Hey Everyone!
I just want to quickly state that the first scene in this chapter takes place during the point of time when Nick returns from his chess game with Ratsputin.
Just thought that you should know! Without any further ado, I present to you chapter 55 of When Instinct Falls, Stratagem!
Enjoy...
"The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack." - Jeff Cooper
10:21 P.M
Near-slamming the door behind him as he set foot inside the tavern, the fox brushed off his snow-caked clothes before wiping away at his muzzle with his paws.
Running his padded-fingers through the russet-colored fur across his head and neck, Nick stepped forward and examined the tavern's environment, starting with the old grandfather clock that Honey had crammed into the back of the bar-counter. Eyeing over the current time, he groaned out loud: He'd been gone for nearly an hour, including his little talk with Ratsputin over that game of chess. He could only hope that Judy was still around, regardless of how long it took for him to get back from his evening stroll.
Ignoring Honey's calls of hospitality from behind the bar-counter, Nick squeezed his way past a few polar-bears and looked around in all directions, scanning the bar's interior as he searched for his mate. He scanned over the booth where he had seen her last, and noticed that both Ivar and Haddock had fallen asleep in their seats, mugs in hand. The narwhal's blow-hole spouted orange-tinted bubbles as he snored deeply, and the walrus had his face planted onto the table-top. He didn't see Yuri, but didn't bother searching for him.
Rolling his eyes, he hurriedly paced over to the bar-counter and knocked in an effort to get the badger's attention. When she looked over, he expressed his grievances;
"Honey, have you seen Whisk-er, I mean Judy, anywhere? She didn't leave, did she?"
"Daw, you underestimate her, Nicky! She wouldn't just abandon you anytime, anywhere." Honey pointed with her thumb. "She's upstairs, probably waitin' for you to get back."
"Alright, thank you! I love ya, I owe ya!" The fox claimed before turning tail and making his way to the rickety staircase situated in the far back corner of the old building.
As he ascended up the flight of rickety wooden stairs, he heard Honey call out from behind him.
"You two can stay overnight if you want, by the way!"
"I hear ya loud an' clear, Honey." The fox responded before continuing up the staircase.
Carefully opening the door, Nick set foot inside the attic and closed it behind him before tip-toeing across the wooden floor-boards that made up the floor beneath his feet. Looking around his new and secluded environment, the fox scanned the dusty book-shelves and chairs until he locked eyes on the form of his mate who, was reclining on a large and fluffy couched stuffed in the corner of the attic space, messing around on her mobile-device.
"Carrots!" Nick hissed aloud, intent on capturing the bunny's attention.
Thankfully, the rabbit promptly looked over before putting down her phone and leaping from the couch, running over and grasping the fox in a tight and embraceful hug. Nick chuckled softly to himself before wrapping his arms around Judy, squeezing her reassuringly as the rabbit buried her face into his chest and spoke aloud;
"Oh, Nick! What took you so long? I was starting to get worried!"
"I was only gone for an hour... No need to get all worked up, is there?" He replied easily, to which Judy tilted her head to the side.
"Yeah, but you weren't responding back to my texts, which isn't like you... You always have your muzzle buried in that phone of yours..."
"Well, I guess you have a point there. But it's all okay, fluff..." He spread his arms. "Your favorite dumb fox is intact and safely returned!"
"Good... You've kept your favorite sly bunny waiting long enough!"
Judy then gave Nick one last reassuring squeeze before turning tail and pacing back over to the fluffy couch in the corner of the room, picking up her mobile-device and flopping back into the cushions. The fox smiled as he eyed her, but shook his head when he realized that he was staring. Walking over and joining his mate on the couch, Nick took to examining over his own phone, looking over the various text messeges that Judy had sent him throughout his endeavor in the park with Ratsputin.
The sudden thought of the blackmailing rat brought a frown to his muzzle: He needed to tell Judy about what happened, and what it meant for the two of them.
During his walk back to the tavern from the park, Nick had had plenty of time to think over the meaning behind the rat's threat. It was clear to the fox that Ratsputin wouldn't have bothered threatening him to stay away unless the rat thought that Nick could gain something from interfering, whatever that may be. That thought really irked at the fox, since he had no true answers to any of his own questions. However, he intended to find out eventually, even if it involved working alongside that sleazeball Jack Savage...
Ratsputin has specifically told Nick to stay out of his business at city hall. The rat was no doubt up to something there that he didn't want anyone else knowing about.
Nick reasoned that since the rat knew that it was only a matter of time before chief Bogo sent officers to investigate the situation, Ratsputin decided to try and stop that problem before it even happened...
By blackmailing Carrots and I... The fox mentally realized.
At the sudden thought of his mate, he shook his mind from the recesses of deep thought and looked her over in an attempt to occupy his ever-fluctuating conscious.
The rabbit had snuggled herself in the space between Nick and the couch, and has effectively buried herself in the soft folds of the too-large cushions. The sight brought a slight smile to the fox's face, since he thought that it was just too adorable not to grin at anyways. He patted her head, fingering the stalks of her long and floppy ears as he did. Judy shifted around in her little makeshift burrow, and Nick too had to readjust to the change in position.
He sight and swallowed hard, coming to the conclusion that he needed an effective plan... A stratagem to use against Ratsputin.
That dirty rat was up to something at city hall, something that could potentially mean harm against the good people of Zootopia. Despite the personal threat that loomed heavily over his shoulders, Nick knew that he couldn't let the rat just toss him around: He couldn't let Ratsputin have what he wanted, especially if it was meant with ill intentions.
Nick would take the risk, and would go into battle against the rat the protect the safety of himself, his mate, and the city of Zootopia itself, even with all of it's faults and flaws.
Though of course, if he wanted to kick-start his stratagem into action, he needed to begin with the only real thing that was potentially holding it back: Judy.
"Carrots, I-I need to tell you something... You're probably not gonna like it, but you'll just have to bear with me on this one."
The rabbit shifted her head around until she was looking directly at the fox's emerald-colored eyes.
"And what would that be?" She asked curiously, her ears perking up in anticipation.
"Well..." The fox sighed. "When I was on my walk, I went into the park, and-and I met someone there."
"Is that why it took you so long to come back? You weren't out partying with someone, were you?" The bunny joked, causing the fox to exhale with a smirk.
"Not exactly... It was less a party and more of a pity-party, mind you."
"Hmm, that seems to suite you better, doesn't it?"
"Oh, har-har, Hopps. You're not exactly making this easy for me to explain."
"Right, right... So, were there any games at this pity-party of yours?" Judy mused teasingly.
Nick chuckled to himself, his eyes closing as he shook his head back and forth.
"Yes, actually! It wasn't exactly what you might consider a real party game, but..." He swallowed in hesitation. "But I think that I realized some things while I was playing it."
"Realized things, huh? Like what?"
"What we're up against... What he can do... And what we need to do to stop him."
"Okay, what are you getting at, Scruffy? You're acting kinda... Strange." The bunny claimed with narrowed eyes.
"Well..." Nick sighed and pinched his brow in frustration. "Alright, lemme start over with this: When I went to the park, I met someone while I was there... I met Ratsputin."
Judy raised one of her eyebrows. "You mean the blackmailer guy?" She asked, her interests clearly piqued.
"Yeah... The blackmailer guy." The fox confirmed glumly.
"Well, what'd he say to you? What happened, Nick?"
"I was walking around, just minding my own business, when I heard a voice call out to me. I turned around, and there he was, just sitting at some table with a chess board already lain out. He asked me what I was doing walking around at that time of night, and then he challenged me to a game of chess. We played for a little while, talked for a little more, and then he left."
"Do you think he was expecting you?"
"No, of course not... He himself even admitted that he didn't plan on meeting me right then and there." Nick replied slowly, rubbing the bunny's shoulder all the while.
"You said that you both talked to each-other... What did he have to say?"
"Hmm... It started off pretty casual, with him just inquiring me of what I was doing... Then we talked a little bit about chess. And after that..."
He shuddered, shaking his head from side to side.
"Something wrong?" Judy asked, her voice laced with concern.
"No, it's just... Ratsputin threatened me. He said that he'd rat..." The fox laughed. "Heh heh, rat me out to the ZPD over... Over the arson accident in the Nocturnal-District."
"Unless?"
"Unless we stayed out of his way. Unless we kept our noses out of his business at city-hall."
"Why would he blackmail you to do that?" The bunny questioned with wide eyes.
"He must've thought that sooner or later, Bogo would've sent us to city-hall to investigate his position there. By blackmailing me, he hopes to stop that before it even happens."
Nick shifted his weight uncomfortably in the couch before standing to his feet, brushing off his trousers and then slowly pacing around the space of the attic. While reclining on the sofa, he had started to get restless, especially after having forced himself to think back on his experience with Ratsputin, which was nothing less than unnerving. Now, he stretched his limbs and worked out the jumpiness, steadying his breathing as he thought over what needed to be done, and what it meant for both him and his beloved mate.
"Ratsputin predicted that we'd try to interfere with his work at city-hall," Nick mused, placing his right paw beneath his chin. "So he must be up to something pretty nefarious."
"That dirty rat must be blackmailing the mayor herself!" Judy cried out.
"Possibly... Most likely, in fact: It would certainly explain everything that Bogo had told us earlier today." The fox stated, rubbing at his fore-head.
"Well, someone has to put a stop to it! If no one else is doing it, I don't see why it shouldn't be us!"
"There's a bunch of big problems with that, carrots... We can't just rush in there and put that creep in cuffs! According to the chief, Ratsputin's been interrogated multiple times, and no one can ever manage to get anything out of him! Besides, if he even so much as sees me anywhere near city-hall, he'd completely ruin my career, and could even land me in jail! If we're going to do some sort of counter-attack against the rat, we'd need some serious help. Someone who's familiar with Ratsputin, and can help us fight back."
"Wait, you don't mean-?"
"Carrots... We need Jack Savage's help."
The bunny was silent, at first: Simply staring Nick directly in the eyes, shaking her head ever-so slightly as if she couldn't believe the words that had come out of his mouth.
"No... No no, we can't!" She muttered quickly. "We can't trust him, Nick! We can't!"
The fox stepped forward slowly, his padded palms turned over and his arms slightly outstretched, hoping to gravitate Judy into an embraceful and reassuring hug.
"I know carrots, I know, believe me, I know..." He soothed. "I don't want this any more than you do, but I have a bad feeling.. A really bad feeling about what's going on..."
Nick took another few short steps forward and out-stretched his arms, placing his paws on Judy's shoulders and rubbing them tenderly and with affection.
"Whatever's happening down at city-hall, it can't be good... Bogo is right: Someone needs to put a stop to it, and that someone needs to be us, carrots."
"But why w-with him? Jack's too devious." Judy stammered, rubbing her cheeks against Nick's shirt.
"I know... I know... But he's our best shot at figuring this all out! Jack knows Ratsputin personally, one way or another! That gives us a huge advantage, Carrots! If we can work alongside Jack, he can tell us everything he knows about the rat, and he could lead us to him! Think about it, Fluff: Ratsputin told Bogo to try to to keep Jack out of jail the best that he could, so if he sees us working with him, that might dissuade him from following through with his threats on all sides! It's a golden opportunity, Carrots. Our chance."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Judy countered. "I just... Don't trust Jack..."
"Judy!" Nick hissed, lightly shaking her shoulders in his grip. "Look at me!" He requested sternly. "I won't let him lay a single finger on you, do you understand? Not one!"
The fox then suddenly leaned forward, wrapping the entire lengths of both his arms around the bunny's shoulders. He delicately caressed the small of her back with a loving touch of reassurance, and he continued to whisper soothingly into her sensitive ears, promising her that he wouldn't let a single thing happen to her, no matter what the cost.
"I'll be right by your side, the entire time. I won't let anything bad happen."
The fox and bunny carefully made their way back to the couch in the corner of the room, positioning themselves atop the big and fluffy cushions as they curled up in one another's arms, their combined warmth radiating them both in a blanket of comforting heat, which itself was accompanied by the soft feeling of their partner's fur as well.
"Nick..." Judy whispered quietly.
"Yeah Carrots?" Nick replied back instantly.
"I'll do it. I'll help... But the second we throw that horrible rat behind bars, we're throwing Jack Savage right back in there with him."
"Agreed."
Both Nick and Judy were soon encompassed by the tranquil folds of sleep, which came as peaceful and as quickly as it ever had been.
10:32 A.M, The Next Day
Neither of the two mammals could say that they slept very well, but they both were certainly glad to have even found it in the first place, given all the thoughts that had been coursing through the heads of Nick and Judy respectively. Although it came quickly, their late morning rise was far from admirable or coordinated: They trudged out of the warm blankets and cushions atop the couch, and slowly forced themselves to vacate the attic and make their way down-stairs, where they bid their farewells to Honey before leaving.
They promptly boarded the first monorail back to Savannah-Central, intent on returning to the ZPD Head-Quarters, where they planned on accepting Bogo's offer on the new case, as hectic and dangerous as it seemed to be. Soon enough, they both found themselves at the very base of the aforementioned building, awaiting what lay patiently inside.
After quickly changing out their old, casual clothes in their respective locker rooms, they both rendezvoused at the entrance to Bogo's office before knocking across the door.
Several short seconds later, the water-buffalo pulled open the door to the office and stared down at his two tiny guests. Breathing in deeply through his nostrils, he spoke aloud;
"It's good see you both back here at work today..."
He turned to Judy, looking down at her with a solemn gaze.
"Officer Hopps, I'd like to personally apologize for what happened last night. Savage is a loose-cannon, and can be unpredictable, brash, and vain... I'm so sorry for the way that he treated you, and I take full responsibility on behalf of his immaturity and recklessness. Next time, I'll have to make sure that that trouble-maker really gets the message."
"Apology accepted, sir." The rabbit claimed with a stead-fast salute. "But that's not exactly what we came here to talk to you about today... May we come in?"
"Of course." Chief Bogo nodded his head in agreement before stepping aside, allowing the fox and bunny to slip past and into the water-buffalo's comparatively spacious office.
"So then, what brings you here today, officers?" He added as he shut the door and positioned himself to the behind of his office desk, sitting down in his large black chair.
"Well, this might sound kinda surprising..." Nick started slowly, hopping up into the simple wooden chair on the opposing side of the water-buffalo's large desk.
"Just about everything is a surprise with you, officer Wilde." Bogo goaded jokingly before taking a deep and drawn-out sip from a nearby mug of coffee.
"Okay, I'm just gonna be frank with you here, chief: We need to speak to Jack Savage."
The water-buffalo gagged at the notion of the fox's request; Almost spewing out a mouthful of hot coffee before composing himself and drinking the remainder of his beverage.
"After what happened yesterday, I think that you made it quite clear that you had no intention on working with him." Bogo stated calmly. "Why the sudden change?"
"It's a long story, chief... Let's just say that I had an epiphany, and came to terms with just how important it is that we try to bring in Ratsputin."
Chief Bogo rose from his chair, nodding, and then lumbered over in the direction of the office's exit. He put his right hoof on the door handle before turning around and saying;
"I won't question what made you change your mind, officers, but I'm pleased that you'll accept the task... If you'd follow me, I'll take you to Mr. Savage's cell down-stairs."
Opening the door to the hall-way outside, Nick and Judy exited the office before Bogo, who promptly shut the door and locked it. Gesturing in the direction of the ZPD Head-Quarters cell block, the water-buffalo began making his way towards one of the back corners of the lobby, where the hall-way that would lead to the jailhouse was situated.
Following the water-buffalo across the open space of the lobby, Nick found himself waving at Clawhauser, who was, as usual, manning the comms and directing the receptionist desk and kiosk. Slipping past a row of orange-green colored columns, the fox and bunny tailed alongside Bogo as he continued down the length of a somewhat barren hallway, eventually leading them to another section of the building, where the offices slowly turned to jail cells, and the company morphed from officers going about their day to prisoners and detainees skulking in their cells.
Nick eyed the barren and bleak cells, with their wooden benches and iron bars. For a moment, he wondered just how many enemies (or former colleagues) of his were crammed into the cells that lined these hall-ways. The fox reminisced over his past experiences throughout his time working for the ZPD. He clearly recalled the night (or at least he thought that it was night) that the ZPD had raided Vladzotz's manor down in the Nocturnal-District, and just how many bad-guys they had brought back to the station once the mess was cleaned up. He remembered Sprock the raccoon, and his friend, the badger, Russ. Nick wondered if those were even their real names.
Shaking his head, he came to the conclusion that neither of them were imprisoned in this specific jail-house: They had likely already been sentenced and shipped off to prison.
Continuing down the length of the hall-way, Nick also continued down the length of his own personal memory lane: He thought back to the raid that the ZPD had enacted on Shahaz the Stinger's desert compound in the Sahara-Square. Thankfully, Nick had actually been a part of the force that was sent to capture the compound, quite unlike his experience in the Nocturnal-District, where he was too busy being burned alive to be doing any help rounding up the bad-guys and whatnot.
Even still, the fox remembered how he and Judy had chased Shahaz into his private office: Nick remembered the candle-lit room all too well, since he had also been set on fire there as well, when the pangolin had shoved him onto a table that was piled high with candles and melted wax. In the end, thankfully, Shahaz had been arrested just minutes later, and the ware-house was soon filled to the brim with police officers of all kinds.
Nick was certain that Shahaz the Stinger wasn't here either, since the pangolin had long since been carted off to the Zootopia Country Prison, where he was no longer a threat.
So with those three criminals out of the question, Nick knew that there was only one detainee here that he'd really recognize: And he was here to talk with him.
Rearing another brick-lain corner, both Nick and Judy stepped forward, a new cell that was coming into view. Bogo had stopped in front of it, and had his arms crossed as he glared inside, no doubt giving the stink-eye to whoever was behind those thick iron bars. Stepping into view, the fox and the rabbit alike stared down the form of a second rabbit, who they both knew all too well by this point.
Expecting to see the male rabbit sitting atop one of the horizontal benches that were fastened to the walls of the cell, Nick instead found himself staring down at the ground, where his eyes locked onto the bare back of Jack Savage, who seemed to be performing a set of push-ups inside of his cell. His upper body rose up from a spot just below his thumbs, which themselves were positioned below his sternum, right next to his sides, before quickly lowering himself back down and almost touching the floor.
His oil-colored suit jacket and white button-up shirt were cast aside into the corner of the room, and the only piece of clothing on the rabbit happened to be his dark black slacks, which wrapped themselves around his long legs. Nick recalled Judy's story from some time ago, about how she had discovered Jack laying unconscious in his office, where she first discovered his scars. Now, Nick himself had the pleasure of seeing the male rabbit's cicatrix marks for the first time, and despite how much he despised Jack, the fox couldn't help but cringe at the sight.
Jack's shoulders and lumbar region were lined with rows of long, thick slash marks, each one tracing down nearly the entire length of his back. The scars were all a very light pink color, and seemed quite old, but were still no less painful to look at. Nick recalled a bit of information from his previous experience working undercover during the Savage case: How Vladzotz himself was the one who had administered those scratches to Jack, apparently for failing some sort of deal and losing large swathes of the bat's borrowed cash.
Alongside the scars and slash marks that lined themselves across the male rabbit's back, the fox also noted how the oil-colored fur patterns that were present on Jack's ears and face were also present upon his back; Running down it's length in a smooth and motif design, with the only obstructions being the rabbit's viscous looking scars and scratches.
Quickly scanning around the rest of the cell, Nick also spotted an ice-pack sitting atop one of the benches, and suddenly remembered how he had beaten up Jack last night.
That thought made the fox happy, at least.
"Mr. Savage, we need to talk." Bogo started with that deep voice of his, effectively earning the attention of the rabbit, who paused his exercise routine and cleared his throat.
"Mornin' chief. Wasn't expecting any company today." Jack stated, rising to his feet and facing the group of officers. "What brings you here?"
Eyeing Jack up and down, Nick felt himself growling very lightly beneath his breath.
Unlike his opposing side, Jack Savage's chest and abdomen were clean of any scars or blemishes, his white fur as smooth as the snow in Tundra-Town itself. From beneath his fur, it was clear that the male rabbit was quite healthy, with lean muscle structuring his trim body in a very fit anatomy and shape. Mentally, Nick wondered if he looked that appealing without his shirt on, but soon shook his head and focused his attention on the now.
The male rabbit had walked over to the nearby bench and plucked his white button-up shirt off of it's surface, briefly brushing it off before slipping his arms through the shirt's corresponding holes before buttoning together the two sides of the front into one. Smiling at the sight of Nick and Judy respectively, Jack paced forward until he was just a few feet from the iron bars that separated the two parties
All the while, Bogo took to briefing the male rabbit about their motivations and reasons for converging;
"Officers Hopps and Wilde have since changed their minds on the prospect of your personal involvement in this new investigation."
"Oh, have they now?" Jack asked coyly before grinning wide, showing off his pristine-white teeth. "And might I ask what exactly made them change their minds, hmm?"
"We realized just how drastic and personal this situation is... For everyone, including us... I'll leave it at that." The fox answered quickly, causing Jack to bark a laugh.
"I reckon that there's something you're not telling us, officer! Care to tell us what exactly that might be?" He mused.
"Enough! He doesn't have to tell you anything!" Bogo growled. "I was too lenient last time, Savage. There will be absolutely zero impediments from you, understand?"
Jack rolled his eyes and yawned as if he was bored before bothering to respond.
"Right, right... I understand. So then: What's the plan? If we're going to be working together to bring down Ratsputin, we need a plan! What's our, eh... Stratagem, if you will?"
The fox and water-buffalo both locked eyes at the same time. Nick realized in that moment that Bogo was expecting him to say something else, but instead gestured at chief Bogo to explain his plan for the three of them. Shuffling his feet and clearing his throat audibly, the water-buffalo took to filling them all in on his effective strategy.
"For starters, you all need to understand that this joint-mission of yours is an irregularity, at best: We're dealing with a powerful mammal who contains many sensitive materials on many different mammals. You need to tread very carefully when dealing with Grygorri Ratsputin and his work."
"Of course... I don't want to end up with a sword through my gut as much as the next guy." Jack muttered broodingly, causing Nick and Judy to raise their eyebrows.
The male rabbit's comment seemed strange, but neither mammal dwell on it for very long, since the chief had continued his explanation;
"With Mr. Savage accompanying you," Bogo claimed, speaking directly to the fox and bunny. "You stand a chance of dissuading the rat from trying to impede your investigation."
"Which is a huge advantage, by the way!" Jack added quickly, to which Bogo sighed before resuming.
"Because of that factor, you should be able to freely explore city-hall without Ratsputin trying to stop you. You're to find out all that you can about his work, especially with the likes of the mayor herself. We have reason to believe that the rat has been threatening her over something, and you three are going to find out just what."
Bogo pointed towards the male rabbit, who was leaning casually against the iron bars of his cell.
"Mr. Savage here claims that he knows where Ratsputin stores the physical evidence that he uses in his blackmailing and extortion schemes. Out of all the times that city-hall had issued search-warrants for the rat's home, only one of them actually managed to pull through, and even then, they didn't find anything. With this new information, we could finally-"
"But you still need that information, and aren't going to get it until I say so!" Jack said, tapping his forehead with one of his fingers. "My word goes, does it not?"
"You are a buffer, Savage! Your only purpose is to dissuade the rat from attempting to harm my officers! We can do with, or without your information!" Bogo roared.
"Ah, actually, you can't." Jack stated flatly. "This whole investigation is just an attempt to try to lock Ratsputin up, right?"
"What are you getting at?" The water-buffalo grumbled.
"Even if you do bring him in for another questioning, you won't be able to get anything out of him! You people never do! He's too cryptic! You'd also need proof to be able to throw him in jail, and I know that you don't have any of that, since if you did, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now, would we? I'm the closest thing you have to success, since I actually know where Ratsputin keeps all of the physical evidence that he uses for his blackmailing hobby. You need me, chief!"
The fox coughed, effectively earning the attention of the water-buffalo.
"Uhm, chief Bogo? Can we talk for a sec?" He asked, gesturing for the water-buffalo to follow him a little ways back from the male rabbit's jail cell.
"Are you sure that we can trust him? For all we know, he's lying about having that information, and is only using it as a motive for us to use him! Besides, after what he tried to do to Judy, I don't want him anywhere near her for as long as he's out of that cell!"
"Lying or not, he's right about one thing: He's our best, if not only true lead at the moment. We need him, ironically, to ensure your safety against Ratsputin. Speaking of which, he will be cuffed at all times during his temporary release from the jailhouse, and both you and officer Hopps have the right to taze him if the situation calls for it. Understood?"
Nodding his head in understanding, chief Bogo, accompanied by Nick, shuffled back over to the rabbit's cell.
"It's settled then. Come on, Savage..." The water-buffalo started, unlocking and sliding open the cell door. "We have work to do."
Hey Everyone!
I certainly hope that you enjoyed this latest chapter of mine! Do be sure to leave a review telling me your thoughts, since I simply adore those! And if you haven't already, do feel free to follow or favorite the likes of my work, of course: Every single one is highly appreciated and amazing as it is!
I don't exactly have too much left to say, but before I leave you, I'll mention a few things first, shedding light on something that may or may not have been confusing some of you to an extent. Alright, for starters; some of you seem confused as to Ratsputin's motives. Don't worry though, I promise that soon enough, all the puzzle pieces will fit together and the truth of everything, along with all of your burning questions, will soon be answered!
Ratsputin has a plan intact... One that he's been working on for quite a while. Soon enough, you'll find out just what exactly it is, and what it means for the people of Zootopia! I'm so excited for the revelation, and I have a feeling that you lot will be very surprised!
Though of course, you'll have to stay tuned to find out! :D
Alongside this, I'd like to make another thing clear: Although it seems like a bit of a hassle for Nick and Judy to be bringing Jack Savage along on their investigation, I believe that not only do I know what I'm doing but Jack will prove helpful to the likes of the respective investigation.
Oh, and one last thing: Sometime later this week, some more artwork and drawings will be going up on my Tumblr account, which is labeled identically to my fanfiction account: upplet
That's all I have for you now my friends. Thanks for reading, and do stay tuned for chapter 56, comin' your way soon! :)
'Till next time...
Peace!