Lucky walked down the street with Patch.

"Lucky, why are we going back to Shelter 17?" Patch asked his mentor.

"Because Flo wants our help," Lucky said, though they were going to the abandoned church now. "She wants her and her puppies to live in Shelter 17 now to hopefully get them adopted. She loves them and all, but they need real homes too and food isn't exactly easy for them to get. Our old friend Charlie used to say they're broker than the Ten Commandments." he then chuckled a little to that last thing.

"Well, like you always say, there's a pup for every person and a person for every pup." Patch said.

"Right." Lucky chuckled, then they went through the broken down church and climbed up the steps. He creaked the door open as Flo was lying on the floor, waiting for them.

Once she saw them, Flo got on her feet and came to them. "Oh, there you are..."

"Sorry, we had to get a little breakfast first." Lucky chuckled.

"Very well... Come with me, the puppies are so excited." Flo smiled and led them to where the abandoned puppies were.

"I bet they are." Patch said, knowing how excited he was after finding out himself that the Pound Puppies were real.

Flo came into one room. "Children... Uncle Lucky and Patch are here!"

The puppies turned to the two dogs, smiling to them and ran over to them, giving Patch a little puppy tackle.

Patch laughed as he was playing with the younger puppies. "Do they always do this?"

"Mostly when they want to make a new friend or play," Flo smiled. "We'll have time to play soon, little ones, we're going to our new home."

"Yep, to Shelter 17 to be exact the best shelter in the whole world." Patch said, saying the same thing Lucky said to him when he first arrived there.

"What's so special about it?" the pink puppy with a bow on her head asked.

"Just you wait and see, huh?" Lucky laughed a little.

The puppies looked curious and went out of their old home. The fat yellow puppy sighed.

"Come along, dear..." Flo told him.

"I'm just gonna miss that place..." the yellow puppy pouted.

"Trust me, when you get to Shelter 17, it'll cheer you up." Patch assured the yellow puppy.

The yellow puppy whimpered, but followed along. Lucky smiled back at him and continued to lead them the way to his old home.

It was a long walk, but they finally got to Shelter 17. Lucky and Patch looked around, then snuck into the shelter with Flo and the puppies.

"Get ready to enter the secret headquarters of the Pound Puppies." Patch whispered.

The puppies looked very interested and excited. Once they got to Lucky's old cage, Patch used his strength to make the opening. The puppies jumped inside the cage after Patch let them in. Once all of the orphan puppies, Flo, Lucky, and Patch were inside, Patch then used his strength close up his opening of the cage.

"Thank you so much..." Flo smiled to Patch. "You're really growing into a wonderful dog."

Patch smiled to her.

"Good luck." Lucky told them.

The opening to the entrance to the tunnels of the secret head quarters of the Pound Puppies was then shown to them. Things were going to look up for Flo and the puppies from now on. In fact, something even greater happened. After the Pound Puppies met Flo's puppies, the Pound Puppies offered to become parental units for the orphaned puppies.

Flo felt her heartstrings tugged at that offer and she just couldn't refuse. "That would mean so much to us..." she said softly and sweetly, her eyes shining in hope and happiness for the puppies she raised as her own since they were abandoned into her care.

Two of the orphan puppies were now playing Tug-of-War with each other.

"Looks like those two are having lots of fun." Patch said.

"Yeah, I think this is gonna work out just fine," Lucky smiled. "Plus they have a lot of new toys now."

"Thank you so much..." Flo nuzzled with Lucky and with Patch. "I just wish that Charlie were here to see this..."

"Oh Flo, I'm sure he's smiling down from Heaven..." Lucky soothed, he missed their old friend too, but the past was in the past and they could have memories now.

Patch felt sad for them, but gave them a hug.

Later that night, meanwhile, Cherry was reading a book that Forte gave her and skimmed her finger across the words.

"So what does this book do?" Atticus asked her.

"Forte says that if you say a certain prayer in it, it can bring anyone back from the dead, but only for a temporary time and send them to anyone anywhere." Cherry said as she looked up from the book.

"Really?" Atticus asked. "Are dogs included?"

Cherry took a look at the list. "It says it's rare if a dog is able to come back..."

"Perfect, because I think there's one dog that we should bring back." Atticus said.

"You mean Charlie Barkin?" Cherry asked.

"Yes... It'll be temporary, but we should have Charlie say goodbye to Flo and Lucky." Atticus nodded.

"I agree..." Cherry held the book in her hands, turning to the dog section, she felt a little sad since this could only be done very few times a year and she really wanted to speak with a long-dead relative of hers, but she was going to sacrifice her time with someone else. She then spoke the Latin terms as the lights were suddenly flickering and the bare candles suddenly had light.

A ghostly sphere came in front of her, emerging from the book. 'Who do you wish to bring back?'

"I would like to bring back Charlie B. Barkin.... Please..." Cherry said to the sphere.

The sphere turned bright golden and it was going up past the ceiling.

"Looks like the sphere got to accept the one that you wished to bring back." Atticus said.

Cherry sighed a little. "I hope they appreciate this."

"I'm sure they will." Atticus said.

Cherry slowly shut her eyes.

It was just another slow and uneventful day in Heaven, Charlie enjoyed paradise after he sacrificed his life for Anne-Marie, but it was getting a little boring now, he wished he could go back to Earth, but couldn't.

"Charles..." the whippet angel who introduced Charlie to Heaven who was named Annabelle came to the German Shepherd.

"Huh?" Charlie looked to her. "What did I do this time?"

"You are being given a rare opportunity," Annabelle smiled to him. "You are allowed to go down to Earth and see your friends, especially Lucky."

"L-Lucky?" Charlie's eyes widened. "I-I haven't seen him since we lived in the shelter together!"

"Go Charles... Go see them and say goodbye... You have an hour with them now..." Annabelle said as she waved her paw around him, making majestic dust sprinkle over him, soon it blocked his vision and made him cough.

When Charlie finished coughing and opened his eyes, he was brought into Cherry's kitchen. "Huh? Where am I?" he asked, a little confused.

"It worked." Atticus said.

"Charlie..." Cherry came to the dog.

"Cherry... Is that you?" Charlie was shocked to see her. "H-How's Anne-Marie? Is Itchy taking care of her? Oh man,... Annabelle told me about Lucky and Flo, are they okay too?"

"Shh..." Cherry settled him down. "We'll take you to them."

"Yeah." Atticus agreed.

Charlie was very bewildered, but he followed them.

Dot was fast asleep in her bed while Lucky was lying down on the floor. There were pebbles thrown to the bedroom window which got Lucky's attention, but luckily, Dot was fast asleep and didn't hear them. Lucky looked to the window, seeing Cherry, then decided to go in the backyard and see her.

Lucky yawned a little. "Cherry, I know you're a night owl, but did you really have to wake me up at this hour? Dot goes to bed at 9:00, you know."

"I know... We have a surprise for you." Cherry said to him.

"Oh..." Lucky then smiled. "I love surprises... What is it?"

"I'll show you once Atticus comes here with Flo."

"Alright." Lucky said, sitting and waiting.

Atticus then came with the female border collie.

Flo yawned and stretched a little. "You humans stay up late these days..."

Lucky chuckled to that. "Tell me about it... Anyway, Cherry, Atticus, what's up?"

"Okay, you can come over now!" Cherry called.

The bushes rustled and there came a familiar dog to Lucky and Flo that shocked and delighted them at the same time.

"Hey guys... Remember me?" Charlie chuckled once he saw his old friends.

"No way, Charlie, but Flo told me you were dead." Lucky said.

"I was..." Charlie came closer to them. "Still am... But, I can visit down from Heaven, but it's only for an hour."

"That feels short." Cherry said to the dogs.

"Unless you're a dog, and it'll be like seven." Lucky smiled, looking forward to catching up.

Flo was really happy to see Charlie again. "You were so brave to sacrifice yourself for Anne-Marie... She's really growing into a lovely little lady, Charlie... You should see her too."

"Yeah, I should... I did tell her that goodbyes aren't forever." Charlie agreed.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Lucky asked.

Lucky, Flo, and Charlie smiled as they then went to do some bonding until Charlie would be called back into Heaven.

"Too bad Charlie can't stay longer than an hour." Atticus said.

"At least they're all together..." Cherry shrugged. "Hopefully it'll all work out... 'Once a Pound Puppy, always a Pound Puppy' I suppose."

"Yeah." Atticus said.

The reunion went well as the three dogs traded stories. Charlie went into the Bluth home and went to Anne-Marie's bedroom as the girl was fast asleep and had grown a little since Charlie last saw her and Itchy was fast asleep on the bed next to the girl.

"Go ahead, Charlie." Lucky said while helping him inside.

Charlie nodded, took a deep breath and went on. He went up the stairs of the house once he was inside and went down the hallway. He opened one door to see a couple sleeping. The must've been Anne-Marie's new parents, he shut the door, allowing them to sleep in heavenly peace. He then went through the other door. Ah, that was it, it had a young girl sleeping softly and soundly and there was also a baby crib with a baby that had caramel-colored hair and she was safely tucked into bed as well. Charlie saw Itchy was sound asleep beside the former orphan girl as she slept gently.

"Anne-Marie..." Charlie whispered as the girl slept. "Anne-Marie... Wake up..."

"Hm?" Anne-Marie asked as she woke up and saw Charlie and was happy to see him again. "Charlie, you're back!"

"Hello, Anne-Marie," Charlie smiled to the girl. "Wow, you've really grown since I last saw you."

Anne-Marie giggled, she also hugged him. "I missed you so much..."

"Have you been a good girl and taking care of Itchy for me?" Charlie looked to his sleeping best friend.

"Uh-huh." Anne-Marie smiled, she still looked cute and innocent as always.

Itchy caught Charlie's scent and woke up and saw him. "Ch-Charlie? Charlie!" the Dauschand cheered as he hugged his best friend.

"Itchy!" Charlie called quietly and hugged him too.

Anne-Marie giggled at the two dogs. "Are you going to stay with us now?"

Charlie sighed a little. "I'm sorry, but I can't stay real long... But I couldn't leave before seeing you two again."

"You're leaving?" Anne-Marie asked, instantly sad. "But... Charlie..."

"I'm sorry... But I have to go back where I belong... I told you I'd be back though..." Charlie tried to soften them a little.

"We understand, Charlie." Anne-Marie replied, a little sadly.

"Remember what I told you..." Charlie said to the girl, then looked to the crib. "Oh, got a little brother?"

"Little sister." Anne-Marie corrected as he went to the crib to see the sleeping baby.

"Oh, she's so beautiful..." Charlie smiled. "What's her name?"

"Charlotte, but we call her Charlie for short." Anne-Marie told him.

"Charlie?" the German Shepherd sounded touched.

"When my new mother was going to have a baby, I was thinking of you and she asked me if I wanted to name the baby... If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have met them and have the mommy and daddy I always wanted." Anne-Marie concluded with a smile as she hugged Itchy.

Charlie sniffled, smiling to her, coming back to her and nuzzled against her. "Good night, Squeaker."

"Goodbye, Charlie..." Anne-Marie whispered softly as she was getting tired again.

"I'll miss ya, pal..." Itchy whispered.

Charlie even hugged him and went to get himself out of the house so he could say goodbye to Flo and Lucky before he would need to go back to his new eternal home. Anne-Marie went back to bed and went back to sleep. Itchy nuzzled against her before he fell back asleep.

Charlie was sad to leave, but he came to say goodbye to Lucky and Flo as the hour was almost up. He hugged them one last time as he was becoming transparent and the clouds were opening up. "Well... This is it... Goodbye, you guys..."

"Goodbye, Charlie..." Lucky and Flo told him sadly as he was being brought back through the golden gates of Heaven.

Flo sniffled and embraced against Lucky as Charlie was going back and no one knew when he would be able to come back again officially since the deceased could only visit someone from Cherry's book in very few days in the year. It was both fair and unfair, but that was just how the world worked sometimes. No one knew why, but it was.

The next day the orphan pups were having a lucky day because it was Adoption Day at Shelter 17. The puppies were a little nervous and excited at the same time.

"Don't worry guys, it's going to be okay..." Patch tried to soothe them, acting like a mentor himself to them like Lucky was to him. "Because we're the Pound Puppies and we're gonna get you guys some homes! But always remember, 'once a Pound Puppy, always a Pound Puppy'."

The puppies were still nervous, but looked more confident now. Each of the orphan puppies began to look their best for the kids that were going there to adopt a puppy.

Soon, almost every puppy was adopted. All except for one who was far too shy for anyone to adopt them.

The pink puppy with the bow on her head curled up in a ball once she was all alone.

"Fuchsia, what's wrong?" Patch asked her.

"No one's gonna want me..." Fuchsia whimpered. "Everyone else has a home except for me... I don't know where else I could go."

Patch felt bad for her and the shelter was just now closing and no one would take her as their own. What could he do? He went down to see the others as Fuchsia was alone and miserable.

"It really was nice having those puppies and now they have their own homes..." Strudel smiled. "I just wish we could've kept at least one of them... They were like the children I never had."

Patch overheard what Strudel said and this gave him an idea. "Um, Strudel? There is still one puppy that hasn't been adopted." he said before bringing up the smart wiener dog to Fuchsia.

"Oh?" Strudel asked, then saw the puppy alone and gasped. "Why aren't you with a family, dear?"

"No one else wanted me..." Fuchsia shrugged.

Strudel frowned to her, but then smiled. "I'll take you... You can call me 'Mama'."

This made Fuchsia smile. "Okay.... Mama."

Strudel and Fuchsia shared a heartwarming hug together.

"I knew you two were meant to be, I just knew it." Patch said.

This was a very good moment for all of them.

"Well done, Patch, you've really become a true Pound Puppy." Lucky congratulated Patch.

Patch smiled proudly as he showed off his Pound Puppy/Equestrian medallion as he had really truly become one of a kind instead of just one out of 101.

The End