Judy run along side the nurses who pushed the emergency bed with Nick lying on it. Nick please hang on, Judy thought. When they finally got into the operating room, one of the nurses stops her.
"This is as far as you go ma'am, please wait patiencely for the procedure to be done" The nurse said before closing the door.
Judy sit in one of the seat in front of the operating room, she was still in shock after what happened.
"Hopps" a voice distract her from her thought
Judy looked at the source of the voice and sees chief bogo standing in the hallway.
"Report" The chief ordered
Judy tells him everything including her reason why she was in there.
"Hopps, I handed you over to him to prevent his suicidal mission like this, not to join it !" The chief shouted at her.
"I'm sorry sir, I'm aware of my mistake, I will take responsibility and accept all the consequences that are given to me" she said in a trembling voice
Bogo sighed after he notice her condition, no matter how brave Judy is, she still naïve and probably traumatize after all she's been trough. Just like Nick.
"It's not all your fault, you both are just at the wrong place and time"
Judy still looked empty even after he said that. Not wanting another one of his officers falls, he spoke.
"Hopps, I know that this must be hard for you, but I want you to make this a lesson, don't be like Nick"
Judy attention was drawn by that last sentence.
"What do you mean?" She asked
Bogo thingking it for a moment and decided to tell her.
"Nick used to be like you, but something happened and it changes him to the way he is right now"
"Let me tell you a story" he continued to do what he has not done before for years.
Nick is standing in front of the door he's very fond of for a long time. The door to his dream. The door to Zootopia Police Departement. Becoming a police officer has been Nick's dream since he was little. Most mammals says that it's hard to become a police officer, let alone for a fox. Nick just happened to be one of them. Foxes often stereotyped Sly and Untrustworthy, so it's more difficult for him to get into the force. But even after hearing all of that, Nick doesn't give up. Now, all of his hardwork has payed off as he open the door in front of him. Finally ! , he thought as he looked around and amazed how big the inside is. The view of the reception desk brought him back to reality. Right, gotta work first, Nick thought. He approach it and sees a honey badger reading some file report behind the desk.
"Excuse me" Nick said
The badger then sees Nick, she seems not care at all but Nick notices her slight expression change.
"What do you want ?" The badger asked
"I'm looking for the bullpen, can you tell me where it is ?" Nick asked back
"Go straight from here, and turn right" The badger answered
"Thanks" Nick thanked as he followed the badger instruction.
Well, that went well, Nick thought
When he got into the bullpen, stares from all the mammals in the room welcome him, looking at the smallest officer. Nick nervously walked to an empty seat that located in the middle of the room.
"Atten hut !" The tiger in the front shout a few moment after nick sit.
A buffalo then proceed to enter the room, followed by all the officer stand up.
"All right, everyone sit" the chief ordered
"We got some new face here today, but who cares" the chief continued
The mammals in the rooms then started chukling. Nick didn't bother at that and keep a straight face.
"Assigntments ! officer paul, Ralph undercover, Ronald, boris, sahara square patrol, Wolfe Bruno central patrol, and finally Wilde" he looked at Nick for a moment.
"Parking duty, dismissised !" said the chief as he walked out of the room.
Nick can't believe what he just hear. Parking duty ? is that even a job in here ?, Nick thought as he's upset.
"Don't worry rookie, the chief always does that to a newcomer" said a voice from behind
Nick turned around to see a wolf with a Black fur standing.
"You must be Nick Wilde right ? I'm wolfe" wolfe said as he offer a handshake.
Nick shake wolfe hands.
"I can't believe they hire a fox, I mean it must be hard for just to applicate into the academy!"
Nick remember the moments he struggle when he aplicated.
"Yeah it was" nick acknowledge
"But here you are, I'm impressed" praised wolfe
Nick feels a combination of proud and shy when he hears that.
"Thanks" Nick thanked
"Well don't stop know, you still got a long way if you wanna be a real police officer" wolfe said as he walks away, leaving Nick alone.
"Ugh…" Nick said as he looked into the mirror.
He's looking at the vest he wearing. Do I have to wear this ? , Nick thought. Nick always prioritized his appearance because he has been taught so. Now when he forced to wear something ridiculous, his confidence is decreasing. What could be worse than this, Nick wondered as he walks out of the locker room. What he doesn't know, a special vehicle for him is waiting to be found.
"Wilde, Wolfe Sahara square patrol"
After a month being a "meter maid", this is the first time Nick got a different assignment. Nick's look so happy he's finally free from parking duty. And what's best is he get to be partnered with Wolfe, the only nice mammals he knows in the force.
"Hey, rookie, looks like we're together" wolfe said from behind
"Yeah !" Nick Agreed
"Wow, look at you, all fired up, finally free huh ? grab what you need, I'll be waiting in the cruiser" Wolfe said
Nick getting more exited when he hears that last word.
Farewell joke mobile, Nick thought.
"is it really this boring ? " asked Nick
"Well, it usually is" Wolfe answered
They have been patrolling for hours now but there's no crime or suspicious activity occurred. They decided to take a break in some diner. Nick sighed while he's stirred his food.
"What's the difference between this and parking duty ? " Nick complained
"Hey, cheer up, there's still time until the afternoon, if you lucky you might be able to do stuff ….." Wolfe said as he sees something in afar.
"In fact, you'll maybe able to do it right now" he continued while pointing out to something outside.
Nick follow his gaze and sees a suspicious pig and hyena carefully look at their surrounding and heading into an alleyway.
"Follow my lead" said Wolfe as he put money in the table and proceed to approach the alleyway. Nick nod and follow him.
"Wait" Wolfe whisper when they reached the alley. Wolfe take a peak from outside and see the mammals.
"Let's hear them out first" he whispered to Nick
Nick hearing is not good as Wolfe's but he can still hear the mammals talked
"Do you get it ?" Nick assumed that was the hyena
"Of course, when I ever did not bring your order"
"Show it to me"
"This little thing can make you goes straight to heaven and comeback"
"That's our cue" Wolfe said as he walk in to the alleyway
"Fellas !" Both the hyena and the pig eyes widened as Wolfe and Nick make an appearance in front of them.
"Can I join your conversation ?" Wolfe smiled
Without thinking they ran away from Wolfe heading to the other end of the alley.
"Stop !" Wolfe chased them followed by Nick.
Unexpectedly by Wolfe or Nick, the mammals they chase split up ahead, the pig goes left and the hyena goes right.
"Get the hyena, I got the pig" Ordered Wolfe
Nick turns right and sees the hyena still running ahead.
"ZPD! Stop !" Nick shouted
The hyena then take a turn into another alleyway to lose him. Nick follows to the alley when he sees something coming toward him. He's not reacting fast enough to dodge as he was thrown back by the hyena.
"So long Fox !" The hyena shout as he continued running
Nick tried to chase him again, but he still dizzy from before. When he finally recover, the hyena is no longer in his sight. Wolfe arrived a few minutes later bringing the pig in cuff. He sees Nick expression and seems to know what happened.
"Once a rookie, always a rookie" Wolfe mock as he smiled playfully.
Nick cursed himself for failing at his first chase.
Nick enjoyed his life. Eight months in the force feels so fast. He has become best friend with Wolfe as the chief partnered them both so often. But Nick didn't know all of that is gonna end soon.
Nick and Wolfe is doing daily patrol when the Intercom started to buzzing.
"all unit, We got an emergency call from 19th street in sahara square"
19th street ? That's not far from here, Nick thought.
"This is unit 8, we'll check it out honey" as he drove away
"Copy that" Honey confirmed through the intercom
When they arrived, Nick eyes widened when he looked at the house in front of him. Compared to his place, this house is like a giant castle.
Wolfe walked to the front door and knocked it a couple of times.
"ZPD, we're here to help" he asked
There is no answer at first.
"ZPD, open up "
The door then opened revealing a tiger wearing a dark brown shirt and a black trouser.
"Can I help you officer ?" the tiger asked
"We've received an emergency call from this location, is there any problem happening sir ? " wolfe asked
The tiger then stare at Wolfe for a few seconds. Nick can see a little smirk has formed in his face.
"Yes, there was a burglar came into my house before, when I called the ZPD though, he ran away" said the tiger
"Mind if we check the scene ?"
"Not at all, come in" said the tiger
"He break in from a window on the second floor, then come out on the door over there" The tiger pointed the door.
"Can you show me the window he breaks in ? " wolfe asked
"Sure, come with me" the tiger answered
"Nick, check that door" wolfe ordered
Wolfe then walk upstairs with the tiger leaving nick alone. Nick proceed to the door which wolfe told him to check. He's appearently in the living room, since there was so many furniture lying around. Wow, the owner must be really rich, Nick thought as he looked at the expensive furniture. Seems fine, nick thought as he checks the door . His attention then drawn to a thread that was stuck on the edge of the door.
Where is this coming from ? , thought Nick while he follow the thread. It leads him to a closet not far from the door. When he opened it, his eyes widened. A female zebra was lying on the closet with her head bleeding.
"Ma'am are you okay ?"
She's not answering.
She seems to be unconscious, but why would he be…., It took a few moment for Nick to realize what is happening. The sound of something broke coming from the upstairs, returns Nick back to reality.
"Wolfe !" said Nick as he rushes upstairs
Nick saw wolfe lying on the ground in one of the room upstairs. He draw his tranquilizer out and carefully approach. He scanned the room wolfe is in and don't seems to find the tiger. He checked Wolfe pulse, and find that he still alive. Nick looks around wolfe body was pieces of a broken vase. It looks like he's been hit from behind, Nick thought. Nick then proceed to call backup when a sting comes from his back. He looked at it and sees a dart sticking out of his back. His vision is started to blurred, as his body is slowly limp. Nick then realize wolfe tranquilizer has been gone as he falls to the ground.
"Good night, officer"
The last thing he see is the tiger approaching them before the world around him turns black.
"Nick ! hey Nick !" a voice wake nick up
Nick groaned as his eyes trying to see the surrounding environtment.
"You okay Nick ?"
Nick looked at his right, and find wolfe beside him with his hand cuffed to a steel pipe behind his back. He then realize he himself has been cuffed as well by trying to moved his hand and failed.
"It was the tiger, Nick, all along" Wolfe said to him
"Yeah, I figured" Nick agreed
"Where do you think we are ?" Wolfe asked
"I don't know" he answered
Nick then looked around. He's in some kind of room, there are no windows at all, there are 2 doors on this room that located on his right and left. In front of him there's a stairs. Beside him there's wolfe and the female zebra he looked before lying unconsciously on the ground with his hand and feet tied with a rope.
"That's the real house owner" Nick tells wolfe
"You found out and still got caught anyway? What a rookie" Wolfe mock
"Hey, don't blame me, I priotized my partner condition who stupidly got hit from behind" nick counter mock
"Ah seems like you both awake" a voice come from the front. It was the tiger, slowly descent the stairs.
"Do you know that kidnapping is a serious crime especially if you kidnapped two police officers ?" Wolfe asked
"Oh I very much know officer, but if no one knews about it, what could happen ?" The tiger said as he smile
"The others officers will notice our disappearance and look for us !" Nick said
"Well good luck to them, we're in someplace where nobody will find, officer, trust me, I been doing this for years now" The tiger reply
Nick and Wolfe surprised when they hear the last part
"Wait, what were you doing ?" Nick asked
"You'll see" the tiger answered as he dragged the unconscious zebra by her feet to the door on the left.
"What are you gonna do to her ?" Wolfe asked
The tiger then opened the door on the left. The smell of rotten immidiatelly strike their nose. Inside of it was dark, so they couldn't see the whole room, but the back of the door tells them what they needed to know. Dried blood covered the back of the door almost on the whole thing.
"Hey ! Stop !" wolfe struggling to get his hand free.
"Please wait for your turn, okay" the tiger said as he entered the room dragging the female zebra along, and closes the door.
"Son of a bitch !" Cursed wolfe
They both found out the room was not soundproof as they can heard the tiger whistle . Nick and Wolfe then imagine what's happening there in horror accompanied by the Whistle and an unidentified sound.
After a few hours, the doors opened again revealing the tiger in brand new clothes and holding something that looked like a cloth in his hand.
"What did you do !" Wolfe shouted to the tiger
The tiger smiled and come closer to them
"Do you really want to know ?"
Nick then sees the cloth in his hand, it has white with a black strip all over it. Then, he realize that was not a cloth at all.
"You skinned Her" Nick said while his eyes widened
"Well, looks like we got some detective over here" The tiger looks at Nick
"You sick bastard !" Wolfe shout
"Shout all you want officer, nobody gonna hears you down here"
"Down here ? So we're underground then" nick said
The tiger expression changes a little when nick says that.
"I'm impresses fox, you really are that keen aren't you ? Said the tiger
"Too bad I'm not interested in you, as the reason i took you just because you sees my face, but this one..." He turns to face wolfe
"A black furred wolf….what a rare color, your going to look nice on my collection"
Both Nick and Wolfe doesn't have to be a detective to know what's that mean.
"You can't be…" Nick said in horror
"Over my dead body" Wolfe said
"Oh, I will officer, just not now" the tiger said as he walked to the room in right.
He opened the door, and turns on the light. This time he's not bothering to close the door. Nick and Wolfe can see the fur of mammals displayed on the wall. They can see the tiger hanging a new one in the wall. After the tiger finished his business, he then get out of the room, turn off the light and close the door.
"How many have you kill for that ?" Nick asked
"49" the tiger answered
"And the 50 is gonna be a blast" as he looked to wolfe and smiled
"Fuck you" Wolfe cursed
"See you tomorrow officers" the tiger said as he climbed the stairs leaving the two officers alone.
"Wolfe, im…."
"Stop it Nick, it's not your fault, instead of apologizing, why don't you help me find a way outta here"
Nick looked at wolfe face, his face is still showing anger from before, but nick can see a little fear on it.
"Okay" nick agreed
They been trying for hours to get off their bound, but the result is not great. Their wrist is started to bleed because of the struggle.
"Shit, this pipe won't come off" Wolfe said in anger
Nick stopped trying. Imagining what would happen if they don't make it out of here.
"Hey Wolfe, are we going to die here?" Nick said in depression
"What ?! are you giving up? What happen to Nick Wilde?" Wolfe asked In anger
"One thing I always liked from you….." as he pull the pipe
"that you. Never. Give up !" as wolfe said that last word, the pipe behind him comes off
"YES !" Wolfe shouted in victory
"Now…." He moved his tied arm in the back to the forward through his leg.
"We just have to get that damn pipe off you" continued wolfe as he picked up the loose pipe and started to pull nick pipe. The pipe in nick back fall off easier because of that. He do the same thing as wolfe moving his arm forward.
"Let's get out of here" wolfe said as they both carefully climbing the stairs.
When they reach the top of the stairs, a door appear in front of them. Wolfe opened it as quietly as possible only to find no one's is on the location except them. They realize they are in some kind of abandoned store as there are shelves around that is empty. They looked outside and notice there's a snow everywhere.
"Looks like we're in thundratown" Nick said
"No shit Sherlock, Come on" Wolfe mock
He open the door to outside, just a few steps later, a mechanical sound was heard from below Wolfe followed by his cries of pain.
"Wolfe!"
Nick looked at Wolfe left leg and see a bear trap has attached on it.
"Oh god" nick said in horror when he sees it.
"That bad huh ?" Wolfe said in pain
"Maybe I can get it off" nick said as he tried to release the bear trap
"Nick! stop!" Wolfe cries in pain
"I'm sorry" he immediately stop what he's doing
Nick panicked, as he don't know what to do.
"It seems like I can't go with you Nick"
"What ?! no! I'm not leaving you !"
"You have to, or he will catch us both"
"What about you ? you'll die freezing !"
"I'm a wolf Nick, i can at least survive this cold with my fur, just hurry up and get help before that bastard took it from me"
Doubt appeared on nick face, and Wolfe saw that.
"Please Nick, do it for me" he pleaded to Nick
That sentence decided off Nick decision.
" don't you die on me Wolfe" Nick said as he started to run
"Thank you" Wolfe said as he look at nick running leaving him alone in the cold
Nick doesn't know how far he has run. When he finally sees houses, he knocked the nearest door and asked for help. Even though he's still wearing his uniform, a fox with a cuffed hand is what mammals is usually avoid. He keep moving from house to house to get help but the all the doors didn't open, until one of the door opened and revealing a bear.
"Sir, I need your help, please" Nick pleaded
" Are you sure you're not tricking me ?" the bear asked
"Please sir, I'm an officer of the law, and my friend need help" Nick pleades once more
The bear looked at Nick face and sees that he's telling him the truth.
"Fine, get in" The bear said
"I need your phone"
"Here" the bear give him his phone
Nick then immediately calls the ZPD.
"ZPD, what's your emergency?" honey asked
"HONEY !" nick shouted
"Nick ? Where have you been, we've been trying to locate you since you and Wolfe gone missing"
"I need Backup immediately, Wolfe hurts and been separated from me !"
"Okay, where are your location ?"
"Snowy hills in Thundratown ! please be quick" Nick pleaded
"We're coming as soon as possible"
10 minutes later, the backup has arrived on the bear house. The chief is with them, founding Nick inside the house fatigued and lying on the ground.
"God, what happen Wilde ?" The Chief asked as he looked at nick condition
Nick tries to get up, but fail, the other officers then help him.
"Wolfe, he's still in danger" nick said
"Where is he ?" asked the chief
"An abandoned store west from here"
"Allright let's go" he ordered the other officers
"Wait chief, I'll come with you"
"No Wilde, you need to rest and recover, we'll take care of this" The chied ordered
"Please Chief" Nick pleaded
"Fine, let's go"
Because of his condition, Nick is having a hard time to walk and get in to the cruiser. They started to going west. In the road there are no building at all, just snow every where. Nick doesn't believe that he was able to run that far when he backtracked with this cruiser. After a few minutes Nick can see the abandoned store in the distance.
"There chief" Nick pointed
When they finally arrived, Nick heart shed. Wolfe was knowere to be seen, The only thing left from before is his blood and the bear trap.
"No….." Said Nick
"What's wrong ?" the chief asked
"Wolfe, he's supposed to be there !" Nick cried
"Calm down Wilde, stay here, were going to check the perimeter" The chief said as he get out of the car
Nick didn't protest at all as he can't move his body. He can't believe Wolfe gone. What happened to him ?, Nick thought. He's imagining the worst case scenario, where the tiger found him, and take him somewhere else.
I left him to die.
Nick condition is at it's limit, he's losing consciousness as the world around him turns black slowly.
I left him to die.
Nick woke up in a bed. He looked around to see a mammals standing beside him.
"Oh you're awake" Said the mammals
When nick focused his view, he sees the mammals is a female hippo wearing a nurse clothes.
Nick realize he was In a hospital.
"What happened ?" Nick asked
"I don't know what happened, but you come here carried by the other officers last night"
Nick tries to remember what's the last thing he do. Then he remembered it all.
"Wolfe !" as nick tried to get up, but failed because of the pain
"Stop mr Wilde, you have to rest in bed" The nurse told him
"Is the other officers still here ? I need to talk with them" Nick said
"Yes, the buffalo told me to tell him as soon as you wake up, please wait here" The nurse said as he exited the room.
A few minutes later the door opened showing the chief.
"Wilde, how are you feeling?" the chief asked
"Where's Wolfe ? did you find him ?"
The chief expression answer it all for nick.
"No….." Nick said with disbelievement
"We already search everything around it, There was a faint traces of a car but it ended when it got to the road, We found what's in the underground of the store, Wilde I need you to tell me everything that's hapenned"
Nick doesn't hear a word the chief says after he hears wolfe still missing.
I left him to die.
"Wilde ? are you listening ?" the chief asked
I left him to die.
The chief notice his expression.
"I'm sorry Wilde, I understand if you need sometime alone, I'll be back later" The chief as he exited the room
Nick is alone again in his room. He silently mourned the loss of his partner.