Chapter 7: Chase Meets Skye
Skye had never been more terrified in her life. Even being with Chase was difficult for her to calm down. She remembered the way Chase acted when she first joined the PAW Patrol, although she never realized that he had a crush on her. Skye and Chase stopped at the visitors' center for a brief rest.
FLASHBACK
It was another day in Adventure Bay. Ryder and Chase were playing soccer against the Lookout garage door. Just then, Ryder's phone rang. "Hello? Ryder here."
"Ryder, it's an emergency! A pup is stuck on top of my silo," said a nervous Farmer Yumi. "Could you come over as soon as you can?"
"Sure thing, Farmer Yumi. No job is too big, and no pup is too small!" Then he and Chase took off towards Farmer Yumi's place. Within ten minutes they arrived. Chase ran over to the silo to try to look at the pup. Chase saw her. A small, beautiful Cockapoo had gotten her paw stuck under one of the shingles of the silo. She was whimpering, with tears in her eyes.
"Chase! We need a ladder of some sort to get to the top of the silo. And hurry!"
"Chase is on the case!"
"Wow! He's so cute, so respectful, so brave!" the pup thought. "But he would never like a girl like me." She frowned but snapped to attention when she heard something knock against the side of the silo. She turned to see Chase climbing the ladder, determination in his eyes. She went back to trying to free her paw. Chase made it to the top of the silo.
"Ryder, I made it to the top, but the shingles are too slick for me to stand on," he said. He then turned towards the Cockapoo. "Don't be scared, we're here to help you." The Cockapoo smiled at him then tried to free her paw once more. With all her might, she was able to free it. But she fell back towards Chase. "Oh no," he said, just as she flew into him. Both fell off the ladder and landed on the ground.
When the dust settled, the Cockapoo was on top of Chase. "Oops," she said. "My bad, umm...uh"
"Chase," said the German Shepherd, who was gasping for breath. The pup got off of him.
"Sorry Chase," she said. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Chase then looked into her eyes and saw a very beautiful pup. "What's your name?"
"S-s-skye," the pup said nervously. Ryder ran over to them.
"Chase, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Ryder then turned to Skye. "Are YOU okay?"
"I'm fine," she said cheerfully, doing a backflip.
"Wow! How did you do that?" said Chase.
"Years of practice," said Skye.
"Do you have a home?" Ryder asked.
"No," said Skye, whimpering. "Back at the orphanage, no one ever wanted to take me because I was too small." She started to tear up. Chase then spoke up.
"No one ever wanted me either at my orphanage because I was too serious." He whimpered. "But luckily, Ryder took me in and gave me a home. I'm sure he could do the same for you."
"Really?" Skye said in a happier tone.
"Yeah, is it okay with you, Ryder?"
"Well, I would like another pup, and Chase, you have seemed awfully lonely, so yes, we can keep her."
Chase howled with joy and Skye yipped and did a backflip.
"Okay, you two, back to the lookout," said Ryder.
"Ryder, is it okay if Skye rides backseat in my police car back to the lookout?" asked Chase.
"As long as she's buckled, sure!" said Ryder. With that, the three rode off into the sunset, back to the Lookout.
END OF FLASHBACK
Chase heard a rustling sound outside of the rest area. He turned to Skye. "I want you to stay here. I just can't risk losing you."
"No, Chase. Don't go!" said Skye. "Those things could kill you!" Her eyes were brimming with tears.
"If it means that you'll be safe, I have to." So Chase crept around the corner and peeked out of a window. He saw nothing. "Hmm...it's nothing." As he turned around, two Velociraptors jumped out of a bush and into the rest area. Chase ran back towards Skye. He led her to the back room. The Velociraptors followed them and cornered them. "Alright, Skye. I want you to stay behind me at all times!" Chase was sweating so much that a tiny pool was seen on the ground. Skye backed up and stepped on a plate on one of the tiles.
"Huh? What did I do?" she asked. Suddenly, the floor opened up and Chase and Skye fell into a dungeon. When the dust settled, they looked around to see that they were in a sort of jail cell. There was a bench, a window with bars, and a steel door that was locked. Chase looked up to see the Velociraptors hissing at him. Then they disappeared.
"Where..." Chase was panting. "Where are we?"
"I don't know. It looks sort of like a dungeon," said Skye. She hopped up to the iron bars and tried to break them, to no avail. "I guess we're stuck in here," she said, whimpering. Chase sat next to her and comforted her.
"It's okay, Skye. We're gonna be okay. But I'm worried about Ryder." Chase looked out the window to see the Spinosaurus off in the distance. Chase prayed that the others would be okay.
