Disclaimer: I do not own Over the Hedge in any way

Disclaimer: I do not own Over the Hedge in any way.

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Chapter 6: Gone Missing

RJ was just waking up. He slowly opened his eyes. Yawning he got to his feet and climbed down the tree. Walking to the log he saw Verne waiting for him.

"Hi Verne" he greeted.

"Hey RJ" Verne greeted back.

Penny and Lou walked up to them and also greeted them with a 'hello' or a 'hi' the kids came in next followed by Hammy and Stella. They all greeted each other.

"Hey kids can you go wake up Seto? He's been asleep for a while" Verne said.

"Sure!" said Bucky Quillo and Spike.

The three of them walked into the log. While everyone was talking Bucky ran out of the log and started to cry.

"What's wrong there son?" asked Lou.

"It's… Seto…" Bucky said in between gasps.

"What about him?" asked Penny.

"He's gone!" Bucky exclaimed sobbing.

Gasps escaped RJ and Heather's mouths.

"He's what?" they both asked.

"Come see for your self" Bucky said finally controlling his breathing.

Everyone followed Bucky into the log. There was no sign of Seto.

"Hey look it's a note" RJ said picking up the piece of paper.

RJ read the note out load.

Thank you for your hospitality this past week. I've overstayed my welcome, I'm going to leave and I won't be coming back. I wrote something on the back of this note, I wish for no one else to read it other then Heather Ozzie and RJ. I have gone confront Rufus… and I want to say something to Heather and if I die I won't get that chance so I've written this song to make sure that I tell her.

RJ told everyone but Ozzie and Heather to leave the log so they can read the back. Everyone obeyed and RJ, Ozzie and Heather stayed in the log.

I love you Heather... this song is written for you, if I come back I'll sing it for you...

RJ read the song to Heather. Heather just stared at the note not believing that it was true. As RJ finished the song Heather saw something in the corner of her eye. It was Seto's necklace; she picked it up and stared at it. She burst into tears and ran out of the log.

"Heather, where are you going?" Ozzie asked.

"I'm going to find Seto, and you can't stop me!" she said running.

"RJ you get the others and look for Seto, I'll go catch up to Heather" Ozzie said running towards Heather. RJ nodded and walked out of the log.

"Okay everyone where going to look for Seto, he's run off" said RJ.

"Where's Ozzie and Heather?" asked Verne.

"Heather ran off to look for Seto and Ozzie followed her" RJ said.

"So how do we find him?" asked Stella.

"We split up, Penny, Lou you take the kids and head north, Hammy you check east, I'll head west, Stella you and Verne go south, we will all meet back here in two hours if we don't find anything" RJ explained.

Everyone headed off in their directions in search of Seto.

Ozzie struggled to follow his daughter but she was too fast for him and soon lost her trail. He panicked and kept going after her but he couldn't find her.

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