Double update! Don't forget to read Chapter 12 first.

Chapter 13: Friendship Binds Us Together

Rocky had walked miles into the forest, he could hear the sounds of a Helicopter on the cool afternoon breeze which blow through the trees. He continued to walk until he came to a long and large crack in the ground, little did Rocky know he had stumbled across the Earthquakes Epicenter.

It wasn't until the ground around him started to become unstable and began to move underneath him. Rocky let out a loud howl followed by a call for help but the wind carried his cries away.

Natalie somehow heard his calls, she instantly stopped.

"What is it Natalie?" Ryder asked catching his breath

"I didn't hear any-" Chase is cut off

"Sh!" Natalie hushed him, tilting her head in the direction the wind was coming from. "I thought I heard something"

"Help!" A faint voice entered Natalie's and Chase's ears

Chase looked at Ryder who was trying to hear. "It's Rocky, Ryder sir he sounds like he's in-"

Natalie didn't wait for Chase to finish, in high speeds she ran off following the cries for help.

"Natalie!" Ryder sighs. "Chase go after her."

"Why me?"

"Because you're the fastest pup here." Ryder pointed, "Go Chase."

Chase nodded, he knew better then to argue with the young leader. "Ok Ryder sir." he bolted off after Natalie.

Ryder pulled out his pup-pad, pressing on Skye's symbol. "Skye come in, it's Ryder are you there?"

"Hi Ryder, what's up?"

"Chase and Natalie think they heard Rocky, catch up with them and help them look." Ryder spoke, with a worried ton.

"Will do Ryder, over and out."

Ryder looks down at his other pups. "Pick up the pace pups, we have to find Rocky and fast."

"Ryder my paws are aching." Rubble complained.

Zuma chuckled. "You shouldn't totally be so showt dude, hewe hope on." he lowers himself next to Rubble.

"Thanks Zuma." Rubble grins climbing on his back.

Ryder started running again followed by Zuma.

~Inside Ranger Headquarters's~

"Kate! Where are you!?" Brad's voice echo'd through his severely damaged weather station.

Kate coughed a little before answering. "Near the elevator, I'm trapped!"

"Hold on I'm coming to yo-" Brad's cut off when the floor collapses sending him tumbling down to Anna's infirmary, parts of the floor fell on him.

"Brad's what was that? Brad!? Answer me!" Kate yelled trying to get the fallen beam off her right leg, she pulled out her ranger communication to her surprise it works. "Silvera?"

It took a few minutes for Silvera to answer, her voice was full of surprise. "Golly gosh! Kate! Mate, are you ok? It's bloody brilliant to hear your voice"

"No, I'm trapped and I think Brad's hurt" Kate was worried. "Brad answer me!"

"Kate hang on, we're just helping the PAW Patrol find Rocky, then we'll be over there to get you out."

"I don't know how much longer I can hold on, my leg is trapped... and Anna is.. Anna... she's... I don't know..."

"Relax mate, Anna's-"

Without warning Kate's communicator overheats, burning her hand. "Ouch!" She yells letting go of it.

~Back with Pedz, John, Marshall and Everest~

Elsewhere, Pedz's Helicopter was closing in on Rocky's location.

"ETA, 2 minutes" The computer's voice comes through the speakers.

Pedz walks over to a large cabinet, opening the doors it reveals a pink suit. "Time to suit up John."

"Yes My-Lady." John walked over to her, pulling the suit out and began to put it on Pedz.

Marshall and Everest now sat beside each other.

Everest rested her head on Marshall's side. "I won't be able to protect you, once you find Rocky."

"I'll be fine," Marshall tries to insure her, but Everest isn't convinced. "I don't think Rocky will try to hurt me again."

"I'm scared, what happens if he tried it again? I wont be there to stop him, Marshall-" Tears began forming in her eyes. "I-I can't lose you, I need you-"

Marshall used his good front paw to lift Everest's chin so she's looking at him. "You won't lose me, I promise"

"But he's stronger then you are" Everest looks Marshall in his eyes. "Even if he says he changed, how can we believe him?"

"I don't know, he was a friend we have to trust him."

"But I don't trust him that's the point, when he first attacked you. Rocky lost all my respect and trust I had for him." Everest sighs, "I do trust you though, and I believe you so please come back to me."

"I will I promise." With that Marshall brings his lips to hers and passionately kisses her.

That is, until Pedz coughs behind them causing the love pups to separate. Both pups eyes almost pops out of their sockets once they turn to her.

"Wow Pedz! You look-"

"Amazing" Everest finishes off Marshall's sentence.

Pedz's suit is entirely pink, she has different equipment attached to it. Her red hair is tied up in a high ponytail, she has pink boots on with pink gloves and a light pink cap on aswell as a purple backpack.

"Thank you," Pedz smiles at them. "Marshall you are with me, John stay here with Everest and her pups."

"But My-Lady-"

"Do not argue with me John and that's an order."

"Yes My-Lady, be careful."

Pedz rolls her eyes. "I'm always careful."

John slightly chuckles.

"ETA 1 Minute."

"Since we won't be able to land, Marshall we're parachuting out" Pedz explains causing Marshall to gulp.

"I don't like parachuting, it's scary" He mumbles.

"Marshall you've climbed to high places before, you can do this easy" Everest tries to give him courage.

Marshall shakes his head. "But... but... parachuting means falling..."

"Don't fear, I will be holding you." Pedz kneels down, "Do you trust me?"

He nods.

"Then you have nothing to worry about." Pedz insures him. "I'll protect you I promise."

"ETA 20 seconds"

"No time to waste," Pedz picks Marshall up and walks to the side door.

Her Helicopter hovers above Rocky's location.

"You ready?" She asks Marshall.

"No..." Marshall gulps shaking his head.

Pedz chuckles then jumps out.

Skye in the meantime had just flown down to Chase, who was trying to catch up to Natalie but she was a lot faster runner then him.

"Chase!" Skye lands beside him. "Where's Natalie?"

Chase pants and points in front of him. "She runs so fast,"

"Don't be competitive" She chuckles licking his cheek. "You're still the fastest in the PAW Patrol."

"True." Chase grins before starting to run again, in which Skye flies just above him.

Natalie stopped at the edge of the Earthquakes Epicenter. "Rocky!?" She calls out.

"Natalie?" Rocky turns around and faces her. "What are you doing-" he's cut off by the ground which begins to shake under him. "Woah!"

"Rocky! Get out of there!" Natalie ran towards him, but Chase collided with her.

Getting to her paws she makes eye contact with the Shepherd. "Can't you see the ground is unstable!? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Chase growls at the Poodle.

"Can you not see your teammate is about to fall?" Natalie fires back.

"He's not my teammate!" Chase yelled in her face. "And so what if-"

"Enough Chase!" Ryder's voice is heard behind them, Skye lands just in front of him. "We need to rescue him and fast, Zuma use your buoy in your pup-pack and Chase use your Zip-line"

Chase shakes his head. "I refuse to help him."

"I'm sorry." Rocky calls out to them, "Chase I'm sorry I tried to kill you, and Marshall. Please you have to believe me..."

"I-I, do but... I don't trust you." Chase stares at the Mix-Breed who's trying to stand as still as he can.

The ground around him begins to crumble.

"Wocky, we'we coming dude! Hold on!" Zuma calls out. "Wuff Wuff! Buoy!" he barks.

But just the pups begin to attempt to rescue Rocky, the ground completely collapses causing him to fall in the large crack, which is now beginning to grow.

Something catches Ryder's attention from above, his eyes scan the tree tops to see a pink shadow above him.

"What in the world is that?" Natalie and Silvera both question in sync.

Ryder grins. "My sister."

To be continued