Ch.7

The Grizzly

Okay, this was probably one of my least successful Hamtaro fics. I promise the next fic will be a lot better. However, let's enjoy the final chapter of this fic, shall we? Please R&R!

The night of the race finally arrived. Hamsters crowded around the large track, the racers lining up at the starting line.

Cody poked his head out of the window of his mud plugger, addressing Seth. "It's all you man, you'll get second for sure, you know, 'cause you're not gonna pass me."

"Better watch what you say," chuckled the sand-colored hamster as he sat on his ATV. "I'll make you eat my dust with that big mouth of yours."

Fang snorted at the two hamster's confidence as he poked his head out the window of his big rig. "You actually think you have a chance at winning this?"

"He's right," replied Shelby as she sat in her rally car. "You two won't win, but I will!"

Hamtaro, oblivious to the veteran racers' banter, suddenly piped up. "This is gonna be awesome! I hope the ham hams are watching!"

"I bet Bijou'll be watching me!" thought Boss with a wide grin on his face. "She'll be all over me when I win!"

"There's no way I'm getting' anything but first," Pepper said to herself. "If I can ride a bull, I can ride a race truck!"

A sexy hamster girl with a checkered flag stood in front of the cars, looking to see if the racers were ready. She held the flag in the air briefly before swinging it downward. The tires of the vehicles squealed as they drove away.

Fang was already going on the offensive, ramming his large vehicle into Cody's mud plugger. "Outta the way!"

"Back off ass wipe!" snapped Cody as he rammed back with his vehicle, but it didn't do much damage at all. Fang rammed him once more, this time with a lot more force, causing Cody's vehicle to flip over, eliminating him from the race.

"Son of a bitch!" roared Seth as he watched his friend's car finally stop rolling.

Cody crawled painfully out of the window, his body covered in cuts and bruises. "I'm okay!" He slammed his fist on the ground. "Dammit!"

Boss eyed Hamtaro from the corner of his eye. The orange and white hamster was starting to pull past him, but he wasn't going to let him take away his chance to be with Bijou. "Back off Hamtaro! I'm not letting you steal my win!"

"What'd you say?" asked Hamtaro. "I can't he…" His vehicle rammed into a small boulder, sending him flying into the air, performing several flips before landing, putting him out of the race. He exited his car, staggering dizzily. "Wow, everything's really spinny and turning!"

Bijou looked as if close to tears. "Hamtaro!

"Dude, I know that had to suck for Hamtaro," began Stan. "But that was awesome!" He was immediately tackle to the floor, his skull getting smashed with Bijou and Sandy's fists.

Boss, who was still distracted from Hamtaro's flight, didn't realize he went off a jump until he was in midair. The jumps here were a lot taller than at Coyote Rage, causing the older hamster's fear of heights to increase. He lost his balance, falling to the ground below, eliminating him from the race. He picked his head up painfully. "Maybe Bijou can nurse me back to health, ow."

With two of the three ham hams out of the race, Fang set his sights on the other hamster. He rammed his vehicle into her race truck. "Move it or lose it newbie!"

"Go stick that fang of yours up your butt!" spat Pepper as she repeatedly rammed into Fang's vehicle. Like Cody, she wasn't doing much damage. Fang finally rammed into her once more, sending her vehicle spinning into the stone wall, her car out of commission.

Oxnard immediately ran out on the course, faster than the ham hams thought it was possible for him to run. "I'm coming Pepper!" Pepper had already pulled herself out of her truck, laying on the ground on her back as Oxnard ran up to her, kneeling by her side.

He placed his paws on her chest. "Um, okay, how do I do that CPR thing?"

"Oxy, it's okay, I'm fine," said Pepper as she looked up at him. "Just a couple of scrapes."

"Oh thank goodness!" exclaimed Oxnard. "I was so worried!"

"Um, you can take your paws off my chest now," said Pepper with a slight chuckle. Oxnard did as he told, blushing visibly.

Only three racers were left in the competition and the race was a little more than halfway finished. Seth suddenly veered left, dodging Shelby's rally car.

"What the heck?" he shouted. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"I'm trying to win!" answered the remaining girl hamster. "I'm not letting you stop me!"

"I thought you and I kinda, you know, had a thing," said Seth.

Shelby shook her head. "But I'm not supposed to like you! I can't win if I do!" Her car was suddenly rear-ended by Fang's big rig. She spun out of control, slamming against the wall and taking her out of the race.

Instead of continuing the race, however, Seth veered off towards Shelby, getting off his vehicle and pulling her out of the wreckage. "Shelby, you okay?"

"I-I think so," she answered. She smacked him across the face. "Are you an idiot? You shouldn't have stopped for me!"

"I don't care what you say or think, I still have feelings for you!" snapped Seth.

The girl ham was blushing visibly, overcome with joy, but she hid her true feelings. "Well, thanks to your little stunt, you're gonna lose!"

Seth hopped back on his ATV. "Not if I can help it!"

Back in Fang's big rig. He was completely ecstatic over his lead. "Haha! I finally bet Seth! I'm gonna win!" I'm gonna…" He looked at his side-view mirror in horror as he saw Seth swiftly approaching on his ATV, his boost giving him extra speed. The sand-colored hamster knew that if he used the boost much longer, the heat would cause the engine to explode. He finally leaped off his vehicle, barely a second before it exploded.

"Ha! Okay, now I've won the race!" exclaimed Fang happily. "Hope he likes eating my dust!" His door suddenly swung open, Seth grabbing him by his race suit. "I think it's about time you go bye-bye!" He heaved the golden-fanged hamster out the door and onto the canyon floor, rolling to a stop.

Fang growled in anger. "I'm gonna kill that…" he looked down to see his golden fang lying on the ground. "Augh! My fang!"

Seth passed through the finish line, his vehicle becoming swamped by several hamsters. As he stepped out the door, he was immediately by the ham hams.

"That was like something out of an action movie!" exclaimed Cappy as he poked at one of his cuts, wincing slightly.

"You did great bro!" exclaimed Kai as he high fived his brother.

Ty jumped on top of Seth. "Dog pile!" The rest of the hamsters immediately joined in, jumping on top of the victorious hamster.

Seth and Shelby sat in the back of his race truck, looking up at the night stars. The two had wide grins on their faces, blushing slightly.

"So," said Seth. "Good as you remember?"

Shelby nodded vigorously. "Oh course! You make the best burgers!"

The boy hamster smiled. "Yeah, I like eating one of those after doing it, by the way, how was that?" Shelby leaned in, locking lips with Seth. He chuckled as they finally broke apart. "I'll take that as a yes." There was a moment of silence before he spoke again. "We're not getting back together, are we?"

"Well, maybe not now, but you never know," answered Shelby. "But right now, we're just friends."

A mischievous grin grew across Seth's face. "Can we be friends with benefits?"

"Okay," answered Shelby. "You have the benefit of knowing if you ask that again, I'll kick you in the nuts."

Seth chuckled. "But that didn't stop you from doin' it with me a little while ago."

"That was a once in a lifetime thing!" replied the girl hamster. "Don't press your luck!"

"But we've done that before," noted Seth. She gave him a good natured push, which he retaliated with a bear hug, both laughing as they lay on the ground.

It's finally over! I tried to make it action-y, cute, and funny, but honestly, I just needed to put an end to this fic. Seth's bio will be up shortly on my bio page. Please R&R!