Author's Note:
Sorry this chapter is so short, but it's a necessary chapter. This chapter will also show why I mentioned Star Wars in the disclaimer.
Chapter 7
Nick woke up and rolled over on the bed he was on, only to find he couldn't roll over. He opened his eyes to see the same hospital room he was at right before going undercover. "Hello?" asked Nick. The door opened and Judy came in. "Glad to see you finally woke up." Judy said. "How long have I been asleep?" asked Nick, looking at his watch. "You fell asleep in the ambulance coming here, but they put under sedation for the surgery." "Surgery? What for?" asked Nick. "To remove the implants, remember?" replied Judy. "Oh, yeah. Forgot about that." "Anyway, you were under sedation, but you apparently where so exhausted, when the sedation wore off, you were still asleep. You've been asleep almost twenty four hours." Whoa. "Was I that exhausted?" asked Nick, more to himself than Judy. "Apparently. Doctor says you can leave as soon as he checks out the stitches and askes you some questions." Judy walked out the room as the doctor came in and looked at Nick. The doctor looked at Nick's arms, his tail, and his ear. Then he asked a few questions. Some of them where the same questions the paramedic asked. Soon, Nick was released from the hospital and Judy drove Nick home.
Nick plopped down on the couch as soon as Judy left. No less than thirty seconds later, there was a knock on the door. "Judy, the door's unlocked you don't have to-" Nick froze when he opened the door. It was his parents! "Mom! Dad!" Nick yelled as he hugged them. "How's my favorite son?" asked Nick's dad. "Dad. I'm your only son," Nick said. "Where's Viki?" asked Nick. "Still in college. She said she would love to come see her big brother, but she had a huge important test coming and she couldn't miss it," said Nick's mom. "Come in," said Nick, opening the door wider. "So how's my son doing these days? We haven't heard from you in a while," said Dad. "Well, I've been busy lately." Nick hadn't told them he was a police officer. "What happened to your arm there?" asked Mom, pointing to Nick's left arm. "Oh, that? Just a little accident at work. No big deal. Doctor said it would be fully healed in a week or two." "So Nick, you haven't actually told us what your job is yet. What do you do for a living?" asked Dad. "Well, actually, you'll never believe this, but I am..." Nick took a deep breath. "...a police officer." Both of Nick's parents looked shocked and stunned. "You? A cop?" asked Mom. "I'm proud of you, Nick!" said Dad. "Thank you, Dad. Do you want to see my badge?" asked Nick. "Oh, yes please!" said Dad, as Mom nodded. Nick got up and walked into the bedroom and grabbed his badge off of his uniform and went back to the living room. When he got back, his parents were looking at his police academy graduation picture. Apparently they didn't notice it at first. "Here you go," said Nick handing the badge to Dad. "Who's this rabbit next to you in this picture?" asked Mom. "Oh, her? She's my partner at work. She's the first ever rabbit officer, and I'm the first ever fox officer." "Oh, I see. Who's Judy?" asked Mom. "Huh? What are you talking about?" said Nick. "When we knocked, you said something about a 'Judy.' Who is she?" asked Mom. "Is she your girlfriend?" asked Dad in a mocking tone. "No! That's my partner's name, Judy Hopps. She was here right before you got here. She dropped me off from work," explained Nick. "That must be that nice bunny who helped me in the lobby!" said Mom. "Did she have purple eyes?" asked Nick. "I think so," said Mom. "That's her. She's always helping anyone in need. So are you staying for the day, weekend, or week?" asked Nick. "We thought we'd come visit for the week. We're staying at the hotel down the street," said Dad. "Well, I got tomorrow off. We could spend the day together," said Nick. "That would be wonderful, Nicky!" said Mom. Nick liked it when she called him that. Dad handed Nick's badge back. We'll see you tomorrow!" said Dad as he walked out the door. "Bye!" they both said as Nick shut the door. "Bye!" said Nick. Nick walked into the bedroom and put his badge back on the uniform and walked into the bathroom. Nick took a long shower to get all the grime from the gang off of him. He hadn't had a decent shower in weeks. After he finished his shower, he put boxers on and fell asleep on his bed instantly.
The next morning, Nick was sitting at the dining room table eating some cereal. Nick had his eyes closed and his head was being held up by his paw. He was mindlessly eating the cereal. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Nick woke up immediately. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. He wanted to sleep longer, but he knew his parents where coming. Nick yawned really loudly and walked over to the door. When he opened it, Judy was there. "What are you doing here?" asked Nick. "Just come to see how you're doing," replied Judy. "Carrots, my parents are coming over today," said Nick. "Where they the foxes I helped last night?" "Yes." "Oh, they're very nice! I would love to talk to them!" "Ok, but I need to get ready." Nick walked off to the bedroom. Judy sat down on the couch and picked up a little post card. When she read the message, her eyes got wide. She kept reading, but just put the paper under the couch cushion. Judy heard Nick whistling while he got dressed. She sat staring at the picture of Nick's family. Nick walked out, dressed in a blue polo and khakis. He put his phone in his right pocket and his wallet in his back pocket. Judy stood up just as someone knocked at the door. "Coming!" said Nick. Nick opened the door and let his parents in. "Mom. Dad. This is Officer Judy Hopps, my partner." Judy shook Nick's dad's hand, then his mom's hand. "I'm Jeff Wilde, and my wife there is Marie Wilde," said Nick's dad. "Nice to meet you both," said Judy. "Well, we planned to go drive around, eat lunch, then go see a movie, then have a picnic in the park. By then we should have time to come back here and relax for the rest of the day," said Nick. "Is it ok if I come along?" asked Judy. "Shure! The more the merrier!" said Nick's dad. The foursome walked out the door and down the stairs to the parking garage. Nick unlocked his car and got in the driver's seat, with his parents in the backseats, and Judy in the passenger seat. "Around town, then?" asked Nick. Nick drove his parents and Judy around town, because his parents hadn't been in Zootopia for years. They wanted to see what has changed since they were last here. They stopped at Nick and Judy's favorite sandwich restaurant. After a while, they were ready to go see the movie, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. After the movie, Nick was so mad at Disney. "They just copied A New Hope! Can J.J. Abrams not write an original script? Shure it had original elements, but the main story is nearly identical! I bet VIII will be like The Empire Strikes Back!" Nick was yelling while they headed to the park. "I didn't know you where such a diehard Star Wars fan, Nick," said Judy. "I just never thought about it during work. I'm in my cop mode during work. I'm in fanboy mode at the theater." Judy and Nick's parents started laughing, but Nick looked confused. "That wasn't a joke. I really am," said Nick, with a straight face. Everyone stopped laughing. Nick then burst out laughing. Now his parents and Judy where confused. "Do you really think that I was serious? I was joking!" Nick said. Then, everyone in the car was laughing really hard.
