Okay, so I know this is WAAAAY overdue, but I want you to know, I finally have a switch with Zelda: Breath of the Wild. And let me tell you, it's great. That and family troubles have put this on hold.

Other than that, I do want all of you to know that this story is in no way finished. I will continue to write until I run out of ideas or I finish the story completely. I am hoping for the latter more than the former.

Anyway, I hope for you to enjoy this chapter, I will have the next one out whenever I can. Now then, favorite, maybe follow, and perhaps leave a review if you want me to know what you think about this chapter. Now how about you put on that inspirational song, mine for today is going to be Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box, and enjoy!

Nick shivered, even as the warm water from the shower ran over his body. Never in his life had he seen such hate in anyone's eyes. He had seen hate, but nothing this strong. Almost as if the wolf that had just left the apartment was ready to kill at a moments notice.

He let out a shaky breath and grabbed the shampoo from the rack, pouring it into his paw. He began to wash himself thoroughly. His mind began to drift outward and onward. It settled on Judy. He thought about how she had been when they first met. She had been stubborn and strong willed, ready for anything.

He chuckled to himself as he remembered the day they had busted Bellwether. It had been such and on the fly kind of plan. And things were starting to heat up again. It never spelled anything good for the duo. Never.

"Nick! Fru is here! Come out and say hi!" Judy yelled from the main room of the apartment. He grunted at it and stepped out of the shower. The automatic dryer kicked in and almost instantly dried his fur out. It was still damp but nothing serious. He thanked innovation that the things existed. He shook his fur and it puffed out before settling slightly. He groaned about it for a moment, then put his clothes on. Only then did he walk out into the main area. When he saw Kevin he nodded and the polar bear nodded back.

"Nick! Honey, how are you?" Fru said. Her cheerful voice rang in his ears for a moment as he focused on the arctic shrew more. "It's been way too long. Daddy's been kinda worried about you."

"Has he? I thought he knew every step I took and every place I went." The fox chuckled a little at his own joke. Fru giggled some, but then stopped and turned rather serious.

"Anyway, he's more worried about the both of you. He wants to know why you're working with Arden most of all." Her voice became serious and she looked at him like Mr. Big would when interrogating. It sent a shill up his spine. It felt as if he was going to be iced.

"He's supposed to be training the entirety of precinct one. That went on for about two and a half months before it went downhill. Pretty sure you've been watching the news." Nick told his friend. Every word of it had been true. He was not about to lie to this shrew, especially since she was the daughter of the mammal he considered his adopted father.

"Alright then…." Fru said sceptically. It seemed she didn't entirely believe what he had just told her. Her eyes shifted back to Judy and she smiled again. "Anyway, I need to go. Daddy wants me to pick up a few things for him before I get home, so I need to go do that real quick. I do wanna go on a shopping spree with you at some point, Judes."

"Alright. Bye, Fru." Judy told her shrew friend. They waved at each other as Fru left with Kevin. Nick flopped down on the bed that was behind him. He let out a sigh of exhaustion, feeling as if he had been working the entire day even though it was their day off. The fox closed his eyes and felt Judy jump up onto the bed and sit on his stomach. He opened his eyes again and smiled up at her. She smiled back and laid her head on his chest. They both closed their eyes and soon fell back asleep.

"Damn him!" The cloaked wolf said as he slammed his fist on a desk, scaring half of the mammals in the room. He didn't care. Too little had been done to advance towards Ardnehu, and he didn't like it. "Since when did he get so good at avoiding us!? Even taking out our trailers!"

The tension in the room rose to extreme levels. He could feel it. But he ignored it. It was something to be ignored until this wolf was taken down by his hands. He didn't want him dead just yet. No, he wanted him to suffer, just like he had. He had lost his tail, half his face, and his family because of this wolf.

"I want every available mammal in the commons area in the fifteen minutes. Go." He said as the otter next to him bowed and left the room hastily. "The rest of you, find him." The wolf said in a deadly tone. Instantly everyone started working at computers or instructing others. With a quick turn of his hind paw and a wave of his cloak, he left the room. He snapped and the two guards on the inside of the room fell in behind him. His expression became twisted under his cloak as he headed towards his room. He had a special piece of equipment he wanted to use for this meeting.

Normally he would use his standard Mark VIII power suit to show up at meetings. But breakthroughs in technology had produced the best out of all of them. It was lightweight yet sturdy and completely bulletproof save for the joints.

He let out a low growl as he pulled his door open. He snapped again and the guards stood on either side of his door. Leaving the door open he walked over to the wall where his armor rested. It was black in color a made to fit him. He unhooked the cloak and pulled it off, throwing it aside in the process. Placing a paw on the chest of the armor, it began to glow. With that glow came the opening of the chest, legs, arms, and head opened for him. The suit was specific to his DNA so that only he could open it. He turned around and stepped into the machine. It closed around him and the heads-up display began running diagnostics.

"All signs clear. Ready to operate normally." The robotic voice said. It was his mother's voice, who he had cherished and loved for so many years until she passed away. It had been Ardenhu's fault she had died. Because he couldn't save her fast enough, because of his mistakes. And now he was going to pay the price for what he had done. He would be paying severely.

"Gah! Blasted machine! Can't get any of it right!" An otter yelled out in frustration as the thing he was working on began to smoke from the circuits. He threw the wrench in his paw up and behind him as he walked away from it.

"Perhaps you need a 36H kilowatt motherboard for it to work. I used it on the Killocounter and it works just fine." A wolf said from the corner of the room. Her paws were busy with a suit that seemed to be fine, even though when the otter had worked on it, it had gone into critical condition on several occasions, and she had it working fine. The otter sighed and pulled the glasses from his face.

He had been teaching the girl everything he knew, and she was a natural. With everything that she had learned and especially the fact that she was even better at this than he was, he found that she may not need him. And from what he knew, she was working on a secret project that not even he was allowed to see. He looked back at her, and noticed her ear twitch.

"There's someone at the door." She said as a knock came to the door. The otter chuckled and went to answer it. When he opened it, there was a male wolf standing there staring at his phone while typing. He had a very serious look on his face as he did. He finished rather quickly and put his phone in his pocket.

"Hey, I need to talk to her." The otter furrowed his brow, not knowing who this was but he led him inside anyway. The female wolf had already come out of the workshop and was now enjoying a glass of lemonade that had been in the fridge.

"Well, well, well. Look who it is. It's been a little while, Arden. How have you been?" The female said. She seemed to be familiar with him, which sort of confused the otter.

"It really has been, Lina. I guess I haven't had time to come see you lately. I've been caught up in work." The two hugged. "Which reminds me, have you talked to your father recently?"

"Yeah, I talked to him just the other day? Why? Is something wrong with him?" Lina asked her companion.

"No, I just need to know where he's at is all." The taller wolf told her. His expression seemed to solidify as he looked at the female.

"Last he told me, he was headed here. I'm actually expecting him here soon. You want some tea, coffee, anything?" She asked as she want to one of the cabinets and pulled out a glass.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass this time around." His phone made a ringing sound which made the otter jump.

"Arty, you want something?" Lina asked him.

"Sure, some tea please." The otter told her. He was still studying the much taller wolf. He was staring down at his phone with a look of almost horror on his face. It was as if someone close to him had died.

"Lina, I need you to do me a favor. Tell your dad that I need to see him asap. Tell him to come to my house when he has the time. You know the address." Arden said as he pocketed his phone and walked out the door. Arty turned to Lina and she shrugged at him, neither knowing what that was all about.

Welp, there you go. There's chapter twelve. I hope you liked it. Took me a while to come up with some things that would contribute to the story.

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And there we go, that's all done. I'm hoping I'll have the next chapter out in a few weeks, but we all know how that's been going lately.

May inspiration light your paths,

Leon