The first night was just how Nick imagined it would be. Him and Judy spent most of the night just cuddling in his bed, it was great until his parents walked in and told them it was time to separate. It was a heartfelt goodbye as she left to go just down the hall. It was actually strange knowing that Judy wasn't a fifteen minute walk away, he felt that he no longer had to worry about her being attacked by anyone in her sleep. For the first time in a long time Nick fell asleep peacefully by himself.
It was the best sleep Nick had gotten since his first meeting with Magnus, actually since the start of school. And he awoke on his own to the smell of breakfast being made, he knew that smell anywhere, because his dad was the only one who could make the perfect blueberry pancakes that smelled like heaven. Nick put on some clothes (he normally slept in just his boxers) and went out to see that he was actually the last one to wake up, Judy was up wearing a large shirt and some sweat pants while his parents were already up and ready for the day.
"Good morning Nick", his dad called from the kitchen. Judy looked over and gave Nick a smile giving a smirk in response. There was something about waking up and seeing his favorite mammal that made Nicks heart flutter. "Do you want some pancakes?" His dad asked not looking up from the stove.
"Did you really just ask that" Nick asked jokingly. He took a seat next to Judy who was already eating a stack, his dad soon brought him over a stack of hot pancakes and a bottle of syrup. Nick took the bottle and started pouring it out all over the pancakes. He continued to pore until they were sufficiently soaked which to Judy seemed like way too much syrup.
"Jeez slick you gonna eat some pancakes with your syrup" she asked in a mocking fashion. Nick put his paw to his chest in mock offense.
"Carrots this is the proper amount of syrup for a mammal of my size, just because it seems like a lot to you doesn't mean its a lot for me" he said hoping to fluster her a bit. She just shook her head and went back to her breakfast while Nick dug into his pancakes, letting the fluffy, syrup soaked, blueberry filled cakey sheets of dough cover his tongue. The flavor blew his mind every time, bringing back memories of his childhood when his parents would be very busy and they were rarely there in the morning because they would be on the other side of town destroying a robot or something like that. He swallowed the pancakes letting out a content sigh.
Sirens blared and lights flashed interrupting Nicks happiness, 'oh great here we go' he thought to himself as his parents moved into action.
"What's happening?" Judy asked after jumping from the suddenness of the alarm.
"It's the alarm system we have, it means a mammal is in trouble somewhere. It used to go off all the time, but now its rare, only going off for life or death situations." Nick said going back to his pancakes, this was just the norm for him while for Judy this was completely new. The two adults in the room walked towards the tv stand opening a fancy looking box revealing a button. Edward pressed the button causing the entire wall to open up, behind the wall were to polls that led down to the cave. Amelia let out a sigh, shaking her head and rubbing her face with her paws.
"I can't wait to retire" she said grabbing one of the polls and sliding down. Edward grabbed the poll but stopped before sliding down, turning to look at the two teens he was leaving,
"We will be back as soon as we can kids you take care of yourself and no canoodling, got it?" He asked, the two mammals nodded in response, "good see you later". He dropped down the poll and out of sight, the walls went back into place and the sirens and lights turned off, like nothing ever happened.
It didn't take them much longer to finish the pancakes, cleaning up the mess that Edward had left for them. Once all of the dishes were cleaned and put away Nick sat down on the couch taking out his phone to start enjoying his Sunday. Judy came around and jumped on the couch next to him,
"So Nick what do you normally do on a day like today?" She leaned into him and looked up at him with her big violet eyes. Nick looked down at her amused,
"Well I would normally do some homework, sleep a bit, and then just sit here the rest of the day" he said returning his attention back to his phone. A gray paw nudged his phone down before reaching up towards his muzzle turning his head to face her.
"How about we do something else?" Nick took notice of how her eyes were half lidded and she was nibbling lightly on her lip. He couldn't contain himself for much longer as he pulled her into a kiss. It was deep and passionate, Nick grabbed her carefully and pulled her into his lap. Her paws roamed his chest, gripping tightly onto his shirt while his hands were wrapped firmly around her behind. Nick opened his eyes as the words of his father rang through his head, "no canoodling" his dad's voice was joking but Nick knew that he was being very serious. He pushed Judy away, her eyes looked at him pleading for him to not stop. He hated to upset her but he knew that his parents could easily find out if they did anything. He took in a deep breath, letting it out slowly,
"We can't do this right now" he said looking down. He could feel her eyes looking at him, she was upset but he knew that she could get over it.
"Why?" Was all she asked hoping she could find a way to persuade him to keep going.
"My parents would somehow end up finding out, and I want them to trust us before we do anything. Once they trust us then we can do whatever we want okay?" Nicks mind went to the first day of school when he found out his dad had been watching him the whole day yet he had no idea. Judy had no idea what he was thinking about but could see the hunger in his eyes so she knew that he must have a good reason for stopping.
"Alright well I need something else to do otherwise stopping is going to be very difficult" she said climbing off of him. Nick sat in silence, thinking of something they could do together. He had to do his homework of course, they had board games but that did not sound like fun at all. They could go for a walk but laziness was getting the better of him. Then Nicks mind thought about what was happening in the week, it was the last week before winter break and this Friday would be the dance that he still had to ask her to go to. 'Wait' Nick thought to himself,
"Hey Carrots, we both know Magnus's plan and I was a key component in that plan but now you know as well. Do you think they will change the plan because of that?" Nick asked. They must need to change the plan, how else would they get the box into the school without an inside students help.
"That's a good point, I mean they had been making that gas for years right? I'm guessing they won't just stop because two teens know about it"
"So that means everyone at school is still going to be in danger. We need to see if they have a new plan or not, but I'll be damned if I'm ever going back to that place" the thought of even setting foot in that compound again made Nicks stomach flip. Seeing all those mammals being held there just for testing, to lose their powers and never see their families or loved ones again…
"I may know a mammal that can help us" Judy said taking out her phone. Nick scoffed at her,
"Carrots how do you know so man mammals, I'm the one who's supposed to know everyone" he said, Judy merely smirked as she typed her text.
"Well first of all I talk to a mammals and try to make friends with everyone, that definitely helps. Second of all this one is an old friend who lives in the city, he's a pretty techy mammal but he knows what he's talking about" Judy said.
"An old friend?"
"Yes he's from Bunny Burrow, we were best friends growing up but fell apart when I got my powers and our paths just kind of separated, I haven't seen him in person in almost three years" she said looking up and into the distance as if having a flashback in her mind. Nick watched her with amusement as she continued to just stare off into space. When her phone went off and she still didn't respond he waved a paw in front of her face.
"Uh hello, earth to fluff" she finally snapped out of it and blushed as she realized that she really just drifted off that badly. Her phone went off again and this time she did pick it up and read it,
"Perfect, he can meet us tonight by the wall outside Sahara Square" she said putting her phone aside,
"That is perfect, except for the fact that we have school tomorrow morning"
"It's okay this mammal is quick, very quick and he might be the best at what he does" Judy said confidently.
"I sure hope so because we are going to have to sneak out unless my parents don't comeback tonight" the pair got up and began prepping all that they would need for the night adventure. Because they would be out using their powers most likely, they thought it was a good idea to take their temporary suits with them just to protect their identity. They planned to just walk to the wall because it wasn't that far from their current location and it would help them from being tracked, with Nicks knowledge of the city and the alleys that seemed more like a maze, they could avoid being followed if things came down to that.
By the time they finished planning it was about six, the sun was just about to set over the horizon and darkness would soon follow. The two separated and made sure to do all the school work they had before it was time to go, if they didn't they would have one hell of a night when they got back. At this point Nicks parents hadn't come back yet, they were both hungry as well no he thought he would show off just how good of a boyfriend he was.
Judy was hard at work in her room studying up on her basic situational solving class that she had a test for in two days when a delicious smell caught her nose. She poked her head out of her room and into the kitchen to see Nick with an apron on in front of the stove. An idea sprung into her head as she silently snuck towards him. The fox could sense she was there but chose not to say anything as she slowly walked towards him, he let her have her fun until she was just behind him. He turned around so fast that she had no time to react as he grabbed her and spun her around. All she could was let out a surprised scream and hang on tight as he spun, unknown to either of them was the wall lifting up behind them and his parents walking in.
"You thought you could sneak up on me?" Nick said teasingly, poking at Judy's sides tickling her and causing her to scream out of laughter,
"Stop! Stop please" She screamed through her laughter. She barely opened her eyes but quickly noticed the other two foxes standing there watching quietly.
"Nick, Nick really stop" she whispered to him, trying to bring his attention to the spectators they now had.
"What has someone had too much tickling…" he said looking down at her, their eyes locked but Judy continued to look at something that he had yet to see behind him. Nick followed her line of sight to see his parents standing at the entrance to the cave. He set his bunny down quickly putting his hands behind his back like he was a child getting caught doing something he wasn't supposed to do.
"Uh hey hows it going? How was your day?" He asked with a smile on his face hoping to just get past this embarrassing moment.
"Our day was great but the more important one is how was your day?" Edward asked,
"Well we did homework and I slept and now I'm making dinner" Nick said recounting his very "busy" day, of course leaving out the planning part which actually took up a majority of their day.
"Ah sounds like a really busy day" Amelia said, "well we will go ahead and leave you be, we actually have had a busy day and we're gonna go to sleep early. You both behave okay?" she said walking in the direction of their bed room. Just before entering the door though Edward turned around and pointed two of his fingers at his eyes then pointing them at the two showing the universal symbol for, 'I'm watching you' shutting the door behind him.
"Well this could be a problem" his eyes stared at the door that just closed.
"We're just going to have to sneak out right?" Judy asked looking back up at him.
"Yeah but remember what I said earlier, they have their ways", the smell of food burning brought his attention back to the pans on the stove. "Oh no, not the stir fry!"
Luckily the vegetable stir fry he was making for Judy survived and was enjoyed by both of them. Sure Nick was a predator but he still liked to eat his vegetables now and then. When they were both done they sat on the couch and watched TV, or at least tried to. Nick stared at the clock that was just ticking away as slow as it could, he was nervous. If they didn't find out what Magnus's plan was, then Fridays dance would be a disaster. After what felt like hours, eight o'clock finally showed on the clock meaning it was time to change and go. Their costumes weren't complex but they would definitely protect their identity from being revealed. Nicks costume consisted of dark sweatpants and a black hoodie that covered his ears hiding the fact that he was a fox, he wore shoes as well which were very uncomfortable because he never normally wore shoes. Most mammals didn't because of the fact that they had paw pads. And to top it all off he had a mask, it was hard to find but when they searched through a theater store they found one that actually fit him. It was the Phantom of the Opera mask, and while it only covered half of his face it kept his muzzle well hidden enough so that if anyone got a good look they wouldn't know he was a fox.
Meanwhile Judy was wearing something similar with dark black leggings and a similar color hoodie. Shoes in her size didn't exist so instead she bought foot wraps that she could use to cover most of them and also protect her pad less paws. She had to tie her ears back in order to keep them from popping up in her hood, revealing her species. And finally her mask was simply a scarf that she tied around her neck and could bring up to cover everything except her eyes.
Just before they left Nick peaked into his parents room to be sure they were asleep, it took him a moment for his eyes to adjust but when he saw the two forms of his parents under the blankets sleeping, their chests moving up and down with their breathing. He silently shut the door and turned to his awaiting bunny giving her a thumbs up.
They went over to Nicks room and opened the window just enough for the both of them to fit through. Once they were out he closed the window, leaving it cracked so that they could get in when they got back. Then they were off into the he night, they began running through the streets avoiding any and all contact or visuals with any other mammals out at night. The streets were mostly empty because it was a Sunday but they wanted to be sure that if anyone saw them they would mistake it as a shadow. The crisp night air flowed through their hoods, it felt good to Nick, he felt alive. He was after all a nocturnal animal in his base instincts and just being out and moving at night made him feel free. Judy kept a close pace to him as they weaved through the streets, her observant purple eyes taking in all that she could hoping to memorize their routes in case they got separated. Soon the cool air dissipated into warm fresh air as they got closer to Sahara Square. They were sure to avoid the large palm tree casino which would probably still be busy even though it was a week night. After a solid half hour of running they were at the wall, Nick was barely even winded because of his powers, and Judy wasn't winded because she was physically fit for it.
"Okay make the call" Nick said as they waited outside the door. Judy took out her phone and dialed the number, it rung once before the mammal on the other end picked it up.
"I'm here" came the voice from behind Nick. Even with his enhanced senses he didn't notice the mammal standing behind him, as he whirled around startled.
"Jeez why would you sneak up on me like that" Nick said putting his hand to his heart being sure that it was still going.
Judy stepped up and gave the mammal a hug, "its good to see you Jack" she said,
"It's good to see you too" Jack said. Now that he had calmed down Nick got a good look at the mammal, he was a jack rabbit, standing a few inches taller than Judy. He was wearing dark clothes and looked more like a ninja than your average techy mammal, and he had a suitcase with them that probably held all he needed. It was then that he noticed that they were still holding their hug causing him to get upset.
"Um excuse me" Nick said interrupting their moment.
"Oh uh, sorry Nick. This is Jack Savage, one of my oldest friends. Jack this is Nick Wilde my boyfriend." She said. Jack stepped up and reached out his paw,
"Well Nick it's a pleasure to meet you. I must say I'm surprised, out of every mammal she could pick she picked you. Not that that's a problem to me" Jack said as Nick took his paw,
"Yeah thanks, its really great to meet the one who grew up with her. Now is Savage your real last name? Because it sounds awfully fake." Nick said, there was an spark of tension between the two that Nick didn't like. But he also trusted Judy so he knew that he must be good at what he does. Jack let out a laugh at the question,
"Yeah it is a strange name for a rabbit isn't it? But yes that is my real name, it is better than Wilde in my opinion though" Jack said. Judy could feel the tension between the two and quickly stepped in to dissolve it,
"Anyways, Jack do you have the thing?" She asked, the jack rabbit nodded in response, "Alright Nick now its your turn to make the call" she said turning to Nick. The fox sighed, pulling out his phone,
"Why do I have to call him? He already doesn't like me" Nick said dialing the number. The phone rang for much longer then Judy's call, but was picked up none the less.
"Who is this?" Came the gruffly voice of chief Bogo, he clearly had been trying to sleep by the sound of his voice.
"Sorry to disturb you at this hour chief, but we're about to cross the wall at Sahara Square" Nick said,
"Wilde? You better have a good explanation for this and I expect to hear it when you have the chance" the chief said getting aggravated at what little he was being told.
"I will, I promise"
"Alright I'll be sure to overlook the alarm that's about to go off, good luck" and with that the call was over. Nick put his phone away and looked at the two in front of him,
"We're good to go, follow me and stay close" Nick opened the door and walked in followed by the two rabbits, he retraced his steps from the way they came just a day and a half ago, the heat just as unbearable as it was that day. While he was walking all of the memories from that night came crashing through his mind, the electricity, the gas, the power draining beam, and of course the bullet that went through his arm. By now the bullet wound was healed but he could still feel it if he pushed on it.
Coming out on the other side the cold hit them hard, they weren't protected from the warmth of the wall, and coming out from the hot temperatures of the wall this cold was like a strong punch to the gut.
"Alright Savage its your time to shine" Nick said turning around to look at him and crossing his arms. Jack stopped once outside, set the suitcase on the ground and opened it. On the inside of the suitcase was so much tech that Nick had to do a double take to try and figure out what he was looking at. Nick was in a class that was made to teach hero's what these things were but he still couldn't tell what he was looking at.
"Savage what is it that you do?" Nick asked in awe at the amount of gadgets in the small suitcase. The jack rabbit looked up at him and smirked, happy to finally have the upper hand on the smug fox.
"Well I'm currently in training with the ZBI's tech department" Jack said pulling out a large drone from the bag. Nick hated to say it but he was actually impressed, Judy was smiling as she already knew all this and was proud of her old friend. "Now which way is this compound?" He asked taking out what looked like virtual reality goggles and putting them on his head. He then grabbed a controller and started up the drone, looking through the goggles to see what the drone saw.
"It is in that direction but I can't tell you how far, it was extremely late when we started walking" Judy said pointing towards where they walked from the other day. Jack took notice of which direction she pointed at and then started up the drone, it then shot up into the sky and took off towards the compound. The group sat in silence as they waited to see if Jack could find it, during the time Nick got a good look at Judy who was looking at him.
"I look ridiculous don't I?" Nick asked taking off his mask and looking at it.
"Yes, yes you do" Jack responded first not even looking at him, Judy shook her head at the consistent negativity between the two.
"You look fine Nick, and if you keep wearing your hood no one will ever know" Judy said walking over and putting a paw on his arm. The fox wanted nothing more than to lean down and kiss her but with Jack there he didn't want to tempt it.
"I've got it" he said taking off the goggles and pulling out two more sets of the headset handing them to the him and Judy, "sorry Nick I didn't know I was gonna need a fox sized set, but they should work"
Nick put the goggles up to his head but they were so small that he couldn't get them around his muzzle, so he was stuck with putting them just over his snout and squinting through it.
"Great thanks" he said sarcastically. Looking through the goggles he saw the compound, it was much larger than he remembered. The waterfall cascading around the building before dropping off into nothingness. The drove then started moving towards the compound, mammals could be seen scouting all around the building as well as some on the roof. Eventually the drone was next to the building,
"How do you plan on getting in?" Judy asked,
"I have my ways" Jack said. The drone approached one of the windows and went sideways sticking on to the side like a spider. An arm with a razor blade came out and starting cutting a circle on the glass, and with a little thrust from the drone the circle of glass broke off allowing the drone to fly in. Once again Nick was impressed but didn't say anything.
"Let me know when you see something so I can follow them" Jack said. The drone navigated its way through the compound not passing anyone yet.
"Aren't they going to hear the drone" Nick asked,
"No, currently it is running on silent mode, it's propellers spin just enough to keep it up but to mammals near it they never hear it." Jack said,
'Of course, he's got an answer for everything' Nick thought to himself. Eventually mammals passed by on the screen but didn't notice the drone that was flying just over their head. It turned a corner to see the open room that Nick recognized as where he woke up and was told the plan. Now it was full of several mammals and a small stage. On the stage was the mammal of the hour, Magnus, while the audience consisted of five of her guards. A lynx, a tiger, a lion, a wolf, and a brown bear who stood much taller than any of the other mammals.
"Because of what happened two nights ago our plan has to change, we can no longer depends on Nick Wilde, however that does not change the fact that we still need him alive" Magnus was speaking to the group.
"Savage can you record this" Nick asked. He pushed a button and a red circle appeared in the corner of the screen meaning it was recording.
"Judy Hopps is now another subject that I would like to remain alive, I have wonderful plans for the both of them. Do I make myself clear?"
"YES MAGNUS" the five mammals chanted in sync,
"Now the plan will consist of you five. On Friday you will get into Sky high when the air conditioning "breaks" you will get on a secret van that they will provide, that will bring you up to the school where you will bring boxes containing the machine and gas. Now all you really have to do is attach the machine and that will be it, but because the school is so high we can't remotely activate it so two of you will have to stay up there to actuate it and then escape with parachutes. If something goes wrong I will be on call, but if you call me that will be sign of weakness and I will not wait to show you just what I do with weakness" she concluded, "Sargent Grizz will take lead on this mission and decide your roles. You are dismissed." She pointed at the bear and then walked off the stage disappearing into the darkness.
"Is that enough information for you?" Jack asked. They now knew what the plan was and who the mammals were that would be enacting it.
"Yeah that's plenty you can get out now" as soon as Nick said that the drone backed out through the halls right back out the window, when it was clear Jack hit the 'return to home' button and took off his goggles. "Wow, nothing has gone this smoothly since I got my powers. Thanks for this Jack, actually." Nick said sincerely handing back his goggles.
"It's no problem, this was a piece of cake. I hope that you two can use this info to your advantage" he said packing his bags.
"Oh we can, you might have just helped us save a bunch of mammals from losing their powers." Judy said.
"Well I'm glad I could help", the drone soon came back and landed right where it originally took off. Once Jack had everything packed away the group went back through the door and into the city, when they came out into Sahara Square they separated from Jack who had to return to the ZBI headquarters before they knew any of their things were missing. Now they were alone running silently through the night once again.
They were nearly back in Savannah central when a sound hit Nicks ears' the sound of screaming and crying. Judy could hear it too, but with her ears tied behind her head it made hearing difficult. Nick looked down at her and silently signaled with his head that they should go check it out, getting a nod in response. Listening carefully, they ran down the road stopping just outside the entrance to an alley. Carefully being sure to not be spotted Nick peaked in to see a group of four mammals holding up two other mammals, the five mammals were all hooded but were rather large, the tallest one being the size of a wolf. The two mammals being threatened were a vixen and a lamb.
"Listen ladies, we just want a taste. Nothing more nothing less" the mammal in front flicked out a knife holding it up to the vixen. Nick leaned back having seen enough,
"There are five mid sized mammals threatening a vixen and a lamb, we need to do something." He said quietly being sure not to be heard.
"Okay well if I can get in and create a link then I can fight and you can go in too." Judy said,
"Alright, you sneak in create a link and act natural until I step in got it?" He asked, Judy nodded and stepped around the corner hiding behind a dumpster, she reached her paw up and touched the leg of the mammal closest to her, the mammal she linked with had no idea as their mind was shut off and replaced with Judy's. Nicks heart was racing, this was a first for him as he stepped around the corner. He willingly released his power letting its energy surge through him, his goal was to come off as intimidating as possible so instead of just calling out he let his aura make the mammals feel his presence before letting out low growl.
"HEY!" It came out as a snarl more than his voice, his call caught the attention of everyone in the alley, who looked over to see a rather small mammal.
There was something about him that put everyone there on edge, like he could attack at any moment, but he was so small none of them were afraid. In fact the one with the knife laughed stepping away from the two ladies,
"Look at this boys we got a little brave man here," he said walking even closer to Nick, the feeling got stronger but that didn't stop him, "Listen kid why don't you walk on home before a make a lesson out of you?"
Nick held his ground not stepping away as the mammal, who he could tell was a tiger, and the knife got closer.
"Let them go" Nick said is a deep rough voice pointing over at the two mammals, his growl under that voice made him sound like a completely different mammal. The tiger followed his finger, landing on the two mammals cowering against the wall.
"Well you see buddy, I can't exactly do that. You see big grown mammals like me and the rest of these guys, we have urges that need to be fed and right now they are looking really tasty. Maybe someday you will understand." The tiger pat his back and started to walk away. Nick grabbed his arm using his strength to stop the tiger in his tracks, the tigers head whipped around surprised by the small mammals strength.
"Let them go, I'm not asking again"
"So that's how its gonna be" the tiger whistled calling out to the other mammals to help take care of him.
The tiger swung with the knife, aiming for Nicks head. The fox ducked pulling the tiger down with him flipping him over and behind him. Everyone watching stared in surprised at what they just saw, someone of that size throwing a tiger over their shoulder like it was nothing losing his knife in the process.
The tiger got up slowly, looking up at everyone else and becoming enraged at them all just standing still,
"Don't just stand there, get him!" He yelled. Judy (in the wolves body) then made her move, grabbing the mammal closest to her smashing their head against the wall knocking them unconscious.
Nick turned to the tiger who was now back up rubbing off the dirt from his clothes. Two of the mammals behind him grabbed his arms, the move was so unexpected that he didn't notice the tiger step up and swing. His fist contacted his face, cracking his mask and sending his hood off in the process. The fox didn't feel a thing though as adrenaline pumped though his veins. He picked up his foot dropping it down on the mammal to his right with all his might, the mammal let go grabbing at his foot, Nick swung his elbow connecting it to his head sending him into the wall. Nick took the mammal on his other side taking his arm bringing it up and straight into his face, breaking his snout and knocking him unconscious in the process. The tiger swung again, Nick ducked underneath taking a shot at the tigers ribs. When he made contact he could feel a crack on the inside of his body causing the tiger to let out a cry of pain, falling to his knees.
Nick stepped up to him grabbing him by his collar,
"No please I'm sorry we will leave them alone, just please stop" the tiger begged. The fox pulled back and prepared to punch the tiger out cold when a voice stopped him,
"Hey you". Nick turned to see a wolf standing over and protecting the two mammals, he knew it was Judy and was thankful that she didn't say his name. Nick turned to tiger and knocked him unconscious in a painless way. Returning his attention to the wolf,
'Nick I'm going to leave this body, when I wake up you need to take him out' Judy said in his mind.
'Okay' Nick responded
The wolf then shook its head as if waking up from some weird dream, Nick looked over to see Judy standing up. The fox ran up to the last wolf kicking him square in the chest sending him flying into the back wall, cracking the cement as he landed on the ground. He then walked over to the two cowering mammals, reigning in on his powers so they wouldn't be afraid,
"Are you two okay?" He asked ,still with his deep gruff voice.
The vixen stood up first, she was pretty young, maybe around Nicks age or slightly older, the lamb looking the same age.
"Yeah we're okay, thanks to you" the vixen said. Nick could tell easily that she had seen his ears and head, so she knew he was a fox. He could tell that she was trying to flirt with the way she was standing and flashing her eyes.
"And me" Judy walked out from behind the dumpster. The vixen noticeably deflated at the sight of the smaller mammal.
"Well thank you both, so much. Do you have names?" The vixen asked,
"That's unimportant. You didn't see us, we were never here. And also call the police they can take care of these guys so they won't mess with anyone ever again" Nick said turning and walking out of the alley followed close behind by Judy. Once they were out of the alley they took off down the road, sirens sounding in the distance.
The room was dark, the only light coming in was front the window. The light grew as the window opened, two mammals piling in, and closing it behind them. They took off their hoods revealing Nick and Judy panting for breath. The two sat in silence on the floor until Nick grabbed Judy pulling her into a hug,
"We did it" the fox let out a breath. The duo separated, taking off their costumes and showering (separately of course). By the time they were all cleaned and in their pajamas it was eleven at night, and Nicks parents were still asleep. They sat at on the couch, embracing each other and watching the TV, Nick holding the remote flipping through the channels.
"Wait Nick go back" Judy interrupted, Nick did as she said flipping back to the previous channel. It was the news channel, nothing out of the ordinary until he read the headline.
'Mystery Hero Duo Saves Two Females From Five Thugs'
Nick stared at it in shock, "its been less then an hour how does the news already know" he asked. He turned up the volume as the ocelot reporter started talking,
"Yes Peter I am out here on scene where this scuffle occurred, none of the thugs were killed but all were left unconscious and are now in police custody. We have here with us the two women who were the ones being attacked" the camera then panned over to the vixen and lamb that they had saved, "can you tell us anything about the mammals that saved you?" The microphone then went to the vixen,
"Yes, I know for a fact that both of them are around our age and I'm eighteen, that's not even the most surprising part. I didn't get a good look at the short one, other than fact that it was a female and she had violet eyes, and I had no idea they were there at first, but I think they were controlling one of the attackers because one of the five took a wolf out and then protected us. But the other mammal I got a good look at him because of his hood falling down, he was a fox wearing a mask from that one play its um… oh yes phantom of the opera. He took out three of them alone, and he was super strong for his size because he was tossing mammals twice his size all over the place. It was truly incredible, and whoever they are I hope they know that me and my friend here are truly grateful for them because we might not of made it out of there alive" the camera then panned back to the ocelot who looked back into the camera.
"Well you heard it here first folks, a Violet Vigilante and a Phantom Fox save the day. Could these two be the replacements for Scarlet Fang and The Wild One, who have been Zootopia's hero's for over twenty years? More in thirty minu-" Nick shut off the TV.
"Oh my gosh, they know I'm a fox." Nick said,
"It's okay they didn't describe us in much detail, I think we will be okay." Judy said squeezing onto him so that he wouldn't freak out.
"Carrots, no one even knows that that my parents are foxes, we are looked down upon so much that they never wanted to reveal their species. But on my first save I get discovered." Nick said looking down his eyes full of fear.
"Nick, you no one can take away the fact that you saved those two mammals lives, if being a fox makes them dislike you then they are in the wrong" Judy said with determination. Nick thought about it, 'she's right, she's right' he thought trying to relax. Another thought entered his mind causing him to chuckle.
"You know actually kind of like the name Phantom Fox…"
Gang, this chapter took a little longer than I was expecting which is why it is coming out at 3 in the morning. I hope you like this one, even though it starts slow it certainly does end with some exciting stuff. I hope you enjoyed it, reviews and favorites and follows are greatly appreciated. Right now we are hitting the hardest week in the caronavirus, but because of the social distancing the curve is flattening and we are going to make it through this. Keep distancing, keep washing your hands, keep being awesome!
