Hamtaro & The Ham of the Past -
Rise of The Flame
By Fox 51

Note: If you have not read the original Ham of the Past story, it's a necessity! You will be confused, as I am not going back to beyond the last chapter of the book. Otherwise, enjoy!
-Fox 51

Rise of The Flame -Chapter 1: The Lost

"Where are they?" Link worried.

In our last episode, Bijou was captured by Ganondorf's servant, Slyther, and taken away. As Hamtaro grieves over the loss, Link discovers that the rest of the Ham-Hams have entered and become lost in the forest. And thus, thus story continues.

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"Where am I? I was with the others, then suddenly I'm in here! And.where's Bijou!!" Boss ran around like a chicken with his head cut off. Then, finally, he got tired, and sat on a stump. "Oh, great! First Link's in trouble, then I get lost. I have no idea where to go, and everyone else isn't even around. This couldn't possibly get any worse..." -...Something tells me I shouldn't have said that.- Suddenly, something jumped out of one of the forest's trees. "What the...?" The thing just stood there, standing like it had fallen asleep. Suddenly, it's head lifted up. "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING!!!" Its face looked like it had rotted off, like a small zombie. "...Brother...welcome." "Brother? I'm sure you're not in my family tree!" "...You don't know who we are...do you?" More of those things began to fall to the ground. "You see...only Kokiri can walk through this forest. Anyone else.turns into us. Skullo Kids. And you aren't the only one here... So many more...our family."

The Skullo Kids began to walk closer and closer to Boss.

"G-g-get away from me!! I warned you!"

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"Oh, just great! Where am I now? I hope everyone else is ok... I think I'd better stop. This hammer's getting heavy." Panda put his hammer down and sat on a stump. "Hmm...maybe I could make a compass...but where could I find a magnet?"

Panda wondered around with his eyes, until he spotted something in the bushes. It was yellow and round.

"Hey... What's that?"

Panda shifted the bushes and saw what he had seen.

"...!?" ... "...It's...a-a-a...z-z-ZOMBIE!! AHH!"

More yellow objects began to appear around him.

"This can't be happening! I've got to get my hammer back...wait...there it is!"

Panda ran to the hammer, when a Skullo Kid jumped in front of him. Panda fell onto his back, and quickly backed away from him.

"You're not a Kokiri, so now...you're a Skullo Kid...one of us..." The Skullo Kids slowly crept towards Panda, as he began to tear up. "No.not like this...not like this..."

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"Wow. I never imagined a forest with such gigantic proportions!" Maxwell slowly wandered the forest, looking at the wildlife around him. Just then, something attracted his attention. "Hey...is that a seed? "It is. But what kind...I wonder..." Maxwell lifted the seed and was about to throw it, until something fell out of a nearby tree. "What? Oh no, it looks like somebody's hurt. Maxwell slowly walked up to the body, until it moved, and jumped onto its feet. "AHH! A zombie! -Wait...zombies don't exist...do they? - "Oh, I am no monster. I am a Skullo Kid...and you'll be one TOO!!" More Skullo Kids surrounded Maxwell and they all jumped him. "WAAA!!"

Will Link find the others in time, or will Boss, Panda, and Maxwell become Skullo Kids? Find out next time in The Ham of the Past - Rise of The Flame!

To all of my fans (yeah, all six of you) here's your chapter, and here's your new story. I hope you enjoy the second story of the Ham of the Past Trilogy!