Authors note
police codes
10-3-transmission done
10-41-duty or tourstarts
10-69-message recieved
10-26 arrived on scene
10-77 testing lights
Please read and review
ciao_
"The things we do for love,"
I grumbled as my alarm went off like it did every morning at 6 AM. I sighed and rolled over onto my back, and sighed.
I looked over at my nightstand, and smiled at the picture of me and Hopps, my first day of being an officer. My smile grew as I saw the handmade badge for Emma.
I sat up and stretched, and yawned making a high pitched whine.
I grabbed my phone from underneath the pillow and Texted Hopps
"Hey Carrots you up?"
I smiled at the message and then rubbed my eyes, yawning again.
I tossed off the covers and headed off to the bathroom to grab a shower.
After my shower, I grabbed some blueberries Hopps had given me, and some eggs.
I was still in my boxers, when my phone went off, it was Carrots.
"Yup, already dressed and going to grab coffee, want something?"
"Ya, Tike Place, Black and Venti please."
"Sure thing."
"SO how did ya sleep?"
"Like the dead, thanks for the stuffed rabbit :3"
"No prob, getting dressed brb."
I smiled, she liked it, now to get dressed.
I put my uniform on and checked the time, 7 AM. Plenty of time to get to work, and pick Hopps up.
I grabbed the note that Clawhauser had written the party info on, And double checked the info.
Party started at 1, but I wanted to help get everything set up.
I grabbed the badge and the present from Bogo and my keys and phone charger before heading out the door.
I called Hopps while heading downstairs, she picked up after 3 rings.
"Hey Nick what's up?" She sounded chirpier than usual.
"Wanna ride to work with me?"
"S-sure, I guess, where are you?" I started the car, it was 7:10.
Just leaving my place, I'll see you soon Carrots."
"Yup see ya then."
I ended the call tossing my phone onto the passenger seat.
"Today's gonna rock." I said to myself smirking.
Luckily traffic wasn't bad, so I made to Carrot's place by 7:25. When I pulled up she was sitting on her steps, playing on her phone. I rolled down my window.
"Hey tasty bunny you need a lift?" I said pretending to catcall her. She rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips.
"Damn, doesn't she know how good she is?" I thought to myself, pushing my Aviators up.
"Haha, don't you know it's not exactly bright to harass a cop." She said as she got in my car.
"Don't you know you shouldn't get into a car with a shifty pred? Especially a fox?" I said looking her up and down from the corner of my eye.
"I'll take my chances, so do you think we have time for coffee?" She asked examining the wooden badge.
"What the time?"
"7:30."
"Sure." Luckily there was a Snarlbucks right across from the station.
15 minutes later we pulled into the station and headed over to grab our coffees.
10Walking into the store was like walking into a commercial, baristas in green aprons, mammals on laptops and gadgets and more coffee smells than there was patrons.
I took off my Aviators and caught the barista's eye. She winked and leaned over to a coworker, who nodded and took her position.
"Ugh this gonna be forever!" Hopps thumped her foot, earning a few side glances from other patrons.
"Not if you know the right mammals." I said calmly
"Huh?" She looked confused
"You see the Zebra-"I stopped when I realized that Hopps couldn't see, I looked down at her, she was glaring at me.
"Here let me assist," I said as I picked Hopps up and sat her on my shoulders.
"Man Wish there was less clothes and a different position." i grumbled to myself in my head
"Oh now I do, who is she?"
"That is Henyta, me and fin hustled with her a few times." Soon it was our turn to pay, I set Hopps down.
I handed the Zebra my card and she handed me our drinks,
"Thanks Henny, I owe ya. By the way it's nice to see you got a real job, How's the Foals?"
She smiled, and spoke with an african accent.
"They are great and thank you Nick, I am proud to see you on the right side of the law." She winked and ruffled the fur between my ears.
She looked down at Hopps, and patted her head.
"Such a tough little bunny. I'd love to chat but-" I smirked
"Yeah I get it, see ya around Henny." I dropped a twenty in the tip jar and hustled Hopps out of the store.
We ran over to the station and barely got to roll call in time, it was noisey as usual, with Officer Jackson, a tiger, arm wrestling Officer Anderson, a very large polar bear.
It didn't help that Francine and McHorn were arguing...again.
But oddly enough the noise was a welcomed feature to the room.
I helped Hopps up into the chair and then she reached a paw down to help me out, well up technically.
I checked the time, 8 AM exact. I looked at Bogo's door, any second now.
3...2...1…
"Alrighty Ya filthy mammals, settle down" Bogo gruffed, Right on time.
"Good Morning officers, first things first reviews will be starting soon and we have a new recruit, not that any mammal cares, next assignments.
Anderson, Jackson, and Snarlov, robbery in The Rainforest District,"
Bogo paused to allow the officers to get the files, he was considerate , sometimes.
"Next Higgins, Krumpanski, and Pennington, Missing cheetah in Savannah Central."
After a few seconds he continued
"Hopps, missing Joey in Outback Island." Hopps smiled at me and waved as she left to get her file.
"Wilde," He paused…
"Undercover" I snickered,
"Thanks Chief."
"I'm not done with you yet Wilde, I would like to see you in the office." He made a motion towards the door, I followed the hint.
After we were inside, he shut the door.
"SO what time does the party start?" He asked calmly
"1 but I wanna get there early and see if I can help with anything."
"That's good, now what time is it over?"
"If I am correct, which I always am, 5." I smirked
"I want you to help clean up, and also if you can grab me a slice of cake. Did you get Emma anything?" A ghost of a smile appeared on his face when he said her name.
"Yup," I pulled the Wooden badge out from my pocket and handed it to Bogo. He looked impressed
"This is extraordinary craftmammalship, I know it's handmade. Who crafted it?" He turned over the badge, examining the pin.
"A family friend of mine, Mr. Avalius Wonderclaw." Bogo looked up at me,
"He's still alive?" I raised an eyebrow, now this was interesting.
"Very much so, may I ask how you know him Sir?" Bogo sighed and handed the badge back to me, which I pocketed again.
"Old friend, he served with my father during the Land wars between Animalia and Europea. I'm surprised the fox is still kicking." He sighed and dazed off for a brief moment before snapping back.
"Anyway, off with you Wilde, go have fun and stay out of trouble." He said gruffly as he opened the door.
"See ya Chief and I'll bring you a goody bag and cake." I snapped my fingers, earning an eye roll and a snort.
I chuckled and wandered into the lobby, I pulled out my cell and the note which Cassandra's number was written on.
I dialed it and waited for her to pick up.
RING
RING
RING
RING...RING
RING
*BEEEEEPPPPPP*
"Hey this is Cassandra Spots, Sorry I ain't available, Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, Thanks."
"Hey Cassandra Spots, this is Officer Nicholas Wilde, we met yesterday while I was on patrol, and you invited me to come to Emma's party. I was wondering if you wanted me to come set up, or bring anything. Just call back as soon as ya can. Thanks and tell Emma I said Hey." I hit end and put my phone back in my pocket. I sighed and felt eyes staring at me, I spun around, and sure as shit; Rhinowitz and Wolford were staring at me, I smirked and sauntered over to the pair.
"So what's up you two?" I said casually, rolling on the balls of my feet.
"Not much, so Undercover, ay? Must be exciting for an Officer that only been here 4 months, eh?" Wolford said overly casually, suspicion tainted his voice.
"Ya, most exciting job on the force," I said grinning, the two chuckled, then Rhinowitz broke the ice
"So Cassandra Spots eh?" I didn't like where this was headed.
"Ya, know her?" I said trying to remain as vague as possible without seeming more shifty than usual.
"Yeah, almost every officer here does, her husband is a hero. How'd you get-" Rhinowitz was cut off by my phone ringing.
"My saving grace" I thought to myself, quietly contemplating the existence of a godly presence.
I smiled and answered the phone, I waved at the two as I headed outside,
"Hello Officer Wilde," I said, a soft and very familiar female voice answered.
"Hey Officer, this Cassandra, Emma's mom, you called earlier bout coming out early to help? Is that offer still on the table?" I hear thumping in the background.
"Of course Miss, what can I do for ya?" She took a deep breath, before answering.
"This is personal but can you grab me some, I'll pay you back and can you come help with Emma? Can you do that please?" SHe sounded almost like she was pleading, I felt empathy for her.
"Yeah, Bogo actually assigned me to you today, anything you need. What kind of coffee fo ya take?" SHe let out a sigh of relief,
"Iced Caramel Macchiato, Whipped cream and a pinch of black lava. Do you kind actually getting Emma out of the house? I'm sorry I'm asking so much, it's just so much right now, please forgive me. I'm a terrible-" Irritation fluffed up in me,
"Now stop right there Cassandra. You are not a terrible mother, and I'd love to spend the day with Emma. I'll bring her back here to the police station, if that's okay with you," I heard a scream and a banging from the background.
"Yeah that's fine, you're a saving grace Wilde. Thank you, so so much, I gotta go get Emma dressed." She sounded exhausted and tired, and like she was in pain, not like a mother should on her daughter's birthday.
I sighed and opened the Snarlbuck's app and placed my order, then I headed back to Bogo's office.
I made a beeline straight for his office, ignoring the stares and glances.
I knocked on the door,
"Hey Chief can I chat with ya real quick?" A reply came in the form of a grunt.
"What is it Wilde, Something wrong?" He had his reading glasses on,
"Kinda, is it possible for me to bring Emma here?" I said nervously. Bogo huffed and sighed.
"May I ask why you're putting in a request for this?"
"Her mom asked me to just get Emma out of the house,until the party starts. She was on the verge of tears. And i heard-" Bogo cut me off.
"Yes BUT you are responsible for the cub, and the afterwards and if any consequences that may come, I don't have an issue with it but the Spots family is still a sore spot," He paused, realizing the horrible pun he made.
"Pardon the pun, no pun intended." He said sighing.
"I understand that sir, Thank you so much." Bogo nodded,
"You are aware she is," He paused contemplating his choice of words.
"She has Asperger's, you know this right?" He said staring me directly in the eye.
"Yes sir I am, and it doesn't change the fact that Emma is still my friend." I said proudly, again a phantom of a smile appeared on Bogo's weathered face.
"Good, now go bring me that cub," He said pointing to the door. I nodded and headed out of the office and outside into the warm summer day. I took a deep breath and headed across the street to get the coffee.
The store wasn't too busy, so I was able to grab my order and pay quickly, I felt bad because I wasn't able to chat with Hentya, but she was understanding.
I left a 5 dollar tip, and ran back to the station and got into my cruiser and set the GPS to the address on the note and left, then I realized that I almost forgot to radio into Clawhauser that I was on duty now.
"Hey Clawhauser, it's Wilde I'm reporting 10-41, I'm bring someone back to the station with me and Bogo is aware so just letting you know so that would be 10-91 and 10-3"
Almost immediately I got a reply from the chubby dispatcher.
"Alrighty Nick, 10-69, have fun 10-3"
I sighed and followed my GPS, I ended up back in Happytown but the nicer area with 45 minutes, even with traffic.
I pulled up infront of a White 2 story house, a little battered but for the slums, it was great.
I turned the cruiser off and radioed into Clawhauser,
"Hey Clawhauser it's officer Wilde again, reporting 10-23 and 10-26, 10-3." I sighed and waited for a response.
"Okay Nick 10-69, 10-77? 10-3"
"ETA is 45 minutes 10-3"
"Okay dokey, 10-3"
I grabbed the present from Bogo and the Coffee and Headed up to house. Even before I could knock, the door opened.
Cassandra stood before me, her fur was a little messy, but she still looked good. She was wearing a red tee shirt and regular skinny jeans, her makeup was minimal with just eyeliner and eyeshadow, not she needed it.
"Nick!" She hugged me, and ushered me in, i went along with it. When we were inside i handed her the present.
She reached out with shaking paws, her Onyx colored eyes watering as she read who it was from.
"Thank you." She whispered Placing the gift up on a high shelf.
I nodded, and hugged me again, once released, i handed her the coffee, she grinned and nodded gratefully.
After taking a much deserved sip, she reached into her back pocket, i stopped her.
"Don't even think about." I said smiling, she hesitated but listened.
"Again thank you, and I apologize if Emma is rowdy today. She's having a mixed day. I have bag of her snacks, toys, extra clothes, and medicines. She's upstairs getting dressed, just to let you know she does have food sensitivities. No artificial dyes, no spicy foods, and if she starts to bite, bite her back," I gave her a weird look.
"Or time out, either one works. But if she starts getting over words, have her sing her ABC'S and counting by 5's. Bogo will know some tips and tricks. If it gets too bad let me know, If you can have her back by 12:45 so in 3 hours or so. She can go to bathroom by herself but she may need help washing her hands. I hate to rush this but I need to the pace ready." She chuckled and ran over to the foot of the stairs.
"Emma, Officer Wilde is here." I heard a squeal and within seconds, i was ambushed by a small white ball of fluff. I chuckled and hugged her, instantly everything seemed better.
Emma squealed and started clapping, I sat up and ruffled her fur.
She started moving her fingers, she laughed aloud, i was lost.
"Emma hunny, he doesn't sign ." Her mom chuckled.
Emma Grabbed my paw patted it, I hugged her again, she handed me little Floatzen backpack. Then she pointed to herself, gesturing to her clothes.
She was wearing a blue skater dress with a dress up police vest over it and black legging under it and black lace up boots and to complete it, she had the utility belt with handcuffs, and key included.
I bent down to her level.
"Hey Officer Emma, you ready to be my partner and go report to duty?" She jumped up and down.
"Ye-yeahhhh" she stomped her feet, and hugged her mother and then jetted out the door, not even giving me chance to say goodbye to her mom.
"Emma! Carseat, young Cub." Her mother said in a stern voice, as she walked outside with a car seat in paw.
"I'll install in it, she can go in the front seat." she said plainly, and within seconds the car seat was installed. I smiled and helped Emma buckle up, despite her protesting. Her mom waved us off and headed back in the house.
After successfully getting Emma buckled in, I got in my seat and buckled myself up.
"Okay Partner, before we leave to go back to the station, I have to let our friend Officer Clawhauser know okay? DO you think you can help?" i said as I grabbed the radio from its station. She shook her head,
"What's wrong officer Emma?" She whimpered, i rubbed her back and didn't push further.
"It's okay partner. Officer Clawhauser is our friend. See listen, when I press this button, and talk into it, he can hear me. I'll try and then if you want you can too, so okay?" SHe shook her head, I smiled gently.
"Hey Officer Clawhauser this is Officer Wilde, I just wanted to let you know me and my Partner Officer Emma Spot will be back soon okay? 10-3, we may be reporting a 10-97. 10-3" I said, I let go of the button,
"Already officer Emma and Officer Wilde. I can't wait to me our newest officer." Emma giggled
"You wanna say hi to Office Clawhauser? it's a nice thing to do." She gave small nod, but looked up at me with questioning eyes.
"Just tell him who you are and what ever else you want, okay?" She nodded.
I pressed the Button again,
"Hey officer Clawhauser, Officer Emma would Like to introduce herself, 10-3"
I nodded to Emma who took a deep breath,
"Hi I'm I'm," She was blinking repeatedly, I rubbed her back some more.
"I'm Officer Emma- Emma Spots. I'm like my daddy now." She said gasping.
"Hello Officer Emma, It's so good to hear from you! And yes you are, you're really brave. I have to go now, I gotta call coming. I'll see you soon Officer Emma." He giggled and hung up.
"That was awesome Partner, now we gotta go back to the station, you ready?"
"Yes sir! Officer Spots is on patrol!" She clapped and squealed,
She pumped her fist and held her hand up for a high five.
"You're the coolest partner any mammal could ask for"I said after I gave her a high five. SHe reached down for her bag and pulled out the hat i gave her,
I pulled out into traffic and headed off to the station with my new partner.