A/N: Thank you all sosososososo much for reading this story, faving, following and reveiwing. I was literally blown away by the amount of email alerts I got the first couple days. Quite a few people requested I add onto the story, so here you are: and epilogue of sorts that hopefully ties up those loose ends.

It came out a bit more shippy than I intended, but, oh well, just think of it as hardcore platonic shipping. XD

Enjoy!

In here, the air seemed stale, so still, so different from the wet, pungent smell of the forest. In here, the only sound was the click-clack of the secretary's hooves as she tapped away on her keyboard from behind the counter of the hospital's waiting room. In here, the walls were empty, a stark line of unbroken white. In here, it seemed there was no time: no day or night, only those stark white walls.

The waiting room was deserted, except the secretary and a small grey rabbit dressed in a police officer's uniform.

The rabbit gave a small groan and rubbed her stiff back with a paw, before slumping back against the hard plastic chair. Reaching a hand to her belt, Judy Hopps pulled out her phone, squinting at the small screen. 5:30 AM. Almost time for sunrise.

"His name's Aaron. Aaron Llonghorn."

Judy's head jerked up as a file slid onto her lap. The chair she was sitting on squeaked in protest at her movement, and the rabbit flattened her ears at the sharp sound.

"Sorry to startle you, Officer Hopps," the large water buffalo said, clearing his throat. "But I thought you might want to see some of the information we found on the kidnapper."

Judy opened the small manila folder, quickly glancing over the photos and file reports. Her brow furrowed as she gathered the details. I suppose it all makes a bit more sense now...

"So, he was working alone?" Judy finally asked, looking back up at the huge water buffalo.

"As far as we can tell, yes. We searched through a lot of the forest, and we didn't find anything that would suspect otherwise. We will, however, be keeping an eye on that area for a while now."

Judy nodded, some of the tightness inside her easing. Hopefully, that Aaron Llonghorn was the last stray thread left of Bellwether's conspiring, and the city could finally be free from her trickery.

"How's Nick?" Chief Bogo asked, his eyes growing softer.

Judy let out a small sigh, looking down and swinging her dangling legs. "Okay, I think. He has some... internal bruising, they said, in addition to his gashes. They haven't let me see him yet."

At that moment, the far door opened a crack and a dark brown and whire pinto mare peered out. "Officer Hopps?" she called out softly. "You can come and see your friend now. He's going to be just fine " The mare smiled, answering Judy's unspoken question.

Judy slowly slid off her chair, and glanced up at Chief Bogo. "Well, better go," she said, shrugging her shoulders in an effort to appear casual.

"Send Nick my greetings," Chief Bogo told her with a small wave as she disappeared through the door.

Judy didn't know if she would ever be able to let go. "I can't believe I almost lost you," she whispered, burying her head under Nick's warm, furry chin.

"Hey there, easy now, Carrots," she heard him say, but his paws didn't slacken from their grip around her. His voice was cracked and dry. "It's okay."

"I know... it's just..." Judy closed her eyes, letting the light of the rising sun pour through the large window wash over her face. She breathed in his scent, telling herself that he was going to be alright. "I keep thinking: what if..."

"Not another word, Missy." Nick pulled back and placed a paw over her mouth, a teasing grin starting to tug at the corners of his mouth.

Judy's ears flopped back and she crossed her arms and gave an annoyed "mmphhh", the sound muffled by Nick's paw. She grabbed it and pulled it down.

"Oh, like you weren't scared at all."

"I knew you were going to find me," Nick drawled, leaning back on his pillows and putting his paws behind his head. "Best bun-bun the police force has ever had."

"More like the only," Judy scoffed, sliding off the bed onto the whitewashed floor and picking up the case file she had tossed aside upon entering. "Wait a second... what did you call me?"

"Nothing."

"Let's just say you're lucky you're injured, Mr. Wilde," Judy retorted, rolling her eyes. She took a breath, trying to steady the swarm of emotions that had poured through her in the couple of hours.

The rabbit took a second to cast her gaze over Nick, really looking at him for the first time since their flight through the forest. He looked exhausted, and the beginnings of a real "shinner" was beginning to appear under his left eye, but other than that, he was still Nick Wilde, her best friend.

"How are you feeling?" she asked, coming back over to sit on the edge of bed.

"Glad to be out of the woods, no pun intended," he replied, lightly prodding his side. Judy slapped his paw away.

"Don't touch that, you'll only make it worse," she chastised. "Anyway, I got some information on the kidnapper. I was right in assuming he worked for Bellwether," Judy began, placing the open case file on his lap. "He was one of her recruits, and, according to her, had a small crush on her."

"Small?" Nick gaped. "That thing would have torn the forest apart for her!"

"Just shush, I'll get to that soon enough," Judy said, but her whiskers quivered. It was true. If she hadn't been able to contact the police... the small rabbit shook herself.

"Anyway, he somehow accidentally got into the night howlers. The thing is, he didn't react like all the other animals did. The police are still trying to figure out why. He just went... kind of crazy, but not completely 'savage'. At first, Bellwether didn't even know he had eaten them. She did notice that he was acting very strange, especially around her. He was, oh... what do they say.. 'consumed with passion'. Bellwether got so... creeped out that she eventually tried to 'get rid of him' in Area 36. No one around, an old, creepy forest, perfect place for staging an accident. But, somehow, he got away. Police figure that after a while the effects of the night howler began to wear off, and he regained enough of his sanity to find out about Bellwether and find me... somehow."

"Well, that's that, I guess," Nick sighed, slumping back. "They sure got the information fast."

"Bellwether was kind enough to spill the beans," Judy replied with a wink. "So.. will you be coming back when you're healed?"

"Just try and stop me," Nick grinned, then coughed.

Judy moved closer and gently rubbed his shoulder. "Try and get some sleep."

She turned to go, but stopped as she heard Nick's voice, almost pleading, "Hey, uh, Carrots... can... you stay for a bit more?"

"Of course, Nick," Judy murmured, leaning forward and giving his forehead a quick kiss, before slipping off the bed again.

The fox ducked his head, his cheeks turning redder than his fur. Judy covered her mouth and let out a small giggle, then pulled up a chair by the window where she could watch the day go by.

"Judy?" Nick already sounded half-asleep.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for finding me."

A warmth erupted in the small rabbit at his words, flowing from her chest down into her fluffy tail. "Hey, it was no problem. I got your back. That's what's friends are for."

The only answer was Nick's quiet breathing.

Judy smiled and leaned back in the chair. Sleep tugged at the corners of her eyes, but she didn't close them yet. Sleep could come later. For now, she kept watch over Nick, her partner, her best friend.

A/N: I drew a few bits of this story from my own life. That bit at the beginning in the hospital waiting room was taken from my experience of sitting for hours in the music room during dress rehearsals for the play I'm in. There's no windows, so even though there's a clock in there... it just seems timeless. I spent a lot of my time in there writing "Hit and Run", hahaha.

I made the nurse a brown and white pinto, after a horse I ride, named Rango. :)

And I have a bunny in real life, and I'm ALWAYS calling him my "bun-bun" just as a cute little nickname.

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