104R 17: Second Chance Dog Shelter.
The school bus drove up beside a building and stopped and the door opened and Isabella and Charlie got off.
"Thanks." Said Isabella.
"Thanks, mister." Charlie added.
"You're welcome." Said the bus driver in a british accent.
"Hey, Keegan, Copper, guys, come on!" Charlie shouted.
Keegan, Copper and the Miller pups all rushed off the bus and the door closed shut and the bus drove off. The 11 Canadian boy, and the five Dalmatian puppies, all staired at the building in front of them that was titled 'Second Chance Dog Shelter.'
"What is this place?" Keegan asked.
"This is the place i was telling you about. Pretty cool, huh?" Said Isabella.
"Uh, i don't know, Isabella. Are you sure?" Said Keegan.
"Totally. My cousin Chloe's husband, Kevin, said that the Second Chance Dog Shelter is a fantasma, asticle place for dogs who either need a second chance or a place to crash, hang out and do stuff. It's gonna be great!" Said Isabella.
"Did you say Second Chance Dog Shelter?" Keegan asked in disbelief.
"Why, yes. Yes, i did." Said Isabella.
"As in the Second Chance Dog Shelter that Kevin Shepered owns?" Keegan asked.
"That's right. How did you know that?" Charlie asked.
"Uh, hello. 102 Dalmatians." Said Keegan.
"Oh, yes, of course. I should have realized that." Said Charlie. Poor kid. For some reason he kept forgetting that the three previous London based Dalmatian movies had been released world wide by Disney after the (2020) Texas 104 Dalmatians incident.
"Yep, this is the Second Chance Dog Shelter. Copper and the other pups can stay here." Said Isabella.
"I hope there's food service, cause i'm starving." Said Max.
Keegan, Isabella and Charlie staired wide-eyed at the Dalmatian puppy, with their mouths hanging wide open.
"What? What did i say?" Said Max.
"You can...you can talk?" Isabella asked.
"Well, of course he can talk. That's all he ever does." Said Dice.
"And eat. Don't forget eat." Said Mickey.
"I didn't forget, Mick." Said Dice.
"Dalmatian puppies say what?!" Keegan asked.
"I must be dreaming. pinch me, Isabella." Said Charlie.
Isabella did as she was told and pinched Charlie's right arm.
"OW! Geez! What was that for?!" Said Charlie, rubbing his right arm.
"You said for me to pinch you, so i pinched you." Said Isabella.
"Yeah, i said pinch me, not pinch the white meat off of me! Gosh!" Said Charlie.
"Well, you need to learn to start being more specific, Charlie." Said Isabella.
"That hurt." Said Charlie, still rubbing his right arm where Isabella had pinched him.
"Um, guys, hello? Remember us? Five dogs with no place to stay?" Said Dice.
"Wow. I can't believe it. Talking dogs. 'REAL' talking dogs." Said Keegan.
"Yeah. We've heard that before." Said Mickey.
"Then how come Olive hasn't said anything?" Charlie asked.
"Oh, Olive doesn't talk none." Said Max.
"I mean she can't talk?" Charlie asked.
"She doesn't know how? She never tried." Said Max.
"But how? I mean...how can you guys talk?" Isabella asked.
"It's a long story and we don't feel like sharing today. Let's just head inside the sheleter and make ourselves at home." Said Dice.
"Okay then. Right this way, everyone." Said Isabella. She, Charlie, Keegan and the five pups walked up to the front double doors of the building and the 10 year old blond knocked on one of the doors and waited for someone to answer.
Keegan: "I guess you're right about the place being great, Izzy. But still..."
"Keegan, i know you're worried, but listen. With Copper and the others living here, your stepmother and father will be happy and you can visit them everyday. It's perfect. Our problems are solved." Said Isabella.
The right door then opened and behind it stood a man. "Good day, children. How may i help you?" The man then saw who he was talking to and recognized them. "Oh. Hi, Isabella. Hey, Charlie. Who's your friend?"
"Hi, Ewen. This is Keegan Lewis. He's a new friend of ours." Said Isabella.
"Yeah, and he's really, really cool too." Charlie added.
"Anyway, Keegan, this is Ewen. He was one of my cousin Chloe's probation clients." Said Isabella.
"Please to meet you, mate. I'm Ian." Said the man, shaking Keegan's hand.
"Yes, i know who you are. I have the movie, 102 Dalmatians. Nice to meet you too." Said Keegan.
"You're not from here, are you?" Ewen asked.
"No, sir, i'm from Canada. My family and i just moved here a day ago." Said Keegan.
"I see. And what business do you have being here, me lad?" Ewen asked. The man then followed a barking sound and looked down and saw five Dalmatian puppies. Three of them were black-spotted, one was limon-spotted and the fifth one was liver-spotted. "Are these your's?"
Keegan picked up Copper and held the pup in his arms. "No, just this one. The other four are his new friends. I need to find a place for him, and the four other dogs like him, to stay. You see, the house my family and i are living in doesn't allow pets, so they can't live with us."
"That's right. So we thought that bringing them here would do them some good." Said Isabella.
"Look, Izzy, just because my boss, Kevin, is married to you cousin, doesn't mean that i'm gonna answer every distress call you from you." Said Ewen.
"But you don't understand. Keegan's dog is in danger." Said Isabella.
"Danger? What kind of danger?" Ewen asked.
"My stepmother was the mayor in Ontario, Canada, but she got transfered here to be the new mayor of London. But the house we're living in doesn't allow pets, so she and my Dad had me get rid of him by leaving him at an animal shelter. Somehow he got away and managed to make his way from Canada all the way here to London." Said Keegan.
"So tell your parents." Said Ewen.
"Were you not listening just now? I can't. My Dad and stepmother made me give Copper up before we left Canada and came here to London. If they find out that he's here, they'll ship him off to another animal shelter, with maximum security, where he can't run away. Or the pound if my stepmother has it her way again. And there's no telling what she'll do to the other four puppies. Please, Ewen, please. You've gotta help us, please." Said Keegan.
Ewen didn't say anything.
Charlie: "I'm sorry, Ewen, he's desperate. We'll be on our..."
"Very well. Come on in and i shall arange a stay for your dogs." Said Ewen.
"What?" Said Charlie, Isabella and Keegan, with smiles on their faces.
The three kids and the four Dalmatian puppies entered inside the building and Ewen closed the door behind them. They followed Ewen over to a desk and he picked up an intercome.
"Miss Davis? Miss Davis? You're presence is requested up front. There's a boy and his dogs here who are in need of our help." Said Ewen in the intercome.
"I'll be right there, Ewen." Said a female voice on the intercome.
"Take your time." Said Ewen before placing the intercome back on the desk and turnning back to the kids and the dogs. "She'll be with you momentarily." He said before walking off.
Isabella, Charlie, Keegan and the puppise all looked at their surroundings and saw dogs of all kinds roaming around the room. Some were playing while others were eating.
"Well?" Isabella asked.
"It's okay." Said Keegan.
"Isabella! Charlie!" Came a british voice.
The kids and the dogs turnned to see five dogs coming their way, with a red Parrot sitting on the back of a white/brown dog. Two of the dogs were full grown adult Dalmatians.
"It's about time you guys got here. I've been going out of me bloomin mind wondering where yous guys was at." Said the Parrot. He and the dogs then noticed another boy, who they had never seen before, holding a liver-spotted Dalmatian puppy. At his side were three black-spotted Dalmatian puppies and a limon-spotted Dalmatian puppy. "What are they doing here?"
"Hey! Be polite." Said Charlie. "This is Keegan Lewis and his best friend, Copper. And these are their new friends, Dice, Mickey, Max and Olive. Everyone, meet Waddlesworth. He's a Rottweiler."
"Hey." Said the Parrot known as Waddlesworth.
"Funny, he looks like a Macow." Said Keegan.
Waddlesworth then snarled at Keegan and Copper, causing them to flinch.
"Trust me. He's a Rottweiler." Said Charlie.
"The two Dalmatians are my cousin Chloe's dogs, Dottie and Dipstick." Said Isabella.
"No way! Really?! As in the two adult Dalmatians from the 102 Dalmatians incident in (2000)?" Keegan gasped.
"The very same. The shelter is looking after them while Chloe and Kevin are on vacation." Said Isabella.
"Whoa." Said Keegan.
"And these are Kevin's dogs, Chomp, Digger and Drooler. They're also staying at the shelter until Kevin and Chloe return from their trip." Said Isabella.
"Cool!" Said Keegan. He couldn't believe it. Just a few days ago, he and Copper were watching the movie, 102 Dalmatians, and now here it was, just a few days later, the real Dottie, Dipstick and friends stood right in front of him. He didn't know what to think, but if this was a dream, he didn't want anyone to wake him up from it.
"Now do you know why you're not suppose to run with scissors." Said Candace as she walked down a flight of stairs, with a yellow Labrador Retriever, that had it's right paw bandaged up. "Sonny? Sonny!" She called with a hand to her mouth.
A gray Standard Schnauzer dog ran over to where Candace and the Lab were standing, which was at the bottom of the stairs.
"What do you say?" Said Candace.
The Schnauzer barked, appologizing for daring the Lab to run with scissors in his mouth.
"Okay, go play." Said Candace.
The two dogs then ran off to play together.
"Don't run!" Said Candace. "Whatever that Ewen guy says is wrong. The name's not miss Davis, it's Can..." She trailed off of her sentence as she saw her nephew with Isabella, Charlie and five Dalmatian puppies. "Keegan?"
"Aunt Candace? What are you doing here?" Keegan asked.
"I work here." Said Candace.
"But i thought you were a house sailsmen?" Keegan asked.
"I am. I have two jobs. When i'm not out sailing houses to people, i'm here, slaving my heart out at the Second Chance Dog Shelter." Said Candace.
"Wow, you have two jobs?" Keegan asked.
"Yes. Yes, i do." Said Candace.
"That's really, cool, aunt Candace." Said Keegan.
"Thank you." Said Candace. The red headed woman then noticed the liver-spotted Dalmatian puppy her nephew was holding in his arms. "Why, hello there, little fella." She said as she pet the puppy. "Who's this?"
"Oh! Aunt Candace, this is Copper, the dog that i told you about a day ago when we moved into our house. Copper meet my aunt Candace." Said Keegan.
"Why, hello, Copper, i'm Candace. It's really nice to meet you." She said as she shook the pup's paw.
Copper barked, causing Candace to flinch.
"It's okay. That's just a dog's way of saying he likes you." Said Keegan.
"I see." Candace looked down and saw the other four Dalmatian puppies. "And who are these guys?"
"This is Dice, Mickey, Max and Olive. They're friends of Copper's. They were with him when they found me." Said Keegan.
"Oh, friends. Well, then it's an honor to meet you all. Any friend of Keegan's and Copper's is a friend of mine." Said Candace. "So, i guess you guys wanna drop the puppies off here for a while?"
"Well...not exactly." Said Keegan.
"What does that mean?" Candace asked.
"Well, as you know, when my parents and i moved here, we didn't have Copper with us. That's because De ViL Manor has a no pets allowed pollocy written in Cruella's will. So we left him at an animal shelter in Ontario, Canada. But somehow he was able to escape and make it all the way here to London." Said Keegan.
"Cute story. But i still don't get what any of that has to do with you coming here." Said Candace.
"Allow me to explain. You see, Candace, Keegan's parents don't know that Copper is here in London and is with us. Keegan is afraid that if he tells them, they'll ship Copper off to the pound. So Charlie and i suggested to Keegan that he could let Copper stay and the other four pups stay here until we can figure out what to do next." Said Isabella.
"Oh, i see. So i'm guessing that means you like the place?" Said Candace.
"Are you kidding? This place is crazy! I love it!" Said Keegan.
"Glad to hear it. So i'm guessing you dig the place? Pretty cool, huh?" Said Candace.
"The coolest! This place is perfect! It's just like Izzy said: With Copper and the others living here, my parents will be happy and i can visit them everyday until we can figure something out! Our problems are solved!" Said Keegan.
"Well...there is one little problem." Said Candace.
"What? Can't Copper and the others live here?" Keegan asked.
Candace: "Yes, but..."
"Then there's no prob. The pups stay here, Keegan comes to see them everyday, done deal." Said Charlie.
"Um, Keegan, guys,...the Second Chance Dog Shelter is a place for dogs who want a second chance in socioty. It's not a boarding house. If you leave Copper and the other pups here, you can't come see them, cause they won't be your's anymore. They'll be put up for adption, like all the other dogs here." Said Candace.
"Adoption?" Keegan gasped.
"Yeah. For one reason or another, all of the dogs here have either been picked up off the streets or given up by their human families. And as much as they all love living here, what they really want is to be adopted by a new family who wants a dog." Waddlesworth explained.
"Well, then forget it. As cool as this place is, adoption's not an option. Come on, guys, lets go." Said Isabella before she, and Charlie proceeded to leave.
"Wait." Said Keegan.
"What? Come on, Keegan. Adoption?" Said Isabella as she and Charlie turnned to face Keegan.
"I know, but what else can we do? the De ViL Manor does not allow pets." Said Keegan.
Copper whimpered.
Keegan: "Don't worry, boy. I'm not giving you up. Just stay here until Isabella, Charlie and i can think of a better idea. If i come back tomorrow..."
"He's still your's...but if someone shows up and wants him, and you're not here, he will be adopted. And so will the other four puppies." Said Candace.
"Okay." Said Keegan before placing Copper on the floor.
"Okay? OKAY?!" Said Isabella.
"Don't worry. I will be here." Said Keegan.
"Do you need a ride home?" Candace asked.
"Uh, no, thanks. I'll take the bus." Said Keegan. "I'll be back, you guys. I promise." He said as he rushed out the front door and closing it behind him.
"I'll be back. Hmph!" Said Ewen. "If i had a nicole for every time i heard that, i'd be a very richer man than i am now." He looked at the five Dalmatians. "But don't worry, you guys. You look like cute, playful little puppies, and you all most certainly will each be snatched up by a loving family in no time."
The Copper went over to some crates that were stacked over by a window and the liver-spotted Dalmatian puppy climbed up the crates and made it to the top, where he looked out the window, viewing the property of what was now sadly his new home...at least for now, anyway.
104
DALMATIANS
RETURNS
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SUPRISE! The return of Dottie, Dipstick, Waddleswoth, Chomp, Digger and Drooler! Bet you didn't see that comin', now did you? You didn't see that coming? You didn't see that coming? No, you didn't see that one coming.
Anyway, this story is the sequel to 102 and 104 Dalmatians, with a new main villain: Linda Tremaine Lewis.
Please review and i'll see you in the next chapter.