Paw Patrol and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Chapter 2: Time Stand Still

Telling Carlos about Tracker was probably one of the hardest things I had to do.

He knew it was coming, the moment I showed alone. When I finally told him, to say he was devastated wouldn't do it justice.

If it weren't for him being so sick, I'm pretty sure he would've cried to the heavens for his dog. Carlos and Tracker were the bestest of friends; for years they've gone on so many adventures together, sometimes with me and the others.

Now he was gone and all I had to bring back for Carlos was Tracker's hat.

He scolded me at first for taking the dogs hat away, before he calmed and placed it on the dog's bed, where I guess it will rest forever.

I would've stayed with him, but he wanted to be left alone. Even though I heavily protested, he insisted that he would be fine and wanted to be left alone, so I made my way back home.

This whole thing with Tracker has made me think of the time before, when we were as close as a wolfpack, and the best rescue team the world could ask for.

Those days are far gone now, at least it feels like it. I would give my tail for the Paw Patrol to still be going today. But I guess every great thing had to come to an end at some point. I just wish that it hadn't ended so....sadly, with the team slowly falling apart like a condemned abandoned building.

It all started when Chase, our established team leader, was offered a job as sheriff for Sticksburg's bone district, and he took it. In doing so, he had to leave the Paw Patrol full-time. He did come back every now and then if we really needed him, however it eventually came to a point to where he was way too busy to even visit anymore. Marshall had to step up as his replacement and although he did try his best, the pressure was way too much for him in the end. Marshall as leader wasn't a trash fire per say, it just wasn't as efficient as Chase being leader.

Then one by one, we started more losing members.

First it was Rubble, who ended up reconnecting with his family and started a construction company at Builders Cove, and like Chase, gradually moved away the team to focus on that. Then, Ace Sorensen put on her own airshow with a mixture of dogs and humans and personally requested that the Mighty Wings, a duo consisting of our pilot, Skye and her brother Wings, to be one of the headlining acts of the show. It was a huge success and Ace wanted it to take it further by putting on shows around the world, and of course, she wanted The Mighty Wings to be a big part of every show, which meant that she not only had to give up her spot on the Paw Patrol, but also break away from Ryder. However, Ryder literally cared and loved her for so long that she couldn't imagine her future away from him and not being a rescue pup.

Despite that though, she actually wanted to do it. Even though she was an essential member of the team and enjoyed her time in the Paw Patrol, she really missed being a stunt dog and traveling with her brother. She was completely torn for weeks until she finally made up her mind and wanted to join Ace Sorensen.

To her shock and everyone else's for that matter, Ryder let her go wanting her to be happy and do what she wanted to do while also being very appreciative of Skye's contribution to the team. Once that was done, Skye was out.

Then.....Zuma.......

To this day I think about what led to him leaving and it tears my heart to pieces, especially since I feel partially responsible.

He'd begun getting frustrated by how underutilized he became. Even to the point where he thought Ryder had forgotten he existed. I didn't think much of it at the time, and looking back on it now, I should've been more aware. Though I never thought that Ryder ever neglected Zuma, at least on purpose, but Zuma did and one day he had had enough and went right to Ryder's office to give a piece of his mind. It ended up turning into an argument that resulted in Zuma quitting right there in his office. On his way out, he came up to me to talk and tired to get me to go with him.