Paw Patrol: Separate Ways

(S-2) Chapter 4 "New Course Of Action"

(Disclaimer: Mature Language)

Silence filled the air of the investigation room as the sun shined across the cork board, ricocheting off some parts of it.

Soon after, footsteps were heard approaching the board with a sigh of disappointment soon overtaking the silence that just filled the air around.

The agent sipped his coffee and set it down on the table along with the same newspaper he kept reading for hours last night.

Agent Rich had been contemplating his decision almost all night, ignoring his sleep for the well being of Chase and the pups, at least in some way it was like that.

As Rich was still contemplating his choice, someone entered the room, not catching his attention. Rich's train of thought was cut off all of a sudden by a loud banging noise. He immediately looked at the assailant who caused the loud ruckus, who was snickering at the reaction.

"Gets you every time, mate." Decker laughed as he went to his food/water bowl. "How'd you not hear me walk in? Your mind on something else?" The Aussie asked between chews.

"Yeah..." Rich had the headline swirling around his mind, he still couldn't believe it. The agent grabbed the newspaper article and showed it to the Australian Mix. "Look at that and tell me what you think." Agent Rich ordered.

Decker looked at the newspaper headline and couldn't believe it either.

"Mate, are you even sure that's Chase we're talking about? For all we know it could be someone else." Decker tried assuring.

"This was in his file, Decker! Almost everything we know about him is in his file, that's what the point of a fucking file is!" Agent Rich soon calmed down after that slight outburst. "It's not like this was misplaced." The agent sat down, covering his face in disappointment.

Decker pushed his bowl aside and hopped up on the couch, nearly becoming face to face with Rich "What are you trying to believe? That Chase is a Good Samaritan? Mate, this was in his file for a reason." There was a brief silence between the two. "I understand you're trying to help them, but believing in the wrong cause is gonna royally fuck this whole thing up."

Agent Rich let out a huge sigh and stood up from the couch, signaling for Decker to follow him.

"I need to speak with Ryder and the pups, it's better if Ramirez doesn't know about this." Agent Rich said as he led Decker to the room where Ryder and the pups were, stopping in front of the door.

"It's not gonna be easy to keep it away from him." Decker assured.

"I know, but it's better this way, come on." Rich opened the door, revealing Ryder and the others still asleep. The agent glanced upon the group, huddled together rather than on the beds Decker offered to them last night.

"I guess this is really affecting them, right?" Decker asked with some sorrow in his eyes.

"They care about him somuch that they don't want to see each other separate. Who wouldn't?" Rich asked in a quiet tone.

"I think I got an answer." Decker pointed out to the lone pup who was sleeping alone, quietly whimpering to himself.

It was Marshall.

Decker nodded at the agent, signifying at him to do something, anything to get this depressing feeling out of the way.

"Hey, get up, all of you!" Agent Rich shouted.

Decker winced at the sudden raise of his voice, clearly being annoyed. "Ever heard of subtlety, mate?"

The agent shrugged his shoulders as Ryder and the pups groaned and stretched the fatigue out of their bodies.