"Wild Times" A Zootopia fan story
-Author notes- Sorry about the delay. My computer decided to shut itself off and not save anything. So. Kinda killed my mood for a while.
Oh, and did anyone notice the animation error towards the beginning of the movie? If you watch the movie again pay close attention to the entrance of the Police Academy. -End of Notes-
Chapter 3: Abduction Introduction (I'm sorry)
"I'm telling you, Fang, we need to investigate his home first." The wolf pleaded to his tiger companion. "It sure as heck beats going there!"
"Wolfard, you know protocol is to check the crime scene first. Even if that does mean going into the... Unsavory parts of town." The tiger retorts. "It might not be pleasant but it's what we have to do. Besides, with Wilde here, I'm sure we'll have no problems in the shifty parts, eh Nick?" He says, nudging his recently assigned partner.
"Oh ha ha, Fang. I guess it should be super easy for you to find this zebra then, right Mr. Tiger?" Nick huffs in response. Missing Mammal cases were not to be taken lightly, but by the looks of this one, it's just another mammal who partied just a bit too hard and is probably sleeping in an alleyway somewhere. The twenty eight year old zebra, Mortika Stroij, was last seen leaving one of the pubs in Savannah Central, and as a member of one of Zootopia's minor sports teams who just last night celebrated a win over their rivals, this lead Nick to assume this was as simple as a particularly bad hangover. "Look, guys, he probably just passed out somewhere in an alley. I used to see it all the time back when I was on the streets. We head down to the pub, check the surrounding alleyways and boom, we find our missing mammal. Shouldn't take us more than a half ho-"
"Nick!" Clawhauser interrupted, bursting into the officers offices. The chubby cheetah was panting as he ran towards the group. "Oh, -huff- good, you guys -huff- haven't left... yet."
"Thanks to our little cub here, we haven't reached an agreement as to where to head first. What's up, Chomps?" Nick inquired.
"Thirteen more missing mammals!" Clawhauser said, producing what looks to be a hastily thrown together case file. "All prey mammals, all between the ages of twenty to thirty. We think that your missing mammal case might be connected." He huffed, handing it to Fangmeyer.
"Two rabbits, three gazelle, a zebra, three deer, two caribou, and two elk." The tiger said. "All from different parts of the city. Aside from all being prey, what's this got to do with our case? These mammals went missing this morning, ours has been missing since last night."
"They all have physically demanding jobs. Firefighters, physical trainers, security guards, it seems like somebody is targeting physically fit prey mammals, for unknown reasons." Clawhauser explained, now that he had his breath back. "That fits your missing mammal down to a T. A twenty something prey mammal with a physically demanding job. Bogo wants you to consider him part of the thirteen other mammals until you're certain he's not."
"Got it, Chomps. Looks like it's your lucky day, Wolfard. You head to Mortika's house, while me and Fang investigate the scene." Nick stated as he handed the wolf a copy of Mortika's case file. "If you find anything that connects him to these other mammals, report it immediately."
Wolfard sighed in relief as he took the case file and headed towards the exit. "Good luck guys... Just be careful." He warned his colleagues.
"Nick... There's something else you should know." Clawhauser said in an uncharacteristically weak voice. "Judy seems to be missing, too. She won't answer her radio and her phone has been turned off."
"Chomps, you know Carrots! She's survived savage predator attacks, falling down a waterfall, and an exploding train car. And you know how much she loathes parking duty. She probably saw something suspicious and turned her radio and phone off to go stealth mode. We were almost caught in the Cliffside asylum because her parents called while we were trying to hide!" The fox tried to console his friend and coworker. "I bet you a box of donuts she's on her way right now to find all 14 of our missing mammals, again." Nick reassured.
"Yeah... I bet you're right. Just... Be on the look out for her when you're out. For me. Okay? You and Fangmeyer better get going." The puffy cheetah replied before making his way back to his desk.
"Of course, buddy. Fang, mind getting a cruiser ready? I gotta check something on the computer really quick." The fox said, trying his best not to sound worried. In truth, he was terrified for his partner.
"Sure. Just don't take too long, this case has been elevated from mild annoyance to a serious problem." The tiger replied. "And don't worry, Nick. Judy's the toughest bunny I know. She certainly outclasses a few of the other officers. Especially a certain fox." He smirked, heading for the ZPD's parking garage.
"Psh, I'm only worried about her because I'm not there to save her as usual!" The fox retorted.
"Tell that to Mr. Manchas, Wilde." The tiger taunted as he left the room, leaving Nick without any time for one of his witty comebacks. Instead he sighed in defeat and went to his computer, quickly searching for the last location Judy's phone was pinged at.
"Oh sweet cheese and crackers..." The fox whispered under his breath as he stared at the computer screen before booking it after Fangmeyer. On screen was Judy's last known location: Roughly 10 feet away from where Mortika was last seen.
-Author notes- For some reason I hate this ending. I know I can write it better but I just can't seem to craft the words properly.
Oh well.
And please, for the love of god, can someone leave a comment? Any feedback would be nice!