Chapter 1: A Joke Gone Wrong

It had been a fairly busy day for the Paw Patrol, five rescues in just one day. All included Marshall climbing to high places which resulting in him falling off his ladder only to be caught by Ryder and Chase. All the pups were exhausted and needed a bath badly

"I can't wait for a bubble bath!" Rubble said as they entered Katie's Vet Clinic

"Me too!" Zuma agreed walking behind him, followed by Chase and Skye

"Hi pups!" Katie waved "Your bath's are ready" she said folding towels

"YES! Me first!" Rubble ran and jumped in a bath splashing water on the floor

Katie laughed then carried several bars of soup to put on a shelf, but one fell on the ground

Rocky had stopped just outside the doors

"Rocky aren't you going in?" Ryder asked stopping next to him

"What? No, I don't need a bath" Rocky grinned

Ryder giggled "You don't have to have one if you don't want to" He smiled "But come in" he said then stood up and walked in

Rocky followed him, once inside he stopped and looked around "Where's Marshall?"

Seconds later Marshall came running in Katie's clinic not looking where he was going he slipped on the soup that Katie had dropped and slid across the floor

"LOOK OUT!" Marshall screamed heading for Rocky

Rocky sighed "I had to ask"

CRASH… Marshall hit Rocky which sent them both flying into the air, then they fell

"AHHH! NOOO!" Rocky yelled seeing Rubble's bath coming closer to him

SPLASH!

Both pups fell in Rubble's bath who laughed

"See Rocky? It's not so bad" Rubble said still laughing

Rocky sighed as Marshall resurfaced

"Oops sorry Rocky" Marshall grinned then flinched as soup fell on his head "Ow"

"You ok Rocky?" Chase asked looking at the wet pup

"NO! I'm all wet" Rocky sighed then growled at Marshall "Thanks Marshall!"

Katie giggled "Here Rocky, let me dry you" Katie said picking him up out the bath, then placed him on the ground

"Thanks Katie but forget it, I wish Marshall wouldn't be so clumsy!" Rocky said before he turned and glanced at Marshall in anger "I'm going back to the Lookout to dry off" he then walked out leaving Marshall hurt and confused

"Ryder? Is he mad at me?" Marshall questioned jumping out Rubble's bath "I didn't mean to slip over" he said looking like he was in about to cry

Ryder knelt beside him with a towel and started to dry him off "I'm sure Rocky didn't mean it Marshall, would you like me to talk with him?"

"No! I don't need you to talk to me" Rocky said standing at the doors still wet "I'm just tired of his clumsiness, and I didn't want a bath"

"Rocky I'm sorry" Marshall smiled at him

Rocky frowned shaking the water off himself "Just forget it" with that Rocky left and made his way to the Lookout

"Rocky please!" Marshall ran out of Katie's Clinic

"Marshall!" Ryder called but Marshall ignored him and chased Rocky

Rocky saw Marshall running behind him, so he ran towards the pup park (I'll get him back) Rocky giggled to himself, arriving at the park he took hold of a garden hose which had been used to clean the playground

"Rock? Where did you go?" Marshall asked stopping between the playground and the pool

Rocky jumped out from behind the slide and turned the hose on high "Lets see how you like being wet!" He giggled as the water sprayed out and hit Marshall

"ROCKY!" Marshall screamed as the water hit him causing him to fly backwards "AHHHH!" Marshall yelled he felt his head a tree, knocking him unconscious, he then fell to the ground.

Rocky laughed then suddenly stopped he quickly turned the hose off and ran over to Marshall who was lying motionless on the ground soaked

"Marshall? You ok?" Rocky asked nudging him "Marshall I'm sorry! It was a joke"

No answer Marshall remained unconscious

"Ryder! Ryder!" Rocky yelled into his pup tag "Ryder! Is Rocky, I played a joke on Marshall but he's not moving"

"Rocky slow down, where are you?" Ryder calmly asked

"The pup park, Ryder I didn't mean too" Rocky said tears falling down his eye's

Moments later Ryder appeared on the scene followed by Chase and Zuma who looked disappointed with Rocky

"Ryder I'm sorry!" Rocky cried As Ryder ran over to them

"Oh no!' Zuma said worried "Wyder is he ok?"

"I'm sorry!" Rocky said crying

Ryder knelt beside Marshall and picked him up "It's ok pup, I'm sure it was an accident" Ryder turned to Chase "Run back to Katie's and tell her I'm bringing Marshall in"

"Chase is on the case!" Chase replied running back to Katie's

Rubble and Skye were having a bath when Chase ran in

"Katie! Katie! Marshall's been hurt" Chase said tripping over towels on the floor "Ahhh!" He yelled tumbling towards Skye's bath

"Chase!" Skye yelled as Chase then fell into her bath

Chase sat up next to Skye "Sorry Skye" He giggled then blushed

"Chase? What happened to Marshall?" Katie questioned walking over to him, she picked him up out the bath and sat him on the ground "Here dry yourself" Katie smiled placing a towel next to him

"I'm not sure, but Ryder's bringing Mars…." Chase was cut off as Ryder entered carrying Marshall who was still unconscious, Rocky and Zuma followed behind him

"Oh my! Ryder bring him over here" Katie said pulling a small pup bed out "Lay him down"

"Ryder will he be ok?" Rocky asked worried and ashamed of what he had done

"Katie?" Ryder questioned watching her

Katie examined Marshall, from what she could tell there was no severe injuries "Ryder he's just unconscious, but he'll probably have a nasty headache when he comes too" Katie said placing an ice pack on his head "How did this happen?"

Rocky felt his face turn red as Ryder turned to him

"Rocky I'd like to hear what happened" Ryder knelt beside him

"I… I… Well… Ryder it was just a joke, I wanted to pay him back for wetting me" Rocky swallowed hard

"Well you did! You hurt him!" Chase snapped at Rocky "Nice going buddy"

Tears fell down his cheeks "I'm sorry!" Rocky cried

Ryder picked him up 'Rocky it's fine, but you need to apologize for hurting him when he wakes up"

"He probably won't forgive me" Rocky sighed "I don't blame him, it was a horrible joke"

"It's Marshall" Skye smiled

Zuma started having his bath "Yeah you should know Marshall by now dude"

"Marshall would always forgive anyone" Rubble added still in his bath

"The pups are right, it's not in Marshall's nature to not give you" Ryder said giving Rocky a pat then he turned to Katie "How is he?"

Katie smiled "He'll be fine Ryder, a few day's rest will do, so I'd like you to take him off duty"

Rocky felt worse he knew how much Marshall loved helping people and now because of him Marshall wasn't allowed to work

Meanwhile somewhere just outside of Adventure Bay a teenage girl named Hannah was out walking with her female Australian Cattle pup called Cassie along the seashore

"Cassie let's explore those cliffs" Hannah said looking at steep hill in front of them, cliffs were on the other side that went down in the ocean

Cassie was more sensible then Hannah "It doesn't look safe" Cassie warned looking at the cliff

"Oh come on Cassie, it looks like fun" Hannah said running up the hill

But Cassie loved exploring just as much as Hannah did "Alright, but keep away from the edge"

"Yes!" Hannah happily ran to the top of the hill, then sat down "Wow its beautiful up here" she said looking around

Adventure Bay could be seen in the distance

"Hey Cassie" Hannah said looking down at her pup "Thank you for saving me that day, if you didn't come a long when you did I wouldn't be here"

Cassie licked her owner's cheek "I told you it's fine, just doing my duty"

"Yeah but those buffalo would have killed me at Kakadu National Park, I'm so happy I chose to visit Australia, I'd never have met you" Hannah said scratching Cassie under her chin

"That was so long ago, seems like yesterday" Cassie said as a strong breeze almost blew them both backwards

"Yeah can't believe that was five years ago today" Hannah giggled laying on her back, Cassie laid on her stomach

Both drifted off to sleep, not knowing a storm had been moving in towards them

Back in Adventure Bay, Ryder and the pups had returned to the Lookout all apart from Marshall, Katie was keeping him at her veterinary clinic until he woke up.

Zuma was outside with Chase and Skye "Looks like a big stowm's moving in"

"Yeah looks like its going to be a big one" Chase said looking at big black thunder clouds over the sea

"I'll tell Ryder" Skye said running into the Lookout

Back at Katie's Veterinary clinic, Katie was still examining Marshall when he woke up

"K...Katie? Where am I?" Marshall asked confused "Ow my head hurts"

"Marshall good to see you awake, your head will hurt" Katie put an ice pack on his head, then bandaged it

"Huh? What happened?" Marshall questioned is head throbbing

Katie looked at him in concern "You don't remember?"

"No" Marshall replied confused

"What do you remember?" Katie asked checking his stats

"I remember playing on the beach watching Rocky trying to not get wet" Marshall giggled at the memory

"Marshall, that was 2 days ago" Katie examined his head "You don't remember anything passed then?"

"Huh? What no" Marshall was even more confused

Katie thought for a moment "Hmmm, ok well I'll give you some pain relief for your headache, then Ryder can come get you"

Marshall smiled sitting up, but as soon as he sat up his head throbbed even more causing his to lay down, he watched Katie bring a needle over she put it in his leg

"Give it awhile to kick in, I'll call Ryder" Katie pulled out her phone to call Ryder

Meanwhile Ryder was talking to Rocky about what happened

"Ryder it was an accident, I turned the hose on too hard" Rocky said tears falling down his cheeks "I didn't mean to hurt him"

Ryder thought for a moment "Well I have no choice but to punish you, but while I think of a suitable one, you may go play with the other pups"

"Ok Ryder" Rocky said as Skye walked in

Skye found Ryder talking to Rocky "Ryder! Ryder!"

Ryder turned around "Skye what's wrong?"

"There's a big storm moving in" She warned then frowned at Rocky who look like he'd been crying

"Thanks for tell me Skye" Ryder smiled as Rocky left the area "Skye, don't be to hard on Rocky"
"But Ryder he hurt Marshall" Skye frowned

"I know, and he'll be punished for it but I want you pups to be nice to him" Ryder ordered

Skye sighed "Ok Ryder"

"Good pup" Ryder gave her an ear scratch then his pup pad rang, he answered it to see Katie's face "Hi Katie, how's Marshall?"

"Hi Ryder, Marshall's awake now" Katie smiled "He's having a drink right now, but I think he's good enough to go home"

"That's good news Katie" Ryder said walking out of the Lookout

"Ryder" Katie said looking concerned

"Yes Katie?" Ryder questioned "What's wrong?"

Katie took a deep breath "Marshall doesn't remember what happened"

"What?" Ryder said shocked "He doesn't remember?"

"Yes, Marshall is suffering from amnesia. It must have happened when he hit the tree" Katie said worried "Ryder, Marshall doesn't remember anything that happened during the past 48hours"

"Will he get his memory back?" Ryder questioned

"He should, but it will take time. Ryder He also has concussion, like I said before don't take him on any missions for a few days" Katie smiled "But you can come collect him"

"Ok, I'll be there soon" Ryder hung up as Chase walked over to him

"Ryder sir? how's Marshall?" Chase asked concerned

Ryder smiled "I'm just about to collect him" He looked around the yard and saw Rocky sitting under a tree alone "Chase can you go keep Rocky company?"

Chase looked at Rocky

"Chase what happened was an accident, don't be mad at Rocky leave his punishment up to me" Ryder said giving him a ear scratch

"Ok Ryder" Chase smiled enjoying the scratch

Ryder walked over to his ATV "You're in-charge while I'm gone"

"Alright" Chase said running over to Rocky, he stopped and watch Ryder drove off then walked and sat down next to Rocky who had been crying "Hi buddy"

"Chase? What are you doing here?" Rocky questioned "I thought you all hate me"

Chase shook his head "We don't hate you, just didn't like the prank you pulled on Marshall" he placed his paw on Rocky's back "But I know it was an accident, so I forgive you buddy" Chase smiled

A tear fell down Rocky's cheek "Thanks Chase but because of me Marshall's hurt"

The other pups saw Chase talking to Rocky, so they joined them

"Rocky you ok dude?" Zuma asked sitting down

Rocky shook his head "I hurt Marshall, a teammate"

"It was an accident" Rubble said laying under the tree

"Yeah don't beat yourself up about it" Skye smiled sitting next to Chase

"You pups don't hate me?" Rocky questioned as another tear fell down his cheek

"What?! Of course we don't buddy" Chase licked the tear off Rocky's cheek

"Ewwww! Chase!" Skye said feeling sick

Chase giggled "Salty!"

Rocky laughed

"Good to see you laughing dude" Zuma giggled then laid down

"I'm hungry" Rubble blurted out

"Oh Rubble! You're always hungry!" Skye giggled causing everyone to laugh

"Yeah lets go have lunch pups" Chase said standing up

All the pups agreed and made their way to the Lookout to have lunch

Ryder arrived at Katie's clinic when he was met by Mayor Goodway

"Hello Ryder, you should get back to the Lookout" Mayor Goodway said looking at the sky

"I'm here to pick up Marshall, he was hurt by accident" Ryder smiled "What's wrong?"

"Ryder there's a severe Storm moving in, the weather channel said it's a big one" She said as Chickaletta popped her head out of the Mayors purse "I'm taking Chickaletta home, she doesn't like storms"

"Ok cya Mayor" Ryder waved to her as he entered Katie's clinic

"Hi Ryder" Katie smiled finishing wrapping Marshall's head with a bandage to help keep the ice pack on "He's ready to go"

"Ryder!" Marshall grinned as Ryder approached him

Ryder knelt down besides Marshall's bed "Hi Katie, hello pup" he smiled "How do you feel?"

"I'm ok, my head hurts I don't know why" Marshall looked up at Ryder "I guess I must have tripped or something"

"Katie? Can I talk to you?" Ryder asked, Katie nodded and took him around the back "Didn't you tell him what happened?"

"No Ryder, I felt he wasn't ready. Besides don't you think Rocky should tell him?" Katie questioned

"I suppose so" Ryder smiled "Anyway thanks for taking care of him, I better get him home before the storm hits"

"Alright Ryder, and your welcome" Katie smiled as they went back in to where Marshall was

"Come on pup, lets go home" Ryder said picking Marshall up

"Ryder, take these" Katie handed Marshall some pills "It's for his head, he'll probably have a bad head ache, which may develop into a migraine"

Ryder nodded now holding Marshall

"And make sure he's away from a lot of noise, perhaps keep him in your room tonight" Katie smiled

"I will" Ryder said "Bye Katie, and again thank you" He exited her clinic then got on his ATV with Marshall sitting in front of him "You ready to pup?"

"Yup!" Marshall gave Ryder a lick

"Great, hold on tight" Ryder started his ATV and slowly drove towards the Lookout, he looked at the sky which was beginning to darken thick black clouds started to cover the once blue sky.

The pups just finished eating when Ryder arrived with Marshall

"Marshall!" They all yelled happy to see him

"Pups we need to be a little quieter, Katie's order's" Ryder placed Marshall down on a pup cushion "Marshall I'm going to set up an area for you in my room"

Marshall nodded "My head hurts" he moaned

"You alright?" Rubble asked sitting next to him

"Yeah how do you feel buddy?" Chase sat down on a cushion

"Its my head, I don't know what happened" Marshall's words made the pups look at each other

Rocky wasn't siting near the other's he was on the other side of the room

"Rocky?" Ryder said walking passed him "Go join them"

"Why? I'm pretty sure Marshall doesn't want to see me" Rocky frowned

Ryder knelt beside's him "Marshall is suffering from amnesia so he doesn't remember what happened"

"Amnesia?" Rocky looked at Ryder "He doesn't know I hurt him?"

"No, and Katie said don't tell him just yet" Ryder gave Rocky a scratch "Now go say hello"

Rocky nodded and slowly made his way over to the pups

"M...Marshall?" Rocky said behind Zuma and Rubble

"Hi Rocky" Marshall smiled "What are you doing back there?"

"Um I... I... Oh nothing" Rocky replied Zuma moved out of his way Rocky gulped seeing Marshall's head bandaged with an ice pack on "H...How are you?" he asked nervously

Marshall smiled at him "Fine apart from this headache"

"Oh, that's good" Rocky tried not to sound nervous but he couldn't help it "Do you remember what happened?"

"Nope" Marshall shook his head then yawned "I guess my clumsiness finally got me hurt" He joked

The pups didn't laugh at the joke which made Marshall curious, silence filled the room, until Ryder entered
"Marshall I've set up an area for you to rest in my room, would you like me to take you there now?" Ryder asked kneeling besides him

Marshall shook his head "I'm fine here for now"

Ryder smiled and gently gave him a pat "Ok, but if you need anything just ask"

"Alright thanks Ryder" Marshall closed his eye's

Rocky looked at Marshall unable to take the pain of what he had done, he backed away from the group

"Wocky?" Zuma questioned "You alwight dude?"

"What's wrong?" Chase asked walking over to Rocky

"Leave me alone!" Rocky snapped back "Just leave me" With that Rocky ran out of the Lookout

Zuma and Chase went to run after him

"Pups let him have space" Ryder said but he was worried

"Ryder Sir what about the storm?" Chase asked

Ryder thought for a moment "If he's not back in half an hour we'll look for him"

Rocky was running along the shoreline, tears falling from his eye's he had no idea where he was going he ran as fast as his legs would carry him. Until he came across Hannah and Cassie who were having a picnic

"Hello darling" Hannah smiled at Rocky "It's alright don't be afraid"

"Come join us" Cassie wagged her tail

Rocky felt scared by Cassie's size, she was twice the size of Chase

Hannah told Cassie to stay and walked over to Rocky "Hey what's your name honey?" She noticed Rocky's collar "Oh hey Cassie I think he's a member of the Paw Patrol"

"What?! Oh my gosh!" Cassie stood up and approached him "I'm a huge fan of you pups!"

Hannah took a closer look at his collar "Hmm, Recycling.. Oh you're the Paw Patrol's Recycling pup!"

Rocky nodded "Yeah I'm Rocky"

Cassie noticed Rocky looked depressed "Are you ok?"

"No" Rocky shook his head

"Come join us" Hannah smiled sitting down "Tell us what happened"

Rocky sat next to Cassie still frightened of her size "I hurt a friend, it was a joke and a terribly one, it resulting in a friend being hurt" Rocky explained

"It was an accident?" Hannah questioned

"Yeah, but now he has amnesia so he doesn't remember what happened" Rocky continued "We have to lie to him about it"

"I see" Hannah said looking at Rocky "Well this Storm is going to hit any moment would you like to stay with us?"

"I'd love to but Ryder would worry" Rocky frowned

"I'll call him for you" Hannah smiled standing up "Come on"

"Alright" Rocky followed Hannah and Cassie

They walked along a cliff's edge then up a small hill and over it

"There it is" Hannah pointed to a small caravan "Lets go"

"Race you Rocky?" Cassie giggled

Rocky knew he had no chance but agreed, the two pups raced off together

What they didn't know was the Storm was severe and was heading straight for them, accompanied by Gale Force Winds, Heavy Rain and possible flooding

To be continued