Julie walked around this new Evergreen Forest, and looked around. Something seemed strange about this forest, but she couldn't think of what it was. She continued to walk around, but she couldn't seem to find a trail to lead her back home. There wasn't anything that looked familiar. Her father was going to be mad at her, she knew that, but she still wanted to find her way home. So she decided to go back to the tree and go back to her own forest. But there was one problem with that. Julie couldn't remember what tree it was. She sighed, and sat down on a tree stump.

"Now what am I gonna do?" she asked herself.

Julie started to think about what she was going to do when her stomach started growling. She was starving. She knew she had some trail mix packed in her backpack, so she pulled it out, and began eating it, but it wasn't very satisfying.

"I wish Schafer were here," she said with a sigh. "He'd be able to help me get home."

Julie sat on the stump and started to get comfortable. She had no idea what she was going to do, or where to go.

A couple of hours passed. Elsewhere in the forest, Bert Raccoon and his friends, Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, and Cedric, Sophia, and Forest Sneer were walking through the trees and bushes, looking for the perfect spot to set up their picnic.

"Nothing like a beautiful day for a picnic," Melissa commented.

"I agree," Sophia said, trying to keep her hold on Forest.

Forest was only eight months old, and extremely active. Cedric and Sophia had a heck of a time keeping their eyes on him. He was prone to wandering off.

"We'd better find a spot before Forest climbs out of Sophia's grip," Ralph commented.

The others laughed. Melissa found a good spot, and spread out the blanket. The minute Sophia put him down, Forest started to crawl off at top speed, until Ralph picked him up.

"Whoa there, cowboy!" he shouted. "Where do you think you're going, huh?"

Forest began to whimper a little. He wanted to be on the go. Ralph gave him to Cedric and began to dig out the food.

"He's a mover, that's all I've got to say," he replied.

"I know," Cedric said, as he tried to keep Forest on his lap. "The only time he settles down is when he's ready for a nap!"

So pretty much for the entire picnic, Cedric or Sophia would keep Forest on their laps, which was a little difficult, since Forest kept wanting to crawl off. He was pushing against Cedric's arm, trying to get away.

"Come on, Forest, settle down," Cedric said.

"I think I know what'll get him to settle," Bert said. He rummaged around the basket, and pulled out a plastic bag packed with cookies.

"My special double peanut butter cookies!" he shouted.

"I don't know, Bert," Cedric said. "I think those might make it worse."

"I agree with Cedric," Melissa said. "Forest doesn't need the extra boost from the sugar in those cookies."

But Forest was already reaching for the cookies. He was teething, and he wanted something to chew on. Bert gave him a cookie, and immediately, Forest sat still and began gnawing on it. Cedric breathed of relief, and put him down.

"You see?" Bert asked. "Whenever my mother wanted to keep me still, she used to give me peanut butter."

"Why am I not surprised?" Melissa said, to nobody in particular.

So, the group got to talking over things. Forest reached into the bag, and pulled out another cookie. Nobody noticed. And since his mommy and daddy were no longer holding onto him, he started to crawl off. Again, nobody seemed to notice.

"So I thought Schafer was coming on this picnic," Cedric said.

"He was," Melissa said. "But something came up and he couldn't come."

"Too bad," Bert said. "He would've liked this."

The others nodded, and continued talking and eating. They didn't even notice Forest had crawled off completely.

At the time, Forest was following a ladybug that was flying around. It brought him into the forest, where he saw a strange looking creature. It was like nothing Forest had ever seen before. He crawled over, curiously. This strange creature looked like it was all alone. He crawled up to the stump it was sitting on, and patted it's knee.

Julie looked down to see what was tapping her on the knee, and saw a baby aardvark sitting by the stump. The baby aardvark was wearing a shirt, shorts, and sneakers. She thought that was a little strange.

"What's this?" she asked.

Forest babbled something in baby talk, held his cookie up to Julie, and smiled. Julie took the cookie, and sniffed it. It smelled like peanut butter. Just like the peanut butter cookies her grandmother baked. Forest pulled himself to his feet and braced himself against the stump. He wasn't too steady on his feet yet. He blinked his big, blue eyes, and waited. Julie shrugged, and took a bite out of the cookie. It tasted just like a regular peanut butter cookie, and she was pretty hungry. Forest giggled, and clapped his hands.

In the meantime, Cedric, Sophia, and the Raccoons were walking around the woods, looking for Forest.

"Why does he always do this?" Bert asked.

"I know," Cedric sighed. "You take your eyes off him for one second, and he's off."

"I tell ya, babies should come equipped with surveillance cameras!"

The five continued walking around, calling out Forest's name, until they heard the baby's unmistakable giggle. They all ran over and saw Forest sitting with a human child. Needless to say, they were all pretty surprised.

"What in the world?" Sophia asked.

"How did a human get in here?" Cedric asked.

"She must have found the secret doorway Schafer and Broo use," Melissa said.

"Do you think it's dangerous?" Sophia asked.

"I don't think so," Ralph said. "I think this is just a little human. It's usually the big ones that are dangerous."

"She looks familiar," Melissa said. "Do you think this is one of Schafer's kids?"

"I think you're right," Ralph said. "If she's a friend of Schafer's, then I think it's okay."

And with that, Cedric, Sophia, and the Raccoons walked out into the open. Forest looked over, and smiled. Julie glanced up to see what he was looking at, and immediately let out a shriek. It wasn't a frightened shriek, she was just a little surprised to see three raccoons and two aardvarks walking over on two legs, and wearing clothes, for that matter. Sophia picked up Forest and gave him a hug.

"Forest, you naughty boy!" she scolded. "You know better than to wander off and worry us like that!"

Forest just giggled, and settled into his mother's shoulder.

"You . . . . . you talk!" Julie shouted, surprised.

"So do you," Bert teased. Melissa gave him a nudge in the ribs.

"We didn't mean to scare you," Ralph said.

"You didn't scare me," Julie said. "You just . . . . . surprised me."

"What are you doing here?" Melissa asked. "No human has ever been on this side of the Evergreen Forest before."

"I was on a nature hike with my little brother and my two dogs," Julie said. "My dogs ran off and my brother went after them, so I decided to follow him, and I got lost. I didn't mean to find the door. It was an accident! I'm sorry!"

And with that, Julie began to cry. And when she started, Forest began to start up as well.

"Oh, don't cry," Melissa said. "It's all right. It was just an accident after all. Come on. We'll take you back to the Raccoondominium and try and get in touch with Schafer. Schafer is one of your dogs, isn't he?"

"Uh huh," Julie said, sniffling a little.

"Good," Melissa said, taking Julie by the hand. "We'll have you back where you belong in no time at all."