Hey everyone. I know I said I'd have this up six days ago but stuff happened. The biggest of which was my sister being diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. This is a disease that only affects kids 2 to 5 years old. I'm not going to lie or sugar coat it ; she almost died... It was a nightmare. But it's been a week since she got to come home and she's doing great. I was actually back home to help in any way I could. I'm just really tired from all that. To those of you that knew about this and kept my sister in your hearts and minds thank you so much! Well that's enough doom and gloom on with the chapter!

Chapter 16

Super (Not) Scary Return

Tuesday august 22nd rolled around faster than either fox or rabbit thought possible. Today was a big and rather scary day. Today was going to be crazy. Today they'd get judged. Today they were active cops once again.

It was an almost surreal morning for all involved. Nick and Judy bounced around the house quietly and quickly. They readied both physically and mentally for the challenges and tests ahead.

At one point Nick even had to remind Judy not to wear the bottoms of her uniform backwards. Judy bellowed a laugh at him but when she looked down made the cutest cross between a meep and a groan Nick had ever heard.

While Judy was changing around her pants Nick was readying his brand new Bunn coffee machine. It was customary for the brands catch phrase to be along the lines of: "Makes a full pot of delicious coffee in three minutes or less!"

Nick had scoffed and teased Judy about how he thought she could make a better cup of coffee faster with her boundless energy. The first time he fired up the coffee pot with long ears on it he was shocked to find out its selling slogan wasn't a lie. It really did make a pot of coffee in three minutes or less.

Judy made a triumphant return and Nick silently handed her a to-go mug. It was weird that they hadn't really talked but still seemed to communicate as they readied themselves.

Walking to the door Nick opened it for Judy who walked under his arm to get going, brushing her ears on him as she went.

"Well Carrots," Nick spoke but it seemed more like he was shouting it compared to the dominating silence. "Are you ready for this?"

Judy looked at Nick; many emotions flying over her features in a split second. But one stood out, sure there was nervousness and excitement but Nick didn't like to see fear among the mix.

Sighing Nick watched as Judy's will resolved and grew from stone to iron. With a confident smile she answered. "As long as you're by my side, I'm ready for anything."

The drive over to Precinct One city center was surreal and quiet, to say the very least. Nick and Judy both had their reasons to be quiet but they were more alike than either would have thought.

Judy was excited to be returning to her job. At the same time she was terrified of what her coworkers would think of her relationship. Another thought passed through her mind too; What if they think I'm stupid and impulsive for pursuing Ryan? It's my fault Nick and I got hurt. Judy looked over to see that was Nick raging a war with his thoughts as well.

Indeed Nick was raging a war on the inside. All his worries were the same other than the fact that he wasn't worried for himself but the bunny sitting next to him. All his life he'd been talked down to and treated like a sickness. After a while he just stopped caring what others thought of him, them and their opinions didn't matter. But he would not stand to see Judy treated like that. In no way what so ever did she deserve it.

If someone so much as looked at her the wrong way he'd-

Before he actually started to let a snarl show Nick was interrupted by a tiny paw. A tiny paw that was now resting on his gently clinging just as much to give support as it was there seeking it.

Looking up Nick's emerald eyes met Judy's concerned violet ones. "You alright?" She worriedly asked.

Nick sighed. I must be getting easy to read. "Yeah Carrots, I'm just a tiny bit nervous. How about you?"

"Tiny is a little too tiny to describe it."

"You're scared? Pfzzz, You're 'The Judy Hopps'! You took on a rhino and won. You've gone head to head with savage predators and didn't break a sweat. And you looked a crazed animal with a gun in the eye and insulted him! You're not afraid of anything!"

Judy laughed. She was beyond relieved for the distraction from her worrying. It almost felt foreign to laugh. Even though she'd done plenty of it very recently, like last night for example. Rolling her eyes she replied. "Whatever you say Nick."

The rest of their ride was made in a more comfortable silence. Both passengers drawing strength from each other. That was until they arrived. It almost seemed to take forever but happened so fast at the same time. Like instantly and eternally combined; internally.

Nick and Judy looked at each other one last time.

"Ready Carrots?"

"No."

"Good, nether am I."

They nodded it almost felt like they were just on another patrol checking out suspicious bunnies in alleyways. Disembarking saw them in the middle of the outside parking lot. Immediately they walked behind the car and locked paws.

N: Together? Nick signed.

J: Always Judy returned.

And they were off. Nervousness was not a word that could describe what they felt. The building they approached almost stood taller stronger and all the more intimidating then last they'd seen. It was a welcomed and feared sight all in one.

The steps passed under their paws almost as if they were floating above them. Then the doors revolved out of the path seemingly of their own accord. And there they stood; in the lobby of the ZPD. At last the moment of truth had arrived.

The first thing they noticed was how few people were in the lobby. Not just cops but civilians too. There were three cops and one tiny ewe dragging a teen, albeit, large ram out of the building by his horn.

As soon as the tiny duo's paws hit the polished granite floor the room seemed to freeze. Not only did the temperature seem to plummet but every single living thing seemed to lock their gaze on them.

Before any one could say anything Clawhauser pushed a button on his desk radio and spoke three tiny words. That was all it took was three single syllable words and all chaos broke loose.

"Wolford, they're here."

Judy didn't even have time lift to a finger to ask before a deafening crash that happened to sound a lot like a desk flying across a room was heard from one of the upper levels. All either of the small cops could perceive was a dark gray blur. A dark gray blur that was heading straight for them. Wolford was in a full sprint until he was about ten feet away from the two tiny officers where he dropped to his knees and slid the rest of the way.

Nick froze up and was glued to the spot while Judy tried to bolt. But she wasn't able to because her paw was trapped in Nick's. She grabbed her own arm and jerked hard to try to break free but was unsuccessful.

"Nick! Let me go! AAAAAAAA!"

Both Nick and Judy found themselves swept up in a bone crushing hug.

"Oh thank god you guys are back! I've missed you, Clawhauser's missed you: we've all missed you!" After a couple short moments Wolford put the two down and backed away. Nick rubbed his neck.

"We're glad to see you too buddy. Just next time try to be a little easier on the back. Carrots' isn't completely healed."

"Sorry-"Judy raised her paw stopping his speech.

"Ralph, stop I'm fine." Judy smacked Nick in the midsection. "He just thinks I'm east to break or something."

Wolford glanced around seeming to look for something before he rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm sorry to leave you guys so quick but I gotta head to roll." Pointing a thumb behind himself Wolford turned and jogged off.

"We best be getting there ourselves, Slick."

Before they left the huge room Judy stopped at Clawhauser's desk. She leapt up and hugged the huge feline around the neck.

"It's good to have you guys back. It hasn't been the same around here without you." He said and really meant it.

Without the light and life Nick and Judy brought to the station morale had plummeted. The fox and rabbit were part of the symbolic family that made up the ZPD. It was no understatement to say they were a family. Anyone of them would go massively out of their way to help the others. When someone in that family was hurt or gone all the others worried sick for them. Even when told Nick and Judy were going to be alright the majority of the cops still didn't perk up.

There wasn't much time for words. They'd already arrived late in Judy's fifteen minutes early policy. The fox and rabbit punched in and made a straight bee line for the bull pen.

Now here they stood. Before them was the massive wooden door. Judy could hear the usual noise of board cops. Murmuring, laughing and the occasional crash signaling the end of an arm wrestling match were all the norm.

Bracing for anything Judy grabbed Nick's paw gave it a squeeze and pushed on the door. It had become customary to leave it slightly ajar for them, so it swung open easily.

It was as if Judy has stepped out of the dark on to a brightly lit stage, and all the lights were directed at her. In seconds the room was dead silent. Keeping her eyes locked forward Judy marched on with what she hoped was the appearance of nerves of steel, rather than how they really felt.

For Nick and Judy the quite seemed to last a small life time but it was really only two seconds before…

"It's Nick and Judy!"

"Welcome back guys!"

"How have you two been?"

"Are you really in a relationship now?"

Any and all other greetings were drowned out as everyone in the room started hooting whistling clapping and banging on the tables.

Now standing tall and much more confident Nick and Judy finished their walk to their oversized chair. Nick turned around and was about to do a bow for his wonderful audience but Judy gave his tail a firm tug which produced a sound between a choke and a yelp.

As soon as their tails were seated the loud noise died down. Questions started to filter to their ears. Questions like.

"Is it true that the both of you are together now?" The beep voice had come from directly next to Judy. Judy turned to see it was McHorn who'd asked. Seeing the opportunity several other officers in the room voiced their agreement.

Judy was wishing she could sink into the ground. Why did they all want to know? Right now of all times?! Her grip on Nick's paw tripled in pressure and she hid behind her ears.

J: Nick do something.

N: You'd better not hit me for this.

Nick stood up turned around and addressed the room. "Alright I guess I'd better put this rumor to rest before Carrots loses her ears due to third degree burns." He relished the undivided attention he got as the room fell completely silent. He took a breath and everyone seemed to lean in closer to better hear him. "Yes, Carrots and I are together now."

Time seemed to stop completely as Judy tensed and prepared for the noise.

Chief Abrams Bogo was having a wonderful morning. It was a rare occurrence with the recent happenings of Wilde and Hopps' confrontation with the Silent Hand. But today the troublesome duo would be coming back to work.

He had to admit that having them get hurt hit the whole station hard to say the absolute least. With their return today everyone's attitude and behavior was next to perfect. He even had the pleasant surprise of finding the break room's coffee maker was full when he retrieved his morning cup. Yep, life was finally looking up after recent events.

Bogo was strolling down the halls to morning roll call. Right as he rounded the last corner the room he was heading for exploded with noise. Bogo shook his head. Not even at work for a full hour and he was already tired of his smallest officers. He hadn't even seen them yet!

Reaching out he turned the tiny door knob. Once the door was open the noise only got worse. Wilde was standing in his chair with Hopps trying to hide herself in his tail next to him. Yelled questions flew around as thick as flies. Among them were.

"How long have you two been a thing?" asked Wolford.

"Congrats Wilde! I've been rooting for the both of you!" yelled Grizzoil.

"When's the wedding?" Clawhauser called from the front door.

"Are you kidding? They haven't been together two months and you're asking bout the wedding?" Delgato questioned to which Clawhauser nodded.

"Wait Clawhauser's got a point. Don't rabbit relationships move pretty quickly?" Asked Swinton.

"Alright everybody one question at a time." Nick called from the front. Surprisingly the room fell quiet and everyone sat back down. But it wasn't the fox cop that was the cause. The reason was right behind him and much, much taller.

"Alright we've been together—"

"Wilde." Bogo said calmly.

Nick whirled around and saw his boss. "Chief, how you been? I see you've been reading that book on happiness I gave you. Do you have a question?" Chuckles filtered around the room.

"Sit down." Nick's rump hit the chair he was standing on as if it was lead. "Now, we have two items on the docket today. First I'd like to welcome back Officers Hopps and Wilde."

For the third time that morning the room exploded with noise as cheers and howls assaulted the air. It had been a very long time since the station as a whole had been this high spirited. It did a lot for Bogo to know that his officers cared for each other so deeply. It was a rough and hard job they had. Many of them didn't have anyone other than their coworkers to rely on. Bogo did his best to make sure that each one of them had the support they needed and was happy to see they had it. Among all the noise he allowed a small smile to grace his face.

"Alright, that's enough!"

"Aww were you smiling chief? You do care."

"Shut your mouth Wilde!" Why do I even try with him anymore? "Like I was saying before I was interrupted." Bogo sent a death glare at the fox culprit, who winked back. The commanding tone returned to his voice. "Same jobs as yesterday, patrols keep an eye out for that jewel thief. Report anything back to McHorn and Rhinowitz. Hopps, Wilde my office; five minutes. The rest of you are dismissed."

Chairs scraped the floor loudly as people got up to leave. A few last minute congratulations were thrown at Nick and Judy before they were the only ones left in the room.

"Uh-oh we've been called to the principal's office. What did you do this time Fluff?"

"Oh nothing too bad, I may have got caught making out in the hall between classes, but that doesn't matter." She purred. She waltzed up to Nick making sure to add just enough sway to her hips. She even curdled her ear around a finger in an innocent and also not so innocent way.

Nick's eyes were glued to her and he knew she was up to something. But he couldn't move. It was as if he was looking into the eyes of an ancient cobra. What were they called? He liked to watch the documentaries about them every now and then. Was it a reptile?

Nick's thought process froze as Judy suddenly pulled his tie yanking his head down to her level. Nick looked into her eyes and saw that she wasn't mad, so he at least had that much going to for him. He also saw how red her cheeks were this close up.

"Nick, why did you do that?" she calmly asked.

"Do what my Fluff?"

"Embarrass me in front of all our coworkers, aggravate the chief, and antagonize everyone with information about our relationship. And don't you dare say because it's fun. If you say that you're sleeping on the couch tonight."

"What? You told me to do something, so I did. What are you complaining about?"

Judy opened her little mouth and took a breath to start arguing, but stopped cold. Nick was right.

"That still doesn't get you off the hook!" she batted his arm playfully.

"At least I'm not sleeping on the couch." he quipped back.

Judy tried to hide her smile with a groan but failed the act when Nick raised an eyebrow at her. Now thoroughly embarrassed, pleased and frustrated Judy turned and walked out the same door Bogo had. Nick followed at a distance happily shaking his head and watching Judy's tail bob.

I don't know what we were so worried about. That went much better than I thought it would have. Nick mused.

Relief was a good feeling for the duo; it always was. It's was as if they had been told a horrible truth then found it to be a lie. They could take a deep breath and know that it was at least going to be alright for a little while.

As they walked through the halls to the elevator Nick grabbed Judy's paw and gave it a squeeze, which she softly returned. They were going to have to keep their relationship professional while at work. But right now no one was around to see the PDA.

Riding the elevator up two floors and walking down one more hall Nick and Judy found themselves in front of the most terrifying door in all of existence. They glanced at each other, then at the door, then back at each other. It was now or never and never wasn't an option. Nodding once Judy reached out and knocked in her signature pattern; three times real quick.

Nick instantly turned around to retreat. "Oh well he's not here better luck-"

"Get your tails in here." Bogo Commanded. Judy stood on her tippy-toes reached up opened the door and walked in. Nick was left with little choice other than to follow.

Inside the office Bogo stood at the window that was streaming in the morning sun. Judy had to let out a tiny breath of relief. Having light in the room made Bogo less terrifying.

"Sit." It was a simple command spoken without even looking at them, and yet it felt like he was telling them to sit in an electric chair.

Without hesitation fox helped rabbit up on to the single chair before clambering up himself. When Bogo turned abound to examine them he saw they were sitting just that much closer than the last time he's had them in here. He also noticed how painstakingly close their fingers were to intertwining.

His glare seemed to make them shrink in on themselves. I still have that case file to read over and they don't have anything pressing to do so…. I'll make them squirm a little.

Bogo sat down at his huge oak desk and opened the case folder that was sitting on top.

"Sir is that-"Judy asked but was interrupted.

"Yes... no, I won't show you." It was Wolford's latest update on the observatory case.

Bogo would occasionally look up between readings. It hadn't even been four minutes yet and it looked like the two small cops in front of him were going to burst from anxiety.

He noticed that they would subtly flick each other with their nearly intertwined paws. This drew his attention. What were they doing? He'd never seen anything quite like it. Then it suddenly hit him; they were communicating!

"What are you doing?" he asked in a board tone. Nick and Judy froze and got the 'we've been caught' look. "Well?"

"Oh I was just telling Hopps a joke, and she was telling me to shut it."

"Is that so?" Nick nodded. "Whatever. I best get this over with then. I'll keep it short and simple. Your payed medical leave is over. You both will be returning to active duty. NO heavy work either of you; especially you Hopps. I'm putting you both on parking duty today. I don't want to hear a thing about it!" Judy closed her mouth and put her paw down. "Also, I've heard rumors about the two of you being in a relationship. Honestly; I don't care. What you decide to do in your free time is your own business. As long as it doesn't come to work and you stay professional I'll let you stay partners. But! You strike out; I'll have you both in different stations so fast your heads will be spinning. Got it?"

"Yes sir." They answered in unison.

"Good, now get out of here." Nick was first to reach the floor where he again helped Judy. As they opened the door Bogo stopped them one last time with a cough and an almost evil smirk. "Last thing; if Hopps brings in more than one hundred fifty tickets by noon she's going back on leave for a week."

Judy looked at Bogo as if he'd just called her cute. Nick quickly grabbed her shoulders and led her out of the door before she could start firing off questions and arguments that would only get her in trouble.

With the door shut and his office again empty Bogo allowed a small smile to appear as he shook his head. He'd never seen two people so in tune that they could communicate without uttering a single word. "Heh young love."

Judy slowly walked to the bright pink car that was sitting next to an expired parking meter. She hated this part of the job; hated ruining mammals' days. Today was even worse than normal. She had only given forty seven tickets since she and Nick had left the station five hours ago.

As she was typing in the information a caribou hurriedly ran up and hopped in the car. She looked at Judy with worry until Judy waved her off. The caribou heaved a sigh of relief and mouthed a 'thank you' through the window before pulling into traffic. Judy on the other paw groaned and hit 'cancel' on the ticket machine.

"Forty seven, forty seven! In five hours. What am I; ten years old? What is old Buffalo Butt trying to prove? I am perfectly capable of doing this job. I don't need babying."

"My my Fluff breaking out the real mean words are we?" Nick drove up in the fabled three wheeled joke mobile.

"Mean? You think that's mean? I'll show you mean!" She yelled.

Nick parked and disembarked. When he did he raised his paws in a calming manner. "It's alright that isn't necessary officer. I just came to pick you up so we could go eat lunch. Come on Carrots let's go relax for a moment."

Judy sighed and seemed to settle down, until her ears shot up with the distinctive chime of a parking meter. "Oh come on!" She stomped her rear paw in a cute show of anger. "You know what? I'm done I quit! I have forty seven tickets and that's enough for one day!" She marched to the tiny go cart of a vehicle they were allowed to drive and hopped in. "Let's go Nick."

Nick hopped in and carefully pulled off the curb into the crazy traffic. It was lunch hour so everyone and their brother had somewhere to be. It really made for some crazy driving. "Where to?"

"Back to the station; it's taco Tuesday today." She growled.

"Relax Carrots it's over; you don't need to worry about the evil tickets anymore."

"And why's that?"

"Because Bogo said we need to catch up on our paper work this afternoon." Nick regretted the words even before he had finished saying them.

Judy groaned and slumped back in to the seat. "What are the damned odds?!"

"Hey it's alright, I asked Wolford about it before I came to get you and he said it should only take an hour maybe two at the most to get it all done."

"Fine, I guess that's not that bad. So how many tickets did you get?"

"Eighty one."

"That's it?" Judy asked in surprise.

"Yep we're still in city center. Everyone here already has a reserved parking spot. And anyone who doesn't usually gets back to their vehicle before the meter expires."

"I guess you're right."

As they talked they drove around the huge park that marked the city center of Zootopia. As Nick had said they didn't leave the city center. So they were easily with in walking range of the station all morning. This also made it so their epic drive back was rather short and dull.

Nick finished the huge circle and guided them back into the parking lot where he quickly maneuvered into a free space.

"And we have made an arrival. Thank you for choosing three wheeled joke mobile enterprises. We hope you choose us again. Have a nice day." Judy giggled at Nick's antics. It was precisely what the doctor ordered. After the hectic morning she had and the beyond frustrating quest of putting tickets on parked cars Judy needed a little humor.

"Let's go Nick, before everyone eats all the taco shells again." The pair got out and raced to the front doors. After they were on the inside they slowed down to a steady jog. Once they were in the break room they grabbed paper plates and served themselves some food. As they sat down together (It was more like sat up; neither of their rear paws touched the ground.) a female cougar moved to their table.

"Oh hi, I'm Judy. This is my partner Nick. I haven't seen you around here before. Are you one of the new recruits?" Judy said as she reached out a paw.

The feline took the offered paw and gave it a stiff shake. It almost felt like her grip was a little too tight to Judy. "I've heard of you, who hasn't heard of Judy Hopps first bunny cop and current holder of twenty nine of the thirty records the academy has. Oh I'm Haley by the way." Her voice was smooth but had the tone of someone who viewed themselves above others.

Nick bumped Judy's thigh under the table, getting her attention, before he started signing to her.

N: Did that come off as a little rude to you? I think that came off a little rude.

"It's pleasure to meet you." Nick said also reaching out for a paw shake and got an even harder one than Judy.

J: Yeah it came off as rude. What do you suggest; caution or word play?

N: Word play. Why do you even ask?

J: I don't know.

Nick and Judy were brought out of their silent conversation as Haley cleared her throat. "So," she purred in a prying way. "If I may ask. Is it really true that you are in a relationship with each other?" her tone held an underling helping of disgust.

Nick saw what was going on now. This cougar was trying to humiliate them in front of everyone else. Now that he thought about it where was she during the morning briefing? He didn't see her there. Maybe she was in the afternoon and evening shift?

N: I take it back caution would be better, definitely caution.

Judy sat up just that much taller. She was not going to back down. She was not ashamed to be with Nick; no she was proud. "Yes, we are together." Saying it gave her a little thrill.

"But why? Do you really think you have anything to gain from an impossible relationship? Do you really think anyone here would really support it? Not to mention the fact that it's impossible for you to have children."

Right as she was about to continue Wolford slammed his plate, with at least a dozen tacos piled on top of it, down next to Judy making her jump. "Hi guys! How was meter-maiding?"

Fangmyer slid into the seat next to Nick. "Ralph quit, it's already nightmarish enough without you reminding them about it."

"Fine, sorry Nadine. So… when's the wedding?"

Nadine reached over both Nick and Judy's heads and smacked Ralph on the head. "Quit pestering them about it! It's their choice when it's going to be." It got awkward quick, until Nick got a nudge on the shoulder.

When Nick turned around he saw it was Tusker a massive bore and the commander of the precinct one TUSK team who had nudged him. The boar was known for his no nonsense get down to business attitude about work. But when he wasn't leading or planning a TUSK raid and was off the clock he liked to joke around and have a good time. He could go from 'get to work!' to happy go lucky in an instant.

He smiled and spoke in the deepest voice Nick or Judy had ever heard. "Hey Nick, Judy. Congrats on the relationship. Sorry I couldn't be here this morning for your grand return. I was in Tundratown dealing with a few complications from last week."

All while this happened Haley watched in complete shock. That was until she felt a huge hoof land on her shoulder. She turned and saw none other than Bogo. He had a plate with several tacos spilling greens sitting on it.

"Don't mind Hopps and Wilde's status together outside of work. It's too confusing, even for me. That or you could transfer to another station, I don't know; just a thought." A second later he was gone.

Stunned that Bogo had just said that Haley moved back to her original table. Back when Wilde and Hopps had performed her final search and rescue drill Haley had a feeling there was something between them. She didn't support what they were doing but they were her coworkers. Even if they were on different shifts they had to be a team and at least be able to work together if the need arose. In the meantime Haley had to think about this carefully before she made any rash decisions.

Back over at the WildeHopps table Tusker had sat down where Haley had been not a moment before and was leaned over his plate as if he was telling a great secret.

Nick and Judy had scooted a little closer. Technically off the clock and around friends they could be a little bit more cuddly for a moment.

"Thanks Daniel. What happened last week?" Judy asked.

All three Wolford Fangmyer and Tusker looked at each other before Wolford nodded.

"The observatory was hit again last Saturday. They're cleaned out; no more equipment to steal."

"I was in Tundratown to, educate, the tusk team that is responsible for that part of the city on how to quickly and efficiently set up a road block. That is two times now that they were unable to stop a high speed chase." Tusker filled in.

"Was anyone hurt?" Nick asked.

Fangmyer answered. "No, we lost them. I don't know how but they just disappeared without a trace. It's almost as if their vehicle changed into another."

"How are they this good? The Silent Hand brothers have been locked up for more than twenty years. How are they not way out of practice?" Judy wondered.

"None of us know Judy. And the trail is going to go cold because they're done with the observatory. There's nothing left for them to steal there."

Nick and Judy looked at each other.

"Any ideas Fluff?"

"No Nick, I've got nothing; nothing at all."

AN:

Alright let's get down to business! Here are all the references from last chapter. First is the title I got it from an episode of The Fairly Odd Parents. In it is a line from Timmy's dad where he said he was going grocery hunting.

Second is a crowd favorite: Supper Bash Mammals but the third is hidden alongside it: The Jak games. I'm not going to go in to detail but they were and still are my favorite games ever.

The fourth is a reference to the TV show Danny Phantom. I mention Judy's brother Danny and his friends Tucker and Jazz.

The next one is when Judy says: "Oh, rubbish and poppycock!" It's a line straight from The Fox and The Hound. The next one is another movie line that Judy says: "You, you big dumb dumb, dummy head!" This one comes from the movie Shark Tale.

Another small one is whenever their breakfast boils over and I said it was snapping crackling and popping. Yeah I reference cereals more than once in this chapter and this time it's Rice Krispies. Coincidentally the next reference in this chapter is when Judy asks for the Peanut Butter Bunnies they are model after the spring edition for Reese's Puffs which were shaped like bunnies. When I first saw them I may or may not have bought six boxes and proceeded to finish all of them in less than a week.

Next up is two Shrek lines the first one is: "Well that's not nice; I kiss you all the time." replacing 'that's not nice, it's only a donkey.' and literally the next two paragraphs down is a line referencing the famous onions and ogres have layers conversation.

I think there's like two left; the first is when Nick pinches Judy's tail and yells 'beep' I was thinking of that scene in Ice Age 4 when Crash and Eddie are explaining that they're very very stupid and one of them squeezed Louis' nose and says 'beep'.

The next are some Moana references. Yeah I have finally seen that movie. The first is when Judy's wet ears slap her in the face, just like Moana's hair. The second is a line from Maui (that is spelled really weird) Nick is the one who says it: 'I have no excuse. I'm sorry.' I know it's not the full line but close enough right? No? Alright I'll do better next time.

Aaand I was wrong there's one left (Other then the one that I gave away in the end chapter authors note.) You know how Santa from Rise of The Guardians always said he could feel it; in his belly? Yeah Judy is also getting a bad feeling; in her belly.

And the authors note reference I gave to you. It's from Despicable Me 2 when El Macho reveals his evil plan and Dr. Nefario popped the cheap party popper with a excited "whoo hoo!"

Alright that's all 15 of them. Let me know how many you found? Do I hide them too well? Should I try to do this more in other chapters? let me know what you think.

Let me know what you think in a nice review. I do read those. If I don't reply right away it's because I'm really busy or I can't connect to the internet.

PS: This is a note to Zanrok if you ever read this. I'm sorry I stole your names for Wolford and Fangmyer. But! You made it so I can't see them without these names. (If you haven't read his stuff you are not living yet. Go be enlightened by his amazing and poisonous fluff stories. You may need a radiation suit to read it without losing all your teeth but it's worth it!)

Thanks guys! Have a good one.