AN: So this is a new story idea I have had for a while. One of the more common scenarios for AU's in most fandoms. "What would happen if character A and character B went to the same school?". I haven't read too many stories about this idea but there some amazing ones out there like "Old Arrangements" by Zanrok and "Boys like you" by Those Other Things.
While the idea of Nick and Judy is good by itself, I wanted to add some type of twist, and that is where this story came from.
First a bit of information:
Due to my lack of knowledge in the American education system (judging from Stereotypes that is where most of my readers are from), this story will follow the UK educational system. The only details that are important right now are ages. Nick, Judy and everyone else I decide to include are between the ages of 11 and 16 (unless stated otherwise). This gives me the whole of UK's high school ages to work with. Besides this chapter, Nick and Judy will be in Year 10 (Aged 14/15), the last full year of high school.
In this chapter, Nick is still 14 but he is in Year 9.
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"The City of Zootopia is worse than it looks"
That was Nick Wilde's though every day as he walked to school. If the young teen was to say that life was a struggle, he would be making a massive understatement.
Not only was he a fox, one of the most disrespected and discriminated species. He was different. Different from any other mammal in Zootopia. Different from any other mammal in the entire world.
He knew what made him different. But what he didn't know was how he became different.
There were only two other mammals that knew how special of a kit Nick was. That was his mother and father.
His difference thankfully didn't make any simple actions harder. If anything it was a lifesaver. Little did the fox know, he would have to put his power to use later that day.
Nick laid down in the grass in the same spot he always did when the school field was open. The trees that hung over the school fence providing enough shade for the fox to sit in and watch every other mammal.
He had his earphone plugged into his phone and playing his music at a low volume. He silently judged every mammal that was on the field, even though he had done it every day since he started going to Savanna High.
It was the start of last week before there would be no more school for six whole weeks. This is something that Nick was very thankful for. There was only so long that he could hide his power and there were a few that made it even harder for him.
These were the group of prey mammals that walked around the field and playground like they owned the place. He had a few encounters with them in the past and he preferred not to think about them.
They had seen him at his lowest and humiliated him. Every chance they get, they mock him for thinking that he could join their tribe.
Nick's ear twitched as he turned and saw the group of prey moving like a pack towards him.
Nick quickly got up to his feet and put his bag over one of his shoulders, not bother to put the other strap on his other shoulder. He went to walk again but stopped when the arm of a hippo was placed against the fence, stopping Nick from walking away
"Where do you think your going dumb fox?" the leader of the pack, a Woodchuck asked as he stepped closer and closer to Nick.
Nick stood strong, living up to his mantra of never letting anyone see that they got to him. "What do you want Bill?" he asked in a calm voice
"Who said you could talk MuzzleBoy?" Bill asked in a harsh tone.
It didn't matter how many times Nick heard the name or thought of the vent behind it, the talking of muzzles was the easiest way to get to him. He chose not to respond. Instead, he chose to stare at Bill as a low growl ran in his throat.
He was so focused on Bill that he didn't hear the chants of "FIGHT! FIGHT!" as more and more mammals watched the stare down, obviously wanting to see some action.
Nick was broken out of his haze as Bill started to talk again and took the final few steps to the fox as he spoke "Well Muz, you hear what they want, let's give it to them"
Bill pulled his arm back and pushed it towards the foxes face.
For Nick, time came to a very real stop. All noise was gone. All movement stopped and everyone seemed like a statue. Except for him. This was Nick's gift.
He couldn't explain how but every time he felt that physical harm was about to be brought to him. Time and everything else stopped. Except for him. Nick could still move and talk freely. He never chose to move too far distances. This is because when everyone else was free to move, it would look like Nick had moved at a fast speed. He didn't want mammals to know so never moved too far. Despite how much he wanted to.
Time didn't stay still for long however. If he tried to keep it still, he would always feel dizzy and sick.
For now, Nick simple ducked out of the way of where the Woodchuck's fist would go and. He felt everything return back to normal. As Bill's paw started to move again, so did Nick, moving to stand behind the Woodchuck.
There was a series of noises from the surrounding mammals as Bill turned to look at Nick again. Nick chose to drop his bag in case he needed to move more quickly.
"So MuzzleBoys got moves," he said with a smirk on his face "It's a shame he never shut's up" he continued as he took a few steps until the two mammals were face to face "Maybe we should put a muzzle back on you"
For Nick, that was his breaking point. Red quickly covered his sight as he looked at the Woodchuck and barred his teeth.
The fox raised his arm in much the same fashion as his opponent did only moments ago. Only Nick had more speed and Bill didn't have Nick's gift.
Nick's fist made contact with Bill's face with enough force to make him take a few steps back. Bill raised his head only to get hit by Nick again, this time causing his nose to bleed.
Bill backed himself up against the fence and held a paw up to his nose. He pulled it back and saw his blood on his paw. He looked up again, only to be face to face with Nick again as the fox growled.
The audience was going crazy over what they were seeing. Catching the attention of every teacher that was outside. As the teachers started to hurry to the crowd, the fight continued.
Bill made an attempt to hit Nick. But with Nick's gift, it was a useless attempt, at most it was a valiant effort.
Nick dodged easily and punched Bill to the side of his rib, causing him to clutch it. Bill started to crouch down and lower his head in an attempt to avoid any more beatings, hoping the fox would accept to show of surrender.
Nick took a step back, his face still blank. Some of the audience had pulled out their phones and started to record the fight.
Bill slowly raised his head and looked at Nick with an expression that was a mix of hope and fear.
Nick ran the short distance between him and Bill and brought his foot up, hitting Bill on the back of the head with it.
"What's going on here?" the deep voice of Mr. Wicks called as he reached the scene. Being one of the sports teachers, Mr. Wicks had ran towards the scene arriving ahead of every other teacher.
The crowd started quietened quickly and made a pathway towards the circle that was created around Bill and Nick
"Nicholas Wilde! what do you think you're doing!" he asked in a raised voice.
It was only know that the red that had clouded Nick's vision started to fade and show him what he had just done.
Nick now sat outside the head teachers office. His mother and father were in there talking to the head of the school Mr. Hutton about Nick's actions and the consequence that would have to be given.
Nick was almost 100% sure he knew what the consequence would be. But for the time being, he was subjected to thinking over everything and the judgemental looks that they few students passing by would give him.
They weren't judgemental in a bad way. They said that they now respected the fox, it's a shame it was for all the wrong reasons. Even Bill's friends had walked past at some point. They gave him one look each before looking in any direction other than Nick's.
It wasn't long until the door opened and his parents emerged from the door. What Nick had found strange though, was their facial expression. They weren't angry or disappointed, instead they were just blank.
Nick stood from his chair and started walking towards the front of the school. He didn't need to be told his punishment but as he walked down the hallway Mr. Hutton had called out to him "Nicholas..."
"Never call me that again" Nick called back. He hated when people said the full version of his name. The only people he could stand using the name was his parents.
He didn't listen to what the old wolf was saying. The only words he heard were the ones he needed to confirm his suspicion "Permanent Exclusion". His mother and Father gave the wolf a proper goodbye before they started heading in the same direction as Nick.
When they got outside, Nick was already waiting at their car. A silver four doored fox vehicle. It was perfect for the family if they ever needed to travel.
It wasn't until they were inside the car and leaving the school ground that Nick finally spoke.
"I'm sorry," he said in a quiet and weak voice. His voice was very unlike his usual self that one could confuse it for coming from someone else.
There was a heavy silence that was present in the vehicle. Nick had his head lowered, hoping that his parents would forgive him. Marian and John Wilde shared a look, both thinking what the other was and without exchanging words, they agreed to tell Nick the secret they had been keeping.
Marian turned her head to look at her son "It's fine Nick, your father and I have something to tell you that will hopefully lighten your spirits" she said. Always looking at the positives in every situation.
Nick raised his head and made eye contact with his mother. He wore a very confused but thankful look on his face.
"We've been planning on getting you to go somewhere else when you went back to school, we know how much you disliked that one"
"How did you...?" Nick asked even more confused
"Ohhh trust me son," John said as he kept his eyes on the road "You may be good at hiding how you feel to others, but we're parents, and we know everything"
"We were able to get you a spot in a school away from the hassle of the city, we know how it made you feel on edge constantly" Marian spoke in a calm and gentle voice, she knew that Nick didn't like talking about his gift, that's what made it such a delicate subject to talk about "From what I've heard the school is really good and have come out with some of the best GCSE results in recent times"
Nick let out a loud sigh. He was thankful that he was going to be away from the city. Away from people like Bill. "Anythings better than there," Nick said as he nodded his head in the direction of the school.
There was a more comfortable silence in the vehicle. That is until John piped up again "Look at it this way, at least you have an extra week off school, just think, a whole 7 weeks off" he said enthusiastically.
Marian held a paw to her face as she let out a loud breath and Nick smiled brightly as he realized that his father was right. He had more time off than everyone else.
AN: So I have had this written up and ready to be published for a while, just haven't gotten around to publishing it
This is not going to replace "Stereotypes". I will TRY to have an update for that this Saturday. Just had a lot of school work to do that has taken up most of my free time.