Hello Readers, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I'm excited to be back after one extremely hard roller coaster ride of a semester at college. It was a rough ride that changed a few things in life but I survived. Anyway, I saw no questions in the reviews but I did want to thank Seilornyan, LA, and Amelia154 for your reviews. but anyway, I've had you waiting long enough, lets get back to this story.
Ryder's POV:
Back at the hotel, going over the bit of info that we got from interrogations. We had order pizza for dinner while we were going over what we got.
"Ok, we know there are bases all over this city" Rocky started as the pizza was put on the table
"So far we know where two are, those were the ones Rocky and I found in the business park, here and here" Marshall said placing two red pins on a map of the city.
"Where the other ones are, we don't know" Chase said "and none of them have given us a hint to any location of the other bases" he added
"I have a feeling that where that shootout happened there is a base there" Zuma said rubbing his injury where he was shot.
"That could be possible, we need more information though" I said looking over the map on the table in front of me.
"We've done all we can, we will just have to search in the morning. It's time we were all asleep" I said
There were some groans from the pups, but they reluctantly headed off to their rooms, after they were all in their rooms I headed to mine.
The next morning, we were on the road early in the morning and started the search. We split into teams of two and scattered to different locations all over the city. I was with Chase as we headed to a location we had in mind of where a possible base is. We drove just on the edge of the city and were on our way to an abandoned warehouse that was once owned by a paper company.
Chase and I got out of the cruiser we brought with us, in full gear, and headed into the abandoned paper mill warehouse. The air around the area smelled like farmland after it has been fertilized.
"Yuck, smells like crap" Chase said
"Yep it stinks alright. But we just have to ignore it, we have a job to do bud." I said
"My sense of smell is way better then…" chase started
I glanced at him and narrowed my eyes and Chase choked on the next word.
"Sorry" He said quietly
"It's ok, but I need you focused Chase" I said
I got out my rifle and Chase got his out, we attached lights and grenade launchers on the rifles and headed into the building. The air inside was stale and rank with the lingering stink of paper making, dust particles floated all around in the small foyer. We turned on our lights to low beam and started looking around the area. Tarps covered furniture in two corners of the room closest to the door, and a large front desk that sat in front of a long rectangular pillar in the center of the room.
"this must have been the reception area of the building." Chase whispered
"you're right, let's look for a door into the warehouse" I said
Chase went to the right and I took the left of the foyer. A thin layer of dust covered the walls and the taros covering the chairs and couches in the corner. There was a wall of spots that were cleaner than most of the wall, they were shaped like picture frames. Then as I panned right, I saw a sign on the wall, it was covered in dust. I walked up and brushed it off as best as I could, coughing as some of the dust got in my face. Once I brushed it off, I shined my light on it and it read;
Warehouse Employee Entrance- Authorized Personal Only
"Chase, I found it" I called out quietly.
Chase came jogging over and looked at the sign I found
"this seems to be the only way into the warehouse. I only found a stairwell to the offices on the floor above." Chase said
"alright, let's go in" I said reaching for the handle
I tried to open it, but it was locked. I reached into one of my packs and pulled out a device and set it on the locking mechanism of the door.
"step back Chase" I said stepping back myself.
Then there was a quiet searing sound and a small light from the device then it stopped and fell off the door leaving a hole in the mechanism. I walked up and opened the door with ease.
"alright Chase, let's go in. Turn off your safety, this is going to possibly be bloody" I said getting out my M16 riffle.
Chase got out his M16, switched off the safety and nodded to me. we entered the door into the pitch-black hallway, the crisp cold air meant the AC was on and working.
"well someone must be here if the AC system is working" I whispered shivering a little.
"this is when I'm glad to be a dog." Chase whispered
I smiled shaking my head in amusement as we turned on our flashlights and proceeded down the hallway. As we got to the end of the hallway, and the doorway ahead was lit up from the lights in the warehouse.
"Chase turn off your lights, that way they won't see us coming" I whispered as I turned off my gun's light, then I saw Chase's light go out as well.
As we got through the doorway, we could hear voices of dogs as well as barks. We quickly took cover behind a tower of old wooden pallets. We heard paw steps approaching us from the other side of the pile. I motioned to chase to move further back into cover, we quietly took a couple steps back as the footsteps sounded like they were directly matched with mine on the other side of the pallet stack. As we stepped back my shoe squeaked, we froze.
"what was that?" one of the voices said
I quickly looked around and saw a dip in the wall that was a small storage or holding spaces for boxes.
"it came from over here" another voice said
I quickly gestured to chase to hide in the holding space and we quickly and quietly ran into the holding space and hid behind some boxes. I peeked out just in time to see the two dogs standing there.
"it must have been one of us" one said
"being on high alert has even gotten to us Bruce" the other said laughing
"you may be right Andy, let's get back on patrol" Bruce said
I watched as the dogs walked away to the left and I stayed hidden for a minute to make sure if they came back our way. I gestured to Chase to follow me as I crept up to the edge and looked out and saw the area was clear of guards. I motioned for chase to go right, away from the door and where those guards went. We quietly headed down the row with the walls of the warehouse on right and stacks of pallets on the left, then we came up to the end and there was a hallway to out right and to our left another hallway lust like the one we are in leading to the area where all the dogs are. I waited for a moment to see if there would be anyone there. When no one came by I motioned to chase to go right and deeper into the warehouse. I followed behind him making sure no one saw us. We sprinted down the hall was and ducked into an old cleaners' closet as we heard some dogs coming down the hallway.
"I can't believe that our base is tasked with guarding those pups from the Paw Patrol" one voice said as it came closer.
I gestured to Chase to stay silent as they came closer
"yeah, luckily we were given a break from guarding them" another said
I motioned to chase to get ready. We waited as they passed, I opened the door slightly as I saw them pass. then I leapt out and grabbed them placing my hands over their mouths and dragged them into the closet. Chase closed the door quietly behind me. He got out some duct tape and taped their paws together and I put muzzles on them.
"OK, we have a couple of questions for you two. are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way?" I asked
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Chase's POV:
After we taped up the two guards, they decided to cooperate with us.
"first question, where are the two pups being held" I asked growling threateningly
"they are in cell 729" one muttered through the loosened muzzle
"how do we get there?" Ryder asked
"you would have to take the first hallway on the right after you leave this room, go all the way down till the third hallway on the left take that and go halfway till you get to a hallway on your right and it's the cell at the end of that hallway on the right." The other said
"you say it's guarded?" I asked
"yes, we were just relived" the first one said
"but there are dogs all along the way, you are bound to be spotted" the other said
Then I smirked "not if I take your guard outfit" I said smiling
"you wouldn't dare" one said growling
Then Ryder knocked both of them out "go ahead Chase" he said
I slipped on the guards' outfit over my swat vest, put my pack on and looked at Ryder.
"How do I look?" I asked
"like a high-ranking gang dog" he said "ok so here is our plan, you will follow the route they told us, and I will follow from a distance and take a different route. You need to just act calm and like one of them, just walk and try not to talk to anyone. I will be nearby the whole time, once we reach the cell hallway, I will join you. I will use my silenced pistol to keep my presence unknown, I just hope that I don't have to use it." Ryder added the plan
"OK, let's go" I said and walked out the door.
I took a left down the hallway as the guard said to do. I saw Ryder go to the right and down a different narrower hallway. A I walked down the hall; I could feel my nerves grow as I continued walking. I saw some dogs coming turning into the hall as I approached, I straightened up and walked past them. I saw them dip their heads and I returned it with a curt nod and walked on. As I rounded the corner, I saw in the distance the shadow of Ryder moving down a different hallway. I saw another pair of dogs coming up towards me, I just walked past them as they were busy in a conversation. Then I came up to the hallway where the cell was, and I turned down and see the guards at the cell door. They straighten as they saw me coming, then I realized that I need to come up with a way to get them to leave. I had to think quick as I approached them.
"is there something wrong captain?" one asked
Well what a stroke of luck I got the captains uniform I thought, "you are both needed at barracks, you apparently forgot to check in and the general is looking for you. He are not happy so you better hurry" I said in a deep voice
"ah shit, I knew we forgot something Mark" one said
"quiet Allen" the other said annoyed as they raced past me.
I watched as they ran down the hall and took a left. I turned to see Ryder come out of a space in the wall
"nice job Chase, now let's get the girls and get out of here" Ryder said
We walked up to the door, unlocked it and opened it. There sitting in the cold cell was Skye and Everest, the relief that I felt was like truckloads of stress just dumped off all at once.
"Skye, Everest we're here to get you out" I said
"no wait" Everest said
"It's alright Everest, the guards are gone" Ryder said as we entered the cell
"no guys you don't understand" Skye said getting up
"what is it Skye?" I asked
"It's a trap, you have to get out before…" Skye was cut off and suddenly she and Everest disappeared in thin, cold air. Then Swift's Face appeared,
"hello brother, Ryder" he said
A flood of anger slammed into me "Swift, You Bastard! Where are the girls!" I growled
"They are here with me" he said and stepped aside. Standing behind him were Skye and Everest.
"No!" I screamed
"yes, you fell for my trap. Good luck trying to get out now that they know you both are there" he said with a vile grin. Suddenly alarms started going off and I turned around to hear voices coming towards the hall. I whipped to face Swift, Rage overflowing my senses.
"Swift, I promise that when I find you, I will rip your throat out of your neck and crush it in front of you before you die" I growled in rage
"HA, I'd like to see you even pin me" he said laughing
"you will pay for this Swift" Ryder said in a dark tone
"and you'll pay by my paws" I promised baring my teeth
"yeah sure" Swift said still laughing and his face disappeared
We turned to see dogs coming closer to the hallway.
"alright Chase now we have to fight our way out." Ryder said getting his M16 out
"let's make them pay" I growled as I saw five dogs rounded the corner
"There They Are, Get Them!" the one in front commanded to the dogs behind him.
Ryder and I opened fired on the dogs with our three round burst setting. we took them out one by one until they were gone.
"come on Chase, this way" Ryder said, I followed him into a narrow passage
"I can smell that they went down here" I heard from behind as we raced through the passage
I looked back to see a couple of dogs following us, *Bark* "Flash Bang" I said and out of my pack popped out a small canister and it bounced back towards the dogs chasing us. Then there was a loud bang followed by yelps and cries from those dogs. I pointed my rifle behind me and opened fired, after a few rounds I stopped and continued sprinting. After another minute, we leaped out and into a hallway and hung a right and sprinted down. Behind us I heard barking, I looked back to see about ten dogs chasing.
*Bark* "mini turret" I called and out of the top of my pack came a mini turret that started firing on the group chasing us. Behind us I heard yelps and cries as the gun fired. The cries died out as we took a left into a dark hall, then we saw lots of shadows coming in front of us.
"Chase to the wall" Ryder commanded
I leaped to the wall as more shadows came behind us and the ones in front opened fired and the ones behind us did the same. yelps and cries filled the air as the gang dogs opened fire on each other. Ryder and I shot at both sides as we continued towards the end of the hall, once we got to the end of the hall, we turned our fire on the line in front of us and jumped over the line. My turret covered us as we ran towards the end of the main hall. We got to where we came in and there was a flood of dogs coming towards us. We each grabbed our M4-A1's and with our M16's we sprayed the flood of dogs charging at us. Then after a few seconds we made a break for it and ran down the hallway that led to the front doors. As we ran, we fired our guns at the dogs chasing us. Then we reached the doors and hung a left, but I slipped and fell. I got up as quick as I could as I saw behind me the other dogs charging me. I suddenly felt an overwhelming amount of rage and fury.
*Bark* "mini gun" I snarled and out of the top of my pack a mini Gatling gun and I pulled out my two assault rifles.
"Feel My Rage You Vile Disgraceful Mutts!" I screamed apoplectically and I unloaded my guns on the dogs and started mowing them down. The air filled with cries and yelps as I killed one after another. All I could feel was the pain in my heart and the tears falling down my face. Suddenly my Gatling gun went away, Ryder grabbed me and shoved me ahead of him into the dark hallway and we sprinted to the door and burst out. We raced to the cruiser and took off out of the parking lot, sirens blaring and raced away.
"What the hell was that Chase!?" Ryder demanded
I didn't answer him because I was just so angry, I didn't want to blow up at him.
"Alright, if you don't want to talk now that's fine; but we will discuss this later" he said and the rest of the drive back to the base was in silence.
Wow, they messed with the wrong pup. Will the pups find where Skye and Everest were moved? Will Chase be able to keep his cool during this mission? we will find out these and more as the story continues, stayed tuned.
I hope that you all had a great holiday season so far and I hope you liked the chapter, I hope to get another chapter in by New Years time.
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so until we meet again, TTFN -Ace