Alright, Chapter 6. I'm trying to have motivation for keeping this story going and update at least once a week. So far, I have been doing great to keep it that way. But this week may change since the new Yo-kai Watch 2 games came out and I plan to play them a LOT. Not saying that won't be doing any writing. Just mostly gaming. For this chapter, it will be Judy's family visiting Nick and his parents for the first time in Zootopia. They go to see Nick's family shop and their house, as well as some of the sights in the city. Nick spends some more time with Judy as well as some of her siblings. Well, enough chitchat. Let the chapter begin.
It's been one week since Nick and his folks visited Judy's family at Bunnyburrow. After that, they all decided to visit each other at least once a week. Today was the day that the Hopps visit Zootopia by train. The Wildes were currently waiting at the train stations for the Hopps family's arrival. Since it was their first time in the city, the Wildes decided to dress in style. John was wearing a nice blue suit with a red tie. Francine was wearing a violet sweater and a blue skirt. Nick was wearing a white dress shirt, a black tie, and tan suit pants. Nick had a very big smile on his face as he was waiting for the train to arrive.
"When is the train arriving? It's coming, right?" Nick asked his folks looking overexcited.
"It will be here, sweetie. Just be patient." Francine said to Nick.
Francine was right. As she said that, the train was just arriving.
"See? Here's the train now." Francine said.
The train made a complete stop and the passengers started to get off the train. A few of them were bunnies, but Nick didn't know if any of them were the Hopps or not. He also didn't see Judy out of anyone in the crowd. So he tried catching her scent. After a few seconds, he was able to catch it.
"That's her scent." Nick thought.
Then at that moment, Judy got off of the train with a few of her siblings.
"Jud..." Nick shouted out. He stopped halfway when he realized what Judy was wearing.
Judy was wearing a light blue dress and had a light blue bow on her head. It looks like the bow kept her ears down. Seeing Judy in such a cute outfit... made Nick try hard not to laugh. Judy looked around and was happy to see Nick.
"Nick!" Judy shouted happily while waving a bit. She then walked over to Nick.
"Judy! Hehe! Nice to... hehe... see you again." Nick said still trying to hold back his laughter.
"You're laughing because of my outfit, are you?" Judy stated looking unamused. "Mom and dad made me wear this. Since this is our first time in the city, they wanted me to look decent."
"Our parents think alike." Nick said. "That's why mom and dad have me wearing this tie." Nick was holding his tie and didn't seem to happy about wearing one. "Pop said that since I'm a Wilde, one day I would like wearing ties so much that I would wear them almost every day. But I don't really see that ever happening. Am I even wearing this thing right?"
"You look okay to me." Judy said.
"Thanks!" Nick said with a smile. "Nice bow. You look really cute with it."
You think with the word "cute", Judy would be happy to hear that. But instead, she puffed up her cheeks and looked a bit mad. Nick was a bit confused why.
"What?" Nick asked.
"You not suppose to call a bunny cute." Judy stated.
"Seriously?" Nick said looking a little surprised.
"Yes. Only another bunny can call a bunny cute." Judy stated to Nick.
"You do realize that with that outfit and your age it is nearly impossible to NOT say you are cute." Nick stated with a smirk.
"Stop it, Nick." Judy said started to looking poutier. "How would you like it if I called you cute?"
"Go ahead." Nick said waiting for Judy to make a comment.
"On second thought, I don't think I will." Judy said. "You looking like you would actually enjoy it too much."
"Aww. You bunnies are no fun." Nick said joking around a bit.
At that moment, John and Francine walked over to greet Judy.
"Hello there, Judy." John said greeting the little bunny.
"Good to see that you are well." Francine said.
"Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Wilde. Great to see you again." Judy said politely and bowing down.
From behind Judy, came her parents and 30 or so of Judy's siblings.
"Heeey! John the Don! Good to see ya." Stu said giving John a nickname.
"Cool Stu! Welcome!" John said giving Stu a nickname as well as he shakes his paw.
"Looks like they already have nicknames for each other now." Nick said.
"Don't know how I feel about that." Judy said. Judy then grabbed Nick's arm. "Come on, Nick. I want to introduce you to a few of my siblings."
Judy takes Nick to where her brothers and sisters were standing. Some were taller than Judy. Some were shorter than Judy. Many of them were between the ages of 6 and 11.
"Everyone, if you didn't already know, this is my friend, Nick." Judy said.
"Umm... hi." Nick said looking a little shy.
Nick didn't really know how to feel. Sure they were all Judy's siblings, but he was a fox. For all he knew, they may think that he would be this scary fox to keep an eye on. But those thoughts went away when one of Judy's brother rushed over to him. The bunny was golden brown and were a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
"Heyya! Nice to finally meet ya." The bunny said happily as he rapidly shakes Nick's paw. "So, you're the fox boy that sis goes on and on about. My name's Greg."
"Uhhh... nice to... meet you." Nick said as Greg continues to shake his paw. "You... can... stop... shaking... my paw... now."
"Oh sorry." Greg said as he stops. "It's just that I really wanted to meet you."
"Th... thanks." Nick said a bit surprised to hear that. "Since your name is Greg, that must mean you were one of the bunnies born in the same litter as Judy. If I remember, you were born right before Judy."
"Oh! Well, look at you. Already knowing stuff about our family." Greg stated looking impressed. "You're correct. I was the third born in that litter, while Judy was fourth."
"Hmm." Nick simply said.
"By the way, Judy told us all that you were the one who stood up to Gideon Grey, not once, but twice." Greg said. "That's amazing. None of us would stand to Gideon and we're her brothers and sisters. You're really some awesome fox."
"Uhh... thanks. But it was really nothing." Nick said being modest. "Besides, Gideon's not that bad of a guy once you get to know him."
Next, a light grey girl bunny wearing glasses came over to Nick. She was wearing a pink dress and a white sweater over it. She was also carrying a purple book with her.
"Greeting, Nicholas." The bunny said. "I'm Wendy. Please to meet you."
"Hey there. Just call me Nick." Nick told her.
"Very well, Nick." Wendy said. Wendy then got closer to Nick and observed him a bit. She looked at his paws, his tail, and then open his mouth a bit to look at Nick's teeth. "Hmmm. Most interesting."
"Wha.. what?" Nick said as Wendy was still looking at her mouth.
"You seem to have all the features that dad told us foxes have. But... you don't really seem scary at all, looking at you closely." Wendy stated.
"Umm... thank you?" Nick said not sure how to feel about that comment.
"Wendy can be quite observant. She's also really smart for her age." Judy said.
Then another one of Judy's sister came over to Nick. She was a white bunny wearing a yellow dress and had a flower near one of her ears. She... was currently hugging Nick's fluffy tail.
"Wow! Your tail is so fuzzy and warm." The bunny said as she hugged Nick's tail. "I had no idea fox's tail were like this."
"Glad you think that... but do you mind letting go?" Nick asked her started to feel embarrassed.
"Oh. So sorry." The bunny said letting go of Nick's tail. "I should tell you who I am. I'm..."
"Wait! Let me guess." Nick said wanting to test himself. "White Fur. Around our age. A flower on your head. You must be Daisy. The last one born in the same litter as Judy, right?"
"Eeeeeeee!" The bunny shouted excitedly. "You got it. I'm Daisy. I'm surprised you got it right."
"Well, Judy did tell me about some of you guys. I'm just trying to do my best to remember everyone." Nick stated.
At that moment, Daisy started to get a little closer to Nick.
"Now that I look at you closer, you're actually kinda cute for a fox." Daisy stated with a smile.
"What?" Nick shouted started to blush a bit.
"Daisy!" Judy shouted out looking a bit mad.
"Well, he is." Daisy said while shrugging. "With all of grandpa's stories, I thought foxes were scary and always bearing their fangs. But he's nothing like that at all. Just a nice looking fox. He's also pretty tall for someone our age."
Nick had a pretty wide smile on his face.
"Why thank you!" Nick said. He then looked at Judy with a smirk. "See Judy? Daisy calls me cute and I don't mind one bit."
"Yeah. You're adorable." Judy said sarcastically.
At that moment, more of Judy's brothers and sisters started to surround Nick.
"So you really are a nice fox. Cool."
"I'm Roger. Hey there."
"I'm Allison. Hello!"
"Call me Zippy!"
"Eric's mine name."
"I'm Mindy."
"Hilda."
"Cooper."
"Hang guys! Easy. I'm feeling pretty cramp with all you around me like this." Nick stated to all of them.
It seems like Nick was actually getting pretty well-liked by Judy's siblings. Maybe a little bit more than Nick expected. Both parents seem to be okay with it.
"Looks like the children all seem to like Nick." Bonnie said.
"Our boy is a little social butterfly." Francine said smiling.
"Alright, kids. Give the boy some space." Stu said. "Remember, we all came to the city, not only to see our friends here, but to see the sights as well."
"I'm so excited to be here." Judy said very happily.
"First things first. Let's all head to our little home." John said.
"Come on, everyone." Nick said as he holds Judy's paw. Judy happily nodded.
So the Wildes and the Hopps began to leave the train station. As they walk by, the Hopps were all surprised to see so many different mammals. From the tallest of giraffes to the smallest of mice, they were all here in Zootopia. Many of these mammals that the Hopps have never actually seen before. Stu, Bonnie and most of their kids looked nervous. But not Judy. Judy was very excited. She always dreamed of going here and now her dream has finally come true. The group finally exit the train station and got a view of all of the tall building and busybodies walking place to place in the city.
"Everyone, welcome to Zootopia." Nick said to everyone proudly.
For a family of bunnies who lived in a town like Bunnyburrow, being in a city like Zootopia was beyond overwhelming. Judy couldn't think of what to say. But one simple word did come to mind.
"Wow." Judy said smiling.
Nick looked at Judy as he still held on to her paw and saw the smile that she had. Nick really like the feeling he had seeing Judy's so happy. After a few minutes of walking and checking out some of the sites Downtown, the Wildes took the Hoops near the street of a two-store building with the number 108 was on the door. The building looked a little old but fixed up pretty well.
"See that building over there?" John asked. "That's our shop, Wilde and Son. For all your suit and tailoring needs."
"It's also our house." Nick said. "We have the shop on the first floor, while we live on top of the second floor."
"So the building is not only your shop but your home too." Judy said. "It's like a two-in-one building."
"Correct." John said.
"It may not seem much, but that doesn't matter to us." Francine said.
In front of the house, it looked like someone was waiting for them. The mammal was a male wolverine in a brown sweater vest and white pants and glasses on. He was holding a full black suit in his arms. He looked around the same high as John.
"Who's that?" Stu asked looking concerned.
"Oh. That's one of our regulars." John said. "Guess he was waiting for us. Come on. I'll introduce you all to him."
The group all walked to the wolverine.
"Oh. Well if it isn't the Wildes. Bout time you got here." The Wolverine said.
"Harvey Wolven. Let me guess. Some tears in your suit again?" John asked.
"You know me too well." Harvey said before chuckling a bit.
"I swear. What would you do without me and my tailoring?" John asked.
"I'd be wearing tattered clothes or you would have one less customer helping you pay those bills." Harvey stated.
"Fair enough." John said shrugging a bit.
Harvey then happens to notice the huge family of bunnies right behind the Wildes.
"Uhhh... who are all these bunnies with you?" Harvey asked. "Are they all customers?"
"Actually Harv, these are our friends, the Hopps. They came all the way from Bunnyburrow to pay us a visit and look at the city." John said.
The wolverine eyes widen as he heard that. Then he started to do some very hearty laughter.
"A family of foxes being friends with a family of bunnies? Now I've seen everything." Harvey said laughing.
"Oh hardy har, Harv." John said.
"So, how did you meet them?" Harvey asked.
"Our little Nick became really good friends with their daughter, Judy." Francine said. Judy waved a bit to Harvey.
"Well, it's good to hear that lil Nick here is making friends." Harvey said as he walks over to Nick and pets his head.
"Thank you, Uncle Harvey." Nick said with a smile.
"You bunnies couldn't pick better foxes to be friends with than Honest John and his family here." Harvey said.
"Honest John?" Judy asked curiously.
"One of my pop's nicknames." Nick stated to Judy.
"Around these parts, everyone who knows Johnny either calls him Honest John or Wide Smile Wilde." Harvey said. "Honest John for him always being honest or Wide Smile Wilde for that big wide smile he's always given. There is no fox or mammal in this city that's more honest than this guy."
"Come on. Don't talk so highly of me." John said feeling a bit embarrassed.
"See? Modest too." Harvey said smiling.
"Alright. Alright. I think that's enough talking for now." John said as he gets his keys out. "How about we all head in now?"
John put the key in the door and push it open. The shop was filled with different suits, ties, threads, one or two sewing machines, and some other stuff for tailoring. Overall, it was a nice little shop.
"*whistle* You have a lot of stuff here, John." Stu said.
"Well, he is a tailor, after all." Bonnie said to Stu.
John then took Harvey's suit and was about to begin working on it.
"Frankie, do you mind help me out with the pants here?" John asked his wife.
"Sure thing, dear." Frankie said. "Nick, how about you show all our guests around the house."
"Okay, mom." Nick said while nodding. "Come on everyone."
So while John and Francine were doing work, Nick showed Judy and her family around the house. He also decided to explain a bit about the place.
"Now I know our house isn't as big as your house or like the other houses in the Burrows, but I hope you find everything okay." Nick said to them. "The first floor is our family's shop, but in the back is our kitchen and dining room. Downstairs is the basement and pop's workshop. Upstairs, is the living room, our bedrooms, bathroom, and a spare room that mom and pop used for storage at the moment."
Nick then led the Hoops to the stairs.
"Let's head up." Nick said.
"Okay." Judy said.
A few of the Hopps seemed a little nervous. It was like a predator was leading their prey to their den. The irony is... that was the actual case. After climbing all the stairs, they all made it to the living room of the house.
"We're here." Nick shouted out to everyone. "Here's the living room."
Now the Wildes' living room was pretty basic and surprisingly clean. They had a big ol' couch, a chair that reclined, a TV, a small table with a few vase and some magazines on it. There were also a few pictures of the Wildes hanging on the walls looking pretty happy.
"I hope you find everything okay." Nick said to everyone.
Judy was first to walk into the room and observing everything.
"Old vintage styled wallpaper..." Judy said looking at the walls. She then stepped down on the wooden floor and heard it squeak. "Squeaky floors..." Judy then went to the couch and sat on it. "Very springy couch..."
"I know. Most of the things in this house are pretty old, but..." Nick said.
"I LOVE it!" Judy said happily.
Nick was surprised to hear that. But was also relieved that Judy found his home to be okay.
"This house is so... nice, simple and cozy." Judy stated she then started to bounce on the couch. She looked like she was having fun. "Heehee! Your couch is so much bouncier than our couch."
"That looks fun." One of Judy's sisters said.
"I want a turn." One of Judy's brothers said.
"Me too." Another one of Judy's sisters said.
Then five of the Hopps kids started to hop on the couch with Judy. Nick started laughing a bit. He actually did the same thing a few times.
"Kids, stop hopping on the Wilde's couch." Stu said to them.
"Remember, we're guests at their home." Bonnie said.
"Okay..." The kids said disappointedly as they stopped bouncing on the couch.
Judy then looked at one of the counters and saw a picture frame with a photo in it. She picks up the photo and sees Nick a bit younger with his parents and other foxes with him.
"Hey, Nick! What's this photo of?" Judy asked.
"Oh!" Nick said as he walks over to Judy. "That's a picture of our last reunion. I was... like 5. Maybe 6 when we took that picture. There's mom and pop, my uncles, my aunts, a few of my cousins, oh and my gram-gram and pop-pop."
"What a nice photo." Judy said with a smile.
"Thanks. I know my family not as big as your family tho." Nick said.
"That's a blessing." Greg said. "Do you know how a family photo is for us?"
"3 to 4 hours of waiting and making sure that everyone is in the shot." Wendy stated. "By then, everyone starts whining about how long we were standing or sitting on that bench. Then the had to take about another 6 or 7 shots before the photo is actually perfect. How long did it take for you and your family?"
"Uhhhh... about... 3 minutes in one take." Nick said thinking about it.
"Lucky!" Judy and all her sibling said at the same time.
"Hahaha!" Nick just laughed.
One of Judy's brother, with dark grey fur and a white shirt on and blue pants, Eric, looked where the TV was and saw a game system on the floor. It was a black and blue colored system that used cartridges (similar to a Sega Genesis). There were also a few games on the counter. Eric seems to be really stunned when he saw the system.
"Wait! Nick... is this... Zooga Genesis 2X?" Eric asked.
"Yeah. I know it's an old system, but I don't have anything else." Nick said.
"Are you kidding me? I always wanted to play this." Eric said happily. He then started to look at some of the games Nick owned. "Burrow Digger. Space Battlers. Lionblaze. *gasp* ZOO FIGHTER 2!?"
"Wait, WHAT?!" Greg said surprised. He then dashes over to Eric and picks up the cartridges. "NO... WAY! I've didn't even know people actually had this game. None of my friends in Bunnyburrow had this. Some didn't even believe it even exists. But here it is... in my paws."
"That's actually my favorite games. I always play it with my dad, but most of the time he's been too busy to play with me." Nick said.
"Can we play it? Pleeeeease?" Eric and Greg pleaded to Nick.
"I don't see why not. Start it up." Nick said happily.
"Awesome!" Eric and Greg shouted out excited.
Nick, Eric, and Greg turned the TV on, insert the cartridge into the system, and then turned it on. They seemed excited but, Judy didn't seem to happy.
"Guys! Come on. We're in Zootopia. I want to see the sights." Judy said.
"The city's not going anyway." Nick said as he grabs a controller. "Besides, you guys are staying for a couple of hours, right? We have plenty of time for a round or two."
"Yeah! Plenty of time." Eric said grabbing the second controller.
"But..." Judy said before she got hauled.
"Now now, Jude. They're right. We won't be leaving for a couple of hours. We might as well stay here for a bit." Stu said.
"Well... alright." Judy said.
With that said, Nick and Eric were already ready to play. The TV had the game's title, Zoo Fighter 2, was on the screen and Nick pressed start. Then there were on the character selection scene, and both Nick and Eric scrolled around to select their characters.
"Now, I know you may have had a lot of time to practice at this game. But that doesn't mean I want you to hold back." Eric said to Nick. "Come at me with everything you got, pal. I'll crush you at this game."
"Good luck with that." Nick said not looking too worried.
They selected their character and begin playing. They played the game for a while and Nick DOMINATED everyone who went against him. All of Judy's siblings that played him didn't stand a chance. They didn't even beat him in round one. Judy's brother, Greg, was next to get beat.
"K...O!" The game announcer said.
"How is it that NONE of us even came CLOSE to beating you in this game?" Greg shouted in a bit of a fret.
"I'm a expert at this game. You bunnies can't beat me." Nick said with a sly smile.
"One MORE round!" Greg shouted at Nick.
"Guuuuyyyys! You have been playing for an hour." Judy said looking bored as she laid on the couch.
"Just one more round." Nick said to Judy.
"You said that 10 rounds ago." Judy said as she groaned. "Come on. This is our first time in Zootopia. THE big city. How can none of you want to see the sights?"
"Of course we do. But like we said, the city is not going anywhere." Greg said to Judy.
"Don't worry. I'll promise you that I will show you and your brothers and sisters all the sights I can." Nick said. "Just... as soon as we're done playing."
Judy was still in a fret. She didn't want to wait for them any longer. She got off the couch and then went to the plug outlet and unplugged the TV and the game system. This upset everyone else.
"HEEEEEYYYY!" Nick and some of Judy's brothers shouted out madly.
"Looks like you're done." Judy said smirking while holding the plugs.
"Not cool, Carrots! Not... Cool." Nick said still looking mad at Judy. Nick then was calmer. "Fine. I guess we HAVE been playing for a while." Nick then got up from the floor.
"So... can we look around the city now? Pleeeese?" Judy begged Nick.
"Alright." Nick said with a smile.
"Finally." Judy shouted happily and hopped up and down.
A few minutes later, John locked up the shop and put a closed sign on the door. Everyone was outside now of the shop now.
"Okay Stu and Bonnie, how about me and the Misses here show you all of our favorite spots while Nick shows the little ones around his favorite spots.?" John asked.
"Are you sure it's okay?" Stu asked looking concern.
"Don't worry. They will all be okay with Nick." Francine said.
"Well... alright." Bonnie said as she walks over to Nick. "Nick dear, promise me that you will look out for all of our children."
"Yes, ma'am. I promise." Nick said while crosses where his heart is.
"Now remember everyone. Our train leaves at 6 pm." Stu said. Stu then looked at his watch to see what time it was now. "Right now it's... 11:45. So I want everyone to meet back here at 5 o clock sharp. Not a second later. Understand?"
"Yes, sir." All the kids said.
"Alright then. We'll see all you kids later." John said.
John, Stu, Francine, and Bonnie all left together to have a parent's day around the city, leaving Nick with Judy and her brothers and sisters. Nick was in front of all the Hopps kids.
"Welcome everyone... to the Nicolas P. Wilde Zootopia Tour. I, Nicolas P. Wilde, will be your guide today. I'm gonna show you guys some of the amazing sights in Zootopia." Nick said all with excitement. "Is everyone ready?"
"Yeah!" All the Hopps kids shouted excited.
"I'm sure that you all saw some of the many different districts when you were on the train. In Zootopia, we have MANY different districts." Nick told them. Then Nick started doing so posing. "Like the icy cold and snowy Tundratown..."
"Ooooooooh..." The Hopps kids said in awe.
"... the hot and sandy deserts of Sahara Square..." Nick said posing some more.
"Aaaaaaaaaah..." The Hopps kids said in more awe.
"... and the vastly green and wet Rainforest District." Nick said with some more excited posing.
"Woooooaaahhh..." The Hopps kids said even more excited. But then Nick stopped posing and felt a bit awkward on what he was about to tell them.
"Yeeeeeeaaaahhh... we can't go to ANY of those places. Only the places here in Downtown." Nick said while scratching the back of his head.
"WHAAATT?!" All the Hopps kids shouted disappointed.
"Sorry. Most of those places are too far to go on foot. Plus my family bus pass won't be good for ALL of us." Nick said.
"If that's the case, then WHY did you tell us about all the amazing places that we can't go to see?" Judy asked.
"Heeeeeyyy. If it makes you feel better, I haven't been to most of those places either. But you guys shouldn't stress too much. I can assure you that Downtown Zootopia has PLENTY of sights I could show you." Nick said giving them a double thumbs up. "One more thing. If we stop for snacks, I hope you all brought your own money."
Judy and her siblings responded by just holding up Zoo-dollars in the air. This really surprised Nick.
"Oh wow. You... all... actually... have money." Nick said. He then looks into his pockets to see that he had lesser money on him then they did. He only had like 2 Zoo-dollars and some pennies on him. While everyone else had at least a five-er. "Suddenly, I feel like I'm on the other end of this."
"There... there, Nick." Judy said as walks over to Nick and pats him on the back. "Show us enough sights and we MAY be nice enough to share with you."
"Thanks. Okay, I think we should all get this tour started." Nick said to everyone. "Now everyone, follow me and stay together. I don't want Mr. or Mrs. Hopps to be mad at me if any of you go missing."
"You heard Nick. Stay together." Judy said.
"Alright." Everyone else said.
So Nick began the tour of all of Nick's favorite sites Downtown. The all started walking down the sidewalk and seeing all the buildings. Nick started to explain about some of the buildings.
"As you can guess, most people in Zootopia live in apartment complex." Nick told them. "Most buildings are like bunny houses, but they accommodate mammals depending on their sizes. Most places here are much huger than you guys might be used to."
"That makes sense." Judy said while looking at the tall doors at some buildings. "I don't even think we can open most doors cause they are so tall."
"Not to worry. For all of the 'shorter' residents, some buildings have a small door built alongside the big doors." Nick stated.
"Oh. Well, that's convenient." Wendy said.
"That's what I love about this city. They have things for everyone." Nick said proudly.
Next up, Nick shows everyone a big two-story brick building. It looked like a school.
"This is my school, everyone." Nick said. "This is where I spent 5 days a week in studying and total boredom with other fellow students."
"So this is what a school in Zootopia looks like. It's a nice looking school." Judy said with a smile.
"Do schools in Bunnyburrow look different than this?" Nick asked.
"Our schools in Bunnyburrow are a lot smaller and a bit more simple." Judy answered.
"Smaller? But since there are so many bunnies in Bunnyburrow, as well as other animals, shouldn't the schools be as big or bigger than my school?" Nick asked. "I mean, what the average amount of students per class?"
"Around 30 or as high as 40." Judy said.
"Only 30 or 40?!" Nick shouted looking surprised. "But... that's close to the average in my class and the other classes in my school. Why so little?"
"That's just how it is in Bunnyburrow." Wendy said. "There are many schools in Bunnyburrow, but not all bunnies are actually able to GO to school."
"We all do go to school, but some bunny families aren't as lucky as we are." Greg said.
"Most of them are home-schooled." Eric said.
"Wow. Really?" Nick asked still looking surprised.
"That's just how it is for most big families." Judy stated.
"Huh. Here I was thinking that classes in your school had like 400 kids or so in each of your classes." Nick said while scratching his chin.
"Are you kidding? Heck no!" Judy said to Nick. "If there were that many students per class, each of the teachers would have sleepless nights and endless piles of papers to grade."
"On the plus side, maybe your teachers would all just get too tired and just give everyone no homework or all As." Nick said with a smile.
All the Hopp kids began to laugh quite a bit.
"If only it was THAT easy." Judy said easing up on the laughter.
"Haha! Alright, let's get moving. No kit likes to be near a school on a Saturday." Nick said. "There is still so much more I want to show you guys."
"Lead the way, Slick." Judy said.
With that said, Nick and the other continued on their tour. Nick showed them around more sites, met some people, and all had some good fun. After a while, the group all stopped by a local bakery called "Sweeti's Bakery" for some treats. The group all went inside the bakery and saw all the cakes, cookies, and other pastries on display.
"Wooooooaaahhh!" All the Hopps said awing at the sight of all of the delectable treats.
"This is 'Sweeti's Bakery'. The best bakery in Downtown Zootopia." Nick said. "I come here all the time when I'm craving something sweet. They have everything from cookies... to pies... and cakes."
"They all look soooo good." Judy said smiling.
"And look." Nick said pointing at one of the cakes. It had white frosting and mini-carrot decorations made from orange frosting. "They even have carrot cake."
"What? Since we're rabbits you think that..." Eric said in a fret, but was stopped by Nick.
"Let me stop you right there, Eric." Nick said holding his paw up. "I already went through this with Judy and my answer is still the same. Yes."
When Nick said that, Eric didn't answer because Nick was right. Carrot cake was all of the Hopps favorite desserts. Eric just held his head down in defeat. Nick then walked up to the counter where a female Coyote around the age of 50 wearing a blue shirt with a pink apron on.
"Hello there, Nick." The coyote said with a smile.
"Hey, Mrs. Sweeti." Nick said happily. "Do you have any donuts today?"
"You're in luck. I saved one blueberry doughnut just for you." Mrs. Sweeti said.
"Alright." Nick said with a jump.
"You seem really excited for a doughnut." Judy stated.
"Of course. See, every time I come here for a doughnut, EVERY TIME, they run out of them." Nick stated. "I think it's mainly caused this chubby cheetah kid who orders a bunch. I don't really know the guy, but I do know that he's around our age."
"So that's why you are so excited to get one?" Judy asked.
"That... and it's blueberry." Nick said.
"I don't think I ever meant a fox so in love with blueberries as you, Nick." Judy said.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Nick said proudly.
Mrs. Sweeti handed Nick the blueberry doughnut wrapped in some paper. Nick gave her one Zoo-Dollar to pay for the doughnut.
"Here you go." Mrs. Sweeti said.
"Thank you." Nick said with a wide smile. "Oh. You can give all my friends here each a slice of carrot cake."
"We can order for ourselves, Nick." Judy said. "Maybe we all want something OTHER than carrot cake."
"Yeah." Judy's brothers and sisters all shouted.
They all sound like they were about to get something else, but after looking at how good the carrot cake looked...
"We're all taking a slice of carrot cake, please." Judy said.
"Yeah..." Judy's brothers and sisters said sounding defeated.
"I knew it." Nick said with a sly smirk.
"Be quiet, Nick." Judy said bumping him in the chest with her elbow.
"Jeez! You bunnies as so rough." Nick said rubbing his chest a bit after the elbow blow.
Flash forwarding to a few minutes after everyone had their sweets, Nick toke everyone to the next stop. All of the kids were walking down the sidewalk.
"Okay. Now I'm gonna take you all to our neighborhood playground." Nick said. "I'll tell you right now. You guys haven't seen anything like it."
"I'll think we'll be the judge of that." Greg stated trying to sound unimpressed. "The playgrounds in Bunnyburrow are pretty hard to beat."
"Our playground is just a tire swing, a tiny sandbox, and a slide." Daisy stated.
"It's a big slide." Greg said.
"Well is it as big as this?" Nick said with a slick smile.
The group makes it to the corner where the playground was and it was unbelievable. It was more than just a tire swing and a slide. It had 16 swings, 4 sets of teeter-totters, a huge sandbox, a tetherball pole, a super big and long tube slide with a lot of twists, turns, and a swirly end. Each of the playground equipment also accommodates most sizes for the kids that played there. The bunnies jaws all dropped at the sight such an awesome playground. To a bunch of bunnies from the country, this seemed more like an amusement park to them.
"THIS... is the playground?!" Judy, Greg, Daisy, and Eric all shouted.
"Yep. Guessing you guys are pretty impressed, right?" Nick asked with a smirk.
"THAT is an understatement, Nick!" Judy shouted out. She then ran to the get a look at the swings. "Look at these swings. They aren't even rusted on the chains."
Daisy and some of her siblings went over to the teeter-totters.
"Look at these teeter-totters. They are so much bigger than the ones in Bunnyburrow." Daisy said.
Eric and a few of his brothers went to the tetherball pole.
"Check out the tetherball pole." Eric said. "There's an ACTUAL ball attached to the string."
Greg went over to what looked like a playground version of a Merry-Go-Round.
"And... THIS. I don't even know what this thing is. But it looks AWESOME." Greg said.
"Nick, this playground is amazing." Judy said.
"I know. Also, so you know that THIS is the only playground like this in Zootopia." Nick said with a sly smile. Judy and her siblings felt a little dumbfounded. "Well? What are you all waiting for? It's a playground. So... let's play."
Not waiting any longer, all the kids ran to the playground and started playing. They sat on the swings, played in the sandbox, went down the slide. You know all the things that kids do on a playground. A few of the kids, including Nick and Judy, got on the merry-go-round and started spinning rapidly like crazy. All of them got a little dizzy after spinning for three whole minutes.
Later, Judy wanted to go down the huge slide. Nick was right behind her. A few of siblings in front of her already went down it. It was Judy's turn to go, but Judy started to look a little frightened. Nick was curious why she didn't slide down yet. He then taps on her shoulder to get her attention.
"Is something wrong, Judy?" Nick asked her.
"No. Nothing's wrong." Judy said trying not to look scared, but her nose was twitching.
Nick noticed her twitching nose and started recalling the day he first met Judy. He remembered when Gideon was bullying Judy, her nose twitched when she was afraid. Similar to the same way it was now.
"Are you scared?" Nick asked.
"N... no! Of course not." Judy said as her nose still twitched.
"Then how come your nose is twitching?" Nick asked crossing his arms.
"Oh... um... it's because..." Judy said trying to come up with something to say.
"Judy, you can't fool me. It's okay to admit that you're scared. I'll promise not to laugh at you." Nick said sincerely.
Judy then sighed and realized that there was no point in hiding the truth from Nick.
"Alright. You're right." Judy admitted. "I know it's stupid to be scared of sliding down a slide, but I never slid down a slide like this. It's a little scary for a little bunny."
"Do... you want to slide down together?" Nick suggested. "I promise that it will be fun. Trust me."
Judy did trust Nick. So she simply nodding and agreed to slide with Nick. So they both got down and Nick held on to Judy around her waist tightly.
"I'm not holding you too tight, am I?" Nick asked Judy.
"No. You're fine." Judy said to Nick blushing a bit.
"Ready?" Nick asked Judy.
"Ready." Judy said.
With a "Here we go." shouted out by Nick, the two went down the slide. As they slid down there were screams of both excitement and a bit of fear. They turned left, then right, then left again. Nick still held on to Judy. After a while, Judy started to enjoy the sliding. After three long spirals down, they made it to the end of the slide. Judy had a pretty joyful smile on her face.
"That was the most fun thing I have ever done." Judy said.
"See? What did I tell you?" Told ya that you can trust the son of Honest John." Nick said smile.
Judy was happy that Nick slid with her, but Nick was still holding on to Judy's sides.
"Uhh Nick, you can let go of me now." Judy said.
"Oh!" Nick said as he quickly let go of Judy. He also started to blush a bit. "Sorry! Sorry!
"No. It's fine." Judy said also blushing a bit.
Judy didn't want to say anything to Nick, but she didn't mind that Nick held on to her for so long. Being with Nick, made Judy feel safe. A few minutes later, Judy's brothers and sisters were still playing, while Nick and Judy were sitting on one of the benches.
"So Judy, I hope you are enjoying my tour with you and your family." Nick said. "I'm sorry if I can't really show you everything."
"Don't be. I'm having a great time." Judy said smiling. "Zootopia is so amazing. I can't believe you only showed me some small parts of it."
"That's Zootopia for ya. You can live here for years and still find somewhere to go and something new to do every day." Nick said.
"You're so lucky to live in such an amazing city, Nick." Judy said.
"Thanks." Nick said with a big smile.
Nick and Judy looked out at the playground and watch as Judy's brothers and sisters still continued to play. Nick was a bit surprised to know that bunnies had so much energy. But he seemed okay with it and he likes the fact that they weren't scared of him. This was all still new to Nick. But he liked being close to Judy. He actually wanted to show Judy some more things.
"Say Carrots?" Nick said looking back at Judy.
"Yes?" Judy asked looking at him.
"You know, there are some other places that I wanted to show you." Nick said. "But if it's okay, I only want you to come with me."
"Only me?" Judy asked looking a bit surprised.
"It just that... the next place I want to show you is a secret place that I like to check. I only want you to know about it." Nick said.
Judy felt a bit weird that Nick wanted to take just her, but she already trusted Nick and has spent time with him alone before. The only difference is that now it's in the city instead of the country.
"Okay. I'll go with you." Judy said.
Nick heard her said yes, but he wanted her to be really sure.
"You DO know what I am telling you, right?" Nick asked. "I'm asking you, a bunny, to follow me, a fox, to some place in the big city that you have never been to. Just you, without any of your brothers and sisters."
"Yes. I know." Judy said to Nick.
"So, you're willing to trust a fox?" Nick said with a sly smile.
"I already trusted you a long time ago." Judy said with a smirk.
"Well, this is different." Nick said as he went closer to Judy. "Are you willing to trust a fox, even if he leads you to a dark alley, alone with no mammals, prey or predators, insight? Are you REALLY willing to trust me, even if your life is on the line?"
What Nick said was a little scary. He was basically saying "Are you willing to trust me with your life?". Judy was silent for about 7 seconds before she gave Nick her answer.
"Nick, even if you lead me to a dark alley with no one else, prey or predator, I would trust you..." Judy said. Then she had a wide smile on her face. "... just as long as I get to hold your paw the whole time."
So with that said, it seems that Judy is willing to completely trust Nick.
"Alright then." Nick said jumping off the bench. "For the record, I wasn't gonna lead you to a dark alley or anything like that. So the whole "hold each other's paws " thing isn't really necessary." Nick said while scratching the tip of his nose again.
"Oh right. I was just saying. You know. If we actually did go down a dark alley." Judy said jumping off of the bench. "But before we go, we should let my brothers and sisters know."
"Don't worry. I got it." Nick said to Judy before shouting out to her siblings. Nick had that sly look on his face again. "HEY GUYS! I'M KIDNAPPING YOUR SISTER TO TAKE HER TO SOME RANDOM PLACE FOR A BIT. WILL YOU GUYS BE OKAY STAYING HERE FOR A WHILE?"
Kidnapping?! Out of all words he chose to say, he chose 'kidnapping'? You think that everyone would have concern looks on their faces. But they all responding like this.
"YEAH! SURE! WHATEVER!" Greg shouted back.
"GO AHEAD, DUDE!" Erich shouted.
"NOT LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 100 OR SO SISTERS ALREADY." Daisy shouted out.
"I think we're good." Nick said still with his sly smile.
"You think that they would at LEAST be a bit concern for their sister." Judy said looking a bit mad.
"What you gonna do? You can't choose your family." Nick said shrugging.
"I know. Believe me, I've tried." Judy said with a pouty look on her face.
"Come on, Carrots. Let's go." Nick said patting her on the back.
"Yeah. Okay." Judy said trying to sound motivated.
So while Judy's siblings stay to play at the playground, Nick brought Judy along for a little private tour. Judy was curious about what Nick had in mind for her and what place that he wanted to show only. But wherever it was, she knew that she could trust Nick.
Wonder where Nick is taking Judy to? What other sights or people will the two of them go to see. Well, you will just have to find out in the next chapter.