Chapter 2

Chase realized that Marshall had left the lookout in the dead of night.

"Where is Marshall?" thought Chase. He then heard someone else get up and lick his cheek.

"Morning Chase!" said Everest, but she noticed that Chase was uneasy about something.

"What's wrong?"

"Marshall's missing." Chase pointed to the spot where Marshall's fire truck usually is, but it was just an empty space. Chase continued, saying "He even took his food bowl. This is very strange because Marshall never does this."

"We should go talk to Ryder, Chase."

Chase sighed, then continued "I guess we should. I just want to know what has been wrong. He…he…he yelled at me yesterday." Chase's voice started to trail off as he was thinking about yesterday. Everest was in shock that Marshall yelled at Chase because they are best friends.

"He…he…he yelled at you?!"

"Yes, but it was because of something else." Chase noted that Marshall wasn't the usual, happy self that everyone loves. Everest and Chase decided to tell Ryder that Marshall was missing. The pups ran into the lookout and went into Ryder's room.

"RYDER! RYDER! RYDER!" Ryder immediately woke up to see Everest and Chase running into his room.

"What's up, pups?"

"Marshall's missing."

Ryder was shocked as much as Chase and Everest because Ryder couldn't comprehend why Marshall left. Ryder immediately got onto his pup pad and called Marshall. While Ryder was doing this, Chase was told to track Marshall. Marshall answered the call from Ryder.

"Hello?"

"Marshall, where are you?"

"I need some time to myself, that's all."

"Never leave the lookout without my permission, okay?" Ryder said this in a way that made Everest and Chase scared, but not Marshall.

"I know, Ryder. I just need some time to myself."

"Okay…"

"Also, I know that you are trying to trace where I am. Instead, I will just tell you that I am up by Jake's mountain. Just don't come."

"Okay, Marshall…Okay."

Ryder hung up the call and called the PAW Patrol to the lookout, except Marshall who was supposedly at Jake's mountain. The pups got into the elevator and went up to the control room.

"Thanks for hurrying up, pups. Marshall left last night, saying that he needed time to himself and doesn't want us to come, but we need to be sure that he is okay. I need Chase and Everest for this mission. Chase, I need you to send your spy drone out and try and track Marshall down. Everest, I need you to clear the snow and help us navigate Jake's mountain."

Both pups said their catch phrases and they were on their way. Ryder, Chase, and Everest made it to Jake's mountain faster than they have ever. When they arrived, they saw Marshall's truck parked outside Jake's cabin. They also heard Marshall, who was belly bogging down Jake's Mountain. When he saw Ryder, Everest, and Chase, Marshall left as fast as he could.

"There is something definitely wrong with Marshall." Everest thought this, then looking at Chase who was whimpering. Everest immediately nuzzled Chase.

"Chase, deploy your drone to follow Marshall."

Chase deployed his drone to follow Marshall, but Marshall was able to blend in enough into the snow not to be noticed. Chase, Everest and Ryder started to follow Marshall's tracks, which led back up to the mountain, but just stopped. Marshall's truck tire marks have shown up, but some snow had fallen on the path. Everest was able to clear it and followed tracks to an ice bridge, where the tracks went through, but the bridge cracked. Everest knew of another way and took Ryder and Chase there.

Ryder, Chase, and Everest went to the spot where Marshall's truck tires were, but it abruptly ended at a small pile of snow.

"Ryder, I think he is in here." Said Everest, still worried about Marshall.

"I hope he is, because we need to leave. There is a snow storm coming right now and it looks like it will be here for days. Ryder and Chase started heading back to their vehicles, but Everest wanted to rescue Marshall. Chase noticed that Everest was very worried, so he went to talk to her.

"Everest, what's wrong?"

"I…I…I need Marshall…" Everest started to cry, but Chase came and comforted her.

"Do…do you like Marshall?" This question stunned Everest, but she nodded. This didn't upset Chase too much because on their first date, Chase didn't like Everest as much as he had thought.

"The only pup that has been more worried is Marshall…" said Chase, then continuing "He always had that…" Chase then realized that Marshall liked Everest, but when he asked Everest out, it really hurt Marshall.

"Chase, what are you thinking?"

Before Chase could respond, he heard something from the cave. It sounded a lot like Marshall's truck, heading away from the entrance.

"Why is he heading away from the entrance?" thought Chase.

Immediately after, it was all silent. Chase, Ryder, and Everest all knew that they had to go, but Everest went back to digging until Everest made an entrance to the cave. When Everest walked into the cave, she was shock and disbelief.

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