This chapter should start getting interesting, and this one is a long one. I really wanted to get this chapter out, so there may be many mistakes. I have been writing this late at night. Now onward to Chapter 6.
Chase had just finished his K-9 training at one of the top academies in the world. Chase graduated with near perfect scores and offerings from multiple high ranking police departments from around the globe, it was like Chase was born to be a police pup. Out of all the job opportunities, one stood out the most. It wasn't from a well known department, but it was a very passionate letter. It told Chase that they were looking for pups from multiple departments, and would like to create a diverse type of patrol. Chase replied to this letter, asking many questions about it such as what were their motives and how would they deal with certain situations like break ins and robberies.
Soon enough, Chase had felt he was connected to this department and decided to get interviewed. To Chase's surprise, the department was run by one person, a teenager none the less. Chase started to feel a bit hesitant about joining the team until the teen started the interview. It was not like any other interview like Chase had practiced, it was more like a conversation with a friend than a job interview. The teen introduced himself as Ryder and was happy that Chase chose him out of every letter he received. The interview started, but Chase never felt it had actually begun. They were laughing away and chatting, telling each other stories about their school life. Soon enough, Chase had felt like this job was for him. Ryder told Chase that he would be at a place called Adventure Bay, which is where he set up his lookout. If Chase wanted to join, he could fly there at Ryder's expense. Chase, the next day, took a plane out of the academy and to the PAW Patrol. Ryder had paid for a first class flight for Chase and Chase was given many luxuries such as an in flight movie, many treats and a spacey place to stay. Once Chase reached Adventure Bay, Chase picked up his luggage and headed outside. Chase had just walked out of the airport where he met Ryder waiting for him. Behind Ryder was a police truck and inside was a pack with all the essential tools a police officer needed such as a tranquilizer, nets, a megaphone, and in dire situations, a gun.
"Hello Chase, nice to meet you in person. How was your flight?" Ryder asked Chase.
"It was a good flight, thank you very much. Is that truck for me, as well as the pack?" Chase responded, wagging his tail.
"Of course it is, who else is going to claim it? You're the police pup!" Ryder answered playfully.
Chase blushed and got into his new truck. When he was inside, Chase put on the pup pack and started to look around the truck. He noticed multiple functions, many of them were useful like a winch and of course the typical police siren. Then there were other functions that seemed useless such as a flying drone as the academy never found a drone useful and therefore never taught the pups how to operate one. After Chase got situated in the truck, he decided to give the truck a test drive. At the academy, Chase was given a student truck, mostly to get from place to place, and never got to operate such a complex vehicle like the one he was in. After Chase got his truck started up, he drove the truck around the path circling around the front of the airport. It was smooth and comforting, one of the better quality trucks Chase had ever seen and much, much better than the one he drove around campus.
"Sweet, where did you buy this Ryder?" Chase asked happily.
"Buy? I think you're mistaken. I made that truck from scratch" Ryder responded.
Chase gawked at that statement. He never thought of his leader to be as smart and talented to be able to construct one of the best trucks in the world. After Chase was done staring at Ryder, they took off to get to the lookout. Once they got to the lookout, Chase parked his car in one of the parking spaces.
"Are the other spaces for future pups? And how many members are there going to be?" Chase questioned.
"Well, I was planning to get a police pup first, then maybe around 5 other pups afterwards" Ryder responded.
Chase walked into the lookout and was greeted with a giant room with a huge TV on the wall. There were treat dispensers lined along the wall, and the most noticeable feature was the giant glass elevator in the middle of the room. After going up the elevator, Chase saw multiple machines working, and above all of that was another giant monitor.
"Did you build all of this?" Chase asked as he gawked at everything around him.
"Yup! It's my proudest work so far, but I do plan to upgrade it once we get more pups here" Ryder responded happily.
"Huh, when do I start?" Chase asked again.
"How about now? Currently there is no trouble here, so why don't you get some treats downstairs. After that, take a nap in the beds I set up downstairs. I feel it's going to be a bit before we get our first mission" Ryder responded.
Chase nodded and went down the elevator back to the main room. There, Chase poured a reasonable helping of treats as he didn't want to stuff his face on the first day of his new job. After Chase was full, he went over to the beds. There was only one bed there, and it was a blue bean bag with yellow stars. Chase laid down on the bag and dozed off. When Chase woke up, he found a pup tag next to him. He picked it up and examined it. It was blue with a star in the middle. Chase smiled and put it on around his neck.
"Testing, testing, one, two, three" Ryder spoke through the pup tag.
"I hear you loud and clear Ryder, sir" Chase responded playfully.
"Very funny Chase. Since you're awake, why don't you come up and we can chat some more" Ryder laughed.
Chase got to the top of the lookout and started a conversation with Ryder. For the next few days, there were no incoming calls for any problems going around. Ryder and Chase spent the time chatting and teaching Chase on how to use his new pup pack. Then, finally there was a call. Mr. Porter had called in, saying there had been a break in into his shop.
"The window has been shattered, and the whole inside of the shop is in a complete mess! Who knows what the robber tried to steal!" Mr. Porter exclaimed as he panicked.
"Don't worry, me and Chase will get to the bottom of this. We'll be there in a jiffy" Chase told Mr. Porter.
Once Chase and Ryder arrived at the scene, they found Mr. Porter standing in his shop, arms crossed and staring at the floor.
"We're here Mr. Porter, what's wrong?" Chase asked.
"What's wrong? My shop was just broken into! Besides that, it seems that nothing was stolen except for the cake that was eaten right on the spot and the shattered window" Mr. Porter told Ryder.
"Huh, then it may not have been a robber, but just someone who was hungry. Nonetheless, it's still a crime and we will catch the one who did this!" Ryder responded.
"Hey Ryder, I can try tracking the scent to where the robber went to" Chase suggested and jumped out of his truck to track the scent.
It smelled like a pup, and realized that the robber was a pup, most likely a stray. He also smelled another pup's scent a few feet away, and both scents led in the same direction. Chase followed with Ryder behind him and found himself in an alley. The alley was empty, and the scent had disappeared. Chase quietly cursed that the robbers were smart enough to hide their scents after they got into the alleyway. With a scowl on Chase's face, he went up to Ryder to tell him his unfortunate news.
"They got away Ryder, sir. I'm such a failure" Chase told Ryder dejectedly.
"It's okay Chase, everyone fails at some point, no matter how good you are" Ryder encouraged.
"But on the first case? It's the first crime I experienced outside of the academy and I failed" Chase responded.
"Don't worry, knowing the robber, he will strike again. Why don't you help me figure out where he is going to strike next?" Ryder asked.
Chase nodded, and started to look for clues on who is the robber and where he night strike next. Since it was the first robbery, and a very small one at that, there wasn't very many leads. All Chase and Ryder could find was a some saliva left on the cake. After searching, Chase and Ryder went back to the lookout to replicate the DNA in the slobber the robber carelessly left behind. Chase knew that Ryder had access to the government's DNA library and was able to track down any suspect via looking up DNA sequences.
The replicator takes a while to run, almost 24 hours, so Chase and Ryder decided to sleep on it, and the next day they would find out who had committed the crime and arrest them. As Ryder and Chase went to bed, Chase stayed up for a bit, trying to figure out how the suspect got away from him and how he was able to cloak their scent. While in deep thought, Chase heard a noise around him. His ears perked up and looked around. Using his doggy night vision, Chase got up from his bed and walked out of the lookout. Chase didn't see anything out of place at first, but then realized that Ryder's garage was opened. Chase knew that Ryder was in the lookout sleeping, so there was someone out there trying to rob them. Chase quietly barked out his floodlight and moved very slowly towards the garage. Once he was close, turned on his floodlight and shouted.
"Stop in the name of the law!" Chase barked.
The figure looked up right at the floodlight, and started to run off. Chase got a good look at the robber. Chase noted that it was a pup, no older than he was, all gray except for a patch of dark gray on one eye and a folded down ear while the other was pointed. He carried a large sack draped around the pup's back. The pup tried to run away, but was cornered by Chase inside the garage corner.
"Hah, got you, guess it wasn't as easy as it looked carrying that bag stuffed with stolen goods. Now return the stuff and turn yourself in, you have nowhere to run!" Chase told the gray pup.
The pup growled, and started to bow down. Chase thought that he surrendered himself as started to inch toward the pup, handcuffs at the ready. Then suddenly, the pup jumped with an incredible height and speed and sped away with his bag of stolen goods. Chase was shocked. No pup had ever gotten away from him when Chase cornered them, not even the slyest pup in the academy. Chase growled and started to give chase, but it was too late. The other pup dashed away like lightning and Chase was too slow to catch him. Chase cursed and started to walk back to the lookout, tired. As Chase returned, he saw Ryder outside with his own flashlight inspecting his garage. Apparently Chase and the robber made such a big ruckus that it woke Ryder up.
"What happened here Chase?" Ryder asked.
"The robber was back again for more stuff. What did he take this time?" Chase responded, growling.
"It seems nothing much. He took all of my old tools and all the spare parts that were lying around here. It's not worth too much, all I can get back for a few hundred dollars. What about you, are you hurt?" Ryder asked.
"I'm fine, thank you very much. Argh, I swear I am going to catch that pup if it's the last thing I do. I got a good look at the robber. He was gray with a darker gray spot on his eye. He also had one pointed ear and one floppy one" Chase recalled.
"Great, now we can have everyone looking for that pup! We'll get him in no time. Now, I was thinking, I believe that the robber would try to go for more food, as I see that he only ate one cake and never took any extras. I have reason to believe that he would go to the meat shop down the street from Mr. Porter's restaurant. In the meantime, we need all the energy we can get. Let's go back to sleep, we have a long day tomorrow" Ryder said thoughtfully.
Chase and Ryder walked back to the lookout and went to their respective beds. The next morning, Ryder woke Chase up and told him to get ready. This time, Chase equipped himself with a taser to stun the pup if he tried to escape. Chase walked down to the meat shop and camped out in the alley next to it. That day, no one pup arrived that matched the description Chase had described. For the next few days, Chase would go through the same routine until the gray pup arrived. Chase started to get bored waiting for the pup even though he had camped out for longer at the academy. Finally, one day Chase waited for what seemed like hours and sure enough, the gray pup was back. He was chatting with a slightly smaller chocolate brown lab that Chase assumed was his accomplice from the other break in he smelled. Chase watched as the lab walked off and turned a corner. The gray pup, however, stayed, looked around and jumped right through the window. Since there were few crimes in Adventure Bay, there was no alarm system put up, and the gray pup knew of this. No alarms sounded, and the robber could rob the store without notice. Chase got up and ran out to the window. There, they saw the pup grabbing meat from the back and shoving it into a bag.
"Freeze, PAW Patrol, you are under arrest!" Chase shouted through his megaphone.
The gray pup saw Chase, growled, and started to dash out. Chase was prepared for the gray pup to jump over him, got out his taser and waited. Sure enough, the pup did jump over Chase like the night of the break in, but this time Chase was ready. Chase shocked the pup right in the belly, and the gray pup yelped. He tumbled to the ground outside and clutched his stomach, his bag of stolen meat scattered everywhere on the ground, leaving very few in the bag.. Chase stepped out the door, smirked and pulled out the handcuffs to handcuff the pup. As soon as Chase got close, the gray pup bit Chase in the leg. Chase yelped and tased the gray pup again and the gray pup yelped in pain again. He started to whimper and lied on the ground, not moving. Chase went over, handcuffed the gray pup and dragged him over to his truck. At that point, he saw the chocolate lab reemerge from the corner, bolting to his friend. He knocked Chase away from the gray pup and helped his friend up. Chase growled and ran back, this time with his taser and gun out, and would have shot if needed. The lab dodged the taser blow from Chase and pushed the gray pup away. Chase wildly swung his taser at the lab, and the lab was dodging every single swing. Then finally, he noticed that his friend was up again. The gray pup had broken his restraint and was growling at Chase. Chase looked at the pup, and based on the injuries, knew that he wouldn't survive another blow by his taser. He smiled, and ran up to the gray pup to tackled him. The gray pup tried to dodge Chase's attack, but was rammed into the chest by Chase. Chase had the pup pinned and the lab ran towards him.
"Stop! Don't take another step forward or else he will get it!" Chase threatened.
The lab stopped in his tracks and looked at his pal desperately. The gray pup looked at the lab, then at the bag of meat, and then back at Chase. He nodded at the lab and the lab started to bolt at Chase. Chase smirked and readied his taser at the gray pup to deliver the final blow, but this time, the taser wouldn't activate. Chase held the taser confused and angry and in that moment the gray pup dashed out from under his paws and grabbed the bag of meat and jumped away from building to building, leaving Chase behind. Chase shouted angrily and shot at the fleeing pup a few times, hoping that some of his bullets landed.
When Chase turned around, he saw the lab was still there. Chase ran up to him and knocked him unconscious with a single blow as the lab was worn out and bound him. Chase dragged his prisoner back to his truck and threw him in. Oh, he's going to regret the time he attacked me Chase thought.
Chase drove off and back into the lookout.
"Did you catch the robber? I heard some gunfire" Ryder asked.
"I didn't catch the robber, but I did capture his partner in crime" Chase growled, "Hopefully he will have some answers."
They took the lab and tied him down onto a chair and waited for the pup to regain consciousness. Once the pup woke up, Chase and Ryder started to question the lab. The lab was stubborn, and didn't leak a single piece of information, even when threatened with death by gunpoint. Chase and Ryder questioned him over and over again, not giving him any food until he revealed who the gray pup was. They held the pup hostage for a week with no food, and almost starved the lab. After a week, they had no choice but to give the lab a morsel of food as it would ruin their reputation if they had killed the lab. Chase and Ryder were frustrated and gave up on the lab after a few more attempts at getting the pup to talk, and resumed trying to find the gray pup. They knew that the pup was more aware that they were on him and needed to be more cautious. Chase and Ryder needed a new plan to catch the robber. In the meantime, they sent the lab to the pound with high security priority on him as he was helping the robber.
Chase and Ryder started to devise a new plan and predict where the gray pup would be. They estimated that the pup stole at most one month's worth of food if he rationed it out properly and in that one month time the gray pup would be really hard to find. They needed to find his hideout. Chase and Ryder spent hours each day to figure out where the gray pup would show up next. The gray pup after the meat shop robbery hadn't shown his face very often, most likely because he knew the police would be on him and his food stash would last him a good while. They needed a lead to where the gray pup might go to and apprehend him there. They figured that if the gray pup didn't need to steal food, he would most definitely steal parts as they assumed the gray pup to be a crafty one and would need more parts when he ran out. They located the biggest parts shop in the town. It was the motor shop near Katie's place. Like the meat shop, Chase camped out in the alley nearby. This time, however, instead of a taser, he equipped a gun and the tranquilizer. He needed to stop this pup before he got into any of the shop's supply.
Chase waited in the alley beside the shop and noted all the events occurring in the area. Chase would leave the spot to use the bathroom, but the gray pup never showed up when he was gone. Finally after a few days, the gray pup had shown his face. The gray pup now had a pack on his back, a silver disc with hinges that held something in, just like the one Chase had on his back. Instead of waiting for the pup to do something, Chase jumped out and shot 3 tranquilizer darts at the gray pup. The gray pup, surprised, dodged the darts by jumping through the air. When the pup landed, he growled at Chase who had his gun out and ready to pull the trigger. The gray pup made a mad dash at the store, trying to get into the shop, but Chase shot his gun at the pup. Most of his bullets landed because Chase was trained to hit any target at any speed, but the gray pup never slowed down. Chase knew that his bullets had landed, yet the pup still could stand and commit the robbery. Chase watched as the pup bashed into the window and Chase ran up to the window with his gun prepped. Chase shot into the building blindly, hoping that one bullet would hit the pup. Chase jumped into the building, barked out his floodlight and searched for the pup. He heard machinery working behind a crate next to him and immediately turned the corner. There, he saw the pup with his pup pack at work. Chase observed as the machine closed itself and bullets landed on the ground next to the pup. He had created a machine that could remove bullets. Chase growled when he realized what the machine was and shot at the pup again. This time, the pup was ready. The gray pup jumped on top of the crate and started hopping between the stacks of crates. Chase couldn't shoot at the pup when he was doing that because it would damage the property, so he needed a new plan. Chase took out his tranquilizer and started to shoot it at the pup. Since Chase had limited amounts of darts, he needed to be precise with his shots. The gray pup jumped around the crates, grabbing whatever was around him and put it in a bag he had found. Chase took aim and fired a few shots at the pup, all of the darts had missed however.
Once the pup's bag got full, he needed to get out. The pup tried to jump out the same window and made a mad dash at the window. Chase needed to stop the pup before he could get there and shot the remaining darts at the pup. One dart seemed to skim the pup's fur, but none of the darts hit. Chase growled and as a last resort, aimed a net at the pup. He only had one net on him, and needed to hit the shot. The pup had already left the building and was about to hop away. Chase took aim in the building and shot the net. The net flew in the air, expanding and opening right over the gray pup. The pup was in the middle of his jump and went right into the net. With the net wrapped around the gray pup, he fell to the ground with a thud and struggled to get out. Chase huffed and felt a sense of relief. He had finally caught his target. Chase jumped out of the window to get to the gray pup, but suddenly felt pain in his hind leg. The glass shard had cut the inner part of Chase's leg and was now bleeding out furiously. Chase needed to bandage it up immediately, or else he would die of blood loss. Chase limped over to his truck, got out a roll of bandages and bound his leg in the bandage. Chase hoped that the gray pup was still there, but to Chase's surprise, the net was cut open, and both the pup and the bag of materials were gone.
Chase swore out loud and howled in rage. He would get that gray pup, even if it killed him. Chase had forgotten that the pup had a pup pack, and the pack most likely contained something sharp that could cut right through the net. Chase gathered his net and threw it away since a cut up net was no use to him. Chase went back to the lookout and Ryder immediately noticed the bandage wrapped around Chase's leg.
"Oh, no, what happened? Did you catch the pup?" Ryder asked, concerned.
"He got away again" Chase growled, "I got an injury from jumping out of a cracked window, I guess some shards cut into my leg. It's no big deal Ryder sir."
"Well, if you say so. I started to match the DNA with the suspect and there are no records of this pup anywhere. This means that the pup was born a stray, or has destroyed all information about him" Ryder notified Chase.
"This pup is more slippery than a slug. We'll catch him one day though, he can't run forever" Chase responded.
The next day Chase decided to take a limped around the town. He observed everything around him. He saw Mr. Porter repairing and restocking his shop with Alex helping him. There were many people walking around talking about their lives and jobs. Chase was in deep thought and accidentally wandered into a deserted area in Adventure Bay. Chase realized where he had wandered off to and was about to turn back, but then, he saw the gray pup walking around in the area. Chase stopped right in his tracks and hid by the nearest trash can. Chase peeked and saw the pup jump up to a storage unit above a few rusty poles and realized that that abandoned warehouse had to be the gray pup's hideout. Chase had finally done it, he found the pup's hideout. Chase was giddy with excitement, but needed to infiltrate the area first. Chase waited until the pup left and went into town. Chase, during this time, went into the warehouse. Around him were many many machines, all of them Chase couldn't recognize what their purpose was for. After wandering for a few minutes, he heard the door open. Chase dove behind the closest machine. The gray pup walked in and grabbed a tool off of his workbench. The pup almost left until he raised his nose, sniffed, then growled.
"I know you're in here police pup! Show yourself!" the pup growled.
"Fine, you found me. You're under arrest!" Chase growled back.
"In your dreams police pup! I thought you pups were different than humans, I thought pups were more trustworthy, but now I know that it's not just humans, but it is also human influence as well. You have been corrupted by them, and so I will never turn myself in!" the gray pup shouted.
Chase growled, and pulled out a tranquilizer that he conveniently had just in case he ran into the gray pup. "What do you mean corrupt? You're the one that's corrupt here!" Chase growled as he shot a few darts at the pup.
The gray pup dodged the darts and ran up close to Chase. Chase dodged and shot a few more darts at the pup. The pup used a spare part on a table next to him to block the darts and threw the disc right at Chase. Chase jumped above the disc and looked up. The gray pup was now gone, and Chase frantically looked around for the pup. The pup jumped from above him and smacked him with a sheet of metal, knocking Chase back. Chase was now bleeding from his side and was running out of energy fast. He desperately shot a few more darts at the pup, cursing that he didn't pack his gun. The pup dodged the darts again and ran up to Chase, pinning him to the ground.
"Any last words, police pup?" the gray pup growled.
Chase looked frantically around and noticed that the disc with the blocked darts was next to him. Chase reached for a dart on the disc and stabbed it right into the pup's leg. The gray pup yipped, looked back, saw the dart, and looked at Chase with a scowl. He tried to swipe at Chase, but Chase rolled away before his claw landed. The pup started to wobble around and soon fell onto the ground. Chase got up, and started to drag the pup out of the warehouse and to the lookout. Just as Chase reached the warehouse door, the pup started to whimper.
"Don't take me back please, I don't want to go back, I don't want to face the pain again" the gray pup whimpered.
Chase, curious about what the pup had just requested, put down the pup and examined him. Chase saw under the folded ear that he had a number engraved into the skin. 003 the tag read. Chase was now extremely curious and started to put together the pieces. This pup wasn't a robber at heart, he was a pup that was from a organization. He was just trying to survive the way he found easiest. With this understanding, Chase waited for the pup to wake up. As the gray pup woke up, he looked around, saw Chase and jumped to his paws growling.
"Whoa whoa whoa, I won't hurt you, I just want to help" Chase muttered.
"And why should I trust you? You have been corrupt by the humans" The pup growled.
"I see why you see it like that, so I offer you this." Chase told the pup. He dropped his gun on the ground and his pup pack. "There, now can we start over? This time, not as a police pup, but just a regular pup. Hello, my name is Chase."
"Hello Chase" the pup spoke cautiously, evaluating all the possibilities to kill Chase.
"What's your name?" Chase questioned.
"I don't have a name" the pup responded.
"You don't have a name? Well why don't we give one to you. What about Rocky? You have a beautiful gray coat of fur" Chase suggested.
"Rocky, I like it!" Rocky responded.
Chase and Rocky started to talk, and after getting familiar with each other, Rocky decided to give Chase a tour of his place.
"What's this machine for Rocky?" Chase pointed at a machine with a dented bar.
"That one? It's a bullet remover. That bar in front is for me to bite on to bear the pain, after all, you never hesitated to shoot" Rocky spoke as he glared at Chase.
"Yea, sorry about that, I was just trained to do that" Chase said sheepishly.
After Rocky showed Chase his place, Chase and Rocky started to converse. Chase told Rocky his experience with his academy and how he was destined to be a police pup. Rocky admired Chase's willingness to share his experience and wished that he could also do the same. He knew Chase was sincere with his offer and experience and started to trust Chase. After a few minutes of talking, Chase suggested that Rocky should join the PAW Patrol.
"And join the corruption? No thanks! I'm fine here building my machines in private thank you very much!" Rocky said declining the offer.
"Not all humans are corrupt you know Rocky. You call me close minded, yet you are not willing to give humans a second chance. Who knows, you might like mine" Chase replied.
"I, I don't know," Rocky stumbled.
"Rocky, do you trust me?" Chase asked.
"I, I, ugh, I trust you Chase." Rocky responded.
Chase and Rocky walked out of the warehouse and walked to the lookout. Once they reached the lookout, Rocky started to cower out. Chase noticed and pushed Rocky into the facility. Rocky couldn't bear entering the building and closed his eyes. Once he stopped, Rocky opened his eyes and saw Ryder in front of him. Rocky immediately jumped back and started to growl.
"Oh, did you catch the robber? Why didn't you cuff him Chase?" Ryder asked.
"Uh, Ryder, he isn't a robber, at least not at heart, so I gave him a second chance" Chase told Ryder sheepishly, "Ryder, this is, uh, Rocky, Rocky, this is Ryder."
Rocky started to back away towards the door.
"Rocky, come back here, Ryder won't hurt you like the others did!" Chase told Rocky.
"But he asked to cuff me, see, I told you, all humans want is total control, not what others feel" Rocky shouted.
"Rocky, do you trust me?" Chase asked one more time.
"Chase, I, I, uh, I guess I trust you" Rocky huffed.
"Ok, let's start over again. Ryder, this is Rocky, Rocky, this is Ryder" Chase started again.
"Nice to meet you Rocky" Ryder greeted as he extended his hand.
Rocky started to back away and looked at Chase. Chase shook his head, sighed, and went up to Ryder and put his paw on Ryder's palm. Ryder in turn shook Chase's paw. After seeing Chase do that, Rocky cautiously went up to Ryder and did the same. Ryder clasped Rocky's paw and shook it, then released Rocky's paw.
"See, it wasn't too bad Rocky" Chase asked.
"Huh, I guess it wasn't. Maybe I was wrong, some humans aren't as bad as I thought" Rocky replied.
"Well now we got introductions done and out of the way, Ryder, I would like to elect Rocky as our mechanic and recycler pup" Chase told Ryder.
"Well, being told is different from seeing. Rocky, why don't you show me how good you are at making electronics. Make me anything and from that I will judge if you will be admitted, and you have all my tools to work with and as many parts as you need" Ryder told Rocky.
Rocky nodded, and went to the garage that he stole from a few nights ago. Rocky stayed up all day and night, and Chase watched him work the whole time. Finally, Rocky finished what he was working on. Rocky took his invention and showed it to Ryder.
"So Rocky, tell me what it is" Ryder asked.
"Well Ryder, this is my best invention, or inventions, yet. It is my very own pup pack. Over there is my truck. My pup pack contains many tools that I saw lying around, all the essentials to help me build and make anything I need. There's a screwdriver, a hammer, some tape, a wrench and most importantly, a claw. My truck is a forklift and can contain anything I want in the back compartment. There is claws on the side to grab stuff from the side of the truck, and if needed, a giant crane magnet. What do you think Ryder?" Rocky described.
"Hmm, and you made this in one night?" Ryder asked calmly.
"Yes, I took some inspiration from your design" Rocky gulped.
"Well, if that's the case, then you're hired! It took me multiple nights to make Chase's vehicle and even more for his pup pack, yet you could just look at my design and figure out how to make it in one day! I'm impressed!" Ryder congratulated.
Rocky and Chase cheered with joy as the PAW Patrol already had their second member in matter of weeks. From then on, Chase and Rocky formed an unbreakable bond with each other, Rocky trusting Chase, and Chase helping Rocky out.
"And that's how we we found each other and bonded, well, except the first bath Rocky took, which is it's own story" Chase finished.
"Yea, tell me about it" Rocky responded as Rocky rolled his eyes.
Rocky was noticeably closer to Chase. Chase looked at Rocky, but this time with a softer gaze.
"I'm sorry Rocky, I forgot completely about the bond we had created. I shouldn't have said the things I did" Chase muttered.
"Same here. I don't know what I would do if I never joined the PAW Patrol" Rocky told Chase sheepishly.
"Well, let's just pretend that never happened and team up again, just like old times?" Chase asked Rocky.
"Well, just as long as you don't try shoving me into a bath, sure" Rocky replied with a sly grin.
Rocky and Chase smiled and walked back into Ryder's office. They explained what had just happened in the past hour, notified Ryder that Chase and Rocky had made up, and was now willing to do anything together again. Ryder took it all in, and approved, but still put them on hold from the PAW Patrol to strengthen their bond. Chase and Rocky walked out of Ryder office looking mortified. Chase and Rocky looked at each other, stared, but then started to smile and walked out of the lookout. Now, Rocky and Chase had time to spend time with each other as brothers. Rocky wore his glowing necklace everywhere as a symbol of a brotherly bond, and did everything together. They would play ball including volleyball and hung out with the other pups. When the other pups were on duty, they stayed in the lounge on the first floor of the lookout and watched Apollo the Super pup. Soon, Chase and Rocky were off their suspension, but still hung out with each other like nothing happened.
"I'm glad Ryder gave us time to connect more. I feel better knowing that we can count on each other" Chase happily told Rocky.
"Same here Chase" Rocky replied.
Rocky and Chase's pup house were now arranged right next to each other, and some nights when one or the other pup had a bad day, the other would usually comfort them and would spend the night with them, just like before. Then one night, something happened. Chase and Rocky were out looking at the moon, staring at the beauty and elegance of the round sphere in the sky.
"Hey Chase, Rocky, care for one more?" Marshall asked the two pups.
"Sure, here, sit next to me Marshall" Rocky told Marshall.
Marshall happily strolled up to Rocky, but tripped on a rock because it was dark and couldn't see it. Marshall tumbled and fell right on Rocky. Marshall's paw caught right under Rocky's necklace and when tumbling, accidentally broke the chain.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry Ro-"Marshall started, then stared at Rocky as lights swirled around him.
The chain Rocky was wearing wasn't broken, but was now glowing a bright silver. More swirls appeared from the center of the necklace and swirled around Rocky. The swirls got brighter and surrounded Rocky in a ball of lights. After the lights dimmed, Rocky had a scared expression on his face. Rocky's fur had a faint glow, but that wasn't what Marshall and Chase noticed first. They stared right into Rocky's eyes. Rocky's eyes were no longer an amber color, but was a glowing sky blue.
Well, this was a long one, hopefully this was thrilling to read. I really enjoyed writing this chapter and it took my mind off of school for a bit as finals are nearing. Anyways, I do intend on adding a bit of magic into the story, wait, no, a lot of magic, and this chapter has the beginnings of that. I'm curious to see if you the reader had noticed any part that foreshadows something planned ahead besides the ending because that is pretty obvious Rocky's necklace isn't what it seems. PM me if you have a hunch on what part it is and what you expect will happen. Also PM me if you want me to write out Chase and Rocky's first bath experience or Chase's academy stories. Anyways, like before, spelling, grammar, thanks for reading!