Hey everyone, I'm back with a new chapter! I've been doing my best to try and work on this when I had the free time, and wasn't bogged down with tests and studying. Hopefully you enjoy it. Zootopia and all of its characters belong to Disney, not me. I do not own Zootopia or its characters, only the original characters I have created for the purpose of this fanfiction. And anyone who says otherwise is a jerk for trying to get me sued. Oh, and a certain character introduced in here is another reference to NCIS. Those of you who watch the show will know who he is, and I do not own the character I based him off of.

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Rainforest District, 11 a.m.

Nick and Judy pulled up to the crime scene, a large house in the lower part of the Rainforest District. A few other police officers were already there, taking statements from a few people and keeping them away from the crime scene. One of the police officers noticed Nick and Judy's arrival and walked up to meet them.

"Officer Hopps, Officer Wilde. What brings you two here? I thought you were on that murder case in Savana Central." The rhino said.

"Hey McHorn. Chief told us that we should check this out, thinks it might be related to our case." Nick said, calm and collected as ever.

"Well I hope not," Officer McHorn said, "the last thing we need is a mass murderer. You guys head inside."

Nick and Judy slipped under the tape as McHorn walked towards some pedestrians that were getting a little too close to the crime scene. As the two walked up to the front door, they could see signs of forced entry, mainly in the form of a shattered door frame. Walking inside, the scene was not much better. Officers moved about, checking for evidence and taking photos of the crime scene. Blood covered much of the room, a sign of the brutality that occurred. Two body bags were already being loaded up onto stretchers, one huge compared to the other, while a familiar face knelt next to two more.

"Hey Ducky. Didn't expect to see you here." Judy said, watching him zip one of the body bags up over the victim's face before turning to them.

"Good morning Officer Hopps, Officer Wilde. I could say the same about the two of you. I assume that Chief Bogo sent you to see if this had anything to do with the previous murders?" Ducky said.

"Yep." Nick said as a wiry looking lynx walked up to them.

"Ah yes, this is my assistant, James Palmer. Mr. Palmer, this is Officers Hopps and Wilde." Ducky said.

"Hello. Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot of good things about you on the news." Palmer said with a hint of excitement as he shook their hands.

"I'm sure you have Mr. Palmer. Now, would you mind helping get these to the van?" Ducky said with a little exasperation.

"O-oh! Yes sir, Doctor Mallard." Palmer said, zipping up the last body bag before helping a police officer to lift it onto a stretcher and wheeling it out the door.

Ducky shook his head with an exasperated chuckle before turning back to Nick and Judy. "Now, how can I help you two?" He asked.

"Well what can you tell us about the victims?" Nick asked.

"Based on preliminary observation, it seems that these people were killed in the same violent fashion as your own murder victims." Ducky said. "Multiple abrasions, claw marks, and teeth marks. And two of them had their throats torn out, which is extremely disturbing considering one of the victims."

"Why would one victim having his throat torn out be more disturbing than the rest?" Nick said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice at the idea.

"Because Officer Wilde, the victim in question was the owner of the house, an African Elephant by the name of George Trunks." Ducky replied.

Judy went pale and Nick's ears went flat as they realized the seriousness of the fact. "You mean that whoever did this tore out an elephant's throat?" He asked, the previous sarcasm completely gone from his voice.

"Most likely, yes." Ducky answered.

"Sweet cheese and crackers." Judy whispered, horrified at the thought that someone could be strong enough and brutal enough to accomplish such a feat. After a moment, she asked, "What else can you tell us?"

"Well I don't really know much else for certain, all I can say is that whoever did this does not seem to have a real pattern other than the brutal mauling. Besides the elephant, we also have a dead lynx, sloth, and tiger." Ducky replied.

Recovering his composure, Nick slipped back into his calm and casual appearance. "Well, thanks for the information Ducky. You have anything else?"

"Unfortunately not Officer Wilde. I should hopefully be able to give you some more information after I get them on the table back at the morgue." Ducky replied.

"Well, thanks for what you've been able to tell us." Judy said.

"My pleasure Officer Hopps." Ducky said as the two officers started to look around the room.

The following hours proved to be mostly fruitless for Nick and Judy. The search of the room did not turn up anything that proved useful to the case. Talking to one of the officers on-site revealed that a friend of the elephant had discovered the bodies after arriving at the house and finding the door smashed open. However, after finding the friend sitting next to one of the patrol cars, a talking to him revealed that he had not seen anything initially that the police crew had not found. Speaking to some neighbors that had come to the crime scene revealed that none of them had heard any sounds of distress. Instead, Nick and Judy learned that the houses in the area were spaced farther away from each other for privacy. After many hours of pointless searching and questioning, the two made their way back to the precinct.

The two walked in to find Renn once again asleep from the sheer mass of sugar he had consumed. Nick had to carry him again on their walk back to Nick's place. Once they had arrived there, however, Judy surprised Nick.

"Nick, I'm going to head back to my place." Judy said, grabbing her suitcase.

Nick got a surprised look on his face as she said this. "How come, carrots?" He asked.

"Well I've been staying here for a couple of days now, and I don't want to wear out me welcome." She replied.

"I don't mind, Judy. You know I'm fine with you staying here." Nick said quickly.

"No, it's fine Nick. Besides, I should get back to my apartment." Judy said with a smile.

"Well… ok then. Be sure to call if you need anything." Nick said reluctantly.

"I'll be fine!" Said Judy with a laugh. "It's not like I haven't lived there before!"

"Yeah, guess I just got used to you staying here. "See you tomorrow then." He said with a smile.

"See ya tomorrow!" Judy said, leaving the apartment.

Grand Pangolin Arms, 7 p.m.

Judy walked up to her apartment, tired after the day of searching and questioning. When she got to her door, however, she paused. Looking at the door, she could see that it was slightly ajar, and signs that it had been forced open. Slipping out a can of mace from one of the pouches around her waist, she slowly pushed the door open.

Nick's apartment

Nick was just about to take a shower when his phone started to ring. Smiling as he recognized the ringtone, he answered the call. "Hey carrots, did you forget something? Or did you miss me already?" He said slyly.

"N-nick..? I..I need help." Came her voice, shaken and frail.

"Judy? Judy, what's wrong?" Nick said, quickly becoming concerned.

"Nick, someone… someone broke into my apartment." She replied shakenly.

Nick was out the door before his phone hit the floor.

Grand Pangolin Arms, 7:05 p.m.

Nick raced down the hall towards Judy's apartment to find her sitting against the wall in front of her door.

"Judy! Are you ok?" Nick said quickly, grabbing her and checking to make sure she was ok. "Did you call the Chief?"

"Y-yeah. I'm ok. I called him." She said shakily.

"What happened?" Nick said, full of concern for Judy.

"I-I got back and…" Judy simply pointed to the door.

Looking from her to the door, Nick stood up and pushed it open. "What the hell…" He said, realizing why she was so freaked out.

Judy's apartment had been completely trashed. Though the room was small and didn't have much in it, nothing had been spared. What little furniture she had was smashed to pieces. Her pictures had been thrown to the ground and stepped on. The clothes she had left there were in shreds. Her bed was destroyed beyond repair. Looking inside the small bathroom showed that the mirror inside was shattered, and anything personal was destroyed. But worst of all was what was painted in large, blood-red, letters on her wall. "THOSE THAT GO TOO FAR DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE ARE LIABLE TO LOSE THEIR HEADS! OR MAYBE THEIR THROATS…"

Nick saw all of this, then turned to pull Judy into a tight hug. She started to sniff, the cry softly into his chest. "It's going to be ok Judy, it's going to be ok…" Nick said to her, holding her close.

Chief Bogo and another officer came down the hall, stopping when they saw Nick holding Judy as she cried. Nick simply glanced at them before looking back down at Judy.

Walking up to them, Bogo looked inside Judy's apartment, then looked back at the two of them with a concerned look.

Nick got up, carrying Judy is his arms with her head still buried in his chest. "I'm going to take her back to my place." He said quietly, looking at Bogo.

Bogo nodded. "Take care of her." He said with a subdued tone.

"With my life." Nick simply said, walking past the other officer to make his way home, whispering words of comfort to Judy as she cried herself to sleep.

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Surprise! Felt like pulling another twist, but I'm sure at least one of you saw this coming.

Now some of you might have noticed a different detail, but for those of you who haven't I am going to point out that quite a few chapter's ago it was mentioned that Nick and Judy's apartment complexes are about 20 minutes away from each other. Now note the time stamps between when Judy got to her apartment, and when Nick got there. He wasn't kidding about getting there as fast as possible.

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