"HUH!"

I gasped loudly as the bonechilling water jarred me awake, bringing me into a world of blinding light.

I squinted as the blinding light hurt my eyes, with my hands tied behind my back I was unable to cover them, instead I turned my head to the left to see Hopps, tied up and unconscious with a sticky red patch of blood stained the spot between her eyes.

My stomach tightened as I felt the air stolen from my lungs for a moment before I called out ot her, my voice was weak and raspy but still loud enough to be heard.

"Hopps? Hey Hopps wake up…Come on wake up Carrots!"

Nothing.

"Hopps? Come on Carrots…wakey wakey. Hopps!"

This time I called to her louder but still nothing. Not even a twitch of her ear or wiggle or her nose.

My chest tighten as panic set in as I tried again…

"Seriously Carrots!Ypu have to wake up! Please! Judy!"

I cried out this tim,e almost shouting and I got a response but it wasn't her…It came from imside me.

"Dead..Rabbit is-"

"NO!"

I shouted this time behind me something moved. I froze up as I heard footsteps shuffling behind me.

"Who's he shouting at? Dumb fox!"

Kiara's voice echoed throught the room, hurting my ears due to them begin hyper sensitive from fear.

I panted and began to squirm and wiggle desperate to get free from the ropes but no matter what, they weren't budging.

"I'll get the hose if you …" Kiara mumbleddont knock your shit off copper!"

"Like hell!" I hissed as I BEGAN CHEWING AT THE ROPES, AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO GET FREE.

"Shit!"

I gasped as a ice cold blast of water hit my back again knocking the ind out of me as the air in my lungs frozen solid.

"Eeek!"

Beside me Hopps gasped and panted as she finally came to.

"Hopps?!"

I cried out as my heart began to pound away at my rib cage and the voice with in seemed to fade away.

"Wi-wilde?
She gasped as she turned and looked at me, her eyes narrowed as she was alsp blinded by the light.

"You're alive! Thank gods! For a moment I thought-Never mind! Are you okay?"

I gushed as Relief surged through me if only for a moment…

"Yeah…I think so. My head hurts like hell but other than that I think I'm okay. Where are we? What happened to that cheetah?"

Hopps groaned as she shook her head,

"Your guess is as good as mine carrots. All I know is that we're going to get out of here…Hopefully alive."

I said sighing as I looked down at the ground in front of me as I grimaced.

"A bit optimistic aren't you fox?"

Kiara said as she chuckled behind us, her voice grating on my ears,

"Shut up will ya? I'm trying to think."

I snapped as my head began to pound and my tail twitched angrily/

"Fat good that will do you Copper! Youre lucky if that pea sized brain even works much less if it gets you out of here alive!"

Kiara s=jeered angering me, I felt the tingle of heat form inside my chest as an unnatural grow escaped from my lips.

"Kill…"

Came a whisper from insode my head as he came back to life, sending a chill down my spine.

"Nick?"

I jerked my head up as the sound of Judy's voice snapped me out of my trance.

"Yeah Hopps?"

I said flatly as I lifted my eyes to hers, instantly the feelings of shame welled up inside of me.

"Are you okay?"

The question was one that she had asked a thousand times before but for a moment I couldn't seem to find answer.

But still I opened my mouth to answer and the voice that came out was not mine…

"No, he's not...are you ?"

Came voice from above us, it was a male and all too familiar…but I couldn't quite place ehre.

"My name is Nick, thank you, was my fa-"

Then in that moment it hit me…I knew who that voice belonged to….

"Dad?"