Chapter Twelve: Fixing Things

A/N: Okay! We are at the second to last chapter of this story and it's a long one. Basically, I'm wrapping loose ends up in the city before the gang picks up Vivian and the kids in the hospital and head home. Yes, Lionheart is mayor again. A lot of citizens agreed with what he did and you can't stop a silver-tongued politician. There's a lot here so take breaks if you need to.

I wanted to have Nick and Judy have biological children in some way, so the clones were my way around that. Also, this is the last of their adopted children. No more. Judy promised her mother seven and that's what they got. And yes, I will do a "ZPD Babies" skit in the epilogues.

The war was over.

The SWAT hogs that were called in from a state over had finally arrived to help the ZPD clean up the mess and get prisoners in line. This gave Bogo time to talk to his rescuers. "Alright, Duke Weaselton. I know you well. A small thief that's been in and out of our prison system more than the security guards. And yet, you saved my life twice. So what's your angle?"

"Hey! 'Da only reason I was in and out of yer prisons so dang often is 'dat you were usin' me against 'da mafia as bait! I know all about you guys callin' me 'Small Fish'. Well, Duke Weaselton ain't no small fish! I can be a hero if I wanna be."

"Yea, sure. So what is it? A key to the city? A parade?"

"I want my criminal record to be X-Boxed."

"What?! Do you mean expunged?!"

"Yeah, 'dat! I want it erased! Gone! I wanna start my life over and become a cop! But I can't do that with a criminal past!"

Bogo laughed. "Are you insane?! The paperwork on you alone is thicker than 'War and Peace'!"

Judy came over to argue for Duke. "It's true. I want Duke Weaselton as my deputy. Sure is he's around the edges, He's sneaky. He smells terrible and is as ugly as sin, but he has a good heart, and I believe in him. I trust him. His kids trust him."

Duke interrupted. "Can you edit out 'da 'stinky and ugly' part next time?"

Bogo thought about it. "That's another thing. These are not HIS children. They are runaways he took under his wing. He taught the girl how to steal and the little boy ended up imprisoned in this very lab!"

Bandit came by and interrupted them. "That was MY decision! If I went to an orphanage, Smokey might be adopted without me. I didn't want to lose him. Duke protected me from some creep and I begged him to help me. He kept pushing me away, but I kept pushing back. He never wanted this kind of life for me, but I insisted. If you want to blame someone for putting me and my brother in harm's way, blame me! Duke's always been there for me when no one else was. I love him."

Duke, Judy, and Bandit all looked up at Bogo with big, sad, doughy eyes. "Please, Bogo."

The chief just rolled his eyes. "I'll talk to the mayor about it. You did save my life and helped save the city. I guess I owe you that much."

Duke hugged his leg. "Oh, 'tanks a bunch, Mr. Bogo, chief sir! I swear, I'll be the best cop evah!"

Bogo then looked at Judy. "I guess this sheriff talk means you won?"

"Yeah," Judy replied. "In Jacaus' desperation to get rid of me, he took himself out of the race by holding my dad hostage."

"Being the head of a police force isn't easy. You're going to find the job much tougher than you think."

"I know. Don't be surprised if I call you for some advice."

Bogo smiled. "I look forward to it."

"OH! I forgot to tell you! You have a son... of sorts."

Bogo's expression just froze to that of absolute confusion. "...What?... No, seriously, WHAT?!"

"It's a baby clone. A toddler that's about 18 months or so. We all have one."

"...I…"

"The entire ZPD has a baby clone along with about a hundred citizens. Literally, every person who donated blood to Chemiracle's fake charity drive had their blood stolen and used for cloning purposes."

Bogo was both dumbfounded and furious. "... WHAT THE HELL?! What am I going to do with a baby?! Do you know how this is going to affect our precinct?! What are we going to do?!"

"... Have a cute, spinoff series?"

"I'm serious! Each member of our team is now a proud parent of… of themselves! Do you know how that will psychology mess with some people?!"

"It's still messing with me, sir."

"Exactly! They need to burn this place to the ground!"

Suddenly, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in front of the building. "ATTENTION! The laboratory has been set to self-destruct in ten minutes! Please evacuate the premises and leave in your car! There will be a massive implosion that will suck everything in the inside of a one-block radius! Please leave immediately!"

"DAMN!" Bogo shouted. "Alright, men! Get all the crowds to clear out now! Great! Now we have to control keeping the inmates from running away and getting the crowd away from here!"

Judy ran over to Bandit. "Are you sure you have all the kids?!"

"Yes, they're two blocks away in a garage I broke into. They should be safe. I'm going in to make sure Sniffer gets out."

"But you'll get caught in the implosion!"

"I'm a dupe. Remember?! I'll poof out in time."

"Okay. But hurry!"

The police and heroes went back into action to keep the radius around the building at least two blocks back just to be safe.

Meanwhile, in the laboratory,

Sniffer gritted his fangs in anger. "Where the hell did she go?! I look away for a second and that damn sugar glider takes off on me!"

Hinkel wasn't sticking around. "YOU find her! I'm getting the glaiven outta here!"

"That's fine, you go! I have a feeling I know where she went."

Sniffer raced downstairs to where the power potions where. The door was closed and locked from the inside. She could see Susan trying to reacher for the power vials."

"SUSAN! The door's locked! You need to leave!"

"You're not getting in here!" She yelled "I'm not leaving without my power! I can't live like that! Damnit! Why isn't anything working right?! The gerbil stairs should open!"

"Get out of there! You have no time!"

Bandit finally reached him. "Sniffer! You have to leave! You're the only one left."

"No, I'm not. Susan has locked herself in and is trying to get her vial!"

"You have to go now. You can't save everyone!"

Sniffer was in tears. "You don't understand! I was a killer! I have a stain on my soul! I can't let anymore die!"

"She chose this. Not you. Killing yourself won't help her. You're not responsible for her decisions. Don't be a martyr for someone who can't be saved."

"SNIFF!... You're right"

"Go! I'll try to get the door open. If it's too late, I'll poof out."

"O-Okay. Guess it's time to turn myself in."

A sound came over the loudspeaker. THREE MINUTES REMAINING!

"I gotta book it!" Sniffer got on all fours and ran as fast as he could.

Bandit stayed with Susan. "You get want you want, then what?! There's no time! Get out while you can!"

"You don't understand! It's the only thing that takes away the pain of what I did!"

"Tough! Pain is a part of life! Guilt is a part of life! You were a decent scientist until you took that drug! It numbed your pain but it also numbed you to feelings of love and joy. And sure, hate and sorrow come with that too, but it's better than making yourself heartless!"

Susan ignored her, but Bandit continued on. "The lab rat lied. You are Sugar's mother."

"...What?!"

TWO MINUTES REMAINING!

"They didn't want you to contest it so Judy could keep her. What you started was meant for good. Helping to cure diseases, life longevity…"

"Crossbreeding," Susan added.

"That's starting to happen naturally."

"You lie!"

"It's true! Judy told me her fat, fox friend, and her sister had a litter of hybrid pups, but three out of the seven died. Still, that's four living crossbre-"

Susan snatched the vial. "Got it!"

"You don't need that! It has ruined your life!"

Suzy then broke down emotionally. "HE KISSED HER! BAW-HAW-HAAW!"

"... What?"

Susan started to sob. "My Richard. He had to procreate with my sister naturally for the crossbreeding to work. By then, I had taken the sight serum so I watched. I watched as my lover made love to another and I saw as he kissed her passionately. Even with my emotions at Ninety percent dulled, it enraged me. That's why I need this! I don't ever want to feel that pain again!"

"Suzy! No!"

ONE MINUTE REMAINING!

Susan drank down the potion quickly. "AAAH Much better. Thank you for trying to comfort me with that fantasy story about Judy's sister, but it's too late for me. I can see where the exit is and Judging by how fast I would have to run, I'd never make it out in time. A small part of me is in fear, but another part of me is fascinated by what comes next. What happens in an implosion? Will I survive? Will this lab be in another dimension? Who knows? Part of me does regret what I've done, but I'm not sorry for exploring new ideas. I do have one regret…. Let these be my final words, child. Tell Sugar I'm sorry. I saw her as another experiment rather than my daughter. With the guilt I felt without my power, I realize now why my sister ran from me. Goodbye Bandit."

Bandit knew there was no turning back for Susan. "Goodbye, Susan Sweet." With tears in her eyes, the Bandit duplicate poofed away.

TEN SECONDS! TEN… NINE…

There was fear building in Susan. But because of her power returning, she remained calm. "I wonder what lies beyond? Will my curiosity be satisfied or will it just be oblivion? Time to find out."

THREE…. TWO... ONE…

MOOBAK!

Duke saw Sniffer running away from the building, but he was still near the end of the parking lot when the implosion started. Duke held onto on street lamp and reached out for Sniffer. Grabbing him just as the implosion's impact started sucking everything in. He pulled with all of his might, but his grip on the pole started slipping. Nick grabbed Duke's arm and pulled with all of his strength as well. Finally, Duke was able to yank Sniffer away from the reverse blast and to safety.

"Well 'dat was cuttin' it close!" Duke yelled.

"Thank you, Mr. Weaselton. It's more than I deserve."

Nick slugged the wolf in the shoulder. "Will you knock that off?! You've more than proven yourself. You're a good person, now!"

Bogo walked up on both of them. "I need Hopps back at the ZPD for a press briefing. Apparently, a false rumor got out that she was the one that killed the Bigs and I need her to clear that up and help explain the cloning situation." He looked over at Sniffer. "Who's this?"

Nick blocked Sniffer from talking. "No one! Just an old friend who's been helping Judy and I. Definitely not.."

Sniffer stopped Nick from talking any more. "I'm Agent Sniffer!"

"Dangit!"

"I was the one who talked to you on the phone and gave away all of Chemiracles secrets. I was also one of their former agents. I both kidnapped and killed for Mr. Frost and this company, and I wish to turn myself in so I can pay for my crimes."

Bogo looked at Nick. "Why are you defending him, Wilde?"

"I mean, yeah, he's all those things. But he's also the one who has changed his life around, worships my daughter, literally, got us in the building, helped stop Suzy Sweet and her guards, and basically, we couldn't have pulled this off without his help. All he wants is to redeem himself."

Bog cuffed the wolf. "Well, he can do that in prison."

"I agree," said the wolf. "Perhaps I can help rehabilitate others. Don't feel bad for me, Mr. Wilde. This is exactly what I want… REDEMPTION!"

Nick gave the wolf one last hug. "Goodbye, Sniffer. I hope the judge goes easy on you."

"Thank you, Wilde."

Bogo took him away as Judy and Finnick came over. "Did they arrest Sniffer?" Finnick asked.

"He turned himself in."

Finnick shouted out to the wolf. "HEY SNIFFER!"

The wolf looked back. "Yes?"

"I can't believe I'm sayin' this, but… good luck."

Tears welled up in Sniffer's eyes. "He..SNIFF!... He said 'good luck'! After everything, I'd done! Thank you, tiny fox! THANK YOOOOARROOOOOOOOO!"

Nick picked up Finnick and hugged him. "Aww! Look who's learn to forgive his enemies! You really do have a heart!"

This only irritated Finnick. "Shut up, man!"

"Hey, Carrots? You better catch up to Bogo. He wants you to do a press briefing."

"Thanks, Hon!" Judy replied as she took off running.

Hinkel the lab rat came running by. "Has anyone seen my car, with the 'beep-beep' and the 'vroom-vroom'?!"

Nick cringed. "Oooh! Sorry, buddy. It probably got sucked up in the implosion."

"Or you used it to smash the supervillains with," Finnick added.

"Shut it, Pops!"

"Luckily, working at a top-secret lab, my insurance covers implosions. Can any of you give me a ride home-glaiven?"

"Sure soon as we get things cleared up here. By the way, about our powers."

"Yes?"

"Eventually, we're gonna want to take the contaminant suits off. How can we do that safely?"

"Well, as I said before, Suzy always overdid the strength of those powers and the containment suits were a means to control that. However, if you drink just enough of the diet Pupsi, say 16 glaivens, you should be able to keep your powers while still controlling them. In Bandit's case,..."

"Hold on. Do you mean 'ounces'?"

"Oh, right! Sorry. Vocal tick. Anyway, Bandit doesn't need a suit, but the suit does help her control her powers better."

"What about my wife? Her power is elemental."

"Yeah, that's dangerous. But two bottles worth of diet Pupsi and she should be able to just shoot lightning without becoming it."

"And what about me?!"

"I think yours was just precautionary. But I imagine it's gonna be hard to get around places when your nine-feet tall and four-feet glaiven!"

"Yeah, I'm gonna have to take some of that stuff. I just want normal me."

"Me too," Finnick replied. "Shrinking down to a flea is a crappy power!"

"Oh, is it?" Nick asked. "Because you were the VIP out there, Pops!"

"I was?"

"Who was the first out on the field?"

"Me."

"Who helped fight the crooked cops?"

"Me!"

"And who took down Frost all on his own when the rest of us could not?!"

"ME!"

"Darn right! Now, was that a stupid power?"

"Yeah! I wanna be a giant!"

"SIGH! Nevermind. Let's go check on the kids."

Nick, Finnick, Duke, and Hinkel walked a few blocks over to the lot and garage that Bandit had stored the kids in. Finnick saw his van over on the side. It saddened him to see the silver paint covering his beautiful portrait.

They went inside and all the Bandits were happy to see them. "Dad!" They all shouted in unison. "Hi, Nick! Hi Finnick and Hinkel!"

Nick was surprised at the amount of Bandits surrounding the children. "Why are there so many of you?!"

"Do you know how hard it is to babysit hundreds of children let alone ones with superpowers?"

Duke had a question. "Speaking of, why didn't we use some 'a 'dese kids in 'da fight?! Look! 'Dat one levitates! 'Dat one over 'dere has lasers comin' outta his fingers!"

"I had an assignment," Nick replied. "I had to get those kids out and keep them safe. Putting them out on the field would have gone against my orders."

"Oh, but puttin' our little ones in danger is okay?!"

"Hey! You agreed to that! Besides, Smokey can't be touched and Sugar, well...she was invulnerable. I saw a bullet hit her and it bounced right off. That's before the dart though. I guess she could still be pierced. SIGH! You're right. I should have never gotten them involved. Speaking of, where's Greg and Fixer?"

"I'm here, Daddy!" shouted Fixer. He was sitting on the floor with his wings covering his chest.

"Great! Where's Greg?"

Fixer opened up his wings to show Greg, who was hiding. "Peekaboo!"

Nick chuckled. "Well, I'm glad to see you're getting along with your new brother."

"Yeah, he's cool! He can fly and his apples are delicious!"

"I hope you washed the bat-wing sweat off of them." He then noticed the other kids looked scared of him. "Why are you so?... Oh! It's because I'm so big and tall, hunh?"

They all nodded, "I don't suppose there's a Diet Pupsi vending machine around here?"

Bandit spoke up. "Actually, there's a bottle in the break room fridge. I didn't steal anything!"

"I believe you. Can one of your… yous get it for me?"

"Sure, Mr. Wilde." She snapped her fingers and another Bandit appeared and maneuvered her way through the large crowd of Bandits and children.

Fixer looked at Duke's poor, beat-up face. "What happened to you, mister?"

"A polar bear smashed my face with his ice fist over and over. Rubber and ice don't miz well."

The bat started flying towards Duke. "I can fix it!"

Duke started to back up. "H-Hey now! Stay away from me ! What are you doing?!"

The bat grabbed onto Duke's face with the claws on his wings. A weird phenomenon was happening to Duke. "Hey! Stop it! Wilde! Get yer kid offa me!" His face bubbled and morphed in front of everyone.

Fixer got off of Duke and flew back to Greg. "There! All better!"

"Whaddya mean 'all better', ya crazy kid! What'd ya do 'ta my face?!"

Everyone stared at him. They were in awe of what they saw. Finnick turned away from Duke. "I'm not bisexual! I'm not bisexual!"

"Why's everyone lookin' at me funny?! What'd he do?!"

One of the Bandits spoke up. "Dad! You're handsome! You've never looked better!"

"What?! 'Dat's crazy!"

"There's a mirror by that work station. Go look!"

Duke went over to the mirror, What he saw was the image of what he may have looked like in his teenage years, only more rugged. Smaller eyes. A smooth jawline. "Wow! I'm 'da most handsome weasel ever!"

Nick came out from the break room chugging a bottle of Diet Pupsi. His size went from nine feet down to seven and he was still drinking. He looked over at Duke and then back at the bottle. "I know it tastes like swill compared to Cu-Cu Cola, but does this stuff make you hallucinate?!"

Hinkel explained. "It looks like Fixer's side-effect power does more than make machines look brand new appealing. It can make someone look new and appealing too! It won't change any internal injuries, but external, he's never looked better!"

"My bat-boy's gonna be rich as a cosmetologist!" Nick then gasped when he realized something. "Finn! Do you realize what this means?!... Finn. Look over here!"

Finnick looked away from everyone."I'm just looking at my van! I'm not bisexual! Stupid, sexy weasel!"

"It means Fixer can fix Joseph's burned face!"

"That's great news!" Bandit said. "I'll bet he'll look even cuter! I mean, not that he's…"

The kids turned on Bandit "Bandit likes Joseph! Bandit likes Joseph!" Even the duplicate Bandits started chanting. "Bandit likes Joseph! Bandit likes Joseph!"

Bandit's white fur turned beet red. "Knock it off, Dupes!" Bandit shouted. "You're me, so you just admitted I like Joseph! Thanks a lot!"

Nick quickly got on the phone to Judy. "Hey, Carrots! I got good news!"

"What is it, Nick? I'm kinda busy writing down what I need to tell the press."

"Fixer can fix more than the outside of machines. He can fix faces! Take a look at what he did to Duke!"

Nick put the phone camera on Duke. "Say, 'hi'! New Duke!"

Duke turned to the camera. "Hey, Judy."

Judy couldn't believe the change in his face. "Woah."

"See honey! Now, Joseph can… Carrots, you're drooling."

"Wha?!" Judy noticed the drool coming out of her mouth and quickly wiped it off. "Whoops! Sorry! It's totally unrelated! I'm just…. hungry! Yeah! Haven't had lunch."

"Yeah. I know what you're hungry for. I'll forgive you this time. Even Pops is over in the corner questioning his own sexuality."

"I'm not bisexual!" Finnick yelled.

"So Fixer can fix Joseph?!" Judy asked.

"Yeah, Carrots. He can look better than ever."

"Oh, Nick! This is the best news! I gotta go. The police are coming to help escort the kids to the orphanage. Why don't you pack up our kids in Finnick's van and head over here?"

"Sounds like a plan, Fluff."

Moments later, Nick started packing the kids in the truck. Little clone Nick was a bit scared of his adult self, but Bandit reassured him he was nice. Baby Judy on the other hand, was scared to death of him. She hid behind Bandit and wouldn't go near the poor fox.

Nick reached out his paw. "C'mon, Honey! I'm gonna take you to your Momma!"

"Nooo! Tarry! Tarry!"

"I'm not scary. I promise."

Greg tried to help. "He's my dad too!" He jumped in Nick's arms and kissed him on the cheek. "See? He's good!"

"Nooo!" Baby Judy cried and buried herself in Bandit's arms.

"I'll… take her with us," Bandit said.

Nick did not look happy. Fixer saw that and tried to cheer him up. He flew up and landed on top of his head. He grabbed onto Nick's cheeks with his wings. "I'm a wig, now!"

Nick chuckled. "Oh, really? Are your wings sideburns?"

"Yeah!"

Nick looked in the mirror and laughed. "I look like Elkvis Presley!" He started posing and gyrating like Elkvis. "Hey there, pretty, Mama! Y'all have seen mah bat around?"

A lot of the kids giggled. Baby Judy saw them laughing and she giggled as well, not really knowing why, but Nick was happy because it helped put her a bit more at ease.

Meanwhile…

As Nick and the others were getting ready to leave in the van, the other Bandits stayed behind to watch the kids as police officers came in to take the kids with them. Wolford, Fangmeyer, Clawhauser, Higgins, and others had just finished escorting the inmates back to their cells when Bogo had them urgently come back to relieve Bandit and take the kids to the precinct for the press briefing.

Wolford went in first. "Okay! Where's my little me?" He sniffed around. "'Dere he is!" Wolford went and picked himself up from one of the Bandits, then sniffed him to make sure it was the right one. "SNIFF! Yeah! I'd know my own smell from anywhere! Here! Smell him Fangs."

Fangmeyer gave the boy a sniff. "Yeah! It's like you without your B.O.!"

"Yeah!...Hey!"

"There are four tigers. Which one is mine?"

Wolford sniffed around and his nose landed on one. "'Dat's you right 'dere!"

Fangmeyer picked the tiger toddler up and sniffed her. "You're right. Wow! I'm a mother of… myself!"

"Well, technical-like, my mom is 'da mom 'a 'dis kid. He's kinda like my little brudder."

"Your mom's in her 50's. Do you want her to reraise a child?"

"Well…. No. I dunno. I ain't prepared to be a father."

Fangmeyer looked down at her clone and thought the same thing. "I'm not prepared to be a mother."

They looked at each other and said in unison. "Do you wanna get married?!" They then laughed together.

"In all seriousness Fangs, I already had a ring waitin' at home and I was gonna surprise you on yer birthday."

"Well, I was waiting for you to pop the question."

"Guess it took us havin' 'ta raise ourselves 'ta finally push us ovah 'da edge."

Clawhauser and Higgns came by with their babies. "You're getting married too?"

"You two?! I thought you wuz breakin' up?!"

"We originally were due to our living conditions being so different. But we found a home on the market in Saharah Square dirt cheap."

"So it's dirt cheap?! How's that change yer livin' situation'?"

Higgins laughed. "The basement's flooded! Terrible for a regular homeowner, but perfect for a hippo! That's how we got it so cheap!"

Clawhauser added. "It's even got a nice, big tree outside for me to climb!"

Wolford laughed. "I feel sorry fer 'da branches already!"

Delgato came over to Wolford. "Hey, Wolford! My nose is a little plugged up and there are three lions. Which one is me?"

Wolford sniffed around. "It's 'dis one."

Delgato picked up his small doppelganger. "It's so weird, y'know? There's a tiny me. It's almost as if I'm restarting my life."

"Yeah. I know what you mean."

"..Should I take Johnson's too? Y'know, now that he ended up being a traitor."

"No. Johnson and Growler got kin. You don't wanna end up on a hit list 'er somethin'."

"You're right. Let's get these kids over to the orphanage."

A young cougar girl tugged on Fangmeyer's pants. "What's going to happen to me now?"

Fnagmeyer quickly had to think. "Well… It depends. Were you kidnapped from your mommy and daddy or did you come from an orphanage?"

"I don't have a mommy and daddy."

"Well, then, you'd go to an orphanage to be taken care of. We're going to try and get all these boys and girls a home, see? And since you have a superpower, I'll bet you'll find a home real quick!"

"My power's dumb."

"What is it?"

"I can make smells."

"... I don't understand."

"Here." A cloud of pink dust came around her. "I can make myself smell real nice…" It was followed by a green cloud. "Or make myself stink really bad."

Fangmeyer couldn't believe the stench. She coughed. "Oh, wow! Yeah. Not the most useful of powers."

Wolford interrupted. "I disagree. I think 'dat power's got potential. 'Da good scent can attract others to you, or 'da stink scent can overpower someone. She'd be really handy in the interrogation room."

The cougar smiled. "Gee! I didn't really see my power that way!"

"Ya just gotta look at it from a different angle! Excuse me, kid."

Wolford pulled Fangmeyer aside and whispered to her. "I 'tink we should adopt her too!"

"Really?! Why?! We're already going to have trouble with two kids. What with our schedule and daycare. My sister can babysit, but I don't know how often."

"'Da kid needs a home, and besides 'dat.," Wolford asked the girl a question. "Do ya mind me askin' how old are you?"

"Ten." The cougar replied.

Wolford whispered to Fangmeyer. "In two 'ta three years she'll be old enough 'ta be home on her own and BAM! We got a free babysitter!"

Fangmeyer smiled. "You're an evil genius."

"I know."

Moments later…

The press briefing room at the ZPD was packed. Filled to the brim with journalists all snapping photos of Bogo and Judy. As Nick and the others arrived, Bogo was finishing his part of his address. "And while our department was doing their best to handle the situation outside, it allowed officer Hopps-Wilde and her crew to infiltrate the laboratory, free the children and use Frost's own bioweapons against them, by giving themselves superpowers and help even the odds. In the end, we were able to subdue the mafia and escaped inmates and keep the children safe. Before I give the mic over to Hopps, are there any questions?"

About a hundred journalists raised their paws and were shouting. Bogo pointed to one of them. "You there."

"Craig Chompers from the daily carrot! Why did they have the laboratory self-destruct?"

"That was not our decision, but rather the decision of one Agent Sniffer who used to work for Susan Sweet and Frost. He seems to want to redeem himself and didn't want any of Susan's research going to the wrong paws and so he took it upon himself to implode the building. Obvious to say, we would have rather handled things differently. Next question…. You there."

"Claudia Milker of the MOOzette. Was it hard to see your former lover kiss Mr. Frost?"

Judy jumped in front of Bogo. "That's WAY too personal!"

Bogo just pushed her back. "I can handle this, Hopps! It was devastating to me when I found out the truth. I had been an unknowing pawn in their game. But the more she showed her true colors today, the more I lost any feelings I had for her. She had ruined my marriage and ruined my life. Without their powers, I hope they realize how cold a jail cell can really be."

Nick walked over with a gift. "Hey chief?" He held baby Bogo in his arms and handed the calf over to the chief.

The buffalo smiled as he held his new son. "Despite the heartbreak that happened today, a blessing has occurred. Well, a blessing to me anyway. This is my new son. He's…. He's me. His existence gives me a newfound purpose. I want him to have a happier life than me."

"Where did the child come from?" asked one reporter.

"He's a clone. Hopps will fill you those details. Hopps?"

Bogo put up a stepping stool and Judy got up to the podium. "Thank you, chief Bogo. Well, I hope I don't screw this up. I think you all remember what happened last time I was at this podium."

Some in the crowd laughed. "Yeah. Still, that wasn't funny. I hurt someone I love dearly and once again, for that, I apologize. But I'm not here to talk about the past. As Bogo stated, his new son is a clone of his. Nick, can you hand me baby Judy?"

"She's scared of me," Nick said with droopy ears. "Bandit can give her to you."

Bandit came over and handed Baby Judy to Judy. Judy presented her to the press. "This cute, little bunny. I'm a bunny. I'm allowed to use the 'C' word. This bunny is me. A clone of me. She has my ears, she has my eyes, she smells the same, she looks the same."

Baby Judy reached up and pulled on Judy's ears which made her laugh. "Now she REALLY has my ears! Along with rescuing many children with… incredible abilities, we found a cloning lab where these babies were kept in horrible living conditions. Chemiracles had taken blood samples from several blood drives that were supposed to be for charity. The entire ZPD participated in the event, unaware of their true motives. Now, every member of the ZPD has a baby clone of themselves."

A reporter held up his paw. Judy responded. "Yes, sir?"

"Will there be a cutesy, spinoff cartoon?"

"No. We have worked out a temporary home for the children at Saint Canard's orphanage in Downtown Zootopia. Everyone watching at home, PLEASE listen! If you have donated blood in any way to Chemiracles for what you thought was a charity drive, please go to the orphanage and pick yourself up. I mean that in a literal way, not spiritual."

Nick took over the mic like a used car salesman. "And while you're there, why not pick yourself up a child or two? Now with superpowers! They got ones that can levitate, have laser eyes, fire powers, and more! Who wouldn't want a superhero in the family?! Come on down!"

Judy shoved him aside. "Nick! That's enough! This is not a commercial! Now… I have another important announcement to make. As of this coming Monday, I will be leaving the Zootopia Police Department as I become the new sheriff of Bunnyburrow."

There was an audible "Awww!" of disappointment from the crowd.

"I plan to have officer Wilde on board with me for a while, but maybe not permanently as he has his own business. Also, I plan to have Mr. Weaselton as one of my deputies."

Another reporter raised their paw. "Wasn't Mr. Weaselton a well-known thief that you yourself once chased through Little Rodentia?"

"Yes, I…"

"Endangering the lives of its many residents?"

"OKAY! Yes! When I first met Mr. Weaselton, he was nothing more than a petty thief. He was in and out of prison more often than the guards. But today, I met a different Weaselton."

Judy looked over at Duke. "Someone risked his life to save mine and chief Bogo. Someone who's shown themselves to be a loving father. Someone who's a hero. Someone who's redeemed himself. I want to talk for a moment about redemption and rehabilitation because I think it's often looked over. Today, we saw some of our own men betray us and go down a dark and immoral path, but I also saw some people who I thought were absolute villains, rise up to the occasion, and change for the good. We see imprisonment as nothing more than punishment. As vengeance for being wronged. The truth is, we need to focus more on rehabilitation. To help these people become a better part of society and not let their past define them. Help them find their way to redemption. Redemption can come from anywhere. From a wolf who found a new purpose in life when a child saved his. From a petty thief when two children became dependent on him and he found love. Everyone deserves a second chance. Just like this city gave me when I screwed up. Like I and so many others forgave mayor Lionheart and re-elected him. Speaking of, the mayor will talk shortly. Any questions?"

While Judy was taking questions, mayor Lionheart. Approached Duke. "She's right you know?"

Duke was surprised to see him. "Mayor Lionheart?!"

He whispered to Duke. "This is off the record, but Bogo told me your criminal record has suddenly disappeared!"

"I swear, I had nuttin' 'ta do with that!"

"Oh, I know! " Lionheart winked at Duke. "Must've been one of the escaped inmates. Good work out there. Say! You look more handsome in person than you did on TV."

Meanwhile, reporters were still asking Judy questions. "Is it true you were the one that killed the Big family?!"

"No. That was a rumor because someone overheard half of officer Wilde's phone conversation with me. I was iced under orders from Fru-Fru Big, but I had watched as she shot her own father dead. This enraged Mr. Frost who then froze her in a solid block of ice before. finally icing me and Mr. Weaselton. Mr. Weaselton saved my life. He had joined the polar bear club so he could withstand ice-cold water. He had found a hole in the back of Mr. Big's fireplace where he swam up with me in one arm and set me down to warm up. He gave me chest compression and mouth-to-mouth to revive me."

"WOOOO!" The journalists shouted.

"Hey, now! I'm a married woman! The mayor will finish off this press briefing. I have to go now."

Judy hopped off the podium and approached Bogo. "Speaking of Fru-Fru, I've been thinking chief. If Fangmeyer survived being frozen, maybe Fru-Fru could as well?"

"Fangmeyer was frozen for a very short time and had to take a big gasp of air. Fru-Fru has been frozen all day."

"Still. I think it's worth a shot. Her and Mr. Big are a frozen trophy above Mr. Big's desk."

"Hmm…. I'll get some men down there. I doubt she's alive, but crazier things have happened today. That's for sure."

Mayor Lionheart approached the podium. "Thank you, officer Hopps...err… Wilde. Forgive me. I was thinking about her speech earlier and… she's right. The only way to stop repeat offenses is with rehabilitation and that has to come from a place of love, understanding, and… forgiveness. Sometimes, it's not just giving forgiveness… it's asking for it. With that in mind, this message is for my former assistant and the former mayor, Dawn Bellwether."

The guards were letting Bellwether watch the news report from the prison theater. "Wha?"

"Please forgive me. For years, I willingly, verbally abused Miss Bellwether when she was my secretary. I'd… I'd yell at her and call her 'Smellwether'.It's no wonder she became so hateful towards predators. I'm at fault for that. So for that, I say, please forgive me. Both to her and to the city. I try to do my best, but I'm as flawed as anyone."

Lionheart bowed his head in sadness as the press flashed pictures. But really, he was just playing them. "That's right. Take pictures of 'Humble Lionheart'. It's my last year in office. Might as well go out smelling like a rose."

Nick patted Judy on the shoulder. "Let's go pick up mom and the kids."

"The van is gonna get awfully crowded all the way to Bunnyburrow," Judy replied.

Before they left, the press stopped them. "Hey! Before you leave, can we get some pictures of the Superfurs?"

They all stopped and posed together for the cameras. Nick flexed his muscles while Judy showed off lightning between her fingers. Duke stretched his arms way out to the sides, while Bandit turned into several Bandits. Greg bounced up and down and Finnick just spun a large bench on one finger."

The reporters kept snapping photos. "There they are! The Superfurs! Will you still return?"

"Actually…" Judy said. "We just want…"

Nick shoved himself in front of her. "Of course we will return! For wherever there's injustice… When crime has become too much for the police to handle, we will…" ZAPP! "Ow!"

"We will be drinking the Diet Pupsi and living a normal, family life in Bunnyburrow! Understand?!"

"Yes, dear."