Deep underneath the palace, Rocky and Alexandra were searching the entire small, dimly lit room they were in. They then heard a loud boom come from outside which shook the stone walls that encased them.
"What was that?!" Alexandra exclaimed.
"I don't know." Rocky replied, "I hope the others are ok."
"Me too." Alexandra replied, "Alright, let's continue to find a way out."
"Seeing that these stones are damp, I'd say we're right by the moat." Rocky said gesturing to some damp stones, "And they smell wet too, yuck."
"Good eye." the tour guide replied, "Andrew told me that every secret passage has something that will open it up. Usually an oddly shaped stone. Start looking for one."
The pair began scanning the walls for something odd that could be a trigger to open the walls. As Rocky walked along the sides of the walls, he didn't find any strange looking stone. However he looked up and noticed the candles hanging on the wall. Each candle was attached to the wall by a oval shaped golden plate. And under each candle was a symbol, one different from the last. One had a crown and another had a sword and the gray pup noticed that they were going in in a pattern around the entire room.
"Hey Alex?"
"Yeah?"
"Come look at this."
Alexandra walked over to where Rocky was. She saw the candles and immediately understood.
"If there's a pattern, there must be one that's not like the others. That should be our way out." Alexandra said.
"I agree. Start looking." Rocky replied.
The two began looking at the symbols on the candles. They were all in the same pattern until Alexandra came across a candle that had a paw instead of a crown or sword.
"Found it." she said. She then tugged it and the stoney wall opened, revealing a way out.
"Nice job Alex." Rocky said.
"You too." Alexandra replied with a smile.
The tour guide and the eco pup then took off down the long hallway to find the PAW Patrol and the royals.
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Meanwhile outside, the PAW Patrol, their allies, and the royals were still trying to process what had just happened. Sweetie was taking their usual cat-and-mouse game to whole new levels, ones that were causing their friends to disappear.
"How are we gonna get back in?" Skye asked.
"Leave it to me." Andrew replied, "Everyone might want to step back."
The group stepped back to a safer distance. Andrew put his hands together and muttered a spell. He separated his hands and a ball of energy flew from his hands and into the door. The metal slats fell off and the doors opened. The group rushed back in.
"Wait stop!!" Ryder shouted. Everyone stopped short.
"What is it Ryder?" Everest asked.
"I think there's booby traps." the leader of the PAW Patrol replied, "Obviously, Sweetie wouldn't make it this easy to get in."
"You're right." The Princess said, "She probably activated the system."
"Tracker, use your goggles to spot any trip wires or traps." Ryder said.
"On it. Ruff ruff goggles." The Chihuahua said as goggles fell over his eyes. He looked around and noticed the pattern of tiles on the floor in front of them.
"Looks like the tiles are pressurized." Tracker said, "If we step on the wrong tile, something could go wrong. Muy peligroso."
"Lead the way Tracker." Carlos said patting the pup's head.
"Ok." The Spanish speaking pup said with confidence. Using his goggles, he spotted which tiles not to step on. Everyone else followed carefully behind him. Soon, they reached the other side without any problems."
"Nice job Tracker." Marshall said.
"Gracias." Tracker replied.
The group then rushed into the throne room where they saw Sweetie sitting on the royal throne with Busby by her side. The crown sat atop her head, her dark pink eyes gleaming with joy over the situation, and a devious smirk on her face. Sitting in front of her were the Scepter of Binds and the Heart of Marriage.
"Sweetie, stop this nonsense right now!!" The Princess yelled.
"You might as well surrender." Katie said.
"Yeah, you're outnumbered." Arrby added.
"Let me think about that..." Sweetie said sarcastically as she looked at the ceiling, "No."
She pressed Busby's head and a thick cloud of smoke filled the room. The West Highland White Terrier and her toy quickly fled the room.
"After her!!" Ryder yelled.
The group followed her outside. Sweetie quickly got into her Copter Car and quickly drove off.
"Pups, get in your vehicles." Ryder said, "Arrby, ride with Rocky, Sid, ride in Skye's harness."
The pups quickly got in their vehicles and Sid put on Skye's harness. Ryder took off his skateboard strapped to his back and it folded out.
"Mission PAW is on a roll!!" the leader of the team exclaimed.
The pack raced after Sweetie into the heart of Barkingburg. However, the West Highland White Terrier wasn't done playing with them and decided to make things more difficult for them.
"Hang on Busby, things are gonna get wild." Sweetie said mischievously.
Sweetie sharply turned down another street and began weaving through the streets, turning quickly down another one, hoping to lose the team. However, despite her tiring efforts, the PAW Patrol kept on her tail.
"Sid, try to get one of the relics from her." Ryder said through his wrist watch.
"Argh, on it." Sid replied. He took out his new grappling gun and carefully aimed it at the scepter sitting beside Sweetie. He pulled the trigger and a hook attached to a metal cable launched from the barrel. The hook perfectly latched onto the scepter, and Sid pulled it out much to Sweetie's surprise.
"Got it!!" Sid yelled as he triumphantly held the scepter in his hand.
"Nice job." Ryder said, "Tracker, head to the church and wait on the roof. When Sweetie drives by, swing down and grab the crown."
"Got it!!" Tracker replied. He turned down another street which lead to the church.
Sweetie looked behind and was amazed that the nerdy 10 year old and his pack of sickeningly pure pups were still on her tail. She turned down another street which ran right in front of the church. Tracker was already up above the road waiting for her to go by.
"Ruff cables." Tracker said as his cables popped out of his pup pack. One shot across the road and attached to the railing of another balcony. Tracker waited for a few seconds as Sweetie came closer. He swung down on his cable and grabbed the crown off of Sweetie's head with the other.
"Nice job Tracker." Ryder replied.
"Gracias." Tracker said proudly.
Sweetie grew even more annoyed and angry. She knew she had to shake the PAW Patrol off her tail before they got the heart. However, when she turned her focus back into the road, she noticed she was heading right into a construction barrier on the road. She panicked and pressed the eject button. As a result, she, Busby, and the heart went flying.
"Chase, use your landing pad to catch Sweetie. Arrby, get the heart!!" Ryder exclaimed.
Chase sped ahead to the spot where Sweetie would land.
"Ruff landing pad." said the German Shepherd. A small pad launched out of the front of Chase's three-wheeler and expanded when it landed. Sweetie fell onto the pad with a thud, Busby landing beside her.
The heart shaped jewel was still flying in the air. As it came closer to the ground, Arrby jumped up and grabbed the jewel with his claw arm.
"Nice job everyone." Ryder said, "Now, let's head back to the castle."
Sweetie reluctantly got into Chase's three-wheeler with a scowl. The team drove back to the castle with the royal relics and thief. Thankfully, the drive back went without Sweetie attempting escape. Unlike Mayor Humdinger, she knew when to give up. The group pulled to the castle where, the Earl, Andrew, Harry, and the others were trying to repair the damage caused to the front and Mission Cruiser.
"PAW Patrol, you're back." the Earl said sounding relieved.
"And you got the crown and relics." Andrew added.
"And Sweetie." the Princess said. She walked over to her naughty pup and stared disapprovingly at her.
"Sweetie, what do you say?" the Princess asked sternly.
"I'm sorry." Sweetie replied begrudgingly.
"Then tell us where Alexandra and Rocky are." Andrew said equally as stern. Just then, Alexandra and Rocky came running out of the castle.
"Rocky dude, you're ok!!" Zuma exclaimed as he and the other pups hugged him.
"Allie, thank goodness you're alright!!" Andrew said happily as he hugged his soon-to-be wife.
"Sorry we took so long, my Radar Scanner's broken and we got lost in several corridors." Rocky explained.
"Yeah, I don't know that castle that well yet." Alexandra added.
"Well, the only that matters is that everyone's ok." the Princess said.
"How about you all rest up abbot before the rehearsal dinner tonight?" the Earl suggested.
"Yeah, that sounds nice." Marshall replied.
"Definitely." Chase added.
"Si, muy cansado." Tracker said.
Several guards came out and took the crown and relics with another taking Sweetie to her pup house as her banishment just got extended. Everyone headed inside and up to the rooms. Ryder and the pups changed out of the gear and fell asleep.
A few hours later, everyone woke up to get ready for the rehearsal for the wedding and the dinner afterwards. The dinner was particularly fancy so they went dressy casual. Everyone headed down to the throne room where the Earl, the Princess, Andrew, Alexandra, Harry, and Bishop Holley, who would be preforming the service, were waiting.
The rehearsal began with Rocky and the Princess walking in first as the ring bearer and flower girl. Next were Ryder and Katie as the best man and Maid of Honor followed by Skye, Everest, and Summer as bridesmaids with Chase, Marshall, and Zuma as groomsmen. Lastly, Alexandra would walk in, escorted by the Earl, with Rubble and Tracker behind her as her train bearers.
Overall, the rehearsal went smoothly and afterwards, everyone headed down to the dining hall for dinner. Everyone laughed and talked and offered their congrats to the bride and groom. After dessert, the PAW Patrol and the others went back to their rooms to get ready for bed as they needed to be up early to get ready for the ceremony.
As a precaution, Harry put a magic shield over the heart and scepter so Sweetie didn't try to steal them again. Once everyone changed into their nightwear, they got in bed and fell fast asleep.
To be continued...