Hey guys! Sorry I didn't realize the file manager was erasing my lines that shows breaks in the story. This should work now and not feel so jumbled. Apologies I am new =)! Enjoy!

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"Okay let's see here…Some extra clothes…My ipod…a brush, toothpaste, toiletries…what else?" Judy scanned her little apartment trying to think of the best way to prepare for the upcoming unknown. "Hmmm..I wonder if my carrot phone would work where were going…."

*Knock knock*

Judy snapped out of her thoughts. "Hey Carrots, you ready to roll?" she heard Nick's muffled voice say from the other side of her door. She straightened herself up, trying to appear brave when for when she opened it. As the day had gone on she was getting increasingly nervous, but she would be damned if she let Nick know that.

"Ready!" She swung the door open, bag in hand, and looked at Nick. He had his shades on, a small bag, and a coffee in one hand. With his glasses she couldn't get a good read on his emotions. She stopped and noticed that while she was dressed in her police gear, Nick was in his street clothes. "Why aren't you in uniform?" She asked.

"C'mon Carrots, haven't you learned anything from all our undercover work? It's best not to look like were cops. It could get us into trouble."

"But they may not even know what cops are where were going. Don't you want to be prepared?"

"And what if they do know?" He asked slyly, lowering his glasses to peer over them at her. She shivered under his confident gaze.

"Hmph…Well... I for one, want to be prepared." And she moved past him and down the hall.

Nick shrugged, "Suit yourself"

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They arrived at the building they had found the thirteen savage turned predators only two short years ago. This time, it was surrounded by cops and firetrucks and It took three different security checkpoints before letting them through.

Once reaching the room where Dr. Skunk's machine was held Bogo turned to them for their final briefing. He handed them a folder with Dr. Skunk's photo and a short description. Then he told them they would be stepping into a place called "Central Park "

Bogo handed them both a few more papers labled "Species: Human" covered in photos of different humans, eating, shopping, laughing and walking around the city.

"This is a human. The primary species of the world you're about to enter."

"Kind of weird looking, don't you think?" Nick whispered into Judy's ear, and she elbowed him to pay attention.

"Their world has cities, just like ours. So far what we've seen doesn't seem that threatening, but they still aren't aware of the portal. If they found it, who knows what could happen. They could capture us, maybe want to study us, even put us in cages."

Bogo handed them one more picture, this one of a dog in a crate on the side of the street with a sign that says "puppie's for sale."

Nick gulped at this.

"So it's important to blend in with the animals in their world. You're not supposed to be evolved yet." Bogo reached into his pocket and handed Judy an envelope. "We were able to send over one of our machines to bring back some of their currency. Be careful where you use it. Animals don't use money. They survive off their instincts. Prey graze for nuts and berries and predators hunt " Judy stuck the envelope in her bag and made a point not to make eye contact with Nick when Bogo used the words "hunt." Moments like this always reminded her just how different her and Nick truly were.

They approached the portal. It was surrounded by 24/7 guard dogs, and looked like a mass of swirling, golden light that was impossible to see into. Nick and Judy's eyes went wide as they took in the celestial sight. Nick turned to Judy, putting his paw on her shoulder.

"Well Carrots….ya ready?"

Judy took a deep breath and settled her nerves. "You bet I am."

"Good luck you two. Zootopia is counting on you." Chief Bogo said, than stepped back to clear their path.

They both reared back, nodded at each other, and on the count of three launched themselves forward and into the swirling light.

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Judy's body felt weird and light, as colors bombarded her senses. Things felt all wrong, like her body was being pulled in 100 different directions. Just as she thought she couldn't take it any longer, she felt herself hit the ground with a loud thud. She grunted, and rolled her body attempting to get up and get a hold of her senses. She could tell she was lying in grass, and that it seemed to be early morning, but she still didn't feel quite right. She felt ….cold.

She looked down at herself and screamed. All her fur was gone! Her cop clothes were still intact, but… why was all her fur gone?! Did it burn up in the portal?! Oh my gosh this is COMPLETELY mortifying! I can't let Nick see me like this!

Oh no! NICK!

Forgetting her current state she stood up and started calling Nick's name. Standing felt so weird though. She realized she felt kind of …tall. She tried to listen for Nick's response but panicked when all she heard was the early morning chirping of the birds. She reached her paw up to her ear to listen better but.

Where...? Are my ears….?

Her stomach churned and she felt completely nauseous. She fell to the ground again, this time in a sickening shock and fear. Had she come out of that portal totally deformed? What happened to her?!

"Judy!"

Her head perked up a bit. That sounded like Nick.

"Carrots!"

That IS Nick! Oh thank goodness he's okay! But…what if he see's me and I disgust him? I don't even know how bad the damage is! I could be terrifying. He can't see me like this! What do I do, WHAT DO I DO?!

She heard him approaching and leaped into the nearest bush before finally replying.

"um…OVER HERE!" she yelled, and then cringed at the thought of facing him.

She heard footsteps in the grass as he approached the bushes and then a familiar voice.

"Carrots? Don't tell me you turned into a bush," he half joked and gave a small laugh before she answered him.

"No…I didn't turn into a bush. But…The portal. It..It did seem to change me." She choked a fearful cry, still unsure of the damage.

"It's okay Carrots…." He paused for a moment. "It changed me too." He heard her sniffles calm down a bit "Come on out. Trust me, it's not as bad as you think." He heard a muffled sob and saw as the bushes shook a little.

"You swear?" she asked between tears.

"You bunnies, always so sensitive. There's no need to cry. C'mon… Would I lie to you? "

He heard her give one last sniffle and the bushes ruffled as Judy emerged. They made eye contact, and suddenly Nick couldn't breathe.

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When Nick had awoken from their trip through the portal he found himself laying on some moss near a pond. Just as Judy did, he had a moment of panic and fear as he realized he was missing some very important features, like his fur and his beloved tail. He quickly made his way over to the pond and peered to look at his reflection and was shocked to see he looked like….a human?

He pulled the piece of paper from his back pocket labeled "Species: Human" and looked it over. Yup. He was definitely a human. Well that's an unexpected twist he thought.

From what he could tell, he didn't look like any of the humans in these pictures though. Did they all look different?

He stood up and tried to gain his composure. His body was furless, but the skin felt the same as what he previously had under his fur. He seemed to have an extra digit on each paw, no tail, and his ears were much smaller, as was his nose. His clothes were still intact so that was good. Not too much else seemed out of place, luckily the humans seemed to walk on two legs the way he and Judy did.

Shit! He turned around frantically searching for the bunny. SHIT, Where the hell is Judy?

He scanned the area for about twenty minutes, frantically calling her name. He wondered if she had changed too, or what if she had changed into something else? What if she was a tree, or a rock? Oh god this could be bad.

Soon as he heard her sweet voice his body was overcome with relief. Thank god his little bunny was safe. He hurried over to the sound of her voice and saw a bush shaking, and heard voice coming out of it.

Oh please tell me she is just hiding and didn't turn into a bush.

A second wave of relief came over him when she told him she definitely was not a bush, and obviously for showing concern his next comment had to be poking fun at her for being so sensitive.

Finally he coaxed her to come out of hiding. Luckily he was able to catch his reflection in that nearby pond, while poor Carrots was probably sitting here in complete terror not knowing what the hell happened to her. He'll have to show her the pond once she pulls herself together.

The bushes shook and he watched as Judy stood up and looked him in the eye.

Nick's heart stopped. She was…gorgeous. He shook his head for a minute trying to get a hold of his thoughts. Why did he think that? How could he think a different species was so damn gorgeous? I mean he always thought she was cute before, especially for a bunny. And he cared about for her, and admired her because of who she was. But, this….this was something different. This was something deeper…and almost savage. A pure attraction, like the kind of raw attraction that happens between two animals of the same species.

Oh my god. Nick thought to himself as realization hit him.

...We're the same species.

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Judy rose from the bushes and found herself face to face with a human. At first she wanted to scream, but she knew Nick was the only one around, she had heard his voice. And something about this human seemed…familiar. He was tall, even for how tall as she felt he was much taller then her. He had messy auburn colored fur on his head, but nowhere else. She saw he was wearing the same casual wear that Nick often donned, and when she noticed his half-lidded eyes, and cocky smirk, she realized what had happened. But before she could speak she saw Nick's eyes go wide as he shook his head at himself.

"Nick…? Is that you? Are you okay?" she asked concerned.

He looked back up at her, but seemed at loss for words. It was very unlike Nick. She had a sudden thought. Oh no! It must be me!

"Am I hideously deformed?!" She asked in a panic.

That seemed to snap him out of it. "What? No!" He pulled himself together and painted the smug look bad on his face. "I mean, as long as you don't consider hideous boils, and an extra eye as 'deformed'"

Judy shrieked and dove back into the bushes.

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding!" Nick laughed and bent to help her up. "You're not deformed. You're just human. We both are. Here, come with me. I'll show you." Instinctually he reached out his 'paw,' but both got sight of their new extremities and felt a little confused.

Finally Judy reached her hand up and clasped his own. He helped her out of the bush, and when she righted herself they both took a moment and glanced down at their still clasped hands. Judy's eyebrows furrowed, and she stroked a thumb across the skin on top of Nick's hand.

Nick felt like he was going to jump right out of his new skin.

"It's so soft…" she said in a hushed tone, still peering down in awe. Nick couldn't even focus, he was so overloaded with feelings he had to let go of her hand and step away. She was still staring at her own hands as he took a step back.

"Please Carrots," he turned and started to lead her to the pond "I know I was already good looking as a fox, Obviously this form would be no different, so…do try to control yourself around me."

Judy rolled her eyes at him and followed.

They only walked for a few minutes before finally reaching the pond.

"There ya go Carrots. Have a look." Nick crossed his arms and leaned on a nearby tree as he watched her.

Judy approached the water and kneeled down to peer over the edge. When she saw her reflection she was relieved to see she was not deformed. Just like Nick she pulled out the paper containing pictures of the humans and compared herself.

"I don't look like any of these species though…" she said, trailing off in confusion.

"Yeah I noticed the same thing. Looks like the animals in their species all have a completely unique look. Must be hard to keep track."

"Oh….That's so weird. Hmm"

"What is it?" Nick asked.

"...Do you think I look okay?" she asked, turning to him with hopeful eyes.

His own eyes went wide for a moment and he took her appearance in. She was still in her cop uniform, and in his opinion it looked even better now. Her chest was a bit fuller, and she still had an awesome butt. But when his eyes moved up to her face he could really notice the changes but also similarities. Her eyes were still wide, and beautiful and purple, and she had a small nose that was a little wide at the bottom. Lips in this form seemed to be more full and prominent then they are on animals. And instead of her long ears she had long , thick silver fur coming off of her head. He liked it. He liked all of it. And he was totally screwed.

He realized she was still waiting for an answer, and her eyes were full of anticipation. He knew his bunny was sensitive, now was not the time to tease her…too much.

"Do I think you look better then all those humans on that paper. Yes… yes you do." She half smiled, satisfied with his answer. "...You look great Carrots." He added.

Her face lit up this time, and he felt pleased with himself for once. "Thank you." She said stood up to walk over to him.

"Now. Let's start this mission"