CHAPTER 12: AN OLD ENEMY
A / N: nothing important to say. I hope you enjoy the chapter.
It was very late, the party at the city hall was over. Ryder and the pups were ready for bed. When they entered in the lookout they saw Chase and Marshall asleep next to each other under the blanket, the film they were watching was over and the fire in the fireplace had died. Their heads were close and Chase held his right paw on Marshall's paw.
"Aww, they are so cute" said Skye.
Ryder smiled "Well pups, it was a nice evening but now it's time to go to bed"
The pups couldn't agree more and headed for their puphouse. Ryder looked at Chase and Marshall and smiled.
"I remember when they were younger, became friends from the first time they have seen, I am not surprised that their bond is so strong"
The following day the pups were having breakfast but Chase and Marshall were still asleep. Strangely Marshall woke up first. The Dalmatian looked at Chase, asleep beside him and began to lick his face gently.
"Hey... Chase"
Chase opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the blue Marshall's eyes.
"Good morning" said Chase kissing him.
"Good morning. Let's go for breakfast?" asked Marshall.
"Sure"
The two made their way out of the building to have breakfast with the other pups. Meanwhile Ryder was in his room, he was looking for something.
"Where I put it?" he asked himself.
As he continued to search, he received a call. "Ryder here"
On the screen of his pawpad appeared the mayor Goodway "Ryder, emergency!" yelled the mayor.
"Hello mayor Goodway, what happens?" asked Ryder.
"There is a cat on the roof of the city hall, unless we do something the cat could fall"
"Don't worry mayor, the Paw Patrol is ready. No job is too big, no pup is too small" Ryder called the pups "Paw Patrol, to the lookout"
"Ryder needs us"
The pups made their way to the elevator. After wearing their uniforms they reached the second floor of the building.
"Paw Patrol ready for action Ryder, sir"
The screen of the control room came down
"Thanks for coming pups, there is a cat stuck on the roof of the city hall, we heve to take it to the ground safely. For this mission, I need Chase. You'll need to use the net in case the cat fell"
"Chase is on the case"
"Marshall, you will use the ladder to reach the roof of the city hall"
"I'm ready for roof roof rescue" said Marshall.
"Well, Paw Patrol is on a roll"
Chase and Marshall made their way to slide while Ryder reached his ATV. Within minutes they had come to the city hall where there was the mayor who was waiting for them.
"Ryder, pups, I'm happy that you're there, there is a cat on the roof, you have to take it down" said the mayor concerned. On the roof of the city hall there was a Siberian cat, had the black fur on the back and white on the face and belly.
"Okay, Marshall, your ladder"
"You got it Ryder" Marshall went on his fire truck and positioned himself next to the building "Woof woof, ladder" the ladder climbed until it reach the point where there was the cat.
"Chase, prepares the net"
"Woof, net"
Chase was ready to use the net in case the cat had fallen. Meanwhile, Marshall was climbing the ladder, after reaching the roof looked around. The cat was a meter away from him.
"Hello beautiful cat, I just want to help you get off" said Marshall reaching out a paw.
But the cat was not going to go with Marshall and claws scraped his paw.
"Ouch!" shouted Marshall, while a bit of blood came out of the small wound.
Then the cat jumped on Marshall's face. "Whoa, I can't see"
"Marshall, be careful" said Chase.
The cat on the face of Marshall kept moving, the Dalmatian was doing his best to keep his balance, but suddenly slipped from the ladder and began to fall.
"Chase the net!" said Ryder.
"Woof, net!"
Chase launched his net who attacked the Marshall's vehicle and two trees, opening like a trampoline. Marshall and the cat fell on the net safely. The Siberian cat, still scared, ran away.
"Marshall, are you okay?" asked Chase worried.
Marshall chuckled "I love how much you care for others. Anyway I'm fine, just a little scratch"
"We have some patches to the lookout, it is better to put one to prevent the wound from becoming infected" suggested Ryder climbing on his ATV.
The group returned to the base. Ryder took the patches to be put on the wound of Marshall. While waiting for its owner to Marshall had an idea
"Hey Chase, do you want to go to the pup park with me?"
Chase looked doubtful "I don't know, you're hurt. I think it's better if you rest here"
Ryder approached them with a first aid kit. "I don't think it's necessary, it's just a small wound, I have to disinfect and bandage it. When I'm done you can go play"
Marshall smiled "See? It's nothing serious. If you want you can go, I'll be there soon" said Marshall.
"Okay, I'll wait you at the park"
Chase left the building and headed for the park. Ryder took the disinfectant and began to heal the wound of his puppy. Meanwhile, Chase walked calmly toward the park, he didn't know, but someone was following him.
The German Shepherd came to the park and sat down, waiting for the arrival of his mate. But suddenly he heard a growl behind him and before he knew it or resist, a large dog had nailed to the ground.
"Chase, my old friend. Some years have passed since the last time we met" said the unknown dog. Chase couldn't see who he was but he had yet heard that voice
"Who are you?! What do you want from me?!" shouted Chase.
"Revenge, pure and simple revenge" said the dog.
"Revenge? Revenge for what?" asked Chase confused and also scared.
"How can I start? ... oh yes, a day like this, when your friend, the Dalmatian, was here at the park. I wanted to have some fun with him, but then you came"
Chase was starting to put the pieces together
"You have defended that pathetic and stupid dog. All this, followed by a tragic fight. DO YOU REMEMBER?!"
The dog hit Chase on the face with his paw, doing him to fall to a few meters away. Shortly after he got up and looked at his attacker and in that moment all became clear.
Before him was a Doberman, it was twice the size of Chase, had sharp teeth and some old scars on the body, the largest was in the face. A large scar on the left side of his face that began on the front and ended near the mouth. His right eye was brown, but the left eye was gray instead.
"Lighting!" shouted Chase.
"Look what you did to me!" shouted Lighting pointing to his gray eye.
"Because of you I lost my sight in that eye. Because of you I have become the laughingstock of the whole town!" he shouted growling.
"Why, you were not already?" asked Chase, he began to growl too.
"I was forced to run away to find another home. In these two years I waited, I waited for the right moment to arrive. You will pay for what you did!" said Lighting.
"I'm ready" said Chase showing teeth.
"Do you think you scare me? You have defeated me once... but things have changed, you're still a pup, I'm an adult. Get ready, because the pain you're going to prove it is nothing compared to the pain that will test your little friend"
If Chase was angry before, now it was even more so. He would never allow anyone to hurt his mate, even at the cost of life. Lighting began running toward Chase, his speed was incredible, Chase tried to move but it was too late.
Lighting bite his paw, Chase screamed in pain. Then Doberman began to scratch on the chest, the blood began to flow from the wounds. Chase pushed the dog enemy away from him and bite his right hind leg, but the damages were few. Lighting turned and grabbed him by the neck dragging Chase on the ground, then began hitting him with his paws.
Chase felt the darkness that was enveloping him, his eyes were closing as blood dripped from his wounds.
"I'm sorry Marshall... I love yoy... " were the last words he said before losing consciousness.
Marshall was walking quietly, his right paw had a bandage that covered the wound. He was approaching the park, but when he was close enough he saw something that broke his heart.
"CHASE!" Marshall yelled running toward him.
The shepherd was lying on the ground, his eyes closed and he had many wounds. The Dalmatian activated his pip tag
"Ryder! Ryder can you hear me?!" asked Marshall crying
"Marshall? What's going on?" asked Ryder.
"Chase! He... I... you have to come here, soon!" shouted Marshall.
"Okay, I'm coming, stay calm" said Ryder before ending the call.
"No, who did this to you?" asked Marshall.
"You have the chance to find out" said a voice behind him. Marshall turned and gasped
"Lighting?! What have you done?!"
"Something I wanted to do for so long. Now it's your turn" said Lighting growling.
"Don't you dare to hurt my mate!" shouted Marshall.
"Mate? Mate?! Wait... you..." Lighting started laughing.
"I can't believe it , you two are mates now?" he asked, laughing.
"Why? Do you got a problem?" asked Marshall growling.
"You, you're the shame of our species, you are the shame of nature!"
Marshall felt strange, as if inside him there was a bomb ready to explode. He had never felt so much anger in his life. Immediately he began to run toward the Doberman.
Lighting, completely taken by surprise had no time to react. Marshall began to bite and scratch. Lighting pushed him away, an easy thing since he was stronger than him, and bit him on his side making him scream.
Marshall ignored the pain and returned to the attack. The two dogs quarreled among themselves over with great ferocity and despite Lighting was bigger and stronger than Marshall, he had to admit that Marshall was a great opponent.
Ryder was on his ATV, was running as fast as possible to reach the park. When he arrived he saw Marshall and another dog fighting, while Chase was still sprawled on the ground unconscious. Ryder immediately ran toward them.
Marshall fell to the ground, he was seriously injured. Lighting was about to deliver the final blow, but when he saw Ryder, he decided to run away rather than be captured. Ryder knelt
"Marshall, are you okay?" asked worriedly, trying to hold back tears.
"Help Chase..." said Marshall before losing consciousness.
Ryder used his pawpad to call 911.
"I'm Ryder, two of my pups were attacked by another dog in the pup park, I need help soon!" shouted Ryder.
"Don't worry, we send an ambulance" said the nurse.
After a few minutes the ambulance arrived. Two paramedics loaded Marshall and Chase on the vehicle. Ryder called the other pups and they headed for the hospital.
A / N: another chapter done. If you have something to say, write a comment or PM me. Thank you and sorry if there are some mistakes, I was tired :-)