A/N sorry for the long wait! this chapter has been a rollercoaster for me! when you see this (^*^) play the song Butterfly kisses by bob Carlisle as it fits the scene perfectly :) i did have to change the lyrics displayed in the chapter because of threats but the flow is the same.
Two foxes stood in the center of a dimly lit room, desks scattered around the two and the dull beeping of a timer being the only sound besides their breathing. A Small package sat between the two foxes as they meticulously worked to disarm it.
"Amelia you have to get out of here," Nick said as the timer ticked down faster and faster...
"No Nick I can do it...you have to run...this thing is going to blow" Amelia stated.
"Not a chance...forgive me amelia" Nick stated as he quickly grabbed her and tossed her out the window.
Amelia looked up as she fell. Nick stood beside warren as they turned around the bomb exploding engulfing the two in flames.
Amelia shot awake her breathing rigid. She began to panic as she felt straps holding her down.
"Officer Snowpaw calm down!" a nurse spoke "you are in tundra Town memorial hospital"
"Nick where is nick!" she asked panicking.
"He's talking to the detective for a moment, I need you to calm down" The nurse spoke grinning slightly. "Why don't you relax for a second...and tell Warren hi"
Amelia looked over as the nurse beside her smirked as a syringe was injected into the iv drip. The honey badger grinned wickedly at her.
"N-No" Amelia spoke before her throat began to swell.
Amelia laid there trying to breathe but she couldn't manage to get a full breath no matter how hard she tried, as the Honey Badger turned off the EKG and heart monitor. "Goodbye little kit...guess you weren't up to play his game"
Amelia watched him leave as she laid there alone in the bed. She could feel the darkness creeping in.
"H-Help" She tried to croak out but her voice fell on deaf ears.
She whimpered as she felt her chest tightening as if she was being crushed. She felt her entire life falling away.
"Snowball?" a voice asked as Amelia's eyes widened slightly as tears pooled in them. A young-looking Hog stood by her bedside smiling softly.
"T-Tusky?" amelia asked her voice returning. She looked around slightly seeing she was now on the chair beside her bed looking at her form lying calmly on the bed as if she was sleeping.
"So how's my patient today?" the doctor asked walking in. the brown-furred bunny smiled slightly seeing her sleeping. "Sorry to wake you officer but its way past your scheduled alarm" the doctor chuckled shaking her. The rabbit's eyes squinted when she noticed the monitor was not functioning. She hopped up onto the bedside and placed an ear to the vixen's chest her eyes widening "Can I get some help in here!" she yelled as a bunch of nurses rushed in.
"What's going on?" one of the nurses asked.
"Get Dr. Snowclaw on the phone and get me a respiratory therapist, she's in respiratory depression" The rabbit stated as she pressed the button on the side of the bed leaning amelia up into a sitting position "get me the Narcan, we have to rule out opioids"
"Yes, ma'am" one of the nurses stated, running out of the room as commander Sharpe rushed into the room with chief bogo right behind him.
"What the hell happened?!" Commander Sharpe spat.
"Not sure, I came in to check on her and her breathing was shallow. Can someone turn that monitor back on?" she asked as a nurse did and the dull droning sound through the room.
"Shes flat-lining! Get me a crash cart stat!" the nurse stated as a doctor walked in.
"What do we got?" he asked.
"Came in to check on the patient, 6 breaths per minute... The monitor was tampered with" the nurse explained.
"We are losing her!" the doctor shouted.
"I got the epinephrine right here!" a nurse shouted rushing in.
"Amelia?! Where's my baby?!" a voice cried out.
"Miss you need to stay back!" the officer stated form the door.
"That's my daughter! What's going on?" The vixen cried.
"Momma" Amelia whimpered.
"Come on Snowball, there something we have to see and someone waiting on you" warren stated as he led her out of the room.
She turned around and saw the doctor and nurses beginning compressions. As soon as they stepped through the door her eyes went wide as she was now in a small dingy apartment, her eyes widening slightly.
"W-Warren...w-where are we?" she whimpered.
"Warren isn't here snowbell" an all too familiar voice spoke as Amelia's eyes widened as she turned around.
A young tod stood in the doorway with a smile on his face. He was wearing a tuxedo and had a bright smile on his face.
"D-Daddy!" amelia cried as she ran over and hugged him. She looked down at herself for a moment seeing a bright white dress that matched her fur.
"Figured I might as well get my daddy-daughter dance now since I won't be able to walk you down the aisle when it comes time." he chuckled slightly as his eyes got misty "we are just missing one thing" he stated.
"W-Whats that? Someone for me to marry" she laughed slightly, tears streaming down her face.
"No...Music" he chuckled snapping his fingers as the music began to play. (^*^)
Amelia's eyes widened as more tears came down her face.
"Do you remember when I taught you how to dance?" he smiled softly as the pair began to dance slightly.
Amelia just nodded her head as she wrapped her arms around the back of his neck as they danced.
"I'm so proud of you sweetie, you have become an amazing woman...do you remember what I always told you?" he asked.
"A-Always do your best...p-protect those who can't defend themselves...b-be a hero" she whimpered dancing with him as more tears poured down her face.
"Sweetie look" Thomas smiled gesturing towards the center of the room.
Amelia turned her head in time to see a younger version of herself dancing on her dad's feet as the two laughed and smiled.
"That was the second-best day of my life" he admitted "the first was holding you in my arms for the first time, you were so small." he chuckled "but I knew for sure you were an angel"
"I don't wanna go daddy...can I please stay with you?" Amelia whimpered
"I'm sorry sweetie but you are needed...listen for a moment" he stated
"That's it! Just like that sweetie," her father stated as he danced with little amelia.
"Ima grow up and be the biggest hero zootopia has ever known! I'll be the first fox cop!...no not a cop Bomb disposal!" little amelia grinned dancing with her father who just gave a hearty laugh.
"You do that Snowangel, you be the best you can...work hard and study hard but most of all" he started looking at her.
"Never give up on your dreams" both Amelias stated.
"My time is up my little snow angel...it's time for you to move onto the next step..." Her father smiled sadly, "I'll be at your wedding I promise...because I'm always with you...just right here" he stated placing his paw over her heart.
Amelia sobbed as she hugged her dad as the room faded around them. Amelia was now standing back in the hospital room.
"I need an amp of Epi" the doctor shouted as a nurse grabbed a syringe and a vial
"Come on Officer, it isn't your time just yet... there are people here who need you" the doctor spoke as if it was just another day "I heard you were solving a case so come on back and finish what you started"
"Speaking of let's go Snowball, we got someplace to be," Warren said appearing beside her.
"W-Where are we going?" amelia whimpered.
"My place" he stated as the pair moved on to Warren's home, where Mrs. Tusk sat at the dinner table with a young warthog.
"Eat up Amy," Mrs. Tusk said.
"You think she will ever come by again?" she asked looking at her mom.
"Losing your father was hard on her...we just have to give her time..." Mrs. Tusk stated as she looked over at the mantle.
Amelia followed her gaze to a picture of Amelia and Warren. Amelia was smiling with laughter as Warren, seemed to be a picture from a crime scene. Warren looked annoyed and had snow on his muzzle as amelia looked doubled over laughing. One of the other officers had snapped the photo during one of their diffussals in Tundra Town.
"Your father loved her almost as much as he loved you Amy, but I don't think he ever told her..." She sighed as Amelia's eyes went wide.
"T-Tusky" amelia whimpered as she looked over at him who just looked proud.
"Did you really think I didn't care about you? Come on I got one more thing to show you" he stated as he turned towards the door with a slight smile on his face.
Amelia followed behind him as the two were now in an all too familiar room.
"N-No not here...please anywhere but here!" Amelia pleaded.
She looked over at warren who sat in a chair at the desk near the bomb.
"My old bones aren't up for this fight anymore...Amelia... I leave this damn badger to you" he stated with a groan as he got up and walked over to the bomb and opened the package up further to reveal the second compartment. "I knew you would come back...but my partner is off-limits... I made a promise to protect her" Warren stated as he began piling stuff on top of the bomb to try and minimize the damage.
"A-A promise?" Amelia asked concerned.
"I never told you but I met your father...that's our final stop before someone else shows you something" Warren stated as the two went back a bit further.
Amelia looked around as she stood at her graduation.
"These young men and women before you now have all passed their class and now are ready to serve and protect as Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers," the mayor stated gesturing to the cadets behind him.
Amelia stood proud as she looked at the crowd trying to spot her father and mother in the crowd. Her shoulders fell noticeably when all she saw was her mother. The mayor continued for a moment before the ceremony was over. Amelia ran to her mother.
"Mom where's dad?" amelia asked.
"I don't know sweetie he called and said he was on his way..." her mother stated.
"Officer Snowpaw" a voice spoke up as chief Bogo and the police chaplain walked over to the two foxes.
Amelia saluted him "Speaking sir"
"It's about your father..." he started.
"What happened? Is he ok?" she asked as her eyes widened.
"I regret to inform you that your father was killed during a robbery earlier today...he tried to stop the gunman...I'm so sorry amelia" Bogo stated his eyes softening as hers went wide before tears began to spill.
"N-No please No" her mother cried burying her face into Amelia's shoulder.
Warren looked over at Amelia who stood watching the encounter again. "Come on time to see when your name first came up to me" he stated before the two were now standing in a convenience store.
The Warren from the memory came running in with his gun drawn.
"Help! He's been shot!" a patron shouted.
"Zulu-221 to central, I need paramedics! We have a man down" warren stated as he ran over to the injured fox "you are going to be alright, help is on its way" warren stated, "talk to me...what's your name?"
"T-Thomas" he coughed. "Don't sugar coat it bud...just...do me two favors..." he chuckled slightly.
"Sure thing but the paramedics will be here soon," Warren said trying to comfort him.
"Give me my phone..." he coughed a bit "and some water...don't want to sound like I'm dying"
The convenience store clerk got him a bottle of water as warren retrieved his phone for him. He took a drink of the water before he called his voicemail.
"Hey sweetheart, how are you? I hope your day is going well, I'm sorry I can't talk to you right now but know that I love you...and I'm sending kisses" he smiled before hanging up the phone. "Favor number two...take care of my little girl...s-she just graduated...first fox EOD...and to think I laughed at her when she said she wanted to do it" he chuckled slightly.
"I promise...I'll treat her as if she were my own kit" warren swore as Thomas' eyes closed and his head fell to the side. "Thomas? Thomas! Wake up!" he shouted.
Amelia's lip was quivering as tears poured down her face.
"I made your dad a promise...and I fulfilled it to my dying breath" Warren smiled softly.
"Why did you ask who that was in the picture if you knew him?" Amelia whimpered.
"Didn't recognize him from that angle...thought it might have been some tod that you were trying to date" he laughed "well that's it for my tour...but there's one last person you need to see.."
"W-Who?" she asked as she was now standing in the police station.
"Bout time Snowwhite, I've been waiting" a voice chuckled as amelia turned around
Nick sat alone on the bench by the front desk.
"What are you doing here Wilde? This is my hallucination" she scoffed.
"First ouch, secondly I'm your guide well to be exact I'm your subconscious" he laughed "now come on...our trip is just beginning"
"Where are we going?" she scoffed following after him as he began walking towards the chief's office "why are we going to see chief bogo?" she asked.
"Not bogo," he stated walking through the door as what appeared to be an old Tod sat at the desk.
Amelia looked around the room as she saw the nameplate on the desk her eyes widened, in big bold print "Chief of Police Nicholas Wilde"
"N-No way...Nick's Chief of Police! Over my dead body" she gasped as a knock resounded from the door.
"Enter Commander" Nick stated looking towards the door.
"Oh, this will be good, Sharpes gonna tear him a new ass, I bet this is some prank" Amelia laughed. Her eyes widened when she saw who entered the room.
A snow-white vixen entered the room smiling at nick. "Hey honey, how was your day?" she smiled walking over beside him.
"Same old same old, the officers are planning something but I don't know what" he laughed.
Amelia's eyes locked onto the nametag 'A. Wilde'
Amelia leaned in and gave Nick a chaste kiss. "Can't believe our luck..."
"What? Taking these positions? Or having a litter of kits that are waiting to dethrone us outside the door?" Nick chuckled as a gasp came from the door.
Slowly the door creaked open as two tods and a vixen walked in.
Amelia read their name tags quickly, as she studied their features. The female was solid white like Amelia, her name tag was, while her brothers were russet-colored like their father the one with green eyes had the tag. , while the blue-eyed tod was.
"Warren, Thomas, and Mira, how many times do I have to tell you, that you can't sneak up on us?" Nick laughed.
Amelia felt her heart constrict at their names.
"We named them after your father, Warren and my mother" Nick smiled.
Amelia's eyes were watering as she watched the scene unfold in front of her.
The kids laughed as they moved over and hugged their parents.
"Mom, I think it's time to pass the buck... I can handle EOD" Warren smiled.
"I got the swat team in shape, and I highly doubt they will slack off" Thomas chuckled.
"Dad... I know this place like the back of my paw...I can handle the precinct...you two deserve a vacation...like permanent...go home and enjoy your retirement." Mira smiled.
The older foxes glanced at each other before looking back at the kits.
"Did we say we weren't retiring? I'm ready to get the hell out, one less headache" Nick laughed as Amelia giggled
"Our time is up, it is time we pass the buck off...but we are just a phone call away...if you need advice..oh and Warren? I left a test in your locker...pass it and ill gladly retire" Amelia laughed as he groaned.
"Another one? Christ...well gotta get to work...have fun!" he scoffed as he turned and stalked out.
"Our time is up..." Nick stated looking at Amelia who was crying softly "wake up"
Amelia felt a strong pull before her eyes shot open.
"Welcome back officer...gave us quite the scare..." The doctor stated as the medical staff took a deep breath.
"Oh thank god... I couldn't lose you too" her mother cried as she moved to Amelia's side taking her paw into her own.
"what the hell happened?" Commander Sharpe asked looking at the doctor.
"Best I can guess, she overdosed on a medication...nurse did you give her any medication?" the doctor questioned.
"N-No ma'am, I came in and replaced her iv about an hour ago..." The Nurse admitted.
"What about the Nurse who came in a few minutes ago?" the cop from outside asked.
"Officer, Trenton...get in here...What...Nurse" Commander Sharpe snarled.
"It was a badger, they were coming in to give her a bath..." he gulped.
"I have only one nurse assigned to this room," the doctor stated "and She was helping in a room on the third floor"
"You let someone in that wasn't cleared?! Do you have a goddamn death wish!" Sharpe snarled pushing the cop against the wall "I outta put you in the room next to her!"
"Commander, we are busy enough as it is please calm down." the doctor sighed, "then I think I know what happened, whoever that was injected her with a few units of Dilaudid..it's the only thing that makes sense, and turned off the monitors so no one would be alerted...She's lucky nurse Greer had a moment free before lunch"
"That settles it...Snowpaw you are off the case" Bogo stated walking into the room.
"B-But sir...I'm close.." Amelia croaked out "l-let me continue...i-I'll solve it..."
"Not a chance, you almost died...why don't you take some personal time? We both know you haven't used any of your vacation time" Bogo retorted
"W-where's Nick?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"He's in the room next door. Commander Sharpe and I were trying to figure out what exactly happened" Bogo explained "Officer Trenton, Send in Mr. Wilde"
The cop nodded before he walked out of the room and came back alone.
"Officer Trenton? Where's Mr. Wilde?" Bogo asked.
"He's gone sir, he must have run off during the commotion he uh left a note..." the officer stated handing over a slip of paper.
Bogo snatched it and glanced at it before snorting and handing it to Amelia.
Dear Snowwhite
Sorry to cut and run but things have changed. I'll see ya around the next time we hit an ice cream shop...maybe we can get a silver one with honey...
Sincerely,
Slick Nick
Amelia read the note several times over. Something wasn't right, Nick wouldn't have just left...would he?
"Looks like the con fox amscrayed, go home amelia...get some sleep.," Bogo stated.
"She can't go anywhere just yet...we need to keep her under observation for at least 36 hours" the doctor stated.
"Alright, then once that's up I suggest you use those vacation days Amelia" Bogo stated as him and commander Sharpe exited her room.
The hours seemed to drag on as amelia suffered through the 36 hour observation time. She was itching to get back to work she was as determined as ever to get back onto the case and catch this bastard.
Tundra town apartments
"Thanks for the lift, Benny!" Amelia stated as the taxi driver smiled at her before he drove off.
She slowly walked up the stairs towards her apartment, stopping momentarily on the last step towards her apartment. Something was making the hair on the back of Amelia's neck rise. She took a breath in and closed her eyes as she tried to figure out what was out of place.
"Mmmm!" came a muffled cry.
Amelia 's ear flicked as she moved silently towards the noise. She opened her eyes when she got to it, and her eyes widened when she saw it was coming from her apartment. She went to shove open the door.
"Slow and steady! Snowpaw...don't rush...use your brain" warrens voice echoed in her head.
She slowly turned the handle. Her neurons firing at lightspeed as she processed the scene, her door didn't look forced open. As she pushed the door open fully she heard a click. In the center of the room sat the missing Vulpine from the hospital with a sly look on his face, a piece of cloth wrapped around his muzzle holding it shut.
"Hey, Nick...thought you went for ice cream" amelia stated as she looked at the vulpine who was bound and gagged.
"Mmmhmmm mhmhmh" nick stated around the gag with a smirk as he tried to hide the fear in his eyes.
"Don't you worry, ill take care of this" she smiled softly 'I hope' she silently added.
Amelia walked over to the kitchen counter and grabbed the tan bag that lay on the table. She hefted it over her shoulder and walked over to Nick undoing the tie on his hands.
'Remember to stay calm, the moment you panic it's over' Warren's voice rang out once more 'be strong...you can do it'
Amelia took a deep breath before she removed the binds on his paws. Nick quickly removed the gag from his mouth.
"And here I thought I'd be selling pawpsicles in heaven" Nick joked as he freed his legs.
"Yes now go..run" Amelia stated through gritted teeth as she slowly opened the bag. She turned her head towards nick as his eyes went wide.
'How could she be smiling at a time like this?' he thought as his heart began to race. His thoughts drifted back to what she had said at Mr. Bigs' house. He went to run out of the room but stopped short his eyes locked onto the wall beside her door...all the pictures sticky notes and string. He looked back at her as she began to work on the bomb.
"Stay calm...panic and it's all over" Amelia spoke softly as she continued to work on the device. She looked curiously as the wire cutters were shaking. She followed the offending motion to her paw. All of a sudden the room began to spin.
Nick watched as Amelia's breathing became rigid and her body began to shake. He clenched his fist as he ran over and grabbed the tool from her hand.
"Now is not the time to freak out Snowball! Walk me through it!" Nick shouted.
Amelia looked over at him in disbelief, her gaze was clouded by something Nick knew all too well...fear. He set the tool down and smacked her across the back of the head "get it together Snowball or we are both dead!" he growled.
Amelia shook her head and blinked a few times before looking at nick as her gaze cleared "H-How many wires?" she asked.
"5, 3 red, one blue, and one yellow" nick stated looking at the wires.
"Yellow! Cut the yellow wire..." Amelia breathed out as nick cut the yellow wire as the timer beeped one last time.
A/N oh no! did they cut the right wire? did our heros survive? R&R! Due to a troll and flamer, i have had to alter this chapter and the first one. if you dont like a story dont read...dont threaten to remove a writers work because "its not your taste" or "you arent impressed". Fanfiction is a way for us to write what we would like to see, be it no judy or judy and another bunny with no nick involved. thats why alot of authors write to see how things would be different if you change one character. i will be posting a version of this story on another platform as well. to see the unaltered version PM me.
A/N 2 due to another complaint from the self-proclaimed critics of FFnet, I've had to alter this chapter yet again. removed the altered lyrics and just left the note for where to put the song on in. tbh I don't care what they say but in order for you guys that actually enjoy reading my story to continue to be able to read it I have to bend and do what I'm told even though thousands of authors leave lyrics in their stories.