PAW Patrol: Resurgence || Book One

(S2-C12) Worst Fears

By the time Marshall got home with Ryder, it was already getting close to the evening. The rest were all playing with each other on the lawn to pass the time until they got back. However, whatever game they were enjoying was put on pause when one of the pups noticed who had arrived.

Seeing the dally, Everest immediately dropped the game and ran to him. Without thinking, she hugged him tightly. She quickly realized she would end up just being pushed away again, but there was never any harm in it. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, she knew he still needed a hug every once in a while.

But, to everyone's surprise, especially Everest's, Marshall didn't try to stop her. In fact, he actually hugged back. "Hi, Eve." He greeted, resting his head on her shoulder in a shockingly loving manner.

The husky, completely taken back by what had just happened, slowly separated and looked at him confused. "M-Marshy, what did you just call me?" She asked. After hearing her response, Marshall turned his head away, almost looking like he was expecting her to get mad after what he did.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry. I can just call you Everest if you want. That was stupid of me, we aren't even mates." He apologized, moving his eyes away from her in an act of shame.

Everest gave him a warm smile and moved his head back to be looking directly at her. "You shouldn't be sorry for anything. I don't think you realize how good it feels to be called that again." She responded.

"Y-you're not mad at me? But, why not?" Marshall asked, confused. Everest reached out and slowly caressed the dally's cheek, hoping to reassure him that she was anything but angry with him.

"Of course I'm not. I'd never be mad at you. And besides, I love it when you call me by that nickname." The husky answered. Marshall gave her a small nod and turned to walk away, but Everest grabbed onto him and stopped him.

Although she had no idea what exactly had happened during his therapy, it was obvious that the dally was trying to open up to her more. That meant, if she could help steer him in the right direction, she might just have a chance at getting him back.

"Look, I know you've kept saying you don't want to, but do you wanna something? Like maybe watch a movie tonight? Just the two of us?" She offered, assuming that if he was ever going to agree on spending time with her, now would be most likely time.

"Uh, s-sure." Marshall replied. The husky smiled in success. She turned to Ryder to ask for permission, but he just gave her a nod before she could even speak. Although she kept her cool, she was screaming on the inside at this opportunity.

"Alright then, well it's already getting kinda late, so let's go. We can watch it in the lookout if you want." Everest suggested, trying not to sound as excited as she really was. Finally, she would be able to spend some quality time with her Marshy. Although it may not have seemed like a lot for others, it had been way too long for both of them to do that.

"Ok, yeah we can watch it there." He responded as he started walking towards the lookout. The husky smiled and followed behind him.

"What movie do you wanna watch anyways?" She asked once they got to the TV room. Of course, she knew he wasn't going to care what they watched, and honestly neither did she. As far as she was concerned, they were only with each other to try and rebuild the bond that they once had.

"I don't know. We can watch whatever you want, so I guess you can pick." The dally replied, confirming Everest's assumption. Personally, she didn't know any good movies. For that matter, she didn't know many movies, to begin with. She had lived most of her life alone in the Arctic. Even before then, considering the environment she was raised in, she didn't get much entertainment.