Nick Wilde: Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)

1993

To say that Nick Wilde was having a bad day may be the understatement of the year. After spending so long dreaming of becoming a Ranger Scout, his mother had saved up enough money to afford a uniform for him to join. Unfortunately, the other scouts of the pack decided they couldn't trust a "shifty and untrustworthy Fox" in their group, and when he was reciting the oath, the other kids pinned him down and put a muzzle on him. Humiliated and scared, Nick ran outside and hid behind a staircase, struggling to remove the muzzle and crying to himself. That day he learned an important lesson.

Never let them see that they get to you.

Just as Nick was recovering form crying, a beam of light shone on him from above, blinding the young kit. Soon the light began to lift him into the air. 'This is impossible,' Nick thought as he began to panic, 'It's like something out of a Sci-Fi movie!'

Scared out of his mind, Nick could only cry out "Mom!" as he was teleported into the spacecraft above, quickly zooming away from Zootopia, away from Earth, and more importantly, away from the only family he knew.

One Year before the Night Howlers Incident

Nick Wilde smiled as he piloted the Milano down to the planet he called home. I had been a long time since he had seen earth, and it had changed as much as he had. No longer was Nick a child from Downtown Zootopia; now he was Star-Lord, legendary out law and leader of his own team. As he put the ship into cloaking mode, he said goodbyes to his teammates as he jumped out of the ship and into a back alley.

Nick hadn't changed much in terms of physical appearance, but you could tell by his eyes that he had matured into something greater than he was when he left. Walking up to the door of a two-story apartment, Nick adjusted his maroon overcoat and steadied himself for the upcoming confrontation.

The door to the apartment opened, revealing a vixen in her early to mid 60's. Her emerald eyes widened as they met a matching pair, a lighthearted smile on Nick's face as he looked at his own mother for the first time in 22 years.

"Hi mom. I'm home," Nick said as Marian Wilde rushed forward and hugged her son, sobbing with tears going down her face.

"You're back. I knew you'd come back," Mrs. Wilde sobbed. The vixen quickly released her son and gave him an accusatory look. "You could have at least called me all these years, you know," she said with her hands on her hips.

Nick chuckled slightly, scratching the back of his head. "Well, it can be a little difficult calling earth when you're on the other side of the galaxy."

Putting two fingers up to his ear, Nick turned on his coms and radioed up to the Milano. "Alright Rocket, I've made contact with my mother, you can come down now."

"Other side of the galaxy…Nick, what are you talking about, and who is that on the other end of your call?" Marian asked with a confused look on her face.

Nick smiled and said, "It's a long story involving space pirates, a galactic mercenary group, and an epic story that could span at least two movies." As four figures walked up behind him, Star-Lord turned to his mom and said, "Mother, I'd like you to meet the Guardians of the Galaxy."

Author's Note

Hello dear readers, this The Dragon Saver here, welcoming you to my first story in a series I'm dubbing the Zootopia Heroic Universe! This story will focus on the origins of important characters that will appear in future stories.

I decided to put Nick in the role of Star-Lord/ Peter Quill due to the song "Fox on the Run" from the second Guardians movie. I kept picturing Nick as Star-Lord and the idea stuck with me. Originally, he was going to have Batman's skillset, but I changed it as I couldn't come up with a good reason for Nick to have the funds to have all the gadgets with changing his character that much.

I appreciate reviews and any improvements I could make to the story (any character OOC that's not for the sake of the story is what I want to improve on the most).

Next time: Our favorite bunny cop gets tangled into a power that's greater than herself.