Pettopia

Scene 1: The Bone Days Talent Show
''[In a street, a little, spaniel is creeping up to a water hole. During the following line, a tiger is stalking the dog.]''

Young Zoe Trent: [initially hushed, her voice gradually increasing in volume] Fear, treachery, blood lust. Thousands of years ago, these were the forces that ruled our world. A world where prey were scared of predators. And predators had an uncontrollable, biological urge to maim and maul, and-

''[The spaniel notices, and turns around just when the tiger pounces towards it. Cut to reality. It is revealed that the "jungle" is really a stage in an auditorium, and as for the hunting, Jaguar, in a tiger costume, is pretending to pounce on a young Zoe Trent.]''

Young Zoe Trent: Ahh! [she draws out long, red ribbons from her costume] Blood, blood, blood! ''[Zoe falls on her back, making choking noises. She reaches for a hidden ketchup bottle and, while still laying on her back, places it upright under her arm and squeezes its contents all over her body while pretending to convulse.]'' And... death!

''[Zoe squeezes the bottle one last time, much to the horror and disgust of the audience and her parents, Cameron and Carlos Trent, the latter of whom is recording the play with a camcorder, and the former, who is facepalming. Bobby Catmull bangs dramatically on a timpani drum. Zoe stands up.]''

Young Zoe Trent: Back then, the world was divided in two - vicious predators [Jaguar hisses] and meek prey. ''[Zoe gives an innocent look. Boxes, labeled "Vi s cious Predator" and "Meek Prey" lower down and cover them. Bobby plays bass notes on the hammered dulcimer heavily, then plays a light harp glissando, when Sharla the sheep in white robe-like clothing tosses confetti from a basket over the bags and prances around.]'' But over time, we revolved and looked beyond our primitive savage ways. ''[The boxes pull up and Zoe and Jaguar are in white robes as well. Sharla pops a noisemaker and Zoe and Jaguar hold paws]'' Now, predator and prey live in harmony and every young mammal has multitudinous opportunities.

Sharla: Yeah, [takes off white clothing, revealing an astronaut outfit and puts on a helmet] I'm going to be an astronaut when I grow up! [The crowd applauds as Bobby plays a slide whistle indicating alien music.]

Jaguar: [takes off robe-clothing, revealing a nice suit and tie, and takes out a pen.] I'm gonna be an actuary when I grow up! [The crowd applauds again as Bobby plays the piano.]

Young Zoe Trent: And I can make the world a better place, I am going to be... [Bobby turns on a radio and moves his head side to side with the beat of the police music that is heard, and Zoe tears off the clothing revealing a police officer's uniform] ...a police officer!

[Cameron and Carlos look shocked and glance at each other in worry.]

Young Gideon Gold: [laughs, nudging Arnold, who is eating peanuts] Dog cop! That is the most stupidest thing I ever heard.

Young Zoe Trent: [puts on a police officer's hat] It may seem impossible to small minds - I'm looking at you, Gideon Gold - ''[Gideon glares at her; the jungle backdrop curtain on the stage rises, revealing a colorful painted mural of Pettopia behind it. Sharla and Jaguar hold up a banner reading "where anyone can be anything"; Bobby plays the piano in the background.]'' but, just two-hundred and eleven miles away stands the great city of Pettopia, where our ancestors first joined together in peace and declared that anyone can be anything! ''[Zoe bows. Bobby plays the final notes on a keyboard and turns to the audience with a grin. The audience applauds. Carlos closes the camcorder and he and Cameron look at each other in worry]'' Thank you and good night!

Scene 2: Zoe Confronts Gideon
''[The scene changes to outside in DogHouse at the Bone Days Festival. Zoe is seen skipping beside her parents as they walk out of the auditorium.]''

Carlos Trent: Zoe, you ever wonder how your mom and me got to be so darn happy?

Young Zoe Trent: [enthusiastic] Nope!

Carlos Trent : Well, we gave up on our dreams and we settled, right, Cam?

Cameron Trent: Oh, yes, that's right. We settled hard.

Carlos Trent: See? That's the beauty of complacency, Zo-Zo. If you don't try anything new, you'll never fail!

Young Zoe Trent: I like trying, actually. [jumps on a line of hay and skips]

Cameron Trent: What your father means, hun, is that it's gonna be difficult, impossible even, for you to become a police officer.

Carlos Trent: Right! There's never been a spaniel cop.

Cameron Trent: Never.

Carlos Trent: Not ever! Never.

Cameron Trent: Not ever.

Young Zoe Trent: [disappointed] Oh... [enthusiasm picks up again] Then I guess I'll have to be the first one! Because I [runs to a stand, flips off of it and lands, striking a pose] am gonna make the world a better place!

Carlos Trent: [laughs nervously] Or, uh, heck, you know, if you wanna talk about making the world a better place, no better way to do it than becoming a bone farmer.

Cameron Trent: Yes! Your dad, me, your two-hundred seventy-five brothers and sisters, we're changing the world!

Carlos Trent: Yeah.

Cameron Trent: One bone at a time!

Stu Hopps: Amen on that. Carrot farming is a noble profession. It's so easy! [as Cameron and Carlos are talking, Zoe sees Sharla, Gareth, and a spaniel girl with tickets walking off; Gideon and Arnold are close by and they follow them.]

Cameron Trent: Mm-hm. Just bury the bone and dig it up three seasons later.

Carlos Trent: Ahh. And one with the soil, just getting covered in dirt. [Zoe follows her friends and foes.]

Cameron Trent: You get it, honey. Yeah, but it's great to have dreams.

Carlos Trent: Yeah, just as long as you don't believe in them too much. [They both turn to look at her but then realize that Zoe is no longer present.] Where'd the heck she go?

[Zoe peeks from behind a tree and sees Gideon and Aronld cornering the children.]

Young Gideon Gold: Just get out of my way, or I'm gonna kick your little bottom! [hits Sharla's head]

Sharla: Ow! Cut it out, Gideon!

Young Gideon Gold: Baaa, baaa! [takes the tickets] What are you gonna do, cry?

Young Zoe Trent: [steps forward] Hey! You heard her, cut it out.

Gideon Gold: Nice costume. You get it at the landfill? What psyco world are you living in where a dog could be a cop?

Young Zoe Trent: [unfazed] Kindly return my friend's tickets.

Young Gideon Gold: [taps his overalls pocket] Come and get 'em! But watch out, 'cause I'm a mongoose, and like you said in your stupid little stage play, us predators used to eat prey! And our killer instinct's still in our duh-nuh.

Arnold: Uh, I'm pretty much sure it's pronounced D-N-A.

Young Gideon Gold: [irritated and he swats at his friend, Arnold] Don't tell me what I know, Arnold!

Young Zoe Trent: You don't scare me, Gideon! [Gideon pushes Zoe hard to the ground, knocking her hat off; the children scream in shock and run behind a tree]

Young Gideon Gold: Scared now? [Zoe's face shows fear as her eyes water and her nose twitches]

Arnold: [laughing] Look at her nose twitch! She is scared!

Young Gideon Gold: Cry, little baby doggie! ''[Then, Zoe kicks Gideon hard in the face, giving him a nosebleed, shocking everyone else. Gideon tastes the blood dripping.]'' Aww, you don't know when to quit, do you? ''[Gideon unsheathes his claws. Zoe gasps in fear, and Gideon growls, then slashes Zoe across the cheek. She shrieks in agony, and her friends cringe. Zoe's cheek shows three claw marks on it. Zoe feels her cheek and gasps, her face full of fear. Gideon shoves Zoe's face into the dirt] I want you to remember this moment the next time you think you will ever be anything'' more than just a stupid, bone-farming dumb dog!

''[Gideon and Arnold leave high-fiving each other and laughing. The children rush to Zoe.]''

Gareth: That looks bad!

Sharla: Are you okay, Zoe?

Young Zoe Trent: Yeah, yeah. I'm okay. [holds up tickets] Here you go.

Sharla: Wow! You got our tickets!

Gareth: You're awesome, Zoe.

Sharla: Yeah! That Gideon Gold doesn't know what he's talkin' 'bout!

Young Zoe Trent: Well, he was right about one thing: [Zoe picks up her officer hat off the ground and puts it back on, as determination spreads rapidly across her face.] I don't know when to quit!

Scene 3: The Pettopia Police Academy
''[Scene changes to the Pettopia Police Academy where Zoe, grown up, is with other much larger animals. The caption shows 15 Years Later...]''

Major Friedkin: Listen up, cadets! Pettopia has twelve unique ecosystems within its city limits. Tundratown! Sahara Square! Rainforest District - to name a few! You're gonna have to master all of them before you hit the streets or guess what? [looks at Zoe] You'll be dead! [Zoe shows a surprised look.]

Major Friedkin: You're going to have to keep on moving!

Animal Team: Keep on moving, Keep on moving, Keep on moving, Keep on moving!

Major Friedkin: [singing] I don't know, but I've been told...

Animal Team: [singing] ...Tundratown is very cold!

[Zoe jumps in and gets to the top, succeeding]

Mayor Lion: It is my honor to bestow this award and send Zoe Trent to the heart of Pettopia!

Zoe Trent: This is gonna be fun.

Announcer: Arriving, Pettopia Express.

Zoe Trent: Okay, gotta go. Bye! ''[Zoe enters the train, other siblings are heard saying "Bye, Zoe!" Zoe pauses for a second, then runs back and hugs her parents]'' I love you guys! [She kisses Cameron's cheek, and then Carlos's.]

Cameron Trent: Love you, too. [Zoe releases them and runs back to the train]

Carlos Trent: Oh, cripes. Here come the waterworks. [He blubbers.] Geez...

Cameron Trent: Oh, suck it up, you big baby!

Zoe Trent: Bye, everybody! Wish me luck.

Carlos Trent: Bye. Bye, Zoe!

[the train pulls away]

Judy Hopps: Bye!

''[The continually increasing population, as shown by the Doghouse sign, decreases by one as the train leaves. On the train, Zoe searches her iPaw, selects Gazelle, and then, "Can't Stop The Feeling" by Justin Timberlake from the list. Thus... Can't Stop The Feeling plays in the background as the train passes various areas; Zoe sees camels galloping in Sahara Square; as the train enters Tundratown, Zoe wipes off the mist and looks at the sights. Next, the train heads past Rainforest District and she marveled at the sight of the raindrops. Finally, the train arrives to Pettopia, an excited Zoe gets off the train, rides an escalator, sees a hippo coming out from an underwater part of the train and is dried off via floor vents, and even passes hamster tunnels where lemmings are sliding off. Zoe continues walking and looks around in awe. As the song ends, a video of Gazelle is played on a billboard.]''

Gazelle: [On a video billboard] I'm Gazelle. Welcome to Pettopia.

[The scene changes to the inside of an apartment, the door swings open, Zoe is being shown to her room by an elderly armadillo named Dharma Armadillo.]

Dharma Armadillo: And welcome to the Grand Pangolin Arms, luxury apartments with charm. Complementary de-lousing once a month... Don't lose your key. [gives her the key and leaves]

Zoe Trent: Thank you. [sees Bucky and Pronk Oryx-Antlerson walking past her] Oh, hi! I'm Zoe, your new neighbor.

Bucky Oryx-Antlerson: [grumpily] Yeah? Well, we're loud.

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: [grumpily] Don't expect us to apologize for it.

[Their door slams; Zoe looks around the room]

Zoe Trent: Greasy walls... [puts her suitcase on the floor and presses down on the bed] Rickety bed... ''[Bucky and Pronk are heard next door saying "Shut up!" to each other, two pictures on Zoe's wall move up and down as the two yell at each other] Crazy neighbors... [flops on the bed with a huge smile]'' I love it!!

''[The alarm goes off at 5:30; Zoe turns it off, gets in her uniform, polishes her badge, eats a vanilla cupcake unlocks her door and grabs her key. She looks at the mongoose repellent.]''

Zoe Trent: Eh... ''[Zoe leaves the room. A few seconds later, she goes back in and grabs the repellent.]''

''[The scene shows Pettopia Police Department. Inside, Officer Fangmeyer, a tiger, takes in a wolf with a muzzle.]''

Muzzled wolf: Come on! I didn't even get my permeant yet.

[Officer Jonah Alcataz, an obese cheetah, is seen behind the radio dispatcher's desk, eating a bowl of Lucky Chomps Cereal.]

Officer Jonah Alcataz: Mm-mm-mmm! [Zoe walks up to the desk.]

Zoe Trent: Excuse me!

Jonah Alcataz: Hm?

Zoe Trent: Down here! [Alcataz looks out from his desk and sees Zoe] Hi!

Jonah Alcataz: O.M. Goodness. They really did hire a dog. [Laughs] What?! I gotta tell you, you are even cuter than I thought you'd be!

Zoe Trent: Ooh, uh, you probably didn't know, but a dog can call another dog cute, but when other animals do it, it's a little...

Jonah Alcataz: [Gasps] I am so sorry! Me, Jonah Alcataz, the guy everyone thinks is just a flabby, donut-loving cop stereotyping you. I'm the president of New Jersey. Well, my owner is.

Zoe Trent: John Alcataz?

Jonah Alcataz: Yep, that's him.

[notices a donut stuck under Alcataz's neck fold] Oh, you've actually - you've actually got something in your neckfat... There's a...

Jonah Alcataz: Um... A what?

Zoe Trent: In your neck, the fold... The - the, there's...

Jonah Alcataz: Where? [Pulls the donut out of his neck fat] Oh, there you went, you little dickens! [eats the donut whole.]

Zoe Trent: [laughs nervously] I should get to roll call, so which way do I-

Jonah Alcataz: Oh, bull pen's over there to the left.

Zoe Trent: Great. Thank you! [Zoe walks off to the bull pen as the other officers watch her in amusement.]

Jonah Alcataz: Aww! That poor little dog's gonna get eaten alive.

''[Zoe enters the room and sees a bunch of officers, most of the predator kind, conversing. She sees a lion and a polar bear arm wrestling. The polar bear pins the lion's arm down with a huge thud, surprising Zoe and causing laughter from the other officers. She walks to a chair and struggles to get on, which she managed. She looks at Officer McHorn, a rhino.]''

Zoe Trent: [cheerfully] Hey! Officer Trent. You ready to make the world a better place?

''[Zoe holds out her paw for a fist bump. Officer McHorn snorts, rolls his eyes, and uses his fist to push Zoe's fist, which pushes her and her chair a few feet away. She laughs half heartedly.]''

Officer Higgins: Atten-hut!

[As The Police Chief, the cape buffalo chief of police enters, the other, larger officers bang their fists on the desks.]

Chief Bogo: Alright. Alright! Everybody sit. [Zoe sits, but when she sits, only the tips of her ears are shown, so later she stands.] I've got three items on the docket. First... we need to acknowledge the elephant in the room. [turns to an elephant officer] Francine [they look at Francine in mild suspense] - happy birthday.

[The suspense turns into excitement; officers around Francine get involved in a tussle]

Officer Francine: Heh, oh yeah? [gives a tiger officer a noogie]

Zoe Trent: [applauds and is later surprised] Oh, oh...

Chief: Number two; there are some new recruits with us I should introduce, but I'm not going to because I don't care.

[The officers snigger; Zoe grins.]

Chief: Finally; we have fourteen missing mammal cases - all predators - from a giant polar bear to a teensy little otter (Emmitt Otterton), and City Hall is right up my tail to find them! This is priority number one. [Higgins gives Chief the files; takes out glasses and starts handing them out to the assigned officers] Assignments: Officers Grizzoli, Fangmeyer, Delgato; your teams take missing mammals from the Rainforest District. [Delgato takes the file from Grizzoli as the team leaves] Officers McHorn, Rhinowitz, Wolfard; your teams take Sahara Square. [McHorn takes the file and his team leaves] Officers Higgins, Snarlov, Trunkaby: Tundratown. [Trunkaby takes the file and the team leaves] And finally our first bunny: Officer Hopps... [Zoe anxiously awaits for her assignment; Chief sighs, giving a blank stare] parking duty. Dismissed. [Zoe shows signs of confusion.]

Zoe Trent: Parking duty? [gets Chief's attention, who was leaving the room] Chief? Chief? [Chief puts on his glasses and looks down at Zoe] Sir, you said there were fourteen missing animal cases.

Chief: So?

Zoe Trent: So I can handle one. You probably forgot, but I was top of my class at the academy.

Chief: Didn't forget. Just don't care.

Zoe Trent: Sir, I'm not just some token dog.

Chief: Well then, writing one hundred tickets a day should be easy. [Leaves room; Zoe seems stunned, she taps her foot angrily]

Zoe Trent: A hundred tickets, I'm not gonna write a hundred tickets. I'm gonna write two-hundred tickets! Before noon!

Scene 4: Enter Sunil Nevla
''[Zoe puts on her meter maid outfit, adjusts her mirror, puts on her seatbelt, turns on the car, and hits the pedal. The car moves as slow as possible. She goes around giving tickets to cars that have expired parking spots. Later, her ears pick up a beeping sound. A parking meter has expired. She grins, goes to the car, types up a ticket and puts it on the windshield. She hears another beep. She puts another ticket on another car. Her ears pick up another beep and puts another ticket on another car. She approaches a tall giraffe car. She grins, goes to her cart, leaps off of it onto a street sign, which she leaps from, lands on the car and places a ticket on its windshield. She hears parking meters expiring and puts tickets on cars as quick as possible. A mouse goes to his car with a parking ticket on it; it drives away and the mouse panicked goes after it. The parking meters go off one by one, Zoe continues giving tickets to car and the number on her pad increases as the tickets are being printed out. Later, Zoe looks at the clock which points to 12:00 and looks at the ticket pad which shows 200.]''

Zoe Trent: Boom! Two-hundred tickets before noon. [Zoe's own meter expires] Ugh... [prints out a ticket and gives it to her own vehicle] two-o-one.

[Then, she hears a car horn and sees Sunil Nevla, a mongoose, dodging a Fresh Doe truck being driven by a ram named Doug.]

Doug Ramses: Hey, watch where you're goin', mongoose! [drives away]

''[Zoe watches Sunil, slyly standing by an ice cream parlor, Jumbeaux's Café. When an elephant enters, Sunil goes inside. Suspicious, Zoe goes up to the parlor and peeks through the window looking for Sunil, but she doesn't see him.]''

Zoe Trent: [whispering] Where'd he go? [Zoe hops down and goes inside the store]

''[In the café, the owner, Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr., an elephant, is at the counter taking orders. Zoe enters and sees Sunil talking to Jerry.]''

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: Listen, I don't know if you can read this, but I don't want any trouble while you're scooping out in here, [Zoe opens the lid off her belt to use the mongoose repellent] so hit the road!

Sunil Nevla: Look man, I'm not looking for any trouble either, sir. I simply wanna buy a Jumbo-pop for my little boy. ''[a fennec fox, Finnick appears, in an elephant costume, sucking on a pacifier. He looks at Zoe. Zoe is taken aback; to Finnick]'' You want the red or the blue, pal?

[Finnick walks up to the glass and points to the cherry jumbo pop]

Sunil Nevla: The red it is then.

Judy Hopps: Ugh, [closes the strap on her belt and starts to leave] Bummer.

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: [to Finnick] Okay, come on, kid, back up. [to Sunil] Listen, buddy, what? There aren't any mongoose ice cream joints in your part of town? [Zoe stops and overhears them.]

Sunil Nevla: Uh, no-no. There are, there are. It's just, he loves all things elephant, he wants to be one when he grows up. [Finnick puts on an elephant mask and trumpets like an elephant] Is that adorable?

Zoe Trent: Aww...

Sunil Nevla: Oh, who am I to crush his little dreams, so please?

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: Look, you probably can't read, mongoose, [takes out a sign and points to it] but the sign says "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone", so get lost!

Elephant Lady: [pushing Sunil] You're holding up the line, man!

[Finnick trumpets sadly; Judy steps forward]

Sunil Nevla: No, no. Don't cry.

Zoe Trent: Hello? Excuse me?

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: Hey, you're gonna have to wait your turn like everyone else, meter maid.

Zoe Trent: Actually, [pulls back the orange mesh strap of her meter maid outfit, revealing her police uniform and badge] I'm an officer. Just had a quick question: are your customers aware they're getting snot and mucus with their cookies and cream? ''[an elephant couple are eating ice cream together holding trunks. Upon hearing this, the male elephant spits the ice cream from his trunk in the female elephant's face.]''

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: What are you talkin' about, son? Er-daughter?

Zoe Trent: Well, I don't wanna cause you any trouble but, I believe scooping ice cream with an ungloved trunk is a class-three health code violation. ''[Jerry notices an employee holding ice cream with his trunk. The employee drops the ice cream, wipes his trunk on his apron, and sheepishly walks out.]'' Which is kind of a big deal. [Sunil stands bewildered at her eagerness to help him.] Of course I can let you off with a warning if you glove those trunks and, I don't know, finish selling this nice dad and his son a... [to Sunil, whispered] What was it?

Sunil Nevla: A jumbo pop. Please.

Zoe Trent: A jumbo pop.

[Finnick toots]

Jerry Jumbeaux, Jr.: [sighs in annoyance] Fifteen dollars.

Sunil Nevla: Thank you so much. [to Zoe] Thank you.

[Later, Zoe, Sunil, and Finnick walk outside the parlor; Sunil holds the jumbo pop that is nearly as big as himself and Zoe holds Finnick's hand as they walk out.]

Sunil Nevla: Officer, I can't thank you enough. So kind, really. Can I pay you back?

Zoe Trent: Oh no, my treat. It just - you know, it burns me up to see folks with such backward attitudes toward mongooses. I just wanna say that you're a great dad and just a... A real articulate fella.

Sunil Nevla: Well, that is high praise. It's rare that I find someone so non-patronizing. Officer...

Zoe Trent: [tips her hat] Trent. Mr...

Sunil Nevla: Nevla. Sunil Nevla. [Zoe and Sunil shake paws; Zoe looks at Finnick]

Zoe Trent: Hey there, little guy, you want to be an elephant when you grow up? You be an elephant. Because this is Pettopia. [places a Pettopia Police sticker on Finnick] Anyone can be anything. [Finnick toots]

Sunil Nevla: Ah, boy, I tell him that all the time. [gives Finnick the jumbo pop] Alright, here you go. Two paws, yeah. Oh, look at that smile [Finnick smiles through the costume], that's a happy birthday smile! All right. Give her a little bye-bye toot-toot!

[Finnick toots twice as Sunil and Finnick leave]

Zoe Trent: Toot-toot! [laughs]

Sunil Nevla: Bye now! [Spins around and walks down the street with Finnick]

Zoe Trent: Goodbye! [cheerfully heads off on her way]

Scene 5: Muzzletime
''[Zoe returns to her apartment. She enters her room puts her stuff on her desk]''

''[a depressed Zoe puts a container of Bones for One in the microwave and watches it with a lachrymose look on her face. When it's finished, she takes it out, opens it, only to find naught left but one dried up bone that makes a squeal noise from steam. Zoe groans in disgust, holds it arm length out, and tosses it away. Then her phone rings with the song "Stronger" by Kanye West playing. Zoe picks it up and sees that her parents are calling. Zoe groans, puts on a forced smile, and answers her phone]''

Zoe Trent: Oh, hey, it's my parents!

Cameron Trent: Oh, there she is! Hi, sweetheart!

Carlos Trent: Hey there! How was your first day on the force?

Zoe Trent: It was real great.

Cameron Trent: Yeah? Everything you ever hoped?

Zoe Trent: Mm-hmm, absolutely and more! Everyone's so nice, and I feel like I'm really making a difference.

Carlos Trent: [notices Zoe's meter maid uniform] Wait a second... [gets a bit closer to the screen] Holy cripes, Cameron, look at that!

Cameron Trent: [gets a bit closer to the screen as well] Oh, my sweet heaven! Zoe, are you a meter maid?

Zoe Trent: Oh, this - [tries hurriedly to cover her vest] No! Oh, no. No, this is just a temporary thing!

Cameron Trent: Oh! It's the safest job on the force!

Carlos Trent: She's not a real cop! Our prayers have been answered!

Cameron Trent: Glorious day!

Zoe Trent: You know what, it's been a really long day, I should really...

Cameron Trent: That's right, you get some rest!

Carlos Trent: Those meters aren't gonna maid themselves!

Cameron Trent: Bye bye! Here, listen to the rest of the song [ends call]

Zoe Trent: Buh bye... [Zoe puts down the phone and sits back, still depressed, as the music still plays.]

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: [from the other room] Hey, turn down that music!

[Zoe turns off the ringtone quickly]

Bucky Oryx-Antlerson: [from the other room] Leave the meter maid alone! Didn't you hear her conversation? She feels like a failure!

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: Oh, shut up!

Bucky Oryx-Antlerson: You shut up!

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: You shut up!

Bucky Oryx-Antlerson: You shut up!

Zoe Trent: [groans, mutters to herself] Tomorrow's another day...

[Pause]

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: Yeah, but it might be worse!

Scene 6: The Chase in Little Rodentia
''[The next day, Zoe is doing her meter maid duty again. A parking meter goes off and she puts a ticket on a car. A moose is angry.]''

Moose: [grumbles] I was thirty seconds in!

[Another parking meter expired and Zoe puts a ticket on a tiny car.]

Mouse: Ugh! Yeah, you're a real hero, lady!

[Another parking meter goes off and Zoe puts another ticket on another car.]

Hippo Girl: My mommy says she wishes you would die.

[Zoe, bummed, goes inside her car and bangs her head on the steering wheel.]

Zoe Trent: I am a real cop, I am a real cop, I am a real cop, I am a real cop... ''[Duke Weaselton runs past her carrying a duffel bag. Frantic Pig goes up to her.]''

Frantic Pig: Hey! Hey, hey!

Zoe Trent: [agitated, stops banging her head] Sir, if you have an idea, you may consider it in traffic court.

Frantic Pig: What are you talking about?! My shop! It was just robbed! Look, he's getting away! ''[Duke quickly runs away from the shop. Frantic Pig shakes Zoe's vehicle violently, surprising her]'' Well, are you a cop or not?!

Zoe Trent: [seeing it as an opportunity to prove herself] Oh! Yes. Yes! Don't worry, sir, I got this! [Zoe runs out of her car, throws her hat away, tears off her vest like Superman tearing out of his uniform, and chases after Duke.] Stop! [Duke sees her chasing after him.] Stop in the name of the law!

Duke Weaselton: Catch me if ya can! ''[Zoe chases Duke through Savannah Central. Duke dodges large animals and runs under a police car.]'' Coming through!

Officer McHorn: This is Officer McHorn, we got a 10-31. [Zoe hops from behind the car, slides off the top, and continues chasing after Duke.] Huh?

Zoe Trent: I got dibs! Officer Trent, I am in pursuit! Woot woot!

''[Zoe continues chasing Duke; Duke sees the entrance of Little Rodentia. He throws the bag over the gate and dives through the hole. Some mice run away as Duke enters through the hole and catches the bag. He chuckles and runs off. Zoe slides through the entrance and looks for Duke. She sees the bag. The song "Eye of the Tiger" plays.]''

Zoe Trent: You! Freeze! [Zoe runs after him and McHorn runs up to the gate.]

Officer McHorn: Hey! Meter maid! Wait for the real cops! [Zoe chases Duke down the streets.]

Zoe Trent: Stop!

''[Duke steps on tiny cars with mice driving them and uses them as roller skates. He taunts Judy.]''

Duke Weaselton: Ha ha ha ha!

''[Duke roller skates through between buildings and hops on them. Zoe follows him and sees Duke jumping on the buildings and tipping the last one in the process. In one of the buildings, a mouse is on a hamster wheel and notices their house is being tilted. The buildings topple each other like dominoes. Zoe stands between the buildings and pushes them back in place. The mice scream and scurry around. Zoe makes her way past them without stepping on them, but struggles to do so.]''

Zoe Trent: Oh! Sorry, coming through! Excuse me. Excuse me. Pardon. ''[She gets on the train tracks and hears a train whistle. She sees Duke on top on a mouse-sized train. She quickly gets out of the way.]'' Aaahh!

Duke Weaselton: Bon voyage-y, flatfoot!

''[Zoe growls and goes after him. Duke notices a pipe, and inside a mouse looks up and yelps. Duke dodges it, and then he notices more pipes. He dodges four pipes, feeling confident. Then he notices Zoe hanging from another pipe. She grabs Duke and spins around and sends him flying off. Duke lands on a small flat building, The Big Donut. He sees Zoe coming at him.]''

Zoe Trent: Hey! Stop right there!

Duke Weaselton: Have a donut, copper! ''[He kicks the donut sign, Judy yells and ducks. Not far away, Fru Fru, a lady shrew, is seen walking down the street with her shrew friends carrying shopping bags.]''

Fru Fru: Oh my god, did you see those leopard print jeggings?

''[Her friends hear the donut thumping on the street, and they scream and run away. Fru Fru notices the donut heading for her and screams. Zoe takes notices and catches the donut, which is just a few inches away from her head. Fru Fru sees Zoe holding the donut sign.]''

Zoe Trent: Whew! I love your hair.

Fru Fru: Aw... Thank you!

Duke Weaselton: [chuckles, taking the bag] Come to papa!

''[He gets spooked as a shouting Zoe slams the donut on him. The scene changes to the PPD where Clawhauser is talking to Mrs. Otterton while holding a donut.]''

Jonah Alcataz: Okay. You're gonna have to be patient and wait in line just like everyone else, Mrs. Otterton, okay?

[Zoe rolls the weasel in]

Zoe Trent: I popped the weasel!

Police Chief: TRENT! [later in his office] Look, Look what you did! Reckless endangerment to members of Little Rodentia. But on the bright side, you did stop a thief from stealing two dozen moldy onions.

Zoe Trent: Mm, hate to break it to you, sir but those aren't onions. That's a Clorosythesis Knick-Knack Paddywack Give Dog a bone Modern Major General I know the kings of England Synthesis Gonium.

Police Chief: Shut your mouth! You're a disgrace to the public police department.

Jonah Alcataz: Um, Chief? Mrs. Otterton wanted to...

Police Chief: Not now.

Jonah Alcataz: Okay, it's just she wouldn't..

Police Chief: Not Now!

Zoe Trent: Please Sir, I don't want to be a Meter Maid.

Police Chief: Look, you're job is parking tickets. And life is not a thing where you sing a little song and all your dreams come magically come true. So let it go.