I'm loving the mysteriousness of this so far! It seems to me that Nick is locked away in some kind of dream-like environment where he's being forced to hunt, kill and survive as a feral predator. It's still ambiguous as to what it all means, but I'm thrilled to find out what it all means. I'm also interested to find out why Judy is in his domain too; maybe his subconscious is trying to visualize her in some way?

Great job! We're only two chapters in and I'm still trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Looking forward to more!

Very intriguing. Cant wait to see where this is going. Hes ready been gone a year?

Anyway I love your story so far, excited for what is going to happen next,
I replied to another person who had trouble with seeing a link between chapters 1 and 2, with my own opinion on that matter and since it might help others with reflecting there own ideas I'll just copy past it here :p

Don't quote me on it but it feels like a whole, the first part with the bunker was most likely already a dream/simulation. (that or we have a my son is my dad loop going on, reason why he might say I'll look different (he probably plays Judy in 'king' though)
One that was mostly if not entirely overseen by the fox scientist (which most likely is related to nick/his dad). That stage could be seen as a dismantling of his original memories (could also already been wiped), calculating parameters for the next steps and improvement of problem solving and tactics. (which he uses in his 'king' simulation to hunt and defend)
The bombs or explosions are more likely to be either caused by the drugs that are flooding his system (the ones that are used to increase his mass and height) They probably are based on nighthowlers and are quite nefast on his rational consciousness. In other words his first 'dream' takes place in an representation of his own logical mind (structured rooms/clear boundaries). He roams the halls (which are endless) not only because he is curious, but also because instinctively he unconsciously feels something is missing.
Now the 'king' dream which is pretty clear that it takes place when he is undergoing the physical alterations most of the first year it is about making his body bigger while the second year is most likely him having his limbs (and other stuff) replaced, which is the biggest danger of him getting killed (implants/replacements).
Also he is going to die in the dream like stated previously by dad, though the don't die first is most likely pointing at his dad not wanting him to die before he does.
Now the rabbit is most likely the fox scientist trying to make Nick not just turn into a killing machine/living weapon, my reason in thinking why the rabbit might appear more and more when time goes on are either; the fox (aka nick dad) doesn't like were this is going and had to be coerced into finishing it even though lots of stuff has already gone wrong (he couldn't prepare him more in the bunker stage, maybe give more of his memories back), the concoction of drugs to make him grow make him less receptive to outside sources inside that dreamscape and mostly when he undergoes detox does he see the rabbit. And when the 'growth' stage is over the rabbit becomes way more interactive.
Now this is just my two scents on the connection between chapter 1 and 2, I don't know what exactly is going on at the end of chapter 2, but my guess is he is either awake and 2 years have past (now we have a 6 foot probably hunky cyborg Nick (who looks as normal as an overgrown fox can be) with memory loss) and Judy will be taken away soon after. Or this is the next dream where he needs to get back his memories of Judy and in addition all his other memories. If the first is true then a fire must have broken out and Nick's dad could be responsible or dead because of it. Last point we might need to consider the duality of flames being hot and Nick saying long winter, which could point at this being a dream metaphor for thawing out forgotten memories.
Anyway hope my ideas on the story so far help you out, gonna copy paste this in the reviews so others can reflect on my interpretation as you can now.

Is this a collection of one shots? I can't seem to figure out how these two chapters tie together. I know you have an idea of how they will but I'm just not seeing it yet.

The details in this chapter were very well done, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Well, that's one way to start a story. I liked the chapter very much, very entertaining intro. Hoping to see more of it.

soo good cant wait till next chapter

A fascinating introduction to this world. You jump right into the action, and it left me pleasantly jarred. There's enough backstory to get us moving, and because we're familiar with the major characters already, you'ree free to place us in this new setting you've created, and I think it works well. As I was reading, I did find the POV switches a tad disconcerting. As an example, we jump from John to Nick in the first section, and I got lost in that transition. Something to introduce us to that (or even a line break) would be helpful, I think. I also feel like some of the dialogue sections can be tweaked to better illustrate the emotions of the character. For example, at the end with Bogo and Judy, he softens his tone and delivers some kind advice before switching immediately back into his commanding voice. I think it'd be worthwhile to spend some time in Judy's head and her reaction to that sudden switch. How does she respond? Does it make her think of Nick? What's the gut feeling she gets from it? Overall, you had good action sequences, and you did a great job with building tension in Nick's apartment. It's a compelling start to your story!

Holy hell, this is an intriguing start! I'm very curious as to what's going on and what happened to Nick, something tells me there's some kind of sci-fi or supernatural element in play here. That was an extremely ominous phone conversation too, I'm worried about what they're doing to our fox now. :(

You sir have me hooked! I'll be eagerly awaiting the next update for this. :)

This is a great opening to this story. I have no idea what will happen with this, but it is good!