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. Though the movie is almost like The Lion King, it still has the main principles of Zootopia. So all the animals will be acting like how they did in Zootopia. And here we are at the final battle for Zootopia and I hope you are excited for it. Also, the capital building in this production won't look like how it did in the Zootopia movie. I'm making it more like the White House or something like that. 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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Chapter Twelve: The Battle for Zootopia

Storm clouds began rolling over the city as the four made their way to City Hall. As they traveled down an alley, they came to a turn where they saw the City Hall building. They carefully crept down the alley until they were all behind a bench. They peeked over the top to see a huge gathering of animals; mostly semi-ferals, a few city workers and the ZPD around the broken down Capital Building. Even the columns looked worse for as one leaned off the stage and over a dead tree. Standing on the stage at the podium was the sheep in question. Judy looked to Nick, Gideon and Benjamin and said, "You guys go find Bogo or any of the other officers from the ZPD. I'll go confront Dawn."

"Okay. Be careful, Judy." Nick said as he and the other two moved off. Judy then moved off in the other direction.

Nick, Gideon and Benjamin quietly made their way to the crowd. Nick saw that the ZPD officers were closer to stage, just past the semi-ferals. Nick patted his pocket where he held the map. Gideon then leaned down to the fox cop and asked, "So, how are we gonna get past those guys?"

Nick thought for a moment before saying, "We need some bait to lure them away, and you two are what we need."

"Why us?" Benjamin questioned. Nick then explained, "Cause, I need a distraction to get to the ZPD over there."

"What do you want us to do?" Gideon questioned. Then he rhetorically asked, "Dress in drag and do the hula?"

Ten minutes later…

The sound of a drum went off and alerted all the ears of the semi-ferals in front of the ZPD. They looked to see both Gideon and Benjamin dressed in nothing but grass hula skirts and had a flower behind one of their ears. Gideon looked up to the sky and muttered to Benjamin, "Next time I see Nick, I'm gonna kill him for this."

"I kind of like it." Benjamin said as he felt different. Then he said, "It's nice and breezy."

Gideon sighed before looking to the semi-ferals and shouted, "Let's luau!"

The two started dancing as the semi-ferals watched in confusion and interest. Gideon and Benjamin were able to keep instep with each other. As the semi-ferals watched the two hula dancing, Nick quietly snuck passed them and made his way to his comrades.

Thunder boomed overhead as Judy had also snuck her way onto the steps of the capital building and stayed close to the shadows as she came close to the stage. As she looked around the corner, she saw Dawn next to the podium. Judy was about to make her move when Dawn shouted, "Ada Gazelle!"

Her shout echoed over the plaza in front of the Capital Building. Judy gasped as she looked down to the plaza and saw her adopted mother walking up to the stage. She walked down a line that began with the semi-ferals. Ada casted a disdained glance at them as they growled at her. Then she passed by two rows of ZPD officers who nodded to her before she climbed up the stairs. Thunder crashed as she reached the top. Judy looked at her mother with pain in her heart. Then looking down to her mayor she asks, "Yes, Ms. Bellwether?"

"Ada, I must say that you're not doing very well." Dawn scolded as she paced before the popstar. Then she said, "Your concerts haven't been doing to well. The city's about to go bankrupt from the lack of money through the economy and without that economy," The sheep then gestured to the semi-feral predators, "then we can't feed this fighting force."

"There hasn't been much to the concerts because there are no patrons to them." Ada replied. Then she pointed out, "Most of the residence that have not turned have left the city."

"No!" Dawn shook her head. She looked at the gazelle with a deep frown and said, "You're just not working hard enough for it."

"It's over." Ada firmly told her. Then she said, "There's nothing left for us here. Zootopia is on the verge of collapse." She looked down in sadness before saying, "We have only one choice. We must leave Zootopia."

"We aren't going anywhere." Dawn snarled as she glared at the gazelle. Ada, outraged by this, shouted, "Then you have sentenced us to death."

"Then so be it." The sheep said as she got too close. Ada then argued, "You can't do that."

"Are you forgetting?" Dawn rhetorically asked. Then she scowled as she stated, "I, am, the mayor of Zootopia. I can do whatever I want."

"If you were half the mayor Leodore was…" Ada started to say. Dawn cut her off by shouting, "I am ten times the mayor Leodore was!" Then she climbed up on the podium and said, "And should you mention that name in my presence once again, I'll have you fed to the semi-ferals without hesitation!"

Judy stepped out of the shadows and yelled, "Get away from her!"

This shocked both Dawn and Ada as they looked to the bunny. Judy ran up to her mother as Ada fell to her knees. The two embraced after being apart for so long. Ada looked down to the little bunny and said, "Judy? How can you be-"

"Alive?" Judy finished. She looked up into her adopted-mothers eyes and said, "It's kind of a long story."

"It can wait." Ada chuckled. Judy had a soft smile as she said, "That's right. It doesn't matter. I'm home."

"Judy?" Dawn questioned as she didn't understand. Then she recognized her, "Judy!" Then putting on a fake smile she said, "Oh, I'm a little surprised to see you," She looked down the stairs to two semi-ferals as she said, "alive."

Thunder boomed overhead as both Samantha and Manches gulped in fear. Duke came running up to them and saw that he was too late to warn them. Judy then left her step-mother's arms and said, "It's over Dawn. Your reign has come to an end."

"Oh, Judy, you must understand." Dawn said as she was backed against a column. She looked for a way out as she said, "The pressures of governing this city-"

"Are no longer yours." Judy stated. Then she demanded, "Step down, Dawn."

"Oh, well, I would, naturally. However, there is one little problem." Dawn tried to say. But then she gestured to the crowd of semi-feral as she said, "But you see them." Thunder boomed as lightning flashed when Judy looked really quick to the hungry looking semi-ferals before turning back to the sheep as she said, "They believe I'm mayor."

"Yeah, well, we don't." Nick's voice came from behind. Judy and Dawn looked back to see Nick and most of the ZPD standing next to Ada as Nick states, "Judy's the rightful mayor."

"It's your choice, Dawn." Judy warned as she moved in front of her adopted-aunt. She then gave her the option of choosing, "You either step down or fight. And you still must answer for your crimes against the citizens of Zootopia."

"What?" Dawn questioned as she pointed out, "Keeping the city running, trying to get normal citizens to get along with the semi-ferals."

"Turning the citizens of Zootopia INTO semi-ferals." Judy corrected. This caused Dawn to look in surprise as the ZPD officers looked at her confusion. Judy then turned to them and said, "The growing number of semi-ferals in Zootopia has been caused by Dawn using a modified chemical weapon of a Night Howler serum."

"Night Howler?" Some of the officers questioned. Nick then said, "It's true." Pulling the map out of his pocket he then said, "And now we know where to find all of your hideouts, Dawn."

"So I say again." Judy said as she stands between Dawn and her support, "You either step down or fight."

"Oh, must this all end in violence?" Dawn nonchalantly questioned as she moved around Judy. Knowing that she had one final card up her sleeve she said, "I'd hate to be responsible for any deaths. Be it officer or semi-feral, related family or not." She looked back to Judy and asked, "Wouldn't you agree, Judy?"

"That's not going to work on me, Dawn. I've put it behind me." Judy said as she stood strong. Dawn then walked over to the ZPD officers as she questioned, "And what about the good people of Zootopia? Your friends and everyone else?" He stood in front of Nick and Ada as she asked, "Have they put it behind them?"

This confused Nick as he looked to Judy and asked, "Judy, what is he talking about?"

"Ah," Dawn said as she circled around Judy, "so you haven't told them your little secret." Judy looked down as she remembered as Dawn walked between her and the others as she said out loud for all to hear, "Well, Judy, now's your chance to tell them. Tell them who is responsible for Leodore Lionheart's death."

This surprised Ada, Nick and the ZPD as they all looked to Judy. The bunny steeled herself for a moment before taking a step forward and admitted, "I am."

This shocked everyone, mostly Ada and Nick as Ada walked over to her adopted daughter. Nick stayed put as he finally began to understand. Ada looked down to the bunny and asked, "It's not true." She stepped closer when Judy looked away in shame and said, "Tell me it's not true."

Judy, feeling the shame and guilt, hung her head as she admitted, "It's true."

"You see?" Dawn questions to all. She looks at the rabbit with a glare as she said, "She admits it!" The glare deepened as a bolt of lightning struck behind her and accused, "Murderer!"

"No!" Judy tried to explain as Dawn started walking around her again, "It was an accident."

"If it weren't for you, Leodore would still be alive. It's your fault that he's dead!" Dawn yelled at Judy. Then she questioned, "Do you deny it?"

"No." Judy said as she accepted the burden. Dawn then said, "Then you're guilty."

"No, I'm not a murderer!" Judy said as she tried to defend herself. Another flash of lightning crashed and now Judy was walking backwards on the leaning pillar. Dawn and the semi-ferals blocked her means of escape as they went higher on the ledge. Dawn then scolded, "Oh, little Judy, you're in trouble again," They were close to the edge as she said, "but this time daddy isn't here to save you," She go in Judy's face as she yelled, "and now everyone knows why!"

Judy gasped when she slipped off the edge and grabbed on for dear life. Nick called out, "Judy!"

A bolt of lightning struck the tree, causing it to be set ablaze. Judy tried to keep herself from falling into the inferno. She looked up to the sheep as the mayor said, "Now this looks familiar." Then she pretended to think as thought, "Hmm. Where exactly have I seen this before?" Judy kept slipping before Dawn realized with a smile, "Oh, yes. I remember." Her smile fell as she recalled, "This is somewhat the way your adopted-father looked before he died."

Judy slipped again but Dawn grabbed hold of one her ears. Feeling triumphant, Dawn pulled her ear to where Judy could hear her whisper, "And here's my little secret. You can take it to the grave." Coming a little closer she almost laughed as she said, "I'm the one that killed Leodore."

Judy's eyes widened from the realization as she looked back to that day. She could remember watching her step-father falling back into the flood and her screaming as she did now, "No!" Then planting her feet against the stone column she was able to jump back up while knocking Dawn on her back. Then with a glare as she held the sheep down with her foot and she shouted, "Murderer!"

This caused the ZPD to become shocked at this news. Dawn tried to beg as she said, "No, Judy, please."

"Tell them the truth." Judy ordered with a glare. Dawn chuckled as she said, "Truth? But the truth is in the eye of the behold…"

She was cut off when Judy raised a fist and brought it down to her muzzle. Dawn looked up with a glare before saying, "All right. All right." Then she quietly said, "I did it."

"So they can hear you." Judy demanded. Dawn's glare intensified as she looked up to the bunny and said out loud, "I KILLED Leodore!"

The ZPD rushed to Judy's aid as the semi-ferals rushed the bunny. Judy hopped over one wolf's head and landed on his back. She had to duck when a bear tried to swipe at her with its claws. Nick jumped onto the back of a leopard and pulled on its ears to make it crash into a lion. The two fell in a heap as he jumped off and kicked a weasel as he came down. The ZPD dropped down on all fours as they charged at the semi-ferals. An elephant used his tusks to knock a few back. As they continued fighting, the now clothed Gideon and Benjamin screamed as they rushed into the fray. As they knocked a few semi-ferals out of the way, Gideon shouted, "Excuse me. Pardon me. Comin' through. Hot stuff. Whoo!"

Benjamin dropped down on all fours to kick at a semi-feral hyena. The two then found themselves in an opening as they looked about who to fight. They separated as they battled alongside their friend. A weasel chased after Judy and tackled her to the ground while trying to clamp its jaws on her shoulder. She was able to use her back to kick it off before standing tall. As she dodged a paw swipe from a grizzly and kicked at its face, a leopard came up from behind and knocked Judy down on her belly. She looked back to see it baring its fangs at her when a wooden staff smacked it in the face.

Judy looked up to see Finick standing there as he raised his staff over his head and gave a battle cry. The finick fox then leapt over her head and into the middle of a ring of semi-ferals and took a Kung Fu stance. Some snarled while others laughed as they surrounded the shaman. A bear tried to rush him from behind, but Finick jumped up and flipped while striking it in the back of the head. The bear fell on its face and slid forward. Then he made ninja noises as he whacked a tiger over the head while back kicking a fox. Then he did a spin kick to a badger while a lion tried to come in from the side. But Finick took his staff in both hands before using the broad side to jab it in the throat. The lion fell to the ground as the badger rushed at him again. The shaman used the back end of his staff for another throat jab. He relaxed his guard as it appeared that there were no more enemies. But knowing somehow, Finick raised his fist in the face of the fox when it tried to come up behind him.

Judy, Nick and the ZPD had been able to drive off most of the semi-ferals. But the battle and fire still raged as more semi-ferals went on the attack. Gideon started running when Samantha and Manches started chasing him. The fox jumped and screamed when Manches tried to take a bite out of him. He rushed through the doors where he came across a moved Chief Bogo. The water buffalo was now hand cuffed to the front desk as he shouted, "Help me out!"

"No! Help me out!" Gideon shouted as he ran behind Bogo. Manches and Samantha laughed as they slowly stalked forward as Gideon looked from behind Bogo and pleaded, "Please don't eat me."

"What am I? Chopped liver?" Bogo questioned as the two semi-ferals came closer. Manches then chuckled, "Oh! Chopped liver sounds nice."

"I was somewhat joking." Chief Bogo said as they inched closer. Samantha licked her chops and was about to pounce when a voice from behind said, "Drop 'em!"

All four looked back to see Benjamin Clauhouser standing at the entrance as he glared at the two semi-ferals. Manches then asked, "Hey, who's the fat cheetah?"

"Are you talkin' to me?" Benjamin questioned. Gideon whispered to both Bogo and Samantha, "Uh-oh! He called 'im a fat cheetah."

"Are YOU talkin' to me?" Benjamin questioned as his anger rose. Gideon then warned, "Ya'll shouldn't have done that."

"Are YOU talkin' to ME?! Benjamin questioned even louder. His friend looked up as he stated, "Now they're in for it."

Benjamin then said, "They call me Mr. FAT CHEETAH!"

The cheetah threw his head back and yelled a war cry before dropping down on all fours and charging. Samantha and Manches' face fell in shock as he charged straight for them. Duke poked his head into the building and his jaw dropped when he saw Benjamin wailing on the two before Bogo broke his handcuff. Standing up he grabbed onto Manches and said, "Take that, you stupid…"

He put him in a head lock while Gideon ganged up on Samantha with Benjamin by jumping on her back and giving her a noogie while the cheetah bit down on her leg. Gideon started pulling on her ears while shouting, "Take that and that!"

When the three released them, Samantha and Manches started running out of the building. They ran Duke over as they rushed out of the door. They ran off as Bogo, Gideon and Benjamin came running out of the door with the latter shouting, "Run, you yellow-belly!"

"Clauhouser?" Chief Bogo asked the cheetah. Benjamin looked to the chief of the ZPD and said, "Hello, sir. It's good to see you."

"You two know each other?" Gideon asked. Benjamin looked to his friend with a smile and said, "Oh, yeah. I was once a cadet for the ZPD here in the city. But I thought I couldn't get in for my little problem."

"Well, after this," Chief Bogo stated as he wrapped an arm around the cheetah's shoulders, "I'll be sure to give you a job at the ZPD."

Benjamin gasped at this turn of events. Gideon patted his friend on the back and said, "I'm proud of you, buddy."

"We're not out of this yet, you guys." Nick said as he and Finick walked over to them. Finick agreed, "He's right. Dawn must still be brought in."

Judy ran past a few battles as she began looking for Dawn. She ran over to the corner and looked into a door. She saw something sneaking down the corridor and when lightning flashed and thunder clapped, she saw a surprised Bellwether looking to her. Judy rushed down the corridor as Dawn took off into a run. Judy chased Dawn deep into the Capital Building as flames started to eat away at the insides of the building. Dawn raced up the stairs in an effort to get away from Judy. The scared sheep soon burst through door to the mayor's office and jumped when the ground started crumbling beneath her. She slid to a stop when she came too close to a window. Dawn's hand caused a loose stone to drop while she watched it tumble to the ground. She looked back to see Judy use her long rabbit legs to jump over the crevice and flames before landing in a kneeling position. Then standing tall she walked over to her aunt and darkly said, "Murderer."

"Judy, I beg of you, please have mercy." Dawn begged as she fell to her knees. Judy then said as she came closer, "You don't deserve to live after what you've done. To me, to my parents and to everyone in this city."

"But Judy." Dawn said as she looked at the bunny with fear in her eyes. She tried to get in Judy's good graces by saying, "I've always been like family to you." Then she tried a different tactic, "It's the semi-ferals, who are the real enemy."

Unfortunately for her, Samantha, Manches and Duke stood outside of the office doors. They had just heard everything and backed away growling as she said, "It was their fault. It was all their idea."

"Why should I believe you?" Judy questioned as she stood before Dawn. Then she made a point of her own, "Everything you ever told me was a complete lie."

"What are you going to do?" A fearful Dawn asked as she backed into a corner. Then she had a smile as she tried, "You wouldn't kill someone you once considered as family."

Judy had a grim frown on her face as she sharply inhaled while she thought about it before deciding to be the bigger mammal, "No, Dawn. I'm nothing like you."

"Oh, Judy, I humbly thank you." Dawn said as she thought that she had a way to turn this around. She stood on her hooves as she said, "You are truly noble." Then she tried to get in her good graces by saying, "I will make this up to you, I promise. And just how can I prove myself to you?" Then she tried to act sincere by saying with a wave of her hoof, "Tell me. I mean it, tell me anything."

"Run." Judy said with a glare. Dawn looks at her in shock as she remembered, "Run away, Dawn. And never come back."

"Er…" Dawn tried to say, "Yes." Then maneuvering past Judy she said, "Of course." The sheep saw a flat piece of metal sitting on the floor as she carefully moved to it. Then she kneeled down and grasped it before saying, "As you wish, your MAYORSHIP!"

Then with a wild swing she tried to bash the metal against Judy jumped back with a gasp. But it gave Dawn and opening as she held the piece of metal with both hooves and knocked Judy onto her back. Dawn then tried to use the metal piece to choke Judy out. Judy struggled to keep the metal piece from her. Judy then used her back feet to kick Dawn off of her. The sheep fell back as Judy scrambled to get away. She backed into the side of the desk before running to the chair and pushing it towards the sheep. The impact from the chair caused Dawn to loose the piece of metal. It fell to the ground and bounced over to the crevice. Both Judy and Dawn raced for the piece of metal. They made a jump for it, but their attempts to grab for it caused it to fall down the gap. Both Judy and Dawn stood up on their feet when Dawn shoved Judy away and then tried to make a run for it.

The sheep quickly climbed out on the window and clung to the side as she made her escape attempt. Judy ran to the window and looked for the sheep before seeing her climb up the side of the building. Judy hopped out of the window and started climbing up the same way Dawn did. Dawn reached the top first but was tripped when Judy grabbed hold of her ankle. Judy then scrambled to get up on the roof as well. Both bunny and sheep then stood tall as they squared off. Time seemed to slow down as they raised fists against each other. The two circled each other before Judy reared her fist back and struck Dawn across the muzzle. Dawn recoiled from the pain before punching Judy in the kisser. Judy stumbled back from the blow before Dawn came forward and gave her another good smack. The punch knocked Judy on her back. She saw Dawn running up to her with her arms stretched out and a hateful glare in her eyes. Judy stood up and waited for the sheep to get closer. When she was just a few inches from her, Judy stepped out of the way while leaving her foot sticking out. Dawn tripped over the rabbit's foot and fell over the edge. She screamed as she fell all the way down while Judy watched from the roof.

Dawn landed in a tree before she fell down its branches and then down to the ground. She hard on the concrete and laid there for a moment. It took her a moment to shake off the pain before trying to stand. Dawn shakily stood on her own two feet before she drowsily looked up to see Samantha, Manches and Duke walking around some cars. Though she didn't notice the frowns on their faces, she had a relieved smile formed on her face as she said, "Oh, my friends."

"Friends?" Samantha chuckled. Then she looked to Manches as she recalled, "I thought she said we were the enemy."

"Yeah. That's what I heard." Manches said as Dawn's face became horrified at this betrayal. Both semi-feral felines looked to the weasel and asked, "Duke?"

Duke started laughing maliciously as more semi-ferals started appearing from out of the shadows and smoke. Duke then moved in front of the other two and said to Dawn, "Now, you can either deal with us, or them?"

This confused Dawn until she looked behind her to see Ada, Nick, Bogo, Benjamin, Gideon and the entirety of the ZPD standing behind her. Everyone had a glare cast to Dawn as she stood up and held her hands before her. Chief Bogo walked up to the sheep and took out a pair of handcuffs before saying, "Dawn Bellwether, you are under arrest for the crimes against Zootopia and her inhabitants."

Chief Bogo slapped the cuffs on her wrists as all animals, normal and semi-feral, started cheering. Another boom of thunder rang overhead as rain began to pour down on City Hall. As the rain doused what flames it could reach, Nick looked up to the Capital Building roof and saw Judy standing there tall. Judy looked up to the clouds with a smile on her face and her heart free from the guilt as the ran continued to pour.

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Author's Note: And with that, we have only two more chapters to go. I'm sorry if the battle scene wasn't all that impressive. I'll try to do better in the other Lion King fanfics. See you for the next chapter you guys.