After breakfast the next morning, Atticus and Patch came to James and Elizabeth's house, to say goodbye to Mo and pick up Colette.
"I sure do wish I could come with you, Atticus." Mo smiled.
"Maybe someday in the future..." Atticus suggested. "I'll bring you back something nice though."
"Thank you." Mo thanked her boyfriend, giving him a kiss.
Atticus smiled and blushed slightly from the kiss, giving her a goodbye hug.
Patch walked in through the house, he saw Angel and Colette talking while Scamp and Danielle were playing tug-of-war with each other. "Hey, guys." he then smiled.
The others smiled to him. Colette walked over to the Dalmatian she loved.
"Just making sure you were ready to go." Patch said to her.
"Yeah, I do admit, it was hard to fall asleep after our talk last night, but I'm ready if you are." Colette smiled to him.
"I sure am." Patch said.
"Hey, Patch, you wanna do a little tug-of-war before you two leave?" Scamp asked.
"Oh, I don't know..." Patch replied shyly.
"Come on, just one round." Scamp said.
"Go on, Patch; you better do it now before Scamp starts to beg." Colette giggled.
"Well... Just one..." Patch agreed.
"We'll see who's Top Dog around here now!" Danielle laughed in excitement.
"Yeah, let's see if you still got it, strong pup." Scamp playfully teased.
"Oh, you're on, House Dog." Patch teased back.
Danielle dragged over the rope and put it in between them. "LET'S GET IT ON!" she jeered like a wrestling referee.
Patch and Scamp grabbed both ends and started to tug.
"And go!" Danielle called out.
Patch and Scamp growled as they bit hard on the ends they were 'holding' and even started to circle each other. And were both now pulling on each ends, but of course, it wasn't going to be easy for Scamp. Scamp was nearly sliding on the floor as Patch tugged a lot harder than a normal puppy would. And where of course, in the end Patch won with Scamp being tied up with the rope after he nearly slid and spun around. Danielle, Angel, and Colette cheered for Patch's victory. Scamp muffled and struggled with the mess he was trapped in.
"Oh, let me get that for you..." Patch grabbed the other end and spun him out into freedom.
Scamp looked dizzy a moment, but then shook his head. "Clever..."
"And sorry about that, sometimes I forget how strong I am." Patch apologized.
"You should come with a warning label." Angel joked.
This caused for all of them to laugh a little.
"Well, Colette, we better get going." Patch smiled.
"Right..." Colette nodded.
"Have a safe trip!" Scamp called.
"Bye, guys!" Colette smiled to her family as she followed Patch out the door.
"Lemme know if you wrestle any greased pigs!" Danielle laughed.
"We'll let you know." Patch told her.
Danielle laughed as she got on the floor. Patch and Colette walked off together, going to meet Lucky to where the truck would make its stop, saying goodbye to their humans on the way.
Luckily for them, Lucky had finished his breakfast and was now waiting for them to get there. Patch smiled and instantly ran to him. Colette smiled too, she followed, but a little slower.
"Hey, Patch." Lucky smiled to the puppy.
"Hey, Lucky." Patch smiled, nuzzling up to the dog.
Lucky smiled, then saw the female cocker spaniel puppy. "Ah, this must be the lovely and famous Colette, huh?"
Colette blushed a little. "Yes, Mr. Lucky..." she greeted.
"You can just call me, Lucky," Lucky said. "So then, shall we get to the truck before it takes off without us?"
"Hurry, I know where it's headed!" Patch told them, running ahead.
"Whoa, slow down, Speedo!" Lucky called, but then laughed a little. "Oh, those boy puppies really know how to take the lead, huh?"
"My brother's exactly the same way." Colette giggled in agreement as she followed him to catch up with Patch.
All three of them ran as fast as they could to catch the truck before it would leave. The truck made a stop to a close by gas station diner with the driver going in for a moment. Lucky, Patch, and Colette made it to the end of the truck with no way in. Patch was about to open it until a male boxer opened the doors.
"Where you folks headed?" the boxer asked them.
"Dearly Farm." Patch panted.
"Well, you're in luck, come on in!" the boxer told them with a smile, inviting them to join him for the ride. "Bruce here has to make one stop there, we got Kanine Krunchies to deliver to the market."
"Cool!" Patch cheered, jumping right in.
"Alley oop!" Lucky called, jumping in as well.
Patch held out his paws for Colette. Colette smiled and took his paws, pulling herself in.
"You might wanna nap on the way," the boxer told them. "The farm's far away from here."
"A little nap would be good." Patch said.
"Too excited..." Colette muttered, but she seemed to be getting sleepy now.
"Just a little nap." Patch smiled.
Lucky was already asleep, due to being an old dog and all. Patch came between his father figure and girlfriend to get some sleep. The boxer shut the door after them just as the driver came back to drive the truck until his stop near Dearly Farm. Patch's dream was a pleasant one where he was now in front of his biological dog family. Lucky was dreaming and hoping the Pongo family would like him like Patch did.
Colette was dreaming the same thing, well, almost the same thing due to her relationship with Patch being in a romantic sense and not an adoptive father and adoptive son sense. It was a long drive to the Dearly Farm, but it was all going to be worth it. The boxer slept here and there, but he woke up at certain stops so he could wake them and tell them when they would be at the farm.