The city of Zootopia had light rain as a bus made its stop. the sound of the brakes as the doors open. Out stepped a figure. his feet pattering on the wet sidewalk as he walked for short while.

The streets were fairly empty as the figure glanced around looking at the numbers on the houses on the side of the road.

"777 Sunrise Street," the address said as he walked up the stairs to the porch pushing his finger on the doorbell, waiting as the only sound was the rain falling, the sun trying to shine thru the clouds as the door opened revealing an elderly Lion.

"It's you again, please do come in," the old cat said his voice strained, it was clear he was clear he was tired but this meeting was an annual tradition.

"I wasn't expecting you for another hour, please sit down" The old lion offer his eyes rolling to a comfy chair as a figure sat down.

"I was making tea just before you arrived, you still take 2 sugars?" the lion asked walking into the kitchen with wooden cane clotting on the tile floor as he walked.

"You don't know what's like being old, when you're my age all you have left are your memories, they say hindsight is 20/20 you know" The lion added reaching for the kettle picking it up as he poured two cups of tea.

"If you could go back in time what would you say to your younger self, would you tell them how their life plays out, would you steer them down a different path?" he asked removing the cap for a container of sugar as he placed a spoon in the container scooping a few cubes of sugar out, dropping them in the cups swirling the mixture watching the white cubes dissolve.

"Still the quiet one, are you" the lion chuckled as he carried the cups to the living room, setting them down.

"I get it, you want me to get to the point so I'll get to the story" the tiger replied setting on a sofa across from the figure blowing on his tea, taking a sip.

"It all started in the late 60s with gangs, small-time criminals, some of them had hade gimmicks, some just punks with guns and masks."

it was 1967 in Downtown Zootopia as a young zebra held up a silver watch

"It's a beautiful selection miss, your husband will love it" The zebra kindly said looking at a young beaver in a sundress.

"Thank you, our anniversary is coming up and I wanted to get him something nice" The beaver replied smiling with her big teeth as the door to the store was kicked in. standing on the other side was a Cougar wearing coveralls and a burlap sack over his head with two eyes in it and a noose around his neck.

"you see the way it worked if they would wear a mask then ditch it before the police arrested them. that way no one could identify them in the lineups, the Hangman was one such case"

The Cougar walked around carrying another sack.

"All right everyone valuables in the bag, nobody does anything stupid, nobody gets hurt" the giant cat threatened as the customers compiled as they emptied their belongings into the sack as the cougar noticed the beaver trying to hide the watch as he quickly made his way over to her.

"I said all valuables" The cougar repeated as she panicked pulling said watch out holding it over the bag.

"This is the ZPF, come out with your paws over your head" a voice ordered as two were outside the building as the cougar grabbed what he hand as jumped out of a window in the side of the building running down an alleyway.

"After him!" one of the officers, an elephant ordered as the other a rhino followed the cat down the alley. The alley was too big for the elephant

"I'll catch up, just have to find another way" the elephant stated as the other two were in a chase as the two managed to catch up only to be outrun.

"You cannot outrun me, I am a cat," the cougar boasted as the rhino was keeping up low on his breath as the chase proceeds into the street getting the attention of the citizen.

"Zootopia Police Force, drop the stolen goods and surrender, or I will open fire" the rhino replied low on breath giving the criminal a chance as the kept running. suddenly the Cougar pulled a pistol from his belt turning a shooting the officer in the leg as the rhino fell to the ground with a huge thud.

"It wasn't long before me and few boys from the neighborhood decided we would start doing the same thing"

"My leg, you rotten- boo hoo" The rhino replied walking to the elephant aiming his gun as the sound of a bullet flying shot the gun from his hand as the cougar gripped his paw.

"There were five of us, first was Wesley Smith or as we knew him, the Judicator"

"Pulling a gun on Law enforcement is something I will not stand for partner" a voice said belonging to a horse, he was dressed as a cowboy in a duster with a wide-brimmed hat, and a bandana covering his face holding two silver revolvers as the criminal swiped at him claws out as a second figure caught he fist sending the Cougar on the ground.

"Next there was Lee Long, also known as Thunder Dragon, a grade A Martial artist"

a giant Panda stood over them wearing a suit and a cloth mask over his eyes as he struck a fighting pose, not once uttering a word during their fight. as they clashed Lee managed to grab the bag throwing it as a tomahawk soared thru the air pinning it to a wooden post

"The goods are secured, get the criminal" another voice

"There was also Nate Howell, The Nighthowler"

the hatchet was thrown by a black wolf wearing a native leather vest and a lot of beads, a wooden mask covered his face as the Cougar kept fighting Lee and Wesley managing to shake the two off as Nate jumped into the alleyway. the cougar passed aside him, heading for another alley as he was pushed back on the ground as a sledgehammer slammed the ground in front of him.

"Get up" another voice boomed with loud volume

"The muscle of the team Henry Johnson, Steel Horn"

The cougar clenched his stomach standing up as a bull walked out of the alleyway clinking a sledgehammer gently against the brick wall as the thief tried his hardest to stand up as a net was thrown over him.

"it's over villain, we've stopped you," the final voice said with charisma laughing

"At lastly me the leader, Raymond Sterling, Apollo"

a young Lion pulled a rope dragging a net, wearing gladiator attire as he looked at the citizen with a huge smile on his face.

"Fear not citizens, the criminal has been apprehended, we are the Crusaders of Valor, and we are here, to save the day" Ray proclaimed loudly as the five were striking heroic poses.

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