Chapter 9: Getting To Hamster City
With Caitlin, Natsu, and Megan...
Caitlin looked with bored eyes over the edge of the hat. Natsu and Megan were leaned up against the edges of the purple hat. It'd been a long time since they had left their familiar town.
Caitlin sighed and looked down at the ground. She turned pale and shouted, "There it is! There's Hamster City!"
Megan and Natsu quickly jumped up and rushed over to where Caitlin was. Sure enough, there was a park, a river, and the huge Hamster City across from the river.
Caitlin walked over to the knot that kept the balloon attached to the hat. She looked back at Natsu and Megan and said, "Hold on tight, y'all!"
She yanked the knot, and it released the balloon. There was a sudden plunge of the hat, but it somewhat acted like a parachute. It slowed down and gently floated to the ground. Once the hat was safely on the ground, Caitlin, Natsu, and Megan climbed out eagerly and were glad they were on solid ground again. They were currently in the park.
"Ha, I never thought you would make it here!" a voice shouted from a nearby distance.
Caitlin didn't need to look up to see who it was. She knew it was Mike, who was probably also on his way to Hamster City.
Mike walked up to them with a slight smirk on his face. "Wow, you made it," he smirked.
Megan looked up at him and returned, "Yes, we did, SNOB THE GREAT."
Mike frowned. "I'm going to ignore you," he retorted. "Do you think you know where this Jake might live?"
Caitlin sat up and shrugged. "It couldn't be in a cardboard box, we know," she remarked.
"That's common sense," Mike snapped back.
"We could go around town and see if anyone knows him," Natsu suggested.
Becky, Roger, and the Numbers came walking up behind Mike. Mike turned toward them and remarked, "Bad Hams, go around town and see if anyone knows him. Just don't go to the police," he commanded.
Becky rolled her eyes and murmured, "Stella, Stella, Stella. I hate you, Stella."
Mike frowned and turned around toward Caitlin, Natsu, and Megan. "Just go to where there's a lot of hamsters, okay?"
"Alright," Caitlin said as she stood up. "Let's go, ham gals!"