Chapter 2

The next morning I woke up and got ready. I was wearing a Disturbed shirt. James was wearing a Linkin Bark shirt and Kyle was wearing a Rise Against shirt.

We got into their car and followed the moving truck (most of the things had been packed the night before) and drove off to Bunnyburrow. As we arrived at the train station, we pulled into the Kiss and Ride.

"Alright Jimmy," I said to James, "It was a great run with you, but we all have to go our ways eventually."

"I will continue to keep in touch with you," I said, "Goodbye!"

They drove off, leaving me with my stuff.

I walked into the station and got my ticket scanned. As I walked to the platform, I saw a large crowd of rabbits. Were they all related? I knew rabbits fucked a lot, but I didn't know they did it THIS much. There was a banner that said "Good Luck Judy" on it. I looked over and saw a young rabbit (older than me though) talking with her parents. The father pulled out a bunch of fox-proof items (my parents are into that shit as well. They have a weird fear of predators despite them being predators themselves). The young rabbit was not accepting the items and explaining to them that not all predators were bad.

"CHECK THIS OUT!" said the father rabbit, a middle-aged man from Indiana, as he pulled out a pink thingy. He then squeezed it and it let out a large electrical current.

"She has no need for a fox taser, Stu," said the mother rabbit, a middle aged woman from Eastern Michigan.

"Okay look," said the young rabbit as she pulled out a canister of fox repellent, "I will take this just to make you stop talking."

I maybe was going to talk to her on the train. I know exactly what it feels like to get pressured into doing something you don't like by your parents (they once made me go to a Kid Rock concert and OH MY FUCKING GOD IT WAS HORRIBLE!).

Soon, the train arrived. It was called the "Zootopia Express" and had three different exits for different sized animals.

I rushed onto the train, eager to leave Michigan. Within a few minutes the train departed. I saw the "Now Leaving Bunnyburrow" sign and it's population counter which was ticking up by the second. I guess rabbits do really fuck a lot.

Suddenly, I turned around and saw the same rabbit I had seen on the platform, I decided to go up and say hello.

"Hi there," I said to the rabbit.

"Oh hello otter," said the rabbit, "what is your name?"

"Alister Otterton," I said.

"Hi," the rabbit said back, "I'm Judy Hopps. I am currently moving to Zootopia."

"Me too," I said back.

"Wait," said Judy, "How old are you?"

"Fourteen," I replied, "I was kicked out of my house. I am now currently moving into my Aunt and Uncle's house. I visit them every summer, so I already know what the city is like. It is not as bad as what your parents were saying."

"Yeah," said the rabbit, "They are a bit crazy."

"But not as crazy as mine," I said, "They kicked me out of the house for listening to Slipknotter. They think I'm a Satanist."

"Oh, that is fucking stupid," said Judy, "That's even worse than my parents. They wouldn't let me follow my dreams."

"Oh really," I said, "what were these dreams?"

"I wanted to be a police officer," said Judy, "but now I've lived up to it and graduated from the academy. They said it was impossible because I'd be the first rabbit on the team."

"Don't worry," I said, "I was the only otter in my entire school until fourth grade," I said.

"Wait, are you from Bunnyburrow?" Judy asked.

"Muskegon actually," I said, "45 minutes to the West."

"Ah, that place really is a shithole," Judy said, "But at least they have Michigan's Adventure."

"They do," I said, "but it has nothing on the Zootopia theme parks. They have 300+ foot roller coasters. I hope to ride them."

"Damn," said Judy, "Well I'm going to listen to some music now, but it was great talking to you," she said.

She walked off and put in her headphones. I put in mine as well and listened to Disturbed's Immortalized album (they were going to have a concert with Breaking Beaver that I planned to go to). After that, I listened to Breaking Beaver's Phobia album and then Slipknotter's .5 The Gray Chapter album (I was 14 and they were my favorite bands at the time).

I was looking out the window when we rounded a bend and went over a large body of water. There, outside the window, was the skyline of Zootopia. I had taken this train many times before, but the view never ceases to amaze me. I also noticed Judy completely awestruck as we passed through Sahara Square, Tundratown, Rainforest District (where I would soon live) and eventually pulled into Savanna Central.

As I got off the train, I carried my luggage with me. I walked through the many mammals (many different species) that were hanging around. I even noticed that Judy Hopps was also walking around, completely awestruck (I still got awestruck even though I visited the city many times).

As I walked out of the station and into Savanna central. A massive Jumbotron had a display of the pop singer Gazelle saying "Welcome to Zootopia" which always happens (though I would prefer if it were Corey Tailor from Slipknotter).

My first stop before I got on the metro was The Pawpsicle Stand. I would go here every time I visited Zootopia and usually multiple times per trip. The pawpsicles were paw shaped and only 2 bucks. The stand was run by a red fox named Nick Wilde who had been doing this for as long as I could remember. He is of Finnish ancestry and has always lived here. He and Emmitt were actually pretty good friends, and about five or so years ago he became a family friend.

"Hey Alister!" Nick Wilde said, "mitä tapahtuu!" (he speaks Finnish that means "what is going on").

"I'm here to buy another one of your pawpsicles," I said.

"Alright, two bucks, just like usual."

"Also," I said, "I have a few things to tell you."

"Do tell," he said as he leaned in close.

"So," I said, "Back in the winter, I started listening to Slipknotter and have started getting into even more metal bands now."

"Oh I always knew you would get there some day," he said, "And you will go even further as well."

"Alright," I said, "but here is the most important one."

He leaned in even closer.

"I'm permanently moving here."

"Oh shit," Nick said.

"Yeah I finally got kicked out of Muskegon. I had to take the train into here from Bunnyburrow and will now live with my Aunt and Uncle."

"Kinda good," he said, "I get to see you more often now."

"Also a bit of bad news. My uncle, Emmitt, has been missing for eight days. We have no idea where he went. Ashkii, my aunt, wants me to come in and comfort her until he comes back. If not in a few days, we might go report to authorities."

"Oh really?" Nick said, "That's a shame, I hope he is found. I know him quite well, and I know how much the two of you get along."

"Okay," I said, "This definitely won't be my last time seeing you," I said and walked off.