Bellwether, the lamb, chuckles as she carries the case over to the exhibit where Nick the fox and Judy the rabbit had fallen into. "Well, you should have just stayed on the carrot farm, huh? It really is too bad. I did like you." She said opening the case and takes out the gun.

Judy frowns as she balls her fists. "What are you going to do…kill me?" She asked definitely as she glares at her.

Bellwether softly laughs as she loads the gun. "No, no. Of course not." She said pulling the hammer back and aims towards them. "He is." She said before firing at Nick and hits him in the neck.

Nick grunts as he was hit and sent to the ground as he starts to writhe in pain. "No!" Judy yelled going over to him and looks him over. "Oh, Nick."

"Yes, police!" Bellwether acted out as she was on the phone now. "There is a savage fox in the Natural History Museum. Officer Hopps is down. Please hurry." She said and grins towards them.

Judy glares at her before turning back to Nick. "Come on Nick. Fight this."

Bellwether smiles. "Oh, but he can't help it, can he? Since preds are biologically predisposed to be savages." She explained as Nick's growls start to become more feral.

Judy slowly looks to Nick and sees him turn his head at her as his pupils turn sharp and Judy quickly backs off and scampers away as Nick growls and snarls as he gets up and turns towards her before jumping after her and starts to stalk her as she reaches the wall of the dug in exhibit before she turns and falls to the ground as Nick slowly advances on her.

"Gosh. Think of the headlines." Bellwether chuckles as she watches the spectacle. "Hero cop killed by savage predator." She said as Nick bites into a nearby stuffed deer and tears it apart before turning his attention back to Judy.

Judy gasps rapidly as she glares up to Bellwether. "So that's it, prey fears predator and you stay in power?"

Bellwether smirks. "Yeah. Pretty much."

Judy tries to reach for something and could only catch onto the fake rocks around her. "It won't work."

Bellwether leers towards her. "Fear always work. And I'll dart every predator in Zootopia to keep it that way."

A snarl turns Judy's attention back to Nick as he was getting close and parts the grass in front of her. "Oh, Nick." She whispered as he got within inches of her. "Please…no."

Bellwether chuckles. "Bye bye bunny."

Nick snarls louder as he leans closer. "Remember the plan." Judy harshly whispers before he gets close to her neck. "Nick?" She asks before seeing his eyes and realizes. "No."

"I'm sorry. Were you trying a switcharoo move on me?" Bellwether asks holding the blueberries and pulls back the ammo line on the gun to show another Nighthowler ball. "Didn't work. That's the real deal."

Judy was shocked as she looks back to Nick and gulps in fear. "Nick…please…" She pleads before he leans only a breath away from her neck. "Nick…" She stops as she felt him rubbing his snout against her and nuzzles her before snarling and nuzzles her other side before pulling back and snarls in her face. "Nick…?" She tries to ask confused as fear still gripped her.

Nick growls in her face and puts his hands onto her shoulders and pushes her down. "Nick…" She stops as he leans close and his claws came out and digs into her arm before he starts to scratch her slowly and then lifts his left paw and places it onto her chest and scratch there as she starts to bleed. "Nick…don't…" Judy pleads as she hisses in pain as her shirt became ripped apart and Nick kept slowly scratching her chest before growling and huffs before pushing himself off her and starts to circle her back and forth. "Nick…?" Judy groans in pain as moves and hisses as the scratches start to burn more.

Nick snarls as he snaps his jaws at her. "Hum, this is new. He doesn't seem to be attacking you. No matter. It will be over soon." Bellwether said watching it all.

Nick growls up to her and seems to be angry with her more than with Judy before Judy's hisses caught his attention and turns back to her before slowly padding over and gets close as Judy backs up before Nick places a paw on her stomach and makes her stop and breath rapidly.

Judy gulps as she looks to the claws for a second. "N…Nick…" She said in some pain before Nick opens his mouth, almost looking like he's ready to bite her before he rolls his tongue out and starts to lick the scratch marks and makes Judy hiss in some pain before it was replaced by some warm feeling she couldn't describe. "Nick…?"

Nick kept licking at her scratch marks as Bellwether blinks confused. "What the…" She tries to ask before hearing heavy footsteps and looks behind her and smiles inwardly. "Right here. Here's the savage." She said pointing into the exhibit.

Judy stifles her voice as Nick starts to lick on her shoulder. "Nick…please snap out of it." She pleaded before looking up and sees Chief Bogo the cape buffalo leaning over the edge. "Ch…chief…" She said looking up as the other officers were looking into the exhibit. "It's…Nick." She said slowly pushing Nick's head away and he complies as he follows her motions. "It's Bellwether." She said frowning as she watches Nick carefully.

Nick snarls as his eyes turn to Bellwether hiding behind some of the officers and his claws came out more. "Me? I didn't do anything. I'm trying to save you." Bellwether said acting concerned.

"Bull!" Judy yells as she grabs at Nick's tie and pulls him down a bit and kept his eyes on her. "Here." She said taking out her carrot pen and presses the button while holding it up to them as she kept her eyes on Nick.

"And I'll dart every predator in Zootopia to keep it that way." Bellwether's recorded voice said through the pen.

Judy smirks a little as Nick snarls up to Bellwether before she frowns and pulls him down by his tie again and reaches up a hand. Nick growls softly as he stares at her hand before she reaches up and starts to slowly pet his head and paid particular attention around his ears. "It's okay. It's over." Judy whispered as she kept petting him and Nick's growls start to cease and he starts to snarl every once in a while as he leans into the petting.

"Okay. Everyone back off. Wait till containment gets here. As for you…" Bogo said quietly watching the two before turning to Bellwether who was trying to sneak away. "You're under arrest." He said frowning as he takes out his cuffs.

Bellwether gulps as she was cuffed and taken away while Judy kept petting Nick as he leans into her now. "Oh, Nick. You'll be okay." Nick growls softly as he only holds down her other hand as he kept digging his claws into her.

"Hopps." Bogo said quietly as he holds a tranquilizer gun. "Sorry about this." He said taking aim before firing and hits Nick and he snarls and growls in his direction before trying to jump after him before falling to the ground as Judy kept a hold on his tail.

"Not so fast slick." Judy said pulling on his tail to keep him there. Nick growls and snarls as he turns to her. "Easy Nick." She said calmly as she slowly let's go and he hides his tail behind him.

"That should have worked." Bogo said checking the extra darts. "Guess we need the containment team after all." He said before looking to the doorway. "Ah. Here they are." He said seeing some armored control wolves and bears come running in before they start to walk carefully to the exhibit and peer in.

"Sheesh. That's something I thought I never see." A wolf said as Judy was trying to reach and pet Nick before he pushes his head under her hand and his growls start to go quiet. "Sorry Hopps." He said as two bears reach down with an animal control pole and slowly slips it on Nick before they pull tight and start to pull him out as Nick snarls and tries to pull and run away while Judy looks to him sadly as she waits before they take him out and start to drag him away.

"Come on Hopps. Let's get you out of there." The wolf said reaching down and Judy grabs his hand and he hauls her up. "There. You okay? You sure don't look like it." He asked looking over her tattered shirt and numerous scratch and pin marks.

Judy sighs and pushes him away. "I'm fine." She said before starting to walk away toward the entrance as she sees Nick put into a cage in a van before the bears lock it up and they get in and drive off as Judy stared after them. "I'm sorry Nick."

Judy has been staring downward the whole time as she sat on a bed, waiting for the doctor to finish up. "Okay, scratch marks should heal up quite nicely. Anything else he did with you?" The badger doctor asks.

Judy shakes her head before stopping. "Well…no. Nothing else. Just scratched me up." She said thinking it was probably nothing.

The badger hums. "I see. Well, you take care and thank you for helping us out. We are now working on a vaccine and antidote for the Nighthowlers."

Judy smiles. "No problem. I just do what I do best."

The badger chuckles as he walks out. "As does everyone."

Judy smiles as she follows him with her gaze before looking to herself and the bundles of wrapped bandages around all the marks. "Nick…thank you for trying to keep it together."

Quick knocks came to the door and she looks up before the door bursts open to her parents standing there looking worried beyond their life. "See Stu. There she is, all scratched up." Bonnie said almost fanatic.

They both rush over and look her over. "Are you okay Jude? Is anything broken?" Stu asks looking over every part and even behind her ears.

Judy smiles and pushes him away a bit. "I'm fine guys. It's just a few scratches. I'll heal up within a week or two." Both her parents embraced her as tight as they can and Judy struggled to breathe from their death grip. "Guys…" Judy struggled as she was trying to get out of their grip.

"Oh! Sorry." Bonnie apologized as they let go.

Judy clears her throat as she gets her breathing back. "It's fine…guys…where are my brothers and sisters?"

Both Bonnie and Stu look to each out of the corners of their eyes at that.

Sarli was not having a good day as another bunny foot hopped across her papers and keyboard as she rubs her head. "Guys, calm down." She said at not the appropriate voice level as the many bunny kids kept running and hopping around as it seems one of the few oldest ones were trying to keep them calm.

The lemur sighs and gets up from her chair before going to the office behind the desk and shuts the door and starts to play music as loud as she could without breaking the windows.

"I'm sure they are fine." Stu tries to say.

Judy blinks with a deadpan look. "I see. I'm guessing you heard all the news?"

Bonnie nods. "Oh yes. Nighthowlers. Dear me. I still can't believe you stopped a city takeover and even without you being in the police department."

Judy shrugs and smiles. "I just do what I do best."

Stu chuckles. "Yes, you do. So…the news has been going around about you teaming up with a fox and not even an officer. How did you two manage it?"

Judy smiles. "We just did. We worked so well together…it's actually hard to tell if we aren't undercover cops."

Bonnie chuckles before stopping. "But…he attacked you."

Judy sighs and looks down. "It was the nighthowlers. Not him and being a fox. And I think he was trying so hard to control himself that he had to do this just to have enough control."

Stu and Bonnie blink surprised at that. "Well…that explains the guards standing outside one of the rooms." Stu said.

Judy looks at them with that information. "Where?"

Stu points behind him. "Just down the hall. Wh…oh no."

Judy jumps off the bed and rushes out the door. "I'll see you later guys." She called as she ran down the hall and dodges the doctors, patients, visitors, and all the hospital equipment.

The officers watching the door hears something and then looks down the hall and sees Judy sliding in before running to them and stops in front of them. "My name is Judy Hopps. I need to…" She stops as one of the officers unlocks the door for her. "Oh. Thank you." She said before rushing inside and they lock the door behind her and stand guard again.

Judy looks to the door before looking to the one bed inside the room and a fox strapped to the bed as he seemed to be asleep. "Oh, Nick." She said quietly as she slowly walks up to the bed before hopping into the seat next to it and looks at him more closely. "Nick? Can you hear me?" She whispered as she reaches a hand over to him before his eyes snapped open and she stops as she stares at his sharp eyes.

Nick growls softly before sniffing the air and stops growling and just stares at her before she starts to reach for him again and slowly places a hand on his snout and he snorts at her and she felt the air wash over her before she starts to gently rub his snout. "I'm sorry for letting you be like this Nick."

Nick gave no indication he heard her as he kept staring at her.

Judy sighs and puts her hand down and leans against the bed. "I wish it had gone differently and the planned worked out like it should. Maybe we would be getting you into the ZPD right now…or at least the academy." She said smiling and looks to him as he didn't change his expression. "You're a really great friend Nick."

Nick snorts and slowly blinks as she looks him over before looking to his hand and reaches over and grabs his hand with hers as he flinches his arm a bit before relaxing. "It's okay. I can never dream of hurting you." She reassures softly as she lightly runs a finger across his hand. "Not even for the dumb bunny crack." She said chuckling.

Nick kept staring at her before she sighs and looks at him carefully. "I hope you get better. There are a few animals who are missing you…me included."

Nick snorts and squeezes her hand hard that she felt a bit of pain at that. "Easy Nick. Easy." She tries to reassure as she uses her other hand and rubs at his arm and he starts to relax his grip bit as his tail waves occasionally. "We'll get you back to normal. Maybe soon you can be back on the streets…selling ice pops for two bucks. And then I will come in with another case and blackmail you again for tax evasion." She said chuckling. "Maybe I can leave with another scam idea instead of just ice pops. Maybe training mixed in for the academy when I'm going to make you go."

Nick just stared at her as she kept talking and his eyes only focused on how her eyes were shining from the window on the other side of the room.

Judy stops after a bit and smiles. "Sorry. Must be boring you." She said looking to him and sees him looking at her. "Yeah, that's right Fluff Tail. I am your savior and partner in crime. Now you will follow me and become crime fighters. I'll give you the name choice for us. Just don't make it stupid and predictable."

Nick only blinks as his response before she looks to the doorway. "I better go. I'll see you…" She stops as she realized he hasn't let go of her. "Nick. You can let go now." She said pulling at her hand and trying to get it back as Nick kept his grip tight. "Nick. Please let go." Nick snorts before slowly letting go and she pulls it back before rubbing at it to make sure everything was there. "Okay. I'll see you later. I'll visit soon again…just need to clear up some things." She said hopping off the chair and heads for the door.

Nick stares at her form as she reaches up for the knob before turning to him. "Relax Fluff Tail. I'll be back." She said before jumping for the knob and opens it and heads out and shuts the door behind her.

Nick blink and looks back up at the ceiling as the familiar scent was gone and he longed for it to come back and let him enjoy the presence once more.