Chapter 3 - The Boxing Bunnies

Artwork by Gokhan16, & Alamarus

Edited by BeecroftA & OnceNeverTwiceAlways

AN: Huge shout out to ScaraMedn with helping me in this chapter. Gave a lot of helpful advice on plot details and tone. So if you haven't checked out his stories before, please do as they are fantastic! Also another huge shout out to Fox in the Henhouse, who helped me to develop ideas for this chapter leading into the next few. I've needed a lot of help to realize this story, and these guys have seriously pulled through for me. Thank you! Now, onto the story.

Judy wobbled, dazed by the bright lights and constant barrage of gloved fists hammering away at her. Another crackled like lightning, sending streams of stars across her vision. She wanted to fall, to hit the canvas and cause all the pain to stop, yet her legs felt like steel pillars, keeping her upright and immovable. Blinking through the haze, her own arms dangling uselessly by her sides, Judy saw what she hoped was the final blow coming.

The gut punch rocked her and finally, finally, her feet moved. Judy wobbled forward, seeing double of the blonde rabbit stalking towards her. She felt a light weight placed beneath her bowed head, lifting her chin.

The other doe sighed. "Don't know what Nick saw in you to begin with. But he's coming home with me tonight."

"No..." Judy gasped weakly. She willed her arms to move, yet they refused to obey as Bianca wound up.

"He's mine now," Bianca laughed, throwing the uppercut straight into Judy's chin.

"NO!"

Judy shot up in bed, breathing heavily and frantically raising her paws in front of her like a shield to block the blow that she saw coming.

Yet, nothing answered her cry but the stillness of her empty room, the gentle hushing blowing of the fan breaking the silence.

Cl—click

Judy watched the door open. The dim light in the hallway crawled through the crack, partially blocked by the concerned visage of her partner.

"Judy, are you alright?" Nick asked, his paw going to the light switch. Hehesitated until the doe nodded her head. Light flooded the room as he walked towards her bed. It sunk slightly as he sat on it, motioning her forward with his arms.

The rabbit sunk into the warmth of his arms, grasping him tightly until her breath calmed.

"Same one?"

She nodded. It had been the third time this week since she'd been told of the upcoming bout that she'd had that nightmare. Each one different in their words but similar in their pain, and always, always showing Judy the worst outcome possible.

Losing Nick.

She felt his grip tighten on her as he placed a kiss between her ears. "I think I found the reason why you've been having these dreams, my lovely bunny."

As she felt one of his arms leave her side, she loosened her grip on him and looked around. In his now free paw, she found one of her plushies.

Her fox plushie.

Her fox plushie with emerald eyes she'd bought in the three-month time they were apart during the night howler crisis.

"Nick..." she half groaned, half giggled.

"I found him in a box in the closet with the other ones," he said nonchalantly as she reached for the stuffed animal, bringing it close to her chest. "I figured you might sleep better with it, so I marked it for you."

Judy sniffed the plushie, amazed to find Nick's scent awash in it. It calmed her nearly as well as whenever he would hold her close after a particularly nasty crime scene. Those moments when he'd find her curled into a ball on their sofa, eyes glossed over as she'd recall every frame and every detail of what she'd seen before. He always came to her aid, and she'd bury her nose into his chest.

Before she knew it, Judy had one arm wrapped around the stuffed animal, the other around Nick as she kissed him gently on his lips. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, beautiful," he replied sweetly, returning the kiss. "Now," he began, voice sounding as if he was scolding a kit he'd found up past their bedtime. "Get some rest."

Judy laughed, slugging him lightly in the shoulder.

He chuckled, rubbed his arm, and commented about the strength of bunnies as he left the room, flicking off the light.

Judy brought the fox plush close to her, wrapping it in her arms as she had long ago. Even though she and Nick had been dating for months, they had agreed to do nothing untoward with the other. They knew the boundaries they'd set, and Nick, being the gentlefox he was, would never cross them.

But he could give her this, and that was enough.

Cuddling into the plushie, Judy gently closed her eyes, the scene of Nick and rush of his love chasing away the nightmares hidden in the dark of night.

The next week flew by in a heartbeat, with no more nightmares startling her awake. Judy's training regimen grew more intense, correlating directly with a quiet nervousness mostly felt by Nick who fretted constantly over Judy's training. It made the two weeks go by like a flash in a pan. After Nick had revealed his prior relationship to Bianca, Judy could understand why he was suddenly so worried about her. It may still have been a charity match, but, to Judy, this became so, so, much more personal. Knowing Nick's reason for not wanting to have her participate, and why he had been asking her to let someone else box in her place, made much more sense.

But that had also increased her worry, which had spawned the nightmares until Nick took care of that for her.

Nick...

Nick had admitted to her that when he'd met with Bianca to talk her out of the match, she'd ran up to him, flung her arms around his neck and tried to kiss him. He'd managed to turn, but still took a kiss to the cheek before managing to explain how it was good to see Bianca doing well, but that he was in a relationship with Judy.

"It wasn't the smartest thing I've said," Nick had admitted later, scratching his head.

Bianca, of course, knew about him being partnered with Judy on the force, but that was it. Their relationship was new information and Bianca has asked why he hadn't waited for her like they'd promised one another. 'Ten years is a long time', wasn't the answer she was looking for, and Bianca vowed that by the end of the match, Nick would remember what they had had and how it was so much more than what he had with Judy.

It might have been the jealousy talking, but Judy took the threat seriously, and so did Kitsun.

The two trained hard for the next week and a half, focusing on improving Judy's speed and perception. They both knew she had the hitting power of a rhino, but just needed to learn to capitalize on that.

"Bianca may know more than you about boxing, but your biggest asset is how quickly you can adapt to new situations, Judy." Kitsun told her after an intense sparring session that had left both tired and leaning against the gym wall. "She'll be able to figure you out much quicker than you could her, so you'll have to improvise a lot. Just don't slow down."

Don't slow down... It was a quote Judy had taken to heart over the course of her training. As the day of the match drew nigh, Judy pushed herself harder and harder. It wasn't until Nick stepped in three days before the match, the glum fox halting her practice on the speed bag by placing a paw on her shoulder and holding a mirror in front of her, did she realize she'd taken the advice too literally.

The bags under her eyes had increased dramatically due to the tension coursing through her. While she had improved immensely, when she stared at herself in the mirror, she only saw a tired, slump-shouldered bunny staring back at her.

"Rest is as important to winning as practice, Judy," Nick told her. "We're taking tomorrow off and getting you to relax. And a massage." With that said, he turned Judy around and pushed her into the ladies locker room. Realizing her tired state completely as she showered and changed, she acquiesced to Nick pampering her the rest of the day. Her aching muscles gave way under his delicate paws, massaging away all her pain and tension. The worries she felt about what feelings he might still have towards his ex were replaced by pure love and adoration when he popped her favorite romantic movie into the blu-ray player and cuddled with her on the couch, peppering her with kisses and so much affection she nearly turned into a melted puddle of rabbit there in his lap.

As Sleepless in Seaotter finished, with Judy cuddled against Nick's chest, his arms wrapped around her frame, one sentence quieted any last doubts she had.

"I will always love you, my darling Judy."

Judy recalled that moment as she slowly wrapped her paws. The night of the match was here, and despite her worries about Nick's love for her vanishing like smoke in a breeze, her mind went back to how hard this upcoming match would be. The entirety of the ZPD's reputation, and a five year winning streak they wished to continue, lay on her shoulders.

It was a heavy weight indeed with who her opponent was.

After finishing at the gym each night, Judy would go home and research her opponent, watching every bout the bunny had ever fought until after the sun had long since set. The grey doe memorized Bianca's movements, tells, and tricks, hoping they'd keep her upright instead of floored like her opponents in the videos. She watched the films of Bianca's losses with great interest, hoping to find some sort of weakness she could exploit that caused her downfalls.

Nick had walked past her, coffee in paw as he went to watch the news, sighing heavily at one such video. "That was a bad year," he had commented, Judy turning around to gaze up at him, arm resting over the lip of the chair she sat upon. He shook his head. "I'm sorry, it's...those were a few rough months for us."

It was then she decided to look for something new, something she hadn't been looking for before in the videos.

She began looking for Nick. And found him...in every film she watched.

Seeing Nick as he looked a decade previous sent her heart beating fast and her body growing in heat. His general appearance hadn't changed, but he looked...happy. The warmth in his eyes and smile when she saw him rooting on his girlfriend sent both shivers of desire and jealousy through her. Desire as she recognized those same looks he gave her nearly every day.

Jealousy, because he was sending them towards the bunny in the video, not her.

A paw on her shoulder brought Judy from her thoughts. Kitsun stood before her, smiling at the bunny. "I think we need to get you a road sign with how lost you were in your thoughts just now."

Judy chuckled, finding that while she had been brooding, she'd completed the wrapping of her paws. "Guess I'm just going over everything in my mind," Judy replied as she looked into Kitsun's eyes. "You really helped me out here, Kitsun. You, Ryan, and Nick have given me a chance to do the ZPD proud."

Kitsun shook her head. "You did that for yourself, Judy. You could have stopped at any time, yet you persevered and went beyond what was asked of you. It still won't be easy."

Judy nodded and grinned. "But at least I have a chance and a few aces up my sleeve."

"That's the spirit!" Kitsun replied, patting Judy on her shoulder. "Now, let's get your gloves on and into that ring."

The next few minutes flew by as Judy prepared for the match. In place of her usual skintight attire she'd kept from the police academy, something that Nick rather enjoyed seeing her wear, she wore a pair of dark blue boxing short and matching halter top with the words ZPD across the front in white. She punched her navy blue gloves together, making sure they were on tight as she waited within a curtained off area near where she'd enter the arena for the match. Kitsun had gone through the doors to make sure everything was set. So far from what they've heard, the money already raised for the charity had doubled last year's amount and was rocketing upwards still.

At least some good will come from this... Judy thought with a smile. Even if she lost, at least the children would still emerge the biggest victors from all the donations pouring in. I guess celebrity status has a few good...

"So you're who I'm facing."

Judy's ears perked. The curtains opening behind her drew her attention to a cream-toned bunny standing in the opening. It was the first time she'd seen her opponent in the fur, and Judy knew why this match would definitely be her biggest challenge yet.

Bianca Flauers was a tough bunny. That was the first thought Judy could surmise as the other doe walked over and sat on a bench opposite the police officer. Bianca's blue eyes seemed to analyze Judy from head to toe as Judy did the same to her. The cream-toned doe shook her head, her short bob-fur-do moving with the motion.

As Judy took in the rest of her opponent, from her toned stomach showing from an identical uniform to Judy's own, though in tones of red instead of blue and ZFD written across the chest, to the scar down her left leg.

"Yep. Easy match."

"What?" Judy asked, blinking in surprise as she saw the other doe lazily stretching her arms behind her back. When she reopened her eyes, Bianca was grinning like the Cheshire cat.

It was like Judy was meeting Nick for the first time all over again. The lazy smile, the half lidded eyes, the at-ease posture that hid the sharp wit and lithe frame beneath. Judy realized just how much Bianca resembled Nick, or was it the other way around?

Bianca pointed at her. "First time in a real boxing match?"

Judy nodded, wondering where the conversation was going. "I've trained extensively with the ZPD though, and—"

"As I said, easy match," Bianca interjected, reassuming the lackadaisical posture that had Judy growing annoyed. Her gaze grew calculating, cold, as she leaned forward, resting her arms upon her legs. "I'm here to win this," she stated, and Judy could feel the force behind her words as she continued. "I'm here to win the love and affection of my boyfriend back after being ripped apart from him for ten years. Do you know what that feels like to lose the one you love and not be able to hear their voice? Or see their face or even feel their warmth?"

All too well...Judy thought, remembering those awful months being separated from Nick. Her own mistakes delivering the fatal blow that severed their blooming friendship and driving them apart. For her, it was only three months. This doe...

It had been nearly a decade.

That was unimaginable to Judy. Just wondering what it would feel like to go without her beloved for so long sent shivers of longing down her spine and the push to rush out to the arena, find him, and wrap him in his arms and never let go.

Bianca leaned back against the cinder block walls as Judy brooded. "I know you've done research on me and know how much of an item Nick and I were back before I was taken away."

Judy didn't respond as she began to fidget nervously on the cold and empty bench, only wishing that Nick would strut in, his smile warming her heart as much as her cuddling into his side would warm her body.

"Has Nick ever marked you?"

Judy's head shot up immediately and she was immediately on the defensive. "What? Why does that matter to you?"

"So he hasn't, good. Means he isn't as attached to you as he is to me." Bianca leaned forward as Judy's anger spiked once more. "I'll always remember the day he marked me and told me he loved me. The way he treated me like a queen as he nuzzled me gently, masking me in his scent, positively bathing me in it... That is the way I know Nick still loves me."

Judy's anger was near boiling. "Listen," she growled, nostrils flaring. "Nick loves me and lets me know it every day. He may not have marked me yet, but, after this match, I bet that if I ask him, he would without question."

"Really?" Bianca said amusedly. "You'd bet that Nick would mark you if you won? That means that he would be yours completely. What would I get out of this hmm?" The light colored doe tapped her finger against her muzzle. "How about a wager? The …winner gets Nick and his mark."

"You're on!"

The words left Judy's mouth before she could stop them. It was only a fraction of a second later that she realized what she had said, a rush of horror and dread creeping into her gut. Oh no...what have I done...

"Oh sweet cheese and crackers..." she murmured, covering her face with her gloves as Bianca laughed across from her.

"Don't worry, Cutey," Bianca said with a faux grin. "I'll make sure his bed stays nice and warm for him each night."

Judy was about to reply, forcing herself not to jump up and lay into the other doe when the curtains parted, revealing several mammals including Chief Bogo, Kitsun, Ryan...and Nick. Several mammals from the fire department and the referee for the match walked in as well, though Judy hung her head in shame when she saw the sadness welling in her partner's eyes.

"Time to get started," the referee, a female bobcat announced. "You two ready?"

Judy and Bianca nodded, the latter much more assuredly than the former. Kitsun raised an eyebrow at the conflicting feelings she could sense from Judy, who took a deep, calming breath before standing. As they walked from the room, Kitsun joined Judy's side, walking in silence through the empty corridors, the click-clacking of hooves and claws echoing from the cinder block walls. The doe watched as Nick looked between Judy and Bianca, his tail and ears lowered.

She could tell he was already hurting.

Breaking away from the group, much to the ire of those involved, Judy ran to Nick and embraced him.

"I love you," she declared, giving him a peck on the cheek.

Through the sorrow in his eyes, Nick replied with a smile. "I know."

With the fresh courage of his smile lighting the otherwise dim hallway, Judy went back to Kitsun's side and proceeded towards the front of the group. Leading the two bunny's to the ring was the announcer and referee and as they neared the arena, the dull buzzing they heard from earlier was growing to a roar.

As they walked through the final sets of doors, Judy and Bianca both looked around, the former much more awed by the size of the crowd that had shown up than the latter. Mammals of all sizes and species had gathered for this event, filling the entire center from its overcrowded floor to the nosebleed seats. That's a lot of mammals…. Judy thought in growing wonder and worry.

Chief Bogo leaned down towards her. "Twice as much as the last two years combined. Don't let us down."

Judy nodded and felt the butterflies within her stomach multiply exponentially as she gazed upon all the mammals filling the space just to watch her and Bianca fight. Looking across the open chamber was difficult, as the bright lights above threatened to blind her while barely illuminating anything besides the medium sized boxing ring set up in its center. The flash from cameras blinked across the room like a thousand stars, momentarily halting her breath as the cheers of the crowd reached thunderous proportions.

Judy was quite surprised when she saw several posters held up by some mammals, like the two giraffes holding a sign showing their support for the ZFD and Bianca. A family of wolves laughed at their kits who were holding a sign with Judy's face on it with a heart.

Before she knew it, she was sitting on a stool set up in the ring in the opposite corner from Bianca. She was supposed to be listening to the final instructions from Kitsun, but found her mind like a fog bank, completely filled with hazy and incoherent thoughts, feelings, and emotions, all battling for supremacy.

"Are you doing okay, Judy?" Kitsun asked while rubbing Judy's shoulders to loosen them up.

She was about to nod, but halted. "I think...no. I did something incredibly stupid."

Kitsun laughed. "Nonsense, Judy. You'll do fine with the match. You've trained hard, and, if you stick to the strategies we've outlined, I'm sure—"

"No," Judy interrupted, her gaze turning to focus on the vixen behind her. "I made a bet with Bianca...about Nick..."

"Judy..." Kitsun's voice went flat as the vixen kneeled in front of her. Even the noise of the crowd seemed to disappear in her ears, the only sound being the fox's question. "What did you bet?"

Judy hung her head, then remembered where she was and looked back up. Yet the strength in her posture belayed little into her voice which was fast and loud. "She got me so flustered and riled up, talking about Nick and what she and him were like when they were together. It was making me so mad and...and..."

The vixen cut her off with narrowed eyes. "Judy. What did you bet?"

Judy was silent for a few moments before responding. "Him… I bet whoever wins the match...gets Nick."

She stared up into the eyes of her friend who groaned loudly and shook her head. "Judy, you ignorant rabbit. Don't you know anything about foxes and dating?"

"I..."

"Ladies and Gentlemammals!"

Both ladies caught the announcer, an ocelot with a deep baritone voice, beginning to address the crowd. Judy opened her mouth quickly as Kitsun popped in her mouth guard, the doe chomping down to make sure it was tight.

"You've got this Judy," Kitsun stated as she put one leg through the ropes to leave. "Just remember your training. She's got more experience, but you have much more heart and pick up fast. You can win this."

Judy nodded as she stood at the referee's motion.

"In the blue corner, representing the ZPD for this charity bout, weighing in at 27 pounds, two ounces...Lieutenant Judy Hopps!"

Judy raised her paws into the air as a massive roar of approval sounded throughout the audience. Mammals of all types hooted, hollered, trumpeted, and made known their support for the first bunny at the ZPD. Smiling to the audience in attendance, she looked for one face in particular and finally saw him—front row, barely fifteen feet away from her, situated looking at the center of the ring.

Nick.

He looked a bit more disheveled than earlier when they had left together for the match. His paws were steepled in front of his face like he was offering a prayer. When she finally caught his eye, he gave her a weak smile while mouthing the words, 'I love you.'

"I love you too, Nick," Judy breathed, barely a whisper, yet she knew he understood as he nodded. Kitsun sat next to him in the front row as the announcer spoke once more after the roar of the crowd for Judy died down.

"In the red corner, representing the ZFD for this charity bout. Weighing in at 27 pounds, 1 ounce. Ensign Bianca Flauers!"

The blondish colored doe raised a single paw into the air, all the while focusing her attention on Judy as the slightly smaller din of approval went through the arena.

Once the sounds died down, a general bout of laughter started as a male bunny somewhere in the crowd yelled out, 'Judy will you marry me!'. The buck was rewarded with nearly a bucket of popcorn tossed over top of him with only his ears poking up above it.

The announcer watched the scene with an amused grin. "Alright. To everyone here and at home watching this event, this is a yearly, friendly—" he accentuated to general chuckles—"competition between the ZPD and ZFD to raise money for charity for children in the city. We would ask, if you are at home, to please consider donating to any of the charities listed. To those here with me tonight, the numbers to text to send money are in the fliers you were handed at the entrances."

The ocelotcleared his throat before continuing. "Ladies, make your way to the center of the ring, please."

Judy and Bianca moved closer to the announcer, Judy hopping lightly from foot to foot while Bianca maintained her hard stare on the grey doe. Judy could only wonder what her opponent was thinking, though she knew very well her own thoughts as they kept repeating again and again through her mind.

I will win for Nick.

The smallest of grins split Bianca's muzzle, making Judy wonder if the other doe knew what she was thinking.

Kitsun sat down next to Nick and Ryan with a groan, her head in her paws.

"What's up?" Ryan asked, munching on a bag of popcorn while offering some to the vixen.

"Judy's an idiot," she murmured.

"What?"

Both looked over to Nick, whose ears had perked up.

"Your girlfriend, bet that the winner of this match would win you as the prize," the vixen said in a huff. "I can't believe she did that..."

Nick whimpered as he placed his head between his paws. "Why couldn't they have made a calendar…. I know both of these bunnies, and neither will take a victory by points."

Ryan gulped. "That's not good. So you're saying...?"

Nick looked up at the two does in the ring. "It means that they'd only stop when one knocks out the other completely and utterly. And, even then, I'd be willing to bet their body, prompted by their uncrushable spirit would still try to rise to fight."

Nick looked at Kitsun, his gaze hardening. "Listen, after the first round, I need you to tell Judy this..."

"Alright, I want a good, clean fight. No hitting below the belt, follow the rules you have been told in the locker room and by your couches, and tap gloves."

This is it… Judy thought as she reached out to tap her gloves against Bianca. This isn't just for the children or ZPD pride anymore.

Bianca tapped her gloves against Judy's, pushing the grey doe's gloves back a little from the semi-forceful hit.

Okay… Judy thought as she walked back to her corner. I can do this…. Just keep back and study her movements and look for openings. Keep her away until you know what to do.

DING

Judy moved from her corner, paws up in front of her face as she bounced lightly on her feat. Just gotta keep her away for a bit until I can see how fast she—gagh!

Judy jumped back as Bianca rocketed from her corner. The beige doe slammed a right jab forward into Judy's gloves, followed quickly by a left cross before Judy could bound away from the corner she had almost been trapped in.

Okay, new plan…. Judy thought as she threw a light right to keep some distance between her and Bianca. Go all in.

Judy blocked another right jab, then returned a right of her own, catching Bianca's cheek. The beige doe took a step back and smiled. "That all you can hit with? This will be over before the bell ends the round."

Judy growled and dove forward, throwing several straights towards Bianca with her right, followed quickly by a left cross.

She almost didn't see the jab coming until it was too late. With her gloves lowered to her chest, Bianca snuck in a left jab to Judy's cheek, followed up by a right hook to the other side of her face. The grey doe managed to raise a glove up just in the nick of time, blocking the blow before she jumped back again to gain some distance.

She's fast, just like Kitsun said… Judy thought, focusing on her opponent as she parried several jab/cross combinations as the two circled the ring. Judy threw several of her own, gauging her opponents speed. Bianca simply batted the punches away or ducked under them, forcing Judy back again and again when the blonde bunny would retaliate. How can I get inside her defense...

Several more seconds passed before Judy saw an opening. Bianca had lowered her guard, appearing to get in a quick right/left combination. Judy took a chance and went with a powerful straight.

It missed.

"Wha...?" Judy said in complete surprise.

Bianca deftly weaved around the punch, rotating her body as her right arm slammed forward into Judy's unprotected stomach.

"Ugh!"

Judy stumbled backwards, actually avoiding the follow up left cross as she felt her stomach tie itself into knots over the hit. No wonder she's called the Shotgun…that hurts...a lot… Judy thought as she raised her guard.

It was a fraction too late.

Bianca's red glove came careening in from the side in a right haymaker, completely clobbering Judy.

"Get down!" Bianca yelled as the glove connected, scattering stars across Judy's vision on impact.

Judy remembered her training from Kitsun and Ryan and somehow managed to roll with the blow. Grinning through the pain now throbbing through her head, Judy rotated back around and slammed a right haymaker of her own into Bianca's exposed face. Her grin grew in volume as her opponent stuttered backwards herself.

"You first!" Judy shouted as she barreled forward, following up her wild hit with a left uppercut, hoping to catch Bianca in a combo that would be sure to make her see stars.

Judy's hit caught the edge of Bianca's glove as the rabbit reeled backwards, sending her more off balance. Judy shot forward once more with another left primed and ready. It shot forward right as Bianca managed to raise her guard.

Bianca grunted as she was pushed back again by her opponent. She's strong, I'll give her that…. she thought as she saw a second left uppercut coming at her. She grinned and clenched both fists. But so inexperienced.

She caught Judy's uppercut with a parry, her own left glove batting it away, leaving Judy completely exposed as her left arm went wide. Bianca gritted her teeth as she took advantage of the opportunity. "Say goodnight!"

Bianca reared back and shot her right fist forward as Judy tried to block it yet was far too late. The hit connected with a groan from the ZPD officer, who tipsily wobbled from the powerful impact. A second punch, a left cross from Bianca, slammed into Judy's head once more, the doe following up by forcing the punch all the way through.

She watched with satisfaction as Judy plowed into the canvas, bouncing once.

"No!"

Kitsun was on her feet, shouting at Judy. "Stop attacking! Stick to the plan! Learn from her, THEN move in!"

Beside her, Ryan was nervously watching the match, as well as several other officers from the ZPD who suddenly had become much more hesitant about the outcome.

"Do you think she can win?"

"I...think? Maybe she's rusty?"

"I think Judy's over her ears in this..."

The hushed whispers didn't escape the ears of Nick, who was watching the match with a grimace. As soon as he'd heard about the bet, he knew that this match was going to be even more painful to watch than even he'd predicted.

Why did you have to go and agree to that, Judy...he thought with a wince as the two does exchanged blows in the center of the ring. He saw Judy attempted an uppercut and was out of his seat in a heartbeat.

"Don't do it Judy!" he yelled.

But it was too late as he watched two direct hits from Bianca slam into his girlfriend's face, Judy crumpling to the mat, less than a minute into the match. His paws trembled as they gripped the seat top in front of him.

His Judy...was down.