The chase seemed unending to Nick and Robin. Outnumbered and outgunned, they had to use their wits and savvy to evade capture for as long as possible, deliberately picking difficult paths to traverse through the labyrinth of trees that made up the Tundratown forests. With Robin leading the way, they ducked and weaved past the fallen coniferous trees and ridges, heading towards the highways that lead out of the zone.

Every step of the way, the wolves were hot on their tail. The sound of their heavy footsteps thundering through the snow sent their hearts racing as they burst into a clearing next to the highway.

Just as the wolves stormed out of the clearing, a large truck came by and they quickly hopped onto the back of the vehicle, clinging onto the bars on its side as they kept their heads low to avoid the driver's eyes. As the vehicle sped off into the distance, the two foxes heaved a sigh of relief as they entered a tunnel.

"That was close, huh?" Robin chuckled as he reclined against the sidebars of the truck. Nick, on the other hand, was rather concerned about the red and blue lights up ahead. Robin's eyes widened when he spotted the ZPD roadblock up ahead at the exit of the tunnel.

"How did…"

Before Robin would react, Nick quickly handcuffed his father and told him to keep quiet. Robin had no choice but to oblige.

At the head of the ZPD was Badgerson, standing cross-armed, still in his pajamas.

As the truck rolled to a stop, the polar bear driver stepped out, mildly irritated as he asked the yawning cheetah officer why they were blocking the path.

"Sorry sir, but-"

The cheetah's words were cut short when Nick walked out from the shadows, clutching the scruff of Robin's neck.

"Wilde?"

"Hey there! I wouldn't suppose you guys were looking for him?" He shoved Robin forwards, eliciting a frown and a sigh from the older fox. The polar bear was mildly surprised, insisting that he had no idea they were there.

"Don't worry, I've caught him," Nick grinned as he walked past Badgerson, who was staring angrily at the fox's smug grin, "Let's go!"

They hurried off into the police cruiser, rather flustered by the sudden change of events. Thankfully, none of the cops liked that smug badger either, so they put their bother down as being merely annoyed by him.

Back at the ZPD Headquarters, in the holding room, Nick sat next to his still-handcuffed father.

"A part of me wants to think this is for the best, but another part of me thinks that you set this all up." Robin muttered as he jangled the cuffs.

"Oh, so now you're doubting me? How poignant." Nick replied, looking rather tired.

"So, which was it?"

Before Nick could answer, an officer stepped into the room and took out a pair of handcuffs before repeating the whole spiel before you could arrest someone. Nick was a little puzzled, but when thehanduffs clasped around his wrists, he just accepted it.

"Well, does that answer your question?" Nick asked his father as they followed the cop out. Robin shrugged as they were sent to Chief Bogo.

"Wilde." The chief had a serious frown carved onto his face as he leaned onto the desk.

"'Sup, Chief." Nick tried to muster up a smile, but all that came out was a depressed sigh.

Robin stood beside his son silently as the chief read out Nick's rights before formally arresting him. When he was done, the Chief took off his glasses and ran his fingers along his snout's bridge.

"Before you ask, we got this tip-off from Badgerson."

Nick's ears drooped a little when he heard that name.

"But, luckily for you, none of us are fans of that pushy bureaucrat. Here's the deal. I don't believe you'd be the kind to turn back on everything you've fought for, Nick. I've seen you change. You're still as smug and annoying as you were before you joined the force, but your dedication is… impressive."

Nick brightened a little when he heard the chief compliment him.

"Still, the rules are still the rules. You'll be spending some time in jail, I'm afraid." Nick looked at his father, who was looking at the ground, "But that doesn't mean that you can't happen to escape at a time when it just so happens that the guards weren't watching."

Nick chuckled and nodded, then asked about what they'd do with Robin.

"He'll have to serve the rest of his sentence. No compromises on that; he's an escaped convict."

Robin shrugged as he looked at Nick.

"Wait, don't you have the papers?" Nick whispered as the chief turned away for a moment.

"I think we dropped them back in the forest. I've got nothing on me." Robin smiled sheepishly as he shrugged, "Force of habit to ditch stuff when I'm being chased, I guess."

"… Oh."