Judy was still in shock of what just happened. She had almost lost her best friend, and he had almost…hurt her. She still couldn't believe what had happened. But, when she looked up and saw Nick's piercing green eyes looking back down at her, she knew that everything would be alright. She held Nick tighter, pressing against him. Nick responded by holding her tighter.
"I told you, Carrots. Everything is going to be alright," Nick whispered.
Judy chuckled softly. "I'm so proud of you, Nick. You fought against it!"
Nick smiled as he kissed the top of Judy's head. "I know, but you helped me."
Suddenly, the door knob started to turn and Judy jumped away from Nick. "Quick, act like you're going to hurt me!"
Nick looked at her in horror. "What? No!"
Judy grabbed his arm and stared him in the eye. "Do it."
As the door opened, Nick went on all fours and started to growl at Judy. She responded by backing up against the wall and started to hyperventilate. Saul walked in and just stared at them.
"Huh, I had noticed that it was quiet, and I thought you had killed the rabbit already."
Nick turned to Saul, growling. Saul just laughed and said coldly, "I'll come back and check up on you. By then, I want her dead."
As Saul closed the door, Nick pounced on him, but hit the closed door. Judy let out a breath she had been holding.
"What are we going to do now? He wants me dead!"
Nick turned to her and sighed. "Well I'm not going to hurt you, so we have to escape."
"But how?" Judy asked, her eyes growing wide with fear.
Nick opened his arms and she ran into them, hugging Nick. He held her and kissed her forehead.
"I'm a criminal mastermind, remember?"
Judy chuckled. "That was before you met me, silly. Now you're a cop!"
Nick just smiled. "I'll get us out of here…somehow."
An idea struck him. "I got it!" Judy pulled away to look at Nick.
"What is it?"
Nick smirked. "Okay, you're going to scream like I just bit you, and when Saul comes to check up on us, we'll squeeze through the door. It will work, I know it will."
Judy was skeptic. "Whatever you say…"
Nick nodded at her. "Now."
Judy took a deep breath and screamed. "Please, Nick, no! Ah!"
Nick smiled at her and grasped her hand. "Now we wait," he whispered.
Just as Nick predicted, the door opened ever so slightly. Saul poked his head in, and Nick took the chance to run, pulling Judy with him. They made it out of the door and ran to the window they had come in, dodging grizzlies left and right.
"Carrots, jump!" he exclaimed, pushing Judy out the window.
She jumped out and rolled down the hill. When she finally stopped rolling, she looked at the window, waiting for Nick to tumble out. He never did. Back in the cabin, Bruce was choking Nick.
"So, thought you could escape, huh?" Bruce taunted.
Nick scrambled to get away, but the grip was too tight, so he did the first thing that popped in his head. He bit Bruce. Bruce dropped Nick and Nick took the chance to jump out the window. He narrowly missed being caught by Bruce again and tumbled out the window, joining Judy at the bottom of the hill.
"Nick, you made it! I thought I lost you!"
Nick stood up quickly. "Can't get rid of me that easily. Now, come on, we have to get to the police station!"
They began to run away from the cabin and towards the tunnel leading out of the Rainforest District. Nick head the grizzlies running after them, but he just kept going, making sure Judy was always a step ahead of him. When they reached the tunnel, Nick ran towards the squad car and they jumped in. Judy started the car and they made their escape.
When they were gone, Judy took this time to cheer. "Yes! We did it!"
Instead of joining Judy in the celebration, Nick was thinking about what had happened to him. He had become intoxicated by that evil flower and he almost hurt Judy. I wonder what it would have been like…to hurt her… Nick quickly shook his head and got rid of that thought. Where had that come from? He thought he had gotten rid of all those thoughts. But, apparently, part of the flower was still in his system. He had to continue fighting it…for Judy.
"Nick, are you okay?" Judy asked.
He turned to her and faked a smile. "Huh? Oh yeah, perfectly fine. Let's just get back to the station so I can get some of Clawhauser's donuts."
Judy giggled and turned back to the road. Nick faced the window, and his smile faded. He could do this, and as long as Judy was with him, he could do anything.