AN: There is a reason for this short chapter. You'll see at the end. Sorry for not uploading this yesterday. I got caught up in a few things.

Disclaimer: I don't own Paw PAtrol

A church bell rang as all of Adventure Bay held a moment of silence for one of its own lost in the line of duty. It had been three days since the flood in Watercreek. Three days since Zuma of Paw Patrol had died. His body was never recovered, but all the experts agreed that the chances of him surviving a collapsing house underwater and surviving were too slim to even think about. All of Adventure Bay had been decorated in black and orange out of respect for the lost little water pup. A public memorial was done yesterday for the town, but Ryder requested that the funeral be private for him and his pups. The Mayor agreed, but also decided to mark the day Zuma died as Zuma Remembrance Day.

The pups spent that amount of time searching for Misty as well, to tell her the sorrowful news, but they couldn't find her. In the end, they gave up and assumed she learned the truth or ran away for other reasons.

Ryder, his five pup including Everest, all stood in front of a single grave stone outside of the Lookout that held the name and puptag of their lost family member. Each of them was in black and had tears in their eyes. Marshall and Rocky were in such hysterics over their loss that they had to be held by the others. Nobody could say anything as the grief was too much. They had lost their little brother... and for Ryder, deep down, he lost a son.

Miles away, in the deep ocean, a little pup was opening his eyes for the first time in three days. He moaned as he slowly got up from what felt like a sandy ground. Not to mention that it felt strangely wet around him. What happened? I remember trying to save the girl... and then I fell into the water... the house collapsed. Zuma slowly opened his eyes and but upon doing so began to panic. He was underwater! He tried to hold his breath and swim up to the surface when he felt weird trying to move his rear legs. He blinked and slowly look down, only to gasp.

A fish tail.

He had a fish tail

The only time he ever had a fish tail was...

"I'm a merpup again?!" asked Zuma in shock as he suddenly realized he could not only speak but breath underwater as well. "W-what? How did this happen? I don't..."

And that's when he heard it. The song that he heard many nights ago when he was swimming alone. A voice that sounded like an angel-no a goddess. That merpup from that night! thought Zuma as he looked around for any sight of her and decided to follow the sound with his ears. He swam as fast as he could until he passed by a sea of seaweed that he saw the merpup, singing on a stone as fish swam around her.

Zuma's eyes widened and his heart stopped as he finally got a look at the merpup he couldn't see that night. It was a very, very familar pup. One that made his heart cry with joy but also confusion.

"Misty?!" shouted Zuma as the collie slowly turned around and saw Zuma.

"You're awake!" shouted Misty as she swam over and kissed Zuma on the lips. Zuma wouldn't deny that he missed those lips as he felt her paws wrap around him and slowly he let himself be taken into the kiss. He had never kissed underwater before, but upon doing so he would say this was the closest pleasured feeling to mating he ever had.

The kiss soon ended as Misty looked at him with loving eyes. "I was so worried you weren't going to wake up. It's been three days and... oh, Zuma I was so worried."

"Misty... you were that merpup?" asked Zuma as so many questions came threw his head. "W-why didn't you tell me?"

Misty whimpered and lowered her head. "I didn't think you would believe me... and I was scared you wouldn't love me if I told you the truth."

"... what happened?" asked Zuma, touching his chest. "How am I alive?"

"I followed you," said Misty with a sigh. "When I saw you and the others leave the Lookout from the ocean, I decided to follow you to that flooded town. The water from the ocean connected to the town so I could enter it. When I saw you collapse into the house, I rushed in and grabbed you. You were dying, Zuma. To save your life I temporary turned you into a merpup with my magic."

"Misty," whispered Zuma as he smile and leaned forward, kissing her cheek. "Thank you for saving my life..."

"I love you," said Misty, with a tear in her eyes. "Zuma I've been in love with you for months."

"Months?" asked Zuma, tilting his head.

"I... I've watched you. I first came to the shores of Adventure Bay to see how humans lived when I saw you and Ryder helping that poor whale from the oil spill. My mother... she died the same way," whispered Misty. "I realized that surface dwellers are good people, despite what my father has always said. Since then, I've watched you from the ocean. I... grew to admire your courage, kindness, and determination. I fell in love you, Zuma and I wanted to meet you so badly. So I used a powerful spell to make me a regular dog for seven days... the night you were suppose to meet me I was going to tell you the truth."

Zuma just stood there in shock as Misty confessed everything to him. "Misty, I don't know what to say..."

Misty took her paws with his. "Zuma... will you come with me to Puplantis?"

"Huh?!" asked Zuma. "Puplantis?"

"It's Atlantis, but we're all pups. You wouldn't be the first surface pup to join us. Many merpups have taken lovers from the surface to start families at home," said Misty. "I love you, and I cannot use the spell again to live on the surface. Those seven days were my old days I can be a normal pup... and I don't want to end our love by going our separate ways."

"Wait, I thought this form was temporary?" asked Zuma.

"I can make it last forever, you just need to say the word, Zuma," answered Misty, smiling. She then frowned. "Of course, this would mean... that you would leave your friends forever."

His friends. In all his excitement, Zuma forgot about his friends. "How are they?! Are they okay?!"

"They are alive, but are in grief," whispered Misty which made Zuma tilt his head. "They believe you died in the flood. I saw the memorial held for you on the beach just yesterday."

"They think I'm dead..." whispered Zuma, whimpering. "I... I can't let them think I'm dead! I have to see them!"

Zuma was about to swim for shore when Misty shouted, "Wait!" He stopped and turned to her. "Zuma, I need to know. Will you come with me and live with me forever... or will you stay with your family?"

"C-can't we still see each other?" asked Zuma, despertnly.

Misty shook his head. "Even now, I know my father has sent guards to find me. I have to leave now. I won't blame you if you choose your family over me, but if I go... you may never see me again."

Zuma stood frozen as he tried to think of what to do. Should he head back home... or be with the love of his life?

The Choice Is Yours

Choice 1: Zuma returns home to his family, but will never see Misty, the pup he loves, ever again

Choice 2: Zuma leaves with Misty, the love of his life, for Puplantis, leaving his family forever