Chapter 10: Finnick's Save/Nick's Inside Out
Author's Note: It's been 10 chapters and only 4 reviews. C'mon guys! Good or bad, I love hearing from you. I thought chapter 9 would get something considering how heated it got.
November 5th 12:24am 18 years ago...
The city of Zootopia was experiencing a heavy rainstorm. This made things even worse in the frozen city of Tundratown as it also brought some ice cold hail. The ZPD wasn't too happy to be out there trying to couch down a suicidal fox who just lost his father. A young Nick Wilde stood on the edge of the bridge with deadly freezing water below. The same bridge he would almost lose his life to 18 years later. He was scared, ashamed and hurting. Earlier in the day he said an incredibly hurtful thing to his father only to find out later his father had killed himself in his cell. There was a crowd of prey forming. Some of them were shouting "Jump! Jump! Jump!" in unison.
Lieutenant Bogo was on the bullhorn. "Please step away from the bridge! Your father would not want you to throw your life away!"
"Shut up!" Nick yelled. "You don't know what I said! The horrible things I said! I killed him!"
"No you didn't!" Bogo yelled back. "You had no idea this would happen!"
Meanwhile, rookie officer Higgins was looking around. "Where's my pawcuffs? Sir, I think someone stole my pawcuffs!"
Just then, a tiny fennec fox appeared in front of Bogo.
"Are you lost, child?" Bogo asked.
"I AIN'T NO DAMN CHILD!" Finnick yelled. His incredibly low voice confirmed that. "Now gimme that bullhorn!"
"Are you...his guardian? A relative?" Bogo asked.
"Somethin' like that." Finnick said.
Bogo knelt down to give Finnick the bullhorn. "Now, this is a very delicate situation. PLEASE be careful with your words and above all, be sensitive!"
"Oh I'll be sensitive alight. REAL sensitive!" Finnick said as Bogo handed him the horn. He walked away from Bogo a fair bit before getting on the horn himself. "HEY ASSHOLE!"
"Go away Finn!" Nick shouted. Finnick kept approaching while the ZPD were starting to get upset.
Finnick started mocking Nick. " 'Awww! Boo-hoo-hoo! My daddy died so I'm gonna kill myself!' Bullshit! You didn't kill your dad! Rusev killed your dad when he framed him!' "
"GO AWAY! I WANNA DIE!" Nick screamed.
Finn was getting pissed and was walking faster towards Nick. "Go ahead and jump idiot! Your dad's dead, then you die. Guess what your mom will do? She'll kill herself and then you can all be one happy family in canine heaven!"
He got close enough to Nick to slap the pawcuffs on Nick and himself. "What are you doing?! Nick yelled.
"We're partners right? You jump, I jump!" Finnick then pulled on Nick towards the edge. "C'mon Nick! Let's go!"
"STOP IT!" Nick screamed.
"Fine! I'll just jump myself!" Finnick then made a running start.
"NO! DON'T!"
"WHEEEE!" Finnick jumped...and hung off the pawcuffs that were attached to Nick's paw. "What did you think was gonna happen Nick? I'm like, one pound soaking wet!"
"Knock it off!" Nick yelled. "I don't wanna die!"
Finnick was still hanging off Nick's paw. "Then what the hell are we doin' here Nick? What the hell are we doin'? Let's go home. Let's go back to the van and I'll take you to your mom's."
"I-I can't tell her what I said! She'll hate me for the rest of my life!"
"Then don't." Finnick said. "But she's going through hell too and she needs you now more than ever. I'll stay in the van. She hates my guts anyway."
Nick pulled his friend close with the cuffs and gave him a hug. "Thank you Finn. I love you."
The pouring rain hid Finnicks' tears. "Shut the hell up and get in the van!"
Finnick took the cuffs off Nick and himself. Nick headed to the van while Finnick gave the bullhorn back to Bogo.
Bogo was visibly upset. "What the hell were you thinking?! I said to be sensitive!"
"He's alive ain't he?" Finnick said back. He then threw Higgins the hippo his pawcuffs and keys back.
"Here fatty! Take better care of these!" He shouted and then walked to the van.
Nick was in the passenger side and still weeping. Finnick got in the driver's seat and slammed the door. "If you EVER try somethin' like that again, I'll bite your face off!"
"I'm...I'm sorry." Nick said.
Finnick started to drive off. "I...I'm too small Nick. I can't do this stuff on my own! I need you and...I ummm...care too. I guess. I'm not good at that kinda stuff."
Nick gave a gentle smile. "Thanks Finn."
"Shut up." Finnick said and they drove off towards Nick's mother's house,
Early Sunday, October 25th: 12:30am, Present Year
Nick was kissing Jenny passionately in her room and with a deep anger. He felt betrayed by Judy. He wanted to stay here with Cotton and not deal with all of the bias and hate going on in Zootopia. As he started taking off Jenny's bra, he thought mating her older, taller sister would be good revenge for the mean things she said.
However, there was inner-conflict within him. Part of him knew he was going too far and it could ruin his relationship with Judy forever. In the inside of Nick's mind, there was conflict as well. Nick's emotions were turning inside-out.
At the core control center of Nick's mind were five emotions. Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger. They all sorta looked like Nick, but in different colors. All of which were fighting for control of the console.
"We can't do this!" Shouted Fear. "If we go too far, we'll lose Judy forever!"
"So what?!" Shouted Anger. "After the way she treated us, we deserve better! I say we go all in!"
"BAAAHHHHAAA!" Sobbed Sadness. "Sh-she doesn't think we're good enough for her!"
"Oh...my...God!" said Disgust. "Did Jenny just let a fart slide out and pretend it didn't happen?!"
"Maybe this a good thing!" Said Joy. "She seems to like us for us and I'm sure she'd be happy to live in Bunny Burrow with us and Cotton!"
"Oh come on, Joy!" Shouted Fear. "She's just using us to mate! She doesn't care about us or Cotton!"
"I don't care if it's just a one night stand!" Shouted anger. "I want revenge sex!"
Fear shoved the rest aside. "That's it! I'm taking charge!" He started working the console. "C'mon Nick! You'll lose Judy forever! Don't do this!"
To his horror, Fear realized something. "The panel's not working! We're not in control!"
"Then who is?!" Asked Joy. "Put them on screen!"
They put the screen online and realized who was now in charge. Fear was horrified. "Oh no! It's the other brain!"
"Other brain?" They all asked.
Fear shouted. "Yes! The penis!"
Sure enough. On the other screen was a bright red version of Nick with his ears curved like devil horns.
Penis laughed. "Muahahaha! It's party time, baby! And I'm wide awake! Daddy likes what he sees and I'm starting to get a rise!" The chair in front of the control panel started to rise up as did Nick's manhood.
Fear started to panic. "NnonononoNO! He'll ruin everything!"
"So what?!" Shouted anger. "I HATE that bunny"
"We don't HATE her, we're just angry at her!" Said Joy.
Sadness was on the floor sobbing. "It's all oveerrrr! BAAAHHAHAAA!"
Fear ripped out the control panel and started hot wiring it. "C'mon Disgust! You don't care for her either! Help me out!" They dug around inside and cut around some wires and the panel lit up again.
"Okay!" Fear said. "We got 25% power back! Start flashing some unsexy images into Nick's mind!"
"On it!" Said Disgust. "Baseball...bowling..."
"It's not working!" Fear said. "More unsexy!"
"I got it!" Said Disgust. "Cotton...Clawhauser in a bikini.."
"Penis's chair started to go back down. "Hey! What's goin' on?!"
"It's working! shouted Fear."
Disgust kept working the console. "Bonnie's lousy carrots!...Gideon Grey!"
"What the?...He's going back up?!"
"We really need to get those feelings sorted out." Said Disgust.
Joy had a plan. "I know what to do. He's not an emotion, but he's perfect to stop this."
"I know who you're talking about!" said Fear.
"Then beam him up!"
Fear used a key on the panel and hit a large switch. A figure started to emerge into the control room.
It was Logic. He looked like Nick cosplaying as Spock from Star Trek.
"It was wise for you to call me." Said Logic. "I'll take care of this...Penis!"
"What do you want?!" Penis shouted. "I'm about to be VERY busy!"
"There is an 80% probably that this relationship with Jenny will be very short term or only physical. We still might have a chance with Judy, but your actions tonight will jeopardize everything."
"So what?! Anger wants revenge and I wanna have some fun!"
"Then ask yourself this. Do you think this woman in front of you would actually be a good mother for our daughter, Cotton?"
"Maybe, probably not but...No! Wait! NOOOooooo!" Penis' chair landed back down and the emotions got full control of the console again.
"We're back online!" Shouted Fear. "Thank you logic! Now...abort! Abort the make out session!"
Nick got himself under control and pushed Jenny away. "I'm sorry." He said. "You are INCREDIBLE, but...I have to give her another chance. I've built up a lot of love and trust with her and I have to at least try and get her back. For my sake and my daughters."
Jenny was obviously upset. "I don't see what the big deal is?! It's just mating!"
"Well that's part of the problem baby. I don't mate, I make love. While you are incredibly sexy, I'm not in love with you."
" 'SIGH!' I guess understand honey." Said Jenny. "But if you ever change your mind, just call my number."
"Is it 867-5309?"
"Yes! How did you know?!"
"Lucky guessand yeah, I'll definitely keep you in mind " Nick said and he left her room.
Jamie Hopps was Judy's litter sister. That means they shared the same birthday and would have shared the same womb if Judy wasn't actually adopted. Bonnie did a good job of fooling everyone into thinking Judy was part of that litter. It was 1 am and Jamie was wanting a midnight snack. She went into the kitchen only to find Judy sitting at the table looking at pictures on her iPawed Mini and weeping.
Jamie was concerned. "Hey sis!...You okay."
"No." Judy said. "I am FAR from okay!" Judy showed her a picture of the Hopps family during the litter sibling reunion. "See this bunny family here? Who's this hare with them?"
Jamie was confused. "Th-that's you Jude! But...your not a hare, you're a bunny like us!"
Judy started to sob. "NO I'M NNNNOOOOT!"
Jamie went up and hugged her sister. "Judy! Judy what's wrong?"
"Everything! I-I had a big fight with Nick! He proposed to me and w-w-wanted me to stay here, but I wasn't ready for that! He screamed at me! I've never seen him that mad! An-an-and then! I found out I'm adopted!"
"WHAT?" Jamie yelled/
"Mom blurted out that one of us was a Hareson, but she wouldn't say who so I investigated it myself! Nick was the one who finally told me in the heat of our fight! Mom lied to me for 25 years! I-I don't know who I am anymore! Am I Judy Hopps or Judy Hareson?! I DON'T EVEN KNOW MY OWN BIRTHDAY!" She cried onto Jamie's shoulder.
Jamie hugged her and rubbed her back. "Judy! Judy! It's going to be okay. I bet you have answers now to questions you've had for ages! We all settled. You NEVER did! We all look up to you because you were the one who shook things up and made your dreams come true!"
"Y-Yes! But it wasn't because I was a Hopps! I Zoogled information on my mom and dad. He died fighting overseas in the army! She was an international spy until she got pregnant with me! She died of complications and I was the only one in the litter strong enough to survive! I never went against the family! Following my dreams was in my genes!"
"It still won't stop us from all admiring you." Jamie said." Look! No matter what, you will ALWAYS be a member of this family and we'll always love you! It's late sis. Go to bed and get some sleep. You'll have a clearer head for this in the morning."
" 'SNIFF!' You're right. I will say one thing, I'll NEVER forgive Nick for this!"
Meanwhile, Nick finally found a comfortable spot on the living room floor that he thought was out of the way of everyone. He was trying to fall asleep when he felt a foot hit him and trip.
"OW!" Shouted the little bunny.
Nick was surprised. "You okay kid?"
"Yes sir. I wasn't expecting you out here."
Nick took a good look and realized it was Michael. "What are you doing walking around without a guide?"
"I don't need one at night. I have the what's it called?...Map?"
"Layout?"
"Yeah, the layout of the house in my head. You were a surprise."
Nick chuckled. "I guess so. Why are you still up? You and my daughter aren't getting kissyface again, are you?"
Michael giggled. "No sir. I wanted some water."
"Well, I need to clear my head a little. Why don't I help you to the kitchen?"
"Thank you sir!" The two of them then headed to the kitchen. Jamie and Judy had left five minutes prior.
"Excuse me sir, but why aren't you in a room?"
"I sorta kicked myself out of Judy's room. We had a fight."
"That sucks."
Nick giggled at the remark. "Yes, yes it does."
"I'm excited for tomorrow! It's my turn for daddy day! He's gonna spend time playing with me!"
"That's nice."
"Nice?! There's over 300 of us and he's soooo busy! Getting to spend time with him is super rare and bigger than a Chrismouse present!"
Michael took a big drink. "Okay I'm done! Can you walk me back?"
"Sure. But you have to help me find your room."
On the way back Micheal had a question. "Mr. Nick? Do you know why the other kits have been making fun of me lately?"
"They are? That's mean. What are they doing?!"
"They gave me this stupid nickname and I don't know why!"
"What do they call you?"
"...Next."
Next Chapter: The Awkward Breakfast