The phone rang a few times before Amy could wipe her greasy paws off enough to answer the call and to be greeted by her younger sister's excited greeting. "Uh, hello . . . Judy?" When the phone had first rang, the last mammal Amy expected on the other line—a MuzzleTime call no less—was her sister Judy. As far as Amy knew, her sister was still moping around the burrow being all depressed about breaking the city. But that didn't appear to be the case now. "What's up?"

With a bright smile, Judy answered cheerfully, "I'm calling with a proposition for you, Amy."

Amy raised her brow as she ran her paw back and forth over the classic 1956 Chevrolet Corvette convertible she was in the process of restoring, and had been for the last three weeks (and consequently leaving grease smudges on the faded blue paint). "A proposition? What kind of proposition?" Leaning closer to the phone's screen, her nose twitched as she added, "And where are you? That's not your bed." Her sister was sitting up in a large bed with a decoratively carved wooden headboard—the likes of which she had never seen before. It looked like an antique.

A blush worked its way up Judy's ears as she tried to come up with a plausible reason why she was currently in Nick's bed. And then it hit her—Amy wouldn't know what Nick's bed looked like and therefore an explanation was a moot point. Tilting her gaze and meeting her sister's curious gaze, Judy asked, "Amy, when was the last time you were home or talked to anyone from the burrow?"

Amy blinked in surprise as she hadn't realized she'd missed something . . . something big, obviously. "I've been pretty much living at the shop for the last three weeks. I came home briefly Thursday afternoon, but I didn't stay long. Wendy had been bugging me all week to come home so we could pick outfits for the beauty pageant we entered, as well as what we were going to wear to the Mud Wrestling Competition." Tilting her head curiously, with one ear canting to the side, she asked, "Why?"

Judy slapped a paw over her face. Apparently, no one had bothered to clue Amy in on the fact that her little sister had returned to Zootopia. "Okay," Judy said as she met her sister's puzzled gaze again, "Have you at least watched the news and seen how Mayor Bellwether was caught red-pawed as the mastermind behind all the savage attacks taking place in Zootopia?"

Amy bobbed her dark-cream colored head. "Yeah, some of the boys were watching the news a few times when I was taking my breaks, so I heard about it." With a shake of her head, she added, "I can't believe such a tiny ewe could hold so much hate! She looks so innocent!"

"Yeah, well, looks can be deceiving," Judy muttered as she crossed her arm over chest while thinking back to the chase through the museum. "Trust me, though, she's as guilty as sin."

"How can you be so sure?" Amy asked curiously. She wasn't doubting her sister's words in the least, but the how had her stumped since she was still holed up in the family burrow . . . wasn't she? Looking back over the headboard her sister was sitting against, Amy realized Judy was no longer at home, and probably not even in Bunnyburrow anymore.

"Because she tried killing me when I found out she was behind the attacks!" Judy exclaimed with a wave of her paw.

"What!?' Amy exclaimed in disbelief and a touch of fear for her sister. Okay, so yes, her sister had flown the coop again, but the 'when' and 'why' was still a mystery, though. And why hadn't anyone told her Judy had nearly died!?

Judy fiddled with the end of one of her ears, saying, "Yeah, so I'm back in Zootopia where I've been since Tuesday when I figured out the clue to the savage attacks, and, yes, Bellwether really tried killing me and it's all thanks to my best friend Nick that I'm still alive." At her sister's shocked silence, Judy explained, "Nick helped me find all those missing mammals 3 months ago, and again helped me follow the clues that led us to Bellwether. You have Nick to thank that I'm still alive."

Amy didn't know how to respond. Tugging on one of her sandy-colored ears, she turned around and slumped against the classic Corvette she had been working on. She knew police work was dangerous, especially for a rabbit, but Amy had faith in her sister's abilities. But to learn the deranged ewe who had been darting predators and making them go savage had also tried to kill her little sister was a bit much to take in on a Saturday morning. Releasing her ear which now had several dark streaks on it, she ran a paw back down her face, which left oil smudges across her sand-colored fur and her pink nose. "She tried to kill you!?" she finally exclaimed.

Judy nodded. "Nick saved my life, but I did injure my leg," with a bright smile, she continued, "but Nick—being the great friend that he is—brought me home and is nursing me back to health." Tapping the headboard behind her, she added, "This is Nick's furniture and this is his place I'm staying at."

Amy's jaw dropped. "You're staying with a boy!?" It was obvious from the size of the furniture that Nick wasn't some rabbit buck (Amy would be super surprised if the boy Judy was staying with was a buck). "What species is he!?"

Judy hummed in thought a moment, then, with a sly grin, she said, "I bet you already know him," she shook her head briefly and said, "You know of him, anyways."

"What are you talking about?!" Amy asked. How in the world would she know some boy from Zootopia?

Judy's grin grew bigger while she thought of how Benjamin recognized Nick from the Jeep Rallies he had won with Honey. "You're still interested in attending one of the Zootopia Jeep Rallies, right?"

"Yes," Amy immediately answered as her ears perked up in excitement, along with a little bafflement. "What about it?" She had wanted to attend a rally for as long she had known about them, but getting the money to attend, especially when she wasn't part of a team, wasn't easy as the rallies weren't exactly cheap. Not only did she need to make the trip up there, but she needed food money, hotel money, etcetera, etcetera. She'd tried attending twice, but each time the hotels were all booked up by the time she tried making the reservations (even though she called a month in advance the first time, and two months in advance the second time). Even the campgrounds were full!

She had managed a day trip to watch part of one of the rallies, and it had been fun and exciting, but being part of one of the teams was the dream she had really been dreaming. But after all these years, she had pretty much given up on her dream of being a part of one. She had attended quite a few rallies that were put on here in the countryside, but they were a small cry from the huge Rallies in Zootopia.

"Do you remember Honey Badgersen?" Judy asked. "She won a ton of rallies back in the day."

Amy was momentarily stunned again, but then she perked up excitedly and started hopping in place. "Yes! How can I not know about her!? Team Honey was a legend in the jeep world. Her and the red fox she adopted, Nicholas Wilde, won so many events that it's crazy! And that jeep of theirs!" Stars were shining in Amy's deep brown eyes as she remembered the amazing jeep they won all the rallies with. "I would kill to be able to get under the hood of that jeep!"

Judy laughed at her sister and Amy snapped out of her daydream. Tilting her head, Amy asked, "Why are you asking all this? Honey died several years ago and Nicholas disappeared from the jeep world ages ago—along with their jeep. No one has heard hide nor hair of him since a little before Honey died." Dropping her gaze sadly, Amy stared at a large grease stain on the concrete floor of the car garage she was working in. Thinking Nicholas had sold the jeep when he no longer needed it for the rallies, she mumbled, "I'm sure the jeep is rotting in some junk yard by now or rusting away in some fool's backyard who doesn't have a clue how awesome it is."

A huge, smug grin spread across Judy's face. "Are you sure?" she asked her sister. As Amy perked up and met her gaze once more, Judy said, "Because I assure you, there's not a speck of rust on the jeep, it looks as new as the day it won its first race, and it is a dream to ride in the city." At this last bit of news, Judy waved her paw through the air with her fingers spread wide.

Amy stood in a stupor as she leaned up against her 1956 Chevrolet Corvette convertible. What was her sister talking about? Nicholas probably sold the—Nick. Judy was staying with her friend Nick and she was asking about Honey and the jeep rallies. Her jaw dropped a moment before she exclaimed, "No! No, no, no! You can't be serious! Your Nickis the Nicholas Wilde! The fox that won all those rallies with Honey!?"

At Judy's beaming smile, Amy clamped a paw over her mouth (and leaving more oil smudges on her nose and lips). "No way!" Was she dreaming? Did she slip on a puddle of oil and knock herself out on the concrete? Was this a coma-induced dream she was having?

"Yes, way," Judy laughed. "My Nick is, indeed, Nicholas Wilde and he did win all those rallies with Honey. And he has all the medals, trophies, and pictures to prove it."

Amy could only stare, but then her brain kicked in and reminded her of another key mammal on the team. "You said the jeep's still in mint condition—does that mean Finnick Desertail is still with Nicholas and is doing all the upkeep on the jeep?"

"Oh," Judy said in surprise, though she shouldn't be. With Finnick being a mechanic on the team, of course her mechanic-junky sister would know of him. "I should have guessed that you know about Finnick." At her sister's sparkling eyes, Judy laughed again. "And yes, Finnick and Nicholas are still as thick as thieves." Judy giggled to herself about her little joke—them being cons and all—then added, "And, if you're interested, Nick promised to enter the jeep rallies this year and they're looking for an assistant mechanic." As Amy's jaw dropped again, Judy added, "You up for the job?"

Amy was now positive she was dreaming. This had been a huge dream of hers for so many years, but one which she had long since given up on. And yet Judy was practically handing it to her on a silver platter! After a moment to gather her thoughts, Amy whispered, "This isn't a joke, is it, Judes? You're not . . . you're not pulling my tail, are you?"

Judy's face took on a serious expression. "Amy, I would never pull your tail on something as important as this. I know how long you've been wanting to attend the Jeep Rallies, and as something more than just a spectator." Smiling brightly again, she added, "This here is your chance. I already talked to Finnick about bringing you on as the assistant mechanic. He agreed as long as I could convince Nick to sign up this year." With a tinge of a blush darkening her ears while remembering how she convinced her hot fox to attend, Judy explained, "We can't make it to the July Rally, but Nick is going to sign up for the August, September, and October Rallies."

Pulling on her ear again, this time in excitement, Amy exclaimed, "Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Sign me up. I'm totally coming!" With a cry of happiness, Amy jumped in the air and did a fist pump. She couldn't believe her sister was able to gain this opportunity for her. This was better than a dream come true because not only was she going to be part of a team, but she'd be part of her favorite team. She would also be able to share this dream with her little sister. This was too good to be true. Was she going to wake up in the hospital tomorrow morning with a concussion?

Seeing Amy's excitement, Judy laughed happily again. "If you're not busy tomorrow, Mom and Dad are coming down with a few of our siblings in the morning. You can join them and ask Nick about the Jeep Rallies personally."

Amy's eyes lit up again, but then her brows scrunched in confusion. "Why are Mom and Dad coming down tomorrow?"

Judy's ears turned a much darker pink and bordered on red. "Well, that's because they're bringing all my stuff down to me."

"Huh?" Amy asked. "What do you mean? I thought Nick was nursing you back to health. Or are you about ready to move back into your own place?"

Judy started petting her ear. "No, I'm not moving out." With her nose twitching as she scooted more comfortably into the pillows, she murmured softly, "I'm moving in with Nick."

Amy's jaw dropped. First, Judy decided to stay with a boy and allowed him to play her nurse—something that was incredible in itself—but now she was going to move in with that same boy! And not just any boy, but a fox, a todd. The same fox todd who made shockwaves in the jeep world a decade ago.

Amy was feeling decidedly envious about now. She had been wanting to get Nicholas's and Finnick's autographs for a decade now! Having Honey's autograph would have been a dream, too, but since that was no longer possible, getting to meet the two foxes and getting their autographs would the icing on her cake—and her sister was now living with Nicholas and had close ties to Finnick! And the jeep! That awesome, gold-trophy, drool-worthy, four-door Jeep Wrangler which she had spent many nights of her youth dreaming of fixing up—that jeep was the one Nicholas was chauffeuring Judy around in! It wasn't fair!

As she wasn't looking at Amy, Judy missed the envious glance of her older sister. Studying another picture of Nick and Honey that was hanging on the wall across from her, Judy said, "Nick is the best roomy I could ever ask for and he has lots of space here. Honey left him her large, two-story, two-bedroom house. And since Nick owns the house, it means we don't have to worry about paying rent. We just have to split the shopping and utility bills." With a shrug, Judy added, "I can't beat the price here in the city—I'll be saving a fortune on rent alone!"

Amy was super excited about the prospect of meeting two of her idols, but she was not so far gone as to miss her sister's blush (something she never thought to see on Judy's face when it came to a boy). Nor did she miss the way Judy was petting her ears (one of the classic signs of a doe who was crushing on a buck—or in her sister's case—a todd). As Amy was the oldest of the Hopps' girls, she had seen her fair share of younger sisters crushing on boys and so could easily recognize the signs (she had quite a few sisters confide in her about their love-interests and boy troubles), and so Amy asked, "Are you sure that's the only reason you want to move in with him?" With her nose twitching, Amy added, "By the looks of it, I'd say you were crushing on the hot todd."

Judy's eyes widened and her nose started twitching like crazy. With a groan, she hunched down in the pillows and pulled one of her ears over her face. "It can't be that obvious, can it?"

Amy laughed. "Have you forgotten how many of our sisters came crying to me when they had boy troubles." With a shrug, she added, "I never really understood why, though, considering my love-life hasn't been much more exciting than yours."

Judy's ears heated up as she recalled just how exciting her love-life had gotten the last few days. "I wouldn't be too sure about that," she muttered.

Amy cocked her head and asked, "What do you mean?"

Judy's nose continued twitching like crazy as she kneaded the end of her ear between her fingers. "Um, well, Nick and I are . . . are an item now."

Amy's jaw dropped for the umpteenth time since the conversation with her cop sister had started. Shaking her head, and with her grease-smudged ears flopping side-to-side, she snapped her mouth shut and then asked incredulously, "You're what!? An item!? Like as in boyfriend-girlfriend kind of item!?"

Judy nodded sheepishly for a moment, but the interest and excitement in her sister's eyes gave Judy the courage she needed to talk about her love-life with her favorite oldest sister. With a happy laugh, Judy said, "We started dating Wednesday night and Nick has since taken me on two amazing dates, one of which I have a video of, if you care to watch it sometime when you're down."

Amy laughed happily. She wasn't a bit surprised that Judy had been swept off her feet by a fox. Judy always danced through life to the beat of her own drum, ignoring convention and tradition to pave her own untraveled path. Amy had always respected her for this as it gave them some common ground to bond over. Although she had stayed in Bunnyburrow and hadn't ventured out too far from home, she had gone into the automotive industry—but not to showcase the cars or work in the sales department as most does did. No, she had to get her paws good and greasy working under the hood. Although quite a few bucks went in the automotive repair industry, very few females did. So, Amy was swimming upstream against a lot of loud-mouthed jerks who said a female rabbit couldn't fix a vehicle as well as a male—a male of any species. But she proved them all wrong—just as Judy had about a rabbit being a real cop.

And now, still following the beat of her own drum, Judy went and started dating a fox, Nicholas Wilde! This was too good to be true! With a giddy laugh at her sister's sudden fortune, Amy answered, "Yes, I would love to see your date video!" Swiping her grease-covered paw over her headfur and down the back of her head, Amy laughed again. "Judy, 8-10 years ago, I would have given anything—and I mean anything—just to shake Nicholas's paw and now your like, what, kissing him!?"

Judy laughed with her, even as a blush darkened her nose and ears again. "That's putting it mildly." Amy's eyebrow perked as her nose twitched excitedly. Judy giggled again. Spreading her fingers out in front of her, Judy's grin couldn't get any bigger as she explained, "I literally get drunk off Nick's kisses."

A soft 'squee' escaped Amy as she tugged excitedly on her ear again (her ear now looked like a washed-out gray color instead of dark sand). "Oh, this is so exciting, Judy. I'm really happy for you!" Releasing her ear to press her greasy paw to her mouth, she asked, "But what about his claws and teeth?" Bringing the phone closer to her face, she asked curiously, "How good do they feel?"

Happy laughter bubbled up from Judy's chest, even as a heated twinkle entered her gaze. "Oh, Amy, there's absolutely no comparison to Nick's teeth and claws. It's absolutely criminal what he does to me with them. Whether he's trying to calm me down to relax me, or he's trying to excite me and drive me wild, he knows just the touch to use." With a groan as Judy tugged on her own ear, she added, "I just can't get enough of him! Being with Nick makes me feel like a hormone-crazed teenager. It's insane the way my body responds to him! He's a fox! My instincts should be telling me to run from him, not . . . crawl in bed with him!"

Amy could only share another happy laugh with her little sister. Her tomboy sister had finally discovered what it means to be a girl—and it only took a fox to show her! Amy couldn't be happier for Judy. Now if she could just find someone to make her feel like a girl, too, then Amy knew her life would be complete.

Tilting her head while leaning back into the pillows that carried Nick's heady scent, a dreamy look crossed Judy's face as she said softly, "Amy, for the first time in my life, I'm thinking of marriage and kits, and settling down." Switching paws she held her phone in, Judy showcased her ring.

Amy's eyes started twinkling and she recognized what Judy was telling her. "You're engaged!"

Judy's smile couldn't get any bigger. "I told you, I can't get enough of Nick. And when we're together, it just feels so natural to reach out and touch him. To hold him closer and drown in his touch and kisses." With a deep blush spreading from her pink nose up into her ears at the memories, Judy looked down to admire her ring, saying, "Nick hasn't had time to get me a real ring, but he still wanted me to have one when he proposed, so he made this ring out a dollar bill."

Amy was just too excited for her little sister. With a bubbly laugh, she said, "Engaged to Nicholas Wilde! You have no idea how envious I am!" Waving her paw out in front of her, she added hastily, "And happy! I'm so happy for you, Judy. It's about time you found someone to entrust your heart to."

Judy beamed happily. "Sometimes it still feels like a dream, but when I wake up, Nick is still there. And he loves me. Me! Who I am right now and not what he thinks I should be." With a slight head shake, she clarified, "I'm really looking forward to being married to Nick, but that's not to say I'm ready to quit my job or anything—they did hire me back on at the ZPD—but with Nick I'm finally looking beyond my career. I'm finally realizing there is more to life than just being a cop." Sitting up straighter, she held her paw out as if grabbing her sister and said, "Oh, Nick is entering the ZPA this fall and he'll be my partner on the force next spring."

Amy's 'squee' was a bit louder this time. "Really!? Nicholas is going to be your police partner!?" At Judy's triumphant grin, Amy said, "I just know he's going to be an awesome cop!" Waving her paw around, she added, "If he puts half the energy and passion into his police work that he put into winning the jeep rallies, then I know that, coupled with your tenacity and dedication, you two will quickly become the top team at the ZPD." With another 'squee' as she curled her greasy paw into an excited fist, Amy added, "You finally did it, Judy! You finally found someone to support you a hundred percent." Shaking her head with a light laugh, she added, "Now if I could be so lucky."

Judy's gaze suddenly turned serious, but with a hint of a tease at the same time. With a smug look tugging at the corner of her mouth, she said in a flirtatious tone, "You know, Amy, there is another single todd here. One that you have a lot in common with."

The laughter drained from Amy's face as her ears perked forward. "What do you mean?"

With her smug smile getting bigger and smugger, Judy said, "Finnick. He hangs around a lot and I know for a fact he's single and very much available."

Amy sat in stunned silence. She had thought about looking outside her species for a mate on more than one occasion throughout the years, but no one had ever touched her on an emotional level, so she had pretty much stopped looking. But she had never considered a predator before. But if it was Finnick . . . When they were still part of the Jeep Rally world, Amy had always admired Finnick. She admired their whole team, but Finnick was small and overlooked just like she had been. When Honey first brought the little fennec fox on board, so many mammals said that a little fox like him could never hack it with the big boys.

But he pushed through the bigotry and cynicism to prove them all wrong. Several of the reporters covering the rallies had even interviewed him a few times during their winning streak ten years ago. There had even been a video done of him and Honey working on an engine. It was a dream watching him work and gave her more motivation to push through her own bigotry and cynicism so many mammals had slung at her when she was first trying to make a name for herself.

But now Judy was not only making her dream of meeting and working with the fennec fox come true, but possibly romance . . . at her age. She wasn't a spring chicken anymore. Then again, neither was Finnick. Lightly touching her tongue to her top lip, she asked, "Are . . . are you serious, Judy? Finnick wouldn't find dating a rabbit . . . weird?"

"Of course, he thinks it's weird," Judy said. But with a giggle, she added, "He says Nick and I are nuts, but when I mentioned you and what an amazing mechanic you are, his arguments seemed a bit . . . weak."

Amy stood leaning against her classic convertible and took a deep breath. Then another one. Judy didn't say Finnick would for sure warm up to her, but maybe, if they worked well enough together . . . there might be . . . Amy took another deep breath while trying to center herself. If they worked well enough together . . . something might develop, right? Finnick was one of the few males she truly respected and felt like she had something in common with, and she would be lying if she said she hadn't developed a bit of a crush on him when watching him work on that engine with Honey all those years ago. She didn't want to get her hopes up, but she would definitely keep an open mind when working with the talented fennec.

"So . . . so you said I can come down and meet him tomorrow?" Amy said hesitantly. She couldn't really believe this was actually happening. She had long since put her dream of meeting Nicholas and Finnick from Honey's Jeep Team in a box on a shelf in a dusty corner of her mind. But Judy was now telling her to dig that dream out and open the box because it was coming true. It was hard to take in, giving more credence to the idea she had hit her head and was suffering from a coma.

Tilting her head, Judy hummed in thought a moment, then said, "I think Finnick might be down later today, but I don't think he'll be by tomorrow when Mom and Dad are down. I think they're planning on returning on the 2:00 train, so if you want to hang out till the 4:00 train, I can have Nick call him up and invite him over."

Amy gripped her phone tightly. "Okay, yeah, I'll be there." Taking a deep breath, she spoke more confidently, "I'll be there."

Judy smiled brightly. "That's great. I can't wait to see you, Amy. I'll let Nick and Finnick know you're on board with the Jeep Rallies." Amy nodded, then laughed at finally getting to fulfill a big dream of hers. Judy looked at the time, then said, "Well, Amy, I'll let you get back to your car restoration. I need to text mom and let her know you'll be coming, too." With a wave, Judy said, "I'll see you in the morning."

With another happy laugh, Amy said, "Yeah, I'll see you in the morning. Bye, Judy, and thanks. Thanks for this opportunity."

Judy nodded, saying, "You more than deserve it, Amy. You always supported me in my dream to be a big city cop, and now that I made it, it's only right that I help you fulfill one of your dreams." Seeing Amy's eyes prick with tears, Judy gave her sister a bucktooth smile. "I really do look forward to seeing you in the morning, Amy."

Amy nodded her head, a little too emotional to speak. Giving her sister a wave and a grateful smile, she ended the call.

As the call ended, Judy was super excited to see Amy again and to introduce her to Nick and Finnick. And she really hoped her sister and Finnick could hit it off. Both were long overdue in finding someone special to confide in, someone they could relax around and be completely themselves—just like she and Nick were.

With a shake of her head, Judy pushed the thought from her mind. Sitting up, she sent her mom a quick text, then grabbed the book Nick had brought her earlier. As she had already talked to her littermates, her mother, and Amy, Judy decided to read while waiting for the yardwork to finish and for her fiancé (she loved the sound of that word) to come for her. With a happy hum, she grabbed a pawful of grapes from the bowl beside her and started munching on them while she read.

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As the call disconnected, Amy stood staring at her phone in a daze for several heartbeats, even as her eyes pricked with moisture at her sister's love and support. Wiping the moisture from her eyes, she gave a shaking laugh. But as the reality of what just happened, and what was going to happen, settled in Amy jumped in the air and did another fist pump. "Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" she exclaimed while jumping again. "I can't believe I'm going to be participating in the Jeep Rallies this year! This is incredible! And I'll be working with Nicholas Wilde and Finnick Desertail!" Spinning around, she did a little hopping happy dance.

Slipping her phone back in her pocket, Amy grabbed both her ears and tugged on them in her excitement. "This is too good to be true! I'm actually going to be meeting my idols!" Releasing her gray, grease-smeared ears, she clamped a gray paw over her mouth again and whispered, "I'm going to be related to Nicholas Wilde! Judy is going to be a Wilde soon!" With a 'squee' of happiness and excitement, Amy then threw back her head and laughed.

Amy had always admired Honey and her team (she secretly called them the Dream Team) because they were all small mammals, the smallest mammals to participate in the Zootopia Jeep Rallies. Every other team was made up of mammals at least the size of a wolf, with many teams being made up of larger mammals: tigers, lions, bears, elk, moose, rhinos, and even elephants, though the megafauna had their own special course. Rallies in places like Bunnyburrow had smaller mammals in their competitions, but not Zootopia. Most mammals considered the Zootopia rallies to be a part of the big mammals' world.

But that was beside the point. The point was, a small badger (compared to the other participants), a slightly bigger red fox, and a tiny fennec fox had all entered and turned the Jeep world upside down with their constant winning. They didn't win every race, but they did have a four-year winning streak where they consecutively won the huge rally at the end of October. This was a new record for consecutive wins on this particular event, with the longest winning streak before that being three-years.

And the last year of their winning streak, they didn't just win the October Rally for the fourth year in a row, but they had also won the three previous rallies that took place that year. It was also Nicholas's first year in the driver's seat. Honey's health was starting to go downhill that year, so she had handed the keys over to Nicholas as the main driver, even as she made Finnick the main mechanic. They only raced a few more years after that as Honey's health continued to deteriorate. They quit attending the rallies altogether seven years ago, with Honey dying two years later. It was a sad year for the many mammals who knew and loved Honey.

Amy hadn't been able to attend Honey's funeral and pay her respects, but now she was given the chance to meet and work with Honey's two protégés. And once she got to Zootopia, Amy hoped she could go with Nicholas and Finnick to pay her respects to Honey's gravesite. She had truly admired the driven badger who chased after her dreams no matter what anyone said about her size. Honey's tenacity in making it in a big mammal's world really inspired Amy, along with the determination Nicholas and Finnick showed. With them being foxes, they had bigotry and specism slung at them even worse than Honey had, especially since Honey had already made a name for herself in the Engineering and Scientific community.

But the two foxes—they inspired Amy even more than Honey had. If these two could hack it in the big mammals' world, then so could she. Even though most mammals here in Bunnyburrow were closer to her size, Amy was a female, so she had to fight tooth and nail for the respect she now held.

With another 'squee' of happiness, Amy spun around to look at her current project. She had helped her colleagues in previous years to fix up classic cars to enter the Annual Classic Car Show that took place every summer in conjunction with the Annual Mud Wrestling Competition, but this year was the first year she was finally going to do a full restoration by herself. (It took her this long just to acquire a car she could fix up.) And it was a true classic—one she had never thought to own in a million years. She had one more part to put in and then she was dead in the water as far as fixing it up went, at least until next Thursday when the rest of the parts came in.

Glancing over the 1956 Chevy Corvette convertible, a plan formalized in her mind. Seeing as she couldn't work on the car till Thursday once she got this last part in, Amy decided a vacation was long overdue. Since Judy already admitted that Nick had a large two-story house, and since she was going to be on their Jeep Team for the Rallies this year, Amy figured it wouldn't hurt to spend the rest of the weekend and first half of next week with her sister and new teammates.

With a clap of her paws, Amy climbed back under her Corvette with renewed gusto. As she didn't have any more parts to work with, she had been working on the car at a leisurely pace—but not anymore. The sooner she got this part on, the sooner she could hop on a train to Zootopia, and the sooner she could see her sister and two foxy teammates. With a grin, she figured it would be best if she surprised her sister and the two foxes. Although she didn't think they would bar her from arriving early, she wasn't sure what all they had going on tonight. Furthermore, it would be much harder for them to tell her no once she arrived on their doorstep.

With a light chuckle while thinking of her sister's surprised face, Amy grabbed her wrench and got to work.


WingedKatt here. I hope you enjoyed this conversation between Judy and Amy. Next chapter, we'll return to the present time with Nick arriving at his room to get Judy. Expect a lot of fluff.

Ch. 74: Shared Instincts, will post in 2 weeks. I hope you all have a great weekend. Be safe. If you have any thoughts or questions, I'd love to hear them.