Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Zootopia or any respective characters. I'm not brave enough to challenge the mouse so it'll probably stay that way. All OCs, however, are mine. Rated M for violence, language, sex, drugs and suicide.
Chapter Thirteen: Judy vs Dylan
Rainforest District
Nick and Judy were sitting on the sidewalk, both expecting a nasty talking to from Bogo. They knew that the Chief thought they were trouble, but now this time, they really did it. A dead cop, the remains of a drug dealer being roasted in a charred out car and Nick going on a rogue op was bad enough, but what really worried the two was the fact that they may very well have to come clean about their romantic involvement. Neither one wanted to talk.
"Alright you two," said Bogo as he towered over the two officers, "I'm going to ask nicely for an explanation. If you tell me the truth, the entire truth, I promise that Internal Affairs will go easy on you two. First order of business, Hopps," he directed his attention to Judy, "I hope you are alright after what you went through. But yesterday, I noticed that you carried a very distinct scent that I'm still picking up now. So I'm going to ask nicely," he paused, "are you and Wilde romantically involved?"
"Chief," said Judy as her ears drooped, "I'm sorry. We broke the department's fraternization rules when Nick and I slept together the other night. I practically begged him to do it," she took a breath, "so please, don't fire him." "I appreciate your honesty Hopps," said Bogo, "but knowing Zootopia's consent laws, I will hold you two equally accountable for the affair. I'm not mad," said Bogo, "about that, but I am disappointed. This has happened before and it will happen again, so I've learned to be lenient. We'll discuss this after you two go to the hospital and I go tell Officer McBoot that his father's lying on a slab in the morgue, this time for real."
"Chief," said Nick. "Wilde," said Bogo, "you are in a lot more trouble right now, so don't give me any crap." "It's not that," said Nick, "it's just that with the asshole that shot Mack being barbecued right now and the other asshole that clawed my face still out there, we can't just rest now."
"All units, all units," said a voice on the scanner, "we have pursued the suspect to Savannah Central. Suspect is holed up inside the Natural History Museum. Requesting backup now!" Judy quickly grabbed the receiver and spoke, "10-4 officers. Hopps and Wilde are reporting on the scene. The suspect is well armed and well trained so remain on the perimeter and let us take care of it. Hopps out."
"Day two of your job," said Bogo, "you pulled a stunt just like this. It almost cost you your job. This time," he continued, "it might cost you your life." "Chief, please," said Judy, "we can handle this." "Alright Hopps and Wilde," said Bogo as he handed her his car keys, "go get him before I regret this." "Yes," muttered Judy to herself.
Zootopia Natural History Museum
"Brings back memories, doesn't it carrots," said Nick as Judy pulled the car up to the massive structure where they solved their very first case. "Boy does it," replied Judy, "let's just hope we can hustle Dylan out of there and into police custody."
Click Clack!
Nick put a fresh magazine into his service pistol and said, "What if he doesn't?" "We'll get him," replied Judy, "just gotta figure out how."
They stepped out of the car to be greeted by Clawhouser, Fangmeyer as well as an elephant and a rhino whose names they didn't remember. "Oh thank God you two are alive," said Clawhouser, "when you two disappeared, we thought you both were dead." "Sorry to disappoint," said Nick. "I heard about what happened to Mack," said Benji, "it's too bad." "I made him a promise," said Judy, "that I would tell Danny that his father," she tensed up, not wanting to get emotional at this very moment, "his father loved him. That he was proud of him."
Nick stretched out his arm to comfort Judy, who after running on pure adrenaline for over twenty-four hours, couldn't help but feel bad now. "There there Judy," he said as he gently stroked her fur, "it's alright. Mack knew what he was getting into when he volunteered for this rescue mission. I was ready to do the same." "I've had enough death," cried Judy, "I don't know if I can do this." "We can wait for SWAT," suggested Nick. "Dylan will tear them apart," said Judy, "we have to do it ourselves."
Then suddenly, she stopped crying as an idea popped into her head. "Nick," asked Judy in a sudden change of tone, "can you climb?"
Dylan Krueger stood in the museum alone, surrounded by giant fossils and fake trees, frantically scanning the entire building for the fox and rabbit that he just knew were after him. Every single sound he heard made him want to fire his submachine gun. Then he heard a tap on the skylight above the main hall. He jerked up and unloaded the clip on the skylight, completely shattering the glass.
"Damnit," said Dylan, "just waisted a clip on nothing!" "It's called a hustle sweetheart," called up a familiar female voice from up above. As Dylan frantically tried to reload his gun, he saw Nick and Judy slide down a cable of some sort into the building with him. Then they both drew their weapons on him, forcing the cougar to gently lay down his gun and place his paws over the back of his head.
"You got me you assholes," said Dylan, "you two actually outsmarted me. I'm impressed. The Colonel won't be." "You might want to take a raincheck on that," said Nick, "because last time I checked, your colonel's now doing time as a giant barbecue."
"I read your files," said Dylan, "I heard that the bunny is something of a martial artist." "Wouldn't you like to know," said Judy. "How 'bout we make this a little more exciting?"
"Carrots," whispered Nick to Judy, "don't do this. He's trained to kill!" "I snapped a bear's neck today," said Judy, "I think I can beat this guy in a fist fight." "Okay," said Nick, "I'll go against my protective instincts. But I'll shoot the bastard if he even comes close to killing you."
"Why don't we do this in the pit," said Dylan as he took off his jacket and tie and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his special forces tattoo and some sort of burn mark. "You're on," said Judy as she leapt down to the same pit that she and Nick got trapped in six months ago.
Clawhouser and several other officers burst into the building with their weapons drawn, only to see Nick standing in front of the pit exhibit. "It's okay! Officer Hopps has the situation under control," he called out, not sure if he believed that. Then all the officers, with Nick in the lead stood surrounding the pit, with Nick having his pistol ready. "You okay baby," asked Nick as he watched the fight below.
Dylan charged at Judy with his claws out, only for Judy to lead out of the way at the last second, forcing Dylan to hit the wall. "You little bitch," growled Dylan as he pulled back, "I'm gonna enjoy this!" Then he pounced on her, with Judy's head being just between where his claws landed. "Me more," said Judy as she kicked him in the face.
As Dylan retreated slightly, Judy leapt up onto his shoulder and sucker punched him in the jaw. Then she wrapped her legs around Dylan's neck and forced him to the ground. "Concede," said Judy as she prepared to tighten her grip. "No," growled Dylan, who then swung his arm around and ripped her off of him, tossing her against the wall.
"Must protect mate," growled Nick to himself uncontrollably as he fought to resist the urge to shoot Dylan then and there. Then he spoke in his normal voice, "You need help there, carrots?" "No," said Judy as she picked herself up.
Dylan then swung his fist at her, with Judy dodging it just in time. Nick saw this and remembered that Bogo left them their utility belts in his car, and he just happened to have his nightstick.
"Catch carrots," said Nick as he tossed down the nightstick, which Judy caught and used to pin down Dylan's arm as he took another swing at her. Then she did a fancy maneuver where she pushed her top half down and kicked Dylan's arm. She could've sworn she heard some unpleasant sound from Dylan's arm, but the cougar seemed rather unphased.
"Must protect Judy," growled Nick as he fought his instincts.
Just then, Dylan got Judy in a stranglehold after pinning her to the floor. He laughed as he looked up, preparing to perform a killing blow, only to be blinded by the sudden appearance of a helicopter spotlight. This gave Judy the perfect opportunity as she jerked her entire body, sending Dylan off balance and collapsing face down as she rolled out of the way. Then Judy rolled on top of Dylan's back used both her legs and the nightstick to force Dylan into a chokehold he was not able to escape from.
She thought she was going to end him right then and there. But then she remembered who she was. Judy Hopps could not kill a defenseless mammal, no matter how evil they were. She couldn't make herself perform the killing action, so she released Dylan from her death grip and muttered to the cougar as he gasped for air, "You aren't worth it."
"You okay babe," asked Nick from above. "I'm fine Nick," said Judy, "get this trash out of my sight." "With pleasure," said Fangmeyer as she and the rhino officer went down to collect Dylan.
Just then, Dylan's eyes shot open and he shot up into a position that reminded Nick and Judy of the savage jaguar from awhile back. "Judy, look out," shouted Nick as he aimed his pistol. Judy turned around to see the snarling cougar with his arms outstretched and his claws extended. "I'm gonna devour your adorable ass," growled Dylan.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dylan collapsed dead from three gunshots to the head. Judy then looked up at Nick, who was shaking and muttering some nonsense to himself as he held the smoking gun. "Nick," asked Judy, "are you alright?" "You're mine," growled Nick in some weird bestial voice, "nobody gets you now!" "Nick," asked Judy again. "Huh," Nick suddenly snapped out of it, "oh yeah, I just saved your sorry ass. You're welcome." "I had it all under control," said Judy teasingly. "That's about as wrong as you can possibly be," said Nick, "you just hustled yourself. Boom!"
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter as the last one will be out very soon. I thought that even though I may be imitating the plot line of another movie, that I could use this scene to show off some new angles of Nick and Judy that weren't necessarily in the original series. For instance, Judy has way more fighting skills. Also, the fact the Nick scent marked Judy plays a major role in their dynamic, and this was pretty much what I had in mind. Hope you look forward to the conclusion of this story, as well as the next installment of the trilogy!