Hey all, DLW here. A huge thank you to all the readers, follows, fav's and reviews (helps me think more so thank you all)! Disclaimer: Zootopia and its characters are copyright Disney. (I own none of the characters in the story aside from the O/C's.)

A note to all my readers out there. I wanted to try something different with this story and found that... the long story type can be a little intimidating. With some chapters being about... 12-17k words in length, I wanted to try shortening them by a bit. With that being said, the first... 6 chapters are going to be reuploaded pieces of the first two chapters. So this will be the last reuploaded chapter, and once again I appologize for the inconvenience. TLDR; slightly shorter chapters to make reading easier, fun, and dramatic.

The Dystopian Society

Chapter One: Predator and Prey

'Parolees Wear Red'

"When we had first met again, tell me what did you see?"

[February 4, 'Outside Savannah Central Prison' 12:57 PM]

Just a while later, Judy waited at the prison gate next to her cruiser. Though she had a lot of leeway in the force, getting a smaller car wasn't something that they could easily allow. They did, however, manage to make a custom seat for her.

She tapped her toes impatiently as she still didn't want anything to do with the fox at this point.

"Where is he?" She huffed, having long since plastered a frown upon her face.

Having her focus turned towards the afternoon sky, she failed to notice any movement behind her.

"Hopps!" Judy heard, twisting her head as she knew that to be the voice of the chief.

Her eyes set on the gate, she could make out three people walking up to her.

Firstly, she saw the hulking massive figure of the chief steadily lumbering her way.

With a half wave, she saw unfamiliar antelope and the fox.

The antelope, wearing a white lab coat, smiled and waved at them before walking off. Though Judy didn't know who they were, she was still happier to see them than the next mammal in her sight.

Lastly, there was Nick of course. He was unmuzzled but now had strip of bright red fixed to his regular collar. No longer in his jumpsuit, he wore a plain green business shirt and deep green tie that matched his darker pants. He looked vastly different from what he did in the holding room as he had on a fitting grey coat and sported shaded lenses with a dark trim to boot.

Though he was wearing the kill collar and had his hands cuffed behind him, Judy still felt uncomfortable.

"Hopps." Bogo announced, walking Nick with him beside the cruiser and clutching a few things in his hand.

"Chief." Judy answered, saluting him as she did so.

"Hey there carrots!" Nick said, smiling as brightly as ever.

Choking down a series of various shouts in front of her superior, Judy spoke through her teeth. "Don't call me that, fox."

Knowing that it frustrated her, Nick couldn't help but laugh. If he was going to have stay calm, then he may as well have fun while trying.

He tipped his head down, letting his shades fall just enough for Judy to see the green of his eyes. "Nick, or Wilde will do just fine."

Angered and finding no way to properly handle him for now, she looked for the one who got her into this mess. Left and right her eyes traced, but she soon realized that someone was missing.

"Where's Jack?" She asked hurriedly, turning her head to see Bogo nod in the direction of the prison.

"He said that he had an assignment to take care of." Bogo answered, holding out his hand and kneeling down to Judy.

In his hooves, he held two items.

"This belongs to you." Bogo began, plucking a small square like object no larger than the palm of her hand.

Taking the object, she had to ask. "What is it?"

"That, would be the key to that." Bogo huffed, pointing from the key to Nick's neck.

Judy got the hint and quickly pocketed the key, she didn't want him anywhere near it.

"And these are for him." Bogo added, taking a small white tube and handing it to her as well.

Judy, taking hold of it, immediately identified it as a generic pain medication. Though she did question the nature of it as Nick seemed fine to her, she pocketed the pills anyway.

With everything taken care of, Bogo raised to his feet again and walked back towards the prison.

"Good luck Hopps." His voice, deep and resounding, boomed past them as he slowly went out of sight.

"Thanks Chief." Judy shouted, not sure if he heard her or not.

Now that it was just her and Nick, Judy felt a little more intimidated. Even though he didn't do much sweep his tail across the ground and but grin at her, Judy wouldn't stand for any sort of backlash.

As quickly as she could, she pulled the cruisers keys out from her coat and clicked one of its few buttons. The doors, suddenly unlocking and prying open, welcomed the two for a new adventure.

Judy then walked past Nick and pulled the door open for him to hop in.

"Get in the car." She said flatly, eyeing him and ensuring he didn't escape again.

Casually, Nick walked up to the oversized car. He peered inside to see the usual protective steel mesh grating and uncomfortable seat. Though he did want to go for a ride, it wasn't his ideal place for a comfortable cruise.

"Well?" Judy questioned, nob becoming impatient.

Nick took a step back and smiled.

"Well, I would," He replied, turning to the side and showing off his cuffs. "But my hands are tied carrots."

He knew that the name got under her fur, but he thought it worked well for her.

For what seemed to be the hundredth time that day, Nick had called her that. Angrily, she began stomping her feet and nearly bouncing without even knowing.

"THAT'S LIEUTENANT HOPPS." She shouted, loud enough to cause Nick to turn his head.

Though she was loud, it wasn't enough to deter Nick. He was still having fun with her.

"Hopping mad are we?" He commented, no longer able to hear the rabbit's tantrum.

Instead, as Nick turned to face her once more, she was no longer there.

He did, however, feel something harshly tug at his neck and lift him with unfathomable force. In the small time that he wasn't paying attention, Judy had grabbed him and pulled him into the car with incredible speed and strength.

Having had enough of him, she drug the larger mammal in and let him fall to the ground.

"Easy rabbit," Nick exclaimed, having fallen face first onto the cruisers floor. "Still in bandages."

Before he could even get back up, he heard the car start and a voice shout back to him. "Shut your mouth fox!"

As the engine roared to life, Judy hit the gas and tore off from the parking lot. She didn't think to care as she heard the fox tumble backward; she had a case to solve, and an inmate to return when it was over.

All that remained in her mind was that she could prove to Jack that she worthy of being a hunter.

"I saw that you were the only obstacle in my way."

* Next time on Zootopia Au: Predation *

We see the lives of others and compare them to our own, we often consider theirs greatness.

When we see our own lives and compare them to others, we often consider ours as dust.

All in all, it's not what we compare or contrast, it's what we did with our lives that mattered.

The paint peeled and wood split, it was a heap of its former glorious self.

"We've all lost a lot, Judy. Hopefully, now we can help someone before all is lost."

"Look, fox, you're the one guilty for breaking the law and making things worse."

With the next few chapters (until 7 which will be posted soon) being re-uploads, I'm truly sorry, but I wanted to do this sooner than later to make it a much lighter load to read. I just wanted it to be something you could pick up and read in a few minutes rather than try to squeeze in time to read.

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