"Okay, here's what we'll do…"
The clubhouse was quiet except for the noise made by Howdy and Dexter.
"Cappy's idea inspired me," Sandy began. "Cappy's plan was to knock them out cold, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"But it could be dangerous, so I thought we could hurt them in another way which wouldn't be too dangerous," Sandy continued in a hushed tone. "I'll need your help, Pashmina and Cappy. Pashmina, I need you to pretend to like Cappy."
"What!" Cappy gasped. "Uh-uh." He shook his head vigorously, nearly causing his brand new cap to fall off.
"Please? Come on, this is for their own good," Sandy tried to coax Cappy. "You see, if they think Pashmina likes someone else, they'll get jealous, right? That's how we get them."
"Okay, I'll do it," Cappy finally agreed.
"Great! How about you, Pashmina?" Sandy asked.
Pashmina appeared to be deep in thought. "Well," she said after a long pause, "I guess it'll be okay."
"Yay! Thanks, you guys. Okay, first, we make them think Pashmina likes Cappy. Then when we're sure that they're jealous, we'll make it look as if Cappy likes Pashmina too!" The ham-hams smiled and nodded as Sandy filled them in on the plan.
"So what do we do?" Cappy asked.
"You just walk up to Dexter and Howdy and try to get them to stop fighting. You'll definitely be pushed out of the way and your cap will fall off. Along comes Pashmina, and she'll straighten your cap. Dexter and Howdy may not get jealous straightaway, but after this sort of thing happens a few times, they'll definitely start feeling jealous."
"Oh, that's a good plan!" Hamtaro said. "You're brilliant, Sandy. It's amazing how you know exactly what they'll do."
"Thanks!" said Sandy. "Okay, time to put the plan into action!"
A/N: Hey there! We wish to thank all those who reviewed. So what do you think? Check out Cappy and Pashmina's acting skills in the next chapter – Lights! Camera! Action!