Ch 4. The Search

Boss was all set to begin the investigation. He had his detective hat and costume and a magnifying glass. (A/N: Think of Boss dressed up like Sherlock Holmes and you've got the general idea.)

"Right. All set. Time to find out the truth. I swear that I'll find the person that attacked you Hamtaro. No one attacks a Ham-Ham and gets away with it."

With that Boss set off for Hamtaro's house, the scene of the crime. Meanwhile the rest of the hamsters were wondering what Boss was doing. He had been very quiet and secretive, and didn't tell anybody anything about what he was doing.

So off Boss went. Determination was in his eyes. When he arrived, he immediately began to search around for any clues. Around and in the bush, near the tree, Boss left no stone unturned. Hours passed and still Boss found no clue as to who or what attacked Hamtaro. Just then Boss found something strange in the bushes. He couldn't tell what it was at first, so he dragged it out of the bushes. As he pulled it out he noticed that it was a piece of some kind of clothing. He decided to bring it back to the clubhouse. Before he left though, he decided to check on Hamtaro. Boss made his way up the drainpipe and went into Laura's room. As he peeked around the corner he gasped. Hamtaro wasn't in his cage anymore. Boss had no idea where he could be. He thought that maybe Hamtaro had died already. But this thought was quickly dismissed. Boss remembered that he had to think positive, no matter how bad it looked. He hurried back to the clubhouse to tell everyone what he discovered at Hamtaro's house.

"What?" the Ham-Hams said rather loudly.

"That's right. When I went to check on Hamtaro, his cage was empty."

"Oh no! We're too late. Hamtaro must have already bit the dust."

"No Howdy." replied Pashmina. "We've got to have faith. Maybe Laura took Hamtaro to the vet."

"I don't know." Maxwell stated. "It seems unlikely."

"We must find out what haz happened to Hamtaro." said Bijou in her French accent.

"Yeah. Meanwhile Maxwell and I can examine this piece of cloth that I found at the scene of the crime." Boss stated

"Ok." replied everyone.

So everyone set out to do their jobs. The Ham-Hams split up into pairs to look for Hamtaro. Meanwhile Boss and Maxwell stayed at the clubhouse to inspect the piece of cloth.

Stan and Sandy looked at the vet, thinking that Pashmina was right. Dexter and Howdy searched the park. Panda and Cappy wandered through the busy city, hoping that they might run into Laura. Oxnard and Stan searched around the countryside, and Pashmina and Penelope searched around Hamtaro's house.

Boss and Maxwell, meanwhile were having trouble figuring out just what that mysterious cloth could be. They thought that maybe it was part of a tee- shirt or maybe off of a bandana or something like that. Finding out what this piece of fabric goes to was going to be a more difficult task then they thought.

The Ham-Hams were still having no luck finding Hamtaro or Laura. It was like they just disappeared off the face of the planet. Just then Pashmina and Penelope heard a noise. They looked out the window and spotted Laura and her family pulling up to their house in their SUV. Laura looked really sad. Pashmina noticed that Laura didn't have Hamtaro with her. Pashmina wondered where Laura could of took him. However, there was no way of knowing where, so Pashmina and Penelope went back to the clubhouse to report to Boss.

Meanwhile at the clubhouse, Maxwell had just made a startling discovery.

"Oh my gosh. I know what this is!" Maxwell exclaimed

"What Maxwell?" replied Boss

(A/N: Last chapter up next. Sorry for the wait.)