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Parry didn’t remember the first agent he killed just that they got in his way of taking over his city. It shouldn’t be surprised with all their stoic holier then thou attitudes thy kinda started blending after a while . It was honestly a little annoying, he had already taken over but somehow they kept on sending agents in to die, if they were going going to send someone couldn’t they at least send somebody who posed at lest a bit of challenge before they went? It Was insulting, as well as kind of boring. Not that he’d stop anytime soon the kids were having way too much fun to stop. The first day he took over they had built a machine that turns everything into a roller coaster except his apartment building. A few people died staying on the thing too long but hey it was for his family. Things only stopped when they stopped having fun. This time, the ray would turn the whole city except his building into a mini putt-putt course.
It wasn’t due to go off until later. So When a knocking sounded at the door. He was expecting nosy neighbours, or something when he reluctantly got up from reading his book. Only to find a pharmacist? The guy at the door was hunched, and looked awkward and gangly. He had soil-brown eyes that looked like he’d missed about 10 years of sleep, and hair that sported a familiar fedora, if it wasn’t for the lab coat the aforementioned general awkwardness and his overall appearance, he’d assume it was an agent. Also, there was the fact he knocked, agents do not knock “oh hi your Parry. The evil overlord that’s running this city right?” The man asks nervously.
He raised an eyebrow ok what?“ that’s not an answer. It’s really rude not to at least answer, I don’t want to knock on every single door in this building. not that I won’t be a good nemesis. But come on. You know I’ve knocked on like… 10? Yeah, 10 doors so far. And little miss Karen 5 doors down was so rude” the man complained. Parry stared his eyebrows raising higher dumbfounded, that was a lot of Information? to reiterate what?! “ah still not talking. Wight one sec the file said..“ the man rummaged around in his lab coat, and pulled out a vanilla folder and opened it. It was the love muffins file on him. the man read it, then looked between him and the picture ‘yep your him. It says you can’t speak so I guess it’s fine you didn’t answer me then. But you could at least signed an answer I know how to sign’ the man signed.
If Parry wasn’t experienced in controlling his emotions as he was, his jaw might have dropped. He had no idea what was going on hear. Who the hell just appears at an evil dictator's door, rambles, pulls a file on said dictator right in front of them, and then uses fluent sign language?!? “Well, I’m um Doof? would that work for a code name?” he looks to Parry, who at this point thinks his nephews have pranked him by putting something Into his coffee that has made him hallucinate...
“Yeah, your right Dr. Doof would work better. Anyway from now on I’ll be your nemesis, the secret agent that will be stopping your evil screams from now on” the man, Doof smiles brightly grabbing Parry’s hand and shaking it enthusiastically. Parry frozen just lets it happen, then just stares at the hand Doof shook dumbfounded.He’s more than a little concerned he felt, what he thought was a Hallucination. Doof of cores unperturbed rummages under his hat, pulling a business card which he presses into Parry's open hand. “anyway I’ll be back in about an hour to properly thwart your evil scheme. just thought I should properly introduce myself “ Doof explains. Then without weighting for Parry to answer terns waving goodbye to Parry as he leaves. Parry watches instill Doof disappears around the corner. Parry looks at the paper in his palm like it’s going to do something as he closes the door…. it still there? it looks… self-made? A crude drawing of the man is in the middle with his pseudonym written just below the picture. Or at least Parry’s pretty sure it’s a pseudonym, what kind of parents would call their kid Doof?
Anyway, he’s sure that was a hallucination. Then the thought passes that paper is pretty hard to hallucinate holding. Ug prank then! Thou even for a prank it would be hard to imagine anyone acting..like that? Even at his boy's request. He’d have had words with the boys either way. He pocked the card not thinking about it more.
until an hour later when a hovercraft carrying the guy crashes through his balcony door. Ok, so definitely not a hallucination. Doof coughs “Ug * cough* sorry about that Parry the dictator, but you would not believe how hard it is to control those things”. Once again Parry’s not sure what to do. He’s good at being a villain he’s strong, smart and he’s a professional above all else, but this.. would throw anyone off their guard.
Doof Unduse his seatbelt landing crumpled right in one of Parry’s less lethal traps. A glass box“ Ah well you caught me then. Now go on tell you're tragic backstory well I escape” Doof urges. Parry just stares at him “go on now you can’t build an evil contraption like this and NOT have a backstory. “ Dr. Doof stares at him expectantly. Curiosity takes over his confusion and he cautiously signs ‘Like what?’.
“ like.. well it depends on what it does. For example, if I was doing this I’d build a destructor to destroy all the gnomes in the ti state aria. See when I was a boy, are beloved gnome was repossessed and my father forced me to take its place. I was forced to stay still in the garden all day well the other children were allowed to play.Something like that, what it and why ” Dr. Doof explains, like it made all the sense in the world. Parry had no idea if that story was tragic or hilarious or both, no way happened right?! He Decided this guy was messing with him ‘… what it duse is turn everything into a put-put hole course, as to why I don’t care’.It wasn’t technically his invention anyway he just defended and fired it, and with that he starts to make his way over to the machine.He will start up the machine up, then throw this man out, it wasn’t like he was an actual threat. Before he even gets halfway to the contraption, he’s tackled to the ground and before he knows it he’s in a fight with Dr. Doof.
The man is surprisingly agile, and a lot tougher than he looks, which catches Parry off his guard. (That’s at least what he tells himself). Doof wins and as Parry lays on the ground clenching his jaw. The agent claims on top of the machine, and within seconds he dismantled the machine and goes to the window “see you tomorrow Parry, not the not-so-dictator” declared Dr.Doof. Opening a hang glider and jumping out the window. Parry once again is in the position of watching the ridiculous man leave.
When the boys got home later. They were, of course mad. Until he told them an agent stopped him, then they got oddly excited.“ oh that’s a first what was the agent like? ” Phineas asks. Parry blinks how did one describe the whirlwind of a man that had appeared today? He would still be half convinced that was an act, except who acts like that? ‘ he was’ he hesitated still not sure how to put it he settled with ‘odd’. The kids looked at him a bit confused, they were used to him grumbling about agents. Or being a tad impressed. Him being speechless and confused was new. “ Well, he must have quite the skill to take you down” Phineas beamed. Parry scoffed shaking his head. No, whatever that was that wasn’t skill, well except for his quick dismantling of the invention…and his fighting skills.. ‘it was…luck nothing more it will not happen again.
It happened again, and again…and again. It took three days for Parry to conclude that it was not an act, this was just Dr d’s personality. It took 4 more days to discover that Doof was a LOT more durable than he appeared. Never once being phased by the blows Parry or his traps delivered. Not to mention the inventions he cratered. That unknowingly kept him from parry’s more life-threatening traps. For example,when Doof had gotten trapped in Parry’s acid trap “ you know Parry even if your evil, this is too much. I mean it would have been plan disturbing if I hadn’t brought my acid-resistant belt. Not to mention the smell. What if I hadn’t brought the belt what would you have done?” Chided Doof. That’s the point of the trap to kill people, he almost signed, but somehow he couldn’t. He didn’t want Doof to.. to what? Be afraid of him? Yes, that made sense If Doof was warry and less enthusiastic Parry would probably have even less of a chance to take him down then he had now. If was better Dr.D didn’t know the traps were lethal on purpose, if he wanted to finally win. At least that’s what Parry told himself. Still, if some traps that were more lethal were dismantled and destroyed, it was nobody’s business but his own.
Then what Parry could only call the move night incident happened. Then boys and Candice were settling down after dinner, getting ready to draw up there next plans. When the doorbell rang. Phineas ever eager shot up to answer it, when he opened iit Parry almost fell off his chair Doof?! “ oh hi triangle headed boy is your father? Brother? Er, whatever. Is Parry the dictator hear” he asks like he didn’t just show up unexpectedly and ring the doorbell. “ he’s are uncle. huh, oh yah you’re…” Phineas starts. He's cut off as Parry shoots up from his chair and pulls the boy behind himself shacking. Doof looks a little surprised, Wich normally Parry would appreciate as he’s never been able to surprise him before. But he can’t as he’s focused on this new potential threat. As much as he’s Been.., appreciating this new challenge, if Dr. Doof is heard to hurt his family he’ll... He does not have time to finish that thought, as Dr. D still confused produces a VHS from a bag
“uncle huh? Well, Parry the uncle please watch these. Thy will help you with your vill..er the thing we’ve been doing? You know Parry the dictator I forgot to ask if your family knows about us” Doof asks innocently. Parry has to wonder why the hell that sounded so suggestive. The look Candice gives him across the room implies he’s not the only one who heard it like that. Doof and the boys are oblivious thou, as Phineas pushes past his stunned uncle and grabs the bag of VHS
“ that he’s a villain? Yeah, we know. We help. What are these?” Curious Phineas asks. “ wow you are way too young to be doing that. Seriously Parry you really shouldn’t be allowing children to help. They could get hurt”. Parry tenses at first taking that as a threat, but the genuine concern in Doof's eyes still his rage. ‘Thy wanted to’ Parry offered not knowing why he felt pressured to give a response. Dr. Doof rolls his eyes “ of course they wanted to! kids always want to help there loved ones. when my..” Dr. Doof tenses drawing into himself, looking unusually guarded, as if he almost let something important slip. What was this? Was he.. “ err you know what never mind. Trangel-headed boy, you asked what these are?!” Dr. Doof chirped changing the topic, with the grace of a bull in a china shop. He was! Doof was very obviously and very poorly trying to hide something. The man is usually an open book so him trying to hide something was vary unusual, Parry wanted to know. Phineas nodded “ my name is Phineas. And yah”.
“Well, you see Phineas. Your uncle is the worst at being an evil villain. I mean an integral part of BEING a villain is the tragic backstory and the monologues. And over the last month he hasn’t said one sad backstory or muttered one monologue once!! I sat in his trap for like two hours last week, and he didn’t say a word. So I brought him moves with villain speeches and stuff in them, so hopefully he can finally gain an appreciation of proper villain procedure” Dr. Doof explained, as he shoots Parry a look. “ Just the worst” he complains. Parry face palms at that, THIS was why Doof was here?! Phineas looks at the VHS thoughtful “well thy ARE our inventions but you’re right there is standard protocol for hero’s and villains if he’s going to set them off and take over. We should have some sort of monologue prepared.”. What was this? “That’s so stupid” Candice points out.
Ferb shrugs “it’s how things are dune”. “Well that settles it! We can’t brake tradition, why don’t you come in and we can all try to help uncle, Parry” Phineas Suggests. Doof looks around himself like he’s looking for someone else, then does a bit of a double take, before pointing to himself “ who me?”. “ you Are his nemesis” Phineas points out. “Well… true but I wouldn’t want to impose..” Doof comments awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck, it’s a rather enduring look. Parry gives him a dark smile ‘get in here’ he signed before grabbing the Dr by the arm and dragging him in. If he was going to be dragged into ‘ villain training’ and forced to watch some stupid videos, then he refuses to be the only adult suffering thou it. Doof got him into this mess, so there no way Parry will allow him weasel his way out of it. As always the Dr unpredictable as always, seems happy at this turn of events. And soon is eagerly pointing out seens he thinks Parry should take notes on. Getting into passionate discussions with the kids about what makes the best villain. Honestly it’s endearing to watch Doof interact with the kids. The kids and Doof spend the rest of the night lecturing Parry and trying to give him pointers, Parry finds that strangely enough he doesn’t mind, even kind of enjoying it. Thou later when Doof is gone home, and the kids are in bed. He stays awake thinking about what Doof was hiding. Parry would have to look into it. He was getting kind of curious about Dr. D by now, besides it was fair play, wouldn’t it?
He didn’t. Thou he really should have.After the whole move night thing much to his chagrin, the boys occasionally came with him, to fire the latest machine to do fake monologues. He wasn’t concerned about them anymore, Doof was pretty harmless and couldn’t hurt them if he tried. They only hurt each other, in how did Doof put it? Oh right they only hurt each other in a good way.
Still didn’t stop him from figuring things out the old-fashioned way. It was hard not to when Doof talked constantly. He learned the fact that Doof wasn’t even supposed to be an agent. Doof was a lab technician, that got the bright idea to be an agent. And had snuck into the field.
Then there was the fact Doof had Prosopagnosia, which doesn’t get Parry started on that. He’d found out one day when he didn’t wear his usual tail suit and Doof had not recognized him. Parry exasperated just sighed and put on his old suit and got back to there usual fighting. Phineas asked later why he hadn’t done anything. He had just shrugged, what would he have even done? Ferb pointed out that if anyone else, Parry would have used that opportunity to snap their necks. Parry never even considered doing that when Dr.D hadn’t recognized him. But just shook it off saying it wouldn’t be fair play anyway. The boys agreed besides they liked Doof.
unfortunately, all this gave Parry the illusion that Doff was just indestructible. He refused to believe he’d given the doctor some sort of brake, or that there was something inside himself that was growing for the doctor. His rude awakening to the fact that the doctor was not indestructible, should have been When Doof broke in, looking sick and wobbly. And Parry got an answer to the question he asked himself at move night, about what the doctor had been hiding. They had not even started to fight yet, when a young teenage girl landed on the veranda with a hoverjet. She whore all leather and had long dark brown hair and soil brown eyes. With no preamble, she kicked down the door.
Dr. Doof shrunk into himself looking scared “ Vanessa what are you doing here?! It’s dangerous”. Parry is a bit offended at that, he duse is not hurt kids. “ the question is Dad what are YOU doing here? You supposed to be in bed” Vanessa points out glaring. Parrys mind boggles at the notion. Doof has a kid? HIS clumsy and awkward nemesis has a kid? “But Hunny I’m a secret agent it’s my job” whined Doof. Weight did that mean Doof was married? He did not know how to process that. She walks right up to Doof whose twitching back is to Parry. The way Doof is subconsciously moving his body to stay in front of Parry, to protect his daughter is admirable. Parry's kind of reminded me of those birds who fake injuries to get threats away from their chicks, except Doof is doing it unintentionally.
She walks right up to Doof hands on her hips and flicks him on his long nose “Ow” he complains covering his nose. “ your job is also to get home and get better. Now come on I’ll make you soup before going to mom’s” Vanessa orders him firmly. Ok so Doff was married but is now separated. Parry does not examine the wave of relief that goes through him at that revelation. Doof looks like a scolded child, and then turns toward Parry “um Parry the dictator do you mind if we pick this up tomorrow?” Dr. Doof requests sheepishly. Parry is nodding before he even thinks about it. Doof smiles, not his usual big maniacal grins but a small sheepish smile, and Parry feels his heart do something weird seeing it. “See it’s fine, now get in” Vanessa grabs her Dad and corrals him toward the hover jet. “See you Parry” Doof grind as he flys off with his daughter.
Then Doof got hurt, and came in with a bad cuts and bruises. Parry is standing stock still seeing the injuries “what happened?”. “Oh they tried to give me another nemesis a few days ago, and things got…unpleasant…Ah don’t worry though I’ve dealt with worse” Doof explains casually. Parry can’t make himself ask what worse things, so instead asks ‘ so the nemesis you were assigned to did this?’ Doof shrugged nodding, not noticing Parrys barely contained rage.Parry feels an unimaginable feeling of anger at that and whoever did this to his…er his nemesis?
Yep, that made sense. he was not keen on um, the agency assigning another agent to him. And him having to go back to the old days. “Anyway, I’m glad they finally started to appreciate my expertise and started assigning me cases. I mean thy haven’t even officially assigned me YOUR case yet. Something about it being too dangerous.. anyway it's all good” Doof chirped happily. Also, he wouldn’t let anyone hurt this idiot but him. He would have to care of some things. After Doof destroyed the invention of the day and left. He went to the agency to discuss things... Then Doof's new villain assignment… Well the less said about that messy business the better. Doof came back a few days later happily exclaiming he’d been officially assigned to Parry. Good it was about time! After everything Parry could at least admit that Doof was his nemesis. And his alone.
Then one of his traps got Doof. Something he did hurt Doof badly. And everything came crashing down. It was kinda of surprising it even happened. Parry without noticing what he was doing, had slowly Been replaceing his lethal traps with safer ones over the years. But he'd forgotten about this one, and Doof with his pension for bad luck fell right into it.
Doof had not been killed thank god. But the fact Something in his house had hurt His Doof, made him realize he didn't want the lovebel energetic,moron Doof dead. He cared, no more than that.
Parry could now admit he liked having Doof In his life. In fact by now, he couldn’t even imagine his life without him.
Luckily although it was nasty, it was just a cut on his leg, but seeing Dr.D bleeding and wounded made Parry almost puke. He’d never been squeamish about blood or hurting others, but he never accidentally hurt someone he cared about.
But again Doof just brushed off the wounds like thy we’re nothing. “ Wow that’s a lot of blood. Parry do you have a needle and thread so I can stitch my lag up” Doof requested. This was not the first time Doof had brushed off serious things. The time he could’ve been seriously injured in one of Parrys lethal traps, the time another Villain hurt him. But this.
This was different A mixture of anger and numbness filled Parry's gut, how could Doof brush THIS off and act like this? ‘How can you brush this off?!” Questions Parry, his sign slow and purposeful, if he could speak his voice would be dangerous. “Huh? Well, I’m used to it” Doof as usual not recognizing, the gravity of things. And not seeming to understand Parry’s worried about him, Doffs not used to people worrying about him. And so waves him off. ‘Used to it?!’ Parry proclaimed. “Er yeah, my parents. Not to mention this isn’t the first invention that’s blown up on me,” Doof shined.
The bowling pit of anger in his gut grows deeper. Yes Doof has mentioned his parents before, did that mean he went through all he’d said? He feels murderous for the first time in a long time. Doof wobbles a little “Anyway you if you're not going to get it, at least tell me where it is. Vanessa would be very upset if I fainted from blood loss..again” grouses Doof. The clear disregard to his own wellbeing and how casually he says again, convinced Parry someone would have to take care of the doctor and keep an eye on him so he doesn’t get hurt anymore. Mainly himself. But first, he had to stitch up his idiot. And yes he was his, there was no denying or stopping it now. He got the first aid kit and within seconds he was stitching up Doof's stomach and lag. Parry has a small freak out later, realizing it was the first time he saw Doof without a shirt, but that was after the dust settled and Doff left for the day. Doof of course chatted during the whole thing. Parry would have been worried if he didn't. He had not seen a quiet Doof yet, and had no interest in seeing that. Parry listened, letting Doofs constant chatter soothe him as he stared plotting what came next.
He finally read through Doof’s file. It wasn't hard to get with the boy's help. He really should have read it before. Why he hadn't he wasn't sure, maybe he was afraid if he had read it he wouldn't be able to take out Dr. D if that became necessary, but..he realized he hadn't been able to consider hurting him for a long long time, possibly even before the move night fiasco. His full name was Heinz Doofenshmirtz. Not married anymore much to Parrys relief. The rest had been about his past and had been a hard read. By the end of it Parry was seeing red he was disgusted. He was an evil dictator, but he never hurt children! he was shocked and infuriated that all the far-fetched stories Doof told had been true. What these people did to a child, their child, was unconscionable,
Thy had neglected abused humiliated and ostracized there own child so much that you couldn’t believe it when he told you the things he went thou, and they did it all to Doof, HIS Doof.
Well, what kinda man would he be if he let monsters like these room free? Especially after what they had done to someone so dear to him. Doof brought it up a lot later. Saying He hadn't heard his dad scream ‘Bewegen Sie Nicht at random. Doof didn’t seem too concerned about it thou, saying. “ They probably left the country or disowned me again. I wonder what I even did this time. But then knowing them and me it's probably something” Doof tried to sound casual. If it was a few years ago Parry wouldn't have seen the speck hurt in Dr.D eyes. Doof flinched when Parry's arms wrapped around him in a hug. The Dr just stood there at the first. Tense and not used physical or any affection. It took a few tense moments before he hesitantly wrapped his arms back around Parry. Parry pulled away after enjoying the hug for a bit, before looking down at Doof.‘ You didn't do anything wrong’ he signed. Doof fiddled with his hands, something Parry had learned he did when he was nervous. “ ...er we'll..ok if your sure…but” Doof mumbles. Parry puts a finger on his lips stopping him. For once not interested in hearing what Doof had to say after.
Doof reluctantly nodded, he understood, he always understand Parry. It would take time to get Doof to understand Parry wanted more. The man was very dense. So Perry didn’t know how many years of flirting it would take for Doof to notice, or if he’d just have to come out and say it.Either way Parry would figure it out, he had time. And well he was flirting and making his move He would make sure to make sure that nobody else made a move on his idiot. Despite all his years with Doof, he was still good at being secretive. Doof would never notice the dark shadow behind him, protecting him from all harm, and keeping him away from interested parties. Even if Doof ever did notice (which Parry doubted) He is not allowed to complain, Doof was Parry’s the moment that picked up his file and came knocking on his door.. It was simply fate.