It was only about a month with Patton in his home and all of Thomas's friends loved playing and hanging out with the dog, while Thomas was just enjoying his new life with a new family member. His friends had noticed that he was so much happier with his life after getting Patton and they were so proud of him for going out of the way to get the happy dog and improve his life.

      One morning, Thomas took Patton out on a walk in the early hours of the morning. The light blue leash that matched Patton's collar was held in Thomas's hand as he called for the puppy.

      "Let's go, Patton! Time for your walk!"

      Patton quickly, but carefully, ran downstairs and the leash was attached to the dog, connecting animal and human. The sun had just started to show itself when they walked out the door.

      They were walking for a little bit when they heard a sound that caused them to stop. To the pair, it sounded like an animal in pain. Patton looked up at Thomas in confusion and Thomas did the same. The two of them walked off the path and went towards the area where they had heard the noise. Thomas paused for a moment before the noise sounded again and he and Patton ran over to a nearby tree.

      When they reached the tree, Thomas bent down and started looking around for what could have made the sound. He seen a little patch of bright blue underneath a few leaves and quickly moved them out of the way to see if the blue was what made the noise. Sure enough when the leaves were moved, Thomas came upon a blue jay sitting on the ground with it's left wing hanging lower than the other wing in an uncomfortable looking position. The bird seemed to be older than a chick, so it couldn't have gotten hurt from flying for the first time.

      Patton bent down next to Thomas so that he could get a better look at the bird and let out a whine when he saw the wing that was clearly broken.

      "Hi there," Patton said to the bird.

      The bird looked back up at the big yellow dog before responding with a pain filled "Salutations."

      "I'm Patton. What's your name?"

      "My name is Logan."

      "My human and I heard your cries and we came to help, will you let us take you home to get you better?" the worried dog asked.

      The bird took a second to think, clearly worried about the thought of being taken away from his home, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that going with the human would be the best way to heal him. "I will."

      "Great!"

      Patton looked up at Thomas and gave him a small nod, which surprised Thomas but he slowly and carefully picked up the bird in his hands before walking back towards his house with Patton, who had grabbed his leash in his mouth, following right behind them.

      When they had finally got home, Thomas carefully put the bird down on the ground, before pulling out his phone and looking up "how to help a bird with a broken wing". He clicked on one of the first articles that popped up and began reading. As he was reading he would occasionally look at Logan to make sure that his wing matched the description and/or wasn't bleeding like the website told him to look for. Eventually, Thomas realized that he would have to run to the store to grab some vet tape to wrap around the bird.

      "Patton." Thomas started. The dog looked up at him from where he was in front of Logan. "Keep an eye on the bird while I'm gone. I need to grab some things so that that wing will heal properly." Patton looked up at him with a look that told Thomas all he needed to know. "Thank you."

      And with that Thomas grabbed his keys and wallet and walked out the door.

      "He seems nice," Logan said.

      "He is! I've only been with him for a month but it has probably been the best month of my life," Patton said excitedly.

      Logan nodded before looking at his broken wing again.

      "How did it happen?" Patton said, becoming worried again.

      "I'm not exactly sure. I remember flying and then... nothing. The next memory I have is landing on the ground and then you two showed up."

      "Hmm... well, you're welcome to stay as long as you like, Thomas is very kind and will make sure that you are well taken care of!"

      "Thomas. Is that the human's name?"

      "Oh! I guess he never did introduce himself. But yes! That is Thomas."

      After a while of getting to know one another, Thomas walked back into the house and quickly made his way over to Logan. He pulled out his phone again to find the article and began wrapping the wing the way the article told him to.

      When Thomas finished making sure that Logan could breathe, he walked away, leaving the blue jay and the golden retriever to continue to get to know each other.

      The wing ended up healing very nicely but Thomas wanted to make sure that everything was alright with the bird before letting him back out into the wild, so he took him and Patton to the vet to get a checkup.

      When they got to the vet, Thomas attached Patton to his leash and walked in with Logan in his hands. He walked up to the counter and smiles at the person at the computer, feeling his chest tightening at the thought of talking to a stranger.

      'I'm gonna have to get over this if I'm gonna keep Patton,' Thomas thought.

      Patton looked up and seen that Thomas looked a little frightened. He got worried and tapped his nose on his human's leg. Thomas looked down and smiled at Patton before looking back up at the man at the counter, with a new found confidence.

      "How can I help you today sir?"

      "I uh... wanted to get a checkup on my... animals," Thomas said, unsure if he should call Logan his pet or not.

      "Of course. A dog and a blue jay, correct?"

      "Yes."

      "What breed is the dog and what are their names?"

      "The dog is a golden retriever and his name is Patton and the bird's name is... um... I actually hadn't come up with one..."

      "Logan," the bird suddenly spoke.

      Thomas looked down at the bird in his hands. "You can speak? I've had you for like two weeks and you've never done that."

      "Logan."

      "I guess his name is Logan," Thomas chuckled.

      "Alright! Great! You can go have a seat and I will let one of the vets know you are here."

      "Thank you."

      Thomas brought Logan and Patton over to an empty seat and sat down, Logan in his lap and Patton by his feet.

      "So Logan huh?"

      "Affirmative."

      "Well, you're very proper for a bird. I guess we could talk more when we get home."

      After a few minutes, Thomas was called back for Patton and Logan's checkups. The doctor had told Thomas that Logan's wing had been almost all the way healed and that it would be okay to release him back into the wild in a few days and that Patton was as healthy as he had always been. So, when a few days later arrived, Thomas unwrapped the bandage, set Logan down outside and waited for him to fly away with Patton sitting right next to him.

      However, after Logan was set on the ground, he just looked up at Thomas and didn't make any move to fly away.

      "Go on. You can go home now," Thomas reassured the small bird. But Logan just continued to stare at the man, not moving at all.

      After a moment of hesitation, Patton walked over to Logan. "Aren't you gonna go back?"

      "I don't think so. I never actually got along with my family and I... get along... better? With you two?"

      Patton stared at Logan for about two seconds before his eyes gained a sparkle. He bent down and pushed his nose into Logan's beak. "Really?"

      Logan quickly backed up, "Yes... and please don't do that again."

      "Sorry. Sorry," Patton said as he stood up. "So, you want to stay with us?"

      "If it is alright with Thomas, then yes."

      Even more sparkles, if that was even possible, appeared in Patton's eyes before he rushed back over to Thomas, who was staring at the conversation between the two animals with confusion written all over his face. Patton started barking up at Thomas, happily.

      Thomas was even more confused at that point because he obviously couldn't understand what Patton was trying to tell him. Logan, noticing the trouble that Thomas was having, quickly hopped over.

      "Stay?" Logan asked in a language that he might not have been proficient in but Thomas could clearly understand.

      Thomas turned his attention to the speck of blue in his green backyard and leaned down to get a better look at Logan. "You want to stay here?"

      Logan nodded, "Affirmative."

      Thomas blinked once before smiling at Logan. "Really? You really want to stay?"

      Logan rolled his eyes, not that someone would be able to tell due to how dark his eyes were, and nodded again.

      Thomas scooped up Logan and pressed him to his face as he geeked out over Logan's decision. "Of course you want to stay! Why hadn't I thought of that?" Suddenly, Thomas gasped. "I need to call Joan and Talyn."

      Thomas put Logan back on the ground once they got back inside with Patton before running to find his phone so he can tell his friends about what happened.

      Patton looked down at Logan and gave him his biggest doggo smile and said, "Welcome to the family!"