A/N: Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed, I greatly appreciate it. So without further ado, the next chapter~

Also, Credit goes to Armae for the 'Wilde Times' idea.

Truth is evasive, though you might have the facts
Got it straight, you think but then it all
Cracks wide open, you can search the world far and wide
The only truth that you can ever find

Is in another, a soul that's got the same burning need
To find out what's 'neath the cover up
The one can't be without the true other
So let's get together, see what we can uncover

I've tried to imagine what it'd be like without
Knowing you are always right by my
Side, not there, I can't imagine not knowing trust
Like I know with you

Faith in each other, our souls have got the same burning need
To find out what's 'neath the cover up
The one can't be without the true other
So let's get together, see what we can uncover

Let there be someone there that shares truth and love
Who really cares and knows we can only share our truth through
One that defines your world, gives you truth and life
One that excels, special enough to guide your way through
The shadow world

"And that was 'Shadow World' by Shihoko Hirata from the hit videogame "Fursona 4: The Golden." The announcer chirped, starting to go on about some political things that Nick didn't really care to listen for as he hit the snooze button.

The fox lay there as he hummed the song while trying to decide what he would do for the day as Judy was busy at work. He smiled a bit to himself as he sat up and yawned, rubbing the remaining sleep from his eyes. That had definitely perked him up, and so had the talk with Judy last night. As he got up to head to his fridge for some milk, he saw a note that was hanging from the door by a magnet.

"Morning sleepy-head,

Sorry I couldn't stay to make you breakfast, but I had to get out early since your place is a bit farther from the Station than mine is. But anyways, I'm glad you told me everything. I know it was your business and I really didn't have any right to know, but I'm happy that I was able to help you through last night.

But seriously, Mister, you need to cut down on the alcohol. I don't want anything bad happening to my best friend. You're too important to me.

Anyways, shoot me a text when you get up, let me know how you are. If you don't have any plans, we can still hit up Harley and Puddin's for lunch later.

Be safe, Nick.

-Love, Judy~"

Nick smiled and chuckled to himself as he finished the letter, she had drawn a little carrot at the end of her name. That little pet name of his really grew on her. To think it started out as something to grate on her nerves, she now knew that whenever he used the pet name, he was being playful. And used her real name when he was being serious.

"Hey, Carrots. I'm up." He texted her, taking a gulp of milk before going to shower and brush his teeth.

Judy: "Hey, about time you woke up, sleepy head :)"

"Yeah well... I can blame a certain bunny who's too cuddly for her own good. I've slept better last night than I have in my life."

Judy: "...Three Polar Cola's shall I start a tab?"

Nick laughed, pulling on a pair of khakis and a plain white t-shirt. Buttoning up a nice green shirt over it that really went with his eyes, and smiled at himself in the mirror.

"I clean up nice." He chuckled softly to himself, glad he decided to forgo the hawaiian shirt for the day. Afterall, he was meeting his son... damn, the thought still made him tear up a bit.

His son...

"My son..." He whispered, smiling a bit, straightening his dark purple tie that he had subconsciously slipped on while he was lost in thought. He seemed to be doing things unconsciously lately... he would have to see about fixing that.

Taking a seat at his dining table to see about getting a good bit of breakfast in his stomach to start the day off right, he started to much on a bit of some cereal.

"Nah, if you keep that up, I may ban you from them so I won't go broke ;)"

Judy: "You better not! This is the only replacement I have for coffee. And it's better for my system than those energy drinks."

"Alright, I won't but... Judy, I want to ask you something really important."

Judy: "What is it, Nick?"

The fox took a deep breath, hovering his finger over the send button before taking the plunge. This was Judy, the bunny who saved your life, who comforted you last night, the bunny he was irrevocably falling in love with... Good grief she really was rubbing off on him, he had never thought of himself as so cheesy before...

"...I want you to come with me to meet Samhain. I think having a strong female role model with me will be a good thing for him. He's been alone for so long. That and... honestly even after last night, I still have a lingering doubt. Don't get me wrong, I want Sam to be a part of my life as much as I want to be a part of his. But... hell, really the only 'kids' I've hung out with are Finnick during his elephant bit, and a few of the ones at the Orphanage."

Judy: "Well in all honesty, you were great with them. They adored you, Nick. You'll do great, I promise. Trust your instincts."

"My instincts are making my stomach flip flop."

Judy: "That's just nerves, don't fret too much, ok? Trust me, you'll be an awesome Dad. I said so when you hustled me with the Jumbo Pop."

"Thanks, Carrots. So... want to come with?" Nick smiled to himself, his vigor renewed.

Her reply was instant. "Of course, as long as you're okay with it, I'll be there for you. Both of you."

"Thanks Judy." Nick grinned, feeling a lot better now that he had his wingman... er... wing-girl by his side to help him see this through. "So instead of Polar Cola's, how about I treat you to lunch. We missed out on going yesterday, so today would be good. Give us a reason to celebrate."

Judy: "Sounds fun. But do you want to go before or after seeing Sam?"

The fox bit his lip, frowning slightly. "Well... how about after, I don't want to get all emotional and toss my lunch when meeting my son for the first time. And that way, he can have a proper meal instead of the Orphanage food. :)"

Judy: "Alright, sounds like a plan. Howasie."

"...?"

Judy: "Sorry, Nick. I got interrupted and dang auto correct again when I hit send by mistake. Something came up here, I'm gonna be busy for a bit. I'll text you when I'm done with all this."

"No problem. And hey... thanks Judy, for giving me the confidence."

"Anytime, Nick. It's no trouble at all. Now I really gotta go, talk to you later!"

"Be safe, Fluff."

"Will do."

He smiled to himself as he stared at Judy's text picture for just a few minutes longer, cutting the screen of his phone off and slipped it into his pocket as he finished up his breakfast. As long as everything went well, he had about an hour and a half until he had to go to the station to meet up with Judy for her lunch break.

After brushing his teeth for the second time, he deemed himself suitable for going out for a bit of a walk as he left his apartment. Taking a shortcut, he hummed as he passed a few children running down the sidewalk, kicking a can back and forth. He blinked, which was all it took, before the can shot from one of the kid's foot and connected with his face.

They all backed up, afraid of what the fox would do before he grinned and gave it a small kick back to them.

"Careful." He smiled kindly, getting into stance and beckoned at them. They laughed, giving the can another kick and the fox countered by showing off a bit of fancy paw-work that he hadn't used since he was about their age. The kids marveled at the moves he pulled off and begged to get him to teach them.

"Sorry, kids, I actually have places to be. I will show you next time." The fox grinned, tossing the can over his shoulder, kicking it from behind him right into the waiting paws of the tallest kid as Nick rounded a corner.

He kept walking down the sidewalk, unsure of where his destination was in mind as he wandered aimlessly, but also making sure he never strayed too far from the center of town where the ZPD was. It seemed as if he were being led by a subconscious desire... something was pulling him into a very familiar route he trekked as a teen. He swallowed the lump forming in his throat as he turned another corner and came face to face with one of the pieces of his past he still had yet to tell Judy about. As he stopped in front of an old abandoned building, he looked up and ran his eyes over the easily recognized, yet very aged, sign of the old Arcade that had been very very popular back in it's hayday...

Wilde Times...

He frowned slightly as he looked over the painted sign. Which was peeling and the neon parts of the sign was busted in numerous places. A few of the windows were boarded up and whatever was uncovered had been smashed up by ruffians. In all honesty, he had almost no love for the place. His father had owned the place long before meeting his mother and gotten her pregnant. And soon after learning of this fact, it was awfully strange he all of a sudden had to up and leave them to fend for themselves with the bullshit excuse of 'trying to right an old wrong' and the arcade had shut down shortly after when they were unable to keep it maintained like his father had.

"Trying to right a wrong, my ass." Nick muttered bitterly, shaking his head. "The wrong you should have righted was leaving your family behind."

His "father" had sent a few letters home trying to explain the situation to Nick, but he had been too young to understand and his mother, after not even trying to read the letters and simply tossed them into their fireplace, decided to just tell Nick straight up that his father was dead. And in all honesty, the fox accepted it as fact, even as a kid. He left them alone for all those years, no money to their name, no support for their tough times...

No father to comfort him when his Mother had gotten sick and nearly died a few years ago.

He had come to find out that his father actually had lived in Zootopia for the past few years, but was apparently never bothered to see if Nick and his mother still lived in the area. It was either he didn't care or didn't know, but whatever, Nick didn't even care at this point. And then the fox received a call that his father had died of a heart attack about a month ago. When Nick refused to go see him, they had him buried quietly in the cemetary down on New Bark road. After contemplating it for a while, and with Judy's insistence, he went to the grave site to finally have some closure.

With the Pawpsicle hustle, the money he sent to his mother, they both had gotten off fine so far when he first started out. After the first few times of successfully pulling the job off, he realized he was making it through life on his own, his father was never needed. At first, when he was young and stupid, he blew it on luxuries he would much rather give back and have the money for more important matters. Regardless, whether he blew it on himself or not, he always made sure to give his mother a hefty portion.

But then one day she told him she didn't need the money anymore, while he was happy she was able to support herself financially, he was slightly bitter as he went out to do it for her, to make her life better since his own 'father' could never make it right for them. It was all he knew how to do at the time, it... left him with a feeling of emptiness because he had no idea what to do next since basically he was set for the time being. That was when they first stopped talking and only now with Judy yet again, she made them put the past behind them and make up... that rabbit sure was changing his life for the better.

He smiled a bit despite himself, remembering how his mother had asked if they were dating, and they had both were extremely flustered as they tried to deny it, only solidifying the fact in his mother's head. She had told him that if he ever decided to date her, he had her full support regardless that she was a bunny.

Interspecies relationships weren't exactly uncommon, but they weren't exactly welcomed with open arms either. Even after recovering from the Nighthowler incident, it hit Nick that it would take a miracle for everyone in the city to get past their prejudices.

"She's a keeper, unlike your old man." His mother had smiled a bit, hints of old sadness clouding her eyes before she blinked them away.

"Yeah... rot in hell you piece of shit." He growled at the memory of his father, picking up a brick and chucked it with as much of his strength as he could, feeling a twinge of satisfaction as it smashed into a window and splintered some of the wood that had boarded up the building.

"You'll see. I'll be a better father than you ever were." Nick scoffed, slapping his paws together to clear them of the dirt.

"Say what?!" The fox inadvertantly jumped at the loud voice behind him, spinning around and coming face to face with Finnick. Nick must have really been lost in his thoughts if he didn't hear Finn's van approaching, you could practically hear it coming a mile away.

"Oh... uh..." He rubbed his neck as the fennec fox smirked, laughing.

"So you and the rabbit finally did the deed, eh?" The short fox was laughing hysterically, shaking as he nearly fell to the ground with tears of laughter brimming from his eyes. "So how soon can you expect the lil' ones, eh?"

The red fox was honestly in no mood for jokes about his son.

"...Six years ago." Nick muttered, looking at the ground, frowning to himself and Finnick stopped laughing.

"Wait, what?" Finn frowning immediately, all traces of humor gone.

"My son..." The fox replied, feeling butterflies swarming through his stomach as he took a deep breath and spoke with a clearer voice. "My son, Samhain Wilde... he was born from me and Martha, remember her?"

"Hell yeah man, that girl was mighty fine and loaded to boot. I'm surprised she turned out as down to earth as she had. Most women with that kinda money turn completely pyscho bitch and don't give a rat's ass about anyone else but themselves." Finn started on one of his mini-rants before Nick held up a paw.

"Can we continue this elsewhere?" he asked.

Finn nodded, patting his friend on the back and led him to the van.

"Pass." Nick shook his head, waving away the beer bottle that Finn offered him.

"Y'sure? You ain't never passed up no beer before. Ya still feel fuzzy in the gut?" Finn scowled.

"No. I'm going to meet my son for the first time this afternoon. I don't need to go to the Orphanage with booze on my breath." Nick explained, and Finn nodded for once understanding.

"So... tell me what happened. When'd you find out, bro?" Finn took a seat across from him, they were sitting in his van in the alleyway across the street from the Police Station.

"Well... Martha... she had our son about six years ago. A few weeks before she went into labor, she had already signed the documents and stuff to put him up for adoption as soon as she could, so her parents wouldn't find out she had been with a poor fox and not a rich upper-classmammal one. But complications arose in childbirth and she died from it." Nick spoke softly, his voice quiet and Finn was for once glad for his ears when his friend's voice got quieter, which flattened sideways to match Nick's posture.

"Shit man... that's rough. Why's they just gettin' to you now?"

"Well duh, I wouldn't be much of a con mammal if I gave out my real name to everyone in the city. They tried for two years to track me down with no luck and he got stuck in the Zootopia Happy Time Orphanage for the next four years since this place was where he was supposed to live." The fox sighed, rubbing his face. "I tell ya Finn, nothing has gotten me down like this had. I drank almost an entire bottle of Scotch by the time Judy arrived at my apartment last night."

"...Please tell me you had enough control." Finn frowned, he may have been a joker and at worst, a completely asshole, but even he knew when to get serious. And alcohol induced intimacy was a big X for him.

"Of course, you know scotch doesn't get to me as much as the other stuff. Hell, that was just to loosen me up, me and her had a long talk that night and it made me feel a lot better about myself and she's doing her best to help me come to terms with everything I've been dealt with so far. And I made a promise to Judy that I was going to be a better father than mine and be the best one that I can be."

"Good for ya. She's got ya whipped a'right!" Finn nodded, grinning as Nick scowled. "So could I be the badass cool Uncle Finnick?"

"Drop the badass, but yeah, you're welcome to." Nick chuckled, his watch beeping. "Alright man, I gotta get going... but hey, thanks."

"Nah man, don't start giving me that mushy shit. We's family." Finn clapped him on the shoulder. "Now get outta my van and meet your kid, daddy-o."

Nick chuckled at the lame joke, shaking his head as he said farewell and exited the vehicle.

Judy frowned softly as she left the side-room to the interrogation room, letting the young female pig be as she waited patiently for her husband to be released. The male wolf who had been apprehended due to a call from their landlord for a supposed 'domestic violence'.

From what she was getting from the 'victim' and 'suspect' seemed like they were set up and framed. Especially when... the husband finally admitted very embarrassingly that... they were being intimate when the police arrived. It had all fallen into place after listening to the Wolf's statement.

The landlord was against their relationship and also they had gotten a bit louder than intentional and a few of the other tenats called in to complain about the noise, prompting the owner to simply call the police and have the wolf arrested for the... she shuddered at the word... 'rape' of a helpless female pig.

"...My wife enjoys being dominated in bed, there. I said it. Any other dirty bedroom secrets I need to drop before I'm locked up for showing my wife some love?" The wolf muttered quietly, his fur bristled from the embarrassment and his muzzle bright red.

And at that statement, along with an equally embarrassed confirmation from the wife, they had started to apologize profusely and even promised the wolf that this would not show up in records of any kind. However, they let the couple know that it would be possible to sue the landlord for wrongful arrest and see him get his (off the record) just desserts for simply acting on his prejudices.

The young rabbit bit her lip as she approached the counter where Clawhauser was busy trying to help the child of the family relax.

"He didn't do anything wrong! He didn't... um... what was it called?" the kid began, then stopped, frowning as he tilted his head.

The child couldn't have been any more than five years old. He was a young wolf boy with bright blue eyes and short black fur that he obviously got from his father, and his eyes from his mother. Clawhauser looked at Judy for help, unsure of what exactly to tell the child without scarring him for life or giving him the wrong information to spare his pure child mind.

"Hey kiddo." Judy smiled brightly, kneeling in front of him. "Your Dad's gonna be just fine. Don't worry, we just had to bring him into the Station for some questions. Nothing too serious, we're terribly sorry our officers scared you." She pat his head and he seemed to calm down somewhat.

"What's your name?" Judy asked politely.

"Isaac." The boy replied, sniffling a bit as he was calming down and Judy offered him a tissue from the counter.

"That's a nice name, a big boy name." Judy smiled, ruffling his head lightly, causing the child to laugh. "Hey, want to play a game while we wait for your parents?"

Isaac's eyes lit up at once, smiling and nodding energetically.

"Alright." The rabbit officer smiled, holding up a silver dollar. "This is a silver dollar, have you learned about these yet?"

At the shake of a head, she continued. "It's worth fifty cents, that means you can buy two pieces of candy from that machine over there." She pointed at the coin machine near the front door and blinked as right then, Nick pushed his way past the doors.

Ironic... she mused, smiling a bit to him and nodded, he nodded back, walking over to Clawhauser as Judy looked back at the kid.

"I'm going to hide it behind my back in one of my paws, you have to guess which one it's in, got it?"

"Yup!"

"Okay." The rabbit flicked the coin up with her thumb, letting it fall back into her palm and put her paws behind her back and straightened her posture, smiling warmly at the child. "Which paw is it in?"

"Ummm... your right." He pointed to the paw opposite she had started with, and Judy smiled, shaking her head when she opened the choice and it was empty.

"Okay, the left, I mean you only have two paws." Isaac giggled, and was awestruck as Judy brought both of her paws out in front of her, opening them and the coin was gone. "W-What?! Where'd it go?!"

Judy chuckled, her eyes widening in surprise. "Oh? What's this?"

Reaching forward, she curled her fingers next to one of his ears and flipped her wrist, the coin landing in her other paw, grinning widely at the child's reaction. He could hardly contain his joy and surprise.

"How on earth did the coin get in your ear?" She smiled, holding it out to him and he took it with reverance, as if it were the most magical thing on the planet.

"W-Wow... you're a magician?" Isaac looked at her with wide eyes, his mouth agape.

"Well... I wouldn't be a magician if I gave away all my secrets, now would I?" Judy chuckled, giving a wink as she pat the child on the head. "Go on, go get some candy, you deserve it."

Nick stepped up next to her as Judy stood up, stretching her legs as she had been crouching for so long. He smiled at her and pat her shoulder, giving a thumbs up.

"Nice one. Maybe you should consider becoming Sam's god-mother." He smirked, to which Judy blushed and shook her head.

"I'm flattered..." Judy began, watching Isaac carefully to make sure nothing happened to him. "But... I don't know. I want to be more but..." She trailed off, well aware of the looks both Clawhauser and Nick gave her, and she shook them off. "Nothing, just rambling. Sadly, that's all the magic I know. I guess I'm a one trick bunny."

"Nah, you're more than that." Nick assured with a soft squeeze on the shoulder and Judy couldn't resist laying her paw on his. Isaac skipped happily to his parents as they approached the fox and bunny, smiling and seeming quite a bit better after the embarrassment they went through.

"Thank you for looking after our son. It's nice to see another interspecies couple looking out for eachother." The wolf smiled brightly, and his wife nodded.

"We're not..." Judy began then was cut off by Nick.

"It's alright, sweetheart, no need to hide it." The fox chuckled, patting her head and gave a soft kiss on the cheek which caused Judy to heat up at once.

"What my partner is trying to say." The rabbit stressed the word. "Is that we had no trouble as officers of the law to perform our civic duty to look out for the innocent. It was no problem at all."

"Oh, so... you're not. I see." The female pig nodded, smiling a bit. "I assumed by how close you seem..."

Judy nodded, smiling. "It's alright. Take care, and be sure to give us a call any time."

They brought Isaac into their arms and left through the doors like a true family, smiling and laughing as if nothing had ever happened. It was nice to see mammals being able to forgive and forget, if only the rest of Zootopia were like that...

"...Four Polar Cola's, Mister Wilde." Judy cleared her throat as Clawhauser clocked her out for her lunch break.

"Anything for my darling Mrs. Wilde." Nick smirked, seeming to go back to his usual snarky self as Judy couldn't help smiling at that.

"Five Polar Cola's." Judy elbowed him in the ribs, causing the fox to groan as he followed her out to the squad car, shaking his head.

"No fair... you're going to break what little money I have so you can keep your Polar Cola addiction." Nick grumbled, flattening his ears as he rubbed his face.

Judy's only answer was a smile. "Come on, let's go meet the newest addition to the family. And by the way... you clean up real nice, slick Nick~"

A/N: I hope this was up to par with the first chapter. Let me know what you think, reviews are greatly appreciated~ :) Next chapter will be up as soon as possible.

Special thanks again to Armae for helping me polish it up~