"Oh, look at that thing over there! It's got a bunch of numbers on it!" the lion cub remarked with great curiosity.

"Yeah, that's one of the scoreboards," Nick said to him. "Those numbers are what's keepin' track of the game and who's winning."

"What do those numbers on the bottom of it mean?"

"Oh, those?" The fox pointed to a portion of the scoreboard, one of the smaller ones that lit up a section of the sports stadium, where the words "Ball On" were located. "That number tell us where the next play's gonna begin."

"Okay," the little feline replied with a nod of his head. But it wasn't to long before he saw something else that piqued his curiosity. "What is that?" he asked not even a few seconds later.

Nick smiled faintly and shook his head as he walked the lost cub across a portion of the stadium. Up until that moment, he had been doing his regular assigned duty of keeping watch over the perimeter and making sure things remained safe for everyone who had attended the championship game of the season. The little one had approached the officer, saying he was lost and if he could help him find his mother. After he had asked him where he last saw her, the lion told him where in the best possible way a mammal that was his age could tell him.

Just then, the vulpine caught sight of Judy, who was standing beside a lioness that had a look of worry on her muzzle.

"Mama!" the lion cub exclaimed happily upon recognizing his mother standing there.

His mother held her arms out wide as he came running over to her, embracing him in a hug. "Don't go wandering off like that again, okay?" she told her son.

"I promise, Mommy."

Looking over at the fox in the blue uniform, the mother lion said to her cub, "Now you thank that nice officer."

"Thank you," replied the small feline, followed by a smile and a wave.

Nick nodded to the mother and child before joining Judy's side and heading to another section of the stadium, which was starting to get undoubtedly crowded. Halftime was only a few minutes away, and mammals from the crowd were finding their way to some of the many food stands as the fox and rabbit walked along.

Some time had passed, and the vulpine heard a somewhat-familiar voice coming from behind him. "Nick?" it said. "Is that you?"

The moment his ears registered the voice from the rest of the sports fans walking to and fro, Nick turned around to see a black bear, wearing a hat and jersey with the visiting team's logo on it, standing behind him. That was when the fox recognized who it was.

"Jax?" the tod asked in surprise.

"Great to see ya, my mammal," the bear remarked before slapping paws with the vulpine, letting out a good chuckle. "Gosh, I can't remember how long it's been since we saw each other last."

"Yep," Nick replied. "I think we we're both at-"

"The Tropicana Club," Jax said, finishing the fox's sentence. "That was where we were. The club owner's wife ended up being in the show and totally caught him off guard that night, if my memory rings true."

"Yeah, I remember that like it was yesterday."

Judy started walking back over to where he was, and Nick pointed a paw to the black bear that was standing there.

"Carrots," Nick said to the doe, "I'd like to introduce ya to Jax. He's a friend of mine."

"Pleasure to meet you," Jax greeted, shaking paws with the gray leporine. He paused a moment and looked over to his side. "Well, I'm gonna go get myself some grub and then head back to my seat. Don't wanna miss the big halftime show. Was good runnin' in to ya."

As the black bear walked over to a nearby concession stand, Nick and Judy both made their way over to where they could both get a better look at the stadium.

The second quarter of the game was all wrapped up, and now they could both see the crew on the field, rushing around to get everything set up for the night's performance to begin.

Some time had passed, and the lights started to get dimmer and dimmer around them. The low-ranging sound of the bass echoed across the area, coming from the speakers as the performer of the night came. This would actually be their second they saw this particular artist playing.

From where they stood, they could see none other than pop-star Gazelle, dressed in a sparkly red top and skirt as she started to sing the first song of her performance. The crowd in the stadium, as well as those nearer of the commencing show on the field, roared in applause. The moment her voice resonated around everyone there, their cheering only got stronger and louder.

As the show carried on, Nick found his feet tapping along to the ever-so-familiar beat of the tune the radio stations had played time and time again. Judy gave his paw a gentle squeeze as she watched, and her fox smiled alongside her.

Author's Note: Hey there, everyone! With football's championship game already over, this little story fell into my head. Not the exactly the best thing I've come up with, but hope that it was still somewhat enjoyable. I've got some more stories better than this one in mind, and I hope to share those with y'all real soon!

As always, your thoughts, whether they be good or bad, are always gladly appreciated.

'Til next time, folks! :)