Nick Wilde, close friend and partner of Judy Hopps, was not very happy today. Judy had endlessly persisted to let Chief Bogo let her and Nick take the 'Mons Case' which wasn't really a case at all. It was more: "Mons committed a crime by tearing apart the fabric of the freaking universe, so we have an all clear to bring him to justice. There's multiple police organizations attempting to apprehend Mons, let's get there first." Nick sighed. Bogo must really have a lot of faith in Judy. Before she left, she told Nick that she believed Mons to be the hedgehog who had been spotted racing through the city. But Judy had no real leads, and could end up arresting the wrong person. Nick's thoughts were interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Judy entered, the hedgehog in question behind her. Nick smiled as best he could, trying to look optimistic about the whole thing. "Hey Judy! Is everything alright?" Judy smiled at seeing her partner. "Hi Nick! Ya see, this hedgehog here wasn't Mons, but he's agreed to answer some questions about what he knows. Sonic shook Nick's hand. "Hey!" Sonic yelled as he realized Nick had a joy buzzer. "Nick!" Judy scolded. Nick chuckled. "Sorry, sorry, I've been so stressed out lately I needed something to laugh at." Sonic shrugged. "It's OK. I've been pretty stressed myself, what with the whole universe being torn up and whatnot- sorry, is this a sensitive subject?" Judy shrugged. "Maybe. Thanks for asking. Although, you will have to answer a few questions about it, if you don't mind." Sonic smiled to himself at Judy's return of hospitality, and sat down in front of a large rhino who began to question him about some of the recent happenings. "Alright." The rhino began. "My name is Officer George Hornez, and I just need to ask you a few simple things. I'll let you answer them all in one go. Are you working with Mons, can you repair the damage he's caused, and can we trust you?" Sonic paused a moment. "No, theoretically, and- well, that's up to you, but yes. Yes you can." George nodded. "In that case, what do you know about Mons?" Sonic pulled up a mental file on Mons. "Well, he's tall, 7 feet 1 inch to be exact, he's a bit- detached, he's a basset hound, and a 'mad scientist' if you will. His goal is to help the people, but as you can see, he tends to, um, take matters into his own hands." George wrote down everything Sonic said on a notepad. "Thank you for that information. Now I have to ask, do you believe Mons has an ulterior motive?" Sonic shrugged. "I know that Mons had a- girlfriend, wife- not really sure which, she was- trapped, somewhere else- I think this experiment was trying to bring her back. No one knows what happened to her, she disappeared one day. She was an interesting one, a magic user- some think she teleported herself far away from Mons- of her own choosing" Sonic said, pressing his memory for details. George kept writing on his notepad. "Thank you, Sonic. I believe you're free to go now." Sonic gave George a thumbs-up and walked out. Nick grabbed Sonic's shoulder as he was leaving. "Hey, mind if I talk to you for a sec?" he asked. Sonic shook his head. "No, not at all." Nick nodded and walked outside. Sonic followed him out into an area full of vegetation, where Nick was sure they could talk in privacy. Nick turned around. "The way you answered those questions, the way you hesitated to get up after questioning, the way you slowly walked out the door- I know what I'm seeing. You want to be on this case, don't you?" Sonic took a few steps back, surprised. "How did you know?" Nick grinned. "Y'know, you've been a really nice guy, and I wouldn't mind having you on the case. I did, uh, notice something, though. As soon as my partner started talking to you, your whole expression just kinda- lit up. I've seen that look before." Sonic shot Nick a frustrated look. "Y'know, you should really be a phsycic or something." Sonic grunted. Nick laughed. "Oh, I'm not that good at it- yet. I can tell with you though, since the signs are so- obvious, for lack of a better word." Sonic remained silent for a moment and then said "Well, does it really matter?" Nick paused and said "It depends. If you wanna be on this case, our operation can't be compromised for anything. Anything." Sonic tipped his head slightly in understanding. "Nick, I've had mission partners before. Plenty of times. You see, I'm- well, I'm kind of a huge deal around here. Y'see, there was this guy name Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Later started calling himself Eggman to, well, I assume it was to throw people off his trail a little bit. He nearly took over and enslaved the whole world. Obviously that didn't happen." A look of realization crossed Nick's face. "Because you saved it." he said, finishing Sonic's sentence. Sonic nodded. "Yeah, but it wasn't just me. I had a lot of help, mainly from my best friend, Tails. Funny thing is, he's a fox too. So, this wouldn't be my first experience working with one." Nick chuckled at Sonic's remark. "Well, that's good to hear. So, how exactly did you- man, this really sounds like a comic book- save the world?" Nick asked. Sonic grinned. "Well, I'm fast." Nick raised an eyebrow. "How fast? My partner said you were fast." Sonic then breezed off, circling around multiple buildings in a blur of light before coming to a stop in front of Nick, whose jaw was nearly touching the ground. "That fast." Sonic said to Nick. Nick shook his head in disbelief. "Well, that's impressive. Now, back to the matter at hand. I can get you on the case. You'll be working with me and my partner. I know you have- developing feelings for Judy. You wanna know a little secret? So do I. But we can't let it get to us while we're on the case." Sonic chuckled. "Well, she can only choose one of us." Nick shot Sonic a competitive look.
"I'm aware."