I couldn't move. I was petrified.

"Come here!" he demanded. I couldn't disobey him! I didn't want to know what was going to happen to me, but it was drilled into me as a young pup to always obey your owner. I slowly approached him.

"NOW!" he hollered as I quickly ran to his feet.

"Now how are we gonna deal with you killing him?" He said with cruelty in his voice. I shook in fear thinking of the many things that could happen.

"What do you think Chase?" Ryder asked turning to the lump under a sheet.

"Good idea!" he said turning to me. He knelt down and took the collar off that I had been wearing for the past 3 years. I looked up at him in fear and confusion. He stood me up and told me to turn around. I heard a click and a zipper and then Ryder say;

"Raped to death is the perfect punishment." I felt a pain that I had never felt before in my lower region. I cried out as Ryder laughed in pleasure. Time and time again he released into me until my whole lower end was numb. After hours of pain, he drew himself out and I collapsed on the floor in exhaustion. I felt dizzy as I laid motionless on the floor. I hear a click followed by a loud bang and I was jolted wide awake in Chases pup house.

It had all been a dream. Though Chase was still dead, I was alive. I walked into the Lookout and into Ryder's room. I found Chase on Ryder's bed with the boy passed out on a chair in the corner of the room, surrounded by beer bottles. I walked out and grabbed my pup pack so I could figure out why Chase had died. After a few hours of work I had figured it out, Chase died of cancer. He had a heart tumor that had grown large enough that it caused the heart to fail. I was glad that I had not killed him. I heard Ryder stand up. I crouched down low in fear. Ryder slowly reached around and took my collar off. He then removed my pup tag and replaced it with a normal dog tag.

"Paw patrol disbanded." He said and then stood up. I walked out of the room and down to the TV room where all the pups were right now. I sat down in the circle of silence. Rocky spoke.

"He needs a funeral." Everyone nodded. I spoke up.

"Chase died of a heart tumor. Its none of your faults that he died. Just wanted to put that out there" I said looking at Rocky. He walked up to me slowly. Eyes never moving from mine. He raised his paw and punched me in the face. I looked up again.

"You will never be my mate!" he screamed. Something in me snapped. I flipped us over and bared my fangs, growling in the process.

"I may not be your mate, but I will never stop trying! And even if you refuse to love me, I will always love you! Understand?" He nodded quickly. I looked up at the pups around me who were frozen in fear. This was a Marshall none of them had

"What are you looking at!?" They all quickly ran out. I looked at the pup below me. He was shaking in fear but I didn't care.

"Chases death was not my fault! It wasn't your fault, or anyone's for that matter! Blame me once more and you will feel my anger. Think I'm scary now? What if I'm on a kill streak!? There is only one pup who can calm me down and that was CHASE! So if you..." I was cut off by his lips connecting with mine. I felt my rage begin to settle as I deepened the kiss. I think Rocky could feel it too, because he flipped us over and broke the kiss

"We will never be mates." He said then walked out of the lookout leaving a confused and heartbroken dalmatian. A thousand thoughts went through my head.

"Why did he kiss me? Does he love me? Was he just trying to calm me down? Does he really believe it was my fault or does he just need someone to blame? Why did I have to fall in love?"

"I don't know!" I turned around to the voice to see the small cockapoo sitting there.

"I don't know why we fall in love. I suppose it's nothing we can do to stop it from coming or cause it to happen since we don't know when it will come."

"Don't you have an english bulldog to get to!?" I snapped. She shook her head.

"I loved Chase but he didn't love me. I didn't wait till he died to move on, but Rubble isn't where my love is. I love someone much more mature. Someone who I have known longer than Chase even."

"Who?"

"You! I love you." My jaw dropped. I turned away, blushing.

"Why me? I'm nothing special." I felt her paw on my shoulder

" 'Nothing special?' Marshall there is nothing not special about you! From the way you laugh, to your gorgeous sapphire eyes. Even the little things you can't help, like your clumsiness... especially around Chase!"

"Guess you could say I was head over heals for him, huh?" I joked with a small smile. She gave the prettiest smile I had ever seen in response.

"Even your puns make you more adorable. I love you Marshall, and I have for the longest time! I dream of you every night. Sometimes its our wedding, other times it's playing with our pups, once or twice it's been about making pups. But I love you! Your shyness, your generosity and your loyalty. But what I love most about you is your heart! Your delicacy, and its forgiveness. How you will stand by someone even when faced with death. I love you!" I broke down in tears and cried into her chest as best I could.

"How is a pup whose passion is flying supposed to love someone who hates flying?" She shook her head again and answered;

"How's a water-lovin' pup supposed to end up with a water-hating pup? Or how is a playful dalmatian supposed to love a serious german shepherd?" my eyes went wide.

"You knew?" She smiled.

"I know everything that happens. And I also know that there is a husky who is is a lot of pain right now. Everest loved chase before she even knew he was the alpha. The moment her eyes connected with his, it was love. I can't help her. If only a certain pup full of love was to try and help her. I know that she threatened your relationship, but please, help her." I shook my head.

"Why? Why should I help her?" Skye sighed.

"Before everest was rescued, she was on the verge of suicide! She had been alone for over 2 years. And penguins aren't always around. She was planning on killing herself once the penguins began their march, but we found her first. Chase was the only one who could make her happy! He brought out her inner self again. Now the only real friend she had, is gone. Please, talk to her?" I was still uneasy until I felt a kiss on my muzzle. I looked at Skye who blushed, looking down. I brought her muzzle up and made eye contact. I slowly nodded my head.

"Okay. But only because my new girlfriend asked me to. Okay?" She nodded in agreement. I walked out and felt the cool night air against my fur. I sighed and walked over to my pup house to grab some things. As I walked in, my heart felt a pain in it all over again. Since our pup houses have a machine that turns carbon dioxide into oxygen, our pup houses are air tight. And since mine hadn't been opened since Chase was in it last, all I could smell was him. I broke down in tears and collapsed in the doorway of my pup house, sleep hitting my hard.

I had a dream that night. I was at the beach when Chase came up to me. I smiled And ran over to him to give him a hug. I ran right through him.

"Comon Marshall!" He said from behind me. I turned around and saw a dream me running at Chase. It clicked. This was a memory. This was the day Chase wanted to play with me at the beach. I had never seen a beach before then. I saw myself chase after Chase in a pursuit of the shepherd. I knew what was coming. He quickly jerked out of way sending me sprawling on the ground. He laughed.

"Now I'm gonna go get him but fail and end up in the water." I said aloud but the dream me didn't rise, instead he disintegrated into sand. Leaving the dream Chase screaming my name. Dream Chase's voice began to get higher and more girl-like. I woke up to Skye calling my name.

"Marshall c'mon' It's morning."