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The Fire Triangle-A Zootopia Fanfiction
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Part One:
Fuel
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Chapter 7-Tying Up Loose Ends
(Pt. 1)
As a rule of thumb, Judy Hopps was not normally given to pacing-but it was that, or beat her foot against the floor. And as she had learned, the hard way, some time ago, as long as the door to Chief Bogo's office remained tightly closed you could throw a conniption in the hallway outside and he wouldn't hear a thing; you could yell, scream, howl, rant, roar-nothing. But thump your foot on the carpet and it would carry through the floorboards like a seismic telegraph.
"Hopps, will you please stop trying to knock everything off my desk and onto the FLOOR?" the Cape buffalo had bellowed the first (and last) time she had given vent to her bunny instincts while waiting to see him.
And so here she was, striding back and forth in front of Chief's private domain, awaiting the outcome of his interview with Nick Wilde. Every half minute or so, she would pause and glance up at the door, thinking it was about to open, (it never did.) Well, at least the glass wasn't vibrating; the Chief wasn't yelling at Nick.
Nick...
Judy was proud of her partner, but at same time terrified for him. What would happen when he confessed to Chief Bogo that he'd lied on his application to join the ZPD? Would he get off with a suspension, or would Bogo, however reluctantly, be forced to ask for his resignation?"
"Dangit, they CAN'T let him go!" she told herself with sudden resolve. "I swear, if Bogo makes Nick quit the force, he can have MY resignation, too."
Before she had time to wonder where the heck THAT crazy notion had come from, Judy became aware that the floor was quivering. It wasn't coming from inside the office, so that could only mean...yep, here came the rotund form of Benjamin Clawhauser, huffing his way up the concourse ramp with a Manila folder clutched in his paw.
"Hello...Judy..." he wheezed, and she was abruptly reminded of the Gazelle Tour shirt she and Nick had purchased for the plus-size cheetah at the Carrot Days Festival; they had remembered to bring it to work, but had forgotten to give it to him before heading upstairs to see the Chief. Darn it, they would have to take care of that before clocking out for the day.
"If Nick still has a job to clock out FROM," Judy's inner voice perversely reminded her. She hurriedly stuffed the message back in the corner of her mind from which it sprung and tried to forget about it.
"Hi Benjamin," she said, hoping he wouldn't mention the shirt; it was the last thing she wanted to talk about right now. As it turned out, she needn't have worried; Clawhauser had either forgotten about it himself or else was too winded to care; he only nodded at her, and then rapped on the door glass. After several seconds, it cracked open just a sliver, and a gruff, familiar voice was heard.
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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...
