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    “Miss Hopps! Miss Hopps!” came the sound of yet another annoying reporter, and as it was with many things in the real world, the one with the loudest voice was the one that got the most attention. And tiny white and gray finger pointed at the bear, a fluffy bunny face with high set ears nodded in his direction, and the question came. “Do you really intend to take this battle to Zootopia?”    “I do,” came a much more agreeably feminine, if naïve, voice. Such a stern tone. So sure of her righteousness and dedicated to the ‘cause.’ Seeing her on TV, the way the camera zoomed in on her fa

    The display was nothing if not theatrical. He had to admit, the sense of danger - of lethality - in air tainted by the coppery stink of fresh blood was somewhat enhanced when twin embers appeared from the shadows. There was something tangible to the shadows, however. Something real watching him as impassive green eyes returned the gaze curiously. While he expected the image and the bodies would have caused most others to panic, the tingle that ran down his spine as he stood his ground was one of disquiet and tension. Preparation. Fear was a survival instinct, after all. He could already sense the way the world around him sharpened and foc

11:00 p.m. One week to graduation    “Well, I didn’t make top of the class, even if it was close. That cheetah is unstoppable. But I’m already an extra step behind you, Carrots. You sure you don’t want to wait for the second bunny out of this hell hole before you pick a partner?”    She released a soft snort as she looked over the papers laid out on her desk, in her little apartment, with a steaming microwave tray of tiny green vegetables sitting off to one side as she had her weekly call with Nick. “You’ve been in the Academy for six months now, and you still don’t know how partners work?

    In some long forgotten level of his mind, he understood what it was like for someone to enter the city of Zootopia for the first time. While Savanna Central was a beautiful thing to behold on the surface, with modern architecture blended seamlessly with more traditional buildings such as the courthouse itself, it was the welcome center for all visitors that arrived by train. It was an intelligent design, lacking anything that could be considered overly intimidating to a first-time visitor, while also putting forward a welcoming atmosphere of shops, food and brightly colored buildings. The mingling of various species, large and small and t

Mi Amor, Mi Vida, Mi Mundo,    As the world goes mad around me, I understand that this, my final letter to you, is as much confession as it is a farewell. As such, I will be honest with you in ways that I know will anger you, even if I do not survive the night. Do not grieve for me, for I have lied to you from the moment we met. You remember, don’t you? I am certain that I still feel the imprint of your palm on my muzzle, as I am certain you must feel the ache after such a slap. Your eyes were like amethysts with hearts of indignant flame, showing me the bunny under the proper outer dress and dignified air. The most beautiful senorita

    “Everything is fine, mom. I am in the city, I’m on the case and I’m safe…”    “You most certainly are not safe,” Stu’s voice and face blustered from the phone in her hand. She could all but see his blood pressure rising and released a slow sigh as he continued. “We saw the news! We know you were attacked, practically right off the train! And where were the ZPD? Nowhere near you, that’s where they were!”    “Yes, but we knew that already,” she commented when her father paused to take a breath, fixing a calm smile on her muzzle and keeping her ears erect. R