Episode 4: The Voyage to The Dog Island (Part 1)

The next day, I woke up and got ready for my voyage. I put on my sun hat and packed my backpack. I ate my breakfast really fast. And later it was time for me to leave town.

"Mom, I have to go. It's for Maria." I barked.

My mom whined. "Like I told you Savannah, last night, I'm very worried about you. We've made your tiny adorable decision, and I won't argue with you about this anymore." she whimpered as she walked up to me. "But, please be careful, and have a safe trip." she barked and kissed me on the forehead.

"I will mom. Goodbye." I said.

"I wish you didn't have to go through all this trouble for me." coughed Maria.

I shook my head. "No, Maria, I have to. You helped me when I injured my paw. Now it's my turn to help you." I barked. And I left the house.

As soon as I walked out the door, I turned around to take one last look at my house. "Goodbye." I thought. I sighed and went for the dock. On my way, I saw Mr. Donatello, relaxing in the morning sun. "Good morning, Mr. Donatello." I greeted.

"Good Morning, young Savannah." he greeted back. But before I left, Donatello gave me a warning. "They say that falling stars are a sign that bad times are a brewing. Be careful, hear?" he warned.

"I'll be careful Mr. Donatello." I barked.

I walked down to the dock where my friends were waiting.

"If you can't find The Dog Island from here, well, your in a lot of trouble than we thought you be." barked Amedio.

"I guess El Dorado can find it Amedio." I chuckled.

Viviana giggled. "Well, I guess this is good bye for now. I'm gonna miss you." barked the Carin Terrier.

I gave my two friends some hugs, and walked off to the ship.

"Hey, stay out of trouble okay? And take care!" called out Viviana as El Dorado's crew lifted up the anchor and sailed off.

As I left, Amedio got out his megaphone, and spoke in to it. "DON'T FORGET TO WRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITE!" he spoke into the megaphone as loud as he can. He put it down. "Do you think she heard me?" asked Amedio.

Viviana faced pawed herself.

...

Meanwhile, in the middle of the ocean, I was on my way to the island. The sky was pretty, and the ocean was beautiful. There were seagulls flying over us. I heard Captain El Dorado's howl. Quickly, I ran down the steps and commanded a German Sheperd to hoist the sails. Being on the captain's ship reminded me of how much Dad, Maria and I used to play "Pirates". Dad would be the captain, and me and Maria would be the captain's crew. We used to play Pirates all the time when I was younger. As I was daydreaming, a blue bird fell on my head.

"Ouch!" I yelped.

As everyone gathered around the bird, we saw it had a broken wing. We put some bandages on him to let it rest.

During break, the bird and I would watch the dolphins swimming around the ship, telling us good luck. Some nights, we would watch the shooting stars. A few days later, the bird's wing was all healed up and can fly again. I was happy that its wing was fixed. I couldn't wait to go to the island. As the sun setted, I walked up to the front. I smiled at the glorious sun down.

"Dog Island, here I come!" I howled.

...

The next day, I was with El Dorado and a Saint Bernard, he was wearing a blue scarf, and a cap hat.

"Good morning Savannah, today, you'll be listening to my first mate, Philipo. Follow his instructions as you work, got it?" barked El Dorado.

"I got it!" I barked.

"Hi there, I'm Philipo nice to meet cha!" he said. "Today, you'll be learning how to swab the deck. There is some dirt and muck somewhere on the captain's ship, and he wants it to be clean as a whistle!" he barked.

I listened to everything that Philipo said.

"Now this is what dirt smells like." he barked.

The smell of the dirt was pretty disgusting (Ew).

Off I went of clean the main deck. I had to use my paws to clean the whole deck. I didn't like it at all. The dirt was everywhere on the ship, I thought it was the worst ever.

"I hate this job, I hope it isn't this again tomorrow." I thought.

...

After the deck was swabbed, I went over to the St. Bernard, and told him I cleaned the deck. "Good work ship dog! You've done well. Now clean your paws and get ready for bed. Cause, tomorrow is another day!" he praised.

I went indoors and washed my paws and got ready for bed.

I went into the guest room, and looked out my window, I shed a tear, hoping that Mom and Maria are doing fine. "Oh Maria, I hope you're fine for now, and I hope your sickness hasn't gotten worse since I left town." I prayed. I got into my bed and drifted off to sleep. For tomorrow was another day.

Meanwhile in Puroro town, Mom was looking out the window, hoping that I was okay, while Maria was on the bed.

"Mom are you okay?" asked Maria as she let out a cough.

"I'm okay sweetie, I'm just worried about Savannah." she whimpered.

"She's been gone for only 5 hours. I'm sure she's fine." barked Maria.

Mother shed a few tears. "I hope your right." she sobbed. Mom walked away from the window, and tucked Maria in. "Just get some sleep, okay dear?" she barked as she kissed Maria on the forehead.

"Good night Mom" yawned Maria and went to sleep.

"Good night honey." whispered Mom as she laid on the floor and drifted off to sleep.

To be continued...