Here's chapter 43. In this chapter the plot returns to focus on the characters of Zootopia, with a brief appearance of one of the Sonic characters.
Another day begins in the city of Tokyo. After things that happened the day before, some inhabitants of the city were able to sleep better, but instead others stayed awake, including one of the two groups that came from Zootopia. Since throughout the night; Nick, Judy, Jack, and Finnick couldn't sleep well. The concern for Mrs. Wilde, Stu and Bonnie to have disappeared had not disappeared yet, which is why he had not been sleepy, as they were hoping that they would suddenly call them on the phone and tell them what had happened. What's more, Finnick's contact told him on the phone that he had left Zootopia to find out if they had gone to Bunnyburrow, or at least if they were in some of the nearby towns.
The only thing they could achieve the night before is not to worry the children with the disappearance of their grandparents, because if the night was difficult for them, for the children it would have been worse, and even the fact would have caused both of them to have started to cry and they were sure they wouldn't stop until at least they had good news. Since when Nick lost his father, or when Jack lost his parents it was a similar thing. Although in the case of both if they cried for a few hours, the depression from losing loved ones lasted for several months. And they didn't want their respective children to go through the same thing. That's why just as they acted the night before so as not to worry the children, so would the two of them as well as Judy and Finnick. If they were lucky, this performance wouldn't last long.
They had not called anyone from the city police department to look for them until they confirmed that they had not left the city, since if they happened to leave, it would not have felt like they were looking for them all over Zootopia, since they wouldn't be there in the first place. Sometimes they wondered why that area of the city had no video surveillance. If it weren't for that, it would have been easier for them to see that they were okay, as they would only have needed the police department to monitor the tapes and see what happened during that period of time where Finnick's contact had to leave. for a few hours. Who knows what could have happened during that unguarded period of time. Even if they took a taxi to leave, they could have seen in which direction they went.
The possibility that Eggman had been responsible for the disappearance of the fox and the two rabbits seemed to be the most accurate at the moment, since they found out through Jack's boss when she contacted them the night before before going to sleep. that the scientist's base was destroyed by himself, but he was not there at the time and they could not locate his whereabouts or where his three assistant robots went after escaping. They feared that he might have gone to Zootopia, kidnapped them and held them captive until they made a deal that would free them in exchange for the chaos emeralds that Sonic had and the master emerald that was in the agency Jack worked for. They would not be surprised if that was what would have happened to them if it was confirmed that they were not in their possible whereabouts.
The thoughts of the two rabbits and the two foxes stopped when the fennec fox's phone began to ring. This, knowing who it was, momentarily left the room to answer the call. Fortunately he didn't have to sneak away from the children this time since they were still sleeping. Once he was in the hallway, he saw some of the hotel guests walking nearby, so he had to wait for them to leave, it took about three minutes for the hall to be completely empty and he made sure that no one was in the vicinity. He finally he took the phone and saw that in that period that he expected people to leave, he saw that he received three calls from Skye, so he quickly dialed her number and waited for her to answer.
"Hello Finnick."
"Hi, Skye. I'm sorry I couldn't answer you before".
"Did something bad happen? Commonly you tend to answer quickly and even when you are asleep".
"It was nothing bad, you don't have to worry. It's that since I don't want Nicole and Jerry to find out what is happening, I went out into the hall to answer, but there were many people around, so I had to wait for them to leave.
"Oh, now I get it."
"Do you have any new information for us?"
"Yes, but unfortunately it is not hopeful at all. I spent all day looking for them around town, and even went to Bunnyburrow, but even their acquaintances there told me that they haven't seen Stu and Bonnie since the day they left for Zootopia, and that they have never met personally to Mrs. Wilde".
"So what we are thinking is what could have happened."
"Don't tell me you think they were murdered."
"No, is not that. But we do believe that Eggman could have something to do with it. Since I don't think they were going to disappear out of nowhere. We were hoping that you would find them nearby, but now I think our fears could come true. And it is that Eggman would have them captured."
"Can I help with something regarding that?".
"The best thing is that you don't get involved. The best thing you can do at the moment is to steer clear of this. I don't want anything bad to happen to you".
"Oh come on, I'm an Agent, Finnick, and I've been on dangerous missions before which I've survived even though my main job is building and repairing gadgets. I can be of help in this situation."
"I know, I know your capabilities, you already mentioned them before. But this is very different. Even Jack himself has told me that it is nothing like what he has lived in the past, and I am sure that you know as I do that many of his missions have not been easy since they are co-workers".
"Yes, the boss has informed all of us at the agency about the three encounters with Eggman or his robots. But I'm sure I can do something to help fight it. Besides Finnick, you've known me since I was a child, and when I set my mind to something I won't rest until I get it. "
"Well, let's do something, although I'm not entirely sure about this yet. But talk to your boss and have her get in touch with Sonic, his wife, or some of his friends, to see if they'll accept your help too. Perhaps with your knowledge of mechanics you can be of help to them, since one of his friends named Miles and his daughter named Flora are mechanics".
"It's okay. You will see that I will not disappoint the heroes of Mobius".
"Heroes of Mobius?"
"This is how everyone at the agency refers to them."
"Wow interesting. Well, you keep in touch with me if you managed to get through to them. I will let others know what you have told me".
"It's okay. We'll talk later".
"It's okay. Bye".
They both closed the call and Finnick went back into the room.
When I returned with Nick, Judy and Jack, they expected good news, but when they saw Finnick's face they knew it was not good news. Finnick told them what her contact told them, without yet revealing who he was. This increased the worries of the fox and the two rabbits by a thousand.
"You know, I think we should call Sonic and the others and tell them what's going on, maybe they can help us locate them," Nick said.
"I'm sure Eggman is responsible for this. Our parents couldn't have disappeared like that," Judy said.
Jack was quiet, unlike Nick and Judy, he was still thoughtful about the situation. But it would definitely be just in case eliminating all possibilities before making sure it had happened to them.
The striped rabbit approached a table where his communicator was located along with that of the red fox and the gray female rabbit. After pressing a series of buttons he finally started calling Sonic on the communicator, it took him a few seconds until the blue hedgehog finally answered.
"Hi Jack. Good morning".
"Hi Sonic, are you busy?"
"We are having breakfast, but other than that, we are free."
"Well, we just wanted you to come here when you're done. Judy's parents and Nick's mother, who were at Zootopia, disappeared, a Finnick contact searched for them around, but found no trace of them. We think Eggman may be involved in this."
"Seriously? Well, wait until we finish breakfast and take a shower and go over there. I just need them to tell us where they are".
The striped rabbit gave the blue hedgehog the coordinates of the hotel where he was staying with his companions.
"Well, I already received them. They are not far from where we are, we will be there in half an hour. But only three of us will go. Do you agree with that?"
The striped rabbit looked at the red fox, the gray rabbit, and the fennec fox, all of whom heard the conversation from a distance. They nodded their heads.
"We all agree. We are waiting for you, we will also have breakfast in the meantime" said the striped rabbit.
"Okay, we'll see you in half an hour" said the blue hedgehog ending the call.
After putting the communicator with the others on the table, Jack turned to his companions once more while saying "I think it is better to wake up the children, you have to keep up appearances like we did last night. And not to mention anything about the disappearance of his grandparents".
"I agree with you, and yes, it's time to wake them up, it's getting late" Judy said agreeing to what the other rabbit said.
"And when Sonic arrives, you have to keep them distracted so they don't overhear our conversation," Nick said.
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of that part, so there would be no problem with that," Finnick said.
Agreeing on that part, the 4 of them went to wake up the children. Who had slept well and did not reflect any kind of concern, or anything. The adults managed to hide the problem from the children well enough, since they were like any other day. Although they worried that they would ask about their grandparents, since they did not have a clear answer and they did not like having to lie to them to cover up the tense reality of the moment. Once the children had showered and dressed, the adults ordered room service and began eating breakfast.
"Dads, Mom, Uncle Finnick. Where are we going for a walk today" asked Nicole excitedly.
"Yes, we can't wait to see what we'll go to see today," said Jerry, just as excited as his half-sister.
"Well, we're not going out today," Judy said.
The two child were disappointed to hear this part, as they wanted to take another walk around town.
"Instead, Sonic is coming to pay us a visit" Judy said finishing the previous sentence.
"Really?" said the gray vixen, wagging her tail with excitement.
"Yes. When we called them before we woke them up, they said they would come in half an hour. That was twenty minutes ago," Finnick said.
"So Speed, Flora, Alex, Locke II and Pachacamac II will come with him" said the little rabbit.
"Well Sonic said 3 of them would come, maybe one of your friends could come" Nick said.
"And they can play with hi or her while they're here." Jack said.
"Great" the twins said at the same time.
After they finished having breakfast, they passed by and the hotel employees took the plates, glasses and cutlery with which they had breakfast; they sat waiting for the Mobius inhabitants to arrive. The children did not stop thinking about what to do with the friend who was coming to visit them, after a few days without seeing him or seeing her.
Just at that moment someone started knocking on the door. This puzzled them all, as they didn't expect anyone, and they didn't believe it was Sonic, as he would have used one of the chaos emeralds to get there unseen. Nick decided to get up to see who it could be, but when he opened the door he gasped as he saw who it was that was in front of him.
Well, so far the chapter. I hope you liked it. You wonder who Nick saw at the end of the chapter? Well, in the next chapter it will be revealed.