Chapter 1
It was November 10, 2017 when Ryder got the call from the National Weather Service up in the Mainland. They had spotted a Category five Hurricane several hundred miles off the coast of Adventure Bay, and it didn't seem like it was changing course anytime soon. In order to be prepared, Ryder ordered every citizen, even the Mayor to evacuate the town. While everyone seemed distressed about the news, they knew better than to argue with Ryder. After all, Ryder was their youngest Rescue Chief, and he knew basically everything to help out a friend in need.
Meanwhile over in PontePandy, Marshall had received a call from Ryder to head on back to Adventure Bay. He told Fireman Sam and his team about the situation and Sam agreed that Marshal's team needed him. After Marshal had left, Penny went up to Sam and said, "We have to help them Sam. Its only fair to return the favor. Elvis and Steele agreed, while Arnold and Ellie were confused.
So they asked the entire town of PontePandy to ready their homes for the citizens of Adventure Bay. But, they wanted to do more than just that. They wanted to help the Paw Patrol. Fireman Sam finally relented, on a condition that the children not only stay with Ryder, but, listen to him as well, he mostly directed the condition at Norman Price who was famous for not listening and pulling off his pranks.
Back at Adventure Bay, the hurricane was a few miles out, and Ryder ordered everyone who was still in Adventure Bay to take shelter in the Lookout, since the bridge that was connected to the Mainland was destroyed by a flash flood, due to the storm. Both him and the Paw Patrol asked the Newtown Fire Service for assistance, but all they found out was that the entire town of PontePandy had left to help them.
When they saw Tom Thomas in Wallaby Two, the entire Paw Patrol was ecstatic of seeing one of their old friends again. Ryder got a call from Fireman Sam and told them the entire town just barely made it over before the bridge gave out. He also told him that the kids were there. "Have them come here, as well as the rest of the town. Good thing we have all this extra help." Once the PontePandy residents made it safely to the Lookout, Ryder asked all First Responders, as well as Mike and Joe to go up to the main floor of the Lookout for a full Mission Review.
Once they had gotten there, Sam and Ryder stood side by side. Ryder then tapped on an icon on his tablet and the map of Adventure Bay was pulled up on the big screen. "Thank you all for coming. I don't need to tell you how imperative this mission is for both you guys, as well as my team". Ryder said, before nodding towards Fireman Sam. Sam returned the nod and took a step towards the screen. "This calls for a multipoint plan. Us Firefighters, as well as Marshal and Rocky, will focus on boarding up every window we could possibly get out our hands on, before the rest of the storm comes at a full throttle. While we're doing that, Tom, Joe and Mike, you'll take Rubble and Skye and work on DBs so that the buildings that can be saved won't be flooded". That statement caused Chase to speak up, "Wait, what?!" Sam looked at Chase sadly and said, "I'm sorry Chase. We can't save every home during a Cat Five Hurricane". Ryder nodded sadly and motioned Sam to continue. He did, "Zuma, since it's too dangerous for you to use your rescue vehicle, you'll accompany Chase, Tracer, Ben, Trevor, Helen, Lizzie and Dilys to make sure the that everyone that's here at the Lookout stays safe. Any questions?". There was a gasp and everyone turned their attention towards Skye. "What about Mayor Humbinger and the CATrastrophe Crew?! They're still in that cave at Shadow's Cove!" The pups as well as Ryder, Sam, Steele, Elvis and Penny gasped in realization of having forgotten the Mayor in Shadow's Cove during a terrible storm. Arnold stepped forward and said, "Me, Ellie and Chase will go and get them". Ryder shook his head and added, "You'll need Lizzie too. The cats listen to her as well as Mayor Humbinger. He loves his cats". Arnold nodded. Once there were no more questions, everyone set out to do what their part of their plan was.
Marshall stopped, causing the other pups to stop as well, "What about you Ryder? What are you gonna do?". Ryder looked at him and motioned towards the people of both Adventure Bay and PontePandy that were on the screen and said, "I'm staying here to keep an eye on the kids Marshall". When Marshall whimpered sadly, Ryder came up and knelt down and hugged his Firefighting - Pup. He motioned for the other pups to join in and they did. Ryder broke the group hug and told each and every one them, "Don't worry. Remember, each of you have fears and you can fight them. You have help, with old friends who understands those fears, and they will help you. I don't want the bravest pups I know to be worrying about me, especially when they have a mission on their paws. Is that clear?" Every pup and First Responder nodded in understanding. "Alright, Paw Patrol is on a roll!" They pups howled as they went to the elevator first to their doghouses. Since it was storming outside, they had to bring them inside the Lookout.
When the pups were gone, Ryder turned his attention to the First Responders as well as Joe and Mike and said, "Promise me, you'll keep my pups save. And that you'll help them". Everyone promised him and the Firefighters of PontePandy went down first, where the pups were waiting. He knew this mission will test his pups to the very limit, just the thought about one of his pups hurt caused him to tear up. Helen noticed and went over to cheer her young friend up, "Don't worry. Not only have they been trained by you, but, they also have The Hero Next Door with them. They'll be fine, Ryder". Ryder nodded, then straightened up and followed the others that were to stay behind with him to the elevator and went to the first floor of the Lookout.
Fireman Sam looked at Penny and Elvis, before returning his attention back towards the mission. He couldn't help but feel sorry for each and everyone of the pups. Here they were, with the biggest mission of their lives and he was going to put them at risk. He almost wished he could take their place, so they didn't have to go through what they had to back in PontePandy.
Penny looked at him, before returning her eyes back on the road. She was driving Jupitar, while both Marshall and Rocky drove their rescue vehicles in front of them. "Sam, you have to stop worrying about them. They survived a lot of tough situations in the past, all to help their friends, remember? We were lucky, we've became their friends too". Since Elvis was in between the two of them, Sam had to lean forward to look at Penny. "I know that Penny. But, they're just pups..." Penny sighed heavily before shaking her head and looking at Sam a few moments before she focused at the road that was in front of her. She was following Rocky and Marshall to their first destination. "And Ryder is a bloody kid, and look at all of the missions he pulled off with the pups. Because they believe in him". Sam sighed. He knew Penny was right, but, he still felt guilty at getting the pups to help.
They had arrived at Farmer Yuma's farm and gotten out. Since she was over on the other side of the broken bridge, she wouldn't have been able to see the destruction the storm caused already to the farm. Fruits, vegetables and trees littered the ground around them. The animals were all huddled together and half of the barn was just gone. The second story windows of Farmer Yuma's house were completely shattered, quite possibly from flying debris. The three firefighters looked at each other when Steele had arrived in Venus. When he saw the destruction, he was flabbergasted. He looked at Sam and Sam shook his head and said, "We can't do anything about the plants, the trees or the barn. All we can do, is get the animals inside under what's left of the barn and seal up the windows of the first floor of the house". Steele nodded and watched as Penny and Elvis went over to Jupitar and pulled out several squares of plywood as well as nail and three hammers.
Sam went over to help Marshall and Rocky herd the animals into what was left of the barn. After they were done with the animals, Rocky went over to help the other three with the boarding. Sam sighed, knowing that this was going to be a long mission, not just for them, but for the pups as well.
Ellie got out of Hydrus with Arnold and walked over to Chase as he exited out of his vehicle. He sniffed the air with Radar by his side and sneezed. "Oh, yeah. They're definitely close by". Chase wiped his nose and shook his head. Arnold looked at him and asked, "Cat allergies?" Chase nodded and started at a trot with Radar and Lizzie close behind him to the mouth of a cave. Arnold and Ellie looked at one another and shrugged before following Lizzie, Chase and Radar.
The mouth of the cave was closed off and Ellie asked Chase, "How are we supposed to get in there?" Chase thought about it before running back to his rescue vehicle and got into it and drove back to where the others were standing. "Arf, Laser Cutter!" Suddenly, a Laser Cutter appeared out of nowhere in the back of his truck and started cutting into the rock. Once it was done, the rock that was cut, fell and Chase barked again and the Laser Cutter was put away. Lizzie looked at Chase awestrucked and Chase explained, "Rocky installed it. He thought it might help in these kind of situations. Guess he was right after all." With that out of the way, Chase jumped out of his vehicle and went inside with the others following in pursuit.
It was really dark in there. "Wish, Tracer was here. He could find the cats' echoes with his ears". Ellie looked at Chase and asked, "Is Tracer a bat?" Chase chuckled as they slowly crept through the cave while listening to the sniffing of his old canine friend, then he answered, "No, he's a Chihuahua pup. He uses his big ears to find the echoes from miles away". Lizzie looked ahead and squinted. "Isn't that Mayor Humbinger, Chase?" Chase looked at where Lizzie was looking and said quietly, "Arf, night vision goggles". Instantly, a pair of goggles appeared over his face and he took a closer look. He wagged his tail in excitement and said, "Yeah that's him, Lizzie. How'd you know it was him?" Lizzie looked at Chase and smiled before saying, "Me and Joe have excellent eye sight, so does Hannah. We can see almost well as bats can in the dark". Chase nodded and barked to put away the goggles and said, "Arf, flashlight". A flashlight sprouted from his backpack as Ellie and Arnold took out theirs. The group walked forward a little more, before they felt the ground shake under their feet.
Chase looked back and saw that the cave was being covered with fallen rocks! "Cave in! Run!" The group ran as the cave in was still continuing and hid behind a rock and ducked their heads. After the cave in was finished, they uncovered their heads and looked at the entrance. Chase whimpered and Lizzie knelt down beside him as Radar came up and nudged him with his face in comfort. "Don't worry Chase, once we get Mayor Humbinger and the CATstrophe crew, we'll find a way out of here. Besides you have the best nose I know. Sam and Ryder knows that too". Chase nodded and lead the group towards a huge chamber. He remembered that this was Mayor Humbinger's secret Hide Out. They followed him here, in order to grab The Golden Statue of Chickulata from him and return it to it's rightful owners.
Immediately, he started sneezing and the others instantly knew that they were getting close and they put away their flashlights, as did Chase. Out of nowhere, one of the kittens that had a blue vest and backpack had launched herself at Chase's face and he started screaming in pain as the kitten's claws dug deep into his muzzle. Ellie and Arnold groaned and winced as they saw it happening, when Lizzie stepped in to interfere. "Bad kitty. We're only here to get you kitties and your owner out of here, before this whole place floods. Now, be a good kitty, and get Mr. Humbinger". The kitten looked at her, before deliberately slowly getting her claws out as Chase whimpered. Lizzie's scowl that she had on the kitten had deepened and the kitten immediately took out her claws and meowed sadly of not getting the chance to hurt one of the pups. Lizzie watched the kitten go around a corner, then turned her attention back to the German Shepherd pup as he whimpered in pain. As she was getting out her veterinarian kit for the animals, she looked at Chase and asked, "Are you okay, Chase?" Chase glared at her and said, "I'm sorry for my language and you can scowl at me later for it, BUT THIS IS THE REASON WHY I HATE THESE GODDAMN CATS!". Ellie and Arnold laughed out loud and Lizzie only chuckled as she put some antibiotic cream on the claw marks, before taping a gauze pad on it, to keep it from being infected. Radar, however, tilted his head to the side, obviously confused as to what one of his canine pups friends had said. This caused Ellie and Arnold to laugh even harder.
They're laughter died down to giggles and chuckles when they heard someone clearing their throat in order to grab their attention. They turned their attention to a man with a purple coat, yellow vest, black button up shirt, a pink flower on his coat and a purple top hat that was looking at them. The y could clearly see this man was obviously a cat person. He had other kittens there too, along with the same kitten as before that clawed Chase's poor muzzle, which caused Chase to growl at them menacingly. This in turn urked Lizzie, but, she simply said nothing of the matter. Ellie had stepped forward and offered her hand, which the man didn't take as he then took turns scowling at each member of the group, before setting his gaze at Chase. "What you doing here pup? You certainly far away from home". The kittens chuckled while the man rubbed his mustache, but stopped once they saw the menacing stare of Lizzie's. Arnold took charge of explaining the situation, so that Chase didn't have to because of his muzzle. "We're here to get you and the kittens out of here. You don't have to like it, but you do have to come with us. The whole cave will flood if we don't get out of here, now". The man looked at him for a few moments then laughed as if Arnold had just told a funny joke. "Tell me, what's your name, boy?" Ellie scowled at the man for laughing at her friend and answered for him, "His name is Arnold McKinley. And you will show him some respect". She kept walking forward until she jabbed her finger into the man's chest.
The man, however, smirked and then looked at Lizzie. "You know I won't buy this, right Lizzie?" The said woman pulled Ellie away and came face to face with the man and said in a low voice she could possibly muster, "Listen Mayor Humbinger. We need to get out of here. Why else do you think any of us PontePandy citizens are here? We're aren't here for a festival, are we Chase?" She looked at Chase and the pup shook his head, before wincing at the pain of his muzzle. Lizzie looked at the kittens and they were now scared as to what was out there. She bent down and said, "Now I know you don't have a very good reputation with the pups, but, its imperative that we all listen to Chase has to say. Its the only way to get out of here". The kittens nodded in unison, before Lizzie spoke again, "Now, we can't go out the front entrance. There was just a cave - in, so we'll have to find another way out, okay?". The kittens nodded and Lizzie stood up and looked at Humbinger and said, "The same things apply to you, too". The man nodded and Lizzie turned back towards Chase.
Chase looked back to the front entrance before looking back at everyone who was looking at him, expectantly. Chase took a deep breath and released it, before moving forward. "Arf, Sonar". A tablet with an outline picture of the cave had appeared and folded out in front of him. He looked back at the group, as well as Mayor Humbinger and the CATrastrophe crew and said, "Come on, follow me". They all did, without question. Chase knew that if he failed, he'll let them down and he didn't want that. So, without a further much of a moment in doubt and hesitation, he lead them down another tunnel.
Tom and Joe looked around for more dirt for City Hall. Skye was in the air as well and whimpered when a high level of a breeze almost toppled her and her helicopter. Tom heard, so he put on his headset and put Skye's frequency into the new database and said, "Don't worry Skye. We're almost done with our part. So don't worry". He saw Skye nod and he instantly felt better. He hoped that Rubble and Mike were having much more luck than they were right at the moment.
Meanwhile, Rubble just finished the East side of the City Hall of the Dirt Barricade, when Mike had showed up. He had to protect his face from the pelting rain with his arm, as the rain hit him at full force. "What do we do now, Rubble?!" He had to ask yelling because of the rain. Rubble turned off his vehicle and jumped out. He took a quick look around and turned back towards Mike and yelled as well. "I don't know. Let's head on in and wait for the others. Once we're inside, I can call Ryder and find out how the others are doing?!" Both Mike and Rubble ran inside City Hall. Once they were inside, Rubble put a paw on his collar tag. Immediately, the tag flashed and out came a small two way video transmission. Ryder immediately came on and asked, "Rubble? Are you done with your part, already?". Rubble shook his head and answered, "No. Tom and the others are looking for more dirt. I was just calling to see how the others were holding up". Ryder shook his head and replied, "No. I haven't received a call from any of them. I'll let you know as soon as I hear from any one of the teams, Rubble". Rubble nodded and signed off.
Mike was looking confused and asked, "Don't you pups normally have a way to talk to one another?". Rubble shook his head and said, "No. We still haven't gotten the chance to put up our brand new Radio Tower that Rocky himself built. It connects to every pup's collar". Mike nodded in understanding and looked back at the front entrance. Before they could even react, the door blew itself open and it nearly ripped itself free from the hinges. Rubble cowered in fear and ran behind one of the big tables that somehow managed to topple over. Mike ran to close the doors
Once he had done that, both he and Rubble had heard a sound that they would never forget as long as they had lived. It was a mix between a creaking sound and a window shattering. The next thing was, the roof was almost tearing itself apart. Not only that, they heard the sound of the roar of a train engine outside the building. Then, they heard the Tornado Siren. "Tornado!" Rubble shouted, as he and Mike had ran under the Mayor's desk for protection from the dangerous storm, as it had ran and pillaged through the building in an outrage destruction.
Meanwhile, Tom, Joe and Skye had finally found dirt when they heard the Tornado Siren. They saw it form and once it touched the ground it covered the ground in less than two minutes and destroy everything in it's path. Before the could realize it, it reached City Hall and nearly tore the place open like a piece of paper. Skye howled in utter distress and said, "Rubble and Mike are still there at City Hall! They'll be killed by the twister!" Tom and Joe first looked at one another, before looking at Skye as she tapped her collar tag. A two way video transmission had opened and on came Ryder. Ryder was confused as to why Skye would call him, right after Rubble and Mike called. "Ryder, there's a tornado! Both Rubble and Mike are inside City Hall, and it's being destroyed by it! What do we do?!" Ryder's answer was an expression of pure shock and terror as his face had lost all of it's natural color. "Don't worry, Skye. For right now, take immediate cover and I'll contact Sam." Skye nodded before she signed off. She didn't know what to do, and being killed in flight was her biggest fear. Luckily, Tom had noticed and walked over to Skye and knelt down beside her and said, "Come on Skye. I'm sure Rubble and Mike are fine. But for right now, let's do what Ryder told us to do, okay?!" Skye nodded and whimpered sadly, before following both Tom and Joe to someplace safe until the tornado passes. She was so scared for both of her friends, she didn't know what to do at the moment.
Ryder saw Skye sign off as the natural color of his face returned. His shaking hands touched an icon and immediately, the video comm of Fireman Sam had come on and was looking worried at the boy behind the tablet and asked, "Ryder, what happened?" Ryder wanted Sam to be there for his pup and Mike at City Hall, but, they had their part to do and Ryder wasn't going to mess that up, for any one of them. "Sam, I just received transmission from Skye. Rubble and Mike are in danger from a tornado that's ripping City Hall apart. I know you still have work to do, but, Rubble is not the bravest pup and I know you know it too. So can you go and check to see if he's still breathing? Every second counts." The Hero Next Door was not expecting any of this and his eyes widened as Ryder told him. He looked at Ryder and said, "Don't worry. We'll go and check on him as soon as we're done here". Ryder nodded once as his old friend had signed off.
Tracer came trotting up, before he sat down and whimpered sadly as Ryder looked down at him. "What are we going to do?" Ryder watched as his newest pup looked down at the floor sadly. He knew the other pups were like older siblings to him, and he knew Tracer would anything and everything in his power for them. Even to rescue them. The other pups loved them, and they'll do the exact same for him. "I don't know Tracer. But, they're the strongest, smartest and bravest pups I know. They'll be fine". Tracer knew Ryder was lying, but he believed in him, nevertheless and Ryder knew it, because, at some point, he knew it too.
