Author Notes

-I decided to be a little nice, and post a second chapter for the day. Since I keep posting them too early for anyone to read! So I decided to post one now. Tomorrow will be a very short chapter, as it'll only be like a mini-break for me to think about the next few parts! Enjoy!-

Nick and Judy look at each other and nod at the same idea follow some pencils on the road that lead to whatever it is that might be at the end of the trail. First though, business needed to be handled with. Since Nick picked up the purple pencil he walked up to the next pencil, a light green one and carefully picked it up with a glove on and placed it into an evidence bag, to where it can be sent to analysis to see who our magic helper is

Paw prints were just as unique as finger prints to humans, each paw print has separate design that is unlike anyone else. If they are able to pick up someone's print, they could either have a lead to the person that was taking them, or helping them.

As they drove, then stopped, and drove again. Questions still ran though Nick's mind, he wanted to try to figure out how Judy was feeling, but how was he going to manage that. What if she heard him with Clawhauser? What if, what if, what if! So many thoughts ran through his mind as he basically went into Autopilot. That was, until she stomped on the breaks because she realize he was really out of it.

"Hey Wilde, pay attention I asked you a question." Judy spoke up looking at him, and he put on a smug face with his ears pulled back lightly and he then smiled at her and perked her ears up "Don't smile at me mister, Don't keep a women waiting." She finished and he nervously chuckled.

"Uhm... Well, what was the question then..?" He asked shyly as he got out of the car, leaving the door open so she could repeat it as he grabbed another pencil from the road carefully.

"I asked you what was wrong, because obviously were were not even paying attention." Judy called out to him as he exited to grab the pencil.

"Ah. I was just thinking about my conversation with Clawhauser earlier." He spoke a bit and chuckled. He was going to try to play it cool if she-

"It wouldn't have anything to do with that bet would it." She asked

-brought it up...

He shrugged at her and said "Ah that bet is purely something I'm going to win. Free doughnuts on me next Friday!" He said enthusiastically though he did just say that Judy did love him. And well, uhm. Yeahhh, he didn't know if that was going to work out or not.

"Oh goodie! I love doughnuts!" She spoke and smiled at him before driving forward again.

He felt relaxed now, almost like he had completely avoided the situat-

"What's the bet?" Judy asked looking over at him with a smirk on her face

-ion...

Did she really need to ask that. Now he had to quickly figure out how to respond. He ended up saying something REALLY unrealistic. "The bet was that I would finish my report on Friday faster than you." He finished and looked at her.

Judy wasn't impressed, she raised an eyebrow at her. "Sly-fox is not so sly. Mind telling the truth this time? Because I'm sure doughnuts are on Clawhauser on Friday if that's the case." She finished her statement and stopped the car once again to grab another pencil. The pencils in question had taken Nick and Judy out of the city entirely and into the beginning of the Rainforest district.

They had 123 pencils in evidence, since Nick contaminated one. But with 124 pencils in total.. that might have been the last of them. But it led them to the rain forest district, and it made them wonder if they just went a little farther if they will find the Bus they were looking for.

Judy drove for another half mile down the road, until Nick's words made her stop "Stop Judy!" Is what he said as he looked down one street and saw a bus that was on the side of the road, at an angle, almost like it was ready to fall over. "Down here on this street." He spoke and pointed to it out the window as Judy began to turn the wheel aiming the car to be in the center of that as she flipped on the lights, but not the sirens.

Nick picked up the radio and spoke up "Dispatch, Bus spotted. Jaguar Road just a half mile from the Rainforest-Zootopia tunnel." He spoke into the radio to which Clawhauser responded. "Copy That, Wilde. Any signs of the missing people?"

Nick looked at the bus as they stopped, it wasn't even moving and he couldn't see anyone. "Standby for confirmation." He spoke as he finally set the radio down and got out of the car just as Judy did and they both met up on Nick's side of the car as they walked to the right of the Bus to get to the door.

Nick turned on his flashlight as he looked at all of the windows, Sure it was mid-day, but a flashlight made things a little better to see still. He couldn't see anyone, but to confirm one had to get inside.

Judy, being the brains of the two said "Gloves, fox." as she began to put on her own. To which Nick kind of gave a sigh and turned off the flashlight so he could put it away and put his gloves on. "Fine, bunny." was his response as the white gloves formed to his paws. and he opened the slightly closed door all the way and then reached for his flashlight again and turned it on as he looked into the driver seat.

They climbed the stairs Nick went in first with Judy behind him as Judy heard a really distant siren approaching. Nick shined the flashlight down the bus, no noise was being made, and Nick couldn't spot anything. He slowly walked down the aisle-way, checking both side of the bus all the way up to the back and he couldn't see anything, or anything left behind. He sighed and looked at Judy and shook his head, and then she sighed as well and grabbed her radio "Dispatch, no one is on the bus." was all she spoke, and then a few seconds later Clawhauser responded "Copy that." With almost a lowered tone. Possibly having the same saddening expression that Judy and Nick expressed when he confirmed no one was on.