Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Disney ,least of all Zootopia (yet)


Somewhere in the ruins of Zootopia

The dust that was kicked up by the storm made it really hard to breathe but Judy just tightened the rag over her muzzle and pushed on regardless.

She knew that the creatures that were following her would not be stopped by this, they had adapted to this environment ages ago. This left her, a normal rabbit with a huge disadvantage.

She rounded the corner of what seemed to be a structure of the ones that came before. A mix of rusted steel and stone that would stretch into the sky like the remnants from the corpse of a giant being that had died eons ago. She always wondered what life was like in the old world that had gone before them, that was one of the reason why she had set out on her adventure to explore this vast world that never seemed to end.

And in moments like these she felt like this had been a really bad decision.

She pushed on trough the rubble and every fiber of her body screamed in pain as her lungs demanded oxygen that seemed nowhere to be found.

Curse the damn silver dust.

And curse these damn Roughskins, even now she could hear the clicking sound of their claws on the stone beneath the dust and sand. She knew that she would not be able to escape at this rate, unless she did something drastic!

She knew that her bow was not enough to damage the thick skin of her adversaries and she knew that even if it was. That there was no way that she could fight all of them in this dust storm.

So, she delved deeper into the ruins.

She reached a clearing that seemed to lay inside one of the structures of old.

It was like a weird cave, it was huge in proportions and it had a rib cage like structure made of steel and thick glass at its top that was not entirely intact but intact enough to hold of most of the dust and wind. The visibility was far better here and her lungs thanked her for the air that was stale,yes but much better than the air outside that was mostly silver dust.

The moment that she stood there and regained her bearings though was valuable time that her pursuers used to close the distance.

Her ears warned her in the last second and she managed to drop herself flat into the dust below while one of the creatures clawed the air ,where she had been standing a moment before, mid jump before it landed in front of her while it's claws that dug into the stone beneath the dust brought it to a screeching halt. The sound was awful to listen to for Judy, but she had other things to worry about, mainly the other two creatures that still stood behind her.

She glanced around, and it was now that she finally got a real look at her pursuers.
They were really different from the creatures that were found in the marshlands where she came from or from the creatures of the jungle that she had passed to get here. They were huge compared to her and she wondered if to them she would even be worth the energy that they had wasted in order to catch her. These big six legged creatures had a weird leathery skin that with its silver tan color mix that made them blend into the ruins really well. They had a very long body that ended into a long thin tail that always snaked around behind them ominously. They moved close to the ground as they surrounded Judy, mostly with their four strong hind legs while their front 'arms' could be brought up to attack while running. They also had a comb like structure on their back they could flatten down while running or raise up to appear more threatening while in combat.

They were currently doing the latter and Judy had to give them credit, they were god damn terrifying.

But their size was not the only intimidating thing about them as far as Judy was concerned. They also had no visible eyes as far as she could tell but they stuck out their split tongues annoyingly often from their V shaped mouths that were filled with two rows of razor sharp teeth at the bottom and at the top.

Judy knew that she was basically screwed, and she scanned her surrounding for an exit while the creatures circled around her.

From the corner of her eyes she spotted a stair like opening that lead into the ground below the ruin, deeper into the bowls of the structures of old.

It could be a dead end or there could be something much worse than these creatures lurking down there, but she knew that if she did not make a decision and if she did not make it fast then she would die anyways. And in the storm outside she would not be able to survive, her only chance was to find a hole big enough for her to hide in but small enough so that these Roughskins would not be able to follow her.

Just as she decided that going underground was her best option it seemed that one of the creatures had arrived a conclusion as well. That conclusion being that Judy was not going anywhere and that it was time to strike. It made a weird clicking noise while bloating its throat and spit some purple substance Judy's way while another one of the Roughskins made a similar clicking noise before its jumped in to attack. Judy barely dodged the charging creature while some of the purple substance ended up on her right arm. She ignored this though and made a run for the stairs, the tunnel before her was dark but she could not go back anymore, and she climbed down as fast as she could.

Darkness surrounded her and, but she ran. There were objects in her way some of which she collided with and suddenly after running for about five minutes she hit a metal wall nose first and fell down.

Panic arose in her, she could hear the clicking sounds getting closer and closer. She wanted to get up, but her legs would not move anymore. Most of her body would not move at all. And she could not feel right arm whatsoever.

Fear paralyzed her when she realized that the creatures had caught up with her and that she could now feel their breath on her fur.

She knew that she had messed up and she started crying.

She waited for the pain.

But instead of pain there was a weird noise that rapidly repeated. A noise that was like arrows being fired rapidly but much louder and much stranger. Much less imperfect.

And the breath of the creature on her fur ended abruptly when it fell to the ground while screeching in pain.

Before it stopped screeching all together.

What had happened?

Was there someone out there?

She wanted to call out, but she couldn't.

Suddenly a sharp light illuminated the room before her, a flashlight.

She could now see the three dead Roughskins as they were sprawled out in the cave like structure around her, covered in blood from wounds that were scattered all over their bodies. She could also see the metal wall she had hit before. It seemed to be a little house on wheels deep underground or that was what the shape seemed to tell anyways.

It was at this moment she saw another light coming from a different angle and this one was coming closer.

The closer it came the more it blinded her with its intensity, she wanted to raise her paw to shield her eyes but no muscle in her body seemed to be willing to obey her orders.

The light was now really close, and she was able to make out the outline of a mammal that was bigger than her. Then she heard a voice that could not belong to any mammal but only to a demon. It was deep and distorted,"Nick, you were right."

There was a pause and the other light came closer after the other creature had spoken.

This second creature though turned of it's light revealing a weird looking creature that was wearing weird clothes with many pouches and a big backpack. It's head was covered in a helmet that served as a metal mask which looked like a canine skull with glowing red eyes.

In it's paws it held a weird looking item that seemed to be a weapon of sorts, one she had never seen before.

Through it's clothing she could not even see a single patch of fur. And then it spoke, in the same deep distorted voice as it's comrade, "yeah seems like my prize is still alive."

Nick grabbed a syringe from his pocket and knelt down before her. Hope flared in her heart when she realized that the syringe was meant for her.

Maybe it would allow her to move once more?

Maybe she was saved?

Nick jabbed the syringe into her leg allowing her to read the words that were written onto a patch which was sewn into the fabric of his shoulder before she faded off into darkness and it read 'Dust Devil Raiders'.


Authors Note:

So I had writers block while writing my main story and I just made this in order to get the words flowing again.
I know it is not great and I do not know whether or not I am ever going to make chapter two but I might.