"You think we'd ever trust a predator like you! You deserved to be muzzled like the rest!"

Sniffled and muffled sobbing were followed by a howl of despair echoed along the dark alleyway. A small fox kit with a orange fur had his back against the wall, his head facing the ground as tears poured out. A steel muzzle was next to him, the straps ripped apart.

"W-why..".

He sniffled and hiccuped trying to stop crying.

"Trust a predator like you!"

The fox jumped and looked up in panic hearing those words but then quickly sat back down realizing it was his imagination. The tears kept flowing down, staining his green scout uniform making them a darker shade.

Tilting his head up, the fox looked up into the dark sky, the moon shining down.

"I-I...I can't g-go home...M-mama's work on this uniform was all a waste and s-she's gonna flip...Gonna call me a baby f-for l-letting this happen."

Getting up on his feet, the kit started to walk out kicking the muzzle away in frustration. The light from the street lamps shown down on the sidewalk lighting the way. Continuing the walk, the fox let out occasional sniffles as he aimlessly traveled.

After what seemed to be hours of roaming, the kit whimpered as his legs ached. He was hungry as he rushed away from home to go to the meeting where he was set up. Looking around, he tried to see a place to maybe rest his paws.

Suddenly, a bright flash of purple and red followed by a gust of wind, spewed out of an alleyway about two blocks away. Now being a kid, the fox knew that he should avoid strange things like this.

But much like a kid, he doesn't listen to directions.

With curiosity getting the best of him, the kit ran over to the allway and peaked his head inside.

Standing in front of him was a figure wearing fancy robes that were black fitted with a gold trim. Black pants with a golden design fitted with a belt of similar color were complemented with red velvet from the undershirt. Finally fitted on the top was a triangle wide brimmed shaped hat with the sides bent upwards. Looking closer, the fox saw that a card was stuck in the band that wrapped around the hat.

But what really stuck out was the wall of the alley. It had a door shaped hole that was glowing purple red with swirls. The hole quickly shrunk, the light protruding disappearing. The figure coughed loudly before looking up, the street light showing the face. It was one of a coyote, the brown and black fur from the muzzle revealing so. What was unusual was that the mammal had glowing purple eyes with no pupils.

The fox kept staring amazed by the this new mammals that seemed so cool and strange. Trying to get a better view, he stuck out his body more. Just one little step won't hurt...

Crunch!

The fox widened his eyes looking down as his foot was on top of a empty chip bag. He then let out a yelp of fright as the coyote's pupiless eyes stared at him.

The fox turned around and ran. He didn't want to to die. He shouldn't of stayed. He should of listen to the advice about strangers.

Ping!

The fox froze in place as something hit him in the back of his head. He tried to move his legs to keep running but they didn't respond.

Panic started to settle in as he started to hyperventilate. This was it. He's going to die.

The fox stared helplessly as the coyote walked in front of him. In his paw was a card shining gold. The figure shifted the card around as he got on one knee looking at the kit.

"You're a kit. What are you doing around here at this late of an hour." the figure said in a smooth baritone voice signaling the mammal was a male.

….

"Oh right. You're frozen. Now don't run ok? I'm not gonna hurt you...Blink three times if you understand."

Calming down slightly knowing or hoping that the coyote wasn't going to hurt him, the fox blinked his eyes three times quickly.

"Alright. Perfect."

The coyote brought his paw towards the fox's face and touched his forehead.

The fox fell over instantly, but found himself in the stranger's arms.

"Don't worry. I got you."

The fox got back onto his feet and stared into the coyote's eyes.

"S-sorry m-mister..I-I saw this cool light and the woosh!" The kit said at first in a quite tone but evolved into one of excitement the fear evaporating.

The coyote laughed as a small smirk grew.

"Well...You came across me traveling. I uh...Made some mammals a little mad."

The fox tilted his head. Mad? The coyote looked friendly enough to him.

"Mad? But you don't look bad...well the eyes creep me out...No offence!"

A small scoff followed by laughter made the fox relax seeing he wasn't offended.

"Well...Let's not change the subject. What's a kit like you doing at this hour?"

The fox sighed and looked down his mood instantly deflating. The coyote noticed this and then shook his head.

"Hey. Let's go somewhere a little better. It's not safe to be here."

Grabbing the fox's paw, the stranger started to walk towards the end of the alleyway, much to the confusion of the kit. A gasp escaped his maw as they phased through the wall and he found himself in a room. It was a nicely furnitured one with a nice golden red carpet. A fireplace was integrated into the wall, soft crackling filling the room. A lamp let out a soft glow of golden light. In front of the fire were 2 chairs and a coffee table. The corner of the room had a small kitchen with a small black stove and a fridge nearby. Across was a door that had a design painted on it.

"Well. This is my home. You want anything to drink?"

The fox looked all around and then nodded.

"Soda!"

"Soda? It's...Aw whatever"

Opening the fridge, the fox grew excited seeing the coyote pull out two bottles that contained purple liquid.

Grape Soda Pop.

The coyote sat on the chair as the fox joined on the one opposite one.

"Well...I never got your name kit."

The fox looked up and blushed in embarrassment.

"S-sorry! I'm Nick Wilde!" answered the fox, revealing his name.

"Nick. Pleased to meet you. I'm Tobias. Tobias Fate."

Nick opened the bottle and drank the soda, chugging it down.

"Hold it partner! Slow down!" Tobis commanded as the fox stopped himself smiling nervously.

"Heheh..oops…"

The fox started to drink at a slower pace as Tobias watched him

"So tell me. What are you doing out in the city in the darkest hours Nick."

The fox sighed and then looked up.

"W-well...So I really wanted to be part of the scouts! They're super cool and they get to go on camping trips and learn skills. All of the scouts were prey but I thought as long as I try, they'll let me in. M-my mom s-saved up money for me in order to get me a uniform"

Tobias's gaze softened as Nick's eyes started to water.

"T-they told me to come into a warehouse and said to d-do the s-scout's pledge. T-then t-they"

Nick couldn't take it anymore as he started to cry again.

The coyote got up put a paw onto kit's back patting gently.

"Hey hey...It's ok...They can't hurt you here ok? You're safe with me…"

Nick's sobbing started to slowly go away as he nodded.

"T-thank you M-Mr. Fate….I-I don't have any f-friends b-becuase nobody l-likes f-f-foxes…"

Tobias pulled Nick into a hug sighing loudly.

"Kids….So cruel at a young age to others…"

The crying slowly turned into hiccups and whimpering, the fox starting to calm down.

"NIck?"

"Y-yes M-mr. Fate?"

"Remember those cards I had?"

"Mng….Mhm.."

Tobias inwardly sighed. He was going to regret this. But the kid was young, upset, but he just reminded so much of his own childhood. Besides. It wouldn't hurt to try.

"What if...What if I told you I can teach you that kind of stuff."

Nick's ears perked up as he gasped, pulling away his head.

"Really! You would teach me?!" A smile started to form on Nick's face.

Tobias nodded. No going back now. The kit's smile was too good.

"Mhm. But you promise me something. You don't tell any mammal. These are skills that mammals will hurt you to get."

Nick gulped nodding.

"Alright. I'm gonna give you something that you need."

The fox watched in amazement as Tobias made a fist and opened it, a deck of cards in a box appeared out of thin air with a poof of purple smoke. He tossed it in the air and it landed on the tip of his claw spinning. The top of the box opened as cards flew out. Instead of falling to the floor like Nick thought, all the cards started to spin in a circle above the fox's head.

"Anything you want on the back? Design?"

Nick nodded.

"I-I want it to be stars! No wait! Comets! No no!...Uhhhh...Iunno but something green! That's my favorite color."

The fox watched as the coyote's blue eyes started to glow, the cards starting to spin faster turning into a blur.

Finally, the cards all started to spread out on the table face down. Nick let out a gasp seeing the design. It was a green background with beautiful stars and comets. A moon was in the center colored in with gold.

"Like it?"

Nick nodded.

"It looks great! How did you do that thing!"

Tobias smiled.

"Magic"

Nick reached to grab the cards but Tobias shook his head.

"Not yet. You need to get accepted."

"Accepted? But it's just cards."

Tobias shook his head.

"Not just cards. They have this energy inside of em. They get enchanted and then bind to a user. I hope that the spirits like you Nick because if they don't. Well you're going to forget all of this and I will have to leave."

Another gulp as the fox nodded.

"S-so what do I have to do?"

Tobias couldn't answer as the cards started to move around on the table.

Nick gasped.

The cards spelled out 'Nick' on the table as Tobias let out a sigh of relief.

"Looking good so far. Keep still."

NIck watched in amazement was the cards then formed into different shapes and designs before flying into the air in a single file line. They danced around the fox like waves and pulses.

"W-what d-do I do now?"

Tobias shrugged.

"Let the cards do its things. Give it time. "

The cards continued to spin before they flew towards the desk on top of each other.

A deck of green cards.

"C-can I... Ah!"

The cards started to glow a bright green before a flash of light blinded the fox. Nick felt sick in the stomach as he felt like the world was spinning. As the light faded, the last thing he saw was the deck of cards in his paws still retaining the green glow.

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Hello! This is a start of a brand new fanfiction. I had this idea in my head for a while so i decided to make a chapter to see if I liked it or if you guys enjoy it. If you guessed correctly, Tobias Fate is a name of character. Nick with magical cards like Gambit and TF was something I thought would be cool so i decided to give it a shot. Enjoy the future comings of a foxy card shark.

I mean it works. Nick as a smooth talker and using his cards to win "fairly" and as well as performing magic. Alright.

Stranger Danger.