Chapter 7: Some Things Can't Be Fixed

In the Present

Everest was just laying down beside Marshall

"So...do you still want some water?" She asked with tears filling her eyes

Marshall sighed "Yes please" he replied

As Everest got up to get some water, once she got back

Marshall lowered his head down "I'm sorry if I scared you, I just depressed and emotionally hurting"

Everest walked back to him "It's alright, for someone like you, I can understand you getting upset and depressed, but...you can't give up. The team needs you, I need you"

Marshall looked up at her with his teary eyes "And you will have me, when I said I'll be with you for the birth and grow old together, I meant every word, I will ALWAYS be here for you and the pup or pups...I would never lie to you"

"And I know you'll be here for me, but the team needs you to" Everest relied planting a kiss on his cheek

"I'm useless though, how can a someone help the team if they can't even walk?" Marshall questioned tears falling down his cheeks

"You can help by just being here for everyone" Everest wiped his tears away

Marshall was starting to get frustrated with himself "But I want to help people, not just be there! I can't even walk and will never walk again...and it's all thanks to these stupid injured legs of mine! I'll NEVER heal!" he looked down at one of his injured legs, took the bandage off and just started pounding it, making it bleed instantly "I...WILL...NEVER, EVER WALK AGAIN! I'M JUST A WEAK, USELESS, CLUMSY FOOL! THESE STUPID LEGS WILL NEVER...NEVER ALLOW ME TO WALK AGAIN!" He yelled out but burst out crying

Everest placed both her paws on his leg to stop it from bleeding "Marshall, please, don't do this to yourself...you WILL heal completely, you WILL walk again"

The bleeding began to slow down as Marshall looked at her tears still streaming down his face "But how-how do you know?"

"Because, you're my Marshall, you're strong with a big heart. You never give up, that's who you are, that's the Marshall I became mates with" Everest kissed his cheek

"That's the old me, he's gone...the Marshall you love and became mates with is gone. Those wild dogs killed him, and now he's been replaced by this mean ...a sad, useless pup who can't walk." Marshall replied sighing looking down at his bandages and his hind leg in a cast

"Marshall, we both know that that's not true that, the fun-loving you is still in you. You just have to believe, and find him again." Everest hugged him tightly

Marshall knew she was right, but remained quiet, so Everest continued "I have something for you, I got it when I brought you your water...you remember what this is?"

Marshall looked at what she was holding, it was his red Pup-Fu head band. She tied it around his head "It's your Pup-Fu head band"

"Why did you bring it to me?" Marshall asked

"Because, it symbolizes how strong you are...You Marshall, You mastered Pup-Fu and got the golden strap. You are NOT useless Marshall. You would not have gotten that if you were useless." Everest continued "Oh My favorite Dalmatian, please don't give up. Be strong...be the fun and lovable Dalmatian we all know and love...you just got to believe"

And at that, she kissed Marshall on the lips passionately, and Marshall kissed her back "I love you Marshall, I ALWAYS will...just, at least consider and think about what I said, okay" Everest said

A small smile formed on Marshall's face "Okay, I will. I love you Everest, I ALWAYS will"

Everest smiled and they both kissed each other passionately. One they stopped, Everest looked at him "Now, let me clean your leg and I'll re-wrap it, sound like a plan?"

"Yeah, sounds like a plan" Marshall looked down at his paws

Everest took some bandages from a bag laying next to Marshall, she gently wrapped his paw "There that should work"

"Thanks Everest, I'm sorry" Marshall said a tear escaping his eye only to be licked away by Everest, who said nothing but hugged the Dalmatian holding him tightly in her arms "I still don't feel I'm needed in the team"

"Don't be silly! Of course you're needed" Everest lifted Marshall onto her back "I'll prove it!"

"Eve-r-est? What a-a-re you doing?" Marshall questioned wrapping his bandaged paws around her "E-e-e-everest?"

Everest said nothing, and took Marshall into the Lookout "Get into your pup pack"

"Huh?" Marshall looked confused "How?"

"I'll help you" She lowered him to the ground gently placing him on a pup-cushion "Ok here" she pulled his pup pack out "Lets get you in it!"

"Um ok?" Marshall said, as Everest helped him get into his gear "Now what?"

Everest smiled placing a kiss on his forehead then lifted him on her back and walked out of the Lookout, then walked around the back

There, in the backyard stood, Ryder, Chase, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Katie

"Wh-wha-what's going on?" Marshall asked nervously

Everest chuckled "You'll see"

"Marshall" Ryder walked over lifting him off Everest's back "Rocky made something for you" he turned to the mix-breed

"Made what?" Marshall questioned licking Ryder's cheek who giggled

"Rocky?" Ryder nodded at him

"You're going to love this Marshall!" Rocky ran into his puphouse and pulled out something in a box

Ryder placed Marshall carefully on the ground next to Chase and Skye

Rocky grinned "We all know how much you love to help people, and how much you want to walk so the pups and I came up with this" he pulled out a frame, it looked like a sock with small metal poles attached to it

"It will help support you" Ryder smiled "Rocky designed it for you, it fits on your broken leg until its healed enough"

"twy it out dude" Zuma said smiling

Marshall looked at the frame "Um sure"

Katie and Ryder gently fitted it around Marshall hind leg

"Watch this!" Rocky grinned and pushed a button on the frame and 4 small wheels were lowered around his leg "You can walk with the wheels"

Marshall didn't know what to say, tears fell from his eyes he looked at Rocky

"Here pup" Ryder helped him stand up "Slowly"

Marshall nodded and stood to his paws "What's the point anyway?" he asked looking down at his paws "I still can't be apart of the team"

"What! Why?" Both Chase and Skye asked together

"Look at me!" Tears fell down Marshall's cheeks "Even if this works and I can walk, I still can't help out"

Rocky looked him in his eyes "Of course you can"

"How Rocky? If I need to climb my Ladder how can I do that with or without your invention?" Marshall looked down at his paw "I-I-I.. can't! I'll never be able to do anything I use to do"

"Don't be silly you will" Rocky wiped Marshall's tears away "Just because you're injured doesn't mean you can't help us"

"Rocky's right, you're still our buddy" Rubble said walking up and sat beside's Rocky

"Yeah! Dude you can still help us!" Zuma smiled wagging his tail

Marshall almost lost his balance but Chase and Everest kept him steady "How Zuma?" he questioned

"If you need to climb youw laddew we'll do it dude" Zuma replied

"We got you covered" Skye said grinning

Marshall sighed "Alright then, I guess I can tr-tr-try it out" he suddenly lost his balance and had trouble keeping his eyes opened

"Woah! Buddy you ok?" Chase asked catching him before he hit the ground

"Thanks Chase, nice catch" Marshall yawned "Yeah, I guess I'm tired"

Ryder smiled "I think you've been on your paws long enough, time for a nap" he said gently picking Marshall up, Katie removed the support from his hind leg

Chase was feeling a bit tired himself he yawned

"Chase is so cute when he yawns" Skye mumbled to herself day dreaming

"Um what was that Skye?" Chase blushed a deep red

Skye shook her "Oh! Ha! Nothing! I didn't say anything!" she ran off into the Lookout

Chase scratched his head "Did she say I was cute?"

"Maybe dude" Zuma smirked "You should ask her"

"WHAT! No!" Chase blushed "I mean, nah I was probably hearing things" he chuckled

Ryder giggled "Katie can you come back later to check on Marshall?"

"I just did a check up awhile ago" Katie looked confused "He doesn't need another one, just make sure he stays off that paw, I'll come by tomorrow morning" She kissed Ryder's cheek "Bye pups, bye Ryder" she waved and walked off

Ryder blushed holding the cheek she just kissed

"Um Ryder?" Marshall said sleepy "Can we go inside now?"

Ryder laughed "Sorry pup, alright lets get you all set up for a sleep" He carried Marshall who had fallen asleep in his arms inside the Lookout then into a room next to his, then gently placed Marshall down on the bed covering him with some blankets, Chase walked in behind him with Everest

"Ryder sir? Can I sleep in here with Marshall?" Chase asked look at the Dalmatian sleeping on the bed

"Sure Chase" Ryder knelt down patting his head "I would like someone to keep an eye on him anyway"

Everest jumped up besides Marshall "Chase can stay with us"

Ryder smiled "Call out if you need anything, have a good nap pups" he dimmed the lights and closed the door

Everest snuggled up next to her mate, with Chase on the other-side

To be continued