Hey guys Price here and welcome to chapter six of Assassins of Zootopia, or otherwise known as Zootopian Assassins. I know I said this chapter would be the parkour Holo Training...but I realized I know next to nothing about parkour except it looks awesome when pros do it. So enjoy another world building chapter where Judy and Nick visit Bunny Burrow because my plot bunnies told me to do it! Also, since I didn't mention it in any other Author's Note, but the reason I made Nick a polyglot is...well, you mean to tell me that a street hustler wouldn't capitalize on foreign tourists? And to rectify a possible continuity error, bold text is only Vulpine when it gets mentioned as being said in Vulpine. Sorry if the bunch of bold text during Danny's tirade in chapter three confused anyone since I had previously used it to signify Vulpine. And to people who review and comment, do not be afraid to be brutally honest with me. Don't flame, but don't be afraid to point out flaws. I promise I can handle it. That goes for you too, Selaxes. Whenever you see this. Anyway, enough of that, I think it's time to get...onto the story!

One PM

Judy stepped off the train, Nick following her as she navigated the bunnies that crowded the platform. He ignored the stares from some of the other Rabbits that's hadn't met him and made sure to smile with his mouth closed to those who waved and greeted him.

"Hey! Judy, Nick!" Her brother, Bailey Hopps, shouted, waving them over. They made their way to him and the truck he stood by, Nick ignoring a glare from a Bunny he almost kicked on accident.

"Bailey! How goes things?" Judy asked, looking around for Riina.

"Good. Great, actually." Bailey answered, smiling brightly. "Riina's currently helping one of our siblings out with a few math problems. I think it was Leonard. Or maybe Allison." Bailey added, a thoughtful expression on his face as he thought it over. He shrugged, opening the truck door and clambering inside. Nick opened Judy's door, took a whiff of the cabin, and immediately hopped inside the bed. The slide on the rear window opened, Judy looking out at him with a concerned expression.

"I know you guys are mates now and stuff, but even Judy isn't this bad." Nick said, Bailey blushing at Nick's comment.

"I didn't realize it smelled that bad. Nobody else commented on it, so I thought it was fine." Bailey said, barely resisting the urge to look at his feet in embarrassment.

"You realize he's just teasing you right?" Judy asked, Bailey nodding. "But Foxes also have a better sense of smell than Rabbits. So maybe a few more days and it'll air out. Or you could find more open locations." She said, Bailey just looking at her with an annoyed look. Seems like sibling teasing had less of an effect.

"So, you guys hear about that whole thing about the Warehouse Massacre a few months ago? Who could do something so...horrible? I mean, yeah I know the world isn't all perfect, but I could never imagine something like that happening." Bailey said, Judy looking at Nick in the rearview mirror. "What'd they say killed that Rhino in the upper room again? Some kind of explosion?"

"They determined it was a Flashbang shoved into his mouth. Honestly, I'd say I pitied the cleanup crew, but seeing as Swinely owes me fifty bucks, I find it hard to." Nick answered, shrugging.

"Still, that seems way more brutal than was actually necessary." Bailey said, as if he couldn't imagine how something like it could happen.

"It's possible the Rhino was beating the assailant and it was a move born of desperation. But, seeing as we have no idea who did it, we can't find that out. It's just a guess, but it's a guess Chief Bogo thinks most likely." Judy said, sighing.

"I just wish they'd catch the things responsible." Bailey said, Judy starting at his terminology.

"By things, you mean the mammals who did it, right?" Judy asked, Bailey sighing.

"I don't know. I don't think it's possible any mammal could do something so horrible. Only a monster has the capability to do what the criminal did." Bailey answered, frowning slightly.

"Right...so, we met this really nice Arctic Fox a month or two ago. She's from Finland too, apparently. We were thinking maybe we could have her and Riina meet up? I mean, I know Riina loves it here and all, but I'm sure she would appreciate having somebody from her home country to talk to. Apparently, get this, her name is Lumi and she was born in a snowstorm. Lumi means Snow in Finnish, and she's an Arctic Fox." Nick said, trying to defuse the gloomy mood talking about the Warehouse Massacre had brought up.

"So...she's an Arctic Fox named Snow who was born in a snowstorm?" Bailey asked, unsure if he had gotten everything right,

"Yeah." Judy answered, nodding. Bailey chuckled, shaking his head in amusement.

"Oh, I'm sure that's garnered a few laughs." Bailey said, Nick and Judy sharing a look.

"Surprisingly, no. We never actually thought about it until now." Nick said, making a sound of confusion and amusement.

"Knowing you, I'm surprised." Bailey said, earning a mock gasp of shock from Nick.

"I would never stoop so low as to make fun of somebody for such a little reason, even in a friendly way." Nick said, pointedly turning away from the two Bunnies in mock anger.

"Hey, what does Swinely owe you fifty bucks for?" Judy asked, just realizing she hadn't brought it up yet.

"He ate a bag of blueberries I was saving." Nick said, Judy arching an eyebrow. "It was a big bag."

"I bet." Judy said, looking at Bailey. He shrugged, unsure how to proceed with that line of conversation.

It was about five minutes later that they reached the Hopps burrow, Nick wrinkling his nose slightly as he passed by the truck's door in his walk to the door.

"Maybe put down the suitcase? You know the Clusterfluffle is probably waiting on the other side." Judy said next to him, Nick looking at her for a moment in thought before setting the suitcase next to him, out of the way of the door.

"I'm ready." He said, Judy opening the door and quickly stepping to the side. Just as they suspected.

Nick was swept off his feet as a large tide of gray and brown and white swarmed him, asking him questions about himself, his relationship with Judy, if he brought them any candy, and if they could play with his tail. They always seemed to love his tail for some reason.

"Alright, kits. Let Nick up." Judy said, watching as the mound slowly began to lose mass and deform into various bunny kits. When Nick could stand, he found himself being clung to by a few stragglers who refused to let go.

"Hey Allison. Isn't Riina supposed to be helping you with math or something?" Nick asked, looking at a brown bunny kit hanging from his outstretched arm.

"No, that's Leonard." Allison said, looking below her to see if she could make the drop. Nick smiled warmly and squatted down, letting her down safely and watching her scamper into the burrow after her siblings.

"It never gets old." He said, voice gentle as he smiled.

"You're such a softie for kits." Judy said teasingly, nudging him with her hip lightly.

"You know why." He said, Judy nodding her agreement. "But, today is meant to be a happy day. Let's not ruin it with sad backstories." He said, walking into the burrow with his suitcase, greeting the kits again as they waited for him to come in to continue asking him questions.

"What's he talking about?" Bailey asked, startling Judy from her observation.

"He'll...tell you when he's ready, I suppose." Judy said, Bailey nodding understandingly. They entered the burrow, Bailey going downstairs to retrieve Riina and Leonard. If the kit found out Nick had arrived and he hadn't been told immediately, he'd likely throw a fit or something that would equally show his displeasure. Like clinging to Nick all day, like the second time he'd found out hours after they'd arrived.

"NICK!" A very, very high pitched voice shouted, the sound of running up stairs filling the hallway.

"Oh boy." Nick said, setting his suitcase aside and bracing himself. "Leonard!" He shouted warmly, watching as the Rabbit in question leap up the last step and feeling him crash into him. He fell back. Hard. "You really need to learn to slow down. When you get bigger, somebody may get hurt." He said, though he meant it in a teasing way.

"Sorry. You just have such a fluffy tail." Leonard said, cheeks puffing out in a pout.

"You mean...this tail?" Nick asked, his tail's tip poking over his shoulder. It moved to come around his side, tickling Leonard on the nose.

Judy watched from the other end of the hallway, amusement lighting her gaze.

"It always amazes me just how good he is with kits." She heard a familiar voice say, Judy turning to see her mother standing there.

"I wish I could tell you why he loves kits so much. But he'll do it in his own time. When he's ready." Judy said, smiling warmly.

"I can see why you love him." Bonnie said, moving to stand by her.

"It's hard not to, really. He was annoying at first, of course. But he grows on you after a while." She said, barely catching the glance Bonnie gave her.

"I'm sure he does." She said, giving Judy a small wink.

"Okaaaaay. Well, fun talk, really. But me and Nick need to get our stuff to our room so...talk to you later!" She said, dashing down the hallway and grabbing Nick, telling Leonard they'd be right back, and pulling him down the stairs.

"Wow. That kind of talk has that effect on even Judy." Bailey said from behind Bonnie, the Bunny turning to face him.

"You'd be surprised." She said, walking past him. "Oh! Make sure to air out the truck some time soon." She said, leaving a blushing Bailey behind as she walked off laughing.

Five PM

Nick sat long-ways on the couch in the living room, fiddling with his Phantom Blade in an effort to increase it's launch force and range. Everybody else was currently doing something outside, so he was okay to be doing this. He wasn't a tech expert, but surely this wouldn't be too hard, right?

"What are you doing?" He heard somebody ask. He looked up to see Riina looking at him from the doorway. Luckily, she couldn't see the bracer from her position, so he discretely hid it behind him.

"Just...thinking about things." He said, looking down in thought. He pulled his feet closer to him, inviting her to sit down and talk for a moment. She seemed to hesitate, as if she was unsure. After a moment, she walked over and sat down.

"I am being glad you came to visit." She said, hugging her legs close to herself.

"I wouldn't give up visiting Judy's family for anything but Judy herself, you know that." He said, her tone making him think she didn't think he visited that often, or at least seemed bored sometimes.

"I know. It is just...you two have such dangerous jobs. And what happened in that warehouse..." She trailed off, Nick realizing what she wanted to say. She was worried that something would happen and make Bailey and herself sad. He smiled warmly at that.

"What happened in that warehouse may have been a one time thing. It's possible it was some kind of gang war or something." Nick said, shrugging in an effort to conceal the flash of regret he felt.

"I do not know much about gangs, but I think they are using guns in these kinds of things." She said, Nick remaining silent.

"I don't know, then. It's the best guess we have. We have no other ideas what could have gone down." Nick said, earning a knowing look from the vixen.

"It is being obvious you know something. You know that, I am sure. I will not be doing the prying, though. It is your secret to keep." Riina said, Nick looking at her with a mix of surprise and gratitude. That got a small laugh from the Platinum Fox, at least. He assumed the look was a odd combination when applied.

"I can't say much, just that...well, you ever go to Zootopia, and you come across anybody wearing these symbols?" He said, showing her a drawing he had made of the Templar Cross and Brotherhood symbol. "Don't affiliate with anybody that has either of these symbols. We think they could be responsible for the Warehouse Massacre, and I don't want you to be hurt. You see any mammals with these symbols, you tell me. I'll get word to the Chief, and we'll do what we can to bring them in." He said, getting a nod in return as an answer. "Good. Anything else?" He asked, Riina shaking her head.

"I'll be sure to keep your advice in mind." Riina said, standing up and walking out. He sighed in relief, listening for the door to close before digging behind him for his Phantom Blade. He grabbed it and placed it on his lap, looking at it closely for any way to increase it's launch force. Seeing none that were obvious, he let out an annoyed sigh and stood up.

"What's that?" Somebody asked, Nick's paw twitching to cover the Assassin symbol before turning to face the mammal. He was surprised to see Bailey standing in the doorway.

"It's a project I'm working on. For self defense." He said, regretting the fact he had to lie to Bailey. Bailey looked like he wanted to say something else, though he refrained for some reason.

"Something on your mind, Squirt?" Nick asked, moving around to lean against the couch.

"It just seems a little...ineffective." Bailey said, Nick tilting his head. He'd expected something a little more awkward to answer.

"Maybe. But it's quiet, and that's important if you have an intruder and you don't want them to know you know they're there." Nick said, shrugging nonchalantly.

"Makes sense. Well, see you later, I guess." Bailey said, turning and walking out the door. Nick let out a relieved breath and walked downstairs, intent on placing the bracer up and in a secure location. He shouldn't have brought his gear, but Judy had insisted just in case.

After securing his gear in a place he thought unlikely it would be found in, he exited the room and walked back upstairs, only to find Judy waiting for him with an arched eyebrow.

"I would have figured you'd be more alert." She said, Nick wincing at her tone.

"I managed to convince him it was a personal self defense project. Neither know." He said, leaning against the wall. "And if I recall correctly, it was your idea to bring out stuff." He added, speaking the last part in Vulpine in hope that if anybody was listening they would be unable to know what he meant.

"Maybe. But you could have waited until tonight." Judy said, Nick shrugging.

"I got bored and didn't feel like going outside. Long as nobody finds out, we're good." He said, Judy sighing and gaining an annoyed expression.

"Gideon's here. Brought blueberry pie, too." She said, Nick's eyes widening in joy.

"Yes!" He said, walking past her quickly in an effort to get to the baker before he left. Judy rolled her eyes and smiled, annoyed but also quite amused by Nick's antics. She sighed, looking over her shoulder to make sure Nick had gone outside.

"You can come out now, mom." She said, a door opening not five feet down the hall from where she stood. When her mother came out, she glared.

"Sorry. But you know I worry about your job and everything. To be honest, I was actually doing something when I heard you and Nick talking, so it's not like I was actively spying on you." She said, Judy not letting her glare up.

"I know. But I'm fine, honestly. Nothing to worry about." She said, moving to walk out.

"I know about the Brotherhood, you know." Her mother suddenly said, Judy freezing in place. Judy sighed, wishing she had more time to make up an explanation.

"How?" She asked, knowing if she tried to deny it, her mother may bring it up later in a less...ideal setting. Bonnie scoffed, as if the answer was obvious.

"I found your stuff last time you brought it. It wasn't as secure as you think." Bonnie said, reaching behind her. When her paw came back, it was holding one of Judy's bracers.

"Mom..." Judy said, stepping closer as she tried to say something. She blinked in shock when her mother took a step back, fear flashing across her face briefly.

"I...I'm not mad or anything, Judy. I know why you joined. I called Bogo, trying to report you in my anger. When he explained, I realized you knew what you were doing. You knew what it would entail when you accepted his invitation. I'm just glad you have Nick to watch your back." Bonnie said, Judy not even hearing her. Her mind was still processing the fear she had seen.

"Are you...scared of me." Judy asked, taking a step closer. When her mother took another step back, she froze.

"I wish I could say no, Judy. But...you aren't the Judy Hopps I know." She said, dropping the bracer and walking down the stairs. Judy bent down to grab the bracer, contemplating what she had heard.

"No. I'm not." She said quietly, bouncing the bracer in her grip briefly before she walked down the stairs as well. She should put it up before somebody else came in.

When she came back upstairs, she found Nick sitting at the counter with a sullen expression, poking at a piece of pie with a fork.

"So..." He began, looking up at her. "Now she knows too." He said, Judy sitting down next to him.

"She's known for a while. And that's not what bothers me, either." She said, resting her head on her arms. "She's scared of me, Nick. She thought I was going to do something when I moved closer." She said, anguish filling her voice. Nick looked at her sadly, laying a paw on her shoulder comfortably.

"Now you know how I felt after the PCD." He said, Judy chuckling lightly.

"I suppose I do. And I can't apologize enough for that." She said, the topic still sensitive despite how long it had been.

"She'll get over it in time. All it takes is some love and a bit of time." He said, ears perking up when he heard the door open. When it closed, he waited. A few seconds later, and Judy's father, Stu Hopps, walked in. He looked nervous, for some reason.

"Hey, Nick. Judy. You seen Bonnie? I wanted to ask her something." He said, Judy pointing at the door where the stairs were.

"Not sure where specifically, but I know she's likely downstairs." She said, Stu nodding gratefully.

"Thank you, Jude. I'll just get going an-" he stopped, finally catching a glimpse of her sullen look. "Something wrong?" He asked, stepping closer. Judy sighed, looked at Nick quickly, and faced him.

"Nothing important, Stu. Just...stress, I suppose. Trying to figure out what happened with that whole thing with the Warehouse Massacre has been pretty draining." She answered, sighing.

"You're on vacation, Jude. Enjoy it, and forget about that for a while." Stu said, smiling warmly at her briefly before turning and walking down the stairs.

"...That was close." Nick said, Judy groaning.

"I'll be surprised if he doesn't know as well. Bonnie never hides anything from him without a good reason, so I'm doubtful he doesn't know." Judy said, Nick sighing.

"Maybe. But unlike your mother, he does't seem to care. If he knows why you do it, then it probably makes it easier to accept. I'm sure it's not easy, of course, but he knows you wouldn't be doing this if you didn't want to." He said, trying to cheer her up slightly.

"Maybe. But he could just be pretending, you know. He's always been a worrier, so if Bonnie is this stressed this long after finding out, and Stu knows, I can only imagine how much Bonnie would have to have watered it down enough for him to still be alive." She said, Nick blinking I surprise.

"I just realized you're calling them by their names, instead of mom or dad. What's up with that?" He asked, Judy sighing.

"I've always done it whenever I have an argument with one of them. Let's them know if one of them didn't get to be a part of it." She answered, Nick nodding in understanding. He stood up, Judy looking at him in curiosity.

"I'm gonna go outside. Maybe talk with Bailey or Riina. You want to enjoy our trip, I suggest you do the same." He said, walking past her and out the door.

Judy blinked. His tone had seemed...cold, possibly. He was annoyed by something. Maybe that possibly four mammals knew something about their night jobs.

She walked towards the door, intent on following his advice.

"Hey Jude?" Her dad said from behind her. She turned, curious.

"Yes?" She asked, wondering what he wanted.

"I just wanted to say...be careful, okay?" He asked, Judy pausing. She didn't know whether he meant with her duties as a cop or an Assassin, but she nodded anyway.

"I will." She said, smiling and walking out the door. She closed the door behind her, seeing various kits running around the property, happy shrieks and laughs reaching her ears.

At the sound of pawsteps behind and above her, she turned and looked upwards to see Nick sitting on top the burrow.

"Hey." He said, extending a paw.

"Hey." She said, smiling at him. She took the offered paw, allowing him to pull her up, Nick retreating further up the burrow until they sat at the top.

"So I was thinking." He said, looking at Judy.

"About..." She said, arching an eyebrow.

"When all this is over...you think we should try for 'em?" He asked, gesturing towards her stomach slightly. It took her a moment for her to realize what he meant.

"I'm ready when you are." She said, smiling at him and reaching for his paw. She blinked when he pulled away, a serious expression on his face.

"I'm being serious, Judy." He said, Judy sighing. If he used her actual name, then he really was serious. "I'll gladly try whenever, but I can't in good conscious do it when we do...this." He said, gesturing to his forearm to indicate a bracer.

"I know. And I think the same. But...at the same time...I don't know if it's possible." She said, gaze falling in defeat.

"That's what trying is for." He said, lifting her muzzle up to look at him. She let him, curious despite having a feeling what it was for. She was surprised, however, when he simply smiled warmly at her.

"I just worry that...well, what if we try, and are successful, but something happens before they come?" She said, wrapping him in a hug. "But I can wait."

"Despite who you are?" Nick asked teasingly, Judy breaking the hug and glaring. After a few minutes, she sighed.

"Yes, despite who I am." She said, not liking how satisfied Nick looked when she answered.

"I know." He said, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. Judy smiled happily, leaning against him.

"You know, I was reading up on things like this. Apparently, it's possible. Just super rare." She said, looking up at him.

"What? Interspecies kits?" He asked, looking down at her in curiosity.

"Well, something like that." She said sheepishly, scrunching up slightly. "I may have looked at various sites to see if kits between Lapines and Vulpines were possible." She said, Nick blinking.

"So that's what you were doing on your phone last week." He said, letting out a content but surprised noise.

"Well, that and...looking at size charts." She said, Nick looking at her with a confused expression.

"Size charts? Why are size charts important?" He asked, tilting his head.

"Not body size charts." She said, Nick furrowing his brow slightly in thought. When understanding finally dawned on his face, he looked at her with a mix of shock and appreciation.

"Well, I would have never thought you would be so brave as to do that." He said, huffing in amusement.

"I don't know whether to be complimented or insulted, but I'll stick with complemented." Judy said, hugging Nick's waist.

"It was supposed to be a compliment." He said, rubbing her head between the ears like he knew she liked.

"Good." She said, rubbing against his hand as he rubbed.

"Although...I wouldn't mind another taste." He said, suddenly pinning her to the ground.

"Well, that's a shame." She said, using her position to flip him over her head, flipping over to land on top of him. "So was I."

And that does it for chapter six of Zootopian Assassins, also known as Assassins of Zootopia. It's shorter than normal, but I managed to write some decent fluff in here so I felt like ending it while I was ahead. If I didn't, I felt like I would ruin the fluff somehow. I hope you guys enjoyed reading it, because I know I did writing it. Maybe I should try my hand at a fluffy oneshot. Maybe I will. We'll just have to wait and see, I suppose. But, onto another part of this Author's Note. On there is a writer named Selaxes. He has a fanfiction called Sounds of the Heart, which is where Riina and Bailey come from. Go read it. And his Red Tails and Wilde Skies fic, which is basically Zootopia during World War II. Also check out the writer Stevegallaci, who is writing a story called Celeste, which Sounds of the Heart has crossed over with a few times. All three stories are worth reading, and you'll be missing out if you don't read them. Selaxes, if I got any part of Bailey or Riina's characters wrong, don't be afraid to tell me. I want to make them as similar to their canonical counterparts as possible, so let me know. I just want to say thank you again for letting me borrow Bailey and Riina for this story, because I absolutely admire your work. I wish I was as good a writer as you, and I hope you found my attempts at Bailey and Riina satisfactory, but I'll change whatever I need to keep them similar to your own. I can't say I can admit that a lot of writers I know would try to keep them as similar as they could if told to have fun with them, and that saddens me to an extent. I will admit, however, I was tempted to make Riina or one of her parents a Templar. But, I decided not too, and I will not change that if you bless me with more iterations of them in this fic. To my general audience, I also admit to making Bonnie Hopps an Assassin at first during her confrontation with Judy, but I changed that because it didn't make sense to me. So I had her find out through snooping, because that's what parents do best. No insult intended, it's just my own experience. Anyway, I think this AN is long enough, so I'll see you guys...next update. Word Count: 4,790