Disclaimer: I do not own the characters within Zoo Mayor, only the story. The characters of Zootopia belongs to Disney and the themes and songs of The Lion King belongs to Disney. The only thing that I do own are the OC's and OP's of the story. I apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.

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Zoo Mayor Prologue

It was a late night in the city of Zootopia, not to mention that it was under a heavy storm. Each section was getting a heavy shower that night. And at the Mayor's office, it seemed to be the at the center of the storm. In his office at the top of the building, Leodore Lionheart was sitting at his desk filling out the rest of his paper work when the giant double doors opened and stepping in came his wife Ada Gazelle, his advisor Bogo and his assistant Mayor Dawn Belleweather. Mayor Lionheart smiled and said, "I trust that everything went great at the indoor concert, my love?"

"That it did, Leodore." Ada told him as he walked up to her. They held each other's hands as she said, "The concert raised enough money for the charity."

"Well, that's wonder-" The Mayor was interrupted by a buzz on the intercom. All both of them looked to the phone. Mayor Lionheart walked over and pressed the speaker button and said, "Yes, Mrs. Aardvark?"

"Mayor Lionheart, there's something you need to see down here. And I urge you to come quickly." The desk clerk told him. All four in the room looked to each other before heading to the double doors.

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Seven minutes later…

The elevator ride down was slow and silent. Soon the elevator dinged as it had reached the lobby. When the elevator doors slide open, the Mayor, his wife, advisor and assistant Mayor stepped out and walked towards the desk. Leodore looked to the desk clerk and asked, "What seems to be the problem, Mrs. Aardvark?"

"Well, you see…" The aardvark woman said as she brought something in her arms, "Someone had brought, this, here."

What she had in her arms was something swaddled in cloth. She unwrapped a part of it to reveal a baby bunny. Bogo looked a little bewildered as he looked said, "Who would leave a helpless baby rabbit at the doorstep of the mayor's office?"

"I'm not sure, Bogo." Leodore said while Ada walked over to Mrs. Aardvark and the baby. The pop star took the baby bunny out of the desk clerk's hands. Mrs. Aardvark then remembered something and pulled something off of her desk while saying, "This note also came with the child."

Leodore came and took the note from her hands. Then clearing his voice he read:

Dear Occupant,

We apologize for this inconvenience, but we can no longer care for our daughter. Her name is Judy, and she is three months old to be exact. She needs loving parents who can provide for her better than we could. Please take good care of her.

All five of the adults in the room looked to one another before looking at Judy. The baby bunny was sleeping soundly in Ada's arms. Dawn stepped up and said, "I can call the orphanage tonight and take her in the morning."

"No!" Ada said while clutching the child close to her. This shocked the other four with the desk clerk whistling while tiptoeing away. Leodore looked to her and asked, "Ada, what do you mean no?"

"What I mean is, why can't we take care of the child?" Ada asked them. Then she made a point, "I mean, if we adopt the child, then we can invoke the Pass Down clause of the Mayor-ship agreement passed by our ancestors. And if you were to teach the fundamentals of what it means to be mayor and all that-"

"Then she could be a worthy successor and take over when my time is over." Mayor Lionheart said as he realized what she meant. He began to think about it aloud, "You know, you may have a point here, my dear. I actually always wanted a successor for something."

"Then we may keep her?" Ada asked hopefully. Leodore smiled to his wife and said, "Of course we can keep her. We'll hold a presentation ceremony in a few days to show all of Zootopia."

Then he turned to Bogo and Dawn, and said, "And when the time is right, she will become the new mayor of Zootopia."

Bogo smiled with a genuinely while Dawn chuckled with glee, although inside she was actually faking it. She turned around and walked through the building away from the happy group. As she walked through the halls of building, her smile turned into a scowling frown while she muttered, "That bunny's going to ruin my plans to becoming mayor when Lionheart stepped down or should something else happen." But that scowl turned into a sinister grin when she said, "Though it will be a waiting game, I think it's time to call in a few favors."

She laughed darkly as she walked into her office.

The Mayor and everyone else admired the baby as they looked down at her. Mayor Lionheart looked to Mrs. Aardvark and said, "Get me Finnick Fox on the line tomorrow. We have much to discuss."

Ada looked to her husband and asked, "Are you going to change her name, dear?"

"No." Leodore said with a small shake of his head. He smiled at the baby bunny's name as he said, "Her name is just perfect. Judy Hopps."

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Author's Note: And with that, the prologue chapter is done. I will continue on with the story. Though there were be a few good changes to it. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you next time.