The Light Bringer
Chapter 1: Step into the Light
Why? Why did this have to happen? It had been raining which was lucky in a not so lucky way. A certain hamster with cream and orange colored hair was on top of the club and was looking into the distance. His name was none other then Hamtaro. He was feeling miserable and very bored. Over time cats have been almost everywhere and he and his friends where in danger of probably bumping into one, which is something he would want to avoid. He cared deeply for his friends and considered them a second family next to Laura. If only there only some way to protect his friends and keep them from harms way and then they can frolic and have fun like they once use to. He would do anything to save them from those hell felines. He sighed as he looked up at the rainy sky. For some reason he liked the rain because since cats were afraid of the water and he had peace within the rain. He stuck his hand out and felt the rain pelt his palms; it would send a shiver of coldness through his warm fragile frame. Oh how he desired the power to save his friends from those terrible fiends. He was hoping for a way, but he could not think of a solid way to come up with an idea. He looked up to the skies and soon the rain had looked like it was about to stop. He would have to prepare to go back to the house from those monsters that might come out. Before he went to go inside, he remembered his mother Yuki had once told him about the powers of light and darkness. Light was used to protect those who one holds dear to them; while darkness only benefitted its master and did it did not matter if he had to cross lines to get what he wants. Hamtaro decided immediately on the powers of light, but he did not know how to obtain it. He remembered that his mother told him to look deep down in his heart and dig for the power that was buried inside his warm heart. He closed his eyes and concentrated as hard as he could hoping not to get distracted by anything or anyone. He felt himself plunge into the darkness…falling…falling…into ever lasting…darkness. As he was falling, he woke up and tried to stand up. He landed into something solid and was able to stand easily. He looked around yet he found nothing but darkness. As he took a step forward, a flock of white doves had revealed themselves and started flocking upward and spreading all over Hamtaro while he looked in astonishment. He looked upward and saw that all the doves had flown away, but what really surprised him was the fact that he was standing on a glass-like pillar. There was also a picture depicting something that seemed familiar to the ham-ham. He observed it in curiosity only to find out that the hamster in the picture on the pillar was Hamtaro himself, only he was laying to the side and seemingly asleep. He looked up to see five circles near his face. There were four circles all with one in the center; the circle actually had some of his friends where on them, from the top right-hand corner to the left-hand depicted Maxwell, Oxnard, Chappy, and Boss. He remembered them any where within the blink of and eye, but the center circle which seemed to be much bigger in size then any of the other for circles caught his attention. Why was the center circle the biggest? And why did it have a picture of Bijou on it? So many questions popped up in his head, all he knew was this area was what people of those times of his mother called the "Station of Awakening", which was part of the "Dive into the Heart" process which if ended correctly would result in the person obtaining his power. Suddenly a voice called out to Hamtaro.
"You have awakened" said the voice
"Heke, who are you?" asked Hamtaro
"I am your light, it seems you are trying to awaken your powers of light" speculated the voice.
"You must know about the powers of light" asked Hamtaro
"Yes, you seem to seek out this power to protect your friends, especially those you see there" the voice said as it shined toward the pictures of his five best friends.
"Yes" he said
"Then let the trials begin then" said the voice said as three pedestals started to rise with weapons on them: a shield, a sword, and a rod.
"Do I have to choose?"
"…yes"
"Then I choose the sword" said Hamtaro as he jumped to the sword. When he picked it, the pedestals tilted and started to disappear. Suddenly shadow like creatures appeared and surrounded Hamtaro ready to attack. Hamtaro got into fighting position.
"Seeing is how you want to defend your friends, you will need to know how to fight"
"Got it" said Hamtaro as he lunged at the shadow creatures taking out one by one with ease. The last one was defeated.
"Ha! That was fun"
"Excellent job Hamtaro, you really are good, next trial" said the voice as the pillar of glass started to shatter and Hamtaro fell through. He was stricken with fear for a minute, but calmed down when he reached solid ground which had three more pillars. Each pillar had a set of enemies for Hamtaro to fight. The first had more shadows which Hamtaro easily defeated with a swing from his sword. The next pillar had bigger and armored shadows with a strange helmet on them. They were a little tougher to defeat, but Hamtaro was able to defeat them soundly.
"Good job Hamtaro. Now on to the last trial, after which I will pass judgment to on whether you have the heart to possess the light." Said the voice
"Alright, I will pass it" said Hamtaro as he made it to the final pillar. There didn't seem to be shadows or soldiers which confused Hamtaro. He went to the edge of the pillar yet still found nothing. He went near the center where he spotted his own shadow. The shadow suddenly started to grow out of the ground which scared Hamtaro as he watched as his shadow grow to large heights and soon developed a strange giant creature. Hamtaro started to back away little by little.
"Do not be afraid" said the voice calmly
Hamtaro panicked and went to as far as he got to the end of the pillar almost falling off the edge.
"Do not falter. Do not tremble. Do not worry, no longer. The last trial is to fight your shadow which contains, fear of losing your friends and the doubt of you not being able to save them. Believe in yourself Hamtaro, trust your heart, let it be your guide in the deepest of darkness." Said the voice. Hamtaro looked on and started to calm down. He closed his eyes and put his paw on his chest where his heart is, thinking about all the good times with his friends. He remembered his vow to protect them as best he could. He then thought about Bijou for some reason and he finally found his resolve. He then opened his eyes and took out his sword. The sword started to shine a bright light that was being produced by Hamtaro. The shadow tried to block out the light, but it would do no good as the shadow started to disappear and fall apart, until it finally was stricken down. Hamtaro had defeated his inner darkness much to the voices delight.
"The results of the trials are that you have prevailed Hamtaro. I have never seen light such as yours since the other two boys how have obtained the powers of light" complemented the voice
"Who were the other two boys?" asked Hamtaro
"One was called Ventus, he also wanted to protect his friends from the darkness and would go to great lengths to do so. The other one was Sora. He too wanted to save his friends from the darkness, not only that, but he is said to be the key that connects everything from all the friends that he saved from other worlds. As it stands he is going on another journey to reconnect everyone of those friends and save the ones who are being tormented." said the voice.
"Wow that seems like a lot of work"
"It is, but he is more then willing to do it"
"I hope everything goes well with him"
"It will. Now that you are qualified, you have the chance to pick another weapon and head back to your world" said the voice.
"Ok, thank you for everything" said Hamtaro
"It was nothing. Just your heart was telling you what to do, please allow it to do as it says"
"Thank you. I will…one question"
"Yes?"
"These pictures, what do they represent?"
"Well, the picture of you represents you are currently sleeping in your world, the only way to wake up is to return to your world and body. The five pictures represent those close to your heart…hehehe."
"Heke? What's so funny?
"It seems you are admiring someone"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, who is this?" said the voice as it shined a light on the center circle
"That's Bijou, she is the French girl of our group, if I remember correctly she has been with us come time after we formed the ham-hams and started our own club. She came from France too see her friend Boss." said Hamtaro
"It seems she has an admirer" commented the voice
"Yeah, Boss has somewhat of a crush on her" he said
"Hehehe, that's why it's funny, don't deny what your heart wants Hamtaro"
"What do you mean?"
"Let's start from the beginning. This area is the process call 'Dive into the Heart' which is done here in the 'Station of Awakening'. This area is located within the deepest parts of your heart and everything close to it. It contains your deepest secrets and your hearts deepest desires. Now here is the question. Why is this picture bigger then the others and why is it located deep within your heart?" asked the voice. Hamtaro seemed puzzled by this to which the voice only giggled.
"Don't worry Hamtaro, follow your heart and surely you will find out what it is to your heart's desire. Its time to go Hamtaro so wake up…wake up…wake up" said the voice as everything was illuminated by a strong light.
"Wake up…wake up…wake up!"
"Hmm…ehhh…ughh…huh? Where, what happened?" said Hamtaro
"You fell asleep, and we brought you back inside, but you wouldn't wake up" said a sweet and familiar voice.
"Oh" was all Hamtaro could say. He got to a sitting position and when he opened his eyes all his friends were surrounding him.
"Hey guys, are all of you ok?" asked Hamtaro
"Ok? Don't you remember anything?" asked Stan
"No, all I remember was sitting out in the rain, and then I fell asleep"
"I am so glad you are ok Hamtaro" said a pretty voice next to him, he looked over to find Bijou close up to him worried. He didn't notice the fact that he was blushing at the sight, but could not pry his eyes off her.
"What were you doing out there kid?" asked Boss
"Nothing just admiring the rain and discovering one's true essence" said Hamtaro. This surprised everyone since Hamtaro was not one for big words, but shrugged it off.
"I am ok guys really. I just had some lack of sleep, so this helped" said Hamtaro as he got up and walked to the table to sit.
"Are you sure?" asked Oxnard
"Yeah, honest and truly"
"If you say so" said Boss
Hamtaro then looked over to Bijou who looked like she still worried about him. This disheartened Hamtaro for some reason. Why was he feeling like he should comfort her? Tell her that he is ok and everything will be alright. He went over to her.
"Bijou is something wrong?" he asked
"I was just really worried" she said teary eyed. Hamtaro only smiled at her concern.
"Don't worry; I can honestly say I am fine. I am sorry if I scared you" said Hamtaro.
"Are you positive?"
"Yes, I am happy for your concern it means a lot" Hamtaro then looked down with a blush. Did he really just say that? When the hell had he ever said that? Bijou also had a blush. As it stood, ever since they first meet and he did the little dance, she had gotten close to him. Some suspected that she and him were a couple, but most thought she would be with Boss and not Hamtaro.
"Do you mean that?" she whispered to him for only him to hear.
"Mhm" he nodded and smiled warmly at her. Bijou just got more teary eyed and went to hug him in a strong hug and cried on him. This got some "awws" from the girls and "oohhs" from the boys, Boss just got jealous, but shrugged it off, she would never choose Hamtaro over him…right?
