*Author's Note* Sorry this one took me so long. I was doing a cover drawing for the first chapter to get near the end of it only to realize...i suck at drawing lol. So i'm actually gonna practice up a bit on it. Anyway this will be a more heartfelt chapter hopefully. Read and Review!

Judy sat in silence as Nick and Mr. Big finished the long story. Judy looked out the window to see the sun beginning to set. The story taking several hours to complete. Nick gave a long pause to let Judy soak it all in. Eventually he leaned forward, his elbows on his legs and his paws folded together. "I've regretting it every day since it happened. I've repressed it, and forced myself to deal with it. I know you probably hate me now, and I don't blame you." lamented Nick.

Judy paused and held her paw up. "I...I need a minute." Judy got up and walked out of the room. Closing the door and going into her room. Nick sighed and rubbed his forehead. Mr. Big, whom was still on the phone, spoke up. "I will stay on as long as I'm needed. Now that Ms. Hopps knows, I want her to know some more things about all of this. And you too Nicky." said Mr. Big.

Nick leaned his head up and gritted his teeth. "More secrets?" said Nick. Not wanting to hear any more about things he did not know about what Snowly was doing. Mr. Big shook his head.

"No. the laments of an old shrew." said Mr. Big. His head lowering slightly. Showing a bit of regret in his tone.

Judy sat on her bed and just didn't move. Going over everything in her mind. Nick...killed two people...and got away with it. Can...can I live with this? To know that he's done this to save himself? It's not right...I don't know what to do anymore.

Eventually Judy stood back up and walked back into the bedroom with Nick. Sitting in her chair previously. "I...don't know what to say Nick." A slight hint of venom in her voice.

Mr. Big spoke first. "Perhaps it was wrong of me to include Nicky in such a dirty task. He is no killer, and he wished no harm on anyone. It took him month's to get out of his depression, and this has haunted him ever since."

Nick kept his head lowered. His ears lay back against his head. "I want to take it back. But I can't..."

Judy looked over at Nick. She eventually reached over and placed her paw over his clasped paws. "What you did was a terrible thing. You had the chance to not do something like this, but instead chose to save your own hide. And you haven't made up for it yet. And as a cop, it is my responsibility to do so." explained Judy.

Nick's shoulders trembled a bit and he gave a light sob. Judy continued. "But before any of that happens, I need to know something else. Is Leon Snowly a threat to Zootopia?" she asked.

Nick looked up at her. His eyes welling with tears. Nick wiped them away and sat up a bit. "I have no proof...but he's involved with the Growlers. He told me directly." said Nick.

Judy smiled lightly and patted Nick's paw. "Well then, lets go bust him."

Nick held up his other paw to stop her. "But...there's a problem. When he called me into his office, he got me to confess to what I did. And he recorded it. He told me if I get anyone involved, he will show that evidence and have me arrested." explained Nick.

Judy paused and raised her eyebrow. "But you told me..." she said a little confused.

Nick nodded. "Because...I trust you. I don't know what to do. He told me to go to Lavvy Farms tomorrow...alone."

Judy tapped her foot a bit as she thought about what they could do. "We could go to Bogo. He could probably help." she suggested.

Nick shook his head. "No way. Bogo will make it a big public spectacle. That's the last thing I want, and the first Snowly will do."

Mr. Big cleared his throat a bit to get their attention. "If I may make a suggestion. Snowly is blackmailing you. So, why not do the same back? You could wear a wire of some sorts, and record what's going on at Lavvy Farms."

Nick scratched his chin. "Yeah...But I bet I will get frisked as soon as I walk in." said Nick.

Judy gave a mischievous grin. "What if it isn't you with the wire?" she said.

Nick and Mr. Big looked at Judy confused. Judy continued. "I could sneak into Lavvy when you get there with a camera, or a wire. I could catch it all, we can bust Snowly, and get that video back."

Nick shook his head almost immediately. "No. No way I'm gonna let you do that. If you get caught..."

Nick was interrupted when Judy placed her paw to his mouth. A light smile on her lips. "No talking me out of it. I want to help you Nick." she said cheerfully.

Nick blinked in surprise. "Even after all that we just talked about?" Expecting Judy to leave the apartment and go turn Nick in.

Judy smiled more. "I already told you didn't I? I will always be here for you."

Nick smiled lightly at Judy. He eventually stood up and smiled. "Well we should get to work then. Let's plan it all out, and we'll go from there." Nick said confidently.

Mr. Big gave a light chuckle. "You two really are great partners. Ms. Hopps, Nicky, I wish you two the best of luck. You will not hear from me again unless you are needed."

A few moments later, a large, white furry finger pressed on the screen to disconnect the call.

Mr. Big sat in silence for a moment. Contemplating what actions he could take against Snowly if need be. A small glint caught his eye and he looked down towards the floor near the door. Noticing a small metal ball roll under the door.

Judy turned on her heel and walked to the living room. "Let's go! We gotta make a game plan for tomorrow."

Nick smiled lightly and followed. Man...I really am lucky.

Meanwhile, Lavvy Farms

Leon just finished his story. Everyone remaining silent around him for a while. Leah, whom had been sitting at Leon's right, got up and knelt down next to Leon. Wrapping her arms around him and giving him a light hug. Leon gave a light smile and patted her on the shoulder. Leah let go and stood up. "I want to help you get your revenge. I'll tear that little fox apart myself if I have to." said Leah with a menacing growl.

Leon chuckled and stood up as well. "That wont be necessary Leah. But thank you." Giving another gentle pat on Leah's shoulder.

Artie, whom had opened his laptop halfway through the story, nodded at Leon. "I'm still in too. I'm not in this to see Nick get revenge. I wanna see how this ends."

Leon smiled down at Artie. Giving him a friendly thumbs-up. "I'll accept that." he said lightly.

Doug turned around in his stool and turned his equipment back on. Getting ready to get back to work. "I just don't want to go back to prison."

Leon gave a light chuckle and watched as the beakers began to bubble. "That's good enough for me."

Leah leaned against the railing. Her tail wrapping around one of the bars. "What did you do after you left the ZPD?" she asked.

Leon lifted his head up as he thought about it. "I went back to college for four years. Earned a major in Criminal Investigation, and a minor in Forensics. Learned chemistry as well as a secondary minor. The whole time, I trained my body to handle intense stress. And once I graduated, chemical stress." explained Leon.

Doug gave a light scoff. "Ha. 'Chemical Immunity.' There isn't such a thing. If I injected you with Sulfuric Acid right now you'd be dead in a few minutes." said Doug condescendingly.

Artie's ears lowered lightly, which caught Leon's attention. Artie looked through his laptop and reached into his pocket. Pulling out a set of earphones and putting them on and plugged them into his laptop. "My bots picked up on something at the Big Manor." Artie said. Holding up a finger, gesturing them to wait before speaking.

After a few minutes, Artie sighed and pulled the earphones off. "It looks like Judy Hopps knows too. Mr. Big called Nick to discuss his cleaned out bank accounts and they both narrated it all to her."

Leon gave a light growl. "Are you sure its her that Nick and Big were talking to?" he asked.

Artie nodded. "Definitly. 'Ms. Hopps.' He said that quite often." explained Artie. Artie closed his laptop and stood up. Popping his arms a bit and stretching. "So what do we do now? Take her out?" asked Artie.

Leon thought for a minute before walking over to Doug. Opening up the metal suitcase and taking out one of the Growler Serum's. Looking it over closely. Doug looked over his shoulder at Leon.

Leon gave a light grin. "Let me show you the fruits of my eight years of preparing." Leon lifted the small glass ball overhead and opened his mouth up. Breaking the ball and letting the liquid fall into his mouth. Doug stood up and stepped back as if afraid. Lean stood up straight and Artie closed his laptop. Stepping back as well.

Leon took in a deep breath and let out a deep, feral growl. His muscles tensing and his fur standing on end. "Doug. You said one could resist the effects of this drug right?" Leon said. His voice growling as he talked.

Doug nodded. "Yeah in theory..."

Leon grinned and licked his teeth. Growling more loudly. "Your words were 'one could call it willpower.'" Leon looked up at Doug. His deep orange eyes seemed to glow slightly from the silhouette from the light outside. A hint of red in the whites of his eyes.

"Well I'm using my willpower not to tear you limb from limb. This works exactly as I hoped it would. The urge to maul. To maim. To devour prey and enemy. The urge is strong. VERY strong." Leon growling a little more before circling his shoulders lightly. "I can manage it because my goal is clear. My mind is clear. I have nothing to distract me from my ends. And I can control this urge because of it." said Leon.

Doug walked forward a bit more. Leon gave a light chuckle. "Now imagine what would happen if the entire city were to take this Growler Serum. All at once."

Doug blinked lightly and looked down slightly in thought. Eventually he looked up with his eyes widened. "It would be a bloodbath." Doug noticed a vicious smile touch Leah's face. Leon nodded and let out a long breath as if trying to relax.

"Exactly. If the ZPD lets me get that far, they will have failed the city." said Leon. His fur finally flattening out. The effect only lasting about three minutes.

Artie stepped forward to speak next. "You expect all four of us to hold back the entire ZPD while you drug the entire city at the same time?"

Leon smiled again. Speaking much more calmly now. "No of course not. Just what's left of it."

Leon turned around and walked outside. All three of them followed him. Leon lead them behind the silo to show a semi truck and a trailer. Leah gave a light chuckle. "When did this get here?" she asked.

Leon smiled. "I brought it last night. Some serious black market stuff here." Leon said as he walked to the back of the trailer attached to the truck. He opened it up and climbed up into the back. His feet stomping loudly on the metal movable platform used to lift and lower cargo. The trailer was dimly lit. However they could make out the shine of metal on light. Once Artie, Leah, and Doug were in the trailer, Leon got his phone out and turned on the light.

In the back were two large metal contraptions. However were small enough to fit snugly next to each other in the back of the trailer. A large metal base at the bottom. Eight copper u-bend tubes about 6 inches thick curved from the basin to a large liquid container. Over the container, was a clear glass tube. The tube lead up to the top which had four exhaust ports about a foot wide each. On the walls of the trailer, were eight extendable metal vents that lined from the back of the trailer, to the front. The vents could reach well over 100 feet when fully extended.

Doug looked over everything then looked up at Leon. "A gas dispenser?" he asked.

Leon gave a wide grin and nodded. "Exactly."

Before Doug could say any more, Leon held up his hand. "Don't spoil the fun Doug. You all will see what these are for in good time."

Artie looked up at Leon. "What about Hopps and Wilde? No doubt they're gonna try to bust us."

Leon turned around and walked out of the trailer. He had his hand to his chin as he thought of a plan. The rest of them followed him. Leon walked towards the silo again and looked inside before looking out towards the greenhouse. A light smile coming across his face. "Doug. I think I have another way to test the Growler Serum. And Artie, lock onto Nick's phone. We're gonna have a change of plans."

Several hours later, Bookerlight Apartments

After several long hours of planning, Nick and Judy had landed on a plan to catch Snowly in the act. Nick leaned back on the couch and sighed a bit. "We should tell Bogo then for this to work right. He's the only one we could trust with this plan." explained Nick.

Nick jumped in a bit of surprise when his phone started to vibrate. He grabbed it and opened it to show an anonymous text. "Tread lightly Wilde. We know that you told Hopps. You'll regret that. You will still go to Lavvy Farms tomorrow. We will contact you when we are ready. Also keep in mind, if Hopps is discovered there with you, you will not like the consequences. And neither will she."

Nick's ears lowered and he showed the text to Judy. Judy read it and blinked. "How did they find out?" she asked.

Nick sighed and set his phone down. "Most likely Mr. Big had his office bugged."

Judy nodded quickly. "Well, get dressed then! We gotta act quickly." Judy hopped off the couch and ran down the hall. Nick gave a light smile and stood up.

Nick walked to his room and grabbed some fresh clothes. Nick thought now would be a good time to take a shower. Nick quickly walked to the bathroom. Hearing Judy shuffling around in her room. "Ugh what to wear. This? No this one!" Nick heard her muttering.

Nick rolled his eyes and walked to the bathroom. Closing the door behind him and turning on the light. Nick took his dear sweet time stripping down due to being a bit sore from the drinking the previous night.

Judy, having picked out her clothes, quickly ran to the bathroom to also take a shower. Not knowing Nick was in there. She opened up the door to see Nick standing there completely nude. Nick blushed bright and widened his eyes. Quickly snatching up his shirt and holding it over his groin. Judy blushed brightly as well and covered her eyes. "Oh my god Nick! I'm sorry!" she said panicked.

Nick blushed and grabbed the door. He began to close it but Judy was still in the doorway. "It's fine...but uhh...move please." said Nick. Judy jumped back and let Nick close the door.

Judy's heart was beating out of her chest. Her face bright red. She quickly walked to her room and sat on the bed. Well...that just happened. Judy thought. Cant help but giving a light smile at the situation.

Nick turned the shower on and sighed. Well...that just happened. He thought as he waited for the water to warm up. A light smile on his face too.

Nick showered off and got dressed. Judy went into the shower and bathed as well. No accidental walk-ins happening this time. Nick wore his usual green shirt and tie with gray pants. Sitting on the couch and waiting.

Judy walked out wearing a light blue button up flannel shirt. The top half of the buttons unfastened. A white tshirt under the shirt. Also wearing tight jeans as she normally would. Nick smiled and stood up from the couch.

"Ready to go, Carrots?" asked Nick.

Judy nodded lightly and smiled. "Yeah! Let's go."

Judy and Nick left the apartment. Once outside, Nick grinned humorously. "Sooo now that you've seen me naked, can I not wear anything in the apartment?"

Judy blushed brightly and punched Nick in the arm. "No way!"

Nick winced a bit and chuckled. "Eh. Was worth a shot." he said with a light smile on his face.

Judy rolled her eyes with a light smile on his face. "Do I gotta start calling you 'Pervy Fox' now?" she said jokingly.

Nick kept his usual trademark smirk. "Not unless we start doing crazy things in bed."

Judy blushed more and punched the same spot. Nick wincing again. "Ow." complained Nick.

After a few minutes of walking, they reached the ZPD. They walked inside and walked up to Clawhauser, whom was looking through his phone at the desk. He looked up to see Nick and Judy. "Oh hey you guys! Isn't today your day off?" he asked.

Judy nodded. "Yeah. But we gotta see Chief Bogo right away. Do you know where he is?" Nick looking left to right as Judy spoke.

Clawhauser scratched his lowest chin lightly. "Uhh yeah he's in his office. Want me to buzz you in?"

Judy nodded. "Yeah that'll be great. Uhh one more thing, has Leon been here today?"

Clawhauser shook his head. "No he's off today." Clawhauser turned to his desk phone and pressed a button. "Chief. Officer Hopps and Officer Wilde are here to see you."

After a few seconds, they heard Bogo respond. "Send them up."

Nick and Judy turned and headed to the stairs. On the way, Officer Wolford waved them down and walked towards them. "Heyyy if it isn't the most adorable duo in Zootopia! Watcha up to guys?" Wolford was a timber wolf. Black fur on his body save for his cream colored underbelly and chin. Nice blue eyes.

Nick gave a friendly smile to Wolford. Waving lightly. "Hey man. Nothing much we're just here to talk to Bogo about stuff." said Nick.

Wolford gave a sly grin and raised his eyebrow. "Oh? Finally making it official between you two and getting the boss's ok?" he said jokingly.

Judy and Nick both blushed. Wolford gave a light chuckle. "Relax I'm just kidding. Hey, you guys know about the Policeman's Ball right?"

Judy looked a little confused before Nick spoke up. "Yeah. A publicly held event in Sahara Square. A chance for the public to really thank the ZPD for all their hard work."

Wolford nodded. "Yeah. It's coming up at the end of the week. You two should come!"

Judy smiled excitedly. "Sure sounds like fun! When is it?" she asked.

"Friday at 7 pm. Gazelle is gonna be there too apparently. Doesn't cost a dime to get in, free food, get to meet a bunch of people. It's always fun. The entire police force is gonna be there." Wolford added.

Nick nodded with a friendly smile. "Sure. Wouldn't miss it." said Nick. Wolford eventually walked off back to his cubical after saying his goodbyes. Nick and Judy continued their way to Bogo's office.

Nick and Judy eventually reached the office and knocked on the door. Bogo called out. "Enter." Judy and Nick opened the door and walked inside.

Bogo sat at his desk looking over some papers. He eventually let out a sigh and rubbed his forehead. "I swear Snowly's gonna run me into the ground at this rate with all these requests."

Nick walked in and sat down on one of the chairs. Judy sitting next to him. "Requests like what, Sir? If I may ask." asked Nick.

Bogo rubbed his forehead more and stacked the papers neatly. "Surveillance in the sewers, and some kind of signal tracker on the roof of City Hall. And the mayor is all too happy to oblige if it means it makes the public feel more safe from whoever is putting out these Growlers. Which means I'm pretty much forced to approve it." complained Bogo. Letting out a huff of irritation. His nostrils flaring for a moment before quivering.

The heat of his breath washed over Judy and Nick. Judy cleared her throat a bit and smiled up at Bogo. "Chief, we need to get some surveillance equipment ourselves. Nothing serious just a recorder, and a one way receiver." said Judy. Keeping a professional posture when speaking.

Bogo looked down at Judy and narrowed his eyes. "What for?" he asked. His voice showing a lot of anger.

Nick answered quickly with the same professional calm as Judy. "We got our own lead on the Growlers. And we want to perform a Sting Operation."

Bogo thought for a moment. His eyes focusing on the desk as he thought. "You need more than just voice recording equipment to preform a Sting."

Judy folded her hands over her lap and pushed air through her teeth. Making a rushing sound one would use to show worry. "Well we also have one other thing. We want someone by the receiver when we do this operation so we don't have to set up cameras. Get the person to confess, and have someone listen to the confession as its happening." explained Judy.

Bogo tapped his fingers against the desk. Showing he was getting more and more irritated. "And to whom do you suspect?" asked Bogo.

Nick looked at Judy in worry. Knowing that if he said it, Bogo would be more likely to relate it to the incident eight years ago. Judy gave a light sigh and straightened up her posture. "Leon Snowly." she stated clearly.

Bogo stared at the two of them for a long while. His glance switching from Nick to Judy every few seconds. Eventually, Bogo pointed at Nick. "Does this have anything to do with what happened eight years ago? Which I assume you know about Hopps?"

Judy nodded and Nick paused. "Sir, I can't explain it to you right now without something going very very wrong. We just need approval for this equipment." explained Nick calmly.

Bogo let out another huff of air, only much more rough. Almost sounding like a growl. "Unless you can provide me a reason to suspect Snowly, OTHER than a cold case that he was obsessed with, I cant just hand you equipment." He said. His anger was growing more and more.

Judy looked up at Nick. "What about the texts?" Remembering the texts that had been sent to him this morning. Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He brought up the inbox and his ears lowered. The texts from this morning were gone. They had been deleted off of his phone. Nick had not taken his phone out of his pocket since they left the apartment.

Nick looked at Judy, then at Bogo. "The texts are gone. My phone must have gotten hacked. He must have-"

Bogo slammed his fist down on his desk loudly to interrupt Nick. "If you have no evidence to support your suspicion on Snowly, then we're done here. I do not approve your request, and get out of my office!" he yelled. His words making Nick and Judy's chest shake from their force and volume.

Judy stood up on the chair. "Sir, please! When have we been wrong before?" Judy pleaded.

Snowly huffed again and glared at Judy. "It seems more like Wilde is scared of Snowly due to his sudden reappearance. Now this is the last time I will say it. Bring me evidence, and I will let you do what you need to do. Now. GET! OUT!" the last two words a shout. Making Judy and Nick flinch a bit. Nick and Judy both jumped down from the chair and walked out of the office.

Judy sighed and looked up at Nick after they got out of earshot of Bogo's office. "Well...that went well." she said sarcastically.

Nick sighed and leaned against the railing. "Well...now what do we do?" asked Nick.

Judy looked around and noticed many officers looking at them. Clearly wondering what Bogo was screaming about. "Let's go back home."

Nick looked around and also noticed the other officers. He nodded and left with Judy back to the apartment.

Nick and Judy both sat down on the couch. Nick sighed in irritation. Gritting his teeth. "I have to go to Lavvy Farms tomorrow alone. Leon's gonna know if you go there or not. And I cant risk you getting hurt...or worse." said Nick. His ears lowering a bit.

Judy reached over lightly and placed her paw on his. "Nick... I want to help you in this."

Nick flipped his paw and held Judy's. "You can help me by staying here. When I leave, don't follow me. Please Judy..." Nick pleaded.

Judy held Nick's paw lightly. Her ears dropping. "But...what if you don't come back Nick?" Her eyes welling up as she thought of the worst possible scenario.

Nick gave his confident trademark grin and put his other paw on Judy's cheek. "This wouldn't be the first time I've dealt with guys that maybe want me dead. How do you think I survived this long hustling people before I met you?" said Nick.

Judy smiled lightly and leaned her head into Nick's paw. Feeling the rough leathery pads brush against the roots of her fur and her flesh. Judy sighed and crawled up to Nick. Resting her head on his chest and wrapping her arms around him. "What do you want to eat tonight?" she asked.

Nick smiled and pet Judy's head lightly. "How about takeout? Make it easy tonight." Nick said. Laying back on the couch a bit.

Judy smiled and got her phone out. Knowing what Nick liked, she called her favorite delivery restaurant and placed and order. Nick smiled and let her. Trusting her better judgment. Nick grabbed the remote and turned on the tv. Flipping through the channels to find something to watch.

Judy eventually looked up at Nick. "Do you think you're gonna be okay?" she asked. Clearly still worried about tomorrow.

Nick stopped flipping for a moment before turning it onto the news. "We'll find out tomorrow."

Judy sighed up at Nick. "I'm worried Nick...I don't want to lose you. What if this is the last night we'll have?"

Nick gave another light smile and put his paw on top of Judy's head. "You bunnies. So emotional. Judy, I will be fine. I can look after myself." reassured Nick. Truth be told, he had no idea on how tomorrow would go. Knowing that he would do everything he could to get to safety.

Judy kept her gaze locked on Nick's. Looking right into his green eyes. "Is there anything you want to say? To get off your chest?" she asked.

Nick looked back into Judy's purple eyes. A little transfixed at the unique color. Nick swallowed hard and blushed a bit. Remembering what he thought earlier. About how he was in love with this dumb bunny. "I...I uhh..." said Nick as Judy moved her head in a bit closer. Both of their heartbeats racing as the gap slowly closed.

DING-DONG!

The doorbell rang. Nick and Judy blinked and snapped their heads towards the door. Nick stood up. Judy sitting up on the couch. Nick cleared his throat. "I'll get that." he said lightly. His cheeks still light red. Nick grabbed his wallet from the table and went to the door. Paying for the food.

Judy placed her hand to her chest as Nick went to the door. Feeling her heartbeat going hard and fast. Was I about to kiss him? I totally was about to. Am I in love with him? With a fox? She thought to herself.

Nick carried the food to the counter. Judy looked over at him and watched him. Running the idea through her , she smiled lightly. I'm in love with a sly fox...Dad wont be happy...

*Authors Note* Gonna end this one here. I think I'm gonna be able to put out maybe four more chapters to end this story. Dunno yet entirely. Read and Review! Also, shoutout to 'Sam H' for his/her review for chapter 5. Glad he/she got it lol.