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It was perfect weather day in Adventure Bay. The sun was shining, the birds sang with joy and we find the Paw Patrol enjoying breakfast. They were excited because today was their day off. Once they finished, they all rushed to do their day off activities. Chase and Skye are playing jump rope and Zuma and Rubble were doing a pup pup boogie tournament that they both made up. Meanwhile, Rocky and Marshall were watching Apollo the super dog as Katie came into the lookout. She noticed that Braixen never woke up. She taps her on the shoulder and Braixen woke up, only to see Katie, Marshall and Rocky with surprised faces. As Rocky went to get Braixen's breakfast, Marshall and Katie sat next to her, trying to tell her what they saw. Rocky came down and gave Braixen her bowl of pokemon food. As she ate, Katie mustered some courage to say,"Morning Braixen. I don't mean to surprise you with this question, but, when was the last time you looked in a mirror"? As Braixen finished and gave Katie her bowl, she walked to the nearest mirror she could find and what she saw surprised her as much as it did to the others. She noticed that her fur has grown really, really long, longer than it usually is. Marshall then tells Rocky, hoping that Braixen didn't hear," Someone's having a bad fur day." Rocky and Katie groaned at the pun as Rocky replied with,"Too soon Marshall. Too soon." Braixen was surprised and a bit upset, knowing that she always loved to look her best, and this was no exception. She tapped Katie's shoulder, trying to tell her to help her with her fur faux pas. Katie smiled and told Braixen,"I'll give it my best shot, especially since this is my first time grooming a pokemon." She then takes Braixen to the pet parlor, with Rocky and Marshall following her, in case she needed assistance. As Katie examined the situation, Braixen had a look of nervousness and confusion, as to how was her bonding friend was going to fix this. Katie then turned to Braixen and spoke,"The only way to get this under control is if I cut your fur short." Braixen flinched in fear after hearing that and ran right out of the parlor at lightning speed. Katie, Rocky and Marshall then ran out and splitted up, hoping to cover more ground. Katie looked for Braixen in town, but to no avail. Marshall checked the beach and coastline, but she wasn't there either. Rocky looked in and around the lookout for Braixen. He was about to give up when he heard a rustle in the bushes. He tiptoed and looked and found Braixen cowering in fear. He tapped her on the shoulder to let her know. She jumped and landed a few feet away from him. As he tried to get close to talk to her, Braixen backed up and soon ran till she was out of sight again. Braixen ran into town and then saw Alex's treehouse and climbed up and locked to door so no one else would come in. Katie kept searching until she heard the sound of scratching on wood. Rocky and Marshall met up with her and they heard the sound too. Katie tried to climb up and get inside, but the door was locked. She then had the pups climb on top of each other to see who was inside. Rocky got Marshall on top of him and Marshall looked through the window and saw Braixen sitting in a corner. He alerted Katie and had Marshall go get his firetruck. He arrived with it and activated the ladder. Braixen heard all this and was heading for the door, but knew that Rocky and Marshall would see her if she unlocked it and tried to escape. She knew she was trapped. As the ladder reached the edge, Katie started to climb it. Braixen then heard who was climbing up and although she was scared, she didn't try to run. Katie soon reached the window and jumped inside and saw Braixen cowering in fear and shaking like she was really shy. Katie, looking at her, then had a comforting smile on her face. She sat next to Braixen, who stopped cowering, but was still shaky. In a calm tone, Katie said to Braixen,"Is there something you want to tell me"? Braixen nodded as she suddenly felt calmer, but was still scared. Katie continued,"Is this your first time"? Braixen nodded again as she then had a look of embarrasment. Katie petted her head and said," There's nothing to be embarrassed about, but I can tell that you're scared. You don't have to worry about it. There always comes a time when this has to happen. Many get nervous or scared for their first time too." Braixen looked calmer and wasn't shaky anymore. Katie then said, "Trust me. Even the pups had to go through their first grooming too. Why don't we come down and the pups will tell you their experiences, ok"? A bit hesitant at first, but then, she unlocked the door as they both climbed back down to the ground. They then found a bench to sit as Rocky and Marshall told Braixen their first grooming stories. Marshall said,"My first time, like you, I was scared too. I even tried to hide, but then, when I went through it, it wasn't scary at all. In fact, it tickled a bit." Braixen, hearing Marshall's story, started to feel better. Rocky then chimed in with,"My story was a lot like Marshall's, with the same outcome too. I was scared and then when I went through it, it wasn't scary at all. It even tickled." Braixen then had a smile on her face, meaning that she was feeling better. As the pups were glad that she wasn't as scared as she was before, Katie then started to tell her story."I'm not gonna lie. This is quite embarrassing, but, like you, I was scared too when I had to go through my first haircut. But then, when it happened, I wasn't nervous after that because it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be." Braixen then felt a lot calmer and wasn't scared anymore, though she was still a tinge nervous. Rocky then jumped onto the bench and said,"Sometimes, asking questions can help too. Ask away and I'll be here to translate." Braixen smiled and chirped her questions. The first one, she asked Marshall, and it was an obvious one, did it hurt? Marshall replied with,"Not at all. In fact, sometimes, it tickles." Braixen then asked Rocky if it will happen again. Rocky smiled and said," in the future, it will have to happen again. However, if you go through this one, you'll know what its like so the ones in the future won't scare you." Pleased with her answers, she then asked Katie her biggest question yet, will her fur grow back? Katie smiles and says," It will as time goes by. You see, hair and fur is always growing, no matter what we do. That's why the pups get groomed every once in a while and why I go for a haircut every once in a while too. It may not look like it, but in time, you'll see it grow longer." Also, remember back in the parlor when I said that I need to cut you fur short? I didn't mean all of it was going to come off. I just meant that I would trim it so your coat would be shorter. I know very well never to cut all of it off." Braixen smiled as to all her questions got answers and now she was comfortable with getting her first furcut. She hugged Katie, Rocky and Marshall and took a quick deep breath, meaning that she was ready. Everyone smiled as to now, it can finally happen. As the sun started to set, Rocky and Marshall were waiting with the rest of the pups in hoping for a good outcome. Skye was excited to see Braixen's fur now that it was to be shorter. As the pups were anticipating, Katie arrived and said,"It was a bit tricky since it was first time grooming a pokemon. However, it turned out perfect. Don't believe me? Well then, ask Braixen yourself," as she stepped out onto the side as Braixen walked and displayed. Everyone was impressed and amazed at how cool Braixen looked now that her fur was shorter. She looked just like a normal Braixen should. She hugged Katie, Rocky and Marshall and thanked them for helping her through her first furcut. She then hugged Katie again and thanked her for helping her to feel less scared. Katie smiled and said you're welcome and then, the necklaces glowed and a big golden 7 appeared from both of the orbs and then disappeared without a trace. Marshall then said," The 7 means that you 2 need 7 more bonding acts to go, right"? They both nodded in agreement. Pretty soon, nightfall came and everyone was pretty tuckered. Before going to sleep, Rocky stopped by to see Braixen, hoping that she'd tell him how her furcut went earlier. She smiled and told him that it was like he and Marshall said, it didn't hurt at all. In fact, when Katie was brushing her, it tickled her. She then told him about when Katie cut her fur. She was a little uneasy about it at first, but then remembered what they told her and she felt brave again. She enjoyed it a lot, especially when Katie ran the comb through her fur. She liked the feeling of it, straightening her fur in a relaxing way. It soothed her into a calm state as the furcut progressed. Soon, it was done before she knew it and she loved the way she looked. Katie even quoted that she looked like a regular Braixen again. That was about it and Rocky smiled, knowing that her fear became something she now loves. As Katie came down in her pj's, she petted Rocky and said goodnight. He said goodnight back before going to his puphouse. As Katie and Braixen snuggled into their sleeping bags, Braixen put her stick by her side and put her hand in Katie's as a way of telling her thanks. But before Katie could return it, Braixen fell fast asleep. Petting the fur on Braixen's head, Katie smiled and whispered a good night as she soon was fast asleep.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Again, any ideas on how to improve this or ideas for new stories in the future, leave it in the reviews box. Ill be trying to update as soon as I can. Write to you soon.