All the ham-hams gathered around a teepee-style campfire that Panda had constructed. It glowed magnificently against the starry sky and crescent moon, reflecting in all of the hamsters' wide eyes. Maika, a new ham-ham to the group, had been sitting a little ways off in a clearing about ten yards behind the large circle of friends he had made a few weeks ago.
Maika, at first glance, seemed to be a worldly kind of hamster. His fur designs, Stan's brown-coloured body, dark reddish-brown stripe going up his spine with the same coloured long triangles that had tips at his bage waist, and a tan head that gave him a welcoming aura, were quite different from what any of the ham-hams had seen before. Maika also dressed himself in a long white robe with large sleeves that just covered the tips of his paws when he straightened them. He usually had an inviting smile and a cheery personality, but not overly-cheery since he was still in a new and unfamiliar place.
Maika finally stood up near the glowing campfire in the center of all the other ham-hams. He raised his arms out from his sides, holding a beaten and old staff in his right hand. The moon reflected upon the red-orange orb held in place at the top of the staff and the wind blew back the hamster's short fur. He was about to summon the love goddess.
(A/N) The song lyrics goes to the melody of "River Below" by Billy Talent - but I'll list the singing tempo if you're unfamiliar with that song (as I'm sure most of you probably are).
The ham-hams stood up and joined paws, still in the large circle surrounding Maika and the campfire. The staff had three small bells at the top just below the orb that gave the music Maika created life and spirit. He lifted the staff and stomped his right foot on the ground for beat 1, and tapped the staff, making the bells jingle, for the upbeat of 1, downbeat of 2, and upbeat of 2. He repeated the same rhythm for most of the song, but changed his dancing moves for the different stanzas. Maika had taught the ham-hams the song, and they learned it by heart since it was great fun to learn such a happy song! The original ham-hams started the song (the loud caps), then Maika came in afterwards (the regular lettering). They all spun and sang for Harmony.
ANCIENT GIRL
Sacred Queen
MAKE US REAL
From your dream
LOVE STANDS STILL
Until you come and guide us
WAVING CANE
Set me free
PRAISE HER NAME!
Harmony!
SUN AND RAIN
Protect us all with your love
We ham-hams, beseech you
You know we'd never leave you
Grace us with, your presence
The time has come!
From out of the middle of the campfire a translucent ham-ham floated effortlessly. As the dancing continued the ham-ham became more visible, eventually showing finer details likethe ham-ham'srosy cheeks and a magic wand. Maika smiled and knew it was Harmony, but the others were slightly scared of this new hamster appearing. They danced faster and faster until Harmony fully came.
"Hotchuuu! Burning Hotchu!" Harmony landed on the dirt around the fire and began waving her paws at her feet. "Ouchichi... That really hurt!"
"Haha, losing your touch, Harmony?" teased Maika. Harmony first did a sweat-drop, then glared at Maika angrily. Meanwhile, the ham-hams were completely surprised by this new ham-girl! Boss was in awe as he admired how Koochi-Q, and Cappy wondered if Boss's jaw suddenly broke. Bijou remarked to Hamtaro, "oh, she iz so pretty!" Hamtaro responded, "that's a really cool wand she's got..." Bijou giggled a little at how humorously-weird Hamtaro can be at times.
"Hmph," Harmony remarked. "Well, now that you've woken me up, what do you need, Maika?"
"Oh yeah... It's actually sort of hard to explain but umm... I'd like for you to give your blessings over the child and grant Bijou's wish."
"Hmm... now who's Bijou...?" Harmony scanned the ham-hams quickly. "Oh, I see who she is. She's that cute white-furred hamster you were telling me abo-"
"Yeah yeah that's the one," Maika quickly interrupted with a blushie. "Bijou, please come forward with her."
Bijou slowly walked towards Harmony saying "Huffpuff" the entire way. Harmony noticed that Bijou didn't have her usual ribbons in her hair like Maika had described her, but she saw them when she looked more carefully.
In Bijou's arms were her blue ribbons tied together in to a blanket, and inside the blanket was a very small baby-ham. Bijou turned slightly red and whispered, "Maika, why did you make ME the one to carry her?" "Because you're the one with the wish!" Maika whispered back. "Oh yes, that iz right. Silly me," replied Bijou.
"Harmony?" asked Bijou, "can you grant my wish for this baby-ham?"
"Aww, she's so cute... Of course, but have you thought this through?"
"Yes, very much."
"Then I shall age her... about the same age as you."
Just then, Sandy whispered to Pashmina, "like, what's Bijou's wish? I was totally sick the day this whole thing happened."
"Well," Pashmina began, "the baby-ham wouldn't be able to Minglie with any other hams her own age, so if Harmony can make her older then she can play with all of us!"
"But, isn't that like not our decision and kinda messing up, oh, I don't know, TIME?" Sandy was worried that the baby-ham girl would miss out on being a child and having lots of fun, and also all the experiences she would have - and at how strange all of this magic was.
"Nah. Harmony can change her back into a baby if the baby-ham doesn't like our decision - so it's her decision to make pretty much. And I wouldn't worry about messing up the natural laws of the world - I mean, we DID just ritually summon a ham-goddess."
"Well... ok." Sandy still felt uncomfortable, but went along with it.
Harmony had begun waving her magic wand around humming a song very softly. The song had no words and no rhythm. It was a song about the animals on the planet, the plants, the sun and the stars. It was a song that all the ham-hams knew deep inside their hearts but had forgotten it after never remembering. It was a song that was part of them and all life.
"I almost forgot!" Harmony exclaimed. The ham-hams looked at Maika and Harmony nervously (Boss was fully fixed on Harmony). "What's this girl's name?" Hamtaro shuffled alongside Bijou and smiled, whispering, "we named her Melodie..." Bijou blushed slightly, knowing that by "we," Hamtaro meant that they had both decided secretly. Boss was still staring at Harmony's beautiful eyes in a trance that he didn't even notice Hamtaro had moved right next to Bijou and Harmony. There was no one else on the entire planet other than Harmony and Boss.
"Sure thing sweetheart," Harmony murmured to Hamtaro and Bijou. As Harmony resumed waving her wand, Maika thought back to how he first came across Melodie.
(A/N) The next chapter will hopefully be up soon! Hope you liked my first fanfic... )