Chapter 14: To Live Or To Die

6 Hours Earlier

Ryder didn't know what to do, for once in the young leaders life he was speechless. Not only did they discover Chase and Skye had quit the team, but now he was standing in front of Marshall and Everest, whom both just quit. He lost 4 of his pups, 2 who were out in the forest.

"I'm sorry Ryder" Everest said putting her puptag on the table next to Marshall's "Marshall quits, I quit"

Marshall turned his head "I can't be in a team of pups who tease me, and not stand up for me"

Ryder opened his mouth to speak but Katie burst through the door "Katie?"

"Oh my! Ryder... this is bad" Katie said approaching him

Everest looked at her "Katie what it is?"

"Chase." as the words left Katie's mouth, Marshall felt his heart sink "It's Chase, Mayor Goodway just got word that those Wild Dogs who attacked Marshall are tracking Chase and Skye, apparently the Pack were seen where you found Chase's and Skye's puptags"

Marshall looked up at Ryder "But they'll kill him, they almost killed me" he said worried "We can't let them get him"

"You just quit Marshall" Ryder said reminding him "Besides you're in no shape to help right now" he ran out of Marshall's room

"Everest? Will you help me walk?" Marshall asked standing to his paws but almost fell over, Everest stopped him "Please?"

"But why Marshall? After everything Chase said to you, why do you want to save him?" Everest questioned, supporting him

Marshall looked up into Everest's eyes "I don't know, but I know one thing Chase wouldn't let me die even now, Chase is Chase, so I won't let him die, I won't let him go through what I did with that Pack of Dogs, please help me save him and Skye"

Everest nodded "Marshall I'll do whatever you ask of me, I love you"

"I'm sorry I can't let you do that" Katie said approaching them "1, Everest you're pregnant, and 2, Marshall you're already injured as it is, and 3, if i let you go Ryder would be mad at me"

"We're going and you can't stop us" Everest said putting Marshall on her back "Ryder likes you, I'm sure he wouldn't be too mad at you" she chuckled walking past Katie

Katie rubbed her head "Hope you're right, but be careful remember Everest its not just you, think about the pups you are carrying"

"I know Katie, I'll be careful" Everest smiled walking out the room with Marshall on her back

In the Present

Chase and Skye were corned, all around them was a canyon with steep walls on either side, behind was a raging river which waters would kill anything that dares enter them, and in front were 10 Wild Dogs, hungry for the two pups flesh

"Get behind me Skye!" Chase yelled growling at the Dogs, who growled and backed back

Skye was horrified but did as Chase said "C-Chase... They'll kill you..."

"I'll protect you Skye even if it means I'll be killed" Chase said standing his ground growling at the Pack, he was already injured after falling down a small incline resulting in some deep cuts, and badly bruised ribs

Skye stayed silent, she didn't believe a word of it thanks to the curse Marshall's Angel had laid on Chase, but nether the less she stayed behind her mate

3 Dogs charged at Chase, who readied himself for them. But that's when it happened

"Ruff! Ruff! Water canons! Spray!" Barked a voice

Chase and Skye watched as two streams of water shot out from behind the Pack, and hit the 3 which were running at Chase, collided with them causing them to become airborne and hit the canyon walls knocking them out, the remaining 7 turned around eyes narrowed at the tree

Marshall emerged from behind it with Everest at his side

"Marshall! Are you nuts!" Chase yelled causing two dogs to turn around now focused on him and Skye "You can't take on them!"

"Watch me!" Marshall yelled back once again activating his water canons and spraying them towards the Pack, who were ready and merely jumped over the stream "This plan isn't going as well as I hoped" he muttered turning to his pregnant mate "Get out of here, I'll keep them distracted"

Everest shook her head "Together we stand"

"I can't lose you, Everest please you have to get t-t..." Marshall was cut off

"MARSHALL! LOOK OUT!" Both Chase and Skye yelled

But it was too late a dog which saw Marshall distracted and took the chance, collided with the dalmatian sending both backwards

Marshall did his best to fight it off by kicking and biting at it, but suddenly he got pain, pain which shot from his side across his entire body.

The dog being smart had seen Marshall's injures and using its shear size against Marshall had opened its jaw, slamming it shut on Marshall's side, blood instantly dripped little at first, then more came like a river.

"NOOOO!" Everest was all yelled frozen by fear watching her mate once again being attacked right in front of her "Legs move!" She growled but they wouldn't budge, she was indeed frozen

Another 2 dogs ran at Marshall, this was it. Marshall was about to be killed, and Chase nor Skye could help him.

Or was it?

A whistle blew, slightly yet only dogs could hear it.

Chase, Skye and Everest dropped to the ground clutching their ears. The Wild dogs in the mean time ran off, but the one still attacking Marshall seemed to not care for the whistle and ruthlessly bit into his cast on his broken leg, Marshall screamed then... a noise erupted, one which echo'd through canyon, bouncing off it's walls.

BANG...

The Dog instantly fell on Marshall, who by now was unconscious from the pain. Blood soon started running from the dogs head

Chase didn't remember much, he just remembered blackening out to a voice

"It's going to be alright, do not fear" A voice filled with care, love, kindness spoke

Skye turned her head to see a woman roughly the same height as Katie, long hair like her too but it was red like blood, the woman was with a male who had already started to wrap Marshall's injures, her vision faded too. There was nothing, but darkness

...Darkness...Darkness started giving away to light...

"W-where are we?" Chase groaned opening his eyes, he blinked to see he was in a room? no, not a room it was made out of material Chase knew this by the way it swayed in the wind, was this a tent? all he knew was he laying on a bed it was comfy and warm his injures had been all cleaned and bandaged up, Skye asleep next to him "H-Hello?" he said trying to get up but had no strength

Moments later a figure walked in "My Lady, one of them is awake, well kind of"

Chase's vision started to fade as a Woman walked into the area Chase was "W-w-who are you?"

"Now is not the time for questions Chase" The Woman said hushing him by placing her fingers across her lips "Now is the time for rest" She pulled a blanket over the Shepherd "How about Marshall? How is he doing?" she asked the male, who shrugged

"He's a fighter, much like you" The male warmly smiled "Will they be alright?"

Chase looked up at the woman, trying to fight the darkness which kept pulling at him

"I believe they will be, I have done all I can here, for Marshall" The woman said "They all just need to rest, and if those pests"

"You mean the Pack of Dogs?" The male asked

The woman nodded "Yes, if they should come back, I will not hesitate to kill every last one of those Dogs! now come lets check on Everest, from what I can see she is pregnant"

Chase blinked...

But the Darkness came again...

To be continued