“Ahhhhhhhhhh!” Candace kept screaming, getting dizzier by the second.
The bowling ball traveled even faster as it rolled out of the shopping mall, right toward a dump truck filled with wet cement. But the cement didn’t slow the ball down at all. Instead, the truck acted like a ramp: the ball raced up it and flew through the air, crashing into a fruit cart! A wave of fruit pulp splashed onto everyone standing within ten feet.
Ferb calmly walked over to the cart and kicked away a piece of wood that was propping it up. The bowling ball rolled off the cart and down the street.
“Way to keep it going, Ferb!” Phineas yelled.
The brothers watched the bowling ball as it rolled away. It was heading in the direction of the fair!
At the entrance gates of the fair, a vendor had set up a game called Knock ’Em Down. Each contestant tried to knock down a pyramid of milk bottles by throwing a ball at them. If the contestant won, he or she got to choose a fuzzy stuffed animal hanging from the top of the tent. But what the contestants didn’t know was that the milk bottles were extraheavy . . . and the ball was extralight. The game was almost impossible to win!
“Oh, better luck next time, little man!” the vendor, who was named Shady Joe, called out to a disappointed little boy who had failed to knock down even one milk bottle. Shady Joe tried his best to look sympathetic. Then his face brightened when Isabella skated up to the game.
“Isabella, darlin’!” Shady Joe exclaimed.
“Set me up, Shady Joe,” Isabella said as she slapped a dollar on the counter. She gave him a big smile. “I’m feeling lucky!”
“Oh, that’s my girl!” Shady Joe exclaimed as he handed Isabella one of the balls. “You give it your best shot!”
Shady Joe stepped aside so that Isabella would have plenty of room to wind up and throw the ball. While his back was turned, Isabella stepped aside, too.
Crash! Suddenly the giant bowling ball smashed through the booth, knocking down every single milk bottle—and all the stuffed animals, too!
Shady Joe frowned. So someone had finally beaten his fixed game. “Help yourself,” he said sadly to Isabella as he gestured to the pile of scattered stuffed animals. “Anything from the top shelf.”
At that moment, a voice boomed over the loudspeaker. “Welcome, Danvillians, to the ‘World’s Most Pointless World Records Awards!’” the announcer said. A few people from the fair gathered around a stage with a red velvet curtain. They wanted a chance to see who—or what—had broken the records!
“Let’s meet some of our record holders!” the announcer continued. “Here we have Cletus, with the ‘World’s Hairiest Pig.’”
A farmer stepped forward carrying a very large, very hairy pig. He waved to the audience.
“Next to him is Margaret, with the ‘World’s Stinkiest Cheese,’” the announcer yelled.
Margaret stepped forward and held a wedge of cheese up to the crowd. But she wasn’t taking any chances. The stinky cheese was enclosed in a special protective case, and Margaret was wearing a space suit to protect her from the cheese’s overpowering smell!
“And finally, we have Little Timmy, holding the ‘World’s Fattest Gerbil!’” the announcer shouted.
A little boy stepped forward, using both hands to hold up a gerbil cage. The cage was big, but so was the gerbil! It barely fit inside!
“Let’s have a big round of applause for the ‘World’s Most Pointless World Records’ winners!” the announcer finished. As people started to clap politely, Phineas and Ferb raced up to the stage.
“Wait!” Phineas called. “We’ve got two more ‘World’s Most Pointless World Records’ of our own!”
The announcer grinned at the boys. “Well, then, step right up, and tell everybody what they are!”
Phineas and Ferb climbed onto the stage. The announcer held the microphone out to Phineas.
“Our first entry is for the ‘World’s Largest Bowling Ball,’” Phineas said into the microphone. “And the other is for the ‘World’s Longest Game of Pinball!’”
“Wow,” the announcer commented. “Well, let’s see them!”
Ferb held up his hand. “Wait for it . . .” he said.
Suddenly, Phineas and Ferb’s giant bowling ball rolled right past the stage. It bounced around between several game stands, slamming into each one with a loud ring. The crowd went wild! Everyone was clapping and cheering as the bowling ball turned the entire fair into a huge pinball game!
“Looks like we have two more ‘World’s Most Pointless Records’!” the announcer exclaimed. Then he gasped. “Wait! Two records in one day? That’s another world record!”
Phineas and Ferb grinned at each other. They had hoped they would have an exciting day, but they had never expected to have this much fun!
Chapter 6
Back at Doofenshmirtz Abandoned Self-Storage, Agent P was all alone—and still trapped in a block of solid ice. If he didn’t find a way to free himself from his frosty prison, Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his army of ice-breathing robotic penguins would freeze the entire town!
But Agent P had gotten out of seemingly impossible situations before. And he was about to try to do it again!
Several feet away, Dr. Doofenshmirtz had left a steaming mug of Doof Brand hot chocolate on a table. Agent P’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the mug. If only there were a way to reach it . . . the heat from the hot chocolate would melt the block of ice, freeing Agent P to foil Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s latest evil plot.
With every ounce of his strength, Perry tried to wiggle his toes. At first, nothing happened. And then, suddenly, one of his toes moved! Agent P wiggled his toes back and forth more, which made the block of ice wobble, shaking the ground ever so slightly and making vibrations that reached all the way to the table. Slowly, slowly, the cup of hot chocolate moved closer to the edge!
Agent P kept rocking back and forth, never taking his eyes off of the mug. Suddenly, the mug teetered on the edge of the table. Then it fell to the ground and shattered. A steamy river of hot chocolate spilled across the floor—right toward Agent P!
As soon as the hot chocolate hit the ice block, the ice started to crack. Then, with a crash, the block shattered into hundreds of pieces. At last, Agent P was free!
He didn’t have a moment to lose. He aimed his grappler gun at the window and blasted it. He held on to the long cord as he catapulted out of the building in the direction of the fair. He had to stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz before it was too late!
Chapter 7
While everyone at the fair cheered for Phineas and Ferb and the world records they’d broken, a mysterious noise boomed throughout Danville, shaking the city streets.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The loud noise was coming from Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his army of gigantic robotic penguins! They were approaching the fair—and soon the evil doctor would be able to put his plan into effect, freezing the entire city of Danville!
“To the fair, my pets, where the freezing of the tri-state area will begin!” Dr. Doofenshmirtz cackled as he pushed a cart filled with his homemade hot chocolate.
But just then, Agent P swung up behind the band of robotic penguins. He knew that he had one chance—and one chance only—to act. He fired his grappler gun at a large, curved pipe on top of one of the buildings. When the hook was securely attached to the pipe, Agent P yanked the pipe down. Then he carefully positioned it so that one end faced the group of penguins.
At that very moment, the enormous bowling ball rolled out of the fair. It was heading straight toward the penguins!
A look of terror crossed Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s face. “Wait! Wait, what is that?” he shrieked. “A giant bowling ball? Nooooo!”
Dr. Doofenshmirtz stood in front of the animals to protect them, but he was no match for the huge ball. Smash! It crashed right through the formation of penguins, knocking them down in a perfect strike!
The impact of the crash sent Dr. Doofenshmirtz flying high into the air. And it knocked Can
dace right out of the bowling ball and toward the Ferris wheel!
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!” Candace screamed as she flew through the air. She almost sailed over the Ferris wheel but, instead, she landed right next to Jeremy in one of the seats!
“Oh, Candace! You made it!” Jeremy exclaimed. “I was thinking you weren’t going to show.”
Candace was so shocked to be sitting next to her crush that she couldn’t say a word. And she had completely forgotten that she was afraid of heights! Suddenly, she heard a voice over the loudspeaker.
“We’d especially like to thank our sister, Candace!” Phineas announced from the stage, holding the microphone. Ferb stood next to him, trying to hold their three golden trophies without dropping any. “We couldn’t have done it without you, Sis!”
Candace’s smile began to fade. She couldn’t believe it. Yet again, her brothers had gotten away with everything! And this time, they’d even been awarded trophies for their troublemaking!
“You know, your brothers are all right,” Jeremy said. He pointed to the stage where Phineas and Ferb were waving to the crowd.
Then Jeremy noticed that Candace looked upset. “Hey, are you okay?” he asked.
Candace was speechless. She just pointed at the ground, where Phineas and Ferb basked in the glory of breaking three records in one day.
“Oh, afraid of heights?” Jeremy said sympathetically. He reached his arm around Candace’s shoulders. “Don’t worry—I’ve got you!”
As Candace gazed dreamily at Jeremy, her annoyance at Phineas and Ferb melted away.
Far below the Ferris wheel, Phineas noticed that Perry the Platypus had wandered onto the stage. “How about you, Perry?” Phineas asked as he held the microphone out to his pet. “Is there anything you’d like to add?”
Perry just stared blankly ahead and made a noise into the microphone. He wasn’t about to reveal anything that could blow his secret-agent cover!
Across the fair, Shady Joe had cheered up. He’d thought it would take days—or even weeks—to rebuild his game booth and get back to work.
But an unexpected new job opportunity had fallen right into his lap: now Shady Joe was the barker for a sideshow starring a truly bizarre creature!
“Step right up, ladies and gentlemen!” Shady Joe shouted. “It’s only a dollar to see the Mysterious Penguin Man! Is he a man? Is he a penguin?”
One by one, people stepped forward to hand Shady Joe a dollar. He held back a velvet curtain and ushered them into a dimly lit room. And there, sitting on a pile of hay, was a truly disturbing creature.
It was Dr. Doofenshmirtz wearing the head of a robotic penguin! Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s own eyes and nose were visible through the penguin’s large, gaping beak.
He sighed. “I used to have goals. They were evil goals, but they were goals,” he muttered to himself.
Dr. Doofenshmirtz may have been drowning in self-pity, but it was only a matter of time before he got back to cooking up evil plots.
And when that happened, Agent P would be ready for him!
As for Phineas and Ferb, they could hardly believe that they’d shattered so many world records in one day—and all thanks to Candace. It was another totally awesome day of summer vacation!
Don’t miss the fun in the next
Phineas & Ferb book . . .
It’s Ancient History!
Adapted by Ellie O’Ryan
Based on the series created by Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh
When Phineas and Ferb get inspired by the Ancient Greek exhibit at the local museum, they challenge Buford to an awesome chariot race! Who will get to the finish line first? Then, Phineas and Ferb go on an archaeological dig, where they discover a caveman!
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