Disclaimer: Here it is everyone. The season two finale. I have something special planned for season three, but I think I'll save explaining that for when we reach the epilogue chapter of this season. For now, let's get on with the action.

Also, I don't own Paw Patrol.

Paw Patrol X

Friend or Foe arc Episode eighteen: Flare's Determination And Claw's Redemption Part One

While Flare and the others were dealing with the situation in Adventure Bay, Claw, Everest, and Richie were still locked up with Claw and Everest leaning against the connecting walls of their respective cells. Richie sadly doesn't have any teleportation powers, so his demonic powers in this instance were useless. Everest thought about how Claw felt about her, and she felt that now was a good time to talk about it. As much as it would hurt him, she knew he needed closure. Waiting didn't seem like an option for her with the current situation. "I always knew about your crush on me."

Claw flinched when Everest brought that up, looking back at her as he asked why that came to her mind. "What brought THAT up?"

"I just... felt that now was a good time to talk about it." Everest explained, hoping Claw would understand that she didn't resent him when doing this. "We don't know what Charm will do to us, or when he'll do it. And I know we'll have to talk about this at some point."

Claw got that. Better late than never after all. He got ready for the big reveal, having a feeling he already knew the answer. He looked ahead as he asked the big question. "And... do you reciprocate those feelings?"

This hurt Everest as much as she felt it'd hurt Claw. She did her best to let him off easy, but directly. "I'm sorry Claw. I don't." Claw's expression didn't change, despite being heartbroken by those words. He felt that was the case. "I didn't tell you sooner because I didn't want to trigger your abandonment issues. It was clear by the way you felt when Marshall and I were around each other how much you didn't want to lose me."

Claw wished he was able to handle his feelings for Everest better, and decided to see if his thoughts were true. "Does that mean you like Marshall?"

"Yeah. I do." Everest answered honestly, wishing she also had the time to confess her love to Marshall. "The way I see it, the two of us have become great friends since Flare convinced us to give you a chance. And I'll always love your company, even if it's only platonic." Claw nodded in understanding as Everest finished what she had to say. "I just... don't see it going further than that." Everest felt awful when thinking about how much she must've hurt Claw. "I'm sorry."

Claw turned around and tapped the glass, putting on a smile as Everest turned around to show how well he was taking it. He was still hurt by the rejection, but he was doing a much better job at handling his feelings now. "It's not your fault Everest. I always, kind of knew." Everest turned around and looked at Claw, who explained it further. "I think that's why I struggled to handle Marshall also liking you."

Everest put a paw on her cell, making Claw do the same as she looked at him with caring, but not loving, eyes. "For what it's worth... I still wanna be friends after this. If we make it out." Claw smiled in response to that, and Richie gave Claw a thumbs up, being glad that he was taking this so maturely. Everest then expressed disappointment as she looked to where her pup tag would normally be, revealing that Charm took it from her. "Well at least I know you're handling this well. And that the love Marshall and I have for each other is mutual. Now it's just a matter of whether or not we'll get out of here."

"Knowing Ryder and his team, I think they'll do great." Claw assured Everest, who was glad to see him in a better mood than she anticipated. At least they could still hang out after this, and Claw wasn't holding anything against Marshall. Claw looked to Sweetie and Caiohme, who were still chained up, and looked to him with loving and forgiving eyes. Claw wished he did more to help the situation work out for everyone. 'If only I deserved to have the others forgive me.'

On the way to Jake's Mountain, Marshall was explaining the situation to Wave and Margareth as he expressed the part he regretted the most. "All I had to do... was talk to Flare about this. And instead, I just let my stupid fear take over and backstab him!"

Wave and Margareth were doing their best to console Wave, and they both knew that this was stuff he needed to let out. Wave was as tender and loving as could be when she assured Marshall that everything would be okay. "We'll save him, along with your friends Marshall. And after we do, we'll help you make it up to him however you want."

Marshall appreciated the support with Margareth adding to that with a suggestion she had in mind. "Maybe throwing him the best birthday party ever could help."

Marshall couldn't help but love that idea. If anyone deserved that, it was Flare. Chase then decided to chime in, feeling he could add to the conversation. "Marshall." Marshall looked at Chase, who smiled as he reminded him of the day he was thinking of. "Do you remember last month, when my throat got sore right before the LARP Skye and Sweetie set up?"

Marshall looked back on that day with a smile, remembering one moment in particular. "Yeah. Hehe. I still can't believe I farted on stage like that."

"You wouldn't be the first." Chase assured Marshall, and then he brought up one moment in particular that he held close to his heart. "Believe it or not, the moment I was thinking of was a smaller act of kindness than Flare usually gives us."

A flashback began with Flare running over to Chase and gave him the hospital robe. "Chase; put this on."

Chase shrugged and put it on with Ryder catching onto Flare's plan rather quickly. "Ah, I see what you're doing here Flare. But Chase still can't-"

"He doesn't have to!." Flare assured Ryder cheerfully, and then he explained what he had in mind as he picked up a rusted up knight head prop that was nearby. "What's one of many ages that had throat related diseases? The medieval times!" Flare brought the knight head over to Chase and set it down on his chest. "And what country does the LARP take place in that lost seventy five to eighty percent of it's population from that stuff? Florence! So Florence, plus someone surviving something like that, equals something new we could do!"

Chase liked the sound of that and happily nodded his head yes to Ryder, who started to think about how that could work. "I guess Chase could stay in bed for his role."

The flashback ended with Chase explaining to Marshall what that moment meant to him. "That moment may not have been as big as helping Zuma reunite with his parents, or helping us save Everest in Prison City, but it showed me that no matter how small a problem may seem, Flare was willing to find a way to fix it in a way that helped everyone. And funnily enough... that fits our motto perfectly."

Marshall liked Chase's interpretation of that moment with Margareth speaking up about how sweet Flare was. "That's Flare for ya. Never a bitter moment! Well... normally."

Chase assured Marshall that they would succeed in finding Flare, knowing that he could comment on that too. "I also remember that promise I made to you on the day you first met Charm. And I plan to keep it." Marshall remembered that day with Chase putting on a determined look as he continued to ride with the others. "We're going to find him Marshall. And both him, and our friends, along with Adventure Bay, are gonna be safe by the end of this." Marshall felt more hopeful after hearing those kind words. He just wished they turned out to be true once they found Charm's base.

Speaking of Flare, he was just arriving at Charm's base, scoping out the area from Marshall's fire truck to make sure he knew the easiest route to avoid getting caught on. He was able to find a hiding spot out of the guards' sight, but he couldn't find a lot of ground to walk on that didn't risk him getting caught. He was gonna have to think hard for this one. He took out some mini fireworks and a lighter, whispering to himself as he lit one up. "Thank you Snow." He then threw one away from the entrance, and it caught the attention of the guards, who went to check.

Flare rushed past the entrance as quietly and quickly as he could, managing to get past the entrance just as one of the guard's noticed the fire truck. "Hang on. That fire truck isn't ours." The other guard nodded in response and began to call Charm.

Flare went up to a nearby window in the base that looked secure, barely managing to escape a guard's line of sight. He peeked in through the window and saw that it was a window to the bathroom. He jumped up and grabbed a hold of the rim before opening the window quietly and snuck in after observing the room. Just as he did, a guard spotted him climbing through as he slipped and almost fell to the ground. "Hey! Who was that!?"

Flare realized that he was caught, whispering to himself in frustration before standing up. "Darn it!" Flare had to act quickly, and he saw the air vent nearby. Knowing he didn't have enough time to be quiet about this, he rushed over to it and jumped up after running up the wall for a bit. He grabbed onto the latch and took out a quarter he had on him. He used it to unscrew the vent and opened it as quickly as he could before climbing inside. He then closed it the best he could to avoid getting caught and climbed through it, doing so quickly to make sure he reached the room his friends were in first.

Flare made absolutely sure he didn't make enough sound to get caught as he thought to himself about how this was going. 'Doing good so far Flare. Just don't lose focus, and you'll save your friends, and Adventure Bay.

Flare climbed through the vents for what felt like an eternity, but when he climbed up and crawled on the second floor vents for about a minute, he heard Claw's voice. "Do you think the others will forgive me?" Flare decided to listen just a little longer to absolutely make sure he had the right voice, as confident as he was that he did. "I know I betrayed them all. Especially Zuma."

Flare quickly peeked through the vent in joy as Everest responded to what Claw had to say. "You know I do. Plus, we all know what's really going on. We'll back you up."

Sweetie then spoke up, alarming him in regards to the fact that she was here too. "You know I've got your back."

"We'd never let them think of you as something you aren't Claw." Caiohme assured Claw, leaving Flare to be surprised again. He quickly shook it off however and remembered why he was there: To save his friends, and Adventure Bay.

"That's right." Richie assured Claw, and Flare beamed as he saw what was going on before changing his position. Claw, Everest, and Richie saw Flare kicking at the vent grate with Richie speaking up as it fell to the floor. "What the heck!?"

Flare jumped down from the vent and started walking over to the others. This surprised the three of them with Flare happily announcing his presence. "That makes five of us!"

The others were arriving at the base and parked just far away enough to avoid getting spotted by Charm's forces. The pups all got out of their vehicles, and as Ryder hopped off of his motorcycle, he let the pups know what they had to do. "Check to see if you brought everything you need. We have no idea what's going to happen in there, so we have to be prepared for everything."

As Snow was getting all she needed, including the same kind of fireworks Flare had, she felt the need to talk to someone about how this would all end. She looked to Skye, who was making sure her wings were just right as Snow walked over to her. "Hey Skye. You have a sec?"

"Of course!" Skye assured Snow, always having time to talk to her, even before a bit battle. "At least before we get to that base."

"Right." Snow decided to go ahead and ask the question that was on her mind. "Do you think..." She choked a bit, absolutely loathing the idea that plagued her mind. "Do you think Flare's gonna hate me after we get out of this?"

Skye was shocked by the question, despite knowing why Snow asked it. "I don't think he would. At least not if he lets us talk to him after we get home."

Snow needed that, even though the answer was obvious. At least there was some hope for her and Flare to remain friends. "Yeah. That makes sense." Snow smiled with a thought in mind on how this could end. "Best case scenario... Flare forgives all of us, joins the team... and then cooks us all a crazy feast to show how much he loves us."

Skye laughed a bit in response to that, but then the remorse she felt earlier came back as she recalled a moment she had with Flare. "Cooking." Snow listened closely, being confused about Skye's sudden tone change as she elaborated on it. "That's what we did for Amy when she started getting her treatment."

Another flashback began, this one starting with Amy taking her first bite of the lobster meal Flare and Skye made for her. as soon as she did, the amount of love she had for it proved that it was cooked perfectly. The bite was like heaven in her mouth. After swallowing the bite, she looked at Flare and Skye, being amazed by what they did for her. "Thank you both." Flare and Skye could see that this was exactly what Amy needed.

And just then, Skye's parents came in; a male Poodle, and a female Cocker spaniel. When they did, they were amazed to find that Amy was eating lobster for the first time. She was absolutely adoring it too, and as they observed the situation, they then saw Flare and Skye. The mother spoke up almost immediately, as she knew what this meant. She loved the gesture she made for her sister as well. "Skye. Did you prepare this meal for your sister?"

"Well... kind of." Skye gave a sheepish giggle as she then admitted to something important about the dish. "Flare did most of the work. I just let him know what Amy's tastes were and did the mac n cheese."

"Come on now. You know what I always say." Skye's father spoke up, knowing that Skye's contribution still mattered. "Doing something, is better than doing nothing."

Skye and Amy rolled their eyes while smiling at their dad's catchphrase. Flare was quick to point out why as well. "Yeah, I'm with these two on that one. At least Marshall's puns are the kind of corny you can laugh at." The others couldn't help laughing at Flare's joke, ending the flashback on a high note.

Skye couldn't help being hit in the feels with how she let her emotions stop her from comforting Flare. "Seeing Amy smile like that... saved my whole day, and inspired me to organize that LARP for her with Sweetie." The guilt was clearly eating at her as well."He helped me cope with the hardest moment of my life... and I sat there and watched him get berated by two of his closest friends." Snow held her paw tightly, almost clenching it with guilt as Skye stated the blame she put on herself. "And then I left him there, failing to show him the same kindness he showed me."

Snow wasn't sure how to respond, and Ryder walked over to them with some comforting words in mind. "The moment messed with your head Skye. No one can blame you for feeling the way you feel." Ryder looked one last time and saw that everyone was ready, giving a determined smile as he finished comforting Skye. "And even with the inaction in mind, acting now will be more than enough to show everyone that we care." Skye saw Ryder's point and put her wings away, knowing that she couldn't let what she was feeling stop her from doing the right thing.

The Paw Patrol were right in front of the base, keeping themselves cloaked as Ryder reminded the others of their roles. We could see them through their cloaking devices, but the guards couldn't. "Alright everyone. Remember what we talked about while we were heading up to the base. Snow, Skye, you two find where Everest and Richie are locked up and break them out. Rocky, Zuma, you're coming with me to find the dragon's tooth to finally get it back from Charm. Chase, Marshall, you look for the generator to this base and shut it down to where we all survive."

Everyone nodded in response, and Ryder then gave them the go ahead. "Paw Patrol, is on a roll." Everyone moved forward with Ryder's command, leaving him to knock the guards out with two karate chops to the neck. The group snuck past the guards in the best ways they could and entered the base undetected. Since they were invisible, Charm's security camera couldn't catch their movements. Once they were in, everyone spread out to fulfill their tasks to shutting Charm's base down.

Chase and Marshall were looking for the generator to Charm's base with Marshall still feeling horrible for what he did to Flare. He couldn't help thinking to himself about how badly he wanted to make this whole thing up to Flare. 'I promise Flare. I'll do everything I can to make things right after this.' He then gave a determined look when thinking about how saving Flare was more important to him than anything now. 'And this time... I'm not gonna break it.'

Chase found two a Mastiff Mix looking through some kind of adult magazine in an empty room. He looked to Marshall with a smile as he pointed it out while mouthing 'What are the odds?' to him. He snuck on over to the guard with Marshall right behind him. Thankfully, Marshall wasn't nervous, since this guard was obviously less competent than the rest. Chase accidentally stubbed his toe on a chair, making him flinch and catching the guard's attention. Knowing there was nothing to do now, he rushed the guard, grabbing his gun from him as he pulled it out.

After beating himself up silently for a couple seconds on his mistake, Chase's cloaking device activated at the same time Marshall's did as Chase threatened the guard with his gun. "Where's the generator to your base?" The guard hesitated to answer with Chase reminding him of something about the situation. "If you're scared of Charm, then think about how you won't be alive to face the consequences from him if you don't tell us where the generator is. Do you want a chance to live longer, or not?"

"Okay. I'll tell you." The guard assured Chase, speaking up about the generator as Marshall stepped closer and grabbed the guard's map from his pocket. The guard noticed and revealed that the map would tell them where it is. "It's right there. In that map."

Marshall looked through the map and found out that the generator was in the basement. He showed it to Chase, who made sure the guard was kept in check by knocking him out with the butt of the pistol. "Get a look at this Chase. This generator's really strong, but it's also slow. We should have enough time to stop it."

"Then let's find the nearest elevator and take this base down." Chase and Marshall did their signature paw shake before turning their cloaking devices back on. They went off to find the nearest elevator, unaware that Charm's camera had already caught them. Charm was shown in the security room, grinning devilishly as he thought about how the fun was about to begin.

Rocky, Zuma, and Ryder were sneaking around in an attempt to find where the Dragon's Tooth was so they could finally retrieve it from Charm and return it to Barkingburg. They came across a row of maps somewhere along the first hallway, and once they made sure no one was watching, they took one and hit in a nearby supply closet to check it out. Zuma had to wonder why there were maps there if only Charm's minions were supposed to be here. "You think Chawm was expecting touwists?"

"Probably not." Ryder answered, knowing that Charm would want to be as prepared as possible. "He must be keeping any guards with bad memory in check."

Rocky got a look at the map when Ryder let him and Zuma see it. When he noticed that the cell room was near the training room, he got anxious. "Skye and Snow have a lot of work cut out for them. Charm can't be giving his soldiers any rest breaks."

"They'll be fine as long as they keep their invisibility charms on." Ryder assured Rocky, and then he kept observing the map to find the best route to where they needed to go. "To be honest, I only know one thing for sure. If we do survive this, we'll all be able to remain a family." The mention of family caused Zuma to remember a moment when Flare helped him. It was a moment he held close to his heart for almost four months now. And it made him tear up upon remembering it.

The flashback started with Zuma smiling at Rocky on the stage after his Christmas show in Adventure Bay Flare climbed up onto the stage, Zuma was quick to point it out after laughing a bit. "Sowwy Flawe dude. No encowes tonight."

"It's not that. I have something to show you!" Zuma became intrigued as Flare then called out to Celeste and Gabe in the crowd. "Celeste! Gabe! You can take them off now!"

Zuma was stunned to hear the his parents names, and when he looked into the crowd, he saw... Celeste and Gabe removing their disguises with the brightest smiles one could have! Zuma couldn't believe it. Were his parents really right in front of him? This had to be a trick, right? There's no way it was them. There's no way Flare could've actually found his parents after years of him being separated from them. Snow then came up and told Zuma to do it if he really wanted to. "Just come down here and hug them dude! We can't hologram someone we've never met before!"

Zuma suddenly started bursting into tears of joy as he hopped off the stage and called out to his parents while running up to them. "Mom! Dad!" Zuma hugged his parents tightly, and they wrapped their arms around him as soon as he did. Zuma was so happy that words could never describe it. The tears on his face were enough to show it though. "It's weally you!" Zuma pulled his parents away as he expressed how much he'd missed them. "I didn't think... I thought... I..."

Or... he tried to. He was so stunned with happiness that he couldn't find the right words to say. He just started bawling again. "Waaaah! Mommy! Daddy!"

The flashback ended with Zuma doing his best to hold everything back. The Paw Patrol were the first real family he had since his parents were taken from him. And Flare, the one he took his anger out on back at the Lookout, was the one who reunited him with his blood family. Some thank you. Did he say please by not liking Christmas before then? Rocky looked at Zuma, and became worried about him. Ryder became worried as well when Rocky asked him about his current state. "Zuma. Are... are you okay?"

Zuma wiped his tears, knowing that now wasn't the time to cry. He had to save Adventure Bay before he could reconcile with Flare. "I just have a lot on my mind wight now." Zuma saw that Ryder was pointing to where the treasure room was. Thankfully, it was close by, and made Zuma more optimistic about their chances of winning. "I can finish the mission. I have to." Ryder and Rocky made extra sure Zuma was okay before leaving the closet. After they knew for absolute certain, they left the closet quietly and went off to find the treasure room to get the Dragon's Tooth.

Skye and Snow were on their way to the room Everest and Richie were trapped in, making sure to be as quiet about it as possible. They'd just arrived at the door to the stairs and snuck in, knowing that their chances of being stealthy in there were higher. Snow couldn't stop thinking about Flare and Everest. They were the ones she wanted to save the most. "What if Flare and Everest get tortured while we're looking for them?"

Skye couldn't rule that out as a possibility. After all, this was Charm they were talking about. "It's pretty hard to ignore the scar Flare got from meeting him. Who knows what Charm could be doing to them now."

"My point exactly." Snow stepped ahead of Skye and went up the stairs with her as they made their way to the second floor. "Don't you wish you could just punch your fear in the gut and tell it to leave you alone?"

Skye didn't have many moments where she felt exactly that, admittedly. She could understand where Snow was coming from however. "Not often. But I don't blame you."

Skye rubbed Snow's head for comfort once they got to the second floor door, and as they opened it, they looked and saw some guards in the room. Snow sighed, knowing that this wasn't going to be easy. "No way we'll get into that door without alerting them."

"If only we had something that could throw them off without getting caught." Skye suggested, knowing Snow could think of something for that.

"I'll see if I can find anything." Snow assured Skye, and the two looked into the room with Snow noticing a fire alarm nearby. There was no handle however, so she knew she'd have to be creative with this. She snuck over to one of the guard's and carefully took out his taser without alerting him. Once she knew she had what she needed, she shot the fire alarm switch and set it off, causing the sprinklers in the room to turn on. The guards were all confused by this with Snow signaling Skye to hurry, which they did after she put the taser away for further use.

Skye and Snow spotted the cell room in the chaos and nodded to each other with smiles. They set out for the room, feeling more confident that everyone would make it.

Flare was talking to Claw and the others in their cells as he and Sweetie got Caiohme out of hers by using two screwdrivers on the screws to her latches. After the two finished unscrewing her, Caiohme expressed her gratitude for the rescue. "Thank you both kindly." Caiohme then sighed in discomfort over how hard it was going to be to free Claw, Everest, and Richie out of their cells. "Now if only we had a way to get those cells open."

Flare, Sweetie, and Caiohme observed the cells with Flare taking note of the locks needing a specific type of key. "I doubt Charm would ever be stupid enough to leave the key just lying around in the exact room it's needed in. Any chance you guys know a thing or two about lockpicking?"

"Even if we didn't, that would be a bad move as well." Richie pointed out, bringing up the fact that the cells had electric defenses. "The electricity from the cells would shock you if you took too long." Flare tried to think of another method with Snow and Skye coming in, and since they were still invisible, Flare and the others looked to wonder who they were. Well, aside from Richie, who's demon powers helped him there. "About time our friends got here."

Snow and Skye turned off their invisibility charms and went over to the others with Flare expressing joy over their arrival. "Snow! Skye! You made it!"

Skye and Snow were shocked to see Flare in the same room as them, and when they went over to them, Sweetie spoke in Claw's defense. "Before you get the wrong idea... Claw warned us about this mess, but Charm stole my phone after he captured us soon before he did." Sweetie gave Claw a loving look, showing that he didn't resent him for what happened here. "He couldn't stop talking about how much he wanted to make things right after we got out of here."

Skye and Snow got a look at the cell Claw was in with Snow noticing how betrayed and remorseful Claw looked. "That explains why he's locked up." Snow did have a question for Claw in regards to that however. "Why did you work with Charm in the first place?"

Claw could barely answer with all of the guilt surrounding him, but he did the best he could to give his answer. "He sounded so... persuasive, when we met on the castle roof. It was almost as if he... knew me. He knew what I acted upon, and he knew how I felt in that moment. He dug into my heart and brought out all of these irrational thoughts that culminated into my fear of losing Sweetie and Caiohme." Claw saw Caiohme giving him a loving look along with Sweetie, wishing he never kept this from them. "And to think I almost did... by trying to prevent it.

Everest chimed in for Claw as well, not wanting any of the others to hate him. "He told me about what was happening before we entered the base too. Apparently, Charm made Claw think he would have a decent home with him after helping him get back at the Queen. When he came to Adventure Bay, that's when Charm started threatening him with Sweetie and Caiohme's lives."

Snow looked at Claw after hearing that and saw his nod, which confirmed that he really did want to help the Paw Patrol now. It made her feel even worse about what she did to Flare, and it opened her eyes to who Claw really was. "I should've seen that coming from a mile away. Charm's a world class psychopath and manipulator."

"And I was one of his victims." Claw responded somberly as Snow walked up to his cell as he expressed remorse for his actions. "I'm so sorry about this. I should never have led Charm here." Claw was on the verge of tearing up as he expressed how much he appreciated what the pups had done for him. "Especially not after everything you've all done for me."

Snow held back her current emotions, knowing that she couldn't start crying right now. "For what it's worth... you're not the only one who screwed up."

Snow walked over to Flare and tried to apologize, but Flare got down to business and put his paw up before she could. "We can talk about that later." Flare pointed out the cell designs, hoping the girls had a plan. "You guys didn't happen to come across anything that could shut these cells down, did you?"

Snow quickly got a good look at the cells, and after seeing they were electric, she took her taser out with an idea. "As a matter of fact, we did." Snow put herself at a decent distance from the cells to avoid being shocked, aiming it at Everest and Richie's cell first to get them out. "Two short circuits coming right up!"

Snow used the taser to short circuit Everest and Richie's cell, and after she did, Everest instantly ran over to her little sister and hugged her tightly. Snow was so glad to be embracing her sister again, despite the severity of the situation. "Oh, I knew you were paying attention to my lessons!"

Snow pulled Everest away, knowing that they had to save Adventure Bay. "You know it sis. And now we'll use them to save our home."

Snow short circuited Claw's cell without hesitation, surprising him as watched it shut down. When he opened the cell, he looked to see everyone willing to work with him as Snow put the taser away. He hoped he was seeing this right and asked about it with surprise. After what he did however, it wouldn't surprise him if he wasn't. He still didn't feel he deserved a normal life or happy home after this, let alone the forgiveness of the pups. He had to make sure. "Does... does this mean... you forgive me?"

"Of course you idiot. Why else would I save you?" Snow snarked playfully, making Claw relieved as Snow confirmed that she trusted him. She put a paw on his shoulder when she did so and empathized with his situation. "Everest and I faced that exact same thing with our mom. She always said she would do anything to protect us, but she never protected us from our dad." Claw felt horrible for Snow upon hearing that. When Snow smiled to him, she gave him a chance to atone for working with Charm. "And I'm telling the truth when I say you can make this right."

Claw felt uplifted upon hearing that, and wiped his forehead as he started thinking of a plan. "Then let's help the others shut this base down!"

"That's the spirit!" Flare hi pawed Claw upon running over to him, and she gave Snow some directions on what to do next. "Snow! Call the others and let them know we got our friends out after we finalize our plan!" Snow nodded in response with Flare then giving some instructions to Claw. "Claw, you're with me!"

Richie then gave some directions as well, knowing that he had to get Sweetie and Caiohme to safety. "I'll get Sweetie and Caiohme out of here. I know it's risky to not have me fight, but I'm the best bet at getting them out of here."

Flare fist bumped Richie as Skye mad a suggestion on what she could do with Snow and Everest. "Maybe Snow, Everest and I could go find Charm's security room to shut off his cameras. Then he'd have to come out here to find us to know where we are!"

"Yeah, that could work. Just keep the risk factor in mind" Richie took out a map he stole on the way to the cells. "Trickery isn't careful enough for someone as familiar with him as me." Skye, Snow, and Everest smiled upon receiving the map as Claw went over to Caiohme and Sweetie. Caiohme kneeled down to him, and hugged Claw with Sweetie, showing that they still loved him dearly. He held back his tears of joy for now, knowing that he had to save his new home. He only wished he realized this fact sooner: His home was right in front of him the whole time.

Once everyone was confident in their roles, Flare spoke up with high optimism over their chances at succeeding on this mission. "Alright then, it's settled! Together, we're gonna save Adventure Bay!"

Charm was watching Skye fill Flare in on something from the security cameras however, and he had the dragon's tooth in his paw as he walked away from the monitor. When it started glowing, that made it clear that the dragons he was brainwashing with it were going to play a part in his plan soon enough.

To be continued.

Suspenseful music played as Flare started speaking in regards to what was going to happen in the next chapter with specific moments being shown. "Now everyone's working together to take down Charm's base on Jake's Mountain! Let's stop him once and for all!"

"Flare!? Oh, thank God you're still alive!" Marshall spoke up, expressing immense relief and joy over the fact that Flare was still alive. "Let's help the others save Adventure Bay! Together!"

"No way you're counting me out of this!" Claw chimed in as he expressed how furious he was with Charm. "That homicidal sociopath won't know what hit him!"

Flare , Marshall, and Claw finished the announcement with the words Paw Patrol in all blue with red outlines and the title all white with Flare on one and and Marshall on the other. "Next time, Flare's Determination and Claw's Redemption Part Two! (Flare and Claw were shown finding Chase and Marshall by the generator) We won't let anyone down!"