Okay. Time for Chapter 7. Originally, this was gonna be part of Chapter 6, but that would had made the chapter crazy long. That and I REALLY wanted to still include this part coming up. So in this chapter, Nick is taking Judy to a few more places with just the two of them. There is also gonna be a lot of fluff in this chapter cause I like WildeHopps fluff. There will also be a deep talk between Judy and Nick. So this is gonna be one of the most important chapters in the story if you ask me. Well, let's get this chapter started already. Also, thank you all sooooo much for over 100 follows on this story.


So Nick was now alone with Judy. As requested, Judy's siblings are all gonna stay at the playground while Nick was busy "kidnapping" her. Currently, Nick and Judy were walking beside each other down the streets of Zootopia.

"How much longer are we gonna walk?" Judy asked. "My feet are starting to hurt."

"Just a bit longer." Nick said to Judy.

They continue to walked until they stopped at a building that looked like an apartment.

"Okay. We're here." Nick said to Judy.

"Where are we?" Judy asked.

"Look at the sign." Nick said point at a sign near the stairway. Judy walked over to read the sign.

"Junior Ranger Scouts Headquarters." Judy said reading the sign. "Wait? The Junior Ranger Scouts?"

"Correct. You see Judy, ever since was younger, I always wanted nothing more than to join the Junior Ranger Scout." Nick told her.

"Really?" Judy said.

"Uh huh." Nick answered smiling a bit. "The Junior Ranger Scouts are awesome. They are always brave, loyal, helpful, and trustworthy."

"Hmm. All traits that you have." Judy said to Nick with a smile.

"Exactly. Though, the scouts here currently don't have any predators in the group." Nick said.

"Really? Not one?" Judy asked.

"Yeah. But that doesn't discourage me. I'll just be the first." Nick said with a confident smile.

Judy couldn't help but smile with what Nick just said. Nick determination to join the Junior Ranger Scouts was a lot like her determination to be a police officer. So it's was like the two had another thing in common.

"One day soon, I'm gonna join them and then... I can finally be a part of a pack." Nick said still with a confident smile.

"Heehee! If you are so eager to join them, how come you're not part of the scouts now?" Judy asked Nick.

At that moment, Nick's expression turned into a bit of a sad one.

"It's... a bit harder than you think, Judy." Nick said to her. "Judy, can I be completely honest with you?"

"What is it?" Judy asked starting to look concern.

"Look, even if it may SEEM like my family is doing fine. The truth is... that my family is actually a bit poor."

"Poor?" Judy said looking a bit stunned.

"Now, it's not like we're super poor or anything. My parents actually make enough money for us to get by pretty well." Nick said. "It's just that... we don't make as much to spend on a lot of stuff for ourselves. Not only that, a scout's uniform doesn't come cheap."

"Oh." Judy said looking a bit sad.

"Yeah. So getting a uniform may not happen anytime soon." Nick said. "You know, I envy you and your family, Carrots."

"What for?" Judy asked.

"To have so much brothers and sisters, your family must be pretty rich." Nick said.

"Oh. No. Our family's not rich." Judy said.

"What are you talking about? Of course they're rich." Nick stated while walking closer to Judy. "Think about it. Your family has 278 people, one big house, and a successful business in farming. Your family does well enough to always have food on the table for everyone, you and your siblings all can go to school, pay enough for each of you to have your own clothes, and each of you have at least 5 bucks on you. Any other family would be broke by now if they had only 20 kids. But not your family. Your family was even good enough to pay for tickets for you all to take the train. If that ain't the definition of a rich family, then I don't know what is."

Judy thought about everything Nick just said and realized that he was right. She never realized it until Nick mentioned it. It may not be that her family is "rich" rich, but they must be doing well enough not to be in money troubles. Judy became silent for a bit.

"Even if your family isn't super rich, your family would definitely be if there wasn't so much of you. But at least your family seems to make things work. Okay, Judy. Let's..." Nick said before looking at Judy. He then realized how sad Judy looked. "Oh no. Don't get me that look."

"What look?" Judy asked still looking sad.

"That 'I just found out my best friend is poorer than I am.' look." Nick said. "Sure my family may not be doing as well as yours, but that shouldn't change things between us. It... doesn't change things between us, right?" Nick asked looking worried.

"No. It's just that... it's a lot to take in at once." Judy said. "Guess I never really realized how good my family and I had it compared to others."

Nick didn't want Judy to worry about him too much, as he has already told her several times. Nick then walks behind Judy and then leans his head on top of Judy's. This surprised her a bit.

"Nick, what are you doing?" Judy asked.

"Trying to make you feel better." Nick said.

"So... you think putting your big head on top of my head will make me feel better?" Judy asked.

"Is it working?" Nick said with a smirk.

"A little." Judy said with a light smile.

"I knew it would." Nick said happily as he got off of Judy's head. "Alright. There is one more place that I REALLY want you to see. This place will be very special to you."

"Very special? You think so?" Judy asked.

"I know so." Nick said with a confident smile. "But to get there..." Nick then went into his pocket to get something out. "We will need to use this." Nick showed Judy's a small bus pass.

"A... bus pass?" Judy said as she tilts her head a bit.

"Uh huh. For our next stop, we need to take the bus." Nick said. He then starts lightly shoving Judy. "Come on. To the nearest bus stop."

"Okay. But don't shove so hard." Judy said to him.

A few minutes later, Nick and Judy were now sitting on a street bench, waiting for the bus to show up. Judy was getting more and more curious about where Nick was taking her and why they needed to take the bus.

"So... why are we taking the bus? I thought you said you couldn't take us to any places besides Downtown." Judy stated.

"Correction. I said I couldn't because my bus pass wouldn't be good for all of us, including your brothers and sisters. But there is only 2 of us now. So using my bus pass will be fine." Nick stated. As he did, the big bus came. "Look! The bus is here." Nick said jumping off the bench. "Come on. Let's get in."

"O...kay." Judy said a little nervous.

The two kits got on the bus and Nick places his bus pass twice in the toll machine. Nick and Judy then took a seat. It seemed that there were a lot of other mammals on the bus with them. Mostly adults and much huger mammals. It was clear that Nick and Judy were the youngest people on the bus. Judy look a bit nervous.

"Seriously Nick, where are we heading to?" Judy asked.

"To Savanna Central." Nick answered. "Savanna Central is known to be one of the most populated parts of the city. The next place I want to take you is there."

"That's why we're taking a bus?" Judy asked.

"You sound like you never rode a bus before." Nick stated.

"Only an overcrowded school bus." Judy stated. "But this is different. Are you even allow to do this? Ride the public bus by yourself?"

"Don't worry. I've done this a few times." Nick stated. "It's was mainly to run errands for my mom. But Savanna Central is really the only other district I go to."

"I'm surprised that your mom and dad would let you do that on your own." Judy said.

"I'm a smart kid and they trust me." Nick said. "But I'm pretty sure you already knew that. On my six birthday, they gave me a map of the city and I'm currently studying it so I can remember each and every part of the city. So far... I know every place in Downtown and Savanna Central."

"That's... AMAZING!" Judy said impressed.

"Didn't I already told you? One day, I want to know everyone in the city. Getting to know every place in the city is the first step." Nick said.

"You really are something, Nick." Judy said.

"Something bad or something good?" Nick asked.

"Good. Definitely good." Judy said smiling.

"Ha ha! Thanks." Nick laughed lightly.

Nick then looked at the window and realized that they were at their stop.

"Oh. This is our stop." Nick said as he pulled on the cord.

The bus then comes to a stop and Nick and Judy, as well as a few other passengers, got off the bus. Nick and Judy were now at Savanna Central. Savanna Central was very busy with mammals walking here and there. Trying to get to where they need to.

"Welcome to Savanna Central, Carrots." Nick said to Judy.

"This place looks even busier than Downtown was." Judy said.

"Well, Savanna Central is considered to be the business center of the whole city." Nick stated. "Mammals from all over the city come here to do business junk."

"Wow! That sound pretty..." Judy said. But before she could finish Nick grabbed her ears and used them to cover her eyes. "NICK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"Now now. Remember, I'm "kidnapping" you." Nick said with a sly smile. "Kidnappers usually cover the eyes of their captors. So be a good captor and keep your eyes cover until we get there."

"Are you serious?" Judy said not sounding too happy.

"Yes. Now keep them covered." Nick said to her.

"Ugh! Fine!" Judy said holding her ears over her eyes. "But this place you want to show me better be worth it. Also, it BETTER not be an actual dark alley."

"Trust me. You will enjoy it." Nick said to Judy.

"You know you're playing the 'trust' card quite a lot." Judy stated.

"Well, you DID say that you trust me." Nick stated. "Besides, have I EVER gave you a reason not to trust me?"

"Fine. Fine. Just hurry and take me to wherever." Judy said.

"Gladly." Nick said with a smirk.

So Judy kept her eyes covered with her ears as Nick's requested. Nick carefully led Judy to their next location. Judy didn't know how to feel about this. But she said that she trusted Nick, so she just rolled with it. Nick just had his usual sly smile on his face as he walked with Judy. After a couple of minutes, they finally made it to their destination.

"Alright Slick Nick, exactly WHEN can I see again?" Judy asked starting to get peeved.

"Just a bit closer and... we are here." Nick said to Judy, as they stopped walking. "Okay. You can uncover those peepers of your now."

Judy moved her ears from covering her eyes and put them back to their normal position of hanging down.

"Finally." Judy said. She then looks at their current location. They notice that they are in front of a giant building that had a lot of columns around it. It also had a lot of mammals going in and out of it. "What's this building?"

"You don't know? Seriously, Judy?" Nick said before bending down and turning her head to get a better look at their surroundings. "Come on. You bunnies eat a lot of carrots. So your eyes should be as good as your ears. Look around."

Judy then observes everything. She notices that most of the mammals outside the building were wearing police officer uniforms. She then looked at her right and notice the police cars parked on the side. Then Judy looked up to the door and saw the word, Police, over the entrance door. Once she saw all of that, she realized where they were.

"WAIT! Is... is this..." Judy said looking stunned.

"You guessed it." Nick said. "This... is the ZPD. The Zootopia Police Department."

"Wow! WOW! So this is the actual ZPD building." Judy said looking excited.

"That's right. Since you want to grow up to be a cop one day, I thought it would be cool to show you the ZPD building. You know, so you can get a glimpse of your future." Nick said. "The ZPD. Known to have many different species, prey, and predator, working together to keep the streets of our big city safe. From protecting the innocent, to solve crimes, to capturing bad guys. The ZPD does it all, in efforts to make the world a better place."

"Amazing." Judy said in awe and with a big smile.

"Yeah." Nick said as he places his right paw on Judy's left shoulder. "Okay. Let's go."

"WHAT?! GO?!" Judy shouted out looking a bit disappointed. "But we just got here. Can you at least see the inside?"

"Of course not!" Nick said to Judy. "Didn't you parents ever tell you? Only go to the police when you are in danger or lost. But we are not lost. I know exactly where we need to go."

"Come on. Just a peek?" Judy pleaded with Nick.

"Nope. You'll have plenty of time to browse when you're an actual cop." Nick said.

Judy just puffed up her cheeks in anger at Nick.

"Come on. Don't be mad." Nick said. Nick then looks away from Judy for a moment. "Now we got some time before the next bus back to Downtown. I know this stand nearby that sells some fruit and veggies. I can get some blueberries and you can get some carrots. That sounds good, right Carrots?"

As Nick said that, he was waiting for a response. Except there was none. He then looked and realized that Judy was gone.

"Carrots? Judy?" Nick said as he looks around hoping that she was still around. He then looked at the ZPD building and notice that Judy was at the entrance and heading inside. This made Nick started to freak out. "JUDY! GET BACK HERE! JUDY! " Nick shouted out in a panic.

Nick didn't want to, but he had to go inside the ZPD to get Judy. He started running as he made his way to the entrance. While he was doing that, Judy was already inside. She was looking at her HUGE surroundings and admiring everything. She notices that many of the officers were heavy-setted. Most of them were rhinos, lions, tigers, bears, hippos, and elephants. So it can be said that no one was really smaller than that, except for some of the wolves. Even then, they were still bigger than bunnies. Yet, Judy was not discouraged or anything.

"This is amazing." Judy said excitedly. "Look at all the officer. Working hard and making the world a better place."

As she said that, she feels someone tapping on her head. She turns around to see that it was Nick. He was panting a bit.

"Oh! Nick." Judy simply said.

"Judy! I told you not to come in here." Nick said to Judy.

"Relax. I just wanted to browse." Judy said.

"I said you could browse when you are an ACTUAL cop." Nick stated. "Now come on. Let's get out of here before we get in trouble."

Nick grabbed a paw and wanted to rush out of here. But as they were about to leave, they noticed a large shadow looming over them.

"What are you children doing in here?" The figure said.

"Eeep!" Nick and Judy both said in fear.

They both turned around to see who it was. The officer was a large and slightly muscular cape buffalo. He had gray fur, brown eyes, and big beige horns. It looked like he was in his 30's. He had a very serious look on his face as he looked at both kids.

"Well? Aren't you kits gonna answer me?" The buffalo said.

"Uh... uh..." Nick was too frightened to say anything more.

"See... we... we... uh..." Judy was too frightened to speak properly either.

"You know this isn't a playground." The buffalo said sounding serious. "You children shouldn't be playing around here."

Nick and Judy really started to fear this buffalo officer. Since he was so serious, they didn't know how to properly speak to him. You can tell they were scared because Judy was hiding behind Nick. Nick looked like he wanted to be the one hiding since he's a fox and he felt that being a fox was a crime.

"Interrogating children again, Bogo?" A voice from afar said.

They turned around to see it was another male officer. He was a tiger wearing an officer cap on his head. But he had a look on his face that wasn't as serious as the buffalo.

"We have already been through this, Bogo. That's not the way to talk to kits." The tiger said.

"If they don't have a real reason to be here, then they shouldn't be here." Bogo said.

If you haven't figured it out yet, the scary buffalo is none other than Chief Bogo. Uhh... future Chief. Currently, he's just a regular officer like the others in the department. He may be younger, but he was still just as serious about his job back then.

"Look. I'LL take care of these two kits here." The tiger said. "How about you just do some paperwork? Or get that stick out of your butt."

As tiger officer shooed Bogo away, Bogo just snorted out some steam from his nose. But Bogo still left.

"I swear, if he ever becomes chief one day, I pray for the poor souls that have to deal with him." The tiger said to himself.

Now the tiger looked at Nick and Judy. He didn't seem as scary as Bogo. He leans down on one knee near Nick and Judy and greeted them with a smile.

"Hello there. I'm officer Aaron Tigrelo. Do you two mind telling me your names?" The officer asked.

"My name is Nick, sir." Nick said to him.

"And my name is Judy." Judy said.

"Nick and Judy, huh? What brings you here to the ZPD?" Tigrelo asked.

"Well you see sir, my friend Judy here is from Bunnyburrow and this is her first time in the city. I wanted to give her a little tour and show her the ZPD building... because she wants to be a police officer when she grows up."

Officer Tigrelo had a surprised expression on his face when he heard that.

"Nick told me not to come in here, but I couldn't help it." Judy said. "I really wanted to see the inside and everything. We're really sorry."

"Are we in trouble?" Nick asked looking worried.

"Now why would you be in trouble?" Tigrelo asked. "You can't be in trouble just for curiosity, now can you? Besides, you two seem like really nice kids."

Tigrelo then looked at both Nick and Judy. It wasn't every day that you see a fox friends with a rabbit.

"So, Judy was it? You really want to be an officer when you grow up?" Tigrelo asked.

"Yes, sir." Judy said.

"That's a pretty big career choice for such a little bunny." Tigrelo said.

"Are YOU gonna tell me that a bunny can't be a cop?" Judy asked as she crossed her arms. She thought she would be like everyone else and tell her that it's impossible.

"Now why I say that?" Tigrelo said. "You wanna know what mammals think that? The big idiots." Tigrelo then pointed to where Bogo was standing.

Judy and Nick couldn't help but laugh a little bit.

"Haha! My dad said the same thing." Nick said. But then Nick a bit of a worried look on his face. "Please don't arrest my dad."

"Ho ho! Easy! I won't do anything like that." Tigrelo said laughing a bit. "Hmm. The last fox I knew to say something like that and be so open-minded was a fox named John."

Nick and Judy's eye widen when he mentions the name, John.

"That's... my dad's name." Nick stated.

"Wait? You're Honest John's son?" Tigrelo asked. "Haha! I should have known you were his kid. I can totally see it now that I look at you."

"How do you know pop?" Nick asked.

"Went to high school with him. He's a good man. Honest too." Tigrelo said. "How's he doing?"

"He's great." Nick said with a smile.

"That's good to hear." Tigrelo said before petting his head. "Hope that you are living up to his example."

Nick liked Officer Tigrelo. He was a cop and he wasn't judgmental to foxes. He even was a friend of Nick's dad, John.

"Now as for you, little bunny, if you really want to be a cop, you will have to work hard for it. Can you do that?" Tigrelo asked.

"Yes, sir." Judy said boldly.

"Good answer. This is Zootopia after all." Tigrelo said as he reaches into his pockets. It was a golden stick in the form of a badge that said Deputy Cop. "And in Zootopia..." Tigrelo then places the sticker on the left of Judy's chest. "... anyone can be anything."

Judy had a big smile as she graces at the badge she was given. Nick also smile for Judy. Even if it wasn't a real badge, it was good enough for Judy, knowing that someone else other than Nick supported her dream.

"Now. Is there anything else I can do for you two?" Tigrelo asked.

"No thanks. We're be leaving now." Nick said to him.

"Alright then. You kids be safe now." Tigrelo said to them getting back on his two feet.

"We will." Both Nick and Judy said as they bow to him.

"Let's get going, Judy." Nick said.

"Okay. Thank you for the badge, Officer Tigrelo, sir." Judy said to Tigrelo.

"So long." Tigrelo said before saluting them. Judy and Nick did the same.

After that, Nick held Judy's paw as they walk to the door and leave the ZPD building. After all of that, both Nick and Judy were feeling snackish. Nick mentioned about a fruit and veggie stand that the two of them could go nearby. So they went to the stand that was owned by a female deer and Nick ordered them some snacks for them to have.

"Two carrots and a bag of blueberries, please?" Nick said to the stand owner.

As Nick was ordering, Judy was still admiring the deputy badge that she got. It seems to give her even more hope in her dream of being a police officer. While she was thinking about everything, Nick offered Judy the two carrots.

"Here you go." Nick said to Judy.

"Oh. Thank you." Judy said taking the carrots.

Nick and Judy walked around the streets of Savanna Central a bit more as they ate their snacks. Judy took a bite out of one of her carrots as Nick plopped a few blueberries in his mouths. But as he ate the blueberries, Nick had an "unsure" look on his face.

"Ummm..." Nick went.

"What's wrong?" Judy asked.

"It's these blueberries..." Nick said.

"I thought you loved blueberries." Judy said.

"Oh, I do. And I had these blueberries before." Nick said. "But... ummm... how can I say this? When I had these blueberries at first, I was like " Mmmmmm". Then I had your family farm's blueberries and I was like "Mmmmm Mmmmmm". But not that I had these one's again, it's more of an "Ehhhhh"."

"Ehhhhh?" Judy asked.

"Yes, Ehhhhh." Nick stated. "In other words, your families blueberries are so good that they have ruined all other blueberries for me. Thanks a lot." Nick said pretending to be mad.

"Awww! You poor fox." Judy said teasing Nick. "I'll be sure to bring a bunch of blueberries the next time we come to Zootopia."

"I would very much appreciate that." Nick said to Judy as he gets some more blueberries from the bag he has.

"You're still gonna eat those blueberries, are you?" Judy asked with a smirk.

"Will I now? Yes. Yes, I will." Nick said as he plopped some more blueberries in his mouth. "You know my family really likes your blueberries. The basket that you gave us didn't really last the trip back to Zootopia. Which I saw coming when..."

As Nick when on and on about his blueberry story, Judy's mind kinda wandered off. She then looked around and saw noticed all the citizens around. Many of them were family. Small families. But there all had parents that looked like they supported their kids. She looked at a family of bunnies. There was only one kid. A little bunny girl. Yet, it seems like they were really happy. It made Judy feel like "I bet her parents support whatever she wants to do when she grows up." and "Why can't my parents support what I want to do?". It was because of this, Judy started looking sad. Nick was still going on with his story.

"... that's why mom will never let me do that again. So what do you think about that, Carrots?" Nick said as he was waiting for a response from Judy. When she didn't say anything, Nick looked at Judy and realized how sad she looked. "Judy? Is something wrong? What? You don't like those carrots?"

"Huh?" Judy said snapping out of it. "Oh. No. Nothing's wrong. The carrots are fine. It's just..." Judy then looked at Nick. "Nick, can we go someplace to just sit and talk for a bit?"

"Uhh... sure." Nick said to Judy, but couldn't help but feel concern.

Nick took Judy to a bus stop bench to talk. This way, they had a place to sit and talk, while being able to catch the next bus back to Downtown. The fox and the bunny got on the bench and sat down for a while. Nick finished his bag of blueberries while Judy finished her carrots.

"Okay, Judy. The bus won't be here at least another 10 or 15 minutes. So the two of us have plenty of time to talk." Nick stated. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Judy twittered her paws a bit before she spoke to Nick.

"Nick, you never really told me and I never really asked you. What do you want to be when you grow up?" Judy asked.

"Me? Well... I don't really know." Nick admitted. "I could help my pop at the shop and later take over for him. Or maybe I'll just do some small simple business selling something. But I do want the business to be fair and honest. Or maybe I'll just be an accountant. I don't know." Nick said shrugging.

"So, you don't really know what you want to be?" Judy asked.

"Guess I never really thought about it." Nick said.

"But, your parents would be okay with whatever you choose to do?" Judy asked.

"Well, I don't think they want me to do anything 'bad'. But overall, I think mom and pop would be fine with whatever I choose to do." Nick said. "That's what parents do, right? Support their kids in whatever they want to do. Just as long as they are happy, right?"

"I wouldn't really know. My parents aren't really like that." Judy answered.

"Huh?" Nick said looking confused.

"Nick, you've been completely honest with me. Now it feels like it's my turn to be completely honest with you." Judy said. She then looked at Nick with a serious face. "But Nick, the stuff I'm about to say is gonna be really deep. Like... bottomless pit deep. Do you really want to hear it?"

Nick thought about it for 2 seconds before answering her.

"Of course." Nick answered. "Judy, I want you to feel comfortable enough to tell me anything. I promise I won't judge you or anything like that."

Nick felt that he could tell Judy anything, so he wanted Judy to know that she could do the same for him. With that in mind, Judy decided to tell Nick how she felt.

"Alright then." Judy said before taking a deep breath. She looked at the ground when she started talking. "Let me ask you, Nick. By looking at my parents, did you think that they always wanted to be farmers?"

"Well... yeah." Nick said. "They are really good at growing produce like carrots and blueberries."

"The truth is that... my parents are actually settlers." Judy said.

"Wait? Settlers?" Nick said looking a bit confused.

"Uh huh. My mom and dad gave up on their dreams and settled for being farmers." Judy told Nick.

Nick had a stunned look on his face when he heard Judy said that.

"Hold on. So they both wanted to do something else other than farming, but gave up on it?" Nick asked.

"That's mom and dad for ya. They always told us that if you don't try, then you can't fail." Judy said.

"Well... that may be true. But, how can you know you would fail something... if you didn't have the courage to try it?" Nick asked.

"Again... that's mom and dad for ya. Most of the time, they can be too scared to try something new. I mean, you remember how they were when they first saw you and your parents?" Judy stated.

"Wow. You are really different from your parents." Nick said. " But I'm guessing it can also be said about you and your siblings too. I'm sure quite a few of them want to do something different too, right?"

Judy was once again silent for a moment.

"Judy?" Nick said looking concern.

"Actually Nick... for all I know, from my older siblings to everyone else, I'm the only one who wants to do something else besides farming." Judy said to Nick.

"WHAT?! Are you serious? Out of all your brothers and sisters, NO one wants to do anything else?" Nick asked as he looked more surprised. Judy just simply nodded.

"This didn't bug me at first. But... after meeting you... and finding out about Gideon... it all got me to start thinking about things more." Judy said.

Nick was still stunned after hearing what Judy said. Out of all of them, she's the only one who wants to do something besides farming for a living.

"Man, that's really surprising. Guess that makes you the black sheep of the whole family." Nick said. "Or in this case, black bunny. Even though you're grey."

"That's not even the worst of it." Judy said.

"Huh?" Nick said looking surprised.

"Nick, here is where things get deeper. Do you REALLY want to hear what else I got to say?" Judy asked.

"I already told you. I promise I won't judge you or anything like that." Nick said. "So you can tell me whatever you are feeling."

"Alright." Judy said before saying what she needed to say. "Remember how we joked around about me having too many brothers and sisters? Now, don't get me wrong. Like I said before, I do love all my siblings. But sometimes..." Judy then started to curl up. "... sometimes I wish there wasn't so many of us."

Nick was a little surprised to hear Judy say that. To say that she wishes that she had lesser siblings was pretty shocking to hear from someone like her.

"Now, it's not the way you would think it is. It's for a completely different reason." Judy said.

"Well... what's the reason then?" Nick asked.

"Nick, do you remember how many of my brothers and sisters you met today?" Judy asked.

"Let me think. I remember seeing at least 30 or so of them." Nick answered. "Wait a minute..." Nick finally realized something. He did only meet about 30 of Judy's siblings. But he remembered from last week that Judy told him she had 275 siblings.

"Guess you figured it out. Out of 275 of my brothers and sisters, only 37 of them could come here to Zootopia with me, mom, and dad." Judy said.

This REALLY shocked Nick. Only 37 of her sibling came? Compared to the whole family, 37 is a really small number. So why did so less of them came?

"Since there is so many of us, there is no way all of us could come to Zootopia." Judy said. "It's just too much money for tickets for all of us to go. So we all decided on which of us could go while the rest of us would stay at home. Even when all of us wanted to go."

"Oh." Nick said as his ears dropped a bit. "I'm... sorry to hear that."

"That's the case for a big family like mine." Judy told Nick. "Since I'm really good friends with you, I can go on every trip to visit you here. But you can tell that's not really fair to all my other siblings."

"Well... it's understandable. I would feel the same way if I was one them." Nick admitted.

"Exactly. But there more than just that, Nick." Judy said. "I have SO many brothers and sisters, yet only one mom and dad. Because of that, none of us really get to have solo-quality time with mom or dad that's less than a minute. Not only that, I have brothers and sisters that are still babies. Since that's the case, they need a bit more care than the rest of us."

"They are babies." Nick said.

"Either way, my siblings and I mostly had to learn things from each other than learning things from our mom and dad." Judy said. "I mean it's not like mom and dad DON'T help us when we need it, but if we all came at them at once, they would both go crazy."

"I'm surprised that her parents aren't sleep deprived." Nick thought.

"Nick... as much brothers and sisters I have, it's actually quite common for most bunny families at Bunnyburrow. Some families have 500 to over 1000 kids." Judy stated.

"1000!? What are they trying to do? Form an army?" Nick shouted. "What if one day, bunnies try to take over the world? Us other mammals might be in trouble. Or at least overcrowded." Nick thought.

"With numbers that big, you understand how hard it can be for them." Judy said. "Like we said before, some big bunny families can't afford to have all their kids go to school. But did you also know that some don't even leave their burrows?"

"Seriously?" Nick said surprised.

"The parents know they can't keep an eye on all of them, so they keep them all in their burrows so they know that they are safe." Judy said. "They also still fear the big world out there and still think predators might harm them in any way."

"Now that's just stupid." Nick said. "The world today MAY be dangerous sometimes, but you can't just spend your entire life living in burrows. I don't even think that's considered living."

"That's not even the worst of it." Judy said.

"Then what is?" Nick asked looking more concern.

"It's hard to stand out when you have so many siblings. It's also hard for the parents to actually remember ALL the kids they had." Judy stated. "Eventually, they have to pick favorites or the ones they need to keep an eye on to remember." Judy pointed to herself, implying that she was one of the kids that her parents kept an eye on.

"It isn't like that for your family, is it?" Nick asked.

"Not yet. But who's to say it won't be in another 10 or 15 years?" Judy stated. "Let's face it Nick. Even I don't really remember ALL my brothers and sisters. For all I know, I may have an older sister I didn't know about or a baby brother born yesterday."

"I still don't know all your siblings yet, so I get what you mean." Nick said. "To have to remember everyone and sometimes not getting to see all your siblings faces every day, it's only natural not to remember all of them. But it does make me feel a bit horrible to think that way."

"No kidding. Nick, remember when you said you envied me? Well, I kinda envy you too." Judy said. "Your family is small, but at least your parents have time for you. I can also say that for the other families here in Zootopia. That and least THEY have parents that support them."

It surprised Nick when Judy said she wished that she had Nick's life. But hearing that Judy envied him too? Nick felt he had the short end of the stick compared to Judy. But it seems like Judy feels that SHE had the short end.

"I can't really say that for all families." Nick said. "But at least you don't have mammals judging you for what you are."

"Nick, do you really think that bunnies don't get their share of insults?" Judy asked him. "We're small, frail, close-minded, and we don't know when to stop multiplying. We can try to be as tough as we want, but everyone who looks at us thinks that we're nothing more than these cute little fuzzballs that can't do anything else. And the worst is, us bunnies are starting to believe that."

Nick started to feel sadder for Judy. Judy looked at Nick deeply.

"Nick, be honest. What big jobs out there that you see bunnies do besides farming?" Judy asked Nick.

"Uhhhh... Ummmmm..." Nick couldn't really think of anything.

"See? Nothing. All because most bunnies are just too scared to do anything." Judy stated. "There are so many other things that they could all do in the world like, being a scientist, doctor, secret agent, lawyer, explorer, yet none of those jobs are done by bunnies. So of course, a police officer isn't on that list either." Judy then started curling up more. "Do you want to know what some of the kids say behind my back at school? They say 'This bunny is crazy to think she can become a cop.' or 'Be a carrot farmer like all the other bunnies.'. That's some of the things they say."

Nick had no idea that Judy had to deal with that. He was no stranger to insults by others behind his back. But he didn't think Judy had the same problem.

"No one really cares or supports me or my dream of being a cop. They all think I should just pack it up and do something else. That I'm not cut out for that line of work. Even my own family." Judy said looking sadder than ever. "Even if I actually become a cop, I'm still sure that I'm gonna get a few looks from the other officers. They may tell me I'm not cut out for the job either or try to make me quit. All because they don't like the idea of a bunny being part of their squad."

Nick just didn't know what to say to Judy. She was right about her getting looks by other officers or them thinking she can't handle the hard jobs. That's just how some officers would be.

"But I don't care about any of that." Judy said uncurling herself.

"Huh?" Nick said.

"I don't care what others think about me. I'm not doing it for them. I'm doing it for me." Judy said with a determined look on her face. "I want to be a police officer because I dream of making the world place for everyone. So what if there has never been a rabbit officer before? It won't stop me. Others might think I'm just doing it for the boost of ego or for glory and maybe they are right. I wouldn't mind having a bit of glory for being the first rabbit officer. But that's beside the point." Judy then stood up on her two feet on the bench. "I'm doing it for bigger reasons. If I could make my dream happen and succeed at being an officer, then maybe mom and dad and will finally support me, maybe brothers and sisters would want to do more too, and maybe... just maybe... other mammals like me would be willing to try and be more than what they are." Judy then sat back down on the bench. "That's why... no matter how hard or impossible it may seem, I have to try."

It seems that Judy said everything that she needed felt beyond overwhelmed with everything Judy said. Who would guess such a little bunny had such a big dream? Like a dream that's bigger than the city of Zootopia itself. After being quiet for a while, Nick finally said something.

"You're amazing." Nick said with a light smile.

"No. I don't think I'm..." Judy said trying to say that she wasn't. But Nick halted her.

"I'm serious." Nick said.

This got Judy's attention and she looks right Nick. Nick scooted a little closer to Judy.

"After everything you just said, I think you're the most amazing person I've ever met. And I'm not trying to flatter you or anything like that. I mean it." Nick said smiling some more. He then held Judy's right paw with both of his paws. "You talking about doing something big to help make the world better and also inspiring your entire species, as well as other species like yours, to be more than what they are. That's the most impressive, brave, amazing, beautiful, unselfish, and considerate thing I've ever heard in my life."

"Nick..." Judy said starting to blush a bit from Nick words.

"I don't think I would have the courage to do what you want to do. Just the thought of that makes me feel a bit scare. That goes for anyone else in your shoes." Nick said. "But you,... you're not scared. Not one bit. You have got to be the bravest... kit... girl... bunny... mammal... anything... that I've ever met."

Judy blushed a bit more from Nick words. She never had someone told her how amazing she was. Let alone a fox.

"I just thought I should let you know that." Nick said.

"Slick, do you talk that way to every bunny?" Judy said smiling while slowly brushing her ears.

"Only the bunnies that are worth talking to." Nick said smirking.

"You know you don't need to talk so highly of me." Judy said still brushing her ears. "It makes a girl like me start to think.

"Think about what, I might ask?" Nick said with a smirk.

"Nothing. Just nothing. Like you said so many times, don't worry about it." Judy said as she stopped blushing.

"Well, if I may ask, Carrots, all that stuff you told me, you shouldn't overthink everything." Nick said. "I mean, we're still kits. We shouldn't even be thinking about stuff like that yet. Instead, we should all live life now and enjoy it while we're young."

"While we're young?" Judy asked.

"Uh huh. If we think too much about the future when we are adults, then we can't enjoy the things in the present while we are kits. So it's best that we all live in the moment or else life will just pass you by." Nick said.

"You like being right about things all the time, do you?" Judy said smirk at Nick.

"I would be lying if I said I did." Nick said smiling. Both Nick and Judy then had a quick laugh. "One more thing I want to tell you, Judy. Even if you parents don't agree with your choice of career, even if your brothers and sisters don't agree with you, even if the whole world is against you, just know that this fox right here will always support you every step of the way."

"Thanks, Nick." Judy said. Judy then scooted closer to Nick and lean her head on Nick's right side. "Thank you for being my friend.

Nick starts to blush a bit himself now. He also recalls that he said the exact same thing to Judy a week. But he decides to say the same thing that Judy said to him.

"Come on. I should be the one saying things like that." Nick said scratching the back of his head a bit. He then looks on his left and notices that the bus was coming. "Oh look. Here comes the bus. Time to go back Downtown and to your sibs before they think I "actually" kidnapped you."

Judy then got off of Nick and scooted back a bit.

"Right." Judy said nodding.

So that's what they did. They rode the bus and went back to the Downtown and the playground. They double checked and made sure that everyone was still here. Luckily, they all were there and still well. Which was good news for Nick.

After hours later, everyone was back at the train station. It was time for the Hoops to get going back to Bunnyburrow. After the parents said goodbye to each others and the kids said goodbye to Nick and they all boarded the train, Nick and Judy were now saying their goodbyes.

"Thank you so much for the best day ever, Nick." Judy said being thankful.

"It's no problem. I feel the same way." Nick said. "I just wish you and your family could stay a bit longer."

"My parents talked to your parents about next week about staying for the whole weekend." Judy said.

"That's awesome!" Nick said excitedly.

"Hopefully, I won't have to wear this bow next time." Judy said as she messed with her bow a bit.

"Yeah and hopefully it will be the same for me and this tie." Nick said messing with his tie.

"Actually Nick... you should listen to your dad. Ties... look good on you." Judy said with a smile.

Nick was a bit surprised to hear that from Judy. He then lifted up his tie, looking at it a bit before looking back at Judy with a smile.

"Just my opinion." Judy said smiling.

"Jude, it's time to go." Stu said from the train.

"Coming!" Judy shouted out to her dad. She then looked at Nick again. "Well, see ya!"

"See ya!" Nick said.

After saying goodbye to Nick, Judy ran to the train and got on it. From the windows, all the Hopps waved goodbye to the Wildes as the chair moved. Nick didn't feel sad to see them go because he knew he would see them and Judy again next week.

A few days after the Hopps visit, Nick finished another day of school. Nick was looking at himself on one of the mirrors in the house and was trying to fix a tie around his neck. He kept recalling when Judy said that he looks good in ties. Not knowing how to tie a tie, he went to the one person he knew that could tie a tie. His dad. He walks to his dad, who was sitting in his chair, wearing glasses and reading a book.

"Say pop?" Nick said.

"What is it, my boy?" John said still reading the book.

"Can you show me how to fix a tie?" Nick asked.

Hearing that, John had a shocked look on his as he closed his book.

"What did you just say?" John asked as he took off the glasses.

"Can you show me how to fix a tie, Pop?" Nick asked again.

John then got off of his chair and gave his son a big hug.

"My boy! You really are my son." John said joyfully.

"Pop! Can you not hug me so tight?" Nick pleaded.

"Sorry. I'm just so... happy." John said. "I thought that you would never consider wearing ties, let alone want to know how to fix them."

"Pop..." Nick said wanting his dad to let go.

"Right. Sorry." John said letting go of Nick. "Of course I will teach you how to fix a tie."

"Thanks." Nick said.

At that moment, they heard the voice of Francine.

"Nick! Can you come down here for a minute?" Francine shouted from downstairs.

"Sounds like mom's back and she wants me for something." Nick said.

"You go on then. I'll teach you how to fix a tie afterward." John said to Nick.

"Okay." Nick said nodding.

So Nick went downstairs to see why his mom called him down. Francine was holding a big brown shopping bag.

"Hey, mom! What is it?" Nick asked his mom.

"I got something for you." Francine asked.

"For me, what is it?" Nick asked looking curious.

"First off, don't think that your father and I don't know where you secretly run off to." Francine said with a sly smile.

"Wait? What?" Nick said shocked.

"I'm your mother. I have my ways of knowing." Francine said. So it was clear that she knew that when Nick goes off, he always goes to see the Junior Ranger Scouts headquarters.

"So... you know about that?" Nick asked.

"Of course I do. Which is why I got you this." Francine said as she opened up her shopping bag to get something from it. "Ta-dah!" She then revealed that inside the bag was a little uniform. But not just any uniform. A Junior Ranger Scouts uniform.

"That's... that's..." Nick said in awe of what he was seeing.

"I saved up a bit of money so that you can have your own uniform." Francine said. "Now you can join the Ranger Scouts."

"I can really join now? Like for real?" Nick asked thinking that this was a dream.

Francine happily nodded. Nick then ran to his mom to hug her.

"Thank you, mom! Thank you so much. You're the best mom ever." Nick said happily to his mom as he hugged her.

"You're more than welcome, my little blueberry." Francine said holding Nick.

From behind them, was John who was happy for his son. Even if it seem like it wouldn't happen, Nick could finally fulfill his dream of being a Junior Ranger Scout.

So, after the Hopps visit, it seems that Nick and Judy are becoming closer as friends. Not only that, now that Nick has his own uniform, he can join the Junior Ranger Scouts. But is it really gonna be that simple for him? You will just have to wait for the next chapter.