My Dog is Chase Devineaux

Chase is transformed into a dog after wishing he understood Carmen Sandiego and why she tried to save him. Carmen finds him and adopts him. Chase becomes a part of the team as a dog and slowly develops feelings for Carmen. Maybe she is not the villain he thought her to be or maybe he's just falling in love. Oh help, he's in trouble now. Julia is worried about her partner and V.I.L.E hates Carmen's new ally. Chase/Carmen

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

this takes place a week after season 1 and before season 2.

Chapter 1: Wish and Transformation

France, Poitiers
17:30

Chase sighed as he walked home after another wasted day at Interpol. He'd been tossed to the side by Chief and put in a closet and to rub salt in the wound, his supervisor was no more than a kid! It was humiliating, he was a decorated Inspector of Interpol for god sakes. Ever since running into Carmen Sandiego he'd had a streak of bad luck that was as long as his arm. He was sure it was her fault, everything was fine before her. He sighed, "Keep telling yourself that Devineaux, maybe one day you'll believe it." He knew that majority of it was his fault, he didn't stop to think, he didn't listen, he lost and broke things, he was rude and dismissive to his partner...his now former partner, Miss Argent and boy did he feel guilty about that. He was a despicable person as of late, his parents would be ashamed if they were still around. He sighed again, trying to remember what had happened after the people who had kidnapped him had put that device on his head. All he could remember was Carmen Sandiego and then, nothing. He struggled to understand her, why did she do as she did? Was Miss Argent right about her? "Gah! I wish I could understand Carmen Sandiego and learn the truth about her!" he shouted, not knowing that his wish would come true in a very unusual way. It was now night time and although he didn't know it, there was a special star shining tonight. It heard his wish and glowed brightly. Chase felt something strange happening to him and looked alarmed, "Wha..." was all he managed before his world went black.

In another part of Poitiers

Carmen sighed, looking up at the stars, she'd been recovering from her fight with Coach Brunt and mulling over what had happened to Devineaux. It was her fault, she'd swiped that A.C.M.E. key card from him, which had lead V.I.L.E. to him. She was also thinking about what Shadowsan had told her. It was all a lot to take in and she was worried about the Inspector, she'd visited him in secret after hours. She'd apologized to him, even though he probably couldn't and didn't hear her. He was the other, secret reason she'd stayed in Poitiers, she wanted to watch over him and make sure V.I.L.E. didn't come for him again.

"Red, you there?" asked Player, his voice laced with concern.

"Yeah, I am."

"I know you're still worried about him but just thought you should know that tonight there's a very special star that supposedly grants one wish to one lucky person. It's just superstition but there has been some proof as throughout history strange things have happened to certain people. I'm looking up more now."

"Thanks for the info Player. A real wish-granting star huh?"

"Can you think of anything that you'd wish for Red?" asked Player with a grin.

"Nothing that can't be solved with hard work and skill," replied Carmen with a smile.

"Hey Red?"

"What is it Player?" asked Carmen.

"There's some sort of strange light downtown, you might wanna check it out," said Player. "It could be V.I.L.E."

"I'm on it," said Carmen, leaping off the building.

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Chase groaned or at least that's what he wanted to do, instead of a groan he heard a whine. 'What the?' he wondered and tried to get up but found he couldn't, "What's wrong with me?" he said but the words came out as a bark. That's when he stopped trying to get up and looked at himself. Four paws, a medium-length black and tan coat, a tail and he felt his ears actually twitch, He felt a rising panic. He was a dog, a German Shepard from the looks of it, and a young one too. He was a dog! He barked in alarm and panic, trying to get up but found that he couldn't control his new legs. He fell hard on the ground, yelping as he fell onto one of his paws. His newly enhanced senses were assaulting him, the sounds were too loud and the smells were too great. He wished that someone would help him.

"Aw, you poor thing," he heard a very familiar voice and felt himself being picked up gently. He looked up in the face of her...Carmen Sandiego! He barked and struggled, making his paw hurt and he yelped again. "Easy there, easy, I'm not going to hurt you," was what he heard. He felt her do something, she was...petting him? He felt himself calming down, the petting felt good. Chase finally looked up at La Femme Rouge's face. It was filled with worry and kindness and her hands were gentle as she petted him. "There now, that's better. Player, I found a German Shepard puppy, he's hurt his paw, can you direct me to a vet?"

'Who is Player?' wondered Chase as he stared up at Carmen, he couldn't believe he'd heard that. A dog's hearing was amazing. Wait, VET! No no no no no! He whined but Carmen kept on stroking his new fur coat.

"A puppy? Always helping those who can't help themselves huh Red?" asked Player with a smile as he looked up at the nearest vet.

"You know me, Player," she said with a smile.

"I do. Ok, the nearest vet is two blocks down, then take a left," said Player.

"Thanks, Player, talk to you in a bit," said Carmen as she started walking.

Chase could not believe this, he was somehow a puppy, with a hurt paw, in Sandiego's arms and being taken to the vet. 'This is going to hurt, I just know it. What are the odds that La Femme Rouge would be the one to find me?' he thought as he was carried into the clinic. 'That was fast, I did not even notice that we were here,' Chase looked around and saw that the clinic was empty.

"Hi, I'm here to see the vet. I think this puppy I found was abandoned and I also think he hurt himself," said Carmen, talking to the young, ginger-haired, freckled-faced girl that was at the counter blowing gum. Her tag read. 'Aggie, Intern,'

"The vet's in," said Aggie, typing up the info. Chase watched her blow the gum in disgust, feeling his dog's nose wrinkling and he looked up at Carmen to see that she was also looking disgusted and annoyed at Aggie's behaviour. "Dr. Greeth, a Miss..." and she looked at Carmen for her name.

"Miss Rena, Rena Rouge," said Carmen, making Chase's jaw drop in surprise. She was using a part of his name for her for a false name?

"Miss Rouge to see you with a puppy," said Aggie. She listened for a moment, "Go on in," she said to Carmen and she walked in to meet Dr. Greeth.

"Ah, Miss Rouge. It's a pleasure to meet you," said Dr. Greeth, he was a pleasant-looking, middle-aged man with black hair with a few grey streaks, laughter lines, grey eyes, and a kind smile. Carmen and Chase liked him already.

"Likewise Dr. Greeth. I found this puppy on the sidewalk, he was trying to walk and he was all alone, with no sign of anyone. I think he was abandoned. I'm not sure if he was hurt before he was abandoned or afterward. Can you help him?" asked Carmen, gently putting Chase down on the table.

"I'll do my best. Well then little fellow, let's take a look at you," said the Dr. He gently sat Chase up and Chase couldn't help but whine because as gentle as the man was, his paw still hurt. "Easy there boy," he said, petting his head.

"Oh come on, I may look like a dog but I'm not a dog. Stop petting me," he tried to say but all that came out was a bark.

"Well aren't you feisty," said Greeth as he felt Chase's paw, who let out a little yelp of pain. "It's nothing more than a slight muscle sprain. A few days of rest, a painkiller, and some muscle ointment and he'll be as good as new in about a week," said Dr. Greeth.

"That's great, but who'll take care of him?" asked Carmen.

Yes, who would take care of him? That was an answer Chase wanted to know too.

"Miss Rouge, what do you do for a living?" asked the vet.

Chase looked up, wondering just what she was going to say.

"I'm interested in rare and ancient artifacts, I travel the world to find them and I do my best to help prevent them from being stolen. Treasures like that of things like the Eye of Vishnu, the Staffordshire Hoard, the Terra Cotta Army, are valuable not just because of how old they are but because they have historical and cultural meaning to the people they belong to. Taking them away from those people, their right to their past, it's wrong. To preserve those things, that is my goal."

Chase's jaw dropped, that was the reason? She stole artifacts to protect them? To return them to their rightful owners and countries? Miss Argent was right all along, great, he would have to eat crow and humble pie. He owed her a big apology. He sighed, he was a fool, an arrogant, rude, careless, reckless, opinionated, thoughtless fool. Sigh, where had he gone wrong?

"That is highly admirable Miss Rouge. Do you work with the police?" asked Dr. Greeth with a smile.

"I've had their help on an occasion or two," said Carmen, Chase snorted as best he could at that. Though she wasn't lying, the Magna Carta did find its way into Julia's hands after all.

"Well, then I think you'd be the perfect owner for this little guy," said the vet.

"You do?" asked Carmen in surprise.

"She is?" asked Chase with a bark.

"A German Shepard is a highly intelligent dog who is family orientated but also works well as a police dog, a rescue dog, and a dog for the blind, among other professions. Just having a dog is a good idea because they don't judge you and they can keep your secrets. They're great animals to have, especially if you're the type to get stressed easily. A dog helps take your mind off of things, With your kind of job a dog like this little guy would be perfect, especially when he gets older, if well trained he'd be great at sniffing out thieves and be good protection for you," said the vet.

"Well, when you put it that way how can I refuse. What do you say, you and me?" Carmen asked Chase.

"Well I certainly don't want to end up in the pound and it'll allow me to see if you are telling the truth about what you said and to learn more about V.I.L.E. so let's do this," said Chase but it all came out as energetic barking.

"Alright then, I'll just need your details and you'll need to give him a name. You can buy everything you need for him here," said the Dr.

"Ok then. I think I'll call him..."

'Please not something stupid, something better than something like Spot or Wags or...' his thoughts were cut off when he heard his name.

"Chase. I'll call him Chase. After an Interpol officer who got hurt in the line of duty. I didn't know him well personally but he never gave up, always managing to track down who he was after, somehow. This little guy reminds me of him, especially his eyes. So his name is Chase."

His jaw dropped for the third time that day. That's what she thought of him!? She was naming him after himself! He wondered what else she thought of him. 'I guess I'll find out,' and he barked and wagged his tail, letting Carmen know that he approved and she laughed, picking him up gently. 'Why not?' he thought and licked her on the nose, causing her to laugh again. 'Her laughter is nice,' he thought.

The vet smiled and then the part Chase was dreading came. The injections. Since he was being adopted, he needed his vaccinations. It was painful, but at least he wasn't... well, that hadn't happened...yeah.

"He didn't put up a fuss, that's surprising for a two-month-old," said the vet.

"You can tell how old Chase is?"

"Actually, I'm only twenty-eight," said Chase with a bark, most people thought he was older.

"Certainly, when you've been in my profession for as long as I have," said the Dr.

Carmen nodded and got everything Chase would need for his new life with her, including a smart blue collar with his name on the tag. Carmen didn't mind spending money on him as she wanted to be a good owner and so she would do everything to give him the best of everything. "Thanks for everything Dr. Greeth," she said, taking everything out to the car which had been auto-driven there by Player since Zack and Ivy weren't available for some reason.

"You're welcome Miss Rouge, take care of yourself and Chase," he said, waving goodbye.

"I will," she said, putting Chase in the car before getting in herself and driving off. "Well Chase, it's now you and me. We're a team. I can't wait for you to meet Zack, Ivy, and Player. We're a family and you're now a part of it too," said Carmen.

"Oh, I can't wait for this whole thing to start. Very well Miss Sandiego, let's be a team and maybe I can also figure out a way to get back to my real self," barked Chase. It was going to be an interesting time for everyone now.

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