Disclaimer: I do not own Zootopia or any of its characters, they all belong to Disney. I do not own Halo or any of it characters, that are all belong to 343 Industries.

I did a bit of rewriting on this chapter.

First Contact Chapter 1

Judy watched it circle and then make a landing on the other side of the forest. She'd gotten there first, stopped, and studied it. Although she wasn't on duty she took an oath and was still a police officer! It had taken her a few minutes to make a complete circuit of the spaceship not getting too close. To her it looked like a spaceship that was made only to land on a planet with it four squat legs and obvious landing ramp at the rear. She also noted the large guns protruding from its nose. She wished Nick was here too and then remembered her phone. He answered on the first ring and started speaking even before she got out the first word.

"Judy, did you see it?"

"Yes, I'm only standing twenty few away."

"Of course you are," he said and chuckled. She backed up and turned turn her phone around so her Fox could see the entire spaceship. "Judith, please get away from it!"

He'd only used her given name when he was really worried. Then she heard the whine of motors and watched the ramp descend. Since she still had the phone's camera pointed toward it Nick watched it too.

"Nick, this is really …"

"Judith Laverne Wilde you get the hell away from it right the hell now!" he roared. "I'll be there in a couple of minutes!"

Down the ramp came a giant clad in green armor that stopped at bottom and then turned to look at her. Her ears came up and she swallowed hard. Then she unconsciously took a step back. It walked toward her and stopped only five feet away. She looked up and then saw her refection in the gold faceplate. She held up her badge and then the giant came down on one knee to examine both her and her badge. She heard her Fox yelling for her to run, but she paid only scant attention. Real aliens! She thought and grinned.

"Officer Wilde, I am Cortana an artificial intelligence and this is Spartan 117."

How did they know my name? She thought. Then a second giant without armor and even taller came down the ramp and soon stood next to the first. To her he looked somewhat reptilian.

"Officer Wilde, my name is Thel 'Vadam and my race is called Sangheili. I'm also known as The Arbiter."

"How'd you know our language?" she asked, finally finding her voice.

"We've been in your solar system for several months now and Cortana learned your language from your TV broadcasts and internet and then taught it to us."

"Well you speak Zootopian is really well," she said and smiled. "Your accent does make some words sound a bit odd. No offence." She certain didn't want to offend anyone almost three times her own height. "Also, my friends call me Judy."

"Judy then," he said and smiled. "No offence taken."

She smiled too.

"Just think I'm the first animal to have an alien as a friend," she said and giggled.

Thel chuckled. Then she turned her attention to the Spartan and cocked her head.

"Cortana, doesn't he … he is male?"

"Yes."

"He doesn't talk much, does he?"

Cortana laughed and spoke to her Spartan privately.

"She's quite perceptive," she said with humor in her voice. "John, I told you she'd be a good candidate for a first contact."

John sighed and reached up to remove his helmet.

No fur was the first thing that popped in to her mind, but after looking again he did have a bit on the on the top of his head. His blue eyes looked into hers and she felt herself begin to blush. His skin was very pale and his face was very rugged. Judy decided that he was quite handsome.

"Judy!"

They all turned to see a Gazelle coming out of forest. She stopped for a moment when she saw Judy and then eyed the spaceship and the two aliens. She marched up and stood next to the Rabbit.

"Judy, they haven't given you any trouble, have they?" she asked putting her hands on her hips and again eyeing the pair.

The green giant's blue eyes stared into her brown ones and she snorted unafraid. Before she'd meet Judy in college she'd grown up in a hellhole and knew exactly how to defend herself. After she'd become rich and famous she'd hired animals to train her in most lethal of the martial arts. Of course Judy knew none of this. To Judy she was just an intelligent business female who had become one of the most talented entertainers of all time.

She eyed the two aliens and knew immediately they both were seasoned warriors. The taller of the two looked like a type of reptile as one of her instructors had been only taller. To her critical eye he looked like someone who LED soldiers into battle and had been doing all his life. Then she looked at the one in the green armor. Her engineer half wanted to take apart his armor and study it, but her warrior side wanted to see him fight in it. She could tell that he was lethal and maybe almost as much as she was.

Thel looked at the new animal and immediate knew she was intelligent and a warrior. She wasn't unnerved by them at all! She reminded him of a Sangheili female ready to defend her home and family. The way she stood and the shape of her body. She'd been trained and trained well. He felt like she was someone that he would like to have at his side in battle anytime. For a moment he almost smiled.

John looked at the new arrival and sized her up as a worthy opponent even with his armor. His eyes bore into her and she didn't flinch like others had in the past. He fought the Covenant for thirty years and had been in a thousand battles. He liked what he saw – a capable warrior. He wanted to test her.

Of course Judy knew none of this and was just happy to see her best friend.

"Maria, this isn't one of those old science fiction movies where the aliens wanta take over the planet."

Then Judy looked at them and shrugged.

"No, this is real life," Thel said and chuckled, "where two aliens are so far from their homes that they couldn't get back within their lifetimes even if their ship's engine wasn't damaged beyond repair."

The Gazelle and Rabbit looked at each other and back at the aliens.

"Well, why don't we go to my parent's house and talk," she said. "It'll be lunchtime in only an hour or so."

Then they heard tires squeal and sound of a door slam.

"Judy!"

Her Fox came out of the forest running and then came to an abrupt halt upon seeing the tableau. Then he marched to the other two animals and stood in front of his bunny.

"We'll pretend we didn't see you and …"

"Sweet cheese and crackers!" she said and poked him in the ribs. "They're friendly for Christ's sake!"

"But …"

Judy rolled her eyes.

"Nick, that's Thel," she said pointing to the taller of the two, "and he is the Spartan." She pointed to the other and cocked her head. "Cortana, is that his real name or is Spartan something like the Arbiter?"

Thel laughed.

"No Judy, his name is John," Cortana said with a bit of humor in her voice.

"John," she said quietly. "I like it. Thanks, Cortana."

"Oops! I almost forgot! That was Cortana and she's an Artificial Intelligence."

"This is my husband Nicholas Piberius Wilde and this is my best friend Maria Gazelle."

"Nice to meet you both," Thel said and gave a half bow.

John cleared his throat.

"Maria, Nick."

Maria smiled and marched up to John. She was tall even for a Gazelle, being just over six feet, but John towered over her.

"I like a male of few words," she said giving him a wink.

Then she took his hand and walked with John in tow toward the forest leaving the others to stare after them. Judy shrugged and then followed.

They spoke of various things for the twenty minutes it took to walk back to the Hopps Burrow. Mostly Thel did all the talking answering Judy's seemly endless stream of questions. Nick and Maria got in a few too when Judy took time to breathe. When they arrived noise was coming from the back of the house.

"Sounds like lunch must have gotten started a bit early," Judy said as she led the group around the house.

"Judy, I'm surprised they haven't come looking for you after seeing the spaceship," Nick said.

"They didn't," Thel said and Judy stopped to look at the Sangheili.

"That drop ship is able to bend light and …"

"It's invisible!" Maria said excitedly, remembering her physics courses from college.

"When necessary," John said.

The conversation stopped abruptly as they caught sight of the group. 305 pairs of eyes stared at them.

"Mom, I brought some friends for lunch, you mind?"

The older doe's mouth opened and closed several times until she found her voice.

"Sure Judy."

"This is Thel and John," she said "Guys that's my mom Bonnie …" She waved hesitantly. "and my father Stu." He looked at his mate and then raised a hand. "The rest are my 303 brothers and sisters."

Thel raised an eyeridge and one corner of John's mouth twitched upward. They joined the line and were pleasantly surprised to find vegetables that they were familiar with. The five sat together and ate. As time passed the younger kits filtered in amongst them. One bold female kit crawled onto his knee and stood. John removed his gauntlets and held out his hand. The kit jumped into his palm and he brought her to eyelevel. Then a device that looked like a small podium was activated and a figure of a human female came into existence – a nearly nude figure. Judy glanced at her Fox and rolled her eyes. Then she punched him in the ribs.

"John, I see you've made a friend."

His eyes flicked to his longtime companion for a moment and then back to the kit.

"What are you?" the kit asked.

For a moment he almost said "I am Spartan supersoldier."

"My name is John and I'm human."

"Why don't you have any fur?"

"I have some."

The kit reached over and touched his face. It had been a very long time since anyone had actually touched him and a muscle in his face twitched. He glanced back at Cortana and she smiled back at him. Soon other kits crawled onto his armor and he was very still, fearing to accidently injure them.

"John, I think you can take off your armor now."

He looked first a Cortana, his friend Thel, and then at the others. It was peaceful and calm. This was something he'd never experienced since he'd become a Spartan. His armor had been home for most of his life and he felt extremely reluctant. Then he sighed and moved. The kits scattered and Thel followed his friend. When they returned he wore only fatigues. He sat and Maria sat next to him. He looked at her and she patted his arm. Then she smiled coyly. The kits returned and they both relaxed as they watched them play.

Cortana looked and John slept, with Gazelle watching over him. She'd never seen him at peace before – figuratively or literally. Maria looked at her and winked then laying her head on his arm.

"How long have you been together?" Judy asked.

"It seems like forever," Cortana said looked at him, "but now he just needs time and peace."

"As do we all," Thel said. "We were at war seemingly our entire lives."

"We have no war on our world," Nick said, putting an arm around his bunny.

"I'm sure you can find a place here with us," Judy said.

"Our ship, 'Forward Unto Dawn', has technology and knowledge far in advance of yours," Thel said.

"And in time we'll probably need it, but not today," Judy said and smiled.