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Movie Script

Zootopia s.w.a.t.

by Dan 1966

(c) Zootopia 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios

For non-profit fandom enjoyment only. No monitary gain desired, wanted not sought.

ACT 6

(Fade in from black)

Scene Location: The Tri-Burroughs farm belt region

Scene: We see Nick and Judy's police cruiser driving through farm country until they come to Gideon Grey's simple pie shop. Though he's made good for himself since his days as a young bully, Gideon is still simple minded. He doesn't live splendidly though he's become crazy wealthy. He's married with a wife named Shannon and two young children...Gideon Junior ( a boy ) and Maribel (his daughter)

Scene: Judy and Nick get out of the cruiser in front of the pie shop.

Nick: This is Gideon Grey? Thee Gideon Grey?

Judy: People out here are different than in the city Nick. They refuse to let go of time tested values no matter how much money they might have.

Scene: Judy walks in through the door which rings the bell. Gideon is at the moment standing with his back to the counter instructing his children in cutting up fruits and veggies for pie fillings. He turns around to see Judy and Nick. He says nothing as he runs from behind the counter and takes Judy up in a loving hug...

Gideon: You don't know how scared everyone's been for you. I am so glad to see you right as rain Judy.

Judy: How are you Gideon?

Gideon: Oh....you know.....making pies by the hundreds...thousands....hey? Is this Nick? This the fella you talk about?

Nick: Hopefully not with a lot of cursing?

Gideon: You're welcome in my home anytime. So what brought you two here? It? It hasn't come here has it? No one out here has caught it. Most of us are deathly scared to go to the city much less meet the trains when they pull in.

Judy: Gideon? We're.....we're not here to have a friendly chat....not....not so friendly.

Scene: Gideon looks at Judy then the children.

Gideon: Junior? Maribel? You two best go take a break and play.

Scene: The two little foxes look at Judy and she waves back smiling.

Judy: They are so cute.

Gideon: They is a gift from the heavenly patch. So's my Shannon. Now...what's up?

Nick: We're here to ask about your Rappleberry pies.

Gideon: Hmmm...best line of pies I've had. You know I've made enough money now to afford serious upgrades to the elementary school? The school levy and tax drives weren't helping at all so I came up with the Rappleberry line and "BOOM" gangbusters. Met a fella who helped me increase my yields, set up the distribution, the marketing system. Big return yields. People have been enjoying them like good sunshine.

Judy: Gideon? You better sit down.

Scene: Gideon sits with a look of worry on his face.

Judy: Gideon? It's your pies that are part of the cause of the virus that's going around Zootopia.

Scene: Gideon shakes his head and looks upset as he stands up waving a hand around.

Gideon: Hex far Judy Hopps. That's the silliest thing I have ever heard from anybody! Since when can berries cause that kind of terrible thing to happen like that?! You better have good proof that's the case to even suggest I'd be involved in something so despicable!

Nick: Now Gideon...

Gideon: Shut yer pie hole, I'm talking to Judy not you. Well?

Judy: Do you know a hyena named Pempton Bell?

Gideon: Well course I know him. He's the fella I told you about. Smart as a whip, he's really helped me out. But that don't mean a damn thing Judy! I've known Pempton close for two years now. he wouldn't hurt a fly.

Scene: Judy turns to Nick.

Judy: Show him Nick.

Scene: Nick pulls a cup, a bottle of blood, and two plastic bags from his uniform jacket.

Nick: Blood....Canobian Paste.....your Rappleberry pie.....

Scene: The mixture reacts as Gideon watches. Nick bangs it on a table then drops it like a microphone and gives a facial and body gesture as if to say..."Well there it is buddy boy."

Scene: Gideon shivers as he looks down at the solidified blood.

Gideon: From the ninth level of hell...

Scene: Gideon stands up and looks upset with his ears downcasted.

Gideon: So what now? Are you two here to arrest me?

Judy: What for? You've done nothing wrong have you? Did you know anything at all of what Bell was up too?

Gideon: No! Judy....I swear on my children...I knew nothing. I didn't suspect anything. You know me Judy?

Nick: But....sadly? We still have to arrest you buddy.

Gideon: But I've done nothing wrong!

Judy: Calm down Gideon....let me explain....We need you to play along with us on this ok? Trust me?

Gideon: I sort of learned to trust you from hard experience.

Scene Shift

Scene Location: Zootopia city hall Time: Evening

Background Music: Closing theme to "Emperor"

Scene: The Mayor has called a press conference on the City Hall steps. Doctor beckworth, Chief Bogo, Captain Ajax, Juddy Hopps, Nick Wilde and other City reps are behind him as he stands at the podium.

Note 1: background playing scenes.

Mayor: My fellow citizens. Our city has been through the worse scare to ever descend upon us all, yet tonight I can report to you that the nightmare is over. Through the tireless and exhaustive efforts of our law enforcement and medical professionals, the cause of this vicious scourge which has so terrified us all has been found out and brought to an end. The cause of the virus known as Pompi-Taxdermus was due to the nafarious efforts of two individuals...Terrence Upperton who escaped justice earlier today and the arrest this evening of food magnate Gideon Grey who's involvement in this vicious conspiracy was confirmed by Officer Judy Hopps of the ZPD. Officer Hopps?

Scene: Judy takes the podium.

Judy: (sobbing) The greatest tragedy of my life....has been to arrest someone who I not only grew up with but believed in my heart that he had become better than he was when I knew him. I.......I.......

Scene: Judy turns from the podium and cries as Nick cuddles her and walks with her away from the stage.

Scene: The Mayor comes back.

Mayor: Officer Hopps? We share your broken heart. Now allow me to introduce Doctor Beckworth.

Beckworth: Thank you your honor. My fellow citizens. With the grateful cooperation of Mrs. Kanga Roo and her son Roo Roo Junior, a vaccine is being swiftly produced and distributed throughout the city to not only restore those animals afflicted by this terrible act of terror but to inoculate the whole population. We....have been most fortunate in a time where we have been most terrified. When we were being push down....many boldly stepped up. This day....we have won over the forces of terror.

Note 1: Background scenes end.

Note 1 background scenes: Interspersed during this time when we have the speeches at the city hall we have the following scenes being shown...

1. Gideon Gray doing a perp walk with SWAT members Sunny and Raham.
2. Kanga and Roo hugging with their husband and father.
3. Scenes of nurses and doctors reviving victims and giving vaccinations.
4. Relieved citizens celebrating.
5. SWAT preping to strike at Pempton Bell akin to SEAL TEAM Six taking out Osama Bin Laden in 2011. The Bell compound even mirrors the Bin Laden hide out with the SWAT strike following the same events...cept one of the helicopters doesn't crash and Bell won't get a bullet to the head.
6. SWAT on their way to assault the Bell compound.
7. SWAT in the compound executing the assault.

Scene: The Mayor returns to the podium.

Mayor: Therefore...Tonight, I declare officially that the Animal Kingdom Fair will go on as scheduled! We will not allow terror to cage us in our homes any longer! The opening celebration will go on as planned at 7pm tomorrow night!

Scene: Cheering animals.

End background Music: Closing theme to "Emperor"

Scene Shift

Scene Location: The Bell (Osama Bin Laden) Complex in Sahara Central

Scene: The action is abrupt, swift and violent. Rick and Bertolt crash through the windows of Pempton Bell's study. Ajax crashes through the re-enforced, bolted and locked door and sends it crashing through the far wall. Sunny and Tin Tin drop through the overhead sky light and everyone plants laser dots on Pempton's head as he sits calmly in his big lounge chair.

Bertolt: Move a hair and I'll make your stupid head a needle eye you bastard.

Ajax: Pempton Bell. You are hereby under arrest for acts of domestic terrorism and extortion.

Scene: Ajax pulls his own 45 with a laser dot and puts it on Pempton's chest.

Ajax: You have five seconds to get out of that damn chair with your hands up you dirt bag.

Scene: Pempton gets up and raises his hands slowly.

Note: I don't know who could voice this character. Among the Actor's I considered....

1. Stephen Lang (Avatar, Gods and Generals)
2. Sam Elliot (Gettysburg, Prancer)
3. Robert De Niro (The Untouchables, Heat )
4. Al Pachino (The Godfather, Scarface)Y
5. Steve Buscemi (Armageddon)

Pempton: Very nice....you all have things so well wrapped and tied with a pretty pink bow don't you?

Ajax: I advise you to shut up Bell.

Pempton: No....I don't think so....you thick headed walking rock....which is about the consistency of your brain.

Bertolt: I swear I'm going to forget being a cop and just stomp you into floor wax with my big rabbit feet you dirty son of a....

Pempton: You all think your cleaver....I'm just another stupid Hyena. Just another dumb member of the canine species who people make funny cartoons about with ridiculous voices showing my people as stupid, clueless, scavenging buffoons and laughing morons...well the shoe is on the other foot this time.

Scene: The SWAT members react as if they're in an ambush situation.

Pempton: Oh please relax? I don't treat my guest with such shameful tactics. However?.....you are all screwed and I do mean the whole of Zootopia. Did you think I wouldn't have another plan in the wings? What you just went through was nothing more than a rehearsal to test the validity of the concept or did you all sleep through science class in high school?....

Scene: Ajax snatches Bell, throws him back into his chair and puts his pistol dot on Ball's forehead....

Ajax: You better start flapping them jowls there drooler...

Pempton: I'm the animal in control here. I would advise you to keep your ears perked. One wrong move and the whole city gets "baked" and I'm not talking about pies this time....oh no my friends....I've advanced up to DEFCON ONE on the terror scale and if I don't get what I want, what my people as a species desires willingly? Then we'll play my form of hard ball. But seeing as I am a sporting fellow? I'll be decent enough to give you a chance....fair slim as it is for you.

Pempton: I've placed a bomb in the city. A fairly large device, took us months to put it in place and the contagion it is designed to unleash will turn every animal and I mean every animal into OUR.....not mine but OUR pieces of clay to mold and shape as WE desire. No more will Hyenas suffer the abuses of the rest of you. In short? You will all be our bitches for once. The choice is simple...hand over control of Zootopia to the Hyena or hand it over as brainless Zombies?

Scene: Ajax thinks about beating the snot out of Pempton but wisely stops himself.

Pempton: Good choice not to do anything stupid there mister Battering Ram. I warn you all....try to evacuate the city? The bomb goes off. Try to go looking for the bomb? It goes off. Tell the public about the bomb? Just make things easier for us. You couldn't even find the detonator because we've been wise enough to make more than one. However...it won't be one of us who sets it off....it will be one of you. I'll just say in closing that when the water starts? The game will be over.

Scene: Pempton chomps down on something in his mouth and before the SWAT team can react...Pempton has taken his own virus and solidifies himself.

Scene: Ajax snorts and turns around to grab his shoulder microphone...

Ajax: Base Runner to Home Plate...Got caught out on second base....get me the Chief on a secure two way line! We have Ball in custody but he's a stiff and we're in big trouble.

Scene Shift

Scene Location: City Hall Time: Midnight

Scene: Chief Bogo, Doctor Beckworth, Ajax and the Mayor are in the Mayor's office. The Mayor is still in his pajamas.

Mayor: I thought you told me this was over! You told me Upperton and Grey were responsible for all this and then you go after this other guy I had no knowledge of what so ever. What the hell is going on?! Which one of you do I need to kick out of this building by their rump?!

Bogo: The ruse was necessary to put Pempton Ball at ease sir so SWAT could move in on him without incident. We did this with the blessing of Mister Grey, he is totally innocent of any charges. However....to put it bluntly sans Officer Nick Wilde? The hustler put on us a reverse hustle and now we face a grand hustle with a worse outcome.

Mayor: Chief? You are just begging me to pull that badge off your chest and.... you? You wouldn't hit a small guy like me would you?

Scene: Bogo offers his badge.

Bogo: Your purview sir.

Mayor: No...you keep it...so if there's a really horrible screw up from this I can use you as a shield while I run for the resignation chopper.

Scene: The mayor does a victory sign over his head with his fingers and a cheek flapping Nixon impression.

Mayor: Doctor? What about Bell? Can you revive him?

Beckwoth: The vaccine sir won't work. He's developed a more complex strain and it will take us perhaps months to get to an antidote.

Scene: The Mayor walks around...

Mayor: So....our choice is to surrender ourselves to Pempton Bell or....become his brain dead zombies. And what about this "bomb" of his, what are we talking about? How big can it be?

Bogo: It would have to be a sufficient size to affect all of Zootopia proper East to West....North to South. For a weapon to affect all of Zootopia...you'd need it to be the size of a blimp and you need to hide it. Ajax?

Scene: Ajax walks over to the conference table where a map of Zootopia is laid out.

Ajax: Somehow....working in absolute secrecy....Bell and his accomplices have managed to put a bomb in the city without anyone noticing. I'd say it took six months given the size he would need and it had to be done with absolute secrecy. It has to be below ground.

Major: But this is right in the city! How could you do something like that without it getting seen by someone? Even if you wanted to build it, there would have to be some visible above ground sign of construction and you couldn't find an empty lot in Zootopia, I know that fact pretty well.,

Ajax: Yet they did Sir. An empty lot that was open to them for around six months. Now they could have done it during construction for the Animal Kingdom Fair but that would have been too obvious to say nothing of impossible to maintain any secrecy. It had to be somewhere where things like security cameras and roaming animals don't happen for six months. Some place where there is easy access too if you do it right.

Scene: Ajax points to the map.

Ajax: The Palisade Soccer Stadium. It's twelve miles from the geographic center of the city with subway line that hasn't been completed yet because it's awaiting re-funding. It was vacant for the off season but tonight is the inaugural match of the season between the Rain Forest Cats and the Sahara Lions and the celebration opening for the fair with Gazelle as the head liner....things couldn't be more perfect.

Mayor: Then the answer is obvious...cancel everything and warn the public.

Ajax: You do that and Bell's goons will blow the bomb. In fact, any attempt by us to find it or disarm it and they will detonate it.

Bogo: And ordering an evacuation will put every animal on the streets in a perfect condition to be infected all at once when the bomb goes off. The city will be in chaos and we at the ZPD would be powerless to control it.

Major: Then what the hell are we going to do huh? You want me to resign? Hand the city and the people over to a bunch of maniacs?!

Scene: Nick walks into the office with Judy.

Nick: Absolutely. You are totally unfit for mayor. Resign you fat slob.

Mayor: Why you shifty red furred snot rag! How dare you?!

Judy: I'm so sorry Mister Mayor. Nick's sometimes too direct.

Scene: As Nick speaks, his following description will be hilariously played out in crude child-like crayon drawings.

Nick: You resign. Tonight. You tell the whole city at the Palisade that due to terrible misfortune, you have contracted an illness from exposure to the original virus brought about by the mistake of a nurse who didn't not properly sterilize the injection equipment. Our beloved Mayor has very little time left to live. At the same time...Assistant Mayor Porcrind (Poor Crinde "Pork Rind") was struck with a fatal dose of trichinosis and....keeled over deader than a door nail thus leaving you our beloved and stricken but defiant and courageous to the very last Mayor to declare by fiat one Pempton Bell as your lawful successor Mayor Pro Temp. The succession of power will be made official at midnight tomorrow night.

Scene: Nick gives the Mayor a wink and a snicker then pretends to drop a microphone.

Nick: And.....kabloooooeeeeeeeeeeeee......

Judy: Do you always have to do these crazy dramatic flare things?

Nick: Em-phaaaa-sis my dear bunny.....Emmm-phaaaaaa-sisssssssss

Scene: The Mayor is still for a moment.

Mayor: Brilliant! Absolutely Brilliant!

Scene: The Major goes to hug Nick.

Nick: Uh uh.....her idea Sir.

Scene: The Mayor hugs Judy.

Judy: Nick! Stop putting everything on me!

Nick: If it succeeds, you become a lieutenant and I move up. If it fails, you crash and burn or become a miserable zombie in service to a crazy Hyena...and may I say carrots you would look absolutely adorable as a brainless female dressed in a crazy two piece swim wear ensemble chained to the whims of a fat slug (slap at stupid Star Wars) but anyway...win win for me both ways.

Scene: Nick kisses Judy.

Nick: Mmmmmm....hustle.

Scene: A tooth pick hits Judy in the forehead.

Bogo: Hopps. It's a daring idea...which is why I'll approve of it. You Wilde and Ajax get together and put a plan into action.

Scene: Judy tilts her head up.

Judy: IT'S NOT MY IDEA CHIEF!

Scene: Nick fawns over Judy

Nick: Such modesty! Truly altruistic. A glowing example of the finest animal hood known to mammals.

Judy: When this is over Nick.....I swear....

Scene: Nick is walking out with Ajax

Nick: I'll be sure to have the rose pedals, the wine, the chocolate and the doggie shampoo bubble bath ready for you Carrots you wonderful smart bunny.....(Blow Kisses)

(Scene fade to black)

End of act 6