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When Boss, Hamtaro and Oxnard arrived at the forest, they began to search for the blood puddle where they had found Satsu. "Hiff, hiff" Hamtaro sniffed. "Guys! I think I found it!" yelled Boss.
Hamtaro and Oxnard scurried over to Boss. Boss was pointing at a patch of red grass. The blood had dried up while they were gone and was almost impossible to notice. "Ok, Satsu said his bag was under a tree stump right?"
"And seven or so 'human' feet away from here!" Hamtaro added.
"Alright guys!" said Boss. "Spread out!"
"Right!" said Hamtaro and Oxnard.
With that, the three broke into three different directions sniffing for the faintest scent of Satsu. Boss ran into a rock that had no trees, or stumps, around it. So he decided to see how the others were faring. Hamtaro HAD found a stump but couldn't figure out to get under it. The stump seemed to be firmly planted on the ground with no way of getting under it.
"Guy's I found it! I think" he shouted.
"Whada'ya mean I think?!" Boss shouted running towards Hamtaro.
"Well, I found a stump, but I can't get under it." Hamtaro answered. "Did'ja try digging under it?" Boss asked sounding annoyed.
"Uhh... no..."
"'Sigh' then lets stat digging! Wait, where's Oxna-"
"AHHHHHH!" an ear bleeding scream came from the opposite way the two hamsters were standing.
"That sounds like Oxnard!" Hamtaro shouted running towards the screams direction.
When the hamsters arrived, they froze at what they saw. In front of them lay backwards was Oxnard trembling in fear. In front of him was a large cat laying on the ground, motionless, blood seeping out its mouth onto a large puddle that Oxnard laid in.
"W-what the hell happened!?" yelled Boss.
"I-I-I d-do-don't kn-know!" stuttered Oxnard. "I-I jus-" he swallowed hard. "Just stepped in th-the b-b-blood a-and lo-loo-looked u-up t-to see w-where it c-c-came fr-from."
"Th... this must be the cat Satsu mentioned." Boss pointed out, trying not to sound scared. "Hamtaro! Help me pick up Oxnard."
"O-ok"
Boss and Hamtaro helped their friend up off the blood drenched ground and walked back toward the stumps position, making sure NOT to look back at the horrific sight, unless they wanted to test whether the cat really was dead or not. The walk was dead silent. The only sound was the sound of blood dripping off Oxnard. When they arrived at the stump, Hamtaro and Boss looked around to see any sort of entrance. Oxnard had gotten over the cat remembering all the times a cat almost had him for lunch. He sighed and decided to help his friends. They circled the stump several times, and still found nothing to indicate it could be entered. "HEEEEYYY!" yelled a voice from behind them. It was Panda running with a hamster sized wagon behind him. "Panda!" shouted Boss. "What'er you doin here?"
Panda stopped in front of his friends. "Satsu... sent... me... to... help!" he said between breaths. "W-why... is Oxnard... covered in... in blood?"
"Long story" said Boss. "But how'd you get here? You weren't even with us in the forest when we found Satsu. And you said you'd be home all day today."
"I decided to come to the clubhouse when my owners were out." Said Panda, who finally caught his breath. "Everyone explained everything to me."
"Well, did they tell'ya how we're supposed ta get in here?" Boss said in an annoyed tone.
"Yeah, Satsu told me how to get in his house."
"His hou- never mind. Just tell us how." Boss demanded.
Panda walked nonchalantly towards the stump and circled around it and came to a stop near one of the roots. He then pulled on a patch of grass. The patch popped open and in Panda's hand was a circular patch of grass. Where the grass once was, was a small hole barely big enough for Hamtaro to fit in.
"You guys climb up the stump and I'll let you inside, alright?" said Panda.
Boss, Hamtaro and Oxnard climbed up the stump while Panda crawled through the hole. While the Ham Hams were waiting something dawned on Hamtaro.
"Hey guys? Why didn't we try climbing the stump earlier?" he said.
"Umm... well... you see we..." said Boss trying to think of a reason.
"You have no idea, do you?" Hamtaro said in an annoyed voice.
"Well... no."
"'Sigh' no one mentions this to anyone" Hamtaro whispered.
"Right" the other two agreed.
Suddenly the center ring of the stump popped open like a cork. Panda stuck his head out of the new entrance. "Hey guys!" he said in a chipper voice. "Did I keep ya long?"
"What the- 'sigh' no just hand us the bag, alright?" Boss said in an annoyed tone.
"Alright, alright, just hold on" Panda said going back into the stump. After a few more minutes, panda came out of the hole with one end of some rope.
"What's with the rope" asked Boss.
"Satsu said his hockey bag is really heavy, so he told me we could use some rope in his place"
Panda tossed the rope at the others and they all grabbed it. They formed a line with the rope to pull it.
"Ok guys!" shouted Boss. "It's just like a game of tug-o-war!"
Hamtaro, Oxnard and Panda all nodded at Boss's statement.
"Alright guys! On three! 1...2...3!"
The Ham Hams pulled with all their might. The other end of the rope felt like it was tied to a tree. Finally, they felt something lift as they kept pulling. After a minute, the bag was out of the hole. It was all black with a long silver zipper.
"What... does... he... keep... in... there!" said Boss between breaths.
"We're... not done... yet" Panda panted. "We still... need to get... it on the wagon"
"Oh well... that's just great." Boss complained.
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After Boss, Hamtaro and Oxnard left, the clubhouse were pretty quiet for a while. Finally Sandy broke the awkward silence by clearing her throat. "Sooooo" she began. "Satsu, are you new around here?"
"Yes" he replied.
"Are you planning on living around here?"
"Yes"
"Well that's nice. We'll have a new friend, right guys?" she said looking at the other Ham Hams.
"No offence, but I barley know you people. So I can't really consider you my friends..."
Sandy frowned at Satsu's remark. "Alright then!" she exclaimed. "We'll just introduce ourselves! I'm Sandy!"
"I'm Stan"
"My name iz Bijou"
"I'm Pashmena"
"Howdy, I'm Howdy!"
"I am Dexter"
"See?" said Sandy. "Now we can be friends." Satsu smirked. "I guess so." He replied. "Of course there are a few Ham Hams missing but..." said Sandy, who stared at the door of the clubhouse that slowly creaked open. A black and white hamster emerged from the entrance and looked around the room. "Panda!" Panda jumped at the shout. "I thought you were going to stay home today!"
"I-I was but Mimi's parents took her to the movies, so I figured I'd come by."
"That's great!" said Sandy. "Oh right! Satsu meet Panda, Panda meet Satsu."
For reasons unknown to him, Panda froze when he looked at Satsu and couldn't process words. "OH CRAP!" yelled Satsu. Everyone jumped at Satsu's sudden outburst. "W-what?" asked Pashmena.
"I forgot to tell your fat... er... big friend how to get my bag."
"It can't be that difficult to go under a stump, right?" Pashmena asked.
"It is when there's only two entrances."
"Well what are we going to do?" asked Sandy, placing her elbow in her hand and resting her head on her other.
"I'LL GO!" Panda shouted.
'What's with all the yelling?' thought Satsu. "You'll need a wagon and some rope."
"O-ok"
Panda listened to every word Satsu told him, so he wouldn't mess up. "Got it!" said Panda.
"You know, I'm right in front of you, you don't have to yell." Satsu said.
"S-sorry"
With that Panda went out the door with one the wagons he had built in the past.
"Ok," said Sandy, with obvious irritation in her voice. "When they get your bag, you promise you'll tell us how you escaped from the cat?"
"I didn't 'escape' the cat." Satsu said.
"Then what did you do?"
Satsu smirked again. "I'll tell you once I get my bag."
"ARRRG!" yelled Sandy in frustration.
"I have a question..." said Pashmena. Everyone stared at the scarfless hamster.
"Go ahead." Said Satsu in a calm voice.
"Why did you go from a rude and pushy to... to..."
"Normal?" Satsu finished Pashmena's sentence.
"Yeah"
"Well, I'm not a complete asshole all the time. Just when I wanna be." He said with a smile.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't use that language when Penelope or Cappy are here."
"Sorry, bad habits die hard. But to answer your question, that's just part of my personality. It's what makes me, well, me."
"Ok," Pashmena replied. "I'm just glad you don't do that 'tough guy' attitude just to impress people. It gets really annoying when people do that." Pashmena then looked over her shoulder at Dexter and Howdy.
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Yes I know Panda had what seemed like a shonen ai moment but get used to it. I'll do my best to keep updating.