"What?" Hamtaro shouted. "If you would just leave us alone, I
wouldn't be here!" "Ahh," Mike condescended, "are you gonna cry? Better
luck next time, kid. Your time is up. You might as well just bow down and
kiss my feet. This time you might as well think of it as being lucky. I'm
gonna keep ya this time. But next time you get in my way, you're gonna be
down on the ground and-" "Shut up!" Hamtaro screamed. He had lost all his
nerve. Mike smacked him and said, "What? Shut up? Why don't you? I'm
your new master, Hamtaro."
Hamtaro realized Mike's words were backing him up. He was going to tell him he was a coward, but Hamtaro couldn't bear to say it. Mike grabbed Hamtaro by the arm and dragged him to where the rest of the Ham- Hams were. They were in a big room that had a bullet-proof window. "Watch," he muttered and closed the door.
He knew it was all over. This was the end of the Ham-Hams.
With Mike and Stella...
Mike proudly walked down the hallway. Stella had her arm laced with his as they walked down. "I'm really looking forward to this day," Mike told Stella. "I'm going to, too," Stella replied. She wasn't truly sure if she wanted to watch.
They came to where Boss stayed and Mike opened the door. Boss was staring at the ceiling and didn't realize they had come to make the decision. "Good morning, time's up," Mike retorted. He inched upward and realized the time was ripe. The three weeks were up.
Boss was followed by the two into the room next to the Ham-Hams. The window was what connected the two rooms. The room he was in was dark, unlike the rest of the rooms he'd seen in the place.
"Tell me," Mike started. It was time for a decision to be made. "What do you plan to do? Are you going to be my secondary assistant and not watch the world meet its doom? If so, shake my paw. If not, you'll be my assistant, whether you like it or not, and watch the world meet its doom. Which do you prefer? To do the handshake or not to do the handshake. That is the question."
Boss looked back at the Ham-Hams and back at Mike and Stella. He knew if he did the shake, they'd lose his trust and his world would fall apart. If he didn't, Mike would make his life miserable and he couldn't do anything about it. Either way, Mike was going to make Boss be his assistant. There was nothing left to do.
Hamtaro watched Boss as he tried to make a decision. Do it and get it over with, Hamtaro thought. Don't watch everyone meet doom. Remember the saying, 'Each Ham for themselves.' Do just that. Do what's best for you.
Boss knew what Hamtaro was thinking. Hamtaro's right about it, he thought. Each Ham for themselves. I hope the rest of the Ham-Hams know this...but I've nothing else to do.
Mike was really impatient about it. "Are you going to or not?" he demanded. Boss looked up into Mike's hostile and penetrating stare. It was hard to decide. He didn't want to shake hands with someone so cold and harsh. Boss wanted to stand there forever and never have to think about it.
He then realized if he didn't have a decision in a few minutes, Boss would have to watch the world come to doom. He didn't want anything to happen if he didn't do the handshake, but he knew it'd cost him dearly. Boss looked back and forth for a long while. It was either do it or not, so he made the decision.
Boss shot out his paw and shook Mike's paw. Mike did his grin and started to laugh his hideous laugh. Boss didn't realize it was the end of him, too.
THE END
Hamtaro realized Mike's words were backing him up. He was going to tell him he was a coward, but Hamtaro couldn't bear to say it. Mike grabbed Hamtaro by the arm and dragged him to where the rest of the Ham- Hams were. They were in a big room that had a bullet-proof window. "Watch," he muttered and closed the door.
He knew it was all over. This was the end of the Ham-Hams.
With Mike and Stella...
Mike proudly walked down the hallway. Stella had her arm laced with his as they walked down. "I'm really looking forward to this day," Mike told Stella. "I'm going to, too," Stella replied. She wasn't truly sure if she wanted to watch.
They came to where Boss stayed and Mike opened the door. Boss was staring at the ceiling and didn't realize they had come to make the decision. "Good morning, time's up," Mike retorted. He inched upward and realized the time was ripe. The three weeks were up.
Boss was followed by the two into the room next to the Ham-Hams. The window was what connected the two rooms. The room he was in was dark, unlike the rest of the rooms he'd seen in the place.
"Tell me," Mike started. It was time for a decision to be made. "What do you plan to do? Are you going to be my secondary assistant and not watch the world meet its doom? If so, shake my paw. If not, you'll be my assistant, whether you like it or not, and watch the world meet its doom. Which do you prefer? To do the handshake or not to do the handshake. That is the question."
Boss looked back at the Ham-Hams and back at Mike and Stella. He knew if he did the shake, they'd lose his trust and his world would fall apart. If he didn't, Mike would make his life miserable and he couldn't do anything about it. Either way, Mike was going to make Boss be his assistant. There was nothing left to do.
Hamtaro watched Boss as he tried to make a decision. Do it and get it over with, Hamtaro thought. Don't watch everyone meet doom. Remember the saying, 'Each Ham for themselves.' Do just that. Do what's best for you.
Boss knew what Hamtaro was thinking. Hamtaro's right about it, he thought. Each Ham for themselves. I hope the rest of the Ham-Hams know this...but I've nothing else to do.
Mike was really impatient about it. "Are you going to or not?" he demanded. Boss looked up into Mike's hostile and penetrating stare. It was hard to decide. He didn't want to shake hands with someone so cold and harsh. Boss wanted to stand there forever and never have to think about it.
He then realized if he didn't have a decision in a few minutes, Boss would have to watch the world come to doom. He didn't want anything to happen if he didn't do the handshake, but he knew it'd cost him dearly. Boss looked back and forth for a long while. It was either do it or not, so he made the decision.
Boss shot out his paw and shook Mike's paw. Mike did his grin and started to laugh his hideous laugh. Boss didn't realize it was the end of him, too.
THE END