Disclaimer: I don't own hamtaro. I didn't own it before and I don't own it now. Hamtaro is owned by Ritsuko Kawai and related companies.
Index
"Dialogue"
(Thoughts)
[Telepathy]
*Actions *
{Author's notes and story directions}
Passionate Kiss
Chapter two: On Summer shows and Magic acts
The Ham-hams threw themselves in to the work of preparing a play and a show. The ham-girls were going to be doing a rhythmic gymnastics routine again, but this time it was much more complex. In the upper loft of the clubhouse Sandy showed the others the diagrams of the routine.
"Wow, this looks like it would be hard to do," Pashmina commented. She was a gentle ham-girl with tan fur framing her face and down her back. She has a white underside and is wearing a pink scarf around her neck.
"It's not as difficult as it looks. Once we run through it you'll see," Answered Sandy. She was an athletic ham-girl who was tiger-striped, with darker vertical orange strips on her head and horizontal on her back. She has a white under belly, and a red ribbon tied around her tail. She was using the end of her pink ribbon to point to a particular motion on the diagram. "This is the hardest part, but it will be me and Bijou doing it so doing worry."
"Oh I can just imagine ze looks on ze faces of ze boys when we pull this off," Bijou said dreamily. She had immaculate white fur with two pigtails tied with blue ribbons with scrunches underneath, just under her ears. She soft, pink paws and a short pink tail. Her thoughts turned to one particular boy-ham that she wanted to impress above all else. (Hamtaro... I'm sure you'll love this.)
"Ookyoo?" Penelope asked picking up a yellow ribbon. She was the youngest ham-ham, wearing a yellow blanket that covers everything but her brown ears, eyes and pink feet. Her best friend/surrogate older sister answered.
"Do you want to go practice now?" She asked, translating for the youngster. Her friend nodded rapidly. "Well, I think that is a great idea! What do you think?" Pashmina smiled cheerfully at her other two friends.
"Well, I feel I know eet well enough, so agree. But eet really eez up to Sandy as she eez ze team leader," Bijou commented.
"Like, what are we waiting for girlfriends? Let's go!" Sandy exclaimed cheerfully. With that they ham-girls gather their equipment and headed out the front door. Before they could the leave they bumped into Lunette. She was a new ham-ham who had seemingly dropped in one day. Apparently she knew some magic and was a mage. She was a sliver-grey hamster with a white moon over her left eye and white spots on her checks and one on her back. She was wearing a small brown fedora and a brown poncho. She also had pink eyes and a king sized crush on Boss.
"Do you mind if I tag along? The boys don't need me now." She asked causally.
"The more the merrier," Sandy answered with a shrug. Lunette smiled and joined the ham-girls as the left.
As the walked out the front door of the clubhouse, Oxnard stood above them watching the afternoon sun. He sighed as he adjusted the pendent around his neck. "Pepper..." he murmured, thinking about the sender of his gift. His fur was mottled grey and white. He had a grey patch on his right ear, on his nose, on his cheeks and on his legs. He tended to carry a sunflower seed and today was no exception. About ten minutes later, motion caught his eye that snapped him out of his thoughts. Out of the bushes near the clubhouse, who should appear but the object of his affections. And she seemed to be holding on to a boy ham. Shocked he raced down from the top of the stone arc over the main tunnel.
The boy-ham was a gold-grey hamster, with a white twelve-point star on his forehead. Red eyes, half closed with pain stood out over a pink nose, with the source of his discomfort was a long gash on his left leg. Pepper was supporting him by letting him lean on her shoulder. The two approached slowly as the boy was limping and taller then her.
"Howdy Oxy! Could you lend me a paw here?" She asked unconcerned about confusion. Oxnard nodded and together they lead the stranger into the clubhouse. He would find out why his girl-ham was so far from her home. When the trio burst in it immediately caught the attention of the boys who were breaking down the stage equipment.
"Is that Pepper and who is that with you?" Panda asked from where he was carrying a box. Panda had fur coloration similar to a panda. He had black fur on his ears, around his eyes, and on his back and arms; the rest was white. He was the ham-hams craftsman and engineer.
"Did you say Pepper? I wasn't expecting her to arrive until a week from now," Maxwell said stepping from behind a curtain. Maxwell was a tall ham-ham with the most book learning of the group. He had light brown fur on the top of his head that covers his ears and goes back down his back. It framed the upper part of his eyes like bangs. The rest was white. Next to him another hamster approached. He had white fur, save around his ears, which were brown. He wearing a green swim cap with holes cut out for his ears.
"Hey that guy is hurt!" Cappy exclaimed. He ran from Maxwell's side to the trio who had put the stranger down in a pile of clean hay. The others dropped what they were doing and came to see what was the matter. The first two to arrive were Howdy and Stan. The former was covered in light brown fur covering the upper half of his head and down to mid-back, with the rest being white. He had squinty eyes, was wearing a red apron, and an owned a playful disposition. The latter had tiger-striped fur with darker vertical orange strips on his head and horizontal on his back. He has a darker white under belly unlike his twin sister Sandy and a short pink tail.
Next to arrive after them was Dexter, who sported a red bow tie, sliver/grey fur surrounding his face, along his back and covering his ears. He has brown markings in the shape of eyeglasses around his eyes, with white fur on the rest of his body. Lastly, Boss and Hamtaro arrived. Boss was the oldest and largest ham-ham, with cream fur with black fur on the tips of his ears, around his waist just below his navel, and his muzzle. He has a small bit missing from his right ear. Finally he was wearing a yellow hard hat with a green strip around it, and a red moon off the center on it. He and Maxwell pushed their way to the front seeing how they knew first aid.
"This doesn't look good... Stan, Cappy get us some water. Hamtaro, Oxnard, get the story on how this happened from Pepper. Howdy, you and Panda get me some bandages from the Loft and Dexter get a dry, clean, cloth," Boss ordered rapidly. When the others hesitated he raised his voice. "Well? Do you think he is going to get better by himself? Get moving!" Everyone rushed off to do their tasks while Boss and Maxwell made the stranger more comfortable. Helios awoke to find himself staring into a pair of brown eyes and in less pain. The hamster above him dashed off yelling, prompting him to sit up curiously. He looked down to see his leg bandaged expertly when he looked up he found the rest of the ham-hams had arrived and circled him.
Pepper spoke first. "Helios you're awake! I was afraid for a moment when you fainted." He blinked at her for a moment the spoke softly as looked around.
"Is this the place you thought about? The place that's safe?" Pepper nodded her head in response.
"This is The Ham-ham Clubhouse, Pepper told us what happened at the farm... I have to say thanks for saving her. I don't know what I would have done if something happened to her!" Oxnard exclaimed. The spotted ham-ham hadn't left his love's side since he found out about his narrow escape. Pepper rolled her eyes a bit, but smiled, touched by her Oxy's devotion.
"Well, I'm surprised to see someone other the Lunette who can use real magic," Dexter commented.
Helios looked at Dexter shocked for a second the whispered, "Did you say Lunette?" The be-tied hamster nodded curious as to his reaction. Helios blinked than laughed out loud, shaking his head. "I didn't expect my kid sister to be here. If I didn't know better I might start to believe in fate..."
"YOUR KID SISTER!?" chorused all of the ham-hams. Helios nodded with a small smirk.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Helios, a master sorcerer and techno wiz. And you are?" He asked politely. Everyone, but Pepper blushed when the realized the forgot to introduce themselves. They gave a quick run through of their names ending with Pepper, who he already knew.
"So know what are you going to do?" Hamtaro asked. Helios opened his mouth to reply when he sensed something. Three somethings...
"All of you, stay in here," He said coldly. He mumbled something under his breath and placed both paws on his wound. A diffuse yellow aura surround both his paws and leg. (Darn, it's not healing fast enough. Must have been something on that delin-Q bird's beak.)
"A soft, female, voice echoed down the tunnels. "We know you're in their Helios. Come out now, or we'll bring the whole place down on your head."
"Nobody threatens my home!" Boss shouted before rushing out.
"Boss wait!" Hamtaro yelled running after him.
"It could be dangerous," Dexter added going after them. Everyone but Oxnard, Pepper, and Helios followed.
"Pepper... I think... I think you should stay here," He said softly. "I don't want to see you get hurt..." She looked in to his eyes and sighed.
"I understand how you feel, but I have to go. I can take care of myself, and I have to find out what they did to Dylan. I just know it's those three again," She responded just as soft. Oxnard looked in to her gentle but determined eyes and felt his resolve melt. He tried to gather the fortitude to say no, but couldn't. He nodded and the two prepared to leave, paw in paw when Helios spoke up.
"Don't try to beat them, just stall until I arrive, got it?" He growled. They nodded then ran out. He shook his head, but smiled. When they arrive the found Boss confronting the three black hamsters from Flower Ranch.
"You have the audacity to tell us to leave? The impudence to obstruct us from taking our prize? You sir, assume too much," said the black hamster with the white cape.
"Just who are you fillies and what do you want?" Howdy asked. All three hamsters smiled.
"My apologies. I've been rude. Allow me to introduce my sisters and myself. I am Aster Hamlin," said the hamster in the white cape. "The vision of loveliness wearing a white bow standing to my left is my sister, Carnation Hamlin." Said vision giggled and waved coyly to them. "And finally but not least is Chrysanthemum Hamlin, in the white scarf. We are the powerful and feared Hamlin sisters."
"And what we want is Helios and The Eye of the Beholder," Chrys said. "Now hand them over!" She threw out one paw toward Boss throwing him back with a burst of pressurized air.
"Hey you can't do that!" Hamtaro yelled as Boss tumbled to a stop against the tunnel entrance.
"I just did. And I'll do worse unless you comply," She snapped back. Both her paws started to glow as she began to chant a spell. But before she could get one syllable out Hamtaro tackled her. She bounced back on her rump and looked up into his angry hazel eyes in surprise. "No male has every had the guts to attack me once I got started..."
"If it's a fight you cuties want, then it's a fight you'll get," Carnation said laughing. "Deadly knifes that fall from the sky, cut my enemies back, Thunder Rake!" There was a crash of thunder and lighting bolts rained down on the ham-hams blowing them all through the air.
"My turn. Intense heat of the stars, come to my hand and be my sword, Celestial Brand," Chrys cast next. Streamers of fire and light condensed around her left paw, and then in a flash she was holding a fiery, bluish-yellow long sword. With a yell she brought it down on the stunned Hamtaro, who narrowly dodged it by rolling to the side. The burning weapon made brilliant arcs through the air as Hamtaro tumbled, leapt, and ducked away. The brave hamster saw an opening and swept her off her feet just as she was going to stab him. He jumped away from the downed magic user, breathing hard. "Not bad..." She said standing up. She re-leveled her weapon at him, forming another with her right, to keep Howdy and Panda at bay. The two hamsters were going to jump in from behind, but paused when they found themselves at sword point.
Aster stood in the middle of Stan, Cappy, Dexter, and the recovered Boss. "Four men against one lady? Is this right?" She taunted playfully.
"You're no lady," Stan said cracking his paws.
"It's not lady like to attack compete strangers unprovoked," Dexter agreed. Aster softly growled.
"That clinches it. Devastating force, I call down the finger of God, Black Vortex!" She yelled annoyed. A circle of grey energy expanded rapidly from her then a massive tornado formed around her, quickly pulling all four ham-hams in sending them tumbling in the air helplessly. Aster laughed at their state.
"I guess I have you cute, strong guys to myself, don't I," Carnation giggled. In a half-circle in front of her were Pepper, Oxnard and Maxwell.
"Hey, I'm not a guy!" Pepper exclaimed angrily.
"With you're looks you could have fooled me. If you want to attract a guy, then lose the country tomboy look," She countered disdainfully. Pepper's eyes widened, and then narrowed as she growled. With a cry she leapt at Carnation who smirked. "Flash bolt of power, Shock Lance." Throwing out her right paw at Pepper a thin bolt of electricity shot out and hit her dead in the chest. Pepper was suspended in the air for a moment, and then blasted back.
"Pepper!" Oxnard yelled in terror. Moving surprisingly fast for his large size he was at her side in a moment. "Pepper, speak to me!" He cradled her head in his lap and shook her lightly. Her brown hair was all frazzled from the current but she was still breathing. She slowly blinked as she came too.
"Don't worry big guy. She ain't dead. I just put her down so she wouldn't spoil my fun. Restricting binds hold them fast, Gaia Chains!" Carnation intoned. Metal links exploded from the ground binding Maxwell, who was going to strike Carnation on the back of the head with his book, to the ground. The same happened to Oxnard, dragging him away from Pepper. Held down and spread eagle both ham-hams exchanged worried glances. "Now what should I do to you first? Should I go for the big, warm one, or the tall intellectual?" She said with a predatory smile.
"Don't... you... touch... my... Oxy!" Pepper gasped out trying to stand up.
"Or you'll do what?" She said rubbing her paw in slow circles on Oxnard's chest. "You are in no position to demand anything." She kissed Oxnard's cheek, which caused him to turn away in disgust and Pepper to gouge furrows in the ground with the claws on her paws. She stared at murderously at Carnation who smiled back sweetly.
"Sisters, are you done?" Aster asked walking out of the whirlwind, her cape blowing behind her.
"Just about," Chrys said. Both Panda and Howdy were out of it, covered in multiple burnt slashes. Hamtaro still hadn't been hit, but he hadn't been able to get attacks in. Plus he was already exhausted, while Chrys was perfectly fine. She smirked a prepared for another series of attacks.
"Don't hold back on my account. I'm having fun," Carnation said playing with Maxwell's ears.
"Madam, please desist, I'm already spoken for," He said embarrassed and upset.
"One, she's not here so let yourself go. Two, I'm most likely cuter then her. So there are no problems," She responded leaning over for a kiss. Just before her lips touched a voice cried out.
"GET YOU LIPS AWAY FROM MY MAN!" Sandy yelled lashing out with her ribbon. Carnation looked up is shock as the cloth wrapped around her neck. With a jerk she was sent flying in to Aster. Bijou, Pashmina, Penelope, Lunette and Sparkle were behind her. All six ham-girls didn't look happy. Chrysanthemum turned her head slightly in distraction allowing Hamtaro to rush her. She slashed at him but her rolled under it and rammed her in the gut. She tumbled back and landed on her sisters.
"You three are done! Blast them all to the sky, Geyser!" Lunette yelled.
All three sisters eyes widened and in unison they yelled, "Relocate!" Just as they vanished a pillar of water exploded from the ground from where they were lying. They reappeared away from the ham-hams a bit shaken.
"Just because you have one magic user isn't going to make us give up!" Chrys yelled.
"How about two?" Helios asked from where he had just finished freeing Oxnard and Maxwell, as well as healing Pepper. Aster stepped forward to say something when Sandy came barreling in from some bushes, taking down Carnation. Sitting on the other ham-girls chest she started to pummel and scratch her face.
"I NOT DONE WITH YOU YET!" She yelled beyond enraged.
"GET OFF OF ME!" Carnation yelled blasting her away. "No one touches my face." As she was getting up someone tapped her on her shoulder. Turning she caught Pepper's paw right in the nose.
"I warned ya!" Was all the country ham said as Carnation looked up at her from the ground. She rubbed her now bloody nose, glaring up at Pepper. Aster was having her paws full dodging both Helios and Lunette's spells. Chrys was badly out numbered with both of her sisters so busy. She couldn't use any of her big spells without blasting them as well.
"This is pointless. We will return, so don't drop your guard!" Aster said warping out. As she did a two different spells collided where she had been standing.
"I'll deal with you two later!" Carnation hissed as she vanished. Pepper and Sandy had her on the ropes and they keep aiming for her perfect face!
"Darn it!" Chrysanthemum shouted jumping over a flying tackle from Cappy. She vanished in mid-air right before she would have landed in Boss's waiting arms. The ham-hams took stock of the damage as they withdrew into the clubhouse. Some of them were injured, but not seriously.
"Your lucky I healed myself enough to fend-D you guys," Helios said calmly. "I thought I said not to fight them." He sat down on same hay he pulled near the table. The other ham-hams seated themselves as well.
"Lighten up, they attacked us first!" Boss countered. Helios opened his mouth to make a comeback, but Pashmina interrupted.
"Excuse me, who were those hams and why do I feel like I have been in a situation similar to this?" She asked. Helios looked closely at her then looked surprised.
"Your memories have been blocked. Let me fix that," He responded.
"You know how to do that?" Lunette asked, which caused all of the ham-hams to look at her in alarm. Helios smirked then snapped his "fingers" There was a muted rush of air... then everyone but, Helios, Lunette, Snoozer, Sparkle and Pepper looked shocked.
"We almost died?" Bijou asked quietly.
"Yawn... It wasn't all that bad... Zuzuzu," Snoozer said half-asleep.
"Whoa, you must be a powerful sorcerer to bring their memories back. I've been looking for a way to do that for a whole three months," Lunette said.
"But that doesn't answer our questions," Panda noted.
"My sister and I will explain as much as we know, so don't fussfuss," the gold hamster retorted. Lunette looked him surprised. She walked over to where he was sitting near the table.
-Hiff-hiff- (Those eyes that scent... It couldn't be?) "Big brother?" She asked shyly. He nodded, and then she hugged him joyously. Sure things needed to be talked about, but for right now, she was going to celebrate this unlikely reunion.
(A/N: delin-Q means bad, fend-D means Defend, fussfuss means worry in Hamchat.)
Index
"Dialogue"
(Thoughts)
[Telepathy]
*Actions *
{Author's notes and story directions}
Passionate Kiss
Chapter two: On Summer shows and Magic acts
The Ham-hams threw themselves in to the work of preparing a play and a show. The ham-girls were going to be doing a rhythmic gymnastics routine again, but this time it was much more complex. In the upper loft of the clubhouse Sandy showed the others the diagrams of the routine.
"Wow, this looks like it would be hard to do," Pashmina commented. She was a gentle ham-girl with tan fur framing her face and down her back. She has a white underside and is wearing a pink scarf around her neck.
"It's not as difficult as it looks. Once we run through it you'll see," Answered Sandy. She was an athletic ham-girl who was tiger-striped, with darker vertical orange strips on her head and horizontal on her back. She has a white under belly, and a red ribbon tied around her tail. She was using the end of her pink ribbon to point to a particular motion on the diagram. "This is the hardest part, but it will be me and Bijou doing it so doing worry."
"Oh I can just imagine ze looks on ze faces of ze boys when we pull this off," Bijou said dreamily. She had immaculate white fur with two pigtails tied with blue ribbons with scrunches underneath, just under her ears. She soft, pink paws and a short pink tail. Her thoughts turned to one particular boy-ham that she wanted to impress above all else. (Hamtaro... I'm sure you'll love this.)
"Ookyoo?" Penelope asked picking up a yellow ribbon. She was the youngest ham-ham, wearing a yellow blanket that covers everything but her brown ears, eyes and pink feet. Her best friend/surrogate older sister answered.
"Do you want to go practice now?" She asked, translating for the youngster. Her friend nodded rapidly. "Well, I think that is a great idea! What do you think?" Pashmina smiled cheerfully at her other two friends.
"Well, I feel I know eet well enough, so agree. But eet really eez up to Sandy as she eez ze team leader," Bijou commented.
"Like, what are we waiting for girlfriends? Let's go!" Sandy exclaimed cheerfully. With that they ham-girls gather their equipment and headed out the front door. Before they could the leave they bumped into Lunette. She was a new ham-ham who had seemingly dropped in one day. Apparently she knew some magic and was a mage. She was a sliver-grey hamster with a white moon over her left eye and white spots on her checks and one on her back. She was wearing a small brown fedora and a brown poncho. She also had pink eyes and a king sized crush on Boss.
"Do you mind if I tag along? The boys don't need me now." She asked causally.
"The more the merrier," Sandy answered with a shrug. Lunette smiled and joined the ham-girls as the left.
As the walked out the front door of the clubhouse, Oxnard stood above them watching the afternoon sun. He sighed as he adjusted the pendent around his neck. "Pepper..." he murmured, thinking about the sender of his gift. His fur was mottled grey and white. He had a grey patch on his right ear, on his nose, on his cheeks and on his legs. He tended to carry a sunflower seed and today was no exception. About ten minutes later, motion caught his eye that snapped him out of his thoughts. Out of the bushes near the clubhouse, who should appear but the object of his affections. And she seemed to be holding on to a boy ham. Shocked he raced down from the top of the stone arc over the main tunnel.
The boy-ham was a gold-grey hamster, with a white twelve-point star on his forehead. Red eyes, half closed with pain stood out over a pink nose, with the source of his discomfort was a long gash on his left leg. Pepper was supporting him by letting him lean on her shoulder. The two approached slowly as the boy was limping and taller then her.
"Howdy Oxy! Could you lend me a paw here?" She asked unconcerned about confusion. Oxnard nodded and together they lead the stranger into the clubhouse. He would find out why his girl-ham was so far from her home. When the trio burst in it immediately caught the attention of the boys who were breaking down the stage equipment.
"Is that Pepper and who is that with you?" Panda asked from where he was carrying a box. Panda had fur coloration similar to a panda. He had black fur on his ears, around his eyes, and on his back and arms; the rest was white. He was the ham-hams craftsman and engineer.
"Did you say Pepper? I wasn't expecting her to arrive until a week from now," Maxwell said stepping from behind a curtain. Maxwell was a tall ham-ham with the most book learning of the group. He had light brown fur on the top of his head that covers his ears and goes back down his back. It framed the upper part of his eyes like bangs. The rest was white. Next to him another hamster approached. He had white fur, save around his ears, which were brown. He wearing a green swim cap with holes cut out for his ears.
"Hey that guy is hurt!" Cappy exclaimed. He ran from Maxwell's side to the trio who had put the stranger down in a pile of clean hay. The others dropped what they were doing and came to see what was the matter. The first two to arrive were Howdy and Stan. The former was covered in light brown fur covering the upper half of his head and down to mid-back, with the rest being white. He had squinty eyes, was wearing a red apron, and an owned a playful disposition. The latter had tiger-striped fur with darker vertical orange strips on his head and horizontal on his back. He has a darker white under belly unlike his twin sister Sandy and a short pink tail.
Next to arrive after them was Dexter, who sported a red bow tie, sliver/grey fur surrounding his face, along his back and covering his ears. He has brown markings in the shape of eyeglasses around his eyes, with white fur on the rest of his body. Lastly, Boss and Hamtaro arrived. Boss was the oldest and largest ham-ham, with cream fur with black fur on the tips of his ears, around his waist just below his navel, and his muzzle. He has a small bit missing from his right ear. Finally he was wearing a yellow hard hat with a green strip around it, and a red moon off the center on it. He and Maxwell pushed their way to the front seeing how they knew first aid.
"This doesn't look good... Stan, Cappy get us some water. Hamtaro, Oxnard, get the story on how this happened from Pepper. Howdy, you and Panda get me some bandages from the Loft and Dexter get a dry, clean, cloth," Boss ordered rapidly. When the others hesitated he raised his voice. "Well? Do you think he is going to get better by himself? Get moving!" Everyone rushed off to do their tasks while Boss and Maxwell made the stranger more comfortable. Helios awoke to find himself staring into a pair of brown eyes and in less pain. The hamster above him dashed off yelling, prompting him to sit up curiously. He looked down to see his leg bandaged expertly when he looked up he found the rest of the ham-hams had arrived and circled him.
Pepper spoke first. "Helios you're awake! I was afraid for a moment when you fainted." He blinked at her for a moment the spoke softly as looked around.
"Is this the place you thought about? The place that's safe?" Pepper nodded her head in response.
"This is The Ham-ham Clubhouse, Pepper told us what happened at the farm... I have to say thanks for saving her. I don't know what I would have done if something happened to her!" Oxnard exclaimed. The spotted ham-ham hadn't left his love's side since he found out about his narrow escape. Pepper rolled her eyes a bit, but smiled, touched by her Oxy's devotion.
"Well, I'm surprised to see someone other the Lunette who can use real magic," Dexter commented.
Helios looked at Dexter shocked for a second the whispered, "Did you say Lunette?" The be-tied hamster nodded curious as to his reaction. Helios blinked than laughed out loud, shaking his head. "I didn't expect my kid sister to be here. If I didn't know better I might start to believe in fate..."
"YOUR KID SISTER!?" chorused all of the ham-hams. Helios nodded with a small smirk.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Helios, a master sorcerer and techno wiz. And you are?" He asked politely. Everyone, but Pepper blushed when the realized the forgot to introduce themselves. They gave a quick run through of their names ending with Pepper, who he already knew.
"So know what are you going to do?" Hamtaro asked. Helios opened his mouth to reply when he sensed something. Three somethings...
"All of you, stay in here," He said coldly. He mumbled something under his breath and placed both paws on his wound. A diffuse yellow aura surround both his paws and leg. (Darn, it's not healing fast enough. Must have been something on that delin-Q bird's beak.)
"A soft, female, voice echoed down the tunnels. "We know you're in their Helios. Come out now, or we'll bring the whole place down on your head."
"Nobody threatens my home!" Boss shouted before rushing out.
"Boss wait!" Hamtaro yelled running after him.
"It could be dangerous," Dexter added going after them. Everyone but Oxnard, Pepper, and Helios followed.
"Pepper... I think... I think you should stay here," He said softly. "I don't want to see you get hurt..." She looked in to his eyes and sighed.
"I understand how you feel, but I have to go. I can take care of myself, and I have to find out what they did to Dylan. I just know it's those three again," She responded just as soft. Oxnard looked in to her gentle but determined eyes and felt his resolve melt. He tried to gather the fortitude to say no, but couldn't. He nodded and the two prepared to leave, paw in paw when Helios spoke up.
"Don't try to beat them, just stall until I arrive, got it?" He growled. They nodded then ran out. He shook his head, but smiled. When they arrive the found Boss confronting the three black hamsters from Flower Ranch.
"You have the audacity to tell us to leave? The impudence to obstruct us from taking our prize? You sir, assume too much," said the black hamster with the white cape.
"Just who are you fillies and what do you want?" Howdy asked. All three hamsters smiled.
"My apologies. I've been rude. Allow me to introduce my sisters and myself. I am Aster Hamlin," said the hamster in the white cape. "The vision of loveliness wearing a white bow standing to my left is my sister, Carnation Hamlin." Said vision giggled and waved coyly to them. "And finally but not least is Chrysanthemum Hamlin, in the white scarf. We are the powerful and feared Hamlin sisters."
"And what we want is Helios and The Eye of the Beholder," Chrys said. "Now hand them over!" She threw out one paw toward Boss throwing him back with a burst of pressurized air.
"Hey you can't do that!" Hamtaro yelled as Boss tumbled to a stop against the tunnel entrance.
"I just did. And I'll do worse unless you comply," She snapped back. Both her paws started to glow as she began to chant a spell. But before she could get one syllable out Hamtaro tackled her. She bounced back on her rump and looked up into his angry hazel eyes in surprise. "No male has every had the guts to attack me once I got started..."
"If it's a fight you cuties want, then it's a fight you'll get," Carnation said laughing. "Deadly knifes that fall from the sky, cut my enemies back, Thunder Rake!" There was a crash of thunder and lighting bolts rained down on the ham-hams blowing them all through the air.
"My turn. Intense heat of the stars, come to my hand and be my sword, Celestial Brand," Chrys cast next. Streamers of fire and light condensed around her left paw, and then in a flash she was holding a fiery, bluish-yellow long sword. With a yell she brought it down on the stunned Hamtaro, who narrowly dodged it by rolling to the side. The burning weapon made brilliant arcs through the air as Hamtaro tumbled, leapt, and ducked away. The brave hamster saw an opening and swept her off her feet just as she was going to stab him. He jumped away from the downed magic user, breathing hard. "Not bad..." She said standing up. She re-leveled her weapon at him, forming another with her right, to keep Howdy and Panda at bay. The two hamsters were going to jump in from behind, but paused when they found themselves at sword point.
Aster stood in the middle of Stan, Cappy, Dexter, and the recovered Boss. "Four men against one lady? Is this right?" She taunted playfully.
"You're no lady," Stan said cracking his paws.
"It's not lady like to attack compete strangers unprovoked," Dexter agreed. Aster softly growled.
"That clinches it. Devastating force, I call down the finger of God, Black Vortex!" She yelled annoyed. A circle of grey energy expanded rapidly from her then a massive tornado formed around her, quickly pulling all four ham-hams in sending them tumbling in the air helplessly. Aster laughed at their state.
"I guess I have you cute, strong guys to myself, don't I," Carnation giggled. In a half-circle in front of her were Pepper, Oxnard and Maxwell.
"Hey, I'm not a guy!" Pepper exclaimed angrily.
"With you're looks you could have fooled me. If you want to attract a guy, then lose the country tomboy look," She countered disdainfully. Pepper's eyes widened, and then narrowed as she growled. With a cry she leapt at Carnation who smirked. "Flash bolt of power, Shock Lance." Throwing out her right paw at Pepper a thin bolt of electricity shot out and hit her dead in the chest. Pepper was suspended in the air for a moment, and then blasted back.
"Pepper!" Oxnard yelled in terror. Moving surprisingly fast for his large size he was at her side in a moment. "Pepper, speak to me!" He cradled her head in his lap and shook her lightly. Her brown hair was all frazzled from the current but she was still breathing. She slowly blinked as she came too.
"Don't worry big guy. She ain't dead. I just put her down so she wouldn't spoil my fun. Restricting binds hold them fast, Gaia Chains!" Carnation intoned. Metal links exploded from the ground binding Maxwell, who was going to strike Carnation on the back of the head with his book, to the ground. The same happened to Oxnard, dragging him away from Pepper. Held down and spread eagle both ham-hams exchanged worried glances. "Now what should I do to you first? Should I go for the big, warm one, or the tall intellectual?" She said with a predatory smile.
"Don't... you... touch... my... Oxy!" Pepper gasped out trying to stand up.
"Or you'll do what?" She said rubbing her paw in slow circles on Oxnard's chest. "You are in no position to demand anything." She kissed Oxnard's cheek, which caused him to turn away in disgust and Pepper to gouge furrows in the ground with the claws on her paws. She stared at murderously at Carnation who smiled back sweetly.
"Sisters, are you done?" Aster asked walking out of the whirlwind, her cape blowing behind her.
"Just about," Chrys said. Both Panda and Howdy were out of it, covered in multiple burnt slashes. Hamtaro still hadn't been hit, but he hadn't been able to get attacks in. Plus he was already exhausted, while Chrys was perfectly fine. She smirked a prepared for another series of attacks.
"Don't hold back on my account. I'm having fun," Carnation said playing with Maxwell's ears.
"Madam, please desist, I'm already spoken for," He said embarrassed and upset.
"One, she's not here so let yourself go. Two, I'm most likely cuter then her. So there are no problems," She responded leaning over for a kiss. Just before her lips touched a voice cried out.
"GET YOU LIPS AWAY FROM MY MAN!" Sandy yelled lashing out with her ribbon. Carnation looked up is shock as the cloth wrapped around her neck. With a jerk she was sent flying in to Aster. Bijou, Pashmina, Penelope, Lunette and Sparkle were behind her. All six ham-girls didn't look happy. Chrysanthemum turned her head slightly in distraction allowing Hamtaro to rush her. She slashed at him but her rolled under it and rammed her in the gut. She tumbled back and landed on her sisters.
"You three are done! Blast them all to the sky, Geyser!" Lunette yelled.
All three sisters eyes widened and in unison they yelled, "Relocate!" Just as they vanished a pillar of water exploded from the ground from where they were lying. They reappeared away from the ham-hams a bit shaken.
"Just because you have one magic user isn't going to make us give up!" Chrys yelled.
"How about two?" Helios asked from where he had just finished freeing Oxnard and Maxwell, as well as healing Pepper. Aster stepped forward to say something when Sandy came barreling in from some bushes, taking down Carnation. Sitting on the other ham-girls chest she started to pummel and scratch her face.
"I NOT DONE WITH YOU YET!" She yelled beyond enraged.
"GET OFF OF ME!" Carnation yelled blasting her away. "No one touches my face." As she was getting up someone tapped her on her shoulder. Turning she caught Pepper's paw right in the nose.
"I warned ya!" Was all the country ham said as Carnation looked up at her from the ground. She rubbed her now bloody nose, glaring up at Pepper. Aster was having her paws full dodging both Helios and Lunette's spells. Chrys was badly out numbered with both of her sisters so busy. She couldn't use any of her big spells without blasting them as well.
"This is pointless. We will return, so don't drop your guard!" Aster said warping out. As she did a two different spells collided where she had been standing.
"I'll deal with you two later!" Carnation hissed as she vanished. Pepper and Sandy had her on the ropes and they keep aiming for her perfect face!
"Darn it!" Chrysanthemum shouted jumping over a flying tackle from Cappy. She vanished in mid-air right before she would have landed in Boss's waiting arms. The ham-hams took stock of the damage as they withdrew into the clubhouse. Some of them were injured, but not seriously.
"Your lucky I healed myself enough to fend-D you guys," Helios said calmly. "I thought I said not to fight them." He sat down on same hay he pulled near the table. The other ham-hams seated themselves as well.
"Lighten up, they attacked us first!" Boss countered. Helios opened his mouth to make a comeback, but Pashmina interrupted.
"Excuse me, who were those hams and why do I feel like I have been in a situation similar to this?" She asked. Helios looked closely at her then looked surprised.
"Your memories have been blocked. Let me fix that," He responded.
"You know how to do that?" Lunette asked, which caused all of the ham-hams to look at her in alarm. Helios smirked then snapped his "fingers" There was a muted rush of air... then everyone but, Helios, Lunette, Snoozer, Sparkle and Pepper looked shocked.
"We almost died?" Bijou asked quietly.
"Yawn... It wasn't all that bad... Zuzuzu," Snoozer said half-asleep.
"Whoa, you must be a powerful sorcerer to bring their memories back. I've been looking for a way to do that for a whole three months," Lunette said.
"But that doesn't answer our questions," Panda noted.
"My sister and I will explain as much as we know, so don't fussfuss," the gold hamster retorted. Lunette looked him surprised. She walked over to where he was sitting near the table.
-Hiff-hiff- (Those eyes that scent... It couldn't be?) "Big brother?" She asked shyly. He nodded, and then she hugged him joyously. Sure things needed to be talked about, but for right now, she was going to celebrate this unlikely reunion.
(A/N: delin-Q means bad, fend-D means Defend, fussfuss means worry in Hamchat.)
