Chapter 51: What Lies Beneath
It had been roughly 30 minutes since Chase disappeared and Marshall went under surgery, Ryder was worried he paced backwards and forwards in the tent watching the curtain where Marshall was behind. Moments later Anna walked out from behind it
"Ryder I managed to stop the bleeding, but Marshall's lost a lot of blood" Anna said removing her gloves which were covered in blood "He was conscious the whole time"
"Will he be ok? and can I see him?" Ryder asked walking over to her
"He's very weak Ryder" She warned "But you can see him for a few minutes" Anna opened the curtain and let Ryder in
Ryder ran besides Marshall's bed, he had a oxygen mask on and was attached to a machine again "Marshall how are you?"
Anna removed the oxygen mask "Take it slow ok?" She said to Marshall then turned to Ryder "Just a few minutes Ryder, that's all. He needs rest"
Marshall looked up at Ryder "Wh..where's Chase? Is he ok?"
"Now is not the time to talk about Chase" Ryder smiled "I want to talk about you"
"But but but..." Marshall was cut off
"Let me finish" Ryder said giving him a gentle pat "I'm very proud of you, you risked your life to stop Chase. However it was silly to jump in front of him like that"
"Ryder I had to stop him" Marshall flinched as pain exploded from his bite wound and paw
"Listen pup, I want you to forget about Chase and focus on yourself the other pups and I will find him" Ryder gave Marshall a kiss on his forehead
Anna walked over "Ok time's up, Marshall needs rest"
"Alright Anna" Ryder hugged Marshall "I'll see you later, rest now"
Anna grabbed Ryder's arm as he passed her "Ryder, there's a high chance infection may set in because it's a bite wound, I've given him antibiotic's but it may not stop it" she frowned
"He'll be ok though?" Everest asked from next to Rubble
"I don't know, only time will tell" Anna replied the shut the curtain around his bed "For now he needs rest, and plenty of it" she said walking over to Dani who was asleep
"How is she?" Ryder asked walking over to her
Anna shook her head "She may never walk again"
"I'm sorry to hear that" Ryder placed his hand on her shoulder
"Thanks, well I need to get some supplies from the HQ, Rach said it's safe enough to go in" Anna walked out of the tent
"Wyder?" Zuma looked at him "Awe you alwight?"
Ryder forced out a smile "I'm fine" he said sitting down
Ed was being examined by the doctor on the other side of the tent, Rubble was staring at him
"I don't believe he changed" Rubble said grumpily
"What makes you say that Wubble?" Zuma questioned him
Rubble growled "He's pure evil, Chase was right to want to finish him off"
Zuma looked shocked hearing those words come from Rocky, moments later Rach walked in
"Ryder we just got word, the Forest Fire is almost contained" Rach said walking over as Silvera entered
"That's great news!" Ryder smiled then looked at Silvera who frowned
"There's bad news, the direction Chase ran off to" She paused and took a breath "Do you remember that wolf pack that attacked those hikers?"
Ryder nodded
"Well Chase maybe heading right into their territory" Silvera said turning around "Mark and I are heading out to find him"
Ryder went to stand up
"You should stay here with Marshall" Silvera smiled "Let us find your pup"
Zuma and Rubble walked over to Silvera
"We're coming with you" Rubble said sitting next to her feet
"Wyder can we go help find Chase?" Zuma asked then looked at Silvera
"It's fine with me" Silvera smiled
"Alright, but be careful pups" Ryder said then looked at Rocky who was being examined by the doctor
"I'm staying here with Marshall" Everest said walking over to Ryder
"Let's go then" Silvera and Mark left the tent with Rubble and Zuma
Ryder heard Marshall call out to him, he and Everest walked behind the curtain, they were both surprised to find Marshall laying on the ground
"MARSHALL!" Ryder said quickly running over to him "Did you fall out of bed?" he questioned the pup picking him up in his arms
"Eww, what's that smell?" Everest said putting her paw over her nose
Ryder held Marshall in his arms trying not to pull the machine cord out "Good point what is that smell" Ryder said as the closer he walked to Marshall's bed the more intense the smell became
Everest jumped on Marshall's bed, and splash sound was heard, she slowly looked down then screamed "OH EWW!" She said walking backwards then fell of the bed
"Everest you alright?" Ryder questioned then looked at the bed "Marshall? did you? Poo your bed?"
Marshall felt his face turned red "I couldn't go anywhere! Attached to the machine" he mumbled
"SO WHAT! you just decided, hey this is a nice spot I'm going to just poo right here and stink everyone out?" Everest burst out laughing rolling around on the floor
Ryder started to laugh "Marshall you could've called me"
"It.. it... Just happened" Marshall mumbled then farted on Ryder's arm
Ryder froze as he felt the hot air burst against his skin, then the smell hit him like a bomb
"Oh god! I'm going to die in here!" Everest laughed "Wow Marshall your really letting it out"
"Everest's right, we're all going to die in here" Ryder giggled "You alright? I think after releasing that gas you'll need to rest"
"I feel weak" Marshall said as his vision began to blur but his stomach growled "Uh oh..." Marshall's body went stiff
Then he farted again, it was soft sounded like squeaky mouse at first but it went loud the vibration was felt through Ryder's body and through the floor
"Marshall! That's disturbing! and disgusting!" Everest screwed her face up and vomited in her mouth
Ryder just stood there shocked "No more liver chip cookies for you Marshall"
"WHAT IS THAT SMELL?!" Rocky said from across the other side of the tent "Smells like something died in here"
"RYDER! Oh no HELP!" Marshall said moving his butt away from Ryder
"RUN!" Everest screamed out running away from Ryder and Marshall "EVERYONE DUCK FOR COVER!" she bolted and hit under Rocky's bed
"Huh Everest? What's going on?" Rocky asked confused coughing "And what is that horrible smell?"
"Rocky hide!" Everest warned him "Marshall's on fire!"
"On Fire?! What?!" Rocky was now concerned and confused, he jumped down from his bed "Ryder? What's going on?"
"NOOOO! ROCKY DON'T DO IT! COME BACK!" Everest yelled still hiding under Rocky's bed
"Ryder what's wrong with me?" Marshall asked weakly
Ryder went to open his mouth but suddenly a trumpet noise erupted from Marshall, who almost passed out. The noise was so loud the entire tent shook
"Marshall! Wow!" Ryder could barely breathe, tears filled his eye's "That's it your banned from eating liver chip cookies"
Poor Rocky was thrown backwards from the blast "EWWWW!" Rocky said sitting up
Anna walked back in with more medical equipment which she instantly dropped upon entering the tent
"What in the world is going on in here?" Anna said covering her mouth with a cloth "Smells like something died in here"
"That's what I said" Rocky backed away from Marshall's bed
Ed didn't care about the smell, he showed no signs of emotions he just stood there with the 2 Police Officer's who's eyes were watering
Both Police Officer's looked at Ed, he smirked at them then winked
Anna made her way across the tent towards Ryder who was holding Marshall "Wow, that smells awful"
Ryder felt like he was going to vomit "Marshall had an accident"
"I can see that" Anna said looking at Marshall's bed "You really made a mess of it" She turned her attention to Marshall "Ryder take him over there" She pointed to a bed near Ed
"He's still attached to the machine" Ryder pointed out
"Hm" Anna thought for a moment "Alright, here" She attached Marshall from the machine "Take him but be careful"
Ryder nodded and made his way over to Ed who was constantly watching Marshall, Ryder laid him down on the bed
"You ok pup?" he asked him
Marshall was to embarrassed to talk, he pulled a pillow over his head
"Hey, it's ok pup accidents happen no need to be embarrassed" Ryder placed his had on Marshall's head, it was extremely hot "Anna, Marshall feels hot"
Anna turned around after removing the dirty bed sheets, she put them in a bag then walked over to Ryder "You feeling ok?" She asked Marshall
"I feel terrible" Marshall mumbled head still under the pillow
"Well your bound to feel bad Marshall, you just had surgery" Anna said taking his temperature
Marshall sighed thinking about Chase "I hope he's ok"
"The rangers and pups will find him" Ryder looked at Anna
"Just what I thought, Marshall's temperature is extremely high" Anna quickly got a bowl of water "Ryder keep a damp cloth on his head" She said pulling the pillow off Marshall's face "Oh and Ryder, you need to clean Marshall. He's your pup" Anna giggled
Ryder laughed as Anna brought a bucket of water and some towels over for him
"Thanks Anna" Ryder placed a cloth in the bucket
"Just be careful, don't wet his broken paw, or bite wound" Anna warned then went back and continued to clean the other bed
Ryder nodded, then turned to Marshall "You alright?"
"No" Marshall shook his head, all the passing gas caused his bite wound to ache more
"Are you in pain?" Ryder questioned as he started to clean Marshall
Marshall nodded "It hurts"
"Well you did have surgery with no pain relief" Ryder said gently cleaning Marshall's body "Tell me if it hurts to much"
"Ok" Marshall said unable to keep his head up
Ryder's gentle strokes began to relieve Marshall's pain, it was so relaxing for him
Everest and Rocky slowly approached Marshall with caution, causing Ryder to laugh "Come on pups, it's safe"
They looked at each other, then jumped up on his bed
"How are you?" Everest asked looking concerned
"Yeah yo..." Rocky was cut off
"I'm sorry" Marshall said struggling to keep his eyes open "It just slipped out"
Everest planted a lick on his cheek "Oh it's ok Marshall" she turned to the bucket of water, and grabbed a cloth and began to help Ryder clean him
For the whole entire time Marshall was being cleaned up, he didn't say a single word. He just laid there with his eyes shut
"You alright pup?" Ryder questioned using a towel to dry him "You've been quiet"
Everest sat besides him "Marshall are you ok?" She nudged him, he didn't respond "Ryder I think somethings wrong"
"Marshall?" Ryder said placing his hand on his head
Anna turned around and walked over "Let me check him"
Ryder stepped out of her way
"His heart is beating irregular" Anna said listening "I need to keep his heart monitored" She said walking over to the machine, she then pulled it besides Marshall and attached him to it
"Is he ok?" Everest asked worried, she planted another lick on his cheek
Anna frowned "He's still extremely weak, and him releasing all that gas didn't help"
"Wait wait" Rocky said besides Ryder "Are you saying farting made him worse?"
"Well it certainly didn't help" Anna said looking at Rocky
"Since when does farting make you worse?" Rocky burst out laughing
Ryder crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at him
"Rocky, Marshall is already weak, and all that strain from releasing gas would have only made him weaker" Anna said pulling a blanket over Marshall
Ed started laughing uncontrollably "Maybe if I fart enough it'll get these darn hand cuff's off me" he laughed
The 2 Police Officer's shook their head at him
"Oh come on, you got to admit that was a RIPPER! Get it?" Ed laughed again
The Police officer's just looked at him
"Never mind" He frowned "Seriously though, Marshall would be brilliant in a band, no need for a trumpet"
Rocky started laughing but Ryder raised his eyebrow at him again, causing him to instantly stop
"Sorry Ryder" Rocky giggled under his breath
The tent smelt so bad it woke, Dani, Jake and Michael up
Jake was the first to wake up "Woah! Dude did someone get sprayed by a skunk?" He questioned
"WOW! My nose" Dani said pulling her blanket over her face "What is that?"
Michael was between Jake and Dani, he sat up "I think... I'm going..." He paused and put his head away from the bed then puked all over the floor
Dani took one look at Michael and puked in the exact same spot
"RYDER! Get me away from here man!" Jake begged Ryder watching Michael and Dani continue to puke "And please get me a mask!"
"Toughen up Jake, it's just a little smell" Ed smirked "It smells nice, like roses on a beautiful spring day"
"Dude what is wrong with you?" Jake asked looking over at him "You don't have a heart or a nose by the smells I mean looks of it" He started laughing
Ed smirked again "Seriously, I don't know what the fuss is about. It's only a little smell"
Ryder rolled his eye's taking a mask over to Jake
"Thanks man you saved me" Jake said taking the mask off him, then placed it over his face
Everest looked at Ed "You're a freak" she said placing a damp cloth over Marshall's forehead
"Yep, and proud of it" Ed smirked again
Rach walked into the tent "Oh my! Wow!"
"Hi Rach" Ryder said as she walked over to him
"Did someone poo in here? or fart?" Rach asked then looked at Ed
Anna whispered in her ear "Marshall had an accident"
"Oh I see, well Anna I'm happy to say the infirmary in Ranger HQ has been given the all clear, it's safe" Rach turned to Ed "Geez Ed, your farts have been beaten by a pup" she laughed then left the tent
Ed sighed
Meanwhile Silvera, Mark, Zuma and Rubble were closing in on Chase and Skye
"Silvera which way?" Rubble asked standing besides her
Silvera looked at the ground "The tracks lead this way"
"Silvewa? Will we find Chase?" Zuma questioned her
Mark knelt besides him "She's a great tracker, don't worry she'll find him"
"These tracks are fresh" Silvera stopped
"What is it?" Zuma asked "What's wong?"
Silvera knelt down and looked at the ground, Mark knelt next to her
"Are those?" Mark was cut off
"Wolves, and a lot of them" Silvera looked at Chase's tracks "I see two sets of paw tracks as well, which means another pup is with Chase"
"Skye!" Both Rubble and Zuma said together
"Looks like these wolves are stalking them" Silver stood up "We need to hurry"
Chase and Skye were only just a head of the other's, they stopped at a small canyon away from the smoldering trees
"Chase were you really going to kill Ed?" Skye questioned sitting next to him
Chase nodded "He tried to kill Marshall, and even me"
"But we shouldn't take the law into our paws" She paused "Oh well I guess you can"
Chase giggled "I am the Police Pup." He smelt the air "Something's out there"
"Chase? What do you smell?" Skye asked looking around at the canyon walls
"I can't smell it properly" He replied then looked in the direction they came from
Distant howling was heard
"Wolves?!" Skye said standing up
Chase instantly stood up in front of Skye, he started growling as the first wolf appeared on the entrance to the canyon
"Skye stay behind me" He said growling again
The 2nd wolf appeared, then the 3rd, 4th, and 5th and 6th they were all fixed on Skye
Chase turned to Skye "Fly out of here"
"What? No! I'm not leaving you" Skye said behind him
"Skye do it!" Chase said then started to run towards the first wolf
"CHASE!" Without thinking Skye ran behind him "Ruff! Wings!" She said flying just above the ground, she flew right past Chase who stopped
"SKYE come back!" Chase yelled but she kept flying
Skye flew fast, faster then she ever flown before "Leave us alone!" She aimed for the leader of the pack
"SKYE!" Chase could only watch in horror as she connected with the wolf sending them both flying past the other wolves "WATCH OUT!" he yelled to her
"Uh no" Skye said as she and the wolf slammed into a tree knocking the both out cold
The remaining wolves looked at each unsure what to do now their leading was unconscious, they turned to Skye who was laying right next to the pack leader
Chase ran as fast as he could, he collided with a wolf closest to him "Take this!" He yelled smashing the wolf over the head with his paw, out of nowhere another wolf hit him sending him tumbling across the ground, he instantly stood up and started growling but soon was surrounded by 3 wolves
Skye opened her eyes and saw 2 wolves around her, she looked at Chase and saw him surrounded "Ruff wings!" she said taking off and flew high in the air
One wolf ran at Chase who dodged the attack, only to be hit by another wolf sending him airborne, he tumbled to the ground
Chase instantly recovered from the attack he stood to his feet and started growling
Soon the leader of the pack woke up and challenged Chase
"I've come too far to be beaten!" He said accepting the challenge
The wolf charged at him, growling and showing its teeth. It swung at Chase, he dodged it and swung his paw at it, the Wolf bit his paw causing Chase to yelp using his other paw he hit the wolf hard knocking it away from him, the wolf quickly stood up and looked at the 5 wolves
They all charged at Chase, when out of nowhere Chase started flying he felt paws wrapped around him, looking up he saw Skye
"I got you" She smiled, but her wings started failing due to the weight of both pups
Chase looked back to see the Wolves chasing them, suddenly Chase and Skye fell from the sky, Chase took hold of Skye to cushion her landing resulting to him being knocked out
"Chase wake up!" Skye said nudging him, as the wolves now surrounded them
Realizing it was up to her, Skye stood over Chase and started growling.
The wolves charged at her
Out of nowhere something dark brown slammed into one the wolves sending it airborne, something grey slammed into another wolf also sending it airborne
One wolf still ran towards Skye, she felt her body get lifted up
"Skye are you ok?" Silvera asked holding her
Mark quickly picked Chase up who was still unconscious
"Silvera!" Skye said licking her cheek "I'm ok but Chase isn't" she turned to see Zuma struggling against a wolf
The wolf had Zuma pinned down, he was swiping its claws at him but Zuma managed to dodge the blows
"GET OFF OF HIM!" Rocky screamed knocking the wolf off Zuma
Zuma stood up but was knocked down by another wolf, this ones claw connected with Zuma's head
"Zuma!" Skye screamed out in horror
Another wolf hit Rocky hard slamming him against the ground, Rubble quickly got in the fight, he pushed the wolf off Rocky knocking it out
"Rocky you ok buddy?" Rubble asked helping him up "What are you doing here? Weren't you back with Ryder?"
"I was, but I snuck out" Rocky said now standing up "I had to get out, that tent smelt terrible"
Rubble stopped "Huh? the tent smells terrible? why?"
"You do not want to know!" Rocky said running off towards Zuma
The wolf was on Zuma it ripped into him, constantly hitting Zuma over his head
Zuma saw a dark brown flash hit the wolf with such a force it sent the wolf flying several meter's in the air
"Zuma you ok buddy?" Chase asked limping over to him
"My head huwts" Zuma said as Chase helped him to stand up but collapsed falling to the ground
Silvera was by the pups side, when another wolf charged at Silvera knocking her to the ground, its jaw shut on her arm
"Get off me!" She said taking hold of the wolf with her other arm, she picked it up and threw it, Silvera took a whistle out from her pocket and blew it, the remaining wolves ran off into the smoldering forest "Is everyone ok?" She asked holding her arm
"Silvera your bleeding!" Mark said examining her arm
"It's only a scratch" Silvera smiled kneeling besides Zuma who was laying on the ground
Mark turned his attention to Chase and Rocky both pups suffered wounds from the wolf
"Youw lucky dude" Zuma said looking at Rubble "Wubble you didn't get huwt"
Rubble walked over "I guess"
"Can everyone walk?" Silvera asked picking Zuma up
Chase looked down at his paw, there was a deep cut on it "I'm good"
"Same I can walk" Rocky said moving next to Chase
"Silvera let me take Zuma, you need to wrap your arm" Mark said removing Zuma from her arms
"Wait" Chase said causing everyone to look at him "Where's Skye?"
Silvera looked around and spotted Skye under a tree, she wasn't moving. Silvera quickly ran over to her feeling for a pulse
"Is she alwight?" Zuma questioned from Marks arms
"Tell me she's ok" Chase said as tears filled his eyes
Silvera examined her "She's fine, I think she fainted, but lets get you all back for a medical examine"
Everyone nodded and started walking back towards Ranger HQ
Back in the First Aid tent, Marshall''s smell still filled the air
"Where's Rocky?" Everest said noticing he had vanished
Ryder pulled out his pup pad "Rocky is Ryder where are you?" He questioned
No answer
"Skye? Zuma? Chase? Anyone there?" Ryder began to worry when he got no answer
"Ry...Ryder?" Marshall opened his eyes looking up at his owner
Ryder knelt besides him "You ok pup?"
"I feel terrible" Marshall mumbled "I can't feel my side"
Anna overheard Marshall "Well that's because you released to much gas"
"Huh?" Marshall was confused
"She means you farted to much" Ed laughed "It was pretty good though"
Ryder rolled his eyes "You just need rest, besides your still recovering from an operation"
"I think that Everest pup needs an operation after being that close to all those farts" Ed laughed again
"At least I have nose" Everest said staring at him "Seriously how could the smell not bother you?"
"I'm immune to it" Ed laughed "But my Police Officer pals here are not" He looked at them
"Oh my!" Katie woke up from a nap "Did I fall asleep?"
Ryder didn't even notice she fell asleep
Katie froze "What is that smell?"
"Don't ask" Everest said frowning
"Someone had a bad case of Fartitus" Ed smirked and looked at Marshall
Katie looked at Ed "What? there's no such thing"
"Sure there is, its called Marshall" Ed laughed
Everyone looked at him but moments later, Silvera and Mark walked into the tent with the pups. Zuma had fallen unconsciousness
"What happened?" Katie asked taking hold of Zuma
"We can move them into the infirmary so I can examine them better" Anna smiled leading Katie who was using crutches, Silvera, Mark, Skye, Rubble and Rocky out of the tent
Chase stopped at looked at Ed
"Chase can you watch over Marshall while I check on the others?" Ryder asked him
"Sure Ryder Sir! Chase is on the case" He said jumping up on Marshall's bed
Ryder gave him a pat and exited the tent
"Your buddy there is really good at evacuating confined places" Ed laughed looking at Chase
Chase growled "Marshall may have forgiven you but I haven't"
Ed laughed again "Do you think I care if you have forgiven me or not?" he turned to the 2 Police Officer's, then hit them both across their face knocking them out
"We all thought you changed" Chase said as Everest walked next to him
"Then your all idiots" Ed said taking keys from one of the police officers then unlocked his cuffs, he turned around to see both Everest and Chase staring at him "I can't believe you all bought the act"
Marshall made a small moan which caught Ed's attention, he walked over then stood next to Marshall's bed
"Man what are you doing?" Jake said attempting to sit up but his injuries refrained him
"This damn dalmatian has cost me everything" Ed looked at Marshall "He doesn't deserve to live"
Ed's words sent chills down Everest's body "How dare you!"
Ed laughed then ripped the machines cord from Marshall, which set the machines alarm off
"What are you doing?" Chase yelled at Ed then watched in horror as Ed used one hand and picked Marshall up around his neck
Everest charged at Ed "PUT HIM DOWN!" but her face was met by Ed's foot "OW" she screamed as pain exploded from one of her ears
"Calm down, I'm just finishing what I started" Ed smirked putting pressure around Marshall's neck
Marshall opened his eyes gasping for air, he started kicking and scratching at Ed's with his good paw which caused Ed to choke him harder
"Relax dog it will all be over soon" Ed said as Marshall's face turned red "Just die already!"
Chase charged at Ed, but Everest pushed him out of the way
"Everest?" Chase said confused he looked at her, blood dripped down the side of her face
Everest turned her face to Chase "Your injured you know, leave this to me" She smiled
Ed laughed as his grip around Marshall's neck tightened, he watched the pup struggling then the body stopped fighting and went limp "It's over" he said throwing Marshall behind him
Everest was raged she bolted towards Ed who didn't have anytime to dodge it, because she was bigger then the other pups her force knocked Ed to the ground, hitting the ground Everest heard a crack and felt Ed's ribs break under her weight "CHASE! Get Marshall!" she yelled seeing Marshall motionless
Chase ran passed Everest who had Ed pinned down "Marshall!" he yelled arriving besides him
Ed couldn't move he stared up at the husky "Everest..." Ed was cut off
"If Marshall doesn't make it your dead" Everest growled then turned her attention to Chase "How is he?"
"He's not breathing!" Chase didn't know what to do
Jake forced himself to sit up "Bring him to me"
Chase carefully lifted Marshall up on his back "Please be ok" He said as he took Marshall over to Jake
Jake struggled to pick Marshall up due to his leg and side injuries, he laid Marshall across his lap then looked at Chase "He's not breathing"
When Everest heard those words tears fell from her eyes, Ed laughed which caused Everest to become angry
"I warned you Ed!" Everest said opening her mouth she aimed for his neck
Everest's jaw connected, her teeth dug into his flesh
To be continued
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