Oh man, I still can't believe what happened in the last chapter... and I'm the one who WROTE IT! In case you didn't know what happened, I'm going to recap both chapters 12 and 13 since they were released back to back. Okay, if I'm not missing anything, let's recap!

Last time, our time traveling trio arrive at the D.E. and they started rolling, Dexter and Buford also hitched a ride onto the train. Dexter tried desperately to get Sam's attention, without much luck. He finally did after blowing the train whistle. Danielle was overjoyed when she saw him. While Dexter and Sam slowly inched towards each other, the third Presto log went off, causing the funnel to explode. It threw them off balance and left them dangling above the fast moving ground below them. But it doesn't end there, things got even worse. Buford showed up on top of the locomotive and was ready to shoot Sam down. Danielle went out and kept Buford distracted by dragging him into a fight. Scamp wanted to help her, but he chose to help Sam and Dexter, being that they're about to fall. Scamp passed Sam the hoverboard and he and Dexter made it to the D.E., but they quickly realized that Danielle was still out there. But they didn't have enough time to save her. The D.E. left to the future without her, and she and Buford went over the edge with the train. The D.E. arrived in 1912, and Sam vowed that he would fix the D.E. and go back and save her. But before he could, a train came by and smashed it to bits. This meant they couldn't save her... Danielle was gone...

Man... well, the climax is over now... let's see what happens now...

Ready? Sego!

Chapter 14 – Surprise at Home

Scamp's words echoed across the town, none of them had left the wreckage. Scamp, Dexter and Sam found it hard believe. But they had to. Danielle was gone. Sam was down on all fours, looking towards the ground trying to hold in the tears, Dexter was crying into his paws. Scamp wasn't much better; he too was crying silently.

Sam slowly looked up at the wreckage and saw the flux capacitor. The very thing that made time travel possible. It was beaten, cracked, and it fizzled out. He then noticed the hoverboard. It miraculously was left unharmed. But nobody cared.

"I can't believe it… I just can't!" Sam said as he clenched his fists in denial. He then opened his eyes as he realized something. "Our family… what will they say…? What will I say…? HOW WILL I EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM!?" Sam said loudly as he grabbed his hair in panic.

Sam continued to pace around, contemplating what to say, with no luck. Dexter was devastated. "No… Danielle! I loved you so much! Why did you go up against Buford!?" Dexter said as he continued to sob.

Scamp still couldn't believe that his sister was gone. "I can't believe it… I promised myself that I would keep her safe! But… I failed… I couldn't save her… and now… Danielle is gone… I failed her…" Scamp said as tears streamed down his face. "What kind of brother am I if I couldn't protect the ones I love!?"

Sam managed to stop and compose himself. He then kneeled next to the crying puppies. "Guys… we have to go, home now…" Sam said gently. Neither Scamp nor Dexter tried to argue, they knew he was right, they had to go home.

Sam then picked up both of them and held them in each of his arms and slowly began to walk back to their house.

Eventually, they arrived at the Darling residence. When they reached the gate, Sam spoke for the first time since leaving the wreckage. "Well… here we are… we're home…" Sam said as he placed down both of them on the steps. Together, they slowly strode up the concrete path in sadness and made a right turn to the side of the house.

"And everything is back to normal…" Said Sam. "Well… not all the way…" Said Scamp, who couldn't cry anymore. "Yeah… because Danielle… is gone…" Sam said as he stopped and looked down to the ground.

Then they heard a familiar voice. "Oh boys!" Said the voice. Scamp brushed it off. "I'm just hearing things…" Dexter's ears perked up, "You heard it too?" Dexter asked as he turned to Sam. "I thought I was the only one." Said Sam. The three of them looked at each other in alarm and turned to where the voice came from, and gasped.

To their utter shock. There, at the gate, stood Danielle, she was totally fine. They looked at her for a moment, trying to process if their hallucinating. But they weren't.

"Could it be…?" Sam said quietly before his expression turned from shock, into happiness. Scamp was overjoyed and started running towards her.

Danielle sat down and held out her front paws with a smile. Scamp sprinted down the concrete path, tears of joy flowing down his face. "Danielle!" Scamp cried with happiness. When he reached her, he threw his paws around her, pulling her into a tight hug. He rubbed his head against her's until he finally let go of her after a few long seconds.

When he did, Sam had already run over and knelt down. He picked up Danielle and hugged her. "You're alive, YOU'RE ALIVE!" Sam said joyfully as he held her out. After a moment, he gently placed her down onto the ground.

Danielle then laid her eyes on Dexter. They both looked at each other with happiness before running up to one another. They kissed upon reaching each other. They broke it after a solid 10 seconds and rubbed their heads together.

The two of them walked back over to Scamp and Sam. Sam, with his look of joy, asked the question. "But… how? How did you survive? How did you get back here safe and sound?" Asked Sam.

Danielle's smile grew. "Well, you guys won't believe what happened! I'll tell you… with a flashback! Narrator, hit it!"

You got it Danielle!

Buford had Danielle pinned again, but his grip slowly loosened as he looked ahead and saw the edge of the bridge. Danielle pushed him off and was about to hit him again when she noticed his facial expression.

Danielle turned and just in time to see Scamp in the back window of the D.E. "DANIELLEEE!" Was the last thing she heard Scamp say before the D.E. departed to the future.

Danielle was in shock; she couldn't believe what just happened. "NO!" Danielle said with horror.

Both Danielle and Buford screamed as they were thrown into the air after the train went over the edge.

As Danielle flew through the air, her thoughts were panicking. 'I'm dead! I'M DEAD! I'M SO DEAD!' Thought Danielle.

But then, she was suddenly caught in mid-air. Danielle stopped screaming, frozen with shock. Danielle looked down and saw Buford and the train.

"NOOOOO!" Buford screamed as he fell with the locomotive. The boiler then exploded as the train plummets into the pond with a huge splash, taking Buford down with it.

The D.E. slowly flew down and Danielle touched down onto the ground next to the tracks.

Danielle looked at who saved her and saw that a familiar puppy had caught her, his body was tied to a rope, which was tied to a flying D.E.

Danielle saw the back of the puppy it was gray, and she recognized it. "Scamp…?" Danielle asked slowly.

The puppy then spoke. "I'm not him, but you were close." Said the puppy before releasing her and leaning back to a sitting position. Danielle was finally able to see who saved her. Her eyes widened when she saw who it was. It was someone she wasn't expecting to see.

The puppy looked like Scamp, but his paws and ears were a tan colour, his eyes were gray, his nose was brown, and his collar was green. It was Scamp's future son, it was Champ!

"Wh… Champ!?" Danielle said with shock.

Champ untied the rope from his body. "Yep, that's me!" Champ said with a smile as the D.E. slowly landed next to them. After it did, another puppy poked her head out from the D.E. "Hi Auntie!" The puppy said cheerfully as she waved at Danielle.

Danielle didn't know her, but she looked like Angel, but her fur was the same colour as Champ's ears and paws, except for the tip of her paws, they're cream coloured, her eyes were also gray, her nose was brown, and her collar was magenta.

"Uh, who are you?" Danielle asked slowly. "I'm Angela! Champ's sister!" The puppy said cheerfully. "We saved you Auntie!" Said Angela as she jumped out of the D.E., went over to her and happily rubbed her head against Danielle's. Champ then joined in.

Danielle was still a little shocked at what's going on, but her shock slowly turned into happiness. "Thank you so much… You saved my life!" Danielle said happily. "You're welcome!" Said Angela.

After they separated, Champ then went over to the D.E. "Come on, let's get you home. Everyone who was with you are going to be so happy to see you, especially Dad!" Champ said with a smile.

Together, the three of them jumped into the D.E. and Champ untied the other end of the rope from the steering wheel. The D.E. started up and slowly rose into the air. Danielle then typed the destination time to about a half hour after Dexter, Sam and Scamp arrived in 1912.

"By the way, how do you have the D.E.? I thought Sam was going to destroy it?" Asked Danielle. "Oh, it did. It got smash to pieces by a train just after they made it back to 1912. Which explains why they didn't comeback to save you. Simply because they couldn't." Said Champ. Danielle wasn't expecting to hear that.

"Wait, it did? Then how did you…" Danielle trailed off when Champ came out with his answer. "Remember when Buster stole the time machine back- er… forward…? in 1914?" Asked Champ. Danielle nodded before Champ continued.

"Yeah, he wasn't the only one who stole it. We took a joyride too!" Said Champ. Danielle was going to speak, but Champ continued, "While you and Sam were tending to Dad after he passed out, me and Angela quickly snuck past you and took the D.E., right after Buster returned it after using it. Then we came back here and saved you! This is why the D.E. is flying right now, because it hasn't been struck by the lightning yet." Said Champ.

Danielle still had another question. "But… how did you know when to come back here at the right time? How did you know what will happen?" Asked Danielle. Angela then piped in. "Simple, you told us!" Angela said in her cheery tone.

Danielle was confused. "I did…?" Asked Danielle. "Well, adult you to be more specific." Said Champ. "She knew what would happen and told us to go save you. She knew because she already experienced it when she was younger, it already happened to her! This means that when the day eventually comes, you'll be telling us what happened on this day, and when. Leading us to go back in time and save you. The whole thing repeats again, and again, and again. It's a loop!" Said Champ.

Danielle had a hard time processing that, but she understood what he meant. She smiled yet again. "Wow, way to go future me!" Said Danielle. Champ and Angela smiled. "Okay Auntie, let's get you home now!" Said Champ.

Champ turned the D.E. around and accelerated it to 88 mph. After lighting up a bright blue, a bright flash swept over the windshield. When it subsided, they were flying above the town. Champ slowly landed the D.E. at Park Ave.

The passenger door opened, and Danielle jumped out. "Thanks again guys, for saving me." Danielle said with a smile. "No problem!" Said Champ.

Both he and Angela happily waved at her. Danielle waved back before Angela closed the door and the D.E. slowly rose up into the sky and flew off. With a bright flash of blue light, the D.E. was gone.

Danielle turned back towards her house down the street and started running towards it.

"And that's what happened." Said Danielle, finishing her explanation. Dexter, Sam and Scamp didn't move for several seconds. "Wow… Danielle being saved by her future nephew and niece, I did not see that coming!" Sam said as he turned to Dexter and Scamp.

Scamp was feeling so happy. "Oh man, if my future puppies were here right now… words can't describe how much I love them right now!" Scamp said happily.

Danielle then turned to Sam. "By the way, Champ said something about this being a loop. What did he mean exactly?" Asked Danielle.

Sam thought for a moment. "That Danielle, was a type of time paradox." Said Sam. Danielle and Scamp quickly looked him in alarm. Sam caught on and immediately reassured them. "BUT, it's not a paradox that can destroy the universe, if played correctly. Let me explain."

"This kind of paradox is called a 'Bootstrap Paradox'. It's where a set of events have no beginning and no end. For example, event A causes event B, event B causes event C. This is where the paradox occurs. Event C is the cause of event A, which causes event B, which causes event C, which leads back to A. It's a loop. Where the last event, was the cause of the first. Hence, there is no beginning, and there is no end. That's a Bootstrap Paradox." Explained Sam.

"This means when the future comes around in about a year and a half, you will be playing the role of future Danielle, telling Champ and Angela to save your past self. So that she could grow up and do the same thing. If you don't tell them, your past self will not be saved, and you would disappear from existence. So… just don't forget to tell them... Do you get it Danielle?" Asked Sam.

It was a lot to take in, but Danielle took his word for it and slowly nodded. Sam smiled. "Okay, good!"

Scamp then shook his head and sighed. "Danielle… I'm so sorry…" Scamp said as he looked at the ground. This caught everyone off guard. Danielle, Dexter and Sam looked at him. "For what?" Asked Danielle.

Scamp took a moment to respond. "For not saving you… I could've chosen to save you from Buford. But because I didn't… You were lucky my kids showed up… I could've saved you, but I chose not to… I promised myself I would keep you safe, and… I failed…" Scamp said slowly and sadly.

Danielle looked at him sympathetically for a moment. "Scamp…" Said Danielle. Scamp looked up at her, she then started to speak, "You didn't save me. Instead, you saved Sam and Dexter's lives. They would've fallen to their deaths if you chose to help me."

Danielle moved closer to him. "You chose to save them over me because you knew who needed it more. When I said, 'protecting those who need protecting,' you protected those who needed it the most."

Danielle then placed a paw on Scamp's back and smiled warmly. "In my eyes… You didn't fail… You made the right choice, Scamp…"

Scamp once again threw his paws around her and hugged her warmly. "Aww… that's so sweet Danielle." Sam said as he smiled. After a few seconds of silence, Sam then spoke up again. "Aren't you going to ask him to let go of you?" Asked Sam.

Danielle took a moment to respond. "No… not now… I'm letting him hug me for as long as he likes… after everything he's been through emotionally, he's earned it…" Danielle said with a smile.

Sam and Dexter looked at each other, Sam grinned. It became clear that a huge bond had formed between the two siblings. Before, they didn't exactly get along sometimes, but the whole trip through time revealed how much they cared for each other. Something Sam never would've thought he'd see.