Update: On 1/24/2020 I came back and changed a few minor things to this chapter, feel free to reread it if you like.
The next few days, the PAW Patrol were the busiest they have ever been. Ryder had tasked Rubble with leading the construction of a new city hall, along with Skye, Zuma, Carlos, Tracker, and Jake. While Rubble leads that project, Rocky helped Ryder and Katie start on making Marshall a new truck, since his was destroyed, and finally, Chase, Marshall, and Everest started looking into the mysterious lady that had caused the trouble.
"Man," Chase started. "This is proving tougher than I thought it would. Her being invisible makes it near impossible for us to track her."
"No kidding," Marshall replied. "The only leads we have to go on is from people she's stolen from.
"Not to mention she always seems to be one step ahead of us." Added Everest.
"Well, I think we go and look for any more clues we might have missed." Said Chase donning his spy gear.
"Can I go this time?" Begged Marshall.
"No, you can't." Replied Everest kissing him. "You heard Katie, you're not allowed to leave the Lookout grounds for a few weeks.
"But, but what she doesn't know... won't hurt her." Stammered Marshall.
"Sorry Marshall, no buts," Chase added. "Besides you can keep looking here while we're out.
"I guess." Marshall sighed. "Just don't take too long."
"We'll try." The two said in unison as the elevator descended.
Marshall watched as the two disappeared over off in the distance. He then turned his attention to a massive map of Adventure Bay and everything that was pinned to it. Each pin was an item or items that had been stolen and who from. Then from each pin ran a string to another pin where that item was used to commit a crime. Most of the strings ran to where city hall used to be. There were a few others, Farmer Al's hayfield, Otis's mine, and the wood dock next to the lighthouse. Each accident was almost identical, a fire would mystically start, Ryder and the others would put it out, and a piece of burnt stock card would be found, each with a different letter. So far there were the letters "M", "B", and "R". Marshall looked at the wall, puzzled on what they could mean.
"This doesn't make sense." Marshall thought to himself. "Who could hate Adventure Bay this much to cause all of this?"
Marshall was so deep in his thoughts he never heard the elevator come up, with no one inside. Marshall continued to stare at the board until a voice said,
"You know you're going about this all wrong."
"AGH." Marshall cried jumping in the air. "Wow, I was so deep in thought I'm hearing voices now." Marshall said to himself.
"Oh, I assure you you're not hearing things." The voice said again.
Now Marshall was scared, he had no clue where that voice was coming from.
"Wh, who's there?" Stuttered Marshall.
"Oh, no one you need to worry about, Marshall." The voice replied coldly.
"Show yourself!" Marshall growled.
"If you insist." Replied the voice.
In front of Marshall appeared a woman, about Mayor Goodway's height dressed in a red jumpsuit with orange and yellow flames on it. She had long blond hair with orange and red highlights, and hazel eyes, not the kind of person Marshall was expecting to see.
"Who are you?" Demanded Marshall.
"Me? Why I'm no one really but if you insist, my name is Ember, Ember McFlame."
"What do you want?" Marshall asked.
"What do I want?" Ember said with a chuckle. "That's easy, I want the PAW Patrol to fall apart, so I can take over Adventure Bay."
"Bu, but why?" Stammered Marshall. "What has Adventure Bay or the PAW Patrol ever done to you?"
"Hehehe well you see…" Ember paused for awhile. "I honestly can't remember. All I know is I'm supposed to hate you both."
"Wait!" Marshall interrupted before she could continue. "You're saying that you don't remember anything before the events of the past few days?"
"No, no I don't." Ember replied in a puzzled tone.
Ember then turned around and walked to the window. She then noticed Chase and Everest returning.
"I would love to stay and chat, but I feel the heat coming on." Ember said with a grin.
Marshall watched as she reached to her wrist, hit a button on what looked like a watch and vanished again. Soon the elevator went down, then back up with Chase and Everest inside with another piece of paper. Before either of them could say a word, Marshall spoke.
"Ember," Marshall said. "Her name is Ember, she was just here."
"Wait, really?" Chase asked confused. "You're sure?"
"Pull up the security camera footage." Suggested Everest.
"Great idea!" Agreed Chase.
The three walked over to the TV monitor and Chase went to work pulling up the footage. Chase and Everest were in shock when they saw Ember appear in the Lookout.
"I can't believe it," Chase said in an amused tone. "The lady we have been looking for has come to us herself."
"Yeah, well I think it means more trouble for us because now she knows how to get into the lookout." Retorted Everest.
"But how, with the biometric scanner, only us pups, Ryder, Jake, Carlos, Katie, and Mayor Goodway… That's IT!" Marshall excitedly said.
"What?" Chase and Everest asked confused.
"Ember stole the key to the city." Marshall started. "The key has Mayor Goodway's fingerprints all over it. That's how she got in.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Chase replied in an annoyed tone.
"I think Ryder and the others should know about our findings." Suggested Everest.
"Good idea." Replied Marshall. "Hey Chase, is the pup pad still up here?"
"Yeah, it should be on the control panel?" Chase replied confused.
"Would you get it for me?" Marshall asked.
Chase then walked up and grabbed the pup pad and brought it over to Marshall.
"Here ya go." Chase said happily.
"What do you need it for?" Everest asked.
"Well," Marshall started while pulling out the tray. "I figured this would be the easiest way to get everyone here the fastest."
Marshall then pushed the "call all" button, soon Chase's, Everest's and his own pup tag went off along with the others. Marshall then very excitedly said.
"PAW Patrol to the Lookout!"
"Ryder, nee... uh, Marshall needs us?" Responded the others confused.
Soon everyone was gathered at the top of the Lookout, eyes on Marshall, Chase, and Everest.
"Alright guys," Chase started "We called you all here to inform you on what we just learned about the person who has been causing all of this trouble."
"Well, what do you got?" Ryder asked.
Marshall explained the events that took place nearly an hour ago, along with showing the security footage. Soon everyone was on the same page.
"So now what?" Skye asked.
"I'm not sure Skye." Ryder replied.
"Marshall?" said Katie. "Can you rewind the footage to where she uses her watch?"
"Sure!" Replied Marshall.
Marshall rewound the footage as Katie asked. Katie then walked closer to the TV monitor.
"Is there any way to zoom in on the image?" Katie asked.
"Just a second," Marshall replied while zooming the image.
"Alright, now can you move over to her watch?"
"There, what do you see?" Marshall asked confused.
"Her watch looks like it has the same glow as the meteor that's kept in the lookout… Rocky think you could go get a piece of it?" Katie asked.
"Sure thing." Rocky said as he ran off.
"What are you thinking Katie?" asked Ryder.
"I'm thinking, her ability to go invisible comes from that meteor." Replied Katie.
"I'm back!" Rocky said happily holding a piece of the meteor in his claw.
"Thanks, Rocky." Katie said while rubbing his head. "Now let's see here…"
Katie held the meteor piece up to the monitor and sure enough, it had the same glow.
"Well, that answers that question." Katie said in a satisfied tone.
"That's all well and good but how do we stop her?" Asked Carlos.
"Hmm, that is a good point." Added Zuma.
"Marshall?" Started Rubble. "Doesn't water short out her powers?"
"You're right Rubble I almost forgot!" Marshall said annoyed. "Water is her weakness."
"So how do we manage to get her wet again?" asked Rocky.
"That's easy guys," Ryder said. "Since the meteor is involved now, this case just got upgraded to a Mighty Pups case."
Well, guys, I hope you enjoyed chapter six. It's been a few days and I'm surprised no one caught the reference to another show in Ember's name...
