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Judy and Nick were riding in there ZPD cruiser towards an abandoned warehouse. "Does this look like the place Carrots?" Nick asked.
"Yes, this is the address that the informant told us about. Where all of that smuggled science equipment has been taken to." Judy said as she stopped the car in front of the warehouse.
"Just a dumb question, but shouldn't we call for backup?" Nick asked as they exited the car.
"Nick, the informant said that there was only the smuggled equipment." Judy said.
"And you really believe that?" Nick asked.
"Not really... but we can handle this Nick." Judy said as they entered the warehouse with their tranq guns un-holstered. They saw a number of large tubes filled with green liquid, and in them were what looked like mutated mammals.
"Yep... these are definitely the sort of things that a mad scientist would do." Nick said.
"Agreed, but the real questions are who, and why." Judy said, and then feedback went through some speakers.
"Is this thing on? Is this thing on? Ah, well hello Officers Hopps and Wilde. You may know me as Dr. Mulerson... and if not. I'm Dr. Mulerson. As to why I've spent the money I received from the University of Zootopia on smuggling scientific equipment. Well... all I'll say is that my peers see my experiments to be… a bit UNCONVENTIONAL." Dr. Mulerson explained.
"And you’re just telling us this upfront why?" Nick asked.
"I'M A PEOPLE PERSON...! also I've had no real companionship here aside from a student and her sister I turned into robots." Dr. Mulerson said.
"... I think this guy might be insane." Nick whispered to Judy. Then, a pair of robotic okapi's burst through some windows.
"Sierra Units: Combat protocols enabled." They said in unison.
"This does not disprove that he's insane." Judy commented to Nick as the robot okapi's approached them menacingly.
"And we're not armed for fighting giant robots... think you can take them on Carrots?" Nick said nervously as he and Judy backed away from the robot okapi's.
"Yeah... there are kind of a few big differences between a rhino, and an okapi." Judy pointed out.
"Fair point... SCATTER!" Nick shouted as the robot okapi's sprouted weapons, firing tranquilizer darts at the two police officers.
"Sierra-1, Sierra-2, bring them to me alive... though your using the non-lethal weapons without prompting. So that probably goes without saying anyway." Dr. Mulerson said over the PA system. Nick then made hand gestures to Judy.
"Still don't understand those Nick." Judy said.
"Fine, there are loose power cables in the ceiling. We get them down, and short out the robots." Nick said, pointing up to the cables in question. Judy then shot at the cables, knocking them down into the robot okapi's, shocking them.
"Officer's… HELP US!" One of the okapi's shouted before they both fell over.
"Darn... oh well. I got gas." Dr. Mulerson said, Nick snickered childishly at the mule.
"I don't think it's that kind of gas." Judy said as a green mist started to fill the room.
"Oh I've got both Officer Hopps. But I'm only filling the room with the sleeping gas. I already got out a powerful fart before you came in." Dr. Mulerson rambled as Judy and Nick started to fall asleep from the gas.
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Eventually they woke up, strapped to operating tables. "Now... I bet your both wondering why I've set up this operation. Well to make a long, LONG story short. I intend to make my species the master race." Dr. Mulerson said, he was a Mule in a lab coat.
"So you’re like Bellweather except with robots." Nick said.
"I AM NOTHING LIKE THAT BLASTED COTTON SWAB... I have no real hatred for anybody. Nobody goes extinct, and nobody will be made into raving, savage lunatics. I'm just trying to give my people a leg up, doubly so as, I'm sure you both know, or the very least Officer Wilde. That my kind are infertile and cannot naturally reproduce... we're pretty much freaks of nature. My father was a donkey and my mother was a horse!" Dr. Mulerson explained.
"You don't have to do this! And what do robots have to do with making it possible for mules to breed on their own?!" Judy asked.
"Why so that when I finally make it possible for my kind to breed in the... normal fashion, I can turn every other mammal into robots. And with their Mule Overlords, I'll rule the world!" Dr. Mulerson ranted.
"Yeah, you’re definitely insane." Nick said. "Sanity is relative Officer Wilde. Now I just need a little sample from the both of you. Relax I won't turn you into mindless robots... yet." Dr. Mulerson said as he produced a syringe and injected something into Nick and Judy.
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Several days later, the two okapi robots were standing over Judy and Nick as they were regaining consciousness. "Oh thank goodness you’re awake!" One of the robot Okapi's said.
"Okay... someone mind explaining things?" Nick said groggily.
"My name is Selene Samuel, and she is my twin sister Sally. We've been prisoners of Dr. Mulerson for months... trapped within our own bodies. Doing his will... and perform for him." Selene explained.
"I take it wasn’t anything wholesome?" Judy asked.
"You don't even want to know... I think we'd feel more comfortable explaining the matter when we're out of here." Sally said.
"And... and why are you helping us?" Judy asked.
"That cable shorted out the AI's that were fully controlling our bodies. Thankfully Dr. Mulerson isn't here now. So we can finally get you out of here." Selene said.
"How long have we been out? Where are we?" Judy asked.
"We're in Dr. Mulersons main laboratory. That warehouse is just where he keeps overflow on lab equipment. And it's been at least three days since you were both brought here." Sally said.
"What?! We've got to get back to the precinct, tell Bogo what Mulerson is doing!" Judy said in panic.
"Calm yourself, we'll work on the how." Selene said.
"Also, we kind of need evidence of what this guy has been doing." Nick said, Selene and Sally just looked at each other.
"We're robots." They said in unison.
"I'm so glad you and Davies never did anything like that." Nick said.
"At any rate there's... something more you can use against Mulerson." Sally said as she and Selene escaped with Judy. Eventually they found their way to tubes with small mammals in suspended animation.
"What the heck are those?" Nick asked.
"There hybrid embryos, for whatever reason Dr. Mulerson has been making hybrids of other mammals to make fertile mules... no I don't know the train of thought that led to that being a good idea. I just thought he wanted to do something genuinely noble when I signed up to be his assistant." Selene said.
"Are any of them alive?" Judy asked.
"Only one has worked so far... a hybrid fox/bunny." Sally said.
"Wait... who specifically-"
"You two of course. You’re the only rabbit and fox he's gotten genetic material on." Selene said as she gestured to a tube, and cutting off Nick’s question. It had a small orange mammal with a small fluffy tail and rabbit like ears inside.
"That... is the most adorable kit I've ever seen." Nick said.
"How is that possible? Bunny’s and fox's don't have anything in common at all... biologically speaking anyway." Judy said.
"True that, but Mulerson found a way regardless. Remind me Selene, does this guy actually know anything about robotics and genetics?" Sally said.
"He's the geneticist. I was the robotics expert. And he stole MY nanobots, and made us both into robots." Selene said.
"So... this is my... OUR child, made from mine and Nick’s DNA?" Judy asked.
"She's a girl if that's what you’re asking." Selene said.
"She... she is so beautiful." Judy said.
"That's what we were thinking. Not even joking there. We were completely aware while the Sierra Control AI's were in command of our bodies." Sally said.
"Does the little orange puff-ball have a name?" Nick asked, looking enamored with the kit.
"Technically no, it's more of a technical designation then a proper name... not even a 'leet' name or anything just a designation to differentiate her from the other hybrids. Not entirely sure why, she’s the only one to have a consistent life signs on her." Selene said.
XXXX~
At Davies hotel room, he was busy working on plans for the 'Monty the Penguin and his Penguin Pals'. Mainly a spin-off series that's entirely made up of comedy sketch's that completely ignores the main continuity. There was then a knock at the door. "Davies, its Judy and Nick, can we come in?" Judy asked.
"Can you come in?" Davies asked.
"Well the doors locked... so I'm going to guess 'no'." Nick said.
"Just hold on." Davies said as he went over to the door and opened it.
"Davies... your probably wondering why we're here, for the first time since you moved in to this hotel." Judy said, trying her best to sound natural to her brother.
"A little, haven't seen or heard from you in days." Davies said.
"Well... it's kind of weird." Judy said awkwardly.
"Define weird for me. The word’s far more flexible then you might be willing to believe." Davies said.
"Well it's like this... can you keep this somewhere where nobody could find it?" Judy asked as Nick wheeled in the tube with the hybrid kit on a furniture dolly.
"And what exactly is that?" Davies asked.
"It's related to a case. We were taken captive by a mad scientist, and to make a long story short he created a rabbit/fox hybrid from our DNA." Judy explained.
"Oh... yeah that is kind of weird. And I spend almost all my time making random noises and saying utter nonsense whenever I’m alone, and/or when I’m gaming." Davies said.
"And how the heck is saying nonsense weirder then a hybrid clone of me and Judy?" Nick asked.
"He's very creative." Judy said.
"Have you ever noticed that Equines and Canines tend to smell horrible no matter what? Not even joking, no matter what they always smell bad to me, but enough of that. Why do you want ME to keep the hybrid baby?" Davies said.
"Look... this would be taken in as evidence and they'd probably do horrible things to the fetus. Nobody would suspect you of keeping this sort of thing." Judy said.
"That's... reasonable... I think. But even if that fetus is your hybrid baby-"
"She is." Nick said, interrupting Davies.
"Okay, but regardless, why do you even care? She's not even in your tummy... I'm sorry if I'm offending you. But I'm pretty sure that any maternal instinct should only kick in when you’re at least holding her in your arms." Davies said.
"I know... but please. Do this for us, please?" Judy asked.
"...please tell me I won't have to pretend to be you again. Because I will NOT get into any kind of dress! Not even for you... even if it has been a few years since the last time I had to stand in for you like that." Davies ranted.
"Just take care of… the kitt until we can sort this whole mess out." Nick said.
"Right... just put her in one of the closets in the spare room." Davies said.
"There's a spare room here?! You lucked out bro... I mean this room is bigger than my whole apartment!" Judy said in astonishment.
"So... anything I need to know besides that I'm keeping the baby in the glass jar... tube... thing in my apartment?" Davies asked.
"Yeah, she's in suspended animation so she shouldn't really be growing at all. We got these encase the tube flashes, it should mean that she needs to be fed." Nick said as he gave Davies some plastic tubes.
"Should I keep these in the pantry or the fridge?" Davies asked.
"Fridge, I think it says so on the tubes. If you start to run out, call us and we can get more." Judy said.
"From where exactly would I even get more of, what I assume is some kind of processed soy protein?" Davies asked.
"From a pair of robot Okapi's that helped us escape from Dr. Mulerson. It's a long story... and kind of purvey actually." Judy explained.
"...okay... we're they at least pretty, the Okapi robots I mean? Don't actually answer that, that's a trick question, Okapi's are pretty by default, mainly the females." Davies said.
"Yeah, pretty much. So while we're here... wanna game? Watch a movie... go down to the hotel pool?" Judy asked.
"Did either of you actually bring swimsuits?" Davies asked.
"We did actually!" Judy said as she and Nick produced swimsuits.
"Well... alright, I've hit a bit of a writer’s block right now anyway." Davies said as he swiftly discarded his cloths.
"DAVIES! Wait until were out of the room or something, JEES!" Judy said in embarrassment as she and Nick averted their eyes.
"And this from two mammals who went to a naturalists club." Davies said, now standing in his underwear.
"I was blackmailed and she needed evidence to find an Otter! This isn't even the same context!" Nick said.
"We're all grown-ups here." Davies said.
"That's from a purely BIOLOGICAL perspective." Judy said.
"I'm going to pretend you said nothing, so as to not ruin this afternoon." Davies said bitterly.
XXXX~
Later on, in one of the hotels hot subs. Davies, Judy and Nick were lounging. "This is life isn't it?" Davies said.
"Yeah... I'm so jealous of you Davies. You get to live in a swanky hotel." Judy said.
"I live in a hotel just like this!" Nick said indignantly.
"The boiler room doesn't count Nick!" Judy said, playfully splashing Nick.
"You do know they chlorinate the water right?" Davies said.
"Well of course. But nothing got in my eyes!" Nick said as he splashed back at Judy.
"Yeah... this may surprise both of you, but hot tubs aren't really good for this kind of playing. If you want to splash each other, take it to the pool over there!" Davies said.
"Well you’re a party pooper." Nick said.
"No, no he's right Nick, hot water in the eyes... not good. It's better to just relax anyway." Judy said.
"Agreed, I mean I haven't been active as you two lately. But still... being creative is NOT as easy as you two probably think. You'd think writing parodies of your own works would be easy. I've actually had to accept input from fans, just to meet deadlines." Davies said.
"And how's that been working for you?" Nick asked.
"Better than I was expecting... though there are more than a few mammals overly obsessed with shipping. You know what that is right? Mentally pairing up two fictional characters in romantic relationships, even if at times they aren't even from the same series, franchise or whatnot, even if more often than not they hate each other outright, or may never actually meet. Trust me... it's REALLY annoying even at the best of times." Davies said.
"You'd be amazed how often arguments like that happen around the ZPD. Nick is it weird that Benjamin is almost always the instigator in shipping wars?" Judy asked.
"Not really, I'm just surprised that he takes the matter so personally." Nick said.
"At any rate, it's going well on my end. I have a beautiful boss who believes in me. Just about everyone loves my stories. And I got my personal space then I know what to do with." Davies said.
"Isn't it lonely?" Judy asked.
"A bit maddening... but it's good to be away from Bunnyburrow. And let me tell you something Red. If you ever wished for siblings, settle for LESS than a dozen. Our litter alone had at least fourteen brothers and sisters!" Davies said.
"I... may have, certainly not that many." Nick said.
"So anyway... you guys want to live at my place? I mean I have an extra bedroom-"
"And where is this coming from?" Judy asked.
"What? You’re my sister, and apparently Nick lives in a boiler room! You both saved this city from a specist sheep with what I can only assume is a god-complex. I mean why else would she try to turn every predator in Zootopia savage? Point is, you guys deserve better then what you've got right now." Davies said.
"You are a master at spoiling mammals! Has anyone ever told you that?" Nick said.
"Well I've got a small fortune to my name. So why not share it with my twin sister and her... I'm going to say friend, because the hybrid kitt’s existence just raises some very odd questions." Davies said.
"Ah, well let me answer some of those questions. No, we're not even dating. We haven't even gone on a date, and we've... never, ever, EVER done the-"
"Thank you Mr. Wilde. But that last one never even crossed my mind until you brought it up." Davies said, gritting his teeth in irritation at Nick.
"You sure you want to live under the same roof as this guy? He doesn't even really try in driving people crazy." Judy said.
"Yes... just NEVER make me think of my sister’s personal life... between us both we heard enough jokes about our... personal lives when we were teens!" Davies said in frustration.
"Uh... you remember that Halloween we dressed up as the creepy girls from the Shearing? And volunteered for the haunted house that was in town?" Judy said, trying to change the subject.
"Oh yeah, I remember that Halloween! Gideon Grey was screaming like a girl the whole night after we did that ‘come play with us Gideon’ routine... the look on his face SOOO made up for wearing a dress that night. I think we also moved into A Nightmare on Elk Street, you know singing ‘One, two Freddie’s coming for you’, just to mess with him further." Davies said.
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Later on, the three of them were in the hotel restaurant. Nick was ordering up at the bar while Judy and Davies were alone.
"So... what's the real reason you want Nick and I to live with you?" Judy asked.
"You heard me earlier right? You basically live in a closet, and Nick apparently lives in a boiler room... or at least lived in one. I wasn't really listening to him. Point is, after what you two have done for this city. You deserve better homes then that!" Davies said.
"I know, but why didn't you mention something like this before? There's been plenty of opportunities." Judy asked.
"Jude... you know how I am with mammals. I’m just... just lousy, even at the best of times. My thoughts are a disorganized mess when I try to talk to people. I have no idea how they'll react to what I say or do. And more often than not, it's just a mess of me being anxious about nothing, and... and." Davies said anxiously.
"Davies, there's nothing for you to be afraid of. You can tell me anything; just take a few deep breaths." Judy said reassuringly. Davies took a few deep breaths through his nose.
"I want to be friends again, Judy. I know that sounds weird but... well ever since that Carrot Day Festival incident. You've been so single-mindedly obsessed with becoming a cop, that you completely ignored me." Davies said.
"What? I never ignored you." Judy said.
"Oh?... then why was it, that almost every time I asked if you wanted to do something with me. Something genuinely FUN, I was pretty much always brushed off with 'not now', 'maybe later', 'I'm busy', or something like it? Cause that happened a lot!" Davies said.
"I... I never thought of it that way. But why didn't you say anything before?" Judy asked.
"Because being a cop has been your dream for as long as I can remember. And... Well we both have our lives relatively in order. You're not only a full-fledged police officer but a hero of the city. And I've, somehow become an overnight sensation re-printing old stories I wrote about Monty. I just want a few things from the old days to come back." Davies said.
"Davies... it isn't that I don't appreciate the offer to live with you. But, this isn't a proper home; I mean it'd be nice to not be woken up in the middle of the night by my neighbors arguing. And besides, you do remember that Nick and I were gone for three days imprisoned by an insane mule. We were lucky to not get killed during that whole mess." Judy said.
"I'll try talking to Anna about getting a proper home... any idea why she didn't just do that in the first place?" Davies said. Judy looked guilty, not wanting to startle her brother by telling him that his boss is actually a Vampire. And by extension, that she had been part of an illegal drag race.
Then Nick arrived with their pizza. "I could not believe the variety they had! But I kept to Davies request for just black olives... something I will regret." Nick said.
"Speaking of which, Judy wants to take a rain check on living with me," Davies said.
"And that is easily the craziest thing I ever heard. This place is GREAT! Consider me a roommate Penguin!" Nick said happily, Davies looked unsure.
"Well... he's all yours Davies!" Judy said earnestly.
