Disclaimer: I do not own Zootopia or any related characters, that would be Disney. Rated M for violence, language, drug references and sex
The Unfluffables
Chapter Two: Bad Blood
ZPD Precinct One
"So that's what the ring looks like," said Allie Ottman, ZPD's resident otter, "Nick must feel really lucky to have someone like you in his life!" "Yeah," said Judy, "I might be a danger magnet, but he still loves me." "So how did you find his mother," asked Allie, "Nick said he was kicked out of the house and hasn't seen her since." "I was on parking duty at the time, actually," said Judy as she went on with the story.
Six Months Ago
"Yeah, you're a real hero," groaned an angry hippo as he caught Judy placing the yellow parking ticket on his windshield wipers. "You were thirty minutes over the limit," muttered Judy, not even bothering to look at the hippo. "Yeah, dumbfluff," said the hippo, "why don't we take it out here before you cry and call the real cops!" "Listen," said Judy politely, "I am a real cop, been one for nearly a year. My partner is recovering from a stab wound right now, so the chief gave me this assignment. Now if you would like to complain, go complain to traffic court." "Fine," groaned the hippo, " but my lawyer's a fox. He'll destroy you!" "I probably have better experiences with foxes than you do," muttered Judy as she walked away.
Oof!
"Oh, sorry about that," apologized the older fox vixen that bumped into Judy, "I should have watched where I was going." "Don't worry about it," said Judy cheerfully, "I've been hit harder." The vixen laughed, "I believe it, if you really decided to become a cop. Say," she asked Judy, "why do I recognize that scent on you?" Judy blushed slightly, then felt tingles as she tried to figure out how to put it. "I happen to know a fox," said Judy nervously. "Wait a second," said the vixen, "you're Judy Hopps, right?" "The one and only," said Judy enthusiastically as she extended a paw. "That explains it," said the vixen as she shook paws with Judy, "you've been around my son a lot."
"Oh," said Judy, "wait, you're Nick's mom?" "Yes," said Mrs. Wilde, "I've heard about my boy joining the police force with a certain rabbit." "So how did you recognize me," asked Judy, "besides seeing me on the news. By the way, sorry about his behavior on camera the other day. He got like that because I was a pain." "Don't be," said Mrs. Wilde, "how else was I supposed to know it was him? Anyhow," she continued, "I found you because I'm assuming Nick must have scent marked you by now." "What's scent marking," asked Judy, confused. "Well," said Mrs. Wilde, "Nick can probably explain it to you better."
Present Day
"You're saying that the only reason Mrs. Wilde found you was because you smelled like Nick," asked Allie. "Yeah," said Judy, "apparently, after the second time we did it, Nick did some weird maneuver with his nose, called it marking his territory." "Hey carrots," said Nick as he approached Judy, "Bogo needs to talk to us now!" Judy sighed and went with Nick to the chief's office.
"Alright, my two leading mavericks," said Bogo as he droned over the desk in his office, "I have an important assignment for you." "Glad we could help," said Judy, perked up to attention. "Fluff, please," whispered Nick, "I only asked you to marry me last night. I don't want the engagement cut short by bullets." "Calm down Wilde," said Bogo, "I already know about you two. Congratulations, by the way." "Uh, thank you sir," said Nick. "Anyhow," said Bogo, back in business mode, "a particularly dangerous criminal you two put away a year ago escaped prison after he stabbed a guard." "Who is it," asked Judy. "That's the part you two are going to hate," said Bogo, "it was Dylan Krueger." Krueger, that word hit those two like a ton of bricks. Nick flashed back to that day in the desert, when his now fiance was pulled out by the ears from a duffle bag. He remembered how cold and unfeeling Krueger was when he stuck the barrel of a submachine gun into Judy's bottom. The thought of him doing it again made him sick.
"Chief," said Judy, looking at Nick who seemed to be standing there, frozen, "please tell me this is a joke. Because it isn't funny." "No, we have a dead buffalo and a missing cougar to prove it," said Bogo, "find Krueger, but be careful." Judy walked Nick out of the office, feeling the very strong sense of caution Bogo's words put out. Considering that a trained killer who answered to nobody now was running on the streets, things were about to get messy.
Savannah Central
"Alright squad," said Judy as she, Nick, Fangmeyer and Ottman sat at the table together in the coffee joint, "three out of four of us have very bad experiences with Krueger, and now it's up to us to recapture him." Scott Fangmeyer almost instinctively felt the scar on the side of his neck, from the last time he faced the cougar. "I thought you two got him to confess willingly," said Scott, "why would he escape?" "I called ZCF," chimed in Allie, "they mentioned that Krueger had a visitor earlier that day, a mister Raul Salazar." "Salazar," interjected Nick, "of course it was him." "Nick," asked Judy, "who's Salazar?"
"Salazar," said Nick, "is the devil. He runs the most brutal criminal organization this city has ever seen with an iron fist." "Do you know him," asked Judy. "Not the way you knew the last bad guy," said Nick, "but yes, I used to run with the jaguar back in the day. He rules Happytown like a literal dictator, and he's got enough mean and armed mammals to back it up. If he busted out Krueger," he paused, "it can only be for one reason." "What's that," asked Scott. "Salazar needs some extra muscle to kill some mammals. He probably wants to expand." "Not if we can stop him," said Judy. "You have to get near him first," said Nick, "and he knows how to keep cops off him, that's why he's still on the streets. I avoided him ever since I got out of juvy the last time because honestly, that mammal scares the shit out of me."
Tundra Town
Dylan Krueger finally knew what his assignment was. This ganglord named Salazar busted him out of the joint so he could have a top tier assassin on his payroll. Krueger got off the motorcycle wearing a black leather jacket, thick blue jeans, sunglasses and combat boots. He carried three pistols and half a dozen knives as he approached Mr. Big's mansion.
Pound! Pound! Pound!
"Who the fuck is it," said a sibearian accented polar bear in a tracksuit. "Death," said Krueger as he shot the polar bear in the doorway with his silenced pistol.
Pow!
The bear fell back dead, only for Krueger to climb over the body with ease. He casually shot down every bear that approached him as he made his way to the master bedroom. Then he kicked down the door and shot the two polar bears standing guard with shotguns.
"So nice to finally meet you, Mr. Big," said Krueger as he holstered his guns. "Why'd you shoot up my boys," asked Mr. Big. "Because a jaguar told me to do it after he busted me out of prison," answered Krueger, "you know, after your friend the rabbit officer and her fox boyfriend put me there. I don't like Wilde either, considering he blew my boss's brains out, but I have to deal with you first." "What do you mean," asked Mr. Big. "Simple," said Krueger as he grabbed Mr. Big, pinching his neck until it broke with a small snap. He dropped the rodent, and said to himself, "So that's all there was. Salazar must be going easy on me."
Author's Note: So while that was a pretty dark ending, I still intend for this story to be a more lighthearted addition. At least now you know how Judy managed to reintroduce Nick to his mother. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.