A/N: Hey fellow reviewers! I'm sorry I can't answer your questions and stuff (cough, cough)cuzofthatstupidnewrule(cough, cough). By the way, a little note: As much as you want them to, I already planned out when Stan and Crystal meet. So, sorry! Anyways, this chapter oughtta be nice!

PS: My first day of school has already started! NOOOOOOOOO! It was on Sept. 7th. So, there was the whole school supplies shopping thing going on, so, yeah..it's all good--NOT! Oh well.

On with the story!

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Chapter 5: Bijou Or Pashmina?

Hamtaro could feel the roller coaster finally slowing down. It rolled down slowly towards the exit station. "Wasn't that awesome, Bijou...Bij?" Hamtaro looked over at his partner. Bijou's pigtails and fur was literally sticking out into the air. Her face was drained of all color, her eyes were wide open, her lips slightly apart, her ribbons loose over her hair and her whiskers stiff as a board.

"Umm...Bijou? Are you okay?" Hamtaro called to her, concerned.

"Bijou?" Crystal looked over her seat. "Bijou, it was just a roller coaster ride. And it's over--so breathe!"

"Crystal? What happened to your voice? It's all...raspy!" Hamtaro gaped at her, shocked. "Yeah, I know. I must've screamed way too many times!" Crystal nodded, her voice weak. Hamtaro felt a sympathetic smile tug onto his lips. "Why? Were you that scared?" Hamtaro asked her. "Scared? Oh, of course not! It was awesome! I scream just for the hell of it!" Crystal confessed. A small laugh escaped Hamtaro's lips. This girl was unbelievable!

Meanwhile, in the back, Sandy had her eyes and mouth wide open. One of her whiskers were slightly twitching. She was frozen in her seat.

"Woo-hoo! Wasn't that totally sweet, Sis?" Stan whispered. Apparently, he had lost his voice for joyfully screaming just for the hell of it during the ride too!

"I-I-I did it...I-I did it...I really d-did it, Stanley!" Sandy slowly started to smile. "Don't call me that." Stan frowned. But Sandy didn't seem to be listening to her twin brother. She was too busy praising herself.

"I like, totally did it! I overcame my fear! OH YEAH! I AM THE BOMB! WHO'S ON TOP NOW, YOU STUPID ROLLER COSTER!" Sandy screamed, holding up a fist. Stan sweatdropped. "Riiiight.." he murmured. Crazy woman.. he thought.

On the other hand, the boys were cheering, applauding and complimenting the ride. "That was totally wicked!" the australian-accented hamster shouted, sticking out his thumb and his pinky finger in a "surfer-dude" sign.

"Rock on!" Boss added.

"Odaly!" Howdy cheered.

"That ride really messed up my stomach...but it was worth it!" Oxnard grinned weakly, a barf bag under his chin.

Suddenly, his eyes opened wide and his cheeks puffed up. Oxnard immedietaly stuck his face in the bag and threw up. Howdy inched away.

Finally the roller coaster reached it's destination: the exit station.

"Thank you for riding the Destructo Coaster! today." the perky girl's voice boomed through the loudspeakers. "Please wait until the ride comes until a full and complete stop and your seatbelts has automatically lifted off of your seats. Then climb out and exit through either the left or right exits. And don't forget to throw out used barf bags in the nearest trash can. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your stay at the Ham-Ham Fun Park!"

The roller coaster finally came to a stop with a huff. The seatbelts clicked and lifted themselves automatically off of each hamster's body. Pashmina, who was in the same condition as Bijou, fell over as soon as her straps released her. Her foot began to twitch. Crystal looked down at her.

"Pashmina? Pashy..are you dead?" Crystal asked timidly, her voice still lost. "Cause if you're not, say something! At least take a breather!"

Hamtaro, seeing Crystal bent down to check Pashmina's pulse, (A/N: Pfft :P Hamsters!) quickly whirled around.

"Now's your chance. Go!" he mouthed at Boss, Howdy and Oxnard, pointing at Stan, who happened to be staring at Sandy.

Boss nodded and jumped out of his seat. The australian ahmster, not caring for what was going on around him, left--and eventually passed out from motion sickness.

"C'mon, Stan! We, uhh...w-we hafta' get you some green tea to umm..cure your throat!" Boss said quickly. He grabbed Stan, along with Howdy and Oxnard and literally carried him out the left exit before poor Stan could even reply.

Sandy stopped shouting cries of victory and looked at the exit for a few seconds. Then she smiled and gave Hamtaro a thumbs-up. Hamtaro returned the thumbs-up and gave his rather short attention span back to Bijou, for the french girl had started to move again.

The purebred slowly stood up with shaky legs, breathing deeply. Hamtaro took her paw, noticing the lack of balance.

"You alright, Bij?" he asked, worry in his voice tone.

"O-Oui. B-But zee ride...eet taught moi somezhing. Somezhing about life." Bijou stuttered out as she and Hamtaro climbed out of the roller coaster, paw-in-paw. Her eyes were calm again. She began to smooth out her frizzy fur. "That roller coasters aren't all that bad, and that you'll ride one again because they give you the edge of life?" Hamtaro asked happily.

"Oh no, silly Hamtaro. Eet taught me zhat...zhat...ZHAT ROLLER COASTERS MUST BE DESTROYED! ZHEY ARE EVIL! PURE EVIL, I TELL YOU! AND ONE DAY, WHEN I RULE ZEE WORLD I WILL PUT AN END TO ALL ZHIS MADNESS, ONCE AND FOR ALL! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Bijou's eyes lit up with anger and detemination as she cackled evilly. She looked up and pointed at the sky where the rolller coaster tracks were at.

"DO YOU HEAR MOI! I WILL DESTROY YOU AND YOUR ACURSED FRIENDS ONE DAY! YOU NO GOOD DEMONS! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL!"

Hamtaro stared at her, several anime sweatdrops spotting his forehead. "Umm...r-right Bijou. Evil stuff! Eheh-heh-heh-heh!" he laughed nervously. Then, he tipped his head down and pretended to clear his throat.

"CoughcoughCrazy!cough," he sputtered out in between fake coughs. And apparently, the ride had indeed left Bijou going insane for a temporary amount of time.

Meanwhile, Pashmina had passed out on the floor and was paralyzed for a short amount of time. So Sandy and Crystal had to carry out to the right exit. (A/N: So remember, Stan and the boys went out the left exit, and Hamtaro and the girls went out the right exit. That's how they don't see each other. Crystal was distracted while the boys grabbed Stan and left. Oh, why am I telling you! You're all smart people...hopefully,:P Just playing with you!)

"U-Umm Sandy? I think Bijou's gone lunatic!" Crystal whispered, nodding towards Bijou and Hamtaro. Poor Hamtaro was trying to avoid any sudden movements from Bijou, while she...umm, while she planned out her world domination plan.

"Oh yeah, it happens all the time. But don't worry, I know how to fix it!" Sandy smiled. She turned towards Hamtaro.

"HAMTARO!" she screamed rather loudly. This caused Hamtaro and Crystal as well to jump. "Y-Yes ma'am? I mean, uhhh Miss? No! I-I mean, general? No! Ummm..." Hamtaro stammered.

"Sandy?" Crystal corrected. "No, that's not it!" Hamtaro shook his head while he thought. Crystal and Sandy exchanged glances. "What I meant to say was...waaaaaassssss...Sargeant? No! Colonel? Mom? No! No! It's ummm...SANDY! Yeah, that's it Sandy! I knew it!" Hamtaro smiled.

Crystal shook her head sympathetically. Sad really! she thought. "Okay, I'm just gonna ignore you. One: Because your stupidity is getting on my nerves again. And two: Because I like it. Now anyways, hand me Little Miss Crazy Woman over there." Sandy sighed, pointing at Bijou. "Oh okay!" Hamtaro shrugged. He took Bijou's paw--slowly--and led her to Sandy. The tiger-striped female took Pashmina's frozen paw and Bijou's and walked out the ride exit. Hamtaro and Crystal looked at each other and followed her.

Eventually, Sandy came to the girl's restroom. Hamtaro stopped. Even he knew which bathroom to go to.

"There's only one way to snap these idiots out of it." Sandy muttered as she opened the door and dragged the two girls inside. "What's she gonna do in there?" Crystal wondered out loud. She didn't have to wait long...

SPLASH!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Two ham-girls screamed at the top of their lungs in the bathroom. The screams were easily identified as Bijou and Pashmina. Hamtaro just sighed and shook his head. "What happened in there?" Crystal asked rather worriedly.

Just when Hamtaro opened his mouth to explain, he saw Boss, Oxnard, Howdy and Stan turning a corner--and heading his way! Hamtaro panicked and looked around. Crystal didn't seem to notice. She was too busy staring at the bathroom door.

"U-Umm...quick! Go find out! Goodluckstayouttatroubleandremembertowashyourpaws. Buh-bye!" Hamtaro told her as quickly as he could. He literally pushed Crystal into the bathroom and shut the door behind him! Crystal was baffled. Meanwhile, Hamtaro whirled around and blocked the door with his little furry body.

"Guys! What are you doing here?" Hamtaro hissed as the guys approached him. "Does the words, 'nature calls' mean anything to you?" Stan complained, holding his stomach area and hopping up and down. "He's gotta 'go', so we came here." Boss explained. "Sorry dude, but get out of the way!" Stan whined. He frantically shoved Hamtaro aside and ran--into the girl's bathroom!

"He did not just..." Howdy's eyes widened. "Oh yeah, he did." Oxnard said.

"My skull!" Hamtaro moaned from the ground. The boys looked down at him. "Ignore 'im?" Howdy asked. Boss nodded.

§ Inside the girl's bathroom... §

"Hi Crystal!" Sandy smiled as Crystal entered the bathroom. "Hey! Where's Bijou and Pashmina?" Crystal looked around. "Over there!" Sandy pointed at a corner of the restroom where Bijou and Pashmina walked out, soaking wet.

"Soaking their heads is the best way to snap them back to reality." Sandy informed rather proudly.

"I see..besides, Pashmina's breathing normally and that wild look in Bijou's eyes is gone." Crystal pointed out.

"Brrr...a-a-and eet-t w-w-work-k-k-ked-d-d...brrrr.." Bijou shivered. "D-D-Damn-n y-y-you, w-water!" Pashmina's teeth chattered together.

Crystal laughed. "You could seriously use some towels." Crystal told them.

SQUEAK!

The door was heard opening. Then Sandy saw his brother entering! Sandy panicked. Crystal was in here! Luckily, they were on the other side of the large bathroom.

"Um, quick! Gemme some toilet paper! Lots of it!" Sandy whispered in Crystal's ear. She shoved Crystal into the bathroom and closed the door. Crystal was once again speechless. I've been getting pushed around alot today... she thought. But she shrugged it off and piled up some toilet paper.

A millisecond later, Stan came into full view. He slid through the floor and stopped abrubtly when he saw his sister.

"Hello?" Sandy pretended to be shocked. Actually, she didn't have to pretend, on account it wasn't common for a boy to run into the girl's room.

"Heke?" Stan was surprised too. "Girl, what are you doing in the boy's room?"

Then, Stan turned around. A door to one of the cubicles was slightly ajar. He saw what was inside. He went pale. The "Dun! Dun! Dun! Dun! Dun! Dun! Dun!" theme song came on in his head. Pink walls. Different cubicles. Diaper changing things. Girl graffiti. Ooh! Girl's phone numbers!

"O-Okay, this is bad! I'm outta here!" Stan pointed at the door and turned around to leave.

"Can we get some blankets here?" Pashmina demanded. "Oui, I'm freezing my behind off!" Bijou yelled. "Oops!" Sandy giggled. She reached for some blankets and gave them to the two girls.

"Here's some toilet paper!" Crystal poked her paw out of the door. Sandy snatched them and pushed her back in. "U-Umm, I need more!" she hissed. Inside the stall, Crystal blinked. These Ham-Hams are acting really strange! she thought.

"Damn! These girl graffitis are bad! Is this her current cell number?" Stan asked his sister eagerly. Sandy stared at him with disbelief. He wasn't gone yet! He was reading girls' writings on the wall!

"GET OUT!"

§ Outside the girl's room... §

"How long has it been?"

"Thirty one seconds...no, thirty two seconds...no, thirty three...thirty four...thirty five...thirty six...thirty se--"

"OKAY HOWDY! We get it!"

Just then, Hamtaro sat up. "Ugh...I hope Stan doesn't knock me out like that for another long time!" he groaned.

"GET OUT!"

Suddenly, the door opened wide, knocking Hamtaro back on the floor. Oof!" he squealed. Meanwhile, Stan literally flew out the girl's bathroom!

"HAVE MEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRCCCCCCCCCCCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" he yelled

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Boss, Howdy and Oxnard screamed. Too late!

KABOOM!

Stan ran into the trio. They all collasped onto the ground.

"...Ow!" Boss gasped out.

"Get offa' me, ya' little basta--" Howdy started. (A/N: UP!UP!UP! No language!)

"Ouchie! That hurt!" Oxnard whined.

"N-Nice catch fellas!" Stan coughed.

"GET OFF, STAN!" the guys roared. Just then, Hamtaro stood up, anime swirls in his eyes. "Owww! My brain! My small kindergarten-leveled brain!" he whimpered.

Stan stood up and began to walk away quickly. "And where are you going?" Boss asked. "To the bathroom. I still didn't pee, you know!" Stan replied.

"Oh, that's just plain dandy! Ya'll spend your ass thirty seven seconds in the girl's bathroom, A.K.A. "The House Of The Holy", (A/N: Hi, Wolfenheim! Sorry, it's the only place I could think of putting it in!) and you didn't bother sneak into a stall and pee?" Howdy exclaimed. "Ew! No! Why don't you pee in the girl's room?" Stan grimaced. "Cause I don't wanna pee right now!" Howdy said stubbornly.

"Guys, knock it off, will ya? We don't have time for that!" Boss glared at Stan and Howdy. "Whatever man, I just wanna pee!" Stan whined. "Then go pee! Nobody's stopping you!" Boss pointed at the boy's room. Stan simply shrugged. He turned around and ran into the boy's room.

Thirty seconds later, Boss, Howdy, Oxnard and Hamtaro heard a hand dryer in the girl's room. "I wonder what's in there.." Hamtaro whispered. "Yeah...Stan was stupid enough to actually walk in there..we should ask him!" Boss suggested. "Good idea! I wanna know if the 'Girls' Phone Numbers On The Wall With The Girl Graffiti Crap' rumor is true!" Hamtaro nodded.

Just then, Sandy, Crystal, Bijou and Pashmina came out of the girl's bathroom.

"Hi boys!" the girls smiled.

"Hey ladies!" the boys waved.

A toilet flushed in the boy's room. "Whew! Sweet relief!" Stan's voice was heard.

"Bye boys!"

"See ya, ladies!"

The girls grabbed Crystal and took off. "Whoa!" Crystal gasped.

Three seconds later, Stan came out of the bathroom. (A/N: Wow! Another close call!) "So, now what? Did I just hear the ladies?" Stan looked around eagerly. "U-Um...no?" Hamtaro answered as if it was a question. "Oh, cause I could've sworn.." Stan began.

"You heard nothing!" Oxnard blurted out.

Hamtaro and Boss clamped his mouth shut.

"Shut up, Oxy!" they hissed. They turned around. Stan had a wierded-out look on his face.

"Eh-heh-heh! H-He's a bit out of it today!" Hamtaro laughed nervously. Stan sweatdropped.

They've been acting kinda freaked out today, Stan thought. Something's going on, and I'm gonna find out what is it, no matter what it takes..!

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"Are you sure you send them the message?"

"I'm positive, Panda. They should be here any minute, now!"

"I hope so! I can't believe the stupid--"

"Maxy? We like, got your message!"

Just then, Sandy and the girls appeared from the bushes. Maxwell, Panda, Dexter and Cappy smiled. Finally!

"Okay, we were lucky enough that Crystal wanted some 'alone time' for some wierd reason. We left her at a flower field nearby." Pashmina added. "Now what eez zee 'Big Emergency' you informed us of?" Bijou asked. "Okyoo!" Penelope squeaked. Panda sighed. "Well, you are not gonna believe what happened! The banner we made last night--"

"Yo! Maxman!" Howdy called rather loudly. He and the boys ran out from behind a tree.

"Bonjour, Hamtaro.." Bijou said sweetly, blushing at the sight of Hamtaro. "Hey, Bijou!" Hamtaro smiled, unaware of Bijou's flushed cheeks. "U-Umm..h-hello B-B-Bij-jou." Boss stammered, turning red and sweaty. "Oh, hi Boss." Bijou smiled, wanting to at least be friendly.

"Well, we finally got rid of Stan!" Oxnard sighed.

"How'd you guys do that?" Sandy questioned. Boss and Oxnard snickered. "Supermodel Convention at the mall." Howdy smirked. "He'll eventually find out we were lying!" Hamtaro shrugged. "So, what's up Maxwell? You said you wanted us here without Stan." Boss turned to the bookworm.

"Well, Panda here was getting to that." Maxwell replied. "Oh.." Boss mumbled.

"Anyways, you know the banner we made last night? The big, colorful one that said, 'Congrats, Stan And Crystal!' and hung over the door?" Panda asked the hamsters. "Yeah?" they replied. "Well...it got burned down." Dexter announced.

"WHAT!" the four boys and girls screamed. "Burned?" Sandy added. "Straight to the ground, I'm afraid." Dexter nodded. "How'd that happen?" Pashmina demanded. Maxwell, Panda and Dexter turned and silently stared at Cappy. He blushed and hid under his pan. "I swear, I didn't know it was a candle!" Cappy whined.

"Ugh!" the Ham-Hams groaned. "Now what? That banner took three hours to make!" Pashmina pleaded. "Oui! But you can make a new one, correct?" Bijou asked Maxwell. "We wish we could. But, we ran out of glitter, glue and markers! Somebody has to go get 'em at the store." Panda explained. "Meanwhile, that leaves you to keep Stan and Crystal for another little while." Maxwell frowned.

"WHAT? WHY?" everyone complained. "Maxy, I don't think we can keep this up much longer!" Sandy sagged her shoulders. "Yeah! We had to go on that infernal roller coaster at the Fun Park for God's sake!" Pashmina added. "Oui! If I have to do somezhing stupid again, I think I'll die!" Bijou shuddered at the thought of the roller coaster trauma.

"You went on the Destructo Coaster?" Panda gasped. Howdy laughed out loud. "Oh yeah! Ya'll should've seen the look on their faces! They were all like "AAAAAHHHH!' and we were all like, 'WOO-HOOO!' and then they were all like--"

"Okay, Howdy! We get it!" Sandy glared daggers at the country boy. "Wow! I should've been there to film the--wait! Whatever! We'll talk about this later! The point is, we need more time!" Panda said.

"And we need a new plan! Stan's getting real suspicious!" Hamtaro frowned. "He's right--for once. If we keep lying to Crystal, she's gonna figure out a little somethin' somethin's going on around here!" Sandy told them. Maxwell took a deep breath. "I wish there was some way to keep them occupied..." Suddenly, an idea started to form in Maxwell's mind.

"Wait! Hamtaro, you said Stan was getting suspicious, right?" he asked the golden one. "Yeah, but I don't see where you're going with this!" Hamtaro nodded. "Don't you get it? Stan likes to flirt alot, right?" Maxwell said. "Yeeaah!" the gang chorused.

"And he likes girls--alot, right?"

"Riiight!"

"So, that's it! I have an idea to keep Stan occupied long enough for us to prepare...but it might cost something!" Maxwell exclaimed.

"Really? That's great!" Sandy squealed.

"What about Crystal?" Bijou cocked her head.

"I'll get to her in a sec. But this idea ain't gonna be easy!" Maxwell almost flinched. "I don't care! What is it, Maxwell?" Pashmina smiled. "Yeah, what is it?" Boss perked his ears.

"Okay, okay...come close.." Maxwell whispered. The gang looked at each other, but they did as they was told. "Well?" Sandy whispered. "Well..." Maxwell took in a deep breath, preparing for the worst. "Stan's gotta...goonadatewithsomeone."

But the Ham-Hams understood exactly what Maxwell had said no matter how fast he went.

"ON A WHAT?" the gang reacted.

"It's only a fake date!" Maxwell reassured them. "A girl asks out Stan and takes him out for an hour or two. Then she comes back when we're ready. Meanwhile, the rest of you have Crystal to yourselves! It's foolproof!"

"Great, Maxy! Only one problem...WHO THE HELL IS GONNA DO IT?" Sandy demanded. "Who do you think? There's only two girls suitable for this job." Maxwell answered. He turned around. The hamsters followed his gaze.

Pashmina and Bijou looked around. Who were they staring at? Then, they realized who it was.

"WHO? ME?" they both screeched. "Aww, c'mon girls! One of you's gotta do it! You two are the only ones Stan likes to flirt with!" Boss said.

"I'm not doing it!" Pashmina cried angrily. "Not in a million years!" Bijou crossed her arms. "One of you's gotta do it! Choose now!" Hamtaro smirked. "SHE'S DOING IT!" Pashmina and Bijou pointed straight at each other.

The gang looked at one another. This would be harder than they thought. "Okay...you leave me with no choice. To choose the girl, we gotta.." Maxwell sighed.

"You don't mean..?" Boss asked.

"As in th-the..?" Sandy gasped.

"What are we talking about?" Hamtaro piped up stupidly.

"Hamtaro..we are going to choose using the Ultimate Chooser!" Sandy told him trying her best not to strangle him with her ribbon. "Ahh, yes! The Ultimate Chooser." Hamtaro rubbed his chin.

"So, once the Ultimate Chooser chooses, one of you will be Stan's date." Sandy announced.

Pashmina and Bijou looked at each other. "Eet's going to be you." Bijou placed her paws on her hips. "Me? Well, bring it on, Frenchie!" Pashmina glared daggers at her. Bijou returned the cold looks.

Hamtaro bit his lip. This was not going to be pretty!

To be con't...

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A/N: CLIFFHANGER! What's the Ultimate Chooser? That's for me to know and for you to find out...eventually. The next chappie will be shorter, unfortunetaly. School's getting tough. Well, I promise to update soon!

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