Chapter 5: Too Close
The next morning at the police station, the forensics lab had called Nick and Judy to go over what had recovered from the package.
"What'd you find?" asked Nick.
"Well there were a couple of strands of fur on the box." answered one of the workers.
"So what kind of mammal are we dealing with?" questioned Judy.
"Looks like we're looking for a hyena."
"That makes sense, the mammals at the gym said they'd seen a hyena lurking around."
"Thanks."
And just when Judy and Nick were just about to leave, when he called out to them.
"Hey, guys before you go just one quick question."
"What is it?" Nick wondered.
"I heard you've been assigned to be Gazelle's bodyguards and you got to spend the day with her yesterday, what does she do all day?".
"Well, we can't really talk about it, because Gazelle is a victim and the investigation's still ongoing, but we will say she stays busy." Judy told him.
"Oh, okay, I get that. But when the case is over you'll tell me?"
"We'll see, but right now we got to do."
And with that Nick and Judy left the lab.
Before going over to Gazelle's mansion they checked the security cameras that had set up inside it. Officers at the station would keep an eye on the mansion while Gazelle was out, so if they saw anything out of the ordinary or suspicious they'd call Nick and Judy and let them know.
"Are the cameras working right?" asked Nick.
"Yep, We're the eyes in the sky. We'll see everything and anything whenever it happens." One of the officers answered.
"Great." said Judy.
"And may I just say Gazelle's got a great pad. She's got a luxury pool in the backyard, a mini movie theater, and don't get me started on her garden." mentioned the other one.
"Remember, you're supposed to be keeping an eye out for the dangerous mammal that's been stalking her." reminded Nick.
"Right." they replied, a bit sheepish.
Then the two left the station, and arrived at the mansion.
For the day Gazelle had an appointment at the spa, record a song at the studio, and read a story to some kids at a bookstore in the Rain Forest District. Gazelle, Sophie, Nick, and Judy got in the limo and rode out to the spa in Savanna Central.
"Hey, Officer Hopps would you like to join me and Sophie for our spa treatment?" Gazelle offered.
"Me, oh I don't know, I'm on duty."
"Go ahead, Carrots you deserve a little relaxation and pampering, I'll keep an eye out." encouraged Nick.
"Thanks, Nick. Okay, I'm in."
While the three women went back, Nick stayed up front, and kept an eye out.
In the back, Gazelle, Sophie, and Judy changed out of their clothes and into fluffy pale blue robes.
"So Officer Hopps, have you ever been to a spa before?" asked Sophie.
"Well, not really." answered Judy.
"Well you're in for a treat cause first we're going to get a massage, then go into the steam room, get a facial, and we'll finish with a medi pedi." said Gazelle.
In the massage area, three different mammals massaged them. Gazelle got a massage from a wolf, Sophie a warthog, and Judy a koala.
"I have to say this feels so nice." replied Judy, as the koala massaged her feet.
"Isn't it, just wait till they do your back." Gazelle told her.
It was true the back massage was even better, Judy even nodded off, and dreamed about her and Nick dancing under a full moon with stars in the sky. The steam room may have been stuffy and humid, but it felt kinda good to sweat out all that stress.
The facial made their faces feel like new, and after getting a mani pedi, Judy's claws, and Gazelle and Sophie's hooves sparkled. When they were done they met Nick up front.
"So did anything happen?" asked Sophie.
"Nope, everything's clear, how was the spa?" wondered Nick.
"Very relaxing." answered Judy.
Then they went to the studio, and the Rain Forest District.
On their way back, Judy got a call. "Officer Hopps." she said, over the phone. One of the officers was on the other end.
"Officer Hopps, there's someone lurking around the perimeter of the mansion." he said.
"We're on our way there." said Judy.
She hung up, and told the driver to step on it.
"What's going on?" asked Sophie.
"There's someone lurking around the mansion."
"Oh no." gasped Gazelle.
When they got to the mansion, they saw an ambulance.
"Gazelle, Sophie stay here." Nick told her.
The two got out of the limo, and hurried up to the house. They saw that EMTs were loading Jacob into the ambulance, and Marina was standing by looking worried.
"What happened?" Judy questioned the an EMT.
"He's been stabbed, we have to get him to the Zootopia General immediately." the EMT explained.
After he was in, the ambulance drove off, and Nick and Judy told Gazelle and Sophie they could come out.
"What happened?" questioned Sophie.
"It's Jacob, he was stabbed." explained Nick.
"What?" asked Gazelle in disbelief.
"Do you know what happened, Marina?" Judy wondered.
"I was watching the dishes, and then I heard Jacob yell, I hurried outside, and saw Jacob lying on the ground holding his side. Poor llama." Marina explained.
"We better get over to the hospital." said Nick to Judy.
"Right."
"I want to go to." Gazelle told them.
"Not now, Gazelle. We'll go find out what's happening, and then we'll come back and get you." said Nick, and he and Judy left in their cruiser.
At the hospital, the two found out that Jacob was in surgery, luckily the wound wasn't too bad. They called the crime scene unit, and met them back at the mansion.
"I can't believe this. This guy's hurting mammals I care about just to get to me." said Gazelle.
"This isn't your fault, Gazelle." Trevor comforted, who'd come after hearing about Jacob.
"Officers, we have some paw prints out here." called a CSI from outside.
"What kind?" asked Nick.
"A hyena."
"So that same hyena was here." said Judy.
Suddenly Nick's cell phone rang.
"Officer Wilde."
"Great, we'll be there soon."
"Who was that?" asked Sophie.
"The hospital, Jacob's out of surgery."
"Oh, thank goodness." Gazelle sighed.
So Nick, Judy, and Gazelle rode to the hospital. Gazelle went into his room first.
"Oh, Jacob, I'm so sorry." she told him.
"Don't worry about it, I'll be okay." Jacob assured.
Then Nick and Judy came in to question him.
"I was just finishing mowing the lawn, and coming in when I saw someone lurking around. I confronted him, we fought, and the next thing I knew he pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed me."
"Was it a hyena?" Judy questioned.
"I think he was, everything happened so fast."
"Thank you, Jacob. You get well soon." said Nick.
After giving him a kiss on the cheek, Gazelle left with Nick and Judy. They knew they had to work fast, this hyena already hurt someone to get to Gazelle, and who knows what he'd do next?
That's chapter 5, plz review