Nick Wilde Sorry, could you show me that clip again? Wasn't wearing my glasses.
Played by Jason Bateman 
Zootopia 2 (2025) · 89 quotes
Zootopia 2 (2025) · 89 quotes
Most-quoted character in Zootopia 2 (2025): in 42 of its 89 quotes
Most scenes with: Judy Hopps (21), Nibbles Maplestick (9), Gary De'Snake (8)
Bogo alert.
More lines from Nick Wilde
14 quotes Nick Wilde Nick Wilde Play it smart, stay off the radar, and don't let them get to you, 'kay? 'Cause we are the dream... team. [accidentally throws the soda can through the wall] Sorry, Paul. [Paul frustratedly growls and the soda can sprays him away]
Nick Wilde No snake has set foot in Zootopia in forever, okay? Even if they had feet. [chuckles]
Nick Wilde Well, can't win 'em all.
Nick Wilde Oh, is my discomfort hilarious to you?
Nick Wilde Oh my god -- a viper! A vindow viper. Ja? [laughs]
Nick Wilde You know, this is not your worst idea. [Judy: Wow, that was almost a compliment.] Your worst idea is what you did with your ears. [Judy punches him in the stomach]
Nick Wilde You're the one who said we needed a bust. Just follow my lead, okay? Act casual.
Nick Wilde [to Judy]
Loving tour time with Woodchuckles. Great call. [Judy: We need her.] Oh, yeah. Like a hole in the head. [an dolphin bartender glares at him and blows his blowhole] Bad timing?
Nick Wilde Slow down. You want to fit in? Commando is not gonna cut it. It's not just the clothes, okay? [in a cool tone] It is the vibe.
Nick Wilde Raymond! And is that Kev…? [But they grabs him and Judy by their throat]
Nick Wilde Carrots, hey, I would like to call a partner meeting!
Nick Wilde Hey, Flash, Flash, 100-yard dash! Partner's in trouble, need to get across town, ignore the laws. [Flash: No... problem!]
Nick Wilde Love you, Partner.
Scenes with Nick Wilde
27 scenes Nick [Antony Snootley, the customs inspector, realizing Judy and Nick are cops.] [chuckles]
Finnick
[spits out his pacifier and looks up at him]
Toot toot.
Antony Snootley
[gasps in panic]
It's the FUZZ! [pushes Nick aside and runs]
Stop! Stop in the name of the law!
Antony Snootley
Everybody run! [drives off in the catering van]
Nick Well, can't win 'em all.
Frantic Pig
[Behind Nick and Judy, the frantic pig in a hog rod fiercely honks at them.]
Get outta the road, you dumb bunny!
[As Judy and Nick are in Chief Bogo's office, the latter groans, as he and the other ZPD officers are displeased with them ruining Ebenezer Lynxley's statue.]
Sir, today may not have been ideal, but the anteater was captured...
Chief Bogo
By the Zebros!
ZEBROS!! [both high-five]
Chief Bogo
SHUT IT!!!
Zebros...
It was us. But more importantly, I believe that we have made a significant discovery. [opens a case file] The stolen van contained a smuggled crate from overseas, pamphlets for the Zootennial, and some type of reptile skin. I've already sent samples for testing. And...
Chief Bogo
[slams his hoof down on the case file]
What needs testing is you! You two tore up half the city! Because of you, we had to call in Jumbo Unit [turns on the TV to show a news report of Zeke, a dik-dik struggling in a tuba] to remove a DIK-DIK FROM A TUBA!!!!
Otter
[on TV]
You're almost out! You're gonna be--
Zeke
[on TV; panicked]
Please no, please NO...!
Otter
[An elephant officer picks up the tuba and blows through it with his trunk, launching Zeke into the air.] [on TV]
Who's catching him?!
Nick Sorry. Could you show me that clip again? [puts on his pig sunglasses] Wasn't wearing my glasses. [Judy glares at him]
Chief Bogo
Did you or did you not disobey a direct order to stand down?!
Sir, we were in pursuit, and Article 6, Paragraph B states if the lead officers think that--
You are not lead officers! You're one-hit wonders who should go back to meter-maiding and slinging pawpsicles!
Nick If I may, I think someone's just jealous that we got to drive the Squealmobile. [Fern snorts in shock] Or... maybe you thought it was your mama!
Chief Bogo
[Fern squeals in anger.]
ENOUGH!!! Everybody, [in high-pitched voice] out!
Chief Bogo
[The ZPD officers (except Judy and Nick) leave Bogo's office.] [sighs; to Judy]
Officer Hopps, despite my best efforts to avoid it, I like you. But this need to... overdo it made both of you a headline today. [Judy's ears droop upon her hearing this] And it reflects badly on me, on the department, and, frankly, on any bunny hoping to follow in your footsteps. Not every case is going to save the world.
Nick [Judy comtemplates about what Chief Bogo said, until...] [interrupts]
Knock, knock. [standing next to a waste bin] Hi. You know, this kinda... this sounds a lot like a... "just a you guys" conversation, so what I'm gonna do is: I'm gonna go ahead and... [prepares to leave]
Chief Bogo
[rolls his eyes]
Is there a reason why you don't take anything seriously?
Nick Jokes are a classic defensive mechanism for someone with a traumatic childhood.
Chief Bogo
[glares at Nick]
Would you like a traumatic adulthood?
Nick [opens his mouth to retort before removing his glasses and backing away]
I would not.
Chief Bogo
I allowed you to work together because you did this city a great service, but today, you messed it all up. And now, some are questioning whether you should have been partners in the first place.
But, sir...
Chief Bogo
So, instead of chasing imaginary reptiles, I am pulling you from the field...
Chief Bogo
...and giving you a new assignment, reserved for special teams like yourselves. Fail at this, and I will have no choice but to split you up. [opens the door] There will be no more Hopps and Wilde. [Judy and Nick exchange worried glances] But... if you're as good as you think you are, [gives Nick the flyer] this is your moment to shine. [shuts the door]
Okay, we have to set another meeting with the chief. Promise we’ll be better. [opens her locker, finding it filled with insults about the pursuit, courtesy of the Zebros, and glares at them in annoyance]
Nick Yeah, or we can go with my playbook and we just lay low. [gestures to a mouse to free the carrot soda can from the vending machine]
Nick And if we complain to Chief Beef, he'll just make us stay longer. Play it smart, stay off the radar, and don't let it get to you, 'kay? [grabs the giant can of carrot soda] 'Cause we're the dream... team. [accidentally throws the soda can through the wall, much to Judy's shock] Sorry, Paul.
[Paul growls in frustration as the soda can sprays him away, making Judy wince]
Gene Zebrowski
[As Judy and Nick leave the ZPD building, the other officers mock them for destroying Ebenezer Lynxley's statue] [mockingly]
Look, everybody! Roll out the red carpet, here's the Super Cops! Woo!
Higgins
Ça marche! Allonzi!
Bloats
Woo!
Sheep cop
Fox and bunny!
Hey, what does the fox say? You suck!
Nick [Upon realizing Zebraxton insulted Nick, Judy tries to confront him about it.] [fondly pushes Judy away]
Easy, partner. [leaves the building with Judy] Let me ask you somethin': Do you think we're a good team?
Of course! I just... I just wish I knew what we had to do to prove it to everyone else.
Nick Or... maybe we don't have to prove anything to anybody.
[Judy and Nick look behind them, seeing the ZPD officers still taunting them from behind the door.]
Hm... [smiles] We do. Forever. [throws a "Partnership for Dummies" book to Nick]
Nick [catches the book]
Oof! [gazes at the book curiously]
And the sooner everyone [as Nick gazes at her] sees a fox and a bunny can be great partners, the better. [walks away as Nick amorously gazes at the book] Enjoy it! I got two!
Nick [singing]
I'd rather chew off my own arm.
[waving from a distance]
Happy anniversary!
[Nick stares at the book Judy gave him, scoffing softly as he leaves]
Nick [hears his phone ring, notices it's Judy calling, and answers his phone]
Well, well. You miss me already, huh? [mutes his TV]
[phone call voice-over]
The stolen van with the snake skin is from the same catering company that’s working the gala.
Nick Mm-hm. This is you studying your partner book?
[phone call voice-over]
Listen to me. Venomous snakes tried to steal the Lynxley Journal before. What if they’re back in town to steal it again?
Nick [hears a door knock; walks to the door]
No snake has set foot in Zootopia in forever, okay? Even if they had feet. [chuckles] Look, we’re already in the hot seat, Carrots, and the pizza’s here. Gotta go-- [discovers Judy at his door and drops his phone in shock]
If there’s a fanging at the Gala and we do nothing to stop it, then we are not doing our jobs-- [sees his messy apartment] Yikes... No wonder you never invite me over. [takes a picture with her phone]
Nick [hides his apartment from Judy]
Foxes are solitary. And look, [lifts his tail] we go and you’re wrong, Chief Beef will split us up.
And if we don’t get a win soon and prove we’re great partners, the chief will split us up anyway. Check the perimeter, snoop a little. We find nothing? We bail. But if I’m right, no one will question whether you and I belong together again. We need this.
French Chef
[During the chase scene at the Lynxley Manor, a lion chef's hat is knocked off, revealing a rat/mouse controlling him by pulling his mane.] [gasps; points at the lion]
I knew it!
[Gary races down a hallway with Milton and the Lynxley journal, with Judy trying to stop him, but the viper turns the corner while Judy loses her balance as she slips. Gary drags Milton into his study, where a huge fireplace is burning, muffles him, and puts the encased journal in front of him, engaging a large retina scanner. To unlock it, Milton's eye is scanned, unlocking the case, but before Gary can take the journal out, Judy kicks the door open and catches up with them in the study]
[whimpers with fright as he recoils in fear]
[fixes her dress]
Please, you don't have to hurt him. [Gary becomes stunned to hear what she said]
Hurt him? Snakes... never hurt anyone. [Judy starts listening to him] We aren't the bad guys. [points to Milton] They are. [Judy turns confused, not knowing whose side to be on; grabs the journal out of the container] And this journal holds the secret that will prove it. I have to prove it. Please. [Judy's ears droop in surprise] This is our only chance to set things right. And when I do, my family will finally be able to come home. [gets knocked out by a frying pan from Nick, who didn't hear the situation]
Nick Ha! I am here! [Gary collapses, uncoiling Milton and the journal] Hopps and Wilde. [chuckles] Dream team. We got him. Or her. Reptiles. It's like, who knows? [chuckles as Milton recovers and grabs the journal]
Kitty
[barges in with Cattrick, who locks the door behind them]
The cops are right behind us.
[darkly; to Kitty and Cattrick]
Kill the snake. [Nick and Judy turn to him in horror as he and his children start to approach] We'll burn the journal. If he wants it, it's dangerous. [to Judy and Nick] And then you two will file a report that he attacked us, and you will keep your mouths shut. [retracts his claws, scaring Judy and Nick] Step aside. [Cattrick and Kitty retract their claws, too. Before Nick can react, Judy kicks a fire poker, catapulting out flaming coal and igniting a tapestry, causing Milton, Cattrick, and Kitty to step back] Put out the fire!
Fru Fru
[Mr. Big’s polar bears, Raymond and Kevin, put Judy and Nick in the trunk of his limousine and take them to Fru Fru's purse warehouse.]
Welcome to my warehouse! [to Judy] Oh my god, I love your dress.
Oh, thank you.
Mr. Big
Fru Fru and I are now equal partners in the family business. She brings wonderful ideas for crime and for fashion, while I get more time to focus on what matters most: Being grand-papa to my little Judith.
Judith
[Fru Fru's daughter, a toddler shrew named Judith, walks over.] [holds out her hand, wearing a candy ring on one of her fingers]
Kiss my ring!
Mr. Big
[Nick smiles at Judy, chuckling in amusement.]
KISS THE STINKING RING RIGHT NOW! KISS IT!
Fru Fru
KISS IT! YOU KISS IT RIGHT NOW! KISS IT!
Judith
[Nick quickly and awkwardly kisses Judith's ring.]
Nonno, you said we were gonna make cement shoes for Mr. Weaselton.
Mr. Big
Ah, that's my girl. [Judith grins maliciously]
Nick They grow up so fast.
Mr. Big
YOU RUN YOUR MOUTH TOO MUCH!
Fru Fru
THAT'S MY DAUGHTER! YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, FOX! [Nick flinches as Judy glares at him, which he notices and gives her a shrug with a "What?" look]
Mr. Big
Anyways, you're in trouble, and we like one of yous, so we're here to help.
Fru Fru
[a polar bear gives Nick a duffel bag]
New clothes, new identities, truck outta town leaves in an hour, and your meter-maid cart is taken care of.
[A polar bear throws Judy and Nick's meter-maid cart in a trash compactor before praying to himself.]
I think you misunderstand. We've been framed by the lynxes, and an innocent snake needs our...
Mr. Big
[as Judith climbs on his lap]
Judy, the Lynxleys are killers, and they have no honor, and this Tundratown expansion only makes them more dangerous. Territorial animals will do anything for more land. So, if whatever you're tangled up in threatens their plans, you're dead. You don't fight the cats, you leave.
Sir, I know you're trying to look out for us, but we took an oath to protect this city, and justice doesn't run.
Nick [wearing a fake moustache]
On behalf of myself, [reads his and Judy's fake I.D.'s] Rick Wilde and Miss Trudy... Cabbagepatch. We thank you for your truck to salvation and... [Judy rips off his fake moustache] Yow!
We cannot accept your offer. We are helping that snake.
Nick [muttering]
Boy, you're really tossing that "we" around.
Snakes may have been framed for the fanging of that tortoise. Do you have any idea why or how this book could prove it? [shows the journal to Mr. Big]
Mr. Big
I wish I did. But if it has to do with snakes, your best bet is talking to a reptile.
Do you know any?
Mr. Big
Almost no one does. They keep to themselves, hide out in Marsh Market.
Fru Fru
But you can still find 'em. You just need to find a reptile expert, someone local who knows where to go. Lucky for you, I met someone. [gives Judy Nibbles' business card] She runs a podcast!
Nick [To uncover the secret of the journal, Judy and Nick are tasked with consulting Nibbles for help, much to Nick's dismay.]
No, no, Trudy Cabbagepatch; Rick Wilde says "no".
Oh, yeah! [drives by Nick and Judy] If Hopps and Wilde are on the lam, subtle sleuthin' 'tis my jam! [kicks her car's passenger door open] Woo! [dusts off the seats] Mind the splinters. [Judy tries to pull Nick toward the car as he resists] Oh, you called the right beaver. If you wanna talk to a reptile, I am your gal. Also, if you need to talk to a jackalope, which are real, Mom!
Nick [chuckles as he pulls Judy away]
Excuse us; Team meeting. [to Judy] Vetoing the beave, new vote. [raises his paw and tail] All in favor of staying alive and laying low 'til this blows over-ville? [chuckles] I mean...
Hopps and Wilde do not bail on a case.
Nick [whispering about Nibbles]
But she's crazy; Probably lead poisoning from eating too many pencils! [sees Nibbles chewing on two pencils and spitting out a splinter]
Do you know a reptile who can tell us the hidden secret in here or why lynxes framed the snakes? [Nick tries to answer, but sighs in defeat] Twenty-four hours, sunrise tomorrow. If we strike out, then we go into hiding and Judy Cabbagepatch it is. [extends her paw to Nick]
Nick [groans reluctantly as the truck drives away]
It's Trudy Cabbagepatch and the safe word is "coconut". [steps in the car alongside Judy]
[to herself]
In the darkness of a dank underpass, they stepped into the vehicle, not realizing their lives were about to change.
Because... we're gonna meet a reptile?
[excited]
Because you're about to be best buds with Nibbles Maplestick! [Judy smiles, while Nick looks at her in surprise] Takes two to tango, but a threesome to be somethin'! [drives off to Marsh Market] Let's find you a reptile and romp the swamp!
[At the Marsh Market, Judy and Nick are walking with Nibbles to the dock to take a ferry to get to the reptile hideout.]
Just let me handle the locals. Water folk tend to be a little standoffish around landies.
Nick Yeah, well, I've been hustling the streets since I was twelve. I think I can handle a juggling seal.
[A sea lion juggler who is nearby gives Nick an annoyed look.]
Sea lion. [to the sea lion juggler] He's not from around here.
Nick But coin's a coin. [drops a coin into the sea lion's bucket]
Oh no, change... [takes out the coin from the bucket with a sign says, "No change, only fish"] is a choking hazard.
Nick Well, [pats on the sea lion’s flipper] honest mistake.
[The sea lion juggler roars at him.] [chuckles; points to a sign that says, "Do not touch."]
Do not do that!
Let's let Nibbles handle this.
Conversing with these beautiful sea creatures is like talkin' to anyone a little different. Just takes open and respectful communication. [throws a large fish in Judy and Nick's arms and rings a bell; a large walrus named Russ emerges from the water with a plunger] Hey, bub.
Russ
Hey, bub.
Hey, bub.
Russ
Hey, bub.
Hey, bubba, hey.
Russ
Hey, bub, hey.
Bub-bub-bub-bub-bub-bub.
Russ
Bub-bub-bub-bub-bub-bub.
Hey, bub. [mimics a record scratching]
Russ
[Nick and Judy exchange confused glances]
Hey, pfft, bub-bub.
Hey, bub, pfft, bubby-bub.
Russ
Hey, bub, pfft! Hey, bub. Hey-ho!
Hey, bub-bub.
Russ
Hey, bub.
Seen Jesús?
Russ
Yup. [grabs the fish with his plunger, eats it, and dives back into the water, soaking Nick]
Nick [removes his soaked hat]
And now, we leave town.
Nick [Judy, Nick, and Nibbles rides on Russ while on their way to the reptile hideout.] [to Judy]
Thank you for this.
Russ
Oh, it's your anniversary? [turns on the LED lights; sings Belle Notte]
[Judy smiles awkwardly and Nick frowns in discomfort.]
[At the reptile hideout, an iguana server sets down a plate full of worms.]
Oh, I'm good, [pushes the plate towards Judy and Nick] but these guys look hungry.
Thank you for meeting with us. We believe snakes were framed for something in this journal, perhaps pertaining to—
Jesús
Eat first, talk second.
Jesús
[So Nick and Judy eats worms. Judy ate the small one, and Nick ate the long one.] [to the reptiles]
Hey, guys! They ate it! [laughs as the other reptiles laugh and cheer] Look at their faces! I don't eat grubs! [takes the plate and puts it on a waiter's plate] Hermano, get me a scone! [Nick glares at Judy, who chuckles nervously] Okay, okay. [picks up the journal and inspects it] Hmm... Metal cover.
And what does that mean?
Jesús
It means... [places his foot on the table] it's fancy. [stretches his toes, much to Nick's disgust] It also means the secret you're looking for is probably right on the cover. Somehow, vipers can see things in the metal, even under the paint. [slides the journal back to Judy]
This is Ebenezer Lynxley's original journal for the weather walls. Why would he hide a secret... for a snake?
Jesús
I don't know, but it must've been big... 'cause a tortoise died for it.
Nick I am guessing that it was... a slow death.
Jesús
[Jesús and Judy glare at Nick, with Judy trying not to laugh, and Nibbles groans in frustration]
The fanging didn't just change how folks saw snakes. No mammal trusted any reptile after that. [looks at a few newspaper clippings on the wall about whether or not mammals should trust reptiles] That's why we all left, and that's when the Lynxleys expanded Tundratown the first time. [sadly] And it's happening again. The expansion is going here. Marsh Market will be buried in snow. We'll all get pushed out. Those lynxes will get more land, and there's no way to stop 'em.
Jesús
Then I would say: Holding it... puts the two of you in grave danger.
[When the ZPD arrives and the reptiles start to panic, Jesús leads Judy, Nick, and Nibbles to the exit to the top deck and hands them a boat.] [to Jesús]
Wait, why are you helping us?
Jesús
You two saved the city once, I reckon you can save it again. And when you do, maybe everyone will see we ain't that different. [runs across the water to safety]
Nick Huh.
[Nick and Judy are chasing Gary throughout Marsh Market with Nibbles' help]
Pro tip: If he goes for the red line, do not follow! You will run out of air! Good luck! I LOVE YOU!
[As Nick follows Judy, who is still chasing Gary, the latter looks behind him and swallows the journal.]
Cannonball! [leaps into the red line water tube]
Nick [Having disobeyed Nibbles' warning, Judy promptly follows Gary into the red line tube.] [worried]
Hopps, no, that's the red line! Red line, red line! [sees Judy jumping into the red line] You're gonna run out of air! Coconut, coconut! [leaps into the red line after Judy and Gary]
Nick [Much to his frustration, Nick is forced to abort his and Judy's pursuit of Gary by opening an emergency exit, landing them at the base of Copenhoofen.] [worried]
Are you okay?
Yeah, yes. Uh... You?
Nick [drying himself]
Um, well, uh, I feel some... sorries, uh, may be in order.
Nick [incredulously]
Oh, not me sorry. No, no. [points at Judy] You sorry.
[nonchalantly wringing her ears]
Well, now we kinda have no way to find him or stop the lynxes, so... agree to disagree. [flicks her ears at Nick, throwing water at his face]
Nick But... we are alive. So, if we can't find him, that's great. What we can find... is a truck outta here. [tries to spray water at Judy, but smacks his snout with his tail] Gah.
Nick [Judy and Nick exchange glares before the former sees Gary's fanny pack hanging from the emergency exit. Judy opens the fanny pack, finding markers and an old box of matches with a flower on it.] [uninterested]
Box of old matches... helpful. Trudy Cabbagepatch, leaving town; We're done. [tries to walk away]
Jürgen
[off-screen]
Yodelayhehoo!
Jürgen
[Nick and Judy look up and see two mountain goats hiking the cliff.]
This is weird place for you to be.
Berthold
Ja, very weird.
Jürgen
Ach, they fell out of ze tube. [takes out his phone] Okay, we will call police to help!
No! No, we're fine.
Nick Yep, but we were just leaving town.
Actually, um, do you happen to know where this tube goes?
Berthold
Oh, Copenhoofen. [points at a distance]
Jürgen
Ja, ist Copenhoofen. [starts coughing]
Got it, thank you-
Berthold
Ah, you chew too much. This is not... [does the Heimlich maneuver on Jürgen, making him spit half-chewed yellow flowers at Nick, much to his disgust as he dusts them off]
Jürgen
Oh, the Liebchenflower? [points above] Ze tippity-top of ze mountain. Uh, zis is ze only place zey grow.
Nick [frustrated; to himself]
Oh, boy...
Is... [to Jürgen and Berthold] Uh... Is there anything else up there?
Nick Nope, there sure isn't.
Berthold
Oh, ja; [Nick groans] Old Honeymoon Lodge, but is closed for a long time because was hideout for snakes.
[Upon hearing the word "snakes", Nick rolls his eyes.] [flips the matchbox]
Honeymoon Lodge... [Nick sighs] H-How do you reach it?
Berthold
Oh, tourists take ze tram from Copenhoofen, but ze rope is faster!
Jürgen
[Judy excitedly punches a frustrated Nick before heading to the rope.]
Good luck! [on the other side] Have fun at the Honeymoon Lodge!
Nick [annoyed]
Thank you!
[Judy and Nick are climbing Copenhoofen, with the latter struggling to keep up with the former, who wears Gary's fanny pack.] [climbing; to herself]
What does this secret... have to do with the reptiles leaving town? How did it get hidden in the journal in the first place?
Nick [exhausted]
Will you slow down...? [starts slipping on his rope, much to his annoyance]
[looks down]
How long do you think it's gonna be before Hoggbottom and the ZPD figure out where we are? [keeps climbing] If anything, we should be going faster. As I always say...
Judy's voice: [through carrot pen; off-screen] I really am just a dumb bunny.
[Nick is replaying the recording on his carrot pen, smiling smugly, forcing Judy to zip down to him] [angrily grabs the carrot pen from Nick, spiraling him]
This was a gift to symbolize our partnership. And it is not appropriate for this moment.
Nick [sarcastically]
Oh, no, I was just... [chuckles] hoping to jot down some ideas for what we will put on our tombstones. I'll start: "His partner did it!" [snatches the carrot pen back]
Nick [pauses, then breathes deeply]
I will save that for my therapy animal. [slips on his rope]
Yeah. [snatches back the carrot pen] You need a therapy animal!
Nick [snatches back the carrot pen]
Oh, yeah?! Well, you need a herd of therapy animals. [starts to fight over the carrot pen with Judy] Yeah, you need a whole migration of therapy animals!
[As Nick tries to keep the carrot pen away from Judy, he pulls the carrot pen out of Judy's grasp, making them slip, and Nick accidentally knocks his paw on the cliff, causing the carrot pen to fall on a nearby rock. As Judy and Nick try to save it, they knock paws, making the pen fall all the way down the cliff, breaking into pieces on the ground, leaving Nick shocked and Judy heartbroken and hurt. Nick shamefully sees Judy's hurt expression as she starts to turn angry, giving Nick the silent treatment when she climbs up the cliff, leaving Nick feeling ashamed for her. Judy reaches the Honeymoon Lodge and unclips herself before entering it. Later, Nick reaches the Honeymoon Lodge.]
Nick Carrots? [sighs before unclipping himself and following Judy]
Nick They aren't just gonna arrest us, the Lynxleys want us dead!
Nick [desperately]
Judy, just—
Nick [fed-up]
I don't care about the case! [Judy becomes shocked to hear what he said; stutters and sighs] Judy, it's not worth dying for.
[sternly turns to him]
The world will never be a better place if no one is brave enough to do the right thing.
Nick The world is what it is, Carrots. And-and sometimes, being a hero, it just... doesn't make a difference.
[pauses, then sighs]
I think, uh... [Nick looks at her sympathetically] I think... Maybe... Maybe we are different.
[Nick is horrified to hear that]
[Outside the destroyed Honeymoon Lodge, officers Chèvre and Bücheron bring a paw-cuffed Nick, who is glaring daggers, in front of Hoggbottom and Mayor Winddancer.]
Mayor Winddancer?
Nick [snarkily]
I dunno. But, you know, she's a rabbit, so maybe you can pull her out of your hat.
[Officers Bücheron and Chèvre throw Nick in the prison van and slam the doors shut.] [approaches Nick]
Where are they, Mr. Wilde? [Nick turns away in denial; to Cattrick] Begin the expansion. Freeze Marsh Market. Flush everyone out.
Nick [overhears him; worried]
No... you can't...
Water folk, like foxes, are lesser mammals. If I say they helped a dangerous snake, no one will care what we do. [digs his claws in Nick, who groans in pain] You're going to a dark cell, Mr. Wilde, just long enough to read the headline of your partner's demise. [takes his claws off Nick, who glares] You should've left town while you had the chance.
Kitty
[The prison van drives away with Nick.] [holding a fur sample]
Dad. Fur from... [gives the sample] whoever's helping the bunny and the snake.
[Nick is locked up in prison by Hoggbottom for being a fugitive] [off-screen]
Nicholas Wilde! [Nick sighs as he sees her in the cell across from him] What are the chances? [laughs] You know, this is my first time in prison, and I gotta say: [reaches for a mop] Their food is on point. [starts gnawing on the top part of the mop]
Nick [sighs and rolls his eyes]
How are you even here?
Destiny, plus an arrest. [chuckles] But it looks like Judith got away. Was that decision... mutual? [Nick sighs and turns away] Oh, sensin' trouble in paradise. Wanna talk about it?
Nick [pushing a bed]
What I want is to get outta here. [climbs on the bed, struggling to free himself]
[wearily]
Right, your big plan. Lay low on Outback Island, sipping piña koalas. Except you can't trust koalas 'cause they got four thumbs. [Nick climbs off the bed] Did a whole episode about it on the podcast. It was called "They Got Four Thumbs". But you know what? At least they ain't platypuses. [laughs]
Nick [trying to unlock his cell; annoyed]
Wait, can you just... Can you please just let me concentrate?
[salutes]
Roger that. [gnaws on the mop again and spits out a splinter] Just talk to me, dude! [Nick breaks a claw and sighs] What's the last thing she said to you?
Nick [sighs]
She, um... Uh, she said... "maybe we are too... different."
Hm... And... What did you say before that?
Nick I said the case isn't worth dying for.
Hm...?
Nick Like, uh,... Like, y'know, as in it's... it isn't worth her dying for because... because solitary animals like me don't have real friends. And I-I... I don't wanna lose her. [as his ears droop] I just... I don't know how to say that. [looks down, seeing Nibbles in front of him]
You know what, bud? [hugs Nick] I think you just did.
Nick [pauses before realizing Nibbles opened his cell; surprised]
Wait, how'd you do that? [gestures to the lock]
Well, I open my arms, put them around you, and then I squeeze. It's called a hug. Do foxes not have hugs? [realizes what Nick meant] Oh. [chuckles] The lock. Yeah, that's Beav 101. [reveals that she gnawed a key on the mop]
Nick [In Flash's car, Nick is calling Clawhauser at the ZPD by phone to track Judy's location.]
I cannot help Judy if I don't know where she is, which is why I need you [off-screen] to get on Paul's computer and track Hoggbottom.
Clawhauser
[whispering]
You are an escaped fugitive! I could get fired for even talking to you.
Nick [desperately]
They're gonna put her to sleep! [off-screen] Do it!
Clawhauser
Okay! [sees a box of donuts and gasps in delight]
Paul
[typing on his computer]
Did you try restarting it? Mhm. Have you tried not being an idiot?
Clawhauser
[whispers; holding a box of donuts]
Hey, Paul, I got you some donuts. [trips over the soda can and drops the box on Paul] Oh, no!
Officer McHorn
[grabs the box of donuts]
Thanks, Clawhauser!
Nick [off-screen]
Clawhauser! Location...?!
[Clawhauser reaches for Paul's computer, which has a screensaver on and requires a password. Clawhauser grabs the sticky note on the computer with the password "P@Rt3izFr&BrdZr2" written on it, much to his dismay as he struggles to read it. Pawbert, Judy, and Gary arrive in front of the Burning Mammal festival] [frustrated]
Oh, no... I think we're gonna have to go through the festival. [hops off his motorcycle with Judy and Gary]
Festival?
[Judy, Gary, and Pawbert turn around, seeing the ZPD closing in, much to Judy's shock] [snatches Pawbert's phone]
The phone's the first thing they track. [destroys the phone and jumps into the motorcycle with Pawbert and Gary] Go, go!
Nick [Judy, Gary, and Pawbert descend into Burning Mammal as the ZPD chases them. Nick and Nibbles are still in the back seats of Flash's car] [impatiently]
Clawhauser!
Clawhauser
[typing on Paul's computer]
I am working on it! [logs in] Got it!
Nick [through phone]
Great! Great, great. Now...
Clawhauser
[A captcha page pops up, saying "click everything that's cheese" as images pop up] [frustrated]
No!
[At the Burning Mammal festival, Judy, Gary, and Pawbert run their way through an animal crowd]
What festival is this?
Yax
[A moose lights a sign saying, "Burning Mammal" as Judy, Gary, and Pawbert run through more animals] [strips his clothes]
Oh, yeah!
[While DJ Lemmens play music, Judy looks back, seeing the Zebros chasing them]
Move, move, move!
[The Zebros run after Judy, Gary, and Pawbert as the three enter into a tent, where they find Gazelle and her tiger dancers, which they noticed, though, and see the Zebros coming after them]
Come on! Go, go, go!
[Judy, Gary, and Pawbert race out of the tent through the back flap] [arrogantly] (We got you now, Bunny-loser!) [barge in the tent]
HA! [notices Gazelle is in front of them] Huh?
We meet again, zebra. [the tiger dancers grin mischievously, the Zebros become horrified, before they can escape, the tigers grab them by their shirts, and drag the Zebros to beat up]
Whoa! [the tiger dancers starts to beat the Zebros up]
Here come the horns! [body slams on Zebraxton and Zebrowski]
Ow!
[After Judy, Gary, and Pawbert flipped the switch of the clock tower in the old control room, they return to see if it worked.]
Can you see it? Did we turn on the clock tower?
[sees Nick struggling to open the weather wall door; confused]
Nick...? The door... It's locked. [runs to the monitors] Wait... How did it lock?
Nick [Outside the weather wall, Nick starts panicking as the walls begin to heat up.] [trying to barge in]
Nibbles, open it! Nibbles!
[In the control room, Judy watches worriedly as Nibbles opens the access door, allowing Nick to enter, then slams the door shut before the flames scorch them.]
Dang door stuck on me...
[Back in the control room, Judy sees Nibbles helping Nick back up.] [sighs in relief, then chuckles embarrassedly]
Sorry. Last case, there was kind of a... twist.
I know. [suddenly injects Judy in the neck with snake venom, paralyzing her] Oh my gosh. I really... Oh, my heart is pounding. [chuckles] I thought you knew. I thought you knew.
[grabs him by the throat]
Sorry, partner. [throws Gary outside in the snow] Hate to leave you out in the cold... But... I'm gonna... [sighs] Please don't be mad at me, but... I mean, you get it. We've always been on the same page. Me and you. Underdogs, right? You gotta prove you're as good as everyone else, that you belong. I know, it's messed up, but... [reloads his venom injector] this is my chance. I have to take it. 'Cause when I get to his great-grandma's home, and I burn the original patent, I'll finally be something in my family. And I'll finally belong, too.
Nick [on the monitor]
Judy?
Nick [on the monitor]
Carrots?
[Judy and Gary watch in horror as Pawbert steals the latter's fanny bag.]
Bye, partner. Bye, Judy Hopps. [walks past her]
[pauses; coldly]
I don't wanna be different. [slams the door shut and locks the control room]
Nick [As Pawbert leaves the control room after betraying Judy and Gary, he hears Nick climbing the stairs and follows him.] [off-screen]
Judy? [looks around the corridors] Judy? [looks down] Nibbles, do you see her?
Nick [In the control room, Judy struggles to crawl to the door.] [through the monitor]
Judy?
[Judy briefly looks at Gary before continuing to crawl. Outside the control room, Nibbles stumbles upon Pawbert.] [pretends to surrender]
It's okay. Judy sent me. She... needs to find Nick. [injects Nibbles with snake venom]
Nick [Pawbert walks over Nibbles as he reloads his venom injector.] [off-screen]
Judy?
[Back in the control room, Judy is still struggling to reach the door. On the monitors, Nick is climbing the stairs as Pawbert follows him.] [struggling to crawl]
Nick...
[off-screen]
We... shall... succeed,... [Judy struggles to reach for the door, but collapses] Judy.
[weakly]
I can't... move... and [looks at Gary] you're too... cold... to help... [off-screen] And he's gonna... Nick's gonna...
[Thinking Judy is outside, Nick swings the steel door open. Once outside, Nick shields his eyes from the blizzard, looking for Judy.] [off-screen]
Judy,... the world... was never meant... to be... on one animal's... shoulders...
[As he turns around, Nick is confronted by Pawbert. Nick warily backs away upon seeing the venom injector in Pawbert's paw.] [crawling to Judy]
That's why... my great-grandma... wanted... Zootopia... [Judy sees Pawbert confronting Nick] to be... for everyone,... so we could... all... help each-other.
[Outside, Nick is still backing away from Pawbert.] [off-screen]
You did. [slowly crawling] You chose... to help me... and became... my... best warm-blooded... friend. [touches Judy with his tail; his eyes glow] Very warm. [senses Judy's body heat; smiles] Permission... to hug?
[When Judy weakly nods "yes", Gary softly coils around her as the ice crystals on his scales start melting thanks to Judy's body heat, restoring him.] [sees Pawbert with his fanny bag through the monitor]
We're gonna save you and save your friend. [Judy smiles, then passes out; worried] Judy? [officers Higgins, Chévre, and Bücheron enter the control room] Aah!
Officer Higgins
[points at Gary in fright]
Hey, he's gonna eat that rabbit!
Nick [Outside the Sahara-Tundratown weather wall, Nick is still backing away from Pawbert, not noticing his footing.] [about Judy]
Where is she?
[blankly]
She... She didn't make it. [Nick turns mortified] But with snake bites, you... go fast... You'll see.
[Inside the control room, Gary, surrounded by officers Higgins and Bloats, quickly swings a telephone at Higgins' head, angering him and Bloats. On the roof, Pawbert aggressively tackles Nick to the ice, trying to stab him with his venom injector. Back in the control room, Chèvre tries to tackle Gary, but he slithers aside while still coiling around a passed-out Judy. Gary tries to leave the control room, but Officer Bücheron stops him from doing so.]
No! [looks at Judy, who is losing strength]
[Officer Bloats attacks Gary alongside the other officers as they try to restrain him. Back outside, Nick tries to stop Pawbert from injecting him.]
She gone, Nick! Just... get it over with!
[As Nick struggles to kick and push Pawbert off him, he kicks at Gary's fanny bag and knocks a bunch of markers out of it that fall onto an ice ledge. Back inside the control room, Gary struggles to free himself from the officers until he sees some of his markers falling from outside, then gasps in shock upon seeing through the monitor that Nick is struggling against Pawbert on the roof.]
You're done! Know when to quit!
[The ice underneath Nick and Pawbert starts cracking, when suddenly...] [off-screen]
Anti-venom! [Nick looks down; pops out] You can save her with the anti-venom! Throw me the bag! [the officers yank him back inside, revealing Judy's unconscious body]
Nick Judy!
[Upon noticing Gary's anti-venom pen, Nick kicks Pawbert off him, flipping each other over and causing the cliff to crack. Nick and Pawbert start wrestling for the fanny bag until the pen drops out of it towards the edge of the cliff. As the cliff rumbles again, Nick prepares to grab the pen, but...] [grabs Nick's paw; desperate]
Leave it! You're gonna kill us both! It's not worth dying for.
Nick [glances at the anti-venom pen]
Agree... [glares at Pawbert] to disagree. [shoves Pawbert away, slides down, grabs the anti-venom pen, and throws it to the fire escape, allowing Gary to barely grab it]
Anti-Venom Pen
[Nick briefly smiles before he starts losing grip as the ledge gives out. In the control room, Gary uncoils Judy and activates his anti-venom pen.]
Stab me straight into the heart!
[As Gary stabs his pen into Judy's heart, she recovers instantly, gasping in shock. Seeing Nick on the verge of falling to his demise, Judy kicks Bloats and Higgins off Gary before knocking Rhinowitz out in a rush to save him. As the cliff shatters, Nick and Pawbert both start to fall to their deaths, but Judy quickly grabs Nick's paw with Gary's help, who grabs Judy, as Pawbert falls.]
[After Gary saved Judy and Nick from falling to their deaths, they look at each-other worriedly before rushing to hug each-other in relief and both start weeping.]
I was trying to get you...
Nick He told me that you... That you were...
And I saw you...
[Nick and Judy stop hugging and stare at each-other with watery eyes, much to Gary's awkwardness.] [blushing]
I'll... help your friend. [slithers off to help Nibbles]
Nick [hesitantly]
Okay. I- I don't- I don't care that we're different... you know? I- What I care about… is you. I care about you. Okay? And I didn’t say it. I should've said it, but I didn't... because... [shrugs] Uh... Well... [chuckles nervously] 'cause I am an emotionally insecure source of your discomfort who's not good at expressing his feelings. Probably because I've been on my own my whole life. It's not an excuse; It's just... [awkwardly scratches his neck] it's why instead of telling you that you're the best thing that ever happened to me, [Judy smiles] I-I make jokes about your ears and-and I tell you that you try too hard, when, you know, the truth is: I just don't want you... to get hurt because… because no one else in the world matters more to me than you do.
[holding back her tears; talking fast]
I… I do try too hard because deep down I'm afraid I am what everyone thinks I am, and I suppress my discomfort because I'm worried it makes me look weak and I wanna be strong, and I think I'm failing all the time and I only take what you say personally because you're the only one in my life who ever believed in me, even when I don't even believe in myself. And I should have told you that… [pouts] No one else in the world matters to me more than you do, either...
Nick [pauses; almost entranced]
I have unresolved childhood trauma that I refuse to discuss because being vulnerable scares me.
I make dangerous choices because I have an unhealthy bunny hero complex.
Nick [teary]
And I didn’t join the ZPD because I wanted to be a cop; I joined because I always wanted to be part of a pack… and the thought of losing you scares me because… [whispering softly] because you’re my pack.
[sobbing]
I should never have left you. And I do need a herd of therapy animals, and I should've told you that you're the only partner I would ever want because… you're my fluffle.
Nick [perplexed]
Hm... Um...?
[Nick and Judy giggle as the former smiles at her warmly and the latter wipes her tears away.] [after she got healed; arrives with Gary beside her]
Whoo! Now that is what we call an overshare. I’m alive, by the way. I made it.
Nick [Judy and Nick, alongside Gary and Nibbles, see Pawbert heading toward the Lynxley Manor, then to the reptile neighborhood to burn the original patent and destroy it, so they get on the snowmobile and race to him.]
Hopps and Wilde?
Wilde and Hopps!
Nick Ah! He's Gary. Whoa! [grabs a long scarf for Gary from the polar bear] Thank you! It's for the snake! He's cold. No fur on him.
[Judy and Nick are closing in on Pawbert as he reaches the clock tower, when a chasm tears open between them.]
I'm gonna jump! [leaps outside the snow cat, ready to do so, but...]
Nick [playfully grabs her paw]
Zoogetherness! Huh? [serious] No, never mind. Forget I said it; here we go! [leaps off the snow cat with Judy, knocking the gasoline and matches away from Pawbert]
[When Pawbert finds the matchbox, it suddenly vanishes in the snow, much to his surprise.] [pops out of the hole]
Bunnies... we're burrowers. Rabbit kick! Hyah! [kicks at Pawbert, allowing Nick to trip him, then fist bumps Nick]
[However, Pawbert emerges from the snow, growling and grinning evilly, as he pounces on Nick and Judy and strangles them, ready to tear them apart.] [insanely]
I'll destroy the patent, that town, and everything in it. And a dirtbag fox and a [pushes Judy's head deeper in the snow] dumb bunny will never stand in my way!
Nick [Nick and Judy briefly exchange glances before the former glares at Pawbert.] [under his breath; defensively]
She's not a dumb bunny and you're forgetting one thing...! [smirks]
Nick We're friends with a snake!
Dr. Fuzzby
[In Partners In Crisis, Dr. Fuzzby asks Nick and Judy.] [off-screen]
Some are calling you the dream team. How did you do it?
Nick [Judy motions to Nick; Nick starts to speak as the scene changes]
Uh, well, there's a lot of [voiceover; Jesús shopping in Sheepshire.] different animals out there, and sometimes we start to look at [In prison, Pawbert stares out his cell as Milton, Cattrick, and Kitty argue with each other behind him. Gramma Taller, Big Tig, and Tuffy Cheeksworth look at Pawbert menacingly, and his eyes widen in shock.] all the little reasons that we're not the same. And it makes us worry. [At the ceremony, Mayor Winddancer presents Judy and Nick with medals, as the rest of the ZPD watch impressed.] But maybe if we just talked to each other, if we just tried to understand one another, [Judy, Nick, Gary, and Clawhauser visit Chief Bogo, who is recovering, in the hospital. They present him with a drawing with an apology note that says "Sorry I fanged you -Gary" and a box of donuts (with Paul still stuck in one). Bogo reluctantly shows his appreciation and takes a donut.] We would see that our differences don't really make any difference at all. [Gary reopens the new section of Zootopia, Raptile Ravine, which is now fully defrosted and restored, with a brand new golden statue of Agnes De'Snake. Judy, Nick, Nibbles, Mayor Winddancer, and a crowd of reptiles and mammals applaud. Nibbles hugs Gary as he high-fives both Judy and Nick with his tail.] Maybe we'd even see that what makes me me, and you you, [back to the Partners In Crisis; on-screen] can make us even stronger. And with hard work, you're gonna get to that by year two!
[Dr. Fuzzby and the ZPD officers, including Captain Hoggbottom and the Zebros, clap for Nick and Judy.] [whispers; bumping hooves]
Zebros.
Gene Zebrowski
Actually, my name is Gene.
My name [sniffles] is also Gene.
Nick Hey, uh, [approaches and hands Judy a small poorly wrapped gift] I got you somethin'.
Nick [Judy opens it to find the carrot pen, which Nick has fixed. She is touched.]
Love you, partner. But I am still me, so I'm only saying it once a decade.
[Judy smiles at Nick, and rewinds the carrot pen.] Nick's voice: [through the carrot pen] Love you, partner.
Nick [They look at each other in surprise.]
Oh, I'm gonna need that back.
Nick There's gonna be another case, huh?
Of course. Because when you broke out of jail, you also released 200 highly dangerous prisoners.
Nick [shrugs]
Worth it. Any idea where you wanna start?
[Judy grins at him.]
