PAW Patrol: Pups with a Night to Remember.

Chapter 19: Time is Being Wasted (Part 3)

In the midst of everyone comforting Chase, Rocky's pup tag went off, so he excused himself and walked off the dancefloor where he could be in private.

"Hello?" Rocky answered.

"Is Chase with you?" Everest snapped.

"Woah... uh, yeah, he is. What's with the attitude?" Rocky inquired, surprised by Everest's aggression.

"Ugh, I'm sorry. But if only you had seen what just happened..." She groaned.

"Why? What happened? Did Chase do something?" Rocky asked her.

Everest retold the whole story, from when Chase walked up to Skye, to when he asked her if she wanted something to eat. Understandably, Rocky got just as angry as Everest was.

"You have got to be kidding me," Rocky responded after discovering what had actually happened.

"Right?" Everest agreed with him.

"Here we were, comforting him, because we thought Skye had turned him down. Oh, he's in for it alright." Rocky spat.

"So he was about to ask Skye to dance, but then chickened out?" Everest comprehended.

"It appears so. Don't worry, he will ask Skye tonight and we'll make sure of that, trust me. Just try to keep Skye's confidence up in the meantime." Rocky requested.

"You got it! Over and out." She signed off and walked back to Skye. The slow song had ended by now and Skye was still a bit upset. Everest came and hugged her from behind. Skye looked back and smiled. Despite everything so far, she wanted to stay positive and optimistic, like the usual pup she was. This minor detail wasn't going to ruin her night.

"Thanks Ev." Skye accepted the hug.

"I'm here for you," Everest reassured her, "Just promise me one thing, don't lose hope."

The hug broke and Skye smiled at Everest and nodded, assuring her that all hope wasn't lost. Besides, the dance was only about half way done.

Meanwhile, Rocky was making his way back to the guys, understandably in an angrier mood. He saw Marshall patting Chase's back. When he looked at Chase and made eye contact, he could see the guilt right through the german shepherd's face.

"Cut it out Marshall." Rocky demanded. Marshall obeyed and stepped back a bit, tilting his head at the mixed-breed, confused why he would say such a thing. The other pups looked at him funny too.

"So Chase, when were you going to tell us that you didn't even ask Skye to dance?" Rocky confronted Chase. The rest of the pups instantly turned their heads to Chase in annoyance.

"Oh my gosh..." Zuma face-pawed.

"Seriously Chase?" Marshall rolled his eyes.

"Come on! You guys didn't even give me a chance to speak when I came back." Chase countered, "You guys assumed I got rejected."

"That's not the point Chase," Rubble indicated, "You were supposed to ask her."

"We're trying to help you Chase, and now you've wasted THREE opportunities," emphasized Rocky.

Chase sighed, knowing they were right.

"Oh I know!" He whimpered, "What's happened to me. I'm the second in command of the Paw Patrol and I can't even ask my own teammate a simple question."

He layed on his stomach and covered his eyes in shame. The pups could see he was emotionally stressed at the moment, and although they were frustrated with the german shepherd, they could understand why he chickened out.

Marshall went and patted his back again. They needed a new plan, something to give Chase enough confidence and courage so that in the heat of the moment, he could ask Skye to dance and not back out.

"Hey Chase," Rocky called to him.

Chase lifted his head up and looked at him.

"Get up! We're at a dance!" He smiled, cheered him on, "It's a time to have fun, and jump around!"

Rocky glanced at the other pups to help him.

"Yeah Chase! Listen! This is a good song!" Zuma encouraged him, taking Rocky's hint.

After a few more words of encouragement, Chase was back on his feet, dancing with his friends. Phase one was underway; clearing Chase's mind. Thinking about the situation was only going to make it worse, and harder for him to ask. For a little while at least, they all needed to loosen up a bit before they could get down to business.