“Wish.”
Episode by "Zootopia-"
"Zootopia-" is similar to "Zootopia+." The main difference is that this episode focuses on the life and events of the villain, with more negative and depressing emotions.
The story is dedicated to Nick Wilde. The moment when he re-encountered a figure from his past. The groundhog. The very bully who destroyed his faith. When all his dreams of being a scout were erased. But the reason they met again, by chance, was a request. To grant a wish.
Important and key moments:
- Officer Benjamin Clawhause, as he did every morning, warmly and happily greeted his dear and beloved friends. Not forgetting to offer and treat them to donuts. He also wanted to give them a small stack of fan letters. A stack of hundreds of letters – is that small?
- Nick and Judy accepted them and were ready to dive in. In the break room, they slowly began opening and reading the letters. Many wrote with great delight that their city had such amazing and wonderful heroes. Many children dreamed of becoming fearless police officers like their idols. All the letters were warm and encouraging. They were both delighted and amazed by the contents. They were happy. And here's the next letter, addressed to Nick.
- Nick, having read the name from whom, tossed the letter aside, and, assuming his break time was over, he abruptly stood up and left. Judy quickly followed him. She wondered what was wrong with him? What had happened? Even Benjamin couldn't understand why he'd suddenly left looking so disgruntled. Judy wanted to talk to him, but Nick asked her to let him walk around, collect his thoughts. He understood everything.
- But that letter was bothering her. It was meant for Nick; did she have the right to open it? He was a policeman, an officer of the law, after all. But he'd thrown the letter away, so she was now evidence. Judy planned to use the letter to uncover the cause of his discontent and make Nick happy again.
- Before opening it, she first decided to check the sender's name in the database. She studied the pages and files she'd found. And she herself was shocked. It turned out to be the same groundhog who had humiliated and traumatized Nick. Benji was stunned, and Judy was furious.
- Judy didn't open the letter. Taking it, she went to the sender. She wanted to look that bastard in the eyes. Right into his eyes.
- When she rang the doorbell, the baby groundhogs opened the door. Her weakness—children! The children were delighted to see Judy Hopps herself standing before them. Their mother, upon seeing the whole scene, the sadness on her face turned into a joyful smile. She immediately wanted to invite Judy into the house. But she politely declined. She had another goal.
- And then the father of the family appeared before her eyes, agitated and completely disheveled. The same groundhog who had left a deep scar on Nick's soul. The one who had left him with childhood trauma.
- When he saw Miss Hopps holding his letter, he realized Nick didn't want to read the contents. And Judy added that he wouldn't. Judy always strives to help those around her. And to support everyone. But there are times when even she is willing to make an exception.
- He understood everything. But when Judy was just about to leave, he heard a loud crash, and that crash was him. He fell to his knees, shedding tears, and began to beg her, to persuade Nick to read the letter. To grant a wish. His daughter's last wish.
- Judy didn't understand what was going on? She'd never opened other people's letters, so she demanded an explanation. He agreed, and he told her.
- After hearing this, Judy turned pale and lost her speech. She ran off, holding the letter in her hands. Looking back only once, she saw someone who had already become a shapeless shadow.
- Having found Nick, Judy, as befits a partner, or rather, a loyal and dear one, began to engage in a pleasant and touching conversation.
- Gradually touching on topics from her life and reaching the letter. He, of course, was stunned that she, too, had decided to fall for his trick. But Judy replied that this time, everything was different.
- He heard her voice. Every syllable was piercing. He realized Judy was serious. He decided to open the letter.
- Reading it, his face twisted. He was shocked. He read.
- The content of the letter is as follows: it contains a request, or rather, a plea. His daughter is dying. And he blames himself.
- Judy began to explain what had happened.
- The story: His daughter admired the characters from Zootopia. Judy Hopps and Nicholas Wild. She was especially captivated by Mr. Wild. Her best and closest friend from school thought the same. Plus, he's a fox. They were both enchanted by him. And then one day, her class had an assignment about who your idol is and why. Without thinking twice, they decided to get to work.
- Devchata ochen' khoteli uznat' o svoyom kumire mnogoye, im dazhe poluchilos' rassprosit' nekotorykh prokhozhikh, svideteley i dazhe nekotorykh osob, kotoryye s nim svyazany. Slovno kak, yunyye detektivy oni pogruzilis' v rabotu. I vot odin moment, vso izmenil. Yeyo podruga uznala, chto Mister Vayld ran'she byl skautom. Ona dazhe smogla nayti foto. Kogda ona izuchala gorodskoy arkhiv. Istoriya o zhiteley goroda.
- The girls really wanted to learn a lot about their idol; they even managed to question some passersby, witnesses, and even some people associated with him. Like young detectives, they immersed themselves in their work. And then one moment changed everything. Her friend learned that Mr. Wilde used to be a scout. She even managed to find a photo. While she was studying the city archives, a story about the town's inhabitants.
- And then she came to her senses. After all, her father was the group leader. She was hoping to find out more from him. He didn't know what to say or how to handle things. She was eager to listen. And he began telling her everything about Nick in a positive light. And having obtained a huge amount of information, she was about to rush to her friend, but it was unnecessary.
- She had already arrived, but she didn't look like her usual self. She was like a bright sun in the whole class. One who brought joy and happiness to everyone. But now, she was like a cloud. Bringing grief and disappointment.
- She didn't understand what was wrong with her and wanted to cheer her up. She showed her all the material she'd collected, which her father had helped her with. Little Fox handed her an old newspaper, asking about something he'd told her about. They'd cover that in the project, too. She decided to do some more digging in the city archives, and she found this document. Little Fox saw the title of the article, about a major scandal. About how scouts had humiliated and traumatized a poor, unfortunate fox cub. And the fox cub was none other than Nicholas Wild. And the aggressor, the one who had started the persecution, was her father.
- The fox's tears streamed down her face; she didn't want to believe it, but it was true. She screamed and looked at her father with displeasure; he was shocked, and then at her. He asked her if she would do the same. He would also muzzle her. She began to imagine that this was all her plan, to befriend her, deceive her, and then betray her as well. She ran out, saying she hated her and her family.
- The little girl's heart was pounding, her hands holding the material were shaking, streams of tears were streaming down her face. She could barely speak. She threw it off. Where is the truth?
- He took the article and confirmed it was this one. She refused to believe it, she didn't want to believe it. Nick's father had deceived him, Nick had considered him a friend. And now? And what now, her father, he had deceived her. She literally became enraged, as if she had gone wild. He begged her to calm down. But she wouldn't listen, she grew increasingly indignant. She said she hated him. And at that moment. She felt a severe pain in her chest and fell to the floor.
- Once at the hospital, they gave him terrible news. The baby has heart failure. And unfortunately, they can't help her. He didn't believe it, he begged the doctors to help, he didn't want to hear it. He asked them to perform a miracle. But they were powerless. Even they couldn't perform such a miracle.
- He approached his bedridden daughter, remembering all those moments when she felt unwell, he began to blame it on him. He begged her for forgiveness. Over and over again. Pressed against the bed and sobbing.
- After listening to the end, Nick never interrupted or stopped her; he felt it wasn't a fantasy. He knew Judy sensed it herself. She would support any decision he made. But he decided to do the right thing.
- And so Nick, after so many years, met him again. Nick didn't show any aggression, but he didn't show any kindness either. Marmot understood that the past couldn't be undone and it was unlikely Nick would forgive him. What he'd done would never be forgotten. He admitted that sometimes he saw him, noticed him, and bumped into him. And in those moments, he wanted to approach Nick and say one word. Forgive him! But he couldn't bring himself to. He was afraid; he was a coward and would always remain one. He was simply pathetic, a real disgrace. Karma had caught up with him. He had deceived his entire family and ruined his daughter. He was a worthless, pathetic husband and a worthless father.
- Nick said he was wrong. The fact that he'd already taken this step, overcome his fear, and written a letter of pleading already shows how much he cares and how dear his family is to him.
- Nick went up to the little girl. When she saw him, she was overjoyed. But afterward, she suddenly became sad. Nick tried to calm her down. She asked him for forgiveness for her dad. She knows he's a good man. All these years, he's shown his deep care and love. The father couldn't bear it any longer and approached his daughter, saying that he should be the one asking everyone for forgiveness. He shed tears, saying that he should be lying in the hospital bed. It was his fault.
- His daughter isn't angry with him; she loves him. Nick just watched and said nothing. He didn't want to accept it as true. Tears were welling up in his eyes.
- But then Judy entered the room. She brought a little guest with her. A little fox. Her best friend. Dad, Nick, and Judy knew they had to be left alone. They instantly saw her run up and hug her. Sobbing loudly and violently. Dad thanked them and said thank you. He stayed.
- After. At school, in the little girl's classroom, the teacher and students were saying goodbye to their best student. Their best and most amazing friend. And at that moment, a delegation of police officers entered the classroom. Among them were the Zootopia heroes, Nick and Judy. They solemnly, with great honors, said goodbye to the little girl. And presented her with an honorary medal for outstanding achievements. For her faith in herself. This award was given to the little fox, who promised to treasure it with all her heart.
- When they left, Nick sat down on the bench; he couldn't take it anymore. He was exhausted; he couldn't hold back his tears any longer. He started crying, shedding tears that weighed on his heart and burned his soul. Judy walked up to Nick and hugged him. She couldn't hold back either. At the same time, she understood his feelings and tried to comfort him. She tried to calm him down. But that takes more effort. And time.
P.S. Earning forgiveness is a great achievement. But forcing yourself to ask for forgiveness is an even greater feat. It's never too late to forgive. You just have to speak up, not remain silent. You have to be able to forgive.
