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Disheveled and looking over their should every second step Milo, Melissa and Zack arrived on the doorstep of 2308 Maple Dr. and knocked on the door. They continued to anxiously scan the empty street while waiting for the door.
"Is this the right place?" Zack asked, nervously, rubbing his arms nervously.
"Should be," Melissa said, scanning the normal looking home, "Though I thought it'd look a little more... I don't know... cooler.
Suddenly the door swung open, and a teenage girl opened the door, and looked the trio up and down.
"Oh, hey... guys. Long time no see. What's up?"
"We're looking for Phineas and Ferb, we were wondering if they, by any chance, could build a time machine,"
"Time machine?" Candace asked.
"A time machine" Milo confirmed.
"We know it's a long shot but..." Melissa started.
"Why don't you just use the one in the museum," Candace suggested, in between bites of grilled cheese as she nevertheless let them pass her by.
"The what?" Zack asked staring at her.
"The time machine in the museum. My brother's fixed it up last summer, so it works now." Candace said with a shrug, "I'm the only one home right now, so do you want a snack?"
"Do you have any oranges?" Milo asked.
"There's a time machine in the museum." Melissa asked.
"Yes..." Candace said slowly, handing Milo an orange, "What about it?"
"A working one,"
"Yep, I've used it myself,"
"How long has it been there?"
"I dunno, a couple decades? A century? A long time," Candace shrugged, "I don't know exactly,"
"We've been under the assumption Dr. Doofensmirtz invented time travel. What do you mean that there's been a time machine in the museum this whole time"
"Vanessa's dad? I mean he did built that timeloop device last summer, so I wouldn't put it past him, but that wasn't exactly a time machine. I mean, you didn't go anywhere really."
"Wait last summer?"
"Yeah, he a machine that made days repeat over and over, I turned it on, it almost ripped apart space time, erased oranges and tigers and little brothers from the space time continuum. You know how it goes."
"Yeah," Milo agreed.
"You'd be suprised how easy it is to almost cause the destruction of the universe," Candace commented.
"No kidding," Milo said.
"This is the weirdest town," Zack muttered, "You're telling me time travel has already been invented?"
"Well, some guy built it in the 18th... maybe it was 19th. I dunno it was over a hundred years ago. I didn't work though until my brother's fixed it up. A joint effort across time, or whatever poetic way you want to say it. Point is, time travel is a thing."
"Then why is Professor Time credited with its invention in the future?"
"Who?"
"Doctor D, he's going to change his name for marketing purposes."
"So he marketed it," Candace said, "Well, hopefully that was helpful."
"So we just have to go across time to a museum, and use an exhibit."
"Yeah... just be careful it's powered by a plug,"
"Really?"
"I thought you said it was like 100 year old?"
"I don't know... my brother's probably added it. Bring a back up battery and, you should be good. Otherwise you better hope you get struck by lighting while holding the power cord, if you're planning on going anywhere too far through time."
"With Milo are our odds increased or decreased?" Zack asked Melissa.
"I already have a generator!" Milo said.
"Huh," Candace said, "Well, that should be fine. Have fun."
"You're just going to tell us to go break into the museum, have fun?" Zack asked.
"Oh please, they won't care about a little exhibit usage."
"That seems like something they care about." Zack pointed out.
"Actually do you want me to take you?" Candace said tossing her grilled cheese plate hap-hazardly into the sink, where it shattered. Candace sighed and started digging shards out of the sink and moving them to the trash.
"We are more than capable of taking care of ourselves." Melissa said.
"I know that you're freakishly competent, I just meant do you want me to show you how to use the stupid thing."
"Oh, yeah that would be appreciated." Zack said.
"Just a heads up we have to keep a low profile, I may have been kicked out," Candace said.
"You got kicked out?"
"How?" Melissa asked
"Yelled," Candace said with a shrug.
"You yelled in a museum," Milo asked in slight awe.
"Yeah yeah I'm a monster," Candace said, wincing at the flickering lights, and guiding the trio out of the house.
"So you've been kicked out for yelling in a museum, but not touching the exhibits?"
"I know right?" Candace said, "So... why do you guys need a time machine anyway?"