"Katie, stay here." Ryder said as he picked himself up off the floor. He called out to the brunette cashier. "Ma'am, you should contact the police!" He ran through the exit. "Pups!" He called out, running toward the PAW Patroller.

"Ryder what happened?" inquired Zuma.

The ten year old stopped a moment to catch his breath. "Did- *huff* did you see the guy wearing a ski mask carrying a big sack?" he asked the group while panting between words.

"Yeah, he went that way driving a motorcycle... and I don't think he's planning on going skiing." answered Rubble pointing his paw in the direction of the robber's escape.

"That guy got away with money he took from the restaurant."

The pups gasped.

"No time to explain in detail." He turned to face the cockapoo. "Skye, I need you to use your helicopter and goggles to search from the air and locate that guy. Chase, when Skye finds his location; I need you to use your net to capture him. Be VERY cautious. The suspect is armed and should be considered dangerous. I'm going to stay here with Katie. She seemed pretty freaked out by what just happened..."

With that the cockapoo and shepard dashed to the PAW Patroller and suited up. Skye engaged her helicopter with a look of determination on her face.

"Let's take to the sky!" she shouted while she ascended into the air.

Chase hopped into his police cruiser and started up his siren. "Chase is on the case!" with that, he revved up his truck, wheels spinning and sped off.

Ryder turned back to the entrance of the restaurant. "The rest of you pups stand-by incase I need you."

Ryder walked back into the restaurant to see the customers picking themselves up off of the floor, with the exception of Katie, who was still on the floor trembling with her hands on her head. Ryder leaned down to her and spoke softly.

"It's alright now Katie, he's gone."

She leapt up and embraced him as she sobbed. He could tell that she had been traumatized. He comforted her by caressing the back of her head.

"Thank you... Please hurry!" the cashier said as she ended the call with the police.

"What did they say?" asked Ryder, looking over to her.

"They said that they would send a unit to find the robber and send another unit to collect witness reports here." She raised her eyebrow. "No offense, but you're just a kid. Why would you be concerned with this? Not to mention CALM in all of this?"

Ryder looked her in the eyes. "Because it's my job to rescue those in need. That's what me and my team do."

"Your team?"

"Two of them are tracking the suspect as we speak."

"Wait.. you sent other kids after an armed robber?" She asked with wide eyes.

Ryder shook his head. "Not kids... Pups. For our team, there's no job too big, no pup too small."

The brunette woman looked very confused. "Uh...huh... Kid are you feeling alright?"

Skye furiously searched the ground as she covered block by block. Chase beeped into her pup-tag.

"Skye, any sign of him yet?" the shepard asked.

"No Chase, not yet..."

"Don't give up! I know you can find him!" he encouraged.

All she could see was trees and secluded houses. "Did that guy disappear into thin air?" she asked herself. "I should have at least caught sight of him by now... Wait..." Her ears perked up as she heard the faint sounds of a motorcycle in the distance.

"That's gotta be him, but where...?" She focused her goggles into the direction of the sound. There was a wooded area. She spotted a black and brown figure making it's way into the woods while leaving behind a motorcycle.

"Chase, I found him!" she exclaimed happily, after tapping her pup-tag. "He ran into some nearby woods. Follow my helicopter."

"Great job Skye! I knew you could do it."

She blushed with modesty.

The police pup increased his speed as he drove his fastest to reach the area Skye mentioned. Skye was unknowingly beginning to close in on the robber. As the man looked to the sky, he was no longer wearing a ski mask. The man was revealed to have a reddish-orange mohawk with a small silver hoop earring within his left earlobe. His skin was apricot and he beared a slight scar upon the right side of his forehead.

His ears picked up the sound of a propeller. "Tch! The fuzz is already on me?" he said in surprise, trying to hide behind the nearest tree. He sat the sack of stolen cash to his right. As he focused his eyes through the branches, he noticed the helicopter had a pink and dull white color to it.

Wait... That's not the heat. he thought to himself while trying to get a glimpse of the pilot. Is that a dog...? Wearing GOGGLES? What the HECK?!

He raised his gun.

I don't know what the heck's goin' on... but it'll be a cold day in hell before I let some mutt bring me in.

*POW*

The bullet of the gun zoomed right past Skye's copter. She gasped as she ducked and tried to make her way in the opposite direction.

"Oh no you don't." The robber knew he had the advantage. Since his pursuer was in the air; the branches and trees served as good cover to him. His position was like that of a sniper. He could see his pursuer, but his pursuer couldn't see him.

*POW-POW*

Two more shots rang from the barrel of the 9mm. One shot missed, the other one however made contact with the tail of Skye's copter and recoiled. The pilot tapped her pup-tag.

"Chase, he's shooting at me! Where are you?!"

"I'm on my way Skye! Hold on!" Chase turned off his siren and increased his pace even more as he entered the woods.

The robber focused and aimed his gun for the pup sitting in the cockpit. He smirked as his index finger touched the trigger.

"Gotcha now, you bi-"

"Arf! Net!" Chase's pup-pack opened and shot out a huge net towards the robber. The force of the net knocked him to the ground causing him to drop his weapon.

"Ghh! What the..." He struggled to escape the net but it was no use.

Chase called up Ryder from his pup-tag. "Ryder sir, the culprit has been apprehended!"

"Great job pups!" congratulated Ryder. "I'll send the authorities to your location using the trackers in your pup-tags." The call ended.

The robber was still struggling to find his way out of the net.

"Tch! What is this?!" he asked, with a tone of aggravation.

"It's a net. You know... that tool you use to catch things with?" answered the shepard, with sarcasm in his voice.

"Don't screw with me mutt!" he snapped back.

"I don't screw with criminals. I'm all about business when it comes to them. And oh, by the way; I'm a purebred."

The man sneered at the shepard. "You've got some nerve. You don't know who you're dealing with!"

The police were chatting amongst each other after receiving various witness statements from the customers. Ryder took Katie back to the patroller, where the pups and Cali could keep her company. The ten year old boy then returned to the restaurant and approached the crowd of police.

"Has a unit reached their location yet?" inquired Ryder.

"Yes it seems they've just arrived in the vicinity." Spoke one officer.

"That's great." Ryder breathed with a sigh of relief. "Now me and my pups can be on our way."

One of the officers turned to face him. "Hey I know you. You're that kid with the all dog rescue squad. Ronald, right? Ronald and the pup brigade."

"Umm... It's Ryder and the PAW Patrol. He corrected.

"Yeah that's right. I heard about you and your team in a special broadcast. Something about Worlds Fastest Fire-pup."

The brunette cashier walked up during their conversation. "Wait... so you were serious? You really lead a team of rescue pups?" She asked with surprise. "That sounds so...CUTE!" she squealed.

"Hey, these pups are more than just cute. They're tough and courageous heroes." The officer interjected. "Noticing them for something as trivial as cuteness is just pointless."

The cashier made a face at the officer that went unnoticed as he turned back to the ten year old. "Don't you guys live in Adventure Bay? What brings you all the way out here to San Diego?" he asked.

"We were on a trip headed to Hollywood when we stopped to grab a bite to eat... I guess you could say we were in the right place at the right time."

"I'll say, if it wasn't for you and your team; we'd have no clue where this guy went."

AN: This chapter was extremely long originally, so I decided to split it into two completely different chapters. Hope you all enjoyed this one. Once again I apologize for the long wait. I had lost my phone to water damage. My phone is the device I actually use to type all of my stories after writing the rough drafts on paper. Once again I encourage you all to leave a review if you are able. I really don't put quickly writing the story's next chapter as priority unless I see or know that a considerable amount of people are actually reading. All reviews and critique welcome. Stay tuned for the next chapter.