Seventh chapter of the story. With now more clues, things are starting to get cleared
I do not own Zootopia or the mascots in this story
Nick, Judy, Zabivaka and Footix were again on the car with the only clues they had was "In front of you" and "The one who scores", they were going to Zabivaka's house to analyze these clues, until Footix turned the radio on
"We got news that another of the previous smoke bombs, have been detuned on a small supermarket this time. Right in Tundratown…"
"It looks like we got one place to investigate now" said Judy
"Yeah but what about us?" asked Footix
"Stay in Zabi's house, we'll investigate and then we'll come for you"
"Alright" said Zabi
Zabivaka took them to the supermarket and then quickly head to his house, where he and Footix were trying to get informed on the news
Guaki and Ettie were together on their cell along with a female fox, and as they would call it the place was "really boring", but at least they were having time to talk about a few things
"Why do you think birds and reptiles are prohibited here?" asked Guaki to Ettie
"Because you aren't part of our community" said the fox girl "You have your community, and we have ours. Not any bird couple can get in here"
"What? Why should we be a couple, we are not, geez… But anyways why? I mean we… we came from another world and it also happens like this, why there are different communities? Aren't we all animals?" said Ettie
"Another world? Interesting. I see your point but… but… they're not like us"
"You're wrong" continued Ettie "We're all just like you"
The fox girl stood there thinking seriously and then added
"You know what birdies, I like you, my name is Jackie, I have been arrested, however I'm innocent but I won't get in detail. And you are…?"
Ettie smiled
"I'm Ettie and he is Guaki, and we have also been… Guaki what are you looking at?"
Guaki was looking at a strange box that one of the cops was holding
"Ettie look, that box is very similar like the one in the stadium; it even has text that I cannot distinguish"
"It does looks like the same box"
"Um… Officer" started to say Guaki "Be careful, you should be really careful that's not a box you should be carrying"
"What? This box?" said an elephant cop "This is just a gift, a jackal hand it over to me on the entrance"
"A jackal?! No, no, officer, do not open it!" shouted Ettie
"It's not like something bad it's going to happen" the elephant when he said he opened it trying to joke about it, but it was no joke 'cause when he opened it, it released the smoke, causing panic among the prisoners, however it did not affected the two birds but it did affected Jackie…
"Jackie… are you okay?" asked Guaki
"Ugh… I'm fine…" she said while holding her head like having a headache "ugh… I'm not, get away!"
Nick and Judy returned from the supermarket with another proof and a new text
"Did you found something?" asked Footix
"If you're asking for one of those text then yes" said Judy "The only text we found was 'Neighbor' I think it's pretty obvious right now"
"Wait let me re-check" said Zabi, while looking outside and the house it was in the front it was from one of his pretty well known neighbor: Barry, who was a jackal
"Hmm… it is the one we saw one the cameras" said Zabi thinking
"What?" asked Footix
"In front of the one who scores, lives my closest neighbor and friend Barry" started to say Zabi "He is a jackal and was the only one who believed that I came from another world… Is he the one with the smoke-bombs?"
"Does he look like the jackal you saw in the cameras?" asked Nick
"Kind of, but he told me once that would never hurt someone"
"And why did he bring up that question?" asked Judy
"I don't really remember, but I think we were talking about… birds and reptiles…"
They all were again thinking until they watched the TV who now showed an explosion on a jail, which got many injured. They all looked each other
"We may know who is the one with this bombs, but where he is"
"Why don't you two go again to the jail? So you can find another clue" suggested Footix
"Yes we can, but the clues we have so far, only say who he may be not where. Why don't we just go to his house to see if he's there?" said Judy
"Oh, he is" said Zabivaka "He's always there, unless for an emergency like shopping"
"Alright let's go then" said Nick
The three mammals went to Barry's front door and touched the doorbell with Footix staying in Zabivaka's house just in case. But just a Zabi thought, Barry was there and happily but also confused opened the door
"Hello Zab… I see you've brought some friends this time. Am I arrested?"
"No, we're just here to investigate" declared Judy
"I suppose you're investigating these smoke-bombs with the most recent being the jail"
"Yes. Can we come in?"
"Yeah… I don't know why are you investigating here anyways"
They all entered Barry's house and Zabi made a sign to Footix that he can come in
"Wait Zab, one question, why did the chicken cross the street?"
"More respect please" said Footix "I'm a rooster not a chicken, my daughter is a chicken"
"Wait, so you are the dad of that yellow chicken who's now in the jail?"
"Yes I am"
"Excuse me Zab, but these new birds are also from your other world? If you're asking it, you told me about France before and I saw the shirt that it says France"
"Yes, they're also from my previous world"
"Alright, come, check what you can check" said Barry while closing the door behind him
You really had to bring cops here Zab? He thought
And this chapter ended, I'm also pretty sure that it was Barry, but what happened to Ettie and Guaki in the jail? Thanks for reading and Goodbye!
