Disclaimer: Here's proof you probably didn't need that I wasn't going to sideline Charm's redemption arc for the sake of Coral's. And on top of that, we get a sub plot with Rocky and Zuma being Gay Princes! Let's see if this chapter is the win win I hope it is.

Also, I don't own Paw Patrol.

Paw Patrol X

Land and Sea arc Episode Thirteen: Emotional Control

It was fairly early in the morning, and a single peach was shown on a plant with a Husky's paw grabbing it to pick it off. This Husky was revealed to be Snow, who was helping Farmer Yumi by picking her fruits for her while she tended to the animals. She placed the peach into her basket before heading off with it. She saw Charm and Claw by the car, and what she saw was Charm trying to start a conversation with Claw. "So. Claw. How are things with Sweetie and Caiohme?"

"They're going pretty well." Claw answered, being able to contain himself around Charm quite easily now. In spite of not liking him that is. He turned to him after putting some apples into the back of the wheelbarrow they were taking back to Yumi. "Sweetie won't stop trying to get me and Coral to start dating though."

Charm snickered before joking about the circumstances of that one as Snow started listening in on the conversation. "Oh of course the diva tries to set you up with the girl who tried to kill me."

Claw shrugged as he admitted to how stubborn Sweetie could be. "I do like her, I just don't think now is a good time. I want to at least wait until F.M. and Marshall have come to terms with Wave's death."

"That didn't stop you from offering her that flower lover boy." Charm pointed out with a sly grin with Claw blushing in response, putting some strawberries into the back of the truck as he addressed Snow. "Hey Snow." Snow waved to Charm and Claw, who also waved as Charm brought up the Fall Harvest Festival. "So this Fall Harvest Festival should be interesting. I've never been to a... festival before. Do they happen often in town?"

"Sometimes, yeah." Snow answered, making sure they had everything as she explained. "We sadly missed the LGBT Pride festival. And we still have a week until October."

Claw remembered something Sweetie wanted him to do and barked for something from his pup-pack. What came out was a document of some kind. "I almost forgot Charm. Sweetie had this document notarized yesterday. It's about you attending the festival."

"Pssh. I don't need her permission to attend a town wide event." Charm pointed out in annoyance, showing he still wasn't fond of Sweetie. Then again, pretty much anyone would be annoyed by this.

Claw read out the document after agreeing with Charm on that front. "Yeah, she's crazy if she thinks she has that kind of power. Anyway, it says here that you have to have managed at least two issues she has with you before she's comfortable with you attending the festival. Among these are loving fart humor like me, Chase, and Zuma, using your interest in books for some actual 'class' whatever that means, and learning proper manners."

Snow leaned on the side of the tree Claw was standing by as she commented on her requests. "Color me surprised she didn't have too much stuff to whine about for that paper to fit in your pup-pack."

Charm and Claw laughed at Snow's sarcasm as Claw then asked Charm about his status regarding his improvement. "I know you've made a lot of progress on the murdering thing; is there anything else you can fix before then?"

"Awww. You DO care about me."

"Don't push it. At least not yet."

Snow decided to chime in when she saw an opportunity as Charm brought up his emotional struggles. "I suppose I can work on my anger. And, my emotions in general. It's been easier since meeting Moby, but it's still hard to control them."

And when she did, she picked up a peach to show that she meant business. "Maybe I can help with that." Snow glared at Charm, but kept a smile to show that she was serious. "Don't think this means I've forgiven you. I just think this could be a fun challenge." Charm and Claw looked at each other before looking back at Snow. They were definitely interested in what Snow had to offer them.

Back at the Lookout, Zuma was the first to wake up between him, Rocky, and Rubble, and as he sat up, he stretched and yawned to get the day started. When he saw that Rocky and Rubble were still asleep, he snickered before getting up and walking forward a bit. He then placed his right paw on the wall and looked back, pointing his butt out while standing on his hind legs. And with that, he hit Rocky and Rubble with his latest prank, which was...

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

...a ripe and bassy ten second fart with a green cloud of spicy chicken that erupted from Zuma's vibrating butt. This awoke Rocky and Rubble, the former of whom found it surprisingly hard to smell the fart. Even once Rubble stood on his hind legs and pointed his butt out right at him. "Oh; is this another morning farting contest? My turn!" Rubble grunted and his bubble butt vibrated as he ripped...

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP

...a loud and bassy ten second fart that hit Rocky with a green cloud of rotten meat. After that, Rocky opened up a window upon sitting up, and Zuma and Rubble quickly noticed how out of it he was. Zuma was quick to apologize as he rushed over to check on him once he started coughing. "Sowwy Wolfy. Did we go too hawd on you?"

"No, that's not it." Rocky responded in a nasally voice, coughing again before explaining how he felt. "Stuffy nose and sore throat I think. And I guess also a headache?"

Rocky sneezed into his arm with Zuma insisting then and there that he lay in bed for the day. "Okay Guapo. You're staying in bed today, no debates about it."

Zuma and Rubble helped Rocky put the blanket back on as Rubble wondered how Rocky was able to get sick. "Wait. How can Rocky get sick? Doesn't he have demon blood?"

"Something tells me demon blood doesn't prevent illnesses Rubble." Rocky theorized, explaining more about what he meant to help him explain after sniffling. "Since I've gotten sick before, I think it's safe to assume that demon blood doesn't prevent certain bacteria from causing it. It's also worth remembering that I still have wolf and Golden Retriever blood in me." Rocky sneezed after pointing that out and finished his theory. "Those remaining blood cells must be what continue making me sick."

Zuma and Rubble felt that made sense, and after nodding in agreement to that, Zuma made a request to Rubble. "Okay Wubble. I'm gonna go see if F.M. or Skye can make some soup for Wocky. Can you keep an eye on him for me and make sure his tempewature doesn't get too high?"

"On the double Zuma!" Rubble responded with a salute, and Zuma rubbed his head before heading off to get Rocky his soup. Rubble then looked at Rocky, wondering what he wanted to do. "So... what do sick people do for fun?"

"I could read us a fun story. There might be something in my bookshelf." Rocky suggested, and Rubble headed on over to see what he could find.

Snow was now giving Charm and Claw a demonstration on how to control their anger in a positive way. She was still holding the peach as she, Charm, and Claw put the fruits and vegetables they picked into the barn. "Now I'm sure you both know about what Everest and I went through with our parents, right?"

"Everything from your bio. Your father was an abusive fruit salesman, your mother was pathetic, and your father started beating you even harder after discovering your allergy to peaches." Charm recapped, and as Snow gave him a thumbs up, Charm addressed the peach she was holding in her other paw. "Would it be stupid to ask how you can handle yourself so well around them?"

"Not at all." Snow answered genuinely, tossing the peach behind her and into the peach basket. "Everest taught me emotional control." Charm and Claw listened closely as Snow took another wheelbarrow and explained the context to them as they took some baskets. "During our month on the run, she taught me how to keep myself in check whenever I was near peaches. I kept telling myself that they weren't dangerous as long as I didn't eat them; and that our monster of a father would never find us, no matter how hard he looked. Overtime, it got easier, and easier."

Claw smirked when he jabbed at Snow's fear of the dark. "And yet you still sleep with a night light."

"Just like how YOU still act as a reason to keep it." Snow shot at Claw, who shrugged as Snow came up with another idea. "Actually, this could help you too. You up for it?"

Claw figured there was nothing to lose and started on picking some nearby carrots as he accepted. "It would help if things work out with Coral. Just let me know when you think of something for me."

"Great! You're both my students for the day then." Snow replied, and she got started on some carrots too with Charm helping when she explained something else. "You two might need different methods than the one Everest and I used. But we aren't gonna know for sure based on blind guesses. You guys up for trying the same methods?"

"You're so confident in being our teacher. You come up with the plans." Charm suggested, and Snow was definitely down for that task. She just needed time for said plan to come to her mind.

Zuma was heading to the kitchen to check on the soup he was having F.M. and Skye make for Rocky. It smelt very good, but not at the same level it usually did from F.M.'s cooking. Zuma could tell she was still mourning and checked on them with concern. "Hey giwls. Is evewything okay?"

"Still in stage four." F.M. answered, seeming quite gloomy as she tried to keep her spirits up for the food. It still lacked the right flavor, making F.M. wonder what could possibly be wrong. "Rocky might not get the five star meal we were hoping for. Sorry guys."

Skye put a paw on F.M.'s shoulder to let her know that it was okay. "You can't help how you feel F.M.. I'm sure Rocky will appreciate it no matter what."

Zuma tasted the chicken noodle soup himself, and while it wasn't as good as when F.M. usually cooked, it was still pretty tasty. "Yeah, this will work gweat."

Zuma grabbed a bowl for Rocky as F.M. got his attention. "Zuma?" Zuma looked at F.M., who was still being comforted by Skye as she asked her question. "Is this how you felt when Gabe and Celeste were taken from you?"

Zuma definitely knew what F.M. was feeling there, putting a paw on her other shoulder as he answered her question. "Something like it, yeah. Although, mine was more about being fowced to be alone." Zuma got a closer look at F.M.'s eyes and saw that she'd just gotten done crying. Out of concern for her, he made a suggestion that he felt might help. "Mawshall should be up by now. Maybe he can help you feel bettew."

F.M. put the soup into the bowl as Skye added a request into the mix. "I know I haven't been cooking as much since I started training more often. Could you let us know what he thinks?"

"Can do!" Zuma assured Skye, and then he walked off with the soup as he shared some encouraging words for F.M.. "It's totally cool to be sad F.M.! Just wemember to stay stwong!" Zuma walked back to his room while hoping F.M. would be okay later on. Maybe he could do something for her and Marshall later on.

Once he went back into his room, Zuma found Rocky reading Rubble a story about superheroes. "With a swift uppercut to the jaw, Appollo sent the last grunt flying into the air!" Rubble was clearly getting into the story, even as Rocky sneezed into his arm again. Zuma smiled, glad that Rocky was able to have a good time despite being ill.

Back at the farm, Snow was setting up a scarecrow to look like Slash to help Charm control his anger around it. With Farmer Yumi's permission of course. Claw was covering Charm's eyes as Snow told them to get started. "Okay Charm. It's ready. Claw, move your paws." Claw did as instructed, and when Charm saw the scarecrow that looked like Slash, he was surrounded by emotions of fear and anger. He instantly started looking back on when he discovered Slash was using him. "How does this make you feel Charm?"

Charm clenched his fists, trying to contain himself well enough to answer Snow clearly. "Like I want to either run... or punch him so hard that his head flies off!"

Snow observed Charm's movements and saw that he was leaning more towards the punching part. After looking at the scarecrow again, it was clear she was worried, but she tired to put trust in Charm to make the right call. "Try reminding yourself that Slash isn't actually here, and that what he did to you stopped working." Claw stepped back a bit just in case Charm failed. "Remind yourself that you're bettering yourself, you're better than Slash, and that you've been making progress day by day."

Charm was still looking ahead with red all around the scarecrow, but Snow's advice seemed to be working. Slightly anyway. His anger was still rising, but he was able to keep his fear caused by what Slash and Trickery did to him in check. Snow saw this and decided to move onto the next step. "Now, try to calm yourself down enough to escape."

Charm tried to do as advised, but his anger was rising far too much due to the very sight of the Slash scarecrow. He wasn't as out of it as he was when he and Moby were attacked, but it was clear that just breathing wasn't enough to calm him down. "Not gonna happen!" Charm rushed at the scarecrow, and Snow rolled out of the way and went over to Claw, knowing she wouldn't be able to get Charm off the scarecrow. "EAT PAIN FROM YOUR OWN CREATION YOU HOMEWRECKER! I KNEW I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY AFTER I KILLED YOU!"

Snow saw an opportunity to help Claw in this moment, addressing the concern in his eyes when she looked at him. "Think hard about it when watching Charm do this Claw. What does it make you feel to know that Charm is attacking a scarecrow that looks like Slash, and not the actual Slash?"

"I mean, he obviously failed. And he knows it's not Slash." Claw pointed out, and then he thought for a moment, and as he saw Charm attack the scarecrow, he started to feel satisfaction as Charm attacked it. Not because of the move itself, but because it showed that Charm really wanted nothing to do with his father, or what he did to his family. In a strange way, it helped Claw further see that Charm was trying. The sight of this managed to help ease Claw's already slowly weakening resentment towards him. "But I also see that... he's really trying."

Snow looked at Charm with that mindset as Claw explained what he meant further. "It's obviously personal, but somehow, I get the sense that he's bettering himself every day."

Snow saw that as well, however, she also saw the previous him who separated her and Everest four years ago. "I see it too. But I also see the Canine who held Everest captive for a year, and tried to kill us several times in the past." Snow looked at Claw, knowing that forgiving Claw was a hard process for both of them. "I think that part of us will always be there."

"Makes sense to me." Claw replied with a laugh, and as Charm ripped the head off the scarecrow, he smiled at the thought of him doing that to Slash.

Charm slammed the scarecrow head on the ground, being in a total rush as he screamed at his 'father'. "DRINK BLOOD SLASH!" His bracelet then beeped yellow, indicating that the destruction of the scarecrow was wrong. This told him that he should at least try to put it back together.

Claw commented on how this felt, the idea of always remembering what Charm did, but still being able to forgive him. "He's still improved a lot."

Snow could agree with that in it's entirety. Seeing Charm trying without anyone observing helped her believe in him more. Him accepting her help seemed to be bringing her closer to forgiving him too. He was shown repairing the scarecrow the best he could to make up for breaking it, seeming good about it as he smiled upon finishing it. "He has. I think one day, he'll really get there." Snow and Claw smiled at each other as Charm started looking away from the Slash scarecrow. No way was he about to risk anything by attacking it twice.

Zuma was now playing a soft guitar melody for Rocky, one he found very calming as he took another spoonful of F.M. and Skye's soup. The melody definitely helped him feel better, even as Rubble was complaining about his lack of involvement in the season to Tracker on his Pup-Pad. "I get that I can't have the spotlight all the time, but I at least wanna do something in the big adventure. Instead, the one time this season gives me something to do is tending to my adopted brother."

"Maybe you'll have more to do once you become a member of the team." Tracker pointed out, kicking his feet up and down in his chair as he pointed out something else. "And look at it this way. Rex and I weren't even-" Tracker noticed something by his window and ran over in an instant. "Is that a bald eagle!? Paleclaw loved those!"

"Just keep them away fwom Skye if you want the biwd to live!" Zuma called over, laughing with Rocky upon having pointed out Skye's scary side.

Rocky sneezed into a tissue he was holding before bringing up what Snow, Claw, and Charm were up to. "Charm went to Farmer Yumi's to help Claw and Snow, right? I can't imagine how hectic that scenario is."

"Hehe. Totally." Zuma responded, continuing to play his guitar for Rocky as he brought up something Claw opened up to him about. "Actually, Claw told me he eased up a little when they were looking for that fake potion stuff." Rocky was glad to hear that, sneezing into a tissue after Zuma handed him one so he didn't risk staining himself with the other one. He made sure to avoid the snot as he placed it in the trash can. "He said Moby was the one who helped him wealize he was more scawed than angwy."

"Gee, I can't imagine why he'd be scared of Charm." Rocky snarked, despite loving his brother dearly, and laughing with Zuma as they pointed it out. "At least one good thing came out of Miranda and Coral's actions."

"Don't be giving them any ideas now." Zuma joked in response, and the two laughed again before Zuma complained about something regarding Rocky being sick after he sneezed into another tissue. "I wish we could still cuddle and kiss while you're sick." Rubble fake gagged to Tracker while pointing into his mouth, making him laugh at Rubble's disgust over romance. Maybe someday he'd be into it, but that day was not today.

Snow was now giving Claw a test regarding his own anger, which was about a certain memory from when he first met the Paw Patrol. This time, it was a drawing of when Charm coaxed him into helping him raid Barkingburg. It was right when Charm leaned in close for the final blow, which surprised Claw and prompted him to look at Snow. She added her own sarcastic bit at the end of explaining this. "Charm gave me the specifics. Lovely memory, I know."

Claw quickly caught onto what Snow wanted her to do, seeing it as the only outcome that made sense. "Let me guess. You want me to contain the rage I've felt towards Charm from this point onward."

Snow gave a thumbs up to Claw before Charm remorsefully wished Claw luck. "Good luck Claw. It's... far from my proudest moment."

Claw looked at the drawing as closely as he could, and surely enough, his anger towards Charm was still there. Now however, it was much smaller, almost as if he had it under control well enough to stop being mad at him. Upon looking back on this moment, he still wasn't proud of it. But upon seeing it, he realized something that was somewhat ironic. This was the moment that led to everything Claw experienced in the past two and a half years.

Reuniting with Zuma was something that happened before this, but everything else happened because of this moment. Moving to Adventure Bay, becoming close with Rocky, Everest, Marshall, and of course, F.M., finding a healthier support system than the Queen of Barkingburg, heck; even meeting Coral was something he got to do because this moment had him join Charm's crew. At least in Claw's eyes, this was the moment that made his life what it was. And without it, he wouldn't be where he was now.

Snow saw how easy it was for Claw to contain his anger, and he looked at Charm, who was able to pick up on it as well. "He's much better at this than I am."

"He's had a lot more time to adjust than you have." Snow reminded Charm, who saw Claw looking at him with a somewhat friendly smile after giving Snow the drawing back. "Great job Claw. I expected you to rip up the drawing and storm off or something."

"So did I. I guess we were both wrong." Claw looked at Charm, still being unable to properly forgive him yet, but being slightly closer after the realization he faced. Perhaps very soon, he would be able to forgive Charm, and see him as a true friend. "Not as surprised as you I bet."

Charm sensed that Claw was becoming a little more friendly with him now, which did surprise him. He gave a somewhat friendly smile as well, showing that he and Claw were in fact starting to truly care about each other. The two looked at each other for a bit with Snow seeing what was going on and signaling both of them to follow her for the next test. They had time for one more test to do on the side of helping Farmer Yumi.

Rocky was now finished with his soup, and Zuma was getting ready to take his temperature after coming back from putting his bowl in the dishwasher for him. Unfortunately, he could only find a rectal thermometer, meaning he couldn't do so the traditional way. He made sure to let Rocky know about this when he went over to him. "Sowwy Wocky. Mawshall must have the wegular one."

"I'm out." Rubble stated bluntly as he hopped out of the chair, leaving the room to avoid seeing any kind of butt activity, regardless of what it was for.

After Rubble left, Rocky assured Zuma that he could handle it. "Any thermometer is better than none at all."

"If you say so." Zuma responded, heading behind Rocky to get the rectal thermometer ready. Once he got behind him however, he found himself unable to resist how fluffy Rocky's butt looked. It was always fluffy, but the past few months of Rocky's wolf genetics kicked in made it even more so. Unable to contain himself, Zuma grabbed Rocky's butt and pressed his face against the right side of it.

Rocky found himself surprised by this, but loved the feeling when he looked back at Zuma. "Funny. I don't remember rectal thermometers being so cuddly." Zuma laughed a bit before something snuck out of Rocky's rear end...

PFFFFFFFFFFT

...it was a green fart cloud that reeked of chicken, and Rocky flinched once it left while profusely apologizing for it. "Sorry, sorry; that one slipped right out of me!"

Zuma was able to handle it however, wafting the fart away as he then got ready to do what he went behind Rocky to do to begin with. "Hey, if I can handle Chase's wowst fawts, I can handle yours no pwoblem." Zuma waited until the fart gas cleared enough to put the thermometer in, which he did after following the appropriate steps. And right as it entered, Rocky flinched with Zuma getting a good look at how high it went. It was still pretty high, indicating that Rocky would have to continue staying in bed. "Yep. Fevew's still there. Just as I suspected."

After Zuma took the thermometer out, Rocky flinched again, and Zuma cleaned the thermometer off as Rocky pointed out a positive to staying in bed. "At least I get to spend the day with you as a result of this." Zuma smiled as Rocky mentioned that and started playing his guitar again after sitting back down. He was always happy to give Rocky the company he knew he deserved.

Snow now had a test for Charm and Claw to do together; that being to think about what they feared most, and try to gain control of it. "This last one is pretty similar to the lesson I gave Claw. I want you two to picture what makes you the most scared out of everything in the entire world. Then, I want you to tell me if thinking about it now makes you more scared, or less scared."

Charm and Claw looked at each other in confusion with the former asking Snow how this would help them. "How is repeating a lesson an hour after doing it going to help us?"

"It's a constant exercise Charm. You don't learn how to play guitar after the first minute of strumming." Snow reminded Charm, and then she insisted they get on with the test. "And this is all on your own, without any sources filling you in with anything else. After you do this, you should be one step closer to gaining emotional control. If I feel the need to step in, I will." Charm and Claw did as instructed, picturing their worst fears, and how scared it made them now.

Charm's fear revolved around him relapsing and becoming the army weapon Slash wanted him to be. All of Adventure Bay was destroyed, and he was preparing a new demon army to cause misery and destruction all over with. He was also looking for a way to reunite with Slash to revive his rule. Previously, Charm's fear had driven him to start hallucinating. And another time, he almost gave up because of it. However, this time, he started reminding himself of how much progress he'd made. He started reminding himself that he could, in fact, change.

For Claw, his worst fear was seeing one thing that would happen if Charm were to relapse. Some of his friends would already be dead, but the two deaths that scared him most were Sweetie and Caiohme. In addition to that, Charm looked at him, showing that he would be next, and he went at him in a blind rage. However, Claw was able to remind himself that Charm was doing everything he could to avoid that happening. He even remembered the talk he had with Moby on Twin Flame Island.

Charm and Claw were still frightened by what they were thinking about now, but after all that's happened in the past month and a half, it seemed more... simple, to manage. They found it much easier to stop the fear from taking over and controlling what they did next. Charm was able to use his fear as motivation more than a setback now. And Claw was able to control his fear well enough to avoid making it anger. Snow could sense that the two of them were still scared on the outside however, and decided to check on them. "Are you two okay?"

Charm and Claw stopped thinking about their biggest fears to answer Snow properly. Charm went first, and his response was more relieved than anything. "I believe so. Using recent memories seems to help a lot."

Claw responded next, and he gained an idea on what Snow was trying to do for them. "I think I get it now Snow. This isn't to make the fear go away forever. It's to become strong enough to manage it in the healthiest way possible"

"Exactly!" Snow exclaimed, ecstatic that Claw was able to get it. "Obviously you'll never get rid of fear completely; it's a part of who you are. But to confront it and overcome it is one of the most satisfying feelings ever." Charm's smile showed that he really liked that sentiment. The idea of overcoming his fear of relapsing made him even more confident in his ability to avoid it.

Rocky, Zuma, and Rubble were now just hanging out in their room with Rubble lying on the floor, Rocky in his bed, and Zuma sitting in the chair. Rubble was playing on Rocky's Pup-Pad as Zuma snickered a bit about something he found funny. "Ya know Wocky? Sometimes, I can't help thinking about how you still hate getting stains on yourself, even after you leawned to swim."

Rocky laughed a bit at that fact as well, not really having an idea on why that was beyond personal trigger. "I guess that's one thing I'll never grow out of."

Zuma placed his paw on Rocky's as he told him how hard he'd try to keep him from that happening as often as he could. "Well whatever the occasion, I'll make sure you're as clean as Chase's caw on his off day."

Rocky smiled gratefully with Rubble asking something about that from the floor. "Is getting stained really that scary?" Rocky and Zuma looked down at Rubble, who brought up how stains could be easy to get out. "You can always wash them out. And even if you have to wait, no one really cares."

"It's just a personal trigger for me Rubble." Rocky explained, knowing that Rubble was still learning about how Autism worked, particularly in what set Rocky off. "It's something I've always been set off by ever since I was a puppy."

Rubble sat up and smirked when he thought of something else. "Reminds me of how you get whenever you hear anthem horns or car alarms." Rocky chuckled a bit after hearing that, and Rubble then got an idea on how to mess with Rocky when his stomach growled. "I can think of two sounds that'll never set you off. And one of them is about to come right now!" Rocky and Zuma rolled their eyes while smiling over what was coming, and Rubble opened his mouth and unleashed...

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP

...a big and smelly burp that let out a green cloud of chicken, leaving Rocky and Zuma to laugh in response as Zuma jabbed at Rubble's burp. "Congwats Wubble dude. You now know how to use both fowms of gas to make soft moments feel awkward." Rubble laughed a bit, glad that his time with the Paw Patrol has been paying off.

Snow, Charm, and Claw were now finished helping Farmer Yumi, who was incredibly grateful to them for their help. "Thanks a lot for the help you three! Now I'm guaranteed to be on time for the Fall Harvest Festival."

"Our pleasure Farmer Yumi." Snow responded, even adding in Ryder's catchphrase for good measure. "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp for help!" She had to admit. It had a nice ring to it. "Oooh yeah. I can see why Ryder likes saying that."

Farmer Yumi then addressed Charm, expressing her thoughts on him changing for the better. "And Charm? I don't know what's gonna happen next, but you helped these two do a good thing here today. Don't forget that."

Charm didn't expect to get advice from Farmer Yumi, but was grateful for it nonetheless. After letting it soak in for a moment, he made his reply. "I won't. Thanks Farmer Yumi." Farmer Yumi nodded with the three pups saying goodbye, and she did as well as she got back to work.

Snow, Charm, and Claw made their way back to their vehicles as Snow decided to tell Charm something as well. "One more thing Charm. Before we head back." Charm looked at Snow, who smiled right before saying what she wanted to say. "I forgive you."

That surprised Charm even more. He didn't think he did anything to warrant that happening now. "Why? Because I helped you put a bunch of food in someone's barn?"

"No doofus, it's not that." Snow stated bluntly, addressing what he actually meant as she explained why. "You gave me a chance to help you. And I didn't offer it just because F.M. would've wanted that. I also wanted to see you try and better yourself without the influence of the pups who already forgave you." Once they got to Snow and Claw's vehicles, Snow leaned on her car before finishing what she had to say. "You still have some work to do if the scarecrow thing says anything. But I think I can say for sure that you're serious about this."

Charm couldn't help smiling with how happy he was to have earned Snow's forgiveness. Once she hopped into the driver's seat of her car, she made sure to clarify one more thing with him. "I doubt we'll ever be best friends or anything, but I think it's safe to assume I won't have to pull anymore rocks on you."

"Works for me!" Charm exclaimed as he slid over the front hood of Snow's car before hopping into the passenger's seat.

Claw also brought up something else when he came over to Snow's side of her car. "It might've helped that you never preaching to everyone about karma made it easier for him to take you seriously."

Snow gave a sly grin in response to that before using her sarcastic wit to shut down the idea of that ever happening. "It gets pretty tempting at times, but if I did, then everyone in Adventure Bay would suffer from bleeding ears and endless headaches, and I do NOT want that on my conscience."

"Take it from me. You never want good being blood on your conscience." Charm advised Snow, and then he added to that after she smirked to him. "Okay, I obviously mean if you care about life."

Claw headed over to his car with Snow starting up her car as she filled Charm in on one more thing. "Oh, and if you thought me forgiving Coral faster was anything personal with you, it wasn't." Charm looked at Snow, who looked back at him before she started driving. "I just found it easier with her because I could relate to her situation."

"Yeah, that bit never really bothered me." Charm assured Coral, bringing up one more point as the three Canines went home. "I just hope she knows to put effort into being a better canine."

"I think we can count on it." Snow assured Charm, believing that Coral wouldn't take her chance at redemption for granted.

In Coral's room in Sid and Arrby's ship, the Cockapoo in question was looking at something with intense focus. It was revealed that she was looking at a whiteboard plans she came up with to atone for helping Miranda. She had one plan that involved doing something big for the Munroe siblings. That was on the maybe right now with 'Maybe? They might not like grand gestures.' under it. The second one had her going to PupLantis herself to recruit Mer-Pups to turn on Miranda. Under this was 'I don't know. She has so much power, AND wants to kill me.'

It seemed that Coral's indecisiveness was keeping her from making a surefire plan that stuck. She was so scared of making the wrong call that she couldn't decide whether to enact a plan or scrap it. She sighed in response, hoping she could get better at this over time. She wanted this to be the right call, and to believe she was doing this with good intentions like she wanted. "Why does making decisions on my own have to be so hard!?"

To be continued.

Rock music played as Chase started speaking in regards to what was going to happen with specific moments from the next chapter being shown. "You've been through a lot lately Skye. You deserve to have a night of fun."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Skye admitted, having a request in mind for how the night could go. "And any time spent with you is incredible."

"There ya go!" Chase responded with encouragement in his voice, showing how much he wanted him and Skye to do this.

Chase finished the announcement with the words Paw Patrol in all blue with red outlines surrounded with a white border with F.M. on the right, and Marshall on the left. "Next time, Double Date: Paw Patrol Edition! (Snow was shown comforting F.M. in the kitchen baking cookies as they talked about F.M.'s state) Claw and Coral? Yeah, they can come too. This is just for a fun night."