AN: So this is a last minute, Mother's Day story I didn't even think about until the very day of so here's this as I try to get it out before midnight.

"I'm just saying, Carrots. That Panther was HUGE! Didn't think we'd take him down."

"It just goes to show you what a great team we make."

They were both in their police cruiser with Judy driving them around town.

Nick has his shades and ZPD hat on, Judy her usual ZPD police vest on. It was a warm day in May and they were just driving through block after block, watching for any suspicious activity.

They were quiet for awhile that is until Judy turned down a road that Nick thought he'd never go to again let alone a certain house on the block which as it so happened to be the very house Judy stopped the car in front of.

"Uhhh…Judy…wh-why are we stopping?"

"Had a call earlier that there could be trouble here and a concerned citizen needed some reassurance that the best mammals are on the case! So…I think you should take this one since your such a sweet talker."

Nick was a little nervous, hoping, praying it wasn't where he thought he was being sent.

"The lady who needs comforting is right…" Judy began as she looked at the address on her phone.

"…there!" She finally pointed to the very house that she parked in front of.

Nick gulped, internally and his shocked expression hopefully hidden behind his sunglasses but his nervousness still showed. He hasn't been to that house in YEARS!!! What was he to do?

Come on, Nick! Don't let her see you like this! Judy shouldn't see that this gets to you!

Despite this, Judy still picked up on Nick's nervousness. She just didn't let him know she knew.

"Alright…I-If you say so, Carrots."

Nick got out of the cruiser, straghtend his tie and took his shades off as he slowly made his way up the familiar stairs to the door. He cleared his thorat and knocked on the door and took his hat off, fiddling with it nervously in his paws.

About a minute later a tall, slender fox. Opened the door with kind, feminine eyes.

"Can I help you, Officer?" She asked.

"Uh…I…That is…my partner and I just wanted to reassure you of any commotion going on in the neighborhood, mam. We're currently on patrol for criminmammals who might be up to something. We've been given a hot tip that something may occur in the area."

"I appreciate you looking out for the block…I…I feel like I know you…"

"Well mam…" Nick began as he nervously fiddled with his hat in his paws.

"I-I should hope you do…" Nick slowly lowered his hat to reveal his badge and with it, his name that was pinned to his uniform.

Nicholas P. Wilde

The female fox slowly put her paws to her muzzle in a state of amazement as Nick finished:

"…I am your son, after all. H-Happy Mother's Day, mom!"

Tears formed in his mother's eyes and she just stood there in shock as she looked her son over as if she was seeing him for the very first time in her life.

"N-Nick? I-It's really you!?"

"Yes, mom…I'm really here." Nick said as he half opened his arms open, preparing for his mother's embrace. It took her awhile but she finally took her son in her arms and hugged him like he had never been hugged before.

"N-Nick…my little Nick…your all grown up and your a policemammal now! No more schemes, or hustles or cons?"

"That's right, mom. I'm a new fox now. And I have my partner to thank for it all." Nick said as he gestured to the cruiser where, as if on cue, was when Judy hopped out of the cruiser.

Nick's mom only hugged him a bit tighter, having missed Nick's warm embrace as a young kit. Whatever rift they had between mother and son was now mended as the mother was now reassured that her young kit was now in good paws and was pressuring a more respectable, crime free type of life. She was, after all, the first mammal to ever believe in Nick. Had she not, then she would have never scraped enough money for Nick to join the Jounir Ranger Scouts.

"You've always believed in me, haven't you?" Nick asked. His mom pulled away a bit only to hold Nick's face in her paws, look him dead in the eyes and said:

"Nick…sweetie…I ALWAYS have, yes."

"Well…I uh…I owe so much to my partner, Judy Hopps." Nick began as he again motioned to the cruiser. Judy smiles brightly and gave a little wave when Nick's mom more than glanced at her.

"She was the first mammal to believe in me…the first one in a long time, actually and…she's accepted me for who I am and not what I am and that's all I've ever wanted, really. It's that and more! The things she's done for me…she saved me, mom! In more ways than I can possibly imagine. If it weren't for her…I'd still be on the streets, mostly…"

And other soft, sweet and tight hug from Mrs. Wilde, only it lasted longer than before and tears continued to streak down her face and onto the back of Nick's uniform.

"I-I'm just so glad to have my Nick back! This is the best gift I could ever ask for on Mother's Day! Thank you! You've returned home and your welcome back into it, Nick."

"Thanks, mom…I'm-I'm actually really glad that I'm back."

After the long embrace, Mrs. Wilde dyed her tears, greeted Judy and invited the two officers into her home for a chat, just exchanging stories of Nick as a Kit and a son reconnecting with his mother.

A bond that had been mended.

"Thanks Judy. I didn't know I needed this."

"You're welcome, Nick. I figured it was about time you reconnected with your mom so I looked her up."

Nick smiled knowing he had the best partner he could ever ask for and because he made peace with his mom again.