The Power Ham of Rock

Finally, Hamtaro found the power ham of forest, Green Leaf. Now, he had to find two more: rock and ice. He wasn't sure who to find next, so, with the aid of Green Leaf, he had to make a quick decision, even if it jumped up in front of him. Then, he and Green Leaf agreed that they find the power ham of rock next.

The power ham of rock is not only able to dig at incredible speed, but also able to control rocks around him, from pebbles to boulders. Also is able to climb a mountain with ease. Now, you're probably thinking that he can also cause rockslides and cave-ins, you're right, but there's more than that: earthquakes. Yes, can cause the most devastating earthquakes that make even an earthquake beyond 9.0 look like a trimmer.

Hamtaro knew that this kind of power ham lived underground. Green Leaf told Hamtaro that they do have those kind of places. They call these ham-hams ground hams because they love digging underground. The city was so deep that a ground ham was rarely seen. Even if they were seen, it wouldn't be a big deal because they aren't very rare.

Hamtaro and Green Leaf were tired searching for just one hole.

"Why are there not any holes, Green Leaf?" asked Hamtaro as he got frustrated.

"Because, all the ham-hams that are interested in digging go to the ground ham city" answered Green Leaf perched on a tree looking for the hole.

"Man, why isn't Boss the power ham of rock?"

"Boss, the power ham of beast?"

"Yeah, he brought me here"

"Ah, so he's back"

"Yeah, he loved digging holes"

"That's because he was raised by a ground ham"

"You know about him?"

"A lot of ham-hams do"

"I'm going to have to ask him about it some tiIIIIIIIIII….."

Hamtaro fell down a hole as he almost finished. Green Leaf looked down and asked "HAMTARO, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

No answer. Green Leaf grew a long vine to lower himself down. The hole got darker and darker, until he felt the floor. He let go of the vine to find Hamtaro.

"HAMTARO WHERE ARE YOU?"

"I'm right here" said Hamtaro "don't yell"

"Sorry, Hamtaro"

"This must be the hole"

"Ham right it is" said a voice (In this island, cuss words are different, like Ham chat)

Hamtaro focused through the dark and barley saw a figure. The figure lifted a light, it was a dark brown ham-ham who was dark because of dirt, and looked like he hadn't bathed yet.

"I assume you're a ground ham" said Green Leaf

"That's right" said the ground ham "Sorry about my language, just call me Rocky"

"Nice to meet you, Rocky" said Hamtaro "my name is Hamtaro, the power ham of wind, and this is my friend, Green Leaf, the power ham of forest"

"Power hams, eh?" said Rocky "You don't happen to be looking for one do you?"

"Yes, we are" said Green Leaf "the power ham of rock"

"Well, you came to the right place" said Rocky "follow me to the city"

Hamtaro and Green Leaf followed a long tunnel being guided by the light that Rocky had, then they saw a large city made by rocks and mud. The ham-hams there were all dirty and had looked like they've been busy all day, even the children were filthy.

Rocky took them to the elder of this city.

"Reminds me of my elder back at home" said Green Leaf.

"Ah" said the elder as they came in "we don't get visitors very often. Approach the throne, young travelers"

"I am Hamtaro" said Hamtaro "the power ham of wind"

"And I am Green Leaf" said Green Leaf "the power ham of forest. We have come a long way to find the power ham of rock"

"Then you have come to the right place. The power ham you seek has not been found"

"Just like what happened to you, Green Leaf" said Hamtaro remembering what happened "maybe the same will happen here"

"Yes, Hamtaro" thought Green Leaf "I do remember"

"But the ceremony will begin shortly so stay awhile longer" said the elder ham

"Who will it be this time?" asked Rocky

"The bravest one of us all: Digdug"

Digdug went into the room and said "You called?"

Digdug was much like the other ground hams except that he looked tough and sturdy.

"The next challenger is Digdug" said the elder ham "and to ensure that, two power hams have come to take you to the surface if you are the power ham of rock"

"It would be an honor to see the surface" said Digdug "and if I'm not the power ham of rock, then Rocky is"

Hamtaro and Green Leaf couldn't help but recall what happened the last time.

"Then the ceremony will begin shortly" said the elder ham.

Two hours passed and Hamtaro and Green Leaf met up with Rocky to watch the ceremony, Hamtaro and Green Leaf knew what was going to happen.

Digdug approached the alter and took the ham onyx and went into a cave.

"What's going on?" asked Hamtaro

"When the challenger takes the ham onyx" said Rocky "he will get trapped in a cave, and if he comes out alive, he is the power ham of rock"

Rocks fell and sealed the opening of the cave that Digdug went into, but immediately, Digdug dug himself out. He was the power ham of rock! Or so they thought. Hamtaro and Green Leaf knew what was coming, so they went to bed prepared.

They were both woken up by an earthquake, which was very strange because they were both underground. Hamtaro and Green Leaf saw this coming. They grabbed their Ham gems (that's what they called them) and raced off through the city.

Suddenly, the wall crashed and revealed a giant digging machine. It was Chickonous again. Digdug arrived at the battle, just as Hamtaro and Green Leaf feared.

"HAHAHAHA" said Chickonous "what do we have here? It's a small island isn't it Hamtaro and Green Leaf?"

"We come to stop you Chickonous" yelled Hamtaro

"THERE IS NO WAY YOU'RE DESTROYING MY HOME!" yelled Digdug.

Digdug leapt forth, suddenly the drill was about to hit him. Hamtaro got out his sword and shield and pushed Digdug out of the way, grabbed the drill, pulled himself on, and quickly jumped off.

"What in the Ham was that for?" said Digdug

"Don't do that, Digdug" said Green Leaf "there must be another way"

"Trust us" said Hamtaro "it happened to us before. We won't let it happen to you. Use the rocks around you"

Then Digdug lifted a big chunk of dirt from the ground and (like Knuckles in Sonic Battle) hurled it at the drill, but it drilled through it. Green Leaf restrained the drill with the vines, just like in the last chapter. Digdug did the same thing, but the drill broke free and just before the dirt touched the drill, Hamtaro cut the dirt in half, the dirt missed the drill and hit the body. The machine shut down, Hamtaro went up and slashed the machine, and the machine exploded, burying Chickonous.

The elder ham and the entire city saw the three power hams and cheered with glee.

When Digdug was saying goodbye to the entire city, he came to Rocky and said "you played a big role in all this, Rocky, so while I'm gone, you protect this city, I'm trusting you"

Hamtaro, Green Leaf, and Digdug, rode on a rock to get to the surface. When they got to the surface, they had one more power ham to look for: the power ham of ice.

But for now, we'll end here.