A/N: Hi everyone! Venus here! In this fic Nick and Judy are already married, but she's still referred to as officer Hopps. Also, just a heads up, I (tried) to give their daughter a kind of New York accent. This page is basically a start off, the rest will be mostly one shots, some following a story line. I'd like to hear your opinion afterwards, and I'm open to constructive criticism.

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Judy sighed and let her head down, hitting the steering wheel with a soft thunk.

Today was not her day.

She had once again been assigned to parking duty, a task she was in no way found of. Especially not today, since her best friend and partner, Nick Wilde, was out sick with a cold. Normally he'd be right alongside her, cracking jokes and teasing her every once and a while, but now it was just her and the emptiness of her tiny car. A part of her was glad she wasn't assigned a case to do without him, but she wasn't exactly thrilled to hear she would playing meter maid either. Hours had passed and the sky had already begun to darken. She looked up from the steering wheel to the empty seat next to her, and wished for about the fifth time that day that Nick was there with her.

As if to answer her prayers, her sensitive ears twitched as she heard a familiar sound coming from outside her car. Her heart twitched as she realized it was a child crying, and from the sound of it, this child had been going at it for a while. She looked around to locate the sound, only to find it was coming from a nearby ally way.

Judy frowned at the thought of a child being in an ally way this late. The weather wasn't warm either, what if it caught a cold? Judy paused. It really wasn't her business...but it wouldn't hurt to check. Right? She had already met and gone beyond her quota of parking tickets today, so she had the time. Besides, it was her job to help people.

Judy nodded her head in approval before hopping out of her small car. (Why the ZPD even had a car that size, she'll never know.) She walked up to the ally way, and ever so slowly peaked in. She tilted her head with confusion at what looked like a small, red, ball of fur. It was a fox, curled up in a tiny ball of fluff, crying its eyes out. Her look of confusion turned to a look of pity. Why was child alone in an ally way? Were its parents nearby? She inched forward to get a better look, when her foot hit a rock making it tumble forward and reveal her position. She silently cursed herself for her clumsiness, and racked her brain for a new plan of action. She a sucked in a breath and turned to meet the fox, but what she saw made her stop dead in her tracks.

The fox had indeed heard her, and let out a squeak of fear before flattening itself against the wall in an attempt to get as far away from the newcomer as possible. Judy could see the obvious fear in its eyes, as if it were afraid she would jump out and attack it at any moment. Its body was still shaking from tears and its breaths were quick and panicked. But what hurt Judy the most was she saw clamped around its face.

A muzzle.

It was then her heart broke into a million pieces. She looked down at the fox with unwavering pity, and for the first time that night, she was glad Nick wasn't with her to see this.

Judy hesitantly look down to the small fox next to her. The fox turned out to be a female, and appeared to be no older than six. The small fox had barley spoke a word since she tore the muzzle off, only telling her address when Judy offered to walk her home. Her face was still stained with tears, and her eyes read from crying. Judy fought the urge to cry herself. Sadly that urge only grew when they reached their destination.

Zootopia orphanage. Of course it had to be an orphanage. Of course.

The fox began to tremble with each step they took towards the front door. Judy stopped walking when she noticed more tears welling up in her little friend's eyes. The fox looked up at her in confusion as Judy kneeled down to her level.

Judy knew she had to be careful with her words, any wrong move could end up with a lot more tears. She took a deep breath and looked into the eyes of the small fox and forced a smile. She stared off with a simple 'is everything okay?', to which the fox just looked to the ground, saying nothing. "Hey it's okay" she smiled again, and stood up straighter, looking down at the fox. "I'm officer Judy Hopps and I'm here to help you."

The fox still looked to ground, appearing as if she was deciding whether or not to speak.

Judy tried again, softening her voice in an attempt to shift the fox's gaze off the floor. "Don't you wanna go home?"

The fox paused, for a moment, then her face scrunched up as more tears welled in her eyes, like she was about to cry.

Judy cringed. Wrong move.

The fox burst into a fit of tears launching herself on to Judy and clinging to her uniform.

"Nooooooooo!" she sobbed. "I don't wanna g-go...I don't w-wanna go...everyone...h-hates me!" She sobbed burying her face deeper into Judy's chest. "They... they y-yelled at me...and...and... they... made me w-wear... that thing! ...and they said don't c-come back...and...and...and" Judy couldn't make out the rest of what she was saying, but she had a pretty clear picture already. Whoever it was, had lead her into an ally way, muzzled her, and told her never to return. Her blood boiled at the thought of someone humiliating such an innocent little girl. She stroked the back the fox's head, who was still sobbing into her chest. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let them hurt you." The fox looked up at her with wide eyes. "I'm not gonna let them hurt you," she repeated, her voice stronger, "ever again." And she meant it.

Nick and Judy arrived at the station a good 30 minutes earlier than they were expected. Judy looked up and let out a laugh when she saw Red jumping and waving out the window with an excited smile on her face. She smiled and waved back and her mind drifted back to the day they meet. Red was 5 years old and left alone in an ally way. The owner of the orphanage (who turned out to be a sheep) couldn't have cared less what the fox had been up to, honestly, she looked disappointed that "the fox" had come back at all. She had named the fox Red, partially because of her red fur, and partially because she was too lazy to come up with an at least a semi- decent name. That's what Judy made out of it anyway.

"No one wants to adopt a fox" she said with a scowl. "To shifty, they never make anything out of themselves." The sheep glanced down at Red and the small fox looked down in shame, as if it were her fault. Judy would have punched the old sheep in the face if it wasn't for Red being in the room. She didn't bother telling the old sheep who her husband was. Instead she threatened to take Mrs. I-hate-foxes, (her name was actually Mrs. Woolly) in for child neglect and just about every other thing she could think off. The sheep just scoffed and rolled her eyes, and Judy wondered if she was the first person to actually threaten that. It was then she decided this was a case for both her and her partner. So Judy attempted to leave, promising over and over she would return.

Key word: attempting. The minute she stood up the fox looked up at her with glassy eyes, silently begging her not to go. Judy's heart melted at the sight, and she froze, not knowing what she should do. She wasn't sure she could say goodbye without bursting into tears herself. Mrs. Woolly just rolled her eyes and Judy once again fought the urge to punch her in the face. "If you like her so much take her" the sheep sneered looking annoyed. Judy wanted to, oh she wanted to, but she didn't want to be charged with kidnapping. After all, Mrs. Woolly was Red's legal guardian. So she did the next best thing. She demanded the old sheep let her stay at the orphanage. Not to anyone's surprise, the sheep refused. This led to a rather long shouting match between the two, in which the sheep yelled "I couldn't give two shits what happened to the little twit! And I don't give two shits about who you are! And I'll throw you both out if I have too!" Red was sobbing again, and by then and Judy was holding her close with one arm, and she held her lucky carrot pen in the other. The look on the old sheep's face when she played back the recording was priceless.

Long story short, to avoid whatever consequences there may be of the recording getting out, she allowed Judy to take Red home. Nick was surprised to say the least, but immediately understood once Judy explained. Judy could see the whole event had him frustrated, angry, and depressed at the same time. Judy had to stop him from driving back to the orphanage himself and tearing the place up. It wouldn't help anything, plus it wouldn't set a good example for their new little roommate.

Red was shy at first, but opened up more after a little while. And it wasn't long before Nick and Judy feel head over heels for the small fox. "She's got you wrapped around her little finger, you know that right?" she'd tell Nick on a daily basis. He'd just smirk and roll his eyes playfully. "You try saying no to those puppy eyes carrots."

The couple knew they couldn't keep her forever, not unless they adopted her, and they knew one day they'd have to make a decision. This particular morning, Red waited at the station for Nick and Judy to return, from wherever they were. They said they had a surprise for and she bounced in her seat in anticipation. She could barely contain her excitement when she saw their car pull up. Judy's smile grew even wider when she saw Red sprint out the door, and she let out a laugh when Red hurled herself at Nick, who almost feel over. "Whoa there squirt." he chuckled lifting up his sunglasses. (Which he really didn't need since it wasn't even that sunny out) "You're back! You're back!" Red giggled loudly. Nick just laughed and ruffled the top of her head. Judy stepped forward and put a hand on Nick's shoulder. They shared a knowing look and he set Red down. Judy looked down at Red who seemed unaware of the change in atmosphere. "Red, sweetie, we need to talk." Red eyes widened as she look up, and her tail began to droop. "Am in trouble?" She asked with a worried look. Nick and Judy laughed. "No honey you not." Judy reassured. "Why? You have done anything bad have you?" She asked with an eyebrow raised. Red shook her head frantically with her hands behind her back. "No ma'am! I was good! I really was! I stayed mah seat the whooole time, like ya said. Except when I had ta go potty, n' when I got kinda bored n' Uncle Ben said I could have a snack. But I didn't cause no trouble!"

Judy just smiled down at Red who was now giving her a big grin. Why her cheetah friend insisted that Red call him "Uncle Ben", she'll never know. Nick just chucked. "Calm down squirt, your mom was just kidding." Red froze up in shock at the word mom. "Ma?" She asked hesitantly her eyes wide and confused. Judy and Nick looked at each other, then down at Red, smiling. "Sweetheart, we decided, that well, it's about time we...adopted you." Judy explained with a smile. Red said nothing, the look of shock frozen on her face. Nick hesitantly continued. "See kid, Judy would be your mom, I and would be your dad, and together we'd be...well we'd be a family...if you'd have us." The pair looked down at Red, regretting not asking her before signing the adoption papers. Red just stood there. Then she began to tear up, and ran to the both of them, sobbing. Judy just held her close while Nick rubbed her back, unsure of what to do. However, they both froze when then heard a tiny voice in between sobs. "T-Thank you...I-I've always wanted a family" She looked at both her new parents, who were now staring back at her with glassy eyes. They stood there for a moment hugging each other, not wanting the moment to end. "We love you kid." She heard her father say with a shaky voice. "Very much" her mother added while stroking her head. She just snugged in the warmth of her newly found parents. And with a shaky breath she added. "I love ya too"

Tune in next week for more (or whenever I update). Same bat-time, same bat- channel.

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See you next time milkshakes!