Hamtaro continued to shout the Ham-Hams' names. "Boss! Bijou! Caitlin! Cappy! Dexter! Howdy! Jingle! Maxwell! Oxnard! Panda! Pashmina! Penelope! Sandy! Stan! Where are you?" he screamed into the air.
It was useless, for no one heard him most likely. Hamtaro knew that someone was in trouble somewhere. He just didn't know whom...
Pashmina and Penelope were still looking for everybody. "I'm worried about Hamtaro and them," Pashmina whispered.
"Ookyoo," Penelope replied.
Pashmina nodded and continued looking around. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, Bijou and Sandy came through the bushes.
"We've been, like, looking all over for you two!" Sandy exclaimed.
"We're so glad we found you," Bijou acknowledged. "Now the rest of the Ham-Hams..."
Hamtaro continued to think of who was in trouble. It could've been everybody, including him. Everyone was in jeopardy in this darkness...there was no telling who was where.
Hamtaro looked in front of him and saw the figures with their red eyes. They continued walking toward him until he could feel their hot, steamy breath upon his face. The silence was broken by Hamtaro's voice.
"Who are you?" he inquired as he backed away.
Hamtaro could see the figures smile as they continued to walk toward him as he backed away from them. He was now truly scared by these unknown figures surrounding him. There was no place to go by the time they surrounded him. They closed the circle tighter and tighter every second, until he decided to speak again.
"I said, who are you?" Hamtaro shouted bravely toward them. "I'm not trying to be rude, but I need to know who you are! If you want me to leave this forest-"
The figures began to laugh at Hamtaro. He tried hard not to be afraid, yet it was very difficult, but he managed it anyhow. They continued to laugh until Hamtaro's voice broke their mocking.
"Are you going to tell me who you are, or am I supposed to just call you, in Bad Ham Chat, the UnMocku Hams?" Hamtaro scolded them.
The figures immediately focused their attention back on him. Hamtaro tried to not show his fear beyond his mask on his face, yet it was hard to contain it. They crept closer to him, until one of them was in his face.
"I beg your pardon?" the figure questioned.
Hamtaro gulped and stammered, "I'll leave you alone if you tell me how to get out of here. Then I won't disturb you any more!"
"Am I the one who is supposed to lead you out of here?" the figure questioned. "I'm one of the ones who planned this trap. As much as I know, you're staying in this forest...forever."
Hamtaro's color faded, and he imagined living with the figures for the rest of his life. He'd never see Laura again...or Brandy for that matter. Hamtaro knew that he had to get away from the figures, otherwise it was the end of him...