Barkeeps 4: Make it a double
Written by Bluelighthouse
Edited by LapisLucius42
Judy scanned the street for what must have been the hundredth time that night. When on patrol, she normally kept her head on a swivel and that particular trait crossed over to her bouncing duties at the 10-7 bar. Tonight however she was also looking for someone in particular in addition to her assigned duties. Judy had gotten a text from her sister Sarah that she would be visiting her and Nick at the 10-7 that night.
Sarah was the head trauma surgeon of the ER over at Savannah Central Hospital. This meant that her schedule was normally booked and hectic. Rarely did the poor doe have any proper time off to spend with her family and loved ones and when she did manage, she tried to get in as much face time with those she cared about. Sarah was able to end her shift early and currently was speeding over to the 10-7 to see her sister and her favorite fox working at the exclusive bar.
Judy was excited to see her sister as well. She had been a kind of protector to Sarah when they were little and that job continued even into adulthood.
Judy heard a pair of rapid paws moving towards her and looked in the direction of the approaching sound. To her happiness she saw her sister jogging over towards the bar. A broad smile on her face. Sarah had obviously just gotten done with her shift, still in her working clothes. She normally wore a pair of black leggings and a comfortable shirt, not really caring to dress up and then get medical fluids all over her nice clothing. The only thing missing was a doctor's coat. Add in that and she would have looked ready to go right back to mending the sick and injured mammals of Zootopia.
Judy hopped off the stool in front of the bar and opened her arms as Sarah ran up and brought her sister into a warm embrace. Judy closed her eyes and breathed in her sister's scent as she gave the bunny a loving nuzzle. She then took a step back to examine the tired looking doe.
Sarah had a unique fur condition. Any color a bunny's fur could be was splattered all over Sarah in a series of odd shapes. While her strong legs were brown, her chest was white. She also had a black mark that covered one side of her face and went up one ear while the other ear showed off a gray that matched Judy's own fur. Sadly, this was considered to be a bit of a taboo in rabbit culture. A bunny with that many different fur colors was considered bad luck, and many of her kind avoided her like the plague. Judy refused to see it that way and grew up as Sarah's protector, even against some of their own siblings.
"How are you?" Judy asked, ready to spend a few minutes catching up with her sister.
"I'm good," Sarah said rather quickly as she eyed the door behind Judy.
"And how is work?" Judy asked, surprised to have gotten such a quick response.
"Good," Sarah said just as quickly as she looked from Judy and then back to the door once more.
"I'm pregnant," Judy said in a monotone voice. It was a lie, but she wanted to see Sarah's response.
"That's good," The multi colored doe responded.
"You aren't here for me or Nick are you….?" Judy said. Knowing now that Sarah had other motives for visiting the bar besides coming to say hi to her and her fox.
"That's good," Sarah said playfully and gave her sister a wink. The bunny then burst out laughing and brought her sister into a warm hug once more. "Sorry Judy, couldn't help it."
Judy rolled her eyes, "You've been hanging out with her too much that she is starting to rub off on you."
"That's not all that's been rubbed off," Sarah whispered jokingly.
"Sarah!" Judy blurted out as she blushed at her sister's words.
"Oh come on, we are both adults," Sarah said as she pulled away and stuck her tongue out at Judy. "I'm sure you and Nick get a lot of rubbing and..."
Judy jumped forward and put a paw to Sarah's lips as a couple of sheep strolled by and eyed the two bunnies in concern.
The two remained frozen until the mammals had all passed by. Judy was still a bright shade of red as she glared over at her sister whose pink eyes shined with a playfulness that reminded Judy of a certain other bunny.
Judy removed her paw and put it on her hip as she eyed her sister. "You two are definitely made for each other you know that?"
Sarah beamed and her ears shot up at the compliment. "Thanks sis. You know, I did really come to see you and Nick though. She is just a little bonus."
"Sure Sarah," Judy said as she sighed. "So really, how was work?"
As the two bunnies outside of the door shared pleasantries and caught up, another bunny was waiting inside the bar, neglecting her bar duties…somewhat.
The work was slow in the 10-7 that night with only a few patrons present. All of them having been served and were busy enjoying themselves. During down times like this, Trisha would normally be restocking the bar, cleaning glasses, or bugging Nick to no end. However at the moment, she sat cross legged at the end of the bar closest to the door, staring at the entryway to the establishment with wanting eyes.
Nick meanwhile, was cleaning some glasses behind the bar. The fox looked up from his current chore and chuckled as he noticed Trisha's tail twitching slightly. "Staring at that door won't make them show up any faster."
The fox's laugh was cut short when a small coaster landed right on his head. Trisha having never broken her gaze from the door as it happened.
"How does she do that?" Nick asked in a hushed tone as he removed the small cardboard circle from his head and stared at it in disbelief. Trisha had a knack for tossing coasters and landing them perfectly on the fox's head, something Nick always seemed to forget.
Trisha looked down at her phone and let out a sad sigh as her ears began to droop. She had received a text message from a certain someone that they were on their way to the 10-7 and would be there soon. But soon wasn't soon enough to her.
The door to the 10-7 slowly opened and a sweet laughter filled the air as two bunnies walked into the bar. Judy wanted to see her sister inside and make sure she was settled. Since it was a pretty slow night, she wasn't too concerned with watching the door as vigilantly as she had the last time she was on bouncer detail. She also wanted to see a certain brown doe's reaction when she saw-
There was a loud thud followed by a surprised yelp from Sarah as she was tackled to the bar floor. Trisha having propelled herself like a rocket at the multi colored cutie. Sarah began to laugh as she was suddenly pinned to the floor and attacked by a pair of soft lips that planted a series of small pecks all over the bunny's face.
"What took you so long?" Trisha asked between soft kisses that caused Sarah's cheeks to warm in a slight blush.
"I was busy saving lives!" Sarah managed to get out between fits of laughter as she squirmed under the oddly strong for her size Trisha.
"Not a good enough excuse!" Trisha shot back as she sat up and looked down at Sarah with a pair of blue eyes filled with a mix of longing and hunger.
There was a soft coughing noise and both bunnies looked over at Judy who held a paw in front of her eyes. "As much fun as it is watching this nightmare fuel…"
"Hey!" Trisha shot back as she pointed a digit at Judy. "Aren't you on door detail?"
"It's so slow and I wanted to see Sarah inside," Judy began to explain. "Besides no one was outside when I left. It's not like anyone is going to come crashing through the door..."
As if the universe wanted to prove Judy wrong, there was a loud tire screeching noise just outside the door followed by the quick blare of a squad car warning horn. All eyes went to the door as a pair of strong footsteps grew louder and louder.
Suddenly the door burst open and a rather angry looking canine barged into the bar. The predator in question was a painted dog, his dark brown fur covered in a series of odd splashes of different colors, a mix of gray, black, and the occasional white spot here and there. Clad in a pair of dark green BDUs and a tactical vest, the canine looked like he was ready for war. His dark brown eyes had a fire in them that made it clear he meant business.
Judy and Nick both looked at one another in mild panic before their eyes went back to the canine and then to the two bunnies still entwined on the floor.
"Where is she?" Delta barked as he scanned the bar. His eyes then went down to the pair of does in front of him and he growled. With a determined stride, the canine walked right up to Trisha and grabbed her by the nape of the neck. The small doe let out a surprised squeak and looked at the canine with a weak smile.
"Hey sweetie…" She said with the most innocence she could muster as she batted her eyelashes.
It was no use as the canine brought the bunny close and looked right through her. "Care to explain?"
Trisha's bright blue eyes looked down at Sarah in a worried manner before going back to Delta.
"I thought it would be fun…?" The brown bunny admitted with a small smile.
"Fun?" Delta growled. "Fun?!" The canine reached behind him and pulled a metal clipboard he had stuffed onto his belt. He held it up in front of the doe who gave a hesitant giggle. "These! These are official reports that I had been working on for over a week!" The canine explained as he dropped the bunny to the floor where she landed on her large feet. Delta then grabbed the bottom of the stack of papers and lifted them up. He used his digits to let each page fall down quickly.
Everyone looked at the papers and suddenly noticed a drawing start to form. It was a crudely drawn bunny carrying around a bazooka. It then started to fire missiles at some mammals that had black marks over their eyes and were in striped shirts, obviously depicting some kind of criminals. The missiles flew at the bad guys and a large explosion finally filled the last page.
"I call her Bazooka Bunny…" Trisha said with an evil smile as she looked up at Delta.
"I call it a week's' worth of documents ruined….do you know how long it took to write all this stuff up?" Delta barked.
"Do you know how long it took to draw all that?" Trisha shot back and put her paw on her hip. Staring right back at Delta with a determined look.
The two remained silent for a moment as they stared daggers at one another. The silence however, was ruined as another canine came barging into the bar. This one was a painted dog like Delta, though the base of his fur was almost a blondish color. His eyes were a bright yellow and his mouth was in its standard open grin as he looked around the room for a target.
The pair of bright yellow eyes finally fell on Judy and the canine lunged forward, scooping the surprised doe into a warm hug.
"Atom!" Judy exclaimed as she nuzzled into the canine who snorted with happiness. The painted dog then set Judy down and looked for another mammal to hug. Sarah just managed to stand up in time before she too was lifted into the air and squeezed.
"Oh gosh…hi Atom," the multi colored doe managed to get out as she was given a rather strong nuzzle. She actually enjoyed the attention and gave off a soft purr as the canine continued to show off his affection.
Atom was Delta's partner and a bit of an oddball. He was a mute and didn't speak. His main form of communication was through hugging and a series of paw signals that only Delta seemed to understand. So when trying to communicate with anyone besides Delta, he would put on a big smile and hug to his heart's content. Many of the mammals at the bar were familiar with the rather affectionate canine and would just sit and wait for their turn.
Nick wasn't excluded from the hugs either as Atom literally climbed over the bar and brought the vulpine into a warm embrace.
"Hey bud," Nick managed to say as he felt his ribs start to give way. "Good to see you too."
While Atom had been busy greeting every mammal he could get his paws around Trisha and Delta had remained frozen in a form of staring contest. As a series of grunts and squeaks emanated around them, thanks to Atom, the couple's staring contest began to falter. Trisha's eyes twitched as she tried to contain herself and Delta was shaking as his eyes darted from the bazooka bunny drawings and then back to Trisha.
As one, the couple burst out laughing as they could no longer pretend to be angry at one another. Atom took this as his cue and bounded over to Trisha, scooping her up into one of his famous hugs.
"Atom saves the day," Trisha cheered as she nuzzled her head just underneath the canine's chin. She then reached up and gave the painted dog a gentle peck on the cheek. This caused Atom to freeze for a moment before a fit of sneezes came out of the canine. He let Trisha go and began to wipe away at the spot he had just been kissed, making a few gagging noises as he retreated.
Trisha watched as Atom moved away and admired her work, only to be scooped up from behind by Delta. The doe let out a surprised squeak followed by a fit of giggles as Delta rubbed his muzzle into the brown fur of Trisha's neck.
"You know I am going to have to get you back for that," Delta whispered in a suggestive manner as he gave the doe a slight nip on the neck.
Trisha gasped as she let her arms fall behind her and wrapped them around Delta's neck. "Really now?"
There was the sound of paper being shuffled and both mammals looked down to see Sarah holding the clipboard Delta had dropped, admiring Trisha's short flip book story. She then looked up and smirked at Trisha, "Is this a sequel to bomb bunny?"
Trisha giggled and blushed as she tried to look away, "Don't know what you are talking about…"
"Bomb bunny?" Delta asked as he tilted his head in curiosity, his circular ears flopping slightly.
"She did the same thing to one of my thesis papers a while back," Sarah explained as she gave Trisha a knowing smirk.
"Wrecking Sarah's work too?" Delta asked as he squeezed the bunny in his arms, causing her to squirm.
"I have no idea what you're talking about and even if I did I would never admit it," Trisha teased as she stuck out her tongue.
"Oh really?" Delta asked as a sly smirk crossed his face. He then looked down at Sarah and gave the doe a wink. "Hear that Sundae? This one thinks we can't make her talk."
"Really now Splots?" Sarah asked. Using a nickname she had given Delta a while back due to the odd splots of color on his fur. Sarah having received her own nickname from Nick who thought she looked like an ice cream sundae. "Think we should try anyways?"
Trisha suddenly froze and her eyes widened with fear as she looked from the canine and then the doe. "Don't!"
"Don't what?" Delta asked evilly as he squeezed Trisha close.
"Don't you two dare!" Trisha demanded.
"Don't what?" Sarah asked as she took a step closer.
The two mammals worked together. Delta holding onto Trisha while Sarah grabbed one of the brown does legs.
"I swear I will end both of you," Trisha said as she raised her voice.
"What do you think?" Sarah asked as she looked past Trisha and up to Delta.
"Make her squeal," Delta said firmly and gave Sarah a determined nod.
The multi colored doe pulled one of Trisha's feet down and then ran her digits on the underside. Trisha squirmed and kept her mouth closed for as long as she could, which turned out to be only two seconds. Laughter began to fill the bar along with pleas of mercy as Sarah tickled Trisha relentlessly.
"Stop! Oh my gosh please stop! Bahahahahaha! No no no! Please! Hahahahahaha" Trisha squealed as she tried her best to free herself from Delta's strong grasp. It was no use however. "Atom help! Save me!"
Atom's ears shot up from the other side of the bar where he was currently holding Em in a strong hug. The otter chuckled as she looked over at Trisha who was doing her best to escape. "Atom is busy hon."
"Judy! Tranq them!" Trisha barked between fits of laughter.
The pleads for assistance finally convinced Judy to step in. She strolled over and tapped Sarah on the shoulder, the multi colored bunny stopping her attack to look back at her sister.
Judy put a paw on Sarah's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze as her vibrant purple eyes met a pair of pink ones. Sarah let out a deep sigh and let go of Trisha's foot, allowing the brown bunny a moment to catch her breath as she heaved for air. Delta however, kept a hold of Trisha and gave Judy a knowing look. Trisha must have caught on as her black tipped ears slowly raised and her eyes widened in realization.
"No…please..." she said meekly as she looked down at Judy. It was too late as the gray bunny grabbed hold of Trisha's other leg and ran her fingers down Trisha's foot. "Traitor! I thought we had a bond!" Trisha blurted out between fits of laughter.
"We do my sweet bunny," Judy shot back as she bit her lip, refusing to relent however.
"This bar is weird," Nick grumbled he returned to his duties behind the bar.
The fox left the others to their antics and proceeded to pour a few drinks and take a pawful of orders. He had actually become quite accustomed to bar work and was making himself useful in many aspects. Em had made a few comments about asking the owner of the 10-7 if they could keep Judy and Nick on. Nick chuckled at the thought but turned down the offer. This was only temporary and though he enjoyed the extra pay, he would prefer to have time off to spend with a certain bunny.
There was a crashing noise from one end of the bar. Nick and Em looked over to see Trisha charging down the bar, her eyes frantic and her large ears flying behind her head. Much to everyone's surprise, Sarah was close on her tail chasing after the brown bunny. Normally, Sarah wouldn't have done something as brash as run down a bar top. When around a certain brown doe though, everyone seemed to act a little goofier.
Sarah was just inches behind Trisha and she reached out to try and grab the ears flopping in front of her. But both bunnies, however, let out surprised squeals when they were both scooped up by Atom who squeezed them close to his body and twirled around.
Nick looked down the bar and noticed a rather disheveled Delta leaning against the bar.
"What happened?" Nick laughed at the exhausted look on the painted dog's face.
"Bunnies…gotta watch those legs" Delta muttered as he rubbed his side.
The fox laughed as he popped the cap off a bottle of beer and slid it down to the other canine. Delta picked the beer up and took a swig before setting it down and stomping over to Atom who was still happily hugging both the squirming does. Trisha took notice of this and suddenly looked up at Atom with a mischievous look on her face.
"Atom!" She barked, catching the canine's attention. "I will give you a whole pint of ice cream from the back if you stop your partner from getting me!"
Atom's bright yellow eyes widened at the word ice cream. The canine was well known for his addiction to the sweet concoction. Since the 10-7 served a variety of drinks, there was sometimes the need for ice cream and Atom was aware that they kept several pints in the back. Up until now, the painted dog had been told he wasn't allowed to have any of it as they were needed for drinks. Trisha's offer was too good for the painted dog to pass up and he accepted it. What he did next would go down in history at the 10-7.
Atom released Sarah from his grasp only to toss her in the air and catch her with a paw around her waist. Holding the multi-color doe like a spear.
"Atom?" Sarah asked as she looked down at the canine in pure shock.
"Atom wait!" Judy shouted as she tried to run and stop the ice cream crazed canine.
Nick meanwhile, fumbled for his phone when he realized exactly what was about to go down. The fox managed to pull the phone out just in time to watch the painted dog throw Sarah through the air like a fur covered missile right at Delta.
The other painted dog didn't have time to react or stop. His face was one of pure shock as he watched a multi colored rocket fly directly at him and smack him right on the face.
Sarah reacted as any small mammal would when thrown through the air and suddenly making contact with a solid object. She wrapped her arms and legs around the canines head and squealed. The now blinded Delta threw his arms forward and waved them about, trying to gain some control. However, thanks to his momentum and the sudden hit from the Atom propelled bunny, Delta fell backwards and hit the floor of the bar with a thud. A very surprised and shaken looking Sarah was still grasping the canine's head for dear life.
The bar was silent as everyone tried to process what they had just witnessed. Judy looked from Atom and then to her sister. Her family instincts taking over as she rushed over to Sarah.
"Sarah are you ok?!" Judy asked. She felt an anger begin to boil inside her at Atom, something she never thought was possible.
Sarah was silent for a moment before suddenly bursting out laughing. She loosened her grip on Delta and sat up, resting her bottom on the canine's chest and looking down at the tactical officer.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever be used as a weapon," Sarah laughed hysterically as she wiped a few tears from her eye. "You ok Splots?"
Delta was shaking now as he tried his best to contain his own laughter. He merely raised a paw and gave a thumbs up. "Taken out by a bunny in my prime…" he managed to get out between chuckles.
Judy then looked behind her at Atom and Trisha. Both of whom had surprised looks on their faces. Trisha however was the first to break the silence, not that Atom would anyways.
"Guess who just earned themselves a pint of ice cream?" Trisha asked as she looked up at the painted dog who started to shake with excitement at the reward. Trisha squirmed out of Atom's grasp, only to climb up on his shoulders. "To the freezer!" The brown doe cheered as she steered her painted steed to the back stock room.
Judy shook her head in disbelief. Of course a night at the 10-7 involving Sarah, Trisha, and Delta would end like this.
The gray doe then looked to her own fox. Knowing full well he would have some kind of witty comment to toss in. Nick however, was busy staring at his phone as Em leaned against him, staring at the screen as well.
"Play it again," Em said playfully.
Nick obliged and pressed play. The two predators sharing a laugh as the image of Sarah flying through the air and smacking Delta in the face played over and over on the phone.
Special thanks to Fox in the hen house for the use of one of the sweetest bunnies out there: Sarah Hopps. If you enjoyed reading about the multi colored beauty and want more you should check out Fox's work A Bunny Can Go Savage where we first meet Sarah. Of course Fox didn't stop there. He has written an amazing story called Sweet Treatment that follows the fun relationship of Trisha and Sarah. If you think they would make an awesome couple you should go check out those stories.
Of course Sundae isn't the only sweetness that Trisha gets. Delta and Atom are two of my own OCs who I have loved creating. Trisha and Delta get along really well too. Like really well. Like super duper well. Like….ok so I ship them in almost all my stories. Want to see Delta and Trisha have fun? Check out Zootopia: Firewatch and We just call them Nighthowlers. Of course it wouldn't be fun without that sweet Atom who also shows up in those stories one way or another.