Good day to you all. In this, the latest installment to my FanFic, we have intrigue, and mystery, and even some surprise romance? Who could it be? Find out ;)

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Nick's POV

"Come on, Judy. You can't go. Stay with me Judy. Dammit stay with me." I scream out as my paws press hard on her open wound. I stare down, unsure whether or not to fix the gunshot or the claw marks. Both were bleeding, and they were bleeding a lot.

"Please Judy. Please!" I scream out.

'Where did it go wrong?'

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24 hours earlier

I see Selina after Judy mentions her name, so I turn around with a smile on my muzzle, and that is when a dark blue Jaguar comes out of the shadows behind her. I see him and tense up, ready to grab both girls and run, but then I see the gun, in Selina's paw.

I hold my paws up and stand in front of Judy to protect her if worse came to worse.

"Hey there, kiddo. What're you doing with that?" I ask her. As I look closer, I see that the gun is my emergency standard issue from the ZPD. I silently curse, then I take on a calm, cool smile.

"Is everything okay?" I ask her, trying anything to get her to talk. She does nothing for a moment, then she pulls the gun up and aims it right at me. Her face is cold and rigid. An expression I had only seen once before on it. The expression of a murderer.

"Whoa, I don't wanna cause any trouble here. I just wanna know what is going on." I say, my paws still in the air. Suddenly, the jaguar speaks up, his accent heavily tropic, definitely rainforest.

"You see, sir, she will not listen. I have asked her not to." He smiles at me, and I look him over. He is twice my size, with a fairly muscular build, one that naturally occurs in predators. He is in a pitch black suit with a snow white tie, and he holds himself high, with perfect posture and a superiority complex.

"Who are you?" I ask him straight out, which brings a small smile to his muzzle. He shakes his head as he glances down. He then looks back up and meets my gaze, his eyes a piercing ice blue, a stark contrast to my own emerald pools.

"You would never recognize my name, but I will tell you anyway. Seeing as it may be the last thing you ever hear. I am Lucifer Silas Dane, a chief saint at the National college of Religious History and Philosophy. However, if you must call me anything, you may call me Dane, Saint Dane." He takes a small bow, emphasizing his point of regality. He then gestures to Selina

"This young ward has fallen into my latest study. You see, I have been researching the idea of mental manipulation for quite some time. After all, religion is the most successful version of mental control." he continues, never breaking eye contact.

"In my time, I have developed a mixture of neurotoxins and hypnosis that places any mammal I can inject, under my control. Now, you may be asking why I am telling you all this. It's actually rather simple, Officer Wilde…" he then glares deep into my soul and I can feel pure fear. 'How does he know my name!'

I turn to look at Judy and I see the same fear that I feel in her eyes. I turn back and he is smiling.

"Yes, Officer, I know who you are. I have known of your operation for a month now. If you'll recall, you two, along with this young ward, were kitnapped." he says, gesturing again to Selina. "The crazed scientist involved is currently locked in a holding cell, still awaiting sentencing after his trial. I was witness to that trial, and I saw you for what you really were." He then turns and begins to pace, all while Selina keeps her gun trained on me.

"Of course I could never be sure, so about a week ago, I met this young one and I just couldn't resist. I took her in and gave her my special brew. The hypnosis and injections took all of four hours to plant, then, not even six hours after, did I have your badges in my paw." He then pulls out two main commission ZPD badges, one emblazoned with 'Hopps,' while the other proudly showed 'Wilde.' I can feel my own breath catch in my throat. He chuckles at my reaction and keeps on going.

"You see, Officers, you were out to catch the killer of all interspecies couples. When the fact is, the killers are not even alive. their last order is always to kill themselves, and that is what is going to happen here. I will have you two killed and then young Selina will end her own life. All I am guilty of is disposing of the bodies, or in the last case, just the last body. I admit to sloppiness due to being found out before I had time to move the others." He then stops right in front of us and looks down at us with his icy glare.

"Now I knew this would spark police involvement, however I never expected the heroes of Zootopia, and I certainly did not expect them to be a couple. An interspecies couple, A…pred prey couple." He says the last part as if it leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He takes a moment and regains composure before moving on.

"So when I found this out I knew my grand finale. I will be leaving, as to protect my own interests and save myself some much undeserved jail time." He then swiftly grabs me by the throat and picks me up. I start to choke and I hear Judy's gasp of concern, before she squares up Saint Dane.

"You put him down right now!" She says to him, not caring what he is saying or who he is. He looks down and laughs a deep, devilish laugh. HE then looks me in the eyes, pulling me as close as he can.

"Before I go, I plan to string your naked forms up, your blood drained and you two stuffed full of crap. Then I will show that no interspecies relationship is ever allowed." He then drops me and steps back behind

Selina.

"Selina. Would you kindly kill these two officers." He says. Her eyes focus on us and she lines up, and pull the trigger

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Judy's POV

I watch helpless as the love of my life is dropped from Saint Dane's claws as if he were a helpless piece of meat. I then run up behind him and hold close to him, so show we are together in this. I can't help but scream at the gunshot I hear. I squeeze my eyes shut and expect Nick's weight to fall on me, but it never does. I open my eyes and see that Nick wasn't shot. Saint Dane was.

He looks down in shock at his own wound, in his left side, right by his kidney. He looks back up at us with fear in his eyes, then another shot rings out and he is thrown back, the second hitting somewhere near his right shoulder. He falls and crumples into a heap of fur, slowly bleeding out. Then a third shot takes down an equally shocked Selina.

Nick's sudden outcry next to me breaks me from my surprise and I rush forward with him as he catches Selina. He starts putting pressure on the wound, right in the middle of her stomach. I see the wound and I look around. All of a sudden the world seems to explode in on us.

Medics are on the scene with ZPD officers and detectives. A couple ropes drop from above and two snipers rappel down. I look back at Selina and I make the decision that she needs medical care now. I run to the medics, attempting to bring them closer to get her the help she needs. I hear Nick calling out to me, but I can't explain, there isn't time.

"Come on, Judy. You can't go. Stay with me Judy. Dammit stay with me." I hear him scream out to me as he stops her bleeding. "Please Judy. Please!" I get the medic and I bring them over to her as fast as I can. They move Nick off of her with a three count, taking over pressure so he can back up and let them work. Within seconds a suture kit is out and handy, medical glue and stitches. They pull the bullet out and patch her up quick. They then get her onto a gurney that was brought up and rush it to the bus waiting for her.

I look for the sniper, trying to give him a piece of my mind when a rather handsome rabbit in full tactical gear comes into view, talking with the Chief. I walk up and try my best to keep my blush down as I get right in his face.

"What do you think you are doing, shooting a kid like that?!" I demand, jabbing his chest with my paw. He freezes up as he looks me in the eye, and puts his paws up in defense. Suddenly there is a large hoof on my shoulder, and the Chief starts speaking.

"Officer Hopps, I would like you to meet the newest ZPD SWAT commander, Captain Savage." he says, gesturing to the bunny. I turn back to him and he holds out his paw, while he clears his throat into the other one.

"Please, call me Jack." I look at him with disgust, but I take his paw in mine and shake it tentatively.

"To answer your question, I was under the impression that the minor placed you and Officer Wilde under duress, and I was forced to take action to ensure your survival. After all, I wouldn't like losing my inspiration on my first mission as commander, now would I?" He asks me, a sly smile on his snout. A smile that I see far to often in Nick. I stutter to respond.

"Y-y-your inspiration?" I ask, wondering as to what it is he means by that.

"Of course. You are the first rabbit officer, and therefore the reason I joined. That and my skills." He says, brandishing his rifle on his shoulder. I turn to him and soften a little.

"You t-took the shot?" I ask him. He nods and I look back, seeing Nick getting cleaned up and his neck looked at. I turn back and take his paw in mine.

"Thank you. You saved our lives." I say to him. He smiles and responds. "Just doing my job, no need for thanks. However, if you want to thank me, you are more than welcome to do it later." He says with a wink. I look at him confused, but before I can get a clarification, he is whisked off on another part of the assignment.

'Wow, he is CUTE! Plus, he is smart, driven, and very work-orriented' I hear my thoughts say.

'Thats true, but I have Nick.'

'Honey you ain't got nothing in that fox fella. This bunny boy is perfect for you. I bet he's bigger too'

'Gross! And wrong! I have Nick and I am so happy'

'If you say so.' My head then falls silent, leaving me alone and blushing. i head over to Nick and hug him.

"Are you okay?" I ask him, puling away so I can look up at him. He looks down at me and gives me a weak smile. He then kisses me between my ears and I purr at his response.

"Who shot her?" He asks as he pulls my gaze back up to meet his. I look into his eyes deeply for a moment, before I decide on an answer.

"The new SWAT captain, a bunny by the name of Jack Savage." I look up at him to see his steely eyed look, showing he has put his wall up, something he hasn't done for a while. I jump in front of him as he tries to make his way around me.

"No, Nick, you cannot confront him. He saw we were in danger, and he fixed it. Do not do a thing." He brushes past me, so I look around and find no mammals in earshot, so I pul out the big gun.

"Nicholas Wilde, if you do not stop this instant, then no more mating your bunny!" I shout out. Suddenly, he freezes mid step, and then he turns around and walks back to me, getting right in my face, causing me to blush.

"Are you sure you wanna make empty threats, Carrots?" He says as he pushes himself closer and as I fall back, he catches me with his paw. I blush furiously, but I hold my ground.

"You heard me. If you ever want this," I bring my foot up in between his legs softly, making him heat up as well, "anywhere near me, then do not do a thing." He looks strained, and he nods, hiding his anger as he kisses me deeply.

I then turn back and head in to help with clean up. I help finish up reports, and I see Nick doing the same, when a I feel someone behind me. A paw rests on my shoulder and turns me around, then I am face to face with Jack Savage.

"Heck of a night, huh Officer?" He looks around then gets a little closer to me. "You know, it is nights like this that drive me to drink. So I am faced with a dilemma. One that is quite easy to fix actually. You see, I knew about you, and after a little research I became quite intrigued by you. First bunny to ever join the force, at least the public force. So I have been waiting for a chance to meet you so I could ask you…Would you like to go for a drink with me?" He asks, right as Nick comes up behind him.

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Ooh, I don't know about you, but one of those guys is gonna have a bad day. Which one should it be? I mean, how can I decide? I am not sure. But I am sure you'll be sure next week. Ciao Ciao