(Author's note: Hi all, Evil-Copper here and I want to try this story yet again. I write for Fox And The Hound and have decided to step up a bit. disneyfangirl447, thanks for notifying me of my faults in my previous publishing on this chapter and I have addressed them accordingly. Please leave reviews as to how I can improve my chapters and overall writing on this story. Please note that my updates may be stretched to accommodate my other project. Disclaimer: Neither Zootopia nor it's characters belong to me. My OC will appear later on.)

"Life can be lost and found at the sight of past lifestyles."

Author Unknown

*BEEP, BEEP, BEEP...*

The alarm was brought to an abrupt hold as Nick woke up, his limp body remained dead still. The purple seen when his eyes fluttered open brought the realization of his early morning. The days began to tally up, accumulating as they begun taking their toll on the usually lazy fox. The prospect of waking up before the moon waved it's goodbye for the night was almost too much to handle. But what could the newly appointed officer expect?

Nick was fresh out of the academy, graduating just two weeks before. His carefree life lay shattered due to the decision he took in order to turn his life around for the better, a life he had chosen to follow his best friend into. Although he was nowhere near ready to take on the world, he decided to try his best, for Judy's sake.

Nobody would've expected this small bunny to make such an impact on the way everybody saw themselves, especially Nick. This one bunny changed him, fueled him with the determination to go against the grain, never to give up, and never to care about the stereotypical view of simple minded mammals. For the first time in his life, he was willing to be more then just a dumb fox. Rules did take a while to get used to, but he eventually caught on.

Judy, on the other hand, had become quite street smart, hustling to get information and knowing all the ways animals evaded the cops. Seems like bad turned good is the best thing since bubblegum. She may have only been doing it for the past week, but she showed Nick the good side of hustling. As the fox found himself on his feet, he looked over to the bedside clock, only to find that time was not on his side. He would be late if he didn't hurry.

Panic filled Nick as he pulled the blanket off the peacefully sleeping bunny, only to get an earful as he did. "Nick, don't you know I set the alarm earlier than normal?" Judy asked as she sat up to face her slumber disturber.

"Oh, really? Then can you please explain to me why it's quarter to six?" Nick asked back with an unusually serious tone, almost mocking her stern attitude.

"WHAT?!" Judy shouted in disbelief. She was certain it had been changed, but in her hast, this seemed to fade away as a more pressing matter started rearing it's head around. Her irrational fear of being late seemed to find it's way into her head.

Without attempting to take a quick glance at the bed side table, she jumped off her bed and ran straight for the shower, grabbing her towel on the way in. Nick couldn't help but give a small chuckle as he changed into his uniform, using his deodorant to mask the evidence of his skipped shower.

Moment's later, a soaked rabbit came running into the room, pushing Nick out, allowing her the privacy she wanted to begin dressing. It was less than a minute later when she ran out of the room and to the front door, where the pair left the building.

The police cruiser was parked right outside and as the pair opened the door, the car radio went off, "Officer's Nick and Judy, Are you there?" Clawhousers usually bouncy voice seemed slightly more stressed.

Pressing the button, Nick spoke up as the pair closed the doors behind them, "This is Officer Wilde, Hopps is alongside."

"You two have been summand by Chief to the Natural History Museum. It sounded important."

"Will be there, Hopps and Wilde out," Nick and Judy exchanged glances between one another as if to debate as to why Chief was looking for them. Neither one of them could guess why, but knew there was only one way to find out. With that, the pair set off to the museum.

(Author's note: So, what did you think? Sorry for the short chapter and to those of you who have read better from me, I'm still trying to get used to the differences between the two movies. Constructive criticisms are welcome, but please keep them in PM's, along with normal reviews. Please follow and favorite and I'll see you next time. See you next time.)