Days of Disaster: 1906
by S.H.M.J.
S.: Hi! Notice that I have new partners yet?
H.: Well, here we are!
M.: Okay, we know that no one has requested this yet in a review...
J.: But our friend, Jenny, wanted us to do this, so this is for you gal!
S.: We don't own Hamtaro,
H.: The disasters all belong to history,
M.: Sam and Barb (and any other weird characters we might add) belong to us,
J.: Enjoy!
20 minutes later
"Ugh," Barb groaned, rubbing her neck. "Oh, thank God," Sam said, her eyes filling with tears of joy. "Oui," Bijou said happily. "YAY!" all the hamsters cheered as Barb got up with Sam's help. "Can we go home yet?" Barb asked, whimpering.
The vaccine that Sam had given Barb had worked miracles and had brought Barb back. Sam was overjoyed, but also ready to leave.
"You got it," Sam said. She turned to Oxnard and Hamtaro, who had been given the job of setting the cordinates. "Are we ready to go?" Sam asked. "Yup, just hit the button and we'll be off," Oxnard reported happily. Sam smiled. "Hamtaro, will you do the honors?" she asked him. "Sure," Hamtaro answered, and hopped down onto the transport button.
BUMP!
"Like, ouch!" Sandy yelped when they landed. "Yay, we're home," Pashmina cheered happily, leading all the others in celebration - except Sam, who was staring at the panel. She read the date and location - and almost blew up. "HAMTARO AND OXNARD, GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE!" she thundered, looking furious. "Wh-what di-did we do wr-wrong?" Oxnard asked in fear. "What did you do?" Sam asked angrily. "YOU SENT US TO SAN FRANCISCO IN 1906, THAT'S WHAT YOU DID!" she screamed. Barb jerked her head up at that. "You mean - the year of the the big earthquake?" she asked timidly. Sam nodded.
"What?" Boss yelled. He turned on the two frightened hamsters. "How could you have sent us here - WHEN WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO HOME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" At once, all of the hamsters were arguing with each other. Sam, always ready to fight, joined in. Barb watched this for a moment, then screeched, "QUIET!" Everyone stopped talking to listen. "Now, Sam, how much time do we have before the quake hits?" Barb asked quietly. Sam looked surprised, but looked at the clock on the panel. It read 4:13 am. "The quake will hit in exactly one hour," she answered. "Why do you ask?" Bijou inquired. "Because I would like to see some of San Francisco before we leave," Barb answered. Sam's eyes narrowed. "Absolutely not," she stated. "Why?" Barb asked. "You said we have an hour." Sam looked stumped for a moment, then sighed. "Fine, but we get back here at least fifteen minutes before hand - got it?" Everyone nodded. "Good," Sam said, opening the door to the machine.
As the group began to explore the city, Sam began to relax and enjoy the sights. "You know, when we make it back to our time, I think I'll talk to Mom and Dad about taking us here for a vacation," she remarked. "I don't blame you," Pashmina remarked from the ground. "It's so beautiful - hey, where's Penelope?" "Huh?" everyone cried. "Penelope's run off!" Pashmina screamed. "Oh, joy," Sam muttered. "Take a partner and start searching for her," Barb commanded, her tone leaving no room for argument.
55 minutes later
"I'm sorry Pashmina but we have to go!" Sam said. They had met at the time machine after nearly combing the entire city with no luck at finding Penelope, and poor Pashmina was frantic. "Pashmina, you've got to think, there are less than five minutes left, we've got to leave!" Barb said anxiously. "NO! I'm not leaving without her!" Pashmina cried. "UGH! Fine, stay - " She broke off suddenly. "PENELOPE!" Sam yelled, running down the street. Everyone looked beyond her, and sure enough, there was Penelope, walking down the street away from them. "PENELOPE! COME HERE!" Sam called to her. Penelope stopped and turned, then -
RUMBLERUMBLERUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The quake began, shaking so hard that the hamsters, Barb, and Sam all fell to the ground. Sam struggled to her feet, then hurried to Penelope, who was quivering in fear. "Ookyoo, ookyoo!" Penelope screamed as she jumped into Sam's arms. "Hurry!" Pashmina screamed. Sam heard her and ran as fast as she could back to the machine. "Everyone in!" She yelled. At that moment, a statue above them shattered. A piece of stone came down onto Sam's forehead. She stood for a moment, then slowly fell to the ground. Barb gasped, then grabbed Sam and dragged her into the machine while the hamsters fled into the machine. Barb franticlly typed in coordinates, not caring where they went, just not there. She pushed the button.......
S.: Oh, I forgot to mention - the reason I didn't update anytime before is because my computer got a virus and was shut down completly. I had to get a new computer, re-install everything, and re-write my unfinished chapters.
H.: And I have to agree, cliffhangers are neat!
M.: Hear hear!
J.: Hey! That's our special joke!
M.: Whatever.
S. & H.: Will you two stop it?
All: Adios, amigos!