A/N: Hey! It's me KelsiLovesLucas with my first ever Over the Hedge fic! I normally write HSM fics but I decided o try writing one about my favorite little Hedge animals cause I love that movie! I hope you all like this

Summary: RJ has been living with the hedgies for a few months now and has been enjoying his time with them… until a ghost from his past comes back to haunt him. Can he continue to move on with his life? Or will he finally have to face his biggest fear: his own past…

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The sun was shining brightly over a small pond in the woods near a suburban town. Birds were chirping and the smell and feel of spring surrounded the area. A small turtle walked out of a log in the clearing and looked around.

"Everybody, wake up! It's spring!" He shouted. With that, animals of all species crawled out of the log sleepily.

"Morning, Verne." A raccoon said cheerfully. "It is truly a lovely day to wake up from hibernation, don't you think?"

"Yes, RJ. It's a very nice day. You know what this means, though, only 274 more days until we go back into hibernating. We've got to go get food!" Verne said. RJ rolled his eyes at his friend's words.

"Verne, Verne, Verne! We don't technically have to get food. I mean, there is a whole bunch of houses full of food for our taking! You know that by now." RJ smiled slyly.

"RJ, I don't want to steal food from humans. You remember what happened last time."

"Oh, come on Verne! That food is really good!" A skunk by the name of Stella said as she joined the conversation. "Besides, all we have to do is make sure we don't get caught and we're home free. We really have improved on our skills of stealing food." Stella argued with Verne. He groaned, knowing he had lost this argument.

"Fine. You win, we'll get food from humans." Verne sighed. All of the others cheered. The food was extremely good, they all had to admit.

"Verne! RJ! Guess what? I found my nuts, they are really tasty! I knew I hid them somewhere and I actually found them! You have to try them and now… I really gotta go to the bathroom so I'll be right back!" Hammy, the extremely hyper squirrel, chattered to them.

"Verne, quick question. What in the world did Hammy just say?" RJ asked. Verne only shrugged and walked away.

"Hey Verne? I was wondering if I could go get some food. I just saw some people unloading a box of food and the trunk of their car is still open so I could get some stuff, if I hurry. Please?" a possum asked.

"Well, okay, Heather." Verne agreed. "Be careful!" He shouted as she scurried away toward the hedge, disappearing in the brush.

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Heather ran across the humans yard and jumped up into their car, rifling through the box sitting there. She found a few bags of chips and a box of cereal. When she decided that she had enough, she jumped down and walked casually toward the hedge. Suddenly, a raccoon jumped on her, knocking Heather down and sending the food flying.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Heather shouted to the other animal.

"The question is what are you doing? I was planning to take that food and then you just got in the way of my plan! Get away, this is mine!" The raccoon shouted.

"Oh, cha right! I got the food! It's mine! Now give it!" Heather yelled as she ripped a bag of chips away from the raccoon. The raccoon glared at her and grabbed the other end of the bag. The two pulled on the bag, fighting over it until finally the bag tore in half and chips flew all over the yard.

"Oh, good going, possum! Look what you did!"

"What I did? You were the one pulling the bag from me!" Heather retorted.

"Oh, why am I even arguing with you? You're just some naïve wild animal who doesn't even know the way of life. This is my domain, kid. Back off!" The raccoon hissed. Heather looked at her, glaring.

"I have lived in these woods my entire life. How long have you been here?" Heather growled. The raccoon was silent, looking down at the ground. "That's what I thought. Besides, I've got a whole bunch of animals on the other side of that hedge, waiting for me to bring some food. You don't need all this." Heather argued with her.

"Maybe you're right. I'm sorry, it's just… well, you know how it is. It's hard living in the wild, on your own. I am all by myself. I don't need all this food. Go ahead and take it. I'll find food somewhere else." The raccoon said. With that, she slowly began to walk away. "Sorry about the chips." She called. Heather sighed and closed her eyes.

"Wait!" Heather called. The raccoon stopped and turned to look at her. "Do you want to come back with me? You could stay with us, or at least eat with us."

"You'd do that for me?"

"Well, sure I would." Heather smiled.

"But, why? I tried to steal your food and everything." The raccoon said.

"It's only the nice thing to do. I mean, RJ teaches us that—" Heather began but the raccoon cut her off.

"RJ?" she asked. Heather nodded. "RJ isn't a raccoon who lives with you, is he?" Heather nodded again. "I'm sorry, I can't go with you."

"What? Why? And how do you know RJ?" Heather questioned, suddenly suspicious of the small raccoon.

"I have to go. I'm sorry." The raccoon began to scurry away but Heather stopped her.

"How do you know RJ?" She asked again. The other animal sighed.

"I can't tell you. If RJ hasn't told you then that's probably because he doesn't want you to know. If you really wanna know though, ask him about Tally." She said, then she hurried away. Heather stood silent for a moment before gathering up the food and running back into the woods. She now had a mission more important than finding food. Her new mission was to find out about this mysterious raccoon named Tally.

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Well, there's the firs chapter! I hope you all liked it. I will update as soon as I can. Pleas review and let me know what you thought. The next chapter will have more of the other characters and more drama, too. It will also have more about Hammy! I love that crazy squirrel… well, review time! I love you all!

God bless,

Kelsi

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