Chapter 28: Advice and Good Pups

Ryder walked up to Shawn, than kneeled down to talk to him.

"Shawn, although I understand that you did what you had to do get attention, you got attention by doing it the wrong way. Remember, if you really want to get attention from others, you need to be kind to them and be a good pup," Ryder told the pup.

"Thank you Ryder. I'll remember that," Shawn replied before Ryder walked back to the pups. Chase then walked over to Shawn, and spoke to him.

"Shawn, you have been a bad pup. You bullied the PAW Patrol, me, and my best friend Marshall. I can't change what happened, but I will give you this advice; friendship is like the stars. If you are a good friend, your star will glow bright. If not, you will come falling down to Earth."

"Okay Chase. I'm sorry," Shawn said before Chase returned back to the pups. Skye was the next one to talk to Shawn.

"Shawn, although I don't appreciate what you did to Marshall and the rest of us, I will say this; remember that friendship is like food. If you are sweet like sugar, others will like you. But if you are bitter, nobody will want to be around you," Skye told the pup.

"I'm sorry Skye. I sorry," Shawn replied before sighed then walked away. Rocky was the next pup to talk to Shawn.

"Shawn, I am not happy that you bullied me, Marshall, and everyone else. But I will tell you this; friendship is like recycling; if you throw a plastic bottle in the wrong bin, you will get nothing back. But if you recycle the plastic bottle, mother nature will give back to you. The same is true with friends" Rocky said.

"I'm sorry Rocky," Shawn said with Watery eyes. Rocky then went back to the pups, and Zuma walked up to Shawn.

"Shawn, you totally bullied us and you shouldn't have been a bad pup. Especially being mean to Marshall. My advice to you is this; friendship is like the ocean. If you respect the ocean, it will respect you. But if you are mean to it, then the waters will be rough. Let your friendship and the ocean be something you and others respect," Zuma explained to Shawn.

"Thank you Zuma. I'm sorry," Shawn said back. Zuma then went to the other pups and Rubble came up to Shawn to talk to him.

"Shawn, although you were by yourself before bullying us, I want you to know that I was on my own once too. I had to take care of myself before I joined the PAW Patrol, but what I did wasn't be mean to get attention. I treated others the way I wanted to be treated. With kindness and helping others. Keep that in mind," Rubble told Shawn.

"I will Rubble," Shawn replied before Rubble walked away to the others pups. Snowflake then went to talk to Shawn.

"Shawn, I really don't like that you did this to get attention. I especially don't like that you bullied us, and our buddy Marshall. But I will give you some advice; friendship is like snow. You can be nice like gentle snowflakes falling to the ground, or be mean and be like a blizzard. I suggest you be nice," Snowflake said.

"Okay Snowflake. I'm sorry," Shawn responded before the husky pup walked away. Finally, Marshall was the last pup to go talk to Shawn.

"Shawn, while I don't like that you bullied me and the rest of the PAW Patrol, and it may take me a while to forgive you, I will give you this advice; friendship is like a flame. If you keep it bright and burning, you will be good. But if the fire gets out of control or dies down, the same will happen to you. If you just be nice and understand others for who they are and accept them, they will accept you," Marshall told Shawn.

"Thank you Marshall. I'm so sorry," Shawn replied before Marshall went back to the pups. It was then that Shawn was taken by the police and they drove away.

"I'm so proud of all of you. What a bunch of good pups!" Ryder told the pups as he pet them on their heads and went to go play with them.

Later on that day, Marshall stood on the grassy side of the cliffs staring at the sunset with The Lookout behind him. Marshall sighed. Two of the other pups noticed this and went to go make sure Marshall was alright.

"Hey buddy, are you okay?" Rocky asked as he walked over to Marshall on his right side and sat next to him. Snowflake joined Rocky but was on Marshall's left side.

"I don't know, Rocky. I'm glad that Shawn won't be bothering us, but I can't help but feel sorry for him. He never got the chance to have true friends, and even though what he was doing was wrong, he just wanted to be like everyone else. To have friends," Marshall replied sadly.

"I know what you mean Marshall. But look at how Rubble and I were stray dogs and made friends by doing what was right. I guess Shawn just doesn't understand what he did wrong yet," Snowflake responded. Marshall sighed again.

"You're right, Snowflake. At least we're all together and safe. Thank you for being my friends Rocky and Snowflake," Marshall replied back.

"Your welcome buddy," Snowflake responded.

"No problem Marshall," Rocky said with a smile. Marshall then grabbed Rocky and Snowflake and pulled them into a hug. Snowflake and Rocky hugged Marshall back, and as the three pup buddies sat watching the sunset, they thought about all the adventures they'd have in the future.

*Author's Note*: That's the story. Now, before I continue, I want to clear something up; In chapter 27, Shawn confessed why he had been bullying the pups. Now, before anyone calls Shawn's confession a "Kuvira cough out", let me explain.

In the last episode of Season 4 of the TV show "The Legend of Korra", many fans were disappointed that the enemy in the show, Kuvira, confessed that her reasons for being bad was that - the Earth Kingdom had nobody to guide it back to normal, and that since Kuvira had been an orphan once, she couldn't let the Earth Kingdom go through the same thing. Many fans felt that Kuvira's confession was more like "I turned bad because nobody loved me" confession which is why they were disappointed. This is known as the "Kuvira cough out". However, I think Kuvira saw the abandoned Earth Kingdom as a orphan, and since nobody was willing to be the new ruler, or "parent" in charge of helping, she decide to be the "parent". To Kuvira, the Earth Kingdom was a metaphor for being an orphan and not having a parent to care for it.

Now, in Shawn's case, his confession is not a "Kuvira cough out". Shawn's confession was more of a "I bullied because it was the only way for me to get attention, I never knew that what I was doing was wrong, and I only bullied because it was my own way to make a connection with people and pups". Think about it from Shawn's point-of-view; he acted innocent or that he did something by accident to have fun and get his way, it worked around his owners so he never saw his actions as being wrong, he tried his bullying strategies at Pup Training Camp but never understood how or why his action were seen as "wrong" from the other pups points-of-view, he comes home, his owners move, he gets sent to an adoption place, escapes, then goes back to his home to find an empty house, and he is all alone and becomes a stray. What would you have done? Shawn had never tried to be nice once, and he saw bullying as being the only way to survive and make a connection with people or other animals. Shawn did was he knew, and bullied because he thought it was his ONLY option to survive around others and make friends. He didn't know being friendly was the correct way to make friends and that his bullying ways were wrong. He only learned this after the end of this story. Now, does that mean Shawn is a good pup or a bad pup? No. It means Shawn had a hard life, and did not learn how to make friends, nor does it mean his bullying was "Innocent".

Anyways, What did you think of this story and why? I want to know if this story was good or not and why? Also, should I make a sequel to this? Please answer the questions if you want to and have a good day!