Mission PAW: Pups Save The Magic
Chapter 1: 7 Years Ago
Once upon a time, the kingdom of Barkingburg was filled with peace and a hopeful future. Their beloved king and queen were wise and kind rulers, who respected all. Their three old daughter, heir to the throne, was adored by all who laid eyes on her.
"The princess is going to make a wonderful ruler one day" said a local girl.
The royal castle wasn't just home to the royal family, but also a dog couple who were fiercely loyal to them. Their names were Lord and Lady. These two dogs were worshiped by all, for they yielded the magic that kept Barkingburg alive and safe. Without them, Barkingburg would wither away into nothing. Passed down from generation to generation, was a magic collar containing the six Barkingburg elements that was worn by the royal dog guardian. It was very powerful and could only be used a dog with the skills of a true hero and the heart of a true royal.
"Bless those dogs, always keeping us safe" said a local Staffie pup.
The people of Barkingburg were very happy and very excited, for something amazing was occurring.
"Push, Lady. The baby is almost here" cried Lord to his wife.
"I can't it hurts!" Lady screamed in pain. Lady was in labour and about to give birth to their child.
"Yes you can" Lord replied. "Together, 1, 2, 3, push!"
With one mighty push and one mighty scream, it was all over. The castle was suddenly filled with quiet. Then, a tiny cry broke the silence.
"It's a boy" the vet cried, handing the new-born pup over to Lady.
"He's beautiful" Lady teared up.
"He's our son and the future guardian of Barkingburg" Lord replied, nuzzling his wife as they enjoyed this happy moment.
The kingdom of Barking burg was overjoyed. Now their future queen would have a guardian by her side and they would rule the kingdom together.
One month later and things couldn't be better. The princess was beginning to learn her royal duties whilst Lord and Lady were busy raising their son. He was a playful ball of fur with a good sense of smell. He loved to play "save the damsel, defeat the bad guy" with his parents and the princess.
"Ha ha ha" Lord laughed. "My son you are funny."
"Someday, you will make a fine guardian, and the kingdom harmony will live on" Lady said to him.
The cute pup just barked, his talking ability would arrive when he turned one. He loved his parents and the princess very much.
However, one day, it all changed in a second.
The roof suddenly came crashing down inside the castle, burning with red hot flames and destroying everything it touched. Lord had managed to get his wife and son to safety, but the same couldn't be said for the king and queen.
"Mum, dad!" the princess cried, as she watched in horror as debris came crashing down on her parents, killing them instantly.
Suddenly, marching in from the smoke came an army of war dogs tooled up as knights. Leading them was a dog everyone thought was gone.
"Well well well, how touching" the dog cackled.
"Shadow, why are you back, I banished you to outlands." Lord stood firmly.
"When I heard you had son, I knew I had to come and see. Followed by taking this kingdom down." she replied with a menacing laugh.
"I'd like to see you try" Lord said sarcastically. "And if even you did, I would never let you succeed."
"I already have, with you, your family and the royals gone, my daughter will be queen" she said, pointing to a white pup next to her. "Now, knights, get them!"
As the battle raged on in the flames, the princess, Lady and her son were backed into a corner.
"Run princess, run" Lord shouted to her. "Race into the kingdom and hide."
Doing as she was told, the princess quickly escaped through a window and ran down the town to hide with some friends, all the time she was crying about her tragic loss.
Meanwhile, back at the burning castle, Lord was doing his best to keep the flames at bay, but he was running out of time.
"Lady..." he shouted. "...take our son, and run away."
"I can't just leave you" she protested.
"We can't let Shadow get him" he said firmly. "He's the only hope the kingdom has left."
Knowing her husband was right and with one final loving nuzzle, Lady picked up her son ran out of the castle through the burning flames.
"Knights, don't let them escape" Shadow ordered.
Whilst her knights went after Lady, Shadow and Lord went head to head in the nearly destroyed castle on the top tower. After using up all the power in the magic collar to fend off the flames, Lord found himself weak and tired. Knowing he had little time left, there was only one thing left he could do to give Barkingburg some hope.
"Give me that collar" Shadow demanded.
Taking it off, Shadow thought Lord was just going to hand it over. Big mistake. Dropping it on the floor, the six elements broke off and magically vanished.
"NO!" Shadow screeched. She was so angry, she gave Lord a mighty push, causing him to fall to his death off the tower.
Meanwhile, Lady had managed to lose to knights, but not for long. Seeing there was no way out, she scared for her son's life. Suddenly, she spotted an old boat down by the beach. Sparking an idea, Lady ran over to it, but wasn't long before she was spotted by the knights again.
"Get them!" one of the knights called.
Hurrying, Lady placed her son in the boat. This was the hardest thing she'd ever had to do. Sending her only son away was heart-breaking, but she knew it was for his own safety.
Giving him one last kiss and cuddle, she whispered, "find us", before covering the boat and pushing it out to sea. The boat was quickly picked up by the current and was soon floating away.
Crying, Lady turned around and accepted her fate. After being taken back to the castle, she saw he husbands corpse, shattering her heart.
"We got the other dog my lady" the head knight said to Shadow.
"Where's the pup?" she demanded.
Not knowing she would like their answer, the knights cowered in fear.
Shadow was annoyed, but now she had to do something with Lady.
"You'll make a nice little trinket" she said smugly, before reciting a spell incantation, turning poor Lady into a miniature stone statue.
Just when Shadow thought she had won, the royal guard came bursting in. They managed to chase Shadow and her knights out, but Shadow had done something devious. Knowing the princess wouldn't be able to resist her, she had left her daughter to be raised by the princess so she could still become queen. And, her daughter knew that.
As the kingdom despaired over the loss of their rulers, and the guardians, they knew they had to pull together and rebuild the kingdom stronger. The head of the royal guard was appointed as the Earl of Barkingburg to be guardian of the princess until she was ready to become queen.
As the princess watched, she heard a noise. As she looked around, she found a female white West Highland Terrier pup in the bushes.
"Hello here girl, are you lost?" she asked, giving the pup a pet.
As the pup whimpered, the princess picked her up and decided to keep her.
"I think I'll call you, Sweetie" she stated happily.
Meanwhile, on the high sea, Lord and Lady's son was being rocked about in the old row boat. Before long, the boat came to stop, but the pup was too scared to look outside. The boat had floated across the ocean from Barkingburg to the nearest land, a small town called Adventure Bay.
A couple of days later, two children came down to the Adventure Bay beach. It was a boy and a girl who were having fun building sandcastles together. Their names were Ryder and Katie. Then, they heard a whimpering noise.
"What was that?" Katie wondered.
"It's coming from that old row boat" Ryder pointed.
Running over to the boat, Katie pulled off the cover whilst Ryder looked inside.
"It's a little pup!" Ryder cried.
He tried to reach in and grab the pup, but the pup was too scared.
"It's ok little guy, we won't hurt you" Ryder replied before finally picking the pup up.
"Where did he come from?" Ryder thought to himself.
"He has no collar, he must be lost" Katie's stated.
Wondering what to do, the children went down to the police station to see if anyone had reported a missing pup, but no one had. Katie's grandma, who was a vet, checked the pup out. After giving the pup some food and a bath, she found that he wasn't microchipped.
"Seems like this little guy doesn't have a home, or an owner" she said sadly.
Suddenly, Ryder had a bright idea.
"He can come and live with me, I've always wanted a pup" he said cheerfully.
When the vet agreed, the two children jumped for joy together.
"Did you hear that boy, I'm gonna look after you" Ryder said to the pup.
This made the scared little pup smile with a tail wagging like the wind.
"Just think, when he's one, he'll be able to talk" Katie's grandma said excitedly to the children.
"What are you going to call him" Katie asked.
"I don't know, but it has to be perfect, I have a feeling this little guy is very special." Ryder replied.
Thinking, Ryder looked at the pup. The pup watching his own tail wag, then suddenly he starting chasing it, making him spin around in circles and making himself dizzy. This made everyone laugh. Seeing this gave Ryder an idea for the perfect name for his special pup.
"I've got it" he said excitedly. Picking the pup up and getting licked in the face, Ryder told the girls the name of his pup.
"Everyone, meet Chase."
Authors Note: Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my new Mission PAW story. Sorry it's a bit long. Keep an eye out for chapter 2.