It felt like a good morning. The sun was out, but the weather was mellow, with a nice breeze flowing. You could hear the mammals sighing happily as they felt the wind in their fur, or in Sapphire's case, wind in her hair.

"Wow, today feels great," she sighed happily, "I wish I didn't have any reports to file. Good thing its Friday..." She was walking up to the station as usual.

However, as she entered through the revolving doors, she noticed how crowded it was more than usual. Sapphire looked around, seeing faces she's never seen before. Just then, she noticed Judy and Nick walking to the bullpen.

"Guys, wait up," Sapphire jogged over and stood next to them.

"Hey Sapphire," Judy waved.

"How's it going?" Nick asked.

"Pretty good," Sapphire smiled, "hey what's with all the animals, here? I've never seen so many." They entered the bullpen.

"Oh, that," Nick implied, "today is Bring Your Family to Work Day. Almost everyone brought their siblings, kids, parents, you name it..."

"I'm only allowed to bring at least three," Judy awkwardly smiled.

"Carrots, its understandable," Nick shrugged, "you've got a litter of siblings that could fill the whole building. I hate to see everyone get crushed with cuteness." Judy punched his arm. Sapphire giggled as she went towards the podium.

After a while, Chief Bogo entered the room. The usual chanting and shouting commenced until the buffalo silenced them.

"Alright then," Bogo put his glasses on, "as you all know, today is Bring Your Family to Work Day. Now, we don't want Clawhauser to babysit every..."

"Achoo!"

Everyone stopped. They turned to the door behind them. Martin got up first, and opened the door. Just as he did, a pile of kids were crashing down the floor. There was a tiger and a lion cub, three wolf cubs, a hippo, and a bunny.

"Kyle?" Martin questioned.

"H-hey, uncle," Kyle sheepishly smiled.

"I thought you were with grandpa."

"I was, but... we got distracted...?" Martin shook his head.

"Judy! Sapphire!"

"Elizabeth," they say in unison. The small bunny went to hug her sister, and then jumped into Sapphire's arms.

"So you're the one Judy brought today," she smiled at the bunny.

"Sapphire!" Kyle hugged her waist as Sapphire rubbed his head. The other cubs surrounded her. At that moment, Martin's dad, George, came in panting from exhaustion.

"These kids are giving me a good workout," he stretched his back.

"Mr. Saber," Sapphire smiled, "its good to see you."

"Good to see you Sapphire," he grinned, "still as pretty as your mother was." He looked up to see Bogo.

"Well if isn't my old friend," he went up and put an arm around him, "how ya been kiddo?" Bogo grunted a little.

"Please don't call me that."

"Aww come on, kiddo," George laughed, "I was your senior officer, remember? Now you're starting to act all serious now that you're the chief? You weren't always so uptight and strict, quite the opposite."

"Really?" Sapphire asked in interest, yet in disbelief. Nick opened his mouth, but Bogo took one glance at him and he shut that fox's mouth.

"Ahem... I'm sorry George," Bogo interrupted, "but we're in the middle of a briefing."

"Okay okay," George rolled his eyes, "I'll take these little guys off of you. Come on kids."

"Bye Sapphire," Elizabeth and the kids waved to her as they left. She turned to see the chief.

"That's one way to start the day," she smiled, but Bogo just sighed.

Fast Forward

"So you're stuck with reports?" Sapphire asked Martin as they left the bullpen.

"Yeah," Martin sighed, "at least I'll keep an eye on Kyle at my desk. Well, I'll see you later."

"Bye Martin," she waved to him.

Sapphire's POV

I sighed o myself. I looked around, seeing the officers with their family, including interspecies families. I felt a hint of sadness, remembering her parents. If only they were here, they would've loved seeing this. Bringing myself back to reality, I saw a familiar spotted mammal, leaning down as his tail flickered above him. Sapphire smiled as she walked over.

"Hey Ben, how's your day going? Did you bring any..." I stopped when seeing a different cheetah; skinny like all cheetahs, wearing a tank top with the words 'Just Zoo It' in front and jeans.

[Either Benjamin shrunk like magic, or I'm seeing a parallel doppelganger.]

"And~ you're not Ben. I-I'm so sorry..."

"No-no- its okay," the cheetah smiled, "you must be Sapphire Lovell. My brother told me so much about you."

"Brother?"

"Oh, sorry," he put his paw out, "I'm Jonas Clawhauser. I'm Ben's younger brother."

"Oh, wow," I shook his paw, "you're Benjamin's brother. I never knew he had one."

"Actually two brothers," Jonas put two finger out, "you see, I'm a twin."

"A twin? That's so cool. So, uh... where is Benjamin?"

"Right here!" Benjamin came walking back with another cheetah, wearing a plain white t-shirt, with a jacket and dark shorts.

"Hi Ben!"

"I see you met Jonas," Benjamin grinned.

"So this is the other twin?" I looked at the other skinny cheetah.

"Yup. This is Anthony. Anthony, this is Sapphire."

"Hey," he shook her hand, "its nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. Where were you Ben?" I looked at the pudgy mammal.

"Oh, Anthony was fixing my friend's cruiser," he explained, "so what have you've been up to?"

"I got done with my reports, no new ones today, so I'm totally free."

"Oh! I know! Why don't you give Anthony and Jonas a tour of the place. It's there first time visiting ZPD..."

"Sure. If its okay with them."

"Why not," Anthony looked at his twin.

"Alright," Jonas smiled.

"Great." She waved to Benjamin as they left. While walking together, Sapphire led them to a hallway.

"So Sapphire," Jonas spoke, "what's it like being a cop?"

"Pretty tough. Anyway, what do you guys do?"

"Well, I'm a personal trainer," Jonas pointed to himself.

"And I'm a car repair mammal," Anthony said.

"That's cool. So, if you guys are twins...then how old are you? In fact, how old is Ben if he's your older brother?"

"Oh, well Ben's like...um... in his thirties?" Anthony looked at Jonas.

"No, he's in his late twenties. We're four years apart from him."

"Oh~ right," Anthony snap this fingers, "so yeah, we're four years apart. So that makes Ben 28, and us 24."

"Wow, you're no older than I am."

"Really? How old are you?"

"Anthony," Jonas hissed, slapping his arm.

"Ow! What the hell, Jonas!?"

"You don't ask a girl about her age," Jonas glared at him, "remember what mom said the last time?" I couldn't help but laugh.

[Already I met them, and they're just as funny and adorable as their older brother.]

"Hey, its not like I'm hiding it or anything. I'm actually 22."

"No way," Jonas's ears went up, "you look way younger than that. No offense."

"Its all good."

"Anyway~where are you taking us first on this tour?"

"Don't worry. You'll have plenty of time to see everything."

However, I didn't expect minor bumps along the way. In the gym, Jonas somehow ended up showing few of his exercise routines to the officers. Then, there was Anthony being dragged into fixing a few police cars. If it wasn't enough, I had to help Nick and Judy round up the troublesome kids. Before I knew it, lunchtime arrived. And since there were no vacant seats, we ate outside. While eating, I looked at their trays. Jonas's tray was filled with food compared to Anthony's small portion.

"Quite a mountain you got there, champ." Jonas chuckled.

"I work out. So its bad if don't eat what I need."

"In your case, its eat whatever, no matter how gross it looks or tastes."

"Well, you could make Randy run for his money."

"What can I say...I'm a real piece of work."

"Hehehe... you also got a 'real piece of work' right there," I pointed at my cheek and then at him. Anthony got the message and wiped the oil off his face. Jonas snickered, and his twin playfully nudged him. As they were playing around, I looked at the officers talking to their family members. They were smiling, laughing as they minded their own business. It was nice to see them so happy, but I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling I had since it started.

"... ire?"

I heard the twins calling me, snapping out of my daze.

"Sorry, did you say something?"

"Are you okay?"

"What's on your mind?"

"... Nothing...just thinking..."

Jonas gave a look towards Anthony, and his twin nodded.

"Say...we were wondering... you could, uh... maybe tell us about your parents?" I looked up at them, seeing the looks they had on their faces. It made me sigh.

"Well...from what I heard, my parents were good people. They sacrificed themselves in the line of duty, and to protect me. Seeing all these families reminds me of what could have been. Like you guys...I admire how close you are with your older brother."

"Yeah, we're lucky to have him," Anthony smiled.

"But we understand," Jonas implied, "I mean... we get it. Today might feel a little awkward for you seeing all these families together..."

"I guess so," she shrugged, "but nothing I can do now. Hey, why don't we head in and see if Clawhauser is on break..."

"Sure."

Meanwhile, back at the lobby, Clawhauser was conversing with Nick and Judy.

"And that's it?"

"We haven't heard from them, since," Nick implied.

"Hey guys," I approached them.

"Oh, Sapphire, perfect timing."

"What's up, Ben?"

"Well, we heard that McHorn and Delgato are apprehending a robbery at a local market."

"But they're not answering their communicators," Judy said worriedly.

"Did they say how bad it was?"

"Only that hostages were taken inside."

"In that case, I'll find out," I suggested.

"You sure?"

"I'll be careful. I'll report back when I get there!" I quickly ran out of the station.

[By the time I reached the market, a crowd of mammals were outside, as Delgato tried to calm them down. McHorn was too busy guarding the front entrance, so I took this chance to take the backdoor.] I found the door, slowly opening and then closing it behind. Sneaking behind an isle, I saw the criminals. They were wearing ski masks, but they were all wolves no doubt. to my left were five hostages with their wrists tied together. Two were zebras, and one was a koala. The other two were young water buffalos, a child and a teenager.

"Hurry up!" the wolf shouted. The panda tried not to panic as he put every money he could get into the sack. That's when I got an idea.

CLANK... CLANK CLANK...

The wolves turned to see a can rolling on the other side of an isle.

"Go check it out," one of them said to the other. His friend walked over painting his weapon in front. The moment he turned the corner, I knocked him out. One by one I brought them down until the very last wolf standing. He mad the mistake to find me pointing a stun gun at him.

"Get on the floor. And he did, putting his weapon down. I didn't flinch when knocking him out, and then freeing the hostages. Outside, McHorn saw the front doors open, and he pointed his weapon.

"Who's there!?" He yelled.

"Easy, bro..." I came out with the civilians. Both McHorn and Delgato were surprised.

"Have mercy on my eardrums."

McHorn and Delgato cuffed the robbers and loaded them in the cruiser. I was about to leave, when the two buffalos approached me.

"Thank you for saving us," the older buffalo thanked me. He was actually taller than me. The younger one was up to my chest.

"Just doing my job."

"Wow," the younger one whispered, "so you're a human?"

"Hehehe...yes...and who might you be?"

"I'm Marcus, and that's my big brother."

"I'm Manson. Its nice to meet you Officer Lovell."

"Very nice to meet you. You know... you seem familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?"

[There was something familiar about him, but I couldn't figure it out.]

"I don't think so," he sheepishly smiled, "but my dad talks about you sometimes. He says you're one of his best recruits."

"Well that nice. I mean... wait... what did you say?"

"Uh... my dad says you're a good cop... but I don't think he says stuff like that so openly."

[Huh...the only one I could think of is...no way. Could it...no...]

"... Manson...what's your given name...?"

"Oh, sorry. Its Bogo. Manson Bogo...and my little brother is Marcus Bogo. We're Chief Bogo's sons."

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"...wait-what?!"

Fast Forward

[I couldn't believe it. I'm on the bus riding back to the station. With the sons of my boss, Chief Bogo. Things could not have been any weirder nor shocking. But right now...]

"So what's it like being a cop in ZPD? Is it dangerous? Do you go on missions and undercover ops?"

"Marcus, that's enough," Manson scolded, "leave Officer Lovell in peace." I awkwardly chuckled.

[Can't blame youth to be curious.]

"The good news is that you two are safe."

"There's bad news?" Marcus questioned.

"You'll have to tell your father what happened today."

"Aww~ what? But dad always does crazy stuff to protect us."

"He means, overbearing parenting matters" Manson sweat dropped, "one time dad made me bring a communicator and hidden camera in my backpack when I was ten."

"Ooh...sound rough." Soon enough we arrive at the station. What I didn't expect was the chief's usual shouting through the door of his office. Clawhauser said it involved Judy and Nick's 'Daycare Epidemic.' I could practically hear them as the buffalos and I stood outside the office.

"...and I don't even want to know how a hippo and wolf cub were stuck in the tree in the courtyard. You two should have known this was too big of a task."

"But-"

"And we're very sorry for that. So, we'll be on our way now, and just stay at our desks were its safe. Have a good day, chief." Nick opened the door, and saw me with the kids. He gave an apologetic smile as I gave a sympathetic one. Clearly he wanted Judy to butt out for their own safety. I held the door open to see Chief Bogo, rubbing his forehead like he had a bad hangover.

"Hey dad!" Marcus shouted. Bogo looked up in shock to see his sons.

"I'll leave you three alone now." I closed the door before Chief Bogo could say anything.

No One's POV

"Marcus, Manson..?"

"I know we're late, but...we kind of got taken hostage at the robbery in Downtown."

"Are you okay?" Bogo asked with concern.

"We're fine."

"Sapphire came in and saved us," Marcus grinned, "you should of seen her. She was like-Pow! and then Thwack! Bash and Kapow! and those crooks were out for the count!"

"You were right about her dad. She really is a good officer."

"I...I don't know what to say."

"Then, can we make a suggestion?" Manson had an idea.

Sapphire's POV

I was done. I couldn't wait to get home and just crash on my bed. Most of my coworkers had left. I packed my stuff and headed straight to the door, but then...

"Sapphire!" I turned to see Marcus running my way.

"Hey Marcus. What's the rush?"

"He didn't want to leave you behind," Manson implied. His dad stood next to him.

"Leave me behind?"

"We want you to come have dinner with us. Please say you'll come-please-please-please~?" Marcus begged.

[I was shocked, of course. I mean, I don't many mammals who've gone to the chief's house and actually have dinner with his family. But me..?]

"Well, Lovell? Would you like to join us?" I looked at Bogo, and I could of sworn he was smiling.

[First off: my boss is asking me. Second of all: I'm a sucker for kids. You know where this is going.]

"I'd be happy to." Marcus hugged me as thanks, making me giggle.

It didn't take long for us to get there. The Bogo residence was two story tall, with a big front yard. The interior was just as big. We all sat at the table, eating spaghetti. As you would expect, I was nervous.

[It feels like spending dinner at your teacher's place.]

"So Sapphire," Mason spoke, "dad tell us you performed at the charity concert."

"He told you that, huh?" Manson awkwardly smiled.

"Hey Sapphire, are you gonna be a cop like, forever?"

"I'm not sure about that, Marcus, but..."

RING RING~

"Oh, excuse me." I exited the table to pick up my phone near the living room.

"Hello? Oh, hey Martin...I'm at the chief's place having dinner with his family."

"Who's Martin?" Marcus whispered to his dad.

"That's her partner."

"Wait what?!" My sudden outburst startled them.

"Hold on...no...no I'm not in trouble-nor I'm getting fired! Where are you getting that from a bowl of pasta.!? Will you calm down? because you're not coming over here like some babysitter! Just go back to sleep, and I'll see you at work, okay?...Kay bye." I groaned in frustration as I made my way back to the table.

"Everything okay?"

"Fine, chief. Just the usual stuff..." I ate a spoonful of pasta, which was a fatal mistake.

"So~...did you have a fight with your boyfriend just now?"

I chocked on my food, prompting Manson to hand me a glass of water. Marcus's dad gave him a look.

Afterwards, Marcus and I were in the living room playing a board game. Manson and his dad were currently washing the dishes. Just then, I felt my throat dry up.

"Marcus I'll be right back." The boy nodded as I left. However, just as I was reaching the corner, I heard Manson ask something that made me frozen stiff.

"You know how you...told me about Sapphire's parents?" I hid behind the wall as I peeked inside.

"Why do you ask?"

"Its just...were they good friends of yours like you said they were?" I watched the chief put the plates down to face his son.

"Before I became Chief...I didn't know much about them, so I didn't trust them at first. However as years went by, we became close...mammals that could really trust one another."

"It must been hard to lose them after the incident. But...why didn't Sapphire stay in Zootopia after they were gone?"

"Its not like anyone wanted this to happen. In fact...after their death, I looked after Sapphire." Manson's eyes widened as much as mine did.

"But one day, I got a report saying that the Iron Beast infiltrated my house, assuming that he might kidnap Sapphire. But all I found was a note in her room. 'No matter where, there is no place for her. I will take her away from everything and everyone she ever loved.' That made my fur stand on end. If it wasn't bad enough, Professor Trunks and Dr. Hornscoff gave me the only solution."

"To send her back from where she came." Manson was spot on.

[It all made sense. I would never have left if there wasn't a reason. It made me wonder...did Chief Bogo hide that guilt all this time?]

"And you never told Sapphire?"

"No...that's the last thing on my mind. Sometimes...I forget her parents were ever gone."

"Why's that?"

"...Because I see so much of them inside of her."

[I felt my hands hold each other. I quietly went back to the living room, drying my eyes so as not to draw suspicion.]

"Hey, Marcus..."

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry, but...I should get home."

"Aww~already?"

"Sorry, but I can't miss my bus. I'll come visit next time." The young buffalo smiled as I hugged him.

"Tell your father and brother I had a good time."

"Okay. See ya, Sapphire." With one wave, I left the house undetected.

It was 8:30 p.m. when I got home. I had so many questions running in my head. All the more reason to keep it that way; for the chief's sake. I was so caught up in the moment, that when I plopped onto my bed, my legs hit something hard from under the bed. I got back up and looked down. I reached in to grab a wooden box. What came next surprised me the minute I opened it. Staring long and hard at the contents, I had the greatest, yet craziest idea ever.

Next Day

No One's POV

Chief Bogo walked up the stairs to his office. When he reached it, he found Clawhauser and Randal coming out of the room.

"Clawhauser...Wolfram...what were you doing just now?"

"O-oh, chief! We were..."

"Just-uh...settling something in your workspace. It was so big, we needed two mammals for the job."

"...I see. Back to work, now."

"Yes, sir." They left the scene. Bogo became suspicious. He went inside, and what he saw made his eyes widen. leaning on his desk, was a big picture frame. Every inch of I was filled with photos, but photos of himself and his younger days as a cop. And everyone of them had his trusted friends; Chase and Jade Lovell. He then recognized the picture in the middle; all three of them, with him holding baby version of Sapphire. Siting by the frame was an envelope. He quickly opened it and began to read.

Dear Chief Bogo,

I hope this didn't shock you, but it was the only way to show my gratitude. Working with you and everyone at ZPD has made my life worth living. You helped me start a new life in Zootopia, and I can't thank you enough. Seeing these photos showed me that you care about others and the citizens of this city. Which is why I'm giving this to you. Also, I have plenty more photos where these came from. All I can say is, thank you, and I hope we can work together for a long time.

From,

Sapphire Lovell

P.S. The name Darius suits you.

Bogo's expression softened, feeling a smile form on his face.

[As for myself, I looked at his office, hoping that he enjoyed my gift.]

"Sapphire, you in there?" Martin waved a paw in my face.

"Oh, sorry. I got distracted."

"Did something good happen?"

"You could say that."

"Well, whatever it is, you sure seem happy about it." We continued to walk ahead, with me smiling to myself.

'I really am.'