As a famous professional athlete of Zootopia, Blanko Mancara and his snow leopard mate Sabrira Growlera were on route to participate a sport tournament in Hawaii when their aerial trip suddenly turned to disaster.
In one of Zootopia's most busiest airport, a black panther hailed from the Rainforest District was taking a trip along with his beloved snow leopard partner.
Their names were Blanko Mancara and Sabrira Growlera respectively and both of them were not just ordinary Zootopian predators. Both of them were the renowned professional athletes of Zootopia's Rainforest and Tundratown Districts that were hailed throughout the whole animal kingdom. A lot of Zootopians were idolizing them as national legends even other nations were hailing them as well.
To sum it up further, both of them were also a married couple. The romance started when Sabrira won against Blanko in a international tournament at Brazil. At first, both of them were cold rivals with each other but as time goes on, their initial friendship turned to affection that later blossomed to intense love.
Then one day, something changes their lives.
...
On a rainy day at Zootopia International Airport, Blanko was gazing the view. Sabrira then appeared with a pair of cups filled with warm cocoa.
"Hey, sweetness." Sabrina called.
"Oh!" Blanko startled in surprise. "You startled me, Sabrira."
"Sorry, my dear." Sabrira apologized in a soft voice. "Are you feeling a bit tired in waiting for the flight?"
"Oh, yes." Blanko replied as he took the cup from Sabrira. He took a few sips from the cup. "We been waiting here in the airport terminal for about an hour now."
"At least the coffee shop was still open today." Sabrira said.
As Sabrira took a sip, the airport's PA system then sounded.
"Zootopian Airways Flight 12017, boarding in progress on Gate 11."
The announcement jolted the two predators.
"Crap!" Blanko swears in disbelief. "That's our flight, Sabrira."
"I know, Blanko." Sabrira responded.
Blanko grabbed his personal luggage while Sabrira carried her own. Both of them hurriedly went to the designated gate and as they do, they were surprised that both of them will be boarding a DHC-5D Buffalo painted in a usual orange-yellow livery.
"That must be it." Blanko said.
Both of them entered the gate. As the couple boarded the plane, a tiger dressed in a flight attendant uniform greeted them.
"Ah. Greetings, guys." The tiger greeted.
"Greetings to you too." Blanko replied.
"What's shaking, bacon?" Sabrira added.
Blanko showed him the passports.
"Good thing the two VIPs have finally catch up with this flight today." The tiger flight attendant remarked.
"Huh?" Blanko pondered.
"Is something the matter?" Sabrira asked.
"The captain of the plane wanted to call off the flight due to the bad weather but don't worry about that, great Sabrira." The tiger reassured. "The bad news were already rectified a moment ago."
Blanko let out a sigh of relief.
"I though our flight to our sports tournament in Hawaii will be canceled, dude." Blanko said.
"At least we got the chance, sweetheart." Sabrira added.
"Yep." Blanko responded with a smile.
The tiger flight attendant escorted the couple to their special seats. There were some other passengers on board and most of them were Zootopians and humans sports athletes with different nationalities. Blanko and Sabrira were both seated in a row of seats that were located just adjacent to the right wing. After they placed their luggage on the secured spots above them, they sat down on the relaxing seats.
"Good thing we finally got seated in this flight, Sabrira." Blanko said. "We'll be certainly departing for Hawaii soon."
"You could say that again, stud." Sabrira replied with a grin.
A male tiger dressed in a football uniform approached them with a pen, a sheet of paper and a visible excitement on his face.
"Oh my God! You must be the renowned runners Blanko Mancara and Sabrira Growlers!" The tiger fan realized. "Please can I get your autographs, guys?"
Both Blanko and Sabrira exchanged grins and shrugged their shoulders.
"We'll do, dude." Blanko replied with a smile.
"Thanks a lot, guys!" The tiger thanked.
By 4:30 PM, the gate was closed. Soon, the plane's engines started. With the seatbelt sign on, the occupants fasten their seatbelts. Despite the rain, the flight finally commenced.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We may be a little late behind schedule for our flight from Zootopia to Honolulu, Hawaii. We apologize for the delay but we're reassuring all that everything was being set back to normal since the flight is now starting. For now, have a great day today."
Blanko started to read a few safety rules on the chart that he found under his seat while Sabrira watches on. Just 5 minutes past 4:30 PM, Zootopian Airway Flight 12017 finally departed from Zootopia International Airport on route to Honolulu, Hawaii.
The flight is indeed on.