Authors Notes

Surprise! Chapter 1-4, Tomorrow will be Chapter 1-5, Which will be the longest part so far at 2,800 words and I will begin working on Chapter 2 stuff! Enjoy!

Judy looked at Nick tilting her head and raising an eyebrow at him. "What do you mean, Nick?" She asked

"I mean, Look at her hands.. Here!" Nick spoke as he perked up and grabbed the remote and repeated the video again, this time Judy paid no mind to the voice, but instead paid attention to the Chiger and how she was moving her hands.

Judy watched a little closer, trying to figure out what she was doing. "Is she... signing?" Judy asked looking at Nick.

Nick watched the Chiger and then back at Judy and shrugged "I don't know sign language. Do you?"

"No" She responded quickly, and then thought for a moment and smirked. "But I know a Polar Bear who does." She responded and smirked and quickly hopped off the couch towards the door.

"You coming or what, Foxy?" Judy asked as she opened the door, and Nick gave a smirk as he quickly got up and followed her out of the apartment and to her car.

Judy drove herself, and Nick to the Zootopia Police Academy, the Polar Bear was teaching a class at the moment, she didn't know about the video. So this would be a shock to the female Polar Bear.

As Nick and Judy walked towards the Polar Bear, the bear easily recognized both of them. "Officer Judy Hopps!" She boomed up, and then looked at Nick Wilde "And Prankster Wilde" To which Nick gave her a light salute and she smiled a bit. "What brings you two here?" She asked and looked at the recruits trying to climb the ice wall "Come on, If a Polar Bear would be the one you were chasing you're letting him get away, NOW MOVE IT!" She yelled and Judy and Nick simply looked at each other and then looked back at the Polar Bear.

"Well... Something happened on television today, and since you knew sign language... I was hoping you could help figure out what Amelia Tigersworth was saying to us?" Judy asked and the Polar Bear recognized the name.

"You said Amelia Tigersworth? Why would she be on TV and not here at the Academy? She's one of my top students!" The Polar Bear responded, and Judy was a little happy to know that. That meant that the polar bear might havebeen the source of the sign language in the first place.

"Did you happen to teach her Sign language?" Nick then perked up and asked.

"Oh yes!" The Polar Bear responded. "She wanted to learn it because she wanted to help out as many people as she could! I say, she may have been a hybrid, but she is the best and most enthusiastic hybrid I've ever seen." The polar bear continued. "Heck! Judy, She might be just as enthusiastic as you are!"

Judy felt her face become a little flushed and smiled a bit. "Well, thank you! But... In all seriousness... The reason she is on TV is because she's been taken hostage, as well as 18 other children." Judy finally split out and the Polar bear's expression suddenly went from smiling to blank. "You know her part-time job as a Substitute bus driver for the Zootopia Public School District yes?"

The Polar Bear simply nodded and then responded. "I think she know's that we might be able to find them if we look hard enough... Which would explain the sign language if she was being videoed live to the city, she would know that someone in the department would've noticed."

Judy nodded to that statement. "Yes, and she used coloured pencils to lead us to the bus in the Rainforest District. She know's what she's doing Ma'am" she finished off and Nick looked at Judy, then right back at the polar bear.

The Polar Bear thought for a moment and then looked at the class who finally finished the Arctic Course, and then said "Class Dismissed! See you in the morning everyone!" After that she motioned Judy and Nick to follow her into her office so they can figure out what Amelia was saying.

"I haven't taught her a whole lot, I did teach her directions, numbers, and a few simple words." She spoke, and Judy looked at Nick who both said the same thing at the same time.

"She signed us directions to where they are." The polar bear looked at the two and smiled "Wow, you two are meant for each other huh?" She spoke, and Judy lowered hear ears as she became flustered again and Nick looked over at her and smirked. Which kind of got her mad because she was pretty sure about what the bet was now.

The Polar Bear sat down in her office, as the Two sat down across the desk from her, and Judy pulled up the video that someone saved to FurTube, and she played it back. They probably played it at least 10 times while the polar bear slowly wrote down every words Amelia was saying.

After the 11th time of playing back the video, the Polar Bear looked down at the message after it finished and she nodded. "Alright. I have it." She spoke and chuckled "Still a little sloppy, but you get the idea... Plus she was hand cuffed so she couldn't move her wrists more to make better signs." she spoke and chuckled a little lightly. She then gave Judy and Nick the sheet to read.

"Bus, Down road, 1st left. 2nd Right, 1st Right, 2nd Left. 4th House Left, after 1st street Left. Armed, dangerous. Stealth." was what the message read.

Judy looked at Nick and then at the Polar Bear and she smiled softly. "Thank you so much!" Judy spoke and then hopped off the chair.

"Bring back my Amelia, I like her a lot and class is boring without her!" The polar bear said as they left the office.

Judy looked at Nick as they held the paper carefully looking at the directions. She then looked at Nick. "We moved the bus away though... We'd have to figure out exactly where the bus was." She spoke, and Nick shrugged.

"I'm sure we can figure out where it was. Tire marks Judy. Tire Marks." He responded.

Judy signed, and trusted Nick as they drove from the Police Academy to the Police Department.

When they walked into the police department, Nick and Judy instantly headed towards Chief Bogo's office. As they walked past Clawhauser, Nick gave him a work and Clawhauser seemingly slumped back in his chair feeling a little defeated. from the bet, but he was still going to try.

As they got to Chief Bogo's office, they knocked on the door. The Chief was looking over some reports from earlier that day about the missing bus case, and as he opened the door and saw the two he let them in and closed the door. "This better be important for you to come in here after your shift."

"It is sir" Judy spoke as she got onto the Chair and Bogo simply huffed.

Judy then gave Bogo the paper and he looked at it. "what is this?"

Nick then chimed in. "Sir, Those are directions. Did you see the threat earlier this evening?"

"Yes, yes I did." He responded and Nick nodded.

"Our little guardian helper Amelia was signing us directions during the time the video was on. She's an Academy student, and she is certainly doing a good job at it." Nick finished up and Judy looked at Nick then right back at Bogo.

He then nodded and looked up at the two. "We will go in two hours, get your uniforms on and get ready." He spoke and then both nodded and saluted him before leaving the office, and heading to the locker room. It was time to put a stop to this madness before it even closely began, and they were already Five hours into their 12 hour window. Time is ticking...