After Aaron said the last word of his story, came a silence that allowed the 3 other mammals in the room to think about what they have been told about.

Chief Bogo was impressed by his officer's tolerance. The chief knew that he was a bigoted idiot for not even thinking about giving Hopps a tiny chance to show her worth. If it was possible to meet your old self, he would definitely be meeting his post-Hopps/Wilde-self now, and punch him 'till he sees reason. Although looking at Wilde, he might be just too late for that since the fox is already beating the Chief inside his head, if the look of anger, disgust and shock is any indicator of his thoughts.

Nick could not comprehend what he just heard. He was impressed and proud at Wolfie, felt pity and shame towards Carrots, and pure anger towards the Chief. He knew that the Bogo has changed his old views, but hearing that gave the fox all the right to be outraged. And oh boy, he was very outraged indeed.

Nick was about to give the chief a piece of his mind, when he felt a small grey paw touch his shoulders. He glanced at Judy, who didn't seemed angry or mad; she didn't even seem bothered by the fact, that the chief was plotting against her even before she steeped inside the building. The rabbit was actually smiling reassuring at the fox with eyes full of companionship and understanding.

Isn't she at least annoyed by it? Shouldn't she be huffing stubbornly and averting her gaze from the chief's?

''Officer Wilde, I know what you are thinking about, and I agree, Hopps has all the right to hold a grudge against me, and if she pressed charges for abuse of power, she would definitely win by a long mile. But she doesn't do that, because we already made a deal and forgot about the whole fiasco." Notified the chief with a blank stare. The fox could only watch and be dumbfounded.

A deal? What kind of agreement did they make that made Judy, the most stubborn rabbit on the entire planet, forgive something so unjust and so discriminating.

''Nick, don't worry. My part of the agreement was that i forgive the chief, keep on working under his hooves, and don't press any charges, while he accepts the fact that I have ties with the mafia, doesn't try to pry about them, and makes sure to partner you with me after you graduated." Informed Judy.

''Wait, you are telling me, that you hustled the chief in order to guarantee our partnership, and to freely visit and have dinners with the Big family?" asked Nick incredulously.

''And don't think that i was blaming her for that Wilde, I knew that you rubbed off on her too much, which resulted in letting one of my officers have ties with the mafia." Cut in Bogo, while pointing accusingly at the fox.

''Well, if the blame is that I taught Carrots how to hustle, i will take all the blame then all day." Chuckled Nick. It earned a grunt from the chief and giggles from his friends.

''Let's talk about your unorthodox influence on my officer later, I still have one more question to you, Wolford." Said Bogo while glancing at the wolf, who became tense yet again.

''What would that be, sir" asked Aaron.

''Although now that I know why you would raise your temper upon someone discriminating Hopps, you specifically said 'Hopps AND Wilde', is there something connected to Wilde here I should know about?" pointed out the chief. Aaron thought about what to say and how to say that.

''Remember how you always assigned me to the camera rooms to supervise the city and give useful information if there was an emergency?" asked Aaron.

''Correct. Your lack of partnership gave me no choice and I did not want to waste a good officer on paperwork or parking duty." Agreed Bogo.

''And remember how Hopps and Wilde discovered what happened to the savage jaguar from the rainforest district?" continued Aaron.

''Yes, according to Hopps' report, they asked Assistant Mayor Bellwether to use her computer to get into the system, since she wasn't part of it yet, and re watch the scene, thus discovering that the jaguar was taken." Said Bogo eyeing the wolf suspiciously.

''Well, the camera they used to spectate the kitnappings gave a perfect view of the bridge, where I could see how you demanded Hopps' badge and how Wilde….well….'told you off'." Admitted Aaron.

''Makes sense, although there is still a question. How did you know that Wilde 'told me off', if you couldn't hear anything?" pointed out Bogo. He saw the wolf get really nervous and started to have a really bad feeling about it.

''Well chief….I could actually hear everything….and not just me, the whole precinct." Replied Aaron hesitantly. Bogo tilted his head in confusion and leaned forward intimidatingly. Anger started to boil inside the buffalo.

''What. Do. You. Mean." Asked sternly Bogo.

''Hehe… I don't know if you noticed it Chief…but your transceiver was on 'talking' mode the whole time….meaning that everything that was said on the bridge was heard on the Main Channel…." Admitted Aaron getting really uncomfortable.

''And why do I JUST HEAR ABOUT IT NOW?!" shouted Bogo in anger. How could no-one tell him about that?

Upon seeing that the wolf was really uneasy, and Bogo did not want another meltdown of his officer, who, on a side note, just came back from recovering from an emotional trauma, he decided that he needed another officer of his to get this information from. Wilde and Hopps are a no-go, they were at the scene when it happened. He looked around and saw his intercom, where he listens to the radio conversations between his officers, gives orders and talks with Clawhauser-

Clawhauser...

''CLAWHAUSER!" screamed Bogo into the intercom upon pressing one of the buttons. The officers flinched at the outburst of their boss. They could hear the scared yelp from the reception desk.

''Y-yes, chief?" stuttered the cheetah after some seconds.

''Could you explain, why I was never notified of my radio being on, while I was at the bridge in Tujunga? The one time when we were investigating after the savage jaguar that Hopps reported?!" asked Bogo with a raised voice. The three other officers in the room saw all the restrain the chief had to muster in order to not lose his professionalism and crush something.

''W-well chief, a lot of Officers was actually k-kind of sc-scared, since you did threaten us about not helping Hopps in any way, so those officers thought, that telling you would lend them fired, so they decided against it. There were also some officers, who did not tell you because they were planning a kind of 'rebellion' against you and maybe even prosecute you." Informed Clawhauser in a tone that betrayed his nervousness.

''A REVOLT?!" asked Bogo with pure shock joining the anger that was boiling inside him.

''Y-Yeah, upon hearing that the rabbit managed to make a breakthrough on the case with no help just a carrot pen and a fox, and you still decided to fire her, they decided that you were just…well…a 'not very nice mammal'…"

''And what happened that resulted in them not pressing charges against me?" asked Bogo a bit more calmer now. He could not fault his officers. Prosecuting would be the nicest thing he would do to his old self.

''Officer Wolford managed to calm them down and convince otherwise. He told everyone to wait for whether Hopps manages to crack the case or fails. The rebelling officers were hesitant at first, but Wolford did make them wait, and since Hopps did manage to solve the case, they decided not to press charges against you." Admitted Clawhauser through the intercom in a slightly braver tone upon hearing that the stopped screaming at him.

''Officer Aaron Wolford you say…" commented Bogo while eyeing the wolf who did not know whether to be afraid of be proud of himself.

''Yeah, lately, he have been the peacekeeper here. After Wilde joined the force, there were some officers who were yet again not satisfied with your judgment, and wanted to voice some of their concerns and protests, but Wolford gave every one of them a lecture of prejudice and bigotry, ultimately quieting them. After they saw Hopps and Wilde's results and performance, those officers immediately shut up."

Everybody snapped their attention at the now smug looking wolf who was leaning at the chair where his friends were currently looking at him in wonder. He decided that it is time to either end himself, or ascend above the clouds. And what is a better way for that, than the Nick-way?

''What? I thought you guys noticed that every officer seemed strangely welcoming towards Nick on his first day, and there were no one who even questioned his part in the force." Retorted Aaron sarcastically.

Nick thought about this statement. There really wasn't anyone who looked hostile to him in his first days, some even initiated a conversation. He was an expert at knowing mammals, who hated him for being a fox. He always caught the disgusted and distrustful looks he has always received since he was a kit. But he couldn't detect a single one on his first day.

Did Wolfie really manage all this?

''Clawhauser, how many officers were against the idea of Wilde joining, again?" asked Bogo not removing his eyes from the wolf.

''Oh well, I've never counted…around 25 maybe?" guessed the cheetah.

Even Bogo seemed to get wide-eyed in the number they heard. But none of them were as shocked as Nick was.

Did Wolfie really go through all this, just so I will feel welcome here? 25 mammals?

Then it happened: Something broke in the fox. Something that was restraining a mysterious feeling inside him. Whatever this feeling was, he liked it and it gave him a very good idea.

''Chief, request for 5 seconds off the clock time" asked Nick, while standing on his chair and looking at the Buffalo, who seemed to be able to shake himself out of his shock.

''What would you request for?" asked Bogo curiously.

''I need to show Officer Wolford my gratitude of everything he had done for me." Stated Nick, piercing through the Buffalos eyes. Bogo has been wrapped up by a strange feeling when he looked into the Vulpine's eyes. Whatever was in those eyes, made the the fox look intimidating (even for the chief) and confident. He wanted to ask if there was another time, but he saw that the Wilde would not accept a 'no' for an answer.

''Very well Wilde, you have exactly 5 seconds, make the most out of it, but don't stutter, because i won't give you more time." Allowed Bogo and the fox nodded.

''Thank you, sir"

Who said I was going to talk?

He looked at the wolf who was eyeing him curiously.

~ 1 second.

Nick took Aaron's uniform collar into his paws, and pulled his head down, startling the wolf. He crashed their lips together. They both felt a spark upon the contact.

~ 2 seconds

Everyone became wide-eyed at the kiss of the two canines. The wolf was first shocked of the fox's forwardness, but when he felt that spark, and then said spark growing into a flame of pleasure, he relaxed into the kiss and even kissed back. He was so happy that he could finally taste his fox.

My fox, and I'm never letting him go away.

~ 3 seconds

Nick was overridden with joy and pleasure. He felt the wolf, his wolf, kiss back, and it was the best feeling he had ever experienced. It rivaled the day when Judy pinned his badge on his chest at his graduation ceremony, but he had a feeling that now every second with his wolf would rival that moment. He tried his luck and put his tongue to the wolf's lips, signaling that he would like to deepen the kiss.

My wolf, and I'm never letting him go away.

~ 4 seconds

When he felt the fox's request licking his lips, he hesitated not, and allowed access to the Vulpine. In the mean time, Aaron took Nick into his arms, and was now holding close, very close. They discovered each other's mouth hungrily, enjoying every nanosecond of the moment they secretly craved for.

~ 5 seconds

Upon realising that they had to end their very first make out session, they did a very quick dance of their tongues, an with a loud pop, separated. There was a thin saliva bridge between the muzzles of two very satisfying looking canines. It wasn't just their first kiss together; it was their first kiss ever individually. Trying to date mammals from the sex you were never really attracted to did not offer a lot of possibilities to practice.

Still in each other's arms, they looked at the Buffalo who was looking away, finding the top corner or the ceiling very intriguing. Was it from disgust, politeness or shyness, they did not know, nor care about, since the picture of their boss actually blushing was too satisfying to watch. Oh, how they hoped they could snap a picture now.

Unbeknownst to the canines, Judy managed to quickly get out of her own absolute shock, and actually snap a picture, but of them in the middle of their first kiss. She did not know what she will do with this shot, but she already knew that the picture will come in handy at some point in the future.

Aaron put Nick back on his feet, and folded his paws behind his back, looking like he did not just kiss another officer in front of their boss. Nick and Judy was doing the same, but while sitting. They all waited for the next order of their boss.

Bogo in the mean time got bored of the exquisite corner, and was now rubbing his temples with his hooves. He actually wasn't having a headache or being annoyed by the sudden bold display of his officers. It actually satisfied him, since if those two became romantically involved, it would greatly increase his chances at completing his great plan, but he had to play the strict and grumpy boss they knew of.

''Just get out of my office, and meet me at the bullpen." Mumbled Bogo in an annoyed tone.

The officers happily complied, and left his office.


The bullpen was the usual place it has been for a very long time. Everyone was chatting with others, about the latest gossips (which are of course, returning of the trio and the probable relationship between Aaron and Nick), there were some mammals playing on their phone or wrestling with each other while others cheering them or waiting for their turn. The difference was that some were a little wary, because their boss was being late from their briefing. He was never late, so something had to happen, that their always deadly accurate boss was now 7 minutes late. They did not have to be worried for long.

Suddenly, the door to the bullpen opened, and three laughing officers stepped in. Everyone looked at them in surprise, carefully watching them. Some were focusing on either canines for signs of the Wildeford ship being true, some were just genuinely interested in the three very different mammals being so close to each other. It really amused everyone how these three seemed to hit it off. They already suspected that Wolford would befriend them at one point, and it seems that the day had come.

''No, I'm not kidding, when my mother heard that I was almost late of her usual dinner, because I was having a sleepover at one of my friend's, who was a rabbit, she did a double take and almost fainted." Told Aaron, which resulted in all 3 of them continuing chuckling and laughing.

''Poor soul, she must have thought I kitnapped and tortured you at my evil burrow for being a predator, am I right?" replied Judy sarcastically earning another sets of giggles.

''Miss Hopps, I didn't know you were a psychic, that was exactly what she guessed." Confirmed Aaron equally as sarcastically. In the mean time they reached their usual place and got seated. McHorn seemed to be absent, so Aaron decided to sit next to the duo.

''Have you mentioned that you were accompanied by a fox aswell?" cut in Nick while jumping on their shared chair.

''Of course, why do you think I survived the actual dinner part? After I told that part to her, she actually fainted, so I had to put her to bed. I really hope she doesn't burn down my flat when she wakes up!" exclaimed Aaron, getting yet another laughter from the group.

They were oblivious that almost everyone was eavesdroping at them. They couldn't believe what they were listening to: They thought Wilde and Hopps' banter was entertaining to listen to, and they were a bit scarred that the wolf will restrain them a bit, thus making their banter duller and more boring. But, oh boy, were they wrong. Wolford actually made their usual antics even more amusing to eavesdrop on, they had to hold back the urge to laugh. They really hoped that they will remain close, because most of the officers morning entertainment were Clawhauser's gossips and the duo's (now probably trio's) bantering .

''Atten-hut!" shouted Higgins, signaling that the Chief is here, and the usual hoots to come.

And as anticipated, the door burst open and stepped in a large water buffalo reading some unusual red folders in his hooves. Some older officers recognized those folders, and got a knowing smile on their muzzles, the others (our trio included) were dumbfounded. Judy and Nick looked at Aaron for explanation, since he was working here longer than they were. Sadly, the wolf has never seen those either, and he was working at the force for a decent time.

''Alright, alright, SHUT IT!" commanded Bogo, making the room silent.

''I'm going to apologize for being late, these days have been extraordinarily busy, and I had to take care of some very important things, which we will talk about in a second." Explained Bogo, while stealing a glance at the trio in the front row.

''First, Let's all welcome back Officer Hopps, Wilde and Wolford after they returned from their vacation." Loud cheers and 'welcome!'-s were heard.

''Secondly, I had gathered some interesting information about prejudice being present at my Precinct." Told Bogo while looking over the room, and seeing some mammals getting tense, some gulping and some averting Bogo's gaze.

''Now I know that I wasn't always the most tolerant mammal, and I did make that mistake in the past, but now I'm telling every one of you. If I hear the tiniest bit of murmur of someone discriminating anybody for their species, height, appearance, personality, religion or sexuality, I will immediately fire them, understood?" asked strictly Bogo while leaning towards on the podium looking very intimidating. Upon hearing that, Aaron and Nick smiled each other, knowing that they got the Chief as an ally if things go south.

After he heard the usual 'Yes sir'-s he begin what he had planned of since that lady hedgehog.

''Now, I wouldn't usually care for the past, seeing that crimes are happening now, and we all live in the now, but I heard that when Officer Wilde joined the ZPD, there were some skeptical mammals about the whole concept of a fox joining the Precinct, and after hearing that it was after my recommendation, these mammals seriously started to doubt my leadership." He paused looking over his officers seeing the ones that he referred to,changing their body language. He will remember being harsher on them and to assign them to parking duty.

''I have 3 questions to all of you, so we can end this once and for all. First of all, I want all officers, who think that Officer Hopps is a good cop, to stand up."

Everybody (except Judy) stood up confidently. Bogo nodded in satisfaction. He expected that.

''Now raise your paws if you think Officer Wilde is a good cop."

Some hesitated, but eventually every paw (expect Nick's) were raised.

''Now shout 'Yes sir' if you think Officer Wolford is a good cop"

A booming wave of the required phrase could be heard from everyone, except the wolf. The chief grunted in satisfaction.

Bingo, your turn, Wilde.

''Splendid, now sit down, we are going to-'' begin Bogo.

''Chief, did you just hustle your own Precinct?" asked Nick suddenly in an impressed tone. Everybody looked at the fox in confusion.

As I expected.

''Wilde, explain what do you mean by 'hustle your own precinct". Commanded Bogo. A sly smile started to appear on his face, knowing that the revelation was about to come.

''ZPD's Rules and Procedures book, page 345, rule 1078: officers of the law could only be promoted to a higher rank, if the Chief of the police and at least 75% of the Precinct, where aforementioned officer/officers are serving at, agree about the promotion. Now It could be just a hunch, but those red folders you came in with are promotion papers, and you just hustled everyone into agreeing to our promotion. Am I right chief?'' Now everyone was looking at the chief for confirmation.

The Chief tried, he really did, but upon seeing their shock and mouth agape, he could not hide the sly smile on his face. He felt so stupid grinning like Wilde, but he had to give it to him, it felt good out-smarting everyone.

So that's why Wilde was in the hustler business.

''Well Wilde, how was your famous quote that became famous in the building? Oh right. *ahem* It's called a hustle, Officers." Mocked Bogo in a very smug voice.

Every officer, except Nick, was frozen in place by the situation. They were all hustled by non-other, than their grumpy and always stern Chief Bogo. They could not believe it. That's why after the realization hit everyone, that it was indeed real, and it has just happened now, that they all started to cheer and laugh very excitedly. They just witnessed history being made, and they were not about to miss the celebration. And the fact that the Chief let them celebrate made it all the better.

After 2 minutes of non stop cheering and having a good time, Bogo signalled everyone to calm down.

''That's enough, you can be all cheery-happy after we finish here, we still have a ceremony to do." Shouted Bogo. Everyone went back to their seat, some still giddy, but every officer wore a satisfied smile.

''So, I, Adrian Bogo, Chief of ZPD Precinct one, hereby call Officer Judy Hopps, Officer Nicholas Wilde and Officer Aaron Wolford to come to the podium." Said Bogo in a very professional note. After realizing that it's them he was talking about, the three officers quickly rushed next to the buffalo, and faced their colleagues. They did not expect to get any praise, much less of a promotion after what happened in the last 2 days and especially in the last hour, but they knew better than to look a gift horse in the mouth.

''By the mutual agreement of me, and the majority of this fine Precinct, I am glad to notify you, that from now on, you are officially no longer to be called Officers. Everyone, welcome Detective Judy Hopps, Detective Nicholas Wilde and Detective Aaron Wolford. From now on, you three are officially partners. Detectives, congratulations." Loud claps and shouts filled the small bullpen, and the three mammals celebrated did not know what to say or do. They were just so friggin' happy. It was like a dream come true. And the fact that they were finally a team, an official team, were nothing they could ever imagine.

For Judy it was not like a dream come true, it was literally her dream coming true. Her dream was to be a police officer, and now she is more than a simple officer. She is a detective. She is bigger than an officer. Now she will get tougher and more dangerous cases and she loved if something was tough and dangerous. In the end, she did face a very angry buffalo twice, was abducted by polar bears, almost iced by the mafia, almost killed by a savage jaguar, almost fell to her death, got flushed down the toilet, survived a 100m waterfall, hijacked a train/drug lab, almost crashed and blown up by said drug lab and was almost made fox food by a sociopath sheep. Yeah, she was more than ready to face those cases. And to top it off, He had the sweetest predators on her side to help her.

For Nick, it was really strange. In 1 year, he went from a cynical con-fox, who hustled pawpsicles and was living the fox stereotype like it was normal to an honest police officer, who helped the city in any way he could. Now he was a recognized detective of the other side of the law, and has two great partners, whom he can always rely on. One was his best friend he could ever imagine having, the other one was..

My wolf. My beautiful and kind-hearted wolf.

For Aaron, it was his long-awaited wish to come true: He finally had a partner, and not only one, it was actually two. Now he will get actual cases where he can finally be useful, he can finally leave that godforsaken camera room, he can finally go out into the streets, if there isn't any case, just simple patrolling, if there is, then going to crime scenes and making use of his exceptional nose. And he will not be doing this alone: he had his partners. And to top it of, one of them was the love of his life he never thought he needed.

He is my fox. My funny and wonderful fox.