PAW Patrol: Marshall Gone Missing.

Chapter 26

Naturally, while listening to their parents talk about the good old days was fun sometimes, a pup could only be entertained for so long. So when Ryder asked if he could go out and play with Chase and Marshall, the two pups eagerly begged to do so. After getting a yes, the two went out and played ball.

"Watch out, Chase! This one's coming to you!" shouted Ryder as he threw the ball high into the air.

"I got it!" shouted Chase as he headed towards a tree, leaped up, bounced off it, and grabbed the ball in the air. He rushed back to Ryder, placed the ball next to him, and barked.

"Good boy, Chase," said Ryder, scratching Chase by the ear, much to the pups enjoyment.

"Pass it to me, Ryder!" shouted Marshall, jumping up and down.

"Okay! Go long, Marshall!" cried out Ryder as he threw it to the dalmatian pup.

"Here I go!" shouted Marshall, rushing out to get the ball. However, he didn't notice where he was looking as both Chase and Ryder saw him heading for the professors parked truck.

"Marshall! Look out!" shouted Chase.

"Huh? OOF!" cried out Marshall, as he hit the truck and fell on his back. Eyes rolling, he muttered, "Did anybody get the license plate of that truck?" When he shook his head, he saw it in front of him and read,"XY34-9NAE. There we go!"

The ball, meanwhile, had bounced into the bushes nearby. "I got it!" shouted Chase as he ran over to the bushes. Emerging from them, he found the ball nearby and was about to grab it when his nose picked up something. He sniffed the ground, and before he knew it, he sneezed. "Achoo!" Sniffing, he looked around. "Is there a cat here?" Curious, he decided to follow the scent. Before long he came to a nearby tree and heard a meow. He looked up and to his surprise there was a scared light purple kitty with a collar. "Oh no. That kitty is stuck up there." He turned around and started barking as loud as he could for help. "Hey! Over here! Ryder!"

Before long, Ryder and Marshall rushed over with worried expressions. "What's wrong, Chase?"

"Look, there is a kitty up in that tree!" said Chase, pointing upwards.

"How are we going to get her down?" asked Ryder.

"Wait! I got an idea!" said Marshall, running away.

Chase decided to keep a focus on the kitty for now. "Easy there little kitty! We'll get you down!"

A few seconds later, Marshall came back with an old ladder in his mouth. Spitting it out, Marshall said, "I remembered seeing his in the garage. We can use his to rescue the kitty!"

"Great idea, Marshall. I'll hold the ladder while you climb up," said Ryder as he positioned it above the tree. It was just barely long enough to reach the branch.

Marshall jumped onto the ladder and slowly began to climb up. "You sure you'll be okay, Marshall?" asked Chase.

"I will! I've been doing this since I was two!" said Marshall as he slowly climbed up the ladder. He reached he top where the kitty was hissing at him.

"Woah, there. I'm here to help you. Let's get you down so we can get you back to your owner," reassured Marshall. The kitty looked hesitant, but soon jumped onto Marshall's face, nearly causing him to all. "Ah! I can't see! I can't see!"

"Marshall, hold on! You don't want to lose your balance!" said Ryder, which made Marshall hug the ladder.

"I... I'm scared. I can't see anything!" whimpered Marshall.

"Hold on, Marshall! I'm coming!" said Chase as he got up the ladder and started climbing. He gently grabbed Marshall's tail. "Now slowly come down as I drag you, okay?"

Marshall nodded, the kitty wobbling on his head, as Chase slowly guided him down the ladder until they were at the end. The kitty jumped off Marshall's head, much to his relief, and into Ryder's arms as the two pups landed on the grass. "It's okay... um," he looked at the collar, "Cali. You're safe now."

"What's all the commotion?" asked Ryder's dad as he and the other dogs came over to investigate.

Marshall, jumping up and about, rushed over to his parents. "Mom! Dad! We just saved that kitty from that tree! All three of us! We were like one big rescue squad like you were back in the day, Dad!"

"Is this true, Chase?" asked Trigger, turning to his son.

"Um, yes, sir," answered the pup, nervously.

Smiling, Trigger walked over and padded his son on the shoulder. "Look like you got your old man's spirit, huh? I'm proud of you, Chase."

"Really?!" asked Chase with a big smile before he realized how he acted and straighten his position. "Uh, I mean. Just doing the right thing, sir."

"And we're proud of you too, son," said Misty, nuzzling her own boy. "You boys sure made a good team with Ryder here."

"Maybe some day you'll have your own Rescue Rover's in the future, huh?" tease Blaze.

"That would be cool! Hey, Chase, you wanna be rescue pups when we get older?!" asked Marshall. "I'd really like to do it with my best friend at my side!"

"B-best friend?" asked Chase with wide eyes. "I'm your best friend?"

"Yeah, you don't want to be?" asked Marshall, looking a bit hurt.

"N-no! I want to! You're my best friend too, Marshall!" shouted Chase with a smile. The two pups laughed and hugged each other before following their parents back to the lookout to call the owner of the cat.