Days of Disaster, Part 2:The Big Blow
by S.S.T.A.G. and W.O.O.F.
W.O.O.F.:We already did our disclaimer,so why do we have to do it again?
Crystal Faerie:So people will know that your honest AND not lazy.
S.S.T.A.G.:Hey,CF,what are you doing here?
Crystal Faerie:Checkin' out the story,of course.
S.S.T.A.G.: All right.We don't own Hamtaro....
W.O.O.F.:But we want to!
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BUMP!
"We're here!" yelled Samantha as they landed. "Ready, everyone?" asked Barbara. "Yeah!" shouted the Ham-Hams.
With big smiles,the two human girls opened the door to the time machine. Outside, there were large olive trees.
"We must be in an olive grove," said Dexter, amazed. "Well,olives were a big thing in both ancient Rome and ancient Greece," explained Barbara. "Olive trees were a sacred plant,because of a story that tells how the goddess Athena created the olive plant, or in this case, Minerva," continued Samantha.
"What's the differance?" asked Boss. "Athena was Greek and Minerva was Roman," answered Barbara, who was looking out the door. "You see, the Greeks were an advanced civilization.They created many methods of medicines that we still use in the present.They also came up with amazing stories about how they thought the world was made and how everything on it came to be," Barbara said,still outside looking for something. "But the Greeks didn't conquer people with big battle machines or anything:the Romans did." Samantha continued. "The Romans captured Greece and took everything for their own:their ways,their pocessions, even their gods.They changed the names,of course." Samantha finished.
For a moment,the hamsters were quiet,thinking of the Greeks. "Barbara,what are you looking for?" Hamtaro asked, hoping to change the subject. Just then, Barbara gasped. "HOLY SHIT,THERE IT IS!" she yelled. At once Samantha got excited. She ran outside with the Ham-Hams following her. "Yo,what is it?" asked Stan. The girls pointed to a large mountain in the distance. It was very beautiful, with grassy slopes and trees. To the Ham-Hams,it looked pretty ordinary. "What's,like,so special about a mountain?" asked Sandy. "It's not just a mountain," Barbara said in awe. "It's Mt. Vesuvius," finished Samantha,gazing adoringly at the mountain. "So?" Boss replied. The girls smiled. It was obvious they weren't telling. "Just stay with the group at all times," Samantha told them. "We don't want to go looking for you when it's time to leave."
So they started walking toward town. The hamsters couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Barbara and Samantha were excited about something, but a lot of things seemed wrong to the hamsters. Like,there were no birds anywhere.And a stream they passed was completely dry. "Look,guys!" Samantha said suddenly, pointing. Ahead was a beautiful town, with lots of bussel and activity. "Mmm,smells yummy," Oxnard said. "I happen to have some Roman money with me," said Barbara. "So do I, so we can get you something," Samantha added. They began looking.
"How can you understand anything around here?" asked Maxwell,who was no great shakes at Latin(the language of the Romans,in case you didn't know that already.) "I understand Latin," answered Barbara. She then asked a shop keeper the price of what looked like a type of fruit. She handed him several coins and took four fruits. She handed one to Samantha, one to the girls,one to the boys, and kept one for her self. "Ookyoo,ookyoo?" asked Penelope. Samantha and Barbara stared at her blankly. "She said 'What's this?'" Pashmina translated. "Oh, it's a fruit called a date," Barbara explained. She bit into hers. "Yum,it's nice and sweet and juicy." She said happily.
After everyone ate their dates, Samantha asked "Where do y'all wanna go now ?" The hamsters shrugged. "What is here?" asked Bijou. "Well,there's the public baths..." Barbara suggested.
"Or the gymnasium..."
"Or the library..."
"Or the forum..."
Just then, a rumbling shook the ground. Hanging products swayed and lots of people fell. "Barbara,go ask where we can find a sundial," Samantha said suddenly,and with such force Barbara looked scared. But she went to do what she was told. "Why do you need a sundial?" asked Dexter. "What IS a sundial?" asked Boss. "A sundial is what the Romans used to tell time," Samantha answered. She looked worried. "What's wrong?" asked Hamtaro.
At this, Samantha cried out "We're all in terrible danger. If we don't leave before noon today, we might get killed." Samantha looked like she was about to cry. "I don't mind if I die - I am responsilbe for myself being here. But you all are here, and you are our responsiblity.We have to get you back safely!" Barbara came back as Samantha said this. "You told them?" Barbara asked Samantha. "I haven't told them why yet," answered Samantha. She turned back to the Ham-Hams. "Mt. Vesuvius is an active volcano." She said softly.
"And it's going to erupt today!" Barbara finished.
Samantha nodded. "Did you find a sundial?" she asked as the hamsters gawked at her. Barbara nodded. "Lead the way,then," Sam said(we're getting tired of typing our full names, so now we'll be Sam and Barb.) As they hurried through the street,Sam said "Vesuvius is going to erupt at noon today.So if I see a sundial,I can tell you how long we have until the eruption," "WHAT GOOD IS THAT?" yelled Boss. "The more time before the eruption,the more time we have to get back to the time machine," Barb answered.
They came into a large garden. In the center was a beautiful fountain. Next to it was a sundial. "When is the eruption supposed to be?" asked Pashmina, worriedly. "Noon," answered Barb as Sam looked at the sundial. Her face paled. "What?" asked everyone else. Sam looked up. "It's noon," she said quietly.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The force of the noise knocked everyone over. But they got back up quickly.
"Come on!" Sam yelled,scared. "We can't keep up with you," yelled Boss. Both girls picked up all the hamsters they could carry. "NOW,RUN!!!!!" Barb screamed. The two ran down the streets towards the erupting mountain. "Why are you running toward the volcano?" Oxnard screamed. "Because our backs were to it when we came here!" Sam screamed back. Then, rocks started raining on them. "Watch out for that pumice,it's very sharp!" Barb yelled as they left the city. They all choked on nasty fumes and were cut by falling rocks.
Finally, they reached the olive grove - just as a blast of ash came through it blinded both girls. "Where's the time machine?" Sam cried. "Over to the left called Hamtaro, who could still see. The girls felt the machine and ran in. "I can't see the panel!" Sam yelled. "Just get us OUT of here!" Boss snapped. Sam's fingers flew over the dial....she pushed the button....
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S.S.T.A.G.:Don't you just love cliffhangers?
W.O.O.F.:C'mon,people!We need you in order to update any further than this.
Crystal Faerie:So send 'em more disasters!
S.S.T.A.G.:By the way,we should tell you that we are doing 1O disasters before we go back to the present.
W.O.O.F.: And the disasters must take place in 1989 or before.
Crystal Faerie: So don't think that Hurricanes Floyd or Isabel....
S.S.T.A.G.: Or the Kobe earthquake of 1995....
W.O.O.F.: Or the 9/11 attacks....
Crysatl Faerie: So keep that in mind.
All:Bye!!!!
by S.S.T.A.G. and W.O.O.F.
W.O.O.F.:We already did our disclaimer,so why do we have to do it again?
Crystal Faerie:So people will know that your honest AND not lazy.
S.S.T.A.G.:Hey,CF,what are you doing here?
Crystal Faerie:Checkin' out the story,of course.
S.S.T.A.G.: All right.We don't own Hamtaro....
W.O.O.F.:But we want to!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
BUMP!
"We're here!" yelled Samantha as they landed. "Ready, everyone?" asked Barbara. "Yeah!" shouted the Ham-Hams.
With big smiles,the two human girls opened the door to the time machine. Outside, there were large olive trees.
"We must be in an olive grove," said Dexter, amazed. "Well,olives were a big thing in both ancient Rome and ancient Greece," explained Barbara. "Olive trees were a sacred plant,because of a story that tells how the goddess Athena created the olive plant, or in this case, Minerva," continued Samantha.
"What's the differance?" asked Boss. "Athena was Greek and Minerva was Roman," answered Barbara, who was looking out the door. "You see, the Greeks were an advanced civilization.They created many methods of medicines that we still use in the present.They also came up with amazing stories about how they thought the world was made and how everything on it came to be," Barbara said,still outside looking for something. "But the Greeks didn't conquer people with big battle machines or anything:the Romans did." Samantha continued. "The Romans captured Greece and took everything for their own:their ways,their pocessions, even their gods.They changed the names,of course." Samantha finished.
For a moment,the hamsters were quiet,thinking of the Greeks. "Barbara,what are you looking for?" Hamtaro asked, hoping to change the subject. Just then, Barbara gasped. "HOLY SHIT,THERE IT IS!" she yelled. At once Samantha got excited. She ran outside with the Ham-Hams following her. "Yo,what is it?" asked Stan. The girls pointed to a large mountain in the distance. It was very beautiful, with grassy slopes and trees. To the Ham-Hams,it looked pretty ordinary. "What's,like,so special about a mountain?" asked Sandy. "It's not just a mountain," Barbara said in awe. "It's Mt. Vesuvius," finished Samantha,gazing adoringly at the mountain. "So?" Boss replied. The girls smiled. It was obvious they weren't telling. "Just stay with the group at all times," Samantha told them. "We don't want to go looking for you when it's time to leave."
So they started walking toward town. The hamsters couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Barbara and Samantha were excited about something, but a lot of things seemed wrong to the hamsters. Like,there were no birds anywhere.And a stream they passed was completely dry. "Look,guys!" Samantha said suddenly, pointing. Ahead was a beautiful town, with lots of bussel and activity. "Mmm,smells yummy," Oxnard said. "I happen to have some Roman money with me," said Barbara. "So do I, so we can get you something," Samantha added. They began looking.
"How can you understand anything around here?" asked Maxwell,who was no great shakes at Latin(the language of the Romans,in case you didn't know that already.) "I understand Latin," answered Barbara. She then asked a shop keeper the price of what looked like a type of fruit. She handed him several coins and took four fruits. She handed one to Samantha, one to the girls,one to the boys, and kept one for her self. "Ookyoo,ookyoo?" asked Penelope. Samantha and Barbara stared at her blankly. "She said 'What's this?'" Pashmina translated. "Oh, it's a fruit called a date," Barbara explained. She bit into hers. "Yum,it's nice and sweet and juicy." She said happily.
After everyone ate their dates, Samantha asked "Where do y'all wanna go now ?" The hamsters shrugged. "What is here?" asked Bijou. "Well,there's the public baths..." Barbara suggested.
"Or the gymnasium..."
"Or the library..."
"Or the forum..."
Just then, a rumbling shook the ground. Hanging products swayed and lots of people fell. "Barbara,go ask where we can find a sundial," Samantha said suddenly,and with such force Barbara looked scared. But she went to do what she was told. "Why do you need a sundial?" asked Dexter. "What IS a sundial?" asked Boss. "A sundial is what the Romans used to tell time," Samantha answered. She looked worried. "What's wrong?" asked Hamtaro.
At this, Samantha cried out "We're all in terrible danger. If we don't leave before noon today, we might get killed." Samantha looked like she was about to cry. "I don't mind if I die - I am responsilbe for myself being here. But you all are here, and you are our responsiblity.We have to get you back safely!" Barbara came back as Samantha said this. "You told them?" Barbara asked Samantha. "I haven't told them why yet," answered Samantha. She turned back to the Ham-Hams. "Mt. Vesuvius is an active volcano." She said softly.
"And it's going to erupt today!" Barbara finished.
Samantha nodded. "Did you find a sundial?" she asked as the hamsters gawked at her. Barbara nodded. "Lead the way,then," Sam said(we're getting tired of typing our full names, so now we'll be Sam and Barb.) As they hurried through the street,Sam said "Vesuvius is going to erupt at noon today.So if I see a sundial,I can tell you how long we have until the eruption," "WHAT GOOD IS THAT?" yelled Boss. "The more time before the eruption,the more time we have to get back to the time machine," Barb answered.
They came into a large garden. In the center was a beautiful fountain. Next to it was a sundial. "When is the eruption supposed to be?" asked Pashmina, worriedly. "Noon," answered Barb as Sam looked at the sundial. Her face paled. "What?" asked everyone else. Sam looked up. "It's noon," she said quietly.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The force of the noise knocked everyone over. But they got back up quickly.
"Come on!" Sam yelled,scared. "We can't keep up with you," yelled Boss. Both girls picked up all the hamsters they could carry. "NOW,RUN!!!!!" Barb screamed. The two ran down the streets towards the erupting mountain. "Why are you running toward the volcano?" Oxnard screamed. "Because our backs were to it when we came here!" Sam screamed back. Then, rocks started raining on them. "Watch out for that pumice,it's very sharp!" Barb yelled as they left the city. They all choked on nasty fumes and were cut by falling rocks.
Finally, they reached the olive grove - just as a blast of ash came through it blinded both girls. "Where's the time machine?" Sam cried. "Over to the left called Hamtaro, who could still see. The girls felt the machine and ran in. "I can't see the panel!" Sam yelled. "Just get us OUT of here!" Boss snapped. Sam's fingers flew over the dial....she pushed the button....
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S.S.T.A.G.:Don't you just love cliffhangers?
W.O.O.F.:C'mon,people!We need you in order to update any further than this.
Crystal Faerie:So send 'em more disasters!
S.S.T.A.G.:By the way,we should tell you that we are doing 1O disasters before we go back to the present.
W.O.O.F.: And the disasters must take place in 1989 or before.
Crystal Faerie: So don't think that Hurricanes Floyd or Isabel....
S.S.T.A.G.: Or the Kobe earthquake of 1995....
W.O.O.F.: Or the 9/11 attacks....
Crysatl Faerie: So keep that in mind.
All:Bye!!!!