Chapter ten: The battle inside the shop begins!

They followed Howdy all the way towards the edge of town. They had to past cops and firefighters all the way of course but very soon; they could see the shop. Yes the hamster shop! Laura froze up and wouldn't move an inch as they notice Hamtaro little shadow crept inside. It was spooky everything from this point was blacken with ash expect the little hamster shop. Howdy tugged on her shoestrings again only to get nudged away.

Laura: No! I won't go in!

Travis: Laura we have too. Your hamster in there. We all saw him go inside just now.

Laura: No! That old guy in there and the whole place creeps me out now okay!

Travis: Listen Laura! Going in means ending all the nightmares and clearing Hamtaro's name. The old man is creepy I agree but look he must have called Hamtaro over here.

Laura: Find let's go inside.

Travis: can you get your knees to stop shaking long enough for you to walk?

Laura: Yes.

Finally, Laura had enough will power to start walking again toward the shop. Only she was walking very slowly towards the shop, which was only four blocks away. Howdy just about had it not because Travis kept calling him a girl, not because he knew something bad was happening inside that shop, but because Laura was getting on his last fucking nerve the girl was just one big cry-baby!

*~*~*Inside the shop*~*~*

Hamtaro had stuck and nearly killed Panda with a rather large pocketknife that had been hanging up. The old man nearly had an heart attack he knew Hamtaro had been on the way. Dexter had failed to get to the shop instead, he had followed his dream like he told Howdy he would earlier that day.

Old man: Hebert! Have ye no honor? Your at least what two centuries old! Hamtaro: My name is Hamtaro ya old fart!

Old man: Nay you name is Herbert. You think you won Herbert? You think this is it?

Hamtaro: Lets see I have a new body. I have killed almost all you useless ham-hams and there stupid humans. Yeah I pretty much won old man.

Old man: Oh till I do this.

[Splash]

The old man threw a greenish brown liquidly potion from a bottle. It drip down on Hamtaro body and made him sniff and shake. Cappy and Panda still stayed hidden behind the cages.

Hamtaro: what! What? WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME OLD MAN!

Old man: I froze you for the time being to the little girl comes and I get my next potion ready.

At that sound, Cappy and Panda did come out of hiding. The slowly crept to Hamtaro frozen hamster.

Panda: So now you're a frozen fucker now huh Hamtaro?

Cappy: yeah freeze "it's hamtaro time!" Now you're a snow-ham.

Hamtaro couldn't answer back since his lips were frozen shut. Yet, in his mind he was still battling with Herbert. Herbert could easily break the ice but Hamtaro wasn't going to let him.

*Dexter quest*

Dexter didn't mean do what he did but it was calling him. His dream everything. Now he had to go back to the club it had to be something there but what. He didn't even notice he was running through the park where the clubhouse use to be. It was all a sign good or bad? He didn't know but it was a sign. Finally, of what seemed like hours of running non-stop, he made it to what used to be the clubhouse and lo and behold, there they were Auntie VI and Elder Ham!

Dexter: What are you two doing here at this time of night?

Auntie VI: don't know we were drawn here. I found this old goat sleeping near here.

Elder Ham: I wasn't sleeping! I was resting!

Auntie VI: whatever you old geezer ham. So Dexter what happen to the clubhouse?

Dexter painfully told of everything that happen. He wasn't concerned about them having heart attacks or anything. He had to just go on and say it for if he hadn't he didn't he wouldn't have enough guts to do it. At the end, all three were silent there really wasn't much to say. Yet, Elder ham couldn't believe and needed a summary.

Elder ham: So Hamtaro is evil now but not really because he just been taken over by an evil power from long ago. Now it was your job to go to this weird hamster shop to warn him of his coming but then you had to come find us and tell us your story and in this story, you told us...

Dexter and Auntie VI: ENOUGH ALREADY!

The old hamster was just nuts. No one had time for his senile games. They had to save the others but really, Dexter wanted to find that secret lab. Although it was night Auntie VI could see the glimmer in Dexter's eyes.

Auntie VI: You want to find that shop don't you?

Dexter: Yes Madam I do.

Auntie VI: Then let's find it.

Dexter: I don't want to be too late too..

Auntie VI: listen whatever in their might be important it might even have a clue how we can help Hamtaro out.

Dexter: You think so?

Auntie VI: Sure of course. Even Elder ham can..

The two hamster look over to see that the old hamster had fallen asleep yet again. Only to be woken up with a start and saying "oh my Hamtaro" The shook their heads as Dexter started digging in the ashes the old park had been burnt yet again. Auntie started to help much to Dexter disapproval. Elder ham did it off and on, as he kept going to sleep. Finally, Dexter hit something hard was it rock or was it the lab? He uncover it and it was the table! The table in which Snoozer used to lay on! Why hadn't it been burnt he thought the table looked as good as new well it looked like it had always.

Dexter: This is freaky.

Auntie VI: lets pull the table up.

Dexter: okay. Funny how Dexter was a hamster known for brute strength but somehow all during the day he found it. He was using muscles he didn't even know he had. If he made it out of it, alive he wouldn't mind writing a book about it all.

*Back at the hamster shop*

The old man sensed Laura only a few feet away from the door also the potion was about to wear off. Hamtaro was losing it again. Herbert was coming out. The old threw yet another potion on him this time a reddish pink one that was thick and gooey like the first one. Now Hamtaro fur was all sticky and he felt like someone dropped a dozen pounds on him. Just as the freezing potion was wearing off Laura, enter the shop with Travis by her side.

Laura: Hamtaro! What happen to you! (Looks at the old man) Hey, what did you do to my Hamster mister?

Hamtaro looked like he belonged in a freak show. He fur was about five to six different colors, green, brown, pink, and red. He looked like someone did a color by number on him but the person was color blinded. Plus he looked frozen.

Old Man: I stop your hamster from harming his other friends here.

Laura: You lie! Clean my hamster up and let him go!

Hamtaro: I think it time for you to go.

[Major shock]

Laura and Travis just stared at the multi colored Hamster as he began to crawl toward them. Were they sleepy or what? No way did they just hear Hamtaro talk!

Herbert: why are you looking at me like that!

Laura: when did you learn to talk?

Herbert: what the? Old man this is your doing!

Old man: Why yes it is. Now that we all can understand each other. Let the final battle begin.

Travis: what battle! Look old man we are not hear to fight! We came to get hamtaro and leave!

Herbert: Ah the noble hero and lover of Laura speaks! What the matter fearful of a little hamster.

Travis eyed Hamtaro. What was wrong with the hamster loving and caring at first now evil and venomous. The two stared at each other for a while and it seemed now one wanted to break the silence either.

Panda: Look Hamtaro we don't know what the hell going on in your head but you better kick that Herbert evil spirit outta ya and fast.

Cappy: yeah cause we ain't lettin' you hurt your former master.

Laura: it's true. Everything you said was true.

Herbert: Yeah the old fart was right I'm a brand new ham! I'm not Hamtaro! I'm Herbert the next world leader!

Panda and Cappy: over our dead bodies! Fucker!

Travis: wow hamster have that kind of language!

Herbert: Get use to it fag!

Travis: what the hell you call me you retarded fuzz-ball! I can and will step on you.

Herbert: Try it I dare you!

Laura: stop it please Hamtaro please! Come back! (Starts crying)

Herbert: no need to cry it will all be over soon.

Howdy had been quiet and well hidden and for a good reason. It seemed that Dexter was not there which is why everyone was shock and didn't know quiet what to do. Had Hamtaro gotten to him before he could warn the others? Finally Howdy jumped down and did what he thought was the best thing to do under the situation. Howdy snuck his teeth into the back of Hamtaro skin causing blood to leak out and Hamtaro screaming in total pain. Laura screamed for him to stop and knocked Howdy off with her foot. She picked up what she thought was still her hamster.

Laura: are you okay Hamtaro speak to me.

Hamtaro opened his eye which way blood red and spinning around. He sunk his teeth and claws deep into Laura's hand cause her to scream out in pain and actually start banging her hand against the wall. Travis as freaked as he way by this got a broom and whacked Hamtaro off her. Laura's hand was broken and bleeding badly. Hamtaro started foaming from the mouth again and blood dripping out of it.

Travis: What the hell wrong with your hamster Laura. Oh, my god are you okay your hand can you move it at all? Laura: No. It hurts. God Hamtaro why! (You know she screaming and crying)

Herbert: I told you my name is Hebert!

Cappy: hey Hebert?

Herbert: what?

[PUNCH]

Cappy knocked him square in the face as then Howdy, Panda, and himself totally started attack him. Biting, clawing and rolling around all over the place. The old man ignore it all and worked on his potion and muttered, "if only I had that book." Yet Travis had over hear even though Laura's cries of pain and horror.

Travis: what book.

This caught the old man by surprise he didn't think anyone had heard he took a slip of gin and clear his throat.

Old man: I lost my spell book.

This caught Hebert ears even though at the moment they were being chewed on. He kneed Howdy between the hind legs as he slammed Panda and Cappy's heads together. All three were knocked out as Herbert let out a bone- chilling laugh.

Herbert: YOU FOOL YOU LOST THE BOOK! (Laughs more) That was the only way to destroy me! I knew your spells were weak. Now you all shall die and once your all dead, I Herbert the hamster shall take over the world.

Howdy: You going to rule a world with just yourself in it?

Herbert: Yes a cold, dark, lonely planet is what I been dreaming of for a long time.

Travis: Hamster you piss me off. (A/N: Damn too much YYH right there I should work on this later.)

Hebert: (mockingly) Oh, and where did you pick that pretty little word up?

Travis: shut up you evil hamster who do you think you are? Give Laura hamster back his body or mind or whatever you took of his.

Herbert: Hamtaro is gone. That loser had his chance to destroy me but did he take it? NO! He liked the power, the freedom, and the popularity even of killing all his friends. Hamtaro was a weak and foolish little hamster. He much better use now than ever.

[Smack]

Laura threw a shoe at him a very dirty one at that. Hamtaro poor little body bounce off the wall and flat on his face. Laura knew now that it wasn't hamtaro anymore and that they would have to find a way to either destroy the evil in her Hamtaro or find a way to trap it again. Travis had tied her hand so she could hardly move it at all actually it hurt to much to move.

Herbert: BITCH! You pay for that. Yeah hey kids I have a show just for you.

Travis: Hey don't you ever call..

Herbert: Shut the hell up ya fucking fag. I have something to show all ya.

Howdy: what the hell what.

Panda: Stop trying to talk like me in cappie man!

Cappy: yeah you piss me off wit that shit.

(A/n: Hell at this point I'm even confused on which is which. Basically, the outside is and always was Hamtaro and the inside is and most was Herbert. Ahem)

Hamtaro jumped out and dropped a bloody bag onto the floor. Already everyone nose were being affected by it. What was in the bag?

*~*~*~*Author notes: I dunno but I'm going to sleep so like whatever. I'll work on this later today. I need a nap. Also, I post another chapter of my Inuyasha story too. Busy me. See ya later*~*~*~*~*~