Chapter One: A Split Personality

A/N: For those new to the 'Holiday Canon', Let's cut to the chase. I'll make this short and sweet. If you want to know more, please read the previous stories.

Around Christmas

Nick and Judy got married. They adopted two kids. Greg (a six-year-old bunny) and Penny ( a three-year-old fox). Nick became close with Judy's family. Bunnyburrow police have become corrupt.

Around New Year's

Nick and Judy moved to Foxden (a predator suburb just outside the city) with Nick's mother. Nick found out Finnick was engaged to Nick's mom and the two got into a huge fight. With the help of his family, the two forgave each other and bonded. Thanks to a Ewetube video Finnick made by accident, he's a mini-celebrity known as 'Baby Grandpa'. When Nick used witness intimidation tactics to keep Finnick from going to jail, he was fired from the police force. Finnick got Nick's middle-aged mom, Vivian pregnant.

Around Valentine's Day

Greg went to kindergarten and made new friends. Nick owns his own ice cream parlor in Bunnyburrow. Nick and Judy adopted Sugar (a one-year-old sugar glider who's disabled due to no gliders under her arms) and Joseph AKA Joe ( a seven year-old golden Jackal from the war-torn country of Workistan). Finnick and Vivian got married and had four healthy, hybrid pups. Due to selling the 'Baby Grandpa' image for a song and toyline, Finnick and Nick became wealthy. Due to the ongoing police corruption in Bunnyburrow, Judy is making a bid to be their next, elected sheriff. She is torn from saving her home county and her duty as a ZPD officer in Zootopia.

Finnick, Vivian, Nick, Judy and all of their kids live under one roof. While they have bonded closely, they realize it's time for Nick and Judy to move.

And now, you're caught up! Sorta. There's some minor details here and there like Judy getting spayed, but I'll catch you up on those (if need be) during the new story.

March 12th 10:52 pm

They finally got them, or so they thought.

The ZPD had been planning this raid for weeks. They finally got a huge lead. The Tiny family had finally given up and agreed to join forces with the Big family in a big banquet meeting high up in a fancy ballroom at the top of a high-rise hotel. Word leaked to the ZPD and they decided to sneak in and do a raid. They quickly, but quietly went up the stairs. They saw some security guards on each floor and knocked them out, quickly and silently.

Meanwhile, the banquet upstairs went on. The ballroom was done up very eloquently with champagne and caviar galore. A true feast. Mr. Big, Fru-Fru, and her husband were the centerpiece at the large table. He clinked his tiny, little glass. "Attention everyone! Attention. What a wonderful night this is. After a war that went on for decades, our families have finally made peace."

Some mild cheers came from the crowd. Meanwhile, one of the Tiny families' security guards was trying to get hold of one of the ones blocking the stairs. "Shamus! Shamus, do you come in? Copy! What the hell is going on?"

The ZPD was getting further and further up. One security pig was alerted and Judy quickly took him out with a sweep-kick followed by a tranq dart. The ZPD were being very successful. They were about to bag two birds with one stone. Ms. Tiny and Mr. Big. They just knew it.

Meanwhile, Mr. Big kept up his toast. "Yes, my dear friends. The Bigs have made peace, and the Tinys... shall rest in peace."

A few of Ms. Tiny's men drew their guns out. Ms. Tiny, the window, and Godmother of the Tiny mafia was in shock. "What the hell are you talking about?! You're out-gunned here!"

Fru-Fru got excited. "Can I tell her, Daddy?! Ooh! Please! Can I?!"

Mr. Big smiled. "Sure thing, Sweetheart. After all, you came up with the plan."

"Ms. Tiny, my daddy bribed most of your men already and you just didn't know it yet! 'Da ones we couldn't bribe, well… we decided to 'babysit' their kids to make 'dem more faithful to us. We've been lettin' 'dem work for you for a long time. You had two 'dat were still faithful downstairs. Your own men snapped their necks by now."

Some of Tiny's men drew their aim at their own men. The Big's guards now outgunned the Tiny's five to one. The ones that still remain faithful were starting to get drowsy. They were having a hard time holding their aim.

"Ooh! And remember when we all drank wine together and we let all of our guards have some? 'Dey were from two different labels! Yours was poisoned! Hee-hee-hee! Ain't 'dat a riot?!"

The ZPD had finally gotten to the upper ballroom. Things were going well. A little too well. Bogo was the first one through the door. He forcefully kicked it open. "ZPD! EVERYBODY DOWN! FREEZE!"

Everyone quickly got down on the ground... at the Wilderberg bar mitzvah.

"What's the meaning of this?! "Mr. Wilderberg asked. "You've just ruined my son's bar mitzvah! Do you know how much it cost me to rent out this place and hire security?!"

Bogo could barely speak. "Oh... No! Nonononono! We've been had!"

Meanwhile, at the high-rise ballroom five miles away, the drowsy guards tried to aim and started firing. They missed and were gunned down for their efforts.

Ms. Tiny couldn't hold her head up anymore and slumped over the table. "So this is it?!" the bear said. "I agree to peace and you poison me to death?! You have no honor."

Mr. Big got up out of his seat and walked over to the bear. "My dear, dear lady. The poison is not lethal. Just a sedative that slowly turns your body numb. I had to make sure you were incapacitated."

He climbed up on her muzzle, kissed her on the forehead, followed by above the eyes. The kiss of death. He climbed back down. "No. The poison won't kill you. I promise you that much. I am a man of mercy. The bullet will. That way, it's quick and painless. Mr. Frost?"

Mr. Big's most faithful polar bear assistant, Ivan Frost pulled out his gun. Ms. Tiny could barely speak through her muzzle. Her body refused to move. "No! Please! We could make a deal! A great one! Please!"

Mr. Frost put the muzzle of the gun at the back of her skull. Fru-Fru quickly got out two paper umbrellas from the larger mammals' drinks and covered herself, her husband, and her father. "I hate bein' in the splatter zone."

BLAM!

It was over. The Tiny family were all dead and Mr. Big would soon take over their entire operation. There were cheers to be had. Mr. Big held his daughter's paw. "Thank you for planning this out my dear."

Fru-Fru blushed. "Aww! Yer welcome, Daddy!"

"You're gonna be a great godmother when I retire. The poison was the perfect touch. It allowed me to give the kiss of death."

Fru-Fru's husband interrupted. "Um, Honey? We better leave now that shots have been fired. We don't want the ZPD to show up."

Fru-Fru and Mr. Big both laughed. "Don't worry, Babe! We got time. We gave the ZPD some false info and 'dey're raiding some poor schmuck's party miles away!"

Moments Later...

The ZPD were now down on the street level of the building. Bogo was fuming as got in his face. "And furthermore, check your facts before you raid a building! Someone could have been killed!"

Bogo talked through gritted teeth. "I'm terribly sorry Mr. Wilderberg. We were given false information... again. And were told that a mafia meeting was taking place here tonight."

"Well, it sure as hell ain't! I'm gonna sue you and the entire ZPD over this mess!"

Wolford then approached Bogo. "Sir! I just got off the wire with dispatch. People have reported shots fired at the Soft Paws hotel five miles from here. Witnesses report polar bears, pigs, arctic foxes and arctic wolves leaving the scene."

Bogo could not contain his rage anymore. "MR. BIG! RAAAAHHHH!" He pounded his hooves on the roof of the nearest cop car and dented it in. He then dug his hooves into the roof and ripped it off. "DAMN YOOOOUU!"

Mr. Wilderberg was scared out of his mind. "Y-Y'know what?! It's fine! It's fine. No harm done. I-I-I gotta get back to the party!"

Bogo looked at Wolford. "Alert all units! I want everyone down there in seconds!"

Within minutes (or seconds technically. Hundreds of seconds.), the police surrounded the building. Sadly, they were way too late. The Big's were gone. Leaving only the bodies of Ms. Tiny and her guards behind. Bogo ordered officer Judy Wilde to ask around for any eyewitnesses. "If anyone can identify Mr. Big from the crowd leaving, then we'll have him."

"Yes, sir," Judy replied. She immediately went to task and began questioning any nearby citizens who were watching the police examine the scene. "Excuse me! Can anyone give me a description of anyone leaving this building? Perhaps in suits? Anyone?"

No one would come forward. No one was dumb enough to cross Mr. Big. "Dangit! I was hoping someone would..." She looked as she saw a small possum creep up from behind on a wildebeest who was not paying attention. She snatched the man's wallet from his back pocket and started to run.

Judy took off after her. "HEY!" She shouted. "Come back here, thief!"

The wildebeest finally realized what happened. "My wallet!"

"I'll get it back for you, sir!" Judy shouted back.

The possum was fast, but Judy was faster. The possum jumped through a broken-down hole in a wooden fence and Judy did the same. "Get back here, young lady! You're only making things worse! Jeez. I sound like my mom."

The possum ran down a narrow alley and kicked some trash cans over in hopes of slowing Judy down. It didn't work. The bunny jumped over them with ease. The possum looked back. "What's with this cop?!" She decided that maybe if she took the money out and dropped the wallet, she'd stop giving chase. She quickly did just that and tossed the wallet towards Judy.

Judy caught the wallet easily with one paw and kept chasing, making the possum girl panic. "Oh crap! Oh crap! I'm gonna have to split up!"

Judy couldn't believe her eyes at what she saw next. The possum snapped her fingers and suddenly, there were two of them. They darted off in different directions. "WHAT THE HELL?!" Her mind quickly started coming up with logical conclusions. "It's an illusion." She saw that both were casting a shadow under the moonlight. "Okay, not an illusion... They're twins! Yeah! One must have been running ahead of the other and I never saw her. Nice trick, but I have tricks up my sleeve too!"

The possum girl looked behind her and didn't see Judy behind her. "It worked! She must have gone after Dupes!" She went behind an old shed at the back of a closed garage. She took a good look around to make sure she wasn't spotted. "Ha! Sucker!" She leaned against the shed and began counting the money. "One... two... Ooooh! A fifty! Sooo... Fifty-two? Yeah. A ten? That's... Sixty-two... right? Yeah."

She then heard a voice from above. "You know, if you were in school, your math would come more naturally."

The possum gasped and tried to run away, but it was too late. Judy pounced on her. "Nice trick with the twin sister. I'll arrest her. next!"

A Cheshire grin came upon the possum's face. "Thanks for reminding me. DUPES!"

Judy was suddenly struck with a small, wooden board from behind. "I told you not to call me that!" said the other possum girl. I'm Bandit! Same as you!"

"That just makes things confusing, Dupes!"

"You're the dupe."

"No, I'm not! This is why I hate splitting!"

The argument gave Judy enough time to tackle both of them and quickly paw-cuff them. "Alright! That's enough! You two are going to help me return that man's wallet AND cash! And you are both going to the station with me!"

The two smiled and said in unison. "What do you mean 'both', Flatfoot?" They then absorbed into each other and there was only one. The other pair of paw cuffs dropped to the floor.

Judy fell to the ground in shock. "I-I-I what?! What just happened?! How?!"

The look on the possum's face turned to sadness. "I don't know. What do you care? Stinkin' copper."

Judy put her paw on the girl's shoulder. "Trust me. I know what it's like to feel different. Are you okay? How long have you been able to do that?"

"For just under a year."

"... You're one of the missing children. Aren't you?"

"... I was. I live with my uncle now."

"I need you to come with me."

"No!"

Judy put her paws on the girl's shoulders. "Please! You can help us crack this case and free a lot more children."

Bandit paused for a moment. "... Okay. But you're not gonna get much info out of me. I don't trust cops."

Judy returned to the crime scene and gave the wildebeest his wallet back. "Here you are, sir!" She then tugged on Bandit's pawcuffs. "What do we say?!"

Bandit rolled her eyes. "Sorry."

"Thank you."

"Sorry I was dumb enough to slow down."

"Hey!"

Judy took Bandit to the squad car and was stopped by her partner, Wolford. "Where 'da hell have you been Wilde?! Bogo's furious at you! Is 'dat Bandit?"

"You know her?" Judy asked.

"We picked her up before. Remember? I nabbed her a few times before I became your partner. She's a petty crook. She works with a twin sister, I think."

"There's more to her than that. I have to speak to Bogo."

"Good luck with 'dat, partner. Here he comes now."

Bogo was fuming. "HOPPS! I TOLD YOU TO INTERVIEW WITNESSES! WHERE WERE YOU?!"

"I-I did sir! No one would come forward. Then, this possum stole a man's wallet and I gave ch-"

"You disobeyed my direct orders to go after a petty thief?!"

"Sir! There's more to it than that!"

"Like... What?!"

"Well... Umm... You're really not going to believe me. Sh-She can duplicate herself. She's related to the missing children case!"

Wolford started to laugh. "Are you nuts, Wilde?! You think she's got superpowers 'er somethin'?"

"It's true! I saw it for myself! That 'twin you once saw is her ability to split into two!"

Bandit was confused. "Wait, is your name Hopps or Wilde?"

"I recently got married. My former partner is my husband. He recently got fired off the force. So, some still call me by my maiden name and some call me by my married name. Actually, Wolford is the only one who calls me Wilde. He's respectful like that."

Bogo bent down and got dangerously close to Judy's face. "Hmmmm..." He looked at the girl and then looked at her. "My office. One hour."

"Y-Yes sir! Sweet Cheese! I'm dead."

Judy got into the squad car with Wolford. They put Bandit in the back. Wolford couldn't help but laugh again. "I can't believe 'dat kid got you suckered inta' believin' she can split inta' two! What a dummy!"

Bandit started talking from the back seat. From Wolford's right. "Yeah! Who'd believe a story like that?! Hunh, Dupes?"

Then from Wolford's left. "Stop calling me Dupes! I'm Bandit too! We share the same memories!"

Wolford looked back to see two Bandits. They then absorbed into one in front of his eyes. "No one's gonna beliiieve yooou!"

Wolford screamed. "AAAAAAAHHH!"

One Hour Later...

Judy was in Bogo's office with Bandit. She sat nervously as Bogo walked in. "Show me.," he said to the girl.

"No."

Judy was upset. "Bandit! You did it in front of Wolford!"

"That's because no one will believe him! I don't know if there are cameras around! Look, I have... someone to protect. I don't want them to get in trouble. I told you before, I don't trust cops."

Judy was pleading with Bogo. "Sir! She really can split into two!"

"Wolford backed you up on that. As insane as it sounds, considering he was laughing at the notion before, I do believe you. Or at least it's some kind of trick. Anyway, Hopps, you're off the Big case."

"WHAT?! I've been helping with that case for months!"

"I need you on the missing children's case! You just got us a big lead and... I believe the two cases may be linked. Look at this."

Bogo put up a video on the monitor in the corner. It was a hyena robbing a jewelry store. "Diamonds! Gimmie more! I need more diamonds!"

"I don't have any more!" The clerk cried.

Suddenly, the hyena's fur grew diamond shards all around it and the hyena's voice started to garble and become hard to understand. "I NeeEEED TheemM RAAAAWGGH!" He charged at the clerk and the video ended.

Bogo addressed the two. "It gets very gruesome after that. The video was given to me by the mayor and has yet to go out to the press. It's only one of three others found. One of them is rumored to be a henchman of Mr. Big. He has six arms."

"So.. people are popping up with mutations or, as crazy as it sounds, superpowers?!"

"Yes."

"How?!"

"We don't know yet. But Bandit here is part of the key. Child, what do you know of this? How did you get your power?"

"What power?"

Bogo sighed. He went up and tore off a very tiny camera he had installed. And crushed it. "There. Now no one is watching."

Judy was furious. "You've been recording our private conversations?!"

"Only for investigating purposes."

"I told you I needed time off for my yeast infection last year!"

"Nobody else saw that!"

"Grrrr!"

Bogo turned his attention to Bandit. "This doesn't leave this room."

"Oh, sure. Now." Judy fumed.

Bandit finally replied. "I don't know how I got my power."

"What do you mean?" Bogo asked.

"I.. I was kidnapped. My paws tied. Blindfolded. They knocked me out with some sleeping gas. I... I can remember a strange place, but only briefly. I was kept in a glass room. All the memories are really fuzzy, like a dream. I was mostly out of it. The next thing I knew, I woke up at my uncle's home. I was drowsy and I fell over and suddenly..."

Bandit snapped her fingers and there were two of her. "...I could do this," they said in unison.

Judy was writing down the information. "A laboratory. How old are you?"

"Eight."

"Where are your parents?"

"I have none. They died in a fire. I live with my uncle."

"Where do you two live?"

"... I'm not saying. It's our hideout."

"I can't take you home if you don't tall me where you live. Is he a thief, like you?!"

Bandit stood up and got really mad. The duplicate held her back. "Shut up! My uncle is a good man!"

"Calm down!" Dupes said. "She didn't mean anything by it!"

Bandit was almost in tears. "He cares for me and... and never mind."

"Where is your uncle now?"

"... In prison."

Bogo and Judy looked at each other and both sighed. "And you refuse to tell us who he is?"

"He doesn't trust cops and neither do I."

"So... You're alone?"

Bandit put an arm over her duplicate. "Not entirely. I have Dupes to keep me company. I can watch my own back. Like when I tricked you tonight."

"How long can she stay outside of you?"

"About an hour. Then she dissolves."

"When your duplicate..."

"I'm right here!" said Dupes.

"Sorry. Well, I guess it's better to ask you. When you get re-absorbed. Is it like dying?"

"No. We're the same person. I just get new memories if we split up. It's pretty cool! Although, there was one time we weren't able to re-absorb in an hour and I saw myself... dissolve into nothing. We didn't get our split memories back, so I guess it was like death in that sense."

"Can you make more than two of you?"

"No."

"Can you duplicate other items?"

"If I hold onto it. Like our clothes and money, but they disappear in an hour too. He-Heh! It's a good way to get stuff at half-price! Suckers don't know they got had until they count their drawers at the end of the night."

"That's theft, young lady." Judy looked over at Bogo. "Sir. She's really important to my case. Request permission to take her home with me?"

"An excellent idea," Bogo replied. "If anyone else finds out about her powers, she could be in danger. She'll be protected under your custody."

"Thanks, Chief. Any luck with Mr Bi..."

"GRRR!"

"Sorry!"

"SIGH! I'm sorry, Hopps. Someone from our district is feeding the mafia our info and giving us false leads and it's driving me crazy! We have a traitor among us. The good news is, we may have found out who it is. The investigation is starting to wrap up and we're down to two suspects."

"Well, that's good news!"

"No, it's not! Someone I trusted dearly has betrayed me. When I find out who, hell will seem comforting to them! Your orders are to keep her at your home for now. You have someone who can watch over her?"

"My mother and father-in-law. They babysit the kids when Nick and I are at work."

"Excellent. Make sure she STAYS at the house and does not leave. If you get any more information, please share it with me. In the meantime, I need you to come into work at your usual time tomorrow."

"Yes, sir."

Bandit started getting worried. "Wait. How long will I have to stay with her?!"

"Until the case is solved or maybe when your uncle is released. I wish to interview him as well."

"No! I'm not telling you who he is and he's out in a day or two anyway, so I can stay with him again!"

"Your situation is too dangerous!" Bogo fumed. "Whoever kidnapped you may be spying on you and know of your whereabouts. It's much safer to stay with Judy's family."

"You can't do this!"

Judy gently put her paw on Bandit's paw. "It'll be okay. I promise. When this is all done. I'll reunite you with your family."

Bandit looked into Judy's eyes. She saw the warmth and sincerity that she rarely sees in others. Part of her knew she could be trusted, "... Okay."

"Thanks, you two."

Bogo stood up. "Dismissed! Bandit, make sure you... umm... absorb yourself before you leave."

Bandit absorbed Dupes into herself. Judy patted her back. "Have you had any dinner yet?"

"No. I'm starving!"

"Neither have I. I'll get us something on the way home."

As they were leaving, Wolford was waiting outside. "Did 'da chief see her... y' know? Split?"

"Yes. Why are you still here?"

"I gotta talk to 'da chief."

"Not about the wolves again!"

"Yes, about 'da wolves! He keeps ignorin' me!"

"SIGH! Whatever. It's late and I'm in no mood to argue. I'll see you later."

"Later, Wilde."

Wolford stormed into Bogo's office. "Chief!"

Bogo didn't want to hear it. "I'm REALLY not in the mood right now, Wolford!"

"Well, I'm not in 'da mood 'ta have my fellow wolf brothers and sisters constantly imprisoned fer minor crimes!"

"We already went over this. We don't discriminate."

" 'Den why are wolves the most arrested species in our city?! I checked some'a 'dese so-called 'criminal records'. Jay-Walkin. Unpaid parkin' violations. A lot o 'dem are arrested as suspects, kept in prison fer days and 'den let go!"

"We also get a lot of resisting arrests."

"No wonder! So many of 'dem either ain't done nothin' wrong or committed a non-violent crime! Why so many suspect arrests?!"

"Well... because."

"Because why?!"

"Because you all look alike! It's not even a specist thing! Disney keeps using the same character model for budget purposes and just changes the clothes! It's so confusing!"

Wolford calmed down. "Either things start changin' on how we treat wolves 'er I'm handin' in my badge,"

"Wolford..."

"I mean it! Goodnight, sir." Wolford then headed out.

Meanwhile...

Judy and Bandit were on the train heading home. Bandit took advantage of Judy's generosity and was chowing down on a huge double-cheese bug-burger with large fries and an extra large soda. She talked with her mouth full. "MMMM! Fank yew fo much!"

"Wow! You were really hungry, hunh?"

"I haven't had anything since yesterday."

"That long?! It must be hard. Your uncle... he does have a home, right?"

"Yeah. It's a dump, but it's ours. A hidey-hole, hidden away from all of the scum out there."

"... And who are the scum?"

"Cops. People in general. Always selfish. Nobody cares."

"People are caring if you give them a chance. I care."

"You do, don't you?... My real name is Wendy. Bandit's my nickname."

"Woah! Trusting me with the big info! Somebody likes me. I figured it was a nickname though. I really hope I can help you, Wendy."

"Just keep calling me Bandit. Everyone else does."

"Bandit, when I get home, I'm going to look up any laboratories in the city and see if any have been reported on for illegal experiments. If you came from one, maybe the other children are there as well."

"You think so?!"

"Maybe."

"... Judy?"

"Yeah, Bandit?"

Bandit was going to finally tell her the truth but decided against it. "I... gotta go pee."

"Already went through you, hunh? They have a bathroom right over there."

"Thanks."

Bandit entered the bathroom and snapped her fingers. Her duplicate emerged. "Maybe we should tell her the truth?" Dupes said.

"No way!"

"I like her! She cares about me...us."

"You can say me. You're me. What if things go south?! Things could get a lot worse!"

"I don't know how they could get worse! We don't have near enough money to buy back Smokey!"

"I miss him. Damn mafia! We should tell her the cases are connected!"

"No! I don't trust her yet! What if that screws everything up?! Why am I arguing with myself?!"

"You never heard of an inner-conflict?!"

"Well, I must have because you just told me with my own memories!"

Tears were welling up in Bandit's eyes. "I just want my baby brother back."

Dupes hugged her. "Me too. But we don't have enough money yet."

"We will."

"What if we don't?! She could save him! It took us a while to recognize her, but we know all about her. She saved the whole city once!"

"I like her, but I can't fully trust her. Not the way she treated our uncle all those years ago."