Chapter 25: Silent Pain
A few hours had passed since the pups were reunited with Zuma, the ranger's had left for awhile all apart from Anna who was called in by Silvera. Marshall was happily chatting with Ryder
"Ryder thank you" Marshall smiled looking up at him
"You don't need to keep thanking me Marshall" Ryder laughed, but deep down he was feeling bad (how could I make Marshall go through that?) he thought, Marshall's screams still haunted him
"Are you alright?" Katie asked Ryder noticing something was off with him
Ryder looked at her "Yeah I'm ok"
Katie could tell something was bothering him "Want to go for a walk?"
"Go on" Marshall said smiling "You need fresh air"
"I don't want to leave you" Ryder looked worried
"Ryder sir! Don't worry" Chase said walking over to Marshall, and sat down besides him
"Yeah we'll look after him!" Skye went and sat down next to Chase
"The Paw Patrol is on it!" Rocky giggled
"Wyder go for a walk" Zuma cheered him on
Rubble was busy eating, he just nodded
"I'm going to have a nap anyway" Marshall said closing his eye's "Its ok Ryder"
Everest was sound asleep a few feet away from Marshall, she was snoring
"Ok ok!" Ryder laughed "I'm going!" he walked out of the cave with Katie, he looked back to see Anna changing Marshall's bandage and putting a new vest on him since his old one was torn.
"So Ryder whats wrong?" Katie asked as she walked next to him
"Its nothing really" Ryder smiled a fake smile
"I Know something's bothering you" Katie said putting her hand on his shoulder "You can tell me anything"
They were walking along the river's bank, the cave was still in view behind them Ryder stopped and looked at Katie
"Its just, I feel horrible" Ryder said kicking a stone with his foot
"Why?" Katie asked grasping his shoulder
Ryder looked Katie in the eye's
"Its Marshall isn't it?" She guessed it correctly
"I can't believe I put him through that" Ryder said looking away from Katie
"But Ryder if you didn't Marshall would have died" Katie put her other hand on his other shoulder "You saved his life"
Ryder turned and looked at her "Then why do I feel so horrible?"
"Because he's your pup" She smiled at him "And he was in pain, you hate seeing your pups hurt, that's why"
"I guess" Ryder smiled back at her "Thanks Katie"
"Your welcome Ryder" She gave him a kiss on his cheek, causing him to turn red Katie giggled
Chase was watching Katie and Ryder from the cave he caught Katie kiss Ryder
"Nawww!" Chase blurted out without thinking
"What?" Skye said walking over to him
"Oh nothing" Chase smiled to himself (I won't tell them) he thought
"Um ok" Skye answered standing behinds him
"What was it!" Rubble yelled running over
"Yeah! Come on Chase tell us!" Rocky yelled from behind Everest
"Can you pups keep it down please? Trying to sleep here" Marshall grumbled opening one eye up
Everest sighed as she opened her eye's up
"Oops sorry Marshall and Everest" Rubble said whispering
"That's alright" Everest smiled standing to her feet, she walked over to Chase
"So Chase what did you see?" Rocky asked trying to get a hint, walking up to him
"Nothing buddy" Chase giggled
"Is Wyder still walking with Katie?" Zuma whispered as he was now sitting next to Marshall
"Yeah, they're talking" Chase said pointing over to them
"They look so cute together!" Skye giggled doing a back flip
Chase looked at Skye "They sure do" he smiled at her (We'd look cute too!) he thought to himself
"Chase?" Skye asked as he seemed his mind was else where
Chase was deep in thought, still watching Katie and Ryder (Should I just tell Skye? But what about if she doesn't feel the same way? the other pups would laugh at me) he thought
"Chase dude?" Zuma said tapping him on his back, no answer
"I got this" Rocky said walking besides him "CHASE!" Rocky yelled in his ear
"HUH!" Chase screamed jumping in mid air to be caught by Anna
Skye giggled "You ok Chase?"
"Yeah what were you thinking about?" Rubble asked giggling at him
"Dude you look like you seen a ghost" Zuma teased
"What? Nothing!" Chase yelled still frightened, he noticed Anna was holding him "Oh thanks..." He didn't time to answer as yelps were heard from behind him
"Marshall?" Everest said concerned running over to him
"Marshall dude you ok?" Zuma asked running behind Everest
Anna quickly placed Chase down and went over to Marshall
"I, I, I, I, feel terrible! The pain make it stop!" He yelped again and his vision began to blur "Please make it stop!"
"What's wrong? is it your wound?" Anna asked kneeling besides him
"Everything!" He screamed in agony letting out a loud yelp
"Oh no!" Skye said feeling worried
Marshall began to toss and turn as if he were fighting someone, he kicked and yelping
"You need to stay still for me" Anna said trying to calm him, but she noticed his body felt hot
'Whats wrong with me!" He screamed out, suddenly he began gasping for air, as struggled to breathe
Anna quickly pulled out a oxygen mask out of her back pack and placed it over his face, she then took his temperature
"Your temperature is high" Anna frowned
Meanwhile Ryder was still talking to Katie, when they heard a disturbing yelp
"Marshall?!" Ryder yelled out worried, he turned around so fast he almost fell over
"Come on Ryder" Katie said grabbing his hand
"Not again" He said as a tear fell down his cheek, running towards the cave
Anna was doing everything she could, the oxygen mask seemed to be stabilizing his breathing however he continued to yelp in agony, as sharp stabbing pain bust through his body
"Someone please fetch Ryder" Anna asked rolling Marshall on his side
"Ryder! Ryder!" Everest and Skye yelled out running out of the cave only to bump into Ryder and Katie knocking them both over
"Woah pups steady" Ryder said getting to his feet
"Ryder hurry! Its Marshall!" Everest cried out racing back into the cave
"I know" Ryder said quickly following her as Katie go to her feet with Skye and followed them
"You can save him right? Anna?" Chase asked worried that Marshall might actually die
"Right Anna?" Rubble asked as tears fell down his cheeks
"Please save him!" Rocky cried giving Rubble a hug
"Pups give her space" Ryder said running over to Anna and Marshall
Anna stood up "This is very important" She began to say "I need someone to quickly go back to the tent, there is some pain relief and more medical supplies"
"I can do it!" Chase volunteered first
"No, Skye you need too" Ryder said turning to her "Your the only one who can fly"
Skye nodded "Lets take to the sky!" She ran out of the cave "Ruff! Wings!" within seconds she was out of sight
With every passing minute Marshall was getting worse he drifted in and out of consciousness, his wound was raw red blistered and hot. Blood began to drip from Marshall's mouth
"I think he's bleeding internally" Anna said turning his head to the side
Marshall weakly opened his eye's for a split second "Ryder?" then went unconscious again
Katie was helping Anna try to stabilize him "Your right Anna, he's got internal bleeding" Katie frowned seeing blood beneath the skin
"Looks like its coming from his lungs" Anna said feeling Marshall's pulse
"He's going to be ok though?" Everest asked crying
"Pwease be ok!" Zuma said giving Everest a hug
"Ryder when you fell over the waterfall did Marshall hit anything?" Anna asked turning to Ryder
He had to think for a moment "I don't know, maybe I found him under the water"
"There is a lot of rocks near the Waterfall" Katie pointed out
"Its possible then" Anna frowned as Marshall let out another yelp
Ryder knew they had to get Marshall out of the cave but how? They couldn't possibly move him in the state he was in, suddenly Ryder's head began to hurt he felt dizzy
"Ryder sir?" Chase asked noticing the look on his face
"Ryder you ok?" Rocky asked concerned
Without any warning Ryder suddenly collapsed falling on the ground next to Marshall
"Ryder!" All the pups screamed in horror
Anna quickly kneel'd next to him "He's exhausted" She said checking his pulse, she opened one of his eye lids "And it looks like he may have minor concussion"
"He'll be alright tho?" Katie asked still kneeling besides Marshall
Anna looked at Ryder "He needs rest" she said pulling a blanket out her back pack and placed it over Ryder
Chase took another blanket and put it under Ryder's head for a pillow
"Poor Wyder" Zuma sat down next to him
Marshall let out another yelp and managed to open his eye's "Please make it stop!" he continued tossing and turning
"Marshall please stop moving" Katie asked trying to hold him still
"Your going to cause yourself more pain" Anna frowned, while she pulled out a needle and put it in his side, causing him to scream
"What's that?" Everest asked watching Anna
"It'll help with his pain" She answered "But he needs to get fluids in him"
"I'll get some" Katie took a cup
"Great, the river is fresh water" Anna pointed out
Katie looked at Everest who had broken down in tears "Hey Everest want to come with me?"
"Um, sure" Everest said wiping tears away, following Katie out the cave
"You alright?" Katie asked now outside the cave
"I love Marshall" Everest began "I just can't stand seeing him in pain, and now Ryder's hurt"
Hearing this made Katie stop
"Katie?" Everest asked almost bumping into her
"I know how you feel" Katie said as she continued to walk towards the river
"What?" Everest said confused
"Its hard seeing someone you like or love hurt" Katie said leaning over placing the cup into the river
"I wish none of this happened" Tears filled Everest's eye's
"Everything happens for a reason, sometimes something good comes out of something bad" Katie smiled
"What reason? how can something bad be good?" Everest asked getting more confused
"Well all of this has brought you closer to Marshall" Katie gave her a pat
"I suppose so" Everest said back
"Its brought everyone closer" Katie looked at the cup which was now full of water "Oh where's Jake?"
"Huh, actually I don't know" Everest said puzzled "He was with the Ranger's"
"Oh ok" Katie smiled "Have you told Marshall?"
"No, every time I try something happened" Everest looked up at Katie "Maybe I'm not meant to tell him"
Katie placed the cup on the ground, and kneel'd down "Just tell him" She smiled "Who know's it might make him feel better"
"Maybe" Everest answered as she saw something red floating down the river "What's that?" She pointed to the object
"Hm, I don't know" Katie looked where Everest was pointing "Looks like a cap"
"Its Marshall's!" Everest said happily walking into the river's edge "I'll get it!"
"Careful Everest" Katie said watching, as Everest got close to the cap
"I got it" Everest grabbed the cap with her teeth, smiling ear to ear
"Everest! Look out!" Katie screamed out as a log was floating straight towards her
Everest didn't see the log until it was almost on top of her, she attempted to get out the way when THUMP it clipped her back leg causing a deep slash on her skin, making her yelp Katie quickly ran into the river and grabbed Everest pulling her to shore
"I got you" Katie said glancing down at Everest's back paw"You ok?"
"Ow, yeah it hurts a little" Everest smiled, dropping the cap "Oh no! I dropped it!"
Katie bent down and picked it up "I have it"
"Thanks Katie" Everest said catching her breath
All the scream's caused the pups to run out of the cave
"Everest!" Zuma yelled seeing Everest on the ground
Katie picked Everest up completely forgetting about the cup of water, she carried her back to the cave where she was met by the pups
"You ok Everest?" Zuma asked noticing a cut on her paw
"Everest that looks deep" Chase said worried for her
"Chase's right, it is deep" Anna said grabbing some bandage's "Put her here" She pointed to a spot on the other side of the cave away from Marshall
Rocky walked over to her "You ok?" he asked as Katie gently placed her on a blanket
"Yeah stop fussing over me" She smiled at Rocky
Marshall regained consciousness noticing that everyone was on the other side of the cave
He attempted to stand up but the pain shot through his body causing him to tumble over sideways he fell on Ryder and gasped at what he saw
"R...R...Ryder?" Marshall asked shocked
(What happened to him?) he thought see Ryder laying there motionless (Is he..?) he paused glancing over nobody knew Marshall was awake the were all crowded around Everest.
(Is this my fault? Did I do this? when he saved me?) so many questions filled Marshall's head
He had to get out of there, forcing himself to stand ignoring the pain he began slowly walking towards the cave entrance
Tears filled his eye's (Ryder risked his life for me, and now he's...) suddenly the pain got severe cause him to yelp, lucky no one heard
(Shh don't let them hear) he thought as his walking speed turned into running on 3 paws, out of the cave he followed the river, no clue where he was going.
"There you go" Anna said wrapping Everest's cut "You won't need stitches"
"How does it feel?" Rubble asked eating some pup snacks
"It's good" Everest smiled "Its not that bad"
"I'll put this cap next too... Wait" Katie said turning around "Where's Marshall?"
Anna and the pups quickly glanced over, Ryder was still unconscious but Marshall had vanished
"Where is he?" Everest asked concerned
"Surely he didn't walk off?" Katie said putting his cap down next to Ryder
"How could he?" Zuma asked confused
"I thought he was in pain" Rocky said
"Doesn't matter we have to find him!" Chase ran to the cave entrance only to collide with Skye as she was entering
"Look out!" Skye warned
CRASH!
"Ow" Chase moaned as Skye landed on top of him
"You alright?" She asked hopping off his stomach
Chase stood to his feet, ignoring her question "We need to find Marshall"
"Huh why?" Skye said as she looked over noticing Everest siting down, Ryder was there but no Marshall
"There's no time to lose, he shouldn't even be up let alone gone off somewhere" Anna contacted Silvera
"G'day Anna" Silvera answered
"Silvera we have a problem, we have another injured pup and Ryder is injured" Anna frowned
"That's terrible" Silvera noticed there was something else by the tone in her voice "Anna what else happened?"
"Marshall's gone, we need a search party" Anna said only to be cut off by Rubble
"No we don't" Rubble smiled
"Yeah the Paw Patrol will find him!" Skye said doing a back flip
"Leave it too us!" Zuma agree'd wagging his tail
"He's one of us" Chase said as another voice was heard behind them
"So am I" Everest walked over "I'm coming too!"
Katie and Anna looked at each other
"Everest..." Anna started to say only to be cut off by Katie
"Alright you can go, be careful though" Katie kneel'd over and whispered in her ear "When you find him tell him how you feel"
Everest blushed then slightly nodded, as the pups ran out of the cave
"Wait" Everest called as the pups stopped
"What is it?" Chase asked seeing Everest turn around
"I Forgot something" She went back in the cave, passed Ryder and picked up Marshall's cap Anna and Katie smiled
"Go find him!" Katie cheered as Everest left the cave
"Lets go!" Chase said leading the way "I found his scent"
"Totally awesome sniffing dude!" Zuma laughed making the group laugh
"Anna?" Silvera questioned
"Oh oops sorry Silvera, its alright the Paw Patrol are going to find him" Anna said looking over at Katie
"I'm sure they'll find him" Katie smiled, as Anna hung up on Silver
A groan was heard from Ryder, as he slowly opened his eye's
Meanwhile Marshall was running, he didn't care where he went he ran up out of the canyon on a small narrow pathway stopping at the top
(I can't believe Ryder is... And why were the pups nowhere near him?) Marshall thought as he began to run again
(Ryder I'm so sorry!)
Marshall was too busy thinking he had noticed he was running straight for the canyon's edge
(Ryder oh Ryder I'm sorry)
He tripped over a rock making him putting all his weight on his broken paw he flinched as he fell over hitting his head on the ground
THUMP
"Ow" Marshall moaned "My head, my everything" he managed to get to his feet despite the pain
(I can do this!)
Everything ached, his wound throbbed blood was leaking out of the bandages, his paw went numb he continued running trying to ignore the pain
"Oh no!" Marshall screamed as he saw the cliff "STOP!" He cried out, trying to stop himself from going over he dug his feet into the ground
He managed to stop just in time "That was close" He giggled to himself, suddenly there was a crumbling noise
"Huh? What's that?" He said looking down at his feet, cracks started appearing around him
"HHHHHELP!" he screamed out
The Paw Patrol was closing in
"Come on pups! He's this way" Chase pointed to a narrow pathway which lead out of the canyon, they started running up it
When a scream for help was heard
"Marshall?" Skye asked as they looked to the direction of the voice
"He's up there!" Rubble gasped seeing Marshall staring down at them
"Marshall! We're coming!" Chase yelled out but Marshall was unable to hear him
"Guys?!" he yelled seeing his friends below him
"Ruff! Megaphone! Stay still we're coming up" Chase instructed him
"NO!" Marshall screamed out trying to stop them
"Come on lets hurry" Everest said leading the way
Skye felt something was wrong "No wait" she saw small clumps of dirty falling
"Huh?" Zuma asked stopping
"What is it Skye?" Rocky asked almost crashing into Zuma
Skye looked through her goggles "Oh no!" She gasped
"Skye what?" Chase looked up at Marshall
"The cliff's gonna collapse!" Skye said in horror "Its cracking!"
"He has to get off it!" Everest cried
"But but but if it falls we're right in the way!" Chase said shocked
The cracks were all around Marshall, when his vision began to blur, the pain was intense his body felt numb
"Hhhhelpp meee" Marshall tried to say before he fell over hitting the ground with a THUD as he began losing consciousness he saw the cracks around him begin to deepen
"Is this finally it?" he asked himself gasping for air
(I'm going to join you Ryder!) he said in his mind. Everything went black, nothing but darkness
"Where is he?" Everest asked noticing Marshall had vanished
"I'll have a look" Skye said looking up "Ruff! Wings" She flew up the canyon's cliff
"Do you see him?" Zuma yelled to Skye
Skye flew up over the edge "Oh no!" She saw the pup laying in the edge unconscious
"Skye?!" the pups yelled out
"Marshall you have to get up!" Skye was worried if he didn't wake up, when the edge collapses he'd go over with the cliff
Her pup tag beeped
"Skye its Chase, where's Marshall?" Chase asked with a worried voice
"He's here, he's in a bad way" Skye said back to Chase "He's unconscious, I'll try to wake him"
"Pups!" A voice called from behind them
All the pups quickly turned around and were shocked to see Ryder running up
"W..Wyder?" Zuma called out
Chase quickly yelled to Ryder "No Ryder stay back, its too dangerous!"
Ryder stopped he quickly got his mind around the situation, seeing Skye flying above the canyon
"Marshall's up there" Everest yelled out pointing near Skye
Rocky ran to Ryder "Ryder your awake!" he said jumping into his arms
Ryder giggled holding his hands out as Rocky landed in his arms
"Marshall's in danger, he's up there unconscious and the cliff's gonna fall!" Rocky said concerned
To be continued