Chapter 1: Just Friends

Story by MoonlitFox on SoFurry

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#1 of Of Prey and Predator: A Zootopia Fanfiction

So after watching Zootopia, i became immediate Zootopia trash, i absolutely loved the heck out of that movie and watching it with my friends was a blast! The world of Zootopia is vast a huge and its one of the things that i love about it, is that there's soo much room to add upon, either that be role play, creating your own characters and being in the world, making your own stories, or who knows what else! Seeing the chemistry between Nick and Judy inspired me to write this and create a new case the dynamic duo have to crack! This is probably going to be my first ever finished piece of literature I'll manage to finish, so please enjoy! Criticism is appreciated, Also, this wont be really long fanfic, it is after all, just a fanfic. ALSO!! The artwork i use is not made by me and belongs to their respective owners!


"Alright Nicky, Stay here and monitor the radio while I go get us some doughnuts, okay?" Judy looked up at me with an adorable smile on her face that always gave me a warm feeling.

"I'm not going anywhere officer." I replied and chuckled, her nose snickered as she caught the scent of doughnuts, even I could smell them from here. She grabbed her wallet and stuffed it into her pocket as she rushed out of our patrol car; I watched her run up to the doughnut stand in the Downtown District. I'm flattered an animal like here would ask a fox like me to be her partner and best buddy.

I looked outside the window of the patrol car and began to think. One of my thoughtful looks was present on my face, I could tell from the reflection of the glass. I stared at the giant buildings of Zootopia that towered above with the sun and slowly became lost in thought.

After the missing mammal case and the Night-Howler incident, it felt like Carrots really did make a difference. For the first time in animal history, prey and predators lived in actual harmony with no size, no species, no fear to divide us. It felt like Zootopia had finally reached its goal since its creation, to bond prey and predator and prove that this coexistence was possible and that we had nothing to fear, especially not each other.

I used to think that hopes and dreams were just stupid, romanticized things that were a figment of a kit's imagination. I always remembered trying so hard achieving something I wanted so desperately, but never could because of how others would see me for something I'm not. I remember accepting my fate, accepting who I really was, until she came into my life.

At first, I thought she was just a dumb little bunny who didn't know how the real world operated, who thought she could do anything because of how blind she was to the truth. Yet, it was that same blindness to the real world that gave her hope. Judy was determined the moment I first met her, with eyes full of ambition and hope, her body was filled to the brim with determination to accomplish her dreams. I feel so horrible for trying to crush her dreams when I talked to her the next day, for trying to share my fate with hers even though she would stop at nothing to achieve her dreams.

She was the one to open my eyes and show me kindness, she made me realize that 'who I really was,' wasn't me at all. What I thought I should have been was something that I'm truly not, In reality, I never wanted that life, I just thought that if I stuck to what others thought a fox should be, then i wouldn't get hurt. Judy taught me that in Zootopia, you can be whatever you want to be as long as you're determined enough to see it through.

Suddenly, the radio came to life with a burst of static that brought me back to reality and scared me at the same time as well.

"Ooooh Officer Wilde!" The voice in the radio had sung in a sweet tone, even though it was a bit annoying. "You making pretty eyes at that poor bunny again aren't ya?" The voice then chuckled and snorted.

Luckily, I knew who the voice belonged to, my obese cheetah friend, Benjamin Clawhauser. I had picked up the radio with a deep red blush on my cheeks and an annoyed face. "No I wasn't, Just erm.. Making sure nobody hurts her."

"Awe, You guys would make such a cute couple!" He said with so much enthusiasm, it could flood the city and it annoyed the crap out of me.

"Y-you know very well that dispatch is supposed to report on emergencies only." I replied to him with a slightly shaky and annoyed voice.

"Nicky, don't be such a bore, I know you lo-" I had turned off the radio before he could finish his sentence, I didn't want to hear it from him, I dunno what I was feeling. Judy was a friend, that's all, we're really great friends and we make a great team.

I leaned on my car seat and began to think about how I felt about Judy, but before I could even spare more than a few seconds for my thoughts, Judy was making her way back to the car. My heart raced at the sight of her approaching, I quickly made sure everything looked nice inside the car as if nothing was touched. Thanks to my dark orange shade of fur, my blush could be hidden with a little bit of effort.

I then opened the door for Judy, she had a big box of doughnuts that seemed bigger than herself, for a bunny, she was very strong. The door swung open and Judy jumped right in, I smiled at her and the doughnuts. She then reached far out to close the car door and give us privacy to talk.

"Hope you don't mind sprinkled and stuffed doughnuts, I also got you some coffee, hehe." She giggled cutely as she opened up the box and handed me a doughnut and coffee, which I gladly took from her. Smoke raised from the coffee and onto my face, warm and not too hot, just how I liked it, Judy on the other paw, usually never got coffee. She explained to me before how bunny rabbits were much more prone to become super hyper and reckless, she would take coffee, but not on the job, only if she was gonna fall asleep which is understandable.

"Thanks fluffybuns, you seem to know me well huh?" I asked as I dipped my sprinkled glazed doughnut in the coffee, I swirled the doughnut in the coffee just to entertain myself, I warmly smiled at her.

"Of course, Nick, you're like my best friend!" She said excitedly with a wide smile as she gave me a light friendly punch. She then pulled out a doughnut the size of roughly her own head and started to cutely nibble on it, but quickly like she nibbled on carrots. I don't know why, but sometimes the simplest of things she does always makes her look adorable in my eyes.

I chuckled at her as I took a normal sized bite into my doughnut and chewed it thoroughly, enjoying its pleasuring flavor, glazed doughnuts were my favorite. The doughnut melted in my mouth as I chewed and drank the coffee it had absorbed while being in my coffee. I couldn't help but moan out loud do to the flavor. "Mmmmgghh~"

"Hey, so why is the radio off?" She asked as her little bunny paw went to turn it back on, I was too lost in my doughnut fantasy to pay attention but that would be something I regretted soon enough. The radio then screeched back to life.

"I know you do Nick! You guys are sooo shipped now, im sooo sharing this on Furbook, Insta-Paw, SnapClaw, Zoogle Plus, Tailblr-" I then quickly shut off the radio again having a mini heart attack with a super obvious dweeb blush on my face, I gave Judy a dumb smile. She looked incredibly confused and mesmerized by whatever just happened.

"Nick, what just happened?" She asked.

"O-oh, J-just Clawhauser rambling on about his weird ships with Gazelle or something!" I stuttered as I tried to come up with some sort of excuse to keep my feelings hidden. I swear, that guy can't keep secrets and it'll make me look like a num-nut if word gets out! Gosh, why did I ever say anything to Clawhauser?

"Well, alright, Nick." She said as she giggled with an awkward smile on her face, probably trying to not freak me out, or well, freak me out more than I already was.

"Erm, so how have things been lately? Like with your family?" I asked, Judy doesn't really talk about her family much, she might mention them here and there but don't recall her ever speaking about them. Judy gave me a surprised look as if it were abnormal for me to care enough to ask that question, or maybe she wanted me to get out of her personal business?

"Oh, they're fine at home, Ah home... I've been thinking of going back there and seeing my family again, and im also thinking of..." She said cutting off her sentence, making me more eager to know what she was trying to say.

"Thinking of..?" I asked trying to get her to continue

"Thinking of bringing you to meet them!" She said with a wide smile on her face. I sat back on my seat and smiled back at her but I've never had the pleasure of meeting anybody else's family before, especially not a bunny rabbit's!

"I- um, I'm honored you'd let me meet them, I'm looking forward to meeting them!" I gave her a warm reassuring smile, Though thousands of things were going through my head, What should I wear? How should I act around them? They have a lot of kids and I don't wanna scare them!

"Oh, Nick, you don't need to be afraid, we're just bunnies. We won't bite." She reassured me, I nodded and agreed with her.