Meanwhile at the fact, Nick, Judy and Blake were sitting around looking Kath the evidence list. The still had the scout cap, samples of fox, leopard and tiger fur.
"If we still have this amount," said Blake. "We might have to detain all leopards and tigers temporarily and find the culprit."
"What good will that do?" said Judy. "They are all of the same DNA."
"You didn't suppose this is to do with karma do you?"
The two rabbits looked at Nick sitting on the couch.
"What do you mean, Nick?" asked Blake. "Something you wanna tell us?"
"Person, Blake."
Judy looked at Blake and gave him some cash.
"Why don't you go and get us a Chinese? I'll text you the orders asap."
"Okay," said Blake, pocketing the money and leaving out the door, but not before looking at Nick again.
When Blake closed the door, Judy sat next to Nick.
"What's this about?" she asked.
"Me and a vixen," explained Nick. "We were meant to be. Her name was Kimberly. Kimberly Redd."
Nick paused and began the entire story, Judy catching every word.
"It all started in High School. I met her in my senior year. It was pretty much love at first. I never failed to make her laugh and she never failed to make me smile. Everywhere she was I felt no worries of being a fox. I felt I was let out of an everlasting detention which I had an endless history of. She often got herself in detention just to be with me. Her father was a difficult man. Rich but was uncomfortable with a fox at my level of wealth. Her older brother Kevin agreed, but he eventually warmed up to me. We had a lot in common, being put down for being foxes and made plans of how to make the words see that we are equal. Me and Kimberly loved each other very much and we made plans together after graduation from school. Then one night, we went to too consumed with our love that - that I - went all the way with her resting her pregnancy. She was angry at me and refused to see me afterwards. Kevin also turned against me knowing that he will soon have to share the inheritance with his nephew or niece. In his fury, Kimberly's father disowned her and her baby only with his inheritance for her. I was victimised to the world and no one would give me a chance. I could never find Kimberly again."
Nick slowly drew out a picture of him and Kimberly at the beach and showed it to Judy. "That's all I have to remember her by. Before I made us the kid, I gave her a copy of the picture and a golden locket. I don't know if she disposed of it."
Nick began to well tears up. "She was all I had left and I ruined her life. Perhaps Noah's if he's her son."
He broke down in violent sobs as Judy hugged him gently.
"It's okay, Nick. We all do something like this when we are young. We'll get to the bottom of this mystery."
"You don't view me differently?" sniffed Nick.
"How could could I ever change feelings about my favourite fox?"
She places her paws on his face and kissed his nose.
Ding!
Judy and Nick looked at the phone on the table:
Mom sent you a message
Judy opened the message and read it:
Hi, sweetie. I am told you looked after a fox cub called Noah Sly? He was taken from you and was attempted for use to steal from us. He told us the terrible things he has been though and wishes to see you and Nick again. He's been hurt in the attempted burglary but he's doing very well. Bellflower is seeing to his every need, so nothing to worry about. xxx
"Nick?"
"Hm?"
"You might wanna read this."
Nick read it and his face began to brighten with glee.
After the Chinese Blake ordered, they went to bed at least happy knowing that Noah was safe. Nick was too happy to sleep. Judy rested on his chest, his tail over her. Eventually he began to drift off.
Next thing he knew, he was on all fours in the stone age. He stood there in the meadow outside his burrow and from the bushes emerged the little fox.
"Noah!"
"Daddy!"
He charged up to Nick and there himself into his body. Nick fell on his back as Noah licked his face clean.
"I'm sorry I left you, Daddy. I was kidnapped."
"I understand, champ. The main thing is you're home."
They spend some time, Nick encouraging the cub to chase his tail. Soon they were in the cave, Nick resting on his front and Noah using his tail for a blanket.
"Does anyone think we're savages out here?"
"No, champ," replied Nick. "We're better off living this way. Only us where no one can harass us."
With that, he kissed the cub who giggled.
Nick woke up at around three in the morning. With his favourite bunny still on his chest, it made it easy to go back to sleep. How excited he was to reunite with his potential cub.
Noah was sleeping comfortably with Gideon. He just so happened to be dreaming the same dream. When he woke up, he looked out the window to see two familiar faces. A fox in a wig and a fox in sunglasses. He gasped in horror, rubbed his eyes and looked again to find nothing. Probably disorientation from the sleep in his eyes.