Welcome to Fernfield, where we like to say everything is possible. I've been the deputy of this here town since way back when, but never have I seen an adventure quite like the one I'm about to tell you. As you probably already know, Fernfield is home to the world-famous Air Bud, a true sports legend whose first love had always been the game. But that all changed the day Molly, a brown-eyed gal with golden locks, moved in across the street and Buddy fell head over tail for her. Gosh, it was enough to make my old heart skip a beat. It wasn't long before we heard the pitter-patter of little paws. Buddy and Molly were blessed with twenty adorable puppies, known around these parts as the Buddies. Let's see. You got the big fella, Budderball. You just can't seem to fill this pup up. B-Dawg is a B-balling homedoggie who the kids say is all about the bling-bling. Buddha is one of them Zen puppies, you know, always meditating and doing that yoga stuff. Zombiebud is one of the strangest looking puppies in this town, the little guy was born green. Mudbud, well, his name says it all. He'd take mud over a Milk-Bone any day. Vampirebud, this pup loves vampires just like his brother Zombiebud loved zombies. Constructionbud loved construction. And last, but not least, Rosebud, Glacier, Surfbud, Paintbud, Treasurebud, Photobud, Sparklebud, Hatterbud, Wolfbud, Alienbud, Heartbud, Bubblebud, Witchbud, and Mermaidbud. Don't let their pretty looks fool you. They're as feisty as their brothers. These little Buddies were growing up fast. And becoming a handful, enough to tire out a young'un, let alone an old geezer like myself. Hey, I'm down here. I'm Deputy Sniffer. This here is Sheriff Bob. Now, there comes a time in every pup's life when he must say goodbye to the home he once knew and say hello to a new one, and that's where our story begins.
A few days before the Buddies are born
⚾️Noah's Pov⚾️ I was on the front steps of my house with Henry when our friend Mia from school came over with a puppy in her arms. I noticed that she was crying.
"Mia, what's wrong? I thought you guys were moving today."
"We are, but I can't take Nala's puppy with me. The apartment we're moving to in the city doesn't allow dogs and I can't bring her to the shelter by herself."
"Herself?" Henry asked. "What about Nala?"
"Nala died after giving birth to her two nights ago. So we've been feeding her from a bottle."
"I'm so sorry Mia." I replied
We led Mia inside where Buddy and Molly were in the living room where Alice in Wonderland was on the tv. Every time the puppy heard the Mad Hatter's voice, she would squirm and whine.
"Does she have a name?"
"No."
The puppy continued to whine when she heard the Mad Haptter.
"You like the Mad Hatter, don't you little bud?" Mia asked the puppy
"Hatterbud?" I said putting the two words together. "Hatterbud."
"I like it." Henry said.
"Me too."
Mia said goodbye to Hatterbud before leaving with her family.
A few months later
🎀Rosebud's Pov🎀 "Noah! Come on! We've gotta go now!" Noah's mom shouted from downstairs
"We're gonna be late for the game." His dad added
"Coming!" He replied. Then he looked at dad. "You go downstairs. I'll be right there."
Dad went downstairs.
"I'm serious. You guys need to chill. I'll be back soon, OK?" Noah said before he left the room
We went to the top of the stairs.
"Did somebody just say, "Blueberry pie"?" Budderball asked
"Budderball, put a muzzle on it. They'll hear us." Glacier whispered.
"Dudes, if we wanna go to the game, we're gonna have to get by Niggles." Wolfbud told us
"Words of wisdom, Wolfbud." Buddha told her
"This game's gonna be off-the-chain insane." B-Dawg said
"Come on, guys. Follow me." Paintbud said before we ran down the stairs
We were just about to get to the doggie door when Mrs. Niggles stood in front of us.
"Where might you think you're going?" Mrs. Niggles asked. "Oh! I know what you little Buddies want. Bath time it is."
We each dropped the toy that we were holding. Budderball was holding a football, Buddha was holding a baseball, B-Dawg was holding a basketball, Mudbud was holding a volleyball, Surfbud was holding a surfboard, Constructionbud was holding a wrench, Sparklebud was holding a blue star, I was holding a soccer ball, Photobud was holding a camera, Zombiebud was holding a brain, Alienbud was holding a ufo, Treasurebud was holding a treasure chest, Paintbud was holding a paint tube, Wolfbud was holding a crescent moon, Mermaidbud was holding a starfish, Piratebud was holding a pirate ship, Heartbud was holding a heart, Hatterbud was holding a top hat, and Glacier was holding a snowflake. Somehow Mrs. Niggles got us all into the bathroom.
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"Cleanliness is next to godliness." She said as she cleaned us in the tub. Then she counted us. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen. Somebody's missing."
We heard Mudbud whine in the corner.
"Oh. Come here, you mucky pup." She said picking up Mudbud before placing him in the tub. Then she started cleaning us again. "Oh, bath time is so much fun. Rub-a-dub-dub, twenty pups in a tub."
After our bath she brought us back to our room.
"Have a nice nap." She said to us. "Now, you behave. I'll be back in an hour."
Glacier snuck past her out of the room.
❄️Glacier's Pov❄️ I snuck past Mrs. Niggles with a picture of mom and dad in a frame in my mouth and ran down the stairs to where the big dog bed for dad was kept. I put the picture down on the bed and snuggled up with my paw on it before I fell asleep.
🎀Rosebud's Pov🎀 "Nobody tells B-Dawg he's gotta take a nap." B-Dawg said as we left our room and went to the top of the stairs.
"Hey, look." I said. "She's got a ball."
"If the Buddies can't go to the game, the game will come to the Buddies." Surfbud said
"Shh." Buddha said. "Mrs. Niggles is finding her inner peace. She's falling asleep."
"I don't know about inner piece, but I want a piece of that pie." Budderball said
"She's going." Paintbud said
"Going." I said
"Going." Mermaidbud said
"Going." Mudbud said
"Going." Treasurebud said
"And she's gone." B-Dawg finally said as Mrs. Niggles finally fell asleep
"I'm going in." Zombiebud said
"Yeah. Let's do it." Surfbud replied
"It's time to have some fun." Wolfbud added
"This game is going to be out of this world!" Alienbud exclaimed as we ran down the stairs
