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The Fire Triangle-A Zootopia Fanfiction
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Part One:
Fuel
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Chapter 3 - Day of Carrots and Blueberries
(Continued...Pt. 6)
"Okay, yeah that's good. Come on down Nick."
Judy watched as Nick Wilde slid down from the awning, ignoring the ladder Finnick had provided and spiraling his way earthward around an aluminum support pole, swinging by a single paw.
"Showoff," Judy muttered under her breath, smiling nonetheless. That was Nick for you; go in style, or go home.
"That all of it, Finnick?" the red fox asked after he hit the ground, casually flicking a spot of dust from his shoulder.
"Yeah, that's everything." his former partner replied, glancing over at Judy for a second; she was the one who'd gotten them into this after all.
No sooner had Conor Lewis departed, than the bunny had suggested Finnick allow her and Nick to help him finish with the set-up.
"It's kind of my fault the kid left." She'd said, and the desert fox hadn't tried to argue.
Actually there hadn't been all that much left to do. Bring out some signs and a sandwich board, help deploy the awning, attach the banner, (the job Nick had just completed) and they were done. The whole thing had taken less than ten minutes.
Judy had to admit, this thing was a marvel of efficiency. Flip up the signs, open the sandwich board, pull two strings to unfurl the banner, and Voila! From a plain vanilla dealer's table, purpose unknown, to THE place to get your Gazelle Japanese tour shirt-and it could all be done in less time than it takes to grab a soda from the fridge.
"It was really nice of you to let Conor go, so he could register for the talent show." She said to Finnick after they got the ladder stowed.
The big-eared fox just waved a pawlm.
"Had to do it, Judy; if Conor gets a spot, he's gonna crush it."
"He's that good, huh?" Nick Wilde asked, not exactly skeptical, only curious.
"Oh yeah," Finnick was nodding and looking oddly abashed, "and I aughta know, it's kind of how we met."
It had happened while Nick was attending the Police Academy. Strapped for cash and at a loss for any new moneymaking ideas, Finnick had decided to try running the Pawpsickle hustle on his own.
"I managed to get hold of a Jumbo Pawp okay, but after that..."
After that, when Finnick had set up shop at their usual spot in front of the Lemming National Bank, everything seemed to be going hunky-dory...at first. But when the clock in the plaza chimed 5 o'clock and the bank employees came trundling out the door, they had walked right by the pawpsicle stand without even so much as a sideways glance.
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The Fire Triangle, A Zootopia Fanfiction -- Part One
Mystery / ThrillerIt's been two years since Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps broke the Savage Predator conspiracy. Now a brilliant and effective team, they're only a few steps away from making the detective bureau and growing closer with every passing day. But even as thei...
