The Importance of Evil

Prologue: Carl's Idea
"Carl! It's time for Ducky Momo. Where are you?"

"In the kitchen, sir!"

Carl rushed over to the living room of the OWCA headquarters where Major Francis Monogram was sitting on the couch. The TV was on, showing a cheerful children's TV show about a strange yellow duck. A bowl of popcorn was on Francis's lap.

"Sir, I had this idea last night-"

"Quiet Carl, it's on!"

The show's theme song began to play, a repetitive song consisting of mostly the words, "Ducky Mo, Ducky momo". Carl never really liked the show, but his boss sure did, so he watched it on a regular basis.

After the half-hour long show was over, Carl remembered what he was going to tell his boss.

"Sir, last night I had an idea. You know that time machine in the museum? What would happen if we went back in time to when Heinz Doofenshmirtz was growing up and made his past perfect? He wouldn't be evil at all, and our jobs would be so much easier."

Francis rubbed what he had of a chin. "No, it's too risky. You never know how much it could change."

"But the Tri-State area would be safer, and a better place to live in! Perry the Platypus would have more days off, like he wants too."

"Sorry Carl, it's just a bad idea from the start." Carl watched as Francis switched the channel to another station playing Ducky Momo.

Carl frowned. He really thought this was a good idea, and it would probably get him actualy paid for once. He decided that he would try it at night when Francis was sleeping. And if it didn't work, he could always change it again. What could possibly go wrong?

--

It was one o' clock in the morning, and Carl was sneaking out of the OWCA HQ to put his plan into action. When he finally reached the museum, he raced over to the Gadgets Through the Ages exhibit, and found the time machine.

"Looks like I'm going to the past!" Carl sat in the chair and pulled the lever.

Suddenly it was the year 1959 in Gimmelshtump. Carl was amazed at how. . . old-fasioned it looked.

"Now to find Heinz's family," he said to himself.

He walked form shabby building to shabby building, searching for Heinz or his parents. When he reached the Gimmelshtump General Hospital (more like a shack, really) he found a newborn Heinz Doofenshmirtz inside, being held by a nurse.

Carl knew what to do. He raced across Gimmelshtump until he found Doofenshmirtz's parents. He grabbed their hands and pulled them towards the hospital, not understanding their German complaints.

When the two parents saw their baby boy, they did smething that surprised both Carl and baby Heinz: they smiled and picked up their laughing baby boy.

"Er ist mein Sohn, ich liebe ihn!" Heinz's father announced, and the now happy family left the hospital.

Carl hopped back into the time machine and went slowly into the future, solving all of Heinz's family issues. He made sure that every one of Doof's birthdays were celebrated, and that the Doofenshmirtz family kept their treasured lawn gnome. He advised Heinz's mother not to sew dresses for the new baby, and kept his father home while his friends played Poke the Goozim with the Stick, so he wouldn't win the spitzenhound. Carl spent the entire night making sure that Heinz had a great past, and that his parents loved him.

Carl had just succeeded in making Heinz's first date love him back when he decided that he would call it a night.

"Now back to the future," he said as he pulled the time machine lever. "It's gonna be great."

Part One: What Could Have Happened
The Tri-state Area didn't look much different, except that the Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. building wasn't there. Carl wasn't thinking of anything but getting to bed.

When he flopped in bed, exhausted, he smiled ot himself and thought, "The Tri-state area will thank me soon enough." And promptly fell asleep.

--

Phineas Flynn was lying on the couch, bored. He was always bored, ever since his sister Candace busted him to his mom. No building for him, and he didn't care. His eyes were drooping, and he didn't want to do ''anything. ''He was too bored to do anything.

The door to the living room opened. "Phineas," his mother called. "The neighbors across the street are here. Why don't you come over and introduce yourself?"

Phineas rolled his eyes and trudged over to the living room, where a mexican woman and an eleven-year-old girl were standing.

The girl walked up to him. "Hi, I'm Isabella. Whatcha doin?"

"What's it to you?" Phineas snapped. He was too bored to put up with stupid girls.

Isabella looked hurt. "It's my catchphrase. I say it all the time."

"Well, don't. It's annoying."

"Fine, I don't care." Isabella walked back to her mother.

Linda sighed. Why was her son so. . . pathetic? "Phineas, where are Ferb and Candace?"

"How should I know?"

Linda called up the stairs, "Candace, Ferb! Come say hello to the neighbors!"

A teenage girl and twelve-year-old boy walked down the stairs. Their eyes were half closed.

Ferb walked over to Isabella, but didn't look at her. He didn't say a single word, just half-heartedly waved.

Isabella whispered to Candace, "Does he ever talk?"

"Never. I think he's mute." She rolled her eyes.

Isabella sighed. There wasn't anybody to make friends with here. She explained to her mother that she was going back to the house and left.

--

A platypus was lying on the sidewalk, hoping people would drop pieces of food for him to eat. His whole life was like this. He had a faint memory of his father being a top secret agent, and he remembered that he would be one too, but all the evil scientists were defeated, and they had no use for him.

He wished he had an owner, like the other platypuses did. But who would want him? His green fur was not even green anymore, it was covered in mud and who knew what else. His bill was scuffed and his paws covered in scratches.

He gave out a little platypus sigh and looked up at the crowd walking around him, ignoring him.

--

On the other side of Danville, a teenage boy was sulking. None of the girls liked him, and he hadn't found one to like, either. He'd always dreamed of a beautiful brunette, a goth, like him. But that girl simply ceased to exist.

But that girl had lived, in another reality. She ceased to exist however, when her father married a whale fanatic named Elizabeth and not her mother.

Another boy was sulking because of the lack of the brunette, a certain green-haired one. Niether of the boys ever forgot her.

--

Meanwhile, Heinz Doofenshmirtz was the happiest man in Danville. He had a beautiful whale-loving wife, a huge mansion, and a lot of money. Because of his wonderful past, he felt sorry for those less fortunate than he and gave out large ammounts of money to several charities a year. His life was perfect, and he had no idea that his happy life was the cause of suffering for others, and had even wiped out the existance of not only his daughter, but Phineas, Isabella, and Johnny's future children, grandchildren, and on and on.

To be continued...