Season 4 Episode 15: JET TO THE RESCUE PART ONE

July 19th, 2030

Skye and Sweetie were soaring through the air with their new jets. Ben had given this new jet to Sweetie, and the two were practicing for their upcoming air show. Performing fancy aerial maneuvers with their new jet vehicles, they were having the time of their lives. "Woohoo!" Sweetie shouted as she performed a nosedive and came back up.

"Amazing flying, Sweetie!" Skye cheered.

Sweetie felt a swell of pride as Skye complimented her on flying. "You're not a bad pilot yourself, you know. Aviation's been my passion." Sweetie remarked as they started to fly back to the Mission PAW Headquarters.

"Same here! And can I say that you look beautiful in that jet suit?" Skye chuckled.

Sweetie gasped as she heard that comment. "Y-you think I look… beautiful? Really?" Sweetie asked.

"Absolutely! You look fantastic, Sweetie!" Skye told her.

Sweetie grinned as they touched down at the base and dismounted from their planes. "Can I tell you something, Skye?" Sweetie asked.

"Of course you can!" Skye answered.

"…I've never been told that I was pretty by another girl." Sweetie admitted.

Skye gasped. "That's awful!" The cockapoo exclaimed.

"Well, at least, not another girl pup. The princess calls me pretty, but she's my owner. It's just blind praise." Sweetie added.

"I'm sure Everest and Ella would think you're pretty! Same with my sister Coral!" Skye reassured her.

As they tried on different outfits for the Princess's upcoming birthday party, they laughed and told each other stories. Sweetie regaled the pilot pup with amusing tales from her upbringing, while Skye told her about her sister Coral, Puplantis, and other rescues. "And then Chase leapt in front of the eagle, screaming at it to leave me alone! He was so angry and protective at that moment that he was foaming at the mouth!" Skye finished.

Sweetie gasped and put a paw to her mouth. "Oh my! That's quite a tale. Chase clearly cares a lot about you…" Sweetie remarked.

"He really does! Just like Arrby cares about you. How about we go and give him a visit? He should be almost all healed up by now!" Skye suggested.

Sweetie smiled at the idea. "That would be splendid." Sweetie agreed.

The two of them walked to the royal animal care grounds, where they went into Arrby's room.

To Sweetie's surprise, Claw was standing in there, talking to Arrby. When the knight saw Sweetie, he blushed and looked down at the ground. "I'll um, I'll leave you two with him now. No need for me to make things awkward." Claw sighed as he stepped outside.

"What was Claw doing in here, Arrby?" Sweetie inquired.

"He and I were talking! Sir Claw is really a nice pup once you get to know him." Arrby replied, his tail wagging as he lifted his new prosthetic leg.

"I kind of doubt that." Skye scoffed under her breath, remembering how Claw had imprisoned Chase.

"Nope, he's really nice! He found out I had cancer, saved my life, AND got me this cool new peg leg! CLAW'S THE BEST KNIGHT EVER!" Arrby exclaimed.

Sweetie sighed as she decided to not press him further, switching topics to something else. "How's your physical therapy going, Arrby?" Sweetie inquired.

Arrby's tail started wagging like crazy now. "Really really good! I'll be able to attend the Princess's party tomorrow night." Arrby answered.

Sweetie squealed in delight as he told her this information, eyes sparkling. "Arrby! That's wonderful! I didn't think you'd be able to come!" Sweetie cheered happily.

"Are you kidding me? This is the first birthday party me and Sid have ever been invited to! There's no way I'm gonna miss it! It's gonna be arr-mazing!" Arrby giggled.

"You've NEVER been to a birthday party, Arrby? Ever?!" Skye squeaked in shock.

Arrby started to nod but then shook his head no. "No, I've been to birthday parties! Me and Sid's! Although, we were the only ones AT those birthday parties. So this is the first party we'll be at with people other than just me and him!" Arrby remarked.

Skye breathed a sigh of relief. "We'll definitely have to have you come for our birthdays! You and Sweetie!" Skye told him.

Arrby's tail whipped around like a snake. "Shiver me timbers, I'd be really touched! Say, uh… are there gonna be rich folk at the Princess's party?" Arrby then asked.

Sweetie looked at Arrby curiously. "Well, of course there will be. The princess IS royalty. Many of Barkingburg's elite will be there. Why do you ask?" Sweetie inquired.

Arrby twitched and fidgeted around nervously. "Well, uh, Captain Boss Mister Sid Sir doesn't exactly fit in with the rich and wealthy. He'll stick out like a sore paw! What if they make fun of him, what if they hurt his feelings? Those kinds of people expect interesting and exotic stories!" Arrby whimpered.

Sweetie thought about it and then recalled what Arrby had told her about his owner. "You said Sid was a sailor, right? That you and him had done naval salvage before?" Sweetie mentioned.

"Yeah…" Arrby answered. "Then have him tell stories of your adventures retrieving treasure from the sea, or about your rescues on the Paw Patrol." Sweetie then suggested.

"That's a great idea! Thanks Sweetie!" Arrby realized.

Suddenly, Skye's pup tag flared to life. "Skye, we need you back at the Lookout. We gotta get you ready for the party tomorrow! Everest and Tracker are here too." Ryder's voice announced.

Skye looked at Sweetie and Arrby sadly. "Guess I gotta go." The cockapoo sighed.

Sweetie nodded her head in understanding. "It's okay, Skye. You'll be here tomorrow." Sweetie reassured her. Skye smiled before she warped away in a flash of pink light.

The next evening…

As the Mission PAW Cruiser drove through Barkingburg with the original six members plus Everest and Tracker, they conversed about the sights they were seeing around them. "So what do you think of Barkingburg on your first visit, guys?" Skye asked Everest and Tracker, since they hadn't accompanied them back to Barkingburg after Sweetie had given up the Air Patroller.

"It's amazing! Tracker, look at all those old buildings!" Everest exclaimed.

"The city is magnifico! It even sounds magnificent!" Tracker excitedly gasped.

"I still can't believe the Princess has a surprise for us! Ryder, Ben, and Skye have been keeping it from us." Chase chuckled.

"Now that we're in Barkingburg, can you please spill the beans?" Marshall pleaded.

Rubble raised his head and his tongue rolled out of his mouth. "BEANS? WHERE?" Rubble shouted, leaping to his feet and looking around.

This earned a burst of laughter from Ben and all the pups. "Not literal beans, Rubble! Figurative ones!" Rocky snickered.

Rubble giggled and blushed as he sat back down. "Since we're in Barkingburg now, I don't see why we can't play the message for them." Ben remarked.

Pressing a button on the control panel of the Mission PAW Cruiser caused a hologram of the Princess to appear in front of them. "To Ryder, Ben, and the PAW Patrol, you're my only hope. I urgently need you to come to Barkingburg Castle…" The Princess announced.

All of the pups except Skye gasped. "What is it!? Claw? Sweetie?" Chase growled.

"To join us for my owner's royal birthday party!" Sweetie cut in as she walked into the hologram's view.

Both Bethany and Sweetie laughed. "Oh, I wish we could see the looks on their faces! I bet they thought we were in trouble!" Sweetie chortled.

"Hee hee, it is fun to mess around. I should do it more often. But yes, my birthday party! You will be my guests of honor!" Princess Bethany chuckled.

"Dudes, not cool. I thought there was a situation." Zuma groaned as he relaxed his muscles, having tensed them up when the princess had trailed off.

The PAW Patroller parked outside the castle, and they then entered the magnificent palace. People were talking and chatting as the princess introduced them to everyone. Sweetie ran up to Skye with a smile on her face and hugged her. "Skye, you made it~! I'm so happy you're here. It means a lot to me." Sweetie told her.

"I'm glad I could make it too! Everest and Tracker are here as well!" Skye said.

The pups all greeted the princess and wished her a happy birthday, giving her small gifts. "We weren't sure what to get you, so we gave you things that we thought you would like!" Chase earnestly said.

Chase had given her a golden star ring, Marshall had given her a special pink canteen of water, Skye had given her a pair of aviator goggles, Rocky had given her a set of wind chimes, Rubble had given her a paint set, Zuma had given her a life jacket, Everest a snowglobe, and Tracker a flower from the jungle. "These are all such thoughtful and kind gifts! Thank you very much, PAW Patrol." The Princess graciously said.

"Sweetie, what did YOU get me?" She then asked her pup.

Sweetie smirked, knowing her gift would outshine all of the other pups. "I'll give it to you tomorrow morning, after the party." Sweetie answered.

"A surprise, eh? That's great, pup. I know that my cousin absolutely adores surprises." A haughty male's voice crooned.

A man with a feather badge on his vest and an aviation outfit strutted into the ballroom. Sweetie looked at Skye and grimaced, indicating her distaste for the newcomer. "Presenting the Duke of Flappington, Farquaad!" The Earl announced.

All of the pups except for Sweetie were confused by this. "Hello, cousin." The Princess groaned.

"Are you not pleased to see me? I merely came to wish you a happy birthday and join in the festivities." The Duke smirked. An eagle shrieked as it flew down onto the shoulder of the Duke, which alarmed Skye. "No need to panic, this is just my feathered friend, Jean Claude. Very well trained and intelligent." The Duke reassured the partygoers.

The Earl then opened up a safe and revealed a sparkling pink jewel. "Behold, the Gem of Barkingburg!" The Earl shouted.

"It's beautiful… why haven't I seen this before?" The Princess gasped.

"Because it's only given to the future king or queen…" The Earl began.

"When they reach the age of ten! That's how these royal customs usually go." The Duke finished.

A fanfare of trumpets sounded, and the Princess and the partygoers went to go eat. Claw and Arrby wandered into the ballroom, seeing a hooded figure fiddling with the vault. Having hacked the device with a screwdriver and some other purple-colored technical gadgets. "That Humdinger's machinations worked!" The hooded figure cackled, and Claw recognized the voice as belonging to the Duke of Flappington. He had visited the distant kingdom twice for his knight training.

"STOP!" Claw yelled as he saw the Duke run away with the Gem of Barkingburg.

"Oh no!" Arrby yelped as the Duke ran, and an alarm started blaring.

Ben, Ryder, and the other pups ran in to see Claw and Arrby running after the hooded figure. "The Gem of Barkingburg is missing from the royal vault!" The Earl shrieked, stating the obvious.

"Then we'd better catch that thief!" Skye declared as she and the others chased after the hooded figure.

The Duke managed to activate a secret passageway, and the team barely managed to get in before the trick door closed. As Ben, Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma, Claw, Arrby, the Princess, and the Earl ran up the stairs, Tracker stopped Everest, Skye, and Sweetie. "¡Escucha! I hear someone behind us! It might be the thief!" Tracker urgently said.

They charged forward at the thief, only to have Jean Claude swoop in from out of nowhere and attempt to claw at them. Sweetie and Skye shrieked as they dove out of the way while the Duke activated a hidden lever. "The stairs end!" Chase yelled before the stairs turned into a slide.

The team all slid down the slide, with Claw immediately alert. "Grab on and jump!" Claw barked, activating the pincer arms in his pup pack.

Arrby did the same, using his grabber arm to take hold of Claw's pincers. The rest of the team fell into the trapdoor, but Arrby and Claw jumped off the ramp. "Thruster!" Arrby yipped as he activated one of the boosters in his prosthetic leg, giving them the extra height they needed to clear the trap door and avoid the pitfall.

"Where are we?" Tracker heard Ryder's muffled voice ask. "They're trapped somewhere in the castle!" Tracker realized.

"We've got to find them! But how?" Everest wondered.

"I saw the thief pull a lever in the secret passageway!" Skye told them.

"Then what are we waiting for!?" Claw howled.

"After him!" Sweetie snarled.

"ARR!" Arrby growled in agreement.

Chasing after the Duke, they ran outside the castle before Tracker stopped them. "I hear breathing from one of the armors-!" Tracker started to say.

Then, the front doors to the castle closed, and became sealed, locking them out. Every window simultaneously closed as well. "The Duke has gotten access to the security systems of the castle and initiated a lockdown! Sweetie, override it!" Claw suggested.

"Excuse me, Sir Claw, sir, but how can Sweetie override the castle security systems?" Arrby inquired.

"Bubsy is hooked up to the castle defenses!" Claw explained.

Sweetie gave Claw an infuriated look. "And it was your furbrained idea to bring in those crocodiles to the castle, one of them ATE Bubsy! We're locked out!" Sweetie hissed. The royal horses and carriage were out front, with the horses whinnying. "Claw. Our friends are imprisoned inside the Castle, and the Duke of Flappington probably has both the Gem of Flappington AND the Gem of Barkingburg. We're going to need help. I need you to take the royal carriage and horses to Meownce, the other neighboring kingdom. Inform the King there of the situation, beseech him for help." Sweetie ordered her knight.

"You're ordering me around?" Claw asked in a mixture of confusion, arrogance, and awe.

"Right now, I'm the only royalty present. Like it or not, that makes me queen. Now ISN'T the time to be playing around and drinking in the fantasy, Barkingburg is in danger! You and I both know the legends of the gems. How they came from a shooting star and were separated to prevent the ultimate power from falling into evil hands. Now, the gems can be reunited into something absolutely dreadful! They erased all mentions of what the gems could do when combined together from the legend to discourage people from reuniting them. If the PAW Patrol can't save Barkingburg, then we'll need help from Meownce." Sweetie commanded. Claw nodded his head and ran to the carriage, hopping into it and ordering the horses to giddyup.

The remaining four pups attempted to contact Ryder to no avail. Skye managed to reach Ace and Katie while Arrby got in touch with Sid. "Arrby, my first mate! I got the partygoers out of the castle just as things got sealed off. What's the situation?" Sid asked.

"Skye?! What's going on!?" Ace asked her pup.

All of a sudden, a massive eagle jet appeared in the skies. "¡Dios mío! That jet looks like it could be the size of a Zord!" Tracker shouted.

"Why'd it have to be an eagle?" Sweetie groaned.

"S-scary…" Skye agreed.

They gasped as they saw a laser come down from the sky and begin lifting buildings from the ground into the air, where the buildings floated. "Of course… The legend stated that whoever commanded the two gems had the sky as their domain… the weapon that the gems make is a scepter of levitation!" Sweetie realized.

"Shiver me timbers, that's dangerous! All those people who aren't aware of what's going on could fall out of their homes the second they try to leave!" Arrby whimpered.

"We'll go and grab Carlos in the Air Patroller before bringing it and our flight suits, and we'll pick up Sid along the way to Barkingburg." Ace promised.

"I'll get the citizens to a safe place away from all the chaos where there'll be no buildings nearby for that eagle jet to possibly crush them under." Sid told them.

Then the calls ended.

The others who didn't successfully avoid the pit slid down a slide and into a dungeon room, landing on a mattress. "Where are we?!" Ryder asked.

"My guess? We're in one of the hidden dungeon rooms." Ben mused.

"Indeed. Barkingburg Castle has dozens of these that we use for storage. They used to keep prisoners in them during the medieval times." The Princess answered.

"Are you all right, Princess?!" The Earl worriedly asked.

"I'm fine. My birthday party has turned into quite an adventure." Bethany stated.

"PAW Patrol. Report in." Ben shouted.

"Chase here!" The German Shepherd arfed.

"Rocky here!" The mixed breed piped up.

"Marshall here!" The Dalmatian earnestly replied.

"Zuma here, dudes!" The chocolate labrador woofed.

"Rubble's in the house!" The bulldog barked.

"That means Skye, Everest, Tracker, Sweetie, Claw, and Arrby managed to avoid that ambush." Ryder thought out loud.

Attempting to reach them through their communications, they got static. "The walls must be blocking our signal." Rocky groaned.

"Then we'll search for a way out. Everyone, search the walls, run your paws along them. I'm betting that the engineers of this castle built in some sort of failsafe to allow them to escape if they accidentally got trapped in here." Rubble offered. Marshall and Chase looked at Rubble, blinking. "What? I'm a construction pup. Just because I like to laze around and eat doesn't mean I'm not smart or can't come up with good ideas." Rubble remarked.

Everyone chuckled before they began to move the pillows and mattresses around, looking and feeling for a pressure plate or other trigger. Marshall found a stone slab that had a symbol of a cage window on it and pressed it. A section of the wall high up slid away to reveal bars and a window. Using the objects scattered around the room, Ryder and Ben built a makeshift staircase to reach the window. Trying to squeeze through it, unable to fit, Ben stomped his foot in frustration. "Dammit! Not even Skye could fit through these." Ben lamented.

Sticking the pup pad through the bars, Ryder cheered as he managed to get reception. "Yes! Now we can call the others!" Ryder ecstatically cried out.

Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, and Zuma all howled in joy at this good news. "Well then? Call them already!" Ben insisted.

Ryder nodded before beginning a call. "Ryder to Skye, Tracker, Everest, and Arrby! Can you read me?" Ryder's voice rang out over their pup tags.

"Ryder! We're here!" Everest exclaimed.

"Oh thank goodness!" Skye breathed in relief.

"¡Estamos aquí!" Tracker confirmed.

"Captain! You're all right!" Arrby cheered.

"Oh, sure, treat me like a piece of liver. If it weren't for me, we wouldn't have been able to get outside the castle and we'd be stuck in there with you." Sweetie grumbled.

Ryder chuckled in response. "It's good to see you too Sweetie. What's the situation?" Ryder then inquired.

"Ryder, we're trapped outside the castle!" Everest told him.

"Someone in a giant eagle jet is using a strange beam to lift Barkingburg into the sky!" Skye mentioned.

"I'm a firm believer in the idea that this is the Duke of Flappington's doing." Sweetie voiced.

"The people inside the houses and cars are in danger, but we can't reach them!" Tracker worriedly said.

"What do we do, Captain Boss Mister Ryder, sir?" Arrby asked.

The Mission PAW Cruiser drove up to them, and Robo-Dog barked. "Take the Mission PAW Cruiser to our headquarters. Ryder and I will explain further when you get there." Ben announced.

"That means this is…" Arrby gasped.

"A MISSION PAW!" The four Paw Patrol members shouted in excitement.

"And Skye will be the leader!" Ryder added.

"You want me to lead the mission?" Skye squeaked in shock.

"You've led us when we've done rescues in the Air Patroller before!" Marshall pointed out.

"You're our most experienced flier!" Rocky chimed in.

"No eagle jet is too big, no Skye is too small!" Rubble encouraged.

"I know my girlfriend can do anything!" Chase reassured her.

"You're the best pilot I've ever met." Everest promised.

"¡Si! You can do anything that you put your mind to, amiga!" Tracker told her.

"You're arr-mazing, Skye!" Arrby complimented.

"I believe in you, Skye!" Sweetie added. Sweetie shook her head no as she realized something. "But the five of us can't stop the Duke. Not on our own! I have a different task in mind for myself. You four. Go and buy time and distract the Duke. Save the citizens of Barkingburg. I'll free Ryder, Ben, the Princess, and the others! Then we'll regroup, and together, we can ALL stop the Duke of Flappington and that dreadful eagle jet!" Sweetie suggested.

Everest tilted her head. "Why are you being so helpful? You didn't seem like the helping type of pup when me and Jake first met you back in the Arctic." Everest mused.

"Barkingburg is my home, my kingdom. I may not be a queen, but it is my duty to protect my home. You would do the same if this were happening to Adventure Bay." Sweetie replied.

"Queen Sweetie, how will you save them?" Arrby wondered.

"I know the layout of Barkingburg Castle inside and out. I've got the structure memorized and inside my head. I've got an approximate location of where the secret room is with your friends inside of it." Sweetie explained.

The team then went into the Mission PAW Cruiser as Sweetie separated from the rest of the group. Exiting the van at their headquarters and going down the elevator, the four pups were dressed in aviation gear before they came to the control panel. Ryder's face popped up on screen. "MISSION PAW READY FOR ACTION, RYDER, SIR!" Skye declared.

"Here's what we know. The Gem of Barkingburg has been stolen, and someone is using a levitation laser to lift the people and buildings of the kingdom into the sky!" Ryder said.

"Sweetie thinks that the Duke stole the gem and is piloting the eagle jet and levitation laser." Tracker mentioned.

"That could be true. But our priority is saving the people, THEN stopping the jet." Ryder affirmed.

"How will we get up there?" Arrby asked.

"You've got the perfect gear for this mission: all new flight suits and high-speed jets!" Ryder told them.

Everest, Tracker, and Arrby howled in delight before Ryder explained the capabilities of each of their jets. "I'll fly to the rescue! ¡Volaré al rescate!" Tracker shouted.

"In the air, Everest is there!" Everest yelled out.

"Whether I'm swimming or in flight, I'll make sure those people are in my sights!" Arrby promised.

"This pup's gotta jet!" Skye cheered. Then she remembered the eagle jet. "I'm gonna have to get close to the eagle jet, aren't I?" Skye sighed.

"We believe in you, Skye. Barkingburg is counting on you. We know you can do this!" Ben encouraged her.

Skye nodded. "MISSION PAW, JET TO THE RESCUE!" Skye then shouted as they all got in their jets and took to the air. "Mission team! Go into rescue mode, and look for people who need help. Arrby and I will go check out that… eagle jet." Skye ordered, gulping as she glanced at the avian shaped aviation machine.

Tracker and Everest's vehicles transformed into rescue mode, and they grabbed cars and people from the skies and safely put them back on the ground. Skye and Arrby flew close to the jet, with Skye zooming in with her pilot helmet's visor vision and confirming that it was the Duke of Flappington at the helm. "Try and get back the gem!" Ryder suggested.

"I'll try!" Skye promised.

Sweetie appeared in front of the window and began to use a sword in her pup pack to hack at the iron bars blocking the window. "Stand back." Sweetie commanded as she repeatedly clashed it against the iron bars.

They noticed Sweetie was using a jetpack. "Wait, isn't that Skye's wings?" Chase asked.

"I added them from one of the spare parts in the Mission PAW base to my own pack. Be grateful that I did or else I wouldn't be able to free you." Sweetie hissed.

Skye, Everest, Tracker, and Arrby flew at the jet, with Skye readying her hook to try and take the scepter. As they approached the jet, she was given vivid flashbacks of how she had nearly been killed by an eagle multiple times. "Aaagh!" Skye screamed, pulling up with her jet and causing her to bump into Everest, Tracker, and Arrby.

This caused their stealth modes to disengage and expose them to the Duke's radar. "Well, well, well. What do we have here! Three little pilot pups! So you thought you could sneak up on the big bad bird? I'll show you not to mess around with the ruler of the skies! Jean Claude, activate the Talons of Termination!" The Duke sneered with a malicious grin on his face.

The Eagle Jet surged forward and snatched up Everest and Tracker's jets with claws that came out of it. The husky and the potcake shrieked in horror as they heard the metal of their own jets start to groan under the force of the talons grip.

Jean Claude began to fly at Skye, causing her to freeze up in place as he looked much like that eagle that tried to kill her as a young pup. This time, Ryder and Ben and Marshall and Chase weren't here to save her. What was she going to do?

CAN SKYE FACE HER FEAR OF EAGLES AND OVERCOME JEAN CLAUDE? WILL REINFORCEMENTS COME AND LEND HELP TO THE TEAM IN TIME? WILL TRACKER AND EVEREST LOSE THEIR NEW JETS TO THE DREADED GOLDEN EAGLEZORD? WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THE GEMS OF BARKINGBURG AND FLAPPINGTON? CAN BARKINGBURG BE SAVED? FIND OUT ON THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF THE MISSION PAW STORYLINE, JET TO THE RESCUE PART TWO! COMING SOON TO FANFICTION WEBSITES NEAR YOU!