Part 2 – Coming to Terms

Judy couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her? Dead? That was impossible; she was sitting in an office talking to this vixen. And yet something in the back of her mind suggested that it was the truth.
"Having trouble wrapping your little head around it?" Lucy asked as she got up from her desk.
"N-no, I… Y-yes… M-maybe?" Judy stammered as she tried to construct some explanation for what was happening.
"Aww, seems like the little bunny needs a little reminder," the vixen teased as she brought herself to Judy's level.
With a snap of her fingers, the chair whirled around and Judy found herself looking at a large flat-screen monitor. Lucy came around and sat herself down next to Judy in what was now a soft couch.
"Popcorn?" She offered to the bunny as she conjured a bowl from nowhere.
"Uh, no thanks," Judy politely declined.
The vixen shrugged and pointed at the screen, where the image of a badger in a nighttime alleyway sprung to life.

…

The badger was running down the alley, duffel bag in tow, his breath crisping in the cool air. He kept looking behind him to see if he was still being followed. True to form, the two cops were still tailing him. One a bunny and the other, a fox.
"This is your last chance, Baggins! Stop this instant and we might be gentle!" The bunny shouted as she gained more ground on him, leaving her partner in the dust.
The badger growled and turned a corner, with Judy close behind. As she rounded the corner the bunny skidded to a halt, now facing a raised shotgun. A bang roared through the alley and Judy was kicked to the ground from the impact. She was winded and had a few broken ribs, but she otherwise believed herself to be relatively okay.
"Oh look, little Cottontail is still breathing," the armed badger mocked as he placed himself over the downed cop. "But not for long."
As he readied for his next shot, Judy silently begged for her partner to save her, just as he always did. He wasn't that far behind, was he?
"Nighty-night."
The shotgun fired and the slug dug through her vest, already stressed by the previous shot. Judy's eyes went wide as it pierced through her, the hot slug finally resting as it hit the back panel of her body armour.

As the badger made his escape, Nick made his appearance to the unfortunate scene. Hyperventilating in a growing pool of blood was Judy, struggling to stay alive.
"JUDY!" The fox shouted as he rushed to her side. "Judy, stay with me! You hear?! Stay with me!"
He applied pressure to her open wound, but all it did was cause her blood to gush over his paws.
"Nick! N-nick, stop!" The bunny cried out, gathering all of her remaining strengrh. "He's getting away... Don't let him get away."
Tears flooded the foxes eyes as she said this.
"No! I won't leave you like this," he sobbed. "You're all I have..."
Judy reached up with a shaking paw and wiped his cheek dry. Nick held onto it, wanting to keep her there.
"Please... Nick... For me..." She begged, her breath escaping her. "I'll be... Right... Behind you..."
He stared deep into her purple eyes now gushing with their own tears, and saw how much it meant to her. Reluctantly, Nick stood up, nodded in understanding, and barrelled after the badger as fast as he could.

Judy stared at the empty sky above her; her few breaths causing clouds to rise up in the cold night air. She had to fight it, she desperately wanted to, but the touch of death was creeping up on her. Judy started to taste the foul touch of blood in her mouth and coughed.
Her breathing quickened, but her heart struggled to keep up; darkness started to pool at the edge of her vision.
She regretted sending Nick away, she was alone and scared; tears mixed with the blood she waded in.
Judy's breathing slowed, her heartbeat crawled, and blackness enveloped her. One last breath escaped her lips into the cold night air.

...

Judy held herself on the couch, shivering, willing the tears in her eyes to not show. The vixen by her side held no reservations and was mopping up tears with tissues.
"Oh, if this was a movie, I'm sure that scene would've won an Oscar for sure," Lucy commented between sniffles.
The bunny had no comment; she only stared at the screen in shock, looking at her now dead body in the middle of a dark alley. The moment was short, however.
"Alright! Down to business!" The vixen exclaimed as she got up from her seat.
With a few claps of her paws, the screen disappeared and Judy was whirled back around to face the desk, upon which Lucy was sitting.
"No doubt you want to know why I wanted you in the first place," she said with a smile.

AN: Call me evil all you want, but killing Judy was fun...