Violet Hopps

Bunnyburrow

17 years ago

"I'm a fox, a predator, I will never be afraid of you, ya' dumb carrot farmer, now come out behind that bush and show yourself!"

Step, step, twitch, russell, russell

"I don't care what you are, Gideon,"

"You hurt my sister, and when you mess with Judes, you mess with me."

"What you gonna do about it?"

Twitch, twitch

"Apologize!"

"Make me. You're just like your twin, too dumb, to know when to quit. It's in my dena to eat you, ya' know."

Twitch, twitch

"Hehe, DNA actually, and yes I'm aware… I just don't care."

"That was a mistake, you should've stayed on the farm. You saw what I did to your sister, loser. Now I'm gonna, I'm gonna do the same to you and it's, it's gonna hurt. Alot more than a scratch."

Twitch, twitch twitch twitch.

"Run, Violet, Run!"

I'm scared. I'm brave. Be strong. Be brave. I'm scared. Be strong. Be brave. Be Judes. Be Judy. You're her only twin, for gosh sakes. What would Judy do? Judy. Judy. I want my sister.

Judy.

Lunge.

Snap.

Claws, claws, he has claws.

"You dumb, Hopps bunnies. To scared to move, huh? Look at her little nose twitch, she is scared!"

My Judes, my Judes would kick him. I would kick him.

Thump!

The fox growled.

He got back up. Sweet Cheese and Crackers, he got back up. Instinct. Instinct, that's it. Let instinct take over.

Run.

yell out your name. They are laughing at you. They are chasing you. Run as fast as you can and don't look back. Stay in the shadows. Hide. They will kill you if you don't. Move like lightning. Be quick, in all senses of the word. They can smell your fear. They can see you panic. They are imagining the taste of your blood. They can hear you panting and your screams. Simple solution. Don't. Move like lightning. Be quick. Hide. They can't kill what they can't feel. They can't kill what they can't see.

They can't kill, what the can't see.

Well, don't let them see you, then.

…..

Joshua Grey

Bunnyburrow

Also, 17 years ago

"Dad, please...just calm down.." Gideon soothed.

Gideon turned to his panicked brother, "Joshey..run."

"Why.." the kit questioned.

"Just do it!" Gideon yelled, all the while holding his paw out to hopefully slow the angry, and drunk, red fox father. "Just come with me..please." Josh pleaded.

"No, mom would've wanted me to stay. You know that, little brother."

"But-"

"Go."

So, the pup ran out of the house and he ran, and he ran. He cried as he sprinted across the grass covered ground of Bunnyburrow, his tears blowing in the wind, past his mother's grave in the yard, he hardly noticed the small, laughing bunny run in front of him, that is until he ran right into her.

"Fox!" the bunnies around her yelled, the collision caused a ball of silver and red to roll across the ground, as the rabbits surrounding

the two kits screamed and fled the scene. Josh's ears went back, knowing what was to come. This lapine child was going to run at full speed in the other direction just like all the other animals he had met in his short nine year life, so far. But, instead she simply stared at him, holding her ankle. "I'm so sorry!" he said quickly, fearing a kick to the face, "Ouchies." was her only response, her eyes began to water. "Oh! Um, um, please don't cry." he looked around, "Uh, where's your mommy, I can help, I can help you." he began to panic again, but blinked, the bunny was already silently hopping away on one foot, he shook his head and ran after her, "Where are you going?" he asked, "Home." she replied, "Your ankle ain't lookin' so good." Josh pointed out, "You can't make it all the way home by yourself, can you?" he asked, "Maybe not, but I can try." she had a determined look on her face.

He gasped.

"What's wrong?" she questioned.

"Oh, nothing. Just...what happened to your ear?"

She looked around, "What's' your name?"

"Josh."

"Can I trust you?"

"Yeah. I pinky swear, on my favorite blueberry pie. My momma said I'm a nice fox,"

"I believe you, my names' Violetta, but you can call me Violet. And to answer ya' question, a mean bully scratched me earlier."

"What was his name?"

"Gideon."

Present times

ZBI Headquarters

"Hopps, Grey, new case."

"There always is." Violet said proudly.

"A new string of murders, all of them being prey." the director of the ZFBI, Director Elizabeth Bogo, hesitated before continuing, "Each of the victims, have also been part of the lagomorph family."

Violet blinked once "What else, because with all due respect, I can tell there is something you aren't telling me, here."

The cape buffalo sighed "Violet Hopps, you will be the death of me...you and Grey, my top agents, will be working with my brother's top officers, down at the ZPD. Precinct 1, to be precise." Bogo sighed again. "Hopps, you are going to have to work with your twin sister, the other "Hopps", okay."

To Josh and Bogo's surprise, Violet took the news very well. On the outside. She looked to the side at Joshua. Her smile didn't reach her eyes. Inside those purple orbs were the words "we need to talk, like, now." He got the message, and grabbed her small paw in his own, giving it a reassuring squeeze.

"We'll drive over there in 15, mam."

Bogo nodded, and Josh led Violet to their office, down the hall. Josh plopped down in the oversized chair at his desk, and as usual, when she was stressed, Violet crawled up on his lap, and buried her face in his chest.

"Joshy, what am I gonna do?"

"Sneaker, you gotta do this, just face her, it's okay."

Josh stroked Violet's drooping ears, one of which, you could just perfectly make out three claw marks, his own brother's claw marks, in fact. He shook the memory out of his mind and continued soothing the bunny.

"Listen, I know she misses you. I mean, come on you haven't seen anyone in your family for two years! She loves you, it'll be fine."

Violet sighed "Okay." then with a little more determination in her voice than before she stated,

"Okay, let's get going, then."

Violet and Josh walked out of the building side by side. Out into the parking lot, where they both hopped into the cruiser, that looked like a normal car. First, they stopped by Josh's apartment, he came out wearing, a red plaid shirt, a plain white tee underneath, with blue jeans, under his plaid he wore his badge. When he came back in the car, Violet just stared at him.

"Vi, I know I look great, but you can drive now."

Violet's ears turned bright red she turned on the car, mumbling a quick "Sorry." before pushing on the gas pedal, eyes focused on the road.

"Don't worry 'bout it, even I can't resist my dashingly good looks." he grinned.

"Shut up, Josh." she tried her best not to smile but failed.

Josh chuckled lightly, "There, there…"

To Josh's delight that earned a giggle out of Violet, she reached over and gave him a swift punch in the arm.

"Were here! I'll be right back okay."

Violet quickly hopped off into her apartment, leaving Josh by himself in the car. After about six minutes, she returned wearing a denim jacket with a grey hood and sleeves, with a lavender shirt, black leggings and holding two pairs of aviator sunglasses in her paws, on smaller than the other. She sat back in the front seat, again, and handed Josh the bigger pair of sunglasses, while putting on her own rabbit-sized sunglasses.

"Bottoms up, don't want anyone outside of ZPD headquarters recognizing us."

"As you wish,"

Josh put on his sunglasses, before turning to Violet once again.

"We look good, Vi, we look very good," he commented.

They both laughed, and seconds later they were at Precinct 1.

"Here goes nothing," Violet held out her fist, gesturing for him to bump it with his own. He did so, and at the end of the fist bump, Violet held on to Josh's paw. He sensed her need for reassurance and said,

"Pretend to keep it strictly professional if it helps,"

"I'll try." she exited the car, and Josh quickly followed.

Violet took a deep breath, as she stood in front of the double doors with POLICE in big letters hanging above it. She looked at Josh, he smiled at her,

She nodded and pushed open the door.