DancingLunarWolves

Hey all, DLW here. ^_^

First off, I wanted to thank everyone that wished me a happy birthday. It's been a great day and I appreciate all the well wishes and happy ones.

As well, I hope you're all enjoying the month of July.

Next, I wanted to say that a few fics that I've been working on are coming back and a few more are being worked on.

Not truly "adding another hundred fics", but finishing the ones that are on my plate currently.

First up, you guessed it, more "In Our Dreams"!

It's about time that I finished the current chapter and this one and the next should be out in about a week or so.

Following that, the first chapter of Predation volume 2 will be out this month. I've been playing around with the narrative and wanted it to be eased in like the first volume, so now it's smoother than I had intended.

Wait 'til you see Jack in this volume. @_@

Not only that, but "La Guitarrista" will have a nother chapter soon hereafter and I've got the titles for two more of the "4 seasons" worked out and their plotlines. "Heat Haze of Summer Days" and "New Stars Every Winter" or "Every New Winter Star"... still debating on that as it's got everything to do with a song.

All four of the seasons.

That incoming, plus the other two "NaZoWriMo" stories that haven't been posted which are "My Jealous X" and "Predator/Prey Menality" have their first chapters mostly complete. 

Once all five of those stories are done, then expect all of them to be uploaded a bit... differently than I originally intended.

By that, I mean that once one updates, then the other four will that same day until they're all complete.

That's about all I can share for now. So I'll see you soon.

ppen..." Juniper squeaked, backing up from the window with a nervous grin. She tried not to side-eye her sister, but failed miserably when she could literally feel the eye roll going on.

Which Judy was absolutely doing alongside nervously tapping her foot on the passenger seat. "You were saying, June?"

Looking out, she didn't need a response for exactly what they saw in front of them.

The trip to the Hopps home went by without a hitch. It was relatively smooth and quiet and the sheriff didn't seem to mind the fox on board. 

Judy and Nick struck up a conversation about what they'd be doing and the finer details on how he got covered with soap - he said it was a 'miscalculation'.

Either way, with him back in his green Pawaiian shirt and khakis - still soap smelling - he looked like his usual self.

When they finally arrived at the burrow, that's when all the trouble started. When they passed by the carrot field, it was completely vacant. An odd occurrence, even by their standards, but Judy kind of shrugged it off thinking that they were just beyond that and by their family tree. 

However, when they drove past that and made it to the border of the south field, that's when Judy's jaw dropped.

What had to be all the bunnies in her family were there or around that part of the property, and then some - namely a giant white tigress, a pig and a few other members of their class were in their Bunnyscout uniforms among them.

Eye twitching at the scene, Judy slowly turned to her sister.

Juniper turned away, even scooching over a little as she nervously chuckled. "So I was wrong for once. Big deal."

Chamby, taking notice of how the two were debating on whether or not to get out of the car, made the decision for them. He knew something was up, but didn't want to draw attention. Kits always gettin' in trouble.

The Hopps family farm was huge. They owned quite a few acres of land that had been passed down from generation to generation. Beaten paths, side roads, the whole nine that came with owning property.

As such, the family had a road that allowed them to get to their south field easier. It was less developed than the other plots of farmland to allow it to be more natural and even blended in with the surrounding forest, strategically where the Hopps decided to put the berry patch.

Somewhere between sheer woodlands and farmland was where Chamby decided to park. It was close enough to the treeline as to remain out of sight to most and close enough to the farmland that they could be seen by many that were there.

He drew a deep breath upon rehearsing what he was here to do: talk with Bonnie. Well, that and hopefully keep things from getting out of hoof with a fox on their property. Last thing I need is 'nother Gideon mess. Judy better know what she's doin'.

Adjusting his shades, he cut off the engine and casually stepped out. He didn't want to stay too long as to not cause a mess, fully aware of how the Hopps family worked.

Tipping his hat to Judy, he told her his plan. "I'ma go see Bon right quick. So y'all may wanna get y'er pickin' done 'for I get back. I'll be droppin' Nick off after."

That said, he trotted off.

With only three of them in the car, it was a bit awkward. Two sisters currently at odds with one another over a 'plan' of action - none of it was a plan anymore, just a downhill derby off a cliff and into some jagged rocks - and a fox.

Judy wanted to sit back and think of what to do, but Juniper, ever the eager bunny, leapt into action first. She took her chance seconds after the sheriff left. 

Hopping out of the back seat, she got out and only snickered at her dumbfounded sibling. "Well, y'all got y'er your basket," she informed, waving at them and pointing to the bunnies in the field. "I'll see what I can do 'round here."

Again, Judy was at a loss or words. "June wait! What could you possibly-"

Before she could argue more, the black-furred doe had disappeared, making a beeline towards their family.

Almost jumping after her, Judy's thoughts screamed at her for even being here in the first place. Nick was there along with all the Hopps bunnies instead of what she wanted: just the two of them. Juniper was probably going to bring a bunch of them along to see Nick, something that Judy didn't want, yet. And sheriff Chamby would probably be informing Bonnie and Stu that Nick was there as well.

Judy looked out the window and sighed. This is the worst that could happen.

Ears falling to her side, the doe simply awaited whatever disaster her sister would bring. Not that she'd help this time anyway.

From the moment that he saw this, Nick glanced down at her. He understood only a little about rabbit body language, and droopy ears weren't a good sign.

He looked curiously at where Juniper dashed off to. "You know, Carrots. I can't understand a word she says or a thing she does." A slow smile grew on his muzzle that eased Judy's mind. 

Her shoulders relaxing, she chuckled at that. "You aren't the only one," she spoke truthfully, counting on each of her digits the number of mammals that could translate Junipers language and mentality. "Only my parents, my littermates, and Bartholomew can."

Nick nodded back, he didn't find it hard to believe.

While she could only watch on, Judy idly tapped her foot. Sure she and June were close, but they did get on each other's nerves often. It was either this that was happening now, or something else from time to time.

Like currently, June was hopping around, casually chatting with the family, probably telling them that Nick was here and that they should all see him and get Judy grounded for life or longer. 

The black-furred doe started gathering more and more bunnies to follow her and... leading them away?

Judy couldn't believe it. Juniper, Molly, Sharla, and Mei - she couldn't tell which of the Swinton sisters that was, but the casual 'nonchalant and astute' posture told her that it was Nora, she could be wrong - were corralling the younger Hopps kits away from the berry patch; the older ones following suit towards the family tree.

Junipers lack of a plan finally made sense. This was their window, their distraction. Judy smiled, Nows our chance!

"C'mon, Blueberries!" she grabbed Nick's paw, forcefully kicking the door open and hopping out with him yelping in surprise.

They hit the ground running; the bunny practically dragging the fox with her as they raced deeper into the berry patch and out of sight. 

Judy really didn't know what to say about her sister's plan, but she was glad that there was a basket in between them as they went over the finer details in the back of the squad car.

"So let me get this right," Judy began, her voice a whisper as to not attract too much attention from the sheriff ahead. Already about on the verge of leaping a seat over and dragging June to the ground from the trouble she caused, the bunny continued. "You want to do what now?"

The equal amethyst eyed bunny sighed, relaxing back into her seat with a wide smile. "I said it three times already, Judes: we bring him with us. What's so hard about that?"

Judy peered across the basket with both indignation and reserved joy. For one, Juniper seemed okay with Nick, so she didn't have to worry about that. However, it did lead to the other little problem that she was worried about.  "Mom and dad are gonna flip, June. That's what's so hard about this."

From her moment of relaxation and checking out the scenery of a road she hadn't been down before, June turned to her sister with a raised brow. She leaned over the basket and asked her a rather pressing question.

"So... you don't want him over for dinner."

At that, Judy was taken aback. Her ears fell to her shoulders and her eyes went wide. "NO I-Well, yeah I-" She had to stop herself from jumping out of her seat as she answered. Only when she looked towards the driver's seat and saw that Chamby had turned away from her did she calm herself.

With a groan, she leaned back and thought of what she was trying to say from this whole ordeal. 

One: she wanted a newcomer to feel welcome, one that, as far as she could see, didn't cause problems and was just trying to fit in. Two: she had to prove to Jack and her family that not all foxes are evil - Gideon withstanding and his family issues, the one that gave her that pen years ago was very kind. Three: above all else, her dream was to make the world a better place.

"Of course I do," she concluded, her paw idly smoothing over the fabric at the bottom of the basket as she wistfully looked forward. "You know how mom and dad are about..."

Her words lingered for a moment, but she couldn't finish the sentence - didn't need to. 

Juniper, however, didn't seem to have a care in the world right then. "Relax, Jude the dude," she replied, kicking her feet up and tipping her hat over as to not see the glare in Judy's eyes as she spoke. "It's Saturday, right?" 

Judy nodded. Indeed it was Saturday, schedule and all. But despite the day, Judy wondered what it had to do with June's plan (currently lack thereof) to get back the blueberries that were pilfered. 

She didn't have to wait long for her sister to answer. "That means that they're by the carrot fields storytellin'," the black-furred bunny informed, shrugging and trying her best not to laugh at Judy's fears. "Nobody's gonna be in south field."

This made Judy think. The whole warren usually did light duty on Saturday, if any at all - even farmers needed a break. They worked throughout the week to ensure that the farm was running and, on Saturdays, just spent time with each other with various activities and such. 

One of which - their old favourite when they were younger - was sharing stories near their family tree. They were anything from old farm life to general tales around the burrows. It helped that they were outside and just snacked on whatever carrots they could pick and just run around and have fun.

Her eyes lit up at the realization her sister gave her.

June continued, "Way I see it: we park over there, you have a berry pickin' and send 'im home with some of the good stuff."

Judy nodded along, noting how simple it all was. Her family would be a good distance away while she showed Nick around. She smiled widely, "That... that could work!"

In her sisters beaming, June didn't fail to capitalize. "Leave it to big sis to solve y'er problems."

And consequently, Judy's beaming suddenly stopped.  "You're ten minutes older, June... and if I remember correctly, you caused the problem."

"Ten minutes, but you were born just past midnight," June rebutted, raising her hat just enough to see the fire in Judy's eyes before she made a verbal jab at her. "little sis." 

It was well known throughout all their litters that Judy was the only one with a technically different birthday than her siblings - being born a few minutes after Juniper and past midnight was what seperated them. Despite this, it made her birthday all the more special as she was the only one in the Hopps burrow to have a day to herself.

She wasn't often teased about it, and June rarely pulled that card unless Judy started it.

That said, the culprit bunny gave her sister a proud smile. "And I didn't cause a problem. I solved two."

Not caring to see what Judy's raised brow meant or inquire, Juniper folded her arms behind her head and sighed.  "Really, Jude, you worry too much," she laughed, daring anyone to stop her from saying what would come next. "What's the worst that can happen?"

She waited, no longer than a second before her suspicions were confirmed. "June!" 

'Little sis' calling her name, she responded. "What?"

"Don't jinx this!

"Don't jinx what?"

She knew what she was doing... sort of. Much like Judy, Juniper was a bit of a risk taker. She often got in trouble over the craziest things when she got bored. Just as now, when she peeked one eye open at Judy standing on the seat - concern for safety far gone.

This is gonna be fun. Juniper smirked, "All I said what's the worst that can happ-"

Judy had enough. She was gonna leap over the basket and wrestle June to the ground! She bent her knees-

"HEY!"

- and abruptly stopped when Chamby glanced back at the two of them. 

His stylish 'I'm the sherrif' sunshades hid his eyes well just below the rim of his hat as he addressed them. The car slowed a little. 

"Ya'll two better not be back there squabblin'!" he demanded, taking a second to glare at both bunnies for a moment longer than needed to get the point across.

Judy sat back down and June sat up properly. "Yes sir," They answered in tandem.

As the car rocked from travelling on a dirt path, the buck huffed and turned back to focus on his driving.

He waited a moment before seeing the house in the small clearing ahead to further scold them. "An' June," he piped up, not bothering to twist the rearview mirror to see her, as he could see a sliver of the bunny in his glasses.  "You know what Mulephy's law is?"

Caught off-guard, she tilted her head up in deep thought. "Uh... it's invented by some guy named Mulephy's?"

Judy snickered when she heard that, even when she recieved a glare from 'big sis'.

Chamby slowly stepped on the brakes, bringing the car to a smooth stop. With the cottage just ahead of them, he drew in a deep breath and looked behind to the bunnies in the box - Juniper speciffically. 

"It's the one that says: shut y'er yap before the good Lord shuts it for ya," he informed, his voice deadpan albeit with a smug grin of his own.

"Now c'mon," With them either laughing or saying how that wasn't funny, he unlocked the doors and stepped out, adjusting his hat as he quietly mulled over the work he still had to do.

Let's see what this fox's all about. 


Hope you enjoyed!

More Jack coming soon.

And Skye!

Till Next Time
-DLW

Hey all. ^_^

The new chapter of In Our Dreams will be released soon along with the next chapter of "Skyebound".

Sorry for the delay, and it's been a long time coming. Expect it this weekend.

What can you expect? Well... the unexpected! 

Unexpedted cameo's, unexpected twists and turns... your sister getting on your nerves in the best way. Smol buns appearing out of nowhere.

The best laid plans of prepared bunnies can sometimes work out in weird ways. XD

And most certainly, the plans of a sly fox can turn out to be fanatical at best. ^^

Thanks again to Koraru-san and JadeHopps for their OC's as cameo's in the story.

If you'd like to see your OC in an awesome Zootopia High School AU, please let me know. I'll see how I can fit them in, 

www.fanfiction.net/s/12470674/…

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In Our Dreams (Entwined)

Until then, here's the snippet for In Our Dreams.

While Judy was often known as the bunny with a unique pep in her step, her current state was well beyond what most would consider was hyper. 

Her paws moved at lightning speeds across various forms, while her eyes darted to and fro as fast as any machine could. Her feet tapped without rhythm and she bobbed her head to a tune that only she could hear. And, above all else, she couldn't keep herself from bearing a bright, bucktoothed smile.

"This is gonna be great!" she said in a not so hushed tone, the sound of her pen and the hum of the overhead A/C unit were the only things to even out her voice.

Not that it mattered, though, she was currently the only one in the filing room. A small price to pay for opting to fill out paperwork that had been backlogged throughout the week. 

Being Saturday, Judy had a very set schedule: part-time work until the afternoon, the Bunnyscout meeting until late in the evening, finish homework and then dinner. Nothing was too strenuous, but since working with the Sherrif's department would help her in her dream of becoming a cop, and the scouts taught her valuable lessons, there was no way that she could pass up either.

But besides those appointed times, there was one little thing that had her giddy.

Taking a glance up from her form on a domestic call about a carrot theft, she brightly smiled at the gift that she brought with her.

A twine basket rested on the corner of the table in front of her. One of the many that her family had woven, it was the perfect sized carrier for her to stock about half a bushel of blueberries in one go. She even went so far as to keep the whole thing together in a bundled cloth.

So even as she categorized a few more loose forms in the cherrywood cabinets, she was eager to get her plan rolling. And in her mind, it was simple. 

On the way back home, she'd ask to drop off the basket of blueberries she had brought with her off to Nick. Since it would only be her driven home - Juniper was out training with Maria and Bartholomew, and Jack was with the Sherif - it would be easy to ask Deputy Eliot for a quick stop.

She'd talk to him for a few minutes, catch up with him, try to figure out a way to subtly say that he was to be invited to dinner the week after next - and sit with her and Jack at the table with her parents - and go home to plan everything.

It would take all of about ten minutes or so, but she had planned it all yesterday after they went to the ice cream shop. So, therefore, it was practically flawless. In her mind, nothing could go wrong.

"Aaaannndddd done!" she said in a chipper tone before stepping back and admiring her work. 

The files were neatly placed in manila folders, the cabinets were dusted and polished, pens replaced, floor swept, and the work desk, save for her basket, was cleared.

Satisfied with the sparkle of the workspace, Judy sought to leave. She reached up on her tiptoes to gather the basket before heading off. It shifted a little and she had to compensate for its weight as she carried it overhead.

Thankfully, as she was a prepared bunny, she left the door to the room ajar as to let her out easy. She didn't want to lose sight of the goodie basket as it was meant for one mammal.

And as she pushed the door closed behind her, she kept smiling to herself. Nothing can go wrong with this.