This will be the first chapter that doesn't focus on only Shadow and her demon-stalker guy. (And no, I don't have a name for him yet.)
(Marshall's POV)
"Please, Mayor, don't do this to me!" Marshall said in agony as he walked alongside Mayor Goodway.
"I'm sorry, Marshall, but the fire at Mr. Porter's made me realize that we can't rely on just the Paw Patrol for emergencies. We have to build a real fire department."
"But I'm great at what I do! I almost broke the world fire pup record that one time!"
"There's no doubt that you're great at what you do, Marshall, but you're still only one pup. What if you can't get to an emergency on time?"
"I always get there on time! Please, what would I do if I couldn't be a fire pup?"
"Come on, Marshall. I'm sure you have other talents. Besides, isn't your job to protect the citizens of Adventure Bay?"
"Well, yeah."
"And the best way to do that would be to get a full fire department, wouldn't it?"
Marshall sighed. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I'll just have to find some other job."
"Thank you. I really am sorry, Marshall, but this is something I have to do for Adventure Bay."
"It's okay, Mayor." Marshall said as he walked away, head held low. The truth was, he wasn't sure if he had any other talents. In his entire life, fighting fires and rescuing people had been the only thing he was good at.
Marshall was halfway to the lookout when he heard someone talk.
"Hello, Marshall."
Marshall looked around. He spotted a man standing on the side of the road. He couldn't see his face, as his hat was covering it up.
"Uh, hi, mister. Are you lost?" Marshall asked.
The stranger chuckled. "No, but I do want to ask if you can do something for me."
Marshall hesitated. Ryder had specifically told the pups not to help anyone Ryder didn't tell them to help, unless it was a real emergency. But how could Ryder know if he helped this man? He seemed nice enough.
"Well," Marshall said, "no job is too big, no pup is too small, I guess. What do you need?"
"It's kind of personal." The man said. "I was wondering if you could… convince your teammate Shadow to have a talk with me."
"What do you want me to tell her?" Marshall asked.
"Just tell her that you met a very nice man who wants to speak to her. Mention the name Jade."
"Uh, alright. See you around." Marshall said. However, the next time he looked at the man, he was no longer there. Strange. Marshall thought. Then he continued to the Lookout.
Sorry again at the shortness of this chapter. I've decided to change the rating of the story from T to K+, as I'm not sure if it will actually evolve into a story deserving of a T rating. Also, I think I'm going to start a shorter story on the side of this one. I got inspired from this chapter. ;)