Chapter 10- A Hammer To Fall

Hi catweazle I stole the chapter name. Any who. This is going to be a copy paste chapter one with added content towards the end. Just a heads up. I said I'd try to get it out by tomorrow. Didn't say i'd put too much work into it. Nah i'm kidding. This'll be the same amount of work as any other chapter. Have fun. Disney own stuff lazy write disclaimer.

All he saw was darkness. No light. No sound . Just darkness. Even with his night-vision and excellent hearing, he couldn't make out a thing. He knew he wasn't blind for he could see himself clearly. He knew he wasn't deaf for he could hear his shuddering breaths. Mental note, nothingness is pretty cold. He wasn't insane for he felt himself floating...wait. That shouldn't be happening. Maybe he was going insane. No, he knew he couldn't be. After what felt like half an eternity he found himself able to walk, though no ground was near his feet. He began walking, hoping to at least find something if not someone. The entire time he walked he felt, uneasy as if something was walked on and on. He reached for his phone but it wasn't there. In fact he wasn't wearing anything though it felt like he was fully clothed.

He looked all around but nothing was in sight. Until he saw it. It was the one thing every mammal feared. The one thing you never know what it is until you see it. The one thing he thought he would never see...DEATH. Until he saw it he couldn't believe himself. The one thing that made it crystal clear was the faint glow of bright white behind him. He couldn't hide the truth from himself any longer… Nicholas Wilde was dead.

The figure approached him but stopped halfway. It must've been five feet away. All it did was extend a single hand. Nick was confused, it took him a while but once he pieced it together he came to the conclusion that he needed to give permission for his soul to be reaped. He was for some reason, not fearful of the encounter in fact, he felt like he should welcome the gesture, accept it. He wanted to let go. He slowly walked closer to the figure he can only assume is death and extended his left paw. Before it touched the cold hands of the creature his paw shot back hesitantly, but slowly extended out and took the hand of death.

The creature guided him towards the light. The tunnel seemed to get larger until he was close enough to see gold trimmed gates too big even for an elephant. Way to make a grand entrance i suppose. As he neared the almost blinding white light, he heard something, crying. He stopped. He knew those cries. They were more or less wails of agony. They were desperate, broken, and most of all, familiar. The only audible words from the cries were his name and "please come back". Worst of all, he knew who was making those heart wrenching sounds. His best friend, his partner, his mate. Judy Hopps.

Her cries were coming from darkness, the only thing behind Nick. He let his paw slip from the grasps of death. He started back to where he bagan. All he saw when he looked back was death staring him down with an extended hand and an expressionless posture. His name drew him away from the somehow comforting image and reminded him to go back, to find her, to stop her retreated back into nothingness and searched for the bunny he loved. No matter what was next. He could tell it wasn't over.

Judy sat next to her boyfriend, her partner, her fox, and cried her little heart out. There were units on their way but it was too late. Nick's lifeless body was in her arms getting colder by the minute. Judy's mind couldn't seem to handle this fact. She sat there begging him to wake up. To come back to her. He was gone. She didn't have enough strength left in her to perform anymore CPR so, she sat there and continued to ball.

"UGH. Why must you mammals make that annoying sound?" Judy turned to see the Nick doppelganger start to get up.

"HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH ALREADY!" She screamed at the false fox.

"Hey i'm not the bad guy here. I'm trying to help you. If you come with me you'll be safe from the rest." He said in a reassuring voice. "Just join me peacefully and i'll help you forget about this wretched city. I'll even stay morphed as this fox for you. I could get those so called contact lenses and make my eyes green for you. I will be your perfect mate."

"Leave me alone. You're not- you- YOU'LL NEVER BE NICK!" she cried at his direction. He came close to touch her shoulder but she kicked at him. He got tired of this. With a forceful grab on her right leg he began dragging her away. She kicked and screamed and fought. He on the other hand, slipped her under his right arm, grabbed her head, and slammed it onto the floor. In a second she was unconscious. "I'll make you mine. You'll see.

Back in the void, Nick heard muffled words being screamed towards something. It sounded like him, his voice in another body. He began running even faster towards the darkness. He had to get back. He knew this was the way, he didn't know how but it felt right to him. Eventually he saw light again. A golden light. Not as inviting as the lights of what he could assume was heaven. He heard struggling and cries then, nothing. A last set of words muffled away but the sound came from that light. He ran faster and faster, faster than he knew he could. He started blacking out. The light was gone. He couldn't move. He tried to but didn't. He could hear much clearer now. Footsteps going away and a soft sliding sound as something was being dragged away. He opened his eyes to see an orange tail and a gray bunny exit from view at the top of the stairs. He knew what had happened. Back from the dead, he grabbed the shovel, and ran to save his love.

It wasn't that long, it was a copy of chapter one, but i hope that that was enough to tide you over from my very small absence. I might not post for a few more days because i'm gonna work on the next chapter. I'll make sure it is the longest chapter in the story. Hopefully it gets out by the start of this weekend. It also might be the last chapter but i think that i'm gonna write an epilogue too. Anyways see ya then and thanks for the support. Seriously send a review. Is that too much to ask. Caio