Chapter 11

At the base of the tower…

"It looks like Hamtaro is okay after all." Hiroshi said. Everyone was relieved. "But now I feel another dark presence." It wasn't time to rejoice just yet.

At the top Hamtaro stared at his opponent.

"Let go of Bijou! She has nothing to do with this!" Hamtaro yelled.

"Of course she does. According to the ritual one must sacrifice one with a pure heart. Bijou has one." Devil ham answered. "But I still have time to play around with you Hamtaro. Besides you're aching all over. Do you really think you can defeat?"

"I will do anything to save Bijou! Even if it does mean risking my life!"

"Then you shall die!" The Devil ham pointed his staff at Hamtaro and a dark ball of energy came out. Hamtaro was able to dodge that one and attack the devil ham. The devil ham blocked it with his staff. Bijou watched the entire thing. Even with many injuries from his battle with Joe he can still fight at full power.

"I'm impressed you still your injuries haven't slowed you down one bit. But that's all going to change." The devil ham jumped back and unleashed many energy balls. Damn. There are too many. I can't dodge them. But I can't doubt myself now! Not after what I learned from my battle with Joe. I have to use the will to live and protect, my courage, and my love! The ryusaiga responded to this. Hamtaro pointed it at the balls of energy coming at him.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style Ryu Sen!" Hamtaro slashed at the air and a large projectile similar to the Kuzu Ryu Sen. Which cancelled a few of them but there were still more. A few of them hit him as he thought of a way to counter it.

"Kuzu Ryu Sen!" Hamtaro performed the nine beam slashes to cancel them projectiles coming at him but there were still to many. How can I beat so many? Wait. Kenshin said the ryusaiga is fused with magic and power that can beat evil. So maybe…

"MWHAHAHAHA! You're finished Hamtaro!" the devil ham exclaimed.

"HAMTARO!" Bijou cried. However as soon as one of the projectiles came so close to Hamtaro he slashed at the projectile and the attack was deflected and sent back toward the devil ham.

"NO WAY! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" the devil ham yelled as he got hit by the many projectiles being deflected by Hamtaro's sword. It worked! The devil ham got up looking very serious.

"THAT'S IT! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!" The devil ham glowed and light covered the room as he transformed. When the light died down he transformed into a dragon but it was more fearsome than before. It was blue and his eyes were red.

"NOW LETS SEE YOU DEFEAT ME NOW! DARK LIGHTINING" He opened his mouth and lightning came out. Hamtaro couldn't deflect so he dodged it however that was what the devil ham was hoping for. He grabbed Hamtaro with his hand.

"HOW ABOUT ENDING THIS WITH A BANG! EXORCIST EXPLOSION!" In the now transformed devil hams hands he created an explosion within those hands and Hamtaro was sent flying.

"HAMTARO!" Bijou cried. And just when it couldn't get any worse darkness covered ham ham land. The devil ham (or should I say dragon) smiled at this opportunity.

At the base…

"Its so dark here!" Christie cried as she hugged Ken who blushed a bit. They could still see but it was very dark out.

"It's the ritual! The one the devil ham was talking about" Maxwell said.

"He said he needed to sacrifice Bijou in order to fulfill it. I just hope Hamtaro will be able to save Bijou before the ritual is completed." Sandy said. Everyone hoped for this too.

Back at the top…

"AH! SO DARKNESS HAS ALREADY COME! SAY GOODBYE TO BIJOU HAMTARO! DARK RITUAL BEAM!" The devil dragon shot a large dark beam at Bijou.

"NNOOOO! BIJOU!" Bijou closed her eyes not wanting to see what would happen. When she opened her eyes she found out that she was okay and freed from the stake. Am I alive? Hamtaro must have defeated the devil ham before he performed the ritual!

"HAMTAR-" But she was horrified at the actual truth she saw. Hamtaro cut her off the stake but in order to protect Bijou he had to sacrifice himself and get hit by the devil dragon's attack. She watched in horror as Hamtaro was hit. His seemingly lifeless body fell to the ground.

"HAMTARO!" Ran up to her fallen boy ham.

"Bijou you're alive. I did it. I was able to protect you." Hamtaro lost conciousness.

"Hamtaro. HAMTARO!" Bijou cried so much.

At the base…

"I can't feel Hamtaro's energy anymore!" Hiroshi said. The ham hams have had enough.

"That's it! I'm going up there!" Stan exclaimed.

"No! You can't Stan!" Pashmina said trying to hold him back.

"We can't let the devil ham get away with this!" Maxwell said. "Sandy, I have to go too!" However just as everyone was about to go in…

"WAIT!" Everyone turned around.

"Ken?"

"Don't go! All of you said that my father would never give up! We all have to believe in him! I know he can do this!"

"He's right!" Suddenly several leaves passed by them.

"It's the leaves from before!" Hiroshi said. However there were much more heading to the tower.

In the other battle rooms…

"Don't give up yet Hamtaro! Bijou is still waiting for you!" Boss said.

"Hamtaro use your swordsman (or should I say swordsham) spirit to bring up a new a power!" Kenshin said as a few leaves passed by.

At the top Bijou held Hamtaro close to her.

"NOW ITS TIME TO DIE BIJOU!" However Bijou wasn't afraid at all which shocked the devil dragon a bit. Suddenly her fur glowed brightly and the leaves busted into the room.

"WHAT IS THIS! DIE!" the devil dragon shot another Dark Ritual Beam but it was deflected by…

"HAMTARO!"

"HOW IS HAMTARO STILL ALIVE!"

At the base…

"What is this power I sense? Its much stronger than anything I've ever felt and its coming from Bijou and Hamtaro!" Everyone was surprised and rejoiced that Hamtaro was still alive.

At the top Hamtaro stood up with the ryusaiga glowing brilliantly and the leaves around him. How? How is Hamtaro still alive after that attack! Suddenly…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Hamtaro let out a battle roar and light covered not only the room but the entire tower and even outside tower. When it died down Hamtaro's fur changed from orange to a sky blue color. His eyes were also ice blue and the ryusaiga continued to glow. The leaves around Hamtaro revived the other ham hams while the other leaves exploded near the devil ham.

"THAT'S ENOUGH! LIFE WEAKENING BEAM!" The devil dragon shot another beam but Hamtaro deflected it easily but the devil dragon grabbed him.

"YOU ARE REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES! EXORCIST EXPLOSION!" However as soon as he was about to explode Hamtaro again Hamtaro jammed his sword into the devil dragon's hands and Hamtaro was released. Not only that but the attack also exploded in his face. "WHY YOU! WHERE ARE YOU!"

"I'm over here!" He looked up and saw Hamtaro in the air.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style Ryu Tsui…" Hamtaro performed the overhead slash.

"… Shou Sen!" He used the impact of the Ryu Tsui Sen to propel him back up and perform the anti-air attack. However he wasn't finished. He performed a new move.

"Ryu Kan Sen Kogarashi…" He performed a double wide slash attack.

"…Tsumuji…" He performed another very powerful Ryu Kan Sen.

"…Arashi!" Hamtaro curled up into a ball and spun with sword extended as it hit devil dragon. The devil dragon had enough of Hamtaro.

"EXORCIST FLAMES!" Flames shot out of his mouth like a flamethrower engulfing Hamtaro in flames. "IS HE DEAD!" Devil dragon spoke too soon as Hamtaro grabbed his head pointed his sword at him.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style Kuzu Ryu Sen!" Hamtaro performed the nine slash attack and the beams came out but now they resembled a nine Chinese dragons and they mercilessly hit devil dragon.

"I'VE ALREADY HAD ENOUGH OF YOU! MY ULTIMATE ATTACK WILL FINISH YOU FOR SURE!" The devil dragon's wings, claws, and head glowed as he was charging his ultimate attack. Hamtaro sheathed his sword.

"SUBLIMINATION OF LIFE!" Suddenly large dark energy was heading toward. However Hamtaro's spirit and Bijou's spirit seemed to intertwine as the attack came forward. Hamtaro charged forward.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style ultimate attack AMA KAKERU RYU NO HIRAMEKI!" The first attack sent a large slash beam at the devil ham. However the next part wasn't what the devil ham would expect: the large wind vector was not only larger and stronger it sucked up all the dark energy from the Sublimination of Life making the wind vector even stronger than before. This is impossible! How could I lose again! Hamtaro performed the second slash and out of where the wind vector was a large beam that resembled a Chinese dragon came out of the ground doing much damage to the devil dragon. The devil dragon dissipated. Hamtaro did it! He won!

"HAMTARO YOU DID IT! YOU WON-" Bijou saw that he was losing energy as he went back to normal. Not only that but the tower was going to collapse. She needed to get him out of here so she carried him out. However the ceiling collapsed blocking her from escaping. What do I do now? I have to find a way out of here to keep both me and Hamtaro alive! We can't just in a place like this! Suddenly she saw another hamster who had black fur outlining her back and head and a halo and angel wings. She also had the same glow as Bijou.

"You must be Oreo." Bijou said.

"That's right."

"Why are you here?" Bijou asked.

"Because even if I'm dead I will continue to watch Hamtaro. However I don't need to anymore since he has you." Bijou blushed. "Both of you need to get out of here."

"But how?"

"The reason why the devil ham wanted to sacrifice you is because you're powers would go to him!"

"I have powers?" Bijou asked.

"Yes. They intertwine with Hamtaro's so when both of you are together both of you become stronger. Here." She hands Bijou a katana. "This is another legendary sword, the Kasshin no Tachi. It revitalizes and protects the people around you. Take good care of it and Hamtaro." Oreo begins to leave.

"But how do I use it?"

"Listen to what you're heart tells you!" Oreo disappears. The sword begins to react to Bijou's pure heart.

At the base of the tower Boss, Kenshin, and Shade escape with the other ham hams.

"Have you seen Hamtaro?" Penelope asks.

"No! He must still be in the tower with Bijou!" Everyone was horrified. They watched as the tower collapsed. Suddenly they something glowing. They run forward to see…

"BIJOU! HAMTARO!"

"They're alright!" Boss exclaimed. Bijou looked at Hamtaro.

"You did it Hamtaro." Bijou told Hamtaro.

"No! We did it!" Hamtaro lost consciousness again. In his mind he saw many images. Oreo's death, his confession to Bijou, Bijou's kidnapping, his battle against Joe and the devil ham, and all his new friends: Kenshin, Shade (he turned good remember), Hiroshi, Honeybun, and Iggy. He wondered if Joe kept his word to become good. When he finally woke up he found himself…

… in his cage? Hamtaro looked around. He was in Laura's room. Was it all a dream? However he felt something hard under the wood chips. He pulled out the ryusaiga? He felt the energy from the sword and smiled. That's when Laura came in.

"Hey little buddy, are you alright?"

"Heke?"

"I found you beat up when you were in your cage so we took you to the vet. Well see ya! I have to Kana and Travis at the movie theater." With that she left. Hamtaro left his cage and went down the drain pipe and landed on Brandy.

"You miss me Brandy?" Brandy actually opens her eyes and nods.

"Heke?" Brandy closes her eyes, yawns, and falls back to sleep. Hamtaro smiled and went to the club house. In front of the club house Bijou was standing there waiting for Hamtaro.

"Hamtaro, are you sure you should be out?"

"Its alright. My injuries have fully healed." Bijou was glad. "Besides the party in the club house was so cloud I could hear it from Laura's room!" When they got inside there was so much noise. Maxwell and Sandy were kissing while Ken and Christie were playing. Cappy and Stan got their girl hams food. Dexter and Howdy were arguing again and while Hiroshi and Honeybun were re-adapting to city life. Snoozer was sleeping, Boss was yelling at Ken and Christie to playing around and to top it all off Kenshin and Shade were in the middle of the room drunk with their arms around each other, swinging a sake bottle in their paws, and singing the Hamtaro ending theme.

"Lets make wish hic oh make it come true hic singing along with us is all you do."

"Come on and do your very best hic hic get a hundred on your test all of your dreams will come true!"

There were sweat drops on Hamtaro and Bijou's head.

"Hey Hamtaro's here!" Stan exclaimed.

"Hey dad!"

"So you're finally awake Hamtaro! How about singing a song!" Kenshin asked still drunk. Later when both Kenshin and Shade sobered up both them and Honeybun and Hiroshi were about to leave.

"Do you guys really need to leave? You were a big help to us all!" Bijou asked.

"Thanks but no thanks." Kenshin answered. "We are wanderers destined to wander forever. But we'll come back to see you all. Right Shade?"

"Right!" They left.

"Well what about you two?" Hamtaro asked.

"We do like it here." Honeybun answered. "But I think I got to use to the desert that I really want to go back."

"Oh and about Oreo-" Hamtaro started.

"Don't worry. We're not mad at you. Like Honeybun said if she went through so much to protect you we shouldn't get angry." Hiroshi said. Hamtaro put out his paw.

"Maybe we'll see each other again." Hiroshi shook his paw.

"You bet we will." Hiroshi and Honeybun got on Iggy and rode off. Leaving Bijou and Hamtaro alone.

"I love you Hamtaro!"

"I love you too Bijou!" They kissed each other passionately.

Later in the desert the two desert hams arrived.

"Home sweet home!"

"Doesn't look much like one Hiroshi." Honeybun said. Suddenly she felt someone's presence and left.

"Honeybun wait!" But she didn't listen.

On the other side Joe sat down on the desert sand and stared into the sky. I will listen to Hamtaro and repent for all the lives I've taken. I will start over from the beginning. Joe's tears slid down his fur remembering not just his horrible past but the warm parts he remembered when he met Bijou. Suddenly…

"Hey its you again." Joe turned around to see Honeybun. "How come you ran away earlier?" Joe felt something he hasn't felt for a long time. He closed his eyes and opened them but they were now an ice blue color.

"Its because I've been afraid of many things lately." Honeybun held her paw out.

"Don't worry I'll help you." Joe held her paw. "My name's Honeybun."

"I'm Joe"