An Ichthyologist's Life (Paw Patrol Story)

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## Characters

* Akela and Nada
* Sharla
* Noah
* Mayor Goodway
* Chickaletta

## Summary

Sharla's life was peaceful living on an island with her parents but when she loses her mother, Nada. Can Sharla and her dad, Akela, recover from the loss and adjust to Adventure Bay?

## Story

The story starts on a research boat sailing across the ocean blue. Then two English Borzoi were coming up from the ocean after a long dive in the ocean.

The brown and white borzoi: That was fun we saw so many creatures.

The black and white borzoi: Yeah I am just glad we didn't see any sh-sharks. I am deathly afraid of them.

The brown and white borzoi: Aren't you an Ichthyologist. My name is Akela by the way.

The black and white borzoi: Yeah, but I had a close encounter with a shark once and have been afraid ever since. My name is Nada.

Akela: Nice to meet you, Nada

Nada: Nice to meet you too Akela.

The two fell in love with each other and they went on dates with each other. When the time was right Akela proposed and they got married. It was a year after they had met and Nada was pregnant with a pup. Nada had the pup and they named her Sharla.

When Sharla was about three weeks old, she and her parents moved to a big island with many marine and fish species live on the island and in the waters around the island. The island also has very few inhabitants.

Nada was nursing Sharla when Akela ran up to his wife and baby daughter.

Akela: I love our new home.

Nada: I do too Akela.

Akela: I can't wait to explore the island and the ocean.

Nada: Me too.

Akela: I wonder if we will find a rare species or an undiscovered species or a species with not a lot of information on it.

Nada: Yeah but I have to wait until Sharla is old enough to walk around and see.

Akela: I really wanna go for a dive but I can wait until you can too.

Nada: Okay.

Sharla was making puppy noises as Akela cuddled up to Nada and they all fell asleep.

Sharla was now three months old and was learning how to be an Ichthyologist like her mother. She also was learning a bit of being a marine biologist like her father. She also had gained an aqua collar with fish and marine life on it.

Sharla: Like this momma. She looks at a fish skeleton and identifies it.

Nada: Good job Sharla.

Sharla: Yay!

Akela: Sharla, Nada come here there is something I need to show you!

Nada: Coming hon!

Sharla: Coming daddy!

The two race to Akela who was on a rock looking at something.

Sharla: What is it, daddy?

Akela: Come up and look at this.

Nada helped Sharla up on the rock.

Sharla looked and saw a sea lion mother nursing her pup.

Sharla: That's so cute!

Akela: Ssshhh. Sharla we don't want to scare them off.

Sharla: Oops sorry daddy.

Akela: It's okay Sharla. I have been watching them since the pup was born.

Sharla: That's cool daddy.

Akela: Yep. Do you wanna come with me the next I watch them?

Sharla: Sure.

Akela: That's great. Now we have something to do together.

The two watched the sea lions until Sharla fell asleep.

Akela brought Sharla home and tucked her in her bed. Akela went to sleep with Nada as the day ended.

The next morning.

Sharla woke up a bit after her mom did. She went to the kitchen and ate with her mom. Today Sharla was going on her first dive in the ocean with her parents.

Sharla: I can't wait to go diving with you and daddy, momma!

Nada: Me too Sharla. Now let's go wake up daddy. He slept in again.

Sharla: Okay momma! She eagerly followed her mom to her parent's room.

Nada and Sharla go into the room. They see Akela sleeping on his and Nada's dog bed. They go over to the bed.

Nada: Come on hon. It's time to wake up.

Akela stretched out one of his paws.

Akela: Give me more time honey.

Nada: Okay but you are gonna miss Sharla's first dive today.

Akela: Okay I'm up I'm up. Akela got up putting on his chocolate colored collar.

Sharla: Yay. Let's go! She said running by the door.

Nada: Wait, Sharla, daddy still has to eat and get ready.

Sharla: Aww okay momma.

Akela ate his breakfast and did what he needed to do for the day.

Akela: Okay. I'm ready I got my scuba suit and gear.

Nada: I have mine and Sharla's. Let's go!

Sharla: Yay!

The family of English Borzois headed out to the beach and set their suits and gear on the sand. Akela and Nada got on their scuba suits and gear on. Then they helped Sharla with hers.

Nada: Okay Sharla. Just remember to stay close to us.

Sharla: Okay momma. I will.

The three get into the water.

Akela: Okay mouthpieces in everyone as he, Nada, and Sharla put their mouthpieces in and dive into the ocean.

Sharla swam behind her parents. They saw many fish and marine creatures swimming in the water, but Nada was vigilant as they swam through the water. Akela watched as Sharla swam around looking at the creatures.

After about an hour of swimming in the ocean, the family came up to the surface.

Sharla took her mouthpiece out.

Sharla: That was fun! I love seeing all the marine life and fish!

Then Nada and Akela take out their mouthpieces.

Nada: Us too Sharla!

Akela: Yep!

Sharla: I can't wait to go on another dive!

Akela: Me too.

The family of Borzois gets out of the water to take off their scuba suits and gear and head for home.

A couple months later.

Sharla was now six months old and was done with her Ichthyologist training. She helps her mom with her work. One day Nada got a letter that she was invited on an ichthyologist research trip.

Nada: Yes! as she read the letter.

Akela: What is it, honey?

Nada: Sharla and I have been invited to an Ichthyologist research trip!

Akela: That's great, but do you think Sharla would like to be on a ship for a couple weeks?

Nada: Yeah maybe I should just go by myself. Sharla hasn't met anyone else and would probably get shy on the boat.

Akela: Yeah.

Nada starts packing some things for her trip. Sharla came in their bedroom seeing her mom packing up her things.

Sharla: Mom what are you doing?

Nada: I'm packing for a trip sweetie.

Sharla: Ooh can I come?

Nada: Sorry honey I'm afraid not.

Sharla: Oh okay where are you going, mom?

Nada: I'm going on an Ichthyologist research trip out on the ocean. I would take you, but I don't want your dad to be lonely.

Sharla: Okay mom. I will miss you. She hugged her mom.

Nada: I will miss you too Sharla. She hugged her back.

Akela: I will miss you too honey. He hugged his daughter and his wife.

The Borzoi family hugged for awhile then Nada left when a boat came to the island and Akela helped get her things on the boat. Sharla and Akela said their goodbyes and the boat left the island.

Akela and Sharla decided to go find the seal lion mother and pup. The pup was running on the sand with its mom and was even swimming too.

Akela: Whoa that pup grew up fast.

Sharla: It did.

Aleka: That pup is gonna be more fun to watch.

Sharla: Yep he is.

The two watched the pup and it's mother until the pup fell asleep. They headed back to the house unknowingly what will happen in the next few days.

Akela and Sharla were playing around on the beach for the day. They had decided to take a day off from their scientific studies, but little did they know what was happening where Nada is.

Nada was up on the top deck of the ship when all of sudden a huge storm brewed in front of them.

Nada: Oh no I better alert everyone. She ran and alerted everyone but it was too late the ship was taking on huge waves. Nada started to panic she didn't know what to do. Before they knew the ship sank with all the pups on it. Nada drowned.

The news got to Sharla and Akela a couple days later. Sharla was devastated she went in her room and won't come out for a couple days. When she did come out Akela said they were moving to a nice and quiet place called Adventure Bay. They packed their things and headed to Adventure Bay.

Sharla: I'm gonna miss mom, dad.

Akela: I am too, but we must look to the future honey.

Sharla: Okay as they got to their new house on the bay.

They walked up to a small red and white house with a wooden boat dock in front of it. They got settled in.

Sharla: Mom would love this as she looked at the bay.

Akela: She would Sharla, but she is proud of both of us.

Sharla and Akela would play with each other some days other days just lay around until one day Sharla was out on the bay with her brand new boat that her dad brought her.

Sharla: This is awesome as she was sailing across the bay until she saw a pup swimming in the bay with a winch hook hooked to its suit. The pup dived down into the bay.

Sharla got on her scuba gear on and dove into the bay and followed the pup down deep into the bay.

When she got to the bottom of the bay. She saw a dolphin pup trapped under some rocks and the pup moving the rocks. She helped moved the rocks until the dolphin pup was free. Then the pup grabbed the dolphin pup communicating with it to calm it down. The pup tugged on the winch line and it started to retract.

Sharla swam to the surface and took out her mouthpiece.

The pup surfaced with the dolphin pup and it took out its mouthpiece. It held the dolphin pup so it could breathe.

Sharla: Wh-Wh-who are you?

Pup: I'm Noah, the animal pup of the Disabled PAW Patrol and leader of the newly formed Animal Guard.

Sharla: N-nice to meet you, Noah. I-I'm Sharla.

Noah: Nice to meet you too Sharla.

Sharla: H-hey Noah what does your team do?

Noah: The Animal Guard helps all the animals all around Adventure Bay. Would you like to join my team?

Sharla: S-sure also I'm new to Adventure Bay so I don't now very much about this town.

Noah: It's okay I can show you around my new second in command.

Sharla: Really?

Noah: Yep you are the second pup to join the team, Sharla.

Sharla: W-wow. Well, I'll catch you later Noah. I should probably head back to my dad.

Noah: Okay catch you later Sharla.

Noah swam back to shore with the dolphin pup. Sharla swam back to her boat and sailed back to the dock by her house.

Sharla went into her house after drying off.

Sharla: Dad I'm home!

Akela: Okay Sharla. I'm in my room!

Sharla: Okay dad. I going to my room! She walks to her room. She looks at her Ichthyologist books.

Sharla: I can't believe it. I'm gonna be on a rescue team.

Akela comes in her room.

Akela: How was your new boat, Sharla?

Sharla: It's a great boat dad. Dad can I tell you something?

Akela: That's good. What is it, honey?

Sharla: I-i'm going to be part of a rescue team.

Akela: That's good and what's this team called?

Sharla: The Animal Guard.

Akela: That's cool since your an Ichthyologist, Sharla. I think you should do it, sweetie.

Sharla: Thanks, dad. I will do it. I will make you and mom both proud.

Akela: We already are, sweetie. He hugs her.

Sharla: Thanks again dad. I love you. She hugs him back.

Akela: Your welcome, Sharla. I love you too and so does mom.

Sharla: I know dad. I just miss her a lot.

Akela: I do too.

The two spent rest of day together. Then they head to bed in their separate rooms.

The next day.

Sharla and Akela decided to have a father daughter day. They walked through Adventure Bay ,but Akela was nervous the whole time.

Sharla: Are you okay dad?

Akela: I'm fine Sharla. I'm just a bit nervous I haven't been in public for awhile.

Sharla: I haven't been in public until yesterday, but I'm confident.

Akela: Okay I will try to be too Sharla, for you.

Sharla: That's better dad. Oh, I almost forgot Noah, the leader of The Animal Guard, is gonna show me around Adventure Bay sometime.

Akela: That's great, sweetie.

Noah was at the town hall helping Mayor Goodway with Chickaletta when he spotted the two walking by.

Noah: There you go Mayor Goodway. Chickaletta is all safe and sound.

Mayor Goodway: Thank you, Noah.

Noah: No problem this animal pup is always ready to help.

Sharla: There he is now, dad.

Akela: Hmm he looks like that military type of dog.

Sharla: I think he was. I saw an award pinned to his collar yesterday.

Akela: Cool.

Noah raced over to them.

Noah: Hi Sharla. Oh, who is this?

Sharla: Noah this is my dad, Akela. Dad this is Noah, leader of The Animal Guard.

Akela: Nice to meet you, Noah. (He lifted up his right leg for a shake)

Noah: Nice to meet you too, Akela. (He lifted up his prosthetic leg for a shake and they shook paws)

Sharla: Hey Noah what happened to your leg? (She pointed to his prosthetic leg)

Noah: Here I will explain the story of how I got my prosthetic leg. I used to be an attack dog for the United States Armed Forces. It was one beautiful and sunny day in the country of Iraq. I was heading to a United States army base in a transport truck. When all of a sudden an IED or a roadside bomb went off on the road. The truck flipped over and I went unconscious. For a week I lay unconscious in a hospital bed. When I woke up I saw my right front leg was now a stub and there were stitches in my other legs. When I started to go through rehabilitation, I couldn't walk with just three legs. I kept on losing my balance and falling over. Then the doctors decided to give me my prosthetic leg to help me walk.

Sharla and Akela both gasped when Noah was done telling his story.

Sharla: How could you go through that Noah?

Noah: Because I have nerves of steel which means I have a high pain tolerance.

Akela: It must have been a lot for you.

Noah: Yep, but it shaped me into the pup I am now. An animal pup and a leader.

Sharla: That sounds good.

Noah: Yeah would you guys like a tour of Adventure Bay?

Akela: Sure that would be great.

Noah: Good now let's get going.

Noah showed Akela and Sharla all of Adventure Bay to the PAW Patrol Lookout to Farmer Yumi and Farmer Al's farm to Jake's Mountain. Finally, they got to the forests of Adventure Bay where The Animal Guard Headquarters is located.

Noah: Welcome to the home of The Animal Guard, The Animal Guard Headquarters!

Sharla: Wow! This is amazing, Noah!

Noah: Yep I designed it myself, but I can't take all the credit the PAW Patrol helped me build it.

Akela: Okay.

Noah: Let's head inside.

Sharla: Okay.

Then the three head inside with Sharla and Akela following behind Noah.

The three head into the living room

Noah: This is the living room by the name of it. You can probably guess what you can do in here.

Akela: Yeah I am guessing we can play in here and watch TV.

Noah: You are correct Akela. By the way, do you two have any disabilities?

Sharla: No, why do you ask?

Noah: Because the HQ is disable friendly since some of my friends are disabled.

Sharla: Oh okay. Noah: Now let's continue on Noah walks to the laboratory.

Noah: I think you two are gonna like this room.

They all walk in.

Akela and Sharla: Whoa.

Sharla: You were right Noah.

Noah: Welcome to the laboratory. There are all kinds of books and things of animal related sciences.

Akela: Could I work for The Animal Guard too, Noah?

Noah: Sure aren't you a scientist too, right?

Akela: Yes, I'm a marine biologist.

Noah: Okay. Let's move on.

Then the three go to the Medical Room.

Noah: This is the Medical Room any sick or injured animals we find come here to get better.

Sharla: Cool Noah.

Noah: Yeah, but I still need a wildlife veterinarian to take care of the animals.

Akela: Don't worry Noah you will find one.

Noah: Yeah I hope to find one soon. It will take some time since this group is new.

Sharla: Yeah.

Noah: Well let's move on.

Then the three head outside to a fenced off area with toys and all kinds of things.

Noah: This is the play yard. We can play out here.

Akela sees another door that leads to the play yard.

Akela: Hey Noah what is that door for?

Noah: Oh that's the animal's door. Follow me.

Akela nods and they follow Noah.

The three walk in the door Akela asked about and the two saw a couple of animals in the next room

Noah: This is the Animal Room. This room is for taking care of the animals we find that can't care for themselves.

Sharla: So injured animals come here?

Noah: Yep.

Akela: So the door I asked about is their entrance to the play yard?

Noah: Yep that's why there is a bunch of animal related things in the yard. Now let's continue to the next room.

The three walk to a big room in the HQ the garage.

Noah: This is the garage. This is where our vehicles are kept.

Akela: Cool could I have my own vehicle?

Noah: Sure since you are a marine biologist how would a hovercraft sound?

Akela: That sounds good. Sharla already has a boat out on the bay.

Noah: Okay then I will make sure your hovercraft is double seated for Sharla and you. I will also make sure it can turn into a submarine too.

Akela: Okay.

Noah: Now we only have a couple rooms left and then the tour is done.

The father and daughter nod and they continue on.

The three walk in the Command Center.

Noah: Welcome to the Command Center. When The Animal Guard has a mission to do you will come here to get your jobs for the mission.

Akela and Sharla: Okay.

Noah: Now for the oath. Raise your right paw. Do you, Akela and Sharla, as an Animal Guard member, do you promise to follow my lead and help any animal in need with the best of your abilities.

Akela and Sharla: (Raise their right paw) We do.

Noah: Good. (He took out two pup tags and two bandanas)

Noah: These are your Animal Guard pup tags and bandanas. I will be able to call you when I need you with your pup tags. And you must wear your bandanas when on missions for The Animal Guard or you are at the HQ.

Akela and Sharla: Okay.

Noah put an aqua pup tag with a fish skeleton on Sharla's aqua collar and tied an aqua bandana with black animal tracks on it around her neck.

Sharla: Thank you, Noah.

Noah: Your welcome.

Then Noah put a dark chocolate colored pup tag with a white sea lion pup on it on Akela's dark chocolate colored collar and he tied a dark chocolate colored bandana with black animal tracks on it around his neck.

Akela: Thanks, Noah.

Noah: Your welcome Akela.

Noah tied on his brown bandana with black animal tracks around his own neck.

Noah: You two are now proud members of The Animal Guard. There is one more thing I have to show you.

Akela and Sharla nod and they follow Noah to a hallway with many doors.

Sharla: What is this place, Noah?

Noah: This is what I call the living quarters. When you wanna stay at The Animal Guard HQ. You can spend the night in your room.

Akela: Where are our rooms?

Noah: Right here. He shows him two rooms next to each other. He put a symbol on each door that looked like their pups tags.

Sharla: Okay.

Noah: And here is my room. He walked to a door with a symbol that looked like his pup tag and his purple heart award.

Noah: Well it's getting late you two. (He took out his pup pad showing the time) I'm heading to bed. Night you two. (He goes in his room)

Akela and Sharla: Okay night Noah

They then head to their individual rooms in the HQ. Then Akela and Sharla both fall asleep.

And from that point forward Akela and Sharla were loyal and trusting when they were on missions for The Animal Guard.

The End