This chapter officially starts "phase 2" of the story. A lot of different plot points are gonna be thrown in during the next few chapters. Anyway, I hope you enjoy chapter 10.
Chase slowly awoke to hear the sounds of a car driving down the road. Unsure of where he was, Chase slowly opened his eyes only to be greeted with darkness.
"What, where… where am I?" Chase through to himself.
He then tried to move to find that his legs were cuffed together. This angered Chase, he then began to thrash around violently trying to get the cuffs off, but to no avail. Chase panted heavily until a familiar voice made him stop.
"Well, looks whos awake," Ember said happily. "Looks like I didn't over drug you after all."
"DRUGS!?" Chase growled. "The damn nerve of you Ember."
"Oh don't worry, it wouldn't have killed you… probably." Retorted Ember.
"You are so finished now," Chase said chuckling to himself. "Ruff, call Ryder."
Chase was only answered with silence.
"RUFF! I said, CALL RYDER!" Chase repeated in a more pissed off tone. "Why won't this damn thing work?
"Because you don't have it." Ember cheekily said. "I left it in your pup house. After Marshall nearly dying two years ago Ryder installed GPS trackers and life detection devices in every one of your pup tags. Now I can't have them tracking me now can I?"
Chase had nothing else to say. Ember was right, Ryder had placed GPS trackers and life detection in each of their tags since Marshall's accident two years prior. Chase shivered at the thought of that whole mess. It took Ryder well over a year to fully get over that, now he just lost another pup and he has no idea on who did it, why, and how.
"So, where are you taking me?" Chase asked breaking the silence.
"That is for me to know, and you to find out." Ember replied before laughing maniacally.
"I figured she'd say that." Chase thought to himself. "I just hope Ryder and the others take this a lot better than when we "lost" Marshall."
Meanwhile back at the Lookout:
Ryder just sat on his knees looking at Chase's pup tag lying on the ground.
"W… where, where would he have gone?" Asked Ryder starting to cry.
"I don't know." Answered Marshall putting a paw on Ryder's back.
"It's not like we did anything to upset him?" Added Skye.
"Yeah." Rocky chimed in. "Last time any of us upset him really bad was two years ago when…"
Rocky couldn't find it in himself to finish the sentence, he was sure everyone else knew where he was going.
"It doesn't add up dude." Said Zuma. "Why would Chase leave his pup tag hewe?"
"Well, I say we go dig for clues." Rubble said in a stern voice.
"I agree." Marshall said confidently.
"You pups go ahead…" Ryder said flatly. "I'm… I'm gonna go up to my room and…"
Ryder then started to bawl uncontrollably before running for the elevator. Each of the pups watched in shock as Ryder disappeared.
"Oh this is just GREAT!" Screamed Marshall. "Now Ryder is going into a relapse of the same shit he went through two years ago!"
"Calm down Marshall," Skye said calmly. "Maybe it will be different this…"
Only Skye was cut off from the sound of Ryder screaming incoherent words and a window being broken with an object being thrown out it. The pups ran for cover not knowing what it was Ryder threw. Once the object hit the ground they approached it to see it was Ryder's pup pad, now badly smashed and snapped in two.
"Guys…" Zuma shakily started. "I don't think it's gonna be diffewent for Wyder this time."
"I guess not." Sighed Marshall. "Alright let's start looking for clues."
Marshall and the others looked high and low for any signs that would explain Chase's disappearance. Everest was over by Rocky's pup house when she noticed a white powder on the ground.
"Hey I found something." Everest said excitedly.
"What? What did you find?" Marshall asked as he and the others ran over.
"I found this powdery substance in front of Rock's pup house." Answered Everest.
"Hmm, I wonder what it could be?" Asked Zuma.
"I'm not sure." Added Rubble. "It looks to be some kind of drug."
"Rocky, think you have a sealable container in your pup house we can put that in for testing?" Asked Marshall.
"I should." Replied Rocky. "Let me see."
Rocky then carefully stepped over the evidence and started looking for a container. After about three minutes of digging Rocky came back with a small empty pill bottle and a small broom.
"Think this will work?" Mumbled Rocky through his teeth.
"That's perfect." Marshall said happily.
Carefully Marshall and Rocky swept the powder into the container and placed the lid back on it.
"Alright, now who do we know that has a lab to test things like this?" Marshall asked with uncertainty.
All of the other pups just looked at him with blank stares.
"Come on guys, we have to know someone." Insisted Marshall.
"I think Katie has a lab?" Said Skye breaking the silence.
"What are we waiting for then? Let's GO!" Rocky said excitedly.
Each of the pups got in their respective trucks and as they started to leave, Marshall got an idea.
"WAIT!" Marshall yelled, causing the others to stomp their brakes. "What about Ryder?"
"What about Wyder?" Zuma asked confused.
"Don't you think one of us should stay with him, so he doesn't get like he did before?" Marshall said in a concerned voice.
The others looked at each other with confused faces. Not a single one of them thought about staying with Ryder since he was showing signs of grief as he had two years prior.
"I guess one of us should." Answered Skye. "He did throw his pup pad out the window…"
"I have a better idea." Rubble said speaking up. "You guys stay here, and I'll run the evidence over to Katie myself."
"No way!" Marshall said sternly causing everyone to focus their attention on him. "You're not going by yourself. Someone is going with you."
"I'll go with him." Chimed Skye.
"Alright, as soon as Katie finds out what it is, call and inform us." Said Marshall.
"Right!" Rubble and Skye answered in unison.
Rubble and Skye soon began their trip over to Katie's while Marshall, Zuma, Rocky, and Everest parked their trucks and began to think of a plan to get Ryder to snap out of it.
Meanwhile, miles away from Adventure Bay, somewhere in Foggy Bottom:
After what felt like an eternity, Chase felt the car come to a stop.
"We're here." Ember said happily. "Time to get you settled in your new home."
Chase was then greeted to some sunlight before being picked up and carried. Chase carefully felt which directions Ember turned so he would have an idea of which way to run if he got free. After walking through the large complex, Ember came to a stop.
"I hope you're ready." Ember said to Chase.
"Not really." Growled Chase.
Ember then punched a code on the keypad before two big steel doors opened in front of her. Chase began to think what the code was based on the sound each key made. But a familiar voice Chase's thoughts come to a grinding halt.
"EMBER!" Scolded Mayor Humdinger. "Where the hell have you been?"
"Don't worry about that Humdinger." Retorted Ember. Besides, keep that attitude up, you won't get your surprise."
This caused Mayor Humdinger's attitude to change to a more pleasing one.
"Su...Surprise?" Mayor Humdinger said confused. "What surprise?"
"You'll see." Ember answered as she put the sack down on the ground and untying it.
Once Ember had the sack untied, Chase found his chance, he tried to run only to stumble out of the sack and onto his face.
"Why, it's Chase?" Mayor Humdinger said in shock. "What's he doing here?"
"Why it's part of my plan," Ember said with a chuckle. "My plan to get rid of the PAW Patrol once and for all."
"And just how do you plan to do that?" Huffed Mayor Humdinger while crossing his arms.
"Simple," Ember said with a huge grin. "I dismantle them piece by piece."
This caused not only Chase to gasp but Mayor Humdinger as well.
"You're, you're insane!" Cried Mayor Humdinger. "First you try to kill Ryder, then you successfully kill farmer Al. now you're pup napping? The hell's gotten into you?"
Chase was now more pissed off than he ever had been.
"You! You're the one that killed farmer Al?" Chase growled baring his teeth.
"Damn right honey," Ember said with a smile. "I would have killed Ryder too if Marshall hadn't pushed him out of the way when city hall burned."
"Oh if I ever get my paws on you," Chase growled. "You're gonna wish you were dead."
"Don't worry, you won't," Ember said flatly. "Now then, let's get you settled in."
Ember led Chase over to a different area of the compound. Once inside, Chase could see there were eight doors, numbered two through nine. Ember stopped in the one numbered "2".
"This is where you will be staying." Said Ember.
Chase walked in to find a small padded room with a one-way mirror on the same wall as the door, a big window overlooking nothing, and a small TV in the corner hanging from the ceiling.
"Why put me in a room like this?" Chase asked confused.
"Easy, to break your spirits." Ember hissed before slamming the door shut.
That darn Ember, what's she have planned for Chase and the others? I guess you'll have to come back Thursday to find out. Again, I want to thank PyreFly77 for allowing me to mention/use his story for the lore of mine. For my story to make more sense, feel free to read "Rekindled Anew," to help fill in what happened two years ago. Thanks for reading,
Chunkman128
