It was midnight in Zootopia many people were returning from they're work during the day, everything seems now calm after the animal turn wild incidedent from 3 months ago. But in a dark alley in the Downtown area a strange wolf figure white as a dead person, with blood red eyes and two longer fangs then the normal ones was waiting for a strike. After a minute of waiting a raccoon wearing long pants and a green t-shirt came, the figure distracted his attention by hitting a garbage container, the raccoon heard the noise and although it wasn't a good idea he went on the dark alley and started to look around, he noticed the area on the garbage container, it wasn't normal he thought to himself.
He then heard a foot step behind him, he looked but saw nothing, he wanted to leave but then he saw a white wolf dressed in black looking at him with a smirk.
"Hello there." He said politely.
"Ah-ah, w-who a-are you." He stuttered terrified and went to the wall not having any escape.
"Your destiny." He showed his not normal large fangs and made a hiss while approaching him.
Not very far from there in a police car were the bunny officer Judy Hopps and her partner Nick Wilde patrolling without encountering anything suspicious.
"You know Carrots the one thing that I don't like about night shifts in the Downtown is that until now we never encountered anything suspicious. And you would say that there are more crimes done during the night then during the day." Nick said calmly with a smirk while drinking his coffee.
"It's just the sixth time we got night shifted." Judy said.
"And we haven't encountered anything yet." Nick said smirking.
"At least everything seems calm for the moment." She said smiling and Nick agreed but after a moment.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH"
"Have you heard that?!" She asked.
"It came from there." Nick said pointing at the street and Judy started to drive until they saw several animals looking frightened looking at something. She stopped and both them went out from the car.
"ZPD officers, make way please." Judy said and the animals made way for the two cops to pass. What they saw was a raccoon lying lifeless on the ground. Nick went to that body to inspect it, he sniffed and noticed that it wasn't breathing and his heart wasn't beating at all. He turned to Judy with a long face.
"What is it Nick?"
"He's dead." Nick said, Judy took out her wocky-tocky.
"This is officer Hopps, send the investigation wolves, we have a murder in the Downtown area." She said and on a roof top in a building across the street the wolf was watching at what was going on, he could hear very well they're questions regarding if there were any eye witnesses or anything, he was watching in satisfaction, his tracks weren't noticed and his hunt was a success. And without any delay he vanished in the night.
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The next day at the ZPD everything went normal, except for the fact that they had to wait for the results from the criminal laboratory. Judy and Nick went to Clawhauser who was just eating his favorite cereals.
"Nick, Judy." Said with his mouth full.
"Hey Clawhauser, are the results finished yet?" Judy asked. The fat cheetah swallowed.
"Oh yeah." He placed the file on the table.
"But there isn't much to say except for the fact that this is the oddest case I ever saw." He said.
"What do you mean by that?" Nick asked.
"Look for yourself, there were no finger prints on the victim, probably the attacker had gloves, there were no violent marks on the body with the exception of two strange marks on the victim's neck and surprisingly the blood from victim was…..drain out from him." He said before making a gloomed look on his face. "I think the attacker was a vampire."
"Vampires are not real." Judy said.
"I told this even to chief Bogo, but even he didn't believe me. But I think it was a vampire." Clawhauser said.
"Or the criminal used some sort of poison, put it to the victim's nose and made those marks with a needle or fake predator teeth to let the impression of a vampire." Judy said.
"Maybe, but that doesn't explain the blood that was drained." He said.
"Everything can be explained scientifically." She said.
"Yeah, right, sure, maybe." He said but still believing his vampire theory, he then remembered something.
"Oh and chief Bogo wants to give the tasks for today." Judy and Nick went to the meeting of the other offices right before the giant buffalo entered.
"Well we all know what happened last night with that strange murder, although it is not like three months ago with missing mammals that went savage and even then we didn't knew who was behind, it is not to be ignored. Since it is only one raccoon we need to dispatch only one team. And that would be officers; Wolfhood, Snowloft and Tigerlitz since they have experience with those cases and powerful sense of smell." He said and took the task; others were dispatched to Thundratown, Savannahsquare and Rainforest district for street patrol and undercover action and for investigating a merchant who was told to sell illegal substances.
"And Officers; Hopps and Wilde; Parking duty." He said both made a shocked look hearing that, after three months of real missions seriously. Bogo then looked again at the file and said.
"Oops, my bad. This is for another one who will come in an hour. You two are to go to the outskirts of the city to a mansion recently bought by a rich count from a far away land; you are to ensure his belongings will arrive safe at his house, this count also invited some of us to his birthday party in two days, right on October 31th; Halloween night. Be aware this count likes to play nasty tricks on people to scare them to hell. Dismiss." Bogo said Judy and Nick went out to Clawhauser.
"Ensuring the safe arrival of an old noble's belongings to his mansion. That is something new."Nick said.
"I would rather want know how this count is?" Judy said and stopped at Clawhauser who was now wearing garlic on his neck and seems to tear because of it.
"Hey Clawhauser." Nick said smiling.
"Hey….g….guys." He said whimpering.
"Why you have garlic around your neck." He asked.
"This is s….standard…..vampire protection. I could…..give to….you…..as well…..i….if….you want." He said tearing but smiling, he really doesn't like garlic.
"Yeah, no thanks but could you give us some information regarding the count who stays at the outskirts at this mansion." Judy said, Clawhauser puts out the garlic from his neck and tries to stop tearing.
"Well ahh, he likes to dress in black but always elegant and he is a white wolf. His name is Dmitri Wolf but he prefers to be called Count Wolf, it is said to have another name but he doesn't prefer to talk much about his family name." He said.
"So we will meet a mystery count." Nick said.
"Do we have a picture of him?" Judy asked.
"Well, no he doesn't like to take photos." He said before adding "But he surely likes old things. He came in an old 19th century costume."
"Wait, he was here?" Judy asked, Clawhauser ate a chocolate donut and said mouthful.
"Yeah, four days ago after you left, he came to speak with chief Bogo regarding his belongings to his mansion." He said before swallowing. "He also came two days ago to invite us to his birthday party. He gave one to me." He showed the invitation which showed an old mansion during the night with a full moon, with several bats and lightened pumpkins.
"He surely seems generous." Nick said with a smirk.
"You tell me the first time I saw him I thought he was a great noble snob from a far away land, but when I saw him how generous, open minded and how good he talks I completely changed my mind." He said.
"Yeah, how we will recognize him when we get to his mansion." Judy asked.
"You will surely recognize him; he is the one with old fashion clothes." He said. Judy and Nick then went outside to the car. Judy as always went to the driver's seat while Nick was near her.
"I wonder, if this count really is how it is said to be." Judy said.
"You talk about the fact that he is an old fashion noble or the part regarding how he scares people." He asked.
"Actually I was thinking about the part in which he doesn't prefer to talk much about his name." She said.
"Well no matter how he is, we will find out soon enough." Nick said placing his sunglasses on his eyes. In an hour they arrived at the outskirts of Zootopia on a street where mansions of every style and period were built, Nick was looking at the window to see which mansion had the number 61. After several more minutes Nick noticed an old gateway with sharp like black spear tops on them, on the wall near the main gate was a plate with number 61.
"Here we are." Judy immediately stopped in front of the gates to see an old mansion with towers like an abandoned castle, black roof, round windows on the towers, a great two way staircase, with a roof sustained by six columns at the two door entrance, there were also square shape windows, the mansion was emitting a gloomy atmosphere all around her and just by the look at it you could say that it was haunted or it was just for the effect for the coming Halloween night.
"Are you sure this is the right place Carrots?" Nick asked a bit frightened by how it looks.
"Of course, it is also written in the file." She said showing to him.
"It is the right one." She said confident.
"I don't say it isn't but this place gives me the creeps."
"I didn't know that you fox could be so frightened."
"It's not that, just look at this place."
"I'm sure everything will go just fine. Besides it could be only for Halloween." Judy said and went out from the car and with uncertainty Nick followed. They entered on the main gate and went on the paved path to the main entrance; Nick was a bit suspicious, with what he saw around him, everything was gloomy and strange and he didn't knew why he was having the impression that they are about to enter into a trap. From a window a strange figure was looking outside at his ZPD guests with a smirk on his face, he will surely have a great time with them.
They reached the gat, Judy in the same way a bit suspicious knocked at the door three times, in a few seconds the door began to open slowly and a strange goat with black clothes like a butler came.
"Yeeeees." He said smiling calmly.
"Officer Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from the ZPD. We came to speak with the count."
"Master is waiting for you in the living room." The goat said politely letting them to enter in a dark hall with a great staircase that leads to the first floor, at the end of the staircase there was a painting of a white wolf standing on an old looking chair, wearing black clothes and with a long black stuff in his right hand.
"This way please." Said the goat and lead them to a door nearby the entrance. The butler knocked at the door slowly.
"Enter." Said a voice, the butler opened the door and entered slowly, the room was painted in dark red, it had a table for reading, two sofas and three red chairs, there was a giant globe near the sofa where the count was and there was also a small table and a book case, everything was in old 19 century style; he surely was an old style passionate.
"Master, the ZPD agents arrived." The goat said presenting the two officers. The count went on his feet and went to greet them. He was indeed a tall white wolf with red eyes, but he looked well built and he was also smiling at them.
"Welcome into my sanctuary." He said slowly and politely.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Count Wolf." Judy said extending her hand to shake his but he took to kissed it, Judy after that took it back immediately and the count turned to the fox to shake hand.
"I can see that you are very conservative." Judy said sheepishly.
"This is how a true noble must behave my dear. We might be modern but we need to always keep what is old and of value." He said before turning to his servant.
"Rono, please bring our guests some treats."
"Yes master." He said and left for the kitchen.
"Please count it isn't quite necessary." Judy said but the count place d his paw on and said.
"Please I insist. This is the proper way to welcome the best known policemen in Zootopia" He said and made them have a seat. After a moment of silence Judy spoke.
"So, we heard that you need some help in ensuring the arrival of some valuable objects here, is that so?"Judy asked.
"Yes indeed, I also spoke with chief Bogo about these four days ago as well." He said.
"But we wish to know what we will bring." Nick said.
"I see that you are interested in the content officer Wilde." He said with a node and small smile.
"We just want to know what is in the content." Judy said.
"Hm, I'm afraid that this can't be possible because, you see it is very priceless and valuable, and in those days you cannot trust even some police officers. And I am not talking about you Officer Wilde but some in general. I will show you the content once it is here." He said calmly.
"You seem really suspicious about many things count." Judy said.
"I'm just taking some precaution measures Officer Hopps." He said and head the door opening, the butler came with a plate of toasted bread with tomatoes sauce colored like blood, grated cheese and garlic. As well as a big cup of blood-red juice and three small glasses.
"I hope you will like this specialty." The count said and the butler put the plate on the table together with the cup that was put near his master. Nick and Judy looked at the plate with great doubt; everything looked like blood and didn't knew how they should proceeded.
"Is there something bothering?" The count asked calm.
"Ah, what is this?" Nick asked suspicious.
"Toasted bread with tomatoes sauce, grated cheese and garlic, I serve this to many of my guests. Try it." He said. Both look at each other and each took one from the 8 pieces on the plate, Nick slowly took a bite from the bread and realized that it was really delicious before taking another one more confident, Judy after since that there wasn't anything wrong she began to eat hers without complain.
"Mmm, those are fantastic, do you want one." She said.
"No thanks Officer Hopps I am not hungry." He said. After they finished they decided to and get the item they should bring.
"Well I think we should go and get the item." Nick said.
"Rono will drive the car to the train station where a courier will give him a box to be put in the car, you just need to follow it and make sure nothing will happen." He said.
"It doesn't look like a big problem." Nick said.
"I have to tell you that the box is three meters long and is really heavy." He said.
"We will do our best." Judy said before both wanted to go to the door.
"Before you leave, how about you drink something. Don't worry it is made from pomegranate and red beet." He said and put some juice in the glasses. They took the juice.
"It really looks like blood." Nick said.
"Better then ketchup." Judy said and both drink, it didn't had sugar but it wasn't really bad, after they finished the count told them to take the rest of the toasted bread for later, they took it and went to the police car, they followed the black van that was parked near the count's car, the servant drove till they reached the station, on platform 6 near a transport train the servant went to speak with the gorilla that was waiting.
"Excuse me good sir." He said tracking the gorilla's attention.
"I am here to retrieve a package for my master; Count Wolf."
"Oh, yeah just sign here with your name and we will give it to you." He said pointing the line on the register. The butler signed and the gorilla called two hippos to come and unload a giant wooden box the size that a person could enter in it. The butler directed them to the van where they loaded in.
"Well we are almost done; we just need to get it to the mansion." Nick said before going to their car.
"Well, this count doesn't seem like a petty noble." Judy said smiling.
"Yeah, but I still wonder what is in that box." Nick said. They went back to the count's mansion where he was waiting for them at the doorstep.
"Ah perfect. Now you need to bring it in here." He said smiling, Rono began to pull in the box together with the two ZPD officers, the box was really heavy you could say that whatever is in there it was surely something big. They pulled several meters but they barely reached a quarter where the officers stopped.
"Boy…..this thing is really heavy." Nick said tired and turned to the count.
"Hey Your Excellency, care to give us a hand." Nick said, the count rolled her eyes to look for something and after some seconds he came.
"Slowly and easy now." He said and he together with them got the box and lifted up and this time, impressively it was easier with the count's help but not without Nick and Judy to get tired. They entered in the hall and carried the box to the middle of it and Nick tired and with his hands shaking slipped and all of them dropped the box and crashed on the ground reveling to the two officer's shock.
"A COFFIN!? This is the item that we carried?" Nick asked horrified, Judy also did the same and looked at the wolf with an indescribable face of shock and Horror.
"Oh yes I forgot to mention that I usually carry my precious belongings in a box under the box." he said before making a signal to the butler to close the door.
"Box under the box?!" Nick asked. "This is no box is a 100% coffin."
"Wait till you see what is inside." The count said, but both he and Judy started to make several steps to the door to leave, for Judy although not very politely wanted to leave.
"You don't want to see what is in it?" He asked ready to open it.
"No thank you count we don't think we wish to see…." Nick said stressed and stuttering while trying to open the door but couldn't because it was locked. "The dead person inside it." Nick said stuttering trying to help her but couldn't, the count opened the coffin and said.
"Stop playing around and watch." He said but they didn't want to.
"We think we should better go because we got a call from the chief and must leave." Nick said trying to open the door before he felt a hand on his shoulder, they turned around and saw the count who lifted him and her to the coffin, not responding because of the fear of seeing a dead person or they be put in there, but what they saw was really the opposite. It was a whole collection of items made of silver; cups, teapots, coins, plates, even some small silver animals and even candlesticks.
"Those were the items I was talking about." He said he said calmly putting them down.
"Everything is old and made of pure silver, very valuable and expensive. Although it is just one of my many collections." Both officers looked at the count with long faces.
"Impressed?" He asked.
"Can you tell us why you are transporting those items in a coffin?" Judy asked still shocked.
"To scare robbers and thieves interested in those things, if they would hear that there are precious antiques they will go to it like bees. So if they see a coffin instead of a coffer they will surely throw it out. Plus the coffin contains a tracking device to know where it is. All the measures in one." The count said smiling.
"You could have told us that we will transport a coffin full of silver." Judy said.
"And loose the upper hand for the thieves. No thank you." He said.
"Chief Bogo really didn't joke that you scare the hell out of us." Nick said.
"I have years of experience Officer Wilde." He went to open the door for them.
"Now if you would excuse me I wish to put my belongings to their place, I wish you to have a nice day." The Officers wished farewell to the count and Rono and started to go to they're car.
"I never, ever heard in my life of people who transport their things in a coffin." Nick said to Judy.
"Neither did I."She said still thinking of what they saw.
"I know that vampires live, sleep and travel in coffins but a noble who transports silver in a coffin, it is too much." Nick said.
"Well at least we know he isn't a vampire, they are weak near silver." Judy said before going in the car and just when Nick entered Rono came.
"Wait!" He called.
"My master wishes that you will attend his birthday party on the 31 of October." He said giving them two invitations, Judy and Nick looked at each other after a moment of silence he said.
"Well, tell to the Count that it would be a pleasure to come." Nick said.
"Wonderful, my master will be very pleased, this is his gratitude that you came in to help in transporting the silver." He said.
"Just to say, hope he will not scare us to hell at the party." Judy said.
"Oh, from my master you must expect everything scary. His methods never failed." He said and the two cops left, the goat returned to his master who heard everything from the distance.
"They are all right." He said.
"Perfect, no one will expect anything." He said with a smirk.
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