Chapter Eleven: Challenge of the Superfurs
A/N: It's another long chapter, but I'm having fun writing again. There were some parts in the middle that I got stuck on, but managed to get through it.
This was some of the most fun I've had writing a story, but with my readership dropping down into the double digits, I think it's time for me to retire. I've been doing this for four years now and have greatly enjoyed it, but I stopped writing my own book just to do more Zootopia fanfics because I just love this little world. For those of you who have been sticking with me this whole time, thank you so much! This chapter contains the majority of the climax, but we're not done yet. I still have about two chapters to go and a bunch of epilogues as well.
6:04 pm In front of Bunnyburrow City Hall
"I want Judy Hopps, Wilde, or whatever she calls herself on the phone right now!" Sheriff Jacaus shouted from a bullhorn. In his other paw, he held a gun. He had taken Stu Hopps hostage and had the platypuses (platypi?) were each aiming a gun at Stu's head. "I demand that Judy drops out of the race for the sheriff's office immediately, or I will shoot Stu Hopps dead!"
Stu had his arms up. "P-Please don't shoot!" he begged. "I have a wife and hundreds of kids! My farm brings in a lot of money into this county!"
Suddenly, another voice on a bullhorn came from behind. "Stand back and stand b-oh, wait. Got that wrong. Stand down Jackass!"
"It's Jacaus!" The donkey fired blindly behind him. His bullet made a hole in the antler of ex-officer Bug Mckenzie. The injured moose hid behind the corner, only sticking his head out. He had one hoof on a bullhorn and the other on a cane. "This plan of yours was dumber than me, eh?"
"What do you mean?!"
"You just committed several crimes including kidnapping, assault, threatening lives, and endangering a moose...Me! You can't be sheriff anymore ya hoser!"
"... What?
"You kill Mr. Hopps, you go to jail. You let him go, you go to jail. You make Judy drop out, you still go to jail. It's all lose-lose, eh? Give up now and maybe the judge will, like, go easy on you."
"The police are on my side! I'm giving Ramson his job back and the other officers are behind me!"
"Uhhh...actually, Ramson just posted on Yipper that he has nothing to do with this and your other officers just quit to distance themselves from you."
"You… I… Well, I guess I didn't plan this out very well, did I?!"
"Guess not, eh?"
"So, why are you here anyway?!"
"To try and stall you and maybe to get my old job back."
Stu was looking nervous. "Can I go now?"
"No! If she doesn't show up, I'll get my revenge by killing you! You and your family have gotten in my way for the last time! Now, who's got a camera?! I want this all over television. If this is my final hour, by God, I'll make it count!"
Meanwhile, in front of Chemiracles…
Frost had enough. He was still on top of Duke's body. The only portion of it that wasn't frozen, was Duke's head so Frost could punch it. "Enough of this! I'll take care of your friends in a moment, but first, you die! Do you know what happens when you freeze rubber, Mr. Rubber man?!"
"I-It gets cold?" Duke asked. "C-Cuz I'm freezin' right now!"
"It hardens and cracks like an egg!" With Duke still frozen to the ground, Frost lifted up his foot. The polar bear had a devilish grin on him as he went to stomp. Only for a limo to fly in and smash right into the polar bear.
"YOU get a car!" Nick shouted. Wilde Thing then started tossing cars at mob members charging at him. "And you get a car! And YOU get a car!"
Duke was still restrained by the ice when it suddenly cracked and shattered. Then, Bogo, still frozen to the ice cross, watched with much confusion as the weasel was being dragged away by seemingly nothing.
That nothing turned out to be Finnick/AKA "Flea Fox". "Gotta get you outta the range of fire for a bit until you heal."
"'Tanks, man!" Duke said gratefully. "I can't move nothin' but my head!"
Finnick looked at Duke's bruised and swollen face."Surprised you can move even that. He did a number on you!"
"How bad is it?!"
"Quasimoto bad, but it should heal back to normal… maybe. Anyway, you need to thaw." Finnick saw a nearby tree and climbed up it. Breaking off a few branches and bringing them to Duke. "Hold up a sec. Judy! I need a bolt over here!"
Judy saw what Finnick had in mind. "Got it!" She shot a bolt of lightning at the branches and it started a small fireplace near Duke.
Finnick patted Duke on the back. "Stay here until you thaw out, but don't take long. We'll need everyone we can get."
"Sure 'ting!" Duke replied. "And 'tanks! 'Dat power 'a yours is awesome!"
Finnick smiled. "Yeah. Maybe it's not so bad. Gotta go!
Meanwhile, Nick shattered the ice cross Bogo was frozen too. "You okay chief?!"
The buffalo rubbed his arms and hooves to warm them up. "I'm fine. You boys came just in the nick of time. I have to ask. Why did a petty thief like Duke Weaselton save my life?!"
"People can change, chief. Especially, if they have someone that changes their lives."
The buffalo smiled at Nick. "I know someone else like that."
"Heh! Yeah. Hold on." Frost leaped at Nick and he Punched him so hard, he hit the side of the building. Nick brought his attention back to the chief, "Ready to save the city?"
"Always."
"Let's go!"
By this time, the cops had separated from the ones faithful to Frost and the ones faithful to Bogo. They were behind squad cars and firing at each other. The corrupt cops kept firing when they suddenly were engulfed in a cloud of smoke. "COUGH! WHEEZE! I can't see a thing!"
Smokey was flying around them, laying a thick layer of smoke to keep their vision cloudy so they couldn't fire back at the other officers.
Meanwhile, Higgins had moved officer Snarlov against one of the squad cars. The arctic wolf had been shot up and was bleeding out.
Higgins tried to reassure him. "You're gonna be fine Snarlov! Hang in there!"
Snarlov had several holes in him. He knew he wasn't gonna make it. "COUGH! COUGH! I-I'm a goner, Higgins….I…. I see a fairy!"
"Hey! My relationship with Ben is nobody's…"
"No...COUGH!...That!"
Up above them was Sugar AKA Pixie. She started dropping golden pollen all over the officers. All the injured officers including Snarlov were quickly healing.
The arctic wolf couldn't believe it. "My wounds! They're closing up! I….I feel great! I'm gonna live!"
This gave the officers a renewed energy. "Keep at it men! We'll get those traitors!"
The tide was turning and the heroes were starting to win. "I think we got this, Carrots," Nick said to Judy.
"Yeah, but keep focused. Anything can happen."
Suddenly, Nick's cell phone started to buzz. "I got it!" He was having a hard time fishing it out of his pocket. "These pants got a lot tighter since I hulked up!"
Judy was eyeing his pants. "You don't see me complaining."
This made Nick chuckle as he got his phone out. "Hunh? It's your mom!"
"This is the worst time!"
"Hello?.. Yeah, she's right here but, we're kinda in the middle of a superhero/supervillain war, so if you could… okay! Okay!" He handed the phone to Judy.
"I have no time mom! Fighting bad guys!"
"Your father has been taken hostage by Sheriff Jacaus! He's demanding you drop out of the race! They have him at gunpoint in front of City Hall!"
"Oh, for… I'll be right there!" She hung up the phone. "Damnit! I gotta go."
"Go where?!" Nick asked.
"Bunnburrow City Hall."
"Are you crazy?! It's a hundred miles away and we're in the middle of a war for the city!"
"I'm made of electricity! I'll zap myself into the phone lines up top and be there and back in a flash."
"Will that work?!"
"Won't know until I try."
"Well, you better hurry back, Fluff."
"I will. I'm so cheesed off right now! Be back soon!"
She zapped herself into the phone wiring and traveled at incredible speeds towards Buinnyburrow. She would be there in mere seconds.
Meanwhile, Bogo had his Pupsi tranq aimed at Frost. Nick went over with him for backup. "It's over, Frost! Tell your men to stand down!"
Frost froze Bogo's gun and froze both of their feet in place. "Lost?! We're only just begun! You were so busy looking for a single traitor, you never thought you might have some guarding your own prisoners. Look behind you."
Bogo and Nick looked back to see an army of mammals rushing towards the police.
"See that Bogo? All the inmates you incarcerated are charging over here to help me. My second calvary has arrived!"
Nick looked at them and then looked at Bogo. "Well, THIS is discouraging!"
Meanwhile, at Bunnyburrow City Hall...
"This is taking forever!" Jacaus stated. "Why didn't I think this more thoroughly?! I should have at least waited until she was back here! How long is it gonna take her? An hour?!"
Bug gave Bonnie his bullhorn. "She has to come by train, so it should take an hour or…"
Suddenly, they heard a large crackle in the sky. It was coming from the telephone wires up high. Then, a huge crack of lightning shot out towards the ground of Stu's feet. Sparks of light formed into the image of a bunny. It was Judy Hopps. "Jacaus, I am tired of your bullshit!"
She shot lightning from her paws that struck the guns of the platypuses, causing them to drop them.
Everyone was stunned and startled. Jaws dropped. Stu couldn't believe it. "Oh, my Lord! My daughter is Thor!"
"I'm not Thor, dad!"
"Do you have the hammer?!"
"I'm not Thor! Mom, could you cover up the little one's ears, I'm about to cuss up a storm."
She electrified the ground in front of Jacaus, causing him to drop his gun and get shocked until he fell to the ground. Judy took a big gasp of air and started to yell. "You, stupid mother fucker! I am in the middle of a fucking war for the city against a bunch of fucking super-powered villains, and I gotta put it on hold to deal with this fucking bullshit! I wouldn't be even running for sheriff if you incompetent pricks weren't constantly harassing and bullying every predator! I was happy being a cop in Zootopia, but I'll be damned if I'm going to let corruption happen in my hometown! Now, get off your Goddamn feet and march your ass to the jail right now!"
Judy took a breath and calmed down. "Mr. Mackenzie, thank you for helping protect my father. When I become sheriff, I'm going to give you your job back. In the meantime, If the mayor permits, can you please be acting sheriff for the next few days?"
Bug was surprised. "Really? Me?! I'm not that smart y' know?"
"I know. But you're honest and have a good heart. Mr. Mayor?"
The mayor peeked his head out of the city hall doors. "I-I'll permit it. I'm too scared of you not to!"
"There's no need to be scared of me, sir. Dad? My house in Foxden blew up. My entire family and a few others are going to need to live in the house for a bit."
Stu smiled. "Good timing, Jude the dude! We just completed the fox den! It's an extended version of the basement with a nice, pool hall and about a dozen rooms! How many are coming?"
"Let's see… There's my family, Finn and Vivian's family with the new pups, Duke Weaselton and his two kids, my possible, new bat son…"
"A bat son?!"
"And Nick's baby clone along with my baby clone."
"Baby clones?!"
"I gotta get back. I have to rejoin my superhero team to stop the evil, super-powered mafia. I'll be home late tonight. Love you!"
With a crackle of lightning, she morphed into electricity and shot herself back up the telephone pole and took off.
Bonnie ran over and hugged her husband. "I'm so glad you're safe! But what was all that about?!"
Stu had a look of pride on his face. "Our daughter is gonna be our sheriff AND a superhero! I'm so glad I encouraged her to become a cop!"
"Yeah, I… Wait a damn minute!"
Meanwhile, at the Foxden Hospital…
Nick's mother Vivian, along with her pups on her lap and her grandchildren, Penny and Joseph, were watching the superheroic events happening on the TV news.
"Some part we got in this story," Vivian huffed.
"Yeah!" the two grandchildren agreed.
"I barewee got any wines!" Penny said.
"At weath yew didn't get yer thace durned," Joseph complained.
Vivian counter-argued. "Well, at least we're motivation for the heroes to avenge us and you have a love interest… again. Poor Penny might as well not exist in this story."
Penny started to cry. "WAAAAH!"
"I didn't mean it like that honey! Think about what a big role you had in 'Baby Grandpa!'"
"SNIFF! Okay."
Meanwhile, inside of Chemiracles laboratory…
The lab rat had the results of the DNA tests and Sniffer was forcing Suzy Sweet to listen. The lab rat spoke up. "Okay, let me do my best 'Moosey Povich' imitation. Wah-Hey! Susan Sweet, When it comes to 18 month-old Sugar Sweet, you… are NOT the mother!"
Suzy was furious. "WHAT?! That's impossible!"
"Sorry, we had samples of Sally's blood too, and she's definitely the mother. Poor thing died thinking she was just her aunt."
"Gimme those results!"
Sniffer snatched the paper away. "Why? So you can destroy the evidence?! I don't think so."
"Traitor!"
"This is not treason! It's doing the right thing! Redempt-AAAH!" A severe shock came from behind. Sniffer fell over and a lamb stood over him. The lab rat tried to run, but the lamb also had a tranq gun and shot at the rat, making him pass out.
Suzy looked over at her savior. "Well, well! I'm very happy to see you, Dawn Bellweather. May I ask why you're here?"
There she was, Dawn Bellwether in the wool. She was still in her orange prison outfit, "Everyone just broke out of jail and while my fellow inmates decided to attack the ZPD like the knuckle-dragging morons they are, I decided to sneak back here because I heard you have access to superpowers. Give me the best you got so I can get my revenge!"
The sugar glider smiled. "With pleasure! I just need to be untied."
As Bellwether went to untie her, Bandit came from around the corner. "All the kids are safe! I found an empty garage near the lot that they can…. Who are you?"
"The last thing you'll ever see!" Bellwether aimed her gun and fired, but Bandit disappeared in a puff of smoke. This . "What the hell was that?!"
Suzy knew what was up. "She'll be back soon! Untie me! Quick!"
Bellwether went to untie her. "So what?! She's just a little girl. What can she d-"
Suddenly, there was a rumble, not unlike an earthquake. "What's going on?!"
They looked over. Hundreds if not thousands of Bandits were running at full speed towards Dawn and Suzy. It was not unlike watching a massive flood or tidal wave about to descend. Only instead of water, it was possums.
Bellwether hugged on tightly to Suzy in great fear and bleated loudly as the possums washed over her. "BAA-A-A-AAAH!"
Dawn Bellwether's revenge scheme was over before it even began.
Meanwhile, outside of Chemiracles…
It was chaos. The Superfurs were mostly fighting the superpowered mafia, while the ZPD had finally taken out their traitorous members only to now deal with a massive mob of angry inmates. It was a warzone and the heroes were starting to lose.
The inmates were charging at the officers when they were starting to get knocked out one by one.
"Coming through!" shouted Greg as he had himself balled up and ricocheted off the inmate's heads like a pinball.
One of them managed to catch Greg in ball form. It knocked the tiger back hard, but he still held on. "Hey! Let go!" The bunny shouted.
"I'll teach you to mess with us! The tiger growled. He called out to one of his fellow inmates. "Hey, Louie! How's your batting arm?"
"Never better!" the wolf said.
"Smash that store window and take that bat!"
The wolf smashed the window, scaring the customers inside, and grabbed the bat.
The tiger positioned Greg as he was ready to throw him. "Here's the windup…. The pitch!"
The tiger threw Greg hard and the wolf batted him into the sky. "Homerun!" Shouted the tiger.
They could barely make out Greg screaming "Yoooou jerrrrks!" as he sailed into the stratosphere.
Nick watched as his son flew across the sky. "Oh no! Greg!" This distraction caused Kevin the polar bear to smash a park bench over Nick's head. It had little effect. "Kevin, Kevin, Kevin! My, but how you've grown! Took a strength potion too?"
"Yeah? What about it?!"
"You got the strength, let's see if you got the skills!"
As they charged at each other, a massive lightning bolt hit Kevin and his body seemed to be shaking wildly as electricity was shooting through him.
Judy, AKA Bolt Bunny appeared in front of Nick and Kevin. "I'm back! What'd I miss?"
Kevin was still standing, but barely. His body was smoking. Nick punched him hard and knocked him out. "Okay, for the record, that was MY win!"
"Whatever."
"To summarize, we're having some trouble. The inmates are all out and fighting an exhausted police department. Our team is still dealing with Frost and the mafia and our son got knocked into the next city over."
"Oh, no! I told you it was a bad idea!"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm sure he'll be fine. Yell at me later, right now, we have a city to save. Frost is our top priority. Take out the top brass, and the rest will fall."
"Sounds good. Get Sugar over here and have her sprinkle her golden dust to knock out their powers.
"It may hit us."
"It might be worth it."
Judy got her lightning form into the ground and raced towards Frost, who had trapped Bogo in ice again. Before she could reach her, something zapped her and knocked her back.
"You're not the only one with lightning powers," Frost said to Judy. "Allow me to present to you, my bodyguard, Electrishia! You'll find her a good match for you."
The electric arctic hare had the same power as Judy. "You won't win," she said. "And neither will I. I'm just here stop stop you from going any further and helping your friends."
Sparks crackled all over Judy's fur. "Get out of my way!"
"Not a prayer!" The two electrified rabbits charged at each other and fought at an even standing. Neither budged an inch, which is exactly what Frost wanted.
The polar bear froze Bogo into a giant block of ice up to his head, just as Friedkin arrived to hug her man. "Frosty dear!"
"Well if it isn't my little snowflake! You've returned to me!"
Bogo groaned. Oh, great. THIS gets to be my last moment."
Fredkin caressed Bogo's cheek. "Aww! Poor Bogo! How does it feel knowing that I was never in love with you, but a REAL man! We played you like a fool for months! We even had a hidden camera in your room, so my darling Frost watched as you spilled secret after secret."
They were surprised when Bogo started to laugh. "What's so funny?!" Frost asked.
"Hee!-Hee!-Ow! It's hard to laugh like this. You watched me! You watched me bang your woman! You really are a cuck!"
"That's it!" Frost raised his fist and went to punch Bogo's head off, when, from out of nowhere, two giant fists smashed into both Frost's face and the ice block encasing Bogo. Followed by two massive feet kicking down Friedkin.
Duke stood above all of them. "Aww yeah! I'm back in the game, baby! That's TWO ya owe me chief! Now, scram before you get hurt!"
Frost started getting up. "You… your stupid enough to want to fight me again?!"
"Nope. But he does!" Duke leaped out of the way as Nick tackled Frost.
Meanwhile, Judy was fighting Electrishia to a stalemate. "Let me pass!" She yelled.
But the arctic hare was too much of a match. But not for long. "You… shall not paAAAAHH!"
Duke grabbed the hare and slammed her to the ground over and over. "OOF! OW! OOHH! I'm made of electricity! How are you doing this?!"
"You can win against water and metal, and you can cause a stalemate with the same power, but ya can't conduct electricity through rubber! You just met yer better, lady!" He then turned to Judy, "I got 'dis! Go help Nick and Bogo!"
"Thanks Duke! I… Wow, did he mess up your face!"
"Gee. 'Tanks."
"I need Sugar to even this out!" She called out to her. "Sugar sweetie! Over here! We need healing!"
"What are you crazy!"
"She can take their powers!"
"And ours!"
"That's a risk we have to take. Sugar! C'mere sweetie! Mommy needs you!"
Sugar and Smokey were working together. Helping the police, when she heard her name being called. "Mamama?!" She started to fly over.
"That's it sweetie!" Judy shouted. "The bad polar bear needs healing!"
Electrishia was still being held down by Duke when she shouted out to Mr. Frost. "Frost! The pixie steals powers!"
Frost was freezing Nick when he saw the sugar glider flying his way. "Someone shoot her down!"
"NO!" Judy screamed.
They shot bullets, but to their surprise, it didn't kill her. "Ow!" Was all she said. Like it was a slight sting.
But then, one of the crooked cops got the idea of shooting her with the diet Pupsi dart. It hit her right on the side and her wings fell off, she started to fall.
"My baby!" Judy screamed.
"I got her!" Duke yelled as he made a giant paw and stretched it out to catch her.
Judy ran to the paw. She scooped up her baby daughter. "No! Nononono! Are you okay, baby?!"
The wings were gone, and she was gliderless once more. "M-Mama?"
"You're okay, baby. I should have never let you into battle."
Frost just laughed. "HAHAHAHAAA! IT'S OVER! None of you can beat me! You'll never…" Suddenly, he turned around. "Who's there?! What's going on?!"
Bogo and Nick looked at Frost like he was crazy. "Who's he talking to?"
"Who are you?! Where are you?! You're so loud!"
A voice came from inside Frost's head. "I'm your conscience muthafucka! I'm in your head!"
"Flea Fox?! Get out or I'll freeze you!"
"You'll freeze your brain?! Ha! That's rich! Now tell your men to stand down! Or else!"
"Go 'to hell!"
Finnick then kicked his eardrum. Frost screamed. "AAAAH!"
"Oh, that's right! I have my normal size strength even when I'm the size of a flea! That means I can really fuck you up! Maybe I'll kick your inner ear so hard, your eardrum explodes. Maybe I'll go back to normal size inside your head, making it explode into a gooey mess!"
Frost was on his knees in pain. "You can't do this! You're a cop!"
"Guess again, dumbass! I'm the in-law to a cop, but I don't have to play by the same rules she does. Now, tell them to stand down."
"No!"
Finnick kicked his eardrum again.
"GAAAAAAAAHHH!"
"SAY IT!"
"STAND DOWN! EVERYONE! Stand down."
None of them could believe it. Nick nudged Bogo and whispered into his ear. "Chief! Your gun?"
Bogo went for his tranq gun. Friedkin tried to stop him, but Nick held her back.
Bogo aimed the gun at Frost. "Frost. Time for you to thaw." He fired the Pupsi dart at Frost's neck. The ice around the bear's paws fell off. "You can come out now, Mr. Fox. He's done for."
Finnick didn't come out. Instead, Frost screamed again. "No! I won't say it! Please! Don't! AAAAH! My poor ear!"
As Bogo cuffed Frost. Nick tried to talk Finnick out of Frost's ear. "Finnick! He's done for! Get out of here!"
Frost begged Finnick. "Listen to him! Please I...AAAAH-HAAW-HAAW!" Frost started to cry. "Okay! I'll say it! I'm a cuck! I'm a massive cuuuuuck!"
Finnick finally jumped out of Frost's ear and grew back to normal size. "That was for blowing up my house, stabbing my wife, and hurting my grandkids! All under your orders, you bastard!"
Nick was shocked. "Thanks for saving the day, Pops. I gotta say, that was a bit hardcore."
"I don't give a shit. Fuck 'em!"
Frost was still crying. "I'm sorry father. I failed you!"
"Father?" Bogo asked.
"Mr. Big. H-He was more than my mentor. He was the father I never had. My family was so abusive, that I had to leave."
"Oh boy," Nick said sarcastically. "More villain exposition."
"He brought me into his fold. Treated me just like family! Gave me purpose! You wouldn't know what that's like!"
"I know more than you think," Nick said. "I ran away from home and was on the streets too." He pointed over at Finnick. "This man brought me in and taught me how to survive. But it doesn't change the fact that the way we were living was wrong. All we did was hustle people for money. All your so-called 'family' did was teach how to rob, extort, and bully."
Duke approached with Smokey in his arms. The little possum had gotten tired of billowing smoke everywhere. "I'm guilty a 'dat too. At foist, I didn't want Bandit and Smokey around. I didn't want them 'ta have 'da kinda life I did, just constantly stealin', but… she was persistent and wormed her way into my heart. I love 'dose kids so much 'dat I wanna turn my life around. I got Judy 'ta thank for that."
Speaking of, Judy was looking out at the crowd. "Guys? The crooked cops and inmates aren't stopping!"
Frost laughed. "HA-HA! I may have freed them, but they are not loyal to me. They're not part of my family!"
Duke dragged Electrica over to Bogo. "She's lightning and I'm rubber, so she can't do nothin' while I'm holdin' her? Got an extra dart?"
"Yes. Thank you for all this."
Duke's grip on Electrishia was able to make her solid enough that he got a Pupsi dart in her. "No problem chief. Like I said though. You owe me."
Nick caught a missile from one of Frost's men and he tossed it back, "Great! With the inmates running wild, Frost's men won't stop fighting either! Thos inmate are going to be attacking innocent civilians soon!"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind. "You take care of the rest of Frost's men. I'll take care of the inmates and the other rabble."
They looked behind to see Bandit. Or rather, four Bandit's and they were carrying a lamb on their shoulders.
Nick was upset. "Bandit! I told you to help get the kids out, not… wait! Is that Bellwether?!"
"Oh, yeah! I saw this lamb sneaking around the lab looking to get her own superpower. Took her out with ease!"
Judy was upset as well. "Hey! That's MY arch-nemesis! Get your own!"
"Geez! Sorry! With this new containment suit on me, I did a little experimenting and I found out that it not only lets me control my powers better, but augments them. I also learned what 'augment' means. I can not only absorb my dupes remotely, but I can also make as many as I want and they'll last as long as I want…. Or they want. I mean, each of them is me, so anyway. The OG Bandit is not even here. She's safe and sound and about to multiply like crazy!"
She then shouted towards the building. "OKAY, SNIFFER! HIT IT!"
The beginning riff of "Welcome to the Jungle" started playing as Sniffer got on the speaker.
And now...she's tardy, but not too late to party! She's a million heroes in one! Introducing...MULTIPLEX!
Suddenly, an army of Bandits started pouring out from behind the building. Hundreds. Thousands. Hundreds of thousands of the little possum rushed out to fight in a massive wave. They ran as fast as they could straight towards the inmates and crooked cops. They covered over them like a flood.
"Get 'em off! Get'em off!" Screamed one inmate.
A lion inmate tried to fight them, but to no avail. "Confound these wretched possums! For every one I fling away, a dozen more vex me!"
Duke couldn't believe it. "Wow! Now 'dats some power! Yer still a little girl though. Ain't you worried about yer dupes gettin' killed?
"Not anymore. Now, if they're about to be killed, they just vanish in a puff of smoke. Like this." POOF! The Bandit duplicate vanished. Within moments, another Bandit rushed out. "Oh! I almost forgot! The kids are all safe with a bunch of me's protecting them. Should I take Smokey with me, Dad?"
Duke smiled. "That'd be a good idea." He handed the little possum over along with Sugar. "Take her with ya. One of 'da bad cops used a Pupsi tranq on her and she ain't got no powers no more. Oh, and by 'da way. When you need 'ta absorb 'dem dupes back, be careful! 'Dat's a lot 'o memories 'ta process at once!"
"I will. Now hurry up and finish off the rest of the super mob!"
"We will, Sweetie. Have fun fighting the violent inmates!"
There were four left of Frost's men and four left of the Superfurs. "C'mon, ya punks!" Shouted Missle Mammal. "Do your worst!"
"Hold it!" Nick replied. "Time out! Gotta make sure we're lined up properly."
"Wha?!"
"Every great superhero/supervillain battle has everyone perfectly lined up on both sides before they charge headlong at each other like a football game. Agreed?"
"Actually?... Yeah. Yeah, that's fair."
Nick got out a measuring tape and dragged it across the floor. "Okaaay. Everyone line up right here."
Judy, Duke, and Finnick lined up at the tape. "Is this really necessary?" Judy asked.
"Proper Superhero/Supervillain etiquette says so, dear." Nick was then done. "Okay. We're ready! Ready on that side?"
"Ready!" Shouted Missle Mammal.
"Okay then… CHARGE!"
The heroes and villains ran headlong into each other.
Meanwhile, in the lab…
Sniffer was on the computer with Susan still pawcuffed on the floor. Hinkel the lab rat was there to assist him. "Thank you for your assistance, Hinkel."
"No prob! The lab rat said. "Oh, and by the way…" He whispered into the wolf's ear. "She actually is the mother. I just wanted her to think otherwise or she'll contest it and take the child from the bunny LAY-DEE!"
"AH! That was right in my ear!"
"Sorry, I have a bit of a vocal tick-glaiven."
"I noticed. Can you help me get into the deeper network?"
"Uh… Sure, but why?"
"I'm deleting all the files and research to this place. Then, I'm going to set it to self-destruct."
"What?! Why?!"
"I don't want what's happened here to ever come about again! I MUST redeem myself for my past sins! REDEMPTION!"
"Well, it's my last job here anyway what with the cops and villains and crazy things, wa-HEY!. You'll have to warn everyone."
"I'll get on the speakers as soon as I start the countdown."
"How do you know this place even has a self-destruct option?"
"Look around you. Wouldn't you want to keep this place top secret by any means?"
"True. Let me give you what access codes I have. With the numbers and the letters and the Asterix and Obelixes."
Meanwhile, outside of the lab…
Nick gave the final blow to Missle Mammal and he was out like a light. "You really put the 'miss' in Missle, pal! Are they all taken care of, Carrots?"
"Yeah. We got them." Judy said, but with a look of depression.
Nick looked concerned. "... You okay, Fluff?"
Judy was in tears. "Nick, Sugar is powerless!"
"But's she's okay."
"You don't understand! Joe! She...SNIFF!...She…"
"Could have fixed Joseph's face."
He put his paw on her shoulder. Before he could say anything else, they were interrupted by Duke. "Look! Bandit got all 'da inmates and helped 'da cops! 'Dat's my girl! Or is it girls? Oh, who cares! We won! It was mostly offscreen, but we won!"
Frost growled at the heroes. "Enjoy your little victory. I'll be out again! This city needs the mafia! Without us, who's going to protect Little Rodentia? Who's going to help operate the casino's?! Who's going to help protect the mom and pop stores from thugs?! You cops?! HA! Don't make me laugh! We help boost the economy! When someone needs a loan that the bank won't approve of, who do they come to?...me! When a landlord treated his tenants like dirt, who burned down their apartment building?! Me! Me and my family keep more order that the law ever has!"
Duke approached him. "Wait a damn minute! What building?"
"What?!"
"What apartment building?!"
"I don't recall well…. Silver something."
"Silverback Shades?!"
"That's it! Boy, did I do a number on your face! Why do you care?"
"That little girl I've been taking care of. Her parents died in the fire that YOU and yer gang started! You killed her parents! You ruined her life!"
Duke made his fist huge, reared it back far, and punched the bear hard in the face. It didn't do much damage. "Ha!" The polar bear laughed. "You call that a punch?!"
From behind Duke, a bunch of Bandit's showed up. Tears were rolling down their cheeks. "We heard everything. Let us help you, Dad."
A large group of Bandit's grabbed Duke's giant fist and ran away with it. Duke planted his feet firmly. A wicked grin came across his face.
The polar bear became concerned. "Wh-What are they doing?! L-Look! I-I didn't know anyone was inside! The landlord was terrible! I was doing it FOR the tenants!"
"How?!" Duke asked. "At best, 'dey became homeless!"
The landlord wouldn't pay us! I'm not staying for this!"
Pawcuffed, Frost tried to run, but Nick, AKA 'Wilde Thing' grabbed him. Nick fished into his pockets and gave Bogo his badge again. "Sorry, Buffalo-Butt. But I can't be a cop for this part. Consider me officially retired... From the ZPD anyway."
Nick held him tighter as Multiplex pulled and pulled on Duke's arm as far as they could. Finnick grabbed Duke's other paw to keep him from sliding back. " 'Dat's good enough girls!" Duke shouted. "Now, Gum-Gummm….Elephant Gun!"
The girls let go of Duke's massive fist and it shot forward at a blazing speed. Nick ducked a little and Frost gulped as he saw the massive fist come right at him. It punched him so hard, it knocked both Frost and Nick back ten feet.
Nick got up fine as the impact was mostly taken by Frost. Frost sat up and his face was now bruised and swollen, like Duke's. He was woozy. "That… That was a stronger punch." He looked up at the sky and saw something coming towards him. "What the hell is…"
BOOM!
Greg hit Frost in the face like a comet out of the sky. The bunny finally rolled and stopped. "Sorry, everyone! After I got hit, I was ricocheting off every building in town! I forgot how to stop. Luckily, I remembered to spread my arms out just as I hit this bear. Am I in trouble?"
Nick chuckled. "Nope! That was a bad guy."
"Oh! Cool. Is it over?"
"Yup."
"AWWW! I barely got any licks in!"
