Marshall was stomping back and forth adjacent to the lookout doors, expressing worry on his face. Not too far away Chase seen this, knowing it was another tendency of Marshall's panic attacks which unfortunately usually resulted in daunted consequences, however it wasn't always the case.
"Marshall, buddy, what's wrong?" Chase asked anxiously, approaching Marshall in a subtle way.
Chase being the leader of the pups meant he had to guide them and assess them in situations they would need him in most. Advice was undoubtedly something big too that Chase would usually give in certain situations that the pups would benefit from to which wouldn't increase anxiety.
There was countless of times in situations where Marshall panicked swiftly without calming himself down. Even though he occasionally practiced meditation he would permit anxiety and possibly fear overcome him which would irritate Chase a lot. Chase knew without any doubt that Marshall was emotional a lot but he still loved him as a brother.
"Chase, what if there is no cure for this?! What if Zuma, Rubble and me will have to sign ourselves out from the team in view of the fact that we possess this...disease and can't carry on our duties!" His pupils were extended with fear.
Chase was having no more of this as he slapped Marshall with his paw. Marshall was astonished at his action. "Knock yourself out of this for gods sake, Marshall! How could you give up so fast when there could possibly be a, a...cure out there!"
Marshall frowned at him. "Yeah...'possibly'." Marshall removed his hand from his face. "I may panic quick Chase. I may be the clumsy one, the 'crybaby' but face the fact that's who I am!"
Chase could sense there was something wrong with Marshall in a bizzare way without telling what it is. Chase knew the crew for a very long time and recognized each and every single one of the pups inside out.
"What's wrong? Tell me the truth, buddy." However, Marshall wasn't replying which made Chase even more agitated with the given situation. He wanted an alternative solution to this. A simpler one to find out. "Panicking never solves anything. I've told you that more than ten times already but you consider it a lie and full of stupidity to even be insisted that statement-"
"I have a bad feeling about this." He ultimately replied, looking of concern. "And no, it's not like the other times where it was nothing and the feelings just faded, this is different. Something I quite can't explain."
"You can't interpret it? It can't be too complicated, Marshall." Chase put a paw on Marshall's shoulder. "We're all here for each other in times like these to bring comfort so we don't give up. Giving up and letting things overcome you is for losers. We're the opposite of that, you know that." The German Shepherd succeeding in planting a smile on Marshall's face.
"You're right. I'm sometimes so stupid and never take a second to re-consider."
"Don't let your inner-demons get you." Chase advised Marshall,
Marshall nodded once. "Okay." He sighed, "I'm gonna visit Everest now. Tell Ryder I'll be back soon."
Marshall started walking towards his vehicle fire truck but not before getting called by Chase. "Hey, Marshall!"
Marshall turned around. "Yeah?"
"You're not stupid."
Everest felt in a good mood this morning, helping Jake with his daily chores and whereabouts of survivors that needed aid by their side. Her smile grew even wider when she saw Marshall disembarking his vehicle, after finishing her hot coco in her pup bowl.
"Hey, Marshy!"
Marshall smiled. "Hey Ev-" He never had a chance to conclude his sentence as he was tackled to the ground with strength and being licked. He laughed. "Never knew you were going to be so happy to see me!"
"I always am. With the other pups sure, but with you it's different. It's more immense..." She said, describing with words her emotions towards the Dalmatian.
Everest saw the unhappy face of the Dalmatian. "Marsh...is something the matter?"
Marshall sighed, "Did Ryder not tell you and Jake yet?"
Everest was confused. "Tell us? No. Tell us what exactly?"
"Uh, well, you see-"
"Marshall, dude! What's up?" Jake asked approaching Marshall, slipping his hand out of his glove. He patted the Dalmatian's head. "How's the rest of the PAW patrol doing?"
"It's been just 2 days since we last saw each other you know."
"Well, you're right, dude." He turned his view towards Everest. "Hey I got something important to share with you, Everest. Something scary from Ryder concerning the pups."
Everest and Marshall looked at each other, then back at Jake.
"I think Marshall already knows, isn't that right?" She turned her gaze to Marshall.
Jake spoke before Marshall opened his mouth to speak. "He does actually. It is something important to discuss. Come inside, Marshall. Make yourself comfortable, the air is freezing."
"Says the guy who devotes his full time here." Marshall said in a witty remark. Jake laughed.
"Are you sure you're fine?" Skye asked the German Shepherd, expressing worry. She loved Chase for who he was and him being overprotective for his friends and assisting made him even more lovable.
"Even I don't know the answer anymore to tell you the truth." Chase replied, unsure of his answer. He didn't want to bring worry to the Cockapoo but there was nothing he could do unless she was somewhere distant. "I have this awful and bad feeling inside of me that the worse will come."
"Don't say that."
"I'm sorry if it hurts, Skye, but my instincts before have never let me down to tell you the truth."
"Why do you keep saying that?"
"Say what?"
"You always finish your sentences with 'to tell you the truth' each time almost."
Chase sighed. "I just don't want to lie to any of you, that's all."
"Since when have you lied to any of us? That's your mind talking Chase, not your heart."
Skye was always there to bring moments of joy and happiness in situations like these. But Chase wasn't feeling at all happy, just curious and mysterious.
"I'm scared okay?" Chase truthfully answered. Skye never heard those words from the German Shepherd before. From the others for sure, but Chase always attempted to display his mature side and show examples to the pups to never be scared of what's to come, to just resolve your problems with intention and composure.
"You're...scared?"
Chase sighed once more and looked away. "I'm sorry to disappoint you with my feelings."
Skye shook her head. "That's fine. You're showing your masculinity you know."
Chase looked at her. "What do you mean?"
"You're a pup, after all, just like me, just like Marshall, like Zuma, like Rubble, like Rocky...like Everest. You have a soul just like us, like humans. You're no different, Chase. You shouldn't hide your emotions. One day you will shatter in depression and you'll let it all out and it'll be too much to handle. Showing emotions is manly, trust me. You have a heart, so utilize it correctly. Just like what Ryder says. "
Skye smiled as she finished. She was always happy to help. All Chase needed to do was ask.
"We all know you're a hero, whether you show emotions or not. I promise I'll never think differently of you."
Chase let a tear fall down his cheek. He wasn't uncomfortable anymore with the presence of his mate.
"I love you, Skye. You always know what to say."
I love you too, Chase."
They both shared a kiss.
"Ryder. WYDER!"
Ryder snapped out of his thoughts as he looked at Zuma. "Oh, sorry, Zuma. I got lost in thoughts."
"What were you thinking about, Wyder?"
"Oh, don't worry about it, it's nothing." Ryder replied, confident. Zuma trusted Ryder and nodded. "Okay, shall we continue?"
"Ready when you awe, dude."
Ryder smiled. "Okay."
Ryder was holding a list of vocabulary words all beginning with the letter 'r'. This was an exercise given by a speech therapist to help Zuma overcome his lisp impediment that he gradually wanted to get rid of.
"Are you sure you want to continue? I find you more cuter with it." This made Zuma blush a bit. "Okay, okay. Repeat after me." Ryder started. "Rhino."
"Whino."
"Rich."
"Wich."
"Make sure you hold your tongue in the right position, okay?"
Zuma nodded. "Right."
"Rhino."
"Whino."
"Run."
"Run."
Ryder gave him a thumbs up. "That's great! You're a natural!"
"Thanks, Wyder!"
"In no time at all you'll get the hang of it! And you'll also surprise the pups."
Before Ryder could continue his pup pad beeped in an instance. Lowering the cards, he leisurely laid them on the table, and happily hit the power button on his pup pad.
A well-known face popped up. "Hiya, Ryder!"
"Hey Farmer Al! What's up?"
"The sky." Alex replied in the background, hovering over Farmer Al's shoulder. They both laughed at Alex's remark.
"Ryder..I'm afraid I have some bad news..." The farmer said with concern to his current situation.
"Are you sure you're okay, Marshall?" Everest asked calmly, expressing a worry face.
"I'm fine. Really. I'm not lying or anything, I'm in no discomfort for the meantime."
"Alright, dude, we believe you."
Just then, Marshall's pup tag beeped and Ryder's voice was heard. "PAW patrol to the lookout!"
"Ryder needs me! Uh, I'll see you guys later!" Marshall exclaimed, sprinting out of the cabin in a hurry in the direction of his fire truck.
"I love that dude."
Everest looked at Jake with a smile on her face and knew he couldn't be more right.
The elevator rose with the six pups, halting mid-air so the pups could get prepared for the mission. Then the elevator continued on its merry way until it arrived at the top floor at its destination.
Chase leaped forward, followed by the rest of the gang. "PAW patrol, ready for action, Ryder, sir!"
"Thanks for hustling guys! This mission won't be as difficult as the last one."
Ryder laughed as he saw the looks on his pups' face. If there's one thing Ryder knew is that the pups loved a challenge every now and then, no matter how big or small, they were always focused on their objective.
"It's pretty clear what's happened by the image on the screen as I'm showing you guys. Farmer Al just found out some of his animals are missing when he woke up. He suspects it happened during the night while he was sleeping and he's worried sick so we need to help and find those animals asap!" Ryder scrolled to Chase's police icon and selected it.
"Chase!"
Chase puffed out his chest and leaned forward while hearing his name called. "I need you and your super spy technology to advance on the animals by sniffing their scent and using your drone to locate them. I'll also want you to install some cameras around the area."
"Super spy Chase is on the case!"
Ryder then scrolled to Rocky's icon. "Rocky! I want you to help Chase install the CCTV cameras with a motion detector."
"Green means go!" Rocky exclaimed his catchphrase.
"Skye! You're our eyes in the sky, therefore it's your job to scout the perimeter!"
"Let's take to the sky!"
"And finally, Marshall.." Ryder clicked on Marshall's symbol on his pup pad. "I need you as our medic to be prepared to give aid to the animals if they're found and injured. They are most likely dehydrated too."
"I'm fired up!"
With that being said, Ryder slid down the pole and the pups down the slide.
Thanks guest for those naughty comments, really appreciate you actually taking the time to comment them for me! More reviews for me, heheh.
Anyway, next chapter in two weeks on Saturday, the reason why is because we're barely gaining views on the story and a lack of reviews is making me pessimistic and makes me not want to continue the upcoming chapters anymore (I promised I'll release full story so I will, might take longer than I expected).
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