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After her breakdown, Rocky took Crescent back to the pups. She managed to keep her cool this time and introduced herself to all the pups. She even managed to shake paws with Chase! The sun was setting, and the pups were settling own for the night. Crescent was siting off to the side and watching them, when Ryder came over to her. "Are you sure you don't want to sleep in The Lookout?" He asked her. "You could sleep on the bed we keep for guests." Crescent shook her head.
"No thanks Ryder. I honestly don't think I could sleep in a building if I tried. The trees and grass are home to me." She replied. Ryder nodded in understanding. "Alright. But if you change your mind there's a dog door out back." Crescent dipped her head to him. "Thanks." She said. Ryder nodded and reached out to pet her, but soon thought better of it. "Night." He said akwardly before walking towrds The Lookout. Crescent watched him go, then turned around to find Rocky standing behind her. "Oh. Hi Rocky. What can I do ya for?" She asked. "Just came to say goodnight. Zuma said to tell you goodnight too." He said. Crescent smiled and drew her tounge over his ear. "Night Rocky." She said before turning around and heading off twords a tree. Rocky watched as she expertly leaped up and landed on the lowest branch before climbing higher and settling down on a comfortable looking limb. Rocky sighed with happiness and turned and headed over to his puphouse. I'm so glad she's here. He thought. She was finally warming up to him. He didn't know if she returned the feelings he felt for her, and he didn't want to. And he knew it would break his heart when she left. Rocky pushed those thought to the back of his mind. No. I'll just make the best of the time we have together. And when she leaves, I'll have to accept it. With a troubled sigh, he walked into his puphouse, circling his bed three times before laying down and drifting off into a peaceful sleep.
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"Psst! Rocky? You awake?" Rocky blinked open his eyes and saw Zuma standing infront of him, gently shaking his shoulder. "Uhh. Zuma? What time is it?" Rocky grumbled.
"Dawn." Zuma answered. "Cwescent invited to show me how to climb a tree, and she asked if you wanted to go too." Rocky smiled at the thought of spending the morning with his best friend and his crush, and sat up, yawning. "Sure. I'd love too." He said. Then his stomache growled. "He he. But could we get some breakfast first? I'm starving." Zuma chuckled and nodded. Then he led the way out of Rocky's puphouse. Rocky stretched and looked over to where Crescent was sitting over by the tree she had spent the night in. She smiled at Rocky. "Morning sleepypaws." She teased. Rocky chuckled and sat down next to her. "Yeah. Morning." He said and looked at Crescent. Their eyes met and they looked at eachother for a long time. After a while, Zuma chuckled and began to sing. "Cwescent and Wocky sitting in a twee. K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Crescent and Rocky glanced at each other and then back at Zuma, who was on his back laughing. They blushed and growled in unison. After several minutes, he sat up ton see the pair glaring at him. He chuckled nervously. "He he. I, um. I was just kidding awound." He said. The two just kept glaring. Zuma eyed the two and rubbed the back of his head. "So Cwescent. Awen't you going to show us how to cwimb the twee?" He said, trying to change the subject. Crescent rolled her eyes and sat up straiter. "Alright. so the first thing to remember when climbing trees is to be safe. Climbing down is alot harder then climbing up so you have to be careful. Come down slowly. Don't rush."
Zuma and Rocky nodded.
"Alright. The next step is to survey the tree for pawholds. Never move until you know where your going to put your paws next. After you've found them, dig your front claws into the bark and haul yourself upwards. The easiest way to climb up is to do it black bear style. You dig your front claws in, then push off with your back paws. It's kinda like your jumping up the tree."
Zuma and Rocky shared a glance and Rocky waved his paw in the air.
"Yes... Rocky." Crescent said.
"Could you show us?" He asked. Crescent nodded. Of course. Then she dug her claws into the bark and effortlessly pushed herself up to the lowest branch in three easy bounds. In almost no time she sat on the limb, looking down at the two bewildered dudes. "See? It's easy!" She called down to them.
Rocky shook his head and Zuma whimpered. "Weally?" He called up to her. "Because from down hewe it seems weally weally hawd!" Crescent chuckled. "Come on! There's room for two more." She said gesturing to the empty space beside her with her tail. Zuma sighed. "Alwight! But you have to come help me!" He yowled.
Crescent rolled her eyes. "Fine." She snorted. Then she leaned backwards and tipped off the branch.
"Crescent! No!" Rocky howled and jumped to his paws. He raced forward but tripped over his paws and landed on his face. He buried his muzzle in his paws and awaited a yelp of pain. But it didn't come.
"Relax Rocky." Rocky heard Crescent's voice above him. He looked up to a sight that made his jaw drop.
There, hanging by her tail, was Crescent!
"Wha, how, why, HUH!?" Rocky yowled.
Unbeleivibly, Crescent started laughing.
"I just wanted to see your reaction. Come on Rocky. Do you honestly think I'd fall out of a tree willingly? I'm tough, not stupid." She said, looking down at him. Rocky sighed with releif and smiled up at her. "Uh, Wocky. You might wanna move." Zuma said walking up to him.
"What? Why?" Rocky asked.
"That's why." Zuma said, pointing up with his tail. "Ahhh!" Rocky yipped in surprise as Zuma pulled him backwards just as Crescent landed on the ground in the spot he'd been a second earlier. She landed gracefully on her paws. "Good thing Zuma moved you. Or else you'd be a Rocky pancake." She laughed. "He he. Yeah." Rocky giggled, blushing.
"Come on. Maybe we can get a bit more practice in before the others wake up." Crescent said. Zuma and Rocky nodded and followed her back to the tree.
The week went by fast. Every morning, Rocky and Zuma would awake at dawn and meet Crescent by the tree, where they would practice climbing. They got better at it every day, and were both able to make it to the lowest branch by the middle of the week. During the training sessions, the trio talked alot and got to know each other better. The boys learned that Crescent had always dreamed of going into a cave and mining. And she discovered that Rocky hated water and Zuma loved to surf. But all too soon came the day Rocky had been dreading. Zuma was completely healed and Crescent was leaving in the morning.
The sun was setting and the pups were getting ready for dinner. Ryder invited Crescent to eat with them since this was her last night there. She had agreed and was sitting in between Zuma and Rocky as Ryder poured the kibble in the pups' bowls. He came to Crescent and saw that she had no bowl infront of her. "Aren't you hungry? We have spare bowls." Ryder said, puzzled. Crescent nearly laughed. "Me. Eat kibble? No thank you. I've got a perfectly good squirrel right here." She said.
Ryder shrugged. "Alright." He said and moved on to fill Rocky's bowl. He hungrilly tore into it. Crescent laughed and began to eat her squirrel. After the pups had finished eating, Crescent said goodnight to them and started to walk to her tree, but she was stopped by Ryder. "Wait. Crescent. Before you go, we have somthing we'd like to ask you." Crescent turned around and sat down, her tail wrapped over her paws. "Yes?" She asked.
All the pups wers standing beside Ryder, smiling at Crescent. "Guys." She asked nervously. "What's with the freaky smiles?" "Your about to find out. Rocky?" Ryder said. Rocky walked forward and sat down infront of Crescent, somthing hanging from his mouth. It was a dark teal collar, with a silver tag that had a pickaxe on it. Crescent looked up at Ryder. "Why are you showing me this?" She asked.
Ryder chuckled. "Crescent. We want you to join as the PAW Patrol's newest member." Ryder explained.
Crescent's eyes widened in surprise and her ears folded back aginst her head. "Wh-what?"
A/N: Cliffhanger time! So yeah. I hope this chapter made up for not updating in a while. Please tell me if you liked it in the reviews!