Welcome to chapter 13. The first part of this four-parter. I hope that you will all be excited to this part. For this chapter, Nick and his family will return to Bunnyburrow to stay with the Hopps for the weekend. This will also be the chapter where Nick gets to meet more of Judy's siblings for the first time. I really wanted to do chapters that take place in Bunnyburrow again, because I didn't want to put too much focus on Zootopia being the only main place. So, how with the first day go for Nick's visit? Let's find out. Here's part 1 of "Wilde weekend at the Burrows."
It was a Friday afternoon in Zootopia. But school was still going on. This included Nick's school. Nick was still in his class, sitting on his desk with 20 or so other kits and his armadillo teacher. Nick looked up at the clock, waiting for 3 o'clock to hit. The clock was at 2:58. Then 2:59.
"Come on, clock. Why are you moving so slow?" Nick thought weeping a bit.
Nick was really excited for this weekend. It was gonna visit Judy at Bunnyburrow and stay with the Hopps for the weekend. He's been holding his excitement for days. Now he just had to wait for the bell. His teacher, Ms. Rollah, was still talking to the kids.
"Now remember kids, you can enjoy your weekend, but be sure to do your homework for Monday." Ms. Rollah said. "It will help you get ready for your test in 2 weeks."
"Yes, Ms. Rollah." All the kits shouted.
At that moment, the bell finally rang.
"Class dismiss." Ms. Rollah said to her class.
"Finally!" Nick thought happily.
All the kits got out of their desks and grabbed their backpacks and started walking out the door. Nick was gonna do the same, but as he was about to walk out the door, his teacher called him.
"Nicholas? A moment, if you would?" Ms. Rollah asked.
"Uhh... yes ma'am." Nick said halting and walking towards her teacher's desk.
"There is something I wanted to discuss with you." Ms. Rollah said.
"Aww man! Am I in trouble?" Nick asked looking worried that he did something wrong. "Cause I didn't do anything wrong. I swear!"
"No no. You did nothing wrong." Ms. Rollah said.
"Then what did you called me for?" Nick asked looking concern.
"I just wanted to say that you have been doing a really good job in class lately." Ms. Rollah said with a smile.
"Re... really?" Nick said looking surprised.
"Uh huh. You did really well on your last assignments. As and Bs in all of them." Ms. Rollah stated. "And most recently... this."
Ms. Rollah then went to her desk and took out a test paper. She then gave it to Nick. It was Nick's last math test and it had a big 100 written in red pen on it. Nick's eyes widen when he saw that.
"I MADE A 100?!" Nick shouted out surprised.
"Highest grade in the class." Ms. Rollah said.
"Alright! Yeah! Yeah!" Nick said happily jumping up and down.
"Nick, you made such an improvement in such a short time. Can I asked what made this change?" Ms. Rollah asked.
"Well..." Nick said as he stops jumping. "I made a friend named Judy from Bunnyburrow a few months ago. She visits every week here at Zootopia and the two of us have become really good friends. She... kinda inspired me to do better."
"Oh. She sounds like a really nice young lady." Ms. Rollah said.
"She is." Nick said nodding. "So... can I go now? I... kinda have plans for this weekend."
"Of course. Don't let me keep you here." Ms. Rollah said with a smile.
"Thank you." Nick said happily. He then held up his test paper. "This is SOOO going on the fridge."
With that said, Nick put the test in his backpack and was on his way out the classroom. He was pretty happy so he strutted a bit as he walked down the halls. Life has been going pretty well for him now. But as happy as he was, someone wanted his attention... and not in a good way.
"Hey, Wilde." The voice from behind him shouted out.
"Hmm?" Nick said as he turned around.
He turned around to see who it was. It was a black male coyote, who was a little taller than Nick, but around his age. He wore a black jacket over a white shirt and blue jeans. Beside him were 2 boy weasels. One white and one brown. All of them had sly grins on their faces.
"Well... well. It's a good thing I ran into you." The coyote said.
"Oh... hey Darson." Nick said unamused.
Darson Coynac was a school bully that is in the same class as Nick. He wasn't only Nick's bully, but a bully to other kids as well. The two weasels by his were his goons. Nick wasn't too fond of Darson. He was always a joke to him. To everybody. So when Nick saw him, he knew something was up.
"So, word around school is that you're pretty smart now. Even made a 100 on the last test." Darson said to Nick.
"How did you..." Nick looked stunned that Darson knew that. He then looked at the grins on the weasels. Nick assumed that Darson's weasel buddies were listening to Nick's conversation with his teacher. "Nevermind." Nick said with a mad look on his face.
"Today is your lucky day." Darson said smiling.
"Why is that?" Nick asked.
"Cause I'm deciding to let you do my homework for me." Darson said.
"Oh golly! That sound so thoughtful." Nick said with enthusiastic sarcasm. "But I'll think I'll pass. Now, if you would excuse me..."
Nick then walked away from them. Seems that Darson and his boys weren't too happy about that. Darson then ran in front of Nick and halted him.
"You probably heard me wrong. I'm TELLING you to do my homework." Darson said sounding serious.
Nick wasn't fazed by Darson. After standing up to Gideon twice and the Junior Ranger Scouts, Nick was pretty fearless now when it came to bullies.
"And I'm TELLING you no." Nick said firmly. "Do your own homework."
"I don't want to. I want YOU to do it." Darson said growling a bit.
"Maybe if you ask nicely, I might GIVE you tips on the homework... after the weekend." Nick said to Darson.
"That's too late." Darson said.
"Then you are on your own. So how about ACTUALLY studying?" Nick said.
Nick then walked around Darson and was on his way. Darson was really starting to get mad at Nick. He got in front of him again, grabbed him and pushed him to a wall.
"I'm really starting to hate that smart mouth of yours." Darson said angrily.
"Hmm. Funny. I thought 'smart' is the reason why you stopped me." Nick said smiling slyly while still acting smart.
"Grrr... You better start making good and agree to do my homework... or else." Darson threatened.
"Threat me all you want. You don't scare me, Darson." Nick said similar to Judy at Gideon.
"Then let's change that." Darson said getting out his claws.
"HEY! LEAVE NICK ALONE!" Someone shouted out.
Nick, Darson, and the two weasels looked around to see who it was. It was a chubby cheetah, wearing a green polo shirt and tan colored pants. It was Benji, not liking seeing his friend get bullied.
"Ben!" Nick shouted out happy to see him.
"Back off, Tubbs. This ain't your problem." Darson said to Benji.
"If you are messing with my friend, then it IS my problem." Benji said firmly.
"Hmpt! You're REALLY friends with a fox?" Darson asked. "Are you sure that you can even trust him?"
"Of course I do." Benji said.
"And he's not the only one." Someone else went.
Everyone looked and see that it was Mervin and Falisha. The two were closing in on Darson and his weasel pals.
"Nick's already earned our trust." Mervin stated.
"Which is the least we can say for someone who's just a bully." Falisha said.
Then Audran and Ronnie came by as well to defend their friend.
"If you're gonna mess with Nick..." Audran said.
"... then you're messing with us." Ronnie said as he crosses his arms. "ALL of us."
Now that Nick had all his friends to help him out, Darson and weasels were all starting to get really scared for themselves.
"No one said that Nick had these many friends." The white weasel said scared.
"Let's get out of here." The brown weasel said frightened.
The two weasels then made a run for it.
"Hey! Get back here you two." Darson shouted out.
"Well... it looks like you are all alone." Benji stated.
"The next move is yours, Darson." Mervin stated.
Darson knew he didn't stand a chance against all of them. So he backs down and let go of Nick.
"Consider yourself lucky this time, Wilde." Darson said not liking the taste of defeat.
Darson then walked off.
"And cue me sticking my tongue at him." Nick said before sticking his tongue out at Darson as he walks away.
"*sigh* Do you foxes always get yourselves into situations like that?" Mervin asked Nick.
"What? I totally had everything under control." Nick said as he gives Mervin some paw. "But thanks for showing up."
"No problem. We'll add it to the list." Ronnie said smirking.
"Haha!" Nick chuckled. He then looks behind everyone else and notices someone walking reeeeally slow behind them. It was Flash about 40 ft away from everyone. "Is that Flash?"
"Well there's no sloth that runs that fast, but him." Falisha said joking a bit.
" Pssttt.. hahaha!" Mervin chuckled a bit.
"Let's save him the trouble and walk to him." Nick told everyone.
"Let's." Benji, Mervin, Falisha, Audren, and Ronnie said agreeing with Nick.
The kits all walked to Flash and circle around him. Flash stopped "running".
"Nick, ... are... you... okay?" Flash asked.
"I'm fine. Thanks for your concern." Nick said to Flash with a smile.
"It's... no... problem... at... all." Flash said happily.
"If we let him walk by himself, he won't be home til nightfall." Audran said.
"I got you, buddy." Benji said lifting Flash up and carrying him on his back.
"Thank... you... Ben." Flash said to Benji.
"Seriously, all you guys didn't have to help me out." Nick told them.
"Uhh... wrong. Of course we had to." Mervin said.
"That's what friends are for, right?" Benji said.
Nick's eyes widen when he heard Ben say that. While Nick knew that they were all his friends, this was the first time he realized that he had so many friends now. It made him grin very widely. The kits then started walking down the hallway as they talked.
"So Nick, what are we gonna be doing for the Zoo-Burrow Scouts this week?" Mervin asked.
"No meeting this week, guys." Nick said. "My parents and I are going to Bunnyburrow to spend the weekend at Judy's. It's the first time I went to Bunnyburrow since reuniting with Judy and becoming friends with her."
"Hold on. A family of foxes... is spending the weekend with... a family of bunnies?" Mervin asked. He then broke into laughter again. "Hahahaha! That's something that you don't hear ever."
"Ha ha. I get it. Rabbits and Foxes. Natural Enemies." Nick stated.
"He didn't mean it like that." Falisha said.
"He just means that your friendship with Judy is a little different from most." Benji said.
"Like I told you before, I didn't expect to be such good friends with a rabbit either. But you know, the past was the past." Nick said. "Still... I am a little nervous. When I first went to Judy's house, it was for less than an hour. Now I'm spending the weekend there. Not to mention, I will be meeting all of her siblings."
"You haven't met them all yet? How many brothers and sisters does Judy have?" Benji asked.
"275." Nick stated.
"WHAT?!" Everyone else shouted out shocked.
"Geez! And I thought having five older brothers and one baby sister was too much." Mervin stated.
"I didn't even know bunny families could be that big." Ronnie said.
"Isn't most bunny families in the city as high as 30? If not lesser?" Audran asked. "Guess bunny families out in the country are much bigger, eh?"
"And isn't Mrs. Hopps pregnant now? That means that they actually want to add more to the already ridiculously number." Falisha stated.
"Guys, I already discussed most of this to Judy. So we don't need to talk about Judy's huge family and her parents not know when to stop having kits." Nick said to everyone.
"Right. Right." Benji said. "So... you said you only met a few of her brothers and sisters?"
"Yeah. I only met around 124 of them. So by this weekend, I want them all to know me." Nick said. "I hope they all don't think I'm some shifty fox that shouldn't be friends with their sister."
"What's this? Is Nick Wilde actually worried?" Ronnie asked with a smirk.
"Nah. I'm not worried. I do have my 'fox charm' after all." Nick said confidently. "I'm more than positive everyone will like me."
The kits all make it to the door and went outside of the school.
"Well, we all hope things work out well for you this weekend." Audran said.
"Thanks." Nick said smiling.
Nick and the others then started to hear the honking of a car horn. The honking was from a blue car, which just happens to be Nick's parents' car.
"Oh! There are my folks." Nick said waving at his mom and dad. "Alright guys, got to get going."
"Take care, Nick." Falisha said.
"Say hi to Judy for us." Benji said.
"Will do." Nick said as he waves goodbye to his friends and runs to his family car. Nick then opens the door on the car and steps in. John was in the driver's seat, while Francine was riding shotgun. "Hey, mom! Hey, pop!"
"Hey, Nicky." Francine said in a happy matter.
"How was school?" John asked.
"Awesome." Nick said happily. He then goes into his backpack and takes out his test to show his parents. "Check out what I got on my last test."
"A 100? Frankie, our boy's a little genius." John said proudly. "This is definitely going on the fridge when we get home."
"Nick, we already put your suitcase in the car. Did you pack everything?" Francine asked.
"Uh huh. Double checked before I left this morning." Nick said.
"If everything is settled, then let's be off." John said.
"To Bunnyburrow." Nick, John, and Francine said happily.
With that said, John put the car in drive and the Wildes made their way to Bunnyburrow. Driving out the city and down the road. After 200 miles of driving down a long road, the Wildes made it to Bunnyburrow. After a few more minutes of driving, they made it to the Hopps house. They got their bags from the back of the car and went over to their door, then knocked on it three times. The one who opens the door was Bonnie with a noticeable baby bump since she was pregnant.
"Oh. John, Frankie, and Nick. You're all here." Bonnie said with a smile.
"Hey, Mrs. Hopps." Nick said.
"Hey, Bonnie." Francine said.
"Thank you for inviting us to stay." John said with a smile.
"No problem. Now come on in." Bonnie said wanting them to come in.
So the Wildes finally came inside the house. Nick forgot how big the house was. But to have 278 residents, it had to be big. Nick was also curious about something else.
"Mrs. Hopps, did you thought of any names for the new babies yet?" Nick asked. "Cause you should consider the name Nicholas for a boy and Nicole for a girl."
"Heehee! I haven't really come up with names yet, but I'll keep yours in mind." Bonnie said smiling.
"Now Bonnie, you sure it won't be too much trouble for us to spend the weekend here?" John asked.
"Of course not." Bonnie said firmly. "If we have room for an army of bunnies, I pretty sure we have room for 3 foxes. Which reminds me... KIDS! The Wildes are here!"
As Bonnie said that, the house started to shake a bit. Kinda made it feel like there was an earthquake. Little bunnies, AKA all of Judy's siblings came over from the halls and stairs to greet the foxes.
"Hello!"
"Hey!"
"Hi there."
"Hey Mr. and Mrs. Wilde."
"What's up, Nick?"
As much bunnies as there were, Nick noticed that a certain bunny was missing.
"Umm... where's Judy? I don't see her... or smell her." Nick said to Bonnie.
"Judy is running a few errands with her dad." Bonnie said. "Don't worry. She'll be back soon."
"Okay." Nick said willing to wait.
"Now John and Frankie, you can have one of our guest rooms and Nick, you'll have to bunk with some of Judy's brothers. I hope that's okay." Bonnie said.
"It's fine. I don't mind. I never had roommates before." Nick stated. "Who am I bunking up with?"
"Yo Nick!" A voice shouted out.
Nick looks to see who called him. It was Greg, along with Eric, Cole, and Conner. The four bunnies walk toward Nick.
"Nick, good to see you." Eric said happily.
"Let me guess. You guys are all my roommates?" Nick asked with a smirk.
"You know it." Greg said with a wink and gun.
"We convinced mom and dad for you to bunk with us." Cole said.
"We even got our game system set up to one of the TVs in the media room." Conner said.
"So we can play Zoo Fighter Sigma 3 all day like you promised?" Nick asked starting to look excited.
"You know it." Greg said happily.
"Let's go now." Nick said super excited.
"Let's." Greg said.
The kits then were all about to dash off.
"HOLD IT, BOYS!" Bonnie shouted. The boys all froze in motion for a second and then turned back to look at Bonnie. "First things first. Boys, take Nick to your room so he can put up his bags and then show him around the house."
"Alright." Greg, Eric, Cole, and Conner said.
"Come with us, Nick." Eric said.
"Okay. I'm right behind you." Nick said as he gets his suitcase and bagpack and starts following the four rabbits.
Judy's brothers began giving Nick a tour of the house. While walking down one of the halls, the boys decided to tell Nick about the house.
"Now I know our place might be a little overwhelming for you and your parents." Greg said.
"The word 'little' is an understatement." Nick said. "Seriously, I never knew that bunnies here had such big homes. How do you not get lost or not lose someone around here?"
"Not gonna lie, it hard to know where each of us are most of the time since there is so many rooms. As for getting lost, we all lived here all our lives. So we all know our ways in and out." Greg said.
"So... what floors are what?" Nick asked.
"You already know how many floors we have, right?" Conner asked.
"If I was looking right... about 4 floors?" Nick said thinking about it.
"Right." Cole said. "The first floor has most things like the living room, media room, kitchen, main hall, dining hall, storage room, mom and dad's bedroom, the baby room, and some a few bedrooms."
"Floors 2, 3, and 4 are all floors with bedrooms." Eric said. "There are also bathrooms in each floor."
"So the majority of the rooms in the house are bedrooms. Like a dormitory at an boarding school or college." Nick stated.
"Correct." Greg said.
As the kids walked down the hall, Nick stopped walking when he notice a door had a sign that said "Baby Room" on it.
"Guys, you mention something about a 'baby room', right? Is this it?" Nick asked.
"Yeah. This is the room where all our baby brothers and sisters sleep." Eric said.
"It's also the room for any of the new babies born." Cole said.
"You... actually have a room like that?" Nick asked a little curious.
"It's common for most big bunny families." Conner stated.
"Do you want to go in and see our baby sibs?" Greg asked.
"Uhh... is it really okay?" Nick said looking a little nervous. A young fox in a room for of baby bunnies isn't something... common.
"It's fine. Go ahead." Greg said. "We'll wait for you here. One of our big sisters should be in there taken care of some of them. Go on and meet her."
"If you say so." Nick said putting his bags down.
So Nick opens the door and looks inside the room. He notice the room had sky blue wallpaper and a bunch of cribs. Most of them had babies on them. Also in the room was a light brown girl bunny wearing a long sleeve light blue shirt with and a white skirt holding one of the babies. She looked around 15 and slightly taller than Nick. The baby was light grey and seemed to be a little fussy.
"Now now! Calm down. You need to nap, otherwise you'll stay cranky." The girl bunny said to the baby bunny.
"Umm... hello?" Nick said making his presence noticeable. The girl bunny hears Nick and turns around to face him.
"Oh. Hello. You must be that little fox boy, Nick." The girl bunny said.
"Umm..." Nick pondered trying to remember who this bunny was. "You're Gwendolyn, right?"
"You guessed right. I'm Gwendolyn." The girl bunny replied. "But please, call me Gwen."
"Okay... Gwen." Nick said as he comes into the room more. "Wowwee... There sure are a bunch of little baby bunnies here." Nick was still a bit nervous, but waved at some of the babies. "Hi babies... I'm Nick... I'm a fox. Probably the first fox you all have ever seen. Pretty big deal, right? Heh... heh..."
"You seem nervous." Gwen said to Nick.
"A little bit." Nick admitted.
"Don't be. From what Judy and the others told me, you're a really nice fox." Gwen said.
"Yeah I am. But can you honestly say this isn't the first time you see a fox in a room full of baby bunnies?" Nick asked.
"Nope. Can't say I have." Gwen said. "You would be the first."
"Thought as much." Nick said. "So Gwen, what are you doing here exactly?"
"Well you can't expect mom and dad to take care of ALL of us by themselves. A few of us older kids help them out a bit." Gwen said. "Since I'm one of the first born, I've been taking care of some of my little brothers and sisters since I was little. These days I like to help with the new babies so mom and dad don't lose sleep."
Nick then started to count all the babies in the room.
"... 11... 12... 13... including the little one you're carrying right now, I count 14 babies in this room." Nick stated.
"Uh huh. All the youngest kits that aren't babies are at least 3. Everyone here is about 1 year old and a few months." Gwen stated. "The little one I'm holding right now is Hailey. The last one born in the litter."
"Awww! Isn't she precious?" Nick said aweing the little baby bunny.
"Do you want to hold her?" Gwen asked.
"WHAT?" Nick shouted as he quickly toke a few steps back. "Ho... hold her? No thanks!" Nick said frantically.
"What's wrong?" Gwen asked confused why Nick's acting so weird.
"Look, a fox being friends with a bunny is one thing. A fox in a room full of baby bunnies is another thing. But a little fox HOLDING a baby bunny?! That's got to be breaking some law, right?" Nick said looking scared.
"Hmmmm..." Gwen pondered with a sly smile on her face. "So let me get this straight. Us bunnies have been afraid of foxes for nothing... while foxes are afraid a little tiny baby bunny? This will be something funny to tell the others."
Nick had a slightly mad look on his face. He didn't enjoy Gwen's comment.
"You know people don't think a bunny can be as sly as a fox. Bunnies like you and Judy prove them wrong." Nick stated. "*sigh* Alright. Let me hold her."
Nick then walks back to Gwen and holds out his arms to hold baby Hailey.
"Just promise me, if she cries even for a second, you got to take her back." Nick said to Gwen.
"Mm hmm." Gwen said nodding as she slowly gave Hailey to Nick.
Nick was now holding baby Hailey. He was being really careful not to drop her or anything. But he was still super nervous.
"Careful. Babies can sense fear." Gwen warned Nick.
"You tell me that NOW?" Nick shouted quietly. "Okay. Okay. Hey Hailey. Nice to meet you. Please don't be scare of me."
Hailey looked at the Nick. She was a bit confused seeing the fox, but was also being a bit fussy again.
"Ahh... ahh..." Hailey said looking like she was about to cry.
"Oh no! She gonna cry!" Nick said scared. "You better take her back."
"No. No. It's okay." Gwen said. "Just remind calm."
"O... kay." Nick said still nervous. He started to lightly rocked Hailey in his arms. "Don't cry. Don't cry. It's alright."
Before he knew it, little baby Hailey actually stopped crying. Nick was actually surprised that he was able to calm her down. Gwen was actually impressed.
"She... actually calm down." Nick thought. He then smiled a bit. "See? I'm not that scary, am I? I may have sharper teeth than you bunnies, but I'm not bad." Nick said to Hailey. Hailey giggled a bit.
"Wow! You're really good at this." Gwen said to Nick. "And you don't have any sibling?"
"Nope. Only child." Nick said.
"I couldn't tell by the way you are holding Hailey like that." Gwen said. "I bet you would be a great big brother."
"Not really sure I would. I just do what feel natural." Nick said honestly. He then lifted up Hailey up some more with a smile. "Say Hailey, can you say my name? Say... Nick."
"Ick." Hailey said.
"Ick?" Nick said.
"Ick!" Hailey said again happily.
Gwen tried to hold back her laughter, while Nick wasn't too happy. But how you feeling if a baby called you "ick", even if she didn't mean it?
"Oh yeah? Well you're cute. What do you think about that?" Nick said to Hailey. Hailey just responded by more smiling and giggling. "Hmm... usually when I say that to Judy she responds by getting mad or at least puffing out her cheeks. Are you sure that she's really one Judy's sisters?"
"Heeheehee!" Gwen giggled. "All 'icks' aside, it looks like Hailey really likes you."
"You think so?" Nick asked as Hailey put her paws on Nick's muzzle.
"Of course. She never this calm around her brothers. Let alone a fox." Gwen stated.
"Huh. Guess I'm different and she likes that." Nick said smiling.
Nick looked around the room and that a few of the cribs in the room were completely emptied.
"Say Gwen, why are those cribs empty?" Nick asked.
"Oh, those are for the new babies. The doctor said mom was gonna have a litter of five kids." Gwen stated. "Quite a small litter."
"You know for such small bunnies, I don't think you're really familiar with the concept of small." Nick said with a straight face. "A small litter is one kit. Which I guess is pretty rare for bunnies."
"Hahaha! Too true. It's really rare for bunny parents to have one kit in these parts." Gwen said. "I do have a friend who is an only child. Everyone class her lucky."
"Haha!" Nick laughed.
Hailey then yawns before drifting to sleep.
"Look. She's asleep." Nick stated.
"Unbelievable. I've been trying to get her to sleep for half an hour. Yet you were able to do it in just a few minutes." Gwen stated a bit surprised. "You're a godsent."
"So uhh... what do I do now?" Nick asked Gwen.
"Just put her down in her crib." Gwen said pointing at one of the empty cribs. "Careful now."
Nick nodding and put her down on the crib.
"There you go." Nick said.
"Nice work." Gwen said with a smile.
"Wow. It's hard to believe that we all started off like that." Nick said looking at little Hailey. "So small, so innocent, and not knowing a thing about the world out there yet."
"That's pretty deep for a young little fox." Gwen said.
"I've been said to be pretty smart for my age." Nick stated proudly. "So Gwen, do you do this all time... by yourself?"
"Not exactly. A lot of the others do help. I just like to do it the most." Gwen said.
"You must be a pretty good babysitter. I bet you would make a some pretty good cash for it here in Bunnyburrow." Nick stated before smirking a bit. "If families are as big as yours, I'm PRETTY sure a few parents what time away from their kits."
"Hahahaha! I would be lying if that was true." Gwen said laughing a bit. "But I mostly just babysit my brothers and sisters here at home. There're already a pawful of us."
"Well... you can definitely say that." Nick said while scratching the back of his head. "How about growing up to own a Daycare?"
"A Daycare?" Gwen said while tilting her head.
"Yeah. Since you are so good at taking care of your own brothers and sisters, you could have a really good career in taking care of other kits. Judy told me that some families have kits that only stay in their burrows. Maybe you can help kits not be in their burrows and teach them more about life and fun outside the burrows." Nick stated.
"That's... really thoughtful of you to think of..." Gwen said. "... but I'll think I'll just stick to working here at the farm and being a carrot farmer."
Nick's eye widen when he heard Gwen said that. Judy did said that she was the only one that wanted to do something other than farming. But he didn't think that Gwen would drop the idea so quickly. She didn't even took anytime to think about it.
"Are... you sure?" Nick asked looking concern.
"Positive. It's a lot of work to run a daycare. Being a carrot farmer is more simple and easier to handle." Gwen stated.
"If you say so." Nick said still looking unsure.
"Well... I'm assuming you still have the whole house to look around. So don't let me and these babies stop you." Gwen said.
"Right. It was nice meeting you." Nick said bowing to Gwen before heading to the door.
"Nick! Before you go, I want to say something." Gwen said halting Nick.
"Yes?" Nick said curiously.
"Before my sister met you, I wouldn't let a fox near any fox. But when I saw you with Hailey, it's good to know I was wrong to think that way." Gwen said with a smile.
"Hmm. Thanks... for saying that." Nick said happily.
With that said, Nick left the room and met up with Greg, Eric, Cole, and Conner again.
"Oh? You're back?" Eric said.
"Yeah. Your sister Gwen is really nice." Nick said. "Also, you have a lot of baby sibs."
"We have a lot of sibs period." Cole and Conner said at the same time.
"Come on. We should take you to the room now." Greg stated.
At that moment, the kits all started to hear some loud growling sound.
"Wh... what was that?" Greg said looking a bit frighten.
"That... would be my stomach." Nick said a bit embarrassed. "Do you guys mind if we stop and get a quick bite?"
"Dinner won't be for another hour." Eric stated.
"Aw man." Nick said a bit upset. His stomach then growled again. "I don't think I can wait that long, guys."
"Don't get any ideas." Greg said as him and his three brothers take a step back.
"Oh... ha... cause I'm a fox... and you're rabbits. Nice." Nick said looking unamused.
"Aww! Come on! We're just kidding." Greg said as he bump his shoulder with Nick's. "Let's take a quick trip to the kitchen to see if we can get a quick snack."
"Sounds like a plan." Nick said happily.
So the Hopps boys and Nick all headed for the kitchen to see if they could get something to snack on. The kitchen of the Hopps house was just like any other kitchen. Stove ovens, a big fridge, a bunch of cookware, and a counter with several farm fresh vegetables. The boys all looked around the kitchen.
"Now, what do we have for Nick to munch on before dinner?" Cole asked looking around the kitchen
"I see the cookie jar." Conner said spotting a carrot-looking jar. "How about some cookies?"
"Better not. I know a thing or two about taking cookies from the cookie jars. Not saying that I make a habit out taking cookies from a cookie jars..." Nick said with a smirk. The others chuckled a bit. "... but if leave even a tiny trail, moms will know."
"Jeez! Wish we knew you sooner so you could have warn us about that." Cole said.
Greg goes over to the fridge to see what was inside it.
"Want some juice?" Greg asked. "We have plenty of our specials in here."
"Depends. What kind?" Nick asked.
"Carrot juice." Greg said.
"Bleeeehh!" Nick said with his tongue out. He wasn't really fond of carrot juice. "I'll pass. What I'm really in the mode for is..." Nick then spotted on the counter a basket of blueberries. "BLUEBERRIES!"
It was no secret to anyone that Nick loved blueberries and Nick just LOVED the Hopps family farm's blueberries. He quickly walked to the basket and ate a few blueberries.
"Mmmmmmmmm. It's been so long since I actually had your family's blueberries." Nick said joyfully.
"Judy was right. You DO really love blueberries." Greg said smirking a bit.
"What can I say?" Nick said as he plopped some more blueberries into his mouth. "I'll think I'll save a few of these for later."
Nick then dig into his pockets and got out a red handkerchief. He then picked out a few blueberries and placed them in the handkerchief.
"What's that?" Eric asked Nick.
"Oh. This is the handkerchief from my scout's uniform." Nick said as he puts in back in his pocket with the blueberries. "When I'm not wearing my uniform, I like to keep this with me. As a reminder to stay true to myself."
"That's nice." Greg said.
"I like to think so." Nick said.
"Hey! What are you guys all doing here? Can't you all wait til dinner?" A voice from behind them shouted out.
The kits all turned around to see a male black furred bunny with a white muzzle and white on the tips of his ears, crossing his arms. He was wearing a green flannel shirt, blue jeans, and a white apron. He looked around the age of 13.
"Oh... hey, Matthew." Eric said nervously.
"Oh. Nick's here." Matthew said. "You do remember me, right?"
"Yeah. You and a few members of the family had dinner with us." Nick said.
"Correct. Also... that was also the night when... you know... what happen to you." Matthew said.
Nick then started to have flashbacks of when the Junior Ranger Scouts put a muzzle on him. But he didn't let those thoughts waver him. Greg, Eric, and the twins however, all started to look very sad.
"Sorry that had to happen to you." Matthew said sincerely.
"It's okay. It's only made me stronger." Nick said pumping his fist. "Besides, I got back at them and are still making them all work for forgiveness."
"Huh. Alright. That's good." Matthew said. "One thing I remember from that night was Mr. Wilde's awesome chili. I couldn't stop thinking about it for a whole week."
"You liked pop's chili that much?" Nick asked.
"Absolutely!" Matthew said happily nodding. "The use of veggies, the blend of spices, topping it with corn chips to add texture. It was heavenly. Do you know if I can get your dad's recipe?"
"That's not happening." Nick said. "The chili recipe is a family secret. Passed down from generation to generation since Great-Great Grandpa Wilde. Each Wilde must add something new to the recipe to make it better. Pop was the one who added corn chips to the recipe."
"So it's an evolving recipe where the next one in line has to add something new to it. Does that means you would be next in line?" Matthew asked.
"Yeah. But not for a while. I'm still a few years away from that. Pop hasn't even taught me how to make the chili yet. I just like to eat it." Nick stated.
"Ah." Matthew said. "Can't say we do that. Most family recipes remain unchanged and kept simple. Not a fan simple foods."
"Huh. So Matt... can I call you Matt?" Nick asked.
"Sure. It's not like any of us don't go by our nicknames." Matthew said.
"Guess I should know. Nick is my nick-name." Nick said smirking a bit. "Anyway Matt, I'm assuming you like to cook."
"Pretty obvious, isn't it?" Matt said showing off his apron. "Yep! I like to help around the kitchen. Do you honestly think mom and dad can cook for 276 kits and themselves BY themselves?"
"Actually I was starting to worry if some of you actually even eat." Nick admitted.
"Well now you know we all do." Matt said. "We just need to prep everything early, so we can make enough food for everyone. Like a school cafeteria."
"Oh. That makes sense." Nick said.
"Yeah and with our farm fresh veg, we can make some pretty good dishes." Matt stated with a smile. "Dinner's soon so I'm gonna handle the rest of the prep. Prepare for a feast."
"Cool. Can't wait." Nick said happily.
"Nick, we should REALLY get to our room now and put up your bags." Eric said.
"Oh jeez! I totally forgot." Nick said realized. "Let's get moving." Nick then looked at Matt while getting his bags. "Matt, it's was nice talking to you. See ya at dinner."
"Mm hmm." Matt said nodding.
With that, Nick and the others left the kitchen and made their way to their room and the room that Nick was gonna be staying in. The room was on the 3rd floor, so they had to climb some stairs. After going through a really long highway of door, they finally made it to the door that was leading to their room.
"We're here!" Greg, Eric, Cole and Conner said together.
"So this is the room?" Nick asked.
"Yep. See the sign?" Eric said pointing at a piece of paper hanging on the door.
Nick looked at the sign and it said "Foxes are welcome!" with a doodle of a smiling fox.
"Hmm... how could a fox say no to such a welcoming sign?" Nick said smiling.
He then opens the door and went inside the room. He looked around the room and notice his surroundings. Five beds, a desk, a few cool posters, and a box of awesome looking toys. Pretty much an pretty cool looking boy's room. Nick then puts his bags down near a bed that had blue bedsheets with blueberries on it. Clearly with his love for blueberries, this bed was meant for him.
"Nice room." Nick stated.
"Thanks!" Greg said. "Originally, this was one of the spare rooms and for some of our young brothers when they get older. But for now, we thought we should use this room for you and the four of us wanted to join you.
"Cool. But I'm not use to having roommates. So sorry if I'm not the best roommate." Nick said.
"Psssh! Do you honestly think that even half of this house the 'best' roommates?" Eric asked. "Trust me. A few of us here snores like bears. So an fox is an upgrade."
Nick responded by chuckling a bit. It's not everyday where a couple of bunnies are okay with having a fox as a roommate. Nick then remember something. Judy. He wanted to know if Judy was here yet.
"Hey guys, do you think that Judy is back yet?" Nick asked.
"Maybe. But like we said before, while we don't get lost in this house, it is hard to find where each other is at a certain time." Greg said.
"I still want to see her." Nick stated.
"Alright! Let's go." Conner said.
"Don't expect it to be easy." Cole said.
So after settling up a bit, the boys walked out the room and down the hallway again. Nick also had a few more questions about the house.
"I didn't get to ask before, how does the rooming in this house work?" Nick asked.
"Well... each room and floor depends on the age of the kit and the litter they were born." Greg said. "As you may have noticed, most of the kits in the bottom and second floor are the youngest. The ones in the third floor are middle kits. Like us and Judy."
"So Judy sleeps on the same floor we do." Nick said.
"Right." Greg said nodding. "The fourth floor is for the oldest kits. All our big brothers and sisters. But get this. Unlike the rest of us here, most of those guys get their... very... own... room to themselves."
"Woah! Really?" Nick said surprised.
"Uh huh. They get the luxury of having a whole room to themselves." Conner said. "But we won't get to know that until a few of us move out the house first. Still got a few more years."
"So let me get everything straight." Nick said as he stops walking. "So the second floor is for kits born later like Ally, Max, Inna, Ray, and Owen. The three floor is for you guys, Judy, Daisy, as well as Nate, Wendy, Carl, Luna, and Carrie. And lastly, the fourth floor is for the older kits like Eugene, Gerald, Herman, Gwen, Travis, Parker, Elain, Jillian, and Gabby. Did I get all that right?"
Greg, Eric, Cole, and Conner's eyes all widen when Nick mention all those names. They all had stunned looks on their faces.
"That... exactly right." Greg said still stunned.
"Wow... we're so surprised that you knew so much of us already." Eric said. "I didn't even knew you met more than a pawful of us."
"Oh. I didn't meet half of those guys yet." Nick said honestly. "I just memorized everyone's names from the list and photos that Judy gave me. So I kinda know all your brothers and sisters now."
"WHHHAAAAAATTTTT?!" The Hopps boys shouted out.
"Didn't... Judy told you that I want to grow up to know everybody in the city of Zootopia?" Nick asked them. "Knowing all of you was perfect practice for that. But it did took me like two weeks to memorize every name and photo of the bunny."
The others jaws dropped. They were really surprised. They didn't expect Nick to know everyone in such a short time. It was... to them... unbelievable.
"Hold on! Sorry, but there is just no way you know everyone so soon." Cole stated.
"I think we should put Nick to the test." Conner said.
The boys all led Nick to to the stairs near the main hall and living room. Around the area was about 80 or so bunnies. The boys stayed near the stairs to get an overall view of everyone.
"Alright Nicky, let's see what you got." Cole said with a smirk.
"Here's the deal. We point out at someone and you have to tell us their name." Conner said.
"Sound easy enough." Nick said with his right paw on his chin.
"First off, the white furred tall boy bunny in the brown shirt and overalls." Greg said.
"That would be Shawn." Nick said.
"Correct." Greg admitted.
"How about the little light brown girl bunny with pink bow and sky blue dress with the flowers on it?" Eric said.
"Sadie." Nick said with a confident smile.
"Right again." Eric said surprised.
"Alright. Time for a really hard one." Conner said. "Who's the girl bunny with light grey fur in the green hoodie and blue skirt?"
"Ooooh. This one's a toughie." Nick said with his thumbnail in his mouth.
"Ha! I knew you couldn't..." Conner said before being stopped by Nick.
"I'm not done." Nick said. "I mean it's a toughie because that's either Cindy, Mindy, or Lindy since the three of them are identical triplets. So if I had to guess... that's Mindy besides Jackie and Christopher, Cindy in the red hoodie with Victor, Ivory, and Amanda, and Lindy talking Thomson and Patty." Nick then started to smile wide and slyly. "I am right... am I?"
The boys froze for a few seconds.
"I... actually not sure anymore." Conner said putting his head down.
"Okay. It's clear. You actually know all of us." Eric said. "Maybe even more than we do."
"Hahaha! What can I say? I'm a smart fox." Nick said still smiling slyly.
As Nick boosted a bit, he started to smell something familiar to him. A scent that he knows too well.
"Hang on. I know that scent." Nick said started to get excited.
He then over the field of bunny kids and finally spots her. It was Judy.
"Ju..." Nick shouted out excitedly before covering his mouth. He decided that it would be more fun if she sneak up and surprise her. Nick had a very wide smirk on his face. "The predator sees his prey. Now he waits for the perfect moment to pounce."
Nick then passes Greg and the others and goes down the stairs.
"Should... we be concern for Judy from what Nick just say?" Cole asked his brothers.
"Nah. I'm sure he's just joking around." Conner said.
"Yeah." The others said agreeing.
As Nick reached the end of the stairs he then got on all fours and started to sneak. He also quietly told a few of Judy's siblings that he wanted to surprise her. He told them to cover him and pretend not to notice him. The kits all agreed to let Nick do his thing. As Nick went all stealthy, Judy was looking left and right to see if she could find him.
"Where is Nick?" Judy thought. "His family car is here. So he should be here too. How hard could it be to find a boy fox in a house full of bunnies?"
As she thought that, someone from behind her grabbed her ears and then covered her eyes with them. This caught her by surprised. It was Nick with a wide smile on his face.
"Hey! What's the big idea?" Judy said it a fret.
"Guess who?" Nick said slyly.
After hearing Nick's voice, she actually calmed down and smiled herself.
"Hmm... the last person who did this to me was my kidnapper. And he was a horrible one at that." Judy said slyly. "I actually had a really great time with him."
"Really? Guess he must have not been the kidnapping type." Nick said to Judy before letting go off her ears.
Judy turned around to see Nick and the two happily smile at each other.
"Nick!" Judy shouted out happily.
"Judy!" Nick shouted out happily.
The two then started to hug each other. All of Judy's siblings watching were all starting to giggle a bit. Nick and Judy were starting to feel embarassed so they stopped hugging.
"Come on. Friends can hug. No big deal." Nick said to them.
"I'm surprised you were actually able to find me in this crowd of bunnies." Judy said.
"Didn't you know foxes have a good sense of smell?" Nick asked while pointing at his nose. "I already know your scent. I can always find you no matter how many others bunnies are there."
Judy blushed and giggled a bit.
"Anyway Nick, I so happy that you are staying here the weekend." Judy said with a smile.
"Me too. This is gonna be the best weekend ever." Nick said excited.
"Uh huh! The two of us are gonna hang out all day." Judy said nodding.
"Hold on!" Someone shouted out.
Nick felt someone grabbed his tail. It was by a white furred girl bunny wearing a yellow dress and a flower on her head. It was Daisy.
"Daisy!" Nick said surprised.
"Why do you always get to hang out with Nick, Judy?" Daisy said looking a bit mad. "Some of us want some time with him too."
"Uhhhhhh..." Judy said trying to think of something. Nick was mostly Judy's friend. She didn't think that others wanted to hang with Nick too.
"Now wait just a minute." Cole said walking to Nick, alongside with Conner, Eric, and Greg.
"If Nick is gonna hang out with anyone, it's us." Conner stated.
"Yeah! He still owns me a few matches of Zoo Fighter Sigma 3." Greg stated.
"You're already roommates with him. What else do you need?" Daisy said looking mad at her brothers.
But they weren't the only ones who wanted to hang out with Nick. A few of the other bunnies wanted to hang out with Nick too, as they started to play tug-a-war with the poor fox boy and hopped on his body.
"I wanna hang out with Nick."
"No. Nick's gonna hang out with me."
"N,o me."
"Wait your turn. I'm next to hang with Nick."
"Guys! Be easy on Nick." Judy said worried for Nick.
"Is this what's it like to be popular?" Nick said while bunnies were still on him. "I got to say..." Nick then started smiling. "... I'm actually enjoying it."
Stu, Bonnie, John, and Frankie showed up and noticed all the commotion.
"Oh my. Seems like everyone's a bit... overbearing over Nick again." Bonnie stated.
"Should we do something, Johnny?" Francine asked.
"I don't think that we need to. Look at Nick. He's so happy." John stated with a smile.
The parents looked and realized John was right. Nick did seem really happy. So like last time, they let their kids be kids. A while later, everyone went to the dining room and had just finished dinner. Most of the Hopps kits gathered around Nick to ask him a bunch of fox questions. Nick was still sitting on his chair beside Judy.
"So... you're really a good fox?" One of Judy's older brothers asked.
"Uh huh. Actually... I'm even nicer than mammals." Nick answered.
"Your tail is really long and fluffy. Are all foxes tail's like this?" One of Judy's little sisters asked petting Nick's tail.
"Most foxes, yes. My buddy, Finnick's tail, is much shorter cause he's a fennec fox." Nick said. "Us regular foxes also can freely move our tails any way we want. From the ground... to lifting it up... and using it to brush... and tickle."
Nick then moved his tail and started to tickle the little bunny. She responded by giggling happily.
"Does it wag when you are really happy?" The little bunny asked.
"That's dogs." Nick said to her with a straight face.
"So... all foxes aren't sneaky and conniving?" Another one of Judy's sisters asked Nick.
"Of course not." Nick said. "While I can't say that for ALL foxes, but the majority of foxes aren't. The same can be said about other mammals."
"I already knew that." Judy said with a sly smile.
"You guys may not have known this, but most criminals in Zootopia aren't even really foxes." Nick said.
"Really?" Judy's sister asked.
"Uh huh. Mostly wolves, rhinos, different types of rodents, bears, etc." Nick stated before sipping a cup of juice.
"What are some of things foxes are good at?" One of Judy's little brothers asked.
"Lots of things. Climbing, digging, having a good sense of smell, our smarts... OH! And we also have night vision." Nick said.
"Woah! That's awesome!" Judy's brother said.
"I know, right?" Nick said happily.
"I heard foxes are clever, but not knowledge smart." One of Judy's older brothers said.
"Wrong. I'm smart both ways. I get As and Bs in school. Even got a 100 on my last test." Nick said proudly. "The same about foxes being smart both ways can be said about my mom and pop. They are both incredibly smart and wise."
"Huh. Say, aren't foxes nocturnal?" One of Judy's brother's wearing glasses asked.
"Yes. But most foxes these days are daywalkers, like my family." Nick said. "We prefer the daytime over the nighttime."
"And all foxes... don't eat bunnies?" Another one of Judy's sister asked.
"Of course not. Predators haven't eaten anyone in centuries. We have no reason to." Nick said. "I mean, come on. Who's dumb enough to actually believe foxes would actually still eat bunnies?
Stu just happen to hear Nick's comment from the far side of the table and had this 'awkward' look on his face. The main reason why bunnies always feared foxes cause they thought they would eat them. Stu started to feel that it was silly to think that since the Wilde have been such good friends.
"Guess it is pretty dumb for us to still think that." Eric said.
"Yeah. Very dumb." Nick said.
"Next question. This is the most important question we need to ask you." Greg said. "On a scale of..." Nick then halted them.
"Let me stop you right there. I already went through this with Judy. So I know where this is going." Nick said. "Speed round. Here we go. 6 or 7 is how I rate being an only child. I do not have to wait in long lines just to use the bathroom. I do not have to run to the dining hall for every meal. I do not have to wear hand-me-downs or share my clothes with other siblings. Lastly, no. I don't think mom and dad will adopt any of you OR that your parents will be okay with it. That should be the answers to all you questions, right?"
"Wow... That... was actually ALL of them." Greg said surprised.
"Well also... since I'm an only child, I don't have to share a birthday or my birthday presents with anyone." Nick stated.
Every one of the bunny kids froze when Nick said that. Even Judy.
"Wait a second. Nick, did you say... birthday presents?" Judy asked. "As in plural?"
"YOU GET MORE THAN ONE PRESENT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?!" The other kids shouted out.
"I feel that I may have said too much." Nick said feeling awkward.
"That's it. I'm calling it. Foxes have it better than rabbits." Greg said feeling jealous m
"Agreed." The other Hopps kits said.
"Pssshh... hahaha! You bunnies. So fickle." Nick said laughing a bit. Then... Nick started smelling a sweet aroma. An aroma that he's REALLY quite familiar with. "Wait a minute. That... that smell... could it be?"
Bonnie walked over to Nick, holding a plate with a slice of pie on it.
"Nick, Judy already told me how much you love our blueberries. So I thought it would be nice to make you this." Bonnie said as she puts the plate down in front of Nick.
"Is... is this..." Nick asked starting to shake a bit.
"Yep! It's a nice, warm, homemade slice of blueberry pie. Made from the blueberries from our farm." Judy said to Nick with a smile.
Nick was complete lost for words. He didn't know how to respond. But his tail was wagging left and right.
"Look! His tail's wagging." One of Judy's little sisters stated.
"I'm guessing he must be happy." Judy stated. "Aren't you Nick?"
Nick didn't responded. He was still in a bit of shock and awe.
"Nick? Are you okay?" Judy asked looking concern.
"I'm fine." Nick said finally saying something. "It's just that... I never actually thought this moment would happen. But here it is. Right in front of me."
"Jeez, Slick. It's pie, not the key to the town." Judy said. "Now come on. Try it already."
"O... kay." Nick said a little nervous.
So Nick grabbed his fork and slowly cut a bit of pie. Everyone was eyeballing Nick to see his reaction.
"Careful. Our Nicky's a tough critic." John stated.
"Only we'll know if he actually loves it." Frankie said with a smirk.
Nick slowly lifts the piece of pie to his mouth, opened up his mouth, and ate the piece. It looked like he was savoring the taste of the blueberries before swallowing. After that... he just froze again. Everyone was looking concern again that Nick hasn't responded yet. After a few seconds, Nick finally reacted. He had wide smile on his face and then he started quickly gobbling down more of the pie.
"Oh my." Bonnie said responding to Nick fast eating.
"He loves it." John and Frankie said smiling.
"We can tell." Judy said.
Within a few seconds, the pie was already gone.
"That... was without a doubt... the best piece of pie I have had in my life." Nick said satisfied.
"You went through that pretty fast." Judy stated. "But I'm glad you like it."
"Mrs. Hopps, is it okay if I ask for another slice?" Nick asked holding his plate up.
"You seem to have quite the appetite. Where do you get it from?" Bonnie asked.
Everyone then looked at John, who also just happen to be having a slice of blueberry pie... and finishing it. He also had a bit of blueberry and crumbs on his face.
"I... wouldn't mind another slice of pie either." John said.
"Ohhhhhh. So that's where Nick gets it from." Judy stated.
"Like father, like son." Nick said smirking and shrugging.
After pie, Nick was promised to play a few rounds of Zoo Fighter Sigma 3 with Greg and the others. So the kits went off to play with Nick. Judy didn't played, but still joined them to watch. Greg, Eric, Cole, and Conner felt confident that they could actually be Nick at the game. But that confidence went down when they each heard this.
"K... O..." The game announcer went.
Greg was playing Nick and lost. Nick's response was a wide fox smile.
"I don't get it. I played this game everyday since we bought it, learned all the combos, and the all the characters' strengths and weaknesses. You don't even own this game." Greg said still in awe from his lost. "How are you already so good at this game?"
"Does Bunnyburrow have arcades?" Nick asked Greg.
"No." Greg said thinking about it.
"Question answered." Nick said with a smirk.
"Grrr... one more round." Greg said looking angry.
"You sure? Maybe we should play another game." Nick said. "Hopefully... a co-op game. You know, beating up the bad guys and... not each other."
"One... more... round." Greg said gritting his teeth.
"Guys, you have been playing for a long time now." Judy said.
"It hasn't been that long. It's only..." Greg said as he looks up at the clock in the room. "... 10: 45."
"WHAT!?" Nick shouted out as he dropped his controller and got on his feet. "Okay. I don't know when your guys' bedtime it is, but it's REALLY past mine."
"Okay. Maybe we went overboard with the last 20 or so matches." Eric said.
"Ya think?" Nick stated.
"Let's just all call it a day, head to our rooms, and get to bed." Judy said.
"Right." Nick, Greg, and the others said.
The kits turned off the TV and the game system and started to head to their rooms. They go out to the hallway and notice that it's pretty dark.
"Oh great! The hallway's so dark, we can barely see." Conner stated quietly.
"I can see fine." Nick said being quietly too.
"Ohhhhhh! Fox night vision!" Cole and Conner said together quietly.
"Remember where our rooms are?" Eric asked.
"Of course." Nick said.
"Lead the way." Judy said.
"Okay." Nick said nodding.
The kids quietly walk down the hallway, not wanting to wake anyone up. Especially their parents, who also may be asleep. They quietly went up the stairs and to the third floor, where their rooms were.
"I got to say, having night vision must be really awesome." Greg said. "Bet you can use your night vision when you want to go to the kitchen and get yourself a midnight snack."
"True, but it doesn't help when your parents also have night vision." Nick stated.
"Riiiiight." The others said.
"Especially when it's mom. Pop got in trouble with mom a LOT when he goes down to get a midnight snack." Nick stated. "Mom likes him to eat healthy."
"Poor Mr. Wilde." Judy said.
The group then stopped at one of the doors.
"This is my room. Or... at least the room I sleep in." Judy said. "Doesn't count when you have a bunch of other roommates."
"Goodnight, Judy." Nick said with smile.
"Goodnight." Judy said as she opens the door and closes it behind her.
"Now for us." Greg said.
The boys then walked to their room and made it to the door. They go inside and then start to change into their sleep clothes.
"It's actually a good thing we are going to bed now." Nick said putting on a white shirt. "I was getting tired of beating your sorry bunny butts anyway."
"Don't get too cocky. I plan to beat you next time." Greg said.
"Sure you will." Nick said sarcastically.
Nick then was about to hop into his bed and call it a day. The boys on the other hand, they didn't seem to want to go to bed just yet.
"Say Nick, before you go to bed, do you mind if we talk to you about something?" Cole asked.
"Right now? I'm really tired guys. Can this wait tomorrow?" Nick asked.
"I'm afraid this can't wait." Cole said sounding serious.
The tone that Cole used got Nick's attention. Also all four of the boys ears were droopy. Nick then walked over to the boys to hear what they had to say.
"Okay. What's up?" Nick said to him.
"Listen dude..." Cole said started to feel awkward.
"... the four of us..." Conner said awkward as well.
"... wanted to say..." Eric said.
"... sorry." Greg said sincerely.
"Huh? What for?" Nick asked looking confused.
"For everything." Greg said.
"Guys, if it's about that thing with the scouts, I already settled things with them. Remember?" Nick said. "You don't have to worry about that anymore."
"Yes, we do. We still can't forgive them for what they did to you." Cole said mad.
"Not even a little." Conner said mad as well.
"Guys, I'm fine now. Really." Nick said honestly. "But that was more of my problem than yours. Why are you guys taking it so seriously?"
"It's because..." Eric said shaking a bit.
"We could have been like them." The boys shouted out.
Nick was surprised to hear them all say that. While Judy did said something similar to that to him, he didn't expect her brother to say that too.
"Dudes, you're not them." Nick stated.
"But we could have been." Conner said.
"That wouldn't..." Nick said before getting stopped.
"Nick, would you just listen to us." Conner said seriously.
Hearing Conner's serious tone, Nick stopped talking and decided to listen to them.
"Mom and dad always told us to stay away from foxes. They told us that foxes couldn't be trusted and that it was in their biology and we believed them." Cole admitted. "Even after you met Judy, we still believed that."
"But then she told us more about you and we all got to know you better. That's when we realized that mom and dad were wrong." Conner said. "Everything we thought we knew about foxes was wrong. You, Mr. Wilde, Mrs. Wilde, even Gideon. We were wrong about all of you."
"Guys, it's okay." Nick said being sincere.
"No, it's not." Cole and Conner said.
"*sigh* Truth is, we have all been doing some thinking lately." Eric said.
"What kind of thinking?" Nick asked.
"We told Greg and Eric the things that Finnick said." Conner said to Nick. "About how grown-ups talk about other mammals like us and think that they know what's best. But even so, they make mistakes too and pass it down to their kids. That's what been happening with us."
"We only did certain things our parents told us do. But that doesn't mean that it's the best choice for us to do." Greg said. "After a while, we realized that our parents have been trying to keep us alert and afraid of most things in life. That's no way to live."
"While it's true that some parents make mistakes and maybe your parents are a bit concern, but they are only doing that because they are trying to keep you safe." Nick said.
"Maybe. But even so, we all realize we want more than just being afraid." Greg said.
"I pretty sure you already know what kind of bunny Judy is. She's basically the opposite of how a bunny should be." Eric said. "She's not afraid of trying something new. While the rest of us here..."
"... Are too afraid to try... cause you might fail." Nick said finishing up what Eric was about to say. "I know. Judy told me."
"It's just that... we always thought a bunny only be a bunny. But does it mean we HAVE to be a bunny? What is being a bunny anyway?" Eric asked. "Being good at hopping? Eating carrots? Having a hundred or so brothers and sisters? Being a farmer? Ugh! All these new thoughts have been giving us a headache for the longest time now."
"Hold on. What are you all saying?" Nick asked.
"I guess what we are saying is..." Eric said.
"... the whole time we thought we HAD to be farmers." Cole said.
"But now that we are more open to the world out there..." Conner said.
"We realized that... we don't know what to do." Greg said. "We just know that we don't want to settle."
This really surprised Nick to hear. The boys don't want to grow up to be farmers anymore as said by their parents. It was rare to be expected since Judy told her that all her siblings were just gonna settle for being farmers.
"Nick, what do you think we should do?" Greg asked.
"Honestly, I can't say. But I do know this. You and all your brothers and sisters don't all have to grow up to be farmers like your parents. You should do something that you feel happy about. Something you want to do." Nick said.
"Got any suggestions?" Greg asked.
"I don't know. You guys like playing video games so much. Maybe learn how to make 'em." Nick suggested.
"Ehhh. Prefer playing them over make them." Greg stated.
"Greg, Eric, Cole, Conner, you don't have to worry what you want to do yet. We're all still young, so we don't need to worry about that kind of stuff yet." Nick said. "Like I told Judy, we should enjoy things while we're young and worry about the stuff for the future later."
Nick then started walking closer to them.
"Don't sweat it now. When the time is right, you'll find out what you want to do." Nick said with a smile.
The boys all looked at each other and smiled a bit. They all started to feel a bit better. Nick's wise words help them understand their feelings more.
"I think we understand why Judy like hanging out with you so much. In some ways, you're actually a lot like her." Greg stated.
"Really?" Nick asked looking confused. "Cause Judy and I don't really have anything in common."
"He means that you both have a positive outlook and want to do more with your lives." Eric said. "That can't really be said about us."
"Truth is, I would have given up on that if it wasn't for Judy. So for all you know, I could have ended as the fox your parents always told you to stay away from." Nick admitted.
"Well we're glad that you're not. So... thanks Nick... you know. For everything." Eric said.
"We know that you're mostly Judy's friend." Cole said.
"But know that you're all our friend too." Conner said with a smile.
"You know, I don't know what's it like to have brothers. Yet, I glad to know there are four guys that I can consider to be like brothers." Nick said with a smile.
Nick looked at the boys and they all started to have tears fall from their eyes.
"Woah! Guys, are you okay?" Nick asked concerned.
The next thing to happen was all four of the bunnies went over to hug Nick. This really weird Nick out.
"You can call us bros anytime, Nick." Greg said happily weeping.
"Yeah." Eric, Cole, and Conner said happily weeping as well.
"Guys, easy. You bunnies with hugging and being so emotional." Nick said as the bunnies hugged him a little too tight. "Mind letting go now?"
The boys nodded and let go of Nick. They then wipe the tears from their eyes.
"Alright. We all have been up long enough. Time fore some sleep before I pass out on the floor." Nick said.
"Right." Cole and Conner said.
The five then went over to their beds, got into their covers, and got ready to drift into sleep.
"Night guys." Nick said sleeping.
"Night Nick." Greg, Eric, Cole and Conner said.
Nick closed his eyes as he was ready to call it a night. But as he was doing that, Greg walked to ask him one more thing.
"Nick, still up?" Greg asked. Nick just responded by groaning and putting the covers over his head. "Sorry, it's just that we forgot to ask you something. Do you... like hanging out with Judy so much because you have a crush on her?"
Nick's eye opened back up when he heard that. Clearly, he didn't wanted to answer that question yet. So instead of responding to the question with an answer, he just did some loud snoring.
"Either he's fast asleep..." Conner said raising an eyebrow.
"... or he's dodging the question." Cole said with a straight face.
"Guess it doesn't really matter." Greg said.
The boys then fluff their pillows and went straight to sleep like Nick. Even if he was asleep, Nick couldn't help but think about Greg's question. Did he like hanging out with Judy cause he had a crush on her? It was something he still wasn't sure about. Only time will tell. For now, Nick will enjoy his weekend with the Hopps.
That's the end of this chapter and part 1. Hope that you all enjoy this part. Sorry if Judy wasn't in it enough. It might be more or less in the next chapter too. Next chapter, Nick will meet even more of Judy's brothers and sisters. He will also find out each of them are different in their own way. More on that next time.