A week after Chase joined the PAW Patrol, the dark mage had decided he needed a place to stay, so he decided to rent an apartment not too far from the guild. He stared at the room in amazement. It was really spacious, and has more closets than Chase knows what to do with. Maybe I'll go shopping for some clothes to fill in the space. He mused, before glancing over to the fireplace and kitchen stove. He grinned. And all of this only cost 7,000 jewels! He thought to himself, heading to the bathroom. It's been a while since he's taken a bath, and he figured he should get into it right now.
Sitting down in the tub of water, the dark mage sighed, feeling his wounded muscles relaxing under the hot soak. This is SO much more better than anything Humdinger could come up with! He thought, smiling slightly, before frowning. Thinking of his old guild and his master, Chase couldn't help but worry. After we disbanded, everyone went their separate ways. Humdinger is probably still out there, trying to regroup everyone, He looked at the ceiling. I wonder...if he'll come and try to find me. Should I warn Goodway? No, she knows and yet...she took me in, anyway. So she should know Humdinger would try and find me. Maybe she's...protecting me? He sighed once more.
"I shouldn't be thinking about it, Humdinger is in the past, PAW Patrol is the future for me." He muttered as he started to wash his hair. As he scrubbed, he couldn't help but think about what he was going to do for the time being. Sure, there's missions and stuff for the PAW Patrol, but what about in between? He couldn't very well practice his dark magic in fear of the Magic Council trying to find reasons to put him behind bars. Then again, the Magic Council WAS the reason I was allowed to roam free. Still, to start practicing dark arts and forbidden spells isn't something I want to do. Then an idea came to him. "Maybe I can finally start working on that potion I was trying to make!" He sneered. "If all goes well and the potion works, I will become a very wealthy man!" He laughed evilly to himself, before choking on his spit as he laughed too hard. "Not a bad guy, Chase. Not a bad guy."
An hour later, and Chase finally left the bathroom and headed towards his room, a towel wrapped around his waist.
"Maybe I'll take a quick nap before I head to the gui-huh?"
"Yo!" Marshall said, both he and Joey looking at Chase with a smile on their face.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?!" Chase shouted, slamming Marshall against the wall with his leg, the DragonSlayer squishing the green cat underneath him. Marshall pouted at the rude behavior.
"We heard from Sachi that you'd picked out a place..."
"Aye." Joey groaned. Chase gave them both a death glare.
"You heard, so you just barged in?! No matter how close friends we are, don't you understand the concept of common courtesy?! You just committed breaking and entering! That's a crime, you know!" He ranted. Marshall folded his arms and looked at Chase with a pointed look.
"Hey, that hurts man." He said. Chase's eyebrow twitched.
"That's not the point..."
"Nice apartment, Chase!" Joey said, scratching up the walls.
"DON'T DO THAT YOU DEVIL CAT!" Chase shouted.
"Anyway, we came here because we wanted to hang out, since we're friends and all." Marshall said, grinning at the dark mage. Chase huffed and folded his arms.
"Well, I don't have a lot to entertain you since I just moved in. I'm sure you could find something else to do with your time." He said.
"Ne, Chase, aren't you going to put on some clothes?" Joey asked, and it was then Chase realized he was still naked. He blushed as he promptly shoved Marshall and Joey out the window.
"Get out you perverts!" He shouted, watching as they fell into the sidewalk below. Sighing, Chase closed the window, turned around and began to get dressed. Meanwhile, Marshall groaned.
"He's so cold-hearted..."
"Aye."
Back with Chase, the dark mage was reading a book when a sudden knock was heard. Looking up, he got up from his spot on the bed and began walking towards the door, revealing Marshall and Joey. He gritted his teeth.
"It hasn't been an hour, and you're already annoying me..."
"Come on, Chase let's do a mission together!" Marshall begged, looking at the dark mage with teary blue eyes. Chase, outwardly, wasn't moved by the act, but on the inside, he could feel his heart fluttering. Really? He thought.
"And why should we? I just join the PAW Patrol, and I don't have any ideas on what mission we should go on. On top of that, I just moved into my apartment and the rent's not due yet. So tell me, why should I do a mission with you?" He asked. Marshall and Joey looked at each other, concerned, before glancing at the dark mage.
"Because you're needed for this!" Marshall said, holding out a piece of paper. Chase took it and began reading the quest.
"200,000 jewels just for taking a single book from the mansion of this Duke Everlue person, huh?" Marshall nodded. That's when Chase noticed something. "Caution: He's a dirty old pervert and currently recruiting blonde-haired maids..." Suddenly, the paper crumbled under Chase's fist, teeth clashed together in a force smile as his eyebrow twitched. Marshall suddenly found himself in danger of being strangled, and he had to take a step back when Chase began to loom over him, shadow covering his face.
"Are you...are you...are you..."
"Am I what?"
"ARE YOU AN IDIOT?! DO I LOOK BLONDE TO YOU?! AND FYI, BLONDES ARE GIRLS! I'M NOT A FUCKING GIRL DUMBASS!" He shouted, slamming his fist down on Marshall's head. "AND YOU TOLD ME YOU NEEDED ME! WHAT THE FUCK?!"
"I do! No one else would fit the bill!" Marshall whined, anime tears flowing down his face.
"What about that blonde girl in the guild, Katie?" Chase hissed, not releasing his hold on the fire mage. At the mention of her, Marshall beamed.
"Great idea Chase! We could ask her."
"Aye!"
"I'm not going anywhere! There's nothing you can say that's going to make me leave this house!"
Fifty minutes later, a grumbling Chase was trailing slowly behind a happy DragonSlayer and a flying cat.
"I can't believe this, today is my day off, I had nothing better to do, and yet I'm dragged onto a job by these two idiots..." He muttered, a dark cloud hanging above his head. Marshall and Joey stared at him.
"What's his problem? If he didn't want to go, he didn't have to." He said. Joey nodded his head.
"Aye."
"I can fucking HEAR you know?! And I didn't WANT to go, but you made me with that stupid kick puppy dog look of yours!" Chase hissed, remembering how Marshall looked at him with sad blue eyes, as if Chase had personally offended him, and was about to leave when Chase changed his mind. Fucking moronic DragonSlayer. No matter how powerful you think you are, you are still an idiot! Chase thought, glaring at the back of Marshall's head.
"Marshall, I think Chase is saying something bad about you..." Joey said.
"CAN IT CAT!"
The moment they reached the guild, Marshall began searching for Katie, who was helping Sachi with serving drinks, all the while, shooting glares at Ryder, who was too busy entertaining a group of girls. He really is a playboy...
"Yo Katie! Want to go on a mission with Chase and I?" Marshall asked, bouncing his way over to the blonde. This caught Ryder's attention as he turned to the group.
"Oh? You and Chase are a team now?" Katie asked.
"Team?" Chase asked, tilting his head.
"Aye! Everyone in a guild are allies, but the people who really get along well join together to form a team. A mission that might be difficult for one person to handle, can be handled by a team, you see!" Joey explained. Chase gritted his teeth.
"You're no teammate of mine." He hissed. Marshall pouted.
"But we get along so well!" He said, grinning as Katie giggled and Chase blushed. "Anyway, this quest requires a blonde-haired girl, so we're thinking you might be able to help us out here." He turned to Katie, who smiled.
"Sure, what do I have to do?"
"Dress as a maid for a perverted old man." Chase said, smirking when he saw Katie turn white.
"No way in hell," She hissed, glaring at Marshall. "What kind of girl do you take me for?"
"Please Katie? We'll split the reward money with you."
"And how much is that?"
"200,000."
"Hmm," Katie hummed, folding her arms. "With that much money, I'll be able to buy me some new shoes. Or maybe a new key, if I wanted," She looked down at her silver keys. "Okay, you got yourself a deal."
"Yes!" Marshall cheered.
"However, I will only go if Chase comes with us."
"WHY ME?!"
"Of course he is, why wouldn't he be coming?" Marshall asked, tilting his head in confusion. Katie just smirked and gave the dark mage a look.
"I have a feeling that this mission isn't as simple as it seems to be - and while I'll assume Marshall will be fighting, I wouldn't mind having back up in case something goes wrong." She said, her blue eyes gleaming while Chase groaned.
So much for relaxation.