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Chapter 26
"Whoa, Nick where did that come from?" I questioned the now serious and slightly aggressive looking fox that was Nick as said fox began to speak again.
"What did you used to do with Ben Dave? I won't ask you again." Nick questioned Dave aggressively as said fox took an aggressive step towards the fearful and concerned looking polar bear that was Dave.
"Nick what are you doing...Dave's just a friend of Bens...he's not a criminal." My aunt said in a worried and concerned tone of voice which seemed to anger Nick more as said fox continued to glare daggers at the still fearful and concerned looking polar bear that was Dave.
"Nick you need to calm down," I said in a calm tone of voice in an effort to stop Nicks aggressive behavior and tone of voice towards Dave which only caused said fox to look at me in anger and frustration.
"I need to calm down? Ben, I'm as calm as ever." Nick said in a sarcastic and aggressive tone of voice as I gave said fox a shocked and hurt look as Nick looked back towards Dave before speaking again.
"Now you had better answer me now Dave. Lying to an officer of the law would be a very bad mistake to make." Nick said as I watched said fox reach into his right beige trouser pocket before pulling out his silver police badge and showing it to Dave as said deep brown eyed and snow white furred polar bear looked at Nick in fear as I continued to look at Nick in both shock and hurt.
"Nick, why are you doing this? Dave's done nothing wrong to you so why are you acting this way towards him." The concerned and friendly voice of Judy said as I watched said light grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit make her way over to Nick which seemed to get the attention of the still aggressive looking auburn furred and grass green eyed fox before said fox began to speak to Judy continuing his aggressive tone of voice that he had used toward Dave.
"And how do you know that Judy? Just stay out of this." Nick said aggressively which caused Judy to take a small step back away from Nick whilst Jerry on the other paw made his way to his sister's side before glaring at Nick in a slightly aggressive manner before my aunt began to speak.
"That was uncalled for Nicholas. Judy was only trying to help you. There was no need to snap at her like that." My aunt said in a stern tone of voice as she looked at Nick in both disappointment and slight anger before Nick started to growl lightly at my aunt which shocked both my aunt and myself as Nick began to speak again.
"None of you are thinking properly right now. Am I the only one in here who cares about what Ben used to do. I'm doing this for his safety." Nick said as he turned back around to face the now slightly aggressive looking polar bear that was Dave whilst my head began to throb in pain as I placed my head in my black furred paws.
"And why would Ben need protecting from me Nick?" Dave questioned the still aggressive looking auburn furred and leaf green eyed fox that was Nick in a threatening tone of voice as said polar bear growled lightly at Nick which caused Nicks facial features to become even more aggressive looking than before.
"I don't know yet but I am going to find out soon or you're going to jail snowflake," Nick said continuing his aggressive tone of voice whilst Dave on the other paw took an aggressive step towards Nick whilst said fox did the same as he began to growl in anger towards Dave.
"Both of you...stop...please.." I said in a weak and quiet tone of voice as my head continued to pound in pain whilst both Nick and Dave continued to stand off against each other oblivious to the words I had just said.
"Nicholas stop this right now. You're not like this son." Aunt Nicole said before said aunt noticed me groaning in pain whilst holding my auburn furred head in my black furred paws as said vixen began to make her way over to me with worry etched on her face.
"Ben are you OK?" My aunt said as let out another pained groan before looking at my aunt with a tired and pained look on my face before I shook my head to answer said vixens question.
"This is your last chance, Dave. Tell me what you used to do with Ben." Nick said in an aggressive tone of voice as Dave growled at said fox in defiance whilst both Judy and Jerry looked on at the two mammals in both shock and fear as it seemed like the two mammals were about to attack each other.
I continued to groan in pain as my head continued to pound mercilessly whilst my aunt on the other paw began to desperately look around the hospital room for something which could help relieve some of the pain from my head.
"Listen here, Nick. You had better watch what you say to me as unlike Ben, I don't know you all that well." Dave said as he began to pound his two huge white furred paws together in an intimidating manner whilst Nick gave said polar bear a dark smile before speaking.
"Vice versa Dave. I don't know you and if you knew Ben when he was a con artist then you had better be prepared to answer my questions whether you like it or not." Nick said as the two mammals continued to glare daggers at each other whilst my aunt looked at me in disappointment at what Nick had just said about me before speaking in an upset and saddened tone of voice.
"You were a con artist Ben? Please tell me Nicks lying...your...you're too good-hearted to be a con artist." My aunt said as I began to feel anger at both Nick for just saying what I used to do openly even after I had told him to keep it under wraps as well as my aunt for being disappointed in what I presumed she now knew what I used to do for a living.
"You don't know me," I said in a quite and angered tone of voice as I removed my auburn furred face from my black furred paws before I looked at the shocked and upset looking face of my aunt as said vixen began to speak in a matching tone of voice to the look on her face.
"What's that supposed to mean Ben...I...I'm your aunt...of course I know you...why would you say that..." My aunt said as I began to chuckle lightly in a sad and tired way as I gave my aunt a small smile before I looked at both Nick and Dave who were still glaring at each other waiting for one of them to make a move.
"Listen to me auntie...I'm not the same mammal that you used to know...I've fallen into our species stereotype and I've dragged other mammals into there own," I said before letting out a tired sigh as I stood up off of the hospital bed that I had been seated on before I noticed the concerned looks that both Judy and Jerry where giving me as I gave the pair of rabbits a small smile before I turned my attention back to Nick and Dave.
"Nick you need to calm down and stop this," I said in a tired but serious tone of voice which said fox seemed to ignore whilst Dave on the other paw took a slight notice to me before said bears attention was brought back to Nick as said fox began to speak once again.
"I think I've given you enough time to answer me Dave so you had better take a trip with me down to the precinct," Nick said as I watched said fox reach into his left beige trouser pocket as he brought out a pair of handcuffs from said pocket before he looked back towards Dave.
"Now are you going to come with me willingly or do I have to use these," Nick said as he gestured toward the handcuffs in his left black-furred paw whilst I on the other paw began to growl in anger which seemed to finally gain the attention of Nick.
"Stop it, Nick. Stop this stupidity right now." I growled at the now surprised and slightly fearful looking Nick as said fox looked at me and Dave before he settled his leaf green eyes on me before speaking in a worried tone of voice.
"What are you doing Ben?" Nick said as he looked at me in worry before I let out another growl which caused Nick to take a step back away from me before I began to speak.
"What am I doing Nick? I'm trying to stop you from being an absolute asshole Nick. Why are you acting like this? Dave's done nothing to you at all Nick and all you've done is act aggressively towards him as well as Judy too who was only trying to stop you from acting like a jerk." I said in an angry tone of voice as Nick on the other paw looked behind himself at Judy to which said rabbit avoided Nicks gaze by looking away from said fox in both sadness and slight fear.
"You don't understand Ben...I'm...I'm only trying to help you out...I just want to know what Dave..." I quickly cut Nick off by growling once again at said fox before I began to speak again whilst Dave, Judy, Jerry and my aunt looked on in both concerns and worry as I pointed my right black-furred paw accusingly at Nick.
"You don't need to know anything Nick. I trusted you, Nick...I bloody trusted you with my secret...with my past...and all you've done is taken that and trashed it." I said in both anger and sadness as I looked away from the now upset and distraught looking auburn furred face of Nick.
"I thought that things could just go back to the way they were when we were younger Nick...but...now I know that it was just wishful thinking on my part," I said as I looked back towards Nick as I noticed that said fox was giving me a disbelieving and distraught look as I continued to speak.
"I'm sorry Nick...but you've shown me how you feel towards my past and just what you will do to uncover more of it...if you were going to arrest Dave then the only thing that's stopping you from arresting me is that I'm a Wilde. And even that didn't stop you from believing me when Bogo blamed me for a crime I didn't commit." I said as I looked down at the floor in sadness before Nick began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice to the sadden and distraught expression that was still on his auburn furred face.
"That's not true Ben...I'm sorry for not believing you when I found you with Bogo...and we can still go back to the way things where...I just need to...I...I need to just..." I cut Nick of by speaking once again as I looked up from the ground so that my grass green eyes were looking directly at Nicks similar leaf green ones.
"You don't need to do anything right now Nick...I was going to tell you all about my past Nick...every detail...but...I think that I need some time alone." I said as I noticed Nick shake his head in denial to what I had said as said fox looked at me in desperation as he began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice.
"I'm sorry Ben...I...I shouldn't have acted aggressively and accusingly towards Dave...and I shouldn't have snapped at Judy...I...I was just worried about you...Ben, I care about you...I...I only want what's best for you." Nick said as I gave said sad and desperate looking auburn furred and leaf green eyed fox a small shake of my head before I began to speak again in a low tone of voice.
"I know Nick...but you've got to give me some space sometimes...you have to understand that I've trusted you twice now Nick and both times you've broken that trust...I just need a bit of time to myself..." I said as I gave Nick a saddened and desperate look which caused Nick to look at me in both understanding and deep sadness as said fox nodded his auburn furred head at me as I gave him a small nod in response before I looked around the hospital at all the mammals in the room before speaking.
"I'm sorry...but could everyone give me some time alone..." I said in a pleading and tired tone of voice to which most of the mammals in the room nodded there heads in agreement apart from my aunt and Judy who both looked at me with deep concern on there faces as my aunt began to speak in a concerned tone of voice.
"Are you sure I cant stay in here with you Ben?" My aunt said to which I gave said vixen a small caring smile before I began to speak.
"I'm sorry auntie...I'm really glad that you're here but I need some time alone to myself," I said to which my aunt reluctantly nodded her head in response as she began to make her way out of the hospital room with both Jerry and the defeated and sad looking auburn furred fox that was Nick leaving only Judy and Dave in the room with me.
"Are you sure you don't want any company, Ben?" Judy said in a concerned and caring tone of voice to which I gave said concerned looking grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit a smile before speaking.
"Thanks, Judy but ill be alright. And I would feel better if you were with Nick...I think I might have been a bit too harsh on him." I said to which Judy shook her grey-furred head whilst chuckling before she began to speak again in a happy and joking tone of voice.
"You don't need to worry Ben I'm sure Nick knows that what he did was wrong...he just gets overprotective sometimes," Judy said as she began to make her way towards the hospital rooms door before she stopped just before reaching the door as said rabbit looked back at me with a smile on her grey-furred face before speaking.
"I might have said it before Ben but you and Nick are so similar in so many ways. And...as much as I'm saddened to hear what you do...it doesn't matter if your a con artist Ben...if Nick could change his ways then you can too." Judy said whilst I on the other paw gave said rabbit a small chuckle before speaking in a joking tone of voice.
"I still don't know if I should take that as a compliment or not and thank you, Judy...I mean it." I said as Judy gave me another smile before she exited the hospital room leaving only myself and the deep brown eyed polar bear that was Dave as said polar bear looked at me in both concern and worry to which I gave a deadpan look in response.
"I've had enough of that look to last me a lifetime after today Dave," I said in a serious and tired tone of voice which didn't seem to faze Dave in the slightest as said polar bear began to speak in a concerned and worried tone of voice.
"Are you OK Ben?" Dave said as I gave the deep brown eyed polar bear that was Dave a slight growl as I glared at him with my grass green eyes before speaking.
"Does it look like I'm ok Dave...you...you don't know what I've been through since I've got here? Its just been one problem after the other." I said in anger as I glared angrily at Dave before said polar bear began to speak in a concerned but slightly joking tone of voice.
"Now I'm sure your just over exaggerating Ben. I'm sure it hasn't been that bad." Dave said whilst I on the other paw gave said polar bear a deadpan look which caused Dave to give me an apologetic look as I let out a small sigh.
"It has been that bad...but hey at least I've gotten to see another friendly face again. What has it been...a year since we last saw each other?" I questioned Dave in an upbeat and slightly joking tone of voice in an attempt to change the topic and the mood in the hospital room which seemed to work as Dave gave me a small smile before speaking.
"Something like that yeah. Its been a while hasn't it. Are you still conning mammals? Dave said in an upbeat and reminiscing tone of voice as I gave said polar bear one of my classic sly smiles which caused Dave to let out a small chuckle before he began to speak again.
"Why did I even ask," Dave said in a joking and slightly annoyed tone of voice whilst I on the other paw shrugged at the deep brown eyed polar bear before I began to speak.
"I don't know Dave. Maybe your time away from conning has started to have an effect on your brain." I said in a sly tone of voice which caused Dave to glare at me jokingly before said polar bear began to speak again in an interested and curious tone of voice.
"So are you working with anyone right now?" Dave asked as I gave said polar bear a sly smile before I began to speak in a sly but upbeat tone of voice.
"As a matter of fact, I was recently working with a mammal by the name of Finnick," I said whilst Dave on the other paw nodded his head for me to continue on speaking as said polar bear had a small smile on his white-furred face.
"Well, I thought that we did some daring cons Dave but Finnick has done some that are just as good as some of ours and you should have seen one of his disguises," I said before chuckling at the memory of Finnick dressed in his toddler outfit which Dave seemed to take notice of as said polar bear began to speak.
"What type of species is Finnick Ben?" Dave questioned me as I couldn't help but let out another small chuckle before speaking again.
"He's a fox. A fennec fox to be precise which is why he can pull off his toddler disguise so well." I said trying my hardest not to laugh at the shocked and humored expression that was now adorning Dave's white furred face as said polar bear tried his hardest not to laugh.
"So your new partner...pretends to be a toddler...how does that help a con?" Dave questioned me as said polar bear was still trying his hardest not to laugh as I began to speak again.
"Well maybe one day I'll show you the con if Finnick is up to it but...to be honest Dave...my conning days seem to be coming to an end," I said in a saddened and downtrodden tone of voice as I looked down at the hospital rooms floor before Dave began to speak in a concerned but joking tone of voice.
"Now where has this come from? I know that the bet con mammal in Zootopia wouldn't just say that. What's wrong?" Dave questioned me as I looked up at said polar bear with a small smile adorning my auburn furred face as I shook my head briefly from side to side.
"I've just been through a lot Dave and I guess some of its starting to get to me," I said whilst Dave on the other paw let out a chuckle as he gazed at me with a smile on his white-furred face as he began to speak in a humorous and serious tone of voice.
"Now when do things ever get to you, Ben? The only things that I can remember which got to you where when I first met you in Tundratown as well as when I ate your blueberry jam and when I took up Mr. Bigs offer." Dave said as I gave said polar bear a small chuckle as I nodded my head in agreement before I began to speak.
"Well, the first one doesn't count Dave because I was having a very difficult time and you know that shouldnt count. And I wasn't that bothered when you left to gwork woek for Mr. Big but the blueberry jam was the last one in the store for a couple of weeks," I said whilst Dave put a paw over his chest before said polar bear pretended to wince in pain.
"Ben...h...how could you say that," Dave said in a fake pained and hurt tone of voice to which I gave said polar bear a surprised look before speaking in a surprised and humorous tone of voice.
"I think I've rubbed off on you too much Dave. You seem to have gotten slightly more humorous and dare I say more sly since we last met." I said whilst Dave gave me a sly smile before a look of remembrance seemed to flash across the polar bears face before said polar bear looked at me in both a serious and worried look before speaking in a matching tone of voice.
"Ben I'm glad that your doing alright but I came here in hopes of finding you so that...so that I could give you this," Dave said as he began to reach into his right black trouser pocket before he pulled out a strangely familiar looking item out of said pocket as Dave began to speak again.
"What is it?" I asked Dave as said polar bear handed me a completely silver pistol that in my opinion looked a lot like an m1911.
"Why have you given me this?" I questioned Dave in a curious but serious tone of voice as I began to examine the weapon noticing the engraving of the words sly and Wilde engraved on either side of the gun as I looked at Dave who was giving me a confused look.
"You mean...you don't know why?" Dave questioned me as I slowly shook my head from side to side before my head began to hurt slightly in pain as I began to remember that the gun in my black furred paws was my gun and it was meant to be used on only one mammal.
"I...I know why...have you seen him?" I questioned Dave as said polar bear shook his head in answer before he began to speak in a fearful and cautious tone of voice.
"No...I haven't...but I've heard rumors that he's out for revenge on you and you alone Ben." Dave said as I looked at said polar bear in both shock and fear as I began to remember the crazed and deadly smile that graced James face the last time we had met as said skinny charcoal black furred and icy blue-eyed wolf stood over a pile of burning money unfazed by the flames that had licked around him. Said wolf was so focused on me that he didn't even acknowledge the falling burning beams and bits of the roof that were landing around both him and me even as a piece of roof landed directly next to said wolf.
"No...he cant even be alive...I left him for dead...no one could have survived that fire...I just barely managed to get out of the factory before it collapsed completely." I said as I remembered how the factory had burnt down with all of James money inside as well as said wolf although with what Dave had just told me I now knew he had somehow escaped.
"Well, I just thought that I should give you the gun anyway just In case," Dave said as he pulled out the guns matching silver magazine with the single bullet slotted inside said magazine out of his left black trouser pocket before handing me said magazine.
"Thanks, Dave. But you should probably keep your head low and stay away from me now on." I said in an appreciative but saddened tone of voice as I looked at the now determined and stubborn face of Dave as said polar bear began to speak.
"Ben you should already know that's not going to happen. I cant just let you fight James alone and in part...that's why I'm here." Dave said in a caring but serious tone of voice as he began to pull out a letter from his black suits left breast pocket before handing the letter.
"What's this?" I questioned Dave as said polar gave me a deadpan look before speaking.
"Its a letter Ben," Dave said whilst I on the other paw gave Dave a slight glare before speaking once again in a sarcastic tone of voice.
"I know that Dave. Who do you think I am? What I meant to say is who is the letter from." I questioned Dave as said polar bear pointed to the back of the letter which I abruptly turned over as my eyes came into view of the big and bold letter B that was on the back of the letter.
"Is...is this from Mr. Big?" I questioned Dave as he began to nod his big white-furred head in response whilst myself on the other paw turned the letter back over as I began to read.
After a few minutes I had read the letter completely from start to finish and what I had read had shocked me as I gazed at Dave in a mix of both shock and slight humor before I began to speak.
"Did you know about this Dave?" I questioned the smug looking deep brown eyed polar bear that was Dave as said polar bear nodded his head in response before he began speaking in a matching tone of voice to the look on his white-furred face.
"Well, maybe I did maybe I didn't. The thing I want to know is what do you think?" Dave said as I looked at said polar bear in a mix of uncertainty and gratefulness before I began to speak.
"Well, firstly I want to know how you got Mr. Big to agree to this and then I'll think about telling you how I feel about this," I said to which Dave gave a slight chuckle in response before he began to speak in an honest sounding and humored tone of voice.
"In all honesty, Ben Mr. Big didn't really need that much persuading when I came to him with the idea. He actually seemed rather happy with the idea and concerned with the situation that you're in. Also, I think he's still impressed with the con you did on him and his business with the speaker systems." Dave said whilst I gave a nervous chuckle at what Dave had said as I began to speak once again.
"I guess his offer still stands with me joining his organization then?" I said to Dave as he nodded his white-furred head in response before said polar bear began to look at me with a serious expression on his face.
"Yeah the offer still stands and I really think you should take it, Ben. Now more than ever. Mr. Big has the mammal power to keep you safe and even then I'm sure James wouldn't even dare to attack you under his care." Dave said as whilst I on the other paw shook my head slowly in answer before I looked at the saddened and confused face of Dave.
"And put other mammals at risk of James? I couldn't do that Dave and you know that." I said in a regretful and calm tone of voice whilst Dave on the other paw gave me a small saddened chuckle.
"Besides I wouldn't even get a chance to stop James if I was being protected by Mr. Big now would I? I mean what would have been the point of making the pistol in the first place?" I questioned Dave in a humorous tone of voice to which said polar bear gave me a slight chuckle in response.
"Could you at least consider maybe taking the offer?" Dave questioned me with a look of sadness and worry on his face to which I nodded my head in response.
"I'll think it over Dave but I think you already know what my answer will be," I said to which Dave gave me a slow saddened nod before I began to speak again in a more upbeat tone of voice compared to my previous tone.
"Well, thanks for the gun Dave but this probably wasn't the best place to give me an illegal weapon. Especially seeing as the two best cops in the ZPD are literally just outside the door." I said which caused Dave to laugh out loud as I watched said polar bear try in vain to control his laughter as I couldn't help but let out a chuckle as well.
"Imagine what Nick and Judy would say if they saw me with this," I said continuing my joking tone of voice as I aimed the pistol towards the hospital rooms door whilst Dave continued to laugh.
"I...ha...I...I think that you would be in a very...ha..ha...ha...dificult situation but...ha..ha..it would be very funny." Dave said in between laughter as I looked at said polar bear in slight annoyance before speaking.
"Yeah it would be funny for you but what about me?" I questioned Dave before the doors to the hospital room suddenly opened as a fearful and surprised looking Nick gazed at me and the pistol that was now pointed at said fox's head.
"Um...hi Nick...what are you doing in here...I said I needed some time alone," I said trying my hardest to sound both confident and unfazed as Nick looked at the gun in my paws before he looked directly into my grass green eyes with his own leaf green ones as he began to speak in a concerned and fearful tone of voice.
"Ben...why...why do you have a gun?" Nick asked me in a mirroring tone of voice to the fearful and concerned expression that was on said fox's face as I looked towards Dave in a mix of both annoyance and slight fear before speaking.
"I told you this was a bad place to do this," I said before I returned my gaze back towards Nick who was looking at Dave in both anger and fear before said fox quickly looked back towards me before speaking.
"Listen...Ben...what ever Dave has said to you...you have to listen to me...please put the gun down...this doesn't have to happen the way I'm thinking...I...I don't want to have to arrest my own brother..." Nick said in a cautious and fearful tone of voice as I on the other paw couldn't help but look ta said fox in slight confusion at what he had said.
"Nick, you do know I'm not going to shoot you...or anyone...what do you think I am? A criminal?" I said before I paused briefly at what I had said before I began to speak again whilst Nick continued to look at me with both caution and fear.
"Well maybe I'm a slight criminal...but I'm not that bad. I mean...I'm only a con artist. And I'm your cousin Nick, not your brother." I said in a knowing tone of voice to which Nick shook his head slowly as said fox looked at me in sadness before he began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice to the look on his auburn furred face.
"Ben...before I say anything else or respond to what you've said can you please put the gun down," Nick said as I looked towards the pistol that I was still holding in my auburn furred paws before I let out a small nervous chuckle as I placed the pistol on the hospital bed.
"Thanks, Ben...now firstly I personally don't consider you a criminal and Judy feels the same way as I do...but It would break my heart as well as my mums to see you be put in jail...that's why I want you to become a cop like me," Nick said in a saddened but slightly hopeful tone of voice as I turned my head briefly to face Dave as said polar bear gave me a slight glare to which I guessed was due to what Nick had just said about him wanting me to become an officer.
And secondly I'm going to get my mum to come into the room..OK...and I think it would be best if Dave comes with me and waits outside for now..." Nick said as I gave said fox a slightly mistrusting look which caused Nick to flinch slightly at said look before he began to speak again.
"Dave needs to be outside because what I need to tell you is personal OK. And trust issues aside I don't want anyone else to hear what we need to discuss with my mum. After we've talked you can tell everyone what we discussed if you want to as I'm sure some mammals already know by now anyway." Nick said in a calmer and less saddened tone of voice as I nodded my head in answer to Nick before I looked towards Dave.
"Do you mind if you just step outside for a bit Dave. I promise well discuss what you said later and I might even have a definite answer by then." I said to the big white furred and deep brown eyed polar bear that was Dave as said polar bear nodded his head in understanding as both himself and Nick made there way out of the hospital room.
After a few minutes of twiddling with my black furred paws the doors to the hospital room opened once again as both my aunt and Nick entered the room with worried looks on there auburn furred faces with my aunts auburn furred face showing more worry than Nicks.
"Hello, again Ben. Has...has Nick told you anything yet?" My aunt said in a worried and fearful tone of voice as I shook my head in answer to my aunt's question as said auburn-furred and bright green-eyed vixen slowly made her way over to me with a look of pure devastation on her face before she brought me into a hug.
"Whats wrong Auntie?" I questioned my aunt as she continued to hug me before said vixen began to cry into my shirt whilst Nick on the other paw looked at me as if he too was about to break down and cry.
"I...I...I shouldn't have given you away all that time ago...I...I was stupid..." My aunt said in between her sobbing whilst I on the other paw could only hug my auntie tighter in an effort to comfort her sobbing form whilst Nick began to speak in a somber and saddened tone of voice.
"Ben...I know...shit...I don't know how to say this...I know this might seem crazy...but you have to hear me out...OK." Nick said in conflicted and saddened tone of voice as I gazed at said fox in both confusion and sadness before I nodded my head for Nick to continue speaking.
"Ben...when I said that...ugh why is this so hard..." Nick said as I watched Nick hiccup with emotion as said fox looked away from me as a lone tear made its way down Nicks right leaf green eye before I began to speak in a confused and worried tone of voice.
"Nick...your starting to worry me...just tell me whats wrong," I said continuing my confused and worried tone of voice which caused Nick to look at me once again with his leaf green eyes.
"He's...he's your brother Benjamin...and...and you're my son." My aunt said in a distraught and emotional tone of voice as she hugged me tighter as If I was going to just disappear from her embrace.
"...I'm sorry...what?" I said in shock as I looked towards Nick as I watched said fox nod his head in answer to what my aunt had just said as I looked at Nick in both shock and denial.
"Your...your kidding right...I...I cant be your brother Nick...my mum was Linda Wilde...she...she was my mum..." I said as I could feel my emotions begin to get the better of me as I felt my eyes begin to water whilst my aunt began to speak again in a distraught and upset tone of voice.
"It's my fault Ben...I...I shouldn't have let my sister take you...I...It was just so difficult for me...for me to look after you both...and when my sister...said she couldn't have a cub...I...I just thought..." My aunt said before she began to cry into my body once again whilst she continued to hug me tight as I too began to cry along with said vixen.
"Why...why...why does everything I believe in and think I know turn out to be a lie...its...ITS...IT'S NOT FAIR." I said in a pained and devastated tone of voice as I yelled the last of my sentence at the top of my lungs whilst tears continued to make there way down from my grass green eyes.
"...Its OK Ben...were here for you...you can let it all out now..." I heard Nick say as said fox approached me before he wrapped his auburn furred and black pawed arms around both myself and my...mother whilst all I could do was ball my grass green eyes out in grief as Nick tried his hardest to comfort me along with our mum.
"Should I go in and check on them?" Judy said in a worried and caring tone of voice as said grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit looked at Dave in a mirroring look to her tone of voice whilst Dave shook his white-furred head from side to side in response before speaking.
"I think they need a bit of time alone with each other Judy...I don't know what they're talking about but it seemed really serious by the looks on both Nick and Nicoles faces." Dave said as Judy nodded her head in agreement with Dave before said polar bear looked down at the grey-furred female rabbit with a curious look on his face.
"Anyway I was just curious and I wanted to ask how well do you know Ben?" Dave said in a curious tone of voice which seemed to catch Judy off guard as said rabbit jumped in the air slightly at the question before she looked at Dave in both shock and slight embarrassment before speaking in her usual friendly and upbeat tone of voice.
"Well, to be honest, I haven't known Ben for that long but before I met him Nick was always on about him and what they used to get up to when they were younger," Judy said before she let out a small happy sigh whilst Dave on the other paw began to speak.
"Did Nick ever tell you any funny memories of what he and Ben used to do?" Dave asked Judy in a happy sounding tone of voice which caused Judy to chuckle before said rabbit began to speak once again in happy and humorous sounding tone of voice.
"You bet. I remember one where Nick said that when Ben was living with him and his mum he was having nightmares of a monster that was hiding under his bed which caused him to wake up in the middle of the night crying and shaking." Judy said in a thoughtful tone of voice whilst Dave on the other paw nodded his white-furred head for Judy to continue on speaking.
"Nick said that he would always rush into Bens room when he woke up shaking and crying before he would try to make Ben feel better and less afraid. He said that If any monster tried to get him then he would chase off the monster with his mum and his junior ranger scout powers," Judy said trying her hardest not to laugh whilst Dave couldn't help but chuckle in response to what Judy had just said.
"After that Nick asked his mum if Ben could share his room for what Nick said was protection from the monsters and after a bit of persuading Nick got what he wanted. And according to Nick after moving into his room Ben never had another nightmare whilst he was staying there." Judy said in a happy and upbeat tone of voice before Dave began to speak once again.
"If I'm being honest I didn't really expect Nick to be so protective of Ben...I mean Ben did talk about Nick and his aunt a bit but he never really talked about his family too much. Seemed a bit of a touchy subject." Dave said in a confused tone of voice whilst Judy nodded her head in response to Dave before speaking in a knowing tone of voice.
"Well Nick is really protective of people he likes especially friends and occasionally work colleagues but when It comes to his family Nick will do anything in his power to make sure that they are safe," Judy said as Dave nodded his head in answer as sais polar bear frowned slightly as he remembered Nicks aggression towards him when Ben had said that they both used to work together as partners.
"You don't need to tell me that. I've already experienced how protective Nick is over his family first paw." Dave said in a slightly joking tone of voice whilst Judy on the other paw gave Dave a sympathetic look before speaking in a regretful tone of voice.
"I'm sorry for the way that Nick acted towards you, Dave...I promise you he's not like that normally...like I said he just gets really protective." Judy said to which Dave gave said rabbit an honest smile before speaking in a matching tone of voice.
"It's alright Judy. It's not your fault and I'm glad that Ben has made himself some good friends especially ones who are in the police force." Dave said in a friendly but slightly joking tone of voice to which, Judy gave said white furred and deep brown eyed polar bear a smile before speaking.
"Well, I'm glad that I'm friends with Ben. He acts like Nick so much sometimes that I occasionally don't know whos who. I think if Ben accepts Bogos offer to become an officer then I believe he will help to make a huge difference along with Nick on how other mammals see and think about foxes." Judy said in a determined and hopeful tone of voice whilst Dave on the other paw couldn't help but let out a small defeated sigh which didn't go unnoticed by Judy.
"Whats wrong Dave?" Judy asked the slightly sad-looking polar bear that was Dave as said polar bear looked towards Judy before speaking in a mirroring tone of voice.
"Its nothing Judy...I guess I just miss working with Ben...and...well his life is changing so much that I feel...like I won't be able to be his friend for much longer." Dave said in a saddened and defeated tone of voice to which Judy shook her head defiantly in response before said rabbit began to speak in a matching tone of voice.
"Now why would you say that Dave?" Judy questioned Dave as said rabbit noticed the uncertain and worried look that began to appear on Daves' face due to said rabbits question.
"I don't know...I was thinking like an idiot. Just forget what I said." Dave said quickly as said polar bear looked away from the now concerned and suspicious looking grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit that was Judy.
"Dave, you do know that my partner is an ex-con artist and that I've learned how to tell if mammals are lying or not? Look I know that you've been lying to me since we met along with my brother but I let it slide. I just want help you, Dave." Judy said in a caring and supportive tone of voice to which Dave nodded his white-furred slowly before speaking.
"If I tell you...then you have to swear that you won't tell any other mammal unless I say so. This is for both your safety and my benefit." Dave said in a serious and trusting tone of voice to which Judy nodded her light grey-furred head slowly in response to what Dave had just said.
"Ok...well, I've known Ben for a long time...long enough for me to put my life on the line for him...and I know Ben would do the same...well he would do if we where still working together," Dave said as he chuckled towards the end of his sentence whilst Judy continued to listen intently to said white furred and bright brown eyed polar bear as Dave began to speak again.
"You see Judy both me and Ben where...con mammals and not to sound arogant...but we where damn good at what we did," Dave said as he noticed Judy wince slightly at what Dave had said before said rabbit looked away briefly from before speaking in a saddened tone of voice.
"Its...its hard to think that Ben is a con artist...he..he just seems so...nice," Judy said to which Dave nodded his head with a sad expression on his white-furred face before he began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice to the look on his face.
"I understand and know what you mean Judy...when I first met Ben he was only sixteen...and living on the streets of tundra town...he...he was a shivering an emotional mess," Dave said whilst Judy on the other paw placed her light grey and white furred paws over her mouth in shock whilst Dave continued to speak.
"I had just lost my job and I still had some cash on me so I tried to give him some of the money but...he just looked at me as if I had just insulted him in the worst way possible," Dave said before he began to chuckle lightly whilst Judy on the other paw continued to look sadly at Dave as said polar bear ceased his chuckling.
"I tried to ask him what was wrong but he just continued to stare at me. So Instead of giving Ben some money I went to the nearest cafe and bought him a cup of coffee as well as a blueberry muffin and when I gave him the muffin and the coffee he began to...just break down in tears." Dave said in a sad tone of voice as said polar bear noticed Judys watering bright purple eyes as he continued to speak.
"After a few minutes, he began to slowly stop his crying before he thanked me for the muffin and the coffee...he even promised to pay me back even though he didn't have any money but he still said that he would find a way," Dave said as he remembered the look of determination that was on Bens face when he said that he would pay him back.
"So what happened after that?" Judy asked Dave in a quite and still saddened tone of voice as said rabbit looked at Dave in a mirroring look which matched her tone of voice whilst Dave on the other paw let out a small sigh before he began to speak again.
"I spent an hour with Ben asking why he was out here sleeping on the streets and if he could call a relative or any family to help him but as soon as I mentioned the word family to him he just seemed to shut down," Dave said to which Judy nodded her grey-furred head in a gesture for Dave to continue.
"I had to go eventually but as I left he said that even if I didn't believe him he would pay me back the money...and he did...although it did take a year and by that time he wasn't the same mammal that I had first met in Tundratown...by then he had started conning mammals for money," Dave said before a familiar sounding voice interrupted the white-furred and light brown eyed polar bear that was Dave.
"Hey, Judy and Dave too...wait weren't you in the hospital room with ben...and...where have Nick and his mum gone?" Jerry questioned the annoyed looking grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit that was Judy along with Dave as said polar bear pointed his right white-furred paw toward the hospital doors where Ben, Nick, and Nicole were in.
"Jerry why do you always have to interrupt mammals when they're having an emotional conversation," Judy said in an annoyed and frustrated tone of voice which caused Jerry to back away nervously from his sister whilst Dave on the other paw let out a small chuckle before speaking.
"I can tell you the rest of my past with Ben later Judy it's no big deal. So anyway where did you go off to Jerry?" Dave questioned the still slightly scared looking light grey-furred and bright green eyed rabbit that was Jerry as said rabbit composed himself before looking at Dave.
"Well I was going to go and get some of that blueberry alcohol Ben likes as a get well gift but I ran into a fennec fox before I even got out of the building...he wanted to know where the main reception for the hospital was...and even though he was small he sure was intimidating," Jerry said whilst Judy looked at her brother in both shock and worry before she began to speak in a mirroring tone of voice.
"Did he tell you his name Jerry I have to know?" Judy questioned Jerry in a worried and quick tone of voice to which Jerry nodded before speaking.
"Y...yeah...I asked him and he said he was called Finnick." Jerry said in slight confusion and worry whilst Judy on the other paw began to quickly make her way past Jerry with a determined and angry expression on her light grey-furred face whilst Dave and Jerry followed behind Judy in confusion as Dave began to speak.
"Whats wrong Judy? Where are you going?" Dave questioned Judy as he followed behind the fast walking rabbit with Jerry following close behind Dave whilst Judy began to speak.
"I'm going to see why Finnick is here and he had better have a good answer after what he's done to Ben," Judy said in anger whilst both Dave and Jerry looked at each other in confusion as they continued to follow the angry grey-furred and bright purple eyed rabbit that was Judy as she made her way toward the main reception where Jerry had said Finnick wanted to go to.
"Hey, Cawhauser...Clawhauser...CLAWHAUSER. You've got a someone waiting for you." The loud voice of officer Wolford yelled out which caused the fat brown eyed sleeping cheetah to wake up from his slumber as said cheetah looked around in panic before his eyes settled upon the patiently waiting mammal that was in front of his desk.
The mammal in question was a light grey and golden brown furred male coyote who was looking at Clawhauser with a wide nervous smile on his face. Said coyote had a large scar that ran down from his left moss green colored eye to his cheek which was different to his right bright blue colored eye and unsacred right cheek. The coyote was wearing a pair of navy blue jeans as well as a baggy looking plain black colored shirt which looked like it had seen better days.
"Hello, there sir. How may I help you today?" Clawhauser asked the coyote in an embarrassed but happy tone of voice to which the coyote responded with a slight chuckle before speaking in a matching tone of voice to the expression on his grey and golden brown furred face.
"I'm looking for a chief Bogo? I've been sent here from the ZSS to help with the organization of the ZPDs officers across Zootopia." The coyote said to which Clawhauser's mouth opened wide in shock due to what the coyote had just said.
"Y..your...from the ZSS...the Zootopian secret service?" Clawahuser asked the now embarrassed looking coyote in both shock and excitement as the coyote began to speak again.
"Yep, thats right. The names Alex Howler ready and reporting for duty." Alex said in a proud and loud tone of voice whilst Clawhauser couldn't help but continue to stare at the coyote.