(Or "Say Uncle", whichever is the better title)
Nick woke up in the guest room, looking at the ceiling, his feet pressed against the wooden frame as he got off the bed, looking outside. the first snow of the season was falling as the ground was covered in a blanket of white as Nick got dressed, heading down the stairs to the living room where Judy was waiting for him.
"So, you're finally up" Judy smiled as Nick smirked walking with her, asking what she wanted to do. Judy smiled, saying that the kids were playing out in the snow and suggested the two watch a movie, Nick admitted that would be nice as they sat on the couch.
Judy reached for the remote, flicking through channels as they found a nice special to watch. The two enjoyed the show as a few of the kids walked into the room, seeing Judy and Nick enjoying the television program.
"Can we watch?" a few of the children asked, plopping down on the sofa around the two adults as the continued watching the show. Nick turned to the kids, asking how the snow was, telling by their wet coats they were playing in the snow, that and the fact they were trailing snow as they cheered about the snowball fight they had as one of the girls looked at Judy.
"So this is your boyfriend Aunt Judy," the girl asked as she nodded, telling them that she and Nick were planning on getting married as the looked at Nick, realizing he would be their uncle, feeling mixed about it. Nick smiled, saying he was pleased to meet them as they seemed nice.
"Since I told my folks about us, they talked most of the family into giving other mammals a chance" Judy informed as Nick looked at one of the kids who introduced herself as Mindy. Nick asked Mindy how she felt about having a fox for an uncle as she smiled.
"I think It'll be cool, we'll be the only bunnies in school with a fox for an uncle," Mindy said happily as Nick smiled. the group kept watching the show as Mindy tugged Nick's sleeve, saying that the kids of the neighborhood were building a snow fort outside and invited him and Judy to see it as Nick turned to Judy.
"You wanna see it?' Nick asked as Judy mentioned she had seen family snow forts a good amount of times and just wanted to stay inside as Nick smirked, asking how good they were to which Judy replied that you get hundreds of bunnies working on a fort, how do you think it will turn out as Nick stood up.
"I have to see this" Nick replied putting his coat on as the kids dragged him outside by his coat sleeves, saying they had just finished the main castle as they went out into the cool weather. the snow crunching under Nick's Paws as the kids led him to the giant snow castle they had made as Nick looked at it whistling. it was as big as the barn, with a wooden floor as two bunnies with buckets on their heads and holding wooden swords held their paws up.
"Halt, No one is allowed to enter the castle without authority for her majesty," the two boys said playing guards as Mindy looked at them, stating as the Queen's sister she had the right to allow people in as the two stood aside, recommending Mindy keep her eyes on Nick as they looked behind them.
"OPEN THE GATE!" one of the bunnies said as the other slid a wooden sheet over a hole in the snow, big enough for them to walk through. Mindy led Nick as they entered.
"That's Mikey and Mickey Hayes, they're twins," Mindy said as the stood up after crawling through the passage, Nick dusted the snow off his knees as they were inside the castle, Mindy led Nick through the castle up a set as stairs as Nick placed his paw on the wall of the castle, supporting himself as he looked around.
"Wait a minute, Nick said knocking on the snow wall as Mindy looked at him defensively, hey watch the walls" Mindy saw as Nick rubbed his paw along the snow wall, brushing off white powder, exposing a small spot of plywood.
"You cheaters, this is just a wooden fort, covered in snow isn't it" Nick said as Mindy blushed, nodding, admitting the lie had been found out, she pointed out how impressed Nick was by the castle and they just wanted Nick to think they were cool as he smiled.
"You did this just to impress me?" Nick said confused as Mindy admitted they had this fort for a long time but they really thought Nick was cool and Judy was their coolest aunt and Since Nick was their soon to be uncle they wanted him to think they were cool.
"Nick smiled, scooping a pawful of snow and packing it over the wooden, saying he'd pretend that he did not discover the truth, Mindy smiled as his agreement to play along as they continued walking coming to a bridge that wasn't even covered with snow, Nick asked how she was gonna explain the rope bridge as Mindy admitted they had not thought that over.
Eventually, they came to another Wooden panel guarded by two bunnies wielding Snow Shovels, greeting Mindy as she led Nick into the room where the queen was wearing armor made of sports armor, and pads, painted with color and holding a Hockey stick, she was the same age of Mindy as she coughed.
"Presenting the royal Queen Amanda, or Mandy for short" Mindy said gesturing the bunny in the oversized football helmet as she pulled it off, greeting Nick as a traveler and welcoming him to her castle as they walked to a window, looking over the farm, coved with snow as she asked what Nick thought, he replied it was an amazing view as she clapped her paw together.
"Royal assistant Mindy, call the other for a feat in honor of our guest," Mandy said in a royal tone as Mindy nodded, referring to her as royal highness, Mandy took Nick by the hand guiding him to a table with was clearly a wooden door, covered with snow with an array of fruit and vegetables as well as some packaged food as Nick sat down.
Mandy walked to the other end of the table as of of the guards pulled her chair out, Mandy sat down, taking her role playing seriously as one of the bunnies offered a plastic lunch tray with food on them.
"May I interested in a 'Who-derve' the bunny said revealing the candies on the tray as Nick looked at him, laughing at him pronouncing it was pronounced Or-Derv as he took a piece of candy unwrapping it, placing it in his mouth as Amanda, requested the two be alone as they talked.
"Surprisingly Queen Mandy never broke character during the conversation, as she gratefully thanked Nick for visiting her castle which the previous occupants had built as Nick looked at her.
"By any chance would Sarah be the previous queen of this castle," Nick asked, telling they acted in a similar manner and even looked at same Mandy nodded as one of the bunnies entered the room.
"Who dares, interrupt the Queen's meeting," Mandy said a bit irritated as the boy rabbit looked at her, clearly sorry as he looked at Mandy, saying she has been summoned as she looks irritated, stating she was the queen and she does the summoning, ordering whoever summoned her to buzz off.
"Pardons your highness, but your mother is calling for you, If you so I will tell to buzz off as you requested" he informed as she stood up, dusting the snow off quick as she heard her mother's voice.
"Amanda Hopps, get your buns down here now, lunch is ready" the older doe ordered as Manda put her head through the window.
"Yes Mommy," She said closing the blinds, looking at Nick, saying they should chat some other time as mandy slid down a slide, landing in a pool of snow as she walked back with her mother, who asked if she was eating candy, saying it would ruin her appetite as Nick smirked, walking down the stairs to leave.
"Saved by the power of parenthood" Nick replied crawling out the back tunnel and going around, deciding to head in. Nick entered, shaking off as he sat on the sofa beside Judy, asking how Fort Hopps was as he shrugged.
"Had a meeting with Queen Mandy, seemed Nice" he replied as Judy replied saying she had a lot of good memories of that fort as Nick Smirked.
"Really, were you a fair maiden, Judith" Nick joked as she laughed saying she was the head guard.
