Chapter 4: The Attack on Foggy Bottom

"Of all the kinds of buildings to not be in Adventure Bay, a hospital had to be one of them," Ryder said to no one in particular as he led the way on his ATV over to Foggy Bottom Hospital. Behind him was Marshall in his ambulance, which held the injured Chase and Rubble. Ryder ordered the rest of the pups to go back to the Lookout and wash their vehicles, even Skye, who desperately wanted to go with him and Marshall. Ryder wasn't in the mood to deal with her nagging. It was bad enough that two of his pups were injured in a fire that was later discovered to be arson. "I wish we knew who it was so we can lock him up for life," he thought as he and Marshall neared the hospital. They pulled in to the ambulance delivery center and rushed Chase and Rubble in on stretchers.

"Oh my God, what happened?" asked a nurse.

"I'll explain later... right now they need to be treated," said Ryder in a rather demanding yet concerned tone. The nurse nodded and had Chase and Rubble delivered to stat care. The doctors told Ryder that he had to wait in the waiting room, much to his dismay. He sighed and trudged out to the waiting room. He sat down in a chair and stared at the ground. A few hours passed, then a nurse walked out with Rubble. She said that Rubble sustained moderate injuries, and was in rehab for two weeks.

"That's excellent, but what about Chase?" the boy asked. The nurse and Rubble could only stare at the worried look on Ryder's face. Right at that moment, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, and Marshall (who returned to the Lookout to wash his vehicle) walked in.

"He's still in surgery. His injuries were rather excessive, and he broke three ribs. They may never fully heal. He may be on rehab for a month or two, which means no missions." Ryder gasped, as did Skye. Ryder's top dog and personal favorite was in remission for who knows how long. He didn't know what to say, what to do. All he could do was cry.

A jet black car crept up to Foggy Bottom City Hall. The sky was dark; a storm was slated to hit the area. Despite the name, Foggy Bottom had relatively fair weather most days. The car came to a stop. The passenger door opened, and a man in all black got out and walked towards the front door. Entering, he asked the receptionist to see Mayor Humdinger. She led him to his office, interrupting his playing time with his Kitten Catastrophe Crew (who no longer caused catastrophe). After the receptionist left, the man sat down across from Humdinger.

"So what did you want to talk about?" asked the mayor.

"I'm offering you a spot on our team to take down Adventure Bay and eventually the world. We've heard all about you and your hatred for Adventure Bay and we all think you could bring a lot to our team," said the man with a straight face.

"I'm so sorry, but I'm not really in the mood. Besides, the mayor of Adventure Bay and I have signed a peace treaty to end our armistice."

"Oh, that's all right, mayor," said the man.

"One more thing..."

"Yes?"

"What do you mean by 'we'?"

"You'll find out soon enough," said a different voice, this one right in Mayor Humdinger's left ear. Before he could respond, a white cloth was placed over his mouth by a third man. He struggled to get free, but he soon succumbed to the chloroform and fell, unconscious. The three mysterious men took Mayor Humdinger and snuck him out the window and to their car and they drove off, much to the anger of the Kitten Catastrophe Crew.

"Can I detonate the bombs now?" asked the man who chloroformed Mayor Humdinger. He goes by Spike.

"I suppose," said the man who spoke to Mayor Humdinger first, who answers to none other than Henry Debinger, a Bulgarian radical and number one on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted People list. Taking the number 10 spot was Sweetie of Barkingburg; since the death of Mr. Yamamoto, who was number two, everyone moved up a spot, moving Sweetie from 11 to 10.

"Hit it Spike!" said the third man, who's name is Toby.

"Toby, remind me to change your name," said Henry. "It's not very intimidating for a henchman of the number one most wanted man in the world."

"Sorry, my mom chose my name," said Toby. "And it's not like she knew I was going to be working for a wanted criminal so she could give me an intimidating name."

At that moment, Spike pressed a button that detonated a bomb in City Hall, and a bomb in Adventure Bay, on the bridge between Katie's Pet Salon and the Lookout. The three men laughed as they drove off into the oncoming storm.

"Foggy Bottom, you are mine," said Debinger.

Ryder and Skye had just taken in the fact that Chase's injuries were extremely severe. His surgery had ended, but he would have to stay in the hospital for quite some time. As the rest of the PAW Patrol prepared to leave, they heard a loud explosion from down the road, followed by the sound of hysterical screams. Ryder ran to the window and saw a fireball erupt from Foggy Bottom City Hall, and the dark sky filled now with a cloud of smoke. Lightning flashed over the horizon. Thunder could be heard faintly.

"Pups, we have an emergency!" he yelled.

"What was that loud boom?" asked Rocky.

"There was some sort of explosion at Foggy Bottom City Hall. Look!" The rest of the pups looked, as well as a few doctors. The city hall building was engulfed in flames, and parts of the building were obliterated. The doctors panicked. Soon enough, the hospital was complete chaos as people were rushed in who were injured in the explosion. "Let's get back to the Lookout, pups! That way we can deal with this crisis more easily."

"But what about Chase?" asked Skye with pleading eyes.

After a few moments, Ryder finally complied. "Skye, you're in charge of watching over Chase for now."

"Yippee! This pup's gotta fly!" she yelled. She walked down the hallway and entered Chase's room. Ryder and the rest of the PAW Patrol left for the Lookout.

Skye opened the door to Chase's room. He was awake, watching a crime investigation show on the TV the nurses provided him.

"Hey, Chase," she said, jumping up on his bed and lying next to him.

"Hey, Skye," the German shepherd said with a yawn.

"So I heard you're in remission for a few months," Skye said with a disappointed tone to her voice.

"Yeah, it sucks, but I want to focus on having as quick of a recovery as I possibly can," Chase replied optimistically. "By the way, was it me or was there some loud noise not too long ago?"

"Yeah well, how do I put this gently..." Skye hesitated. "There was an explosion at Foggy Bottom City Hall. It's mass chaos out there."

"Oh, okay," Chase sighed. "For a second I thought you said there was an explosion at Foggy Bottom City Hall and that it's mass chaos out the- wait what?!"

Well that's Chapter 4 completed. Now may be a good time to let you, the fans, know that I plan on making a sequel to this. It will be called "Barkingburg Has Fallen," and it will center around Sweetie's attempt to overthrow the royal throne of Barkingburg. It may not be as long as these two stories, but it will be a Mission PAW. More details to come later. As always, read and review!