Having recovered enough sufficient strength, Judy ran down the staircase, and Nick followed behind after her. Judy stooped down over Alicia, her front body lacerated with bullet holes, and blood seeping to the floor from those tiny circles. "Ali! Ali, are you alright?!"
Letting out a choking gurgle, Alicia slowly turned her head to Judy, and flashed a bloodstained smile from her unscathed profile. "Judy…"
"Ali…" Judy held Alicia's paw tightly, desperation enforcing her grip. "Hang in there. We're gonna get help—"
"No…" Alicia's other paw grabbed hold of Judy's arm. She stared back in quiet, pleading defiance. "Stay."
"Don't waste your energy talking, Ali," Judy insisted. "We gotta take you to a hospital."
"No…" Alicia shook her head, refusing to budge. "This is my choice… It's better than doing nothing… and let the Joker have his way. It's okay… I… I did it. I couldn't save my family, but I saved you. I did it. I did it…"
"Just… Just hold on…" Judy's voice began to crack, and water shined in her eyes. "We'll…"
"Judy… Promise me…" Alicia's right profile shined with wet as well. She weakly raised her paw, and it began to envelope a warm embrace around Judy's cheek. "As a friend… you have to promise me… Take my place. Promise me you'll protect the city. Tell Jason… I'm sorry…"
"Ali…" Judy felt weak as she collapsed to her knees, and she let out a sob as the tears flowed.
With a quiet gasp, Alicia slowly lifted her head and stared with a glimmer of hope and resolution.
"You… are Zootopia's White Rabbit. You're our protector, our hero, our knight. You're our hope for the future. They look to you. Take care of them."
The eyes then shifted with comfort.
"I'll see you soon, Judy. I'm glad… I've been through it all with you to the end… You're my best friend. Never forget. That's the truth. Take care of them… Promise me."
She finally let her head fall back. Her blood pooled around her, and the last flames slowly died from her eyes.
"Promise me…"
Those were the last breaths of Alicia Garnet, before her paw fell limp against the floor. Her face flashed one last smile, finally at peace. Judy then realized that all her efforts to restore her friend to health had been for naught. A horrible sob clenched her throat, threatening to strangle her. She clutched Alicia's lifeless paw with one paw, and her face with the other. Nick just stood beside her, watching the final tragedy in silence.
"The Joker ruined everything," the fox shook his head, speaking to no one in particular. "Alicia's famous prosecution, everything she fought for… undone. The dream team of two Carrots was supposed to be our chance to fix our city, make it even better." He glanced down at the weeping Judy, and smiled weakly, "I guess we're not going to have an ordinary life in the city with you around." He ruffled Judy's ears, which drooped as the statement was processed.
"There she is! It's Officers Hopps! Go! Go!" the voice of an officer cried, and he and the rest of the SWATs sprinted to the scene. And they found a dead body.
The former district attorney, long thought to be missing.
She was hoisted away.
SIX MONTHS LATER…
Time had passed since the bliss of Zootopia had been shattered by the criminal mastermind known as the Joker. Now that he had been brought to justice by Officer Hopps, the city was saved, and would thrive again. The once great mammal metropolis sported the scars of a war more terrible than had ever been seen, even in the city's turbulent historical times. The ecosystems stood bleak against blue skies, the streets stood blackened and charred, and buildings sported different degrees of damage: some suffered only a few broken infrastructures, and others had been reduced to piles of rubble and ash.
The extraordinary sacrifice made by the city's greatest heroes was not lost on citizens, hence explaining why those past six months were spent on reconstructing their beloved city to its former glory. Now that the Joker was brought to justice, his reign of terror was declared over, and the people set about to rebuild their lives. Countless lives were lost, but their names were made into memories and were never forgotten. And even through the noble sacrifice of the late district attorney, animals everywhere were granted the inspiration to make their own differences the way Officer Hopps did. As such, Zootopia was able to heal from the scars of those fateful days.
In the morning that day, there was one last funeral service. It attracted a large audience, and Judy Hopps stood at the podium in full uniform. Pictures of Alicia Garnet dotted the display at the front. Among those attending the service were Judy and Alicia's closest friends, including the Hopps family. All had worn mostly black and dark clothing.
Zootopia's bravest hero was in the midst of finishing her eulogy.
"…Alicia Garnet was a hero. Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed. She was my friend, the best I could ever ask for. Ali, I'm going to miss you. We all will." A brief pause, and her lips curled into a soft smile, "I know you're watching us now, making the world a better place. You're watching us make the city prosperous and happier than before. It's something you wanted the whole time. Your last wish."
The coffin was lowered into the plot. Flowers were littered into the dirt. The five graves to the left each held the remains of a married rabbit couple, and three young rabbits. With this final act of respect, the service was officially complete, and Judy and her friends departed from the gravesite. The only one remaining was Jason Dawes, letting out all his grief and sorrow over his last remaining treasure. He heavily sobbed in front of the fresh gravestone of Alicia Garnet, standing next to her mother's, her father's, her little brother's, and her two little sisters'.
"I'm so sorry, Red. I failed to save you. You trusted me, and I trusted you. But I didn't save you."
Jason kept on weeping as the paw of Mayor Garcia touched him. A few minutes of mourning, and the mayor spoke, "I'm sorry about Alicia. She is your girlfriend, right? I know what it's like to lose someone you love."
"I didn't lose her," Jason shook his head. "She was stolen from me. The Joker killed her." He threw a dark glance at Garcia. Tearmarks still stained his face, but any other trace of sadness had disappeared. His voice then rose to a growl, "Crime doesn't deserve to live. One day, I'll make them pay. I swore on Alicia's grave, they will all pay."
"Well, Assistant Attorney?" Garcia asked. "Should I change your mind about resigning?"
Jason replied, "Laws and prosecutions are no longer enough to keep us safe. Truth and justice can't work together and wound up as shackles. I can't take it. I can't stand being limited by the law anymore." He promptly glanced at the morning sun, "Crime had to be stopped at all costs."
"I know," Garcia nodded. "The best in the ZPD are doing what they can. And of course, our hero, Officer Hopps."
"No, they don't," Jason was disgusted by the mayor's comment. "They let criminals go to jail, knowing too well they could easily break out and steal and kill over and over again! Alicia and I, we put away all those criminals." His anger grew, "I don't follow that cause anymore. Imagine that, the hypocrite who believes he's doing the right thing by promoting a city that wasn't perfect to begin with, yet he kept crime unchecked. It's over, Mr. Mayor. I can't be a part of it anymore."
Garcia wondered, "You're not talking about using the same vigilante-type methods as Hopps, are you?"
Jason snapped, "I am NOTHING like Hopps! She is nothing more than a delusional rabbit that the force should not have allowed to join. It's because of her, everything I love was gone!"
Garcia tried to be comforting and correcting as possible, "Hopps didn't do anything, Jason. You know that. It was—"
Jason refused to shift the blame, "Only because of Hopps. When she joined the ZPD, that's when everything went wrong."
"Jason, please. Listen to—"
"NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME!" Jason roared, and the outburst startled Garcia. He pointed his right finger. The words were now spat with contempt bitterly laced into them. "I put myself in the line of fire to protect Alicia. I wouldn't have had to do that if you hadn't fired Hopps from the force. I did everything I could, but you did not."
"Why blame it on me? It was the Joker, not her!" Garcia insisted adamantly. "Hopps is not evil. Though her methods are either sufficient at best or controversial at worst, she doesn't attract evil. She's a hero."
"She's a vigilante! A rule-breaker!" Jason argued. "No creature deserves the amount of honor you've given to that horrible rabbit."
"Zootopia needed a hero," Garcia remained calm. "That's why we need her to stop the Joker."
"And you did!" Jason spat. "He was finished, and you knew it! So why didn't you remove her from the police department?"
Garcia paused, his mouth opening and closing as he tried to respond. Finally, he gave his answer, and the calmness in his voice remained. "Like I said, we needed a hero. We hadn't made it this far without her help, and I'm not giving up on her."
A shake of Jason's head replied to him. "I won't believe that. I won't accept it." With that, he left for his car, trembling with pain and hatred. "I won't."
Garcia only stared in silence.
Several hours later, Judy was once again in her office in the repaired headquarters of Precinct One, a picture frame of Alicia fixed on her desk to commemorate her, as she typed on her desk, companied by Nick who sat beside her. The mournful faces who had greeted Alicia only hours before were now replaced with comfort and relief, acknowledging that everything had gradually returned to normal.
Sighing with relief, Judy stopped typing and said, "Well, Zootopia's not so bad now, especially since we just fixed things up there."
Nick chimed in, "Yeah, it's like we saw the future. Through all the fire and rain, it sent us there, like magic."
Judy smiled, "I know one thing for certain. Despite everything thrown at us, we can't forget what makes us strong. It's never too late to make things better. Crime is strong, but that doesn't mean we can't be strong too. And it doesn't mean evil is stronger than good." She added with a shrug, "Sure, life is much harder than a slogan on a bumper sticker, as I mentioned before, but we have to try, even if it takes our very best." She glanced at Alicia's picture, "Alicia did the same thing. She chose to be the best of herself. She believed this city is meant for great things. And when the day came, somebody's shoulders would have to bear the weight."
Nick chuckled, putting an elbow on her shoulder, "Well, I hope your bosom bunny watches from somewhere."
Judy assured, "She saw it, Nick. Believe me." She raised her paw and caressed the elbow, "Alicia's at peace now. We're in for one heck of a safe, optimistic city."
CAUTION TO ALL READERS: Judy x Nick Alert!
She suddenly gasped as she felt Nick messaging her chest, his tongue licking the fur across her cheek. Judy's response was a startled laugh, "H-Hey! What are you doing?!"
Nick breathed seductively, "We only have an hour before the honoring ceremony at City Hall, so let's make it count."
Half a minute, and Judy realized that he was right. She turned her chair around and faced him with a sly grin. "Yeah. Let's make it count. My sly fox."
Nick knelt down to her level and wrapped his arms around her bosom, "My white rabbit."
And at this moment, the two leaned their lips for a heated kiss, their paws beginning to roam their clothing.
"It is my honor and privilege to bestow these medals to our very own, Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde!"
Camera flashes and applause in front of City Hall followed Mayor Garcia's announcement. Commissioner Cluck, the Hopps family, and close friends from Bunnyburrow joined the celebratory gestures, taking great pride of the rabbit officer's extended career. The ceremony came to a close with Judy and Nick, standing at attention, having their blue uniforms pinned with medals for their exceptional performance and remarkable feats in at last ending the Joker's anarchy. Alicia would be proud.
As they continued to kiss, Nick's paws roamed around Judy's torso, touching her exposed fur on her abdomen and back. Judy's paws responded by moving to Nick's uniform, unbuttoning it, and slid it off his shoulders along with his tie. Running her paws over his shoulders and chest, Judy grew hotter and antsier. She grabbed the buttons on her Kevlar vest, but since Nick's hand was already there, he took the liberty to unbutton them before sliding off her vest, leaving her in her sleeved blue uniform.
Slowly and casually, Judy lowered herself onto her back on the chair, pulling Nick on top of her. The kissing continued, never breaking as they took turns kissing lips, muzzle, and neck.
Jason was inside Alicia's abandoned office, pouring gasoline all over the place to demonstrate his new commitment to justice. He was leaving the past behind, doing what was necessary not just for himself, but for the collective good.
Tossing a lighter, he cast one last glance at the last vestiges of the city's former district attorney— in his opinion, the true hero of Zootopia— before he turned away and disappeared into the night.
But it was not before tossing a picture of Judy Hopps into the fire, a rabbit he now had a hatred for.
The office ended up razed to the ground.
Straddling Judy, Nick unbuttoned her uniform and tossed it aside, leaving both of them topless, their furs rising with excitement. Slowly and gently, the fox pulled the rabbit up towards him and kissed her, placing his paws on her shoulders, gently rubbing them. With ease, he trailed his kisses down to her neck as one paw moved to her lips, allowing her to suck and lick his fingers like a lollipop.
With the intention of lowering her back down slowly, Nick misjudged his strength, and sent both him and Judy flying off the chair. She clutched onto him as his back hit the floor, and she couldn't help but laugh. The two kissed again, both rolling onto their sides across the floor, as each paw caressed each fur. Once her paw got to the top of his pants, Judy unbuckled the belt, undid the button, and unzipped the zipper. Before she could finish, Nick paws travelled to find and undo her belt. The belt took a bit longer than expected, but once it was undone, he was able to get to the button and zipper, and easily undo both.
In Walrus Tech Enterprises' R&D Department, Lucius Walrus typed his name on the mainframe. He departed with a smile; the machine's fail-safe function was put in effect— self destruction.
His work was now done. He had helped complete Judy's mission. This was his last support, and his last day in the company he ran, and his ancestors before him.
He had no regrets.
And there they were, devoid of clothing. Nick took charge and grabbed Judy's arms, leading her to sit on his lap. The rabbit hugged the fox around his neck and began to kiss it before returning to his lips. The two sat on that very same floor, their tongues moving in rhythm with their muzzles, their bodies dancing, and their clothes sprawled on the floor. That intimate moment was a reminder that whenever fear comes around, there is always hope. And Judy Hopps was that hope— Zootopia's remaining hope for the future. A valiant guardian. A watchful protector. A white rabbit.
What Judy and Nick did not account for was the mischievous dispatcher Benjamin Clawhauser, who secretly recorded the hot scene from an open window with his iPhone.
"I'm enjoying every minute of this… and I'm not telling anyone about it."
ELSEWHERE…
The Joker, his purple suit now replaced with constraints, was now trapped inside a solitary cell, specifically made in a maximum security prison in the outer reaches of Zootopia. He sat in the warm white, his back against the wall, and his eyes darted around his new surroundings. The clown remembered everything that had brought him to this moment. Every opportunity, every deed, and every act that happened in the past and present, it was all done for what he believed in. He was clearly amazed at how the effort, the planning, the insanity, the anarchy… how it all failed so spectacularly at the hands of a rabbit who became his greatest enemy.
Did it?
The Joker nonetheless kept flashing his bizarre grin, as if he had orchestrated another elaborate plan. Assuming that he had a new one.
Just then, the door buzzed, and in came a female jackal, a psychiatrist sent to evaluate the status of the former criminal mastermind. She wore a white former doctor's jacket with an ID tag, a white button-up shirt, black pants, and simple red heel shoes. Her fur was yellow and neatly trimmed, her eyes were framed with round glasses, a dull tin color in the frames, and a sketchpad was gripped in her left paw.
"Mr. Joker, is it? May I call you Mr. J?"
"Yes, of course," the Joker replied coolly, his gaze now fixed on the psychiatrist. "Any name you like, sweetie."
"My name is Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzil, M.D. You can call me Harley. I've been sent to evaluate you," the female jackal introduced herself, her pupils focusing on the Joker with keen interest. "I'd love to know more about you."
"Oh, but of course," the Joker chortled. "I can't wait to share my secrets with someone I never met."
The prison door shut tight, thus commencing the interrogation between the two. Whatever outcome was made at the end of it all, no one could guess.
THE END
Author's Note:
Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're done! Congratulations for yet again, another successful crossover fic!
I bet you're wondering why I decided to leave behind a little cliffhanger with the Zootopia version of Joker and Harley Quinn. This completed story, The White Rabbit, is the first installment of my imagined Zootopia DC Extended Universe. That's right, you can expect more entries in the passage of time. Is anybody in the club pressing me to continue? Only time and opinion can tell! P.S., Judy Hopps is not the Batman from Dawn of Justice. She's a completely different Batman, not the one trying to kill Superman. Whatever way he's killed off by Doomsday, I'll explain it differently in another time. Anyway, time for the news!
My current/future projects: I was about to go back to my Fairy Tail's Disney and Pixar Parodies, but considering my brain's been storming with bigger plans, you never know what you're going to expect next! I can consider making a crossover between Fairy Tail and my number one video game series of all time, Kingdom Hearts, starring Wendy or Romeo as the Keyblade master with Donald and Goofy at their side! I'm calling that crossover: Fairy Hearts! What do you think?
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