This chapter will be following Judy.
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Judy firmly clenched her bags as she and Nick approached the main gate. Nervous, she entered with Nick following. The two of them came to a desk in the middle of the building with a mule sitting behind it. He turned to them, a bit surprised.
"Umm… May I help you two?" the mule asked, looking down on the two smaller mammals as Judy cleared her throat.
"Yes sir, We're here for the Police training. We're two of the new recruits," Judy proclaimed as the mule rolled his eyes in disbelief but not saying anything as he picked up a clipboard.
"Names?" he asked, picking up a pen as the two gave him their names as he checked the list of students before setting the board down.
"Okay, Mr. Wilde and Miss Hopps, you can go meet the rest of the recruits. the REC is down the hall, third door on the right. Since it's Saturday, there are no classes until Monday, so take this time to get to know each other," he said as the two nodded. They turned and walked down the hallway.
"I wonder what kind of people we will meet..." Judy mused, a bit excited as Nick just held his arm.
"I just hope no one gives us a hard time. You know, us being smaller mammals and all," Nick said as the two came to a recreation room approaching the giant wooden doors.
"Should you open it or should I?" Nick offered as Judy put her paw on the door pushing the heavy door. It barely moved, as it was obviously intended for bigger animals. As she strained, Nick stood beside her helping push as the door creaked open.
"Got it," Judy replied as the door opened. The duo entered and saw six other mammals who they concluded were the other recruits.
"Okay! It seems like the new blood is here," one of the recruits, an arctic wolf said playing cards with a rhino and a bull.
"Full house," The bull said as he laid his cards down. The other two groaned as they threw their cards down.
"I should have folded. A pair of 7's never won anything," The rhino admitted. Nick and Judy saw the wolf that had mentioned them walk towards a panther, zebra, and panda who were all watching TV.
"Hey guys, The new recruits are here," the Wolf said to the others as they turned of the TV. Turning to him, Nick and Judy established he was the de facto leader of the group.
"Where? Behind the two small fries?"The Panther replied, earning a cold look from Nick and Judy. "I'm kidding. Nice to meet you, and welcome to the academy," The panther replied.
"Well, I suppose we should get to introductions. Why don't you two go first, being the new members and all," The wolf said, organizing the cards and putting them away as Judy smiled.
"Okay, I'll go first. My name is Judy Hopps, I'm from Bunnyburrow, I've wanted to be an officer all my life, my parents always said I'm a bit headstrong, but I stand up for what's right and I'm not the type to run," Judy established as the wolf looked at her.
"Nice to meet you, Judy. Your folks must be proud you've made it here," he replied as Judy rubbed her shoulder nervously smiling as the wolf turned to Nick.
"What about you? What's your story?" he asked as Nick looked him.
"Nicholas Wilde. From Zootopia. I've lived there all my life, graduated from the Junior Ranger Scouts Troop 914, and I want to be an officer to break the stereotype of foxes, and getting to help mammals is an added bonus," Nick admitted as the wolf smiled.
"As noble a cause as any; welcome to our little group, Nick and Judy, My name is David White. I'm a third generation recruit, as my father and grandfather were both exceptional officers. I'm sort of the leader among the students," The Wolf said, turning attention to the bull who was fiddling with the ring in his nose.
"Hello, my name Enrique Fields. Not much to say, really. I grew up in the countryside, and I'm here because... just because, I've honestly never given it any thought," the bull admitted earning a small laugh before he turned to the rhino.
"I'm Rocco Duke, I'm more of the athletic type. I want to be an officer mainly because I like helping people," Rocco established.
"Despite the fact he's the biggest guy here, Rocco's a big softy," David admitted as Rocco blushed before turning to the Zebra.
"My name Is Mike Fern, I'm here because I want to help keep dangerous criminals off the street. I see myself as a risk taker, and I've lived in the Meadowlands for most of my life," Mike established turning to the panther.
"Rachel Coal, My reason for being an officer a bit more… personal. I… lost my mother to gang violence when I was young. I want to be an officer so I can help prevent someone else from going thru that pain," Rachel admitted, which wasn't easy.
"That just leaves me," The panda said as Nick and Judy turned to her.
"My name is Yuri Miko, I'm also from Zootopia, and my reasons for enrolling are to protect those unable to protect themselves. As a child, I was trained in the arts of defense, and as a capable fighter there were questions with what I wanted to do," Yuri explained as Judy smiled.
"Well, you all seem very interesting. It's a pleasure to meet all of you," Judy said as Nick was rubbing his chin.
"I thought you looked familiar," Nick called out to the panda as she looked at the fox.
"Excuse me, have we met?" Yuri started blinking.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Judy added, confused as Nick smiled.
"The 25th Zootopia martial arts tournament, you went up against Han Malcolm, he's a friend of mine," Nick explained as Yuri chuckled.
"Han, I have not seen him in years. How is he?" Yuri asked, curious about her old opponent.
"He's doing good. He's been running his parents Pandanese restaurant since they retired. I could give you his phone number, he would be grateful to hear from you," Nick informed as Judy looked around relieved with how friendly the others seemed. To be honest, she did not know what to expect.
"Anyway, you two must want to unpack. I'll escort you to your rooms," David said guiding the two out the doors. Davids lead them thru the compound, giving them the tour which Judy gratefully appreciated. Nick seemed to get the ropes very easily. Whether it was a deduction or just intuition, Judy couldn't figure out, but he seemed to easily understand the layout.
The three of them went down a hall where David escorted them to two doors next to each other.
"These will be your rooms. You can unpack now, just make sure you keep your room clean. You never know when the Major will pull a surprise inspection," David informed, waving as he walked off.
"Well, which room do you want Judy?" Nick offered as Judy thought it over.
"Does it matter? Both rooms are the same," Judy said as Nick nodded.
"I just thought it would be nice to offer," Nick replied as Judy chuckled pointing to the door on the left as Nick tipped an imaginary hat.
"Well Miss Hopps, I bid you a fair evening," Nick teased speaking in an elegant manner as Judy giggled doing a curtsy motion.
"Why thank you, Mr. Wilde. I shall meet you at dinner time," Judy replied in a fake accent. "You are such a dork," Judy added in her normal tone as the two went into their separate room. Judy placed her case on the floor and laid down on her soft bed, which was a bit too big for her. She was happy she had finally made it, and the rest of the class seemed nice which she was grateful for. She had feared they would all be scary and rude.
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