I feel like I rushed the ending, but I was also losing interest in the story. This probably had to do with the fact I lost my iPod for a couple of months and couldn't play the game.

I'd love to thank everyone for reading this story, and those who favorited or followed my story. I feel like I've failed you all by being so late with this chapter. :( I'm sorry.

Chapter 8

You are Dawg the German Shepard. You chew on your favorite toy as you hear Natara talking on the phone.

"What do you mean you've been tricked?" There was a short pause. "Oh, that's just perfect! Just sit tight and don't do anything stupid."

You hear a faint, "Sounds good. Usually not doing anything stupid gets you out of these situations.

"We'll get to you soon." She put the phone down on the table and rushed upstairs. You follow her upstairs and into Captain's office (you think Captain is her name anyway). Ken and other officers were in there as well listening to Captain.

"Alright listen up. If we're going to save Mal we have to act carefully. One wrong move and Mr. Wackjob could decide to get rid of Mal." Normally hearing Mal's name causes your tail to wag, but there was something in Captain's voice that told you this was no time for tail wagging.

Natara piped in, "I have a plan." All eyes turned to Natara. "Mal has my gun, so we can turn to a more risky plan and have greater chances of success. I just thought of this and had no time to turn it in my head, so please stop me if you see a problem." Natara began reciting her plan and nobody interrupted her.

You're now sitting in Amy's car with Natara. Natara wanted to make sure the bad man didn't recognize her own car and borrowed Amy's. Eventually you drive past the man's house and see Mal's car. Natara drove to the end of the street, turns off the car, and she also picked up a crowbar before stepping out.

Natara did the signal meaning that he had to be quiet. Being quiet wasn't his favorite thing to do, but he trusted Natara had a reason. Besides he always got treats when he behaved.

You are Detective Mal Fallon. In the basement you sit tight and don't do anything stupid. Soon you hear a quiet tap on a window and see Natara and Dawg on the other side. She puts her finger to her lips warning you to be quiet and peeks out the front of the house. Dawg sits patiently for you or Natara to do something.

When Natara comes back she motions for you to get back. When you're far enough away and a grasshopper got Dawg's attention taking him farther away she smashes the window and uses the crowbar to get away some sharp glass still in the edges of the window. Wasting no time you jump out the window and follow Natara to the front yard. You look back at Dawg and whistle. He immediately left his grasshopper friend to join you.

Patrol cars had already parked in front of the house. Mal had no idea what exactly was happening right now.

As if reading his mind Natara explained, "Dawg and I came in Amy's car in order to not attract suspicion from Mr. Wackjob. The plan was to bust you out as soon as the others got here and..."

"Thanks. You can explain the plan to me later, but right now we have someone who needs to be caught." Natara nodded. Seeing what was happening in his front yard Mr. Wackjob decided to try and escape from his backyard. You point to him, "Dawg, tackle."

Dawg instantly ran toward your old teacher and leaped onto him. He got him to the ground and Mr. Wackjob was trying in vain to get him off. He kept on hitting Dawg's right front leg, but he would not budge.

Five officers got to him and managed to put him in handcuffs. You and Natara rush over there and go to Dawg.

"What a tough boy!" you say, "You kept him down even when he hit your leg like that!"

"Um... Mal. Look at his leg." You look down and see that your dog is limping.

It is a few weeks later and you are relaxing in the lab. Well at least trying, Kai was there. When you sit Dawg takes his head and lays it on your lap. His cast on his leg didn't seem to bother him at all. Mr. Wackjob had managed to break his leg, and you are pretty mad about that. You try to remind yourself that he is now behind bars and hopefully out of your life.

"So is he going to become an official member of the force?" Kai asked.

"Definitely, once his leg heals. " you answer.

"That's good he's a good friend to everyone and he seems to enjoy himself here." You nod in agreement. Dawg is a great companion and you're happy he's sharing it to the people you love.

When the two of you get home you sit on the recliner and he jumps on your lap (a bit awkwardly because of the cast). In a way Kai was wrong about Dawg. All dogs have the ability to wriggle into a man's heart and settle into his family. That's what Dawg was, family.

Dawg falls asleep on your lap, and despite the very uncomfortable position you somehow managed to fall asleep just fine.

"A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can't get it by breeding for it, and you can't buy it with money. It just happens along." -EB White

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