Hey everybody! Welcome back to the Afterlife with Cosmo, Judy, Nick, and RapidSammi!

Nick: Sammi, weren't you going to add in that British guy?

Who, Romeo?

Judy: No, he means-

Nick: Yes, him.

Mark: Right here, friends.

Cosmo: Hello Mark!

Mark: Hello Cosmo, Wifey- *he grins and ducks as Rapid swings her bat at him angrily*

DON'T call me that, especially in front of the readers!

Nick: I believe they don't mind. Do you, readers?

Judy: Well I for one don't mind! ENJOY the chapter, wonderful readers!


~ Zootopia ~
~ The Afterlife ~
~ Chapter 8: A skip, hop and a jump away! ~


"Death..."

An eerie voice whispered as the young pup ran, his emerald eyes wide in fear, panting for air that he desperately needed. He knew he would tire out and stop running eventually. It was a fact.

"Death." The voice whispered again, it's dark, feminine voice sending shivers up and down his spine. He gasped and tried to speed himself up, but he was already at his top-gear running.

"Death!"

"Stop!" He wailed out and yelped as he tripped over a large root, falling face first into the dark soil. He looked up bleakly, dread falling over him when he saw a large, shadowed figurine stood in front of him dauntingly.

"DEATH!"

The pup let out a loud scream as the figurine sprang at him.

Liam woke up.

... ... ...

"Aaaaaaaaaahhh!"

The pup shot up to the sound of screaming

"Liam?!" Zoey's voice came to his ears, and he realized he had been the one screaming. The slender arctic wolf ran into his room, her robin egg blue eyes looking at him in a dazed panic."Liam? Are you okay, honey?" She walked over to his bed and sat on the edge, staring into his glazed, terrified green depths.

"Death, death, death!"

"Liam?"

"Huh?" Liam snapped back to reality. His green eyes suddenly filled with tears, and he leaned over to hug his adoptive mother. He felt the enemy liquid begin to roll down his furry cheeks, and that's how he knew he was crying. Zoey wrapped her arms around him, resting her chin on his head.

"Shh, it's okay sweetie. It was just a dream..."

He felt her paw rubbing slow circles on his back, and the young pup relaxed into her comforting arms.

"Just a dream, young one."


Liam happily bounced around his room, packing what his mother had bought for him into a small grey suitcase. While he packed up, he had his Pawsung Galaxy on his bed that was stripped of it's bed coverings. The phone had Julie's face on it, which meant he had video-called her. The phone was propped up against his bag.

"Liam, calm down you silly puppy!" The kit giggled as she watched the grey-furred pup bolt around the room, taking down posters and other items, folding and stuffing them into his bag.

"Julie, do you even know where I'm moving?" He asked her, having to raise his voice a little to be heard from across the big room.

"Wait! Let me guess; Clawaska?" Her joking reply came from the device as she watched him through her phone, chuckling as he shot her a playfully glare.

"Very funny, princess." The pup said with a roll of his emerald eyes, but a broad smile twitched on his muzzle nonetheless.

"Why thank you, fellow canid, but I think I know that."

Liam shook his head with yet another roll of his green eyes."You sure have grown full of yourself, hmm Julie?" He inquired teasingly, grinning as saw her smirk lazily, just like her father.

"Well gee, I can't help it! Daddy copper just rubs off on a mammal, ya know?" Julie said with a sly, but playful tone in her silky voice."Besides, you're not all the same either. You've gotten a bit overprotective..."

"Ah, can it, Fuzz-tail." Liam laughed out. His ears perked when he heard his mother call up to him.

"Liam! Are you ready?"

He grinned and slung the bag over his shoulder, Pawsung in hand as he called down to her."Yeah moma, I'll be down in a second!" The pup glanced at the vixen kit smiling at him."I'll catch ya later, Liam. Toodles!" His friend hung up before he could even open his mouth to say bye.

The boy grumbled words along the lines of "I'll never understand that vixen!" as he stuffed his phone in his pocket, and shot out of room like a rocket, running down the stairs two at a time. As he entered the kitchen, Liam asked his mother."Are we really moving, mom?"

"Mm-hmm." The tall she-wolf answered with a smile."Now get in the car, sweetie."

"Yes moma!" Liam chirped with a wide smile as he hefted the bag from where he had dropped it on the ground and slung it over his shoulder as he walked to the door. He shoved it open with his free hand, and walked outside, realizing that it was unbelievably sunny with no clouds in sight, the sky a beautiful dark blue. It was the perfect day to go for a swim to the pool... Snapping out of his daze, Liam realized he had walked to the car absentmindedly, and he opened the car door, hopping into the front seat and closing the door behind him.

He unzipped his bag, and got out an orange pencil and notebook, grinning at the items in the palms of his paws."Time to get drawing!"

Zoey suddenly hopped in the police cruiser, smiling at her grey-furred son."Are we all ready to go?"

"Ready!" The pup shot her a toothy smile that made her laugh.

"Then off we go!" She barked gleefully, and started the engine, backing out of their driveway and into the street, afterward heading for their new destination.

Liam began to draw in his notebook absentmindedly, his ivory ears lowered in a relaxed position atop his head as thoughts swirled through his mind. It's been two whole months since we have been adopted, and I've been treated with nothing but love from my new mom, Zoey. I like my new name: Liam Lupinae. My first and last name start with L without sounding weird! Haha! In this time, I met this really cool guy named Rory Clawez. He's a Cheetah-Timber wolf hybrid mix. He's kind of insecure, though. Acts like everyone will tackle him. Apparently Julie has made a friend too. I think her name is Abby Bobbre. Annoying, protective and overly teasing is what I've gathered on her personality from how she spoke of her...

Young Liam was so deep in thought that he didn't notice they have arrived in front of their new house, which sat next to a large grey house. At least, not until his mother waved a paw in front of his face."Hel-lo? Anybody there?" Zoey joked and leaned away as the pup started and smiled sheepishly at her.

"Sorry Maman, I spaced out again, didn't I?" A smile curled on his ivory muzzle as the snowy-furred female laughed and nodded her affirmation.

He chuckled at himself and opened the door, hopping out of the police cruiser with ease, being he had done so hundreds of times by now. He glanced at the gray house, spotting a figure moving in a window. It was a vixen who wore a white shirt with the words "Fur Fox Sake!" in cursive gold letters, simple green capris, and a pair of sunglasses on her furry red head. The vixen was dancing around, holding a brush up to her muzzle as she was no doubt singing. Her eyes were shut and she was going in and out of the window vision, swishing her fuzzy tail to the beat.

Liam smirked and decided he would record her doing this later on.


Julie felt joy vibrating throughout her being like a flash of lightning. It was electrifying, magical, amazing!

She had some music playing, and let's just say that she gets captivated in this song.

Very deeply.

"I messed up tonight
I lost another fight
I still mess up but I'll just start again
I keep falling down
I keep on hitting the ground.

I always get up now to see what's next."

The vixen sang after twirled, bushy tail following her as she made a dramatic fall before hopping back onto her feet to emphasize the lyrics.

"Birds don't just fly
They fall down and get up."

Nobody learns without getting it wrong!" She had spread her arms out like a bird, ears perking and then falling when it came to "Wrong".

"I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
Though I'm on the lead
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail
I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail."

Julie began to lose track of what her body was doing anymore.

"Oh oh try everything

Look how far you've come
You filled your heart with love
Baby you've done enough that cut your breath
Don't beat yourself up
Don't need to run so fast
Sometimes we come last but we did our best."

She began to doubt she would stop.

"I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
Though I'm on the lead
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail
I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail."

She realized the song was almost over.

"I'll keep on making those new mistakes
I'll keep on making them every day
Those new mistakes

Oh oh, try everything..."

The song ended and Julie collapsed onto her bed, panting softly as she tried to catch her breath from her dancing.

She then decided to look up, and screeched loudly when she saw a certain gray furred pup at her door. She eyed the phone in his paws, watching as he stopped the recording with an almost evil smirk as he looked at her. Her violet eyes flashed and she sprang to her feet.

"Give me the phone."

This sent the wolf pup running, wildly cackling as his vixen friend took chase.

"LIAM LUPINAE, GET YOUR FURRY TAIL BACK HERE OR I WILL SKIN YOU ALIVE!"


A/N's: Yup. XD

Nick: *nods* Interesting. Is that going to be blackmail?

Maybeeee. Maybeeee naaaawt.

Judy: Better not be.

Maybe nawt, I said!

LoneMonsterWolf- Aw, thanks mon amie!

reaperjf- Hehehehehehehehe... ):3

Guest- Don't worry, mon amie. This story is NOWHERE near finished, I assure you.

- Gotti, will add him right now. *falls silent as summons Aiden*

*Aiden screams as he falls from a portal in the ceiling, crash landing roughly onto the tiled ground*

Ooo, sorry Kitty.

Aiden: Wha? *looks around, face changes into horror* Sam? Again?

Nick: Pffft. *snickers quietly. Judy elbows him sharply, although looking like she was going to laugh any second now*

Teehee. No RQ's today!

Complex Question~ If Pinocchio said "My nose will grow now" it will create a paradox. How so?

Toodles!


~ TOODLES TILL THE NEXT CHAP~

~*R.S*~