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Chapter 25
"Mum?" Nick asked the now smiling bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen that was Nicole Wilde. Said vixen was wearing her usual and favourite purple dress which matched the colour of Judy's eyes. Nick watched in both surprise and slight happiness as Nicole quickly made her way over to Nick before enveloping said fox in a strong and tight hug which caught Nick off guard.
"Oh it's so good to see Nicky. I've missed you son." Nicole said in an emotional and happy tone of voice as she began to tighten her hug on Nick which caused said fox to begin to lose his breathe.
"It's...g...good to see...you too mum." Nick said in strained and embarrassed tone of voice as he struggled to breathe under the powerful hug that he was trapped in.
"Oh Nicky you should really visit more often. Sometimes I...I don't think you care about me." Nicole said in a saddened and emotional tone of voice as she lessened the hug on Nick before burying her head into Nicks chest which caused said fox to let out a saddened sigh before speaking.
"Now why would you say that mum? I'll always love you and I promise that Ill visit more...it's just that I've been really busy with police work and other things." Nick said in a soft and caring tone of voice as Nicole began to break away from her hug on Nick as she wiped her emerald green eyes of tears before letting out a small chuckle as she gazed lovingly at Nick.
"You don't need to worry Nick...I...shouldn't have said that...I...I'm just so happy to see you." Nicole said in a happy and caring ton of voice whilst Nick gave said light auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen a wide smile before speaking.
"And I'm happy to see you too mum...but what are you doing here?" Nick asked Nicole in a questioning tone of voice whilst Nicole on the other paw let out a small laugh before speaking in a happy and excited tone of voice.
"I was just visiting an old friend of mine who works here at the hospital. We just went out for a coffee and talked for a while before he had to come back here." Nicole said whilst Nick on the other paw gave said light auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen a suspicious look before speaking.
"When you say friend mum what do you mean?" Nick questioned Nicole in a slightly serious tone of voice as he looked at Nicole with a serious expression plastered on his auburn furred face whilst said vixen on the other paw began to chuckle lightly before prodding Nick on the nose which caused said fox to lose his serious look.
"He's not that type of friend Nicholas so you don't need to worry about me inviting him to meet you any time soon." Nicole said in a berating but humorous tone of voice whilst Nick on the other paw smiled slyly at said bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen that was his mum.
"Anyway enough about me Nicky what are you doing here?" Nicole questioned Nick in a happy but suspicious tone of voice which seemed to catch Nick off guard as his sly smile was immediately replaced with a look of sadness and anger as he looked away from Nicole before speaking.
"Mum...I...I was actually going to visit you quite soon. And...I...I was going to bring someone with me to see you too.." Nick said as he continued to look away from Nicole's emerald green eyed gaze whilst said vixens once happy face began to turn into a look of both worry and curiosity.
"Is it Judy? Is she alright...Oh Nick she can't be here...after what you've told me about her I can't imagine...how your feeling right now Nicholas." Nicole said in sadness as she began to approach Nick only for said fox to look at Nicole with the beginnings of tears in his leaf green eyes which made Nicole stop dead in her tracks.
"It's...it's not Judy mum...its...its Ben." Nick said in an angry and saddened tone of voice as he tried his hardest to keep himself from breaking down again whilst Nicole on the other paw looked at Nick in both shock and sadness before speaking.
"Y...your...you're just joking...right Nicholas? You have to be joking...B...Ben went missing years ago." Nicole questioned Nick as said vixens emerald green eyes began to fill with tears as she watched Nick shake his head in response to her question.
"I'm not joking mum...I was going to bring Ben to see you...so you could...no...so we could tell him the truth about Linda and what she actually was to him." Nick said in a comforting but serious tone of voice as said fox watched the bright auburn furred vixen that was Nicole shake her head in denial as tears began to stream down her auburn furred face.
"I...I won't believe you until I see him...I can't believe you until I see him.." Nicole said in an emotional and disbelieving tone of voice whilst Nick on the other paw let out a small chuckle before speaking.
"I thought you would say something like that...but I'm warning you that Ben has been through a lot...and...that's why he's here...but I'll tell you about all that later OK mum." Nick said in both a caring and saddened tone of voice as he watched Nicole nod her head rapidly in agreement as Nick gave said vixen a small smile before he turned around away from Nicole so that he was facing the white doors that Ben was behind.
"Let's just hope that he's awake." Nick said as he pushed open the pure white doors with his black furred paw before entering the room with Nicole following close behind.
As Nick and Nicole both made their way into the room there green eyes immediately locked onto the deep auburn furred and grass green eyed fox that was Ben as said fox was seated on the hospital bed that was in the room.
Said fox was dressed in his usual long sleeved white shirt and black trousers and he had his back towards both Nick and Nicole and seemed to be transfixed on the view outside the hospital rooms window. Nick also noticed that Bens left arm had a tube running into it which connected to a drip of some kind which hung from the side of the plain white hospital bed.
"B...Ben...are you alright?" Nick questioned the motionless deep auburn furred fox whilst Nicole on the other paw began to slowly make her way toward the hospital bed where Ben was sitting.
"Ben...is...is that you?" Nicole questioned Ben in a happy and emotional tone of voice whilst said fox continued to look out of the hospital window as if he didn't hear Nicole speak.
"Ben...what's wrong...can...can you even hear me?" Nick questioned Ben in both worry and fear as he quickly made his way over to Bens bed whilst Nicole on the other paw made her way over to the still motionless form of Ben as quickly as she could.
Said vixen then crouched down in front of Ben so that her emerald green eyes were looking straight into Bens grass green ones before she began to speak in an emotional and caring tone of voice whilst Nick crouched down next to her.
"Ben...can you hear me? Please Ben...it's me...please Ben..." Nicole said as her voice gradually began to become more and more upset as tears began to run down her auburn furred face as she looked into the almost soulless face of Ben.
"I'm...I'm sorry mum...but...I...I don't think that he's going to talk to us...or if he even can yet." Nick said in a saddened tone of voice as he reached over towards Nicole before enveloping said vixen in a hug whilst Nicole began to sob into Nicks Hawaiian shirt.
"W...why...why won he talk Nicholas...why...it's not fair...it's not fair..." Nicole said in between sobs as she continued to cry into Nicks shirt whilst Nick on the other paw could only hug the crying vixen tighter as he began to feel tears make their way down his auburn furred face from his leaf green eyes.
"Mum...when I said Bens been through a lot I really meant it. He's...he's in here because he was hit by an unknown assailant with the nighthowler serum when we were out at a café with Judy and her brother Jerry." Nick said in a angry and saddened tone of voice as he continued to hold the crying vixen that was Nicole in his auburn furred arms.
"I thought he was going to attack me and Judy when he was hit with the serum...but...I don't know how but...I managed to calm him down...I calmed him down enough that he became calm and relaxed around me even in his savage state...I had the situation under control mum...I had it under control...before...before Ben was hit by a baseball bat to his head...I...I should have stopped the assailant...but I couldn't...I let him get away." Nick said as he began to growl lightly to himself before he continued to speak.
"But If he tries to hurt Ben again...then Ill...Ill." Nick said as he closed his grass green eyes in anger at the memory of Finnick smashing Ben in the head before gloating about how he had saved Nick from being attacked.
'Dammit Finnick. Why did it have to be you. I had everything under control.' Nick thought in anger as he growled to himself briefly as he continued to hug Nicole tighter both for her comfort and his own.
"Wait...who...who are you two?...where am I?...and...why are you crying?" The quite but familiar voice of Ben said as Nick immediately looked back towards Ben as said fox looked at Nick in both surprise and confusion whilst Nicole on the other paw scrambled out of Nicks hug before looking directly at Ben in both relief and confusion with tears still in her emerald green eyes.
"What do you mean who are we Ben? It's us." Nick said in a low but worried tone of voice as he looked at the confused face of Ben before Nick looked towards Nicole who was still gazing directly at Ben in both hope and sadness as she began to speak.
"Come on Ben...don't you remember me...I'm...I'm your mother." Nicole said in hope as she waited for a response from Ben only to be greeted by a confused and nervous face from said fox as Nick looked at Ben in sadness as his ears began to slowly fold down against the back of his head.
Nicole on the other paw shook her head in denial before wrapping her auburn furred arms around Ben as she held onto the surprised and confused looking fox as if her life would end if she let go.
"I'm...I'm sorry mum..." Nick said as he watched on in sadness as Nicole began to cry into Bens chest whilst said fox looked at the crying vixen wrapped around him in confusion but also sadness which surprised Nick as Ben hadn't shown an incline of sadness until Nicole had begun to hug him.
"I'm so sorry Ben...I'm so, so sorry...I should never have let you go...I shouldn't have let you go..." Nicole said in between sobs as she continued to cry into Bens chest whilst said foxes expression began to turn into a look of pain as he brought his right black furred paw up to his head before groaning in pain.
"Ugh...my...he...head..." Ben said as he groaned in pain whilst Nicole ceased her crying and hugging as she moved away from Ben with a look a worry plastered on her still tear stricken face as she began to speak in a fearful and worried tone of voice.
"Ben...what's wrong...Benjamin answer me...please..." Nicole said as Ben continued to groan louder and louder in pain as a few pained tears began to escape out of said foxes leaf green eyes.
"Nicholas go and get a doctor...somethings wrong with your brother..." Nicole said as she looked between both Ben and Nick whilst Nick nodded his auburn furred head in response to Nicole's demand as he began to quickly make his way out of the pure white hospital room in search of a doctor or a member of staff.
"Nick...wait...don't go.." Ben said in a slow and pained tone of voice which caused Nick to immediately turn around as he noticed Ben was looking directly towards him with a look of both sadness and fear.
"Benjamin are you Ok...do...do you remember me? Do...do you know who I am?" Nicole said in a desperate and hopeful tone of voice as Ben turned around to look at the bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen that was Nicole before speaking in a tired but happy tone of voice.
"Of course I remember you. How could I ever forget you auntie. Your like a second mother to me." Ben said as he opened his auburn furred arms wide as Nicole immediately latched onto Ben in a strong embrace as she began to cry once again in relief and happiness whilst Nick on the other paw began to slowly make his way over to Ben.
"Ben...I thought...that you didn't...remember me...or my mum...I...I was...so...scared." Nick said in a sad but relived tone of voice as Ben gave said fox a small joking smile before speaking.
"Scared? I didn't think that police officers could get scared Nick." Ben said in a upbeat tone of voice which caused Nicole to laugh lightly as she broke off her hug with Ben whilst Nick just gave said upbeat sounding auburn furred and leaf green eyed fox an annoyed look before he began to speak in a loud and aggressive voice.
"Of course I was scared Ben. Just because I'm a police officer doesn't mean I don't get scared...are... are you stupid...I thought that you...I thought that you had...forgot about me." Nick said as his loud and angry tone of voice began to quieten down as he finished speaking whilst Nicole on the other paw looked at Nick in sympathy and understanding as Ben stood up before he tried to make his way over to the now upset looking fox that was Nick which was only stopped by the drip that was still in Bens arm.
"Nick...listen no matter how hard I might try I can't forget about you...your like a brother to me Nick. Never forget that." Ben said in a serious tone of voice as he opened his arms wide before he embraced the still slightly upset looking auburn furred and grass green eyed fox that was Nick whilst Nicole looked on at the two hugging foxes in happiness.
"I won't forget Ben...and I'm sorry for you getting hurt...I...I should have protected you...it's my fault your here..." Nick said in a defeated tone of voice as he shrugged of Bens hug before looking away from Bens confused but upset looking face.
"Nick you've got to stop blaming yourself when I get into trouble. It's not your fault that I'm here Nick and you know it. I'm here because some mammal decided to shoot me with the...nighthowler serum?" Ben said in a serious but understanding tone of voice to which Nick slowly nodded his head as he slowly began to look back towards Ben whilst said fox continued to speak.
"And besides I'd rather be here instead of you. Imagine how Judy would feel if you were here in my position." Ben said whilst Nick let out a small chuckle before scratching the back of his auburn furred head with his right black furred paw in embarrassment.
"Oh I'm so glad that you two still get along like you used to when you were younger." Nicole said in happiness as said vixen brought her auburn furred arms around both Nick and Ben before crushing the two male foxes in a strong hug which caught both Ben and Nick off guard.
"M...mum...please...let go...I can't breathe." Nick said in a weak tone of voice as said fox struggled to breathe under Nicole's hug whilst Ben on the other paw looked as if he was about to pass out.
"Fine. But I expect hugs and kisses from the both of you later." Nicole said in a false angered tone of voice as she released her hug on both Nick and Ben as they both immediately began taking in huge breathes of air to get there breathing back to normal whilst the bright auburn furred and green eyed vixen that was Nicole began to chuckle lightly.
"Well...phew...now that I can breathe again why don't we go out for a drink. I haven't seen you in years auntie and I'm I've missed a lot." I said as I looked towards my auntie with a wide smile plastered on my auburn furred face before I turned to look at Nick before speaking again.
"And I'm sure you would like to come along too Nick. Am I right?" I questioned Nick in an upbeat tone of voice before I hissed slightly in pain as I accidently pulled on the drip that was still attached to my arm before I noticed the concerned and worried expression that was present on Nicks auburn furred face as said fox began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice to his expression.
"I...I don't think that you should leave the hospital yet Ben...I mean you've only been in the hospital for a couple of hours and that's definitely not long enough for the nighthowler treatment to take effect. You could still have some of the serum in your system." Nick said in a serious but worried tone of voice whilst I on the other paw couldn't help but growl lightly at said fox before I looked towards my aunt only to find that she also had a worried and concerned expression on her face like Nick.
"Nicks right Ben...as much as I would love to go out with the both of you for a drink I think you need some more rest." Auntie Nicole said as I tried my hardest not to growl at said bright auburn furred and green eyed vixen.
I closed my eyes in an attempt to calm myself down before I felt a paw on my left shoulder which caused me to growl loudly as well as my ears to flatten down against my auburn furred head as I looked at the owner of said paw only to see the scared and concerned expression of Nick as he quickly moved his paw off of my shoulder.
"...I'm...sorry Nick...I don't know why I growled at you...I...I'm sorry." I said as I looked down at my black furred paws in shame at the way I had just behaved toward both Nick and auntie Nicole before I felt two arms wrap around me in a comforting manner as I looked behind me only to come face to face with the caring face of said vixen as she gave me a small smile before speaking in a low and comforting tone of voice.
"Don't worry Ben. If you want some space to calm down then we can leave you for a bit." Nicole said in a comforting tone of voice before I began to shake my head in response to said vixen before speaking.
"No. I don't want you to leave. I promise I won't get angry or...growl...I don't know what came over me but I don't want you two to go." I said in a begging tone of voice which caught both Nick and my aunt off guard as I felt said aunt hug me tighter whilst Nick on the other paw let out a small chuckle before speaking in a surprised and caring tone of voice.
"We won't leave if you don't want us to Ben...but maybe you should get some rest. Like I said before I doubt the nighthowler cure has gotten all of the serum out of your body yet and I'm probably right in guessing that the remnants of the serum are making you more aggressive." Nick said as he gave me a re assuring smile as I nodded my head in understanding and agreement.
"And well stay here with you OK Ben. Just get some rest for now alright." Nicole said in a loving and caring tone of voice as said vixen released her hug on me before I gave a smile to both Nick and my aunt as I lay myself back down on the hospital bed from my seated position before closing my grass green eyes.
I could feel myself becoming more and more tired as I let out a small relaxed sigh before a loud ringing sound caused me to immediately sit back up from my laying position on the bed before I snapped open my leaf green eyes.
"What's that noise?" I asked both Nick and Nicole who both looked towards me at my question as I noticed the surprised and comforting look that was on my aunts face as well as the guilty looking face of Nick as said fox quickly tried to hide the still ringing phone in his right beige trouser pocket.
"There's no point in trying to hide the phone from me now Nick. And besides what if its Bogo ringing you? I don't want to be responsible for getting you in trouble and squished by Bogo." I said in a slightly humorous tone of voice to which Nick on the other paw let out a small nervous chuckle before he brought the still ringing phone from out of his pocket before bringing the phone up to his right auburn furred ear.
"Hello this is Nick Wilde speaking...Oh hi Judy...yep I'm at the hospital still...sure I guess so but Bens still a bit unstable at the moment." Nick said on the phone as said fox looked at me as he said my name whilst I on the other paw gave said fox an irritated look at the way he had said that I was unstable.
"I am not unstable." I grumbled to myself as I looked away from Nick whilst said fox continued to speak to Judy on the phone.
"Ok carrots I'll see you here in a few minutes...Oh and before you go...my mums here so expect to be questioned and interrogated by her OK." Nick said in an embarrassed tone of voice as said fox looked towards the now frowning bright auburn furred vixen that was my auntie Nicole in both an apologetic and nervous way.
"OK bye Judy." Nick said in a caring tone of voice as he ended the call before pocketing his phone back into his right beige trouser pocket whilst I looked at said fox in a mix of annoyance and slight hurt before I looked over to the still frowning face of my aunt.
"Was it really necessary to talk about me like that to Judy Nicholas? I wasn't going to ask her too many questions." My aunt said in a hurt and annoyed tone of voice whilst Nick on the other paw gave said vixen a knowing look which caused my aunt to look away from Nicks gaze before speaking.
"Fine. I was going to ask her a lot of questions. I only want to know what your relationship is like from her mouth and not yours Nicholas. I care about you and I really want to know what she thinks of you." Aunt Nicole said in a loving and caring tone of voice which caused Nick too look away from said vixen in embarrassment as my aunt approached Nick before enveloping said fox in a tight embrace which caused me to chuckle lightly.
"Mum you do know...Judy's...just a friend." Nick said trying his best to hide his nervous tone of voice as I watched aunt Nicole pull away slightly from her hug on Nick as said Vixen gave Nick a curious look.
"I wouldn't say there just friends auntie but rather...a newly formed romantic couple." I said in a sly tone of voice as my aunt immediately looked towards me with a giant smile on her bright auburn furred face before she quickly looked back towards Nick whilst said fox on the other paw looked towards my seated form with a look of both betrayal and annoyance on his auburn furred face.
"I can't believe your dating Judy Nicholas, I'm so happy for you and I bet you both look so cute together." Aunt Nicole said in joy as said bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen smiled widely at Nick before she began to hug Nick once again whilst I began to chuckle at the still unhappy looking face of Nick.
"Why do you look so unhappy Nick?" I questioned the deep auburn furred and grass green eyed fox that was Nick in an over caring tone of voice as said fox gave me an unamused look before speaking in a matching tone of voice to the expression that was on his auburn furred face.
"Why did you have to say that Ben?" Nick grumbled to which I gave said fox a sly innocent smile before speaking in a matching tone of voice.
"Sorry Nick. It must be because I'm...what did you call me...oh yes unstable." I said to which Nick gave me a look of both sadness and regret as he began to speak.
"I'm sorry Ben...I didn't mean to call you unstable...I shouldn't have said that...I just wanted Judy to know that you're a bit on edge because of the nighthowler serum." Nick said in a regretful tone of voice to which I nodded my head in understanding to said foxes reasoning.
"Yeah...you were right to tell Judy Nick. I guess I was just upset by the comment...but your right. And I'm sorry for telling your mum." I said in an apologetic tone of voice whilst Nick on the other paw gave me a small smile in response.
"I just hope the treatment hurries up...this drip is really starting to annoy me." I said as I lightly pulled at the drip that was attached to my left deep auburn furred arm which caused me to wince slightly in pain.
"Why do I keep doing that?" I said in a humorous and joking tone of voice which caused Nick to chuckle lightly before I felt some mammal flick my left deep auburn furred ear which caused me to flinch.
"You should stop doing it Benjamin. And if you don't then I'll have to restrain you in a hug again." My aunt said in an intimidating but joking tone of voice as said aunt broke of her hug with Nick as I gave said bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen a small nervous smile before a knock at the hospital rooms door caused myself, Nick and aunt Nicole to look towards said door.
"Do you mind getting the door Nicholas. I'll stay here and make sure Ben doesn't try to fiddle with his drip anymore." Aunt Nicole said before said vixen brought me into a hug which restrained my auburn furred arms.
"Nick you have to help me...your mum...she's...she's gone insane." I said in a feigned fearful tone of voice as I tried to reach out to Nick which caused said fox to roll his eyes before said fox made his way over to the hospital rooms white doors whilst I desperately tried to escape from my aunts tight embrace.
"Hello? Nick...Ben...are you two in there?" The familiar kind but worried sounding voice of Judy said from behind the white doors as I briefly brought my head out of my aunts hug as I watched Nick open said white doors before my head was once again engulfed by my aunts strong hug.
"Yep were in here Judy." I heard Nick say in a happy tone of voice before I heard said fox open the doors to the room.
"Help me Judy...please." I said in faked desperation as I managed to bring my head out of my aunts hug once again as my leaf green eyes looked towards the surprised and worried looking grey furred and bright purple eyed rabbit that was Judy.
"Nick is Ben alright? He seems like he's in trouble." Judy asked in worry whilst Nick on the other paw just let out a small chuckle as said fox looked at me with his grass green eyes as I was dragged back into my aunts embrace once again.
"Yeah he's fine. My mums just gaining back eight years of missed hugs with Ben and as you can guess he missed a lot." I heard Nick say in a joking tone of voice before I winced in pain as my aunt hugged my left auburn furred arm too tightly which caused the drip in said arm to dig in.
"Are you OK Ben? I'm sorry Benjamin...I...I didn't mean to hurt you..." My aunty said as she released the hug she had on me as said bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen looked at me in worry and concern to which I chuckled lightly before speaking to the panicking vixen.
"Its fine auntie...just try not to hug me too hard next time." I said in a forgiving and calm tone of voice to which my aunt nodded her head in understanding as she stood back up to her full height before said vixen turned around from me before facing both Nick and Judy with a wide smile.
"Well how about you introduce me to this lovely rabbit that I see before me Nicholas." My aunt said as I watched in mild humour as both Nick and Judy's faces turned into looks of embarrassment as they both tried to form some words to respond to the still smiling vixen that was my aunt.
"Uh...I've told you a lot about Judy already mum...but...I think Judy can tell you more about herself." Nick said as he quickly began to push the still embarrassed and now nervous looking rabbit that was Judy as said rabbit gazed at my aunt with her bright purple eyes before speaking.
"Um...hello Ms Wilde...I'm Judy Hopps...I'm your sons partner in the force." Judy said in a shy tone of voice as she stuck out her right grey furred paw towards the smiling bright auburn furred and emerald green eyed vixen that was my aunt.
"Sorry Judy. But I don't do paw shakes. I only do hugs." My aunt said in happiness as I watched in amusement as Judy was abruptly engulfed in a strong hug from the bright auburn furred vixen before said vixen began to speak in an emotional and happy tone of voice.
"Thank you so much Judy...thank you for helping my son become a better mammal..." My aunt said in an emotional and overjoyed tone of voice as she began to break away from her hug on Judy which revealed the now smiling and proud looking grey furred and bright purple eyed rabbit.
"It's no problem Ms Wilde." Judy said before I watched Nick make his way behind Judy before flicking said rabbits left long grey furred ear which caused Judy to turn around before frowning playfully at the smiling form of Nick.
"And thank you for helping me find my brother Judy. I guess we have to help him now as well." Nick said in a happy and appreciative tone of voice before my aunt began to speak in a slightly worried tone of voice.
"What do you need to help Ben with? He hasn't done anything wrong has he?" My aunt said as said vixen turned to face me with her emerald green eyes gazing directly at me in concern as I felt my ears begin to fold against the back of my head.
"Um...mum...I think that me and Ben should talk about that with you later OK." Nick said in a serious but caring tone of voice which caused my aunt to look away from me and back to Nick as said vixen noticed the serious tone of voice that Nick was using.
"Alright Nicholas...but I expect the truth from both you and Ben alright." My aunt said in a matching tone of voice to Nicks as she nodded her head at said fox before looking towards me with a small smile on her bright auburn furred face which I returned with my own smile.
"So how are you feeling Ben?" I heard Judy question me in a caring tone of voice as I watched said grey furred and bright purple eyes rabbit make her way over towards me as I gave said rabbit a smile before speaking in an upbeat tone of voice.
"I'm doing alright Judy. My head just hurts a little but it's nothing compared to this drip." I said as I showed Judy the drip that was in my left arm which caused said rabbit to look at me in sadness before said rabbit jumped up and hugged my chest before speaking in a sad and slightly angered tone of voice.
"I'm sorry that your here Ben...I should have stayed with Nick...maybe then you wouldn't be here." Judy said in a regretful tone of voice as I felt said rabbit hug me tighter before I let out a small sigh before speaking in a joking but serious tone of voice.
"Honestly Judy I swear you and Nick are made for each other. Your acting the same way he did when he came in here. You can't blame yourself for me being here." I said which caused Judy to chuckle lightly as said rabbit began to break away from her hug before smiling at me.
"Your act so like Nick sometimes Ben and I'm glad that you're alright." Judy said as I gave said rabbit another smile before the doors to the hospital room opened again causing every mammal in the room to look towards said doors as a familiar looking light grey furred and green eyed rabbit as well as a tall snow white furred polar bear entered into the room through the hospital rooms doors.
The polar bear was dressed in a plain black suit which had a sown on letter B on the suits top left breast pocket. The polar bear was also wearing a plain black tie which matched with the suit that he was wearing as said polar bear looked at me with a huge smile plastered on his white furred face.
Jerry was wearing his familiar camouflaged hoodie and joggers that he was wearing when we were at the café.
"Well I didn't expect to see you here Jerry?" I questioned Jerry in a surprised and joking tone of voice to which Jerry chuckled briefly before speaking.
"Well now you're making it seem like I don't care about you Ben. Besides I have a plan to get you out of here and to a bar ASAP. I'm sure I can find you some more of that blueberry alcohol." Jerry said in a friendly tone of voice as I looked at said rabbit in hope before I began to get up and out of my seated position only for Nick to place his right black furred paw firmly on my left shoulder before said fox began to speak.
"I'm sorry Jerry but I'm going to have to stop that plan. Ben really needs to rest up after what he's been through." Nick said as both myself and Jerry let out a defeated sigh before the polar bear that Jerry was with began to chuckle in a strangely familiar sounding deep and gruff voice.
"You don't have to treat me like a child Nick. I was going to say no to the plan you know." I said in a childish tone of voice which caused the polar bear to chuckle more whilst Nick on the other paw looked at me with a knowing expression on his auburn furred face which caused me to look away from said fox.
"You haven't changed one bit have you Ben." The deep and gruff sounding voice of the polar bear said as I looked towards said polar bear in slight confusion as he made his way over to me whilst Nick on the other paw stood slightly in front of me before giving the approaching polar bear a warning look.
"There's no need to get defensive now Nick." The polar bear said in a friendly and calm tone of voice as he stopped his approach whilst Nick on the other paw gave the polar bear a questioning and suspicious look before speaking.
"How do you know my name let alone Ben?" Nick questioned the now slightly confused looking polar bear as said polar bear looked towards me with his deep brown eyes which caused my head to hurt slightly as the polar bear began to speak again.
"Hasn't Ben ever mentioned me to you before? He used to tell me a lot about you when we used to work together." Dave said in surprise and slight annoyance as my head began to increase in pain which caused me to put my black furred paws to my head as I began to groan in pain catching the attention of every mammal in the room.
As my head continued to pound in pain I began to slowly remember the polar bear who was in the room as new memories of the polar bear began to appear in my head.
The memories where practically identical to the memories I had on earth with Dave when we were doing our cons as well as when we went out for drinks to celebrate a successful days work. As more and more new memories began to fill my head I began to realise that the black suited and brown eyed polar bear was the animal version of Dave.
"Are you OK Benjamin?" My aunt questioned me in a worried tone of voice as I nodded my head with my paws still over my auburn furred face as the new memories continued to flow into my head as Nick began to speak in a similar worried tone of voice to my aunties.
"Are you sure Ben? You don't look like your OK." Nick said before the pain in my head began to lessen as well as the memories as I brought my paws away from my face before looking towards Nick with a tired smile on my face.
"I'm fine Nick. Just a little bit of a headache is all." I said before I looked towards the slightly worried looking face of the white furred and brown eyed polar bear that was Dave before I gave said polar bear I wide smile before speaking.
"It's been a while Dave. How have you been my friend. Staying away from blueberries I presume." I said in a joking tone of voice to Dave chuckled in response before said polar bear began to speak in his usual low and gruff tone of voice.
"How did you guess." Dave said sarcastically which caused me to laugh briefly before I regained my composure once again as I noticed Nick was still in front of me slightly whilst giving Dave a suspicious and untrusting look to which I chuckled at the look that was plastered on said foxes face.
"Nick you can relax. I would like you to meet the one and only Dave Wilson my long-time friend and old work buddy." I said as Dave looked towards Nick with a smile on his white furred face before said polar bear stuck out his right white furred paw towards Nick to which said fox greeted with his own black furred paw.
"It's nice to finally meet you Nick. Bens told me all about you." Dave said in a happy and friendly tone of voice as Nick nodded his head as said foxes suspicious and untrusting look began to turn into a more friendlier look before he began to speak.
"Oh has he now? Well it's nice to meet you Dave and I'm sorry for the way I acted...but can I ask you something quickly?" Nick said in a calm but serious tone of voice as Dave nodded his white furred head in response to Nicks question.
"What work did you use to do with my brother?"
"Please...I...I'm sorry...I'm telling you the truth...I don't know a fox called Ben...please...I have a family." A restrained beaten up and bloodied deer cried to the cruel smiling black furred and blue eyed wolf that was holding a crow bar above said deer's head before the wolf began to imitate the deer's frightened and scared tone of voice.
"Oh...I...I know you don't know a fox called Ben...I..I...I'm just sending a message to the police as well as a note for my favourite fox." The black furred wolf said in a fake distraught and scared tone of voice before said wolf began to laugh manically as he looked directly into the now crying deer's eyes.
"Oh my deer friend...ha get it deer friend not dear friend…..anyway there's no need to cry. You will be remembered by your family as a brave hero who stood up against James spire all on his own before you were unfortunately overpowered and horribly manned by said individual." James said as he dropped the crow bar down onto the hard concrete floor which caused the sound of the dropped crow bar to echo inside of the old abandoned factory.
"Please...don't do this...please." The deer cried in fear as James growled at the deer in anger before said wolf went down onto all fours before leaping at the restrained deer with his jaws open wide before James sunk his teeth into the deer's chest.