JOURNEY OF THE WOPPS

Disclaimer: Don't own Zootopia or anything Disney related.

Hey everyone, here is the second chapter to this story. Sorry it took so long, I've been busy with life, and dealing with some personal issues.

To let you know, as a heads ups, there will be scenes that might be borderline T/M rated, but nothing too extreme. Don't know when they'll pop up, but I'm still trying to build a rhythm for this story since it's still a new experience.

On with the story

{Wopps}

It is now nighttime, and within the living area, Nick and Judy are having a discussion with her parents. During the last few hours, while the pair are still dealing with the awkwardness that came from dropping a big bomb onto the family, everybody else is going through a different range of emotions.

When the door swung open to greet the pair, both were greeted with open arms. Something that shocked Nick a bit when nobody, especially Stu, didn't try to keep the fox away from Judy. Everything was starting good, until Bonnie asked where Judy's boyfriend is, then everyone went silent. Giving each other a look, Judy dropped the bombshell that nobody there saw coming.

Once it felt like time started to resume, a variety of emotions went on display. The middle, to younger, generations seemed the most thrilled at the idea of having a fox in the family, considering that a good portion of the youngest siblings tackled him into the ground. Giving him, mainly his tail, the stuffed animal treatment. The older generation seemed a bit more cautious, more skeptical about the whole idea of a interspecies relationship, yet seem to be willing to keep an open mind on it. Mainly trying to move pass old feelings that spanned across countless generations.

Stu and Bonnie are somewhere along the borderline. While they are glad to see Judy finding love with a male, since they don't have to worry about her dying an old maid, yet it's what Nick is that is putting them on edge. While they no longer hold any ill-will towards foxes, yet since Nick is a fox, which is also a predator, they can't help but be concerned about their daughter's safety out of fear of her becoming his lunch one day.

On one couch, Stu and Bonnie are talking to Nick and Judy, who are sitting on another couch. Judy using Nick's tail as something to comfort her. "So, Nick, Judy told us you used to a hustler before her first case." Stu said, starting things off.

"Yes, sir I was, and I did make sure to pay Judy back the money I guilt tripped her out of." Nick said, knowing that what Stu wanted to say was 'made a fool out of his daughter.' "But your daughter was able to get me back by threatening to have me arrested with charges that probably wouldn't have ended well for either of us."

When asked by what he meant by that, Nick went into detail about what they talked about one day after becoming partners. Something even Judy considered, yet Nick had to point it out in clearer details. The first one being how she 'convinced' him to help her with her case. He pointed out how even if she did try to get him arrested for felony tax evasion, after seeing for himself what was on the line, who in the entire department would be willing to help her see it through. Or rather, even if somebody took the paperwork, would it get it lost somewhere, or end up in the hands of somebody who hates foxes, or predators altogether.

Another thing is how much it was a good thing when Bellwether showed up at the museum when she did, otherwise, Judy's quest for justice and redemption would have ended badly, with very few good outcomes. Two possible results would be Bellwether either deciding to find something worse to pull off or try to frame Judy for all of the attacks, using her evidence against her, along with Nick.

After giving his talk, "Wow, Nick, when you put it that way, you both must have the luck of the devil to get through all that in one piece." Stu said.

"Yes, indeed, Stu." Bonnie said, feeling relieved that Nick was there for their daughter when they couldn't be. Turning to the fox in the room, "Thank you for being there for our daughter when she needed it most, even if the choice wasn't really in your hands."

Nick was giving her a small smile, "Oh, you don't have to thank me. To be honest, I spent the first part of our time together trying to cut all ties with her. I mean, when someone threatens to throw you in jail, I didn't have much of a choice." He said, while Judy gave a nervous chuckle. When they were talking about how they 'started' to work together, she admitted that she was looking for an excuse to get even with him for that whole popsicle incident. "But after seeing for myself what was on the line, and what she was going through, well, it motivated me to do the right thing."

Judy gave a grateful smile to Nick, due to him being the first person in her whole life to defend her dream. While she did unintentionally betray him by getting too into that press conference, it did serve as a wake-up call that was due. One that showed her what it really takes to make a dream come true, which is to try everything you must achieve your goals. (Something I think the song was pointing at, while using Judy as an example, yet seems to get misinterpreted by a lot of people.)

"And I'm glad that you stepped up when you did, otherwise I would really be up a creek without a paddle." Judy said. With a big smile on her face, "I'm also glad that you forgave me for letting my past fears override my best judgement."

This caused the parents to feel guilty when Judy brought up past fears. "Nick, we would like to apologize to you for being the main reason why Judy had a fear for foxes." Stu started to say, only to be intercepted by Nick.

"Don't sir, just let the past be." Nick said, holding a paw up, "Both me and Judy agreed to stop dueling on the past, and start focusing on what we can do in the present."

"Yeah dad, when I started talking about Nick on how I was raised, and what he had to grow up with, we both realized that we just need to let things be in the past." Judy said, "I mean, the past is there to learn from, not to live in."

The parents gave a small smile in return, because they knew it was true. Before Judy left for Zootopia for the first time, they were already on good terms with most of the predators in the area. Foxes were something they planned to always avoid, mainly due to old fears past down through out generations, until that one phone call changed everything. When their daughter started to defend a fox and told them how badly she betrayed one by letting her fears get the best of her.

Once they got the full story, it made them reconsider a lot of things. Once they got to know Gideon Gray, they realized that they didn't really know foxes as well as they thought they did. While yes, attacking their daughter in a bully like fashion was wrong, yet using him as an example was just as wrong, if not worse. When learning more about him, after he opened his bakery, Bonnie and Stu realized that a lot of people in Bunny Burrow were placing a lot of peer pressure on him when it comes to how vicious foxes are supposed to be, that he ended up taking it out on small prey like Judy. A cycle of wrong that started to fade even more once Judy left the Burrow for the first time.

"Well, Nick, I hope you don't mind having a room to yourself, since it has the only bed in the whole house that can fit you." Bonnie said. "Due to some lady's nerves causing a miscommunication, you two would be getting separate beds."

"Oh, I don't mind having my own bed, Mrs. Hopps." Nick said, with an honest smile, "But chances are, I won't be alone by morning, since I double as somebody's stuffed animal."

Now this caused some laughter to ring out the room, at poor Judy's expense. While she was trying to use Nick's tail to hide her blushing face. "I could sleep by myself if I wanted to." Judy said, trying to maintain what's left of her dignity.

"Well, then, how about releasing my tail so that I can turn in for the night?" Nick asked, in a tone Judy knew was meant as a challenge, "I want to be well rested for whatever it is your family has planned for us."

As much as she wanted to say no, her pride to not embarrass herself further in front of her parents won over. So, with great reluctance, Judy released the tail. "Oh alright." She said, sounding like a five-year-old who was told that they must share the candy that was meant for everybody. Looking towards her parents, "So what did you have planed for us during our stay here?"

Giving each other a small look, before facing the couple, "Well, there's a fair coming into town, so right now the main focus is going to be on the farm." Stu started to explain. "Since we are approaching Indian Summer, we need to start tripling the elbow grease in order to make sure we have enough food in storage for winter."

"While also making sure to have something for the farmer's market they always hold there." Bonnie continued, "Even though you two are on vacation, we hope you would lend us a paw in the chores so that they could probably be done faster."

Giving each other a small look, before Nick gave a small shrug, which pretty much said he wouldn't mind. Judy turned to say "Sure, we wouldn't mind." She said with a smile, "And if you like, Nick can help you with any paperwork since he is pretty good when it comes to numbers."

Nick gave her an unsure look, "Uh, Carrots, are you sure you want me to do that?" He asked, feeling unsure about her suggestion.

"Well, you always seem to find the best deals in Zootopia and know how to budget things better than I ever could." Judy said, trying to help with his confidence.

"Yeah but a farm is a different story altogether." Nick started to say.

"Actually Nick, I wouldn't mind a little help with the books." Stu said, catching him off guard. "Not complete help, since like you said, you would be no good on understanding how a farm works completely." When he seen Nick give off a sigh of relief, causing everybody to chuckle at this, Stu decided to clarify more. "I'll explain it to you later, but it's something that I'll appreciate plenty since you were born and raised in Zootopia."

Giving them a slight nod, Nick stood up from his spot on the couch, giving his body a little stretch. "Well, if there is nothing else, I'm going to turn in for the night." He said, causing everybody else to do the same. "I'm beat due to a lack of sleep last night, due to Judy believing there would be a firing squad waiting for me."

"Was not!" Judy yelled out in defense, but the blush on her face wasn't helping any.

Everybody left to get some rest, since they must wake up early enough to start harvesting for the day. For Judy, she is feeling anxious to be sleeping in her old room again, inside her own bed.

By the following morning, both Stu and Bonnie found their daughter in Nick's room, using his tail as a blanket, while Nick placed a protective arm around her. Causing Bonnie to give a slight aww look, and Stu to have mixed feelings about things.

{Wopps}

Well, here is the latest chapter. Sorry it's not much. I had an idea on how to make this story go, but seeing how this chapter went, it wouldn't have work. So, I'm rethinking some things, mainly try to figure out what the next few steps should be. Read and Review.