A/N #1
This Zootopia fanfiction took it's inspiration from a couple others I have read. Mainly "Welcome to Zootopia", there are different versions (which I highly recommend reading), that are different, but still pretty similar in concept and premise. This *may* be turn out pretty similar itself, since I want to use somewhat the same concept and premise. Think of that however you like, I admit it sounds a bit "copied", but I just like it so much, that I want to do it in my way. Which is still rather different in my opinion.
Also, english is not my native language, as well as this is actually the first thing I'm ever about to write. I have no idea how long the end product will be, or how good, ... you get the point.
I highly appreciate any reviews and constructive criticism, that you could send my way. As stated, I'm really new to this game, and some tips or things to keep in mind would be wonderful.
The first few chapters will probably fall rather short, so I can get a hang of it, do quick updates to turn in new readers and maybe change up any errors that might occur without messing up to much of that chapter. Afterwards, those chapter lengths will rise up, promise.
To everyone who ever comes across this, I hope you enjoy the coming story. Edit-Note:
I have to add that future chapters have already improved in quality pretty much, according to a few people that told me so. So before you are turned off by anything that this chapter includes, please give it a try anyway, if you enjoy the general premise of it. I plan on updating this and the second chapter at a certain point, to bring the future quality into these, too. Thanks for your interest!
Chapter 0: Introduction
Hey there.
You may ask yourself, what you're looking for here, and what I'm going to tell you now.
Well, to state it like that: I got kidnapped. Voluntarily. Or maybe not. I got taken away of my original world. Just like that.
You're right, that doesn't work huh? You should just continue to listen, because somehow it did.
I'm Mordecai, Mordecai Vulpini. Or at least was. The last name changed along the way, and I don't regret it at all.
I'm going to tell you something. I was a human. That's right. Was.
I could consider myself the happiest fox alive at the time I'm telling you this. Well, maybe dad would fight over that title, but hey, I would give that title to him to share.
I'm 21 years old now. Wow. Time flew by. Would you believe it? The last 7 years of my life were a pure rollercoaster.
I'm giving you a little note to remember. Today is the 24th of March, 2024. It's my birthday today. And exactly seven years back, a birthday gift was all that started it.
I wasn't always as happy as I was now.
It was a Thursday. The 23rd of March, 2017. A day before my 14th birthday.
Things went as usual. I got woken up by my mum throwing beer bottles through the hallway. I didn't even need an alarm, she does that every day, point 6:00AM. Since I was 7, starting the day my father died.
So, did you ever hear about that place called Zootopia? No? Well me neither, before I got that note, somehow stuck in my room's window. It was a nice orange note, with gold-brown ornaments. I tell ya, this note alone would've been worth more than our house at that time, haha. But coming to the point: It was an ad. An ad to change my life for the, hopefully, better. Honestly, I was lucky I was still alive at that time. Bullying in school, getting beaten up by classmates, and by mum after school. Trying to get myself killed, but always being just a bit too afraid of it. The darkness. I'd rather have the glowing red of everyday terror and fear over the all dark of death.
The ad I got as a note, read the following:
Hello, Mordecai,
we've seen you. We want to help you.
If you would like to accept that help, cross below.
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So I had absolutely no idea, who they were, or how they knew me. I don't know of anyone who could come close to such notes, and the part that I just hat to cross the circle made a magical taste go around it. But at that point, I just had nothing to loose. It was just a matter of time my mum would either crush my skull with one of her bottles, as she did to two of my brothers, or if I would just finally jump out that stupid window. I even considered already being dead and this is like the afterlife trying to fuck me over.
I crossed the mark, and then ... nothing. Nothing happened, or at least I assumed so. Looking out my window again as I heard a mild wind fly by, I saw another note, of the same design as the first. I got creepy chills everywhere, but seeing that it worked made me excited.
I got the second note, and read it.
Hello, Mordecai,
thanks for accepting our help. We're giving you a one-way ticket into a new world.
A new life.
You will be allowed to take three things with you. And only the clothes you can wear. And think of your favorite animal.
Choose wisely.
Remember to not take more. Your ticket will be declined.
When ready, stand onto this note, on the day of your birthday, to start anew.
Don't even ask about these notes. Nobody I ever asked had an explanation to it. I'm just glad I got the opportunity. So, the rest of the day, I only spent thinking what I would take with me.
I decided for these: My Phone (don't ask, I was 14, okay? But it was the most important thing.), a bottle of water, and a piece of paper reading 'My Mind'. I didn't knew the exact detailing of these notes, so I better played it safe, you know?
So, night came in, and I was so eager to do it, I waited until midnight. I got my usual clothes. Light brown cargo short, a plain white shirt, a gray jacket, and finally, my white beanie hat.
My phone beeped for midnight, as I've been setting it up. I placed the note onto the ground. I remembered to not take too much. But I almost forget to choose my favorite animal. Well, it would be a fight between raccoons and foxes, but on second thought, foxes were the clear winners for me. A red fox. Vulpes vulpes. Yeah. It was 00:07AM now. I was ready. So ready to get out of this life. I stepped on the note, and light.
A bright white light, trough the closed lids of mine. After a while, the white turned to a light blue. I heard the sounds of a city. I started to open up my eyes. I was lying in front of a huge sign saying 'ZOOTOPIA - 3 Km'.
I thought, this is it. My new life will start here. Zootopia. Whatever the hell that is.