Paths are Found and Plans are Ruined

"All I'm saying, is that Betty's Bites' food isn't that bad!" Nick shouted as he and Judy entered their apartment.

Nick waltzed into the living room and placed the food they bought from Betty's Bites onto the table. Judy rolled her eyes and closed the door behind her. She hated eating fast food, but when she and Nick visited Bunnyburrow, Judy said she owed him a favour for watching the play. This, was Nick's favour. Any chance Nick was able to make Judy eat junk food, was a chance he wouldn't hesitate for.

"Bet ya wished you hadn't made the promise now, huh?" Nick teased her as he pulled out a take out box filled with fried crickets.

Judy faked a gag. "Yes, I truly truly, regret it." She exaggerated.

"Oh come on! You've tried it before, you're just being dramatic!" Nick laughed.

"Yeah... I know." Judy smiled as she walked over to Nick, who was sitting on the couch.

"Hey, at least try one of the boxes-if you can't finish, I bought a salad for you... just in case." Nick smiled at her as he raised the salad bowl container and placed it onto the table, next to the take out box of fried crickets.

"Thank you, how thoughtful." Judy chuckled as she grabbed the box and looked for a fork.

Nick grabbed a fork and the remote from the table, and laid down on the couch. "Come on, lie down." He patted in front of him.

Judy hid her small blush as she turned her back to Nick and grabbed her fork. She hopped onto the couch, laying down next to Nick with the box of fried crickets in her paw. Nick turned on the TV and begun to flip through channels, in search for something decent to watch. Judy curled up to Nick, her back was leaning against his chest, while she was laying down in front of him.

"Hey, put on Ellie Dingeneres-it should be on!" Judy said as she stabbed a fried cricket with her fork.

"Alright... don't know why you like it so much." Nick rolled his eyes as he changed the channel to Ellie Dingeneres.

"Nick, this show made me realize we should publicize our relationship." Judy smiled.

"Uhh, I thought you said Gazalle did that." He raised a brow, then stabbed 2 fried crickets with his fork and ate them.

"Well, she was on the show." Judy compromised.

"Yeah yeah, whatever Whiskers." Nick said with a mouthful of fried crickets.

Judy stabbed a cricket with her fork and brought it to her mouth, she stopped herself and shook her head as she heard Nick chew. "Eew! Nick, stop chewing with your mouth open!" The sound of fried crickets crunching was enough to make Judy gag.

"Sorry." He swallowed. "Just eat it." He pointed to the fried cricket on her fork.

"I... okay." Judy said almost passively. She put the fried cricket into her mouth, then bit down on it. The cricket immediately broke into several pieces. A few legs had gotten stuck in between Judy's teeth and made her entire body shudder.

"Oh come on! Stop being such a kit!" Nick shook his head, unimpressed at what he had witnessed.

"I'm sorry! It's, not as good as it was before... it's worse." Judy shook her head and shivered.

Nick gasped at what Judy said. He held his paw against his chest, faking a shocked expression. "Judy Hopps, I never."

"Oh knock it off!" Judy slapped Nick's paw. "Where's my salad?" Judy asked as she set aside the box of fried crickets, which Nick immediately grabbed.

"Why don't you try the salad bowl next to the bags?" Nick stifled his laughter.

"Quiet." Judy mumbled as she reached for the salad, snatching it and immediately retreated back to her spot.

"I was just pointing out the obvious." Nick chuckled.

"Shh! I mean, the show's about to start!" Judy pointed to the TV, but it still played commercials.

Nick rolled his eyes and smiled. "Alright alright, I'll watch your show-"

Judy had already stuffed a decent amount of her salad into her mouth. "You say that like you have a choice." Judy said with a muffle.

"Judy, stop talking with your mouth full of food." Nick smirked.

"Ha ha." She rolled her eyes. "For the record-" Judy swallowed. "-You were chewing with your mouth open-"

Nick pointed towards the TV. "Shh! The show's starting!" Nick laughed as Judy diverted her attention to the TV, but only to see commercials.

"Not funny Nick!" Judy mumbled.

Nick wrapped his left arm around Judy, but left his right arm to hold the fried crickets. "Yeah yeah, let's watch."

...

"I've had them before, they're not that bad." Olivia smirked as she brushed aside her tuft of fur.

"Really, fried crickets?" Freddie asked Olivia, almost disgusted.

"Hey! They're really good-you should try it!" She smiled as she pulled out the take out box and shoved it in front of Freddie's face.

Upon the following day of Olivia's first day, she had finally gotten her desk and was pulling a late shift with Freddie and working on a report with him. She had bought take out, which Freddie hadn't taken a liking to. In response to what Olivia did, Freddie pushed back in his office chair as the food approached him.

"Oh come on!" Olivia laughed as she took another bite.

"Hey, I don't think they're good for the body! Judy would agree with me-in fact she doesn't like eating that! You and Nick have weird tastes." Freddie shook his head as he averted his attention back to the police report he was typing on his computer. Olivia set down her take out food and smiled.

She cupped her paws together and held them up to her mouth. "Boooooo!" She teased him.

"Really? You're booing me now?" Freddie scoffed.

"Come on, you're making this late shift more boring than it already is!" Olivia leaned back in her chair.

She plopped her face onto her desk, which wasn't very occupied with space. She didn't have much on it. Seeing how she just got it, Olivia didn't really prepare any trinkets or bobble heads. Her desk was a regular plain desk, with some take out food on it.

"Hey mopey, you said you were gonna help me with this-you've done nothing so far." Freddie shook his head.

Olivia raised her head. "Right, sorry, right. I-I'll help you now." She smiled nervously.

"Olive, you know some of the officers here are already mad about you getting your first arrest on your first day, let alone being cut some slack!" Freddie whispered. "Officers here are getting a tad bit upset at our group's 'special treatment.' Don't give these knuckle heads any more ammo to shoot at us." Freddie advised, still in a whisper.

"I-I'm sorry." Olivia sat up straight.

"It's okay, don't worry. I'm not gonna do anything-I'm just saying, make sure none of them see you acting like this." Freddie smiled at her.

Olivia turned her head to the right, which allowed her tuft of long fur to cover her blush. "Sorry."

Freddie frowned. "Stop saying sorry, no one's at fault here-I'm giving you advice!" He chuckled.

"Oh okay." Olivia nodded. "It just seemed, I don't know, a little aggressive."

Freddie sighed. "I'm sorry... I just... don't like getting a bad vibe around here." He admitted. "The knuckle heads around here would eat me alive if I had any reason to get a bad rep."

"Oh, so you're embarrassed around me?" Olivia assumed. She raised an offensive brow at Freddie.

Freddie's eyes widened. "What-no! No no! You're awesome! I mean like... I don't want mammals thinking our friends and us are so special-wait, you're joking..." Freddie frowned as he realized Olivia was laughing as he spoke.

"Heh ha! Wow, you're gullible!" Olivia laughed. "Calm down Fred! I know I need to remain professional. Also, Detective? There's no one else here." She gestured to the entire office, which was empty.

"Observational skills, 3/10, good work detective." Olivia snickered.

Freddie's ears went down, as if he was embarrassed. "Okay, I got it. It's probably just us, the Chief, and Clawhauser." Freddie averted his eyes back to his computer.

"Yeah maybe." Olivia spun around in her office chair. "Hey Fred, want me to make you a coffee?" She asked as she came to a stop, facing Freddie.

"Uhh, you said you don't drink coffee." Freddie raised a brow.

"I said I don't like to drink it, doesn't mean I can't make a cappuccino with skim milk." Olivia winked at Freddie and followed it with a smirk.

"Oh sure then, I'll-wait a minute, you're just trying to get out of doing this report." Freddie frowned at her.

"Uhh duh! What'd you think I was doing the past 30 minutes? You know I hate paperwork, let alone filing police reports." Olivia sighed.

"Hey, I don't like making these either, but I still-hold on, if you weren't going to help me-why'd you pull a late shift with me?" Freddie furrowed a brow out of curiosity.

Olivia felt her face go hot, she was blushing. Instinctively, Olivia turned her chair around, leaving her back to face Freddie. Her response, gathered a chuckle from Freddie. Olivia obviously had her own reasons for wanting to stay back with Freddie, reasons she wasn't comfortable mentioning.

"Oh come on Olive, you can tell me..." Freddie smiled at her. "What's the reason you're here-"

"Guys, are you still here-oh!" Clawhauser exclaimed as he entered the offices and saw the two at their desks.

"Oh hey Clawhauser, what's up?" Freddie smiled as Clawhauser approached them.

"Oh-uh well, did Nick and Judy talk to you two about a little sister named Emma?" He asked.

The two looked at each other. "Yeah? Nick said he met her during their visit with their parents-why?" Freddie asked as he looked back at Clawhauser.

"Oh cause..." Clawhauser stepped aside, and gestured down.

The two looked to the floor, to see a little bunny that had the resemblance to Judy, but looked like a younger version of her. Her eyes were the same colour as Judy's and she wore a blue and black plaid shirt, with black pants. She also had a suitcase beside her, along with a backpack strapped onto her back. She waved her paw nervously and held a cute smile.

"H-Hi! I'm Emma Hopps, Judy's younger sister." She introduced. "Um, which one of you is Freddie?"

Freddie raised his paw slowly, but cautiously. "Oh yay! You're my sister and Nick's friend!" She cheered.

"So... Emma... why are you here?" Freddie asked slowly, as if he was still unsure if she was Judy's sister.

"Forget that-how are you here!" Olivia panicked. "How did a little bunny travel from Bunnyburrow, all the way to Zootopia, in Savanna Central, to the Precinct!"

Emma stepped back from Olivia in fear. "Oh sorry Emma, I-I didn't mean to scare you-I just, how are you here?"

"Oh well... I'd prefer it if I explain that to my sister and Nick all at once." She smiled.

...

"I'm telling you! This video is comedy gold!" Ellie announced. "Please, say it once more."

"Okay, Daaaammmn Danny! Back at it again with the hot sands in Sahara Square!" A male tiger shouted.

The crowd laughed and cheered, as did Ellie. "Wow! Great stuff-stay tuned, if you want more-"

Click

"No, we don't want more." Nick shook his head, with the remote in his paws.

"Wow, you turned it off?" Judy chuckled.

"Well yeah! How was that funny?" Nick exclaimed.

"I don't honestly know." Judy shook her head.

They had finished most of their food and left it all on the living room table as they watched. Judy was curled up closer to Nick by this point, she was comforted with him. They often watched majority of their shows and movies that way. Judy would curl or lean up against Nick, who in turn would cuddle with her. Judy sat up, turned around and faced Nick with a smirk.

"So, how'd you like your food?" Nick smiled at her smugly.

"Oh, the appetizers weren't good, but I'd say as I moved on, it got better." Judy joked.

"Oh really?" Nick laughed.

Judy leaned in and pecked Nick on the lips, to which Nick responded with a hug and pulled her to his left, on the edge of the couch. Judy giggled as Nick brought her closer, leaving her in the arms of her mate. She blushed, then turned over to face the edge. The two laid there, dazed in each other's presence. Nick looked at the clock next to their TV and smirked.

"So, it's 9:48- that's pretty late. Want to sleep on the couch?" Nick smiled smugly.

"Oh? Are you asking me to be lazy tonight?" Judy chuckled.

"Please?" Nick begged. "I'm already too comfortable-"

Bing Bong Boon

The two of them popped their heads up from the couch, and stared down from the end of the couch, which faced towards the hallway that led into the doorway. Judy's ears were up and faced directly to the door. Nick immediately sighed, following it up with a face paw.

"Do we have to answer?" He groaned as he planted his body back onto the couch.

"Nick, come on." Judy hopped off the couch, and walked over to the door.

"All I'm saying Juds, is that it'd be nice to ignore the doorbell for once!" Nick shouted as Judy opened the door.

"Fat chance Nick! For all you know-" Judy opened the door. "-It could be our friends?" Judy exclaimed as she saw Freddie and Olivia in front of her door.

"Wow, what a good example-oh, you're serious." Nick raised his brows in shock of seeing his friends at the door.

"Fred! Olive! Whatcha doing here?" Judy smiled at the two.

"Well... someone came by the precinct to see you two." Olivia answered.

"Really, who?" Nick asked as he walked up to the door. "I swear, if it was Mr. Big, I already told him we're sorry we didn't make it to Fru Fru's birthday-but we had to visit Judy's-"

"Nick, it's not that." Freddie stopped him. Olivia and Freddie stepped aside, to reveal Emma, who was beaming a great big smile.

"Em-Emma?" Judy looked at Emma as if she was seeing things.

"I..." Nick was at a lost for words.

"Judy! Nick! Yay!" Emma shouted as she jumped into Nick and Judy's arms, giving the two a big group hug. The two of them had faces that looked as if they were caught in a trance.

"Ho-how are you here-how did you-what?" Nick picked her up, leaving her to drop her suitcase and backpack. She was hanging in the air in Nick's arms while Nick stared at her confused.

"Wait..." Judy placed her paw on Nick's shoulder. "Did Mom and Dad come with you-are they here?" Nick and Judy's eyes widened.

"No silly, I came to Zootopia all by myself!" Emma stated proudly, which also gathered a relieved exhale from the couple.

"Oh phew, if they were here I would've-WHAT!" Judy shouted.

Nick brought Emma to their couch and sat her down, while Judy grabbed her belongings and threw it beside Emma. Freddie and Olivia walked in, deciding they wanted to hear the story. Nick and Judy stood at opposite ends of the couch, while Freddie sat at the armchair and Olivia sat on the armrest.

"Wow, nice digs." Olivia smiled as she looked around the room. Nick and Judy had three sofas, two armchairs sat at opposite ends of the long glass table, while the couch was placed beside the table. They were all the same colour, beige.

Nick and Judy glared at Olivia. "Right, not the time... but for the record-nice apartment!" She whispered.

"Okay, Emma, I'm going to ask this once... and slowly." Judy informed her little sister as she rubbed her forehead. "How... did... you... get... here?" She forced a smile.

"Well, just yesterday I was thinking about what Nick said, 'following my own path.' So I thought, if Judy went to Zootopia to find her own path-why not try the same?" Emma smiled. Judy immediately glared at Nick, she was prepared to lay blame.

"Okay first of all, I meant follow your own path as in, don't let anyone decide it for you. Second, Carrots?" Nick smiled at her nervously. "Whiskers... my Cottontail, before you yell at me-let's her entire story." Nick attempted to romance her.

"Fine." Judy directed her attention back to Emma. "Continue."

"Oh yeah! So today, I packed all my clothes in the morning, and around six or seven in the evening-I took the train to Zootopia using the tickets Mom and Dad bought when they wanted to visit you but didn't." Emma smiled proudly. "Then I arrived around eightish, that's when I went to Precinct one to find you two-but I didn't, so I asked for Freddie-and he drove me here!" Emma cheered.

"Okay..." Judy took a deep breath. "Nick? This is not your fault." She smiled nervously.

"Oh really? I-I just, okay then..." Nick forced a smile, accepting his innocence.

"WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!" Judy shouted. She dug her paws into her head, as if she was going to tear it off. This startled everyone, catching them all off guard.

"Judy-Judy! Calm down!" Nick ran towards her and grabbed her shoulders.

Judy brushed off Nick's paws. "Calm down? Calm down? My parents are probably worried sick-I need to call them!" Judy immediately ran to the living room table and searched for her phone.

"Where is my phone!" She shouted.

"It's in the kitchen! You put it there while we were watching-"

"I don't care!" Judy shouted as she ran past Nick, grabbed her phone from the kitchen counter top, and immediately called her parents.

"Wow, what a rush." Freddie chuckled.

Nick eyed Freddie down, which indicated it was not the time to crack jokes. "It's okay, I thought it was funny." Olivia whispered with a chuckle. Freddie gave Olivia props for her consideration.

"Guys, this is serious!" Nick shouted.

Emma remained silent during the commotion, as if she didn't wish to intrude. Judy was pacing back and forth as the phone was ringing. "Oh my gosh! Nick, what do we say!" Judy her bit lip nervously.

"Uhh, we-um... we tell them that Emma-"

"Oh my gosh they answered!" In a panic, Judy threw her phone at Nick, who immediately caught it and smiled at the camera.

Judy's parents popped onto the screen, and had such worried expressions as they answered. "Oh Nick? Why are you on Judy's phone-"

"Oh that doesn't matter now Stu, this isn't the time! Sorry Nick, but... Emma is missing! We were calling everyone to dinner and she didn't show up! We checked every room in the house and the crop field, two hours later-we confirmed it, she's-"

"Mom, Dad!" Judy shouted as she ran into the frame, she stood next to Nick and smiled at the camera.

"Judy! Emma is-"

"Uhh yeah... we sorta know." Judy gulped nervously.

"What? How do you know?" Stu asked.

Judy grabbed the phone from Nick and faced it towards Emma. "Hi Mom! Hi Dad!" Emma waved.

Judy and Nick looked at their expressions. "Oh my..." Bonnie's voice trailed off as she fell off camera, collapsing onto the floor, and causing a loud thud. She had fainted.

"Bon!" Stu shouted. "Uhh, Judy? Ho-how is she there!" Stu averted his attention back to his runaway daughter.

"She took some train tickets you guys had and took the train here!" Judy answered immediately.

"What!" Stu exclaimed. "I-I-I, Emma Hopps! We're going to get you!" He shouted, but also sounded unsure of himself. Stu didn't really have any support since Bonnie fainted.

"No don't Daddy! I'm fine!" Emma shouted.

"No no no!" Nick shook his head. "You can't stay here Em!"

Emma frowned. "I... can't?"

"No you cannot!" Stu shouted. He looked at his wrist watch. "There are no trains available at this time, UGH! We'll have to get her first thing in the morning!" Stu shook his head, frustrated at the current situation.

"Okay... yeah... okay..." Judy nodded obediently, still trying to comprehend the situation. "Yes! First thing in the morning-drop by the precinct! We'll have her with us!"

"Yeah! We can't leave her here, but we also have to be at work." Nick informed him. "We'll take her with us!"

"Uhh, Judy? You think Chief is going to be-" Judy and Nick glared at Freddie, who immediately coward in his seat.

"I'd stop talking." Olivia advised as she leaned close to Freddie.

"Noted." He nodded.

"Okay, Bonnie and I will pick up Emma first thing in the morning at the precinct-I'm gonna wake up Bonnie and tell her-look after her till then." Stu ordered them.

"Don't worry Dad, we will." Judy nodded as she ended the call.

Nick and Judy sighed heavily." Okay. That... that was something." Nick dropped himself onto the couch, next to Emma.

"Fred, Olive, can you two please leave?" Judy said through her teeth, maintaining a smile.

The two sensed the presence of the atmosphere within the room, gaining a simultaneous gulp from the two. "Yeah yeah-sure!" Freddie and Olivia backed out of the living room nervously, they backed all the way towards the door. "Besides, I got a report to file-"

"And I got to help him!" Olivia added, which made Freddie face paw himself.

"But you weren't helping me-"

"Shut it, and let's bolt!" Olivia smiled as she grabbed Freddie's paw, dragged him out the door, and slammed it shut afterwards.

Judy calmly sat next to Emma, she set aside her suitcase and backpack. "Okay, don't worry Em, Mom and Dad will get you-first thing in the morning!" She smiled.

"But... I don't want to go home!" Emma whined. "I came here to find my own path, not for it to lead me back home!" Emma planted herself into Judy's arms, hugging her.

"I'm sorry Em, we have no place for you to stay-"

"Then you and Nick could watch after me! I could go to the school here, stay home with you two, I'll help out! I'll do chores-"

"Em!" Nick caught her attention, which made her turn around. "We can't look after you, I'm sorry."

Emma frowned. "I know... I was hoping... we could at least try." She pouted.

Judy saw how serious Emma was about this "journey" she had planned, she knew how much it meant to Emma. Judy took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, then smiled at Emma. "Well, Mom says you went missing around dinner-so you probably need to eat something." Judy placed her paw onto Emma's cheek. "I'll whip something up." Judy winked at her, then smiled as she walked over to the kitchen.

"Make a batch of carrot stew!" Nick shouted across the apartment.

"I'm on it!" Judy replied.

Emma looked at the glass table and saw all the take out food on it. "Can I have some?" She pointed towards the food.

"Oh no! This is bad for your body!" Nick said as he pushed aside the food.

"Oh-ho! Look who's a hypocrite now!" Judy shouted from the kitchen.

"Hey! I never said they were good for you! I just like to eat them! But Emma shouldn't being eating these!" Nick retorted.

"Alright alright, fair point!" Judy shouted back.

Nick rolled his eyes. "Em, why don't put all your things in the guest room? It's just past the kitchen, down the hall and to your left." Nick directed her.

"Okay." Emma grabbed her things and walked past the couch, behind it was a table that had six seats. Two on each long side, one on each small end. That was Nick and Judy's dining table. Emma walked past the kitchen and into the hallway. The kitchen had two entrances, one that led to the entrance into the apartment, and one that led into the hallway. But neither entrances had doors. On the other side of the hallway, was a door with a sign that said, "Bathroom". Next to the bathroom was an opened door, Emma could see inside that there was a laundry machine and a dryer. The bathroom and laundry room, were all on the right side of the hall. On the left was the entrance to the kitchen and a room labelled, "Guest Room". To the right of the guest room and the left of the laundry room, was the end of the hallway, which had a door. Emma assumed that was Nick and Judy's room.

Emma stopped her sightseeing and walked into the guest room. Inside was a regular room, a bed at the other side of the room, a nightstand-like table beside it with a lamp and an alarm. There was a desk beside the door, it had a lamp and office chair. Near the bed, was a wall that had closet doors.

Emma whistled as she flicked on the lights. "Whoa." She smiled. She walked up to the closet and opened it. It had at least a dozen hangers. She shrugged as she placed her suitcase and backpack inside it.

"No point in unpacking." Emma sighed as she closed the closet door and threw herself onto the bed. "And here I thought I came so far." She scoffed aloud.

"Hey Em! Juds is almost done with the stew-come over here when you're done." Nick shouted.

"Okay!" Emma replied as she stood up. She walked outside the room and saw that the TV was on in the living room. She curiously walked further down the hall, but unknowingly stopped herself beside the kitchen entrance as she realized no one was in the living room.

"Em!" Nick called out to her from the kitchen as he walked out.

She looked at him as he passed by and noticed he had three bowls in his paws. Nick walked over to the dining table behind the couch and placed the bowls at one end of the table. He had already placed a set of spoons and napkins on one side, he was placing the bowls next to them.

"So, I turned on the TV, the remote is on the couch-just flip through some channels, watch some cartoons-I'll finish setting the table and join you." Nick smiled at her as he placed the last bowl on the table.

"Or you could help me in the kitchen." Judy offered.

"Or I'm going to help Judy in the kitchen." Nick corrected himself. "Well, enjoy!" He pointed to the TV.

"Okay..." Emma smiled as she walked over to the couch.

Nick walked back into the kitchen. As he walked in, Judy was still at the stove, standing on stool and working on the carrot stew in the pot. Nick walked over to her and smiled. "Can you believe it? She had own plan and everything! She actually pulled this off-"

"Nick! As impressed as you may be, we have to scold her." Judy sighed as she stirred her stew.

"What? Why?" Nick asked as he grabbed the salt from the cabinet above and placed it next to Judy.

"Because, she needs-oh wait, get pepper-she needs to know that there are consequences to actions like these." Judy dabbed three drops of salt into the stew.

"I... I don't know if I can-wait pepper? Eew, really?" Nick asked as he grabbed the pepper from the top cabinet above Judy.

"Yes pepper. I've been adding it to my carrot stew this whole time-you didn't notice?" She raised a brow.

Nick shrugged and dabbed three drops of pepper into the stew. "Anyway, I don't think I could scold her."

"What? Why not?" Judy asked as she grabbed a spoon and pawed it to Nick.

"That seems like a very direct and parental role, I can't pull that off! You do it!" Nick said as grabbed the spoon and dipped it into the pot.

"Me? Why me-how does it taste?" Judy smiled as she saw Nick raise the spoon to his mouth.

Nick sipped the stew and smiled. "Wonderful!"

"Yes!" Judy cheered happily. "But why me?" She asked once more.

"I don't know! You probably have more experience-we should have dinner rolls with the soup-you have more experience!" Nick added as he opened the pantry and grabbed a bag of dinner rolls.

"Oh yeah, get three and put them on a plate-how do I have experience?" Judy hopped off the stool and grabbed a pair of oven mitts. Nick nodded at her as he placed three rolls onto a plate.

"You just seem like you do!" Nick retorted as he walked out the kitchen with the plate of dinner rolls in his paw. He placed the plate between the three bowls, right in the centre.

"Hey Em, you okay?" Nick asked, in hopes of her being comfortable.

Emma turned around and smiled. "Yeah... I'm fine."

Nick smirked and walked back into the kitchen. "So, how is she?" Judy asked as she put on the mitts and stood back on the stool.

"She's fine." Nick answered. "So we don't have to do anything!"

Judy furrowed a brow. "How does that make any sense!"

"I... honestly don't know." Nick shrugged sincerely.

"Ugh, Nick, I need your support here! I need you to be comforting and strict with her, so when I'm strict-she'll have some negative reinforcement!" Judy informed him as she grabbed the pot.

"I... wait, negative reinforcement is just destructive criticism!" Nick corrected her.

"Oh you know what I mean-hold on, did you place the napkins?" Judy asked as she stepped off the stool with the pot in her oven mitt covered paws.

"Yes, I did. Now you scold her!" Nick pointed to the kitchen counter behind them, which opened up to the living room like a window and showed Emma sitting on the couch. The counter was diagonal, it started from one entrance of the kitchen and ended on the other.

"Wow, we need to get blinds." Nick realized. "Especially for situations like these." He hinted, due to the fact Emma was sitting on the couch and was facing towards the TV but was also unaware of their discussion behind her.

"Yeah, I'm thinking some brownish-beige colour, to match the living room-and Nick, you have to support me!" Judy whined.

"But I-I..." Nick was flustered at the current situation.

"Nick." Judy said coyly. She stood on her toes, to the smallest tip, and pecked Nick on the cheek. "You're going to help me... right?" Judy said in a flirtatious tone, followed with a smile.

"I-I-I... yes, of course." Nick nodded obediently, but also caught in a gaze.

"Good." Judy smiled as she walked out of the kitchen and placed the pot onto the dining table. "Em! It's time to eat!" Judy called out.

"Okay!" Emma replied.

"Wait... did you just win?" Nick asked as he comprehended the entire situation. Their cooking/argument seemed very conflicting and strange, but it was also productive. There was now a nice pot of carrot stew on the dining table with a plate of three dinner rolls.

"Yes, I did." Judy smiled at Nick as he walked out the kitchen.

"Okay, you're lucky I'm so negotiable." Nick smiled as he stood behind his chair.

Judy scoffed as she walked over to her chair. "Pfft, that's debatable." Judy rolled her eyes and shook her head.

Nick and Judy sat opposite of each other while Emma sat at the end of the table. Judy poured some carrot stew into everyone's bowl and they began eating their meal, but Nick was having second thoughts about scolding Emma. Seeing how she just arrived, along with her own plan, he didn't want to hamper her dreams.

"So, Emma, why'd you want to find your own path all of a sudden?" Nick asked her as he took a bite out of his dinner roll.

"Well... you said that I'd need to find my own path-Judy found her's in Zootopia, so I thought I could do the same..." Emma shrugged. "Zootopia seemed like the perfect plan, so I made my way... but I guess I never expected it to lead me back home." She frowned.

Nick bit his lip. "Listen Em, we're so sorry-OW!" Nick winced in pain, Judy had kicked him in the shin under the table, hinting at how he had to focus. "Okay... Em, you need to understand what you've done is wrong."

Emma furrowed a brow at Nick, then resumed a blank expression, followed with a single nod. "Yes, I know."

"It-it's just that, you can't go off running from home!" Nick added as he sipped from his spoon, which had some carrot stew in it.

"I... I know..." Emma agreed passively, as if she wanted to be obedient. She then sunk her head downwards.

"Em, you had everyone worried back at home." Nick said bluntly.

"Yeah, I can't believe Dad reacted so calmly! I'm surprised he didn't faint as well!" Judy exclaimed, setting down her spoon within the process. "They spent two hours running around the house and field in search for you!"

"I..." Emma sighed. "I-I get it..." She closed her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

Emma's head sunk even further down. Judy saw Nick's expression, she could tell how regretful he was and how much pity he had for Emma.

"Em, you need to understand... you could've gotten hurt-everyone was worried for you!" Judy continued her rant.

Emma nodded slowly. Nick bit his lip and closed his eyes. He could no longer bear to scold her. "Em, listen I'm sorry-"

"Nick!" Judy seethed through her teeth.

"I can't Juds! Em, I-I don't mean what I said! I'm sorry!" Nick apologized. "It's just, I can't be so strict-"

"Heh ha ha!" Emma laughed as she rose her head. "I knew it! Oh my gosh, you two..." She shook her head.

Nick and Judy exchanged looks, confused at what Emma had meant. "Wh-what're you talking about?" Nick asked.

"Your bluff! I could tell how Nick was acting-also cause you kicked him in the shin." Emma chuckled as she bit into her roll.

"Oh yeah, thanks for that... real subtle." Nick rolled his eyes.

"S-So, you know what we were... doing?" Judy asked.

"Yes. I know you two were trying to teach me a lesson-but frankly, I already know what I did was wrong-I knew from the start!" Emma nodded, taking a spoonful of carrot stew.

"You... you do?" Nick tilted his head.

"Yes. I'm 13, not stupid. I may act like a kit sometimes but, doesn't mean I don't understand things. I just prefer to live my youth, having 275 siblings makes ya realize your youth." She smiled. "Really, I came here cause I knew... I'd find my path one way or another. I understood the risks, but I still took them. Cause really, it was a two for one. Find my own path and see you and Nick." Emma shrugged, while holding a smile at Judy.

"Em... we are sorry." Judy sighed.

Nick nodded in agreement with Judy. "Yes, we truly are-but there's no way we could watch over you! Perhaps when you're older, or if your parents came along as well, or in another circumstance-"

"-But it's just that we aren't capable of watching over you! You saw how we tried to scold you-we can't do it." Judy sighed once more.

"It's okay... I understand. Even though I came so prepared for this new beginning-I'm also prepared to head home." Emma said with a troubled tone.

She pushed aside her bowl, which was finished, and walked out of the living room. Nick and Judy exchanged nervous expressions at each other, saddened about Emma. Nick opened his mouth to respond, but nothing came to mind. They both understood her intentions, so they respected her need to be alone. Although she didn't say it, they knew Emma wanted to be alone.

"I'll... go to bed now." Emma said from down the hall as she walked to her room. Judy and Nick could hear the door shut quietly, then the knob turn shut.

Judy sighed heavily. "I... I feel really bad for her." She admitted.

"So do I, but... what can we do? Who knows... maybe soon after this whole fiasco, your parents and her will come back." Nick smiled, in an attempt to be optimistic.

"Maybe... but really? You wouldn't mind my parents showing up... here... in OUR home?" Judy smirked whilst crossing her arms.

Nick's eyes widened as he realized what he had said. "Oh never mind! I'm definitely not ready for that!"

"Here here!" Judy agreed, raising her bowl of stew.

Nick repeated the same action with a smile. "Cheers." The two smirked and drank all of their stew. The two of them had enough family time as it is, neither of them were ready for a family visit.

"Well, guess we should clean up." Nick wiped his mouth and stood up.

"Uh-huh, also, don't try to woo me over and trick me into sleeping early." Judy tilted her head at Nick, then stood up.

"Carrots, I have no idea what you mean." Nick chuckled as he grabbed the bowls from the table.

"Oh you know, they way you wrap your arms around me, or pick me up bridal style, or the way you show your 'smooth' affection." Judy said in air quotes. "You always lure me to sleep."

Nick smiled as he realized the game Judy was playing. He walked over to Judy's side of the table with a smirk. "If I didn't know any better, it sounds like you want me to do those things." Nick furrowed a brow.

"Oh... maybe..." She teased him.

"Alright, your wish-" In one swift motion, Nick turned around and placed the stack of bowls onto the table, then turned back to Judy and swept her off her feet. "-is my command, my Cottontail." Nick purred.

Judy blushed instantaneously. "Shut up and kiss me... you dumb fox."

"Alright, you sly bunny." Nick leaned in and kissed Judy on the lips. For a long night's work, they both deserved this.

...

"How long does this usually take?" Emma asked while swaying in her seat. She sat at the back of Judy's car, on the left side, while Judy was behind the wheel. Judy's car was a Tigerota, it was a red colour and was big as her cruiser.

"Well, every morning Nick and I drop by here, get our coffee and Freddie's coffee-oh, and also Olivia's hot chocolate-then we head over to the precinct." Judy informed Emma, as if it was a simple routine. It really was though, Sahara Sweets was near the ecosystem of Sahara Square, some would say on the border. Since Nick and Judy's apartment was near the diner, they made their hangout there.

Judy, Nick, and Emma prepared Emma's suitcase and backpack for her. Although Emma was upset about leaving, she didn't argue or fight against them. Emma understood she couldn't stay, she knew that. Judy drove Nick and Emma to the Precinct immediately after Emma was ready. They made their usual pit stop at Sahara Sweets, but Emma seemed okay with a delay in schedule.

"So, really long?" Emma confirmed.

"No, not really long-there must be a packed house today-Sahara Sweets has gotten really popular since Tina did some remodeling." Judy pointed out as more and more mammals walked in and out of the diner.

"Oh there's Nick!" Emma pointed to the exit, where Nick was walking out of, with a tray of four different coffees in his paws.

"Hey Juds! Sorry if it took me so long, they're packed in there!" Nick pointed to the store as he entered the car. He put on his seat belt and looked out the window.

"Yeah, I figured." Judy smiled. "Emma, you sure you don't want anything?" She confirmed.

"Yes. I'm ready to go to the precinct." Emma nodded as she looked out the window.

"Alright, Savanna Central-here we come!" Judy smiled as she pressed her foot onto the gas pedal.

"So… Em, are you sure you'll be alright?" Nick looked into the rear view mirror, getting slight glimpse of Emma, who had a blank expression. She looked at Nick through the rearview mirror and smiled at him.

"Nick, I'm fine." Emma smiled. "I just, you know why…" She silenced herself, as if she didn't want continue. She seemed tired of that story.

"Yeah… I know." Nick nodded as he grabbed his cappuccino and took a sip. He leaned back in his seat and sighed.

~Try Everything~

Judy's phone echoed through the car as Judy drove. "Oops, Nick can you get that for me?" SHe asked as her phone continued to ring.

"Sure, sure." Nick picked up Judy's phone from the glove box and answered it. "Officer Hopps' phone." Nick smirked.

"Nick? Are you even allowed to use Judy's phone?" Freddie asked on the other end.

"Well yeah." Nick smiled proudly.

"Since when?" Freddie scoffed.

"Uhh, since three seconds ago-Judy is currently driving, you know it's dangerous-"

"Nick, spare me the humor." Freddie interrupted him. "I told Chief about Emma's arrival, he's…"

"Yeah yeah, spare me the details-I think I already know." Nick rolled his eyes.

"Alright, well, Judy's parents aren't here yet. I'll tell you when they show up." Freddie replied. "See you soon."

"You too Fred." Nick nodded as he hung up. "Fred told Chief about Emma's arrival, he isn't very pleased I would assume." Nick sighed.

"Oh no…" Judy shook her head.

"I'm sorry." Emma apologized.

"It's alright Em, we put our jobs on the line for this. We'll just tell him we need to watch over you." Nick replied calmly.

"Let's-uh, get our minds off this. Nick, turn on the radio." Judy ordered him. Nick turned the knob and tuned through the channels.

"Try everything! Whoa oh oh oh! Try-"

Nick turned the knob. "Nick! Change it back-"

"No." Nick smirked at Judy.

"Oh-and the Savanna Serpents score another three against the Sahara-"

"Stay tuned, for more of the top hundred songs-"

"Breaking news, Flora Avenue is experiencing construction-"

"Try everything-"

Nick turned the knob, shutting the radio of completely. "Nevermind, nothing worth listening to."

"Ugh, doesn't matter. We're coming up to the precinct right now." Judy sighed as she pulled up into the precinct parking lot.

Judy parked the car and the three walked out, and made their way to the entrance of the precinct, where they were greeted by Clawhauser. He was at his desk, eating another bowl of Lucky Chomps. He looked as if he was dancing once again, he looked giddy about the cereal he was eating. He always enjoyed to eat his favourite snacks.

"Hey Clawhauser, what's going on?" Judy asked as they came to a stop in front of his desk.

"Oh hi! Well, not much. Other than the fact Chief is waiting by your cubicle." Clawhauser shrugged as he took another bite of his cereal.

"What!" Nick asked.

"Oh yeah, he just like… went in there." He said with a mouthful of cereal.

Nick and Judy nervously led Emma to the offices, where they found Freddie and Olivia sitting at their desks talking amongst themselves. Judy held Emma's paw, allowing Nick to take the lead. The three made their way to Freddie and Olivia, expecting a long winded discussion.

"Hey guys, how's it going?" Nick said through his teeth with a smile as he approached them and pawed them their drinks.

"Oh you know, so and so." Olivia raised her paw, giving it a demonstrational shake. She grabbed her hot chocolate and took a sip while holding a devious smile.

"Ahem!" Freddie caught her attention. "There's also the fact Bogo is literally behind us!" Freddie used his thumb as he pointed behind him, to show Chief Bogo standing by their cubicle. Freddie shook his head as he grabbed his cappuccino from Nick.

"Right, that too." Olivia nodded. "He's been waiting… best hurry." She chuckled. "Don't want to be late."

Nick frowned at her. "Really? Not the time or the place."

"It's never the time for you… guess that's why you're always late! Ha!" Olivia teased, gaining a high paw from Freddie.

"Hey! I'm not late, I'm just never early-"

Judy ignored the three's conversation, tuning them out. "Okay…" Judy nodded, bracing herself for the upcoming events. She knew there was a lot of yelling or arguing in store for Nick and her, either way, there was going to be a disagreement. The three walked towards their cubicle, gaining stares from their peers as they walked by. Nick stood in front of Judy and Emma, giving him the authoritative lead. Emma hid behind Judy, in fear of the huge buffalo that towered over the three.

"Hello Chief, we'd like you to meet Judy's sister, Emma-"

"Officer Wilde, do I look like I'm in the mood for jokes?" Bogo glared at him, with eyes like daggers.

Nick gulped. "No sir, we understand you're upset-don't worry! Judy's parents will drop by very soon, they'll be here as soon as the train arrives from Bunnyburrow!" Nick defended their case quickly and efficiently.

The Chief looked at Emma's innocent face and sighed. "Fine, but she only stays in your cubicle! I don't want her running around, but I also want her under you watch-understood?" He asked, whilst developing a slight eye twitch.

Judy and Nick both saluted him. "Understood Chief." The two responded simultaneously.

"Good, remember-wherever you go, she stays nearby, but she must stay in this cubicle! Or by your side!" He restated in a low voice. "I don't want anymore slipups between-"

"Chief!" Clawhauser shouted as he ran into the offices. "There's a heist breaking down in the Savanna Central Bank! Group of armed robbers!"

The Chief glared at Nick and Judy, then towards Freddie and Olivia. "What're you four standing here for? Go go go! Stop those crooks, radio dispatch if you need assistance!" He ordered them loudly.

"But, my sister-"

"Will be watched by Clawhauser." Bogo nodded. "Clawhauser, Officer Hopps' sister will be under your watch-don't let her out of your sight till her parents arrive."

"Yes sir!" Clawhauser saluted.

"Be careful Judy!" Emma advised her as she walked away.

Clawhauser and Chief Bogo left the offices, with Emma following. Judy nodded at Emma as she left. "Okay team, let's take care of those crooks." Judy smirked.

"This is Officer Clawson! We've engaged a shootout with the robbers!" Judy and Nick exchanged looks, worried about what they were about to walk into.

Judy and Nick took their squad car while Olivia rode with Freddie. They drove over to the SCB as quickly as possible. They were the first four to take action but nearby patrol officers came to the scene as well. Judy slammed her foot onto the gas pedal, driving like a madmammal.

"Clawson, come in! The robbers have weapons?" Nick asked as he picked up the radio.

"Affirmative! They have tact gear, masks, and rifle tranquilizers! They're armed and-OW! Ugh, I've been tranqed! Need… back… Up-"

THUD

"Officer Clawson?" Nick called out to him. "They got him, we need to get those crooks before they hurt anyone!"

"I know!" Judy made a very abrupt left turn, forcing Nick against the window. "Does Fred and Olive know about them?"

Nick nodded. "Clawson informed us on a wide channel, any officer engaging is aware."

"Look! There!" Judy pointed towards the bank as they arrived, there were five mammals that were standing outside. They were shooting at a tiger, who had been hit just as they arrived. The Savanna Central Bank had a half circle stairway they led up to the entrance of the building, which was three stories tall. The robbers were positioned on the stairs, they were spread out and ready for Nick and Judy. Near the bank was a huge black van parked near the stairs. The bank was on a corner of an intersection, and faced towards the corner, in a diagonal way.

Judy saw the other two squad cars, they were lined up in a barricade and she parked her squad car next to theirs. She and Nick stepped out, leaving Nick's side to be in the open, caught in the crossfire. Nick immediately ran around the car, dodging multiple tranq darts that zipped by him, and planted his back against the car hard as soon as he got around.

"Whew, that was a close one." Nick sighed as he whipped out his tranquilizer and prepared for return fire.

"Good thing too, cause if-" Judy rolled out of cover and took a shot at the crooks then rolled back behind the car. "-If you got hurt, I totally would've killed you." She panted.

Nick shrugged. "I'll make a note." He pivoted off his left foot and whipped his body around the car to face towards the shooters. He took his first shot, colliding against the steps of the bank.

Freddie and Olivia pulled up beside them, repeating the same action they did. The two rushed behind their car, laying down suppressive fire in advance. "Hey you two, already starting the party without us?" Freddie shouted.

ZIP

A dart zoomed over Freddie as he was hunched down against his car. "I think they did Fred, I'm offended!" Olivia added as she rolled out of cover, took a shot, then rolled back behind the car.

"Wow, Juds-did you see that? Rook over there has got the same mind as you." Nick tilted his head at her.

"Okay, enough jokes. We need to press forward!" Judy shouted.

"We can't!" Freddie yelled as he reloaded his tranq. "They've got us pinned!"

Nick crouched down, then slowly edged himself on the trim of their car, taking a peek at their opponents. He carefully observed the shooters, all five of them. Two of them were artic wolves, one was a polar bear, and the other two were were cheetahs. But there was something different, they were equipped with tact gear, police issued. They had tranq resistant vests and a black long shirt underneath. They had a load of darts on a belt, it wrapped around their waist. They all had the same mask, it was the mask of a ghost, a white spirit with a huge gaping mouth. They had hoods that covered over their heads, leaving the mask to be the main focus of their faces. The polar bear and cheetahs had duffle bags, it looked as if they were stuffed with cash.

The five soon stepped to the right. they sprinted over to a van, hiding behind it. "Guys! They've got tranq vests!" Nick shouted.

Everyone seized fire. Unaware of how dangerous their enemies were. They had the gear, training, and accuracy of a well organized heist crew. Judy peered her head out and saw they had gotten inside the van and drove off.

"They're getting away!" She shouted as she hopped into her car. The rest of them did the same and resumed back into their old seats.

"Nick, call dispatch!" Judy shouted as she drove forward.

"I'm on it!" He said as he picked up his walkie talkie. "Dispatch, we need backup ASAP! The armed robbers have escaped the SCB with the cash! We're in pursuit, driving down Oakwood Avenue!"

"Understood, sending officers down your way as we speak."

"Backup's on their way." Nick nodded.

"I know, I heard." Judy scowled.

"Yikes, you're not in a mood-"

"Nick, now's not the time! This isn't going to be the first time a crook as ever escaped me-and there never will be!" Judy pressed down further on the gas pedal, increasing the speed and Nick's chances of wetting himself. Judy was determined, never has a criminal escaped her and she wasn't planning on letting them be the first.

"Right, right. There they are!" Nick pointed ahead of them. "Fred, you tailing us?" Nick radioed him.

"Yes, we are. We see you up a head, we'll catch up!"

"They're hooking right!" Judy shouted as she moved the car into the right lane, basically near the sidewalk.

The van drove up against the right lane, leaning towards the right side. They slowed down, as if they were expecting something or ran out of gas. "They're slowing, we've got them!"

"Wait, they made a turn to Tundra Town!" Nick shouted as he saw the van head towards the snowy ecosystem.

"On it!" Judy glared down the road as she increased her speed, evading any cars in her way. She made another turn, pressing Nick against the window once again.

The van continued it's path, but still slowed its speed. Judy made a left, she was right behind them and was tailing them. "You're not getting away." Judy smirked confidently.

"Uh-Judy! Up ahead, the train tracks!" Nick pointed towards the tracks far ahead, the lights began to blink and the barrier lowered down. The van instantly came to a stop in front of it.

"What? Are they obeying the law?" Nick asked confused.

"Wait… no!" Judy pointed as she slowed her car down as well. "They're going on foot!"

The crew had gotten out of their van and stood by the tracks, as if they were waiting for something. Judy halted the car to a stop, slamming Nick's head against the dashboard once again. "Ow." He groaned as he and Judy hopped out of the car and approached the heisters on foot. The two ran towards the robbers, armed and ready. Along with Freddie and Olivia's soon to be arrival.

"ZPD!" Judy shouted as she and Nick hopped onto a random car's hood, holding a stance with their tranquilizers.

"Paws in the air!" Nick shouted as the train honked its horn, announcing it's arrival was soon.

The five exchanged looks at each other, then the polar bear stepped forward. "That's far enough!" Nick warned him. The polar bear had a rifle tranquilizer, along with the rest of his crew. The rifle tranqs held up to six darts per magazine, but were only issued to ZPD SWAT teams. The rifle had a strap, which the polar bear had wrapped around his body, along with the duffle bag of money.

The polar bear laughed through his mask, giving him a slight muffle. "Ha! Don't amuse me… Wild Hops." He chuckled. "You two may be the best cops in all of Zootopia, but you can't stop us." He chuckled once more.

"Beg to differ." Nick smiled as he heard a car pull up beside them, it was Freddie and Olivia.

"Alright you five, tranquilizers on the ground-now!" Freddie growled out as he and Olivia stood behind their squad car.

"Fat chance, you four have no idea who you're dealing with." The polar bear gave a short laugh.

"Okay enough games, where did you get this gear? Stole it from a police armoury?" Olivia asked as she stepped forward.

Freddie furrowed a brow at her and stepped forward, taking a huge lead in front of Olivia. "Answer her question!"

"Pfft, we're in no position to-"

"Spectre 10!" One of the wolves shouted. "Ride!"

The polar bear stepped back to his crew and gave everyone a nonchalant shrug. "Well, until next time." The cargo train zipped by, it had empty containers and was headed out of town, it was an exported train.

"Where do you think you're going?" Nick asked as he hopped off the car hood and approached them slowly, he had caught on to their escape plan.

"Nowhere and everywhere." He chuckled. "Spectre 7!" The other wolf stepped forward, with something in his paws.

Freddie squinted at the small object, then realized what it was. "Flashbang! Get down!" Freddie shouted.

BRRRIIIINNNNGG

"Aw damn it!"

"I can't… ARGH!"

Everything was slightly muffled. "Freddie! Nick!" Olivia shouted. Judy and Olivia managed to shield their eyes by hiding behind a car, while Nick and Freddie caught the blast. Judy sprinted out of cover and ran down the tracks, chasing down the train.

"Judy! We can't catch them, they… got away." Olivia frowned as she grabbed Freddie's paw, trying to guide him.

"No… they're not getting away-Carrots, go get them!" Nick demanded as he collapsed onto his knees, he had his paws in the open, in desperate search of anything to grab onto.

"I'll be back Nick, I'm gonna get them." Judy promised him, she ran into her squad car and chased down the train, driving beside the tracks. She'd hoped to get a trail of where they were headed. She managed to catch up with the train, it was headed towards the mountains. Judy increased her speed, pressing down on the gas pedal.

The cargo train soon crossed paths with the tracks that lead from the Central Station and towards the outside city limits. The train sped ahead, leading into a bridge section that left Judy to come to a stop. The train drove forward, the polar bear saw Judy and waved at her. "Hope ya like fireworks!" He shouted as the train drove into the tunnel. Judy slammed her fist onto the dashboard, causing a small dent. Judy ran out of her cruiser, then glared at the tunnel."Fireworks?" Judy said aloud. "What did he-"

BOOM

In an instant, a huge explosion appeared. Then, a distant rumbling echoed throughout Tundra Town. Smoke filled the tunnel and sky, but slowly cleared. A car drove up behind Judy, Olivia had driven Freddie and Nick with her, to join Judy's pursuit. Nick and Freddie's vision had cleared up by this time, and Nick ran towards Judy. He hugged her, and embraced her. He placed his muzzle on her shoulder.

"I-I thought… I thought you were in that explosion… I… thank goodness." Nick cried.

"I'm… fine…" She hugged him back.

"Hey, team… this-uh, might be something you want to see." Olivia pointed towards the smoke as it cleared.

The three looked in the direction she had pointed to, only to see the smoke clear up. But only to leave a devastation behind. The explosion had caused an avalanche to collapse in the tunnel, rocks and rubble had filled the tunnel. But the explosion also had caused a collapse with the bridge. A few parts of the bridge were blown off, but the explosive wasn't strong enough to destroy the bridge, it was designed to cause an avalanche. That was their escape plan.

"It… it's all closed off." Judy fell to her knees. Nick immediately placed his paw on her right shoulder, in attempt to comfort her.

"It's okay Judy… we tried our best." Nick said considerately.

"It… it all makes sense. They robbed the SCB because of how close it was to the Zootopia cargo train… or in other words, their getaway vehicle." Judy shook her head.

"I can't believe they'd go through such extremes to get a huge wad of cash!" Olivia exclaimed, she dug her paws into her head.

"No, this crew-those mammals-they're professionals, they knew everything. They had the gear, the training, all of it. They planned out their escape routes, this wasn't some mammal with a tranquilizer, this was a gang." Freddie sighed heavily, leaving a fog of smoke to exhale from his breath. They were in Tundra Town, it was awfully cold. Not just cause of the ecosystem, but also because of the devastation in front of them. It was such a dark and extreme measure, a path only monsters would take.

Nick's eye's widened, as if he had a moment of clarity. "Judy…"

She raised a brow at him. "Yes Nick? Are you okay?"

"Your parents… they can't get to us…" Nick responded.

"Nick… what are you trying to say?" Judy placed her paws on Nick's shoulders, trying to gain his eye contact.

Nick looked at her. "Emma… Emma is… stuck with us…"


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