Chapter 5: Meeting Agent Silver
After Judy discovered that Nick was kidnapped she immediately called the ZPD. She sat in a wooden chair near a corner of the wall in the dining area. ZPD personal have been coming in, and out. However Judy sat in her seat motionless. After two hours of ZPD personal coming in Chief Bogo finally came in, and walked right in front of Judy. Bogo knelled down making direct eye contact with Judy.
"We will find him Judy. That is a promise I intend to keep." Bogo told Judy.
"It's my fault. If I hadn't drove off Nick none of this would have happened." Judy replied.
"How did you drive him away?" Bogo asked.
"That doesn't matter. It's just... I have to drop this case, or Nick dies." Judy said.
"Go home we can handle it. He said you needed to drop it, not the ZPD." Bogo responded.
"O.K. chief." Judy said before she left. She took the train home to her small apartment. Her apartment has a little bed, mini ridge and microwave at the end of the bed, greasy walls, small closet, small shelf, and a desk under that shelf. Looking all depressed she fell face down on her bed.
It's now May 4th 8:35 A.M., and Judy just woke up from her deep sleep. She got changed in a yellow Hawaiian shirt Nick gave her, and dark blue pants. She called Bogo but, he didn't answer. When she called Clawhauser he told her Judy "Bogo said you should take the week off. By then we'll find Nick." To try brightening her day Judy decided to get some coffee. When she almost arrived at the coffee shop near her hotel she stopped. She thought it would help but, instead it just reminded her of when Nick was covered in Coffee. After that she just went to the center of the city. After she reached the center of the city Judy sat down on a brown wooden bench. For half an hour she sat there motionless. Finally a Red Fox walked up to her.
"Nick?" Judy said before she raised her to see who it is. When she raised her head she didn't see Nick. Instead it was another Red Fox. The Fox had nicely toned muscled body, tall as Nick, Orange red fur with slight Sade's of silver fur, pointed ears, pointed creamy muzzle like an every fox, chocolate brown eyes, nicely trimmed short beard, dark black suit, and wears dark sunglasses that cover his eyes entirely.
"No. Are you Officer Judy Hopps?" the Red Fox asked.
"Who wants to know?" Judy said with her right eyebrow raised.
"Agent Silver of the U.S. Government. I heard Nick Wilde was kidnapped by a mad scientist." Silver responded.
"Yea he has. When I find that stupid Weasel I'm goanna make sure he regrets ever taking Nick." Judy said with a furious face.
"I think I can help with that. I have a lead that may help us." Silver informed Judy.
"My chief told me to stop with the case." Judy told Silver.
"Screw Chief Bogo. Now are you goanna come with to find Nick, or not?" Silver asked Judy.
After that question both Silver and Judy started walking to Silver's car. His car is an Aston Martin DBS V12. Instead of Judy being the driver it was silver driving. After 5 minutes of driving Judy wondered why a government agents is looking into Nick's abduction case.
"Why are you looking for Nick out of all the missing predator cases?" Judy asked Silver.
"I was born in Brooklyn but, my mom moved here to start a new life. However she didn't have any money to take care of me. So she left me at an orphanage in Sahara Square. I grew up there with no friends. Not many animals liked the idea of having a Fox as their friend. But, then I met Nick. From Elementary school to the first day of High school were best friends that had each other's backs. But, he quit school to start his Popsicle hustling. I managed to get a job in the military. For 10 years I was in that job. Now I'm in a government spy program. I was tracking down an outlaw here in Zootopia until I heard Nick was kidnapped." Silver said answering Judy's question.
"Wow that's amazing what you did. I never knew Nick quit school." Judy responded.
"His story is pretty tragic. Wait didn't he ever tell you what happen to him, and his family?" Silver asked.
"No why? What happen to his family?" Judy asked Silver.
"That's really personal. When we find him you can ask him yourself." Silver responded. Judy just rolled her eyes, and turned her head to the window door. Then Silver observed what she was wearing. "I'm curious did Nick give you that shirt." Silver asked Judy.
Judy turned to Silver. "Yea how did you know?" Judy asked.
"It's an ugly Hawaiian shirt. It screams Nick the first time you see it." Silver answered. "Are you two a couple?" Silver asked Judy.
Judy had a shocked face after hearing that question. "No why would you think that?"
"Well this mad scientist John could have targeted anyone but, he targeted your partner." Silver responded.
"So what? That doesn't mean anything." Judy instantly responded.
"I think you know what it means. John target, and threatened Nick's life because he knows you do anything to keep him safe." Silver said.
"So any friend would want to protect their friend." Judy responded.
"Wow you are either dumb, or in denial. John took Nick because he knows you love him." Silver pointed out to her.
"No I don't! Last time we talked I told Nick we needed to keep things professional!" Judy informed Silver in a mild voice.
"Was that to help you and him, or was to just help you keep your feelings hidden?" Silver asked Judy.
Judy's ears lowered, and turned to the front of the car. "So what if I did love Nick. It wouldn't work." Judy said.
"Wow because he's a Fox?" Silver asked.
"No Silver it's because..." Judy was stopped by Silver.
"It's Agent Silver to you. I don't trust you enough to let you call me by my first, or last name." Silver told Judy.
Judy raised her right eyebrow at him. "Fine 'Agent Silver' it's because if Bogo finds out he will separate us as partners. Then everyday of every second he's gone I will not be able to be there for him when he gets into trouble. To me that's way worst. Don't you dare think 'wow that is so cheesy of her!'" Judy told Silver pointing a finger at Silver.
Finally they reached Meadow lands. Silver stopped in front of middle class hotel place. Before Silver opened the doors he pushed the number 9 on the radio. After he did that the glove compartment opened showing a 9 millimeter gun, and the rounds were stunners. Judy knew what that meant so she grabbed the gun, put it in the back of her pants, and put an extra clip in her pocket. They entered the hotel. The room they had to reach was on the top floor. Finally they got in the elevator. While they were in the elevator Judy wondered what was the lead they were chasing.
"What lead are we following in the first place Agent?" Judy asked Silver.
"I looked at the chemicals John used in his illegal experiments. I tracked the shipment of the same chemicals, and I found that the same exact chemicals have been disappearing for no reason from a certain company. I tracked the driver who delivers those chemicals. He's a male Pig in his 40s." Silver responded.
The moment they reached room 314 Silver, and Judy noticed the door was already opened. They both instantly grabbed out their guns. Silver entered first slowly. The Pig they were looking for had a face down on his kitchen table with a dart stabbed in the back of his neck. Judy checked the rest of the apartment but, she found no one else. Silver put away his gun, and checked the pulse on the pigs neck.
"He's dead Judy." Silver informed Judy.
"That's just great now our only source is dead." Judy shouted in a mild voice.
Silver took out a hair sample from the dart, and put a red-orange hair sample in a plastic bag. "Maybe this hair sample belongs to our attacker. Better call Bogo, and tell him what we found." Silver said.
After Judy called Bogo to inform him what they found he sent investigators to find what they can. The moment they got to the ZPD, Silver and Judy took the sample to Dr. Revels. Before Judy left his lab she noticed the same box from Nick's closet is on Dr. Revel's desk.
"Hey Revels do you mind I take this, and see what's in it?" Judy asked Dr. Revels.
"Go ahead its just evidence I haven't look at yet. Let me know what's in it O.K.?" Dr. Revels asked Judy.
"No problem doc." Judy answered with a smile.
Silver and Judy went to the lunch room of the ZPD station. They sat there drinking coffee together. Silver noticed the box on the left side of Judy.
"What's with the box? Is it something important to the case?" Silver asked Judy.
"No it was in Nick's closet before he was abducted. I thought perhaps there might be something important in here that could help us." Judy answered.
Next thing they did was opened the box. Inside was stacks of pictures. Silver told Judy that in Nick's younger pictures he was with his mom who is a Red Fox, and his sister who is a Black Fox. He had pictures from when he was a kid to when he was a teenager. The people that were with him in the pictures all over Zootopia was his Mom, sister, and Silver. Then Judy noticed a single stack with a framed picture at the bottom. The pictures about Nick and Judy everywhere they have been together in Zootopia. But, the framed picture was about the selfie Nick and Judy took together the first time they became official partners for the ZPD. Judy had the biggest smile. Silver took off his glasses showing that fact he has rare blue eyes. He raised his left eye brow wearing a smirk on his face. Judy finally noticed Silver smirking at her.
"Shut up over there!" Judy told Silver.
"I didn't say anything Judy." Silver responded.
"You were thinking it." Judy said pointing her right pointer finger at Silver
Finally Dr. Revels arrived, and his face was a combined face of shocked and "how". "I tested the DNA of the hair sample you brought me. This was the results." Revels told Silver and Judy before putting the result paper in the center of the table. The moment they saw the name both Silver and Judy's ears went down in disbelief. "The DNA belong to Officer Nick Wilde." Revels told them out loud