The Mystery of Snoozer
Chapter 2: Moonbeam's Gift
The Ham-Hams spent about an hour cleaning the Clubhouse and within that hour, Moonbeam had already gotten to know the names of the Ham-Hams within that hour of working. The Ham-Hams all sang as they cleaned.
"We are all together, on our way home. Walking on our way home." sang the Ham-Hams. Their songs were easy to follow so Moonbeam had no trouble singing along with the Ham-Hams. Every piece of furniture was moved outside so they could work the walls and floor. She was outside with the furniture accompanied by Pashmina, Penelope, Bijou, Hamtaro, Boss, Sandy, Maxwell, and Snoozer (asleep on a table as usual). They wanted to take a break from all the cleaning but unknown to them was the eight eyes that was watching them.
"So Moonbeam, where are you from?" asked Pashmina.
"I live in a city several miles away." said Moonbeam. "Jake's parents are computer programers for these toys called video games."
"Video games? What's a video game?" asked Boss.
"They're like television but you interact with the game using a set of controls and some kind of system to run it." explained Moonbeam.
"I don't know why anyone would want to spend so much time in front of the television." said Sandy.
"Me neither, I would prefer to read." said Maxwell. Hamtaro took a whiff of the air saying "Hif Hif" as he smelled the air.
"Hey guys, did you smell that?" asked Hamtaro. Everyone began to sniff the air.
"Ya, it smells like a cat." said Boss. The Ham-Hams heard a meow sound and screamed in terror as they noticed the four cats that surrounded them.
"Into the Clubhouse." ordered Boss. He picked up Snoozer and he and the other Ham-Hams ran towards the entrance saying "Badda-Badda" as they ran. Penelope tripped on a rock as she ran and fell flat on her face.
"Oh no, Penelope's down." said Pashmina once she was at the entrance.
"I'll get her." said Maxwell who was the closest to Penelope. He picked up Penelope and ran towards the entrance to the Clubhouse where everyone was waiting. The cats were too close, unfortunately, enabling a large orange cat to be able to lean over and bite down on Maxwell. Maxwell screamed in pain as he dropped Penelope in front of the entrance. As Pashmina dragged Penelope into the tunnel, the other Ham-Hams watched in horror as the cat sank its teeth into Maxwell's flesh causing blood to ooze from Maxwell's injuries.
"Aaahhh. Help me. Help...." Maxwell's cries for help was abruptly stopped when the cat bit down hard into Maxwell and with a sickening sound, Maxwell fell limp. The four cats walked away from the entrance with Maxwell hanging helplessly in its mouth.
"Oh no, Maxwell." screamed Sandy as Maxwell was taken away. Moonbeam, without hesitation, rushed out of the entrance. She stopped in front of the cats and said a magical incantation.
"Eaze o." said Moonbeam and from her paws, she fired what looked like a red bolt of lightening. The bolt striked the cat that held Maxwell causing it to drop Maxwell. The cats charged at Moonbeam at full speed. Moonbeam hesitated and did the only thing she could think of.
"Sif." said Moonbeam and suddenly, she leaped into the air high over the cats and right over them as they ran by. The cats stopped and turned towards Moonbeam. Moonbeam reacted quickly by saying, "Eaze o la." Four red lightening bolts shot from where Moonbeam was standing and struck all four of the cats. The cats were rather startled at this hamster's power and ran off to try to find some other pray.
Now that the coast was clear, the Ham-Hams ran towards Maxwell's body except for Pashmina who held Penelope where she was. They all gathered around Maxwell, horrified at the injuries he had sustained. Boss gently rolled Maxwell onto his back and everyone could see the bite marks clearly. They were certain that those injuries were deep and fatal. And what was worse was the fact that Maxwell just laid there showing no signs of life. Sandy was in tears.
"He's not d....d...." said Sandy while having difficulties saying the word "dead." Boss leaned over and felt for Maxwell's pulse on his neck.
"He's still alive but with all those injuries and all that blood he is losing, he wont be for long." said Boss morbidly.
"Everyone please stand aside." ordered Moonbeam. Everyone did as they were told. Moonbeam kneeled down next to Maxwell. She placed a paw on Maxwell and said, "Rectom oo getta." Both Maxwell and Moonbeam glowed with a blue aura as the spell began to take affect. Right before their eyes, Maxwell's injuries faded away and the blood that pooled around him also vanished. In just a few seconds, all traces of a cat attack had vanished. When the spell had ended, Maxwell opened his eyes groggily.
"What happened?" asked Maxwell when he realized that his injuries where gone.
"Maxwell." shouted Sandy with joy. She tackled Maxwell in a hug, relieved that Maxwell was okay.
"But how?" asked Boss as he turned to Moonbeam.
"Well, lets just all go to the Clubhouse and I will explain everything." said Moonbeam. As they walked back to the Clubhouse, a mysterious hamster wearing some kind of ninja garb watched them leave.
"So, Moonbeam is still alive then." said the hamster. He jumped down from the branch he was on and went to tell his master.
Down at the Clubhouse, the Ham-Hams were shocked about Maxwell's brush with death and about the cat attack after Hamtaro had told everyone about it.
"But how did Moonbeam do all that?" asked Panda.
"Easy, I'm a sorcerous." said Moonbeam.
"Really." chorused the Ham-Hams.
"Wow, how did you learn to do that?" asked Sandy.
"I don't know." admitted Moonbeam.
"Heke? How come?" asked Hamtaro.
"I honestly don't remember anything about my past." said Moonbeam. "I just remember waking up inside a pet shop and all I knew was a few spells and my name. I have no idea how I got there, who my family are, or even the name of the pet shop I was in."
"But how can some one forget that much about their past?" asked Boss.
"Clearly, Moonbeam suffers from a case of amnesia." said Maxwell.
"Heke?" chorused the Ham-Hams.
"Amnesia means a complete or partial loss of memory." said Maxwell.
"Is it treatable because I've been wanting to remember my past for so long." said Moonbeam.
"It depends on how it happened." answered Maxwell. "Some forms of amnesia are treatable but others can be permanent. I'll go home and see if I can find anything on the subject."
"Thank you, Maxwell." said Moonbeam.
"It's the least I can do and besides, you did save my life." said Maxwell. He picked up his blue book and left the Clubhouse. While he was gone, the Ham-Hams continued to clean the Clubhouse. They didn't know it but Snoozer's brain was thinking about this latest news about Moonbeam's amnesia. Snoozer silently hoped that she would get her memory back.