Nick woke shaking with sweat as he reached out for Judy only to find that he was alone again just like the past week. "I can't believe its been a week already.
I miss her so much." Nick got out of the bed to prepare for the very long and emotional day ahead of him.

"Today is the funeral, Judy's family will be there, all of them," mumbled Nick to no one but himself. He looked in his closet and found his special uniform for certain occasions and today was certainly a special day. Today will be the last day he will ever see her face before being place in the ground. The thought alone of seeing her again like that tore his already lacerated heart into smaller pieces. Nick recalled seeing her in the morgue as he stared at her still figure as he dumped his heart and soul into an apology that she will have never heard. The morgue was where he gave her one last kiss of goodbye on her forehead before leaving the cold room for good. That was days ago and it still burned into his mind, it was all he could see in front of him, it haunted him day and night mercilessly. It was like a bad dream that would never go away but this was no dream, this was real life and he had to live with his mistakes and loss.

Nick placed the uniform on the bed before heading into the bathroom to shower and brush his teeth for the most painful day he will most likely ever deal with.
As Nick stood under the cold water he felt the water run down his snout and into his mouth and was followed by the taste of salt which caused him to quickly apply shampoo and conditioner before washing it out of his fur. Nick stepped out and began to dry himself off with the closest towel to him. It was only after pulling it away from his face did he realize that he was using Judy's carrot towel causing him to bring it to him and hug it tightly.

Driving in his car, Nick was heading to the cemetery where they will hold the funeral for all of the cops who have died a week ago. He sat in silence for most of the way before it began to drive him insane causing him to turn the radio on. Most of the songs on today were all the hits of today and gave him something to distract him from the day ahead, even if it was only for a bit. "Thank you for tuning into Zootopia's number one station 98.0 the hits! For six years of having fans such as yourselves so here is a treat from our beginning! "Try Everything" by Gazelle!" shouted the radio host before the song started up. Nick instantly turned the station off but the damage was already down as he began to cry in the car as he sped down the highway.

It was nearly impossible but he finally managed to calm himself down just minutes before arriving at the cemetery along with hundreds of cars, trucks, and vans. "That's right, most of the city will be here," groaned Nick outloud with a snarky demeanor as he opened the door and got out of the car.

He looked around and saw citizens from all sides of the tracks showing up to show their respect for the fallen cops. Ignoring everyone Nick walked into the large area field filled with tombstones creating row after row of graves. Nick was holding his officer's hat the whole time as he headed towards the massive open area where not a single grave was set, that was until today, now that patch of land will be the home of thirteen officers. All of whom Nick had became very close to,
one more than any of the others. Nick quickly headed over and took his place next to all of the officers of precinct one and waited for everyone to arrive and for it to began. Nick placed the hat on his head and stood resolute as he waited for hundred more to arrive.

After nearly twenty minutes of waiting did Nick finally spot hundreds of rabbits show up with Stu and Bonnie leading them all. The Hopps family quickly made their way to the front and gazed upon the caskets that held their daughter, sister, aunt, and cousin. Stu was already breaking down into a sobbing mess and they haven't began to start the funeral itself. It was another five minutes before the priest began to do his final rites of the dead. It was long, monotoned and left a feeling of loneliness as Nick felt every, single, word stab his heart over and over. Nick looked around and saw Wolford being wheeled to the front by Clawhauser as his legs were now missing as they had to be amputated when he was savagly beaten by the Nippers when they discovered him. Nick watched with understanding as he was crying over the loss of Fangmeyer his partner and lover.

Sniffs, sobbing and crying could be heard throughout the crowd as he felt the pain of those affected without feeling the pain itself. The atmosphere of the graveyard was that of loss, pain, and saddness that could not be denied or ignored. Nick looked over to the Hopps clan and could see that they were all very sadden at the loss of one of their own. Stu met Nicks eye but looked away with disgust as he was still crying heavily. Bonnie looked over at Nick aswell but she gave a slightly more kind look but was it was still obvious that upset with him. As the day pressed on the priest allowed people say their final farewells and give a few words of their own giving each fallen hero's friends and family have something to say before moving onto the next coffin.

After an hour or it was now Fangmeyer's turn for his closest friends and family to have their moment with him and to say some final words aswell. Wolford was the first to go first as Clawhauser helped him to the front so he could say what he needed to say. "I met Fangmeyer when we were at the academy. We were both the only wolves to try out that year and because of that we were quick to make friends with each other. We helped each other with our studies and encouraged each other to never give up and to keep moving forward no matter how hard it got. Just days before we graduated we decided to go watch a movie together and it was that night we realized we were in love. I'll miss his very bad jokes and laughing at them even if they weren't funny. I never told him that his jokes were bad because they meant so much to him and in turn they were everything to me," Wolford stopped for a moment as he chuckled to himself, "I rememeber the first joke he ever told me, what do you count cows with? He would ask and of course I didn't know so I asked him. He told me you count cows with a COWculator." Wolford by now was crying but also laughing at the horrible pun which caused him to make a strange sound.

"I just wish I could have said goodbye to him one last time before he went in on that drug bust. I... I..." but Wolford couldn't continue as he was now just crying when Clawhauser helped him go back into the crowd as he was done.

Nick zoned out after that thinking about what he could say when it came to his turn to talk about Judy and how she meant everything to him. He thought up elaborate ideas about how she changed his life, or how she had helped the city more than any mammal has ever done. He was slightly shaking as the day drew on and the night was approching in a few hours. Nick was thrown from his trance as Stu was now heading up to talk about Judy. Nick knew it would be a while as most of the Hopps family will most likely say something.

"The first time I heard Judy wanted to be a cop was when she was nine years old and putting on a play at the local fair. Bonnie and me were both stunned and scared for her as no bunny has ever been a cop before. But she didn't give up not even after getting bullied for her ideas. She was a tryer and she did her best and to our surpise and everyone in Bunny Burrows she actually made it. She proved everyone wrong with sheer determination and perserverance. She had finally became not only the first bunny cop in Zootopia but she paved a way for other species to do things they would never have thought possible." Stu paused for a moment before Bonnie came up and began to speak as Stu broke down once again.

"She had made us all so proud and it was absolutely strange feeling as we now had worry in our hearts. To think that our daughter was on those mean streets just doing her thing. She was doing wonderful things in this city and we were overwhelmed with joy at what great ways of helping she was doing. Stopping conspiracies and murderers alike. We thought we would ever be more proud of her until she told us she was seeing someone who cares for her alot. To think that she was dating someone dispite never once looking at a single buck back home amazed us. Who could have snatched away her heart when she was so convicted on her career. She told us that she was bringing him over during a weekend trip and we were delighted to see who she was bringing home. We were so surprised when she stepped off of the train with a fox." Bonnie was maintaining a stern composure as Stu was taken off of the stage by some of his sons and daughters.

"Lets just say Stu didn't take it well but over the course of the weekend Stu eased up and accepted it quite well. And on the last night before they would return to Zootopia Nick had pulled both Stu and me aside and asked a question I never could have expected from a fox or from anyone concerning Judy. He asked for our blessing as he wanted to marry our daughter. We were stunned by what he had said but after a few moments both of us had said yes to his request. Jeepers was it hard to sit through that dinner waiting for him to propose to her like he had planned. It was beautiful when he dropped on one knee acting like he had dropped his fork and then surpising Judy with the ring. It... it... I can't go on I'm sorry." Bonnie could no longer stay calm as she told the story and walked off stage with a new rabbit taking the stage now. Her fur was tan with a white neck and brown eyes. The fur between the ears on top of her head grew out quite unusually for a rabbit but made her also quite different than most rabbits. Nick recognized her but before he could recall her name she began to speak.

"Hello my name is Jackie Hopps and Judy was my sister as we both shared the same room for most of our lives. I was there when Nick had proposed to my sister and to be honest I was astonished at the whole thing I actually dropped my spoon and sat there with my mouth open the whole time. I never thought she would ever settle down but there she was saying yes to a fox, a fox of all things. It didn't take long for the marriage to be set up and it was amazing everyone was having a good time despite it being the first interspecies marriage inside of Zootopia. She was proud, strong, and most of all forgiving of everyone she ever met." Jackie shot a smirk towards a certain fat fox in the crowd causing him to blush but also feel terrible about what he had done years ago. Jackie stood on the stand for a moment longer before she couldn't think of anything else to say and quietly left the stand.

Nick felt it was his time to speak as no one else moved forward. He took his hat off as he walked up to the stand and stared at the crowd. He could see all of their faces as they were filled with sadness, anger, resentment, and worry. "Hello, I'm Nick Wilde and I just have a few words to say as I don't want to take away to much time from the Hopps family. Judy was the most amazing rabbit I have ever met, her attitude towards life was a like a light on my cold miserable existance as a former con-artist. It was during her first case, the dreaded nighthowler case was when she gave me a chance to be something I thought I could never do, be helpful for once. After the case I decided to join the force as it was much greater than my childhood dream of being a scout. It wasn't even because of that dream I joined, I joined because of her. I had fallen in love with her during that first case and did my best to deter her at first as I thought she was just a torn in my side." Nick took a moment as he pulled out a small hankercheif and wiped away a tear before anyone could see it.

"But over the duration of her investigation I didn't want nothing more to do than be with her, next to her. She had made me happier than I ever felt in my life." Nick paused again as he stood there silent for a nearly a minute before speaking up again. "I was there when she... she died. She loved me with all her heart as did I with her. I gave her a necklace and helped place it on her as she laid dying in my arms. Even at her final moments she was still trying to be brave and wanting to help the world." He knew he was lying as he recalled how scared she was in those final moments. He wanted to keep her image of strength intact as he told his feelings about her. Nick took a deep breathe before looking at the crowd and seeing some of them were angry at him.

"Of course they are angry at me, the only survivor of the massacre and being here in general will seem like an insult to their memories to some of them." Nick thought as he realized most of the Hopps' older members had the same look. He came to the conclusion that he had overstayed his welcome with the family and decided to leave the stage and stand next to the other officers.

At least nearly another dozen or so rabbits walked up to the stage and said what they needed to say to help them move on. Finally after another hour did they began allow the families of the deceased one last look with Nick being the last one to see. She was still wearing the necklace he had given her that day and she had a peaceful look on her face. Her fur was well groomed and looked soft to touch as he reached a hand out but stopped just inches from her cheek. "I loved you more than life itself Judy, I hope you know that." Nick whispered to her before walking away and standing behind all of the rabbits as they took their places near the hole where she would be lowered into. He stood there with his hat in his arm. After a few moments Chief Bogo walked next to him and spoke to him while placing a hand on his shoulder. "Nick, she was brave and strong we are all going to miss her, and please take all the time you need off." Nick didn't say anything as Bogo left him to go check in on the other officers and families.

With a growing sense of despair Nick watched as fellow officers carried the first of all the coffins which also happened to be Judy's to their final resting place. Along with Judy's coffin, he also watched as all his happiness be lowered into the ground. The despair was unbearable as he watched for as long as he was able until the large mass of rabbits blocked what view he had left. He did not see the coffin lightly touch the dirt but heard the very soft thud of it causing his eyes to go wide with realization. "This isn't a dream, it never was and will always be real." Nick mumbled to himself with nobody (not even the rabbits) hearing him.

Nick stood there quietly watching as the hole was filled with dark dirt as the sky began to darkened. The sun was going down and Nick wanted nothing more than to hide himself in the dark and be alone with his misery. Finally the last bit of dirt was placed as members of the Hopps family began to leave. Nick understood why some left so quickly as he too wanted to run away and not face the facts of death and loss. He stayed though as he was not going to show the world that this got to him so hard. He will stay strong for justice, for love, for her. Finally after a long time all that remained at her grave was Nick, Stu, Bonnie, and Jackie.

"Why are YOU still here fox?" hissed Stu as he turned around and saw Nick standing there.

"Because she was my wife and the love of my life!" Nick snapped back at Stu with the same tone as him.

"I never should have let you marry her! You promised to keep her safe and secure and you broke that promise." shouted Stu as he reached into his pocket.

"Stu calm down, Nick did his best I'm sure of it!" Bonnie said with a slightly raised voice as she grabbed hold of his arm.

"I bet you only made it out because you were hiding! Like all foxes you just a shifty low life!" Stu pulled out a fox taser and pointed it at Nick aggressively before continuing, "Well what do you have to say for yourself, FOX?" demanded Stu as he turned the taser on and thrust the taser at Nick.

Nick watched as the world slowed down bit by bit while watching it coming closer and closer. He could easily dodge but he chose not. Taking the full force of before speaking up over the sound created by it. "Its true, I hide under a car trying to avoid the gunfire while everyone else died around me," Nick finally fell to his knees as he couldn't take any more of the electricity.

"I failed my duties as her husband and should be punished for it!" screamed Nick as both Jackie and Bonnie tried to pull Stu back away from Nick.

"I hope you live with that knowledge and should you ever go near anyone in my family again, I will kill you!" Stu stated as he put his taser away and stomped back to all the cars they had rented with tears streaming down his face. Bonnie glanced back at Nick before following Stu. Nick stood back up and was greeted by the sight of Jackie staring at him. Nick never noticed she was holding babies in pouch this whole time as she reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Nick, Judy was a wild spirit and very, very independant and the fact that she would even settle down astonishes me let alone it being a fox. She adored you more than anyone in my family could possibly know. Don't beat yourself up to hard Nick, she lives on even if she is not here anymore," Jackie placed her hand on his chest just over his heart.

"So when did you have kids? Last time I saw you was at the wedding and to me it looked like you would never settle down just like how you explained Judy." Nick looked down at the little baby rabbits in her little pouch that was hanging from he chest.

"Love is a strange thing Nick, you should know." Jackie looked down as one of the little ones was squirming around vigorously.

"Well isn't she a trooper, what's her name?" asked Nick as he smiled at the little furball.

"Her name is July, July Hopps and she is always so rambunctious. Isn't that right July." Jackie carefully patted her on the head before looking back at Nick.

"Nick please take care, Judy would not want to see you so devastated and beaten," said Jackie as she turned around and left before Nick could say anything else.

Nick looked one last time at the grave and ready the tombstone outloud to himself. "Here lies Judith Laverne Wilde, friend, officer and loving wife," Nick paused before reading on, "Time to make the world a better place."

((((Author's Notes))))

Well Mistermead has finally done it, well indirectly though but here I was crying, shedding tears as I wrote this. There wasn't much just a tear or two but they were real. It's been years since I shed a single tear over anything. So in Mistermead's comic I noticed that Nick seemed to have no connection to the Hopps family what so ever so I thought I would give him a reason of some kind. It doesn't seem to far off as Stu was very worried about foxes from what it seemed for quite a while and I do believe that old habits are hard to get rid of. And with the death of Judy it could have possible triggered something in him to resent foxes once again. And if you didn't catch it but the "fat fox" was Gideon. When I looked at the family I realized not a single sibling was ever mentioned and I found it odd then I came across Jackie Hopps an OC created by GrummanCat and she was just what I was looking for! I'm sorry for all the sadness in this story but as I said last chapter this story is a fanfic of Mistermead's AU comic Judy is Dead over at his tumblr. Its an amazing comic and was just inspiring to me. let me know if you have hated this story or enjoyed it and please have a great week/weekend!

((Credit))

Jackie Hopps is a OC of GrummanCat over on DeviantArt and I was allowed and given permission by the artist to use her.

Jackie is a well created character and should definitely be checked out. She is from a AU where "Toons" and humans live together just like in

Who Framed Roger Rabbit.