Commission story 2: Not the time.
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AN: This is also something similar to the previous fic. A slightly different variant on WildeHopps in 'Embers of the Past', as Commissioned by Cimar. (Note, Judy using Nick's long name here isn't a typo. There's a good reason for that, and if you want to find it out you can read Embers of the Past).
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Zootopia. Four years after the Ewe's coup. Hundreds of mammals were running and screaming, fleeing from the Cloud Forest Mall in panic as some kind of devil tore it up. Mothers clutched children, while the odd father who'd tried to stand up to the threat was tossed overhead, landing and rolling hard on the polished marble floor. One of them, a massive Rhino, slid along to a halt, groaning in pain as a red furred paw leant against his horn. He looked up, and saw a certain famous fox looking down.
"What is it with fathers and mad acts of heroism?" he asked, tutting as he looked down.
A massive crack roared out next to him, as Judy Hopps landed hard on the floor. "Not the time Nicholas!" she called, bracing as another vibration tore through the entire building. There was a massive crash as one of the roof light panels was shaken loose of its housing, hitting the floor hard.
"I know," he groaned, "I was planning a nice date with you and then this happens… There were some certain things I really wanted to say too!" He paused, looking down at her, then forwards again at their reason for being here. "Also, what's this?"
"I don't know," Judy said, before looking up. "And if you want to say something, just get it out now."
Nicholas smiled, a madly mischievous idea suddenly flowing through his mind. She'd just written him a blank check for having fun, his paw immediately reaching down to touch the little box in his pocket. "Well, at least it'll be memorable," he said. "The tornado is certainly a nice touch."
"Hold on," she warned, bracing as the roaring cloud of spinning dust grew in front of them. It ground to a halt, settling, and a small snout nosed mammal looked back. Looking more like a big rat with a gnarly set of predator's teeth, the little brown marsupial heaved with his breaths, the white V shaped mark on his chest glowing. "Me Get Eat Enforcers," he garbled out, before he began spinning with a jet like whirl again. The dust cloud kicked up and surged forwards, the two enforcers cutting to its sides. Nicholas spiralled in, running faster and faster, and the devil at the heart of the storm double took the fox as the vulpine matched his spin, their eyes locking. He received a raspberry, two paws gripped his, and then a super speed fox spin in the other direction.
Judy fired herself up, watching as Nicholas hammer threw the villain up to her, and she gave him a shockwave kick down. It was enough to knock him out, and him landing in a nearby ball pit was the cherry on top. Landing down, she looked on, Nicholas joining her side. "Is dumping your enemies into that ball pit your thing now?" he asked.
"That was only once before," she replied back, a sly smile on her face. "You get to say it's my thing after the third time."
"Well," he teased, "In any case, I know what your real thing is." He waggled his eyebrows, before immediately hugging the bunny right into him, tight as he could manage, giving her a kiss as he leant back far enough so that a bit of flying marble only just dusted the ends of her fur.
Judy jerked back and glared off into the distance just as a rain of balls flew down onto all of them. Gargling madly, sparks of electricity flickering off of him, the maniacal marsupial began spinning again and went to the side, cutting straight into a wall. The bunny blinked a few times. "I hate it when that happens."
The pair immediately flew apart as he smashed out right next to them, cutting through where they'd just been. He tanked a few blasts from Judy, before using his spin to soften the impacts of a few of Nicholas' punches. He then pushed back, and the three began a crazy battle, racing and flying and spinning about in a sea of pulverized mall debris.
"You know Judy…" Nick cried, as he sped forwards but then super speed limboed to dodge a roundhouse kick. He sped back, cutting past Judy as he aimed a sucker punch at their enemy. "I really care for you…"
"I know!" Judy replied, as she found herself grabbed by the villain's arms and almost being forced into his jaws. A set of powerful kicks stopped her being devil food. "I love you, but this isn't…"
"I love you too!" Nick cried, as he body slammed into the mammal, knocking him out like a ball in a newtons cradle. Judy fell down, right into his paws. "But you did say I should tell you that thing…" he said, panting a little. "And that thing is… I love you… so very much… I…"
"Hang on!" Judy ordered, pausing as she glanced over to check on the knocked-out figure they'd just been fighting. "Okay!" she said, turning back to Nick ready to say 'go on' but instead seeing a little box in his paws. Her eyes widened, and her paws went to her mouth, and she felt a rush of amazement and joy…
"Judy Hopps," he said, opening it out to reveal a ring, as her heart began beating fast enough to shake the building. "Will you marry me -right-after-we-deal-with-him-again!"
Glancing back to see that the shaking was their very persistent enemy, having yet another go against them, she felt a coursing passion flow through her. "Nicholas," she said, turning back to him and pulling his muzzle into a kiss. "We are so gonna kick his butt and then get married!"
Nicholas nodded, slipped the ring onto her finger, and the pair turned to face the growing whirlwind in front of them. They spared each other a glance, nodded, and charged forwards together.