Wild Times was an exclusive family fun center/amusement park made just for predators by predators. It was a place where predators could run free without their stupid collars, go back to their roots, have fun, eat all the meat they could feast on and loose
all their cares and troubles.
Unfortunately since the place was illegally funded, Nick and his friends had to make sure that the location and park was a secret from those bigoted preys.
To make sure no one found out, Nick purchased a clinic for predators and used it to create a secret underground tunnel, leading to the location of Wild Times, which was right underneath a bridge.
After nearly seventeen months of development and many funds from the mob, Wild Times and the clinic had finally been opened.
Nick, Benny, Jasper, Gator, Klondike, Finnick, Reggie and Ike all gathered up for their meeting after over a year of developing their dream.
"Good work, everyone" said Nick "We've finally achieved our goal. Now all we need to do is figure out how to get the word out without being caught by the police. Anybody got any ideas?"
"I've got an idea" Benny said as he raised his hand.
"Anybody got any ideas?" Nick looked at his friends.
"Me! Pick me!" Benny exclaimed as he kept his hand raised.
"Anyone at all?" Nick looked around.
Benny finally screamed "FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY! PICK ME!"
"How about you, Benny?" asked Nick.
"Thank you, Nick" said Benny "Why don't we secretly pass flyers to all the preds we can find by secretly slipping them into their pockets?"
"Wow Benny" said Jasper "That's not a bad idea my man"
"Yeah" said Gator "We can pass them through to them and the cops and prey will never know"
"Then it's settled" said Nick "We'll secretly slip flyers in the pockets of each predator we can find. We have to make sure that no cops or prey's are around or we're through and I'll never pay back my debt to Koslov"
"Don't worry, Nick" said Benny "We won't let you down. Since we were kids we were a team and friends stick together through thick and thin!"
"Hail and hardships" Reggie added.
"Good" said Nick "So here's the deal guys; Finnick and I will stay here in Zoo City, Klondike will go into Tundra Town, Jasper will take the Rainforest, Benny and Reggie will go to the Savanna, Gator will take the Marshlands and Ike will take the Meadowlands.
We'll meet back here once we've given out all the flyers. Remember, make sure no prey or cop is present, they can't find out"
"Got it Nick" said the gang.
After several hours of going across the continent secretly passing flyers to different types of predators, the gang finally met back at the apartment.
"Good work everyone" said Nick "Now that we've given out all the flyers, all we've gotta do is get dressed and be ready by 7:00pm tonight"
"Tonight?" asked Finnick "We're opening tonight?"
"Yep" said Nick "I've always wanted to open a fun center on Friday nights. They're always the best time for partying after a long week"
"You got me there" said Gator.
Later that night, many predators had lined up in front of Nick's new clinic. When they went inside, they all got their collars removed with the medical device used to remove enough, they went through the secret underground tunnel underneath
the clinic and finally were in front of Wild Times. And the best part was; no preys or cops in sight.
The predators gathered up for the grand opening. Nick, Benny, Finnick, Gator, Klondike, Jasper, Reggie and Ike were standing in front of the building, ready to open up the place.
"Greetings fellow predators from across Zoo City and all of Zootopia" Nick spoke into a microphone "Have you always wanted a place where you can roam free with no collars whatsoever? Have you always wanted to embrace your animal heritage?Have you
always wanted to try a juicy steak? Well, now your dreams have come true! It is my honor as a law abiding citizen to honor you fellow predators a new place for you like you've never seen...Welcome to the grand opening of Wild Times!"
The whole crowd cheered with gusto as they heard the announcement.
"And that lovely popstar, Gazelle will be joining us for the ribbon cutting ceremony" said Nick.
The crowd cheered with even more gusto.
"Unfortunately, she isn't coming" Nick finished.
"Awww" the crowd moaned, disappointed.
"No prey is allowed here" said Nick "So I will be doing the honor"
Nick grabbed a pair of scissors and cut the red ribbon, which caused everyone to cheer with so much gusto and Klondike opened up the doors, which caused a whole stampede of predators to run inside. Nick and his friends watched the crowd run inside.
"Gentlemen" he told the staff "This'll be a night we shan't forget"
"I have no idea what the word 'shan't' means, but I'm totally with you" said Benny.
"Then let's party!" Nick shouted.
Everybody ran inside the building to enjoy the party. Inside of Wild Times, everyone washaving an awesome time without their Tame Collars to bring them down or any prey to bully them. There were rides, an arcade and a food court (with meat) and
some cool party music playing.
Benny was enjoying the roller coaster with other cheetahs, Finnick was conversing with other fennec foxes (I finally fixed that error), Gator was surfing the swamp, Reggie joined other lions in the Balls of Yarn Pit, Jasper was busting out the jams with
his new career as the DJ, Ike was playing with squeaky toys in the canine room with other dogs, Klondike was diving into the icy water catching fish with his mouth and Nick was having the time of his life.
Felineswere chasing dots from laser pointers, birds of prey were soaring in a virtual reality setting of the desert, all the carnivores were eating meaty snacks (such as ribs, steaks, burgers, hot dogs, chorizo and so much more), everyone was sublimating
their hunting and running instincts with video games in the arcade and they were all getting down on the dance floor.
Within just a few weeks, Nick and the gang made some high profits and they were able to pay back their debt to Koslov with interest.
"Here you go, buddy" Nick said as he handed the polar bear a stack of cash "All paid up"
"Thank you, fox" said Koslov "This place not so bad, but remember that you only got it courtesy of me!"
"Right" Nick nodded "I won't forget it. Fox's honor"
"Good" said Koslov "But here is business tip; raise price for churros. They big hit with customers"
"I'll make a note of that" Nick said as he wrote down the paper.
"But be careful" said Koslov "Zootopia is like little baby...doesn't like to be changed"
"Don't worry, I couldn't change this even if I could" said Nick.
Yep. Things had been looking up. Unfortunately, a non-predator had decided to visit Wild Times; Officer Judy Hopps, a rabbit cop.
"Excuse me, Dr. Wilde" she said to Nick "But I would like to see you"
"What is it, rabbit?" asked Nick "And why have you infiltrated a 'Predator Only' medical facility? I demand to know"
"Well sir" said Judy "Mayor Swinton had sent me to investigate what was going on. You seedoc, we've recently been getting some reports on suspicious activity around here and I want to investigate"
"Sorry sweetheart, but I believe there's nothing to worry about" Nick folded his arms "I think it's best for you to leave, officer"
Nick showed Judy the business license displayed in the store as proof.
"Very well then" said Judy "Guess nothing's wrong here"
While Judy was leaving, she nearly saw Benny going towards the secret entrance to Wild Times.
Judy was not a dumb bunny; she knew something was going on.
"Obviously, something is afoot here" she thought "I'm going to investigate this further. After all, so many predators is not a good sign"
That night, Judy snuck into the clinic without getting caught. She leaned against the wall and unknowingly opened up the secret entrance to Wild Times.
She saw some sort of tube-slide thing and went for a wild ride and next thing she knew, she was in front of Wild Times. She looked into the window and saw all the preds having fun with no collars. Shocked, the bunny fled in terror.
"Predators, without collars, having fun, running around and eating meat? That is not good, thatis not good at all" she thought "I have to do something about that horrible place. I'll show that pathetic fox"
Later that night in a bar in a dangerous part of Zoo City, a mysterious figure handed an envelope to a strange figure in a trench coat. It was a photo of Nick and his friends at Wild Times.
The next day, Nick returned to his office while eating a chili cheese hot dog.
"This is the life" he said to himself "I'm making money, no more Tame Collars and all the other preds are having fun and are happy for once. I'll bet by next month, my friends and I will be living in a luxury penthouse"
Nick was so distracted by the happy feelingsandjubilationhe felt as he, his friends and fellow predators enjoyed their fun and carefree times, that he didn't notice a mysterious stranger lurking in a dark corner. When he turned
around, he was shot with a mysterious dart and the mysterious figure walked away. Nick started sweating and drooling and growling and couldn't see things clearly anymore. Nick was going savage.
The fun and enjoyment at Wild Times suddenly came to a halt as the guests were forced to run for their lives as a savage Nick broke out of his office and attempted to attack and bite the other animals.
Nick snapped out of his savage state as soon as all the customers fled.
"Huh?" he rubbed his head "What's going on?"
He noticed the entire place had been wrecked and the ZPD had arrived and his friends looked at him in shock.
"Nick, what happened?" asked Jasper "You went all savage on us and scared off our customers"
"You're under arrest fox!" a cop said as he slammed handcuffs onto Nick's wrists.
"What? What for?" asked Nick.
"For going savage" a gopher cop bitterly said "You predators are disgusting freaks!"
Nick's worst nightmare came true; he went all savage on everyone with his collar off. He was arrested in front of his friends (who fled from the cops as they took Nick away) and Wild Times had been shut down. Some animals were found critically injured
nearby and now Zootopia's fear and hatred of predators without collars had increased by 94%. Not to mention the special collar removing devices had been made illegal. What was happening?
Author's Note:
It looks like Nick's worst nightmare has come true. Now, his lifelong dream has been destroyed and he's been arrested. What's going on? What could've caused him to savage? And what of his friends? Where did they go? Stay tuned and find out.
You thought I forgot about this story, but like I've said; once an author starts a story, he will always do anything to finish it.