Ch.4

The Chase is on!

I was able to bring my laptop with me when I went out of town, but I couldn't get internet connection so I couldn't update or check for reviews (My Mom's computer at home is the one that receives PMs and reviews). But the important thing is that ch.4 is here, so rejoice and remember to R&R!

Ty leaned against the wall of one of the alleyways in town, his usual hangout. The walls were covered in graffiti, all of which were his.

The ty-dyed hamster let out a sigh. "Why'd Boss have to go and blow up in my face like that? Yeah, Bijou's pretty cute, but she's totally not my type. Man, this stinks!" He took a few sniffs and shuddered. "Or that could be the trash in here, yuck!"

The sound of a can being kicked came to Ty's ears. He looked about to see Stan, Sandy, and Maxwell walking over toward him.

Ty went over to greet them. "Hey, what's up?" But they didn't seem too happy to see him.

Sandy was the first to speak. "That was, like, totally mean what you did to Boss!"

"Well he deserved it!" said Ty.

"So you admit it!" exclaimed Maxwell. "You were the one to vandalize Boss's room!"

"Okay, first of all, I don't know what you're talkin' about" said Ty. "And second, kudos to the ham that did it!"

Stan was beginning to lose his patience. "Ty, just admit it! I got blamed for what you did and I got kick out of the clubhouse! Well, more like thrown out, but still!"

"You shouldn't care if that jerk kicked you out of his stupid club!" shouted Ty.

"Look, either way, you're coming with us!" said Maxwell. Ty dodged Maxwell and dashed out of the alley. By the time Stan, Sandy, and Maxwell got to the end of the alley, Ty was out of sight.

"We have to split up!" said Maxwell. I'll go straight ahead, Stan, go to the left, and Sandy, go to the right!" The two twins nodded in agreement as they all went their separate ways.

Maxwell's path led him to the town's middle school. "This is way too big of an area for just one hamster to cover, but I don't have a choice." Finding one of the doors open to the school, Maxwell entered, hoping to find the runaway ham.

Maxwell entered the first classroom to the left. It was like any other middle school room. There were rows of desks in front of a large chalkboard. In the back of the room was a small, wide bookshelf filled with all sorts of books and novels.

"Look at all the great works of literature!" Maxwell said to himself. "Harry Potter, Redwall, Artemis Fowl, they even have Ty climbing on top of the row of dictionaries on top of the shelf! Wait a sec, Ty, come back here!" Maxwell bounded up the side of the shelf and headed towards the dictionaries.

Ty, however, wasn't going to be pursued that easily. He put his foot paws against the end of one of the dictionaries, knocking it over. The dictionary hit the dictionary next to it, creating a deadly domino effect that was coming towards Maxwell.

Maxwell had no choice. He jumped out of the way of the dictionaries just in time, but unfortunately didn't have enough momentum to grab on to one of the nearby desks. He fell to the ground, flat on his face.

Maxwell got up and rubbed his head. He was a bit dazed, but at least he wasn't a pancake. He looked about the classroom, only to see that Ty had already made his exit.

"Drat!" he exclaimed. "I was so close!"

Ty didn't stop running until he was at the park. He slumped down against the leg of the wooden bench. "Good, I think I lost him."

"There you are!" Ty looked up to see Stan making a head on dash towards him. The ty-dyed ham quickly dodged and headed up the stairs of the slide with Stan right on his tail.

"I thought you were my friend!" shouted Ty.

"You are my friend!" Stan shouted back. "Just admit that you framed me so everything can go back to normal!" Stan got to the top of the slide only to find that he was the only one at the top.

"Did he already go down the slide?" thought Stan as he peeked over the slide. His ears suddenly perked up, detecting something from behind him. Stan turned around to see Ty coming right at him, but he didn't have enough time to get out of his way.

"If you were my friend, you'd believe me!" shouted Ty as he pushed Stan, sending him down the slide. The slide wasn't too big for a human, but it was gigantic if you're a hamster. It launched Stan landed in a raucous heap onto the ground.

Stan lifted his head up and scanned the area, only to find that Ty had eluded him. He pounded his fist against the ground. "Darn it!"

Ty found himself somewhere in the woods. "Alright, looks like I'm in the clear."

"Not exactly!" Sandy came out from behind a nearby tree.

"For cryin' out loud!" exclaimed Ty. "Can't you give a ham a break?"

"Look, I'm not here to catch you" explained Sandy. "I think this whole thing is kinda stupid."

Ty began to relax. "Really?"

Sandy nodded. "Yeah, I mean, Stan's your friend and he should believe you. I know you didn't do it."

Ty smiled and held her paws. "Wow, you're hot and understanding! Could you get any cooler?"

Sandy cocked her head to the side in confusion. "Heke?"

"Sandy, back at the clubhouse, I wasn't talking about Bijou" explained Ty. "I was talking about you."

Sandy was taken aback from his statement. All she was trying to do was to get Ty to calm down and talk it over, but she wasn't expecting him to do that!

"Look, Sandy, I like you" confessed Ty. "And I'm sorry for pushing your brother down that slide and trying to squish Maxwell into a pancake."

That snapped Sandy out of her daze, but she didn't lose her cool. "So, you really like me?"

Ty smiled. "You're cool, athletic, adventurous, funny, understanding, what's not to like about you?"

Sandy smiled back at him and broke away from his grip. "In that case, I've got a surprise for you. Just close your eyes, 'kay?"

Ty did as he was told and stood ready for Sandy's 'surprise'. He knew a kiss was coming. "Alright, I'm ready"

As those words left his mouth, Sandy's ribbon wrapped around his neck and flung him into a nearby tree, knocking him senseless.

"Sorry Ty" said Sandy. "But I can't like someone who tried to hurt my friends and family. Besides, I like Maxwell, and you can't tear us apart."

Ty awoke slowly, rubbing his aching head. He looked about to see Stan and Maxwell had caught up with Sandy. "Looks like you guys finally caught me."

Sandy nudged her brother who stepped up and helped Ty up. "Look, I'm sorry I accused you.

Sandy then gave Maxwell a nudge. "I-I'm sorry too. We should have let you explain yourself before we did all that."

"Yeah, sorry I put you guys through all this" said Ty. "Can I tell you guys my alibi?" The three ham hams nodded in agreement.

"Okay, so this is how it went down" explained Ty. After I ran out of the clubhouse, I left my backpack with all my spray paint in it. If I went back to spray paint Boss's room, I would have brought my spray paint back with me. But I didn't want to go back after that fight I had with Boss, and I'm not scared of him!"

"Great, so now we know for sure that it wasn't Ty" said Stan. "And it wasn't me either. Who else could it have been?"

"I don't know" said Sandy. "But I do know it's getting kinda late.

Maxwell nodded in agreement. "She's right. Let's all meet up tomorrow at the clubhouse so we can explain this whole thing to everyone." They all said their goodbyes and left for their homes.

Sandy sat in her cage, letting her eyes gradually droop. "I hope I did the right thing not telling Maxwell and Stan that Ty hit on me. If I told them, they'd probably get mad at him. Besides, they're already mad enough that Ty almost killed them. I should be mad at Ty for that, but… (Yawn). Her eyes finally shut, letting her fall into slumber.

Maxwell sat in the covered area of his cage with a list of all the ham hams, trying to figure out the suspect. "Well, Stan and Ty have been ruled out and I obviously didn't do this, but who else in the clubhouse would do this?"

That's it for ch.4! The final chapter of this fic is coming soon! Please R&R!