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Chapter 4: Crystal And The Ham-Hams
"Heke? I do?" Sandy wrinkled her nose. She had never even met this girl before! "Uh-huh! It was a long time ago, but--" Crystal started. "SANDY!" a voice broke the silence surrounding the girl hamsters. Crystal turned around to see a bunch of guy-hams running towards them. Who are they? she thought. "Sandy, are you okay? Cappy heard you screaming!" Maxwell asked worriedly. "Yea! I'm cool!" Sandy nodded. Just then, Boss turned to see a brown and white ponytailed girl-ham. "Hey Bijou, who's this?" he cocked his head at Crystal. Crystal blushed, noticing that all the boys were eyeing her.
"Oh, she eez Crystal. She eez new here and she saved us from zhis awful cat!" Bijou explained. "Ya don't say!" Panda perked up. "Well, thank you for saving our feminime friends!" Maxwell smiled. "What's fe-mi-nime?" Crystal cocked her head, confused at the new word. Everyone fell anime style. "Never mind him! I'm Boss!" Boss said, holding out his paw. Crystal shook it. "Nice to meet you!" Crystal smiled brightly. "I'm Oxnard, but everybody calls me Oxy!" Oxnard piped up. The guy-hams said hello and introduced themselves. By the time Crystal knew everybody's names, Sandy and Bijou realized something was missing. "Where eez Hamtaro? Surely, he eez here, no?" Bijou looked at the guys for an answer. "Yeah, and my bro too!" Sandy added. She has a brother? Hmm...you don't think...? Crystal blinked when she heard Sandy.
"Umm, I don't know! They were both here this morning!" Dexter answered. "They musta' gone off somewhere!" Howdy said. "But, where?" Cappy asked. "Hmmm..." the group pondered at the question. "Umm...who's Hamtaro?" Crystal piped up. "Oh! He's this other kid in our club." Boss said casually. "Oui! He eez smart and brave and cheerful and helpful and very, very silly sometimes!" Bijou added, her cheeks darkening. Boss' face fell. "Crystal? Weren't you about to tell me something? Something about a long time ago?" Sandy questioned. "Hmm? Oh yeah!" Crystal's eyes brightened.
"Heke?" the guys cocked their heads, clueless. So the girls explained that Crystal was about to tell something about her childhood. "Well, why don't you tell us at the clubhouse?" Boss offered. "That's our hangout." Pashmina added. "Umm, sure sounds like a good idea. Thanks!" Crystal smiled and followed her friends through the clearing. The beautiful young hamster found herself entering a secret tunnel underneath a large oak tree. "Woooww! This place rocks!" Crystal gaped at the the dozens and dozens of tunnels in every direction. "I'm surprised you guys don't get lost in here!" she told them. "You get used to it!" Pepper replied. "Well, I don't wanna brag, but..these tunnels lead to just about every place in town!" Boss smirked. "Ya don't say!" Crystal continued to stare in awe and amazement. I sure wish I could come here every day! she added silently.
After a while, Crystal entered through a green ham-sized door and into a gigantic room. "Sweet place Boss! I wouldn't mind living here for a year or two!" Crystal cooed. "Glad you like it!" Sandy smiled. Crystal suddenly got a zig-zaggy feeling in her bloodstream. That smile. It was so familiar! "You remind me sooo much of someone! I just know you do! Besides, he used to smile just like that!" Crystal exclaimed. "Uhh...like, did you just say 'He', Crystal?" Sandy's eyes widened. "Uh-huh?" Crystal nodded eagerly, clueless of what Sandy had in mind. Nahhh! She couldn't be talking about him. Not Stanley...! her mind whispered. The others were thinking the same thing...
(Not too far away...)
"..Crystal, huh?" Hamtaro cocked his head. Stan took a deep breath. The wind caressed through the two boy-hams' thin whiskers. The hairclip gleamed in the sunlight. Stan's mind suddenly began to swim with forgotten childhood memories from the past. "Yup!" he finally answered. "So, what happened?" Hamtaro was eager to know what had happened. Stan smiled. "Well, it all started a few days after I moved away from Sandy. I was just hanging around, when Noel came in all hyped and stuff..."
(Meanwhile, at the clubhouse...)
"...so, where did you meet zhis boy you speak of?" Bijou spoke up. "Hmm...I was about four ham-years old. I was raised in a pet shop in the city by the next town. I don't remember EXACTLY what happened, but most of it is clear!" Crystal told them. "Sooo, umm...w-what was his name?" Sandy almost choked out. "Oops. I temporarily blanked out on that part." Crystal said, blushing. The group fell over anime style. "Anyways...!" Pashmina urged her to go on. "Right! Anyways, the day started out the same. My two 'cage neighbors' as we call it and my cousin, Nikki were acting all 'fancyish' and stuff. I, on the other hand..."
To be con't..
A/N: Sooo? Whatcha think? If you think it's too short, then I'm so sorry! But one thing's for sure, the next ones will be much longer! Thanx again for all you nice reviewers and all your reviews. I really appreciate it...but I ain't gonna keep writing if I have just five or six of 'em! I really need these reviews! Sooo, click the review button OR get other people to read it!(My sister told me to write that. She says she really wants people to read what I have to offer! Oh well! You know how kids are!) Anyways, stay tuned for Chapter 5!