(This is the unedited version of the chapter. While my friend/beta reader does great work and I love/appreaciate them for helping me, I've received so many messages of people begging me to update. The beta reader(Irual) has a life of their own, and I understand that they can't be working/helping me 24/7. So for now I'm posting this chapter. When Irual is finished with this chapter, I'll simply replace it with their chapter. Until than, have a nice day.)

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Judy woke up bright and early like she did every morning, at 5:00 am with a pep in her step. Today would be an exciting day, not only was she working again, she also gets to meet her new partner! A wolf, who would take on a rhino to save her dumb, but beloved fox.

All morning she found herself wondering, what was he like? Was he cool and confident like Nick? Was he shy like a little kid? What if he was a jerk, like most of the ZPD when she first showed up?

The excitement and anxiousness only grew and grew as she walked out of her apartment. She couldn't keep their new partner waiting, could she?

(ZPD)

The ZPD was still the same, well, besides the Rhino shaped fist in the wall(which she would have to ask Clawhauser about later). Speaking of Clawhauser, he was at his desk, eating different types of food and watching videos on his phone, like always. But when he saw her, he stopped everything that he was doing.

"Judy!" Ben squealed happily, causing Judy to smile. She was missed!

"Hi Ben! How have you been?"

"Doing good. I lost five pounds this month!"

"Wow Ben! I'm proud of you!"

"My doctor is too! I'm so happy!"

When Ben was happy, he was energetic, and when he was energetic, everyone around him got energetic.

"Great! So, has anything new or interesting happen when I was gone?" Judy questioned, already knowing the answer.

"Yes actually. We have a new recruit! A young wolf straight out of the academy, just like you actually!"

"Really? What's he like?" She questioned, still acting like she didn't know. She knew Ben loved talk about the new recruits they got.

"Shy and sweet, unlike what you think a wolf would be...wow, saying that out loud makes me sound racist." Ben realized, before shaking his head. "But uh, he's a lot like you actually! I'm sure the two of you will get along, he's in the cubical next to yours. Ya know, Sully's old cubical before he retired."

*Sigh* "I miss Sully, he always had the best stories about his 'glory days'. I should visit him sometime. Speaking of visiting, I'm gonna go meet the recruit. See ya Clawhauser." Judy hoped off towards the stations office.

"His name is Gregory Lupis!" Ben called out. Judy turned and gave a paws up.

(Police Stations Office)

The office was the same, big and filled with cubicles. As Judy walked towards the cubical she and Nick shared, she greeted and was greeted by several other officers. As she rounded the corner, it was hard to miss the long, swaying black tail by the cubical next to theirs. Smiling giddily, she hoped over and tired to get a peak at what he was doing. She couldn't see since his entire frame blocked her view.

"What'cha doing?" She asked.

Surprised by the new voice, Lupis jumped in surprise...and knocked the back of his head against the bottom of the desk

"Ow! Son of a bi-" Lupis bit his tongue, he wasn't really sure if cussing was permitted in the station.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry, I'm so sorry! Didn't mean to startle you." The female apologized over and over again. He crawled backwards and sat down, rubbing the back of his head. God, it felt like a bump was forming.

"It's fine, it's fine. I think I'll live." Gregory sighed, growling slightly from rubbing where he had hit his head. "Is there a bump forming? Cause it feels like it."

"I'll check." Judy informed, moving behind him to see. Grabbing onto his paws, she moved them to get a better look.

Placing her paws onto the area, she moved his fur out of the way for a better look.

'So soft.' She thought, surprised. And she thought Nick's fur was soft.

He hissed in pain, and like before she apologized. Eventually, he got used to the feeling of her paws combing through his fur. It was, calming actually.

'So soft.' He thought happily, surpassing the urge to start panting. It was like this for a few seconds, until someone just had to ruin it.

"Get a room you two!" A voice exclaimed, causing Judy and Greg to jump away from each other in surprise. They turned to the source, to see Fangmeyer smiling cheekily at them.

"It's not what it looks like!"

"I was just checking his head for a bump!"

"Suuuuuure." Fang drawled out, teasing them. The two blushed and Fang walked away, his job now being done. Now they were left in an awkward silence.

"There's a...there's a small bump. Should be gone by tomorrow, but you might want to visit the infirmary just in case." Judy informed, cheeks and ears burning from embarrassment.

"Thank you. Officer Hopps I presume?"

"Yup. Officer Judy Hopps, at your service!" She exclaimed. "And your Officer Lupis, correct? Me and Nick's new partner?"

"The one and only." He grinned, reaching out for a pawshake, which she returned. "It's an honor to meet you Officer Hopps. You've been an inspiration to me ever since you became an officer."

Judy felt her ears start to burn again. This was the first time someone ever said she was an inspiration to them. It filled her with glee to know someone looked up to her!

"Well I'm honored to hear that! Feels nice to know I inspired someone."

"Well I'm honored that I made you feel honored."

"Well I'm-"

"Hopps! Lupis! If you two are done feeding each others egos, you're getting sent out. 1937 Willow Road. Got a call about a domestic disturbance involving three pandas and a hyena." Delgato informed from his cubical. Judy and Gregory blushed again, but nodded their heads and made their way to the garage. Judy already had a sinking feeling what was happening, and hoped she was wrong.

(1937 Willow Road)

Judy parked the cruiser across the street from their intended destination. Both she and Lupis stepped out of the vehicle and studied the scene before him. Three pandas, one male and two female, and a male spotted hyena, were in the front yard of a two story, red brick house. The roof had bright red tiles, and the second floor had a stone gray balcony with metal railing.

The male panda had to be in his early 50s, and wore nothing but beige cargo shorts and beige loafers. The one female was about the same age, and wore a pink with white polka dot summer dress, which reached the bottom of her knees. She also had red wedge high heels.

The younger panda was in her late teens, probably 17, the same as the heyna. She wore light blue denim jeans, black gumshoes with white laces, and a gray hoodie with a white bunny in a pink circle. The hyena wore blue jeans and black high top shoes with green laces and the letters 'DC' in bold green on the side. His t-shirt made Lupis jealous. On it was small girl laying in a graveyard, red blanket wrapped around her and a white teddy bear clutched in her right arm. A grim reaper type creature, with black wings, a black cross on its chest, and a black cloak, stared down at her. The words 'AVENGED SEVENFOLD' in dark orange and gray were at the bottom.

The older female panda was pushing back the older male, just as the younger panda was pushing the hyena back. The two males were screaming their heads off while the females tried calming them down.

"Lets intervene before this gets physical." Judy stated. Lupis nodded before they crossed the street to the four arguing animals. "What's going on here?"

The four animals stopped their arguing and turned their attention to Judy and Lupis. The male panda grinned.

"Oh Officer Hopps, thank god you came! This monster is trying to steal my daughter!" He exclaims, shocking the three.

"No I'm not!"

"Herold/Dad!"

"I...don't see any vans or rope around. I'm afraid you're mistaken."

"What exactly is going on here?" Judy asks, ignoring Gregory's poor attempt at a joke.

"Like I said, this thing is trying to take my daughter!"

"We were just going to go see a movie! Calm down!"

"David, please let it go." The younger panda pleads, and for a second, it looks like he was about to. About to.

"Disgusting."

"What's your problem?!"

"You're my problem!"

"Enough!" Lupis shouted, a growl emanating from his throat. This got everyone's attention. "Sir, if anything you're the one committing a crime. Disturbing the peace by shouting and challenging someone to a fight. If this doesn't stop, we'll be arresting you."

"Of course you'd take his side! You're both the scum of the earth: predators!" Neighbors started coming out of their homes, wanting to know what in gods green earth was going on.

"Sir, I'm not on anyone's side. I'm simply stating the fact that you're disturbing the peace. Which is punishable by either 60 days in prison or a small fine."

"Officer Hopps, you're on my side right?" Herold questioned. "You're a prey, certainly you have seen how dangerous these predators are!"

"Well...actually sir, I'm not on anyone's side either...but my partner has a point. From what I gather you started screaming simply because this nice gentle-mammal wanted to take your daughter to the movies."

"Thank you." David said.

"But he's a predator! It's wrong! It's sickening!"

"So is your reaction." Lupis deadpanned.

"Stay out of this wolf."

Before Lupis could protest, the female pandas paw came flying into view, slapping Herold's left cheek with enough force the fur couldn't even help hide the red paw print. The neighbors winced from the hit, some rubbing their own cheeks.

"Herold that's enough!" She shouted. Herold stared at his wife, wide eyed and holding his cheek. He looked shocked, afraid even.

"Abby-"

"Don't 'Abby' me! Our daughter had finally found love, and you're letting your old views get in the way of her happiness!"

"But-"

"But nothing! Our daughter is in love! If you can't accept that, than you're sleeping on the couch until I say so." Herold stared at Abby, a look of disbelief forming. He switched views from Abby, to his daughter, to David. Why was everyone against him?

"Hannah, baby, you know I love you right?"

"Daddy?"

"I've always supported and loved you, always have and always will. But this? I-I just can't. I'm sorry." With that he sulked up the stairs, not even casting one last glance as he quietly shut the door.

The neighbors started to leave, the commotion now over with. Abby glanced at her daughter sadly, before going inside to talk some sense into her husband. Hannah started to cry, even as David pulled her into a tight hug.

"What now?" Lupis asked.

"We leave." Judy answered, making her way back to the cruiser. Lupis followed

"What, that's it?"

"We can't arrest citizens for their different views, no matter how much we disagree with them." Judy started the cruiser, and gazed sadly at the young couple before driving off.

"This happen often?"

"Like you wouldn't believe. Although it tends to be worse when Nicks here, considering how we're..." She trailed off, the insides of her ears beginning to darken.

"Say no more. Serious, don't say anything else." Lupis supported the idea of inter-species relationships. He, however, did not like hearing the people he was close to talking about them, or any type of relationship for that matter. Not because he found them disgusting, but because he never found his 'one'. A fling or two yeah, but never a soulmate.

"What's wrong Greg? Can I call you Greg?" She didn't let him answer. "Don't like inter-species relationships?"

"No, just don't like relationships in general. Haven't met my 'soulmate' yet."

"Too bad. From what I can tell, any girl would be lucky to have ya." She teased, noticing how his own ears started to turn color.

He didn't say anything. Instead, he opted to turn on the radio,

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooooh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooooh.

oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooooh.

oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooooh.

I messed up tonight,
I lost anther fight.
I still mess up but I'll just start again.

I keep falling down,
I keep on hitting the ground.
But I always get up now to see what's next.

Judy stared bobbing her head to the song, mouthing the lyrics as they went. Lupis raised an eyebrow.

"Like the song?"

"Love it!"

"Good, that means you can tell me who wrote it." Judy gasped.

"You don't know who this is?!"

"Not really a fan of this-" He gestured to the radio. "-type of music. Will admit, she has a nice voice."

"'She' is Gazelle! Pop singer and songwriter, choreographer, and mammal rights activist! Do you seriously not know her?!"

"Nooooope." He answered. "But if you want good music, I got you." He started messing with the radio, switching it from a country station, to the news, to 'music from the 90s, 80s, etc' and so on. Finally he found what he was looking for, and smiled as a guitar started to play, soon to be accompanied by drums.

Watch you tongue,
I'll have it cut from your head.

Judy gasped, paws covering her muzzle, luckily stopping at a red light to do so, in shock at her vulgar it was. And it was only the first two lines!

Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid

Children roam the streets,
now orphans of war

Bodies hanging in the streets to adore.

Lupis rolled down his window and turned the volume up as high as possible. Occupants from surrounding cars had different reactions, some hating it while others loved it.

Royal framers will carve the path in chaos,
Bringing daylight to the night.
Death is rotting in the town with armor,
Because they take all your rights!

Hail to the kiiiiiing!
Hail to the one!
Kneel to the crown!
Stand in the sun!

Hail to the kiiiiiing!

Before Lupis could continue singing along, Judy turned the radio off.

"Hey! You threw off my groove!"

"Sorry, wasn't aware this was your cruiser." She snorted, rolling up his window by the press of a button.

"That was a good song." He pouted, crossing his arms. She snorted again, thankful he wasn't too serious.

"You act like a baby more than Nick."

"Hey, we wolves have feelings to ya know."

"Yeah, yeah." This was nice, a light atmosphere full of slight jabs and jokes. While it wasn't 'Wilde' quality, she still enjoyed it. Speaking of her partner. "So, how did yours and Nick's first day together go? You know, other than saving his tail."

"Oh, um, it went good. You know, other than the rhino attack..." He trailed off, claws drumming against his thigh. Not only did his body language betray him, so did his tone.

"Gregory, if we're going to be partners, we need to be honest. How can I trust you if you lie to me?" Lupis sighed.

"Ok, ok, ya caught me. It...could've gone better. Like, a lot better."

"What do you mean?"

"To be honest, Officer Wilde was a bit of an ass when he found out I was assigned to the two of you."

"An ass how? What did he do?"

"Just gave me an attitude, ranted about how I would get in the way, get hurt, and ruins your guys' 'dynamic'."

"Cheese and crackers, I'm sorry he said those things. I'll give him a piece of my mind when he gets out of the hospital."

"You don't have to Judy, we're cool now. I think."

"No Gregory, I have to. Nick saying those are unacceptable, and no matter how much I love him, he needs to be taught a lesson."

"May I suggest handcuffs and a whip?" Lupis joked, causing Judy's ears to burn.

"Funny. But no, I'm thinking of something...less vulgar."

"Like?"

"...I'll tell you when I come up with something."

Lupis chuckled, and opted to leave at that. He turned on the radio to fill the silence, and smiled when the lyrics came.

Welcome to the family

(Again, this is the unedited version of the chapter. While my friend/beta reader does great work and i love/appreaciate them for helping me, I've received so many messages of people begging me to update. The beta reader(Irual) has a life of their own, and i understand that they can't be working/helping me 24/7. So for now I'm posting this chapter. When Irual is finished with this chapter, I'll simply replace it with their chapter. Until than, have a nice day.)