It was a beautiful evening in Adventure bay. The sun was setting on the horizon, the birds were singing, and everyone was happy. At the lookout, the Paw Patrol pups

were playing hide and seek, with Chase as the seeker. " Where are those pups?" He asked himself. Then, he heard a sneeze coming from behind a bush. Chase ran over

to the bush, where he found all the pups. " Found you, guys!" Chase exclaimed. " Marshall, you gave us away... again." Skye said, shaking her head. " Sorry, maybe you

pups could hide without me so I don't give you away." Marshall said with a nervous smile. Ryder comes walking out of the lookout. " Alright pups. Time for bed." He said.

" Can't we play a little longer?" Replied all of the pups. " Sorry, but all pups need a good night's sleep." Answered Ryder. The pups made their way to their pup houses,

while saying their good nights. Ryder sighed when he went back into the lookout. " Those pups are the best of friends. Nothing can change that." He said tiredly. *** The

next day, Ryder got up, and filled each pup's bowl with food. He would always wait and see which pup would get up for breakfast first. To Ryder's surprise, Zuma was the

first to get up, and he always was the one who slept in. " Good morning, Zuma. Your up earlier than usual." Ryder said, still shocked. " Dude, I know. I just didn't feel

like sleeping in for once." Answered Zuma, still half-asleep. After a minute of silence, Zuma spoke again, " Ryder, do you have a favorite pup?" Ryder laughed at this,

" Ha! What are you saying, Zuma? I love you all the same." Zuma was fully awake now. " We'll see about that, dude." Zuma replied silently, and then he left. Ryder's

eyes lit up. He stood there awkwardly, wondering what just happened. Hes just not used to getting up this early, thought Ryder. It got even weirder when the rest of the

came in and asked the same question. Ryder started to get a little worried, so he called all the pups together in the yard. To his surprise, the pups just stared at

each other as they gathered around. " Thanks for coming pups. Listen, I'm going to make this short. I just want you guys to know, that no matter what happens, you

are all my favorites. If I put any doubt of this on you guys, I apologize. Any questions?" " I see.", Rocky said, " Your favorite is the most dominant pup." " Huh?"

Replied Ryder. " Who is it?" Rubble asked. " There is only one way to find out. We'll fight around Adventure bay. Whoever is the last pup standing will be deemed

Ryder's favorite pup. We can use our gear " Explained Chase. " Deal!" Exclaimed all the pups, except Chase. " We'll meet at the town hall at noon, where the battle

will begin." Marshall said. " May the best pup win. Which will be me, because I am the best pup!" Exclaimed Skye, before doing a back flip. " In your dreams, Skye."

Chase responded. All the pups walk away, and Ryder stand still in disbelief. " Well, that was weird." He said, " There's still a few hours before noon. I should tell some

people around town about this, and see what they think." Ryder went to his garage, and drove down the driveway on his ATV, hoping someone could explain what

was going on.