Last Moments

A/N: Yeah...got hooked on Over the Hedge. Ozzies thoughts before going one on one with that mini van...Short. Sweet. And will most likely be either covered with a crispy candy shell and followed with a sequel.

The plan was simple enough. Stand infront of the car. Jump and bounce off the grill, and try not to get hit by the tires. Sounded simple. Doing it...that was another story...There wasnt much time, due to the van being headed right in our way.

I gave a quick nod, and the others hid in their respective places. With a final glance at Heather, I noted she was wriggling her way into a mailbox. Good...should anything go bad...she'll be able to hide. RJ's plan was nearly fool proof...but...what if I landed wrong? Got caught under those tires? I'd be dead for sure...I can't leave Heather all alone in this world...I cant...Half of me died when we lost her mother...I can't let her loose everything.

I can see the van now, its bright yellow, the blue cooler easily visible. Theres kids playing around in the back seat, the mother chatting on her phone. Every muscle in my body tenses to where I think it'll snap. Lungs fill with air and I shiver, despite the warm breeze wafting in the air. The van rounds the corner, and I exhale. It was in those moments, I could almost hear the convorsation from the previous night drifting though my mind.

Just...please Dad...I dont want to loose you.

Honey...playing opossum is what we do. Its just that easy...

I know Dad...

I close my eyes and burst out infront of the car, and leap. I can hear the squealing of the breaks, and I loosen my muscles, my body bouncing near-harmlessly off the grill of the car. I can't hold back an involentary cry of pain, my eyes squeezing shut. Theres that glorious moment of being in mid air...and my body being tugged down my gravity...and bouncing along the pavement. My head reels for moment, but I try and keep my mind set on the plan. I breifly loose consiousness, but as the car screeches to a stop, I cant help but smile.

Be proud my baby...be proud of what we do...

Fin (Possibly)

I was thinking about this all day at work...I'm most likely going to make a sequel. R&R!