Chapter 5: Fireside Girl, Sophie

One morning in Isabella's backyard, Phineas, Ferb, and Sophie are at Isabella's house with Isabella and the Fireside Girls. Today, Sophie is officially going to join the Fireside girls with Isabella and the rest of the girls.

Isabella happily says, "Oh Sophia, I'm so excited that you're going to join the Fireside Girls with us. As scout leader of Danville Troop 46231, I'll help you in any way I can."

"Thank you, Isabella. And thank you for letting me become a Fireside Girl. It may have taken a week, but now I'm going to be an official member," Sophie says.

"Exactly, and you were able to follow the rules on how to become one. With our help of course. You remember right?" Isabella replies.

"Yes. I've read the book and remember a few chapters every night until the week is done. When a girl wishes to join the Fireside Girls, she is nominated by the troop leader and must be accepted by the rest of the troop. After that, she then must fill out an application, read the entire training manual and sign some insurance waivers. She then returns one week later to be sworn into the group," Sophie says.

"And now that you're officially a Fireside Girl it's time for you to earn your first patch," Isabella says.

"That sounds fun, but um… I don't know which patch I want to earn first," Sophie says.

"Don't worry, Sophie. Me and Ferb, and especially Isabella and the Fireside Girls will be able to help you earn your first patch. In fact, you can earn a ton of them," Phineas says.

"Oh, I don't know if I can earn a ton of them," Sophie says.

"Well, we can at least help you earn as many patches as you can," Phineas says.

Then turns to Ferb "Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. We're going to help Sophie on her first day of being a Fireside Girl."

"I'm very excited. But I still don't know what kind of patch I want to earn first," Sophie says.

Isabella brings out her book, "There are a lot of patches that you can earn. Hmm, what do you like to do?"

"Well, I like drawing, crafting, and I do like cooking with my mom, and I sometimes also help her with sewing along with my sister Kenzie. I like to use my roller skates and I kind of ice skate a little," Sophie says.

"I think I know the right patches for you to try first. You can start your sewing patch," Isabella says.

"Okay. What should I do first?" Sophie asks.

"Well start, you'll need to sew your Fireside Girl Uniform. But first, you'll need to know the safety tips of how to use a sewing machine, needle and thread, usage of fabric scissors, and to know the kind of fabric to use depending on the clothing," Isabella says.

"Okay," Sophie says.

After seeing a few ideas for badges, everyone is in the sewing room where there's a sewing machine, along with a stand that has different spools of thread. Next to the machine there are fabric scissors, a cushion of needles for pinning and sewing, and there are different fabrics in different rows of various colors.

"Okay Sophie, it's time for you to make your Fireside Girls Uniform and to earn your Sewing Patch," Isabella says.

"Yes ma'am," Sophie says.

"Alright Sophie, time to get sewing," Phineas says.

Sophie then begins to work on getting her Fireside Girl uniform ready. She has seen the Fireside Girl's uniform before, so she takes the orange, vermilion, light orange, and brown fabric. She also takes out some of the fabric prints, the color threads as the fabric, and other needs to get started. Sophie starts by pinning the shirt and hat pattern on the orange fabric. She then pins the pins on the fabric. Once all the patterns are on the fabric, she brings the fabric scissors and cuts all the pieces. She then does the same with the skirt with the brown fabric, and the sash using the light orange. Sophie then pins some of the fabric together. She set up the sewing machine with the thread and the pattern setting. She starts sewing the orange fabric together and does it slowly and carefully. Once she is done with the shirt and checks to see she has done it perfectly, she puts the vermilion laces on the sleeves, collar, and bottom of her shirt. She then sews up the hat, the skirt, sash, and anything else she needs for the uniform.

Once she is done with the uniform. She begins to start with the other outfit. She brings out a purple fabric, with light purple laces, beads, and other necessaries she needs for her outfit idea. Sophie does the exact same methods with the fabric and other materials like she has done with the uniform. Finally, when she's finished with the dress. She makes a long and beautiful purple dress that doesn't have any sleeves, and has a white scarf. There is also light purple thin fabric that is around the waist and decorated with round pearl beads and has a light blue and white color flower.

Once she is done with making the uniform and the dress, Isabella checks on the progress of Sophie's uniform, and the elegant dress. She checks the hat, the shirt, skirt, and all the sewing methods used to make them. She then does the same thing with the elegant dress. She checks the sewing patterns, the color, the shape, and other parts of the appearance. Isabella gives the uniform a thumbs up, meaning she has done a great job. Sophie smiles and puts on her new uniform.

"Wow Sophie, you look great!" Phineas says.

"Thanks!" Sophie says.

"I think you're becoming a Fireside Girl already," Isabella says.

Then holds out a badge that has a sewing machine with thread and scissors.

"Sophie Harper, I am happy to say that you earned your very first patch, the Sewing patch," Isabella says and puts it on Sophie's sash.

Sophie smiles with glee and says, "Thank you Isabella. I'm feeling like a Fireside Girl already."

"I'm glad you feel that way," Isabella says.

"So what do you want to do next?" Phineas asks.

Sophie answers, "I like to try the cooking patch."

"Great. All you need to do is make a delicious food and memorize all the cooking safety and measurement of the ingredients, and knowledge of the cooking wear," Isabella says.

"So what do you want to make?" Phineas asks.

"I really want a triple layered chocolate cake with strawberries between the layers and some strawberries on top. Yummy!" Sophie says with glee.

"Mmmmm! That sounds delicious," Isabella says.

"Yeah! It sounds good," Phineas says.

"Of course, for beginning Fireside girls earning the patch, it's good to have an experienced Cooking Patch Fireside girl to assist you," Isabella says.

"Thank you Isabella," Sophie says.

"And with us helping, we can help you make a giant cake," Phineas says.

"But not too big," Isabella says.

"Okay. Let's see what we have to make the cake," Sophie says, looking around the kitchen.

"There's some strawberries, milk, butter, eggs, and cream, and other stuff," Sophie says.

Phineas and Ferb check the pantry.

"Look, we found some flour, baking soda, sugar, baking powder, and all kinds of stuff," Phineas says.

Soon he and Ferb carry the stuff out.

"And I found some chocolate chips, chocolate powder, and also sweet things," Isabella says.

"Great. Let's see what else we have to make the dessert," Sophie happily says.

The group then looks at the other places and soon enough, they are able to find everything they need to make the Chocolate cake with strawberry between the layers and decorated the cake. They also bring bowls, spoons, rubber spatula, and other utensils and cooking equipment they need to make the cake.

"Okay, I think we have all the ingredients to make the cake," Sophie says.

"And we got all the supplies used to make it. Now, time to get baking," Phineas says.

First they wash their hands, set their hair up in braids and place bandanas on their heads. Then put on their aprons. Once they are set up, they begin to start making the cake. Since Sophie is the one who is earning the patch, she takes charge of the preparations. First, Sophie and Isabella make sure to remove pans and stuff in the oven. Then Sophie sets the oven on the right temperature and preheats it. She has the dry ingredients into a large bowl and after that, she follows the ingredients on how to mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients together to make chocolate cake batter. Sophie poured the batter in three cake pans and put them in the oven. Then Ferb sets the timer on the oven and they leave the cake alone to bake.

"Alright, now that the cakes are in the oven, let's get started on the frosting and strawberries," Sophie happily says.

As the cakes are in the oven, they begin to make the chocolate frosting. They use the chocolate chips, cream, and other ingredients to make the frosting. Then they cut the ends off the strawberries. Some of them remain whole while are cut into slices for the layers. Once the cakes are gone, Sophie takes them out of the oven after putting on the oven mittens and placing them on the table to cool down.

When they cool down, Sophie then takes them out of the pan one at a time. She places one cake on the table and puts the frosting on it. Then the strawberries. She does the same with the second and places the last layer cake on it. Once all the cakes are layered, Sophie puts the chocolate frosting all over the cake. Then she puts the strawberries on top. As a special touch, she sprinkled a bit of powdered sugar on it. Soon, Sophie has finished with her chocolate strawberry layered cake. The cake looks fantastic and it looks very sweet and eager to see if it taste good.

"Wow! That cake looks amazing," Phineas says.

"Yeah. The cake looks great," Isabella says.

Phineas says, "And now it's time for the taste test."

Suddenly, Candace and Kenzie walk into the kitchen.

"Alright, what are you all doing?"Candace asks.

"We're helping Sophie earn her few patches on her first day of being a Fireside Girl. She just finished making a delicious cake. Wanna try it?" Phineas says.

"Well, I suppose I could have one taste," Candace says.

"I would like to have a slice," Kenize says.

"Great. It made some chocolate strawberry layered cake and I added a bit of powdered sugar on the top," Sophie says.

"Sounds good," Candace says.

With Kenzie's help, Sophie is able to cut pieces of the cake and puts each piece on a plate. Once everyone has a piece, they all take a bite of it… everyone's eyes can't help but sparkle with smiles on their faces.

Candace says, "Sophie, this cake tastes great!"

"Yeah. It's so sweet and yummy," Isabella says.

"You did a great job Sophie," Kenzie says.

"Well Sophie, I think you guaranteed that you have earned your Cooking patch," Phineas says.

"You sure did, Sophie," Isabella says, and gives Sophie the cooking patch.

Sophie smiles and says, "I'm so happy. I've already earned two patches."

"Great. Let's see if you can get number three," Phineas says.

Sophie happily says, "Right. Time to get some more badges."

The next badge Sophie has to do is earn is the Organizing Patch. Isabella takes Sophie to see a large office in a building which is rather a big disorganized mess. Of course, the office is only like that because it's for any Fireside Girl who is taking the patch. Sophie feels a bit overwhelmed by the mess it has, but feels up to the challenge. Even if it means she has to do the cleaning and organizing herself.

Sophie brings out an apron, a bandana wrapped above her head. A broom, mop with a bucket of water, and other cleaning supplies. Sophie then begins to clean up the office. She picks up any used or old papers and puts them in the trash. She also uses the broom to sweep up the paper and dust. She continues to sweep, pick up papers, and place any important papers inside the boxes that are next to the door in the hall.

Once all the papers and dust are clean, she begins to clean up the office room from top to bottom. She begins by dusting and cleaning any dirt and cobwebs that are on the ceiling with the broom, towels and other materials for cleaning. Then on the side with the cleaning equipment. She also uses cleaning spray and a napkin to clean the windows until they shine. Sophie makes sure to take out any of the items from the room as she cleans them up. She has found a few computers, plastic boxes, computers, books, file holders and more.

Sophie continues to clean up every nook and cranny of the room until it is spotless. Even the book shops and desks that are in the office building. Once the room is cleaned and dried from the wetness of the mop, Sophie begins to arrange the desk and put the computers, books, and other supplies that she has cleaned up in their proper places. Sophie continues to organize the papers in the file cabinet. Then places anything else in their proper places, until she is fully done.

Once she is done, Isabella checks out the office building. She checks every aspect of the office. She also gently slides her finger on the desk and checks to see if there's any dust.

Isabella then gives Sophie a thumbs up and has passed the test with flying colors. And so Isabella has given her the Organizing Patch. Sophie is very happy.

After earning the Organizing Patch, she is going for the Gardening Patch. They are soon at the Fireside Girls Garden. The Fireside Girls Garden is beautiful. There are so many different kinds of trees, flowers, and there's even a few bee Hive Boxes for the bees. Isabella and the Fireside Girls show Sophie a small boxed area of the garden where she will be starting her garden. Sophie is shown the gardening tools, the different packets of seed for fruits, vegetables, flowers, and trees.

Sophie soon picks a few packets of daisy seeds, rose seeds, lavender seeds, hydrangea seeds. She also gets potato seeds, carrot seeds, lettuce seeds and green onion seeds. Sophie also brings out a few gardening tools along with gloves and is wearing a hat. Sophie then begins by setting up the dirt on her section of the garden. She rakes the dirt and pulls any weeds and rocks that might have been in there. Once all the rocks, weeds, and other unnecessary needs in the garden have been cleaned up. Sophie divides the garden so that the flowers will be on one side and the other side will have vegetables. She uses a small tool to make holes on the ground and cover them in a small amount of soil. After taking care of that, she plants water, plant food, fertilizer, and anything else the plants needs to grow. Sophie also helps some of the Fireside girls with the weeding and with their plants as she also watches her own.

Isabella and the others see that Sophie has done a good job, and has earned the Gardening Patch. Isabella explains that this Gardening Patch she has received is the first step of the Gardening patch. She earns this one for starting on her very own garden and helping the Fireside Girls with their garden. Sophie nods her head and will take care of her new garden.

Finally, Sophie, Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, and the Fireside Girls are at the Danville Ice Skating Rink. Sophie is dressed in some long pants, a jacket and a hat. She is also wearing ice skates. Isabella, Phineas, and Ferb are also dressed up for skating while the Fireside Girls also have to take care of something else.

"Okay Sophie, are you ready to earn your Ice Skating patch," Isabella says.

Sophie nods her head, "Okay."

Then asks, "So what do I need to do for this patch?"

"You just need to skate around the ice rink and give us a great performance. We'll give you an hour for you to come up with a routine for your performance. Then Gretchen, Katie, and I will judge on how your performance is. If you got a good score, you'll earn your Ice Skating patch," Isabella says.

"What kind of skating do I need to do?" Sophie asks.

"Any you want for a routine. You can even make it a figure skating routine," Isabella says.

"Okay," Sophie says.

On one of the tables, the group are having lunch. Meanwhile, Sophie is looking at the skating book on some of the tricks she can do for the performance.

As she looks at the pages, she says in her thoughts, "Hmm, there are a lot of different skating tricks on there. I have no idea this is going to be tough. How am I going to choose?"

Sophie continues to turn the pages on the book and try to think of a good routine for her performance.

"There are so many. How am I going to choose?" Sophie thinks in her thoughts.

Sophie then notices a few moves. One photo shows a skater leaning back and skating along. Then a few that performs a few jumps, one even has a ballerina that is twirling in the air. There is also a photo of a skater performing a figure eight. There are also a lot of other tricks. Sophie continues to read the book and has decided on a perfect performance on what she wants to do for the show.

An hour has passed, and Isabella with the other two Fireside Girls: Gretchen and Katie are sitting at the bench with number cards. Phineas, Ferb, and the other Fireside Girls are sitting on the other bunch next to them. Sophie is on the skating rink and is looking very nervous.

Isabella calls out, "Okay Sophie! Are you ready for your skating routine?!"

"Um, well I uh…" Sophie says, a little nervous.

She takes a deep breath and says, "Yeah. I'm ready."

"Okay," Isabella says.

Then turns on the recorder, "Here we go!"

Sophie then begins to skate as she begins to hear the song of Swan Lake.

She starts by skating straight as she lifts her right light straight from behind and spreads her arms to the side. She then performs the toe step. She leans back as she skates sideways. Then she performs the layback spin. After that, she continues to skate forward as she performs a figure eight. The other kids continue to watch as the music is being played and watch Sophie perform an elegant skating performance, almost like she is dancing.

With that, Sophie then performs a triple spin as she jumps in the air. She then lands on the ground and skates backwards. She then gently spends around a little and continues to skate forward as she performs the straight-line lift. After she reaches the climax of the song, she performs the sit spin. Then she performs the layback spin. She then performs a split jump and then she lands on the ground with full grace.

Lastly, she performs a final layback spin as she gently comes to a stop. As she places a final pose with her hands raised and her arms spread to the opposite side of her body, and her right foot is slightly in front of her back foot.

When the performance is over, everyone claps and cheers with excitement. Sophie blushes so much that her cheeks are turning red. Isabella and the other two girls give her a perfect score. Isabella skates on the side with the Ice Skating patch. Then gives it to Sophie for her spectacular performance.

After the day of Sophie becoming a Fireside Girls and earning her first five patches. Everyone is in Sophie's backyard having a small part for her. The rest of the Flynn-Fletcher family are also in the backyard with the BBQ.

Kenzie hugs Sophie, "Congratulations on your first day as a Fireside girl, little sis."

"Thanks Kenzie. And guys, thanks for helping me become a real Fireside Girl. Having these experiences, I feel like a real one," Sophie says.

"And we're happy to have you. I can't wait to earn more patches with you," Isabella says.

"Me too," Sophie says.

"Well Sophie, turns out we ended up with an exciting day," Phineas says.

Sophie asks, "So what are you doing tomorrow?"

"Don't know yet," Phineas says.

"It will be best to enjoy what today have and wait to see what tomorrow will bring," Ferb says.