Chapter 4: Tickets and Tears

"Eeeee! I can't believe you're actually hanging out and watching a movie with me tonight!" Clawhauser couldn't stop grinning after they got home. He jumped right into his pajamas, his favorite donut print ones complete with shirt and pants. "I gotta admit, I thought you wouldn't want to do this."

"I did say I would, we didn't yesterday because you were so exhausted and passed out in bed." Wallace explained, he relaxed on the livingroom couch wearing a pair of flaming heart pajama bottoms with an old hand me down KISS T-shirt from his father. "Are you almost done?"

"Almost! Got the donuts, got the drinks, and the popcorn should be done now!" The cheetah was more excited then we got his first concert ticket to Gazelle. "So what do you wanna watch? I had a few movies I thought you'd like."

"What do you have?" He asked nervously as Ben piled all the food onto the table, Wallace was trying to be friendly to his partner but he wasn't sure their interests would match very well.

"Hm… let's see…" Ben grabbed and showed off the DVD's. "Fifty Shades of Lemmings? I haven't got to see it yet."

"I've read the book and um… just trust me it's not your kind of movie." The mole told.

"Ok, how about… The Verminator?" Ben suggested, but the mole didn't seem interested. "The Haunting in Tundra Town? Actually, this was something I borrowed from a friend at work and never watched… I-I don't do good with scary movies." He tried to give some more ideas, but none of the selection he had was what Wally seemed to like. "Um, I don't know if you'd like it but the last one I got is… The Princess Bride. Though you probably wouldn't…"

"Sure, I love that movie." Wallace answered.

"Wait, you do?" The cheetah asked

The mole smiled as he stood up, with the remote in his paw he pointed at Clawhauser as if it was a weapon. "Hello, my name is Inigo Manetoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." He quoted the character word for word. "It's a nice classic movie, both with action and romance. I like that kind of stuff, comedy stuff too."

"Yes! I love this movie too! It's so good!" Ben grinned as he put the dvd into the player. "I absolutely love this movie, it's so romantic and sweet seeing Wesley and the princess together!"

The mole smiled, he relaxed back on the couch beside the chubby cheetah. Ben had already taken half of the popcorn before the movie even started, but he didn't mind; after finding a way to help his partner train, a movie was a nice way to relax. "I… don't like scary movies either…"

"Huh? I thought you'd like scary movies like, The Haunting." Ben replied.

"Stuff like monsters kind of… scare me." He begrudgingly admitted.

"Aww don't feel embarrassed by that, even I get scared from movies like that." The cheetah smiled. "Nick was the one who gave me the video, I should give it back to him though… keeping it only makes me more nervous to try it." Ben smiled widened as he saw the mole chuckle, he was enjoying the conversation. "Hey, was that a giggle I heard from you?"

"It was a chuckle, not a giggle. I told you I don't giggle." Wally retorted.

"I'll get one out of you yet, even if I have to tickle you to get it!" The cheetah wiggled his fingers teasingly as they inched closer to the mole.

"Oh very funny." Wallace groaned but softly smiled at his partner's tease.


I gotta admit, I actually had some fun last night. I always enjoyed movies like The Princess Bride, but I got more interested just by watching Clawhauser watch it. He got way more into it than I ever did, laughing at the simplest of jokes, crying at the smallest of sad moments and happy ones… he was more interesting than the movie.

And even after the movie, he had this smile on his face that never seemed to waver. He was genuinely happy. He's a strange guy, but very likeable all the same.

'Ben is pretty fun to hang out with, doing a movie night often doesn't sound so bad.' Wallace smiled as he jogged through the street. "It's such a peaceful morning today… and quiet too. It feels great!"

"Stop, thief!" A female's voice caught the mole's attention.

Wallace stopped in his jog and looked over the corner where the voice had came from. He noticed a shady looking weasel running with a purse in his hand, which of course didn't look like it belonged to. "So much for a relaxing morning, good thing I brought one of these with me." Reaching into his pocket, Wallace grabbed his extendable stun rod and swung right into the weasel's gut. The purse was released into the air, and the mole caught it in his paw.

"Hey, what the heck's your problem ya mook?" The weasel growled.

"I've read your file before, Duke Weaselton I believe your name is." He pressed his rod against the weasel's chest and shocked him shocked him with enough electricity to knock him out. "You usually do bootleg videos, but why do something like steal purses of all things?"

"My purse! Oh thank you so much." The woman who came by was a shock and surprise to Wallace. It was a gazelle wearing what he guessed were designer clothes. "You really took care of him, are you a cop?"

"Yeah… though I'm actually on my day off." Wally answered. "If you don't mind, are you Gazelle, the angel with horns?"

"Wow, do fans really call me that?" She giggled.

"My roommate does, I can't say for anyone else." He said while picking up Weaselton, and cuffing him to a stop sign. "I'm happy to help get your bag, but why come out in the open like this? Don't most celebrities go incognito?"

"I don't mind coming out like this, I love spending time with my fans." Gazelle told. "I'm so glad you saved my purse, how can I thank you?"

"It's really not necessary ma'am." Wallace assured.

"No please, I insist on giving you something as thanks." Gazelle smiled when an idea came to her mind. "Tell me, how would you like to come to my next concert as VIP?"

"A VIP pass?" He asked.

"Yes, and if you like I can even get a pass for any friends you'd like to bring." She answered. "Do you know anyone who'd like to join you?"

'I'm not that big of a fan to want a backstage pass… but those two…' Wallace could imagine the looks on Clawhauser and Bogo's faces if they have those tickets. "I may know two… friends of mine who'd really like those tickets."

"Perfect, then that makes three exactly." Opening her purse, Gazelle pulled out three tickets in total. "There, I hope your friends will enjoy it."

"I'm very certain they will…" The mole chuckled to himself.


"Digmund, I have to admit I didn't expect you to come back to the precint so soon." Bogo sat at his desk in the ZPD, watching Wallace who stood in front of him. "How has your team building exercises been going with Clawhauser. You're not here to tell me you need more time, do you?"

"No sir, I believe it's going pretty well." The mole answered. "I just wanted to give my apologies for today. I caught Weaselton even though it was my day off, I hope you don't mind."

"You were just being a good samaritan, there's nothing wrong with that." The buffalo told turning over his paperwork. "If there's nothing else you can go now, you still have a few days so I suggest you use them wisely."

"Actually sir, there's something I wanted to give you as thanks for the time off." Wallace reached into his pocket and pulled one of the tickets Gazelle had given him, he held it out for Bogo to see and knew he recognized it from the moment his eyes grew wide. "The person Weaselton snatched the purse from was none other than Gazelle. She wanted to thank me, so she gave me three VIP tickets for her concert. I wanted to thank you, so I figured you'd want to go."

Bogo snatched the ticket from his paw, a wide grin was on his face as he looked upon it with glee. His composure soon returned though as he sat the ticket on his desk. "T-Thank you, that was… very kind of you to give this away. Now if that's all you have to say, then I suggest you get back to work."

"Yes sir! Thank you." Wallace exited the chief's room quietly, leaving a crack at the door just enough to peek back in. He could see Bogo spinning about in his seat with the ticket in his hand. Guess I made the right choice in giving it to him, now how's Ben going to react to it? He thought as he fully closed the door.

"Oh hey, Wally!" The sudden nickname turned the mole's attention to the person calling him, it was Nick walking by with his partner Judy. "You had something to discuss with the chief or something?"

"I was discussing a theft I stopped earlier, it's no big deal." Wallace answered. "I hope I'm not disturbing you from your work."

"Don't worry, we're just getting back from a job well done ourselves." Judy smiled. "By the way, do you happen to like Gazelle, Wallace?"

"Huh? Well I've gotten to hear a few of her songs, it's hard not to with Clawhauser talking so much about her." He answered bleakly.

"There's gonna be a concert for her next month, and I managed to get tickets!" Judy grinned. "Why don't you join us with Clawhauser, I'm sure you'd enjoy it!"

"Um… maybe." Wallace chuckled nervously. "So you're a big fan of hers too huh?"

"Of course! Not as big as Ben, but I do love her work." The bunny explained. "I actually got tickets for her concert a few days ago, me and Nick are gonna see it."

"Even though it's not till two months." Nick muttered.

"Well that's nice, I do hope you enjoy it." The mole couldn't help thinking though. Maybe I should've asked for four tickets instead. Wallace then felt his phone vibrating, as a text from Clawhauser came in. "Huh, speaking of Ben it looks like he wants me to meet him at the house. I better get going."

After saying goodbye and leaving the precinct, Wallace made his way back to the apartment complex. The door to his shared house was booming from loud music from the inside, he unlocked the door and curiously peeked his head inside. "Um, Clawhauser? Are you there?"

"I'm in the livingroom! I got the best idea for a training exercise today!" The cheetah's voice called out.

"Okay, and what would that be?" Wallace walked into the livingroom and noticed the big cop in a pair of shorts and a tank top with the TV showing what looked like a workout session.

"Zoomba!" Clawhauser exclaimed. "Watcha think? Gives us lots of stretches, keeps us flexible, and the squats are perfect for my pouncing exercises right? Right?"

"Um…" Wallace stared back without words.

"Is it bad?" Ben nervously asked.

"Not at all, I just wasn't expecting you to do all of this." The mole smiled. "This was really well thought out Ben… I'm impressed."

"Daaaw, thanks Wally! Come on, let's break a sweat!" Spinning on the tips of his toes, Clawhauser got back into the groove of the training exercise. Following the instructor on TV as best he could when the the mole came at his side to join. Following with the session as well. "Hey! Did you wanna see... another movie later? I found that… The Godfather is coming on."

"Really? Which movie… cause there were… three parts I think?" Wallace asked in the middle of squats.

"Oh I um… uhh… I dunno." The cheetah giggled as he stretched his hands into the air. "Do you still wanna watch it though?"

"Sure, I don't know all that much about it so it should be fun." He told.

"Yay!" Clawhauser giggled with delight.

It's nice seeing how Clawhauser has gotten to really try working out. I mean sure he has hard time… a very hard time… I mean it's only fifthteen minutes and he's already sweating all over. But his determination to keep going and his friendliness has been really nice, I gotten to really like him.

I just hope all this working out actually works out.


The two had continued for hours until night finally came, and as Ben reminded him, the two relaxed on the couch and watched The Godfather. The large cheetah chomped on his favorite Lucky Chomps cereal as the movie was nearing its end. "Gee… maybe I should've checked which part this movie was beforehand. Sorry Wally."

"It's alright, even if it's part 3 I've gotten really into it." Wally told. "Maybe we can buy the DVD's for the other two parts and watch them all together."

"Yeah, that sounds like a great idea! Maybe we can even have a movie night and bring friends from the precinct!" Clawhauser smiled.

"Sure, that be pretty nice." The mole was really enjoying himself as the movie was close to ending, but his smile suddenly fell as the music changed into an orchestral song.

"Oooh, what a nice song!" Ben smiled, his paws rested the empty cereal bowl on the floor and rested beside the mole's on the couch. "Old movies like this one really had great soundtracks, I wonder what this song is called?"

"Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo…" Wallace spoke.

"It sounds so beautiful, but really sad too. But with what's going on, I can't blame them for being sad."

Wallace didn't reply back, his eyes were glued to the movie as the music continued playing. His paw clenched at his chest as memories began to well up in his mind, his other paw reached out unconsciously as it held and gripped onto Clawhauser.

"Hm? Are you gonna cry too, Wally?" Ben looked to his paw as the mole's grip tightened harder.

His surprise grew more as he saw Wallace's face. The mole's fur was soaked as tears poured from his eyes, his soft whimpering was muffled under the sound of the music. "Will…" Wallace whimpered through his tears.

"W-Wally? Are you ok?" Clawhauser's voice finally grabbed his attention as Wally looked back to their paws holding each other. He released his grip and quickly rushed into his room. "Wally wait! Hey, what happened? Was it the movie?" Ben moved to the mole's door to find it locked. "Hey, it's ok to cry to a movie. I've done it plenty of times you know? Like remember when we watched the Princess Bride and I was bawling like a…!?"

"Leave me alone! Just go away!" The sudden aggression from the mole was a surprise. Ben could tell from the sound of his voice that he was right next to the door. "Please… leave me alone… just leave me alone…"

"Wally…?" Ben was completely perplexed. What in the world happened to Wally?


This took a while with different stories I'm working on, its short but I think I exposed some exposition in Wallace's character. Which will be revealed next chapter. I hope you enjoyed it X3