"Twas the Night before Christmas, and all thro' the house.
Not a mammal was stirring, not even a mouse;
The Stockings were hung by the chimneys with care,
In hopes that Officer Nick soon would be there;
The bunnies were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of fluffy foxes danced in their heads."
It was a cold winter's morning, there was snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the gutters, the weather-mammals had forecasted snow all throughout Zootopia. It was going to be Judy's first 'Big City Christmas', until she got a phone call from Bogo.
"Officer Hopps, I would like to give you and Wilde a Christmas present." Bogo said in a much calmer than normal tone.
"Really Chief?!" Judy replied with shock saturating her voice.
"Yes, you and Wilde better not set foot in my precinct until exactly one week after the New Year's Day." he demanded jokingly.
"Roger that! We wouldn't dream of it! Thank you so much, sir!" she said, her voice almost sounding like a kit.
"Have a Merry Christmas! Hopps. See you in two weeks."
"Merry Christmas to you too, Chief!" she said as she hung up the phone. She had a smile from ear to ear, she knew exactly what she was gonna do with her time off.
"Nick P. Wilde"
"Hey Nick, Bogo gave
us the next two weeks
Off!" - 20:50
"Wait… is he ok?" - 20:50
"Shhh, just get packed!"
-20:51
"For?"-20:51
"I wanna take you to my
Family's christmas"-20:52
"Nick"?-20:55
"You what?"-20:59
"I want to take you to a
Christmas Party"-2100
"..."-2102
After a moment, Judy heard someone knocking on her door. She got up to get it, but stopped just short of opening the door.
"Nick, I bet 20 bucks that's you!" She yelled, then laughs as a twenty dollar bill slides from under the door.
"Nope, you win. Can you open the door?" He replied.
"Why did that text bother you?" Judy said as she opened the door.
"You, want to take me, a fox, to a home with 200+ bunnies in it, not to mention your parents. Doesn't that sound like a bad idea to you?" he said in a concerned tone.
"No, not really, I think they'll be happy to see my fellow officer. You need some open air, anyways! Now, I want you to be packed and ready to go by 9:30 tomorrow morning, okay?" she asked in a demanding and yet playful tone.
"Fine, mom!" he sarcastically replied as he walked out.
Back in his apartment, he lays in his bed, watching the snow fall onto the streets below. As the snow continues to fall and the temperature drop, the streets clear and the street lights illuminate the freshly fallen snow below. Slowly his eyes close and he begins to dream. . . of the way christmas used to be, when he was just a little kit. His mom and dad sitting behind him, laughing as his tail wagged back and forth in anticipation to open the presents under the tree. He was happy, those were the days he missed, but until recently, never wanted to remember. Thanks to Judy, that has changed. She showed him that the past wasn't always a dark and scary place. You should always learn from your history, but never dwell on it. One of her many sayings was "Without knowledge of the past, history is doomed to repeat itself".
Judy was across the hall, surrounded by fluffy plush bunnies and one single, very well hidden, plush fox. Waiting anxiously for tomorrow to come,"Tomorrow, I get to go home!" she said in a calm, extremely happy voice. After a short period of time, Judy nodded off, her radio silently playing Christmas songs in the background. "And I saw Mommy Kissing, Santa Claus, Underneath the mistletoe last night!" was the last thing she heard before she fell completely asleep and drifted off into her dream. She dreamt of the times she saw santa giving gifts to kits at the mall and giving gifts to elders at the retirement home, his kindness to others and willing to give, truly made her feel the spirit of Christmas. She remembered the many times she sat on Santa's lap at the mall, it truly made her day. She would always ask if she could be 'Santa's Assistant' when it came to handing out the presents at Christmas. Which was a mighty task for the 2-3 bunny's that were selected for it in the Hopps Family. She only got it wrong one or two times... "Jeneane, Jeniece, what's the difference" she begged to her sisters. The remembrance of this good time, brought a smile to her as she slept in complete silence.
Outside a group of Christmas carolers were wandering from door to door, in the frigid weather, singing to bring the Christmas spirit to all, because everyone deserved it, but not everyone got it. They went door to door, singing from a list of song, occasionally getting ignored, or told to leave, but more commonly getting smiles that warmed their world, and some occasional figgy pudding. "Oh Bring us some figgy pudding, Oh Bring us some Figgy pudding, Oh Bring us some Figgy pudding and bring it right here!" they sang as the voices echoed into the clear, snowy, moonlit sky, bringing Joy to as much of Zootopia as they could, one mammal at a time. As the City of Zootopia drifted off into sleep, the Christmas spirit continued to linger, infecting all who were near, Including Nicholas P. Wilde.
A/N: Hey guys! Fox here with the first content ever released under my name! With much help from a few secret Beta's and AnimatedWriter1, we've managed to scrounge up a Christmas special, Just for you! I want to wish all of you a Very, Merry Christmas on behalf of all the people that contributed to the making of this Christmas Special. Special or not, your feedback is encouraged because it tells us you are reading and enjoying the chapter's, but it also helps us improve, so thank you much!
Merry Christmas, from A.W1, Detroiter18, an anonymous Beta, and myself.
Next Chapter due soon.