Something was definitely wrong, and Nick knew it.

It all started this morning when he arrived at his and Judy's favorite café, they meet there every day and have their morning coffee along with whatever breakfast item sounds good to them. However, when he arrived she was nowhere to be seen, which was an odd occurrence for the fox considering she always beat him there. He shrugged it off at first, sitting down to wait for her. He could only guess that she was having a rough morning considering what happened last night, and was running a little later than usual. He couldn't blame here either, not after what they, more specifically she, did.

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary for when the two officially started working together on the force at Precinct one, and for such an occasion the two decided to go out for a drink to celebrate. It started off normal enough with the two just casually drinking and reminiscing on the past year about all that they accomplished, which was quite a lot for a rookie team like themselves. It was when Nick had to open his big mouth that things started to get out of paw. He said something along the lines of bunnies not being able to handle too much alcohol. Knowing her, Nick should've known how she would respond. Being who she is, Judy's competitiveness kicked in and she was determined to prove Nick wrong. Honestly, after what happened next he wish he hadn't of said anything. Not to go into too much detail, but let's just say the bunny lost in multiple ways. A few hours later he found himself in Judy's apartment trying, and failing, to get a very drunk Judy to go to sleep. She fought every step of the way, but he was eventually able to settle her down and get the bunny into bed. Nick would have stayed to make sure Judy was okay in the morning for work, but he didn't feel like sleeping on a lumpy sofa, especially after a night of drinking. However, the fox did place all the necessities of a hangover on her nightstand. He left her place around two in the morning and that was the last she saw of her.

Then came the morning and he arrived to meet Judy at the café where she never showed up. He attempted to call her, trying to make sure she was awake so that she wasn't late, but her phone just went straight to voicemail. Nick assumed that her phone was dead, noting he never plugged it in to charge. The fox waited as long as he could before having to leave and get to work. "She's probably just running late, I'll see her at the precinct, no doubt," was the thought process going through the fox's head.

Now, as he sat in his and Judy's usual spot, he started to slightly worry for his partner. 'This isn't like her,' the fox fussed. Never in his time here has Judy ever been late. In fact, she's the one who always drags him in ten to twenty minutes early. But she still has time, there is five minutes until they actually need to be here, there's still time.

Fast-forward to the chief walking in and Nick started getting a sickly feeling in his stomach. He had texted her a couple times, only to be met with silence on her end. She never lets a text go unanswered. Somethings wrong, and he knows it. "I knew I shouldn't have gotten her that drunk," he cursed under his breath. Now there could be something wrong with her and he just knew it would be his fault.

"Wilde!" Nicks ears shot up from the sudden shouting of his name. It took him a second to realize it, but eventually he noticed that the whole room except for him had been dismissed.

"Yes, chief?" Nick replied nervously.

"Mind telling me where Hopps is," he questioned the fox with his usual sternly gruff voice.

"Honestly, I wish I knew sir. I haven't been able to reach her all morning." The chief would never have admitted it, but he seemed slightly concerned.

"Do you know where she would be?" he asked.

"Probably at home in bed," Nick laughed tensely, "I may have gotten her a little too drunk during out celebration last night, and she probably has a hangover from hell."

Bogo stared at his officer, one of his most successful rookies none the less, and wondered how in the world someone so talented was so infuriating. He let out a disappointed sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose. He should be used to this by now, but the fox always seems to find new ways to get under his skin. He had planned to give the two a sensitive case today, but it seems that will be slightly delayed. One of these days he's not going to be able to hold himself back from doing something bad to the fox.

"I'd advise you get over there and make sure she's okay, and I'd leave now before your presence annoys me even more."

"Can do sir," Nick gave a salute and jumped down from his chair, speed walking his way out of the room to escape the rage of his commanding officer.

"And Wilde," Nick flinched and cursed under his breath knowing what was coming next, "Report to me when you get back so we can have a talk," Bogo said. Nick gave a small nod, knowing the 'talk' would be the fox getting stuck with a crappy job as a punishment.

Dressed in his blues, Nick made his way out to the garage and jumped into a cruiser. He hoped that Judy wasn't in too bad of a state, but with how much she drank last night he wouldn't doubt if he found the bunny with her head buried under five pillows while groaning in agony. "I really need to lean to keep my mouth shut sometimes," Nick sighed, knowing all of this was because he couldn't help but prod a little at his friend.

Nick drove his car out from the precinct garage and headed towards Judy's apartment. It wasn't very far at all. When Judy decided to move out of her closet and get a new apartment, she insisted to get one as close as she could to work saying, "I'll always be the first one to the station in case of an emergency," which didn't surprise him at all. She is the very definition of a cop, and she takes a lot of pride in what she does; it's one of the many things Nick admires about her.

Very quickly, Nick made it to Judy's apartment complex and pulled up next to the curb, hopping out from his vehicle and making his way into the building. Judy's room was only on the second floor so he opted to just take the stairs. He reached her floor and got to her room, and that's where the beginning of Nicks worst day ever started.

He immediately noticed the door wasn't completely shut, it being slightly ajar. He remembers quite clearly closing it and locking it behind him, so seeing this made him slightly nervous. The only non negative thing he could think of was that she realized she was running late, got ready in a hurry, and rushed out, forgetting to close her door tightly. But if that were the case, she would definitely of texted him by now.

The fox brought his paw up and rested it on his tranq gun, readying himself for the worst. Slowly, he pushed the door open and crept inside, being extra cautious just in case. He scanned his surrounding trying to find anything out of place , so far everything seemed fine. The kitchen and living room were exactly as he left it last night. It wasn't until he got to her bedroom that his heart sank.

There was a definite sign of a struggle; the bed was knocked off of its frame, her lamp was broken, and her nightstand was toppled over. His chest started pounding and the world around him started becoming blurry. "This can't be happening," Nick murmured in disbelief.

He had to call this in quickly, every second matters now. He reached for his radio and called in to Clawhauser.

"What can I do for you today, officer Wilde," the cheetah said with his usual chirpy attitude.

"Clawhauser, I need you to send a team down to Judy's apartment now. She's been," he swallowed down a lump forming in his throat, "She's been kidnapped." There was a silence on the other end for an uncomfortable amount of time. "Did you hear me, Ben," the fox snapped.

"Y-yah, I'll get officers down there immediately. Are you a hundred percent sure, Nick."

Nick looked around the room, having to wipe away the tears forming in his eyes, " Yes, somebody has Judy."

It feels like it's been ages since I last worked on a story (disregarding the story I posted a couple weeks ago since I wrote those chapters months ago), but I couldn't hold back any longer as the idea for this story popped into my mind and wouldn't go away.

Some of you may be wondering if I'll go back to my other stories that are incomplete which is where I have to say it's unlikely, because I didn't like where they were going and I lost all motivation to write them. This story, however, I hope to write it nice and long.

Thanks to everyone who took their time to read, if you liked it or think I can improve anywhere please leave a comment and feel feel to fav and follow.

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