Upon arriving in Bunnyburrow, Emperor Splero and his small entourage were about to be faced with one of the biggest threats in the history of Zootopia. In this defining moment as well, the human Splerai'ian Emperor will be addressing the public directly for the first time of his life.

After a 20-minute road trip in a motorcycle sidecar convoy, the group finally reached Bunnyburrow. As they arrived, they were greeted by the sight of a tensed crowd of bunnies, rabbits and hares that were gathered in front of Woodlands Elementary School. Emperor Splero was so surprised when they saw them.

"Whajah Buwah!"

"What?"

"They're all here, Chimpan."

"Yes, Sire. The crowd were being amassed here when the drought first occurred. Some of them even fled to Downtown Zootopia not a few hours ago."

"Oh, dear."

Splero looked at Judy.

"Judy, where's your home?"

"It's not far from here, Sire."

"We better check on them first before we'll handle this crowd."

Judy nodded. The group disembarked and they headed to Judy's home. When they arrived at the quaint house of the rabbit, they saw Stu and Bonnie arranging their water buckets and hoses.

"Mom! Dad!"

Judy's voice causes her parents to perk their ears up.

"Sweetie!"

The female rabbit hugged her parents tightly.

"Thank goodness that you guys were ok!"

"We're fine, Jude. In fact, we're so glad that you have arrived here."

Splero approached to Judy's parents.

"What happened in here, guys? We had heard the rumors of the drought in here from the city."

Stu realized that.

"Oh, yes. About that, Sire. It happened a few hours ago. The water supply throughout this rural countryside had suddenly disappeared. Every last drop of water were all gone since it so hot in here. Even the water towers were running dry."

Splero groaned.

"This heavy, guys. With the water supply depleted, how's the condition of all of the crops grown by every farmer in this countryside?"

"Some of our crops were dying since we last watered them yesterday. We never expected a unexpected drought before."

"I know the consequences, Ma'am. I'm certain that every individual living here will be out of water for a long time."

Chimpan then looked at the house behind them.

"Wait. Where's the others?"

"Yeah. Where is everyone, Mom?"

"Your brothers and sisters were at school."

"You mean the school we passed by earlier?"

"Yes. They were getting some water rations there. When they return, we're keeping the rations in the buckets."

Splero fixed his loose beret.

"That's quite cooperative, Bonnie but I'm afraid those water rations would not be enough for everyone here."

Michelle nodded.

"He's right. Sooner or later, the water rations will be insufficient for more than 8 million individuals living here."

A radio started to crackle. Nick took the call. He then faced to Splero.

"Sire, it's Clawhauser. He said that there were a few ZPD personnel on route here."

"Ok, Nick. Stay put with Michelle, Judy and her parents in here. I'm going to address the people in the school."

Chimpan raised his hand.

"Let me help you."

"Ok, Chimpan."

Both the Emperor and the monkey boarded the motorcycle sidecar again before they departed on route to the elementary school.

When the duo arrived at school, the crowd were all asking the Emperor various questions. The crowd outnumbered them both.

"Wait, everyone!"

"One at a time, please!"

Splero approached the stairs and he turned around to face the crowd.

"People, please settle down. Let me speak something about this unexpected event."

The crowd quieted down.

"I don't know why this drought had occurred in here at a sudden notice but I wanted to tell you all that I and my entourage will be going to aid you all throughout this natural disruption in the next moments to come."

The crowd started to clamor distinctly but they were quickly silenced by Chimpan.

"Please bear with us, people. I know this would be the first time that Bunnyburrow suffered a terrible drought today but as Emperor, I wanted to help you all in overcoming these problems and to bring everyone total relief in the end."

The crowd started to clamor again. Nick, Judy and Michelle finally arrived. The rabbit and the 2 vulpines went to the stairs to assist Splero and Chimpan.

"Alright, people. Listen up!"

The crowd silenced again.

"Since this would be our first time in expecting an unforeseen drought, please cooperate with all of us. We're all here to provide you the relief throughout all of these unexpected problems."

Splero cleared his throat.

"Please, everyone! Bear with all of us. We came here to assess the situation in cooperation of the ZPD, from Mayor Lionheart and the Splerai dynasty. To top it up on that, I have a plan for every affected individuals of Bunnyburrow."

One of the rabbits in the crowd shouted.

"What's your plan of salvation for all of us?!"

Splero raised a palm.

"It's simple, everyone. To those who were severely affected by this drought, I urge those individuals to leave Bunnyburrow and to stay at Downtown Zootopia. For safety's sake, I recommend the evacuation of the affected individuals from the countrysides to the emergency shelters that was being arranged by Mayor Lionheart and the high command of the ZPD at Downtown Zootopia, Savanna Central, Tundratown and the Rainforest District."

Most of the people in the crowd agreed to his initial plan but some objected. The few angered objections of the crowd causes Splero to raise his palms again.

"Everyone! This drought will not last for too long. If you guys stay at the emergency shelters in the suburbs, that would be temporary yet subtle for all of you. If this drought ends soon, you'll have the great liberty to return to this great countryside and to start your normal lives again! This is not the beginning of the end, people. Every living styles have hurdles but we still have a lot of ways to overcome those hurdles. Cooperation will be our key. A key for great salvation to everyone that depends on anything we ever face to."

Judy, Nick, Michelle and Chimpan all nodded to his constitutional words.

"Not only that, this is my homeland too! Even though I'm a just human Emperor from Splerai'ia, I still regard this place as my second homeland. As Emperor of both Splerai'ia and Zootopia, all of you people here were my very children! All of you were my beloved brothers and sisters for life. Even ZPD Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde were my trusted allies too! Every cooperation counts. Even the smallest cooperation will also count! If all of us wanted to survive this threat of nature, let's be united with one another since that is the right for everyone around here and for all of society!"

The crowd cheered as Splero's words boosted their morale despite the hot weather that baked them. Judy faced the audience.

"Alright, everyone. Let's listen to the advise of our great Imperial Majesty. Let our determination remain strong for this one and let's hope that this drought will end soon for good."

The crowd started to disperse peacefully. Splero sat down on the stairs and he let out a sigh.

"I made a promise for all of you, guys. Since I said that, there will no point of turning back now."

"You sure do now, Sire."

"To be honest, those words of your were far more influencing to the public."

Splero snickered.

"Oh. Come on, Judy. I don't wanted to brag about that."

"So...What to do now?"

Splero stood up.

"We're going back to the castle, guys because I have a big plan to be commenced here."

"Interesting. Count me in!"

"Sign me up!"

"Me too!"

"As always, so did I."

Splero smiled.

"Alright, guys. Let's go."

The group then departs.