Zootopia-TaleSpin: Honeymoon in Cape Suzette

by JoeyJoBobJunior

Judy's father has booked a cheap flight to Cape Suzette for Nick and Judy Wilde's honeymoon. But no sooner than they take off when their plane is attacked by air pirates lead by the lovely Donna Karnage. What follows next leads Nick and Judy into the middle of an 80-year-old family feud between the Kahns and the Cunninghams in this high-flying adventure!

Chapter One: The Unfriendly Skies

A/N: Four years stuck in my brain (on occasion) and I'm finally getting it out! While there still might be a few things I need to work on, I'm getting all the kinks out and problems I had developing the story. So welcome to Zootopia/TaleSpin: Honeymoon in Cap Suzette, Rather than just slightly aging the old cast (TaleSpin did take place in 1941), we're introducing a new generation that still feels a bit familiar. Only two of the original TaleSpin cast are still around. Kit Cloudkicker Cunningham (age 93) and Shere Kahn (Age 128). They're both only alive out of sheer spite and hatred for one another. It's the Kahns vs. the Cunninghams! A family feud that's been going on for almost 80 years and our heroes, Nick Wilde, and Judy Hopps are caught in the middle.

Also, since I used Tiberius Kahn in "Operation: Santa Paws", this fic will be in continuity with that one.

The last five years have been a rollercoaster for Nick and Judy. From saving Zootopia's predators to saving Christmas from a corrupt business tiger to stopping World War three with a paperclip. From going from partners to the best of friends to lovers to being married. It's been a whirlwind of a life and now, the fox and bunny have found the free time to relax and go on their honeymoon. Sadly, it was Judy's father, Stu Hopps who paid for the honeymoon and he wasn't very thrifty. They were at the airport and looking for their flight.

"What the heck is 'Higher for Hire'?!" Nick asked Judy.

"The cheapest airline my father could find for our honeymoon," Judy replied. "I SWEAR!..."

"Not that frequently."

"... I prove myself to Dad by being one of the best cops in this city, I prove him wrong about his own fears and prejudices and what do I get in return?! The cheapest vacation he could find to someplace called…."

Nick looked at the brochure. "Cape Suzette. 'Enjoy our beautiful beaches, towering cliffsides, and a beautiful waterfall. Visit the world-famous Spruce Moose museum and try the best pineapple juice in the world at the famous island bar 'Louie's' just a few dozen miles off-shore. Also, take a tour of the distinguished'… UGH!"

"What?" Judy asked.

"Kahn Industries," Nick said with a sour expression.

"Oh, great! We'll be right near the main office of one Tiberius Kahn. I hate that guy!"

"And he hates us."

"You almost lost your job because of him!"

"Well, we did do some breaking and entering."

"And saved the orphanage from having to have cheaply-made bootleg toys for Christmas!... Or was it 'Kitsmas'?"

"Shhh! The author is retconning it back to Christmas."

"Okay. Cape Suzette does have some beautiful scenery. Reminds me of… well…"

"Here," Nick replied directing his paws out the windows to a nice view of Zootopia. "A big, beautiful city with plenty of scenery. Seems almost the same."

"Well, it's not. That's what makes this a vacation. Oooh! We can go jet skiing! Or… or paragliding!"

"Or… we could lie on the beach and relax."

"Don't you have any love for adventure?"

"I married you, didn't I? We're cops, Carrots. Every day is an adventure."

"Every day is mostly sitting in our car, writing up a few traffic violations and stopping the occasional crime followed by a ton of paperwork."

"Well, I'm just looking for some rest and relaxation. Now, where is our flight?! We're running late and this airport is like a maze."

They then saw it. A hand-painted sign over an entry booth. They looked down to see a bored cheetah at the desk. Judy went to the booth. "Hello! Judy and Nick Wilde. We're here for the 4:30 flight to Cap Suzette?"

The cheetah looked surprised. "You actually booked a flight with us?! Aren't you adventurous? Anyway, I see you on our schedule."

Nick looked at the monitor. "Is that DOS?!"

"Welcome to the only airline still running on floppy discs. Give me a moment to print out your tickets. In the meantime, stare up at the screen for a few minutes while we show you this... SIGH! informative video."

She shoved in a VHS tape and a lady bear came on screen.

"Thank you for choosing Higher for Hire airlines! I'm Mary Honeypot. Grandaughter of our founder, Rebecca Cunningham. Higher for Hire was founded in 1941 as a cargo delivery service out of a single pontoon plane piloted by my grandfather, Baloo. You may know that pontoon plane as the legendary Sea Duck! That plane is still in service to this day. Since then, we've expanded into food delivery (which, I'll admit, didn't go so well) and one of the top commercial airlines…. of 1964! For eighty years and counting, we've delivered affordable flights at affordable quality. Just ask one of our earliest employees and CEO of Higher for Hire, my grandfather, Kit Cunningham."

Nick was surprised to see an old bear that was so small. He was shriveled and full of wrinkles on his fur. "Is this thing on?" he said in a confused voice. "Oh! Ummm… Thank you for choosing Higher for Hire. Your last option in quality flights. Now, how the hell do you turn this blasted thing off?... I know it's still recording! Just edit the damn thi-"

The video went off and the cheetah handed the Wildes their tickets. "Have a nice flight and… good luck!"

As they walked to their gate, Nick was confused. "Good luck?" Nick then saw their plan arrive. "Oh. That makes sense now."

It was a rust bucket. A small biplane that held maybe ten passengers at most. It looked like the wings could fly off at any time. Judy was furious. "Remind me to kill my dad when we get back to Bunnyburrow."

"Are you sure he's not trying to kill us?!"

As they boarded and stowed their luggage, a few more got on board including a grumpy-looking, old bear. As Nick and Judy took their seats, Nick hailed the stewardess. "Excuse me, do we get any drinks or small snacks on this flight?"

"Small snacks?!"

"You know. Like those little packets of peanuts?"

"Ha! Hahaha! AAAHAHAHA!" The stewardess went to the cabin. "Hey! Peter! Check out the dumb fox in the third row! He thinks we give out peanuts and drinks!"

The moose pilot looked over and both he and the stewardess started laughing their heads off. Nick turned to Judy. "This is going to be a looong flight."

They took off into the skies. About an hour into the flight, a message came over the speakers. "This is the captain speaking. You can now use your wireless devices. That is, providing you have a really, REALLY strong wireless service as we do not provide free wifi aboard this flight. Hope you downloaded some videos. For those looking for some scenery, you can see some small pockets of islands on the left side of the cabinet. To the right, you can see some small, warplanes about to attack us… Wait a minute!"

Sure enough, a few small biplanes flew by, surrounding the plane on all sides. They buzzed the plane, causing it to shake, and were firing warning shots. Nick looked out the window. "Those are CT-37's! How are they still running after all of these years?!"

Suddenly, a loud, feminine voice came over the speakers. "Greetings and salivations! Thees is not your cappy-tan speaking but I, the beautiful and glorious Donna Karnage speaking to you from my mouth-hole! You have a passenger on board that we must take from you. Resistance ees utensils!.. I mean useless. We suggest you lower your altitude, drop your attitudes, and hold this plane steady as you board the Iron Vulture! Peace out!"

Judy was horrified while Nick looked incredibly excited. "Oh...my...gosh! I'm actually going to meet thee Donna Karnage in person! This flight just turned around for me!"

"This plane needs to turn around!" Judy exclaimed. "We're going to be captured!"

"Aboard the iconic Iron Vulture! Isn't that great?!"

"NO! What is wrong with you?!"

"You don't follow 'Famous Foxes' magazine?!"

"No. What's that?"

"... I was on the cover last year. I sent you a copy?"

"...Oooh! Right! Right!"

"You don't remember."

"I do!... Sorta… I'm sorry, Honey."

"Anyway, Donna Karnage is a famous fox pirate! One of the only air pirates left flying the skies. The great-grandaughter of the infamous Don Karnage!"

"Wasn't he a wolf?!"

"Yes, but he married a fox. They had a mixed breed. That breed married foxes and then they had -fox children. Generation after generation of fox-wolf pirates! I hear her tail is super bushy!"

"I hate how the media romanticizes pirates! They are blood-thirsty killers!"

"Your cousin pirates tons of videogames."

"That's different! They're old ROMs of games no longer available to purchase! Interactive media should be preserved, just like movies!"

"No disagreement there. Oooh! Look! The Iron Vulture is right in front of us! It's so huge! The back hatch is opening!"

Indeed, it was. The plane was escorted into the large hatch of the Iron Vulture and the giant pirate ship engulfed the plane with no issue. The plane's engines were shut down and both Donna and her crew of pirates boarded the plane.

Donna greeted herself. "Hello, victim-I mean, passengers. We are lookeenk for one old bear. Very, very old. His name is Kit Cunningham. Once we have him, thees plane and all of you will be set free. So sit still and be silent!"

Nick, being a massive fanboy, did not listen and stood up. She saw Donna Karnage for the first time. She was wearing her great grandfather's jacket. It was faded and shrunk due to the passage of time, but it fit her well. Like Gideon Grey, she was one of the lucky foxes who could grow hair. The auburn hair slowed gently down to her shoulders. If Nick wasn't so in love with Judy, he'd be smitten. "Miss Karnage! It is a pleasure to…"

Donna drew her sword at him."HEY! Deed I not tell everyone to sit down?! You are not an old bear!"

"Sorry. I'm Nick Wilde. An officer with the Zootopia police department. I just wanted to s-"

Suddenly, every pirate gun was drawn on him. Judy was panicking. "Nick! Sit down and shut up!"

"I just wanted to say, I am a massive fan of yours and have read all of your exploits in 'Famous Foxes', and I must say, you are even more beautiful in person than the pictures show."

Donna was flattered. She put her sword away and the men withdrew their guns. "Well! Thank you, Meester Wilde! You are not lookeenk so bad yourself. Where have I seen you before?"

"I made the cover two years ago! First-ever fox officer."

Donna starting rubbing her fingers on Nick Wilde's chest. "Well, how would you feel about leaving the police department for the glory and adventure of becomink an air pirate?"

Judy appeared over Nick's shoulder and showed Donna her ring. "No, because he's married to the first-ever rabbit officer!"

"Ah! I remember you two now. You were in the papers!"

They were interrupted by one of Donna's men. "Captain! We found him!... Sorta."

"Sorta?!"

Donna went over to find an old bear, but it was not their target. This one was larger than Kit and a bit younger. "You are an old bear, but you are not Kit Cunningham! Who are you?!"

"I was sent as a decoy," the old bear responded. "I'm an old friend of the Cunninghams. You'll never capture them!"

Donna was furious. "Blast it all! Well, we still have to take you to prove we made the attempt or we'll get nothing from the Kahns!"

"The Kahns?" Nick asked.

"Uh-oh. You deed not hear that. Say. You two are famous, correct?"

"Very."

"Good!" She drew her sword again and pointed it at the red fox. The other pirates drew their guns at the newlyweds. "I need people to ransom and then some! You and your ugly, leetle bunny wife are goink to be my guests aboard the Iron Vulture!"

Nick raised his paws. "N-Now wait a minute! I thought we were cool!"

"Our body temperatures have nothing to do with this! It costs money to run our crew and your parents are going to help pay for it! Now, get your bags and come with me!"

"How come us and not the rest of the passengers?"

"Because they booked a flight aboard 'Higher for Hire'. The cheapest airline there is. That makes zem too poor to be worth kidnapping. Now, come!"

They poked at Nick and Judy with their swords as they took them off the plane. Judy looked nervous. "... Nick?"

Nick tried to give a confident smile. "It'll be okay Carrots. Trust me. Plus… We get to see the inside of the Iron Vulture! This is so cool!"

"Would you stop?! They're taking us hostage!"

Nick and Judy quickly got their bags. "Good thing we packed light. Here's your backpack, Honey. I got mine."

As they left the plane, Donna talked to Nick. "I have to say, Meester Wilde…"

Nick smiled. "Call me Nick."

As Judy growled with anger, Donna continued. "... Neeck, I have never had a captor so excited to be captured."

"Like I said, I'm a big fan."

"Een that case, I shall give you thee grandest tour! But first, I must drop thees plane."

Judy panicked. "You can't just drop them in the ocean! We're too high up!"

"Relax, ugly bunny. Donna Karnage does not kill unless it ees necessary. Look."

They re-opened the hatch on the iron vulture and it was flying very low. Judy could see the white caps of the crescent waves. Donna explained. "Zee plane will splash down upon thee ocean with little damage. No innocents shall be harmed. I yam nothink if not a gentlewoman."

The plane backed out and dropped gently into the ocean floor. Donna then shouted orders. "Scallywag! Close the hatch and regain altitude! I want us at 80,000 feet or higher!"

"Aye, captain," Scallywag, the coyote responded. He started mumbling to himself. "Dropping the blasted plane off gently. No real pirate would allow such a thing."

"We shall be in Cape Suzette in about two hours. Kit or no Kit, the Kahns will pay us our money."

"Cape Suzette?!" Judy said excitedly. "That's our destination as well! Perhaps you can drop us off?"

Donna laughed. "Drop you off?! Have you not been listenink?! You are be-ink my prisoners! I weell let you go once I have my ransom money and no sooner than later alligator!"

"My father doesn't have that kind of money! He chose 'Higher for Hire' to fly us for carrot's sake!"

"Ah, but you are a celebrity! Zee city of Zootopatia will happily pay for their champion's safe return! You cannot fool me, Mrs. Wilde."

Donna then wrapped her arm around Nick's. "Now, zen. Let's take a tour around ze place. Shall we, handsome?"

Donna strolled arm and arm with Nick while Judy stormed behind in a sour mood. "Now zees ees our main hangar. We have room for all of our fighter planes and zey can be worked on and repaired right here."

"This place is like a fortress!" Nick replied. His one arm stayed with its paw in its pocket.

"Aye. Our home een zee sky! Although we do have another place for when zee Iron Vulture needs repairs and refuelink."

"Pirate Island! I've heard rumors, but no one's ever found it."

"And no one ever will eef we have anythink to say about eet. Now, up there een our tower ees my second mate, Radar. He… well, watches the radar, and helps navigate the ship. And right over here, ees my fighter plane."

Nick was in awe. "The tri-wing terror. I can't believe it's still running after all of these decades!"

Nick went to reach out and feel one of the wings, but Donna yanked him back. "No touchee!"

"Sorry."

"Eet was handed down to me by my father and his father before that and his father before that who won eet in a deadly game of… strip Jegna!"

"How does strip Jenga?... You know what? Never mind. I don't wanna know."

Judy just scoffed at the idea. "Three wings?! How is that better than two?!"

"Because three ees more than two, obviously!" Donna argued.

"Well with that logic, why not have it be four wings?!"

"That would be absurd, Maybe five though."

Nick saw an empty area with a round platform. "What's this spot for?"

"That ees for my ultimate prize. The Sea Duck! When I finally obtain it, I will do what my father and father's fathers could not accomplish. I will rid the world of that pesky plane and its family of pilots! Maybe then, my father will come back."

"What happened?"

"None of your business!" Donna snapped. She then noticed one of the pirates waving to her. "I'll be right back. Touch nothink!"

As she left, Judy punched Nick in the arm. "Ow! What was that for?!" the red fox asked.

"That's for flirting with her and being such a fan that you got us into this huge mess!"

"Carrots, I'm insulted. Do you think I'm no thinking three steps ahead?"

"What are you talking about?!"

While she was holding my one arm, I kept my paw in my pocket." He then pulled out his phone. "I used the swiping feature on my phone to text the authorities."

"What?!"

"Look! They gave me a message that they're tracking my GPS signal and are sending an air force this way."

"Oh, honey! I'm sorry I ever doubted you!" She reached up and gave Nick a quick kiss.

Donna headed back and did not like the show of affection. "Alright! What are you be-ink up to?"

"Nothing!" Judy replied. "We stayed right here as you asked."

"Eet ees lunchtime! Head over to the messy hall."

"Where's that?"

"Over to the left. It's the hall that ees very messy. You can't miss it."

Nick had a question. "Say, I need to use the little pirate's room. Where's is that?"

"I do not like how comfortable you two are brink around here! Just because I have not jailed you yet does not mean you're not my prisoners! The toiletries are just past my room to the right. Do not take long and head right back to the messy hall in ten minutes or I will have my men drag you out!"

"Okay! Okay!"

Nick ran for the lavatory as Donna shoved Judy over to the mess hall. Nick used this time to give more details to the authorities, including how many planes and where they are heading. Nick then snuck out of the lavatory and took a peek inside Donna's room for any intel that could help him. He saw nothing but pictures of her past family, several pictures of her father, an old journal which he decided not to touch, but what surprised him was what was on her wall. There were framed pictures of a brown bear he didn't recognize. They seemed to be taken from a distance and without the bear's acknowledgment. It was a chubby bear with a flight jacket and blue jeans. What confused him was that two of the photos were in a frame in the shape of a heart. One of them was a picture of the bear's butt as he was bent over. The same photo, however, was used on a dartboard with several darts in the bear's butt. "Whoever this guy is, she definitely has a love/hate relationship with him," Nick said to himself.

He then overheard Donna. "He ees taking too long! Find him!"

Nick darted out of the room and sneaked around the corner. He calmly came out from behind acting innocent. "No need. I'm right here."

"Oh! Good. Lunch ees this way. Do not doddle next time!"

"I assure you, madam. I am no doddler. I have never partaken in the doddling."

This just left Donna confused. "... Okay?"

At the mess hall, Donna had Nick sit next to her and moved Judy near the end of the table near some of the nastier pirates. They gave Nick and Judy a plate of fried salmon and octopus along with some overcooked potatoes with a tall glass of mead. "Yummy," Nick said sarcastically of the potatoes. Although the fried salmon did smell good.

Judy was having a bit of trouble over on her end. "Ummm… I hate to complain, but I think the octopus is kind of raw." She said this as the octopus was attached to her head and she was having trouble pulling it off. One of the other pirates helped her out by pulling the octopus off of her and then swallowing it whole, grossing her out. "Also, I'm a bunny. We don't eat any meat."

"Cook!" Donna shouted. "Extra potatoes and carrots for the stoopeed, ungrateful bunny."

One of the other pirates gave a loud belch which upset Donna. "Excuse yourself! We have a captor who's a fan of ours! Be more respectful!"

The other pirates did not like the preferential treatment Nick was getting they started giving him cold stares. He needed to get them on his side. "Well, ummm… Y'know, Donna. Many cultures consider breaking a little gas to just be a compliment to the chef."

"Really?! Okay, men! Let 'em rip all you want! Gaseous toast o our wonderful cook!"

"What?"

Some of the other pirates started belching. Donna stood up and put one foot on her chair. "I've been holding this in all day. To the chef!"

She let out one, incredibly long fart. FFFRRRRRRRRBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRBBBBPPPP! "Deep breath." FFFFBBBBBBBPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRRTTTTT!

Nick looked away and ducked down, but the stench was horrid.

Donna finally stopped. "Whew! Been holding that in all day! That was a relief!"

"Only for one of us," Nick replied.

Judy laughed. "Good thing I'm at the far end of the table after all. UURRP!"

As the pirates were about to get in a belching contest with Judy, Radar showed up with some news. "Captain! The.. Wow, that stinks. The radar is picking up a group of planes heading this way! It could be the air force!"

Donna was upset. "The air force?! We're 80,000 feet up! How did they find us?!"

"We seem to have a GPS signal coming from inside the Vulture." Radar held up a scanner. "In fact, it's coming from someone in this mess hall."

Donna and the pirates immediately drew their guns on Nick and Judy. Donna aimed her gun right at the rabbit which caused Nick to intervene. "Hold it! It was me!" He took out his phone. "It was all my idea!"

Donna took her sword and swiped the phone from Nick's paw. She then stabbed the phone as it laid on the ground, killing the signal. "You liked me! I thought we had somethink!"

"What?! I'm just a fan of fox history! You kidnapped us, remember?!"

"That's all thees was?! You never had feelinks for me?!"

"For you?! I'm married! My wife is right here! Look, this ship, the planes, your heritage, it's legendary! But… I'm not in love with you or anything."

Donna felt hurt. "Men! Hurry to your ships and take those planes down! I weell be with you shortly. You could have been a great pirate Neeck. I can feel it. Now, you weel just be dead!"

Nick had to think fast. "Look, how about a game for our lives?"

"... What?"

"You win, we become pirates and work for you. I win, you set us free. Deal?"

"... I win, your wife is imprisoned and you become my mate."

"Deal."

Judy was upset. "Hey!"

"Trust me, Judy."

"I got news for you, even if you win, I'll kill you at this point!"

"We must hurry!" Donna said. "What ees this game?"

"Just a simple game of darts," Nick replied. "Wilde rules."

"And what are zee 'Wilde rules'?"

"Simple. We each go to the dartboard, turn, take 20 paces and then you get you to do your best to get your darts into the dead center."

"HA! I yam a dart champion! I just so happen to have a dartboard in my quarters. I shall be right back."

As Donna ran off, Judy talked to Nick. "Nick, I know you did very well in marksmanship at the academy, but you're putting our lives on the line! Especially mine!"

"I got this all under control, Fluff. Marksmanship won't even be an issue."

Judy looked confused on that last line.

Donna returned with the dartboard. She forgot that the bear's butt was still on it. She quickly ripped it off. "Ignore the magnific-I mean, ugly rump! Eet belongs to an enemy of mine."

She set up the board. "You first."

"A gentleman always lets a lady go first," Nick replied.

"Fine." She went to the board and counted twenty steps. She turned and started throwing the darts. During one turn, the Vulture hit some turbulence and she missed the center. Still, she got three darts right near the very center. "Ha! Let's see you top that!"

Nick walked up to the board and took the darts. He then turned around and started counting the steps. "One...two…" He reached the end. "Nineteen… Twenty."

He turned around… and then walked right back to the dartboard. "What are you doink?!" Donna growled.

Judy was also confused. "Yes. What ARE you doing?!"

"Winning," Nick replied with a smirk. He placed each dart right in the dead center of the board. "There! I win."

Donna was outraged. "What?! That ees cheating! You did not even throw the darts!"

"I never said you had to. Wilde rules merely state that you have to take twenty paces, then get your darts into the center. I never stated how."

Judy smiled. "He's right! You sly fox!"

Donna was furious. "You leetle…. GRRR! Fine! I shall set you free!" She took her pistol out. "Come with me. Now!"

Nick and Judy raised their paws. "N-Now wait a minute!" Nick said. "Where are we going?!"

Dona led them to the edge of the Iron Vulture's open hangar bay. "You want to be free? Jump!"

"Wh-What?! No. You said you'd free us!"

Donna had an evil grin on her face. "I never stated how."

"I hate when my own words are thrown back at me."

"I well give you a fair chance to live." She took a parachute bag and threw it out. "Fetch."

Judy gave her a threatening look. "We're not jumping!"

"Then I shall help." Donna grabbed Judy by the ears and threw her overboard.

Nick was horrified. "Judy!"

Donna pleaded with Nickl. "Thees ees your last chance! Stay with me! Become my mate! Together, we can make a new family of air pirates! Why throw your life away for.."

Before she could finish, Nick jumped off the hangar. "No!" Donna gasped. "Why?! Why her?! What makes her so special?!"

With tears in her eyes, Donna ran to her plane to help her crew fight off the air force.

Meanwhile, Judy was plummeting in the sky. She was screaming as she looked all over for the parachute that Donna dropped. "AAAAHHH! WHERE IS IT?!" She looked up in the sky and could see the gunfire and planes attacking each other, but they were shrinking away fast.

Nick saw Judy and tucked his body in to fall faster towards her. "JUDY!"

"NICK!" Judy screamed. "WE'RE FALLING!"

"I'M WELL AWARE!"

"FIND THE PARACHUTE!"

Nick scanned his eyes all around. Finally, he saw some object in the far distance, spinning. "I SEE IT!"

"REACH FOR IT!"

Nick did his best to fly over to where the parachute was. He tried a swimming motion, but it didn't work. Fortunately, the parachute started falling his way. "C'mon, baby! C'mon!"

"REACH WITH YOUR FINGERS!" Judy shouted, but he could barely hear her.

Nick reached as best as he could for the spinning bag. He got the tips of his fingers and claws out to just nab any part of the parachute. His claw nabbed a metal holding. "GOT IT!"

Only it was the parachute cord. He accidentally pulled on it with his claw and the parachute opened. It pulled quickly away and Nick's claw could not hold on. The parachute flew away from Nick fast. "Bye-Bye parachute!" said a crying Nick.

He managed to get close to Judy. "I'm sorry!" he cried. "It hit my claw and opened!"

"We're dead! Judy screamed.

"Our backpacks!" Nick shouted. "What about making a parachute from our clothes?!"

"We don't have time and I don't have a sewing kit!"

Nick put his arm around Judy. "Then we're dead. I'm sorry, Fluff. I never meant for this to happen! I love you!"

"I love you too! But when we get to the afterlife, I'm going to kick your ass!"

Their conversation was surprisingly interrupted by the sounds of a plane getting closer. They looked up and saw a plane dropping fast. Very fast. Nose first. "A pontoon plane?!" Judy said.

"Oh, good! We'll get hit by a plane before hitting the ocean! Lookout!"

The plane dodged out of the way of Nick and Judy, but then, the plane's back hatch opened up. A little bear girl on an airfoil popped out of the back. Holding onto a cable and handle attached to the inside of the plane. "Hi! I'm Katie Cunningham! Mechanic."

"Nick Wilde! Falling to my death!"

"Hold onto the handle you two! We're gonna rescue you!"

Nick and Judy immediately grabbed onto the handle and held on for dear life. "We're ready, Daddy!" Katie shouted.

Inside, a grumpy, tiny, old bear was yelling at the pilot. "Pull up before we're all dead, ya blasted idgit!"

"Relax, gramps! I got this! " said the pilot. He pulled hard on the stick and it slowly pulled up. "We're cutting it close. Reel in Katie and the others!"

The old bear hit the button that reels in the cable. The plane was pulling up, but it was slow-going and getting very close to the ground. "We're not gonna make it!" Judy screamed.

"We'll be okay!" said Katie. "My daddy's the best pilot in the world!" The ocean was getting closer and closer. "Uh-oh! This is close!"

They weren't reeling in fast enough, but the pilot managed to level out just before the plane hit the water. It was so close that the bottom of the plane touched the caps of the waves and for a moment, Katie, Nick, and Judy's feet were skipping across the water and they got a bit splashed on them.

Nick and Judy got scared once more as their feet lifted off the ocean and towards the sky again, but they were now close to the hatch as the cable was reeled in. They got into the plane and the hatch started to close. Nick kissed the floor of the plane in great relief. "OhmyGod! OhmyGod! OhmyGod!"

"We made it!" Judy said triumphantly. "Thank you so much!"

"You can thank whoever left that emergency text and kept his GPS on." the pilot said. "That's how we were able to track ya, up until you fellas fell out of the Iron Vulture. Then, we had 'ta dive after ya."

The small, old bear was upset. "You almost killed all of us, Cal!"

"Hey, we're all alive, ain't we?"

"Alive and soaking wet from touching the water," Judy replied.

"Sorry for the splashdown."

"It's okay," Nick replied. "Hides the pee stains from falling to my near-death."

"Ditto," Judy added. "Who are you, people?"

"The name's Calhoun," said the pilot. "That grumpy, old bear, is my grand uncle, Kit, and that adorable, little gal is my daughter, Katie."

Katie showed Nick and Judy a large wrench with googly eyes glued on it. "And this is Wrenchy! He's my boyfriend." She then hugged the wrench while giving Judy a jealous glare. "Quit staring at him!"

Calhoun laughed. "Looks like you fellers went from one 'Higher for Hire' plane to another."

Nick was confused. "What?!"

"We're the Cunninghams! Welcome aboard the Sea Duck!"