The Next morning, things aren't any clearer. Nick just keeps seeing Bonnie Hopps' worry and pain and his mate's eyes reflecting her fear.

"OK Nick, you know mammals…why is Pop Pop so upset?" Judy asks.

"Not a clue Fluff, I have no idea, especially about him wanting to see me, that has me worried the buck is having some real mental problems," Nick did not want to think about Judy's grandfather this way, but, this was a mammal who hated foxes.

"So, what do we tell the Chief?"…Judy asked, "do we lie, tell an odd story or just be honest?"

"Honest, what's the honest reason?…I know I sure don't have a clue about why 'Pop Pop' suddenly wants to talk to the Devil's spawn." "I suggest going with your mother having some sort of crisis with your grandsire going nuts…other than that, I got nothing." Nick softly said, "I just don't have a clue why the change in him".

'Sigh, well I guess I'll try honest? More honest? Mostly honest?...oh cheese and crackers, I'll let Nick give the reason and try and look worried and bunny-bothered' Judy thought. 'Might work…I got nothing either'.

Knocking on Chief Bogo's door, "What! Come in!" is their welcome.

The pair are in the big mammal chair, sitting side-by-side, Judy with her ears down and slightly blushing, Nick looking blank and not a smirk in place. Both holding each other's paw for support

"Oh hell, now what am I going to deal with…it's too early to drink!" Bogo grumbles to himself.

"Chief…ummm, Chief…ahem…you know how…no, that's not right…Chief,,,"

"Wilde, shut your little annoying mouth…NOW!" Rubbing his nose and not enjoying his first headache of the day. "Hopps, excuse me, Officer Wilde-Hopps, please tell me why you are making my morning Dante's 3rd Ring of Hell on a Monday morning after I had a lovely pain free weekend."

Judy starts to sniffle, blush, squeezes Nick's paw harder and finally starts the story of her mother's call, "Mom's upset, Pop Pop never cries, he needs to talk to Nick, he's old, was a soldier 75 years ago, a purple heart and he wants to talk to Nick about something, we don't know why."

Chief Bogo looks at Judy and softly asks, "Wait, he's a war veteran, one of Zootopia's greatest generation, still alive in his 90's and wants to speak with Officer Wilde and is crying…and he's never spoken about his time in the service before?"…sighing, "is that correct?"

Nodding, all Judy can say is, "Yes sir. Pop Pop has never spoken with anyone in the family about what happened in the service, all of his old fellow veterans and friends are dead and he's upset about something as he's never been visibly upset before." My mother is scared and called us last night and asked, actually pleaded, for us to come up…well, for Nick to come up and talk to Pop Pop. He didn't ask for me, just Nick by name."

Nick is shaking his head, eyes sadly looking at his mate, never releasing her paw, "I really don't have anything to say Chief, I never spoke to Mr. Hopps, he doesn't know me…heck, most of the time he calls Judy by the wrong name, Trudy." "I know my partner is scared, he mother is scared and doesn't know what to do…I'm trying to do what I can, but I can't give you a reason other than I love these two does and don't want them hurt if I can do anything. In this case, what an old buck who hates foxes suddenly wants to see a red Devil's creation, namely, one Nick Wilde of the ZPD and mate of his grandkit."

Chief Bogo is a combat veteran, like almost all warriors, he's never told anyone his stories and experiences. 'They would never understand, and I don't need to explain myself and what I did to some mammal who wasn't there'. "If Mr. Hopps, a purple heart veteran and one of the mammals who kept Zootopia free over 70 years ago wants, needs to talk, to a fox who is one of my officers, I cannot ignore his wishes. He has earned your time and understanding. He has earned my understanding and I can only do whatever I can to help this warrior to find some peace or forgiveness in his soul."

Taking his glasses off, Bogo can only wipe them and his eyes, seeing his own sadness and the horrors he remembers every day, 'I can't share mine, maybe Officer Wilde can help Mr. Hopps share his…he deserves the chance'.

Chief Bogo sadly looks at his two officers, quietly saying, "Go help the mammal, give him what you can to help him forget, forgive or explain what happened to him 70 years ago," and even more quietly, "Do what you can, and never judge, you weren't there."

Judy is wide-eyed at Chief Bogo and is looking down at the floor, not being able to say anything, 'I can't help, he wouldn't take it and I don't know how…maybe helping Pop Pop can help the Chief…knowing that sometime he can share and stop some of the memories.'

Nick can only hold his mate's paw, give a squeeze and say, "C'mon Fluff, we have to go see a rabbit"…looking at the Chief, Nick gives a real salute, no smirk and nods his head at the buffalo. 'I have nothing I can say…this is not going to be a good visit for us, but then, it's not for us anyway…c'mon fox, make your Father proud'.

"Thanks Chief, I'll try and do you proud"…'and wish me luck, I don't know what to do besides listen to an old warrior who for some reason, wants to talk to a fox.'