Hey all, DLW here with a new chapter. A huge thank you to all the readers, follows,fav's and reviews (Honestly, it helps me think)! This arc is almost done and more info is at the bottom. Disclaimer: Zootopia and its characters are copyright Disney. (I own none of the characters in the story aside from the O/C's.).

The Dystopian Society

Chapter Two: Feelings Mutual

'Ticket Please'

"I asked you once, long ago, 'How did our world become so cruel?'"

[February 4, 'Wild Times Theme Park' 3:00 PM]

A few minutes passed by as the two of them stood there basking in silence.

Nick had been quietly running each ruined work through his mind time and time again. Every sight brought fear to his heart and sent shivers down his spine.

He had never expected his dream to look like this, not even after the raid. His thoughts raced from one to another as to what he could do now when everything he had was lost.

Painfully, however, he came to the conclusion that nothing could be done no matter how hard he tried. His business was ruined, his license taken away; he couldn't even find solace in holding a single piece of the park as his paws were cuffed behind him. His vision of Wild Times was officially over.

While Nick hopelessly catalogued the damages, Judy watched without a word. Even when she heard some sign of movement from either the rattle of cuffs or debris loosening, her eyes never strayed from the collared fox.

Lost in thought, she tapped her foot against the floor.

Judy had no idea of why he just couldn't accept the fact that his actions helped start this mess. They were here because he broke the law, and now she was going to make things right.

As she continued to wrestle with everything that she'd been through so farm, the thumping of her feet grew louder. Each tap became faster, further irritating her until she quit altogether.

"Where's the file?!" She shouted, startling Nick who had until now forgotten that he was with her.

While not wanting to look away from his memories, he found himself unable to stand anymore of the sight. Having already been bothered more than he could want to say, he begrudgingly focused his attention the fuming rabbit.

He tilted his head towards part of the wreckage of the park. "In my office."

Shifting her gaze slightly to where Nick had pointed them, Judy could only see the massive coaster near the back of the park.

She remembered some of the park the last time she had been there, even if it had been more hectic. While she couldn't easily see the office, she knew where it was.

Before she could take a step forward, she heard Nick finally move from his well-acquainted spot.

Not bothering to further speak, he carefully walked towards the coaster. His mind was blank as made his way over and around piles of rubble that blocked the office from view.

Though he walked slowly and was slightly off balance, Judy couldn't help but clench her fist.

She trailed him cautiously, avoiding as much as she could from the fallen attractions.

Thankfully, with the bright mix of neon and fluorescent lights to guide them, Judy could easily see the dangers in her way.

Fine shards of glass were scattered all around her, several floor boards were pried apart. The 'Roar a' Coaster' itself, while still standing, had wood jutting out of its sides with various pieces of twisted metal attached to it.

She nimbly hopped around as much as she was able to, though at times she found it easier to shove some of the more harmful material out of her way.

Just ahead of her, she could see Nick do the same thing. Whereas she did so quite roughly, he was far more careful in how he cleared his path.

He seemed to just lightly brush glass away with his feet, fallen wood was hoisted slightly with his shoulder and placed back gently when he could make his way through.

In her efforts to watch him, she heard a sharp crunch just below her as she took another step.

Immediately she looked down in fear that her carelessness may have just gotten her in trouble.

After looking at what she stepped on, she sighed in relief. It was nothing more than one of the crumpled fliers that she had seen before.

Her momentary mishap over, she resumed her walk to where Nick was heading, a large wooden door that was partially open.

Recognizing where they now were, she followed him to the office.

Nick used his foot to pry the door open just enough for him to push against it to let them in.

As the door opened, the two were met with the faint glow of sunlight and the strong smell of mildew.

The office, just like everywhere else, had some kind of damage to it.

Some wooden cabinets had fallen, releasing their books and various papers in the process. A few papers were torn and scattered about. Graffiti, while less offensive than the main entrance, had been sprayed on the back wall.

Nick's desk had been flipped and broken, and the window that had been hidden by fauna outside had been fully shattered.

The room itself was covered in a fine layer of dust and spotted with water damage.

Nick shook his head and casually walked over to his chair. It, surprisingly, wasn't damaged too badly.

Judy, however, walked in the room with hesitation. Her memories place flooded back to her. The raid had been successful on all ends, but it wasn't easy for her at all.

She thought back to how she had accidentally discovered this place, and how terrified she was of seeing so many teeth on hundreds of uncollared preds.

She remembered how she was assigned to the swat team and tasked with apprehending the fox, but the memory that stood out from that all was him suddenly trying to attack her the moment she entered the room.

Her breathing grew heavier with each step, her ears stood on end and she looked in every direction. Unknowingly, she began to place her paw on her taser.

"You okay Carrots?" She heard called to her.

Freezing in place, she instantly turned to see Nick who managed to somehow climb into his chair and give her an awkward stare.

Taking a moment to shake off the feeling, her paw lowered itself and she regained her composure. She couldn't show weakness around the fox, no matter the cost.

"Where is it?" She asked again, looking over the mess.

From what she could see, there's no way that what they came for wasn't already taken or mixed up somewhere in a pile.

Nick shifted his weight and spun the chair around slightly to the wall next to him.

"The file's right behind that board next to the shelf, it's hidden in the wall." He replied.

Her eyes on the spot, Judy moved forward.

She didn't believe for a moment that Nick was going to just sit there and quietly wait for her to get what they came for. Her only thought was that he was trying to escape with her back turned.

Once she got to the wall, she turned to see if he was trying to move even a muscle. But he sat there almost brooding. While still uneasy, she felt more confident that he wouldn't easily make sudden moves.

Satisfied, for now, Judy went to inspect the area. The wall, covered in writing and various crude images like the rest, seemed completely ordinary. She shook her head in disbelief, but still decided it best to try anyway.

Placing her paw on the panel in the wall, she felt it slightly give way. In almost shock, she could feel it move as she applied more force to it. In moments, the board was loose enough for her to see a small space with a blue folder sitting inside.

Not wasting a moment, she grabbed the folder and let the board fall back to where it was.

'It was no wonder the ZPD never found it' She thought. The raid would have never recovered something so simply hidden with so much other evidence around them.

While she held the folder up, she could see Nick grinning as if to tell her that he was right.

Eager to see what information she could get from here, she opened the file and flipped through its contents. In a matter of seconds, she let it fall to the floor fully revealing its true state.

"It's empty!" She yelled in rage.

Nick, up until now, had been grinning as he thought he had even a small victory for the day. Now he could only stare back in bewilderment.

The news had taken him by surprise, putting him at the edge of his seat. "That can't be right. I told Finnick and Clawhouser to put it here in case."

Frustrated to no end at how this was turning out, Judy narrowed her eyes and tapped her foot. She had been lied to, she was right the whole time. It was time for her to go back and report this to Jack.

Placing her paws to her side, she stopped tapping her foot and looked dead at him. "Alright fox, I've had enough of your game."

Nick sighed, he didn't know what went wrong. It wasn't just a blank paper in there last time he was here.

"I'm serious carrots," He began, easing down out of his chair to reason with Judy. "I told them to put it here."

The moment Nick moved, Judy was ready. She lowered her stance and held her paw over the taser incase he made a break for it or tried to corner her.

She grit her teeth. "I'm taking you back to the prison."

Now on even footing, Nick could see that things weren't going quite as planned. He needed to find a way to tell her he wasn't lying.

He took a deep breath and turned towards the door. "We need to find them."

This was it, she knew he was up to no good. She drew her weapon and held it in both paws as his back was turned.

"You're just trying to escape!" She clarified.

Nick shook his head and took a step towards the park.

"I'm trying to help you," He argued, feeling a twinge of regret and bitterness somewhere in his mind. "And the only ones that can help me find it are-"

'Click'

His ears stood on end as he turned around. The moment he did so, he could see that the rabbit was deathly serious about not letting him go.

"On the ground!" She shouted.

She had her taser lined up and ready to fire at him on a moments notice, and at this distance, she couldn't miss.

Seeing the ferocity in her eyes, Nick started to panic. While his tame collar beeped, he didn't know exactly how the kill collar would react to a taser's electrical force. His only thought was that it be the end of him if she pulled the trigger.

Chattering his teeth, he started to drop to one knee. He never took his eyes off her, and he didn't make any attempt to further anger her.

"Can you put the gun down?" He pleaded, lowering his other knee to meet the other.

The fox now subdued to where he couldn't run in any direction, Judy took her taser off of him but kept it in clear view of both of them.

She stared daggers at him, but he wouldn't turn to face her. She had won, but she would still have to get him back to the prison. All she had to do was call-

'taptaptap'

Both of their ears twitched at the sound and their eyes soon followed.

Judy knew it couldn't be Nick that made the noise, he was on his knees, and they weren't alone.

In the moment that they saw who it was, Judy felt her heart skip a beat, and Nick sighed in relief.

Standing just behind Nick at the doorway with his arms folded and piercing gaze was none other than the rabbit that Judy was about to call.

"J-jack?" She stuttered.

She had no idea that he would be there so quickly. Furthermore, she didn't understand how she didn't hear him at all.

When she had called him, he stopped tapping his foot and walked forward. His focus was solely on the lieutenant.

"Heya stripes." Nick chuckled, it wasn't his hide in trouble.

Though his initial greeting was ignored, he felt a paw on his shoulder hoist him up to his feet. At least he had one rabbit that didn't want to put him down.

Judy's eyes darted from Jack to the fox and back. She was an officer, she was supposed to uphold the law at all costs, but she had to answer to Jack.

Nearly trembling at the realization, she hesitantly asked "How long have you-"

"Lower your weapon Judy," Jack interrupted, shifting his focus from her to Nick. "Let me handle this."

"As fury burned in your heart you seethed 'Because you were the one to make mistakes!'"

Hello there, and welcome to the end notes! We have one last part before this chapter (Feelings Mutual) ends, which should be up very soon. I'm already writing the third chapter of volume one (It still calls to me...)

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