Authors Notes
Happy Sunday everyone! Welcome to Chapter 3! I know Chapter Two happened really quickly, but I promise Chapter 3 is just as long as Chapter 1! Enjoy!
The Following morning, as Chief Bogo was giving out the daily assignments for the ZPD. He left Amelia, Judy, and Nick left at the end and then finally looked down at the podium and said "You three, come with me to my office." He spoke as he looked at the trio and then looked up at the rest and said "Dismissed!"
Judy looked at Nick, and then at Amelia and they both didn't know what was going on. Amelia had a slightly noticeable white bandage at her collar due to a piece of shrapnel that went flying from the bomb at the cafe yesterday afternoon. It ended up cutting her right at the base of her neck, nothing too serious but it did need something on it to kind of use as protection as it would irritate Amelia in the uniform.
Nick only hoped that Chief Bogo wasn't going to pair him with Judy... I mean, he purposely didn't want to work with Judy because of the whole... he shuttered lightly.. muzzle incident. He sighed a bit and got out of his chair, as did the other two and they walked with Chief Bogo up to his office.
When they got to his office, they were greeted by a Linx in a suit that was sitting patiently in the chair that officers would sit across from Chief Bogo.
As the trio walked in, they saw the Linx and looked at Chief Bogo as he shut the door after Amelia walked in, and then he sat down in his chair and put his glasses back on.
"Officers, Hopps, Wilde, and tigersworth. I'd like you to meet-" He was cut off from saying the name as the Linx.
"Special Agent Repp" The Linx chimed in his name, "Tony Repp" He spoke and shook hands with the trio of officers that were in the office now.
"Special Agent Repp is assigned to you on this case with Augustus Chao. He will be helping you get information out of our Tiger friend below, as well as looking into anything you guys are as well." He finished
"Ooh, ZBI. Very flashy, much wow." Nick snickered, and Amelia and Judy couldn't help but snicker at the comment as well and Chief Bogo hit his desk causing all of their ears to go flat against their heads as they snapped their heads back at him.
"Can it Wilde, or you'll be flashing those shiny claws of yours on your computer for the rest of the week." Chief Bogo said sterny and Nick certainly went quiet after that.
"Now then..." Chief Bogo began. "Officer Hopps, Wilde, and Tigersworth. You three will be partners with Special Agent Repp. The four of you are all partners in this case." He finished. "These criminals are targetting you guys specifically. Watch. Your. Back." He said sternly at the end.
The three of them nodded and Judy looked at Agent Repp. then back at Chief Bogo. "Dismissed." He said after that and the four of them nodded and walked out.
Agent Repp was a little bit shorter than Amelia, she got her height from her Cheetah mother. Though she wish she got more height from her father.. he was a bit taller than her mother. More like quite a bit. At least a head length and a half. But Agent Repp was just at her eye level for height. While Nick was just a little bit shorter than that, and then Judy was lower than Nick's shoulder height, but her ears got up to about Nick's snout.
Judy and Nick didn't look at each other, and their ears were not perked up at all. That got Amelia worried, maybe having Nick on the case was a bad idea. But the fact that Nick was nearly killed along with Amelia made him have to join the case. Amelia was always in the case from the start. Her first big time case at the ZPD, it was pretty fun... until the bombing and then having a gun pointed at her head, and then being told she was being targeted... She sighed a little bit, hearing the sigh Judy perked her ears up and looked back at Amelia as they were walking towards Interrogation.
Judy slowed down her pace so she could fall behind Nick and Agent Repp and she looked at Amelia. "What's up Amelia?" she asked lightly, and Amelia looked down at Judy and shrugged.
"I don't know Judy..." she began, "being targeted feels scarry... I joined the ZPD because you, first off inspired me too... and because I wanted to make a difference in the way people view me... A hybrid... but being targeted? I don't know... I feel like I'm going to bring us all down." She spoke lightly but Judy shook her head.
"You're not going to bring us down Amelia, I promise you that much." Judy spoke and smiled, to which Amelia smiled as well.
"Thank you Judy.." Amelia responded softly and then they both looked forward again just as they got to the dark room where you could see the interrogation through a one way mirror.
The quad-partner group walked into it, and then Agent Repp looked at Nick and Judy and said "I want you two to go in there. You guys work the best in interrogation, I've seen the files. Good cop bunny, Bad cop fox... who knows a thing or two about the streets." he spoke pretty sternly.
Nick smirked and clicked his tongue as he pointed at the Lynx and winked before walking towards the door. "Come on, Hopps." He spoke. Not even using the nickname.
Judy walked out with Nick, sighing in her mind as they both walked to interrogation with a folder of all the information of Augustus Chao.
Nick was the one to open the door, and they both entered. Judy shutting the door after she was in and Nick sat down as well as Judy as they both looked at the Tiger, who acted professional. Cupping his paws interlocking his fingers on the table in front of him and sitting up tall.
Judy began first. This was just going to be like any interrogation. They were not going to give any information unless they knew the tiger already had that information. Like pointing the gun at the officer.
"Motive for pointing a gun at two officers?" Judy first asked kindly, and the Tiger looked at Judy and smirked.
"I-" But was interrupted instantly by Nick.
"Nah. You're not going to say that. Better tell us now." Nick responded and smirked, but him and Judy looked at each other and smirked before looking back at the Tiger.
The Tiger sighed, he had to fully say it to get out of questioning, and Nick wasn't going to let him.
"Motive? Because I can." the tiger responded and Judy shook her head.
"Don't lie either... You don't just target someone specifically for no random reason. You could've shot me, yet to let me move aside, and then you aimed your gun at the head of Officer Tigersworth." Judy responded and the Tiger raised an eyebrow.
"That piece of shrapnel from the bomb should've killed her." the Tiger said and mumbled lightly. "If only I had placed it just a little to the right.." He spoke and the perked up suddenly hoping they didn't hear that. But then he looked at the bunny and got worried.
Judy looked at Nick and they smirked at each other. "Oh, did you hear that Nick? Seemed like our bud here was also the culprit for the bomb." She responded and Nick smirked
"Seems so. You're the one with better hearing Judy." He responded and looked back at the Tiger. "Come on now... tell us more. I wanna know why you wanted to kill Officer Tigersworth... In fact." Nick talked and then looked at Judy, and then back at the tiger. "You murdered 3 people with a bomb, filled with shrapnel. Currently you're standing on the edge of the diving board, and I know some kitties are afraid of water." He continued, getting to the point now. "Let's say we help out slightly.. Give us what you want, and we will consider lowering your sentencing from possibly Life imprisonment to maybe... 15 years? 10?" Nick spoke looking at Judy.
Judy thought about that and then looked at the Tiger. "I think 10 to 15 years instead would be a little bit better for more information." she finished
The tiger liked the idea... but he didn't want to go against his oath... maybe he will be lucky, they would solve the case, and he wouldn't get murdered for telling information. Perfect scheme. He smirked and then spoke now. "Alright. I'll crack then." he said. Judy and Nick looked at each other, and smirked before looking back at the Tiger as he began to talk about three locations where safe-houses were located.
When the interrogation was over. Judy and Nick walked out together. Though since Judy didn't see Amelia or Special Agent Repp she looked at Nick, and then stopped him.
Nick looked down at Judy, and raise an eyebrow at her.
"So..? Everything going to be fine between us?" she asked him.
"I don't know, Judy. Is it?" he questioned back
"I told you I was sorry in the hospital, I didn't mean to throw your childhood at you.. that was selfish of me." Judy spoke kind of trailing off at the end as her ears went down against her neck as she looked away.
Nick sighed and knelt down. "I knew you didn't mean it... but I figured you would want space. Since that incident, and I figured you wouldn't be wanting to talk to me." he finished. He wasn't making any snappy come backs, but he possibly will eventually.
Judy looked back at Nick and sighed, she then heard the door opening from the other room where Amelia and Repp are, and then said "Dumb bunny."
"Yep. That's what you are." Nick responded and gave his signature smirk as he looked up at Amelia coming out.
"Sly-fox." Judy then responded and she looked back at nick and smirked back at him.
"Mhm." Nick responded and he stood up again. "Let's go, Carrots. We have a case that needs to be solved."
"Yepp~" She pipped happily as her ears went up again. Amelia and Agent Repp were confused as they looked at them. But decided not to question their antics, they did a good job getting the tiger to crack. It almost seemed too easy...