Ok so I was writing this and I hit a stump near the beginning, but I read one of the reviews that has no account, it just says reviewer, that made me go "I could see that too." Then boom, ma brain pulls a Gru and goes "Lightbulb." If you know who you are Thanks for the big brain moment you gave you absolute god

Solutions

The third Rabbit in their group walks forward and sticks his paw out to offer the Chief a pawshake "It's a pleasure to meet you Chief Bogo, my name is Terrance Hopps. I'm here to help produce an antidote for the poison affecting these mammals."

The Rabbit's paw was barely big enough to wrap around a single digit.

"I take it you have dealt with similar situations?"

"Unfortunately, yes. In fact, I had actually gone savage myself once."

"You went savage?"

"Yes, me. Prey have actually gone savage more often than predators. This is not actually the first case of mammals going savage, but none never lasted long enough or affected more than one at a time for it to be any bigger than local news."

"I assume that since you made the trip here, you would like to see Judy?"

"We would love that." Bonnie was quick to respond.

"Then I'll lead you to where we are holding her. However, due to the nature of savagery, we will not allow anyone to enter the room. You will be able to see her through the observation window." The Buffalo pauses and looks of to the side and is surprised by what he sees.

Nick lets loose a loud growl. But not one from his throat, rather it comes from his stomach.

It doesn't matter.

He doesn't even feel hungry, so why does it tell him to eat?

The animals that walk on two legs never leave him alone. First they grab him with a long stick that wrapped around his throat, he didn't move. They poke him with a tiny stick that made him sore afterwards, he made no noise. One thing or another, whatever they do to him, he didn't move an inch, he hadn't let loose a decibel.

He just exists.

Eventually they got comfortable spending time with him without restraining him.

They change the food that they offer him. They communicate with each other with sounds that he doesn't recognize.

It doesn't matter what they do, he doesn't react to any of it.

Judy doesn't care that her little nubs that used to be her claws are worn down and raw. She doesn't care that her paws bled. She only eats enough to keep her energy high enough so that she could continue to dig and not wastes any time, or at least she tries to.

Nothing matters but her desire to find her Mate.

One day she wakes up with something covering her paws. It doesn't come off and blocks her from using her claws, it smells like nothing she recognizes.

The little progress she made was reset, the corner where she began looked like it had when she first started.

Wwwhhhhyyyyy?!

Tears run down her muzzle, she screeches out her out her frustration. But no matter how frustrated she gets, she won't give up. It's time for a new plan.

Think.

She needs to get out, so how is she going to do that?

Digging won't work.

Start with what she knows. One: they enter and exist from the same place, nowhere else. A section of wall that opens with plenty of sound cues to alert her. Two: it's always around the same time. While she can't see the sun to track time more efficiently, she still has her internal clock. Three: the animals are always big. She guesses that it's to make sure that she can't fight them off (actually it's to carry the amount of food needed by all the predators. They eat a lot), but they all covered in the same wrappings. It's white and the smell stings her nose, but more importantly it's long and hangs close to the ground.

Idea.

But first she needs all her strength, so she needs to wait just a bit longer.

On the outside of Nick's cell, an argument is beginning to unfold.

"It seems like Mr. Wilde is suffering from Separation Anxiety. It's actually common among social mammals like canines, however Vulpine are a generally solitary bunch so a case this severe is baffling. So that begs the question of what or who is causing this. Judging by the reports submitted by the ZPD and ZRC, it's not that hard to determine that it's most likely Miss Hopps."

"We cannot let him be in the same room as her for the simple fact that right now he has reverted to a primal mindset. He has the instinct of a predator, and she is prey."

"Red Foxes Mate for life, he will not hurt her, just put them back together."

"But she not a vixen. We just don't know what changes this has incurred, he hasn't eaten for nine days. What if his hunger wins out over his loyalty to his Mate?"

"Please spare us. It's not as if we're starving them, there is plenty of food available at all times. If there was a time where he would even consider it, it was when she couldn't move and in his den where he had to go hunting for his food. But nothing happened, so we can be confident that nothing will happen to her."

Their argument had been going back and forth like this for some time.

"Put them together." Everyone stops and looks at the older elephant bull who spoke.

He is the head Veterinarian and is someone who spent many years helping others.

When he speaks, everyone listens "There is no reason to keep them separate. If we do, Mr. Wilde will continue to deteriorate and Miss Hopps has already injured herself trying to escape."

"But he is a fox, he cannot b-"

"Cannot what? Cannot be trusted? Why? The fact that they are Mates will guarantee her safety. Just transfer Miss Hopps to this cell."

No one objects, or at least not vocally.

Ears flick up. It's time.

Judy moves to the entrance opposite of the side that opens first. It's a Brown Bear sow, that much she can tell from her distinctive smell.

The wall opens and it's go time.

She fails without so much as hope for success. She thrashes in the Bear's grip, and stops when she notices a finger that was just within reach. Judy sinks her long incisors into the fingertip and tastes blood, but she ignores it because all that matters is that she is now free.

And the cave is open.

Nick awakens to something running through his ears. His left eye opens and sees white covering his vision. He feels it again and he looks up. It's big and gray. It holds something in its fore limbs, and it's muzzle is like another appendage.

Benson Trunkaby usually doesn't disregard protocol. But this was something that required something a bit more kind than sticking a Catch Pole around the todd's neck.

He sees a kindred spirit. He himself went through almost the exact same thing after his own Mate's funeral.

The helplessness of having a Mate lost to death breaks even the mightiest of souls, the strongest lion turns into a measly sand cat, the noblest twelve point Buck into a wimpy spike. And although Judy is alright, Nick here doesn't know that. All he knows is that she isn't here and he can't get to her.

Nick is awake but doesn't do anything, but that is expected with how he had been behaving recently.

Benson speaks, although he knows that whatever he says will not going to be understood. He just hopes that the comfort will be translated through tone and action "It'll be alright, we're bringing your Mate here. You'll be whole again, just wait a little longer. I can tell that you're strong and can wait a bit longer."

What is in the old bull's arms is some blankets in a ziplock.

Blankets that were supposed to go to laundry but hasn't.

Blankets that were saturated in Judy's scent.

When it's opened, Benson sees light return to Nicks eyes. When he places them on Nicks bed, the todd gets up and moves to lay down on top of them with his nose buried deep in the fabric. Benson gets up and leaves him alone.

Judy runs down these tunnels at top speed, and the heavy pawsteps fades behind her. Not exactly how she planned it but no matter. Now, she has to find her way out.

The tunnel goes in three directions, and only one real choice. Behind her is the sow, so that isn't an option, continue going straight and hit the dead end, or go right to where she doesn't know where it leads.

Along the tunnel are the false walls evenly spaced apart. She won't be able to open them so she doesn't bother checking them out. Judy sees a branch of the tunnel that leads toward the surface. She could tell because she feels the breeze coming down.

What is at the top makes her freeze.

Bogo observes what is before him with a passive gaze, and he struggles to comprehend what is before him.

Judy Hopps.

Who was in supposed to be down in the isolation cells.

Is now out of the isolation cells.

He hears a gasp from Mrs. Hopps. Bonnie covers her mouth. It's one thing to hear something, it's another to see it. She sees Judy, but she can tell that there is something missing, a certain light in her eyes. This is not the Judy she knew.

She moves towards her daughter, her little trier, each step slow and deliberate with no sudden movements. She couches down reaches out with her hand, palm out. Judy moves forward with just as much trepidation the doe in front of her.

And once Judy is close enough, she hesitates only for a second before pressing her cheek to the outstretched paw.

The Sow catches up to the group, panting lightly "Alright you little carrot muncher, lets get you back downstairs."

The Rabbits present are a bit miffed at the name calling.

She reaches in her lab coat and pulls out a syringe and looks to Bonnie "Mind holding her still?" To which she just nods

Judy barely flinches before she quickly falls unconscious. Her sleeping form is picked up by the Sow and now is being carried down stairs, who avoids eye contact with the Cape Buffalo who is staring her down.

Stu and Bonnie wordlessly follow behind her, worried gazes fixes on the sleeping doe. Terrace lags behind with Idris.

Along the way, they run into Dr. Trunkaby "Gwen, why is Miss Hopps all the way over here? Shouldn't she have been moved already?"

"Well after her Shrewshank Redemption attempt failed, she thought that it would be a good idea to try and blitz the door when it opened. I'm actually on my way to move her to his cell now."

"Wait, move her to who's cell?" The Elephant looks down and sees the other two Rabbits.

He answers like it was the most obvious thing in the world "Well her Mate's of course."

Nick hears the door open and close. His nose twitches.

His head shoots up but he is covered by the bedding. Leaping off the bed, he gets tangled and trips. He has to fight a bit to get free. When he does, he sees her. The light returns to his emerald eyes with full force and he sprints to the animal carrying her. He places his forepaws on the thick legs to balance on his hind paws to be able to get closer.

When that isn't close enough, he jumps. It's more like bouncing, but he doesn't have to do this very long as she is placed on the bed.

Bonnie watches this todd turn into a kit in a toy store just by Judy's presence. Her paw clutches her chest as the doctor places her on the bed within the Foxes reach.

He jumps on the bed and she didn't expects what he does next.

He curls up against Judy and begins to groom her, pouring all of his affection into the action. When he is satisfied, he wraps her in his tail and goes to sleep.