There was something about Rocky and Chase that was so odd today. I'm not sure just what it could be, but I'm hoping everyone will get to know what it is that's been bothering the two so much. One thing's for sure, they might get caught up in something serious if they don't come out already
Rubble
-At the firehouse-
We eventually managed to find the pup that was on the roof of the firehouse. It looked really scared for its life, the breed look to be like a black Maltipoo, it was very fluffy and only seemed to be 5 months old. The poor thing must've gotten itself on the roof because of whatever happened in Katie's salon (Not that I could blame him…). Chase started piling up traffic cones so that no one could interfere with the situation at hand.
"Marshall, you know what to do, Rocky start that makeshift platform for the poor thing!" he could count on me for sure. I looked in my truck for any flat surface, something easy to grip as well… Maybe, yep that'll work! I grabbed the plastered surface along with some rope. Ryder and I put two and two together to create a makeshift platform. Marshall rose up his ladder and began to climb up it. The black Maltipoo started whining and backed away from Marshall, then, something unexpected happened. It was there when the Maltipoo jumped towards the fire truck, we all gasped as the pup was too far away to make it. That's when I got into action, using my claw, I grabbed the platform and made a dash for it. It was much heavier then I thought it would be. I hopped onto the fire truck and extended my claw arm to make sure the pup landed on the platform. It did, but the platform was unbalanced and I couldn't hold it any longer. I called for Chase to help out, without hesitation, he launched his net to catch it. The Maltipoo landed safely into the net, everyone sighed a breath of relief. The poor pup kept whining, I let go of the platform, daintily falling to the ground. I hopped off the fire truck with a breath of relief, everyone else looked a bit stunned.
"W-Wow, Rocky! That was… SO COOL!" exclaimed Marshall. I didn't know what I was thinking then; the pup was in danger, so I had to save it. I smiled at everyone and scratched my head. I looked at the Maltipoo, it was so afraid of us.
"Hey there little one! What's your name?" I asked. The pup seemed to struggle with its words. I don't think it can talk yet, or maybe it's just too scared.
"M-Micah," it said. "Your name is Micah? Hmm... " said Chase. I wonder what he was thinking about. Ryder came by and picked up a pup named Micah, he looked at it with gentle eyes. It seems to have calmed down a little, I'm not too sure about why it was so nervous to begin with. But now it's stable, so I guess we can return him to his owner. Ryder put the pup down, it began walking towards me. Until it stopped right at my face, they licked me on my cheek and nuzzled close to me. Everyone looked at the pup and me with a smile.
"Hehe! Micah likes you the most Rocky!" said Marshall. I guess that was true, he did seem to trust me more than the other pups. I looked down at Micah, he looked up at me.
"Say… Are you a boy or girl?" Micah looked confused for a bit, then laid down and revealed his belly. It's… a guy. Well, then again I doubt the name Micah is meant for girls anyhow. This was certainly one way to find out a species gender. I looked at Ryder and everyone else. I understood by their looks at me, this mission was over. I hopped onto my truck, Micah jumped onto it too and almost didn't make it. His size was got in the way of making it, it must suck to be small. I helped him up, he seemingly wanted to ride with me to Katie's salon. Ryder and the other two pups hopped onto their vehicles and started their engines. I started mine as well, Katie here we come. As we were driving the way there, I noticed Micah was whining a little. I'm not sure what could be causing it, but either way, he should be happy to be back with his owner. We arrived at Katie's salon to see both the owner and Katie standing outside. Ryder grabbed Micah from my truck and handed him to what appeared to be the owner. He was dressed in a black suit, in his hands were a cane and a leash. I got bad vibes from him, I'm hoping he's not a bad guy. Unless he was from Foggy Bay, which to me would make total sense why the pup would run away.
"Ah, Micah! There you are, you had me worried!" he grabbed Micah "Don't ever run away from me like that again Mr!" Something told me he meant it.
"Oh thank you Ryder and the PAW Patrol! I never thought I would see him again, thank you sincerely. Now c'mon Micah, let us go." Micah began whining even more. His owner looked at him with serious eyes. Which made him even more frightened, Micah began squirming even further. Something wasn't right here…
"Ryder… I don't think that pup wants to go with him…" I said, they all stared at me with an upset look. "Say, now that I think about it… Sir how have you been treating Micah?" asked Ryder.
"Oh why, I pamper him with all the delights he could want! His life is the dream of any pup's life. I don't know why he's whimpering, he never does!" he said. I looked at him with suspicious eyes, Chase did the same. We both knew this guy was lying.
"Sir, I don't think you're telling us the truth." said Ryder, "Yeah, as a matter of fact, Micah began whimpering when you entered the store to pick him up after he was done with his salon hour. What are you really doing with the poor thing?" replied Katie. This guy was no good, I know it to be true.
"Nonsense! He simply wants more bathtime, he's always loved bubbles. Now if you excuse me, I have many things to do. Come along Micah~" Micah began whimpering even more. He then made a dash to me, only being held back by his collar. His owner began pulling him with force. Micah continued to run to me, this wasn't good. Marshall knew this situation all too well, he got out his medkit in case something happened. One last time, Micah ran towards me, but before his owner could pull him back. Ryder unhooked the leash from his collar. The pup jumped towards me, I pulled him into my arms. I put him behind me, I growled at the owner for making him suffer. The other pups did the same, Ryder gave him an angered look. Meanwhile, Katie took Micah into her arms and comforted him. The owner looked mad, he gave us a stern look. He then took out his cane, now he had a weapon on him. He swung not towards Ryder, but me. I didn't have time to dodge and got a brutal hit to my stomach, knocking the wind out of me. I curled up in pain, that's when Chase got into action. I swear I heard him yell "No!", he got out his net and entangled the man. We had him cornered. Katie called the police, and the man was taken away.
I was in deep pain, my head was dizzy and all I could see was Chase and Marshall nearby; strapping me into Marshall's ambulance. Chase was nearby my head, I heard him say "You're going to be fine, I just know it. Please… Don't give up." "He needs his rest Chase, let him sleep.," said Marshall. Those were the last words I heard, I looked to my left and saw the setting sun glistening over the ocean. It's pretty, it was always so pretty. I blacked out
I finally came to and saw myself laying on a bed. I think I was in the Lookout, most importantly, however, I was in Marshall's infirmary. I looked around and saw multiple figures, most of them were dogs, but I saw three human shapes. My eyes finally adjusted, and I was looking at everyone. The pups, Ryder, Katie, and even Mayor Goodway showed up. They all breathed a sigh of relief. I looked down at my stomach and saw a giant bruise. Of course, all wrapped in bandages
"Thank goodness! Oh, my poor poor Rocky! How could such a callous and hateful man hurt something like you?!" shouted Mayor Goodway. "Mayor, I think you just answered your own question." giggled Zuma. Mayor Goodway looked shocked, then she sighed and realized she did, in fact, answer her own question.
"How are you feeling Rocky? Man, I didn't know it would get this bad," said Rubble. "It's fine, I'm just a little hurt." I tried sitting up, only to feel massive pain in my stomach.
"Don't move Rocky! You're REALLY lucky, that blow to your stomach almost touched your ribs. If it was a little higher, they'd be shattered." said Marshall. That didn't really make me feel any better, however… "Cheer up! At least that crude old man is behind bars, and you have a heroic story to tell too!" said Sky. I looked at her and smiled, yeah I guess that was true.
"Rocky, I really am worried about you, from now on till you recover. You won't go on any missions. Think of it as a break." said Ryder. I appreciated the thought, but it's gonna be awfully boring to wait for this bruise to go away.
"Hey Rocky… What you did was really heroic, it wasn't much, but hey. You're still here, and I'm thankful for that." said Chase. I looked at him and smiled, he smiled back.
"Rocky, you should've seen Chase! He was super worried about you, he kept going back and forth at the entrance of the lookout praying you would be fine. He constantly asked us if Rocky was going to be alright-" "Hey Rubble stop talking!" interrupted Chase.
"Why? I thought you said you wanted him by your side again," said Rubble. Chase blushed a bright red and looked embarrassed. Zuma walked up to him, uh oh, I can already see where this is going.
"So, how long have you and Rocky been… going steady?" he wouldn't. "What? No, Zuma I-" "Don't worry, you don't have to tell me that you've been wanting to po-" before Zuma could finish his statement, Chase covered up his mouth. "I need you to stop embarrassing me and everyone else," he said. He looked over at me a second and looked away again. Chase was blushing again, and apparently so was I. We both turned our heads in the other direction from each other, meanwhile everyone kept on laughing. This sure was embarrassing, but it's still sweet that Chase cares for me that much. I wonder… is it true though? Is he… No, I don't think he is… Maybe, but I doubt it.
"Alright pups and mayor, we need to let Rocky have his rest. Let's all leave him here, but first. Chase, I want you to keep an eye on your favorite pup. Make sure he doesn't try to sneak off." said Ryder winking at Chase. He looked at me and smiled, Ryder is always one to brighten any room with just a simple grin. They all exited the room with "get well" and "sleep tight", I thanked them all and laid down on the mattress. Comfy… I looked to my right and saw Chase just staring at me.
"Why are you staring at me?" I asked. He snapped out of it and responded "Huh? Oh! Sorry, just kinda zoned out for a bit there…" Chase began blushing again. Which reminds me…
"Hey, Chase… what was the dream involving me about anyway?" he looked at me with a sullen look, as if I had said something wrong to ruin the mood.
"Alright, but you have to tell me what you were dreaming of, it's only fair," he said. Ok then, "I'll tell you mine, but don't tell anyone else." we both nodded and tried shaking paws. Only for me to feel pain in my stomach again. Chase closed his eyes and began telling me…
"It started with all of us in a resort for pups. It was like a theme park almost…"
I opened my eyes, there we were, all of us standing outside the entrance of a resort. There were amusement park rides and water rides aplenty, there was a spa among other things that catered to our needs. I looked around and saw nobody other than the pups. The whole resort seemed desolate, I wasn't sure if there were any humans here. I only ever saw robot servants roaming around here and there to keep an eye on us whenever we needed help. All of us grouped up to decide where we were going to go first. A trip to the spa sounded nice to me… Marshall opened up a souvenir map and got every pup's attention.
"Ok everyone, there are six places in total that we can visit. There's the water park, the amusement park, a spa, a gym for some reason… an indoor skydiving and trampoline park, and finally the hotel as well a pool where we're staying for 6 days." he said. Everyone began discussing on which place to go first, Rubble and I both wanted to go to the spa, Zuma and Marshall wanted to go the water park, finally Rocky and Skye wanted to go in the indoor skydiving/trampoline park. It seemed tied on all ends, ultimately we decided that the spa would be the last thing to visit so we could relax a bit. Now we just needed to know which park to go to first, we all agreed that the water park would come before the other two, that way we can cool off on the hottest day. Which for us was the 3rd day, only the 1st day was the day where it wasn't going to be as hot. Finally, we reached a decision where we would visit the amusement park first, then we would go to the indoor skydiving/trampoline park, then the water park, then the gym, then the spa… Ugh, I'm getting bored thinking about all the fine details.
We all walked to the amusement park and saw multiple rides, there were rollercoasters aplenty, I saw a Ferris wheel and an octopus type of ride. All of us were then split up into groups of three me, Rocky, and Zuma, then Skye, Marshall, and Rubble. The other three headed off towards the rollercoaster and octopus thing, meanwhile, my group went on the tallest roller coaster I had ever seen. From the information board, the thing was over 200 feet tall. It made my stomach churn, but not as much as Marshall. He was practically begging us to skip this ride. We decided we would leave the best to last, and made sure Marshall promised he would go on it. That's when Rocky eyeballed a nearby coaster that seemed fun and not too terrifying. Marshall agreed to go on it, mainly because it wasn't as high as the other coaster. We got on and the ride started up, I looked at the person running the controls and saw another robot.
We finally reached the top and saw what was ahead of us, we all screamed as we descended down the hill and turned in several directions. I could barely see what was in front of me, the only thing I could remember from the ride aside from the start was us being upside down. By the time I regained my vision, the ride had finally ended. It was exhilarating, to say the least, I just couldn't really have much of an opinion of it because it didn't last long. We got off the ride and looked for more to get on, we found a ride that seemed to be like a really tall swing set. We got on, and unsurprisingly enough, screamed our lungs out. My throat felt super dry, I looked up to see the sun was already setting. We'd better group up, Marshall, Rocky and I found the rest of the pups to see what they experienced.
"We would've had a blast if Rubble hadn't gotten nauseous," said Zuma staring at the dizzy bulldog. "Zuma, you know I can- URP, ugh… Handle those rides," replied Rubble, desperately trying to keep his head intact.
"Guys, the sun is about to go down. We only have time for one more ride, so which one will it be?" asked Marshall. Which reminded me, this day didn't last long did it?
"Oh! I know a ride a certain pair can enjoy~!" said Zuma. What in the world was that chocolate Lab thinking about?
"Let's go on the Ferris Wheel! We'll pair up this time in groups of two. Me and Marshall, Rubble and Skye, and Rocky and Chase!" he said. I guess that was ok, it didn't seem so bad either. Plus the view of the sunset is most likely gonna be spectacular. We agreed to go on, Marshall and Zuma got on first, then Rubble and Skye. Which left me and Rocky. Kind of an odd choice from Zuma… I thought for sure he would've paired me up with Skye. But then again, Rocky is kinda cute… Wait, what am I even saying? But then again all puppies are cute I guess. Yeah, that makes sense, does it?
Rocky and I boarded the next cart available, the ride finally started. We looked at each other and smiled. Rocky was my good friend, so yeah, I guess I can see why Zuma paired me up with him. I looked to the left and saw what was quite possibly the best view in the entire world. The sun was ever so beautiful, the way it was passing over the ocean side, and the valley this resort was located in. I could see the other attractions and hotels, along with the main entrance. I couldn't be any happier, I just wish I'd be able to see this view again. I looked back to Rocky, he was… blushing. Why was he suddenly embarrassed? Or is just the sun's warmth?
"Chase…" he called out. "Yeah?" I replied. Something was going on, and I wonder what it was
"Chase, do you think we can be like this forever?" tough question. I thought about it for a bit. Maybe our lives will change, after all, there has to be a period when Adventure Bay doesn't need the PAW Patrol. But then what would that leave us with? We'd be out of jobs and the Lookout would have to be shut down. Strange, why would Rocky ask such a question. Before I could come up with an answer, I turned to see him right in my face. I yelped out of complete shock, what in the world was he doing now? That's when it happened, I could feel it inside my mouth, Rocky was… Kissing me, I couldn't stop myself from kissing him back and shoving him to the ground. Something's even more wrong. I looked down at him, he was red hot. Before I could even muster my body to stop, I bent down and kissed him again. We were both panting by that time, I could feel something penting up. I looked down at my chest and saw… Oh no, why isn't my body following my orders? I bent down even more and forced it in, without any preparation, I could hear Rocky yell out of both pain and pleasure. And I kept on pushing back and forth without being able to stop myself. But before something was about to be released, I looked down and saw… Nothing, Rocky had disappeared before my very eyes. So did the Ferris wheel, the entire valley was gone. So too was the sun, even the entire ocean had vanished. What was going on? This isn't right, just what is happening to me? Before I could answer, I started crying, I couldn't control any of my actions. Now everything had completely vanished before me. I was… alone…
"And yeah… You can imagine why I didn't want to share that dream with you earlier. Plus, you're dream was similar to mine. I'm pretty sure you dreamt of an island resort with only us right?" I nodded. "So it's weird how we had a similar dream, but hey, now you know."
Knowing was only half the battle, now… Well, now I realize something major is probably gonna happen between the two of us. As I laid down on the hospital bed, Chase exited the room wishing me a good night. I said sweet dreams in return, but now, something's different. Maybe this was what Zuma meant by going steady. But does that mean… No… It can't be… But, it's the only solution I had.
Chase and I, had a crush on each other.
