Joesph chuckled as he exited the store with a newly bought hoodie "This should keep my face hidden." Joesph mumbled looking around he noticed the police cars driving around "I bet there looking for me." Joesph scoffed flipping his hoodie up, walking down the sidewalk he put his hands in his pockets and looked down at the ground.
Finally reaching his house he pulled out his key unlocking the door he walked into the empty home closing the door. He walked over to his duffle bag opening it up he pulled out his fake ID. He smirked looking into the bag that contained hundreds of fake IDs "These look pretty real." Joesph mumbled Zipping up his duffle bag he slung it over his shoulder walking back to the door he left his house.
Joesph stood at the corner of the street with a duffle bag in hand, a lamb named Willam approached him "Hey Joesph!" The lamb yelled Joesph chuckled.
"Willam my favorite lamb how are you doing?" Willam smiled.
"Good Joesph! So do you have the-" Joesph held up his hand.
"Of corse I do, do you have the money." Willam nodded pulling out 60 dollars Joesph took the money pulling an ID out of his pocket he handed it to Willam.
"Your name is now Derk Rusher, you are twenty-one years old."
Willam smiled examining the ID, "Thanks, Joesph!" Willam said walking off.
"Wait!" Joesph yelled Willam stopped turning around.
Joesph walked up to the lamb "Remember if the cops ever arrest you never tell them your fake name give them your real name if you have to."
Willam looked up at Joesph "Why are you telling me this?" Willam asked surprised.
"Because you're one of the few customers I like," Joesph responded rubbing the lamb on the head, giving the wool on his head a quick squeeze he walked back to the corner looking back at Willam "Good luck!" Joesph yelled Willam chuckled looking back.
"Don't need it!" Joesph laughed bending down Joesph dug threw his duffle bag unaware of the giant grizzly bear behind him.
"Hey, Joesph." The bear spoke with clear malice in his voice, Joesph stood back up nervously looking up at the bear that was a couple feet taller than him.
"H-Hey Ricky!" The bear growled picking Joesph up by the neck.
"Don't hey me!" The bear yelled slamming Joesph against the wall of the building Joesph struggled to gasp for air wrapping his hands around the bear's paw he tried to pry the bear's paw off.
"Do you know what happened to my little brother because of you?" The bear raised him up further Joesph struggled "He was arrested and will be serving five years" The bear growled tightening his grip around Joesph's neck "He is currently waiting on bail." Moving Joesph back down the wall Ricky made eye contact with him "So this is what you're going to do, you're going to pay for his bail." Ricky finally let Joesph go.
Joesph collapsed onto the ground heaving he looked up at Ricky getting onto his hands and knees he stared at him "What happens if I don't pay?" Joesph asked breathlessly.
Ricky chuckled his claws coming out "This!" Ricky yelled, swinging at Joesph he stopped at the last second Joesph flinched "As you can imagine it will be more than just that." The bear chuckled "His bail is Thirty thousand you have until the end of this week." Ricky spoke turning around he began to walk away.
Joesph growled standing back up "What! How am I suppose to pay that!"
The bear smiled, looking back "You'll figure it out." Ricky replied Joesph watched the bear walk off he picked up his duffle bag and walked back to his house.
Joesph lay down on his bed he glanced up at the clock "Five days." Joesph mumbled sitting up he got up from the bed "I need to find a way to make money" Joesph scratched his chin.
Joesph glanced over at a jar that was laying on the floor he smirked: "Well maybe."
Joesph's phone went off from the table, walking over to the table Joesph picked up the phone "A text from Finnick." Joesph mumbled pressing the message button.
Still up for drinks tonight?
Joesph chuckled typing his message.
YEAH!
Joesph smiled putting his phone into his pocket he walked over to his closet "What should I wear?"
Nick looked over at Judy as they drove through town "Do you have any ideas where he might be?" Nick asked glancing out the window.
"Well, he did just escape so he might be laying low," Judy responded Nick scoffed Judy gave Nick an annoyed glance "What?" she asked.
Nick chuckled "Joesph isn't that type of animal."
Judy raised a brow "What does that mean?"
"Joesph is headstrong," Nick responded
Judy shook her head "And what does that mean?"
Nick looked out the window "He isn't going to let one close call with the cops stop him from having fun."
Judy sighed "So he is basically just like you." she stated flatly.
Nick looked at Judy "Why did you say it like that?" He asked.
Judy rubbed her face "Dealing with one of you is enough."
Nick gasped grabbing his heart with mock hurt "What? Ow! Judy that hurts."
Judy stopped at a candy shop"So what about here?"
Nick groaned "Really a candy store?" Nick asked in disbelief.
"Well you told me he liked candy so maybe-" Nick held up his paw.
"Hopps Joesph is 19, not a 9-year-old boy." Nick replied, "Besides the fact that he has been on the run for six years I'm pretty sure he would not go to such an obvious place."
Judy growled, "Well I don't see you trying!"
Nick raised his paws up "Woah, who let the bull out?"
Judy groaned flopping her head onto the steering wheel "Chill Hopps." Nick mumbled, "I'm just thinking."
Judy sighed "Well think harder because none of the other places we've been to had him."
Nick shrugged getting out of the car "Nick! Where are you going?" Judy asked.
"Well, you said he might be in the candy shop lets at least check." Judy hopped out the car running next to Nick.
Night Time
Joesph sat at the bar next to Finnick, Finnick looked at Joesph "Thanks, man!" Finnick mumbled taking another swig of beer.
Joesph chuckled "No problem bro, it's your birthday!" Joesph shouted chugging his whole glass of beer Joesph slammed the cup on the table "Whooo!" He shouted, looking back at Finnick.
"So, anything happen today?" Joesph asked, looking back at the bartender he ordered another beer Finnick chuckled.
"Well, I was able to con a few animals." He said, picking up his glass he took another sip "But I only made a couple hundred."
Finnick looked over at Joesph "How about you?" Finnick asked.
Joesph smirked, "Let's just say I had one hell of a day." Joesph replied, smiling when the rhino came up to the table with his beer Joesph taking the beer he sipped it.
Wincing at the strength of the beer he sat it on the table "What happened?" Finnick asked.
"Cops," Joesph replied, picking up his beer he sipped it.
Finnick raised a brow "Cops!?" Finnick asked concerned.
Joesph raised a brow, looking at Finnick "What?" The fox asked looking up at Joesph.
"I don't know for a moment there it sounded like you cared about me." Joesph teased.
Finnick rolled his eyes, "I could care less what you do." He looked back at Joesph "So why were the cops after you?"
Joesph chuckled "I've done some stuff in the past." Joesph replied taking another sip of beer.
Finnick looked up at Joesph "Like what?" Finnick asked.
Joesph sighed "You're really asking a lot of questions." Joesph replied irritated.
"Sorry I just wanted to know a little more about you," Finnick mumbled.
"It's okay," Joesph replied.
"So what do you want to do?" Finnick asked, sipping on his beer.
Joesph sighed, glancing at a table that was across the room. "Want to play beer, pong?" Joesph asked looking back at Finnick.
Finnick smiled hopping out of his chair "You're on!"
Nick groaned looking at Hopps as she walked back to the car opening the door, she hopped onto her seat looking at Nick she noticed Nick's stare and raised a brow "What?" She asked.
"Really! Fur E Cheese!" Nick groaned as Judy cranked up the car.
Pulling out of the parking lot Judy looked at Nick, "Yeah! None of the other places we've gone to had Joesph! If we're going to find him we have to work together."
Nick sighed scratching his chin "If I was a 19-year-old boy where would I go?"
"Movies?" Judy asked.
"No, Joesph never really liked the movies," Nick responded, glancing at the moon through the window.
Nick sighed "I remember when I was little I used to tell Joesph if he ever felt lost to look up at the moon."
Judy chuckled "You two were really close weren't you?"
"Well, we did bathe together so you tell me." Nick retorted.
Judy rolled her eyes, pulling up to a gas station Nick raised a brow "Why did we stop here?" He asked.
"We're low on gas," Judy replied, driving up to a pump hopping out the car she walked over to the pump pulling out her credit card she swiped it. Grabbing the pump and shoved it into the fuel pump, pumping the gas Nick groaned sticking his head out of the car window "Carrots can you hurry it up!" Nick yelled.
Judy nodded "I'm almost finished!" Nick groaned flopping down in the car seat.
Joesph cheered when his ball fell into Finnick's shot glass, Finnick growled drinking the shot picking up the ball, he spoke: "You're going to regret that Joesph!" He yelled over the cheering crowd around him throwing the ball it landed into Joesph's shot glass Joesph giggled drinking the shot.
Picking the ball up Joesph stared at the two remaining shot glasses on Finnick's side, taking a deep breath Joesph tossed the ball it landed into Finnick's glass, Joesph cheered pointing at Finnick "Drink up Finny!" Finnick growled drinking the shot picking up the ball he stared at Joesph's five remaining shots.
He tossed the ball and it missed Joesph's shot glass, Joesph cheered as Finnick groaned, Joesph grabbed another ball off the table turning around Joesph tossed the ball over his shoulder the ball landed in Finnick's shot glass. "NO WAY!" Finnick screamed the crowd cheered as Finnick drunk the shot.
Picking up the ball Finnick looked at Joesph hiccuping "Y-You're going to pay for that!" Finnick stuttered seeing double he tossed the ball the ball flew and missed the table Finnick shouted: "I quit!" The crowd awed leaving the two friends to themselves.
Joesph chuckled walking across the table to Finnick "Good game?" Joesph asked reaching out his hand.
Finnick chuckled "Good game." Finnick replied, shaking his hand.
The two cops drove around the town of Zootopia, Nick noticed another cop car pass by "Mchorn actually listened to me." Nick stated surprised.
Judy looked over at Nick "Well, you did seem pretty upset." Judy replied, pulling up to a pub she looked at Nick "What about here?"
Nick raised a brow "He's underage." Nick deadpanned.
Judy sighed "Well, we checked everywhere else but the bars."
Nick shrugged his shoulders, "I guess we could give it a shot." Parking the police car the two exited the car.
It was then the two cops entered the bar looking around the room Nick and Judy walked into the crowd.
Joesph sat at the bar talking with Finnick "No way!" Finnick chuckled nudging Joesph.
Joesph chuckled "Yeah! She thought I actually broke her phone!" Joesph laughed, throwing his head back.
Joesph stood up "I have to use the bathroom." Finnick nodded as Joesph made his way through the crowd bumping into many animals he reached the bathroom, walking into the bathroom he did his business coming back out he looked over where Finnick was sitting, he could see a familiar orange fox in an officer uniform talking to him.
"How did he find me?" Joesph mumbled, as if on cue, Nick made eye contact with Joesph Nick's ears perked up as he began walking towards him.
Joesph ducked into the crowd, crawling around, he tried his best to make himself as small as possible crawling through the crowd Joesph bumped into a polar bear.
Koslov looked down at Joesph raising a brow "Sorry." Joesph mumbled, turning around Nick was now standing right in front of him.
"J-Joesph?" Nick asked Joesph nodded, staring at Nick in shock.
Joesph stood back up, "Why?" Joesph asked, backing up Nick started to walk forward making eye contact with his brother.
"Joesph calm down." Nick begged, "I never meant to hurt you." Joesph looked towards the front door of the bar "Joesph please don't run from me anymore." Nick pleaded tears running down his cheeks Judy who walked next to Nick was about to say something but decided against it.
Joesph bolted towards the front door "Joesph!" Nick yelled, chasing after him Judy, who was still in the room watched Nick run off.
Joesph ran down the dark alleyway looking back, he could see an angry fox chasing after him "Joesph!" Nick screamed Joesph turned a corner trying to lose Nick but to no avail, Nick pulled out his tranq gun "Joesph! Stop now! Or I will shoot you!" The fox yelled his vision blurry from the stream of tears.
Joesph stopped running he turned around looking at Nick "Just leave me alone!" Joesph yelled more tears fell from Nick's face.
"J-Joesph!" Nick sobbed "Why! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME!" Nick dropped his gun, crying he fell onto his knees, losing his composure Joesph stared in shock as Nick crawled toward him.
Joesph stared at Nick screaming "Dammit!" Joesph yelled, "Why, Why do I still care about you?!" Joesph cried he looked back down at Nick who was now hugging his leg.
"Please don't leave me," Nick begged hugging Joesph's leg tighter Joesph shook his head staring at Nick.
"N-No!" Joesph hiccuped "I won't let you hurt me again!" Joesph yelled yanking his leg away from Nick, he continued to run down the alleyway, Nick now lay face first on the ground looking back up Nick watched Joesph run off reaching out a paw Nick cried.
"JOESPH!" The fox yelled as his brother faded out of sight.
Exiting the alleyway Joesph ran down the streets of Zootopia. Following the streetlights Joesph saw an Inn running towards the Inn he could hear distant footsteps behind him, running into the Inn Joesph saw a panther sitting at the front desk.
Wiping his tears away Joesph ran up to the desk, "I need a room now!" Joesph shouted looking behind him.
Mark looked up at Joesph yawning "Do you have the-" Before Mark could finish Joesph threw 50 bucks in his face.
"Please give me a room!" Joesph begged glancing behind him again.
Mark yawned opening the drawer he handed Joesph a key "Room four." Mark mumbled.
Joesph snatched the key running towards the stairs looking back he saw Nick enter the Inn frantically looking around for him, Joesph ran up the stairs, reaching the top he counted the rooms, "One, two, three, Four!" Joesph shouted running towards the door using the key he unlocked the door running in he slammed the door shut behind him.
Joesph pressed his back against the door sobbing he wiped his face with his shirt, Nick walked down the hall sniffing "Joesph!" Nick called walking up to the fourth door.
Joesph heaved "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Joesph yelled Nick ignored him and continued to stand outside the door "I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" Joesph yelled.
Nick cried "Open the door and say that to my face." The fox whimpered, Joesph turned around reaching for the doorknob, but he hesitated.
Nick ears drooped "I'm waiting." The fox mumbled his fur soaked from the tears.
Joesph shook his head "Why I should be able to I have every right to hate him but I can't."
"I can't," Joesph mumbled, putting his head against the door.
"Stop running from me," Nick begged, putting his paws against the door.
Joesph sobbed pressing his back against the door, he slid down into the fetal position looking up at the ceiling, he finally spoke: "Fine I'll stop running."