(A/N: You probably thought you'd never see me again. Well, I can summarize my absence in one word. College. Anyway, This is it. I know you've been waiting patiently and I thank you for that. So here it is. The final chapter. Enjoy.)
Hamtaro Adventure Series-Virtual Adventure

Ch 8.
Timothy led Laura to a hallway where there was a locked door on the left side. After unlocking the door, they proceeded to head down some stairs into a dark room. The stairs creaked as they made there way down, giving Laura chills that ran down her spine. Upon arriving at the bottom of the stairs Laura looked around the room but the only thing she could see was darkness.
"Let me get the lights.", Timothy said as he flicked a switch the illuminated the room all around.
Laura was surprised to find his basement, like his house, full of high-tech machinery.
"These are all of my latest gadgets that I have been working with."
Laura walked up to an obscure looking device. It had many buttons and switches on it, yet it was only the size of a baseball.
"What is this?" Laura said picking the metallic orb up into her hands.
Timothy turned around to see what Laura was talking about.
"Be careful with that. It's my portable transport device." Timothy said as Laura handed the invention to him. "With this, you can transport yourself to practically any part of the world."
"Really?" Laura said surprised that such a small object could hold such an amazing capability.
Meanwhile....
Boss, and the other Ham-Hams were on there way to Hamtaro's home, to keep him company.
So what do we do when we get to Hamtaro's house Boss?" Chihiro asked as the entire group of hamsters walked along the sidewalk.

"Wel...." Boss said thinking for a second. "I think we need to cheer him up. I bet being trapped in a game isn't very fun. He probably misses going on adventures with us."
"That's true. Hamtaro has always been very adventurous." Oxnard explained. "I bet being trapped in there has got to be very boring."
"And that's why we have to cheer him up." Boss added.
So as the Ham-Hams made their way to Laura's house, Laura was down in Timothy's basement where she hoped to find the answer to her and Hamtaro's dilemma.
"Have you found anything yet?" Laura asked full of hope.
"Nothing yet, wait, I found it." Timothy said pulling a piece of paper out of the mess he was looking in.
"What is it?" Laura asked.
"The blueprints to my machine." Timothy replied. "With this, I can rebuild the my invention, and restore your pet back to normal."
"That's great." Laura said excited that she would be able to hold Hamtaro again.
"It will take me a while." he said tying not to break Laura's spirit.
"What if I help?" she asked.
"Yes, I could definitely get done faster." Timothy explained.
Meanwhile....
At Laura's house, the Ham-Hams were entering Laura's room through the drainpipe that Hamtaro had slid down so many times before. Upon entering the room, Boss and the others climbed up to Laura's desk and found the small device that had Hamtaro captive.
"Hamtaro." Bijou called. "We are here."
They gathered around Hamtaro who was bored as much as a little hamster trapped in a virtual prison could be.
"Hey there." said Chris. "We thought you might be lonely so we decided to come and cheer you up."
"I bet it's pretty lonely in there." Chiro said trying to hold back her sadness. "But don't worry. I'm sure that someone will find a way to reverse this awful mess."
"Absolutely." Jonathan stated.
Back at Timothy's house...
"Screwdriver." Timothy said to Laura as he held out his hand.
"Screwdriver." She replied as she handed him a screwdriver.
Timothy twisted the screwdriver tightening the screws as sweat ran down his face. He knew that he just had to get this right. There is was no way he would fail.
"Hand me that piece over there." Timothy asked.
"This one?" Laura responded as she picked up a metal plate.
"Yes."
Laura handed it to Timothy as he placed the metal piece on the machine.
"There." He said confidently. "That should do it."
"Really?" Laura said with excitement.
"Let's find out if it works."
So Timothy and Laura headed to her house as the Ham-Hams continued to wait, hopeful that somehow, someway, Hamtaro would be returned to his normal self.
"Here we are." Laura said.
They entered the house and Laura called out to her mom.
"Mom I'm home." Laura shouted.
"Where were you Laura?" Marian said in a semi-stern, semi-releaved voice. "I was getting worried."
"I'm sorry. It's all of my fault." Timothy apologized, bowing his head.
"No time to explain mom. We have to get to my room. Come on Timothy." Laura said.
Laura rushed up to her room, followed by Timothy.
Back in Laura's room...
"Someone's coming. Everybody hide." Boss yelled.
Everybody ran and hid as Laura and Timothy entered the room. Timothy set his invention on Laura's dresser, next to Hamtaro. After setting up the connections Timothy prepared to activate the machine.
"Here we go." Timothy said.
Laura closer her eyes and crossed her fingers as Timothy's finger go closer and closer to the button....

(A/N: Don't you just love cliffhangers?)

Timothy activated the machine and a bright light lit up the entire room. Laura and Timothy turned there heads so as not to be blinded by the brightness of the light. The Ham-Hams, who were still hiding, also had to turn away. A few seconds passes, and the light died down. And there stood.....
"Hamtaro." Laura said as she ran up to her hamster and gave him the biggest hug she could muster.
"I missed you to Laura, but do you mind? I can't breath" Hamtaro said jokingly.
There was not a dry eye in the room. Tears flowed from hamsters and humans alike. It was such a precious moment, and one of great joy.
"I missed you so much Laura." Hamtaro said as he hugged her back.
After the joyous reunion, Laura and Timothy explained what had happened to Laura's parents. After hearing the whole story, they weren't that angry at Laura, though the did wish that she called them. After that adventure, Laura and Hamtaro grew closer together. The next day, the Ham-Hams greeted Hamtaro with open arms. Things went back to normal pretty quickly, but Hamtaro, Laura, the Ham-Hams, and Timothy would never forget Hamtaro's virtual adventure.