The Next Day.
In the Cabin.
Upstairs.
Skye was,Still,In the Room,By Herself,Trying to find a Way to Apologize to Chase as She paced Back and Forth,Nervously.
"Think,Skye,Think. You need to Apologize to Him,He deserves an Apology,You were being such a Jerk to Him. Ugh! How are You gonna Apologize to Him? He's,Totally,Not gonna want to Listen,After,How You treated Him Earlier," Skye whispered to Herself.
At the Same Time.
Downstairs.
"Stupid Chase,Stupid,You are So Stupid,I gotta find a Way to fix This,To Fix My Mistake,Cause,What I did was,Just So Heartless,I shut the Door to the Basement,On My Best Friend,Who,Literally,Needed My Help,That was So Cruel of Me,Skye is,Totally Right,I thought of,Only,Just Her,And,Forgot All about My Best Friend," Chase complained,To Himself.
"Wow,Is He Ever going to Stop beating Himself Up,Over,What just Happened?" Liam questioned,as He wrapped Rocky's Injured Areas,With Bandages and Hydrogen Peroxide.
"Wait,So,You're not?" Rocky wondered,as He,Still,Laid There,On the Ground,While,Liam continued to fix Him Up.
"Well,That's,Not...Exactly,The Case,I mean,I do,Somewhat,Feel Bad for doing It,Considering,That is Two Pups,That,I have not been able to Save,From Those Things,But,Honestly,What could We have Done? It took Zuma,It,Just snatched Him Up,In like Two Seconds,Then,He was Gone,And,It was,Quickly,Coming Back Up,So,I-I made a Choice," Liam explained,as He made a Tight Knot of the Bandages,Around Rocky's Injuries,Finishing fixing Him Up,Since They,Really,Didn't have Much First Aid Supplies,Considering,The Fact,That,Marshall,Usually,Kept,That Kind of Stuff.
"But,You chose Wrong," Rocky voiced,as He,Slowly,Stood Up,Back onto his Paws.
"What? What do you mean?" Liam responded,In Confusion,While,Watching Rocky,Carefully,Stand Up on his Paws.
"A Leader saves Everyone,Liam,No Matter the Consequences,What You did Back There,That was not a Leader Move,That was a Looking Out for Yourself,Kind Of Move" Rocky informed,as He finished Standing Up,And,Walked over to the Staircase,To Check on Skye.
Liam lowered his Head,In Disappointment,as He got Up Off the Floor,And,Walked over to,Where Chase was Talking to Himself.
Chase,Now,Sat,Quietly,On his Tail,Still Thinking,In his Head,How He was going to Apologize to Skye,And,Get his Friend Back.
That was When.
Liam Sighed,Solemnly,as He sat Down,Beside Chase,Seeing Him,Just sit There,Looking at the Ground,With a Sad Look.
"Hey!" Liam announced to Chase,Softly.
"Hey," Chase answered,Sadly.
"So,I,Uh,Fixed Up Rocky,And,He told Me,What,He thought of the Situation," Liam brought Up.
"What'd He Think?" Chase asked,Curiously.
"He,Um,Thought,I wasn't being a Good Leader,He thought,That,I made a Selfish Move,Closing,That Door,On Zuma,Like That," Liam said,Disappointedly.
"Liam-" Chase tried to Say.
"It's,Like,No Matter,How Hard,I Try,I will never be as Good,As My Brother,Ryder,I'm,Just,I'm, Trying,All the Time,But,It's,Never Good Enough,As It is,We have the Whole Kidnapping Mission to Complete,On This Same Island,Not to mention,That,I might not,Even,Be Staying with,You Guys," Liam elucidated.
The Minute,Chase heard That,His Ears shot Up,as He turned to Liam.
"Wait,Wait,Backtrack,To What You Said Before," Chase ordered.
"About,Not being Good Enough?" Liam assumed.
"No,After That," Chase warned.
"About,Not Staying?" Liam guessed.
"Yes," Chase agreed.
"I might not be Staying with You Guys,I might be heading Back Home. Didn't You Know?" Liam replied,as He asked Chase,If He had,Even Known,About It.
"No! No,I didn't. Why are You Leaving? Don't You like Us? What did We do Wrong? Why Leave?" Chase interrogated,Out of Confusion,Not getting,Why,Liam was,Wanting to Leave.
"I don't want to Leave,Chase,I never did want To,But-" Liam admitted.
"Then,Why are You Leaving?" Chase queried,With a Raised Eyebrow.
"Cause,Ryder doesn't want Me Around,Anymore,Chase,He hasn't,As of Late. Ever Since,Last Week,Ryder has,Constantly,Been Reminding Me about Us being Together,Being Temporary,Until Our Mom and Dad get Back on Their Feet,Like,I don't Already know It,Like,He doesn't want Me with Him,Anymore,Or,With You Guys," Liam clarified.
"But,Why would Ryder do That? Ryder has never done That,Before. Why do It,Now? As Far as I knew,He loved You being with Him and the Rest of Us," Chase stated.
"Well,Something Changed,Because,As of Recently,He doesn't like Me and Wants Me Out,And,Now,Rocky doesn't like Me,Either. I Mean,Seriously,I,Just,I have a Lot going On,Right Now,With All These Missions and Personal Issues,To be Honest,S-Sometimes,I want There to be Two of Me, Liam explained.
Just Then.
Something came to Both Liam and Chase's Mind,When They heard the Word Two,as Their Eyes Widened,In Realization.
Both Liam and Chase Gasped,In Surprise,as They realized Something,About Their Current Situation.
"Two!" Liam and Chase shouted,In Unison,as They got Back Up,Onto Their Feet,And,Ran Up the Stairs,To tell the Other Two about the Detail.
Simultaneously.
Back at the Lookout.
In the Ventilation System.
"So,What's the New Plan,Mr Smooth Spaniard?" Everest asked,Firmly.
"I-I don't have One,Everest,I mean,We're not Chase,We don't have Wall Walkers to Climb Up That Wall,Which stops Us,From getting to the Next Floor,So,There's No Way,That,We could,Possibly,Get up There," Tracker notified.
"Well,Luckily,I have One," Everest declared.
"Really? You do? What is It? What's Your Plan?" Tracker wondered,Ecstatically.
"We,Completely,Avoid the Upper Wall,By going Around It,Which,According to the Map of the Whole Lookout,That,We read Earlier,It is,Actually,The Quickest Route," Everest answered.
"Whoa,Way to Go,Everest,That is an Awesome Plan," Tracker complemented.
"Yep,Not Bad for a Big Head,Huh?" Everest added,Snarkily,as She turned Around,And,Started Heading for the Way,Around the Upper Wall.
Tracker Sighed,Disappointedly,Before,Lowering his Head,And,Following Her to the Way Around.
At the Same Time.
Deeper in the Ventilation System.
Marshall and Rex were,Also,Crawling,Through the Ventilation System,Looking for Any Sight of the Other Two,Mainly,Cause,Marshall did not want the Two of Them Alone.
"Everest! Everest! Where are You?" Marshall called Out,as He continued to Crawl,Through the Ventilation Shaft.
"Um,Marshall,Aren't You forgetting Tracker?" Rex reminded.
"Nah,Tracker,He,Well,He can take Care of Himself," Marshall pointed Out.
"Can't Everest,As Well? I mean,She has proven to be Capable on Handling Her Own." Rex said.
"Just keep Moving,Rex,And,Stop Asking Questions," Marshall commanded.
"You know,I was told about a Kidnapping,That had Happened,Shouldn't Someone be taking Care of That Mission?" Rex whispered.
"Rex! Shut Up,And,Keep Crawling!" Marshall demanded,In Frustration,as He kept Moving,Ahead of Rex,With Rex,Following,Close Behind with a Sad Face.
Back on the Island.
At the Cabin.
Liam and Chase ran,Up the Stairs,Towards the Room,Where Rocky and Skye were.
While They searched for Them,Rocky and Skye sat,In One of the Rooms Talking.
"I,Honestly,Want to Apologize for It,Rocky,I do,Cause,I Already regret doing It,Chase did the Best,That,He could,Deep Down,I know That,But,I just feel These Weird Conflicted Feelings,With,What Happened Down There with Zuma,Honestly,He really didn't deserve That,And,I,Just miss Him,Like,More than I Ever Have," Skye explained.
"Um,Skye,You do know,Liam closed It,Too,You yelled at Him,Too,Not just Chase,Right?" Rocky questioned,Hearing Her talk About Chase,So Much,But,Not say a Word about Liam.
Skye paused,When She heard That,as She realized,That,What He had Said was Right,All She was talking about was Chase.
"Huh? I was,I was,Just talking about Him,Tha-That's Weird,I've never Done That," Skye voiced.
"Yeah,That is Weird," Rocky commented,With a Weirded Out Look.
"Well,Well,I-I meant Both of Them," Skye stuttered.
"Uh,Huh," Rocky murmured,as He looked at Her,With a Not So Convinced Look on his Face
Suddenly.
Chase and Liam burst,Into the Room,Where They were In,Surprising Them Both,as They turned Around,To see Them Standing There.
"Uh,May We help You Guys?" Rocky and Skye asked,At the Same Time,With a Concerned Look.
"There's Two of Those Things!" Chase and Liam announced,In Unison,Fearfully,as They stood There,In the Doorway of the Room.
"What?" Skye and Rocky responded,In Shock,Not believing,What They had just Heard,While,Sitting There,Attempting to find Out,'What to do Next.'
