Nick was staring at the carrot pen while sitting in front of the Chief's desk. The buffalo saw this and sighed deeply, "Wilde, you've been holding onto that pen since we found it… And there was nothing on there that could tell us what happen."

"It was her pen, Chief…" Nick uttered, "It was the very pen she used on me to drag me into that missing predators case in the first place. She's the reason I became a cop at all!"

"And as her partner it's your job to uphold her legacy now…"

"Legacy?" he stood up and blew up, "SHE'S STILL ALIVE!"

Bogo sighed and held his forehead, "Not this again…"

"Chief, I would know if Judy was dead or not!"

"Wilde, I want to be wrong more than anything but… we need to consider…"

"No! I am not going to consider anything! If I was missing, Judy would be doing what I am doing right now and that's convincing you to make sure you don't call off the search! There's no solid proof she's gone!"

"But there's no proof that she isn't either! It's futile, Wilde."

"I don't care how long it'll take but I will find Judy even if it means giving up my life for hers!"

"You're letting your emotions get the better of you."

"No, I am not, Chief. You don't understand this because you're not a fox. Foxes mate for life and if your mate dies then you die as well. If Judy was dead, I would be dying right now."

"Okay, I'm pretty sure you're being overdramatic, Wilde. You didn't make Hopps your mate before she left therefore your reasoning is invalid."

"It's call having a soulmate, Chief. Bunny or not, she's the one I've been waiting for all my life, but I guess you wouldn't know about that because don't cape buffalos like to mess around per se?"

"That's it." Bogo stood up with a deep scowl on his face and pointed to the door, "Out. And I don't mean just my office."

"What? Why?"

"Because until you can get your act together, you are suspended from duty until further notice."

"Now come on, Chief, if this is about the crack of buffalos messing around, I'm sorry for that! You can't just take me off the job!"

"It's not just that! Look, you are very upset about your partner disappearing and you're on the edge of going crazy because of that. I cannot have an officer of mine be unstable when protecting the city, there are others to think about! I shall make you a deal, if you can straighten yourself up in two weeks I'll let you come to the policemen's ball and put you back on duty again, agreed?"

Nick didn't like the idea of being suspended since he wanted to devote his time into looking for Judy but then realized that would be a problem especially if he was force to do other things for the ZPD and Judy would be disappointed in him for not doing his job right if his head wasn't into it. If anything the suspension was giving him a better chance of finding his best friend.

"Okay, Chief, you have a deal." holding out his paw and a hoof grasped it as they shook.

Bogo then pushed the intercom button, "Clawhauser, make sure to take Wilde off the duty roster for the next two weeks."

"Oh, is Officer Wilde going to Bunnyburrow to keep investigating in Officer Hopps' disappearance?"

Nick scoffed, "I wish. I got suspended."

"What?! Nick! What did you do?!"

"Oh, I may have made an insulting remark to our beloved chief about the cape buffalo's mating rituals."

"Ooh… Yeah, I can see how that is…"

Bogo let out an exasperated sigh, "Officer Wilde is going to be straightening out his priorities while he's gone if he does, he'll get to come back for the ball."

"That reminds me, sir, I still need your signature on the things I need to order in time for the party."

"Oh, right, almost forgot." he grabbed the form sitting on the desk, signed it quickly and held it out to Nick, "Get that to Clawhauser immediately."

"Sir, since I'm technically suspended, doesn't that technically mean I'm off the clock?"

The large cape buffalo lowered his face and glowered, "I'll say when you're off the clock…" and shouted out, "Now get down there!"

Nick took the form and saluted before leaving the room with Bogo slamming the door behind him.

The Chief of Police groaned and sulked back to his desk using one of his hooves to cover his eyes, muttering, "Hopps, if by some miracle you are still out there… Please come back soon… Or else I will end up strangling that fox." he groaned.

Ben voiced in concern, "Nick, you really shouldn't be pushing the Chief's buttons like that, even if you are emotionally distraught from losing Judy."

"I can't help it, Ben. She was my partner, my best friend."

"You're not the only one who misses her you know. Her parents are worried sick and I've been making calls to them every night just to see how they're faring and I found it really helps them to cope with what's happen because you know Judy always got a call from them every night."

Suddenly Nick felt guilty, he should be the one making calls to Judy's parents every night because he's her partner but he's been so lost in his own grief that it never once occurred for him to do so.

The cheetah continued, "Frankly it's been helping me to cope too, and the Hopps' are a very nice couple to talk to. If you had to get married into a family they would definitely be the ones you want for in-laws."

Nick slightly smirked, "And you bring this up, why?"

"I'm just saying, if Judy is found then you two can rekindle what you have, start dating, then have a huge wedding ceremony."

"You mean when Judy is found. She's still alive, Ben, I can feel it."

"Oh wow, do you have some kind of special fox sense to tell you whether a mammal is dead or alive?"

"No. This is what's call a soulmate bond. Ever since I found out that Judy has feelings for me I've been having a strange sensation telling me that she's alive and well but something has prevented her from appearing."

"Wait… does that mean…" Clawhauser started to squeal in joy, "O…M…Goodness! You have feelings for her too?!"

"Do I? Yes. Yes I do." He smiled.

"Oh my gosh!" the cheetah practically jump in his seat.

"Now since your ship has come true maybe you would like to help me with a small favor?"

Ben halted with his rejoicing and eyed the first fox cop suspiciously, "What kind of favor?"

"Well, as you know I will be suspended from duty which means I cannot get into the system during the next two weeks so… I'm going to need someone on the inside to help me out."

"Nick… that's… why?"

"Come on, Benny, you honestly think I wouldn't continue investigating on Judy's disappearance? Well I'll tell you right now, the answer is no."

Ben gawked before lowering his voice in a serious tone, "Nick, you would go behind the Chief's orders? You could get caught and lose your job!"

He spoke in passion, "I don't care about that, Ben. Because this job means nothing without Judy. I love being a cop, I truly do, but Judy is the one that inspired me to do better and becoming her partner meant the whole world to me. I can lose my status as an officer but I can't lose her… You get it now?"

Clawhauser was stunned before he uttered out, "Wow… just… wow… I had no idea your feelings were that deep…"

"They are… It's a known fact that foxes mate for life so I'm going to do whatever it takes to get my soulmate back. Now can I count on your help or not?"

"Yes! Yes, of course!" he saluted, "Officer Clawhauser at your service, sir!"

Nick chuckled, "At ease. You don't want the Chief seeing you do that, I am but a suspended fox officer after all."

Ben put his paw down and added, "Just call me if you need anything."

"I will." he started to go but turned his head back, "And Ben? Thank you…" he said with sincerity.

The receptionist just smiled at him and said, "Just find her."

Nick gave a nod and left the building.

Judy went back to where the cells were and sighed. Suddenly her ears caught a strange sound of pattering coming, she decided to hide underneath her cell's cot as she saw two pairs of mammal legs and feet. Judy recognized one of the pair had rabbit's feet while the other seemed to have fox paws but they were pure white.

A female voice said, "I could have sworn I smelled someone nearby."

A male voice replied, "I believe you, Skye, I thought I heard a sigh just a few seconds ago."

Then the female called out, "We know you're in here so please come out."

Judy was unsure and questioned, "How do I know you're not working for Bellwether? She told me there were other prisoners here but how can I know for sure this isn't a set up of you trying to earn my trust for her sake?"

The male scoffed in amusement, "Suspicious thing, aren't you?"

"Let's just say where Bellwether is concern I have to be extra careful."

The female, Skye said, "Sounds like you had a run-in with her before."

"I thought she was a friend before I discovered her true intentions and then a good friend and I stopped her evil plan before it got even more out of hand."

There was a pause before the male said, "You must be Officer Judy Hopps. Bellwether said you would be joining us eventually."

Judy was surprised by the quick deduction, "How…? How did you…?"

Skye mentioned, "First, show yourself then we'll tell you all we know."

The rabbit officer hesitated but decided it was no use and showed herself and to her amazement she sees a tall male rabbit with three straight markings on his cheeks wearing a black if not slightly torn suit. Next to him was a female arctic fox wearing a business suit but it was also torn. But there was one thing they had in common with Judy and that was that they all wore a shock collar around their necks.

The rabbit introduced himself, "I am Agent Jack Savage."

The fox introduced herself, "And I am Agent Skye."

Judy was stunned to say the least.

The two saw her expression with Skye saying, "No doubt you're questioning how a fox and a rabbit were able to become special agents what with all the discrimination against both species? Right?"

Judy slowly nodded and uttered, "I thought Nick and I were the first to break the barrier of our species to become police officers?"

Jack took over, "Yes, you two are. You see, Skye and I are part of a secret organization that isn't known to the public so legally you two are the first rabbit and fox of anything."

"Wait… how did you know that…?"

"That your partner was a fox?" Skye replied, "Well it's no secret that you two were the saviors of Zootopia by stopping Dawn Bellwether the way you did. But even before that we've been watching you Officer Hopps since you were the first rabbit officer ever and it impressed us how you were willing to put your job on the line just to find a missing mammal."

Jack stated, "You were definitely not like any other bunny or police officer there was."

Skye added, "Same goes for your partner. And yes, we know about his shady past."

Judy stiffened and inquired, "Even his…?"

Jack motioned, "Felony tax evasion? We're aware but given he straighten that out before going to the police academy and the fact he was an important factor into saving the city, we let it slide."

She made a sigh of relief.

The two saw this and exchanged smirks.

Nick was in his civilian clothes and was at the train station as he waited for someone and when they showed up he smirked, "I was hoping you would make it."

Finnick scowled, "Well I didn't have much of a choice. You blackmailed me into this."

"That and you wanted to help, am I right?"

The fennec sighed in exasperation.

"I thought so." the red fox smiled.

"Nick, you know I'm not one to get personal but… are you sure that you can find her?"

Nick gave off a serious face, "I will find her, Fin, even if takes me a lifetime to do it."

Finnick was surprised to hear such a declaration from his old partner in crime and asked, "Whatever happened to your motto, 'never let them see they get to you'?"

"Where Judy is concerned, I will let my emotions roam free."

"Dang… I knew you two had a thing going on but I didn't think it was that serious."

"More serious then you know, I actually plan on her becoming mates with me in the future."

Finnick gawked for a bit before shaking his head in bewilderment.

By then the train departing for Bunnyburrow came in and the two foxes got on. When the train left the station, Finnick uttered out.

"Mates… that's a pretty big step… and with you being separate species… that's… that's not going be easy…"

"Please, Fin, when has anything been easy for me and Carrots? This is just one more obstacle to encounter but I know we can do it."

"Geez, you've never been this optimistic before, that bunny certainly did a number on you."

"What can I say? I've had practice and practice makes perfect after all."

"So remind me again why we're going to Bunnyburrow?"

"I'm going to back to the scene of her disappearance and try to see if there's something I missed."

"And you needed to drag me into this why…?"

"Because… as much as I would like to think I can do this by myself, the truth is I can't. Having a partner by my side has always helped me out and who better than my old partner to help me find my other partner who I just happen to have a huge crush on and should we find something I don't like seeing, I'll need some support to help me through it."

"In other words should we find out that Judy isn't… you know, then you're going to need me from completely losing it. Right?"

Nick didn't say anything and just looked forward.

"I thought so."

Judy finally eased up and got used to Jack and Skye realizing they meant her no harm as she questioned.

"So how did you ended up here? Bellwether mentioned something about two agents being at the prison before escaping."

Jack sighed, "I'm afraid that's our doing. We were actually visiting her at the prison as we tried to get information from her regarding the black market on Night Howlers."

Skye took over, "Unfortunately we had no idea she already had a plan in motion and managed to cause a major prison break and she had lackeys on the inside so she was able to capture us without strife."

"Since then we've been her lab experiments." Jack pointed to his collar.

Judy frowned and crossed her arms, "And the reason the ZPD wasn't aware of such a prison break why?"

Skye explained, "It was a classified mission to begin with and I'm sure our organization wanted to keep quiet of a prison break happening on our watch."

Judy smacked her forehead, "I can't believe this… Criminals escape from a maximum security prison and one secret organization thinks it's better to keep it all hushed up not once warning the ZPD so they can try to get those criminals back!"

Jack stated, "Such things must be done for the greater good, Hopps."

She gapped when hearing that and shouted out, "Greater good?! How is letting criminals roaming the streets greater good?! It's just like when Lionheart imprisoned those predators in these very cages!" she gestured around the area, "He thought he was protecting the city when he was just trying to protect his job! Your organization just couldn't bring themselves to admitting they made a mistake!"

Skye scowled herself and pointed, "And yet you made the mistake of saying predators were going savage because of their biology to the press. And thus you caused one of the greatest divides this city ever had."

Judy froze from those words and hung her head in shame, "I did make a mistake, I won't deny that. It was a huge, colossal mistake at the time. I shouldn't have said those things and it's because of that, I almost lost the one mammal in my life that means so much to me. Without his forgiveness I wouldn't be where I am today." She started crying making Jack and Skye surprised by this development, "And… if he just sees me as a friend then I'm okay with that, because his happiness will always comes first before my own, I love him too much to get in the way of what he truly wants. But one thing's for sure I shall never repeat that dreadful mistake ever again…" she faced them with tear stained cheeks and a determined look.

The fox and rabbit were stunned by the officer's words.

Judy wiped her eyes, "So please, help me get out of this place so I can see him again. And so we can stop Bellwether once and for all."

The agents didn't know what to say until Jack said, "It's not going to be easy, we've already combed the entire building and the sheep has managed to cover all the exits and ventilation shafts. There's no getting out and if we do…" he tapped the collar.

Judy looked around and saw the toilets in the cells and suddenly remembering what she and Nick did to escape the first time they were here. She pointed out with a smirk, "Not if we go out in a different way…"

Both agents eyed each other in confusion.

The train stopped in Bunnyburrow station where one red fox and a fennec fox got off. Nick looked in the distance of where the woods were at and muttered to himself, "Don't lose hope, Judy… Wherever you are, I'm going to find you…"