Credit:
* All Zootopia characters in this chapter belong to Disney
* The idea of chessboard coming from Fullmetal Alchemist
Somewhere in the unknown room, a water buffalo was sitting at the table with his arms crossed and resting on the table. A chessboard lay in the front of his forearms with ten chess pieces. From his right to left were; a white rook that already laid on its side, a white queen, two white bishops, two white knights with a white pawn sitting in between them, a white white rook that was standing, a white king, and a black king.
"Hmph," the water buffalo huffed as he reached for the white queen and put it down on its side.
He moved his hoof to the bishops and put one of them down.
The tigress in her blue uniform shook her head as she walked toward the radio dispatcher's desk. Her rhino friend followed as she spoke, "This is bull-pit! I am leaving here and will not return to duty unless Baro Bogo is back in his office."
"Yeah," the rhino agreed. He added the line that made the tigress nod in response, "Baro Bogo knew what to do with us. Chief Black can burn himself all he wants."
The chubby cheetah watched them exit the building through the large glass doors.
The second bishop clicked onto the board with a softly sigh. The no longer chief mammalian moved his hoof to the knights and laid one of them down.
The african lion shook his head as he turned around after walking past the radio dispatcher's desk. He spoke, "They were right yesterday. Chief Black is not a suitable chief for the office. It's time to follow the example of the best cops; 'disappear from sight'."
The chubby cheetah blinked as he absorbed his fellow's words, then he looked over his shoulder as he displayed a worried expression.
"Uh, Fangmeyer and McHorn were right? Th-that Chief Black had had us working to the bone since he took office…?" The cheetah questioned himself as his attention averted from behind him. He put his paws on the desk, "So yes, I do like Judy more… so should I join you guys? Diego, wait!"
With his last two words rolling off of his sweet tongue, he left his seat and followed the lion.
The water buffalo turned a white pawn on its side gently as he breathed softly. He put his hoof back to his chest and crossed his arms again as he recalled the mistake…
The tigress walked up to Sahara Sweets, where she knew that the top cops took their breaks to relax and chill out. She entered the building and made her way to the cashier. She gave her order for her meal choice. She blinked as she turned around to search the tables for her friend. She spotted him at the window a couple tables from the door where she entered. She returned her attention to the cashier and paid for the meal. She worked her way to her friend's table and sat on the unoccupied seat.
"Hey, Rhinovich," she spoke once she was comfortable in her seat.
"Hey, France," Rhinovich responded.
France laid her forearms on the table as she watched her friend munch his meal. She continued, "It's been four days since I last tracked him. Do you know where he is?"
"No idea. Perhaps he doesn't want to be found. So let's trust him to… contrive his own plan," the rhino answered. He took another bite of his meal.
The jaguar brought the meal that the tigress ordered and served it, "Enjoy your meal."
Rhinovich blinked as he shifted his focus from his meal to his friend. He spoke, "When the time comes, he will need us, but for now… just wait."
"Yes," France agreed with a nod as she proceeded to eat her meal.
He gave a heavy sigh then the water buffalo mumbled something about the bunny. He reached for the second knight and the second white rook. He put the knight on its side.
Two more officers had make their decision and they walked to the entrance of the building. Unlike the previous four officers, this pair left the building in silence. It was because they also had had enough of Chief Black's neglect. This duo were large mammals; an african elephant and a hippo. By the time they left, Precinct One was full of wolves.
The white rook was slammed onto the board; it nearly scratched the surface. The water buffalo sighed again. he had blocked his phone from being located again. However, he still received information on what had changed in the building. That event had him frustrated. His hoof snapped up the white king and brought to the level of his collarbone. He put his free hoof on the base of the piece and twisted it.
"Hm," Baro Bogo considered what to explain to the client. He drove his Jeep Type-A vehicle down the street.
He spotted the tiny mammalian, who was the client. He steered his jeep to the side of street and halted it. He opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle and shut the driver's door. That rocked the jeep. He was dressed in casual clothes. It was slightly before noon of the second Wednesday when he decided to come out of his 'unknown room'. He kept his eyes on the tiny fennec fox as the latter turned to the alley he walked out. The water buffalo made his way to the fox. The tiniest mammalian looked up to the huge guy. The fennec fox scowled.
"Leme guess, yer here to take me awa'?" the grumpy fox questioned as he crossed his arms without shifting his body.
Baro stood before the fennec fox on the street with his hooves behind his back. He gave his answer, "No, 'Finn', Wilde told me about you. And I have just figured out his cryptic words. If I have to find him again, you're the guy to look for. To be honest with you, I am short on time and I need him again, that's all."