Ryan and Company
an Oliver and Company fanfic, starring Dodger, Oliver, Francis, Tito, Einstein, Rita, Fagin, Georgette, Jenny and many others.
Note: This takes place days after the movie.
Chapter 2: The gang
At Fagin's boat house meanwhile, Tito the Chihuahua was listening to some rock and roll music on a small radio nearby, Rita the Saluki and Einstein the Great Dane were taking a nap with a broken tennis racket in Einstein's mouth he got a few days ago, and Francis the Bulldog was watching "Doctor Who" on their brand new tv the Foxworth's gave them. Ever since the death of the Sykes, the gang remained in the boat house since Fagin still couldn't afford an apartment. Besides, now that Sykes and his dogs Desotoe and Roscoe are gone, Fagin didn't have to owe anyone more debts to pay. Seems fair right? I'm not sure.
Anyways, as Tito danced to the music, Francis was starting to get annoyed by Tito's music blasting loudly. "Tito, will you turn down that boom box, I'm trying to watch my show!" he growled.
Tito just looked at Francis with anger. "Every time man," groaned the Chihuahua, "it's like the same old story all over again! Frankie man, you're so addicted to that tv like it's the most important thing in the whole world. Just like a kid in the candy store!"
"it's not my fault I enjoy watching my show besides listening to loud music you little rodent!" Francis retorted, "and for the last time, it's Francis!"
Rita angrily got up. She was tired of Francis and Tito arguing over the tv. "cut it out you two!" she demanded, making both Tito and Francis stop arguing.
"yeah Francis, cut it out man" said Tito innocently.
Rita just rolled her eyes and shook her head.
Then Einstein got up when his stomach growled loudly, followed by Rita's, Francis' and Tito's stomachs. "When's Dodger gonna get here with the food?" Tito wondered.
"You called for dinner Dodger fans?" said a voice. The gang looked towards the stairs and saw Dodger, smiling with the string of hotdogs wrapped around his neck.
"please tell me that's dinner" Einstein groaned.
Dodger smiled, "if you like cold hotdogs, then yes! chow down fellas." The dogs smiled and began to take their own hotdogs. The taste of food in their mouths made them sigh
"sooo how did you manage to get these hotdogs this time?" asked Rita, "have you had help from the kid again?"
Dodger laughed, "well it's a funny story Rita. Picture this, 101st, Cross Bay Blvd, the cars passing, hotdogs sizzling."
"I love stories with food in it" sighed Einstein.
"entered Dodger" Dodger continued as he walked around, "looking for food, acting casual and being smooth as usual. Then, comes the opposition. A big and tough monster, with a big brain that makes him as smart as a scientist, spots all over his body, and his mouth dripping with blood. He looks at me with his big brown eyes and walked slowly towards me. I knew my time officially came, suddenly..."
As if on cue, something broke through the ceiling and landed infront of everyone with a moan, startling everyone. "Intruder, intruder!" shouted Tito and everyone began to hide. Tito hid in a cardboard box, Einstein hid in a barrel, Francis hid under Dodger's bed, Rita hid in her bed and Dodger hid behind the chair in panic.
When the cloud of flower finally cleared, it revealed Ryan, shaking his head to regain conscious. "I hate flower so much!" he said before sneezing.
Rita walked over towards Ryan, looking angry. "cool it guys, it's just a Dalmatian." she snarled angrily. Everyone gasped and gathered around the flower covered dog, except Dodger who just hid behind the couch looking a little worried. "How did you find this place, Dalmatian?" Rita asked.
Ryan looked at Rita and starred in awe at the beautiful Saluki. Her body looked so sexy to the Dalmatian, with that brown furry body, that beautiful red hair, those soft looking lips and her blue eyelids. Ryan thought he saw the most beautiful creature ever. His heart began to skip a beat as he saw hearts float around her. He snapped back to related when Tito barked at him.
"Answer us intruder!" Tito snapped angrily.
Ryan's body began to shake nervously. "I-I-I-I... uhhh... I followed this dog. Dodger was his name! I saw him walk down here!" he stuttered nervously.
"Dodger?" Rita said, looking confused. Then she remembered Dodger's story and she smiled, "Relax Dalmatian." She walked over towards Dodger, who was watching tv with a grin on his face. As she walked towards the grinning mutt, Ryan got a good view of her butt. His daydreaming ended quickly again when Rita began talking to Dodger. "Dodger why do you always have someone helping you get the food?" she asked.
Dodger just shrugged, "well you did follow me to get a hotdog, so here's your 'nice job' gift." Ryan smiled happily as Dodger tossed him a hotdog infront of him. The Dalmatian ate the whole hotdog in one bite.
"you should've seen him earlier you guys" Dodger said, "I saw him catapult himself all the way up to an apartment window to get himself some pie."
The gang looked at Ryan, surprised. "really?" they asked.
Ryan blushed and looked at his paws. "yeah" he blushed, "I did. I'm a pretty smart dog when it comes to getting food. One time, I snuck into my owner's kitchen, pulled open the fridge and took a box of Zebra Cakes. they were soooooo delicious!"
Then everyone noticed something on Ryan's neck. It was his collar with his license still on it. "you ran away from your home?" Einstein asked.
The Dalmatian tilted his head and looked down at his license. "uhhh no you see... uhh... I uhh, that's my diploma for being a smart dog!" Ryan lied. He didn't want to go back to his home or else he'd be sent away. The dogs looked at him suspiciously, they weren't buying Ryan's lie. "ok..." sighed the Dalmatian, "I did. I ran away for... personal reasons I don't wanna talk about." He could see everyone's faces going soft. They must've had the same experience running away from their homes.
Just then, footsteps was heard coming down the stairs, and Ryan hid in Rita's bed, scared and nervous.
"That's my bed" Rita mumbled to herself. Everyone except Ryan looked and saw Fagin, looking worn out.
"Hello dogs, I'm back." said Fagin. Then the dogs began running towards their master, barking happily. "whoa, easy you guys. heal, heal!" Fagin ordered. But it was too late. The piled on top of him and began licking his face happily.
Ryan shyly peeked his head out and then hid back in Rita's bed, still nervous. "I can't let that man see my collar, I'll be taken away for sure" he muttered. Then he had an idea. Without anyone noticing, he took his collar off and hid it in the box labeled "loot". Slowly he tried his best not to be seen, but since he still had flower in his nose he sneezed loudly. "oh shoot!" Ryan gulped as Fagin looked at him. He was screwed now.
"who's this?" Fagin asked curiously. He had never seen a Dalmatian before. Ryan barely moved. He was too scared to move an inch, fearing that he will be taken away for sure.
Dodger walked on over towards Ryan and gently pushed him over to Fagin. "dude, chill" said Dodger, "he's not gonna hurt you or anything. that's our old man Fagin. he takes good care of us."
Ryan still wasn't sure if he should trust this old man, but he then felt something scratching his back softly, making him pant happily. It was Fagin who was scratching the Dalmatian.
"I never seen a dog with black spots on his fur" said Fagin warmly, "do you belong to anyone?" Ryan just shook his head shyly. "hmm... well, until you got somewhere to be, I suppose you can stay" smiled the old man. Dodger and the other dogs smiled, but Ryan smiled more than any of them. He thinks he found himself a new home to live in.
"Well then Ryan man" Dodger smiled broadly, "since you'll be staying here for I dunno how long you wish, let me introduce you to the gang here. We got Einstein the Great Dane, the Bulldog Francis, the small but sorta tough..."
"Ignacio Alonzo Julio Federico de Tito!" interrupted Tito.
Ryan was surprised. "long name for a little Chihuahua" he chuckled.
Then Dodger gestured to Rita, "and we got Miss Rita."
Ryan starred at Rita in awe again. "Rita" he mumbled in his brain, "what a lovely name that matches her beauty and hotness." As Ryan starred at Rita, the Saluki looked at him with confusion. She liked it when Dodger looks at her, but she wasn't sure about Ryan staring at her.
"uhhh... you ok?" Rita asked the Dalmatian.
"yeah" he nodded.
"So Ryan" Dodger went on, "do your parents know you're out and about in the city?"
Ryan shook his head sadly. "no. I barely even know where my mother is now. she left me when I was a pup."
"what about your father?" Einstein asked happily.
"dead."
Everyone's faces went from curious to surprise. They were not expecting Ryan to tell them that his father was dead. "say what?" they said.
"dead" Ryan repeated moanfully. "He's been dead since I was only 5 months old. He was a railroad dog that worked here in New York City, where we lived in my mother's home. The day he died was terrible. He was riding in the cab of a steam locomotive on a tourist train up in Maine, when all of a sudden the boiler exploded. Fortunately the crew survived, but unfortunately... my father didn't. All that hot steam and burning coal hit him while he was lying down in pain when the boiler exploded."
"...and your mother left you because she couldn't take care of you by herself?" Francis gulp.
Ryan nodded and looked at Dodger and the gang's faces. He could see Dodger shuttering, Einstein and Francis looking sorry, Tito gulped quietly and Rita looking like she was about to cry. The Dalmatian decided to change the subject, and quickly to avoid the awkward silence. "ok change subject, uhhh... tell me about yourselves."
The canines were delighted. So they began to tell Ryan all about themselves. They told him everything from what happened when they had to deal with Sykes and his Dobermans Roscoe and Desoto, making Ryan shiver a little. When Rita began to tell Ryan all about herself, the Dalmatian just stared at her with hearts in his eyes, creeping the Saluki out a little. She wasn't comfortable around the Dalmatian looking at her like that one bit.
Soon, after Fagin read everyone a bed time story, he and the gang went to bed, all except Ryan. He was sitting outside on the deck looking up at the stars by himself. "I think I found myself a home to stay in for a while anyways" he smiled up at the stars. "Master... and dad... I hope it's alright with you two."
After a few moments of silence, Ryan went downstairs and curled up in the middle of the room. Although he wasn't use to sleeping on a hard wooden floor, he didn't care about where he slept at the moment, but he did mind the cold breeze blowing around him. Suddenly he felt something warm lay on top of his back. He looked back and saw Dodger, placing a warm blue blanket on the Dalmatian's back with a smile.
"I'm sorry I tricked you Dodger fan" he whispered into Ryan's ear, not wanting to disturb everyone's slumber.
"that's ok" Ryan smiled and gave Dodger a quiet high five, "friends?"
"friends" Dodger said quietly. Eventually, both Dodger and Ryan went happily to sleep. As the happy Dalmatian began to drift off to sleep, he could've sworn he saw another Dalmatian peeking down the doorsteps at him. But he must've been seeing things.
Oliver and Company belongs to Walt Disney.
Ryan belongs to myself.
Rewritten!
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