A Son of his own Chapter 35: First day on the job
Apologies for the long wait! My exams have just passed and now I'm on my summer holidays! But I'm trying to make the most of it and sometimes I don't get enough time to continue typing up more Chapters for you guys.
But don't worry! I'm not ever leaving any of my stories uncompleted! I will keep posting more chapters for you guys! It'll take some time because I want to spend time with my family and friends while I still can. I hope you understand.
I got my exam results back and they were excellent! I passed every subject with either A's or B's! My studying was worth it!
I decided to go with a different approach with this chapter instead of the original film, I hope you find this chapter a real funny one!
Again! Apologies for the wait! I'll try to make that doesn't happen again but anyways! On with the chapter!
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Enough talk! Let us begin...
Nick's apartment, Savannah Central, 4:59AM
Nick had a little trouble sleeping last night because of the major excitement he felt, it was going to be his first on his new job and he was going to be partnered with a Bunny which he underestimated at first but he was proved wrong in the end.
He never thought that he would ever become a cop in his life, especially with a history and reputation for being someone who doesn't exactly follow the law. Life is strange isn't it?
He had managed to sleep because whenever he was in his big and warm bed with his favourite son, he always loved the feeling and warmth of comforting him and being with him in a loving and warm embrace when they slept together. He knew Nathan was excited too, even though he had already been to the Precinct a lot of times when Judy was taking care of him.
The first thing he'd have to get used to however was waking up extremely early, Nick was not a morning mammal and he'd prefer to dose off the morning in his warm bed while cuddling with his son. He had even slept an entire day in bed before he adopted Nathan and he didn't regret it either.
Unfortunately, he'd have to get used to waking up early again much to his disappointment but he had a job to do. He was thinking about getting his mother to babysit Nathan for the day while he was in the Precinct doing whatever he would be doing today because he didn't want Nathan to get bored, plus it'd be the first time Nathan would meet his grandmother and he'd get to spend some time with her and get to know her better.
Nick's mother owned a tailoring shop in Savannah Central that wasn't far away from his apartment, he had been texting her while he was away at the Academy in Bunnyburrow and even told her about Nathan and how he was now his son, she looked forward to seeing him whenever she could and perhaps teach him a few tricks in tailoring.
*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!* Nick's alarm clock screamed over and over again, Nick groaned in his sleep and lazily opened his eyes and slapped the device made by the devil. He was awake now but he didn't want to get out of bed, he had Nathan cuddling against his chest and they were both so warm together underneath the warm blankets and he didn't want this moment to end.
"*Yawn*, just give me a few more minutes" Nick mumbled tiredly as he began to fall sleep again but he could not since the alarm clock had its lasting effect in his ears which prevented him from sleeping, he groaned in annoyance and decided to get up.
Nathan was awakened by the sudden shaking of his Dad and woke up with tired eyes, Nick noticed this and he had the perfect method to keep his son awake.
Nick leaned his head down and he began to nuzzle his little pup's face affectionately which made Nathan giggle happily, he rubbed his father's muzzle with his little paws in response to the nuzzling and Nick would lick Nathan was his breath not stinky.
"We've an early start today Nathan, let's get up, get dressed, eat some breakfast, brush our teeth and walk out the day to say 'hello world! I'm ready for what you'll throw at me today!'" Nick said as he tried to sound enthusiastic despite him being tired but he tried his best and Nathan giggled at how silly Nick was acting.
"Can I at least get some sleep when we get there? I'm still feeling sleepy" Nathan said as he yawned and rubbed his eyes while cuddling against his Dad's fur.
"Of course you can. I was thinking that maybe after I'm finished my shift today that we could pay a visit to my mother since I've not seen her for a while and it'll be the first time you'll get to meet her, if it's okay with you of course" Nick said as he sat up in his bed and jumped out of bed as did Nathan, Nick went to his wardrobe to take out his most prized piece of clothing.
His navy blue ZPD uniform with his copper badge and initials on its breast along with a pair of mirror aviators, a belt ran around the waist with all the fancy gadgets that a police officer would have like his radio, taser gun, pepper spray and so on so forth.
He quickly put on his uniform which still smelled of blueberries from the Academy and put on his aviators to give him that Officer look, he found it very soothing to smell blueberries since he loved blueberries. He likes blueberries but he doesn't get stereotyped for liking blueberries thankfully unlike Bunnies and carrots. He has the cunning and sly fox stereotypes to worry about but maybe being a cop could change the public opinion for better or worse.
Nathan tiredly put on an ocean blue and buttercup yellow striped t-shirt and a pair of black pants with red thin stripes going down the sides. Even he wasn't a morning Mammal just like his Dad! Like father, like son...
"And I was having such a nice dream too, maybe I'll dream of it again" Nathan thought to himself as he and Nick left the bedroom and walked into the kitchen to get breakfast, last night he had dreamt that he and his Dad were playing around on an exotic island with palm trees, soft white sand and sapphire blue water that was warm from the hot sun shining in the bright blue cloudless sky. It was perhaps one of the best dreams he ever had in his life.
They both had a breakfast of cereal and Nick made himself a coffee while Nathan had a glass of orange juice. Nathan always hated the smell of coffee and he imagined it tasted worse than it smells, he always wondered how Mammals could even tolerate drinking it at all.
Quicky washing their faces to get the sleepiness out of their system with cold tap water in the bathroom, brushing their teeth, flossing their teeth and spitting out mouthwash to get rid of their stinky morning breath, the two Foxes were ready to face whatever challenges they would face today.
"First day on the force, better make it a good and memorable one. There shouldn't be much pedestrians walking on the streets so we should get the Precinct quickly assuming we don't get caught up in street sweepers" Nick said as he gently held Nathan's paw, they both made their way to the door that led out of their apartment and Nick locked the door behind them. Taking the elevator to ground level, they exited the apartment building and made their way to the Watering hole where Precinct 1 was located.
The sky was still dark but small patches of sunlight could be seen over the horizon, they wouldn't have to worry about the dark since they had night vision but there was also street lights to help them walk down the street anyways.
Unusually for Nathan, he had never witnessed the bustling city of Zootopia being so quiet, mostly car horns, pedestrians walking and talking and sirens filled up his ears but he couldn't hear any of those now since the city was still sleeping.
"Anything I need to know before we get in there? Any useful tips for Daddy?" Nick asked childishly as he looked down at Nathan who giggled at Nick's silly face, they both kept walking down a very empty Savannah Central street with only a small breeze flowing in the air.
"Well... Don't make Chief Bogo angry, he becomes super scary when he does. Try not to get stepped on by the other Officers there because me and Judy nearly did, listen very carefully when the intercoms go off because it can be very hard to hear them in certain places and ignore any rude comments from the other Officers. Some of them were staring at me when I was with Judy but they never approached us" Nathan said as Nick listened very closely to what his son had to say, he felt his heart drop when he heard Nathan had nearly been stepped on as was Judy.
"Don't make Buffalo Butt mad, don't get flattened to a pancake, keep my ears open and ignore meanies, that should be easy to do. Is there anyone worth talking to in there that I should know of?" Nick asked since he hoped there was someone nice inside the Precinct other than Judy, not that he hated her or anything but he just wanted to know.
"There is Benjamin Clawhauser, he's a Cheetah who works at the front desk and he's pretty nice. He loves the singer Gazelle and doughnuts, he even gives doughnuts to those who are nice to him and he's very fun to talk to if you're bored" Nathan said while remembering all the laughs he had with Benjamin, even with the Gazelle App that had your face scanned to be on one of her Tiger dancers and a video would play with you dancing with Gazelle, Nathan found it very hilarious and he even considered Benjamin one of his favourite cops.
"Good to know, I'm only asking because you've been in the Precinct more than I have so I have to learn from you about the basics and all that stuff" Nick said happily as he ruffled the fur on Nathan's head which made Nathan giggle, his fur became a mess but he didn't care.
The two Foxes kept walking to Precinct 1 and it wasn't long until Zootopia Central Station came into view, the train station served as the marker that they were going the right way and that they had to keep going in the direction of the train station to get to the Watering hole.
They both eventually came out into the central square area where the Watering hole was located, the Watering hole was used as a monument to commemorate the first time Predator and Prey first made piece with each other, but most of that is forgotten history in nowadays society. Water jutted up into the air from the small pipes on the water and the leaves peacefully blew in the air as they held onto the branches of the trees.
The tall and colourful skyscrapers that stood tall and proud in the Downtown area of Zootopia were still lit up with their colourful lights, making them look like tall glowing spires of glass, the other buildings were also lit up but with yellow or white lights from the windows.
"And there it is son, Papa's new workplace, take me on a tour around the place because I don't have to start for a bit? That is if Judy isn't there already and rushes us with her words of wisdom" Nick said as Precinct 1 came into view, he was already in it before but then chaos occured (you'd know if you've read the past Chapters!)
"Sure! Welcome to Nathan's tour of Precinct 1! Please do not wander off from me and leave question till the end of the tour" Nathan said as he tried to sound as manly as possible but he and Nick just ended up laughing at how silly he sounded.
They reached the sandstone steps that led up to the front doors of Precinct 1, they took the stairs that were made for smaller Mammals since it was easier for them to climb up those steps than the medium sized ones. Nick pushed the revolving door and he and Nathan quickly ran before the door caught up with them.
It wasn't extremely busy in Precinct 1 right now, there was the occasional Officer who threw a rather mean looking stare at Nick and Nathan but they walked on without talking to them, there was a chubby Cheetah sleeping at the front desk with his face on the desk and he looked like he was having a nice dream since he wasn't snoring or making sudden movements, some links boxes of doughnuts were still filled with them while others had none in them and Nick assumed the Cheetah to be Benjamin Clawhauser. His guess was correct when he saw a name card on the desk that had the initials 'Benjamin Clawhauser' inscribed on it.
"So that's Benjamin Clawhauser, I'll keep that in my head along with everyone else's name. So, let me clock in first and take me on a tour?" Nick whispered so he wouldn't wake up the sleeping Cheetah as he and Nathan walked up to the desk as quietly as the could.
"Sure, just go into that room over there and that's where you can clock in" Nathan whispered as he pointed to a room on the left side of the building and Nick looked at where Nathan was pointing at, Nathan was pointing to a door that had the initials 'Arrival room' painted onto it in yellow gold and nodded to Nathan in response.
"Thanks, stay here and I won't be long" Nick whispered as he walked off to the Arrival room while still sneaking as to not wake up Clawhauser and he eventually made it there. Nathan stayed where he was and looked about the open reception area, counting the pieces of dust he could see flying in the air to pass the time.
After Nick clocked himself in which was rather early but Judy insisted on him waking up early to get a head start, he walked back out into the reception area where Benjamin was still sleeping peacefully and Nathan was sitting down with his back against the reception desk, resting his eyes since he was still feeling a bit sleepy.
"Hey, are you still able to take me on a tour?" Nick whispered as he knelt down in front of Nathan and gently nudged his head with his paw, Nathan opened his eyes lazily and nearly fell back to sleep again.
"Sure, don't wander off from the tour guide" Nathan whispered tiredly as he stood up and started the tour of Precinct 1. They headed left towards the bullpen and Nathan stopped in front of the big door since he technically wasn't allowed in there. The door was painted white with blue glazed glass and the initials 'bullpen' in yellow gold.
"This room is the bullpen, this is where Chief Grumps gives out his assignments to his Officers, be them investigations, patrols, office work, parking duty etcetera. Things can get loud in there when Chief Bogo walks in so be careful because I felt the ground shake a few times from the paws and hooves banging off the tables, Judy told me she never got used to the whole roaring and shouting minutes the bullpen as a " Nathan said as Nick listened very carefully and took that into consideration.
"Okay, I'll be careful when the party starts. Where are you taking me next?" Nick said as Nathan started walking away from the bullpen door and he followed him to the next place in the tour. He snickered when Nathan said Chief Grumps instead of Chief Bogo, Nick would assume Chief Bogo was a grouch with that kind of serious attitude he has but he is the one in charge of Precinct 1.
"This hallway leads to the prison cells, detention rooms, interrogation rooms, archives, contraband rooms and the gym and locker rooms, Judy teached me how to pronounce those words incase you are confused by how I can speak those words perfectly" Nathan said as he and Nick walked to a hallways filled with many doors and other hallways, a few Officers walked out the doors but paid no attention to the two Foxes as they made their way up or down the long hallway.
"That's a mouthful but I'll remember those rooms, she taught you those words? Pretty admirable of her to do something like that" Nick said as Nathan began walking again to their next destination.
"Upstairs leads to the office cubicles, another gym, more archives and everything else I mentioned at the hallway we were at previously, with a few janitor storage rooms too. Chief Bogo's office is up another flight of stairs when you go upstairs and you'll know when he wants you in his office" Nathan said as he carefully described what was in each area and Nick listened closely as usual.
"I guess he has his methods, just hope I don't get called into his office for being a Fox. Seems pretty straightforward this place, that or I'm failing to realise something but Judy will be there to help with that won't she?" Nick said as he knelt down beside Nathan and rubbed him behind his ears, making him giggle at the touch of his Dad's rough paw pads.
"Yeah. Promise me you'll come back safe and sound?" Nathan asked as Nick stopped rubbing behind his ears and looked up at him with cute little puppy eyes.
"I'd never say no to you. I promise I'll come back to you safe and sound, I mean that when I say that" Nick said as he looked Nathan in the eye and happily smiled at him.
Continuing to show Nick around Precinct 1 (the places that were accessible to Nathan of course), the two Foxes were eventually met with the sound of a familiar female voice, they both were sitting on a couch in the reception area when they heard the voice of Judy.
"Nick! Nathan!" Judy shouted from the entrance of Precinct 1, Nick and Nathan quickly at the source of the sound and they saw that a Grey Rabbit in a ZPD uniform was running towards them with a smile on her face.
"Judy!" Nick and Nathan shouted back in unison as they jumped off of the couch and began running towards Judy, the trio then embraced each other in a happy group hug.
The moment when Nick wrapped his arms around Judy, he started to get that funny feeling inside him again, to him it felt like as if something clicked inside his body, something inside him connected which started to make him feel these weird feelings of...
Love?
"Wait, I'm in love with her? No, that doesn't sound right, yet at the same time it does. What do I do?!" Nick thought to himself as he tried to get a hold of his bearings, he could already picture himself and Judy dating together, a Fox and a Bunny, natural enemies, dating each other?
"I guess all I can do is role with it, maybe she feels the same about me and is trying to hide it just like me" Nick thought to himself as he continued hugging Judy, Nathan was hugging Judy's leg completely and he didn't want to let go.
In their moment of happy and warm embrace, they heard a gasp behind them which made the three Mammals look behind them and they saw that Benjamin had woken up and he had his paws covering his mouth with surprise, then he formed a silly happy face at how cute Judy and two Foxes looked when they were hugging.
"Awww... You three look so cute together!" Benjamin said happily as he waved at them while the trio waved nervously back.
"I'm so happy to see the two of you again. What did you two do when you got here?" Judy asked as they broke the hug and began chatting with each other.
"Seems a hug can wake him up somehow. Nathan took me on a tour of Precinct 1 and I think I know how to make my way around here, we were sitting down on that couch over there and we played some games with each other to pass the time" Nick said while mumbling at the start of his sentence. He pointed over to the couch he and Nathan were sitting on and Judy listened carefully.
"Good boy Nathan. I would've been here earlier but my alarm clock died so I overslept by thirty minutes! But we've still time to wait for everyone else. We have to go to the bullpen at 6:00AM sharp so we have to watch the time" Judy said as she began walking to the room that had the clocking machines inside while being tailed by Nick and Nathan.
"Nathan won't be allowed in the Bullpen but he told me that Benjamin Clawhauser could watch over him so, I'll go and do that then. C'mon Nathan" Nick said as he and Nathan walked over to Benjamin's desk and the Cheetah looked at them above his computer screen.
"Hello Nick! Hello Nathan! I heard you became valedictorian of your class at the ZPD Academy, congrats! First time a Fox has been on the Force but there's a first time for everything I guess" Benjamin said happily as reorganised some of the junk on his desk but he kept eye contact with Nick and Nathan.
"Yeah, there is. I need someone to watch over Nathan so-" Nick said before Benjamin placed his paws on his cheeks and jumped with excitement in his chair.
"Oh I'll be more than happy to take care of Nathan! He's such a great boy and he keeps me company. I have some toys he can play with and some colouring books too so don't worry about him getting bored, I even have a sleeping bag if he's feeling tired" Benjamin said happily, interrupting Nick when he was speaking but Nick was already impressed by how organised Benjamin was.
"Okay, you're hired. Have fun with Benjamin Nathan and do what he tells you, I'll be back at four o'clock and we can head out get ourselves a takeout for dinner when I get back, how's that sound?" Nick said as he knelt down and gave Nathan a goodbye hug, he knew that if Nathan could handle not being with him for four months, he could handle ten hours being away from him.
"That sounds great Dad! Don't hurt yourself!" Nathan said happily as he and Nick broke the hug and they both waved goodbye to each other, Benjamin tried his best to not let the cuteness liberate him but he was failing badly.
Nick and Judy then walked off towards the bullpen to get their seats before someone else took them. Nathan walked behind Clawhauser's desk and began fondling with the markers and colouring books that the Cheetah left out for him, his creative imagination would surely keep him occupied for the day.
"Too bad I didn't have a camera" Clawhauser whispered to himself, regretting to himself that he couldn't cherish the cute memory on a camera...
Bullpen, moments after Nick and Judy left the reception area...
"So your alarm clock died? That sucked I imagine" Nick said while Judy nodded her head in response, they were both sitting on the same seat which was at the table at the top of the Bullpen. Since no one else had arrived, they decided to converse with each other.
"Yeah, I've never overslept before and I was so furious when I woke up. I made it with fifteen minutes to spare thankfully" Judy said while rubbing her ears and taking a deep breath, Nick could only imagine how much she could hear with those sensitive ears, she could probably hear his heartbeat which was beating rather nervously.
"Should I tell her about how I'm feeling? On the first day of the job? No, let's wait when we really get accustomed to this and then we'll tell her. What if she refuses? I'm not sure if I could live that down" Nick thought to himself while Judy stared at him with confusion.
"Nick? Zootopia to Nick?" Judy said as she waved her paw in front of Nick's face which got his attention.
"Sorry, just daydreaming but I'll have to stop doing that now. Benjamin seems like a nice guy, Nathan sure likes him" Nick said to continue the conversation, he rubbed his left ear and nervously smiled.
"Yeah, he's a great guy once you get to know him better, he's always calm and content and that's a good personality to have as an operator. Chief Bogo though, he seems serious but I'm sure he has a soft spot somewhere inside that hard head of his" Judy said while trying not to sound rude about Chief Bogo, she'd have keep in mind not to say that to his face, ever.
"Everyone does, even the ones that like to not use indoor voices. I never thought I'd get this far in my life, a Fox being a Police Officer? Sounds like something in a fantasy world" Nick said casually, showing he wasn't affected by the whole bad Fox stereotype.
"You could say that again but hey, maybe you'll convince some of the public that Foxes can be good. My parents always told me that Foxes were always up to no good but they don't know you better than I do" Judy said while trying not be rude so she doesn't hurt Nick's feelings, he wouldn't really care anyways but she wanted to be nice to him.
"I sure hope so, I want Nathan to live in a future where he won't be judged by his species because a lot of Foxes in Zootopia either drop out of High School or get no education at all. I was lucky enough to get through College but most other Foxes don't get lucky, I don't want Nathan to be one of the those Foxes because he is such a good boy and deserves to be treated nicely" Nick said in a professional manner. Judy never knew that most Foxes don't graduate from High School or College before and she couldn't help but feel sorry and angry for them because of how modern society depicts them.
"Well said Nick. Everyone else is arriving now so it won't be long until Chief Bogo gives us our assignments" Judy said as four Officers entered the Bullpen, one of them was a Lion, two were Wolves and one was a Tiger. They threw suspicious looks at Nick but since he was sitting beside Judy who now had a far more important reputation than they did since she was one of the Mammals who solved the Missing Mammals case which was renamed the Nighthowler case, the four Predator Officers would not dare question the presence of a Fox in her presence.
"Those guys threw some looks at us, bound to happen I guess" Nick said with an unconvinced tone, he was pretty good at hiding some of his feelings and Judy admired him for that since he could not be easily upset by the worst insults or treatment.
"Just ignore them Nick, they're not worth the trouble. Anyways, let's get to know each other better since we'll be partners" Judy said as more Officers walked into the Bullpen, throwing looks at the duo as they gossiped with each other on whatever they were speaking about.
"What's a Fox doing here? This place ain't for him"
"That's the same Fox that helped Judy with the Missing Mammals case you furball, he's also the same Fox that I befriended at the Academy" a familiar male voice said from the back of the Bullpen, Nick turned his head as did Judy to see the source of the voice.
The source of the voice was none other than Raymond, defending Nick because he was his friend.
Nick didn't know Raymond was assigned to Precinct 1 since he wasn't there to see Raymond get his badge and whatever Precinct he would be assigned too, Nick was glad that Raymond was around because he was a pretty nice Arctic Wolf and he didn't care that Nick was a Fox.
"Raymond? You're assigned here too? I never knew" Nick said as Raymond stood out of his seat and walked over to where Nick and Judy were sitting.
"That's alright, you wouldn't have known anyways until I got here. I could see your son with Clawhauser and he was colouring in a colouring book, that was your son wasn't it? Or is someone that looks like him?" Raymond said sarcastically at the end while Nick rolled his eyes at what Raymond said.
"That's Nathan alright. I'm glad to see another familiar face around here who has more common sense than others" Nick said as he threw a smirk at Judy who scoffed and lightly punched his arm in response to his actions.
"Oh hush you Fox, I've as much common sense as the next guy" Judy said as the trio chuckled and they continued speaking to each other.
"I'd rather sit on this seat beside you if you don't mind, I won't feel as small sitting in the back" Raymond said as he pulled out the seat beside Nick and Judy's seat and sat down in it comfortably, he moved his butt until he found a comfortable spot to relax on.
"You're taller than us and you feel small sitting back there? You're picky" Nick said as Raymond scoffed at what Nick said to him.
"That's just how I am Nick. Gonna have to get used to waking up earlier than usual now that I'm a cop but I'd rather sleep with my wife all day like a lazybone, I'll get used to this eventually" Raymond said as he stretched his arms up over his head and groaned as he popped some joints in his body.
"You have any kids Raymond?" Judy asked as Nick picked at his claws and not having a care in the world at the moment, Raymond set his arms back down and began to speak.
"I do Judy, I have two kids, one boy who is seven years old and one girl who is turning seven in two weeks, they both get along great and they love to play with each other. They even force me to be in some of their games where I'm the big bad Wolf and they have to defeat me in a pillow fight, it's great fun and it makes them happy so it makes me happy too" Raymond said as he smiled at the thought of being with his kids again.
"Sound like fun your children. At least they don't have to wait in long lines to the bathroom and share clothes with each other unlike me when I was their age" Judy said as she remembered those horrible memories from her youth, some of her brothers or sisters would spend too long in the bathroom and she'd have to wear boy's clothing if she wasn't up early enough.
"Wolves don't have as many babies as Bunnies do, I sometimes question how Bunnies can have so many kids at once and raise them all at once, must be a pain in the back to feed over one hundred mouths or less" Raymond said while being relieved at the thought that he didn't have so many children like Judy's family.
"Somehow we have our ways, it doesn't seem to bother my parents much that they have so many kids, same with me having so many siblings" Judy said while Raymond nudged Nick's arm to get him in the conversation.
"Hey! I don't wanna talk about bunnies. Let's change the subject shall we?" Nick asked in a begging manner, Judy just scoffed at what Nick said while Raymond just shrugged.
It wasn't long until more and more Officers began filling the Bullpen and the entire room was filled with chatting, Officers drinking coffee, typing on their phones, reading the newspaper or fiddling with their thumbs.
As every Officer passed the time doing whatever they were doing, an Officer standing beside the podium shouted "ATTEN HUT!" as Chief Bogo walked into the Bullpen and every Officer began banging the tables, standing out of their seats, howling, growling and every other noise they could make as Chief Bogo made his way to the podium.
"Alright Alright enough, shut it!" Chief Bogo, shouting at the end which made everyone sit back down in their seats, everyone waited for Chief Bogo to give them their assignments for the day.
"We have some new recruits with us this morning" Chief Bogo said as he looked at Nick as did everyone else, he just smiled and acted like he didn't care about the fact that so many eyes were looking at him.
"Who cares?" Chief Bogo said as he picked up a clipboard with the assignments on it, some Officers quietly laughed in the background from what he said.
"Ha! You should have your own line of inspirational greeting cards sir!" Nick back answered in response to Chief Bogo's behaviour which he shouldn't have.
"Shut your mouth Wilde!" Chief Bogo shouted back which caused more light laughter in the Bullpen while Nick just smirked and slightly shut his eyes.
"Assignments, Officers Grizzoli, Fangmeyer, Delgato, Tundratown SWAT" Chief Bogo said as the Wolf, Tiger and Lion stood out of their seats and made their way to the other door you could use to enter the Bullpen.
"Snarloff, Higgins, Wolford, undercover" Chief Bogo said as the Polar Bear, Hippo and Wolf put on some accessories to manipulate their appearance, Wolford had a better idea by disguising himself as a Wolf in Sheep's clothing while Snarloff put on a green cap and Higgins put on a fake moustache.
"Hopps, you will be assisting a further investigation into City Hall due to Bellwether's actions when she was in office. You'll get more information from Officer Francine once you arrive on the scene at City Hall. Wilde, parking duty, dismissed" Chief Bogo said as Nick and Judy showed looks of confusion at what Nick had been given for his assignment today.
Just before Chief Bogo could walk out the door, Judy rushed in front of him to stop him and Chief Bogo immediately knew where this was going.
"Wait Chief! I said that I was to be partnered with Nick when he first got on the force and you're putting him on parking duty on his first day?" Judy asked as Chief Bogo put on his glasses, Judy tapped her foot against the floor as she waited for a response.
"He will be partnered with you tomorrow Hopps if that makes you any better, he needs to know how to give tickets and know his way around the streets" Chief Bogo said, underestimating Nick's vast knowledge of knowing the streets of Zootopia.
"Hold on, can I get a say in this? I know every single street, alleyway, avenue and sewer in this city and they taught us how to give tickets to Mammals on the Academy" Nick said as he walked over beside Judy and folded his arms while giving a scowl at Chief Bogo.
"Then filling out fifty tickets a day shouldn't be a problem for you" Chief Bogo said as he walked past the two smaller mammals and exited the Bullpen using the door behind Nick and Judy.
"Parking duty? Please pinch me if I'm dreaming because I'm so not doing that" Nick said as he covered his face with his paws and groaned in annoyance, this is not how he saw his day going, he thought he'd be with Judy today and help her make the world a better place, he's doing something that does not help doing that.
"That's Chief Bogo for you, always hiding something in those four star sleeves of his. I'm sure Francine can wait for me so I'll help you get ready for your parking duty shift" Judy said with a unconvinced tone in her voice since she really looked forward to working with Nick but then Chief Bogo pulls one under his four star sleeves.
"Fifty tickets? I'll make it one hundred tickets, before noon, then he'll be begging at my feet to help you in your little case because of how skilled I am" Nick said confidently as Judy just smiled at him for his attempt to remain optimistic, how was he going to tell Nathan that he kicked crime in the butt?
He'd have to make something up, something that'd make Nathan laugh his pants off.
"Hey! That cannot be a coincidence! I said the same thing! Sorta anyways" Judy said as she gave Nick another light punch on his arm which he ignored because he wasn't in the mood.
"Whatever, let's just get this over with" Nick mumbled annoyingly as he and Judy made their way out of the Bullpen for their assignments...
Moments later after Nick and Judy left the Bullpen...
"I can't believe that I'm actually doing this, I look so ridiculous in this costume and clownmobile" Nick grumbled to himself as he slowly cruised down a Savannah Central street in the same little roofed scooter Judy drove when she was on parking duty. Nick also hated the fact he was wearing a silly hat and a silly traffic warden outfit because he thought it made him look weak and vulnerable due to how silly it looked.
"Nearly eight o'clock in the morning and I've only given three tickets, each for parking meters being expired and I haven't spotted anymore since then" Nick grumbled as he stopped at a traffic light and patiently watched pedestrians cross the road, some of them throwing mean looking looks at him but he ignored them since they were to be expected.
"Just to get to know the streets better and learn how to give out tickets, being a street Fox for twenty years isn't enough and four months in the Academy wasn't enough for that buffalo butt? With those horns, he's clearly the devil doing the devil's work" Nick continued mumbling to himself as pedestrians stopped walking across the road and he began driving forward again, keeping an eye out on each and every single parking meter he saw.
Sighing with boredom, Nick decided to text Judy to see how she was doing as he pulled over along the side of the street while listening out for any expiration dings.
"How u doing? Bored as heck with three tickets filed but hey, better than nothing right?" Nick texted into his phone as his ears picked up the sound of a parking meter expiring which instantly formed a smirk on his face.
"Make that ticket number four" Nick said as he quickly jumped out of his scooter and ran to the expired parking meter before the owner of the car got back, printing a ticket from his little ticket machine and placing it on the windscreen (windshield) wipers so the wind wouldn't blow it away.
Running back to his scooter and still listening out for expiration dings, Nick felt his phone vibrate in his pants again which meant he had gotten a text back from Judy.
"I'm doing okay, standing around and questioning Mammals of interest, learned some pretty interesting stuff that I shouldn't tell you over the phone. Speak to you soon and I know you can file one hundred tickets before noon! Don't give up Nick!" Judy texted back which made Nick feel a bit more confident to hear back from a Bunny he wanted to be his girlfriend, what did I just say?
"Ah jeez not again, not even boring boredom can get rid of those thoughts" Nick thought angrily at himself, he even questioned himself why he'd consider loving Judy in the first place.
He was a Fox and he was in love with a Bunny? Interspecies couples were not known in Zootopia since most Mammals would shun them for not settling down with one of their own kind, not also to mention the fact that they wouldn't be able to have kids.
Or would they?
"I don't understand how anyone can do parking duty, it's so boring" Nick grumbled to himself as he planted his head onto the small steering wheel of his little clownmobile and banged off it a few times.
As if fate had planned it, Nick ears picked up the sound of a parking meter expiring.
Then another.
Then another.
Then another.
And then another.
"Maybe getting one hundred tickets before noon won't be a problem for sly and slick Nick Wilde" Nick said as he smirked to himself again with confidence as he knew deep down he would've able to beat his challenge. He did not want to back down now.
He had two Mammals he wanted to make happy.
Judy.
And Nathan.
"A takeout will certainly be worth it after this, best part is I'll get to be with Nathan when we get it, can I get any happier today? Because I think I can't" Nick said as he quickly hopped out of his little clownmobile, printing tickets and placing them on the cars in the expired parking zones.
Parking duty was boring for Nick, but whenever he thought of Nathan and his cute little and playful smile, Nick would forget how boring parking duty was and he'd be happy again.
He only wished to see Nathan for real again.
To do that, tickets must be printed...
One by one, a car will get a parking violation!
Sorry for the wait! Just enjoying my summer holidays while they last but I ain't leaving my stories!
Just enjoying my, dog days. Get it? No? I'm bad at jokes aren't I?
I have a confession to make, I'm having problems right now.
I'm having trouble with my mother, she keeps treating me like a little kid and she can't accept the fact that I'm responsible for myself now, even when I try to convince she just scolds me and I have to leave the house because I absolutely hate people that yell at me.
I just keep praying that she understands that I'm growing up one day and that she isn't so ill-tempered like she is now.
Anyways, you're here to read my stories, not read my biography.
Please leave your reviews down below and keep giving me ideas because I keep getting so many ideas from you guys that I think this story will be a long one!
And it's not goodbye.
It's just see you later:)
Sincerely,
S47