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Chapter 2- Tragedy Begins
As the sun started to rise, Maxwell, a young priest, gripped his bible, and began his job at the church. No one came to church except for on Sundays. Maxwell had a strange hobby of his: Collecting Exotic Plants. Maxwell walked by the garden, stopping and kneeling next to a small, purple flower. He sniffed it and smiled.
"My favorite..." he murmured. "Its sweet aroma makes anyone happy on the gloomiest days...But when even the smallest part of this plant is eaten."
He picked the purple flower and placed it inside his bible.
"Maxwell!" a voice called.
"Hamha, Maxy!" another voice greeted.
"Bless the souls of you, whoever has woken so early to see the Earth young again." Maxwell stated.
Maxwell stood up and turned. Rushing to him were two very tired-looking hamsters.
"Hamtaro?! Sandy?!" Maxwell exclaimed. "You both look terrible! Didn't you get any sleep last night? Hamtaro, you're still depressed about Chesnut, aren't you?"
"Oh, no!" Hamtaro laughed. "I think I almost forgot about Chesnut, there!"
Maxwell smiled at the news.
"God bless you." he said.
"Thanks." Hamtaro said.
"Err, Maxy? Could you do Hamtaro a cool favor?" Sandy asked.
"What is that?" Maxwell asked.
So, taking turns and interrupting each other while explaining. Although the two sounded a lot like two children hurriedly asking their father for ice cream, Maxwell got the main points to the story.
"So can you?" Hamtaro asked. "Can you make Bijou and I married?..."
Maxwell pondered.
"I don't know, Hamtaro..." he murmured unsurely. "One day you like one girl-ham, the next day another. You're falling for girls faster than Stan."
"No, Maxwell!" Hamtaro pleaded. "It's different! I really do love Bijou and she loves me back!"
"..Well, it's most likely to stop the fighting between the Capulet and Montague families..."
"Please, Maxy?..." Sandy asked.
"Please?" Hamtaro joined in.
Now the two really did sound like two children asking their father for ice cream.
"Alright! Alright!" Maxwell exclaimed, interrupting the "please"s that rolled in one after the other and one pushing the other. "I will!"
"Yeah!" Hamtaro and Sandy cheered, high-fiving each other.
"Okay, listen closely." Maxwell instructed. "Listen very closely..."
Bijou sat in front of a mirror, adjusting the light blue bows in her hair. She kept thinking about what Hamtaro had said the night before. She had sent Pashmina out to seek news from her beloved, Hamtaro.
"What could be taking so long?..." Bijou asked herself. "What is keeping my true-love's message away?..."
Suddenly, Pashmina walked in and collapsed on the bed, panting for breath.
"Pashmina!" Bijou exclaimed happily. "What news of my Hamtaro have you brought?"
"I am tired..." Pashmina panted. "I...I can't...talk right now..."
"Well if you cannot tell me about my dearly-loved, who will?..."
"Me..." a grunted a voice gruff voice from the balcony.
Bijou whirled around. Walking into her room was a girl-ham with stripes. Was she a girl-ham?...She looked so much a like a boy-ham...But a red bow on her tail told her gender.
"Who-Who are you?..." Bijou asked. He eyes watered. "Oh...I see...Hamtaro is in love with another gril-ham..."
"What?!" the girl-ham demanded. "Nah! Ya got it all wrong! Hamtaro's all yours!"
"Zen who are you?..."
"I'm Sandy, Hamatro's cousin and bestest pal. Anyway, you gotta come with me to Maxwell's church today!"
"Today?...He must be very much in love wiz me if he did all zis last night just for me..."
"Yeah, exactly, now c'mon!"
"Pashmina, tell my muzzer I went out shopping!"
Hamtaro and Maxwell waited patiently at the church.
"She ran into trouble..." Maxwell murmured nervously. "I know she did."
"Maxwell, you're a priest." Hamtaro reminded. "Can't you just have more faith in Sandy? She's never denied my trust once!"
Maxwell nodded. Suddenly, the door opened.
"Dum-da-da-dum..." Sandy's voice sang jokingly in the wedding tune.
Bijou walked in. Hamtaro just stared. Although she was the same as yesterday, he though she looked beautiful as ever.
"See? I told you I'd get her!" Sandy laughed, appearing.
"And I never doubted you." Hamtaro agreed.
Maxwell walked to the altar, followed by Hamtaro. Bijou slowly walked down the aisle, showered by flower pedals by a very excited and enthusiastic Sandy. When Bijou reached the aisle, Sandy sat at a front seat. Maxwell read from the book, saying the wedding speech. He looked up.
"Say your vow, Hamtaro." he instructed gently.
"I, Hamtaro, will always care for you, Bijou." Hamtaro stated. "Ever since I first saw you, I knew you were the one...But my love for you has grown so much since then, it's hard to express it. And I promise you, Bijou, I will always love you no matter what and that my love will grow slowly, like you said you wanted it."
Bijou felt tears of joy stream down her cheeks.
"Bijou." Maxwell addressed softly.
"I, Bijou, will always love you, Hamtaro." Bijou promised. "I admit, I did not have any clue we would be marrying when I first saw you...But one look into your eyes and I knew I could always trust you...I cannot express my love for you in a vow, but I will in the years of our marriage, show my love for you..." she started to cry. "I, and always will, love you, Hamtaro."
"You go girl!" Sandy cheered loudly, clapping.
The three at the alter looked at her. She shrugged.
"Sorry." she apologized.
Maxwell turned to Hamtaro and then to Bijou.
"If there is anyone who does not think this couple should wed, speak now." Maxwell called.
Sandy looked at the empty seat in back of her...There was silence for about a minute.
"Then, I now present you as Ham-Ham and wife-ham." Maxwell finished.
With that Bijou and Hamtaro kissed each other as Maxwell chuckled and Sandy showered them with flower pedals, cheering...
The next day, Panda, Snoozer, Stan, and Sandy stood next to a building, waiting for Hamtaro to arrive. Stan noticed Sandy's bright outlook. Sure, she was always bright, but now, she looked even more bright, her happiness spreading to the three boy-hams with her.
"What are so happy about, sunshine?" Stan teased.
"Nothing." Sandy lied. "I'm just happy there's no fighting here so far."
Panda smiled, but it quickly vanished when he saw something.
"Well, yet..." Panda murmured. "We should get going. That big group of Capulets are just down the street..."
"So?" Stan scoffed.
"Panda's right." Sandy said. "We better go before-"
"Before what?" said an elderly voice.
"Zuzuzu..." Snoer murmured in his sleep.
"Are you mocking me?!" Elder-Ham demanded Snoozer.
"Whoa! Lay off, man." Sandy said. "He's just sleeping. No harm done."
Elder-Ham snickered.
"No harm done..." he repeated. "Yet."
"And just what do you mean by that?!" Stan demanded, stepping in front of his sister.
"I would just like a word with her."
"You mean a word and a good stab with your sword."
Elder-Ham smirked behind Stan at Sandy. "That's how I would like to have it..."
"Well, if you want a word with her, you'll have to get through me."
Stan pulled out his sword.
"Yo, Bro, chill out." Sandy told her twin brother. "All he wants is a word with me. And if he tries anything, I got my sword handy for blocking."
"She's right." Panda agreed. "People are watching already. It would be best to stop a fight from coming."
"Listen, Sand, it's a-" Stan didn't finish. Sandy was giving him the Look. "Sandy...Don't use that...Oh, alright."
Stan reluctantly put his sword away and stepped back. Sandy stepped forth, grinning.
"So, what'cha wanna talk about?" she asked brightly.
Elder-Ham turned when he saw Hamtaro approach. He stood next to Sandy. She shot a wink at him of congrats to yesterday and he smiled at it. He faced Elder-Ham and the other eleven Capulets.
"You want to talk to me?" Hamtaro asked as brightly as Sandy was.
"Yes, in fact..." Elder-Ham. He glare at Hamtaro. "You have humiliated me. You came to Oxnard's party. And you have humiliated all of us Capulets. Who's retched idea was this?"
"Mine." Sandy admitted calmly and coolly.
"Sandy, no!" Stan yelled.
Panda had took the sock Snoozer was sleeping in and placed it on Stan's head so it was easier to restrain him. In the sock, Stan only heard muffled voices that didn't make much sense...And he also couldn't see anything.
"Well, you both will pay for what you did." Elder-Ham concluded.
"Elder-Ham, we don't want a fight." Hamtaro stated.
"What? Are you and your orphan cousin scared?"
"Orphan?!" Sandy snarled, taking a step forwards.
Hamtaro looked at her and she calmed down a bit. Elder-Ham smirked, knowing he was getting somewhere.
"Yes, orphan." Elder-Ham replied. "It is pathetic. You depend on others to keep you alive."
"No, I don't." Sandy said, trying to keep calm, talking through her teeth.
"You have no reason to live. And your fighting skills-"
"Don't go talkin' smack about my fighting skills!"
"I can insult anything I want. Weaknesses travel down the bloodline. Your father was weak, that's why he died. And your mother wasn't a fighter. She died easily."
POW!!! Elder-Ham was knocked into the Capulets in back of him after Sandy had punched him.
"My dad was a strong warrior in battle and trained everyday!" Sandy claimed. "And I know my mom wasn't a fighter, but she was plenty tough!"
"You brat!" Elder-Ham spat. "I swear my life that you will die for that!"
He held up his sword. Sandy did the same.
"Sandy, no!" Hamtaro yelled, stepping in between the two.
He held Sandy back by grabbing both her shoulders with his paws. Sandy blinked realizing that what she just did cost her life...
"Oh...Hamtaro, I'm really sorry!" Sandy apologized.
"It's okay." Hamtaro replied. "I'm sure the Prince would understand."
"Yeah...Hopefully he will...I know! I'll just tell him that I'm r-- Ah...eh..."
"Sandy?" Hamtaro asked.
Sandy's sword dropped out of her paw...Elder-Ham had slipped his sword under Hamtaro's arm and dug straight into Sandy's side. Her eyes were a little blank and glassy. She hung limp in Hamtaro's arms. Hamtaro felt tears come to his eyes. He lay her on the ground.
"Sandy's been stabbed!" someone in the crowed shouted.
"What's going on?!" Stan demanded, getting the sock off because Panda was too dazed to still hold it on him.
Stan froze.
"Sandy..." he murmured, dropping to his twin sister's side. he stood up. "What are you idiots standing around here for?! Someone get a doctor!"
"You're..." Hamtaro couldn't bring himself to say the word.
"Dead?" Sandy whispered hoarsely. "Please. I'm not, ugh, dead...I'm not gonna die cuz...agh...of a stupid cheap-shot..." her eyes filled with sadness. "Hamtaro...I'm really sorry for this..."
She closed her eyes. Stan sunk down to her side once more. He noticed the slow, slight up-and-down of her chest.
"Sandy...Stay alive..." Stan pleaded. "Please..."
Hamtaro stood up, facing Elder-Ham, a cold, icy glare on his pain-filled face.
"Sandy's a bright soul..." Hamtaro stated, his voice shaky with anger and sorrow. He drew his sword out. "She didn't and never will deserve that..."
Elder-Ham, scared, turned and ran as fast as his old legs would carry him. Hamtaro tore after him. Now, he didn't care what his temper did. He let it take control as tears ran down his cheeks. There was no telling if Sandy would live or not...But if she didn't Hamtaro would regret doing this. Hamtaro knew he would do the same for Bijou, for his parents...For anyone. But Sandy was different. She wasn't only his closest cousin. She was his childhood friend. She was like his little sister. She was his determination...She was the one who made his spirit the way it was. She was the person who would never fail him when worse came to worse. And those kinds of things Hamtaro could never be able to repay. So, if Sandy were to die, even with Bijou by his side, Hamtaro would feel as if a part of him were missing. Hamtaro jumped up and tackled Elder-Ham to the ground. He grabbed Elder- Ham's sword and held it before him. The aged hamster looked at it in fear.
"If you kill me, you would have to die as well." Elder-Ham reminded.
"Then I'll die..." Hamtaro murmured.
With that, Hamtaro drove the sword into Elder-Ham.
...
Hamtaro looked at the Prince and agreed to his punishment: banishment. Sandy had already been punished by the pain of Elder-Ham reminding her of her dead parents and... Elder-Ham was already punished because he was dead. And Hamtaro was being banished from Verona. Hamtaro was allowed to bid everyone he knew good-bye. The first were his parents...Then the rest of his family...And now... Now, Hamtaro stood in front of the doctor's office, afraid of what to hear about Sandy. Slowly, he walked in. Stan, pale-faced looked at him.
"...How's Sandy?" Hamtaro finally asked.
A small smile was slightly noticeable on Stan's face.
"The doctor said that she'd be fine, but out for a pretty long time." he replied.
Stan sat down once more, his face full of guilt.
"Still...I should have killed the idiot old man when I had the chance..." Stan stated. "I can't believe Sandy used the Look on me...And because of me...I just..."
"You feel guilty because you think she almost died because of you." Hamtaro finished off for him, knwoing exactly how he felt.
Stan smiled.
"What would Sandy say if she were awake?" he asked himself for fun. "It would probably be something like 'It's not your fault...Or is it? Hee hee. Kidding.'"
"That sounds like something she would say." Hamtaro agreed.
Panda and Snoozer were napping on a different pair of seats.
"You can visit her if you want." Stan stated. "The doctor said. Last one to the left."
Hamtaro grinned.
"I will." he replied.
He walked to the back to some doors. He opened the last door to the left. There lay Sandy's limp body. Her fur not groomed and her eyes closed.
"I thought you were a goner." Hamtaro stated, knowing she wouldn't answer back.
"Take more'n a stab to kill me..." Sandy murmured subconsciously, making Hamtaro jumped back in surprise."
In her sleep, Sandy smiled as if sensing Hamtaro's shock. Hamtaro walked over to the bed. He watched her. And he predicted that when she woke up, she would hear the news of him being banished and that she would go looking for him. So, he said it now.
"Sandy...I gotta leave." Hamtaro stated. "I've been banished by Prince Jingle."
"...I know..." Sandy murmured in her sleep.
At that point, Hamtaro was wondering if she was really awake. He smiled. Although he had known Sandy for years, he still had many things to learn about her. He kissed her forehead turned. Before he could close the door, Sandy stopped him.
"Bye, Hamtaro..." she murmured in her sleep.
Hamtaro paused, watching her again.
"Bye, Sandy." he replied, closing the door.
Meanwhile, Bijou sat in front of her mirror, adjusting her light blue bows in her hair. She smiled at her reflection.
"What could be taking Pashmina so long?..." Bijou wondered. "I hope Hamtaro can meet me tonight...I cannot believe zis silly situation...I am married yet I cannot be seen wiz my husband in public...Oh. I am guessing I have to owe some of ze credit to Hamtaro's dear cousin, Sandy...What a sweet little girl. I cannot believe she is not married yet."
Suddenly, Pashmina walked in, sobbing.
"Bijou! He's dead!" Pashmina wailed. "He is gone and will never come back!"
"Hamtaro?...He is dead?..." Bijou whimpered, her eyes watering.
"I saw the wound!..."
"Oh, my...My life is over..."
"Poor Elder-Ham!"
"Excusem mwa (what? do u think i know french?)?" Bijou asked, getting confused.
"Elder-Ham was killed in duel!" Pashmuna sobbed. "And Hamtaro, the one who killed him, has been banished."
"B-Banished?..."
Bijou sunk onto her bed.
"Zat is worse zan ze word deaz (death) a zousand times!..." she cried. She turned to Pashmina. "Please, Pashmina...I need more details to see what has happened to my dear Hamtaro!"
"If Hamtaro is not gone by dawn, he will see daylight for the last time." Pashmina answered.
With that, Bijou broke into tears, showing no sign of stopping. But she did stop, trying to control her sadness.
"Pashmina, please..." Bijou said softly. "Can you ask Hamtaro to visit me the night he has to leave...tonight? I long to see my husband one last time before he disappears from me..."
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Chapter 2- Tragedy Begins
As the sun started to rise, Maxwell, a young priest, gripped his bible, and began his job at the church. No one came to church except for on Sundays. Maxwell had a strange hobby of his: Collecting Exotic Plants. Maxwell walked by the garden, stopping and kneeling next to a small, purple flower. He sniffed it and smiled.
"My favorite..." he murmured. "Its sweet aroma makes anyone happy on the gloomiest days...But when even the smallest part of this plant is eaten."
He picked the purple flower and placed it inside his bible.
"Maxwell!" a voice called.
"Hamha, Maxy!" another voice greeted.
"Bless the souls of you, whoever has woken so early to see the Earth young again." Maxwell stated.
Maxwell stood up and turned. Rushing to him were two very tired-looking hamsters.
"Hamtaro?! Sandy?!" Maxwell exclaimed. "You both look terrible! Didn't you get any sleep last night? Hamtaro, you're still depressed about Chesnut, aren't you?"
"Oh, no!" Hamtaro laughed. "I think I almost forgot about Chesnut, there!"
Maxwell smiled at the news.
"God bless you." he said.
"Thanks." Hamtaro said.
"Err, Maxy? Could you do Hamtaro a cool favor?" Sandy asked.
"What is that?" Maxwell asked.
So, taking turns and interrupting each other while explaining. Although the two sounded a lot like two children hurriedly asking their father for ice cream, Maxwell got the main points to the story.
"So can you?" Hamtaro asked. "Can you make Bijou and I married?..."
Maxwell pondered.
"I don't know, Hamtaro..." he murmured unsurely. "One day you like one girl-ham, the next day another. You're falling for girls faster than Stan."
"No, Maxwell!" Hamtaro pleaded. "It's different! I really do love Bijou and she loves me back!"
"..Well, it's most likely to stop the fighting between the Capulet and Montague families..."
"Please, Maxy?..." Sandy asked.
"Please?" Hamtaro joined in.
Now the two really did sound like two children asking their father for ice cream.
"Alright! Alright!" Maxwell exclaimed, interrupting the "please"s that rolled in one after the other and one pushing the other. "I will!"
"Yeah!" Hamtaro and Sandy cheered, high-fiving each other.
"Okay, listen closely." Maxwell instructed. "Listen very closely..."
Bijou sat in front of a mirror, adjusting the light blue bows in her hair. She kept thinking about what Hamtaro had said the night before. She had sent Pashmina out to seek news from her beloved, Hamtaro.
"What could be taking so long?..." Bijou asked herself. "What is keeping my true-love's message away?..."
Suddenly, Pashmina walked in and collapsed on the bed, panting for breath.
"Pashmina!" Bijou exclaimed happily. "What news of my Hamtaro have you brought?"
"I am tired..." Pashmina panted. "I...I can't...talk right now..."
"Well if you cannot tell me about my dearly-loved, who will?..."
"Me..." a grunted a voice gruff voice from the balcony.
Bijou whirled around. Walking into her room was a girl-ham with stripes. Was she a girl-ham?...She looked so much a like a boy-ham...But a red bow on her tail told her gender.
"Who-Who are you?..." Bijou asked. He eyes watered. "Oh...I see...Hamtaro is in love with another gril-ham..."
"What?!" the girl-ham demanded. "Nah! Ya got it all wrong! Hamtaro's all yours!"
"Zen who are you?..."
"I'm Sandy, Hamatro's cousin and bestest pal. Anyway, you gotta come with me to Maxwell's church today!"
"Today?...He must be very much in love wiz me if he did all zis last night just for me..."
"Yeah, exactly, now c'mon!"
"Pashmina, tell my muzzer I went out shopping!"
Hamtaro and Maxwell waited patiently at the church.
"She ran into trouble..." Maxwell murmured nervously. "I know she did."
"Maxwell, you're a priest." Hamtaro reminded. "Can't you just have more faith in Sandy? She's never denied my trust once!"
Maxwell nodded. Suddenly, the door opened.
"Dum-da-da-dum..." Sandy's voice sang jokingly in the wedding tune.
Bijou walked in. Hamtaro just stared. Although she was the same as yesterday, he though she looked beautiful as ever.
"See? I told you I'd get her!" Sandy laughed, appearing.
"And I never doubted you." Hamtaro agreed.
Maxwell walked to the altar, followed by Hamtaro. Bijou slowly walked down the aisle, showered by flower pedals by a very excited and enthusiastic Sandy. When Bijou reached the aisle, Sandy sat at a front seat. Maxwell read from the book, saying the wedding speech. He looked up.
"Say your vow, Hamtaro." he instructed gently.
"I, Hamtaro, will always care for you, Bijou." Hamtaro stated. "Ever since I first saw you, I knew you were the one...But my love for you has grown so much since then, it's hard to express it. And I promise you, Bijou, I will always love you no matter what and that my love will grow slowly, like you said you wanted it."
Bijou felt tears of joy stream down her cheeks.
"Bijou." Maxwell addressed softly.
"I, Bijou, will always love you, Hamtaro." Bijou promised. "I admit, I did not have any clue we would be marrying when I first saw you...But one look into your eyes and I knew I could always trust you...I cannot express my love for you in a vow, but I will in the years of our marriage, show my love for you..." she started to cry. "I, and always will, love you, Hamtaro."
"You go girl!" Sandy cheered loudly, clapping.
The three at the alter looked at her. She shrugged.
"Sorry." she apologized.
Maxwell turned to Hamtaro and then to Bijou.
"If there is anyone who does not think this couple should wed, speak now." Maxwell called.
Sandy looked at the empty seat in back of her...There was silence for about a minute.
"Then, I now present you as Ham-Ham and wife-ham." Maxwell finished.
With that Bijou and Hamtaro kissed each other as Maxwell chuckled and Sandy showered them with flower pedals, cheering...
The next day, Panda, Snoozer, Stan, and Sandy stood next to a building, waiting for Hamtaro to arrive. Stan noticed Sandy's bright outlook. Sure, she was always bright, but now, she looked even more bright, her happiness spreading to the three boy-hams with her.
"What are so happy about, sunshine?" Stan teased.
"Nothing." Sandy lied. "I'm just happy there's no fighting here so far."
Panda smiled, but it quickly vanished when he saw something.
"Well, yet..." Panda murmured. "We should get going. That big group of Capulets are just down the street..."
"So?" Stan scoffed.
"Panda's right." Sandy said. "We better go before-"
"Before what?" said an elderly voice.
"Zuzuzu..." Snoer murmured in his sleep.
"Are you mocking me?!" Elder-Ham demanded Snoozer.
"Whoa! Lay off, man." Sandy said. "He's just sleeping. No harm done."
Elder-Ham snickered.
"No harm done..." he repeated. "Yet."
"And just what do you mean by that?!" Stan demanded, stepping in front of his sister.
"I would just like a word with her."
"You mean a word and a good stab with your sword."
Elder-Ham smirked behind Stan at Sandy. "That's how I would like to have it..."
"Well, if you want a word with her, you'll have to get through me."
Stan pulled out his sword.
"Yo, Bro, chill out." Sandy told her twin brother. "All he wants is a word with me. And if he tries anything, I got my sword handy for blocking."
"She's right." Panda agreed. "People are watching already. It would be best to stop a fight from coming."
"Listen, Sand, it's a-" Stan didn't finish. Sandy was giving him the Look. "Sandy...Don't use that...Oh, alright."
Stan reluctantly put his sword away and stepped back. Sandy stepped forth, grinning.
"So, what'cha wanna talk about?" she asked brightly.
Elder-Ham turned when he saw Hamtaro approach. He stood next to Sandy. She shot a wink at him of congrats to yesterday and he smiled at it. He faced Elder-Ham and the other eleven Capulets.
"You want to talk to me?" Hamtaro asked as brightly as Sandy was.
"Yes, in fact..." Elder-Ham. He glare at Hamtaro. "You have humiliated me. You came to Oxnard's party. And you have humiliated all of us Capulets. Who's retched idea was this?"
"Mine." Sandy admitted calmly and coolly.
"Sandy, no!" Stan yelled.
Panda had took the sock Snoozer was sleeping in and placed it on Stan's head so it was easier to restrain him. In the sock, Stan only heard muffled voices that didn't make much sense...And he also couldn't see anything.
"Well, you both will pay for what you did." Elder-Ham concluded.
"Elder-Ham, we don't want a fight." Hamtaro stated.
"What? Are you and your orphan cousin scared?"
"Orphan?!" Sandy snarled, taking a step forwards.
Hamtaro looked at her and she calmed down a bit. Elder-Ham smirked, knowing he was getting somewhere.
"Yes, orphan." Elder-Ham replied. "It is pathetic. You depend on others to keep you alive."
"No, I don't." Sandy said, trying to keep calm, talking through her teeth.
"You have no reason to live. And your fighting skills-"
"Don't go talkin' smack about my fighting skills!"
"I can insult anything I want. Weaknesses travel down the bloodline. Your father was weak, that's why he died. And your mother wasn't a fighter. She died easily."
POW!!! Elder-Ham was knocked into the Capulets in back of him after Sandy had punched him.
"My dad was a strong warrior in battle and trained everyday!" Sandy claimed. "And I know my mom wasn't a fighter, but she was plenty tough!"
"You brat!" Elder-Ham spat. "I swear my life that you will die for that!"
He held up his sword. Sandy did the same.
"Sandy, no!" Hamtaro yelled, stepping in between the two.
He held Sandy back by grabbing both her shoulders with his paws. Sandy blinked realizing that what she just did cost her life...
"Oh...Hamtaro, I'm really sorry!" Sandy apologized.
"It's okay." Hamtaro replied. "I'm sure the Prince would understand."
"Yeah...Hopefully he will...I know! I'll just tell him that I'm r-- Ah...eh..."
"Sandy?" Hamtaro asked.
Sandy's sword dropped out of her paw...Elder-Ham had slipped his sword under Hamtaro's arm and dug straight into Sandy's side. Her eyes were a little blank and glassy. She hung limp in Hamtaro's arms. Hamtaro felt tears come to his eyes. He lay her on the ground.
"Sandy's been stabbed!" someone in the crowed shouted.
"What's going on?!" Stan demanded, getting the sock off because Panda was too dazed to still hold it on him.
Stan froze.
"Sandy..." he murmured, dropping to his twin sister's side. he stood up. "What are you idiots standing around here for?! Someone get a doctor!"
"You're..." Hamtaro couldn't bring himself to say the word.
"Dead?" Sandy whispered hoarsely. "Please. I'm not, ugh, dead...I'm not gonna die cuz...agh...of a stupid cheap-shot..." her eyes filled with sadness. "Hamtaro...I'm really sorry for this..."
She closed her eyes. Stan sunk down to her side once more. He noticed the slow, slight up-and-down of her chest.
"Sandy...Stay alive..." Stan pleaded. "Please..."
Hamtaro stood up, facing Elder-Ham, a cold, icy glare on his pain-filled face.
"Sandy's a bright soul..." Hamtaro stated, his voice shaky with anger and sorrow. He drew his sword out. "She didn't and never will deserve that..."
Elder-Ham, scared, turned and ran as fast as his old legs would carry him. Hamtaro tore after him. Now, he didn't care what his temper did. He let it take control as tears ran down his cheeks. There was no telling if Sandy would live or not...But if she didn't Hamtaro would regret doing this. Hamtaro knew he would do the same for Bijou, for his parents...For anyone. But Sandy was different. She wasn't only his closest cousin. She was his childhood friend. She was like his little sister. She was his determination...She was the one who made his spirit the way it was. She was the person who would never fail him when worse came to worse. And those kinds of things Hamtaro could never be able to repay. So, if Sandy were to die, even with Bijou by his side, Hamtaro would feel as if a part of him were missing. Hamtaro jumped up and tackled Elder-Ham to the ground. He grabbed Elder- Ham's sword and held it before him. The aged hamster looked at it in fear.
"If you kill me, you would have to die as well." Elder-Ham reminded.
"Then I'll die..." Hamtaro murmured.
With that, Hamtaro drove the sword into Elder-Ham.
...
Hamtaro looked at the Prince and agreed to his punishment: banishment. Sandy had already been punished by the pain of Elder-Ham reminding her of her dead parents and... Elder-Ham was already punished because he was dead. And Hamtaro was being banished from Verona. Hamtaro was allowed to bid everyone he knew good-bye. The first were his parents...Then the rest of his family...And now... Now, Hamtaro stood in front of the doctor's office, afraid of what to hear about Sandy. Slowly, he walked in. Stan, pale-faced looked at him.
"...How's Sandy?" Hamtaro finally asked.
A small smile was slightly noticeable on Stan's face.
"The doctor said that she'd be fine, but out for a pretty long time." he replied.
Stan sat down once more, his face full of guilt.
"Still...I should have killed the idiot old man when I had the chance..." Stan stated. "I can't believe Sandy used the Look on me...And because of me...I just..."
"You feel guilty because you think she almost died because of you." Hamtaro finished off for him, knwoing exactly how he felt.
Stan smiled.
"What would Sandy say if she were awake?" he asked himself for fun. "It would probably be something like 'It's not your fault...Or is it? Hee hee. Kidding.'"
"That sounds like something she would say." Hamtaro agreed.
Panda and Snoozer were napping on a different pair of seats.
"You can visit her if you want." Stan stated. "The doctor said. Last one to the left."
Hamtaro grinned.
"I will." he replied.
He walked to the back to some doors. He opened the last door to the left. There lay Sandy's limp body. Her fur not groomed and her eyes closed.
"I thought you were a goner." Hamtaro stated, knowing she wouldn't answer back.
"Take more'n a stab to kill me..." Sandy murmured subconsciously, making Hamtaro jumped back in surprise."
In her sleep, Sandy smiled as if sensing Hamtaro's shock. Hamtaro walked over to the bed. He watched her. And he predicted that when she woke up, she would hear the news of him being banished and that she would go looking for him. So, he said it now.
"Sandy...I gotta leave." Hamtaro stated. "I've been banished by Prince Jingle."
"...I know..." Sandy murmured in her sleep.
At that point, Hamtaro was wondering if she was really awake. He smiled. Although he had known Sandy for years, he still had many things to learn about her. He kissed her forehead turned. Before he could close the door, Sandy stopped him.
"Bye, Hamtaro..." she murmured in her sleep.
Hamtaro paused, watching her again.
"Bye, Sandy." he replied, closing the door.
Meanwhile, Bijou sat in front of her mirror, adjusting her light blue bows in her hair. She smiled at her reflection.
"What could be taking Pashmina so long?..." Bijou wondered. "I hope Hamtaro can meet me tonight...I cannot believe zis silly situation...I am married yet I cannot be seen wiz my husband in public...Oh. I am guessing I have to owe some of ze credit to Hamtaro's dear cousin, Sandy...What a sweet little girl. I cannot believe she is not married yet."
Suddenly, Pashmina walked in, sobbing.
"Bijou! He's dead!" Pashmina wailed. "He is gone and will never come back!"
"Hamtaro?...He is dead?..." Bijou whimpered, her eyes watering.
"I saw the wound!..."
"Oh, my...My life is over..."
"Poor Elder-Ham!"
"Excusem mwa (what? do u think i know french?)?" Bijou asked, getting confused.
"Elder-Ham was killed in duel!" Pashmuna sobbed. "And Hamtaro, the one who killed him, has been banished."
"B-Banished?..."
Bijou sunk onto her bed.
"Zat is worse zan ze word deaz (death) a zousand times!..." she cried. She turned to Pashmina. "Please, Pashmina...I need more details to see what has happened to my dear Hamtaro!"
"If Hamtaro is not gone by dawn, he will see daylight for the last time." Pashmina answered.
With that, Bijou broke into tears, showing no sign of stopping. But she did stop, trying to control her sadness.
"Pashmina, please..." Bijou said softly. "Can you ask Hamtaro to visit me the night he has to leave...tonight? I long to see my husband one last time before he disappears from me..."
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