The sun rose on Friday morning. The pups were deployed as soon as Ryder woke up. It was the 3RD day of the search & rescue operation to find Elias. There hadn't been any major leads as to his location & not 1 person knew where he was. By this point his disappearance had become major news not just across the US but the entire world. Many people were frustrated because of the lack of information & the inability to do much more than they were already doing. At school that day the students were beginning to wonder if Elias was still alive as in many prior missing child cases the missing child almost always turns up dead after the 1ST 48 hours. Despite this Ryder insisted that Elias was still alive as it hadn't been proven that he was dead. At lunch that day the kids discussed their hopes to find Elias safe & sound.

"I hope Elias is OK wherever he is. Hopefully we find him soon" said Ace.

"I'm sure Tracker will find something that leads to where he's being kept. That is his expertise after all" said Carlos.

"Even so we don't have any major leads of any kind & the person who took him hasn't been publicly identified. I just pray that this search is successful" said Danny.

"I think it's made worse by the fact that 12 other kids from across the country have been reported missing over the last 3 months & none of them have been seen or heard from since. We can only hope that all of them are OK" said Katie.

"I know we'll find Elias sooner or later. I'm not going to stop looking for him until we find him. I just want him back. Seeing him again will be so satisfying. I know he's out there somewhere & I know he's probably trying to find a way to escape the situation he's stuck in" said Ryder.

The pups spent all day trying to find Elias. Everest & Jake went out to the icy tundra where Everest once lived to see if there was any chance of Elias being there at all. Unfortunately they couldn't find a trace of him there anywhere.

"It doesn't seem like he's been here at all. He must be somewhere else" said Everest.

"I don't think he would've been brought here anyways. Who would keep a child in captivity out here in the middle of nowhere with no food or shelter of any kind? It doesn't make sense. At least we tried & that's all that matters" said Jake.

"I really want to see Elias again. Everyone in town does. He has to be out there somewhere & wherever he actually is must be sustainable" thought Everest.

Marshall had travelled to the desert to see if Elias had been there. Despite his efforts Marshall found no trace of Elias anywhere.

"It's like he just vanished off the face of the earth. How could he have gone missing & not have any kind of trace of him left anywhere? This is the most bizarre mission I've ever seen" thought Marshall.

In the secluded house Elias had once again been left alone in the house. Unlike the previous 2 days however his captor didn't lock the door to the room Elias was being held in. This allowed Elias to move around the house freely. He didn't bother going outside as he felt that he would be risking his life with the bomb collar around his neck. The house itself was pretty ordinary. Other than the fact that all of the windows in the house were boarded up nothing was weird about the house. Elias had a shower as soon as he found the bathroom which was the 1ST time in 2 days he had the chance to clean himself. After he had finished his shower he got something to eat from the kitchen. While he was eating he considered killing his captor in an ambush but decided against it as he felt that it wouldn't work out very well. In the lounge room he found a TV. Unfortunately the only thing that worked with it was a DVD player. There was also a computer but there was no internet access. Suddenly Elias remembered that his phone was in his pocket. When he took it out he found that there was no signal on it meaning he couldn't contact anybody.

"Go figure. This guy clearly wants to make sure I don't contact anybody in any way. It looks like I'll have to find my own way out of here. I still have no idea how to do it though. I know I'm probably running out of time so I better think of something quick" thought Elias.

Eventually Elias' captor returned & once again had his way with him. Elias was still uncomfortable with it but he knew that he had to comply in order to avoid potential death. When Elias went to sleep that night his captor didn't bother locking the door of his room.

"Maybe I've gained his trust. He probably thinks I'm not going to try anything to escape & that I'm completely vulnerable. I need to make sure I find an opportunity to escape & make the most of it" thought Elias as he fell asleep.

The media attention that the case had received was enormous. It was the biggest story around the entire world at that point in time. Every single news network across the world was reporting on it. There were a lot of interviews that were held with Mayor Goodway, The PAW Patrol & even Elias' family. That night they were interviewed by CNN.

"So how has your son's disappearance affected you since he vanished?" asked the reporter.

"It's affected us a lot. Not a second goes by where we don't think about him" said Ella.

"Do you think he's watching this right now?" asked the reporter.

"Hopefully yes. If he was watching right now I would be hoping that he would pick up a phone & call us to let us know he's alright" said Ethan.

"If you could say anything to him right now what would you say & why?" asked the reporter.

"Please Elias come home. We're ready for you to come back. Please be OK. We love you & we just want to see you again. Whoever has him in their custody please bring him back. He hasn't done anything to deserve this. Please we're begging you" said Ella.

"Elias we aren't ever giving up on you. We're going to keep looking for you even if it takes the rest of our lives to do so. You're the most important part of our lives & our family isn't complete without you. We know you're out there somewhere & we pray that you'll come home soon. We love you" said Ethan.

After several more questions Ella & Ethan decided to end the interview as they were too overwhelmed with grief. As they went to bed that night they prayed that Elias was OK & that he would return soon. They went to bed thinking about Elias & having a vision of their family being reunited.