Hey, guys.

Well, I'm still here and still active. I'm working on an Ice Age collab fanfic with my new friend GrayestLobster7 anyways. So, yeah.

Anyways though, there is this new fanfic idea I have in mind and this time, it's on Over The Hedge. For anyone who's still in the OTH fandom, I'm interested in doing it as a collab. As much as I'm embarrassed to admit, I'm really not a good fanfic writer anyways and I'm only good at coming up with ideas. That's why I think it'd be better as a fanfic collab.

Another thing is I thought maybe this could also be a prequel to "My Father Figure, Surly Squirrel", me and MaxTV1234's The Nut Job fanfic. I thought what'd be cool is this could be a "My Father Figure" Fanfic Universe, just like the MCU, DCEU, Wizarding World and so on. I have a theory and a headcanon, too:

-My theory is that the movie's a prequel to the comic series it's based on.

-Even though we don't know what his name stands for, I thought I'd make RJ's name stand for Roscoe-Jack(with or without the dash) as my headcanon. I want to expand on his past a little, too. There'll also pretty much be a few plot twists in this fanfic.

Of course, this follows the plot of the movie. Since the movie doesn't have a sequel though, we could also include Hammy's Boomerang Adventure and the story of the video games: The console and handheld versions of the game and "Hammy Goes Nuts!" It's optional though and it doesn't have to be ALL versions of the game, but we could try to make them connect or at least two of them.

Anyways, here's the story of the fanfic:

My Father Figure, Roscoe-Jack

This is the story about a 14-year-old boy named Basil Oakley who lives in Chesterton, Indiana with his mother. Unfortunately though back when he was 7 in 1999, while he still has his mother, Basil had unfortunately lost his father to a tragic vehicle accident during his business trip(subject to change). Because of that and the heartbreak, he would most of the time feel sad and depressed throughout his life, resulting in calls from school and other stuff. The year is now 2006 and it's moving day for Basil and his mother. While taking a break from packing up, the two decide to go to Yummi Chinese Kitchen(which is open in Indiana but will unfortunately close and move into another state in the next week) for dinner. While eating there, the manager overhears Basil and his mom's conversation about Basil's misfortune. So at the end of their meal, he gives the mother and son fortune cookies with Basil's fortune being magical unbeknownst to the two. The next night, due to the fortune's magic, Basil surprisingly gets turned into an opossum. Then, tragically, he gets chased by a dog into the forest where he falls into a river stream and gets saved from drowning by RJ, who is trying to forage for food. After he befriends and tags along with the mischief raccoon, that's when their adventure in El Rancho Camelot begins as Basil must help RJ repay a debt of food for Vincent with the help of a family of forest creatures while also finding a way to become human again and return to his mother. Throughout the time though, he and RJ start to understand each other and bond as father and son.

Hope the story is good enough and that it makes sense. Some things might be subject to change though including the title and I may need help with them, and I also need help coming up with names for Basil's parents. Still though, I'm looking forward to writing this with anyone who's interested.

Over The Hedge film belongs to DreamWorks Animation, Tim Johnson & Karey Kirkpatrick

Over The Hedge comics belong to Michael Fry &