Chapter 3
The car roughly bounced on the cracked roads of downtown Zootopia. The dreamy town slowly darkened as another dark gloomy cloud floated towards the massive skyscrapers at the heart of the city.
"well there goes my leverage" Nick said, looking back at the monster that took his good side to the problem.
Judy kept her eyes on the slowly darkening road in front of the car. She imagined a cloud that looked much worse than the last one, she just hoped that she was wrong.
"That one is definitely worse than the one we had earlier" Nick said with a small chuckle, unaware of Judy's hopes being crushed within his innocent words.
"How bad does it look Nick?" Judy asked, wanting to visualize it without endangering both of there lives.
"I don't think you'd like it if i told you" Nick said, still in awe at how massive the cloud was. Nick was right, Judy didn't really want to know its just that she had to.
Nick turned back and looked at the brown and beige buildings flying past them as they sped by. He had no interest in the boring city scenery that flew past his window, after all, he'd seen it hundreds of times before. Hes eyes slowly slid to his left, as he began to softly stare at Judy. He couldn't help it really, he loved her and this could be one of the last times he would see her. Flashes of the withered, decaying rabbit he had seen on his television flooded his mind after thinking about her dying. He winced at the inner pain, striking him directly in the heart. He tried to hide it to the best of his abilities, but failed.
"Wilde? You ok?" Judy asked, giving the hurt fox a quick glance
"Yeah im... Im fine." Nick stuttered at the sudden question.
"Don't lie to me Nick, what is it" Judy said, her worry for her partner growing almost to fast for her liking.
"I don't know, I-I guess i just thought about life without you" Nick said with a quiver in his voice.
"life without me? You'd be one lost fox" Judy joked, as the car screeched to a sudden stop at there designated location. She looked to her left to see how Nick was doing. Nick's eyes locked onto her's as he lifted one of his paws up and placed it on her shoulder.
"Im dead serious Judy-" Nick said with a glassy look in his eyes, still gazing into hers, "I don't ever want to lose you"
A tear started to form on the corner of Nicks eye. Nick felt the tear start to roll down his furry cheek and another start to form. He pulled away from the seemingly hypnotizing gaze of Judy's perfect purple eyes. He let out a loud sniff trying to suck the tears back into his eyes. Judy sat in her seat, completely stunned by the events that had just taken place. She decided to break the ever growing silence.
"Nick-" Judy started "You wont have to, Ill always be right here with you." She wrapped her small arms around Nicks torso and brought him in for a hug.
Nick felt her pull his body towards her and didn't fight her influence, he needed this. He decided to hug her back, encasing her small body inside of his large arms.
"I love you Judy" Nick said softly, lightly kissing the top her partners head. He rested his neck on top of the bunny's droopy ears and embraced in the hug for a little longer. Judy pulled away, holding nick by his shoulders.
"I love you too Wilde."
Nick and Judy jumped out of the small car that had been assigned to them at the police station, slamming the doors behind them. Judy locked the car as she walked around to Nicks side. Nick stood by the large building they were supposed to start there mission at, feeling the cracked brick it was made of. Nick turned around noticing Judy watching him. Nick gave her a soft smile.
"How are we supposed to get up there?" Judy asked, looking at the aging building in front of her.
"I don't know carrots" Nick said, his smile turning into a smirk "It could be that ladder right there, but thats just a guess.
Nick pointed to an alleyway that held one of those old fire exit balconies, with a ladder leading up to the roof.
"Nice-" Judy said "This is way easier than what i had planed"
"And what was that?" Nick said, walking through the small alley.
"Doesnt matter anymore Nick-" Judy stated "Just get up that ladder"
"Ladies first" Nick said, motioning for her to climb
"Alright, what ever you say boss" Judy said playfully
Nick smirked and followed her up the ladder. The ladder was very rusty, making Nick wonder how old the building was.
"How old you think this building is?" Nick yelled up to Judy
"50's or 60's would be my guess, why does it matter?" Judy yelled back down
"No reason, Just curious why its so rusty here" Nick replied
Judy believed him. She took hold of the last rusty bar on the ladder and pulled her small body up to the roof. She stood by the ladder and looked back at the city, the giant clouds still closing in on it. Nick pulled himself up onto the withered roof of the building and stood beside Judy. They stood there for a while looking at the cloud engulf the towers in rain.
"If the world wasn't crumbling around us right now, This would actually be pretty nice" Nick said, resting his arm on her head
They both heard a loud gunshot coming from behind them. They both hastily turned around, facing the direction of the noise.
"Holy crap!" Nick yelled, startled by the loud noise.
Judy swiftly grabbed her radio and yanked it out of her belt, switching it on.
"Shots fired, repeat, shots fired!" She yelled, hoping someone would respond
"We heard that one too, where are you positioned?" A staticy voice crackled through her radio
Judy pressed down the button on the right side of her radio "Were on the rooftops, Do we investigate?"
"Negative, Were on it" the voice replied
"Copy that" Judy said and turned off the radio, re attaching it to her belt, "Alright Nick, lets go"
"What?-" Nick said confused "He just said that they've got it"
"Your not letting me go by myself are you?" Judy asked, starting her sprint on the flat concrete of the roof, giving Nick no choice but to follow.
"You are one crazy bunny."
They arrived at the scene. Two officers, a rhino and a ram where arresting a hyena, pushing him to the ground and kneeling on his nape. There was a magnum laying 3 feet away from the culprits head, indicating it was the one he had fired.
"I. Told. You" Nick said, out of breath "They've got this"
Judy lifted her had up by Nicks face, immediately silencing him. He crouched down on the gravel rooftop beside her with a loud exhale and watched the stable looking scene. The two police officers lifted the handcuffed criminal up onto his feet. A louder, closer gunshot was discharged, startling both Judy and Nick. The ram let go of the hyena and fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Get down" Nick said pushing Judy's head away from sight. He peeked over to see three more gunshots fired from the the unknown into the rhinos head and chest. Three clouds of red blood confirmed all shots had landed. The rhino fell to the ground with a loud thump.
"We need to help them Nick, They need us" Judy said loudly
"Its too late, their both gone" Nick said lowering his head as he saw five more hyenas jump out of the shadows and surround the corpses.
Nick looked at Judy laying prone beside him, disbelief in her eyes. Nick wanted to stand up and fire shots down at those... Those scum, but he new it wasn't smart.
"I'm sorry Judy, there's nothing we can do" Nick said, his green eyes piercing her soul. "I know these guys and they're bad news for everyone"
"We cant just let them get away with this Nick!" Judy said, close to yelling now
"Those people are killers and now that this city is being ripped apart, whats stopping them from picking off every cop in town?-" Nick started in a forceful tone, "Its to late for those two down there but not for us. I want to kill all of those guys down there too, we just can't."
"Nick-" Judy said, still staring into his eyes, "Follow me"
Judy crouched behind the small wall on the side of the building and started walking towards a ladder leading down to ground level. She unholstered her sidearm and inspected the powerful weapon carefully. She pulled back the slide on top and let go, the weapon giving out a satisfying click. She lowered her gun and looked back at Nick. She saw him still laying prone behind the small wall. He grew an unsure look on his face when Judy softly nodded in his direction and crawled towards the ladder.
"Judy!" Nick loudly whispered, failing to get her attention "You really are just a dumb bunny"
Nick pushed himself up off the gravel and started his crawl towards Judy. Judy reached the wall beside the ladder first but before she could even reach for it she felt a paw hold a sturdy grip on her shoulder. Nick stacked up on the wall, standing behind her.
"I really feel like this is a horrible idea but i just cant bring myself to let you do this by yourself" Nick whispered "I've got your back carrot's"
"I have a plan, just follow me ok?" Judy asked, already placing her hind paws on the old ladder. Nick simply shrugged.
They climbed down the rusty ladder, bar by bar, wincing at the small metallic sound that it produced. They reached the bottom, immediately getting into position. Nick followed Judy to the corner of the building. She made a quick peek around the corner, her ears searching the area like a radar. She quickly moved back behind the wall. She looked at Nick and nodded. They both simultaneously peeked out of their cover, aiming their guns at the murderers last seen location. Nick saw the crowd of hyenas looting the officers bodies. He started to fire powerful shots into six culprits, with no hesitation. Judy watched as the hyena's fell to the ground one by one and felt the hot shells from Nicks weapon bounce off her shoulder. Four of the six mammals were hit before Nick moved back into cover. Nick swiftly reloaded his weapon and looked at Judy.
"Carrot's?" Nick said loudly, not worrying about breaking their cover anymore.
Judy shifted back into cover again, breathing heavily. She didn't fire a single shot. She looked back at Nick, and then she saw the hyena wearing a leather jacket and blue jeans slowly creep up behind him. She aimed her gun at the dog and fired. The hyena fired two shots before being pushed into the wall behind him by the shot Judy had fired into his chest. He slowly slid down the brick as his blood streaked the rough surface. He dropped his gun when he reached the bottom. He was dead. Nick looked back at the hyena who could've killed them both.
"Nice shot carrot's" Nick added, still startled "You saved my life"
"I also just took his" Judy said lowering her weapon
Nick crouched down, attracting her attention into his eyes instead of the body that lay behind him.
"He tried to take ours, we had no choice" Nick said calmly
Judy calmed down. In the academy she was taught that this could happen one day, that she could have to kill someone. That day was today and she was not as ready as she thought she was.
"Bastard!" The hyena yelled behind Nick before firing another loud shot into his back.
Nick felt the force from the puncture push him forward onto his knees in front of Judy. Then came the pain. It felt as if one thousand knives stabbed into his upper back. He started to lose his strength as he fell forwards into Judy's arms. The hyena attempted to fire another shot into the bunny, but failed as his gun as out of ammo. Judy lifted her gun once again, discharging her entire clip into the hyena's limp body, killing him for good this time. Judy looked at Nick, laying in her arms. She started to tear up as she saw the blood soak through his uniform.
"Stay with me Nick, come on!" She quivered, applying pressure to his wound
Nick lay in her arms, listening to her soothing voice as his world started to fade around him. He started to close his eyes, finally giving up. He felt her left arm wrap around his head as she pulled him in closer.
"Please Nick, Please" She began to cry, her tears falling onto Nicks red fur.
The deep sound of thunder began to roll through the sky and the rain started to fall onto Judy and Nick. Nick felt the ground start to get wet, as they still lay in the dark, trashy alley.
'This is it' Nick thought to himself 'This is how i die'
The rain around them intensified, it pelted Judy's furry head and the brick walls around them but neither of them cared, this was the end.