[Rey puts on her meter maid outfit, adjusts her mirror, puts on her seatbelt, turns on the car, and drives. She goes around giving tickets to cars that have expired parking spots. Later, she hears a beeping sound. A parking meter has expired. She grins, goes to the car, types up a ticket and puts it on the windshield. She hears another beep. She puts another ticket on another car. She picks up another beep and puts another ticket on another car. She hears parking meters expiring and puts tickets on cars as quick as possible. The parking meters go off one by one, Rey continues giving tickets to car and the number on her pad increases as the tickets are being printed out. Later, Rey looks at the clock which points to 12:00 and looks at the ticket pad which shows 200.]
Rey: Boom! Two-hundred tickets before noon. [Rey's own meter expires] Ugh... [prints out a ticket and gives it to her own vehicle] two-o-one.
[Then, she hears a car horn and sees Kylo Ren, dodging a Krispy Kreme donut truck being driven by a small man named R2.]
R2: Hey, watch where you're goin'! [drives away]
[Rey watches Kylo, slyly standing by an ice cream parlor, Wanderlust Creamery. When a person enters, Kylo goes inside. Suspicious, Rey goes up to the parlor and peeks through the window looking for Kylo, but she doesn't see him.]
Rey: [whispering] Where'd he go? [Rey goes inside the store]
[In the café, the owner, Finn is at the counter taking orders. Rey enters and sees Kylo talking to Finn.]
Finn: Listen, I don't know what you're doing skulking around during daylight hours, but I don't want any trouble in here, [Rey opens the lid off her belt to use the pepper spray] so hit the road!
Kylo Ren: I'm not looking for any trouble either, sir. I simply wanna buy a Jumbo Pop for my little boy. [a little boy, BB appears, dressed as an elephant, sucking on a pacifier. He looks at Rey.] You want the red or the blue, pal?
[BB walks up to the glass and points to the cherry jumbo pop]
Rey: Ugh, [closes the strap on her belt and starts to leave] I'm such a -
Finn: [to BB] Okay, come on, kid, back up. [to Kylo] Listen, buddy, what? There aren't any ice cream joints in your part of town? [Rey stops and overhears them.]
Kylo Ren: Uh, no-no. There are, there are. It's just, my boy, this goofy little stinker, he loves all things elephant, he wants to be one when he grows up. [BB puts on an elephant mask and makes an elephant toot sound] Is that adorable?
Rey: Aww...
Kylo Ren: Who the heck am I to crush his little dreams, huh? Right?
Finn: Look, you probably can't read, [takes out a sign and points to it] but the sign says "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone", so beat it!
Old Lady: [pushing Kylo] You're holding up the line!
[BB gives a sad toot sound; Rey steps forward]
Rey: Hello? Excuse me?
Finn: Hey, you're gonna have to wait your turn like everyone else, meter maid.
Rey: Actually, [pulls back the orange mesh strap of her meter maid outfit, revealing her police uniform and badge] I'm an officer. Just had a quick question: are your customers aware they're getting bacteria with their cookies and cream? [a couple are eating ice cream together holding hands. Upon hearing this, the male spits the ice cream from his mouth in the female's face.]
Finn: What are you talkin' about?
Rey: Well, I don't wanna cause you any trouble but, I believe scooping ice cream with ungloved hands is a class-three health code violation. [Finn notices an employee holding ice cream with his bare hands. The employee drops the ice cream, wipes his hands on his apron, and sheepishly walks out.] Which is kind of a big deal. [Kylo stands bewildered at her eagerness to help him.] Of course I can let you off with a warning if you glove those hands and, I don't know, finish selling this nice dad and his son a... [to Kylo, whispered] What was it?
Kylo Ren: A jumbo pop. Please.
Rey: A jumbo pop.
[BB toots]
Finn: [sighs annoyed] Fifteen dollars.
Kylo Ren: Thank you so much. [to Rey] Thank you. [Feels his pockets, then becomes mildly surprised.] Oh no, are you kidding me? I don't have my wallet! [chuckles nervously] I'd lose my head if it weren't attached to my neck. That's the truth. [sighs] Oh boy, [to BB] I'm sorry, pal. Gotta be about the worst birthday ever. Please don't be mad at me. [kisses BB on the head and they walk out; to Rey] Thanks anyway.
[Rey watches them leave, slams a twenty dollar bill on the counter.]
Rey: Keep the change.
[Later, Rey, Kylo, and BB walk outside the parlor; Kylo holds the jumbo pop that is nearly as big as himself and Rey holds BB's hand as they walk out.]
Kylo Ren: Officer, I can't thank you enough. So kind, really. Can I pay you back?
Rey: Oh no, my treat. It just - you know, it burns me up to see folks with such backward attitudes. I just wanna say that you're a great dad and just a... A real articulate fella.
Kylo Ren: Well, that is high praise. It's rare that I find someone so non-patronizing. Officer...
Rey: [tips her hat] Kenobi. Mr...
Kylo Ren: Ren. Kylo Ren. [Judy and Nick shake hands; Rey looks at BB]
Rey: And you, little guy, you want to be an elephant when you grow up? You be an elephant. Because this is Los Angeles. [places a Los Angeles Police sticker on BB] Anyone can be anything. [BB toots]
Kylo Ren: Ah, boy, I tell him that all the time. [gives BB the jumbo pop] Alright, here you go. Two hands. Oh, look at that smile [BB smiles through the costume], that's a happy birthday smile! All right. Give her a little bye-bye toot-toot!
[BB toots twice as Kylo and BB leave]
Rey: Toot toot! [laughs]
Kylo Ren: Bye now! [Spins around and walks down the street with BB]
Rey: Goodbye! [cheerfully heads off on her way]
YOU ARE READING
A New Beginning (Rey and Kylo/Zootropolis 21st Century AU)
AbenteuerRey moves to the city of Los Angeles to become a police officer, and she needs to crack the case of 14 missing individuals. That is, until she meets the con artist of the city, Kylo Ren. She needs him to help her crack the case.
