Hey, everybody! No, this is not a chapter, it's an update, because I feel the need to rant.

I, for one, think Nick x Judy is adorable, and a lot of people agree. I get that not everybody feels this way, and that's cool. But I honestly can't stand it when someone straight up tells me that the pairing sucks and my story about them is crap.

I mean, I get it. I'm far from the best writer out there. I just started this fanfic out of fun and an interesting idea. However, some random guest totally just dissed this story, and I'm kinda mad, so thus my angry spiel.

So anyways, I'm not going to stop this fic. I'm going to end it if it kills me (and it probably will, at this point)! But to any other readers, know that I appreciate the kind reviews. I think what I said to the world in the comments section, if you read that, sums up everything pretty well. In exact words, here it is:

I needed to write something quick to address the random guest that just commented on this story. I get that not everybody will like my stories. I mean, I can make the characters a bit OC. I didn't mean to make this into a big production and I've never claimed that I am any good at this. But seriously? Not for nothing, but flat out telling me that, "Try to make ideas that DON'T MAKE UP 99.99% of this Fanfiction category! Please! But it doesn't really matter anyway. Thanks to stories like yours this fandom is complete shit," is uncalled for. I'm sorry and all, but WHAT THE HECK. This is still just my first fic in this universe and I am writing to vent creativity and feels, not to make a novel. I've only been a user for a couple months at most. Cut me some slack.

In the future, to anyone who sees this or reads my stories, know that I am open to criticism but only if it adds something. I don't need people to be singing my praises in order to be happy. But bashing someone for no reason only makes you look like an ass.

Just don't. If you don't like something, don't worry about it. Just move on; there are tons of better stories out there, I'm sure.

Yeah . . . looking back at this after a few minutes, I realize it wasn't the most eloquent and it may seem a little harsh. I just want everyone to know what happened in case you were looking at the comments section like, 'What the heck?'. That being said, I don't think a little anger was out of place; I quoted directly from the person's review. It's pretty aggressive.

I may be overreacting. Actually, scratch that; I probably am overreacting. It's just been a long week for me and I feel the need to justify this outburst. I'm sorry for all people who are reading this for the first time and get turned off by this chapter. I don't want to discourage anything. Writing this up is just a good way to vent.

And to procrastinate. It's a great excuse for avoiding my work right now.

Anyways, congratulations! If you're reading this, you survived my maelstrom of fury!

Now for the actual update part.

About that . . . I lied. It's more of a sneak peek than an update. I figured that if you had to endure that, I might as well provide a few lines of dialogue I created for the next chapter. Surprise, I guess?

Despite that anonymous jerk continuing to be an anonymous jerk, he/she did have a point. My story has become a bit of a mainstream romantic plothole. I need to steer the fanfic away from whatever the heck I've been trying to hastily impose upon the characters and give this more grounding. Zootopia was great because of the story itself, not the romantic subplots that were hinted at in it. I should have been following that suit a little better with the last several chapters.

Not to say that I'm not still going to make them a couple. I will . . . just not with as much lazy filler fluff intermingled with the storyline. It will be a lot more planned out and will have more of a concrete plot. Romance will be a part of that plot, don't worry, it'll just be more quality and less OC.

So, yup. That's what I have to say.

I hope you guys like the preview.

"Are you sure you read it correctly?" Judy questioned once more. She had been in charge of driving while he had opted for navigator.

It figured. The first time they had gotten a job after 3 months of staying out of the field, it would be in the most obscure place possible. The duo had been driving for nearly half the day, leaving the city under the orders of Mrs. Spike. It was supposedly a portion of their 'next assignment', but so far all they had seen was road and country.

This in and of itself wasn't exactly a surprise. Much of the land immediately outside Zootopia was filled with more rural land, but with the build up their new abilities had caused, the furry gray cop was honestly expecting something a little more grand. Moving to the diverse metropolitan area had been so incredible and life changing; everything about it was magical and brand new. The high rises, the private living conditions, the fountains and vendors and people . . . it had truly been a dream come true. She had naturally assumed that acquiring her 'watch' would have come with the same sort of momentous fanfare.

However, when said 'watch' is also a key tool in a secret government project, its celebration tends to be kept under wraps. Thus her newfound power to transform had gone miffingly unnoticed, and it was all too easy to forget about it. You'd think that this monumental instrument would never let itself remain unnoticed, and yet, aside from training, she honestly had no practical use for it. Sure, it was amazing, but not a major groundbreaking part of her life yet. It was as if it had yet to sink in with Judy that the watch was hers. No buts about it.

Even during her first assignment, the first time it would become useful, it remained dormant. Only Nick's was even activated, and that was only for the remainder of a terrible dinner in the middle of a fake date.

Now the tool from Project T would finally be used for some sort of secret task, and she honestly couldn't wait. Something exciting was going to happen; maybe something that would change everything. Even though their instructions were vague as all get out - all the partners were told to do was follow a marked route on a map - the bunny could feel it in her bones.

This might just be the excitement she had been unwittingly wishing for.

So . . . yeah. It's just a couple hundred words, but I'm trying to get this fic to have more build up and I think this sets the stage for the next chapter nicely.

Mwahaha. I've attempted somewhat of a cliffhanger. I might elaborate a little more on this section when the chapter actually comes around, but I hope that this fans your interest until then.

Please don't think of me as a jerk. I know that the following sentence sounds pretty lame, but I really try to avoid emulating that vibe towards my readers and all I did for the first half of this document was beat a dead horse concerning a comment. A single, stupid comment.

I've actually just deleted said comment. In exact words, all of it said:

NICK X JUDY?! WHY?!

These stories are absolute CANCER!

Try to make ideas that DON'T MAKE UP 99.99% of this Fanfiction category! Please!

But it doesn't really matter anyway. Thanks to stories like yours this fandom is complete shit.

I swear, I'm not making this stuff up. I couldn't if i tried. I'm not that self derogatory . . . or am I?

Nah, pretty sure I'm not. ;-)

. . . but for about the millionth time on this document, that isn't an excuse. Again, I apologize for that rant. I will be better.

Anyways, I look forward to hearing about the sneak peek. If you guys like the idea, I might do that more often when I'm taking a while to write something (and not when I am aggressively taking out my anger at the keyboard).

See you all sometime this month! I will be done with the chapter by then!