Authors Note:
Alrighty, my first fanfiction. I hope it turns out well. I'll try my best to keep Nick and Judy in character. My Oc is definitely has potential, and he is going to get pretty interesting.
Oh. Later on in this story, I plan for there to be some serious Interstellar-style interacting with your own timeline, so if you're into that Sci-Fi stuff, this will be pure gold. It'll be a good story in general.
This fanfiction takes elements of other movies, games, and other inspirations.
Enough talking. Or writing. See you at the bottom.
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Chapter I
'Cooper'
Nick and Judy both sat silently in their squad car. Nothing much has happened since the pair arrived earlier that night, only a few pedestrians sulking by casually along the narrow sidewalk. The house they were watching, a small cabin-like building made of wood, harbored a coyote accused of multiple counts of theft, robbery, and one count of murder. Judy had been, at the least, excited to finally catch this criminal, to rid him from Zootopia's streets once and for all.
Nick took a peek at his watch, which read 12:07 A.M., and let out a groan. These late night stakeouts were really starting to get to him.
Bored out of his mind, Nick was the first to break the silence. "I dunno Carrots. It looks like he's not here tonight. Maybe tomorrow?" He stated.
Judy quickly denied his request to leave. "Nick, we are looking for someone who has murdured a mammal! We can't just leave and risk missing him."
Nick nodded. As much as he hated to admit it, Judy was right. This fellow had been on the loose for a while now, and too long for Judy's comfort.
Nick, being his usual self, was about to reply with a snarky comment when a hooded figure turned the corner with a brown plastic bag held tightly in his right paw. They wouldn't have normally known what species this mammal was, but the beige colored coyote feet were a dead giveaway. Nick and Judy's eyes both locked on to the mammal, watching his movement. The coyote made his way to the building in question, and fished in his pocket for the keys. They slid into the creaky front door with a click, and stepped into the house.
Adrenaline began to flow in the veins of both of the police officers as they quickly but quietly jumped out of their squad car, ready to catch this criminal. Once they set up on opposite sides of the door, they locked eyes, ready to enter.
"And before we go in Carrots, I call yelling 'Freeze, ZPD!'"he declared, a smug grin on his muzzle.
Judy rolled her eyes. "Whatever floats your boat, sly fox."
Ready to enter, Nick help up his paw, three fingers extended.
Three…two…one! He mouthed.
The two burst in the musty room, their guns drawn at chest height.
"Freeze, ZPD!" He yelled.
The beige coyote, now sitting at a table in the center of the room, sat back in his chair relaxed, with a smug smile stretched across his muzzle.
The way that the coyote was handling himself made Nick go on edge. After all these years of conning mammals, he knew when something was about to go south.
"Nah. We'll deal with you first, and then we can talk about freezing or whatever." The coyote growled.
Nick's ears raised. He said we'll. That's plural. There were two mammals inside, and one of them most likely had an advantage over them.
Before Nick or Judy had any time to react, the second mammal came from the side, tackling them all at once. Their belts, having any means of useful protection was ripped off of them, and they were both shoved into a corner.
"This is not good. At all." Nick whispered quietly.
The beige coyote squatted next to the trembling officers. "Now look. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Whichever one you want."
Both officers remained quiet, scared out of their minds.
"Alrighty then, the hard way it is."
The coyote raised his gun at Nick.
Judy trembled in place, terrified and scared for both herself and her partner.
Before the coyote could finish his sentence, a gunshot rang through the doorway, and both of the coyotes slumped to the ground, writhing in pain. Of all mammals, an arctic fox with incredible white fur stepped through the door, claws scratching against the cheap hardwood floors.
He trotted over to the helpless officers, and handed them their belts back.
Judy, relieved, released a breath that she had been holding for a while. The arctic fox had no intention of hurting the officers. He was here to help! "Thank you sir, you saved our tails. Whats your name?" Judy asked.
The arctic fox responded with a smooth, calm, and friendly voice. "Hey, I'm Cooper, nice to meet you. I guess you're the Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps everyone's been talking about?" He asked.
"That we are. Are you with the ZPD?" Judy said.
Cooper shook his head. "Not currently, but tomorrow I'll be at roll call."
"Wait. Then why are you here?" Nick questioned.
"Well," he paused, "Bogo told me to keep a watchful eye on you two. It seems you got yourself in a situation that you bit off more than you could chew." He smiled.
He extended a worn paw towards Judy, who was lying on the ground, which she gladly accepted.
As she got up and dusted herself off, she and Nick noticed that he was already making his way out of the room.
On Cooper's back, a fox sized rucksack concealed something that caught the eye of Nick. A very intimidating bow, and broadhead arrows were hidden behind his equipment.
Intrigued by the bow, Nick asked him a quick question. "Hey Cooper, out of curiosity, what's your last name?"
Cooper stopped, and turned around.
"Hood."
"Wait! As in...Robin?"
"Sure is."
Nick's jaw was wide open.
Cooper cracked up at his reaction. "Yes, don't flatter me," he paused, "and don't tell anyone. It turns into a hassle when mammals start asking questions."
Nick's jaw still hung open, Cooper disappeared into the night without a trace.
Postscript
*Dramatic Music*
So, how'd you like Cooper? I know not a lot about him has been revealed yet, but some questions will be answered next chapter.
Oh, and Cooper's last name. He's related to Robin Hood. This explains the bow.
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