Adventure Into The Woods...

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The next morning, Hamtaro arose and did a few stretches. He yawned as he listened to Laura getting ready for school. He had stayed up later then usual wondering where they would be exploring to. The day before he had promised to lead the Ham-Hams to find Panda, if he wasn't here this morning. Hamtaro was to leave as soon as Laura was out of site, to the clubhouse. Then they would all go to see if Panda was home yet. By what Boss had said, Hamtaro doubted Panda would be back. Just then he heard Laura.

"Come on mom, I'm going to be late!" Laura called to her mother as she ran out of the room. Hamtaro listened to her run down the stairs and slid out of his cage. He jumped up onto a chair and onto Laura's desk. He cautiously looked out the window. They were gone. 'Finally...' Hamtaro thought as he jumped back down from the desk. He ran through the little crack, barely fitting. 'I need to lose some of my hamster chub!' he laughed to himself as he slid down onto the soft Brandy below. Brandy barely noticed, he just slightly opened his eyes. Hamtaro slid down his ear onto the soft grass. He started running towards the clubhouse.

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Hamtaro was running through the park when he heard a whisper. "Hamtaro!" the whisper said to him.

"Hello?" Hamtaro said. He had heard the voice before, but he wasn't sure.

"Over here!" the voice said, and Hamtaro walked closer to it. Suddenly Panda popped out from behind a tree.

"Panda!" Hamtaro exclaimed, grabbing his paw. "Thank goodness I found you! We have to go back to the others."

"No." Panda said grabbing his paw away. "I need you to promise you wont tell anyone you found me."

"What..why?" Hamtaro asked, confused.

"Just trust me, and promise you wont tell. Please Hamtaro?" Panda pleaded. Hamtaro was shocked. Panda really seemed desperate.

"A..alright," said Hamtaro questioningly. "But you have to explain. Quickly, because I'm supposed to be at the clubhouse looking for you."

Panda looked around suspiciously. "Alright. I'll tell you.." Panda paused for a moment. "I was adventuring through the woods right? When this human boy came and I hid. But he saw me, and he found me. He seemed so lonely. He said he lived in the wilderness, alone. I cant leave him out there, he's so alone. So I've been staying out there, coming her for sunflower seeds every day."

Hamtaro looked stunned. He wasn't quite sure how that had all happened, but he somehow knew how Panda felt. "So what are you going to do? Your owners must be worried sick," Hamtaro told him, concerned.

"I know," Panda said, he was also concerned. "But he is like a friend to me now, and he's really nice. He shares what little he has with me."

"Alright, well I have to go before the Ham-Ham's get suspicious," Hamtaro said. "I'll see you tomorrow, same time?"

"Alright," Panda said as he dissapeared behind the tree again.

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Hamtaro wandered off, finally arriving at the clubhouse.

"Where were you?" asked Boss, angrily. "We've been waiting forever!"

"Sorry.." Hamtaro said. "Laura left late, I couldn't leave."

"Thats alright Hamtaro, as long as your here," Bijou butt in with a smile. Hamtaro smiled back at her. She always seemed to save his hide.

"So are we gonna go or what?" Pashmina asked, fastening her scarf.

"Uh, yeah." Hamtaro said. They rounded up the hamsters and left the clubhouse.