Before you read
Hi there. GarrusFlay here with my first fan fiction ever. I hope you enjoy and please review. If there are any major problems please feel free to PM me I'm friendly haha.
For this story some important details about the Zootopia we love.
This takes place 5 years after the end of the movie, Nick is 35 and Judy is 29 for this story.
They are a romantic couple. One of the first pred/prey couples. The reason for me telling you instead of showing you is there already so many great stories of them falling for each other. (Take a stand, The Savage Dark, and Always my sly bunny,and always my dumb fox to name a few great examples) so to sum up they are a couple not everyone supported it but after this long it's more or less accepted.
Unlike in the movie there is an increase of pred in the city the ratio is now 80/20 in favor of prey still. This is my personal choice.
After three years of exceptional work Nick and Judy have been promoted to Detectives. They now handle major cases almost full time. But they still report to chief Bogo. Which they have been doing now for two years as detectives .
If anything else needs explanation please let me know. I will be doing my best to keep the districts as close to the planned districts of the movie. I won't change the main ones named in the film though, cuz well that's really easy to go back and get details for.
This story will consist of violence, hurt/comfort, and mild( mostly) romance. As well as the sass of everyone's favorite fox and bunny.
So without further ado let's dive into this. Welcome to Zootopia: Code name Fury.
Chapter 1
The First Attack
Entry 1.
The current time is 12:00am. I have prepared everything for this moment. The serum is finally complete and will be having the first field test in the next few hours. It's hard to imagine that after two long years of working on this formula it is completed and exceeds beyond all projected results. It seems like a strange time to start this journal, now after all the trials… But i promised you i'd write more even if you'll never see this.
No.
No now is not the time to miss you. I can miss you after I've completed my mission. After you have finally been avenged. Today though will be a test of my new product on small time trash not who we are truly after.
Well that's all i can write for now. I'll be sure to add more in future tests.
Always yours,
S.B.
5:00 am at the Wilde/Hopps house.
Judy reached over and tapped the alarm clock right as the annoying machine gave its first blaring ring. She had been awake for the past ten minutes laying comfortably on Nick. He gave a little snort at the sound and woke up slowly his arms tightening around Judy's smaller body. Judy slowly rubbed the thicker fur of Nick's chest to peacefully wake him up fully. "Morning slick."
"Mornin Carrots… does it have to be morning already?" Nick moved one paw away from Judy and rubbed his eyes lazily. "I was dreaming about this cute little bunny cuddling me." Judy could feel the grin forming on Nick's muzzle as she shook her head at her dumb fox.
"You know... " Judy leaned up on one elbow, digging it slightly into Nick's side, "You'd think after more five years you'd know to not call me Cut.." Her sentence was cut short by Nicks muzzle hitting hers. After a long kiss he pulled back and looked slyly into her eyes. She sighed "You damn crafty fox. I guess it's not too bad… just don't call any other bunny cute mister."
Nick sank back putting his hand over his chest, "How could you even think i'd do that? You wound me Carrots!" Judy only smirked but held her gaze on him. Nick smiled back after a moment, "Well ready for the morning routine?"
Judy practically sprang off the bed at this. Her Basketball shorts hugging her hips and white t-shirt hanging snuggly against her, much to Nick's approval, "Always am. I'm just waiting on you slowpoke."
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Nick got off the bed grabbed a plain black shirt to throw on. He considered putting on sweats but preferred the shorts he was wearing. He heard Judy make her way down the hall to the room next to theirs. He thought back to when they had first got this place. A nice little house in the downtown area. Nick hurried and followed after Judy, he may have been sleepy but knew not to keep her waiting. He was a dumb fox not an idiot.
Nick walked into the room and watched as Judy looked back and forth between the bench press and the treadmill. He couldn't help but chuckle at her expression. Her ears were down her back and her nose twitched frustratingly at choosing. "Judy get on the tread. Im lifting first. Gotta get my body ready to carry you around all day."
Judy turned her head, ears back up now. " Oh yeah you carry me. How many times have i caught you head down on your desk?" She walked over to her machine and started it up.
"As I've said before" Nick began putting the weights onto the bar. "I think better with my head down and eyes closed." He heard Judy give a sarcastic "Oh yeah" before laying on his back and lifting the bar to begin his set.
The next forty five minutes the duo worked hard switching halfway through before Judy heard her phone ringing in the next room. She set the bar back mentally marking the number she left off on before she ran off and picked up her phone. The caller ID was a work number.
"Detective Hopps here."
"Hopps." The voice of Chief Bogo came booming through the phone.
"Morning Chief! How can i help you sir?"
"We have a new case for you." Judy didn't speak, she knew this had to be serious. "You'll meet with officers Mchorn and Fangmeyer at the scene." Judy's phone vibrated in her hand alerting her to the address. "I want you at the scene ASAP Hopps."
"You got it sir. We will leave right away." Judy was midway to pressing end before she heard Bogo grunt.
"And Judy," The chief only used her name in the most sincere cases. "I know you've been doing this for two years now, and you've seen unpleasant things, but this one will be difficult. Just be ready, ok detective?"
Judy was unable to talk for a second but responded quickly enough. "Sure thing Bogo thanks for the heads up." She hit end and turned back to the workout room. "Nick!"
She heard the machine shut off and nick appeared in a hurry. " What's wrong Judy?"
"Chief called we got a case…" Judy paused unsure how to continue.
"What is it? There has to be more than that if you're acting like that." Nick got up close and bent down to her level.
"Bogo warned me about this scene… He's never done that before Nick. This must be gruesome." If not for the red fur Judy would of seen the color drain from Nick's face he knew this had to be very serious.
"Come on Carrots we gotta get ready then." Nick gave a comforting smile. "We got bad guys to catch Detective."
Judy smiled back thankful her partner had her back. The two rushed to the bathroom. They both jumped into the shower and cleaned each other quickly before drying off on their newly installed floor dryer, perfect for days like this. The two of them then got dressed.
Nick, who loved the more casual attire of the detective, wore black slacks with a white collared shirt with the sleeves folded at the elbows, His gun hanging under his armpit, and lastly a long brown leather coat the ended just before the ground. Judy, who rather enjoyed the ZPD uniform, wore a blue long sleeve shirt with black slacks like Nick. Her gun was holstered in the same place as Nick and lastly her black and blue jacket, it was a motorcycle style with padded shoulders. They both grabbed their badges and Judy grabbed the keys to the undercover vehicle they owned through the agency. With that they were off to the crime scene they couldn't expect.
6:18am
Nick had called Mchorn and Fangmeyer on the drive over letting them know they were heading there. Mchorn had informed nick that the C.S.E. (Crime Scene Examiners) were now on the scene.
"Well the 'help' beat us to the scene Carrots." Nick said tucking his phone into his inside coat pocket. Judy just nodded silently worrying what to expect. Nick thought about saying something but couldn't think of the right words to reassure his love. He settled with placing his pay on Judy's thigh.
She let out a long sigh taking one hand off the wheel and placing it on Nicks'. She was ready as she turned onto the next street as she saw Mchorn's cruzzer parked on the side of the road and a taped off area leading to a dark ally she couldn't make out as she parked the vehicle. They nodded at each other and got out of the car.
Fangmeyer approached first. "Howdy detectives. Glad you're here." They both politely greeted him and as Judy took out her notebook Fangmeyer took out his and began the transfer of information. "So we got the call at 5:37am. From a Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson. Sheep. Said they had been attacked. We arrived shortly after the call at 5:40am. We found the couple sitting on the sidewalk, shaking and covered in blood that wasn't theirs but otherwise fine." A pause. Judy was not liking all these pauses today. "They warned us not to go into the alley, we figured it was because of the thugs there but as we approached we found all of them were dead. One panther, one fox and one goat."
Nick's eyes squinted at Fangmeyer. "The sheep killed them?"
Fangmeyer quickly shook his head, "No Nick something much stronger did. When you see you'll understand. Officer Craven and Mercer already took the Stevensons down to the station, they'll be ready to question when you get there. They were pretty shook up when they left."
Judy looked up from her notebook before talking. "Any idea who the victims were?"
"Yeah all of them have rap sheets and elephant's trunk long. We can hardly call them victims but things are what they are. I'll have the files pulled up for you by the time you're back at the station." The tiger closed his noted and tucked it away. "Mchorn and i are headed back to the station to file our reports, the CSE are here and after you leave another team will be posted till the area is cleaned… whenever that will be." Fangmeyer looked at feet and seemed to zone out.
"Hey you good buddy?" Nick reached up and patted him on the arm breaking his trance.
"Yeah sorry just… its brutal guys. Be prepared okay?" They nodded back before the tiger turned calling out to Mchorn so they can leave. Nick and Judy both nodded to Mchorn who nodded back. "See you back at the station." With that they were gone. Judy and Nick looked to each other before walking into the alley, past the caution tape, and into the crimescene.
The first thing the noticed was the smell, Nick especially, the air was thick with a unsettling amount of blood. As they closed in more they saw the members of the CSE working over the entire length of the alley which was covered in blood and parts of the small time crooks.
Judy covered her mouth, Nick managed to keep his composure but he was indeed deeply disturbed. He now understood what Fangmeyer meant by something powerful. These poor mammals had been literally torn apart by something. The three bodies, if they could be called that anymore, had been seemingly ripped apart. Through all this carnage Nick and Judy started their job working with the "Help" who were taking evidence and collecting any information on the bodies before beginning to wrap them up. Leaving a white outline where the bodies used to duo worked quickly and efficiently taking notes and making sure anything they found made its way to evidence.
After a good half an hour of searching Nick called for Carrots, she quickly came to his side to see what he found. Nick held up a knife, nothing fancy, six inch serrated fixed blade. "You figure it was one of the victims Nick?" The knife had seem to have been flung away from the bloodshed and wasn't covered in the blood that seemed to coat everything else.
"Yeah but look at this" He brought it closer to Judy to see the tip. An inch of the blade had blood on it. "Might be the killers." Nick let a small smile form on his lips.
"Way to go slick! Let's bag this up and head back to the station. We have to question that couple still." Judy turned with Nick who turned in the knife for evidence along with whatever else they had found.
"You got it boss. I can't wait to get out off this place." Nick had another involuntary shiver looking around before jogging to catch up to Judy who was out of the alley by now almost to their car, she had clearly been in a hurry. Nick jumped in as Judy started the engine. But after a moment he realized the weren't moving. "Judy you okay?" Not even a second after the words left his mouth Judy flung herself into his arms.
"No Nick I'm not ok. We have seen murders before even been in gunfights but that was different." She pulled away slightly to look Nick in the eyes. "We both saw those wounds. Those were from a mammals claws and teeth! What kind of animal would do that?!"
Nick held her eyes a few moments before she fell back into his chest. He slowly rubbed her head right between the ears to calm her down. He knew all the ways to calm his emotional bunny down but he knew he didn't have an answer to her question. A long minute passed before Judy's breaths slowed to normal and she tilted her head up and kissed his cheek. "Thank you Nick. I know i can always count on you to be there for me."
"Always and forever fluff." She sat back up in her seat and began the drive to the station. "Always and forever."
7:35 am
Nick and Judy had arrived at the station, Waving to Joan the receptionist and dispatch officer who had replaced Clawhauser when he became a field officer. She informed them that the Chief wanted to see them when they arrived.
They wasted no time and climbed the stairs to his office stopping a moment at his door before knocking. "Come in."
They entered quickly before both jumping onto the same chair in front of the large desk the Chief used. "Morning sir." Nick replied as cheerfully as he could, which wasn't much.
"Wilde. Hopps." He met both of their gazes. "I know this wasn't an easy crime scene, as you both know i've been on this job for decades and i've never seen anything quite like this." He paused for a second to let it sink in before continuing. "Now the victims." He grabbed three fox/rabbit sized folders off his desk and handed them to the detectives. " The panther, Gabriel King, the fox, Natasha Silver, and the goat, Richard Selmer, were all small time criminals. That was there known spot and from what little we gathered from Stevenson's we know they were going to mug the couple. Now as clear as it is to see that these individuals aren't the saints of this city, what happened was a nightmare and we don't want what happened to happen to anyone else." Both Judy and Nick gave a very understanding nod and Bogo sat up straight in his chair. "Good, now the couple is waiting for you in the lobby. They have been cleaned up and given new clothes. You can question them in your office or in interrogation room 3. Dismissed."
Nick and Judy hopped off the chair and as Nick was walking out Judy met Bogo's eye's and mouthed thank you. He gave her a sympathetic smile and a nod back. Judy hopped over to Nick and they made their way to the waiting couple.
When they reached the waiting room the detectives spotted them instantly, they were in the two corner chairs in the back of the room looking at each other or the ground, avoiding contact with anyone else in the room. Judy put on her warmest smile and approached them. " Hello there, Judy Hopps Detective with the ZPD, this is my partner Nicholas Wilde." They both reached out a paw to the couple who shook it a little too fast still clearly shaken up about the events of the morning.
"Please call me Nick. If you'll follow me we will lead you to our office for a more private conversation." The two bobbed their heads in agreement before standing and following them to their office down the hall.
After they had a seat and were offered something to drink, to which they both declined, Judy began the questioning. "So how about you tell us what happened this morning so you fine folks can get out of here and go home?"
The couple looked at each other before Mr. Stevenson, started talking. "Well okay let's see…" He pulled on his wool under his chin before continuing. "We woke up early like we always do around 5:00am. We Decided we'd go and get breakfast at the sunrise diner, it's only a few blocks away from our apartment." Judy nodded along while Nick took notes quietly behind her. "We were about a block away when we heard someone call out in the alleyway we were passing. Someone sounded in pain so we went to check it out."
"The muggers tricked you into the alley correct? Nick pipped up to which nodded, "This is the same as with there other victims, please continue."
"Well as you know they set a trap for us. The three of them surrounded us asking for our money, our credit cards even our wedding rings, anything of value they said." The goats voice traied off then for a minute before he continued in a voice barely above a whisper. "Then it came out of the shadows." the terror in the poor sheeps eyes was immense, Nick could almost taste the fear radiating off them. "This beast was massive. It was dark so it's hard to say for sure; not quite as big as a bear, but it must be close. It's claws scraped against the ground as it moved toward us. Down on all fours it moved detective, on all fours for sure." Nick stopped writing as he heard those words the echoed in his head as the poor sheep continued. "Before we knew what was happening the panther was howling in pain as the things teeth clamped down on him. It killed those three criminals without a problem. The whole attack seemed to last only a few seconds. Then it looked at us; it was only his eyes we could see clearly. Like glowing red orbs that pierced the dark. And it just said, 'Safe now. Call police.' It's voice was more of a growl than anything but after that it ran the opposite way we entered from and disappeared."
Nick and Judy looked back at each other and then to the scared couple. This case just got a whole lot more interesting and deadly.
Entry 2
The current time is 4:00 pm. The field test was a success. The serum performed better than i imagined it would. The effects of the serum go beyond heightened senses and lead to enhanced physical strength and cellular regrowth. Even after the serum is out of my system (need to work on a longer lasting formula current effect time is 27 minutes) my leg injury has fully healed! It's practically a miracle. Left eye is still heavily damaged but not while under the effects of the serum. As for the "Primal condition" i seem to be combating that quite well after building up a tolerance to it over all these years studying the specimens. The most noticeable effect from the change is how exhausted i am after it wore off. I barely made it back before i passed out for several hours. I've checked the news as well; they are reporting the deaths but have no suspects. The news says they put Hopps and Wilde on the case. They put their best against me so i'll have to stay smart, i can't risk falling before i finish this burden. I think i'll end this for this entry. Oh one last thing i wanted to tell you i gave it the name finally after all these years.
Code name Fury is now operational love.
Always yours,
S.B.
End of chapter 1.
Well I hope anyone who read this enjoys it. please leave a review good or bad. and let me know if you think the rating is fine or needs to be changed. I'll try to keep posting chapters within a week.
Later.