Part two of the double upload! Enjoy :)
The pups patiently sat and waited for the Mayor to commence the competition.
"The dance competition will be about an hour long, and then afterwards we will have a DJ play songs for anyone to dance to until the party is over!" Mayor Goodway announced, "Now, this dance competition will be in PAIRS. You and your partner will have dance-offs against each other until there are only two teams left in the competition. They will have a final round and determine the winner. You can all decide partners amongst yourselves now. Those who will participate, can meet on the dancefloor while the rest can watch. Let's get this show on the road!"
The sound of chattering filled the room as people looked for partners to compete with. Chase was about to ask Marshall when an idea came to mind. Instead, he turned to Skye.
"Hey, Skye?" Chase got her attention.
"Yeah Chase? What's up?" she asked.
"I know we're used to always competing against each other to find out who is the best, and that's fun and all, but both of us are really good at dancing, and what's the point of two really talented pups competing against each other when they have the opportunity to compete with each other." Chase proposed.
"You think we should be a team?" Skye asked with a little excitement in her voice.
"Yeah!" Chase said wagging his tail, "That is, if you want to.."
Skye was delighted for two reasons. One, Chase did have a point. Together they'd be an outstanding team, and could possibly even win. Two, she could spend time doing her favourite thing, with her favourite pup.
"Of course I do!" She responded, "Let's win this thing!"
The two pups made their way up to the dance floor together. Marshall and Zuma, who had also teamed up to enter the competition, followed them up there shortly after.
"Wow, we didn't even have to do anything this time." Rocky chuckled, watching Chase and Skye from the table.
"They're so cute together! I hope this gets things going!" Everest hoped, thinking of how cute it would be if Chase would confess his feelings to her.
"Only time will tell." Rubble sighed.
The teams reached the dance floor and were ready to begin. There were eight teams: Captain Turbot and Francois, Alex and Mr. Porter, Ryder and Katie, Mayor Goodway's niece and nephew, Farmer Al and Farmer Yumi, Marshall and Rubble, Chase and Skye, and ironically, the two Mayors.
"Is everyone here? Does everybody have a partner?" Mayor Goodway double checked.
Resounding yes' were heard from the teams.
"Alrighty then! Each team will be paired up with another team to dance off against each other. The team with the least applause will be considered the loser, and will be eliminated." Mayor Goodway explained, "Now, without further ado, let's get this party started!"
The first matchup was was Ryder and Katie versus Captain Turbot and his french cousin, Francois. The music started and they were underway. Ryder and Katie were best friends, so they had excellent chemistry and were a great team. Francois was an amazing dancer, as he is pretty talented in all aspects, but his cousin wasn't as good and was letting him down.
"Ugh, pick up the pace mon ami! You are making us lose!" Francois ordered.
"Sorry!" Captain Turbot apologized, while struggling to keep up with his cousin's moves.
The round was soon over and Katie and Ryder were determine the winners, earning loud cheers from all of the pups. Francois simply frowned at his cousin and sat back down at his table, angry they had not won.
Mayor Goodway's niece and nephew, Julia and Julius, were then put up against Alex and Mr. Porter. When the music started, Julia and Julius stole the show. They were too much for Alex and poor, old Mr. Porter to handle. About half way through, there was a loud crack, followed by a cry from Mr. Porter.
"Ah! My back!" He cried.
Ryder and Katie ran over to see if he was okay as the music stopped.
"Mr. Porter are you okay?" Ryder asked, looking concerned.
"Oh I'm sure it's nothing Ryder." He assured Ryder, but clearly still in some pain.
"Marshall, x-ray!" Ryder ordered.
"Ruff! X-ray." Marshall commanded as he ran over to the injured Mr. Porter.
He analyzed his back and concluded nothing was broken. It was probably sore due to his older age and trying to pull of all those dance moves.
"Here let me help you sit down." Ryder offered, taking Mr. Porter to his seat.
"Unfortunately folks, Mr. Porter has sustained an injury and therefore cannot compete in the dance competition anymore," Mayor Goodway announced, "Therefore, Julia and Julius will automatically progress to the next round!"
People cheered for the two young children as the next dance off was about to begin.
It was the two farmers up against the two pups from the Paw Patrol, Marshall and Zuma. The music went on the Marshall and Zuma busted out some exquisite break dancing moves earning some loud cheers. That was their specialty. Meanwhile the two married farmers were throwing it back with some old school moves which also earned some cheers. Unfortunately it was no match for Zuma and Marshall who made it to the next round.
"Alright! The last match up before Round 2 will be myself with Mayor Humdinger," she paused and waved to the cheering crowd along with her teammate, "And Chase with Skye from the Paw Patrol!"
The crowd cheered, with extra loud hollers coming from the pups and Ryder and Katie. The DJ started up the music, and Chase and Skye worked their magic. Their moves were synced, perfectly timed, and overall amazing. On the other hand, the two Mayors who were used to being rivals didn't have much chemistry, and were clearly falling behind the two pups. When the song had finished and the winner was clear, Mayor Humdinger crossed his arms and stomped off the stage.
"Stupid mutts," He muttered, "Who cares about dancing anyway."
After he sat down, his partner picked up the microphone and began speaking again.
"Well done to the pups who have progressed to the semi finals!" the Mayor congratulated them, "Let Round 2 begin! Marshall and Zuma, Julia and Julius, you're up!"
The other two teams wished Marshall and Zuma luck, clearly biased toward their Paw Patrol teammates. They watched as the two teams began to dance. Julia and Julius took a different approach from the last time. Rather than performing the same moves at the same time, they interacted with each other more, making an outstanding performance. Unfortunately, Marshall and Zuma only had their break dancing moves to rely on, which didn't get as much applause as the last time. To make matters worse, when trying to do their tailspin, Marshall ended up slamming into Zuma and basically confirmed the loss.
"And the first team in the final is going to be Julius and Julia. Let's hear it for them!" Mayor Goodway clapped, along with loud roars and cheers from the audience.
Marshall walked off the stage next to Zuma with his head down, "Sorry Zuma, it's my fault."
"Don't be silly Marshall! Julia and Julius were just too good for us. Besides, didn't you have fun?" Zuma comforted his teammate.
"Yeah, I guess I did have a lot of fun dancing!" Marshall realized.
"That's the spirit!" Zuma patted his friend on the back, "Now let's go watch Chase, Skye, Ryder and Katie!"
After everybody settled down, Mayor Goodway grabbed the microphone again.
"Now it's time for Ryder, along with Katie, to take on his own pups, Chase and Skye!" Mayor Goodway revealed.
This statement caused excitement in the crowd, They were all intrigued to see an 'Owner vs Pups' dance off battle. Chase and Skye shook paws with Ryder and Katie as they both wished each other good luck and got into position.
When the DJ started the song, Skye and Chase's ears perked and they looked at each other. It was an exact song from their game Pup Pup Boogie 2, which they had all the high scores for. They gave each other a smile and a little nod as they began the dance they knew off by heart from the game. It was quite a show from the two pups. Ryder and Katie were doing very well also, but it just wasn't enough to beat their opponents. Chase and Skye finished off the dance in style as cheers and applause filled the hall.
"And it is going to be Chase and Skye who take on Julius and Julia in the final of this year's dance-off!" Mayor Goodway confirmed, "We will take a five minute break before the final dance off will take place."
As the four competitors walked off of the dance floor, Ryder and Katie congratulated the pups.
"Good job guys! You killed it out there." Katie complimented them.
"Yeah, we were no match for you guys!" Ryder congratulated his pups.
"Thanks, but you guys did really well out there too!" Skye gave them some encouragement.
"Yeah, you deserve to be in the finals too." Chase added.
"Awe, thanks pups. Good luck in the final!" Katie said.
"Thank you." replied Skye and Chase, as the two teams parted ways.
Zuma and Marshall found the two finalists and waked up to them.
"Nice job dudes," congratulated Zuma.
"Yeah, you two should work together more often." Marshall said, secretly winking at Chase.
They thanked them along with a glare from Chase, telling Marshall to stop.
"Be careful though," Zuma warned them, "Julia and Julius are really good."
"But you guys can beat them, we believe in you!" Marshall added some encouragement.
"We'll try our best!" Chase assured them.
They all walked back to their table so they could relax for a few minutes and were congratulated by the three pups who weren't competing in the dance-off. Within no time, Mayor Goodway had called the finalists back onto the stage for the final to begin. The pups wished Chase and Skye good luck as they made their way to the dancefloor.
"Alright, pups and children. You know the drill, the most applause is the winner. On your mark, get set, DANCE!" Mayor Goodway roared.
The music began and the dancers were underway. The two best teams in the competition were going head to head with their moves and it was going to be a close one. Julia and Julius were at a flying start, performing the robot and the worm. Chase and Skye responded with the moonwalk and tailspin. They were both more successful than Marshall's attempt. The song was nearing the end, and the teams were neck and neck. Whilst doing their dance moves, Skye whispered over to Chase.
"We need to finish strongly." She said.
"I know, but how?" the german shepherd inquired.
An idea popped up inside the cockapoo's head.
"Let's backflip." She suggested.
"Backflip? I can't! I don't know h-" Chase was interrupted.
"Don't think Chase, just do it! I believe in you!" Skye encouraged him.
The song came it it's final beat. There was no time to think, he had to flip with Skye right now. The german shepherd closed his eyes and jumped in the air at the same time as Skye. Their bodies soared backwards, head over heels. The final beat of the song timed up perfectly with their paws landing on the ground. Chase opened his eyes to a huge crowd screaming in front of him. He couldn't believe he actually had just done a backflip.
"I knew you could do it!" Skye giggled.
"I guess you were right." Chase giggled back.
The dancers bowed as the cheering started to settle down. Mayor Goodway walked up, in between the two teams. Once it was silent, she began to speak.
"First of all, !'d like to thank all of the contestants who participated in the dance off tonight! All of you were truly amazing." She said followed by some cheers, "Unfortunately we could only have one winner tonight, and that will be revealed right now. The winner.. of tonights dance off competition is…"
Silence filled the room as Mayor Goodway paused to make it as dramatic as possible. All eyes were on the mayor waiting for her to announce the winner.
"Chase and Skye!" the Mayor announced.
Cheers broke out in the crowds, the loudest being from the pups and Ryder and Katie. Mayor Goodway put gold medals around the pups' necks, declaring them the winners. Chase and Skye looked at each other in excitement.
"Looks like we do work well as a team." concluded Chase.
"Yeah, Ryder should pair us up together more often when we're on missions." Skye proposed.
"Heh, yeah." Chase said, thinking of how nice that would be, for other reasons.
The rest of their Paw Patrol teammates ran on stage to go congratulate them. Chase and Skye were overwhelmed with compliments as Ryder and Katie picked them both up and hugged them.
"Thanks guys! We couldn't have done it without your encouragement!" Chase thanked them.
"Yeah," Skye agreed, "We all deserve these medals!"
Ryder and Katie put the pups down where they received hugs from their canine friends. They made their way back to the table so they all could rest a bit after the excitement from the final. It was almost nine o'clock, which was the cue for the actual dancing to start. Chase and Skye took this time to go and put their medals in their vehicles so they wouldn't get in the way.
They both walked outside and jumped up into their rigs. Chase put his safely in a compartment, and then looked over to Skye who was atop her vehicle, finding a place to store her medal. Chase was going through the same rush of emotions he went through earlier when he first saw Skye all dressed up.
She's just so beautiful. He said in his mind.
He hopped down and waited patiently for Skye to come down so they could go back inside. This was it. The actual dancing was starting, and he was going to not only ask Skye to dance, but he was also going to confess his feelings to her. He really didn't want to, but he couldn't let down his friends who were expecting him to do so. Besides, maybe they were right. Maybe this could be the best for him.
Skye hopped down from her rig and walked back inside with Chase, admiring how nice he looked. When the two sat down, Mayor Goodway came on the loudspeaker again.
"Alright everyone! This will be that last time you hear from me tonight!" She informed everybody, "Our DJ will be playing songs for the rest of the night for you guys to dance to with no further interruptions. Thank you all for coming, and have a wonderful night!"
With that, music started playing and people made their way to the dance floor. Everest grabbed Skye and brought her up and started to dance. With the two girls gone for now, Rocky spoke to Chase in front of the rest of the pups.
"This is it Chase," warned Rocky, "When that DJ plays a slow song, that's your cue."
Chase paused and sighed, not looking forward to doing this.
"It'll be fine dude, we have faith in you." the chocolate lab comforted him.
"I hope so." Chase gulped. This was going to be really difficult for him, and he knew it.
Woohoo! GO Chase and Skye, king and queen of dance! Arguably the easier part of the night for Chase... How will things plan out? Will Chase step up to the plate and ask Skye to dance? Or will his worrying get the best of him. Hopefully the next chapter will be up by tomorrow, but until then, peace.