Epilogue – Closing the loop
My phone rang.
I reached over to the small table in front of the sofa to grab it. It was Olivia.
"Olivia, what a nice surprise." I said as I picked up the call.
After she joined the ZPD academy she wasn't visiting as often as she used to any more.
now as I was the go to address for Nick and Judy to babysit after school when they both were on duty.
After all the ZPD IT department was a little safer than a cop car and the chief actually didn't mind, considering I still did a better job then my predecessor. Now new Cops would be in the system on their first day of work for example. Even though by the time she was 9 she has learned more swearwords from me and the guys, then a little girl her age should know. At least she was smart enough to not use them in front of her parents.
"You need to come to the Academy, we have to talk." she said hastily.
"What? No 'Hello.' or 'How are you?'. I though you mum always preached you how impolite that is."
"I know, I know. But this is important, I've met someone." she said shyly.
"You finally found a girl you like. Good."
"NOO! Why for fucks sake do you all think I'm a lesbian?"
"Because of that Pictures from Furrbook of you Prom night."
"Wait, that pictures weren't public. You hacked my Furrbook-Account?"
"Shit." I whispered. "Your dad forced me to." I said apologetically.
"Urgh, just come over, OK?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in a few minutes."
I got up and searched for my car keys, but before I left the house I went up to the attic where I keep all my old stuff.
In some old case file I had two photos I wanted to bring with me, because I had a suspicion what had happened. She was in the right age, after all.
I still remember when I found them.
I just had the job interview with then head of IT and when I came home they were just lying on my bed.
I put them in my pocket and left the house.
The drive to the Academy wasn't long and traffic was light.
She was lucky, as I was ZPD personal I was allowed to visit her on campus. Unofficially of course, normally the cadets weren't allowed to have visitors.
I got through all the corridors until I got to her dorm.
I stopped when I saw Nick and Judy sitting on Olivia's bed, with her sitting on a stool facing them.
They were talking about something, but stopped when I got in.
"I thought you wanted to talk in private."
"With all you three. I have to show you something."
I sat down besides Nick on the bed.
"OK, what do you want tot tell us."
Olivia did hesitate a bit.
"Sweetheart, you can tell us everything. Is it someone bullying you?"
She didn't always had it easy as the first known crossbred, but it got better since others started to pop up.
She got two photographs out of her pocket and showed them too us.
One of them was of her with a bunny and a fox both in police uniforms. They were both just a bit older than her. The only mayor difference was that it was a vixen and a buck who were standing left and right of her.
The other was with another bunny, this time a doe, and a female human sitting on a sofa.
I had a quick look to Judy and Nick. The look on their faces was priceless.
"I guess he wasn't lying when he said there are multiple versions of one world." I said.
"They're called Jude, Nicky and Olivia."
Then I got my paw in my pocket and gave my photos to Olivia.
"Wow what's with her fur?" Olivia asked me.
"Virus. Mike got her an antidote."
"You and she … " Judy began to stutter.
"Robin was Olivia? The whole time?" Nick interrupted her.
"Yes. And in my defence we three all agreed it would be better not to let you know. Not after Judy already blacked out. And I am surprised you haven't figured it out earlier."
"You have to tell me everything." Olivia said to me. She was sitting in front of my with a pleading look, bobbing up and down for excitement.
"Well, if your Mum and Dad allow it. We still have a pact not to tell you how we met."
"Uhh… " Was all Judy stammered still looking on the pictures.
"Well, now she knows anyway, so we might as well tell her." Nick spoke for the still baffled Judy.
"So, back in in the world I came from it was a normal day. There was film out called 'Zootopia'." I started.
