When we first set foot on the Island, I saw the panic on Chase and Rocky's faces. I'm worried about them. I can't tell if they're afraid of the island itself, or what's going to happen on the island. Either way, their relationship is most likely going to change.

- Zuma

I just couldn't believe it. Right in our vision was that same island, the island where Chase and I… we… ah, whatever! It's just a coincidence. It's not like our dreams foretold the future or anything, right? Besides, this doesn't look too much like the island in my dream, nor does it look like the amusement park in Chase's dream. Now I just have to worry about whether or not the layout is the exact same, what with the waterparks and what not. Though, I highly doubt it. What was different were the guests on the island. By that, I mean there actually are guests here, unlike the deserted location. Seeing all kinds of pets in varying sizes comforted me, all the ferrets and gerbils having such a great time filled me with joy. I'm glad that we're not the only ones enjoying this place. Our boat came to a stop, and our luggage was carried off the docks with us not far behind. I looked back towards Adventure Bay, I could barely make it out in the distance. It looked like an anthill compared to this place.

"Hey, guys, what do you think we're in for?" I looked to my right, Zuma had this face on him. I'm not sure how to describe it, it's almost like a child hooked on a piece of candy and they're visiting their favorite place in the whole world. For Zuma, that probably meant he's been here before. Either that or he's just really excited. Chase pulled out a piece of paper from this little sack he had on him.

"Well, Ryder was kind enough to lend me a brochure of the place. It looks like there are all kinds of attractions here! There's a waterpark…" Wait, but that meant… Chase looked down at the map again, sweat dripping from his forehead.

"An indoor skydiving place…" That was part of the dream too, there's no way…

"A Spa and Gym…" This couldn't be real, please let the next attraction be different.

"An amusement park, a hotel…" Calm down Rocky, it's just a coincidence. Sure it might be the same things, but that doesn't mean-

"Oh? There's also a beach and arcade here!" Ok, now that's more like it. I looked at the brochure Chase was holding, sure enough, all the attractions listed were there. Now, it was only a matter of where we went first that would make our day.

"Dude! There's like, way too many options! Oh man, what do I choose?" Marshall was being completely indecisive, and so were the other pups. That meant Chase had to be the leader of this small group, again. All of us were practically used to it, he was always a natural born leader, especially given his occupation amongst us.

"Well… how about we go in order? We go to the amusement park first, and leave the beach for last. How's that sound to all of you?" Everyone gave Chase nods of agreement, there didn't seem to be any quarrels over which came first when it came to Chase. He's always been there, bringing out the best in us, leading us through all of our hardships and making sure we were ok. Dogs like him, definitely deserve a ton of love. He's a such a hard worker, almost never backing down from a challenge. Heh… I can't remember the last time he's lost a round of Pup Pup Boogie. I can never seem to even get close to beating him, Zuma is really the only rival for him. It's kind of funny, given that those two don't really seem like enemies. Man, I'm lucky that Chase is on my good side. That smile of his… sigh… I'm moaning over him again. I really need to stop doing that. My thoughts of a certain dog will have to wait, now was the time we actually got into the resort.

We got all of our tickets and handed them to the employees working here, they all seemed happy to be here. Think it might have to do with them consistently seeing animals everywhere being both cute and happy. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy being surrounded by a bunch of cute faces? We arrived at a plaza of sorts, like the central area that has paths that branches off into the attractions. The paths were referred to as "Areas" by the staff. There were four areas excluding the main plaza, the Serenity Area had the Hotel and Spa, the Athletic Area housed the Gym and Indoor Skydiving attraction, the Coast Area was where the Beach and Waterpark were, and finally, the Thrill Area had the Amusement Park and Casino. Chase had told us we would go to the Thrill Area first, then we'd go to the Athletic Area, and then the Resort Area, and end this little vacation with the Coast Area.

"Alright, but before we do anything, let's go to the hotel and drop off our stuff," I said just as Marshall was about to bolt to the Amusement Park.

"Oh, uh… right! Better safe than sorry!" I shook my head and simply smiled. Oh, Marshall, you'll always be our black-spotted clown. We took off for the hotel, our luggage behind us on a cart, with smiles of hope and glee. I'm just hoping this trip doesn't make things more awkward for me and Chase. In fact, I'd want the opposite of that. I want my relationship with him to bloom. It's only been a few days, and yet I feel like something within me has changed. It started since that night when I slept with Chase over a stupid fear. Now, part of me wants that whole "boys love" to come to fruition.

But the other half doesn't

My feelings are in an all-out war, this resort… it's just way too similar to the dreams that Chase and I had. If this goes anymore like the dream, I can predict that my relationship won't end well. I just don't want him to reject me as Skye did to him. I couldn't possibly bear that rejection, it would ruin me. This entire melting pot of emotions is starting to do me in, and it's only been a couple of minutes. Please lord, don't let this trip go horribly wrong.

"Hey Rocky?" I looked ahead of me, Chase and the others were already at the Hotel. "Are you coming or not?" I need to stay calm

"Yeah! I'll be right there!" I walked towards the rest of the gang, with my heart beating rapidly. Micah was walking next to me, still having a few trust issues towards the rest of the pups. We eventually caught up with them on the path toward the hotel, which was a pretty scenic route that I never expected. The path was made up of a single concrete road, lining up the perimeter were several tall plants that I didn't even know the name of. They were like tall grass blades, almost about the size of trees. In front of those blades of grass however were a bunch of flowers. I could see orchids and chrysanthemums basking in the sunlight, they looked about as beautiful as one expected. The path eventually led to the hotel, which looked a bit similar to the hotel we had stayed in the night before.

"Excuse me?" Somebody called out to us, and it's a voice I've never heard before. We all looked behind us to see… another pup like us. It was a tan and black Shiba Inu to be precise, it had the appearance of a doctor and carried a pup pack. Wait, huh?! Where did he get THAT from?! Pup paks are specifically designed for us! In fact, they were even designed and made by Ryder himself. So then where did-?

"Ahem, if I may." The pup interrupted my train of thought, "My name is Rafael, Rafael Knox. I was sent by your owner to look after you." Look after us? Oh come on, we were old enough to take care of ourselves.

"I don't mean to be a bit stiff, but from now on, I can't allow Micah near the amusement park or adult sections of the island." Micah suddenly whined in a complaint, poor little guy can't catch a break…

"I know Micah, it's not fair, but it's for your own good. When you six leave the hotel, I shall accompany Micah to another location on the island that was meant for him. So for now, I must bid you adieu." The pup named Rafael turned around and walked away from us. Something about that dog really rubs me the wrong way… But now wasn't the time for complaints, we had to get ready for our exciting day! The hotel was fairly big, it looked more wide than tall. I think it was made to accommodate animals and not humans. Which would explain why I only saw animal patrons. We entered the hotel and were greeted by the staff there. They immediately took away our things and escorted us to the elevator, where a bellhop was already there waiting for us. We rose up to the 7th floor, which was the top floor of the hotel. Our rooms were near the entrance to a rooftop terrace, and it looked like the staff had carried our luggage to this floor. We immediately picked them back up and gathered around each other.

"Alright, so there are only three room keys, I think we're going back to groups of 2 plus Micah for our rooms." Chase laid out three bright keys that were all a different color from the handle. One was blue, the other was green, and the last one was red.

"So now I guess we just go into our groups, I think I'll stick with Rocky again for the time being. Skye, you'll go with Zuma, and Micah is going to be with you guys too. Marshall, that leaves you with Rubble." Marshall groaned, it appeared he didn't want to deal with Rubble's constant snoring overnight.

"I don't blame you for not wanting to sleep with Mr. Snoozer," Zuma joked. "Well, Rubble's sort of…" Marshall stopped himself when he saw Rubble pouting. It didn't take much but I started chuckling at the sight. Soon, everyone started laughing along. Micah even let out a tiny giggle that only I heard apparently.

"Right, right, we'll all get our beauty sleep eventually. Now, for our room keys." Chase gave the red key to Rubble, the green key to Skye, and he kept the blue key for himself. I spoke up, wanting to at least give instructions for once.

"So I think we'll have at least… 15 minutes to put our stuff away and head to the amusement park. Everyone all right with that?" All of the pups nodded their heads in response, Chase looked fairly impressed that I suddenly took a leader-like role. We entered our room to see what the room was like.

There was only one bed… oh, joy. I ignored it and looked around to see other details. Now that I got a good look around, this place looks like the hotel rooms back at Adventure Bay… odd, they had the same tv set up and channels. The same kind of cushions, only they weren't themed around us. Maybe it was just a coincidence, I mean, hotels tend to generally look the same. So what if they have a similar layout? There was still only one problem, that bed. I don't know how I ended up having to share a bed with Chase, it'll just make things more awkward than they already are. Thankfully, it's a queen sized bed, so it's half a problem down. There were dressers near the corners of the room, I guess this is where we were going to put our stuff. I put my suitcase on the bed and took out my clothes. I opened the dresser and saw that the hotel was generous enough to supply us a free, brand new bathing suit. I didn't grab one since I thought there wouldn't be much to do with water, and since you know… I hate water. We had around 6 minutes to spare, so I sat down onto the cushions and turned on the tv. Apollo the Super Pup was playing again, this time the episode centered around a train chase. I remember not really liking this episode, I think mainly because the end was just really cliche. Like, riding off into the sunset is the most cliche way of ending anything. I watched the episode anyway and got only three minutes in when I noticed Chase… staring at me.

"Uh, do you need something, Chase?" He suddenly snapped out of his trance and started getting flustered. "Oh! U-Uh… sorry, I kinda lost focus there. I was going to tell you that we need to meet up with the others right now." He looked away from me as he said that, I got up from the cushion and turned off the tv. We exited the room already prepped for adventure. Just in case we needed anything, I carried my pup pack with me. Hopefully, we don't need it. Chase held on to the blue key and wrapped it around his neck. We went downstairs and waited for the others. It looks like we were kinda late, everyone was already waiting for us. Zuma looked like he had been kept waiting for too long.

"What took you so long? We've been waiting for hours!" I lowered my eyebrows. "Zuma, it's only been 16 minutes." He scoffed at me with a sort of annoyed tone.

"Well, I hope you two weren't busy or anything." My cheeks immediately got red, I wanted to bite him right then and there, but I tried to avoid all temptation of doing so.

"Now now Zuma, I'm sure they were held back because of the elevator." Skye tried intervening between our mental confrontation, I don't think it worked.

"It seems you are all ready." A familiar voice spoke to us from behind. It was Rafael, that pup from earlier.

"Now, as I said earlier, I'll be taking Micah into my care now." Micah began whining again, "Oh hush now, I'm not anything like your previous owner. In fact, I resent that man for what he did to you. I won't go into details for your comfort, but still!" I'm starting to suspect this guy was some sort of spy…

"Ahem, now then, come along Micah." Micah begrudgingly walked towards him, "If you so desire, we can get your favorite meal!" That managed to catch his attention. Wow, that was easy… Micah and Rafael waved goodbye to us as we left the hotel and towards the amusement park.

"Do you think Micah will be alright?" Skye suddenly said, "I'm not sure if I can trust that Shiba Inu." I had to agree with her, that dog didn't really seem like he cared much about us. He only ever seemed interested in Micah.

"Hopefully Micah's ok, but now is the time to be relaxing, not worrying!" Marshall replied. With that, we made our way to the amusement park and…

It's the same amusement park as in Chase's dream. No, this couldn't mean? I looked around the park and sure enough, there was a Ferris Wheel. Only now it looked way bigger than I expected it to be. I was nervous, this situation is starting to turn out to be like our dreams.

"Wow… this place is big! Ohhh, where do we go first?!" Rubble shouted. "Well, it's currently 3 PM, so we have about three hours until sunset. So I think we'll end our day at the Ferris Wheel!" Marshall proposed.

"How about we split up into pairs of three?" Uh oh, "Marshall, Zuma, and Skye in one pair, then Rocky, Chase, and Rubble on the other!" Well, at the very least the order changed up a bit. We all got into our groups and split up to go find different rides.

"See you in three hours!" Skye said while departing. We all waved goodbye to the other group and immediately ran towards the roller coasters. If there was anything to get me away from these thoughts that bothered me, it was definitely there. Now where to go first… It had only occurred to me that we didn't really have much of a plan. The lines were crowded this time, so it meant we could only afford to go on three rides. We settled on three different roller coasters, Crazy Cats, Zoomerang, and Hydra. We got onto the Crazy Cats first. The line wasn't that big and we got into our carts. The cart was designed after a very grotesque looking cat, and it had four seats per person. I sat next to Rubble in the front, while Chase sat in the back. The ride started, and our cart went upwards to the top of a hill. From there we went downwards, and every time we turned… it hurt. It was as if the cat suddenly forced our movements and jerked us in the opposite direction. From those several turns were two hills, and from there, the ride was over. It was pretty darn short, but geez… it hurt.

The next ride was the Zoomerang, we were placed in these capsules with 7 other people. I ended up sitting next to a ferret, he looked horrified just by looking at the track in front of us. This ride… was not at all like Crazy Cats. Instead of being slow, the ride started and we zoomed out onto the track. Turning upside down in a loop and then suddenly stopping at this high-end point. I could feel the g-force in my face, my eyes had been opened wide mostly because I couldn't really keep them close. The wind blowing past all of us, the sudden whiplash from stopping. Uh… what now though? This ferret right next to me looks like he might not last much longer. To his horror, we suddenly went backward. Going backward was just as bad, if not worse than going forward. The ride finally came to a stop, and I got off. I looked around for the poor ferret, only just catching him crawling out of the capsule. Our last ride was the Hydra, this one was odd, to say the least. We were strapped into a set of seats, the ones that make you feel weightless almost. The ride began, and we were at the top of the hill. The next thing I knew… it was over… I can't really remember the details of it, but I think the ride ended quicker than I expected. Kind of disappointing. We only had a minute to spare, now it was time to go to the ferris wheel. The other group was already there. I could hear Skye calling us in the distance

"Hey! Everyone! Over here!" She and the other pups were already in line. We joined her and made a little bit of conversation.

"So! How did your rides go?" She asked, "Well… we would've had a bit more fun if Rubble didn't get nauseous at the very last second…" Chase replied. Oh, so that's what caused the last ride to end early.

"Chase, you and Zuma know that I can- URP! Ugh… handle those rides" The dizzy bulldog protested. This was looking a bit familiar…

"Well, now that we're here, why don't we get into pairs again? It's two people per cart, so we'll have to make groups of two." Zuma suddenly looked in my direction with a smug look on his face. What is this chocolate lab up to?

"Let's do it like this! I'll go with Rubble I guess, Marshall can go with Skye, and Rocky can go with Chase!" Please come back to me my prayer… I can tell Chase was nervous about this too. Unfortunately for us, the gang agreed on that decision. Marshall and Skye went first, then Rubble and Zuma, and finally we got on. We each took a seat on the opposite ends of the teacup shaped cart and were lifted upwards. I looked outwards towards the beach.

It was… beautiful… the sun was setting, and all of its colors were being reflected by the sea. The sky was littered with shades of red, and the amount of sparkling I saw on the beach was just magnificent. It was so scenic, I wonder how I never came across it. Then again, the sunset in Adventure Bay is on par with its beauty. Man, what a way to end a day… I looked at Chase, he was also looking out at the sunset. I could see the color reflect from his eyelids, the sun glistening on his brown fur. He was smiling, and I knew that he was happy to be here. I smiled as well, I can't be mad knowing this was the sight we get to see every morning and afternoon, I almost feel spoiled.

"Say, Rocky…" Chase drew my attention, "Hm? Yeah?"

"Do you think… that this trip might end that way?" I blushed a bit, knowing fully well what he was talking about.

"Well, I wouldn't mind if it did." Wait, yes I did. I completely minded it! I'm not gay! Or at least… I don't think I am… Chase was looking at me again, but this time he sat down next to me. Suddenly the ride came to a close. We were stuck at the stop, of course, this was so other people could get off. From the corner of my eye I saw… hey, wait a sec! What is everyone else doing down there?! I was going to yell at them, but I was stopped when Chase put his paw on my shoulder. I looked at him, he was… so close to my face! I closed my eyes, not being able to stare at him any longer. Suddenly, Chase gripped both of my shoulders. I opened my eyes and saw his face leaning in closer. I… I…

"I… can't do this…" Chase was taken aback by my words. He looked disappointed. I quickly clarified.

"I mean, I don't think I'm ready yet… we haven't really set up anything yet an- Mmf!" I was interrupted by the sudden sensation of Chase's snout upon mine.

It only lasted seconds, but for the first time, we kissed right then and there.