Assistant mayor Bell weather stood above them on the edge of the sunken diorama an arrogant sneer in her mousy face. "Well, you should I've just stayed on the carrot farm, huh? Too bad. I did like you."

Judy glared up at her. "What are you going to do, kill me?"

"Oh, no! Of course not!". Bellwhether pulled out the gun and nodded at Nick as she loaded the little blue pellets. "He is."

Judy's ears dropped. If only they had had time to swap the pellets. They had taken the blueberries out of Nik's pocket but with Bellweather and her goons dogging them through the museum they simply hadn't had time to exchange them.

Looking ridiculously smug she put her cell phone up to her ear with one hoof and aimed the weapon at Nick with the other, just holding it there with that gloating grin, knowing they were trapped with no way to avoid the shot. "Yes, police!" She cried into the phone in a distressed voice. "There's a savage fox at the National History Museum! Officer Hops is down! Please hurry!" She stabbed the 'end call' button and fired the gun.

"Nick! No!". Judy cried. She wasn't going to let him be captured and muzzled. She pushed off as hard as she could with her good leg, still getting a good bit of air and slammed into his shoulders and knocking him to the ground just as she felt something splatter on her neck.

"NO!". Bellweather shrieked with a petulant stomp of her foot. "Come on, boys. I think it's time to leave."

"Carrots!". Nick dropped beside her as the bunny began to tremble. He went to put a hand on her shoulder but pulled it back as her pupils dilated and she began breathing hard. "Uh oh.". He stood and took one step back before she lunged letting out a grunting squeal. Her one good foot again proved it's power as she knocked him clean off his feet.

Nick let out a startled 'yip' as she chomped down on his ear with her massive incisors. "ACK! Not the ears! Not the EARS!". Her front paws scratched at his face and her one good back foot kicked him hard in the gut. "Sorry Carrots!". He brought both feet up and kicked her off. She rolled a short distance taking a good hunk of ear and fur with her. When she recovered she was down on all fours. With a savage scream she came at him again but this time he was ready. He simply lifted a foot and placed it perfectly so her forehead ran smack into it. She snarled and clawed at him but he just grinned. As long as she kept that forward momentum pressed against his heel he could hold her there all day.

She squealed and grunted and clawed, her little arms flailing adorably in the air as she tried to scratch him to ribbons.

"Tsk tsk. Temper, temper, Carrots."

"What's going on here!?" A deep voice bellowed. "Assistant mayor Bellweather said there was a savage fox.".

Nick looked up to see the silhouette of Chief Bobo. "That would be me. Look at me snarling." He quipped before stabbing a finger upward. "Get Bellweather before she gets away! She's behind everything!"

"Bellweather!? That's impossible."

Just then Judy slipped around his foot and lunged, chomping down hard on his tail. He yelped as she pulled out a mouthful of fur. "Heloooo!" He shouted up at the chief. "savage BUNNY! It's not biology!"

Bobo turned to the mammals with him. "Spread out! Find Bellweather! Apprehend her!"

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"Sorry about your ear." Judy winced a little at the divot in Nick's ear as they left the hospital where she had stayed briefly until they had administered an antidote.

Nick just smiled. "I like it. It makes me look more intimidating in my uniform.". He polished hi new badge.

She laughed.

"You know you sound like a pig when you're mad."

She jerked her head up. "What? I do NOT!?"

Without a flicker in his lazy smile he reached into his pocket and pulled out her carrot pen and pushed the button. Snorts and squeals came from the speaker.

Her jaw dropped in indignation. "That's not me!" She made a grab for it.

"Nope. I'm keeping this one.". He held it up out of her reach. "I may need blackmail one day."

"That's not funny!"

"Oh, you know it is."