The Fire Triangle, A Zootopia Fanfiction -- Part One: Fuel - 38

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The Fire Triangle-A Zootopia Fanfiction

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Part One:

Fuel

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Chapter 4 - The Wizard of Chaos
(Continued...Pt. 7)

"There it is, fox."

Erin Hopps was pointing towards a blue-and-white sign about 20 yards up ahead.

Springwater Cove County Park

1/4 Mile

"About foxin' time," Conor Lewis thought but did not say. He had his arms crossed and was hunkered down in his seat; a little fox cub who doesn't WANT to go visit his Grandma today. Sweet Cheeze Lou-WEEZE, how the heck had he ever let Little Miss Snowdrop jack him into this?

A river...they were going out on a river-on the water! And he couldn't say anything; Erin would razz him from here to doomsday. Noooo, there was nothing for him to do but shut up and ride it out.

They had been on the road for less than half an hour, but to a certain, young silver fox it seemed as if they'd pulled out of the warren the day before yesterday, an impression that wasn't helped by the fact that they were riding in the clunker that passed for the Hopps Family Farm Truck. (And when it came to driving at speed, Stuart Hopps Jr. was no Dale Ermineheart Jr.)

A few seconds later, Junior turned right and down a wide road flanked by low rail fence, coming shortly to a T-fork and two more signs, 'Campgrounds' and 'Boat Launch - Day Use Area' with arrows pointing to the left and right respectively.

Junior took the right turn and just around the next bend, there was the boat ramp.

It wasn't much to look at, only a short concrete slab, ending on a hard-pack, gravel bank. The river beyond was teal-green and moving in stately fashion, the water topped here and there by delicate, lacey patterns. Lined up along the shoreline were a variety of river craft; kayaks, inflatable pontoon boats, drift boats resembling square stern dories, and the ever-present whitewater rafts, looking like heavy-duty life rafts with the ends canted upwards.

"You see 'em yet?" Junior queried from the driver's seat.

"They're here somewhere," Erin answered, rolling down the window for a better look. She scanned the riverside for few seconds and then let out a short whoop. "Wait, there they are, Hiyeeee!"

"Hiyeee, Erin!" Terri Blackburn's voice pealed from beside the river. Conor pulled himself up behind the young bunny, peering over her shoulder. Yep, there was Erin's GF, and drawn up against the bank directly behind her were a pair of whitewater rafts in cadmium yellow, one much larger than the other. There was blue lettering on the sides of each one, but the young silver fox was unable make out what it said; with the craft turned at this angle the words remained unreadable.

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