Welp here is number four. I think I am starting to get the hang of this. Also I write all of these in advance, there are several more finished that I just need proofread. Also to real quick give a time stamp to this it takes place approximately two years after the series.
A month had passed since Rocky had met Aqua, and they continued to talk at the beach. Ryder smiled at seeing Rocky talking with a friend outside the PAW Patrol. Then he got a call.
"Hey Jake, what's wrong?" Ryder asked his most recent caller.
"Hey Ryder, there is a snowboarder stuck near the new bridge. I think he needs medical attention before he is moved. I am pretty sure no major medical vehicle could get up here. Worse, there is a lot of snow on the road leading up to the bridge," He then smiled slightly. "I personally think Marshall and Everest might be able to handle this mission, but obviously it is your call. But seriously, please hurry, I can only keep them warm for so long."
"Of course Jake, no job is too big, no pup is too small." He said before pulling out the PAW Patrol caller and pressing it. "PAW Patrol! To the Lookout!"
"Ryder needs us!" The pups called. Marshall took off toward the elevator. Right as he got to the automatic doors, he ran into Rocky, who had brought Aqua along . Marshall and Rocky then slipped into the elevator with a crash as Aqua looked on. She slowly followed into the elevator.
"Who is this, Rocky?" Marshall asked.
"A friend of mine I met at the beach," Rocky replied
"Am I being Weplaced?" Zuma asked with a smile as the elevator when up. They got ready, with Aqua standing in between Rocky and Skye, looking around confused. They then line up as usual, with Aqua hanging back.
"Ready for action, Ryder sir!" Chase called out as usual.
"Thanks for hurrying over as usual pups" Ryder began as he turned on the main screen. "A snowboarder has been injured near the new bridge." The pups all gasped in worry. "It would normally be as simple as sending Skye to airlift them to safety, but with the injury we shouldn't move them, at least until we know exactly what the injury is. I will not be joining the main rescue team as I need to contact the hospital to make sure they have a bed ready. So for this mission I need..." He quickly scrolls through the list. "Marshall, I need your EMT equipment to check for the severity of the injuries and provide first aid."
"I'm ready for a ruff ruff rescue!" Marshall called.
"Skye, I need you to be ready to airlift the snowboarder to safety," Ryder continued.
"Let's take to the Sky," Skye chanted with a flip. Ryder smiled.
"And Everest," He said before bringing her up on the screen.
"Yeah Ryder?" Everest askes.
"I need you to meet Marshall at the road to the new bridge, and use your snowplow to clear a path to the bridge." Ryder finishes. Everest lightly blushes.
"I-Ice or snow I'm ready to go," She says somewhat shakily. Marshall hadn't noticed her blush or stutter. The others pretended not to notice.
"All right! PAW Patrol is on a roll!" Ryder called announcing the start of the mission.
Later Marshall and Everest meet up at the road. They exchanged short hellos and began to travel in silence. Then Marshall spoke up.
"I haven't seen you in a while," He said
"It has been a while, hasn't it," Everest responded. More silence. Finally Marshall broke as they neared the final corner.
"EverestIhaveacrushonyou!" He said. Coming to a stop at the bridge Everest looked at him.
"What?" She asked, blushing lightly. Marshall was sure his face was as red as his vehicle.
"I have a crush on you," He said more slowly, he closed his eyes, waiting for rejection. Everest felt her heart flutter.
"So you feel the same way." She said finally, now blushing mad.
"Wait what?" Marshall questioned, now he was sure he was somehow redder than his firetruck.
"While I am happy for you awesome dudes, we have a patient who needs your help." Jake called, bringing them back to reality.
"Right, back to work." Marshall said. He carefully crossed the bridge. "X-ray!" He called with a bark. He checked the snowboarder over. "I'm afraid your arm is broken." He told them. "Let me get that in a cast and we will have you out here in no time." He began looking into his supplies. "Wait what!? Where did they go?" He said in a panic.
"What's wrong?" Everest asked.
"My splints and casts! I just restocked them!" Marshall told her. Jake quickly called Ryder as Marshall grabbed a small blanket from his supplies to keep the snowboarder warm, while Everest used her warm fur to do the same.
"Is everything alright?" Ryder asked
"I wish, some of Marshall's supplies are missing, he and Everest are helping me keep them warm." Jake told Ryder. Ryder facepalmed.
"That may be my fault, I asked for one of his splints to help with holding up the sign we fixed yesterday since he was there. He must have forgotten to load them back up. I will send Rocky with them." Ryder explained. He then called Rocky.
Ryder explained the situation to Rocky. "Please hurry, Rocky. I feel so bad that I didn't just call you in yesterday."
"I'm sorry too, if I hadn't been talking to Aqua you wouldn't have felt the need to figure something else out." Rocky replied.
"I will ride with him, I would like to apologize personally," Aqua told Ryder.
Skye was getting worried. There was no word of the mission's current condition. She finally decided to call Ryder.
"How are things going? They've covered up the snowboarder with a blanket and Everest seems to be hugging them. What's going on?" She questioned.
"Marshall's splints never made it back to his truck after yesterday, so Rocky is bringing them up with his friend Aqua." Ryder explained.
"Oh, and there he is! And just in time, the sun is starting to set." She said as Rocky pulled up.
"I would like to personally apologize for any problems I may have caused by talking with Rocky," Aqua told everyone.
"It is no big deal, everyone makes mistakes, it was because of my mistake that I am even in this situation." The snowboarder told her. Marshall fastened the splint and signaled to Skye. Skye quickly lifted the person to safety.
"Whew, just before sundown, too," Jake said with relief. Aqua's eyes grew big.
"S-Sundown! Oh no no no, shoot! I need to get to the beach now!" Aqua practically screamed.
"Whoa Aqua, calm down, what's wrong?" Rocky asked as the sun vanished over the horizen. A glimmering light surrounded Aqua. When it vanished, her hindquarters were replaced by a fish tail.
"Not again." Aqua said sadly.
"Oh, so you are a merpup?" Rocky asked, unfazed. "That explains a lot."
"Well actually I am half merpup." Aqua told him. Then she gave him a puzzled look. "You don't look the least bit fazed." She told him with a bit of confusion in her voice.
"You are not the first merpup I've seen. Heck, I have been a merpup. At least five times!" Rocky told her.
"I-I see. Maybe... I can stay then." She said with a relieved smile. Then she notices Jake, whose mouth was gaping in surprise. "I am guessing you have never seen a merpup before. Please, not a word."
"O-of course not!" He replied. Marshall and Everest seemed off in their own world, but Marshall looked over and gave a quick nod.
"Is that why you can't stay in one place for long?" Rocky asked.
"I refuse to be the first successful picture of a merpup," Aqua told him. "I hate cameras for that reason."
"Do we need to get you back quickly? Are you breathing okay?" Jake asked.
"Oh no, while I am better suited for land or water depending on the time of day, I am always amphibious," She explained. "In fact, now that I have changed I would prefer if we left here when most people are asleep. The fewer who know about me the better."
"Is it okay if Ryder knows? The PAW Patrol have helped merpups in the past, so it won't be news to him. He might even be able to come up with a plan to get you to the oceon unseen." Rocky told her.
"You can tell him, but why don't I just hide in the back of your truck?" Aqua asked.
"Anyone who knows me knows I hate water, they will find it weird that I went down to the beach alone at night." Rocky explained.
"Oh right, I forgot you hated water. Being a merpup must have been awful." Aqua said forlornly.
"Water isn't so bad when you have a fish tail. I actually rather enjoyed it!" Rocky told her.
"Tee-hee, well that's good." Aqua commented. There was a moment of silence as the two smiled at each other.
"I think I know something that will be the fifth," Marshall suddenly said.
"Eh... not yet." Everest told him. Aqua and Rocky suddenly turned to look at them.
"Fifth what?" Rocky asked.
"It's nothing." Marshall told him. "I'll go down to the beach with you Rocky."
"Thanks Marshall." Rocky told him, deciding to not push.
As they left, Jake looked at Everest, who watched Marshall go, smiling. "Well today was eventful," he said. Everest blinked.
"Yeah it was," she responded. She was still smiling.
"All right, time to head home. I'll call Ryder later." He told her.
Yay! Chapter four is done! Once again I hope everyone enjoys. The next two are actually more connected than the rest of these, being more of a two-shot. All the same, I hope you enjoy this chapter. See you next time.