I cannot be sorry enough for the big delay and I cannot be sorry enough for the short chapter as well but this happened for three reasons.
1) School
2) No electricity for a whole week
3) I got a virus, and I am still currently in rehabilitation process.
Anyway, I thank everyone for your patience and I hope the next chapter wont take so long. Enjoy!
"YOU FOOL!" shouted a deep voice before it's possessor punched a wolf in the snout. "How could you let them get in possession of the weapons!"
"I'm sorry sir, but at least I completed the mission." Excused the wolf as he rubbed his snout.
"But now that they posses of the weapons, the next missions may become harder." Called another angry voice. "I trusted that you and your mercenaries could complete this simple task with an advantage, the purpose of hiring you was to keep us hidden for the meantime. But this may uncover it all!"
"I assure you we are integrating the best of our abilities in this, the outcome shall be as you expect it as long as you maintain our reward in stock." Assured the deep voiced wolf.
"I believe that would be the least of your concerns," said the still angry voice as two soldiers walked into light beside him with automatic weapons loaded and ready. "I remind you that our presence here must not be discovered, so if the cops find this place-" he said interrupted by the soldiers pointing at the wolf's face. "Am. I. Clear."
"Yes, no one will ever know of you." Confirmed the now terrified wolf.
"Good, now continue with the plan and if any other, mistakes, happen you notify me." He said before leaving with his soldiers.
(Two months later, P.O.V. Todd, ZPD Laboratories)
A week and a half after that fateful day that I got shot, Judy asked me about the guns that wolves had since she never saw anything like it. So I asked her if I could take a closer look at them to make sure who and where they were made. She accepted and took me to the ZPD Laboratories where DNA analysis and those kinds of things are happening. In there I was given supplies to carry out my analysis and even a cool scientist lab coat, around every 3 or 4 days a new attack would commence and more weapons would be confiscated, I studied each one of them to uncover the mystery. After a month I had come to a conclusion that I feared as I did not want to admit it myself, but there was nothing I could do about the fact. I sat in a chair looking at the ammunition of the guns once more trying to prove myself wrong somehow and calm my nerves.
"Hey Todd," called Judy as she approached my working station. "had any success in figuring out where they are from? Chief Bogo is really not liking what is happening at the moment, and I do not like dealing with him."
"Well," I started a bit terrified by my final conclusions. "it seems that this answer I've had it since the first analysis of the weapons and their comparison to others made. I didn't want to believe it at first, but it seems that we are in for one heck of a fight." I answered as I placed the gun in my pocket since I planned on using it later.
"What do you mean?" Asked Judy a bit scared.
"I-I thought it was impossible, but it seems that the past is coming for me and Forrest with a desperate sense of revenge." I continued to say increasing the tension of the situation.
"Just get to the point." she said annoyed.
"The organization that brainwashed us, the same one that made me smart and made Forrest some kind of super soldier, they are back, and for some reason have used wolves to make their dirty work." I said walking to one of the desks of the laboratory where some other mammals were taking a look at the equipment that the attackers had. "Demian, can I?" I asked half reaching for a vest that one of the wolves had, as Demian nodded I quickly grabbed it and turned back to Judy showing it. "This vest, does not exist, at least not here, but it does exist elsewhere, otherwise known as the place that these past enemies come from."
"So these past enemies would be humans like Forrest?" Asked Judy as she started walking out of the laboratory.
"Where are you going?" I asked as I quickly followed behind her.
"I am going to make some more interrogation, I think I could use you to help me." She said smiling with her fingers around her chin.
"I don't like the sound of that." I said terrified of both what the wolf might do to me and what Judy is planning on.
"You'll be fine Todd, you know that I wouldn't want you harmed." Judy said giving me a couple pats on the shoulder which boosted my confidence I left my lab coat in my chair and left the laboratory with Judy.
"So can I know what you are planning that involves me?" I questioned as we made our way to the interrogation room.
"Since you are the one that knows most about these humans, we are going to see if we can take some information that you can relate to out of these guys." Said Judy handing me a clipboard with information of the wolf in question. "He is the hardest crackable of all the others, he has told us somethings, which is information about himself, but other than that, he seems fearful to talk at all. Since you know some things already you might be able to make him crack up, I don't know, just anything that would actually help the situation." She finished before opening the door revealing a wolf cuffed to a table with the face on non-cooperation.
I had seen Forrest interrogate others and tried using his tactics and speeches in my favor against this guy. "So," I began flipping some paper before finding his name. "Alex Hamburg, mercenary, an ex-wife, and no longer in possession of your own children by law." I declared as he snarled at me. "You must surely know the drill, you cooperate, we might even decrease your stay here to a year, and if you choose not to, you will have a life sentence, how does that sound?"
"I ain't telling you anything, kid." He snapped back.
"I believe your involvement here includes doing the dirty job the creatures in exchange of money." I teased
"How did you know that!? Who told you!?" He demanded as he slammed on the table.
"So you do admit it." I said with a smirk.
"Oh shit! There going to come for me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" He kept telling himself.
"Seems like they really don't want to get discovered, but if you decide to cooperate then we can protect you until the situation is done with." I proposed as the wolf seemed to calm down.
"Okay, so there are these creatures that came through some sort of sick portal, they met with our leader and contracted us to distract the police from our real goal. We were in search of capturing some random civilians and inserting some kind of weird machine into the tv and radios stations." He explained as I rubbed my chin thinking of what their plan was going to be, but I knew something else must be answered first.
"Might you know where and when the next attack will be?" I asked
"Well, we've gone to all tv stations and radio stations except the one that broadcasts the ZNN, but I don't know when the attack will carry out."
"Good enough." I said standing from the chair and walking to Judy. "Let's tell Bogo about this." she nodded in response, we got out of the interrogation room and headed to Bogo's office.
"Chief Bogo!" Judy shouted as she slammed the door open.
"Ow, geez, you scream so loud I could definitely hear it in space." I complained as I kept covering my ears.
"What is it Hopps?" Asked the chief impatiently.
"We've discovered where the next of the attacks will be." Judy said excited for the new news, yet it is still not something to get that hyped about.
"In the ZNN tv station." I finalised flatly.
Bogo immediately reached for his radio and shouted in there. "To all patrol units in the savanna central area, go to the ZNN tv station and patrol it until further notice or until your shift is over."
"I'll be over there in an instant." said Judy running out the door while pulling me.
"Wait Hopps." said Bogo as Judy stopped pulling me.
"What is it sir?"
"Do you also happen to know their cause for all of this?"
"I might know that." I said trying to lift myself up after Judy's drag. "It most definitely has something to do with Forrest." I concluded without including myself as I didn't want to be on his bad side.
"In that case, Hopps you will be in charge of keeping him safe, is that understood?"
"Yes sir!"
"And what about me?" I asked wanting to hopefully go with Judy.
"You don't work here, go with her to see your friend." He said quickly before starting to write on some papers and before I could thank him Judy pulled me out of the office.
"You have got to stop doing that Judy." I said before she finally let go and I fell down by cause of the unbalance that she gave me.
"Sorry, sorry." Judy said quickly pulling me up. "Come on we've got no time to louse." She said before sprinting once more, so I tried my best on going to her speed. Once we made it to the cruiser I weakly opened the door and sat on the seat to catch my breath.
"Why…are you…so…energetic…about this?" I asked tired as hell.
"Well, the time I went down to the lab," Judy began explaining as she turned on the ignition key making the car come to life. "I just went down there because we were running late for Nick and Forrest's graduation."
"Oh shi-" I managed to say before being interrupted by the sound of the car speeding off. "Who taught you how to drive?!" I managed to scream as she made her way barely passing multiple cars.
"No time for that we have to travel around 80 kilometers in 45 minutes." She declared before going into an empty street that directed our way to a bridge which connected to the outside of the city.
"Is it normal that we just got from the center of the city to the outside so fast?" I asked noticing just 5 minutes passed since Judy slammed on the pedal.
"Yes, especially since this is about the time with the least traffic."
"Well isn't that convenient?" I asked as she began to go faster. "I am a bit worried that we are in a police cruiser and we are breaking the speed limit."
"There are no speed limits in these roads, so hang on."
After a long drive of me complaining of her driving she finally stopped and I got out falling to the ground saying. "Oh thank god it's over."
"Okay, you go find a seat, I need to be in the podium to give a speech." Judy ordered as she lifted me from the ground and unraveled a piece of paper reading it to herself.
"Whelp, I guess I'll go find a seat." I said walking around trying to find the area where the show was going to be held. After a couple of minutes of searching through the academy I finally managed to find the area where the graduation ceremony had begun. I arrived when Judy had just finished her speech and had called upon Forrest and Nick. Both of them seemed proud as they had their chest forward waiting for Judy to place their badges on the uniform, but for Forrest he had to kneel down to receive it. As Judy finished with Forrest's badge she saluted them, and they both saluted back before everyone cheered and the ceremony ended.
(P.O.V. Third Person)
"Congratulations you two, it's good to see you after the long 4 months." Said Judy giving Nick a pat on the back that took him out of balance, after he and Forrest had changed into casual clothes. Nick wore his usual hawaiian shirt while forest went for a red squared one with navy blue jeans.
"Let's just say that I got instantly promoted to lieutenant from my graduation." Announced Forrest giving a proud smirk to everyone.
"Did Nick not get to be lieutenant?" Asked Todd giving a slight punch to Nick's arm.
"Okay, no need to disgrace me, after all I am the one that comes out of conning." He says in his defence.
"But I came from brainwashing." Teased Forrest.
"Let's not make it a competition." Todd said trying to calm down the situation.
"Because I would win." Continued Forrest followed by a glare from everyone. "Okay, now I will shut up."
"Anyway," Started Judy in search of giving the necessary news. "although the public is ready to receive you, there is still some mercenaries in goals of harming you Forrest, so I thought it would be a good idea to stay at my parent's farm for a while."
"You know you could have told me to pack right?" Said Todd irritated.
"Well, consider this: we wouldn't have gotten to the ceremony on time, you do not have that many belongings, and I have extra belongings in my parent's home, besides, these two have their own luggage right now." Finished Judy pointing a thumb to Nick and Forrest's direction.
"You are always so prepared right carrots?" Added Nick still smiling and giving a slight elbow to Judy.
"Shut it you slick." she answered giggling and giving him a slight punch in the arm while Forrest and Todd looked at each other, and then smiled at Nick and Judy as they began to blush noticing both of them looking in their direction.
"Do you feel it Todd?" Asked Forrest now turning to him.
"I do feel that warm sensation." Continued Todd playing along.
"I can also hear the birds chirping."
"And the angels singing."
"And the-" managed to say Forrest before being interrupted by Nick.
"Okay, we get it just stop saying it." said Nick trying to hide his blush.
"You guys stay here while Todd and I get a quick bathroom break." He said patting on Todd's back.
"Yeah, I really need to go take a leak." Answered Todd as he walked behind Forrest leaving Nick and Judy alone in the abyss of awkward silence, until Nick's phone rang.
"Hello?" He asked answering the unexpected call.
"Hey Nick, it's me Forrest, Todd's gotta tell you a little secret."
"What is it?" he whispered causing Judy curious for his secrecy.
"Nick, while Judy and I were in the city, she told me that she liked you."
"Really?" he questioned now in his normal voice but then repeating it in a whisper because he didn't want Judy to know, yet it was to late since she was already leaning her ear hearing small bits that she could barely understand.
"Yeah, you should ask her out, there is zero risk in this." Complemented Forrest.
"Okay, thanks, i'll do it." answered Nick before ending his call and not realizing that Judy just moved quickly to her original position as Forrest and Todd peeked behind a wall watching it all happen.
"So, who was it?" Asked Judy intrigued since she still didn't know what the conversation was about.
"Oh, just Finnick still trying to make me become a con again." He lied before clearing his throat "So, um, I was wondering this for quite a while." Nick began as he turned red enough to be visible by Judy.
"Yes?" she asked excited.
"Would you…" Nick said turning facing her and shutting his eyes. "go on a date with me?" he finished before slightly opening one of his eyes and before he could react Judy had already jumped and hugged him saying that she would love two.
As Forrest and Todd watched this Forrest said. "We're the best." making a fistbump with Todd.
"Absolutely." Answered Todd looking at the two love birds smile at each other.
(15 minutes later, Bunny Burrow Train Station)
"Wow, this sure does look like home, doesn't it Todd?" Remarked Forrest looking at the dirt roads, the wooden fences, and tons of crops, which were in majority carrots.
"It is quite similar, if it weren't for all the bunnies running around." Answered Todd.
"Look, there are my parents." Said Judy as she ran to a farmer bunny couple.
"Hey there Judy, it's so nice to see you again." Said a male bunny pulling her into a hug
"Oh we've missed you so much," said a female bunny starting to join the hug. "just tell us earlier that you are going to be coming here."
Judy broke from the hug as she saw the other's approach. "Mom, dad, let me introduce you to my friends." she said gesturing to Forrest, Todd, and Nick, but before she could say their names, Judy's dad took out his fox taser and tased Forrest in the chest.
"Judy, stay behind me." he ordered as he kept pointing the taser to the face planted human.
"Dad, wait he is one of my friends."
"Ugh!" groaned the male bunny. "Why can't you have normal friends."
While Judy was getting things sorted out with her family Nick and Todd rolled over Forrest as he struggled to speak. "I wonder how much electricity that thing had?" remarked Todd as he searched for Forrest's phone finding it in his shirt pocket. Once he tried to turn it on the phone gave out a few sparks before turning off again. "Great, now we have to wait for him to get better instead of healing him instantly."
"Or we do this." Insisted Nick as he poured some water into Forrest's face.
"Gosh darn it Nick." Answered Forrest as he went back to his senses. "I almost got him."
"Wait, so you weren't injured?" asked Todd confused.
"I only felt a small zap because the phone covered most of the electric shock." he answered pointing at the back part of the phone which had a burned spot.
"Guys." called out Judy as she walked in our direction. "I got my parents to at least understand what is going on but just try to act in your nicest way, the adults will be a little judging but the kids will sure be fine with you. Just try not to cause any trouble, I'm looking at you, slick." She finished smirking at him.
"Ouch carrots, that was such a low blow." Played Nick as he held his stomach and took a couple steps back with a fakely injured face.
"Anyway, let's get going." She happily said signaling everyone to follow her.
"I don't think I will be able to take my things with my wound, it hurts too much." Nick complained with a slight grin in his face.
Judy sighed with a smile, walking towards him but looking at her parents on the way there, once in front of Nick she made a jump to Nick's face and kissed him in the cheek. "There, did that help?"
"I don't know, could you do it in the other cheek to make sure?" Teased Nick.
"Maybe later, on our date, and I get to choose where and when." Judy said in a quiet tone as she joined the rest who were having trouble placing Forrest's language in the back before he helped them out effortlessly. Since Forrest was too big to fit in the truck he had to stay in the back, but he didn't mind since it was nice for him to feel the air striking his face. During the drive to the Hopps farm Judy finished the introduction by mentioning Todd and Nick and had finished just as they arrived at the farm.
"Okay everyone, while we went to the train station to go an get you, the kids helped in organizing the rooms you will be staying in, although there may be a problem with you big guy." Announced the male bunny formally known a Stu examining Forrest from top to bottom.
"I suppose I will have to sleep outside." Said Forrest analysing imagining himself attempting to get inside.
"Oh no, I meant that you will have to go through the back door if you want to get in," Explained Stu "but I assure you that the ceiling would be high enough for you since we do have triple bunk beds to fit every single child we had."
"No way, how many could you possibly had." Asked Todd curious but received a small elbow from Forrest.
"Todd, that is not a nice thing to say." He said sternly.
"Oh don't worry, we get that a lot." Added Stu's wife, Bonnie. "We had 275 up till now and still going."
"How the fu-" managed to say Forrest before getting an elbow to the stomach by Todd.
"Forrest, that is not a nice thing to say." Remarked Todd making everyone but Forrest laugh and with Nick even to the point of laughing in the ground, which really annoyed him.
"In other news," started Bonnie "there are only kids up to sixteen years old here at the moment, so do expect many questions and looks."
"But are you sure I can't go through the front door? I think I could fit through."
"I'm not sure but you can give it a try." Answered Stu letting Forrest pass, he opened both doors and sticked his head inside first and then the rest of his body until he had managed to make it inside where the whole place seemed like a hotel building.
"Oh. My. Goodness." said Nick who had just entered after Forrest, both not paying attention to the crowd of around 50 bunnies running their way to their left.
"Guys, turn to your left." Warned Todd gigling, but it was too late like Todd intended as all the bunnies jumped over them making a big pile of grey fur.
"Can't. Breath." Forrest said trying to get the hard gripped bunnies off his face.
"What are you."
"Where did you come from."
"You're squishy."
"Why do not have fur?"
"What's your name?"
"Nick, they are grabbing me from every angle possible, please help." Forrest called reaching his hand out for Nick to grab, but the one to do so was Todd.
"I think Nick is too occupied at the moment to do so." said Todd lifting Forrest and looking a Nick being helped out by Judy.
"Well that was a traumatic experience." said Nick sarcastically.
"Quick question," said Forrest turning to Judy "are we going to need to expect that a lot?"
"Maybe?" she answered unsure.
"Oh great." said Nick looking at a second wave of bunnies running over, but this time in Judy's direction all shouting her name before jumping over her.
"Okay guys, let me stand up." insisted Judy giggling.
"Aww…" They all replied sadly.
"But you can hug Todd." offered Judy smirking at him.
"Better start running." whispered Forrest as Todd was being chased by a mob of bunnies while the rest just laughed, including Judy's parents who have just entered the house and overheard the conversations.
"Don't worry, they only do that when they first see you in the day." assured Stu.
"Well, that better be true because I don't like the feeling of being thrown to the floor." said Forrest before Todd came screaming past him and the bunnies following him went over Forrest. "I knew bunnies kicked hard but seriously, ouch."