I woke up to the sound of Grit yelling into his megaphone. Time to get up pups! I slowly rose and walked out of my pup house when it hit me.

'Where was Firefly!?' I began to panic. I asked everyone, and none of them knew. I began my search. I searched and searched and found nothing. No hints. No scents. Nothing! I felt unbearable pain in my chest. Is this what worry felt like? I searched and I searched and I searched. We all did, but there was no sign of her. She was gone. After an hour of looking we began to search off of the lookout grounds, and throughout Adventure Bay. Still no sign of her. Rocky called me through my pup tag.

"Rubble, we've searched everywhere and still no sign of her."

"Well, search harder!"

"Rubble?"

"We have to find her!"

"Rubble."

"I made a promise!"

"Rubble!"

"What!?"

"She's gone bud." I said nothing.

"We've searched all of Adventure Bay and there aren't any scents leading away from the Lookout. She's gone and there's nothing we can do."

"No!" I screamed stopping my rig.

"She can't be gone. She's too young! FIND HER!" He sighed.

"Bud. You have to accept it. She's not coming back." I quivered in my seat.

"NO!" I ripped my pup tag off and threw it to the ground, smashing it to pieces. I began to punch the steering wheel of my rig letting out all of my anger. I howled in anger and looked up at the sky.

"Give her back! Why did you take her?" I fell out of rig, and collapsed on the ground. More tears were shed in that moment then all of the tears in my entire life combined. I gathered myself together as Rocky's words ran through my head.

'Be the tough pup I know you are.' I sniffed one last time before hopping in my rig, and driving home. I parked my rig and walked up to Marshall's pup house. I took a deep breath in and opened the door. Everything was in its place. I walked up to the neatly made bed. It had a white pillow, and a red blanket with Marshall's helmet sitting in the middle.

"Why?" I said looking at the helmet.

"You did this. You provoked her and made her feel unloved. I'm not her father, you were! But you left her! You left her with me. What were you thinking? 'Oh just give her to Rubble it's not like she matters any how!' You never loved her! The only reason she's alive is because of Skye. You and I both know that you wanted pups more than she did so you dump her after childbirth!? After her miscarriage she never wanted to have pups again but you provoked her. Is that why you left? You wanted to run from the guilt? You thought that Firefly would replace Spark, didn't you? You just wanted to feel like a father again but you could never love her the same way you loved Spark. Never! Now your own selfishness has left her alone and parentless! Well not any more! I'm gonna step up and be her parent, and you know what? I'll be a better father than you could ever dream of." I felt the anger beginning to leave me as I collapsed on the floor, tears rolling down my face.

"Oh Firefly. Where are you?"

"I'm hear, Papi." I looked up and sitting under Marshall's helmet, was Firefly. I picked her up by the scruff of her neck and bolted out of the pup house. I had to call Ryder. I bolted into the Lookout and up the elevator to the big screen. I set her down behind me.

"Ruff call Ryder." Ryder's face appeared.

"Rubble look I'm sorry but we have to stop the search."

"I know! I guess it's pointless looking for something that isn't lost." I said moving out of the way.

"Is that-" I nodded.

"I gotta tell the others!" he hung up on me. I turned to the pup beside me whose tail was a wagging, and was panting happily. Our eyes met and her happy look quickly faded.

"Why did you do that?"

"Do what?" I realized she had no idea why I was upset.

"Listen, when you go somewhere you have to tell me." she nodded sadly.

"Am I in trouble?" I shook my head.

"No! You didn't know what you did was bad. I can't punish you for not knowing, right?" She nodded.

"That's true. Thanks, Papi!" I tilted my head.

"Papi?" She nodded happily.

"From what I could gather, your gonna be my new father, so your my Papi! Okay, Papi?" I nodded slowly. She gave me a quick peck on the cheek and then nuzzled into me.

"How about lunch?" Gosh I loved this pup. I nodded and headed downstairs with my new daughter. I brought the food and set it down in front of her. We began eating when she suddenly asked me a question.

"Did you mean it? All those things that you said about my- Marshall. Did you mean them?" I thought for a second as I finished the food in my mouth and swallowed.

"Not all of them." She nodded.

"Which parts did you mean?" I thought back to what I had said, and it pained me, knowing I had said those things about Marshall in front of his daughter.

"Well I know I'm gonna try to be a better father than he was but you weren't a replacement and Marshall didn't force Skye to have pups, and I am definitely your Papi." She smiled cutely, but it quickly turned into a frown.

"Did you mean it when you said he never loved me?"

"Well I-"

"Yes or no would suffice." I sat in silence, not sure of how to answer.

"I don't really know." She raised an eyebrow at me and I thought back to the letter.

"Yes, I meant it. He loved you but, not like a father should. He loved you more like a friend." She nodded.

"Thank you Papi." was all she said in response. I felt terrible. Was I creating a hate towards Marshall inside of this pup? I didn't know what to say so I just ate.

"Papi?"

"Yes Firefly?"

"I love you!" My heart dropped. Now I felt even worse. 'I love you' that's something she's had never said to me before. Yes I love her and I know she loves me, but it has never became audio before. Our love is more understood without saying anything. How should I respond to this?' These things all ran through my head until my thoughts were broken.

"Do you love me?" She asked with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"What do you mean? Of course I love you." She shook her head.

"I mean do you love me like your daughter." I nodded quickly.

"I have since I heard your little whimper when you were a wee little newborn." She sighed.

"Do you see me as your daughter, or in your heart, am I still Marshall's?" 'Perfect! How am i supposed to answer this without hurting her?'

"Yes you are my daughter but deep down, no matter what I think or how I feel, you will always be Marshall's. It's his DNA that flows through you and it's him that brought you life." She nodded.

"Yes but it's you that kept me alive!" I said nothing in return.

"I don't care what papers say, doctors say or even what you say! Deep down in my heart, you are my father." I sighed in defeat.

"Well if I'm your Papi then you're my daughter. I love you too."I heard the lookout doors open and Rocky and Grit walked in with their tails intertwined as they stared deeply into each other's eyes. They walked right past us and into the kitchen, not even realizing we were there. I rolled my eyes and continued to eat until I heard a long moan come from the kitchen.

"What's Uncle Rocky and Uncle Grit doing?"

"Nothing. Their just playing a game."

"You sure you want this Rocky?"

"Yes Grit, mount me." My eyes went wide.

"'Mount me'? Are they playing horsie? Can I play?" Firefly asked her tail going a hundred miles an hour. I picked her up by her scruff and walked out of the Lookout with her. I set her down on the bridge and let her walk beside me.

"Where are we going, Papi?" she asked.

"Far away from here for a while."

"Why? Do you not like playing horsie?"

"Not with them!"

"Why?" she asked innocently as I felt myself go bright red.

"Well... they are too heavy for me." She nodded.

"Can we play horsie at the park?" I shrugged.

"Sure! You can ride on my back and I'll be the horse."

"Yay! But I want to play it just like Uncle Rocky and Grit play it!" My eyes went wide.

"Well we're gonna play it a bit different . Okay?"

"Yes Papi!"