Chapter 12: Betrayal of the Heart
2 Hours Earlier
Marshall was sitting outside on a comfy bed made up by Ryder, he just spent a whole day waiting for the return of his Guardian Angel however he never showed up.
"Marshall why awe you still out hewe dude?" Zuma questioned the Dalmatian as he was joined by the other pups
"I want to prove to you all my Gua..." Marshall was cut off by Rocky
Rocky huffed "Come on Marshall, it was just a dream it wasn't real" he said eyeballing him
"He was real! Is real!" Marshall snapped at the Mix-breed
"Buddy, listen when Ryder found you outside Katie's you were asleep, and the description you gave us of this 'Angel' seems like you've been watching to much Syfy" Chase said looking at him "I don't believe he's real"
"HE IS!" Marshall yelled "Why don't any of you believe me!"
"I do" Everest said pushing past Rocky and Rubble "I believe what Marshall saw"
"Don't encourage him" Skye eyeballed Everest "He's lying"
Everest turned and forced her face right in-front of Skye's "Don't you ever call my mate a lair again!" she yelled loudly
"Woah dude welax, Skye's wight a half pup half human seems a little faw fetched" Zuma added pushing Everest away from Skye who had tears in her eyes
Chase sighed "Marshall listen, what you saw can't have been real, why didn't anyone else see him? Why did he hide himself from Ryder? and Leave you on the hard ground when you're already injured? What was the purpose for him to hide his identity from you? You don't even know his name. I'm sorry Marshall but I don't believe you, it sounds made up"
"But Chase... I-I-I... thought you were my friend" Marshall answered in a sad voice "How can you not believe me?"
"I just can't believe a ridiculous story such as that" Chase said back, seeing tears forming in Marshall's eyes "I'm sorry, but Marshall you need to grow up and stop being such a clumsy, attention seeker, fool." with that, Chase walked off.
"Chase's right, you need grow up Marshall" Skye added
Rubble giggled "Yeah your dreams almost sound like mine!" he said, as the rest of the pups walked away, laughing.
Marshall broke down in tears, his so called 'friends' didn't believe him "Everest? Can I be alone please?"
"You sure?" She asked, Marshall nodded "Alright I'll be inside if you want to talk" Everest kissed his forehead.
Once Marshall was alone, he stood up ignoring his pain and ran off "I'll show them! I'll show them he's real!" he said running away.
In the present
Chase was walking, talking to himself "I should have believed Marshall, he's suppose to be my friend... Damn it Chase!" tears began forming in his eyes "No no! Don't cry!" he cursed himself "I'm stronger then this! How can I possibly believe such a stupid made up story?! ... A Guardian Angel saved him, yeah right" Something made Chase change his mind. His ears picked up the sound of.
Growling.
Chase followed the noise, then it became clear. He walked out of the forest into a clearing, there trapped between a cliff and a Wild dog, was Everest. It looked like she had already tried to fight it off, she had multiple injures, Marshall was laid behind her, he was barely conscious
The Dog ran at Everest
"G-get away Everest" Marshall said weakly "Please don't stay here"
Everest shook her head and readied herself for the impact, the Dog growled barked and snapped its mouth running straight for the pregnant husky, Everest stood her ground. Then just before the Dog hit Everest, a flash of brown smashed into the Dog sending it airborne but it quickly recovered from the blow and stood to it's paws
"Leave them alone!" A voice yelled
Everest followed the voice with her eyes, there standing between her and the Dog stood Chase "Chase?! What are you doing here?!"
Chase said nothing, he was focused on the enemy. Which stared at Chase with hunger in it's eyes
"C-Chase?" Marshall tried getting to his paws but had no energy
Chase flashed a smile "No one hurts Marshall!" he growled at the Dog "Don't worry Everest I won't allow this thing to touch you again or Mars..." before Chase could finish the Dog hit into him sending Chase backwards
The dog ran again at the Shepherd
Marshall closed his eyes 'Please if you can hear, we need your help' he said in his mind hoping his Guardian Angel would hear him. Too late, Marshall got to his paws pushed Everest out the way and leaped in front of Chase, who was shocked
"Marshall?! What are you doing?!" Chase yelled as the Dog bolted towards the two
"You don't believe me, my Guardian Angle won't let me die Chase" Marshall said firmly "He can't..."
Chase stared "Marshall! You can't have faith in something that is made up! MOVE!" he ordered Marshall who regardless of his injures stood strongly
The dog ran faster and faster making a deadline for the injured Dalmatian
Suddenly, a blinding flash flooded the area, and a katana came out of nowhere, and thrusted into the dog's head, stopping him right before Marshall, before he fell to the ground, dead.
Marshall collapsed in front of Chase, Everest limped over to Marshall
"Wh-what?" Chase looked around then at the Dog "What's going on?"
"Just doing my duty Chase," A voice spoke. There, standing behind him, was an anthro husky, with wings, fur as white as snow, and sky blue eyes,
"No, it can't be" Chase shook his head walking backwards, past Marshall and Everest "You're not real, I'm dreaming, yes that's right it's a dream"
"Last i checked, this is the real world. Otherwise, i would have not saved Marshall. IF it was a dream, he wouldn't have been in any real danger, now would he?" The white anthro husky said
"But you can't be real" Chase looked at Marshall "You mean to tell me Marshall was telling the truth?"
"Does Marshall ever lie Chase? Give me one time he lied about something like me," The angel said
Chase thought, but no matter how hard he thought there was no time
"See Chase? Marshall would never lie" Everest said helping Marshall to his paws "What you did, what you said to him was mean, YOU wrongly accused Marshall of lying!"
Chase was speechless, he didn't believe in such things as Angels, unyet there stood what looked like, an Angel "No! I will not believe this! Any of this!" he shouted
"Chase, with the power invested in me, I declare that you will believe Marshall, and ask for his forgiveness, or I shall bestow upon you a terrible curse." The angel growled
"No, don't" Marshall said now standing with the help of Everest
Everest looked at Marshall "But Marshall"
"Chase doesn't believe because he doesn't want too..." Marshall said as Chase shook his head and ran away Everest went to move "Let him go"
"From this day forward, i lay a curse upon Chase the shepherd. Until he believes Marshall, and gains his forgiveness, no one will believe a single word he says. Only Marshall and Everest will be unaffected by the curse," The angel spoke into the winds, lightning clashed angrily above.
Marshall had tears in his eyes "It wasn't just Chase, the others... they.. they... called me a-a-a lair" he turned his head and burst out crying into Everest's chest
The angel turned around and kneeled down and patted Marshall. "Don't worry, they will believe you in time. Chase however, needs a little more... evidence,"
"How can you give him more evidence?" Everest questioned hugging Marshall "I mean, what other evidence is there?"
"The curse will break his stubborn attitude eventually. Now, if you'd like, i can show myself to the others, maybe that will change their minds?" The Angel said
Marshall only continued to sob into his mates chest
"Please do, if they are convinced you are real it may help Chase believe Marshall" Everest said kissing the Dalmatians head
"Well then, let get back, shall we?" The angel said
Everest looked at Marshall "How? He can't walk? And I can't carry him with my injures"
"I'll carry him," The angel offered, picking up Marshall in his arms. "Almost like the time i first saved you, from that suicide attempt."
Everest smiled "I knew he was telling the truth, my Marshall would never lie. I don't know why the others don't believe him" she said standing next to the Angel
Marshall sighed wrapping his paws around the Angel, and sobbed "T-thank you for coming"
"I'm your guardian angel, its what i do," The angel smiled and hugged Marshall as he walked back to the clinic
"I don't even know your name" Marshall said soaking the Angel's fur with tears
The angel chuckled. "Not yet, sorry. But, the time draws nearer my dalmatian,"
"Marshall? Everest? Chase? Where are you?" A voice called out in the wind
Everest's ears picked up "That sounds like Ryder"
The angel walked towards Ryder's voice
Ryder spotted Everest first then ... "Pups!" he paused and looked at the Angel
Zuma gasped "Marshall was wight?"
Rubble, Rocky and Skye also gasped
"Hello. Allow me to introduce myself, i am Marshall's guardian angel."
"You're the one that saved Marshall? and brought him to Katie's?" Ryder questioned, the pups kept their distance
"Yes, and I heard you. Marshall meant everything to your team, your welcome." The Angel said
Ryder nodded "Thank you, yes he does mean everything to us in-fact the team isn't the team without him"
Rocky stood forward "I didn't believe Marshall, but now I see his Angel I believe him"
"As do I" Skye said stepping forward "Marshall, we're sorry for not believing in you"
Marshall looked down at the pups who all nodded, he just turned his head and looked away
"You pups hurt him! you all betrayed him" Everest snapped at them, the pups whimpered "How could you all accuse Marshall like that? You all should know Marshall would NEVER lie!"
Marshall pushed his head into his Guardian Angel's arms
"Now now Everest, give them a chance to ask for his forgiveness," The Angel said,
Everest took a breath "Sorry, just I don't get how they all treated him like that, they're suppose to be his friends"
Zuma walked towards the Angel "I totally thought he was lying, but Evewest you'we wight, it was wong we should have believed him, Marshall will you accept my apology?"
Marshall said nothing, only sobbed
"He might not be ready to forgive, but in time. In good time." The Angel said, holding Marshall
Ryder looked at Marshall and noticed blood soaking through his side bandage "Regardless of if he forgives them, he needs those wounds checked over by Katie"
With Chase
Chase sat down on a log, tears falling from his eyes "It can't be true, that Angel... it.. just can't be real..." he said to himself, tears forming in the Shepherds eyes "But I saw him, I saw the Angel..." he kicked the log, his paw went through the bark and his paw got stuck "Damn it!" he tried pulling his paw out but it wouldn't budge he was stuck
Max was having a nice lovely walk as he suddenly saw a pup that looked like they had their paw stuck so Max walked up behind the pup "Hello Chase you need a paw looks like your stuck?"
"Who the hell are you? And how do you know my name?" Chase snapped but shook his head "Sorry didn't mean to speak like that, but who are you?" he asked feeling a tear roll down his cheek he wiped it away
"I am a simple pup who is here to help and as for your name, Chase you wouldn't believe me if I told you so would you like some help and then maybe you can tell me what's wrong?" Max walked up beside Chase
Chase sighed looking at his paw "Where do I start?"
Max walked up and broke the wood around Chases paw "there you your paw is free"
"Thanks I guess" Chase said, laying down on the log "Fact is I hurt a close friend, he's been through so much as it is already, almost being killed by Wild Dogs then I.. I.. I..." Suddenly Chase knew he wasn't in a dream, and that in fact Marshall does have a Guardian Angel "Oh gosh, I'm an idiot!" he felt his heart sink, as guilt began to fill it
Max put a paw on Chases back "now, now Chase we all make mistakes no one is prefect don't feel down on yourself and I'm sure this friend will forgive you"
"No, I'm not sure he will forgive me, you don't understand I was suppose to be his friend, a brother to him, I b-betrayed him!" Chase shouted "I broke his heart! I'm not sure I deserve his forgiveness" he jumped down from the log "Look thank you for talking to me, but I need to think" he said walking away
Max turned invisible when Chase wasn't looking and followed him
Chase walked back to where Marshall's Angel had killed the dog, and sure enough the dog was still there dead. Chase just stared at the lifeless body, if he returns would Marshall forgive him? Would Everest forgive him? Would anyone forgive him? Or would Chase be a outcast?
To be continued
I do not own Silvex (Marshall's Guardian Angel) nor do I own Max
Silvex belongs to SilverWolf, and Max belongs to Lovepawpatrol
Thank you both for being in this Chapter