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The Fire Triangle—A Zootopia Fanfiction
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Part One:
Fuel
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Chapter 12 –The Best Laid Plans
(Continued...Pt. 3)
"What the heck's going on over there, Carrots; is Clawhauser giving away free movie passes or something?"
The words were vintage Nick Wilde, hale, rich, and sardonic. His tone of voice was anything but; a fox with a rough day ahead of him—before he's had his morning coffee.
Once again, Judy's partner was singing the deep-fake blues....but never mind that for now; what the heck WAS going on, over at the reception desk? It was surrounded by a crowd of blue uniforms at least three officers deep. Seriously, it looked almost as if poor Benjamin was under siege. Instinctively, the doe-bunny raised an ear, and at once heard the plus-size cheetah, speaking in a wheedling voice.
"Look, I already told you, I have no idea why he gave the order. All I know is that the Chief wants every available officer to hold up for an emergency meeting...including the ones just getting off day-shift."
"What time?" someone else asked.
"17:30." Clawhauser answered, growling when he said it, a first for him as far as Judy knew; he had obviously answered that same question a hundred times already. What could it be, though? Were the V-for-Vendetta kids already planning to raise the stakes?
No, Judy realized; there was another, much more likely reason for...
"Oh come ON," another officer snarled, "right when were about to come off shift!"
It was the fox standing next to her.
She could hardly fault him; the last time they'd heard the words, 'every available officer', they'd ended up in a proverbial minefield. And not only that; today was supposed to be the end of their work-week, the longest work-week, ever, (or that was how it felt.)
"And you really have no idea why he's doing this?" Another voice asked, this one belonging to Francine Trunkaby. "For crying out loud Clawhauser; Chief Bogo didn't call an APOD even during the savage predator crisis."
Clawhauser instantly threw up his arms. "Look, what do you want from me? I'm only the messenger."
Judy would have dearly loved to know what an APOD was, but wasn't about to ask it while this elephant was in the room. Luckily, she wasn't the only officer present unfamiliar with the term.
"What's an APOD?" Kii Catano asked.
"All Paws On Deck," Office Fangmeier told her, "I don't think there's one been called since...I think was still at the Police Academy when it happened."
"Yep, that's right," said Benjamin Clawhauser...who couldn't possibly know what year the tigress gone to the academy, not off the top of his head; he was obviously trying to deflect the conversation away from his inability to explain the Chief's order. "It was during the Ratpox epidemic."
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The Fire Triangle, A Zootopia Fanfiction -- Part One
Tajemnica / 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...
