*tastes waters* well I guess what's done it's done...I guess I shouldn't be doing this but I've wanted to see something like this for so long and I haven't land one single story in this AU. Here at least (and here's the only place I read fanfiction) So...here is my attempt to make my dream a reality. If you clicked I hope you enjoy it as much as I had fun writing it.
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"Okay, troop," mentioned a red fur fox dressed in a green scout outfit, trying to get the attention of his troop members. "We must be getting ready to head to the burrows."
A group of half a dozen small mammals turned to their troop leader. Behind them their families quickly bid them farewell as the young ones gathered their things to get in line to meet the train.
It was their first field trip out in the country and the children were quite excited. The fox chuckled as the small ones chatted away in excitement about the cool things they would encounter in their trip upon other small things.
"Mr. Wilde," said one of the parents.
"Yes Mr. Otterton," said Nick turning to the otter in question.
"I can't believe it's their first trip," said Ms. Otterton kissing the heads of their young ones.
Mr. Otterton chuckled, "Yes it is dear; I assume you're as excited as the kids are."
Nick nodded, "I can't wait for them to see what's out there and get the first hand experience."
"You were the best in your troop, weren't you Mr. Wilde?" asked the oldest of the Otterton's kids –Charles-.
Nick looked away, "Well it wasn't such a big thing…"
"Mr. Wilde was amazing," mentioned the younger one –Byron-. "He saved his troop that night with his amazing sense of smell and night vision."
"Come on kiddo, it's not that big of a deal," said Nick looking at the boy. "It was a team effort in the end. Because what's this troop is all about,"
"Teamwork!" exclaimed all the kids at the same time.
Nick laughed at the children's enthusiasm, "That's right kids, and we'll get to exercise everything we have practiced until now, we'll use our team effort to make this the best week ever!"
The kids cheered in unison as Nick watched the last of them join the small group that waited for the train. He turned to the Ottertons and gestured the kids to join the rest of the troop.
"I'm sorry that this is not the entire troop Nick," said Mr. Otterton. "I just can't believe some mammals."
"It's okay Mr. Otterton, not all of them trust foxes," said Nick with a shrug. "But I'll make sure the ones that did come, will have the best week of their lives."
Otterton placed his paw on Nick's shoulder, "It's still sad, how those kids will miss this experience."
"I'm just glad that thanks to me, more predators joined The Junior Ranger Scouts," replied Nick. "It's good that they aspire to try new things."
Otterton smiled up at the red fur fox, "I'm glad we met you Nick."
"I'm glad I can contribute to something much bigger Mr. Otterton," replied Nick as the train arrived at the station.
Train to the Tri-Burrows, now arriving, mentioned a voice through the intercom.
"Okay gang, let's get those tails in the train and over to BunnyBurrow!" said Nick.
The kids cheered and picked their belongings and rushed to the train. Nick watched in satisfaction as the children walked inside and quickly mentioned goodbye to the parents. He then picked his own belongings and climbed aboard the train right behind the children.
The small ones were quick to make their feelings heard. They climbed to the top part of the train and stared down at their families from the glass window. Nick followed them up and watched as the children waved their goodbye's at their families. It always filled him with pride watching them, but today he was particularly fascinated by them. It was their first time being away from home and they acted it like adults. Even the Otterton kids –who were the only predators in the troop-, seemed to blend in perfectly with their prey peers. And why wouldn't they?
Two decades ago Nick had made the difference, first predator to ever join The Junior Ranger Scouts. It had been a fantastic day for the young fox. He had been accepted by his peers and welcomed with open arms, even though he was a fox. He was beyond the stereotype and he was proud. He had talked so many people since to follow their dreams and goals; because, if he could do it, then why not others.
He chuckled to himself as he sat, while the kids stared at the changing scenery outside, closely watching everything pass by or simply chatting about their excitement to their first trip to the Burrows.
Nick turned to stare at the glass and the passing scenery. How well had his life gone so far? He had amazing friends. He was admired by the little ones, had the trust of their parents, everything was just…perfect. Sometimes he would wonder, how different his life would have been if he hadn't been accepted in The Junior Scouts. That had been his dream when he was a cub, so what would have happened if that dream was taken away from him?
The red fox shook those thoughts from his head. He was on his way to teach his troop how to survive in the wild, or as much wilderness as he was allowed to considering BunnyBurrow was already a far off place from the corners of the comfortable home of the small ones in Zootopia. He had been an extra lucky fox by getting a nice place for them to camp and have the local enforcements help to keep the surroundings as safe as possible for the kids. He even got an officer from Zootopia on the job as per request of the parents of the children. She was a legend, first rabbit police officer. As an added bonus -according to her record- her hometown was BunnyBurrow, what better way to set the minds of the parents at ease?
Noticing their travel was coming to an end, Nick dug into his bag and pulled out his phone to call the local enforcement. They were to send a bus for him and the children that would lead them all to their destination in a local wood reserve. The sheriff of the town told Nick that their ride had arrived early that morning and that they would meet as soon as Nick got down from the train. Nick thanked the sheriff and hung up putting everything back on his bag.
"Okay guys, make a line," he mentioned to the young ones. "We're almost at BunnyBurrow so seat down, wait till we stop, pick your things up and we'll head out."
As indicated, Nick and the children made their way out of the train and towards the platform. Nick immediately began to search for their ride when his eyes landed on a small bunny that turned to face them. Her uniform indicated her affiliation with the Zootopia police department. She had a gentle genuine smile and unavoidable violet eyes that popped out thanks to her gray fur.
"Hello there," she said waving to them. "Nick Wilde?"
Nick nodded and walked up to her, "Hopps? Officer Hopps?"
The rabbit nodded and stretched her paw to meet Nick's, "Pleasure to meet you Mr. Wilde. Officer Judith Hopps from Zootopia district one, today to work as your official guide. But first things first, I'd like to welcome you -and your troop- to my hometown of BunnyBurrow."