The Heeler Household:

It was morning and Bandit was cooking some breakfast from his family. However, Chilli who had the muzzle on her face wasn't feeling so good. She appeared to have a stomachache. Bandit walks over to the girls giving them their breakfast. Chilli moans as she rubs her belly as it rumbles and appeared to be slightly bloated. "Here ya go honey." Bandit said giving Chilli her breakfast even though she was feeling too sick to eat. Bandit takes a seat and eats his breakfast. Everyone starts eating except for Chilli. She didn't even bother to take the muzzle off. She was in too much pain.

"Um, Dad? Mum doesn't look so good." Bluey said noticing her mother was sick. Bandit then gets up from the chair to check on his wife. "Chilli? Are you okay?" Bandit said in a soft tone. Chilli shakes her head as she points at her stomach. Then Bandit puts his hand in Chilli's head noticing that she had a fever. "I think your mum might have the stomach flu. Bandit said comforting Chilli. "Here honey, Why don't you lay on the couch, Okay?" Bandit said helping Chilli up a taking her to the couch and has her lying down. Chilli grips her stomach with her hand and puts her other hand on her face. Bluey and Bingo were done eating and decided to check on their mother.

"Hey Mum." Bluey said as she and Bingo walk to their mother. "I think we may have to give you a check up. Bingo! Go get the tools ." Bluey said to Bingo giggling as she runs to get the tools to treat their patient.

Several Minutes Later:

Bluey and Bingo were playing doctor as their mother was still laying on the couch. Bluey picks her toy otoscope and takes a look at her mother's eyes while Bingo listens to her mother's stomach with the toy stethoscope. "Okay, looks like everything's all good. Now I just need to look checking your tongue." Bluey said as she take a toy tongue depressor. She tries to put it inside her mother mouth but due to the muzzle in the way she struggles. "Come on, I almost got it." Bluey said struggling to put the tongue depressor in her mother's mouth as Chilli giggles. "And there, all better." Bingo said wrapping her mother hand with a bandage.

"Knock, Knock"

"I'll get it." Bandit said as he walks to the door. He opens the door and It was Brandy. "Hey Bandit." Brandy said holding her pineapple printed bag. "Hey Brandy." Bandit responded as he lets Brandy in the house. "How's Chilli doing?"

"Oh, Chilli has a stomach virus. So she's not really doing too good." Bandit said scratching the back of his head.

"Oh, I see." Brandy responded.

Brandy walks towards Chilli and the girls. "Hey girls."

"Aunt Brandy!" Bluey and Bingo said as run they give their aunt a hug. "Mum's not feeling good. She has a bug in her tummy." Bluey and Bingo said to their aunt. "Yeah, I noticed." Brandy said. She then walks to her sister. Chilli sees Brandy walking close to her. "Hey Chilli." Brandy said in a soft tone as kneel down she pets Chilli's shoulder. Chilli moans in pain but was happy to see that Brandy had come over to help take care of her.

"Ding, Dong"

"Hang on mates, I'll get it." Bandit said as he walks to the door again. "Hmm? I wonder who could that be?" Brandy said comforting her sister. Bandit opens the door and it was his younger brother Stripe along with his wife Trixie and their two daughters Muffin and Socks. "Hey Bandit!" Stripe said said with his arms out. "Stripe! How's it going mate?" Bandit said as he gives Stripe a bro hug. "Hey Trixie." Bandit said hugging Trixie. Muffin and Socks run inside. "Aunt Chiwi!!!!" Both Muffin and Socks said has they hop on Chilli. "So, How's Chilli dog doing?" Stripe said as he and his wife walk inside the house. "Well...She's been have the stomach flu lately." Bandit said as he shuts the door.

"Aw yeah, Stomach flu are the worst." Stripe said

"Yeah, I remember I had one two years ago. It was hell." Trixie replied.

"Yeah, I gotta find the stomach medicine for her." Bandit said.

"Oh! Muffin! Socks! Can you please be gentle with your aunt! She's not feeling too good to play right now!" Trixie said to her daughters as they were both roughhousing with Chilli.

Muffin and Sock climb off of Chilli. Chilli's stomach rumbles as she groans in pain. Socks gives Chilli a kiss on her forehead. "Hi Guys!" Muffin said to Bluey and Bingo. "Hey Muffin!" Bluey and Bingo responded. "You wanna play doctor with us?"

"Okay!"

Chilli lays quietly as the kids play doctor with her. Her eyes become dilated as she moans. She feels pain in her chest. A single tear sheds from her eye.

Flashback:

Young Chilli was lying on the hospital bed with an oxygen mask on her muzzle being examined by doctors while still seizing up. Her eyes rolled back as she was foaming at the mouth. The doctors beside to tie Chilli's wrist down to the bed as her mother watches. Chilli's seizure than starts to go away and starts crying. "Muuum!" Young Chilli said crying for her mother. "Chilli, My Baby!" Chilli's mother said running towards her daughter comforting her. The Doctor who was a Shih Tzu walks up the exam Chilli's infected neck. Chilli moans in serious pain.

"Yep, This looks really bad." Dr Shih Tzu said examing the infected lump on Chilli's neck. I've never seen anything like this in my entire career."

"Is there any you can do to help her?" Chilli's asked the doctor.

"Well, We may have to some test on her and figure out what this could be." Dr. Shih Tzu explained to Chilli's mother as Chilli breathes heavily in pain.

End of Flashback:

Chilli moans as she starts craving for some Xanax. Bandit walks towards Chilli hearing her moans. "Honey what's wrong?" Bandit said he kneels down petting Chilli's head. "X-Xan-ax..." Chilli moaned. "Is Chilli okay mate?" Stripe said as he and his wife were concerned for Chilli's health. "She wants me to get Xanax for her. " Bandit responded. Bandit gets up as he goes to the kitchen to look for the Xanax container.

"Hey, girls why don't we go play outside?" Trixie to the girls in order to give Chilli some alone time.

"Okay!" The girls responded as they run to the door to play outside with Trixie. Chilli lays on her back as she was going through some withdrawals. Stripe takes a sit on the chair as he watches Chilli sweats and breathes heavily.

Brandy walks in the living room and sees Chilli moaning. "Chilli? Are you okay?" Brandy said as walks to Chilli's aid. "She's been begging for Xanax. Bandit's in the kitchen looking for them." Stripe responded.

"Here, Let's take this off now." Brandy off Chilli's Muzzle off her face. Chilli rub her face as she found the muzzle too uncomfortable. Bandit comes back with a pill of Xanax and a glass of water. "Here you go honey.." Bandit said giving Chilli the pill and the glass of water as she sits up. She instantly takes the pill and drinks the glass of water in order to swallow it. Chilli starts feeling better despite still having the stomach flu. She rubs her belly as she relaxes herself.

Stripe was starting to get worried for Chilli. Thinking that she might already have a drug addiction.

End of Chapter 9: