Disclaimer: Not gonna bother; you all know what I'm going to say here.
After leaving the lab and heading back to the ZPD, officers Judy and Wilde had already had a full day. tracking down criminals was physically exhausting, but this? This was a whole new ballpark. Saying that this had been a shocking and mentally draining experience, despite how easy the process itself had been, would have been an understatement. As she stopped at a red light, Hopps couldn't help but stare at her fancy new watch. She paused, looking at the trinket. It seemed so ordinary. So commonplace. So harmless. Yet it held a great power. 'Kind of like me,' she thought slyly. 'A year ago, who would have thought that a fuzzy little bunny could have become a serious and famous cop? I ended up saving the city!' The idea that Bellweather could have taken over and destroyed the beautiful and diverse place Judy had grown to love made her head hurt. As she looked around, children were playing in sprinklers, a moose was talking on the phone, a tiger walked out of a store with a pig and they were holding up gardening supplies. It was magical, in its own right. 'Who would ever want to get rid of this?'
"DDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN-DDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN-DDDDDDOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN!" screeched the car horn from behind the duo. An annoyed porcupine stuck her head out of a window.
"Come on, lady! I'm going to be late for work! The light is green, already!" She leaned back and crossed her arms, huffing angrily. Judy blushed a bright red.
"Sorry!" she called out from behind her as she pulled forwards. Nick was trying to hold back a laugh as his partner resumed her position at the wheel. Judy turned and made a face at him. "You know, you can at least try to be sympathetic." He couldn't help it; a string of laughter burst from his mouth after that. He wheezed, struggling to contain himself again. Soon she was giggling too, the two of them cracked up over virtually nothing. Finally, he calmed down, causing Judy to do the same. he resumed his trademark smile.
"What's the fun in that, Carrots?" he asked, smirking now. Then the grin fell off of his face. "So, about what happened today . . . Are we going to talk about that?" Judy looked as though she had just aged 10 years.
"No," she answered wearily. "It was incredible and all, but what's there to discuss? We both know what happened. I think I'm tired. I kind of just want to take a nap, now."
"Tired? You're a bunny! You're hyped up on an overabundance of energy all the time! Here, just drink some of my coffee." he snorted. She looked at him dubiously. "Just take it, Carrots." She smiled, and her stomach did a strange sort of flip when he smiled back at her. Weird.
"Thanks, Nick," she said, rather touched. After a sip or two, she considerably brightened. "What is in this stuff, anyways? It's fantastic!" She slurped down more, her muzzle stained a light brown. He shook his head.
"Caffeine, fluff. You should take it in moderation, considering you've never been exposed to it before." The fox pulled away the cardboard cup. "Now, don't forget to turn!" He reminded her just in time, for right around the bend was the ZPD headquarters. The pair walked back inside, armed with their new knowledge and newer watches. They were greeting in their usual assignments room by Chief Bogo.
"Wilde, Hopps. Welcome back. As you might have guessed, this new technology will create some more work for you two." They exchanged pained glances. The Chief snorted at their skepticism. "No, not paperwork. you two. Since you are learning how to go undercover in the guise of another animal, will need to train to become cops again as your counterparts. Did you think that your skills in combat would translate over to another species? You have different bodies now, cadets. You must learn to function as an elite unit again, regaining complete control over your new forms. Only then can we send you back out into the field." He cleared his throat, waiting for any objections of questions. None were voiced. "Good. Now I would like to introduce your new trainer, Mrs. Spike."
From behind the Chief walked a porcupine; the same porcupine that they had held up in traffic earlier. She looked the cops up and down. Judy blushed and averted her gaze, embarrassed about earlier. Mrs. Spike raised her eyebrows.
"Well," the trainer snorted. "This is going to be fun."
Yeah . . . Sorry this chapter is so incredibly short. I've been super busy, and this was all I had been able to write sofar. I was planning on making this longer and extending into their training exercises and such, but I figured I might as well just post this as a tidbit for when the other stuff comes out. So again, sorry to disappoint, but I wanted to give you all something to read while you wait for the rest of the chapter. It will be coming soon, I promise!