While RJ, and Verne were ploting the hiest, Lou, and Penny were making sure Bucky, Quillo, and Spike weren't getting into trouble, when Lou noticed Heather walking off into the forest. "Hey Penny, watch the kids for a sec, will you?" Lou said pointing a thumb towards them, as he walked off, Penny nodded in agreement. Lou caught up with Heather to find out what she was doing, "Hey there Heather, where you off to?" Heather turned around in suprize, not even realizing anyone was following her, "Oh, Hi uncle Lou, I was just going fo a quik walk to pass the time." She said smiling brightly, and cupping her hands together, then dangeling her arms in front of her. Lou grew a little suspicious, "Why not take Stella, or RJ with you? I'm sure they'd be more then happy to accompany you." Heather turned away as she began to talk, "I'll be alright uncle Lou, I just want a little solitude." She said walking away smiling, Lou just shrugged it off and began walking back to Penny.
RJ was sitting at the base of a tree trunk, eating Spudies with a large smile on his face, remembering what Vincent had said about Spudies before being sent to the Rocky's, 'With a Spudie, enough just isn't enough' "Truer words were never said" RJ laughed at the thought of Vincent being relocated, when he noticed Hammy staring at him. It took RJ a minute to realize Hammy was waiting for him to notice, he apperently was eager to get his hands on one of the sacred chips. RJ smiled and rose an eyebrow, and then began to wave one of the chips teasingly, Hammy's eyes followed every direction it went, "You want the chip?" RJ asked playfully, Hammy nodded franticly, "Go get it!" he threw the chip as far as he could, in the direction of the woods, and Hammy took off like a rocket in chase.
Ozzie was walking up to RJ, and barely avoided getting run over by the exstatic squirrel, he continued to walk towards him, "RJ, have you seen Heather?" he asked with a bit of concern, RJ shrugged and proceeded to eat the Spudies. Lou overheard Ozzie's question and went over to explain, "She said she was going into the forest for a quik walk, she seemed to be in a good mood today" Lou said holding out his paw towards RJ in a way of saying, 'Can I have one of those?' RJ handed him a few, and went to speak with his mouth full, then decided to swallow first, "Don't fret Ozzie my man, I'm sure she just wants some time to think." RJ said patting Ozzie on the back a few times, leaving Lou to ask the question, "Think about what?" Ozzie looked up to him, and sighed, "She has become bored with the life she currently leads, and apperently seeks adventure." Ozzie hung his head a bit, "I'm not sure what to do about it." Lou grabbed his shoulder to try and calm him a bit, "It's alright there Oz, I'm sure she'll soon realize that what she has here is all she'll ever need." Lou said smiling, as RJ nodded to reassure him.
Heather returned shortly after RJ, and Lou had comforted Ozzie, and came around a tree only to be run over by Hammy chasing yet another chip. She fell back on her bottom, as RJ and Ozzie both rushed up to help her, "Heather, are you alright sweetheart?" her father ask worrying crazily, "Yeah, I'm fine, what hit me?" She asked as her father, and RJ helped her up, "I'm so sorry Heather, I threw a chip to watch Hammy chase after it,I had no idea you were coming around that tree" RJ pleaded forgiveness from both her and Ozzie. She stood up straight and brushed herself off, "I'm fine RJ, really, and I forgive both you, and Hammy... if he ever stops long enough for me to." she said laughing it off.
Ozzie looked at RJ in a bit of disgust, "RJ, may I speak with you briefly?" he said checking his daughter over one last time to see if she was scraped or in any other way hurt, "Sure Oz." RJ said a little confused.
Ozzie led him over to a secluded place to speak, "Look, I know you didn't mean to, but Heather could have gotten seriously hurt back there." he said looking RJ straight in the eyes, "All I'm asking is for you to be more carefull, next time might be worse." RJ put a paw on his head in shame, "I know, I know. I didn't even see her." he turned toward Ozzie taking his paw off of his head, "But Oz, you gotta learn to let little things like this go." Ozzie looked at him in suprize, "I beg your-" RJ put his paw up to stop him, "Let me finish" he sighed heavily, "Look, I know she's your only daughter, but she's growing up, she's not going to want her father to protect her all her life, and she's been kinda... drifting lately, maybe we should just leave her be for a while." Ozzie grabbed onto RJ's shoulder, and hung his head with a sigh. "I can't help myself, every time I see her, I think of my beloved, and how she gave her life for Heather, I just don't want her sacrifice to be for nothing due to a freak accident." RJ grabbed Ozzie's hand and grappled it in a brotherly way, "Ozzie, trust me, if ever she's in danger, I'll do anything to help her, and keep my good friend happy." Ozzie smiled with watering eyes, and hugged him, "Thank you RJ."
Hammy had finally come back, and run up to Heather, "Hey, what did I hit back there, that hurt my head." Stella inturupted before Heather could say anything, "Not that your head recieved any major damage." She said giggling, and leaving Hammy to quirk his head in confusion, not knowing exactly what she meant. "It's alright Hammy, I'm what you hit, but I'm fine." she said smiling, Hammy cupped his hands onto his mouth and began eraticly appologizing, "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I didn't even see you, are you okay?" Heather began to laugh again, "Yes Hammy, I'm fine."
Verne was pacing back and forth in the log, thinking over the hiest, before RJ had walked up to him, "Alright Verne, two hours until dusk, time to get everyone together to talk about the mission." RJ said motioning Verne to follow him as he walked outside. He began to yell out loud, "Alright guys, time to go over the mission details!" he shouted catching everyones attention, and they all started to walk in his direction.
