A/N: A quck reminder: this chapter is gonna take place back in time when Stan and Crystal where four years old. Oh, and before I forget, Stan and Crystal are telling their own side of the story to the Ham-Hams...or Hamtaro...or whoever is with them! And, thank you for all the nice reviews. I love you ppls in I'm glad I haven't gotten one flame...yet. Cause like my mom says sometimes, "Don't get your hopes up! You never know when things will turn around!" OK, have fun..!

Chapter 5: A Trip to the Past

"...so then Noel came in with this big smirk on his face, and I was all like..."

"C'MON STAN! THE SHOW MUST GO ON HERE!" Hamtaro squealed. "Okay, okay damnit! Calm down!" Stan shouted. "Sorry.." Hamtaro's cheeks burned from underneath his fur. "Any ways, before I was so rudely interrupted..."

(YIPEEE! Flashback Time...!)

"Oh, Staaan! Wake up little fella!" 4-ham-year-old Stan stirred. Noel's friendly face came into view. "Hey there buddy! I've got some great news for you. I'm heading off to the city to see some of my college buddies, and you're coming with me!" Noel announced. Stan rubbed his big curious eyes. Fine by me...! his mind thought sleepily. "We're leaving tomorrow, so I'm gonna start packing. See ya in a bit!" Noel stood up and walked out. Stan sat up. "Kushi-kushi. Man, I wonder what a city is! Hmm, I wonder if it has seeds. I'm starved!" Stan said. He stood up, and walked to his food bowl. Picking up a sunflower seed, he began to "krmp-krmp" away.

(The very next morning...)

Stan found himself in Noel's car. As he drove off, Stan thought about Sandy, his little sister. Three days after we're seperated, and I'm already on the road? Tsh! Imagine that! he thought to himself. He felt the car stop. Stan looked up to see Noel in front of a stoplight. A bright red light was flashing in the top circle. "Heke? Why did Noel stop in front that red light?" he muttered. A few seconds later, the light went from red to green. The car took off. "And he's off! Wow! Humans are stranger than I thought!" Stan added under his breath. (A/N: By the way, Stan has the voice of Sid, from Hey Arnold, since he's just a kid.) Bored, he fell fast asleep and dreamt that he was in some sort of playground. He was about to turn a corner when...BAM! He ran into someone or something. Just when he was going to see who(or what) it was, Stan woke up.

"We're here!" Noel cried excitedly. Sure enough, Stan looked up to see buildings that reached the sky. Neon lights dotted the streets and stores of all different shapes, sizes and types were everywhere. "Woooowwww! This place is hamtastic!" Stan gasped. They arrived at an apartment and climbed to the second floor. Stan met up with two of Noel's guy-friends from college. "They're cool! I like em'!" Stan smiled as the three guys went out to play cards. "...and now, I'm bored!"

(Meanwhile, on the other side of the city...we're still in the past here..)

"Crystal! Stop doing that!" a tiny female hamster scolded. "I can do whatever I want, Nikki!" a four-year-old version of Crystal shot back, looking up from the tiny mirror in her paw. Sighing, she stared back into it, fussing around with the pink hair ribbon tied around her ponytail. "How the heck am I supposed to wear this thing?" she hissed under her breath. "Crystal? Please don't mess up your ribbon!" her mother, Angie scolded her. She looked exactly like her daughter, except she had a light blue twinkle in her eyes instead of the aqua ones Crystal had.

Her mother had a long high ponytail with curls at the bottom. "Yea, Crystal, you know you're gonna mess up your hair like that!" one of Crystal's cage-neighbors, Haylie nodded. She was slightly older than her with two long, blonde pigtails in the bottom of her head. She had two light red hair ribbons on them. "And that's bad!" Haylie's little sister, Rose warned. She had a large yellow ribbon on her head and eyes like her mother--green. The oldest sister had green eyes as well. Nikki, Crystal's cousin, looked just like Crystal, but had two lavendar hair ribbons tied around her ears with the bottom of the ribbons sweeping down and a pearl necklace around her neck.

"Mom, can I take this annoying ribbon off? Pleeeaaase? For just one day? One stupid day is aaaallllll(all) I'm asking for!" Crystal begged. "Oh, honestly Crystal. You are just like your father! Why can't you just be happy with yourself?" Angie sighed. "Yea, Crystal!" Nikki pursed her lips. "I am happy with me, and my life Mommy! And mind your busy-ness, Nikki!" Crystal glared at her. "Heke? What's a busy-ness?" Rose cocked her head. "You imbecile! There's no such thing as a busy-ness!" Nikki scoffed. "You should talk, dumb-butt!" Crystal cried out. "Crystal!" her mother scolded. "Yes, Mother dearest-of-mine-which-I-love-so-much?" Crystal mumbled. "That will be quite enough! You know you're not allowed to use such horrid second-class literature! That type of language is--" Crystal just sighed. "..that kind of language is for the savages out in the streets, I know!" Crystal finished for her mother. "Exactly! Now, do me a favor and go do something that will actually keep you out of trouble!" Angie told her. "Yea..like talk bad about what 'the savages' are wearing!" Crystal mumbled under her breath.

She stood up and angrily stomped off to her room. Since Crystal's family was rich, each hamster had it's own little hamster house. Crystal slumped down on her bed. "I'm confused by Mom. I mean, I don't mind being rich and all, but...why do I feel so different from Haylie and Rose and Nikki? Why do I feel so trapped in this huge cage of a mansion...or mansion of a cage? WHATEVER!" Crystal groaned. Now, she was confusing herself! After a few minutes, she lifted her head. "Okay, I have had it! I am not gonna end up like helpless little Princess Sleeping Beauty, or Cinderella, or heck, maybe even Snow White! I am not gonna wait for some miracle to happen! If I want something to happen, I have to do it myself! I will get out of here, and I will be free! It's action time!" she stated.

Standing up, she peeked through the door. Her mother, Haylie and Rose's mother, and Nikki's mother were busy talking, while Haylie, Rose and Nikki were checking their hair. "Yes," Crystal grinned. She went back into her room and slipped under the bed. On the wall, was a hole...a hole small enough for a four-year-old hamster. She crawled right through and ended up outside in the very corner of the huge hamster cage. Then, she dug her way through some bedding and bumped into another hole. "Good thing that cashier guy forgot to fix this hole, otherwise, I'd still be a prisoner!" Crystal smirked as she slipped right through...

To be con't...

A/N: UH-OH! Looks like somebody's in for some BIG trouble! What will happen to Crystal? Where will she go? And what about Stan? Not to worry! All questions will be answered in Chapter...uhhhh...what chapter is this? OH! All questions will be answered in Chapter 6! Stay in touch and don't forget to review your good friend, crystalgurl101!

Au Revio--

OH! WAIT!

Before I forget, I'm planning on updating another story while I'm doing Childhood Friends. It's alot shorter, but it's so much funnier...I think. It's called, "You Stupid Ham Hams!" Now ppls, don't let the slightly harsh title fool you. It's not an "I-hate-you-Hamtaro" story, alright? It's a comedy story. It's about the Ham Hams and what they do when the cameras of the Hamtaro show AREN'T watching! This ficcie consists alot of funny scenes, including bars, getting drunk, a battle of the bands competion--and it's stupid 1st prize, going to Wendy's to find a phone, and a craaazy girl's night out! If anybody is interested and thinks I should update this ficcie's first chapter, then pleeeez lemme know by clicking that review button over there. No, the one on your left...no not MY left, yours! NO, as in my right! UGH! The stupid purple squarish button that says "Go" next to it. Yeah, that one. Ahhh, ya feel stupid, huh? Anywho, like it or hate it, tell me now, ok?

Okay! NOW, it's time.

Au Revior!