Chapter Five: One Crisis at a Time

A/N: Do you ever find yourself making the same mistake over and over when writing? I find the I constantly misspell Judy as "Jusy" mainly due to the S being next to the D. But lately, every single time I write Higgins, it comes out as "Higgin's". Luckily I always catch it when proofreading.

8:05pm In the skies of Zootopia

Trumpet had done it. He saved Zootopia from the Nighthowler gas and destroyed the blimp. He also blew up the blimp at the very top of the dome causing a huge crack that was slowly getting bigger. He managed to jump out of the blimp just as it exploded. There was just one problem, the shockwave from the blast knocked him out cold and he was falling to his death. He had only one hope, a killer hawk known as Zeke was heading his way to save him. Although they were two different species, they had one thing in common. A need to redeem themselves to make up for their past sins.

As the elephant was falling from the sky, he awoke. At that moment he saw that he was plummeting towards the lake at an incredible speed. "AAAAAAH! Why couldn't I have stayed unconscious and died without this last moment?!"

Then, he heard a voice above him. "Hold on officer! I'll save you."

Trumpet's falling body twisted around and he saw his savior. "AAAAH! A HAWK! DON'T EAT ME!"

"Oh yes, I always eat people 1,000 feet in the air while their falling at great speeds. I'm trying to save your life you idiot!"

"Well hurry!" Trumpet yelled. "Please!"

Zeke tried to grab Trumpet with his talons only to scratch the hell out of his shoulders. "OOOWWWW!" What are you doing?!"

"Sorry! You're just so...fat! Even for an elephant! I can't grab on to anything!" Zeke then came up with an idea. "I got it!"

He grabbed Trumpets belt and shirt with his talons. He pulled up to glide and their decent was slowing.

Trumpet was happy. "It's working. It's working!"

It didn't work. His clothes ripped completely off and now he was falling towards the lake...naked.

"This is even worse!" The elephant yelled.

"Hold on! I have one more trick up my sleeve...but it's gonna hurt."

"Anything! Just save me!"

They were getting close to hitting the lake. Zeke grabbed the elephant by his tail and his trunk. It hurt Trumpet like hell. "YEEEEOWW!"

"I told you it was gonna hurt! Sorry, but there's no where else to get a good grip!"

Zeke flapped as hard as he could and put all of his strength into it. "NNNNGGGHH! Can you swim?!"

"Yes!"

"Good, cause we're about to make a big splash!"

Try as he might, Zeke could only slow the decent so much. They splashed into the lake together, causing a huge wave that splashed several citizens when it hit the shore. Higgins ran to the pier and jumped into the lake to save his partner.

Moments later, the police spotted Higgins pulling Trumpet to the shore. Trumpet could barley paddle and was coughing up water. "He's alive!" Shouted Higgins.

Zeke came waddling up from behind. "Oh sure! Don't mind me! Me feet can barely move!"

Swinton and some other officers pulled Trumpet out of the water and onto the shore. Swinton shouted to her officers. "Get this mammal some towels and...and...oh my!"

She started to blush when she realized Trumpet was completely naked. Trumpet noticed it himself and quickly covered up his genitals. "Eerrr. Sorry Chief! The hawk ripped off my clothes trying to save me."

"Th-That's fine!" Swinton replied. "Say Trumpet...are you divorced?"

"No. Why do you ask?"

"Oh. Nothing!...Nothing."

Higgins gave her a bit of a glare. Swinton just shrugged her shoulders. "What?! I got a thing for elephants."

Two other officers helped Zeke up to his feet and Swinton approached him. "That was very brave of you. He owes you his life. As agreed, fatboy counts as two. Eighteen more to go."

"GASP! Sure. Just let me...PANT!...Let me rest my legs for a moment. He nearly ripped them off."

It was then that Swinton got a call from Francine. "We got a fight on a rooftop of the Palm hotel! The victim is about to fall off!"

Swinton looked at Zeke. "You heard the lady Superhawk. Up, up and away with you!"

Zeke got up and flew off. "Oh, my poor, aching everything!"

Meanwhile, at the Clawhuaser home...

The Wolfords and the Clawhausers (minus Ben) were sitting on the couch. They were watching the horrible events unfold on the evening news. Tim Wolford had an arm around his son James to comfort him while Sarah was shivering in her big brother's lap in fear. Both Auburn and Juanita were hugging Terry from either side as she worried about her husband's safety.

Sarah was trembling on her big brother's lap. 'I-Is my daddy gonna be okay?"

James gave the little mountain lion a hug. "I'm sure he's gonna be fine. Your dad is real tough!"

Auburn was rubbing Terry's back. "James is right! Ben can survive anything."

Terry was crying "I-I'm just so scared! I feel so useless! I should be out there too!"

"I feel ya!" said Tim. "If it weren't fer this concussion, I'd be out 'dere kickin' some butt myself!"

It was then that they heard a knock on the door. Tim and James jumped down off the couch and James got a baseball bat handy. "WHO IS IT?!" Tim said real loud, hurting his head a bit in the process due to his concussion.

"It's Ben! I'm with Delgato. We're dropping off Gazelle!"

James' ears sprung up. "Gazelle's here?! Suzie! Open the door!"

Tim nudged his son. "Hey now, don't get too excited. You got yer own girlfriend y'know?

"What? I can't get excited to see my future aunt Gazelle?"

The large, giraffe doors were impossible for most predators to open, which is why only the "Doggie door" on the right of the two doors was boarded up.

Suzie took a little peek outside and saw Ben and Gazelle standing there. "It's aunt Gazelle!"

"Ben!" Terry shouted. She jumped off the couch and her herself a little bit due to the stab wound. Auburn helped carry her over.

"Terry!" Ben shouted.

Terry embraced her husband. "Oh Ben! I've been so worried!"

"I'm okay honey. Me and Delgato have each others backs tonight. We've been doing pretty good so far."

" 'So far?!' You mean, you're not done yet?!"

"Not until the riots fully stop and Lionheart's men are rounded up. There was an attack on Gazelle so we got her here for safety. Don't worry, I'll be safe. I promise."

She embraced him once more. "You better be! I love you!"

"I love you too dear."

Wolford came over and shook Ben's paw. "Great job you n' Delgato are doin' out there Ben!"

"Thanks Tim! There's something I wanted to speak to you about."

"Sure, what is..." He looked over as Gazelle entered the Clawhauser home. "...it? Wow. 'Dat's actually her!"

Ben pulled Tim's muzzle away from Gazelle and over to him. "I brought her here because she needs a safe place for tonight. Tim, I love my wife very much...and you and your wife...you've become like family to us."

"...Yeah?"

"I...I know you and Terry had a thing going on before I came along. I know those feelings are still there. I can see it both of your eyes."

"Oh! Hey! Ben. I ain't felt like 'dat for her in a long time! She's like a little sister 'ta me!"

"I know! It's just...I want her to be safe...and happy and she's happy with you, Auburn and James."

"...What 'da hell are 'ya talkin' about?"

"If...If I die tonight, I want you to promise me you'll take good care of Terry."

Tim smiled. "Of course I will Ben! She's family 'ta me!"

"I mean...'take care' of her!"

"...I don't get it."

"If I die, I want you to marry her. I want you to have sex with her."

"Errr...Ben. I don't know if you noticed, but I already got a wife."

"Pride law Tim! You can have more than one wife!"

"I don't want more than one wife!"

"Promise me Tim! Please! If I go, I want you to do her! You can even do her right after I leave here. I'm okay with it. Me and Terry talked about it."

Auburn patted Tim on the shoulder. "I'm cool with it if I can get it recorded."

"Well I ain't cool with it! Yer my wife!"

"Tim PLEASE!" Ben begged. "Bang my wife!"

"...FINE! If it'll get ya out of here, I'll marry and do yer wife if you die! But ya better not die! Ya hear me!"

Ben hugged Tim. "Thanks Tim. And if I survive, you can do me too. Bye!" Ben then ran off to the squad car. Leaving Tim confused as hell.

"...What 'da hell did I just agree to?"

He then heard Suzie scream. "EEEEK! NO!"

"What 'da hell?!"

The giraffe was watching the news. "Look! My orphanage! It's on fire!"

Sure enough. On the news they showed several buildings located close to each other that were on fire. "The top of sister Camella's orphanage and buildings nearby have been engulfed in flames. Fire fighters are doing their best, but only one giraffe fireman is on duty and he's at another fire downtown. Elephants and other large fire fighters are trying to deal with the flames at the top, but they can't quite reach the top as the ladder on the fire engine is broken."

Suzie was panicking. "No! NOO! Wait! I'm a giraffe! I can help! I'm tall enough!"

Suzie ran for the door, but Tim and James blocked her way. "Now way Suzie!" James yelled. "It's too dangerous out there!"

"Nuttin' doin'! Tim yelled. "You get yer giraffe butt back on 'da couch!"

"Jim, Carmella was the closest thing I had to a mother for 12 years! If it was your mother, wouldn't you do anything in your power to save her?!"

James thought about it. "You're right Suzie. Go."

James pulled his own father back while Suzie opened the giraffe door and left. "I love you little, big brother!"

"I love you too big, little sister!"

Tim was upset. "What 'da hell you doin'!? Suzie! Get back here!"

Suzie left James with a very upset Tim and Terry. Gazelle patted Terry on the back. "Your daughter is very brave. We need to do our all to save this city."

"I just want her to be safe!" Terry replied.

Meanwhile, at the Zootopia Maximum Security prison...

Lionheart had his claws around the tiger informants throat. He was very upset. "WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?!"

"COUGH! I'm sorry sir!"

"YOUR MAJESTY!"

"I'm...ACKK! I'm sorry your majesty! But the news is that the ZPD officers hijacked our blimp and sent it high up in the air and exploded it at the top of the dome, causing a huge crack that's getting bigger!"

Lionheart to his free paw and smashed the chair he was sitting on for the interview. "RRRRAAWRR! If it's cracked, then the army might be able to get through and I'm ruined! What else can go wrong?!"

"Well, umm..."

Lionheart strangled the tiger further. "NOTHING! ACCK! Nothing! All sunshine and rainbows!"

Lionheart calmed down and dropped the tiger to the ground. "I'm sorry. My temper has gotten the best of me. What else?"

"You see?! This is why nobody likes to give the evil despot the bad news!"

"Just tell me!"

"The officers that blew up the blimp were saved by a giant, red tailed hawk that's now flying over the city and saving people. Also many predators are defecting and heading home."

Lionheart sat on his bed. Depressed. "It's...it's...over! I'm done for. There's nothing left for me...Wait! There's one thing! Bellwether! Bring her to me now so I can have my revenge!"

The tiger rubbed his neck."Errr...well..."

"WELL WHAT?!"

"She...kinda sorta...locked herself inside of a cell that we can't seem to break into. None of us are small enough to get through the bars unless we have a rat or a ferret or something."

An evil grin came onto Lionheart's face. "Oh, I know someone small enough. We need to find 'Big Ears'. I'll make him get her or I'll kill him!"

Meanwhile...

A large explosion at the convention center caused a huge crowd of wildebeests to stampede down the city streets. In front of the crowd and running for his life was a small lion cub.

Nick and Judy were driving alongside the cub to try and catch him and save his life.

"This seems awfully familiar." Nick said. "I think I saw it in a movie once."

Judy was getting impatient. "Enough Disney references, just pick him up!"

Judy held onto Nick's shirt as he went to grab the cub. The cub ran a bit to the left just as Nick went to grab him. "Rats! I missed!"

"I've got him" said a mysterious and handsome wolf. He snatched the cub and dropped him off to safety.

"Who is this rugged and handsome gentleman?" Nick asked.

Judy gasped. "Why! It's him! It's Arthur!"

"Arthur who?"

"Arthur Insertion!"

Yes. Arthur Insertion! The rugged, handsome Gary Stu that could do no wrong. The women loved him, the men wanted to be him. He definitely wasn't some pathetic, middle-aged, fat slob still living at home and taking care of his elderly mother with no dating prospect in sight and writing himself into some fantasy fiction as a means of escaping his pathetic existence! BAAW-HAAW-HAAW!

"I hate saying this Nick, but I totally want to have sex with him!" said Judy.

"Me too!" said Nick.

Nick and Judy approached Author Insertion. Judy was gushing. "It's so great to finally meet you Mr. Insertion!"

"Of course it is!" The magnificent Insertion said.

Nick pleaded. "Won't you please join us in our adventure tonight?!"

"No, no. I couldn't possibly hog the spotlight from you! This adventure belongs to you two. Now if you'll excuse me, others need saving. I'm going to fly away now on the power of my own awesomeness...and these tiny wings that are attached to my nipples."

Arthur insertion flew away thanks to his wing-nipples. "This is very painful and arousing at the same timmmmme!"

Nick looked wistfully at Arthur Insertion as he flew away. "I will never be a great a mammal as him."

Judy agreed. "No you won't, but at least he didn't hog up the story. Let's go!"

Moments later, as they were driving around and patrolling the city, Nick saw a TV display and Rusev was featured on it. "Carrots! Stop here!"

He went up to the screen. Rusev has Nick's apartment clerk, Miss Stinx by her throat and he was high atop of building. "Hold that camera still Bruce. Vilde! Vere are you?! I did some eenvestigating and found out you own thees buildink! You have fifteen minutes to get up here or I drop the skunk off the ledge!"

Judy was shocked at what she was seeing. Tears were forming in her eyes. "Cotton's drawing. We can't escape it can we? Our destiny?"

"No we can't Fluff." Nick replied. "But if I die tonight, I'm taking Rusev with me."

Meanwhile...

Current mayor Donald Trunk was pacing back and fourth. "I gotta do something to keep myself in power! I thought I had this stinkin' election all rigged, then that damn write-in campaign ruined everything! Let's go after his family! I hear his mother lives in Foxden."

"You'll do no such thing." came a strange voice coming from the front door.

Trunk and the grizzly bear guards turned around and saw the saw fox known as Dapper Dan. He was leaning on a cane with one paw while juggling a green ball of some sort with the other.

Trunk was naturally upset. "Who the hell are you?! How the hell did you get past security?!"

"I believe your security is currently being mauled by my cohorts whom I turned savage thanks to this little green ball I hold in my paw. It's a Nighthowler gas grenade. The two were a great help, but sadly, I must depart from them. I don't think they'll take to kindly to what I've done to them when they go back to normal but...oh well. As far as who I am, I'm just a mammal who wants to live his life in a city where predators are treated with the respect they deserve. And if the 'King Lionheart' plan falls through, I believe Mr. Wilde is our best opportunity to turn this city around. And if he goes soft, I'll make him see the light."

He then headed back toward the door. "As far as you're concerned, you're part of the old guard. This city does not need another greedy scumbag such as you."

"GET OUTTA MY HOME!" Trunk yelled.

"Of course! I'll leave peacefully and even leave you with a departing gift. Goodbye."

Dapper Dan threw the gas grenade and shut the door behind him. Within seconds, the bears starting going savage.

Trunk knew what was up and made a run for the door. "No! NONONONONOOOO!"

He barely touched the doorknob when the bears grabbed him and tore him limb from limb. When the hour was up and the bears awoke from their savagery, they'd find blood on their mouths and claws and a corpse on the ground so mauled, if was unidentifiable for awhile.