For you guys I have brought another chapter! I actually hoped for more support, but the support I got was more than necessary. As you can see on the reviews, the gender that won was male, so that´s what is going to be from now on. The villain is now officially a male (story canon, not Zootopia canon, jejeje). I really hope you guys enjoy this new chapter as the story will move on forward and tension and fluff (maybe) will arise with it. As we move on I want to see if any of you guys has something to say about the story! And if you think you have the trail of something going on feel free to let me know. Anyway, here´s this new chapter, enjoy!
Things are just getting started
Judy´s apartment
"Why hasn´t Nick picked up? He´s always the one who calls." Judy said while being trying to contact the fox for over eight minutes. Sighing in defeat she went to get herself a glass of carrot juice. Pouring down the beverage her mind drifted to one of her most precious and cherished memories, if not the most valuable one for her, which happened only two months ago. She smiled by the images of Nick´s face transitioning from a smile to a confused look while she got close to him and got on her toes. The feeling that Judy felt when their lips joined was still plastered inside her mind and every time she remembered how Nick returned the kiss her heart would flutter like a beautiful wild butterfly. She smiled when that happened. She would always smile when she remembered Nick. Her fox. Her fox. Her ma…
"Oh sweet cheese and crackers." The bunny frowned seeing that on her happiness induced stupor the carrot juice had already filled her glass and started pouring from the desk and to the floor, looking like a cascade.
"Great, now I have some carroty Gravity Falls." She groaned and quickly cleaned the orange liquid. Drinking the juice with a little tight grip on it Judy then left the glass on a little table and while walking towards her bed a little burp got out of her mouth. She quickly covered her mouth and giggled at herself. "I´m such a lady." Shaking her head she got on her bed and turned on the mini television that she had gotten for her tiny apartment. As much as her apartment would be cheap it still had its cons. As Nick had said, the place is tight. Not tight enough to make her worry about her or her sanity, but you can be sure that it was tight. She always wondered how her neighbors, being mammals way bigger than her, managed to live on one of those, some fights probably started by the same subject. The T.V.´s brightness made her to look at it and she quickly sat on the edge of the bed. Reading the news´ headline and hearing the mammals speak made her ears flatten against her head and her voice cracked, which only let one word escape from her mouth.
"Nooo…"
2 months before
"I miss you."
"I miss you too Nick."
"Can´t stop thinking about you."
"Nick, you flirt."
"Hahaha, goodnight Fluff."
"Goodnight Nick." Nick heard the line get cut and prepared himself to sleep and told himself that all of this effort was worth it. That his new life was worth it. But more importantly, SHE is worth it.
"Gnnhh, come on!" Nick couldn´t find sleep. Not yet. All he was thinking about was Judy. About how much he loves her and how beautiful the bunny is. Utterly perfect Nick thought to himself as he moved around bed. "It´s useless."
Nick decided to seat on his bed and lit a little lamp, picking up a book he started studying…but failed miserably since his mind was still making him think about that mammal that made his heart fly out of his chest and into her paws. Nick decided to just lay down and day dream. He was starting to picture himself with her on a date. Holding paws, smooching and nuzzling each other. Just thinking about her made him smile. He was in love with her and he was letting that feeling rule his life, and he wasn´t mad about it. Nick let out some air and fumbled around with his paws. Soon he was picturing Judy smile at him and she was looking incredible with her…wedding dress?
Nick shook his head and placed a paw over his face. "It´s waaaay too soon. Can´t think about that." Suddenly his mind played a trick on him as he saw himself hugging Judy on her bed, the only difference from the other day was that neither had clothes on them and when he tried to move he found out that he couldn´t, they were joined from…Nick´s eyes widened and he sat up quickly. Shaking his head and saying quick "nopes" he got that idea and image out of his head, but a grin appeared on his muzzle. "Knot that." He snickered at his own wordplay and let himself fall on his bed once more, sleep finally getting to him and so he let it absorb him as he kept thinking about Judy, but in a healthier, clothed way. Just them holding their paws.
ZPD-Precinct 1
"So he´s finally in?" Bogo was speaking to Sergeant Sonya, head of the academy program that delivered fresh mammals to the ZPD.
"Yes. He actually did better than Hopps on her first day. He did manage to climb the ice wall. A rhino took him down though. But overall he has determination, I like that."
"I told you he was a good prospect."
"Yes he is. I´ll keep my eyes on him for you Chief and I´ll make sure he passes all his tests."
"Thanks Sonya, although I think that he´s going to nail every single one of them."
"You are so confident he will?"
"Yes. He has motivation right here at the precinct."
"Are you talking about Hopps?"
"I am. He seems to fight harder every time she is around. He even talked back to me." An audible gasp was heard and the buffalo grinned at how everyone seemed to react at those words.
"Wait, he what?"
"He stood up against me for her, to protect her and her dream."
"He talked back at you?"
"Yes."
"Ok, now I´m eager to see if he has one of his episodes with me."
"He didn´t insulted me Sonya. He stood up against me. Put me in place would be the right term."
"What has this pair done to you?"
"They have opened my eyes."
"I can see that. Well, goodnight Chief."
"Goodnight Sonya, thanks for keeping me informed."
"You are welcome. Oh, we have to meet some day. It´s been ages since we hanged out and I also want to see how Jackie and Bobby are doing."
"Of course. We´ll gather soon. Bye Sonya."
"Bye Chief."
"When are you going to call me by my name?"
"Never. See you later Chief." The polar bear cut the call and made Bogo laugh at his phone. Pride filled him as he now knew that one heck of a team was getting prepped up to serve and protect the mammals of this city.
Present day-ZPD´s Precinct 1
"My dear Bogo:"The buffalo´s eyes widened by the cheeky tone that the letter seemed to have.
"I left you some sandwiches with Clawhauser, hope you like them!" Bogo huffed at the letter that seemed to have made him uneasy, not knowing why that happened.
"Love you honey, see you at home."The buffalo sighed and grabbed his temples. "That was not the time to read this. I need to move now." He was getting up and caught a glance of a simple white envelope on his desk. He grabbed it and placed it on his back pocket so he could read it later. Now he had somewhere to go and he needed to get there quickly.
Zootopia Police Academy
Nick saw the knife going towards him and instantly felt fear. Fear for his life coming to an end. Fear for his new dream not becoming true. Fear for his mother and how she would feel after losing him. Fear of the pain that knife would bring to him, although it was going for his head. Fear for Judy. That made him react, the sudden mention inside his head of Judy. He was feeling afraid, but nothing scared him more than knowing he would never see Judy ever again, not being able to tell her how he feels for her on time. Moving his body to his right Nick dodged the lethal weapon that was being aimed to finish his life.
Groaning the weasel made a quick move and grazed Nick´s arm. Nick held his paw to the wound and the weasel saw his opportunity and shanked the knife on Nick´s belly. "Gotcha."
The fox screamed and fell to the ground with the weapon still inside him. The weasel was about to move when groans from several mammals made him realize that all the animals present were waking up. "Darn it." The weasel got out of the window quickly and was no longer seen by anyone, but the fox´s grunting was still audible, so every mammal quickly look at the form of the injured fox on the floor.
"Get a medic here immediately! Notify the Sergeant!" A wolf shouted and a cheetah quickly ran towards the Sergeant´s office while Nick continued to hiss and struggle on the floor.
"Get it out. Please get this thing out of me." Nick was breathing heavily while the wolf that had shouted came to his side.
"This might hurt."
"Do it." As the wolf took the knife out of his stomach Nick yelped and tightened his paws. A jaguar was immediately by their side and placed his paws on the wound, making pressure against it.
The doors opened and mammals came in hurriedly with a stretcher. Placing Nick over it they moved as fast as they could to get him to the ambulance, Sergeant Sonya following trail. Once inside they started treating his wound and the polar bear spoke to him.
"Who did this to you Wilde?"
"I-It was a-a weasel."
"Ok. Now relax, we are almost at the hospital."
"Man. I´m n-not even a cop yet and I´m al-already getting hit. This seems to be exciting."
"Hey don´t go and quit on me Wilde."
"Oh I ain´t quitting Sarge. Can´t wait to put this fool be-behind bars."
"Settle down Wilde. You are not letting the mammals do their jobs." The ambulance came to a stop and Nick was being taken to the emergency room. As Sergeant Sonya got of the vehicle she saw the news´ vans arriving, even some mammals were starting to approach her. She sighed and stood in front of the crystal doors and beared herself for all the upcoming questions.
"This is going to be a long night."
Nick´s mom´s house
Valerie Wilde was taking out of the oven her world famous cookies, or at least that´s how Nick described them, when it happened. The plate she had on her hand broke into millions of tiny pieces and she placed her paws on her mouth as tears started rolling out of her eyes, the only thing being able to be heard was the noise of the television in her living room.
Nicholas Wilde has been transferred from the Zootopia´s police academy to the most nearby hospital around ten o´clock this evening. As Sergeant Sonya stated to all the media earlier today, Wilde was assaulted at the sleeping area of the academy. She said that Wilde has recognized the aggressor as a weasel, but it seems the mammal got away before anyone saw him. A knife was left at the scene and the crime department is currently running tests on it and hope that it will reveal the perpetrator´s identity. Wilde received a cut to his left arm and got stabbed on his stomach. Further news will be delivered as the situation moves forward. Back to you...
"My little Nick." She grabbed her things and left, going towards the hospital where her son was being treated in.
Savannah Central
"That weasel!" Throwing the T.V. remote to the couch and going for his phone the animal stomped around his home. When the call was answered he started screaming with every single inch of anger he had. "TRAVIS! WHY IS HE STILL ALIVE!?"
"Calm down. His phone rang just when I was going to make my move. He looked at me and when the knife almost hit the stupid fox moved and…"
"I DON´T WANT EXCUSES! YOU FAILED!"
"Actually I did not. Your message is still being sent."
He stopped pacing and meditated about what he just heard. Yes the message was sent, but that did not mean that weasel could get away with it.
"Yes, it is. But you are definitely not receiving your fee."
"I understand that. Sorry, it will not happen again."
"You hope it doesn´t, or else I´m cutting that tail of yours."
"That´s a little bit too much."
"I don´t care! Fail once more and I will have a new scarf."
"Okay, okay. Bye." The call ended and he went for a glass of water. Savoring the tasty crystal clear liquid and leaving it on the sink he went for his room and into the bed.
"I can´t believe he´s still alive. This might complicate things. Not the immediate plan, but the long termed one. I hope it doesn´t. I´ll deal with this tomorrow, shouting that loud left me tired." Snuggling into his sheets and falling asleep a smile cracked on his face. One devilish and malicious smile.
Hospital
Judy arrived at the hospital where Nick was being held and saw that Sergeant Sonya was on the waiting room, so she ran towards her. "Hey Sarge!"
"Hey Hopps, it´s been a while." The polar bear looked confused at the rabbit, who returned the gaze. "Where you crying Hopps?" Judy widened her eyes and made her lips go shut
She had in fact cried. She cried her heart out. When she only saw the news she sprinted outside her apartment, not caring that the hospital was half an hour away from her. She cried during the entire time, only stopping minutes ago since she was getting closer to the building. She was afraid. Afraid that the love of her life would be gone, that she wouldn´t see him again and tell him how she feels. She had cried for twenty five straight minutes. Minutes that made her heart wrench with every step she took. Minutes that might have been late for her to arrive and see him. Minutes that made her realize that Nick was her world. And she was not going to lose him. Not now, not never. That´s when she stopped crying. When the feeling that Nick made her feel arrived. When utterly pure love, desire and belonging showed inside her mind. She was going to see that fox and tell him everything that she already should have.
"Hopps?" The big paw in front of her face took her out of her trance. Laughing nervously Judy changed the topic by telling the mammal the story of the missing mammals case. After a couple minutes Sergeant Sonya told Judy she had to leave. Judy nodded and told her that she would take care of everything. Seconds later a tanooki came into the waiting room and Judy looked up to the white coated mammal.
"Is someone here with Nicholas Wilde?"
"I am!" Judy eagerly stood up and went towards the doctor. "How is he?"
"He´s fine. The knife didn´t damage any internal organs. Basically it was a clean stab and the cut on his arm is superficial, so it doesn´t bothers him anymore. He will need two days to rest, which will be done here."
"Can I see him?"
"Sure. He´s asleep so I recommend you to be silent." Both went to Nick´s room and the doctor waved at Judy. She took a deep breath and went inside the room. There he was, sleeping. She smiled by seeing Nick so calmed. It has been two months since they had seen each other and she had missed him like she had never missed something or someone before. Walking towards the bed she noticed her heart beat increase at every step she took and an even wider smile crept into her face. Once by the bed´s side she got on it and laid by Nick´s side. Just like that one time they had fallen asleep together Nick´s tail enveloped her and she hugged him tightly while nuzzling his neck. But this time there was something different. She felt pressure in her back and saw how Nick´s arms had gotten around her and his breathing changed. Looking up she saw his green emerald eyes and his sweet smile. Judy lost control. She grabbed him by the neck and gave him a passionate kiss. A wave of feelings was flowing through her. Happiness, satisfaction, but mostly, love. She was loving this moment, a moment she was sure that none of them would forget about. They held the kiss for some time and when they parted Judy felt air filling her lungs as she breathed heavily. Her body was filled with goosebumps and she opened her eyes to see the fox leaning his forehead on hers. She smiled and caressed his cheek with her paw as four simple words came out of her mouth. Words that she had never said in this way to anyone and she meant them with every single inch of her body.
"I love you Nick."
Nick felt something move on his side, just enough to wake him up and he was surprised to find a little gray bunny holding him tightly. Happily he returned the embrace and smiled at her. When she looked up he saw her beautiful amethyst eyes once more and it filled him with joy. Then it happened. He didn´t even notice at first of how fast she had done it. Being pulled by his neck he found Judy´s lips pressing against his own with force. Not strongly, but passionate was how this kiss would have been described. He returned the gesture while moving his paw across her ears and held her close to him with his other paw. When they broke the kiss he immediately placed his forehead against hers and smiled. He smiled because he was feeling happier than ever. He was cuddling, kissing and stroking the bunny he loves so much. And then Judy decided to make him even happier.
"I love you Nick."
Now it was his turn. He moved and kissed her passionately. Feelings roaming inside him like never before and he loved it. And it was all thanks to a beautiful, cute and simply amazing bunny. His bunny. His bunny. They parted and Nick placed his paws on her cheeks. Giving her one quick peck he enveloped her in a tight hug and whispered to her ears while stroking her back.
"I love you Judy."
The bunny squirmed against him and let out a symphony of noises that Nick considered the most adorable thing he had ever heard. She looked at him and filled his face with kisses, gaining several chuckles and snickers from the fox. Both embraced each other and drifted to sleep happily, snuggled so close to each other that they looked like one combined mammal.
20 minutes later
"Is this his room?"
"Yes ma´am. Do you want to go in?"
"Thank you."
"No problem. Although they are both asleep, so I recommend you to be silent."
"Wait, they?" The tanooki had already left and the vixen could only think of what he had meant, until she went through the door and saw it. Her face beamed with happiness, which managed to beat the previous tears as she saw her little son cuddled with the bunny he had told her about. Her smile just widened by the smell that hit her nose. "I´m surprised they didn´t mark each other. You can smell love coming from Nicky." She covered her mouth as both mammals shuffled around, the bunny´s ears seemingly catching the sound, but didn´t register it. She went to the couch by the side of the bed and prepared it so that she could sleep there. Giving Nick´s cheek a little kiss she plopped into the quickly made bed and was about to sleep, until she heard voices coming from the hallway and saw the door open, showing the form of an enormous buffalo who immediately stared at her.
"Hello. How can I help you?"
"Good evening. I´m Chief Bogo and I am quite sure you are Wilde´s mother."
"Valerie. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise. So, he´s going well."
"Yeah, he has always been a strong kid." An awkward silence fell upon both mammals and Bogo started to scratch the back of his head.
"Chief."
"Yes?"
"Can I ask you a favor?"
"Of course. What would it be?"
"I would like to ask you if, when my little Nicky becomes a cop, you could watch over him. He´s a smaller mammal than most of them out there and as we have seen today even mammals smaller than him can represent a more serious threat. Would you do me that favor?"
"I´ll try my best ma´am. That´s the reason I´m making him Hopps´ partner. She´s one of my best."
"Thanks Chief." The buffalo was about to leave until he was called once more by the tired vixen. "One las thing Chief. Please take care of Judy too." She looked at the hugged couple and smiled. "She´s very important for my Nick and I don´t think he could live with himself if something happened to her."
"I will ma´am. Have a good night."
"Thanks Chief. Goodnight." The buffalo closed the door and Valerie went back to sleep, finding comfort and safety on the words that the buffalo had just told her.
Next morning
"Nghh." Judy woke up, although she did not want to. She wanted to stay right where she was. Right by Nick´s side. It made her immensely happy just seeing him, and now here she was, hugging her fox, who had admitted that he loves her too. She couldn´t do anything but smile at this point. She snuggled closer to him and nuzzled his chest. She let out a contempt sigh as her ears were now being stroked by Nick´s paws. She looked up at him and gave him a quick kiss before snuggling even further with the fox, who was now chuckling at the bunny. That movement his chest made every time he laughed was making her heart flutter. Knowing that she made him happy and that he showed her that, how he feels. Not only about what she does, but about her. She hugged him even tighter and felt the fox give her a kiss on the top of her head, which came accompanied by the fox´s voice.
"Morning sunshine." Judy giggled at him and placed her paw on his chest while giving a tiny kiss to the bottom part of his muzzle.
"You are so cheesy Nick."
"Hey, for you Fluff I´ll be anything. Even a cop."
"Would you be the perfect mammal?"
"Sorry Judy, that spot is already occupied."
"By whom?" She seemed interested on his answer and was not expecting the kiss that he gave to her cheek, making her blush.
"By this sweet little bunny in my arms." They shared a sweet kiss and gave each other one more hug, until Nick´s stomach growled loudly.
"Seems that the fox is hungry."
"I´ll bring something to eat. Want something Carrots?" Nick was about to get up, but Judy made him stay on the bed as she squished his cheeks and hoped out of the bed.
"No Nick. You took care of me when I was injured, now I´ll take care of you. Stay here. I´ll bring my dumb fox some food." She gave a little hop and went out of the room.
Every step Judy took had a highly noticeable spring on it. Her mind was in paradise. Having the mammal that she loves telling her she loves her back was one thing, but that mammal being her very first loved one ever, not to mention her first kiss, was just utter perfection. She reached the hospital´s cafeteria and roamed around all the eating options with a smile on her face. When she arrived to Zootopia she never imagined that she could have fallen in love, heck, she thought that not even in BunnyBurrow she could have fallen in love. So going to a gigantic city and finding it on one of the first mammals that she met seemed to be perfect. Nick Wilde, the fox that had make her feel so sad with her life just in her first day working for the police, the mammal that had read her easier than a children´s book and had hustled her for his daily scams turned out being the best mammal she had ever known. Once she collected the food she returned from where she came from, taking precautions so the food would not fall with her springing steps. When she opened the door to the room she was left with her eyes wide and her ears drooped when she saw Nick hugging a vixen tightly, the female fox rubbing her head over his neck. Her heart clenched as she thought the worse and once Nick saw her he noticed the look on her face and quickly broke the hug and talked to the bunny.
"Judy, it is not what you think."
Minutes earlier
Nick snickered at the bunny that was going out of the room and felt how pure joy took over him. Shaking his head he went for the bathroom since nature was calling.
"She is just perfect. Man, what have I done to deserve her?" He shook his head once more as he left the bathroom, obviously washing his paws, and was going to the bed, until a voice cut him short.
"Nicky?"
"Mom?"
"Nick!" The vixen got out of the couch as fast as Clawhauser would pounce at donuts and gave the fox a strong hug, "I was so scared! When I saw the news I came immediately and when I arrived you were already asleep. You had me worried sick. What happened?"
"Easy mom, it´s okay. It doesn´t hurt anymore, it is just a little uncomfortable. I was on my bunk bed sleeping, then I heard my cellphone ring. I turned to grab it and suddenly a weasel wearing a mask was standing there. He had a knife on his paw and tried to kill me. I managed to move to my right and he missed, he did get me later though as you can see."
"Why would someone try to do this to you?"
"I don´t know mom. Maybe a speciest? Or just some jerk. Either way I´m going to catch his tail once I become a cop."
"I´m so glad you are fine Nick."
"Thanks mom."
"And tell me, what happened with Judy?" They were still in their embrace when the door opened and showed them a sad, wide eyed bunny. Nick quickly broke the hug and talked to Judy.
"Judy it is not what you think." Before she could talk he continued with his statement. "Judy, this is my mom, Valerie Wilde." Judy´s ears perked up and she relaxed by those words as Nick continued speaking. "Mom, this is Judy Hopps. My girlfriend."
Judy´s smile couldn´t have grown bigger and wider. Nick had just called her his girlfriend. Which made him immediately her boyfriend. Her mind felt like it could have exploded right there and now. Nick was her boyfriend! Controlling herself she left the food tray on a table and greeted the vixen.
"Hi Mrs. Wilde. It´s nice to meet you. Nick has talked to me about you."
"I hope only good things."
"Mom, I could never tell anything bad about you." The vixen shook her head and directed herself to the bunny once more.
"Nice to meet you too sweety. Nick has been talking about you with me almost every chance he´s got. Don´t want to be rude, but I seriously need to use the bathroom. Excuse me." The vixen left the two as she entered the bathroom.
Once the door clicked Judy hoped on Nick, the fox catching her on his arms, and she gave him a passionate, long and deep kiss. She was having the time of her life. Not even when she had been named valedictorian and assigned to Precinct one she felt this happy. The lovable fox that was the mammal of her dreams just told to his own mother that they were a couple. She had a boyfriend and no one could have prepared her for the happiness that came with it. Holding him close she continued giving him several kisses and when they stopped she looked lovingly into his emerald eyes.
"Wow Carrots. You seem to be happy."
"How can´t I be happy with my perfect boyfriend?"
"I see. Well, I´m afraid you are wrong Fluff. I already told you that you are the perfect mammal in this relationship." The fox left the bunny on the floor and kissed her head. Going for the tray he heard the door open and saw his mother come out of it.
"So, you two are a couple?"
"Yes we are mom."
"I think this is amazing! My little Nick had not even gave his first kiss!" Judy´s faced changed into a surprised expression as what the vixen just told. She looked at the fox, who had his eyes opened in complete terror.
"Mom!"
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
"Something wrong? Geez mom. You do realize you just told my girlfriend that I, a thirty two year old mammal, hadn´t given my first kiss?"
"Oooh. Sorry?" The vixen shrugged, gaining a chuckle from Nick who now sat down on the bed and started eating his food.
"Nick, there is nothing to be ashamed of."
"Easy for you to say it Carrots. You are pretty young and beautiful. Surely you have already given your first kiss."
"Thanks for the compliment, but you really are a dumb fox."
"How so?"
"You were my first kiss too Nick." The bunny smiled at the fox once his face reflected confusion at its finest.
"What?"
"Yes Nick. You were my first kiss."
"Are you serious?" Judy moved and got on the bed with him. Placing her paw on his chest she looked into his eyes and smiled warmly at him.
"Yes Nick. And I´m so happy that you are the first mammal I have ever kissed. I love you." She leaned in and gave him a sweet kiss, which got interrupted by a squeek from Nick´s mom.
"You two look so adorable."
"Moooom."
"Fine, fine. I´ll stop. I have to go to the house anyway. I kinda left it unlocked when I rushed myself here."
"What? Mom, that´s not safe."
"I know, but I´m sure nothing happened. I´ll just pick up this excuse of a bed and make my way."
"Leave it mom, I´ll do it."
"Thanks Nicky." She gave the fox a kiss on his cheek and talked to the bunny.
"It was really nice meeting you."
"It was nice meeting you too ma´am."
"Please, call me Valerie." They shared a hug and the vixen made her way to the door, stopping to wave at the both and talk to her son.
"And Nick, you have to take your girlfriend to my house. I bet she would love to hear all the stories I´ve got for her."
"Mom!"
"Bye." And just like that she was out, leaving a grunting fox and giggling bunny behind her.
"I like her."
"Yeah. She´s great."
"I can´t believe you let me know that I was your girlfriend just when I met your mom."
"You seemed to be on a meltdown, so I had to ease my little bunny."
"Har har."
"You know I love you Judy."
"Yes Nick. I do. I love you too." Nick moved the tray away and both mammals laid down on the bed, booping each other´s noses from time to time.
"I missed you Judy."
"I missed you too Nick. It´s been hard not seeing you."
"Soon we´ll see each other every day."
"I know! That will be amazing." Judy calmed down and her ears drooped. She saw the cut on Nick´s stomach and placed a paw over it. "What happened Nick?"
"A weasel. He was aiming for my head actually. In fact, I owe you once more Judy."
"What?"
"I had arrived from an exhausting day, flopped into bed and fell asleep instantly. Then you called me. The ringing cellphone woke me up and when I turned I saw him."
"Nick, I´m so sorry."
"Don´t be Carrots. You had nothing to do with this. I´m actually grateful. You saved my life and now thanks to that we are here, together." He gave her a smooch between her eyes which make her squirm and make those little noises that Nick could not get over with. "I love when you do that."
"Do what?"
"Those squeaky little noises."
"Oh."
"I love you Carrots." He tightened the hug and caressed her ears, all while Judy rubbed her head on his chest.
"I love you too Nick."
Valerie Wilde´s home
"I can´t believe my little Nick finally found love. After all he has been through and that fatidic day so many years ago it´s reassuring to know that he has found happiness."
23 years ago
"Nick, what happened!?" Valerie saw her little son rushing through the door and up the stairs. Hearing the door slam she quickly got upstairs and knocked it hurriedly. "Nick are you okay? Nick?"
"I-I´m o-o-okay mom."
"No you are not Nick. You are crying. Please let me inside."
"I-I…" She could hear the little steps of her son and once she heard the door open and looked down her heart crumbled into millions of pieces. She saw the eyes of despair that her son was shooting at her, along with the sea of tears that was inside of them. She kneeled and hugged him with all her strength and once she felt the hug being returned she could only contain the tears that formed inside her own eyes. Hearing the high pitched sobs and mumbles form her son she held strong for him, not wanting to sadden the little pup more with her own sadness. They stayed like that for some time until she felt the little fox´s whimpers lower and his body stopped shaking. She picked him up and placed him on his bed while she laid by his side and hugged him.
"What happened Nick?"
"I-I was a-at the pack´s m-m-meeting a-and then the m-mammals started say-saying bad things about me and foxes. T-then they pu-pushed me…"Nick started crying once more when the memories hit him, embracing his mother tightly. She lowered her head and kissed his cheek, gasping when she saw a thin cut around her son´s muzzle.
"And what else did they did to you?"
"T-they…m-muzzled me." He broke into loud whimpers once more and his tears were staining the shirt of her now astonished mother.
"They muzzled you!?" Anger showed on her face as she imagined the poor fox having the pressure of the steeled object on his face.
"Y-yes mom. I-It hurt."
"Don´t worry sweety. I´m here, I´m here. They can´t hurt you in your home. Stop crying honey. I,m here, I´m here." She pet her ears and felt the little boy calm down. Nick nuzzled her mom´s neck and relaxed under the embrace of the vixen.
"I love you mom."
"I love you too Nick."
Present day
"That rabbit is such a nice mammal. She´s perfect for my Nick. Oh I wish you could have seen him Jonathan. So full of life and commitment. Even with what happened, life smiled on our little boy." She smiled and some tears came from her eyes as she saw the family portrait on her drawer. It showed one happy little cub, a younger Valerie and the form of a happy fox. Smiling the vixen changed into her sleeping outfit and got inside her bed. "My Nicky is going to be such a good cop."
Chief Bogo´s home
"Hey dad, what happened to that fox?"
"Who, Wilde?"
"Yes, what happened?"
"Well, he got stabbed by some weasel and has already been treated. He´ll leave the hospital soon and resume his training."
"Good, good. That´s good. So, when is City Hall letting you know if they chose your friend as the new mayor?"
"They won´t."
"What?"
"Elections are being held in one month, he has already filled everything he needed and is now an official candidate. We are waiting for another mammal who will be running. By now the City will have a temporal mayor. John Muzzner has already been assigned."
"But he was already a mayor."
"Since its temporal he´ll just be in there for a month. Also having a familiar face in that chair gives mammals safety."
"That sounds fair. Well, see you later dad. Gotta go fast if I want to catch some thugs."
"Bye Bobbie. Take care."
"Always." The younger buffalo left the house, leaving a snickering Bogo behind. He finished his breakfast and changed into his police uniform, got into his cruisier and leaved for his stressing and tiring job. Once there he got out of the car, not noticing two things that had fell from his pocket which stayed inside. Bogo entered the precinct and saw a joyful Clawhauser enjoying some doughnuts.
"Good morning Clawhauser."
"Good morning Chief. One little question. Do you happen to know why Officer Hopps did not come?"
"She´s staying with Wilde. She´ll take care of him."
"Oh, okay. Thanks Chief."
"You are welcome, see ya."
"Later." Both mammals waved and Bogo went for his office. Once inside he sat on his chair, checking the clock he thought that his wife should be awake by now. He moved his hoof into his pocket, sighing since he felt nothing inside. He moved out of his office and went to the patrol car.
"There you are." He grabbed his phone and was about to call his wife, until a white simple envelope caught his attention. He picked it up and opened it. Immediately his eyes grew wider and he gripped the piece of paper that contained one simple sentence.
"Liked what I did to your fox? Brace yourself, things are just getting started."
CONTINUES IN CHAPTER 3!
And here is that new chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it. I kept the villain´s species hidden, want to have some little mystery on it. Anyway, thanks for reading this new chapter which, as you can notice, is smaller than the last one. I honestly have some issues every time I write the word 'mammal'. Every single time I write the word I always end up writing it with a letter s at the end, which makes the word plural (even I feel dumb writing this "explanation". I don´t even know why I wrote it…meh). My finger just goes and types the s button automatically. Don´t know why though. Well, I hope you caught the little mention of an amazing Disney cartoon in there. I think it was kind of obvious, but it may not be for some. Can´t wait to continue writing this! Really hope you enjoyed it and give me your opinion about it! There is a new Marvel VS Capcom coming! I´m so happy! I hope Amaterasu is still on the roster and that Black panther joins! I´m so pumped! X is on the game!
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