Hello my friends! There appears to be internet were I'm staying and I couldn't help but pump this chapter out despite my vacation. It's my biggest chapter yet and I hope it satisfies. Enjoy!
The sound of a whining mammal filled the room. The feminine whines were pitifully and the stench that surrounded the whines would scare most mammals away. Two mammals were brave enough to stand the stench and only because they caused it.
Nick made a clicking noise with his tongue, the sound echoing through the room and stopping the whines in their tracks. The whines would increase slightly every now and then but a sharp click from Nick shut her up quickly. He stared her down, her eyes showing pure terror as she stared back into his seemingly dark green eyes.
Judy sat in a chair by the door, leaving the rest of the work to her mate who was a master of the tongue. Judy was a master in pain, as seen by the bloody gauze around the cheetah's arms, legs, and torso. She was also missing a few fingers but those were the least of her problems. Through Judy's handiwork, they were able to find out much about Sorrento's operations and her limited drug distribution network in BunnyBurrrow of all places. But they still weren't able to find out much about Sorrento's next big operation, which has been narrowed down to next Thursday six days from now.
"What are we going to do with you spots?" He asked as he leaned against the wall with a drink in his gloved right paw.
It was a fancy glass cup with Big's favorite letter inscribed in white lettering. He didn't drink any of course since they usually left it behind as their calling card in situations like this. Big protested to it at first, but once the simple fancy letter became the nightmare of Zootopia's underground he advocated for it. It just meant he couldn't use those glasses in public anymore.
"I mean, what else can we even get out of you? You spewed all of Sorrento's secrets and I doubt she'll be happy" Nick said with a frown as he pushed himself off the wall.
He slowly walked towards her, her entire body shaking as he got closer and closer.
"I mean - we could just leave you here," Nick thought out loud as he kneeled down next to her, placing his left hand softly on her arm.
The slightest sliver of relief showed in her eyes and Nick seized upon that moment to tighten his grip on her arm. So much so that a simple click from him wouldn't stop her cries of pain.
"Or, we could just get rid of you. Right here right now" he said sadistically.
He lowered the glass to her arm and chuckled as she quickly shook her head with a pitiful whine.
"What do you think carrots? I don't know which one to choose?" Nick asked casually, the cheetah wanting to scream in protest.
"I don't know... she was kinda rude back at the party," Judy said with a sadistic smile.
"Well that settles it then," he said with renewed enthusiasm.
The female cheetah shook her head in protest as he effortlessly and gently cut the gauze off with his claws on her left arm. The cat hissing as the cold air came into contact with her still open wounds. Judy chuckled in the background as her bloodied and cut up arm was revealed once again, the smell of iron and death just enthralling her.
"P-p-please… " she breathed out weakly, her begging only making Nick growl.
A small stream of alcohol fell from the cup, falling in slow motion in the eyes of the cheetah before it all splashed down on her arm. The alcohol slithered down her arm, filling many of the cuts with its brilliance. A savage and primal scream of pain quickly spilled from the cheetah's mouth like a bursting volcano.
If anyone else was around they would have heard it, but it's good they decided to move her somewhere secluded.
"Did I say you could talk Jackie?" Nick said darkly.
"Cause I thought you had nothing left to say," Nick said darkly before letting loose another small stream.
She screamed again, the look of pure joy on Judy's face as she watched.
"I-I have s-something else… p-please, no more… " she begged weakly, the sudden strength in her voice most likely coming from the pain.
"oh, hiding something from us now! I think I'll have to punish you" Nick said gleefully before slowly tipping the glass over.
"No no no!" she screamed as the alcohol reached the edge of the glass.
"Oh yes yes yes!" he said wickedly.
There were several ounces of the liquid left in the glass, and as a stream of liquid feel to her arm, she screamed once again, her arm soaking up every last ounce of it.
"I'd love to punish you some more my little cheetah, but I don't suppose your lips are working?" Nick said with a glare.
Jackie looked to be in extreme pain, her mouth wide open as she breathed heavily to try and elevate the pain. But she quickly nodded in response to his question.
"Good, now what have you been hiding from us?" Nick asked inquisitively, his smile returning.
The Cheetahs breathing only increased, her eyes closing as she tried to power through the pain.
"The operation on Thursday… it's an assault on Big's second largest drug manufacturing plant… "she said quickly and quietly, her breathing slowing down as she looked to the ground.
Judy's eyes widened in slight surprise. The manufacturing plant at the riverside house in the Meadowlands is one of Big's most secure facilities. There's at least fifty guards on the premises and even more on call, and unless Sorrento has an army, she isn't gonna be able to take or destroy anything.
"Hmm, who would've suspected that?" Nick said with surprise.
"Anything else?" Judy suddenly asked, the question more of a demand.
The cheetah looked up slightly, a new hurt look in her green and tires eyes.
"We have… four guys on the inside" she said hesitantly, her breathing still heavy.
Nick looked over at Judy and pressed a finger in front of his lips. Judy frowned at his request but she nodded her head, pulling out her phone to pass the time. Nick turned back to the cheetah, her mouth still opened as she breathed heavily. Her arm looked to be shaking and for the first time tonight, a true tear slid down her cheek. Not the ones that come from pain, but the ones that come from the heart.
Nick slowly leaned down in front of her. The shaking in her arm stopping as he gently grabbing her chin and raising her head up. A few tears were sliding down her cheeks, her own green eyes filled with fear and sadness.
"Now my dear, I'm glad you decided to share with us. But I'll need more if you want this all to end." Nick said softly as he strikes the side of her face.
She stared into Nick's eyes, the truth of his question seeping into her mind. She took a deep ragged breath before looking away from his eyes.
"She's never going to forgive me for what I told you… " she said with her voice filled with sorrow.
"Their names are James Taylor, Derek Peterson… um, Eric Walsh, and… John Wickerson" she said quietly.
"Good," he said with satisfaction as he leaned back up, looking down at her with a black face as he reached into his right pocket.
"They should know more… " she said finally before lowering her head in defeat, realizing her fate.
"May you find peace" Nick said calmly before pulling out his .45.
A single shot rang out. The crunch and bang echoing in the room before silence overtook the two remaining mammals. What remained of the cheetah, or Jackie Wilson, was a cut up and a very dead mess, the shot through the right frontal lobe looking especially gruesome.
Maybe she should've accepted that Tigers advances.
"How long do you think until some mammal finds her," Nick asked as he turned around, the splatter of blood from the gunshot and other moments brilliantly showing up on his white dress shirt.
Judy looked up from her phone, her eyes basically yelling boredom.
"Not soon enough," she said with a frown before getting up from her chair.
"I think I'm gonna have to get a new shirt before we go home fluff," Nick said with mock surprise as he examined his shirt.
"Well we got an extra one in the car, take this one off" Judy ordered as she slipped her phone back into her pocket.
"Alright, fluff," Nick said with a suggestive smile.
Judy shook her head with a smile, but as he slipped his shirt off she couldn't deny that she isn't opposed to the idea. His fur still looked great despite the last few hours and the few blood splotches on his wrists and neck made him look even better to Judy. Her foot unconsciously tapping on the floor as she checked her mate out, Nick immediately taking notice.
"Like what you see Judy?" Nick said enticingly as he struck a ridiculous pose.
Judy quickly stopped her tapping as she noticed it herself, her ears turning red in embarrassment.
"Maybe when we get home," she said, still embarrassed as she turned away.
"Sounds like a plan, and besides, we have one more thing to talk about," Nick said as he got out of his pose and folded up his shirt.
Judy's ears perked up a little more "one more thing?" she asked inquisitively as he looked back at him.
"Back at the party, when you went to talk to Jackie. An FBI agent came up and talked to me" Nick said casually.
Judy's eyes widened in surprise and her ears went rigid.
"The FBI?! What did they want?!" Judy yelled as a worried expression took hold of her.
"A female arctic fox came up to me and told me that they were close to something, that they may need my assistance" Nick explained as he dropped his shirt over his shoulder.
"Close to what?!" Judy demanded as she took a step towards him.
"I don't know, she didn't go into the specifics" Nick explained as he walked past Judy to the door.
Judy sighed "we'll have to contact Big then, they could be onto us," she said dramatically as she turned to the door.
"Already done carrots, they'll have a place ready by tomorrow at the latest if this does involve us" Nick reassured as he opened the door.
"Oh, and I'm not supposed to tell you this so don't be looking it up at the station or anyplace else" Nick stated as they walked out of the horrible smelling room, keeping the body and Big glass behind.
"Then I expect you to find out everything you can Nick" she ordered, Nick playfully saluting with a nod.
The thought of going to prison wasn't scary to Judy, but the thought of being separated from Nick made her shiver. Judy quickly reached up and grasped his hand as they made their way out of the abandoned building. Theories of how their cover could've been blown going through both of their heads.
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