Natnat's Notes: Chapter five! Trigger warning for everyone! I will be discussing abortion and adoption in this chapter. Obviously, Judy doesn't get an abortion because the children are there but still. I don't care if you're pro-life or pro-choice. Remember, this is a story of fiction!
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Story Notes: Four months of parking duty and an unexpected pregnancy have the young rabbit making some difficult decisions.
Legend: "blah blah" –regular talking
"blah blah"- thinking
"blah blah" – phone calls/announcements/radio/television, etc.
"The book of blah"- Titles from books, newspapers, articles, websites, etc.
Rating: PG-13 Strong language, violence, and suggestive themes
Disclaimer: I don't own Zootopia. All rights and merchandising for Zootopia belong to the Disney Company.
Chapter Five: Chasing a Dream (Flashback)
Her dinner was pathetic…Judy looked at the shriveled up carrot and put it on the side. Meter maid. She was a meter maid! Four years of undergraduate for a criminology degree and two more for a master's degree. Summa Cum Laude in both the universities she attended and valedictorian at the police academy. All that work and all those honors for nothing! She was a meter maid! The music on her alarm radio reflected her mood right now.
Judy scroll through furbook on her phone. Marriages, baby births, job promotions, etc. the consequence of having such a large family.
Join the ZYPD
Want an exciting career?
Looking for a job with great pay and solidary?
Want to make a difference?
Join the Zoo York Police Department! Hiring Now!
ZYPD? She was about to dismiss the ad but something told her to tap on it. Should she apply? She was already at the ZPD but that was going no-where fast. She looked at the website and the first box that indicated the last name, she typed. The application didn't take more than 20 minutes and she attached her CV. Why had she applied to another job? It was only her first day! Because she knew that the chief would never let her be anything but a meter maid. Putting down her phone she sighed. Immediately she heard her ring tone and quickly answered the phone.
"Oh hey! It's my parents!" Judy plastered on a fake smile.
"Aw, there she is! Hi sweetheart!" Bonnie waved holding one of her grandchildren.
"Hey there Jude the Dude! How was your first day on the force?" Stu popped into view.
"It was real great," Judy lied.
"Yeah? Everything you ever hoped?" Bonnie asked.
Judy lied a bald-faced lie in front of her parents, "Mmm. Absolutely. And more. Everyone's so nice. And I feel like I'm really making a difference-"
"Hey, wait a second. Holy cripes. Bonnie! Look at that!" Stu pointed out.
"Oh, my sweet heaven- Judy, are you a meter maid?" Bonnie asked.
She had forgotten to take off that blasted vest and to put away her hat, "Oh this? Oh, no no! This is just a temporary thing—"
"It's the safest job on the force!" Judy could hear her mother's voice of relief.
"Ah, she's not a real cop! Our prayers have been answered!" Stu said. Judy loved her parents she really did but sometimes they could be too much.
"Glorious day!" Bonnie grinned.
"Meter maid, meter maid!" Stu chanted.
"Dad! Dad—" Judy was getting irritated
"Meter maid, meter maid!"
"Dad! You know what, it's been a really long day, I should really-"
"That's right. You get some rest!" Bonnie smiled.
"Those meters aren't gonna maid themselves," Stu said proudly.
"Bye-bye!" Bonnie waved.
"Buh-bye," Judy rolled her eyes. She was so pitiful.
"Hey Bunny! Turn down that depressing music!" she heard her neighbor Pronx say and she quickly turned off the radio.
"Leave the meter maid alone! Didn't you hear her conversation? She feels like a failure!" Bucky answered.
"Oh, shut up!" Pronx argued.
"You, shut up!" Bucky retorted.
"You, shut up!"
"You, shut up!"
Judy groaned, "Tomorrow's another day…."
"Yeah, but it might be worse!" Judy heard Pronx answer.
She lay there on her bed full of stuff animals. Nothing was going her way. Her neighbors were right she did feel like a failure. Judy closed her eyes and let sleep take her tomorrow was another day.
More tickets…she was beginning to hate this job. The meter would beep, she'll write the ticket, someone would yell at her, rinse and repeat. She was doing this for two weeks now and it was de-moralizing. Her supervisor really tried and she was really sweet. But Mabel didn't help the cause. The old goat should really retire, as she wasn't cut out for the job anymore. Mabel was currently sitting in their three-wheel car and she sighed when she finished writing the ticket.
"Hey there, rookie! Keep it up and in 50 years you'll be promoted to this job!" Mabel gave her a toothless smile.
Oh sweet merciful god no. She couldn't do this until she was seventy. She was a police officer, not a parking enforcer.
Judy wrote another ticket. She had stopped admiring the types of cars she was putting tickets on but this one. This one was beauty a 2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom sedan. It was white with a wide grill and tinted windows. The shine on it was breathtaking. Whoever owned this vehicle was a mammal of money. Her parent's old pickup truck didn't even compete.
She put the ticket on the windshield and heard a shout her way, "Hey! Hey! Meter maid!" It was a fox dressed to the T with a black suit and tie. He carried a cane but didn't look like he needed it.
"Sir if you want to contest your ticket you may do so in traffic court," Judy droned on.
"Meter maid…" the fox started and then he really took a look at the rabbit. She was young, a pretty face and with a great body. He wasn't going to let this opportunity slip him by. "Miss my name is John Remington Foulfellow the III and I must say I've been captivated by your beauty."
That was a first. Usually, mammals wanted her to drop dead. John held her paw and kissed it.
"Okay?" Judy's nose started to twitched. What was this guy's angle…? She was a bit afraid of him honestly. She didn't have a good run with foxes. Judy tried to tell herself that her fight with Gideon was just a silly kit thing. But deep down she was still the nine-year-old girl the fox pushed down and purposely hurt. And besides Gideon had changed and was even married to Sharla. Mammals change and grow so can she.
"May I take you out for some coffee or dinner?" John asked giving her a toothy smile.
"No, I'm busy but thanks?" Judy was taken aback. Her heart was beating fast. In all her twenty-four years of living no male had ever been so forward with her. She was a bit of a tomboy she wasn't going to lie…her father didn't call her 'Jude the dude' for nothing. She made great friends with the boys but never enough to be romantic partners. Plus she was so focused on her police career romance fell to the side.
"Shame, shame…I would love to meet you again my dear," John gave her a small bow. He took the ticket from his windshield and kissed it; "Lady luck must be by my side to bless me with your visage. Have a good day," John got in the car.
Judy actually giggled. That was so corny but it did put her at ease. And the fox was handsome she confessed. He was way older than her so she didn't think he would pay attention to her. It was nice to know some mammals find her attractive.
She drove her car back to the precinct at the end of the day. Mabel had given her the okay to do the job without her supervision. It was fine with Judy…too many times had she thought the old goat was dead only to find out that she was sleeping. She was worse than her 101-year-old grandfather 'pop-pop.'
She went into the precinct to clock out. Many of her co-workers would chuckle at the ridiculous vest and hat she had to wear. "Good job out there meter-maid," she heard one of her co-workers laugh with a group.
"Ignore Judy…Ignore," She said to herself.
"Hopps!" she heard Adonis yell. What did she do now! She already had the verbal lashing of a lifetime when she helped with that runway donut in Little Rodentia.
Judy went upstairs to Adonis' office and prepared for what was to come.
"You don't know the meaning of sarcasm, do you?" Adonis questioned.
"I don't understand. What did I do?" Judy asked.
"When I said a hundred tickets I didn't mean every damn day Hopps!" he shouted.
"I was doing my job!" Judy argued back.
"You know how many citizen complaints we had in the two weeks you been working here! 50! 50 citizen complaints of an overzealous rabbit giving tickets to every expired meter!" he shouted.
"Chief Bogo this is not what I sign up for! I was top of my class! I want to be a real officer!" Judy tried to tell him. Tried to show him her letters of recommendation and her grades but he would just toss it aside.
"I don't care if you are on top of mount Ewerest. I have mammals going crazy with no end in sight and I cannot deal with these complaints!"
"Let me help sir! I know I can be of some assistance,"
"I don't need the help of a rabbit! The only way you could help me is if you go back to the farm!" Adonis shouted. He cursed the day the Mammal Inclusion Initiative was approved. The mayor's pet project he pushed through the council. Now he had a rabbit that thought she was an officer.
"But sir!"
"Hopps! I don't want to see you back in my office again understood!" Adonis pointed at the door.
"Yes sir," Judy got off the large chair and left the office. Every day…every day!
"Judy are you alright?" Judy heard Kii asked. The small female cheetah looked at her with sympathy.
"You heard all that?" Judy said weakly.
"Yes…you don't deserve this Judy! You are one of the smartest mammals I have seen walked through those doors," Kii said.
"You recognize it and I am really grateful," Judy gave her a sad smile, "I'll see you tomorrow."
Judy was walking slowly home. She wanted to cry. Her dream since childhood was now slipping away. She could place a complaint and go above Bogo but that would make him hate her more. She didn't want that…she wanted to be accepted. A car pulled over beside her and she looked up to see the fox from before.
"Miss Hopps, may I offer you a ride?" John asked.
"I don't take rides from strangers," Judy said. Judy wondered how he knew her last name and then she realized it was in his ticket.
"Fair enough, let us get know one another," he offered, "You already know my name may you grace me with yours?"
"Judith," Judy answered with a small sigh.
"Let me buy us something at the café my treat?" he offered.
"Mr. Foulfellow was it? I am not in the mood right now," Judy said.
"You are an officer aren't you? It's a waste they have such a talented beauty giving parking tickets," John said.
Judy was taken aback, "Thank you Mr. Foulfellow."
"So? Just down the block there a Café we can walk together," John got out of the car.
"Um, sure," Judy said. Why not? Meeting new folks wouldn't be so bad. And besides, it would be a sort of exposure therapy for her deep-rooted fear of foxes.
John took her paw, "You won't regret it."
Judy was shown a world of glittering lights and sounds. John had shown this country girl what a city of lights like Zootopia could be. Her day after work was a whirlwind. New dress, pawdicure, and fur salon made her feel like Cinderella going to the ball. Last time Judy was dressed up was at her high school prom and that ended with her dress caked in dirt. A story she was proud of after sending her date flying for his indiscretion.
The females at the fur saloon moved quickly at his command to make her fur soft and shiny. It felt nice to have her feet massaged and relax after a long day.
John took her to the Palm casino where all types of mammals mingled. The on and off of the lights, the noises where enough to keep her ears low as to no overwhelm herself.
They were at the roulette table and John placed ten $500.00 purple chips on black 24. Judy was impressed at the amount of money being put down. It was like money was nothing to these animals. John cheered as his bet won and he kissed Judy's paw.
"You are my lucky lady Judith," John grinned.
"Thank you but I don't believe I bring luck to anyone," Judy smiled.
"Give yourself more credit," John took her paw further to the casino after cashing his winnings. There was a dance floor with several mammals dancing.
"John I never danced like this before," Judy hesitated. It was not like the square dancing they had in the barns back in Bunnyburrow. This was more elegant and didn't bring out the same energy that square dancing did.
"Follow my lead," his paws took her smaller ones and lead her to the dance floor.
John was a good dancer well, of course, he would be he was once a stage actor. He had to have some training in dancing to play certain roles. His steps were precise and lead the inexperience Judy wonderfully. Judy could feel herself almost glide across the dance floor and today, this night, she felt delicate.
"This is kinda fun," Judy smiled.
John chuckled, "You have bewitched me, body and soul."
She felt her ears and face heat up.
"Have more confidence in yourself Judith you are stunning," John gave her a charming smile.
Judy suppose she started to fall for him at this moment.
"No way! No way! I got the job!" she shouted while reading the email on her phone. She had to read it again because it must be a dream. The email was from the ZYPD. They were impressed with her credentials and her interview. This was her chance! She was going to be a real cop! She had withstood three months of torture at the ZPD with giving tickets. Every humiliation and belittlement was almost worth it for this. It may not be Zootopia but Zoo York was giving her a chance!
"Meter maid keep it down!" Pronx said over the wall.
"Can't you see the rabbit is happy? Let her live!" Bucky shouted.
"I am not a meter maid anymore! I am going to be a real officer! Yes!" Judy shouted over the wall. She held her phone and jumped up and down.
"See she's happy!" Bucky directed to Pronx.
"I thought you were a real officer," Pronx said.
"Not in this city! I'm going to Zoo York City! I got the job! Yes!" Judy grinned. She gets started in a couple of weeks. She had to write her resignation letter.
"Congratulations meter maid!" Pronx said.
"She's not a meter maid! She's an officer," Bucky corrected.
"I know that! So shut up!" Pronx shouted.
"You shut up!" Bucky answered.
Judy suddenly felt nauseous, okay? She shouldn't be jumping around like that. She sat down on the bed and took a deep breath. She had a big grin on her face! She was going to be a real officer, finally. She had to tell her family and friends. She also had to tell John…she didn't mind keeping a long-distance relationship with him. She wondered how he would react. Her parents were going to freak! She would be farther away from home and will actually do police work. They were quite satisfied with her job as a meter maid.
"Hey meter maid! You got real quiet there, you okay?" Pronx question.
"Yes! Just felt a bit sick for a minute there," Judy answered.
"Careful there 'real officer' you may have done what bunnies do best," Bucky joked.
"Meter maid are you pregnant?" Pronx asked.
"Ha ha ha that's impossible," Judy laughed and then another feeling of nausea came.
"You sure?" Bucky asked.
No, no she wasn't pregnant. She always used protection when she was with John. She wasn't ready to be a mother now. She made sure to tell John that. "I'm positive!"
There was a pesky feeling though. For the past two weeks, she hadn't been feeling well. She was getting terrible headaches and was feeling more tired than usual. She dismissed it. Maybe she was getting a bug…Judy took her purse and her keys. Just in case. She went to the local drug store. She went to the family planning section. Of course, there was a wide variety of pregnancy tests for rabbits. Was her species really getting pregnant that often? She studied that in pre-historic times rabbits would have multiple children up to 12 per litter. It was to ensure their survival. Predators were hunting them and the next generation had to continue. Nowadays, rabbits could have up to eight live births but it was extremely dangerous. Her mother had three sets of twins and a set of triplets. Which added to fifteen children very quickly.
First Response, The Expecting Doe, First Step...it was overwhelming. Judy figured one of each should do it. The cashier looked at her nervous face strangely. Yes, she bought ten different brands of pregnancy tests…who cares. She needed to make sure.
She walked quickly back home. Breathing heavily in fear of what could happen. No. She wasn't pregnant. No! No! No!
Judy looked at a line of sticks on the floor. She gasped, no! Two lines everywhere. This couldn't be true. She knew she was being careful and she was pregnant to a guy she started dating about two months ago. She slid down to the floor. She was having a baby. She is pregnant and this was the reality of things. Judy cried that night, cried for fear of the future, for John, her parent's reactions and for herself. How did her day go south so quickly?
She had been in a daze after crying last night. She didn't register her co-workers making fun of her car's slow exit from the parking lot. She felt like she was in a fog just robotically putting tickets.
"If you want to contest your ticket you can do so in traffic court," her monotone voice said. She walked away from the moose that stared at her in a mix of concern and anger.
Judy had sent a text to John this morning. He had to know. It had to do with his future as well. He hadn't answered her and she was beginning to worry. She was driving through the downtown district and saw John's car in front of a sky rise. She never knew where John lived as they would meet outside of their own homes. This was her opportunity to tell him. She didn't have to wait long…John came out pushing the wheelchair of an elderly vixen. She hid, who was that lady? Was that his mother? John kissed the vixen's cheek and called her 'my love' and 'dear' as he was helping her into his car. Okay, unless he has a weird relationship with his mother the way he was interacting with the vixen was that of a spouse. Then she saw it! She squinted her eyes but she couldn't mistake the gleam of a gold ring on his left paw. A hot flash of anger went through her body. John was married?
She stepped out of her hiding place and called out, "John?"
John looked surprised at seeing his lover in front of his wife. He had always made sure to keep Mildred in the dark about his affairs.
"John darling what's wrong?" Mildred asked.
"Just a fan my love. I'll be right back," John said and walked towards Judy. He took her wrist and pulled her away.
"You're married?" Judy asked.
"Not the time Judith," John growled.
"Tell me, are you married?" Judy demanded.
"Yes, she is my wife…happy? Now leave," John said.
"You jerk! You were married and when were you going to tell me?"
"Judith I was never going to tell you. Look we had fun…your beautiful, young…surely you can find someone else,"
"You marked me!"
"And it will fade," he dismissed.
"I thought you cared for me!"
"I don't,"
"I'm pregnant John!" Judy blurted out.
"My dear do you expect me to believe its mine. I have been through this before…with females trying to tie me with a kit," John laughed.
"John you were my first…the only male I ever…" she drifted off in embarrassment.
"Ha ha ha! Oh yes, I was your first but I don't know who could've been your second or third…"
"How could you do this? I thought you had feelings for me and…and…"
"This is the problem with virgins. Well former virgins," he laughed again.
She was humiliated. How could she not see through his personality? Judy felt foolish! "The baby is yours!"
"Get rid of it if you're so sure! Look how much is an abortion? You can get it done tomorrow or something," he reached into his wallet
"You dare give me any money and I'll shove it down your throat! Never contact me again!" Judy turned around and stomped off. How could she have been so stupid? To let herself be carried away by a few flowery words and dates. She felt horrible and she was trying to hold in the gagging feeling she had. She made it to her little car and drove. She didn't care that she had barely put twenty tickets. She didn't care about anything anymore. She just wanted to disappear. She made it to the precinct and changed to more casual clothes. She went straight to clock out…not like anyone cared if she left or not. She just needed to leave.
Like she thought no one gave her a second glance when she left work early. She had to gather her thoughts and see what she could do. Judy sat in a park bench just mulling over her thoughts. The words of John rang through her head, 'get rid of it.' She could do that. She was early enough in the pregnancy to terminate it. She could go about her life without anything tying her to John. In Zoo York she'll be a real cop and just forget this chapter of her life. No one had to know she was expecting…she could just go on as nothing happened.
Looking up the nearest Planned Parenthood on her phone she swallowed a lump in her throat and proceeded to take the bus to the location. The building looked like any other clinic except for the signed that said 'Planned Parenthood.' There was a lone rabbit with a sign denouncing the 'sin' of abortion. Judy's long ears went down as she quickly tried to ignore the rabbit screaming her lungs out to stop. Judy went up to the receptionist, a young goat wearing a hooped earing on his left ear looked up.
"Heya! Welcome to Planned Parenthood my name is Djali. How can I help you today miss?" the white goat smiled. He almost made the gloomy atmosphere Judy was in fade away.
"I would like to see a physician if possible," Judy whispered.
"Lucky! We had a cancellation! You know with the predators going savage so many gals are canceling appointments with some of our doctors. It ridiculous," Djali huffed. "Just sit and the doctor will see you soon."
Judy looked around the waiting room the melancholy she felt was not reflected in the room. It was like being at a regular doctor's office and she filled out the necessary paperwork to be seen. Turning in the clipboard to Djali she went back to sit down and didn't have to wait long.
"Miss Hopps. The doctor will see you now!" Djali announced.
Judy walked to the directed examination room and saw a black cat give her a gentle smile. Under her white lab coat, she wore a pink dress and a white flower clip decorated her head. "Hello, Ms. Hopps I am Doctor Ortensia Whiskers. I hope you are not uncomfortable with seeing me," Ortensia's triangular ear's twitched.
"Not at all," Judy answered.
"So it says here you are expecting," Ortensia nodded at the chart.
"Yes," Judy's ears dropped in shame.
"Your family has a history of multiple births. You could very well be expecting more than one kit," her black tail swished side to side. "So Ms. Hopps when did you first start feeling symptoms?"
"About two weeks ago," Judy answered.
"Nausea, dizziness and general discomfort?" Ortensia wrote notes.
"Yes," Judy saw the doctor take her stethoscope and place her on her chest telling her to breathe deeply.
"And you are here to explore your options?" Ortensia asked.
"Yes…if I could terminate the pregnancy," Judy couldn't believe those words came out of her mouth. It almost felt foreign to her. She was raised with so many siblings that having a pregnancy be terminated was almost unheard of in her family. Well, there were circumstances that had forced some relatives to end their pregnancies.
"Well it is still early in the pregnancy we can go with a surgical or medical abortion. It depends on what you're comfortable with. First, we must have a sonogram to see if your pregnancy is even viable. This early in the pregnancy there are risks of uterine pregnancies," she explained.
"Uterine?" Judy titled her head.
"Yes, sometimes the fetus can develop outside the inner lining of the uterus,"
"I see," even this early she could lose the baby and it wouldn't even need medical intervention. It was so easy for her to just say no and not go through the pregnancy. Yet there was a little nagging voice that told her no. That told her she was a consenting adult in her activities with John. That she was responsible for this just as much as he was. And Judy wasn't one to run away from her problems…well she did right now from work. She shook her head…she wouldn't have finished her shift without breaking down.
Ortensia looked at the conflicted look crossing Judy's features, "Or you could not."
"Not?" Judy was awakened from her thoughts.
"Not terminate the pregnancy…it is up to you Ms. Hopps. You don't need to feel pressured into anything," Ortensia said.
"The baby's father wants nothing to do with me or the child," Judy held her stomach.
"Ms. Hopps you can decide on whatever you feel is right," Ortensia smiled.
"I don't want to," Judy finally let out with a cry. "I'm so scared…I don't know if I could do this alone or if I could even be a good mother."
Ortensia listened to Judy's thoughts, "Listen to your heart, Ms. Hopps. I am sure you will make a great mother." The doctor smiled.
"I don't have to get an abortion?" Judy mumbled.
"Of course not," Ortensia replied. "We'll make an appointment for a sonogram and then go from there."
"Thank you," Judy concluded. She left the clinic and considered over her other options to her predicament. There was always adoption…give the child to a couple who would care for it, love it and raised it as their own. There are plenty of adoption agencies that can match her with a couple. She could ask for a close adoption and never know of her child until they were adults. Adoption, she thought of the word. Give birth and hand her baby over. And when the baby grew up and wanted an explanation as to why he or she was given away. What would she say? I had a fling with a jerk and didn't want you interfering with my career as a cop. She felt terrible at the thought; no child should be told they weren't wanted.
As she sat on the train her feelings spiraled around her head. She gazed at a small male kit and Judy then started to recall the birth of her youngest brother. She was so happy and excited at the time. When she held him she felt a rush of love for the kit. She was five years old at the time but the warm feeling was there. She remembered following her mother around to hold him. She liked how his little paws held her larger finger. He was so defenseless and so small. All she wanted to do was to protect him. And she could protect her baby.
Then the fear of the uncertainty was gone. She was going to be a mother and a police officer. No one said she couldn't do both. She was Judy Hopps! First rabbit officer in the ZPD she could do this. She could do this by herself and love her baby enough for two parents. Her eyes went to the scenery passing by. She could do this.
Kii held the smaller mammal while Francine looked on in sadness. The girls were in the ZPD locker room and found Judy in tears. She was just told off by one of her co-workers. All she did was bumped into him and she did apologize. He didn't have to be-little her just because she was wearing that stupid orange monstrosity. Usually, something like this wouldn't have affected her but she was just moody lately.
"You're pregnant?" Francine asked.
"Yes…I confirmed it yesterday with the doctor," Judy said between sniffles.
"And John? Does he know?" Kii questioned.
"Yes, he said it isn't his…I haven't talked to him since I found out he was married," Judy answered.
"Judy you need to tell the chief. You can't be out there in your condition," Francine bend down in concern.
"No! No, no please don't tell him. He'll fire me for sure!"
"Judy he can't fire you because you're pregnant," Kii explained.
"You see how he treats me. He hates me! Don't you think it would be the perfect opportunity to get rid of me? No, and besides…"
"What?" Francine looked down at the smaller animal.
"I'm leaving for Zoo York City. I was hired there,"
"Huh? But you always wanted to work here," Kii said.
"Yes, if you give it some time the chief will come around," Francine encouraged.
"He said it in front of you, didn't he? After I helped you guys apprehend that car thief. I will never be a real cop as long as I was employed at the ZPD," Judy's voice cracked.
"Judy I'm sorry!" Francine cried.
"Now don't cry this is my opportunity. I can start anew!" Judy started bursting into tears. She should really take her own advice.
"Stop crying you two cause I'm going to cry too," Kii whimpered.
It was a strange sight seeing these different female species cry. Madeline Pennington had no idea what was going on or why her co-workers were having a pity session at the ZPD locker room. She kind of felt bad walking in on them like that and quickly got her bag and left. She didn't even bother to change.
She walked past Clawhauster who asked, "Hey Maddie, ladies locker room not getting hot water again?"
"No, Kii, Francine, and Judy were pretty emotional in there," Madeline explained.
"Oh my I hope they are okay," Benjamin said.
"You're gonna have to ask them yourself. See you around," she said.
Benjamin wished he knew what in the world was going on. Judy looked pretty down recently. He wished he could go to the locker room and find out. It was fifteen minutes later and the ladies walked out. Judy was still wiping tears from her eyes when Benjamin approached them. Kii and Francine explained what was going on and Benjamin started to tear up as well.
"Judy…you 're leaving us?"
"Mhm yes," Judy nodded.
"And you pregnant," Benjamin whispered this last part.
Another nod from Judy.
"But John is…that jerk!" Benjamin huffed.
"It is what it is. Nothing I can do about it now! I will make sure to keep in touch with everyone!" Judy said. She watched the females leave for the day and she held a white envelope with her resignation letter. It was now or never, and she mustered up her courage. She knocked on chief Bogo's door.
"Who is it?" Adonis's voice came through.
"Hopps sir," Judy's voice sounded monotone.
"What is it?" Judy heard the cape buffalo get up and open the door.
"I need to speak to you, sir,"
"Hopps I don't have time to listen to you…I have to focus on this case," the growled.
"Chief I am here to inform you that I am resigning my position at the ZPD," Judy walked towards the towering mammal. She hated this office, she hated this precinct and she hated Bogo. Perhaps hate was a strong word but right now that is what she was feeling. She was so upset it was taking everything in her not just to cry in front of this speciesist mammal.
A look of astonishment crossed Adonis' face. The rabbit was quitting! This animal who thought she could be a police officer and a pain in his side was leaving. Finally! He thanked whatever forces made Hopps finally leave his precinct and made her go back to the farm she came from. His face showed absolute glee, like a kit on Christmas.
"That's unfortunate Hopps,"
"Rubbish," Judy thought, "You are bursting with joy."
"Here is my resignation letter sir. My last day will be three weeks from today," Judy explained.
"Why wait, Hopps? You don't have to come after this week," Adonis smiled.
Judy bit her lip fighting the urged to scream out, "Yes, I will be gone at the end of this week. I wish you well sir." Judy's last words came out with a trace of more bitterness than she wanted. She thought it would be the last time she would be in this office and see the smug face of the male who destroyed her dreams. She thought she wouldn't have to come back to Zootopia.
Zoo York was messier, louder, and technologically less advance then Zootopia. The mammals didn't have climate systems and instead relied on getting used to the weather around them. What Zoo York lacked in technology it more than made up for it in the cultural pot that surrounded her. She loved it! The loud voices, the crazy drivers and the new sights it was just so much fun. She couldn't wait to see the famous Statue of Libertrunk, or take the ferry around the Hogson River. All that would have to wait. She was going to meet her new partner now and she was hopping with excitement.
Chief Chloe was very understanding and accommodating. She knew of Judy's pregnancy now six weeks along. She assured her job will be there upon her return after giving birth. Judy was actually amazed that such a small creature could be chief in a precinct.
Judy admired her desk in the small office she shared with her new partner. A desk! She had a desk! And a computer! She was a police officer! She even got a flashlight, which she was now clicking on and off on and off with excitement.
"Sup," a coyote opened the door and gave a lazy wave.
Judy immediately stood up and with a wide smile introduced herself, "Hello! My name is Judy Hopps and I will be your new partner!"
"Hey, Sawyer Garras…I guess we'll be partners from now on," Sawyer extended a paw to the smaller mammal.
"Thank you," Judy said without thinking.
"No need to thank me for just exchanging pleasantries," Sawyer chucked.
"Ah of course," Judy giggled. Sawyer was different he didn't even mention she was a bunny. No, it wasn't just Sawyer it was everyone in her new workplace. No one batted an eye when she first walked in. She was a new recruit and their equal. She was so used to being looked down that getting treated like a regular mammal was about to overcome her.
"No don't cry…geesh when Michelle was pregnant she would cry like this," Sawyer mumbled as Judy's eyes welled up with tears. The coyote didn't know how to handle crying females and he knew his partner was pregnant it was information only he and their supervisors were privy to until it became noticeable.
"I am sorry it's nothing," Judy laughed.
"Welcome to Zoo York, officer Hopps. I am detective Garras and we'll be working together from now on," Sawyer winked. It was a partnership that Judy value beyond what she could think of.
Story Notes:
Statue of Libertrunk- Statue of Liberty
Hogson River- Hudson River
Ewerest- Everest
Djali Gringoire- The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996
Dajali works part-time as a receptionist in the 'Planned Parenthood' clinic. He is currently in school for theater and hopes to become a comedian. His hobbies include magic tricks and dancing. He brings smiles to the women who come for procedures and is understanding of their plight. He constantly sasses the protestors outside the clinic with such gems as, 'are you gonna take care of those kids when they are born?' or 'Get your wallets ready kids are expensive.'
Ortensia Whiskers- The Banker's Daughter 1927
A cat and OBGYN who is married to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit an actor. Together they have ten children. (Originally they have 420 bunny children but I thought it was a tad excessive.) She is kind, motherly, and sweet but is quick to anger when things aren't peaceful or organized. Her hobbies are her garden where she can escape the chaos of her household.
Ages of the characters in case any of you are confuse. Remember the story is set in 2016-2020 and right now we are in 2019.
Adults
Nick Wilde age 35 born in 1984
Vivan Wilde age 51 born in 1968
Jackson Wilde age 45 born in 1974
Katherine Wilde age 24 born in 1995 (Nick's half-sister)
Jonathan Fox Hall age 55 born in 1964 (Nick's biological father)
Joselyn Fox Hall age 54 born in 1965
Josh Fox Hall age 30 born in 1989 (Nick's half-brother)
James Fox Hall age 33 born 1987 (Nick's half-brother)
Bonnie and Stu Hopps age 55 born in 1964
Judy Hopps age 27 born in 1992
Children
Jon Jackson Wilde age 5 born in 2014
Nicholas Piberious Hopps age 2 born in 2017
Nichole Michelle Hopps age 2 born in 2017
-Yes, Nick's stepfather Jack is only ten years older than him. Frankly, I've seen stranger. My mom had a nephew that was four months older than her. (died in infancy) Yes I know it's weird. ╮ (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) ╭
-This chapter briefly touched on the subject of abortion. And Judy thinking about it getting one. Before anyone complains let's see Judy's state of mind: one her boyfriend turned out to be a jerk who pulled her to be his mistress, two she was alone in a new city, three her job sucked and four she was hormonal due to pregnancy. Judy would be terrified, heck anyone would be. You are just given the news you will bring another life to this world and you are essentially alone in this. Now here is where Judy's sense of duty and responsibility come to play. She could've had an abortion. Nothing was stopping her but like she mentioned in her inner monologue she had sex and she knew the consequences it entailed. Though Judy was careful how she got pregnant will be revealed later on in the story. Half her DNA was in those children and they were hers. Besides Judy did like John and was even beginning to fall for him. (However not shaming anyone who has sex and wants an abortion, you do you)
-I won't get into a debate on other Zootopia media like 'I will Survive' or 'Born to be Alive' by Borba. Though I appreciate Borba and his art is masterful. Dios mio, those stories were a train wreck. I see where he is coming from with the melodrama, as I grew up with the same telenovela nonsense. :-D My opinion is that if Judy had willing sex and gets pregnant she will have the children. That's how I feel her character will react. Now don't get me started on rape pregnancy cause ooooh that's a soapbox I don't wanna get on right now. (▰˘︹˘▰)
-My feelings on abortion are simple, mind your bloody business. If a woman having an abortion doesn't affect you then shut up and mind ya business. Are you going to be there for the financial and emotional responsibility that comes to raising a child? If the answer is no, just shut up and move along.
-DO YOUR RESEARCH! Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger and her sisters who promoted contraception. Her mother died in childbirth after 18 kids! 18 freaking kids and only 11 survived. Like OMG that's a ton of kids. Margeret wanted women to be educated in contraception and not end up with a busload of munchkins. Back in the day, no one had this information as it was against the federal Comstock law. She was shocked because as a nurse she saw a lot of misinformation and botch abortions. Women were dying left and right. Come on people. Yes, Margaret was an eugenist but we are not all perfect. Plus planned parenthood provides information on contraceptives, diseases and reproduction health. But don't take my word on it goggle it or if you have access to it hop into a Planned Parenthood. Question everything! Ohh getting off the soapbox now. (-_-)ゞ゛
Natnat's Notes
1. I didn't write Stu and Bonnie's reactions to the pregnancy. I have a plan for that. Epic Mickey anyone. For the Wii and Wii U? Eh? No takers? That's where I got Oswald and Ortensia folks. Also, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was Disney's first character.
2. I struggled with this chapter but all is well it is out now yay!
of you don't read my notes, I like to rant. But I put some good info in here sometimes and I think I am entertaining. Those that do ...welcome to the insanity bwa ha ha ha ha! May you all be well! Get all your goals accomplished. See you in chapter six!
