"95. 96. 97. 98. 99, 100…oh no, we're missing someone!" Dylan said panicking.

Summer chuckled a little, "101." She bopped his nose, then hopped on the bus, "102." She said.

"103." Spike said.

"104." Hunter said patting Dylan's head, walking in and takes the driver's seat.

"105" Dr. Dave said walking in last. "that is right, right?" he asked. He knew about Hunter's ability to talk with dogs.

"yes, are you going to get in or what." Hunter said looking at Dylan who was blushing. he then jumped on in.

Once inside Dylan jumped on his sit, with Dolly, Summer, and Spike. "you kind of walk into that." Dolly said.

"gerr." He growled.

"oh, come down city boy. Focus more on this exam. And out of curiosity, how long is this going to take?" Summer asked.

"hum…" he was running some numbers. "about one to two hours. Between running three different obstacles, then fetching replacement items, minimum repairs, and probably a multilevel obstacle course. My best guest. We did do a little of everything last time, so I can't really say for sure. But I think we might be doing a blood test, and other physical because of the email."

"I thought that's why Dr. Dave came by, so you don't have to." Dolly said.

"just to prove nothing changed. It's a second verification, that I'm healthy." He said but his head did drop a little after saying that.

"what's wrong?" Spike said.

"Nothing really. I am healthy and nothing wrong, but Dr. Dave brought up how I should be putting on some weight. What's wrong with how I am?" he said.

"well…" Dolly said looking him up and down, "It's not that noticeable, but you are a bit on the skinny side, I can almost see your ribs. Also…" he then leaned in and whispered into his ear, "yesterday, when you were hugging me in your sleep, I felt your bones when you were breathing, as well as this morning." She said. Dylan blushed a bit but then composed herself. Dolly then went back to how she was, "I get not wanting to look too chubby, but skinny isn't any better unless that's one's breed." She said. "don't you think so Summer?"

"well, as someone how almost got together with his." She then looked Dylan up and down, "I have to agree, the skinny look is not the best on you." She said. "even your fox friend, what was his name, Fergus? He was slightly buffer than you. Now I'm not saying it's bad, but you would be more attractive with a bit more meat on your bones. And everyone wouldn't be so worried when they look at you."

"hey, it's not that bad." He said looking down at himself, then poked his stomach. "I think I look fine, I'm not a skinny twig that can't do anything." Then he went back to sitting, "you guys thought I stronger yesterday. Besides, I may be skinny, but I am stronger than I look. You should know that better than anyone." He said looking at Dolly.

Dolly then started thinking, she was remembering every time Dylan was doing something a normal dog wouldn't be able to do so easily, "yeah, I guess." She said putting on an emotionless face, "and you are fast, but come on. you can't really be all skin and…" she placed a paw on his forearm, unlike yesterday when she was pocking him, she actually grabbed and squeeze it. when she did, he was actually more muscle than she thought. he might not look like Hansel or Doug, but he might be just as strong. "bones…" she said.

"I'm fine, I make sure I healthy and not malnutrition. Besides, you saw me eat two pizza slices yesterday, I would have had a third, but I was making sure everyone could have a chance for seconds. Would have hade forth if I could." He said that last part to himself.

"do that and you might be at a more health wight." Summer said and poked his stomach.

"hey no, paws to yourself." He said moving his arm that Dolly wasn't feeling to push her paw away and cover his stomach.

"why don't you tell that to Dolly?" asked Spike seeing Dolly still spiking his arm.

"because Dolly never learned personal space. Since the day we meet, she was always in anyone's face. In fact, she practically drapes herself over me." Dylan said. "I've learned to accept it when it comes to Dolly." He said.

Dolly was so distracted by finding out Dylan was more muscular than he looked that she was hardly paying attention. "what." Dolly said still squishing.

"you don't know what it means when it comes to personal space." Summer said looking at her paw still on Dylan's arm.

Dolly saw it and let go. "I know personal space; I was just surprised. I didn't think Dylan had the muscles. I mean just feel it." she said.

"he was talking more about all the other time, how you always drape yourself over him." Spike said.

"I don't do that!" she said in defense. She then flashed throw her memories, and she cannot recall draping herself, but she remembers all the times that she was 'right' next to Dylan. And it was a lot. "ok, maybe I am 'close' to him, but I don't drape myself." She said.

"so, you admit you don't care about personal space, specifically mine." Dylan said.

"Hey, I don't remember you complaining."

"because if I did, you would have been just ignored it." Dylan said with a straight face. "oh?!" Dylan said looking out the window, "looks like we're here."

"hum." They said looking out.

"well come on." Dylan jumped off and walked away.

After getting everyone on leashes and lining up.

"ok everyone, let's go." Hunter said leading everyone out of the bus. Dr. Dave following close behind.

"how do you hold so many?" Dr. Dave said crossing his arm as the pups were running around.

"you get used to it." Hunter said calming as one of his arms where going around crazily.

"I'm sorry, but this is not a dog park, you're going to have to go somewhere else." Said a woman walking up to them.

"were here for Dylan to take his exam. Under Da Vil." He said.

The woman looked his name up, "ok, but we can't have these many dogs on the site."

"the email said we can bring our other dogs if we couldn't find a sitter on such short notice. And I couldn't." he said.

The women looked at him and all the dogs, she opened her mouth to say something. "wow that's a lot of dogs." said a random man in a space uniform. "they all yours?"

"yes, I normally would bring them with me, but no sitter you know." Hunter said.

"yeah, I get it." he said then crouched down and petted Dylan. He then unclipped him, "we set up some bleachers over there." He pointed, "out of curiosity, how many are actually related to Dylan?"

"just 8, but all of them are his family." He said.

"even though two?" he said pointing to Summer and Spike.

"sitting for a friend, what's two more really." Hunter said shrugging his shoulders.

"I see why he has so much stamina. Looking after so many will do that." He said, "well, enjoy the show." He said walking away with Dylan walking right next to him, then stopped, "oh, do you have his physical checkup?"

"oh, right here." Dr. Dave said pulling out some paper, as best as he could. "and it has been updated from this morning." He said.

"hum…" he said looking it up, "looks good to me, thanks Doc. Come on Dylan." He said and walked away.

Once the man was gone, Hunter, Dr. Dave, and the Dalmatians that calmed down just to staring at her waiting to see what she wanted to say, her face had something anger and tick off at the same time. "right this way." She said.

Half an hour later.

"augh…how much longer." Dolly complained.

"soon, looks like everyone finally here, and are down with all the physicals." Hunter said right next to her.

"so, what do we have to look forward to?" asked Delilah.

"just some obstacle, and problem-solving courses, maybe some endorphins running. But I can't tell." He said.

"you know, I kind of what to run it." Dolly said.

"I'd be right there with you, but this Dylan's time." Summer said.

"looks like it about to start, ok settle down everyone." Hunter said as the Dalmatians started quieting down and looked to the trace.

Dylan was right there at the starting line taking some deep breaths. "classic Dylan, nerves as always. I'll go talk to him. I know a thing or two about this." She then got to go talk but felt a hand on her back.

"you don't have to worry about him, trust me." He said. then slowly rub her back to get here to sit down again. Then the man from earlier.

"ok, you're going to be running the obstacle course from last time, now then line up." He said. at that moment, Dylan stopped his breathing and had a new look on his face. It was a face no one has ever seen before, and it was not that they were scared of it, but there was so much tension from the Dalmatians it was noticeable to the other sitting at the bleachers. "ready, set, GO!"

And that's where I'm going to end it. don't know how I feel about the ending, as well as what to do. Oh well, I'll see what I do.

Word of the day.

Gadabout (gad-about)

Noun

A person who goes from place to place in social activity.

That's it for me, until next time. Red Omega out, Peace!