They drove all the way to Jake's cabin, walked in to find Jake and Everest looking around.
"Thanks for speeding over here pups! We gotta find Eli and soon!" Jake greeted.
"Don't worry Jake we'll help you look." Ryder then turned to Rocky whose tail was wagging, happy to help out.
"Ok Rocky we need to build a trap. This is going to be a bit tricky since geckos can stick to any surface." Ryder said. He ran outside barking happily. Chase began to sniff around trying to catch a scent. After a few minutes Jake began to get anxious,
"Arg! This isn't working! We need a new plan." Everest nudged him for comfort.
"Jake's right. There has to be a better way to do this." Chase agreed. Ryder put a hand to his chin looking around the room thinking.
"Ryder! Ryder!" Rocky barked running in with a contraption in his pup pack's claw. It looked like a bowl with the bottom cut off on a cardboard platform and stick propping the bowl up.
"If we place the heating lamp on the hole on the bowl Eli will have to come over to get heated up. Then we can pull the string, closing the bowl on top of him." Rocky explained setting the trap down next to aquarium.
"Great thinking Rocky! This will catch that get-going gecko for sure!" Everest praised. Ryder and Jake set up the trap and they all waited in the living room to pull the string. With each passing moment Jake began to get more and more nervous that Eli wouldn't show. Just when he was about to give up on the plan he spotted Eli walking up to the trap. When he right under it Ryder pulled the string trapping him. They all cheered as Jake removed the bowl and put the gecko back into the aquarium.
"I can't thank you guys enough!" Jake turned back to the pups and Ryder. He could feel his heart beat slow down knowing that his chance to ask out Ash was saved.
"Sure thing Jake. Just remember whenever you're in trouble just yelp for help!" Ryder said doing his usual thing. Everest decided to tag along when the pups and Ryder were heading back to play. Leaving Jake to pace around the living room trying to think of the best way to ask her out. For that to happen he would first find the courage to get the words out of his mouth. The time came too soon for him when he heard a knock at the door. He took a deep breath before answering. Ash stood there with a friendly smile as the evening sun poured in behind her. The sight took his breath away.
"Hey Jake, I'm here to pick up Eli!" She snapped him out of the trance.
"Right, right come on in." He stepped to the side.
"I can't thank you enough for doing for me Jake! It means a lot!" She unplugged the heat lamp and picked up the aquarium.
"It was no problem! We loved having him over!" Jake said watching her walk to the door. It was now or never.
"Hey Ash wait up." He caught her before she walked out.
"Yea Jake?" Ash turned to face him. He looked in her eyes forcing all his will to speak.
"Actually Ash there's something I've been wanting to ask you." Jake took a deep breath before continuing,
"I was wondering if you would like to go out with me sometime?" He started to regret asking.
"Jake I would love to go out with you." Ash smiled at him.