A/N: Hey again guys. I wanted to get another chapter out before school starts.
Oh, and by the way. Crescent Moon took place when the pups were yearlings. So they'd be teens. Just wanted to put that out there.
Okay, on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own PAW Patrol
Crescent had just passed the park again, feeling as if some of her troubles had literally been lifted off her shoulders. She knew she stil had visit Everest, not to mention convince her to come, but she decided to enjoy the moment while it lasted.
Her plan was to head back to the Lookout and ask Zuma if he could take her up to Jake's Mountian. She'd ask Rocky, but she didn't know if he'd even take her, after yesterday. And besides, she didn't want to give Everest a chance to make a move on him again. She growled at the thought.
She had just passed through the park when her tag lit up, and she heard Ryder's voice over the intercom: "PAW Patrol, to the Lookout!"
Crescent cast a glance back at the snow capped mountain. It took a good half hour to get up there, and it was nearly noon. Her time to go and see Everest would be cut in half by a mission.
With a sigh, Crescent took off towards the Lookout.
She met the other pups in the elevator, all of them there except a certain dalmatian...
"Where's Marshall?" Skye asked, she was answered a moment later.
"LOOK OUT!" Shouted Marshall and he came rolling towards them, a spinning ball of spotted fur.
The others tried to jump out of the way, but they couldn't react fast enough and Marshall slammed into them, knocking them into a pile.
"Man, I'm on a roll today!" Marshall joked, earning a laugh from the other pups as the elevator went up. When they reached the center, the pups quickly started putting on their gear. All except Crescent, who stayed where she was. When they were finished, the pups got in their usual line, Crescent taking her place between Chase and and Rocky. The elevator continued upwards, until it came to a stop. The pups lept out and got back in line. "PAW Patrol, ready for action Ryder sir!" Case shouted, stepping forward when they were settled.
"Thanks for coming up so quickly, pups." Ryder said, pressing a button on his pup pad. The screen came down and showed a cartoonish animation of some people walking in a cave on Jake's Mountain, before an avalanche started, the snow covering the entrance.
Crescent felt her heart leap with relief. Yes! This will give me a chance to see Everest.
Ryder pressed another button. "Rubble." He said after a moment. "I'll need you and your rig and shovel to help dig the people out."
"Let's dig it!" The bulldog shouted out before sitting back down.
"Chase. We'll need your sniffer to track down the people inside the cave."
"Chase is on the case!"
Ryder paused for a second, then pressed another button. A familiar husky's face appeared on the screen.
"Hiya Ryder! Hi pups!" Everest greeted cheerily. "What'cha need?"
"Everest. Some tourists are trapped in a cave. We need you to come and help Rubble dig them out."
Everest nodded. "Sure thing Ryder. Ice or snow, I'm ready to go!"
"Great. it's the cave near the base of the mountain. Off the side off the road."
"I'm familiar with it. See you guys there!" And with that, she pressed her puptag and her face vanished from the screen.
Crescent was sure that would be it, Ryder wasn't yet finished.
To her surprise, her badge appeared on the screen. "Crescent. We'll need your knowledge of caves to help get the people out safely."
Crescent was dumbfounded. "B-but Ryder!" She blurted out. "I don't even have my uniform yet!"
Ryder chuckled. "You've shown that you don't need it."
Crescent opened her mouth to speak, but Rocky gave her a friendly nuzzle. "I'm sure you'll do great." He said before she could protest again. She sighed, but straitened up.
"Alright Ryder. I'll do my best."
"As you should." Ryder answered before shouting, "The PAW Patrol, is on a roll!" and heading over to his fire pole.
With that, the pups who had been chosen for the mission raced over to the slide. Chase paused, letting Rubble go first, and turned to Crescent. "You can ride with me, if you want. Since Rocky isn't coming on this mission." Crescent searched for any sign of mockery in his amber gaze, but couldn't find any. Only calm determination and focus on the mission ahead.
Crescent opened her mouth to speak, but the words caught in her throat. So she simply nodded. Chase returned the nod and jumped onto the slide, howling before he landed in his vehicle. Crescent followed him, but she didn't sit down. She kept standing up, letting out a yelp of surprise as she tried to dig her claws in, trying to regain her balance. She flew off the edge, doing an unintentional flip in the air before landing in the seat beside him with a grunt. Chase smiled at her before starting up his cruiser and taking off, following behind Ryder as they drove up to Jake's mountian.
Chase's POV
I stared ahead at the road, both paws at ten and two on the steering wheel as I drove on, my mind focused on the mission. I tear my eyes from the road for a moment and look over at the black wolfdog beside me. She was sitting up strait with her head tilted back, her blue eyes closed and the wind ruffling her fur. I slightly smile at the sight, letting my mind wander. She seemed to be alot like me. Focused, professional, and mature, and she wasn't bad-looking either. I wish we could be friends, I'd like to get to know her better. But sadly, I don't think that will ever happen. I've seen the way she looks at me. She hates me. Not that I say I blame her, I mean I was a pretty big jerk to her when she first joined. But, I don't know. I wish she'd just give me a chance. Maybe then things could be different. Maybe...
Normal POV
Crescent opened her eyes and saw Chase staring at her. "Why are you staring at me?" She growled. Chase snapped back to reality. "No reason." He replied quickly before focusing his gaze back on the road.
Crescent kept on looking at him for a few moments longer, but then shrugged and turned her gaze away.
When the pups and Ryder arrived at the mountian, Rubble immediately started using his shovel to dig out the snow covering the enterance. Everest arrived a few minutes after the others. She hopped out of her vehicle and bounded over to the pups. "Hey again, guys!" She greeted.
"Hey, Everest." Chase replied, giving his teammate a nod.
"I'm glad I got to...got to..." She broke off with a scowl as she spotted Crescent.
"What's she doing here?" The husky hissed, bearing her teeth in a snarl.
Crescent opened her mouth to reply, but Chase beat her to it. "She's here for the mission. She is our cave rescue pup, after all."
Everest nodded slowly. "Alright. I guess I'll go help Rubble, then." Throwing a final glare at her unknown cousin over her shoulder, the lavander husky spun around and began digging alongside the construction pup.
Chase turned to Crescent in confusion. "Who spit in her kibble?"
Crescent just sighed and shook her head. "It's a long, long story Chase." She replied.
Chase looked at her for a second longer, as if he wasn't satisfied with her explanation. Then he shrugged and turned his gaze away.
After ten minutes, Rubble and Everest had cleared away enough snow for Chase and Crescent to slip in, and for them to get the people out.
"Great work, you two." Ryder praised them. He turned to Chase and Crescent.
"Don't worry Ryder." Chase assured him. "We'll be fine."
Ryder nodded. "Alright. We'll be here. Call us if you need any help."
"Will do." Chase replied before slipping in the hole with Crescent following him.
Once they were inside, Crescent looked around. The room they were currently in was pretty large. It had two tunnels leading off it. One on the right, and the other on the left. Chase began sniffing around. Almost at once he caught their scent. "They went this way." He reported, pointing down the passage to the left with his tail. Crescent nodded and gestured at it with a paw. "Lead the way."
Chase nodded and continued down the tunnel, his nose to the ground. After awhile, they came to a dead end. "What?!" Chase exclaimed in disbelief. "The scent stops here. And I didn't smell any other trails."
Crescent looked up at the wall and touched it with a paw. "It's gravel." She told Chase. "We can dig through it, but it'l take a bit."
Chase snorted. "I've got time."
Crescent rolled her eyes and the two set to work, digging until the gravel wall was scattered along the floor of the tunnel.
When they were done, Chase picked up the scent again and the pair continued down the tunnel in a companionable silence. They rounded a corner and ran into one of the tourists.
"What?" He said before turning around and spotting the pups. "Who are you?"
"We're Crescent and Chase, members of the PAW Patrol, sir." Crescent said, pointing to herself and Chase in turn.
"We're here to get you out of the cave." Chase added, turning around. "Follow us, please." Without waiting for a reply, he began walking back the way they had come. Crescent followed, keeping pace with him as they led the tourists out of the cave.
Crescent leaped out of Chase's cruiser, stretching each of her legs in turn before flopping down in the grass. After she and Chase led the tourists out, they headed home, getting ear scratches and 'thank you's from them. She opened her jaws in a huge yawn and closed her eyes. She felt a pelt brush lightly against hers and opened her eyes, expecting to see Rocky, but to her surprise it was Chase instead. "Hey." He greeted nervously. "Ryder said he has something to show you."
Crescent nodded and reluctantly stood up, and followed the shepherd over to the garage where Ryder kept his ATV. She glanced at Chase, looking for an explanation. Chase caught her eye and just shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
He sat down infront of the garage, and Crescent sat down next to him. After a moment, the garage door slowly opened, revealing a new vehicle.
Crescent's jaw dropped at the sight. The new vehicle appeared to be a modified minecart. It was gray, with light purple and teal stripes down the sides. On the back, was a drill, sorta like on Rubble's rig, and on the front were a pair of forklifts. There was a shovel attached on one side, and the other side had a larger version of her badge painted on it.
Crescent glanced at Chase, and he was wearing the exact look she was. Ryder stepped out from behind it and smiled at a bewildered pair of pups. "So? What do you think?"
Crescent just shook her head slightly. "There are no words..."
Ryder chuckled. "That's not all."
Crescent nearly fainted.
Rocky walked out from behind her new vehicle, holding a teal vest, a teal pair of goggles, and a darker teal pup-pack in his jaws. He set them down infront of the wolf-dog. "This is your new uniform." He explained. "It's specially made so that it's just your size, and specially programed so it responds to your bark."
Crescent nodded. "Can I try it on?"
Ryder smiled. "Of course. It's your uniform."
So, with some help from Rocky and Chase, Crescent put on her new uniform and goggles. She slid them over her eyes. "Cool." She commented.
"They're night vision goggles. That way it'l be be easier to see in caves."
Crescent nodded again.
Rocky smiled. "Come on! I'll teach you how to use your pup-pack!" Then he raced off towards the grass. Crescent followed, feeling truly happy for the first time in a while. She had a home, her badge, her vehicle, er uniform, and the best bunch of friends a pup could ask for.
Only then did she realize she forgot to talk to Everest about the meeting.
A/N: Wow! That took awhile. Anywho, hope ya liked it.
Sianii out!
Peace!
