Chapter 1: The Beginning Of The End
Five.. Five days apart
Four.. Four hour ceremony
Three.. Three bullets
Two.. Two animals
One.. One Love
Manches was a limousine driver.. Usually doing parties, balls, proms, weddings, the usual. He had never done a funeral, a police funeral none the less. He was in his normal attire, a black suit, black vest, white shirt.. But this time, a purple tie and pocket square. Wearing his large hat, and two small pins on his suit jacket, one.. The flag of Zootopia, the other, a purple mini flag with: "FUNERAL" printed onto it. He came out of his apartment, got in the limo, and drove to nick's apartment.
As he arrived, he made his way up the elevator and came to nick's door.. Knocking three times.. A small finnick fox answered.. Sure enough it was.. Well, Finnick. Wearing his suit, the same as Manches' only without the pins, and with a black tie. "He's in here." Finnick said, motioning back into nick's apartment to nick, sitting on the edge of the bed, dressed the same as Finnick. Hot tears streaming down his face, nick sniffled, and dried his face as Manches came over to him. "It's time to go Nick." Manches said, putting a hand on Nick's shoulder. "I know.." Nick replied. "I just don't know if I can." He said, holding a small picture of him and Judy together on the day of his police academy graduation. Placing it down on the table, he turned around, and headed out towards the door, on his way to face the world. As they made their way to the police department for lineup, they stopped at the hotel where Bonnie and Stu were staying and picked them up as well. They got into their position for lineup, and nick went into the police station to talk to Chief Bogo. As he walked Police officers of all different sizes and species stood in their dress uniforms, white gloves and hats, standing around, waiting to get called to attention. All of them not saying a word as nick entered the building, but simply nodding to him silently as he passed in his suit.
When he got to Bogo's office, he entered and sat down in front of Bogo's desk on the small chair. As Bogo looked down at him he handed him a small schedule and a picture. Nick looked over the schedule silently and then the picture. A small picture of Judy, in her uniform, holding her hat at her graduation. Below the picture, the small card reading: "In Memoriam Of Officer Judy Hopps. Precinct One. July 15, 1993- August 27, 2016". Nick silently nodded and went back to the limousine still waiting outside and they pulled into the street. No other traffic, surrounded by Police cars, Police on motorcycles, and police standing in uniform in rows of seven behind them, the seven in front with rifles. He knew what would happen. He was trained on parade formation. In front of their limo, a Scottish band, decorated in kilts with bagpipes. As they began, he heard the song. Amazing grace. He never minded this song before, or even paid much attention to it. But he never wanted to hear it like this.
As they rode along, Finnick on one side of him, Stu on the other, he sobbed. He heard the sirens behind him, and the song in front of him before, but now all he heard was his own thoughts. He had his face in his paws now. All he could think about was that she really was.. Gone. Gone forever out of his life. He remembered all they had done. Even their first date.