If Skye had to describe her lovemaking with Jack in one single word it would be "unlimited". If she wanted a quick rump he could be as fast as a lightning, if she wanted a long slow burn that tested her endurance and brought great rewards he could keep going and going for hours on end without showing any sign of exertion. He could be as gentle or harsh as she asked him to, and he could start all over again as soon as he was done. Foxes are usually limited in their mating by the knot, a hare has no such limits and seeing what his freer physiology was capable of, she couldn't understand why was she so "weirded out" to fall in love with a rabbit to begin with.

But there is an issue between the different mating customs of both species, when a vixen chooses a mate nothing will stop her except maybe an even stronger vixen, the will of the male is rarely taken into account even in this modern day and age. Now she has chosen a mate in Jack and has marked him in his sleep, he is hers, whether he likes it or not.

Which brings yet another problem, she had to choose a crazy rabbit with some sort of death wish and an existential crisis, one who might not understand or even like the idea of being bound for life to a female he barely met. She spent her entire life avoiding any emotional bond with other mammals, she doesn't even know how to interact with others aside from working on missions or playing a cover, she never even had a friend in her whole life. Now she has a rabbit, and she doesn't really know what to do with him other than protect her little fuzzball from both the cruelty of this awful world and his own recklessness.

Her paws gently caress his smaller frame, his fur is soft like cotton but below there is a myriad of scars and rock hard tight muscle. He snores a little while nuzzling closer into the thick fur of her chest, it's the most adorable spectacle she has ever witnessed.

The afterglow of their passionate night is a beautiful moment. Just like the calm before the storm or perhaps more accurately, the eye of a brutal hurricane that threatens to wipe them both from the face of the earth

But all things beautiful and peaceful are not made to last, Jack's phone screeches from the kitchen and he awkwardly raises from his vixen and stumbles to pick it up.

The cold profesional voice of M sounds from the speaker -"Good news Savage, you have a chance to fix your mess"-

-"I'm listening"- The sleepy hare responds while rubbing his eyes, he looks like a little kit that just woke up from his nap

-"I've got orders from our bosses, this comes from the top chain of command. The Wildes are the supreme leaders of the mafia now, and therefore also of Zootopia and that makes them too dangerous. A few years from now they could run the entire country if they pleased and without any leverage on them we have no way to guarantee their cooperation, they have become too powerful for a proper negotiation. But they made the mistake of letting their rivals live, Kevin Socoloff and Raimund Nikov used to have a claim on several turfs but then were casted out. Yet they still have several connections towards the mafia and they might know about this drug. Your new mission is to help them overthrow the Wildes from power and strike a cooperation deal with them."-

-"Wouldn't that create more problems than solutions? We would still end up with very powerful mafia bosses, a drug running amok on the population and yet another mafia war that would catch innocent mammals in the crossfire"-

-"The difference would be that those would be guaranteed allies and would help us contain the drug"-

"By contain you mean distribute and get a cut of the profits" Jack thought bitterly, this is the typical modus operandi of the ZIA: set someone in power that will bow to the agency's will, regardless of whether they are good leaders or not and make millions out of the suffering of the most vulnerable. All in the name of good old Zootopia, god forbid they ever admit that their cure is worse than any disease.

But Jack is ready this time, he squares his shoulders and sighs, he has a plan and it's time to put it in motion.

Looking at M through the screen of his I-carrot Jack says in a cold monotone voice -"If i do this, let me remind you that I'll have access to a lot of valuable information and contacts now. This is the last time I risk my life while the fat suits on bigger payroll fill their pockets, I want a part of the profits from all the russian roulette we "contain" is that clear?"-

The cow laughs from the other side of the line -"Well look at mister hero there, finally you got some common sense. Sure thing Jack, if you do the deal you'll be the one to care about the drug, and I'll make sure the higher ups know how much of a good bunny you were in this mission"-

There is the ghost of a devious smile on his lips -"Good, get me the location of Socoloff and Nikov. I'll set up a meeting"-

-"I sent you an email already"- then without wasting time in pleasantries his handler hung up

-"Really Jack? are you gonna turn into a corrupted agent now?"- Sky asked leaning into the wall that separated the bedroom from the kitchen, completely naked and with a sarcastic smirk on her face. She might not know him for a long time but she knew that persistent bunny didn't have a crooked bone in his body.

-"This way they won't suspect anything when I turn the tables on all of them"- He shrugged

-"So what's your plan?"- She said sauntering past him, her fluffy tail slapped him playfully.

Always the gentleman Jack made her sit while he made breakfast, it's the least you can do for a lady you were intimate with, or maybe it should be dinner? he doesn't know how long they were cooped up in the bedroom. -"First we do as we're told, we get rid of the Wildes with the help of Kevin and Raimund while we track down the russian roulette. Once the Wildes are out of the way we'll kill those polar bears and destroy all the containers of the drug, along with the ones that distribute it"-

-"And you plan to do this all by yourself?"- She scoffs while chewing the delicious raspberry pancakes he placed right in front of her.

-"The ZIA will help us for the hardest part of the mission, since I called dibs on the distribution nobody will suspect if I track down and hoard the drug for myself, is just that instead of selling it I'll destroy it. Before Kevin and Raimond take their seats at the throne of the mafia I'll kill them."-

-"Even if you do get close enough to those polar bears to shoot them both without turning into their lunch, how do you plan to survive when their angry buddies retaliate?"-

-"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it"- He sent a suave wink in her direction

She growled, the plan seemed a bit too risky for her taste.

-"Besides we can have some backup from the police. As soon as we're done with all the mafia bosses the power vacuum will make it possible for them to destroy all organized crime for good"-

-"Even if they choose to help you. Do you think they'll be able to protect you from the agency once they find out you disobeyed their orders?"-

-"Not really, as we discussed before there isn't much of a chance to get out of this mess in one piece. If you want to get back to Siberia this is the time to do so, I wouldn't blame you if you did"- He doesn't throw a pleading glance that would surely melt her heart, even when it would be easy for him to do so. He just looks at her with a neutral calm expression that tries to reassure her, as if telling her he would be fine with or without her help.

That of course is a blatant lie, she knows he is doomed without her.

-"You know rabbit, I have an idea to get our employers of our backs. Remember the PRISM government leaks? What if we could find the evidence of the agency's wrongdoings and expose them over the web?- she threw him a sly grin while drinking her coffee

-"That would get us killed much faster by the ZIA"- he deadpanned while drinking his

-"Not if we go to another country and find asylum there, one that would be happy to secure a piece of the agency's dirty laundry"-

-"Like Siberia perhaps?"- He scoffed -"It would be treason"-

-"The ZIA is not your country Jack, it's a rotten government agency that causes more harm to your people than any of its foreign enemies. This drug would hurt so many mammals yet they're more interested in gaining influence over the criminal element that to fight it. I know it sounds weird but helping your country might mean that you have to be seen as a traitor for it."-

-"Meanwhile you would bring a lot of sensitive information from Zootopia to your bosses in Siberia. Your country would gain the advantage while mine is thrown into revolt when all citizens distrust their government, weakening us from the inside"- Was this her new mission? Jack wondered, to seduce him and manipulate him so he would give her intel of his own country? The cold war was technically in the past, but the tensions between Zootopia and Siberia never ceased to exist, they just cool down and heat up depending on the political landscape.

She chuckled bitterly -"My people are cruel bloodthirsty fascist with a hunger for power that almost rivals yours, but they are the only ones powerful enough to protect us from the ZIA"-

Jack slouches over his kitchen table, how can he do the right thing when he isn't even sure what is right from wrong to begin with? He feels her strong longer arms around him while her pointy snout wedges between his ears, he smells her strong intoxicating perfume that has soaked into his own skin, he didn't know she wore perfume until now.

-"Let's cross that bridge when we get to it, okay?"- She throws his own words back at him while snuggling him from behind and he's not strong enough to fight her allure

-"Yeah let's get ready for our meeting"- he sighs tired.

…..

The polar bears aren't dumb enough to step one paw on Zootopia, they encounter the agents in a bar located in Feralia.

It's a dark quiet place, they can speak without worrying about raising their voice. Closing time is coming and the patrons are few and far between, it's kinda ironic the calm polite way these four mammals plan to break havoc in the underworld. The bears look confident and collected, apparently they were already planning a hostile takeover against the Wildes, the assets provided by the ZIA would make their mission easier though.

-"So how do you plan on doing this?"- Jack asks casually while drinking his fifth cup of coffee for the day, had he been younger he would be bouncing up the walls by now, but in this moment he needs the extra alertness.

-"They have the loyalty of most comrades, but the family consists mostly of business mammals. If we kill them and the ones closest to them in the higher tier of the food chain, the rest will have no choice but to follow our orders"- Kevin said taking a long drag of his cigarette, he wasn't exactly blowing the smoke on the vixen and hare's faces but the low ventilation on the room turned the air stale and thick.

Raimund continued explaining -"Whe have someone on the inside, the leader of the nocturnal, Garraza"-

-"Huh, he didn't strike me as someone who might have a grievance against the Wildes. Our intel is unreliable but I thought it was them who placed him in a very powerful position, before they took over he was just a lowlife crook"- Skye said suspicious, you need to know the motivations behind your assets, otherwise you won't be able to exploit them properly.

-"Oh he is very grateful to them, but he is above all a greedy cheetah. Apparently he got a hold on the russian roulette when he became leader of the nocturnal, but the Wildes stick to the old family code and want the drug eradicated so they won't let him trade in peace. That's why he's moving over to our side."-

-"Wait, are you saying the mafia doesn't want to trade drugs? I thought they were specialist in dealing them"- Jack asked not hiding his surprise

-"Mr Big wouldn't allow it, so that market was exclusively taken by the cartels from the south. The russian roulette would be the first narcotic that we could control before they do"- Kevin responded lighting up another cigarette

-"Then who is really behind this drug trade?"- Skye was taking mental notes while everyone else talked, she was still thinking of a way to save Jack from himself when this whole issue blew up

Raimund shrugged -"Kristoff was the first to deal with it but that ended up blowing in his face, when Garraza took over he knew better than to kill such a profitable business"-

-"Well the thing is that if you want to have the help of our agency the whole trade will have to belong to me from now on, I hope Garraza doesn't mind"- Jack looked at the polar bears with cold determined eyes, this was clearly an issue he wouldn't negotiate.

Raimund scoffs -"He won't let you, since he only came with us so he could have the drug business for himself. But he already supplied all the information we needed from him so he is of no use to us. If you want to rule the trade all by yourself then I suggest you take care of him first, we won't mind if you take his place."-

Yep, the mafia is not different from any other business, Skye thought, preach loyalty all you want but in the end greed always comes first.

…...

A few hours later Jack had another meeting, this time with Garraza. The polar bears were kind enough to set this one up and told the Cheetah that the ZIA agent only wanted to have a small cut of the profits in exchange for government protection.

They met on the docs at 2 am, Jack was alone while Garraza had three henchmammals from the nocturnal with him. The cheetah was clearly not happy to see the hare and was obviously planning some sort of offensive.

At first Jack played the part of the greedy but spineless bureaucrat, his much smaller body and meek posture really helped to sell the cover.

-"Look Mr. Garraza, I don't wanna cause you any trouble, all I want is for both of us to get a nice profit. But if we want to do this I'll need some information. By example, where does this drug come from?"-

-"What do you care? If you don't want to mess with my business why would you need to know that?"- The feline's amber eyes almost glowed in the dark, in them there was the same hunger and malice of violence past. It was almost a trip back in time, when fierce predators like him would maul tiny rabbits like Jack in a blink of an eye.

Jack was trained to ignore the primal urges in his prey DNA that begged him to run away from violent predators, if the anti-pred conspiracy taught him anything is that "meek preys" are far more dangerous than these overgrown kitties and their sharp fangs. -"The more I know the easier it will be for me to protect your shippings and oil up all the cogs on the bureaucratic machine"- His voice was calm and gentle, he wasn't trying to start a confrontation just yet.

Garraza just laughed at this bunny's audacity, he almost liked him …almost -"It comes from Siberia, it was developed as a neurochemical weapon by the KGB and then bought by the Zootopia government itself, via legal contract by the department of defense. Someone figured out that when diluted it gets you high and it ended up on Happytown. So I don't need to worry about any "bureaucratic cogs" as you say, because the hole import is completely legal, and I don't need a stupid parasite from the government leaching my hard earned money"- With a cocky smile he pulled out a gun and aimed it right between Jack's eyes -"So tuck that cutesy little cotton tail between your legs and get the fuck outta here before I blow your head off"-

Staring at the barrel of the gun Jack just arched an unenthusiastic eyebrow and snapped his fingers, his hands hadn't stopped moving when a large caliber bullet pierced the cheetah's skull, luckily the hare wasn't splattered too badly by all the blood.

Perched on a distant rooftop Skye was holding a sniper rifle with a satisfied look on her face, it had been a while since she had last killed someone this way but her aim was still perfect.

Terrified the remaining mobsters aimed their weapons at him while frantically looking at the sky trying to guess where the shot had come from.

Dropping his cover the agent revealed himself as the dangerous mammal he truly was -"Gentlemammals this is not the way to treat your new boss, please lower your weapons. We all now the only reason you haven't joined your former employer here is because you are more useful to me alive than dead"- Jack said cool as a cucumber while wiping the drops of blood from his dark suit.

After a moment of hesitation the mobsters did as they were told, they were still too shocked to utter a single word.

-"Good, now you're gonna take every single supply you have of the merchandise and put it in a warehouse outside the city, I also want the names of every provider you have. From now on we're gonna do things a little differently"-

-"What about the Wildes? They never knew that Garraza was double crossing them, they'll come for you, and us if they know we are following your orders"- a bat asked him not knowing which side to turn or where he could escape from this mess.

-"They won't be a problem for long, Kevin and Reimund will take over soon. Just keep your mouth shut for the time being"- And with that the hare calmly walked away.

As soon as he and his foxy partner climbed into his car they received a call from Kevin

-"Are you done?"- The polar bear asked

-"Yeah, everything is in order"- Both agents said in unison

-"Good, the Wildes are on vacation now so that means they have only a small group of comrades guarding them. We won't have a better chance than this to get rid of them but we'll still be outnumbered and the group around them is very capable and loyal. So we need your agency to provide back up, at the very least fifty soldiers."-

-"I'll contact the agency, just tell me where they are"-

-"The hopps farm in Bunnyburrow"-

Both agents looked at each other in a panic -"There are hundreds of civilians in that farm, forging a war in there would create too many casualties"- Skye voiced her outrage

-"So? most of the hopps clan is in on it anyway"- Kevin grunted

-"Even the kits that live there?"- She responded angry

-"Are we doing this yes or no?"- Kevin ground every single word, clearly losing his patience

-"Yes we are, when do you wanna do the takeover?"- Jack said coldly

-"How fast can you give us the army?"-

-"Two hours, give or take. It could all be over before sunrise"-

-"Good, I'll see you then"- The polar bear hung up in a good mood, knowing that soon the whole family would be his.

-"Please tell me you have a plan Jack, one that doesn't put little bunny kits in danger"- Sky told her mate barely containing her anger

The hare merely stares into the night through the windshield of his car, his eyes lost on the dark sky that's almost devoid of stars, because of all the pollution in the air.

Sighing he answers -"I give up Skye, I'm tired to always try to do what is right and still this world gets more rotten every day. Maybe it's time to accept that sometimes you have to do evil things for the greater good"-

-"What does that mean?"- The vixen asks menacingly. Could he be willing to sacrifice a lot of innocent lives in order to destroy the mafia? Was he turning into the same cold hearted government crooks he always hated?

He stares right into her eyes and says -"It means I have a plan"-