Chapter 7 - Imprisoned
Knowing their mission had now changed, the PAW Patrol wondered what the plan was now.
"Well, Ryder" said Marshall. "What do we do?"
But they didn't get the response they wanted.
"I don't know" Ryder replied sadly.
The pup's mouths dropped as low as the ground, for they had never in their lives heard their leader say those words. He had raised them to always believe there was "no job too big, no pup too small".
"But, but, but we have to find Chase's sister" Skye stuttered.
"Yeah, she's a part of him" stated Rubble.
"And the dudette's a Barkingburg Princess and Guardian" said Zuma.
"They need to be together" said Rocky.
Seeing his friends were determined to help him find his family filled Chase with confidence.
"Thank you for the support guys, you're the best friends I've ever had" Chase smiled.
"We will find her Chase, I promise you" said the Princess, giving him a hug.
Everyone was determined to find this missing pup, but the lack of knowledge about her didn't give them much to go on. They didn't even know her name, or what she looked like.
"There's gotta be something that can help us find her" thought Chase.
"Your Earlness, do you have any suggestions?" asked Ryder.
"No" the Earl said with disappointment. "I've read every book in the castle and she's not mentioned."
"It's like she was erased by magic" sighed Skye.
Just then, the Princess' face lit up like a light bulb. She had an idea.
"Magic, that's it" she said. "I think I might know someone who can help us."
Leading Ryder and the pups, the Princess took them down to the castle cellar. It was dark and cold as they walked down the spiral staircase.
"This place is super creepy" Marshall said quietly.
"Your highness, who exactly are we going to see?" asked Rubble.
"We're going to see Alacazar, the Royal Wizard" she replied.
Surprised, the pups listened to the story. Alacazar was the son of the Royal Wizard during the Princess' parent's reign. He and the Princess were great friends. During the fire, his father died along with the King and Queen, so he started teaching himself magic in the mountains. When the PAW Patrol banished Shadow for good, the Princess tracked him down and he took his rightful place as the new royal wizard.
"Mum told me about him, but I've never seen before" stated Chase.
"That's because it's safer for him to stay hidden under the castle" said the Princess.
Before long, the group had reached the bottom of the staircase. In front of them was a big, old, wooden door with a rusty handle. Knocking gently, the door creaked open and stood before them was a figure. Holding a wand, the figure lifted his hood, revealing himself as a young man, the same age as Ryder.
"Your highness, so good to see you again" he said, hugging the Princess. "I see you brought friends."
"Yes" the Princess replied. "Alacazar, this is Ryder and the PAW Patrol."
"Hi" waved Rocky.
"Nice to meet you dude" smiled Zuma.
Alacazar was amazed. He'd heard of this group, but to meet them in person was fantastic.
"It's an honour to meet you all" he said. "I've heard a lot about you, especially you Chase."
Chase blushed, feeling embarrassed.
"We need your help Alacazar" Skye said in hurry. "We need to..."
"...find Sweetie because she's escaped from prison" Alacazar interrupted. "But first, you must find Chase's long lost twin sister."
"How do you know?" asked Ryder, surprised Alacazar already knew about the missing pup.
"The spirits of Barkingburg's past alerted me of the danger" Alacazar explained. "Now, come."
Bringing them into his workshop, everyone sat around his magic crystal ball. Inside was a tonne of magical items. From wands to potions, from books to scrolls, there was so much to see.
"This place to so cool" said Marshall.
"Yeah, I wish I could do magic" said Rubble.
Flicking through a spell book, Alacazar soon found for the spell he was looking for. It was an ancient detection spell that could locate anything and anyone.
"In order for the spell to work..." he said. "...we need something that's connected to the missing pup."
"But what can we use?" asked Zuma. "She was erased from history, there's nothing left of her."
"Yes there is, Chase is a part of her" suggested Rocky. "They have the same DNA."
Just then, Chase had an idea.
"What about my blood?" he asked. "Would that work?"
Alacazar nodded. He quickly grabbed a knife whilst Chase held out his paw. However, before Alacazar could make a cut, Ryder stopped them. He didn't want his German Shepherd to get hurt.
"Chase, are you sure you wanna do this?" he asked, looking Chase in the eye.
"Yes" Chase replied. "I will do anything to get my sister back."
As Ryder stood aside, the pups turned their heads away from sight as Alacazar cut Chase's paw open. Chase tried to be brave and not to whine as his blood poured out, but it was a deep cut that caused a lot of pain. Once Alacazar had collected enough, Marshall bandaged up his friends paw.
Looking into his crystal ball, Alacazar spoke, "Spirits of Barkingburg, we ask you, locate a missing pup."
As Chase's blood dripped onto the crystal ball, it was magically absorbed. Gazing into it, an image formed in a smoky scene. The image was of a female German Shepherd.
"That's her, my sister!" Chase gasped. "Where is she?"
Just then, Ryder and the Princess noticed something.
"Pups, look!" Ryder pointed to their collars.
Looking down, the pups were surprised to find the elements were glowing, glowing as bright as stars.
"What do you think it means?" asked the Princess.
Then it all became clear, for the scene in the crystal ball was what had become of Chase's sister.
After she was taken, Shadow forced her into slavery. As she grew, despite the cruelty she endured, her heart was kind and pure. When she finally stood up for herself, Shadow decided to finally get rid of the royal puppy twins. But, when Shadow tried to strike her down, her life was saved by spell that was put on her at birth. A spell that split her soul into six pieces and were each hidden away in six familiar gems.
"Whoa" said the Princess. "Chase, she's been with you the whole time."
"Maybe that's what's caused your visions to return" Skye suggested. "The two of you being so close together."
That's when the reality sank deep into Chase's fur. He said, "My sister is trapped inside the elements."
Author's Note: Hi everyone, hope you enjoyed this chapter where the story is starting to go. Now, Ryder and the pups must find Chase's sister.
