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Chapter 4
Unknown to them, as dealt with picking the unconscious human up, which was very hard due to him being much heavier then either of them, a small camera inside a nearby lamp turned towards them and zoomed in on the spiky haired young boy. Someone was watching them, someone very bad…
In the shadowy lair of the one who was watching them the entire time, multiple screens showed various images of Bart, ones that seemed to have been taken the moment he was spotted. There was also a full body image of him that was working on showing every part of his human body.
A tiger thug wearing an eyepatch, named Clawdius Fang, then stepped forward toward a tall chair, which the presumed mastermind behind it all sat, and kneeled before him.
"Report." The boss said.
"Sir, we've confirmed that the species that was first spotted in Savvana Central has now been taken to ZPD headquarters, currently in a holding cell." Clawdius revealed.
"And there's really no other reports of a creature like him before?" The boss questioned.
"No sir, and we have done the research; there's absolutely zero information on this new species." The tiger thug replied.
"Hmm… very interesting… this boy… he, and presumably the rest of his kind, possesses similar but different traits to us animals… while he is somewhat slower and weaker then us… the potential that lies within his DNA could be boundless!" The mysterious figure in the chair remarked, getting excited.
"What do you want us to do, sir? The police are probably putting him in protective custody." Clawdius told his shadowy boss.
"Find this creature and bring him to me!" The shadowed figure told him. "He could be the very key to completing my work!"
"And what about the two cops protecting them?" Clawdius inquired.
The unseen boss paused before answering. "Dispose of them both," he hissed. "Leave no trace."
The tiger thug smiled sinisterly after hearing this.
Elsewhere, Bart was not having the best of the days… not only did he wake up to find himself in a world with talking animals and apparently no humans whatsoever but he got chased and attacked by two police officers that happened to be a talking bunny and fox. Sure he had fun stealing from many of the animal folk and having the two cops chase him all over the city but all that ended when the fox cop shot him, with a dart.
Then, before Bart knew it, he woke up and found himself behind bars in a ZPD holding cell and had a very bitter look on his face which he placed between the two bars he was gripping.
"Hello? Is anyone there? I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to get a phone call!" he called out.
Just then he heard a door open up at the end of a hallway and after hearing some footsteps coming towards him, the human saw Judy, Nick and Chief Bogo approaching and soon standing in front of his cell.
"Finally… can you let me out now? I'm claustrophobic so I really don't like it in here." Bart said.
Bogo ignored him and turned to Judy. "This is the creature you caught stealing in Savvana Central?"
Judy nodded. "Yes, sir."
"And I shot him, with this." Nick said, proudly as he held up the dart that he shot Bart with. Everyone stared at him. "What?"
Bogo turned to Bart. "Alright boy, I suggest you start talking. Now," he ordered very sternly. The human remained unfazed and just folded his arms, frowning.
"I want a lawyer." Bart requested, firmly.
"And I want to be Mayor. Disappointment abounds." Bogo said, unsympathetically. "And all you will get is years behind bars unless you start talking."
"Tough choice." Bart remarked, sarcastically.
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused?" Chief Bogo questioned, angry.
"Enlighten me, Sarge." The human said, half-heartedly.
"It's chief." Bogo told him with an edge before turning to the TV set attached to the top corner of the room. "And look."
He turned on the TV and Moosebridge and his co-anchor then appeared on the screen.
"Returning to our top story, citizens of Zootopia are still filled with shock and awe after the sudden appearance of a brand new species arriving in Zootopia." The snow leopard revealed.
"While authorities have taken this new creature into custody, many mammals are either demanding that he'd be studied, killed, or even sent back to his 'natural habitat', wherever that may be." Moosebridge added.
"Bounties are even placed on the young creature's head by many wealthy business mammals and scientists, some even fear that the ones behind the recurring crime wave might also be after him, for what reason we don't know." His co-anchor said.
"All in all, as the citizens of Zootopia lock their doors, board up their windows and search the streets as well as wait outside the ZPD Prescient everyone is asking… who or what is this new creature?" Moosebridge questioned.
"And more importantly… where is he from and what does he want?" The leopard finished before Bogo turned the TV off and glared at Bart.
"Wow… news travels fast around here." Bart said, stunned.
"Yes, and thanks to your 'subtle' public debut, the city is growing even more chaotic then before." Bogo stated, clearly frustrated. "Mammals are filled curiosity and fear, if my officers hadn't picked you up when they did…"
"A bunch of nerds probably would have taken you away and did painful experiments on you." Nick finished, bluntly.
"Exactly." Bogo confirmed.
"Right, right… Ok, so… to sum up… I'm on a world with talking animals… where humans never happened… and now everyone wants to know what I am. That right?" Bart asked.
"Yep. That about sums it up." Nick shrugged.
"Ugh… I feel like such a minority…" Bart groaned.
"You sure you're the only one here?" Bogo questioned, suspiciously.
Bart smirked. "Yep. What's you see is what you get, Mayor Pompous."
The chief's blood began to boil. "Don't play games with me, boy."
"Who's playing?" Bart defended. "I told you; I'm the only human here… apparently."
"Hey, it could be worse." Nick reasoned.
"Says the guy who wasn't shot in the leg with a dart." Bart snarked, bitterly.
"Hey, you asked for it." Nick stated.
"No, I'm pretty I didn't." Bart shot back, deadpan.
"Your just lucky that the mayor is requesting that we put you under protective custody since your apparently not 'from here' nor do we know what your kind is capable of, otherwise I'd have you locked up for resisting arrest, thievery and assaulting police officers." Bogo threatened.
"Aw, he does care." Nick remarked to Judy.
"Quiet, Wilde." The chief snapped before turning his attention to the non-literal elephant in the room. "Now you, what's your name boy?"
"It's Bart Miss Manners, thank you." The kid stated, annoyed. "By the way, how did you guys learn to do the… talking thing anyway?"
Nick shrugged. "Eh, just something you pick up, am I right?"
"What he means is… we didn't used to but… then we evolved and now predators and prey live in harmony." Judy explained.
"For the most part anyhow." Bogo added. "That's why we exist."
"To get on everyone's nerves?" Bart guessed, deadpan.
"To keep the peace between mammals of all shapes and sizes." The chief answered sounding very annoyed.
"Well where I'm from animals don't talk… or walk on two legs, drive be cops or any of that crud. Heck, they don't even wear clothes." Bart informed, making Judy shiver.
"Boy, we should introduce you to Yax, you'd feel right at home with him and his buddies." Nick remarked.
"Ok… don't know what he is… but whatever." Bart shrugged.
"Hold on… animals don't talk where you're from?" Judy spoke up, surprised.
"Nope." Bart shook his head.
"Incredible…" The rabbit remarked.
"Yeah… normally if I meet a bunny they just stare at me and perplex, like every other animal on the planet." Bart revealed.
"Wow… a place where animals never evolved but you humans did?" Judy questioned in amazement.
"Yep." Bart replied.
"And we're supposed to just believe you?" Chief Bogo questioned, sounding doubtful.
"I don't expect you to, I even suspect that you're the kind of guy who doesn't believe in anything." Bart observed. "It's sad."
"Well, I didn't ask for your opinion."
"And I didn't ask to be here, so looks like we're both gonna be disappointed, eh General Personality?"
"It's chief!"
"Yeah, whatever…"
"Wait, if your not from here… then how did you get here?" Judy inquired.
"I have no idea… the last thing I remember was going to some building, then… nothing." Bart confessed. "Next thing I know… I find myself here."
"And are you dangerous in any way?" Bogo asked.
"Aw, come on, Chief, what's so dangerous about this kid? I mean look at him." Nick said, gesturing to Bart. "He's got no fur, no fangs, no claws and only a little patch of hair on top of his head."
As he said this Nick ran his paw through Bart's gelled up blond hair, which the boy quickly swatted away in annoyance and quickly fixed it.
"Hey! Back off! That takes two hours in the morning!" Bart stated.
"I can tell… boy that's a lot of gel…" Nick remarked, looking at his paw.
"Well, boy? Are you a predator… or prey?" Bogo questioned, leaning closer to him, threateningly.
Bart remained calm, unfazed by Bogo's attempt to intimidate him. "Well… we humans are what's known as… an Apex Predator, though only when we have weapons anyway. That answer your question?"
Judy looked surprised while Nick looked at Bart disbelievingly. "You? An apex predator?" he inquired, flatly. "You gotta be kidding me."
"Well, like I said; we're considered an apex predator… but only because smaller animals can't feed on his because of our weapons and stuff." Bart explained. "But! …Don't underestimate us, ok? After all… I did kick this guy's butt not too long ago."
Judy covered her mouth to hold back a chuckle while Nick just frowned, unamused.
"Ok, first off; you did not kick my butt back that alley I just… had a head cold, that's all." Nick lied.
"Right… and I suppose pigs fly here." Bart scoffed, before turning to Judy and sounding serious. "They don't do they?"
"Uh… no." Judy answered.
"Thank you." Bart sighed, relieved.
"Well, here animals do have weapons and they will use them on you for whatever reason they have, unless you remain with us for the foreseeable future." Bogo stated.
"So what your saying is my only options are either wait to be taken and dissected or stay with you guys?" Bart questioned, before he realized something. "Boy… this is one big no-win scenario…"
"Suddenly, I don't think I'll feel bad when they actually do catch you." Nick remarked.
Judy nudged him. "Nick!"
"What?" he defended.
The chief ignored their bickering and continued to focus on Bart. "You want to rot in jail, son? Fine by me! It's where someone like you belongs, not out there causing a whole lotta panic!"
Angered, Bart got up and stepped closer to Bogo. "Hey, back off musclehead," he threatened.
Bogo narrowed his eyes as he looked down on Bart. "I would watch your tone, boy. I could get you into trouble."
"Not exactly breaking news to me, Posh Spice." Bart informed.
"I can tell you little pickpocket." Bogo snarled.
"I'm not afraid of you." The human stated.
"Then your dumber then you look." The cape buffalo said.
"I should be saying that to you flatfoot, I mean when's the last time you looked in a mirror? Like… never?" Bart shot back. "I can tell."
Bogo growled loudly as he struggled to hold back his anger before walking to the cell door and opened it up. "Just come along."
"Ooh, you gonna apologize now? Well it's ok, all's forgiven, no offence taken… though I don't know if I can really forgive you letting me meet you."
"Enough! I said 'come along'!" Chief Bogo ordered as he turned and made his way out of the cell and down the hall.
"Sheesh, take a pill why don't ya…?" Bart remarked.
"You know you shouldn't talk that way to the Chief." Judy told Bart as they began to walk down the hallway also.
"She's right, he may be a stickler for the rules but he will crush you like a can if you push him too far." Nick added.
"Oh please." Bart scoffed, speaking loud enough so that the chief could hear him. "The guy couldn't beat an egg, let alone me."
The cape buffalo then stopped and turned to him. "Be quiet!" Bogo yelled, loudly. "Or go back to where you came from."
"I can't! I wish I could but I can't. Anymore then you could win a Beauty Pageant." Bart mocked. Judy and Nick winced at this and feared what reaction could come from Bogo, and they were right too.
"Why you…! I could crush you now!?" Bogo threatened as he got very close to Bart, looking like he really did want to hurt him before finally composing himself and turning away. "But then... I would get into trouble with the Mayor."
"Yeah... you really oughta watch that temper of yours, big guy. My advice; Anger. Management. Think about it." Bart said as he pointed at Bogo and continued to do so with a smug little grin while he walked past him and the two officers.
They soon entered the bullpen with Bart still smirking and Bogo, now with the cuffs off and practically shaking with anger, plus Judy and Nick who were cautiously backing away from Bogo in fear of his temper.
"Anyways, this has been grand, I really, really had a great time in crazy animal world, but I can take care of myself from here guys, ok? Thanks." Bart told them.
"Ugh, are all you humans so incredibly arrogant?" Bogo remarked, deeply annoyed.
"Try looking in a mirror, beautiful." Bart snarked, angering Bogo more. "But a lot of famous guys on my Earth are outlaws like… Bonnie and Clyde, Billy the Kid, Babyface Nelson, Al Capone, Osama… Justin Bieber."
"Cool names." Nick admitted.
"They sound dangerous to me…" Judy admitted.
"Yeah, and just as cool as yours truly." Bart said, proudly. "Though by the way, that arrogant comment is a little racist."
"Don't care." Chief Bogo grunted.
"Shocker." Bart scoffed, deadpan.
Surprisingly, the chief managed to control his anger this time, albeit very difficulty. "I warn you boy; my patience does not last long and while your obvious arrogance does, I can promise you that the moment I even suspect that you are out there, loose, and causing trouble or better yet; when your little smug façade ends, I will be there… with a body bag in tow."
"I look forward to it, sir!" Bart declared, acting like a army private and saluting like one also while also giving the chief a win and his usual smug grin.
"You know a kid with over a hundred, thousand bucks on his head you sure do have a big mouth." Nick observed.
"My thoughts exactly…" Bogo growled.
"Really A hundred g's?"
"Yep."
"Unbelievable… for once in my life I'm actually worth something and I can't collect." Bart remarked, somewhat annoyed. "Boy this'd be a good story to tell the boys back home."
"Yes, well… until you do get home that is you will be put under the protection of Officer's Wilde and Hopps, effective immediately." Bogo stated.
"What!?" The three of them responded.
Bart snickered as he gestured to Judy and Nick. "So, these twinkle toes are gonna protect me?" he asked, amused as he sat down. "Well, this should be fun, I mean who doesn't love a good comedy, am I right?"
The animals stare at him, unamused then began talking amongst themselves.
"You're really making this kid our responsibility?" Nick questioned Bogo in disbelief.
"Yes. Don't like it, there's the door." Bogo stated, pointing at the exit. "Please be sure to drop off your badge on your way out."
Judy stepped forward. "No. We'll do it," she said before glancing at Nick and looking crossed. "Won't we?"
"Uh… yeah. Yes, we will…" Nick finally agreed.
"It's not going to be a problem, is it? You two working together I mean?" Bogo asked Judy and Nick, raising a brow slightly.
"Not at all." Judy said, calmly as she turned and left the room.
Nick looked a little disturbed as he watched her leave. "Yeah… personally; not sure."
"How unsure, Wilde?"
"Uh... very, sir."
"Yeah, well… don't care."
"What do you care about? Besides yourself that is." Bart questioned.
"I'd ask you the same question." Bogo countered.
"Hey, I may be a selfish, self-centered dirtbag, but it takes one to know one! And at least I ain't a prejudiced piece of crud like you ya big bag of hot air!" Bart snapped as he stepped closer.
Bogo stepped closer as well with an angry face and as he loomed over the human he looked ready to tear him apart in a nanosecond. "Why you little…!" he began.
Nick quickly got between the two. "Ok! Time out guys. Let's all calm down… give me time to sell tickets first before you brawl… Hey! I have an idea! Why don't we get the kid here to a safer location, huh? What do you say?"
The chief snorted. "Fine… just go."
Nick gave him one final salute before he turned and began to pull Bart out of the room.
"Come on, kiddo," he said.
As they left, Bart turned and blew Bogo a kiss while mouthing 'I love you' in an almost taunting way that angered the chief so much that he pounded his stand in anger and ended up break it in two, due to his strength. He noticed this and groaned in dismay.
"Come on… I just got a new one…" he bemoaned.
A little while later, Bart was walking down another hall in the precinct with Judy and Nick leading the way before he gazed down on the two of them, saw how close they were walking together and gained a idea in his head.
Bart then leaned down toward them, with a knowing smirk. "So… are you two going out or what?"
They both stopped and turned to him with wide eyes in response to his question.
"What!? Oh, no, no, no, we're just friends!" Judy protested.
"Yeah, and partners! Come on!" Nick added.
"Besides, like I'd ever go out with him." Judy stated, gesturing to the fox next to her before quickly adding. "Uh… no offence!"
"No! I'm with you!" Nicky assured her. "Besides, and I hate to point out the obvious here but… I'm a fox, and she's a rabbit."
"So?" Bart shrugged.
"So, it be kind of odd if a fox and a rabbit started going out, don't you think?" Nick questioned him.
The human shrugged nonchalantly once more. "Not really. In fact, while I was in town I saw a sloth going out with a pig," he revealed, surprising the two officers.
"For real?" The fox asked, stunned.
Bart nodded. "Serious. And don't get me started on how many guys happen to be into this singing Gazelle girl, heck I'll bet some of them even kiss her poster," he chuckled.
"You have no idea…" Nick shook his head, smiling.
"Regardless…" Judy began with an annoyed edge as they resumed walking. "We're not gonna let anything stand in the way of keeping you safe from damage, least of all romance. That's why I generally try to avoid it."
Nick gained a knowing smirk on his face hearing this. "Yeah… that's why," he quipped. Judy glared at him in annoyance.
"Hey, I've been keeping myself safe for years, I don't need protection especially if the ones 'protecting me' are a talking fox and a rabbit." Bart stated.
"Well it's either us or Bogo and I don't think your ready to die just yet, are ya?" Nick remarked.
"Good thing you seem to be, right?" Judy said with some bitterness in her voice as she continued to look calm. Bart and Nick stare at her, baffled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Nick asked.
"Oh, nothing." Judy stated.
"No, I'm… pretty sure you said something." Nick told her. "Come on Carrots, what is going on?
Judy raised a brow at him. "After a whole day you still don't know?"
The fox groaned in exasperation. "Here we go."
"Just try to look at it from my perspective." Judy told him.
"Kinda hard to do since I don't know what your perspective is anymore."
"That's because you're too busy trying to get yourself killed!"
"It doesn't matter if it gets the job done!"
"Well back then it did!"
"Hey, it's not like a similar situation will happen during the next case, now will it fluff? Unless your… oh, I don't know… psychic perhaps."
"Guys are… are you really gonna have a lover's spat right now?" Bart spoke up, baffled.
"I know but…" Judy started to say before she pointed ahead down the hall and started talking to Bart, without turning her head. "I'm sorry. Just go on ahead Bart, we'll be right there."
"Ok…" Bart said, slowly as he did so.
"Anyways… during that whole time you never once thought about what would happen if you got hurt Nick, if you got killed, how it would affect me… you just… you just didn't seem to care…" Judy continued, sounding hurt.
"But I do!" Nick insisted.
"Sure didn't seem like it… I mean we're supposed to be a team, Nick, and lately…" The bunny began before she trailed off and looked away sadly. Nick looked at her sympathetically and quickly began to realize how much he scared and hurt her and began to feel guilty.
The fox sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, alright?" Nick finally apologized. "I was being stupid, is that what you want to hear?"
"Go on." Judy said.
"Truth be told, I actually do care about not dying and your right; I haven't been taking this seriously and I'm sorry. We are a team and… I probably should have consulted with you before doing anything reckless… I mean while I am the brains of the team and you're the brawn, it's obviously not good when my smart brains wanders off on it's own and…" Nick began to apologize.
"Nick." Judy interrupted.
"Yeah?" Her partner inquired as she finally put on a sweet little smile.
"You had me at 'Happy Anniversary'," she said, which made him smile also, though the moment was ruined the moment they heard kissy noises and turned and saw Bart up ahead puckering up and making kissy noises. They glared at him.
"Ah, would you knock it off, kid?!" Nick told him before he zipped off ahead of them. He sighed and spoke in a resigned tone. "He's not gonna let this go… is he?"
"Nope." Judy answered, resigned also.
"Thought so." Nick muttered, before they resumed walking down the hall to catch up with their little 'guest'.

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Chapter 4
Unknown to them, as dealt with picking the unconscious human up, which was very hard due to him being much heavier then either of them, a small camera inside a nearby lamp turned towards them and zoomed in on the spiky haired young boy. Someone was watching them, someone very bad…
In the shadowy lair of the one who was watching them the entire time, multiple screens showed various images of Bart, ones that seemed to have been taken the moment he was spotted. There was also a full body image of him that was working on showing every part of his human body.
A tiger thug wearing an eyepatch, named Clawdius Fang, then stepped forward toward a tall chair, which the presumed mastermind behind it all sat, and kneeled before him.
"Report." The boss said.
"Sir, we've confirmed that the species that was first spotted in Savvana Central has now been taken to ZPD headquarters, currently in a holding cell." Clawdius revealed.
"And there's really no other reports of a creature like him before?" The boss questioned.
"No sir, and we have done the research; there's absolutely zero information on this new species." The tiger thug replied.
"Hmm… very interesting… this boy… he, and presumably the rest of his kind, possesses similar but different traits to us animals… while he is somewhat slower and weaker then us… the potential that lies within his DNA could be boundless!" The mysterious figure in the chair remarked, getting excited.
"What do you want us to do, sir? The police are probably putting him in protective custody." Clawdius told his shadowy boss.
"Find this creature and bring him to me!" The shadowed figure told him. "He could be the very key to completing my work!"
"And what about the two cops protecting them?" Clawdius inquired.
The unseen boss paused before answering. "Dispose of them both," he hissed. "Leave no trace."
The tiger thug smiled sinisterly after hearing this.
Elsewhere, Bart was not having the best of the days… not only did he wake up to find himself in a world with talking animals and apparently no humans whatsoever but he got chased and attacked by two police officers that happened to be a talking bunny and fox. Sure he had fun stealing from many of the animal folk and having the two cops chase him all over the city but all that ended when the fox cop shot him, with a dart.
Then, before Bart knew it, he woke up and found himself behind bars in a ZPD holding cell and had a very bitter look on his face which he placed between the two bars he was gripping.
"Hello? Is anyone there? I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to get a phone call!" he called out.
Just then he heard a door open up at the end of a hallway and after hearing some footsteps coming towards him, the human saw Judy, Nick and Chief Bogo approaching and soon standing in front of his cell.
"Finally… can you let me out now? I'm claustrophobic so I really don't like it in here." Bart said.
Bogo ignored him and turned to Judy. "This is the creature you caught stealing in Savvana Central?"
Judy nodded. "Yes, sir."
"And I shot him, with this." Nick said, proudly as he held up the dart that he shot Bart with. Everyone stared at him. "What?"
Bogo turned to Bart. "Alright boy, I suggest you start talking. Now," he ordered very sternly. The human remained unfazed and just folded his arms, frowning.
"I want a lawyer." Bart requested, firmly.
"And I want to be Mayor. Disappointment abounds." Bogo said, unsympathetically. "And all you will get is years behind bars unless you start talking."
"Tough choice." Bart remarked, sarcastically.
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused?" Chief Bogo questioned, angry.
"Enlighten me, Sarge." The human said, half-heartedly.
"It's chief." Bogo told him with an edge before turning to the TV set attached to the top corner of the room. "And look."
He turned on the TV and Moosebridge and his co-anchor then appeared on the screen.
"Returning to our top story, citizens of Zootopia are still filled with shock and awe after the sudden appearance of a brand new species arriving in Zootopia." The snow leopard revealed.
"While authorities have taken this new creature into custody, many mammals are either demanding that he'd be studied, killed, or even sent back to his 'natural habitat', wherever that may be." Moosebridge added.
"Bounties are even placed on the young creature's head by many wealthy business mammals and scientists, some even fear that the ones behind the recurring crime wave might also be after him, for what reason we don't know." His co-anchor said.
"All in all, as the citizens of Zootopia lock their doors, board up their windows and search the streets as well as wait outside the ZPD Prescient everyone is asking… who or what is this new creature?" Moosebridge questioned.
"And more importantly… where is he from and what does he want?" The leopard finished before Bogo turned the TV off and glared at Bart.
"Wow… news travels fast around here." Bart said, stunned.
"Yes, and thanks to your 'subtle' public debut, the city is growing even more chaotic then before." Bogo stated, clearly frustrated. "Mammals are filled curiosity and fear, if my officers hadn't picked you up when they did…"
"A bunch of nerds probably would have taken you away and did painful experiments on you." Nick finished, bluntly.
"Exactly." Bogo confirmed.
"Right, right… Ok, so… to sum up… I'm on a world with talking animals… where humans never happened… and now everyone wants to know what I am. That right?" Bart asked.
"Yep. That about sums it up." Nick shrugged.
"Ugh… I feel like such a minority…" Bart groaned.
"You sure you're the only one here?" Bogo questioned, suspiciously.
Bart smirked. "Yep. What's you see is what you get, Mayor Pompous."
The chief's blood began to boil. "Don't play games with me, boy."
"Who's playing?" Bart defended. "I told you; I'm the only human here… apparently."
"Hey, it could be worse." Nick reasoned.
"Says the guy who wasn't shot in the leg with a dart." Bart snarked, bitterly.
"Hey, you asked for it." Nick stated.
"No, I'm pretty I didn't." Bart shot back, deadpan.
"Your just lucky that the mayor is requesting that we put you under protective custody since your apparently not 'from here' nor do we know what your kind is capable of, otherwise I'd have you locked up for resisting arrest, thievery and assaulting police officers." Bogo threatened.
"Aw, he does care." Nick remarked to Judy.
"Quiet, Wilde." The chief snapped before turning his attention to the non-literal elephant in the room. "Now you, what's your name boy?"
"It's Bart Miss Manners, thank you." The kid stated, annoyed. "By the way, how did you guys learn to do the… talking thing anyway?"
Nick shrugged. "Eh, just something you pick up, am I right?"
"What he means is… we didn't used to but… then we evolved and now predators and prey live in harmony." Judy explained.
"For the most part anyhow." Bogo added. "That's why we exist."
"To get on everyone's nerves?" Bart guessed, deadpan.
"To keep the peace between mammals of all shapes and sizes." The chief answered sounding very annoyed.
"Well where I'm from animals don't talk… or walk on two legs, drive be cops or any of that crud. Heck, they don't even wear clothes." Bart informed, making Judy shiver.
"Boy, we should introduce you to Yax, you'd feel right at home with him and his buddies." Nick remarked.
"Ok… don't know what he is… but whatever." Bart shrugged.
"Hold on… animals don't talk where you're from?" Judy spoke up, surprised.
"Nope." Bart shook his head.
"Incredible…" The rabbit remarked.
"Yeah… normally if I meet a bunny they just stare at me and perplex, like every other animal on the planet." Bart revealed.
"Wow… a place where animals never evolved but you humans did?" Judy questioned in amazement.
"Yep." Bart replied.
"And we're supposed to just believe you?" Chief Bogo questioned, sounding doubtful.
"I don't expect you to, I even suspect that you're the kind of guy who doesn't believe in anything." Bart observed. "It's sad."
"Well, I didn't ask for your opinion."
"And I didn't ask to be here, so looks like we're both gonna be disappointed, eh General Personality?"
"It's chief!"
"Yeah, whatever…"
"Wait, if your not from here… then how did you get here?" Judy inquired.
"I have no idea… the last thing I remember was going to some building, then… nothing." Bart confessed. "Next thing I know… I find myself here."
"And are you dangerous in any way?" Bogo asked.
"Aw, come on, Chief, what's so dangerous about this kid? I mean look at him." Nick said, gesturing to Bart. "He's got no fur, no fangs, no claws and only a little patch of hair on top of his head."
As he said this Nick ran his paw through Bart's gelled up blond hair, which the boy quickly swatted away in annoyance and quickly fixed it.
"Hey! Back off! That takes two hours in the morning!" Bart stated.
"I can tell… boy that's a lot of gel…" Nick remarked, looking at his paw.
"Well, boy? Are you a predator… or prey?" Bogo questioned, leaning closer to him, threateningly.
Bart remained calm, unfazed by Bogo's attempt to intimidate him. "Well… we humans are what's known as… an Apex Predator, though only when we have weapons anyway. That answer your question?"
Judy looked surprised while Nick looked at Bart disbelievingly. "You? An apex predator?" he inquired, flatly. "You gotta be kidding me."
"Well, like I said; we're considered an apex predator… but only because smaller animals can't feed on his because of our weapons and stuff." Bart explained. "But! …Don't underestimate us, ok? After all… I did kick this guy's butt not too long ago."
Judy covered her mouth to hold back a chuckle while Nick just frowned, unamused.
"Ok, first off; you did not kick my butt back that alley I just… had a head cold, that's all." Nick lied.
"Right… and I suppose pigs fly here." Bart scoffed, before turning to Judy and sounding serious. "They don't do they?"
"Uh… no." Judy answered.
"Thank you." Bart sighed, relieved.
"Well, here animals do have weapons and they will use them on you for whatever reason they have, unless you remain with us for the foreseeable future." Bogo stated.
"So what your saying is my only options are either wait to be taken and dissected or stay with you guys?" Bart questioned, before he realized something. "Boy… this is one big no-win scenario…"
"Suddenly, I don't think I'll feel bad when they actually do catch you." Nick remarked.
Judy nudged him. "Nick!"
"What?" he defended.
The chief ignored their bickering and continued to focus on Bart. "You want to rot in jail, son? Fine by me! It's where someone like you belongs, not out there causing a whole lotta panic!"
Angered, Bart got up and stepped closer to Bogo. "Hey, back off musclehead," he threatened.
Bogo narrowed his eyes as he looked down on Bart. "I would watch your tone, boy. I could get you into trouble."
"Not exactly breaking news to me, Posh Spice." Bart informed.
"I can tell you little pickpocket." Bogo snarled.
"I'm not afraid of you." The human stated.
"Then your dumber then you look." The cape buffalo said.
"I should be saying that to you flatfoot, I mean when's the last time you looked in a mirror? Like… never?" Bart shot back. "I can tell."
Bogo growled loudly as he struggled to hold back his anger before walking to the cell door and opened it up. "Just come along."
"Ooh, you gonna apologize now? Well it's ok, all's forgiven, no offence taken… though I don't know if I can really forgive you letting me meet you."
"Enough! I said 'come along'!" Chief Bogo ordered as he turned and made his way out of the cell and down the hall.
"Sheesh, take a pill why don't ya…?" Bart remarked.
"You know you shouldn't talk that way to the Chief." Judy told Bart as they began to walk down the hallway also.
"She's right, he may be a stickler for the rules but he will crush you like a can if you push him too far." Nick added.
"Oh please." Bart scoffed, speaking loud enough so that the chief could hear him. "The guy couldn't beat an egg, let alone me."
The cape buffalo then stopped and turned to him. "Be quiet!" Bogo yelled, loudly. "Or go back to where you came from."
"I can't! I wish I could but I can't. Anymore then you could win a Beauty Pageant." Bart mocked. Judy and Nick winced at this and feared what reaction could come from Bogo, and they were right too.
"Why you…! I could crush you now!?" Bogo threatened as he got very close to Bart, looking like he really did want to hurt him before finally composing himself and turning away. "But then... I would get into trouble with the Mayor."
"Yeah... you really oughta watch that temper of yours, big guy. My advice; Anger. Management. Think about it." Bart said as he pointed at Bogo and continued to do so with a smug little grin while he walked past him and the two officers.
They soon entered the bullpen with Bart still smirking and Bogo, now with the cuffs off and practically shaking with anger, plus Judy and Nick who were cautiously backing away from Bogo in fear of his temper.
"Anyways, this has been grand, I really, really had a great time in crazy animal world, but I can take care of myself from here guys, ok? Thanks." Bart told them.
"Ugh, are all you humans so incredibly arrogant?" Bogo remarked, deeply annoyed.
"Try looking in a mirror, beautiful." Bart snarked, angering Bogo more. "But a lot of famous guys on my Earth are outlaws like… Bonnie and Clyde, Billy the Kid, Babyface Nelson, Al Capone, Osama… Justin Bieber."
"Cool names." Nick admitted.
"They sound dangerous to me…" Judy admitted.
"Yeah, and just as cool as yours truly." Bart said, proudly. "Though by the way, that arrogant comment is a little racist."
"Don't care." Chief Bogo grunted.
"Shocker." Bart scoffed, deadpan.
Surprisingly, the chief managed to control his anger this time, albeit very difficulty. "I warn you boy; my patience does not last long and while your obvious arrogance does, I can promise you that the moment I even suspect that you are out there, loose, and causing trouble or better yet; when your little smug façade ends, I will be there… with a body bag in tow."
"I look forward to it, sir!" Bart declared, acting like a army private and saluting like one also while also giving the chief a win and his usual smug grin.
"You know a kid with over a hundred, thousand bucks on his head you sure do have a big mouth." Nick observed.
"My thoughts exactly…" Bogo growled.
"Really A hundred g's?"
"Yep."
"Unbelievable… for once in my life I'm actually worth something and I can't collect." Bart remarked, somewhat annoyed. "Boy this'd be a good story to tell the boys back home."
"Yes, well… until you do get home that is you will be put under the protection of Officer's Wilde and Hopps, effective immediately." Bogo stated.
"What!?" The three of them responded.
Bart snickered as he gestured to Judy and Nick. "So, these twinkle toes are gonna protect me?" he asked, amused as he sat down. "Well, this should be fun, I mean who doesn't love a good comedy, am I right?"
The animals stare at him, unamused then began talking amongst themselves.
"You're really making this kid our responsibility?" Nick questioned Bogo in disbelief.
"Yes. Don't like it, there's the door." Bogo stated, pointing at the exit. "Please be sure to drop off your badge on your way out."
Judy stepped forward. "No. We'll do it," she said before glancing at Nick and looking crossed. "Won't we?"
"Uh… yeah. Yes, we will…" Nick finally agreed.
"It's not going to be a problem, is it? You two working together I mean?" Bogo asked Judy and Nick, raising a brow slightly.
"Not at all." Judy said, calmly as she turned and left the room.
Nick looked a little disturbed as he watched her leave. "Yeah… personally; not sure."
"How unsure, Wilde?"
"Uh... very, sir."
"Yeah, well… don't care."
"What do you care about? Besides yourself that is." Bart questioned.
"I'd ask you the same question." Bogo countered.
"Hey, I may be a selfish, self-centered dirtbag, but it takes one to know one! And at least I ain't a prejudiced piece of crud like you ya big bag of hot air!" Bart snapped as he stepped closer.
Bogo stepped closer as well with an angry face and as he loomed over the human he looked ready to tear him apart in a nanosecond. "Why you little…!" he began.
Nick quickly got between the two. "Ok! Time out guys. Let's all calm down… give me time to sell tickets first before you brawl… Hey! I have an idea! Why don't we get the kid here to a safer location, huh? What do you say?"
The chief snorted. "Fine… just go."
Nick gave him one final salute before he turned and began to pull Bart out of the room.
"Come on, kiddo," he said.
As they left, Bart turned and blew Bogo a kiss while mouthing 'I love you' in an almost taunting way that angered the chief so much that he pounded his stand in anger and ended up break it in two, due to his strength. He noticed this and groaned in dismay.
"Come on… I just got a new one…" he bemoaned.
A little while later, Bart was walking down another hall in the precinct with Judy and Nick leading the way before he gazed down on the two of them, saw how close they were walking together and gained a idea in his head.
Bart then leaned down toward them, with a knowing smirk. "So… are you two going out or what?"
They both stopped and turned to him with wide eyes in response to his question.
"What!? Oh, no, no, no, we're just friends!" Judy protested.
"Yeah, and partners! Come on!" Nick added.
"Besides, like I'd ever go out with him." Judy stated, gesturing to the fox next to her before quickly adding. "Uh… no offence!"
"No! I'm with you!" Nicky assured her. "Besides, and I hate to point out the obvious here but… I'm a fox, and she's a rabbit."
"So?" Bart shrugged.
"So, it be kind of odd if a fox and a rabbit started going out, don't you think?" Nick questioned him.
The human shrugged nonchalantly once more. "Not really. In fact, while I was in town I saw a sloth going out with a pig," he revealed, surprising the two officers.
"For real?" The fox asked, stunned.
Bart nodded. "Serious. And don't get me started on how many guys happen to be into this singing Gazelle girl, heck I'll bet some of them even kiss her poster," he chuckled.
"You have no idea…" Nick shook his head, smiling.
"Regardless…" Judy began with an annoyed edge as they resumed walking. "We're not gonna let anything stand in the way of keeping you safe from damage, least of all romance. That's why I generally try to avoid it."
Nick gained a knowing smirk on his face hearing this. "Yeah… that's why," he quipped. Judy glared at him in annoyance.
"Hey, I've been keeping myself safe for years, I don't need protection especially if the ones 'protecting me' are a talking fox and a rabbit." Bart stated.
"Well it's either us or Bogo and I don't think your ready to die just yet, are ya?" Nick remarked.
"Good thing you seem to be, right?" Judy said with some bitterness in her voice as she continued to look calm. Bart and Nick stare at her, baffled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Nick asked.
"Oh, nothing." Judy stated.
"No, I'm… pretty sure you said something." Nick told her. "Come on Carrots, what is going on?
Judy raised a brow at him. "After a whole day you still don't know?"
The fox groaned in exasperation. "Here we go."
"Just try to look at it from my perspective." Judy told him.
"Kinda hard to do since I don't know what your perspective is anymore."
"That's because you're too busy trying to get yourself killed!"
"It doesn't matter if it gets the job done!"
"Well back then it did!"
"Hey, it's not like a similar situation will happen during the next case, now will it fluff? Unless your… oh, I don't know… psychic perhaps."
"Guys are… are you really gonna have a lover's spat right now?" Bart spoke up, baffled.
"I know but…" Judy started to say before she pointed ahead down the hall and started talking to Bart, without turning her head. "I'm sorry. Just go on ahead Bart, we'll be right there."
"Ok…" Bart said, slowly as he did so.
"Anyways… during that whole time you never once thought about what would happen if you got hurt Nick, if you got killed, how it would affect me… you just… you just didn't seem to care…" Judy continued, sounding hurt.
"But I do!" Nick insisted.
"Sure didn't seem like it… I mean we're supposed to be a team, Nick, and lately…" The bunny began before she trailed off and looked away sadly. Nick looked at her sympathetically and quickly began to realize how much he scared and hurt her and began to feel guilty.
The fox sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, alright?" Nick finally apologized. "I was being stupid, is that what you want to hear?"
"Go on." Judy said.
"Truth be told, I actually do care about not dying and your right; I haven't been taking this seriously and I'm sorry. We are a team and… I probably should have consulted with you before doing anything reckless… I mean while I am the brains of the team and you're the brawn, it's obviously not good when my smart brains wanders off on it's own and…" Nick began to apologize.
"Nick." Judy interrupted.
"Yeah?" Her partner inquired as she finally put on a sweet little smile.
"You had me at 'Happy Anniversary'," she said, which made him smile also, though the moment was ruined the moment they heard kissy noises and turned and saw Bart up ahead puckering up and making kissy noises. They glared at him.
"Ah, would you knock it off, kid?!" Nick told him before he zipped off ahead of them. He sighed and spoke in a resigned tone. "He's not gonna let this go… is he?"
"Nope." Judy answered, resigned also.
"Thought so." Nick muttered, before they resumed walking down the hall to catch up with their little 'guest'.