Chapter 4: Love Brings Us Together
Once Katie finished redressing Marshall's injures, she pulled the sheets back over him and sighed placing. Then placed the old bandages which were covered in a blood in the garbage bin, during that time Marshall had fallen unconscious again. Katie wrote something down on her note book then turned to Ryder, Everest and Chase
"Will he be alright?" Everest asked tears falling down her cheeks
Katie walked over to them "He's still in a serious condition, I've done all I can for him, it's up to Marshall if he's going to survive or not"
"He has too!" Everest said crying on Chase's chest who hugged her "He can't leave me, not now, I can't go through this pregnancy without him, I don't want to be alone"
"Pups" Ryder knelt down next to them "You both have given Marshall more then enough reason to want to live, his body just needs to rest"
"Ryder's right" Katie said walking back over to Marshall "He's going to need all the rest he can get, in a day or two he should be stronger, in the mean time Ryder I suggest taking the pups home"
Chase shook his head "No way I'm staying here"
"Chase, you also need to rest it's not doing any of you any good being here" Katie said turning the oxygen up on Marshall's mask "Everest can stay though, she can help me out"
"No, I want to stay with him" Chase said as a tear fell from his eye "I have to know he's going to be ok"
Katie took a deep breath "Listen I'll have my phone on me the entire time, if something happens or he wakes up I'll call Ryder"
"Thanks Katie, Chase come on" Ryder looked down at the Sheppard
Chase jumped on Marshall's bed and gave him one last hug "You'll live Marshall, you have to, don't give up please" he whispered then jumped off "Ryder Sir? Can we go to the place where it happened?"
"Sure, but why pup?" Ryder questioned kissing Marshall's forehead "Why would you want to go back there?"
"I-I just do, please can we Ryder?" Chase asked watching Everest jump up on Marshall's bed
Ryder nodded and smiled "Come on then lets go" he said then turned to Katie "If there's any change"
"I'll call, don't worry" Katie hugged Ryder then kissed his cheek causing him to blush at her, she giggled
"Come Chase" Ryder walked out the room with Chase then quietly closed the door
30 Minutes later
Ryder and Paw Patrol arrived at the location the attack happened, Chase walked up to where the Wilds Dogs ripped into Marshall and almost killed him, he saw a big pool of dried up blood stained on the ground, It was everywhere! Including some of Marshall's fur covered in blood.
Chase burst out crying all over again, thinking of that HORRIBLE agonizing pain Marshall his best and close friend had to endure, Rocky's eyes filling up with tears as well, dripping down his cheeks! Skye, with tears streaming down her own face, walks up to Chase, and hugged him trying to comfort him and as they continued walking.
"Marshall, my very close buddy, you didn't deserve any of this. When I think of the agony you went through, it hurts my heart as well, I'm so sorry. You are strong though, I know you will survive." Chase said to himself tears dripping on the ground "He didn't deserve this"
Rubble approached Chase and hugged him instantly breaking down crying, Chase hugged him back, soon they were joined by Skye, Zuma and Rocky
Ryder walked over to his weeping team, but the minute he saw the dried blood he fell to his knees and looked down at the blood "If only he hadn't disobeyed me" tears were escaping his eyes "Why, why couldn't he just tell me about him and Everest?"
"He thought you would be mad at him" Skye said separating from the pups hug "That's what he told me, he said you would be mad for something he did"
"Yeah and punish him" Chase added walking over and hugging his young leader "Ryder sir, if you're thinking it's your fault DON'T"
Ryder turned and looked at Chase
"Ryder sir, you know Marshall he was just afraid, I mean if I mated with um-S-Skye I wouldn't tell you either any of you" Chase said trying to hide his blush from Skye
Rocky nodding in agreement "It's not you're fault Ryder" he hugged Ryder on the other side
Ryder sighed "Marshall knew the Wild Dogs were in the area, he knew they would more then likely have killed Everest, I told him not to go after her and wait for us, but he disobeyed me"
"Because he loves her Ryder sir" Chase separated from the hug "If you love someone enough, I guess you're willing to die for them even if it means disobeying your leaders orders" he said without making eye contact with Skye who was looking directly at him "It's true Marshall should've waiting for us, but he loves her"
Ryder sighed again then looked down at Chase "You're right, I was to blind to see how much Marshall and Everest were in-love, still I would like to know what Everest was doing out here by herself anyway" he said looking around at the area, that's when he saw something in the far distance, he got up and made his way over to it, followed by his pups
"What is it?" Rubble asked as he watched Ryder kneel down and pick up what looked like a letter
Ryder opened the letter, then dropped to the ground on his knee's bursting into tears
"Ryder sir?" Chase sat besides him
"It's from Everest" Ryder looked down at his pups who all sat around him "It says..."
To my sweet, loving, caring Dalmatian
Marshall I'm so sorry I missed our date today, Jake wouldn't let me meet you because of the Dogs in the Area.
But I went behind his back, to leave you this letter.
I hope you don't get this letter, if you do it means you disobeyed Ryder which I would NEVER ask for you to do for me.
Anyway, Marshall there's something you should know. I'm-Gosh I don't know how to word this, I guess I'll just come out with it.
I know we only just became mates and this might be a bit soon, but I'm Pregnant Marshall.
I don't know how many pups I'm carrying but their all your's. Jake knows, I told him but he agreed not to say anything.
Oh god, I can't believe it, you and I are going to be starting a family! If only I was telling you this in-person rather then on paper.
I love you, my Dalmatian, my life, and now the soon to be Father of my pups.
Kisses and cuddles
Your's forever
Everest xoxo
Ryder folded the Letter back up and placed it in one of his pockets, tears falling down his cheeks like a river "That's why he disobeyed me, he knew Everest was out here"
"Everest poured her heart out in that Letter" Rubble said wiping tears from his own eyes "It's so sweet"
"We should give it to Marshall" Chase said hugging Ryder
Ryder sighed "I'll give it to him, when he's awake next. But why couldn't he tell me he was meeting Everest out here? I wouldn't have been angry at him" he patted Chase's head "I could never be angry at any of you" he looked down at his pups "Please, if any of you find yourself in a situation where you think I'll be mad, tell me don't.. just.. don't..." he broke down crying
"We will tell you Wyder" Zuma said hugging him
Rubble, Rocky and Skye nodded in agreement
"Chase?" Ryder looked at the Sheppard "Are you alright pup?"
Chase turned around, his eyes red and blood shocked from crying, tears still falling down his eyes "There's something you should know" he looked directly at Skye he walked over to her "Skye..."
"Yes Chase?" Skye looked at him in confusion "What's wrong?"
Rubble, Rocky and Zuma looked at each other and smiled, they knew what was about to happen
Chase swallowed hard, closing his eyes as more tears rolled down his cheek, then something happened, he felt something warm press against his forehead, his heart skipped a beat, as he slowly opened his eyes which were met by Skye's
"It's ok Chase, I like you as well" Skye smiled at him then blushed
"You-you-you do?" Chase asked as though he was in a dream
"Yes silly! I know you've always had a crush on me, it isn't hard to notice" Skye giggled then sat next to him
"Yeah dude we all noticed it, like Wyder totally has a cwush on Katie" Zuma blurted out causing the 10 Year old to blush worse then Chase and Skye were
Ryder coughed "We better be getting back to Katie's.. I mean to see Marshall" he said completely changing the subject
The pups all laughed but didn't argue, and followed Ryder to their vehicles
Back in Katie's
Upon arriving back at Katie's Clinic, Ryder and the pups were met by Katie who had been waiting for them
"Hi Katie" Ryder said getting off his ATV "How's Marshall?"
Katie developed a big smile on her face "Come see for yourself, all of you"
"You mean we can all go see him?" Rubble asked
Katie nodded "Yep!"
"Does this mean..." Chase looked up at Katie who smiled
"Marshall found his reason to live, he's awake and has been for the past 20 minutes" Katie said leading them into her Clinic "He's no longer in a serious condition, although his injures are still serious, but given time they'll heal"
Ryder and the pups followed her into Marshall's room and were surprised to find the Dalmatian sitting up aided by a mountain of pillows behind his back, with Everest next to him
Marshall saw them "Hey pups" he softly said happy to see them, a smile grew across his face
To be continued