Chapter 3: Precinct 1-A
Judy, after her unexpected encounter with one of her childhood idols, carried on and finally found the door to her new apartment. She used the key given to her and stepped inside seeing her new home was a fairly sized apartment with all the essentials she required. The doe made her way to the bedroom and dropped the bag she was carrying aside before getting into the bed. She pulled out her phone and gave her parents a quick call to inform them that she safely arrived the city and was now staying at a apartment complex called Grand Pangolin Arms. She'd also decided to contact Jack and Skye telling them the same thing while her two friends, in return, told her where they were staying just in case she wanted to go visit them in their area.
The following day, Judy woke up bright and early and prepared herself for her first day as an active Guardian. The doe took out and wore the costume that her mother made for her which was comprised of a blue full-body suit with two white stripes, a pair of white gloves, and a pair of white knee-high boots. She originally planned on ordering a costume from Z.A.'s private clothing company using the design she made, but, seeing how much care and effort was put into it, she settled with her mother's instead as it symbolizes that she now believes her. Judy stood in front of a mirror to admire herself for a bit before grabbing her key on the nightstand and leaving her apartment.
As Judy made her way down the hallway, she saw Julia in her Guardian attire, a beautiful pink kimono and a red circlet, standing outside, what the gray bunny could only assume to be, her apartment unit. The lime hare noticed the doe approaching and immediately gave her a warm smile before commenting on how good she looked in her Guardian outfit making the doe blush a bit. The two of them talked for a while until the female hare suddenly asked if the doe wanted to accompany her since they're both heading to the same place anyway. The gray bunny, naturally, couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend more time with her idol and said that she'd be honored to go with her.
Judy and Julia soon caught a bus that would take them straight to the heart of the city. It wasn't really a long commute since their complex isn't too far from where they're going, but it was long enough for the two to become well-acquainted and form a friendly bond with each other. The lime hare was sadden to learn about the rough childhood the gray bunny had to endure due to being constantly bullied by a fox from her hometown of Bunnyburrow because she was born Primal-less which made the female hare sympathized by saying she once also had to deal with persecution from the kids in her hometown for possessing such a "Dangerous Primal", but, thanks to help of her best friend, she managed to live through that despair.
The gray bunny and lime hare continued to converse with one another until reached their stop and stepped out the bus. The two then made their way up to a large building with an unusual design and two statues of a hare and arctic fox, which the doe easily identified as Julia and Archfiend, displayed near the entrance. Once they got inside, the gray bunny became a little awestruck after seeing some of the other well-known Pro Guardians walking around in the lobby area causing the lime hare to chuckle slightly. "She'll grow out of this phase eventually." the female hare mused as she and the doe walked towards the front desk where an obese cheetah wearing a purple and red costume was sitting reading what appears to be a showbiz magazine.
"Gathering information on a certain female Guardian again, Clawhauser?" Julia teasingly asked which caught the cheetah off guard making him stumble out of his seat and face the female hare with an awkward expression.
Benjamin Clawhauser
Guardian Name: Sierra Feline
Primal: Expansion - He can make his entire body grow into that of a giant, however he can only hold his enlarged form for about three hours of use.
"Oh... good... good morning, miss Sakura..." the cheetah greeted trying to hide the magazine behind his back. "I... I wasn't reading about anyone... I was just..." he attempted to cover-up, but realized he wasn't doing a good job since the lime hare just raised an eyebrow while smirking. "OK, miss Sakura. I was reading about Pop Star again." he sighed in defeat. "What can I say? She's not only the pride of Precinct 2-B, but also a well-renowned singer."
The female hare giggled as the cheetah blushed while rubbing the back of his head. "By the way." she gestured at the gray bunny beside her. "This is Judy Hopps, our newest recruit from Z.A.."
"Hello there." Judy greeted the cheetah with a smile.
The cheetah placed his paws on his face. "O. M. Goodness, aren't you that bunny who graduated top in her class despite having no Primal?" the cheetah exclaimed.
The gray bunny nodded. "Yup, I'm the one." she confirmed.
"Well then, let me be the first to welcome you to Precinct 1-A, miss Hopps." the cheetah beamed before he remembered something. "Say have you chosen your Guardian name yet?"
The doe paused for a bit. "Actually... No..." she admitted. "I still haven't decided on what name I should go as."
"That's alright, miss Hopps." the cheetah pointed out. "You're allowed to register your name any time you want as long as it's finalized when you do."
The three of them chatted for a while, but needed to cut their conversation short since roll call was about to start in a few minutes and the lime hare didn't want the gray bunny to be late on her very first day of work. The two female lagomorphs bid their farewell to the cheetah before heading towards the bullpen. The cheetah watched as the two disappeared down the hallway while his expression slowly changed into a sad one. "I hope that bunny knows what she's getting herself into."
The bullpen was a little chaotic when Judy and Julia walked in since some of the Pro Guardians and new recruits were busy standing around chattering with each other. The two of them found two empty seats on the front row and sat there before a cape buffalo wearing silver armor entered the room. The cape buffalo stepped onto the podium and called everyone to attention causing them to return to their respective seats.
"Alright, we have three items on the docket." the cape buffalo spoke reading from his clipboard. "First, we need to acknowledge the elephant in the room." he turned his gaze at someone. "Francine, happy birthday."
Everyone in the room began cheering for the female elephant who sighed in relief as she thought she was in trouble.
"Second, there are a few new recruits with us today that I should introduced, but I'm not going to because I don't care." the cape buffalo continued with an uninterested tone.
Julia saw the disappointment on Judy's face for not having a proper introduction. The lime hare soon placed a paw on the gray bunny's shoulder prompting the latter to look at her. "Don't take Chief Bogo's words to heart that just how he welcomes new recruits." she assured the doe with a smile.
Bogo Elba
Guardian Name: Armored Enforcer
Primal: Full Metal - He can make his body as hard as steel allowing him to become virtually impervious to any attack.
"Finally, we have fourteen reported cases of terrorism caused by a group calling themselves the Legion of Shadows scattered all over the city." the cape buffalo held up several case files in his hoof. "This is priority number one." he emphasized before giving each Guardians their assignments. "Grizzoli, Fangmeyer, and Delgato your group take the ones in the Rainforest District." he handed the first collection of files to a team made of a polar bear, tiger, and lion. "Mchorn, Rhinowitz, and Wolfard your group take the ones in Sahara Square." he handed the second collection of files to a team made of two rhinos and a wolf. "Higgins, Snarlov, and Pennington your group take the ones in Tundratown." he handed the third collection of files to a team made of a hippo, polar bear, and elephant. "Sakura take the ones that happened here in Savanna Central." he handed the last collection of files to the lime hare. "Finally, Hopps..." he looked at the gray bunny who was waiting patiently for her assignment. "Downtown Patrol." he announced before he began to leave the room. "Dismissed."
"Downtown Patrol..." Judy repeated the cape buffalo's words before running up to him with Julia following behind her. "Sir, just a minute." the gray bunny called out making the cape buffalo stop and face her. "You said there were fourteen accounts of terrorism."
The cape buffalo crossed his arms. "So?"
"So, you can assign me one to investigate." Judy remarked. "You probably forgot, but I was one of top students in my class at Z.A.."
The cape buffalo rolled his eyes. "I didn't forget I just don't care."
"Sir, I'm not just some token bunny." Judy argued feeling a little frustrated. "I'm Guardian like everyone else here."
The cape buffalo brushed the doe's words aside. "Then, you'll have no problem with your patrol." he said as he turned away and leave.
Judy stood there feeling upset when she felt Julia's paw on her shoulder again. "Don't worry, Judy. I'll have a stern talk with him later." the lime hare declared.
The gray bunny glanced at the lime hare. She knew that the female hare, being the second ranking Guardian, held some authority around Precinct 1-A and could easily persuade the chief to give her one of the terrorist cases. "Thanks, I appreciate that you're looking out for me, Julia." she smiled at the lime hare. "But, I don't want anyone thinking I'm taking advantage of our friendship to get my way."
"I see." Julia understood the gray bunny's reasoning, but that's not gonna stop her from talking to the cape buffalo about how he treated the doe after her shift. "Tell you what, why don't we go together until we reach our respective areas." she suggested since Savanna Central and Downtown weren't that far from each other.
The doe pondered about it for a moment. "Sure, why not?" she happily said.