One afternoon, Nick and Judy were assigned to put up some recruitment posters for the ZPD by an alley outside precinct 99. The posters depicted Nick wielding ZPD’s latest crime fighting weapon, the Gavel Mk. 3 Rocket Hammer, and posing next to a pancaked raccoon criminal.

The raccoon criminal in question was Rasko, a notorious bank robber with an affinity for chaos. Last week, Rasko attempted to rob the Bank of Zootopia by driving a steamroller through the front door all the way to the bank vault. But thanks to the rocket-powered mobility of the Gavel Mk. 3, Nick, Judy, and several other ZPD officers were able to respond in record time by rocketing through the sky and landing, or at least attempting to land in front of the bank. Most officers, including Judy, couldn’t control the hammer correctly and ended up as pancakes when they crash landed in front of the bank. Nick was the only one who landed with his third dimension intact so he rushed into the bank before Rasko could deal any more damage. Upon seeing the raccoon on a steamroller, Nick quickly activated his hammer and gave Rasko a taste of justice.

Shortly after, ZPD reinforcements arrived and they were astonished to see Nick standing over the pancaked Rasko. Realizing the morale boosting power of the scene, the other officers had Nick peel Rasko off the ground, strike triumphant poses with the floppy Raccoon, and snapped some excellent photos. Rasko was rolled up into a scroll and tied with a belt to act as his “handcuffs”, he was then taken to the holding cell at ZPD precinct 99.

One week later, Rasko was still in his holding cell at ZPD 99. As Nick lazily plastered posters of his victory on a wall, he wondered when Rasko would finally be put on trial for all the robberies he committed. Rasko was also a notorious escape artist and if he was not tried and put in the most secure prison as soon as possible, there’s a decent chance he could escape from his holding cell.

BANG!

Nick’s thoughts were interrupted by a loud explosion coming from within the precinct building. He and Judy looked up to see a huge gaping hole on the fourth floor. They can hear panicked shouting and an alarm bell ring.

“Cheese and crackers! What was that?” said Judy.

“Something way more interesting than this.” responded Nick.

The two reached for their radios to try and get a read of the situation inside, but it seems that even communications were down.

“Hey carrots, is your radio working? I’ve got zilch on my end.”

“Mine neither, we better get back inside and find out what’s happening.”

As the two turned to head back inside, a cloaked figure quickly zipped over the wall and landed in the alley. The figure cackled and turned slowly towards Nick, revealing a face he’d rather not be familiar with.

“Nicky! Where ya goin? The ‘problem’ you’re runnin’ after is right here!”

Rasko stood before Nick with a black cape billowing in the wind and a well used Gavel Mk. 3 in his hands. Nick and Judy quickly realized this situation wasn’t going to end well for either of them. They both simply froze and stared at Rasko in fear.

“What’s the matter? Not happy to see an ol’ friend and colleague? I’m offended! Especially after all the hard work we both put into THAT poster.” Rasko gestured to the stack of posters showing their last encounter.

“I guess this is the part where you return the favor, huh.” responded Nick.

“Yep! I’ll be extending the hospitality to your bunny girlfriend as well!” replied Rasko.

“Hey! What the heck did I do?” protested Judy.

“You made him a cop. There’s also a whole ‘nother list of other things you’ve done, but this one‘s purely personal.” replied Rasko.

“Damn.” resigned Judy.

“Sorry you had to get dragged into this, carrots. Well then, get it over- GYAH!”

Before Nick finished his sentence, Rasko slammed him with the Rocket Hammer. The force of impact instantly compressed Nick to an inch thick and spread him against the wall with a satisfying SQUISH! He was turned into his own life size pin-up poster.

“Hhhhh…”

Rasko then turned the hammer towards Judy who stared eyes wide and with a slight blush at the flattened Nick. The hammer slammed against her, and she too was reduced paper thin and plastered against the wall like a poster.

“Hghk!”

Rasko gazed upon the two officers plastered and flattened against the wall like posters. They were dazed and defeated. Beads of sweat dripped down over the dizzy eyes on their pancaked faces while a red blush of embarrassment tickled their cheeks.

They seemed to blend in very well with the other posters and graffiti put up against the wall. Unless one looked closely and noticed the slight thickness on their side, as well as their small twitches and breaths, one could easily mistake the two as just another work of art.

“You guys fit right in!” gloated Rasko.

He basked in victory in front of the two, before activating the rocket hammer and rocketing away towards more criminal adventures in the city.