Chapter Two: Unfair Chances
Bijou scuddled around in her cage. She waited anxiously for Maria to come and take her to the car.
"Almost done, Bijou," Maria said. She added one last item of clothing into her bags, grabbed Bijou's cage, and ran out the door.
"Hammo!" Bijou yelled, giving the signal for the Ham-Hams to come to the car. The Ham-Hams scurried into the car door and under the seats, hoping to be unseen by the humans. They then scuddled onto the seats and next to Bijou's cage when the coast was clear.
Time passed by and all the Ham-Hams were either worn out or asleep. Even though she was alone in her cage, Bijou felt happy.
"Let's go on ze sunroof!" Bijou cried happily about halfway into the trip when Maria and her mom were asleep and her dad was concentrating on the road. "Maria was always talking about it." "What's a sunroof?" Sandy said, clearly puzzled.
"A sunroof is that window up there," Maxwell said, pointing towards a window on the roof. "People can roll the window down to feel a swift breeze pass by them."
"Let's go!" Hamtaro cried.
"We have to push a button first," Maxwell replied quickly. He jumped to the front of the car. "It's this one!" he said in a certain tone of voice, pointing to a button with a picture of a line and then an arrow pointing to the right below it.
"Hurry, Maxy, push it!" Sandy squealed.
Maxwell hopped on the button and the roof slid open.
"Yay!" the hamsters cried.
All the Ham-Hams, exept Bijou, who was stuck in a cage, stacked on top of eachother to reach the sun roof. The tower of Hams swayed nervously, but Howdy managed to reach the top. He grabbed on the edge and pulled himself up.
"Here, Pashmina, take my hand, darling!" Howdy said, hand outstreched. Dexter, who was below Penelope who was below Pashmina, scowled.
"Um, thanks," Pashmina said strangely.
When she was up, Howdy grabbed onto her legs and lowered her down to grab hold of Penelope's tiny hands. They pulled Penelope up, until every Ham was up except Bijou.
"Can zomeone help me out of here?" Bijou asked.
"That's what we were gonna do, sweetstuff," Stan said. "I'll get you, don't worry, babe." He jumped down.
"Don't worry; I'll always help a friend in need!" Hamtaro cried and hopped down.
"Oh, zank you, Hamtaro! You're always so kind!" Bijou squealed.
"I-" Boss began, but stopped when he heard what Bijou said. He was so jealous of Hamtaro. Bijou loved him, but she didn't love Boss one bit. He sniffed and brushed away a tear.
Stan and Hamtaro worked together to unlock the cage. When it was unlocked, they pulled Bijou on top the cage and called for the Ham-Hams to lower themselves down to pull them up.
Stan was first to come up. Then it was Hamtaro. And then it was Bijou.
This is my chance, Boss thought. I can hold Bijou's hands! And I can pull her up! Oh, this is such a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
Boss dangled over Bijou. She jumped and grabbed hold of his hands while Boss smiled to himself.
Just when they were at the very top, Bijou's hands slipped through Boss's and she plummeled to the jagged edges of her cage. Boss, truly in a panic, kicked off the sunroof and, being much heavier than Bijou, landed before she did on the painful cage. Bijou landed on his soft body and started crying.
"Hamtaro! .WAHHH!" Bijou cried.
Boss immediately blacked out.
Bijou scuddled around in her cage. She waited anxiously for Maria to come and take her to the car.
"Almost done, Bijou," Maria said. She added one last item of clothing into her bags, grabbed Bijou's cage, and ran out the door.
"Hammo!" Bijou yelled, giving the signal for the Ham-Hams to come to the car. The Ham-Hams scurried into the car door and under the seats, hoping to be unseen by the humans. They then scuddled onto the seats and next to Bijou's cage when the coast was clear.
Time passed by and all the Ham-Hams were either worn out or asleep. Even though she was alone in her cage, Bijou felt happy.
"Let's go on ze sunroof!" Bijou cried happily about halfway into the trip when Maria and her mom were asleep and her dad was concentrating on the road. "Maria was always talking about it." "What's a sunroof?" Sandy said, clearly puzzled.
"A sunroof is that window up there," Maxwell said, pointing towards a window on the roof. "People can roll the window down to feel a swift breeze pass by them."
"Let's go!" Hamtaro cried.
"We have to push a button first," Maxwell replied quickly. He jumped to the front of the car. "It's this one!" he said in a certain tone of voice, pointing to a button with a picture of a line and then an arrow pointing to the right below it.
"Hurry, Maxy, push it!" Sandy squealed.
Maxwell hopped on the button and the roof slid open.
"Yay!" the hamsters cried.
All the Ham-Hams, exept Bijou, who was stuck in a cage, stacked on top of eachother to reach the sun roof. The tower of Hams swayed nervously, but Howdy managed to reach the top. He grabbed on the edge and pulled himself up.
"Here, Pashmina, take my hand, darling!" Howdy said, hand outstreched. Dexter, who was below Penelope who was below Pashmina, scowled.
"Um, thanks," Pashmina said strangely.
When she was up, Howdy grabbed onto her legs and lowered her down to grab hold of Penelope's tiny hands. They pulled Penelope up, until every Ham was up except Bijou.
"Can zomeone help me out of here?" Bijou asked.
"That's what we were gonna do, sweetstuff," Stan said. "I'll get you, don't worry, babe." He jumped down.
"Don't worry; I'll always help a friend in need!" Hamtaro cried and hopped down.
"Oh, zank you, Hamtaro! You're always so kind!" Bijou squealed.
"I-" Boss began, but stopped when he heard what Bijou said. He was so jealous of Hamtaro. Bijou loved him, but she didn't love Boss one bit. He sniffed and brushed away a tear.
Stan and Hamtaro worked together to unlock the cage. When it was unlocked, they pulled Bijou on top the cage and called for the Ham-Hams to lower themselves down to pull them up.
Stan was first to come up. Then it was Hamtaro. And then it was Bijou.
This is my chance, Boss thought. I can hold Bijou's hands! And I can pull her up! Oh, this is such a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
Boss dangled over Bijou. She jumped and grabbed hold of his hands while Boss smiled to himself.
Just when they were at the very top, Bijou's hands slipped through Boss's and she plummeled to the jagged edges of her cage. Boss, truly in a panic, kicked off the sunroof and, being much heavier than Bijou, landed before she did on the painful cage. Bijou landed on his soft body and started crying.
"Hamtaro! .WAHHH!" Bijou cried.
Boss immediately blacked out.