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It was several months since that day they crossed paths, and at this point, it was nothing more than an embarrassing ‘case dismissed’. After all, despite her easy-to-spot automobile, the elusive cheetah woman known only as ‘Angel Eyes’ vanished without a trace. Since that fiasco came and went, Judy Hopps had managed to make up for that embarrassing getaway by continuing to serve as Zootopia’s top cop, and with her partner Nicholas Wilde perfectly healthy and back on duty, everything was fine.
In current time, it was that time of year again: the time of joyous celebration, gift giving, and peace and love.
Christmas was around the corner, and her shopping was finally over. Having over two hundred siblings, plus her aunts and uncles, plus her grandpa, plus her mom and dad, plus her partner on the force was a complete and total killer on her financial account. Thankfully, the Hopps family understood the concept of sharing, which meant that she was able to reduce her spending considerably.
Now, she was just finishing with her final purchase: a box of donuts for her dear friend behind the counter, Ben Clawhauser. The sugary goodies were on sale this month, complete with snow white frosting and red and green sprinkles. Judy was highly tempted to take one for herself, but then again, she knew that Clawhauser could tell when a donut got away, and he wasn’t the one who ate it. She knew better than to try and sneak one, and she’d live with it.
She stepped outside the bakery and took a look around the hustle and bustle filling Sahara Square. Being the main area for shops and restaurants, the heat filled section of Zootopia was always crowded with mammals. But for the holiday season, it was almost impossible to move around without the risk of collision. Thankfully, she had a police car, with a working siren.
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
At the sound and flashing of her police sirens, the other cars stopped immediately, allowing her to move without having to worry about avoiding incoming cars. As soon as she was in the clear, she turned it off.
“Kinda displaying an abuse of power, don’t you think, Carrots?” he said to her.
Officer Wilde, neatly dressed in his uniform and sporting his favorite reflective shades, sat in the passenger seat, sipping his afternoon frappe.
“Pfft. Says the mammal who flashes his badge to score a date whenever we go on break.”
At this, the fox sarcastically placed his paw on his chest, feigning heartbreak.
“Judith, I’m deeply offended.” He exclaimed.
“Yeah? Well then I’m deeply satisfied.” Judy shot back with a smirk.
Nick’s expression immediately calmed and he took a sip of his drink.
“So, what’s your plan of action once we’re off shift?” he asked.
“I go out to the tundra town bars to celebrate my victory over the dreaded Christmas shopping.”
She looked to her partner.
“Wanna join me?”
Nick looked out the window and watched the mammals passing by.
“Love to, but I’m pretty sure I can’t go with you. I promised my mom I’d visit for the evening.”
“How is your mom?” Judy asked.
“Pretty good, actually,” Nick replied. “I’ll be giving her a card before I leave, too, so that’ll be sure to make her stay good. I’d hate to get her ruffled on the holidays.”
They drove out of Sahara Square and made their way into Savannah Central. This area of the city was less populated despite the shared hustle and bustle; but even so, it was difficult to move around in. Cars, parked and moving, were constantly honking at each other to try and get to their destinations.
“Boy, look at all these bozos.” Nick commented, finishing his frappe. “Just like that traffic light incident, eh Jude?”
At this, Judy shot her partner a look, immediately shutting him up.
“We do not talk about the traffic light incident.” She protested.
“Aw, come on, Judy, it was just one mammal. So what if she got away? Every officer has a one that got away.”
“You weren’t there, Nick. You didn’t see how she handled herself. Bogo was not happy that someone with her skills is still roaming the area freely. I never heard the end of it in his office.”
“You know he only screams because he cares.” The fox said, pointing a finger at her in that teasing way.
“Do I know that?” the bunny asked. “I honestly don’t know anymore.”
They pulled into precinct one and parked into their assigned space. Thankfully, it was close to the entrance, so they wouldn’t have to worry about dropping their precious cargo.
They walked into the main doors and saw their favorite cheetah friend playing on his phone. He was dancing his body to the rhythm of the song he was listening to but stopped almost immediately when he saw his friends enter.
“NICK! JUDY!” He exclaimed happily. “What are you guys still doing here? I thought you were done for the day?!”
“Yeah, well, we just had to make one final delivery before dinner,” Judy said, placing the box down.
Clawhauser opened it up and gasped with positive surprise at the sight of the sugary Christmas goodies.
“Ooooooooooooooooh…geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzz…you guys…!” he started off happily.
“Merry Christmas, Benny boy,” Nick said, giving a two finger salute. “We’ll be seeing ya.”
“Oh, come on you two! What’s the rush! Stay awhile! Have some with me! I insist!”
“Really now?” Judy started. “Usually, you just uh…go to town.”
At first glance, this seemed like a mean thing to say, but Ben knew that his friend meant no hostility.
“Oh, trust me, Judy, I have been…” he looked over his shoulder, at the five empty boxes he already finished, early presents from other fellow officers.
“I really, really have been…” he patted his stomach happily. “But seriously, you guys. I insist; have some.”
“Well…alright.” Judy got up on the desk and picked out a donut. Nick did the same and put one in his mouth.
Since the donuts were meant for a predator’s larger size, both Nick and Judy found themselves eating the equivalent of a quarter pound bug burger, just sugar instead of salt. By the time they finished their donuts, Clawhauser took care of the remainder of the box. He placed it on the pile, and bid his friends a good night.
…
Now clad in a light blue turtleneck, and dark blue leggings with light blue snowflake patterns, Judy was in her family pickup and driving off to her favorite bar in tundra town. Nick was off to his mom, which meant that it’d be just her having a single night to herself, getting hammered, and probably sleeping in her car. Within a few days, she’d be off to visit her parents and family members back home in Bunny Burrow. With that thought in mind, she was thankful she had the pickup truck. She’d need it to haul all those presents home. Still, though, it’d be better than what she had to deal with at her apartment; she literally had to make a set of paths from her door, to her bed, her desk, and her window.
She pulled into the parking lot of her favorite bar and parked right next to the black and white hot rod. Now it was time to put all that Christmas stuff aside for now because she still had a good amount of cash saved for just this…
Wait; hot rod?
Judy backed up and took a look at the vehicle she parked right next to. The model’s design was especially different. Where there were once flames, there were white doors. The large exhaust pipes were significantly shorter. The massive engine was replaced with a smaller one that was easier to see past, and the once silver rims were now a shiny white to match the doors. And yet despite all these differences, the model itself was undeniable.
This was the car of Angel Eyes.
…
In a flash, Judy remembered the aftermath of their fight. She remembered how she just ran past her, jumped over her, and got into her car before she had time to realize what had happened. She was stuck with all those lesser criminals, and she could only watch as her spotted agile assailant drove away in triumph.
“Ugh…muttonchops.” She said.
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
Her ears perked up at the sound of incoming police sirens, and she turned around to see them coming up from behind her from a distance.
“Oh…oh YES!!” Judy exclaimed with Joy. She had a chance! She could still catch her! she just had to get to her car, and she was off!
As soon as she started the engine, she slammed her foot on the gas pedal and turned on her own sirens.
“We’re not done yet, Angel Eyes!”
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
She was off. Outward to the direction she went. As she drove uphill on Savannah Central’s main curvy streets, she quickly caught sight of the pretty eyed cheetah’s hot rod, zooming away, and zipping past incoming traffic, knocking it off the road as her driving sent them into panicked states.
The bunny pressed her foot on the gas even harder, desperate to catch up to the cheetah. She zoomed past the other cars, honked to keep pedestrians off the street, and eventually, she managed to catch up to the hot rod, driving right up her tail.
She got out the loudspeaker and spoke into it.
“Angel Eyes! Or whatever your real name is! You are under arrest for public assault, on both multiple mammals and a police officer, resisting and evading arrest, and an extreme account of reckless driving! Pull over, immediately!”
But the cheetah didn’t listen; she swerved to the right and started driving towards the highway. Judy did the same and stepped on it. The bunny zoomed up to her right and got neck and neck with the cheetah. Judy could tell that she had practice with driving that car, but Judy had plenty of experience with her own car.
Once she was sure, she forcefully steered her police cruiser right into Angel Eyes’ exposed engine, damaging the exhaust pipes.
*SCREEEAAAAHHHH*
The hot rod swerved from side to side as the cheetah struggled to regain composure and keep her ride from crashing.
The impact knocked off her visor, and she narrowed her eyes at the bunny.
*PASH*
*SCCCREEEEEEEEEEEE*
Angel Eyes did the same impact on Judy’s cruiser, causing it to swerve to the other side of the road. Judy’s police cruiser had armor to help with just such occasions, but it was still a good hit, right into the front wheel.
“Oh…no you…DON’T!!”
Judy forced the steering to work again, and she was back in the chase. However, Angel Eyes’ steering caused the bunny to end up facing oncoming traffic, which was all heading straight for her.
“GHAAAH!” she cried out
*SCREACH*
*WHEAW*
*HONK*
*HONK*
*HONK*
*WHUUAAAOW*
Car after car, vehicle after vehicle, close call after close call. On her right, the bunny could see the cheetah driving past her share of traffic, and looked right at her after they got to a pause in incoming cars, which wouldn’t last for long. From her window, the cheetah smiled, and motioned with her finger for the bunny to ‘come hither’, obviously wanting another collision.
The bunny narrowed her eyes.
“Okay, Angel Eyes, you wanna get another serving of me? Well, come on! I’ll give you another serving!”
Just before the next car could make it to her, she drove to the other side of the road, and back into safe traffic, ready to crash into the cheetah’s formerly beautiful hot rod.
“Take THIS!”
*POOOOOW*
The two cars hit wheel to wheel, and the next thing they knew, they were both swerving out of control.
“Oh, no! No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-NO!!”
*WREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH*
The bunny tried to force control back into the wheel, but it was too late. The bunny and the cheetah both had swerved off the highway and were now back on the city streets. Now there was nothing stopping them from hitting anything in their path.
Just when Judy thought about bailing, her collision with the cheetah was suddenly cut short when the hot rod disconnected…
*POOOOOWW*
*PIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSHH*
*POOF*
…allowing Judy’s police cruiser to make direct contact with a fire hydrant.
“Uuuuuhh…”
The bunny moaned and rubbed her sore head as the airbag helped stop the bleeding of her now broken nose. She crawled upwards until she could see out of the airbag, and found the handle to the door.
She opened it, and fell out of the car, using the outer handle to support herself. She looked around with blurry vision and saw the cheetah was looking at her from a distance. She hadn’t left yet.
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
From the distance, the sound of incoming police cars could be heard. The cheetah noticed them as well, and with one last look, and a smile for goodbye, Angel Eyes got back into her damaged car, put her visor back on, and drove away from the scene, allowing Judy to face the full infuriated wrath of her cape buffalo police chief.
…
It had all happened months ago, but the memories were still fresh, fresher now that she saw the fully repaired and clearly remodeled hot rod. Angel Eyes was back, and she was here! She had to find out what she was doing!
Judy burst in through the bar and took notice of the large crowd of mammals chanting to an unseen mammal.
“GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!”
Judy maneuvered through the larger animals until she saw who they were cheering for. That jacket, that shirt, those jeans and that red belt, that visor covering her eyes…the scar on her lip. The only difference from then and now was the fact that her mane wasn’t gelled back. Even so, there was no way it could be denied: this was indeed Angel Eyes.
And she had just downed an entire bottle of Bombay Sapphire…without any tonic.
“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!” the mammals cheered at her accomplishment, and one by one, left her alone to have drinks of their own. Eventually, only the cheetah and the bunny remained. Again.
“Ah…that was fun.” The cheetah declared. “Ey, barkeep! Get out some White Horse Cellar, yeah?”
The bartender took the empty bottle from the table and put it in his recycling bag. “Want the bottle again? Or…?”
“How ‘bout some shot glasses?” the cheetah requested.
“Sure thing. Big or small?”
“Ah’m a pred, boy. Big is what it’s all about.” She answered in that thick new owleans accent.
The bartender shook his head with a smirk and walked to the back.
“And how ‘bout some ice while ya at it?” she called.
“It’s Tundra Town! We got icicles outside!” he called back.
“Pff…smartass.” She said under her breath.
Judy couldn’t help but find the need to suppress a chuckle at their antics. For all the reasons she had to be mad at her, it was funny to watch her converse with that bigheaded personality she had going on.
“You know, if you keep that up, he’ll probably make you work off your tab.” The bunny commented. “And seeing what
you just downed, I’m pretty sure that’d take a while.”
The cheetah turned around, and removed her visor, allowing Judy to get a good look at those beautiful blue eyes.
“Well, I’ll be damned…Judy Judy Hopps.”
“Angel Eyes…”
The bunny hopped up on the stool next to her and sat down. All around them, the main counter was covered in white Christmas lights. Their glow reflected out of the cheetah’s eyes, making them look like they were glowing. Judy couldn’t help but gaze for a moment. She wasn’t on a break with Nick or anything, but…she did have to admit; her eyes were pretty.
“So…what brings you back to Zootopia?” Hopps asked.
“Eh, not much. Ah just wanted a nice place to spend the holidays ‘fore I went back out and on the road.”
“In other words, she wants to find a place where she can get good booze, and have less worry of paying for it.”
The bartender came back and had a bottle of whiskey in his paw. The cervine placed it down and set a glass next to it.
“How’s it hanging, Judy?” he asked.
“Hey, Craig. It’s been okay.” The bunny answered. “Finally done with shopping, so I thought I’d get some downtime.”
“Well, glad you decided to spend it here.” He said positively. “Just…don't get competitive,” he looked at the cheetah.
“You’ll lose.”
He placed another glass for the bunny. “So what’ll it be?”
She looked at the angel eyed feline, and watched as she downed her first shot in seconds.
“You know what, Craig? I’ll have what she’s having.” Judy answered. “Hey! Angel Eyes! Get ready to share!”
She snatched the bottle and poured a serving into her glass. Angel Eyes raised an eyebrow at the sight and watched as she downed it, and coughed a few times.
“Whoo! That’s nice!”
“You know, Craig is considered a helpful voice of reason.” She said, snapping her fingers for a new glass.
Judy motioned with her finger for another as well. “Who has time for reason? It’s the holidays!”
*Clink*
Judy clinked her glass to Angel’s and downed her drink as fast as she could. As she started coughing, Angel Eyes chuckled and did the same and downed her own glass. She looked to Craig, who nodded and got two more ready. The bunny licked her lips and poured herself another glass. The cheetah did the same, and they clinked again.
“Try to keep up, honey.” The cheetah said.
…
“So then I’m holding up the pen…and then…and then I play the recording button…and the look on his face is just…totally…priceless!!”
The bunny slurred her words as she struggled to keep herself from falling off her stool, while the cheetah looked completely composed. At this point, the first bottle was gone, just like the second, and the third, and now Craig was taking the fourth bottle away.
“You realize these drinks aren’t free, right?” he asked.
“Ah, don’t…worry about it, ya little…holiday hoarder!!” the bunny said as she wobbled. “I’m…I’m good for it!”
“I was talking to her.”
“As she said; we’re good for it.” She said, still holding her glass.
“Can you even get drunk?”
“Can you even get another bottle?”
The deer took a deep breath, and then looked back to the shelves.
“Not sure to be honest. You two drank so much, I’m not sure what we have anymore.”
Craig took the bottle, and he went back to get another.
“Right…” Judy said, watching him leave. Then she looked back to the cheetah, and she pointed at her with her drinking paw, spilling a little bit of her beverage. The cheetah looked down at her with amusement.
“So ANYways, I’ve been…I’ve been putting up with him for a while now. I mean, his fashion sense is questionable, and…and so are his friends, but he’s a good mammal! He is.”
She downed what wasn’t spilled, and placed her glass on her pile. Despite how intoxicated she was her pile only got halfway compared to what Angel Eyes had managed to finish in their time together. A large pile of pred sized glasses, all finished and stacked on top of each other. And despite the fact that she drank more than the bunny, she didn’t even look a little bit out of it.
“Now don’t tell anybody, but…I think…I think I actually…you know…love him love him…”
She motioned with her paw for her to come forward, and she did, after finishing her drink.
“Now, I know that he’s a dumb fox and all, but the thing is, he’s got feelings. And he’s smart, and…and he’s clever, and…”
She looked Angel in the eye. “And…”
She squinted to get a better look at her. At this point, she had alcohol blindness.
“Wait a minute; don’t I know you from somewhere?”
“Probably.” The cheetah answered.
“I…*hic*…I knew it! It’s you again!”
She picked up one of her other glasses and held both of them to her eyes like binoculars.
“Yup…! It’s you alright!”
She held one of the glasses to her mouth like a radio.
“Calling all units! Calling all units! I’ve…apprehended…!”
She finally lost her balance and fell to the floor.
“…Angel Eyes…”
She put her face down on the wood floors, and two seconds later, she was snoring loudly. The cheetah chuckled to herself and nudged the deer at the sight of the snoring bunny.
“My god, they’re so cute when they pass out.” She said.
“You know, it’s not really good for non-bunnies to call bunnies ‘cute’,” Craig replied.
“Well, that’s okay. I wasn’t just talkin’ ‘bout bunnies. I was talkin’ bout, well, mammals like her. Caring, optimistic, completely in love.”
She picked her up off the floor and searched her pockets until she found her phone. She looked through her contacts until she found the contact titled Nick, and selected it. As the phone began to dial, Angel Eyes reached into her jacket pocket.
“Wallet.” She said.
She pulled out what the cervine could assume was the oldest wallet he’d ever seen. It was almost as old as the prohibition era from the look of it, but it also looked brand new; probably a copy.
“Here you are.” She said, pulling out $300 in bills.
“Well, that should be enough for the first bottle,” Craig commented.
Angel Eyes held up a finger; the call was just answered.
“Miss me already, carrots?” the voice asked.
“Carrots? People always say I’m more of a gold silk color.” She answered.
The line went silent for a minute before the fox responded.
“Who is this?”
“This is Judy Judy’s drinkin’ bud. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of me, considering the chances that she’s spoken of me in the months since we last met.”
“Ah, let me guess: Angel Eyes.” Nick assumed. “I wondered if I’d ever get the chance to meet you. So where’s Judy?”
“Sleeping.” The cheetah replied. “I figured you may wanna come to get her or somethin’? She can’t really drive right now.”
She could hear the voice on the other end sigh loudly. Then she heard him saying something to someone else. Something about leaving early.
“Yeah, ok. I’ll come to pick her up.” He said. “Oh, and, thanks for calling me. I hate it when I learn that she’s been sleeping in her truck. I’ll get her in a few minutes.”
“Kay. Later.”
*BEEP*
She hung up the phone and left it on the counter next to Craig.
“You can watch her, yeah?” she asked.
“Yeah, sure thing.” He answered.
“Great. Well then, I’m off.”
The cervine looked at her in surprise.
“Whoa, hey! Wait a minute!”
The cheetah turned around as she started to leave.
“What about your tab? I told you this isn’t enough!”
“What do I look like a bank? Besides, she said she’s good for it.”
“Angel, I’m pretty sure that she’s not good for four whole bottles of whiskey.”
“Well then, wait for her boyfriend to come and pay the rest of it. Should be easy.”
Before he had a chance to say anything else, she hurried out the door with her natural speed and slipped into her car. Craig watched her put her visor back on and speed out of the parking lot. He looked at Judy, now propped up on the
counter, and still snoring loudly.
The deer couldn’t help but chuckle. He patted the bunny's head and looked at another patron.
“Every time with this girl; swear to God.”
It was several months since that day they crossed paths, and at this point, it was nothing more than an embarrassing ‘case dismissed’. After all, despite her easy-to-spot automobile, the elusive cheetah woman known only as ‘Angel Eyes’ vanished without a trace. Since that fiasco came and went, Judy Hopps had managed to make up for that embarrassing getaway by continuing to serve as Zootopia’s top cop, and with her partner Nicholas Wilde perfectly healthy and back on duty, everything was fine.
In current time, it was that time of year again: the time of joyous celebration, gift giving, and peace and love.
Christmas was around the corner, and her shopping was finally over. Having over two hundred siblings, plus her aunts and uncles, plus her grandpa, plus her mom and dad, plus her partner on the force was a complete and total killer on her financial account. Thankfully, the Hopps family understood the concept of sharing, which meant that she was able to reduce her spending considerably.
Now, she was just finishing with her final purchase: a box of donuts for her dear friend behind the counter, Ben Clawhauser. The sugary goodies were on sale this month, complete with snow white frosting and red and green sprinkles. Judy was highly tempted to take one for herself, but then again, she knew that Clawhauser could tell when a donut got away, and he wasn’t the one who ate it. She knew better than to try and sneak one, and she’d live with it.
She stepped outside the bakery and took a look around the hustle and bustle filling Sahara Square. Being the main area for shops and restaurants, the heat filled section of Zootopia was always crowded with mammals. But for the holiday season, it was almost impossible to move around without the risk of collision. Thankfully, she had a police car, with a working siren.
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
*WHEEW*
At the sound and flashing of her police sirens, the other cars stopped immediately, allowing her to move without having to worry about avoiding incoming cars. As soon as she was in the clear, she turned it off.
“Kinda displaying an abuse of power, don’t you think, Carrots?” he said to her.
Officer Wilde, neatly dressed in his uniform and sporting his favorite reflective shades, sat in the passenger seat, sipping his afternoon frappe.
“Pfft. Says the mammal who flashes his badge to score a date whenever we go on break.”
At this, the fox sarcastically placed his paw on his chest, feigning heartbreak.
“Judith, I’m deeply offended.” He exclaimed.
“Yeah? Well then I’m deeply satisfied.” Judy shot back with a smirk.
Nick’s expression immediately calmed and he took a sip of his drink.
“So, what’s your plan of action once we’re off shift?” he asked.
“I go out to the tundra town bars to celebrate my victory over the dreaded Christmas shopping.”
She looked to her partner.
“Wanna join me?”
Nick looked out the window and watched the mammals passing by.
“Love to, but I’m pretty sure I can’t go with you. I promised my mom I’d visit for the evening.”
“How is your mom?” Judy asked.
“Pretty good, actually,” Nick replied. “I’ll be giving her a card before I leave, too, so that’ll be sure to make her stay good. I’d hate to get her ruffled on the holidays.”
They drove out of Sahara Square and made their way into Savannah Central. This area of the city was less populated despite the shared hustle and bustle; but even so, it was difficult to move around in. Cars, parked and moving, were constantly honking at each other to try and get to their destinations.
“Boy, look at all these bozos.” Nick commented, finishing his frappe. “Just like that traffic light incident, eh Jude?”
At this, Judy shot her partner a look, immediately shutting him up.
“We do not talk about the traffic light incident.” She protested.
“Aw, come on, Judy, it was just one mammal. So what if she got away? Every officer has a one that got away.”
“You weren’t there, Nick. You didn’t see how she handled herself. Bogo was not happy that someone with her skills is still roaming the area freely. I never heard the end of it in his office.”
“You know he only screams because he cares.” The fox said, pointing a finger at her in that teasing way.
“Do I know that?” the bunny asked. “I honestly don’t know anymore.”
They pulled into precinct one and parked into their assigned space. Thankfully, it was close to the entrance, so they wouldn’t have to worry about dropping their precious cargo.
They walked into the main doors and saw their favorite cheetah friend playing on his phone. He was dancing his body to the rhythm of the song he was listening to but stopped almost immediately when he saw his friends enter.
“NICK! JUDY!” He exclaimed happily. “What are you guys still doing here? I thought you were done for the day?!”
“Yeah, well, we just had to make one final delivery before dinner,” Judy said, placing the box down.
Clawhauser opened it up and gasped with positive surprise at the sight of the sugary Christmas goodies.
“Ooooooooooooooooh…geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzz…you guys…!” he started off happily.
“Merry Christmas, Benny boy,” Nick said, giving a two finger salute. “We’ll be seeing ya.”
“Oh, come on you two! What’s the rush! Stay awhile! Have some with me! I insist!”
“Really now?” Judy started. “Usually, you just uh…go to town.”
At first glance, this seemed like a mean thing to say, but Ben knew that his friend meant no hostility.
“Oh, trust me, Judy, I have been…” he looked over his shoulder, at the five empty boxes he already finished, early presents from other fellow officers.
“I really, really have been…” he patted his stomach happily. “But seriously, you guys. I insist; have some.”
“Well…alright.” Judy got up on the desk and picked out a donut. Nick did the same and put one in his mouth.
Since the donuts were meant for a predator’s larger size, both Nick and Judy found themselves eating the equivalent of a quarter pound bug burger, just sugar instead of salt. By the time they finished their donuts, Clawhauser took care of the remainder of the box. He placed it on the pile, and bid his friends a good night.
…
Now clad in a light blue turtleneck, and dark blue leggings with light blue snowflake patterns, Judy was in her family pickup and driving off to her favorite bar in tundra town. Nick was off to his mom, which meant that it’d be just her having a single night to herself, getting hammered, and probably sleeping in her car. Within a few days, she’d be off to visit her parents and family members back home in Bunny Burrow. With that thought in mind, she was thankful she had the pickup truck. She’d need it to haul all those presents home. Still, though, it’d be better than what she had to deal with at her apartment; she literally had to make a set of paths from her door, to her bed, her desk, and her window.
She pulled into the parking lot of her favorite bar and parked right next to the black and white hot rod. Now it was time to put all that Christmas stuff aside for now because she still had a good amount of cash saved for just this…
Wait; hot rod?
Judy backed up and took a look at the vehicle she parked right next to. The model’s design was especially different. Where there were once flames, there were white doors. The large exhaust pipes were significantly shorter. The massive engine was replaced with a smaller one that was easier to see past, and the once silver rims were now a shiny white to match the doors. And yet despite all these differences, the model itself was undeniable.
This was the car of Angel Eyes.
…
In a flash, Judy remembered the aftermath of their fight. She remembered how she just ran past her, jumped over her, and got into her car before she had time to realize what had happened. She was stuck with all those lesser criminals, and she could only watch as her spotted agile assailant drove away in triumph.
“Ugh…muttonchops.” She said.
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
Her ears perked up at the sound of incoming police sirens, and she turned around to see them coming up from behind her from a distance.
“Oh…oh YES!!” Judy exclaimed with Joy. She had a chance! She could still catch her! she just had to get to her car, and she was off!
As soon as she started the engine, she slammed her foot on the gas pedal and turned on her own sirens.
“We’re not done yet, Angel Eyes!”
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
*WHEEEW*
She was off. Outward to the direction she went. As she drove uphill on Savannah Central’s main curvy streets, she quickly caught sight of the pretty eyed cheetah’s hot rod, zooming away, and zipping past incoming traffic, knocking it off the road as her driving sent them into panicked states.
The bunny pressed her foot on the gas even harder, desperate to catch up to the cheetah. She zoomed past the other cars, honked to keep pedestrians off the street, and eventually, she managed to catch up to the hot rod, driving right up her tail.
She got out the loudspeaker and spoke into it.
“Angel Eyes! Or whatever your real name is! You are under arrest for public assault, on both multiple mammals and a police officer, resisting and evading arrest, and an extreme account of reckless driving! Pull over, immediately!”
But the cheetah didn’t listen; she swerved to the right and started driving towards the highway. Judy did the same and stepped on it. The bunny zoomed up to her right and got neck and neck with the cheetah. Judy could tell that she had practice with driving that car, but Judy had plenty of experience with her own car.
Once she was sure, she forcefully steered her police cruiser right into Angel Eyes’ exposed engine, damaging the exhaust pipes.
*SCREEEAAAAHHHH*
The hot rod swerved from side to side as the cheetah struggled to regain composure and keep her ride from crashing.
The impact knocked off her visor, and she narrowed her eyes at the bunny.
*PASH*
*SCCCREEEEEEEEEEEE*
Angel Eyes did the same impact on Judy’s cruiser, causing it to swerve to the other side of the road. Judy’s police cruiser had armor to help with just such occasions, but it was still a good hit, right into the front wheel.
“Oh…no you…DON’T!!”
Judy forced the steering to work again, and she was back in the chase. However, Angel Eyes’ steering caused the bunny to end up facing oncoming traffic, which was all heading straight for her.
“GHAAAH!” she cried out
*SCREACH*
*WHEAW*
*HONK*
*HONK*
*HONK*
*WHUUAAAOW*
Car after car, vehicle after vehicle, close call after close call. On her right, the bunny could see the cheetah driving past her share of traffic, and looked right at her after they got to a pause in incoming cars, which wouldn’t last for long. From her window, the cheetah smiled, and motioned with her finger for the bunny to ‘come hither’, obviously wanting another collision.
The bunny narrowed her eyes.
“Okay, Angel Eyes, you wanna get another serving of me? Well, come on! I’ll give you another serving!”
Just before the next car could make it to her, she drove to the other side of the road, and back into safe traffic, ready to crash into the cheetah’s formerly beautiful hot rod.
“Take THIS!”
*POOOOOW*
The two cars hit wheel to wheel, and the next thing they knew, they were both swerving out of control.
“Oh, no! No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-NO!!”
*WREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH*
The bunny tried to force control back into the wheel, but it was too late. The bunny and the cheetah both had swerved off the highway and were now back on the city streets. Now there was nothing stopping them from hitting anything in their path.
Just when Judy thought about bailing, her collision with the cheetah was suddenly cut short when the hot rod disconnected…
*POOOOOWW*
*PIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSHH*
*POOF*
…allowing Judy’s police cruiser to make direct contact with a fire hydrant.
“Uuuuuhh…”
The bunny moaned and rubbed her sore head as the airbag helped stop the bleeding of her now broken nose. She crawled upwards until she could see out of the airbag, and found the handle to the door.
She opened it, and fell out of the car, using the outer handle to support herself. She looked around with blurry vision and saw the cheetah was looking at her from a distance. She hadn’t left yet.
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
*Wheew*
From the distance, the sound of incoming police cars could be heard. The cheetah noticed them as well, and with one last look, and a smile for goodbye, Angel Eyes got back into her damaged car, put her visor back on, and drove away from the scene, allowing Judy to face the full infuriated wrath of her cape buffalo police chief.
…
It had all happened months ago, but the memories were still fresh, fresher now that she saw the fully repaired and clearly remodeled hot rod. Angel Eyes was back, and she was here! She had to find out what she was doing!
Judy burst in through the bar and took notice of the large crowd of mammals chanting to an unseen mammal.
“GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!”
Judy maneuvered through the larger animals until she saw who they were cheering for. That jacket, that shirt, those jeans and that red belt, that visor covering her eyes…the scar on her lip. The only difference from then and now was the fact that her mane wasn’t gelled back. Even so, there was no way it could be denied: this was indeed Angel Eyes.
And she had just downed an entire bottle of Bombay Sapphire…without any tonic.
“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!” the mammals cheered at her accomplishment, and one by one, left her alone to have drinks of their own. Eventually, only the cheetah and the bunny remained. Again.
“Ah…that was fun.” The cheetah declared. “Ey, barkeep! Get out some White Horse Cellar, yeah?”
The bartender took the empty bottle from the table and put it in his recycling bag. “Want the bottle again? Or…?”
“How ‘bout some shot glasses?” the cheetah requested.
“Sure thing. Big or small?”
“Ah’m a pred, boy. Big is what it’s all about.” She answered in that thick new owleans accent.
The bartender shook his head with a smirk and walked to the back.
“And how ‘bout some ice while ya at it?” she called.
“It’s Tundra Town! We got icicles outside!” he called back.
“Pff…smartass.” She said under her breath.
Judy couldn’t help but find the need to suppress a chuckle at their antics. For all the reasons she had to be mad at her, it was funny to watch her converse with that bigheaded personality she had going on.
“You know, if you keep that up, he’ll probably make you work off your tab.” The bunny commented. “And seeing what
you just downed, I’m pretty sure that’d take a while.”
The cheetah turned around, and removed her visor, allowing Judy to get a good look at those beautiful blue eyes.
“Well, I’ll be damned…Judy Judy Hopps.”
“Angel Eyes…”
The bunny hopped up on the stool next to her and sat down. All around them, the main counter was covered in white Christmas lights. Their glow reflected out of the cheetah’s eyes, making them look like they were glowing. Judy couldn’t help but gaze for a moment. She wasn’t on a break with Nick or anything, but…she did have to admit; her eyes were pretty.
“So…what brings you back to Zootopia?” Hopps asked.
“Eh, not much. Ah just wanted a nice place to spend the holidays ‘fore I went back out and on the road.”
“In other words, she wants to find a place where she can get good booze, and have less worry of paying for it.”
The bartender came back and had a bottle of whiskey in his paw. The cervine placed it down and set a glass next to it.
“How’s it hanging, Judy?” he asked.
“Hey, Craig. It’s been okay.” The bunny answered. “Finally done with shopping, so I thought I’d get some downtime.”
“Well, glad you decided to spend it here.” He said positively. “Just…don't get competitive,” he looked at the cheetah.
“You’ll lose.”
He placed another glass for the bunny. “So what’ll it be?”
She looked at the angel eyed feline, and watched as she downed her first shot in seconds.
“You know what, Craig? I’ll have what she’s having.” Judy answered. “Hey! Angel Eyes! Get ready to share!”
She snatched the bottle and poured a serving into her glass. Angel Eyes raised an eyebrow at the sight and watched as she downed it, and coughed a few times.
“Whoo! That’s nice!”
“You know, Craig is considered a helpful voice of reason.” She said, snapping her fingers for a new glass.
Judy motioned with her finger for another as well. “Who has time for reason? It’s the holidays!”
*Clink*
Judy clinked her glass to Angel’s and downed her drink as fast as she could. As she started coughing, Angel Eyes chuckled and did the same and downed her own glass. She looked to Craig, who nodded and got two more ready. The bunny licked her lips and poured herself another glass. The cheetah did the same, and they clinked again.
“Try to keep up, honey.” The cheetah said.
…
“So then I’m holding up the pen…and then…and then I play the recording button…and the look on his face is just…totally…priceless!!”
The bunny slurred her words as she struggled to keep herself from falling off her stool, while the cheetah looked completely composed. At this point, the first bottle was gone, just like the second, and the third, and now Craig was taking the fourth bottle away.
“You realize these drinks aren’t free, right?” he asked.
“Ah, don’t…worry about it, ya little…holiday hoarder!!” the bunny said as she wobbled. “I’m…I’m good for it!”
“I was talking to her.”
“As she said; we’re good for it.” She said, still holding her glass.
“Can you even get drunk?”
“Can you even get another bottle?”
The deer took a deep breath, and then looked back to the shelves.
“Not sure to be honest. You two drank so much, I’m not sure what we have anymore.”
Craig took the bottle, and he went back to get another.
“Right…” Judy said, watching him leave. Then she looked back to the cheetah, and she pointed at her with her drinking paw, spilling a little bit of her beverage. The cheetah looked down at her with amusement.
“So ANYways, I’ve been…I’ve been putting up with him for a while now. I mean, his fashion sense is questionable, and…and so are his friends, but he’s a good mammal! He is.”
She downed what wasn’t spilled, and placed her glass on her pile. Despite how intoxicated she was her pile only got halfway compared to what Angel Eyes had managed to finish in their time together. A large pile of pred sized glasses, all finished and stacked on top of each other. And despite the fact that she drank more than the bunny, she didn’t even look a little bit out of it.
“Now don’t tell anybody, but…I think…I think I actually…you know…love him love him…”
She motioned with her paw for her to come forward, and she did, after finishing her drink.
“Now, I know that he’s a dumb fox and all, but the thing is, he’s got feelings. And he’s smart, and…and he’s clever, and…”
She looked Angel in the eye. “And…”
She squinted to get a better look at her. At this point, she had alcohol blindness.
“Wait a minute; don’t I know you from somewhere?”
“Probably.” The cheetah answered.
“I…*hic*…I knew it! It’s you again!”
She picked up one of her other glasses and held both of them to her eyes like binoculars.
“Yup…! It’s you alright!”
She held one of the glasses to her mouth like a radio.
“Calling all units! Calling all units! I’ve…apprehended…!”
She finally lost her balance and fell to the floor.
“…Angel Eyes…”
She put her face down on the wood floors, and two seconds later, she was snoring loudly. The cheetah chuckled to herself and nudged the deer at the sight of the snoring bunny.
“My god, they’re so cute when they pass out.” She said.
“You know, it’s not really good for non-bunnies to call bunnies ‘cute’,” Craig replied.
“Well, that’s okay. I wasn’t just talkin’ ‘bout bunnies. I was talkin’ bout, well, mammals like her. Caring, optimistic, completely in love.”
She picked her up off the floor and searched her pockets until she found her phone. She looked through her contacts until she found the contact titled Nick, and selected it. As the phone began to dial, Angel Eyes reached into her jacket pocket.
“Wallet.” She said.
She pulled out what the cervine could assume was the oldest wallet he’d ever seen. It was almost as old as the prohibition era from the look of it, but it also looked brand new; probably a copy.
“Here you are.” She said, pulling out $300 in bills.
“Well, that should be enough for the first bottle,” Craig commented.
Angel Eyes held up a finger; the call was just answered.
“Miss me already, carrots?” the voice asked.
“Carrots? People always say I’m more of a gold silk color.” She answered.
The line went silent for a minute before the fox responded.
“Who is this?”
“This is Judy Judy’s drinkin’ bud. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of me, considering the chances that she’s spoken of me in the months since we last met.”
“Ah, let me guess: Angel Eyes.” Nick assumed. “I wondered if I’d ever get the chance to meet you. So where’s Judy?”
“Sleeping.” The cheetah replied. “I figured you may wanna come to get her or somethin’? She can’t really drive right now.”
She could hear the voice on the other end sigh loudly. Then she heard him saying something to someone else. Something about leaving early.
“Yeah, ok. I’ll come to pick her up.” He said. “Oh, and, thanks for calling me. I hate it when I learn that she’s been sleeping in her truck. I’ll get her in a few minutes.”
“Kay. Later.”
*BEEP*
She hung up the phone and left it on the counter next to Craig.
“You can watch her, yeah?” she asked.
“Yeah, sure thing.” He answered.
“Great. Well then, I’m off.”
The cervine looked at her in surprise.
“Whoa, hey! Wait a minute!”
The cheetah turned around as she started to leave.
“What about your tab? I told you this isn’t enough!”
“What do I look like a bank? Besides, she said she’s good for it.”
“Angel, I’m pretty sure that she’s not good for four whole bottles of whiskey.”
“Well then, wait for her boyfriend to come and pay the rest of it. Should be easy.”
Before he had a chance to say anything else, she hurried out the door with her natural speed and slipped into her car. Craig watched her put her visor back on and speed out of the parking lot. He looked at Judy, now propped up on the
counter, and still snoring loudly.
The deer couldn’t help but chuckle. He patted the bunny's head and looked at another patron.
“Every time with this girl; swear to God.”
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