A New Dalmatian on the Block.
An Oliver and Company fanfic, starring Dodger, Oliver, Francis, Tito, Einstein, Rita, Georgette, Jenny and many others.

Chapter 2: Reunion

The next day, Ryan and Rita were out walking towards the Foxworths' mansion, enjoying the nice warm summer air around them. The 2 of them decided to go out and see Oliver for a little bit, just to see how things were doing. Plus if they were lucky, Oliver can finally introduce Ryan to Jenny. Ryan never met Jenny before. He had heard a lot about her, such as when Dodger and the gang saved her from Sykes and his Doberman dogs, but never has he ever met Jenny in person. For the sake of Ryan's safety, Rita kept a close eye around her boyfriend just to make sure nothing happens to him. The last thing she wanted, was another visit from his father and if anything happens to him it would be on Rita's head.

As they kept walking down the sidewalk, Ryan noticed an Italian Greyhound messing with a skateboard nearby. He had dark gray colored fur with a white underbelly. His belly was skinny and he was wearing a baseball cap on his head. Ryan's eyes nearly popped out when he saw the dog and raced towards him, barking happily.

"Ryan, wait for me!" Rita shouted and chased after her boyfriend.

"Buddy man!" Ryan shouted to the Italian Greyhound, "hey Bud! Buderina, Buddy boy!"

The dog lifted his head up and looked towards Ryan. His jaw dropped upon seeing the Dalmatian running towards him. "R-Ryfry?!" he said. When the Dalmatian got close to him, they both hugged each other, gave each other high fives and fist bumps, laughing and wooing happily. "dang man, they said you were gone!"

"and they were right!" Ryan laughed. "you haven't changed one bit dude. Woo!"

Rita looked at the Italian Greyhound suspiciously. She had never met this dog before in her life. "excuse me, honey, but who is this fellow friend of yours?"

Ryan smiled back at Rita. "Rita, this is Buddy" he said, gesturing to the dog on the skateboard. "He's one of the coolest guys in my old neighborhood and is one of my best pals ever! Buddy, this my new girlfriend Rita. the most beautiful creature on 4 legs."

Rita began to blush wildly. That was one of the sweetest things anyone has ever said to her.

Buddy eyed the Saluki with interest. "dang dude, you are one lucky guy Ryfry!" he said, looking all around Rita. "when did you two meet? right after Tiffany died?"

"the day after I ran away from Little Jack's place actually" corrected Ryan.

Rita looked at Ryan curiously. "Ryfry? what kind of nickname is that?"

Buddy chuckled, "that's what me and Patrick call him all the time. he's cool after all. we're like brothers from other mothers."

"is Patrick still around? asked Ryan. He hasn't seen his friends for a long time and was keen to be reunited with all his friends once more. The only thing he has heard from them was Tiffany's death.

"yeah man!" Buddy smiled brightly. He gestured both Rita and Ryan to follow him to Central Park and raced off to the park on his "new" skateboard he found.

Rita can tell Ryan was excited. He gets to finally reunited with his old friends from the neighborhood he grew up in. But she was still wanted to make sure nothing happens to him or else it would be her head.


The 3 dogs arrived at Central Park, where there was a group of families playing with their pets. There was a huge group of dogs ranging from different breeds and colored fur, with only a pet lizard being the odd one out. The dogs were playing with each other, barking happily and rolling around in the grass. Ryan's tail wagged with excitement. He knew who all those dogs were.

"Yo yo yo everybody!" Buddy shouted to the group of pets. "recognized this fellow Dalmatian right here? It's Ryfry!"

Everyone smiled as they raced towards Ryan happily. They barked with joy upon seeing their old friend once more. "Ryan!" they said with excitement.

Ryan's smile grew bigger as all his friends surrounded him and Rita, wagging their tails happily. "what up guys and gals? I'm still alive!"

"Ryan you haven't changed one bit dude!" said the lizard, climbing up Ryan's leg.

A female Yorkshire Terrier with long fur and a red bow on her head hugged Ryan happily, making Rita suspicious. "what happened to you? I thought you were taken to the Humane Society?"

Ryan shook his head. "no Christina, I ran away remember? I ran away from home and met this cool dog named Dodger. I followed him all the way to his home where he has an owner who takes care of him and he has a gang of dogs, including this lovely lady right here." He gestured towards Rita, making all the dogs look at her.

Rita remained quiet and blushed from the compliment. "hello everyone" she said warmly, "my name's Rita. I'm Ryan's new girlfriend."

Ryan then kindly introduced Rita to his friends. The lizard's name was Patrick and he was the horror loving guy who lives with his master in a shared apartment with his friend Buddy. The 2 of them and Ryan were best buds for life and often hangout whenever they can. Though Ryan is not much of a conversation loving dog, they do enjoy Ryan's company a lot. Patrick also has a crush on Christina the Yorkshire Terrier who also lives in Ryan's old neighborhood. Unlike most of her friends, Christina lives in a more fancier apartment with her best friends Angela, a Shetland Sheepdog who is another dog Ryan is friends with.

Then there's Hyde the Border Collie. Living in his master's mansion not far from Ryan's neighborhood, Hyde is a mystery loving dog who often hangs out with the autistic Dalmatian whenever he feels like it. He even enjoys listening to his master's pipe organ in his own home and his own theater in the city, making the Border Collie feel like he's in a horror film. Darla the Chihuahua is known as the proper lady of the gang. She has good manners and tends to keep herself busy being beautiful. Like Georgette, Darla competes in dog shows and often wins 3rd place.

Last but not least is Jacob the Labrador. Another one of Ryan's close friends, Jacob is the "cool cat" of the group and lives with his master in the same apartment building Buddy and Patrick are in. He is a security dog at his master's shop in Little Italy and is having a close relationship with a pretty Pekingese named Daisy, a dog Dodger flirted with the day he met Oliver.

"wow, lots of friends you have Ryan-baby" said Rita once her boyfriend was done introducing her to his friends. She never knew Ryan had this many friends from his old neighborhood.

"thanks" Ryan said sweetly, "there's more friends where that came from. unfortunately there's also Michael."

"who's Michael?"

"Michael is a Rottweiler who thinks he owns my old neighborhood" sighed the Dalmatian. "he's also a bully to me back when I was little and still living with Little Jack. he's mean, cruel, dirty and no good. he's also got some henchmen too named Marty, Zack and Dart. everybody hates them and sometimes I wonder if they'll ever do something sneaky."

"Ryan man" Patrick said on the Dalmatian's back, "you're just over reacting dude. stop worrying about them and move on with your life. sheesh." The lizard had heard Ryan complain about those 3 for most of his days with his dog friends. He would try and tell him to stop complaining and ignore them. But as much as Ryan would love to, he can't because of his Autism.

Rita looked at the lizard with a little bit of anger in her eyes. Who's he to tell him what to do? But before she could tackle the lizard, Ryan chimed in.

"whoa whoa whoa, Rita! it's ok. I'm not gonna worry about those freaks. I got my life with Rita at the barge, Pat. I don't have to deal with those foals anymore."

Rita nodded, "and even if they did come near him, me and the gang will protect him no matter what!"

Ryan's friends looked at the Saluki with unease. They weren't sure about Ryan hanging out with her as his girlfriend, but if Ryan is happy then they should just leave it be. Soon they all heard their masters calling for them. They were sad to leave their Dalmatian friend behind, but he promised them that he would be able to see them often when going out with Rita. After a friendly goodbye, all of Ryan's friends hurried away back to their masters, while Ryan and Rita walked out of the park.

"they seem like nice friends of yours" Rita snuggled against her boyfriend's side. "have you known them while growing up?"

Ryan nodded excitedly, "yes I have actually! they taught me a lot of things and we hanged out a lot too when our masters took us to the park and so forth. we even had friendship bracelets on our front legs too, but I lost mine when I had to run away."

Rita smiled warmly at her Dalmatian sweetheart. Ryan's story reminds her of her sisters she had back when she use to live in her mom and dad's home in the city. Both her and her sisters wore bracelets that they called "Best Sister Friends Forever" bracelets and wore them wherever they went, including sleeping with them on. However, she lost hers after a fight with Roscoe and Desoto while saving Jenny. She was disappointed a little, but she knew that their sisterly love would never die.

"come on honey, let's get back to work" she said with a wink, "we can go meet Jenny another time."

"alrighty then!" Ryan said with determination as he followed his girlfriend onto a taxi, being carried away from the park. I hope my friends could come for my birthday, he thought.

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