Reborn: Zootopia Mini-series

Chapter 2

Nick and Judy's Day

It was barely dawn when Nick woke up. He slowly opened his right eye to look at the alarm clock on the nightstand, which read 4:51 am. Damn, this is getting annoying. For the past few day, Nick had been waking up before his alarm. But that cost him his sleep, and yesterday he'd almost fallen asleep at his desk doing paperwork. Today, however, he felt oddly refreshed, much like his mate on a normal day. The little bunny next to him would be waking in 9 minutes, so he decided to start cooking breakfast, just in case things didn't go as planned. As he tried to move from the bed, small gray paws shot out towards him and attempted to grab him and pull him back to bed. His little bunny mate was still unconscious, but was as feisty as always. Nick finally made it out of bed, and as silent as he could grabbed his ZPD uniform, some clean boxers, and a towel so he could get ready in the bathroom. Yes they were married, but walking around the house nude was something Judy was never able to get used to, even if Nick was completely fine with it. Plus, angering a tired, strong bunny was a death wish.

After a short shower, Nick got out and got ready. As he walked out of the bathroom, he peeked his head in at his still sleeping wife, the clock reading 5:12. He chuckled and went in the room. As he walked up to the bed, he had an evil idea. He got down on all four and started a low growling. As he got to the bed, he crescendo'd his growling until it was a full on snarl. That snapped the sleeping bunny out of her slumber. Her eyes bolted open and in quick movements, she opened her eyes, jumped to the far edge of the bed and stood in a fighting stance she learned at the Academy. Shortly after, though, she snapped out of her adrenaline rushed wake up call, and started glaring at the snarling, slobbering fox that was her husband. "Nick, what the hell is wrong with you?" She was now extremely mad, and it showed on her face. Granted, she was just in a sleep shirt and panties, she was still menacing to Nick, who almost immediately stopped his act. Standing back on two paws, his face dropped to one of apologetic. "Sorry Carrots. I wanted to wake you up, and kinda have some fun. It's almost 5:30, so while you get ready I'm gonna make us some breakfast. Okay?" He tried redeeming himself, and after a moment, Judy sighed and nodded.

Leaving the room, Nick started chuckling and before walking away from the door said "At least you're up now." That received a object slamming into the bedroom door. Nick walked into the kitchen and turned on the light. In his quest to make breakfast, he first got out the medium sized frying pan and olive oil, then went to the fridge and got out the eggs, cricket sausage, assorted veggies, and cheese. Making a breakfast like this would take about the amount of time it took Judy to shower and dress in her ZPD uniform.

The succulent smell of eggs and veggies quickly drew Judy out of the bedroom, fully decked out in her ZPD uniform. She walked over to the stove, and looked at the crackling pan that held her omelette. "Mmm, smells good Nicky. What's yours?" Nick just chuckled as he pulled a plate out for her and placed the omelette on it, before leaning over her to grab his plate of cricket sausage and bringing both to the table. As they sat down, Judy asked "So, what do you think we'll be put on today?" Nick chuckled, before looking up from his phone at her. "Let's hope nothing Nighthowler related. Hopefully patrol around Savannah. I mean come on, its not like a mammal's gonna get injected with Nighthowler today." He saw Judy's expression change to one of concern, probably about his last statement. "Nick, you do realize you just jinxed it." Nick laughed, and put a hand on her shoulder. "Come on Carrots, what's that probability that's gonna happen." As he finished, he snagged a piece of diced celery off of her breakfast as he went back to his sausage, earning himself a quick punch to his shoulder and a small whine from Judy.

As they finished breakfast and left for the precinct, Nick made a stop to grab something from pantry; it was a small box with a thin layer of red velvet and had a kangaroo insignia on the box. He rushed to catch up with Judy before she could notice anything suspicious. As they got to Nick's car, Judy turned around and asked "What took you, Slick?" Nick laughed and said "I was here the whole time, Bun Bun." He knew she didn't like him calling her that, but it was one of the many ways he could rile her up. After a quick glare at him, they both got in Nick's car and started their journey to Precinct 1 for their shift.

As they got to the precinct, Nick stopped her before she got out of the car. "You okay Nick?" He had never done this before, so it was reasonable for her to be nervous. "I'm fine Carrots. I just wanted to do something before we got inside." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the box from Roo's Jeweler's and presented it to Judy. She looked at him, then the box. Before she could say anything, Nick said "I got it a couple of days ago, and since our anniversary is coming up, I thought it would be something you'd like." As he said it, he opened the box to reveal a small necklace with a purple carrot pendant hanging on it. It glistened in the artificial light of the garage, but it looked magnificent. Judy's eyes widened with delight, then she lunged forward at her fox and hugged him. "Oh my gosh Nick, thank you. I love it." She released him and quickly started putting the necklace on. After a quick moment of silence, but mammals get out of the car and entered the precinct. As they entered, they greeted Clawhauser, who immediately noticed Judy's necklace. After a quick explanation to the rotund cheetah, they made their way to the bullpen.

Morning assignments went the same as the day before. Wolford and Grizzoly on Tundratown patrol, Fangmeyer and Delgato in Sahara Square, and the Wildes on Savannah Central patrol. All other officers were on a separate case. After being dismissed, the selected officers made their way to the garage for their cruisers. Nick and Judy were the last ones to leave, after Nick tried to prank Judy, earning him a very painful jab to the chest. Patrol was calm for the most part of the day; arresting pick-pockets, hauling in a shop lifter, and even caught a speeder on the highway. No, it wasn't Flash, he learned his lesson. It was overall quite a calm day, until about 3 o'clock.

Nick was driving, since Judy had ordered a larger lunch than necessary, and was too full to drive. They were headed back to the precinct from their patrol near the district tunnel for the Rainforest District, and all was quiet, until Clawhauser burst through the radio. "Attention all units. Savage mammal reported on Highway 4, mile marker 7, near the Rainforest District tunnel. Please acknowledge." Judy's ears perked up at the mention of savage mammal, then gave Nick a look that screamed 'I told you so.' She grabbed the receiver, and said "This is Z-132. We are on that same highway, and we're 2 minutes out." the radio came back with a reply almost immediately, "10-4, Z-132. Good luck."

Nick quickly activated the lights and siren, though slightly unnecessary since they arrived at the mile marker in no time. As they approached, they saw the savage mammal, and Nick had to take a double look at the all-white fox. Both mammals got out of the cruiser to get a better look at the fox, when suddenly it bolted back into the woods. Nick and Judy looked at each other before giving chase to the savage fox. They chased it all around the surprisingly dense forest, until finally Nick caught it's scent. Both officers found it huddled against a tree, cowering away from them. It snarled slightly, flinging spittle everywhere. Judy looked at Nick and said "You just had to say it. Told you this would happen." Nick feigned hurt, then said "Okay, fine. But can we save this for later?" She sighed, then nodded. Nick turned back to the savage fox, and said "Sorry amigo, gotta do this." At that, he shot the fox with a tranquilizer dart, and caused it to fall asleep. Judy came up beside him. "We should probably get him to the hospital." Nick nodded in agreement, then picked up the fox and started heading back to the cruiser.

Once there, Judy picked up the receiver and notified Clawhauser that they had captured the mammal, and were taking it to Zootopia General for the antidote. Nick set the sleeping mammal in the back seat before walking to the driver's side. Once he got in, he turned to Judy and said "Something keeps bugging me about this kit. I've never seen any mammal with this fur color." His eyes held a hint of worry. Judy saw this, and put a paw on his shoulder. "Nick, it'll be okay. We'll take him to the hospital so we can find out who he is." Nicks eyes still held that worried look. "Okay, Carrots. But seriously, who would do something like this? Plus, where did they get Nighthowler?" Judy was starting to get worried, and since the sleeping mammal was a fox, like Nick, it must've hurt him to the core. Finally, she relented and said "Alright, lets head to the hospital before he wakes up. K Slick?" Nick nodded then started driving back towards town.

Once they got to the hospital, Nick hopped down and we to the back to grab the sedated mammal while Judy went in to get him registered. Once he was inside, two nurses rushed to Nick with a gurney, and placed the sleeping fox kit on it before rushing back to the main section of the hospital. Both Nick and Judy breathed a sigh, before they saw Chief Bogo approaching them. Once he got to them, he asked "What happened?" Nick was the first to speak. "Well Chief, when we arrived, I saw that the mammal was a fox who looked confused, and at the moment scared. When we tried to approach this mammal, it ran back into the woods like it was scared. We gave chase, but lost sight of it after a few minutes. I just happened to pick up it's scent by chance, and tracked it to a tree, and looked to be cowering in fear. I waited a few moments, before darting him. Officer Wilde and I spoke briefly before returning to the cruiser with the darted fox. After placing it in the cruiser, Wilde and I again had a small conversation before heading here to give the kit a Nighthowler antidote. So, yeah, that's pretty much what happened Chief." Chief Bogo looked at Nick, then Judy who nodded in agreement at the story. Bogo finally huffed and said "I expect a report on this tomorrow." Both Wilde's nodded, then turned to walk into the hospital. They quickly found the room number the fox kit was in, and promptly made their way to the room. Nick hoped to get some info, before anything else happened.

A/N: Hey everyone. I really hope you all like this new chapter. I know it's short, but it was supposed to be a Meanwhile sort-of chapter. I will continue to work on the story during the weekend, but I hope you all like the story over all. I want to address a few things though. 8 Faves and 13 Follows, which is amazing. Now to address some of the reviews.

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