Missed me? Probably not, but I'm back to writing again after taking a break. Getting closer to the end...

Judy watched the band perform on a TV screen and was impressed by how professional the three were at singing and presenting themselves despite their still young age, "Wow, the fans are going wild aren't they?"

"They definitely look different on stage compared to in person, they all look more mature in fact. Must be part of the stage persona." Fangmeyer commented.

"How long is the performance anyways?" Judy asked the tiger.

"The manager told me the entire showcase is until 8pm, so a couple more hours."

The doe stretched her arms out, "Things are going swimmingly, I can't wait to tell Nick how it was to be backstage."

"Maybe you should get some merchandise from the concert, should make a nice little gift." the tigress suggested.

Judy's face lit up, "That's not a bad idea, even if Nick doesn't follow the band I'm sure he'll appreciate it anyways."

"Is there anything in particular he may like?"

The rabbit clapped her paws together, "Maybe they sell souvenirs here, I'll get something when this is over."

"What do you think Nick is up to anyways?" Fangmeyer said sipping some water.

"Probably chatting with the other officers in the precinct, he's pretty social these days so it wouldn't surprise me."

Her cell phone began to vibrate, "Hmm? Who's calling me?"

She took a glance at the screen and saw that it was Nick calling her, "Why is he calling me now? I guess he just wants to talk."

"Hey, we're on security right now, it would look pretty unprofessional to do personal calls." the tigress reminded the other officer.

Judy nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I'm sure that it could wait until later."

She rejected the call and placed her cell phone back into her pocket, "Let's just enjoy the show, if they need us for anything they can call us on the police radio."

"Does your fox already miss you?" Fangmeyer teased.

"First of all, Nick has a boyfriend already so he's not my fox, besides it's been only an hour anyways. He's probably calling because he wants to make some idle chat to distract himself from work. Last time we were separated we ended talking on the phone for like ten minutes before Bogo caught him." Judy recalled.

The tigress flinched, "Oof, probably got an earful from the chief huh?"

"He had some ringing in his ears for an hour after getting a 'talk'. Nick ended up having to take a break to let his ears heal themselves."

"But he still does it?"

The doe shrugged, "He's pretty stubborn, if he wants to do something it'll take more than yelling from his boss to stop."

Fangmeyer grinned, "Must be both a blessing and a curse."

"Feels like it sometimes..." Judy lamented.

"Hey!"

The two turned to a young red panda, "Is something wrong?" Judy asked the child.

"There's these two weird looking guys in hoodies carrying something, it looked like a gun." she told the two officers.

"Where did you see these guys?" Fangmeyer asked next.

The red panda pointed down the hallway, "Near the bathrooms."

Judy gave her usual friendly calm smile, "We will look into it, thank you for telling us."

"Yeah, anything for Officer Hopps!" the red panda replied enthusiastically.

Fangmeyer held back a laugh, "Looks like you got your own fans here Hopps, you might need to bring a pen to sign autographs with at this rate."

Judy playfully punched the tigress' arm, "You're almost as bad as Nick! I'm not going to sign autographs, I believe we should be treated by the public equally well, not based on how popular we are."

"I'm going back to the concert." The red panda told the two.

"Do you want us to go with you to make sure you're safe?" Judy offered.

The girl shook her head, "Nah, I can take care of myself, but thanks anyways!" she told them before taking off.

"Quite the independent little lady isn't she? She reminds me of a certain bunny..."

Judy rubbed her chin, "Hmm...that does sound familiar."

The doe sarcastically shrugged, "Guess I can't think of that certain bunny right now."

Fangmeyer smacked the doe's back, "Oh cut the crap, you know who I'm talking about."

"Is the bunny...me?" Judy asked pointing at her own chest pretending to be clueless.

"What other bunny is in the police force right now?"

Her comment struck Judy as she realized that the truth was she indeed was the only one, "No one..."

Fangmeyer realized her error in saying her previous sentence, "I didn't mean anything bad by it, I was just saying..."

"It's fine, I know what you meant Fangmeyer." Judy reassured her, "Anyways, let's go check out about the suspicious people that girl told us earlier."


"This is Judy Hopps! Sorry I wasn't able to get this call, please leave a message after the beep and I'll get back to you pronto!"

"Judy! Please pick up right now, Ben and Vanessa are heading to the stadium right now to do who knows what! Please pick up!" Nick shouted to his phone before ending his message.

The fox covered his face and punched the dashboard in front of him, "Fuck! I can't believe that this is happening!"

Ever since they left for the stadium, Nick's confidence quickly deteriorated as the realization of a single rabbit against two dangerous tigers began to make itself clear.

Jack who was currently driving his car sighed, "Calm down Nick, I know that the situation is urgent but that doesn't give you the excuse to act so destructively."

"I'm the reason why she's in this mess, she doesn't even know that two dangerous criminals are out for her hide!" The fox said rubbing his knuckles.

"I'm just as worried about her safety as you are Nick, but again we can't afford for our emotions to get the better of us. I'm just going to admit right now that if I didn't learn that lesson soon enough both my son and I would be dead by now." Jack explained to the red fox.

The red fox slumped in the car seat, "Dead huh? Fuck it, you're right. The same would apply to her and I."

Skye sat in the back with Henry and William who was still in a feral yet sedated state, "Why exactly would you and William be dead if you didn't control your feelings?"

"It's a long story, but it's something that I'll have to share later. For now, let's just make sure that Judy is safe and sound before we get into anything else."

"Will Officer Hopps be okay?" Henry asked.

Nick looked straight ahead with determination, "She will be, I'll make sure of it."

Jack began to feel worried about Nick's newfound resolution, "Let's try not to do anything rash or heroic Nick, it's still two tigers we're talking about. Last time I checked they were much bigger than any of us."

"Don't care, protecting Judy is my number one priority, even higher than arresting those two." Nick grumbled.

The fox's response struck him, "I suppose it's out of loyalty ain't it?"

"And what do you know about loyalty Jack?" Nick shot back.

Jack glanced at the rearview mirror towards his son, "I'm well familiar with the concept."

"So wait, if you place saving Officer Hopps above arresting the tigers, does that mean you're not going to bother trying to detain them?" Henry asked.

"If it's possible then of course I'm going to try to get them in cuffs and send them to the big house, but if they try to harm Carrots in any way they are definitely going to face the consequences."

Nick's ominous reply didn't help to relieve Henry's concern that the fox was going to resort to more drastic measures, "Come on Nick, even if she was in danger I really doubt that she would want you to do anything that could hurt you."

Skye wrapped her arm around William's shoulder, "Same for you Jack, I know you want to help out but think before you act alright?"

A cheeky smile appeared on Jack's face, "You know me Skye, if push comes to shove I'm not going to hold back."

Skye felt William bunting his head against hers, "For fox's sake I'm not going to bail you out of your own mess..."

"What about William? Bringing a savage cat into a crowded area isn't going to end well." Henry spoke up.

Jack could see the stadium appear from the horizon, "Hmm...that is a problem to think about."

"I have to ask, why didn't we take the freeway to the stadium?" Skye asked the buck.

He shrugged, "I assumed that since there was an event going on at the stadium, it would be wise to take the streets instead since gridlock is certain to happen plus...my phone said so."

Skye couldn't help but be a little impressed by the buck's insight for these details, "Smart, nice to see you still have a knack for technology."

"I swear it looks even colder near Downtown than back at the Warehouse." Henry observed the graying clouds.

"May even snow at some point." Jack added.

Nick felt more confident about the changing conditions, "Good thing I've got my winter coat otherwise I might become a frozen Pawsicle." he quipped.

"Snow is nothing to me, my species was made for this sort of stuff." Skye boasted.

Jack wasn't as sure, "I prefer to be indoors when it starts to get a little chilly outdoors, a nice cup of tea with the heater cranked up."

The red fox found himself agreeing with the agent, "Yeah that does sound real nice about now...wait a minute, what am I talking about? We're supposed to be hauling ass!"

To Jack the fox's restlessness was starting to irritate him, "We're almost there Nick, I would like for you to keep calm while I take us there."

"Well unlike you with your kid, I'm not sure yet if she's safe or not alright? It stresses me out with the uncertainty." Nick admitted.

"She will be fine Nick, she's smart enough to avoid danger on her own." Jack assured him.

The buck pulled over to the curb of the street by the stadium, "There's no telling whether or not if Vanessa and Ben had gotten here first. We have to hurry."

Nick quickly unbuckled his seat belt and swung open the car door, "You don't have to tell me twice!"

"Nick wait! Great..." Skye sighed watching the red fox run off for the building.

Henry exited the car as well, "He's got the right idea, we need to find Officer Hopps before they do."

Jack sat there wondering how he was going to approach Judy if they bumped into each other, "Skye. Can you watch over William for me?"

Skye was flat out confused over his request, "What? He's your son, you look after him!"

"I know that Skye but I need...I need to say sorry." Jack said looking down.

The arctic vixen frowned, "Sorry to who?"

"Someone who has been waiting for one for a long time." Jack replied shutting off the engine.


"I'm guessing this is where the girl told us they were at." Judy said arriving with Fangmeyer at the location.

The tigress scrunched up her nose, "Just by going with the description and location, guessing it's some kind of drug deal?"

"Maybe, anyways let's take a look." she said pointing to the entrance to the men's bathroom.

The two entered inside, "I don't hear anybody in here, maybe she was referring to the women's bathroom?"

Judy nodded, "Yeah, that or our suspects had already left the place. I hope they didn't go far."

"Wait a minute...I hear someone." Fangmeyer told the doe hearing voices right outside.

Judy tailed close behind the tigress, "Maybe those are the guys we are looking for?"

They exited the bathroom to find the two hoodied people that the child described earlier, "Alright guys, we received a complaint that you two are doing something suspicious. Now if you two could please turn around and put down your hoodies we can make this go faster."

"Pleasure to meet you Officer Hopps." a female voice spoke out.

The two turned around which made Judy freeze in her spot, "Oh...sweet cheese and crackers."

"Do you know these guys?" the tigress said feeling the hostility from the two towards the doe.

Judy tensed up getting herself ready for anything to happen, "Sort of, let's just say they were part of a case Nick and I were a part of before."

"Fancy meeting you here, you're coming with us." Ben stated to the officer.

Fangmeyer growled, "No the fuck you ain't."

Vanessa held up her gun to Fangmeyer's face, "If you want to keep her brains intact I highly recommend you come with us Officer Hopps."

The doe begrudgingly accepted, "Fine, I'll go with you guys."

"Judy-"

She held the tigress' paw, "It's me they want Fangmeyer, not you. Don't risk your own life for mine's."

Vanessa gave a satisfied expression, "Good bunny, drop your gun and give me your radio."

Judy gave her the radio and laid the gun on the floor as instructed, "What are you going to do now?"

A dark grin crept on her face, "Oh, you'll love it. Since you've become the face of the ZPD lately, I decided that the best way to convey our message will be to parade you in front of everyone at the concert to show how 'heroic' you really are."

Ben chuckled, "I've been waiting for a long fucking time for this. Now walk bunny."

Judy was pushed along by Ben, quickly turning her head she looked at Fangmeyer and mouthed, "Go."