A/N: I'm gonna be quick about this, but I'm glad I was able to release this a bit sooner. Anyway, enjoy.

Alcohol

In a local pub not far from the police station, Nick and Judy and a few other guys at the station celebrated as Precinct 1 was once again declared the best precinct in the city. Unfortunately, Chief Bogo could not make it. His loss. Just means the party's gonna get wilder.

Fangmeyer stood up, holding high a glass of beer. "Guys, I just want to give a shout-out to Hopps and Wilde. Precinct 1 has always preserved its prestige of being the most effective precinct in the city, but these two have taken things to a whole new level." The white wolf looks to the pair. "I swear, I've never seen the chief take a day-off, but you guys somehow made it possible."

"All in a day's work, Fang." Nick responded with his confident smirk.

"I'll drink to that." Fangmeyer started drinking from his mug, the others soon followed.

Nick happily drunk his beer. He needed it. His new diet had been rather bland as of late. He did tell his partner that he was a little disturbed by the two previous appearances of the doctor. It was funny because, as an officer, he had every tool in his disposal to keep a stalker away. But was she a stalker? The first time maybe but there had to be more than one occurrence. The second, he was in the hospital and she just happened to be the doctor. He had not seen her since but the encounters spooked him enough to change his diet. And after all the blandness, he was happy to have the taste of something bitter in his mouth. He was a few drinks in when he heard the voice that he's dreaded.

"I didn't know you come here, Officer Wilde."

Beer shot out of his nose as he faced once again the sight of the infamous Dr. Madge Honey Badger sitting from an adjacent table. The badger was just smiling with her own mug.

"You!" Nick said out loud, which caught the attention of her partner.

"Dr. Badger, this is an unusual surprise." The bunny replied.

The fox, who seemed to suddenly turn emotional, went to approach the doctor.

Surprised by the sudden motion of his partner, he followed his partner, but not before approaching his fellow officers. "Fang, you'll have to excuse us, we'll be right back."

Judy followed after Nick, who was already at the table.

"Why are you here?" He asked with a raised voice.

"I always come here." Madge replied, her smile not faltering despite the obvious tension.

Judy soon came into the scene. "Dr. Madge, I don't know if you're aware, but we can have the court issue a temporary restraining order against you."

"What? Are you here to tell me beer isn't good for me too?" Nick replied.

"It is when your nose is bleeding."

"Har har har. Is this a joke?"

Judy looked to his partner, her eyes widened in surprise. "Actually, she's right. Your nose is bleeding."

Nick rubbed his nose with his paw to see that blood was in-fact dripping out of his nose. "What the?"

"Relax, kid. Alcohol usually tends to do that. It makes the blood vessels on your nose dilate and reduce your blood's platelet count, the part of the blood responsible for clotting. Maybe you shouldn't blow it out your nose next time."

At this moment, both Nick and Judy turned to the rodent beside Madge, which they had not noticed until now. He had a tiny gray coat and a cane.

"Who are you?" Judy asked.

"Oh, this is my friend, Dr. Gregory Mouse of Rodentia-Savannah Teaching Hospital." The badger introduced.

"I'd offer my hand for a handshake, but it's too small for the both of you two lovebirds."

"Excuse me." Judy responded defensively. "W-we're not-"

"You're giving off that scent. It's a scent that I usually associate with attraction. The fox is also giving doing it as well. The most interesting part is when these two scents mix. It almost produces something that tastes… sweet."

"Uhm… taste?" Nick asked.

"Smell is a very important part of taste. Without smell, it's hard to distinguish say coffee from tea." Madge explained.

"Carrots and…" He sniffed once more. "Blueberries."

At this moment, both Nick and Judy felt a blush forming in their cheeks.

"Isn't that adorable? They're blushing." Mouse replied.

"Alcohol tends to make you do that as well." Madge replied. "Speaking of which, since we are in the subject of alcohol and everything…"

…

You may wonder about the occurrence of bars and pubs in and around the city. This is strange considering that alcohol is toxic to a significant portion of mammals. You might wonder how such a liquid became possible if it was so deadly. Well, as with most stuff that's dangerous to most mammals such as chocolate and coffee, alcohol is not a Zootopian ingenuity.

We have the immigrants to thank for that

But that's not to say they are a bad influence, Mouse.

I never said they were a bad influence. In fact, I think they're a Godsend.

Alcohol use was becoming out of paw. Mammals were getting sick. And so, a prohibition was in effect at the turn of the last century. The prohibition made sure that the mammals were kept away from the dangerous liquids. Alcohol became an illicit substance.

But that's just the thing. You can't separate your average drinking mammal apart from his favorite alcohol. And so, the underground trade grew. The funny thing about it is that even the politicians were in to it, while the cops protected the trade.

…

"But that wasn't in the history books." Judy argued in an attempt to defend the proud organization she serves.

"It isn't. That certain part of history of the ZPD was never recorded on the fact that it was never official, but everyone was in on the secret. Isn't that right Officer Wilde?"

Judy looked at Nick who seemed to feel uncomfortable having the burden of explaining the city's dark secrets. "My dad used to tell me stories of mammals creating underground tunnels to smuggle the alcohol inside. There's even secret underground pubs."

"Yep, Zootopia's finest wasn't all that straight." Mouse explained. "But back to the topic."

…

The mayor, in all his good wisdom, realized that the prohibition was ineffective, and with that, repealed the short-lived law, making alcohol legal again. However, it would only be legal once they've found a way to lower its toxicity. And so, doctors, scientists, food nutritionists have combined their knowledge and efforts to do just that.

…

"And thus, the birth of light alcoholic beverages."

"Wait a minute." Nick replied in shock. "Let me get this straight. You're telling me we've been drinking light beer the entire time since forever?"

The badger nodded with her trademark grin. "Yep." She held back her mug of the gold liquid and started gulping. "Which is why I'm not gonna stop you from drinking your beer."

"I'm afraid, that is the true secret of alcohol. When it was legalized, mammals didn't assume something would change. Unfortunately, you can't find the hard stuff unless you request for it, with the permits and everything. Customs can be brutal." Mouse explained.

"You know what." Nick replied exhaustively. "I think I'm gonna hit the hay. I just lost my party spirit." Nick began walking back to the main group of police officers, explaining that he had to leave early. "Carrots, you comin'?"

Judy nodded and left without a word.

"Good bye officers." Madge replied cheerily, waving a goodbye to the two.

They were finally out of view, leaving the badger and the mouse together. "So, Mouse…" The badger started. "How's Dr. Lisa Cuddly?"

A/N: Something I need to add, it may be unclear how toxic alcohol is to animals. It's very hard to get a result on google. However, I did read that you can't let your cats and dogs drink alcohol, so it most likely follows with animals related to felines and canids.

Anyway,I hope you guys enjoyed the update. Hopefully, you guys got the Mouse reference ;). I wish I could make him a little more wittier. I'm contemplating if I should do a fanfic base on it, but it's just a thought for now.