Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Zootopia or any respective characters. I'm not brave enough to challenge the mouse so it'll probably stay that way. All OCs, however, are mine. Rated M for violence, language, sex, drugs and suicide.
Chapter Six: Plans Unravel
Rainforest District
There was only one mammal that scared Dylan Krueger. Unfortunately for him, he'd have to give Colonel Spotzen some bad news that day. As he walked up to the back office of the club, he was greeted by his friend, Logan Howlton.
"Got something to tell the colonel," asked Logan. "Unfortunately, yes," said Dylan, "it seems that one of the dealers wasn't careful enough. Now we have the cops on us." "That is bad news," replied Logan, "but hopefully, our buddy Frank will keep this under wraps." "He'd better," said Dylan angrily, "or I'll kill him myself." "Just give me the intel and I'll get Sam on it," offered Logan. "I'll think about it," answered Dylan, then he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in," replied a deep gravelly voice. Colonel Spotzen sat behind his desk using his laptop for something, probably business. Dylan snapped to attention and spoke, "Sir, I have reason to believe that the police are onto us. Some whining shopkeeper snitched on one of the dealers and I missed the shot." "At ease Sergeant," said Spotzen, with Dylan obeying the order, "we both know we can't get them all in the first shot. So tell me, what's the sitrep on the police?"
"I believe they have those two cops from the nighthowler case on our asses, sir," answered Dylan. "What makes you think that," asked Spotzen. "As far as I know," said Dylan, "there's only one bunny and one fox on the force." "Alright," replied Spotzen, "you have forty-eight hours to asses the situation. Use whatever we've got. Just make sure that they can't get to us before our next shipment comes in. Understood?" "Sir, yes sir!"
Judy's Apartment
Judy got out of the shower, with pop music playing from her speakers, and walked up to the mirror to inspect her appearance. She was always one to take care of herself, but this was different. This time, she had a date she actually gave a damn about. Why that was, she'd never understand, as she never, in her life thought she'd have feelings for a fox, of all mammals.
Bzz! Bzz!
Judy picked up the phone. It was her parents. "Hi Mom, hi Dad," she greeted, "what's going on?" "Just wanted to see what our little Judy was up to lately," said Stu, "you said you spent an evening with a certain mammal last night." "So what if I did," replied Judy, "I'm an adult, and I can make these decisions on my own. Besides, all the bucks you and mom set me up with are worthless anyways." "I guess we earned that," replied Bonnie, "so how's work?" "Oh, the usual schtick," said Judy nonchalantly, "protecting idiots, rounding up weirdos and dodging bullets." "You don't mean that last part, do you," asked Stu.
"Nick and I are in the middle of a very important case," said Judy, "one that may deal a very major blow to the heroin crisis." "Glad to know you're still making a difference," said Bonnie, "how's your partner anyways?" "Aside from him pulling a fast one on me today," said Judy with a touch of attitude, "the best partner a naive country bunny like me can ask for." "Was he the idiot that jumped off a building today?" Judy groaned and said, "Yes, Nick got the jumper down. I tried to stop him, but he has balls." "How would you know that, Judith," said Stu. "Ugh," she sighed, "I didn't mean it like that."
"One thing we don't get," added Bonnie, "why do you get so emotional when we talk about Nick? You don't actually like him, do you? He is a fox." "So what," said Judy, "I'm going out for drinks with him tonight anyways." "No no no," said Stu, "you are not actually going to date a fox."
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Not now Nick," called out Judy to the door, "let me get dressed at least." "Are you serious," demanded Stu. "Yes, I am," replied Judy as she threw on a pair of athletic shorts and a work out shirt, "I'm going to spend some quality time with my partner, whether y'all like it or not." She hung up the phone and opened the door.
"Nick," greeted Judy enthusiastically. "Hey carrots," said Nick, wearing his usual civilian getup, consisting of a Pawaiian shirt and tie, "were you talking about me." "Nope," she stated as her nose twitched. "You're nervous," said Nick, "I can see your nose twitch. I know you were talking about me, you sly bunny." Judy blushed a little, and then she went on to finish getting ready.
Sahara Square
In the desert, the evenings are shockingly cold, which was no surprise to Officer Danny McBoot, who's species is native to the harsh Outback Desert, but to the Ottertons, this was a shock.
"Just hang out in front of the fireplace," said Danny as he paced around the living room floor of the safehouse, "it'll be just what you all need." "Thank you," said Mrs. Otterton as she and her boys huddled up in front of the fire. Emmet, who had regular business deals in Tundra Town, was rather unfazed by the sudden drop in temperature. So he simply wore long sleeves while chatting with the officer assigned to protect him and his family.
"As far as safehouses go," said Emmet, "this place is really nice." "Don't get used to it," replied Danny, "the taxpayers can only afford so much. Besides," he continued, "hopefully we'll catch these Shadow Company guys anyways." "There's a word I haven't heard in a while," said Emmet. "I remember back during Vietpaw, when they were all that the news talked about. Smuggling, black market dealing, atrocities, stuff like that."
"My old man was in that unit during the war," said Danny, "he won't tell me anything about it other than the colonel turned on him. He's been obsessively hunting them down for a very long time," Danny continued, "even after he left the MDF, he's worried more about Shadow Company than about being a dad." "Is that why you two don't get along," asked Emmet. "Sometimes," said Danny, "our stupid fights is the only interaction I have with him."
Savannah Central
"Woah Nick," said Judy as she rode shotgun in the vintage, green Furd muscle car, "I had no idea you had a hotrod." "There's a lot you don't know about me, carrots," replied Nick, "and since we're not faking anything this time, I thought I'd have a little extra fun." "What did I do to deserve you," she wondered aloud. "Try being the extremely cute partner of a dashingly handsome fox."
Judy gave Nick a death glare, as for those who still don't get it, cute is basically the n-word of this universe. Then she couldn't help but laugh a little. "Aaww," said Judy, "what's wrong? Can't handle me being serious?" "Not that," said Nick as he took a breath and continued driving, "I'm just trying to wrap my head around getting the living shit kicked out of me by a little ball of fluff." Judy smiled, knowing she's never been able to really stay mad at him. Then she thought about the drama from earlier that day.
"So you got that idiot down," said Judy, "I get it, you had your method." "What do you really want to talk about, carrots," asked Nick, seeing right through Judy's bullshit. "Okay, okay," said Judy, "so you said something about how the other fox getting a divorce was what motivated him to go out on a ledge." "Keep talking fluff."
"Well," Judy continued, "you also said that foxes are famously monogamous. You also looked like you were trying to hide that. What's the big deal?" "I really didn't want to go there," sighed Nick, "not on a first-ish date." "Really Nick," said Judy, "does that mean what I think it does?" Nick paused and thought about his answer, then he spoke. "For your information, there's a lot more to foxes than most mammals think. For example, we don't sleep around. We only ever look for one or two attempts at a life partner. Because you're not my species, it still feels weird being into a bunny, my natural prey, of all things."
"Wait, what," asked Judy. "I'm not saying it twice," said Nick, "I sorta had the hots for you after the Bellwether case, and it only built up from there." Is really serious about this, thought Judy as she looked at Nick, wait, of course he is. He's actually showing emotion. "You got something to say, carrots," Nick asked a teary eyed Judy. Best boyfriend ever, thought Judy as she tried to hug Nick. Nick brushed her off and said, "I'm still driving carrots. But if you want to go see a movie instead of just a casual trip to the bar, you can climb all over me." Judy laughed and Nick smiled, not noticing the California Sea Lion that was tailing them on a motorcycle.
ZPD Precinct One
"Are you sure it's them," asked Bogo to Mack as he saw the photo. He saw several mammals in a photo that must have been taken at least ten years ago, all dressed in camouflage, carrying weapons and standing in the middle of a jungle somewhere. "My buddy at ZIS id'd this guy," Mack pointed at Dylan Krueger, "who was one of Spotzen's key players being present here in Zootopia. It's definitely Shadow Company pushing the dope right now. They have all the means and the smarts to run a very large enterprise" Just outside the office, Officer Frank Delgato, a lion, listened in and dialed a number on his burner phone.
Nick's Apartment, three hours later
"Well carrots," said Nick as he carried Judy into his apartment, "mi casa es su casa." He switched on the lights, revealing his less than clean apartment, which had mountains of dirty laundry on the floor, movie and band posters on the wall, along with a few questionable magazines on his coffee table. The one that stood out in Judy's mind was the one with a grey rabbit doe, that looked a lot like her, on the cover. "You didn't see that," said Nick, who had a feeling he knew what Judy was looking at.
So one day when he was feeling particularly lonely and nobody was watching, he indulged in some rabbit porn. It's not like it was hard to find, as it was no secret that rabbits are very sexual animals. But Nick got a certain feeling after he realized he should've cleaned up his apartment before bringing Judy over. It felt like when he was watching a movie with his mother and a sex scene came on.
"So you really are into me," said Judy as Nick carried her to the bedroom, "that's good to know." "You're not creeped out or anything, fluff," asked Nick nervously. "Oh that," replied Judy, "I was almost expecting to see something like that in your apartment." "Judy, listen," said Nick in an all serious voice, "I told you some very personal stuff lately. Please respect that and know that I am not a sleazebag. When we ran into my mother the other day, she saw what I was refusing to admit, and I promised I wouldn't throw it all away. I made my decision, now you need to make your's. Either way I can respect that, but keep it under wraps."
Well, thought Judy, the magazine was slightly uncomfortable, but knowing Nick, he only pretends to be a jerk. He beats those losers from high school, that's for sure. I oughta go for it. "Okay Nick," said Judy in a flirting voice as she plopped down on the bed, "you can have me." "Are you sure you want to do that," asked Nick nervously, "I mean, you've never fucked a predator before, have you?" "I still have my v-card," answered Judy as she played with her blouse, "if that's what you're asking."
"Well," said Nick anxiously, "I'm not too sure about getting nasty on the first date. We still need to get to know each other and all that…" "Don't we already," interrupted Judy. "Yes and no," answered Nick, "the fact of the matter is, sex with a fox might be a little weird to you and I'm not sure if I'm ready to do it quite yet." "Oh," responded Judy, "I guess I understand now."
Click!
Judy heard the door open, which was odd, as Nick didn't mention anything about company. "Uh, carrots," said Nick nervously, "I feel like someone is standing behind me."
Pow!
Wham!
Judy felt a sharp pain in the top of her left ear, like she got shot. Nick felt himself being pistol whipped in the back, sending him flying forwards onto the bed. "Well, well, well," said a sea lion wearing a camouflage jacket and carrying a suppressed .45 pistol, "if it isn't the dynamic duo in love." "You bastard," muttered Nick as he rushed his attention to Judy's bleeding ear, "who the fuck are you and what are you doing hurting my partner?" "She'll live," said the sea lion, "this is just a warning. You, fox-fucker and dumbfluff, you two need to back off for your own sake. Or my buddies will know." The sea lion backed out of the apartment, "We're watching you two."
As Nick sensed the danger was over, he turned his attention to Judy. "Carrots," he said, "are you okay? Part of your ear is missing!" "I'm fine Nick," groaned Judy, "He just took off part of the top." "No, you're not," replied Nick, "you're going to a hospital regardless." "Sure, slick," said Judy as Nick put on makeshift bandages and rushed her to the nearest hospital. As of right now, this would be the most dangerous case they've ever been on, more than even the Bellwether conspiracy.
