Case Files of Zootopia Police
All characters from the movie, "Zootopia" is under the copyright of Walt Disney Picture, Inc.
Any new characters are my invention but still applies to Disney's copyright.
Chapter One
Incident at Zootopia School for the Deaf
Beep Beep Beep went the alarm clock, showing the 5:30 time, waking up a sleepy fluffy grey young rabbit on the bed next to the alarm clock's end table. The rabbit put the paw on it to shut the alarm off.
"Okay, Judy, time to get up," the rabbit muttered to herself as she got up from her bed, removing the sheet from her. Went to the loo to relieve herself and then went down the hall to the kitchen to get some oatmeal from the pantry and took out the bowl from the cupboard, pour some oatmeal and took milk from the refrigerator, pour some into oatmeal. She put it in the microwave to warm it up while she got carrot juice and pour it into the glass. As she closed the fridge door, she noticed the picture on it. It was from her best friend, Nick's graduation. The picture showed how happy they were on that day, hugging each other. She sighed at the picture. It has been a week since their first big argument and Nick and Judy have avoided each other at Zootopia police station for a week as there has been no assigned case for a week so they have been working on paperwork lately. In fact, she has been doing some parking duty for a bit just to prevent bumping into him at the station. Despite this, Judy felt sadness.
"Damn you, Nick!" Judy growled at the picture, "I miss you so much. If this goes on by the end of today, I am going to have a talk some sense into you and work things out together! Maybe do some hustle!" She sighed, went to the table to finish her breakfast.
Soon, she put away the dishes in the dishwasher, went to her bedroom, and got dressed for the day. She took her Beetle car to work. After several minutes, she arrived at Zootopia Police Station. She was greeted by a cheerful big cheetah at the front desk.
"Good morning, Judy!" the cheetah greeted," Did you have a good sleep?"
"It was okay, Clawhauser," Judy answered.
"Just 'okay,'? Trouble sleeping?"
"Yeah, a bit. But don't worry, I'll live."
"Of course. By the way, did you hear about that school last night? There has been –"
"Hold on that news, I need to report at the 'bullpen' as I don't want to be late."
"Sure, no problem!" Clawhauser said as he ate some doughnuts.
As she was about to go to the 'bullpen' to the right, someone yelled her name. She turned toward the voice who is her boss, Chief Bogo.
"Good morning, Chief Bogo!" Judy replied, "I guess you have something for me?"
"Of course, Lieutenant Hopps. Something big came up and I need your help with this case. So, come on in my office."
"Of course! Coming!" Judy answered as she walked over to his office, waving at Clawhauser who waved back. As she walked into the office, she was surprised to see Nick already sitting on the chair in front of Bogo's desk. She also noticed the unfamiliar meerkat lady sitting beside Nick on his right. Nick turned to see the duo coming in and, upon seeing Judy, he quickly looked away without a word. However, the meerkat smiles at them.
Hope we don't argue in front of Bogo, Nick, Judy thought as she climbed on the big chair on Nick's left side and sat down. Bogo walked around and sat behind his desk.
"All right," Bogo began, "We have an incident at Zootopia School for the Deaf and we felt that you two would be best to handle this serious case there."
"D-deaf school?" Nick stammered, "You do know that we do not know any sign languages? Wouldn't some other officers who know some sign be better suited to this case than… us?" Judy could see that Nick hesitated in saying 'us'. Bogo did not find hesitation unusual, fortunately.
"Of course, I do," Bogo answered, "That's why I am having a certificated sign language interpreter to go with you. She is a… uh… what's that word? 'Cona or something?"
"That's CODA," the meerkat said, "which stands for 'Child of Deaf Adults' as my parents are deaf. My name is Kate Manor and you must be Nick and Judy. I've heard about you here at the station."
"Y-you have?" squeaked Judy, cleared her throat, and repeated, "I mean… Have you? It's nice to meet you, Miss Manor." She bets that Clawhauser probably told her a load of them.
"Likewise, Lieutenant Hopps," Kate said while signing it. Bogo, Judy and Nick marveled at her signing skill. "Impressive, Miss Manor," Nick said with a smile. Judy could not help but smiled as well because she knew that it's hard for someone to make a good impression on Nick. Nick, however, still avoiding eye contact with Judy and focused mainly on Bogo and Manor.
Bogo cut in, saying, "The reason why I chose you two for this case is because it involved some fox and bunny children and you know how trust is difficult between foxes and rabbits so you two are partners which make it easier to gain some trust on both sides for the case." Nick and Judy swallowed and looked at each other briefly before returning their attention to Bogo. Bogo continued, "The incident at school happened late last night where someone broke in one of the girl dorm rooms and attacked a thirteen years old female fox in her sleep and escaped out the window just after her roommate heard the commotion and screamed. It was dark and the roommate only saw small tail and legs jumping out the window. She may or may not being mistaken but the prime suspect might be a male jackrabbit based on her description. We don't know who yet but the problem is that the female fox is in a coma at the hospital due to extensive injuries. Well, from what I hear about the deaf community, rumors fly really fast and tensions between foxes and rabbits – both rabbits and jackrabbits – are high and prone to major conflicts between them, especially parents. Blames go this way and that way, all that nonsense. Now, it is up to you two to clear up the situation and get some straight answers that will bring the right culprit to justice while showing them that fox and rabbit can work well together."
Judy knew that both Nick and she would have to put aside their personal problems and focus on the job. Nick knew that too. It was going to be a difficult case for them – both on the personal and professional level. She sighed and said, "Of course, Chief. We will try our best." Bogo nodded at her and turned his attention to Nick, who hesitated a moment and answered, "Yes, we do our best to defuse the situation." Bogo smiled, handed them the folder, and said, "Great! Here is the case folder for you to review and be on your way as soon as possible." He turned to Manor, "Will that be a problem for you in this situation, Miss Manor?"
"Not at all, Chief Bogo," Manor answered, "I will do my best as well."
"Good!" Bogo exclaimed. "Off you go!"
The trio left the office and went to the police car parking lot while Miss Manor takes her own car and follow them to school. Judy braced herself for a difficult task ahead of her as she sat down in the car while Nick takes the wheel.