"Rescue Knights: Quest for the Dragon's Tooth" is the 15th episode in Season 8 of PAW Patrol.
Summary
When Ryder and the pups are knighted by the Princess of Barkingburg, they're put to the test when a disgruntled ex-knight gains control of a dragon and attacks the castle.
Characters
- Ryder
- Chase
- Marshall
- Skye
- Rocky
- Rubble
- Zuma
- Busby
- Butler of Barkingburg Castle
- Claw (debut)
- Duke of Flappington
- Earl of Barkingburg
- Henry and Elizabeth (pictured)
- Jean-Claude
- Precious' owner
- Princess of Barkingburg
- Sparks (debut)
- Sweetie
- Barkingburg residents
- Dierdre (cameo)
- Precious' owner (cameo)
Synopsis
Inside the Barkingburg Castle, Ryder and the pups listen to the Earl as he reads them a tale from Barkingburg's royal storybook, featuring Sir Claw and his attempt to prove his greatness to the kingdom by flying a dragon over Barkingburg. However, due to Barkingburg's most important rule, never, ever disturb a dragon, the Princess had no choice but to de-knight him. The Earl then tells the group of the dragon's tooth, a legendary, enchanted item that grants its user the ability to tame any dragon, unaware of Claw, who is hiding in a suit of armor, listening nearby. After witnessing the Princess knight Ryder and the pups, Claw conjures a plan to prove to her that he is the only knight Barkingburg ever needs and relays it to Sweetie, who shows no interest, threatening to tattle on him to the Princess for fun before swiping tarts for herself.
With the PAW Patrol knighted as Barkingburg's new Rescue Knights, the Princess, after asking the Earl for permission, returns the storybook to the secret room where the dragon's tooth is with Marshall as her royal escort. Unaware of Claw lurking nearby, the Princess leaves for tea and cakes while Marshall stands guard of the tooth until Claw knocks a jewel into his path, resulting in him spiraling out of control into a suit of armor. The helmet from the suit falls on top of his head and obscures his vision as Claw swipes the tooth with his malfunctioning pincers and runs off. After crashing once more, the helmet falls off and Marshall chases after Claw, alerting Ryder and the PAW Patrol of his thievery through his Pup Tag just before Claw activates one of the castle's hidden booby traps, trapping Marshall in a cage. Fortunately, the PAW Patrol arrive shortly after with the Princess, who retracts the trap.
Once free, Marshall leads the PAW Patrol and the Princess in the direction Claw went, finding him at the top of the stairwell. The group try to corner Claw with Chase using the stairs' rails to get ahead while the rest of the group pursue him from behind, but, with the use of his pincers, Claw swings from the castle's chandelier and runs over to the drawbridge, lowering it. The Princess tries to raise it back up to stop him, but Marshall, trying to assist, accidentally crashes into her and raises the bridge after it is too late. Once the bridge is lowered again, Claw and the dragon's tooth are nowhere to be seen. After Marshall explains Claw's plan to fly a dragon over Barkingburg, he is ridden with guilt for letting Claw escape. Zuma and Ryder reassure him that the Rescue Knights will make things right and prepare the castle for the upcoming dragon attack.
Out in the Dragon Highlands, Claw comes face-to-face with a dragon he names him Sparks after he attacks him with his fiery breath. Using the tooth, Claw gains the ability to control Sparks and boards his back with a saddle before returning to Barkingburg. As Sparks nears the kingdom, the Princess has everyone flee into the castle for safety while Ryder summons the Rescue Knights to the Castle Lookout where they are suited up in their brand-new Rescue Knight gear and briefed on their mission of keeping Claw and Sparks away from the castle. After the briefing, Ryder assigns Marshall to use his water lance to put out any fires and Skye to use her copter to distract Sparks. With that, the team deploys with Marshall and Skye running out of the castle lookout and sliding down into their new respective vehicles before setting off with Ryder.
The PAW Patrol soon arrive outside of Big Benji where they confront Claw and Sparks before they fly off towards the castle. After Ryder alerts the remaining pups at the castle of Claw's incoming attack, the pups defend it with Rubble launching a rock with his catapult to smash a bigger rock being carried by Sparks and Marshall putting out Sparks' fires with his water lance. During the attack, however, Claw notices the Earl alone in of one the castle's turrets and kidnaps him. On Ryder's command, Skye sets her copter to auto-hover and uses her dragon wings to distract Sparks until he swings his tail at her, knocking her back. Chase attempts to distract Sparks as well by using his dragon bola, but Sparks catches and flings it away before flying back into the air, dropping the Earl from his back in the process. Fortunately, the Earl makes a safe landing thanks to Zuma's buoys in the castle's moat.
As Sparks flies around the castle, Ryder has Rocky use his magnet to retrieve the tooth, but Claw and Sparks are too far away for Marshall to reach with his ladder. With a change in plans, Ryder commands Chase and Rubble to lower the drawbridge and has the pups retreat inside the castle before Claw attacks again. After the Princess reassures the panicked citizens of Barkingburg of the Rescue Knights' mission to stop Claw and Skye flies in to rejoin the group, Ryder realizes Marshall is missing. Determined to atone for his mistakes, Marshall hides outside until he sees Claw command Sparks to melt the armored drawbridge with his fiery breath and uses his vehicle's water cannon to quickly put it out. On Claw's command, Sparks takes to the sky, but before they can get too far, Marshall runs up his ladder and leaps into the air, landing atop Sparks back. Ryder, along with Chase, follows after them and urges Marshall to jump so they can catch him, but he refuses and uses the dragon's tooth to command Sparks to fly upside down, causing the chain of the tooth to snap from Claw's neck as Marshall falls off Sparks' back. On Ryder's command, Chase launches his dragon net and saves Marshall, who accidentally lands on top of the tooth, breaking it.
With the tooth broken, Claw is no longer able to control Sparks and is thrown off of him as he flies off. After attempting to grab onto Sparks' tail with his malfunctioning pincers, Claw ends up landing atop the Duke of Flappington's ship. Once the two greet each other, they form an alliance with the goal of the Duke becoming the new king of Barkingburg and Claw being his knight.
Back inside the castle, the Princess, on behalf of Barkingburg, thanks the Rescue Knights, especially Marshall, for saving the kingdom. The Earl then presents the group with the ultimate honor of having their heroic deeds featured in Barkingburg's royal storybook and shows them a couple of pages featuring Marshall leaping into action against Sparks.
Pups in Action
First Responders (1st Emergency)
- Uses his water lance to put out any fires Sparks starts.
Backup Responders (1st Emergency)
- Uses his dragon megaphone to warn Claw and Sparks to stay away from the castle.
- Uses his catapult to smash the larger rock Sparks was carrying.
First Responders (2nd Emergency)
- Uses her dragon wings to distract Sparks.
Backup Responders (2nd Emergency)
- Launches his dragon bola to distract Sparks.
- Launches his buoys to safely catch the Earl.
Backup Responders (3rd Emergency)
- Uses his magnet to pull the dragon's tooth from Claw.
First Responders (4th Emergency)
- Uses his water cannon to put out Sparks' fire, his ladder to jump onto Sparks' back, and retrieves the dragon's tooth.
Backup Responders (4th Emergency)
- Uses his dragon net to catch the dragon's tooth and Marshall.
DVD Inclusions
This episode appears in the following DVD(s):