Hello everyone. liverskins13 here. I am proud to present the third and final story of my "Has Fallen" trilogy, "Barkingburg Has Fallen!" A few notes, any OCs are mine or Supernova2015's, or otherwise I was granted permission to borrow them. I will lessen the violence in this one compared to the two prequels, but the drama will be much higher in this one. So without further ado, I bring you Chapter 1 of "Barkingburg Has Fallen."

Chapter 1: One Year Anniversary

"Guys, he's waking up."

"Thank God he's okay."

"Pups, where am I?"

"Ryder, you're under the big oak tree," said Koda.

"What?"

"Well, you fainted upon hearing you only had a few weeks left to live," said Marshall.

Ryder nearly fainted again, but pulled himself together. All the pups stared at him with sad eyes, including Koda, his human turned wolf pup brother.

"Pups, and Koda, I know it's going to be hard to cope with this, but we will continue to serve Adventure Bay. I don't want some disease to be the reason the PAW Patrol disbands. I know you're all upset but let's try to make the most of these last few weeks, shall we?"

"Yes sir, Ryder, sir," said Chase.

"And for you Chase, that starts with your special day tomorrow. I want you and Skye to enjoy yourselves and to not let this ruin your one year anniversary."

"You got it Ryder," said Skye.

"Now go enjoy yourselves, I'm going to explain to Koda how things work around here since he'll be with us for some time." With that, the pups went back to playing. Everest and Tracker had to cut play time short to return to Jake and Carlos, respectively.

That night, the pups went to their pup houses. A lot had happened in the past few days and it was a lot to take in. Naturally, they had a hard time falling asleep. Skye cut her trip short one pup house and walked inside the blue one.

"Mind if I join you?"

"No, not at all. Make yourself comfortable," said Chase.

Skye situated herself in Chase's pup house. She enjoyed how much room there was, considering Chase was the biggest pup and she was the smallest.

Chase kept his nightlight on and turned to his girlfriend. "Can I talk to you about something?"

"Anything Chase," the cockapoo reassured.

"Well, I've been thinking, and with Ryder having leukemia that'll eventually kill him, what's going to happen to us, the PAW Patrol? Who's going to be the new leader? Are we still going to be serving Adventure Bay and Foggy Bottom? And if not, what's going to happen to us pups?"

Those questions hit Skye hard, especially that last one.

"Well, wouldn't it be right if you took over, Chase?"

"What? Me?"

"Yeah. I mean, after all, you're Ryder's favorite and you're second in command. It's very fitting that you take over as leader."

Chase sighed. What Skye had told him did make sense. "I don't know, Skye. Being a police pup can get very stressing, since I'm needed for so many missions, and it sometimes wears me out. But being the police pup and leader would end up killing me."

Skye giggled. She loved Chase's sense of humor, even when he keeps a straight face but still cracks a joke. "Oh, Chase. Well I personally think you'd be a great leader. I'm sure the other pups can agree."

"I guess," Chase said, followed by a yawn. "Guess we should get some sleep in case we have an early morning mission like finding Alex's backpack. Good night, Skye. I love you."

"Good night, Chase. I love you too." And with that, she laid down, snuggled into the German shepherd's side.

Skye woke up the next morning at 7:00, same time as usual. She stretched out her legs and noticed that Chase wasn't with her in his puphouse. "Hmm. That's strange," she said to herself.

She opened the door and walked outside. All of the other pups were gathered in a circle near the big oak tree. She made her way over to them and tapped Rocky on the shoulder.

"Rocky, have you seen Chase?" she said to the mixed breed.

"Come to think of it, I haven't," the recycling pup replied.

"I think he said something about going to the pup park," said Marshall. "Well, I was half asleep when he walked by talking to himself. But it's worth a shot."

"Okay. Thanks, Marshall," she said with a smile before bounding away towards the pup park. The four guy pups turned back to their little huddle.

"And then, the cats started talking to me..." said Rubble.

"Rubble, dude, you have the most bizarre dreams out of everyone I know," said Zuma.

Meanwhile, Skye made it to the pup park in a matter of five minutes. She looked around for her boyfriend. She couldn't find him anywhere; not over in the trees, not at the soccer field, not at the playground. She started back towards the Lookout when she spotted something on a table nearby. It was a piece of paper. She opened it up and read it aloud.

"Come to Jake's Mountain. Then go to Jake for further instructions."

"I guess I should head to Jake's," she said. "Ruff, wings!" She barked out her wings. "This pup's gotta fly!" Soon enough, she reached Jake's Mountain. She had some fond memories of going on rescues with Chase here, then some not so fond ones like when she crashed in the snow and Chase (more like his drone) rescued her more or less.

She landed on the ground and entered the chalet. Jake was standing by the fire when he noticed the cockapoo.

"Ah there she is," he said to her. "Chase instructed me to tell you to go down the mountain until you come across a ledge." Skye was a bit dumbfounded, but she complied and trotted out the door and down the mountain.

"Why the ledge?" she thought as she neared what appeared to be a ledge. But she saw a familiar face. No, make that eight familiar faces. Ryder, Marshall, Zuma, Rubble, Rocky, Everest, and Koda stood in front of Chase, who just smiled at her. Skye couldn't help but smile back.

"Skye, this is the place we first met, and there's something I want to tell you," said Chase. He turned around and pulled out a necklace with a pink jewel in the middle. "Happy anniversary, Skye. I love you so much."

Skye couldn't hold back the tears as she dove into her boyfriend, giving him the biggest hug she could manage with her tiny legs.

"I love you too Chase. Happy anniversary."

"Awwwww," said the others.

"Congratulations you two," said Everest.

"Yeah, we're all really happy for you," said Marshall.

"Watching you two grow up and finally confess your feelings towards each other makes me so happy to be your owner," said Ryder.

"Hello? Ryder here," said Ryder as he answered a call on his puppad.

"Ryder, it's Captain Turbot. The Flounder sprung a leak. I need help getting to shore. Hurry, please!"

"We're on it, Captain. No job is too big, no pup is too small!" He then called his pups. "PAW Patrol, to the Lookout!"

"Ryder needs us!" the six pups shouted. They all raced to the Lookout. This time, however, Marshall didn't crash into any of the pups.

"Wow Marshall," said Rubble. "Have you turned over a new leaf?" The other pups laughed as the elevator ascended and they changed into their uniforms. When the elevator reached the top they all jumped out.

"PAW Patrol, ready for action, Ryder sir," said Chase.

"Pups, the Flounder has sprung a leak and is starting to sink. Captain Turbot needs our help to rescue him before he drowns and to fix the Flounder."

The pups gasped. Ryder continued.

"Zuma, I need your buoy to help Captain Turbot to shore."

"Let's dive in!"

"Rocky, I need you to repair the Flounder."

"As long as I don't get wet, then green means go!"

"And Chase, normally, I'd have you use your winch to pull the Flounder to shore so Rocky can fix it, but it's your anniversary, and I must tell you all that Koda here has been trained to be a substitute. So if for whatever reason you pups can't go out on a mission, he can drive your vehicles and help you out."

"Wow, that's really neat," said Marshall.

"Koda will use Chase's winch to pull the Flounder to shore. Chase, you and Skye enjoy yourselves. Alright! PAW Patrol is on a roll!" Marshall, Rubble, Chase, and Skye watched as Ryder slid down the pole and Zuma, Rocky, and Koda went down the slide. The sound of a police siren growing fainter let the four pups know the others were gone. Chase turned to Skye.

"Now, I believe we have a movie to go see. It's 2:30, the movie is at the drive-in at 3:30, so let's get going. We don't want to be late. Plus I made reservations at Chez Porter's for 6:30."

"Aww Chase you're the best boyfriend a girl could ask for," Skye said as the two went down the elevator to put on some elegant clothes.

Skye and Chase loved the movie. They thought Spider-Man: Homecoming was the best Spider-Man movie yet.

"That was such a good movie!" Skye said. "Not to mention Tom Holland was pretty cute."

Chase whimpered. Skye giggled. "But no one could ever replace you, Chase."

Chase breathed a sigh of relief, but managed to let out a chuckle. Soon enough, they reached Chez Porter, and on its grand opening night.

"Wow," said Skye. "It's really crowded. Good thing you made reservations."

"Yeah," said Chase. Just then Mr. Porter approached the two pups.

"Table for two?" he asked. The two pups nodded. "Right this way," he said, grabbing two menus with him as he escorted Chase and Skye to their table.

"Any special occasion explaining why you two are so dressed up?"

"It's our one year anniversary, Mr. Porter," Chase said.

"Ahh, well congratulations," Mr. Porter winked. "So, what can I get you two?"

"Spaghetti," said Chase, with a nod of approval from Skye.

"And to drink?"

"Water."

"Coming right up."

In ten minutes, Mr. Porter had two bowls of spaghetti served to the two pups. It was the best bowl of spaghetti either one had ever had. Mr. Porter came over to their table and whispered in Chase's ear.

"Since you nearly sacrificed yourself saving my grandson's life a few days ago, your meal is on me."

"Thanks, Mr. Porter!" said Chase as he and Skye left.

"Wow, this for sure has been the best day of my life, even better than when I joined PAW Patrol," said Skye as the sun began to set over Adventure Bay.

"Well it's not over yet," said Chase with a wink. "One more place. Follow me."

Skye did so and the two ended up at the beach. Chase pulled out a beach towel and laid it out neatly on the sand, far enough away so the waves wouldn't get them.

"I know we do this a lot, but watching the sunsets with you is one of my favorite past times," said Chase.

"I really enjoy it too," said Skye. "It's just so peaceful and calming."

"Yeah," said Chase. "And we don't have to worry about terrorism or hostages or even life threatening situations." He shuddered when he said "terrorism," and Skye took note of that.

For a while they sat in silence. Then the sun finally set over Adventure Bay.

"Skye, there's one more gift I'd like to give you," said Chase. "Close your eyes."

Skye did as she was told, but what happened next, not even she could've guessed would happen. Chase leaned in and kissed her on the lips. A bit taken back, Skye didn't resist, and she kissed him back. When the two finally pulled apart, Chase whispered, "I love you Skye."

"I love you too Chase," said Skye.

It was 9:30 at night when the two lovebirds finally got back to the Lookout. The other pups asked them all about it.

"How was it?" said Rocky.

"The best night of my life," said Chase.

"Same here," said Skye.

"I'm really happy for you too," said Marshall.

"How was the rescue?" said Chase.

"The Flounder is fixed," said Zuma.

"It was a success, except for the fact that I got wet," said Rocky. The other pups laughed. Just then, Ryder and Koda came out.

"Chase, Skye, looks like you two had a good time?" Chase nodded. "Well," continued Ryder, "it's time for bed."

"Good night everyone," said Rubble. "Can't wait to see what dreams may come."

"Hopefully not about talking cats," said Zuma. Soon enough, the other pups went to bed, Chase and Skye sleeping in Chase's pup house once again. Seeing all of his pups fast asleep, Ryder and Koda went back inside to bed.