"Perseverance is stubbornness with a purpose." - John Shipp
1:30 P.M
In all their years of work under the badge of the ZPD, neither Nick nor Judy could have ever dreamed of being sent to another precinct, especially under these conditions.
Punishment or not, the two tiny officers both knew that they would have to get used to this new environment of theirs, because according to Chief Bogo, they were supposed to stay there in temporary exile for a minimum of three weeks. It wasn't a terribly long amount of time, but it was more than enough for the both of them to sigh in begrudging disappointment and bitter longing at the mere thought of it, even.
Together, Nick and Judy had both worked very hard to make the world a better place throughout their years on the force. Precinct One was like a second home to them, perhaps even more cherished and revered than their very own apartment. Years of work, fun, and time spent under the roof of the ZPD Head-Quarters had cemented their combined reputations as that of Zootopia's finest, with their positions serving as an inspiration for others to follow and build upon. Judy herself couldn't have asked for anything more.
They had built a reputation based upon trust, respect for others, and an unyielding diligence to provide the same treatment to all mammals. The house that they had built their reputation upon had been strong, yet, all it had taken was one rat to show that the brick facade was just that, and that their entire careers were not built of stone, but of glass.
And Ratsputin had shattered it all with a blade straight through his chest.
The female bunny shook her head from side to side, clearing her mind of Ratsputin's harsh voice and hairy face: She hated thinking about him, especially since it was pretty much his fault that they were here right now, in Precinct Seven, all the way out in the Deciduous-District, instead of where they belonged, at Precinct One, back in the city.
Now more than ever, it was clear to Judy herself that no matter how hard you worked for something, and that no matter how careful, nor respected you were, everything could be toppled over in the blink of an eye. Just yesterday, the two of them were proud officers of Precinct One, the very heart of the city itself, and now, they were dishonored exiles in an alien land, far from where they truly belonged.
At the moment, though, the female bunny reasoned that it would be best not to worry about the why's and the why not's, as her attention and focus would be needed for the tour ahead of them. Then and there, Nick and Judy's new and temporary superior, the grizzly bear, Chief Urzo, led them through the heart of Precinct Seven's head-quarters, showing them around the various hall-ways and branching rooms, including the likes of the weight room, the break room, and even their version of Precinct One's Bull-Pen, which Chief Urzo claimed the other officers referred to as 'The Bear's Den', where they all met for group briefings, meetings, and other important events.
Eventually, the grizzly bear chose to lead the two tiny officers to their new and temporary office, where he claimed they would be storing their work-related belongings, and performing the majority of whatever paperwork and other physical assignments he threw their way throughout their stay there in the deep woods of the Deciduous-District.
"Alright officers, this will be your workplace while you are here. All of your paperwork and other assignments will be posted just outside, if not inside. Do not forget."
The grizzly bear then gestured them to a smaller-sized door adorned with a sign reading "Officer Wilde's" on it, though the sign itself was slightly askew, with the hastily made plastic placard seeming to be taped onto the wooden door as if it had been placed there in a hurry. Touching the little sign gently with the very tip of his claw, Nick found his suspicions well grounded when the sign sagged slightly at his rather gentle touch, and nearly fell off of its hinges and onto the ground.
"We weren't exactly given very much time to prepare for your arrival, as you can see." Chief Urzo grunted before pulling the comparatively tiny door open.
Staring inside as the wooden door swung open and revealed its contents, the female bunny nearly felt her jaw drop at the sight before her.
In total, the small space in front of her looked no bigger than her very first apartment back in Savannah-Central: A cramped, messy room better off labeled as a large closet.
A small table had been set up on one side, with racks of cleaning supplies still sitting on the greasy shelves above it, alongside dirty rags stained with mysterious multi-colored blotches. Both Nick and Judy took a tentative step forward and into the cramped space of their new office, finding that it was only marginally smaller than Judy's first apartment upon arriving in the city of Zootopia years earlier. On the desk sat a single simple computer, with a flimsy-looking wooden chair positioned directly in front of it. Meanwhile, on the opposing corner, a faucet and large plaster sink was set into the floor, where a raggedy mop still sat dripping into the grated drainage pipe below it.
"This is our new office?" Judy asked, staring in confusion at the janitor's closet-turned workspace.
"I see it comes with its own facilities, too!" Nick said as he nudged his partner, pointing towards the slimy shower pod in the very corner of the tiny room.
"You want something better, be better cops." The bear behind her grunted, causing the bunny to grit her teeth in discontent before whirling around and glaring at him.
"I won't be giving up my officer's desks and areas for two cops that are only still on the force due to reasons that Chief Bogo wouldn't even care to explain." Urzo finalized.
Judy glared up at the larger bear, just about to give him a piece of her mind when Nick's voice suddenly cut her off, effectively dissipating her previous train of thought;
"So, do you want to sit on my lap, or can I sit on yours?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows at Judy as he leaned down towards her. She pushed his head back as he chuckled.
"Maybe we'll just bring in a second seat..." She muttered, grinning at how Nick's ears twitched and then drooped down a little bit in seeming disappointment.
From the behind of them, a rumbling grunt pierced the air;
"Now I can see why Bogo dislikes you, Wilde." Urzo grumbled, staring down at the fox with a brooding glare that was almost as menacing as Bogo's. "You are annoying."
"I'll have you know that I am Chief Bogo's favorite officer, since he talks with me the most."
"Saying, 'Shut it Wilde' before each briefing doesn't really count as a conversation, Nick." Judy quipped with a grin.
The fox placed a paw upon his chest as if his heart was aching.
"I'll have you know that it is his way of saying I love you: He adores me, Carrots. Perhaps not as much as a certain bunny I know, but he is in the running behind Clawhauser."
Judy rolled her eyes and took one more glance around the cramped space before sighing. This had been a quick transfer to a new precinct, so maybe Chief Urzo didn't have any space real available for them, even though they took up much less than most other officers usually did when it came to total mass, at the very least. The bear's old comments about them not being 'good officers' were brushed aside in her mind, for the moment.
They'd prove him wrong eventually: Of that, she was sure of.
Leaving their 'office' behind, the two police mammals then followed the larger grizzly bear through the meandering hallways, each lined with trees, shrubs and foliage, making it seem like they were walking through an indoor forest. It was quite different from the Precinct that they were so accustomed to, but if anything, Judy herself welcomed the new change: She was always up for a brand new challenge, whether it be taking down crooks or dealing with a temporary transfer. Ever the determined mammal she always was.
From there, the grizzly bear led the two tiny officers even deeper through Precinct Seven, eventually leading them both to the jail-house, which wasn't quite as large as Precinct One's, but was still rather formidable with its iron bars and blank white cells. Meanwhile, Nick himself glanced distastefully down the hallway, taking note of all the peeling paint.
"With how nice the main lobby was, I half expected the jail-house to have diamond encrusted bars." He mused, running a finger down one of the thick iron poles.
"Fox, if you don't shut your mouth right now, you'll be spending the night in one of the cells!" Urzo growled menacingly, to which Nick raised his paws up in a gesture of peace.
"Alright, alright! Sorry! Gees, you're no fun at all... Reminds me of a certain water buffalo I know and love..."
After the grizzly bear stifled a loud snarl of dominance, the fox henceforth refrained from speaking out for the remainder of the tour.
Once Chief Urzo had led the two smaller officers through the jail-house, he took them to the interrogation rooms, showed them around the forensics lab, and finally, led them back to his office, where the grizzly bear loomed at the entrance of the door, preventing them from entering the room. There, he finalized their tour with his concluding words;
"Now, you two are to go speak with the gear manager in the equipment room, the moose, Officer Mosley. He will give you your new uniforms and badges, along with whatever gear you'll be needing for your stay here in the woodlands. You'll also be getting a map of the Deciduous-District, of which I expect you to have completely memorized by ten o' clock tomorrow afternoon, when your first ticketing job will start. The woodlands are large, and the wilderness is very vast, so I strongly suggest you get some study time in sometime tonight, after you settle into your new apartment, of course. Hrmm. Shouldn't be a problem for Chief Bogo's finest though, I'm sure. Go on now, you're dismissed."
Nodding in respect and acknowledgement to her new superior, Judy whirled around and pulled Nick away along with her before he could protest, her clenched fist tightly gripping the side of his shirt with an iron hold. Soon letting go as her frustration left her, the female bunny continued distancing herself from Urzo's office, all the while listening in on her foxy mate's hurried footsteps from the behind of her, and eventually, his own rather sardonic vocal comments about the old grizzly bear's previous choice of words.
"You hear that, whiskers?" The fox asked, spreading his hands as if picturing the bear's choice of previous words on a plaque. "Chief Bogo's finest. Has a pretty good ring to it!"
Judy rolled her eyes: About as much as she expected from him.
"Let's just go find this Officer Mosley guy... I'd rather we just get this over and done with so that we can go check out our new apartment." She stated swiftly.
The fox himself just shrugged slightly as he followed her.
"Alright, works for me. Let's go find that moose, then." He muttered in agreement.
It took them nearly a full ten minutes worth of searching before they finally found the equipment room and depot, despite noticing it earlier on their tour with the chief. Upon entering the room, both the fox and the bunny alike took note of the benches flanking down the center of the hall, and the various lockers lined into the walls of the room itself.
On the far side of the space, another room full of storage shelves piled high with police gear other objects was blocked off by a large oval shaped desk, of which was positioned by a young male moose dressed in beige and green officer colors, with a small name plate on his chest that read 'Derick Mosley'. Recognizing the moose as the mammal that Chief Urzo had told them to speak with, the two smaller officers immediately made their way towards the comparatively large desk, swiftly approaching it before knocking to get the moose's attention. He looked down from his chair and snorted upon locking eyes with the forms of the two smaller mammals, whom both waved in a gesture of polite greetings.
"Hi! Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, here to collect our new gear!" The female bunny called out cheerfully, gesturing towards her partner.
Grunting in acknowledgement as if he was expecting them, yet not speaking any truly audible words, the moose nodded before rising from his chair and disappearing within the depths of the storage room behind the desk. After a few brief minutes of rummaging sounds and grumbles of annoyance, Officer Mosley eventually returned with his arms full of various articles of clothing and other items, including small yet billowing rain-jackets and simple yellow flash-lights.
The moose dropped the pile of clothing over the side of the desk and onto the floor beside them before sitting back down at his desk and proceeding to type away at his computer monitor as if neither Nick nor judy were ever there in the first place. Pursing her lips in disapproval, Judy sighed aloud before turning towards the pile of clothing and nearly gasping out loud. Growling huffily in frustration, she reached down and began digging through the messy pile, eventually retracting her paws and pulling out a single choice item.
"Bogo, you monster..." The female bunny snarled beneath her breath as she picked up the tiny orange-striped meter-maid vest. "Of course he would."
"Haha! And here I was thinking we'd never have to see one of these again." Nick interjected with a barking laugh before gesturing to the bright orange outfit.
"Sweet cheese and crackers, this is embarassing... I knew we'd be doing ticket work, but I never imagined he'd make us wear these..." Judy grumbled in distaste.
"Ah, don't worry, fluff. We've got plenty of other clothing to try out, after all." The fox reassured his mate, all the while gesturing to the pile of clothing before him.
Following his gaze, Judy pursed her lips at the sight of their new uniforms: Nearly identical to their standard blue ones from Precinct One, though the shirt was colored beige, and their pants a dark green, like that of the forest leaves above their heads. Nodding in seeming approval, as green was his personal favorite color, the fox then handed Judy her own uniform and other articles of clothing. As he did, she couldn't help but notice that there was no body-armor at all, including the likes of her favored chest-plate: It was clear that Bogo didn't intend for them to be doing any dangerous, or adventurous activities such as crime-fighting.
Nope. Instead, he only expected them to put tickets on parked cars, and sit in a car while watching the speed limit of a dull street. How exciting.
Still, Judy did think the uniforms were nice, at least. She wasn't very fond of ties, despite tying Nick's each day before work, though the fox did assure her that she'd look just fine in one. As she folded up their new clothes and put them into a brand new pile, her large and sensitive ears twitched in detection upon hearing Nick voice his thoughts aloud;
"Hey, at least we finally have matching outfits, right?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it, we've never had identical clothes, have we Nick?"
"Nope. Besides, I don't think I'd really be able to pull of that whole chest-armor look... At least as not as well as you do, whiskers."
"We'll have to try that out sometime, I suppose..." Judy mumbled before trailing off in thought.
A loud and somewhat startling grunt pierced through the conversation, causing both the fox and bunny alike to turn towards the source, being the large moose officer, whom grumbled in seeming distaste before throwing them a large, papery map of the Deciduous-District, of which Nick reached out and caught rather flimsily with one of his paws.
"There's your map." The moose muttered flatly before turning around and digging some more through the pile of gear behind the counter.
Meanwhile, the lapin and vulpine immediately took to looking over the map, which when unfolded completely was nearly as large as the two of them combined. With Judy holding it from one end while Nick gripped the other, they held the wrinkled paper out in front of them, and quickly glanced over the district for a few brief moments. There was quite a lot to see, and although the fox himself was about to take a closer look, a small speckle of color near the bottom of the map managed to catch his attention.
"Oh look!" Nick stifled cheerfully. "There's our new apartment!" He stated, pointing towards the small string of colored boxes. "See, carrots?"
"Yeah, I see it, slick... We'll be going straight to our new apartment as soon as we're done here, you know."
"Figured as much. Once we get there, I guess it wouldn't hurt to break in the new bed, if you catch my drift, huh, fluff-butt?"
The female bunny snickered sweetly in amusement, but trailed off when the moose beside them groaned aloud;
"Please leave already."
2:03 P.M
Obeying the moose's wishes, it took them only mere seconds to grab their gear and vacate the premises, exiting the building and returning to their cruiser.
Taking all of their new gear with them, the two tiny officers promptly piled into their vehicle and broke open the map once again, taking note of their new and temporary apartment's location before plugging the corresponding coordinates into the GPS. Secretly, the female bunny hoped that they wouldn't have to use it too much, since she somewhat hoped to be able to have the entire district and its roads and routes memorized by the time they had to begin their new jobs tomorrow afternoon.
As their vehicle glided down the smooth asphalt road, neither of the two mammals took to talking with one another very much, with them both instead choosing peaceful silence, favoring a bit of sightseeing as they admired the bright and rather vivid colors of the forest around them. Eventually, though not without a bit of confusion due to their new environment, they finally managed to find their new and temporary apartment, which stood as a small neighborhood of beige-brick buildings amongst the army of tees.
They checked in, gathered their things, and entered what would be their new home for the next three weeks.
Inside the apartment, a comfy array of mostly wooden furniture and other cozy decorations was present, apparently sticking to the whole 'cabin in the woods' sort of theme. The whole place had a wafting and bland 'new hotel' kind of smell, about as much as either of them expected, though the air was hinted with a fresh scent of what smelt almost like mint, or lime. The entire apartment complex was sized for mammals of their approximate height, so just about everything was well proportioned to the two of them, thankfully.
On the smooth wooden surface of the small dining table in the far corner of the space, a tiny paper note was waiting to be read. The fox picked it up and quickly read it over;
Despite this being just one of your seemingly countless screw-ups, the list of which grows almost every other time Wilde opens his mouth, this particular punishment, albeit temporary, will go without any sort of defiance on your part whatsoever. Chief Urzo is your new boss. Treat him with your utmost respect, and do everything that he tells you to do, no questions asked. Any sort of insubordination will be immediately reported back to Precinct One, and will only further add to your time over there in the Deciduous-District.
Speaking of which, as I told you back at Head-Quarters, you can expect the base time of exile to be that of three weeks, which may be reduced or extended depending not only upon your own behavior, but also on the date of Jack Savage's trial, which nears closer with each passing day. As expected, your involvement in his personal investigation and corresponding arrest requires you to make an appearance. I will provide you with further notification as more information is released about the event and its prior upkeeps.
That being said, let it not be thought that I'm not a gracious mammal. You two are without a doubt my best officers, and without you, the city would have surely fallen ill to whatever sickness that rat had planned. Although your methods of dealing with him were far less than appropriate, you both have my thanks for your time and effort.
Best of luck in the woodlands, officers. Try not to burn it down while you're there.
~Chief Thelonious Bogo
"Aww, the Chief actually does care!" The fox mused with a wily grin across his muzzle, shaking the note around before showing it to his wife, whom grunted in approval.
"Nice to have some sentiment, I admit, especially considering just how rotten this whole situation is." Judy muttered lowly to herself.
Upon concluding her previous statement, the female bunny's long and floppy ears drooped in seeming disappointment. Her mate took note of this, and set down his personal bag, promptly approaching her with the intention on helping her see the brighter side of the full picture, even despite their coming here being of a temporary dishonorable exile.
"You know Carrots, this might not be half bad, even." He started with an innocent shrug.
"What do you mean?" Judy asked curiously, long ears still lowered, though the fox did manage to catch a glimmer of hope in her amethyst-colored eyes, causing him to smile.
"I mean," Nick stated, waving his paw at the room. "We get this nice place, and this district is almost as beautiful as you are. That counts for at least something in my book."
That particular part had earned a rather slight blush in Judy's ears and cheeks, effectively warming her skin. Nick himself grinned even wider as he continued aloud;
"And the best part is, we get to spend at least several weeks here away from mean old Chief Buffalo-Butt, and won't have to deal with any of the paperwork from that whole mess with Ratsputin! This is a win-win! We can consider it as a sort of second honeymoon." His eyebrows waggled at the last comment, earning a snicker and grin from Judy.
Judy shook her head from side to side, though not without a smile of her own. "Always looking for a way out of the paperwork." She mumbled coyly as she crossed her arms.
"You know it," Came his fast reply, accompanied by a wink before he dialed down his smile, walking over to his wife and kneeling in front of her.
"Look, I know what you're thinking." He began slowly. "That this isn't our home, and I'm with you on that, one hundred percent. However..."
He tipped her chin up so she could see him better, before leaning forward and placing a tiny, delicate kiss upon the very tip of her twitching nose.
"I know a certain dumb bunny that has also taught me how whenever we have challenges, we try to make the best of them, and rise to meet them."
"Sounds like a wise bunny..." Judy quipped before leaning forward to embrace the fox in a hug. "Thank you, Nick."
His arms slid easily around her smaller frame. "You're most welcome. Ah, such an emotional little..." He continued, but was promptly cut off with a statement from his mate;
"Don't say it, you slime-ball." She murmured flatly into his chest, and she could feel his chest shake from his laughter.
"Alrighty then, fine, I won't say how beautiful you are."
"Jerk." Judy muttered, though gripped his shirt tighter while she inhaled a deep breath of her mate, his musk causing a slight and rather pleasurable thrill to climb up her spine.
Maybe this can be our second honeymoon... Judy thought as she nuzzled closer to him.
"But I'm your jerk." Nick vocalized almost teasingly. "In fact, said jerk also happened to notice that the bathtub over there could fit two small-sized mammals. Interested?"
Judy's eyes met his own, and a smug smirk crossed her face. "Well, well, I had a feeling you'd want to get out of that homework assignment." She mused with crossed arms.
"I didn't say anything about skipping out on our homework." Nick grinned as he pulled the district map from his pocket and showed it to Judy. "These things are waterproof."
Judy eyed the map, then her fox, whom stood with a single eyebrow arching. "Waterproof you say? We might just have to test that out, then..."
It was at that point that fate itself had intervened, and a loud gurgle from Nick's stomach shattered the growing mood, piercing the silence of the air around them.
"Looks like dinner comes first." The bunny stated.
Nicks' eyes caught a slight and shining glimmer. "I take it that rabbit isn't an option, huh?" He asked with a mischievous sort of tone to his words.
Judy laughed.
"You'll get your rabbit meal, but only for dessert. I'll start prepping the bath while you hunt us down something to eat... Figuratively!" She yelled before Nick pounced on her.
"Fine, fine... Get out of here, you bore." He grumbled aloud.
The rabbit turned, flicking her small tail with a slight smile, knowing that Nick was probably watching her and had seen the rather subtle movement.
"Well, I'm going to go prepare for our study session then. Lemme know when you finish your little hunt." She finalized before walking off and vanishing into the washroom.
The fox watched her as she disappeared, leaving Nick all to himself in the small living room. Shaking his head in amusement, he then starting flicking through his phone, trying to see if their favorite restaurant that actually delivered would have a place nearby. Thankfully, it didn't take him very long at all to find one that was apparently just a few blocks away. Nick then promptly called the restaurant and ordered their favorites from pure memory alone, all the while listening in on the faucet in the bathtub as it turned on, filling the tub beneath it with water. As he clicked the mobile-device off upon concluding the brief call, he then saw his wife stick her head out from the behind of the bathroom door.
"So, what are we eating?" She questioned with ears perked in curiosity.
"I figured some take-out from the Little Kitaly nearby wouldn't hurt. Sound good?" Nick chimed, grinning wide as he saw Judy's face light up in anticipation.
"Great! I heard they have some wonderful pasta! Oh, and the tub should take about another few minutes or so to fill, so let's break out those maps while we wait, shall we?"
Nick gave a fake groan of discontent, effectively earning an eye roll from Judy as she walked over to him. Grabbing the folded district map from his paws before jumping onto the sofa, her violet-colored then took to scanning it over as she unfolded it section by section, quickly darting back and forth across its somewhat wrinkled surface, taking in as much as she could see. The fox cleared his throat before seating himself beside her, wrapping one of his arms around her shoulder and tugging slightly on the corner of the large map.
Eyeing over the brightly colored map, Nick took to taking note of all the various townships and other locations dotted throughout the valley. In the south-east, the largest, Beaverdam, connected to the longest and widest river in the district, of which flowed off in the direction of the nearby Polar-Strait. Other more tiny communities were spread around the district, most of which were made up of small villages of wood and brick, some even extending into the trees above them, connected with strings of wooden catwalks.
Alongside small neighborhoods, other little communities were spread out across the thick of the forest, with places such as Maple-Heights, Autumn-Avenue, Pine-Point, Cedar-Street, and Oak-Alley being among the more prominent of locations, especially the very first one; Maple-Heights stood as a large patch of multicolored trees, with various shades of red, orange, and even yellow making up the millions upon millions of leaves.
"Wow, this place really is diverse... Lots to see, that's for sure." Nick stated quietly. "Honestly makes me kinda excited for tomorrow's super mundane meter-maiding."
The bunny chuckled at her mate's sardonic comment.
"I'm sure it'll be a new experience, at least. Say though, does the map have any tourist spots we can visit here in our free time?"
"Hm. Yeah, it looks like it. Maple-Heights seems like a neat place to visit, but there's also some other places, like the hydro-electric facility over in Beaverdam. That place literally runs nearly the entire air-conditioning system in the walls that separate Tundra-Town from Sahara-Square. I wouldn't mind checking out that place, at the very least... You?"
"Sure! Sounds like fun! Maybe we'll be positioned in Beaverdam, tomorrow. I guess we'll find out." Judy mused.
The female bunny then cleared her throat before pointing to a small part of the map in the far corner. Following her gaze and gesture, the fox locked eyes onto a small little icon positioned near the base of the mountain range. His able eyes also noticed several other icons just like it spread throughout the district, each one colored in a bright light purple.
"Well would you look at that... The Painted Labyrinth." Nick mumbled, reading the description that matched with the icons on the map key. "A system of stone-age caves. Cool."
"Hold on now, why is it called that? The Painted Labyrinth?" Judy herself questioned out loud, causing Nick to go back and read over the description;
"The Painted Labyrinth is a system of caves and tunnels webbing beneath the forest floor for miles across the Deciduous-District. The location gets its name from the hundreds of different stone-age cave paintings spread throughout the cavern. The cave paintings are thousands of years old, predating even that of the ancient Elktic civilization that once resided in the Deciduous-District, making them the oldest works of art and display of mammalian culture in Zootopian history."
"Ooo, sounds neat! We should go and sight-see there sometime!" The bunny beamed with excitement. "I'm not the biggest fan of the underground, but it does seem worth it."
"Not the biggest fan of the underground? Ha... If I'm not mistaken, last time we took a trip below the surface, I was almost burned alive." Nick grumbled.
"Daw, don't be like that, slick. Besides, I saved you, didn't I?" Judy stated as she nuzzled against the fox's shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Fine then, wouldn't hurt to add that place to the list of areas to check out while we're here."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Now can we get onto what I know we both want to do?" The fox droned as he folded up the map and gestured to the nearby washroom, all the while grinning oh-so smugly.
"Alright, though I think I have an idea to make it a bit interesting, actually." Judy claimed in response.
With a single eyebrow arched, Nick asked aloud; "And what might the bunny have planned?" He questioned curiously.
Judy grinned slyly. "I'm thinking that we quiz each other on the streets, towns, and other major locations, and whoever gets the most correct answers..."
She then gently pulled down on Nick's tie while she spoke until their muzzles almost touched.
"Gets a prize."
Nick let out a loud bark of laughter, grinning broadly all the while. "This, coming from the bunny who still has to use the cruiser's GPS when in Tundra-Town? You're on, fluff!"
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