New story should be lots of fun. I'm not done with New Home yet. Enjoy!
Nick and Judy walked into roll call for the morning. New cases were being signed that day.
The bunny cop and her fox detective were especially excited for their new case. Mainly because when they finished it, they were to be on a much needed holiday break.
Nick had worked for the ZPD for a little over a year proving himself to the department. Being a fox and a policeman was not a straight shot. Just as Judy had to, Nick proved his worth through hard work and ingenuity. And accompanied with his charming personality he was able to fit in with the force.
Now as a full-fledged officer Nick enjoyed his job and what he had made for himself. But both he and Judy needed a break for a good while. The two were only able to get the day of thanksgiving off for a holiday and the occasional weekend.
"Attention!" A short hippo at the front of the rowdy roll call room shouted. As his words passed the attendance fell silent as Chief Bogo entered the room.
"Good morning ladies and gents…" Bogo went through a list of announcements and began the assignments potion.
After much time Bogo finally came to Nick and Judy's case. "Officer Hopps, Wilde, you will been giving case 243. It's on a con artist, so it suits you Wilde. Everyone that has new assignments pick up your files from Clawhauser after this meeting. Dismissed."
"Got it chief!" Judy said with her bright excitement as usual. The Cape buffalo gave her a sideways glance as response.
Nick looked at her and raised a paw in 'why?'
"What?" Judy asked him.
"Do you always have to be a suck up?" He told her.
Genuinely offended Judy punched his arm. "Shut up."
The two collected their file from the overweight cheetah happily sharing a doughnut while with him.
Nick and Judy went to their cubicle. They read the file. In this case there was no real suspect. A con artist of sorts was posting on a rental site that an apartment in savanna square was up for rental, which it wasn't. The apartment was for sell from a camel named Robert Badila, but a con artist posted the apartment for rent. To 'rent' this apartment the renter would need to wire money directly to the con artist which in this case was a rabbit by the name of Adrian Yedlin, most likely a fake name. Robert's friend was interested in buying his apartment but found on it on the renters web site under the name Yedlin. This obviously was incorrect so Robert notified the police that someone was trying to cheat somebody out their money.
Nick smiled at the forms. "This is gonna be easier than Swiss cheese."
Judy giggled at the comment. "Since when was Swiss cheese hard?"
"It's never been, that's why this is easy. We're gonna be done with this in no time."
"What do you have plan?" Judy asked him.
"Okay, so dumb bunny," Nick said pointing two fingers at Judy as she rolled her eyes. "Goes and wants a viewing of the apartment from this Yedlin character. Dumb bunny who is named Kenly goes to meet Yedlin at the apartment, and boom, Kenly arrest Yedlin for misrepresentations of property, fake I.D. and lots of other dumb cop stuff."
Judy shrugged. "Okay let's talk details."
"Over brunch." Nick told her as he stood up and began to leave the predict as Judy followed him.
At Parrotdice bakery they sort out the details of their uncover plan. Names, back up, dress, vehicle, and they set a meeting later that day with Bogo to have their plan cleared.
After their business talk and a large blueberry muffin Nick sat back in his chair sipping on a glass of lemonade.
"So" Judy began. "How is Tate and Corbin doing with the baby and all?"
Tate was Nick's younger brother. Nick had become very reconnected with his family since he met Judy two years prior. Tate and his silver fox wife had recently been married for just six months now and Corbin had giving birth to a healthy kit by the name of Amber.
Nick's parents were on a religious mission in a foreign country by the name of Zarahelm, they were to stay there for two years and left only a couple months after Tate was married. Leaving Tate and Corbin in the city of Pinnacle by themselves. Tate's closest relatives were Nick at the moment. The rest of their family live far east in a town called Flagstaff, which was a heavy nocturnal and fox population.
"Well, the whole giving birth thing could have gone better. Turns out that for whatever reason Corbin needed a C section. The baby Amber, well she's healthy about three days old now."
"Nice." Judy said tapping her fingers on the table. "How many sibling do you have?"
Nick raised three fingers as he drank from his glass.
"Really, who's the third?"
"James, our oldest brother."
"Where is he at?"
Nick shrugged. "I have no idea last time I saw him I was 19, so that was like eight years ago."
"What the, he just disappeared?"
"Yeah pretty much. He dropped out of high school, got into drugs or something. He hated my parents, taught me a thing or two about conning though."
"Hmm, that sucks." Judy said.
"Well life happens." Nick responded, hardly giving James two cents of thought.
At about noon the two had their meeting with Bogo. It went well and Bogo granted the resources they need to perform their operation.
Nick and Judy got off early that day, they both went to their respective apartments. After they both received a good pay raise (and with some 'spare' conning money) they both bought apartments in the same complex. Living just across from each other.
There apartments where in a gated boxed complex with a courtyard and a pool in the middle. They were extremely decent for Zootopia standards. The building was painted with a desert red and tan patterns. It was a very comforting place.
Nick laid in his bed scrolling through is Furagram feed from his phone. Looking through his camera roll it was well full of selfies of him and Judy, mostly himself though. Judy often called him a narcissist, he didn't deny it.
Anyone could tell that Nick and Judy's relationship was special. And Nick knew he loved Judy. He could remember that some kids had busted open a fire hydrant that sprayed water in all directions as they were on duty once. As soon as the saw Judy they bolted in every which way dispersing themselves. In frustration Judy sprinted trying to grab one but fell short due to slipping in newly wet grass and fell right on her bottom. She pounded her fist in the ground while a waterfall of street water soaked her.
Nick couldn't help but laugh at the fallen bunny as an aurora of rainbows reflected around her as the bright sun shown. Judy upon seeing Nick couldn't help but to laugh either. It was that memory Nick held on to that he concluded that's when he loved officer Hopps.
Just as he was reminiscing Judy called him. He answered.
"Hey, pasta at my house if you want some." She told Nick.
"Yeah I'll be there in a sec." Her cooking was also just another reason to love her more.
It was about six o'clock when Nick reached Judy's apartment. She let him in and they enjoyed a plate of alfredo as they watch the TV.
"I got to use the restroom." Nick said leaving his phone on the counter and placing his plate in the sink.
Within a few moments Nick's phone began to ring. Judy walked over to see who was calling, it was Tate.
"Hey, your phone is ringing." Judy called to Nick.
"Who is it?" A response came as the toilet flushed.
"It's your brother."
"Answer It!"
Judy did so. "Hello."
"Hey Nick we need talk."
"Sorry this Judy he's in the bathroom." Just as she said that Nick returned and snatched the phone from Judy.
"What's up?" Nick said through his phone.
"You have time?" Tate said in his young voice, he was five years younger than Nick.
"Yeah do." Nick responded as Judy switch off the television.
"Corbin, she extracted a bacterial infection from her surgery and she really sick right now."
"Shoot is she alright?" Nick said relatively causal.
"I don't know." was the response that came from Tate.
"What do you mean?" Nick asked.
"Nick she's really crazy sick, the doctors don't know if she is gonna make it or not. She's in really bad shape."
"Are serious, they don't know what's going on?"
"No they don't, I need you to do something for me."
"Yeah what do you need?"
"I need you to watch Amber for a little while, I need to be there for Corbin." Tate told Nick.
"Whoa, I don't think I can do that. I have work and is there no one in town-" Nick was cut short.
"Nick, my eternal companion is dying." The statement have huge religious ties. In Nick's family and his family's religion they believe once they were married they were sealed for eternity and not just life. They suppose to be together forever, and not just until death.
The thought of being separated from someone you loved that much was unbearable. Nick was never religious even at the slightest. But he still knew the importance of love of his brother to his wife.
In the moment Nick choked up, Judy took his phone and put on speaker. "We'll take her."
Judy never met Tate but Tate knew the relationship she and Nick had, Tate knew he could trust her.
To Tate's relief he sorted out the details when to get Amber. Nick went along with the whole thing.
After the conversation Nick spoke. "Well that just happened."
"Nick it gonna be fine, he needs to look after his wife. You can, or we, can handle one kit. And were about to get off work anyway." Judy knew he was afraid to take care of the infant.
"I mean, yeah. But this is a little fox, alive, just born, I sure as hell don't know what to do!" Nick stressed.
"Look." Judy said staring at Nick. "We will handle the case tomorrow and then worry about Amber, everything will work out I promise."
How is it? Should I continue this story or cut it off? Let me know how I did. I want to try to keep the character parallel to the movie as much as I can with all this family bis. I have a complete plot line unlike New Home. Please review, criticism really needed for this story.