Chapter 4
The Bar
37.563936, -116.85123Those were the numbers going through David's head as he slept. He was having nightmares. Those numbers was a clue.
The clue from the symbol.
He woke up in the motel at 7 AM when his alarm came on. He woke up thinking he was back home in Brunswick. That he was just dreaming. But the fake look of this world reminded him he was not dreaming. Suddenly, his phone rang. That's strange. David thought, I thought there was no reception in this place. He pulled out his phone. It was his mom. He started to freak out. He didn't want to answer it. But, he didn't want his mother to worry. After all, he's probably at another dimension. He answered the phone.
"Hello?" he said.
"Hi, honey!" his mother said, "How was the first day in Los Angeles?"
"Pretty great." David lied looking outside in the poor side of Zootopia. He heard his mother sigh.
"I know your expectations weren't as you thought." she said, "You'll fit in soon. Jack is starting to like his new school."
"Can I talk to him?" David said.
David heard his mom laugh. "He left for school an hour ago."
"They seriously start middle school at 6 AM now?" David exclaimed.
"Yeah, anyway hope you have a nice day."
"You too, mom."
David was about to hit end when he heard his mother said "Oh, and David?"
He put the phone back to his ear. "Yeah."
"Get a job." she said laughing.
David groaned in a good way. "Alright mom, love you."
He ended the call and sat on the bed. He put the paper that he found earlier in his pocket. He also found a sticky note in his pocket. It was handwritten by Judy, telling him to meet up with her and Nick at the nearby coffee shop at 7. David had nothing else to do, so he got dressed, brushed his teeth and got to the coffee shop at 6:30. He sat down and ordered a coffee. He sat there and looked at the time. 6:45. He noticed below the clock was a computer. He looked to see if no one was watching (because the coffee shop was empty). He walked over to the computer. He found a map page and typed in the coordinates. He clicked enter and found it led to a bar. His heart was racing. He quickly printed directions. He also wrote a note and set it on the table and he ran off.
7 AM. Joining track in middle school must've payed off. David thought to himself with a grin. He ran and followed the directions. Getting lost once in a while, but getting back on track. His leg was still stinging from yesterday, but he managed to fight the pain. He turned the corner and found it. Jimmy's Bar it was called. But, since he was 18 (and raised correctly), he wasn't legally allowed to drink alcohol. But, it could be different in this world. He walked in casually.
When he walked in, he expected the scent of beer and alcohol. But, nope. It had a wooden smell. Well, mostly because the bar was a log cabin. There was a moose at the counter. "Need anything?" he said.
"Oh," David said, "just using the bathroom."
He actually needed to use the bathroom. He actually haven't even had one since he found Zootopia. Almost stepping in the girls bathroom, he finally walked in the correct one and finally relieved himself.
When he was done, he started washing his hands and noticed something strange on the mirror.
The symbol
It was engraved on the mirror with an arrow. He looked to where to where it was pointing and there were more arrows. He was just about to follow them when his phone went off again. He picked it up to see an unknown number. He answered it expecting to be a sales call.
"Hello?" he said.
"Where are you?" the voice said, "we've been waiting here for like half an hour."
He suddenly recognized the voice of Judy. "How do you know my number?" David said.
"While you were passed out," she said, "I've might of looked through your phone for uh… evidence."
"How did you get past the passcode?" he said angrily.
"That's not the point! Where are you?"
David sighed. "I'm at the coordinates."
"What? I told you not to see them until we meet up."
"I couldn't help myself. I was having nightmares about it. You don't understand what it's like to be tracked down and almost killed by someone you don't know."
"I'm a police officer. I had plenty of times. Anyway, stay right there."
She hanged up.
David followed the arrows. It led him through hallways, corners, and sometime walls. It later led him a door that was locked. He quickly remembered a lock pick technique his grandfather taught him a while back.
Looking through his pocket. He found an old house key he used at his home in Brunswick. He then pulled out his pocket knife he kept. He opened it up and started cutting it up a bit. He sticked it in the lock, and it worked. But he couldn't twist it. The last step, was to tap it with a large, heavy object, like a hammer or a screwdriver. He didn't have anything on him that had those requirement, but he did found a loose nail board in the room he was in. He banged it once. Nope. Again, he tried. And, success. He opened the door.
It was empty except for a box. He opened the box. It contained a single VHS tape. He putted it in his pocket. He was about to walk out the bar when he heard a clicking noise in front him. The moose from earlier was holding up a pistol inches from his head.
"What are you doing!" the moose yelled angrily.
"I told you," David said, "just using the bathroom."
"Then what did you take?"
"What do you mean. I didn't take anything. Can you just step aside now."
Now, David would've gotten away with this. But as he was about to walk away, the VHS tape fell out of his pocket. He laughed nervously. The moose cocked his gun. David was about to make a run for it. But before the moose could pull the trigger, he was hit with something. He passed out.
There behind was Judy, blowing the smoke from her tranquilizer gun, and Nick, who was just walking in.
"Your lucky I came in before things got bad." she said.
"Things already did get bad." he said staring at the moose who almost tried to kill him.
Nick opened the wallet that was on the moose and found an ID card with the same symbol. The yin-yang with the N.
"Just as I expected." Nick said.
"No, you didn't." Judy exclaimed, "Where you looking for money again?"
"Uh, no!" Nick laughed nervously.
"Anyway," David said, "I found this VHS tape." He showed them the tape.
"Where was it?" Judy asked.
"I found it in a locked room, but I picked the lock."
"Well, did you know that picking locks can lead you up to 5 years in maximum security prison."
"It's called investigation." Nick smirked, covering for David.
1 PM. After hours of searching, they finally found a working VHS player. "Are you ready for this?" David said. They both nodded. David stuck the tape in and hit play.