When Nick closed the door, he found out the door had no real lock, just a wall chain lock. "I guess there is no real need for privacy when you have these many mammals under one…I guess floor." He said. He just places his back on the door and slid down it. Nick pulled out his phone and looked at his mother's number, "how am I going to start, 'hey mom, long time no see, oh why am I calling, no reason, I just felt like calling and seeing how you're doing, yeah I know we haven't talked for a few years, but hey.' No, 'hi mom. It's your boy, Nicky. It has just been so long and I wanted to see you.' Yeah, no. maybe this was a mistake." Nick said, then he looks at his phone ready to turn it off, that was until he noticed he already hit call, "aaahh!" he throws his phone in the air, and kept fumbling it, "Nononononono." He said and the got a firm grip, but right before canceling the call.

"Nicky is that you?" asked a voice, and then a fox was then shown on his phone. "oh, Nicky, it really is you." He then sees the fox tearing up.

"hey mom, it been a while." He said laughing nervously.

Her face turned to one of anger, "it has been more than a while, you have not said a word to anyone for the last five years, what do you have to say for yourself!" she yelled.

"Yeah, I know, the only reason I didn't say anything was that …well, my little activates were catching up to me." He said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah, 'little activate'. I know exactly what that means." She said.

"Yeah, well, I have changed on what those activates are now." He said.

"or really, and what might that be?"

"well…" he said getting up and rummaging in his bag looking for something, "this." He said holding up his police badge.

"*gasp* Nicky, are you a…"

"yes, I am. 100% bona fide cop." He said with pride.

"Oh, aunt Skye come quick, oh right she's went to sleep early."

"you're over at Grauntys?" he asked.

"not just me, your aunts Trish and Linda." She said.

"really, and where are they?" he asked.

"late night grocery shopping. I stayed behind, to for our sister's night." She said. "you don't have to worry about that. Anyways, I HAVENT HEARD FROM YOU IN SO LONG, AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HEAR FROM YOU!"

Nick flinched from the sudden outburst. "well you see, I wanted to call you before my graduation, but I thought you might not want anything from me because of how long I was gone for."

You see the vixen anger disappear, "then why did you call now?"

"well." He said looking away from the camera while with his free paw grabbed a cookie, "these." He said showing her.

"?" she had a confused look on her face.

"after taking one bit, I had a memory, of after the time after the…after the ranger scouts." He sees his mother put on a conserved and sad face, "when I came home, you had blueberry muffin ready for me for getting in, but you know." He said. "the thing was, these cookies tasted so much like thoughts muffins, but I don't know why." He said.

"who made it? It doesn't look like a store-bought cookie."

"hum? Oh no, it was actually made by my partner's mother. You see I'm outside of Zootopia right on a mission with my partner, were staying here for the time being." Nick was trying to give as little as possible to his mother about the situation, seeing as she has not caught up with everything, and he really doesn't really want to get into another conversation he wasn't ready for right now.

"Oh, then I would have to guess that its only something a mother can do, you see, a mother always cooks with love for our children." She said.

"love." He said. "then she must have so much love for all her children." He said. "anyways, I really want to say, thank you for everything, I know it weird for me to say that, but." You see a small tear, "I know I was never the easiest to raise after the scouts, but you were always there for me, it was only just now that I spending time with my partners family did I figure I was always treating you for granted. And I'm sorry about that." He said.

You see she's tearing up as well, "I always know that after the scout you were going to be different, I wasn't expecting you to change so much, but I had to be strong, and see if you would go back, but there was never a time I once I stop loving and worrying about you." She said.

"thank mom." He said, "and like I said, I'm a cop, so I have to wake up early, so I have to go to bed, so…" he said wiping his eye.

"right, your aunts should be back soon, but before you go, place call me again soon, I really do want to catch up on your life." she said wiping her eyes herself.

"sure, I'll call tomorrow."

"thank you Nicky, love you." She said.

"love you too." He said waving before hanging up. "ok, there should be a bathroom around the corner." Nick said digging in his bag for his toothbrush and toothpaste.

Unknown to him, there was bunny outside the door. But then left before Nick opened the door.

"it should be this way." He said taking a turn. And almost running into Judy. "what are you doing?" he asked.

"just checking on you after that cookie." She said with some concern in her voice.

"I'm fine, look at me I'm fine." He said.

"ok then." She said. Then her face adopted a smug look, "but anyway, because it looks like I won, let's wait until we're done with this case for you to pay up."

"I won't say you won, but sure, I'll pay up. Any who, I really do need to get to bed, but I have to brush my teeth's first, so if you don't mind." He said.

"Oh right, go on right ahead I will not stop you." She said stepping aside.

"Oh, and before I forget, did you get your stuff, because I couldn't find it in my room?"

"Yeah, I got it while you getting your makeover." She said.

"you're not going to let that go, are you?" he asked.

Judy pulls out her phone and shows it to him, "you tell me."

"I will find a way to ears that."

"good luck, it's most likely in everyone phone. So, if you want to be in debt forever, I wouldn't think of it, well if this is the last time I see you today, night Nick." Judy said and walked back to the dining area.

"ha, you're talking to a fox how use to make $200 in a day from nothing, getting one pic deleted from everyone's phone does sound like a challenge, but I think I can do it before we leave." He said. "well that's a problem for another day. Right now, I need to get ready for bed." He said.

One trip to and from the bathroom.

"ok, let's see. Underground, so I don't need my mask. Somewhat of sizeable bad. And have a great sleepwear, look like I'm ready." He said getting ready. "hum, you know, since I'm here, and Judy's next door, I guess if she really needs me in the morning, then she can wake me up." He said turning off his phone and setting on the dresser. He then gets into bed, "I have a feeling today was nothing compared to what's going to happen for the enticer time I'm here…*yawn*here in Bunnyburrow." He said knocking out.

In the morning.

'that was some crazy dream. What was with all the white, gray, and brown worm snow I was under, it was so soft and it was even worm for some resin. Oh well, I wonder what time it is. Should turn on my phone.' He was about to move, but found some pressure holding it down. "what the?" he said finally opening his eyes. Not even the strongest coffee could wake him like the sight in front of him. All he sees are nothing but small bunny's ether cuddling or curled against him. "what's going on?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing." Nick looked over. And saw Judy leaning on the adjacent door with her phone out. "and there's another pitcher." She said, "be ready in an hour, we have some work to do." She said losing the door.

"what no, Carrots help, Judy." He said.

And with that, another chapter over and done with. I seem to be lagging on posting chapters, I'll try and improve on that, and I'm trying Grammarly, so tell me if its better.

Word of the day.

Pro rata (pro ra-ta)

Adverb

proportionately according to an exactly calculable factor (such as a share or liability)

that's it for me, until next time. Red Omega out, Peace!