Chapter Four: An Engaging Dance

A/N: Disney villain twist at the end of this chapter! It's a long chapter, but a good one! I was gonna save the twist for much further down in the story, but the readership has not been very good with this fic and I decided to reveal it now so that those reading know the villain's true nature and can see how it will affect Nick and Judy down the road.

Lyrics - "Cheek to cheek" by Irving Berlin.

It had been a half hour since the meeting was over and Koslov was at his desk, typing away. Suddenly, he heard a noise and looked around. "Who's there?!" He asked. No one answered. When he went back to his desk, he saw a football by his mouse. He knew then who was in his office.

"Morris! Morris, are you there?" No answer. Smiling, he picked up the ball with his paw. "Thees ess such big computer mouse they gave me!" He slid it along his mouse pad. "Eet does not seem to be workink. Where is buttons?!" He then heard a giggle coming from under his desk. Quickly, he scooped up his son from underneath and started tickling him. "There you are!"

"It's a football papa!" Morris exclaimed.

"I know Morris. But papa ees very busy weeth report."

"Aww! I just wanna play catch!"

"I know son, but report ees very eemportant. Eet ees due..." He thought about it. How often would he have moments like this with his son? He decided to live in the now. "...ees due tomorrow. What the heck! Papa has plenty of time to fineesh dumb report!"

"YAAY!" Morris cheered.

"Come! There ees nice spot across from building. Good for catch."

"Do I need to bring a coat?"

"Coat?! Vee are polar bears! Let me just save thees."

Koslov saved his document and put his PC on sleep mode as he left to play catch with his son. What Morris didn't see what that Koslov was writing up his last will and testament.

The two bears went outside. There was enough snow on the ground that it came up to Morris' waist. The polar cub managed to run through it.

Koslov threw the football to Morris. "Catch son!"

Morris leaped up and caught the ball. "I got it dad! I'm so happy you can play with me. Usually, you're so busy that only aunt Skye can play!"

"I know son. I am sorry."

Morris threw the ball back. "She's nice, isn't she papa?"

Koslov caught it. "Yes son. Very nice! But I have not been so nice to her."

"Why?"

"Because Tusk does not care for her and he's my boss. I've only been here a year and I wanted to impress heem." He threw the ball back to Morris. "I was wrong for doink so."

Morris caught it. "You shouldn't be mean to someone if you don't hate them papa. I love her! She's like my new momma."

"Do you...Do you remember your mother Morris?"

Morris thought it over. "...Barely. I was only two when she died. I remember her being very pretty."

"She was," Koslov said in sadness. "I miss her greatly. I blame myself for her death. She would haff never been in crossfire if I had not been with Mr. Beeg. That's why I left the family. I want a better future for you Morris."

"I know papa. It's not your fault. I don't blame you!"

"I do...Anyway, you are right about aunt Skye. She makes a great second mother. I veel apologize to her next time I see her."

"I'm happy papa!" Morris said as he ran away from his father.

Koslov was concerned. "Where are you goink?!"

"I'm going long! Throw it!"

"Eets too far! I weel have to throw hard!"

"It's okay papa! Throw it!"

Koslov threw the ball in the air. It hurled long outward and hit Morris at a high speed. He fell into the snow where Koslov could not see him. The large polar bear was concerned. "Are you okay Morris?"

There was a short pause, then Koslov saw a small paw holding a football out of the snow. "I caught it poppa!"

Koslov was relieved. "Good job son!"

Koslov cherished this moment. For it might be one of the last with his son. He discovered a secret. A dark secret that could cost him his life.

Meanwhile...

Jack lead Judy to her room. "Here you are my dear. I look forward to seeing you tonight."

"Thanks!" Judy said. "M-Me too. I mean, I look forward to suck-seeing! Seeing you tonight as well! I-I don't mean I look forward to seeing myself! I can see myself at anytime in a mirror. I...I gotta go. Bye!"

She opened the door and shut it behind her. The bunny took a long gasp of air for the handsome Jack had taken it away. "Aaaah! I've never felt like this before. He's so...so gorgeous and suave! Plus, he fights to make the world a better place. Just like me!"

Judy took a quick look around. The rooms were more like small apartments complete with a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. As she was looking around, her super-sensitive bunny ears heard some sobbing coming from her bedroom. An intruder was here. Reacting quickly, she found a wooden chair in her kitchen. With a hard kick, she broke off one of the legs of the chair to use as a weapon. She slowly approached the door. With a kick, she bashed open the door and threatened the intruder with the leg. "Alright you!...You...Skye?"

The arctic vixen was sitting in front of a makeup mirror next to Judy's bed. Mascara was running down her face. "Ah, Ah'm sorry miss Carrots!" Skye sobbed. "Ah...SNIFF!...Ah didn't know it was yer room!"

Judy lowered her guard and threw the leg in the corner. "Skye? What are you doing in here?!"

"Mah room is the garage back in Zootopia and it takes me 'bout an hour by Bubble. SNIFF! So ah...'borrow' one of the guest rooms from time to time. Ah'm sorry!"

"It's okay," Judy replied. "But why are you crying?"

"Because ah look terrible! Ah can't get the makeup right! Ah can't find the right dress! Ah can't stop with maaaaaooOOOOWWW! Mah stupid IHS! Not to ment-FFRRRRRBBBBTT! Not to mention that!"

"Calm down Skye! Everythi-...Wow! That's rancid...Everything will be fine! Nick really likes you!"

"Ah'm a mess!"

"You are not! Everyone has problems Skye."

"Not like me! Ah was always awkward. Kids used 'ta poke fun at me in school. Because of bein' a half-breed a-and mah IBS, the girls in the locker room used 'ta call me 'Skid Mark Skye'. Didn't help that mah grades were so high that ah was sent 'ta more advance schools past mah age. Ah was in college when ah was 12!"

Judy stood on the bed and rubbed Skye's shoulders from behind. "I'll admit, you had it worse than me, but I had a hard time fitting in too. My sense of justice and desire to become a cop lead me to snitching on my friends when they used a fake ID to buy Beer. They never forgave me. I guess that's nothing compared to what you went through. I always had my family for support. Errr well, except for the whole 'being a cop' thing. They're not big on that."

Skye wiped a tear and felt better. "Mah momma and sisters support me too. If they find anyone making me cry, they'd go and beat 'em up. Thar a tough bunch."

Judy smiled. "Same here. No matter how tough things get, you always have your family to have your back." She then Hopped up on Skye's lap. "Here. Let me help you with your makeup."

"Y'all don't seem the type to wear makeup."

"Not very often. But my sisters used to use me as a blank canvas to practice on and I learned some tips."

"Thank yew miss Carrots. Yer mah best friend."

"I just met you today."

"Ah don't have any friends so that instantly makes you the best!...Do you mind if ah stay here?"

"Sure! I don't mind having a room mate."

After an hour, Judy had Skye looking gorgeous. "You look beautiful Skye!"

"Yeah. But ah still have the gas problem."

"Do you have any anti-gas medicine?"

"...They make anti-gas medicine?!"

"...I...you...How do you not know that?! SIGH! I have some in my purse. There's more than one reason Nick calls me 'Officer Toot-Toot'."

"You have gas problems too?!"

"Not on your level, but yes. It's common."

Skye grabbed Judy and hugged her. "Thanks fer everything Carrots! You're the best!"

"Awww! You're welcome Skye! Nick won't be able to resist you now. But if we're gonna be roomies, I think I'll be sleeping on the couch. I'd rather not have a dutch oven every night."

Skye was confused. "Of course not! We got state of the art ovens here."

"SIGH! Nevermind."

Meanwhile...

Jack entered Nick's room. He was wondering what the red fox had in mind in asking him over. "Mr. Wilde?"

Nick called Jack from his bedroom. "Ah Stripes! Thanks for coming by. I need your help."

"With what? Dating advice? Understanding women?"

"HA! No. I've got plenty of game there Sport. I just need help with my tie."

Jack was surprised. "What? Your father never taught you how to tie a tie before?"

"My father passed away when I was ten."

"I'm sorry."

"Why? Did ya kill him? Ha-Ha! Sorry. Dumb joke. Anyway, when I grew up, my buddy Finnick tied my tie for me once and I just left it loose from then on. Can you help teach me?"

Jack smiled. "Sure. But why not use a clip-on?"

"Clip-ons are for bow ties and neanderthals."

Jack smiled. "I think I'm starting to like you Mr. Wilde."

"Call me Nick."

It took about twenty minutes, but Nick finally had it down. "Then the fox leaps up and pounces down the hole and...there!"

"Congratulations Nick. You just did your first half-Windsor knot. But you didn't need me for this. You could have easily Zoogled that."

"I know. I just wanted us to have a little bonding moment. Plus, I wanted to chat."

"Let me guess. About Judy?"

"Exactly. Judy is my best friend in the whole world. As long as I've known her, she's been focused on her work and not on romance of any kind. I even tried dating her but to no effect."

"Well of course not! You're a fox, she's a rabbit. Completely incompatible."

Nick growled. "Grrrrr!...Whatever, look! I've never seen her act this way around another male before. Not even other bunnies and I always hang out with her in Bunnyburrow. Whatever mojo you have has brought something out of her I've never seen before."

Jack gave a smug smile. "I do have that kind of effect on women."

"UGH! Anyway, despite being a bunny, Judy's very inexperienced in her own sexuality. I've never seen her this, well...aroused. All I'm asking is that you don't take advantage of her."

"Don't worry Nick. I'm ever the gentleman. Besides, when you're as handsome and charming as me, you don't need to take advantage of women. They want to take advantage of you."

Nick wanted to strangle Jack for his comment. "Jack?"

"Yes Nick?"

"Go back to calling me Mr. Wilde."

Within a few hours, 6pm arrived. It was time for the four of them to meet up at the cafe. The place had a ton of charm. Although called a cafe, it also offered a bar, tables for meals and beverages and a small dance floor near a jukebox. Nick and Jack arrived first. They were both eyeing the door, waiting for Judy and Skye to arrive. They then saw Judy arrive in a stylish dress. She was beautiful. Both Nick and Jack smiled in her direction, but their smile faded as she left again. "What's going on?" asked Jack.

It didn't take long to figure out as they saw Judy again, only this time she was pulling Skye by the arm to get her inside. "Come on Skye!" Judy said.

"I-I-I'm not ready!" she protested. "Wh-what if he?..."

"You've been 'what-if''ing me all night. He likes you! You've got this!"

"I-I-I'm not..." she stopped cold as Nick came over and gently held her paw.

"Miss Chaser, you look stunningly beautiful tonight. Would you like to sit at a table with me?"

All Skye could get out was "Uh-Hunh."

"Wonderful! Let's give Judy and Jack have some privacy and sit in that corner. Order whatever you'd like."

"...'Kay."

"Y'know, you're very eloquent with words."

Skye giggled "Hee!-Hee!"

Judy and Jack went to another table. "Those two are a bit of a mess," Judy said.

"I had to help Nick with his tie," Jack replied.

"Oh I know. He's never learned how. Skye was so scared of tonight that I had to help her every inch of the way."

"Ha! Foxes. Well, They're fine now. Let's focus on us."

Judy smiled. "I'd like that. So you seem to know a bit about me, but what about you?"

Before they could speak further, a waiter came. Jack ordered a bottle of their finest wine and the waiter left to get it.

"Hmmm...Well, let me think. My family came from Watercrest, England. I lived with my mother and little sister in a modest burrow for quite some time. Did well in school."

"So what led you to become a spy?"

"It began with the war. I was drafted into the army, small mammal division. I was happy with my time there, but then the war came directly to my home while I was away. My burrow was bombed until there was nothing but ash."

"Oh my gosh! What happened to your mother and sister?"

The wine came. Jack opened the bottle and poured some into his glass and some into Judy's. He took a large swallow and sighed. "They were killed instantly."

Judy gasped. "I'm so sorry! I could only imagine how you felt."

"I was practically halfway around the world when I heard the news. Most small mammals, especially bunnies, are put to lesser duties like paperwork or journalism. We rarely see much action, but I begged, I annoyed my captain until he put me out on the field. I was the first bunny in the military put into the war zone. I mourned my family in my own way, by killing as many of the enemy as I could. With my size and speed, I was able to get in close range and get some form of vengeance for my loved ones. Never used a gun. My blades were all I needed. I was swift, silent and deadly. My skills didn't go unnoticed. When my service was over, SNOUT brought me into their operation. I've done great work with them since."

"I'm just...I'm so shocked!"

"SNOUT and I are working for the same goal. We want to make the world a better place."

"That's my mantra!"

"And it's a good one! Judy, I want to make a world where no one will ever lose their family to senseless violence again. A world of peace."

Judy raised a glass. "To world peace!"

Jack did the same. "To world peace."

They clinked their glasses together and took a sip. "And here I thought Sasha was the only bunny soldier," Judy said.

"Pardon me?"

"Sasha Binks. Her family are big fans of mine. She said that I inspired her to join the army. I have a picture of her in my wallet." Judy went into her purse and pulled out a picture. She started pointing at the people in the photos. "This is Sasha, her husband Billy and their eight kits...SIGH!...Sadly, he's a single dad now."

"What happened?"

"Her unit was doing morning patrol when snipers came out of nowhere. She died instantly. I...I feel responsible. Like it's my fault,"

"Why on earth would you feel that way?!"

"If I hadn't joined the force, I would have never inspired her to join the army and her husband wouldn't be a widow!"

"Nonsense! There is nothing wrong with inspiring people to be greater than themselves."

"I know, it's just...I couldn't even make the funeral because my grandpa died around the same time! I still feel bad about it."

"That can't be helped. Judy, I may not have shown it as I like to keep my cool demeanor, but I was very thrilled to meet you today. You have inspired me greatly as well." Jack took Judy's paw. "I believe the two of us meeting was destiny."

Judy smiled. "Me too."

The waiter came back to take their orders. In the meantime, Nick was talking at his table with Skye. He stuck his finger out. "Pull my finger," he asked.

"Say what?" Sky replied.

"Go ahead. Pull it."

Skye pulled Nick's paw digit and Nick let out a loud fart that made everyone in the cafe glance at him. Some chuckled.

"What was that all about?!" Skye asked.

"I want you to be comfortable. Now any wind you break is perfectly fine. I don't want you to feel shy or embarrassed over something you can't control."

The arctic fox blushed. "Th-thank you. Ah ain't never had a feller been so kind to me before. Or fart in front of me fer that matter."

"You deserve kindness Skye! You're smart, beautiful, loving..."

"Ah'm awkward, ah can't focus, ah'm gassy and ah smell."

"If I'm being honest, I kinda like your smell."

"Yer the only one."

Nick cocked his brow. "Maybe I'm THE one."

Skye didn't get it. "The one what?"

"Y'know! The one for you."

"Oh!...Oh." She smiled. "Ah'd love that."

The waiter came. Nick ordered a red wine while while Skye just had lemonade. Nick decided to start the small chat. "I'd like to hear your origin story. So how did you become the gadget girl of SNOUT?"

"Well...ah was in college by the time ah was twelve. Ah had a hard time makin' friends on account o' my mind just didn't work the same as others. The slightest things would distract me and ah don't know how 'ta respond 'ta social situations. Ah was so excited 'ta go on this date, but...ah'm still so scared ah'm gonna say somethin' stupid and ruin it."

"You're doing wonderful so far Skye."

"Thank you. Anyways, ah graduated with highest honors and R noticed mah talents, so he brought me into the fold. Ah don't just do mechanics and electronics, ah'm good at chemistry too. Ah also found out the proper equation 'ta make the anti-gravity tech y'all saw in that hover car."

"How does that work? Anti-gravity I mean?"

"Oh! Well, it comes from a very rare mineral that a'hm very close 'ta duplicatin' artificially. If'n ya mix it with a metal and send electricity through it, it can take off like a rocket. Some of our first tests are still orbitin' in outer space. Basically, it works like when ya take two magnets o' the same polarity and try 'ta push them together, but they repel instead."

"Oh yeah! I've done that before. It feels like a squishy ball in between them."

"Right. Well, this mineral has a powerful magnetic force that repels against the magnetic polarity of the earth. Dependin' on the amount of current you give it, it can hover inches off the ground or fly inta' outer space. It took me and R forever 'ta get the equation down."

"Amazing! You're beautiful and a super genius."

"And you're a great liar."

Nick just rolled his eyes. "Oh my gosh! Skye! You are not giving yourself enough credit! Here. Hold my paws."

Skye was a bit nervous. "Ummm...okay." She reached over the table and held Nick's paws.

"Skye repeat after me. I am incredibly smart."

"Ah am incredibly smart."

"I am beautiful."

"Ah am beautiful."

"I am loving and will make a great mother someday."

Skye started to smile. "Ah am lovin' and will make a great momma someday."

"Because I'm a wonderful person and I deserve love."

Skye started to cry. "Be...SNIFF!...Because ah'm a wonderful person and ah deserve love."

Nick let go of her paws. "Darn right you do snowball. Do you feel better?"

Skye wiped a tear from her eye. "Yeah. Thank yew. Ah needed that. Ah been teased most of mah life. Called a half-breed or a slut just fer bein' a vixen."

"I've been called sneaky and untrustworthy a filthy predator and worse. I tried to pretend those words never hurt me, but they did. It took Judy to show to me that I could be so much more than a sly fox."

"She's a great friend."

Nick looked back at Judy who was giggling as she was flirting with Jack. He smiled. "Yeah. The best."

Suddenly, the jukebox started playing "Cheek to Cheek". Nick noticed that Jack and Judy got up to dance. Jealousy hit him. "Smooth little jerk," he thought to himself. "Two can play at that game." He got up and walked over to Skye. He showed her his paw. "Care to dance?"

Skye was surprised. "Well shoot! We ain't even got our drinks yet!"

"They can wait." Nick wanted to show off to Jack that he could dance just as elegantly. He pulled her up and they danced near the small ballroom in front of the jukebox.

Skye chatted. "Did y'all know that the jukebox has 62 different songs? 12 country, 38 rock and pop and 12 romantic dance ballads like this one."

"...Noooo. Why do you know such an odd thing?"

"Just how mah brain works."

Nick then began to sing to Skye as they danced back and forth.

"Heaven, I'm in heaven,
And the cares that hang around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek "

Skye was staring into his eyes. She was completely entranced. She put her head against his chest and breathed a deep sigh. Nick kept singing. "Oh, I love to climb a mountain and to reach the highest..."

Nick stopped singing. For what he saw brought him an emotion he wasn't expecting. He looked over at Judy. Jack had his back to him and he could see Judy looking deep into the hare's eyes. Her face said it all. It was pure bliss He couldn't recall the last time he saw her so happy and content. He thought he'd feel jealousy, anger, outrage, but it was just the opposite. For you see, in the past few months, Judy was miserable at work. She wasn't getting the respect or admiration she deserved and the stress was too much. Nick would often look at her face and see a look of depression, anger and misery no matter how much he tried to cheer her up. But tonight, tonight he saw the look of a bunny in love and it brought him great joy.

Nick wasn't angry, he was incredibly happy for his partner. His best friend. And with that came a realization. "I've never been so blind! She was right! I love her...more than anyone, but...I'm not IN love with her! I'm so happy for her! Then that means...I'm free! Free to be with the most beautiful vixen I've ever seen!" A sense of freedom came with that realization. He looked into Skye's eyes and smiled. He started to dance a bit wilder while still singing.

Skye was taken back. "Woah! Y'all froze fer a minute, but now yer pickin' it up!"

"Dance with me!

I want my arm around you!

The charm about you,

will carry me through,
straight into heaven...I'm in heaven

And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak!
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheeeek !"

The song stopped and Nick Wilde came wet nose to wet nose with Skye who, like the song says, was in heaven. "Mr. Wilde, if'n yer tyin' 'ta seduce me tonight, it's workin' real well."

Nick gave her a flirtatious smile. "Guilty as charged. How about one more song?"

"I agree." Jack said. He went over to the jukebox and chose "Unchained Melody."

Skye was a little disappointed. "Aww Jack! Ah was hoping you'd play mah favorite song."

"We are not dancing to 'Ting-Tang, Wallah-Wallah, Bing-Bang!' "

The two couples started to dance slowly. Jack talked to Judy. "Are you enjoying tonight?"

"Mmmm...Very much."

"Judy...I...I don't know if I can be the man you need. I'm constantly traveling the world, so I'd make a terrible father."

"That's fine! I can't have kids anyway. I'm infertile due to a birth defect."

"Oh good!"

"What?!"

"Sorry!...Sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I mean, it just means we're more...well, compatible."

"Oh!...Oh. Right."

"There's something else you need to know. I...I couldn't be very faithful. At least, not physically."

Judy cocked an eyebrow up. "Beg your pardon?"

"My line of work...Well, sometimes it means I have to seduce people, mostly women, in order to get information on..."

Judy interrupted. He ears perked up excitedly. " 'Mostly women'? So you've seduced men?"

"Umm...rarely, but yes. Trust me it's not my thing, but sometimes..."

"Ever gone down on a guy?"

".Wh-...I...NO! I've always made sure it never goes that far."

"But how far? Second base?...Third?"

Jack was flustered and upset. "Judy! Please! The point I'm trying to make is, is that if we get into a serious relationship, I need you to know that there are times I might be making love to a woman other than you. When that happens, I'll always make sure you know. I hate to say it since some of them are innocents in this battle of espionage, but I use them. I'm not in love with them."

"When was the last time you were in love?"

"True love?...I can't recall. My mind is always on my work."

"That's been my problem as well...until you came along Jack." Judy wrapped her arms around Jack's neck and kissed him passionately. "So let me say this. You've awakened something in me. An arousal I haven't felt in a long, long time. If we get into a more serious relationship, then that's fine. We'll discuss things in more detail later, but tonight...tonight I want you to take me back to your place and pound me so hard that there's nothing left of the bed in the morning. This bunny's been abstinent long enough and she want's a good fucking. We'll see were things go from there. Sound good to you?"

Jack smiled. "Sounds wonderful."

Meanwhile, Nick was dancing with Skye. Nick stared deeply into her eyes. "So canine to canine...do you sniff butts on the first date?"

"Dunno. Ah know 'bout that stuff, but this is mah first ever date. How does it work?"

"Well, I mean, from the vixens I've dated, the tradition usually is that we go back to my or their place, sniff each other's butts and see if we're ready for mating."

"And how many have you mated?"

"None. We foxes mate for life so mating is pretty much sealing the deal for me. I know other foxes that screw around without a care, but that's not how I roll. Part of me was saving myself for someone, but...but that someone wasn't wanting me that way. Turns out it's for the better. She found someone and I think I've found mine."

"Is it me?!" Skye said excitedly.

"Maaaaybee! We better wrap this up soon. We haven't even ordered our meals yet. Hope it doesn't cost me a pretty penny, 'cuz his place looks fancy."

"Won't cost ya anythin'. The agency pays for everything. Our meals, clothes, equipment. You name it. We're heavily funded by several world governments."

"Well that's good. I couldn't afford this every day on my salary."

"How much do you make?"

"Skye, that's actually a very rude thing to talk about on a first date."

"Oh mah stars! Ah-ah'm sorry!"

Nick smiled. "It's okay! I know you're not the best at social norms. If you must know, I'm doing okay. About $75,000 a year give or take. Good enough for a small house and a family."

"That's all?"

"I'm guessing you make more?"

"Well, a good chunk of what they give me goes back inta' research and development, but ah usually clear 'bout, oh...680 million annually."

Nick eyes just about bulged out of his skull. "680 million?!"

"Like ah said, we're heavily funded by many governments."

He then made a little joke. "Holy cow! Well, miss Chaser, I better marry you quick before someone else finds out! Ha-Ha!"

Unfortunately for Nick, Skye didn't read that as a joke. "GASP! You mean it?!"

"Mean what?"

Skye wrapped her arms around Nick. She kissed him on the muzzle many times and started to cry. "YES! Yes! I'll marry you! Oh! This is the happiest day of mah life!"

Nick was in shock. "What the what?!"

Skye ran over to Judy. "Did ya hear that bestie?! Nick just asked me 'ta marrrrrooOOOOWWW! Ta marry him! Ah'm engaged!" She jumped up and down. "Ah'm engaged! Ah'm engaged! Ah'm gonne be Mrs...What's yer last name?"

"Wilde," Nick replied.

"Mrs. Skye Wilde! Aint' that great?!"

Judy smiled back. "That's wonderful!" She then grabbed Nick by the ear. "Can you see me outside for a moment? We need to talk. Skye. Jack. Please go to your tables, we'll be right back."

Nick's poor ear was in pain. "OW! Ow! Carrots! Hold on!"

They went outside to a bench near the outside garden. "Hey! They're right! That shield keeps the cold from coming in," Nick commented.

"Don't change the topic!" Judy yelled. "I know you're still a little heartbroken from me rejecting you romantically, but what are you thinking?!"

"Okay one, that has nothing to do with you. I'm actually very happy for you and Jack."

Judy rolled her eyes. "Oh sure."

"It's true Carrots! I saw you slow dancing with him and you...you had this look of pure bliss on your face that I haven't seen in ages! I know work's been stressing you lately and frankly, all my stupid jokes and trying to flirt with you weren't helping. Believe me Fluff, seeing you so happy with him gave me this feeling of...of joy that I wasn't expecting. I'm truly happy for you."

Judy was relieved. She smiled at Nick. "Thank you Nick! That means a lot. Now what's up with you marrying Skye?!"

"I didn't mean that! I found out she's a millionaire...hunh. Possibly a billionaire if she's been saving her money...Anyway, I made a joke about snatching her up right away and she saw that as a proposal! You know she's bad at reading people and social norms! I don't know what to do Carrots!...Carrots?"

"If she's super rich, then that means Jack must have billions!"

"Okay, hold on. I'm not the gold digger I once was and neither are you...right?"

"Hunh?...Right!...Right. So what are you gonna do?"

"I dunno. Maybe I don't need to do anything. She might be the perfect woman for me. I won't know for sure until I sniff her butt tonight."

"Say what?!"

"It's a canine thing. The more I think about it though, maybe this will be the right thing. I can't deny that I have feelings for her. She may be weird, but she's so sweet and kind, but she's always down on herself and her workplace is not helping. I feel like I want to protect her, y'know? We both want pups too. She may be the one. I...I think I love her. What about you?"

"I'm not sure. It's too soon to know my true feelings for him, but I can't deny that he brings out my feminine side. Tonight, I just wanna get laid. But I can't deny how much we have in common."

"Okay, so you're both bunnies who risk their lives to make the world a better place."

"Exactly!"

"And what else?"

"...We both work out? I dunno. Shut up!"

"Didn't mean anything by it Fluff. We better go back inside."

"Right."

Nick followed Judy back inside the Cafe to see Skye sitting by herself. "Where's Jack?" Judy asked.

Skye explained. "He got a call and had to step out."

Judy sat back at her table while Nick went over to his. He sat close next to Skye. "Sooo...you wanna go back to my place afterwards? Sniff each other's butts and see where it goes from there?"

"Well...alright, but if'n ah blast one in yer face, that's on you."

Judy looked over at the happy couple chatting away. She was happy for her best friend. "Those two will make great parents someday." She thought. "That kind of life is not for me. No time for children. Still, I wish...Forget it Judy! You can't have children even if you'd want them! Besides, you'll have plenty of time to spoil kids as 'aunt Judy' to Nick and Skye's pups. Just like I do back home. I don't want children. I...I don't. I can't."

Meanwhile, Jack was talking in his room on a private computer. "Better make this quick. I'm on a date and she's got the urge to merge."

"Typical Jack!" said the mystery man on the other line. "Always thinking with your noodle...instead of your brain."

"Do not joke about my anatomy. Get to the point R! I'm growing impatient!"

"That stupid Dandy Llama is still unaware of our true nature. He thinks we still serve him on this sky base. What's more, now there are more and more corrupt world leaders who will be attending the auction themselves."

Jack laughed "Excellent! I'll inform Tusk and we'll change plans accordingly. We'll capture those world leaders and take over the entire world!"

"Speaking of, are these new agents of yours aware of our true cause?"

"Of course not and I'd like to keep it that way. You'll be happy to know that your former understudy will be joining us."

"Skye?! I'll see her killed! That bitch stole my anti-gravity equation! "

"As I recall, she figured it out before you did."

"Silence! This plan goes nowhere without me!"

"Relax R. Everything's going according to plan. Once we take over the base and get the virus from Dandy Llama, we'll have the ability to wipe out every computer on earth and override all the satellites to our will. Then, everyone will know the truth about SNOUT. We will be the agency to force peace throughout the world even if it means nuking their governments to the ground! Finally. No soldier will see their mother and sister lost to useless wars."

"What about the new agents?"

"They're disposable. But I do hope to convince Judy to join our cause."

"Oooh! The famous Judy Hopps. That's the one your 'merging' with tonight?"

"Yes."

"And if she doesn't believe in our cause?"

"Then I'll kill her myself."