Chapter 6: The Price Of Power
Katie and the pups started running towards the fallen tree the storm was intensifying, the pups had to fight against the wind which almost knocked them down several times but they finally reached the tree Ryder and Marshall were nowhere to be seen
"Where are they?" Rocky asked removing some loose branches
Rubble also helped "I hope they're both ok"
"Me too dude" Zuma said looking up at the storm above them
Chase looked at the pups then took charge "Pups"
They turned and looked at him as lightning flashed around them
"Chase?" Skye asked standing in front of him
"I have a plan" Chase said looking at the tree "Rubble you lift the tree with your truck and Rocky help him, Zuma and Skye then minute you see them get them out" He looked at Katie "Please let them be ok"
Katie knelt besides him "You can do it pups! I believe in you" She said giving Chase a pat
Chase nodded and watched as Rubble and Rocky brought their trucks over
Lena was watching the pups with Mayor Goodway
"Help them please" Mayor Goodway said looking at Lena "The Paw Patrol mean everything to Adventure Bay, please you have to save Ryder and Marshall"
Lena nodded and slowly walked over to the pups closing her eyes her body lifted off the ground and began to glow a blue/purple color, both Rocky and Rubble's truck also started to glow
"What's going on?" Rocky asked as he truck started to move by itself "AHHH!"
Lena giggled "Don't worry Rocky, I'm doing this" she smiled
Suddenly the tree was lifted up
"Quickly I can't hold it" Lena warned the pups "hurry!"
Katie, Mayor Goodway and the pups raced under the tree, all of their hearts sunk seeing Ryder laid motionless Marshall was next to him crying
"Marshall buddy you ok?" Chase was the first by their side "Marshall?"
Tears fell from Marshall's eyes "I could stop it, I was too late"
Katie knelt besides Marshall "Lets get you out of here"
"What about Ryder?" Marshall cried looking back at his owner
"I'll come back for him don't worry" Katie smiled then felt Marshall's heart rate start to drop "Marshall? You have to stay with me" She saw him closing his eyes "No Marshall look at me, don't close you eyes... Marshall..."
Everything went black he heard Katie's voice but then it went quiet
A while after Marshall heard Lena's voice calling out to him in his mind (Marshall... Marshall... Marshall... Come back... Marshall!... Come back to us...) the first thing Marshall felt was the warmth and a soft bed under him
"Marshall?" Katie removed a cloth from his head "Can you hear me?" she asked wetting the cloth then put it back on his head
"Katie?" Marshall slowly opened his eyes to see her looking down at him "Katie? What happened?" he tried to sit up but was bombarded by pain
"Take it easy, nice and slowly" Katie said helping him sit up "You broke some ribs"
Marshall looked around he was in a back room in Katie's Veterinary Clinic, he heard a strange beeping noise coming from a bed besides him
"Wh...Where's Ryder?" Marshall's question caused Katie's eyes to fill with tears "Katie?"
She noticed Marshall's heart rate was started to get elevated "Marshall, Ryder is..." Tears fell from her eyes "He's..."
"Dead?" Marshall asked now fully alert
Katie shook her head "No but Marshall he's dying" she wiped the tears from her cheek "I'm not sure how much longer he'll last"
"I don't understand, what happened?" Marshall asked confused
"You don't remember?" Katie pulled a chair up and sat down next to his bed
Marshall shook his head "I remember fighting Diwan then nothing"
Katie took a deep breath "Well you and Ryder were trapped under a tree, the pups managed to save you but Ryder was too injured, I did what I could for him but his heart is failing" She started to redress Marshall's ribs "It's only a matter of time, he's body is just too damaged"
"He can't die! He just can't!" Marshall cried out attempting to stand up but Katie forced him to sit down "Ryder you can't die!" he howled as loud as he could
"Marshall I'm so sorry" Katie frowned looking Marshall in his blue eyes "But you need to rest"
Tears dripped down his cheeks "What happens to the Paw Patrol? We can't lose him"
"Listen to me, don't worry about all of that" Katie removed the cloth from his head and wet it then placed it back again "Right now, you need to rest"
"But Katie I can't rest" Marshall cried "Can... I see him?"
Katie thought for a moment "Sure" She carefully picked Marshall up and placed him on Ryder's bed "I'll leave you alone, call me when you're finished" she wrapped a wet bandage around his head
Marshall nodded and watched as Katie left the room
"Ryder?" Marshall nudged his owner's cheek, he was attached to a machine which was breathing for him "Ryder I'm sorry I didn't reach you in time" Marshall laid his head next to Ryder's "You can't give up, it can't end this way!" he cried soaking Ryder's bed with his tears
Meanwhile Katie had just entered the front of her Clinic
"Katie how's Marshall?" Skye questioned looked at her "Is he ok?"
Katie frowned "Apart from a few broken ribs, he's fine"
"Did you tell him about Ryder?" Chase asked then looked at Lena
"I did, he hasn't taken the news to well" Katie then turned her attention to Lena who was standing at the doors "Lena? You ok?"
Lena turned around "Marshall's in pain, I can feel it" she looked outside at the storm raging on "I feel everything, from his broken ribs to his broken heart"
Katie placed her hand on her shoulder "I still don't understand any of this, but Lena if you didn't step in we would have lost Mayor Goodway, Marshall and Ryder"
"I know, but..." Lena paused in mid sentence "Katie! Quick! it's Ryder!"
Katie ran into the room where Marshall was, the machine's alarm was sounding. She found Marshall crying his eyes out over Ryder
"Marshall?" She looked at the machine which showed a flat line "I'm so sorry"
"He can't be gone Katie!" Marshall screamed out "RYDER!"
Katie approached the heart broken pup, but then instantly stopped "Marshall you're glowing!"
Marshall had thought back to the moment when he had fallen down the hill and hit his head, he died and Lena brought him back "If Lena can do it... So can I!" his body glowed a blue/purple color, Marshall placed one paw over Ryder's Chest and another over his head
"Marshall what are you doing?" Katie questioned but kept her distance
Marshall focused all his thoughts on Ryder, without warning all the power went out across the entire town
Ryder's body began to glow "RYDER! I CAN'T LOSE YOU!" Marshall yelled out, bolts of energy exploded from Marshall's body
Katie ducked and fell to the floor "Marshall! stop!"
Marshall ignored her and kept his thoughts focused on Ryder
(Ryder!) Marshall attempted to contact him
(Marshall? how are you doing this?) Ryder questioned him (How are you contacting me?)
(Lena taught me) Marshall answered (Ryder please you can't die, I'm going to save you)
(How? I'm already gone) Ryder's said (Pup it's too late)
(No it's not! I died Ryder) Marshall replied
(What? When?) Ryder asked confused (Marshall when?)
Marshall took a deep breath (I fell down a hill, and smashed my head on a rock)
(Why didn't you tell me before pup?) Ryder asked him
(Because I didn't think anyone would believe me, Ryder I died but Lena somehow brought me back) Marshall felt his body began to weaken (I'm doing the same to you)
(But Marshall you know what using your powers will do to you) Ryder said concerned (You remember what Lena said)
(I know Ryder, but your worth it! Any of the other pups would do the same, just hold on) Marshall lost contact with him
In the front of Katie's Clinic the pups could see light coming from the back room
"What's going on in there?!" Skye yelled out worried
Chase went to go into the back room but was stopped by Lena
"Don't go in there" Lena said "Ow!" She feel to the ground
"Lena what wong?" Zuma questioned running over to her
"Lena?" Rubble and Rocky both approached her
Lena looked at the pups "Stay back!" she could feel Marshall weakening so she put both her hands on her head "Marshall! Take my powers" her powers made her rise above the ground, she then vanished and reappeared behind Marshall
Marshall opened his eyes "RYDER!" With all his remaining strength Marshall focused one last time
Lena put her hands on the pup, energy went from her body into Marshall's she then vanished once again and reappeared near the pups, instantly she fell to the ground panting
Once Lena left the room it filled with light then exploded sending Marshall flying across the room he hit the wall on the other side and fell to the ground
Moments later the power came back on
Katie opened her eyes and looked around and saw Marshall laying on his side "Marshall!" she quickly ran over to the pup and picked him up in her arms
Marshall weakly smiled "Katie I did it... I really did it..." then closed his eyes
"Did what?" Katie questioned but Marshall had fallen unconsciousness "Marshall what did you do?" She looked at him in her arms slowly walking over towards a bed
When a very faint beeping noise was heard
Katie turned around "What the?" she reached a bed next to Ryder's and placed Marshall on a it she walked towards the noise "Ryder?" Katie almost had a heart attack seeing his eyes open smiling at her "But how?" she turned to Marshall "He brought you back? How is that possible?"
Ryder attempted to sit up
"Woah not yet, I need to check you over" Katie forced him to lay down "Stay still for me" She said examining him "What the?!"
All of Ryder's injuries had disappeared, they were no signs he had been crushed under the tree
Marshall opened his eyes "Katie? Did I do it?" he asked weakly
"I'll be right back, stay laying down" Katie quickly ran over to Marshall "What on earth did you do? And how did you do it?"
"Is he back?" Marshall asked again
Katie couldn't help but smile "I have no clue how you did it Marshall, but yes Ryder's alive!"
Marshall smiled then lost consciousness
"Marshall?" Katie checked his pulse it was weak "What did you do?" she said looking at the pup
"Katie! Katie! Help!" Skye ran into the room
Katie quickly spun around "Skye? What's wrong?"
"It's Lena! You have to help her" Skye looked at Marshall "What happened?"
"Don't worry I'll fill you all in later, come on show me Lena" Katie followed her into the front of her Clinic where she saw the pups gathered around an unconscious Lena on the ground "What happened to her?" Katie questioned kneeling besides Lena
"She clasped after she disappeared" Chase said looking at Katie "Is she ok?"
Katie examined Lena, her pulse was also weak not as weak as Marshall's "I better get her into the back room" Katie said taking her arms "Lena?"
Lena moaned leaning on Katie
"Come on" Katie said taking her into the back room, where she laid her down on a bed on the opposite side of the room to Marshall and Ryder
"I'm ok Katie" Lena said sitting on on her bed she looked over at Marshall "He's really weak"
"I know" Katie looked puzzled "How did he bring Ryder back?"
Lena smiled "It's a Seijin thing"
"I see" Katie handed her a glass of water "How are you feeling?"
"Like I said I'm ok" Lena took the glass "Thank you, how's Ryder?"
Katie pulled up a chair "It's amazing, there's nothing physically wrong with him" She looked over at Ryder "He just needs to rest and should be back on his feet in no time, but Marshall and you are a different story"
"He used up to much of his power on bringing Ryder back" Lena frowned "He made himself very vulnerable if Diwan attacks neither I or him will be able to stop her in our current state"
"Not true, I'll stop her"
Both Lena and Katie looked to see Marshall walking towards them, he suddenly fell to the ground as pain from his ribs exploded through his body
"Marshall!" Katie ran over to him "You need to rest"
"Is Ryder ok?" Marshall asked ignoring her completely "Is he ok?!"
Katie picked him up "He just needs rest as do you" she smiled carrying him over to his bed "Rest Marshall"
Marshall closed his eyes as Katie pulled a blanket over him, feeling his pulse again it felt weaker then 5 minutes ago
"Katie?" Ryder called out to her
Katie left Marshall and walked over to Ryder "How are you feeling Ryder?"
"Tired but other then that I feel fine, what happened?" he questioned looking at his body
"You and Marshall were trapped under a tree" Katie replied "Ryder, do you remember?"
Ryder shook his head "No I don't"
"Ry...Ryder?" Marshall weakly said "Ryder?"
Katie looked over at Marshall "Shhh you need to rest" she said playing an ice pack over his head
Marshall frowned "Is Ryder ok?"
"He should be fine" Katie smiled "But you on the other hand, you've broken ribs and you need to rest"
"I want to see him" Marshall attempted to sit up only to be forced back down by Katie
"Marshall I'm your vet, and I'm ordering you to rest I'll let you see Ryder once you both have had plenty of rest" Katie pulled blankets over him
Marshall sighed "Alright Katie, thank you"
"Your welcome, now sleep" Katie smiled then walked back over to Ryder who was overheard her conversation with Marshall
Ryder slowly sat up "How is he?"
"He's getting weaker, I don't understand why" Katie frowned looking at Lena
"Diwan?" Ryder questioned "She could be doing it right?"
Katie shrugged "I don't know Ryder"
"I told you he used to much of his power, his powers are still developing" Lena answered from across the room "I can feel him fading, Katie please help me over to him" She said sitting up "I'll try to stabilize his powers"
Ryder nodded at Katie she smiled and went over to Lena
"Slowly Lena" Katie said helping her stand up, she helped her over to Marshall's bed side
Lena sat on Marshall's bed "Stay back" she placed her hands on Marshall's head then closed her eyes "Come on Marshall you're a fighter" Lena started glowing, her powers began to flow from her into Marshall "Ugh! Ow!" She screamed the more power she converted into Marshall the more she felt his pain
Suddenly there was a bright light in the front of Katie's Clinic it shone through the back room door, Ryder, Katie and Lena heard the pups scream
Ryder went to stand up
"No I'll check, you are still weak Ryder" Katie said forcing him back down "Wait here" she ran into the front of her Clinic
"Hello Katie" Diwan laughed "These pups are mine now"
Katie gasped seeing, Chase, Skye, Rocky, Zuma and Rubble all unconscious floating in bubbles above Diwan
"Let them go!" Katie yelled at her
Diwan smiled "No they are mine" with that she vanished with the pups leaving Katie alone in the front of her Clinic
Katie ran into the back room "The pups... Diwan... She... She..."
"Diwan has them" Lena said opening her eyes
"WHAT?!" Ryder said sitting on the edge of his bed "My pups!"
Katie placed her hand on his shoulder "I'm sorry Ryder"
"I'll get the pups back" Lena stopped glowing "Marshall's powers are stabilizing now" she closed her eyes then vanished
Marshall looked up at Katie who was next to Ryder "I'm going to help her get the pups back" he started glowing
"Marshall! Wait!" Ryder jumped off his bed and pup both hands on his remaining pup
Katie ran over to them just as she went to say something both Marshall and Ryder vanished in front of her
"Ryder? Marshall?" Katie sighed being left alone
Marshall and Ryder reappeared on a hill just outside of Adventure Bay, Marshall instantly collapsed due to his ribs but he found himself in Ryder's arms
"Ryder look!" Marshall pointed behind them
Ryder spun around to see Diwan laughing, blue/purple energy surrounded the pups and Lena it was being channeled back into Diwan
Marshall started to glow but he yelped causing Diwan to laugh harder
"Poor excuse for a Seijin" she laughed "You have no idea how to use your power"
"What are you doing to my pups?!" Ryder yelled at her "Let them go!"
Marshall growled knowing he was still too weak to take on Diwan
"Oh this?" Diwan looked at the pups and Lena "I'm taking all of their life force from them, and there is nothing you can do to stop me!" she laughed
To be continued