Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Too?

by JoeyJoBobJunior

In this spiritual (non) sequel, Nick and Judy have been dating for a year and are now roommates. They planned to have a quiet Christmas together at their new apartment. But when a snowstorm blankets all of Bunnyburrow, Stu, Bonnie, and their family come over, it becomes a literal nightmare before Christmas! Rated T for mild language.

1. Chapter 1

Chapter One: A Holiday Surprise

A/N: Welcome to one more Zootopia story before I go full TaleSpin! This is a short one. 2-3 chapters at most. Despite the title, this is not a sequel to "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?", but a new canon short story with the story in reverse. Now Stu, Bonnie, and some of their family visit Nick and Judy for the holidays due to a snowstorm.

One thing I wanted to address is that so many Christmas cartoon specials share the same drama of Santa Claus almost missing Christmas which would ruin everything. To which I say, bullcrap. Santa delivering toys is not the be-all/end-all of Christmas. It's about spending time with family, making memories, and the joy of giving. So sit back, relax, get a warm cup of cocoa, and enjoy this warm, Holiday tale. I think the shorter ones are some of my best. More focused.

It was December 23rd in Zootopia. The time of year where Tundratown and downtown looked almost identical. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde had finished their morning shift and had gone Christmas shopping together. Judy had her paws full with Christmas presents stacked so high, she couldn't see what was in front of her, while Nick had two bags of presents and was happily singing a tune.

"Just hear those registers ringing! Ching-Ching-Chingling too!"

"Not now Nick," Judy groaned.

"Come on, it's lovely weather to be tarred and feathered with yoooou!"

"This is more you and Finn's song."

"Outside the crowds are forming and people shouting 'BOO!'"

"I give up"

"Come on, it's lovely weather to be tarred and feathered with yoooou!"

"Nick, could you PLEASE take some of these packages off of me?"

"My pleasure, Fluff." Nick took off a few packages and put them in his shopping bag. "There. Can you see fine now?"

"Yes. Thanks, Nick. There's just so many presents to buy!"

"Well, I guess I'm a bit lucky in that respect. You've got tons of family. I just got you, some of the force, my mom and Finn."

"It's kinda sad. No siblings of any kind, hunh?"

"Yeah. At least I save on Christmas gifts. Speaking of, we agreed not to stay at the farmhouse this year, right?"

"Not so much 'agreed to', as it is, we can't. There's a real bad snowstorm going on this year. Worst ever. My family's going to be huddled up together at home. We'll have to see them in a few days when the storm passes."

"Oh, yay. More awkward dinner conversation. More lying about us dating because your family is scared of predators."

"Sorry, Nick." Judy hailed for a taxi and one stopped to let them in. "At least we'll have a quiet Christmas together at home. In our own apartment."

Nick smiled warmly. "Yeah. It's been almost a week now. I'm so glad you moved in."

"It just made sense. We work together all day and... I'm lonely without you."

"Aww. Me too, Fluff."

"And since it's a two-bedroom, if I need some time alone, I have our little office."

"At least it will be once we get the boxes unpacked."

"Just your bedroom in our new place is bigger than the entirety of my old one."

"Yeah. And no noisy neighbors."

"I got used to them. I think they're really gonna miss me."

One Week Ago...

"ARE YOU REALLY LEAVING?!" said Pronk.

"Afraid so," said Judy. "I'm moving in with my partner, Nick.

"IS IT OUR FAULT?!" Asked Bucky. "WE TEND TO BE TOO LOUD SOMETIMES!"

"MOSTLY YOU!" said Pronk.

"SHUT UP! YOU'RE THE LOUD ONE!"

"AM NOT!"

"ARE TOO!"

"SHUT UP!"

"YOU SHUT UP!"

Judy tried to end the conversation. "Guys! Guys! It's not you! I got used to your... pitch. I'm making better money now and can afford a bigger place. Besides, this will be a good test for Nick and I to see if we're as compatible domestically as we are at work."

"BUT WE LIKE YOU!"

"YEAH! YOU ACTUALLY PUT UP WITH OUR OBNOXIOUSNESS!"

"Don't worry guys, I'm sure the next tenant will be just as compatible." With that, she turned around and left. "Bye! See you later!"

"WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU!"

As they left, another tenant came up. It was a timid goat. He took the key and turned it just to be startled by Pronk.

"HEY THERE!"

"AAAAAAHHH!" screamed the goat.

Pronk and Bucky were startled as well. "AAAAAAAAHH!"

"AAAAAHH!"

"AAAAAHH!"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" asked the goat.

"WE'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS!"said Bucky.

"WE'RE LOUD!" Pronk warned. "GET USED TO IT!"

"SORRY! I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU!" said the goat. "NAME'S GARY! I HAVE A SEVERE HEARING PROBLEM! SAY, CAN YOU HELP ME MOVE MY MASSIVE STEREO IN?!"

"SURE! WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO?!"

"DEATH METAL! AT FULL BLAST!"

"GARY? WE'RE GONNA GET ALONG GREAT!"

Back in the present...

Judy and Nick were putting away boxes in the storage room as Nick turned on the TV to listen to the news.

"Bunnyburrow is now under the biggest snowstorm it's faced in over a century. For the past week, many residents have been urged to stock heavily and hunker down in their homes as the snow buries some residential areas. Those who have family or friends away from town are encouraged to go there and wait for this days-long blizzard to pass."

"I'm really worried about my family," said Judy. "Landlines are down and there's barely any cellphone reception out there. Listen to this message I got from my dad this morning!"

Nick looked over at Judy's phone as she played the message. "CHZZT!.. Jude-CHZZT!... Heck of a blizzard. BonnCHZZZT!. We decid-...CHZZT! Coming oCHZZZT!"

"All I got from that was 'heck of a blizzard'." Nick replied.

Judy's ears drooped. "I'm so worried about them. What if the snow buries the farmhouse?!"

Nick hugged Judy close. "Relax, Carrots. They've got a nice, big farm with plenty of big machines that could probably plow through the snow. Your father didn't sound nervous in that call and I know how cowardly he is. I'm sure they're fine."

Judy relaxed and smiled. "I'm sure You're right."

"As always."

Judy giggled and shoved Nick. "Oh, shut up and get in the shower!"

Nick went into the bedroom and started taking off his clothes. "Ah! Our own, private shower! Not having to be naked in front of a bunch of other mangy, sweaty guys."

"Most of them bigger than you in several aspects. Must be emasculating."

"Outside of that newly-hired mouse, yes. Besides. I don't get such lovely company to shower with. Will you be joining me?"

"I'll take mine later. Your showering will give me time to wrap your gifts."

"Okay. That's one time I'll be willing to make this sacrifice. Listen for the door as I got Pizza delivery coming in a half-hour." Nick then heard a knock on the door. "Already?! I only ordered fifteen minutes ago!"

"It's Christmas!" Judy shouted from their bedroom. "They probably want a big tip. Can you get it?"

Nick hurried and threw on a bathrobe. "I better tie this robe or they really will get a big tip."

"Not that big."

"Har. Har." The knocking got louder. "Keep your fur on! I'm coming!"

Nick opened the door to not see a pizza man, but Judy's parents along with a whole fluffle of bunnies. Some adults. Some kids.

There was an awkward bit of silence until Nick broke it. "You're not the pizza guy."

"Umm... Nick? We were looking for Judy's place." Stu asked. "We went to the old apartment, but a very loud goat told us she moved. We asked around and they said she was here, but that's obviously not the case. Have you seen her?"

"Ummm..."

Suddenly, Judy's voice came from behind. "I got the presents wrapped fast! Put the pizza on the counter and I'll join you in the shower!"

All of the bunnies' ears suddenly perked up. Nick gave a very frightened smile as he slammed the door on Stu's face. "Judy! We got a big problem!"

"They put pineapple on it?!"

"Bigger! Your family is here!"

"HERE?!"

"HERE! As in just outside the door!"

"Oh no! I told them you were my partner! Not that we were dating for over a year and moved in together! We are so dead!"

"It's worse. I slammed the door in Stu's face."

"WHY?!"

"I panicked!"

There was a sudden, loud banging on the door. "Judith Laverne Hopps! And that better still be your last name! Let us in now!"

Nick had a plan. "You let them in. I'm going to change back into my old clothes."

"Good idea."

Nick ran for the bedroom as Judy opened the door. Her parents looked furious. "Dad! Mom! Valerie! Violet! Joe! And this that little Cotton?! What are you all doing h-"

"Where is he?!" Stu demanded to know.

"He's changing. What are you doing here?!"

"What are YOU doing here?!"

"I live here now."

All the bunnies gasped. "There are some things I've been keeping from you, but first things first. What are you all doing here?!"

"The snowstorm was too much. Most of our married kids left and went out of state to escape it. I thought we could just hunker down, but every day got worse and worse! The markets were bare. We didn't have enough food to last the week. So, we decided to come visit you and stay until the storm passes."

Nick came out in his regular clothing. "Wait a minute. Stay?!"

Stu scowled at Nick. "You'll be leaving!"

"The heck I will! This is MY apartment! Judy moved in with ME! Besides, there's not enough room for you guys! How many are there?"

"Eighty."

"Eighteen? That's not so bad."

"Eighty. Eight. Zero. Just our main kids, the single adult children, and some grandkids."

"I can't fit eighty people into a two-bedroom apartment no matter how tiny they are! Can't you guys book some hotel rooms?!"

Bonnie explained. "We tried. Because of the snowstorm, everything's booked up. We brought our own sleeping bags and some groceries!"

Judy realized something. "Wait a minute. You were planning on staying at my old apartment?! It's smaller than one of these rooms!"

"Well, then. You won't mind, since you have all this extra space!"

"Of course, we mind!" Nick shouted. "It's a two-bedroom apartment, and you're 80 people! You can't just come over here with an army of bunnies and expect.."

"Fluffle."

"... What?"

"A group of bunnies is called a fluffle."

"... That is so adorable! Still, we can't house that many of you for who knows how many days."

"Can't YOU move out?!" Stu asked. "You shouldn't be shacking up with my daughter in the first place!"

"This is MY apartment and I'll shack up with whoever I want! So, get out!"

"YOU get out!"

Nick and Stu were in each other's faces until Judy shoved them both away from each other. "Now just a dang minute! Dad. You had no right to just come over unannounced."

"Yeah, but..."

"I know you were having cellular trouble, but once you entered the city, you should have called! Besides that, who I live or sleep with is MY business! I should have never covered up my relationship with Nick. And Nick, honey? I know this is a huge burden to put on you, but I can't just kick out my family. Also, this is OUR apartment now. Not just yours!"

"Carrots, you don't understand. How can?..."

Judy knelt down by her youngest siblings, nieces, and nephews. "And these poor, little kits won't be able to celebrate Christmas at home. Just think how they feel."

Nick finally gave up. "Awww! You got me with the kids. Alright." Nick stuck his paw out for Stu to shake. "You guys can stay until the storm passes. But try not to be in the way too much. Okay?"

Stu smiled and shook Nick's paw. "Deal! But... try to keep your paws to yourself while we're here."

"I make no promises. Your wife's kinda hot."

Stu scowled as Bonnie giggled.

Judy was happy. "Great! Now, I'll get my old Christmas tree out of the storage room and you kids can help me decorate it."

Some kids were excited others weren't.

"I wanna string the lights!"

"I wanna watch TV."

"I'm tirrred!"

One bunny was looking at Nick's entertainment center. "An Xbucks Series S?! Really? Not even an X or a Pawstation Five?"

"I was lucky to find an S!" Nick argued. "Besides, I only have a 1080P TV anyway."

"1080P?! What is this?! The dark ages?!"

"Grrrr!" It was then that the door knocked. "Please be the pizza guy this time!" Nick carefully stepped over a dozen bunnies to get to the door. He opened it.

"Pizza time. You ordered a half-carrot/half-cheese pizza?"

Nick breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you!" He took the pizza and was about to leave.

This made the boar driver very irate. "What?! No tip?!"

"Silly me." Nick reached inside his house and gave the boar one of the young kits. "Here. Have a bunny."

Stu swiftly nabbed the bunny from the boar's hooves. "HEY!"

"I was just kidding, Pops!"

Nick tried to open the box, only for a bunch of little kits trying to climb the cupboards and Nick himself to get at the pizza. "I wanna slice!" said one. "Me too!" said another.

Nick was squirming around. "Hold it! Knock it off! Judy! Get these rug rats off of me!"

Judy groaned. "Just give them a slice, Nick!"

"They want it all! Don't you want a slice?!"

"Make mine smaller so we can share."

"That gives me an idea. Hold it, kids! Truce! You'll get a piece, okay?!"

The kits relented and climbed down. "Okay. I am taking one slice for me, half a slice for Judy, and... I'll figure out the rest for you... dozens."

Nick quickly gulped down a cheese slice and got the pizza slicer from the cabinet. He sliced a thin slice for Judy. Then he started making very thin slices of the rest of the pizza. "Hmmm... Not enough." He took the slicer and circled it around over and over again to make small, bite-sized pieces.

Nick went over to the center of the living room, pawded Judy her slice on a paper plate, and then put the pizza box on a coffee table. "Alright, kids. All I could do was make pizza bites. Take one and only one."

All the kits piled onto the pizza box and went nuts. One calico-colored bunny went in and got 3 pieces which upset Nick. "Hey! One piece each!"

"They're for my sisters, you jerk!" shouted the calico kit. He watched as he went over to his three sisters and gave them each a piece. He could tell that they were related. One bunny was white, the other gray, and the last black. The same colors the calico bunny was.

The little bunny gave his sisters their piece. "Here you go, Ebony... Ivory... Argentina."

"Thank you!" said Ivory who kissed her brother on the cheek. "Aren't you gonna have any?"

"Nah. I'm not hungry," said the boy. Although the growling in his stomach said otherwise.

Nick was impressed. "What a good brother!" All the other kids got a small piece of pizza but him. Nick didn't want the boy to go hungry, so he looked in the kitchen for a snack to give to the child. He found some leftover Halloween candy and took two small pieces out.

He called to the boy. "Hey, Patches!" He handed the boy some candy. "Didn't want you to go without. You're a good brother."

The small bunny looked confused. "Thanks, but how did you know my name is Patch?"

"That's your name? I was just giving you a nickname. What a coincidence."

"Not really. My parents had a sense of humor. We're all named after our colors."

Nick thought about it for a moment. "Ebony... Ivory... Argentina?... Oh! Argentine is a shade of gray. Got it. Wait, 'had'?"

"My mom and dad are gone now. Grandma, grandpa, and aunt Valerie look after me and my sisters."

"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. Still, I always give people I like a nickname. How does 'Jigsaw' grab you?"

"Cool! Sounds like a tough guy's name."

Nick looked over as Judy and her younger siblings were helping decorate the tree. "Even out that tinsel, Cotton! Don't use the heavy ornaments. They're for display on the shelves. That's too many lights on one side, Robin!"

Judy jumped back when Ivory popped out from the top of the tree. "I'm an ornament!" she said.

"Ivory! Don't hang from the branch! You'll fall!"

Nick got up and walked over. "I got her!" He picked her up off the tree. "Sorry, Gingersnap, but we already got an angel for this tree. Not as pretty though."

Suddenly and without warning, Judy's sister, Valerie snatched Ivory out of Nick's paws. "Keep your filthy paws off of her!"

Judy yelled at her sister. "Valerie!"

Nick was hurt. "I... I just got her out of the tree!"

Valerie sneered at Nick. "Probably for a midnight snack, Devil-fur!"

Judy leaped over some kits to smack her sister dead in the face. "How dare you! Nick has been nothing but kind and tolerant since all of you got here! We were supposed to have a quiet Christmas together until all of you showed up unannounced! You don't think all of this is ruing his Christmas?! He let you all into our home. He shared the pizza he paid for with all of the kits. He saved Ivory who was out of my reach and this is how you treat him?!"

"He's a fox, Judy! A predator! How can you have dated him for a year?! Hasn't he tried to eat you?!"

"He hasn't tried, he's succeeded."

The older bunnies went "WOOO!" Bonnie blushed at the comment. "Judy! There are kits around."

"They don't know what I mean."

Stu stood up. "I gotta agree with Judy on this one. Now, I don't like this 'living together' situation, but I've met Nick before. He's a decent guy."

Nick smiled. "Thanks, Stu!"

"You're welcome. Nick being a fox is not the reason I'm upset. You know we have a good working relationship with Gideon Grey. I would have been just as upset if he were a bunny."

Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Oh, sure."

"It's true! I just don't like this arrangement. I consider having sexual relations and living with someone before marriage a major sin!"

"I went to the alter pregnant, Stu."

"That's beside the point. The point is... Ummm... We are guests in Nick's apartment. He and Judy are our hosts, so we need to be more respectful. We are likely spending Christmas here, and... well, this group of bunnies is less of a fluffle..."

"Love that word," said Nick.

"... and more of an invasion. So while we're here, we need to be respectful and mindful of them. I'm sorry we had to put this burden on you guys, but we had nowhere to go."

Without warning. Nick slowly stood up. "Come here, Stu."

Valerie panicked. "S-Stay away from my father! Run dad!"

Stu didn't like this. "Kn-Knock it off, Nick!"

"Too late!" Nick replied. "I'm coming in for a hug!" He picked Stu up off the floor. "C'mere, big guy!" He hugged the fat bunny and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you so much for that speech, Pops. You're a good man!"

Stu was struggling in the air. "O-Okay! Okay! You're welcome! Just... put me down already!"

Nick slowly put Stu down. "So... You're okay with Judy and I living together?"

"Not really, but... it is what it is."

"Acceptance! Almost as good! Y'know what?! Maybe this whole Christmas visit will work out after all."

Suddenly, Patch stood up and stomped on the ground in frustration. "I don't WANT Christmas here! I want Christmas at home! This sucks! I hate it!"

He ran into Nick and Judy's room and slammed the door behind him. "What was that all about?!" asked Nick. "Is it because of his parents?"

"He's always been a pain," scoffed Valerie.

Bonnie was surprised. "He told you that? He must like you. Patch doesn't open up to most people if it's not his sisters."

Stu looked over at Patch's sisters. "You three, go play video games with your siblings. This is adult talk."

"Is Patch gonna be okay?" asked Ebony.

"He'll be fine. He's just having a bit of a temper tantrum." Stu then explained everything to Nick quietly, so the little girls couldn't hear. "Patch and the girls lost their parents... my... SNIFF! my son and daughter-in-law about four months back."

Nick remembered. "Oh yeah. I remember Judy being upset and crying. She was gone that weekend for their funeral. What happened?"

"They wanted more kits, so they went out and made love in the high wheat fields. It was a terrible mistake. They didn't hear the combine coming. It...SOB!... It..."

Bonnie finished. "It combined them."

"The driver didn't even know until hours after when they went missing. When we found them, they were basically mulch. We had to put them in the same coffin. It was poetic really. They lived and died as one."

"We've been their guardians since. Valerie watches over them when we're not around since she doesn't have a boyfriend."

"What a surprise," Judy said with dripping sarcasm.

Valerie scoffed. "At least I'm not some butch, lady cop shacking up with a predator."

Nick looked over at his room. "I think I should talk to him."

Stu agreed. "I'll go with you."

"Me too," said Judy.

They all walked over to the room. They saw Patch sniffling and sobbing on the bed.

Nick sat next to the boy and rubbed his head.

"It's not fair!" Patch sobbed. "I-I was supposed to have Christmas at home! With my sisters! With my family! With... With..."

"With your mom and dad?"

"SNIFF! Y-Yeah. I wanna go home. The scent of mom and dad is still around. Sometimes, I just sit in their room and I could catch a whiff of them. I-It's like they're still here. B-But that scent is starting to fade."

"I know exactly how that feels. I lost my father when I was about your age. The pain never goes away. I also know why you're so protective of your sisters. You're the man of your house now. Just like I was with my mom."

"Y-Yeah."

"She was so sad when Dad died. I would try everything to cheer her up. To let her know everything would be okay. To help ease the pain. I imagine you do the same?"

The kit wiped a few tears. "Y-Yeah. But what can I do?! All the presents are at home! They keep asking me how Santa Paws is going to find them, b-but Santa isn't real! I would give anything for them to have a great Christmas, we'll have to wait days later just to get our presents! Christmas is ruined!"

Judy leaned over and whispered to Stu. "Watch this. He's really good at consulting. The force uses him sometimes to get confessions out."

Nick rubbed the bunny's back. "Hey. Christmas isn't just about presents. It's about family and the memories we make."

Nick then said something that horrified Judy and Stu. "And you're right. Santa Paws isn't real."