A/N: Longer chapter here, i was gonna to make a double post, but meh stuff it! 2 chapters in one. Enjoy my sweeties! :)
Chapter 7: The Storm and Birth
Dark.
Darkness was all he saw when he grunted opening his eyes up, he attempted to move but was overwhelmed by pain.
"Easy" A female voice says, forcing him to lay down "You had a nasty fall"
"How long was I out?" Chase asks, his vision blurry, but he sees a shape of a woman and a man
The woman checks her watch on her wrist "About 20 minutes" she replies.
Chase hears a moan next to him, turning his head he's shocked to see Rocky laying next to him unconscious.
"What happen?" He asks, his memory foggy "Where's, Sarah?"
"I'm here" The girl replies holding her arm "Rocky saved you" she says, as Chase's eye's widened
"Wait, Rocky saved me?" He huffed, Sarah and her parents nod
This has to be a joke.
Voices are heard above them, looking up Chase sees Ryder, Pedz and Silvera looking down at them
"Chase! Are you ok?" Ryder calls out helping Silvera lower a rope down in the hole
Chase tries to sit up, but every inch of his body aches "I'm ok Ryder Sir" he calls back
"Great, because after we've got you all out, we need to find Marshall and Everest, fast" Ryder's voice is filled with worry "Everest's in labor"
Chase gasps.
"So I'll need you to track th-" He's cut off by Silvera who says something into his ear "Really? Anna's there?" Ryder questions then watches his sister tie the rope around a nearby tree
Silvera nods at him "Yeah, mate don't worry, Anna will look after Everest, for now we need to worry about getting your pups out that blasted hole" she says and ties the rope around his waist "You sure you don't want me to go in?"
Ryder shakes his head "As you said they're my pups" he says lowering himself in the hole
It isn't long until he reaches the bottom then looks at Sarah and her parents "Hi, I'm-"
"Ryder, leader of the PAW Patrol" Sarah's dad smiles "I'm Jake, or Mr Smith, and that's my wife Rosanne"
His wife, Rosanne was kneeling beside Rocky and Chase.
Ryder immediately makes his way over to his pups "Chase are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" he asks worried
"Just a little sore, but I'm fine Ryder sir" Chase replies sitting up "I don't know about Rocky though"
What? Why do I even care about him? He can die in hell for all I care
Chase sighs, but then sees Rocky starting to wake up. Was he actually happy Rocky's ok.
What the hell is wrong with me! I don't care for him, do I?
"Rocky? You ok?" Chase finds himself asking
Rocky sits up at stares at the Shepherd "Yeah," a little shocked, but thinking Chase was just joking.
Ryder is even shocked but he smiles "Lets get you all out of here, we need to find Marshall and Everest and fast" he picks both pups up in his hand before turning to Mr. and Mrs. Smith "How good are you both at climbing?"
Mr. Smith gives a chuckle "Oh don't worry about us, we can climb out no worries" he turns to Sarah
"Piggy back me daddy" Sarah smiles a adorable smile.
he chuckles again "Come on then" he says and lowers himself down, Sarah climbs on his back wrapping her hands around his neck and feet around his waist "After you Ryder"
Ryder smiles, such a cute family. "Ok Pull us up" he yells up to Silvera and Pedz
They both grip the rope and slowly pull Ryder up, once his up he hugs both pups tightly "I was so worried about both of you, I don't know what I'd do if I lose you, any of you" he says looking at Skye, Rubble and Zuma
Seconds later Mr. and Mrs. Smith climb up "Thank you" They say together
"No problem," Ryder smiles placing Chase and Rocky on the ground "Chase do you think you can track Marshall's sc-" he cuts off by Pedz who's looking at her phone "What is it?"
"Brother we have a small.. No big problem" Pedz sighs staring at her phone's screen "A Severe Thunderstorm is developing and heading this way"
"Bugger" Silvera grinds her teeth together, thinking "Earthquake and now a Thunderstorm all in one day" She sighs then looks at Sarah and her parents
"We really need to find Marshall and Ever-" Ryder is cut off
Mr. Smith smiles warmly "We'll be fine, our Vehicle is close by, go find the rest of your team"
"And thank you for rescuing us" Mrs. Smith says, holding her husbands hand
Sarah kneels in front of Rocky "I think Chase is starting to forgive you, keep your head up" she scratches under the Mix-Breeds chin who hugs her
"Come on Sarah darling" Her mother smiles
Sarah releases her grip on Rocky then stands up, she and her parents wave then walk off
Rocky smiles to himself.
"You ok dude's?" Zuma questions both rescued pups, they both nod
Chase avoids eye contact with Rocky.
Did he really save me? But why, after everything I've done to him, and put him through
"Chase?" Skye licks his cheek and hugs him, he hugs her back "I was so worried, I thought you were-"
Chase cuts her off by kissing her deeply, her eyes roll in the back of her head, she forces her tongue inside his mouth
Ryder coughs and gives a giggle "Come on you two" he says causing both pups to separate
Silvera looks at her ranger communicator "Bugger, must have got broken during the quake"
"No biggy, I can get teams in here to help us search" Pedz suggests but Ryder shakes his head
"We can handle it" Ryder smiles placing his hand on his sister shoulder "Lets get going, Chase I need you to see if you can pick up their scent"
Chase nods and walks ahead.
Meanwhile, Everest's moans and groans echo through the nearby trees, as she's hit by another... what seems like a contraction. Anna Is at her rear-end examining her, Mark and Michael sit on either side of the Husky with blankets.
Marshall is holding her paws while he kisses Everest deeply "You're doing great" he whispers in her ear, wiping tears from her cheeks.
She smiles, weakly at him. Closing her eyes, she shuts them tight, she feels her belly tense, pain hits her, it feels like something is controlling her body, she has no control over what's happening. A loud painful moan slips out.
"Everest, when I tell you, push ok?" Anna suddenly says
Marshall's eyes widen, he feels her grip on his paw tighten
Oh Shit, it's really happening
She nods, and opens her eyes up staring at Marshall
"I'm right here, you'll be fine" Marshall insures her, kissing her forehead "Just do what Anna says, and remember your breathing, slow breaths"
She nods again, then groans, her body has a mind of it's own and begins to push, without Anna saying anything.
"Good girl" Anna places her hand gently on Everest's belly "Again Everest"
Everest moans, loudly, her body begins to feel numb, probably from all the contractions, closing her eyes, she pushes again, it hurts, like nothing she's experienced before, tears escape her closed eyelids, only to be gently licked anyway by Marshall's soft, wet tongue.
She opens her eyes for a split second, her grip on Marshall's paw tightens again, everything suddenly just hits her, she feels the urge to push again, her stomach tenses.
"Everest push!" Anna instructs, and gets a towel, and blanket ready "I can see the first one's head" she announces, which gives Everest courage.
She pushes, harder, its painful, her lower muscle's all tense when she pushes, then she feels it, something slips out of her, seconds later cries enter her ears.
Marshall presses his lips against her "You did it" he whispers "Open your eyes love,"
She does, but her vision is a little blurry, however she manages to see Anna wrapping something up in a blanket.
"Congratulations" Anna smiles, and hands the blanket to Mark "Give her to Everest, to feed"
Mark nods and gently moves up to Everest's head, he shows Marshall first who kisses Everest's cheek "Congratulations, your daughter" Mark smiles warmly
Everest lifts her head up to get a better look, she bursts out in tears, when she sees her daughter "She's so small" she says looking at the pup
She can only see it's head as the pup's body is wrapped tightly in the blanket to keep it warm, but it's fur is white, and long like Everest's, it has a small black ring around on of it's eyes, and a black spot on one ear.
Marshall kisses the small pups head before he kisses Everest "She looks like you" he says then looks at Anna, before he could say anything she speaks
"It's alright Marshall, it could be some time before the other two are born, Everest can rest for awhile" Anna removes a towel from below Everest, which is covered in red liquid, she places a fresh one under her.
Michael puts a blanket over Everest "Rest" he says glancing over Mark's shoulder "Oh my god, now that is just adorable"
Everest chuckles weakly, she feels her body relaxing. Then watches as Mark placing the pup in Marshall's grasp.
"What do you want to name her?" Marshall asks and lays the pup on Everest's belly, so it can begin to feed off her, which the pup does.
"Eclipse?" Everest says back, feeling the pup wrap its mouth around one her nipples, it feels weird at first, but she lifts her head with Marshall's help to get a better look at their daughter.
Marshall smiles and plants a kiss on Everest's cheek "Eclipse it is" he places a paw behind Everest's had to help support her. "You did a excellent job"
Anna remains sitting at the bottom of Everest, she wipes her own forehead with a cloth
"You ok?" Mark asks worried "You look wiped"
She chuckles a little "I'm fine, hurt my side is all when i got out of our HQ"
"What about Kate and Brad?" Michael asks, worry fills his voice
Anna shakes her head "I don't know, I was in the my infirmary when the quake struck, I managed to get out with my medical bag, but then I saw that Brad's Weather Station had collapsed" She sighs "I think, Brad and Kate are still trapped, so I took Silvera's horse, Snowy, to try find you guys know you were out in the park,"
"I'm sorry" Everest suddenly speaks out, all eyes turn to her "You should be trying to get them out, not here with me"
Marshall turns Everest's face towards him "Don't go blaming yourself Everest, if i had to pick I'd chose over anything"
"But Marshall that's because I'm your mate" Everest says chuckling a little, feeling exhausted
He notices and kisses her forehead "Just rest, you need it, we still have two pups to meet yet" he smirks and she giggles at him
Anna looks at Marshall and Everest she smiles then whispers something to both Mark and Michael, who leave the shade of the tree, Anna stands up to do the same
"Where are you going?" Everest asks in a somewhat worried tone
Anna smiles before patting Everest's head "Don't worry we're just going to be outside the tree, I'm going to try to contact Ryder and Silvera"
"But-" Everest is cut off
"There's no sign the other two pups are coming anytime soon, so I want you to rest" Anna says then glances at Eclipse who's fallen asleep while suckling from Everest, she picks the small pup up and places her next to Everest, before rolling the Husky on her side to make her more comfortable. "Marshall, keep both of them warm, and if you need anything call out" she says
Marshall nods, and watches Anna walk from under the tree. He turns his attention back to Everest, and looks at Eclipse "She looks so much like you" he smiles and kisses Eclipse's head then Everest's
She smiles back weakly, and groans when she moves a little
"How are you feeling?" Marshall questions and lays next to her, with Eclipse between their body's
Everest wasn't going to lie, she feels weak, her lower body is numb, and downstairs aches "Tired, and exhausted" she says, then worry sweeps over her.
This is just from giving birth to one pup, I still have two left...
"Are you in pain?" Marshall asks licking her cheek, then places his paw around her, moving himself closer to her, Eclipse snuggles between her parents. Causing Marshall to smile.
"I'm alright, just a little sore down there" Everest replies, and places a kiss directly onto Marshall's lips
Marshall kisses her back, and turns his head to the side deepening the kiss. After a short make out session he finally pulls away, and looks at Eclipse, gently stroking her tiny head with his paw "You did good" he smiles and looks into Everest's blue eyes "Never thought being a parent would feel this great"
Everest gives a small chuckle "You're so cute" she lays a kiss on his cheek, she smiles but it soon fades "Marshall?"
"What's wrong? are you in pain?" He asks, but she shakes her head "What is it?"
"I don't think I can do it" She swallows hard, looking at Eclipse "Giving birth to her was hard, I'm so exhausted I don't think I ca-" she's cut off by Marshall's soft lips
He breaks the kiss and looks at her, stroking her face with his paw "You can do it, because I'm right here" he moves his paw down to her belly and ever so gently rubs it "Don't worry Everest just think when it's over we're going to have 3 pups"
Everest smiles, then Anna returns
"How are you feeling Everest?" She asks then goes down and checks Everest over
"Better" Everest replies laying her head against Marshall's chest
Anna smiles "Anymore contractions?" she asks, Everest shakes her head "Well, I'm happy to tell you, Ryder and the others are on the way here, I just got in contact with Silvera, however saying that I would like to deliver the other two pups here? We shouldn't move you"
Everest just nods, and feels her eyes getting heavy. Marshall holds her close.
"Do you want me to take Eclipse for awhile? So she can rest?" Anna asks Marshall who nods, so she gently removes the pup from between both parents, she has a worried look
"What is it Anna?" Marshall questions, then hears Everest soft snoring, he smiles. And glances at the Medical Ranger
Anna gently cradles Eclipse in her arms "There's a storm coming Marshall, I'm hoping Everest gives birth to your other two pups before it hits, or we have no choice but to move her."
"When's it going to hit?" Marshall asks worried, he pulls Everest closer to him
"2 hours apparently, but as you remember Thunderstorms around here are unpredictable" Anna looks behind her after
Marshall's ears pick up a noise "That sounds like-"
"They're here!" Mark yells out, which wakes Everest up, she lets out a loud yelp followed by a moan
Marshall's eyes narrow at her, Anna hands Eclipse to Michael
"Mark, Michael, tell them to keep their distance, I don't want too many around here" Anna gently rolls Everest on her back again, and removes the blanket from her "Everest, it's time to push again"
Everest groans, and Marshall takes hold of her paw, then kisses it, she smiles at that, but her smile fades, her belly tenses again, she moans painfully
"Everest, push!" Anna instructs her
Everest does, she pushes, her back arches up as she does so, pain explodes throughout her body, her breathing rapidly increases, she sees her vision begin to fade due to the lack of oxygen, she tries to slow her breathing down, but her body pushes again resulting in more pain, sweat pours from her forehead
"Marshall! She needs to slow her breathing down!" Anna feels Everest's lower belly
"Everest, look at me" Marshall turns her head towards his, she looks at him "Remember what we did when you were having contractions?" he asks, she nods "Let's do it again, breathe with me"
"But-" a moan cuts her off, her body pushes again, she groans "M-Marshall I..I.. Can't do t-this!"
Marshall reacts and kisses her, passionately, she immediately feels her pain reducing, his kiss is slow, her eyes close as he presses his lips tighter against hers.
Anna smiles, and gets a towel and blanket ready.
Everest's mind is taken completely off what's going on, she returns the kiss as Marshall strokes her face gently, she hears Ryder's voice, and then Mark's. Her body pushes again causing her lips to let go of Marshall's she moans loudly, but then feels Marshall's warm, moist, soft lips against hers again
"You're doing great" He whispers deepening the kiss "I'm right here love" he says holding her paw, while still kissing her.
Ryder tells the pups to keep their distance, which they do. However they hear Everest's moans and groans "She's in good hands" he says and feels Pedz place her hand on his shoulder
"It will be fine brother" Pedz smiles, knowing deep down regardless of how brave Ryder might be, she knows he's worried, every time Everest moans, Ryder's body jolts. Pedz pulls him for a hug.
The wind suddenly pick's up, blowing the tree Everest is under. A blast of thunder is heard in the distance
"Bloody hell! Not now!" Silvera gazes up at the sky, which is darkening. She quickly runs under the tree "Anna we need to get to shelter now!" she says, as Everest pushes, moans slip out her mouth.
"Come on Everest, a few more pushes" Anna sees the head of the pup "It's almost here"
Marshall brings him mouth next to her ear "You got this love, you can do it, I'm right here"
Everest literally screams loud, her breathing still heavy. When she feels her stomach tense she pushes with everything she has, but her vision is fading. She shakes her head opening her eyes, then feels the pup start to come out of her
Anna carefully helps the pup out, and wraps it in a towel and blanket before handing it to Silvera. "Everest we need to get you out of here." she says
Everest feels her body being lifted up, she moans painfully, everything hurts, her lower body is numb, her muscle's ache.
"How far is the PAW Patroller?" She hears Anna ask Ryder
"Not very far" Ryder replies patting Everest's head "Come on pups" he says leading them all back towards the PAW Patroller
Marshall runs next to Anna who's holding Everest close to her body
Moans slip out of Everest's mouth, as she wraps her paws around Anna's body "It's coming!" she groans, feeling the urge to start pushing again.
Shit, she's not going to make it
To be continued