Diary, canned fish and stacked trouble

She opened her eyes and saw only darkness. She needs some time before, she could remember where was. She got the mattress and tried to locate the switch with her memory. One chair collided and nearly bumped her nose against the wall, but finally succeeded. The bright light blinded her even more. It took her a few moments to accustomed. She filled the jug of water for herself, drank a little and freshen the face. Out of habit embedded, spread a blanket on the mattress without wrinkles. This also took up the habit in Bunnyburrow. Burrow, the old home. She spoke neither her parents, nor her siblings for years. They didn't come to her and fully understood. All in all, she is just as homeless as a warehouse for lying mammals. In the club building was her apartment, along with all her value. Now only ash and rubble. Consolation only mean one fox. Perhaps the diary manage to unveil the band and made clear their names.

- And then what will Hopps? Rebuild the club from scratch? Do you work at a factory as a worker. Or go home and become a carrot farmer?

As she told herself neither of these options appealed to her. For years she worked for the club and only just managed to pay the last detail. In the countryside Judy don't already feel well. Too many bad memories in seeing it.

- Maybe the old dream, if I tried...

Expelled from the head of the thought. The bunny never becomes a cop. The past disappointments and the fact that she couldn't trust the police, she utterly hopeless. Fortunately, her thoughts interrupted by a loud knock.

- Carrots, I hope you awake. I do not want to wait a long time outside.

She walked over to the door and turned the key, well after the audible click, the fox opened the door. Nick smirked, but his eyes were not visible because of dark glasses.

- Why are you wearing sunglasses in here?

- Now my eyes are sensitive to sunlight, night vision drawbacks. - he said with half-lie.

As if the bunny had sensed, a lightning-quick movement took off about it. The sight of, she was little surprised.

- Wow, what happened to you Slick?

- Caffeine deficit. – said, as he tried to keep his eyes open for the weary - So please the pilots.

Judy didn't give it back to him, the fox didn't press. Instead, he went and researched a little in mini fridge.

- Already hungry?

- Later, I eat. Now I'm looking for something to Ed.

- Ed?

- The one-eyed wildcat. I'll give him food, and other little things.

- I've no money and you have no much, what little food there is, you want to give away?

- Listen Carrots, - his voice was calm - Ed reliable mammal and good buddy. A small gift in exchange for a huge favor, it does.

Soon he took some fruit and then took out the gum from the jacket and even took his gloves as well. He turned the little packages and hurried down the stairs. Judy stood on the stairs at stake and listened.

- I'm sorry pal, just it is.

- Orange, you really brought me orange?

- Uhm, yes, I can't really give anything.

- Nick, you sly! Three years ago, I didn't eat oranges, it was also rotten! - wildcat cried cheerfully - What do I owe?

- I have two of my friends, they ought to speak of them with a...

The bunny didn't hear what they were saying more, since moved away, but it seemed there were concrete plans for him. She decided to create some breakfast and prepares for today. If all goes well today acquire the diary. She took out the fridge with some carrots, apples, potatoes and lettuce leaves. The frozen food reserved for later. Found honey on top of the refrigerator, it was so old that has been hard bloc solidified. But the honey doesn't deteriorate, and she can braise the apple with it. Once finished, she cleaned the old cast-iron pan (so hard to make a weapon nor bad). She suddenly thought of something daring and ran down the stairs to the front of the store. The vegetation grew in the wild, no one bothered. Girl from the country, as well-known for the flowers and other plants. Soon she found growing wild lemon grass and wild blueberries. Taken from both and hurried back. She fried potatoes and carrots in oil, some salt and lemon grass to put it. The blueberries thoroughly washed. She was pleased with the results, still hasn't forgotten the passing of many years how to prepare quick meals. Whose have 270 sibling, certainly help her parents had a lot of mouths to feed. With this thought back to childhood, with came the bad memories. She shook herself to get rid of them and focused. The lettuce is washed and picked leaves. After-laid on the table. A few minutes later, Nick appeared.

- Someone really worked. - he looked down at the table.

- While you chat with your friend, I've done something useful.

- If Ed will do what I ask, then it will be useful.

The fox sat down and looked at the offers idle, taking everything, but looking at the suspiciously blueberries?

- I don't remember anything like I have.

- Outside, I found wild blueberries.

- Blueberries, and I didn't know about it!

The fox pounced on fruit and bite heartily. Judy noted herself, that probably the cop is favorite fruit.

Once completed, Nick picked up the hat and glasses. Then, rummaging through his bag of clothes. He pulled a baseball cap. Quick movement pulled the rabbit's head, and a little from the eyes as well.

- That's you will not be so easily recognizable. Get yourself a shocker, and let's go.

He has done away with the tranq Gun on hips, a swinging shirt covered it beneficial. They went down and got in the car, the warehouse door was open. Nick started three times what the old car running, but the engine worked well.

- So where? – he asked.

- The Dune Park. There is a department store, I hid in the safe deposit locker.

- Okay, and where's the key?

The bunny reached under her shirt, to a certain place and soon took the tiny locker key.

- The best place.

- Where else. - he shook his head.

The detective drove slowly through the streets of Sahara Square, often turned off and took a wide berth.

- Why don't we go straight there?

- Traffic monitoring cameras. The main streets and small squares are full of them. The side streets have less just than the stores, but I try to avoid them whenever possible. So difficult to find us.

- You're being too cautious.

- Because I would like to live in old age, but rather be too cautious.

Judy nodded and looked at the street. She deliberately dropped ears, not to pay attention to pedestrians that a fox sitting next to a bunny. The city seemed quiet and peaceful. Mammals calmly moved toward to their jobs or were accompanied by their child to school. Many mammal have been in front of the cafes or buffets, they drank, ate and talking. For them, life is passed in the same way as in the past year.

- How peaceful it seems the city. And much ugliness is moving in the shadows.

- This is the police aim, Hopps. Get out the bad ones from the shadows, but you know it. Therefore, the spectacle we live and work. That the mother take her child to school, dad to work, them happy.

- Pretty cliche Slick.

- Cliche or not, that's right. Anyone who wants a good salary or fame, knocking on the wrong door.

Slowly the landscape changed. The location of angular buildings, built of sandstone, rock-like houses and apartments have risen as if they were, would stone desert. Some of the buildings looked as if millennia of wind and water erosion have carved out. Around here usually they lived in the small or medium desert mammals, marsupials and wolves. Half an hour later they reached the Dune Park. The park has been entertainment, the unassuming trees under the canopy anyone could sit and admire the rock sculptures. On the other side of the park is a much more casual shopping center stood out. Completely broke the area's image, white and gray walls and a rectangular shape. Above the glass doors were red lettering in the center address: Dune Centre. In front of the shopping center, car park was a simple gray space. Nick is one of the designated parking lot managed by the car and killed the engine.

- All right, the plan. - pushed the sunglasses on his forehead - You're going forward I will follow, but several feet away, not to be suspicious that a rabbit and a fox walking side by side. You go to the cabinet and takes out the diary and come back, I'll cover you.

- Sounds good.

- Yes, well. Nothing wrong not happen.

So they did. Judy comfortably out of the car and walked toward the entrance. The fox followed after her a little later, but a fair distance. She carefully hid her face to the visor, while keep listening by her ears. Her mind for some scary images come, as passers point out an accusing finger at her, or cry for a policemammal. Fortunately, no one ignored her, no one cared about a bunny. Inside, the building was the same as any single-story store. Across from her were the gateways to the shelf lines, that near it was different sizes shopping baskets and shopping carts were lined up, all mammals need by providing. A little away, equally those were different heights of the cash to the operator, served the rushing out of customers. All this is connected by a foyer, where small shops, newspaper stand and luggage storage lockers seats. This place she paid a nice amount of a security guard to ever hold a cabinet, and give her the key, not only the number. Purposefully she went to the right place, exactly where stood as a security guard working for the skunk, than a month ago. Just wobbling in his chair thoughtfully reading a newspaper.

- Hello!

- Good morning ma'am. - waver from the pages - Do you want to pack placed?

The skunk has taken over and looked at the number. He smiled as he nodded, and comes up to the plate door. The key turned and the guard pulled out a package.

- Here's my lady, as I promised. Everything is alright?

- Yes, it success. - she smiled - Now I divorced from my husband and now I dare to take the treasure my home. - she lied.

A month ago, she played the shy's crying eyes, preparing to divorce he husband. To save her meager possessions, photographs and tiny trinkets and personal diary, she needed something safe but cheap place. Then the skunk suspiciously opened the package, but actually found a few photos, a few trinkets and a booklet. The rest went smoothly. She was now in the hands of the package. It was about to leave just, when spoke again to the guard.

- Ma'am, forget something.

- Really? - Judy stiffened.

- You paid for two months, but only one passed. - gave her four five-dollar bill - the honor it intends to repay the difference.

- Very nice. - smiled the bunny of the unexpected possibility.

She took the money, but thinking to one and returned five dollars.

- This it for himself yet, as a token of discretion.

- Grateful thanks, I wish you a happy life of the hereafter.

- Thank you, I hope so.

She waved to him and left satisfied. It isn't only diary, but there have also fifteen dollars. A little well thought out. She was need some little thing. She turned quickly and hurried off of the shelf between the rows. First of all, she bought a new pair of underwear. Not exactly her favorite kind, but it was cheap. Then she packed carrots and coffee. She also felt the lack of caffeine. It was cheap instant coffee, but now the bunny couldn't picky. Then she stopped on the shelf reserved for predators sites. Judy couldn't get it out of her head the fox, quickly threw a few canned goods. On the way back even looked back at the textile department, but it was not enough money of towels. The cashier was some disruption. The sheep a little taken aback when she saw the canned herring. A few awkward seconds passed, the sheep of the her nail pointed to the label. Judy didn't want to answer, just shrugged. Finally, the server is entered into the machine for the price.

- Nine dollars and fifty.

The bunny quickly placed two five-dollar bill and took the change. When started, she could see another desk Nick, who has taken down a pack of gum. Judy left the building and walked toward the car. Behind her, she heard a muffled clatter of claws. She thought of the fox, but the footsteps getting closer. What would have suspected, the bunny heard an unfamiliar sound.

- Ma'am can we talk for a minute.

Judy turned around and her heart was in throat. She saw a timber wolf in the blue uniform and shiny badge. A ZPD officer.

- Yes, officer, how can I help? - muttered, while carefully concealed her face.

- I would like to ask for your ID if you don't mind.

- In fact, a little bit in a hurry and I don't want to be late.

- I promise I'll be fast. - said the wolf neutral tone.

She saw the officer reaches to his belt, where there holding the gun. But the movement stalled, when someone speaks again, the sound is familiar.

- Heard the lady Wolford, she need to rush. - Nick whispered that they could barely hear.

- Wilde? - muttered Wolford – I dared to hope, that of the news isn't true.

- Which means, I'm hanging out of the bunny? Unfortunately yes. Now go.

- So, what do you do Nick? You shoot me? Tranq dart isn't dangerous or possibly overdosed me?

- You know me, Mask Master, I'm resourceful. Nicely please colleague, don't do stupid.

- You're not a cop, just a wanted person.

The wolf paused, when a small blade pressed against his side, he growling grudgingly, but started. The three of us walked to the car, the other mammal don't notice anything. But as soon as Wolford got the car back seat of, Nick shot. Quickly he got behind the wheel. The glasses covered his eyes and it was the same grin on his face, but the tail movements betrayed his nervousness.

- Get in. - he commanded for bunny.

Judy sat in the passenger seat and buckled his belt. The fox started and left the parking lot. Going on the road he exploded.

- What the hell did you, rabbit?!

- Excuse me?

- It was supposed to go and retrieve the document and don't you go shopping tour.

- I only bought a few things. – she huffed returned.

- How? Where did you get the money?

- I paid the guard of the cabinet, but I took my stuff out earlier. So I got fifteen dollars. I thought we could use a little food, especially you some fish. - retorted, almost shouting.

- How thoughtful. – he laughed falsely – I melt, if it weren't unveiled.

- I think at the checkout.

- Exactly. Bunnies don't buy meat. Wolford at an excellent detective, he smell out any suspicious, if must literally. Already I spotted him in the beginning, but if you haven't bought anything, we could go out without attracting attention. Dumb bunny!

Her anger subsided quickly. It really committed a big mistake. With which their past trouble, it's now even more stacked. She slightly ashamed herself.

- What will happen to him?

- I don't know Carrots. - he sighed a much calmer tone - Based on his body size, about an hour pass a sedative effect. When he wakes up, it will be in party. We can't put him out on the stree, still end up with a valiant criminal robbing him or worse. Nor put on the ZPD department of the cameras see everything.

- So?

- We'll take it to the warehouse.

- You show him the hiding place? Out of your mind fox?

- Great, I'm again just a fox. But I don't have a better idea. We'll go back and loaded him with us. Maybe we can convince.

Judy sat in the chair and stared at the body, which was lying on the mattress. Nick had read the diary. Almost immediately pounced on, as soon as brought up in the timber wolf and the bought stuff. Will soon, Wolford groaned and reluctantly sat up. Even thoughhe was a little dazed but apparently recovered quickly.

- Where am I?

- My summer house.

- Nick, you're stunned me?

- His bad habit. - she said to him.

- And now, what are beginning to me?

The fox put down the book and turned to him.

- I would like to clarify my front, bud. I know that now wanted me and the bunny. But I trust you and maybe, you understand what the situation really is.

- I guess, I haven't much choice.

- You are mistaken, if you think you're a prisoner. You're going when you want. The door is open.

- Oh, he don't even have to get through you. At least you fight about with him as well as me.

- When you woke up, not thinking clearly. Wolford is sober, after also a barrel of whiskey.

- You fought a bunny? - his eyebrows pulled together.

- I stunned, kidnapped and forcibly held here. - there was a smirk on his face - It's all my sins.

- The first two did to me. I just don't understand how allied with a Canid hater rabbit.

Nick began to tell stories. He said the previous day's briefing and in private conversation Chief Bogo. Then the penetration int the club and inside events. Then he handed the wolf on the diary.

- That's why we were in the mall. Hopps there hid the document. I'm only just I turned the pages it, but if this is true ... - snapped his fingers irritably.

Judy watched the officer's reaction. Soon the wolf's ears stood up and the tail side to side sweeping the mattress. After a few minutes, he kept the diary in his lap.

- If that is so, then you need to come with me, Nick.

- You know and I know that this isn't a solution. The police are currently affected. Maybe this diary will disappear as the only evidence, and send us to jail. A fox cop in jail, you know buddy, how long I can survive?

Judy's nose twitched. This is a serious issue. Cops in the prison wasn't popular among theirs enemies inside paws and hooves.

- Curare gang would pay a couple of bucks or some of pairs of illicit goods for prisoners, and then me and the bunny ... Eek! - he said, and pushed his tongue limp.

- I can not argue with that, - nodded the wolf - but then what do you do?

- Well Buffalo Butts gave me a job. I bring off.

- He just asked for the document acquisition, not the elimination of the gang.

- You need the evidence. I can give you. Maybe it, I'm no more policemammal, but I will clarify my name and Judy.

Judy noticed the word. He doesn't call her before. It was the beginning of Judyth the true, but it was very objectively. The fox grin was unbroken, as if it were just for a joke, but his tone is serious. He brings to pass the plan, if need be by himself. It also noted the wolf.

- If you do detective, will be alone. We can't help.

- If you didn't put a muzzle on me, has also help.

- I will not tell on, I know how much you meant to police work. So let's just say even that good luck.

Wolford stood up and squeezed the fox paw. Judy compared the two canine facial features. The fox perpetual grin, while the wolf dull indifference concealed emotions. But his eyes spoke both of their. The officer turned around and went to him.

- Take care of it. He is sly like a hundred fox, but that's why prone to beyond complicate things.

The door silently shut behind him.

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