Out Of The Shadows
By: Well I hope you know by now!
July 9th, 2003
Hi there! What's going on? I'm fine except for the fact that my CD player is a big piece of CRRRAAAAPPPP!!! It won't play burnt CD's!! It'll only play one burnt CD, and luckily it's the one with my fave song in it, Heart Of Sword. This chapter is a little sad, but shit happens, you know? I learned that today. I always told my self that I was a jinx, I always had bad luck happening to me! (And I'm suppositious!) But then I sat down in my room and looked at all my things. My gerbils, my Graphic Novels, my art supplies, my CD's, my paper lantern (I LOVE my paper lantern! ^^), everything. And I thought, You know, I bet that there's people out there who'd do anything for this stuff. They prolly think I'm the luckiest gal in the world. I guess I am lucky. Basically, anyone who is able to get the net and read this, you are truly blessed. There are people all over the world who'd do anything just to put their fingers on a mouse, or even food. This whole story is dedicated to those people.
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Chapter 5- Bandit Goes Too Far
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Boss's Flashback
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When Boss and Lexie got to where Boss last saw Melody and Iris, Melody and Iris were no where to be found. Lexie seemed more concerned than Boss was, despite the fact Melody and Iris were related to Boss and not her. "Boss, where's your family? Do, do you think Bandit got them?" She asked. Boss shook his head. "No-sir-ree. I think they went back home. I should head back." Boss answered. "But what about your black eye?" Lexie asked, concerned. Boss began to head home, leaving Lexie. He stopped and shrugged. "It doesn't matter. My whole family has bumps and bruises from Bandit so what's the point?" Boss explained. Lexie sighed and looked up into the trees, as if trying to keep back tears. "I know, but." She began, but she stopped. "But what?" Boss asked. "I'm afraid! I hate to see you and your family suffer! Aren't you the least bit worried? Or concerned?" Lexie sobbed. Boss patted Lexie sympathetically. "I'll be fine, don't worry. Just think, there's prolly other hams out there who don't have a family to feed and care for them. At least I do. How bout you worry about them instead? I'll be fine!" Boss assured. Lexie looked up at him with tearful eyes. "You be careful." She murmured. Boss grinned and began to walk away. " I don't want that bastard Karu coming back and taking over," Lexie stated, smiling through her tears. Boss didn't look back, he couldn't. He had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that something bad was going to happen when he got home, and he didn't want Lexie to be part of it.
When Boss got home, everything seemed. peaceful. Melody sat solemnly in a chair, it looked as if her eyes were fixed onto a land, a land that she so longed to live in. Iris rested in the basket swing. (You know, the one we often see Snoozer in that hangs over the Clubhouse? That one) She had her eyes fixed on the door, and nearly fell out of the basket with surprise when Boss opened the door. After Iris scrambled back in the basket, she said, "Oh, Boss, it's you," Boss took and few steps forward so that the shadow of the basket was right under him, like a monster about to overcome his soul. Iris peeked over the rim of the basket, staring blankly at Boss as if he couldn't be trusted. "What's with the black eye? I didn't see that this morning." She asked suspiciously. Boss covered his black eye. "It's nothing. A, an, acorn, yea, and acorn." Boss lied. Iris's face softened. Boss sighed with relief. Good, I hate when she had that look on her face! "You liar!" Iris teased. Boss grinned. But suddenly, he changed his mind and avoided looking at Iris, gazing at the statue-like Melody. "It doesn't matter." Boss muttered. Iris's face hardened again. She understood what her younger brother meant and turned around. As soon as Iris did that, the door burst open.
Bandit.
"WHO LEFT THE TOILET PAPER ROLL IN THE ZOO!!!!!!?????" Bandit shouted. Iris ducked in the basket, Melody looked up from her gloom startled, but Boss stood his ground. Bandit looked up at Iris. His eyes narrowed. "Get down and greet yer father!!!!" Bandit shouted. That only made Iris sink more into the basket as she timidly shook her head. Bandit cursed under his breathe as he climbed the stairs up to where the wire holding the basket started. "IF YOU DON'T GET YER LITTLE BUTT OVER HERE AND SAY HI TAH ME! I'LL GAVE TAH GET YOU!" Bandit screamed. Iris scooted the basket farther from her Dad. "NOW! DAMMIT!" "No." Iris whimpered. Bandit suddenly got a knife out and pointed it to the helpless Iris. "If you don't get yer butt over here, you'll fall down." Bandit threatened. Nothing came from Iris but a little whine for help. Bandit was just about to strike the wire with his knife when someone grabbed his paw.
It was Melody.
And she didn't look happy.
Or sad for that matter!
"Bandit!!" Melody screamed in a tone of voice Boss and Iris rarely heard. It was the tone a mother who'd risk her life for her children would use. Bandit stopped, and despite him being drunk, he also seemed surprised by Melody's act. "Who the hell do you think you are trying to hurt your own daughter!?" Melody asked. Bandit said nothing. "You outta be ashamed of yourself! Threatening your own daughter like that! You almost killed both your kids AND me! And to boot, you left your son with a scar on his ear that'll be there till he dies!!!!!!!!" Bandit had heard enough. Unless he mysteriously had pms, Bandit became furious. "YYYYYYOOOOUUUU!!!!!!!!!" He screamed to Melody. Bandit thrust his paw away from Melody's grip and tried to stab her with his knife. "Mom!" Iris screamed, realizing she was stuck in the basket until someone reeled her in. Bandit pushed Melody over the edge of the platform and she fell down on the lower level. As Bandit came down to kill his own mate, Iris, who was as helpless as her mother, looked down at the frozen-with-fear Boss and screamed, "Boss! Save Mom! She'll die if you don't!" Boss looked up solemnly at Iris. "I, I, cant. Bandit's too strong." He muttered. "No! Boss! Believe in yourself. You need to step out of the shadows! You cant stay in the darkness forever! Please Boss! Please!" Iris pleaded. Boss felt powered by Iris's speech. He also felt mad. Anger boiled. He began to stomp over to Melody and the approaching Bandit, leaving the shadow of Iris. Bandit raised the knife over his wife. (Hey! That rhymes!!) Ready for the kill. Melody opened her eyes, gasped, and shut them again, thinking she was going to die. She was wrong.
"BANDIT!"
Boss stood before his parents, his paws balled into fists. Bandit stopped, and lowered the knife. What Bandit saw was not a furious young hamster, he saw a crying helpless baby. Bandit dropped the knife and rubbed his eyes. Was his drunkenness playing tricks on him? It was silent, and Bandit began to scan the room, realizing what he had done. Bandit looked at his paws, one held a beer bottle. It dropped with an ear shattering crash. "W, what have I done?" Bandit asked, talking more to himself than Boss. And, without a moment's notice, Bandit took a few steps back, and left his home and family.
For good.
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Ohhh! I cliff-hanger! What'll happen to the family now that Bandit ran away? Well you'll have to find out next chapter. There's no guarantee that chapter 2 will be up tomorrow, I have a very flexible internet schedule. I have to say, this seemed to be the most dramatic chapter! Please send a review! Thank-Q!
Bye-Q!!!!!!!!!
HaMcLoVeR
By: Well I hope you know by now!
July 9th, 2003
Hi there! What's going on? I'm fine except for the fact that my CD player is a big piece of CRRRAAAAPPPP!!! It won't play burnt CD's!! It'll only play one burnt CD, and luckily it's the one with my fave song in it, Heart Of Sword. This chapter is a little sad, but shit happens, you know? I learned that today. I always told my self that I was a jinx, I always had bad luck happening to me! (And I'm suppositious!) But then I sat down in my room and looked at all my things. My gerbils, my Graphic Novels, my art supplies, my CD's, my paper lantern (I LOVE my paper lantern! ^^), everything. And I thought, You know, I bet that there's people out there who'd do anything for this stuff. They prolly think I'm the luckiest gal in the world. I guess I am lucky. Basically, anyone who is able to get the net and read this, you are truly blessed. There are people all over the world who'd do anything just to put their fingers on a mouse, or even food. This whole story is dedicated to those people.
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Chapter 5- Bandit Goes Too Far
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Boss's Flashback
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When Boss and Lexie got to where Boss last saw Melody and Iris, Melody and Iris were no where to be found. Lexie seemed more concerned than Boss was, despite the fact Melody and Iris were related to Boss and not her. "Boss, where's your family? Do, do you think Bandit got them?" She asked. Boss shook his head. "No-sir-ree. I think they went back home. I should head back." Boss answered. "But what about your black eye?" Lexie asked, concerned. Boss began to head home, leaving Lexie. He stopped and shrugged. "It doesn't matter. My whole family has bumps and bruises from Bandit so what's the point?" Boss explained. Lexie sighed and looked up into the trees, as if trying to keep back tears. "I know, but." She began, but she stopped. "But what?" Boss asked. "I'm afraid! I hate to see you and your family suffer! Aren't you the least bit worried? Or concerned?" Lexie sobbed. Boss patted Lexie sympathetically. "I'll be fine, don't worry. Just think, there's prolly other hams out there who don't have a family to feed and care for them. At least I do. How bout you worry about them instead? I'll be fine!" Boss assured. Lexie looked up at him with tearful eyes. "You be careful." She murmured. Boss grinned and began to walk away. " I don't want that bastard Karu coming back and taking over," Lexie stated, smiling through her tears. Boss didn't look back, he couldn't. He had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that something bad was going to happen when he got home, and he didn't want Lexie to be part of it.
When Boss got home, everything seemed. peaceful. Melody sat solemnly in a chair, it looked as if her eyes were fixed onto a land, a land that she so longed to live in. Iris rested in the basket swing. (You know, the one we often see Snoozer in that hangs over the Clubhouse? That one) She had her eyes fixed on the door, and nearly fell out of the basket with surprise when Boss opened the door. After Iris scrambled back in the basket, she said, "Oh, Boss, it's you," Boss took and few steps forward so that the shadow of the basket was right under him, like a monster about to overcome his soul. Iris peeked over the rim of the basket, staring blankly at Boss as if he couldn't be trusted. "What's with the black eye? I didn't see that this morning." She asked suspiciously. Boss covered his black eye. "It's nothing. A, an, acorn, yea, and acorn." Boss lied. Iris's face softened. Boss sighed with relief. Good, I hate when she had that look on her face! "You liar!" Iris teased. Boss grinned. But suddenly, he changed his mind and avoided looking at Iris, gazing at the statue-like Melody. "It doesn't matter." Boss muttered. Iris's face hardened again. She understood what her younger brother meant and turned around. As soon as Iris did that, the door burst open.
Bandit.
"WHO LEFT THE TOILET PAPER ROLL IN THE ZOO!!!!!!?????" Bandit shouted. Iris ducked in the basket, Melody looked up from her gloom startled, but Boss stood his ground. Bandit looked up at Iris. His eyes narrowed. "Get down and greet yer father!!!!" Bandit shouted. That only made Iris sink more into the basket as she timidly shook her head. Bandit cursed under his breathe as he climbed the stairs up to where the wire holding the basket started. "IF YOU DON'T GET YER LITTLE BUTT OVER HERE AND SAY HI TAH ME! I'LL GAVE TAH GET YOU!" Bandit screamed. Iris scooted the basket farther from her Dad. "NOW! DAMMIT!" "No." Iris whimpered. Bandit suddenly got a knife out and pointed it to the helpless Iris. "If you don't get yer butt over here, you'll fall down." Bandit threatened. Nothing came from Iris but a little whine for help. Bandit was just about to strike the wire with his knife when someone grabbed his paw.
It was Melody.
And she didn't look happy.
Or sad for that matter!
"Bandit!!" Melody screamed in a tone of voice Boss and Iris rarely heard. It was the tone a mother who'd risk her life for her children would use. Bandit stopped, and despite him being drunk, he also seemed surprised by Melody's act. "Who the hell do you think you are trying to hurt your own daughter!?" Melody asked. Bandit said nothing. "You outta be ashamed of yourself! Threatening your own daughter like that! You almost killed both your kids AND me! And to boot, you left your son with a scar on his ear that'll be there till he dies!!!!!!!!" Bandit had heard enough. Unless he mysteriously had pms, Bandit became furious. "YYYYYYOOOOUUUU!!!!!!!!!" He screamed to Melody. Bandit thrust his paw away from Melody's grip and tried to stab her with his knife. "Mom!" Iris screamed, realizing she was stuck in the basket until someone reeled her in. Bandit pushed Melody over the edge of the platform and she fell down on the lower level. As Bandit came down to kill his own mate, Iris, who was as helpless as her mother, looked down at the frozen-with-fear Boss and screamed, "Boss! Save Mom! She'll die if you don't!" Boss looked up solemnly at Iris. "I, I, cant. Bandit's too strong." He muttered. "No! Boss! Believe in yourself. You need to step out of the shadows! You cant stay in the darkness forever! Please Boss! Please!" Iris pleaded. Boss felt powered by Iris's speech. He also felt mad. Anger boiled. He began to stomp over to Melody and the approaching Bandit, leaving the shadow of Iris. Bandit raised the knife over his wife. (Hey! That rhymes!!) Ready for the kill. Melody opened her eyes, gasped, and shut them again, thinking she was going to die. She was wrong.
"BANDIT!"
Boss stood before his parents, his paws balled into fists. Bandit stopped, and lowered the knife. What Bandit saw was not a furious young hamster, he saw a crying helpless baby. Bandit dropped the knife and rubbed his eyes. Was his drunkenness playing tricks on him? It was silent, and Bandit began to scan the room, realizing what he had done. Bandit looked at his paws, one held a beer bottle. It dropped with an ear shattering crash. "W, what have I done?" Bandit asked, talking more to himself than Boss. And, without a moment's notice, Bandit took a few steps back, and left his home and family.
For good.
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Ohhh! I cliff-hanger! What'll happen to the family now that Bandit ran away? Well you'll have to find out next chapter. There's no guarantee that chapter 2 will be up tomorrow, I have a very flexible internet schedule. I have to say, this seemed to be the most dramatic chapter! Please send a review! Thank-Q!
Bye-Q!!!!!!!!!
HaMcLoVeR
