Hi! How is everyone doing today? I just started another semester of college, so I have that to look forward too. Wish me luck! But I still have another update for you! I would like to sincerely thank JKnight97 for beta reading this chapter & the last one, I could not ask for a better beta reader! Now, let us rejoin our heroes!
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Alex, Jasiri, and Kion had commandeered a US buggy and were now racing through the city towards Nick and Judy. The fox and bunny were holding their position outside a warehouse on the city outskirts. A ZPD officer had spotted Kion's dark counterpart, along with a heavy Chinese presence in the area.
Night had fallen, making it difficult for Jasiri to drive, and the debris littering the streets was not helping either.
There were still a lot of Chinese stragglers that needed to be dealt with, but Kion was operating the turret on top of the vehicle, ready to open fire upon any threat.
The hyena at the wheel expertly maneuvered the buggy around a large rubble pile, and continued speeding down the highway.
"Roadblock!" Kion said, spotting an assembled group of Chinese vehicles up ahead. The Chinese forces had their backs away from the team, and were engaging a group of ZPD officers on the opposite side of the roadblock.
"Let's make this quick! We have somewhere to be."
Jasiri stopped the buggy and the young heroes silently approached the enemy from the rear.
"Friendlies in the line of fire." Jasiri signalled in paw language. Captain Boehm put his rifle on his back and drew his sword, its blue glow clearly visible.
"No firearms, hand to paw combat," he whispered, giving the paw signal to advance and attack.
Jasiri holstered her pistols and drew a combat knife from its sheath.
Kion stabbed an unaware PLA soldier straight through the chest, with his human ally following suit. Jasiri grabbed an enemy, sinking her claws into him, before doing the same with her knife.
A couple hostiles turned around to engage the squad, weapons ready. Kion used his sword to knock an enemy weapon away, before grabbing the soldier's head and slamming it into one of the cars on the highway. Meanwhile, the Heroes captain stood ready as a PLA soldier lined up and fired a few shots. The bullets deflected off Alex's sword and went right back into the soldier who fired them.
Overwhelmed by the fury of blades and claws, the hostile squad was quickly overpowered.
"Didn't stand a chance."
The ZPD officers thanked the trio for their help, as they climbed back into the buggy and continued onwards after pushing through the Chinese roadblock. They reached the warehouse in minutes, and linked up with Nick and Judy, who were hiding behind a concrete barricade at the warehouse gate.
The 2 officers were dressed in their ZPD uniforms, and Judy was armed with her tranquilizer pistol, while Nick used a bow from the Typhoon's armory.
"Hey, nice to see you guys. How was your drive?" The rabbit jested.
"Well we encountered a couple Chinese stragglers, but that's about it." Jasiri said.
"According to Intel, Kion's counterpart is in there." Judy said, pointing to the building. There were no Chinese soldiers outside, probably to avoid too much attention from any prying eyes.
"You ready for this, big guy?" Alex asked, making sure Kion was in a sound state of mind.
The lion took a deep breath and gripped his sword. "Ready as I'll ever be."
The team crept forward and reached the building. Nick picked the lock and the group got inside the structure.
They headed up a stairway and spotted a pair of Chinese soldiers, which Alex and Nick took down. Alex used his suppressed pistol and Nick used his bow, so the group wasn't detected.
The team found their way to a set of catwalks above the warehouse, and took down a few more PLA soldiers. The team gazed down into the warehouse below them, and saw Kion's counterpart, along with a lot of hostiles.
Dark Kion paced the floor and muttered under his breath.
"Those 'Heroes' kill two of our group, and then they just obliterated our assault?! I will make them feel pain, I will make them suffer."
"What are they doing?" Jasiri said.
The group spotted a truck that was being filled with explosives, along with a few other Chinese vehicles. From Dark Kion's dialogue, it was clear that the lion had become unhinged, and the extremist tactics he was about to use in combat also showed his deteriorating mental state.
"That truck can't be heading anywhere good." Kion said. He felt kind of guilty for the actions of his counterpart.
"Yeah, let's get down there and stop them." Captain Boehm said "It looks like they haven't rigged the explosives yet, so they shouldn't be able to detonate them."
"Please tell me your sure about that." Judy asked, a nervous expression on her face.
"Eh... I mean, I wouldn't recommend standing right next to the truck."
Heading down another set of stairs, the group reached the ground floor of the warehouse and opened fire, no longer caring about stealth, as there were too many enemies. They quickly downed many hostiles and pushed forward. To the group's horror, Kion's counterpart jumped into the truck and accelerated forward.
Jasiri rolled out of the way as the truck crashed through the old warehouse door, and was quickly followed by a pair of light Chinese trucks.
"Shit! Shit!" Kion sword under his breath, blaming himself for not stopping his counterpart.
"We gotta follow that truck! Now!" Alex said, fearing the truck's destination.
The team jumped into another PLA vehicle and sped off after the truck. This Chinese vehicle also had a turret mounted on top, and once again Kion took control of it as they sped down the zootopian streets.
"Hurry!" Judy said, unable to shake the feeling that many citizens of Zootopia were about to be hurt or worse. The truck full of explosives was being escorted by 2 other vehicles, and it was imperative that it did not reach where it was going.
The team opened fire on one of the Chinese vehicles, with Alex pulling closer so his allies could fire on the driver.
The Chinese truck was riddled with bullets and crashed, as a pair of enemy soldiers on motorcycles and a hostile helicopter joined the pursuit. Kion targeted the helicopter, while everyone except Alex targeted the soldiers on motorcycles.
The captain pulled around and rammed the second escorting truck, causing it to crash, with one of the motorbikes hitting it in the process. Kion managed to damage the helicopter enough to down it, and Nick landed a finishing shot on the second motorcycle soldier.
"We need to get to that truck." Alex said, plowing through a squad of PLA soldiers that the pursuit passed by.
"Can we get someone to... I don't know? Jump to it?" Nick wondered.
"Kion! Get up to the roof and jump onto the truck!"
"What?!" The Lion said "Me?! Why me?!"
"Because I'm driving here!"
The lion muttered that his entire team was crazy, but begrudgingly climbed out of the turret and managed to balance himself on the roof of the vehicle. The lion's heart pounded as he thought about what he was doing. But knowing that truck could explode in the middle of a densely populated Zootopia neighborhood was all that kept him on track. As Alex pulled closer to the truck, Kion drew his sword in case he needed it. He prepared himself, and jumped onto the roof of the explosive truck. His counterpart must have heard the noise on the roof, and began to swerve to shake him off.
Kion jabbed his sword into the metal roof of the truck, just above the driver's side, and held on tight. His counterpart lost control of the vehicle while trying to swerve, and with a loud screech the vehicle crashed and skidded across the ground.
"Kion!" Jasiri screamed, but before any of the other heroes could do anything, a Chinese armored transport slammed into the car, making it spin out of control and crash as well.
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Kion awoke, feeling a warm liquid running down his face, and feeling an ache all over his body. He looked around, and although his vision was blurry, he managed to examine his surroundings. He was in a city square, with rubble all around him, and he could spot the crashed truck of explosives, with his counterpart limping nearby.
Dark Kion messed around with a detonator, before cursing under his breath, and spotting his righteous equivalent laying on the pavement nearby. The evil warrior closed the gap between them, and although he hurt all over, Kion would not let his counterpart win. He jumped up, ignoring the pain and squared off with his opponent. Dark kion blocked the strikes and followed up with his own attacks. Although he was fighting with extreme ferocity, the Heroes operative knew that he was weakened from the crash, but he could only hope his counterpart was in the same predicament as well. However, the dark warrior was taking pleasure in toying with his opponent, and he chuckled to himself as he watched Kion get pummeled into submission. Kion kept attacking with powerful strikes, wanting to deal as much damage as possible to his opponent. However he underestimated the agility of his counterpart, who would easily dodge the strikes and follow up with retaliatory attacks.
The tide of the fight began to turn, with dark kion slamming his adversary into the side of a wrecked car, subduing him. The young Priderock then felt the pavement scraping against him as he was dragged along. But this now presented an opportunity. Kion suddenly pulled on one of his counterpart's legs, making him fall to the ground.
The warrior then grabbed a piece of rubble from the ground, and slammed his counterpart's face with it. Filled with anger at his counterpart, the lion followed up with multiple strikes, and didn't stop until he knew Dark Kion had sustained wounds he would not recover from, rendering him no longer a threat.
The victorious lion leaned back against the wrecked truck to rest, but a group of Chinese soldiers neared him, with their guns drawn. Even if they killed him, Kion was content that he had stopped his counterpart. He just hoped Jasiri would be alright. But before the Chinese could do anything they were struck by bullets and fell to the ground. Kion's allies raced to the scene, with Alex and Jasiri checking their friend out for wounds.
"Hey, what took you guys so long?" The lion joked, prompting Jasiri to give him a kiss, and Alex to proclaim that he would be fine. The captain breathed a sigh of relief, and made sure Dark Kion was indeed subdued, before calling in a bomb squad and a medical team. Another counterpart had been defeated, and with the remaining Chinese cleaned out of the city, the day was won.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! Next time we'll get a slower paced chapter like the kind this story really needs. Stay tuned and thanks for reading!