The bright lights stung his eyes when he came barreling through the hospital doors that midnight. His paws slid across the too clean floors to the point he probably looked like a deranged ice-skater, it didn't help his fur was matted all over from a combination of rain and him running his paws through it in worry.

He had gotten the call twelve hours ago, the call lasted all of ten minutes, then it took him another two hours find a bus that would take him to this end of the city. What the hell were they thinking? Sending her on such a dangerous mission without him?

Sliding up to the front desk and putting his front paws out to lessen the blow, he looks the cat sitting at the computer in the eye.

"Where is she?" He asks breathlessly, "Where's Judy Hopps? My partner."

She smiles a smile that shouldn't exist right now as she turns to her computer, giving him an overly sweet "Let's just find out, hun." that leaves his eye twitching.

Behind him he hears the heels of an officer's footwraps.

"Nick." It's one of the cougars, "Come over here and wait with us, she's still in with the doctor."

Turning sharply he sees a waiting area with about ten or so officers waiting anxiously, probably for news on Judy.

The cougar he recognizes as officer Jan Red, the same officer who had called him earlier. He lets the large cat lead him over to the waiting area, looking at him hoping for more answers.

"What happened?" He asks.

"It was an undercover thing only she could carry out. She got caught. They messed her up pretty bad, and I only know that because I was the one who found her. Nobody higher up is talking, so all of us here are in the dark until a doctor can tell us more." Jan tells him.

Nick slumps down in a seat, looking left and right to see who else is waiting for his partner.

Who else cared.

Four wolves, a poodle, an elephant, two cheetahs, a bull, and a brown bear.

He turns his head back to Jan.

"How long has she been in there?"

Jan looks at the clock, "Six hours. There were more of us here waiting, but the higher ups wanted reports right away, so a couple of the wolves had to leave. And I sent home a few who hadn't slept in the past twenty-four hours, since any of us even knew this case existed, so they could rest. After all we don't want to worry Judy any more than she already is after what happened to her." Jan gives him a pointed look and he sighs.

"I'm going to the restroom to clean up, but I won't leave until I know she's okay." With that said he stands and walks away, not allowing a single other soul see him cry.

Though he's sure they all hear him even after the door is shut.

Okay, short I know. But you've all asked I continue this story so much I decided to throw something together.

Updates will probably be slow due to the fact I am very busy in every day life and do have other on-going stories to work on. Not to mention I'm a bit more use to one-shots and have several more one-shot planned out.

Anyway, hopefully this is what you were all looking for. Thanks for reading!