Chapter one Prologue
A cool breeze blew across the late-night streets of Savannah central the wind whipping around the few mammals out enjoying the evening, some out having a fun night out and a quiet drink, but some were looking for something more to add that little extra kick to their evening.
A small group of club going mammals wondered down one of the streets looking for something to make there fun night out a bit more exciting. The small group consisted of two grey wolves both males in their early twenties and three females two of them timber wolves and one being an arctic wolf also in their early twenties.
The group rounded another corner chatting all the way about what the rest of the night might entail.
"So which club do you want to hit up first?" one of the male wolves asked the rest of their small group.
"Not sure, ladies do you know any places?" said the other male wolf looking to their female companions.
The two timber wolf females respond with shrugs.
"I know a place" came a cheery response from the white-furred female. The male who originally asked the question smiled back.
"Well don't hold out on us, what's its name?"
"It's called Envy" the other females snorted while the males just laughed at the obviously silly name.
"Sounds fun is it far?"
"No it's a couple of streets away" they smiled and increased their speed.
"Then that's where we're going" the three females giggled and followed suit.
After walking a couple of streets making small talk all the way they finally reached where they wanted to go there standing at the end of the street in a building separate from the others was the club known as 'Envy' with the big neon letters displayed proudly on top of the door.
The design of the front of the building was so as to catch the eye and it did in a way, two large stone columns stood both sides of the of the doorway in which was just a large set of wooden double doors, another large piece of stone sat atop of the two columns making a large square shape but the only went up about halfway while at the top of the structure just below the roof line was a round window not really suiting it design or purpose now but from a time long ago when it was meant for something else.
That may have made the building look good from the front but form the sides and behind it was a different story some bricks were coming loose, rubbish was falling out of the bins and gang graffiti was painted on the side walls.
Yet despite all of that mammals were still lining up to go inside while two bears dressed in black suits played bouncer at the doorway into the place.
The group got close to the front before stopping to get give it a good once over with very skeptical looks on their faces.
"Well….It's…um…something" said one of the males while the ladies nodded in agreement even the white-furred female was starting to rethink making this suggestion in the first place.
"Come on guys" said the other male raising his arms towards the building with a smile on his muzzle.
"I think it's got character"
"If by character you mean 'looks like a toilet' then I agree" said the less optimistic male only to get a low growl in response.
"At least I'm trying to be optimistic"
"Optimistic…about this dump…really?"
"You never know they might have really good drinks or something" he said trying to keep a positive mood about the place.
"Yea drinks that will make you want to kill yourself after you've drunk them"
"Isn't that the whole point of drinking?" said one of the timber wolf girls a smirk growing on her face.
Now the grey wolf was growling at her for that smart ass comment while the other male was still growling from before with all that going on it sounded like a car sitting at the lights with the engine idling.
"Guys please stop!" the white-furred female stepped in front of the three with her arms out to her sides trying to control the situation.
"I'm sorry I suggested this place but we're here now, so can we please go in and try to have some fun?" she said with pleading eyes.
The three looked at one another then after a few moments started to look rather embarrassed rubbing the backs of their heads and casting their eyes in different directions.
"Sorry" they said in unison, they meet each other gazes again and laughed a little.
"She's right we did come here to have fun" said the she-wolf.
"So let's go have some then" said the white-furred she-wolf with the rest of the group nodding in agreement.
The group went over to the small line waiting to get inside and like everyone else stared there short wait to get inside but while waiting the male who not so eager to go in before spotted a single lonely mammal waiting by the side of the building just outside the view of the other mammals in line but just enough so part of his clothing was being bathed in the setting sunlight.
"I'll be back in a sec guy's" he said the others looking on with curiosity as to where he was going, the wolf turned the corner of the building and got a good look at the mammal.
The partly lit figure was a hyena dressed in a beat up pair of denim jeans a white T-shirt and a black zip-up hoodie, he was stood leaning against the wall of the building arms crossed and eyes closed but when the wolf stopped and stood in front of him his eyes opened revealing a pair of amber orbs glowing in dark of the night.
"What do you want?" he said in a low and slightly threatening tone which made the lupine stiffen.
"I-I was wondering….umm if you had any um ah… n-n-nighthowler" he replied nervously.
In the months since Dawn Bellwethers arrest and imprisonment the plant known as nighthowler had started to become regulated so as another mammal could not do what she had done but despite the best efforts of the ZPD it made its return on the streets of Savannah central the difference this time was the drug had been altered so as the savage component was removed so now mammals could experience their primal sides without the savage side effect.
Needless to say, mammals all over Zootopia started buying and trying it, pretty soon it became priority one for ZPD because it may not have led to mammals going savage but it was highly addictive and prolonged use could as it had been found could lead to the mammal becoming stuck like there primal ancestors locked inside their own mind while their primal side takes control.
So far there were at least six mammals that had been taken to hospitals to see if anything can be done to reverse the effect of the drug, but none had been found and those poor mammals had been stuck that way ever since.
The hyena studied him with his glowing amber eyes and after a second, he pushed off the wall unfolding his arms down to his sides while striding up to the suddenly very surprised wolf.
"What makes you think that I've got any at all?" he growled.
This act had admittedly scared the wolf but when he saw the black cloth wrapped around his left wrist that confirmed what he already thought this mammal belonged to the black fangs that ran the criminal underworld in savannah central and was the only gang that was selling nighthowler.
The hyena caught his eyes looking at his wrist and he smirked.
"Ah so you've heard of us?" the lupine rolled his eyes but still retained a nervous smile.
"O-Of course the whole city his heard of you" the Hyaenidae grinned a big toothy grin at the mention of his gang's reputation being known thought-out the city.
"Right answer so, how much do you want?" he asked leaning in close to the nerve wrecked wolf.
"Umm….ah… a dime bag" came a shaky response.
The hyena pulled back from him while reaching into his back pocket and pulling out a small clear plastic bag with a purple powder inside.
"Twenty bucks" he said with a grunt the wolf handed him the money and took the bag.
"T-Thanks" the wolf said with his nerves still plaguing his voice.
"Yea sure now piss off!" hissed the hyena which in turn made the wolf depart all the more swiftly back to the line waiting outside the nightclub. Once for was back in the line with his friend's questions were obviously asked as to what he was up too and he answered with a simple 'nothing' which got him death stares from his fellow lupines.
"Just be careful all right. I'd hate to see my friend turn into a jabbering mess" his male friend said with concern in his voice.
While this was going on the dealer had stepped in the dark shadow of the building and open up a bag hidden from view with even more nighthowler hidden inside, he pulled a few more into his pockets and went back to where he was standing before but just as he got comfortable a car pulled up a to the sidewalk near him with the window rolled down.
"Hey you selling?" said a male voice. Staying where he was the hyena answered.
"Depends" the voice chuckled.
"I'm not a cop if that's what you're asking" he started to walk over while letting out a huff.
"Pff then what are you then?" he asked as he reached the car window only to find a pistol being pointed right at him his eyes grew wide but before he could even say a word a flash engulfed his vision the bullet ripped through his head and he fell with a thud onto the cold hard ground eyes still wide open with shock.
"Your end" said the voice as the window rolled up and began to drive off right past the nightclub and the line of mammals a few turned as the shot rang out to see the hyena lying on the floor blood starting to pool around his body.
A few mammals went over to see but quickly turned back not wanting to see the horrible scene everyone else still waiting to get inside simply stood there in shock of the event that just unfolded a few feet away from them someone was already on the phone to the ZPD while the car drove away with the mammal inside also on the phone.
"It's done" a dark laugh came from the phone.
"Good work that should stir things up"
"Stir up all the shit you want as long as I get paid I don't care" another laugh came through the phone.
"Never thought you could be that cold-hearted" the mammal driving huffed and responded.
"He was a dealer he had it coming. If not from me then through some other asshole I'm sure" a huff came through the line.
"Probably doesn't matter anyway, is everything ready for tomorrow?"
"Yep just got to drop off the car" one finally dark chuckle rippled through the phone.
"Excellent I'll have your money for you tomorrow" the line went dead.
"Can't wait to see how this turns out" A laugh came from the mammal long and hearty.
"Still it's going to be fun to watch" he said as he drove on into the night.