A/N: Hi everybody! Sorry if this took so long, but the thing is, I planned out chapters 1 thru 7--well, half of chapter 7! blushes And chapter 8 is something that had to be thought of as I went along! My bad! Also, my schedule suddenly went crazy! So, if you read chapter 7, then you got to read what's gonna happen here! I love letting out little sneak peeks!
Here's chapter 8, "Stan And Crystal's Buffet Blast!"
Enjoy the show!
Chapter 8: Stan And Crystal's Buffet Blast!
"No.." Crystal shook her head.
"..nope." Stan added.
"..I don't think so." Crystal wrinkled her nose.
"..uh-uh." Stan raised an eyebrow.
"..yeah right..!" Crystal shuddered.
"Lord, help us!" Stan threw up his paws in the air.
Crystal groaned. It had been fifteen minutes, and she and Stan were still searching for a restaurant. "What about those stores over there?" Stan pointed. By now, they were both starving. " Eww! Too hairy!" Crystal sighed, as they passed a barber shop and stared at the floors. "Too dangerous looking!" Stan whimpered as they passed a butcher's shop. "Too colorful!" Crystal blinked and looked up at the clothing store. The sign said, "Claire's"(A/N: I love that place!). "Ugh! I'm gonna starve to death!" Stan whined. "Speak for the both of us!" Crystal moaned, clutching her stomach. The two hungry hamsters walked weakly down the street. Suddenly, Stan perked up. "Hey, Crystal! I'm gettin' something! Hif-hif-hif." Stan began to sniff the air. "Mmm! And it smells good!"
"Heke? What are you talking about?" Crystal cocked her head. "I'm talking that I smell food!" Stan exclaimed. "Food?" Crystal's eyes lit up immedietaly. "Where? Where is the food?" Crystal looked around frantically. "Follow the nose!" Stan told her. Stan sniffed the scent, racing towards a corner. "Hey! Wait for me!" Crystal shouted, chasing after Stan. Just as she turned the corner, she lay her eyes on what Stan had found. It was a huge, fancy buffet restaurant. The sign on top said, "The Joys Of Japan". Stan smiled. "It's ...beautiful! LET'S GO IN! LET'S GO IN! LET'S GO IN!" the hungry little boy began to desperately shake his companion. "Sta-an! For God's sake, calm your butt down! We can't just walk in there, hold out forty dollars and say, 'Table for two please!' It's not done like that!" Crystal told him. "Why not?" Stan shrugged. "Wait! Cause we don't have forty dollars, do we! I got it! You be on the lookout, and I'll steal money from that lady over there!" Stan got ready to run off.
Crystal slapped her forehead and snagged Stan by his wrist. "Listen stupid, we can't go in there cause they don't allow pets inside!" Crystal pointed at a sign that said, "No Pets Allowed". "Oh...aww damnit! That sucks!" Stan whined. "You have colorful language for someone your age." Crystal said calmly. Just then, both their stomachs roared for five long seconds. "Ohh, Crystal pleeeeaaaase? We're starving to death here! Please, just one meal of sunflower seeds? Or alfalfa seeds? Or hell, even lettuce!" Stan begged. "Hmm...or carrot and tomato salad?" Crystal asked curiously, a twinkle of hope in her eyes. "Umm...yeah! Sure!" Stan shrugged. What's a salad? he thought, not having a clue what the girl was talking about.
"Hmm...okay! We can go in there! But nobody better see us, got it?" Crystal warned. "Yes! Don't worry, Crystal. I won't let anyone see me, Scout's Honor!" Stan promised. "Heke?" Crystal cocked her head. "I don't know what that means either. Let's go!" Stan screamed, racing towards the door. But Crystal just grabbed him again. "Now what?" Stan complained. "Helloo? People will see us if we walk through those doors! We need to sneak in there somehow..." Crystal looked around. "I got it!" she squealed. "What?" Stan asked curiously. "C'mon!" Crystal ran towards the alley next to it. "I see hamsters do this all the time on TV!" she whispered as she slipped through an air vent. "Hey, wait for me!" Stan whined.
And as promised, the two youngsters found themselves inside the restaurant. The walls were painted a red and gold stripes. The floors were covered with a thick red carpet. There were tables of trays of all kinds of foods in one side of the room. Next to it were beverage machines, napkins, forks, spoons, safety knifes and cups. Stan whistled. "Now this is a restaurant!" he cooed. "Tell me about it!" Crystal agreed. "Can we get food now?" Stan begged. "Why are you asking me? Can't you see the humans picking out their lunch? They'll see us for sure!" Crystal said. "I'll take that as a no." Stan frowned. So they waited. It hadn't been five minutes when the trays emptied out. "Psst! Stan! It's empty!" Crystal nudged the boy hamster. "Huh? What?" Stan picked his head up. "C'mon!" Crystal slipped through the thick metal bars. Stan eagerly followed.
They approached Table #1. "Hmm..let's see. What's this?" Stan peered inside. "The sign says, 'Cooked Potatoes.'" Crystal pointed out. They looked at each other for a moment. "Nahh!" they shook their heads. They looked inside the next tray. It was steak. "Next!" Stan and Crystal chorused, not satisfied. The third tray had cooked fish. "Uh-uh!" they frowned. The next tray contained raw squid(A/N: YUCK! XP). "Eww!" they wrinkled up their little pink noses. Luckily, Table #2 had fresh vegetables and fruits. "Heeey! Now this is food!" Stan's eyes lit up. Happily, Stan and Crystal began eating.
"Oooohh! Look Mommy, hamsters!" a little girl suddenly squealed. "Heke?" the two hamsters looked up. "EEEEKK!" a woman shrieked. Immedietaly, the restaurant's silence was shattered. People began screaming and running. Stan and Crystal looked at each other with confusion. "Why are they flipping out? We ain't rats!" Stan asked. Crystal shrugged. "HEY!" a man's voice boomed their ears. "RUN AWAAAAYYY!" they screamed in unison. Without thinking, Stan and Crystal dove right into the tray with lettuce and tomatoes. Next thing they knew, the man was sticking a fork right into the lettuce. "Aaahhh! These people are crazy!" Crystal cried, rolling away from the fork just in time. "Let's get outta here!" Stan shouted.
Nodding in agreement, both of them slipped right out of the tray and scurried across the floor. "AAAHHH!" a fat woman yelled at the top of her lungs as they passed her. She stepped back, tripping on the tablecloth. She fell on the table, causing the food on it to fly across the room. It hit several people, the wall, and a portrait of the Mona Lisa.(A/N: I couldn't think of anything else! ) A man that was hit grew pissed off and threw a slice of ham back. Instead of hitting the woman, it hit another man. He threw his daughter's salad at a woman. She tossed her soda in the air. Next thing the people knew, a little boy had climbed on top of a table and yelled, "FOOD FIIIIIGHT!"
"Food fight?" Crystal's eyes opened wide with concern. "Food fight?" Stan repeated eagerly. "Food fight?" the chef that was chasing the hamsters gasped in shock. Before the chef could get help, dishes of all types of foods flew across the air. "Whoa!" Stan ducked a pie. "Run! That crazy guy with the crazy puffy hat is chasing us again!" Crystal warned. Sure enough, the chef had started running towards them. "EEP!" Crystal squealed, climbing a table pole. Stan followed her and ran right into a radio. "Oww!" he complained. Immedietaly, party rock/pop music blasted through the stereo. "Cool! I love this song!" Stan smiled. "C'MON!" Crystal grabbed his wrist. As the music played, people continued to enjoy themselves in the food fight. The angry chef was hit. He let the hamsters go and threw a pudding cup. "Now, now! No need for such immaturity!" a woman tried to calm everybody down. Just then, the pudding cup hit her. "WHO THREW THAT?" she screamed.
Meanwhile, Stan and Crystal reached the vent, crawled through and found themselves outside. "Let's promise never to go in that place ever again!" Crystal panted. "Besides, we didn't get much to eat." But Stan just smirked. "Oh reeeaaally?" he opened his paws to reveal a whole bunch of sunflower seeds and Veggie O's. "Stan! You little thief!" she squealed happily. She hugged her friend and took half the pile. "You're the best!" she smiled. Stan blushed. "Yeah, I know I am!" he gloated. "Now, let's go back to the park!" Just then, they froze. "Y-You do know how to get back, don't you?" Stan asked fearfully. "No..I thought you did!" Crystal answered. "I thought you did!" Stan exclaimed. Uh-oh! Now, they were both lost, not having a clue where to go! "So that means..." Crystal whimpered. "..we're...we're..." Stan piped up. "LOST!" they finished together. Then they screamed.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
To be con't...
A/N: Oooohh! You're in BIG trouble! So whatcha think? I'm so so so sorry it took so long! I gotta stay more focused. Keep in touch and stay tuned for chapter 9!