Chapter 24: Marshall's Bad News
(The * means it's a flashback.)
*Marshall was shocked by what Shawn had said. He now understood why he, Snowflake and Rocks got bullied by Shawn. It's not that Shawn was a mean pup with no motives; Shawn was a pup who bullied because he thought it was fun, made him look normal compared to other pups, but most of all, he bullied others to get attention and 'friends'. It wasn't just about Shawn's reasons for bullying, it was the way he thought and viewed others around him. That scared Marshall.
It didn't take long before the Pup Scouts, Snowflake and Rocks came and helped get the boulder off. They even had to call in a crane pup to help out. Once the boulder was off Marshall, everyone carefully got him back to camp. Marshall however, was told to sleep in the First-Aid room where the Pup Scout Masters were.
The next day, the Pup Masters got told the whole story from both Marshall and Shawn, who shockingly told the truth for once. However, neither one mentioned Shawn's motives. Days passed as Marshall lied down on a dog bed in a room inside of the Pup Masters Wooden Cabin. He was surrounded by a few toys, first-aid supplies, and a closet filled with other equipment along with blankets and bed sheets. Marshall whined because he also had limited time outside of the cabin and had to have a Pup Master with him almost all the time.
Marshall's legs were the worst part though. The boulder had not only broken his main leg bones, but Marshall could barely walk on his own now. He wasn't paralyzed, he just had broken legs. However, he wasn't wearing casts. No, he had to wear something different. A dog wheel-chair was put on Marshall's back so the wheel-chair could support Marshall's legs while still allowing Marshall to move with the wheel-chair rolling behind him. It was the only way for Marshall to move without injuring himself more.
Marshall got use to the dog wheel-chair as days went by, and both Rocks and Snowflake visited whenever they could which helped Marshall. But even when Marshall was allowed to sleep in his and Rocks tent, it was still hard to do certain activities.
Marshall was lying in his medical room while the Pup Masters talked about his condition. Marshall got concerned as the talking continued and he could hear bits and pieces of the conversation. Once some time had passed however, one of the Pup Masters came into Marshall's room.
"Marshall, I need to talk to you," the Pup Master said with a sigh.
"Okay. Did I do something wrong? What is it?" Marshall asked. Now he was getting concerned.
"The other Pup Masters and I have talked about your condition with your broken legs and... We really tried to come up with other ways of fixing the problem, but we don't have much of a choice. Marshall, we called your parents and..." the Pup Master said until he was interrupted.
"My parents?! Why? I've tried to be a good pup! I didn't mean to be bad! I'm sorry!" Marshall said in an upset voice before whining.
"No no, Marshall! you've been a very good pup. You're didn't do anything wrong. But it's for a different reason," the Pup Master re-assured Marshall. He then continued.
"Marshall, there's no easy way to say this, but ... You need to get better where you won't be playing and doing activities as much. Marshall, you're going to be leaving camp." the Pup Master finished saying. Marshall froze, unsure about what to say. It took a minute for the reality of the situation to sink in. Marshall then looked back at the Pup Master with watery eyes.