I try to get back at Writing stories. This will be my first story after years and I'm a bit rusty, but I still hope you enjoy it.
Paw Patrol
From two feet to four paws
Chapter 1: Found you!
Something weird is going on in Adventure Bay. For some nights now, someone seems to rummage through the trashcans of different shops. The Paw Patrol was asked for help in the matter, and now, Ryder and the pups are patrolling the streets.
Ryder stays in the Watchtower and keeps the communication between the pups up and has their position marked on his digital map.
Zuma: "Wydew? Zuma hewe. No sign of anything behind Webecca's Pet Cawe."
Chase: "Chase here. Nothing behind the Ice Cream Restaurant either."
Ryder: "Understood you two. How does it look by the rest of you guys?"
Rocky: "Rocky here. Finished with checking the City Hall. Nothing out of order. But happy to say, they recycle properly."
Ryder: "Hehehe. Happy to hear that. But keep your eyes out for our trash crawler."
Skye: "Ryder. I'm at Porter's Restaurant and Fruit Stand! I see the trash crawler!"
Ryder and the pups: "What?!"
Skye: "I'm sure of it! Looks like a pup, but I can't see more details… dang it! He heard me and runs away! I follow him!"
Ryder: "Don't lose him, Skye! The others are on their way to help!"
Ryder to all the pups: "Guys! Get in your vehicles and help Skye! I send her coordinates to your cars GPS! I come and help as well!"
15 minutes later
The pups jumped in their vehicles and quickly catch up to Skye, who was still chasing that unknown pup.
Chase got beside Skye with his police car and said: "Need a ride, Skye?"
Skye: "Sure! Thanks!" and she jumped in and sat behind Chase. "Wow. That pup surely can run! I don't think I ever run that much."
Chase turned around to look at her: "You did good keeping on his tail. We will get him now."
Ryder: "Zuma and Rubble! Go left! Rocky and Marshall, go right! Block his escapes! Chase and I will go in the middle!"
Chase: "Chase is on the case!"
Marshall: "I'm fired up!"
Rocky: "Green means go!"
Rubble: "Rubble on the double!"
Zuma: "Let's dive in!"
And with that, the Paw Patrol got into position to chase the fleeing pup. With their vehicles, they were able to keep up with the pup, but he was still unbelievable fast.
Skye: "I can't believe he is still running like that. I'm fit, but even I'm still winded from chasing him."
Ryder: "You are right, Skye. I fear he could actually hurt himself when he keeps running like that. We have to stop him now!"
Ryder gave extra speed to catch up, but the pup also gave another boost. But he suddenly came to a stop, at the edge of a cliff. He huffed and puffed and tried to catch his breath as he looked down the cliff.
He quickly tried to run another way, but Ryder and the Paw Patrol cut him off from any escape. The pups eyes frantically moved from one pup to the other.
The Paw Patrol on their paws, gasped as they saw the pup in the light of their vehicles. The pup was covered in mud and dirt, his ears lying back on his head and his tail is between his hind legs. His breathing was ragged. But the most concerning, were his eyes.
The iris was small like pinnacles and showed nothing but fear. The pups never saw something like that, especially not on another dog.
The only pup more shocked, was Chase. He has seen such eyes before. In his past…
Ryder got off his ATV and removed his helmet, before slowly walking towards the dog with his arms open to show him he means no harm.
He speaks in a soft and calm voice: "It's okay, little guy. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help."
Slowly, the eyes of the pup turn to a more normal shape, but he keeps looking around, seemingly to look for an escape. Ryder stopped a few meters from the pup and could see, under the dirt, he had a purple vest or hoodie.
Ryder tries to calm the pup down more: "It will be alright. Can you come over here, so we can help you? Please?"
The pup took a few steps back and his paw touched only air, which makes him look behind him to see the edge right by him. He quickly took a few steps away from it, but stopped before he could get to Ryder. He looked between Ryder and the cliff edge, and Ryder doesn't like where this seems to go. He also took a few steps away, giving the pup some space.
"Please… we really only want to help." Said Ryder and the pup looked him in the eyes. For the first time since the chase, the pup seemed to calm down and took a few steps towards Ryder. The other pups looking with anticipation at the whole situation, not able to speak.
The pups eyes wander from Ryder towards Chase for just a brief moment, but in this moment, Chase know what the pup was thinking and prayed that, he was wrong…
But he wasn't…
As the pup was just a meter away, Ryder smiled and widened his arms a bit.
"Don't worry… I promise to take good care of you." Said Ryder and meant every word of it.
The pup stopped just short of reach for Ryder and looked him in the eyes.
"I know you would…" said the pup in a whisper that only Ryder heard.
Suddenly, the pup turned around faster as Ryder could react, and he run towards the cliff edge. All the pups behind him gasp in shock and yell at him to stop! But he ignored them and was quickly at the edge and jumped.
Before Ryder could realize what happened, a blue flash run past him and he found a rope in his hands. He looked up and saw Chase with the rope sticking from his gear-pack! "Tie it!" Yelled Chase before he also jumped from the cliff, after the other pup.
Ryder acted quickly and tied the rope at Rubbles bulldozer car, just seconds, before it got tight from the weight at the other end.
The Paw Patrol and Ryder rushed to the edge to look for Chase and the other pup. "Do you guys see them?" asked Ryder and the other pups shook their head. Suddenly, Rocky looked up and to the others.
"I see Chase! He holds the other pup in his mouth!" Rocky said excited and wags his Tail happily, seeing his friend alive and safe.
"Let's pull them in guys!" said Ryder and grabbed the robe, and the pups took place behind him and bit down on the robe to help.
They quickly got Chase over the edge, who was holding the other pups hood of his vest in his mouth.
The unknown pup was unconscious and just laid there.
Ryder: "Are you okay, Chase? What happened?"
Chase: "*Huff, huff* I'm okay. I was able to grab him, but we got swung around and I nearly crashed into the sidewall of the cliff. Then… I think he swung around so he took the hit instead of me."
Ryder: "Marshall! Get you medical equipment. Check the pup for injuries."
Marshall: "On it, Ryder! Ruff! Scanner!"
A medical scanner popped out of Marshalls pup-pack and moves it over the unconscious pup, checking for any injuries. After a few minutes, it's peeping and he removes the scanner.
Marshall: "Hmm… I see a few cracked ribs and his left leg seems to be broken. I'm surprised he could walk, let alone run, like that. It must have hurt really bad."
Ryder carefully lifts the pup up in his arms and stands up. "Whatever happened to him, we need to get him to Katie's Pet Parlor."
With that, the pups got to their vehicles and followed Ryder. Skye was raiding with Chase in his Police Car and looked at him thoughtful.
Skye: "Chase? How did you know what the pup was planning?"
Chase: "Huh? What do you mean, Skye?"
Skye: "As you two looked in each other's eyes, you started to whimper and immediately started to prepare your pup-pack. As if you knew what he will do."
Chase stayed silent for a bit, thinking if he should tell her or not.
Chase: "… I saw these kind of eyes before… from before I was found by Ryder…"
Skye was a bit shocked by that and asked: "What-what do you mean?"
Chase again stayed silent for a bit before saying: "I'm sorry Skye. I don't want to talk about it right now."
After a while, they came to a stop at Katie's Pet Parlor. Ryder got from his ATV with the pup in his arms and got to the door and knocked. Katie was quick to open it and saw Ryder there with an unknown pup in his arms.
Katie: "Ryder? What happened? Who is this pup?" asked Katie as she let Ryder and the Paw Patrol inside. Ryder placed the pup on the examination table and explained what happened.
Ryder: "… and after Marshall checked him and found some fractured and broken bones, we are here. Can you help him?"
Katie looks the pup over and confirms Marshall's diagnosis. This pup had some serious injuries and was also pretty thin. Katie firstly cleaned the pup as best as she could, without aggravating his injuries further. Then, she put bandages around his torso, head and his left front leg.
Katie: "He will have to stay here so I can observe him and he also seems to be malnourished. The poor, little thing must have been through hell." Said Katie and petted the little pups head.
Ryder: "What can you tell us so far about him?"
Katie: "From what I can tell, he is a Dutch Shepherd pup and around 6 years old. So the same age as Chase. I can't tell anything else aside from that. We will have to wait for him to wake up first."
Chase walked up to her and said: "I think it would be best to place him in a cage. I'm sure he will try to run again, once he wakes up."
Katie: "Are you sure, Chase? I think he will be too weak to run anywhere. Especially with that leg."
Chase: "He already managed to nearly escape us with a broken leg. Better don't underestimate him."
Katie, Ryder and the other pups looked at Chase with surprise. They never saw him this serious before.
Katie sighed: "Okay, Chase. I trust you to know what you are talking about." She then carefully placed the dog in a nearby cage. She didn't like, using cages, but sometimes it was a necessity.
Rocky yawns and smacks his lips sleepily. Ryder and the others laugh softly to not wake the pup.
Ryder: "I think it's time for all of us to get to bed. We have been up a lot longer than usual."
Rubble: "Good idea. I really need my beauty sleep."
The others laughed friendly and made their way towards the Lookout. Chase took one last look at the pup and sighed. He knew there was something wrong with that pup, and he promised himself to help as best he can.