The following morning, Pandora was still hacking into the Zootopia Police Department and the International Defense League databases for any information that could explain her unexpected puberty at age ten.

"No... no... no... NO... NO!" Pandora shouted in frustration. "Why can't I find anything about hybrids with my condition?"

"Pancake, are you... fine?" Nick said as he entered his eldest daughter's bedroom. "Did you even go to bed last night?" Nick asked in concern.

"No, been busy," Pandora said absentmindedly.

"And what have you been looking at?" Nick asked as he looked over Pandora's shoulder.

"Government files that can provide... provide context for my... my greying fur," Pandora said, realizing what she was saying.

"Oh boy... Judy! I think we can't put it off any longer!" Nick said.

"Is it... anything to do with the 'C-Thing'?" Pandora asked as her lack of sleep started to catch up with her.

"And apparently she's been eavesdropping too," Nick said, then Pandora fell face first onto her keyboard.

Eventually, Pandora came to in a lab. "Oh thank goodness, she's awake," Judy said.

"Ah... good, so from what your parents have told me. You were apparently looking into classified information." Selene said as she knelt down to Pandora.

"Oh... that... I just... the whole puberty was driving me nuts and... well I just went with the first thing that Elizabeth suggested and ran with it." Pandora said as she sat up.

"Well... I suppose that SOMEONE is going to have to tell little Miss Chimera the truth." Selene said as she went to a computer.

"...okay Pandora. Before we say anything, I want to preface it by saying that we didn't mean to hurt you by keeping the... 'C-Thing' a secret. We... we didn't want you to worry about it and... well we were new to the whole 'parenting' thing." Nick said.

"By which, he means HE didn't know how to be a parent. While I've helped take care of dozens of nieces and nephews." Judy said defensively. "But... I'm not going to mince words with you Pandora." She said as she inhaled sharply. "You're... a clone," Judy said.

"...I... I don't understand..." Pandora said, understandably confused by this revelation.

"That story is actually related to how your parents and I met," Selene said.

"Yeah... to make a long story short... or try to make it short anyway," Nick said awkwardly. "Your mom and I investigated a warehouse with high tech equipment. And we ran into a mad scientist who had made various hybrids... and also turned Selene and Sally into robots but that's another story entirely right there." Nick said.

"And after we managed to get away from him, and helped get the Samuel sisters free from the AI's that were controlling them. We escaped... with you, the only one of Dr. Mulersons hybrids that actually survived. You're a clone from both of our genes... with some modifications that... MULE... threw in." Judy said, clenching her fist in anger at the memory of Doctor Mulerson.

Pandora felt emotionally drained as this was explained to her. "How... how many other people know about this, that... that I'm a clone?"

"Well... actually most of the ZPD... your uncle Davies... I think I made a list somewhere, I forgot to bring it with me." Nick said.

"We never meant to hurt by keeping this a secret... we only wanted what was best for you," Judy said.

Everything clicked for Pandora. Why she seemed so outlandishly intelligent despite her young age, why she seemed to be an even mix of her parent's features, rather than as either a fox with rabbit ears and tail or vice versa. And the lack of littermates on her part. "Do... do you at least know now WHY I'm going through early puberty and getting these spots?" She asked.

"Well among other things that Mulerson put into your genetic makeup. There included a trigger that'll make you grow faster... can't say for certain why it's happened now. I only found it recently, and that's after a decade of having actual professional geneticists examine it, and there findings having more to do on why you even survived despite your parents being from unrelated geneses." Selene explained. "And apparently another thing is that you can't lie to anyone you consider a parental figure, or directly disobey... most likely the insane mule put THAT in there as an insurance policy."
"So... that's why I'm so different? Because I'm a genetic freak of-"
"NEVER!... say that," Nick said, interrupting Pandora's self-loathing. "You're not a freak, you're not a monster or any other nasty things you're thinking you are. Just because you weren't born the same way as other girls, or for being a hybrid... you're our special girl. And NOTHING is going to change how we feel about you." He said as he and Judy hugged her.
"We'll make this up to you Pancake..." Judy said as she started to cry from her good eye. "We'll do whatever you want today-"
"I just want to go home..." Pandora said glumly.
"... would you like-"
"No, I don't want Bugga Burger on the way home," Pandora said, cutting off Nick.
"But you love Bugga Burger," Judy said. "That fast food garbage just kills you faster anyway," Pandora said glumly.
"WHOA!" Selene said in surprise. "Okay... I get that your bummed right now. But a kid that DOESN'T want fast food?... little lady, your absolutely right but I'd take a blank check for pigging out and-"

"Can we please just go home...?" Pandora said, looking like she was on the verge of a nervous meltdown.
Eventually, Pandora was back in her bedroom. Feeling absolutely terrible about herself... not just at the revelation that she wasn't naturally born as she had thought her whole life. But that the people closest to her, her mentor, and even her family had kept it a secret from her altogether. She sat on her bed with the still deactivated Elizabeth. "Oh... oh sorry Elizabeth. In all the chaos I completely forgot you were turned off." Pandora said as she reactivated Elizabeth.
"No harm no foul... though I am annoyed that you didn't let me explain to you that I didn't actually suggest looking through government files, that was someone else who had somehow hacked my systems," Elizabeth explained.
"What?" Pandora said in surprise. Then Elizabeth oddly twitched again in roughly the same manner as the night before.
"Well... not so much hacking. I could never really figure out how computers worked. This is much closer to outright possession." Loki said in his own voice. "Oh, where are my manners. I'm Loki Foxfeyson." He said as he held out a hand for a handshake.
"Okay... why did you suggest I go hacking into government databases, just to figure out why my fur is acting odd?" Pandora asked, refusing the handshake.
"Hm... I swear you mortals get less polite generation by generation. But on the subject, it was too see if you could find the truth of your parentage by yourself. And it disappoints me to no end that you didn't stumble upon the trail of clues... you just spent the whole night and morning search 'hybrid', and hoping that instances of your current skin condition popped up in other hybrids. Rather a silly thing for law enforcement to keep a record of really." Loki explained.
"Well sorry if I didn't get 'you were made by a mad scientist' from your implication! Now, will you get out of Elizabeth? I've had a rough day, and I just... just want to get some rest. WITHOUT some creep in pretty much the only friend I have right now." Pandora said irritably.
"...very well. I know when I'm not wanted." Loki said Elizabeth glitched again.
"Oh my... Pandora... I don't know what I can do to help you. But I'll do whatever I can to help you be happy." Elizabeth said, giving Pandora a hug.
"Th-thanks Lizzy," Pandora said as she tearfully hugged Elizabeth. "You... you'd never keep secrets from me. Would you?"
"I'd do my best to not deliberately mislead you," Elizabeth said. "But... I would only keep a secret FROM you if I thought it was your own best interests. Don't take it the wrong way, but there is some data that right now. You'd probably be better off not knowing in great detail."
"Like... what?" Pandora asked.
"Well... you remember that time you had me investigate the strange noises from your parents' bedroom?" Elizabeth said.
"Yeah... you never told me what they were doing, just that I shouldn't worry about it," Pandora said.
"Well... I'm still traumatized by what I saw. And your parents and I agreed that you're not to know until you're older... MUCH older." Elizabeth said in a serious tone. "I know that sounds wrong to keep you in the dark on this specific matter... but believe me... you do NOT want to know the gruesome details," Elizabeth said with a thousand-yard stare.
"Oh... I'm sorry for bringing it up." Pandora said.
"No worries, if you need anything I'm at your beck and call," Elizabeth said.
"Thanks... but I just want to rest," Pandora said as she crawled underneath her bed sheets.
"I... I understand." Elizabeth said as she left the room. "Well... my creator and best friend is depressed. And I have no idea how to help. And all I have to look forward to in my day at this point is picking up the Nanny-Bot's slack and snark." Elizabeth said in disappointment.
"How's Pandora doing?" Judy asked as the robot rabbit joined the famed police officer.
"She's... taking a nap I think, or is just in bed. My point is that she could be doing better." Elizabeth said.
"Perhaps WE can be of assistance." A voice said from inside of a closet. And out of it stepped the white-clad ninja Tanken Nainshadou.
"Oh for the love of- What did I tell you and Hana about sneaking into our house like this?!" Judy said in frustration, while Elizabeth clung to the wall opposite the closet.

"HOW ARE YOU EVEN HERE?!" Elizabeth yelped in surprise.
"Calm yourself Ms. Robotto. I mean no harm, now I hear that the little Pandora-"
"AH!" Nick shouted from the bathroom and ran out. Followed by a Japanese red fox vixen in a diving suit with an oxygen tank, mask, and flippers followed after him. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" He said as Hana, Tanken's twin sister removed her mask.
"I... THIS, this is why Ms. Blackpaw no longer hires us." Tanken said in disgust. Hana said something in Japanese. "The one time was all the justification she needed to terminate our contract-"
"WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN! I AM TRYING TO MOPE IN PEACE!" Pandora yelled from upstairs.

"Look... we... or rather I have been taking note of Pandora. I believe that-"
"Our daughter is not going to become a ninja... she's hardly in the proper emotional state to even consider that," Judy said Hana, pleaded in Japanese. "No. She's ten, her body is going through unexpected and uncomfortable changes, AND she just learned that she wasn't born in the normal way. AND having all of this happen in the span of at least two days has taken an emotional toll on her." Judy said sternly. Hana asked the obvious question in Japanese. "She was created from Nick and mines genetic material over ten years ago by MULERSON."
"That always did strike me as odd, to say the least... but hear me out at least. We may be able to help her indirectly by teaching her the art of ninjitsu. If nothing else, the training may be of use to her well being down the road." Tanken said.
"It's not a terrible idea... but she could still be hurt. Or worse... we kill you for getting her killed." Nick said.
"Nick..." Judy said sternly. "Seriously though, if our little girl ever got hurt because of you two. I would move heaven and earth to ruin your lives."
The Nainshadou twins glanced at each other. "Fair enough... but IF you would take up our offer. Then meet us at our sushi restaurant and bar so that we can work out the finer details." Tanken said as she gave Nick and Judy a business card.
"We'll talk about it WITH Pandora," Nick said.
"Then we shall take our leave," Tanken said as she and Hana left. "And PLEASE take off your flippers. You look ridiculous Hana."
"Well... I'll say this much. This work week better be an easy one... this weekend has been a nightmare." Judy said.

"Who are you and what have you done with my wife?" Nick asked sarcastically.
"She got old... a lot faster then I had hoped," Judy said.