M: Hello everyone, first of all: Merry Christmas! (No offence to any religion that doesn't celebrate Christmas, but I grew up with it, which is why I wrote about it)

I wanted to do a special episode of TCatR, but a Christmas special wouldn't be possible. So I decided to start a one-shot collection dedicated to the holidays through the year, each with a different pairing. If anyone has any suggestions for other holidays, please do tell me, it took me a long time to find an idea for this one.

Seeing as there are three moments of Christmas (Christmas Eve, the first day of Christmas and the second), I've split this one-shot up into three pieces, which I'll upload at those three moments.

Enjoy!

It was December 23rd, Saturday morning, just before dawn, and the day before Christmas Eve. All the citizens of Adventure Bay were preparing for the upcoming holidays, including our very own PAW-Patrol. In the past, the PAW-Patrol always had a Christmas dinner for members only, which had always been a great success. It was their tradition, but as the times change, so do the traditions. Although not everyone agrees with them.

"Chase, we've hosted that PAW-Patrol only dinner for years now!" Ryder said. They were standing on the balcony of the lookout, overlooking the entire town. He and Chase always liked to watch the sun come up, for it reminded them of the old days of the PAW-Patrol. Those were the good old days, when it had just been the three of them: Ryder and his two pups, Marshall and Chase. Back then, Chase did agree that they needed to expand, and he stands by his opinions, but still, he'll always look back fondly at the adventures the three of them had, before the others joined. First, there was Sky, then Rocky, then Zuma, then onto Rubble, Everest, and Tracker. To the outside world, Chase seemed to get along with everyone, but in truth, there was one pup who he disliked. Every member has his or her faults, which is why Ryder adopted them, but none of them annoyed Chase as much as Rocky's. Why did Chase dislike the mix? Because he was smarter than Chase, and he didn't hide that. But, feelings aside, the mix and the shepherd could very well work together. he and Chase were discussing the shepherd's most recent idea. "It's our tradition, and you can't go changing it"

"But, Ryder, we've gained two new members this past year, both having loved ones that want to spend Christmas with them" Chase replied "Don't we already break the tradition by missing two members?"

"Ugh, Chase, you are persistent, I'll give you that" Ryder said "You know what, let's put it to a vote"

"Good idea, I'll summon the team" Chase said. The shepherd then activated his communicator, calling up all patrollers. Before long, he had everyone on the line, including Everest and Tracker. "Good morning everyone, I'm here with Ryder, and we've got a slight problem. I think we should break with our tradition of only inviting PAW-Patrollers, so that Everest can bring Jake, and Tracker can bring Carlos. Ryder disagrees, he believes that the tradition should hold, and we've agreed to disagree, so it's come down to a vote"

"Wouldn't it be easier to do this in person?" Rocky asked. As Ryder heard Rocky's response, he noticed a slight change in Chase's smile, but before he could get a good look at it, it was back to normal.

"Sure Rocky, it would be easier, except for the fact that Everest and tracker would have to travel for miles before they finally got here" Chase responded, somewhat hostilely.

Rocky, however, didn't seem to notice a thing as he excitedly answered. "We could call them via video chat, and put it up on the big screen in the lookout!"

Chase was about to say an angry response, when he realized that it was actually a good idea. The realization sent another angry expression across Chase's face, and this time Ryder was sure of what he saw. But seeing as they had an entire dinner to prepare, he couldn't afford to waste time talking to Chase.

"Alright, let's do this" Chase said as he ended the call, after which he softly cursed Rocky's name, so that not even Ryder could hear it.

It took Rocky about ten minutes to set everything up, but after he did, they had a solid feed originating from both the jungle and the mountain. And then the meeting could begin.

"So, everyone knows what the issue is?" Ryder asked, to which everyone both on- and offscreen nods. "I propose to keep it simple, let's vote. Everyone who's in favour of keeping up our tradition, raise your paw" Ryder said as he, Skye and Rubble raised a paw or hand. "Everyone in favour of Chase's idea, raise your paw". To this Chase, Marshall, Zuma, Everest and Tracker raised their paws.

As Ryder looked at these last voters, he realized two things: One, he had lost the vote, and their tradition would be broken. Two, there was one vote missing, Rocky's vote.

"Rocky, why didn't you vote?" Chase asked the mix before Ryder could.

"Well, it's because I have another idea" the mix replied "I agree with breaking tradition, so Ryder, I'm sorry but your side has definitely lost, but although I agree more with Chase, I do think that we can do better than what he has in mind" this caused another angry expression on Chase's face, and Ryder made a mental note that he definitely had to have a chat with the shepherd, and soon.

"So what do you have in mind?" Everest asked

"I say we can do better than just inviting Carlos and Jake. I believe we can invite everyone we know and like. Both friends and loved ones" Rocky replied "There are several caves down by the beach, if we light them up with torches and Christmas lights, we could make an awesome dining hall"

"We could get the food from Mr Porter!" Marshall said as everyone was getting excited. But when Ryder spoke up, everyone grew quiet.

"So, let's have another vote" Ryder said, this time yielding different results. Ryder's idea, of keeping up tradition, only received Rubble's vote. Chase's idea didn't receive any, and so Rocky's idea won by a landslide, having received all votes except for Rubble's.

"Alright then, let's get started" Ryder said as he took out his pup-pad. "Tracker, you and Carlos have to leave as soon as you can, and get here ASAP"

"Understood, we'll bring as many decorations as we can" Tracker said before he ended the call.

"Alright, Everest, same thing goes for you, get here ASAP, but watch out for the snow, the way down from the mountain is slippery this time of year" Ryder said, to which Everest nodded and ended the call. "Marshall, Skye, we'll make and deliver the invitations. As for the location, Rubble and Zuma check the north side of the beach for a suitable cave, while Chase and Rocky look at the south part. Remember that it has to be spacious but also cosy. Does everyone know what to do?"

"Yes, sir, Ryder, sir!" The pups all yelled before either going to Ryder or down the slide towards their respective vehicles.

M: So that was the first chapter, like I said before, every one-shot contains a pairing, can you guess which one?