Bonus 2: Impossible Love
On one stormy night, inside a big luxury mansion, there was a little but gorgeous she-goat with a pinkish white fur, she was wearing a black and white french maid uniform and cleaning the house. The girl was dusting the furniture of the wealthy family where she worked while she dried some tears with her hooves. Suddenly, a huge and handsome reddish-brown fur wolf came running to the room, he was wearing an elegant black tuxedo showing his high social position.
"Mei!" the wolf called her.
"Leave me alone, master." she said without turning to see him.
"I've told you a thousand times over do not to call me 'master', just call me Gabu." he grabbed her hoof with his paw.
"Let me go!" she loosed from his paw sharply, still with her back toward him.
"Mei…"
"I'm just a maidservant, I mustn't address you by your name or pretend to be something else."
"What? Did you hear what my mother said?" he laughed, "Haha, don't listen to her, she doesn't...!"
"She's right! I'm just a stupid maid and a... a prey, I don't have to get along with your family, especially with a noble and rich predator like you."
"Mei! Don't say such nonsense, my mother is wrong, she doesn't know you like I, she only is concerned about her stupid social status and what her friends will say, but I don't care about any of that, I only care about you…"
"Enough Gabu!" the goat turned back to see him with his beautiful brown eyes, weeping, "Don't you get it? We can't be together! I mustn't…" she sobbed, " Forget about me, go away, I don't... I don't really love you!"
"Mei…" the wounded wolf said, but he wasn't going to give up so easily; Gabu put a paw on the girl's head, stroked her cheek, wiped the tears that fell down her face, took her chin and made her turn to see him, "…but I love you Mei." he said in a warm, sincere voice.
"Gabu…" said the goat, lost in his ocean eyes.
"Ugh! Puh-leez... Don't be silly, don't believe him!" said Bellwether, the sheep was watching on her mobile one of the best soap opera at the moment in Zootopia: 'Forbidden love', "Don't believe him, he only likes your pretty face! All predators are the same!" she said spitefully, not missing a single second of the melodrama.
"No, let me go!" she tried to move away from the lupine.
"No!" he said grabbing Mei by her shoulders, "Look into my eyes and swear to me that you don't love me, that you don't like me, that all the things we have lived together mean nothing to you. Go, come on! Do it and I will never bother you again."
"I…" she said timidly without being able to hold his gaze, "I don't love you."
"But say it as if you believed so, look me straight in the eye Mei! Tell me to my face!"
"Gabu... I'm not... Gabu... I... I... I can't do it!"
The maid hugged her master, still sobbing.
"Easy, Mei, there's no need to cry, mon chéri. I don't like to see you like that... well, actually I do, even crying you look beautiful."
"Gabu... you silly." she said trying not to laugh, "You're right, I could never deny what I feel for you, but... we mustn't be together. Your mother, she told me that if you chose to be with me, she will disinherit you, and you can start forgetting that she is your mother, the family fortune, the yachts, the cars, your position in your father's company, everything! I'm not, I can't let you ruin your life for me, a simple and stupid…"
The wolf shushed her by placing a finger on her snout.
"Dumb goat, I've already told you none of those things matters to me; all the money in the world neither all the other luxuries in life mean nothing if you're not with me."
"Gabu…"
"Ha, ha," the sheep laughed sarcastically, "What a generic and predictable show!" Dawn said, "For a moment I thought it would be a fresh and original idea, not the same foolish soap opera full of cheap clichés, surely the wolf just wants to have an affair with the girl and then dump her and get a prettier one, like all predators I know; Besides, this Gabu guy isn't that handsome." he said in a mocking tone.
"You are the best thing that happened to me ever, and in order to prove it to you…" the wolf kneeled down on one knee and held the girl's paw with his own, "Nothing would make me happier than to make you my wife."
"Gabu…" whispered the goat with tears in her eyes.
"What! H-h-how is this?" the mayor exclaimed, "N-n-n-n-no way! That wolf, he is going to do something else. No, it can't be, the soap opera only has a few weeks on air and he just declares his love just like that? Impossible! He's a filthy predator, he can't be... so... so... so romantic!" yelled the sheep, choked with emotion.
"I wanted to give you this at the night dinner, but if my family is not gonna support me, I don't care, I'll do it here and now."
"What?!" Bellwether exclaimed from the other side of the screen, "What is he gonna give her?"
The wolf took out a small black box, opened it showing a sumptuous silver ring, with a beautiful emerald in the shape of a four-leaf clover.
"Will you marry me, Mei?"
"Gabu…" the goat was about to cry out of happiness, "Gabu... oh Gabu…"
"Say yes, you dork!" Dawn shouted at his phone, excited.
"Yes, I will!"
"Mei... you make me the happiest wolf in the world."
"Ha, ha, Dumb Gabu, it's supposed I'm the one saying that, hee, hee!"
Both animals gazed into each other's eyes with a huge smile, the wolf tried to stand up, but the goat prevented it and stayed that way as so to keep the visual contact; Gabu placed both paws behind the female's waist and hugged her tightly, Mei laughed while the boy's face came closer and closer to her.
"Gabu…" said the goat with glazed eyes and slightly blushing.
Mei closed her eyes and the wolf did the same, slowly sniffed her neck and clung more and more to her, then, approached his snout to her chin and then up there.
"Come on, kiss her now! You filthy predator." the excited sheep ordered, moistening his lips as if she waiting for a kiss for her.
Finally, the lupine was an inch closer from her mouth, his lips were about to rub against her own in order to profess eternal love.
"Miss Bellwether!" A ram shouted as he entered the mayor's office all at once.
"What? Wah, woooo, oooohhhhhhh!"
The abrupt interruption surprised the little lamb so much she tossed into the air her cell phone by accident; in vain, she tried to catch it, but in the end, her mobile fell down the floor heavily, the noise indicated the screen had cracked. The ram wore a black suit, he was clearly one of Bellwether's bodyguards, who hurriedly approached the sheep who was staring in horror at his phone.
"Mayor, come with me, we must leave...!"
"You! Stupid, imbecile, animal, hollow head, beast, fool, my soap opera, YOU IDIOT!" Bellwether yelled furiously, "How you dare to break into my office like that?! And in the most interesting moment of that silly show, you dork! It better be an emergency because if not I gonna...!"
"Your life is in danger, Mayor!"
"What? What the heck are you talking about?"
"It was confirmed there is a wild animal in the next door building, the ZPD!"
"What the hell are you talking about!? I didn't authorize Doug... emmm, l mean, it's ridiculous!"
"It's true, and the worst thing is the police haven't been able to catch it, there are many police officers injured, even some of them have already deserted. It's a ferocious beast! It's dangerous to stay here, we must leave the town hall or your life will be in danger miss Bellwether."
"Are you nuts? First, you interrupted my soap opera, then you destroyed my phone and now this! Get out of my office before the one turning savage will be me."
"Mayor, you must believe me!" he sighed, "I didn't want to show you this, but there is no time." he took a tablet out of his suit's pocket.
"Whoopee! This will be enough to keep watching the soap!"
"Mayor, no. This is to show you a recording of station surveillance cameras, the security chief sent it to me before deserting his post. What you are about to witness is very, very disturbing."
"Oh yeah?" she said sarcastically, "Seeing is believing…"
The mobile device's screen was displaying ZPD's lobby, where some police officers were trying to stop a vicious fox.
"What, a fox? How strange, I could swear I've seen him before... Wa-wait a second! I-i-is that blood!?"
"Yes, it is! Do you believe me now? I hope it's enough for you, now we must…"
"Wait, wait, wait; he actually doesn't look very dangerous. Why couldn't they catch a single little predator like him? I'm going to fast forward it a bit to…"
"Errr, Miss Bellwether, I don't think you need to watch…"
Dawn skipped the recording until it showing the most shocking part, where the fox 'erupted violently' from the chest of the ram, covered in blood and carrying the 'intestines' of the animal in his jaws.
"AIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!"
"...that."
The little lamb dropped the tablet, cried out loud and clung to dear life to her bodyguard.
"Holy sheep! Aaahhhhh! Disgusting! What the... What the hell w-w-was that? What kind of monster was that? Turn it off, turn it off!" she yelled hysterically.
"I'm sorry but I warned you, I didn't intend to…"
"What are you waiting for? Get me outta here now, now, now!" she demanded in a high-pitched voice.
"Right away, mayor."
The ram wanted to escort the little lamb, but she only clung tighter to him and trembled horrified; in order not to lose any more time, he ran out of the mayor's office carrying her in his hooves.
'Mutton chops! I didn't think predators would become that violent with the serum... Damn it, Doug!' the sheep thought, 'Why did you shoot a predator so close the ZPD and the worst, so close to me!? I told you hundreds of times don't act on your own. If this is one of your jokes or experiments, I'll be the one taking your guts out... Yuck! Gross! I can't get rid of that mental image. I won't be able to keep watching my soap in peace, precisely in kissy part! Just when I was starting to like that silly show, this happens. I didn't think the Night howlers could cause so much damage, I'll have to suspend the attacks for a while. It's all your fault, Doug!'
The ram ran until he reached the main door of the town hall and left the place with the Zootopia mayor, who was still shivering in fear.
Author's notes
Hello and sorry for taking so long to update! Originally, I'd wanted to publish the Bonus 2 and the Chapter 10 the same day, but I have been very busy. But don't worry, I also publish a little preview of the next chapter. I hope you have loved the previous bonus chapter (please, tell me you understood that reference) and enjoy the preview one!
Chapter 10 Preview: Bogo's Payback
Nick had to get out of the station as soon as possible, but it was practically impossible because Chief Bogo had warned all the police about a savage fox wandering around the ZPD and with the order of capturing him at all costs. Even so, while the vulpine was making his way to one of the exits, several police officers were mobilized. With great caution and discretion, he slipped away unseen, as he looked out the door leading to the police parking lot, Nick noticed the car park has been guarded by several officers in riot gear.
The fox cursed for himself and returned quickly but discreetly where he came from. Suddenly, his left ear was raised when he heard a trigger being pulled a few feet behind him; not thinking twice, he jumped into the left hall evading darts that bounced against the wall.
"Dang it, I almost hit him! Follow me, rookie!" said a huge rhinoceros holding a tranquilizer gun.
"But Mr. McHorn" mentioned a ram as big as he, "We must warn everyone! Chief Bogo ordered don't act for our own…"
"There is no time! Also, he's cornered. Draw your gun and if he tries something, shoot him in the chest without hesitation, understood?"
In fact, Nick had fled into a dead-end corridor, and when he turned around, he saw two police officers pointing at him with their weapons, he raised both paws, showed his claws and fangs and roared like a wild animal.
"Rooooarrrrrr…"
"Enough Wilde! We already know you're just pretending, aren't we... rookie?"
The ram dropped his gun and stood behind McHorn, shivering.
"Rookie!"
"I'm so sorry, but that snarl and his bloody shirt scared me, sir"
"It's just catsup! Geez, I can't believe how they accepted you in the ZPD."
"Put your paws up, Wilde! Approach slowly order to cuff and muzzle you, don't make this harder than it already is, son."
Nick clenched his fist, then took a deep breath to calm himself and changed his expression showing a sadness and concern face.
"Officer, I'm afraid I can't do that." confessed as he walked slowly toward the rhino, "I need to get out of here and look for officer…"
"Put your paws up already or I'll shoot you! You already have caused a panic and you have ridiculed the whole department just for Hopps."
"I don't have time for this! If you're going to shoot me, just do...! Ugh!"
Remorseless, McHorn fired a dart into the fox's chest, who writhed in pain but kept moving toward the officer.
"You don't understand!" the canid exclaimed, trying not to lose consciousness, "I need to see Carrots before she'll do something she'll regret!" he said still moving on.
"Sorry son, you don't leave me another option, nothing personal, kiddo."
The rhino shot another dart into Nick's body, who fell to his knees and began to breathe with difficulty.
"Please!" he raised his paws, pleading, "I need to find... her…"
Finally, the canid collapsed due to the tranquilizing's effect.
"Is he already unconscious?" questioned the ram with fear.
"Yeah, it's actually a very powerful sedative, I'm surprised it I haven't knocked him out before. Poor fool, Hopps praised this fox, she didn't stop talking how important he was to crack missing mammals case. I can't believe all the troubles this guy got into just for, meh, a girl."
The rhino approached to check Nick's body, knelt down and called for his partner.
"Hey rookie, come here and learn how to feel for pulses, we'll have to call an ambulance if the fox doesn't breathe."
The ram approached more confident and bent down to see the predator asleep.
"See this, rookie?" turned to him, "In order to check vital signs you have to... Aaahhhh? Argh!"
"Arrrrghhhhhhh!"
In the blink of an eye Nick grabbed the rhino's tongue and drove a tranquilizer dart into it, then stabbed the ram's feet with another dart, the very same darts the rhinoceros had shot at him; Officer McHorn groaned in pain and took it off as fast as he could.
"Curse you, Wilde, you were just pretending! But how!? I shot you!"
The fox stood up slowly with a smug smile on his face, unbuttoned his shirt revealing he had carried Goodwool's bulletproof vest.
"It's called a hustle, sweetheart!" he replied, pinching the rhino's cheek, "Nothing personal, officer. If you don't mind, I have an appointment with a dumb bunny. Ciao"
"You bastard!" the rhinoceros tried to throw a jab but reacted slowly by the tranquilizer's effect.
The fox turned around and walked away slowly.
"Since the parking lot's exit is blocked." said the canid aloud, "I see I'll have to get out of here through the dining room's emergency door."
The fox looked both ways of the corridor and ran quickly but cautiously.
"Attention... all units…" the ram muttered to his radio on the floor, trying not to fall asleep, "...the... fox... the dining room... everyone ... catch that... bastard... at the dining room... Over... and out…" said losing consciousness completely.
ZPD's dining room was a huge salon with dozens of tables and hundreds of chairs of different sizes; above them, there were abandoned remains of food, cutlery, plates, trays and even some liquids spilled on the floor. It had many big ceiling lights and the walls lacked windows, the place looked like an old dining room for prisoners, or even a dungeon because of the lack of natural light, ventilation and a depressing aspect. The fox walked quickly and when he didn't see anyone, increased his speed as he pushed and scrambled every object in front of him, scattered the tables, spread out the wasted food and some water glasses wet the room's floor.
The exit was a few steps ahead, but his senses were sharpened immediately; in a swift movement he took two trays, a saucepan and hid under a table; a pair of darts flew over the fox while he wore the iron pot as some kind of makeshift helmet.
"There he is!" a horse bellowed.
"Shhhh... Shoot!" the fox cursed.
End of Preview - See ya next update!
