Chapter 4: Dinner Invite

The pups enjoyed their breakfast. Skye couldn't help but watch Chase. She admired the way he ate, how proper and mannered he was. Chase noticed her and glanced at her. "Yes, Skye?"

"Oh, nothing..." but it really was something.

Just then, a ship attendant opened the door. "You guys can make your way towards the exit now." The pups cheered and, along with Ryder, raced off. They looked out a window and stared in awe. Outside, a huge island with many attractions lay ahead of them. There was a gift shop, a lab, and many dinosaurs.

"They're dinosaurs," said Chase, breathless.

"This is so cool!" said Everest. "You wanna go explore Marshall?"

"Umm...y-yeah s-sure." At this point, Marshall was blushing.

"Just be back by ten o' clock!" Ryder called.

Marshall and Everest went off in the direction of the Tyrannosaurus paddock. Chase watched them go by, then he turned to Skye.

"Skye?"

"Yes, Chase?"

"Would you like to head to the gyrosphere with me?"

"Of course I would!" She followed him with a skip in her step. Rubble watched them walk off.

"Hey, Rocky, Zuma, you want to check out the snack bar with me?"

"Sure!" said Rocky.

Ryder started to walk back to their room. "I'll be in our room. Just come on back when you're done. The door will be unlocked."

Marshall and Everest made their way into the exhibit. However, there were a lot of people and children there. Marshall was able to push his way to the front just in time to see the T-Rex feeding. Everest was seen jumping up and down from the back, trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening. "Rats, I can't see anything!" Just then, Marshall picked her up and let her stand on his back so she could see. "Wow, that's so cool!"

"Yes, yes it is," said a man. Marshall gasped and tripped on an empty soda can and fell, Everest landing on top of him. "My sincere apologies. My name is Michael Broody. But you can call me Mike," said the man. He studied the two muzzles looking up at him. "You two look awfully familiar. What are your names?"

"I'm Marshall," said Marshall.

"I'm Everest," said Everest. "We're part of the PAW Patrol in Adventure Bay."

"That's it!" said Mike, snapping his fingers. "Well, I hope to see you around. Maybe you and the others can stop by this evening at the Velociraptor paddock. You can see how we feed them, and everything!" He wore a slightly evil smirk on his face, but not that noticeable.

"I'll ask Ryder," said Marshall.

"Excellent! Hope to see you there!" said Mike, walking away and laughing evilly. He took off his suit and mask and revealed himself as Mayor Humdinger, mayor of Foggy Bottom. He laughed once again and twisted his mustache.

Meanwhile, at the snack bar, Rocky, Zuma, and Rubble were pigging out on dinosaur gram crackers.

"I really shouldn't, but I can't resist!" said Rubble. Zuma gulped down another bag.

"We're so lucky that these are free or else Ryder would make us pay for them," said Rocky, laughing. Ryder, in the meantime, was playing his Space Shooter game on his pup pad when he suddenly got a call.

"Hello. Ryder here," he said.

"Ryder, Marshall here. A man named Mike Broody has invited us to get a first person experience with the Velociraptors tonight," said Marshall. "Can we all go? Please?"

"Umm...I don't see why not," said Ryder. "I'll call the others. PAW Patrol, to the hotel!"

Chase was about to ask Skye out over at the line for the Gyrosphere. He opened his mouth but was cut off by his and Skye's pup tags.

"PAW Patrol! To the hotel!"

"Ryder needs us!" said Skye, as she and Chase ran back to their hotel room. They got there first, followed by Rocky, Rubble, and Zuma. Then Everest showed up. They all waited at the door. Then came Marshall.

"Wait for me!" he yelled. But he tripped on the rug and slammed into the pups. Everest landed on top of him and Skye landed on top of Chase. "Made it," said Marshall.

Just then the door opened and Ryder stepped out. "Pups, Marshall called me and told me a man named Mike Broody has invited all of us to dinner and to see the Velociraptors up close. If you want to come do say so. But it's okay if you do not want to come."

Chase had a bad feeling about this. But he didn't want to disappoint Ryder. "Ryder? With all due respect, I honestly do not want to attend. It's just that I have a bad feeling about it."

Ryder smiled warmly. "That's okay Chase. Does anyone else want to stay with Chase?"

Skye suddenly volunteered. "Yip! Yip! I'll do it Ryder!" Chase blushed.

"Okay, the rest of you pups get ready. PAW Patrol is on a role!" Rocky and Zuma used the bathroom to change first. They talked about Chase.

"I'm worried about Chase," said Rocky. "It sounds like he doesn't want to be with us."

"Well he did say that he had bad feeling about this trip," said Zuma. "And plus, Skye's staying with him. I know they like each other and all, but this could be getting out of hand."

Zuma and Rocky, and Rubble, Marshall, Everest, and Ryder dressed in nice clothes for dinner. Then they left. "Bye, Chase! Bye, Skye! Stay safe! And call me if you need me!" said Ryder, closing the bedroom door. Now the two were alone.

"So Skye, about earlier. I was wondering...if you'd like to..." Chase started.

"Yes, Chase?" said Skye, tilting her head.

"I was wondering if you, Skye, would like to be my...girlfriend?"

Skye's eyes filled with tears. She nuzzled the German Shepherd. "Aww, Chase, that's so sweet. Of course I would like to be your girlfriend." And with that, the two laid close to each other and watched television.