PUPS SAVE A FRIENDSHIP

I DON'T OWN PAW PATROL ONLY MY OCS

It was Monday morning. School had just started & everyone was at their seats getting ready to begin the lesson. For some reason Ryder was playing a video game on his Pup Pad. Miss Spearwood had noticed this & tried to get Ryder's attention.

"Ryder can you please put that down it's time to start the lesson" said Miss Spearwood.

Ryder continued his game as if he hadn't heard Miss Spearwood talking to him.

"Ryder please put that away" said Miss Spearwood.

Once again Ryder didn't respond.

"Ryder are you listening to me?" asked Miss Spearwood.

Ryder still kept his focus on his game. It appeared that he was so focused on it that he was blocking everything else out.

"Ryder put that down" said Elias.

There was no reply.

"Hello earth to Ryder" said Elias.

Still no response.

"Ryder you're going to get in trouble if you don't put that down" said Elias.

Ryder still didn't respond. Elias sighed before he stood up & waved his hand between Ryder & his Pup Pad to get a response. That didn't work so Elias figured the only way to get his attention was to take the Pup Pad out of his hands. As he tried to do so Ryder tried to keep it in his hands.

"Hey what are you doing?" asked Ryder.

"You need to put that down. Class has started" said Elias.

"Let go you're going to break it" said Ryder.

The 2 of them continued to struggle with each other for the Pup Pad for a few more seconds before Elias successfully managed to get the Pup Pad out of Ryder's hands. As he did so the force of him pulling caused him to fall back & the Pup Pad went flying through the air.

"WOAH" yelled Elias as he fell to the floor.

The Pup Pad landed on the ground with a loud thud. Ryder gasped as he got up from his seat & walked over to his Pup Pad. When he picked it up he saw a crack on the screen. It was broken.

"You broke my Pup Pad" said Ryder.

"It was an accident" said Elias.

"Do you even understand how important this is to me? Without this I can't call anyone or organise missions for the pups" said Ryder.

"Well you should've been paying attention instead of playing video games" said Elias.

"You shouldn't have ripped it out of my hands" said Ryder.

"Well you weren't paying attention & there was no other way to get your attention" said Elias.

"Whatever. I hope you have enough money to replace it" said Ryder.

"Are you kidding me? Why should I have to pay for something that doesn't belong to me? Besides I'm sure you've got another 1" said Elias.

"No I don't. The only way I can get another 1 is by ordering 1 online. It'll take at least a week for a new 1 to arrive. I hope you're happy with yourself Elias" said Ryder.

"OK that's enough you 2. Take your seats & get out your work so we can begin the lesson" said Miss Spearwood.

Elias & Ryder sat down & got their work out. Throughout class Elias noticed that Ryder glared at him numerous times. He decided to ignore it feeling that things would get worse otherwise. During class changes Elias tried to talk to Ryder but Ryder just walked off without saying anything. During 2ND period Elias thought about how to fix the mess between him & Ryder. At recess Elias saw Ryder sitting on the swing set. Hoping that Ryder would've calmed down a little bit Elias walked over to him.

"Hey Ryder can we talk?" asked Elias.

Ryder just stood up & walked away.

"Come on Ryder don't be like this" said Elias.

Ryder looked back & glared at Elias before walking off.

"Maybe I haven't given him enough time to cool off. I'll wait until lunch before I try again" thought Elias.

Throughout the next 2 periods Elias continued to think about how to make amends with Ryder. At lunch time Elias sat down at the table where his friends were & tried to talk to Ryder again.

"Hey Ryder. I really wish we could just talk about all this" said Elias.

Ryder stood up & started to walk away. Elias was getting fed up.

"OK I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS RYDER. I'M GETTING REALLY FED UP WITH YOU RIGHT NOW" yelled Elias.

"I'M FED UP WITH YOU TOO. HOW DO YOU NOT SEE THAT? CAN'T YOU TAKE A HINT & REALISE THAT I'M NOT IN THE MOOD TO TALK? LEAVE ME ALONE" yelled Ryder.

"ALL I WANT IS TO SETTLE THIS WHOLE DISPUTE. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS" yelled Elias.

"OH WE'LL SETTLE IT ALRIGHT. MEET ME AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AFTER LAST CLASS & WE'LL SETTLE IT THERE" yelled Ryder.

Elias was shocked. He didn't want to fight. He just wanted to make things right. Ryder walked off leaving Elias standing in the cafeteria. He knew that everyone would show up to see how things would turn out. He wasn't sure what to do. Throughout last period Elias thought about how to settle things without using violence. Eventually the bell rang to signal the end of the school day. As Elias was walking down the front hall towards the doors he could hear people murmuring about the fight that was about to happen.

"You're not really going to fight Ryder are you Elias?" asked Angel.

"No I'm not. I think I may have an idea as to how I can diffuse the situation without violence" said Elias.

As Elias walked out the front doors of the school he saw Ryder standing to the left on the grassy area nearby. Knowing that Ryder was expecting him Elias walked over.

"There you are Elias. You ready to settle this?" asked Ryder as the rest of the kids gathered around them.

"Yes but I'm not going to hurt you. You know I don't want to" said Elias.

"Don't be a coward. Let's just get this over with" said Ryder.

"You don't get it do you? We don't have to fight. I didn't want this. This is what you want" said Elias.

"You're starting to annoy me. You're not going anywhere until this is settled" said Ryder.

"Maybe this song will help you understand how I feel about the whole situation we're in" said Elias.

Elias started to sing "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks. While he was singing he mimed the lyrics hoping that it would be easier for Ryder to interpret what he was trying to say. Once he was finished he waited to see if Ryder would understand him.

"I really don't see what the point of that was" said Ryder.

"Were you even listening at all?. What I'm trying to say is that I don't want to fight you. What happened today was an accident & I wish that we could just put it behind us" said Elias.

At that moment the PAW Patrol arrived on the scene.

"Hey Ryder why are you taking so long to get home? We've been trying to call you" said Chase.

"Well if Elias hadn't broken my Pup Pad then maybe this wouldn't be happening" said Ryder.

"What's going on anyways?" asked Skye.

"Elias & Ryder are supposed to be having a fight. It's over the Pup Pad. Ryder was playing on it in class & he was told to put it down but he was too busy playing a game to hear the teacher. Elias also tried getting attention & he resorted to taking the Pup Pad out of Ryder's hands as the solution as nothing else was working. The Pup Pad broke on the floor & Ryder has been upset with Elias all day about it" said Katie.

"Well if anything happens I'm stepping in. I don't want to see anyone get hurt" said Chase.

"Chase that won't be necessary. I'm trying to diffuse the situation myself & I don't need anyone else stepping in. Please stay out of this" said Elias.

"Since when do you have authority over the pups? I'm the only 1 who's allowed to decide that" said Ryder.

"OK you know what? I'm done with this. I'm not going to stand here trying to diffuse the situation when you're not listening to me. I'm getting out of here. Maybe you should go home & spend the afternoon thinking about what happened today & then tomorrow we can talk about this. Come on Angel let's go home" said Elias.

Angel & Elias walked off to go home. Elias had to use his keys to open the front door since his parents were still at work. He went straight to his room & curled up on his bed. He spent most of the afternoon in his room. As he went to bed that night after dinner he hoped for things to get better by tomorrow.

"I really hope that Ryder won't be mad at me tomorrow. I don't want to lose him as a friend & I'm sure he feels the same way. Outside of my family he's the person I care about the most. Hopefully tomorrow we can sort things out" thought Elias as we went to sleep.