Chapter 3: Why do you fight
Beep beep beep... Nick,s alarm clock rang, waking the pair. "Morning Carrots." Nick said tiredly.
"Morning Blueberries." Judy responded. Blueberries? Since when do I call him Blueberries? She thought.
"Blueberries huh? I think I like it." Nick said. They both giggled and Judy got up. "Aw, Carrots. You're so soft, why'd you have to get up?" Nick said, faking being hurt by this act and inciting another laugh from Judy.
"I would love to cuddle all day, but we have a case to get to and a kit to find." she said and left to shower.
Not before Nick could say "Oh, I'm sure we would be doing more than 'cuddling' Carrots." in a sly voice. Judy blushed and ran to the bathroom before Nick could say more.
Once Judy left the room, Nick got up and checked his phone. Hmm, a text from Finnic. He thought while opening the message.
"Yo Nick, we need to talk. I'll be outside your building by 7:00. Be there ASAP."
Nicked the clock, 7:00 AM, "Judy! I'm going to step out for a few." he yelled so she wouldn't worry where he was. "Okay" came her muffled reply. Suddenly thought of Judy fresh out of the shower came into Nick's head, but he shook the away as he left the apartment. Maybe soon. he thought.
Once he got outside he immediately noticed Finnic's van. He walked up and knocked on it. The small fox came out brandishing a baseball bat. Once he saw Nick, he waved the larger fox in while throwing the bat back into the van.
"What's so important you needed to see me so early? I know you like to sleep 'til ten."
"Nick, I managed to find a group of kits that were hiding the one you're looking for..."
"That's great! Where are they?"
"That's the thing. After I got there, some snatchers swooped in and picked em up." both foxes grew uncomfortable at that.
"What?" Nick said nervously.
"One of them recognized me and asked why I was there. I told him I was looking for one of them and he said I could buy her." Finnic answered in a worried tone.
"I was worried you were going to say something like that." Nick said, defeated.
"Nick, I think we can still stop this. He's going to send me the address half an hour before the sale. Its going on in one of the ware houses in the Rainforest district." Nick perked up a bit.
"Good. You'll have to be there Finnick."
"What?! No way I'm going some where like that!" Finnic yelled.
"Look, if you're not there and a raid goes down after you are told where it was, what do you think will happen to you?"
Finnic considered this then said "Shit! Fucking hell Nick! What have you gotten me into?!"
Nick responded "Listen, just don't make any bids and I can get you out of this after the raid."
"Fine, I'll do it...but you owe me Nick." The small fox responded.
"I know buddy, I know." and at that he left and ran back to his apartment.
Nick came barreling into his apartment and called out to Judy.
"What is is nick?!" she said, concerned.
"We need to get to the precinct now. Hurry up and dress. Don't ask questions." and he ran off to get his car ready. Judy hurried to get dressed and followed after Nick.
Judy asked what was going on but Nick said he would explain at the precinct. Seeing the look in his eyes, she decided to back off.
Once they arrived at the precinct, Nick sprinted up to Clawhauser. "Hey Ni..." he started.
"Not now! Where's Bogo!" Nick exclaimed as Judy ran to catch up with him.
"In the bullpen. He's started early today." Clawhauser responded, confused.
Nick ran off and Judy apologized for Nick. "It's fine, he seems pretty worked up." Clawhauser stated. Suddenly he noticed the smell in the air. "O. M. Goodness. Did you two..." He asked. Judy began to blush and answered "Yes Benjamin, we marked each other." Clawhauser could only squeal in response as Judy moved to follow Nick.
"Sir!" Nick yelled as he burst into the bullpen.
Everyone suddenly turned to him as Bogo began to yell"Officer Wilde! What are you doing in here! And out of uniform as well!"
Nick yelled back in response "SHUT UP!" Causing even the buffalo to become quiet in response. Judy came in as Nick yelled, also shocked. "We need to talk about the case. Now!" Nick said. Bogo began to respond but Nick cut him off "I don't care what you have to say right now. Everyone leave now." They all looked to Bogo and he nodded his head as an answer. Everyone got up and left save for Bogo, Judy, and Nick, giving the fox a concerned look as they walked by.
"Sir, before you yell, let me explain. My contact told me that Sahra, the missing kit, was taken by snatchers and is going to be sold at auction. He's been invited and will receive the location half of an hour before the auction begins. He only knows that it will be in one of the ware houses in the district." Nick explained.
Bogo's eyes widened and he said "Wilde, I know you had a 'shady' past, but if you were involved in mammal trafficking.." when Nick angerly cut him off.
"I WOULD NEVER ASCOIATE WITH THAT SCUM! HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF THAT YOU ASSHOLE!" yelling at the top of his lungs. This drew the attention of many of the officers in the building and Bogo could only stand there in shocked silence and stare at Nick.
Judy put her paw on Nick's shoulder as he seethed. "Nick." she said soothingly. He began to calm down and turned to her, a mixture of hurt and anger in his eyes. "It's okay Nick. I'm here. Please talk to me. Why did that get you so angry?" She said both trying to sooth him and learn what was going on with him. She pulled him into a tight embrace, not caring about the officers watching them.
Suddenly, in a sad, defeated tone, Nick said "I used to have a sister." All of the anger Bogo was feeling drained from him at that comment. Suddenly, everyone around them seemed to loose interest as they backed away from the fox as he started to cry. "We...we..." He started when Judy said "Nick, you don't have to say it." "Yes...I do." he responded and began the story.
"Jane. We were very close, part of the same litter even. We were in the park playing..."
"Found ya!" a young female fox exclaimed when she found her brother, Nick.
"Aw come on, how are you so good at this Jane? I think you're cheating." Nick said.
"Nope, I'm just better than you Nicky." Jane said and they both giggled. "Come on. It's your turn to find me." she said.
We were playing hide 'n seek. I was counting when I heard her yell.
"5, 6, 7..." Young Nick was counting.
"Ahhhh! Hel..." He heard. He knew it was his sister and ran to her. He saw two mammals holding her now unconscious body.
It was a grizzly and a wolf, suddenly another mammal came from behind me and held a rag to my snout.
"Ahh, what the..." and Nick passed out. Both he and his sister were carried into a van and it drove off.
I woke up in a cage next to her. We were in separate cages but at least we could talk. She woke up before me.
"Nicky! Are you okay, where are we?" Jane asked in a worried tone.
"I don't know Jane. Are you okay?" Nick asked, concerned for his sister.
"Mmhmm..." she nodded. "Nick, I'm scared." Jane said.
Nick was terrified to but couldn't let her see that. "It'll be okay Jane, I promise." he said, not sure of the truth of that statement. "Hey, I think I can get this open." Nick said as he fiddled with his cage. Suddenly, the rusted hinges broke and the door opened and almost dropped to the ground but thankfully it was locked to the cage. Nick got out and tried to open his sisters cage but couldn't even get the door to budge. "Dang it. It'll be okay Jane. I'll be right back with help." Jane nodded and nick ran off.
I ran off to get help, when the police got there, all that was left were a bunch of empty cages and a book with prices in it.
"Next to a price was Jane's name followed by 'Fresh catch'. I later found out that that's code for...for vir...virgin. My father had died a few years before that and my mom drank herself half to death. I turned twelve and a few months later..." Nick ended his story, leaving both Judy and Bogo speechless. "Nick, I'm so sorry." Judy said sadly. She cuddle up to Nick as they both started crying. Bogo could barely process what he was just told.
Once the fox and rabbit stopped crying, Bogo added in a reassuring tone, "Nick, I'm sorry for accusing you of having worked with those kind of mammals. I didn't know." he felt guilty for the accusation now.
Nick nodded and said "Now lets make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. I made a certain fox a promise." Bogo seemed confused but Judy was proud of this fox she loved so much.
There are only a few warehouses in the Rainforest district due to its topography and they were all focused in a single area. "Ok, so there are only four building capable of hosting an auction. The others are refrigerated or over stocked." Bogo said over a map of the warehouses "Leaving these buildings." he said as he circled four buildings. "You two will come up with plans to raid each building. Swat will be here in an hour so we have to be ready." they both nodded and began discussing plans of attack.
An hour later, S.W.A.T. Arrived and entered the bullpen for a briefing. "Ok, these two are officers Hopps and Wilde. The two of them have devised a plan to attack and stop a mammal auction."Bogo said to introduce them and they took his place.
"Ok, so you already know the stakes. My contact will be receiving the location of the auction thirty minutes before the auction. For now he only knows that it is in a warehouse in the Rainforest district. We have devised plans for each of the four possible targets." Nick started.
"The packets you will receive contain all the information you should need to preform a raid. Remember, the contact will be inside the auction to maintain his cover so avoid collateral damage as best as possible." Judy continued.
After a few minutes of studying done by the S.W.A.T., they all headed out to the Rainforest district and the warehouses. Once they arrived, they set up in a near by building, creating a command center where Nick, Judy, Bogo, and John(the swat teams leader) were going to watch the operation. The rest of the S.W.A.T. Were posted in near by buildings, ready for the call. "Are you sure your people are up to this?" Nick asked nervously.
"Yes, they've been trained for this specific kind of situation." John said with pride.
Suddenly Nick's phone vibrated in his pocket. "It's my contact, It's building three." he said after reading the text.
"Ok everyone, thirty minutes to show time, get ready." John said over the radio.
Vehicles of all types arrived in the next half hour, including Finnic's van. Okay bud, I'm going to get you out of this. Nick thought.
After half an hour, no more cars showed up and two wolves appeared outside the door. "Okay, move in." John said and all the S.W.A.T. mobilized.
First snipers took out the guards on the doors, then the others set up a perimeter to prevent anyone from escaping. Once satisfied, they moved in and a wolf set a device on the door. They called over the radio "Breaching charge one set." and others confirmed their charges set as well. Another call "3, 2, 1, Breaching, breaching, breaching!" followed by an explosion.
Two rhinos charged what was left of the door as other explosions went off at the same time.
It was utter chaos inside the warehouse as teams swooped in immediately firing on any one who presented a threat.
Soon the fighting ended and Nick and Judy went to see the children and hopefully find Sahra. The medics soon arrived in ambulances to tend to the wounded and the children. They found Sahra among the children and took her to see one of the medics. After an examination, the three of them headed to the precinct.
Once at the precinct, Nick and Judy left Sahra with Clawhauser while they went to get the parents. An hour and a half later, they arrived once again at the precinct. They would have been there sooner but they had an emotional moment with the family after telling them they had found their daughter. Once inside, Sahra ran to her parents who started crying again.
"Mommy, daddy, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have left." Sahra said to her parents.
"No sweetie, I'm sorry." her father started "I promise, When ever you want me, I'll be there, and you and mommy will both come with me when ever I have to go away. How does that sound." Sahra was over joyed and just hugged her parents. They both looked to Nick and Judy and mouthed "Thank you"as they cried with their daughter.
A few minutes passed and the family finally calmed down. "Okay, lets get you guys home." Nick said, and they nodded in agreement. They loaded into the cruiser and Nick pulled out. "Hey, would you guys mind if we stopped by her school along the way. She has some friends that I'm sure would love to see her, and one I think you should meet." Judy gave Nick a knowing smile, knowing exactly what he wants to do.
"Sure, I don't see why not. I'm sure she is exited to see her friends." her father answered.
"Will Nathan be there?" Sahra asked. Both of her parents got a curious look at how specific she was.
"I'm sure he will be Sahra. He's been very worried about you and I'm sure he'll be very happy to see you." Nick answered. Sahra got excited knowing she would see Nathan. Her parents were also interested in seeing who their daughter had so much of a crush on that she got kitnapped and is only concerned with seeing him. Nick and Judy laughed at the similarity between the two pairs and then grabbed each others paws.
Mr. and noticed and asked, "Are you two..."
Judy immediately said, "Please, smell for your self." and giggled as the Harely's suddenly noticed their combined scents and smiled.
"We're very happy for you two. And we wish you good luck." Mr. Harely said.
"Thank you." they said at the same time.
They laughed and Nick said "Oh, so we're going to be that kind of couple. Ow!" As Judy punched him for his snarky comment. "Come on Carrots, while I'm driving. And they say I'm the predator." Everyone in the car laughed as they finally pulled up to the school.
Nick and Judy went in first and prepared the classroom. "You remember us right? Well, we have a surprise for you." Judy said and the Harely's entered to many cheers. Nathan was more than happy as he ran up and hugged Sahra, much to the surprise of her parents.
"H-hi Nathan." Sahra said shyly, much to the amusement of Nick and Judy.
"Hey Sahra. I really missed you. Are you okay?" Nathan said with some concern.
Sahra hugged him and said "I am now."
At that Judy said "Okay guys, we have to get Sahra home so she can rest now, say goodbye." The class said their goodbye's and Nathan gave Sahra another hug and they departed.
Laughing, Mr. Harely said "Now I see why you wanted to come here so bad. It's so you can help set up my daughter and that Nathan fellow."
"Who, me? I would never do such a thing as create one of the cutest couples around." Nick responded, causing everyone to laugh but Sahra who seemed a little embarrassed.
Judy noticed her blushing ears and asked "Whats wrong? It's okay for you to like a fox. Look at me and Nick here." and she kissed Nick, getting a giggle out of Sahra. Nick blushed under his fur and they climbed back into the cruiser.
The rest of the ride to the Harely's home was silent as everyone was exhausted from the events of the day. They got to the house and said their goodbye's. Before getting back into the cruiser, Judy pulled Nick close and gave him a long, passionate kiss he gladly received. Once they broke apart, Nick asked "What was that for?"
Judy only responded with "I think I want one, maybe two." and left Nick to ponder what she just said, Wait, what is that supposed to... ohhh. he thought, realizing what she meant.
The ride back to the precinct was silent as the two pondered their thoughts. Once the arrived and entered the building, Nick kissed Judy and said "I do to." to which she responded with a smile while Clawhauser squealed at their interaction.
"Hey guys. Oh you to are so cu...adorable together." He said, catching himself. "Anyway, chief wanted to talk to you."
"Thanks Benji." Nick said as they made their way to Bogo's office.
"Come in." he said as they approached his office. They sat down in the one chair in the room and he began "We are interrogating everyone who was captured and have already let your contact go. I want you two to take the rest of the day off and come in tomorrow ready to work." Neither argued and just simply nodded. Bogo waved the out and they left. Once they closed the door, Bogo examined the file on his desk for probably the fiftieth time since being given it. "You'll need the rest for this one Nick." and he set down the folder and returned to work.
Authors notes: Okay guys, thanks for getting this far. I made this chapter longer for you guys since there won't be another for about a week. I'll try to upload a new chapter every Saturday or Sunday and if I don't post for a while and give no notice, assume I'm dead. Hahaha, any way, see you next time.
