Zootopia Drabbles (Discontinued)

Aftermath Ch.5

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Three days had passed and since the attack, and they spent all three of those days inside. Neither Nick or Judy could risk going out into the city, because they were still in danger of being hunted. Being stuck inside for so long made Nick's home feel like a prison. So to get his taste of the outside world, Nick spent most of his days flicking through cheap TV shows.

It was sometime in the afternoon. Judy was still passed out in Nick's bed while he skipped from one TV show to another. He mindlessly scanned over dozens of channels until a news station caught his eye with scenes of a riot.

It showed animals waving large signs and fighting against each other near city hall. Around the large marble building stood  thousands of mammals of all sorts, but they were divided into two different groups. Predators and prey. The city seemed to be minutes away from breaking out into war. Seeing animals turn against each other on such a scale made Nick sick.

The sound of shouting and banging from the crowd began to fade out, to make way for a newscaster's voice. The video continued to play in the back as the newscaster commented over the dark events of the past day.

"Over the past ten months, more than three hundred predators have mysteriously gone savage, creating a lot of discrimination and even specific laws against the group. But the reasoning behind those very laws have recently come under fire because of a prey who has gone savage just a few days ago."

"The ZPD has kept the case information secretive for the first couple of days after the attack in order to keep the victim and her partner anonymous for their own protection, but more information has since been released. From the attack, the ZPD has established that a serum is the cause of these outbreaks, and that this serum is in the paws a very dangerous animal."

"As you can see," The news caster continued, gesturing to the scene behind him. "predators are retaliating against the law by saying that they should no longer be forced to wear Mandatory Behavioral Collars because prey can go savage just like them. While prey are defending themselves by saying that they are simply not the target of the attacks, and are thus not a danger to the city."

Just then, Nick was abruptly interrupted by an exhausted Judy. Once he heard her stumble out of his room, Nick quickly changed channels in an attempt to keep Judy from knowing anything about the horrors they were associated with. He knew that if Judy found out about what was happening, she would never forgive herself.

"Good morning." She said droopily as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.

"More like good two-in-the-afternoon." He said with a chuckle.

"It's two o'clock?" Judy asked in awe, her jaw dropping to the floor. "How can you let me sleep that long?"

"I couldn't wake you up. You need sleep more than anything."

"Yeah, fine." Judy agreed as she wobbled up to Nick. "By the way, I did some research on the case last night after you went to sleep. And I want to find the criminal."

"I told you not to look into it." Nick said. "I don't want you to get involved."

"I know. But I can't help myself." Judy replied innocently. "I have to do something."

Nick looked at Judy with disappointment, but also a sense of pride. He knew Judy wouldn't give up until they solved the case.

"Fine, I'll ask." Nick gave in with a sigh. "What did your research come up with?"