Judy and the Bandit

by JoeyJoBobJunior

The Big mafia has gained power, there's a traitor in the ZPD, super-powered criminals are on the loose, children are being kidnapped, and Nick and Judy are caught in the middle of it all! Villains become heroes, heroes become villains in this action-packed climax to the "Holiday Canon" with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster! Rated M for Mild to slightly-graphic violence.

8. Chapter Eight: Through the Back Door

Chapter Eight: Through the Back Door

Late afternoon at the Bunnyburrow county lockup.

"I didn't do anything wrong!" the wolverine argued as he was being locked up. "I was peacefully protesting! I have my rights!"

"Now, now!" The elk officer replied. "You were told to cease and desist!"

"We were protesting peacefully in the park!"

"We'll decide what's peaceful or not! As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between protesting and rioting!"

"You can't do this! I have a right to free speech!"

The elk laughed. "You think you're truly free? That's cute." He passed by the acting sheriff. "Howdy Jackass! How're the polls going?!"

"IT'S JACAU-... Nevermind. I'm in too good a mood. All that fearmongering we put in our campaign is paying off! I'm way ahead in the polls! By this time next week, I'm gonna start making Bunnyburrow pred-free!"

Just then, an aardvark started running towards him. "Sheriff Jacaus! Sir! It's me, Rollo! Your campaign manager!"

"Finally! Someone mentions me by my proper name!" the donkey replied. "What's all the excitement, Rollo?! Heh! Did I win already?!"

"Just the opposite sir. The polls have just come in! You're tanking!"

"WHAT?! Why?!"

"It's officer Judy Hopps-Wilde! The latest rumor from the Goat Gazette news site says that she just wiped out the Big family!"

"Wiped them out?! Like killed them?!"

"I guess so. Sir, people are now saying that if she can wipe out the mob in the big city, imagine what she can do to crime here! She's made a huge leap in the polls and it looks like she's going to win!"

"H-How big a leap?!"

"You're at twenty percent now sir. She's at eighty."

Jacaus was furious. "Damnit! First Stu, now her! Those damn Hopps have interfered in my plans for the last time!" Jacaus started shuffling around his desk. "Where's my gun?!"

"Wh-What are you gonna do?!"

"I'm gonna go get Ramson and we're gonna give Stu Hopps a little housecall. By God, I'll make her drop out of the race if it's the last thing I do!"

Meanwhile, at ZPD headquarters...

"Do I look fabulous yet?" Nick joked with a smirk.

Fangmeyer was helping put some makeup onto Nick to make him look more like Firefox.

"I just have to use this fur dye to add some white streaks on the side and you're good," The tiger replied."

"Good work on catching the traitor."

"You too. Sorry I had the wrong guy pegged."

Nick was intensely staring at Firefox's mug shot. "I can't believe this bastard blew up my house and burned my son."

"Well, he's in prison now, and Your mother and father-in law's testimony should keep him there. How are you doing Wolford, dear?"

Wolford was putting on Growlers containment costume. "-Dis is gross! Probably got his sweat all in it. And I look like one of 'da Fantastic Fur!"

"I think you look great!" Nick replied. "You'll have to get rid of your accent though."

"What accent?"

"The way you talk?! I listened to part of the call Sniffer made. He sounded very cultured."

"What?! You 'tink I don't talk classy 'er somethin'?!"

"SIGH! We might have a problem. Go listen to the recording and try to imitate him. It has to be perfect, but part of the problem is we don't know what the other wolf looks like."

"He probably looks like me. Disney used the same asset on a lot of 'da Wolv-"

"We did that fourth wall joke already! Now, go listen to the recording!"

"Alright! Alright! Sheesh!"

As Wolford left, Bogo came by the office where Fangmeyer was putting makeup on Nick. "Going through a change, Wilde?"

"Ooooh, crap. Umm hi chief!"

"What are you two doing? Why do you look like that Firefox criminal?"

"SIGH! I was hoping to sneak this past you, but we're making a plan with Judy to sneak into Chemiracles and help free the children now since it might take a while for the warrant to go through."

Bogo rubbed his chin in thought. "That's… actually a great idea!"

"Really?!"

"When we raid the place, it might get violent and those children could be in the crossfire. Their safety is a top priority." Bogo then gave Nick a slight punch in the shoulder. "Good job, Wilde! That's two for two today."

"Wow! Ummmm….. Thanks!"

"I can be reasonable you know? Just don't do things behind my back."

"Sorry chief. How'd it go with Growler?"

"We only got four questions out of him. We hope it's enough. He drank two bottles and went from flashing bright light, to just glowing enough to light up the room. The lighter does nothing. He's happy with that, I guess. Now he can read after lights out."

"Will it be enough to get a warrant?"

"I hope so. I think he gave us enough information for a warrant. Who's in charge, what they have planned, what they're doing with the children, and how dangerous it is. Is it really true that Mr. Big is dead?!"

"That's what Judy told me. Dead by his own daughter's greedy ambitions, only for her to be incased in ice by Mr. Frost."

"Grrr! Don't mention that name! He's the man behind everything. He and Friedkin made me look like a fool!"

"... What are they doing with the children?"

"Experiments. Cloning. Grooming into soldiers. Some are dying."

"My God!"

"Not all of them can take the experiments and they pass away. Their poor parents. I imagine they keep searching for them long after they're gone."

"We have to put a stop to this now, sir!"

"Agreed."

Wolford came back. "Okay, Wilde. I listened to his voice. He's all 'hoity-toity-like. Let's go."

Bobo glared at Wolford. "Don't mess this up Wolford! Practice talking like him on the way there."

"Don't-cha worry chief! I ain't gonna screw 'dis up not no way 'dere!"

"Maybe it would be best if Nick did all of the talking. Stop by Clawhauser on the way out. He has something for you two. Now, get going!."

Meanwhile, at the body shop….

Bandit laid her head against Duke's shoulder. "Even when I'm away from the van, I keep seeing my dead body just lying there."

"It's best not 'ta think about it kiddo," Duke replied. "Hey, ummm…. Did you mean it?"

"Mean what?"

"When you… the other you… before she died. She called me 'dad'."

Bandit smiled. "Yeah. I really do think of you as my new dad."

"You don't know how good that makes me feel. I gotta say, today's been a roller coaster of ups and downs, and I dunno if it's even halfway over."

"Yeah. Are they almost done? We gotta hurry this before… SNIFF!... Before…"

She started to break down in tears, but Duke comforted her. "Hey. Hey, now. I believe what 'dat bunny kid said. You're gonna be okay."

"But what if I'm not?! I need to see Smokey with my own two eyes before I dissolve!"

"If you dissolve. And if ya ask me, 'dat's a pretty unlikely 'if'. Okay?"

"SNIFF! … O-Okay. I-I know you didn't always teach me the right things, but you really cared for me. You're a good dad."

" 'Tanks…. Bandit?"

"Yeah, dad?"

"Heh! I can't get used to 'dat. You knew yer parents. Do you…. Do you think 'dey would have approved of me?"

Bandit hugged Duke tightly. "I don't care. You've been a great dad to me and that's all that counts."

"SNIFF! Th-Thanks."

Judy approached the two of them/ "We're ready to go. We found a blanket to cover the other Bandit with. I… I imagine it's hard to see her like that."

Bandit nodded in agreement. Still feeling somber. "Yeah. Thank you, Judy."

"Nick and Wolford are going to meet us in an unmarked car just two blocks from the laboratory. Let's head out."

"Good!" Bandit replied. "We need to hurry. I'm running out of time!"

"You're gonna be fine!" Greg argued.

"You don't know that for sure!"

Finnick paid the shop owner. Then they got in the van and took off. On the way there, Finnick noticed a wolf crossing the street. He squinted his eyes to get a good look. "Is that?... It's him! Sniffer! I'm gonna get that bastard!"

Sniffer looked up from his phone to see the most curious sight of a silver van speeding towards him. "Hmmm…. Why is?..." He then saw the driver through the glass. "EEP!"

He ran as fast as he could across the street, and into the park. Finnick drove into the park and kept giving chase.

Everyone was being tossed around in the back seat as Finnick drove off the curb. Judy was getting upset. "Finnick! What are you doing?! You can't drive on the grass! There are people picnicking!"

"I'm gonna get that bastard!" Finnick yelled.

"Then I'll have to arrest you for vehicular homicide! Pops! We're supposed to be incognito to keep the mob from noticing us!"

THUD!

"Uhhh… You're right. I'll stop now."

"You hit him with the van again. Didn't you?!"

"Oh, yeah."

They got out of the van as Sniffer was down on the grass and in pain. "Oooohh! Not again!"

Finnick had his baseball bat on him and was ready to pounce. "You think you can stab my wife, blow up my house, try to kill my grandkids, and not get away with it?! You're going to jail, a-hole!"

"Unnnh! I was on my way to jail."

"Oh, sure." Finnick raised his bat to hit him once more. "It'll be easier to send you there crippled!"

Suddenly, Sugar flew out of Greg's pouch and got in Finnick's face. "Bah! No! No! Bah!"

Judy was amazed. "I… think she's telling you not to hurt him."

Finnick couldn't believe it. "What?!"

Sugar flew over Sniffer and once again, dropped golden pollen that instantly healed his wounds.

The wolf was in tears as he got on his knees and bowed to the joey. "She spared me! The golden child has saved me once again! I KNEW I was on the right path! Oh, thank you righteous one! I shall forever be in your debt!"

"Golden child?!" Judy said with confusion. "Are you…. Worshiping my Sugar?!"

"Of course! She is nothing short of a miracle! The great healer! The first of her kind! She judged me worthy of living so I have been repenting my ways. That's why I confessed everything to the police and that is why I am now heading to the ZPD to turn myself in. REDEMPTION!"

"Okay, okay. Keep it down!"

"... Where are you all going? Why did the fennec fox's van lose its beautiful painting?"

Judy looked around and was trying to come up with a lie. "We went to Mr. Big to try and get Bandit's brother back. It didn't work. So now we… are going to the hospital to check on my son."

"Mother Judy, I may have lost my great sense of smell, but I can still sniff out a lie when I see it. You're too close to the lab. You're going to break in, aren't you? Save the children?!"

Finnick raised his bat again. "You better watch it, pal!"

"Wait! Wait! I can help you!"

"Oh, sure. Just like you helped stab my wife and grandkid. Think I'm gonna trust you?!"

"I am trying to redeem myself and I'm in no position to fight you. I know how to get in and out of the place, and provided Firefox and I haven't made the news, I can get you in."

Judy interrupted. "Finnick's going to watch the kids. I'm going in along with Duke."

"And me!" Bandit argued.

Judy just sighed. "And her."

Sniffer mulled over the situation. "Hmmm… If I bring her in, they won't suspect me."

"This is crazy! I have ZERO reasons to trust you!"

"You are correct, Judy. Mother to the golden child. But I promise you, I will die for your daughter! I won't betray you. You can tie me up until we get there."

Finnick handed Judy some zip ties from his toolbox in the back of the van. "Darn right, I will!" she replied. "We have to hurry! Nick and Wolford will be meeting us any second in the parking lot two blocks over."

Judy got Sniffer into the van. His front and back paws were tied down. Sugar went back into Greg's pouch. "What did you mean when you said Sugar was 'the first of her kind'?" Judy asked.

"Every child and adult that's been experimented on and given powers at Chemiracles has done so through either injection or ingesting certain potions. They've been hit or miss. That is, until Sugar was born. The product of two super-powered volunteers. Sugar was born with her powers. When we first got word that the joey was born, she was in a corner of her mother's room. Wrapped up in a cocoon. I knew she was special then. I just didn't know how much."

"Why... Why did her mother take her away and hide?! What happened that was so awful?"

"Oh, that wasn't Sugar's mother. It was her aunt."

"Her aunt?!"

"Yes. She was a worker there. Technically she did give birth to sugar, but I hear it was her sister's egg placed in the womb. Maybe she had postpartum depression. I don't know the details, but I know she was deathly afraid. I could smell her fear."

"You knew! You knew she was hiding in the tree the whole time, didn't you?!"

Sniffer hung his head in shame. "Yes. I sniffed her out almost instantly, but I couldn't bring myself to report her whereabouts, so I lied. But… I also didn't tell anyone else. I… I didn't know she was going to starve herself to death, I swear!"

"Her death is still on your head!"

"You don't understand! Sugar's mother, she… I used to be able to sniff out feelings. Emotions from people, but not her. She has none. That's why her sister feared her so much."

"I have to ask. Who is Sugar's mother?!"

"Ms. Suzy Sweet. The head director of Chemiracles."

Everyone in the van gasped. Judy couldn't believe her ears. "Wait… Sugar's mother is still alive?!"

"Yes. So Sugar's full name would be Sugar Sweet. Hunh! Now it works."

Judy took Sugar out of Greg's pouch and held her close. "This is terrible! I adopted her! Is she still looking for her?"

"Yes. She had given up until her dead sister made the news. Now, she's back on the hunt. I don't know why Sally, that's the sister. I don't know why she sacrificed herself to save this child, but I know whatever Suzy has planned, it must be terrible. Small fox! You must protect my savior with your life!"

Finnick gritted his fangs. "You call me 'small fox' again and it's gonna be the end of yours!"

They arrived at the parking lot. Nick and Wolford were already there in an undercover squad car. "What took you so long?!" Nick asked Judy as she got out of the van. "We arrived ahead of you!"

"We ran into an old friend… Literally."

Finnick and Duke pulled Sniffer out of the van. Confused, Nick asked, "who is that?!"

"That's Sniffer."

A snarl came across Nick's face as he reared back his fist. "Hold him still, Finn. I'm gonna knock his fangs out!"

Sniffer's ears drooped. "Not again!"

Before Nick could punch him, Sugar flew out to Sniffer's defense once again. "No, Dadda! Bah! No!"

Sniffer cried once more. "The Golden child has defended me once more! I am truly blessed!"

Nick dropped to the ground in stunned surprise. "Woah! Okay, I know you told me about the pixie thing, but it's still a bit of a shock!" He slowly stood up. With a smile, he said. "You said 'Dadda', sweetie! So, ummm… Why is she defending this jerk?!"

"I'm not sure myself," Judy replied. "She's a healer. Maybe she doesn't want the extra work. maybe she can judge his character. Sniffer says he wants to repent and literally worships Sugar."

"Oh, and we're supposed to believe him?! He tried to kill Greg!"

"I know! I know. It's just… We need him to get inside."

"No, we don't! Wolford and I will be playing the roles of Sniffer and Firefox."

Sniffer looked over at Wolford and couldn't help but to laugh. "HAHAHA-HOHOHO! Are you serious?! That mangy wolf looks nothing like me and frankly, you barely pass for Firefox."

Wolford took offense. "HEY! Who are you callin' 'mangy' pal?!"

"Oh, my God! He sounds nothing like me! This will never work!"

Judy agreed. "He's got a point, Wolford."

Duke, however, disagreed. "Hey! What's wrong with 'da way he talks 'dere?!"

"Yeah!" Wolford replied. "Ain't nuttin' wrong with my voice!"

"I 'tink 'da guy sounds perfectly normal-like!"

" 'Tanks pal!"

Nick couldn't believe it. "It's like they're vocal twins! Wolford could pass for Duke more than he could Sniffer. So Carrots, what's our option?"

"I think we have no choice but to work with Sniffer."

"You can't be serious?! He can't be trusted!"

"What choice do we have?! Wolford is a poor imitation of him. He says he wants to redeem himself, and for some reason, Sugar keeps defending him."

"Sugar is not even two! She's not going to be a good judge of character."

"Nick, as much as I hate to admit it, he's our only option."

"Great. So a cop, an ex-cop/ex-con, a thief, a possibly-dying girl, and a hired killer are going to break into a highly-secured lab full of super-powered henchmen to free a group of children before the police go to war with a super-powered mob."

"That sounds about right, yes."

"Let's do this."

Judy turned to Sniffer and started cutting off his zip ties. "Okay, what's the plan?"

Confusion and anger swelled up in Nick. "Wait. You're going to let HIM come up with the plan?!"

"He knows the inside of this place. We don't."

"He can't be trusted!"

"We don't have a choice!"

Nick paced around in frustration. "No. I'm coming up with the plan and he can help. I'm sorry, but we can't just leave this entirely up to him. We'll be sitting ducks."

"We need to hurry!"

"...Okay. Okay. Finnick. You stay in the van with Greg and Sugar. You'll be our lookouts. Wolford. Take the binoculars out of the trunk and go to the top of that small building there. Watch us. If anything goes wrong, call in backup. Sniffer. We're putting a lot of our faith in you. We'll… We'll pretend to be your prisoners."

A few were yelling back at Nick. Judy was confused. "Hold on! You just said we can't trust him!"

"Yeah, but… You're right. I don't see any other option. Finnick, do we have more ties?"

"Got plenty in the toolbox," Finnick replied. "My engine falls apart a lot and I use them for a temporary fix."

"Okay. you three will have your paws tied together as Sniffer and I lead you in as our prisoners. Now, Sniffer, don't try anything funny as I want the ties just loose enough so we can get our paws free. You'll lead us inside. After we get in, we'll split up into two groups. Sniffer and I as Firefox will work to shut down the security in the building while Duke, Judy, and Bandit look for Smokey and the other missing children."

Nick handed Judy a dart gun. "Here. In case things go wrong. I'll be carrying one too. Keep it concealed. Clawhauser gave us new darts that should give us an advantage."

"What kind of darts?"

"Thanks to Sniffer's tip, our boys in the lab found what's in the diet Pupsi that robs these villains of their powers and put it into a concentrated form. Once hit, their powers are gone. They tried it out on Friedkin and it worked."

"This is just what we need!"

"I know. Once we take out the building's defenses, we'll meet up at a location chosen by Sniffer since we're going in blind."

"If I may be so bold as to interrupt," Sniffer said.

"Sure. Go ahead."

"It's a good plan, but without knowing the layout of the building, I'm afraid Mother Judy and company may get lost."

"Okay, WHY are you calling her that?"

"Because, Father Nick, she is the mother of the golden child. The great chosen one who shall lead us to purity!"

"...Okay, you're a bit of a wacko. No offense."

"None taken. Mother Judy, I can provide you a link to a layout of the facility if you let me text your phone."

Judy agreed. "Sounds like a good idea."

Bandit was getting impatient. "Can we get going?! I have just a half-hour left!"

"She's right. Let's get this show on the road and hope we do better than we did with the Big's."

Duke laughed. "Yeah, I don't need you french-kissin' me again!"

Nick's ears immediately sprang up. "WHAT?!"

"It's not what you think!" Judy explained. "I drowned and he was giving me mouth-to-mouth. I was dazed and confused and thought he was you!"

"They were also both naked," Bandit added.

"We just came out of the freezing water!"

"I also felt her boobs a little," Duke added.

"Hey! You never told me that!"

"It was fer chest comparisons! You weren't breathin' and yer heart stopped!"

"That's chest compressions, not… Wait, my heart was stopped?!"

Sniffer put the ties on Duke while he was still talking. "Yeah, you wuz critically dead!"

"Clinically…. Duke. You really saved my life!"

"You already knew 'dat! Yer welcome, by 'da way."

Nick went over and gave him a hug. "Thank you for saving my wife."

"Don't think nuttin' of it. I needed her alive. Are we ready 'er what?!"

"It's done!" Sniffer replied. "Of we go.. to my rrrrredemption!"

"You are a bit of a wacko."

As they were leaving, Nick stopped at the van. "Finnick. Watch the kids close. Greg, don't worry. Mommy and I will be fine."

"Of course you will," Greg replied. "You're the two main characters of this franchise."

"That's my little fourth wall breaker! See you later!"

Within moments, they were at the back door of the lab. "Be calm," Sniffer said. "Everything will be fine."

"We are calm," Judy replied.

"I was talking to myself. With my large nose gone, they're going to be asking questions."

"Maybe we should have stuck with Wolford," Nick joked.

Judy chuckled. "He does have a honker on him."

"Silence!" Sniffer said as they approached the door.

He pressed the buzzer. The monitor above the door came on. "Who is it?!" Asked a rat on the other side.

"Agents Sniffer and Firefox. We have several new subjects with us."

Judy was a little concerned. "New subjects?"

"SHH! All subjects are basically prisoners or volunteers. Nothing in between."

"Oh great."

The rat was leering at Sniffer. "What happened to your large nose, what with the sniffing, and smelling, and the nostrils the size of quarters?"

Sniffer tried to explain. "In a scuffle, we were somehow robbed of our powers."

"We'll see if we have another batch of potions for you two somewhere." There was a buzz and the doors opened. "Come in and mind your step. The floors are wet, what with the mopping, and the soap, and the bleach smell that can make you sick."

"Thank you."

"Who's he?" Judy asked as they stepped inside.

"Keep it down! If you must know he's one of the several lab rats around here. Some of the top scientists work for Chemiracles. Mostly lab rats and guinea pigs."

"Aren't guinea pigs the ones who get experimented on?"

"No, that's just a bad stereotype."

As they came in, Judy and the others were in awe of the place. Monitors everywhere. All showing different parts of the lab. Windows open to small rooms where subjects were being observed. On one monitor, she saw a kid change shape into any animal he wanted to be. On another screen, a more grotesque image as a hippo had his chest cut completely open. But he was calm and doing surgery on himself. His face showed no signs of pain. As he gave one of the assistants his liver, another grew back. "Well that would make donating organs a lot easier."

"That's the sad thing." Sniffer whispered. "There was always good intentions behind this lab, but Susan wanted to push the envelope too much and lost her financial support from the mayor. It was then that Mr. Big started donating to the place. He and Mr. Frost only wanted it for the power they could gain."

As they were walking, they saw a sugar glider standing on the shoulder of her mountain lion guard walking their way.

"Oh, shit!" Sniffer said under his breath. "It's Suzy! Stay calm Nick and don't talk! I'll lead."

Sniffer calmly walked up to Suzy. "Ms. Sweet. Firefox and I have managed to capture several prisoners and we managed to bring back experiment 821. However, in the scuffle, we lost experiment 817 and our powers as well. Poor Firefox had his vocal cords damaged."

Nick pretended to talk and couldn't get anything out. He pointed at his mouth.

"I'm sorry if we failed you."

Suzy laughed. "Oh, ho! But my dear, Sniffer! You haven't failed me at all! Our agents are collecting 817 from that van two blocks over as we speak."

Their collective mouths dropped. "No!" Nick shouted.

"My-my, Firefox! You quickly got your voice back. Suzy spoke to the mountain lion. "Sasha, please tell them to kneel."

The mountain lion's eyes glowed. "Kneel," she said and everyone had no choice but to comply. It was obvious the feline had some form of psychic powers.

Everyone kneeled but Judy. Her legs were buckling but she forced herself to stand. Suzy couldn't believe it. "I'm impressed! No one's ever been able to fight Sasha's powers. But you better kneel. If you fight it for too long, you will die. You're already tearing blood."

"Judy! Just kneel!" Nick pleaded.

But Judy was determined to stand. "She's… not…. Experiment 817!... Her...name is…. Sugar!" She finally dropped to her knees.

Suzy was indifferent. "I don't care. She's my daughter and subject, and I'm bringing her in for dissection."

"NO!"

Meanwhile…

Finnick was in front of the van, fighting two agents with a baseball bat. "Run, Greg! Run!"

One of the agents turned into a green cloud of smoke that overwhelmed the fennec fox. He coughed and coughed until finally passed out.

Greg was running on all fours with Sugar riding on his back, but the green gas agent caught up to him and caused the two to pass out as well.

As they were tying the prisoner's paws together, Wolford came at them from behind with a tranq gun. "ZPD! FREEZE!"

The two lynx looked at each other and laughed. "Is he seriously trying to use a gun?!" said the one agent.

Agent Gasser put the two over his shoulder and carried Sugar under his arm. "The poor thing doesn't know. Why don't you go have some fun, agent Aqua?"

"Thanks, bro. What about the sleeping child inside the van?"

"What child?"

She looked in the van. "This one! I think it's playing…"

Dust started to come out from under the blanket as it flattened. "... possum? Hunh. It dissolved. Nevermind then."

Wolford still had his gun drawn. "I said HOLD IT!"

Agent Aqua started walking toward the wolf. "Go ahead and shoot."

"I'm warnin' you!"

"DO IT! Water you waiting for?!"

"...What?!" He fired and it went right through her with a splash.

She shaped-shifted into a walking, talking mound of liquid water that grew larger and larger as it absorbed puddles nearby. "I always love that pun!" She became like a wave that washed over Wolford. Engulfing him and lifting him off the ground. He was drowning inside of her. "I hope you liked the joke. It's the last one you'll ever hear!"

Meanwhile, in the Big mansion….

Mr. Frost was now sitting at Mr. Big's desk. He left the tiny desk Mr. Big used to sit at on top of the desk as a tribute to him. Also, he had the frozen corpses of Mr. Big and Fru-Fru lovingly displayed in a frame above the desk, not unlike a memorial. He was on the phone with one of the agents from Chemiracles. "So officer Hopps and Wilde are in the building?... Aqua is attacking another officer? Good! Good work agent Gasser. Tell Susan that my men will be down shortly."

He hung up the phone and addressed the other mammals in the room. "Apparently, the ZPD have begun their invasion of the Chemiracles lab. Gentlemammals, it's time to go to war."