AN:/ I may start uploading these next chapters at night. :3 For a loooong time... night it is then!
I bought Zootopia yesterday, so now I can watch it at any time! Right when I don't need it!

Slowly running out of ideas. -facepalms- Though I swear I screeched Eureka when an idea popped in my head.

Though, here is the next chapter! Hope you like it! ^^ Though late it may be, don't kill me.

This Chapter:

After yesterdays boring workday, Judy, Nick and Suzanne are sent to calm down a riot. Not being used on the field, Suzanne tries her best not to get trampled, as Judy and Nick manage to get into the heart of the argument. Having not been informed of what exactly caused the outburst, they are shocked to see it between a predator and prey, because of their stereotypical backgrounds.

Unable to find Suzanne anywhere after a sudden round of gunfire that scrambled the mammals, Judy stumbles into a dark alleyway, to see a shadowed figure run off, and soon a heap the further she traveled forward.
Shot multiple times, and bleeding out fast.

Looking out of the window inside a monster truck Police Car, on a nice sunny day nearing Savannah Central, could make anyone smile.
But not me.

I was stuck, beside Nick, seeing as Judy didn't want a driving buddy, or teach me anything at the moment. He seemed pretty content though.
"So, what's the plan?" I ask, moving so I could press my feet against the right edge of the Driver's seat, and leaned my back into Nick's arm. Judy glanced at me from the corner of her eyes, and as she stopped at a stop light she told me what Officer Bogo explained to her this morning.

"Apparently, there has been a couple fights break out near the fountain," she looks to me again as she waits for the light to turn green. Taking my nod, she continues past her simple area description. "Chief Bogo didn't want to look into it unnecessarily, since there were always bound to be prickly mammals there." I scoff, and cross my arms, as Nick tried to ignore the lack of room I was giving him. "So after a few weeks of minimal passive aggressive behavior, he was surprised to see something as serious as a riot take place there." Judy further explained.

"Uh, Peach, you're kinda.. Squishing me here, can you scoot over?" He asks, and I only push against him harder. He had changed into his uniform today, since I didn't give him back his shirt. I had washed it, and worn it again over my usual work getup.
"Uh, no hun'. I don't think I can scoot over. There really is no more room." I say, and smirk at his obvious comfortableness. "So, what is the "Verbal Fight" about?" I ask Judy, ignoring Nick who was squirming in his spot, and narrowing my eyes towards Judy in thought. Another one?

Nick continued to wriggle in his spot, trying not to accidentally lick the glass he was being shoved against.

Judy only shrugged. "That's just it. We don't know." I tilted my head. "Bogo didn't tell you?" She shook her head at that. "He didn't give me a reason. Just ordered us to make sure no one got hurt, and stay til' the heat died down."
"I can see it now." Nick mumbled to himself, and looked over to see my legs taking up the rest of the sitting space.
He gave Judy a defeated look, as I thought this red light had to be the longest one yet. "Yeah, we don't need any more casualties." I added, and Judy shook her head in silently disbelief at that.
"Isn't that the truth?" She mumbled.

"Carrots, can you get your BFF off me?" Nick asked, and I raised a brow at the bunny driving. She put her paw to the pedal, and I yelped, rolling over and into the floorboard. I shakily rose myself up as she turned a corner, and was flung back into Nick, who managed to catch me and set me in my spot beside him.
Blinking my eyes as if I had just woken up, and the sunlight was hitting me straight in the face, I stared out at the hood absentmindedly playing with Nicks tie.

"So, you couldn't of, I don't know, asked me to get off?"
"Wear your seat belt."

At that, I sighed, falling back into the seat, closing my eyes. "Just tell me when we get there. I hardly got a wink of sleep last night." I said, and elbowed the fox beside me. He grunted, and I chuckled. "Is he making the face?" I ask Judy, peeking one eye open to look at her. She looks to the right, at Nick, and grinned, laughing.
"Yup. Puffed up cheeks and all." I giggled at the image in my head.
I could hear him roll his eyes. "Let's just get this over with. We still have another case to work on when we get back," Judy said, amusement in her tone. "Chief Bogo sent us here only for a check in. It won't take long til' they clear out."
I nodded, and I assumed Nick did as well since he didn't say a word. Just a disagreement, like always.

"We're here."

I stuck out my tongue, pretending I was dead when Judy turned to shove me out of the door. "Suz', wake up." She demands, and I only twitch my paw. "Stop twitching, and get your butt out of the car!" She laughs, as Nick rolled his eyes, grabbing my arm to pull me out.
"I don' wanna walk around in the sweltering heat, just cause' people have enthusiastic arguments..." I whine, and Judy only walks beside me, as we head towards the large group of mammals in the distance.

"It.. Seems to be centered, a circle of sorts.. A main cause?" Judy asks aloud towards us, squinting out in the direction of the mob surrounding the front of the watering hole. "Maybe. It reminds me of a school fight between two kids, and the other children come up and chant and cheer around them." I add, now walking like a normal person instead of dragging my feet in zombie mode. "Glad to see you're awake now, Officer Daniels. Nap do any good?" Judy chuckles, with a calm demeanor.
We encountered these types of issues before. They're getting to the point of becoming routine. Which is what we all agreed upon, was concerning the Chief.
"Hah hah hah, no, no it didn't. I still feel like I haven't slept in 8 days." I crossed my arms, now arriving behind a pig, antelope, moose, and tiger. Well, that's most of what I could see right now.

There were over two hundred mammals, Judy had thought again aloud before we were in earshot. The sound was deafening. It was literally over 200 animals arguing, yelling, shoving, and growling at each other. About what though? Judy turns to look up at us both, raising a brow. This.. Doesn't look like a riot.
She wouldn't try speaking at this point, it was way too loud. Her ears lowered, as she pointed to us, and made a gesture with both her paws to spread out and enter the circle.
Nodding, I sped over past Judy, nearing the left side of the crowd, Nick more than likely to the right, and Judy entered right where she was, in the middle back. Staring out in between a Lion and Elephant, I took a step towards them, half-hoping they wouldn't notice me
The fact that it was between predator and prey didn't pass over my head. Narrowing my eyes, I squeezed through, and slowly began making my way to the middle.

The middle is where it started, and where it will end.

The noises were loud, the stomping was earth-shaking, and the rage teetering on the edge of becoming violent wasn't something just to scoff at.
Judy Hopps was a bunny, yes. She was surrounded by angry animals. It was futile to try and clear up and calm down every single fight til' they reached the center. So she wanted Nick and Suzanne to head to the sides, and enter in through there, making notes on behavior and such.

She knew she had to get to the center of it all, else everything would result in turmoil. The one thing that bothered her the most, was that each group of arguments were Predator vs Prey. It honestly unnerved her, to the point of not wanting to know what caused all of this.
Passing by another 3 pairs of mammals yelling faults at each other, she had to crawl through legs to reach her destination because the crowd had become so thickly packed.

Her fur stood on end, just as she could see a good area in front of her that was spaced out from the rest of everyone else. "Finally.." She mumbled, crawling under a giraffe, and stood straight. There were a few mammals listening in on the argument before them, as well as herself.
"What are you gonna do? Kill me? You are a predator after all! Loud, and annoying!"
"I should! Considering you don't deserve to be walking around with that mouth of yours! Take it, and eat grass, instead of trying to talk smack to a lion!"
"A predator, is a predator!"
"Well, you're prey! That says enough."

Judy frowned. It didn't seem like much to start this type of group of mammals. Maybe.. They were waiting for a chance. A small opening, to let out some steam, say what they wanted to. Why would they though? What could've caused such distrust? I thought... That everything was...
It wasn't in this conversation as much as it was in the ones surrounding it. All of the accusations, he words, the meanings behind their annoyed looks.
Wasn't everything getting.. A little better? Weren't we showing.. Just a little more trust? After the Night Howler case, I hoped all would return to as normal as it could be... But this.. This is..

Glancing around, she sees Nick to her right. Had he been there all along?... She hadn't seen any other foxes on her way here. She looked to her left, but not to see Suzanne. Where was she? Did she not make it through?
Nick had walked closer to Judy, and tapped her arm. She looked up at him, and he shook his head down at her, telling her that he hadn't seen their other partner either.
Judy frowned again at this, and went to grab her walkie-talkie, only for it to get kicked out of her paw as a loud explosion of rapid gunfire went off not 20 feet away from where the mob was gathered. She gasped, before a large elephant charged in her direction, and threw her to the side, Nick's voice fading out from the fearful screams of the others. She grunted, and rose herself to her feet as quickly as she could, before almost getting trampled by more of the escaping mammals.

They were running, away from the shots, and Judy tried to push her way through, but soon had to race with them, getting shoved and kicked at the entire way, until she was tripped and crashed into the ground a few feet away from the herd, thankfully shielded by a few trees. She groaned, and held a paw to her head, and her ears immediately shot up at the sudden silence.
All of them. Every single animal was gone. In the thin tree's shadows, she shakily stood back up, brushing off her uniform, and tuned her ears for any sudden noise. She reached for her only contact to the ZPD, only to grab air. She shook her fist lightly.
She lost it in the stampede. They need to head back as quickly as possible to report this.
Turning back to what was in front of her, she sees Nick near the car, and was about to run towards him, but the familiar prickling sensation traveled down her spine. She turned her gaze to the street that curves beside the grassed park area.

Glancing back to Nick, he turned to the car, and opened the passenger door as she lowered herself, and sped across the grass. She slid behind a building, and into an alleyway. She wasn't sure what drove her to not get Nick, but something was telling her to investigate this as soon as possible. The gunshots seemed to come from around here.
Staring at the darkened walls and ground, she placed a paw to feel only grime. She grimaced, and walked away from the dirtied area, to edge forward, staring out. It was so dark, but she could barely make out a shadowed figure. Her ears flew up at the sound of retreating footsteps, and her eyes narrowed. "Hey! Get back here!" She yelled, and started to run after the person, before she almost tripped and stepped back.

That's when she could feel a disgusting stickiness creep through the fur on the bottoms of her feet, and as she shifted, and looked down, the feeling grew worse when in what little light there was, the liquid reflected her face, a dark, dark red.
Her eye's widened.

"No.."
She followed the wide trail, and it came to a stop, in an even wider end. The terrifying, thick, life-liquid stained the blue shirt, and the black vest.
Covered her back, and her legs, as they shimmered in the light, wounds visible as they leaked out the crimson color. Judy choked on air, as the iron stench slapped her in the face, and she fell back from the shock, the taste of blood covered her tongue. "No-.. n-..."
Shaking her head, her eyes glittering, tears brimming the edges. Raising her left paw to her face, she let out a low wail in disbelief and confusion. It was covered in red.

"NO!"

AN:/ Cliffhanger! :D HAHAHA! I did it! I finally did it! I did one!-... I have an ideaaa, and this has to happen for anything to make sense. I'm not good at animal arguments... (;^;)

Please, don't ask any questions like, "So, what happened to Suzanne? Why did she leave? Where did she go? Why did she leave to go where, and why is that?" - "Why isn't there this, or that there?" - "Can you explain this?" (okay, I don't mind this question, I can explain, but tell me it's okay b/c of spoilers... )

Please.. Please, please, please please please, don't...

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE VAGUE! :DDDD Thank you for your patience, and hope you enjoy my torture! This is a weekend, so I may update again tonight..

Prepare for twisty twisty- God, you're either going to love or hate me for this...