Shattered

"Time's Ticking, and a Confession to take the Risk." (Chapter 4)

It was now nighttime, all the pups are now sleeping, except for the certain dally. Looking around and he hears some snores coming from the sides of the lookout. Good thing he slept in the afternoon, so that he can run away without getting tired.

Great, now my plan will now begun. He thought to himself.

Marshall goes to the driver's seat of his firetruck, and his truck kinda make noises, so obviously, all the pups groan. Dang it! He thought. "What's with all the ruckus out there?" The bulldog talked but he fast asleep. The dally sighed and said, "That was a close call." He turned off the sirens and slowly getting out of the lookout's view.

Finally, I am now free! He drives freely across Adventure Bay and now heading on the mountain, where his friends, Jake and Everest lived.

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The birds are now chirping, the sun rising, people in the city woken up, including Ryder himself, freshen up to get the day started.

Ryder looks down with the help of his lookout balcony, to check on the pups. Luckily, he spotted the Shepherd, wearing his suit and pull out his megaphone.

"They'll be annoyed after this." The boy giggled and enters the lobby. Quickly goes down and puts some food in their own bowls.

On the outside of the lookout, the shepherd is ready to blow his mouth onto his megaphone. "Wake up, Pups! It's now 7 in the morning for food's sake!" The bulldog instantly woke up and took off his blindfold. "Is breakfast ready?" You know him, very well. 🙇

Chase walked around the lookout, but suddenly stopped his tracks to see a vacant spot. "What the.. where's Marshall? And his puphouse?" Worried was heard to his tone, the shepherd ran into the lift and goes up.

"Ryder! Have you seen Marshall?" The shepherd instantly asked the boy in the balcony of the lookout who just watch the beautiful view of the city, but sudden turned and looked at his pup. "Marshall? No, I haven't. Why?"

"His puphouse and HIM are not here!" The shepherd exclaimed, panicking something might happen to him. "What? Really? Let me check it out." He look down to see no puphouse on the vacant spot. Ryder gasp and enters the lobby.

He picked up his puppad and called Marshall.
"Ryder to Marshall, come in!" Ryder's tone has a bit of a worried and panicked mixed.

Marshall, why.. just why..? The shepherd thought, tears were shed into his eyes, wipes it off instantly to not be seen by Ryder. It must have been the incident that Marshall can't get out to his mind. He added, sighed and hoped Marshall to come back once called.

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The dally still drives on the straight and a long road. He still smiles but became sad, knowing that he ran away because he doesn't want to add anymore wacky things on the lookout.

Suddenly, the dally's puptag beeped. "Ryder to Marshall, come in!" It was the sound of the boy, worried tone was heard in the dally's puptag. "Hey, Ryder." He fakes his own smile.

"Where are you? Why didn't you tell me or Chase about this?" Marshall sighed, he prepared an answer for the boy. "I actually ran away, Ryder. About the last incident just 2 days ago, still can't get out to my mind. For everyone's good, I can't be there just I am clumsy, made some things even worse. I'm sorry, Ryder." Marshall sheds a tear, he didn't even feel falling onto his cheek and just realized after it has fallin'.

"Marshall, do you know how much the Paw Patrol needs you? We need you here! Who would fight the fire, rescue who's stranded on top of the roof somehow?" The tone of the shepherd was heard and Marshall was quite suprise.

Chase? The dally thought, sighing. "I really want to go back because the part of me regretted I ran away, but the other part of me don't want to. And Skye will just rescue everybody on top. I mean, my ladder in any rescues was too short to reach them. One time when we had to rescue Ryder from the ledge with Garby. I was a bit ashamed of myself, didn't reach Ryder and also Garby." Marshall's tome has a little bit of sadness, but trying to smile fakely throughout their conversations.

"Besides, there's Skye. Whenever falls off the building or got stranded, Skye will just grab them with her harness."
"Beside our conversation about Skye. Let's talk about you, being you.." The dally stopped and place his own truck into a tree, decided to rest after the long trip. "What about me, then, Chase?" Marshall asked the shepherd. "Look, I know you ran away because of some stupid pups who thinks clumsy is always on you, but me, Ryder and Skye truly understand that. We even said be who you are, not what you are. Don't affect those words that the pups said. We need you here." The shepherd's long statement makes the dally formed a small grin.

"Chase.. I don't know, but thank you for those words. It reminds of my mother who always said that clumsiness is a gifted speciality to the pup, like me."
"So are you gonna come back to the lookout, Marshall?" The dally was thinking hard, trying to process on what their conversation is and tried to change, but it was now too late. His final decision was now decided.

"I'm sorry, but for now, I can't. I need some time to think, and a distance that would be the good for the Paw Patrol." Marshall stated, the shepherd whined and can be heard through his puptag.
"Chase, I know you're sad about me running away but this is for my own good. But those words you said to me, I kinda feel enlightened to myself." Marshall smiled a bit.
"Marshall, o—"
"Wait!" The shepherd exclaimed, interrupting Marshall's last word.
"What?" The shepherd sighed.
"Marshall, since the first time I saw you, laying into the sidewalk, lifeless body of you found. I remember you now healed up and I tour you around this town. Marshall, in the depths of my heart, I wanted to say.. I love you." Marshall was suprised, he had his jaw dropped.

"Y-you love m-me? I thought you like Skye?" The dally exclaimed.
"Uh, yes, I was, but my love interest just keep pointing towards you, with your jokes, all the wackiest things we did, that's when I develop my true feelings for you." Chase stated long, making the dally has butterflies to his stomach.

"Actually, me too."