So, what's gonna happen in chapter 6? You remember how one of the main focuses in my story was the kids as Zoo-Burrow Scouts? Well, while they aren't doing the scouts anymore, Nick is still fond of the Junior Ranger Scouts. It shows when he meets up a new scout troop and talks to them. This includes talking to them about what he had to go through. I would say more, but that would spoil the chapter. So let's get to it.
In his room was Nick changing into a different set of clothes than his usual one. On his bed, was his baby brother, Todd. As Nick put on his dark green clothes, he hummed. The last two things Nick put on was his red handkerchief and a cap. Nick was now wearing his scout uniform. Well, it was a different one. His old one didn't fit him anymore. So he got a new one that fit him perfectly. Best part, his family didn't have to pay for it. The scout's foundation gave it to him for free. As Nick looked at himself in the mirror, he liked what he saw.
"Nice. Feels like it's been a while since I put on the good ol' uniform." Nick said to himself in the mirror. He then walked over to Todd and picked him up from his bed. "What do you think of your big brother's scout uniform, Toddy?"
"Ohhhhhh..." Todd went in awe.
"Yep. Your brother was quite the scout." Nick said proudly. "One day, I hope you get to put on the uniform and follow your brother's footsteps. Or do your own thing. No pressure."
Nick held Todd as he walked back to the mirror.
"Whatever you decide, know your big brother has your back. Isn't it awesome to have the coolest big brother ever?" Nick asked his baby brother.
"Bubba. Cool cool." Todd said happily.
"You bet I am." Nick said proudly.
Downstairs, there was a knock on the door. Holding her daughter, Vicky, Frankie opened the door to find out it was Judy.
"Hey, Judy." Frankie said greeting the bunny.
"Hello, Mrs. Wilde." Judy said happily. She then looked at Vicky. "Oh, helloooo Vicky."
"Juju!" Vicky said seeming happy to see Judy.
Judy then picked up Vicky from Frankie's arms and smiled at the baby.
"My day always seems to brighten up when I see you or your brother." Judy said as she cuddles the little fox.
Down from the stairs, came Nick and Todd.
"Oh. Speak of the devil. There's the cutie that I adore... and your big brother, Nick." Judy said joking around a bit.
"Carrots, you wound me." Nick said pretending to be hurt by Judy's comment.
"I'll leave you two to talk." Frankie said feeling that she should leave the room. "Nick, be sure to put Toddy and Vicky in their pen."
"Okay, mom." Nick said agreeing to do that.
Frankie then left the room. As she did, Judy waited until now to realize that Nick was wearing a scout uniform.
"Oh. I see that you are back to wearing your scout uniform. What's the special occasion?" Judy asked.
"Just because we stopped doing the Zoo-Burrow Scouts, doesn't mean I still don't do scout stuff every now and then. I've been doing some Junior Ranger Scout stuff on the side." Nick stated.
Around one year ago, the time Judy stopped visiting Zootopia, Nick and Judy disbanded the Zoo-Burrows Scouts. The main reasons were because the group was not only getting old and the uniforms were starting not to fit them. But because things were getting difficult for Judy to keep up with their weekly visits. Even with the group disbanding, the friendship between everyone never went away.
With that said, Nick was still a scout at heart. Nick often visit other troops around the city. As well as talking with the troops and helping out scoutmasters. Nick talks to Judy about this as they put Todd and Vicky down in their playpen.
"I would love to hang out with you more, but I have to meet up and chat with a scout troop today." Nick said to Judy.
"Oh. Which troop?" Judy asked curiously.
"Uhhh..." Nick went before saying what the troop number was. "...Troop 914."
Judy's ears drooped down as she hears that number. Troop 914 was the group that Nick tried to join. As well as the same guys who muzzled him. Or to be more exact, the former group of guys from that troops. The boys, who are now friends with Nick and the others, and their action had nothing to do with this latest troop. But still, Judy felt uneasy.
"But...isn't that the troop that..." Judy said.
"No. That was the old troop and those guys don't exist anymore." Nick said. "The scoutmaster has completely new boys to join now. From what I've been told, they are 6 kids and half of them are prey, while the other half are predators. A pretty balanced group now, wouldn't you say?"
"I suppose." Judy said knowing that Nick has a point.
"Besides, I want to keep an eye on this new troop. Make sure they are doing the right thing." Nick said as he petted Judy's head.
"Alright. Hey! Think it will be okay if I tag along?" Judy asked wanting to come.
"Hmm. I don't see why now." Nick said liking the idea. "Too bad you don't have your old police costume. Oh! But my old uniform should fit you fine enough. You won't have the handkerchief or cap though."
"That's fine." Judy said with a smile.
"Alright. I'll get my old uniform. You can change in my room." Nick said. Nick then realized what he said and felt that asking her to change in his room sounded a bit... pervy. "D... Don't worry. I'll leave the room when you do that."
"Smart choice." Judy said blushing a bit.
A few minutes later, Judy put on Nick's old scout uniform and the two walked to the Junior Ranger Scouts headquarters. As they stood by the stairs, both Nick and Judy started flashing back to the horrid night nearly 4 years ago. But neither of them seemed fazed by that memory. In the end, they only came out stronger. Nick and Judy both climb up the stairs and open the door to go inside. There, they were greeted by the Troop 914's scoutmaster. A moose with long antler by Scoutmaster Antlerson.
"Nick! Glad that you are here." The Scoutmaster says as he shakes Nick's paw.
"It's no problem, sir." Nick said with a smile. "Hope you don't mind if I brought a friend."
"You must be the infamous Judy Hopps." Antlerson said as he looks at Judy. "Pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure's mine." Judy said happily.
"Anyway, Nick, I was hoping that you could help us with a little problem." Antlerson said with a look of concern.
"What's the problem?" Nick asked.
"It's some of the boys. I finally have a new troop mixed with not only prey mammals, but predator mammals as well. They are all good boys, but..." Antlerson said.
"Let me guess. They've all divided themselves into two groups. A prey group and a predator group." Nick said taking a wild guess.
"Sad thing is, you're right." Antlerson admitted. "Especially when it comes to these two boys, Ryan and Quinzy."
"So you basically want Nick to talk some sense into them before it becomes a problem." Judy said the scoutmaster.
"That's the plan." Antlerson said.
"Heh. Leave it to me, sir." Nick said confidently while saluting.
After that was said, Nick, Judy, and Scoutmaster Antlerson went down the stairs to where the meetings were usually taken place. One minute in and they could already tell that things were more south than they thought. As Scoutmaster Antlerson said, the troops were divided. One side prey, other side predators. On the prey side was a beaver, a hedgehog, and a rabbit with black fur and a white circle on his left eye. On the predator side was an otter, a wolverine, and a fox with black fur and white over his muzzle. They were all around the ages of 8 and 9 and the fox and rabbit looked like the leaders of both sides.
"Predators like you shouldn't be in the scouts." The rabbit said angrily at the fox.
"I should say the same about ignorant prey like you." The fox said angrily at the rabbit.
The rabbit and fox glared at each other with anger. Nick and Judy could sense some tension from these boys.
"I'm assuming those two must be Ryan and Quinzy." Nick said taking another guess.
"You guessed right." Antlerson said. "The young tod is Quinzy, while the little buck is Ryan. Quinzy's a smart and bold kid and Ryan is a caring and determined. The two of them often go to each other and bring the others with them."
"They sound like us." Judy stated after hearing their description.
"Cept when we argued, it wasn't like this." Nick stated.
"BOYS, ENOUGH!" Antlerson shouted out loudly.
"The shout stopped everyone in their tracks and they quickly straightened up.
"YES, SIR! SORRY, SIR!" The boys all said while standing straight.
"Now if you boys are done, we have guests." Antlerson said. "I would like you all to meet Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps. These two were the leaders of groups of scouts that was connected to ours. The Zoo-Burrow Scouts."
"What's up, guys?" Nick said greeting the boys.
"Hello." Judy said waving happily.
"One of them is a fox." Ryan said clearly not liking foxes.
"One of them is a bunny... and a girl. Girls can't be Junior Scouts." Quinzy said sounding fickle.
"Well, we're off to a great start..." Nick and Judy both thought.
"Yes, he's a fox and I'm a girl bunny. But even so, a few years ago, Nick and I formed a group of our own." Judy said proudly.
"Yep. We had many members, helped out our community and each other, we were even able to become an official troop." Nick said looking as proud as Judy.
"Woah! That's amazing." The beaver said in awe.
"Pssh! Likely story." Ryan said not buying Nick's words. "
"Oh don't believe me? Lucky for me, I have more than enough proof." Nick said. He then pointed at a patch on the left side of his shirt. It was oval-shaped with a fleur-de-lis symbol. "This is the Junior Ranger Scouts patch of Pride and Valor. One of the biggest honors for a scout to have."
"Woooooooah!" All the boys went.
"Annnnnnd... if you don't believe that..." Nick said as he dug in his pocket and took out a photo. The picture was of a young 10-year old him shaking paws with a bear in his 60s. The bear was Sanford B. Ursidae, President of the Ranger Scouts. Nick looked super nervous as he shook the president's paw. "Here's me with the president of the Ranger Scouts."
"WOOOOOAAAAHHHHH!" The boys said even more amazed.
"Wow! That's awesome." The wolverine said.
"You must be the coolest fox scout ever." Quinzy said admiring Nick.
"Don't want to brag, but... oh who am I kidding. I love bragging." Nick said with his usual boasting matter.
"Point is... Nick worked hard to get to where he is." Judy said while patting Nick on the back.
"See? Foxes can be good scouts." Quinzy said to Ryan.
"Okay. So maybe 'he's' legit. But that doesn't mean you are." Ryan said glaring at Quinzy.
"I'm a better scout then you are, you tiny pain in the neck." Quinzy said angrily at Ryan.
The two then quickly began to arguing again. Scoutmaster Antlerson wasn't kidding about how these two were. It was like their rival instincts were in overdrive. This really worried Nick and Judy.
"Man, these two really don't like each other." Judy whispered to Nick.
"Alright. Quinzy and Ryan, right? What's the deal with you two?" Nick asked. "And don't give us the usual 'Fox vs Rabbit' excuse."
The young fox and rabbit stopped arguing to tell Nick and Judy their story. Ryan was first to talk.
"This troop started a few weeks ago with a few of us. Things were going great... until Quinzy showed up two weeks ago." Ryan said.
"I actually tried to be the nice guy. But Ryan here always gave me the stink. He could deal with the fact that a fox could be trusted." Quinzy stated.
"Been there." Nick thought.
"He even tried getting some of the others to be against me. It didn't work cause of us are predators anyway." Quinzy stated.
"Quinzy had it out for me since day one. Always insulting me. Belittling me. He's a total jerk." Ryan stated.
"Takes one to know one." Quinzy said as he started growling at Ryan.
Soon after, the two got all riled again. This time, the other boys started to get riled up too. Once again, Antlerson shouted out.
"QUIET DOWN!" Antlerson shouted out.
"SORRY, SIR!" The boys all went.
Nick and Judy were really starting to worry.
"Nick, this is bad." Judy said a bit scared for the kids.
"I know. Too much heat is between the boys. If this continues, it could lead to... that." Nick said to Judy.
Nick started to recall the night he got muzzled. Not only that, the nightmares, the hatred, even when Chuck and the others were blackballed.
"No. Not again. I won't let something like that happen to anyone else." Nick said boldly. Nick then walked over to Antlerson. "Scoutmaster Antlerson, do you mind leaving the room for a bit and letting me talk to these boys?"
"Alright. I trust that you can handle it." Antlerson said.
"Leave it to me." Nick said boldly saluting.
The scoutmaster left the room leaving Nick and Judy alone with the kids.
"Carrots, you leave too." Nick said to Judy.
"Alright. But I'll be listening in." Judy said as she wiggled her ears a bit.
Judy then made her way up the stairs and left the room. She still stayed close by the stairs to listen in.
"Okay, boys. Everyone gather around and sit down." Nick said as get down on the floor. "Nicky's got a story for you all."
"Ugh! This isn't one of those 'life lesson' stories, isn't it?" Quinzy asked.
"Cause if you think THAT will change our minds about each other, it won't." Ryan said firmly.
"How about you all just listen?" Nick asked looking a bit angry. Seeing that, the boys decided to be quiet and sat down as Nick told them to.
"What is the story you want to tell us?" The hedgehog asked.
"It's a big one. It's about prey and predator kids just like you." Nick said.
Nick wasn't just going to tell them any random story. He was going to tell them 'his' story. The story about how he wanted to be a junior ranger scout and the fate of Chuck and the others. But Nick didn't want to just say the story was about him. The boys started to image the story as shadow puppetry.
"Once, there was a young boy. He was kind, brave, and honest. He had a loving mom and dad and... a very good friend." Nick said. "The boy was a predator while the friend he had was prey. They were on two different sides of species, yet they were close. Very close. They got along almost instantly."
"So they got along even when they were a prey and predator?" Ryan asked.
"Of course. That's what evolution's all about. No matter what, any mammal can get along with one another." Nick stated. "Now, there was one thing that the boy really wanted more than anything. He wanted to be a Junior Ranger Scout. His mother was able to pinch enough pennies to buy the uniform for him. He was going to be the only predator there. But that didn't bother him cause he wanted to finally be part of a pack."
"He was the only predator?" The wolverine asked.
"Yes... and because of that, the group of Junior Ranger Scout, they didn't trust him. So they not only regretted them, they did something much worse. They put a muzzle on him." Nick told them.
"WHAT?" The boys shouted out hearing that.
"Yep. They got a muzzle and forcefully put it on the boy. Even when he did nothing wrong." Nick said.
"That's... that's horrible!" Quinzy said.
"The boy felt sad, miserable, unwanted. He was in a dark place and it was like he wanted to give up on the world." Nick said sadly. "But then... someone brought him back to the light. It was his friend. The prey girl who believed in the boy. The boy told her what happened and quickly went over to talk some sense to the scouts. But the boys were too firm with their decision and didn't care what the girl had to say. She went back to her friend and tried to convince him not to give up on life. But the boy's hopes were still dripping away. Then, the girl put their friendship on the line. If the boy didn't choose to not give up, then he and the bunny wouldn't be friends anymore. The boy didn't want that. It hurt him too much. Their friendship was too strong to break."
"But... the girl was a prey. How could she trust someone who was a predator and use to eat her kind?" Ryan asked.
"The girl just did. She trusted the boy more than anyone else and the boy felt the same about her." Nick answered. "Now, the boy and girl couldn't let the scouts get away with want they did. So, they came up with a plan. A week later, they encountered the boys again. They wanted to get them to admit what they did was wrong. Of course, the boys were still stubborn to admit it. Stubborn... but not clever like them. The two had a recorder on them and were able to get audio of what the boys said. The two now had the upper paw."
"So they tricked them?" Quinzy asked.
"The proper term is 'hustled', but yes." Nick replied. "The boys weren't too happy about that. They tried to use force to take the pen away from the girl. It was a bad choice for them. Cause at the moment they hurt her, The boy changed."
"What do you mean by change?" Ryan asked.
"The boy had grit his teeth and got on all fours. He became primal." Nick stated.
"Primal? You mean like... mammals in the old days?" Ryan asked.
"Yes. But even in his primal and savage state, he wouldn't hurt his friend. The other boys, however, he didn't care for them much." Nick said. "As he has them all cornered, he prepares to pounce."
"Did he attack them?! Then he went savage on them?!" The otter asked sounding scared.
"That's the thing. He didn't. It was all a trick. A hustle within a hustle." Nick said. "He and his friend planned everything from the very beginning."
"Woah! Really?" Quinzy said surprised.
"It's impossible for predators to turn savage again cause of 'biology'. But the scout boys were able to get fooled by that." Nick stated. "After talking to them more, they boys finally understood and even apologized. They were even willing to let the boy joined for real this time. But the scouts regretted him, he regretted the scouts."
"He turned them down?" Ryan asked.
"Would you like to be with the group that just muzzled you?" Nick asked. "Those guys weren't the boy's fit. It also turned out that he wasn't their only victim. After figuring that out, he ripped off part of the pack number from his shirt, deleted the recording he had of them, grabbed his friends paw, and got out of there."
"He deleted the recording? Why? Shouldn't he had kept it?" Quinzy asked.
"He didn't need the recording. They were all dirty enough." Nick said seriously. "After that, the boy and his friend formed a pack of their own, while the group of scouts had started to gain a lot of grief. Overwhelming guilt."
"Good, but they deserve much worst." Quinzy said firmly.
"Yeah." The otter and wolverine said agreeing with Quinzy.
"If I told you they actually had to go through worst, would you believe me?" Nick asked.
"Huh?" Quinzy went.
"While the boy and the girl formed their own pack, the five scouts were going were all going through a guilt spell. After realizing how wrong their actions were, it was like the guilt was shallowing them whole. Eventually, they came clear to their scoutmaster. He was very disappointed with boys. Not only did they call their parents about this, but each of them of kicked out from the troop. They were scout no more." Nick said.'
"They... lost their rights to be scouts." Ryan said sadly.
"Scouts are supposed to be brave, loyal, helpful, and trustworthy. They broke all those with their actions." Nick stated. "Later, they go to the boy and the girl as well as some of the other members of their pack and sincerely asked for their forgiveness. They accepted their apology but didn't forgive them for what they did. They would have to work for that."
"Did they even really forgive them want they did?" Quinzy asked.
"We'll get to that later." Nick said. "Now, the boy, the girl, and their pack lived their lives to the best they could. The former scouts, however, things only got worst for them."
"What happened?" Ryan asked.
"Eventually, the recoil of their actions started to kick in. Their parents started disowning them, their other friends left them, predator AND prey kids started to hate them. They were being treated like total criminals." Nick stated. "But the real kicker for them was a certain day."
"A... certain day?" Quinzy said.
"One of the boy's pack member, a predator boy that was also muzzled by them, had some choice words for the group. Turned out, he may have had harbored his angry feelings longer than the other boy. He told them if he had things his ways, they five boys would be locked up in a juvie cell for their actions. This broke the boys and they ran off. They didn't just plan to leave, they planned to run away entirely." Nick said.
"They ran away?" Ryan asked sounding really concerned. "They did actually run away from their homes? Did the guilt cause them to leave the city?"
"Well, after hearing that the boys ran away, it was the boy's pack that started to feel guilty. They all agreed to quickly look for them and find out where they could be." Nick told them. "After a while of searching, they found them near the front of the Scout HQ. The boy went over to speak with them. They told him everything that they had to go through. All the things the boys didn't even know. As much as he hated what they did to him, he wouldn't wish that on anyone. So, he did one of the hardest things he could ever do."
"What was that?" Quinzy asked.
"He forgave them." Nick told them.
"WHAT?!" The boys all shouted out surprised.
"He forgave them even after everything they did?!" Quinzy asked still shocked.
"He believed that the boys had gone through enough and he could tell that they regret their actions. The other kids in his pack also forgave them and eventually, they all became a part of their pack and became friends." Nick said.
"So they all just became friends. Just like that." Ryan said.
"Yup. The 5 former scouts now became scouts of a new pack. They could finally start being happy again." Nick said to them in a happy tone. But he then switches to a sadder tone. "But even so..."
"Even so..." Ryan and Quinzy both said.
"... things didn't change that much for the boys." Nick told them. "They were still hated by many other kids. Even bullies were considered saints compared to them. The five boys realized that there was only one thing they could do. It was owning up to their actions."
"How... did they own up to their actions?" Quinzy asked.
"Did they... did they turned themselves into the authorities?" Ryan asked.
"They did." Nick replied. "They felt it was the only way to make up for everything. Giving themselves up not only meant that they had to go to juvie, but they would all gain a criminal record. Things would only get harder for them after that. But it didn't matter to them. They were all will to accept their fates."
"What happened after that?" Quinzy asked.
"After saying goodbye to their friends, they had to spend their Summer in juvie. Even after that, they were officially kicked out from their school. They had to go to a boarding away from the city." Nick stated.
"They had to leave?" Ryan asked.
"As sad as it was, it was ultimately their choice. They wanted to become better people." Nick stated. "They will miss the friends they had, but they all hope that one day they would meet them again."
The image of shadow puppetry that the boys had started to fade.
"That's the end of the story." Nick said finished with the story. The boys all became silent after hearing that. "Do you understand why I told you this story? The kids made choices they regret and had to do a lot to make up for them. They are even still working for it to this day. Do any of you want to go through what they had to deal with?"
All the boys were still silent. Their silence pretty much answered Nick's question for him.
"There should be no reason prey or predator can get along. We are all evolved. We also live in the greatest city in the world, Zootopia. The city where anyone can be anything. The city where prey and predators can live together in harmony." Nick said with a smile. "If we don't choose to believe that, then are we really evolved?" Nick then looked at both Ryan and Quinzy. "Ryan, Quinzy, and all of you other boys don't make the same mistake as those boys in my story did. Learn from them and grow."
After that, Ryan and Quinzy both stood up from the ground and looked at each other with sincerely.
"Quinzy, I'm sorry for calling you out cause you're a fox." Ryan said apologetically.
"I'm sorry too. I may have said one or two things that were too far." Quinzy said apologetically as well.
"So, are we good?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah." Quinzy said nodding.
The two then shook each other's paw as a sign of their new friendship. It also seemed like the other boys shook paws with each other as well. This said that the prey-predator feud between the kids was over. Nick was relieved by this.
"Problem solved and crisis averted." Nick thought to smile.
"One question, Nick." Quinzy asked. "That predator boy in the story was that... you?"
"And the prey girl was that... that Judy girl?" Ryan asked.
Nick didn't seem surprised that they figured it out. In fact, he actually smiled.
"In the end, everything that happened to me made me stronger. That's the sore reason I'm here now. Don't let your species define who you are. Be the person you want to be." Nick said smiling.
"Woooooooaaaaahh!" All the boys went. Now each of them admired Nick even more. The boys the grouped up closer to Nick.
"Nick, you have got to be the best scout ever!" Quinzy said with eyes of admiration.
"Can you teach us how to be like you?" The otter asked wanting to be like Nick.
"Tell us more stories." Ryan said wanting to hear more.
"Easy! Easy! One at a time." Nick said feeling overwhelmed. "I'll tell you what you need to know. Just give me some space."
The troop was really warming up to Nick now. As Judy watched and listened, she couldn't help but be happy. She thought Nick was amazing before. Now her feelings have multiplied.
About an hour later, the meeting ending and the boys all left outside of the building and headed to their homes. They all said goodbye to Nick, Judy, and Scoutmaster Antlerson.
"Bye, Nick! Bye, Judy!" Ryan said waving goodbye.
"Come back and talk to us soon!" Quinzy said waving goodbye as well.
"Stay good, boy!" Nick said.
"Remember, same time next week!" Antlerson shouted out. As they left, he turned and looked down on Nick. "Thank you, Nick."
"You're welcome, sir." Nick said with a smile.
"You definitely would have been an ideal scout for our troopAntlerson said thinking if things were different, Nick would have been great for the pack.
"I'm fine on what happened. But that doesn't mean, I won't look of for your troop. Just call me whenever you need me." Nick said.
"Will do. You're always welcome." Antlerson said before shaking Nick's paw. Antlerson then went to Judy. "That goes for you too, Judy."
"It was a pleasure meeting you, sir." Judy said bowing.
With that, Nick and Judy then took their leave. As they made their way back home, Judy talked with Nick.
"You did a good thing today, Nick. Telling those boys that story." Judy said.
"I didn't want things to end up the same way it did for me. No one should have to go through that." Nick said boldly. "Ryan and Quinzy, I hope those two become friends now."
"I'm hoping best friends." Judy said happily and confidently.
"Whatever happens, their choices are up to them." Nick said.
"Yeah." Judy said agreeing with Nick.
Judy then looks at Nick. It was his boldness, kindness, and honest nature that made her fall for him. As she smiles, she then tugged at Nick's arm.
"Nick, do you mind leaning down for a minute?" Judy asked.
Nick was familiar with what Judy just said. Last time she said those words, she kissed him on the cheek. Was she about to do that again?
"Ummm... sure." Nick said as he leaned down a bit.
Judy then kissed Nick on the cheeks again. Just like four years ago. This time, it didn't catch Nick that much off-guard. After the two seconds passed, Judy ended her kiss.
"Was that to make me feel better?" Nick asked with a smirk.
"No. I'm sure you know the real reason." Judy said with a smile.
Nick then held Judy's paw. He was really thankful to have her in his life. Later that evening, Nick sat down by his desk with a pen and paper. He then started writing a letter.
A few days passed. Over at East Canyonland was the military school, Ridge Might Academy. Considered one of the toughest military schools in the country. A school where the kids have to attend classes all year round. Also, the current location of five certain boys. Checking his mailbox, was Chuck Woodson. Slightly older and more mature than when he was a kid. He was going through his envelops when his attention came to one letter as he looked at the address with a smile. He then quickly dashed to his friends. Phillip Zecker, Darwin Deerling, Wilfred Maus, and Edward Beestli were all relaxing the school's rec room. Chuck then opened the door.
"GUYS! WE GOT A LETTER FROM NICK!" Chuck shouted out excitedly.
"Nick? It's been a while since he wrote us back." Phillip said.
"Well, open it up, Chuck." Wilfred said.
Chuck didn't waste any time and opened up the letter and read it out loud. It read:
Dear Chuck,
Don't read this letter unless everyone else is with you. Got it?
Hey, guys! Sorry I haven't written to you in a while. I'm assuming you guys still don't have e-mail addresses being in military school and all. I hope things are still good for you. Things are going well for us here in Zootopia. Everyone else still misses you guys and wishes you all well. A little while ago, I met up with the new Troop 914. Half of them were prey and half of them were predators. There was a bit of some tension between the kids. Including two boys. A fox boy named Quinzy and a rabbit boy named Ryan. They were sooooo not like Judy and I. To help them get along, I told them our story. I told them about our struggle and what we both had to deal with. It helped them patch things up almost instantly. Now the boys are all friends. Both prey and predators. I don't want anyone else to go through what we've been through. So you guys stay strong and I'll do the same. Miss you, guys. I'll write to you again, buds.
Your pal,
Nick Wilde
"Nick, still got to be amazing, doesn't he?" Chuck asked with a smile.
"That's Nick for ya." Ed said happily.
"Wait? There one more thing Nick mentioned in his letter." Chuck said as he looks down to see the PS. As he reads, his eyes widened in total shock with what he reads. "WHAT?!"
"What's wrong?" Darwin asked.
"Apparently, Judy's staying at Zootopia for the Summer... and she and Nick are dating!"
The other boys looked at each other before shouting out "IT'S ABOUT TIME!".
That's it for this chapter. Man, fastest update ever. Seriously, I bet some of you are like "OMG, he updated already. It hasn't even been a week yet." Hopefully, I can keep it up. Don't want to be in a slump again. Til the next chapter.