Chapter four

"He's here!!" Rocky squeaked. The four pups ducked down inside the Lookout, waiting for their friends to arrive. And when the door slid open, and the lights went on and they jumped out and yelled:

"Surprise!! Welcome home, Chase!!" The German Shepard jumped in Ryder's arms, at the sudden appearance of the other pups. But then laughed when realizing what had just happened.

"Thanks guys." Chase chuckled. As Ryder carefully set him down.

"How are you feeling?" Skye asked.

"Ok I guess." Chase shrugged. "But I don't think I'll be afraid to the doctor anymore."

"That's great, Chase!!" Rocky exclaimed, hugging his friend. Chase's weight shifted and he accidentally stepped on his hurt paw, and gave a small, painful yelp, picking it back up again.

"Oh no!!" Rocky cried, shrinking back. "I'm so sorry Chase!"

"It's.. ok Rocky." Chase groaned, attempting a calm gentle smile. "I'm - ok. Really." He straightened up and held his paw up a little.

"You need to stay off that paw, Chase." Marshall in his doctor voice, then softened it. "At least til it gets better."

"Marshall's right." Ryder confirmed. "Let's get you settled in." He picked up Chase and brought him over the big screen on the lower level. And Chase saw that there were pillows and pup beds everywhere.

"Woah, what is all this?" He asked. Then looking up, he saw the banner.

"We knew that you were afraid of going to the doctor." Skye said.

"And we also knew that you were afraid of staying there overnight." Marshall added.

"So we decided since you did all of that, even though you were scared." Rocky continued the pups' train of thought.

"We wanted to surprise and congratulate you facing you fear!" Zuma finished happily.

"Marshall, Zuma, and I made the banner." Rocky told him, as they all laid down on the soft cushions.

"And Rubble and I found these super soft pup beds, for you to lay on." She pressed on the pillow underneath her, as if fluffing it to go to sleep.

"Wow!" Chase gasped, beaming. "You did all of this... for ME?!"

"Of course we did, dude!" Zuma told him coolly, as the pups shifted closer to him. The pups all shared a big snuggle, and Ryder just smiled.

"You're all such good pups!" He laughed.

"So what do you want to do now?" Marshall asked.

"Well,- " Rocky began thoughtfully. "How 'bout a game of Pup Pup Boogie?" The pups barked and howled in agreement.

"Wait!" Marshall realized, "what about Chase? He won't be able to play." The pups frowned and looked at Chase.

"Don't worry pups." Chase told them confidently, wagging his tail happily. "I don't mind just watching this time." The pups' smiles soon returned, and the tournament began. Chase watched tentatively as each pup faced off against each other, in another Pup Pup Boogie dance-off. He giggled when the pups wiped out on the tail spin, and cheered for the pup who won each round. Skye and Zuma were now dancing it out, for the final showdown.

"I gonna win this time." Skye giggled, adding a back flip into her dance.

"Ha! In your dreams dude!!" Zuma laughed. The two pups continued on, til finally the tail spin made Skye flop into Marshall.

"I win! I win!" Zuma shouted triumphantly.

"Hooray Zuma!!" The pups cheered happily.

"Good game, Zuma." Skye humbly congratulated her friend. The two shook paws and then turned to the rest of their friends.

The pups' eyes watched the screen carefully, they were scattered around the cushioned area. With snacks laid about for them, they kept their eyes fixed on the colorful scene of Apollo: Super-pup.

Ryder sat back and watched his pups, totally entranced by the television. He couldn't hide a smile, amused by their oblivion. He got up to refill his popcorn, and when he returned he was surprised to see that all six pups had fallen asleep. Some twitched and yipped in their sleep which Ryder found amusing, and even a bit cute. It reminded him of when they were all just little pups. Turning off the tv and laying blankets on each pup, he turned out the lights and headed for the elevator.

"Good night pups." He whispered, before heading up to bed.

As the days went on, though, Chase's paw got better and better. Ryder and the other pups helped take care of him between rescues, and Katie would stop by to see him. The pups helped Chase to slowly begin walking again. Soon he was racing around again, just like before. His paw didn't hurt anymore, and he was going on missions again. He couldn't have felt happier, knowing that his friends were there for him. Chase smiled as he played hard alongside all his friends, and enjoyed their company.

"Man! It's sooooo great to have you back Chase, dude!" Zuma cried, panting after all the running.

"Yeah!" Gasped Rubble. "You're doing way better than you were a couple weeks ago."

"Thanks guys." Chase huffed between breaths. "I'm glad to be back." He drew in a deep breath. "But I couldn't have done it without you guys! You guys helped me by encouraging me to face my fear, and things got better."

"Aww, that's ok, Chase." Skye smiled. "That's what friends do!"

"Yeah!" The pups agreed.

"I know, and you're all great friends!" Chase beamed around at them.

"And you're good pups too." Ryder added. "So who's ready to keep playing?" He held up the frisbee. And the pups barked and wagged their tails as their answer. And, throwing the toy, Ryder laughed as the pups took off chasing it. With Chase being the first to catch up to it and caught it in his mouth.

~Pups Save Chase~

Hey guys so I think that's it, the last chapter. If you have any new ideas for me PLEASE!! Don't hesitate to share them with me, via the review section on this story. And thank you so much for enjoying my story. This chapter wasn't very long because I really didn't know what else to do here. But I hope you liked it still. And again thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to read my work. Thx!!! 3