"So... It all started back when the PAW Patrol disbanded.
Chase glanced down at his paws, laying down in his kennel at the police precinct. Despite being trained, he was forced to lay inside a cage. It didn't exactly work wonders on his claustrophobia, but he managed to do fine for the most part. He spent days within the kennel, the only time he would be let out was to deal with private business, only before being put back in the cage. He was given the basic necessities, food and water, along with a blanket, just to make the hard floor a little less hard. Chase was unable to freely move around, trying to stretch would just lead to the cage stopping him from stretching completely. He couldn't really exercise either, not even being enough space to jog in place within the small confines of his cage. At this point he longed to be home with the PAW Patrol more than anything, feeling himself grow rusty. He was practically a tool in a shed that would hang on the wall, never being used. The nights were long and the days longer. The only thing keeping him sane would be the police captain's son, who asked to pet and play with him. A 5 year old, with a wide smile. While the captain forbade him from taking Chase out of the cage, he was allowed to pet Chase, his hands could reach inbetween the bars and reach him. Chase enjoyed every last second of it, it may of been the only affection he would receive in a long time, and so he was sure to savor it.
He made sure to stay on the captain's good side, on the off chance he was let out for a mission, instead of heading in his police cruiser, he would jump into the back of a van and into another cage. He was only ever used as a sniffer dog, but he did his job damn well. Chase found multiple things, heroine and cocaine, and many other illegal substances. This was so much more than what he did within the confines of Adventure Bay, Ryder would never have Chase do anything remotely similar to sniffing out the white powder. Chase remembered getting a good whiff of it once and the entire day he found himself clawing at himself within his kennel. He had grown almost reliant on it, but it was just the one time. He managed to deal with it.
Still, life for the pup was horrible. How had he gone from being admired as a police pup that protected an entire town with a paw behind his back and blindfolded turn into a caged mutt, hardly getting any amount of sunlight. This went on for 6 whole months.
All of that changed when surprisingly enough the Princess of Barkingburg had called the police precinct that Chase was held at. She assumed one of her maidens were in possession of an illegal drug and wanted them to check it out. So the police would find their way sniffing around the castle. It took around a minute or so before The Princess had managed to notice Chase as her favorite pup of the former PAW Patrol and not just some random pup of the precinct. Chase at this point looked horrible, hardly being able to be recognized as the same Chase of the PAW Pateol. Chase's eyes were seemingly always narrowed, his eyes bloodshot. His fur was never so rough or messy, and his walk was staggered, Chase would always walk comfortably and in line. She called his name, and a glimpse of light would spark in his eyes for a split second before he would somberly stare at the Princess. She knew it was him. After the job was finished, it turned out the substance was a crushed up pill which was actually to help the maiden with her back, just a little meditation every day and she could do her job magnificently. She wasn't utterly dependent on it either, it was just a small convenience on her end. The princess apologized to no end to the police officers and the maid, and no hard feelings were discussed.
Just before Chase was taken back into the van and into the kennel, the Princess took hold of Chase's leash. "Excuse me sir." She would speak up to the police chief who held his leash. "If I could bother you for a moment, do you mind if I take Chase for the day? I'll be sure to return the pup once my business with him is finished. The police officer was caught by surprise, she knew Chase's name? It's not exactly like he had a nametag on his collar, and the entire day Chase didn't speak a word, practically as if he was just a regular dog. He would end up handling the leash to the Princess only after warning Chase to be on his best behavior. The Earl of Barkingburg would see the police officers off and Chase would be escorted into the castle.
The Princess would kneel down in front of Chase. He looked dazed, glancing to the ground, he hadn't even realized the transition that had taken place, or who was standing in front of him. She gently tilted Chase's chin up to glance into him. "Chase, are you alright?" Another light glimpse of light hit his eye as he focused on her.
"Pri...Princess...?" Chase asked, his voice silent, and drained of personality. He looked drained, already loosing focus on the princess. However he eyes shot open, eyes widening as she hugged him tightly.
"Oh Chase! My precious police pup! Please be alright!" She became teary eyed, the sight of the pup like this could bring a tear to anyone. Chase felt a resurgence in his heart, and found himself whimpering lightly, his paws reaching around and hugging her back. The Princess smiled, and ended the hug around a minute later.
Chase looked up to her as she stood up, while his appearance was horrible, but smile was five times greater. An shift in mood change, as he forced a smile.
The Princess would remove the pup's collar and leash. "Come, Chase! Let's go take you a bath!" Chase flinched, he couldn't even remember the last time he took a nice warm bath, months maybe. He glanced awkwardly towards himself, his fur was an absolute wreck, mocking the appearance of a stray dog. He glanced down in shame. He hadn't really taken track of his fur, or hygiene really, he couldn't even remember the last time he even managed to take more than a step into water. He seemed relatively glad that he would be able to clean himself up. Without hesitation he slowly limped after the human. She caught notice of this and would walk slowly.
With a bit of a walk, the Princess would lead Chase into a restroom. The Earl asked her if he would like to call someone to wash the pup, but she reassured him, claiming she would do so and do it fine. She did so with Sweetie all of the time. Chase smiled and slowly awaited her outside of the tub, his smile seemed to grow brighter and brighter as his time with her grew on. She filled up the bath with warm and soapy water before instructing Chase to hop in. Chase obediently climbed into the tub, with a bit of trouble at first but once inside he sat down. The water soothed him, and he almost wanted to submerge himself in it entirely and just lay there, but the last thing he wanted was to give her a scare, nor give her any trouble. He stayed above water and glanced at her nervously. He did this multiple times with Katie, but he wanted to be on his best behavior with the Princess.
Bath time went on, Sweetie would gently rub his legs and paws, and Chase would hold them out, staying still entirely to make it as easy for her as he could. Chase let out soft sighs of pleasure a few times. She would scrub his back, chest, and belly throughly, however when she rubbed his belly he felt himself whimper, in pleasure as he leaned into her hand. She giggled lightly and would pet the pup, only warenting more pleasured sounds. He hadn't felt this level of affection for awhile now. Of course she asked Chase to stay still, and he would do so, content with the short lived attention he received. He slowly stepped out of the tub and onto a towel she had set out. Of course he was soaking wet, some fur rolling over and covering his eyes, barely enabling him to see. She draped a towel over him and scrubbed him dry, much to his pleasure. Sure enough while it took a fair bit of scrubbing he was finally clean, and the feeling of it was enough to get Chase to lower his guard, smiling happily. She smiled and gently brushed his fur as he layed down on the towel.
Chase went in a blank and practically emotionless wreck of a pup, and now he was more full of life than ever. Chase glanced at the Princess with a hope that was non-existent before. She giggled and would hug him close, gently letting her finger rub through his fur. Chase could feel himself begin to break up. The puppy began to cry a fair bit, nuzzling into her happily. He hadn't realize his starvation for affection had mentally broke him until then. But now he found he felt so much better. He began to choke up as he attempted to speak, which resulted in her shushing him, smiling as she kept the hug longer. It was only around a minute longer but Chase felt like the hug went on for hours, her affection was the drug he sought after all along.
"So-" Chase stopped, turning his head to Rubble who was crying a river, and Tracker, blowing into a handkerchief. Rocky himself was hugging Everest who had made it to the lookout without Chase realizing, and she was hugging him back. Chase glanced at them all embarrassed. "S-So do you want me to stop..?"
"No!" They all rushed back to their seats, Everest now sat beside him on her own beanbag chair. "P-Please continue!" Rubble pleaded, wiping a tear from his eye.
"S-Si! Por favor!" Tracker begged.
"Y-Yeah, so where does Sweetie come into this..?" Rocky asked.
Chase took a quick drink, already feeling him throat become dry. "Oh...right. So... let's see..."
The Princess would escort Chase around, the two playing together for the most part. She gave him back his collar as well. Soon night would come about and she allowed Chase to sleep with her in her room. Chase made sure to keep himself in line. When they both were ready to head to bed, Chase would sleep at the foot of the bed. She asked him if he would be alright and he reassured her. Just before they would head off to sleep, the Princess would call Sweetie to bed. A few seconds later, Sweetie would push open the door and rush onto the bed with a smile- that was until she spotted Chase laying at the foot of the bed.
She gasped, "what?! What's he doing here, Princess?!" Sweetie asked in a furious tone. The Princess smiled down at her pup, picking her up.
"Chase is staying with us for the night! You won't believe I found him with the police from the Barkingburg Police Precinct!" She responded with a smile. "He's free to stay with us as long as he wants. I planned to tell you but I couldn't find you all day," she giggled, gently stroking the pup. Sweetie let out a low growl, glaring daggers at Chase. Chase knew full well how malicious Sweetie could be, he almost wanted to get off the bed and sleep on the floor before the Princess turned off the lights. "Goodnight my lovelies!~"
Sweetie barked, the crown on her pup tag emanating a light glow. Chase nudged closer and closer to the edge of the bed, as far as he could from Sweetie and the Princess. However, once the Princess was fast asleep, Sweetie got up, and would rush at Chase, tackling him off of the bed and causing him to fall on his back with an audible thud. He groaned in pain, more worried about having awaken her majesty more than the fact Sweetie had landed a clean hit to his flank and knocked him down. He didn't make an effort to get back up, knowing if he even tried to get back up the process would repeat itself. Chase sighed, "...goodnight Sweetie..."
Sweetie flinched, glancing at pup from atop of the bed, "..." She huffed and layed back down, next to her majesty. She curled up by her side, and for a short moment silence. Silence before Chase was given a response, "goodnight..." She huffed, closing her eyes and forcing herself to go to bed. Chase let a small smile creep onto his face before falling asleep himself.
In the morning Chase woke up the latest. The Princess actually shook him awake from his position on the floor. "Chase! Chase please wake up," the Princess pleaded and hugged the shepherd to her.
Chase woke up with a groggy smile, "huh... what..." He asked, looking around. "P-Princess..? What happened? I didn't do anything wrong did I?" He asked nervously.
"No you silly pup, you fell off the bed last night! I was worried, you aren't hurt are you?" She asked nervously. Chase gasped, flinching as he stood up.
"N-Nono, I'm perfectly fine, Princess, I'm sorry to have worried you!" He whimpered and would nuzzle into her stomach affectionately, hoping she would forgive his foolishness. She let out a sigh of relief and would gently pet the pup as he nuzzled into her.
"Oh Chase, I'm just happy you're alright. Now if you're sure, let us go eat breakfast! You must be hungry, correct?"
Chase gasped, realizing now how hungry he was. "O-Oh, yes please, I'm starving! L-let's go please." He smiled up at her, tail wagging quickly behind him. She giggled and led him towards the dining room. It was a large table dining room, and next to it layed two bowls both pink and presumably Sweetie's. To be expected, the pup was sitting at her bowl, eating away at her mini burgers. Eating Burgers for breakfast? That alone shocked Chase a bit. He would walk down the long corridor with The Princess, and she would sit down at her seat, where a stack of pancakes, blueberry nonetheless awaited her topped off with syrup and whipped cream.
"Chase, would you mind eating a burger for breakfast, like Sweetie?" The Princess asked. Chase smiled up, nodding his head. At this point he would eat anything as long as it wasn't just that generic dog food that they fed him at the precinct. She smiled, down at him, "would you mind eating out of one of Sweetie's bowls?"
Chase flinched, "only if she doesn't mind!" He glanced to Sweetie across from him. She looked a bit offended.
"O-Of course I mind! It's my bowl after all!" She barked in protest.
"But Sweetie my dear, you have at ten of those same bowls around the castle... Hmmm, well it can't be helped I suppose," she glanced down in thought.
"If it's possible, I-I don't need a bowl, Princess. I-If I spill any crumbs, I'll be sure to clean up any!" Chase looked up at her nervously. She giggled before leaning down and holding out a burger in her hands. He nervously smiled and took the burger, holding it in his mouth. He lowered himself to the ground and ate away at the burger, using his legs to hold the burger for the most. He slowly ate it off, piece by piece. Sweetie glanced towards Chase, a few times as he ate. Once finished, Chase checked for any spilled crumbs, and was relieved to find none.
"Chase, by chance, how long do you reckon you want to stay here before you head back to the po-"
"NO, PLEASE!" Chase barked out, bolting to his paws before gasping, backing up. "I-I'm sorry, I-I-I spoke out of turn, p-p-please forgive me Princess..." Chase whimpered, having backed himself up against the wall. Both Sweetie and the Princess saw his anxiety and unease.
The Princess got up, and slowly approached Chase, "nonono, Chase, I'm sorry, I suppose I brought that up too soon... You don't like it there, do you..?" She asked him.
Chase whimpered, "I..." He teared up, slowly lowering himself to the ground, his ears pressed to his head. "I... I don't like it, I hate it... Please don't send me back, I-I don't want to go!" Chase whimpered, resisting the urge to bawl out tears, but they continued to flow. He felt at his lowest and the two of them were there to see it all. He let out an yelp, and continued to yelp as she hugged him and held it. It was physically painful for Sweetie to see, wincing as Chase thrashed around within her hold. Chase ended up scratching her dress and face a bit, but she wouldn't let go. For a minute this went on before Chase tired himself out, and was bawling tears. He hugged her tightly, nuzzling his head into her neck.
"There there... c'mon Chase, just let it all out. It's fine. I won't send you back if you don't want to go back. You can stay with us if you need," she stroked his back gently. Chase continued to cry somberly, and she cried a bit to. Sweetie glanced at the two, staring at the crying shepherd. She took slow breaths before quickly rushing off.
For almost and hour the two would rest there. A maiden came in to give her majesty a bandage to the cut on her cheek. Chase hid his face in his paws and remained quiet entirely. The Princess would plant a kiss on Chase's forehead. Chase whimpered, shrinking down and nuzzling into her.
"Don't you worry Chase. It was just a scratch and this dress wasn't even close to one of my favorites. I promise you'll have a place to stay here in the castle. You can stay here for as long as you need and you don't have to ever feel like you're a burden on anyone."
Chase whimpered, and gently rested his head in her lap, nuzzling softly into her once more. "Thank you... I-I'm forever in your debt... I can't believe I attacked you..."
She giggled, "it's all water under the bridge, Chase. Now there's no need to be so formal, we're family from now on, pup!" The Princess grabbed the pup and pulled her up into a hug, nuzzling him from behind. Chase glanced back at her, and let out a happy sigh. At that moment he promised he wouldn't let anything harm her, and if someone ever layed their hands on her in a harmful way a quick death would be the only punishment. Chase smiled and nuzzled back into her the best he could. He accepted her as his new owner and was more than content with it. He began licking her face, much to her surprise. Laughter filled the air for the rest of the evening.
Night came about, and Chase was happy to walk into the room, the Princess wished the both of them goodnight and collapsed on the bed, exsausted from playing the entire day. Sweetie was already on the bed, awaiting the human. Once she touched down, she curled up at his side. Chase remained off the bed, camping out on the ground. He curled up at the side of the bed, letting out a soft yawn. "Goodnight my Princess, Goodnight Sweetie..." Chase muttered out, before closing his eyes. Unlike last night, Sweetie didn't make an effort to say goodnight.
The next morning Chase woke up, hearing the sound of footsteps. He slowly opened his eyes to watch Sweetie padding out of the room, opening the door. She glanced back at him spying her. She walked out of sight. Chase found himself blushing of all things as he stood up. The Princess was asleep, and so Chase decided to go and find out what the pup was up to.