Welcome back to chapter 5!
Every time I read this stupid prophecy, the more I realize that it's becoming more and more true. The ones I loved that stand in my path? Forge a bond so strong and true? It's turning to real for me to handle. However, I can't make myself quit the PAW Patrol, since they are all the family that I have left. I can't leave, not yet. But what if they stand in my prophesied path? Would I show no remorse in killing them? Ugh, why did I have to be born. The wisest option would be telling them the truth about my past, and what I had done, but I'm afraid that the other pups would lose their trust in me. Maybe it's for the better that I distance myself from them.
I sat awake in my bed as I contemplated these thoughts. I couldn't make a decision on what to do. There was no way that I would leave without telling anyone, and who knows how long I would last in this composure. I've already lashed out against Rubble and Rocky, and who knows who else I would attack.
"Hey Chase? You awake?" I heard Ryder call to me, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Yea Ryder, do you need something?" I replied, realizing that it was already morning.
"It's time for your wake up call. You usually don't need me to remind you. Is there something wrong?" Ryder asked, worried.
"Everything's fine. I just slept in, that's all." I replied nonchalantly, trying to finish the topic before I had to explain in detail. There was a slight pause, which made me believe that Ryder had left. I took a deep breath, got dressed, and prepared to head out to wake up the other pups. As I walked out of the door, I found Ryder standing there with his arms crossed.
"Chase, I heard from Rocky and Skye that you have been having nightmares about your family. Are you still grieving about your past and what had happened?" Ryder asked in a firm stance. I froze, and slowly opened my mouth.
"What else did Rocky and Skye tell you?" I whispered, hoping that Skye and Rocky had told Ryder only that.
"It doesn't matter what they told me. Chase, I know about your past" Ryder replied, and that response shocked me, as I didn't recall any humans that survived my wrath, especially a kid. I started to feel woozy, and soon filled up with an unusual fire.
"What do you know? Tell me!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"I know what I need to know. Now go wake the other pups. We'll chat after breakfast is over." Ryder settled, and I only nodded, since the fire inside me was burning hot with a weird emotion I had never felt before. After a nice cold shower to cool me off, I woke up the other pups quickly, some more harsher than others such as Rocky and Skye, and rushed quickly to the cafeteria after my rounds. I scarfed down my food before the other pups had the chance to even get into the cafeteria, and on the way out I ran into Zuma who was headed to breakfast.
"Hey Chase, what's the rush?" Zuma laughed as I collided with him.
"Nothing much, Ryder and I needed to talk about something." I quickly replied, hurrying to Ryder's office.
"Wait Chase! What do you need to talk about?" Zuma pushed, grabbing me by the back paw.
"It's something very important! Now let go of me!" I growled, snapping at Zuma. He quickly let go in a stunned fashion, and I went up the elevator to Ryder's room. There, I found Skye having a chat with Ryder. I huffed because I hoped that there would be no one here. I pawed up to Ryder, and caught a bit of their conversation.
"So you want me to go to Everest's place?" Skye asked Ryder.
"Yes, I need you to check something out there. Everest and Jake had told me they spotted something odd wandering around at night. Stay the night if you must, as long as you can find out what is causing the turmoil. Oh, Chase, you're here! That was really fast, did you even have breakfast?" Ryder asked, surprised. My stomach grumbled as I smiled sheepishly.
"I may or may not have finished my breakfast in 30 flat seconds to get here." I replied. Ryder laughed and gestured for me to sit where Skye sat, who had left for most likely breakfast and then to Everest's cabin. The other pups outside of Adventure Bay also possess incredible powers. Everest has the power to control ice and snow, which really fits her character. Tracker said that he has a power, but is unwilling to reveal it to anyone except to Rocky, and Arrby had mentioned once on a rescue that he had the power of truth, whatever that meant. He had showed his powers be demonstrating on me. After tapping me on the top of my head, he asked me if I loved Skye, which I would have answered no to keep my feelings secret, but I ended up spilling my guts over Skye, who was taken aback. I have no idea if that power was useful in any case, but I can tell you for a fact that I now hate Arrby until the end of time, which basically meant that I stopped talking to him.
"So Chase, what do you want to know?" Ryder asked, smiling.
"I want to know how you know about my past, and what do you know about my past" I replied quickly, the fire building up again.
"Well, to start off, I was one of the people that was notified for an adoption of an insane pup. They had told me that a German Shepherd had gone mad and murdered his family. I didn't believe it, so I went to check you out. At the time, you were small and young, and the adoption center had cleaned you up pretty well. I was notified, however, that your paws and muzzle were coated in thick sheets of blood, and it took them hours to clean." Ryder answered. I sat and stared at Ryder. I hadn't remembered anything about what had happened after the killings, yet a small spark in me twitched as Ryder recalled those events. I faintly remember something about humans taking me away after I was drained of my energy, and that was about it.
"If they really believed that you were a threat, then they would have put you in a cell or at least made sure you couldn't move, but they didn't. So anyways, I was told that a whole army of humans and guard dogs were sent in to get you to calm down, yet you seemed to have killed all of them. I personally don't believe that you did, of course; you're the most responsible pup here! I was also notified that your eyes were glowing, they couldn't remember what color to identify you, but they believe that you were using a power. All I know about is your super speed." Ryder continued. I released a sigh of relief. Ryder doesn't know about my past, at least not my true past. The fire inside me died down, and I thanked Ryder for the information.
"Oh, Chase? Can I ask you to do something?" Ryder called to me when I was about to enter the elevator.
"What do you need Ryder?" I replied, turning around.
"Would you like to go with Skye to Jake's mountain? There's a-" Ryder started.
"A suspicious figure that Jake and Everest saw? Yeah, I overheard your conversation with Skye. I'll do it." I replied, showing my serious face. Ryder smiled and gave me a pat on my head.
"Such a good pup. See if Skye had left already. She should be in the cafeteria or in her room if she hadn't left yet." Ryder informed. I nodded, and left to look for Skye. It really didn't matter if I found Skye, considering I could run over to Jake's mountain in less than a minute. I headed towards the cafeteria where I found most of the pups eating and chatting. I glanced across the room to find Skye, but she wasn't there.
"Hey Chase! Are you getting breakfast? We're going to train in a bit so you better hurry up!" Rocky called to me.
"No thanks! I already ate." I replied and left before Rocky could question further about my eating schedule for today. I walked towards Skye's room where thankfully I heard a few rustles and bumps inside.
"Hey Skye!" I happily greeted. Skye hopped out of her room with a suitcase floating next to her.
"Oh, hey Chase. Do you need something? A little therapy for your nightmares perhaps?" Skye asked, setting down her suitcase.
"No, Ryder asked me to come with you to Jake's mountain to check out the thing." I replied casually.
"Really? I'm pretty sure that Ryder knows that I can handle this on my own. Oh well, maybe he has other reasons. You wanna race then?" Skye yipped, doing a back flip. Of course, I couldn't turn down a race.
"You're on!" I agreed, and sped off towards the door. I jolted across town and up the mountain where I found Skye sitting in front of Jake's cabin.
"What? How did you get here so fast?" I huffed as I gasped for air.
"Easy, I flew out the ceiling. By the time you left the lookout, I was already here." Skye smirked. I got really annoyed, and pretended to attack Skye by pouncing towards her. Suddenly, I felt a snowball hitting my side, causing me to fall over. I grunted as I got up, giving Skye a playful glare.
"So you wanna have a snowball fight, do you?" I growled, and shot up to pack snowballs.
"I didn't throw that snowball, Chase, but if you want to have a snowball fight, then you're on!" Skye yipped, and millions of huge snowballs formed around her, all prepped to launch at me. I whimpered and braced for impact.
"Okay! I give in!" I shouted quickly, not wanting to be bombarded with snowballs.
"Too late!" Skye replied and hurled every one towards me. I watched as all the snow got closer and closer until they barely touched my face.
"Hey, don't play unfair, Skye!" Everest shouted as she exited the cabin behind her. Her eyes were glowing with a blue shade. The snowballs halted and flew back at Skye, who promptly jumped out of the way. A few of the snowballs clipped her on the side, and she grunted. I watched as the two pups went crazy over a snowball fight, each pelting the other with a constant stream of snowballs. As I wove through the battlefield, dodging every snowball, I kept a lookout to our surroundings. Skye most likely had a different motive to come up here, most likely to be with Everest, but I needed to focus on the task Ryder gave me. After a while, the snowballs soon stopped flying through the air. I took a glance at the two pups and found that they were both snowpups. I giggled, and the two shook off the snow from their fur.
"Brr, let's go in. It's getting really cold." Skye suggested through her chattering teeth.
"Really? It's not that cold!" Everest laughed.
"Well that's because you're the ice pup. Of course you won't freeze." Skye laughed back. The two pups left their spots and headed inside, most likely to the fireplace to get warm. I, on the other hand, decided to keep a lookout outside the door, since the two pups seem to pretend that I'm not here. Even though it got colder and colder as night came, I needed to stay strong to catch this mysterious figure that's been going around here. After the sky turned red from the sun setting, I heard some frantic shouts and paws scampering inside the lodge. The door suddenly swung open, almost smacking me right in the face if I didn't move.
"Oh, there you are! We were worried! What are you doing out here?" Skye asked, dragging me inside towards the fire.
"I'm keeping watch. You can go back to do whatever you were doing." I responded in a confident manner.
"No. I'll take the shift from here. Why don't you go lie down next to the fire. It's really warm!" Skye suggested as she bundled up for the cold night ahead. I sighed and headed towards the warm fire. I saw multiple drawings, some of which I could tell was a picture of the pups, while others were drawn so horribly that it was hard to tell what it was. I also saw a few ice sculptures that were made to look exactly like the pups in heroic poses. Everest's ice powers were really something to behold. Next to the fire, I found Everest already laying down next to it.
"Oh, hey Chase! Where were you all this time?" Everest asked.
"I was standing outside on duty" I yawned as I lied down.
"In the cold? Are you okay? You could've gotten frostbite!" Everest questioned, concerned about my well-being.
"Don't worry. Skye took the shift, and she is much better equipped than I am." I replied, setting my head down to rest. I slowly started to doze off next to the warmth of the heat. For once, I didn't have the same nightmare I always had back at the lookout.
I was suddenly woken up by Everest at some time. I groggily raised my head, awaking from the best sleep I had for maybe a week. I yawned and looked at Everest, who was frantically gesturing at the door.
"Get up! He's here!" Everest whispered loudly. I shook myself awake and headed towards the door. Outside, I found a black furred wolf standing in a duel with Skye. The two were growling, and both had their powers up and running. What surprised me was that the wolf's eyes were glowing purple, a very uncommon shade for eye color. That meant he had an ability reflector.
"Do you see what I see, Chase?" Everest whispered as she peeked through the window.
"Yes, but I think Skye can handle this." I whispered back. I took a step back and finally took a good look at Everest. I saw that there was a massive frozen gash on her side, which made me widen my eyes.
"I hate purple eyes, I can't do anything against them" Everest cursed, still looking outside at Skye. "Chase, you should go out, now! Skye won't be able to handle this on her own. That wolf is stronger than you think!"
"Alright, but I don't think I would be able to help much," I replied, rushing through the door. I hurried to Skye's side and glared at the wolf across from us.
"Who's this here? Another weakling?" the wolf growled. "If he is, then I will easily take him out!"
"What are you talking about?" I growled.
"Don't you know the laws of nature? Only the strong survive, the ones that kill, the ones that pass on their legacy!" the wolf howled.
"Yes, I understand that, but why are you here?" I growled once more.
"Isn't it obvious? To root out the weak of course! That means killing you two and the husky inside!" the wolf laughed maniacally. I growled in response and took a stance. I didn't like this character, not one bit. Something him made my fur stand on edge and my nerves tingle.
"Skye, you wanna rush him or-" I started. I saw Skye wavering, slowly teetering to fall on the blood stained snow. I noticed that she was horribly wounded with bite marks and scratches. I watched in horror as she fell to the snow, unconscious. If Skye couldn't take him, then how was I supposed to?
"Well would you look there? One of your comrades have already fell, and I can tell the one inside isn't faring much better. That only leaves you. Adios little pup!" the wolf howled as he pounced towards me. I quickly dodged the attack with my speed and started to run towards the forest. I needed to get this wolf away from the cabin and away from the two injured pups. Luckily, I could feel the wolf chasing me down, hunting me like I was prey. He suddenly emerged from the brush beside me and knocked me to my side, pinning me to the snow.
"Say goodnight little runt!" he growled as he prepared his claws to slash at me. I grunted as I tried to push him down, but he was much heavier than I had expected. "It's a shame. I really wanted to reflect your powers back to you. It's so sad that you don't have a blue eye power."
I struggled a bit more until his slash landed right on my face, drawing a line from my cheek down to my neck. I screamed in pain as he continued to claw repeatedly at different parts. Suddenly, I felt a surge of energy and my vision started to darken. 'I' shoved the wolf off my back and slowly pawed up to him. He growled at 'me' before suddenly backing off with a whimper. 'I' raised my claw and gave him a nice big slash right on his muzzle, leaving him with a huge scar down his face. 'I' licked my claws as the wolf started to flee with his tail between his legs.
"Come here" 'my' voice boomed, and the wolf froze, turned around, and walked back up to me. The rest became a blur. All I remember was lying on the ground next to the body of the wolf.
What did I just do?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter of the power inside! I dropped another hint of Chase's power, but it's probably really obvious what his hidden power is. Anyways, Review, Grammar, Thanks for Reading!