Credit
* All Zootopia characters in this chapter belong to Disney
* Sonic and Tailsko in this chapter belong to SEGA/Sonic Team
* Small Thoughbred character and Robotized Cheetahs (first half) belong to me, serves their purpose for this storyline
I sprinted my way back to the arena after I dispatched the fourth set of firearms. That arena was occupied by those robotized cheetahs. I took the last set of firearms out of their paws. I turned around and sped away from there as I pulled and tugged the parts of firearms apart, one at a time. I did that to keep them from relocating them and shooting us immediately. I liked Judy's plan in some ways. Two weapons gone. I pieced the last firearm apart as I turned my path back to the arena. I sprinted much faster than I could with a passenger on my back. That's the speed that could make the passengers disappear into the unknown, much to my favor. I blinked as I saw my cop friends lying on the road. Tailsko fought the cheetahs without allowing them to touch our cop friends. As I returned to my regular pace, I kicked a couple of cheetahs down.
"Tailsko, can you take Judy up to the roof of that building?" I called out. At that time, my partner avoided an attack by flying into the air with her attention on me.
I reached for Nick, lifted him from the road, and placed his abdomen on my shoulder. I ran toward the building where Tailsko had flown. I ran up the building and halted once I was off the wall and on the roof. I took Nick off my shoulder and laid him on his back just before Tailsko joined me with Judy in her arms. I turned to the wall and looked over it to form a plan to get out of here.
"So what's going on?" Tailsko questioned once she arranged Judy against the wall.
I let out a light sigh before I shifted my attention to her. I answered, "We are the veterans of this kind of battle. We've experienced this kind of battle but Nick and Judy have not. However, with them knocked out like this, we are at a disadvantage."
I turned my attention to the road where the robotized cheetahs were. They looked over the place for our whereabouts. I could see that they were building to block the path, but not to deal with my speed. However, I had another problem, it was Judy. She needed help… like right now. I closed my eyes and sighed again. At last I made a plan in my mind.
"Tailsko…" I said. I opened my eyes as I turned to my partner in crime. I continued, "Can you keep the robotized cheetahs busy while I take our friends back to Precinct One?"
She nodded yes then she lifted off and flew back to the road. I walked to Judy. I scooped her up and turned to the direction of Precinct One. I started to run as I recalled when Tailsko went through the same process as Judy just now. It was bad for her, so I had to get to Precinct One as soon as possible. Within a minute, I was back at the front doors of the building and jogged my way in. I peeked down the hall on my left while I continued to jog to the soundproof interview room. I frowned as I witnessed the chief and the candidate standing there, still talking on the theme as if they hadn't left the office. I gave them, especially ~Censored~, a scowl before my attention turned to the door to the interview room. Once I entered the room, I laid Judy down on the floor and placed a blanket under her in a flash. I turned around and worked my way out. As soon as I exited the interview room, I felt a hoof on my shoulder, which stopped me on the dime. I turned my attention to the chief, however, the orange oaf was nowhere to be seen.
"Must you explain the logic of your rudeness?" Chief Bogo inquired.
I frowned at his choice of words.
I answered, "You should know that we all rejected the job he offered us to protect him. So I would like to ask you to keep him from entering this room at all. I will detail out the reasons once I get Tailsko and Nick out of the dire situation."
The tone in my voice proved him that it was serious. I felt his hoof leave my shoulder, then I dashed out of the building in a second. I returned to the arena and ran up the building where Nick was still lying. I picked him up and ran down the building and continued a couple miles from the arena. Before I could gain more speed, a taxi cab halted in front of me and an arctic vixen peeked over the window frame at me.
"Is that Officer Wilde? C'here, get him in. I will take him to Precinct One," she called out.
I hesitated for a minute before nodding. I went to the back passenger door and opened it. I laid Nick on the seats then I shut the door and signaled her with a wave. I turned around and made my way back to the arena. I jumped and kicked one of the robotized cheetahs' backside, knocked that mammalian down. I landed on my hind paws and focused on Tailsko.
"Let's go," I called out.
She didn't waste any time coming to me and wrapping her arms around my neck. I dashed away from the arena. We were fast enough to leave the party in the confusion. Again, within a minute, I arrived at Precinct One just as a taxi cab pulled up - the same cab that I had loaded Nick in. I could sense the grimace from my partner in crime.
"You let the taxi cab do the work for you?" Tailsko spoke over my shoulder.
I stopped at the street in front of the building then I shook my head. I answered, "Nah. She insisted on helping me out - she knew Nick."
"I see," she replied. I felt her arms unhooking from my neck then I reached for the back passenger door and opened it.
I picked up the unconscious fox from the seats and carried him to the building. Tailsko could take care of the taxi cab. After all, she was talking with the driver while I jogged my way through the hall. I sensed no malice within the building. That horse must had left by the chief's order - that was good news. I felt Nick stirring in my arms as I approached the interview room. I entered the room and put him on the chair beside the door.
Once he regained consciousness, I inquired, "Are you alright, Nick?"
"Yeah. Uhh… did you see the truck that hit me?" he answered.
I chose to ignore that question. I blinked as I turned my attention to the hall outside the interview room. Tailsko signaled me to go to the chief's office. I nodded before I returned to Nick.
I exhaled light, "Well, I apologized for making Judy pass out from the recent hyperactive that I put her through. But we are needed by your boss in his office now. You think you can join us?"
"Ah. Alright, but for what reason does Buffalo Butt need us?" Nick asked.
I shifted my weight to my idle hind paw. I answered, "Remember that battle on the road? The robotized cheetahs? That must be something to do with ~Censored~. And I wanted that guy out of our discussion."
"Hmm… i didn't know much about your situation, but I definitely need some 'catch up' with you guys. So let's go," he said. He stood up with a little wobble before we walked out of the interview room.
I shut the door behind us to prevent anyone from disturbing Judy while she recovers. We walked to the elevator and rode our way up to the third floor. We worked from there to the chief's office and entered the room. Tailsko was already on the left chair. I glared at Nick to make sure if he was aware of my concern. Once he focused his attention on me, we nodded then we went to the separate chairs. I joined Tailsko's chair while Nick took the empty one.
"Alright. What keeps you from doing any more searching?" Chief Bogo started the discussion.
The foxes glared at me as I rested my elbow on the armrest. I replied, "It was the robotized cheetahs."
The chief was shocked at my word. I agreed with him because those robots were mammalians at first.
I continued, "They attacked us, Officer Hopps and I, as soon as we resumed our huntings on Ivo Robotnik."
Tailsko nodded then she shifted her focus to the chief. She added her point to mine; "It must be pure coincidence that they were present when we turned down the job to protect ~Censored~ until the election is over."
"Yes," I said. I pointed at her then at the ceiling. I continued, "If you had read the paper that Officer Hopps gave to you earlier - I was the one theorized that Ivo Robotnik and ~Censored~ would be connected- working together on this case."
Chief Bogo shook his head to pull himself out of shock. He pointed the flaw out, "I see. How can you be sure about this?"
Tailsko jumped off the chair and went to Nick's as I shuffled my mind a bit. I slightly tilted my head as the answer settled in my head. I spoke, "It could be pure coincidence, like Tailsko detailed. ~Censored~ will also driving Zootopia into ruin if we let him have the Mayor's office."
The water buffalo was about to speak his next sentence, but his attention turned to the foxes. That made me turn my head to the duo as well.
"He seemed a little out from the attack. I will take him back to the interview room until further notice," Tailsko explained. She was helping Nick get off the chair as she spoke before she guided him out of the office.
After a minute of silence passed, the chief found his voice and resumed, "Alright. I take it that it's your predatory instinct that disagreed with Censored's decision on become a mayor. Ah, speaking of Nick, who just left the office - How's Judy's condition? You left her out cold."
"It's more of my fault," I spoke with my eyes closed and my head shook. I continued with my eyes opened, "I put too much strain on her with my speed and I knocked her out by exhausting her."
"I see," he nodded, "So when will she… wake from that condition?"
I fluttered my jaw a little bit, but I produced no sound. I averted my gaze from him and collapsed into the seat. I wasn't able to give him a straight answer for some reason.
