Paw Patrol: A Runaway Pup

Chapter Thirteen

"Zuma?" the pup, who turned out to be Marshall, stared with his eyes widened, "W-What are you doing here?"

Before Marshall knew it, the chocolate Labrador hugged him tightly.

"I'm so glad I found you, Marshall..." Zuma, who was about to tear up, muttered.

Marshall just stood there silently, not knowing how to answer. For a while, he kept silent, but then he spoke.

"I...I-I thought you guys forgot about me," Marshall stuttered.

"Dude, of course not! Why would we forget you? We're your friends!" Zuma said.

"I mean, I thought you all hated me after that accident. It's because of me, Ryder's gone," Marshall replied as his head drooped in sadness.

"What are you talking about, dude? Ryder's not dead," Zuma told him.

Just then, Zuma turned around to hear Ryder walking toward him and calling him.

"I'm back, Zuma! Told ya I won't..."

Ryder paused his sentence when he saw who was with Zuma.

"Wait, is that... Marshall?" Ryder guessed.

Meanwhile, back at the Lookout, Rocky was pacing in circles, figuring out how to hide the fact that Ryder and Zuma went out to find Marshall. Skye noticed this and stopped him from walking in circles since it was making her dizzy just watching him.

"Rocky, would you quit walking in circles over there? It's making me dizzy..." Skye said.

"Oh, sorry..." Rocky apologized.

"Why do you look so worried, anyway?" Skye asked.

Rocky couldn't take it anymore so he just told Skye everything.

"Do you know why Ryder and Zuma are not here?" Rocky asked her.

"Uh, no... Why? Do you?" Skye nodded with a frown.

"Yes, I do! And I promised Zuma not to tell Chase," Rocky replied.

"Okay, why?" Skye questioned.

"Because... Uhm, well..." Rocky said, as he stuttered so much he couldn't continue.

"Rocky, what is it?" Skye repeated.

"Well, you see... uh..."

"Rocky, just spit it out!" Skye yelled at him.

"Ryder and Zuma went to find Marshall..." Rocky finally said, straightforwardly.

"What?!" Skye shouted.

"Shh... Be quiet,"

"Hey guys!" Rubble greeted.

"Ah!" Rocky yelped.

"Sorry, Rocky... Didn't mean to scare you there," Rubble apologized, "What's going on in here, anyway?"

"Well..."

"Ryder and Zuma went to find Marshall. And Chase can't find out about this," Skye said immediately because Rocky was still hesitant to say it.

"Wait, what?!"

"Shut up!" Skye and Rocky said at once.

"Why can't he find out?" Rubble asked.

"Aren't you forgetting, Rubble? Chase didn't want Ryder to go out and find Marshall which is why we had to hide the truth that led to an even bigger disaster," Skye explained in one breath.

"Oh... Right. So what do we do now?" Rubble replied.

"We have to make something up..." Rocky suggested.