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CHAPTER 3: SMOKE AND FIRE (DEMMA)

Ellie's POV

"Go!" I bark, and Darcie and Peggy start running across the room. They're having a race. "Who's gonna win?" I ask, wagging my tail like crazy, "Go Darcie! Go Peggy!" Peggy's kinda slow, because of her paw, so she comes in last. "And Darcie wins!" I yell, "Let's have another go! This time, me versus Darcie! Who will win?" Peggy takes my place as the announcer.

"Let's go Ellie let's go!" She chants, cheering me on. This time, I beat Darcie the champion!

"Yay!!" I bark happily as Darcie becomes the announcer.

"Go Peggy!" She cheers. After a while of running, Peggy overtakes me and wins!!

"Nice job Pegs!" I bark. Darcie is going crazy with her tail wagging! Then, her tail hits the table, knocking something off of it. I look down and see a bright orange light. It's hot. The closer I get to it, the warmer I get. "Darcie!" I yell, "go get mum and dad! I'm scared!! This is all your fault!!!" I grab Peggy and run away from the light. I just cuddle her.

"What's that light?" She asks, "it's scary!"

"I don't know Pegs," I whisper, using the name mum and dad call her.

Darcie's POV

I run upstairs, into mom and dad's room, barking like crazy. "BARK BARK BARK! BARK BARK BARK!"

"Hey Darc," mum coos, and I just keep barking, "what's the matter?" She pets me, and I run to the stairs. She follows. "You need to go to the toilet?" She asks, and I shake my head. I get halfway down, and see Ellie and Peggy cuddling in the corner of the room. She looks down at the light. "DAN!" She screams, "THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE! HURRY!!" Dad runs out of his office, worriedly, and also looks at the light. What's fire? I wonder.

"Jem," dad says, "we need to get out. NOW!" They run downstairs towards the door, grabbing my sisters on the way out. I stay put, shaking and whimpering. I'm to scared to move. Then, mum turns around.

"DARCIE!" She screams, running towards the stairs. Dad tries to hold her back but she resists, running towards me. "I need to save her!" She yells at dad. The flames are everywhere, but she manages to avoid them. She grabs me by the scruff of my neck and pulls me into dad's office. It hasn't caught fire yet. She can't go back downstairs, the fire is blocking the exit. I'm scared, and mum is crying. "I had to save you," she cries, "I just couldn't leave you... I can't leave my baby in the house. I just can't..." Her voice trails off and is covered by her cries and screams. She just keeps cuddling and petting me nervously. I bark crazily.

Dan's POV

"999? Hello? Yes, my house is on fire, and my wife and dog are trapped inside. Please hurry, the fire's getting bigger." I'm standing on the side of the road, holding the dogs and sobbing. "Don't worry girls," I tell them, "they'll be ok. Don't worry, the fire fighters will be here soon."

*Le TimeSkip*

The fire fighters are finally here. The sound of the fire has blocked out Jem's cries and screams. I just can't stop crying. Four fire fighters get out of the truck, and glare at me.

"Hey," one of them says, "you're the guy that set the hatchimal on fire on YouTube, right? DanTDM. That kids youtuber that played with fire." Hey, I'm not just for kids. I'm for all ages! He stares at me. "Sorry," he says, "but you didn't take down that video, so..." Another fire fighter finishes his sentence. "You're on your own. We're not helping you." I stare at them in shock. They're not helping me!? My wife and pug are trapped in our burning house, and they don't care. Their job is to put out fires, to save people. And they're not doing it... I break down again. I can't do this. How am I supposed to save them?? I stare into the window of my office, and a crazy idea pops into my head.

"JEM!" I shout, "CAN YOU HEAR ME!"

She shouts back, "YES!!" choking up on her tears.

"I HAVE A CRAZY IDEA! YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUMP!"

"WHAT!" she shouts back, "YOU'RE CRAZY! I'M NOT JUMPING OUT A BURNING WINDOW!"

"JUST TRUST ME!" I shout back, "PLEASE, TRUST ME! JUST JUMP! I WILL CATCH YOU, I PROMISE! PLEASE, JUST JUMP!"

Jem's POV

I'm shaking and crying. I can't possibly jump out a burning window... Can I? This is probably my only hope, my only chance to actually survive. "OK!" I yell, "I'M GONNA JUMP!" Dan puts down Ellie and Peggy, and tells them to stay put. I walk over to the window's edge, holding Darcie as tight as I can. "Don't worry Darc," I say, "mummy will protect you." She whimpers, and I close my eyes. Well... It's now or never. I jump, and scream as I fall, my leg catching on fire. My eyes are still squeezed shut, I don't want to open them. Then, I hear a voice. It's Dan. He's whispering, "I love you," over and over again. I finally find the courage to open my eyes, and find myself safely and tightly wrapped in Dan's arms. He's crying.

"Dan," I whisper, then look down at my left leg. It's badly bleeding, and looks to be burned. Darcie's back paws are burned and bleeding as well. I stare into Dan's eyes, then wrap my arms around him. He caught me... He actually caught me, and saved me. I kiss him on the lips. When we part, I notice that his arm is twisted. "Dan..." I say, "your arm. It's twisted, and probably broken."

"My arm is fine love," he says, "I'm just glad that you two are ok!" Then, he picks me up, trying to carry me with only his left arm, which is fine.

"Dan," I say, "you don't have to carry me. I can walk."

"No," he says, "you can't walk with that leg. It's burned and bleeding. Now let's get you two to the hospital." He carries me, I'm holding Darcie, down the street, looking for a hospital. Ellie and Peggy walk beside us. "Come on girls, follow us," he says to them, and they follow obediently. Then, a car stops near us, and the window rolls down.

"Need a ride?" Someone asks. He has short, brown fringe. It reminds me of Dan. The guy sitting next to him has black hair, which is also short.

"No," Dan says, "we're good." He struggles to carry me. "Get in the back," the guy with black hair tells us, and Dan opens the door and gently places me and Darcie in the seat, then sits next to us with Ellie and Peggy.

"I'm Dan," the guy with brown hair says, "and this is my buddy Phil. And you are?" "I'm also Dan," Dan says, "and this is my wife, Jemma. And our pugs Ellie, Darcie, and Peggy. Our house caught fire, and the LFB wouldn't do anything to help."

"Oh no..." Phil says, "I'm so sorry. Anything we can do?"

"If you could just get us to the nearest hospital, that'd be great," I whimper in pain.

"Sure thing!" Dan exclaims, and the car starts moving...