A Collaboration :D
Story by applepiesforfree.
Edited by me, RyutoLBX.
Chapter 1 - A New Start
It had been three and a half months since Nick graduated from the police training academy. Nick was woken up by the seemingly constant and obnoxious ringing of the alarm clock.
When he finally regained his sobriety, he found himself lying on the floor. He groaned and looked at his alarm clock which read 6.13 A.M.
His eyes immediately widened as he remembers that he was not a pawpsicle hustler anymore; he is a cop now. He leapt out of his bed and darted towards the bathroom, grabbing his uniform on the way. He immediately got into his police uniform and rushed to the front door.
He swiftly got into his car and drove to a nearby Snarlbucks to get coffee for him and his partner Judy. He had no more than 7 minutes left to get to the ZPD. His mind raced while holding the thought that if he was late he would be doing parking duty, which his partner would also be dragged into. Judy hated doing this part of her job. Nick then sped off with his car to the ZPD.
He arrived at the ZPD 6 minutes later. He scurried through towards the counter where Clawhauser was. Clawhauser, noticing his arrival, babbled to Nick with a mouth full of cereal:
"Oh, you are so going to die; the briefing started 2 minutes ago."
"WHAT? I thought I had 2 more minutes LEFT!" Nick said as he started to panic.
"Yeah, about that… just because Chief said to get ready at the briefing room at 7 o'clock doesn't mean that you can come exactly at that time. That's what responsibility means. You're a cop now, Nick, you should already know that." said Clawhauser plainly.
"Oh, if you don't knock it out, you won't be getting your doughnuts this afternoon breakkk…." teased Nick.
"OK, OK, fine. But you better get there quick, or else you are literally going to die. Bogo would probably skin you alive and use you as a rug." Clawhauser retorted.
Nick' face turned queasy. Clawhauser's words reminded Nick of the skunk butt rug that he sold to Mr. Big, a chilling memory.
Nick then rushed towards the bullpen. He cleared his throat and entered the room.
"Sir, this is just a simple misunderstand-"
"Save it and just get into your seat, Wilde." Bogo said gruffly.
While Nick slowly lumbered to his seat, Judy stared at him with a teasing stare. Unwilling to be beaten in his forte, Nick showed his usual sly smirk and hopped onto the chair.
"So what is your excuse this time? How'd you took this long to get here, you dumb fox?" Judy asked with her arms crossed.
Nick chuckled, "Sorry, I was just having a really nice dream about a bunny I know. Who would wake up from a dream where there is a person whom they truly desire for… am I right, Carrots?" Nick replies with his innocent accent as he passes the coffee that reads 'Carrots' on the side.
"Aww, stop it, Nick." Judy said, blushing.
"Wilde! Hopps! Stop flirting!" snapped Bogo whilst staring at the couple.
Nick and Judy immediately lowered their heads to cover their embarrassment as everyone else in the room laughed.
"Now, Officers McHorn, Rhinowitz, Francine, your teams patrol the Rainforest District. Officers Grizzoli, Fangmeyer, Delgato, mob scouting in Tundratown. Officers Wolford, Higgins, Snarlov undercover in a drug deal. Officers Trunkaby, Anderson, Swinley continue the search for the missing ZPD cruiser. And finally, our newest pair of recruits in the ZPD, Officer Hopps and Wilde, you both will be solving a new case. Since you both have worked swiftly and excellently on cracking case after case I will be promoting you both to detectives. Now, you can head towards Clawhauser and ask for the case file. Hope you both have good luck on cracking this case and take care. Don't disappoint me, you two. Dismissed." Bogo announced while finishing the briefing.
As Nick and Judy walked out of the conference room, Judy shouted,"WOOHOO! NICK AND I WILL BE PROMOTED TO DETECTIVES AFTER WE HAVE CRACKED THIS CASE! I'M SO HAPPY!"
As she shouted her voice echoed everywhere in the police precinct. Everyone in the ZPD stared at them.
"Shut your tiny mouth now, Hopps!" a familiar rough voice shouted from behind their backs.
Judy and Nick went to the Clawhauser's desk and asked Clawhauser for the file that they're going to work on. Soon enough, the case file was stored in their cubicle as they remember that Bogo also told them they could have a day off, so they decided to make use of it by going to Judy's place to hang out.
They headed to Judy's apartment. Nick hadn't told her this yet, but he is currently saving money to rent a bigger and better apartment so they could live in there together.
Just need to work for few more weeks and I can finally afford the apartment. Finally, all this hard work is going to pay off, He murmured to himself.
While he was daydreaming about the future of them living together, Judy shook his arm and asked, "Nick, is everything alright?"
"Yeah, yeah. Everything's just fine. Juuust fine." Nick replied flatly.
"Okay, so where do you want to go for dinner tonight?" asked Judy.
"Hmmmm, I think I know a place that is great for both of us, but we have to wear formal clothes," answered Nick suggestively.
"Okayyyy… I like where this is going, is this going to be what I think it is?" Judy asked.
"Yes it will." Nick answered while he smirks again, "I'll come and pick you up at 7 P.M., got it?"
"Got it, you dumb fox." Judy bantered.
Nick chuckled then retorted, "Sly bunny."
"See you later!" Judy shouted out of the window while Nick walks towards his car.
"CAN YOU GUYS KEEP IT DOWN?" Bucky suddenly shouted from the other side of the wall.
"HEY, CAN YOU JUST SHUT UP? DIDN'T YOU HEAR SHE WAS SAYING GOODBYE TO HER BOYFRIEND?!" yelled Pronk.
"OH YOU SHUT UP!"
"YOU SHUT UP!"
"YOU SHUT UP!"
Both antelopes started endlessly yelling at each other's faces.
Judy chuckled a bit, their voices reminding her of her first few days in Zootopia.
She then lied in her bed, thinking of what dress could she wear for dinner.
After all is said and done, 7 P.M. came. Nick raced to Judy's apartment and honked his car horn. Judy had prepared everything she needed for the night and came out of the building with a simple but elegant white dress. When she approached his car, Nick, who was only wearing a simple black suit, was stunned by Judy's appearance.
Oh, Judy, you are so beautiful, Nick whispered quietly to himself.
"What was it you said?" Judy asked sarcastically, hearing every word crystal clear.
"Erm-I-uh-n-nope. I-it's nothing." Nick stuttered, chuckling nervously after.
Judy giggled.
Judy entered the car and they drove off to the restaurant Nick mentioned.
When they arrived, Judy was astounded by the size and the looks of the restaurant.
"You can actually afford this?" Judy's eyes shone at the sight of the restaurant.
"Yes, yes I can." Nick answered honestly.
Although he was actually still trying to save money for the apartment, since this was a day off and there was nothing especially fun to do for free, he figured that he could spend a little bit of his savings to eat dinner at a nice restaurant.
They entered the restaurant and went to the receptionist. Then, they sat at the place that Nick had reserved. Judy ordered a salsa salad with radish soup and Nick ordered a bug-patty burger and garlic breads. He also ordered a bottle of wine for the both of them.
The couple had a very pleasant night. They talked about their childhood; how exactly Nick became a hustler at the age of 12 and how Judy had always wanted to be a cop. They both learned lots of new things about each other.
Just as they finished dining and walked out of the restaurant, Nick suddenly took a hit to his neck and immediately fell unconscious.
"NICK! NICK NO-"
Judy was then held by a bigger mammal. She struggled to fight off the mammal grabbing her, but whoever it was she couldn't overpower them. She was then put to sleep by a chloroform-stained cloth that that mammal put in her mouth, as she silently thought,
Nick… no…
As the world fades around her, she felt herself being thrown inside a vehicle.
Chapter 1 End
Stay tuned for Chapter 2!