For everyone that asked, I imagined this story as more of a "find your confidence/be who you are" story, not really of Judy corrupting Nick. I mean, you can continue letting your minds wander and keep giving me awesome ideas to expand this story with, but this was just to let you know what I imagine the main idea is.

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Nick had splinters and branches stuck everywhere on him. He spent the entire way over to the DMV plucking them out of his fur. Judy just sighed and hopped along faster. The Sahara Central artificial sun was starting to dip below the horizon, and on the other side of the city, she could see the cool Tundratown sun rising.

When they got to the DMV, though, Nick was horrified to see that the line even stretched outside.

He seemed frozen in place, his tail bushed up and all his fur standing on end.

She nudged him gently. "C'mon, Slick! Flash is waiting! Time is ticking! Cities are falling as we speak!" She bounded up to the door, but turned back when he didn't follow. "Hello? You alive?"

He breathed rapidly. "Are you sure we shouldn't line up?" He stammered.

She rolled her eyes. "Geez, fox. Break the rules once in a while, will ya?"

She pushed past an elk at the door and strode inside.

"Excuse me, pardon me, sorry," Nick apologized, gingerly making his way inside to follow her.

The place was packed. In fact, it didn't seem like the line was going anywhere. In fact, all the clerks were very slow. Very, very slow.

"They're all sloths?" Nick asked incredulously, and immediately slapped a paw over his muzzle. Thankfully, no one heard.

Judy fluffed her tail. "Why? Can't sloths be fast?" She teased, and faced a sloth in a green shirt. "Flash, Flash, hundred yard dash! How are ya?"

The sloth blinked slowly. "Ju – dy!... I… Am… Doing… Just… As well… As… I… can…"

Nick's eye twitched while Judy gave him a smug grin. He pressed hard on this phone screen, pretending he was anywhere but here.

"Hi. Sorry to bother you today. Officer Wilde, ZPD. Can you run a plate for me?" He gave a forced smile and hoped the sloth wouldn't talk again.

"Sure… What… Is… The… Plate…"

"Number? 29THD03," Nick interrupted.

"Number… Officer… Wolf?"

"Wilde. 29THD03."

"Sorry… My bad… Officer… Wilde. Now… What… Is… The…"

"PLATE. NUMBER. Yes? 29THD03. PLEASE."

"Plate…"

Nick chewed on his paw. Judy could barely stifle her laughter, but inside, she wished Flash would go faster too. C'mon, c'mon. Just solve this case already and tell the world! That's all I need. That's all we need.

"Number…"

Nick paused. The sloth was done talking.

"29THD03," He said as calmly as he could.

Flash tapped on his screen. "2… 9… T… H! D… 0… 3…"

The tiny slip rolled itself out excruciatingly slowly. Nick's eye was really twitching now, but there was little he could do to stop it.

Nick really wanted to grab the slip as soon as the paper slipped out, but forced himself to wait politely as Flash tore it off for him and passed it over.

He practically attacked the sloth to get it and read it over in a heartbeat. "Tundratown! Got it! Thank you, Flash!" He called out, already racing out the door, ignoring the annoyed sighs of mammals all around him who were still waiting. "Hope I never get a car," He muttered under his breath, careful no one heard.

The sky was pitch black outside, save for the lights on at the Lotus Casino across the district. He skidded to a stop once he was at a safe distance away from that huge crowd and looked around for Judy. He nearly jumped out of his pelt when she appeared in front of him.

He looked down awkwardly at the little slip of paper in his paws. "So. Thanks for helping me, I really appreciate it." He shuffled his feet.

"Oh? But I thought you were going to do me a little favour," She said innocently.

"Wait, what?"

She snapped something cool and hard over Nick's neck, and a burst of electricity flooded over him. Blinding white pain shot through his body, and suddenly, he was on the ground. Black specks swam at the edge of his vision, and his muscles were trembling.

He couldn't speak. His tongue wouldn't work. His head felt like it was stuffed full of oily cotton.

Judy leaned over him. She felt a twinge of sympathy, but quickly forced it away. "Hmm. I think that was too strong." She adjusted a dial on her remote control. Nick fell again as feedback shrieked into his ears.

He panted heavily. Every breath was painful, like fire searing his lungs.

"So, I need little favour. An errand, you might say, that I don't want to run alone. I'd love it if a big, strong, handsome fox were there to help me," Judy cooed, batting her eyelashes. Nick tried to focus on her, but his eyes wouldn't cooperate, and his gaze dropped down to the ground.

She gave him some time to regain consciousness. Suddenly, he pounced at her, but the collar set out a shrill alarm and he fell to the ground again, the tip of his fur singed.

"Oh, did I forget to tell you? No negative emotions, Slick. Don't want to set off the collar." Even as she said this, what she'd been planning to say since the morning, the script she's mulled over hundreds of times, it felt… wrong. She felt no pleasure from bringing down this predator. And why don't I? He's one of them. Predators have wronged me and others so many times. He deserves this.

And yet… She didn't feel happy. If anything, she felt sickened. She quashed the feeling, but it still settled like a stubborn weight on her heart.

He's mostly settled down now, so Judy erased the sadness from her face and resumed her smug-peppy look. "All I need is Officer Wilde. Not much more. Just your image. 'kay? Just picking up something that's owed to me. Does that sound fine?"

Nick smiled and nodded, but it was obvious that he was still distressed. His claws were out, and one ear was bent. She turned away so she wouldn't have to look at that collar anymore.

Just a little longer, Judy, she promised herself. One more step, and you'll get everything you've ever wanted.

So close now. So close.