~*~*~*~*~Author notes: this is taking longer than I like and I hate the fact that I have to make all these changes in the story. (sighs) Plus I these last chapters in pencil which makes it so hard to read and copy! I hardly write my stories in pencil, I erasable pens for my stories and some homework. So that's what happening and which is why my Inuyasha story is just about finish while this one is going to take some more time to finish. (sigh I shouldn't be working on two stories at the same time in the first place.) L Oh well read this chapter(s) any maybe you become just as blue as Me.*~*~*~*~*~Small-Buttercup
It was a couple hours before Laura woke up, and only to find the police station nearly empty and Travis was fast asleep at her side. He was so cute fast asleep like that and he wasn't snoring or drooling like most guys would be. It true the day took a lot of energy out of the both of them. Laura wanted to call her parents since it was now in the evening. The moon was half way up and the stars shining almost brightly. The ash, dusk, and smoke from the fire downtown could be seen form the sky. It was darker than it was supposed too be. That was for sure. Laura asked clerk if the downtown was under control; yet, since the one that was in front of them had been left, much to her relief. A busy clerk told he only half the downtown was nearly safe from the flames the other half was gone yet the debris was still burning. The power was out all in some parts of the city and the surround cities plus water and gas. Laura thought it best not to call her parents in fear that their power might go out if she did. She didn't want her parents to be in the darkness. It was too scary. She wish she could be with them now. Being with Travis all day was wonderful and all but, she wanted to be with her family. She also wanted Hamtaro to come home. She wonder if he had came back and was waiting for her back in his cage. All other thoughts were just to depressing.
That led back to what the old man had said about her hamster friend. Hamtaro couldn't be evil and sure, he was a little annoying and a bit too hyperactive at times. Yet, he was not evil at all she knew it! She look at her band-aid, no one hardly noticed it cause she picked the clear kind. The day Hamtaro bit her, he drew blood and nearly snap the bone. She wonder why he left she cried for hours but he mom forced her to stop. She was afraid she would end up like Kana. She wondered how was Kana and was she safe and better? She wished she could have gave her the flowers. The officer had taken them and put them in water somewhere. Laura wanted to go to the bathroom but knew she couldn't cause Travis had his arm around her. He was protecting her, comforting her, and keeping her warm. She felt her cheeks burning again. Would her parents allow her to date Travis if she asked? Probably not after all she was only in the fifth grade, she probably couldn't date till she was 2nd or 3rd year of high school. Could she wait that long? Could Travis wait that long? Other girls did like him and he was so into his sports. He probably turn her down. Since she couldn't move or go anywhere, she just fell right back to sleep snug against Travis.
Dexter: HOWDY! HOWDY! WAKE UP MAN! We're in so much trouble it's dark all ready!
Howdy: WHAT! It's nighttime already?
Yes, Howdy and Dexter feel asleep after their little chat. Howdy said he was just resting his eyes, so Dexter did the same and as soon as you could say Snoozer, both were asleep. At this time, Hamtaro has reawaken as well. Herbert took over now that Hamtaro's body was refresh and ready to slaughter more innocent victims. Hamtaro look up in glee the downtown section was still in ablaze. He chuckled an evil laugh. He picked up the bag of bloody body parts and objects and made off to find the last four ham-hams.
Back at the shop they were also asleep or were till the old man woke up screaming in a mad fit. The Cappy and Panda clamed him down and asked what was bugging him. The old man decline to answer them. He carefully looked at the window and shook his head.
Old man: The city is still on fire and it a few more hours it will reach here. I'm afraid that your two friends may be dead. It's been almost four hours since we sent them on that mission. You friend Hamtaro must was a power hamster even before Herbert took over his body.
Cappy: Yeah that Hamtaro was one crazy son of a bitch. But he so fucked up now can't talk to that crazy bastard now.
Panda: Can't believe he would punk out and let some one take over his body. Without a fight.
Old man: Oh, he has been fighting. There has been plenty of fight between the two souls. However Hamtaro is of a gentle nature he is holding back his true power to get rid of Herbert if he didn't Herbert would be dead now. Nevertheless, he will be coming here alone with the fire. The sky is full of smoke and ash. I'm glad this shop is almost near the outskirts of major mall area or else we would have all burn by now. Or a firefighter would have cleared us out. No telling what they would do to an old guy like me.
Cappy: Yo, pops just how old be you?
Old Man: Oh, about ninety-nine years old, I'll be a hundred in fifty days. That is if I live through this.
Panda: Damn Pops you hella old! And you run this shop all by yourself?
Old Man: Aye. I been tracking down Herbert for decades I must admit. I almost got him this time. You see I was in the process of destroying that kimono. I had it up front under a spell so normal humans wouldn't see it. Only me and other hamsters. Yet, somehow your friend's mistress broke through the spell and saw it. I was so shock I just gave it too her. I should stop drinking I think. It's starting to mess with my judgment now. I believe I myself was under a spell. Why did I let that girl walk out of here with that evil thing? I regret unleashing this evil on your city. Which is why I will destroy it once and for all. A deed that my family has tried to do since that evil was born. I told the girl the story so I tell you the whole story.
As the old man told Panda and Cappy the history of the evil kimono. Hamtaro had found and was now stalking Howdy and Dexter who had got a clue where Laura was, thanks to what the old man said and now the scent of flowers. They had to go down into the sewers, which were scary cause there was always evil rabid rats around that would to take a bite out of them. Maxwell had told them about police stations before so they knew what to look for once they could safely get above ground again. Hamtaro snared and it echoed throughout the sewers' pipes.
Howdy: What the heck was that?
Dexter: I don't know man but we better start moving faster.
The two walked as fast as they could through the water and narrow (for them) sidewalks. Hamtaro let out another long snare out that echo louder than the first. He hated running after prey since Howdy and Dexter were now running like mad rats now. Though he slowed down it was clear to him that Dexter and Howdy was up to something and he was a curious hamster still. Besides whatever they had planed wouldn't work the kimono was power, he was powerful, and they were going to die. Howdy and Dexter kept up the same pace sometime tripping over their on paws. They had to get out and fast. Whatever was in the sewers with them weren't going to harm them.
Howdy: Damn we should have paid more attention went Boss took us around the city.
Dexter: Yes it all does look the same at night doesn't it? Hey, I saw a red light up ahead.
Howdy: Good lets get out of here. Before it's too late.
The two hop on the nearest loose pipe drain and ran up it on to the streets, to their enjoyment and relief there wasn't a car for miles around. Hamtaro wasn't about to let them get away when the two of them took off in a storm. Dexter had spotted it the police station that where Laura was and that where they were going to go. Happy they had finally found it Dexter and Howdy ran like the wind towards the police station. Whereas Hamtaro kept his low stalking speed the same. The famous Left foot-right foot stride stances in between the quite like a cat at night walk. He waited in the darkness to see what was what was going on.
At first when they enter, they couldn't see anything their eyes hadn't been in light since early in the afternoon. They knew what Laura looked like if not by Hamtaro pictures, they knew her by face. Hamtaro would use to follow her a lot. They just hope that he hadn't found her before they had. Finally as theirs, eyes adjust to the light and the screaming began.
Female Clerk: OH MY GOD THERE TWO BIGS RATS IN HERE!
Male Clerk: Where? What did you say?
Female 1: Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
Male Officer: I get them.
Also immediately the officer pull out his handgun and started shooting at Dexter and Howdy who in a flash doge those bullets. This woke up Travis and Laura in a shock. Was the cop going crazy or what? The officer only stopped when he saw the two shaking children there on the bench who had once been asleep.
Male Office: Oh man, um opps sorry about that kids. We just had some rats in here, but don't worry I took care of him.
Laura: I have to go to the bathroom.
Yea it was a little um surprising for her to just say that but hey. She really did have to go now. She was almost rocking back in forth on the bench. Yet, she didn't want to leave Travis with the crazy cop.
Travis: I have to go too. I'll walk you to the ladies room.
Travis was glad to walk away from the officer. He was a real screwball and he didn't want to be shot by him or have Laura in this kind of danger. It's no wonder why they did let him leave the station. If he wasted so much energy and bullets on two little old rats and still there wasn't any bodies of them found. Then again, he shot the wall up so good they would probably never find the bodies. Actually, he felt a little sort of the two vermin weren't rats and hamsters all from of the same family or species? He didn't know he was into biology much. He was more of a math and English kind of guy.
Meanwhile after have minor heart attack, Dexter and Howdy continue on the search a little more carefully. They had forgotten how some humans weren't too crazy about hamsters and thought of them as rats. A mean and hurtful suggestion but they knew it was true. Yet the had to find Laura still it was there only hope. That and making Laura follow them to the old hamster shop. It took a lot of scurrying till they caught up with her all the time thinking something or someone was following them. It was true Hamtaro was right on their tails. So, they were after Laura but why. She couldn't do anything and she was with that boy she like. Oh, this was too good to be true. Only thing was he was getting fatigue damn it Herbert knew that Hamtaro was purposely wasting energy by running in between desks and other objects. He sent wave after wave of pain throughout his body as Hamtaro whimper in pain. He had to stop Herbert from doing this. He knew what the next victims where going to be but he would be damn if he let Herbert get away with it. Not this time this was Laura and two of the much beloved ham-hams. The raging battle was on. Hamtaro braced himself against the wall. He wasn't going to move the more pain Herbert let out on him the more energy he just wasted. Someday he would realize this but for now, Hamtaro knew he had the upper hand when it came to this. He would not kill Laura he hadn't really wanted to kill the others but he wasn't used to the pain. He was like a whipping boy now. He gained the tolerance for it he was like a drug addict he was starting to like the pain.
*****Author Notes: That all I feel like writing for now. Maybe I'll come back to this story later on. (someday) but as for now, I think I work on my Inuyasha stories.*****
