A Son of his own Chapter 29: Going to work with company

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Nathan and Judy made their way through the dark streets of Zootopia since it was early in the morning, while there was some sunlight, there was not enough to completely light up the jewel city of Zootopia.

The streetlights were still on and they reflected yellow circles onto the streets below, giving some light in the dark and gloomy streets of the city at night.

There were some mammals out for an early start of the new day, and they threw curious glances at a certain grey Bunny Officer who was walking with a young Fox kit as they made their way to their destination which was Precinct 1.

As Judy breathed in the morning air in the city, her ears picked up a funny muffling sound right next to her.

She looked down at Nathan since he was the only source of the sound, while she was holding his paw tightly but not enough to hurt him, she heard him humming a little song to himself like he was trying to sooth himself for some reason.

"Watcha humming to yourself Nathan?" Judy asked nicely as she looked down at Nathan who stopped humming when she asked that question.

"Nothing" Nathan answered back rather nervously as he acted like as if nothing had ever happened as they walked.

"Don't lie little Fox, I could hear you humming to yourself, and I demand to know!" Judy said in a playful tone as she rubbed Nathan's head fur.

Nathan sighed with defeat and responded with "Fine, you got me, I was humming a lullaby to myself"

"A lullaby? Why?" Judy asked with curiosity.

"Um, don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you" Nathan said nervously as he huddled close to Judy's leg.

"I promise I wont tell anyone, I'll keep it a tightly kept secret" Judy said happily as she rubbed behind Nathan's ears.

Nathan gently purred to Judy rubbing behind his ears and said "Okay, I'm, I'm afraid of the dark"

"But you're a Fox, you can see in the dark" Judy said with a confused tone.

She had never heard of a Fox that was afraid of the dark, yet any predator at all that was afraid of the dark, but Nathan's innocent tone made Judy believe that he was telling the truth to her.

"I know, but, back when Nick wasn't my Dad, my room, well, 'room', I'd always hide underneath or in the wardrobe, and I didn't have a candle or anything to keep me company, and I always felt like there was a monster waiting for me outside" Nathan said with a fearful tone as he chattered his teeth.

Judy couldn't help but feel sad for Nathan, he'd been abused since he was a baby and he was afraid of the dark for crying out loud! He didn't deserve any of it, he's just an innocent little boy.

"Nathan, I'll keep those monsters away from you, they ever get close, I'll give them a good scare!" Judy said with happiness and confidence as she patted Nathans shoulder.

"Really?" Nathan asked happily as he wagged his little soft tail which brought joy to Judy's heart.

"Really" Judy said as she smiled at the little Fox she was trusted to take care off.

She wondered how Nick was doing in the academy, maybe she should ring him some time soon after she's finished at work.

It wasn't long until the two reached the watering hole that sat in front of the Precinct 1 building and Zootopia Central Train Station where Judy first arrived in Zootopia.

Water was jutting up into the air like sprinklers in the middle of the blue watering hole, a monument to signify where Predators and Prey made peace with each other thousands of years ago.

There were some mammals as I said before, walking around to get an early start of the new day, some were hanging out near the watering hole or catching the early trams into Downtown Zootopia or elsewhere else.

Judy and Nathan now stood in front of the Precinct 1 building, and Nathan looked over the building with fascination and wonder.

The exterior of the Precinct 1 building was made out of nicely cut sandstone and blue stained glass, the building itself stood tall as it overlooked the watering hole and the surrounding areas nearby.

The roof of the building was covered in grass and trees with a large blue orb like skylight, some of the sandstone structure of the Precinct stood taller than the roof at the back of the building itself.

Judy and Nathan made their way up the small sandstone slab steps up to the doors of the Precinct 1 building with Nathan wagging his tail with excitement.

"You excited Nathan?" Judy asked as she noticed Nathan's excitement as they were closed to the revolving doors that allowed mammals to go inside the building.

"Yeah! I've never been inside Precinct 1 before!" Nathan said excitedly as he wagged his tail happily from side to side.

"Well believe me, it's something else" Judy said as she and Nathan walked through the revolving doors of Precinct 1.

The floors were made of light red and white granite, the white bright lights that hung from the ceiling shined brightly upon it, it was practically daytime inside Precinct 1.

The interior of the building was filled with many plants that sat against the walls, on those walls would be catwalks that had blue glass guard rails with plant like patterns

A large wooden wall stood with a large ZPD badge behind a small reception desk with a granite top and a wooden structure, a microphone sat on top of it, along with a glass jar filled with gumballs, a ZPD computer and monitor, a pink 'I 💗 Gazelle' mug, a snow globe with a Gazelle figurine inside and a golden name card that read 'Clawhauser'.

A chubby Cheetah wearing a ZPD uniform sat behind the reception desk who had a pink box of donuts with him along with a polystyrene cup of coffee.

Judy and Nathan walked up to the reception desk and Judy decided to make herself announced.

"Hey Clawhauser!" Judy called out which certainly got the Cheetah's attention as he appeared to have gotten a fright from Judy shouting his name.

"Judy! You're back! And who's this little fellow?" Clawhauser said happily as he leaned over the desk and saw an adorable little Fox with Judy.

"My name's, Nathan" Nathan said shyly as he lightly waved.

"He's just a little shy" Judy said as she smiled happily and patted Nathans head.

"I must say, for a little Fox like him, he's absolutely adorable!" Clawhauser said in a heart melted tone as he looked at Nathan with his face in a bunch from leaning with his paws on his chubby cheeks.

"Oh, thanks" Nathan said to Clawhauser's compliment.

"Anyways, I'm back as you can see, I need to clock myself in so can you keep an eye on Nathan while I'm gone?" Judy said as she pointed at Nathan.

"Sure, I'll keep a good eye on him!" Clawhauser said happily.

With that, Judy walked off to clock herself into work while Nathan hung back with Clawhauser who wouldn't stop admiring how adorable Nathan looked.

"So, is Judy like your mother or something?" Clawhauser asked curiously as he stopped typing at his computer.

"Hm? No! She's taking care of me since my Dad is training in the academy" Nathan said with surprise as he did not expect Clawhauser to bring up the word Mother.

"Oh, sorry, well I hope your Dad graduates" Clawhauser said in an apologetic tone as he looked down at Nathan.

"It's fine, and thanks for wishing my Dad luck" Nathan said happily as he found a new thought inside his head.

He'd never thought of Judy as his Mother, but it soothed him in a fashion, Judy didn't beat him or frighten him, she fed him and made sure he was happy the way he was.

Even though Nathan had eaten breakfast, he heard his stomach rumbling a bit.

"Want a donut?" Clawhauser asked as he offered Nathan a pink icing sprinkler donut.

"Thanks" Nathan said as he smiled happily up at Clawhauser as he took the donut from Clawhauser's paws.

"I'm always willing to give some donuts away so if you're hungry, you come to me okay?" Clawhauser said happily as he looked over Nathan's cuteness.

"Okay" Nathan said as he started to eat into his donut which put a massive smile on his face.

"Like it?" Clawhauser asked.

"I love it!" Nathan said as he continued munching into his donut.

Judy soon arrived back after clocking into work and she saw Clawhauser showing Nathan a new app that was released a matter of time ago.

"Wow, you're one hot dancer, Benjamin Clawhauser" a robotic female voice said as pop music played in the background from Clawhauser's phone.

Nathan began to laugh when he saw a new app that was basically when you took a picture of your face, it would be placed on top of one of Gazelles Tiger dancers and a dance video would play with your face as the Tiger Dancers face.

"Showing him that app Clawhauser?" Judy asked as she walked behind the reception desk.

"Yeah, Nathan's actually a pretty cool guy" Clawhauser said as he smiled at Judy.

"Okay, what do you say Nathan?" Judy asked as she walked up to Nathan and knelt down in front of him.

"Thanks Clawhauser" Nathan said happily as he shook paws with Clawhauser.

"You're very welcome Nathan" Clawhauser said as he smiled down at Nathan as he shook paws with him.

"Okay Nathan, lets-" Judy said before she was unexpectedly interrupted.

"HOPPS!" a loud and booming voice roared from the third floor catwalk.

Nathan got an awful fright that caused the fur on his neck to stand up and hid behind the reception desk to hide from the source of the voice while Judy looked up at the source of the voice.

It was none other than Chief Bogo who pointed to his office.

"Am I in trouble?" Nathan asked as he chattered his teeth.

"No, that's usually how Chief Bogo calls upon his officers, I nearly passed out from fright once because of it" Clawhauser said, remembering a bad but funny memory.

"It's probably about me bringing you here, so I've got to take you with me to meet him" Judy said as she gently grabbed Nathan's paw.

"But he's scary" Nathan said in a scared tone as he protested lightly.

"On the outside, he's a very nice and loving guy, sometimes, he seems scary, but he's nice in the end and has a heart" Judy said to comfort Nathan who was still scared.

"Okay, I'll give him a chance I guess" Nathan said as he took a deep breath.

"That's the spirit, let's go" Judy said as she and Nathan made their way to a sandstone staircase that led upstairs.

It pained Judy to see Nathan in such a frightened state, while she did see him in such a state, Nick was there to comfort him.

But Nick was away, training at the academy, so Judy had to be the one to comfort him.

She promised Nick that she'd keep Nathan safe, and that's what she intends to do.

The duo finally made it to the door with glazed blue glass and the initials "Chief Bogo" in gold paint.

"Okay, wait out here, and if Chief Bogo calls upon you, you walk in, got it?" Judy said as she and Nathans stood outside the door.

"Got it" Nathan said as Judy let go of his paw and opened the door that led into Chief Bogos office.

Chief Bogo sat behind his desk typing at his phone when he realised Officer Hopps had walked in as he requested.

"Officer Hopps, take a seat" Chief Bogo said sincerely as he pointed to the chair in front of his desk.

Judy hopped onto the rather large seat and sat down on it.

"Now, you're wondering what I called you up here don't you?" Chief Bogo said as he finished texting on his phone.

"Yes sir, why am I here right now?" Judy asked.

"I called you here for, well you're back and your leg is fine, but that's not it, it's that little Fox you have with you" Chief Bogo said.

"Nathan? As of now, he's under my care since his Dad is off training in the Police Academy in Bunnyburrow" Judy said in a protective tone.

"By your tone, you seem very protective of him, I respect that, but keep a close eye on him" Chief Bogo said in a slight serious manner.

"Sir, he helped me crack the Missing mammals case, I won't let him out of my sight" Judy said as she placed her paw on the desk.

"He did? How?" Chief Bogo asked, now intrigued.

"He's the one who told me about the Nighthowlers because he knew why the predators were going savage" Judy said.

"Did he now? Why don't you bring him in here then?" Chief Bogo said as he pointed at the door.

"Nathan?" Judy said loud enough for Nathan to hear her.

The door slightly opened and a little Fox peeped in.

"Come in, I won't hurt you" Chief Bogo said in the most nicest tone as he could.

Nathan nervously walked in and stood in the middle of the floor.

"Officer Hopps here tells me you're the one who told her about the true reason predators were going savage, is that true?" Chief Bogo asked as he stared down Nathan.

"Yes sir, it is" Nathan said in a panicked tone, he felt like he was going to pee his pants.

"Please, call me Chief, as the Chief of Police of Precinct 1 in Zootopia, I thank you for helping us crack a very difficult case" Chief Bogo said as he stood up with a little box in his hooves.

"Uh, what's that?" Nathan asked curiously.

"My way of saying thank you, you're the first kid to crack such a case of this magnitude in Zootopian history" Chief Bogo said as he opened the small wooden box which revealed a badge.

It was made of copper and had the shape of a Fox's head, it was connected to a green and red ribbon and it looked rather beautiful.

"It's yours, take it" Chief Bogo said as he knelt down so Nathan could take the box.

Nathan stood up nervously and carefully grabbed the small wooden box and closed it.

"Thanks, Chief" Nathan said as he finally managed to speak normally.

"It's me who should be thanking you, this case has been driving me crazy for days on end, not a lot of mammals would expect a little kid to crack a case such as the Missing mammal case" Chief Bogo said as he stood back up and walked back to his desk.

"Is that all sir?" Judy asked as she hopped off her seat.

"That is all Officer Hopps, you may take your leave, since you'll be bringing a child with you to work, I'll try to keep you to your cubicle, but if it's a case of parking duty or something else that happens outside the Precinct like patrol, I can get one of the other Officers to watch over him" Chief Bogo said as opened up his laptop.

"Yes sir" Judy said as she saluted and both she and Nathan left Chief Bogos office.

"Wow, you got yourself a badge! Lucky you!" Judy said happily as she patted Nathan's head.

"Yeah, but Chief Bogos scary" Nathan said.

"I know, but he's a nice guy underneath those horns, anyways, let's get to my cubicle and I'll let you play some Carrot Crush on my phone" Judy said as she and Nathan made their way downstairs.

"Okay!" Nathan said as he wagged his tail with excitement.

Where would this day go next?