(Like I said last week, this chapter may seem slightly out of place. But it's cute, and I really wanted to include it in this story.) Phineas and Ferb does not belong to me.
Perry leans back against the cupboard door, sipping at the mug of coffee in his hand tentatively. “Who made the coffee today?”
“I did, P.” Serena the snake waves her mug at him. “Why?”
Agent P makes a face. “It’s a little strong, Serena. Did you remember four scoops instead of six?”
Serena shakes her head. “Sorry, P. I thought it was six scoops instead of four.”
“S’okay.” Perry smirks, “Did I tell you about Doof’s last scheme?”
The snake thinks back, “No, but I think Candace did.”
Caleb the cat -Callie’s son- speaks up suddenly, “Hey, let’s listen to some music!” Agent C still misses his mother, they had lived with the same host family. Any mention of Candace brings memories of her, and Caleb always changes the subject when Perry’s partner is mentioned. Perry doesn’t want to get the kitten’s hopes up, so he doesn’t tell him that his mother is alive. Caleb turns on the radio, which starts playing I’m Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun in Dog. “Who set the radio to Hit Singles From The Eighties?”
“Why did they translate that song into Dog? Humans can’t even understand Dog!” Damien the dachshund rolls his eyes.
Perry chuckles, “My fault, I guess.”
“What do you mean?” Damien tilts his head at the top agent curiously. Damien is O.W.C.A.’s newest recruit, having been adopted by Darren’s old host family a little while earlier, so THE Agent P talking to him is a little stressful.
Said agent takes another sip of his coffee and sputters. “Okay, wow.” Perry places the coffee on the high counter behind him, and turns to Damien. “Hey, you’re the kid that was adopted by the Kerinsteins a few weeks ago.”
Damien’s ears twitch a bit when he’s stressed. They’re twitching now, as he replies to the platypus nervously, “Yeah… how do-” He doesn’t even have to finish the sentence. “Oh yeah, you were there.” The puppy’s ears twitch faster.
“Dude, chill out. Your ears are going to fly away soon.” Caleb bats at the small dog’s ear with a paw. “Also, they’re making my pouncing instincts act up.”
“Caleb, leave him alone. And change the radio station, will you? All this one ever plays is Linda’s single repeatedly in different languages. I hear that song enough at home.” Agent P glares at his recent graduate. Caleb the cat was Perry’s latest student, and even though he goes on missions himself now, he’s at the lowest point of the hierarchy. “My host family are all very creative and musical, although at points Lawrence needs a little help.” Perry smiles a bit, remembering Max Modem and the Mainframes. “Anyway, they were going to turn one tape of the original Gitchee Gitchee Goo performance into months of ‘live’ performances by Phineas and the Ferb Tones, but I grabbed the tape out of a guy’s hand.”
The puppy nibbles on a small bone shaped dog treat. “Why did you do that?”
“What makes you think that I had a reason?” Although Perry is kinder to the students than most high level agents, he still enjoys teasing them on occasion.
Ears twitching, Damien backs away from the platypus a little. “I… I-”
“P, leave him alone!” Serena laughs a bit, but at the look on the puppy’s face, she hardens her features into a stern expression. “He’s teasing you, Damien.”
Perry mocks innocence, “Me, tease? You have me mistaken for someone else, Serena.” Placing her empty mug in the sink, Agent S attempts to smack the senior agent with her tail. The platypus grins, “Is that a challenge?” He grabs her tail as it comes near his face.
“Aww, man. I thought that black eye meant that your reflexes had slowed down a bit.” Serena groans as Perry uses her momentum to flip her up onto the counter behind himself.
“Obviously, because even Caleb could have seen that coming.” Perry leaps out of the way as the snake lunges at him. “Careful, Serena. We have an agreement about venom.”
Rolling her eyes, Serena grins at her co-worker. “That was fun, P. We should do it again some time.”
Caleb turns to look at his mentor angrily, “Hey, you said my reflexes are slow!”
Perry smiles, “Took you long enough.” The coffee bell rings again, and Perry’s watch beeps. “Duty calls. Everyone back to work!” The four animals disperse to their different stations. Agent P answers his watch on the way to his lair, “Hey Ferb, I know what we’re going to do today!”
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