A/N: I accidentally put in a Little Mermaid reference. Didn't even notice till after I wrote it. Big chapter this time and I still wanted to put in more too. Anyway big for my stuff. Keep reviewing I swear everytime I read a new one I get at least one great idea.

Disclaimer: "Search your feelings". Zootopia is owned by Disney.

Chapter 6 Corrupt cops, pure criminals

Earth

Ace followed the directions to a run down apartment building. After finding a parking space and feeding the meter he ran inside and up the stairs to Sophie's floor. She was waiting with her door open and a vegetable stew on the stove. Her dress was simple and made her look as though she had just gotten off work herself.

"There you are, Bouncy," the she-cat said playfully before groaning at her own cheesiness, "sorry I couldn't remember your name either so I thought I would just give you a nickname but I just can't do that."

Ace burst out laughing as he shut the door. Sophie's pink tufted ears tilted back before she too giggled at the situation. After a few moments of mirth the buck gathered his wits and walked over to her. He held out his paw.

"Hi, my name is Ace. I work in a supermarket. I am a huge spy movie fan and I think you are beautiful." he said as she took his paw in greeting.

"Sophie. I am a school teacher and I am very glad I got dragged out by my friends last night." she replied with a smile.

"Heh, my boss and a couple coworkers did the same with me. They felt I've been kind of a downer recently and that I should get out and meet someone." Ace stated wryly. "School teacher huh? Well that explains why you live in the Grand Pangolin Luxury apartments. I've always thought that what teachers get paid isn't right."

She smiled and led him to her small couch where they ate and talked about each other for most of the night. Ace moved his car to her guest spot in the buildings parking lot and spent the night.

…

Mars

Jack stood in front of the ruling council of Mars. He had just finished another report on the growing unrest of the populace. The striped rabbit had not slept for more than a few hours in days. Three of his officers had been killed in the last major riot. Another two had quit and joined the growing movement against the government. His department was under-mammaled and overworked. The council didn't look much better than he did. The elder rabbits had sequestered themselves in the main council building more for their protection than anything else.

"You all have one option as far as I can see it." Jack told them coldly. "Tell the citizens that you are recalling the ships from the trip to Jupiter."

The entire council erupted in angry shouts that Jack endured for a few moments with a dark smile on his lips. He raised a paw and waited for them to calm themselves. Eventually they quieted down and allowed him to continue.

"Those does will not survive the trip back," he said cruel smile still in place. "Once those ships are close enough to see in a clear sky we detonate the engines and kill everyone on board, and as for Judy Hopps I sent two of my bucks to find her and bring her back to stand trial for treason."

…

Earth

Finnick's annual 's day party was tonight and the whole store had managed to RSVP that they were coming. Nick and Judy had gotten the whole day off because with every mammal coming the party would have to be held in their yard and they had a lot to do to get ready. First and foremost was to hide the space cruiser so that it would not be found by anyone looking for a little 'privacy' with their date. Since it was far too heavy to move and for that matter no longer had an engine they couldn't move it that way either.

"So," Nick said drawing out the word before continuing, "any ideas on what we are going to do with this thing?"

"Ummm," Judy murmured as she considered the problem, "maybe we could make a planter out of it."

"Not a bad idea, Carrots." the red todd said as he looked over to the never used by him garden shed. "I think there's a bunch of old pots and things in there we can use to sell that idea too."

"I was only kidding… wait you think it could work?" Judy exclaimed with a sudden smile.

He smirked back at her and took her paw. Nick led her to the shed and the two of them went through its contents. Just as he said there was an abundance of old pots and gardening tools.

"Okay Nick grab some of those pots and let's go get some wild flowers." Judy said happily grabbing a small spade herself.

"Heh Wild flowers," Nick chuckled as he followed after the cheerful bunny.

"What's so funny?"

"Wilde flowers, flowers that belong to Wilde," he said gesturing towards himself.

They both laughed at his lame pun before continuing onwards towards a clearing covered with flowers they had seen while they walked through the woods the day before. After about two hours of back breaking gardening the cruiser was mostly hidden beneath a mass of yellow and pink and purple flowers. They had even filled in the crater and trench it had left when Judy crashed it.

"Ok now all we need are tables, tablecloths and food and drink." Nick said while popping his back in an extended stretch.

"So race you to the shower?" Judy asked while stretching down to touch her toes right in front of Nick.

Don't get caught staring Nick! Nick stop staring she's going to notice. He kept his eyes on her rear a tad too intently and he completely missed Judy's question.

She turned around when he didn't answer and he snapped his eyes up to hers.

"Do you mind if I take the first shower Nick?" the doe asked completely oblivious to the fact he'd been ogling her rear.

"No, not at all, go ahead," Nick said while thinking that her eyes were just as entrancing but at least he could still hear what she said when staring at them. "I'll stay here and plan out the layout while I take down the hammock. Last year one of the bears sat on it and had to get me a new one."

Judy giggled at the image of it in her head. Then she walked off to the house. As she opened the door she turned and looked at the todd. She had been tempted to ask if he had wanted to save water by sharing the shower with her.

We aren't even dating. I can't go thinking things like that. She thought while taking in the way his tail swung back and forth hypnotically.

Nick took down his hammock and turned towards the porch to see Judy duck inside. Was she watching me? The thought made him consider doing something foolish but he decided a black eye wasn't worth the risk.

…

The yard was all set up with green tables full of food and drink. Mammals had begun to arrive for the party and to aid in the set up. First to arrive was Finnick, his van stuffed with tables and chairs. Right behind him followed Kevin and Raymond their dates in the back seat were a female brown bear who rivaled Kevin in height and a female giant panda. Nick quietly whispered to Judy that the brown bear was a Kodiak Grizzly and explained a little about pandas before they could reach them.

The boys unloaded the tables and Nick directed placement while the ladies listened to Judy tell them where to put the chairs before they took two large mammal ice chests out of the trunk of the sedan they had arrived in. Ace brought tablecloths and, to everyone's surprise, Sophie. The bobcat had dyed her ears green for the holiday and wore a dress to match. Everyone noticed that Ace could not keep his eyes or paws off her. Once the rest of their co-workers and their families arrived the party got underway.

Nick and Judy danced to Gazelle's music. She had turned into a bigger fan of hers than he was. The green drinks flowed freely and snacks were eaten as the night went on. Judy grabbed Nick as the party raged around them and led him around the corner of the house.

"Nick we have a problem." She said to him with a frightened look on her face. "There's two rabbits here from my old work."

"Where are they, Judy?" Nick said with a hint of panic.

"Over there by the power box," she answered.

Sure enough two bunny bucks were over by the box looking at a strange tablet as though the box was drawing them in. Doe and todd looked at each other as they both realized that something hidden in a new metal box directly below the power box was indeed doing that very thing.

"The generator must have a homing beacon built into it." Judy said angry with herself for not checking for that earlier.

"Well I think that this could work in our favor." Nick said his smirk looked even more devious than usual. "Go take a half of one of those pills. I'm calling the police."

After a quick call reporting strange bunnies snatching up a girl who looked drugged at a party, Nick made his way over to the two bucks intent on ruining their day. He caught Finnick's eye and gestured to the party crashers. Finnick grabbed the closest of the polar bears and the two of them followed Nick. Nick walked up behind the two bunnies.

"Hello boys," he said cheerfully causing them to turn around quickly and look up into his sharp toothed smile, "I know who you two are looking for and I gotta say you are not taking her anywhere."

"Buzz off Red! This is none of your business!" one of them said rudely.

The other just looked uncomfortable and a little afraid. Just then Judy came out of the house dresses in rags wobbling back and forth as she walked over to Nick. He wrapped one paw around her as she reached him. The angry one of the two bucks drew an old pistol on the crowd assembling to watch what was going on.

"Back off we are taking her back and nothing you mammals can do will stop us!" he shouted while waving his weapon back and forth.

The other buck looked at his partner and then at the crowd of assembled mammals. He stepped in front of the gun and looked his partner in the eye.

"This isn't right Robbie," he said concerned that everything was about to get so much worse. "We should just go back and tell them that she's dead."

BOOM! The buck had been right. He looked down at the whole in his chest then back up to Robbie who was still holding the now smoking pistol. Robbie looked on as his partner fell, dead before he hit the ground.

"Now unless you want to join him give her to me!" he screamed.

"Drop your weapon and put your paws in the air!" a wolf officer had arrived just in time to see what had happened.

Wolford and his partner Fangmeyer had just gotten to the party and started to look out for the suspicious bunnies the dispatcher had told them of. Fangmeyer was on the far side of the party when the shot rang out and the crowd screamed. Then hearing the shouting of some mammal followed by her partners orders she knew where to hurry to.

The bunny buck swung his pistol in Wolford's direction just before a second shot rang out. It was followed closely by a third by another weapon. Wolford clutched his left arm where he had been hit. Robbie meanwhile was missing an eye. Fangmeyer's bullet had taken Robbie's life. Nick and Finnick told the Officers that they had seen the female bunny stumble into the middle of the party dressed as she was mumbling incoherently about some bunker underground and being chased then those bunnies had shown up and Nick had called the ZPD. Nick had tried to hide her inside when the bunnies started shouting and pulled a gun. Then she had tried to surrender to them but Nick wouldn't let her go with them knowing that the ZPD was on it's way.

Judy was tested for whatever they had given her. They believed the story of the bunker and wanted to take Judy to the hospital. The doe would not leave Nick's side however. Nick just told them that he would watch over her and make sure she got to the hospital in the morning.

Most of the party goers were done after that mess so they began leaving. Nick sat on the porch with Judy passed out on his lap. Before long there was just two cars remaining. Inside Kevin's car Kevin and his girlfriend were passed out on the back seat but there was no sign of Raymond and his girl. Ace and Sophie were also nowhere to be found.

Nick lifted Judy and brought her inside. Oh there's Raymond and what's her name? I think he forgot to tell me… ah crap my couch! The pullout couch was busted and bent all the way to the ground.

He carried her further inside to his room but the sounds from beyond the door told him exactly where Ace and Sophie were. Ah man where the heck am I going to sleep? He looked down at the sleeping bunny in his arms. And for that matter what do I do with Judy? Only one choice I guess.

He brought her back outside and set her on a chair while he set up his hammock. Then he picked her up and brought her to it. After placing her in it he sighed and got in himself and curled up around her. Had any mammal come upon them that night they would have found to mammals smiling in their sleep.