Chapter 13

Two weeks had passed since Emmitt came back, and he was getting re-adjusted quite well. We had taken my cousins to go snow-sliding in Tundratown (they love doing that, and I joined in as well), and had went to metal stores around the city to buy albums and band merch. Emmitt was also settling back into his job pretty well, and still worked as Mr. Big's florist. Otherwise, life was going pretty well.

However, today was going to be the big day. We were going to meet Nick, Judy, and Nick's friend Finnick at Wild Times theme park and spend the day there before going to the Barkway Drive concert.

I was ready. I was wearing a new pair of zipper pocket shorts and a black Cane Hill t-shirt. Piper was wearing her soccer uniform as usual but also had on a Lamb of God hat. Corey was wearing an Avenged Sevenfold hoodie, Ashkii was wearing an Obituary shirt, and Emmitt was wearing a Powerwolf tank top.

"Alright," Emmitt said, "Wild Times here we come."

"Fuck to the yes," I replied.

We drove over to Wild Times, the theme park. It was about 30 or so minutes and the gates hadn't opened yet. There by the entrance, we met, Judy, Nick, and Finnick who was a Fennec Fox. Judy Hopps was wearing a Thy Art is Murder shirt, Nick Wilde was wearing a Barkway Drive shirt, and Finnick was wearing a Kublai Khan shirt with the sleeves ripped off.

"Hei all," Nick Wilde said in Finnish, "This is my old partner Finnick, we're still friends."

"FUCK IS UP!" barked Finnick, "GREAT FUCKEN DAY TODAY!"

"Indeed," I said, "theme park trip and a concert! I plan to go in my first mosh pit!"

"Well," Ashkii said, "It is great to meet you little one, and great to see you again."

"Alright," Judy Hopps said, "Let's get in line."

We got in line for the entrance, the park soon opened. I immediately rushed to the new ride called the "Furry 325". Due to us getting there early, There wasn't much of a line. I got on and rode it in the back row and it FUCKING RIPPED! I'd never ridden something like that in my entire life. The airtime was killer, and the drop was excellent too. My cousins were mainly in the children's section, but I was doing all the big ones. I also went on one with 15 upside-down inversions called the "Epic Rager" and a very painful wooden one called the "Backbreaker". It was late in the afternoon by the time we were done, and we left the park.

"That was FUCKING AWESOME!" I exclaimed.

"That first one," Nick Wilde said, "Holy shit!"

"And all of them," Judy Hopps said, "OMFG so great!"

"Well except for that wooden one," said Finnick, but we still all had fun.

We got back into our car and drove it to the Meadowlands neighborhood where the concert was going to take place. We listened to Barkway Drive and In Hearts Wombat, as well as Aversions Crown. After some time, we arrived outside the venue.

Judy, Nick and Finnick got there too. We got in line. Suddenly, we noticed Duke Weaselton right in front of us. He was wearing a black Deicide shirt that said "FUCK YOUR GOD" in big letters on the back and a pair of athletic shorts.

"Oh if it's not the Big Gooch," said Nick Wilde.

"We know what you did," Judy Hopps said.

"Okay okay okay," Weaselton said, "I have something to say. I only accepted the Night Howler deal because otherwise I would have gotten Night Howler'ed myself," he said.

"Okay that makes a bit more sense," Nick said.

"I didn't even want to do it, and regret it as well. It was all against my own will. I went along trying to make myself look like I was really into it," he said.

"So what the fuck else," Finnick asked.

"Well," he said, "I'm making myself better. After the icing, I decided I had to. I sat down and listened to many metal bands and now I love every subgenre, especially the powerful shit. Plus I now got other shit to focus on as well."

"He knows the good shit now," Emmitt said.

"In-fucking-deed!" Weaselton said as he went up and high fived me.

"My first mosh pit tonight!" I exclaimed excitedly, "It's going to fucking rip!"

"I'm ready!" Weaselton said, "for some PELS RASERI! By the way that means 'fur fury' in Norwegian."

"That'll even make a good band name," I said in reply to him, "I'll keep that one in my head."

"Also, the Powerwolf shows at Zoo2 sold out so fast that I couldn't even get tickets," Weaselton said.

We had tried to get tickets but failed as well, Judy and Nick also failed at getting tickets to that show.

"Hopefully I can see them someday," Ashkii said.

"Me too," Weaselton said, "I want to burn down a church at one of their shows. They'll probably do that one day."

The doors opened and we walked into the venue, which was called The Sound Galaxy. It was medium-sized (a capacity of 1,500) and the show was sold out. There was a floor and a wraparound balcony. We were, of course, on the floor, because of the mosh pit. There was a barricade, and I was possibly thinking of crowd-surfing as well.

Eventually, Barkway Drive came on and opened with "Crushed." As the song kicked in, the pit opened up wide, much more than I was expecting. Nick and Finnick were right in the chaos of it. I stood on the side, a bit wary. By the second song, Duke Weaselton went in as well, and Judy Hopps was in it by song number three. Soon, I really wanted to go in. They started playing "Vice Grip" and set of a massive confetti blast. I immediately joined in the action as well. I picked up confetti off the floor and threw it in the air in celebration. The pit got more intense during the breakdown, but that was the moment. I FUCKING LOVED THIS SHIT! I continued to rage in the mosh pit for the rest of the show. Winston McDingo, the singer, was hyping up the crowd in his thick Australian accent. The band went into "Wild Eyes" and the crowd went OFF. That was also the moment I really realized what I wanted to do. I tapped a Wombat (who had come here all the way from Outback Island) and requested for myself to crowd surf. Within seconds I was up in the air. Holy shit this felt even cooler than any of the roller coasters I had been on that day. As security pulled me over the barricade, I ran back into the pit and did it a few more times. After the came back for their encore, they went into "Bottom Feeder," The pit went WAY OFF for that one. I was going crazy and so were my friends. The rest if my family decided to join in as well, even my cousins (nearly 8 and 4.5) were in on this whole shit. As the leadup to the final breakdown started, the crowd split apart. Winston shouted the lyrics into his microphone and complete otter chaos followed. I was getting pushed side to side and pushing others as well. Finally the band ended their set. I'd never felt this excited in a LONG time.

"HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" I exclaimed as I ran up to hug my family, as well as Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps, "that FUCKING RIPPED!"

"My first mosh pit as well!" Duke Weaselton said, "and definitely not my last!"

"I haven't done that in a long fucking time," Emmitt said.

"Well what did I tell you all," Nick said.

"See you all at even MORE shows coming up!" Finnick shouted.

We went back outside the venue.

"Epic!" Ashkii shouted, "Best concert I've been to."

"I now LOVE concerts!" Corey exclaimed.

"ME TOO!" shouted Piper.

"Oh," I said, "I can't thank you enough for what you have done to my family," I said.

"Me too," Ashkii said, as we all hugged each other.

"You're actually not that bad I guess," Judy Hopps said to Duke Weaselton.

"And I will continue to make myself better," said Weaselton back to them.

"Also, Judy," Nick said, "I got something to tell you."

"What is it," Judy responded.

"I will enroll in the police academy," Nick said, "and continue with the department's work of making themselves better. I want to actually protect and serve with you."

"Oh thank you so much," Judy replied.

"And I will keep in contact with all of you," Finnick said.

"Same with me," said Duke Weaselton.

"Hyvästi everyone!" Nick Wilde said in Finnish as he and the rest of his crew left. Weaselton scampered off by himself, and the rest of my family along with me went back to the car.

It was 3 am when we arrived back home. I immediately went down to the basement to go to sleep, it was hard, but I eventually did it.

I fucking love this place.

The End

Meet Alister again in Of Fur and Fire.