The Hidden World of Altropolis~Zootopia fan fiction

Altropolis- Marketplace Dash

Askari woke up to the sound of his younger brother grabbing his old broken in backpack. The sun was beginning to rise and sunlight was peaking through the cracked walls.' It's our turn to gather food...Right' he thinks to himself, He stretches and holds back a yawn. If his clan was awake he would let out his roar like yawn, but not so early. He slowly climbs out of his bed of riped fabrics. only one of which wasn't stolen. He slips on a pair of sweatpants and a yellow hoodie-Also stolen. His brother looks back at him.
"Ready ?"
*He sighs, Still getting used to the bitter cold winds blowing through the cracks in walls and rushing past his mane.
"As ready as I'll ever be little cat."
Little cat. Hakeen had been called that for as long as he could remember. He was the youngest of their siblings as far as Askari knew. He and Hakeen had left the family years ago, they joined a group of nomads who dedicate their lives to searching for things we have little evidence are real. They had a roof over their head, no rules and a way to get food and that was all that mattered to the boys.
Askari grabs a blue beanie from off the ground next to his bed and fits it to the top of his head as he and Hakeen headed out of their den. They glance around before following the trail to the main market center of Savana central. Funny thing is a lot of animals not so fit for a Savana biome called Savana central home. Most members of their clan weren't made for the savannas, but all felt at home in their clan. They reached the main outdoor marketplace which had some food stocked in it, but several guards had a watch of the area. Famers and merchants stocked up for the day, they would have to split up if they were going to get their hands on enough food for the clan. Hakeen keeps an eye on the guards who rest atop Of some of the buildings, He runs his haw along a row of bread loaves. A family of gazel trot past and while the salesman tries to talk to them Hakeen grabs a loaf and slips it into the pocket of his hoodie.' He could have gotten more than that...' Askari thinks to himself as he looks around trying to see what else was outside. Fruit...Some vegetables...Bread... Slim pickings this morning.          It would have to be another day of just bread and maybe Yunjae would make some jams to make their bland meals a little bit better. She was a red panda that had ran away from her home in Zootopia's main city with Askari and Hakken. She had felt she needed to get away from the city for as long as she could remember.
    Not that Zootopia was a bad place, Just she wasn't fit for that life. Askari remembers one night when he snuck into Yunjae's house long after her parents had fallen asleep. She talked about feeling trapped in her parent's strict rules and customs.
  "We should leave...You, me and maybe Hakeen if he's along for the ride. It's too crowded here. Have you ever noticed you can't see the stars? The light hides the beauties of the world."And so they left.No goodbyes to anyone, no note explaining their whereabouts and no turning back. They couldn't venture too far into the city cause someone would turn them in due to them being listed as missing. He just hoped his family was doing alright without them. Hakeen seemed to most bothered by the lack of family in his life as of the past year. He probably missed video games more than family anyway. Askari was never into the things Hakeen was into. Askari was creative, Always wanting to do something with art and things to make other people happy. He cared more about the happiness of others more than his own.
   He was more natural chill while Hakeen was energetic, not very patient and cared about his own happiness more than other peoples. That was probably his greatest weakness-He didn't think ahead for what others may need. Just what he needs.
The market place was filling up more by the minute. Large crowds macked thieves better than open fields. Askari spots a stand being run by a meercat. The stand had Coconuts both brown and green."Green is good for its milk...Brown for meat"He remembers his mother telling him once. She, like him, was a Healer. He knew all about plants and what their parts did to heal wounds."The sweet mild might not heal a cut very much but it can heal a broken smile" His mother used to say. He walks closer to the stand the owner was turned around talking to a potential customer. He takes his chance and grabs four full bags and quickly stuffs them into the side pockets of Hakeens backpack. Hakeen glares at him, Askari knew that they weren't supposed to take so much so quickly. They look up at the guards who seem to to be terrible at their jobs. "I could steel an entire stand of gold jewelry and they wouldn't notice but a single peach is jail time, "Hakeen says with a slight smile.
After a few more loaves, some apples and a single orange are stolen they start to make their way back to the trails when Hakeen spots a stand selling small bags of cut-up Dragon fruit. Askari hates dragon fruit but Yunjae loves it. Hakeen looks back at Askari and smiles. Askari roles his eyes and they walk to the stand. Hakeen makes small talk with the Cheetah running the stand. He asks the standard' what does it taste like, do the skins have a use, how much do they cost' all while Askari slips two of the fruit into his hood.
  In the distance, a horn goes off. Hakeen and Askari immediately start running in the direction of the paths leading to the den, but they take a few wrong turns so if someone were to catch them they wouldn't find their den and hurt there clan. They duck into a patch of tall grasses, Luckily the air was damp and the clouds were heavy with water. any moment it would rain and mask their scent. Just in case Askari takes a small patch of clothing he has saved in his bother and throws it into a patch of thorned pushes to distract the guards. If they were found they'd he brought back to Zootopia and his family would once again know where their sons where. His heart pounded against his chest. He felt like at any moment it would burst free.