Ryder alongside with Chase, Marshall and Skye were on their way to Jake's Mountain to help Jake and Everest free the deer from the tree branches. As well as find their baby deer, which still seems to be missing. Marshall also wanted to have this as a chance to tell Everest that he likes her. Not to mention, Chase and Skye were still currently having a fallen out with each other. It's because Chase is unsure that Skye really cares about him. But they agreed to focus on the mission first at helping the deer. Ryder and the pups met up Jake and Everest alongside the deer.
"Jake! We're here." Ryder said to Jake.
"Ryder! Pups! Glad you made it." Jake said. "Our deer pal seems to be really stuck."
"Don't worry. We'll get him freed in a jiffy." Ryder said. He then called Skye on his headset on his helmet. "Skye, we'll handle things here. You look for their baby deer."
"You got it, Ryder." Skye said from her copter and flew off.
During this time, Everest walked over to Marshall and Chase.
"Hey...Marshall!" Everest said. When she mentioned Marshall's name, she had a sly look in her face.
"Hey Everest!" Said an overexcited Marshall. He then jumped off his truck and fell to the ground and face planted into the snow. "I'm good." Marshall with his face still in the snow.
Everest responded by giggling a bit. "Heeheeheehee! Silly pup." Everest said. Then she helped Marshall up and brushes the snow off him. Then look went over to Chase. "Hey Chase."
"Hey...Everest." Chase said in a down tone.
"Is something wrong, Chase?" Everest asked.
"I'm...fine." Chase said still sounding down.
"Chase...kinda had a fallen out with Skye." Marshall said Everest. "He's been like that all day."
"What? Did he found out the other pups and you use to like Skye too?" Everest said.
"SERIOUSLY?!" Chase shouted. "DID EVERYONE KNOW, BUT ME? AM I WEARING A SIGN OR SOMETHING?"
"Chase, come down." Everest said.
"Sorry." Chase said calming down. "It's just...I feels like I'm only with Skye because I told her how I felt about her first. It feels like...maybe I'm not as lucky to have her."
"Chase. Stop thinking that way." Marshall said. "Skye does feel that same way."
"Hang on." Everest said. "Chase, is that the ONLY thing bothering you?"
"What do you mean by that?" Chase asked.
"It's just...that you being so upset about one thing, when it really seems to be more than just that." Everest said. "So Chase, what's really bothering you?"
Everest guessed right. Something else was bothering Chase. Chase didn't want to say anything before, but now it seemed like he had to. He takes a deep breath and then exhale before he started talking.
"Skye and I...never...used the "L" word." Chase admitted.
"Liver?" Everest asked.
"No." Chase said.
"Lavender?" Marshall asked.
"Noooo. Not those L words. Love." Chase stated. "We never told each other that we love each other."
"Oh." Marshall and Everest said.
"I mean, I know I love her, but saying it to her seems so...hard." Chase said. "Do you how hard it is to tell someone you really like how you feel?"
Marshall and Everest then looked at each other, blushed, then looked away at each other.
"I see what you mean." Marshall said with red cheeks.
"Ye...yeah. I totally get it." Everest said with red cheeks as well.
"Since neither of us told each other that we love each other, I can't really say that she feels the same way." Chase said. "That's why I feel the way I do now."
"Oh. I guess I get it now." Marshall said.
Chase started to look downer than ever. Everest than walked over to Chase and put her paw on his right left shoulder.
"Chase, what if I told you I like you?" Everest asked.
"WHAT?!" Chase said shocked.
"WH...WHA...WHAAAA?!" Marshall said even more surprised on what she said.
"I bet you are feeling shocked and surprised, right?" Everest asked. "But that to be expected if someone tells you they like you right out of nowhere."
"You...are joking about this, right?" Said a worried Marshall.
"I...see what you mean." Chase said to Everest.
"Listen Chase, what you have with Skye is real. Without a doubt." Everest said to Chase. "You are more than lucky that the two of you found each other. So I don't know why you are freaking out over nothing. You have Skye and she has you. Don't do anything thing to ruin the best thing that ever could have happen to you."
"You...you're right, Everest." Chase said to Everest. "Guess I should apologize to Skye."
"You should." Everest said.
"I'll be sure to talk to her after we're done here." Chase said. "Thanks Everest."
"No problem." Everest said smiling.
"Chase! Everest! Marshall!" Ryder called out. "We need you guys."
"Okay Ryder." Chase said walked to Ryder. Everest and Marshall stayed for a bit to say a few more things.
"Looks like Chase's finally feeling better." Marshall said to Everest.
"Yeah! I'm glad I was able to help him." Everest said.
Even if Chase was feeling better, something was still bothering Marshall.
"Okay, just to be clear, you DON'T like like Chase, right?" Marshall said worried.
"Hehe! No. No. Just as a friend." Everest said giggling.
"Thank goodness." Marshall said relieved. But then he had to ask something else. "But, let's say that you did like a pup, who...would it be?
"Uhhhhh..." Everest said blushing.
"Uhh...guys?" Chase said trying to get their attention. They still had a job to do.
"Whoops! Sorry!" Marshall and Everest said.
So everyone gather around the deer, ready to help him out.
"Okay. Here's the plan." Ryder said to the pups. "Chase, let's use you wench on a branch and Everest's pincher claw on another branch to pull the branches. With enough strength, we should be able to get him out."
"Okay Ryder." Chase and Everest said.
Everest and Chase run to their vehicles. Everest toke to the time goes back and got her vehicle when Jake called Ryder.
"Ruff! Open wench!" Chase said to his car. The wench came out and Chase grabbed it with his mouth and gave it to Ryder to attach to the branch.
"Woof! Claw!" Everest said and a claw came out from her snow pile she then used it to grab the other branch. While doing all this, the doe was getting worried for her mate.
"Don't worry." Marshall said to the doe. "We'll get him out really soon."
"Okay you two. Starting pulling. But keep it slow." Ryder said.
Chase, on his car now, pushes the button activating the wench motor. Everest started backing up her snowplow and start pulling on the branch. They pulled and pulled and it was starting to work.
"Come on. Just a little more." Ryder said as the pups pulled.
Chase and Everest continue to pull more and more. The deer's antlers were starting to get loose from the branches. After a few more seconds of pulling, the deer was finally freed. The buck was happy to be free and jumped for joy.
"You did it. He's free now." Ryder said.
"Awesome work Chase and Everest!" Jake said.
Chase and Everest did some victory howls. Marshall then walked over to check on the buck. He got out his x-ray and checked if he had any injuries.
"Hmm...no injuries around head or anything." Marshall said. "He might be cold and a little hungry. But other than that, he should be fine. "
Marshall then went over to the back of his truck and got out a blanket and an apple. He then put the blanket over the buck and offered him the apple.
"Hey you go, big guy." Marshall said to the buck. The buck ate the apple and enjoyed it. "I bet you are feeling better already."
Marshall was the right. The buck was feeling like...well...a hundred bucks. The doe was happy as well as she cuddled with her mate.
"Awwwwwww!" Marshall, Chase, and Everest said happily.
"I'm glad that we got him out, but like, where's the baby deer?" Jake asked.
At that moment, Ryder was getting a call. It was Skye.
"Ryder!" Skye said from the pup pad.
"Skye! Did you found their baby deer?" Ryder asked.
"I did...but..." Skye said a little nervous. "She's down on a ledge on the edge of a cliffside."
"Oh no!" Ryder said. "We got to help her. Jake, stay with the deer. Pups, let's go save the baby deer."
"Okay." Said the three pups.
Ryder, Chase, Marshall, and Everest all got in the vehicles and drove to Skye's location, were the baby deer was. It took a few minutes to drive there, but they made it to the cliffside and where Skye landed her copter at.
"Skye! Where's the baby deer?" Ryder asked.
"She's down over there." Skye pointed down from the edge of a cliffside to a ledge with the baby deer looking scared and bleating for help.
"Oh no." Everest said worried.
"We better act quickly. She shouldn't stay there too long." Ryder said.
"What do we do, Ryder sir?" Chase asked.
"If we use Skye's harness and attach it to her, Skye can fly her up to safety." Ryder explained "We just need someone to go down there and attach the harness to her. I'll..."
"I'll do it." Marshall spoke out.
"You Marshall? Really?" Ryder asked.
"Yeah! The baby deer may be injured. I have to be sure that she's okay." Marshall explained. "I'll be fine."
"Okay Marshall. If you really want to help." Ryder said.
So they attach the harness to Marshall as he was ready to go down.
"Ready Marshall?" Skye said from her copter.
"You know how I am about flying. But I'm as ready as I'll ever be." Marshall said nervously.
"Be careful, Marshall." Everest said to him. Marshall then nodded.
Skye started up her copter and started flying, lifting up Marshall. Marshall, with him not liking to fly, was nervous but he wanted to help the deer. Skye landed Marshall on the ledge the baby deer was.
"Hello little deer. Remember me from last time?" Marshall said to the baby deer. She responded by doing some bleating. "Don't worry. I'll help from this situation and get you back with your mom and dad."
Marshall took the harness off of him and attach in to the baby deer.
"There you go." Marshall said to the deer after attaching the harness. "Okay, Skye. She's good to go."
"Okay then." Skye said.
As she was about to fly up, they heard a sound breaking sound. It was the ledge starting to crack.
"Uh oh!" Ryder said seeing what was happening. "I think the ledge is breaking."
"What?" Chase and Everest said a little scared.
"Skye! Hurry!" Marshall shouted from the ledge.
Skye quickly flew the deer up from the ledge and two were Ryder, Chase, and Everest was. Ryder then toke the harness off the baby deer.
"Okay Skye! She's safe now." Ryder said.
"Great! I'm going back for Marshall." Skye said.
"Hurry Skye!" Chase and Everest said worried.
Skye flew back to the ledge to get Marshall. It was still continuing to crack more and more. Leaving Marshall a bit scared.
"*whimpering*Hurry!" Shouted Marshall.
"Marshall! The Harness! Quick!" Shouted Skye.
Marshall was about to grab on to the harness, but before he could, the ledge broke and fell with him still on it.
"NOOOOO!" Skye shouted.
Marshall began to fall down from the ledge.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Screamed Marshall as he falls.
"MARSHALL!" Shouted Chase and Everest.
Just like that, the ledge fell to the ground with Marshall on it. Most likely buried him in the deep cold snow. Leaving everyone else to worry about his fate.
Oh no! Poor Marshall. And right before he could tell Everest how he feels. Is he okay? Will Chase and Everest be able to make sure their friend is okay? How will things turn out in the end? The next chapter will be the last one, so you will have to find out then.
End of Chapter 3