Shocked. A story of Predator and Prey.

Keep your thoughts to yourself

"Feet down at the table."

"Chew with your mouth closed!"

"Hey! That's mine!"

"Somebody pass the bread."

"EVERYBODY SHUT YOUR TRAPS." Papa exclaimed over the exceedingly large dinner table hundreds of Judy's siblings, including the Wilde family sat at that evening.

Once papa spoke, a hush fell over the entire table. Just to be brought back up again by one of Judy's younger brothers throwing a piece of bread at another siblings.

Judy sighed, having to help Bruno cover his ears. And not to mention also eat his food.

Being that Bruno is autistic, the loud noise from the dinner table wasn't very pleasing.

But Harper managed to eat her own food. But did need a little bit help from Nick at times.

"Is dinner always like this?" Nick murmured under his breath to his wife as she sat next to him.

"Since I can remember....every night." Judy said with a bright smile before it disappeared by Bruno's faint weeping. As he strongly disliked all the chaos going on at the table.

"HEY! You all are making the little monster cry!" Papa announced as Judy picked Bruno up.

"Oh. Wow. Haha, Papa, you're hilarious." Judy said sarcastically to her grandfather as she picked Bruno up from the table and headed towards the doorway.

"Judith!" Papa snapped.

Judy's ears flattened and she turned back to face her grandfather.

Nick turned his sit to watch the scenario, and he would only intervene if Judith needed his help. But since this was her grandfather. He couldn't possible do anything to hurt her.

"Come here. And put that thing down! He's got legs ain't he?" Papa scoffed.

Judy narrowed her eyebrows and approached her grandfather, still carrying her son as he continued to cry, refusing to let him go.

"Judith. You know you never talk bad about an adult!"

"Wha—I AM AN ADULT." Judy raised her voice angrily, causing most of the table to go to silent.

"As long as you're under this roof and apart of my gene pool, you're a child. And no grandchild of mine has ever disrespected me! Especially not one as adventurous as to marry and breed off with a fox!" Papa stared up at Judy. Being that he was seated.

Snickers from Judy's younger siblings could be heard across the table.

"I've had enough. Excuse me." Judy sneered as she turned back to the doorway and walked out.

As the entire table was silent, papa turned to Nick and his old eyes widened.

"WHERE ON EARTH IS YOUR COLLAR BOY?! WERE YOU RASIED IN A BARN?! ARE YOU TRYING TO EAT US ALL?!" Papa shrieked.

"No. But I was!" One of Judy's brothers laughed from the far end of the table before more siblings snickered.

But most of the really little Hopps children whimpered by Nick. Being that papa would constantly tell them scary stories about foxes.

Before any more conflict could become about, Mrs. Hopps approached her father and son in law.

"Dad. We do not shout at our dinner table. You know this." Mrs. Hopps sneered before turning to Nick.

"Nicholas....." she started before frowning.

"Nicholas. Go check on Judith and make sure she's okay." She added. "I'll watch Harp–"