Finnick awoke with a groan. He sat up and looked at himself. He was bruised, and he felt blood trickling down the back of his head. He realized he was still in Nicks house.
"Ms. Wilde?" He looked around. "Sylvia?"
He heard a muffled groan, and saw Sylvia leaning against a chair. He got up and stumbled over to her, pulling out his knife and cutting the plastic ties bounding her paws. She tore off her gag.
"Oh, that brute, Jack Savage!" She worried. "They had to have taken Nick and his friend!"
She pounded the ground angrily. And tried to keep her posture as a single tear leaked from her eye.
"Don't worry, Sylvia. We'll get them back." He reassured her, patting her lap.
"Oh Finnick, I thought Nick was a better creature when he joined to ZPD!" She lamented. "H-he looked so proud... And his chest was all puffed out... H-he was a man, Finnick. And now he's a fugitive!"
He snarked. "You don't know the whole story yet, Sylvia. Let me explain."
Judys' POV
Judy and Nick drove down the side streets, trying to be inconspicuous.
"Any idea where The Mask lives?" She asked
"As I said, he moves around. All we can do is hope that he's here." Nick said, turning into a shady alley.
Judy shuddered. "This is shady Nick..."
"The Mask is a shady fellow, Judith dear." Nick stopped the car.
Judy gave him a questioning look. "What is it?"
"I'll start The Masks job early for ya, Carrots." Hr turned to her. "You need to ditch the police uniform."
"I have no extra clothes!" She exclaimed.
He smirked. She didn't like it at all. He was up to something.
"I've got you covered, Carrots." He held up a shopping bag.
"Feel free to change back there. I won't look, I promise."
She smacked him, snatching the bag. "How about you get out of the car?" She demanded.
"Geez, alright." He walked out and leaned against the door. Looking bad he saw the backtrack of traffic.
"Tchah..." He groaned. "This is gonna suck d-"
"Yo, Wilde-" A familiar voice interrupted him.
Nick turned and saw a young grey wolf, Jim, approaching him.
"Long time no see." Nick smiled.
"I heard you've upped the anty." Jim commented. "You're a full blown fugitive now." He idled a bit closer. 'If you plan on causing some mayhem I can hit you up with some weapons."
Nick shook his head. "I'm tired of it already, Jim. I'm just trying to get out of the city now."
Jim nodded. "Yea, I understand." He stumbled on his words.
"Is the- uh... b-bunny... erm... here? W-with you?" He licked his lips.
Nick sighed. "I'm afraid not. We got split up after some gunfight, and I haven't seen her since. I think she might of ran off, back to the country."
Jim sighed. "Well, go after her! Isn't she your girlfriend or something?"
Nick sputtered. "Wh-what?! Are you crazy?! That stuff's unheard of, man! Predator-prey relationships?! Those don't exist in Zootopia!"
Jim shrugged. "You said you were leaving the city, right? Well, go and find Judy! I saw the way you looked at each other, its obvious. You may not be questioned as much in the country."
Nick sighed. "Well, I'm looking for The Mask. Any ideas where he is?"
Jim practically melted into the wall. "Th-The MASK?! Nick that motherfucker is crazy! Why would you want anything from him?!"
"He can provide me with a disguise to get out of the city with." Nick explained.
Jim nodded weakly. "Yea, good luck with THAT. Last time I heard, he's in Sahara Square."
Nick cursed. "Just my luck!" He sighed. "Well, Jim... It was nice seeing ya."
"Its been good, Wilde." Jim nodded and walked back deeper in the alley.
Nick hopped into the car.
"Oh man, that was close." Judy sighed.
He turned to see Judy in simple civilian clothing.
"There you go." He smiled. "You look lovely.
She sighed. "So he's in Sahara Square?"
Nick sighed. "I'm afraid so... We might as well get going."
Judy drove down the highway towards Sahara Square. "I hope Finnick and your mother are ok..." She said distractedly.
Nick growled. "I've been thinking the same thing. We can't go back to my house to see though."
He shook his head. "I know Finnick will take care of my Mom. He's a good guy on the inside, and my friend."
She sighed as traffic rolled to a halt. "I hope so, Nick..."
They sat there for 20 minutes, traffic inching forward slowly.
"What the heck is this crap?!" Nick demanded.
Judy turned on her police radio. "Let's see..."
The radio signal was weak, and there was mostly static: "bzzt... 10-53... bzzt... highway... bzzt... checking for fugitives... bzzt..."
Nick cursed. "Damnit! The ZIB is everywhere!"
"Quick, get out of the car!" Judy exclaimed, pointing out the window.
Nick saw multiple ZIB agents running past the stopped cars towards them. "Ah crap!"
Nick and Judy jumped out of the car, turning and dashing down the highway.
"Don't let them escape!" A voice yelled.
Nick grabbed Judy's paw and pulled her forward. "C'mon!" He gasped.
Judy happened to look into one of the cars up ahead. Inside was a lion and a bear. They were wearing tuxedos, and white roses in their shirt pockets.
"Nick!" Judy yelled fearfully. "Its the White Rose!"
"Whatwhere?!" Nick exclaimed.
"There! There!" Judy grabbed him and pulled him to the side as a cheetah and a wolf calmly stepped out of the vehicle, each toting SMG's.
The ZIB agents took out their own pistols. "OPEN FIRE!" One of them yelled. They took shots at the two creatures, causing others in cars to run out, screaming in panic and rushing down the highway.
"Now's our chance to escape!" Judy shouted over the commotion.
Nick nodded, helping Judy to her feet. They turned around, only to be face to face with the wolf, who was pointing the gun at them.
"Boss Nikolay wishes to speak with you." He said with a thick northern (Russian) accent. "I suggest you both come with me."
Judy put her hands up in surrender. "Alright... We'll go."
Nick spluttered, but she shushed him.
The wolf lead them into the car that Judy had noticed, and Judy realized that most of the cars behind them had White Rose members in them.
"A convoy?" She thought as they were ushered into the back of the car.
"Judy... This may get ugly..." Nick whispered.
"Please don't tell me you sold the White Rose a sunk-butt rug as well." She begged.
"No..." He whispered as they were squished between the wolf and the cheetah. "I... may have sold them guns... with fake bullets in them."
"Oh my word, Nick!" Judy silently berated him. "Is it your dream to swindle every mafia in-"
"Hey!" the cheetah snapped. "Make your girlfriend pipe down." He glared at them.
Judy looked away, mortified, and Nick held her close to him.
The cars started to back down the highway.
Judy was about to speak up, but Nick but his paw across her mouth. "Be quiet. Its for your own safety. They probably know who you are. Boss Nikolay won't receive you well..."
Judy grimaced. If she had dealt with Mr. Big, she could deal with this Boss Nikolay.
Mrs. Wilde POV
"Sylvia, this is ridiculous!" Finnick protested. "You can't face off with the ZIB!"
"I'm not going to." She stated. "I'm going to get my son back." She opened up a dusty shelf and reverently pulled out an old shotgun. "This was Nicks father's." She said quietly. With a determined scowl she grabbed the ammo box and stuffed it in her purse.
"Sylvia, get a hold if yourself!" Finnick begged.
"Finnick." Sylvia said coldy. "Either you're helping me or hindering me. Which is it?" She walked out her back door without waiting for him to reply.
"Sylvia, wait!" Finnick ran after her.
She was pulling a motorcycle out of her small garage.
"Woah..." Finnick gasped. "Can you ride this?" He asked.
"I taught myself. Nicks father never let me ride it, so I taught myself whenever he went away on business trips. There's even a little sidecar I put on for Nick..."
Finnick jumped into the sidecar.
"Yea... I can make this work." He said.
"So you'll help me?" She asked
"Only because Nick wouldn't forgive me if I let you go alone." He warned.
Sylvia climbed onto the motorcycle, starting it up. "Well then we're off, ready or not!" She exclaimed.
Finnick grumbled something as they drove off.
"What?" Sylvia asked.
"This ain't gonna be some picnic, Slyvia." Finnick warned.
She ignored them and sped up, zooming down the road.
