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Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Perry the Platypus

Perry: Hey, Peter? How aggressive are pandas usually?

Peter: What are you asking me for?

Perry: I can’t tell if you’re joking or not.

Peter: Oh, right. Pandas. Sorry. What did you need?

Perry: Are you okay?

Peter: Don’t worry about it. Just tell me what’s going on.

Perry: Really?

Peter: Yeah, I’m focused now.

Perry: There’s some pandas running through Danville. The reason why is unimportant, but I’m pretty sure they’re all fairly confused about why they aren’t in China anymore. Do I have to be concerned about them hurting anyone, or can I focus on helping Dr. D with what he’s working on?

Peter: Okay. Pandas can fight each other, but in most cases, they’ll want to avoid humans.

Perry: Cool. Thanks.

Peter: Yep. Bye.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Perry the Platypus

Perry: Well, the good news is that all the pandas are safely back in China, no one was hurt, and there was only minimal property damage.

Peter: That’s nice.

Perry: Do you want me to tell you what happened now?

Peter: You can.

Perry: Well, I don’t want to if you aren’t interested. Should I leave you alone?

Peter: No. I don’t want that. 

Perry: All right. What do you want? 

Peter: Tell me about what happened at school.

Perry: All right. Dr. D was explaining the way his chicken-replace-inator works. Apparently, it deals with a lot of biological concepts. Anyway, someone asked if it only worked with chickens, and then requested a panda-replace-inator. It got stuck in willy-nilly furthest panda fire mode, and I’m sure you can connect the dots from there. 

Perry: Once we got the panda-replace-inator under control, Dr. D and I had to find a way to get the things that the pandas had replaced back from China. Then we rounded the pandas up and Dr. D teleported them back home.

Perry: I guess it isn’t an exceptionally interesting story. At least not compared to most of my interactions with Dr. D.

Perry: Peter? Are you there?

Peter: Sorry, Perry. I’m just really tired right now.

Perry: What happened? Did you have to take a night shift?

Peter: No. I made bad choices. Not that it really matters.

Perry: Is everything all right, Peter?

Peter: No. I have a headache, and I have to go to work in some amount of time.

Perry: Some amount of time?

Peter: Thirty minutes ago.

Perry: Shouldn’t you go then?

Peter: Probably.

Perry: I’m sorry. I’m trying to be a good friend, but I’m so confused.

Peter: I told you already. Don’t worry about it.

Perry: Why are you skipping your mission?

Peter: The simple answer is that it’s a stupid mission that doesn’t even need to be done.

Perry: Why does it exist then?

Peter: Because I haven’t had anything to do for a week and my boss decided to assign me something.

Perry: Is Mystery taking a break?

Peter: Sure.

Perry: Well, what kind of mission is it anyway?

Peter: I’m supposed to go to areas of Seattle where our camera coverage is more spotty and try to go around undetected. It’s basically a check on our security. 

Perry: Actually, that sounds kind of fun.

Peter: Do you have any idea how big Seattle is? There’s no way I’ll make any sizable dent in this project, and my boss doesn’t expect me to. It’s pure busy-work.

Perry: Okay, but won’t you get in trouble if you don’t show up at all?

Peter: Maybe.

Perry: Peter, can you just tell me what’s really going on right now?

Peter: I don’t know, Perry.

Perry: Why not?

Peter: Because I don’t have any right to complain about this. I deserve it.

Perry: I’m sure that’s not true. What do you think you deserve?

Peter: Mystery doesn’t want to be my nemesis anymore.

Perry: What? Peter, you don’t deserve that at all! What happened?

Peter: He found someone else he liked better.

Perry: Who?

Peter: I don’t know. It doesn’t really matter, does it? All that matters is that I don’t have a nemesis anymore.

Perry: Peter, that’s awful. I’m so sorry.

Peter: Why?

Perry: What do you mean? Why wouldn’t I be sorry that something horrible happened to my friend?

Peter: That’s just it. This is horrible. Some new, exciting agent came in and stole my nemesis from me. It feels like my entire life has been upended.

Perry: I know it does.

Peter: How are you not seeing this? I’m the reason you know how this feels! What I’m experiencing is exactly what I did to you! I don’t want you to be on my side. You shouldn’t be. This is just karma or something.

Perry: Peter, I forgave you for trying to take Dr. D. You know that. You don’t deserve this.

Peter: Neither did you.

Perry: No, but it wasn’t all on you, either. Honestly, it was mostly Dr. D.

Peter: I still did a lot.

Perry: This isn’t a worthwhile discussion, Peter. What can I do to help? Do you want to talk about it more, brainstorm ideas for how to make this better, distract yourself?

Peter: How could this possibly be made better?

Perry: That depends on what happened. Admittedly, that option kind of requires talking about it anyway.

Peter: There’s not much to talk about. It had been a few days since I’d last been called in to fight Mystery, so I went to make sure he was okay. It turns out that he was fine, and he told me he was fighting somebody else now. That’s about it.

Perry: Peter, that’s awful.

Peter: Sure. Actually, I don’t know if this is helping.

Perry: All right. What do you want me to do?

Peter: Leave me alone?

Perry: Do you truly want that?

Peter: I’m asking for it, aren’t I?

Perry: What exactly do you plan to do if I leave you alone?

Peter: I don’t know. It doesn’t matter.

Perry: Well, I’m assuming you’re not going to work today, then.

Peter: Nope.

Perry: So you want me to leave you alone so you can be upset by yourself?

Peter: Maybe.

Perry: I highly doubt that’s going to make anything better.

Peter: What do you suggest I do? Because I don’t see any way for this to get better. It took ages to get to the point I was with Mystery, and now he’s decided to throw me away like we were nothing. 

Perry: That doesn’t mean you have to be alone.

Peter: Perry, there’s no one in Seattle who would do me any good right now.

Perry: Just because I’m not in Seattle doesn’t mean I don’t exist.

Peter: You have work. Monogram’s not going to be happy if you skip to hang out with me. I’m not exactly being a model agent right now, remember?

Perry: You could come to work with me.

Peter: You’re suggesting I come listen in to a high school class with you? No thanks. I think I prefer it in my apartment, thank you.

Perry: Peter, I really don’t think that’s a good idea. 

Peter: I don’t care.

Perry: Fine. You’re an adult. I can’t make you do anything. However, I know how upset you are, and I really think it would help if you found something to do that isn’t just being miserable.

Peter: Sure. Thanks for your input. I’ll make my own decisions, thank you.

Perry: All right. Let me know if you think of anything you’d like me to do.

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Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Peter: Hey, Dr. D. What are you up to today?

Dr. D: Oh, you know, teaching class. We had a bit of a panda debacle yesterday, so I’m trying to do something calm today. Not that there’s anything wrong with pandas. You’re great. Perry the Platypus just didn’t think it was a good idea to kidnap pandas from their natural habitat and bring them to Danville.

Dr. D: Hold on, Peter the Panda. The craziest thing happened to me yesterday. You’ll never guess what it was. I was talking to Major Monobrow because he kept trying to send random agents into my building to search my -inators. He still won’t trust that I’m good, Peter the Panda. Or maybe he’s trying to spy on his kid. Either way, it’s ridiculous.

Dr. D: Anyway, he told me that he heard Roger’s going to move out to Seattle of all places. Apparently, it’s a better opportunity or something. Can you believe it? Roger was going to leave without telling me!

Dr. D: Not that I really care . I mean, we’ve called each other a few times since that whole assassination thing, but that doesn’t mean I needed him to tell me. I just expected him to, you know?

Dr. D: I told Perry the Platypus, and he thought I needed cheering up about it! I don’t! I’m just saying it’s sudden. That’s all.

Dr. D: I mean, maybe I’ll miss him a little, but it’s not like I’m upset. I can handle it, I swear.

Dr. D: Peter the Panda, are you still there?

Peter: Yeah. Sorry. That whole Roger thing sounds like a lot. 

Dr. D: Well, it’s fine. What did you message me for anyway?

Peter: I just realized I needed to feel like someone cared about my existence.

Dr. D: Peter the Panda, a lot of people care about your existence! Perry the Platypus, for one. Don’t you usually message him about this sort of thing? That’s just a guess, but I know you don’t normally come to me abou it because this was a surprise.

Peter: I know. I guess I’m feeling too guilty to talk to Perry.

Dr. D: What are you feeling guilty about?

Peter: A lot of things. Trying to be your nemesis for one.

Dr. D: Peter the Panda, that was last summer. Haven’t you two made up about that? It would be really weird if Perry the Platypus was still upset with you over something that happened before you were friends.

Peter: I know. It’s not just that, I guess. Yesterday, he was being really nice, and I was making that really difficult.

Dr. D: Oh, come on. He’s not going to hold a grudge about that. Perry the Platypus is very forgiving.

Peter: I know. That’s the problem. If I talk to him about it, he’ll forgive me, and I don’t feel like I deserve that.

Dr. D: Peter the Panda, what’s wrong? You’re not usually this self-deprecating.

Peter: Professor Mystery has a new nemesis.

Dr. D: Are you serious? Why?

Peter: I don’t know. He didn’t tell me. I don’t know anything about them. Just that Mystery likes them better than me, apparently.

Dr. D: Well, it’s his loss. You were a great nemesis. Don’t tell Perry the Platypus that.

Peter: I won’t. I just don’t know what to do. I can’t make myself do anything. I know I’m going to be in so much trouble with work, but somehow I just don’t care.

Dr. D: Maybe you should go talk to your nemesis. Tell him exactly what he’s missing.

Peter: I feel like that’s bound to backfire. He’ll probably just remember why he doesn’t want me anymore. Whatever the reason is.

Dr. D: Well, I'll do some brainstorming about it. It'll be a hurricane of brains. You know, that would've been one cool -inator.

Peter: You don’t have to worry about it, Dr. D.

Dr. D: I want to. I’m going to try to help, Peter the Panda. Whether you want me to or not. That’s just the way I am. Perry the Platypus could tell you that.

Peter: I’m sure he could. Thanks, Dr. D. Somehow, this helped a bit.

Dr. D: Good. I have to go teach now because otherwise these kids are going to set something on fire. I hope your nemesis thing gets fixed soon!

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Perry the Platypus

Perry: Hey, do you want to talk now?

Peter: I don’t know.

Perry: Dr. D told me you talked to him.

Peter: Look, it’s nothing against you. I just felt bad about being so snippy earlier.

Perry: I wasn’t upset, Peter. You’re dealing with a lot of emotions, and I understand that. 

Peter: I know. I almost wish you were angry. You should be.

Perry: No, I shouldn’t. I’m just worried about you. 

Peter: I’m sorry.

Perry: Don’t be sorry. It’s not your fault your nemesis is being an idiot.

Peter: You sound like Dr. D now.

Perry: Maybe. You know, for some unfathomable reason, he’s built a machine that grows brains. He said something about how it’s evil to influence the weather, so he took the storm part out? Do you know anything about that?

Peter: A little. He was going to brainstorm.

Perry: Huh. Are you sure you don’t want to hang out? Surely that would be an improvement.

Peter: It very well could be, but I don’t feel up to that.

Perry: All right. Are you sure there isn’t anything I can do?

Peter: Maybe just keep messaging me every once in a while? I can’t promise I’ll always appreciate it, but I think it does help.

Perry: Of course. 

Peter: Thanks for checking in, Perry.

Perry: Any time.

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Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Dr. D: Peter the Panda, we need your help!

Peter: Huh? What are you talking about?

Dr. D: Your nemesis is in Danville!

Peter: I don’t have a nemesis anymore.

Dr. D: Oh, for Pete’s sake! I don’t have time for this! Now, stop sulking and start driving over here!

Peter: What about Mystery’s new nemesis? Can’t they help?

Dr. D: You mean that raccoon? He’s useless. He doesn’t know what’s going on, or what Mystery’s planning.

Peter: Why would he be in Danville anyway?

Dr. D: You’re really not just going to trust me, are you? He came into my classroom, shrunk Perry the Platypus with some ray, and kidnapped him! Now he’s off to City Hall, and I’m going to try to hold him off for as long as I can. Come help me!

Peter: He has Perry?

Dr. D: I just said that! And he’s probably going after Roger too. Not that he matters as much. I was just thinking Roger probably matters a lot to O.W.C.A. But I can’t fight an evil scientist by myself! 

Peter: Okay. I’m coming. Try to help get Perry untrapped, and I’ll be there as soon as I can.

Dr. D: Good.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Peter: Dr. D? Where are you?

Peter: I can’t find Mystery anywhere.

Peter: Are you there?

Peter: If you don’t respond within the next two minutes, I’m going to assume you’re trapped too.

Peter: Oh, this isn’t good.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Phineas + Ferb

P + F: Peter! You’ll never guess what’s going on right now!

Peter: Phineas? Wait, does this have something to do with Professor Mystery?

P + F: I think so. That is your nemesis person’s name, right?

Peter: I mean, we’re thinking of the same guy. He’s not my nemesis anymore, though.

P + F: Really? That’s too bad. Or good. I’m not really sure how this whole thing works.

Peter: Phineas, focus. What were you going to tell me?

P + F: Oh, right! That guy, Professor Mystery, is chasing us!

Peter: Us meaning you and Ferb?

P + F: Yeah!

Peter: Do you know if Ferb has his phone on him?

P + F: Actually, he didn’t manage to grab it before we had to run out of the house. Why do you ask?

Peter: No reason. Look, where are you guys? I’m in Danville looking for Mystery right now.

P + F: Even though he’s not your nemesis?

Peter: It’s complicated. Can you just tell me where I should be going?

P + F: Well, we’re going pretty fast. He’s got this weird floaty platform thing, and Ferb and I made a race car to get away. I’m not really sure where we’re going to end up.

Peter: Do you have any idea why he’s after you?

P + F: Oh, right! Mayor Doofenshmirtz is here too!

Peter: So he’s after Roger?

P + F: Not really. He just told us what happened. See, your ex-nemesis came into City Hall and was going to do something to Roger for making Danville a leader in space exploration, but then Roger said he didn’t have anything to do with that. 

Peter: I mean, this makes sense so far. Where do you two come in?

P + F: Well, we are the ones who do most of the space travel in Danville. I’m not sure how that got out, but anyway, Mystery used the mayor’s computer to send us a message asking for our help. We got there, and Dr. Doofenshmirtz was fighting him with the chicken-replace-inator! Dr. D’s our friend, by the way.

Peter: Right. Okay, so you, Ferb, the mayor, and his brother are now trying to escape?

P + F: No, Dr. D stayed behind to give us a head start. He said something weird to Ferb about that, actually. 

Peter: What?

P + F: Something about how Perry would never forgive him if anything happened to us? I think he was just distracted.

Peter: Probably. Is Ferb the one driving right now?

P + F: Yep!

Peter: Okay, can you tell him to try to lead Mystery to the forest where you hide your rocket ship?

P + F: How do you know about that?

Peter: Secret agent stuff. 

P + F: All right! Ferb says he’ll do it.

Peter: Awesome. I’ll meet you there. Phineas?

P + F: Yes, Peter?

Peter: Please be careful.

P + F: Will do! We wouldn’t want anything to happen to the mayor.

Direct Messages between Perry the Platypus and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Dr. D: Testing. Testing. 

Dr. D: Is this working?

Perry: Wait, did you figure out a way for my phone to work?

Dr. D: Well, sort of. I made some modifications to mine so that it can communicate with other shrunken phones. 

Perry: Mystery got you too?

Dr. D: Yep! You know, I’m realizing that this isn’t actually all that helpful. It’s only useful if I need to contact someone who also has a tiny phone. Basically, I’m saying I can only talk to other people Mystery shrunk.

Perry: So that’s just us?

Dr. D: Didn’t Mystery zap a whole bunch of O.W.C.A. agents into these little plastic balls?

Perry: If I’m being honest, I don’t know how helpful it would be for you to talk to them. You’re not exactly beloved by secret agents in general. Besides, we’re all in the same boat here. We’re all stuck.

Dr. D: Fine, but you have to admit, it is nice to talk to someone.

Perry: Fair enough.

Dr. D: Are you okay, Perry the Platypus? I barely understood what was happening when you got trapped.

Perry: I’m fine. Really, this is more annoying than anything else. I can’t see anything.

Dr. D: Yeah, it’s really dark in this bag. And this plastic is so foggy. I can’t even tell how many other spheres there are in here. Really, you’d think this guy would have more respect for the people he fights and at least give them a way to know what was going on.

Perry: That goes against his whole mysterious schtick. Besides, I think we’ve already figured out that he isn’t the most respectful evil scientist in the world.

Dr. D: Definitely. I can’t believe he just decided to dump Peter the Panda like he was nothing. Who does that?

Perry: Look, just because I’ve forgiven you and Peter, doesn’t mean you get to act like you didn’t do the exact same thing.

Dr. D: Yeah, all right. I am sorry, Perry the Platypus. I would never do that now. Not that I can. I’m not evil anymore. But even if I was , I still would never try to get a new nemesis.

Perry: I know. You got trapped a bit after me, right? What did you see?

Dr. D: Oh, you want to know about that, huh?

Perry: Of course I do!

Dr. D: Does it really matter if we can’t do anything about it?

Perry: Dr. D, when I feel helpless, information is all I have. Can you please just tell me?

Dr. D: Well, I messaged Peter, so hopefully, he’s here by now. He didn’t want to come, but then I told him you were in trouble, and that did the trick.

Perry: That’s good. What else?

Dr. D: I went after Mystery. He was threatening Roger in City Hall!

Perry: That’s not good.

Dr. D: Oh, I don’t know. He could stand being taken down a peg.

Perry: Can you stop pretending, please? You care about him. That’s not a sign of weakness.

Dr. D: You can’t prove that.

Perry: You started crying when you told me Roger was going to leave Danville.

Dr. D: No I didn’t! I was just thinking about the last time I cut onions.

Perry: Heinz.

Dr. D: Fine. Maybe I’m worried about him. Mystery wasn’t after him in the end, but he still could be in danger.

Perry: I’m sure he’ll be fine. Peter will come and fix this.

Dr. D: Yeah! Then Mystery will realize he’s the best nemesis after all!

Perry: I should hope so. I don’t know where he found this new raccoon, but he’s hopeless.

Dr. D: Anyway, that’s what happened before I got trapped. Nothing else whatsoever.

Perry: Really? You didn’t tell me what Mystery’s actually after if not Roger.

Dr. D: Who can say, really? He could be after Marty the Rabbit Boy. Or that pizza delivery boy!

Perry: He’s trying to hurt my kids, isn’t he?

Dr. D: What? Why would he be after your kids? They’re so young! What could he possibly want them for?

Perry: Dr. D, I need you to tell me everything. Now.

Dr. D: Well, they ran away. I made them. I stayed behind so they would have more time. I really did my best, Perry the Platypus, but it’s hard to be a distraction and avoid a shrinking ray. I’m sorry.

Perry: I’m sure you did all you could. I just hope Peter comes soon. If something happened to them, I don’t know what I’d do.

Dr. D: They’ll be fine, Perry the Platypus. After all, you said Roger would be okay, and he’s with the kids. There you go. They’ll all be okay!

Perry: What if they’re not?

Dr. D: See, this is why I didn’t want to tell you. Now you’re just going to panic, and there’s no point to that. It’s not going to do anything.

Perry: I need to get out of here.

Dr. D: Unless you have something that can cut through spider silk enhanced plastic, that’s not an option. Someone’s going to have to use the reverse switch on that ray to get us out.

Perry: There has to be a way.

Dr. D: Of course there is! Peter the Panda will save everybody!

Dr. D: Perry the Platypus, are you still there?

Dr. D: You’re panicking, aren’t you? Don’t panic!

Perry: I can’t get out.

Dr. D: Haven’t you already tried to escape?

Perry: I thought I might have missed something.

Dr. D: How about you focus on something else? That’s supposed to work, right?

Perry: Like what? What am I supposed to think about other than my kids being in so much danger?

Dr. D: You could think about baklava.

Perry: What? That’s ridiculous!

Dr. D: See? It’s working!

Perry: No it’s not! I’m still worried. I’m just also frustrated with you!

Dr. D: Fine. At least Ferb’s there. He has a good idea of what’s going on, right?

Perry: I suppose. I just need them all to be okay.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Phineas + Ferb

P + F: What happened with Mystery?

Peter: Ferb, now is not the time for this. We need to get this trap set before he finds us.

P + F: Does anyone know? Maybe someone I know?

Peter: Yes, but it’s a secret. You understand that.

P + F: Can you tell me later?

Peter: I don’t think this is something I want to talk to you about.

P + F: All right. If you’re sure.

Peter: I am. Now can we please get this done?

P + F: Fine.

Peter: Actually, can you tell your brother to get the mayor out of danger?

P + F: He won’t like leaving me behind.

Peter: I know, but I only need one extra set of hands. We both know it’s best if as few members of your family are in danger as possible.

P + F: Fine. I’ll tell him.

Peter: Give him his phone back too. I need a way for him to contact us if he’s in trouble.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Phineas + Ferb

P + F: I got the mayor to a safe place where your ex-nemesis will never find him.

Peter: Great! Make sure he stays there.

P + F: Should I come back and help now?

Peter: No. Just keep the mayor safe.

P + F: Mayor Doofenshmirtz is pretty smart. He’s not going to wander into danger.

Peter: Good. Follow his example and stay put please.

P + F: What about Ferb?

Peter: I need one person’s help. Not two. Don’t worry Phineas. We’re just about done, and then I’m sending him after you. 

P + F: But we can help.

Peter: I know, but it’s not worth putting you in danger. Trust me on this. I’m the professional here, remember?

P + F: Fine. If you need help, tell us and we’ll come right away.

Peter: I’ll keep that in mind.

P + F: Good luck, Peter.

Peter: Thanks, Phineas.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Phineas + Ferb

P + F: Peter, did you do it?

Peter: I did. Mystery’s not going to bother you again. I made sure he understood that very well.

P + F: Great! Guess what?

Peter: What?

P + F: A little while ago, Perry found us!

Peter: That’s cool. I think it’s safe for you to take him home now.

P + F: Okay! Do you need any more help?

Peter: No, I’m good. Thanks for coming up with this trap idea. It was really useful.

P + F: No problem! Are you going back to Seattle now?

Peter: I think so. By the way, I don’t want to be a spoilsport, but remember that you should only contact me in case of emergency. Today was great, but I think we have to stop talking again after this.

P + F: Okay. It was Ferb’s idea to message you. He thought you’d want to know what your nemesis was doing. We didn’t know he was your ex-nemesis at the time.

Peter: I know. That was a great idea on Ferb’s part. Now, I have to go tie up some loose ends. Stay safe.

P + F: Okay! Bye!

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Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Perry the Platypus

Peter: How are the kids?

Perry: They’re fine. I’m sorry if it seemed like I didn’t trust that you kept them safe. I believed you. I just really needed to see them.

Peter: I know. It’s cool. Mystery’s not going to go after them again, either. I think they were more than he bargained for.

Perry: How are you doing? I didn’t get a chance to see much of what happened with Mystery.

Peter: Yeah. It was a lot.

Perry: That bad?

Peter: It wasn’t necessarily bad . It’s just a little hard to process.

Perry: Do you want to talk about it?

Peter: I think so. I could use some level-headed advice.

Perry: All right. I’m listening.

Peter: Well, after I defeated him, Mystery told me all about what’s been going on. I actually don’t think I’ve ever heard him say that much at once before. He said this raccoon he’s been fighting has been an absolute nightmare. Apparently, he doesn’t care about his job at all.

Perry: He’s also horrible at it.

Peter: Yeah. That too.

Perry: Why would Mystery fight him then?

Peter: That’s a good question. Apparently, he thought that the fact that the raccoon didn’t care meant that he wouldn’t ever have to monologue or break his whole mystery thing.

Perry: I thought he was past that. He was talking to you!

Peter: I know. That was the problem. According to him, at some point he got scared by how much I knew about him. My guess is the vulnerability got to be too much for him.

Perry: So he decided to just drop you to the wayside to fight a random person?

Peter: Pretty much. He hated it. He’s made that much clear. As much as he doesn’t like being open, feeling like his nemesis doesn’t even want to know is much worse.

Perry: Well, that’s an unfortunate combination for him.

Peter: Yeah. Anyway, he apologized. A lot. He wants to take me back.

Perry: What did you say?

Peter: Nothing. I don’t know, Perry. You took Dr. D back. How could you be sure he wouldn’t put you through something like that again?

Perry: I could tell he truly regretted it. He wasn’t happy when he was fighting you. Not really. That’s nothing against you; he just knew deep down that I was the only one he wanted to hurt in the right way.

Peter: Okay. That makes sense. I still don’t know.

Perry: Do you think he’s really sorry?

Peter: I’m pretty sure. I guess I’m not worried about it happening again. It just still hurts, and I don’t know if I can go back without holding this against him.

Perry: Well, you shouldn’t pretend it never happened. There will be a period where it’s a little awkward, and there should be. Just know that it will fade, and if he truly wants to do better, it will only make your bond stronger. 

Peter: You’re sure?

Perry: Yep. I will say that if you do think he may do it again, then yeah, you shouldn’t stay. 

Peter: Theoretically, if Dr. D had gone back to fighting me, would you have stopped being his nemesis even if he wanted you back?

Perry: No, but at the time, he was the only person I had who treated me like a person.

Peter: Okay. That’s horrible, Perry.

Perry: I’ve got a lot more people now, though, so it’s fine.

Peter: I’m glad. You deserve more than one friend. Thanks for the advice, Perry.

Perry: No problem. Do you know what you’re going to do?

Peter: Yeah. I’ll forgive him. I missed him. 

Perry: That sounds like a good plan then. Are you going to be in too much trouble with your boss?

Peter: No, actually. My boss is actually decently understanding. I’ve already received a message saying that I’m completely cleared of whatever consequences were supposed to come of completely ignoring the fact I was supposed to actually go to work.

Perry: Cool. 

Peter: Oh, by the way, you might want to check in on Dr. D.

Perry: Really? What happened?

Peter: I’m not sure. He was talking to Roger when Mystery and I left, though.

Perry: Yeah, that’s definitely a bit of a mess. I’ll do that in a bit.

Peter: Thanks for everything, Perry.

Perry: No problem. I’d do it all again if you needed it.

Direct Messages between Peter the Panda and Ferb Fletcher

Ferb: I know you said you didn’t want to talk about whatever happened with Mystery, and that’s fine. I just wanted to be sure you were all right.

Peter: Actually, I am. Mystery’s going to be my nemesis again after all.

Ferb: Oh. That’s good.

Peter: Look, I’m sorry about everything today. With Phineas there, I was being extra careful not to let on how well I know you. You know I wasn’t trying to ignore you, right?

Ferb: I understood, yes.

Peter: Good. Perry says you two are fine?

Ferb: We are. All things considered, this wasn’t even close to the scariest thing we’ve ever done. It was actually quite fun, apart from Dr. D being trapped.

Peter: Perry was too, actually.

Ferb: Really? 

Peter: Yeah. That’s why he wasn’t with you until after I had pretty much finished defeating Mystery.

Ferb: I suppose that makes sense. I couldn’t try to contact him because I didn’t have my phone and Phineas was there.

Peter: I figured.

Ferb: Phineas was happy to see you again.

Peter: Was he? That’s sweet. He’s such a good kid. Both of you are.

Ferb: I try to be.

Peter: Well, you’re great at it.

Ferb: I think I may go now. Phineas wants to go to bed.

Peter: Excellent idea. Talk to you later, Ferb. Sleep well.

Direct Messages between Perry the Platypus and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Perry: Hey, what happened with Roger earlier? Peter saw you two talking.

Dr. D: You’re never going to believe it, Perry the Platypus! Roger’s staying in Danville! He said that he had considered going to Seattle, but then he changed his mind! He didn’t want to leave just as we were starting to get along!

Perry: I’m so happy for you. Are you going to try to spend some more time with him?

Dr. D: I think so. I told him about some of what I’ve been teaching, and he said that he’d like to see my -inators.

Perry: That sounds great. Maybe he’d have some sort of use for them.

Dr. D: Yeah! I think I’m really happy, Perry the Platypus. I know I spent a long time hating him, but he’s not that bad. I mean, sure, he can be pretty annoying, and he doesn’t really understand animals at all, but maybe I could teach him! Then maybe he’d make a law to give you more rights!

Perry: I wouldn’t complain about that. Really, though, I’m just happy you two have made up. I think both of you have a lot you could offer to each other. 

Dr. D: Yeah. Did Peter the Panda tell you what Mystery said?

Perry: He did. They’re getting back together.

Dr. D: That’s good. There’s no world where Peter the Panda isn’t the best nemesis for him.

Perry: I know.

Dr. D: Hold on, Roger’s calling. I have to go, Perry the Platypus.

Perry: All right. Have a good night.

Dr. D: Goodnight, Perry the Platypus!