The New Kid

Chapter 1

This is a prequel to my Of Fur and Fire trilogy. This takes place around the events of the film. Alister Otterton is back home in Muskegon.

The year was 2016. It was the month of May. I was 14 years old and lived in Muskegon (a complete shithole). School had just finished a few days ago and I was about to go to Zootopia.

I always went to Zootopia over the summer. It is the city where my aunt and uncle live. There names are Emmitt and Ashkii and they had two children. The children's names were Corey (7 years old) and Piper (4 years old). I always wanted to get an escape from Muskegon. My birth parents, Sandy, and Larry were never nice to me and were always abusive. They only had me because they had unprotected sex while drunk and didn't want to abort the baby (being pro-life and all). I would always go to the train station in Bunnyburrow (about 45 minutes or so from Muskegon) and take the Zootopia express. It happened every summer.

However, this year, something was very different. My uncle, Emmitt, had been missing for a week and no one knew where he had gone. I was texting with Ashkii about it. I suggested that if he doesn't come back in a few more days, she should go ask the police. I still was planning to go into the city, as Ashkii really wanted me to come. I also wanted to provide her comfort because she is part of my REAL family.

I sent her a text that said "I will be there tomorrow" since that was when I was going to come down already. As I was doing this, I was sitting in my room and wearing a Bullet For My Vulpine shirt (haha get it). I had just started listening to metal a few months prior and only knew a few bands of the genre. I also listened to a lot of rock bands like Linkin Bark, Three Days Graze, and Breaking Beaver (I had gotten those bands when I was 12 and 13). My parents weren't home yet now, so I started listening to "The Heretic Anthem" by Slipknotter. They were my favorite metal band at the time and the first metal band I got into. I sat and headbanged to the music and sang along as well.

However, soon, the door opened, and my abusive parents walked in.

"Hey Alister were back," Larry said drunkenly.

"Tomorrow you go to Zootopia, enjoy the hellhole that it is!"

They walked in quick, and I was slow to get out my phone to pause the music, so it was still playing when they walked in. It was also right at the chorus.

"Wait Alister!" Larry shouted, "Did that just say 666?!"

"I told you!" Sandy said, "No satanic death metal in our house!"

"Yo," I said, "It's not death metal! I'm not into that stuff!" (However I am nowadays).

"This is the last straw!" said Larry, "you know what is coming!"

"Yes I know," I said sadly, "another beating."

"No, not this time."

"You can no longer live with us," said Sandy, "We can't have a Satanist in the house."

I then started to feel sad as I had nowhere to go. I then started to feel happy when I realized that I would probably be moving into Zootopia. A smile started to form on my face.

"You really think this is funny?" Larry asked, "You will now be homeless. I want you out of the house right now! Pack your bags!"

I got all of my stuff into two suitcases and started to walk out the door.

"You know what?!" I said, "I don't want to live with you anyways! You have never been anything but bad to me. My real family is in Zootopia, and they actually love me. I will leave here and won't come back! Adios and FUCK YOU BOTH!"

I slammed the door. It took me a few seconds to register what I just said. I had always been afraid to swear, as I knew that it would get me a beating. However, that word slipped right out of my mouth like a riverbank slide. I had crossed a new threshold and was never going back.

I walked all of my stuff down the street and to my friend James McMarmot's house. He was my only friend in Muskegon and tomorrow was moving to Bunnyburrow. I knew that I could catch a ride to the train station with him.

I knocked in the door. The marmot came to open it and immediately had a shocked expression on his face.

"Alister?" he asked, "what the hell are you doing here?"

"Hi James," I said, "I got kicked out of my own house."

"Oh really?" he asked, "I know you didn't like your parents so maybe that could be a bonus?"

"Yes," I said, "They caught me listening to Slipknotter. Tomorrow I'm already taking the train to Zootopia to visit my family. However, this time it will be permanent."

"So I guess we are both leaving this shithole," James said, "I've always wanted to do so."

"Me too," I said, "but I never told my parents because I knew what they would do."

"But you are going to Zootopia," said James, "I am at least staying in Michigan." (Muskegon is in Michigan and so is Bunnyburrow).

Suddenly, James' mother came in.

"James," she said, "wait.. ALISTER?!"

"I was kicked out of the house," I said, "I need to crash here tonight. Tomorrow I am going to Zootopia. I know you are moving to Bunnyburrow tomorrow as well. Can you please drop me off at the train station?"

"Well of course," said James' mother, "I can always do that."

I was now getting more excited.

My phone buzzed as I received a text.

"I'm starting to worry about Emmitt now," Ashkii said, "can you please help me when you are down there?"

"Yes I will," I said, "And I will stay with you as well. I can help keep you comfort. I have some exciting news myself when I come down."

Dinner was made as James and I played Super Smash Bros, along with his older brother Kyle (who always beat us). Jason was wearing a Pup Evil shirt (they're from Muskegon) and Kyle was wearing a Barkway Drive shirt.

"Alright," James's mother said, "Dinner is ready."

We had dinner which consisted of vegetable fajitas. We then played Guitar Hero before going to bed.