Suppose I should start off by saying that I'm kinda new to writing, but I like what I do! I start my stories off with a prologue, to test the waters before investing too much emotion and time into a story! Let me know what you think of my style and if you'd want anymore chapters. I also realize that after reading this chapter, the summary may be a bit misleading, but this introduction leads up to the story later on! I'm also cutting this in half, so I don't have to write as much. Cuz I'm a lazy dude.

Thanks for reading!

Summary: Nick and Judy were partners in the ZPD police force, and they were damn good together. After Judy is abducted by an underground, prey-hunting organization, it's up to Nick to find her. Not only does Judy have to survive the insanity of of her captors, but now Nick must dive into a world that he had never thought could exist. His love will push him to save Judy no matter what.

Words this Chapter: 2,476 (Excluding A:N's and Bold Text.)

Prologue

Nick sat in the squad car, sighing lightly in the warm car. Summer had rolled around for central Zootopia, and even with the AC on, the squad car still got fairly warm, to Nick's dismay. Wanting fresh air, Nick turned off the AC and cracked the squad car's windows, looking out and enjoying the soft summer breeze that blew through the car. It hadn't been a terribly hot summer, but Judy and he both knew that if they really needed to cool down, they could stroll into Tundratown and flop around in the snow.

Nick, looking back out the driver's side window from his passenger seat, watching as Judy seemed to be making small talk with the owner of the coffee shop as Judy pointed to a spot on the small menu, and the owner happily obliging with a smile. Judy and Nick had made good friends with the owner, since they frequented the shop constantly for coffee's or small pastry's that the cafe was popular for. The fox and bunny duo had been lucky to land an easy patrol assignment after their big break with the Nighthowler case, though they still

"Officers in the City 7 area we've got a 10-66 in central Zootopia, please respond." Nick, jolting in surprise from the sudden message from the police scanner, clicked the receiver.

"10-4, Officer Wilde in response." Nick stated in a mock professional tone. "Can I get a location on the suspect?"

"Notified by a concerned citizen of a suspicious animal in a dark trench coat with a black fedora. Small in stature and was last seen entering Jumbeaux's Cafe." The responder replied reciting information from a call to the Precinct.

"Is the suspect possibly armed and dangerous?" Nick said sitting up as he looked towards the cafe Judy was in. Thankfully Noir Cafe was their go to place, since the owner of Jumbeaux's Cafe, was not exactly on good terms with Nick and Judy, since the Jumbo Pop incident. Nick smiled softly at the memory, of when they first met and how Judy was conned into helping him finish his day off with a wad of cash.

"No information is available Officer Wilde, proceed with caution."

Nick put the receiver back on the scanner's holster and flipped the siren switch on and quickly back off, giving off a quick 'bee-woop'. Judy, in the cafe, turned and quickly nodded to Nick who was hanging out the window waving his arm towards the car, motioning her to hurry. Judy quickly grabbing the coffee from the cafe's owner and slapping down a few bills, ran out the cafe towards the squad car.

"What do we got today Nick?" Judy asked as she hopped into the driver's seat, putting the coffees down into the cupholders as she cranked the engine.

"Got a suspicious animal, last seen entering that Cafe where I conned you." Nick replied clicking his seat belt.

"You're never gonna let that go, are you?" Judy said rolling her eyes.

"You know it, cottontail." Nick replied, flashing his sly smile her way. Judy stuck out her tongue while laughing lightly as she flipped on her sirens and hit the gas, heading towards the center of the city. The sirens from their squad car wailing through the city's streets and echoing through alleyways.

They had been driving for a minute or so and only had a few more to go before they reached the cafe that they needed to get to. Nick enjoyed the passenger seat, because he got to indulge his guilty pleasure. Judy had always offered to let Nick drive, and he did take up her offer every now and then, but he would almost always reject, so that he could watch Judy in her natural environment. The way she looked when she was 'in-the-zone' always made Nick happy to have met her. The one thing that truly made Nick feel something for this bunny was her personality, and her will to fight against those who tried to tell people who to be or what they couldn't do.

Judy was intoxicating... she was Nick's drug, and boy did he want to be on that high for the rest of his life. Though he knew the social complications of interspecies dating was... complicated. It was a social taboo to do things like that, no matter who you were. Nick knew that his love for Judy had to remain a secret, whether or not he wanted them to be something they never could. Though one day, he felt that something might change, something spectacular.

"Hey. Nick, focus!" Judy giggled softly looking at Nick, who to her, was just staring off into space. Nick's eyes heavy lidded and a drunk smile on his face. "We're gonna be there soon, if you're that tired, just drink some coffee."

"Y-yeah! I am a little out of it today..." Nick replied laughing nervously as he grabbed the coffee and began to sip it. His ears, flat against his head as he seemed to shrink from a little embarrassment. Judy, not knowing what Nick's literal intentions were, just went back to focusing on the drive to the cafe.

Coming up on the scene Judy flipped off the sirens about a few blocks down, so as not to alert the suspect if their intentions were not good. Judy parked the squad car one building away from the cafe, being sure to park behind a building before looking at Nick with her gutsy smile.

"You wanna take lead on this one Nick?" Judy said, unclicking her seatbelt and opening the door as she stepped out of the vehicle.

"Sure! I guess I have to since I made you go first in the asylum..." Nick said chuckling and he threw on his shades and exited the car. He walked around the front of the squad car and met up with Judy as they began to walk down the sidewalk towards the cafe. The place where it all started, Nick thought. Judy seemed to smile softly, Nick only assuming that she was having the same daydream.

"Hey, Judy, me and a couple of the officers and Chief Bogo were gonna hang out tonight. Wondering if you wanted to come along?" Nick said, his hands in his pockets as he and Judy shuffled down the sidewalk, walking around an elephant who seemed to be in a hurry.

"What's the occasion?" Judy asked as she looked back at the elephant, who seemed to be in full sprint.

"It's Clawhauser's birthday!" Nick stated, surprised Judy had forgotten. "He's been talking about this new club he wanted to go to for the longest time, I'm surprised you forgot."

"Oh, gosh!" Judy said facepalming slightly, pinching her nose in annoyance. "I totally forgot! I still have to buy him a present!"

"Well, I guess you'll have to do that after we clean up here." Nick said as they both began to cross the street, towards Jumbeaux's Cafe.

Judy's P.O.V

It had happened so fast that I couldn't even react. All we heard was a gunshot and Nick was suddenly on the ground... for the first time in my life, everything slowed down. Suddenly kicking back into high gear, I dragged Nick over behind a parked car.

"Nick?!" I yelled as more gunshots fired through the air, making her duck behind the car as the glass broke from the window above them. "Come on Nick! Wake up!"

Judy jiggled Nick slightly, trying to find the wound, but thankfully it had only hit his arm. I checked for an exit wound, feeling tears fall down my face as I finally got Nick up and slightly awake. He cringed and held his arm tightly. The wound had an exit, so Judy tore part of Nick's uniform before quickly tying it around the wound.

"Aw come on Carrots, Chief's gonna be pissed about this... You know how he is with uniforms." Nick said grunting in pain. I only gave him a soft smile in return as I wiped the tears away from my face. "Though he usually doesn't care."

I did my best not to lose my cool, though I could tell amidst the screaming pedestrians and the loud beat of my heart, that there were no more gunshots being fired. I flattened my ears against my head, nervously checking if the shooter was still there, before having to duck down quickly as another shot was fired.

Grabbing my walkie talkie, I clicked the receiver getting directly to dispatch.

"Dispatch! This is Officer Hopps, we have a 417! Shots have been fired in public and Officer Wilde is down!" I said as another gunshot rang out, solidifying my point to the dispatch.

"Read you loud and clear, Officer Hopps. Ambulance and backup are being dispatched immediately, DO NOT engage threat." Dispatch replied swiftly. "ETA is 3 minutes on the backup and 5 for the ambulance. How severe is the injury on Officer Wilde?"

"I've had better days." Nick grunted loudly. I tried my hardest not to laugh at Nick's undying sarcasm, even with a wound like that.

"Be advised, all officers in the City 7 area, shots have been fired, and an Officer is down. Requesting all units to Jumbeaux's Cafe. Proceed with extreme caution."

"A single gunshot to the arm, blood lose is minimal." I exclaimed as sirens seemed to echo throughout the city.

"Are their any civilian casualties?"

"I'm unsure, we're pinned behind a vehicle with no way out!" Judy replied swiftly as she attempted to survey the situation beyond the car. Thinking quickly, I chucked my hat down the sidewalk, while my hat grabbed the shooter's attention for a short while. I peeked over the car and quickly surveyed the situation before ducking back down as another shot hit the car.

"Dispatch, no civilian casualties." I said as I clicked the receiver. "The shooter is currently holding hostages in the cafe. Weapon being used by shooter is unknown and 13 shots have been fired, including the bullet that hit Officer Wilde."

"10-4, Officer Hopps. Hunker down until backup has arrived and the situation is under control."

I hooked my walkie talkie back down into my belt as I pulled myself close to Nick, examining his wound. I smiled as Nick flashed me his signature smile.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're in love with me, Officer Hopps." Nick said, sounding a little delirious.

"Do I know that? Yes I do." I said, smiling softly.

It hadn't been too long before that backup had arrived, and the situation had been taken care of due to the shooter, no longer having any bullets left. The officers did not hesitate to roughly shove the shooter into the cab of the car, before taking evidence and placing crime scene tape around the street and the cafe. Judy and Nick had been put in the back of an ambulance and checked up on as the other Officers took care of the rest. Letting the two rest up from the rather hectic end to their evening.

"Good thing the bullet passed through..." The EMR said as he cleaned Nick's wound, before wrapping it up in gauze and propping his arm in a sling.

"You sound disappointed." Nick said mockingly as he shifted his arm to get it as comfortable as possible.

"This is the most action I've had in about a week." He responded solemnly. "Though I never thought I'd deal with a gunshot wound in my life."

"I guess so..." Nick said as the EMR left Nick and Judy to their thoughts.

"By the way, you have a slight concussion, so be sure to get plenty of sleep and keep your head safe. Wear a helmet if you have to." The EMR said as he began to put away the materials into his Aid pack.

"Sure thing, doc."

"I still have to buy Clawhauser a present." Judy said suddenly, as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, so I get shot and you're only worried about presents?" Nick said, mocking a hurt tone while holding a hand to his chest dramatically.

"Well, it's his birthday!" She exclaimed jokingly as Nick laughed lightly. Judy calmed down slightly before lightly touching Nick's arm and smiling, "I really am glad that you weren't hurt Nick..."

"What are you talking about?" Nick said in a deadpan voice. "I was just shot, of course I'm hurt."

Judy punched his arm saying, "You know what I mean!" Before immediately regretting her actions as Nick winced hard.

"I'm so so sorry!" Judy said hopping up and rubbing Nick's arm.

"You sure are a clumsy bunny." Nick said laughing. Judy could feel her face heat up at her mistake looking down in embarrassment. "Thanks, Carrots. It means a lot."

She looked up with a wide smile, hugging Nick, being sure to avoid his arm. Nick surprised by the sudden hug, slowly wrapped his arm around her back, enjoying the embrace.

In that moment, Nick promised that nothing in the world would stop him from being there for Judy. That was a promise he WAS going to keep. No matter what.

Annnnnd DONE.

I'll start the next chapter if everyone enjoys it!

(Though I might just continue it, even if people hate it.) I really wanna explore this story, so stay tuned. ;}