Chapter 2: T.M.D, Time Manager Department
A/N: Somehow I love writing dark fanfic. You can blame it on my psychotic traits. But… thing will always come to light, right? Well… only time will tell. Best served cold… *evil laughter continues*
I have a good intention…
But they blinded me…
To the truth of what we created…
They have harness the singularity…
And claim the future as they own…
The only way to stop them…
Is to take control of time itself…
Old turns to new…
Life turns to death…
And death becomes something in between…
There is potential, there is hope…
And in the right hands…
There is still TIME…
TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT
Nick Wilde was 17 years old when the news of the mauling case in Bunnyburrows occurred. Of course he didn't know her, she doesn't even meet him. But when Mayor Lionheart *forcibly* pass the law that it is mandatory for predator to wear T.A.M.E collar five years later, his hustling business with Finnick went down. This prompt Nick to find another way to make money. And that's an idea was born; the Wilde Times, an *illegal* indoor amusement park for predators only, situated on the docks of Savanna Central. But he wasn't our topic… yet.
Back to Bunnyburrows, a mammal was observing the entire incident that ignites the introduction of T.A.M.E collar five years later nearby an oak tree. He was not far from little Judy Hopps, horror in her face as little Gideon Grey turn savage. As the fox in his ready-to-attack- mode, the mammal pulled up his left arm. His reddish orange fur with black stripe left arm shows a classic looking watch, judge by the fine finishing copper color. He rotates the round watch anticlockwise, one full circle. The watch popped up, showing the casing. He pushed it down, and the second hand move very slowly, says one second takes one minute real time to tick.
"Nice." The mammal grinned. He comes out into the open, revealing him. The mammal was a Malayan tiger, the smallest subspecies of other tigers in the world. Standing at 6', he is quite short for his kind. He also carrying something that look similar to little Judy Hopps, now standing a few feet as he approached little Judy Hopps with horror in her face. Little Gideon Grey's teeth was a few inches away. The tiger replace the little Judy with the Judy he has in his paw. Same stance, same position, same horror face, only two identical different bunnies. Perfect cover up. He takes the real Judy Hopps in his right paw carefully by her paw as sudden move in slowed down time can cause multiplied damage in real time. He pulled the real Judy far away from her place, up in a hill overlooking Bunnyburrows. He sat Judy down, still froze in the horror face, he returns the time back to its original tick. One second takes one second. But he forgot that Judy is still… screaming.
"AHHH- mppphhh!" The tiger cover her scream as the scream from dummy Judy is heard afar. Judy struggle to let go of the tiger's grip at her mouth. His paw covers the most of her face, no wonder she is struggling.
"Calm down Judy, calm down. You safe now…" The tiger hushed her. Little Judy calms down, but still horrified of the tiger's size. He let loose of his grip. She is still horrified of what had happen. One second she is in front of savage fox, the next is in front of a large male tiger.
"What has happened, mister tiger? Are you going to kidnap me? And how do you know my name?" Judy asked. The tiger back away from the question thrown by little Judy.
"Umm… let say that I save you from that savage fox." He pointed towards the tree where right now a herd of bunnies approaches the tree. An ambulance and police department has arrived. The medical staff took away a dummy bunny the tiger had replaced real Judy, and the police, mostly canine (wolves to keep it simple), took away the fox, muzzled, to the police station.
She wept, either in horror or in insecure. The tiger just let her wet his fur as he pulled out a smartphone which at that time was something from the future (it was 2001 by the way). She looked up to see the tiger held something she wasn't recognized.
"What is that, mister tiger?" She asked with curiosity.
"Well this is a smartphone, it will come in 2008 or anyway in between…" The tiger replied. "Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to make a call. And my name is Delgato, Renko Delgato. Now…"
THUNK
He knocked Judy out using his smartphone. As he called a contact, the phone makes a mechanical tick tock sound in it.
"Sir, I've gotten Judy Hopps- err, the subject. She is safe and sound. Will bringing it home."
"Good. Did you locate Bellwether?"
"Sorry sir, I can't find her anyway. She managed to shot a Night Howler at a fox. Send a team to recover him and replace it with our dummy. He is an innocent victim of Night Howler serum."
"Alright, will send a team later. Now back to base Agent Renko."
"Sir yes sir."
He searched for a suitcase which resembles a violin case hidden in the tree. Everything is shut off with lock on it. The integrated lock was even weirder that the suitcase. It consist of 8-digit value with label on it; MMDDYYYY. He set the all the lock combination to zero. He closed his eye, gripping Judy carefully, and pushed the button beside the lock, sending Judy and him to an unknown location on Earth.
Judy woke up in a hospital bed, or in the hospital bed. The tiger she met was also there, smiling at her. He is sitting against a corner of the room. He's wearing a light blue t-shirt and short beige slacks.
"Where am I, mister Renko?" Judy groaned as she's trying to sit. Renko dragged his chair towards the bedside.
"Well Judy, welcome to the T.M.D, Time Manager Department." He replied Judy question.
"Time… manager department?" Her ears bend a little. She is confused.
"Well, can you walk Judy?" Renko asked.
"I guess so…" She slowly jumps out of her bed. She held his paw. Renko guide her towards the door. As he opened it, Judy jaw and ears dropped down. She is in one of the hangar of a building. It was so big, big enough to place the whole population of Bunnyburrows. They were greeted by an old wolf, grey fur barely visible in his white fur. Standing at 5' 9'', he is a little shorter than Renko.
"Well Agent Renko, you have shown her much, right?"
"No sir, I just get started."
"Well… maybe she gets her tour later, report to my office now. You want a ride Renko?" The wolf was riding a cart, bringing some stuff behind.
"Yeah, could be." He picks up Judy and places her on his lap. The old wolf drives away towards his office, which is on the fifth floor of the building. As they reach there, the old wolf asked for Renko help to bring the stuff in the office. The name 'Dr. Barisov' shown on the table as the trio enters the wolf boss room. Judy hops onto a chair, which is clearly for tigers like Renko. The wolf, Dr. Barisov, sat across Judy and Renko.
"Judy, do you know why we bring you here?" Dr. Barisov asked. Judy shakes her head sideway.
"Err, sir? You really wanted to tell the truth?" Renko asked.
"She will know it sooner or later." The wolf replied as he rotates the screen of the desktop.
"Before we started, I would like to introduce things we hide from the knowledge of the world. Time Manager Department is founded by MI6 (Mammal Intelligent 6), ZIA (Zootopia Intelligence Agency), and MIR-12 (Mammal Intelligence of Russia-12). The three nations agreed that time is something we must not touch nor alter it. Future is our imaginary, the possibilities of what will happen from what happening right now. The department is one of best kept secret by the three nations. So, Judy Hopps, do you wanted to know why we rescued you?"
Judy just shook her head sideway.
Renko responded to Judy, "Because Bellwether wanted to kill you Judy, since you are the one who stopped her."
Anyone can guess what is the intro refers to? Hint: It's a game similar to the title of the story. Damn it, I just spoiled it, right? Well, only time will tell. Next chapter is on the way.