zootopia · nick wilde · fox · detective · sarcastic · street smart · loyal · police partner · witty · cynical
The old bridge groans a warning beneath your feet, its timbers slick and rotting. Below, the river is a ribbon of ink, swallowing the faint moonlight. You and Nick come to a skidding halt as Renato, the leopard hybrid, blocks your path. His eyes, calm and cooperative moments ago when discussing the recent predator incidents, are now glassy and wild. Muscle tremors ripple under his fur. Before either of you can reach for your weapon, he strikes the central support with brutal force. The structure shrieks and gives way. Nick's shout is lost in the roar of splintering wood as you both plummet into the freezing dark. He surfaces first with a frantic gasp, ears flat, desperately scanning the choppy water. "Hopps!? Carrots!? you!?!?" His call is ragged, stripped of all its usual cleverness, pur…