''Do you want to hear a joke, Carrots?" asked Nick while looking at the bunny in the front seats.

''Is it gonna be one of your lame jokes that will be so tiring that I would feel the pain for days?" asked Judy with a raised eyebrow.

''No, trust me, this is a good one." Reassured Nick while stealing a glance at his smirking husband. Judy sighed audibly.

''Okay then Slick, hear it." Replied Judy, already knowing that it's gonna be the lamest joke ever.

Nick cleared his throat and begun.

''What's common in an elegant dressed mammal riding a monocycle and a poorly dressed mammal riding a bicycle?" asked Nick, trying to hold back his chuckles. Judy's interest was perked, since she actually had no clue, not like in the 20 or so bad jokes of the fox that he just had to tell them.

''I don't know Slick. What's the difference?" asked Judy warily. Although she was curious of the answer, she knew that it's gonna be lame.

''Attire." And with that the fox and the wolf, whose lap has been occupied by the aforementioned fox, started to chuckle at the joke. Charlie just gave a subtle snort and a rolled his eyes, while Judy decided that headbutting the dashboard and groaning is a perfect way to not only escape this horrible joke but to show Nick that she was not pleased nor did she find the joke remotely funny.

They were currently driving on the highway towards Bunnyburrow in Charlie's car. After they decided that it's time to make that visit they all promised to Bonnie, they went to their respective apartments to prepare their luggage, because they planned on staying for a day or two, much to the older doe's happiness, who immediately went to notify the Hopps house of their arrival and to do some preparations. When they met up again in the afternoon, Charlie offered to drive them to and from Bunnyburrow. The trio tried to protest, saying that the place is far away and they didn't want Charlie to worry about petrol and the expenses with it, but he just waved it off, saying that money is not an issue for him.

They were in their usual positions, Charlie driving, Judy sitting next to him in the front seat, while the fox and the wolf in their favourite position on the back seat. The four argued about what music should they play, Judy rooted for pop, especially Gazelle, while Nick and Aaron wanted something more Rock or at least Pop-Rock. Charlie was on the vote for some Classical music, but he remained silent, since he could see that he would have no argument here. In the end, they decided that Jazz music is the one that made everyone satisfied. Enough upbeat for Judy to enjoy, while it satisfied Charlie's need for calmness and the lovebird's need for quality music.

The drive was different for all four of them. Nick of course had a field day of ''''entertaining'''' and actually entertaining the mammals in the car. Everytime he made a joke, Aaron would show genuine enjoyment, which both made the fox warm inside and annoyed. Warm inside, since there was no mammal before who actually found any of his jokes hilarious, and annoyed, because these jokes are supposed to be only funny to him and make other mammals groan loudly, but the wolf seemed to enjoy them the more Nick told him. The fox didn't know which emotion should he go with, but a quick nip at his ear and a subtle lick from that wolf tongue, and he suddenly liked the first option much better.

Judy, as always, found Nick's humor cringeworthy, although she silently admitted to herself that there were some jokes that she actually found funny, she just didn't want the fox to think that he can tell a decent joke, thus expanding his ego. Charlie on the other paw did not pay that much mind. He couldn't remember the last time he was this comfortable with any of the teams he has been assigned to. His easy-going and cool attitude managed to infuriate mammals, since they thought that Charlie didn't care about stuff, but in reality, he did care, but his scale of emotions is pretty tight, and he usually doesn't see the reason to be excited/scared/etc. But this team did not only accept him, but befriended him very quickly. He knew that as a mammal in a high rank, he can't have favourites, but damn it if these three didn't want him to demote back to detective so he can join their team.

The atmosphere was amazing, and the fact that he had the love of his life sitting next to him, currently groaning to the dashboard just made it all the better. Nick's jokes were bad, but it managed to keep up the comfortable atmosphere.

''You know, you two are insufferable." Mumbled Judy her statement into the dashboard. Aaron and Nick snickered upon hearing that.

''Come on Carrots, live a little, do you want to hear another joke to brighten you up?" teased Nick while wiggling his eyebrows. Judy's eyes burst open and in a blink of an eye, she turned around a looked at him with a face of Horror.

''NO!" shouted Judy. At this point, Aaron and Nick lost it.

''Judy, you should know, that the moment you show any kind of enjoyment towards his humor, he will stop." Reassured Charlie with a smile while the canines on the back seat were holding their stomachs. Upon hearing that, they both stopped and looked at each other knowingly.

Nick quickly got his phone out, and searched for the picture he stored just for this occasion. In the past couple of days of their celebrity status, they got so many mails and e-mails containing high praises of their bravery or not so subtle revelations of one's disgust towards them in multiple languages, so many cute drawings and paintings of them, so many fanfictions and comics made of them, that they couldn't be more grateful, and somehow they managed to reply most of them already. They even registered to Clawhauser's fan page of them, and under a fake name managed to talk to their fans without them knowing it.

Once though, there was one e-mail from an old friend of Nick who happened to excel at IT and Photoshop. The e-mail contained a picture of Charlie, that was just so ridiculous, the fox and the wolf was laughing for minutes on the picture. They asked of course the reasoning behind that, which got the reply of: I know you like to tease, and i got history with that dog, so it is my pleasure that you can make fun of him.

''Hey, Chocolate cake." Cut in Nick while holding his phone and showing his screen. Charlie looked at him through the rear-view mirror, and saw what he was holding. On the screen, there was his official ZPD photo, that they make you after you graduate. What was really ridiculous that his three colours were changed to pink, orange and purple, he was much chubbier and he was holding a bowl of 'Lucky Chomps'.

He cringed hard on the inside, but he was not one to back of from a verbal fight.

''Fascinating, didn't think I would still look a mile better than you Nick, while looking like the dwarf from the end of the rainbow vomited all around me." Said Charlie with a teasing smile. Now that made Judy giggle, while Nick and Aaron was a bit taken aback.

But that quickly turned into two very smug smiles.

''Have you ever considered the reason why he vomited on you? I think if I heard it right, it was because when he looked at you, he thought you were a standing and talking overcooked roasted chicken, who got toothpaste spit all over him." Retorted Nick, which got a subtle 'Ooooh' from Aaron.

''Hey Judy, why do you let him call you Carrots? Last time I checked a carrot was orange and green, and when I look at Nick… the resemblance is huge." Teasingly asked Charlie, making Judy burst into a series of giggles.

''Now that you mention it… What's up Carrots?" asked Judy from the fox on the back seat. Aaron and Nick looked at the fox's colours and sure enough, with his orange-ish fur colour and green eyes, he did look like the vegetable in question.

And much to the bunny's surprise, both started to laugh again, and not only them, even Charlie was chuckling. And to top it off, soon she found even herself joining.

While she was laughing, she looked out of the window, and to her astonishment, the 'Welcome to Bunnyburrow' sign was right next to them. The feeling of nostalgia came over her.

''Hey guys! We are almost here!" excalimed the bunny excitedly. The three mammals looked out of the window, and sure enough, that huge sign was not lying. They could see the stereotypical barns and trucks spread through the field they have been driving next to in the past couple of hours.

''Heh, I thought Bunnyburrow would have more bunnies in it." Noted Aaron while looking out the window.

Judy smiled smugly. She knew that all three of them was in for a ride.


''Judy… I am taking back what I said." Said Aaron in an astonished tone.

But it wasn't only Aaron that was watching the scenery before them in mouth agape, the two other canines wore eyes so huge, they might just pop out. And you know that something is big, when even Charlie gets rendered speechless.

They were currently in the idle car, which was sitting next to the Hopps family residence. The Hopps house looked like a normal farm-house, but Judy told them that most of the house is underground, so don't get fooled. What really made them astonished is the amount of bunnies playing different games outside the house. Aaron tried to count them but he gave up around 45. And the fact that all three canines had an inkling feeling that this was nothing compared to what they were about to experience in the next days or so just made it even more scarier.

''Oh come on guys, it's just Linda, Thomas, Zoe, Mel, Vanessa, Eric, Roger, Monroe, Jebedaiah-''

''WE GET IT." cut in the three canines, making Judy giggle mockingly.

With heavy sighs, they exited the vehicle. Aaron gulped upon seeing the amount of bunnies that they would be walking into. He never thought that once he would be calling rabbits scary, but this 2 weeks contained a lot of things he has never thought he would do.

His nervousness was cut short, when he felt a black paw touch his own and squeeze it reassuringly. He looked down and saw his fox looking up at him with a warm, compassionate smile that made Aaron's heart flutter. It still made the wolf feel special, knowing that he was on the short list of mammals that Nick allowed to see his softer side. Now it was not only that, but it helped immensely with his nervousness, so they started walking towards the gate of the fence paw in paw.

Judy walked with a little jump in her step, signaling that she was really comfortable and happy of what's going on. In the end, she did finally come down to where she grew up and she could finally see her family once again. That did not mean that Nick, Aaron and Charlie couldn't be anxious and if someone looked at them, it was just really obvious. Their tails were nervously twitching close to the ground, their ears were pinned to their skulls and their entire posture was tense.

When all four of them bypassed the gate, all the bunny ears turned towards their direction. The next thing the three canines knew, that all eyes were on them, showing both curiosity and surprise. These quickly evaporated when they spotted their sister, so they stopped playing and rushed said sister down in tight hugs and cheers. Judy giggled upon feeling her siblings almost tackle her, and was not hesitant to hug them back. As a bunny, she was a very affectionate mammal, but in the city, she could not get nearly enough to satisfy her, so this welcoming did wonders in soothing Judy.

''Hey, isn't that Judy's boyfriend?" said a high-pitched voice suddenly. All bunnies turned towards the three canines, especially the painted dog.

Charles Pictus has been on the force for many years. He has faced the most dangerous criminals, has been part of the most intense robberies and terrorist acts, has defused countless of bombs with his bare paws, has interrogated the most aggressive and disgusting mammals, has witnessed the goriest of murders and faced Bogo's wrath countless of times. But not in his 30 years of life has he felt fear, the closest was nervousness he got, but never feared anything. He decided that today it all changed.

And the fact that the giant horde of young bunnies was the first thing to make him rigid in fear managed to lower his pride by dozens of levels.

But hey, getting tackled down by rabbits at least felt somewhat fluffy.

''Look at his fur! So colourful!"

''Are you really in love with JuJu?"

''Is that a star or a banana on his head?"

''He has a fluffy tail aswell! Hmmm, Fluffy!"

''Are you going to marry my big sis?"

''His ears are so tiny! How can he hear anything with these?"

In the mean time, Nick and Aaron were silently watching the commotion. They were thankful that they were more occupied by 'Judy's boyfriend', but they knew that they had to escape and quickly, if they wanted to avoid the same treatment. So they quietly started to walk towards the front door of the house, but it wasn't their lucky day. Judy saw them sneaking, and got an evil grin on her face.

She whistled loudly, getting the attention of the bunnies, who were still discovering Charlie.

''Hey guys! Charlie is not the only one who has a fluffy tail!" shouted Judy while pointing at Aaron and Nick. The canines in question looked at her wide eyes, and the next thing they knew that they got overpowered by 50 or so bunnies, making the younger doe giggle uncontrollably.

In the mean time, Charlie finally somewhat recovered, and was dusting himself off.

''You know Judy, you should bring your siblings to the interrogations. There would be no criminal who would rather go through this than spit the info we want." Panted Charlie, still a bit dizzy from the near-death experience.

Suddenly a voice behind them spoke up.

''Well, that's the famous Hopps Kerfuffle for you." Said the voice, which Judy immediately recognized. It was her mother's.

''Mom!" exclaimed Judy while turning around and hugged the older doe. They stayed like that for a while and then they parted.

''It's good to see you back at the farm Bun-Bun…" said Bonnie while changing her focus on the painted dog standing next to her daughter.

''…And as I see you brought your handsome painted dog aswell." continued the older doe with a warm parental smile. Judy blushed a bit and started to nervously fidget with his ears.

''Oh yeah… Mom, this is Charles Pictus, the Deputy Chief of my work place. Charlie, this is my Mom, Bonnie Hopps." Introduced Judy, while the mammals in question were shaking paws.

''My pleassure Mrs. Hopps" greeted politely Charlie, making the older doe roll her eyes.

''Oh, none of that. Call me Bonnie, and I just have to say, that you look even more beautiful than on the phone." Complimented Bonnie getting a sigh of relief from Charlie.

''I could say the same thing. You look much younger than one would imagine a mother." Complimented back Charlie with a calm smile.

''Oohh, a charmer, I see." Giggle Bonnie while stealing a glance at her nervous daughter.

That's when she heard the yips and yelps coming from amidst her children, and realized that she had two other guests aswell. So she clapped twice and turned to the Kerfluffe.

''Okay children, that's enough, you can keep on asking your questions from our guests later, but now I need to talk to them." said Bonnie loudly, getting the attention of her smaller children. Said children let the poor fox and wolf go with a loud group groan and continued their previous activity.

Bonnie walked over to Aaron and Nick, who looked like they just saw a ghost.

''Are you okay, dears?" asked Bonnie while helping up Nick.

''Well, I think I just developed a mild case of claustrophobia, but other than that, I think I'll manage." Said Aaron, while accepting Bonnie's paw and standing up.

''Speak on your behalf, my head still rings from all the questions." Replied Nick while holding his head between his paws.

''In other words, they are okay." Cut in Judy with a smug smile. Nick opened his eyes, and looked at the cause of his headache. He wasn't mad, but you bet he will get back at her twice as badly. Judy saw the fox look at him in the biggest and slyest smirk she has ever seen, and dropped her own smugness, that was quickly replaced by concern.

Maaaaybe I took it a bit too far.

Aaron in the mean time had that strange feeling again. It was the same feeling he felt before Nick hustled that Coyote back at the Festival. He had thought about the reasoning behind that, but nothing that would have made sense came to his mind. The closest he got is that he was able to sense whenever Nick hustles or was thinking of a hustle, but that was just as ridiculous as his other ideas.

Now, he could see the same glint in his eyes, the same sly smirk he gave that Coyote vendor, and the same feeling came back.

It can't be, how could I sense such thing?

''Carrots… I think this visiting will be very entertaining." Said Nick in a sly tone, making the rabbit gulp. She suddenly regretted sending the kerfuffle on them.

Bonnie in the mean time was looking between them in a confused manner. She had no idea what was going in, so she just shrugged and started walking towards the door.

''Come on in Dears, you must be hungry and I have a surprise for you." Said Bonnie in a sweet tone. The four soon followed her inside.

The first thing they saw looked like a big wardrobe room. The 'house' was a big room filled with hangers on the walls, most of them occupied by small coats of different colours. The walls were colourful, full of child drawings, most of them are of course about bunnies, vegetables and fruits. The room had a nice small chandelier, that gave lighting to the room. In the middle of the room, there was the beginning of a wide staircase that went underground. The canines didn't say anything just followed the older doe downwards.

The staircase was pretty short and after bypassing another door, their eyes widened; they found themself on the top floor of a huge room. They walked to the edge of what seemed like a floor and leaned on the railings in the side of the floor. They were at least 50m high and if they counted right, around the 20th level. The whole place looked like a huge plaza, but without the music and shops, and when they looked at the 'ground floor', they saw different kinds of rooms mixed together; there was a library, a living room with a bunch of TVs and other appliances, and a lot of hobby rooms for bunnies. The whole area was enlighted by big chandeliers, hanging from the walls all around. The whole place was filled with loudly murmuring bunnies minding their own businesses.

It was like a big inside city.

''Wow…" said the three canines in unison. Bonnie and Judy giggled on their reaction.

''Close your mouth dears, before something flies into your mouths." Remarked Bonnie with a satisfied smile while walking towards something that looked like an elevator. She expected this reaction from all three of them, only the Hopps family residence could render mammals speechless.

Aaron, Nick and Charlie shook their heads and walked towards to elevator.

''Mrs. Ho- Bonnie, that's incredible!" exclaimed Aaron still looking around in awe.

Before the older doe could reply, Nick cut in.

''Come on Wolfie, you see elevators everyday in the Precinct." Said Nick with a smirk. Now that remark got Aaron out of his dreamy state and sent his husband a playful glare.

''Be careful Bushy Tail, I still remember your stunt at the elevator the day before yesterday, and I still need to cash it back." Retorted Aaron with a wink and a flick of his tail. Nick snorted upon remembering that incident.

''I didn't hear you complaining. And you can't deny that you didn't enjoy it. This nose might not be as good as yours, but it still can detect interesting changes in scent." Replied Nick while tapping his nose. While the talked, they all got into the elevator and Bonnie pressed the button to the ground floor.

''You are right. But did I say that it was going to be a revenge or repaying a favour?" said Aaron suggestively. Nick's smirk just widened.

The lovers'companions were silently listening to the conversation in the mean time. Bonnie leaned next to her daughter's ear and started whispering.

''What are they talking about?" asked Bonnie. That's when she noticed how red and embarrassed her daughter became.

''I-I would rather not talk about that…" stuttered Judy while averting her gaze.

That day she had learnt that she should not make suggestive dares when these two mammals were her opponents. She still didn't get where she got the idea of daring Nick to kiss Aaron in the elevator. She actually wanted to tease Nick with it, since she knew that the lift had cameras in it, so if they really did as she dared, Bogo would catch wind of that, and would definitely scold them harshly. Now she still facepalms herself for underestimating them, because the moment she said her dare, Nick jumped into the wolf's arm, and kissed him deeply, making sure to be in an angle, where the camera could clearly see. What was really embarrassing and still made Judy red as a tomato, that Nick made sure to moan loudly amidst the kiss, since he knew that the elevator also had microphones in it.

Least to say, that Judy has learnt her lesson.

Back to the present, Bonnie saw how flustered her daughter became, and had a pretty good guess about the topic of the banter. She knew that Nick and Aaron finally got over their uncertainties and doubts if that kiss on live television was anything to go by. She still has to ask what exactly happened, but she was really happy that they finally tied the knot. (She actually had no idea how right she was.)

A loud ting sound signaled them that they have arrived. They exited the elevator and already felt a bunch of eyes on them. They tried to ignore them and act like they don't know that they are being inspected, so they followed the older doe towards a big podium. Bonnie stepped up, and got a microphone out of nowhere. They didn't know whether they should stand next to her, but it seemed that they didn't need to, since the doe calibrated the microphone and now her voice could be heard in the whole room.

''Attention, Children. Dinner is ready!" notified Bonnie, then put the microphone to the mysterious place she got it from. Then she stepped up and went towards a big white door behind the podium and went in with Nick, Aaron, Charlie and Judy following her.

The room was like a huge Middle-school cafeteria. There were bunch of very long tables with bowls on them that had something stew-like in them. The canines sniffed the air and concluded that it was carrot stew, which made them a bit nervous, since none of them really fancied the taste of the vegetable. Of course, they would at least try, maybe Bonnie's cooking could change their minds a tiny bit, but they already readied their stomachs for no dinner.

They started to look around the slowly fulfilling room for a place to sit. They had no idea what Bonnie had in mind, but she haven't told them to take a seat yet, so they followed them to another, much smaller room, that only had a big round table. When they closed the door and sniffed the air, their eyes widened in surprise. It was a mix of carrot-stew and… roasted crickets?

''Take a seat please, Stu should be here in a matter of minutes. You can start eating if you want." Said Bonnie while turning on her heels and presumable searching for her husband.

The bewildered canines and the bunny sat down at the table, their gazes never leaving the predatory food in front of them. Out of the 4 of them, it was actually Judy who could not believe her eyes the most. She could not even begin to think about how her mother managed to not only make that, but get the ingredients for it without raising suspicion. She has never seen her mother even touch anything non-bunny food, and now she was staring at a seemingly perfect roasted crickets.

Without a word they took their place, Aaron sitting next to Nick, next to Nick it was Judy, then Charlie. Something of the seating seemed to be planned, since it the couples got to seat next to each other, while Nick and Judy, the original partners got seated next to each other aswell. What caught their eyes that there were 2 more roasted crickets prepared next to Aaron.

''Well, it looks like we might have an other round, or some guests?" asked Nick looked around cluelessly. The others shrugged, signaling that they have no idea either.

The three canines and the bunny sat down and began to eat. The moment Nick, Aaron and Charlie tasted, they hummed in satisfaction. It isn't as good as Aaron's or Judy's per say, but there was something it excelled at; it had the typical mother-made flavour, that everyone loved.

Least to say, that they had a feast.

Suddenly the door behind them opened, but they thought that it's gonna be Stu and Bonnie, so they paid no mind and kept on eating. Although suddenly, tension filled the air from nowhere and they could hear 2 loud gasps behind them that was definitely not Stu nor Bonnie. Out of their curiosity, they looked back, and Nick and Judy froze upon seeing the two mammals who accompanied Bonnie and Stu.

It was two timber wolves, one white, the other is more brownish, looking at them with wide eyes. Judy and Nick recognized these two timber wolves, since they were the same ones guarding the Cliffside asylum while the Nighthowler case was ongoing.

''G-Gary and Larry Howlington?" stuttered Judy and Nick with a tone full of disbelief.


In the mean time, back in the 'ground floor', there were a group of four Hopps bunnies chatting very loudly in front of one of the TVs.

''Can you believe mother? First, she and dad start starts to work with that fat, pie-eating, filthy fox, then convinces dad to hire two faggot wolves to work on the fields with us, and now she actually lets three more preds inside the house? Is she lunatic!?" asked one of the Hopps boys in an outraged tone.

''Yeah, it's like, she totally lost her mind. At least father has some rationality left inside him, and did some precautions against these preds." Agreed the bunny sitting next to the first.

''I heard that it was Judy who made mother into a pred supporter. Seems like the city life gave her nothing but retardation." Noted the third bunny with his arms crossed.

''Jeez, first she actually believes she could be a cop, and then she stops the only rational mammal, Bellwether or i don't know what's her name, from putting the big city on the right path, then she even gets praise for it, and now she not only sleeps with a pred, she managed to infect mother with that mental disorder of hers." Notes the first bunny.

''She could turn father to a pred supporter aswell, and then even some of us! We can't let that happen!" Exclaimed the fourth bunny angrily.

''Yes, so we have to either end them or chase them away. With mother defending them, the latter option is impossible." Concluded the second bunny.

''I could help you." Suddenly a voice spoke up from behind. The four rabbits looked back and it was non other then Thompsen Hopps, the clumsiest children ever known.

''Pfft, come one Thompsen, you have holes on your paws, that's how bad you are at… basically everything. How could you, out of all the bunnies, help us in anyway without messing up everything up?" Scoffed the third bunny, getting chuckles from her companions. Instead of getting hurt, Thompsen just smiled widely.

''How about if I propose… these beauties." Said Thompsen showing a briefcase filled with handguns. The bunnies stopped chuckling and looked at the case with wide eyes.

''How did you get these?" asked the first bunny in a confused manner.

''Let's say, that I pretended to be clumsy the whole time, so everytime I injured myself, I would get transported to the clinic, which just happens to be next to the Sheriff's office. So I might have sneaked out every time and stole one of his guns." Admitted Thompsen smugly. One of the bunnies' eyes lighted up in excitement.

''Those preds are in the kitchen! We can just rush in and take them down!" exclaimed the bunny excitedly. He got a round of cheers and sounds of agreement from his companions, so they reached towards the briefcase to take the guns to their paws, but Thompsen shook his head and closed the briefcase.

''I don't think it would be a good idea. None of us are trained shooters, so we might injure or even kill mother and father in the process, plus if they survive, they will know it was us, and will definitely punish us harshly. We have to make it look like they were accidents or suicides, so no one will suspect us. These guns are for when everything else fails." Said Thompsen seriously. The four bunnies looked at each other, but they had to agree, he did have a point.

''So what should we do?" asked the group of bunnies in unison. Thompsen changed back to his smug smile.

''Easy. We lay low, and wait for the right opportunity. We have plenty of time, but for now, try to be nice with them, so when we start taking them out one by one, no one will think it was us. If you are taking out somebody, try to frame Judy, so the attention will be on her, and we could continue on setting everything up." Told Thompsen confidently. The bunnies did not like the fact that they have to pretend to like or even get close to those predators and their traitor sister, but the plan seemed solid, so they nodded and shook Thompsen's paw.

''Let's save our family from getting eaten alive."


Short chapter, but I think this was enough to start the next tension filled parts of the Fiction. And you know I couldn't leave out the only timber wolves who had 1 lines each in the entire movie, but hey, they at least had dialogue.

I will explain it throughoutly later when I introduce Larry and Gary in the next chapters or so, but a quick info: They are not brothers, they are married, and Larry is the one coming from the Howlington family, Gary just took up the name when they got married.