Paw patrol one-shots

The Lieutenant's Favorite pt.2

Ship: not focused on one ship (Ahri x Rocky, Skase, )

Rating: ❤️

Au: Canon, with Ahri and my own OCs. I got permission from to use Ahri for this one-shot

As Mara eyed the puppies, Ryder continued to gently pet her head. "She's been through a lot" he explained, gesturing towards the Purple Heart on her vest. So, Ryder began introducing Mara to the other puppies. After giving their names, Mara circled the puppies, much like a wolf would circle prey. „Uhmm... what are you doing?" Chase asked, unsure what to make of this. "Just inspecting who I have to work with here" she said, her voice dangerously low. "Mara, we're not at the military anymore" Ryder said and then turned to the other puppies "she's been raised into the military. it's basically in her DNA"

Mara just eyes the puppies and then jumped back to Ryder. „Sorry. The sergeants always do this to the fresh meat" she apologized, sitting straight and proud. "Now worries! we're happy to have you in the team!" Skye beamed, her tail wagging wildly. Ryder chuckled, watching how perfectly Mara got along with the others: she played with them effortlessly, she even managed to dose her strength. Except with Ryder. During a training session, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble and Skye had to complete an obstacle course, while Ahri read through medical studies and books. And Ryder was training with Mara.

"Alright, just as we practiced in the good old days" Ryder declared, entering the fighting stance. Mara pressed herself flat against the ground, only to leap towards Ryder to tackle him to the ground. The other puppies watched in fascination. "Wow..." Marshall was quite stunned, but so were the others. "I didn't know a pup could have this much raw strength" Skye beamed, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "There sure was a lot of training that went into those muscles" Ahri sat down to watch as Mara tackled Ryder once more.

"Is this what military training looks like?" Chase asked, watching with concern as Ryder and Mara circled each other. "Alright, Mara. House" Ryder said, and Mara sat down "Sir, yes, sir!" she barked, her voice clear and loud. As Ryder took off the training equipment, he used his hand to fan some air towards his face. "I don't remember this training gear to be so hot" he grumbled, walking inside the lookout. "You can show Mara around while I'm gonna take a shower!" Ryder said, disappearing behind the doors. "Show around where?" "Adventure Bay, numb nuts!" Mara yelled at Rocky, getting up and walking over to them.

"You don't have to be that aggressive, geez" "Huh?" "Nothing!" While Rocky tried to escape Mara's piercing gaze, Chase's mind was preoccupied with something else. He had noticed the scent on Mara's vest. "Hey... Mara?" "Yes?" "Do you mind if i... sniff your vest?" "Why would you want to sniff my vest?" "No reason" Chase lied, prepared for anything but her answer. "Sure. let me get it" she said, following the scent into the lookout. She had been trained to pick up the scent of a battlefield since she was out of her mother's womb. Grabbing her vest, she carried it outside and placed it before Chase. Chase knew that this might be the only chance he ever had, so he carefully sniffed it. As he suspected, the vest smelled like metal, dirt, smoke, blood and something sweetly gross.

Ahri only picked up the faint sense of blood. "Did your vest have blood on it recently?" "Girl. Do you ever listen? Ryder told you I'm a war veteran. of course there's been blood on this thing." Ahri nodded. It sounded perfectly normal, and it would have normal, if it weren't for the look in Mara's eyes. "Your dog handler?" Ahri carefully asked, and Mara simply nodded. Terrance was a really cool dude. You would have loved him, I swear" "What do you mean?" "It was supposed to be his last serve in the military. He told me to hide, so I did. I was far away enough to see how he protected one of the others soldiers from a grenade. It launched some nasty splinters right into his stomach" As Mara explained, Ahri had the sudden urge to retch. Something she rarely had and as a trained medical professional, it shouldn't affect her that much.

"Oh... my... I... I'm so sorry" Ahri finally managed to say. "I stayed by his side like I vowed before every battle" Mara said, her eyes clouded with the memory of the loss. A minute or two passed, and Mars snapped back to reality. „The past is the past" she said, taking a deep breath. „Why don't you show me around the town like Private Taco asked?" „Private who?!" Rocky asked, not entirely sure if he heard right. Rubble seemed interested too.

„I mean Ryder" Mara corrected herself. „But why did you call him „Private Taco"? Is this a military joke we're not supposed to understand?" „Yeah, even Chase is confused!" Mara sighed. Apparently, Ryder did not tell them. Oh well, she had to explain now.
„It's not a military joke. Ryder was often with Terrance, and it's basically a nickname for him. A nickname Terrance gave him." „Why „Taco" tho?" „Because Ryder is from New Mexico, you didn't know?"

A/n: that's basically Maras backstory. I only now got to watch the movie and... can we talk abou how savage my boy Ryder was?!

This my favorite scene from the entire movie! Also: shame on the humans who abandoned Chase!