A Ham Ham Getaway: The Cat and The Cave
By Ryouga's best friend
AN- The Madness continues! This is slowly becoming my most popular work and I'd like
to take this moment to thank everyone that read and reviewed.
Duedlum, Anti-blast, Black Mistress, Light Sneasel, Martial Arts Master, Lauren,
HyperKatz, Entricita, LigerZeroUnit, Aumari Slyverblade the Cat, CTRNikkiM, Alex Warlorn,
seadragon1012, AeroShamu, T'laren, Kara Carne, MajorBrendon, Nimmi, Drager, Safire Ranmako,
Sudz, Moogle64, and anyone else I missed … YOU GUYS ROCK!!! (Gives them all 100 point
badges)
…Anyway back to my notes. This next chapter is full of action, with a dash of drama
and some mixed up romance. Urd (from Oh! My Goddess) returns for another cameo though
this time there's even a little bit with Keiichi and her sisters Belldandy and Skuld.
Nonetheless… On with the Fic!
"Maxy lookout!"
The Ham hams turned to see Sandy and Maxwell barely tumble out of the way
from the pounce of a large cat. His slightly chubby frame was cover with shaggy,
brown hair striped with black. His eyes were two different colors, one yellow and
the other blue. Though both were focused on the hamster couple at his feet that cowed
to his low growl.
Laura was in complete shock. At her present size the feline towered over her.
She knew he wanted to eat all of them… that thought terrified her and shook her to
the bone. The hunger in its eyes devoured any courage she had and nullified the
traditional flight reaction leaving her frozen.
The Cat inched ever closer to Sandy and Maxwell. The pair entwined their paws
and shut their eyes. "I love you Sandy."
"I love you too Maxwell." The beast's paw came up and then… 'Thwack!' An acorn
nailed the cat right between the eyes causing it to stumble back.
"Stay away from my sister you creep!" Stan exclaimed shaking a clenched paw. The
formerly trapped hamsters took this opportunity to join the others.
"Now's our chance everyone, this way!" Boss commanded. There was no argument as
the others rushed as fast as their paws could carry them. The fled higher up till
escape came into sight. A small cave, probably abandoned by some other wild rodents,
was dug into the hillside. "Quick to the cave, we can lay low there until the cat
leaves."
"Wait…" Pashmina's concerned voice caught everyone's attention. "Where's Laura?"
"She must still be down with the cat." Cappy stated nervously. Without a second
thought Hamtaro started to sprint back to their picnic spot.
"You guys head for the cave, I'll catch up," he shouted back.
"No Hamtaro. Don't be a hero!" Bijou wailed. Boss placed a paw gently on her
shoulder.
"Come on Bijou," She reluctantly complied. They, along with the others, headed
into the cave to wait.
* * * * *
Laura didn't move or even scream as the cat casually approached. He loomed
over her, both eyes sparkling with malice. She had never been more afraid in her
life. * He's really going to eat me *.
"Ooopa!" The now familiar voice of Hamtaro trumpeted as he jumped through the air,
landing right on the cat's face. "You leave Laura alone," he bit into the cat's tender
nose. The cat recoiled with a painful howl. The hamster practically bounced to the
ground and grabbed her paw. "Come on, this way," He gently tugged her in the right
direction and they were off. She didn't even know she was running until they were
almost there. She glanced back to see the last thing she wanted… a very angry feline.
She let out a shrill scream as they almost dived into a small cave of dirt with the
cat right at their heels. They tumbled and rolled until they lay at the feet of the
others in a tangled heap, exhausted.
It wasn't hard to tell that the cat was frustrated with his prospected meal. He didn't
hesitate to reach in and try to get one of them. The large paw scratched its way ever
closer to the already worn out hams. Though it was Boss the grabbed his trusty shovel
charged forward.
"Don't you ever give up." He brought it down with an audible clang on the offending
intruder. The paw was quickly pulled out in pain and surprise. Pain pulsed in his paw,
head and especially nose gave him all the hint he needed… these hamsters were NOT
worth all this work. He painfully limped off in search of less feisty targets. They
all cheered with victory with Boss, Stan, and Hamtaro being showered with extra praise
for their heroic deeds. There was a consensus to wait for a while before heading back
to the clubhouse, just in case.
* * * * *
On the outskirts of a small college town near Tokyo a student, Keiichi Morisato,
pulled into his home. A large shrine that was restored by his girlfriend, the Norn of
the present, Belldandy. He parked his motorcycle and headed inside. "Hello, I'm home!"
He shouted as he removed his shoes.
"I'm in the kitchen," Belldandy's melodious voice replied. He headed in to see her
and her younger sister, The Norn of the future, Skuld. He joined them at the table.
"I got your message Bell, what's the problem?"
"Well it's not really a problem. It's just Urd has been acting strange since yesterday."
"Like what?"
"She's locked herself in her room and barely comes except to eat."
"She's not even taping her soaps," Skuld added. That was a bad sign.
"So you think she's up to something?" He asked nervously thinking back to some of
'self proclaimed' goddess of love's other plans.
"No, this time I think she's trying to help someone." Belldandy glanced in the
direction of her older sister, The Norn of the Past, Urd's room.
"Come on sis, you give her WAY to much credit." Skuld rolled her eyes at the
prospect. "This is Urd we're talking about."
"She can be selfish and reckless but I really believe that this time she's
trying to do the right thing."
"Well, if she is helping someone. Who is it?" Keiichi asked.
"I don't know. She won't tell me. That's why I want you to talk to her." Belldandy
looked Keiichi right in the eyes causing him to redden slightly.
"Wha, Why me?" he managed to stutter.
"I really think you can get her to let us help. I believe in you." He swallowed
and tried to avoid her eyes.
"I guess I can give it a try," he relented.
"Thank you K"
* * * * *
Boss, Howdy, and Dexter retrieved the picnic blanket and snacks. Just because
they moved the location didn't mean the picnic had to stop. Though there was a slight
difference, two hams stood guard at the entrance so the other could have fun. The
current pair was Panda and Cappy. Inside everyone began to relax and get back to
normal, except Laura. She sat quietly away from everyone else with a distant look in
her eyes. She hadn't spoken since they came to the cave and the others were beginning
to get worried. Hamtaro volunteered to go and find out what was wrong.
"Why do I have to go?" Hamtaro grumbled a little, "I'm no good at this stuff." He
glanced to his paw at the very short piece of straw and let out a small sigh. "Oh
well, here I go…" He slowly approached and took a seat next to Laura. "Hey," he greeted
calmly. She turned to face him, completely void of emotion. "Ah… I came to check on
ya, everyone's worried." He spoke hesitantly. Though she made no other motion, "Laura,
I'd hate to see you sad. I can't make you smile if you don't tell me what's wrong."
Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Hamtaro!" Laura wailed as she buried her face in his chest almost toppling him
over. He awkwardly embraced her as she started sobbing.
"It's okay Laura, you don't have to cry," She grasp him in her own fierce hug and
sobbed even harder. Hamtaro blushed despite himself at the sudden closeness. A
loud Snap! echoed through the expanse of the cave. Everyone bore large sweatdrops
save Bijou who was holding two halves of a sunflower seed, her left eye twitching
ever so slightly.
"You okay Bijou?" Pashmina asked reluctantly.
"I'm fine," she stated in a "too" clam voice. Penelope moved a little closer
to Pashmina.
"OokWee," her voice shaking slightly. Everyone else watched her actions very
confused.
* * * * *
Urd sat in front of a small, strange looking television watching the
recent scenes of Laura's adventure unfold. "This isn't working out how I planned
at all…sigh. A 4th grade girl turned into a hamster and nearly gets eaten by a
cat, she'll be traumatized for life." Placing her head in her hands she sighed
again. "I'm a horrible goddess." Her momentary sulk was disrupted by a knock on
her door. "What do you want Keiichi?"
"How'd you it was me?" the mortal in question asked confused.
"Belldandy knocks much softer than that and Skuld doesn't knock at all."
"I can come back later if you want?" Urd shrugged and walked over to the door.
She slid it open, much to Keiichi's surprise, and motioned for him to enter.
"Ah thanks," he was more than a little nervous. He'd only been in Urd's room a
few times and he never left without at least one spell cast on him.
"So what brings you here?"
"Well we're worried about you Urd. You've hardly come out," he explained awkwardly.
"I've just been…ah, busy. Nothing I can't handle though," she replied hastily.
Keiichi glance over to her TV to see…
"Urd… Why are you watching hamsters?" he asked with no hidden confusion. Urd
remained silent causing him to turn toward her. "What did you do Urd?" The goddess
in question fiddled with her fingers avoiding his gaze.
"I… indirectly… turnedalittlegirlintoahamster." Keiichi had to pause for his
brain to organize the jumbled statement. Before he could respond she tackled him
to the ground and started begging in a quiet voice. "Please don't tell anyone
Keiichi, Bell and Skuld will tell father and I'll get in huge trouble. You gotta
do me this favor, it'll be over in another day." She did all she could to look
desperate. After a long pause Keichi merely sighed.
"Okay, I won't tell anyone... though I'm not going to like this one bit." He stated
as he made his way out the door.
"Thank you Kei" she whispered with a seductive wink.He coughed in reply and
hid his blushing face. "He's a good kid... I guess I'll really owe him after
this. Well I better get back to work."
to be continued...
AN- That's it for now, I appologize for the wait and the crappy ending. I was
having computer troubles(My computer is a toaster!). The ending was to satisfy
my perfectionist in the tying of lose ends. I promise the next part will be 100%
crap free. Until next time! Je ne!
By Ryouga's best friend
AN- The Madness continues! This is slowly becoming my most popular work and I'd like
to take this moment to thank everyone that read and reviewed.
Duedlum, Anti-blast, Black Mistress, Light Sneasel, Martial Arts Master, Lauren,
HyperKatz, Entricita, LigerZeroUnit, Aumari Slyverblade the Cat, CTRNikkiM, Alex Warlorn,
seadragon1012, AeroShamu, T'laren, Kara Carne, MajorBrendon, Nimmi, Drager, Safire Ranmako,
Sudz, Moogle64, and anyone else I missed … YOU GUYS ROCK!!! (Gives them all 100 point
badges)
…Anyway back to my notes. This next chapter is full of action, with a dash of drama
and some mixed up romance. Urd (from Oh! My Goddess) returns for another cameo though
this time there's even a little bit with Keiichi and her sisters Belldandy and Skuld.
Nonetheless… On with the Fic!
"Maxy lookout!"
The Ham hams turned to see Sandy and Maxwell barely tumble out of the way
from the pounce of a large cat. His slightly chubby frame was cover with shaggy,
brown hair striped with black. His eyes were two different colors, one yellow and
the other blue. Though both were focused on the hamster couple at his feet that cowed
to his low growl.
Laura was in complete shock. At her present size the feline towered over her.
She knew he wanted to eat all of them… that thought terrified her and shook her to
the bone. The hunger in its eyes devoured any courage she had and nullified the
traditional flight reaction leaving her frozen.
The Cat inched ever closer to Sandy and Maxwell. The pair entwined their paws
and shut their eyes. "I love you Sandy."
"I love you too Maxwell." The beast's paw came up and then… 'Thwack!' An acorn
nailed the cat right between the eyes causing it to stumble back.
"Stay away from my sister you creep!" Stan exclaimed shaking a clenched paw. The
formerly trapped hamsters took this opportunity to join the others.
"Now's our chance everyone, this way!" Boss commanded. There was no argument as
the others rushed as fast as their paws could carry them. The fled higher up till
escape came into sight. A small cave, probably abandoned by some other wild rodents,
was dug into the hillside. "Quick to the cave, we can lay low there until the cat
leaves."
"Wait…" Pashmina's concerned voice caught everyone's attention. "Where's Laura?"
"She must still be down with the cat." Cappy stated nervously. Without a second
thought Hamtaro started to sprint back to their picnic spot.
"You guys head for the cave, I'll catch up," he shouted back.
"No Hamtaro. Don't be a hero!" Bijou wailed. Boss placed a paw gently on her
shoulder.
"Come on Bijou," She reluctantly complied. They, along with the others, headed
into the cave to wait.
* * * * *
Laura didn't move or even scream as the cat casually approached. He loomed
over her, both eyes sparkling with malice. She had never been more afraid in her
life. * He's really going to eat me *.
"Ooopa!" The now familiar voice of Hamtaro trumpeted as he jumped through the air,
landing right on the cat's face. "You leave Laura alone," he bit into the cat's tender
nose. The cat recoiled with a painful howl. The hamster practically bounced to the
ground and grabbed her paw. "Come on, this way," He gently tugged her in the right
direction and they were off. She didn't even know she was running until they were
almost there. She glanced back to see the last thing she wanted… a very angry feline.
She let out a shrill scream as they almost dived into a small cave of dirt with the
cat right at their heels. They tumbled and rolled until they lay at the feet of the
others in a tangled heap, exhausted.
It wasn't hard to tell that the cat was frustrated with his prospected meal. He didn't
hesitate to reach in and try to get one of them. The large paw scratched its way ever
closer to the already worn out hams. Though it was Boss the grabbed his trusty shovel
charged forward.
"Don't you ever give up." He brought it down with an audible clang on the offending
intruder. The paw was quickly pulled out in pain and surprise. Pain pulsed in his paw,
head and especially nose gave him all the hint he needed… these hamsters were NOT
worth all this work. He painfully limped off in search of less feisty targets. They
all cheered with victory with Boss, Stan, and Hamtaro being showered with extra praise
for their heroic deeds. There was a consensus to wait for a while before heading back
to the clubhouse, just in case.
* * * * *
On the outskirts of a small college town near Tokyo a student, Keiichi Morisato,
pulled into his home. A large shrine that was restored by his girlfriend, the Norn of
the present, Belldandy. He parked his motorcycle and headed inside. "Hello, I'm home!"
He shouted as he removed his shoes.
"I'm in the kitchen," Belldandy's melodious voice replied. He headed in to see her
and her younger sister, The Norn of the future, Skuld. He joined them at the table.
"I got your message Bell, what's the problem?"
"Well it's not really a problem. It's just Urd has been acting strange since yesterday."
"Like what?"
"She's locked herself in her room and barely comes except to eat."
"She's not even taping her soaps," Skuld added. That was a bad sign.
"So you think she's up to something?" He asked nervously thinking back to some of
'self proclaimed' goddess of love's other plans.
"No, this time I think she's trying to help someone." Belldandy glanced in the
direction of her older sister, The Norn of the Past, Urd's room.
"Come on sis, you give her WAY to much credit." Skuld rolled her eyes at the
prospect. "This is Urd we're talking about."
"She can be selfish and reckless but I really believe that this time she's
trying to do the right thing."
"Well, if she is helping someone. Who is it?" Keiichi asked.
"I don't know. She won't tell me. That's why I want you to talk to her." Belldandy
looked Keiichi right in the eyes causing him to redden slightly.
"Wha, Why me?" he managed to stutter.
"I really think you can get her to let us help. I believe in you." He swallowed
and tried to avoid her eyes.
"I guess I can give it a try," he relented.
"Thank you K"
* * * * *
Boss, Howdy, and Dexter retrieved the picnic blanket and snacks. Just because
they moved the location didn't mean the picnic had to stop. Though there was a slight
difference, two hams stood guard at the entrance so the other could have fun. The
current pair was Panda and Cappy. Inside everyone began to relax and get back to
normal, except Laura. She sat quietly away from everyone else with a distant look in
her eyes. She hadn't spoken since they came to the cave and the others were beginning
to get worried. Hamtaro volunteered to go and find out what was wrong.
"Why do I have to go?" Hamtaro grumbled a little, "I'm no good at this stuff." He
glanced to his paw at the very short piece of straw and let out a small sigh. "Oh
well, here I go…" He slowly approached and took a seat next to Laura. "Hey," he greeted
calmly. She turned to face him, completely void of emotion. "Ah… I came to check on
ya, everyone's worried." He spoke hesitantly. Though she made no other motion, "Laura,
I'd hate to see you sad. I can't make you smile if you don't tell me what's wrong."
Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Hamtaro!" Laura wailed as she buried her face in his chest almost toppling him
over. He awkwardly embraced her as she started sobbing.
"It's okay Laura, you don't have to cry," She grasp him in her own fierce hug and
sobbed even harder. Hamtaro blushed despite himself at the sudden closeness. A
loud Snap! echoed through the expanse of the cave. Everyone bore large sweatdrops
save Bijou who was holding two halves of a sunflower seed, her left eye twitching
ever so slightly.
"You okay Bijou?" Pashmina asked reluctantly.
"I'm fine," she stated in a "too" clam voice. Penelope moved a little closer
to Pashmina.
"OokWee," her voice shaking slightly. Everyone else watched her actions very
confused.
* * * * *
Urd sat in front of a small, strange looking television watching the
recent scenes of Laura's adventure unfold. "This isn't working out how I planned
at all…sigh. A 4th grade girl turned into a hamster and nearly gets eaten by a
cat, she'll be traumatized for life." Placing her head in her hands she sighed
again. "I'm a horrible goddess." Her momentary sulk was disrupted by a knock on
her door. "What do you want Keiichi?"
"How'd you it was me?" the mortal in question asked confused.
"Belldandy knocks much softer than that and Skuld doesn't knock at all."
"I can come back later if you want?" Urd shrugged and walked over to the door.
She slid it open, much to Keiichi's surprise, and motioned for him to enter.
"Ah thanks," he was more than a little nervous. He'd only been in Urd's room a
few times and he never left without at least one spell cast on him.
"So what brings you here?"
"Well we're worried about you Urd. You've hardly come out," he explained awkwardly.
"I've just been…ah, busy. Nothing I can't handle though," she replied hastily.
Keiichi glance over to her TV to see…
"Urd… Why are you watching hamsters?" he asked with no hidden confusion. Urd
remained silent causing him to turn toward her. "What did you do Urd?" The goddess
in question fiddled with her fingers avoiding his gaze.
"I… indirectly… turnedalittlegirlintoahamster." Keiichi had to pause for his
brain to organize the jumbled statement. Before he could respond she tackled him
to the ground and started begging in a quiet voice. "Please don't tell anyone
Keiichi, Bell and Skuld will tell father and I'll get in huge trouble. You gotta
do me this favor, it'll be over in another day." She did all she could to look
desperate. After a long pause Keichi merely sighed.
"Okay, I won't tell anyone... though I'm not going to like this one bit." He stated
as he made his way out the door.
"Thank you Kei" she whispered with a seductive wink.He coughed in reply and
hid his blushing face. "He's a good kid... I guess I'll really owe him after
this. Well I better get back to work."
to be continued...
AN- That's it for now, I appologize for the wait and the crappy ending. I was
having computer troubles(My computer is a toaster!). The ending was to satisfy
my perfectionist in the tying of lose ends. I promise the next part will be 100%
crap free. Until next time! Je ne!