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Ham-Ham Words in this Chapter: Packa-packa: the sound of a hamster taking a bite out of something
Zoidtaro!

Chapter Three: Merchandise!!


Bit and Leena were together in Steve's pocket while the humans searched for food and a cage for the two hamsters. Neither Leena nor Bit minded that they had to share cages; they were just hamsters after all. But it would be a big cage, a ten gallon fish tank, and there would be lots of bedding to dig in. There would be two food bowls, two water bottles ((not the kind we drink from, the hamster kind where it hangs upside-down and the hamsters lick at the ball to make the water drip down)), a wheel, and some tunnels.
"We may as well have something to play with," Bit had said when Naomi picked up one tunnel toy.
"And we need to keep our teeth short…if the top one gets too long, it might keep curling so bad that it'll prevent us from eating, or worse, curl right up into our skulls," warned Leena. "So get a little wooden toy for us to chew on."
They ended up buying the previously mentioned, along with a stick with sunflower seeds on it, a wooden toy, a little plastic house-shaped toy with interesting holes and tunnels, extra bedding and food, and a carrying case. Harry was looking at all of the hamsters in the pet store.
"We should get one more for them to play with," he suggested. Leena sighed.
"Harry, shut up!"
"Yeah really, we don't need to take care of another hamster, especially if it can't talk," said Brad. The others agreed and Harry put back the all-white hamster and regrouped with the others.

"I have just one question," started Bit in the car on the way home. He and Leena were on Jamie's lap, both eating some seeds. They were starving.
"So what is it? Packa-packa," asked Leena after biting off the little shell of a sunflower seed.
"After our S Class vacation ends, what are we supposed to do about battles?" he asked.
"I'm sure you'll be okay by next week," answered Steve, not taking his eyes off of the road. Leena and Bit looked at each other, and then at Steve.
"NEXT WEEK?!" they both shouted. Steve nodded. Jamie looked down at them.
"You didn't know?"
"I thought there was at least another two weeks!" whined Bit.
"Yeah! This vacation seemed a lot longer earlier!" Leena complained. Naomi poked her head up front.
"Maybe Liger will turn you back before then. Maybe this will only last a day."
"It had better not," said Brad, "that would be a waste of money."
"Not really," replied Steve, "we did earn a lot of money when we won the tournament."
"Yeah, I guess your right," Brad uttered.

"Hey Bit, you gotta try this!" exclaimed Leena as she ran on the wheel. She had been on it ever since Steve put it into the cage. Bit had been eating most of the time. Leena continued, "Wow! I'm probably loosing a ton of pounds on this thing! They should make this for humans!"
"They probably do," Bit took a break from eating, "but maybe not. Even if they did, you wouldn't go on it because it wouldn't be as fun to a human."
"Whatever, you don't know what your missing," huffed Leena. She stopped after a while and joined Bit at the three-inch high yellow food bowl, filled with seeds, corn kernels, and different kinds of hamster food.
"Khrrm-khrrm," they both said silently as they nibbled on their food. Leena stopped a moment to ask, "Bit, why do you think Liger did this?"
"'Cause he suddenly turned on me and wants a different pilot. I dunno!" he replied dryly.
"Packa-packa….Khrrm-khrrm," Leena nibbled, ignoring his remark. "It just doesn't make sense…Stupid Liger."
"Hey shut up!" snapped Bit. "The Liger is awesome and I'm sure he's just having a bit of fun! He'll change us back by our first S Class battle!"
"Whatever. He's just doing this to be cruel!" yelled Leena. Bit sighed.
"To each his own…"

Later on that evening, Brad and Naomi walked into the hangar to check on the Zoids. Naomi was a bit silent as they did so. Brad looked at her.
"What's wrong?" he asked. Naomi looked at him.
"I'm just still wonderin' why the Liger did that…"
The two stopped at the Liger and stared at him. Brad leaned forward to the Zoid.
"Liger, what's up? Don't you like Bit as your pilot?" he inquired. The Zoid seemed to nod.
"Well, then why'd ya do it?" Naomi questioned. The Liger growled softly. Naomi put her hands to her hips. "I can't understand ya. Give me a sign to tell me why ye did it–"
Suddenly, Brad grabbed her wrist and put his lips to hers. Brad felt as if someone was controlling him…someone, or something…When the two broke the kiss, Brad stepped back and Naomi did the same.
"Why'd…?"
"I dunno…I really don't know."
They were silent until Brad asked, "…I'll do it again though."
((and just to letcha know, they did :-D))

Leena was under the plastic blue house sleeping soundly. She had gotten used to the cage and the bedding and also somewhat used to being a hamster. But, she wasn't used to being with Bit this long. I mean, she lived with him and the other members of the Blitz Team, but she never shared rooms, or cages for that matter, with any members of the team. Especially not Bit!
Speaking of Bit, since Leena took up the house, he was burrowing in the hamster bedding. He made a cozy little bed that was rounded so he could curl up into a ball to sleep. When he got comfortable, he looked at Leena.
"Hogging the house…Thanks a bunch friend," he muttered angrily. His thoughts change back to the Liger and he asks aimlessly, "Why did he change us into hamsters? …Hamsters, of all things. Why did he switch us at all? What exactly is he planning?"
Bit then saw Leena open her eyes and look out the house. She blinked.
"Dammit, I thought it was just a bad dream…" she sighed.
"No such luck," replied Bit. Leena sighed again, and then looked to him and asked, "Are you uncomfortable over there? You could come over here if you don't mind sharing the house with me."
Bit blinked.
"I don't care, " he replied, trying to hide the truth that he liked her and knew his hormones would go crazy if he was human. He shook his head of those thoughts and walked over to the house. "Only if you don't mind."
"If I had minded, I wouldn't have offered," Leena answered, moving over so he could have some room. He got under the plastic, yawned, and then snuggled into the bedding. Leena shivered slightly, not from the chills, but from him being so close….



Sooooo…….Whatcha think? I hope you like it!! Did you understand why Liger changed Bit and Leena into hamsters yet? What he did to Brad and Naomi is a clue!! See ya! ::bows and runs away::
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