Slightly longer one incoming 8===========D

Her vision was blurry as the light passed through a mere slit her eyelids formed.

The sunlight stung her eyes causing her to quickly shut them again and scrunch her face.

It was no longer cold, in fact… It was rather warm. Judy smiled slightly, remembering what happened last night.

Her ears perked up. Last night… Disbelief with a bit of guilt washed over her. Her eyes were still shut tight. I just let him… do that… and I kind of liked it… what the heck is wrong with me? For a few minutes, she reflected on last night's rather surreal events.

I need to straighten things out with him. Make sure he knows he can't just be doing that kinda stuff whenever he wants to.

Her eyes open as an air of determination filled her heart. Sleeping in the chair made her joints a little sore. She wiggled around and stretched her arm out a bit before slowly sitting up.

She quickly turned back to gaze upon the fox.

Her eyes widened.

He's gone.

The space where the red fuzzy vulpine occupied was now entirely vacant.

She looked around franticly as if she lost her keys. She quickly began to question the reality of that night.

Was it all just a dream?

She looked up once more, she was indeed under that same bridge and on that same chair, but the coolers… the lantern… the other chair… and the fox were missing.

She lightly sniffed around the chair. Still smelled like him and his oddly tantalizing cologne.

….

There's no way that was a dream.

She quickly sprung up onto her feet and searched around the proximity—above and around the bridge.

A few minutes of running around led to… nothing.

The area was just as abandoned as it was last night. In fact, to her recollection, that's what made this place such a great hiding spot for him.

She scratched her head in frustration.

What was I thinking?! Of course he would leave. He's a criminal… and now he's more than that… he's a fugitive on the run from the law and from other criminals. Ugh. What the hell was I thinking running around with him and kissin-

She paused as that thought made her cheeks radiate crimson.

Judy shut her eyes and shook her head vigorously to dissipate the memory and imagery.

But a feeling… A foreign feeling lingered in her heart. A feeling that made her oddly fond of what had happened.

Suddenly, she felt a bit of guilt that it was her that put Nick in this position where he needed to now constantly flee. He was fine before… well as fine as a conmammal could be… and ever since he met her, his life had met nothing but trepidations.

... But before her mind could wrap any further around the thought, her phone suddenly began to ring.

The caller ID showed "city hall."

Judy tilted her head as she picked up.

"Hello?" The awkward female voice spoke.

"Uh… Hi." Judy greeted back.

"Oh! Thank goodness, I thought I had the wrong number! How are you doing, Officer Hopps?" the sheepish and enthusiastic voice asked.

"I'm doing good… I'm sorry… who am I speaking to?" Judy coyly asked.

"Oh! I'm so sorry, it's me! Hehe. Mayor Bellwether! Come by the office today, I want to show you something very cool!" She squeaked excitedly.

Judy's ears perked up high.


Nick walked through the icy roads of Tundratown in a thick leather jacket.

He wasn't fazed by the cold, not in the least bit. He had a lot on his mind to keep him warm in addition to the jacket.

He found himself now walking through the park.

There were young mammals ice skating nearby at the frozen pond.

He walked over to an open bench and took a seat. As he let out a long exhale, he could see a large puff of his own breath in front of his face.

He cocked his head back and stretched out his neck a bit to relieve some of the tension that had built up.

All right… maybe… maybe you can reconcile yourself here. His brows were furrowed as he closed his eyes to think.

Maybe… maybe if you just talk it over with him… you would cut you some slack and give you some time...

He smirked and scoffed at himself. Being a conmammal his whole life selling lies and false hopes, and he couldn't even fool himself. Koslov would sooner kill his own family than forgive his enemies.

He idly watched the passerby's and listened to the quiet howling of the icy winds. It was definitely getting colder. He rubbed his paws together.

Suddenly a small mass of snow struck him in the back of the head.

"Ow." He rubbed where he had been struck and turned around to see a small white rabbit staring at him with shocked eyes. Her two little paws covered her own mouth.

"I'm sorry, mister! I was playing snowball fight but I missed and acci-acc-" She struggled with the pronunciation of the word… "acco…dentally… hit you." she apologized in a shy, guilty, and high pitched tone.

Her eyes were probably just as wide, if not wider, than Judy's. And instead of amethyst, she had bright light blue eyes.

Nick stared at her for a while with an inquisitive look before smiling.

He imagined Judy's siblings to look exactly like her.

As he opened his mouth to say "it's ok" a middle aged female rabbit quickly scooped up the kitten in a swift movement and scolded her for leaving her sight.

Nick's mouth was gaping when the mother looked up to see the fox, she let out a small yelp and then furrowed her brows at him. He leaned back a bit in response.

"You better stay away from my babies, or I'll call the police! We have personal connections to the ZPD, so don't even think about it!" she threatened. She was probably referring to Judy Hopps and hoping Nick would just think they're closely related.

Nick closed his mouth and just shook his head before looking away. The mother and the small rabbit quickly scurried back to the large group of bunnies on the other side of the park.

He let out a quiet sigh.

I can't hide forever…

He lifted and looked back to see the rabbit mom talking to some ZPD officers who were just passing by, she vaguely pointed in his direction.

Nick gulped and quickly got up and walked into a dark alleyway making sure to stay out of sight.

I can't run forever either…

Suddenly his mind just couldn't stop thinking about Judy.

Couldn't stop thinking about those eyes.

Those ears.

And…

That kiss.

He smirked.

That bunny did taste quite good.

The events that happened that night momentarily engrossed his mind, he even felt his cheeks flush ever so slightly.

While he daydreamed in the alley. He suddenly heard a loud smack right behind him as his body fell into the snow.

He let out a weak groan.

Carrots…

Then… Everything went black.


"I… I don't get it…" Judy placed the ZPD flyer down on the mayor's desk. Judy's face was front and center on the paper.

Bellwether smiled, "We want YOU to be the face of Zootopia!" Bellwether was clearly giddy as she exchanged looks with Bogo who was standing right next to Judy.

Judy just stared at the flyer.

"But… why?" She asked again knowing it had something to do with the missing mammals, she just felt like she had almost nothing to do with solving the case. She recalled Nick was the one who solved it on his own, albeit… he was 'holding her hostage'. This didn't really feel like her accomplishment.

"Well! You just did such a fantastic job on the missing mammals case, and now with the recent frequent savage attacks… Well… Zootopia needs a face… a face they can look up to and trust."

Judy looked down in shame. A lot has changed in Zootopia, and predators seemed to be blamed for everything bad that's been happening while she had been accredited with every little positive thing… which she wasn't even responsible for… at least not directly.

She came to make the world a better place, but all she managed to do was get beaten up and captured… and then kissed by a conmammal before sleeping next to him…under an old bridge… The thought was beyond disgraceful, it was degrading. She felt like a failure as an officer and as a mammal.

"I'm sorry…" Judy quietly apologized. Bogo and Bellwether looked at her in unison concern.

"What's wrong, Judy?"

"I…can't... Thank you… for the offer… But… I'm so sorry. There's just a lot going on right now. And… I feel my actions has only made life worse for so many innocent predators…"

As she spoke, she thought especially of Nick and his current situation. The guilt gripped her heart tightly. She cringed a little.

"And… at the moment… I just… I don't feel ready… To take on a figure and role like that…" She looked around the room as if finding words before looking over at Bogo.

"Uhm… Chief Bogo?"

The buffalo looked at her with uncharacteristically sincere eyes, "Yes, Hopps?"

She began a little nervously, "I'm… I'm going to need to take a leave of absence… this whole situation-"

Bogo furrowed his brows and very quietly reprimanded, "I've already given you plenty R and R Hopps, are you expecting special treatmen-?"

Bellwether quickly cut him off by chuckling awkwardly and loudly, "I think… what Chief Bogo… here is trying to say is… Judy… ahem. This is a really sensitive time right now… and what you did for the city was tremendous... and we cannot thank you enough. Really! We can't… but now… now is the time we need heroes like you the most! Most of our city is prey and frankly… they're just all really scared right now… they need you, Judy… WE need you…" Bellwether spoke in almost a plea.

Though the praise was flattering and compelling… Judy couldn't shake the awful feeling she felt.

"I'm not a hero… And I understand that I don't deserve special treatment either… so…" She slowly and reluctantly pulled her badge off of her chest. She never expected it to hurt her so. This was her dream since she was a mere kit.

Both Bogo and Bellwether's eyes widened.

"Judy… this was your dream… You've wanted this since you were a little kid…" Bellwether reminded.

Judy looked at them both ruefully. "I'm so sorry… thank you for the opportunity…" Without another word, she walked out of the room.

She doesn't know why she did that.

As she slowly and painfully made her way through the corridor and to the elevators, her mind was blank. She never felt so useless, confused, and… shattered. She practically threw her own lifelong dream into the garbage can.

Judy let out defeated sigh as she entered the elevator and descended down.

She entered the building as a ZPD officer, and exited as a regular bunny once more…

Judy was at a loss… What am I going to do? For some reason, all she could think about was Nick. What is he going to do?

Her brain finally gave up trying to decipher and figure everything out, and decided to do what she has desperately wanted to do for a long time.

She slowly made her way back home with a heavy heart and drooping ears.

And along the way, she observed nothing but prejudicial hate throughout the once great and unified city. She held her head down low.


Cold water suddenly drenched his face.

Nick sputtered a bit as he groggily opened his eyes letting out a weak and disoriented groan. Where… the hell… am I?

His head was fuzzy and he felt drained.

Suddenly he felt a hard punch into his abdomen. "OOF!" He felt the wind quickly knocked out of him. That woke him up pretty quick.

"Wakey wakey, sunshine!" A familiar gruff scumbag voice beckoned.

He tried to move his limbs but found them bound to the oddly comfortable leather seat.

Nick shook his head and opened his eyes, his vision began to adjust to the light. Slowly, the blurry and silhouetted figure became more clear.

A scarred ugly jaguar stood before him. "…David… What the hell do you think you're doing?" Nick weakly asked in an angry tone.

David leaned in, Nick noticed he had a jaw brace and bandages all over his face. He couldn't tell if the jaguar was smiling or scowling. Either way, it was unsettling.

"Well… if you must know. I'm going to gut you alive, Wilde." He suddenly held out a large knife in front of Nick's face. Nick was unfazed. He wore a calm and unamused look. The jaguar grinned baring as much of his teeth as he could.

"So…" The jaguar walked around behind Nick and grazed the knife over his ear. "Where shall we begin? That tail of yours? Or maybe your manhood?" He spoke in almost a slither as he draped the knife over Nick's shoulder.

Filthy scum

As David's face neared the back of Nick's head, Nick quickly jerked his head back smashing the jaguar dead in the snout. He let out a girlish scream and dropped the knife as he clasped his face. Nick could hear him whimpering and muttering on the floor behind him.

Suddenly, a deep Russian laugh could be heard in the distance.

Nick's ears perked up. He couldn't make out the figure due to the dim lights and the thick fog that filled the room.

Soon a menacing chuckle followed.

"Well…" the same deep voice spoke. "It seems you're as ruthless as ever, Nicky." A large polar bear stepped out from the shadows.

Nick's eyes widened. His heart stopped for just a second. Koslov…

The polar bear was smiling at him with his signature turtle neck and a clean pressed suit, on his neck was his family heirloom gold necklace.

Nick averted his gaze to the floor.

Koslov frowned. "I'm hurt, Nicky… We haven't seen each other for so long and you don't even greet me?"

Nick remained silent.

Koslov sighed in feigned sadness. "Nicky… I've missed you so… And I heard… You've been busy. Have you not?" He raised an eyebrow at Nick.

Still the fox said nothing.

Koslov shrugged nonchalantly as he made his way over to the minibar. "Whisker's Whiskey?" He offered.

Nick shook his head very slowly.

Koslov smirked as he poured himself a glass. Nick could hear the clink clanking of the ice cubes being dropped into the glass. On the rocks as always.

As he picked up his drink, he made a couple of snaps with his paw gesturing at the floor in front of him. Quickly, a couple of his polar bear henchmammals brought him a large leather seat and placed it in front of Nick.

Koslov nodded at them before sitting down and letting out a content sigh, paw swirling the drink around.

"So." He took a sip and set the drink down on a small table. "… What are we going to do about you, hmm?" Koslov smiled at him with half lidded eyes.

Nick only briefly looked up at him before looking away.

"I must admit Nicky… I thought I had you all figured out… But you always seem to surprise me. I suppose that's why I liked you so." Koslov's face was now serious as if trying to talk to his own son.

"But I mean… A rabbit?" He asked.

Something boiled inside of Nick. Something made him want to shout out YOU LEAVE HER OUT OF THIS! But he kept his cool by shutting his eyes and taking one deep breath.

"I have all the loveliest vixens in the world here, Nicolas. And they'd all be more than willing to love you forever! And probably do a whole lot more for you if you know what I mean... But… A rabbit?" Koslov asked again looking amused.

Nick stared at the floor silently.

Koslov continued.

"But above all that…" He cleared his throat. "You loving a loose end rabbit officer… you beating Dave to hell…" his paw gestured toward the pathetic agonizing jaguar on the floor "…and you not paying me on time… Those… All of that combined is nothing compared to how you've disappointed me… by betraying ALL of us." Koslov spoked in melodramatic tone.

Nick presumed he was referring to his general betrayal of the organization.

Finally, Nick spoke, "Look. She has nothing to do with this, and just give me more time with the money… I can easily come up with the cash, I just need a week tops. And as for David…" Nick turned his head. "He deserved it. I'd do it again."

Koslov looked at him for a while deadpan.

Suddenly he bursted out into a bellowing laughter. Nick winced a little.

"AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH~" His laugh was deep and uproaring as he slapped his thigh.

Nick just watched him for a whole 2 minutes laughing. For some reason, this made Nick a bit nervous. What the hell was so funny?

Finally, as his laughter subsided he wiped the tear from his eye and took another sip of his whiskey.

He then looked over at one of his henchbears and snapped.

Suddenly a large fist came flying and struck square in Nick's eye. "AHH!" he shouted in pain. The pain shot through his left eye as he could feel it begin to swell and a little bit of blood pooled inside.

He couldn't open it anymore as a mixture of tears and blood came streaming out. That polar bear took a well-placed shot inflicting the most damage in just one hit.

Nick was both impressed and disoriented.

Koslov was not so amused anymore as his tone flattened, "You truly… have changed Nicolas. I always knew you were shifty and cunning…I mean… it's what you were good at… but I would have never expected you to have no self-respect especially to your own kind."

Nick looked at him confused and still in a bit of agony. "What the hell are you talking about?"

Koslov let out a low growl of frustration, "I grow weary of this game. Do you think I am stupid? Do you really believe you're in a good position to mock me right now?"

Nick looked up at him in the eye and asked again, "What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Talking. About?!"

Koslov met his gaze with equal intensity. They held this staredown for bit before Koslov retracted as he let out a huff.

"You think you're clever, do you? We'll see how clever you are when I make you watch us tear your little girlfriend limb from limb in front of you." He threatened very seriously.

Nick's good eye widened, he has seen Koslov do that to a poor vixen that he caught stealing money for a rival gang.

Nick bared his teeth before ordering in a growl, "You leave her out of this, Koslov."

Koslov shook his head in bewilderment. "What the hell's the matter with you Nick? Why are you doing this? You think this is worth it for a stupid rabbit?"

Nick shouted out this time, "I don't know what the fuck you are talking abou-!"

Suddenly Koslov pressed his forehead into Nick's and shouted back, "YOU THINK THIS IS FOR THE GOOD OF ZOOTOPIA? THROWING ALL OF US PREDATORS UNDER THE BUS? HAVE YOU NO SHAME, YOU FILTHY FOX?! YOU'RE HELPING THAT RABBIT AND HER PREY POLITICIANS TAKE OVER ZOOTOPIA, PUTTING ALL OF US INTO A QUARANTINE LIKE WE'RE SOME DISEASED ANIMALS."

Nick was taken aback. This was not what he was expecting.

"You think you and your little bunny can go around framing all predators for the savage attacks? No. This will not do! Morris (his son) will not grow up in world where he has to live in fear simply for being a predator. And I'll make sure of it. I am more powerful than you can even imagine, fox. You may be a filthy traitor to our kind, but I am not."

Koslov finally took a deep breath, adjusted his suit, and regained his composure.

….

He looked at Nick once more before shaking his head. "It's a pity. I really did like you Nicky. But… You are a disturbed and malicious soul. So I must now send you back to hell where you belong." He snapped his paws at his henchbears.

"Take care of this thing."

Nick could see his henchbears slowly advance at him with a hammer and a baseball bat.

He tried to wiggle out of his bindings, but to no avail.

What a goddamn mess…

A/N *Descends from the skies wearing a jetpack.*

Greetings, my mentally challenged seamonkeys! It's me again, Dude McMan! Hope yall enjoying the plot development so far! I really love the erotic comments yall leave. Really inspires (stimulates) my brain (genitals) to continue writing for you, your children, and your grandchildren. I hope to touch every single one of them soo- I hope to inspire them all very soon!

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