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*PRIOR TO JUDY'S TORTURE*
"What are you doing?!" She yelled in disbelief and surprise as she noticed Nick rolling up his sleeves and leaning in toward the needle.
"It's the only way Carrots" he answered calmly
"They know we're here already and there's only one way we can get this sample back to the lab so they can synthesize a cure." He explained as he took a deep breath.
"Can't we just figure out a way to break through the case or hack this terminal here and take the whole sample?" she retorted as she franticly looked around for an alternative solution. She let out frustrated grunts each time she flipped open something useless.
Hooves could be heard clacking down the hallway outside and the sound of large mammals smashing through doors in the distance.
He looked her dead in the eyes "Whiskers, I don't think either of us paid enough attention in the Systems course to 'hack' this thing nor do I believe we can muscle open this 2 inch thick steel trap. If we don't get this sample back to the lab. God knows what will happen to Zootopia"
"Nick I really don't thin-" her eyes widened as she watched him pop off the cap of the needle and began leaning his right shoulder in toward the syringe.
"Nick!" she protested as she ran toward him grabbing his arm to retract it from the syringe tip. "What if it kills you?"
"Will you miss me?" he joked with his trademark smirk. She was in no mood for jokes and her genuine worry overpowered his untimely humor. He averted his gaze and rubbed the back of his head.
"Don't worry whiskers. This is just the attenuated version of the virus. So long as it isn't active, I should be fine. They just have to isolate this antigen in my blood with maybe an immunoprecipitation assay and I think they can make an effective vaccine." He rationalized with a grin.
She stared at him impressed but still worried… but noticed that the needle was already in his shoulder.
"Hey! What the hell, Nick!" she furiously exclaimed with glossy eyes as she clenched her paws immediately prying his shoulder off. She could tell though whatever was in that syringe had successfully entered Nick's bloodstream. That dumb sneaky fox!
"What? I liked bio" he sneered. The hooves were closing in fast as voices and squeals of the henchmen could be heard.
She was still angry at him but quickly turned her attention to the sounds closing in on them with her perked ears.
"Check that room!" a deep grunt commanded outside of the room Nick and Judy were in.
"Nick we gotta go!" she warned as she scrambled to look for an exit. Nick assisted in the search.
They both turned as they heard loud pounding outside their door. The hinges began to give as the screws popped with each strike.
"In here!" she exclaimed gesturing him over toward the vent in the wall. It seemed to lead them to the next room over. Nick scurried over as they both climbed through into the next room.
The pig henchman finally busted through the door.
"Spread out! Find them!" one pig commanded loudly.
Nick and Judy crawled out of the other side entering a room the henchmen had already previously searched. There were flipped over tables, chairs, and papers everywhere.
"Come on" Judy tugged at Nick's paw as they slipped out of the room and ran down the hallway toward the exit. They saw a door at the end of the hallway.
As they approached the door, Nick took a running start and body slammed the door thinking it would give… It did not. She witnessed the red fox go splat right on the door. She giggled a bit and quickly helped him up.
He dusted himself off and rubbed his head in pain. "Ow… ok… that's locked…" he groaned.
Judy scanned around for options as she noticed stairs. "Come on. Exit doors are locked but there's probably a ladder on the roof we can climb down."
They both began sprinting up the stairs from the 1st floor to the 5th.
Both of them were panting from fatigue by the time they reached the roof access at the top of the stairs.
Nick contemplated body slamming it again but submitted to the previous failed attempt and simply ran up and to push it with his paws. It opened. Dammit shoulda tackled this one he shook his head.
They ran out onto the roof and looked around for a ladder. "There it is!" he pointed as both of their heads turn toward the later.
Suddenly a pig henchman suddenly emerged from the roof access and blindsided Nick who then collided into Judy.
"Oof!" They both let out as they were struck by the burly swine.
Nick embraced Judy in mid tumble to minimize her contact with the concrete surface.
Their bodies slide close to the edge of the roof. Both were in pain from the impact as they struggled to get up.
Judy turned her head to see Nick's status. He was barely able to lift his arm as he moaned in pain. He must have taken most of the impact. She looked up toward the pig, but it was too late.
The henchman was quick as he was already sprinting at them again for a second tackle.
Judy tried to grab Nick as she braced for impact. She managed to move them slightly to the left.
This small adjustment made the tackle graze off a bit, but still sent them flying off the roof. Judy and Nick screamed as they felt their bodies go over the edge. Judy grabbed Nick's paw with her left paw as her right paw just barely gripped onto the edge of the roof.
"Ahhhh!" Nick screamed as his eyes were shut. Slowly he realized they were no longer falling as he heard Judy grunting strenuously.
She was holding Nick and trying to pull them up with one arm. It was no use. She was too weak.
"Carrots! You can do this!" he cheered. "Cuz you kinda have to!"
She let out an effortful grunt as she felt her hand slipping.
"Cuz if you don't, we're dead!" he reminded desperately as he noticed her paw giving in.
"I… know…. That…" she replied laboriously and annoyed as she tried extremely hard to keep her grip.
Nick looked down and gulped nervously… but noticed there was a pile of garbage beneath them. That can break the fall!
"Wait Judy, you can let go! I see something we can fall on!"
She exhaled in relief as she began to let go.
Suddenly she felt hooves grab onto her forearm and began slowly pulling her and Nick up.
It was the pig.
She tried struggling but his grip was too strong
Her eyes widened in panic. "Nick you gotta let go! They're pulling us up!"
"What?! Carrots, I'm not letting you go!"
"Listen to me Nick. You've already got the sample. So go! They'll get us both!"
"No! Carrots! I'm not leaving you with them! Shake your paw free!"
She tried again with all her might.
"It's no use! GO NICK! Zootopia is more important! I'll be ok!" She screamed down at him as she could feel more pig hooves grabbed onto her forearm.
"NO! I'M NOT LETTING GO, GODDAMN IT" He try to swing and pull at her but it was futile.
"Nick! I'm sorry."
"No!" he protested.
She swiftly kicked his face with her left foot. He felt his hand slip as he fell 5 stories. During his descent he felt his heart stop from the shock and the terrifying sensation of falling.
Judy…
He landed in the pile garbage just as he had predicted. Quickly, he climbed out and looked up to the edge where Judy hung and saw her get pulled up and taken away by the pigs. He could hear her screaming and struggling. Slowly, her voice faded.
He panicked and tried to reenter the building but it was locked all around.
"No! Goddamn it!" he growled in frustration. He heard trucks driving toward his direction.
I gotta get her outta there. I… He tried to focus on the mission, but his conscious was eating him alive. I gotta save get this sample to the lab… He began sprinting toward the edge of the compound and hopped the fence and found their squad car.
He got in the car and drove off back to meet up with Wolfstein who was investigating the suspected facility in Tundra Town.
Nick, with his paws shaking, picked up the radio "We got a situation down at the biomedical facility in Rainforest District near Moss St. Officer Judy Hopps has been taken hostage. Send backup immediately! Do you copy?!"
"Copy that Officer Wilde, backup on its way." A female static voice replied.
His eyes were fixated on the road with his brows furrowed. The anxiety and frustration in his heart boiled. "FUCK!" he let out a sudden outburst in frustration as angry tears welled up in his eyes. Why did I let go?!
He rubbed his head with his paw angrily.
Why did I let them take her?
Why the fuck did I let go….
*PRESENT*
His eyes slowly opened once more. Again, his vision was blurry.
Why the hell am I always unconscious lately? He thought to himself extremely annoyed.
He scratched his head slowly and noticed he was in a bed. A hospital bed… Geez why is it so cold in here? Dressed in nothing but a hospital gown. Oh. He clutched himself for warmth as he looked around.
The room was dark. The clock in the room showed 4:00 AM. There were some balloons and flowers on the table beside him.
What the hell happene-
His eyes widened. Judy.
He shot out of the hospital bed pulling out all the tubes attached to him. The machines he was attached to began beeping wildly, but he didn't care.
As he started walking he felt a great pain in his shoulder. He winced and his knees buckled from the agony. It was that damned hatchet wound. Fucking pig…
Determined, he got back up and started heading to the ward desk.
A porcupine nurse scurried over to him "Mr. Wilde. You've suffered a great injury and you must head back to your room immediately."
"Where's Judy?" he stared her down while demanding.
Her eyes widened in slight fear and looked awkwardly to the side, but quickly back up to meet his gaze "Sir, please head back to your room and tomorrow we can-"
He pushed her aside with his uninjured side "Get out of my way!" he snarled.
She retreated against the wall and quickly picked up the phone to inform other medical staff and security.
"No no… he's not a threat… I think he's just… he's been through a lot." She whispered into the phone.
Nick continued his dreadful walk down the lifeless halls of the hospital. He didn't exactly know where to go or who to ask. He just knew he had to find her.
Finally, he reached the elevators and checked the directory. "First floor. Emergency Room." She had to be there.
He quickly took the lift down to the ER and slammed his paw on the front counter.
"Where's Officer Judy Hopps? She came into the hospital with me. My name is Officer Nicholas Wilde." He interrogated quickly and anxiously.
The impala managing the front counter looked at him shocked. "Uhhh… One moment please. Let me check…" She swiveled her chair slightly and began clicking and clacking away at her keyboard.
Nick stared at her intently as he awaited the answer.
She suddenly stopped and her eyes drooped a bit.
Nick's heart stopped. He did not like the sight of that at all.
The impala turned to Nick slowly "Uhm… Mr. Wilde… Ms. Hopps is… well…" She kept looking left and right nervously.
The color from his face drained as he felt his heart skipping beats. She's dead? Is she ALIVE? SPIT IT OUT! He thought loudly as he began to sweat uncontrollably.
"Nick?"
Nick's ears shot up. He turned slowly to meet the voice.
It was Wolfstein.
"Wolfstein, what happened? Where's Judy?" he pried.
Wolfstein looked at the ground and placed his paws in his pockets and let out an exasperated sigh.
"Wilde, you might want to sit down for this one." He suggested.
"NO! ENOUGH OF THIS BUILD UP CRAP! WHERE THE HELL IS JUDY?" he yelled in uninhibited rage.
"Nick. Calm down." He placed a paw on Nick's shoulder which Nick immediately swatted away.
"Nick, list-" Nick pushed Wolfstein hard and took a step back while pointing at him as if he's some sort of a criminal.
"I'M NOT GONNA ASK AGAIN. I just want to know… is she…" He almost couldn't bear to finish his sentence and his voice trembled. "Alive?" Tears were very apparently forming in his eyes.
Wolfstein looked down and stared at the ground for a while and looked back up with his eyes in a slight squint.
"Yes Nick. She is." He nodded with a slight smile as he raised his eyebrows.
Nick collapsed to the ground and began sobbing in relief. Oh thank god… Oh thank you thank you thank you…
He held his paws over his face to let the emotions take its course. Slowly, he gathered himself and stood up.
"I'm sorry Wolf-"
"Don't sweat it Nick. I get it… I get it." He smiled and patted him on the back.
"But listen… It's not… it's not exactly what you think…"
Nick looked up at him confused.
"She's hurt bad Nick. Doctors are not sure if she's ever going to wake up." He said with great remorse.
Nick's ears fell as he looked down in despair. His head felt numb and his thoughts scattered.
"Where is she?" Nick asked.
"At the ICU. I'll take you to see her tomorrow morning ok? You're not in great shape either buddy. You need rest or you might end up in a coma too." He joked but quickly realized how inappropriate that was to jest about. He cleared his throat.
"I'm… sorry about that. But seriously, you need as much R and R as possible. I'll take you to her tomorrow ok? First thing in the morning. I'll be here at 8 am. I promise." Wolfstein reassured as he patted him on the shoulder once more.
Nick sighed and relented to his suggestion and returned to his room.
It was a long walk. He was accompanied by nothing but terrible heart wrenching thoughts.
As he laid down in that cold hospital bed. He had no concern for rest nor recovery… That night he had only Judy on his mind.