Adventure Awaits

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Over the Hedge, or the OC's used in this fic. Permission was given to me to write a fanfiction based around starwars4life's stories. The only characters I own are OC's.

Chapter 1: A Knack for Adventure

Emma: Are you sure about this, Spike?

These were the word coming out of Emma, a black-white quilled, grey-white furred porcupine, who was 19 years of age. She was with her boyfriend, Spike, a brown furred porcupine, who was also 19-year-old. With them, was Rachel & Emily, Emma's sisters who look almost exactly like her, the only difference being height. Also, with them are Spike's brothers, Bucky & Quillo, who also look almost exactly like Spike, save for their ventral fur.

But why, you may ask, is Emma unsure about a decision? Well, that decision is whether they should pull a certain prank. A prank involving Regina the bobcat who, after a little wolf incident, had moved back into the woods surrounding the Elysian Field Estates. The porcupine teens had bungee cords and would try to land back first, so their quills would hit the bobcat.

Spike: Don't worry! Think of this. When do you think we'll get the next chance at doing something this sweet? You know how strict things are back home. Maybe this won't be that bad!

Emma: Well…When you put it like that…Let's do it!

Spike: Quillo, would you like to go first?

Quillo: Gladly.

Quillo leans back on the branch the 6 porcupine teens were standing on and aims for the bobcat. Fortunate for the teens, Regina was sound asleep, but wouldn't be for long. Quillo lands back first on Regina's back, causing her to yelp at the sudden pain. Before she can see what it was, Quillo jerks back up to the branch. Regina sees the quills, and instantly knows it's the porcupines.

Regina: Those dang kids. Always pranking me. Don't they know to respect their elders?

The 6 teens laugh, almost too loudly, as Regina looks up and sees the 6 teens giggling.

Regina: Hey…You 6! You are all so dead!

Regina puts both paws on the tree and starts to shake the tree. The sudden movement almost causes Bucky & Emma to fall, before Rachel and Spike pull them back up.

Regina: You kids are gonna get it THIS time!

Regina stops shaking the tree after about 2 minutes. This causes the 6 porcupines to drop their guard, thinking she had stopped trying, but that would be a mistake, as the next thing that happens indicated.

Regina rams her head into the tree. She does this about 4 or 5 times before she finally knocks the 6 porcupines out of the tree. The teens fall and land with a loud THUD! When they all instantly wake up, specifically Emily sees Regina running towards them.

Quillo: Guys, we gotta go!

The other 5 see the incoming bobcat, and start running. As they are running, Spike looks around for anything that could potentially be an aid to the chase. He sees nothing, until they come across a piece of wood shaped like a canoe near a river. Bucky & Spike push the wood into the river, as the teens get into the "canoe" and the current carries them. Regina starts to swipe at the now gone boat before giving up and heading back home.

Emily: (Wiping sweat off her forehead) Phew, that was too close!

Rachel: At least we got away from her. We would have been done for if we didn't find this canoe.

Bucky: At least we're all safe.

All the teens had a confession. They haven't been very satisfied with their lives recently. You might be asking: Why? They just quilled a bobcat and got away safely. That's amazing! Well…here's the thing. Only recently, not even a month ago, the porcupine teen's family, known as the "hedgies", as they live on the other side of a hedge bordering Elysian Field Estates from the woods, had a run in with a wolf pack, known as the "bone-chompers". Ever since that incident, the parents of the woods have been a bit more cautious about their children. Specifically, with the hedgies, they had three main rules: Rule Number 1: The Kids had a curfew. Rule Number 2: The kids had to have an adult accompany them. Rule Number 3: The kids can only go to certain places of the forest. With all these strict rules, you may now understand why the teens aren't happy with their stunts.

Speaking of the hedgies, it's about time you learned about the family members.

First there were 3 turtles: Verne, a 54-year-old green box turtle, who acted mostly as the father of the hedgies, his mate Velma, who had tan scales, a purple bow on her head, and the same shell color as Verne. Unfortunately, Velma is barren, so her and Verne do not have any biological kids, but have a non-biological kid, in the form of Verne's nephew, Plushie, who is 12-years-old.

Next were the raccoons. There was RJ, the second leader of the family, who had brown fur everywhere except for his white ventral side. He also has a dark brown stripe running from his back down to his tail, which had three white rings. RJ was mates with a possum, named Heather, who had white fur, sky blue eyes, white spots on her ears, and a black tail. Her father, Ozzie, is an older possum with similar features to Heather. Alongside RJ was another raccoon family: Luby, a light-brown furred, ocean green eyed raccoon with a red bow and her mate, Rick, who had grey-brown fur with blue eyes. Luby & Rick have two 9-year-old sons, Ty(ler) and Roger, who has their father's fur color. Roger & Ty always got into sibling fights, but Rick & Luby sometimes can get used to it.

The other raccoon family is none other than RJ's parents and sister. Rogan and Sarah are gray-furred. Sarah has blue eyes, as Rogan has ocean-green eyes. RJ's little sister, Rebecca, who is 16-years-old, has dark brown fur and has an eye coloration of ocean-green and teal-blue. She also wears two short red ribbons around her ears.

Now that we are done with the raccoons, on to the skunk & Persian cat! Stella is a skunk, who has green eyes and stripes. Her mate, Tiger, is a Persian cat with white fur, and blue eyes. They have a nine-year-old daughter, De'Ausha, who is a hybrid of a skunk and a cat, with white fur, like her fathers, with black stripes like her mother's. She also inherited her face and eyes from her mother, and her big black nose from her father.

Hammy is an American red squirrel with emerald-green eyes and buckteeth. Hammy is known for his hyperactive.

There was one bat family, with the adults, Simon and Celine, and their 19-year-old daughters, Marilyn, Christine, and Claire. They are fruit bats who do not have the power of sight, so they use their other senses to get around.

RJ & Heather have 2 children: Bernard & Mary, who are both hybrids of an Opossum and a raccoon. They have a body like a possum. They also both have a bushy raccoon ring tail. Bernard has raccoon ears and paws, as Mary has more features to that of an opossum.

Last, but not least, are the teen's parents. Spike, Bucky, & Quillo's parents, Lou and Penny, are middle-aged, with gray quills, brown fur, and brown eyes. Annette, Emma, Emily & Rachel's mother, with white & grey fur, and white & black quills.

Now, back to that curfew thing. The teens went to pull off that crazy stunt near 7pm, as the curfew was about 8:30pm. With the time it took to pull the stunt, and the amount of time taken to get back home…It was 8:45 by the time they were even close home. They didn't get home until 9:00pm…Let's just say, they thought they got away with it.

The moment they approached the log, they instantly notice their parents, outside of the log, and boy they didn't look happy.

Penny: Hello, boys…

Quillo, Spike, & Bucky in unison: Hey, mom…

Annette: Girls…

Emily, Emma, & Rachel in unison: Hey mom…

The teens also notice the entire family was behind their parents, looking equally as thrilled that they came home 30 minutes after curfew.

Lou: (Stern) Where. Were. You. Guys?

Bucky: Well…we were kind of teasing Regina…

Lou: The BOBCAT?! You six went to a predator and teased it for fun?!

Emily: (Trying to sound innocent) We're…fine…?

Annette: That doesn't matter. You 6 came home a whole 30 minutes after your curfew. We had no idea where you were!

Penny: We were worried sick!

Spike: (Trying to be comedic) Well…here we are…

Bucky: Mom, there's nothing to be afraid of. Kale is always patrolling the forest for predators.

Lou: That is true, but Kale can't be EVERYWHERE at once. What if another predator saw you guys when Kale wasn't there? You'd be dead instantly.

Annette: (To the girls) Emma, Emily, Rachel. I want to mention your father. I lost him, and I don't know what I'd do if I had lost you three as well.

The 6 teens look stunned, and know they've been beaten.

Lou: Well, I think that's enough. You 6 are grounded. No video games for 2 weeks.

The 6 look down in shame. Who would have though 30 minutes late could mean so much?

Annette: Aw, cheer up. Once Kale gets more familiar with the area, these curfew rules won't be so strict.

Emma: That could take a long time, though.

Spike: Emma, I don't think they're going to change their minds…

Emma: Yeah…Let's get to bed.

The 6 go to the log, as Verne looks at the TV, which is turned to the news channel.

Verne: I think we should stay in the log tomorrow, guys. The news guys are calling for bad weather…Ooh, that looks nasty.

The porcupines always wished to go on amazing adventures. They knew they were ambitious, so they only could wish for an awesome, quill raising adventure.

But as the old saying goes: Be careful what you wish for…

Author's Note: Allow me to clarify something. I messaged starwars4life and asked him about a story pitch in which involved his characters as well as Dreamworks' characters. To be honest, I wanted to get this chapter up in either November or December of 2018, but I was stumped on what to put in the first chapter. So, I have one person to thank: starwars4life. He really helped me get this chapter together. It was so much fun writing this chapter out, with the notes he was able to provide me. I EXTREMELY recommend reading his OTH fanfiction, such as his Soul Mates trilogy, involving the romance between RJ & Heather, and Predator & Prey, which is where the "bone-chompers" came from. If your reading this, starwars4life, I cannot thank you enough for your help!

Credit for some of the ideas in this chapter goes to starwars4life

Hope you guys enjoy the story, because next chapter…things will get hectic…

See you soon!