Hey guys, long time no see! Sorry for my absence, it was a mix of doing school work, preparing for the holidays, blah, blah, blah. For making you guys wait, this will be a double upload :) Two 5k+ chapters! Hopefully that's enough to satisfy you guys. I thank you endlessly for all the love and support you guys give me, it means so much.
Chase lied in his pup house while wearing his nice clothes, and waited for Ryder to tell them all that it was time to go. If he thought he was nervous earlier, then he was absolutely petrified now. As the clock ticked closer to six o'clock the more he dreaded going to the party. If it weren't for the other pups, there was no way he was going to do this. As he felt a drop of sweat drip down the back of his neck, he heard a knock on his door, slightly startling him.
"Come in!" he called out.
"Hey Chase.." Marshall opened his door. The dally could instantly see the worried look in Chase's eyes. Before the german shepherd could greet him back, he began speaking again.
"Listen, I know you're nervous for tonight. I can see it on your face, and that's okay. It's okay to be a little nervous, especially in this sort of situation. But I'm telling you, there is nothing to worry about. You are a handsome, brave, and polite pup. Most importantly, you're a leader. Skye would be lucky to have you dance with her, and I highly doubt she would reject you." Marshall comforted Chase.
Chase smiled at his best friend's compliment. He needed all the encouragement he could get at the moment.
"And besides," Marshall continued, "It's just dancing. Nothing too extreme. Just you two gently swaying back and forth, holding each other in your arms.."
Chase imagined this and grinned at the thought of him and Skye dancing. Marshall was right, it's just dancing, he could do this.
"You know Marshall, you're right. It is just dancing. I think it will be nice." Chase said fantasizing it in his head again, "I sure am lucky to have a friend like you."
"We're brothers, Chase. And we always will be, forever." Marshall said putting his paw on the shepherd's back.
"Alright pups! Time to go!" Ryder hollered from the entrance of the Lookout.
Chase's eyes widened.
"Just relax, Chase." said Marshall, "You're ready for this."
He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
"I'm ready." He declared confidently.
"Alright good, now let's go."
Chase walked out of his pup house alongside Marshall and met up with the other guy pups, who were all excited to go to the party. Meanwhile, Skye and Everest were just leaving the bathroom after hearing Ryder's call.
Everest started out the bathroom door, but realized Skye wasn't with her. She turned around to see the cockapoo staring blankly at herself in the mirror.
"You coming Skye?" Everest asked.
"What if this was all for nothing?" She began to worry, "What if Chase doesn't notice me? What if he has feelings for another pup? I mean, why would he like me anyways.."
Everest walked right back up to Skye and turned her head so that she was staring straight into the husky's teal eyes.
"You listen here Skye," Everest ordered her, "You look absolutely amazing tonight, and nobody can say otherwise. Chase is going to look at you tonight in amazement at how stunning you are. Do not doubt yourself now, Skye. Not after how much we prepared. Just be yourself and I have no doubt that Chase will fall for you. You have nothing to worry about"
Skye listened and comprehended what Everest had said. It was pretty convincing, and although Skye was still a bit unsure of whether anything would actually happen tonight, she took Everest's advice and tried not to worry about the situation anymore. She would just have to wait and see.
Skye looked up and smiled, "Thanks Ev."
"If you are at all feeling upset or worried tonight, you can come right to me." Everest comforted her.
"Girls! Time to go! We don't want to be late!" Ryder called up to them.
"Coming!" they both shouted to him.
The two pups went and sat in the elevator, looking through the glass as it descended. All the guys were already in their vehicles ready to go.
Skye had her eyes locked on Chase. The light blue shirt and khakis looked outstanding on him. The rolled up sleeves really defined his muscles, his fur was brushed and combed to perfection, and he just looked so good. This made Skye think of him and his cute personality, and how he would go from laughing, or having fun, to an instant straight face, full of seriousness. She thought about yesterday when she started tickling him and how cute he was when he was laughing uncontrollably. She thought about how competitive he gets with her, and how worried he got when he thought he had hurt her with the frisbee. All of these thoughts made Skye whimper.
"Everything okay?" Everest looked concerned.
"I was just thinking, and I'm only just realizing how much Chase means to me. I don't just like him, I think I.. I l-love him.." Skye admitted, "I just want to be with him forever."
Everest placed a paw on her back.
"Don't worry Skye, we have until midnight," She assured her lovestruck friend, "And the night is young."
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The guy pups were waiting outside the Lookout in their vehicles while Ryder went to get his ATV from the garage, patiently awaiting the girl pups.
They were all in a circle, anticipating how things were going to go tonight.
"So Chase, how are you feeling?" Rocky asked the german shepherd
"Well, I guess you could say I'm nervous, but I'm read-" Chase was cut short when heard the glass doors slide open and looked over to see Skye and Everest walk out.
He was speechless. Absolutely lovestruck. He stared at Skye, from head to tail, taking in how stunning she looked. From her sparkling pink nails and eyes, to the pure beauty of Skye herself, Chase was struggling to hold in his emotions.
He almost jumped when Skye looked his way, catching him completely off guard. He played it off though, and smiled and waved as if he weren't staring, which Skye responded to by waving and smiling as well.
After they broke eye contact, Chase whimpered just like Skye did earlier, admiring how amazing she looked.
All the guys noticed and knew why too.
"You got this Chase, we believe in you." Zuma said smiling at the german shepherd, followed by agreement from the other pups trying to give him confidence.
"She's just so… perfect." Chase spoke softly.
BEEP! BEEP!
"Ready to go pups?" Ryder called, getting their attention by honking the horn on his ATV.
"You bet!" Everest replied, "Who's ready for an amazing night?!"
"Me!" most of the other pups replied, besides Chase and Skye who just prayed the night would be as amazing as they hoped it to be.
Ryder lead the gang to City Hall. Along the way, the pups were talking about what would be there and all the fun they were going to have. When they arrived, they gazed upon City hall and how pretty it looked. There were large banners, colourful balloons, and bright lights coming from inside. It really was a sight to see.
When the team walked in, they recognized all of their friends. Mr. Porter and Alex were there, Farmer Yumi and Farmer Al, Katie and Cali, and even Mayor Humdinger was there. They were all as excited to see their friends as much as they were excited to see the Paw Patrol. They were the last ones to arrive, so know the party could finally start. Mayor Goodway silenced everyone by speaking into the microphone.
"Attention! Attention! Quiet down!" She announced, "Now, that everyone has arrived, it is time for the Adventure Bay Anniversary Party to begin!"
Everyone in the hall roared and cheered, excited to get the party started.
"Now everyone, take your seats! When everyone is settled, we will begin with some honourable mentions of contributive citizens in our Adventure Bay community!" Mayor Goodway informed everyone.
The crowd started shifting around as people went to look for their designated seat. Ryder was seated at a table with Katie, Cali, Alex, and Carlos. Close by them was a small table set out for all the pups. The five guy pups all low key rushed to their table and sat down before Chase and Skye could get there, forcing the two to sit next to each other and hopefully giving them time to bond.
Chase realized that this was set up, but he expected them to do things like this throughout the night anyway. His friends had gotten far in trying to make him express his feelings towards Skye and they weren't going to stop pushing him until he told the cockapoo everything.
As the pups sat down, they started having conversations with each other, thinking of who was going to be awarded in a few moments, and certain songs they want the DJ to play, etc. Chase and Skye weren't really in on the conversation because they were too busy thinking about each other. Chase had already seen how beautiful Skye looked, but by sitting next to her he got a whiff of how good she smelled from Katie's perfume.
"You smell nice, new perfume?" Chase asked the cockapoo who turned and smiled at the sound of his voice.
"Thanks Chase, and yeah it was from Katie's," she giggled, flattered by his comment.
"You don't smell too bad yourself." She said leaning towards him and smelling the cologne he got from Katie's.
"Heh, thanks, I got it from Katie's too," he blushed, accepting the compliment.
Although the rest of the pups were mid-conversation, they all noticed the two pups compliment each other, which brought joy to their faces. Everest nudged Skye and winked at her, while the rest of the guys grinned at Chase. He gestured for them to stop before Skye would notice and get suspicious and they complied. They went back into their conversations only to be interrupted again, but this time by Mayor Goodway.
"Attention everyone!" She announced over the loudspeaker, "Now that everybody is settled, it is my pleasure to present to you, this year's Adventure Bay Contributive Citizens award."
Her announcement was followed by loud cheers coming from the tables.
"This award goes to citizens of Adventure Bay that have shown great character, and helped Adventure Bay become a better place," Mayor Goodway explained, "Some honourable mentions are: Farmer Yumi and Farmer Al for their outstanding production of agriculture, Mr. Porter for his outstanding delivery service, and Captain Turbot for maintaining the marine wildlife of Adventure Bay!"
Applause filled the room for the honourable mentions. Everyone showed their appreciation for the work that they do to maintain Adventure Bay's fantastic reputation. But they were more excited to see who the actual winner would be.
"And the winner of this year's Contributive Citizens award goes to…" Mayor Goodway hesitated to create some suspense, "Ryder and the Paw Patrol!"
The pups gasped and were filled with joy hearing that they had won an award
Cheers and applause broke out for the team as Ryder lead his pups up to the podium to accept their award. Mayor Goodway gave Ryder the plaque, shaking his hand, and was assaulted with licks from the pups.
"What good pups!" She laughed as they walked back to their seats.
"Alright everyone! Now that the award is out of the way, Mr. Porter will be coming around shortly to serve pizza. Once dinner is finished, there will be a dessert buffet for all of you to pick and choose what you want. Until then, you may carry on with your small talk!" Mayor Goodway notified them, pleased with how well everything was working out.
"Oh boy! A dessert buffet!" Rubble said rubbing his belly.
"Tonight is going to be a gooood night." Marshall licked his lips.
"Well I'm excited for the dancing." Zuma declared, winking at Rocky.
"Me too," Rocky smirked, realizing where Zuma was going with this, "Aren't you excited Chase?"
Chase glared at Rocky, clearly not impressed that he was trying to centre him out and embarrass him in front of Skye. So instead of letting that happen, he played it off.
"You bet, I've been working on my moves from Pup Pup Boogie. I'm even better at them than Skye." He said smirking at the cockapoo who was sitting next to him.
"Hah! You'll be eating my dust out there on the dancefloor." She rolled her eyes.
"Guess we'll have to wait and see huh?" Chase playfully challenged her.
"I guess we will." Skye accepted the challenge.
At this time, Mr. Porter came to the pups' table with their pizza ready. He placed it in the middle and examined it to make sure it was how the pups liked it.
"Three quarters pepperoni and one quarter liver, for Marshall and Everest." Mr. Porter reread the order.
"You got it!" Everest said satisfied, "Thank you, Mr. Porter!"
"No problem pups!" He chuckled, "If you need anything just let me know."
"Will do!" Rocky assured him.
The pups peacefully ate their dinner, enjoying each other's company on this fun night. Before they knew it the pizza was already gone and the pups were full, however, always leaving a bit of room for dessert.
About ten minutes later, Mayor Goodway announced that the dessert buffet was open, causing Rubble and Marshall to dash up their once she finished talking, grabbing everything they could. The other pups decided to wait a bit for the crowds to fade.
Moments later, Marshall and Rubble came walking back, with their dessert plates filled to the absolute max. Ice cream, cake, cookies, you name it, and it was on there.
"So did you you decide to bring the whole table?" Rocky exaggerated.
"Haha, very funny." Marshall rolled his eyes.
"Are you sure you guys can eat all of that? You might have an upset stomach later tonight." Skye warned them.
The dalmatian and bulldog shrugged Skye's comment off, and began gobbling down on all the treats they had. Chase looked over at the table with the desserts to see how many people were still there. To his surprise, the crowds actually died down a bit.
"Should we make our way to the dessert table?" He suggested.
Zuma looked over towards the table and agreed, "Yeah we should, good eye Chase."
The pups, excluding Marshall and Rubble, made their way over to where all the treats were. Chase happened to be walking next to Skye, so Everest put her arm out in front of Rocky and Zuma, causing them to slow down and allow the other two to walk ahead, alone. At first, Zuma and Rocky gave a bemused look at Everest but then realized the reasoning and complimented her on her idea.
"Smart thinking." said Rocky, followed by a wink from Everest.
Up ahead, Skye and Chase were chatting, and didn't really realize the other three had left them to be alone. They both enjoyed conversing about little things as they picked a few treats from the dessert table. Just each other's company was satisfying the both of them and causing them to have a good time so far. They made it back to the table with only a quarter of the things on their plate compared to what both Rubble and Marshall had. Shortly after, Rocky, Zuma, and Everest returned as well.
"What took you guys so long?" Chase wondered.
"Oh, you know. We just took our time." Zuma thought of an excuse, but also winked at the german shepherd, hoping he'd understand.
Chase subtly nodded in response and mouthed, "Thanks."
While eating their desserts, all the pups talked and laughed with each other about different things that had happened over the years of the Paw Patrol. It was the first time the pups had actually got to sit down and talk about things with each other. They were always missions, and whenever they weren't they'd mostly play games, or watch T.V. rather than sit down and talk. It was a nice change for the pups and they really enjoyed it.
"Hey Chase, remember when you lost your tooth for the first time? Then the next morning when the tooth fairy gave you that bone, you instantly lost another one by biting down on it." Marshall laughed at the funny story along with his friends.
"Oh yeah! That was actually really funny." Chase recalled, laughing at what had happened.
"Don't forget that time Rubble dreamt dinosaurs attacked Adventure Bay, and woke up thinking it actually happened." Rocky laughed.
"Hey, that dream was very realistic." Rubble chuckled, defending himself.
"Just like that dream where Alex was a giant, right?" Zuma joked, earning laughs from the pups.
"Okay, okay, we get it. I have a wild imagination." Rubble concluded.
"Remember that time when Ryder called us, and we got into the elevator, only for Marshall to plow us over like bowling pins?" Skye reminded them.
"Oh wait, that happens every mission…" Rubble teased the dalmatian.
"What can I say? I'm a klutz!" Marshall laughed along with his friends.
The conversation carried out for a bit longer when Mayor Goodway went back up to the podium and began to speak.
"Alright people! Settle down!" Mayor Goodway pleaded, waiting for the hall to go silent, "It has reached eight o'clock, which mean our dance competition can start!"
Cheers and hollers came from the audience, as many were eager to finally begin the fun part of the night, dancing!
Place your bets! Who do you think will win the dance competition? Better question, who do you think will compete in the competition? Luckily you won't have to wait long to find out, next chapter coming right up!