Judy: I thought this was just a missing mammal case, but it's way bigger. Mr. Otterton did not just disappear. I believe he, and this jaguar, they... they went savage, sir.

Bogo:Savage? This isn't the stone age, Hopps. Animals don't "go savage".

Shark:Heh, you've clearly never been to zoo in a human city.

Judy:I thought so too... 'Till I saw this.

However, when they led the ZPD to the bridge, Manchas had vanished!

Judy:What? He was right here!

Wolf:That doesn't make any sense. You and Ringtail cuffed him! How could he have escaped?

Piranha:Maybe he was secretly a ninja?

Everyone gave him an "Are you serious?" look.

Piranha:What? It's a possibility.

Bogo:The savage jaguar?

Judy:Sir, I know what I saw. He almost killed us!

Tarantula:We were this close to become jaguar food!

Bogo:Or maybe any aggressive predator looks "savage" to you rabbits. (To the other officers) Let's go!

Judy:No. Wait! Sir, I'm not the only one who saw him. (Turns to Nick) Nick!

Bogo:(Scoffs) You think I'm gonna believe a fox? Or a group of ex-cons for that matter?

Judy:Well, he was a key witness, and I-

Bogo:Two days to find the otter, or you quit. That was the deal.

He held his hand out.

Bogo:Badge (To The Bad Guys) And you lot, out.

Judy:But sir, we had--

Bogo:BADGE!

The group looked defeated. They were so close to a lead. However, before they left and Judy gave Bogo her her badge...

Nick:Uh, no.

Everyone looked at Nick in surprise.

Bogo:What did you say, fox?

Nick:Sorry, what I said was, "No!" She will not be giving you that badge, and they will not be leaving.

Bogo grunted irritably.

Nick: Look, you gave her a... a clown vest, a three-wheeled joke-mobile, and all of them two days to solve a case you guys haven't cracked in two weeks?

Bogo looked slightly ashamed.

Nick:Yeah, it's no wonder they needed to get help from a fox. None of you guys were gonna help them, were you?

Bogo was about to speak, but Nick cut him off.

Nick:Here's the thing, chief. You gave them the 48 hours, so technically we still have...(Counts on his fingers) ten left to find our Mr. Otterton, and that is exactly what we're gonna do. So, if you'll excuse us, we have a very big lead to follow, and a case to crack. Good day.

A gondola came and Judy, Nick, Julie, and Wolf got in it.

Nick:Officer Hopps. Wolf, Raccoon.

The others got in another one. Wolf turned his earpiece on so they could all talk.

Shark:Gotta say, I'm at a loss for words.

Judy:Thank you.

Nick:Never let 'em see that they get to you.

Judy:So... things do get to you?

Nick:Oh, I mean, not anymore, but I was small and emotionally unbalanced like you once.

Wolf sarcastically rolled his eyes.

Judy:Har-har.

Nick:No, it's true. I think I was eight or maybe nine, around Ringtail's age, and all I wanted to do was join the Junior Ranger Scouts. So, my mom scraped together enough money to buy me a brand new uniform, because by God I was gonna fit in, even if I was the only predator in the troop, the only fox.

Flashback

Young Nick joined the scouts, comprised of a zebra, a hippo, a goat, a woodchuck, and an antelope.

Woodchuck:Okay, Nick.

Nick:I was gonna be part of a pack.

Woodchuck:Ready for initiation?

Young Nick: Yeah! Pretty much born ready.

Nick:I was so proud.

The woodchuck snaps his fingers. The lights go off and the woodchuck shines a flashlight on Young Nick's face.

Woodchuck:Okay. Now raise your right paw and deliver the oath.

Young Nick did so.

Young Nick:I, Nicholas Wilde, promise to be brave, loyal, helpful, and trustworthy!

Woodchuck:Even though you're a fox?

Young Nick: What?

The woodchuck turned the flashlight off and two of the scouts roughly pin him to the ground.

Young Nick:No, no! What did I do wrong, you guys?! No, please! Tell me! What did I do wrong?!

The woodchuck strapped a muzzle to his face

Young Nick:What did I do?!  No!

Woodchuck:If you thought we would ever trust a fox without a muzzle, you're even dumber than you look.

Young Nick ran out and and went to the side of the building and threw the muzzle off. He then began to break down crying.

End of Flashback

Shark:Ouch.

Tarantula:They really did that? Harsh.

Nick:Yeah. I learned two things that day. One: I was never gonna let anyone see that they got to me.

Judy:And two?

Nick: If the world's only gonna see a fox as shifty and untrustworthy, there's no point in trying to be anything else.

Wolf:Most have us been there, man.

Nick turned to Wolf.

Nick:Really?

Wolf:Growing up, because me and others were predators, people always saw us as evil, monsters, ect. It's kinda the reason we became bad guys in the first place. I mean, if that's all people were going to see us as, what's the point of being anything else, ya know?

Judy:Yeah.  Nick, you are so much more than that. If they could change, you can too.

Judy placed her placed her paw on Nick's arm, with Nick pulling it back after. Nick decided to change the subject.

Nick:Boy, look at that traffic down there. How about we go up to Chuck in traffic central? Chuck, how're things looking on the jam-cams?

Judy:Nick, I'm glad you told us.

Nick then got an idea.

Nick:The jam-cams...

Julie:Seriously, it's okay du-

Nick:No, no, no, shh! There are traffic cameras everywhere, all over the canopy!

He pointed to the traffic cams.

Nick:Whatever happened to the jaguar...

Judy:The traffic cams would have caught it!

Nick:Bingo!

The group cheered.

Snake:We could still have a chance!

Judy:Oh-ho, pretty sneaky, slick!

She punched Nick in the arm.

Nick:Yes, however, if you didn't have access to the system before, I doubt Chief Buffalo-Butt is gonna let you into it now.

Wolf:Shoot! That's right! You're a rookie.

Julie:Okay then, does anyone have any ideas as to how to get that footage?

Tarantula:I could hack it.

Julie:Does anyone have any LEGAL ways of getting the footage?

Tarantula:What? It's for an important cause!

Snake:Ringtail's right. Even if we do have a good reason, I doubt buffalo brains would let it slide.

Tarantula:So what do we do then?

Judy had an idea.

Judy:We may not be in the system. But I have a friend at City Hall who might!