Love Lasts Forever
Chapter 3: The Quest For Freedom and Love
Previously on Love Lasts Forever: Hamtaro and the gang got to Rainbow Land, the land of light and color- only to find that the colors are gone!! When they reach the village, the town is invaded by a group of Shadow Hamsters who are killing some of the villagers and using others to build Shadow foundations! As the gang and some of the villagers they saved lock themselves in Bo's once mighty castle of the rainbow, they think of a way to stop them and Hamtaro will embark on a quest for the Land of the Rainbow in this chapter.
" Hamtaro?" Hamtaro was in a daze. The villagers were huddled together, some talking and some sleeping, in a massive group. The other hamsters were talking, Penelope was crying and Pashmina was holding her tighty close to her, and Captain Hamstern was muttering to his shipmates. " I-I guess I fell asleep," Hamtaro said softly. All of a sudden, he heard some crying and coughing from the huddle of villagers. Daisy, the blone of the Rainbow Girls, ran to Hamtaro and said, "Come quickly! One of them is hurt!"
Bijou was holding a hamster's hand ina corner surrounded by other hamsters. The poor hamster had blonde hair, had a blue cloak, and was also with a hamster with a puffy ponytail with a bow. " Lapis!! Lazuli!!" Hamtaro shouted. Lazuli was sobbing by Lapis, who had a deep puncture in her side. There was a blanket under her, so no blood would spread on the floor. The blanket was already deep red, for she was bleeding openly. Then, Boss nudged Hamtaro and pointed at the spot around her wound. The spot around it was deep gray, and was losing its color!
Dexter marched foward and said, " I bet there's something about those weapons...." Then Hamtaro realized, " The rainbow tube in the middle of the weapons!" Maxwell thought for a moment, then said, "Bo, do you have a royal library in this castle?" Bo nodded, and lit a torch to show Hamtaro, Maxwell, and the green haired Rainbow Girl Ivy, whom had decided to join them, to the library. Once there, the four grabbed ladders and looked for some book.
" I found it!" shouted Ivy. She tossed a light book toward Maxwell, who was sitting at a small table. He flipped open the pages, and the others gathered around. " The tubes on the Staff of Darkness, which is the weapons they were using are the tubes that store the souls and colors collected from its victim. The colors represent its aura, and the only way to heal a living victim of the staff is to gather the nemesis of the weapon, which is the Scepter of Heaven's Light. It is like a staff with a crescent moon on the end. At each tip of this moon is a bright jewel, one gold and one silver. One touch of this blade will heal a wound from its nemesis, but cannot heal the dead. A wound from the Scepter of Heaven's Light will erase all darkness from a hamster, and the hamster will heal over time if the wound isn't too deep and harmful. The Scepter is located in the Temple of Heaven on the peak of Mount SkyLight."
" Well," said Hamtaro, " it looks like one of us has to go and get it. I will!!!" Bo looked at him for a moment and then nodded. " No! Wait!" Hamtaro spun around. It was Bijou. " Hamtaro, please! I won't let you go...." Hamtaro frowned. Then, Bijou smiled and said,cleverly, " Unless I go!! I'll stay by your side until the end!" Hamtaro perked up and chuckled. Then, Boss and Stan came up and said, "We'll go too!" And, last but not least, Bo, the Rainbow Girl Daisy, Dexter, Pashmina, and Howdy joined. Then, Bo said, "Well, we might as well start off".
And so they started off, with the hopes and prayers of the others with them.....and the prayers of the hamster world as they know it.
Next time, Hamtaro and his friends will encounter their first obstacle on the road to Mount SkyLight, which is a creature far more dangerous than any Hamtaro and his gang have seed.....but this is only the beginning.