Nick woke up a few hours later and he founf that he was surrounded by a multitude of bunnies.
"Bunnies... yeah I've died and descended into the seventh level of hell." Nick groaned.
"Don't crowd around him." Judy told them.
Nick looked to see where she was but his veiw was blocked by several bunnies sleeping on his chest. Judy eventually was able to get throught her sibling and slowly corralled them all out of the room as Nick finally sat up.
"I'm glad to see that you're awake." Judy told him.
"I'm a little surprised that you brought me here instead of letting me die in thw cruiser." Nick replied.
"Well you did save my life and the lives of most of the officers in the convoy." Judy told him.
"You had families to get back to, and I needed to show how I appreciated all you cops do." Nick replied. "Your families didn't need to get a call from the department."
"I harassed you about selling popsicles, how could you appreciate that?" Judy asked him.
"Oh that was a pain in the ass, but you were just doing your job, it's not your fault that I have to wear this damned collar." Nick replied.
"All in all you didn't have to put yourself in danger but you did," Judy told him. "and I thank you for your bravery."
"I couldn't just sit back and let you all die." Nick replied.
"That reminds me; how did you know about the ambush?" Judy asked him.
Nick fished through his pockets and pulled a radio the size of his paw.
"What is that?" Judy asked him.
"A radio I made when I was working with my former partner; Finnick." Nick told her as he handed it over. "He uses it to communucate with non-police predators, he discusses his plans and i heard about him wanting to attack the Rainforest Convoy."
Judy turned it over in her paws as she spoke. "Former partner?"
"Yeah, it got to a point that I didn't agree with what he was planning, so I turned him over to the police." Nick replied.
"Then he may be planning to go after you..." Judy replied.
"Which is why I wasn't planning to stay here." Nick replied as he got up.
"You can't go, you're not completely healed." Judy told him.
"I appreciate the concern, but I don't want to put innocent bunnies at risk by staying." Nick replied as he started to walk towards the door.
As he neared the door Judy quickly picked up her tranquilizer gun and shot him in the butt. He looked down and then looked at her.
"You shot me in the ass." Nick told her; a little shocked before he collapsed.
Judy dragged him slowly to her room and shoved him onto her bed.
"Now, just stay right there." Judy told his unconscious body as she sat down.
They were awoke to Mrs. Hopps' screams and Nick got up before Judy as her mom came into the room.
"Mom, whats wrong?" Judy asked her.
"You're sibling fell into the river." She replied.
Before they could react Nick sprint out the door and followed the scent to the river with Judy following behind him. As he was getting ready to jump into the river Judy stopped him.
"LLet me get the collar off of you so that you dont electricute yourself." Judy told him.
Before he could say anything Judy pressed a miniature scannar against the chip in the collar and it dropped from his neck. As soon as he felt its absence he sprinted and leapt into the the freezing cold river following the scent of each rabbit. As he found them he had them climb onto his back until there was only one left to grab.
"He is too far ahead for you catch up." Judy yelled. "I'll get him. Get the others to shore."
Nick did so but as soon his load was dropped off with their parents he sprinted after Judy and saw that she was trying to drag his young brother back to shore but the current was too strong and it was just taking them closer to the rapids at the end of the river. Nick leapt into the water and charged towards them and as soon as they got onto his back Nick shot back towards the shore. When he got out of the water and got them both down he noticed that Judy wasn't actually breathing. He laid her down and started CPR; pumping his paws on Judy's chest and giving her a few breathes as her family watched. After a few times she started to cough and Nick rolled her to her side as she spat up the water before sitting up.
"Y-you did it again..." Judy whispered. "Why?"
"They need you Judy, and I'm making sure that they can have you to be with them." Nick replied non-chalantly.
Everyone in her family crowded around him and got both of them in the middle of a ginormous group hug.
Mrs. Hopps looked Nick with tears in her eyes. "I was so wrong about you..."
Nick only nodded as he got up and got Judy onto his back.
"We should get every single of them to a fire to warm up." Nick told Judy's parents.
They both nodded and gathered all the children and Nick felt on of them tug at his jeans. He looked down at the young bunny that was looking up at him.
"Can I hold your hand Mister?" The bunny asked him.
"Of course you can little one." Nick replied as he took the bunny's small paw in his own.
Together they walked back to their house and Nick got a fire started for the bunnies to warm up front of before he set Judy into a chair and wrapped her up in a blanket.
"Now stay here while I help your mom make hot chocolate for all of you." Nick told her.
"You seriously should be resting now." Judy told him.
"I'll rest when I'm dead." Nick told her before going to the kitchen.
When they had drinks ready Nick passed them all out and finally sat next to the chair that Judy was sitting in.
"I thought you said that you would rest when you were dead." Judy told him.
"Well my feet are dead, so part of me will have to do." Nick replied.
Judy smiled and placed a paw on Nick's shoulder and he looked at her.
"Thank you Nick." Judy told him.
"Are you sure you're feeling alright?" Nick asked her. "You seem to have come down with a bad case of appreciation."
"May just be the hypothermia talking, but we'll never know." Judy chuckled.
Nick laughed as well as Mrs. Hopss handed him a cup of chocolate and left before he could refuse.
"I think you made one hell of a good impression on my mother." Judy told him.
"A fox like myself?" Nick asked her. "That could never happen."
"Keep telling yourself that Nick." Judy replied.
"I will." Nick laughed before drinking some the hot chocolate.
Judy sighed and laid back.
"Tired?" Nick asked her.
"Yeah, exhausted." Judy replied.
Nick got up, looped his arm under Judy, and picked her up easily.
"What are you doing?" Judy asked him.
"I'm taking you to your room."NNuck replied as he walk around the group of children.
He used his shoulder to push Judy's door open and laid her gently onto her bed.
"Thanks Nick." Judy told him.
"No problem Carrots." Nick replied.
He left her room; turning off the lights as he left and closing the door as well. Judy thought about what had transpired through the day and she smiled before falling asleep. Finally as the rest of the kids were being ushered to their room Nick stretched out of the couch and quickly fell asleep with one arm hanging off the couch.