Alright guys, I have some announcements for you all. First off, I'm really enjoying this beautiful fall weather going on right now storms and all, that it's really been amazing to soak it in. Second, I found a way to use songs in the fanfic without getting in trouble. (All songs, unoriginal puns, and quotes in this fanfic serve as educational and entertainment purposes only.) Third, I'll tell you guys after this chapter, so, see you on the flipside…
Love In The Open; Chapter 9 (Flipside Conclusion): Going Berserk
Sonic was sitting in the rifle seat of Gazelle's limo right behind Gazelle. (In case you were
wondering, the "rifle" seat is the seat right behind the shotgun/passenger seat of the car.) Nick
called earlier right before they left to say that his car broke down so he had to get Silver and
Judy on the nearest bus to the Cash Cow Restaurant. "So, why is Nick not on the bus with
them?" Justin asked, who was sitting in the seat next to Sonic. Gazelle was sitting in shotgun
(obviously) and her head was turned towards the window. Because Gazelle's headrest blocked
Justin's and Sonic's view of her, they naturally assumed she was gazing at the city. If there was
an extra seat closer to shotgun in the limo, at least one of them would see that they are wrong.
Gazelle's head was actually lowered down in thought and confusion. She was very fortunate to
and blessed with what she had, and she wanted to make sure that animals who had less were
shown love, compassion, and confidence every time they thought of her. She had so much, and
yet, she hardly had too many actual friends. Oh sure, she had those followers on Tweeter or
Zootube that liked a comment or music video, but to her, it didn't feel the same as actually being
shown that kindness that she does her best to show to others. "Well, Nick had to borrow the car
from his grandma because the police car had to be in the shop." Gazelle overheard Sonic say,
apparently in a conversation with Justin she wasn't aware of, nor did she care. She turned her
ear towards the backseat where she heard the two talk about something else. "So, what's this
'PBJ breakfast roll' you were talking about?" Sonic was asking Justin. "Oh well, it's kind of like
a breakfast burrito, but it comes with crunchy peanut butter and jelly inside, so they give away
the extra large milk for free." Justin replied. "Well, what chef came up with that idea?" Sonic
asked his new wolf friend. "Actually it was 'Zelle here who came up with the idea." Justin said,
pointing at the seat in front of Sonic. "One of the things we did on our first date was make like
we were chefs in Gazelle's house and one of her ideas was a peanut butter jelly sandwich in a
burrito shell." "You don't say?" Sonic replied back. "Yeah. You know Sonic, the Cash Cow
actually accepted the recipe after we gave it to them that night, and they also…" "Gave the
proceeds to the Horns Protection Fund for the Needy yes I know Justin, I own that charity and
so did my father." Gazelle interrupted. She didn't mean to snap at either one of them, but a lot
was going on in her mind lately. She was lucky that the two were continuing their conversation
unphased, because she couldn't bear to lose her two closest friends. Hopefully the time at
Cash Cow would ease her mind.
Timeskip, about 20 minutes later.
There was an extra seat in between Sonic and Justin that Nick fitted pretty comfortably in. Not
a tight squeeze but not a loose fish in terms of seating. "So, you borrowed your grandma's car
and then it broke down?" Justin asked Nick. "Well, yes and no." Nick now turned to Sonic to
see a confused look on his face. "You see, your pal Tails was going to stay behind and try to fix
the car, but I didn't want him touching up anything on it being borrowed and all. So, I,
maybe…accidentally put the wrong type of fluid in the car." "What?!" A very perplexed Sonic
and Justin shouted simultaneously. "Yeah, I kind of forgot Tails was also a
good mechanic and I didn't want to leave Judy and Silver waiting, also, there were only two
open seats left on the bus." Nick went on to say. These weren't excuses made by the
con-turned-cop, but actual facts. "I'd better go see if Tails is ok really quick." Sonic offered, but
Nick objected again. "Why don't you just call him on your phone?" "First off, my friend might
need my help, and I'm definitely not going to ignore him. Second, my phone is still charging in
the car from all those selfies I took at the mall and the bowling alley last night." Sonic motioned
towards his phone which was connected towards a mobile car charger. Justin was just wanting
it to be a nice calm ride in the car, so he offered a suggestion to his hedgehog friend.
"Look Sonic, I'll call Tails, alright. He's gonna be a little late anyway…" "Thanks, but I'm pretty
sure today you're gonna be seeing why I'm the fastest thing alive." Sonic quipped as he opened
the door of the car, tuck-and-rolled, then ran off to find his friend. This left Gazelle trying to
piece the puzzle even moreso. Both showed love to her in various ways in her life. Justin was
the type of guy who showed love through words. How he phrased things. He was the friend
who knew exactly what to say and how to say it in order to encourage someone when they were
going through a tough time or challenge. His actions weren't exactly as bold or heroic as
Sonic's, but he was always there when his friends needed him. Sonic on the other hand, was a
really good speaker, maybe not always having the most advanced vocabulary, but also said
what he wanted to say really well. While Justin best showed his love through speaking love, to
Sonic, love is something that is best proven not just said. Anyonecan say loving things, but it's
a different thing entirely to prove one's loyalty, one's love in the rough-and-tough situations of
them all. That, was Sonic's thing. Gazelle had seen a lot of good reasons to pick either one as
the holder of her heart, but a heart in the wrong hands can be left broken, and if not broken,
scarred. For life.
Timeskip about 20 minutes later.
"Where could those guys be?" Sonic asked, tapping his foot along the pavement of the
restaurant. He proved true to his word on being the fastest thing alive, meeting Tails on the curb
where the car broke down in 2 seconds after he tuck-and-rolled out of Gazelle's limo and
(after finding that Tails didn't have the right tools for fixing the car) rushed him to the Cash Cow
in less than 1 second. The two were waiting for the limo to show up and they were getting
bored fast. "How much longer do you think it's gonna take for them to get here?" Sonic was
impatiently asking his kitsune friend. "Now now Sonic, I know you're in love with Gazelle, but
I'm sure she's fine." Tails answered with a sly grin on his face. Normally Sonic would throw in
some excuse proving otherwise, but what the kitsune said was true this time. "Ok
Tails, you're right this time." Tails smiled in a content state of excitement for his friend. There
were some differences between the blur and Gazelle, as well as similarities. Sonic was actually
born into a more "average" life setting. His family wasn't very rich or popular, but they weren't
poor either. Sonic's parents both died when Sonic was about 13, but more on that in another
chapter. Gazelle was always blessed, but Sonic had to work for what he had. He saved his
world from Eggman and other villains countless times. Outside of saving the world, Sonic also
proved his worth as an athlete by winning various medals at the Olympic Games, being one of
the best basketball players on his rec team (the Mobius Knights), and he also proved to be a
loyal friend thick and thin. Lately however, Sonic began to question why he had to prove himself
to being with. Or, in other words, what was the point of him being this "legend" everyone
aspired to be. "But, she's in love with somebody else." Sonic admitted with a slight frown on his face.
"Justin?" Tails asked. "Justin." Sonic confirmed. "Maybe you should tell her how you feel. I
never saw her in person save for last night, but going off of what I heard from others and what
you were telling me
last night, she's very approachable." Tails said. "You haven't been there like I have Tails. If
I did that now, that would be me doing it for me. Gazelle might not be too happy to pick
favorites. I'm not going to go that low and cause more trouble." Sonic replied back. "But Sonic,
aren't you always the one that just rushes in and proves anyone and everyone wrong when they
challenge you?" "Yes Tails, I may be, but I may not be what she wants. She might actually
prefer Justin over me, and that's fine with me." "Sonic, I know you're trying to find your purpose
here, but I know with how off your game you've been lately, you deserve a win." "I'm not the
one who decides who wins her heart Tails. If she chooses Justin, fine with me, if she can make
her happy again, fine. I'll still be there for her though when she needs me." "And if she chooses
you Sonic?" Sonic paused for a second in their little debate. Sonic never quite thought about
that before. "Then that will be fine too. I can't be doing those military-esque trips to Mobius and
back to protect the world, and that might be something we'd talk about, but no matter who she
chooses in the end, I'll still be her friend Tails." "Awweeeee" "Was that you Tails?" Sonic asked
his longtime bff. "That wasn't me Sonic." Tails responded. Sonic then turned around to see
Justin and Nick making the "awes" happen. "Ok you two, what really took you so long?" Sonic
quipped. "Well forgive me if my car's not fast enough for you Sonic." Gazelle quipped from
behind. "You seemed a little quiet in the car. What was going on?" Sonic asked. "Oh, nothing.
I don't want to talk about it right now." Gazelle said, with her head hung low. "Well, if there's
any way I can help you, then just ask." Sonic offered. "It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just
have a tough time figuring out how to tell you." Gazelle said, with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"Alright then, I understand." Sonic knew that now wasn't the time to be rushing into her
personal problems; although ironically enough, Sonic actually felt compelled to tell her his
situation. Knowing how somewhat annoying it can be to be as vulnerable as she was right now,
Sonic decided that his concern for her was something to be talked about later. The two friends
embraced for a while before a third voice interrupted. "Whoa, how did Silver get here before
us?" Tails asked. Nick, not wanting to break up the friendly moment between the hedgehog
and the gazelle, replied for Sonic. "My car broke down first, so I'm thinking the bus already took
them there before we got here." Tails was pointing at Silver and Judy, who appeared to be in
some form of small talk in Cash Cow. "Well, let's go in and find out then." Sonic asked, finally
breaking up from the embrace. "Wait a minute guys, who said we had to do it like that?" Justin
interrupted. The others turned around to see Justin holding a box that contained hipster
clothes. "Since we have had enough fun with SonElle here, let's have a little fun with this.
Sonic, you got a phone on you?" Sonic pulled out a smartphone, indicating Justin that he did
have one. "Good, we'll go on instinct here. Find something that they think is cool, then let's
have fun with it." "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Gazelle asked her wolf friend, not wanting
to get caught in anything embarrassing. "Oh come on 'Zelle, how bad can it be?"
The five, sneaking in with hipster attire on, sneaked up to Silver and Judy's table undetected as
they overheard what seemed like a very romantic conversation. "Follow my lead when I flash a
finger, ok?" Everyone nodded in confirmation with the statement. "So Silver, what do you enjoy
doing in your spare time?" Sonic heard Judy asked. Sonic was wearing a black motorcycle
vest and had a golden dollar necklace on his neck as well as smooth polarized shades to finish
it off. "Now?" Sonic asked Justin, who was wearing a lime-green t-shirt and had his naturally
grey mullet painted black. "Not yet."
Timeskip
Justin finally flashed Sonic the signal to hit the record button right after Judy asked Silver if he
had a girlfriend, which felt like unusual timing to Sonic, but he decided to roll along with it. "I
understand, so what do you think we're gonna do about finding those wolves?" Justin flashed
the signal again, and everyone howled in front of Sonic's phone (which he turned around for
everyone to be in it) and by the time Judy and Silver saw what was going on, Sonic hit stop and
posted the video to Zootube while Silver and Judy were preoccupied with trying to get back into
their conversation. "Did you see the looks on their faces? That had to be the most priceless
expression I've ever seen." Nick said, who flashed a necklace made of rhinestones and wore a
fedora that clashed rather handsomely with his signature polo and sunglasses. Gazelle (in a
hot pink t-shirt with a rainbow hawaiian lei draped over her horns) later accompanied the
taunting with her own happy laughter and her own taunt. "Nick, that was
really priceless. I hope you got the picture." "I did way better than that Gazelle. I CAUGHT
THE WHOLE THING ON VIDEO AND JUST SENT IT TO ZOOTUBE!" Sonic flared up the
room with that bold statement. There was only two dark spots hidden in the room, and those
two were Judy Hopps and Silver the Hedgehog, whose grey and white complexions were
colored pink with embarrassment. "Enough Sonic, can't you see we're busy here?" Justin finally
decided that the finale of their prank needed to come soon if they were going to be able to eat at
all, so he decided to end it here and now. "Busy doing what," Justin grabbed his smartphone,
flicked it to the video and counted the views on it. "getting us all a million views in a single
second?" "Whooooooooooooooa!" everybody shouted simultaneously. Then everybody
decided that now would be a good time to get what they came for, so they waited in the
somewhat crowded like for their food. "Hang on guys, hold up." Nick said, holding his arm up to
stop the group. They stopped immediately when they saw Nick point to someone right in front
of him in line. "Nick, what's up?" Gazelle asked. Nick didn't respond, he just simply tapped the
eagle on the wing.
Chorus of BZRK by Family Force 5 plays.
The golden eagle turned around to reveal sunglasses on his face, which he immediately took off
after recognizing Nick. After that, the two pulled themselves into a bro-hug and whispered some
kind of chant into each others ears. "Uh guys, you guys aren't hailing Hydra over here are
you?" Sonic asked curiously from the line. Nick turned, along with his golden eagle friend,
towards the line. "Guys, this is a very special friend of mine. Lieutenant Kevin Zadock
Eagleton of S.W.E.A.T. Or KZ for short." The golden eagle flashed a golden smile and shook
everyone's hand/paw. "Hey, nice to meet you all. I didn't know Nickster here had the nerve to
post an awesome vid like that."
Timeskip...15 minutes later
"So, what would we call ourselves?" Justin asked, thoroughly enjoying a PBJ burrito. The five
were now reclining at a bar (Don't get any ideas, it's not an alcohol bar. The kind where you sit
at and place your food at. There's no beer/wine/alcohol drinks in Zootopia) munching on food
and cracking all sorts of funny conversations. "How about KZ and the Flurries?" Nick
suggested, having some fun with his eagle pal. "Na na na, we gotta put all of us into this man.
Here's an idea. What do we all like?" KZ suggested. "Well, we're furry. There's five of us, and
when we come together, we're a force to be reckoned with." Justin said. "Wait, I got it. How
about the Furry Force 6." "Furry Force 6?" Sonic wasn't really getting the tone of this new
nickname. "Furry Force 6? Really Nick? That's the best you can come up with?" Gazelle said,
obviously agreeing with the blur. "Hang on, I like where he's going with this. But how about
Furry Force 5, instead of Furry Force 6." KZ offered. "But how would you still be in it?" Nick
said. He was right though. There were actually 6 of them (counting KZ), not 5. "Hey, we'll still
have you in man, you're cool with us." Justin said, then later pounded his fist on the wooden
bar like a gavel. "All those in favor of allowing KZ into Furry Force 5, say 'yo.'" All five of them
"yo'ed" of course, officially allowing KZ into the club. "I'd love to raise my drink in celebration,
but this lemonade is too sour, I'll be right back." Sonic said, walking around towards where
there were some sugar packets. "I'll raise my glass for you buddy." Tails offered. Everyone
cheered, toasted, and held their glasses high. "'So KZ, what is the S.W.E.A.T.?" Tails asked.
"It stands for Sky, Water, Earth, Air and Tree Surveillance. We basically handle the cases that
the ZPD usually can't handle on their own." "I see, so, what cases are you working on?" Tails
asked. All eyes in the room were on Tails, except Sonic's who was trying to get sugar for his
lemonade. "Whoops, sorry everyone." Tails apologized. He forgot that it wasn't smart to ask
an officer about his business in public. "S.W.E.A.T. business only, go back to your food." KZ
said, everybody complied and KZ then whispered something to Tails. "I'm actually investigating
a series of food poisoning crimes that are involving sugar. We are currently trying to track which
one's have the highest poison rating so that we can find the company and shut down their
production." "Any idea what company it is?" Tails whispered. "We narrowed it down to three.
For some reason, the poisonings have been mainly happening in restaurants like this. These
guys, whoever they are, might get bold enough to start spreading their poison to everyone else."
Silver wanted to join in the conversation too. "That's funny, I was investigating some wolf
attacks on the Gazelle concert. Do you think they might have something to do with it?" "Could
be, but we won't be sure until…" As if on cue, Sonic started screaming in the highest amount of
pain as he was seen clutching his head rather tightly. "We found it!" KZ shouted. The
remaining Furry Force 5 members rushed around Sonic. "Get back, he needs air!" Gazelle
shouted, as the rest of the crowd quickly dispersed out of the eatery. "Can you hear me
Sonic?!" Gazelle asked panickedly. She didn't want to see anyone in pain, much less her new
best friend. She wondered what could've caused such pain and such migraines, especially
when he was feeling perfectly fine earlier that morning. KZ put some sugar packets inside his
pocket as evidence. "Nick, call Chief Bogo. I'll bet someone else is already calling 3-1-1." KZ's
prediction was correct as he saw Gazelle as the one frantically giving out information to the
emergency number for Zootopia. "Also, we gotta get Judy and Silver out of there. The more
witnesses the Chief sees, the more likely this case is cracked. LET'S GO!" KZ shouted.
Whoa, CLIFFHANGER! Some of you are thinking, why not flipside when Nick and KZ get Silver and Judy? Because that's how the next chapter starts off with. Anyhow, sorry for not updating. This story is NOT DEAD! But if you do see me slacking, it's not because I want to, but most likely because I'm focused on other stuff in life. So, review how you liked both sides of the first of my flipside chapters. Also, who is your favorite Zootopia character (Zootopia is owned by Disney, not by me.) Is it Judy, Nick, Gazelle, or is it somebody else in this urban jungle? Also, when Sonic said "You guys aren't hailing Hydra here, are you?" That is a play on the popular Marvel catchphrase "Hail Hydra." and again, I do not own Marvel or their catchphrases. Disney actually owns Marvel too. Final announcement here. There is going to be a sequel to "Love in the Open" but I don't exactly have an idea on what to call it. All I do know is that I currently am calling it "The Resistance" but I want to see if any of you have better ideas for it. Also (real final announcement) the song BZRK is owned by Family Force 5 and KB, I do not own any unoriginal content in my fanfic. Only my ideas, story, and OC's are fine. Until next time, this is LoveandEdify saying "Peace out, and I hope you enjoy my story."