Chapter 25

Hey Lu, when you read this chapter give me as many popular books, good one, that are common, like: To Kill a Mockingbird, or A Wrinkle in Time. The classics. Thanks.

"So this is the new puppy?" Chase cocked his tiny head in question.

"Yeah! This is the third member of Paw Patrol. His name is Marshall." A young boy said, he took up a cage just as big as he was, and opened it. A little white as snow Dalmatian huddled himself up in a corner.

"Hi, I'm Chase!" Chase stared at the Dalmatian backed up in a corner. Marshall had tears running down from the back of his eyes.

"I think we need to give him some space. You know, let him get used to his surroundings." A Burly man walked over to the young boy, and lifted him high above his shoulders, letting him take a seat on them.

"But-" The Burly man picked up the German Shepherd in his arms and hushed him.

"We need to give him some to adjust." The burly man throw up the German Shepherd, and was caught in the arms of the young boy.

The little boy, the burly man, and the German Shepherd took a leave. And went on training the German shepherd, and playing with him. Dusk was on the horizon, and the air grew cold, and stag.

"Alright. There! Y'all got yourselves a nice clean bath." The Burly man sat on the edge of a toilet. With a towel on his lap. He picked up a little boy and placed him on his lap, and rubbed him dry, and helped him slip on Spider-man pajamas. The burly man then took up a waterlogged German Shepherd and placed him on his lap and rubbed him dry, making his fur stick out everywhere. He placed the German Shepherd on the ground, and watched him struggle trying to get the rest of the water off him, letting a out a slight chuckle, "Alright boys it's time for bed." An orchestrated ah.. was heard, "What!? Young men like yourselves need all the sleep you can get. The two sighed and where lifted up by the Burly man.

He walked out in the living room, and across a hall to a bedroom. Spider-man posters covering every little square inch of the room, Spider-man plush toy everywhere on his Spider-man bed. The burly man took off sheets, and nestled the boy into the bed. And placed the dog at the foot. "Alright. Goodnight I love you two." The burly man had placed a kiss on the foreheads of them both, and slowly crept to the door, and peered around the corner and hit a switch.

"Wait daddy. Can you read us a bedtime story?" The Burly man stood in thought for a minute. He hit the light and came back into the room, and took a book of a shelf.

"Okay. I'll read you Spider-man Vs. Carnage."

Midnight was fresh. Chase woke to the sounds of whimpering. He stood with his head high, and alert. He kept listening and heard more whimpers beginning cried out. Chase jumped from the foot of the bed and ran to the door. He pushed it open slightly, and continued to hear the sounds of whimper, he took some steps out. The closer and closer he got he could hear the whimpers getting louder, blending in with the cicada-ed night. He continued on to the living room, and crept closer to the sound. He grew closer and closer to a grate, opened up wide. He peered around the corner, and saw a Dalmatian nestled up to sleep, crying small tears.

Chase had made his way into the kitchen, and pulled open a cabinet and pulled out a jar, jangling and heavy. He bite down into the top, and struggled, "What do you think your doing?" Chase had quickly turned his back towards a Burly man with a tank-top, and a pair of plaid pants.

"I was trying to get some money..." The burly man took the jar of change and placed it up on a counter.

"Why?" Chase tried his hardest trying to jump up on the counter hoping to take the jar.

"I was trying to go buy something to make him feel better." Silence fell, and the whimpering for them pup were heard.

"Yeah? You heard the whimpers too? I was trying to see what I could do." The burly man scratched what was left of his hair.

"I was going to go to the toy store, and buy him something." The burly man stared at the still jumping German Shepherd, and shrugged his shoulders.

"That might work. Yeah. Let's got to the toy store and pick him up something." The Burly man took up the German Shepherd in his arms, and tiptoed out the front door and into the garage. He took out a black SUV and drove down the road into to town.

They had arrived at their destination. The parking lot was empty, but the store was bright white, and 24/7 was red. They took some steps inside, and a gust of cold air chilled their bones. "It's isn't it C-" The Burly man watched as a little German Shepherd ran up and down the alleys of the store.

"I want that! No, I want that! WOW! I WANT THAT!" The Burly man had walked up behind the German Shepherd and took him up in his arms.

"Don't forget why we are here for. Okay." The German Shepherd nodded and quickly wiggled his way out of the Burly man arms, and ran off into another alley. The burly man had followed slowly behind, and saw the German shepherd's head held high above the ground, staring deep, "What you looking at Chase?" Chase made a grunting noise trying to point with his snout. The Burly man turned his attention towards the highest shelf. It was stacked full of teddy bears, with beady eyes, and nice buttons.

"Get that for him!" The burly man shrugged, and took it off the shelf, and walked over towards the counter, with the German Shepherd follow not to far behind him.

"Is this all I'm getting for you today?" The clerk said. The burly man nodded, "Alright then. Do come back please."

The two had made their way back to the outlook and hit a light, as they made their way inside. Chase had quickly ran over to the grate, with a white bag hanging from his mouth. The Dalmatian inside woke, stretching out his tiny paws, and letting out a little yawn.

"H—hi." The Dalmatian didn't say anything, "Ummm... I heard you whimpering... So I got you something to help you feel better." Chase quickly dug into the bag, and pulled a teddy bear out, and stuck it out in front of the the Dalmatian, "I hope you like it." The Dalmatian took it away from the him, and placed it gentle next to him, giving it a good taste, and whiff, "Well I'm 'bout to go back to bed. G' night."

"Wait..." The German Shepherd turned his head in shock, "Can... You... Stay... The night... just to make me feel... Better..."

"Ummm... sure... Yeah." Chase had got inside the crowded grate, and nestled himself next to the Dalmatian. The Dalmatian pulled the teddy bear, from the two, and pulled it close to him. The Dalmatian gave a lick to side of the German Shepherd's face, and nestled up beside him.

"Thank you, Chase."

Chase woke up stretching out his bones, licking his lips. He rolled over to his stomach and saw a Cockapoo sleeping peacefully. He smiled big, and placed a kiss on her forehead. He grunted. "I wonder if Marshall's alright? I... I didn't mean to snap on him." Chase sat for a minute starting into the cracks in the floor. "I should go say I'm sorry, at least." Chase got up and left the Cockapoo's house the sun high in the sky. He walked over to a red one, and walked inside.

Everything was untouched. He walked in, everything was neat except for stuffing on the floor, brown stubs everywhere, buttons on the ground. Chase walked over and saw a brown head, eyeless, and torn from the neck down.

"Marshall?"