Littered across the walls were newspaper clippings, all from the past five years. There seemed to be no connection between the articles on display, except for each of them involving a strange incident in one way or another.

"Spaceship sighted over Downtown."

"Armored robbery stopped by spider hero."

"Would-be criminals found comatose: said to be attacked by demon."

"Oates!" came a gruff voice from the door. Detective Oates of the Zootopia Police Department turned around to see the Chief of Police, Officer Bogo, standing behind him.

"Chief!" Oates saluted to his superior. "I was just looking over the vigilante case again. There has to be a connection somehow…"

Bogo looked at the detective with a glare, though his normal face wasn't much different. "Oates, I know how much you want to get to the bottom of these vigilantes, but we have more important cases on our hands. There are fourteen missing mammals out there, and I need all of my officers out there looking for them."

Oates sighed, "Yes sir. It just annoys me that with all of my skills, I can't find a connection between any of these incidents."

"There may not be one, Oates," said Bogo, "not every single case connects to a bigger conspiracy."

The detective turned back to the wall of clippings, the work all done by himself and a few other officers. Each story was different, but Oates felt like some crucial information was hiding right under his nose.

"Alright chief, let's get to work," Oates said, leaving his office behind Bogo. There was one last newspaper that was on the wall that had not only Oates, but the rest of Zootopia concerned. The incident had only happened a month ago, but there was still debate on whether it was real or an elaborate hoax.

"Savage Tiger rampages through Rainforest District."

Author's Note

Welcome, true believers, to the Zootopia Heroic Universe! This prologue sets up the universe as already having superheroes present for about the last five years (in the public eye of course). If you want to get to know a little bit more about some of the characters, hop on over to my other story "Zootopia Heroes: Origins."

Next time: A certain rabbit has her first day on the job, but will her hero life interfere with that?