Chapter 12: Invincible?
BOOM BOOM! RAT TAT TAT TAT!
Fuck. I could hear the gunshots going through the casino. I knew I had been hit. More than once. Looking down as I saw the blood coming from the holes in my chest. Holding my left hand to one of the holes that had hit my upper chest. Taking it away I could see the dark red on my hand as it leaked down my arm. Looking around me I could see Judy and Nick looking at me in shock and terror as my other friends looked at me the same. My vison blurred and I felt weak in my legs. The last thing I saw was the face of Mikey Wissler. Smiling as I feel backwards onto the red velvet carpet floor.
Thump. That's what echoed as Vixle fell to the floor. The others watching as their friend and leader just went down. Then they all got slammed back into reality. When Mikey and his thugs started shooting again. Nick tackled Judy behind a poker table and kicking it so it fell to its side. Taking out his gun as Judy did the same.
Crazy and Locco grabbed Vixle and dragged his limp body behind the food bar as bullet ripped through the different foods on the bar. Getting it all over the three. Strapper and Flip jumped behind some slots as they shot some slugs back at the thugs. G-40 was behind the same poker table Nick and Judy where at. Taking out his shotty.
"Shit shit shit!" Nick repeated as bullets flew above him. Splinters of wood flying all over the place as they unloaded on them.
"Come on Vix. Don't die on me now." Nick could hear Locco yell from behind the bar as Crazy was firing back at Mikey's thugs. Ducking behind the bar once he took a shot. Pumping the shotgun and doing it again.
"NICK!" He looked to see Judy shooting back as she leaned out from behind the table. Nick took this as to help so he peeked right over her and fired three shots. Making a lion take cover behind a marble pillar. Seeing Mikey and two of his thugs running out the back door. The two officers set their backs to the table as they panted. Scared and on high alert the two watched as G-40 firing off his shotgun. Taking out a wolf who flew back onto a Blackjack table. Making the table tilt over and him going with it. Getting back behind cover he reloaded as he smiled at Nick and Judy.
"Just aim and fire." He said and as he finished a few bullet ripped through the wood and hit him in the head. His head exploding from the contact as it went all over the fox who was closer to him. The member falling over as he was dead before he hit the ground.
"OH FUCK!" Nick yelled as he was covered in his blood. Judy looking shocked as she couldn't believe what she just saw.
"YOU FUCKER!" They saw Locco run out from behind the bar as he fired his uzi one handed and running. He filled a polar bear with lead before the lion Nick had shot at early fired his heavy sub machine gun. Which ripped Locco like paper in water. Falling down and crashing into a slot machine.
"Nick we have to do something!" Judy said as she peeked and fired. Hitting the lion in the head and chest as he fell. Then getting back into cover just in time as more bullet hit the carpet at the position she was just at.
"LOCCO!" Crazy jumped up with Flip as Flip took out a tiger that was firing at Judy and Nick. His slug hitting him in the face and sending the tiger down to the ground. What Flip didn't know what there was a leopard coming from behind as he opened fire on Flip and Crazy. Flip getting hit more than needed as he fell. The last bullets of the leopard's clip hitting Crazy in the chest and head. His blood splattering all over the wall as he slumped down on the wall. Nick fired at the leopard as he took him down with a few shots to the chest. Making the leopard fall against a chair and falling down.
Strapper was still alive as there were three more thugs to go. Strapper peaked from the slots and fired his shotgun. Taking out another bear as the black bear held his neck that he got hit at. Falling down as blood spilled from his neck. The wolf and panther aimed at Strapper and fired. The bullets making him fall backwards over a glass table as he fell on it. Shattering it as he lay lifeless on the floor.
"NOW NICK!" They peeked and Judy took out the panther with her whole clip while Nick did the same to the wolf. Both falling down as their guns fell to the floor along with them. The ringing in both of their ears stopped as the bullets stopped coming. Coming out behind the poker table. Which was full of bullet holes. Most of them coming close to taking their heads off.
"My…god." Nick heard Judy say as the two looked around them. Blood was all over the walls along with bullet holes. Lifeless bodies lay around them. They looked at the members that they had just gotten to know. All dead as they laid there. Nick walked behind the bar to see Strapper slumped on the wall as his head leaked blood still. Vixle's body was still there. Bleeding like the others, but something was different with him. Nick could see his chest slowly rising and then slowly going down. Vixle was still alive. He was still with them.
"Judy! Vix is still alive!" He said as he rushed over to him. Taking off his shirt as he patted it down on one of the bullet wounds. Judy running over as the doors to the place busted down. ZPD running in clearing out the place as SWAT had been called.
"We got two over here!" They heard one of them say as Judy held out her badge. Making the officers put their guns down. Medics rushing in as one of the officers had called it in.
"Get those two out of the way." One of the medics said as the officers moved them. Starting to work on Vixle as they got a cot in. Lifting him up on it they put an oxygen mask on him as they rushed to the ambulance. Nick and Judy running to the door frames. Watching him head off into the ambulance. News cast from almost every channel was behind some police tab. Talking to the cameras as helicopters hovered above along with at least 20 plus cruisers. Lights flashing and lighting up the night with the city.
"We are live on the scene as two of the three surviving victims in the mass shootout that left 13 dead and 1 in critical condition. A bunny and a fox have just come out of the building." A zebra reporter said to her camera. Judy and Nick walked down the steps as other cops rushed around trying to get everyone under control. SWAT teams moving in and out of the casino as they cleared every floor.
"Hopps, Wilde." The two turned to see Bogo standing behind them.
"You two alright?" He asked as they both nodded. With a nod he walked off back into the building to help clear it out. Both Nick and Judy knowing they weren't going to find anyone. The whole building had been evacuated during the shootout. Along with Mikey Wissler and probably some of his henchmen. The two watched as officers drug out body after body. Laying them in a neat lines. Keeping the humans from the animals. They watched as they drug out Locco. In his cold dead hands was a cross as the small gold chains swung in the air as they carried him. Setting him down beside the others. Then covering him up with a white sheet. Just like the others.
The next day came as Nick and Judy where sitting off to the side of the small stage at the ZPD HQ. Bogo was about to introduce them and give them the stand. The mammals of Zootopia have been wanting to know what the full story was. What caused the shooting in the casino, who shot first, who was Vixle and why were gang members involved.
"Now. Here are the two officers that survived the shooting. Officer Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde." He motioned for them to come up. Which they did as Bogo left and stood off to the side.
Immediately the voices of reporters asking questions and camera flashes filled the air as Nick and Judy looked around for someone to call on.
"Uh you." Judy said pointing to a fat pig in an orange shirt and brown cargo pants. Holding a pen and notebook.
"How did the shooting start? What was the reason?" He asked as Judy looked at Nick. Who nodded and took over.
"The reason for us to be there was we were on a case. A suspect of ours was in the casino at the time. We had help from Vixle and his group the Walton Crips. We worked with him as he worked with us. The shootout started right as we saw our suspect Mikey Wissler come out from the high rollers room. He saw us and connected us with the shootout that happened in Vince. His men fired on us. Hitting Vixle first. The others falling during the fight." When he finished the crowd started back up again as Nick pointed to a bunny reporter.
"Why is the ZPD working with criminals?" She asked as Nick and Judy looked at each other. Taking a breath Nick spoke.
"Those mammals that helped us were not criminals. Yes, they are a gang, they did do criminal activity. And they did kill. But they died heroes. If it wasn't for them me and my partner would be dead. More than on one account. So to say that Vixle and his now deceased crew are criminals. You are wrong. They are heroes. They went in knowing things could have gotten bad. Which they did. They fought with each other. They fought to the end." When he finished the crowd seemed to quiet down. Soon a bear raised their paw. Which Judy pointed to and she began to talk.
"What is the condition on Vixle? Is he still alive?" She asked as Judy sighed and looked into the crowd.
"He is stable for now. He had been shot five times. All in his chest. They are surprised he is even alive."
Vixle POV
Beep.
My chest.
Beep.
Am I dead?
Beep.
My lungs feel like they are on fire.
Beep.
I slowly opened my eyes. Pain hitting my mind as I looked around the room. It was white. Way to white. Blinding really as I tried to look around. My eyes still trying to get used to my surroundings. I reached up to my face as I wiped my eyes from the crust of sleep. Also clearing my vison as the room became clear to me. Back in the fucking hospital again. My nose caught the wiff of the mixture of anti-bacterial and the stale smell of blood. Looking over to the side I heard the rhythmical beeping of my heart monitor.
I also saw some flowers on a hospital table. Being withered and dead for my guess a few weeks. I looked around more. Seeing IVs in my arms and other wires and tubes sticking out of me. I had bandages wrapped all around me. Covering my lower stomach to my upper chest. Sitting up in the bed I found the button the let the bed move with me. Getting it to the position I wanted I sighed. Looking out the window. Seeing as I had a great view of Zootopia. Glad I wasn't in a zombie show. Waking up in a hospital with dead flowers sounded like an opening to a show I know.
My head twisted to the door on my right as I heard it click open. In walking a lioness nurse. She wasn't facing me as she rolled in a table. Like the one that had the flowers. Turning around she jumped as she saw me. Didn't know I was that handsome.
"You're awake!" She exclaimed as she ran out of the room.
"Uh…ya I'm awake." I said as she ran out. Bringing back a doctor who was rather shocked as well.
"UH..uh how are you feeling Mr. Lane?" He asked me. Him being an older looking elephant.
"Mr. Lane? That's my deadbeat dad. Call me Vixle or Vix." I say as he nodded and grabbed a pin while shaking.
"Y-yes ok, ok um…are you feeling any pain?" He asked me as I was confused by his body language.
"Ya…what's with the shaking doc? You get your AIDS test results?" I asked with a light chuckle.
"Vix…You have been in a coma for the past 4 months." My jaw must have been hitting the floor. 4 months? 4 MONTHS!
"I'm sorry did you saw 4 months?" I asked as he nodded.
"We didn't think you would wake up. From your injuries you should have been dead." That hit me a little bit. Should have been dead. Well, I should have been dead in lots of situations, but for some unknown reason the doctor saying it kinda hit home.
"You had five gunshot wounds to your stomach and upper chest. We had to do surgery on you to get the metal shards out of you. Vixle…I want you to understand you are very lucky, but your luck didn't keep you from the aftermath." I looked to him. Aftermath? What does he mean by that?
"Your right arm was paralyzed. Your lungs were punctured from three bullets entering you. Getting them out wasn't easy as we had to dig around." I just kept listening as I looked at him.
"But. We have found something. Rather…. bazar." He waited for a few seconds before talking again.
"The last time you were in here we took test on your blood. Having Night Howler in you we wanted to cure you of it. As well as see what it does with human blood. What came out of those test was amazing."
"What do you mean amazing doc?" He smiled at me and looked down at his clipboard.
"What I mean is. Night Howlers seem to boost your cells. Seem to boost all your senses. Instead of them making you go savage. They keep you straight minded. Mostly, they also well. Make you damn near invincible. Your arm is still paralyzed. Since we haven't giving you anymore since a 2 months ago. " I was beyond confused as he talked. A fucking flower that healed me, but also turned me into a more of a killer than I already am.
"Listen. I love superheroes and all, but this is real life we are talking about doctor." He just chuckled and walked over to me. Standing right by my bed.
"Look. I can understand that this sounds impossible, but believe me when I say it seemed impossible to me as well. To the whole world really." He said as he looked at me. With a light smirk.
"Vixle. We have been studying this for the past 4 months. Which has gotten us to this." He turned around and picked up a cylinder. It looked like an eppe pen, just in silver tubing. "Night Howler extract. The thing your cells use to repair damaged tissue." My mind was spinning as he told me this.
"So…does that mean if I take that. My body starts to repair itself? And if that's the case. The more I take the more my body repairs itself?" I asked him as he nodded.
"Now you are getting it. May I?" He motioned for him to proceed with sticking the needle in me to give me it.
"Can I do it?" I asked as he nodded and handed to me. Does it matter where I stick it?" I asked as he shook his head no.
"It just has to get in the blood stream. Take it like an eppe pen. Stick it in and let it take over." He said as I nodded. I moved my arm to my stomach. With a quick motion I stabbed the needle into my right arm. My body felt like it just injected adrenalin. My heart beating faster and my breaths getting faster. Gasping from the sudden change I could feel my senses going to their max. I could see the littles of details. I can smell the faintest of smells. Hear the lightest noise. Which at the time was a fly. Hearing the little insect's wings from across the room. My body seemed to get stronger. Pumping blood faster and the Night Howler across my body. I could feel my right arm getting feeling again. Being able to move it seconds later.
"My…god." I manage to say. Everything seemed different, but a good different. Something I can get use too.
"How are you feeling?" The doctor asked as I looked to him. Which must have been weird because he packed up a bit.
"I feel fucking great." I ripped of the wires on me. Making the heart beat monitor go into a flat line. Then I took out the IVs in me. Getting out of bed as I stood strong. Dressed in hospital rags. I turned to the doctor who was hiding his face behind the clipboard. Walking up to him I pushed the clipboard down. Starting into his eyes.
"I'm not going to kill ya. Now nurse." The lioness looked up to me. "Get me my clothes. I want to get out of here today." I said. The nurse running out of the room to get my clothes.
"We a-are still working on getting them in a more convenient." I looked back at the doctor as he was shaking a bit.
"Listen cuz. I'm not going to kill you. Now tell me about what you just said." I sit back down on the bed as he nods and pushed his glasses up. Using his trunk to turn over some papers on the clip board.
"Well…uh we are trying to get the Night Howlers down into something you can carry. Easier than carrying those." He motioned with his hand to the now empty cylinder. "We almost have it. But it may take more time to get it down." Nodding I picked up the cylinder. Spinning it in the air before catching it in my hand. The other end pointing right at him.
"Refill that. And I know that you want to do some tests. So let's get those out of the way." He nodded and wrote something down and took the cylinder with his trunk. The nurse coming back with my clothes. Both neatly folded as she handed them over to me. Unfolding my shirt, I found it had five holes in it. Taking off my rags. Which left me naked for now. Sighing I put it on as the holes fit over my chest. Showing where I have gotten shot. Then putting on my boxers and jeans. Turning around to face the two in the room.
"Alright. Let's get to the testing."
The news of Vixle waking up and walking around got to Nick and Judy in the hour. Both calling off and heading over to the hospital. Flying by with their sirens on. Parking the car they ran into the building. Going up to the receptions desk.
"We need to Vixle right now!" Judy said as the sheep behind the counter nodded. Asking for names as Nick and her wrote their names down. Pointing down the hall the sheep told them he was in the last room on the left. Running down there they opened the door that he was in.
"Hey you two. Miss me?" Vix asked as Judy ran up to him and hugged him. "Ok. Now get off." He said as she did.
"I'm happy you are alive!" She said as she jumped in place. Nick rolling his eyes at her.
"Ya. I'm glad too. You been gone for 4 months. Didn't know when you would wake up." Nick said as he was dressed in his policer uniform. Along with Judy.
"Glad to know I had someone waiting on me. Speaking of that. Where is Flip and the others?" Vixle asked as Nick's and Judy's smile left their faces. Nick clearing his throat as he looked back up to Vixle.
"Vix…I'm sorry but…us three are the only ones to make it out alive. Besides Mikey Wissler." Vixle looked at Nick. Then to Judy.
"Are they dead?" He asked. Watching as Judy nodded. Her ears dropping as she looked up into Vixle's water filed eyes.
"My brothers…. are dead." Vixle sobbed as strains on tears ran down his cheeks. Sniffling he rubbed the tears away as more replaced them.
"I'm so sorry for your loss Vixle." Judy said as he held out a hand to her.
"Just… give me time." Letting him do so. Vixle taking his arm and clearing his face as he started to chuckle a bit.
"Vix? What's funny?" Judy asked as he shook his head.
"I'm just. Hehe. Thugs aren't supposed to cry." He said as he cleared his eyes. Looking down at Nick and Judy. His eyes red and puffy a bit.
"Do we have Mikey?" He asked the two as Nick shook his head no.
"We lost him on that night. Been trying to find him for the past 4 months." Vixle nodded as the door opened. Dr. Leo walking in as he looked at Vixle and then to Nick and Judy.
"Good afternoon Vixle. We have run the tests. You check out just fine. All of your tissue has healed. Which is great news. We do want you to come in every week. Make sure there are any side effects with this." Nodding Vixle smiled as Dr. Leo looked over to Judy and Nick.
"I want you two to watch him. Call me if there is anything out of the ordinary." With that he gave them his personal number along with his address. "I will see you three later. Vixle you are free to go." The four walked out of the room as the same giraffe nurse motioned for Vixle to sit down in the wheelchair. Sighing he did so.
"Alright. Take me out of here."
Back in the squad car the three just got back to ZPD. Getting out Judy opened the door for Vix as the three walked to the building.
"So what was the doctor saying? That all of your tissue has healed?" Asked Judy as Vixle just smiled.
"Well. I'm not one to give you suspense, but the last time I was in the hospital they took test on my blood. Which they found traces of Night Howler in me. They got some of my damaged tissue and introduced it to the Night Howler extract. The extract healed the tissue. Which when they gave me more of it this time. My tissue healed itself. Like some superhero shit." Nick and Judy looked shocked.
"You got to be kidding. Right?" Vixle shook his head to Nick as he chuckled.
"Not one bit. Trust me I can't believe it either. But that's what the doctor said. Shit after he gave me the stuff I felt amazing." Vixle said as he opened the door for the two.
"Well. Glad your uh body did what it did. I guess." Judy was rather confused as to why and how it happened, but if the professionals said it happened. Then she took their word for it.
"Anyways. What are we doing here? Does Chief Asshole want to see me?" Asked Vixle as Nick snickered and Judy rolled her eyes.
"No. We are here because we have to watch you. Like the doctor said. And we are still on the case to find these two and bring them to justice." Vixle grinned as he cracked his neck.
"I'll do more than bring them to justice. Mikey Wissler better not meet me in person." Judy and Nick knew he had all the reason to be upset. Since Mikey was the one who was responsible for killing his main crew. Brothers is what Vixle referred to them as.
"Hey what happened to that new kid? The one I sent to your home." Judy nodded as she remembered him.
"He has been helping around. But someone else showed up. A little smaller than him. A little darker skin than him as well." Vixle was kinda upset that the new guy left, but at least he got someone else to replace him.
"Should be down in the files room. Judy sent him down there so he can get off her back." Nick said as Vixle nodded. Judy pointed to the elevator that would take him to files and evidence rooms. Going in Nick pushed the basement level button. The doors closing on the three as the elevator started to descend.
With a light ding the doors opened. Showing a narrow white hallway. Lit up by the classical rectangular lights. Judy and Nick lead as Vixle followed. At the end of the hallway it split in a T as they went left. Going down a similar hallway which had metal doors every few feet of each other. Grabbing her chest radio she pushed a button down.
"Blake are you there?" Static went through the radio till a voice came on the other side.
"Yep. I'm here Judy. What do you need?" He asked as she pushed the button down again.
"What room are you in? I got your boss here." The response was almost immediate.
"I'm in File Room number 19. And he is not my boss. I don't rep for that." Vixle chuckled as she lead them to File Room 19. Opening the door to find Blake stacking files and putting them into a box. Closing it up as he looked over at them.
"So this is the guy that replaced the kid huh?" Vixle said as he stepped into view. Blake was another Asian. Looked Vietnamese. Well half at least. Like Vixle here. Being of Vietnamese decent.
"So. You are Blake huh?" Blake nodding as Vixle stepped into the room. Holding out his hand. To which Blake took and both shaking.
"So. How do you know KO?" Vixle asked as Blake shrugged.
"He wasn't even a friend. And his real name is Steven. A punk if you ask me. Don't know how he got the name KO." Blake said as Vixle nodded.
"Ya. It was more of a joke. He got knocked out in his first fight. Talked to much and the guy knocked his lights out." Vixle said.
"Thank you. He was so annoying. Always asked me questions. Always talked and never shut up. That's why I was glad when Blake showed up. Steven saying he had to get back home." Judy said as Blake nodded.
"Ya. I don't even know how he got my number, but I have nothing else to do so I took it. Shit I wanted to come over just to punch him. Even if he is a little taller than me." Blake and Vixle laughed a bit.
"Well I wouldn't mind if you did. I just gave him a spot in the click so he can shut up. Probably kill him myself. Or his mouth will." Vixle said as Blake nodded.
"So. You must be Vixle huh? Judy told me about what happened. Getting shot that many times and living. Must have made death your bitch." Chuckling Vixle wrapped his arm around Blake's shoulders.
"I can tell this is going to be a good friendship." With that Judy and Nick started to head out of the room.
"Hey Judy? Can I be done?" Blake asked as he peeked around the door.
"Yes Blake you can be done. You don't have to watch over me with Nick anymore." She said as Blake nodded.
"Hey Nick." Nick looked back at Blake. Who mouthed something. Making Nick chuckle a bit.
"Alright I will catch you two later." Nick said as he followed Judy down the hallway. Turn right and going back to the elevator.
"So she put you down here huh? She said she wanted you off her back." Blake faked having a heart attack as he clutched his chest.
"How rude! I didn't even talk as much as Steven." He said as Vixle just chuckled.
"How long have you been down here?" Vixle asked as he shrugged.
"Don't know. I just came down here and have only maybe sorted a few files. Most of them I didn't even touch." The two shared a laugh as they walked out of the room. Shutting the door as the two headed to the elevator.
Back at the top Blake and Vixle walked around the police station. Finding nothing they needed to do Vixle told Blake he was going to go back to Nick's.
"Mind if I tag along? Got nothing else to do." Blake asked as Vixle nodded. The two heading to Vixle's car. Which had been moved to the police station during his stay in the hospital. Getting in with Blake and starting it up.
"Did we just become friends?" Blake asked as Vixle looked over to him.
"Hey man. Us Asians have to stick together." With a light chuckle he drove off to Nick's.
Hello guys. Its me again. Here is chapter 12. Hope you guys like it. Leave a review if you want. Please...or Vixle may come back.
