Marshall's Love Adventure - Ch 11
#11 of Paw Patrol Love Tales
As Zuma approached the Dalmatian's pup house, he saw the teddy that the fire pup couldn't sleep without.
Zuma started to remember the time Marshall had gone with him to play fetch at the park. Marshall had decided that his teddy needed some outside time as well, so he took his teddy with out with him to the park. After a couple of hours of them having fun together, it was time for them to head home. However, not before running into some trouble.
A pack of 3 older, rougher looking dogs joined the park, making sure to intimidate anyone in their sights. One of the dogs was a small white fur male chihuahua. But his size was no laughing matter, as he had a temper hotter than fire and quicker than a jet. The second dog was a brown fur female poodle. She was tough and great at deceiving. She also loved to mock others, and make their self-esteem fall to an all time low. The leader, a tall male Rottweiler with black fur and a face of a trouble maker, always started fights.
After they had scared everyone else off, they walked like they owned the place towards Marshall and Zuma. The two pups were still playing fetch when they turned around to see the pack coming. They stopped playing as the female Poodle jumped, snatching the frisbee mid-air and throwing it to a nearby trash can. The Rottweiler gave them an evil intimidating smile. The two pups gulped in fear. They could tell the group of dogs, whom were much older than them, meant serious business.
"W-who are you and what do you guys want?" Marshall asked nervously.
"Who we are isn't important!" The leader yelled. "But what is important is that you guys scram from our park!"
"Your park?! This isn't your park! It's for everyone to use!" Marshall was starting to get angry.
"You dare challenge us and our great leader?!" The small chihuahua growled.
The leader of the pack saw something that caught his eye, Marshall's teddy bear. Before either Marshall or Zuma could react, the black-fur dog snatched the teddy bear.
"Hey give that back! That's not yours!" Zuma was furious that they would take the Dalmatian's favorite toy away. As he looked back, Marshall was in tears.
"What's the poor little baby going to do?" Meanly teased the poodle as she eyed Zuma. "Maybe you should go back to little pup school so you can learn to talk properly!"
As they started to laugh, Marshall charged at them. The Rottweiler quickly turned and scratched Marshall right across his face and muzzle. A loud yelp came out, a cry from pain, and the spotted pup hit the floor with a thud. He was injured and didn't have much strength to move.
An infuriated Zuma didn't stop to think twice before biting down on the Rottweiler's neck. He let go of the teddy bear as he yelled in pain. The other two gasped and as they got closer, Zuma tore off part of the Rottweiler's fur. He was injured badly, bleeding and wincing. The Chocolate Lab had a look that no one had ever seen in him before. The pack of the dogs started to retreat.
"T-this isn't over! We will be back!" Yelled the leader as they ran away.
Zuma ran over and grabbed the teddy bear to give back to Marshall.
"Hey Marshall, are you okay?" Zuma handed him his teddy bear.
The weak pup grabbed it slowly. "A-Are they gone?"
"They sure are!"
"T-thank you, Zuma..." The weak pup started to close his eyes and blacked out.
"Don't thank me yet dude! We gotta get you all healed up!"
Zuma picked up the unconscious pup and ran back to the lookout to get him treated.
As he came back into reality, the Chocolate Lab started to choke up and cry. He was not usually one to cry, but he couldn't help it. He laid down next to Marshall's teddy bear in his pup house as tears kept pouring out.
"I-I'm so sorry Marshall! It's all my fault you're missing!" He was soaking the teddy bear in his tears. "Please come back Marshall! Please come back dude!"
Something started to click in his head. It was the voice he had always tried to ignore, calling out to him.
"Marshall....you need to find him." The voice told him. "You need to tell your mate you're sorry. Yes, your mate. Your lover. Your everything. Tell him....tell him you love him. You always have loved him."
As Zuma tried to stop crying, he knew what he had to do now. He stood up to wipe the tears from his eyes.
"I'm sorry Marshall....I really hope you can forgive me." He grabbed the Dalmatian's teddy bear in his mouth then raced to his airboat. He was going to find Marshall, give him his teddy bear, and apologize. Maybe, just maybe, something really sweet would happen after all.