Hello again, and I hope that you all waited patiently for this chapter to drop. I took a little longer than I probably should have, but my computer crashed and it took me a while to get it back up, that and I was in South Carolina visiting family for a few weeks and had no way to write.

Now then, I hope you enjoy, favorite, follow, review, and put on an inspirational song. Today's is gonna be Eminem's Not Afraid.

It had been almost a month since the special agent had been training them. He seemed to be intent on keeping them physically attentive. It was a rather dreary day, with dark clouds covering the sky in a stormy way. Precinct one was just as lively as the grey sky. Everyone seemed downcast, except the special agent. He seemed full of energy, even on such a gloomy day. Though he didn't look like he was overly happy, he did have an air that said he was pleased with how the weather was.

Everyone was back in the boxing ring facing one another match after match. Ardenhu was on his toes the whole time, a smile tugging at his lips as he watched, with a look in his eyes that was almost sadistic. Everyone was on edge. Each mammal had fought every other officer there, and no one had been able to get past Nick or Judy, until their matchup came around. Not surprisingly the last of the day.

"Wilde. Hopps. In the ring!" The special agent yelled out. Nick ambled up to the ring and jumped in. Judy had been vigorously fighting the whole time, using her speed and strong legs to beat her opponents. Nick had used his surprising stamina to wear his opponents out, some not being smart and just attacking him full force, to beat his.

A bell rang once they were both ready, and they were off. Nick knew he wouldn't be able to outsmart Judy that easily, so he went for the direct approach this time around. He went for a low sweep, and watched as she jumped back. She took that chance to try and jump kick him. He rolled off to the side and stood himself up as he did.

The two fought for a while, until Nick had been miraculously pinned under her in an arm lock. They were both gasping for breath, but Judy held onto Nick's arm as if she meant to take him in.

"Alright! Enough! Nicely done, Hopps." Fangman said as he rang the bell three times to signify the fight was over. "Training is over for today. Go about your business as you like." He started to walk away once he was done.

"Excuse me, Special Agent Fangman?" Judy called out as he was walking away. She ran up to him despite being exhausted from the fight. Nick walked up beside her as the wolf stopped and turned towards her.

"Yes, what is it?" He asked, a slight tone of annoyance bleeding through. He looked down on her but not as if she were under him. He looked at her as his equal. This surprised the rabbit a little.

"Um, I just wanted to know who it was that you were eating dinner with last night. Me and Nick kind of ate at the same place as you." She chuckled sheepishly.

"I know. And she was just a colleague. Someone who is currently training under me, along with a select few others." With that, he went off to the locker room, leaving the two by themselves.

"Never expected that." Nick said to himself, though Judy's ear flicked as if she had heard him say it. "Anyway, I'm gonna get a shower, then head back to my apartment. I've got some things I wanna look into." The fox said as she went to get himself clean. Judy did the same, but as Nick exited, being the last one out, the rabbit was nowhere to be found. With his duffel bag slung across his shoulder, he walked out into the lobby.

Normally there wasn't too many mammals in the lobby, and today was no different. As he rounded the corner to the front desk, Nick saw something he had never see happen. Clawhauser was talking to a girl. She was rather pretty, especially for Lioness. She was tall and wore a long black dress. It was form fitting and showed all of her curves. Now that he though about it, he remembered that Ben had said he had a date tonight.

Nick chuckled to himself. One of the first to call him friend in the entire precinct got a date. And yet he hadn't had one since his hustling days. He walked out of the precinct with a legitimate smile on his face.

Special Agent Ardenhu Fangman sighed as the lukewarm water ran through his fur. His head hurt from following everyones moves and tallying up their current scores. He hadn't expected Judy to be as adept a fighter as she is, but he wasn't too surprised about it. Nick had always been a wild card. There was only one he was really looking at closely. Officer Grant Todd, the newest addition to the males at the precinct.

He had shown no formal form of martial arts training, or any training whatsoever. Though when he got in the ring, he had most of his opponents down in one or two hits. It didn't make sense to him. He left the thought alone though. His head hurt enough, and he didn't want anything else stressing him further.

He stepped out of the shower after having cleansed himself decently and put on what he normally wore into public. A plain t-shirt and a pair of loose fitting pants. It was starting to go into winter, and it was already getting colder by the day. He strapped his government 1911 pistol to his right thigh, slipped his concealed carry permit into his back pocket along with his wallet, and walked out of the locker room.

He was greeted with a pleasant silence, at least he thought it was, as he exited. He could smell several overlapping scents. The female hormones that kicking in earlier than normal for female canines, musk, musk mask, and a hint of bleach under all of that.

"Special Agent!" A voice called out to him. He looked over to the source to find Judy calling him over to a corner that was out of sight of anyone that wasn't looking. He sighed to himself and silently walked over.

"Do you have a moment to spare? I'd like to ask you a question." She said as he turned the corner. Ardenhu pulled out his phone and brought the screen to life.

"You've got five, Hopps." He told the bunny. She nodded and beckoned him to kneel down to her level. He rolled his eyes and bent down.

"Do you think you could maybe give me a few extra lessons? I don't really have the time or money to go and find someone that will teach me anything useful." She rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, her ears burning red. The wolf snorted a little.

"Sure, just tell me when you need me to help." He straightened himself and nodded to the rabbit. "Now then. I have somewhere to be. I'll see you tomorrow." The wolf turned and left the bunny in the rather small hallway.

Judy breathed a sigh of relief. She had been meaning to ask him about that for a while, but she could never find an opening to do so. She also didn't want Nick knowing that she was asking for help. That might stir up suspicion and rumors that she didn't want floating around the precinct.

With a small smile on her lips and a skip in her step, Judy bounced her way to the reception desk where Clawhauser was talking to his date for that night.

"Hey Ben. So, this is the lucky mammal, huh?" She asked slightly jokingly. Benjamin laughed and little, and the lioness giggled.

"I guess you could call me lucky. I mean, I am getting to meet the famous Judy Hopps." The tigress said. "I'm Jessica, by the way."

Judy nodded. "You seem to know my name, so no introduction from me is in order, I guess." Judy chuckled. "Anyway, I should probably get back to my apartment. I'm moving into a new one. Much more space, and it has a fair rent, too." With a wave goodbye and a 'see you tomorrow', Judy walked out of Precinct one and right into another mammal. Her surprise led her to fall backward. She braced for the impact of the concrete, but it never came.

Once she rebounded from the shock, she found she was being held up. When she looked up, she found a wolf was holding her up. He had bland grey fur, and wore a black shirt with an unzipped hoodie on. He pulled her up and walked away. Judy yelled a thank you to him, and he waved back at her. She shrugged and walked with the same skip in her step that she had before.

When she got back to her apartment, it was just as she had left it. A rather large box off to the side that held most of her belongings. Everything that was in it was things she didn't absolutely need every day. Which was mostly her spare toiletries and a few other things she had laying around she wanted to keep. She sighed and set her things down.

Pulling out her phone, she turned the screen on. Nothing was on it in terms of notifications, and she still had the smiling faces of her and her little sister Cotton looking at her. She smiled back at it before tuning the screen off, setting it aside, and turning over for a quick nap.

Alright, I know, I'm really late with this, and it's super early in the morning for the majority of you, but I needed to get this out as soon as I can. Hopefully I can figure out a schedule so I have a deadline that I need to meet so you don't get bored waiting for the next chapter of this to come out.

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And there we go, all done. Now then, who's that mysterious wolf that saved Judy's fall? You shall see more of him later on. He's gonna play a bigger role.

Anyway, I'd like to address something. I am open to PMs and the like if you want to ask me any questions about certain things. I would be more than happy to address any you might have

May inspiration light you paths,

Leon