Hey guys Price here and welcome to the Zootopian Assassins Epilogue! Hopefully this will be of a much higher quality than last Chapter, but I make no promises because I have no idea why it was so badly done. I just wrote, and that thing came out. I will most likely rewrite a few things to make it better and a bit more violent because that was the original plan, to make it hyper violent. I failed, and it came out poorly written. I apologize about that. Also, this Epilogue will not be as long as normal. It will only be about half the normal length, if that. The reason for that is to keep it from feeling too bloated and unnecessarily long. This Epilogue is set four or five years after the ending of last Chapter, and there's a reason for that. Anyway, that's enough of that, I think it's time to get...onto the story!

A group of mammals sat inside a room ranging from a tiny grey Rabbit to a Sumatran Tiger. Currently, an all black Wolf was talking.

"Alright, so back during the time me and Kate were holed up in our second safehouse, I remember a story she told me about her time during training. And I mean, like, regular police training. Not Operator training." The Wolf said, the female Timber Wolf next to him groaning.

"Blake, please don't tell them." She begged, clearly knowing what he was about to say and quite embarrassed about it.

"Ah, come on, Kate, what's the harm?" The male Wolf, Blake, asked playfully. Kate just groaned and put her head in her paws. "Anyway, as I was saying, back during regular police training, you guys wold never believe who she said she had a huge crush on before she was approached by the Operators." The gathered mammals all looked between each other, curiosity etched into their expressions.

"She already told us, Blake." A Sumatran Tiger remarked, gesturing between himself, a male Timber Wolf, and a female Mongoose that sat in the Wolf's lap.

"Oh hush, Hassan, at least pretend you don't know." The mongoose chastised, the Tiger grunting.

"Alright, fine." He said, shaking his head. He turned his head back to Blake, curiosity forming. "Wait, you mean Kate had a crush on somebody? I can't believe it!"

"Okay, now you're just milking it." The male Timber Wolf remarked.

"Bite me, Zach." Hassan snapped, laughter from the gathered mammals following the statement.

"Anyway, so, Kate has a crush on this mammal, right? He's big, strong, and seems like a decent mammal. Only issue is that he's Adrien Bogo." There was shocked silence following the words, the only ones not appearing shocked by the news being Hassan, Zach, and the Mongoose in Zach's lap.

"I wish I never told you about that. Honestly, it's so embarrassing." Kate said, followed by another groan. "I mean seriously, I just want to forget about that. It was just a stupid crush, anyway. Not like it went any further or deeper than that."

"Perhaps, but I still find the fact somewhat..." Blake snorted. "A-moo-sing." There was a collective groan from everybody at the pun, Blake just shaking his head.

"I hate you. So much." Kate said quietly, though her tone was affectionate, showing she didn't mean the words seriously.

"Well then you shouldn't have had a kit with me." Blake remarked, Kate chuckling and rolling her eyes.

"Dad!"

"Vom Teufel sprechen..." Blake muttered even as he stood and walked out of the room. Hassan looked at Kate with an arched eyebrow.

"Speak of the devil." The female Timber Wolf said, answering the unspoken question. The words were followed shortly by snorts of amusement. All the present mammals knew how tough kits could be, either from experience raising them or just by being around them for any length of time.

Kate knew that Zach and Anila, the Mongoose in his lap, were considering adopting a kit, but were still undecided on the species. She and Blake had had their own a few years prior, soon after their mission to take down the Templar Grandmaster. Currently her and Blake, along with the Vixen and Hare that sat a few feet to her right, the Jaguar that sat close to them, and the Doe that sat between Hassan and Zach and Anila all had kits of their own. A thought occurred to the Timber Wolf, and she looked at the Doe, opening her muzzle to ask her something, only to be beat by the Vixen.

"Say, Judy, you haven't really said anything for a while. How have you been? How's Amber been?" The Doe appeared surprised to be addressed directly, hesitating in uncertainty of how to respond.

"Uh...good. Things have been good, I suppose. And Amber has been fine." Judy answered quietly, the Vixen frowning at the rather bland answer. She'd clearly been expecting the Doe to liven up once prodded, maybe go into a long and detailed answer. Perhaps the old Judy would have.

They'd noticed that the Doe had started to become quieter and more reserved since their Contract years prior, and, while understandable, it still alarmed them somewhat. Kate in particular had been worried, having known what it felt like to lose a loved one like Judy had. She remembered the feeling of loss, and the want to just curl into a ball and stop. Perhaps it was different for most mammals, but her and Judy were alike in that they were both highly emphatic and emotional. The difference was that Kate knew how to put her emotions aside until they could be safely processed.

She understood the pain that Judy had been, and still was, going through from the loss of her mate so soon after sealing the deal, but at the same time she at least had something to remember him by. Perhaps she didn't understand the Doe as well as she thought, but she had thought that having what Judy did would have made it at least somewhat easier. Apparently she'd been mistaken.

The Doe loved her kit, of course, but she didn't seem to be much happier compared to before she'd found out. She was happier, yes, but not as much as one would have thought she would be. Kate found it odd, but still somewhat understandable due to experiencing similar events that Judy had.

"Well, I'm glad to hear it." The Vixen said, tone somewhat sharp, and the Hare prodded her slightly.

"Lumi, be nice." He chastised, the Vixen grumbling something under her breath. Blake walked back into the room, the tail end of a chuckle audible as he did so.

"You know, I have an idea." Everybody looked at the female Jaguar in surprise, not expecting her to speak up. "So, playing a bit off of Kate's old crush, I have an idea for a little game where we go clockwise around the group, starting from Judy, and we each have to tell either an embarrassing or little known fact about ourselves."

"I can't say I ever expected you to propose such a game, Amanda." Lumi remarked, the Jaguar chuckling.

"Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't. But it seems like an interesting idea, and something tells me all of us have something to share." The Jaguar said, chuckles coming from everybody at that. "Judy, if you don't mind." The Doe nodded and cleared her throat, taking a deep breath.

Knocking at the door made everybody blink, their gazes moving to the door curiously.

"Strange. I was certain everybody was here." Lumi remarked, her eye narrowing in suspicion. A paw rested on the Colt 1911 at her side.

"Lumi, not everything is a threat just because it's unexpected." The Hare next to her pointed out, Lumi grunting.

"Perhaps not, Is, but it is still better safe than sorry." The Hare, Is, sighed at that.

"Fair enough." He conceded, Lumi smirking every so faintly at him.

"I'll get it. It is my home, after all, and it's probably just somebody trying to sell me something." Judy said, hopping down from the couch and walking towards the door. Everybody watched nervously, never quite having gotten over the feeling of constant danger from years prior.

Judy opened the door, ready to snap at the mammal she expected to find, only to stop when she laid eyed on somebody else. She blinked, shock the dominant emotion in her expression, as her purple eyes met emerald.

"Hey there, Carrots. Been a while."

And that does it for Zootopian Assassins! Now, this is only the end of the first story. There are still several planned Oneshots and a sequel fic to look forward to. Yes, this Cliffhanger was also planned from the moment I started planning to "kill" off Nick last Chapter. Please don't burn me at the stake for this. I promise I will be showcasing Judy and Nick's relationship a bit more in the sequel, though it will largely be in flashbacks due to the fact they are not important Characters outside of the Prologue. I'll do a little sneak peek at the end of this, but it won't be spoilers since I don't want to ruin any surprise for you guys. I was originally gonna name Judy's kit Violet, but that felt too cheap and overdone, so I went with Amber since it sounded nice. It seemed fitting, though I may change it later if I come up with something better. I'll have to see. Anyway, this is getting long enough, I will see you guys...next update. Word Count: 2,171

Amber Wilde-Hopps, Aukusta Keto-Larsson, Zaqueu Acosta, and Diederich Wolff enter a warehouse near the end of the Prologue

A group of four mammals stood inside a warehouse, looking around in obvious confusion.

"Great! Just great! The only clue we had, and it's a bust! There's nothing here!" One of them, a male Wolf, exclaimed angrily.

"Diederich! Shut! Up!" Another one of them, this one also male, ordered. Diederich growled.

"I don't take orders from you, Zaqueu! So unless you want to make me shut up, I'm not going to!" He snapped, Zaqueu flexing his paws in an obvious display of aggression.

"Boys, shut it down, both of you. There's something here. I know it." This speaker was female, and had an unusual appearance that clearly showed hybridization of some kind was in effect in her genetic makeup.

"Aukusta, there's nothing here. At best, we can hide out for a few days. At worst, we'll be found by tomorrow, maybe sooner." Diederich said, defeat entering his voice.

"I don't believe that. Aukusta's mother wouldn't have sent us here if there wasn't something here that could help us." The final speaker, also female and clearly also a hybrid, said.

"Thank you, Amber. It's nice to see I'm not the only one thinking clearly and unclouded." Aukusta said, a scoff escaping Diederich.

"Not everyone was raised to be a psychopath, Aukusta!" The Wolf snapped, the hybrid growling.

"I am not a psychopath, Diederich, I am a high-functioning sociopath! If you're going to attempt to insult me, at least get the term right!" She snapped, clearly more annoyed at the wrong word being used than the actual insult itself.

"Only you could be more insulted by somebody using the wrong term than the insult itself, Aukusta." Amber remarked lightly, chuckling softly. Aukusta shrugged, but chuckled as well.

"Well, you weren't wrong, Amber. There's something here, alright." The three turned in surprise at Zaqueu's words, not having realized he'd begun to walk away from them. They approached him in curiosity just as he pulled on a switch. There was silence for several seconds, then the sound of locks disengaging and creaking of rusted hinges. They turned to see a door had opened, and they hesitantly approached it. Diederich was the first to enter, and he blinked in surprise when he did at what he found.

A row of strange outfits stood in racks, all but one of them having extremely similar designs. Most of them had peaked hoods similar to an Eagle's beak, the last one being nothing more than a green M42 Greatcoat and a hat. Equipment pieces rested on shelves next to the outfits, and Diederich felt nervous about what the equipment was and why Aukusta's mother had sent them here. It was then that he noticed the name tags above each outfit, and he felt alarm course through him as he read them.

"'Hopps', 'Wilde', 'Keto', 'Larsson', and 'Wolff'..." Diederich read out loud, sharp intakes of breath coming from the other three mammals. He approached the outfit that had his last name over it, reaching out and brushing a paw over the fabric of the coat softly.

"Hold on. Guys, these are the outfits of Assassins."