Deep inside a cave outside of Barkingburg, the evil quintet was working on the items for the resurrection spell. Mayor Humdinger was mixing together some of the spices for the boundary of the ritual circle, Sweetie was going through the spell book and memorizing the spells, and Harold was preparing another batch of knockout gas. The kittens weren't doing much, and Almuzar just stood in the shadows.

"How's everything coming along?" the ghostly sorcerer asked.

"Coming along good sir." Sweetie replied, "We should be getting this underway in about an hour."

"Good." Almuzar replied before turning to Harold, "Harold, go see if Ryder and the pups are still alive. If they are, gas them."

"On it sir." Harold said as he took several smoke bombs and walked out.

"I admit Mayor, I'm impressed." Almuzar commented, "Your nephew is more skilled than I thought."

"Of course he is." Mayor Humdinger said proudly, "I taught him."

"Yeah, glad you didn't teach him to be an overgrown baby." Sweetie snorted.

"Hey, watch your mouth you spoiled brat!" Mayor Humdinger snapped.

"Maybe I would if you weren't such whiny, spoiled brat yourself!" Sweetie growled, "No wonder the PAW Patrol beats you so easily."

"Oh yeah, I forgot, I'm talking to the expert in getting beaten by the PAW Patrol." Mayor Humdinger said sarcastically, "And for your information, I've been dealing with that kid and his annoying pups for twice as long as you!"

"But at least I was able to outsmart them for a while!" Sweetie yelled.

Before Mayor Humdinger could respond, a bolt of magic shot from the shadows. Almuzar floated out extending his hand.

"Enough." he snarled, "What have I said about your ridiculous squabbling?"

"Sorry sir." Sweetie and Mayor Humdinger said darkly.

"Mayor, go help your nephew with the PAW Patrol." Almuzar said.

"Yes sir." Mayor Humdinger said rolling his eyes as he walked out.

As he did, Sweetie stuck her tongue out at the cat-loving Mayor. Despite both of them wanting revenge on the PAW Patrol, the two didn't like each much. Sweetie though Mayor Humdinger was an overgrown man-baby, and Humdinger thought Sweetie was a spoiled brat.

"Sir, what do we do with the PAW Patrol once we're done with the plan?" Sweetie asked.

"I'm not sure yet." Almuzar replied, "It's either torture them or kill them."

"But what if the Canine Knights find the PAW Patrol first before the ritual?" the West Highland White Terrier asked.

Almuzar tensed up at the mention of his old enemies, and replied, "Don't worry Miss Sweetie, everything will go according to plan."


Meanwhile in their cell, the pups felt worse than ever. Humdinger and Sweetie had come in and beat them for about 30 minutes, and then Almuzar came in and gave them hallucinations of what they were afraid of and made them relive their traumatic experiences. And the kittens came in and made Chase's allergies go nuts. But despite the torture they'd been subjected to, they kept a brave face.

"Guys, I don't know how much longer I take this." Rubble said, his face still wet with tears.

"Me too dude." Zuma replied

"Me three." Marshall added.

"I know pups." Chase said, his eyes bloodshot and his nose running, "I'm trying to think of a plan, but it's really hard."

"It's ok Chase." Skye said.

"If we're going through all this, I can't even imagine what Ryder's going through." Rocky said.

"I hope he's ok." Rubble said.

"What do you think they're gonna do to us?" Marshall asked.

"I'm not sure dude." Zuma replied.

All of a sudden, several smoke bombs were thrown into the cell, and once again, purple smoke filled the room. The pups began coughing, and they fell unconscious.


In the castle library, everyone was full of shock. If that was the case and Sweetie and Mayor Humdinger were trying to raise Almuzar from the dead, then the pups and Ryder were in real danger.

"Oh my word!!" the Earl exclaimed.

"I had a feeling it was something bad, but this is a whole new level of bad!!" Everest exclaimed.

"Charles, are you sure?" the Princess asked.

"I'm sure." Charles replied.

"Yes, that's what the Statue of Mordon is for." Chance said, "Plus, the Elements of Life have the power to do that."

"But how can they?" Katie asked, "The Diamond of Mortality was shattered."

"It was, but there's a way to fix that." Blaze replied.

"Yes." Charles said as he flipped through the book until he found what he was looking for, "When the elements were created, a way to repair them if they shattered was created."

"Yes, repairing the six main elements is easy." Skyler added, "But repairing the diamond is a little bit harder. In order for that, first you need six individuals, each representing one of the elements."

"Why?" Arrby asked.

"Because the power inside the diamond is made up of power from all six elements." Granite replied.

"Yes, and once you have the individuals, the first part of a special chant is said. The elements then draw power from their individual, and the power is then channeled into a union point." Arthur explained, "The magic then joins the shattered pieces together, and you have one newly repaired Diamond of Mortality."

"Whoa." Carlos said.

"But what do they need our amigos for?" Tracker asked.

Everyone thought for a minute. Then Katie's eyes widened and her face went pale. She then said, "Because the pups each represent one of the elements!!"

"You're right." Carlos said with a worried tone, "The pups are the perfect representations of the elements."

"This is muy malo." Tracker said, his ears folding back.

"But what would they want Ryder for?" Sid asked.

"You know the pups would never agree to raise Almuzar from the dead right?" Richard said.

"Oh no." the Princess said, "If the pups don't do what they want, they'll kill him."

"But not just yet." Chance said, "There might be another reason."

"What?" everyone else asked.

"For the resurrection spell, you need the six individuals, but you'll also need a seventh, one that represents all six elements and is mortal." Charles explained.

"Yes." Granite said, "After that, you say the first part of the chant, and the elements draw power from the individuals. After you say the second part, the six elements feed into the diamond. After the third part is said, the combined power is fed into the Statue of Mordon, and once the fourth and final part is said, the soon-to-be risen spirit is given their flesh and blood back."

"And once the energy dies down, you have one newly resurrected person." Blaze added.

"Wow, that's intense." Arrby said.

"And that's why they need Ryder." Everest said, "He perfectly represents all six elements."

"We have to stop them!!" Tracker exclaimed.

"Knights, where does this ritual take place?" the Earl asked.

"According to the book, the ritual must take place in the ancient Cave of the Seven Sorcerers." Skyler replied.

"Then that's where we need to go!!" Katie exclaimed, anxious to find her boyfriend and the pups.

"But there's a problem." Arthur said, "The cave is halfway up the mountain, and the road up there is too narrow for the Mission Cruiser to drive on, and even it wasn't, it'd still take a while to get up there."

"Plus, Almuzar will likely have a magic barrier around the cave, so we can't take the Air Patroller." Richard added.

"Do you think another teleportation spell will do the trick?" Carlos asked.

"Maybe, but if Almuzar has a magic barrier around the cave, then we'll most likely be transported right outside it." Charles said, "But I'll try."

"Everyone, be careful." the Earl said.

""We will." the Princess replied.

Charles opened his spell book to the spell and said, "Nos antrum septem magos si ut optamus fiant."

A breeze swept through the library, and in a flash of light, the group was gone. Off to save the PAW Patrol from the people who hated them the most.

To be continued…