Well, I need to announce something. First, sorry for the long delay. University, lack of ideas, family and love makes writing very, very hard. Also, it's possible that the next chapter will take a lot of time considering the university of all things.
Now, for the chapter itself, I want to make some points that i can't remember if I made them before.
First of all, in the Zootopia universe, animals conditioned by the human being don't exist. So no dogs or cats. In the eyes of the Zootopia mammals, the Exceeds are Jaguars. That's the closest mammal I could find that looks similar to them, even Lily's Battle Form.
Second and last for now. The Exceeds' reserve of Ethernano are bigger than they usually had. Remember that even they train for the Grand Magic Games so their reserves also grow.
I don't own Zootopia or Fairy Tail. Only what I write it's mine
Enjoy it
In the old times, prey animals were at total mercy of predators. The latter with their powerful jaws, their sharp claws and teeth and the bloodlust they carry in their instincts made them mammals to fear. If you encountered one (and luck was on your side), you should run as fast as your legs allow you
"Carrots, please. Lend me a hand here"
Obviously, this isn't the old times anymore
"This always happens to you every single time you come to Bunnyburrow. You should learn how to protect from them" said Judy. As tradition dictates, the Hopps family reunited for the Harvest Festival that organizes every year. And also, like always, the little ones manage to find someone to play with. In this case Nick who, for the last three years since he came to Bunnyburrow, had become the favorite "toy" of all the kids. "Ok kids, you know what mom thinks about jumping over people, especially if they're guests"
"It's wrong" answer simultaneously while getting out of the poor fox
"And what are you gonna tell him?"
"Again?" said one of the little bunnies
"John" said Judy with a stern look
"Sorry" said John and the rest of them
"Now go and play with your toys" ordered Judy, which her siblings did
"I think every year they become stronger. Besides, the first and last time I tried it, it didn't work as expected" said Nick while standing and cleaning himself
"Your idea of protecting against my siblings was to disguise as a sheep, which is fluffier and remind me how was that a good idea to begin with?"
"To be honest, I can't even remember what was going through my head. Maybe being near a dumb bunny for too long have affected my brain" said Nick with a smirk
"If you want, I could go away for a time" said Judy
"And having no one to joke about? Ha, you wish" answer Nick
"Har har"
'Damn, that was close' thought the both of them a little anguished about their own words.
After the small delay due to the lost train, the two officers arrived safely to the Hopps residence, although not at the time that they thought they would arrive.
Flashback
"What do you mean you don't know how to go there? It isn't the first time that you go to my house" said the bunny a little stressed
"We always arrive here in train and your family recieved us at the station. And besides, why are you stressing yourself so much? You know this place so you should know how to arrive quickly. So you just need to tell me which route I need to take and-"
"No. I drive. Get out"
"Ah, ah ah. Don't even think about it" said Nick while smirking and moving his finger
"What? Give a good reason for you to not let me drive the car"
"I'll give you two. First of all, Flash will kill me if I let someone else let drive his car. You don't know how lucky I am that he lend us his car in the first place"
"As if he were going to notice it. Besides all you need to do is run and he would never reach you"
"Ignoring the offensive commentary towards Flash, the second reason, this car isn't designed for smaller animals like you and you can´t alter that fact, Fluff. Even I need a little help to drive properly this car.
"Ughhhh! Fine, you win. But at least hurry up. We're already too late" said the bunny with a frustrated look
"Easy there my little impacient co-pilot. Just tel me where I need to go and we'll be there before you notice it"
"Judy, Nick, I'm glad you could make it. Although I think you would arrive several hours ago" said Bonnie
"Yeah. We had a little problem with the train so we decided to come here in a borrowed car. The story is pretty long so you should take a sit" said Nick
"Oh, don't worry. You could told us everything over the lunch" said the matriarch. "But first, we need to take your baggage to your rooms. Andrew, Jason, help your sister and her friend"
"Why us?" said Andrew. He was an exact copy of Stu, or would be if his father was a lot thinner
"Lots of bucks in this family and you decide to ask us? said the younger one. He was a little bit taller than Judy and had gray fur all over his body
"Do you want to go to the festival with your girlfriends or not?
"Yes, we want" said the bucks lazily
"Then you should hurry. In a few minutes the food will be served. And you two" said Bonnie while turning to the officers "if you want to you can go and take a nap before having lunch. You still remember where is the guest room, Nick?" The fox only nodded and went with his friend to their rooms
"I hope those jaguars don't notice the abscence of a shirt and a pair of pants from their dryer"
"The important thing is that we get you clothes, Happy. Although the bad thing is that we could not get a shirt for Lily before they realized"
After arriving at a house and being able to get clothes to go unnoticed, they decided to get some information about where they were.
Until now they knew that they were in a farming village according to the different fields of crops that they found while looking for clothes appropriate for Happy and the fruit trees that they saw at the moment.
Everything went as normal, or as normal as it may be to be trapped in an alternate dimension which does not contain a substance necessary for your survival, but something happened:
"I'm hungry" said the blue cat as he grabbed his stomach "We have not eaten since we were traveling to the professor's house. And that was 2 days ago"
"You just think about eating and eating, don't you?" Carla said while looking frustrated, even though she felt that way too.
"But we must eat anyway, we don't know who we can meet and we need to take care of our strength so we do not depend on magic much" said Lily. "The problem is that we don't know how different the fruits are here and even if we knew that foods are edible, we don't have money to pay for them"
"We need to raise funds in order to be able to stay in a place. I'm not planning on spending another day in the country without being able to bathe properly," said the white cat.
"The most appropriate idea would be to work and get a little money, but that will not be enough to get housing if it costs as much as Earthland. What do you think, Happy?" asked Lily while turning to see Happy
Or at least he expected, since the little blue cat was nowhere to be found
"Perfect, we lost him already"
"HAPP-" Carla tried to shout but was silenced by Lily. "Remember that nobody knows that we are here and we cannot draw attention. We need to look for him in silence. Knowing him, he shouldn't be too far away"
"Who isn't far away?"
"Happy, that idiot separated from the group" said the white cat to Happy
...
Wait
"Happy?" the two Exceeds asked surprised to see the blue cat
"What happened and why do they say I'm an idiot?" asked innocently the blue cat
"Because you left unannounced. We can't separate ourselves at this moment, we do not know the place or people -or rather animals- that live here"
"But I found important information." And he pointed to the poster in his hand.
Great Harvest Festival in Bunnyburrows
Invite all your friends to enjoy the best time of the year with fresh produce to buy, varied activities, the race of 100 meters, the contest of blueberries and finally the closing ball
The prizes for this year will be:
Race of 100 mts: 500 zoodolars
Blueberry competition: Free blueberries for three months
We wait for you anxiously
Bunnyburrow Town Hall
Despite the initial scare, they had to accept that Happy had done a great job. It did not solve their problems at all, but it was a good start
"We can participate in both contests and we will have food and money, and we can sell the fruit to get some more money. I do not see myself eating blueberries for so long" Carla said. "So we just need to decide who will participate"
"I'm going to the blueberry contest," said Happy jumping in the air.
"And I will participate in the race. With my battle form that little competition shouldn't be a problem"
"It's settled then, you'd better sign up before we lose our only chance to survive decently in this rare world"
"What do you mean that they reduce the prize to the blueberry contest?"
"It was decided to invest the budget of all the festival in other things, so the money went to the race as a prize" said Stu
It was lunchtime at the Hopps house and, like every family meal, they started talking about various topics, about what was going on both in their jobs and in Zootopia in general. When these issues were over they began to comment on what happened in the Burrows, including plans for the Harvest Festival, as well as some slight changes in the contests
"It's no big deal. Anyway, there's no way you can beat me in the contests so don't be sad," Judy said with a smile on her face.
"So you want to play Fluff, don't you? Well, I'm warning you, you don't want to know how this ends," Nick said defiantly.
"Of course, it does not count for anything the record that until now nobody in the history of the academy has been able to break"
"Don't even count your carrots yet, Carrots, you could regret it"
"Well, if you want to sign up, I'd advise you to go now. Your brother Bill is in charge of the entries for the contests and chances are he's in the Town Hall" said Bonnie
After that, they decided to go to the town square to sign up for both contests. The desire to win the other in the competitions motivated them to try. Moreover, in the mind of a certain fox appeared an idea that would benefit him if he won both contests. And she knows how she accepts the proposal.
"So, confident in the words you said over lunch?" Nick said with his usual smile on his face.
"Obviously, I can beat you whenever and where you want, and the fact that it will be in a public place makes it even more perfect" Judy replied.
"Do you want your supposed victory to feel better?" He proposed the smiling fox with even more intensity
"What do you want to bet?" asked the rabbit. She knew him well enough to know that he would propose one of his usual bets
"It seems that you know me too well, Fluff. I would say that whoever loses will have to pay for the other's lunch for the next two weeks"
"It sounds promising, but I feel it would not be enough torture for you, especially as payment for making us delay. And before you complained, it was your fault and I had nothing to do with the fact that the car didn't have gasoline or you getting lost on the way" she said hurriedly before the fox contradicted him over what had happened in the morning.
"Whatever you say Carrots. So, what does the little evil bunny have in mind?"
"Whoever loses will have to grant a wish to the winner, it will only be one, but there will be no limit whatsoever."
'And I thought she'd say something absurd like money or something. This could be very interesting' thought the fox. "Well, officer Hopps, I accept your proposal."
At that moment, he pulls out a pen that she already knew very well. "And so that there is no complaint that 'I did not accept that' nor those things"
'Whoever loses will have to grant a wish to the winner. It will only be one but it will have no limit whatsoever'
The rabbit looked at him in surprise. She didn't think he would bring the pen to record the bet. 'Must have something in mind. It's a lot of preparation for a simple bet among friends' she thought for a moment.
'Well, that only gives you more motivation to win'. "So you will not have any excuse for when you lose, dumb fox," Judy said as she jumped up and down. "My mom said that in 30 minutes the registrations are gonna be closed and I will not pass up the opportunity to be able to order whatever I like"
"And how far are we from that place?" asked Nick. He isn't gonna let that chance go by either. 'And less when the bunny has condemned herself alone'
"10 minutes if we jog a little there. A warm-up?"
"Bring it on"
"Hi, I would like to register for the contest"
After asking some of the villagers who lived close to where they were, they found out that they had to register in the Town Hall at Bunnyburrows Central Square and go to a module where they had to talk to a certain "Bill Hopps", who was in charge of the inscriptions of both Contests
"Good afternoon, little friend, and who are you?" a thin-textured rabbit, slightly larger in size than the Exceed, said. He has brown fur and green eyes.
"My name is Happy" the blue cat announced
"Ok ... Happy. And your last name?" the rabbit asked
"Last name?"
Happy did not know what to answer. He never had a last name. In the guild he was only knew as Happy, name given to him by Lisanna and Natsu when he hatched. He never bothered the absence of a last name since he knew that his name was something unique and proper to him, which showed his behavior and his ability to make people happy. But it was probable that in this world they needed a last name to recognize them. 'In that case...'
"Dragneel, with double e," said little Exceed proudly. If he had to be recognized under a surname in this dimension, he would take the surname of his best friend and surrogate father, Natsu Dragneel.
"Okay, Happy Dragneel. What competition do you want to participate in?"
"The blueberry contest, please" answer the little Exceed
After a while writing down a few things in a notebook, the rabbit known as Bill gave him a card with his name, indicating that he was a participant.
"Okay, the blueberry competition will be tomorrow afternoon, after the product presentations at the fair. And one of you two wants to register in another competition?" Bill told the two little "jaguars" in front of him
"I'd like to add my brother to the race," Lily said. They had agreed to say that Lily had an older brother to hide her ability to transform into her battle form
"Okay, and your brother, what's his name?"
"Pantherlily Redfox," Lily replied. Happy was not the only one who could use that trick and had to take advantage of it
"Okay, here's your card, tell him that he has to appear today in the afternoon for the race. If not, he is disqualified"
"Don't worry, he will be there" said the black Exceed with a smile on his face
After saying goodbye to the bunny, they decided to walk around the area and to know more about the inhabitants. As far as they could see, there were plenty of rabbits, but they also found some sheeps and foxes.
"Until now, we know the species that we have seen in this short stay in this world, but we must be prepared. We don't know if there are huge animals like in Tenroujima or something similar and without my Musica Sword my offensive power has diminished, not to mention that we don't know the military potential of this dimension" said Lily with a serious tone.
"As you said before, portals can appear anywhere in this world and we need to mobilize to find them or find us. Also, we need to familiarize ourselves with the customs of this world. We went through a difficult time in Edolas when we didn't know about the prohibition of magic and the situation of his Fairy Tail" said Carla in a similar way
"This seems to be work for ninjas" Happy happily exclaimed. "I didn't have this kind of work since the Everlue mansion when we obtained Virgo from that strange man"
"Could you take it seriously, Happy?" Carla said exasperated
"Aye"
"Well, for now, it's important to get ready for the race and winning the money. To be honest, I'm starving too" said Lily
"That was cheating and you know it!" The rabbit shouted indignantly at his partner.
"I didn't remember putting rules for this competition, I also didn't cheat, I just said something curious" said the fox with his usual smile on his face, a smile that the rabbit wanted to rip out of his face at that moment
"You mentioned that you saw an infraction and it was not true" Judy tried to argue.
"And what are you worried about? We are not on duty and we should not intervene if we are in civil clothes unless it is something serious. And if something serious had happened, I would have stopped too "
"Ugh .. But .. You ..." muttered the poor rabbit, knowing that he had fallen into the trap of the fox. 'But when the time comes for the competitions, vengeance will be mine' thought diabolically
"Now do not worry about that. You should worry about what I'm gonna make you do when I win our little bet" Nick said with a wink.
"Am I supposed to believe that you can beat me, Judy Hopps, Valedictorian and Best police in the force?"
"And that's not egotistical at all"
"I'm just stating facts, Slick. It's not like I'm lying"
"Well, let's prove it then" said Nick
After a little chat with Judy's older brother and registering for the race and Blueberry contest, the officers went to buy something to drink and walk by afterwards. After all, running makes you thirsty
The town was as Nick remember. Lots and lots of bunnies, but from time to time he could spot sheeps, jaguars and even some foxes. It was a beautiful place with something that makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. Maybe it was the lack of cars, maybe the air. He didn't know certainly but it was refreshing being here. The only downside was the snarky speciecist comments that some "old school" mammals use on him, but with Judy and her family on his side it was easier to deal with it.
The support she had given to him all these years was something he couldn't have expected to receive but now it was something he couldn't live without it. Yes, it was true that he has friends and they support him, but he didn't have someone who could earn his trust at the point of cracking his mask with that mammal. Only his parents knew him in that way but now they couldn't help him and this little county bunny somehow has managed to be on their same level of trust. And it all began with a stupid hustle for pawpsicles. What could happen if he decided to not go in Jumbeaux's Café or she didn't recognized Finnick before they went to Tundratown? But before he could have more thoughts a little Jaguar ran into him making him fall
"Ouch" he heard from the little blue feline. Wait, blue? "Are you ok little buddy?" asked Nick
"Yes. Sorry for crashing you and making you fall" answer him while standing and cleaning himself.
"Don't worry. I was distracted" stated the fox officer. He don't know if asking for a name or for the strange hair color but before he could say something else, the jaguar said "Well, time to go. Good bye, sir" and run away. He needs to talk to Judy about this. And speaking of the devil...
"Sorry I took so long in the bathroom. Now, let's go to the games. I need to win another carrot pen" said enthusiastically the bunny officer
So, despite not knowing, our characters have met already. What would happen? Nobody knows (except me of course)
See you next time