Chapter 4: Royal Emergency

A couple of weeks had gone by since Chase starting having the scary nightmares. Everyone thought they would eventually stop, but they didn't. They were getting stronger, darker, and poor Chase was scared to death. The longest he could sleep at a time without seeing something was an hour. Now the other pups had to watch over their friend while he slept in case he entered another dream.

"How much longer is this gonna go on for?" wondered Rubble "I need my beauty sleep."

"I know Rubble" replied Skye. "But we can't let Chase suffer more than he already is."

"Skye's right" interrupted Marshall. "But if this carries on, we'll all become sleep-deprived."

Just then, Ryder walked in.

"How's he doing?" Ryder asked.

"Ok for the moment" Zuma responded. "Rocky's been taking notes of the things we've heard Chase say in his dreams."

Looking at Rocky's notepad altogether, Ryder and the pups were curious.

"The word magic is mentioned a lot" noticed Ryder.

"And the Princess of Barkingburg, we've heard him say that every day" mentioned Skye.

"But why?" asked Ryder. "What does all this mean? How are they connected?"

Just then, Chase woke up.

"Hey guys, what's up?" he yawned.

"Hey Chase" said Marshall. "You seem rested."

"A little" said Chase as he stretched his legs. "I haven't slept that long without a bad dream in weeks."

As Ryder and the other pups looked at him, Chase wondered what was going on.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked.

"I've been making notes of all the things we've heard you say in your dreams." replied Rocky.

Looking at the notes himself, Chase thought for a while. He was trying to make sense of what had been happening to him. It was such a struggle for him to cope with not knowing the answer. Suddenly, Ryder's Pup Pad rang.

"Hi Mayor Goodway, what's up?" he asked.

"Chickaletta has gone missing, you have to find her!" she cried.

"Don't worry Mayor, no job is too big, no pup is too small" Ryder replied before pulling out the tray on his Pup Pad and pressing the button.

"PAW Patrol, to the Lookout!" he cried.

"Ryder needs us!" the pups said in unison.

As the pups made their way up in the elevator, they were soon suited up and ready for action.

"PAW Patrol ready for...YAWN...action Ryder sir" Chase said sleepily.

"Sorry Chase, but I still don't think you're ready to be back on duty" Ryder replied sadly. "You could fall into another one of your nightmares at any moment."

This made Chase very upset. Being a part of the PAW Patrol and helping the people of Adventure Bay was all he had ever known, but now, these nightmares were taking that away from him. But he also knew that his lack of sleep could put people at risk.

"I know, sorry Ryder" Chase said sadly as he walked out of the control room.

As Ryder passed out the jobs to the other pups, they were soon off in their vehicles to find Chickaletta. Chase watched miserably as his friends left. Wondering what to do with himself, Chase began looking at Rocky's notepad.

"If I can figure out what these dreams mean, maybe I can stop them happening" he said to himself.

Flicking through the pages of random words and drawings that didn't make any sense made Chase annoyed.

"All of this has to be connected someway" he thought.

Suddenly, Chase felt a wave of tiredness overcome him, making his eyes start to droop.

"Oh no, not again" Chase panicked, but there was nothing he could do, he was soon out like a light.

DREAM STATE

"HOW IS SHE?"

"NOT GOOD, SHE'S VERY SICK"

"BUT WHAT'S CAUSING THIS?"

"I DON'T KNOW"

"WE CAN'T LOSE THE HEIR"

"BARKINGBURG IS DOOMED"

END OF DREAM STATE

"Ahhh" Chase screamed, finally waking himself up.

Chase could see that Ryder and the other pups hadn't yet returned from their mission. Chase was alone in the Lookout.

"It's just a dream, dreams aren't real, they can't hurt me" he said to himself.

But Chase wasn't so sure, he had this feeling in the back of his mind these dreams meant something very important. He just couldn't pinpoint what exactly. Suddenly, the big TV screen rang. Someone was calling the Lookout.

"I wonder who it is" Chase wondered, as he pressed the green button to answer the call.

"Ryder, thank goodness you answered..." started a voice. "...oh, hello Chase."

It was the Earl of Barkingburg.

"Greetings your Earlness, how may I help you?" asked Chase as he bowed the noble man.

"I was hoping to talk to Ryder, we have a big problem, and I don't know who else can help." the Earl replied in a worried tone.

Thinking, Chase thought he might be able to get some answers to his problem.

"Does it have something to do with the Princess?" he asked.

"Yes" cried the Earl. "How did you know?"

As Chase was about to respond, Ryder and the other pups walked into the room. Surprised to see the Earl calling, Ryder took over the conversation.

"Hello your Earlness, how can the PAW Patrol help?" he asked.

"Ryder, something is very wrong with the princess and the kingdom of Barkingburg." the Earl begun. "She's fallen mysteriously ill, I've had all the doctors check her, but none have been able to help."

"That's terrible" stated Rubble.

"Poor Princess" said Marshall.

"Also, the light of the kingdom seems to be fading away and darkness is spreading. I fear that if it isn't stopped, we'll lose both of them" the Earl finished.

"Don't worry your Earlness, of course we'll help" Ryder stated.

"Oh thank you Ryder" thanked the Earl, before ending the call.

As Ryder turned to the pups, they all realised something. Chases nightmares were right. They were trying to tell him something was wrong. As they headed to Barkingburg in the Air Patroller, they all sat discussing the situation.

"Maybe your nightmares could tell us more about what's going on" suggested Rocky.

"Maybe" replied Chase. "But if we were going to be told about an emergency through our dreams, why just me and not all of us? What makes me so special?"

Authors Note: Hi guys, enjoy chapter 4. Next one coming up soon.