Chapter 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------

Harmony peeked out the door the the clubhouse. She impatienty waited for the rain to stop so she could go for a walk. She sighed and shut the door. Didn't look like it was going to let up soon. She had been staying at the clubhouse for a couple of weeks now. She had taken a liking to all the Ham Hams and was becoming really good friends with them too. Boss seemed to have an eye on her, since his crush Bijou has recently confessed her love for Hamtaro and they became a couple. Sadly for Boss, Harmony really wasn't interested in him.

She, Boss, and Snoozer were the only ones in the clubhouse on that rainy day. All the other Ham Hams went home so they would not get caught up in the storm. Harmony silently walked over to the large round table in the middle of a clubhouse and sat down with a long sigh. She hated rainy days. They depressed her and made her feel lonely. The clubhouse seemed to empty despite the fact that Boss was there too, silently standing in the corner, doing nothing. Snoozer was, of course, asleep in the middle of the table. The clubhouse was so quiet except for the sounds of the rain pitter- pattering outside and Snoozer's soft snores. Harmony glanced up at him from her seat.

"I wonder why he always sleeps so much, tee hee..." she said, breaking the silence of the room.

Boss looked at her from his corner. "I don't know......he must be dreaming about something good if he never wants to wake up."

Harmony silently nodded her head in agreement. They stood in silence for a few more minutes. All this steadfastness was making her sleepy. "Hm..." she thought to herself. "The rain seems to have let up, it is not as loud anymore." She got up from her seat and peeked outside. The sun was trying to fight its way through the dark clouds, hinting that the rain was to soon let up.

She closed the door and went back inside. Finally, the rain was going to stop soon. Then, the sound of the rain outside stopped altogether.

"I am going for a little walk at Sunny Peak. I need some fresh air. I will be back later, Boss!" she said, and with that, ran out the door before Boss could even respond. She did not want him to ask if she wanted him to accompany her, because she knew all he would to is try to impress her the whole time anyways.

She carefully walked on the wet, soft, slippery ground. It was all muddy from the rain. The air still smelled of the fresh spring rain.

"Ahh, the fresh air feels so nice, tee hee!" she sang to herself. She hated being all cooped up inthat clubhouse all day. She skipped though the fields over Sunny Peak, enjoying herself without a care in the world. She ran into Seedric on her way up the peak which Sunny Peak was so famous for.

"Hey there," Harmony said cheerily with a big grin on her face.

"Hello, Harmony" Seedric replied with a smile. "How are you today?"

"I am doing great now that the rain has stopped, tee hee! I am heading up the mountain for a walk. I may look for a few stones I can rubrub when I get back."

"Sounds like fun. If you find any acorns, be sure to let me know, and maybe we can trade!" Seedric replied enthusiastically.

"Sure thing!" Harmony said goodbye to Seedric and continued her way up the hill. She walked into the large pinecone-shapped cave. She carelessy skipped her way inside but tripped over a large.....thing in the entrance and fell on her face.

"Ugh........err....." the thing grumbled in response.

"Ah, what is that, a monster- wha?" She looked down, and to her surprise on the cave floor lay Spat himself. He seemed to be shivering, and he was huddled in a tight ball and appeared to be alseep of unconscious. How did her get here? What was he trying to pull now?

Harmony gasped and took a closer look at him. She realized he was out cold and could do no harm for now. She kneeled down to get an even better look at him. His face was flushed, he was shivering like crazy, his fur was matted and wet, and he was whimpering quietly in his sleep. He looked like he was buring up with a fever. She looked at him with a mix of sympathy and disgust. She knew she should help him, but did her really deserve to be helped after all of the trouble he caused? She took another long look at him. As always, the soft side of her won. She tried to wake him up.

"Spat? Spat?" she whispered she gently shook him.

Spat opened his eyes up a little. "H-harmony?" he coughed. "I.....am.....so....cold." He passed out again. Harmony gasped. She knew she would not be able to carry him. She decided she needed to get help for him NOW. "I'll be back, Spat. Just hang in there," she whispered soothingly. All he did was whimper in response. She did not know if he really had heard her.

Harmony ran back to the clubhouse as fast as her little ham-legs could carry her. She burst in the door with an exasperated shout. "Boss! Boss! Come, quick!"

"What is it, Harmony?" Boss replied, a look of concern and worry in his eyes. Harmony then noticed that Hamtaro, Bijou, Oxnard, and Pepper were there too.

"It is Spat! He is in a cave at Sunny Peak! He is very sick and unconscious!" she cried, about ready to burst in tears. Why was she so upset for him? She never liked it when someone was sick, but her almost deserved it......almost.

"What? He is? Do you think we should help him? What if it is another trick?" Hamtaro questioned.

"I think vat we should help him.......we can't just leave him there." Bijou said, concern in her voice. "Vat do you think, Boss?"

Boss nodded his head. "I guess we should help him. But we need to keep an eye on him to make sure is doesn't do any funny business. Harmony, lets go!"