Zootopia: License to be Wild
Chapter 1: Jack Savage
(BZZZ)
"This is Agent Grizzle Orso." Said a bear, who seemed to dressed up in a large black tank top and black trousers to follow. A watch was wrapped lovely on his right arm. On him was a belt, filled small, but useful items, while in his left ear was an earpiece.
Also with him, he brought a small camera to communicate with who he needed to contact with.
"I have a flash transmission for Agent Jack Savage. Jack, my cover's been compromised. Everything's gone pear-shaped. You won't believe what I've found out here." Grizzle then moved the camera a bit to a nearby window, where it seemed though it was tricky to see what was out there due to the bright light, "This is bigger than anything we've ever seen, and no one even knows it exists." He then brought the camera back to him as he continued with a sad sigh, "I'll be sending coordinates at where I am, but if you don't hear soon the minute you arrive, don't worry about me. I'll be fine."
Suddenly, Grizzle thought he heard something as he looked to his left, almost like a clang of metal or sorts, "I think they've almost on to me." He said before turning back to the camera once more, "Jack, I need back-up, but don't call the whole cavalry, it could blow the operation. And be careful, it's not safe out here."
"He's here somewhere," A ruff voice shouted out, getting Grizzles attention, "spread out and find him!"
"Transmitting my grids now. Good luck!" Grizzle said, as he pressed something on his watching, he rushed off, only to knock the camera down to its side as it revealed some coordinates, the digits being 40 6.80' N - 172 23.84' W.
Before long, the last thing it showed before it switched off, were two shadowed figures, almost look like that of a wolf and a ram.
Coordinates: 40 6.80' N - 172 23.84' W
Somewhere in the North Pacific (Far from Zootopia)
Nighttime, and the most of the ocean sea was a little rough at the moment.
Then a lone fishing vessel appears, having being motored along the seas.
As the pilots of the ship, two hippos dressed in yellow wet suits, like that you see at harbors, were checking the monitors and the radar on the ship, revealing that they had arrived at the coordinates.
"Alright, folks, we're here. Right where you paid us to bring you." Said one of the hippos as he turned towards the back of the ship, where there were several crab cages, but within the shadows among the cages, were four shadowy figures, each one a different mammal.
"Though what is it you need to do out here?"
The first stepped out, revealing to be a blackish grey wolf, all dressed in black tank top, as he said, "That, I'm afraid, is a need to know basis, my good sir."
As the other two stepped out, revealing themselves as a badger and a middle-sized cheetah, both wearing black turtlenecks, the other hippo turned around to them, "Ah, I see, a little private, we understand, right, Murph?" he said as he then turned to the hippo named Murphy, Murph for short.
"Sure, sure." Murphy said, "But still, why out here?"
To answer that, the final figure stepped out, and revealed himself to be a small white rabbit with black stripes, wearing a tux (which looked a little wrinkled a bit) and had on a tie, which was a bit loose, and the top collar button undone.
"We're looking for a bear." The rabbit said.
"A bear?" Murphy said, as he turned to the other hippo while chuckling, "can you believe that, Herby?"
"Yeah," Herby said, letting out a chuckle too, "hey, pal, you can't get any further away from land than out here."
"It may be crazy, I know," the rabbit said, "but it is exactly where we want to be."
"Sure, sure." Herby said, as he returned to piloting the boat.
"And don't you two worry, by the time we find what we're looking for, we promise we'll be out of your way. Even at least be gone like ghosts." The wolf said, kindly.
Murphy turned back to check out front as he replied, "If you say so, lad. But I don't know if that mammal you're waiting for would pop up soon, there's nobody out here but us."
All of a sudden, both the crew and passengers heard a loud horn go off, getting the four's attention, seeing a searchlight coming their way, they made themselves scarce and hid within the crab cages, as another ship approached them.
The ship was a big one, in fact it was a littoral combat ship (the front nose based off a bit of a rhino, as the lower horn had a searchlight attachment) and it's searchlight spotted the crab fishing boat while on it's way to… somewhere.
"What do you think you're doing out here?!" a booming voice called as someone inside was using the loud speakers to communicate.
"What does it look like, genius?" Murphy shouted back with his speaker, "We're crabbin' here!"
"Well this area's off limits!" the voice stated, "So turn around… and go back where you came from."
"Oh yeah," Herby said, taking over, "and how's a sardine can gonna make us?"
To answer that question, the higher horn on the nose opened up, to reveal bow-mounted missile turret, locking on to the boat, ready to blow it sky high.
"Alright, alright, we're going!" Murphy called out, annoyed (and a tiny bit worried), as he turned the boat around and left, as he shouted back "Don't get your boat prop in a twist!"
As the battle ship began to leave also, Murphy let out grumpy sigh of annoyance, "Sheesh, what a jerk."
"Tell me about it." Herby said, as he began to turn to back to speak to the passengers, "Sorry, guys. Looks like it's the end of the line."
But then when he looked to the back of the boat… they vanished!
"Guys?" Herby called out, as Murphy looked over his shoulder in surprise, before both hippos turned back to look at each other.
"Hey, Herb," Murphy said, with almost a chill down his spin (a bit), "You don't suppose that they were kidding about that ghost part, do ya?"
"I don't know, Murph," Herby said, as he returned to the wheel, "I pretty much don't know…"
Unaware to the two hippos, as the battle ship left, it brought some unexpecting, hitchhiking stowaways, revealing to be the four passengers, secretly hiding behind the ship, dangling from their own grapple hooks, while their feet were magnetized to the boat.
"Get ready, gentlemen," The rabbit said quietly, "we'll be arriving sooner than later."
"Sweet!" The cheetah said, feeling a bit giddy, "These secret missions never get old."
"Well, it is best not get over excited, Rookie, we can't let this mission be compromised because of it." The Rabbit said to the cheetah, whose name was Rookie.
"Got it, Jack." Rookie said the rabbit, who's name was Jack, as he understood until some caught the group's attention.
Out in the distance were what looked like some floating flames, and then they turned up to see that they were approaching one of them, revealing to be what looked like an oilrig.
Keeping down in order to avoid getting spotted by some the rig's searchlights, the group laid low as the battle ship came to a halt, then was lifted from the sea as pick up claws brought it up.
On the way, knowing it was their cue to get off, the team then swing from the combat ship and threw themselves towards one of the rig legs, at which they activated their jet packs, allowing them to fly towards the leg.
Once they approached the leg, they brought out of their packs special segways, then magnetized them to the metal leg while strapping their feet to them, balancing perfectly without falling off and falling into the ocean.
They rode up the leg pipe, making sure that they stayed in the shadows without being seen, as they approached the top.
After reaching the edge of one of the platforms, the group continued to explore the oilrig, staying out of site, while looking down to the main platform, seeing several mammals in all species working.
Once they were clear, Rookie turned to the badger, "How you handling in there, Blinky?"
Then, coming out of the badger's pack, revealed a hidden passenger, revealing to be a star-nosed mole, who wore a special type of goggles to help him see, though he felt a little wobbly as he spoke.
"Uh, a little fine," the mole named Blinky said, "but it always get to me when ether we're away from land."
The wolf then turned to Jack and spoke, "I believe it's time to contact Agent Orso."
"Got it, C" Jack said, as he place his two fingers to his ear, revealing that it had an earpiece, and began his contact, "Agent Grizzle Orso, this Agent Jack Savage, me and my band have arrived at the rally point. Over."
However, the response only replied with a wave of static, leaving Jack Savage a bit concerned, the others looking to him, wondering what's happening.
"Grizzle, this is Jack Savage. Please respond." Jack said, once again only the static sound could be heard.
"You don't think he could be…" Rookie spoke, concerned about their teammate's safety, though worried about saying the 'D' word.
"That, or he could be captured," Blinky said, as he began to bring up some 3-d holographic screens, working on them as he did, "for now, we need to see what he has lead us to."
The badger made some grunts, while nodding his head at Blinky's suggestion.
"Rocko is right." Agent C said to Blinky, having known what the badger named Rocko was saying, "It would be wise to make sure that it isn't a trap either."
"And if it is," Rookie said, as he turned to Jack, "it will make it the 10th time I would have to help get Jack out of a situation that would mean saving his fur."
"9th time," Jack said as he turned to Rookie, as he said (with a small bit of embarrassment), "that incident back at Port Dorsa doesn't count."
Just then, the group heard someone speak up loudly, and then turned back to the main platform.
Using his special binoculars (which was also part of one of the screens on Blinky's holographic screens, allowing the rest of the group to see), Jack looked down to see a group of mammals form a line, as out of on the doors came a pig, who had a monocle on the right side, while he was dressed in a grey Peabody coat, on his head what looked like a German side cap.
"Move, move!" the pig said, in a cross between German and English accent, "Out of my way!"
On the screens of both the binoculars and holo-screen, showed a picture of pig, but it as a wanted poster, revealing the pig's name as Professor Hogwart Snouton.
"Professor Snouton?" Agent C said, concerned and a little baffled.
"But I thought he was in jail!" Rookie said, but quietly in order to prevent him and his team to discovered.
"Apparently not." Jack said, narrowing his eyes, as he looked back though his binoculars.
As the said pig continued his route, one of the thugs came up to him, a tiger with an eye patch on his left eye, while wearing a bandana around his neck, accompanied by another, carrying a case of sorts.
"You wanted to see some of this before it's departure, Professor?" the tiger asked.
"Ah, yes." Snouton said, "Very carefully…"
One of the thugs opened the case, though while the agents couldn't see what was inside, as Jack took some pictures with the camera mode of the binoculars, he could see a bit of what looked a bit of some chemistry set.
"I see," the tiger thug said as he looked at the items, "you sure about this stuff, you know what they can do and…"
"Don't worry, my friend," Snouton interrupted, "While it is extremely dangerous, it is basically part of our plans for all species."
"What are you up to now, Professor?" Agent C asked, aloud but still quiet.
"It's kind of hard to tell," Blinky said to the wolf, "if we could get a good clear shot of what's in the case, we could be able to learn of their plans further."
"Consider it done." Jack then spoke up, as he shot some suspension wires, which reached the other side of the derrick and hooked tightly on a steel girder.
Using a special board for the wires, Jack surfed on the wire carefully like an acrobat, though seeing what he was doing, his other teammates quietly called him to come back.
"Jack! What are you doing?!" Agent C whispered out.
"There he goes again," Blinky said with a sigh, "he always has a way on taking these ricks…"
"Hey, don't worry 'bout him." Rookie said, "he always has a way on what he's doing, and he always came through, being the best and all."
Back with Jack, once he was centered, he expels another cross-wire for support, allowing him to see what was going. He then got out his spy specks, while getting out a gun (just in case), as he continued to see what was happening.
"This is valuable equipment," he heard Snouton say, "Make sure it is properly secured for the voyage."
"Got it." The tiger said, as he the other thug left with the case as the latter closed, but not before Jack got a few more snaps, while still unsure what was in it, he still saw bits more of the chemistry stuff inside.
Unaware to the Agents, a ram thug was just walking nearby where the group was, then he spotted the team, but instead calling them out, he decided to surprise them.
With a sneaky grin, he got out his rifle, fully loaded, and got ready to make his mark…
As Rookie watched, he suddenly spotted what looked like a red dot, now if any cats, or any other big felines were to see one, they would instantly get attracted to it, but not Rookie, as he looked, he saw the dot move, before it stopped to a kneeling Jack, who was preparing get back to the group.
Rookie turned quickly and discovered the ram, and realized that Jack was about to get sniped!
"JACK! LOOK OUT!" he cried out, getting the other agents' attention, as he jumped in the way between Jack and the red dot… before there came shots.
BANG!
BANG!
The ram fired his rifle, but the bullet struck Rookie, right in the left side of his chest, though missing the heart, but not before Rookie shot his gun at the ram through the chest, killing him, the agent then tumbled down and crashed into the crates below.
"ROOKIE!" cried out Jack, only to look back down, as the thugs and the Professor (who heard the cry) looked to the fallen figure… then looked up to see Jack as a derrick flame rose up behind the rabbit, who gave them a look of dread… then anger.
"It's Jack Savage!" Professor Snouton shouted out.
"Run!" Jack called out to the others, as they quickly understood and rushed off, before the rabbit turned back to the bad guys and fired loads of bullets down to the platform.
"He's seen the equipment! Kill him!" Snouton shouted out the orders, before dodging some of the bullets that were raining down.
As Jack turned back to where his team mates were, he saw several goons arriving at one side of the wire, blowtorches at the ready, while another group were holding bats and steel pipes to fight him with at the other.
He then turned the other way, and saw a crane moving up towards him.
That was his chance of escape!
Taking off three of the suspense wires, Jack swing to the crane, and landed with good ease, before jumping off and made a running start.
Throughout the oil platform, everyone was on high alert, as Jack and his team had to hit and run as they made their escape.
For Agent C's group, a rhino brute was giving chase, as he saw the baddie catch up, the wolf turned to the mole, who was bouncing bit on his seat from Rocko's backpack.
"Blinky, call up our escape route, fast!" he said.
"I'm doing my best!" Blinky said, franticly, "But it's not easy when you're like riding a rickety car!"
Agent C turned back to the rhino, then got out a odd looking canister, once he opened it, he left a trail of black goop on the floor, revealing to oil slick.
Just before the rhino could catch them, he got caught on the oil trap, as he began to slip and slide a bit, while team took a turn up a ramp, the rhino kept going forward, before he met with the railings of the edge of the rig, sending him falling to quite possibly his watery grave.
Back with Jack, he used many tricks he had in the book, doing acrobats and flips as he fought some of the thugs, before continuing on his way, he then got out a pair of flip-flops, before making a huge rabbit hop, slipping them on fast and then pressed on the heels, revealing wheels to pop up on the sides.
As he speed on faster now with his now-revealed roller blades, he speed up on a rotating ramp, going higher and higher, the bandits and thugs going after him.
As he was nearing the top, Jack spots a pile of oil barrels barricaded by the fence rails, then fired his gun to remove the rails, resulting the barrels to role down the ramp, as they were passing Jack, he placed several small devices on them, letting the barrels to continue rolling down, passing the thugs that were coming up.
The small devices, it turns out were small explosive timers, for as the thugs continued up, the timers on the explosives went off, setting off a chain reaction as the barrels blew up the ramp, taking several of the thugs with them.
Having escaped the explosion on time, Jack made another run for it, before several thugs got in his way.
"Ok, lads," he said calmly, "you've got me."
"It looks like you're out number." One of the thugs said with a smirk.
Just before they could lunge on him, one masked thug in a turtle neck, who was pretty much a female, suddenly stepped in and kicked one of the thugs in the stomach as she said, "Guess again!"
Taking off the mask, she revealed herself to be a white arctic fox.
"Good timing, as always, Agent Walker." Jack said to the female fox with a smirk, who was named Cynthia Walker.
"Always a pleasure, Mr. Savage." Cynthia said with a smile, before the duo charged into another fight.
"It took you long enough, though." The rabbit said as he side-kicked another bandit.
"Hey, it's not my fault," Cynthia pouted, "I had to find a way to get things ready for our getaway! Tricky when you're monitored by several search lights!"
"Save your pow-wows for later!" Agent C argued through their earpieces, "We've got to focus on leaving with our lives!"
"Got it," Jack said before turning to Cynthia, "Walker, you go on ahead, while I'll deal with these jokers."
Agent Walker nodded and rushed off to meet with the others, but as she did, she took a quick look back at the rabbit as he made several hop kicks on some of the thugs' faces before continuing upwards.
"Always the show off." Cynthia said with a smirk.
Once united with Agent C's group, Cynthia and the others rushed to the lower parts of the derrick, using the grapple hook belts to lower them down to a motorboat and several jet skis as a mood of transportation (as Cynthia had placed them there in case of means to escape before going to help the others, while two other allies stayed guard).
Back the rabbit spy, he was still on the run until he reached the edge of a helicopter platform, realizing that he was cornered… big time!
As he turned, he saw many thugs and bandits surrounding him, with nowhere to run or hide, as he steadied himself, most of the brutes got their set of blowtorches ready to fry him down.
As they got closer and closer, Jack stayed where he was, almost like he was a statue.
Just as the large group were half way to him… he jumped backwards, much their surprise and shock, as they then looked over the edge to see him make a dive…
Only to open up his arms and legs, revealing to have a special sky diving wings like that of a flying squirrel, gliding down towards his team, some of them already left as he then got onto his jet ski and ride off with the others.
"Get to the boats!" cried out one of the thugs, as most of the hoard began scurrying for the combat ships, once they were stationed in, they were dropped to the ocean to go after the agents.
Back with the agents, they were hurrying on their jet skis, speeding across the ocean floor, having seen what their compromised agent had revealed to them, even if they hadn't found him yet.
"Once we get back to HQ, we'll get straight to showing them what's really out here. Right Jack?" Agent C said, as he then turned to the rabbit agent, only to see a solemn face upon him.
"Jack," he said to the rabbit, "I'm so sorry about Rookie…"
"I know," Jack said, "I can't believe we didn't notice that thug. Rookie took the bullet and… he saved me…"
He then let out a small sigh, as he couldn't believe that his partner… no, his best friend, was gone.
The moment was suddenly cut off, however, as an explosion of water came between them, catching them off guard a bit.
As they turned, they saw two of the battleships coming after them, firing everything they've got, from the missile turrets to the machine guns.
"Speed up!" Jack shouted, as the group did just that with they water transportations, hoping to get clear of any gunfire.
However, Cynthia saw one of the missiles aiming for her, and she got off in time to get on the boat, while her jet ski got hit, followed by Rocko's, as the badger (along with his passenger) jumped off to join the fox.
All were left were two jet skis and a motorboat, and the thugs were still catching up, seeing his team mates in hot water, Jack had to take another risk, even if it was both crazy and dangerous.
As he then began to leave the group, C noticed and began to call out to him, "Jack, what are you doing?!"
"Get out of here!" Jack cried out, "I'll hold them off long enough for us to escape!"
"It's to risky, Jack!" Agent C cried.
"I know, but I gotta-ah!" Jack cried, as while he was distracted, a sniper managed to pin, though he didn't kill Jack, he was able to wound him from the back of his head, then another manage to shoot his left arm, giving Jack plenty off pain, and realization that he had to move now!
He then moved on his own direction, leaving the team behind a bit, as the battleships were coming.
"Forget them lot!" said on the crewmembers on one of the battleships, "Get Savage!"
Soon the ships ignored the team, and went after the rabbit, knowing that since he got hit, it would make it easy to take him down.
The agents then sped up after them, as they then passed the ships and reached Jack, as he was still going, despite his major injuries.
"Come on, Jack! Jump!" cried out Cynthia, as the others followed her lead and called out to their teammate, who was able to hear them, barely, but understood what to do.
"He's getting away!" shouted one of the gunmen on the first ship, seeing the target getting further away and about reach his team.
"Not for long. Fire one!" the captain cried out, as he then slammed on a button, and a homing missile shot out towards the jet ski.
Jack, who was getting off the driver's seat, was going to make his move and jump as high as he can, since he was quite a jumper, but due to his injuries, he was wobbling a bit, especially being on a moving vehicle.
As he just made the jump, the missile met it's target.
And the explosion engulfed Jack a bit, much to the team's horror.
They then moved away a bit, as the thugs' ships came to check if they got their primary target, searching the wreckages with their searchlights.
Beneath the waves, the motionless body of Jack Savage began to sink down… until someone managed to rescue him, revealing to be a sea lion, as she placed a special oxygen mask and tank on him quickly, to avoid the mask to get fill with water.
At first, there was no movement… until the sea lion heard Jack seemingly breathing in, as bubbles then came out of the mask as he breathed out a bit.
Letting out a sigh, she began to swim, carrying Jack with her, but let his jacket go to help fool the ones that think they got him.
She then contacted the team, as she replied, "This is Agent Aqua. I've got Jack. He's down, but still breathing… a bit."
Hearing this, the others made a sigh of relieve, as Agent C spoke up, "Well done, Aqua. Returning to base now."
As the team made their exit, the thugs spotted Jack's jacket floating out of the ocean, all tattered and soaked.
One of the thugs chuckled evilly as he then contacted his boss back at the oilrig.
"He's dead, Professor."
"Wunderbar." Snouton said with a small smile, "With the greatest secret agent gone, no one can stop us now."
"Guess again…"
Hearing the weak voice, the pig then turned to see Rookie, wounded from being shot, and being carried by two wolves, one black and another grey.
"Jack was able to get out of tougher scraps than this, and he'll find a way to stop you."
"You just watch your tongue, spots!" the black said viciously, glaring at the cheetah with an evil look.
"That's a pretty good one, Ronny." The grey wolf said happily to the black wolf, Ronny, "Really got me there."
"Why thanks, Gerald," Ronny then said, loosing the vicious personal and became polite to his partner, "It's all in the glair, my friend"
Snouton brought up his hand, as a sign to say that was enough talking from both of them, as the wolves understood.
"So, Rookie, was it?" Snouton said as he approached the downed cheetah, who was released from the wolfs' grip, "Do you really believe that Jack Savage could escape his end?"
"I always believed." Rookie said, with a grinning smirk.
"And, if he had indeed died, how would you feel… about joining him?" the pig asked with an unpleasant smile.
"What do you mean?" the cheetah asked, raising an eyebrow a bit, unsure about what Snouton was smiling at.
"I believe it is time to reunite our guest with Agents Jack and Grizzle."
"What?" Rookie said in surpise, "You've got Grizzle? Where is he?!"
Professor Snouton nodded to a tiger thug, who pressed a button, which brought down a crate, which was shaking a bit, by a crane.
Rookie looked a little confused a bit, until two more thugs opened the box… and a very aggressive bear slowly walked out, eyeing the shocked cheetah.
"Grizzle?!" Rookie said, as he couldn't believe what he was seeing, before angrily turning to the professor, "What did you do to him?!"
"Nothing much," Snouton shrugged, before pulling a dark smile on his face, "Just seeing how this little test would react…"
Confused, Rookie turned back to his feral agent, while behind them, Snouton whispered to Gerald, the grey wolf, "Once our pet is done with our guest… dispose of him."
"Grizzle… what's got into you?" the cheetah said, as the bear growled louder as he then got closer, "Snap out of it! It's me, your buddy, Rookie!"
Grizzle began to grow closer.
"Grizzle! Stop!"
And the bear then charged to strike!
Seconds later a scream was heard from the oilrig and across the sea.
Author's Note
Here are my voice actor ideas for the characters in the story.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Jack Savage
Michael Caine as Agent C
Jim Cummings as Rocko
Nicolas Cage as Blinky
Roger Craig Smith as Rookie
Nicole Oliver as Cynthia Walker
Thomas Kretschmann as Professor Snouton
The character Cynthia Walker belongs to aoimotion, check out her stories on Tumblr and Archive of Our Own, they're brilliant!