-Daville, 1914-

When they reached America, Doofenshmirtz was already running along side of Norm as he continued rampaging Danville. Norm saw everyone running away from him and screaming. He remembered this happened before and it made people mad at him later. At first, he wasn't even sure if he should...

"Keep moving you junk of metal!", Doofenshmirtz ordered, making Norm cringe in fear. "We still have to reach City Hall!"

Norm trudged on as he was told. He wished he didn't have to see this. He remembered Meddleshmirtz telling him it was because of this very action that people wanted to destroy him. He wondered who that little person was that he first saw. What was his name? Ohio? It was funny. He looked an awful lot like Meddleshmirtz.

"Pay attention!", Doof growled.

Norm did as told when another sound broke out around them. The biplane Phineas, Rhode, Isabella, and Bartholomew were in made a rough landing on the street. Norm turned around and when he saw Bartholomew he smile, knowing a friendly face when he saw one.

"Oh curse you Ohio Flynn! What are you doing here?!", Doofenshmirtz growled as the kids got out of the plane.

"I'm not Ohio!", Phineas barked back as he snatched off his hat and threw it at Doofenshmirtz's feet as he revealed the goggles still on his head. "My name's Phineas."

"What?! Ph-ph-phinnaeus?! But you're dead!", Doof backed up, fearing he was seeing a ghost.

"Phineas Flynn!", Phineas corrected.

"...Oh. Well then you shouldn't be much of a worry.", Doof said, internally relieved though outwardly he had a sly smile on his face. "And what's a little child like you doing here?"

"Just helping a friend in need.", Phineas said with a smile of his own as he held up his invention.

It was a small gun, much shaped like that of 2012 Doofenshmirtz's ray gun. He aimed and fired it at the giant robot and the last thing Norm remembered hearing was Doofenshmirtz's scream and Bartholomew's whistle as suddenly, he shut off and the world was black once again.

...

"...What about Bartholomew?", a muffled voice was saying.

"It's really small so it only works once. Otherwise, I would've done something about it.", another voice said.

When Norm woke up again, something was coming into him. Something...odd. He opened his mouth and even more came rushing through. This surprised him and caused him to cough as something happened to his throat. Coughing and hacking, like smoke instead of steam was caught in him. He heard sounds, but they made no sense. Finally he got the understanding of inhaling and exhaling and found the rhythm. He opened his eyes and shut them tightly at the bright world around him. There was something on his face. On his entire body to be more precise. It was hard and solid and...unusual. No words could describe what Norm was experience, this sudden ability to feel what was underneath him. The hard cold road.

When Norm opened his eyes again, he saw black at first and then blue and white. He saw the sky. He shoved himself up to his hands, though they suddenly hurt against the roughness of the road. On his knees, he looked around.

"NO! You dumkoph! Look at what you've done!", Doofenshmirtz was still yelling at Phineas who simply stood there with a proud smile on his face.

Suddenly Norm noticed Bartholomew running up to him and leaping into his lap.

"Ahh!", Norm groaned as the hard metal hit his lap hard.

"Yeah yeah. Go on, Doofenshmirtz! You lost this round.", Phineas said.

Doofenshmirtz spun on his heels and began to storm off in frustration. Norm saw this and knew he had to follow. After all, they were family. He stood up, causing Bartholomew to fall off, and tried to follow after Doof but soon fell to his knees as odd colors swam through his vision and his head began to hurt. He stood back up once it cleared up and, after a few shaky steps, continued to follow the man.

Doofenshmirtz noticed this and turn onto Norm, suddenly shouting, "No don't even bother! You're useless to me now! Don't follow me you piece of trash!"

He continued walking away as Norm just stood there, his heart tearing at what he hear. He stumbled back a step and sat back down on the ground as he watched the man walk away. His own family didn't even want him?

Suddenly a hand clasped his shoulder and Norm looked over. He stared at the hand in surprise as he found it wasn't clothed and looked up at its owner. Phineas smiled down at the man and came over to kneel down to his height.

"Hi.", he said. "Allow me to properly introduce myself. I'm Phineas Flynn. The decedent of Meddleshmirtz's sister. And it's a great pleasure to finally meet you, Norm."

"Aah. Uhh...", Norm tried to say when he noticed, he wasn't spewing steam.

He wasn't even clanking his teeth together. Phineas laughed a bit at the confused expression and sat down.

"Don't worry. We'll work out the talking."

"Ahh?", Norm managed to say, pointing at the hand.

"No. I won't get burned.", he said. "You're human Norm. I made you a real man. You're.. You're like Phinnaeus Meddleshmirtz."

A surprised look took over the man's face and Rhode and Isabella soon came over with Bartholomew. Before Norm knew it, he was being helped to his feet and lead over to the plane as Phineas continued to explain.

"Doofenshmirtz was only using you. He's not your creator, but he's still just as mean.", Phineas said. "I know that you're worth more than destruction. I was looking at Bartholomew when I finally thought of the human-ray. He looks a lot like a pet of mine back home so I went back to Meddleshmirtz's home to make a machine that turned you from a robot into a human. That way you wouldn't have to be killed and Doofenshmirtz can stop bothering you. I kinda saved your life, I guess you could say. But hey, what else is family for?"

Of course, Norm understood and nodded along with everything Phineas was telling him. He felt a smile cross his face, happy to hear and see a familiar person telling him something good like having a family. Phineas asked him to start help push the plane back to where it belonged which was fortunately not to far off and Norm did his best as did everyone.

When they were finished, Phineas and Norm exchanged smiles and before Norm knew what had happened, he was suddenly embraced by the small ten year-old. A light, happy, and overwhelming feeling took hold of Norm as he acknowledged this and he stared down at the boy underneath him. He wasn't burning. He wasn't screaming. He just simply stood there hugging him. Norm couldn't hurt anyone. He could FEEL himself being hugged. And for the moment, nothing made him happier as he quickly embraced Phineas back.

"Aack! Uh- E-easy Norm!", Phineas choked as two large arms encircled his chest and throat.

Norm quickly eased up the hugging and smiled back at Phineas with wide and lit up eyes. Phineas chuckled seeing them. He was glad he could make Norm so happy. It was a great pleasure. But of course, it's always a great pleasure seeing family so happy.

-Danville, 2012-

Ohio was running ahead of the rest of the kids. It was getting late for the museum and he knew he had to go back to his own time soon. But Isabella was very light on her feet and it was almost impossible to keep out of her sight as he ran into the museum. He ducked into Gadgets Through the Ages, threw himself into the time-machine, and adjusted the years.

"Phineas, where are you going?", Isabella asked.

He threw the switch and with a bright flash of pink light, he traveled through time.

-Danville, 1914-

Phineas was already waiting as the time machine appeared and he smiled as he saw Ohio step out.

"Hey!", they both greeted each other at the same time. "You wouldn't believe the day I had!"

Half an hour later, Ohio was finishing his tale as they were walking through the house, heading towards his bedroom to swap clothes.

"Seriously? How on earth did they suddenly disappear?"

"That's kinda the problem. We weren't ON Earth.", Ohio chuckled. "Did you guys find anything for the museum?"

"Oh man, it was so cool!", Phineas said as his smile widened.

But then Phineas' smile disappeared as he looked past his great grandfather. And Ohio turned around in time to hear Phineas warn the man that sat in their living room. He was tall, had reddish, brownish hair, and wore a brown suit that looked like it was just revived from, Ohio's guess, 300 years ago. The man was carefully looking at a lamp and bringing a hand to touch it's bulb.

"Norm! Don't touch that! It's very hot!", Phineas warned.

Norm looked back, hearing Phineas' voice and quickly retracted his finger with a look of regret and fear on his face.

"Yeah. Remember? Hot? Like Bartholomew?", Phineas nodded, earning one of understanding in return. "I don't want you to burn yourself."

Norm quickly shook his head as more fear seized him.

"Whoa whoa whoa, wait. Who's that?", Ohio asked.

"H-hai!", Norm said, trying to enunciate what he's been taught so far. "I-I'nn Norm!"

"Great work, buddy!", Phineas gave a thumbs up. "But it's I'M. MM. The 'M' sound with your lips together."

"Norm?", Ohio said in confusion.

"Ohio?", Isabella's voice said before she came around the corner with something that had four legs, a tail, a duck-like bill, and baggy brown skin. The girl glared as she saw Ohio standing with Phineas. "Ohio you jerk! You could've at least told me before you just go FLYING through time! What if I wanted to join you?"

The creature backed up, obviously fearful of the anger in her voice as did Ohio.

"E heh. W-w-well I uh... Darn it! Phineas, you told her?!"

"She figured it out for herself..", Phineas said with an awkward smile as his cheeks turned slightly red.

By now, Norm had walked over and Ohio was suddenly greeted in a tight hug. As the small boy's exclaims were muffled by the suit, Phineas and Isabella couldn't help but laugh, the creature made a clattering sound, and Phineas tried to explain something to Norm.

"No, Norm. He's not Phinnaeus Meddleshmirtz.", he said.

Norm looked at Phineas curiously and then sat Ohio back down.

"He's Ohio Flynn. My great great grandfather.", Phineas explained, placing a hand on Ohio's shoulder to emphasis. "We just all look alike."

Norm gave a bit of an eager nod but Phineas' smile soon turned into something of a sadder one.

"Now, Norm. Since Ohio's back. I'm gonna have to leave for a while."

"Aahh..!", Norm began to say.

"Don't worry. I'll be back. And trust me. I won't suddenly be 20 either.", he said with a nod.

"I'm sorry to interrupt this tender moment, but can someone PLEASE explain to me WHAT'S GOING ON?!", Ohio barked, making the creature at his feet jump back again as well as Norm who looked fearfully at the boy.

"Ohio, calm down. This is Norm Meddleshmirtz. He's a part of your family."

"Shmirtz? I'm sorry. Did you just say 'Meddleshmirtz'? As in, something along the lines of oh. I dunno. DOOFENSHMIRTZ?", the boy said accusingly.

"YES. BUT, Norm isn't a Doofenshmirtz.", Phineas explained, stepping over to the man. "He's a Meddleshmirtz. He's our however many great cousin."

"WHAT? HIM?"

"Yup.", Phineas said, now taking a step to Ohio before shoving a book onto the explorer's chest. Phinnaeus Meddleshmirtz's first journal to be exact. "Have fun reading all about it."

Ohio, though, only sighed in frustration as he tried to check his temper. He almost scowled at Phineas over top the book and carefully sat it aside.

"Phin. I'm not trying to offend you. But I have had a REALLY long day on a lack of coffee. Can you PLEASE just give me a straight answer?", he asked, feeling his nerves reach a breaking point.

Phineas only laughed and in no time, the two doppelgangers and Norm sat on a couch while Isabella and Rhode were busy with Bartholomew's leather suit.

"So. I'm related to Doofenshmirtz?", Ohio backtracked, making sure he understood everything.

"Yes."

"This guy was a robot for the last 300 years until you made him into a human?", he asked, pointing at Norm.

"Yup."

"He's a creation of the very first Doofenshmirtz?"

"Yes. Yes he is."

"And now I'm expected to care and teach and practically raise this grown man and his robo-platypus with Rhode Island?"

"That's right."

"You're crazy. I can't take the responsibility.", Ohio said, starting to scowl once more.

"Ohio! He's family!", Phineas pleaded. "Whatever happened to never having a family?"

"Yeah, well, your family's insane, Phineas!", Ohio argued.

"Yeah I know. You said that on your death bed when I was 5!", Phineas argued as well.

"And I'll always say it from now to then. Rhode and I can't always babysit a grown man who can't even speak English! What happens when we need to go to Indonesia or something to recover artifacts for the museum? We can't do this!"

"Oh, yes you will!", Isabella argued, making Ohio shirk away into the couch in fear. "Ohio Flynn, if you don't take good care of Norm here when we're about to enter a world-wide war, you can suffer MY wrath as the consequences!"

"Wait. Now we're about to enter the war?! I thought America wanted nothing to do with it!"

"Sorry, Ohio. But it's inevitable.", Phineas shrugged. "Not too much later on from now, America will be in World War I."

"World War I?! There's more?!"

"Two altogether. And Isabella. I'm telling you. You need to be careful come the second one since you're Jewish."

"Alright. I still don't know why, but if you say so.", she nodded.

"I... Don't really wanna explain it. Anyway.", Phineas shrugged it off. "Look. Norm's family. Why does that have to be such a problem? He might be more helpful than you first think! He's already helped us find enough things to open up your museum."

"...He has?", Ohio asked, a little surprised by this.

"Well it was cause of him that we found so many cool things.", Phineas gave a nod. "The journals, Bartholomew and Norm's designs. Cameron. The Mecha-wings. The gliding bike. Talk about really getting a sense of the history of inventions! I'm sure people will love it!"

"Mmm...", Ohio mumbled as he looked away disagreeing.

He looked back at Norm who only sat near Phineas with a hopeful and, in Ohio's point of view, rather mindless smile. But he was family. According Phineas, he's a fast learner and knows how to write. Ohio's stern expression softened with a sigh and he gave a nod.

"Alright. Alright. He IS family.", he said with a nod.

Norm suddenly hugged him tightly once again and Ohio groaned because of this. As opposed to most other Flynns and Meddleshmirtzes, he was definitely NOT a hugger. Once Norm let go and Ohio caught his breath, he couldn't help but scowl at Phineas laughing at him.

"Shouldn't you be getting home now?", he asked sorely.

"Yeah.. I guess I should.", Phineas said, still chuckling. He saw Norm's confused expression and sighed a bit. "Norm, I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to leave now."

"Uuh-!", the man gasped before Phineas interrupted him.

"I'm not going away for good.", he quickly stated with a shake of his head and a smile. "I'll be back to visit. Very often."

Norm gave a small smile at this and seemed a bit more relieved.

"Hey don't worry. Ohio and Rhode are going to take good care of you. Besides, you have Bartholomew.", Phineas reassured, earning more happy of a smile. "Like I said. I'll be back before you even know it."

Norm gave a nod and with a few hugs good-bye and swapping their clothes back, Ohio walked Phineas back to the Time Machine. As Phineas got himself ready for the trip, Ohio chuckled and leaned back against the wall.

"Hey Phineas.", he said, catching the other's just before Phineas threw the lever. "See you on your birth day."

Phineas smiled and gave a chuckle with a nod.

"Till then, Grandpa!", he said in a teasing manner.

"I'm not that old yet!", Ohio barked as the Time Machine began to travel. Once gone he shook his head with a chuckle. "Darn whippersnapper."

-Danville, 2012-

When Phineas arrived in his present year, Isabella was soon coming around the corner.

"There you are! Where have you been?", she asked, flustered with not knowing why Ohio was suddenly making a break for the museum RIGHT before it closed.

But Phineas didn't bother answering. He simply hopped out of the time machine and scooped up Isabella, over joyed in seeing his own Isabella and knowing he wasn't about to lose her. Isabella was surprised by this but with as romantic as "Phineas" had been acting today, she simply went along with it, all being forgiven, and hugged him back.

"Hey Isabella?", Phineas said, breaking their small silence.

"Yes?"

"Will you promise me that we'll always be to- er.. Good friends?", he asked. "Always?"
Isabella giggled as she hugged him tighter, hoping he didn't see her blush as she said, "Of course!"

Phineas felt more relieved until Buford and the others came around to find Phineas. The first thought to cross his mind was the love-triangle between Meddleshmirtz, Garcia, and Stomm and he hugged Isabella closer, suddenly and inexplicably protective.

"Hey, Dinnerbell. Where've ya been?", Buford asked as he walked through.

Phineas relaxed a bit. He almost wanted to laugh at his paranoia. After all, there's a major difference between 2012 and 1670. Beuford Stomm was more gentleman-like than Buford Van Stomm. He let go of Isabella and walked over with the rest.

"Oh, just lookin' around."

"So why did you come here in the first place?", Baljet asked.

"Um...", Phineas looked around, hoping to find an excuse when suddenly his eyes landed on the PERFECT excuse. "I wanted to show you guys this super cool exhibit!"

He dragged them over to where a large replica of Norm as a robot sat. He looked a lot like he did back in the cave, but Phineas could easily tell it was fake.

"A giant metal man? What's so special about him?", Isabella asked.

"He's not just a metal man. He's part of MY ancestry!", Phineas explained with enthusiasm. "His name is Norm Meddleshmirtz. And he was the first computer-controlled robot to ever be created by a man named Prof. Doofenshmirtz."

"Oh yeah? I bet you can't tell me what the very first non-computer-controlled robot was.", Buford said cockily.

"Bartholomew Meddleshmirtz. Prof. Phinnaeus Meddleshmirtz's robotic pet platypus.", Phineas easily answered. "He was built a few years before Norm when Phinnaeus was just a little kid."

"You talk about them as if you knew them.", Baljeet noticed.

"Um... I guess you can just say I really like this section.", Phineas shrugged. "I'm sure somewhere in my history, it's what helped inspired me to invent."

Isabella giggled as she playfully nudged him, "I think it's just in your blood from the sound of it, Phineas."

Phineas and the others laughed and headed home. When everyone else left, Phineas was still walking through the house with Ferb, still explaining everything that had happened both with him and Meddleshmirtz.

"It's still kinda weird to think of that Buford and Isabella are distantly related.", Phineas said as they came into the kitchen. "And to think it could've been me and her if Phinnaeus Meddleshmirtz didn't spend so much time with Norm and his inventions."

"Well you know what they say. If you don't learn from it, history has a habit of repeating itself.", Ferb simply said with a shrug before walking on.

Phineas laughed a bit till the possibility of the statement settled on his mind. Was that to imply that he spent to much time on HIS inventions instead of Isabella?

"...Um.. Ferb? You were kidding right?", Phineas asked, hoping he'd say yes. But Ferb said nothing and continued on his way with Phineas trailing behind him. "Ferb? Ferb?! Come on Ferb, I learned the lesson! I-I'm not going to do that! Ferb stop trying to scare me!"

The End

Technically, it's not the end. There's just one chapter after this that's sort of a one-shot drabble of Norm's first-time experiences as a human such as learning to eat, getting sick, feeling hot, family protection, and even falling in love. But the core of the story's now done.