Destiny Calls!
History has been made in Zootopia once more after Zeerox set Brutus free from the White Howler prison complex making him the very first prisoner to ever escape from it. Zeerox is coming near the end of his mission. His last task is to find and kill Zootopia's most renowned scientist and destroy everything he created that would help the military fight against the Gryphonians in a war. After these horrific events and knowing the identity of the intruder, the ZPD and even the military are now actively looking for Zeerox in the whole metropolis.
Being as inconspicuous as possible, Zeerox got lucky enough to reach Gyzmoo's new workplace, home and lab using his trusty beetle drones and instincts without being spotted by anyone. It's already past midnight so the traffic and pedestrian activities are very low. He crosses the street and reaches a parking lot which is made for the animals working at Gyzmoo's place. The building ahead of him resembles Onyx Technologies. The place is called Gyz's Labs and it is the biggest industrial place with research labs where scientists specialize in developing advanced weaponry, technology and conducting deep research. The unstoppable force that Zeerox has become is now approaching the complex.
There are no cars in the parking lot, no people around yet the doors are open and the lights are lit inside the building which gives off a strange and suspicious feeling to Zeerox. He grabs The Armsmorpher and transforms it into a gatling gun with plasma bolts ready to wreak havoc and kill anyone who opposes him...especially his main target, a small rodent.
As soon as he makes the first step inside, four specially modified drones with four propellers that glow red shoot a bright violet beam of zero point energy to completely render Zeerox immobilized and powerless, making him drop The Armsmorpher to the ground. His glasses get shattered and his red glowing eyes revealed. He is then lifted up in the air while Gyzmoo enters the scene flying on his personal saucer accompanied by another squadron of drones.
Gyzmoo: Look who ran into my mouse trap! Did you really think you could just sneak into my labs and kill me?!
Zeerox: HOW DID YOU DO THIS?! I CANNOT PROCESS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME!
Gyzmoo: You are not smart enough to top my supreme intellect and tactical extraordinary vision. The brainy rodent caught you off guard! What are you going to do now?
Zeerox is becoming furious as he struggles to set himself free from the trap...
Gyzmoo: Keep trying. There's no counter-measure you can take that will successfully dissipate that force around you.
Zeerox: YOU WILL NOT STAND IN MY WAY! I WILL ANNIHILATE YOU!
Gyzmoo: Such temper and desire to fulfill the wishes of Zootopia's greatest enemy. You fell into the wrong hands Project Zeta. Your proclivities for wrongful acts must be voided. The life that precedes the one I am about to give you will be a history long forgotten!
Zeerox: I don't know what you're talking about you infernal microscopic squirrel, I will use every bit of resourcefulness and effort to CRUSH YOU WITH MY FINGERS!!!!
Gyzmoo laughs hysterically at the sapless wolf...
Gyzmoo: Squirrel, no offense taken. You got my approval for nearly guessing my species. No forbearance shown from your side though, which is a problem, but fear no more, I am going to set you free!
Zeerox: Just do it and I will show you the power I possess!
Gyzmoo: It's not your body that I am going to set free, but your heart and soul enclosed by darkness! Let me take you to my personal laboratory. It's about time I conducted a truly momentous experiment that will change the course of history!
Zeerox: I am not digging your way of dealing with someone like me! I was created to serve my master and my master's wishes were to eliminate you! I will strive for success and make that happen!
Gyzmoo: You "almighty" creation, you claim you are so strong and unstoppable, why don't you use your full power to squash me as if I was a cockroach then? Hmmm? Why? Because you are still a mortal living being with feelings and weaknesses! I knew someone like you, who was created in the labs to blindly serve those who only wanted to use him for destroying everything in this city. They did not care about him one bit. He was lost, confused and fell victim to undeserved maltreatment. He was just like you and acted impetuously thinking all the actions he would make would earn him all the respect in the world. He was a good friend of mine too. It's not late to save you from your own downfall.
Zeerox: I find no meaning and importance in the words you say. There's nothing that will change my set goal and my mind. Nothing!
Gyzmoo: Oh well...you are coming with me to my laboratory whether you like it or not. Whoever was responsible for creating you, they probably knew it would end up like this for you.
Gyzmoo presses a few buttons on his saucer and makes the squadron of drones with Zeerox follow him through various rooms and offices....
Zeerox: Where are you taking me?!
Gyzmoo: You will see very soon.
They reach the main laboratory which is basically Gyzmoo's home. Gyzmoo takes Zeerox to a bed surrounded by computers and a special dish-like weapon pointed downside on the bed.
Gyzmoo: I've had my eyes set on you ever since your arrival to Zootopia. I knew you were coming all along.
Zeerox: How? I strongly refuse to believe such lies! My arrival was super secret!
Gyzmoo: I have security cameras only I have access to installed all around the city with drones patrolling the airspace. They are designed to identify intruders like you. They are my all-seeing eyes of wisdom! Needless to say, someone special in Gryphonia I am in contact with already informed me about you way before your arrival. Alright my little birds, time to get to work!
The drones attach Zeerox to the table and handcuff him with special glowing handcuffs....
Computer: Bio form scanning complete. Subject is weak against extreme heat, and could potentially die from radiation exposure.
Gyzmoo: Information like that is surely worth your weight in gold, computer. Thanks a lot. Now I know how to trounce this magnificent beast in case a little skirmish erupts between us two, but that's very...VERY unlikely to happen.
Zeerox: I never thought you'd give me so much trouble here, rodent. But this doesn't end here! I don't know what your plans are, but with my unnatural power, you will be destroyed! I know no recapitulation, no mercy, you will scream for help in unbearable pain once I get my hands on you!
Gyzmoo: I like your belligerence, oh almighty Zeerox, but this place is a violence-free zone. We don't fight here, we specialize in research and bring technological marvels into existence, for our military, for our people...for our KINGDOM! You talk too much for someone who is about to get brainwashed....
Zeerox: BRAINWASHED? YOUR TECH WILL NOT AFFECT MY MIND!
Gyzmoo: Ah, let's just end this rumpus! Forget about those who sent you, you are about to restart your life as a free animal with rights!
Gyzmoo hovers over to one of the computers surrounding the table and enters a code....
Gyzmoo: And here.....we....go!
The brainwashing weapon system aims at Zeerox's head....
Computer: Neural system targeted...
Zeerox: STOP THIS SORCERY RIGHT NOW OR YOU WILL REGRET EVERY ACTION YOU MAKE! YOU WILL NOT MAKE A SUBMISSIVE PET OUT OF ME!
Zeerox explodes in fury, roaring loud trying to escape from the inescapable trap he fell into...
Gyzmoo: Ah, don't flip out now. I am not making you my slave, I am just making you insentient for a few minutes while I erase everything you've committed to your memory since your creation!
Zeerox: You got some courage for your petite size rodent!!!!!
Gyzmoo: No...not courage. Just a passion for personal growth and willingness to be a virtuous luminary in this kingdom.
Computer: Rendering the subject unconscious...
The weapon subdues Zeerox's feelings of rage and loses his consciousness in the process as a beam of red light hits his head...
Computer: Subject's data acquired. Erasing memory...
Gyzmoo: Computer, how close I am to being successful with this experiment?
Computer: Doctor Gyzmoo, you are deadly close to being successful!
Gyzmoo: That's exactly what my ears wanted to hear! Everything I do must be of impeccable quality!
Computer: You may adjust the Subject's behavioral system...
Gyzmoo: Excellent. Let's see...the current behavior shall be kept. But how about we make him feel things? Let's give him the life he deserves. He will no longer be a slave. He will be an animal that will be able to empathize with others. His steadfastness and resoluteness however, must be kept to maintain his effectiveness in this world of crime and disturbance. Wipe out everything in his memory that he experienced since his creation. This is going to be a fresh start for him.
Computer: Memory deleted. Subject indoctrination complete.
Gyzmoo disables the force field around him making the drones enter passive mode.
Gyzmoo: Zeerox, can you hear me?
The wolf seems to be slowly regaining his consciousness after a memory wipe out. He opens his eyes and the first major noticeable thing about him are his eyes that no longer glow. They became natural and the irises are green.
Zeerox: Where....am I? Who is talking to me?
Gyzmoo: And that's another considerable attainment in my book! Experiment done and successful as expected!
Zeerox sits up on the table....
Zeerox: Master?
Gyzmoo: Master? No, not your master, a friend!
Zeerox jumps off the table and the drones get their weapons ready in case Zeerox is still the old himself.
Gyzmoo: No, bad drones! Do not engage!
The drones get back into passive mode and begin slowly flying around the place....
Gyzmoo gets closer to Zeerox with his saucer, amazed by the results of his experiment. Zeerox kneels before him....
Zeerox: I am at your service!
Gyzmoo: What are you doing?! Stand up...
Zeerox: I just...
He stands up holding his head as if he had a terrible headache...
Zeerox: What happened to me? WHO AM I?
Gyzmoo: You are Zeerox, a wolf who was mind controlled by our enemy, The Odynhood Empire. They sent you here to capture a red fox, help a highly dangerous criminal escape from a prison and lastly, kill me. Ever since your arrival to this city, there have been many casualties.
Zeerox: Is that who I really was? That couldn't have been me. I would never act with such barbarity.
Gyzmoo: Your past actions may not be irremediable, but your future is what you can make as beautiful and fulfilling as you want.
Zeerox: I refuse to believe that. None of that is true.
Gyzmoo: So, you really don't remember anything that happened?
Zeerox: No? Even if I did, I wouldn't reminisce about that kind of stuff.
Gyzmoo: Do you know what that means?
Zeerox: Nay, but I know you can answer your own question little guy!
Gyzmoo: Little guy....ugh.
Zeerox: I am...sorry for calling you little. I did not intend to offend you.
Gyzmoo: No offense taken. It's just... I may be a little guy to many people, but my intellect and technological prowess are the grandest!!! Anyway, to answer your question, this simply means you can now go outside and chase your dreams.
Zeerox: Chase my dreams?
Gyzmoo: You gotta have some life goals...
Zeerox: You want me to go out there, yet I don't even know what's outside. You can't just let me out into that wilderness to play a game called survival of the fittest!
Gyzmoo: But...you can't stay here. This place does not accommodate people. It's a research complex owned by me, not a hotel. I won't have a change of heart no matter how persuasively you'll demand your stay at my complex.
Zeerox: You wiped my mind clean, you know what happened. I don't. I would be so lost out there. Didn't you say that I killed people in this city? That means a safe residency in this city is not guaranteed for me.
Gyzmoo: Oh...no no no! I did not think it over enough! I should have spent more time ruminating on this procedure and its consequences.
Zeerox: SEE?! Also how do I know I am not in my enemy's territory and that you are not an evil scientist with some wickedly cruel plans to dominate the world with your brainwashing machine? Is that even legal? I didn't even give you permission to mess up my head! That thing should be criminalized if it hasn't been yet!
Gyzmoo: Look, If you return to Gryphonia, only then you will see the vast difference between Zootopia and that dark place. Only then you'll be able to choose who's side you'll be on....
Zeerox: You want to send me back there?!
Gyzmoo checks the news on his computer screen. All the media are talking about Zeerox, the devastation and the casualties he left behind his path.
Gyzmoo: This does not look rosy. I'll have to give you the equipment you had before your arrival to my complex and send you back to where you came from....
Zeerox: Hehehe....that's a very funny joke....YOU SERIOUS?!
Gyzmoo gets a wild idea....
Gyzmoo: I know how to end this ongoing conflict between these two kingdoms! It will all start with you.....the key to stopping the beating heart of the Odynhood Empire! NEYLA ODYNHOOD! YES! THIS IS IT!!! I am going to send you back to Gryphonia to kill her. She still thinks you are on her side as her slavish hound.
Zeerox: I thought.....I thought you set me free. You said you aren't my master!
Gyzmoo: My claim about that is revoked this instant. I reset your mind and became your new master. You are to obey my commands now until their queen is killed!
Zeerox: Is this really everything there is for me? Why chase a dream if I am bound to serve people. This way, I'll never be able to forsake this destiny. My hands are tied, and only my master can grant me the right to abandon my duty.
Gyzmoo: You may disregard everything I said, you are permitted to leave, as a free animal. I am...sorry. I didn't really mean to come across as an authoritative guy.
Zeerox: It's fine. I can't stay here anyway. I woke up with a brainwashed mind knowing absolutely nothing about what happened. I must have been a heartless killing machine prior to my brainwashing if the police and the military are looking for me. Thank you for destroying my old self and granting me freedom. I don't know which side is the good or the bad one, but I will help this kingdom by fulfilling your wish and killing their queen.
Gyzmoo: Your only escape is Gryphonia. The authorities of Zootopia are exhaustively looking for you. It won't take long and a big bounty will be put on your head. What you will do in Gryphonia is now up to you but if you can somehow....kill off their empress, their empire will be shackled and will no longer pose a threat to our kingdom. With their empire in a vulnerable state, we can gain the upper hand in these trying times.
Zeerox: I'll only remain an unsung hero for your people after I kill her. If it is death that will come soon after for me, so be it. I am not afraid of it. I'll do it. I cannot run from my destiny.
Gyzmoo: Very well! After me!
Gyzmoo leads Zeerox to the weapon manufacturing sector where new weapons are made, distributed and modified. This place is full of workers.
Gyzmoo: Look around the place. This sector is all about weapon development and distribution, if it's weapons and equipment that you want, this is just the right place to start. It is me who reinforces the army of Zootopia with these hi-tech weapons. I've come a long way to be able to afford something stellar like this.
Zeerox: So, this is not only about work in the labs...
Gyzmoo: Nope, not at all. This elaborately built place offers more than just complex work in the labs. We are here to give our people a future without restrictions and difficulties. With the tech and weapons we ship to each region of Zootopia, everyone greatly benefits from our first-rate work.
Zeerox: I understand your vision. This is all for a good cause.
Gyzmoo pushes a few buttons on his saucer and makes the security drones deliver Zeerox The Armsmorpher.
Gyzmoo: I believe this is yours.
The drones give the Armsmorpher to Zeerox by dropping it into his hands using a beam that can move objects.
Zeerox: Strangely enough, this is a weapon I am excessively familiar with....
Gyzmoo: Because you used it to protect yourself and destroy those who opposed you. We seized this weapon upon your arrival to my labs and examined every single part of it. A blueprint of it has been constructed and now we can create an exact copy of it. I thank you for your unwitting contribution! The Gryphonians are in deep trouble now! I'll never cease to amaze myself with every step I make!
Zeerox: You are welcome I guess...
Zeerox attaches the weapon to his back....
Zeerox: How are you going to send me back to Gryphonia?
Gyzmoo: It is your lucky day! We still got two spare Gryphon ships that we salvaged from fifteen years ago.
Zeerox: Why only two? I was expecting a bigger quantity of available aircraft here. Not just two...
Gyzmoo: Silly, you think this is a military compound? That's what the military has and unfortunately we don't have direct access to their aircraft. You have to accept these graciously. So, are you ready?
Zeerox: Of course I am! I don't need any of your weaponry because I am a weapon myself!
Gyzmoo: You could say that...heh.
Zeerox: Is there something you're not telling me?
Gyzmoo: No? Except you absorbed the power of someone like you and now you are truly unstoppable.
Zeerox: And only you know how to stop me....
Gyzmoo: Correct! I know how to stop you or even kill you. Consider this as a veracious response!
Zeerox: I guess I'll better get going. I don't want any trouble here.
Gyzmoo: To the export department!
Gyzmoo takes Zeerox to the export department with trucks and many other transport vehicles.
Gyzmoo: This is the place where we export our products to every region of Zootopia. My sedulous subordinates ensure everything gets shipped out in time. We know no constraints. Zootopia has never been in a better shape all thanks to my work which has reached the deepest and most diverse communities in all the regions and beyond. If my calculations are in place, we reached our peak two years ago, but there's always time for improvement and trailblazing innovations. Technology has no limits.
Zeerox: Something like this surely requires years of dedication!
Zeerox is amazed by Gyzmoo's workforce and inventions. There are some unusual crates loaded into several trucks that contain freshly manufactured Reinvigorator vaccines ready to be delivered to the military. It appears that Gyzmoo created thousands of Reinvigorators ever since Operation Thunderbolt.
Zeerox: So many crates. What's in those if I may ask?
Gyzmoo: Confidential stuff for the military.
Gyzmoo leads Zeerox upstairs. They get through a few corridors before reaching the rooftop with several landing pads. Two are already occupied by the Gryphon ships.
Gyzmoo: That's your way out of here. Birds like these will make sure your journey to Gryphonia will be as less arduous as possible.
Zeerox: Thanks Gyzmoo. Now that I think about everything deeply, especially about myself, there's really nothing I can do to avoid my destiny. If I stay, I'll never have a peaceful life here because of being wanted in the whole city and even if I leave Zootopia, there's nothing good waiting for me in Gryphonia either as I must do what my former master told me. Assassinating their queen will give me yet another taste of a painfully troubled life. Their entire empire will be after me and guess what, if I decide NOT to obey my former master and abandon my mission by letting their queen live, they will only make a slave out of me once again and to be honest, I don't want that. I want to be a citizen, I want a family, I don't want to be a slave doing orders aimlessly to put my master's mind at rest. You gave me an order Gyzmoo, an order while you were my master. I must not deny your order even if you aren't who you were after the moment you brainwashed me. If I fall, I will fall as a free animal. I don't know who I was before, but I know I didn't do anything commendable here and for that I must pay the ultimate price.
Gyzmoo: You cannot change what has been predetermined by fate...at least that's what some folk think. It is you who will decide what's next with your following step. They may have built you to be a cold-hearted creation, that was only regarded as a weapon, a thing with no real worth outside of the military zone, but you now have the conscience and power to make your own rules, and the invaluable ability to have dreams and aspirations. I hope you are now fully cognizant of the decision I made to brainwash you and give you something you could barely even dream of when you were under their control as their pet. You got my trust Zeerox. Do what you think is just. Your efforts will not come to naught if you follow your heart and won't let yourself succumb to thralldom.
Gyzmoo: Just a heads up, the Gryphonian territory is surrounded by an impassable barrier they call the Thunderbringer. In order for you to pass, identify yourself as Project Zeta once their airspace command gets in contact with you. Your Gryphonian ship will only make your passage easier. The radar in the ship should lead you directly to Gryphonia.
Zeerox: Thank you Gyzmoo! This will be kids' stuff. Hereby I bid you my farewell.
Gyzmoo: May your travels and next adventures in your life be charmed! Goodbye!
Zeerox walks up to one of the Gryphon ships and enters it. He activates the thrusters and lifts off while Gyzmoo watches him from the rooftop on his saucer...
Gyzmoo: Now, who's going to save you, Blake? Think Gyzmoo...think....
He watches Zeerox who sets off to Gryphonia with the ship until he disappears from the sky upon activating cloaking mode to safely leave the Zootopian airspace. Who would have guessed the smallest animal would successfully defeat such a big threat that Zeerox was? Will Zeerox be able to complete his last mission and be free from servitude? Gyzmoo's plan will soon show....