"Chase…" Ryder said. Chase dropped his gun. Ryder came up to him and knelt beside Chase and Marshall. Marshall had not let go of Chase the entire time, he kept his face buried in Chase's fur.
"We had to find her…" Chase whispered.
"You could have told us we would ha-" Ryder as cut off by Chase.
"She would have been dead by then," Chase spat. Ryder stood up and observed both of his pups wounds. "Should check them out first." Ryder thought.
"You can explain later...but for now let's head back to the Lookout," Ryder said. Chase and Marshall both got up and walked back to the Lookout. Ryder turned to Rubble, Zuma, and Rocky.
"Please bury the bodies," Ryder said. He turned to the Lookout and stepped on something metallic. He looked down to see Chase's gun. He picked it up and sighed. He stared at the blood on the guns handle. He held it firmly in his hands before starting towards the Lookout.
Skye rushed into Katie's place and dropped her on one of the tables. Katie rushed up to Skye.
"Oh my...what happened," Katie asked.
"We don't know yet…" Skye trailed off. She stared at Everest. Everest was barely conscious, blinking her eyes rapidly and bobbing her head.
"Can you help her?" Skye asked. Katie looked at her then Everest.
"Yeah," Katie said. Katie removed Everest's bandages and cleaned them. Everest lightly moaned as Katie began to disinfect he cuts.
While Katie was cleaning up Everest, she noticed bits of fur and flesh on paws. She gently took Everest paw and extend her claws out slightly. Skye found flesh and blood covering her claws. "Why did she do this to herself?" Skye thought as she placed Everest's paw back on the table.
Skye turned around to see Marshall and Chase walk in. Skye rushed up to Marshall and took him into a tight embrace. Marshall returned the hug. They soon broke apart. Skye stepped back and noticed the wounds on both of the pups.
"You guys okay?" She asked.
"Wolves didn't do much just cuts...nothing major," Chase said. Marshall was still trembling a little from their encounter with the wolves.
"What's wrong Marshall?" Skye asked. Marshall quivered. Skye touched Marshall's shoulder and looked at him with pleading eyes.
"I-I killed them…" Marshall whispered. Skye stepped back and looked at Marshall right in the eye.
"I'm sure that had to be done," Skye said before hugging Marshall again. Marshall calmed down a bit. Katie walked up to the ground and sighed.
"Everest's is going to be okay but she's going to be out for a while," Katie said.
"That's great!" Chase said excitedly.
"Yeah...Chase and Marshall come here...let me clean you guys up," Katie said. Chase and Marshall followed Katie.
Skye looked at them with a sigh before heading back to the Lookout. She entered the Lookout and found Ryder touching something in the wall. Skye walked in to see Ryder waiting for her.
"Ryder?" Skye asked.
"Hey...why don't you come up with me," Ryder said. They both walked into the elevator and went to the second floor. Once their Ryder sat down in a chair.
"So...can you tell me what happened?" Ryder asked. He gestured for Skye to sit on his lap. She leaped up onto him and looked at him.
"We went looking for Everest when she ran out of the Lookout...she was screaming and crying when she left," Skye said.
"Then what?" Ryder continued.
"We looked for her in the woods and found her with all these cuts...but I think she did them to herself," Skye said.
"Why and how do you know this?" Ryder said.
"Because she had torn up flesh on her claws when I looked at them...then Chase told me to come here when wolves attacked us," Skye said.
"Then that's when you came and got me," Ryder said and Skye nodded. He scratched behind Skye's ear and thought about what happened while Chase and Marshall were with the wolves.
"Thanks Skye," Ryder said. Skye got up and went into the elevator and went to the first floor.
Chase and Marshall came to the top floor where they found Ryder still sitting. They looked at eachother before glancing at Ryder who starred at them. He motioned them to sit in front of him. He pulled Chase's gun from behind him and looked at Chase. Chase's ears fell back at the sight of it.
"I understand why you had this and why you had to use it," Ryder said.
"But you should have come to me first," Ryder continued.
"If we would have Everest would have been caught by the wolves if he didn't find her first," Chase protested. Ryder nodded before looking at Marshall.
"But...I am glad to see you care so much for your friends," Ryder said. Ryder looked at Chase and handed him back his gun.
"Thankyou Ryder, sir," Chase said as he took off his holster and placed his gun and holster into his pup pack.
"You're free to go now," Ryder said. Both pups nodded and went down the elevator.
A couple hours later Everest slowly opened her eyes. She found herself laying in Katie's place with new bandages covering her cuts. She groaned and lifted herself up. Katie walked out and noticed Everest standing.
"Hey you're awake," Katie said. Everest hoped of the table and walked up to Katie.
"How long have I've been out?" Everest asked.
"Three hours," Katie said. She walked to the back room and got her some food and water.
"Here...you must be hungry," Katie said as she placed Everest's food and water in front of her. She quickly ate her food.
"Thanks," Everest said. Katie nodded and patted her on her head. Everest smiled and wagged her tail at Katie's actions. Both Katie and Everest turned to see Chase walking into the clinic.
"Hey Katie I'm here se-," Chase stopped when he saw Everest standing. He quickly rushed up to her and hugged her. Katie aww'd at them, Chase and Everest's face turned bright red from this.
Both Chase and Everest walked back to the Lookout together as the sun was setting. They both sat near a small cliff that faced the ocean. They watched sunset in a pleasant silence. Chase glanced over at Everest.
"I want you to know…" Chase started, grabbing the attention of Everest.
"Hmm?" Everest responded while looking back at Chase.
"That when I said I loved you...I meant it," Chase said.
"Chase…" Everest was interrupted by Chase.
"I love you because you're strong willed, kind, and we need each other," Chase finished. Everest was taken back a little by this. It's been so long since Everest had someone to pour out her feelings to.
"I love you too...not because you want me...but because you gave me hope in my darkest hour," Everest said. They both noticed that the entire time they were talking their faces were only an inch away from each other's.
They could feel each other's warm breath gently blow against their face. They both leaned in and felt their lips collide. Chase's tongue begged to explore Everest's tongue. They kept going until the need for air cluttered their minds.
Chase was the first to pull back. Everest leaned her head against Chase's body. They both watched the sunset until the stars littered the night sky. The crescent moon gleaming above them.
"Hey," Chase said as he nudged Everest gently. Everest groaned and looked up at him.
"We should get to bed...wanna sleep alone or with me tonight?" Chase asked. Everest smirked and gave him a lick on his face.
"I'll take that as a yes," Chase said. They both got to Chase's puphouse and laid down inside of it, peeking out to gaze up at the stars.
"We're gonna have to tell them," Chase said.
"Tell them what?" Everest questioned.
"What you've been going through...I mean...we're gonna have to tell them someday," Chase said. He gave Everest a compassionate look.
"I know but…" Everest trailed off.
"But what?" Chase asked.
"But I don't know how," Everest whispered. Chase pulled her closer to him and leaned close to her ear.
"We'll figure it out...but for now let's just get some rest," Chase said.
"Yeah...goodnight Chase," Everest said as she leaned on Chase and closed her eyes.
"Goodnight," Chase whispered back. He planted a kiss on the top of her head before falling into sleep's grasp.
I hope you readers enjoyed this chapter. I'm also open to suggestions/ideas to make this story better so if you want to discuss those just PM me anytime.
Thanks for reading and I'll see you guys in the next one!
~Skyfire119