Chapter 14

"I spy with my little eye...something beginning with B." I said smiling slyly as I turned my head around to face Bogo who had a very prominent scowl on his face which was directed at me. "Come on this is an easy one." I said before Bogo pushed me firmly in the back causing me to stumble slightly. "Oh ha ha Bogo." I said sarcastically as I turned my head so that I was facing forward once again whilst Bogo chuckled lightly. "Don't blame me for your lack off common sense." I said before I felt Bogo shove me in the back yet again. "You know that's getting old know Bogo." I said as I growled slightly turning my head around once again to face the huge buffalo that was chief Bogo as said chief just smiled casually at me. As I was about to turn my auburn furred head back around I caught a glimpse of something that was attached to Bogo's black belt. Something that my leaf green eyes immediately recognized and examined closely. It was the metal syringe the wolf had used to try and attack me and Ryan with when we caught up with him after watching said wolf steel something from that gazelle. The syringe itself still held the weird purple liquid inside its glass vile.

As I brought my eyes away from the syringe I began to think back to what Ryan said about the syringe and how scared ans surprised he was of it when we where facing the black furred wolf. As I continued on walking forward I began to try and remember what Ryan had said was in the syringe as when I asked him what it was he seemed genuinely worried and alarmed. 'Come on brain remember.' I said angrily in my head as I tried to remember what Ryan had called the purple liquid. 'Night growler...no...night...prowler...no dam it.' I growled loudly in anger as no matter how hard I thought I just couldn't remember. After five minutes of continuous thinking without any results as well as a few thoughts of my brain pulling a gun to its head I gave up. 'You know what.' I thought angrily to myself as as I continued on walking whilst briefly trying to undo the hand cuffs that restricted my paws. 'Screw it.' "Hey Bogo?" I said as I stopped dead in my tracks before turning around to face the big grey furred buffalo that was Bogo. "What is it Ben?" Bogo questioned me in his deep gruff voice as I put on one of my classic sly smiles to which Bogo raised one of his eyebrows in suspicion. "I have a question if you don't mind me asking." I said as innocently as I could whilst Bogo continued to look at me with suspicion laced across his face. "Whats the question?" Bogo said with both a hint of annoyance and curiosity whilst he still kept the suspicious look on his face.

I tried to put a paw to my muzzle in thought only to realize that said paws where still handcuffed behind my back. I felt my tail tuck under my legs briefly as I coughed slightly to regain my brief loss of composure which seemed to evade Bogo. "Well Bogo." I said but before I could continue Bogo held up his right hoof to signal me to be quiet as he looked at me with a slight smirk on his grey furred face. "Before you continue Ben I want to tell you one thing." Bogo said as I looked at him with a hint of annoyance on my auburn furred face whilst Bogo just continued to smirk slightly at me before he continued. "To my friends I am Bogo and you Ben are not a friend. You are a pain in my side. So I will ask you kindly and only once." Bogo said as he pointed his right hoof at me whilst putting on a very serious look in what I guessed was his way of getting his point across to me. I began to panic and worry a little as Bogo took a step towards me before speaking once again but in a much darker and threatening tone.

"Call me chief or sir. Or we wont get along. Understood." I began to nod my head quickly my ears swaying back and fourth as I did so whilst Bogo took a step back to give me some space as I let out a small sigh of relief. "Understood chief." I said as I tried to cover up some of my fear with a sly smile which seemed to do the trick. "Can I ask you my question now chief." I said to which Bogo nodded his head before re positioning the black furred wolf on his back with his big left hoof so that said wolf was in a better position for carrying. "OK then chief Ill give you a scenario that I want you to give your opinion on." I said as I turned around facing away from Bogo before I began to walk forward once again whilst my auburn red tail swished from side to side. "Whats the scenario?" Bogo questioned in his deep voice as glanced behind briefly with a smirk on my face. "Well lets say that your facing an opponent who you've never seen before in your life. You cant tell if hes strong or weak and said opponent has a weapon on him." I said taking on a light tone of seriousness which didn't go unnoticed as Bogo interrupted me briefly to ask a question. "Is this scenario based upon a personal experience or not? Because to me its sounding familiar." Bogo asked suspiciously to which I glanced back around once again before smiling slyly at the big grey furred buffalo that was chief Bogo. "It doesn't matter chief because its not relevant to you. What does it matter to you if its based upon a personal experience or not." I said as I continued on down the pavement whilst the faint sound of my claws clicking on the concrete could be heard. "I guess your right." Bogo said grumpily as we continued on.

"So what would you do then chief?" I questioned Bogo as I heard said Buffalo grunt in thought as I continued to lead the way towards the police station. "Whats the weapon the opponents carrying?" Bogo questioned as I mentally congratulated myself as I could now get the answer I was seeking. "The opponent is carrying a sharp metal syringe." I said as I glanced over at Bogo to which I immediately noticed the confused and surprised expression that was on the Buffalo's face. "A metal syringe...that doesn't seem like the most ideal weapon of choice." Bogo said questioningly as I smiled at his response. He had no idea what was doing. But that's not all chief." I said smugly before I continued on speaking. "Theirs something in the metal syringe. A dark purple liquid that might be a cause for alarm. It could change the whole fight." I said adding a slight hint of seriousness to make it seem like I honestly wanted both his opinion and his experience on this situation. But to be honest I only needed one thing from the chief before I could think about escaping the grey furred buffalo. "A purple liquid that could change the fight..." Bogo said in a questioning tone of voice whilst he also re adjusted the black furred wolf on his left shoulder once again as we began to reach a turning in the pavement which seemed to branch off of the main road. As we went around the street turning Bogo began to speak once again in his gruff voice. "Night howlers. The syringe is a concentration of the night howler serum. Am I right?" Bogo questioned to which I nodded my head in confirmation to his question, even though I had forgotten what Ryan had said was in the syringe but now thanks to Bogo I knew once again.

"Yes that's right chief." I said in an upbeat tone of voice in a way of congratulating Bogo on his answer to which Bogo grunted in annoyance behind my back "The syringe that your opponent has is full of a special concentrated night howler serum. And it seems like he's about to inject himself with it." I said smiling slyly as I turned to face Bogo briefly, my auburn red tail swishing behind me in anticipation as I began to fiddle with the handcuffs that where restricting my black furred paws. "So my opponents about to inject himself with the serum." Bogo said taking on a slight hint of worry and suspicion to his tone of voice as I continued. "That's right Bogo." I said as I finally undid the hand cuffs with one of my black claws whilst a sly smile began to creep its way onto my face. "So my opponent is going to go savage and I still don't know if I can over power the opponent in question." Bogo said closing his eyes briefly as he stopped in thought whilst I on the other hand had different ideas as I turned around before spotting the metal syringe that was on Bogo's belt. "What do you do chief?" I said as I began to reach out my right black paw towards the metal syringe whilst my auburn red and black tipped ears began to slowly fold against the back of my head in anticipation.

But as usual my plans came crumbling down around me as I heard two familiar voices call from behind me as I was just about to grab the metal syringe from Bogo's police belt. The two familiar voices in turn caused Bogo to lose his concentration as he snapped open his large brown eyes before looking down at me as a look of absolute anger began to make its way onto his grey furred face. I on the other paw looked up at Bogo with the best innocent look I could muster up. But to be honest with the way I was positioned reaching out towards the syringe I knew I was pretty much screwed. "What do you think your doing FOX?" Bogo questioned aggressively in his deep and authoritative voice as he put on a more darker tone of voice as he uttered the word fox. Instead of responding to Bogo's aggressive question I began to slowly back away from the angry and soul piercing gaze that Bogo was directing at me. "I...I...er...you have a very nice belt Bogo...I mean...chief." I said as I watched Bogo snort aggressively before I heard the two familiar voices call once again from behind me.

I knew who the voices belonged too but I hoped with all my heart that I was wrong...because to be honest If if the voices did belong to the duo I was thinking off then Bogo wouldn't be the only one who would be angry with me. I slowly turned my head around, my ears staying flat against my head as I spotted the two familiar police officers who where rushing over to me and Bogo. I quickly turned my head back to face the angry and calculating look that Bogo had on his grey furred face as he began to pick up the black furred wolf off of his left shoulder with only his right hoof before he set the wolf down on the side of the concrete pavement. As Bogo was doing this I was desperately looking for a quick exist because in a few seconds I would have no where to run. 'Come on.' I thought in panic as I began to look around as quickly as I could for even the slightest route of escape. Heck I even began to whine like a lost puppy for a bit as my panicking increased as I realized there was no where to run. But before I could even contemplate my situation fully Bogo had placed the wolf down and was once again glaring at me in anger with his large brown soul piercing eyes.

I immediately tried to bolt in the opposite direction to Bogo only to come face to face with the surprised and worried faces of both Nick and Judy. "Ben...what are you doing here...with the chief?" Nick asked in worry as he looked at me noticing the fearful and worried expression that was evident on my auburn red furred face. Nicks bright green eyes then looked from me to Bogo as Nick began to notice the angry expression that was clearly evident on Bogo's grey furred face as said Buffalo was glaring daggers at me. Nick began to look more and more worried as he noticed the high level of tension between Bogo and me as I was staring fearfully at Bogo. "Whats going on chief." Judy questioned Bogo with worry evident in her voice as she stood next to Nick who was still staring worriedly at Bogo and me with his bright green eyes. "Well I think it would be best If you asked this fox here officer Hopps. Im sure he will give you an answer. Wont you fox." Bogo said in a sinister tone of voice as he folded his huge grey furred arms before glaring directly at me with his huge oak colored eyes.

I quickly turned my head away from Bogo before looking towards Nick and Judy with a pleading look on my face as I felt my auburn red and black tipped ears begin to slowly rise in slight hope. "Nick...Judy...I swear I didn't do anything...well...I did...but it wasn't anything illegal...please..Im telling the truth." I said as watched Nick let out a long sigh as he looked down at the ground whilst Judy just looked at him with worry plastered on her face. "You promised me Ben." I faintly heard Nick whisper as he continued to look at the ground whilst I looked at Nick with my leaf green eyes. Judy on the other paw had turned her attention from Nick to me and was looking at me in worry with her violet colored eyes. "Nick..I...didn't do anything...I promise." I said as I took a step towards Nick before I heard said fox growl in anger as I ceased my advance. "Nick." Judy said worriedly as she heard her partner growl before Nick began to look up once again as Judy noticed the angry and betrayed look that was clear and evident in Nicks eyes and on his face as he looked at me.

"Don't take another step." Nick said continuing in his low and menacing tone of voice whilst I shook my head from side to side in disbelief at what Nick had said whilst I quickly glanced at Judy. I could see the look on Judy's face as I had seen it before many a time as a con man...or con mammal now. Judy looked uncertain. I could tell just by looking at Judy's expression and body language that she didn't know what to do. "Don't try and get Judy to help you Ben. She has nothing to do with this." Nick said aggressively as he glared at me with his bright green eyes. Before I could even reply back to Nicks answer I felt someone push me down to the ground with force before grabbing my auburn furred arms and placing them behind my back. "You should have ran whilst you could fox." I heard the low and gruff voice of Bogo say as I felt the now familiar feeling of cold metal restrict my arms behind my back, locking said arms in place.

"...Ben..." I heard Judy say as I tried to look up at Judy only for my eyes to come into view of Nick. I was expecting to see Nick with the angered expression that he had on his face only a few seconds ago but I wasn't expecting the look that Nick was giving me. He looked sad and regretful as he turned his gaze away from me whilst Bogo lifted me up off of the concrete pavement. "Ben. Im going to ask you this once." Bogo said in a slightly lest angry tone of voice as I let out a sigh as I guessed what the question was. "Whats my last name? Is that the right question Bogo?" I asked in annoyance as I heard Bogo grunt in frustration at what I guessed was my attitude. "Fine. My last name is.." But before I could finish what I was saying my head began to erupt into pain as I clenched my eyes shut in an attempt to cancel out some of the pain as I tried to remember my last name. But each time I tried to remember my head burst into more pain until I couldn't. I couldn't remember my last name. Now as I've probably said before I don't let anyone see my emotions. But once again this world had destroyed my mental and emotional barriers as I felt a tear streak its way down from my leaf green eyes to my auburn furred face and muzzle. But what I didn't notice or realize at that exact moment was that a new memory had made its way int my head. But it wasn't even a memory it was a name. A name that sent chills down my spine. It was my fathers last name in this world.

"Come on Ben. Your not gonna pull that over on me again." Bogo said impatiently as Nick and Judy began to look worried as I fell down to the pavement knees first whilst groaning and whining in pain. "...uh...chief..." Judy said as both her and Judy looked at me with worry as I began to stop whining and groaning before I started to chuckle lightly but it soon turned to a full on fit of laughter. After laughing for around about half a minute I began to get up slowly as I kept my leaf green eyes down to the ground. "You...stupid...animals.." I said as I chuckled lightly before I began to look towards Judy and Nick before turning my head slightly to face Bogo whilst smiling in a broken kind of way. I looked back towards Judy and Nick and noticed Nick was about to speak to which I interrupted abruptly.

"Don't you dare open your mouth Nicholas Wilde." I said in a dark tone as I kept my leaf green eyes on both Nick and Judy. "Oh and Bogo." I said as I turned around to see Bogo reaching for something behind his back which I guessed was the muzzle he tried to use on me before. "I wouldn't do that If I where you." I said keeping up my dark tone of voice as I stepped back from Bogo a few paces before I brought up my black paws from behind my back to the immediate surprises of Nick, Judy and Bogo. I smirked at the reactions of the three officers as I cracked my black furred paws slightly before sighing. After sighing loudly I put my right black paw into my pocket before pulling out a metal syringe which held a purple liquid inside said syringe. It didn't take long for the three officers to realize what I had in my right paw as I began to smile slyly whilst looking at the syringe. "You want to know who I am." I said loudly as Nick, Judy and even Bogo looked at me in fear. I say Nick and Judy looked at me in fear but instead they looked at me in worry rather than fear as they watched me closely.

"I am Benjamin Vulpes Wilde. I am the son of Linda Vixine Wilde. My mother died In hospital leaving me with an abusive farther to whom I left years ago because everyday was a living hell. I will not taint myself with my fathers last name so I will carry on my mothers." I said as I gazed angrily at my so called brother and his bunny friend and buffalo chief in the force before I looked back at the syringe as my face began to show a hint of regret. "And I don't need this to get my point across to you three." I said as I threw the syringe onto the concrete pavement which caused the glass vile in the metal syringe to crack and break spilling out the concentrated night howler serum onto the pavement. I looked up and focused my leaf green eyes on Nick as he looked back at me in shock and regret before I spoke once again.

"For all I know." I said glaring at Nick in anger before looking to Judy and then Bogo with the same angry expression on my auburn furred face. "I have no family." And with that said I turned around and began to quickly make my way down the street leaving behind a very confused chief in my wake. Judy on the other paw was shocked, upset and worried as she turned and looked at the emotionless face of her partner with her violet colored eyes as she began to grasp Nicks paw in an attempt to get the fox to look away from the spot I had been. "Nick...are...you..OK..." Judy said as Nick finally turned around to face Judy as she could see that her partner looked like he was about to break. "No Judy...Im not OK..." Nick said as Judy watched a few lone tears make their way down Nicks auburn furred face. "Carrot's." Nick said as his voice began break slightly as he looked towards the direction I had walked off in. "What have I done."