*Author's Note* Alright, the big chapter! The final confrontation with Leon Snowly. I couldn't stretch it into two parts. Also a shoutout to Irual for pointing out a pretty big error on my part when posting the last chapter. Thank you! Read and review!
To those who are reading this chapter AFTER I made the changes, I will put an '*' at the point where I made changes. There should me two parts total.
Leah climbed up into the chopper and sat down on the bench inside the chopper, wincing in pain as her lower leg dangled loosely from the broken joint. At this point, Zootopia was in the distance. Its skyscrapers still very visible, and steadily fading away.
Inside the chopper, was a single male wearing a gas mask. On his mask was some black and green face paint. This held significance to Leah as she knew what the colors on his mask meant. The man was holding an M4 assault rifle with a grenade launcher attached to the bottom of the barrel, that attachment being how he shot the smoke grenades into the Mayor's office to allow Leah to escape.
Leah reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone. She quickly searched through it to bring up a live broadcast of the main news channel in Zootopia. She could see Leon standing at the front of the device, his hands folded neatly behind his back.
Meanwhile, back at City Hall
Nick and Judy reached the roof of the City Hall where Leon and the device were located. Leon's back was to the pair as they got to the roof, seemingly unaware that they had arrived. Judy looked up and noticed one of the news choppers flying overhead, a camera right on them. In the distance, Judy could hear the powerful speakers in Sahara Square broadcasting the news live.
"As you can see, Officers Wilde and Hopps are closing in on Leon Snowly! We just received word that Mayor Lionheart has been successfully evacuated from the building, but is in critical condition due to a forced overdose of Leon's 'Growler' drug. We'll stay with you as long as we can." said a news reporter to the public.
Nick narrowed his eyes and walked forward. Yeah... just tell him we're here... Nick thought to himself as he looked around. The roof was clear on the half used to get on it through the stairs on the helipad, and the stairs leading to the roof from inside. On the other half of the roof, were the large square air ducts and the air conditioning units. The roof was made of solid tan concrete, and was in well maintained condition. Nick noticed an open laptop and two small square cases sitting on a duct near Leon. Upon closer inspection of the cases, Nick could make out one of Doug's dart guns, and a case full of Growler Drugs.
The device was placed towards the edge of the roof save for a few feet. Four large circular air ducts were attached to the top of the device, and lead down the edge of the tower. Judging from how Nick saw the device work under Sahara Square, the gas would go down those ducts and into the air. The device was humming lightly, the water beginning to bubble in a large basin below the blue circular glass container containing the gas.
Leon turned to Nick and Judy before smiling lightly, and walked over to the laptop. From the angle that Nick and Judy were standing, they could see the top of the large display screen in Sahara Square. After a few keystrokes, the image of them standing on the roof flickered and clipped out to show Leon on the screen. Showing a live feed of what was happening on the roof. The angle of the camera being from the laptop. Leon smiled at the camera and stood up straight, clearing his throat. "Citizens of Zootopia. I have a message I want to deliver before everything happens." Leon said loudly, his voice echoing over the whole city.
Leon stretched his arm outward and pointed to Nick. "Thanks to your... 'star' police officer, Nick Wilde, none of this would have ever happened." Leon pressed a few more keys on the laptop to change the video.
Nick remembered the video to be when he was in Leon's office, and Nick apologized to Leon for the deaths of his family. The same material that Leon used to blackmail Nick into working with him. The video played on. "I want you to say it. Tell me what you're sorry for." Leon's voice echoed through the city.
There was a moment of pause before Nick looked up and took in a deep breath. "I'm sorry for causing the deaths of your wife and child..." said Nick in the video. His voice straining on the last few words.
"Deaths of your wife and child...deaths of your wife and child...deaths of your wife and child." The words repeated themselves through the city, making sure that the point was made that Nick did confess to murder.
Leon changed the camera back to him. His expression had changed to one of regret, but rage as well. "My family was murdered because of Nick Wilde. And I was denied my justice by Zootopia as a collective whole. But you are not at fault dear citizens, oh no. Nick Wilde is the one to blame for what I am doing to all of you. My strive for bloody revenge, stemmed from Nick's decision. This... beast... is the kind of people that defend you. Ones that will save themselves before they save you. And now, many of you will perish today because of that decision." Leon closed the video and picked up the laptop, throwing it over the edge of the building. Guaranteeing it would be destroyed after falling 27 stories.
The citizens began to cry out in anger, and fear. Both towards Nick and Leon. Leon turned to face Nick and Judy, glaring at the two of them. "I'm surprised you survived, Miss Hopps. Seems bunnies are a little harder to kill than I hoped." goaded Leon.
Judy glared and took her stance, ready to react to Leon's every move. "You're going down here today, Leon. Just give it up now and come quietly so no more people have to die!" Judy pleaded.
Nick walked forward to Leon slowly, his head hanging low as he walked. His expression had softened, as if trying to reach an old friend. "Leon... stop this please... You can still end this yourself without any more innocents being lost." said Nick in a soft, and comforting tone. Trying to talk Leon down.
Leon growled loudly, clenching his fists hard, the veins in his arm bulging lightly as blood rushed through them. "Why should I, Nick? I know damn good and well I can stop. I know what will happen when this device activates. This is what I've worked for, for a total of eight years. The city doesn't need to pay for it, but I need the satisfaction!" Leon roared out.
Nick lowered his ears and frowned sadly at the once honest snow leopard. "I created you... and I'm sorry for what I did to you Leon... And I know there's nothing I can do to make that up to you at all. But please... just consider the amount of carnage and bloodshed that's about to happen to this city that you once swore to protect. Is this what Tracy and Ricky would want? Is it what you... TRUELY want?" Nick asked, his arms held out lightly while his elbows remained at his sides.
Leon's expression softened a bit as Nick spoke. After a moment's pause, Leon began to walk towards Nick. "This isn't what they would want. This isn't what I want either. But I've come too far to give up, and I will see this through to the end. I can't let you, the ZPD, or the city stop me... If you fail to stop me here, it will prove how incompetent you all are, and enlighten the citizens that change needs to happen." Leon stood squarely in front of Nick, placing one of his paws gently on Nick's shoulder. Nick looked up at Leon, slightly afraid as to what the leopard's next move would be. Judy readied herself, her hand down on her pepper spray, ready to pounce should the moment arise.
Leon gave a light, and kind smile down to Nick. "I can't escape this now." Leon spoke gently to Nick. "I forgive you, Nick Wilde... But that isn't gonna save you." Leon said as he gripped Nick's shoulder firmly.
As Leon finished his sentence, he brought his knee up to Nick's chest. Striking him hard just below his sternum. Nick groaned and knelt down as a response, only to be thrown flat to the ground as Leon brought his elbow down on the center of Nick's back. Nick grunted as he hit the hard concrete, his head bouncing off of the stone floor slightly, causing his ears to ring and his vision to fade. Pain collectively coursing through his body.
Judy quickly pulled out the pepper spray and ran up to Leon as he elbowed Nick to the ground. Judy jumped up towards Leon, spraying the pepper spray at Leon as she closed in. Leon held his paw over his eyes, while his other paw reached out to Judy, his paw closing around Judy's chest. Leon's paw was large enough to nearly wrap around the bunny's thin frame.
Leon tightened his grip around her body, squeezing her firmly in his paw. Judy grunted and groaned out, trying to wrestle herself free from his grasp. Leon grinned lightly as he continued to painfully squeeze the rabbit. "Bunnies. You are agile, to be sure. But once someone gets their hands on you..."
Leon was interrupted as Nick jumped up and sank his fangs into Leon's arm. Leon yelled out and dropped Judy, using his free arm to try and pull Nick off of him. Judy landed and jumped off the ground, then off Nick's back to kick Leon on the left side of his face. Nick let go of Leon's arm as Judy struck, able to taste the salted, metallic taste of blood that came from the bite on Leon's arm. Judy landed next to Nick as Leon stumbled back a bit.
Leon looked at his arm inspecting the small cuts on his skin. He turned to Nick and chuckled lightly. "Going all out huh? Do you intend to kill me or capture me?" asked Leon.
Nick stood up and wiped the blood from his jaw, his eyes narrowed at Leon. "Capture, if we can. If I wanted you dead, I'd have went for your neck." explained Nick.
Leon chuckled again and straightened himself out again, the device to his back, and away from the console. "Spoken like a predator. Leah would love this side of you." Leon looked down at his wrist at his watch, his mouth curling into a confident grin.
"Four minutes. You have four minutes to stop the device from activating." said Leon.
"Won't even need that long!" shouted out a familiar voice.
Leon turned sharply to see Artie at the console. Artie had snuck up during the confrontation, and made it to the console, rapidly typing away into it as he put in the override code. Leon looked at his feet to notice a three foot long rebar pipe laying at Artie's feet. No doubt, Artie had pulled it from the broken platform that held the helicopter pad in place, due to several rebar pipes being exposed from the explosion and the helipad breaking off of the building.
Leon smiled wide and watched. Artie kept typing it in, focusing on the screen. Leon had plenty of time to run up to Artie and force the arctic fox away from the console, but he didn't. Leon only watched as Artie frantically put in the code.
Artie turned to Leon, glaring at the leopard with his finger raised. "And thats..." Artie pressed the enter button to input the code. A low toned buzzer sounded to show the code was incorrect.
Leon chuckled and growled lightly at Artie. "Checkmate."
Artie repeatedly pressed the enter key, only to get the same buzzer each time. "What? Why? I know I put the code in right!" Artie cried out, starting to panic. Artie quickly grabbed the rebar pipe he brought up and swung it hard at the glass container containing the Growler Serum. However the pipe only bounced off of the thick glass, making the rebar pipe ring and hum from the vibration of the strike, causing Artie to drop the pipe.
Leon sprinted to Artie and grabbed his arm with one paw, and his chest with the other, twisting his own body to throw Artie into one of the air duct's on the roof, causing it to bend around him on impact. Artie cried out from the force of the impact. "You probably did. But that isn't the right code anymore. I changed it."
Artie struggled as he sat up, his body protesting with pain as he got to his feet. Nick and Judy stood next to Artie, bearing down on Leon. "I really hoped you wouldn't..." muttered Artie.
Leon chuckled lightly, steadily increasing up to a confident, and gloating laugh. "You REALLY think I wouldn't do that? After coming this far?" Leon smiled more and held up his paw to show the gun that Artie had always carried.
Artie frantically checked his shirt where he kept it, and it was gone. Leon must have grabbed it before he threw Artie into the air duct. Judy quickly ran forward, Nick following behind her as they charged at Leon. Leon quickly placed the handgun on top of the console of the device and readied himself. Showing that he didn't think he would need the gun to fight back.
Judy hopped up in the air lightly as Nick moved in behind her. Nick cupped his paws and boosted Judy up overhead, Judy jumping off of his paws to go overhead to Leon. Nick ran faster towards Leon down low, snarling lightly.
Leon ducked down to avoid Judy's pounce, while at the same time throwing his leg out to kick Nick. Nick took the kick square in the chest, but grabbed at Leon's pant leg to stop him from being thrown, clinging to the fabric to hang onto Leon's leg.
Judy landed on the glass tube that held the growler gas, turning her body and jumping at the back of Leon's head. Judy wrapped her arms around Leon's neck, using the force of her jump to pull him forward on to the concrete, his head bouncing off the stone ground while Judy still held her grip.
Nick quickly stood up and jumped at Leon's torso, grabbing hold of both of his arms and trying to pin them to his lower back. Leon struggled against both of their grips, his vision and balance thrown off by Judy pulling him to the ground. Leon growled loudly and thrashed hard against both of them. Judy was lifted up off of the ground as Leon forced his head up, only to slam his head back into the ground with Judy beneath it. Leon managed to free one of his paws and grabbed the side of Nick's head and forced him to the concrete floor.
Judy had let go of Leon's neck after he bashed her with his head into the concrete. Judy quickly scooted back as Leon lifted his head, thinking that he would go for another hit with his head. Leon lurched forward when he grabbed Nick and twisted onto one knee as he forced Nick's head to the concrete. Nick struggled against his grip and weight, clawing at the back of Leon's paw. Leon dug in his claws, causing Nick to whine and wince as the claws tore at his skin.
Judy grabbed at her belt and pulled out her taser. Thinking this would be her chance and charged at Leon with the taster stretched towards him, the taser buzzing and clicking as the electricity connected over the two metal probes. Leon lifted his other paw and caught the taser in his paw, his grip holding Judy's own paw in place. Judy saw the taser course electricity through his arm, making Leon's fur stand up on end up his arm. Leon chuckled as he seemed unphased by it. "Bogo tried that already. Gonna take way more than that Hopps." Leon said mockingly.
Leon turned Judy's wrist and pressed her own taser to her chest. Judy tensed up and went rigid as she felt the electricity course through her body, causing her to fall over onto her side as her muscles refused to respond and her jaw clenched tightly shut. Judy lay there twitching as the taser shut off from Leon pulling it from her grasp, unable to move much from the effect of the taser. Feeling her muscles grow sore from having locked so suddenly.
Leon threw the taser over the side of the building and turned back down to Nick. Nick was still struggling as Leon had his head pinned to the concrete. "This is gonna hurt." warned Leon as he threw his arm forward, dragging the right half of Nick's face along the concrete.
Nick howled out as he felt the rough concrete ground tear at his fur and flesh, feeling his split and tear as his head was pushed along the rough, abrasive concrete ground. Leon dragged Nick like this in a half circle before throwing Nick away from him. Nick tumbled and rolled while clutching the side of his face, feeling blood begin to flow from his cheek and lip on the right side of his face. Portions of his fur having been torn off from the dragging. Feeling the burning sensation of road rash against the right half of his face.
Artie watched as Leon handled the two police officers. Looking around frantically for anything he could use. Artie noticed the Growler Drug sitting on one of the air ducts nearby.
Leon stood up and brushed some of the concrete dust off of his pant leg. Looking at both Judy, whom was just now getting to her knees, and Nick whom was writhing in pain. "You aren't gonna stop me like this, officers. You can't kill me. You need me to disable the device because only I know the code!" explained Leon.
Leon, Nick, and Judy heard the familiar muffled click of one of Doug's dart guns firing. They all looked over to see Artie holding the dart gun to his own neck. Artie dropped the gun to show the blue liquid splattered against his neck. "Then I'll FORCE the code out of you!" growled Artie as his fur stood up on end, and snarled at Leon.
Meanwhile, at the base of City Hall
Bogo set Lionheart down on a stretcher as they placed him in an ambulance. The medics wanted to take Bogo as well, but he refused. Bogo looked up to the top of the tower, unable to see what was happening. Huffing in frustration at feeling helpless now. Bogo heard the news broadcast happening in Sahara Square's large television screens, getting his attention as he walked to see one clearly.
The news was showing a live feed of what was happening on the roof. Bogo watched as Judy was tasered, and Nick was dragged along the concrete ground. Bogo gritted his teeth in rage as he watched his two best officers get leopardhandled by Leon.
Bogo looked around for his fellow officers, calling out loudly. "McHorn! Clawhauser! To me!"
Clawhauser and McHorn quickly ran up to Bogo, Clawhauser holding a megaphone in his hand. Bogo nodded at the two officers. "Hopps and Wilde need assistance. We have to get up there as fast as possible. Clawhauser, let me see that megaphone." Bogo ordered.
Clawhauser handed Bogo the megaphone. Bogo turned it on and faced the crowd of citizens. "Citizens of Zootopia! This is Chief Bogo of the ZPD. Listen carefully, and please follow my instructions!"
The crowd silenced as Bogo spoke. "Leon Snowly is trying to do to the entire city, what he did to Sahara Square a week ago! Predator will turn savage, but conscious of it and prey will be rendered immobile! You MUST evacuate the city now! Get as far away from City Hall as you can! I know it wont be orderly, but please help each other to get out of the city as fast as possible!" Bogo set down the megaphone and turned to one of the medics. "Can you get a chopper to the roof of City Hall without a helipad?" asked Bogo.
The medic nodded up at Bogo. "Yeah, But it'll take a while for us to get to them. We'd have to airlift anyone who was unconscious, or immobile."
Bogo nodded at the medic and placed his heavy hand on the medic's shoulder. "Do what you can." Bogo turned and ran into City Hall. Clawhauser and McHorn following, with Clawhauser struggling to keep up.
The citizens in Sahara Square started to leave, eagerly trying to get to their vehicles or to the train. Trying to follow Bogo's instructions, and escape the city.
Bogo spotted the door leading to the staircase, only to see Jack, Doug, and Finnick walk out. Jack was on his phone, and looking very distraught, and angry. "What do you mean you can't find the chopper? It's the ONLY one that left the city! It went east that's all I can really say!... I don't care how you do it James, just FIND IT!" Jack shouted into his phone before hanging it up.
Bogo ran up to Jack, seeing that Doug was in handcuffs. "What's the situation, Jack?"
Jack looked up at Bogo and sighed in relief. "Oh good. You're here. Uuuh long story short, Leah escaped on a helicopter, Doug is arrested, and Hopps and Wilde and McCoy are currently dealing with Leon. And I need you to take Doug off my hands so I can find that missing lioness Leah, before my idiot surveillance guy tracks the wrong helicopter!" Jack explained angrily before storming off to a light jog outside.
Bogo huffed angrily at Jack's audacity, and hurry to leave despite the major crisis that could happen. I hate the ZSF... he thought to himself. Bogo noticed Clawhauser panting hard as he had trouble keeping up with McHorn and himself. Bogo nodded to Clawhauser. "Clawhauser, take Doug into custody. We'll handle assisting Hopps and Wilde."
Clawhauser nodded and smiled, standing up straight and wiping off his brow with the back of his claw. "Thanks, Sir! I dunno how I was gonna handle those stairs..."
Bogo turned to Doug and huffed loudly, giving a warning glare to the ram. "You aren't gonna put up a fight are you?"
Doug shook his head. "No way. I don't want to be involved in this any more. I'm caught." said Doug as if eager to get away from where he currently was. Clawhauser walked up behind Doug and put his paw to his back. "Alright, nice and easy then. Got the back seat of a cruiser just waiting for you!"
Finnick walked out of the way of the stairs, allowing Bogo and McHorn to go through. Bogo looked back at Finnick and nodded. "Thank you for your assistance." said Bogo gratefully.
Finnick nodded and turned, lightly jogging out of the building. Finnick stood at the foot of City Hall and looked up, starting to worry for his old time friend. Finnick has met some crazy criminals in his time, but something was very different about Leon, and Leah in particular.
Back on the roof
Leon quickly looked at his watch. "Three minutes."
Before Leon could look back up, Artie ran at Leon and pounced, sinking his teeth into Leon's shoulder. Leon was surprised at how quickly the fox moved, grabbing Artie by his scruff and trying to pull him off. Artie kept his teeth in and bit down hard, Leon's flesh cutting lightly under Artie's sharp fangs.
Judy managed to get most of her muscle movement back and hobbled over to Nick, who was still holding the right side of his face. Judy quickly moved up and gently moved Nick's paw aside to see the damage. Pieces of Nick's fur had been torn off, and there was a large gash on his cheekbone, a smaller one just below it. Also a cut on his lip. All three of these cuts and gashes, were leaking small amounts of blood.
Nick smiled as Judy looked it over. "It feels way worse than it looks. I'm fine, carrots. How's Artie holding up?" Nick asked as they both looked up at Leon and Artie.
Artie dropped himself from Leon's shoulder and ran back quickly on all fours. He turned and stopped to glare at Leon, snarling loudly and clapping his jaws together. "What's the code!?" Artie barked out.
Leon laughed and walked towards Artie. "You have superb control over your instincts! I underestimated you Artie!"
Artie barked again and ran at Leon very quickly, slipping just around his feet to get behind him, biting hard on the back of his heel and pulling to try and trip Leon. Leon growled and yelled out loudly as Artie's teeth sank in. Artie pulled Leon's foot out from under him, but Leon managed to keep up on one leg. Leon pulled his bitten leg back with Artie still clinging to it. Leon placed all his weight on that leg and reached down to Artie.
Artie quickly let go of Leon's ankle and bit down on Leon's paw. Leon yelled out and punched at Artie with his free paw, striking the white fox repeatedly at his face and nose. Eventually, Artie let go and retreated back, only to get kicked hard by Leon and thrown into the base of the device. Leon growled and looked at his watch. "One minute."
Artie hit the device and heard something metal fall next to him. He looked over to see Leon's handgun had falling next to him. Leon quickly ran towards Artie. Artie reacted fast and kicked the gun away as Leon was bearing down on him. Artie quickly stood up but noticed that Judy had started to run at Leon. She leapt up and kicked with both her feet at Leon's side.
Leon grunted and stumbled a bit in his footing, his arm landing on the copper tubes used to heat up the water in the device. Leon roared out as his flesh burnt from the searing hot copper bars, feeling his fur burn off his arm. Leon quickly stood up, only to see Judy running at him again, Artie right behind her. Judy jumped again, but this time Leon was ready. Leon stretched his arm out and caught Judy by both of her feet, swinging her down towards Artie like a club. Artie jumped back to avoid it, causing Judy to bounce off of the ground lightly while Leon still held her in his grasp.
Leon held up the dazed bunny by her feet and growled at her. "That's enough fight out of you." Leon grabbed the back of Judy's neck and pressed her feet to the searing hot copper tubes. Judy screamed out in agony as the bottoms of her feet burned.
Nick, hearing Judy cry out, ran at Leon. Nick quickly got to his feet. Leon turned and saw him stand, and threw Judy right at him. Nick caught her but was pushed back from the force of the throw. His back hitting against one of the metal air ducts. Nick slid down the metal to a sitting position, slightly dazed from the force of the throw. Judy whimpered in pain as she clutched her ankles. Nick looked at the bottoms of her feet, seeing that the pads had turned bright red, and much of the fur had been singed off. Knowing Judy wouldn't be able to walk in this state.
Right as Leon threw Judy, Artie jumped on his back and sank his teeth into the back of Leon's neck. Leon growled and scrambled to reach back to Artie. Leon grabbed Artie by his tail and pulled back hard to get the fox off of his back. Artie's teeth dragged along his flesh, ripping the skin lightly, causing Leon to roar out from the sharp pain.
Artie struggled hard against Leon as he grabbed him by the tail. Leon whipped his arm to the ground to slam Artie into it. Artie yelped out as he bounced off of the concrete ground, slightly dazed from the impact. Artie felt Leon's paw close around his neck, lifting him up off of the ground overhead.
Leon growled loudly at Artie. "Well fought. Thirty seconds." Leon twisted his body and hurled Artie into another one of the air ducts on the roof. Artie struck it hard, the vent breaking open as the metal bent around his body.
Leon turned to Nick and Judy, to see Nick scrambling towards the gun that Artie had kicked away. Knowing that there was only one bullet left in it. Judy was in the corner, being careful not to touch the ground with the bottoms of her feet which now burned painfully at any contact. Leon ran past her towards Nick.
Nick reached the gun and flipped over on his back, raising it and pointing it at Leon. Leon stopped in his tracks with his claw outstretched, a few feet away from Nick. After a brief moment of silence, Leon smiled and stood up straight, chuckling as if amused. "Go ahead, Wilde. Do it! Kill me, like you killed my family!" coaxed Leon.
Nick just stayed there, the gun still aimed at Leon. Memories flashing in his head of holding the detonator that caused the car crash of Tracy and Ricky. Remembering the intensity of the moment, and feeling it now. Right now, Nick held life and death in his hands. And it would be his decision on what road would be taken. Leon outstretched his arms as if welcoming someone and walked backwards, eventually standing next to the device that would issue out the Growler Gas.
"Can't do it? Of course you can't. You don't have that kind of instinct anymore. Besides, if you kill me, you lose any and all chances to override the device." Said Leon, a hint of victory in his tone. "Face it, you've all lost."
Leon laughed loudly and smiled down at Nick. "Another test of what kind of predator you TRUELY are! Killing me would save your life. Just as killing my wife and child saved you from Mr. Big's wrath. However with you two on the roof, you're out of reach of the Growler Gas. Your chances of surviving it are much greater. However, I'll make sure you die here if you can't kill me. If you kill me, you can wait it out as the city destroys itself. Ahhh... what delightful irony. What will it be, Wilde? Kill me and save yourself, or find a way to stop me, and save the city while likely dying here today? Or simply do nothing, and die with the city while I rip you and your rabbit partner to shreds!"
Leon looked at the watch on his wrist. "Ten."
Nick's paw trembled as he held the gun. He could kill Snowly right now, and wait out the Growler Gas. He and Judy would likely survive long enough to escape, unlike the citizens below.
"Nine."
But Nick wanted to find a way to save the city, but that would likely mean that Leon would kill them with his bare paws once he did find a way to stop the device from activating.
"Eight."
Artie struggled to get out of the vent he was thrown to. His clothes tearing lightly as the shreds of metal cut into his skin. Still trying to fight against Leon in the last ten seconds.
"Seven."
Judy was injured, and unable to run. Still whimpering from the intense pain of having her feet burnt against the blistering hot copper tubes. Knowing she had no way to run away. If Leon wanted to, he could save her for last, and slowly torture her to death and have no way to stop him.
"Six."
The side of Nick's face continued to burn from being pulled across the rough concrete surface. Feeling the blood slowly trickle into his fur, and drip off the tips of his fur. Signs that he was injured, and slowly weakening.
"Five."
Blood began to slowly cover Leon's arm, ankle, and his back from Nick's and Artie's attacks. But Leon showed no signs of stopping. What seemed like harsh wounds to them, were light cuts to him.
"Four."
Could Nick do it? Could he kill again to save his own life, but dooming the city in the process? Would that mean that their blood would be on his hands? What should he do? What CAN he do? Leon was going to win, and have the city rip itself apart. Everything Leon worked for and strove to complete came down to these last few seconds. Leon's face twisted into a malicious grin, and his eyes dilated.
"Three."
Despite Bogo's orders, some of the citizens refused to leave Sahara Square. Watching with fated breaths as to the outcome of this ordeal. The city falling silent. Finnick gritted his teeth as he watched from the square, seeing Nick pointing the gun at Leon. Bogo, and McHorn only halfway up the stairs now in a desperate attempt to reach Nick and Judy to help however they could. In a low economy apartment, Abigail Wilde sat and watched as her son fought to protect the city, and now was deciding what he should do. Knowing that her son would make the right decision. In Bunnyburrow, the whole Hopps family watched as Judy struggled against the terrible leopard. Now awaiting to see what fate that the fox who harmed their daughter would entrust to the city. Leah watched from her phone in the helicopter. Her vicious grin widening as she knew Leon's goal was about to be realized. All of these people, holding their breath as they awaited to witness the single most defining moment in Zootopia's history.
"Two."
Nick kept the gun on Leon, his eyes continued to glance at the device. The water began to bubble in its basin, and started to steam up into the gas. In this last second, his decision had to be made. Stop Leon! He had to stop him! But how could be? The only thing he could do, was shoot his one bullet.
"ONE."
The last number Leon called out echoed loudly over the city and down to the citizens below. His voice echoing down the streets of the city. In this last second, He had to make his decision.
BANG!
The single shot rang out, following Leon's voice as the single profound sound rang through the city. The last bullet that would be fired to decide the outcome. Would Nick, Judy, and Artie be saved from the coming Growler Gas? Or did Nick find a way to save the city?
Leon paused and looked over his body, feeling no pain, and seeing no bullet wound. Leon looked up at Nick and grinned wide. Nick dropped the gun and scooted back till his back was resting against one of the air conditioning units.
"I choose to save the city." Nick said to Leon.
Leon heard the sound of shattered glass patter against a concrete ground. Leon looked over to see the shattered container that held the Growler Gas, how destroyed, and the liquid that would be turned to the gas had fallen to the concrete ground. Leon watched, completely transfixed as he watched his work fall to ruin. Eight years of preparation, of backbreaking, and mind straining work... all dashed with a single, well placed shot of a handgun. His own handgun that he entrusted to a colleague.
Nick shot the glass containing the Growler Drug, thus destroying any chance of it being turned into a gas as it poured over the device and onto the ground below. He found a way. Nick was given the chance to save himself, or save everyone else. And he chose to save everyone else.
Judy smiled as she watched the glass break, and the drug pour into the concrete. The drug becoming unusable after being broken out of the container. Judy felt proud to call Nick her partner. To call him her lover. Tears of joy streaking down her face as she knew that no matter what happened now, Zootopia would not rip itself apart. To her, that was worth dying for.
Artie smiled as he watched Leon's hard work fall out of place and collapse. Feeling a sense of self satisfaction as he witnessed the very handgun that he had used as a tool of leverage, tip the scales and stop his entire plan in its tracks. The single mistake that lead to his downfall.
Leon continued to stare at the shattered glass, and the Growler Drug on the concrete. The clouds overhead began to cover the sun, putting a shadow over the city. A storm was expected today, but it was in the north. The clouds still would cover the sun. The wind began to pick up lightly, pushing a cold breeze over the rooftops.
My work... all my planning... all my suffering... all for nothing now. Leon thought as his gaze slowly turned to Nick, then to Judy, then to Artie. Leon had been stopped... There was no way he could come back from this... How could he? His money was gone, and odds are he would be arrested the second he left City Hall. And he had no way at all to escape the rooftop.
Nick sat up and called out to Leon. "It's over, Leon. You've lost." Nick said solemnly. Letting the reality sink into Leon, that he had lost.
Leon lowered his arms. This...fox... This fox that ruined his life... stopped him!? Unacceptable! Leon's ears began to ring as he felt his vision sharpen. The veins in his eyes slowly filling with more blood and throbbing. His fists clenched and he trembled in rage. Again, he was denied!
Leon noticed the rebar pipe that Artie had brought up to use if he needed to defend himself. Leon leaned down and picked it up before looking at Nick. Nick noticed his eyes were bloodshot, and his lips had curled into a snarl. "I've... Lost..." Leon muttered as he slowly walked over towards where he left the Growler Drug spheres and the dart gun that Artie dropped on the ground. His voice strained, and wheezed as his anger nearly surged completely out of control. As if he was holding himself back.
Leon placed the rebar pipe on the vent, and picked up the dart gun. He opened the ammo chamber, and took out one of the spheres loaded in the chamber. Holding it in his paw and licking his lips. Leon reloaded the dart gun and growled deeply. "But... I can still... end... THE THREE OF YOU!" Leon roared out.
Artie started to struggle more to get out of the vent, having an idea of what Leon was going to do. "Nick! Stop him!" Artie called out.
Nick stood up quickly and ran towards Leon. Leon opened his mouth and ate the Growler Drug sphere. Leon set the dart gun down and grabbed the rebar pipe again, swinging it at Nick hard. Nick felt the thick metal pipe strike just above his right elbow, causing Nick to cry out as his body spun from the impact. The jagged metal tip of the rebar pipe tearing the sleeve of his shirt, and leaving a deep cut in his skin. Nick fell to the ground at Leon's feet, clutching his arm as blood stained the sleeve of his now torn hawaiian shirt. Leon dropped the rebar pipe on the ground, causing it to bounce a bit before rolling slightly.
Artie quickly ran up to Leon, limping slightly from both being injured from Leon's last throw, and the effect of the Growler Drug wearing off. Leon growled at Artie, his eyes glowing a deep orange as he grabbed Artie by the neck and lifted him up overhead. Leon's body moving much faster than normal.
Leon's muscles began to tense, and his fur stood up on end. Leon growled loudly and grinned viciously. The whites in his eyes becoming red, and his eyes shining a bright orange. Leon had become completely, and consciously savage from his rage, and the effect of the Growler Drug.
Nick quickly jumped up and looked over at Judy. She was still struggling to get to her feet and stay on them due to the severe burns causing her major pain as she tried to put pressure on them. Nick turned and jumped on Leon's back, hooking his arm around Leon's neck and throwing his weight back. Leon growled and dropped Artie, who gasped for breath and fell to his knees.
Leon whipped his shoulders around to try and get Nick off of his back, to no avail as Nick refused to let go. Leon felt a part of Nick's body lightly hit against his side as he struggled. Leon instinctivly grabbed it and pulled hard on Nick's leg. Nick held for only a moment before Leon's strong arm pulled Nick off of him. Leon held Nick upside down in front of him. Nick taking a brief moment to smile nervously at Leon.
Leon growled in response and threw Nick hard towards the edge of the roof. Nick tumbled hard on the concrete ground, finding nothing to grab hold of as he rolled to the edge of the roof. In turn would cause him to fall several dozen stories to the ground below.
"Nick! NO!" Judy cried out, jumping to her feet and running to Nick as he tumbled toward the edge of the tower. Judy leaped forward just as Nick went tumbling over the edge, going over the edge along with him.
Nick outstretched his paw just as Judy got close, of which Judy managed to grab just as they both went over the edge. The side of the building that they both went over, was the same side in which the C4 was detonated. Several rebar pipes sticking out from the wall just a few feet down from the edge of the roof. Judy managed to grab one of the rebar pipes to stop them from falling, groaning out as her arm popped due to Nick's weight on her shoulder, but she didn't let go of him.
Nick swung from Judy's arm and smirked. "Heh... Just like in Tajunga huh?"
Judy winced and glared down at Nick. "Oh come on climb up!"
Artie got to his feet as he saw Judy dive after Nick. Glaring up at Leon as he walked to Artie, his claws flexed. Artie growled and held his fists up, ready to fight. Leon chuckled amusingly at the arctic fox. "You won't overpower me." Sneered Leon.
Artie glared and growled, showing his fangs to Leon. "Better to go down swinging."
Leon raised his eyebrow and sprinted at Artie, pulling his arm back as he ran. Artie readied himself to move out of the way. Leon threw his other arm forward as Artie tried to move away, grabbing him by his shirt to hold him in place.
Leon swung his claw forward, raking it upwards across Artie's chest and on the bottom of his chin. Artie yelped out from the claws tearing at his flesh, and was thrown upwards before falling down hard on his back.
Before Artie could get up, Leon moved over him and kicked him till Artie rolled onto his stomach. Leon pressed his foot hard against Artie's lower back. "You traitorous little fox. I gave you so much and all you had to do was hack a few computers. Didn't even have to take a life. What's in this for you huh? You knew I was going to do something highly illegal and you still worked with me. Why?" Leon asked with a growl.
Artie winced and whimpered as Leon pressed his weight into his lower back. Artie glared up at Leon. "At the time... I had nothing better to do. At first I thought you were funneling the Growler Drugs into the city to make money. Once I saw what you were really doing, I wanted no part of it! And anything will be worth stopping you!"
Leon raised his eyebrow and smirked. Leaning down and grinding his heel into Artie's back. "Anything? Let's test that shall we?" Leon asked.
Leon reached down and grabbed Artie by the back of his neck, while his other paw grabbed one of his legs. Leon lifted Artie up over his head, the light weight of the arctic fox being nothing more than lifting a child to him. Artie struggled against Leon's iron grip, feeling his claws digging into the back of his neck and through the fabric of his pants on his leg.
Nick had finally climbed up over the edge of the tower, quickly followed by Judy. Both of them getting back on the roof just in time to see Leon lift Artie over his head.
"I'll break your body first. And we'll see if you're spirit doesn't break with it!" Leon roared out as he slammed Artie down. Leon knelt down as he hurled Artie downward, bringing the center of Artie's back down over Leon's knee.
There were several loud CRACKS that came from Artie's spine as he was brought down over Leon's knee. Artie bellowed out loudly, his eyes wide open as he felt his spine break in several places, followed by numbness. Leon let go of Artie's leg and lifted Artie up by the back of his neck till he was eye level with him. "Once I deal with Wilde and Hopps, I'll leave you to rot."
Artie, in shock from the momentary pain and numbness of having his spine broken, could only twitch his head a bit, his jaw opened in pain, and shock. His eyes dilated. Leon chuckled and threw Artie aside, who tumbled for a moment before stopping entirely. His hand twitching every few seconds, but not responding other than that.
Nick and Judy both jumped up and ran at Leon, ready to bring him down. Leon quickly turned and kicked hard at Nick, connecting to his stomach. Nick groaned out and fell to his side, clutching his gut. Judy jumped up at Leon, aiming for his head to knock him unconcious with a well placed kick.
Due to Leon's use of the Growler Drug, he was quickly able to grab Judy out of the air. Judy grabbed onto his paw, determined not to let him grab her body again. Leon brought Judy down to the ground so she landed flat on her feet. Judy winced lightly from the burns in her feet. Leon noticed her wince and smirked, pushing his heavy weight against Judy who was trying to hold back his hand. This caused her feet to scrape across the hard concrete surface. Judy winced and cried out as her feet tore and scabbed from the rough concrete tearing at her already blistering feet.
Once Leon pushed enough of his weight, he lifted Judy up and threw her lightly to the side, causing her to roll away. Leon looked over at Nick and growled. "The way she threw herself after you. You two are in love aren't you?"
Nick paused and looked over at Judy, who in turn looked at him. Leon laughed and growled. "Ahhh. I remember that feeling..."
Leon stopped in front of Nick, who was on one knee now. "And it was ripped from me. My happiness... my life... my job... everything I cherished was torn from me in an instant. All because I wanted to help the citizens of this city."
Leon placed his paw to Nick's chin, forcing Nick to look up at him. Leon's face was savage, and completely devoid of reason and calm. His eyes seemed to pulse with rage as his orange gaze fixed on Nick. His lips still showing his sharp, white fangs. "I will rip it from you, then I'll kill you. Slowly, and intimately. So you can writhe in agony while you gaze upon the mangled corpse of your beloved."
Just as Leon finished his sentence, Judy got to her feet and ran at Leon. Knowing she had to do something... ANYTHING to help Nick. She reached down and grabbed one of the sharp pieces of glass as she ran. It was long enough to serve well as a knife. Judy ignored the screaming agony in her feet as she leapt up, the glass pointed at Leon.
Leon's gaze turned to Judy just a moment to slow as she stabbed the glass into his back. Leon roared out and thrashed from the pain of the glass penetrating his back. Judy jumped back out of his way, but slipping from the pain in her feet against the concrete. Leon stood up straight and took a deep breath. He reached back to the glass in his back and pulled it free. He looked at the blood covered tip and tossed it aside. Despite being stabbed, he still was determined to kill the two officers.
Leon ran at Judy and closed his paw around her arms, and torso, lifting her up off the ground in a similar way he did to Artie. "The Fox, and the Bunny in a romantic relationship. What were you two thinking when you decided this? People will hate you for that reason, and for that reason alone! I lost everything, even while doing everything right. What makes you think you have a chance at happiness when you go on this path?" Leon asked.
Judy grunted out and groaned a bit in pain. Struggling against Leon's strengthening grip. Judy looked at Leon with one eye closed. "Because... If you truly believe in what you do... fighting for what you love... Then it's worth all the pain to get to that happiness!" responded Judy.
Leon paused for a moment then growled loudly at Judy. "If you went through what I did, would you say the same!?" Leon roared out as he squeezed Judy tighter, crushing her body in his grip.
Nick watched as Leon threatened to break Judy's body in half. In Nick's state, he couldn't help her. His eyes tearing up as he got to his feet. Nick felt the small blue sphere in his hand and looked down at it. Remembering how Leon ate one to become savage.
Nick remembered the night at Lavvy Farms, how he was forced to take the drug, and hurt Judy. He couldn't hurt Judy again... But Judy would die if Nick didn't do something right now!
"LEON!" Nick called out. Leon looked over to see Nick eat the sphere. After a brief pause, Leon threw Judy aside. Judy tumbled and stopped, looking at Nick alarmed. Nick took the drug!?
Nick started to growl and his fur stood up on end. Nick felt his muscles tense and his senses change. Last time this happened, Nick was terrified. Scared as to facing the reality that he was in danger. But this kind was different. Nick was fighting to save his life, and Judy's from Leon's rage. Instead of worrying as to what he COULD do, he was wanting to know what he can do now to save them.
Nick felt his senses sharpen. He could smell the blood on his body, and Leon's body clearly. He could taste the moisture in the air getting stronger, showing that rain was in the northern region. He could hear the crowd below muttering, as well as his heartbeat. Every gust of wind against Nick's fur was a sensation of a hand brushing on his arm. Nick could see the definitions in Leon's body more clearly. Every muscle that he tensed, ever vein in his neck that throbbed.
A single ideal ran through his head. Protect himself and Judy. Survive. Kill Leon Snowly. Nick growled and ran at Leon, sinking his teeth down on Leon's lower leg. Leon growled and snarled at Nick as he threw him off. Leon ran at Nick and lunged at him. Nick slid under Leon to avoid the strike and jumped on Leon's back, biting down hard on Leon's back.
Leon roared again and tried to grab Nick. Nick would turn his body to avoid Leon's grasp, his teeth tearing at the skin on Leon's back. The salty, metallic taste filling his mouth. Nick didn't feel the desire to feed despite the blood filling his mouth. His instincts told him to stop Leon. To bring him to his knees or kill him if necessary.
Leon stood up and jumped up, leaning his body so he would land back first on top of Nick. Nick yelped out as his body was crushed under Leon's, releasing his grip and pushing Leon off of him. Leon rolled to his feet, as did Nick. Both of then growling loudly and staring each other down.
Leon spotted the dart gun laying on the ground nearby. Nick followed his gaze and saw the gun as well. Judy, who had retreated back to the wall noticed what they were staring at. Judy remembered what Doug did to the mayor, hitting him with two doses of the Growler drug started to harm his body.
Nick barked and ran forward to Leon, jumping at him again with his claws out and teeth bared. Leon growled and uppercutted Nick in the chest as he got close enough. Nick fell to the ground clutching his chest in pain.
Judy used this moment to crawl quickly to the dart gun, grabbing it and shooting another round at Leon. Hitting the side of his face. Leon winced from the dart and growled over at Judy. Appearing to get even more savage. Judy's eyes widened as she remembered that Leon had built up a stronger resistance to the drug than others. Leon growled more and snarled loudly as the drug took deeper hold of him.
Judy readied to fire another shot, but had the dart gun pulled from her grip when Leon ran at her. Judy staring up in fear of the predator as he stood over her. His orange glowing eyes piercing right through her. Nick stood up and growled as he got close to Judy. Leon turned around and raised the dart gun to Nick. Nick's eyes widened a bit as Leon fired off another shot, striking Nick squarely in the center of his neck.
Nick felt the sphere shatter on his neck. Nick stumbled back before hitting one of the air ducts, falling to a sitting position. Unlike Leon, Nick's body wasn't accustom to handling two back to back doses of the Growler Drug. The effect was nearly instant. Nick's vision blurred, and his heart raced out of control and beat more strongly than he had ever felt it beat before. His ears ringed constantly and loudly. His head started to ache, gradually increasing to what felt like his head being ripped apart from the inside. His muscles tensed out of control, and he couldn't move. Nick glanced to his right and noticed the case of the remaining Growler Drugs.
Nick tried to reach for it, but couldn't grab it. His arms would barely respond to him, only getting a light twitch of his shoulder. Leon walked over to the rebar pipe laying on the ground and picked it up, looking over the sharp edge of it then turning to Nick with a vile grin.
Nick tried to move, but was unable to find the strength to move away as Leon began to walk towards him, the sharp end of the rebar pipe pointed at Nick. Sensing his intent to inflict major harm on Nick.
Judy watched as Leon picked up the pipe. She struggled to get to her feet, only to slip as sharp pain shot through them. Her feet still constantly searing in agony as she tried to stand. Judy resorted to crawling, trying to quickly move to Nick's aid.
Leon closed the gap between him and Nick. Leon turned his head to see Judy crawling over rather quickly. Leon grabbed the pipe with both hands and lunged it forward at Nick, stabbing it into his body just below the rib cage on his left side, the pipe driving hard into the air duct and pushing into the interior of it. Of all three feet, only a foot remained before Leon stopped driving the pipe into his body.
Nick cried out in agony as the thick, solid pipe drove through his body, able to feel the foreign object inside of his body as he tried to squirm off of it, causing a massive amount of pain to shoot through his body with every movement.
"NO!" Judy cried out as she watched, only a few feet away from Nick as she watched Leon impale Nick on the rebar pipe. Tears welling up in her eyes as she heard Nick's cries of agony.
Leon knelt down on one knee and lunged his free hand forward to grab Nick's neck. Judy stood in front of Leon's paw and grabbed it, using all the strength she could to stop his paw from going any further. The pain in her feet growing greater as they were scraped along the rough concrete ground.
Nick felt his blood come out around the pipe, soaking his shirt lightly. But, even as Nick's blood left him, he felt his muscle movement come back, the effects of the overdose lightening slowly due to Nick's blood loss.
Nick grabbed Leon's wrist with his right paw along with Judy, trying to push back against Leon's brute strength. Leon's paw kept closing in, pushing them back against the duct. Judy's back against Nick's chest as the claw continued to close in. Leon growled and snarled wildly, anticipating the moment he can pin the two small mammal's together and crush the life out of them. Leon twisted and moved the rebar pipe with his
Nick's other arm reached out towards the open case holding the remaining spheres of the Growler Drug, but the pipe in his side preventing him from moving his body in that direction other than his arm. Judy looked and noticed what Nick was reaching for, Leon's claw just inches away from her neck. Judy looked up at Nick. "Do you trust me?" she asked.
Nick smiled at the rather surprise question, but knew she was getting at something. "With my life." Nick said as he leaned forward a bit, putting his weight into pushing Leon's paw away, giving enough room for Judy to slip between the gap between Nick and Leon's paw. Nick grabbed Leon's other wrist twisting the pipe and held it in place. Leon's other paw pushed forward and tightened on Nick's neck, his eyes wild and wide due to the double dose of the Growler Drug. Nick could feel his hot breath on his face, seeing as Leon licked his teeth and snarled loudly. Nick gasped for air and kept pushing against Leon's paw, allowing enough room for him to breathe, but Leon's strength was overpowering his own.
Judy hopped to the case and pushed it to Nick. Nick looked at the case to see the remaining spheres still inside, and open. Leon spotted the case and used his other arm that was holding the pipe to try and grab the case from Nick, only to have Judy tackle his arm and pin it down to the ground, Leon struggled against her, Her body shaking as she used every ounce of strength she could to give Nick the time he needed.
Nick's vision began to darken due to Leon's crushing grip. Nick managed to slip his paw under the case on the side with the exposed spheres, and smashed the open end of the case into the side of Leon's head, breaking every sphere on the left side of his face. Well over 10 doses of the drug.
Leon roared out and jumped back, wiping off his face frantically. He got to his feet and stumbled back as his body began to jerk, and writhe. His arms curling up against his body and shaking violently. His growling increased before stopping abruptly into short gasps. Blood began to come out of his mouth, nose, and ears. After a few moments, even his eyes began to bleed. Leon fell to his knees and twisted his body so he landed on his back just a few feet in front of Nick and Judy. Gasping and clutching his chest firmly. After a few moments, Leon let out a single, long growl before exhaling in a single, long sigh, his arms falling outstretched to each side, and his body going limp. His chest stopped rising and falling.
Nick and Judy watched as Leon collapsed. Seeing his body no longer move, or react. Nick, now coming down from his drug use, could still hear his own heartbeat, and Judy's. But not Leon's.
Leon Snowly, was dead.
Judy looked up at Nick, a smile on her face. "It's... It's over." she said. Taking in the moment that Leon had been stopped, and they survived. Tears started to streak from her face from the relief.
Nick smiled back and nodded. Nick's eyes were slightly bloodshot from the overdose, but he was still conscious and responsive. Tears began to fall from Nick's eyes as well, placing his arm to her back and nodding. "It's finally over."
Judy looked over Nick to see what kind of shape he was in. He had a large cut on his right arm, and the right side of his face had a few cuts from being ground into the concrete surface of the roof. Another small cut on the right side of his mouth on his lip. Nick's shirt was lightly torn at the right sleeve just at the cut. However, that wasn't the worst of it.
Judy looked at the pipe impaled just below Nick's ribs. Blood continued to lightly come out around the pipe. Judy put her paws around the wound at the pipe to try and keep the blood in. Tears still streaking from her face.
Nick winced a bit from the pressure of her paws, but didn't protest. The entire time, Nick and Judy could hear the news helicopters buzzing around, but one seemed to be very close. Judy turned around to see a white helicopter with a red cross on the sides of it hovering over them. The helicopter couldn't land on the roof due to space, so it hovered lower and lower till it was roughly 20 feet from being on the roof.
Judy smiled at Nick, her ears drooped down as she tried to reassure him. "Stay together just a little longer Nick! Help will be here soon!" Judy said reassuringly.
Nick smiled more and kept crying lightly. "I'm so sorry for making this situation, carrots... If it wasn't for what I did... none of this would have happened." Nick stopped talking as he started to cough a bit, tasting blood come up on his tongue.
Judy shook her head and placed her paw on the left side of Nick's jaw, shushing him. "Shhh. You don't need to apologize for anything. Save your strength, okay?"
The clouds overhead broke to let in the evening sunlight, covering the rooftop in a light orange glow. But still slightly dark due to the time of day. Lighting up everything around them.
Nick nodded and kept his trademark grin. Judy smiled back, but started to cry more. Fearing for Nick's life at this point as she remembered what happened to her at Lavvy Farms. Only this time, Judy was helpless to get Nick any help or any first aid. Judy clutched Nick's tie and cried into it. Nick gently pet Judy's back to try and console her.
"Hopps! Wilde!" Shouted the familiar rough voice of Chief Bogo as he and McHorn came running up to them. McHorn went to Leon's body and checked for a pulse, then turned to Bogo. "He's dead." said McHorn.
Bogo looked around the roof, seeing Artie laying limp on the other side of the rooftop. Bogo quickly ran over to him and rolled Artie to his back. Artie was concious, and looking around. Bogo snapped his fingers in front of Artie's nose to get his attention. "You alright, McCoy?" Asked Bogo.
Artie lifted his head up, pausing for a brief moment before laying his head back down. "I can't feel my legs. What happened to Leon?" Artie said, leaning his head up to see Leon's body laying on the ground, half of his face covered in the Growler Serum. Artie also noticed Nick pinned against the Air Conditioning Unit with the rebar pipe through his side. "Bogo, I'm alright for now. He needs more help than me." commented Artie. Bogo nodded and stood up before heading back over to Nick.
Bogo looked at the rebar pipe protruding from Nick's side, then looked up at the helicopter. The doors had opened and two ziplines had dropped down. A medic, and a stretcher lowered down. The medic was a male antelope, wearing a white tshirt and white work pants with a green stripe down the sides. The medic rushed over to Nick, pushing Bogo out of the way. "Give him some air. Let the fox breathe." lectured the medic.
Bogo stood back and grabbed the stretcher, laying it in front of Nick at his feet. The medic looked over the pipe and looked to Bogo. "He's gotta go on the chopper, right now. Bogo, grab the pipe. Mister Wilde? Wrap your arms around my shoulders, alright?" instructed the medic.
Bogo grabbed the pipe, and Nick reached his arms up around the antelope's neck. "Alright Mister Wilde, just hold onto me and I'm gonna pull you. We cant pull this pipe out yet or else you might bleed out, so you're just gonna have to deal with it, alright?" said the medic rather bluntly.
Nick nodded in response and gripped the white shirt of the medic. The medic looked back at Bogo. "Pull at my speed alright? Nice and slow. On my three. One, two, three!"
Bogo pulled on the pipe slow and easy, feeling the metal scrape on the jagged edges of the punctured metal of the air duct. The medic pulled on Nick's body at the same pace, the pipe barely moving, but Nick still feeling intense pain as he was pulled off of the air duct, pipe and all.
Judy scooted back and away to let them pull him off of duct. Finally after a few grueling minutes, Nick was freed from the duct, and was laid on his side on the stretcher. The medic fastened two straps over his body. One over his shoulders, and the other over his legs to hold his body in place. Nick winced and looked at Judy, smiling at her. "See you later, Carrots."
Judy shook her head and smiled back. Judy crawled over to Nick and kissed him lightly. Unknown to them, the news camera's saw it. "Nuh-uh I'm going too."
The medic looked down at Judy rather surprised. "Ma'am I can't-"
Judy interrupted him by jumping up onto his back, wincing a bit from the burns on her feet. "No! Shut up! This man didn't leave my side when I was bleeding over a third of my blood out. I'm not leaving him now." Judy insisted.
The medic looked to Bogo, confused as to if he should take her or not. Bogo sighed and shrugged. "You won't get rid of her. Just take her."
The medic sighed and looked back at the rabbit clinging to his back. "Hang on tightly, alright?"
Judy nodded and dug her claws into the medic's shirt. The medic strapped the stretcher onto one of the lifts securly to make sure it would lift up flatly into the helicopter. The medic then strapped himself onto the other line that was dropped, and tugged it to signal he was ready. Judy hung on tightly as they were all airlifted into the helicopter.
The medic smiled and looked back at Judy. "That fox is a tough character! Most people would have passed out by now!" remarked the medic.
Judy smiled and spoke back over the roar of the chopper's blades and engine. "After what we just went through, it's gonna take a lot more than that."
Inside the chopper, was another medic who grabbed the stretcher and pulled it into the chopper, fastening it securely to the floor of the chopper and unfastening the lift straps. The antelope, and Judy both made it into the chopper, Judy sitting down next to Nick in a chair, fastening in a seat belt.
The antelope noticed the intense burns on the bottoms of Judy's feet. "Hey, You need some help with that?" He asked as he pointed to the burns.
Judy nodded and leaned back. "Heavens yes, if you can."
The chopper turned quickly and took off towards Zootopia Central Hospital. Judy looked out the side of the city, able to see Sahara Square below. She saw the citizens celebrating. All of them cheering and clapping as the two heroes were flown to the hospital.
*Author's Note* And that's where I will end this chapter. Man... that got hard to write. The countdown took me literally an hour to type out! I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want reviews on this one, as its a big chapter to this story. Lemme know how I did!
