With Hamtaro, Caitlin, and Oxnard...

Hamtaro, Oxnard, and Caitlin had heard Maxwell and Sandy when they were caught. "I wonder if Panda and Jingle are OK," Caitlin muttered. Immediately after she said that, they heard Jingle's cry for help. "That's Jingle!" Oxnard shouted. "Don't shout!" Hamtaro scolded. "Do you know what this means?" Caitlin questioned. "We're the only Ham-Hams that haven't been caught. And our owners are probably worried sick about us!"

Back with Laura...

"Mom," Laura muttered. "What's wrong? Didn't you find Hamtaro yet?" Mrs. Haruna asked. "No. It's past his time to eat and we would've found him already if he was home. He's probably gone forever," Laura sniffled. Mrs. Haruna sighed and said, "He'll come back. You just have to give him time. Remember that one time you lost him outside? He came back to you. It's called love. Hamtaro will come back eventually. He might want a little adventure. For now, it's your bedtime. It's time to go to bed."

With Hamtaro...

Hamtaro was sitting down next to Caitlin after a few minutes. Oxnard was asleep in front of them snoring like a thunder storm. "Caitlin," Hamtaro asked, "do you figure Laura's worried about me?" "Of course she is," Caitlin replied sleepily.
Hamtaro heard something like footsteps. Caitlin appeared to hear them too. "They hear Oxnard," Caitlin whispered to Hamtaro. "They know where we are. Let's sneak away from here." "What about Oxnard?" he asked. "We'll never get him away from here and we wouldn't be able to wake up!" "I know that," Caitlin replied. "Remember the saying, 'Each Ham for themselves'? That's how it is now. We either get away from here and let Oxnard fend for himself or we get caught and it's over for the Ham-Hams. Which do you choose?" "Get away from here," he remarked.
Hamtaro looked back at Oxnard as Caitlin and he ran up a tree nearby. "We'll watch here," Caitlin said. "They'll suspect we'd not want to watch and run off somewhere. Just don't make any noises or sudden movements. That'll get us caught and the Ham-Hams are done for."
Number 1, Number 2, and Number 3 were trying to find them when they saw Oxnard. "Do you figure the others got the other two?" Number 2 asked. "Yeah," Number 1 replied. "Sure they did," Number 3 remarked. Oxnard thought it was Hamtaro and Caitlin when they walked around him. "He's heavier than a human!" Number 1 shouted. Oxnard heard him and woke up immediately. He let out a scream and knew it was over. They jumped on top of his stomach and Oxnard let them know he was knocked out cold by a jerky motion of his head.
Hamtaro watched in horror as they dragged his best friend away into the darkness. Caitlin noticed Hamtaro's reaction and said, "We couldn't have saved him in anyway. We would have to have a crane to get him off the ground. Now that was Number 1, Number 2, and Number 3 there that got him. They're probably twice as strong as us put together." "You're right," Hamtaro replied. "Let's go to sleep up here."