Ryder and the others continued to cry as they looked at the remains of their best friends. None of them had the will or courage to say anything. After a while, Ryder finally managed to find the strength to pick himself up and walk over to the controls to open the glass tube. As the tube slowly lifted up, everyone turned their attention to Ryder. Once the tube stopped, Ryder slowly turned around from the control panel and started for the metal stand where Marshall's tag laid before collapsing to the floor.

"Ryder!" Cried Skye as she ran towards Ryder.

Ryder only put his hand up in the "Stop" position causing Skye to stop just a foot in front of him. Slowly Ryder got back to his feet and continued towards the stand. Once Ryder reached the stand, he slowly reached down and picked up Marshall's tag first then Chase's.

Without saying a word, Ryder walked past the group and out the door. As he walked down the hall, he could hear more footsteps behind him. As the group slowly walked through the compound, no one made a sound other than a sniffle. Once the group made it outside, Ryder pulled out his pup pad and called for Robo Dog to bring the Air Patroller to the courtyard where they were waiting. When the Air Patroller was on the ground, everyone piled in except for Ryder who stared blankly at the now empty compound.

"Ryder?" Said Rocky after getting the courage to speak. "You coming?"

"Yeah…" Ryder meekly answered before walking up the ramp.

Ryder didn't bother to sit in the captain's chair to everyone's shock but instead sat between Everest and Skye, who laid their heads in his lap once he was seated.

Ryder took a deep breath in and sighed before giving Robo Dog the command to leave for Adventure Bay.

The trip back was long and silent, everyone's eyes remained glued to the floor, except for Ryder's, that remained on the two pup tags he held in his hands. As Ryder stared at the two tags, thoughts flowed rampantly through his head.

"Why am I such a rotten owner? It should have been just me, not Marshall or Chase. How will I break the news to Adventure Bay? Oh no, how will I explain this to everyone?"

As Ryder remained lost in his thoughts, Rocky jumped down from his seat and slowly walked up to the cockpit of the Air Patroller and jumped in the co-pilot's seat to get a view out of the front windows. After a while, Rocky found the strength to speak again.

"Sure is beautiful isn't it Robo Dog?" Asked Rocky still looking out the window.

"Arf." Answered Robo Dog.

"I'm not ready for the weeks to come, this time it's gonna be really difficult." Rocky flatly said.

Robo Dog's only answer was a faint whine.

Rocky continued to look out the windows as the sun began to rise over the horizon. Before long, off in the distance, Rocky could make out the shoreline of home.

"I never realized how peaceful Adventure Bay looked from the air." Rocky thought to himself.

As Rocky remained lost at the lovely view of Adventure Bay, he didn't realize Ryder had walked up to the cockpit until he spoke.

"I'm not ready for this Rocky." Whispered Ryder causing Rocky to jump slightly.

"Same here Ryder." Agreed Rocky. "How is Adventure Bay gonna take the news of Chase and Marshall being killed by Ember, more so by Katie than anything now. Not to mention her betrayal to the PAW Patrol."

"I don't know Rocky." Answered Ryder as he reached over and patted his head. "All I know is I will not make the same mistakes I did last time when we almost lost Marshall. That being said, Robo Dog, take us to City Hall instead of home."

"Arf arf." Answered Robo Dog as he changed course.

"What are you doing Ryder?" Skye asked from the back.

"I'm not shutting the public out again." Ryder shakily said. "They need to know."

After a few minutes, the Air Patroller started to descend down to Adventure Bay. As the group got closer to City Hall, Ryder felt his stomach drop at the sight waiting for them. Outside City Hall had gathered a small crowd around the memorial statue for the PAW Patrol.

"This is gonna suck." Grumbled Ryder as he walked towards the back door.

As the Air Patroller slowly landed on the ground, the group gathered around Ryder waiting for him to open the door. Everyone could tell by Ryder's facial expression that he was about to blow. After what felt like an eternity for the others, Ryder pushed the button to open the door. The crowd erupted into cheers and shouts at the sight of their beloved rescue team returning but the celebration quickly died down as the crowd realized they were missing two pups and a girl.

"Let me through!" Yelled a familiar voice as she pushed her way through the crowd.

"Ryder, oh am I glad to see you!" Huffed Mayor Goodway as she got to the front of the crowd. "What on earth has been going on?"

Ryder's only answer was to look down at his closed hand holding the two tags. Mayor Goodway proceeded to take a good look at the group, she noticed how emotionally drained and tired the group was before she noticed they were short three members.

"Ryder?" Mayor Goodway said in a concerned tone. "Where is Katie, Marshall, and Chase?"

Ryder slowly lifted his head showing the tears that once again started to flow down his face before opening his hand and showing Mayor Goodway the remains of Adventure Bay's two bravest heroes...

Meanwhile in the middle of nowhere:

Driving down the road with the music blaring, Ember begins to think of what to do next while singing along to the song "Remember" just in time to sing along the line, "You will remember my name."

Wow, just wow. Hard to believe that a simple idea could turn into a full-fledged story. From the PAW Patrol just battling an arsonist named Ember McFlame to turning Katie evil and killing Chase and Marshall. Before I put this story to a close there are a few things I want to say. First, thanks again to PyreFly77 for letting me reference his story. If you haven't read Rekindled Anew, you probably should. Second, I'm shocked that no one caught the reference to Ember's name. (A Butch Hartman cartoon). Third, for those who stuck with the story for the past month, thanks again for the support. And finally, this is the end of the line for Chunkman128, or is it?...

Alright, due to two people giving their concerns I'll spoil the surprise. The story doesn't end with this, Marshall and Chase won't remain dead. I'm currently working on another story as I'm typing this. Sorry if I angered anyone by this chapter. The new story will start next Monday.