Chapter Seven: Lionfall

A/N: Squeezed out one more chapter before Comic Con. A chapter full of fighting, killing and shipping! Enjoy!

Evening, at the Zootopia Maximum Security Prison

For a moment, all three of them were stunned. It was a moment frozen in time. Finnick's trick worked. As Nick once stated before, he was an excellent marksman, but Finnick was even better at darts. Had he gone pro, he could have been a champion. But his aiming skills were more than perfect here. He twisted his body, threw the shiv between the bars and it went deep into the unsuspecting lion's throat.

While Lionheart was desperately trying to breathe, Finnick knew he wasn't down for the count yet and that he and Bellwether and to get out of there. "We gotta get outta here now!"

Bellwether was still stunned. "I-I can't believe you did that!"

"RUN BITCH! RUN!"

Finnick grabbed her by the hoof and pulled her along as they ran. They squeezed through the bars and ran to the door. Their first problem occurred. "We're too short to reach the doorknob!"

Dawn then punched Finnick in the shoulder. "OW! What was that for?!" he said.

"You punched me in the gut! AND you called me a bitch!"

"I'm sorry. I had to make it look good."

"...And?"

"Finnick rolled his eyes. "And you're not a bitch. You're a very pretty lamb if I'm bein' honest."

Dawn blushed. "Oh! Why, thank you!"

"Now stand under the doorknob while I get on your shoulders."

Finnick got on her shoulders and Dawn held onto his feet. As he turned the knob, he looked behind him. Lionheart slowly pulled the knife out of his throat and coughed up a ton of blood. Wether or not the knife stayed in, he was doomed. But the knife out gave him room to breathe and a few more minutes of life. "COUGH! HACK! DAMN YOU FINNICK! GUARDS! HELP ME!"

Finnick saw the guards busting in on the other side and he knew it was time to leave. "GO! GO! GO!" They got the door open. He grabbed Dawn by the hoof and ran as fast as he could, pulling her with him. "We got to get to get away until he finally dies from blood loss!"

They ran as fast as their little legs could through the prison, "I can't run fast enough!" Finnick yelled.

"Then jump onto my back!" Dawn yelled back. "I'm faster on all fours!"

Finnick rode on top of Bellwether as she ran on all fours. "Alright! We're gaining some speed! Wooo!" Gimmie your war cry girl!"

"Oh! Ummmm...B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-H!"

"Close enough!"

"We'll go through the prey ward! My friends will be there!"

Lionheart and the tigers chased them through the cafeteria. They ran under tables and chairs, but Lionheart just threw those aside on his way to get them. "YOU WON'T ESCAPE ME! HAACK!" They got out to the outdoor prey yard. Dawn was starting to panic. "Where are they?! They were around here!"

"Maybe they moved?!"

Lionheart and the others were starting to catch up. Lionheart's shirt was covered in his own blood. Every word made him gargle and spit out more of his own crimson juices. "ARRRCCKKK! FINNICK! ACCKK!"

As they neared the end of the yard, the lights went on. Finnick and Dawn gasped as they saw a group of predators close by.

"F-Friends of yours?" Dawn asked.

"No. Run! This way!" Finnick pointed towards some double doors that went down a long hallway. Dawn galloped fast as they went through with Finnick still on her back.

"This is bad Finnick!" Dawn yelled "We're heading towards the predator yard!"

"Keep going! I got a feeling our team is waiting on the other side."

" 'Our team?!' "

"Yeah! Maybe the prey teamed up with the good predators."

"There aren't that many good predators."

"HEY! I'm a predator and I risk my life to save your ass!"

"...Y-You're right Finnick. I-I'm sorry."

"Dawn. There's just good people and bad people and that's it."

"...Maybe you're right."

They got to the double doors, but they were locked on the other side. "Oh my GOD! Somebody help!"

A doe was on the other side. "Who is it?!"

"It's Finnick! I got Dawn with me and we're about to be killed by Lionheart!"

"Prove it!"

Finnick put Bellwether on his shoulders so she could peek through the window. "Hey! It's Lindsy! Hi Lindsy!" Dawn said to the doe.

The doe was shocked. "Oh my God! Get in! Quick!"

They ran in and Lindsy locked the door behind her. Lionheart and the other predators were already banging on the door. "That won't hold them long. Hurry! We gotta join the others! The Wilde Boys and some other predators have joined us prey. We're gonna have a full on war when they get here!"

Finnick smiled. "HA! See? I was right!"

Dawn smiled at the fennec fox. "You certainly were."

Lindsy pulled Dawn aside. "Follow me. The other prey will keep you safe."

"Sounds good." Finnick said. "I'll go help Manchas."

"WAIT!" Dawn shouted.

Finnick was confused. "What is it?"

"Stay with me. Please?"

"...Me? Why?"

"I...I feel safe around you."

If foxes could blush, Finnick's face would be beet red. "Okay. Let's go."

They went inside a makeshift medical room and Finnick passed Jake who was lying on a table. He was happy to see the fox.

Finnick got on a chair to see him. "Jake! You doin' okay brother?!"

The fox gave a weak smile. "I could be better, but... they're doin' their best to save my life."

Finnick looked over to see who was giving him blood. "That's...that's a zebra!"

"He has the same blood type." Lindsy said.

Finnick wiped some tears from his eyes. "A zebra giving blood to a fox. SNIFF! Damn man! The world's changin' for the better."

Just then, they heard the double doors smash open. "THEY'RE HERE!" Lindsy yelled out. "Close this ward up to keep our patient safe. We're taking the fight out in the predator yard. The others are waiting!"

"What about me?!" Dawn asked. "Lionheart's gonna try to attack me."

Finnick had a plan. "You go up the rail scaffolding that side. Near the guard tower. I'll go the opposite side and have him follow me. He really hates my guts more than yours right now. The gates to get up are probably locked, but we can squeeze through."

"Okay." Dawn replied. "Be careful Finnick."

Finnick winked back at her. "I'll be careful baby."

Dawn blushed as she climbed up into the scaffolding towards the guard tower. Finnick started to run to the other side, past the Wilde Boys and other predators that were about to fight Lionheart's men.

Manchas took the front of the crowd. "Here they come! ATTACK!"

The two groups ran at each other. Each of them biting, kicking, punching, clawing. Though the midst of all of this, was Leo Lionheart. Despite feeling weaker and weaker due to his blood loss, he threw some of the predators and prey around like ragdolls as he was hunting down Finnick and Bellwether.

He wouldn't have to wait long as Finnick put himself in front on the spotlight at the guard tower above, looking almost like the bat signal. "Hey asshole! I'm over here!"

Lionheart was enraged. "HAACK! AACCKK! FINNICK!: He gargled through the blood still pouring out of his throat. "If I can't kill her...AACK!...I'll kill you!"

"Good luck with that!" Finnick laughed. "I'm way up her bitch! And you can't get thr-"

With what little strength he had left, Lionheart leaped onto the railing, causing it to shake and started climbing up to the guard tower. It surprised the hell out of Finnick. "Oh shit!"

Dawn watched from the other side and was scared for the fennec fox. The fox she was starting to have feelings for. "Oh no! Finnick!" She looked around and saw some of the metal bars on the railing was rusty in the corners. She started kicking to see if they could come loose.

Meanwhile, Finnick tried to run off to the left, but Leo just jumped that way and climbed some more. He tried running back to the right and Leo leaped again. As Finnick tried to run again, Leo managed to stick his arm between the bars of the railing and grabbed Finnick by the back of his orange shit.

"I got you now!" Lionheart bloodily spat out between his fangs. But there was one problem. He was getting weaker and couldn't get a good foothold. His eyes started rolling. "You...you die with me!"

Lionheart pulled hard on the back of Finnick's shirt and was choking the fox. But the lion was getting dizzier and dizzier as he kept his grip firm between the bars on the railing and the back on Finnick's shirt. The fennec fox couldn't pull himself free. He also couldn't breathe.

Lionheart got so dizzy that he now dangled from the railing with his claws deep into Finnick's shirt. "I...I can't see. But I can feel you...ACCK! COUGH! COUGH! I can feel you choking!"

With all the weight upon it, the railing was starting to snap and give way.

Lionheart then felt the sharp pain of metal hitting him on the head. "AAH!"

It was Dawn with a metal rod. It was payback time for her. She caught up to Finnick and bashed Leo in the skull over and over with each word she yelled.

"YOU!...LET!...HIM!...GO!"

By this time, Leo was almost fully knocked out and just hanging from the claws stuck in Finnick's shirt. Dawn adjusted herself and pushed the pipe between the back of Finnick's shoulder and Leo's paw. She pushed and pushed and finally, she got he claws out of the shirt and Leo fell.

The lion spun in the air for just a second when he landed with a thud onto the ground. For one brief moment, he was still alive. Being in the outdoor courtyard where the others were still fighting he awoke and looked up to the night sky one final time. He saw the top of the dome where the six points met. He saw the large crack just as it finally shattered and a big chunk fell off and into the lake below. It was over. The army could get in. His final thoughts were. "No! My kingdom! My beautiful kingdom!" He then closed his eyes and his heart beat it's last.

Up above, Dawn pulled Finnick away from the weak railing to a steady one. She pulled him onto her lap. "Finnick! Finn! Are you okay?!"

Finnick coughed. "Oh yeah. I only had a 300 pound mammal hanging off my 5 pound body. COUGH! I'm just peachy."

Dawn petted his head. "Just rest. It looks like the war will be over soon."

They then heard one of Lionheart's men below. "He's dead! Our king is dead! We surrender! There's no point to this anymore!"

Dawn hugged Finnick at the sound of the good news. The predators and prey that joined together cheered. The ones that were either too beat up to keep fighting or surrendered had their paws tied. With part of the dome cracked open, a signal could now get through and Gary was able to make a call. "Bogo! It's Larry! Tell Swinton that the prison is secured! Lionheart's dead and his men have all been arrested!"

Bogo was elated. "Great news Mr. Howler! You've done an excellent job!"

Gary was shocked to hear what Bogo said. "Did you hear that?! I did an excellent job! FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I DID AN EXCELLENT JOB! WOO-HOO!"

Bellwether talked to Finnick. "Do you wanna find a nice, private cell and...talk for a bit?"

Finnick smiled. "I can smell the pheromones on you baby. You wanna do more than talk."

She giggled. "I can't believe I'm saying this to a predator, but...yeah, maybe I do...I think I like you Finnick. You're crude but...kind. That said, I'd like to get to know you more first."

"Okay. Let's get down from here and have ourselves a chit-chat."

Meanwhile...

A bunny mother named Nancy was carrying her 8 year-old daughter in her arms. They were being chased by two jaguar punks who saw her as an easy target. They managed to chase her into an alleyway where she was trapped.

"Aww! What's the matter little bunny?!" one of the jaguars mockingly said. "We just wanna say hi!"

"Leave me alone!" she screamed.

"Now ya see Rick? Isn't that rude?"

"VERY rude." said the other jaguar.

"Looks like we'll have to teach this little bunny and her baby girl some manners!"

But then, a tiger pounced off the fire escape and got between the bunnies and jaguars. "Preds for peace!" he shouted.

He addressed the jaguars. "This woman's done nothing to you. You need to back off now!"

"You gonna make us?!" said Rick. "You may be big, but there's two of us and only ONE of you!"

The tiger got into a fighting pose. "Try me."

The bunny mother and her daughter backed to the wall as the jaguars pounced on the tiger. The scratched, bit and attacked viciously. They had the upper hand for only a moment, but the tiger proved far too strong for them.

Finally, they had enough and ran off, leaving a bloody and beaten, but victorious tiger. "Yeah! You better run!" he shouted. He then turned his attention to the bunnies. "Are you two okay?"

"Leave me alone!" the bunny cried.

The tiger got on his knees to make himself look less of a threat. "I'm not going to hurt you ma'am. I just want to make sure you're okay. My name's Brad. What's yours?"

She started to become more at ease. "Nancy. Th-This is my daughter April."

The tiger smiled. "My favorite month!"

The little girl giggled and ran up to hug the tiger, scaring the mother. "April, no! You don't know him!"

The little bunny jumped onto the tigers chest and he gave her a little hug. "Thank you April! But your mom is right, you shouldn't trust strangers so quickly."

"But we met you before!" the girl said.

Brad was confused. "We did?"

"Un-Hunh. On a subway two years ago. We didn't say 'Hi' though. In fact, mommy pulled me away from you."

Nancy started to blush. "She's ummm...got a photographic memory. She remembers every detail...A little TOO good."

"Do you remember that mommy?"

"N-No."

"When we got off the train, I asked you why you pulled and you told me that tigers are nothing but killers and that we should stay away from them."

Nancy covered her face with her paws in embarrassment. "I am so SO sorry! I...I don't mean that! Really! It's just..."

"It's okay." Brad said. "You see April, some people are scared of those they don't know or don't understand even if they've never met them before. Fear is just something instilled in all of us. But it's important that we don't let it control us. We need to learn to get past that fear and maybe we'll get to know each other better as people."

He then stood up. "I didn't mean to scare anyone. I'll leave you two alone."

"W-WAIT!" Nancy shouted. "The streets are dangerous tonight. We could use someone to escort us home. Then, maybe...I could cook you some dinner? Do you like salad?"

The tiger smiled. "I LOVE salad Nancy."

Sadly this beautiful moment was interrupted by a scared ZPD cadet. The hippo's knees were shaking as he held a live gun at the Tiger. "FREEZE DIRTBAG! We got reports that two bunnies were being chased by vicious predators!"

Brad put his paws behind his head. "It's okay officer! I chased them away. I'm with 'Preds for Peace' and.."

"SHUT UP! You expect me to believe that?!"

"That's not even an officer's uniform! Are you a cadet?"

The hippo clicked the gun. His hand was shaking and his finger was on the trigger. "I said SHUT UP!"

Nancy got in front. "Wait! He's telling the truth! He saved me!"

"Stand away lady! Now you! Get on the ground!"

The tiger complied. "I-I'm doing what you're asking! See?"

"GET ON THE GROUND!"

"What's your proble-"

The hippo fired, but the bullet went up in the sky. The hippo's arm was pulled up by Bogo at the last second.

The waterbuffalo sneered at the hippo. "You...are no where near ready to become an officer. Consider yourself expelled from the academy! Now go home."

"You're not in charge! Swinton.."

"NOW!"

The hippo ran off. Bogo had his gun. He pulled out the magazine and emptied it. "Thank you for protecting the lady and child." Bogo said to Brad. "Are you gonna be okay? You look beat up."

"I WAS a bit beat up, but I'll be fine. I'm just going to escort her home."

"Good. I saw a bit of what went down but I couldn't make it here in time. You handled yourself quite well. Have you ever thought about going into the academy?"

"You...you think I'm ready for that?"

"I think you'd do fantastic!" Bogo replied with a smile.

"Thank you sir!" The tiger smiled as he walked off with the two bunnies. Bogo watched as they walked together. Within minutes, the two bunnies were on Brad's shoulders and Nancy slowly rested her head against the tigers. "Hmmm...I wonder if they will?...NAH!"

With an opening now in the dome, Some signals could now break through and Bogo was able to make cell phone calls again. He called Swinton.

She was upset with hearing Bogo. "What do you want ex-chief? I'm kinda busy right now!"

" 'Ex-chief?!' I'll have you know while you're enjoying playing chief tonight. I'll be back at my desk tomorrow."

"Just because you didn't sign the resignation slip, doesn't mean Trunk can't fire you before he's out!"

"You didn't hear? I'm sorry. He's more than out. He's dead."

"...What?!"

"His grizzly bear guards were hit with a Nighthowler grenade and they mauled Trunk to death. It was so bad, he was only recognizable by his clothes and a ring he wore."

"Oh...OH GOD!...My poor Trunk!"

"You...you had feelings for him?!"

"A little. It wasn't just for personal gain. I enjoyed his company."

"Oh...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for it to sound like I was making light of his death."

"Oh shut up!" She said in anger. "Just tell me what you want!"

"Gary, my undercover guard called. They've secured the prison. By the way, did you check the station that controls the dome?"

"Of course we did! That was the first thing after we tried to secure the prison!"

"...I thought you had the men protect Gaze-"

"The second thing! The predators who took over the place destroyed the building. There's no way the dome can go down!"

"That's a four story building. They destroyed all four?"

"Ummm...Just the first I think?"

Bogo couldn't believe her incompetence, "...ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"

"There was no way to get to the other floors!"

"You are done playing chief! I'm heading there right now and I want some men over there! Do you hear me?!"

"Aw go fuck yourself!" Swinton yelled as she hung up the phone. She saw her firing coming and no longer cared.

Bogo was taken aback, but chuckled. "Well! Someone's going to have a few negative points in their performance review. Heh-heh!"

Bogo headed towards the building that controlled the dome.

NEXT WEEK

Duke dukes it out with a savage puma. Suzie finds and ingenious way to hose down three buildings at once, while Finnick and Dawn make out in Lionheart's cell without knowing the cameras are still on in "The Bang Seen 'Round the World".