It had been 3 days. Boss was almost recovered. His strength increased
everyday, but one thing remained different, he had seemed to loose his
happier side of him. He always seemed sad and full of guilt, just keeping
quiet. He didn't even blush around Bijou when she talked to him. "What
eez the matter?" Asked Bijou. "It's nothing.." Boss said quietly. Bijou
knew there was something wrong, but she thought it would be best if Boss
had some time alone. Everyone was upset about Sandy's loss, especially
Maxwell and Stan, except that Stan was more angry than sad. Boss noticed
this, and this made him even more guilty and depressed. Stan swore to
himself that he'd get his revenge on Boss.
Nighttime was falling on the hamham world. Boss sat at the edge of the
cave, just staring at the moon. "Ya think he's gonna howl at it? Now that'd
be something to howl about!" Howdy cracked up. "He's not a wolf you
idiot" Dexter told Howdy. "Ya, I know, but just lookin' at the moon like
that, I'd say he were about to howl at it! Wolves do that don't they?"
Howdy asked. "Howdy, you're not making him feel any better!" Hamtaro told
Howdy. "Well, sorry!" Howdy yelled. Boss just sighed in despair.
Suddenly, a ninja just out of the cave had arrived. "Ah, so the legendary
warriors are here! Looks like your secret hiding spot isn't much of a
secret hiding spot, now is it?!" The ninja sneered. He looked the same as
the lead ham ninja that Hamtaro had fought before. "I was told to bring
back Destroyer Dragon while he was weak, and it seems I have come at the
right time!" The ninja declared, seeing that Boss had bandages wrapped on
him. The ninja threw tear gas at the warriors. They all coughed, trying to
see their was around. The ninja snuck up behind Boss to strike him down,
but Boss whacked the ninja away with his tail. The ninja then leaped at
Hamtaro, but Boss struck the ninja down again. The gas cleared away.
The ninja jumped back. "So! The rumor is true! Destroyer Dragon has joined the legendary ham warriors!" He exclaimed "That's right! Boss is our friend, and he'll never rejoin you!" Hamtaro cried out angrily. "Yes, I see, but I myself am surprised to see you let such a beast join your side!" The ninja said. "What do you mean?!" Hamtaro cried angrily. "I mean that after what he did to your friends and you've seen his hostile behavior, your letting him join?" The Ninja asked. "He can turn on you at anytime, strike and finish you before you know it!" He added. Hamtaro was angry. "He'd never do that!" Boss sighed, "He right Hamtaro. It's probably best if I leave. If I turn on you, then this whole world is doomed." Hamtaro couldn't believe his ears. "How can you be saying that? You're our friend! Even if you were once evil!" Hamtaro told Boss. "You're hoping for too much warrior! A powerful ally he can become, but if he turns on you, it will be the end for you and your friends!" The ninja said. "I know you want him to rejoin you, but it's not gonna work, so just go!" Hamtaro told the ninja angrily. The ninja thought to himself. "Destroyer Dragon will turn on them, so perhaps it is best to leave him here." the ninja spoke. "There is no point on fighting about this, so I'll go as you wish." he leaped off into the woods But I warned you foolish one!" The ninja ham called out to Hamtaro.
The hamhams had gone back to sleep. Except Bijou, who was keeping a lookout for Hamrigan's henchmen, in case they tried to sneak up again on them. Boss couldn't sleep though. Bijou noticed this and approached Boss. "What eez the matter? I know there eez something wrong. Please tell me." Bijou pleaded. Boss didn't reply though. "Please, eet eez always good to talk things out." Bijou told him. Boss sighed, but told her. "I destroyed Sandy, and I hurt you and the others! That Ninja is right! How could you guys let me join you? I could turn on you at anytime!" Bijou smiled. "I know you wouldn't, and do not listen any of Hamrigan's henchmen. They do not know anything!" Boss's face was still saddened though. "No matter who you are, or what happens, you will always be our friend." Bijou told Boss, laying her paw on his. Boss blushed at her. "Thank you." he replied. Next day, the hamhams were thinking about the paintings on the ice cave and what they meant, since they had some time now to think about them. "My head hurts just thinking about what those paintings could mean!" complained Dexter. Howdy jumped in "What kind of egg will make your head hurt? A HEAD EGG!!! Get it? As in head ache, but you use egg instead of ache!!" Howdy laughed hysterically. All the hamhams were unamused. "Aw c'mon! It was funny! Admit it!" Howdy zipped over to Boss. "You haven't heard a good joke in a long time! So why don't ya laugh it up? You've only got one life!" "one.life" Boss mumbled. "And I took it all away from Sandy.." "Not this again. I thought we had it figured out Boss" Bijou said unhappily. Stan was angered "That's right! You took away Sandy's life! You slaughtered her for no good reason!! How could we ever let him join us?! Explain yourself!!" He cried. Boss just looked down to the ground with sorrow and guilt in his eyes. "I'm sorry" Boss replied. "Guys, go easy on him! He's had it rough!" Hamtaro said. "You think he's had it rough?!" Screamed Stan. "It's Sandy who had it rough! She was killed by our so-called friend!" "He couldn't help it Stan!" cried Hamtaro. Maxwell was all teary eyed once his mind was brought back to Sandy. "You're all a bunch of losers!" said Sparkle who awoke from her nap. Things seemed to be a wreck. All the spirit of the hamhams had seemed to drop. "I don't think things will be the same again" sighed Maxwell.
Later on that evening, Stan and Hamtaro had solved their anger spat at each other, but Stan still swore to himself that he'd destroy Boss. Maxwell had seemed to get his mind off of Sandy. Boss wasn't feeling as depressed and felt hungry, so he went off to get some food. Sparkle, also hungry, went with him. Everyone else was trying to remember the paintings on the walls of the ice caves. "There was a piece missing from it!" Kenji exclaimed. "Are you sure?" Hamtaro asked. "I wasn't sure at first but now I am." Kenji told him. "When I went up there the time before I went with you guys, I remember that there was more of the painting, but I can't remember what was on it. Then when we went up there, I saw that there was less of it" Kenji added. "Eet eez too bad that the caves and the paintings were destroyed. Now we cannot use the paintings to help us." Bijou said. "But I think we may have another resource of information to it!" Kenji exclaimed. "I just remembered that there was a small village close to the caves. They might know something about the paintings!" "So we could've gone to a safe little village, but instead we totally put ourselves in danger by going through the ice caves? You're one weird dude!" Stan exclaimed. "I thought the ice caves would be better because they have the real information. The elders at the village have foggy memories, so it might be hard to get some information out from them." Kenji told Stan. Boss and Sparkle came in through the mouth of the cave. It was pouring rain outside. "I can't believe you're actually going to eat that thing!" Sparkle said in disgust. Boss shook the water from his fur all over sparkle. "EEW! Watch where you're shaking your fur you dog!" Sparkle screamed. "Sorry princess" Boss said sarcastically. He was carrying something furry in his mouth. "What is that?!" Cried Howdy. "Don't need to worry about that!" Boss replied. He had a large cloth, and unfolded it. A bunch of round fruits were in it. "Go ahead! Dig in!" Boss announced. "Wow! Are those all for us?" Exclaimed Hamtaro. "You bet! Go on try them!" Boss said happily. "You are happy again!" Bijou cried happily. Boss blushed. "uuh.ya, I guess I am!" Oxnard was he first to try the fruits. "Krump!krump! A little sour, but it has the best sweet aftertaste!" Oxnard cried in bliss. "Really? Lemme try some!" Exclaimed Hamtaro. He tried some. "Delicious!" All the hamhams dug in except Stan. "They're probably poisonous!" Said Stan coldly. All the hamhams stopped eating and stared at Stan. "What?! They probably are!" Stan said angrily. Boss groaned. "I'm not so hungry anymore" Wailed Oxnard. "No worries! They're not poisonous. They're berri melons. They're perfectly fine and healthy." Kenji told them. "That's a relief! Well, back to eating!" Oxnard said as he dug in.
"Hey Boss! Aren't you gonna have some?" Hamtaro asked. "Nah! I got my own food." Boss replied as he gnawed on his meal. Hamtaro walked over. "What are you eating anyways?" Hamtaro asked. All the hamhams heard this, and zipped over. "I don't think you wanna know." Boss told them. "Aw c'mon partner! Just between you and me!" Howdy said. Dexter sniffed it. "Eck! Very revolting!" "I am sure eet eez nothing bad!" Bijou said. Boss blushed. "Alright! If you all really wanna know what it really is, I tell ya!" Boss announced. "It's probably road kill" Said Stan. "You're close! But it wasn't on the road!" Boss said. Stan looked at him in disgust. "I think I'm gonna barf now!" "What is it?! What is it?!" Exclaimed Hamtaro. "It's a mouse" Boss declared. All the hamhams stared at him. "You ate a fellow rodent?!" Exclaimed Howdy. "I told you it was revolting!" Dexter told him. "Listen, I'm a carnivore now, so I have different tastes from you guys alright?" Boss told them. "It doesn't matter! We all have different tastes! Let's just keep eating!" Hamtaro said happily as he bit into his melon. Everyone satisfied did the same. Stan still stared at him. "I think he's changed for the worse!" he mumbled to himself.
Oxnard went up to Boss. "Hey, Boss. Just wondering..uuummmm...don't get mad! Uuhhh..have you eaten any.uuumm.other hamsters?" Boss was surprised at this, but burst out laughing. "Eaten other hamsters?! Ha! You gotta be kiddin' me! I may eat meat now, but I'm not a cannibal!" Oxnard sighed,"Phew! That's a relief!" Maxwell stepped in. "It's been decided between me, Hamtaro, and Kenji that we're going to the village of snow. We'll need a few more volunteers to come with us. Boss, you'll have to stay here to finish recovering." "But I'm almost all healed!" Boss complained. "It's still risky! Besides, you need to protect the others that are staying here!" Kenji told him. Boss thought about Bijou and blushed. "You're right! I'll stay here and protect the others!" "Great! Now who's coming with us?" Hamtaro asked. "I will!" Oxnard volunteered. "I'll come! You could use a couple of my good jokes to keep you entertained along the way!" Howdy said. "Count me out! I'm staying away from the joking fool." Dexter groaned. "Okay! That leaves Bijou, Boss, Sparkle, Dexter and Stan here." Maxwell announced. "You sure you don't wanna come Stan? We could use you!" Hamtaro said. "Nah! I think I'll stay here." Stan replied. "I got some business of my own to take care of." He added, looking over at Boss. "Suit yourself! We'll be going now!" Hamtaro said "Bye-Q!" Hamtaro called out. "Do be careful!" Bijou cried out. "They'll be alright!" Boss said. "What does he know?" Stan muttered under his breath.
Hamtaro and the others who were going to the village, once again climbed the mountain of snow. Kenji was thinking about something. "Anybody notice that Destroyer Dragon has been blushing a lot lately?" Kenji asked the group. "His name is Boss, and he always blushes around Bijou. He has a very large crush on her." Maxwell told him. "Ever since he first lay eyes on her back in our world!" Hamtaro said. "The ham's never been able to tell her how he feels cause he's always feeling sick!" Howdy said. "Heke? What kind of sick?" Hamtaro asked. "Love sick of course!" Howdy cried out laughing. "These jokes are really pathetic!" Kenji said. "You just figured that out?" Oxnard groaned. "Keep walking guys." Maxwell said. "We want to keep warm, and set a good pace." "It's so cold up here! And I'm tired!" Oxnard complained. "Alright, we'll walk just a bit longer, and then we'll find some shelter to sleep in." Kenji told them. "Sounds like a plan!" Said Hamtaro. Back at the cave, everyone was sleeping, except Stan. Stan lurked in the darkness. He approached Boss. "He destroyed Sandy, and he's gonna pay for that!" Stan growled. He took his bow and arrow, ready to aim. Boss suddenly stirred in his sleep. Stan was paralyzed with fear, unable to move. Would he wake up? What would he do to him if he woke up? Boss opened his mouth and yawned, and continued to sleep. "That was a little too close." Stan said under his breath. Once again, he took his bow and arrow, ready to shoot Boss. Sparkle raised her head and looked at Stan. "Hey! What are you doing?" She moaned. "GAAH!! N-nothing!" Stan said as he hid his bow and arrow behind his back. "It looked like you were gonna shoot him or something!" Sparkle told Stan. "I wasn't! Believe me! I was..uuumm.just pretending! Ya you know! In case an evil enemy comes along!" Stan stammered, trying to make up an excuse on the spot. "Ya, whatever." Sparkle mumbled as she went back to sleep. "That was way too close!" Stan thought in his head. But he wouldn't let Boss get away with it. He pulled back the string of the bow and arrow, ready to fire. "Wait! I can't do this! Even if he did destroy my sister, he's still my friend! Hold on! What am I saying?! He's a dangerous creature that should be totally exterminated!" Stan said under his breath. "No! I can't do it!" He muttered. "I won't do it! I must be crazy to kill my friend! No matter how evil he was!" A rustling in the bush startled Stan, causing the finger holding the arrow to slip. The arrow shot from the bow.
"Oh-no!" Stan cried. The arrow struck Boss's cheek. Boss cried out in shock and pain. Stan ran off into the bushes before Boss knew what happened. Bijou, Dexter, and Sparkle woke up immediately. Bijou rushed over. "What eez the matter?" Bijou cried. Boss felt his cheek. There was a deep cut there. Blood stained his hand. Bijou gasped. "Who did it?!"cried Dexter. "I dunno! It was fast and painful!" Boss suddenly noticed that Stan was gone. "Hey! Where's Stan?" Boss asked. He suddenly spotted an arrow lying beside him. He picked it up. The tip was covered in blood. "Stan did this?!" Boss said in shock. "Oh-no! I knew he was angry with you, but I never thought that he would try to hurt you!" Bijou exclaimed. "I think saw him trying to shoot you earlier before too! He said that he was just practicing, but he's such a bad liar!" Sparkle told Boss. There was rustling in the bushes. "Stan! Is that you? Come out! I'm not mad at you!" Boss called out. The rustling had stopped though. "Perhaps eet eez best that we leave him for now." Bijou told Boss. Boss agreed and they went back to sleep. The next morning, Boss awoke, alive, but with a searing pain in his cheek. He walked over towards a pond right near the cave. Stan was standing there, staring into the pond. Boss handed Stan the arrow that he shot him with. "Here's your arrow" Boss said. "Stan took the arrow. "Thanks" He replied quietly. He saw the dried up blood from the cut on Boss's face the arrow had left. "Listen Boss, about last night, I-" Stan started. "I already know." Boss told him. "It's about me destroying Sandy, isn't it?" Boss asked. "Well, ya, but I didn't mean to hurt you in the end! Honest!" Stan cried. Boss nodded. "I was really mad at you at first. I wanted revenge, but it was wrong! I realized that just before I was going to shoot you!" Stan told him. " Then I saw something in the bushes, and then when it startled me, the arrow slipped! I'm sorry!" Stan cried. Boss stared at him coldly. "I guess that's gonna leave a bad scar on your cheek. Please forgive me though man!" "It's not that I'm upset about." Boss told him. "It's that you've broken my trust. This cut will heal, but my trust in you is one thing that won't." Boss said looking into the pond. Stan lowered his head. "You're totally right! You can destroy me now!" "I'm not gonna destroy you! I'll just be keeping my eye on you from now on. At least you've apologized." Boss told Stan. Stan was all teary eyed. "Thanks man! You're the greatest!" They started back towards the cave.
When they got back to the cave, Bijou and Dexter were waiting for them. "We got it all figured out!" Stan told her. "Everything's back to normal" Boss added. "Boss, I have something for you!" Bijou said happily, holding her paws behind her back. "Huh? For me?" Boss said blushing. Bijou took her paws from behind her back. She held out the same familiar yellow hard hat that Boss had not seen in a long time. "Hey! It's my hat! But where did ya find it?!" Boss exclaimed. "We found it on some rocks a while back!" San said. "We were planning to give it back earlier, but you know, things got busy." Dexter said. Boss placed the hat on his head. "Wow! Thanks you guys!" Boss said happily. "Eet was nothing!" Bijou replied.
The ninja jumped back. "So! The rumor is true! Destroyer Dragon has joined the legendary ham warriors!" He exclaimed "That's right! Boss is our friend, and he'll never rejoin you!" Hamtaro cried out angrily. "Yes, I see, but I myself am surprised to see you let such a beast join your side!" The ninja said. "What do you mean?!" Hamtaro cried angrily. "I mean that after what he did to your friends and you've seen his hostile behavior, your letting him join?" The Ninja asked. "He can turn on you at anytime, strike and finish you before you know it!" He added. Hamtaro was angry. "He'd never do that!" Boss sighed, "He right Hamtaro. It's probably best if I leave. If I turn on you, then this whole world is doomed." Hamtaro couldn't believe his ears. "How can you be saying that? You're our friend! Even if you were once evil!" Hamtaro told Boss. "You're hoping for too much warrior! A powerful ally he can become, but if he turns on you, it will be the end for you and your friends!" The ninja said. "I know you want him to rejoin you, but it's not gonna work, so just go!" Hamtaro told the ninja angrily. The ninja thought to himself. "Destroyer Dragon will turn on them, so perhaps it is best to leave him here." the ninja spoke. "There is no point on fighting about this, so I'll go as you wish." he leaped off into the woods But I warned you foolish one!" The ninja ham called out to Hamtaro.
The hamhams had gone back to sleep. Except Bijou, who was keeping a lookout for Hamrigan's henchmen, in case they tried to sneak up again on them. Boss couldn't sleep though. Bijou noticed this and approached Boss. "What eez the matter? I know there eez something wrong. Please tell me." Bijou pleaded. Boss didn't reply though. "Please, eet eez always good to talk things out." Bijou told him. Boss sighed, but told her. "I destroyed Sandy, and I hurt you and the others! That Ninja is right! How could you guys let me join you? I could turn on you at anytime!" Bijou smiled. "I know you wouldn't, and do not listen any of Hamrigan's henchmen. They do not know anything!" Boss's face was still saddened though. "No matter who you are, or what happens, you will always be our friend." Bijou told Boss, laying her paw on his. Boss blushed at her. "Thank you." he replied. Next day, the hamhams were thinking about the paintings on the ice cave and what they meant, since they had some time now to think about them. "My head hurts just thinking about what those paintings could mean!" complained Dexter. Howdy jumped in "What kind of egg will make your head hurt? A HEAD EGG!!! Get it? As in head ache, but you use egg instead of ache!!" Howdy laughed hysterically. All the hamhams were unamused. "Aw c'mon! It was funny! Admit it!" Howdy zipped over to Boss. "You haven't heard a good joke in a long time! So why don't ya laugh it up? You've only got one life!" "one.life" Boss mumbled. "And I took it all away from Sandy.." "Not this again. I thought we had it figured out Boss" Bijou said unhappily. Stan was angered "That's right! You took away Sandy's life! You slaughtered her for no good reason!! How could we ever let him join us?! Explain yourself!!" He cried. Boss just looked down to the ground with sorrow and guilt in his eyes. "I'm sorry" Boss replied. "Guys, go easy on him! He's had it rough!" Hamtaro said. "You think he's had it rough?!" Screamed Stan. "It's Sandy who had it rough! She was killed by our so-called friend!" "He couldn't help it Stan!" cried Hamtaro. Maxwell was all teary eyed once his mind was brought back to Sandy. "You're all a bunch of losers!" said Sparkle who awoke from her nap. Things seemed to be a wreck. All the spirit of the hamhams had seemed to drop. "I don't think things will be the same again" sighed Maxwell.
Later on that evening, Stan and Hamtaro had solved their anger spat at each other, but Stan still swore to himself that he'd destroy Boss. Maxwell had seemed to get his mind off of Sandy. Boss wasn't feeling as depressed and felt hungry, so he went off to get some food. Sparkle, also hungry, went with him. Everyone else was trying to remember the paintings on the walls of the ice caves. "There was a piece missing from it!" Kenji exclaimed. "Are you sure?" Hamtaro asked. "I wasn't sure at first but now I am." Kenji told him. "When I went up there the time before I went with you guys, I remember that there was more of the painting, but I can't remember what was on it. Then when we went up there, I saw that there was less of it" Kenji added. "Eet eez too bad that the caves and the paintings were destroyed. Now we cannot use the paintings to help us." Bijou said. "But I think we may have another resource of information to it!" Kenji exclaimed. "I just remembered that there was a small village close to the caves. They might know something about the paintings!" "So we could've gone to a safe little village, but instead we totally put ourselves in danger by going through the ice caves? You're one weird dude!" Stan exclaimed. "I thought the ice caves would be better because they have the real information. The elders at the village have foggy memories, so it might be hard to get some information out from them." Kenji told Stan. Boss and Sparkle came in through the mouth of the cave. It was pouring rain outside. "I can't believe you're actually going to eat that thing!" Sparkle said in disgust. Boss shook the water from his fur all over sparkle. "EEW! Watch where you're shaking your fur you dog!" Sparkle screamed. "Sorry princess" Boss said sarcastically. He was carrying something furry in his mouth. "What is that?!" Cried Howdy. "Don't need to worry about that!" Boss replied. He had a large cloth, and unfolded it. A bunch of round fruits were in it. "Go ahead! Dig in!" Boss announced. "Wow! Are those all for us?" Exclaimed Hamtaro. "You bet! Go on try them!" Boss said happily. "You are happy again!" Bijou cried happily. Boss blushed. "uuh.ya, I guess I am!" Oxnard was he first to try the fruits. "Krump!krump! A little sour, but it has the best sweet aftertaste!" Oxnard cried in bliss. "Really? Lemme try some!" Exclaimed Hamtaro. He tried some. "Delicious!" All the hamhams dug in except Stan. "They're probably poisonous!" Said Stan coldly. All the hamhams stopped eating and stared at Stan. "What?! They probably are!" Stan said angrily. Boss groaned. "I'm not so hungry anymore" Wailed Oxnard. "No worries! They're not poisonous. They're berri melons. They're perfectly fine and healthy." Kenji told them. "That's a relief! Well, back to eating!" Oxnard said as he dug in.
"Hey Boss! Aren't you gonna have some?" Hamtaro asked. "Nah! I got my own food." Boss replied as he gnawed on his meal. Hamtaro walked over. "What are you eating anyways?" Hamtaro asked. All the hamhams heard this, and zipped over. "I don't think you wanna know." Boss told them. "Aw c'mon partner! Just between you and me!" Howdy said. Dexter sniffed it. "Eck! Very revolting!" "I am sure eet eez nothing bad!" Bijou said. Boss blushed. "Alright! If you all really wanna know what it really is, I tell ya!" Boss announced. "It's probably road kill" Said Stan. "You're close! But it wasn't on the road!" Boss said. Stan looked at him in disgust. "I think I'm gonna barf now!" "What is it?! What is it?!" Exclaimed Hamtaro. "It's a mouse" Boss declared. All the hamhams stared at him. "You ate a fellow rodent?!" Exclaimed Howdy. "I told you it was revolting!" Dexter told him. "Listen, I'm a carnivore now, so I have different tastes from you guys alright?" Boss told them. "It doesn't matter! We all have different tastes! Let's just keep eating!" Hamtaro said happily as he bit into his melon. Everyone satisfied did the same. Stan still stared at him. "I think he's changed for the worse!" he mumbled to himself.
Oxnard went up to Boss. "Hey, Boss. Just wondering..uuummmm...don't get mad! Uuhhh..have you eaten any.uuumm.other hamsters?" Boss was surprised at this, but burst out laughing. "Eaten other hamsters?! Ha! You gotta be kiddin' me! I may eat meat now, but I'm not a cannibal!" Oxnard sighed,"Phew! That's a relief!" Maxwell stepped in. "It's been decided between me, Hamtaro, and Kenji that we're going to the village of snow. We'll need a few more volunteers to come with us. Boss, you'll have to stay here to finish recovering." "But I'm almost all healed!" Boss complained. "It's still risky! Besides, you need to protect the others that are staying here!" Kenji told him. Boss thought about Bijou and blushed. "You're right! I'll stay here and protect the others!" "Great! Now who's coming with us?" Hamtaro asked. "I will!" Oxnard volunteered. "I'll come! You could use a couple of my good jokes to keep you entertained along the way!" Howdy said. "Count me out! I'm staying away from the joking fool." Dexter groaned. "Okay! That leaves Bijou, Boss, Sparkle, Dexter and Stan here." Maxwell announced. "You sure you don't wanna come Stan? We could use you!" Hamtaro said. "Nah! I think I'll stay here." Stan replied. "I got some business of my own to take care of." He added, looking over at Boss. "Suit yourself! We'll be going now!" Hamtaro said "Bye-Q!" Hamtaro called out. "Do be careful!" Bijou cried out. "They'll be alright!" Boss said. "What does he know?" Stan muttered under his breath.
Hamtaro and the others who were going to the village, once again climbed the mountain of snow. Kenji was thinking about something. "Anybody notice that Destroyer Dragon has been blushing a lot lately?" Kenji asked the group. "His name is Boss, and he always blushes around Bijou. He has a very large crush on her." Maxwell told him. "Ever since he first lay eyes on her back in our world!" Hamtaro said. "The ham's never been able to tell her how he feels cause he's always feeling sick!" Howdy said. "Heke? What kind of sick?" Hamtaro asked. "Love sick of course!" Howdy cried out laughing. "These jokes are really pathetic!" Kenji said. "You just figured that out?" Oxnard groaned. "Keep walking guys." Maxwell said. "We want to keep warm, and set a good pace." "It's so cold up here! And I'm tired!" Oxnard complained. "Alright, we'll walk just a bit longer, and then we'll find some shelter to sleep in." Kenji told them. "Sounds like a plan!" Said Hamtaro. Back at the cave, everyone was sleeping, except Stan. Stan lurked in the darkness. He approached Boss. "He destroyed Sandy, and he's gonna pay for that!" Stan growled. He took his bow and arrow, ready to aim. Boss suddenly stirred in his sleep. Stan was paralyzed with fear, unable to move. Would he wake up? What would he do to him if he woke up? Boss opened his mouth and yawned, and continued to sleep. "That was a little too close." Stan said under his breath. Once again, he took his bow and arrow, ready to shoot Boss. Sparkle raised her head and looked at Stan. "Hey! What are you doing?" She moaned. "GAAH!! N-nothing!" Stan said as he hid his bow and arrow behind his back. "It looked like you were gonna shoot him or something!" Sparkle told Stan. "I wasn't! Believe me! I was..uuumm.just pretending! Ya you know! In case an evil enemy comes along!" Stan stammered, trying to make up an excuse on the spot. "Ya, whatever." Sparkle mumbled as she went back to sleep. "That was way too close!" Stan thought in his head. But he wouldn't let Boss get away with it. He pulled back the string of the bow and arrow, ready to fire. "Wait! I can't do this! Even if he did destroy my sister, he's still my friend! Hold on! What am I saying?! He's a dangerous creature that should be totally exterminated!" Stan said under his breath. "No! I can't do it!" He muttered. "I won't do it! I must be crazy to kill my friend! No matter how evil he was!" A rustling in the bush startled Stan, causing the finger holding the arrow to slip. The arrow shot from the bow.
"Oh-no!" Stan cried. The arrow struck Boss's cheek. Boss cried out in shock and pain. Stan ran off into the bushes before Boss knew what happened. Bijou, Dexter, and Sparkle woke up immediately. Bijou rushed over. "What eez the matter?" Bijou cried. Boss felt his cheek. There was a deep cut there. Blood stained his hand. Bijou gasped. "Who did it?!"cried Dexter. "I dunno! It was fast and painful!" Boss suddenly noticed that Stan was gone. "Hey! Where's Stan?" Boss asked. He suddenly spotted an arrow lying beside him. He picked it up. The tip was covered in blood. "Stan did this?!" Boss said in shock. "Oh-no! I knew he was angry with you, but I never thought that he would try to hurt you!" Bijou exclaimed. "I think saw him trying to shoot you earlier before too! He said that he was just practicing, but he's such a bad liar!" Sparkle told Boss. There was rustling in the bushes. "Stan! Is that you? Come out! I'm not mad at you!" Boss called out. The rustling had stopped though. "Perhaps eet eez best that we leave him for now." Bijou told Boss. Boss agreed and they went back to sleep. The next morning, Boss awoke, alive, but with a searing pain in his cheek. He walked over towards a pond right near the cave. Stan was standing there, staring into the pond. Boss handed Stan the arrow that he shot him with. "Here's your arrow" Boss said. "Stan took the arrow. "Thanks" He replied quietly. He saw the dried up blood from the cut on Boss's face the arrow had left. "Listen Boss, about last night, I-" Stan started. "I already know." Boss told him. "It's about me destroying Sandy, isn't it?" Boss asked. "Well, ya, but I didn't mean to hurt you in the end! Honest!" Stan cried. Boss nodded. "I was really mad at you at first. I wanted revenge, but it was wrong! I realized that just before I was going to shoot you!" Stan told him. " Then I saw something in the bushes, and then when it startled me, the arrow slipped! I'm sorry!" Stan cried. Boss stared at him coldly. "I guess that's gonna leave a bad scar on your cheek. Please forgive me though man!" "It's not that I'm upset about." Boss told him. "It's that you've broken my trust. This cut will heal, but my trust in you is one thing that won't." Boss said looking into the pond. Stan lowered his head. "You're totally right! You can destroy me now!" "I'm not gonna destroy you! I'll just be keeping my eye on you from now on. At least you've apologized." Boss told Stan. Stan was all teary eyed. "Thanks man! You're the greatest!" They started back towards the cave.
When they got back to the cave, Bijou and Dexter were waiting for them. "We got it all figured out!" Stan told her. "Everything's back to normal" Boss added. "Boss, I have something for you!" Bijou said happily, holding her paws behind her back. "Huh? For me?" Boss said blushing. Bijou took her paws from behind her back. She held out the same familiar yellow hard hat that Boss had not seen in a long time. "Hey! It's my hat! But where did ya find it?!" Boss exclaimed. "We found it on some rocks a while back!" San said. "We were planning to give it back earlier, but you know, things got busy." Dexter said. Boss placed the hat on his head. "Wow! Thanks you guys!" Boss said happily. "Eet was nothing!" Bijou replied.
