Note; This two-shot includes my OC Silvex but the pairing is still Chase/Marshall.
October was upon Adventure Bay and along came the usual fall season feel. Tree turning into brilliant colors of red, orange, yellow, and brown, the citizens preparing for the beginning of the holiday season as well as the coming of another cold winter, and the PAW Patrol, as always, were kept busy this time of year.
Mayor Goodway always asked Ryder to help set up for the festivities as well as keeping the town nice, tidy, and orderly. The shedding of the leaves often increased accidents on the roads with the cold and damp weather, so it was up to Chase to make sure everything was running smoothly - like clockwork quoted the team's eco-pup - while Rubble and Rocky assisted Ryder in street cleaning, which was done twice a week.
It was also a month since Marshall, the fire pup of the team, and Chase announced their love. They were relieved to have the entire team support them, and many of the citizens also approving this. Sure, there were some who were concerned this would hinder their ability to respond to emergencies, but this would fade away as time passed. As much as they two loved each other, they didn't let this stop them from doing their very best at their jobs. Right now, All the pups were at the lookout getting their costumes ready for Halloween, a week away from today's date.
"How do I look Marshy?" Chase asked his mate while posing in his costume, a superhero. He and Marshall were in the lookout trying on their costumes.
"Amazing as always~" Marshall replied after taking a good look at the shepherd. This made Chase chuckle as he nuzzled Marshall.
"I'm glad you love it," Chase said as he began to take it off. "Do you want help with your costume?" He asked.
Marshall was dressing up as a jack-o-lantern. "Nope! I got it!" Marshall said. Chase rolled his eyes in amusement as Marshall started to get into his costume…
... Only to get stuck a minute later. "Uhhhh maybe a little help would be appreciated?"
Chase laughed a little. "Of course Marshy," He replied.
Five minutes later after getting Marshall unstuck and getting him properly dressed, Marshall was examining himself in the mirror. "I like it!" He said.
"So do I~" Chase whispered, sending shivers down Marshall's spine as he lightly nibbled the Dally's neck.
"N-Not in the lookout Chase!" Marshall yipped, making Chase laugh.
"Alright alright, I'll hold back on that," Chase said winking. Marshall rolls his eyes while smiling as he began undressing, with Chase's help.
Later, the pups were all playing outside when their pup tags lit up. "PAW Patrol, to the Lookout!"
"Ryder's calling!" The pups all said and made their way to the lookout, all of them howling in excitement.
"Hey, whewe's Mawshall?" Zuma asked as he and the other four get in the elevator.
"Uh oh," Skye said as the lookout doors opened with a certain dally calling out 'Here I come!"
Marshall came running in, but slipped on some water from a leaky pipe (Which Ryder was supposed to fix but had been asked earlier to clean the streets with Rocky so he was not able to do so this morning), and tripping over a stray water bowl which was full, went flying into the other pups, also sending the bowl of water flying as well. This caused all of the pups to get squashed by Marshall, as well as soaked.
"MARSHALL!" Rocky's voice rang out. Everyone knew he had aquaphobia.
As they all got up, Rocky walked up to the dally. "WATCH, where you're going! YOU got me WET!" He barked angrily and rudely, hurting Marshall's feelings a little. He couldn't help it, and he tried not to!
This, of course, got Chase angered too. "Hey Rocky! Lay off will ya?! He can't help it, you know how excited he gets!"
Marshall whimpered, as the others cringed. Rocky was the one that wasn't so amused by Marshall's accidents, since at least half of the time, he ended up wet one way or another. Chase, protective of his mate, as usual, wasn't one to stand by and watch Marshall get chewed out by the Mix, so this usual led the Eco-pup and the Traffic-Cop pup to get into heated arguments. This one, however, was worse than usual.
"Tell your mate to stop being so klutzy!"
"Grow a pair and deal with your stupid phobia!"
"That's enough you two!" Snapped Ryder. They had reached the top by now and Ryder was not happy to see them being held up by an argument, no less, one caused by another one of Marshall's mishaps. Glaring at each other, Chase and Rocky got into their spots, along with the others.
"PAW Patrol ready for action Ryder sir," Chase said, with a little enthusiasm than usual.
"I'll talk to you and Rocky later," Ryder said sternly. "Right now though, Jake just called. Three skiers have gone missing. They checked in at the resort yesterday, and have not returned from the ski slopes. Marshall, I'll need you and your EMP gear in case they're injured."
"Ready for a ruff ruff rescue!" Marshall, the argument earlier now forgotten with a serious rescue now at hand.
"Chase, I'll need you to help track down the missing skiers," Ryder added.
"Chase is on the case!" The Shepherd said.
"And lastly, Skye, you can help as well. We can find them more quickly with a pair of eyes in the sky." Ryder finished.
"Let's take to the Skies!" The cockapoo said, doing her signature backflip.
"Alright! PAW Patrol is on a roll!" Ryder said, and he ran over to the fire pole and slid down it.
With a last glare at Rocky, Chase was the first to go down the slide and into his cruiser.
It took them two hours to find them. Apparently, one of the skier's had broken his knee badly after swerving off course and crashing badly. Not wanting to risk worsening his knee, his two friends instead made a makeshift splint and settled down in a clearing, making a campfire to keep him warm while they awaited rescue. One of them had gone to go find Jake's cabin but had found Chase, Marshall, and Ryder while the trio was searching for them. With the help of Skye, they airlifted the injured skier to Marshall's Ambulance, where the dally addressed the injury, proceeded to put a cast on it, and drove him to the hospital. It was dark by then, and the two other skiers, Ryder, Chase, and Skye had decided to spend the night at Jake's since it was dangerous to drive at night this time of year due to very low temperatures and migrating animals crossing the roads at nighttime.
Jake had set everything up, Ryder and his pups would sleep in the spare bedroom, and the two skiers would sleep out in the living room.
"Good night pups," Ryder said as he turned the light off. Skye and Chase were on the foot of the bed as he got in.
"Good night Ryder," They replied as they yawned, and one by one, they fell asleep…
~...Chaaaaaaaaase…~
Chase opened his eyes hearing his name. He was at the lookout, on the top floor. The others were there, except Rocky and Ryder. They were blocking the view of the big screen.
"Guys… what's going on?" Chase asked. No one looked at him, not even Marshall. He walked past them to see what they were watching, and what he saw horrified him.
It was on the news channel.
'PAW Patrol leader and pup involved in fatal accident.' Was the headline.
The reporter stood just outside city hall. "As you can see behind me," She gestured to a mangled and burning pile of three vehicles, A semi-truck, Ryder's ATV, and Rocky's recycling truck, "A drunk driver was going over the speed limit as Ryder, leader of the PAW Patrol, and it's Eco-pup, Rocky, were cleaning the street. The driver of the semi hit the ATV and recycling truck at around 75 miles per hour, hitting both the pup and eleven-year-old in the process. Rocky, the Eco-pup, was announced dead as Lunar peak emergency responders arrived on the scene, and found Ryder in critical condition. They have just taken him away to Lunar Peak Hospital, and we have yet to hear any updates on his condition. The driver of the semi truck, unidentified at the moment, also died on impact."
Chase's heart stopped beating.
No…
He didn't really want Rocky dead!
"Are you sure about that?"
Chase whipped his head to look behind him, where the source of the voice came from. There was a husky, fur white as snow, with patches of a cosmic blue on his chest, paws, and tail. He had wings, which made him look intimidating.
"Wh-Who are you?" Chase squeaked, a little frightened by the Husky.
"My name is Silvex… What you are witnessing Chase, is what is to become reality tomorrow." Silvex spoke in a voice that both soothed and terrified Chase.
"S-S-So you mean…?"
"Yes, you are witnessing the future. When Ryder talked to you and Rocky, you both got into another argument. One filled with regretful choices… Because of those Choices, you were grounded, and Rocky forced to join Ryder in street cleaning. Had you not done this…" Silvex motioned, and the world changed. Chase looked around, now he was watching Ryder stand before another Chase and Rocky.
"So, do you two wanna tell me what happened yesterday?" Dream Ryder asked.
"Rocky started it!" Chase began. "He got mad and yelled at Marshall when he accidentally got us all wet!"
"If he hadn't been such a clumsy klutz and watched where he was going, it wouldn't have happened!" Rocky retaliated.
This lead to another argument, and this time, it didn't stop despite Ryder's peacekeeper's attempts. It went on and on until…
"Maybe if you and him didn't kiss and make googly eyes over other each other, he could learn to focus!" Rocky yelled out of anger and frustration.
"WELL HE CAN'T HELP THAT EITHER, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO, IS SUCK IT UP ROCKY! IT'S JUST. FREAKING. WATER! HARMLESS! YOUR FEAR IS IRRATIONAL, STUPID, AND POINTLESS! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL YOU BRAIN-DAMAGED MUTT!" Chase yelled in pure rage after that statement
Silence fell as Rocky flinched visibly.
"CHASE!" Ryder yelled in a tone Chase rarely heard. "I'm ashamed in you! That is not how you talk to your teammates! And Rocky can't help his fear, just like how Marshall can't help his accidents. I'm ashamed in BOTH of you for letting an argument like this get so far!"
Chase lowered his head in shame. Ryder was right. He could hear Rocky crying a little.
"Chase, you're suspended from your duties for a week, and you will not be coming with us to trick-or-treat," Ryder said. "As for you Rocky, your going to be helping me clean the streets today, and then you can stay in your pup house for the rest of the night. Is that clear?"
Both pups nodded, the real Chase having watched everything with a look of horror on his face. Would he really say that to Rocky?!
"Yes, you would Chase. Remember, you are watching the future unfold before your eyes." Silvex said as the scene faded away, leaving a dark dreamscape.
"B-b-but…" Chase began.
"You don't want this to happen, do you?" Silvex completed the sentence for the shepherd. He nodded and Silvex closed his eyes. "Well then, you will do well to also know that the future is not set in stone unless you witness it."
"But… But that means what I just saw, IS really going to happen!?" Chase barked in panic and anger. "Why did you show it to me then?!"
"Your frustration is understood shepherd, I was in your shoes once… But this rule of time doesn't apply in a dream." Silvex said Chase face pawing at this revelation. "If you can remember this dream, you will think what you saw was what could happen, and will persuade you to not talk to the Mix in such a manner, without a hundred percent knowing that it WILL happen."
"Oooooohhhh…" Chase said.
"Now then, go forth Chase, and make the right choice. Have INTEGRITY! Whatever happens, will be set in stone, in history, forever, so choose carefully." Silvex said as light began flooding the dreamscape.
"W-Wait! Will I see you..."
To be continued on the 31st!