The hamhams stared up at the giant dark creature in fear. "We are SO
dead!" Stan cried. "Don't say that!" Sandy cried angrily. "That machine!"
Kenji growled. "Hamrigan brought Destroyer Dragon back with that revival
machine! If only we had come sooner!" "So this is the real Destroyer
Dragon." Boss said to himself. "Guys, I don't want you to fight him." Boss
told the hamhams. "What? You can't be serious!" Maxwell exclaimed. "He's
really strong, and I can't have all of us getting hurt! Just stay out of
this!" Boss commanded. "Alright, I hope you know what you're doing."
Maxwell replied. "Do you think he can beat Destroyer Dragon alone?" Dexter
asked Kenji. "This is the dragon that Boss was created from. The original
is stronger and more difficult to inflict damage upon. But Boss does still
have a good chance. Just as long as Destroyer Dragon doesn't catch him off
guard." Kenji said. "I thought I could see a resemblance between the two."
said Oxnard. "Ya, except Boss doesn't have two mouths!" Howdy added.
"Boss could be in serious trouble if we don't help him!" Hamtaro said in
worry. Destroyer Dragon made it's move. It lunged it's head towards,
snapping it's jaws at Boss. Boss struck his sword upon it's snout. The
armor covering it's head protected itself from the sword. The dragon
lunged again at Boss, knocking him down. "Hahaha! Good job Destroyer
Dragon! Now attack those other warriors!" Hamrigan commanded. Obediently,
Destroyer Dragon stomped towards the hamhams. "Is he gonna eat us?!" Cappy
cried. "With that revival machine, Hamrigan could revive any creature and
make it go under his control!" Kenji cried. Boss started to rise to his
feet. "Don't worry about that!" Boss told them. "If Hamrigan couldn't
control me properly, then there's no way the real Destroyer Dragon will
listen to him either!" Destroyer Dragon suddenly stopped.
"What are you doing?! Attack the warriors now!" Hamigan commanded angrily. Destroyer Dragon turned towards Hamrigan and shot a blast of fire at him. Hamrigan blocked the flame with his arm. "How is this possible?! The revival machine was supposed to take him under my control!" Hamrigan growled. "Well, if I leave, then Destroyer Dragon will only attack those warriors! He'll be strong enough to defeat them." Hamrigan said to himself. "Have fun Legendary Warriors!" he laughed as he leapt off into the sky. As predicted by Hamrigan, Destroyer Dragon directed it's attention towards the hamhams, ready to attack them. "Hey! Over here!" Boss called out to Destroyer Dragon. He flew around Destroyer Dragon in circles, dodging it's attacks. The dragon roared in fustration, trying to claw Boss. Destroyer Dragon blew hot flames at Boss. He took his sword, trying to block the flames, but was thrown back by the flames and crashed to the ground. The mighty dragon turned it's attention towards the hamhams. "Brace yourselves!" Kenji ordered. A ball of red flames gathered in Destroyer Dragon's mouth. "It's gonna be big!" Hamtaro cried. "I can feel the heat of that flame from all the way down here!" Maxwell added. The fire ball shot towards the hamhams, but Boss charged at Destroyer Dragon with his sword, and sliced at the dragon's neck where there was no armor protecting it. Destroyer Dragon roared in pain. A large gash was left in it's neck. The fire ball was sent off in another direction, missing the hamhams.
Destroyer Dragon did not fall though. Boss charged, pointing his sword at Destroyer Dragon's neck. estroyer Dragon angrily shot a blast of fire at Boss, scorching his hand badly. Destroyer Dragon smashed it's tail inot Boss,smashing him against the ground. "Boss! You can't do this alone!" Hamtaro cried. "I'm fine! You and the others go!" He told Hamtaro. "Don't be so stubborn!" Hamtaro cried angrily. Boss lunged at the mighty dragon, but it quickly wrapped its tail around Boss, squeezing him. "Oh, this is great! Just great!" Dexter groaned. "C'mon you guys! We gotta help him!" Sandy cried. "We shouldn't help him. He's right. We'd only be putting ourselves in danger and making things worse." Kenji told Sandy. "But we're supposed to be working as a team!" Sandy said angrily. Kenji didn't say anything to her. Will, the white hamster was watching in fear what was happening. "I have to do something!" He finally said to himself. "He saved me so i'll have to save him!" he added. Boss chomped down on Destroyer Dragons tail as hard as he could, but Destroyer Dragon tightened its grip on Boss. "He'll be as flat as a pancake when he's through with him!" Howdy said. "That's it! I don't care if Boss told us not to fight! He's in trouble and we gotta help him!" Hamtaro cried. He shot light from his sword, hitting Destroyer Dragon in the face. Nothing happened though. Will had climbed ontop of a cliff, above Destroyer Dragon. Boss had almost passed out from the pain. A giant rock was laying just before the edge. Will began to push his body against the rock. He wasn't strong enough alone. Maxwell spotted Will upon the cliff. "Look!" He cried. "That's it! I'm helping!" Hamtaro cried. "Wait for me!" Oxnard cried, stumbling after Hamtaro. Howdy, Dexter, Maxwell, Stan, and Sandy followed. "Do be careful!" Bijou cried out to them. "Ookwee!"
"Hey! can we help?" Hamtaro asked. Will turned around and saw the hamhams standing behind him. "That rock looks a little heavy to be pushing on your own! Let me handle this one!" Stan said showing off. "Oh please!" Sandy groaned. "Wow! Thanks guys!" Will excalimed happily. When Destroyer Dragon was underneath, the hamhams began to push the rock with all their might. "It's so heavy!" Oxnard cried. "Just hang in there! Don't give up!" Hamtaro cried. With one final push, the hamhams sent the massive rock falling. The rock hit Destroyer Dragon's head, sending him toppling towards the ground, letting go of Boss. "We did it!" Hamtaro cried. Destroyer Dragon slowly rose from the ground, and roared angrily in rage. Destroyer Dragon slashed its claws into Will. Will screamed in pain, as he fell to the ground and disappeared to the dealth realm. "No!" Hamtaro cried. Boss saw what happened. 'That's it!" he growled. "I'm through with seeing my friends get killed like this!" Boss lunged at Destroyer Dragon with his sword in his hands. Destroyer Dragon shot an enormous blast of fire at Boss. Boss cried out in pain as the flame hit him.. Boss fell from the sky, defeated. Before he hit the ground, Destroyer Dragon swung its mighty tail at Boss, sending him smashing against a rock. Boss lay on the ground, unconcious and beat up. "You're gonna pay for that!" Hamtaro cried. This time, he knew where to strike.
Destroyer Dragon opened its two jaws, lunging at Hamtaro. Flames started to gather in its mouths. "If he's hit, he's finished!" Kenji cried. Hamtaro swiftly leapt past Destroyer Dragons head, and slashed his sword into the gash that Boss put in Destroyer Dragons neck. Destroyer Dragon roared and thrashed about in pain. Finally, it took off into the skies, fleeing in retreat. "And don't come back ya sniveling two-mouthed coward!" Howdy called out. "Gee, couldn't you think of something more insulting?" Dexter asked sarcastically. "Where's Boss?" Sandy asked. They saw him lying by the rock he was smashed against. He still was unconcious. He was bashed up and bleeding. A patch of fur on his front leg was pratically burnt off. "He's even worse off than last time!" Maxwell exclaimed. "We have to help him!" Hamtaro cried. "I don't think we can this time. Destroyer Dragon was so strong. He got bashed up real badly i'm afraid." Kenji said. "You don't mean he's going to-...we can still help him! We gotta try!" Hamtaro urged Kenji. Kenji sighed. "We'll see what we can do."
The hamhams rested among some sheltering leaves along the area. Kenji, Bijou, and Maxwell were bandaging up Boss. Cappy walked up to Maxwell. "Do you think Boss will be okay?" He asked worringly. "I can't say Cappy. We're trying everything we can." Maxwell told Cappy. "He got beat up really bad, and his wounds are really severe." Kenji added. "He has a small chance of living, but-" Kenji was cut off by Cappys sudden wailing. "I don't want Boss to die! He didn't do anything wrong! He doesn't deserve it!!" Cappy cried, tears streaming down his face. "Nice work!" Stan said sarcastically to Kenji. Kenji groaned. "I'm really not good with kids." Bijou walked over towards Cappy. "Do not worry Cappy. Boss eez very strong, so he will not give up. I am positive that he will be alright." she told Cappy. "Now why don't you come and have something to eat?" Cappy walked towards the other hamhams who were eating some fruit they found. Kenji and the others were done with the bandaging and joined the rest. Kenji was munching on a fruit, looking at a mountain in his view, when an idea popped into his head. "Hamrigan will be looking for us once he finds out that Destroyer Dragon didn't finish us off." Kenji said. "Ya, so?" Stan said. "Well, I was thinking that we're not ready to face him yet. We should think of a place to stay for awhile and perhaps train and recover. It's really not safe to stay here, otherwise we'll be finished for sure. I was thinking of going up that small mountain." Kenji told the hamhams, pointing up to the small mountain in the moonlight. "What's so special about that lil' mountain?" Howdy asked. "Nothing is special about it, just like you Howdy." Dexter answered. "Enough of your dumb jokes!" Howdy yelled angrily. "You're the one who's always making the dumb jokes!" Dexter shot back. As usual, they pummeled each other, lost in a cloud of dust.
"There's nothing interesting or obvious about it. So we could climb it and rest there. Hamrigan would never find us up there!" Kenji explained. "Well, I guess I could do with a break." Hamtaro addmitted. "It would be nice to rest our feet for awhile" Howdy added, finishing his fist fight with Dexter. "I hope there's sunflower seeds!" Oxnard added dreamily. "What about Boss though? Will he be well enough to make the climb?" Maxwell asked. "We'll wait and see tomorrow if he's doing better. If so, then we can start up the mountain." Kenji replied. "Can we get some sleep now? I'm awfully tired." Pashmina yawned. "Ookwee!" "Alright, let's get some shuteye." Kenji agreed. The hamhams all fell asleep into their peaceful slumber.
The next day the hamhams awoke to a cloudy day. "Aaaw, a cloudy day!" Cappy whined. "It's always been a cloudy for the past who knows how many days!" Howdy said. Boss didn't seem much better, but he was awake now. "How do you feel?" Bijou asked. Boss only replied with a painful groan. "Oh sure, he's fine! Just a few broken bones, couple of wounds and a major 3rd degree burn! Of couse he isn't okay!" Howdy shouted angrily. "We'll leave tomorrow then." Hamtaro announced. "But Hamrigan probably knows by now that we're still alive! He'll find us here!" Kenji cried. "Let's just wait."Hamtaro said calmly. "Alright. We'll wait." Kenji finally agreed. The day went on normally. Bijou, Pashmina, and Penelope went to pick flowers. Howdy, Sandy, Stan, and Hamtaro played soccer with a pinecone they found. Maxwell read his book he brought with him while Kenji, Oxnard and Dexter went to gather some food. Cappy and Panda went exploring through the bushes, when they came to a deep forest. "Maybe we should go back now." Panda told Cappy. "No, let's keep looking around. I smell something good!" Cappy said. Cappy walked around on his toes, sniffing the woods, and then came across a single sunflower. "I knew I smelt something good! Sunflower seeds!" Cappy cried. "Wow! Great job Cappy! I didn't think we'd ever see any sunflower seeds in this world!" Panda exclaimed. "I bet this will make Boss happy again! He hasn't had any seeds in a long time he said!" Cappy happily shouted. "I can't wait to see the look on Oxnards face when he sees these!" Panda giggled. Cappy gathered as many sunflower seeds as he could in his hat, while Panda carried them in his arms. The two ran back to where the hamhams were. "Hey you two! What's the rush?" Hamtaro asked. "Look what we found!" Cappy exclaimed. "We found a whole sunflower with sunflower seeds!" Panda added excitedly. "Wow! Sunflower seeds! Now those are something that I haven't seen for a long time!" Hamtaro exclaimed. "Oh, lovely sunflower seeds!" Oxnard cried in bliss. The hamhams dug into the sunflower seeds, except Boss. Cappy brought some over to where Boss lay. "Hey Boss! I brought you back some sunflower seeds!" He held his hands infront of Boss's face. Boss's eyes remained closed though. "C'mon Boss! You gotta eat! You haven't had any sunflower seeds for such a long time!" Cappy cried. Boss didn't move. "Why won't he eat?" Cappy asked Kenji who approached. "I don't know." Kenji replied quietly. He didn't really want to upset Cappy anymore. He didn't know if Boss wouldn't last much longer.
The next day, Boss was on his feet, but he wasn't feeling much better, but he told the others that he'd be fine going up the mountain. "Do you think we could climb up the mountain now?" Maxwell asked. "I think Boss is actually going to be alright." Kenji replied. "Let's go." The hamhams began the hike up the mountain. Hamtaro and Kenji brought up the front, while Boss, Oxnard, and Penelope were at the back. The hamhams tripped and stumbled along the way. Tasty fruits caught Oxnards eye, but Hamtaro told Oxnard they better keep moving. They were half way up the mountain, when high winds began to blow. They had to struggle from getting blown off the cliffs. As the hike went on, Boss seemed to get worse and worse. Boss eventually stumbled on the ground, and wouldn't get up. Oxnard fell down exhausted, followed by Penelope, who did the same. "Hamtaro! We'll have to stop! They're not doing so good back there!" Kenji called up to Hamtaro. "Alright!" he replied. The hamhams stopped for awhile, and then continued. They finally reached the top. Boss was the last to reach the top shortly after Oxnard. Boss collapsed on the ground, panting and hurting. "Are you okay?" Hamtaro asked. "I'm....fine...." Boss replied, short of breath. "That was a really hard hike! Sorry about that Penelope." Pashmina apologized. "Ookwee..." Penelope groaned. "We finally made it." Kenji announced. "But that was much harder than I expected!" he added. The mountain top had some grass and a pool of water, but nothing much else but dead trees. "Hamrigan will never find us here." Kenji told the hamhams. Little did they know, someone was watching them.
"Yes master! They're alive! And I know where they are!" Hamzar told the superior lord Hamrigan. "Alive?! I thought that dragon finished them!" He growled. "That dragon retreated. And the warriors have fled to the top of that small mountain over there!" Hamzar pointed out a small mountain lying among other larger mountains to Hamrigan. "One of the dark hams have been spying on them." he added. "I shall deal with them myself. Then they will know what true fear is!" Hamrigan announced.
"You should be alright. Just take it easy and lay of the fighting for a few days, and you'll be good as new....almost." Kenji told Boss. Boss only seemed worse though. "I don't think he feels very reassured." Dexter said. "That guy hurts himself way too much!" Stan stated. The hamhams drank some water from the water pool. "There's sure not very much food up here!" Hamtaro said. "I was looking forward to the sunflower seeds too!" Oxnard sighed sadly. "We'll just have to make due with what we have here." Maxwell told them. Cappy filled his hat with water and brought it back to Boss. "I brought you back some water" Cappy told Boss. He didn't reply though. "Aren't you thirsty?" Cappy asked. Bijou came over. "What eez wrong? Are you sick?" she asked. "I'm...just...tired right now..." Boss replied weakly. "Oh. Okay. If there eez anything you need, just let me know." Bijou replied. The sun was beginning to set in the sky, with stars appearing one by one. "It's beautiful up here!" Pashmina sighed happily. "Ookwee." Dexter shuffled over towards Pashmina. "Ah, yes! The night is perfect and beautiful....just like you my dear." Dexter told Pashmina dreamily. "Aw, knock off the mushy stuff Dexter! Let me show ya how a real man gets the ladies goin'! A lil' thing I call square dancin' " Howdy yelled, bumping Dexter away and dancing like crazy. "Guys, quiet down. I'm trying to sleep." Stan groaned. "Already?! It's only sun set!" Howdy exclaimed. Suddenly, the sky turned back full of clouds. "Well, not anymore I guess." Howdy said. "There's clouds gathering!" Maxwell cried out. "And not just any clouds!" Kenji added. Hamrigan swooped down and landed infront of the hamhams. "No! How did he know we were here?! Impossible!" Kenji cried. "Thanks to a little help to one of my soldiers, I found you. And now I will deal with all of you myself!" Hamrigan told them. "This is the end for you hamhams!" Hamrigan laughed evily. "mmm....quiet down, i'm trying to sleep...." Stan mumbled. Sandy slapped Stan. "Stan! Wake up! it's him!" Sandy cried. Stan opened his eyes sleepily, seeing Hamrigan. Stan screamed and fainted. Hamrigan shot his dark powers at the hamhams. Hamtaro tried to block with his sword, but was thrown back. "You have no chace against me and my supreme powers! This will be your final fight!" He laughed evily.
"What are you doing?! Attack the warriors now!" Hamigan commanded angrily. Destroyer Dragon turned towards Hamrigan and shot a blast of fire at him. Hamrigan blocked the flame with his arm. "How is this possible?! The revival machine was supposed to take him under my control!" Hamrigan growled. "Well, if I leave, then Destroyer Dragon will only attack those warriors! He'll be strong enough to defeat them." Hamrigan said to himself. "Have fun Legendary Warriors!" he laughed as he leapt off into the sky. As predicted by Hamrigan, Destroyer Dragon directed it's attention towards the hamhams, ready to attack them. "Hey! Over here!" Boss called out to Destroyer Dragon. He flew around Destroyer Dragon in circles, dodging it's attacks. The dragon roared in fustration, trying to claw Boss. Destroyer Dragon blew hot flames at Boss. He took his sword, trying to block the flames, but was thrown back by the flames and crashed to the ground. The mighty dragon turned it's attention towards the hamhams. "Brace yourselves!" Kenji ordered. A ball of red flames gathered in Destroyer Dragon's mouth. "It's gonna be big!" Hamtaro cried. "I can feel the heat of that flame from all the way down here!" Maxwell added. The fire ball shot towards the hamhams, but Boss charged at Destroyer Dragon with his sword, and sliced at the dragon's neck where there was no armor protecting it. Destroyer Dragon roared in pain. A large gash was left in it's neck. The fire ball was sent off in another direction, missing the hamhams.
Destroyer Dragon did not fall though. Boss charged, pointing his sword at Destroyer Dragon's neck. estroyer Dragon angrily shot a blast of fire at Boss, scorching his hand badly. Destroyer Dragon smashed it's tail inot Boss,smashing him against the ground. "Boss! You can't do this alone!" Hamtaro cried. "I'm fine! You and the others go!" He told Hamtaro. "Don't be so stubborn!" Hamtaro cried angrily. Boss lunged at the mighty dragon, but it quickly wrapped its tail around Boss, squeezing him. "Oh, this is great! Just great!" Dexter groaned. "C'mon you guys! We gotta help him!" Sandy cried. "We shouldn't help him. He's right. We'd only be putting ourselves in danger and making things worse." Kenji told Sandy. "But we're supposed to be working as a team!" Sandy said angrily. Kenji didn't say anything to her. Will, the white hamster was watching in fear what was happening. "I have to do something!" He finally said to himself. "He saved me so i'll have to save him!" he added. Boss chomped down on Destroyer Dragons tail as hard as he could, but Destroyer Dragon tightened its grip on Boss. "He'll be as flat as a pancake when he's through with him!" Howdy said. "That's it! I don't care if Boss told us not to fight! He's in trouble and we gotta help him!" Hamtaro cried. He shot light from his sword, hitting Destroyer Dragon in the face. Nothing happened though. Will had climbed ontop of a cliff, above Destroyer Dragon. Boss had almost passed out from the pain. A giant rock was laying just before the edge. Will began to push his body against the rock. He wasn't strong enough alone. Maxwell spotted Will upon the cliff. "Look!" He cried. "That's it! I'm helping!" Hamtaro cried. "Wait for me!" Oxnard cried, stumbling after Hamtaro. Howdy, Dexter, Maxwell, Stan, and Sandy followed. "Do be careful!" Bijou cried out to them. "Ookwee!"
"Hey! can we help?" Hamtaro asked. Will turned around and saw the hamhams standing behind him. "That rock looks a little heavy to be pushing on your own! Let me handle this one!" Stan said showing off. "Oh please!" Sandy groaned. "Wow! Thanks guys!" Will excalimed happily. When Destroyer Dragon was underneath, the hamhams began to push the rock with all their might. "It's so heavy!" Oxnard cried. "Just hang in there! Don't give up!" Hamtaro cried. With one final push, the hamhams sent the massive rock falling. The rock hit Destroyer Dragon's head, sending him toppling towards the ground, letting go of Boss. "We did it!" Hamtaro cried. Destroyer Dragon slowly rose from the ground, and roared angrily in rage. Destroyer Dragon slashed its claws into Will. Will screamed in pain, as he fell to the ground and disappeared to the dealth realm. "No!" Hamtaro cried. Boss saw what happened. 'That's it!" he growled. "I'm through with seeing my friends get killed like this!" Boss lunged at Destroyer Dragon with his sword in his hands. Destroyer Dragon shot an enormous blast of fire at Boss. Boss cried out in pain as the flame hit him.. Boss fell from the sky, defeated. Before he hit the ground, Destroyer Dragon swung its mighty tail at Boss, sending him smashing against a rock. Boss lay on the ground, unconcious and beat up. "You're gonna pay for that!" Hamtaro cried. This time, he knew where to strike.
Destroyer Dragon opened its two jaws, lunging at Hamtaro. Flames started to gather in its mouths. "If he's hit, he's finished!" Kenji cried. Hamtaro swiftly leapt past Destroyer Dragons head, and slashed his sword into the gash that Boss put in Destroyer Dragons neck. Destroyer Dragon roared and thrashed about in pain. Finally, it took off into the skies, fleeing in retreat. "And don't come back ya sniveling two-mouthed coward!" Howdy called out. "Gee, couldn't you think of something more insulting?" Dexter asked sarcastically. "Where's Boss?" Sandy asked. They saw him lying by the rock he was smashed against. He still was unconcious. He was bashed up and bleeding. A patch of fur on his front leg was pratically burnt off. "He's even worse off than last time!" Maxwell exclaimed. "We have to help him!" Hamtaro cried. "I don't think we can this time. Destroyer Dragon was so strong. He got bashed up real badly i'm afraid." Kenji said. "You don't mean he's going to-...we can still help him! We gotta try!" Hamtaro urged Kenji. Kenji sighed. "We'll see what we can do."
The hamhams rested among some sheltering leaves along the area. Kenji, Bijou, and Maxwell were bandaging up Boss. Cappy walked up to Maxwell. "Do you think Boss will be okay?" He asked worringly. "I can't say Cappy. We're trying everything we can." Maxwell told Cappy. "He got beat up really bad, and his wounds are really severe." Kenji added. "He has a small chance of living, but-" Kenji was cut off by Cappys sudden wailing. "I don't want Boss to die! He didn't do anything wrong! He doesn't deserve it!!" Cappy cried, tears streaming down his face. "Nice work!" Stan said sarcastically to Kenji. Kenji groaned. "I'm really not good with kids." Bijou walked over towards Cappy. "Do not worry Cappy. Boss eez very strong, so he will not give up. I am positive that he will be alright." she told Cappy. "Now why don't you come and have something to eat?" Cappy walked towards the other hamhams who were eating some fruit they found. Kenji and the others were done with the bandaging and joined the rest. Kenji was munching on a fruit, looking at a mountain in his view, when an idea popped into his head. "Hamrigan will be looking for us once he finds out that Destroyer Dragon didn't finish us off." Kenji said. "Ya, so?" Stan said. "Well, I was thinking that we're not ready to face him yet. We should think of a place to stay for awhile and perhaps train and recover. It's really not safe to stay here, otherwise we'll be finished for sure. I was thinking of going up that small mountain." Kenji told the hamhams, pointing up to the small mountain in the moonlight. "What's so special about that lil' mountain?" Howdy asked. "Nothing is special about it, just like you Howdy." Dexter answered. "Enough of your dumb jokes!" Howdy yelled angrily. "You're the one who's always making the dumb jokes!" Dexter shot back. As usual, they pummeled each other, lost in a cloud of dust.
"There's nothing interesting or obvious about it. So we could climb it and rest there. Hamrigan would never find us up there!" Kenji explained. "Well, I guess I could do with a break." Hamtaro addmitted. "It would be nice to rest our feet for awhile" Howdy added, finishing his fist fight with Dexter. "I hope there's sunflower seeds!" Oxnard added dreamily. "What about Boss though? Will he be well enough to make the climb?" Maxwell asked. "We'll wait and see tomorrow if he's doing better. If so, then we can start up the mountain." Kenji replied. "Can we get some sleep now? I'm awfully tired." Pashmina yawned. "Ookwee!" "Alright, let's get some shuteye." Kenji agreed. The hamhams all fell asleep into their peaceful slumber.
The next day the hamhams awoke to a cloudy day. "Aaaw, a cloudy day!" Cappy whined. "It's always been a cloudy for the past who knows how many days!" Howdy said. Boss didn't seem much better, but he was awake now. "How do you feel?" Bijou asked. Boss only replied with a painful groan. "Oh sure, he's fine! Just a few broken bones, couple of wounds and a major 3rd degree burn! Of couse he isn't okay!" Howdy shouted angrily. "We'll leave tomorrow then." Hamtaro announced. "But Hamrigan probably knows by now that we're still alive! He'll find us here!" Kenji cried. "Let's just wait."Hamtaro said calmly. "Alright. We'll wait." Kenji finally agreed. The day went on normally. Bijou, Pashmina, and Penelope went to pick flowers. Howdy, Sandy, Stan, and Hamtaro played soccer with a pinecone they found. Maxwell read his book he brought with him while Kenji, Oxnard and Dexter went to gather some food. Cappy and Panda went exploring through the bushes, when they came to a deep forest. "Maybe we should go back now." Panda told Cappy. "No, let's keep looking around. I smell something good!" Cappy said. Cappy walked around on his toes, sniffing the woods, and then came across a single sunflower. "I knew I smelt something good! Sunflower seeds!" Cappy cried. "Wow! Great job Cappy! I didn't think we'd ever see any sunflower seeds in this world!" Panda exclaimed. "I bet this will make Boss happy again! He hasn't had any seeds in a long time he said!" Cappy happily shouted. "I can't wait to see the look on Oxnards face when he sees these!" Panda giggled. Cappy gathered as many sunflower seeds as he could in his hat, while Panda carried them in his arms. The two ran back to where the hamhams were. "Hey you two! What's the rush?" Hamtaro asked. "Look what we found!" Cappy exclaimed. "We found a whole sunflower with sunflower seeds!" Panda added excitedly. "Wow! Sunflower seeds! Now those are something that I haven't seen for a long time!" Hamtaro exclaimed. "Oh, lovely sunflower seeds!" Oxnard cried in bliss. The hamhams dug into the sunflower seeds, except Boss. Cappy brought some over to where Boss lay. "Hey Boss! I brought you back some sunflower seeds!" He held his hands infront of Boss's face. Boss's eyes remained closed though. "C'mon Boss! You gotta eat! You haven't had any sunflower seeds for such a long time!" Cappy cried. Boss didn't move. "Why won't he eat?" Cappy asked Kenji who approached. "I don't know." Kenji replied quietly. He didn't really want to upset Cappy anymore. He didn't know if Boss wouldn't last much longer.
The next day, Boss was on his feet, but he wasn't feeling much better, but he told the others that he'd be fine going up the mountain. "Do you think we could climb up the mountain now?" Maxwell asked. "I think Boss is actually going to be alright." Kenji replied. "Let's go." The hamhams began the hike up the mountain. Hamtaro and Kenji brought up the front, while Boss, Oxnard, and Penelope were at the back. The hamhams tripped and stumbled along the way. Tasty fruits caught Oxnards eye, but Hamtaro told Oxnard they better keep moving. They were half way up the mountain, when high winds began to blow. They had to struggle from getting blown off the cliffs. As the hike went on, Boss seemed to get worse and worse. Boss eventually stumbled on the ground, and wouldn't get up. Oxnard fell down exhausted, followed by Penelope, who did the same. "Hamtaro! We'll have to stop! They're not doing so good back there!" Kenji called up to Hamtaro. "Alright!" he replied. The hamhams stopped for awhile, and then continued. They finally reached the top. Boss was the last to reach the top shortly after Oxnard. Boss collapsed on the ground, panting and hurting. "Are you okay?" Hamtaro asked. "I'm....fine...." Boss replied, short of breath. "That was a really hard hike! Sorry about that Penelope." Pashmina apologized. "Ookwee..." Penelope groaned. "We finally made it." Kenji announced. "But that was much harder than I expected!" he added. The mountain top had some grass and a pool of water, but nothing much else but dead trees. "Hamrigan will never find us here." Kenji told the hamhams. Little did they know, someone was watching them.
"Yes master! They're alive! And I know where they are!" Hamzar told the superior lord Hamrigan. "Alive?! I thought that dragon finished them!" He growled. "That dragon retreated. And the warriors have fled to the top of that small mountain over there!" Hamzar pointed out a small mountain lying among other larger mountains to Hamrigan. "One of the dark hams have been spying on them." he added. "I shall deal with them myself. Then they will know what true fear is!" Hamrigan announced.
"You should be alright. Just take it easy and lay of the fighting for a few days, and you'll be good as new....almost." Kenji told Boss. Boss only seemed worse though. "I don't think he feels very reassured." Dexter said. "That guy hurts himself way too much!" Stan stated. The hamhams drank some water from the water pool. "There's sure not very much food up here!" Hamtaro said. "I was looking forward to the sunflower seeds too!" Oxnard sighed sadly. "We'll just have to make due with what we have here." Maxwell told them. Cappy filled his hat with water and brought it back to Boss. "I brought you back some water" Cappy told Boss. He didn't reply though. "Aren't you thirsty?" Cappy asked. Bijou came over. "What eez wrong? Are you sick?" she asked. "I'm...just...tired right now..." Boss replied weakly. "Oh. Okay. If there eez anything you need, just let me know." Bijou replied. The sun was beginning to set in the sky, with stars appearing one by one. "It's beautiful up here!" Pashmina sighed happily. "Ookwee." Dexter shuffled over towards Pashmina. "Ah, yes! The night is perfect and beautiful....just like you my dear." Dexter told Pashmina dreamily. "Aw, knock off the mushy stuff Dexter! Let me show ya how a real man gets the ladies goin'! A lil' thing I call square dancin' " Howdy yelled, bumping Dexter away and dancing like crazy. "Guys, quiet down. I'm trying to sleep." Stan groaned. "Already?! It's only sun set!" Howdy exclaimed. Suddenly, the sky turned back full of clouds. "Well, not anymore I guess." Howdy said. "There's clouds gathering!" Maxwell cried out. "And not just any clouds!" Kenji added. Hamrigan swooped down and landed infront of the hamhams. "No! How did he know we were here?! Impossible!" Kenji cried. "Thanks to a little help to one of my soldiers, I found you. And now I will deal with all of you myself!" Hamrigan told them. "This is the end for you hamhams!" Hamrigan laughed evily. "mmm....quiet down, i'm trying to sleep...." Stan mumbled. Sandy slapped Stan. "Stan! Wake up! it's him!" Sandy cried. Stan opened his eyes sleepily, seeing Hamrigan. Stan screamed and fainted. Hamrigan shot his dark powers at the hamhams. Hamtaro tried to block with his sword, but was thrown back. "You have no chace against me and my supreme powers! This will be your final fight!" He laughed evily.
