Real A/N:
No, this is not my new story, this is more of a side project while me and my awesome beta Jekyll N Hide work on the main one
This one is done without a beta, and a bit less professionalism, but do not be mistaken, it's not a joke and it's not done lazily.
My main story will be Wildehopps focused, while this one is... different.
A/N:
For the citizens of Zootopia, this was a long time coming
Tensions started with the implementation of shock collars in the late 1950s. The predatory race was outraged. Do not be mistaken, the collars were not the first of the prejudice towards predators, it was meerley an embodiment of it. It was the physical representation of distrust and fear. It labeled all predators as dangerous, vicious, lethal. Riots ensued, but they only furthered the violence against the deviant race. What followed was a vicious cycle of oppression and backlash. The predators would retaliate against the speciest idealisms of the prey majority. The predator's outrage would only go to justify the prey in their own eyes. They'd see themselves as simply putting out the fire that was the overly aggressive predator race, without realizing that their actions -the ones deployed to put the predators in their place- were in turn causing the predators to act more disdainfully and aggressive in the first place. This cycle resulted in what was known as the 'Canine Rebellion' What first started as an idea turned into a full blown migration. A large group of canines -mainly different species of wolf- left the city for more proverbial green pastures.
Beyond the city limits, the rules of shock collars are abolished, leaving the wolves the freedom to do and act how they wanted to without fear of judgment or imprisonment. The wolve's natural instinct to live in packs brought many canine class mammals from the walls of Zootopia to form their own country in the North, known as Canapia. Even after the termination of shock collars, Canapia still boasts a population of hundreds of thousands of wolves, coyotes, foxes, hyenas, wilde dogs and many more.
Zootopia: I've Got You
Present day, December 14th, 17Z
Nicholas Wilde sat on in his apartment. It wasn't anything to be proud of, but it was a roof over his head, and it was usually heated. His interior decorating skills lacked, and his choice of furniture and lighting emphasized that very well. He lay sprawled across his scratchy suede couch, lazily watching his grainy TV. A documentary about Mink Floyd idly played. He was half paying attention to the show, half pondering his day's events and other various daydreams. His bladder pulled him out of his haze, and he got up to use the bathroom. Swinging his legs off the couch, he stood, reached his arms into the air and arched his back inwards, stretching his core. After he received a few satisfying pops from his back and arms, he yawned, and began to meander over to the back of his four room apartment. He was halfway there when a when a loud, buzzing alarm sounded from the speakers of his TV set. He jumped, the sound startling him. He whipped his head around, confused and nervous. His show stopped and a black screen with flashing white letters that spelled out:
[EAS CIVIL ALERT SYSTEM - - - PLEASE STANDBY]
The alarm didn't cease. It sounded akin to an Amber Alert, but somehow even more urgent. Nick's first instinct was to call Judy, to see what she knew and to see if she was okay. Not four seconds after this thought, his phone began to ring. He ran over and snatched it quickly from it's perch on the couch's armrest. He hauled it up to his line of sight and turned it on. The contact at the top read 'Carrots' followed by a few carrot emojis. A picture of the two of them celebrating their one-year partnership anniversary adorned her contact picture. He answered it before it could ring a second time, the strange alarm still going off in the background. They both began to speak at once, a harmony of stressed fast talking and rapid questions blared before either of them stopped.
"Nick, where are you?" Judy spoke up, this time she was the only one talking.
"I'm at home, are you?" He asked, worry laced through his voice as he began to pace. The EAS alert began to emit a high-pitched beeping, the words on screen flashed.
"Yeah, I'm safe, is your TV on?" She asked. Nick could hear the same alarm sounding on her side of the line, too.
"Yeah, I'm getting the same message, Judy." Nick responded, sitting back down on his couch, concentrating very intently on both his phone call and the T.V in front of him. "Do you know what it is?"
"I know as much as you, Nick, but I get the feeling this isn't a lost kit or a gas leak."
"Have you ever gotten a message from the EAS?" He asked, trying to log his memory on the last tornado that hit Zootopia, and who issued the warnings when it came on radar.
"I don't think so, Nick. I-I'm a little frightened" Judy whispered, fear more evident in her voice than Nick was used to hearing.
"Hey now," Nick said, the confidence in his voice severely misleading how he actually felt inside. "I'm right here, everything's alright, this is just a fire or a bank robbery or something, it's nothing to get worked up about.
"A-alright, if you say so" Judy muttered, not feeling all too much better. Nick set his phone to speaker, and set it down on the couch. He fidgeted nervously with his hands as he waited for the alert to continue. The alarm continued, and in red, under the white letters flashed a new message that read:
[THIS IS NOT A TEST]
And it continued on like that for two whole minutes. For two minutes, Nick and Judy sat in silence, the suspense of what was to come next killed him. He felt every second tick slowly by while he sat impatiently. Nick wasn't nervous anymore, he was scared. He prided himself in being a relatively cool headed mammal. He rarely got spooked, or angry or impatient. He needed to stay level headed for his job, both old and new. The alarm screen went from black to a sickening bright, plastic blue. Nick stopped dead. His hands held still, save a lone shake here or there. His breath hitched and he held it, just waiting in a cold anticipation for whatever was to come next. He just watched the screen.
"Nick I-"
"Shhh, Judy, something's happening" Nick quieted her down in the most comforting voice he could muster.
White letters flashed again.
[COURTESY OF ZOOTOPIA'S GOVERNMENT]
A monotone robotic voice spoke. It spoke precisely and quickly. "The following message is transmitted at the request of the Zootopian government. Important instructions will follow. This is an Emergency Action Notification Message, all broadcasts and cable stations will broadcast this Emergency Alert Announcement" Nick's heart sped up, he clutched his thighs tightly but otherwise did not move. He really wished the alert would quit repeating itself and cut to the chase.
"This station has interrupted it's normal programming at the request of the Zootopia Government and ZIA" Nick didn't know that the ZIA even existed. "During this emergency, most stations will remain on the air, providing news and information for the public in assigned is ZGOTV. We will continue to serve the Eastern Zootopia area. If you are not in this local area, please tune to a station serving your area. You are listening to the Emergency Alert System serving the Eastern Zootopia Area. Do not use the telephone. Telephone lines should remain open for emergency use" Nick glanced down at his phone lying on the couch. He figured that calling Judy and making sure she was alright fit under the label of 'emergency use'
The voice continued. "At 8:12 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, Zootopia Aerospace Defense Command detected a multitude of aircraft of Canapia origin. The Zootopian Defense Agency has presumed these aircraft to be extremely hostile. Citizens are urged to stay indoors. If one of your loved ones are outside, we urge you to refrain from seeking them. Instead, find shelter in your home. Keep a battery powered radio with you at all times. Do not go outside." And the message repeated.
"Oh my gods…" Judy whispered, and she began to cry
"Judy, listen to me" Nick shoved his phone to his muzzle, he held it inches from his face, and spoke softly. "Judy, I need to know that you can hear me" he pleaded.
"I hear you, Nick." She cried. Nick thrusted himself off the couch and began to frantically throw his boots on. He still wore his ZPD navy blue pants, as he had gotten home from work just a few hours before everything started to go downhill. He wore a black t-shirt instead of his jacket, but he wasn't worried about appearances at the moment.
"Judy, I'm coming to get you" He spoke, his voice infinitely more strong and fearless than he felt inside.
"Nick!" She yelled through tears, "DId you not hear a thing the EAS said?" In the background, air raid sirens Nick didn't know Zootopia had began to go off, further showing the insane direness of the situation at hand.
"Judy, I am coming to get you" He stated each word with emphasis, making sure she knew it with her heart.
"Nick, please don't, just stay safe indoors, I'll be fine, just please stay inside!" She begged. It killed Nick to do something Judy was literally begging him not to do. Something she was so against she started crying. But Nick knew in his heart that he had to get Judy. He didn't know why he just knew he did.
"Judy, you mean so much to me, more than the world." He stood, grabbed his utility belt from the end table next to his hideous couch, and threw open the door, not bothering to lock it as he closed it behind him.
"Nick, you ha-"
"Judy,
I'm coming to get you."
