Hey, guys. I'm here with the epilogue. So, we've finally made it to the end of this crossover fanfic. First off, I want to thank all of you guys for your favs, reviews, follows, and all your views of this fanfic. Second, this is to answer the review from Skull822, yes. When the sequel game, The Last of Us: Part Two, comes out, and when I've played it, I will do a sequel fanfic to this crossover, based on the second game. With that said, please enjoy the epilogue.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The quietness, with the exception of a few chirping birds overhead, swept the view. From the clifftop, the mountain valley looked like a sea of trees. Near the cliff, a few broken power lines hung from the bluff of the cliff, and a sign read that BunnyBurrow was just ahead, were it not for the broken road, that ended at the cliff.
Clem was sitting on the edge of the backseat, with the car door open. Clem had changed out of the hospital gown, and now wore a red plaid hoodie, a grey shirt underneath, and jeans. The same backpack she carried throughout her journey, found in the backseat of the car, hung on her back, where it belonged.
Clem had her sleeve rolled up, and she traced her fading bite mark with two of her fingers. Clem just found it hard to believe that soon, it would be a full year since she got bit, and survived through her immunity. A full year of trekking across the ruined country, where she made and lost many good friends, and enemies she'd rather forget, along the experiences that came when she met those mammals, the good and bad.
The slam of the car hood brought Clem back to reality, pulling her sleeve down. Clem jumped out of the seat, and slammed the car door closed.
"Welp, looks like we're walking." said Nick, rubbing his paws from trying to repair the broken-down car, to no success.
"Should be a straight shot through here." Nick said, pointing to a fence, leading into the forest, before turning to the view to his right.
"Actually kinda pretty, ain't it?" Nick asked both Judy and Clem.
"Yeah, it is." Judy said.
As Judy stared, she admitted it was beautiful, but she knew beneath that beauty and bliss, there were hidden dangers that many mammals dared not to see with their own eyes. The same kind of dangers she'd failed to put an end to. Without the Fireflies, without her dream of the ZPD, she felt left without a purpose.
Well, that wasn't totally true. She still had something that was like a purpose. A priority. A priority that rested between her, Clem, and Judy. Judy, being the one to not give up hope, she hoped now she would find a new sense of purpose back in the town where she was born, Bunnyburrow.
Nick opened a gap between two metal wires in the fence. Clem and Judy crawled through, with Judy holding the gap open, as Nick crawled through.
"Oof. Feeling my age, now." Nick smirked, as the group walked through the forest.
"How old would that make you? 33?" asked Judy.
"Yep. I'm surprised you remembered. You must be 25, now. Right?" asked Nick.
Judy nodded.
"You know, I don't think I've told you two this. But, me, Cassie, and Abby used to take hikes like this. I think the three of you would've been good friends. You would've liked them, and I know they would've liked you both, too." said Nick.
"Yeah, I know we would've." said Clem.
The trio climbed up the hill, where the town of Bunnyburrow came into view.
"Would you look at that." Judy said, in awe.
From the top of the bluff, the town of Bunnyburrow had come a long way from being rebuilt, slowly starting to look like the old town Judy remembered. It had some big chances, like the guard towers and fences, but that'll have to take some getting used to.
The trio continued down the hill, past the river, and up a slanted log, against the wall of another bluff. Nick heaved himself up the top of the bluff, as the log broke underneath, giving away the boost. However, Nick lowered his arm, and pulled up Clem, and then Judy.
"Alright, come on. Almost there." said Nick, as he and Judy started heading down the bluff, again.
"Hey, wait." Clem called softly, stopping the adults.
Clem fidgeted with her fingers. She grunted, trying to think of something she needed to get out of head. Clem turned around, then back to Nick and Judy.
"Back in Boston, when me and Angel got bit..." Clem started.
"Well, at first, she said 'we take the easy way out', or 'we fight, for every second we get to spend with each other'. We didn't know what to do. So, she says, 'Let's just wait it out. Y'know, we could be all poetic and just lose our minds, together'. After all that's happened, I feel like I'm still waiting for my turn."
"Clementine, don't talk like that." said Judy.
"When this all started, for me, it was my mother, who was the first one that I lost. Then, it was Angel, and then it was Honey, and then Manchas and Leo. Now, it's both Dawn and Danny." said Clem.
"None of that is on you." said Nick.
"No, you guys don't get it." said Clem.
"I think we do." said Judy. "I lost nearly all my siblings, all my nieces and nephews. Nick lost his wife and daughter. We've had to carry that around with us, for years."
"We all struggled for a long time with surviving." Nick agreed. "And, you... No matter what, you keep finding something to fight for. Now, I know that's not what you wanna hear, but it's-"
"Swear to me." said Clem, interrupting Nick.
"Swear to me and Judy, that everything you said about what happened to Danny, Dawn, and the Fireflies was true."
Judy looked at Clem, then looked at Nick, a concerned look on her face. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't speak, more or less think, the words. Nick had a concerned look on his face too. Nick taught about the irony of Judy's words, how she said he hadn't intended for what happened back at the asylum to occur, back when they were driving out of Salt Lake City. Nick regained his calmness, taking a deep breath.
Nick would tell the truth, one day. But for now, he simply said, "I swear."
Clem just looked at Nick. She could tell that he was lying. She could tell there was more he wasn't telling her or Judy. But, they just got to Bunnyburrow. She knew, deep down, that Nick meant well. Whatever really happened, she figured it must've been really awful. Clem would find out what really happened eventually, for both her and Judy.
But for now, all she said was, "Okay."
Judy's ears just drooped at the awkwardness that hung between the three of them. Not another word was spoken after that, as they continued down the slope, towards the town.
Not one word...
~The Last Of Zootopia~
~To Be Continued in Part II~
Well, guys. There you have it. It took a long, good while to work on this. But, I'm glad I got this done, from start to finish. I hope you guys all enjoyed it. I also hoped you enjoyed the little changes I made to the story, as well as the characters. So, yes. Like I said, once the sequel comes out, and once I've played it, I will do a sequel fanfic to this fanfic. It may not be for a good while, but I'll have some new fanfics to tie you over, until then.
Speaking of which, I think I'm gonna take another break from Zootopia fanfics, and focus on other ideas for stories. Fret not, for I will return to do more Zootopia stuff, in the future.
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