AN: Sorry for the late update. Yesterday I was so tired from work I decided to just fall asleep for the rest of the day. I had to work both early and late this week but thankfully that's all over. Only three more chapters of this story left.

Also, for those of you who are interested, at the moment of this writing I am working on Everest Gone Missing. My goal is to get the first chapter done this weekend.

Disclaimer: I do not own Paw Patrol.

The pups went all out to make Misty feel as comfortable and welcomed at the Lookout as they could get. It was similar to how they did it for Everest when she first came. They had a large banner with her name on it and the image of a few waves since she was such a big fan of the ocean. They had tons of food ranging from pizza to spaghetti, and they had plenty of games set up including Pup Pup Boogie which they had to get Misty to try when she said she never heard of it before.

While Ryder had put himself in charge, it was Zuma who was the most determined to make this welcoming party work out. "Do we have enough balloons?! Is the pizza too hot?! We cleaned the bathroom wight?!"

"Zuma, calm down," said Ryder as he scratched the water pup's left ear which made him stop and melt at the magic touch his owner had. "I'm sure Misty is going to love what you've done with the place; you just need to relax.

"Y-yeah… man that feels good…" said Zuma as he got up and did one final inspection. All of his friends-well family as they wanted to be called now that they knew his true feelings-were finishing up the final touches. Everest and Jake had even arrived to help out and meet the new pup.

"Was it this exciting when I first joined?" asked Everest to Marshall who nodded.

"Yup! We hadn't had a new pup in our team since Rubble and that was at least three years before you showed up," said Marshall as he tried to tie a balloon but it got loose and the air blew into his face, making his ears and cheek go up much the laughter of those nearby.

"Do you think Misty will want to join up with Paw Patrol?" asked Skye, laying down the last of the streamers thanks to her wings. She said she wanted to impress Misty who was looking forward to seeing them the most.

"I don't know, she's a good swimmer according to Zuma," said Chase, shrugging his shoulders.

"Good? Dude, she's better than me!" said Zuma with a proud smirk for having such an awesome girlfriend. "I don't know if she can join though since she doesn't weally have other skills to help out. What do you think, Wyder?"

"Well, we could always have a backup Water Rescue Pup, just in case, but let's just greet Misty for now before asking her to join. We can ask in a few days," said Ryder.

"Hey! I see her coming!" said Skye from the sky.

Zuma's eye lit up as he began to bark with excitement before arriving at the front of the Lookout where a nervous Misty was walking towards them. That sense of uncertainty quickly faded when she saw Zuma and rushed over before tackling him. The two laughed as they licked each other and then finished it off with a passionate kiss. "Alright, save it for desert you two," laughed Chase as the others walked forward, Skye still in the air.

"S-sorry," said Misty before gasping at the sight of what lay before her. "Is… Is this all here for me?"

"Yup, we wanted to welcome you as part of the family now that you and Zuma are together," said Ryder as he walked up and held out his hand. "I'm Ryder. Zuma's owner and the leader of Paw Patrol."

Hesitantly, Misty raised her paw but soon shook with Ryder before showing a smile. "It's nice to meet you, Ryder."

"Hey, don't forget us," said Everest as she walked forward with Jake. "I'm Everest! Mountain Rescue Pup! This is my owner, Jake."

"How's it hanging, Misty," greeted Jake with a two finger salute.

"I thought all the pup of Paw Patrol were Ryder's?" asked Misty, confused.

"Everest is a special case. She lives with Jake up in the mountains, but she's still part of our team," explained Ryder.

"T-thanks for having me over, everybody," said Misty with a bow.

"Hey, anything for the love of our little bro, am I right?" asked Chase, giving Zuma a noogie who happily laughed. Ever since he revealed his true feelings to the team, they hadn't stopped calling him "little bro" (Although Rubble called him big bro since he was the youngest) and Zuma didn't mind. Having everybody openly call each other siblings actually made the group seem more like a family.

"Chase is right, any friend or girlfriend of Zuma's is welcomed to our home," said Ryder with a wide smile. "So are you all ready to get this part started?!"

"Yeah!" shouted everyone.

"Wait, where's Skye? I haven't seen her," pointed out Misty as she looked around.

"I'm up here, Misty!" The collie turned around and upward before her jaw dropped as low as it can go with her eyes looking ready to pop out. Giggling at the reaction, Skye did a few loop-de-loops before asking, "So, do you believe a pup can fly?"

Misty's only response was to faint.

After she woke up, the gang decided to first dig in since most of them were starving. While Rubble had shown off during the eating of the pizza (and most of the other foods), even he was amazed by the speed of which Misty had taken to the spaghetti.

"When Zuma said it was your favorite food, he wasn't kidding!" said Rubble as Misty finished off her sixth plate of the stuff with one loud slurp.

A small burp followed afterwards which made Misty blush. "E-excuse me."

"Nice one!" laughed Marshall along with the others.

"We've never had good food like this, you folks here sure are lucky," said Misty.

"Yeah, finding food is never an easy thing for wild dogs, huh?" said Everest, speaking from experience.

Misty looked confused for a second before she said, "Oh, right. Yeah. You sometimes have to go starve a few days."

"Man, that is one thing I don't miss during my wild dog years," commented Rubble, shivering at the thought.

"Hey, this isn't a time for bad memories! Let's have some good ones with some Pup Pup Boogie!" shouted Chase, rushing into the Lookout as fast as he could. The others all howled with excitement before following him while Rocky and Skye urged Misty to follow them so she could learn how to play.

Zuma, however, only watched with a happy smile that his girlfriend was not only enjoying herself, but she was getting along great with her friends. I really own Ryder a lot. He and the pups made this possible. He's always doing such kind things for us.

"Hey, Zuma? You coming?" asked Ryder which snapped the Water Pup out of his thoughts.

"Yeah, I was just thinking," said Zuma who was ready to go but before he did, he stopped and looked at Ryder. The only one who didn't know his feelings on what he thought of him. "W-Wyder? Can I say something? Just to you?"

"Sure, Zuma. What is it?" asked Ryder, kneeling down so he could be as close to eye level as possible.

"W-well, I wanna thank you for evewything you've done. Not just with Misty, but for me in genewal. I owe you evewything that I have in my life."

"Hey, you're one of my pups. I would do anything for you guys," said Ryder, petting his dog.

"Y-yeah, but I just don't see you as my owner, Wyder." Zuma took a big gulp and looked at him with hopeful eyes. "I see you as my dad." Ryder's surprised expression only made Zuma continue. "Y-you the closest thing I have to one… and even though I'm not human and… you're still a teenager… I just… well…"

Zuma suddenly found himself hugged by a teary-eyed Ryder. "Zuma… you're as much as son to me as the rest of the pups. I don't know if I can be called "Father" in public since that might be weird. But if you want to call me that in private and in your heart, that's fine by me… son."

Zuma found himself getting teary-eyed as he hugged Ryder as hard as he could. "Thanks… Dad…."

Placing him down, Ryder then winked and said, "Why don't we enjoy some Pup Pup Boogie now?"

"Oh, crud! Chase might beat my high score! No way am I letting that happen!" shouted Zuma as he rushed inside.

While Misty wasn't as good at Pup Pup Boogie as the rest of the group, she made up for it in other games like tag, fetch, hide and seek, and cops and robbers. Eventually, the party began to dwindle down as the sun began to lower. Everyone decided to clean up while Zuma wanted to guide Misty to where she was sleeping. She said they could just go by the pier and she can leave him there.

Arriving at the place, Misty and Zuma sat down, paw in paw, as they watched the sun slowly sink into the ocean. "I never get tiwed of seeing this," said Zuma, as he signed at the beautiful sight.

"Yeah, where I'm from we never really see this," replied Misty. "I've seen it a few times, but my dad doesn't like it when I'm sneaking out to see it."

"Is your dad weally strict?" asked Zuma.

"Yes, but he means well. He just wants to protect me since I'm his little girl and all," sighed Misty. "It used to be different, but when Mom died it kinda made him more over protective of me than normal."

"What would he do if he found out you had a boyfwiend?" asked Zuma, gulping.

"Feed you to a shark most likely," giggled Misty. "But I'd make him turn around in the end."

"Yeah, I'd hate our six days together to end up with my funewal," joked Zuma, but Misty gasped and turned her wide eyes towards Zuma. "I was kidding!"

"N-no, not that! Has it really been six days already?!" she demanded as she grabbed Zuma by the shoulders. "Has it been six days?!"

"Y-yeah, why is that a pwoblem?" asked Zuma which made Misty bit her lip. She was quiet for a long time until Zuma asked, "Misty? What's wrong?"

"I… I need to tell you something… but tomorrow! At night!" shouted Misty as she turned away. "It's important and… just please come here by the night, okay?"

"Um, okay," said Zuma. Before he could ask her why, she speed off across the beach and left Zuma confused. "What's going on?"