Inconceivable Happenings
Story by Jacquerin on SoFurry
A look into the daily lives of our favorite ZPD officers. Judy and Nick see Rufus for the first time and they are speechless.
Chapter two: Inconceivable happenings
Rufus and Orin Mesotta are my OCs. All other Characters and the setting belong to Disney.
This story will include original concept items such as tame collars and Wilde Times.
It's been a year since the Night howler Incident, So its been roughly six months since I graduated from the Zootopia Police Academy and began my honest career as Judy's partner. And I have to say, we make a damn good team. While none of our recent cases haven't been as exciting as the Night howler Incident, I'm still really enjoying myself far better than I thought I would_._
Today was Carrot's birthday, and I was going to surprise her. I was planning on taking her to dinner after work today but lately we've been assigned mountains of work, So we'll see what happens. I'm also bringing her a carrot flavored coffee beverage and some breakfast pastries, but I do that everyday so it doesn't really count. Ironically, Carrot isn't the one who told me that today was her birthday. Her parents did, I still have no idea how they got my number. I also got her a gift. Which I'm not necessarily sure she'll like.
I saw her the moment I walked into Precinct One. She was talking with Clawhauser. "He must be pretty popular then," I overheard Judy say to Clawhauser. I had no idea what they were talking about, but knowing Clawhauser, it probably had something to do with Gazelle. "I suppose he is. He actually sung quite a bit on stage with her. Here's a picture of them onstage together." He said as he pulled out his phone and showed Carrots a picture. It showed Gazelle singing onstage with another mammal.
The other mammal was shorter than Gazelle. His fur was mostly black with some tan on his front side and arms and he had a splotch of white fur on his upper chest. His ears were folded down, but they were folded in different ways. One was folded straight down and the other appeared to be folded to the side. He definitely looks like a canine, but what struck me as odd was the fact he wasn't wearing a T.A.M.E. collar.
"Here you go, Carrots," She jumped when I came up behind her and spoke. I handed her the breakfast I got her with a smile on my muzzle. "Nick! You nearly scared me half to death! How many times have I told you not to sneak up behind me?!" She exclaimed with a shortage of breath. "At least once more," I said simply. "You're an ass, you know that!" I just smiled. "So, who's that on your phone, Benji?"
"Oh, he calls himself Shepard. He's been a bit of a rising star lately. He sang with Gazelle a few times," Clawhauser seemed a bit nervous when he said that. He's normally such an outgoing person, wonder what's got him so out of character. "Really? I've never heard of him before today. Is he any good?" He got visibly more excited at that question. "I like his music, I really do," he giggled after he said that. I think its not only the music he likes. "But sometimes a white wolf joins him on stage," he flicked through his pictures until he found the one he was looking for, "see?"
Wow, he's cute, I shook my head at that thought. Since when have I ever thought a male was attractive!? Get your head out of the gutter, Nick, I chided myself. His fur colors was the oddest thing about him. There were four distinct colors: white, black, grey, and silver. The silver on him actually looked metallic from the photo. White and silver fur appeared to be the dominant colors, as they were covering him the most. The black and grey fur appeared to only outline certain features like his eyes, muzzle, claws, and his ears. His eyes, even from the photo, were the brightest blue I have ever seen. They were like electric blue except much more vibrant. He, unlike the other guy, was wearing a collar. There was something odd about it, I just couldn't place what.
"He sings at least once in every show of Shepard's. He goes by the name of Orin Mesotta. I don't know if its his real name or just a stage name." Clawhauser was more excited than usual as he said that. "Gazelle and Shepard are actually having a concert tomorrow night. You two should come." Judy spoke up first, " We'll see, Clawhauser, I certainly hope we get done with our work fast enough to go." His smile grew wider when she said that. "Well," I announced as I clapped my paws together, "We should probably get to the Bull pen, see you later Benji." I turned and left with Carrots by my side.
Sometimes it surprised me just how much I turned my life around. I was just a shifty, scam artist fox until a certain rabbit, that would try anything she could do to prove to everyone that she was more than a bunny, came into my life and turned it upside down. She was the first one to make me believe that I could be more than just a shifty fox. Very few mammals hold that kind of attitude these days. Most prey look at predators like they aren't equals.
Chief Bogo arrived shortly after Judy and I got into our chair. "Alright, alright! Settle down! I have a few items on the docket. First and foremost, Officer Hopps," he paused as if for emphasis. Judy looked up confused for a moment. "Happy birthday," Bogo finished and the Bullpen erupted in cheers. "Second," when he spoke the entire room fell to silence, "Crime in the city has gotten to an all time high, and City Hall is right up my tail about it, so from this point on, I will be increasing patrols." There were some groans from the back, but they were soon quieted by a look from Chief Bogo.
"Punishing us for the actions of us, not your best move, Chief," I said with a smile. "Shut your mouth, Wilde!" That earned a few chuckles from some fellow officers. Chief Bogo then dished out assignments, Judy and I were assigned to downtown,but for a second, I thought we were going to get parking duty. The patrol was quite slow at first, that is until I decided to bug Judy. "So, Carrots," I began, "guess this means your a birthday bunny today, huh." She just gave a look. "What? Don't tell me you don't want to celebrate your birthday." I said with a smile. "Nick, now's not the time to be discussing my birthday," She said focused on driving.
"Nope, nope, nope, not happening. Do you realize how terrible a partner I'd be if I didn't celebrate my partner's birthday," I teased, "besides your parents told me it was your birthday today, a week ago." I watched as I said that to see her reaction. She looked at me with a shocked expression which was hilarious. "Unbelievable! How on Earth did they get your number?" I shrugged, "Beats me, I woke to a text one day and found out your dad was the one who texted me." She rolled her eyes, " I can't believe them." Her nose was twitching like crazy. She's so cute when she's aggravated, I thought to myself. "By the way, I set a reservation at a restaurant for the two of us, and no, I'm not telling you where. I'll pick you up around Eight tonight and you might want to dress formally," I said casually. I was purposely looking intently out the windshield but even so, I could feel her glaring at me.
"Nick," she said sternly. To which I replied, "Bought you a present, too," I could barely stop myself from smiling at this point. "Nick!" She shouted, "Ugh, never mind, its not going to change anything is it?" I shook my head, "Nope." She sighed before saying, "Fine, I'll see you at eight." I smiled, mainly because she looked so happy at that moment. Lately, she's been looking quite depressed and I was worried about her.
After that, everything went slightly quicker. It might gone faster, but every so often I'd see a shadow in the corner of my eye. It was bothering the hell out of me because every time I'd look, there would be nothing there. We went to a café for lunch. The café was right across the street from one the largest buildings Zootopia had to offer. It was some business mammal's corporation tower. I didn't pay much attention to it, but after a while many of the mammals in the café were staring at it. I was curious so I looked and at first I didn't see anything. When I did figure out what they were looking at, my heart nearly stopped. "Carrots," I said with urgency in my voice, "We have to go." She looked upset when she looked at me.
"What, why? We still have ten minutes left for lunch." We really don't have time for this, I thought to myself as I grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the café. We didn't even get halfway across the street, when it happened. I saw a mammal standing at the top of the building, however I couldn't tell what kind. It was too far away, but I knew its intention immediately. It was standing on the very edge of the roof looking down. It. Was. Going. To Jump. It landed right on our Police Cruised, completely totaling it.
However, what happened next I couldn't logically explain. First, a wolf, about fifteen by the looks of it, climbed out of the wreckage. He looked completely fine other than obviously shocked. He fell to his knees shortly after. Next, I heard several gasps like someone was struggling to breathe and then an animal, the likes of which, I have never seen climbed out of the totaled cruised, fell to his knees, started coughing up blood, a lot of blood, and then fell to the ground unconscious.
Carrots and I share one look before we got to work. She immediately went to control the crowds that were gathering, and I immediately called it in to Clawhauser. Then, I interviewed the wolf. Turns out the wolf was the one who jumped first. Somehow, in the middle of the fall, the mysterious animal grabbed the wolf and turned in midair so that the wolf was on top of him. The mysterious animal, had no fur except on the top of his head, no claws or fangs, no muzzle or tail, and by all means should've been dead. When the ambulance got there, the doctors stated that he was still alive and they took him to the hospital along with the wolf that was with him.
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