A/N: Hi there! WildeTalez here, this is my first fanfic story. It took a while to write this one, please leave your comments and give me constructive criticism to become a better writer. Hope you like this story! By the way, this is an AU of Zootopia where our characters are volunteers of the Rescue Team at Mt Pawverest (Everest).

Chapter 1 – Rescuers on top of the world

It was a cold, snowy day with clear skies, a new day full of opportunities and a lot of hard-work or at least that's what rescuer Judith Hopps thought. Her career as a member of the Rescuing team had been somewhat long, it all started as a dream when she was a kit. She had always been amazed and interested in the job that the Rescue Team performed, which was to save mammals and help them reach the summit of the mountain something she assimilated with 'making a dream come true'.

She always tried to follow the right path to be accepted in the team, something she accomplished. Since the first moment she became the best rescuer, being agile, clever and showing leadership. Judy then became the leader of the group, her job was really important to her and took her role seriously. She felt really proud of herself.

On the other paw, Nicholas Wilde had had some really harsh months preparing himself to apply and become a rescuer. The job looked interesting and exciting for him but the preparation and time it took to get it was something he didn't like at all, at the end he found the way to be accepted and here he was on the way to his new job. The journey had been quite boring, mostly because he was of the oldest volunteers and didn't get along with the other newly recruited ones who were way younger than him (or at least that's what he thought) so he took a nap.

Nick was waken up by someone, "Hey there, you haven't talked to anybody all this time." A moose said, something Nick replied with a "Huh?" Then the moose presented himself "Name's Carl Antlerson, it's a pleasure" "Uh, I'm Nicholas Wilde but just call me Nick" -Carl shakes paws with Nick- "So, I guess you're someone just looking for an adventure. How old are you like 26 or 27?" The fox replied: "No, actually I'm 33 years old." "Hey, you are almost my age! I'm 34 years old." Nick felt that he could be friends with this moose "I am looking forward to working with you Carl." "Yeah, same here buddy." The canine smiled at least I made a friend today he thought.

When they arrived at the lower part of the mountain, they had to begin climbing in order to reach the Base Camp where they would establish for the following weeks. Nick knew that it was going to be exhausting, putting on his googles and scarf he then started climbing along with his partners.

The team was conformed by Nick, Carl, a lynx named Isabella, and a pair of leopard brothers named James and Robert who Nick got to meet later while trekking.

The weather was nice and the skies were still clear, fortunately the climate stood calm for the 11 days it took for them to reach the Base Camp.

The fox felt curiosity to know who would be the one to lead their team for the time they would stay, so he asked Carl the moose "Hey Carl, do you have an idea of who will be taking the lead of our team?" The moose answered "I've heard that the most experienced and skillful rescuer will take that role, The only thing I know is that she's a female but not what kind of mammal she is." Carl watched as his friend stood there, looking at nothing in particular which seemed to mean that he was in some deep thought and asked "Buddy, are you here for the job or for somethin' else?" Nick was taken out of his trance and with an annoyed look on his face and answered "I came for the adventure and thrill of the job only, if you think that I'm interested on whoever she is then you're wrong." 'I need to know more about her' Nick thought.

The canine and his companions were told to stay at a tent where rescuers would meet up, they would get to meet their new leader. After waiting a couple of hours, they heard a female voice talking with the tiger named Thomas that had led them into the tent, "Are the recruits here?" The voice said, which was answered with a simple 'Yes, they're inside go talk to them.' Carl seemed not to pay any attention, but Nick was a little excited and curious.

Someone entered the tent, every mammal in the small space turned to look who had entered and then she appeared. A bunny with amethyst eyes and grey fur, something that surprised Nick A bunny? Is that mammal the best rescuer around? He thought, then the doe started to talk "Greetings, my name is Judith Hopps and I will be your superior. Glad to meet you all and I expect a lot from you" She eyed all the animals present, but focused on a red fox Of all mammals that could have come, a fox came. That's interesting She thought, brushing those ideas off she started to ask the newly arrived mammals what their name was. "So, mind presenting yourself?" the bunny said to the moose, Carl answered "My name is Carl Antlerson, I'm happy to be here and I hope we get along well." Judy then talked to the leopards sitting in the corner of the tent "What are your names guys?" One of the felines answered for both "I'm James Fangz and he's Robert." The rabbit then looked towards the lynx and asked "What's your name?" The lynx answered "My name is Isabella Longclaws, it's a pleasure to meet you." Judy made a small grin, but it disappeared when she talked to the fox siting infront of her "And you? Who are you?" Nick grinned and answered the doe's question "I'm Nicholas Wilde, and I'm glad to be here. I'll try my best while I'm here." We'll see Judy thought.

Judy had been explaining how all their gear worked, and what it was used for while they were gearing up before going trekking. She then gave them radios, so that they could communicate and divided them in groups to go and watch over the Ice Falls, a place that you need to go through on your way to the summit. And that is what she did, she made Carl stick up with one of the leopards, Isabella went with the other leopard and Nick stayed with Judy. Each pair went to patrol different areas of the Falls, to prevent any climber to fall or get lost.

Judy wanted to know a little about the canine next to her and asked "Hey Nick, how long have you been into this rescuing stuff?" Nick answered "Well, I think that since I was a kit I became interested in this, probably all the danger and satisfaction of saving mammals was what brought me here. And you?" Judy was a little impressed, she didn't think that Nick would actually like to help others, she answered "Same as you, since I was a kit I read what rescuers did over here and I liked the idea of becoming a rescuer."

So, this is the first chapter of the story. I plan to keep developing this story on what I have left of vacations and on school days (It will take me more time to upload new chapters when I enter school). This chapter was just like an introduction to the main plot, which you will soon find out what is it about, Stay tuned!

P.D: Maybe you noticed that this story doesn't have cover, well I haven't managed to get one but I hope to make one good enough to suit the story.