Author's Note:

From here on out, the story will go a different direction than Jav27. This is going to be mostly original now. Enjoy!

Chapter 15

"I've got to stop waking up like this," mumbled Nick to himself as he woke up. He looked around and saw he was in the hospital again. He tried to sit up, but a sharp pain in his right side forced him back down. Nick then noticed his left paw was gone. He let out a long exhale. Nick's tail felt a little funny, and his side hurt badly. Then the nurse came in. She was the same nurse from the last time he was here. "Hello, Mister Wilde. Nice to see you again." Nick laughed. "I hope it's the last time." The nurse laughed too. "I hope so too. You need to stop getting yourself in dangerous situations!" Nick sighed. "I don't really have a choice." "You have a few visitors." The nurse opened the door and Bogo and Judy walked in. Judy jumped on the bed and hugged Nick. Nick hugged her back. "We've got to stop doing this, Carrots," Nick said with a smirk on his face. Judy laughed and started crying. Judy pulled away and kissed Nick on the cheek. "I was worried sick!" Judy said. Bogo cleared his throat. "The two bears, Krell, and the gang boss are all in prison now. They all have the death sentence. We had enough evidence to convict them," Bogo said. Nick breathed a relieved sigh he closed his eyes and sank down in the pillow. "Krell had trackers implemented on him, like the ones you had, Wilde." Nick smiled. He knew he had no more reason to fear the gang any longer. "And," Bogo continued. Nick opened his eyes and looked at Bogo. "There has been a new program for amputee police officers. Jefferson has already enrolled. They have been major breakthroughs in paw prosthetics these last few years. The brand new prototype prosthetics are more sophisticated than ever before." Just then, James walked in. He had a prosthetic leg that was the same shape as his left leg, but it looked like a robot's leg. "How'd you like to join the club, Nick?" said James with a huge smile on his face. Nick smiled. "I'm in!" Nick said. Bogo smiled. "A representative will come over here later today to look you over, and get your measurements for the new paw." Nick was excited. He would get to have a robotic hand like Luke Skywalker! Bogo, James, and Judy left the room and Nick fell asleep. Nick woke up to the nurse waking him up. "There is a man here to see you," the nurse said. "Send him in," Nick said. The doctor and a sheep in a suit came in. The sheep had a case with him. "Hello. I'm Professor Squire. I'm here about your missing paw." Nick shook his hoof gladly. Squire opened the case and pulled out a robotic paw, shaped similar to Nick's original left paw. "Now, we are going to test this to see if it works," Squire said. He put some wires that came out from the base of the paw on Nick's forearm and on his stub. "Now. Think about moving your left paw. Nick sent the signal the same as he would for his right paw, and the robotic paw moved just as he told it to in his mind. Nick's eyes lit up. "This is amazing!" Nick exclaimed. "Now that we know it works, let's get your measurements, so we can build another one just for you." Nick let Squire take measurements all over both his arms. After he was done, He put the paw away and pulled out a glove that looked like the skin off of a fox's paw. "This cover is specifically designed to match the prosthetic, so it will look just like the original. The paw can be used with or without the cover, it will work just the same, but there is a risk for pinching someone if you use it without. The paw can be worn in the shower, in bed, to work. It is completely waterproof, and can withstand temperatures of within -50 to 500 degrees fahrenheit. It is chemical proof, but try not to get any on the prosthetic, as they might damage the circuits. It has the exact range of movement as your original." Nick was excited to get his for use. "Can this be taken off, for whatever reason?" Nick asked Squire. "Yes." Squire took the paw back out to show Nick. "There is a switch here inside the paw. Put the paw completely straight and flat, flip the switch with a toothpick or similar object, and you can unscrew these three screws, and the paw will come right out of this base. The base will be permanently attached though." Nick completely understood. "When will mine be ready?" asked Nick. "Next week. I'll be back on Tuesday to deliver the base for the doctor to attach. The paw will be ready to install next week." Squire put all his things back and closed the case and left. The doctor left with him. Nick was excited. He couldn't wait.

Three days later, they attached the base on Nick's arm. Nick kept looking at it, and Judy was just as excited that Nick would get a prosthetic. Nick also was very relieved the boss and his minions were going to die for their crimes. Then the big day came, when the doctors would attach the prosthetic. Nick was awake while it was attached. The base had wires going inside Nick's arm, attached to muscles and nerves so it would know how and when to move. The doctor screwed the hand in and put the cover on it. Nick thought it looked just like his old hand, but he couldn't move it. "Hey! What's going on here?" asked Nick when he found it wouldn't move. "We have the batteries charging. They will go on your belt, and will charge with your movement, and there is a backup battery that will also go on your belt," the doctor said. Nick was impatient for the hour that they needed to charge. The doctor hooked two wires to the paw, that stuck out the cover and went up his arm, down his back, and to a belt they gave him with the batteries on them. After the batteries were hooked up, Nick took the cover off and flipped the switch himself. His paw moved! It moved exactly as he wanted it to move! Nick started to cry for joy, and so did Judy, who was in the room the whole time. Nick hugged Judy. "I'm whole again, Judy!" Nick said as he hugged her. "I know, Nick! I know!" Judy replied. Nick was released from the hospital that day, but his ribs still needed a little time before they would be completely healed. The next day, Ben was surprised to see Nick had two hands. "I thought you had your paw amputated!" Ben said when Nick and Judy walked in to work. "Watch this, Ben," Nick said as he pulled the cover off. When the cover came off, Ben covered his mouth with his paws, and his eyes were huge. "O, M, Goodness!" "Yup!" Nick wiggled his fingers and Ben almost fainted. Nick put the cover back on. "That's awesome, Nick!" Ben said. "I know. Well, we'll be seeing you!" Nick said as they left for roll call. Bogo gave Judy and Nick parking duty, so Nick wouldn't be exposed to work that could injure his ribs any more than they already are. "Let's see who can give out the most tickets before noon?" Nick said as they drove to where they would be paroling. "You're on!" Judy said as she hopped out of the car and ran off. Nick drove the car around, giving tickets to anyone's car that needed it. Nick met back with Judy for lunch. They each got 200 tickets. "I'll buy lunch, Carrots," Nick said. "Ok," Judy replied. Nick drove them up to a small sandwich restaurant. Nick got a chicken sandwich, and Judy got a vegetable sandwich. "How's the paw been working?" asked Judy. Nick wiggled his prosthetic around. It looked exactly like his original paw. "Great! I can hear the little motors whirring when it moves," Nick replied. Judy giggled a little bit. "I love you, Nick," Judy said. "I love you too, Carrots," Nick said, and he leaned across the table and kissed Judy on the lips. "Time to get back to the station, Love," Judy said. Nick laughed at that. "Ok." Nick drove back to the station with Judy next to him.

Author's Note:

How's that for a different direction? This what I thought would happen after Nick lost his paw in Jav27's story, but it didn't. I wanted it to happen, so I made it happen. It's getting happy now!