Alcohol

Bandit was driving home. With Wendy, And his kids. He did not say a word on the trip home. But you can tell by the look on his face, He was depressed. Wendy wanted to say something, But she was worried that she would worsen the situation.

"Dad, Why are we going home early?" Asked Bluey

Bandit didn't answer her, He just kept looking at the road. Wendy looked back at Bluey. And put her finger on her lips. Letting her know it was not a good time. 20 Minutes Later, They arrived home. And they all got out of the car. Bandit had his head down, And slowly walked to his House. Holding the Pizza They were supposed to eat with Chilli.

"I'll see you later….Bandit" Wendy said as she walked home.

All Bandit did was ignore her. Still keeping his Head down. He unlocked the door and entered his house. Along with his two kids. He threw the Pizza on the floor. Not caring that he made a mess, he began to walk upstairs

"Dad, What happened to Socks"? Bingo asked, Bandit, stopped walking upstairs. He slowly looked back at Bingo. He still had a depressed look on his face.

"Look Mate, I'm not in the Mood right now….I need you two to leave me alone, For a few hours. Bandit said, walking to his room.

Bandit shut the door And locked it. He lay on the bed And curled into a ball. He tried his best to not think about Chilli. But he couldn't, Bandit started to cry. He gritted his teeth, To make sure he wouldn't scream. And alert Wendy like last time.

7:09 pm

Bluey and Bingo, we're eating the Pizza their Father threw on the Floor. It was stale and Cold. But there was nothing else to eat. They were so hungry, They even started eating the Anchovy pizza.

"You know, This anchovy pizza is not that Bad". Bluey said, taking another bite from the pizza.

Ding Dong*

The door rang, But Bluey couldn't open the door. She knew the rules, And she didn't want to disturb her father. But they kept on ranging. So she went to her dad's room and knocked on the door.

"Daaaad, Someone's knocking at the door". She said

Bandit woke up, He had Tear Stains on his Eyes. He went to the bathroom, To clean them off. But It was still noticeable. Bandit opened the bedroom door And went downstairs. Where Bluey and Bingo were curious To see who was at the Door. It was Mackenzie and his Dad Richard. They were both Border Collies. He was holding a Bag with a Wine Bottle in it.

"Hey Bandit, how's it going Mate". Richard said.

(A/N. I never like leaving these here. But here we are. Mackenzie's dad's name, Is never said in Bluey. So I'm just gonna use his voice actor's name.)

"Oh hi Richard, I'm doing fine. What brings you here at this time"? Bandit questioned

"Oh we heard What happened to your wife. And we'll, I brought you Some of my Finest Wine. I know what you're dealing with. And you, Might want something to soothe your mind". Richard offered

"Oh, I'm not sure that it's the right time to drink Alcohol". Bandit lied. In reality, He wanted alcohol more than anything right now. To forget all his problems, At least for a while. But he did not want to be drunk in front of his kids.

"But, You can come in, We can talk for a while".

Richard entered the Heeler house. The two adults went into the kitchen. Mackenzie stayed with Bluey and Bingo. And greeted them.

"Hi guys" Mackinzie sniffed the air. "Why does it smell like anchovies," He said looking around the Room.

Bandit and Richard enter the kitchen. Richard put the alcohol on the kitchen counter. And bandit sat down in the Kitchen Chair

"Hey Bandit is it ok that I grab a glass cup"? Richard said.

"Yeah, you can grab one in the top cabinet….Grab one more for me. I think I do want that Drink". Bandit said, shaking his leg.

Richard, Gave Bandit the glass of wine and He instantly chugged it down. This worried Richard.

"Bandit, Calm down you don't have to chug it down" He took the glass from Bandit. But it was already empty.

"Can you give me one more?" Bandit asked.

"Bandit I don th-"

"JUST, one more please, It's been a really rough day Richard".

Richard hesitated for a second. But he listened since he was curious to Know what happened. So he poured more wine into the Cup. "Alright here you go Bandit. What happened today, You look horrible Mate". Richard said, sitting across from the table.

Bandit looked at his drink. He wanted to tell Richard, Everything that happened in the hospital. But he still cared about Chilli's reputation. "Well me and my Brother, And his Family went to see her today. She was starting to feel better. But then there was an incident In the hospital".

While Bandit and Richard, Continued their conversation. They didn't see a little black, And white Border Collie. Taking the Bottle of Wine. And sneaking away, From the Adults.

Bluey and Bingo were upstairs, Reading Books. Until Makenzie came into the room, Shutting the door. He ran up to the girls.

"Guys look what I got". Mackenzie said, showing off the Wine Bottle. "What is that?" Bluey questioned. "It's the red juice our parents tell us never to drink. And I think we should drink it". He said.

"But why would we drink it, If our parents said we shouldn't". Bingo said closing her book

"Well because I always wanted to Know what it tastes like. It's ok if you don't want it". Mackenzie said.

He opened the bottle And took a long sip, He coughed a little when he was done. But then he kept on drinking. Bluey was now curious about what the red juice tasted like. She didn't want to get in trouble. But since her dad was having a conversation, This could be her only chance. "Maybe I'll just take a sip, Mackenzie". Bluey said

"Bluey, we're not allowed to drink it. We could get in trouble". Bingo tried to reason with her. "You'll only get in trouble if you get caught". Mackenzie Said looking a bit drunk.

Bluey took the bottle from his hand. And took a sip from it, It hurt her throat. But for some reason, she was tempted to finish it. She drank the rest of the bottle. When she was done she started coughing. "Hey, Mackenzie, why are they're thwee of you. You look funny". She said, "Hey Bingo you should have twy the duce. It tasted Bad, But I fweel great". Mackenzie said as he stumbled around.

"Hey Mackenzie, my, my, my Mum has cancer. Can you, Can you Believe it DuuuuuDdeee. Sh-sh-she might die". She stuttered "Bluey don't say that about Mum!" Bingo stated as she walked up to her.

"B-b-b-but Bingo it's true, Cloe told me her nana died from lung cancer last year". Mackenzie Said.

"Yeah Bingo, You said you hated her. That you never wanted to swee her. Y-You don't love her Bingo, YOU HATE HER". Bluey yelled at her face.

She wasn't mad at Bingo, She was just trying to make a point. It scared Bingo. She didn't know what to do. Bluey, Mackenzie, we're Drunk. She ran away to go tell her father about the situation.

"Run away you cowad, You can't accept the truth. You, you can't handle the Truth". Bluey started to cry, The alcohol taking control of her.

"Hey Bluey, you wanna play hosey. You'll be the hose, I'll be the cowboy" Mackenzie said.

"Yeah, go grab the swaddle in the cwaset". Bluey said.

DOWN IN THE KITCHEN

"Did that really happen, Bandit?"

"Y-yeah There was a patient, And she stabbed someone. We wanted to see if Chilli was alright. But the doctor said that we couldn't visit her anymore". Bandit explained.

"That's horrible, Man, I never thought a crazy Bitch, Could do something like that". Richard said, scratching his neck.

"Y-yeah crazy B-Bitch". Bandit said avoiding eye contact with his friend. "They're gonna close the Hospital for . Unless you have a dying family member. You can't go inside".

"So you're not gonna be able to see her. For a while then"? Richard questioned finishing off his Wine.

"N-No……I'm gonna go visit her tomorrow" Bandit said, Covering his eyes.

"Wait….You mean Chilli is gonna Die! B-But I heard that she was getting better. That she was starting to eat". Richard said,

All Bandit did was squeeze his Face, Out of stress. "she's gonna die in two days. The Doctor said, It wasn't cancer. '' It was the Tumors growing in her Brain". Bandit was starting to cry, Remembering what Shaun had told him earlier that day.

FLASHBACK

"HOW, HOW DOES SHE HAVE 7 TUMORS IN HER BRAIN". Bandit had Shaun by his neck. Shaun pushed him off And recovered his breath.

"Mr. Heeler there is nothing we can do. She already had a 70 percent chance of dying, From the surgery. Just because we have to open a hole in her brain". Shaun explained, "I DON'T CARE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES. AT LEAST SHE MIGHT LIVE". Bandit sat on the floor and started to Cry "All I want is to at least try and save her. Please, she's the love of my life. I-I-I Can't live without her, We have Kids".

The situation made Shaun feel uncomfortable. How could someone, Go all this way? Just so his wife would have a small chance of surviving. But it just wasn't possible. She has seven tumors in different parts of her brain. And even more, growing inside of her. They would have to open her brain multiple times just to get them out.

"Mr. Heeler If we were to open her brain, More than one time. She would have a higher chance of dying during surgery. I can't do anything, About it."

"H-H-How much time, Does she have until she dies." Bandit said

Shaun didn't make eye contact with Bandit "she has at least two days to live, Mr. Heeler…..I wish I could do something but I can't". He said looking at the ground "The hospital will close Visiting Hours, For a Week. They're only gonna let Visitors with dying family members enter. Do you plan on…..visiting her?"

Bandit stopped crying. He didn't know what to say. Chilli knocked out his own mum, And almost killed His brother's wife. But deep down he still loved her.

"I….I don't know, What if she has another mood swing? And she tries to stab me?" Bandit asked

"Just call me, I'll let you know if she's ok mate," Shawn said.

"W-what about Stripe? Are you gonna tell him, About what happened to our Mum and his wife?" Bandit said, covering his Eyes. Shaun went up to him and offered his hand to Bandit. "I'll tell them what happened mate, But he's most likely gonna make a scene. So you have to take your wife's friend, And your Kids home".

Bandit wiped the tears off from his eyes. He got up And started to walk away. back to the hospital. Shaun stayed back, And waited for a few minutes. He started to remember every time he had to deal with Cancer Patients. Every time he told the patient's family that they weren't gonna live for long. They always begged him for a way to save the Patient. But he couldn't do anything, So why is this situation different from the rest? Is it because of what the little Red Heeler said to him? He never heard anyone saying that they would rather want their Mum to die. It was a first for The German shepherd. It was making Shaun feel a new feeling he hasn't had in years, empathy.

END OF FLASHBACK

Bandit shed a few tears in front of Patrick. But he didn't want to show him. He didn't want to look weak in front of his friend. Patrick tried to say something but Bingo ran into the Kitchen and interrupted him.

"DAD! BLUEY AND MACKENZ-"

THUMP, CLUNK, THUMP, CLUNK, CRASH*.

They all heard a noise near the front door. Bandit and Patrick, Ran to see what happened. It was Bluey and Mackenzie, on the floor. Bluey had a saddle on her back.

"Mackenzie, What happened, are you ok? Patrick went up to his Son. He had a few minor bruises on his face. But the alcohol made his body flimsy. Allowing him to feel less pain.

"H-H-Hey there sir, don't tell my dad. B-But, We drank the rest of his happy juice"! Mackenzie said, Still drunk. Bandit went up to his daughter. He couldn't believe it. His own kid, Drank alcohol at the age of seven. He felt as if his whole life was falling apart. Chilli is going to die, His brother is probably having a meltdown. Because of what she did to his wife. His Mum was knocked out, Socks could be traumatized for life. And now his kid is drinking alcohol, What was he gonna d-.

SLAP*

Bandit turned his head around. To see Patrick slapping his kid, Multiple times. Not holding back his anger, This shocked Bandit. "You worthless FUCK, I told you to never drink the whine. I'm gonna tear your ass up with the BELT when we get home". Patrick picked up his Crying kid, walked out of the house, and stopped by the porch. "I'm sorry you had to see that Bandit. But I'm gonna have to show him a lesson". He said leaving the Heeler home. There was a sudden silence in the house.

"D-Dad what's gonna happen to Mackenzie"? Bingo questioned. Bandit looked down at his drunk daughter. She was giggling for no reason And hiccuping occasionally. It made him angry. "The same thing I'm going to do to Bluey". Bandit said carrying Bluey to his bedroom.

Bingo followed her Father, Wanting to know what would happen to her sister. Bandit opened the door and threw Bluey on the Bed. He then opened his closet And grabbed his Belt. It was laced with silver stars.

He was hesitating walking up to his daughter on the Bed, still drunk from the alcohol. "Hahahahaha, my Tummy hurts D-Da-Dada, My tummy hurts". Bluey said, rolling on the Bed. She was starting to get sleepy. It reminded Bandit of how she was a baby, The most precious thing in his life. But now she was ruined by alcohol. But he was gonna fix that by teaching her a lifelong lesson. He flipped her and held her back with his hand. And raised his Belt.

"DAD! NOOOOO" yelled Bingo as she ran up to her dad and grabbed his leg. "Don't hurt her Dad, Mackenzie made her do it. It was not her fault"! She started.

"Bingo, let go of my Leg, And go to your room. She has to learn to not do it again". Bandit was about to bring the belt down on Bluey. Until he felt a stinging pain in his Leg. He yelled and instinctively used the belt to slap whatever was gnawing on his leg.

Thump*

Bingo was thrown a few feet away from her father. With a bit of blue fur on her mouth. She was covering her face And wailing. Bandit looked down And saw a small Bite mark on his Leg. He was missing a bit of fur And dripping a bit of blood. Bingo got up and ran away Crying. Bandit then looked at Bluey. She was sleeping, All that Alcohol tired her out. He didn't want to beat Bluey anymore. He now wanted to Beat the Shit out of Bingo.

He got out of the room and yelled her name. "BINGO GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW, YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR BITING MY FUCKING LEG!" Bandit went to the Girl's room. Looking around to see where she could be. He heard whimpering underneath Blueys Bed. Bandit crouched and put his hand under the bed. And grabbed the little Red Heeler, She had her toy, Floppy Bunny. She was using it to cover up her face. Bandit threw her on the Bed And took the Bunny, Away from her. She used her hands to cover her Face.

"BINGO LOOK AT ME IN THE FUCKING EYES. WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU". Bandit clenched the Belt harder in his hand. Waiting for the right moment to beat his Daughter. Bingo kept on crying and slowly moved her hands away from her Face. Bandit raised his Belt high, About to release his stress on his Daughter. Until he saw what he had done to her face. She had a big bruise on her left eye. her lower eyelid was raised halfway. The bruising made it hard for her to keep her eye fully open.

"B-Bingo, I-I'm sor-" Bandit stuttered as His daughter covered her face again. "Don't Hurt me, Dad I'm sorry that I hurt you. But Mackenzie made Bluey drink the Juice. It was not her fault, I was just trying to protect her". She explained. Bandit looked at his belt. Why was he so tempted to beat his daughter? Was it because he was still stressed out? And couldn't find a way to release it. So he was gonna let it all out on Bluey. And now Bingo, What was wrong with him?

Bingo was still crying from the pain. She was waiting for her father, To beat her with the Belt. She felt his arms wrap around her. In her mind, She thought he would have grabbed her. And threw her on the ground, But he didn't. He hugged her. "Bingo I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just been very stressful, Y-Your Mum sh-Shes not gonna make it". Bandit was ashamed. He started to cry for the fourth time today.

"W-What do you mean Mum not gonna make it"? Bingo questioned.

"Y-Your mum's gonna die, She only has two days to live". Bingo was shocked, The German shepherd was right. She remembered the exact words he said. "Careful what you wish for, It just might happen". In her infant mind, She felt as if it was her fault. She felt as if she had caused the death of her Mother. Bingo embraced her father's hug. She couldn't let him know about her wish. In her mind, she felt as if he would beat her to death if he found out.

BRISBANE HOSPITAL 8 PM

Wendy had just arrived at the hospital. She parked Her car And went inside. To meet the same female Doberman she met early today. "Hello there my name is Wendy Chow. You saw me earlier today with a Blue Heeler named Bandit. I was wondering if I could visit Chilli Heeler, I'm her friend". When she said Chilli's name the Doberman looked worried.

"Oh Chilli Heeler, I'm sorry but There was an incident on floor six. And we're not allowed to let anyone enter. Unless they have a dying family member". The Nurse explained. Wendy remembered when she was in the hospital earlier that day. They had to leave early because of the unexplained incident. However when Bandit left to talk to the German shepherd. He returned with a different mood. He looked as if he had lost a part of himself. The only thing he said to her was to get in the car. She wanted to say something to him. But She felt as if she would worsen the situation.

"But is she ok, there were two Heelers in her room. One named Trixie Heeler, And another Blue Heeler with pink glasses"? Wendy asked.

"Oh, sweet Jesus". The Doberman was starting to look very nervous. She was starting to tap her foot. "Well, I don't know anything about the dogs you just told me about". Wendy noticed the Doberman was getting nervous. "You sure, There was also a kid that was wit-

"Ma'am I'm sorry but that is classified information. I suggest you leave now. Or else I will get security to throw you out. Do you understand?" The Nurse was scowling at Wendy. One of the rottweiler guards came up to the two dogs. "Is she giving you any trouble Ms. Doberman?" The female guard asked her. Wendy noticed it was the one she saw earlier today guarding the Elevator.

"Nothing is going on here. Ms. Chow was just asking if she could visit one of the Patients. And I told her she couldn't, So I assumed she was going to leave. Ain't that right Ms. Chow". The Rottweiler put her hand near her Gun. Wendy was scared. She knew she was on thin ice so she slowly left the hospital entrance. Keeping eye contact with the Guard Dog. When she got out she took a deep breath. Relieved that nothing bad happened. But at the same time, she was disappointed, That she couldn't see Chilli. She began to walk to her car until she felt a light tap on her shoulder.

"Hey you" A black and white shepherd was in front of her. He scared Wendy, But she then remembered him. He was the same dog that was holding Socks in the Elevator. "You were with Bandit Heeler today. I assume you know Chilli Heeler". Shaun said.

"Yeah I'm her friend, Wendy Chow. Is she ok, They didn't tell me anything, All they said was it was classified information". She asked him.

"Well ma'am that is classified information. But If you could do me a favor. I can let you see Chilli Heeler". Shaun said as he began walking away. Wendy followed the German Shepherd. But even she kept her distance from him. Making sure he doesn't try anything. They entered through a firehouse escape door. And went up a flight of stairs. Until they entered floor six. They both got into a small laundry room. Shaun grabbed one of the Nurse's Coats And gave it to Wendy. "Why do I have to wear this"? She asked as she put it on herself.

"I don't want the guards to get suspicious of you. So you have to blend in, Also here wear this Medical Mask". She put on the mask, and they began to walk, But they stopped when they saw that a police Dog was guarding the Door. "Hello officer, We need to see the patient. This lady is a trainee and I want to show her how we deal with sick patients who won't talk to anyone". Shaun said.

"Hold on mate, Before you go in there you have to take this". The Rottweiler gave him a 9mm Pistol. Which confused Wendy. Why would a doctor need a gun to see a Cancer Patient? Shaun took the gun and hid it in his coat. The guard dog moved aside to let them in.

Wendy was not prepared to see what was inside the room.

End of chapter 8

(A/N again I don't like leaving these here. But it's been a while since I've updated. Work has been busy and school has been even busier. But I'm back now, And let's just say the next two chapters are gonna get interesting).