Chapter 36: Disaster Strikes (Part 1)
A few hours had past since the Paw Patrol took cover in Marshall's Ambulance, Skye had fallen asleep on Dani's lap, Rubble and Rocky also fell asleep, Ryder and Dani were still awake as the storm raged on outside
"Ryder?" Marshall yawned opening his eye's
Ryder smiled "Hello sleepy head, how are you feeling pup?" He asked
"A little better, but my paw hurts badly, and my wound is aching" Marshall said then coughed as he sat up
"Its bound to hurt Marshall, its broken remember? And your wound needs time to heal" Ryder said giving him a scratch
"So your Marshall huh?" Dani asked him
Marshall nodded
"Then thank you for coming to rescue us, that was very brave of you" She smiled
Marshall tried to smile but he coughed "ACHOOOO!" he sneezed so hard he fell over backwards, he giggled
"That was a big sneeze" Dani giggled as Ryder helped Marshall sit up, then put him on his lap
"Thanks Ryder" Marshall licked his cheek
"Your welcome, lets keep you warm" Ryder wrapped him in a blanket
Skye woke up, she yawned
"Hi Skye" Marshall said smiling at her
"Hello pup" Ryder waved as Skye sat next to him
"How are you Marshall?" She asked giving him a hug
Marshall blushed "What was that for? And I'm ok"
"Oh nothing Marshall" Skye giggled
Over the wind and rain howl's were heard
"Um guys what was that?" RUbble asked opening his eye's
Rocky woke up "Sounded like.. like.."
"Wolves!" Marshall said as Ryder placed him down on the bed
Skye got up and looked out through the Ambulances window's moving the curtains away, she gasped
"There's like 5 or more wolves out there" Skye was worried "Dani I can see the one your hurt"
Ryder walked up to her and looked out "I see the one you hurt Dani"
"What can we do?" Rubble asked nervously
"Yeah what about if they get in?" Rocky asked hiding behind Rubble
Marshall stood up, the blanket fell off him "Don't worry, my windows are reinforced nothing will get in" he smiled
"Wait what?" Dani said staring at Marshall
"You reinforced the windows?" Rocky said moving away from Rubble
Marshall nodded
"Wow Marshall that was smart" Skye smiled closing the curtain's
Marshall coughed "Yeah I thought it might co...come.. in... in... ACHOO! Handy"
"Marshall go back to bed" Ryder instructed him
"But I'm... ACHOOOOO! fine" Marshall sighed "Excuse me"
Ryder picked Marshall up and held him in his arms
"Guys has anyone noticed?" Skye Asked
Ryder looked at Dani, then Marshall "Noticed what Skye?"
"Its stopped raining" Skye said peering through the curtains
"Hm, wait here" Ryder stood up still holding Marshall and walked to the back of the Ambulance and looked out the window, the storm was still raging but the rain had stopped, it was extremely windy and lightning continued around them
Marshall took a deep breath but coughed. He noticed the creek's flood water was dangerously close to them
"Um Ryder shouldn't we move back?" Marshall pointed to the flood water, as the wolves were surrounding the Ambulance
Ryder looked at the water "We can't because of the wolves"
"But Ryder if the water continues to rise we'll be trapped" Skye said looking up at him
Marshall suddenly yelped follow by a moan and a cough
"You alright pup?" Ryder asked sitting down then putting Marshall on his lap
"Marshall?" Rubble said looking over at him
"Marshall what's wrong?" Dani asked then noticed blood leaking out of his bandages "Ryder he's bleeding"
"Oh no" Skye said worried
Marshall ignored them, he sneezed then coughed, his pain suddenly got intense his paw was hurting and his wound felt like someone stabbed him
"I don't feel so well" Marshall mumbled then started shivering
Ryder felt his forehead "Marshall you feel hot"
"But I feel cold" Marshall moaned checking his temperature, it was high Marshall sighed
Ryder was concerned for Marshall, because he was the only one with the first aid knowledge and now he was sick
"Marshall I'm going to change your bandages" Ryder said placing Marshall on the bed next to him, he unwrapped his bandage's and looked at his surgery wound it was red, felt hot, and swollen around his stitched, Ryder scratched his own head
"Ryder? how do it look?" Marshall asked before coughing
Dani walked over "Let me have a look, my mother is a doctor"
Ryder moved out the way, as Dani examined his wound "It looks red" Ryder said
"If I'm not mistaken it looks like infection may be setting in" Dani said feeling around his wound
Marshall yelped, as a wolf howled outside
"That was close" Rubble said scared
"Don't worry Rubble, they can't get in" Rocky smiled giving him a hug
Dani re-bandaged Marshall's wound
"Thanks Dani" Marshall tried to smile but flinched
"He needs rest" Dani said giving Marshall a pat
Marshall coughed "I feel so horrible" he sighed and sneezed
"You just need rest, and lots of it" Ryder smiled pulling a blanket over him
Growl's were heard outside, followed by a loud THUD
"What's that?" Rubble asked running behind Ryder
Skye looked out the curtains again "Oh no!"
"Skye what is it?" Ryder asked looking at Marshall who seemed to be getting sicker by the minute
THUD, THUD, THUD!
"Ryder its the wolves!" Skye said watching the wolves one by one slam into the Ambulance's doors
"AHHH!" Rubble and Rocky both screamed
"Don't worry pu... pu... ACHOOOOOOOOO! Pups, they won't get i... i... ACHO! In" Marshall sighed and coughed
Dani looked at Marshall "Maybe they can smell he's sick? and injured?"
"Maybe" Ryder said placing a 2nd blanket over Marshall "Now you need to rest"
Marshall was lost in thought, everything that happened to him while being at Adventure Bay National Park, how he was the one who got injured the most (perhaps its because I'm so clumsy? Why does everything hurt? even my heart?) He asked himself
"Hey Marshall are you ok?" Skye asked looking at Marshall who didn't respond
(I can't help anymore, I can't do anything) Marshall looked at his body, his front paw was in a cast, he had bandage's wrapped around his stomach (How can I help the Paw Patrol? Maybe I should just quit) tears started filling his eyes, Ryder noticed something was wrong
"Marshall's what's wrong?" Ryder asked kneeling beside's Marshall's bed
"Um, Ryder how will I ever be able to help?" Marshall asked =
"What do you mean?" Ryder answered
"When we go back to Adventure Bay, I can't help with missions while I'm like this" Marshall felt depressed
Ryder didn't get time to answer as his pup pad rang
"Hello Ryder here" He answered surprised to see Chase's face "Hi Chase"
"Ryder! Thank goodness we've been trying to call you for hours" Chase smiled, as wolves howls were heard
"Wyder? what was that?" Zuma's head appeared next to Chase
Ryder explained the situation
"We'll come get you" Everest said over Zuma's shoulder
"No it's to dangerous, not only because of this storm and the flood water's but because of these wolves" Ryder said looking back at Marshall
"How is everyone Ryder?" Silvera asked cutting him off "Did you save the Hiker?"
"Yes we saved her, actually Marshall and Skye did" Ryder smiled "But we're all ok"
"How's Marshall?" Everest curiously asked
Ryder paused for a moment
"I'm ok" Marshall said to Everest
"But Marshall you..." Skye began to say, but Marshall hushed her
"I don't want her worrying" Marshall whispered in Skye's ear
Ryder raised an eyebrow at Marshall, then knelt besides him
"Marshall you need to tell her" Ryder whispered
Marshall shook his head "No, I... I... I... ACHOOOO!" Marshall sneezed so hard it caused him to fall backwards off the bed, hitting the side of a cupboard with his head then he landed on the floor with a hard THUMP, he yelped then moaned
"Marshall!" Ryder dropped his pup pad then quickly took Marshall into his arms
"Are you ok Marshall?" Rubble asked as Ryder checked him over
Marshall just moaned followed by coughed, as the wolves tried again hitting the back door
"Hello? Hello? Ryder? What's happening? Hello?" Voice's came through his pup pad
Dani picked it up "Ryder will call you back" She hung up
Marshall felt dizzy "Ryder why do you have a twin?" Marshall asked shaking his head, everything was spinning
"Is he ok?" Rocky asked concerned
"Yeah Marshall that was a big sneeze" Rubble said
"Marshall look at me" Ryder looked into Marshall's eye's
Marshall looked at him
"How many finger's am I holding up?" Ryder held 3 fingers
"6" Marshall shook his head again "Ow why is everything spinning?" he moaned
"I'm holding 3" Ryder said now concerned
Dani look at Marshall "He may be suffering from concussion Ryder"
"Oh that's not good" Ryder said sitting on a chair then started to gently stroke Marshall's head "Your ok pup" Ryder smiled
"Ah that feels good" Marshall closed his eye's as Ryder's strokes seemed to reduce the pain he was feeling
Ryder looked at the blankets on the floor
"I'll get em" Rocky said jumping down and picking a blanket up
Dani took it off of him she then placed it over Marshall and around Ryder's legs
"We need to keep an eye on him" Dani said placing an ice pack on his head
Marshall opened his eye's but flinched
"How do you feel?" Ryder asked still stroking his head
Marshall didn't have time to answer as suddenly lightning lite up the inside of the Ambulance, the blast of thunder was so loud it scared the wolves away
Everyone jumped, the noise sent shivers down their bodies
"Woah that was close" Rocky said frightened
"Yeah but it didn't scare me" Rubble grinned
Marshall giggled
"Oh Rubble" Skye giggled
"Of course it didn't scare you" Ryder said laughing
Dani stood up and looked out the window "Um guys, we have an issue"
"What?" Skye said walking over to her, she gasped
Marshall tried to sit up, but his legs wouldn't move he felt so horrible as the puppy cold started to take hold of his body
Ryder placed him down on a bed, then recovered him with blankets, Marshall sighed
"Guys!" Dani called out getting everyone's attention
Skye gasped staring at the window "Oh no! That's terrible!"
"What's wrong?" Ryder asked walking towards Dani and Skye, they didn't have to answer as Ryder looked out the window
There was a orange/red glow on the horizon, it was difficult to tell where it was due to the storm but one thing was certain the lightning had started a Forest Fire!
A call came through on Ryder's pup pad, this time it was Brad
"Hello Brad" Ryder said into his pup pad
"Ryder we have a serious problem!" Brad was about to say only to be cut off by Ryder
"Yes we know, we can see it from here" Ryder looked out the window
"We need Marshall!" Mark said over Brad's shoulder
Everyone turned to Marshall who was daydreaming about Everest
"Marshall, can't help" Ryder frowned
"Oh?" Mark said with a rather worried look on his face
"We know he's still injured, but we need his assistance" Brad continued "If we don't get this fire under control quickly its not just the Park that will be effected, also Jake's Mountain and depending on which direction the fire front moves, possibly even Adventure Bay itself"
Those words sent chills down Ryder's spine, was this job too big for even the Paw Patrol to handle? with with the only member with fire fighter skills injured how could they handle such a big job without him?
To Be Continued