Episode 7

To HHHT We Go!

by Beast-Ham

[Author's Note] From now on, the story will be writen like a REAL book. 

[Also Note] This episode has some swearing, and violence. I rate this episode PG

[Author's summery] With an unconscious Beast-ham on his back, Andre walks into the helicopter. This chapter explains what happens to Beast-ham, what the HHHT wants with him, and how Beast-ham meets up with his old friends.

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Chapters [IN ORDER]

CP1 - On the Way
CP2 - Stow Away
CP3 - Awakening
CP4 - One More Fight
CP5 - Landing at the HHHT
CP6 - Briefing
CP7 - Beasty Makes a Decision

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.:|Chapter 1 - On the Way|:. 

	"Holy cow! You sure did a number on his face, Andre." Davirius says.
	"Ahh, he'll be fine, just go back to flying the helicopter." Andre noted.
The helicopter was huge… bigger than a drop ship. It was black, loud, and overall fast. It had short hallways and 4 small rooms. To get from room to room, you’d need to duck your head down and walk around a hall full of pipes and narrow spaces. 
Andre dragged Beast-ham to the infirmary. Gently, he laid the body onto an open bed, which now was tainted red from blood.
	"Ohh, that’s a bad one Andre. You want me to just let him die on his own, or put him to sleep?" asked the nurse.
Andre thought for a second. He wanted Bijou, but that would cost the life of his friend. Although, he could possibly get Bijou without killing his friend.
	"Patch him up. Make sure he lives." Andre demanded.
	"Yes sir!"
The nurse wheeled Beast-ham to the back of the room. Andre left the room in a hurry. The ship was big, black, loud, and overall fast. Andre walked down the short hallways and entered another room through a sliding door. It was in fact the cockpit. Davirius was driving the ship in the front of the room, and there were other hamsters on other controls around him. Andre moved closer to Davi and starting speaking.
	"Nice flying, buddy!" complimented Andre.
	"Thanks. How’s Beasty?" Davi replied.
"He’s hurt bad, of course! Do you think I'd go easy on a friend?"
"Hmm... good point! What pissed you off this time?"
"Long story. Has to do with my old girlfriend."
"That one French chick?"
"Yea... that one..." Andre started to look upset.
"Oh... sorry to upset you, I'll stop talking."

.:|Chapter 1 - END|:. 

.:|Chapter 2 - Stow Away|:.

	Bijou pushes her way through rubble. She finds herself in some sort of garbage storing area.
	"Oh... zis place is big. I wonder how I'll find Beast-ham?" She wonders.
Bijou looks around for a door, which she found to her left. To her surprise, the doors opened up like magic, sliding to the left and the other to the right. At first, it startled her, but soon she found them quite intriguing.  In a new corridor, she looked for another room. 
Walking down each hallway was like searching through a maze! She didn’t have the slightest clue on where start looking. Bijou chose to check a room to her left. It looked nice, all white and clean. She took a second to think… it kind of looked like a hospital. Bijou peered around the corner of the room. She gasped at what she saw. It was Beast-ham! He was passed out on a blood stained bed.
“Beast-ham!” Bijou shrieked.
Quickly, she moved to the edge of the bed and glanced over her loved one. Her eyes filled with tears faster than rain falling from clouds.
“Oh Beast-ham, what did they do to you?” She thought to herself.
Bijou wanted to help him… but she had no idea how. She looked around her for any bandages or med kits. Instead, she found another hamster looking at her with a confused look on her face. 
“Excuse me, miss… but… who are you?” the female nurse-looking ham-ham said.
“My name… is Bijou.” She replied.
“Well, I’m afraid you’ll have to leave. This boy needs much care.”
“I know, I want to help him! He’s very important to me.”
“Oh… I understand. I do need some help around here… do you have any knowledge on medical works?”
“Um… not professional work… but I do know how to take care of wounds.”
“That will work, I suppose…”

.:|Chapter 2 - END|:.

.:|Chapter 3 - Awakening|:.

Beast-ham began coming to whilst Bijou and the nurse worked on his wounds.
“Uh… ohh… what is going on? Where am I?” Beast-ham asked.
“Beast-ham!!” Bijou shouted, nearly causing Beast-ham to fall off the bed.
“Bijou!?” Beast-ham shouts in shock. “Whoa… where did you come from?”
	“I snuck aboard, silly!”
Beast-ham sighed. “Do you have any idea of how much trouble you are in right now?”
“Oui, but as long as I’m with you, the consequence doesn’t matter.”
Beast-ham thought to himself for a second. He completely forgot what happened in the last few minutes. He glanced around the room he was in… “So many memories…” he thought. Beast-ham tried to move to the edge of the bed, but the nurse stopped him.
	“You have to stay in bed… your wounds haven’t completely healed yet.” She sternly said.
	“I’ll be fine… I’ve taken worse hits than this, trust me.” Beast-ham replied.
He hopped off the side of the bed and started moving towards the entryway… but soon after fell to the floor after struggling a little. Bijou quickly ran over and picked him up.
	“Beasty… you can’t strain yourself… it will only make you feel worse.” She cried.
	Picking himself up, Beast-ham answered, “I… need to get up. I have a score to settle with Andre.”
	“You mean… he did this? He hurt you?”
“Yea… but that’s how he always is. Tick him off, and the next thing you’ll be doing is pushing up daisies...”
“At least let me come with you.” Bijou tempted.
“No… way to dangerous, you’re the reason  I’m fighting with him.”
“So… he knows?”
“Yes… I told him everything. He knows about you and me.”
“Maybe… maybe I can talk to him.” She asked.
“I donno… but it’s worth a try I suppose...” Beast-ham replied.

.:|Chapter 3 - END|:.

.:|Chapter 4 – One More Fight|:.

Beast-ham and Bijou come rushing through the cockpit door. To everyone’s shock, Beast-ham’s
still alive!
	“Beasty!? No way!” A brown and white hamster shouts from one of the side controls. He stops working and runs over to him.
	“Dude, sense when have you ever had the guts to take on Andre?” The hamster laughed.
	“Umm… excuse my terrible memory but… who are you?”
This made the hamster crash into disbelief. He slumped back to the controls with a long face.
	“Hey, its been years sense I was here last… I can barely remember anything!”
	“AHEM…” A voice said behind Beast-ham and Bijou. Both turn around.
	“Yea…?” was all Beast-ham could say before getting a fist bashed into his face. He was knocked across the cockpit’s room into the extremely hard glass windshield.
	“Beast-ham!” Bijou cries. She rushes to his side quickly and helps him up.
	“Came back for more beatings, eh Beasty?” said Andre with an evil smirk on his face.
Beasty picks himself up from Bijou. “You know it!” He says as he laughs back at Andre.
	“Hmm… here catch this and put it on… it will make this battle more… interesting.” Andre shouts as he throws a red accessory with spikes on it towards Beast-ham. He catches it and asks…
	“What is it?”
	“That’s the technology that we developed to help you hone the power within you.”
With a grunt, Beast-ham tries to put the accessory on his neck, but its to small.
	“Where the hell does this thing go?”
	“Try your tail…”
	“Hmph…” he says as he puts the red, spikey tail accessory on. It doesn’t make him feel any different.
	Andre looks at him laughing. “You have to spin it around your tail for it to work.”
Beast-ham places his paw on the tail-band and rotates it around in a circle. It soon makes a clicking noise, which makes Beast-ham feel very odd.
	“Uhh… grumble….w… what is this thing doing!?”
	“Its taking your Beast-Ham DNA and replicating it into your normal DNA. This transforms you into Beast-ham without you needing the moon’s light to change you.”
Soon after Andre’s speech, Beast-ham transforms and becomes enraged.
	“Perfect… oh yea, and the side effect of that tail-band is ‘uncontrollable rage’… heh heh heh…”
	Davirius shouts from a corner “Don’t you dare wreck this ship up to much, Andre!!”
	“Don’t worry, this should be an interesting battle!” Andre assures.
Bijou can only watch in horror as the two hamsters collide in a furious battle. She begins to cry a river of tears. “ANDRE! PLEASE LEAVE BEAST-HAM ALONE!!” She cries loudly, nearly breaking the eardrums of the few hamsters around her.
	“What?” Andre questions himself, forgetting about Beast-ham. This gives the enraged beast hamster the upper hand. Andre is soon bashed against the wall, bleeding slightly. Beast-ham then continues to thrash around Andre’s helpless body like a rag doll. Davirius thinks to himself as he watches the brutal beating that his friend is getting.
	“Hmm, the band released his inner spirit, causing his Beast side to show. Afterwards he became enraged, and nearly ten times as strong! Remarkable…” Davi says to himself.
	“Andre, you can stop holding back now!” One of the other hamsters says.
	Andre coughs a little. “Good…” he thinks. Soon after, Andre pulls out a long, sharp sword and delivers a massive amount of blows to Beast-ham. He ends so quickly, it looked as if a storm had just started, then ended at the same time. Weak after the attack, Beast-ham is left to fall to his knees.
	“Why…… why Andre?” Bijou says as she rushes over to her loved one.
	“Humph… lucky kid.” Andre whispers to himself in a pissed tone.

.:|Chapter 4 – END|:.

.:|Chapter 5 – Landing at the HHHT|:.

	“It’s been two hours… two long, frightful hours. I don’t think I can stand this anymore. At first I thought it might be good for me to rejoin my old group, now it only seems like I’m being used. A lab hamster… that’s what I am. They gave me that band so that I may test it out, not for my own benefit. Hell, I could have been killed, or killed them for God’s sake! Why… why does God forsake me at the worst time of my life… all I can think about is… death. Yes, that’s it… my father… is calling me home, I can feel it.” Beast-ham says to himself. He was sent to his old room, which was cleaned out. “Obviously, they forgot about me.” He thought. Beast-ham sat in the middle of the room, sobbing. He could not help but think that God hated him, cursed him, and humiliated him.
	He glanced around the room. He noticed Bijou was sleeping in the corner.
	“Oh, my love… how is it that an angel like you could be thrown into a battle like this…” Beast-ham said to himself. He stood up, wiped the tears from his eyes, and walked over to Bijou. He stroked her fur slowly, and began to cry again. With nothing else left, he laid next to the one thing in life he did have… a friend. Bijou woke up as Beast-ham fell fast asleep. Tears came to her eyes as soon as his did. She lifted his head as Beast-ham’s eyes opened. “Don’t worry Beasty, everything will soon be alright.” She whispered to him in a loving tone, as she kissed him. Soon, both hamsters fell fast asleep, ever so close to one another.
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“Andre, we will be landing shortly, the Island is just up ahead!” Davirius stated.
“Good! The sooner… the better!” he snapped.
	“Dude, what’s your beef with Beasty, man? I mean, you two used to be the best of friends.”
	“I told you before, he stole my one and only love away from me.”
	“I understand that, but that isn’t any reason to… you know… KILL him!”
	“I’VE GOT NO OTHER CHOICE!” Andre burst.
	“Really, what about finding another? There’s millions of other fish in the…”
	“Never will I look for another… Bijou will be mine… even if I must kill a friend for it to be so.” He said as he cut Davirius off. Davi stood there… speechless.
	“Well… If you really think that this is the only way…”
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	The ship landed on a port near the HHHT. It was stationary on a large, empty island. Trees covered the whole island, with the exception of the beaches. The trees blew awkwardly as the ship came down, creating gusts of wind. The loud crash it made when the metal touched the ground woke Beast-ham and Bijou.
	“Ugh…. What was that noise?” Beast-ham asked.
	Bijou panted. “I don’t know, but I had the most terrible dream.”
	“What was it?”
	She couldn’t speak. Bijou felt so upset she began to burst into tears.
	“Oh… I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.” He said apologetically as he placed his paw on her head.
	“We’ll be fine. Trust me!” Beast-ham assured.
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	All hamsters that filled the ship were now out exiting. From highest rank to lowest rank, they stood and walked in rows. Andre, Davirius, and two other hamsters walked in front. Behind them walked Beast-ham, who was holding Bijou’s hand as they went, two guards, and the nurse from the ship. Andre kept looking back and talking to Beast-ham while they approached the HQ’s door.
	“So Beasty, are you ready for your assignment?” Andre said sarcastically.
	“Only if you’re ready to give up on being an ass about this ‘Bijou’ thing.”
	“That might take awhile. You should know that!” he laughed. After which all Beast-ham could do was make a ‘puh’ sound.
	The rows eventually reached a large door, white and with yellow letters on it in the form of ‘3HT’. Beast-ham pushed his way to the front, astonished.
	“Hey! I remember the password to get through.” He shouted in excitement.
	 “Really? Well then go ahead and shout it.” Andre returned in a sarcastic tone.
	Beast-ham took a big breath, then blurted out “ONE FOR ALL!”. Silence covered the area. Andre soon after began laughing hysterically.
	“Ahh, I just had to see you try…” Andre laughed. “This is the real password.” He said, as he snootily walked past Beast-ham.
	Beast-ham thought to himself for a second, then told himself, “He let me do that on purpose just to watch me embarrass myself.”
	Andre gave out the real password that very second… saying, “3HT LIVES ON”. Suddenly, the doors began to creak open. The noise of the doors was so loud; it could be heard a mile away.
	“What? 3HT lives on is the new password? That’s… that’s… cheesy!” Beasty complained.
	“Whatever…” answers Andre.
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	The team enters the opened doors. All acted normal, with the exception of Beasty. Beasty ran around the whole lobby, reminiscing to himself about it.
	“Wow… nothing has changed. Great memories… WONDERFUL memories!” He said to himself as he dropped to his knees and began to cry. Bijou walked over and coaxed him to get up. “What’s zee matter?” she asked. Beast-ham wiped the tears from his eyes. “Just… so many memories.” He replied.
	“Oh… Well, I hope they’re happy memories!” She said happily, as she grabbed Beast-hams hand. Andre glanced over his shoulder at Beast-ham, and saw the two together. Just the thought made his blood boil; seeing them in person together made his guts turn. “Bijou is mine, Beast-ham. You will see…” he angrily repeated to himself.

.:|Chapter 5 – END|:.

.:|Chapter 6 – Briefing|:.

	The team soon reached yet another door. It had a king’s crown painted onto it.
	“Are you ready for your mission, Beasty?” Andre asked.
	“No, but let’s go anyway.” Beast-ham replied sarcastically. The group moved into the room, except for Bijou, who had to wait outside. Inside lies a king’s throne, painted yellow and red… and on it a white and yellow hamster, who looked rather old. They approach the king slowly, as Beast-ham stopped, fell to his knees, and bowed his head.
	“Sir… I am not worthy to be in this team anymore…” He said in self pity to the king. Andre runs over to him and picks him up, scolding him.
	“Beasty, this is not the time to be joking around! The king speaks first, we listen.”
	All Beast-ham could do was stare blankly. The king motioned the group towards him.
	“Agent, who have we here?” The king asked
	“Subject 5629, my liege.” Andre replied.
	“So, we’ve got the warrior in our possession?”
	“Yes, he has the powers that we’ve been seeking… the werewolf powers.”
	“Hmm, then let him speak.” The king asked, as he coaxed Beast-ham towards him. Beast-ham came up slowly and knelt.
	“My liege, I am not worthy to be here. I left the team; I should not be allowed to come back.”
	“Silence! You are here, therefore we need your help… you contain…” the king is stopped by Beast-ham.
	“I still should not be here… I am a disgrace to the team.”
	“No, Beasty, you are exactly what we need for this mission. If you complete the mission, you will be free to go.”
	“And what if I don’t do anything?”
	“You will be sentenced to life in prison for not taking orders.”
	“Great… so I have no choice… What is my mission?’ He says in disbelief.
	“Like I was saying, you have a power that we need… the power of the wolf. You contain great strength and agility when you are in control of that power, and when not, you become enraged with anger and uncontrollable strength. Because we cannot control your power, and use it on other hamsters, we need your controlled help to defeat someone.”
	“So, I’m just being used because of my power… and who is this ‘someone’ you speak of?”
	“He’s a mad scientist… creating this werewolf venom that he wants to use in all hamsters to create an uncontrollable army of werewolf-hamsters. His name is War-ham.”
	“War-ham? That’s a nickname, not a real name… right?” Beast-ham asked.
	“Correct, his full name… we cannot give you… its strictly classified.”
	“Oh… still… are you sure you can’t take on this guy alone? I mean, he doesn’t seem that hard.”
	“He has given himself the Werewolf disease… so every night, he becomes uncontrollable… even to himself. We need someone that can control that power, so they can fight against him. Two uncontrollable hamster-wolfs fighting each other does not sound like it will end well.”
	“Oh… I see. At night, I can control my powers, but with the venom, hamsters can’t control it.”
	“Precisely, that’s why we need you.”
	“I see, so tell me again, what is in it for me?” Beast-ham smiled in wonderment.
	“Freedom to choose to rejoin the HHHT, or leave it.”
	‘Darn… I was hoping for more…’ Beast-ham thought to himself.
	“Alright, then its settled… Andre, take him to mission control. They’ll redirect you to your squads”
	“Affirmative” Andre replied.
	“A-O-K!” Beast-ham says back. Andre gives Beast-ham an odd look, but he turns around and walked toward the door.

.:|Chapter 6 – END|:.

.:|Chapter 7 – Beasty Makes a Decision|:.

	Andre runs ahead of Beast-ham, who has already left the king’s room.
	“What are you doing? You don’t even know where the hell you’re going!” Andre yelled.
	“Come on… it’s been only a few years, TELL ME you think I don’t remember where mission control is?” Beast-ham said cleverly. Andre stopped still for a second.
	“Well? Are you comin’ or not?” Beast-ham asked.
	“Yea… whatever…” Andre replied.
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	The three hamsters arrived at a large room. It had computers everywhere, counting a very large one in the middle of the room.
	“Woh… this is a big memory!” Beast-ham said to himself.
	“Why, are you good with computers?” Bijou asked.
	“Yea… very good, actually.”
	“Oooh! Cute AND smart!” She giggled as she ran her paw through Beast-ham’s face fur. Andre started getting ticked off again… so he shouted…
	“CAN WE PLEASE CONTINUE!?” Both hamsters looked at the yelling hamster with blank eyes.
	“S… Sure…” Beast-ham replied softly.
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	The three move to the middle computer. Andre steps forward.
	“What do we do now? Asked Beast-ham.
	“Things changed, Beasty… so let me do this.” Andre replied. He soon after began speaking to the computer.
	“Agent 559 reporting.” Andre said to the computer.
	“Welcome back, Andre!” The PC said in a girlish tone.
	“WHAT? Voice activated computers? Why couldn’t I have had that accident AFTER they came out with this stuff?” Beast-ham complained.
	“Hush you…” He said to Beast-ham. “Computer, run file ‘Mission 673’.”
	“Opening file… please wait…” The computer said back. “File found… opening.” Upon the computer shown a folder with a text program.
	“Open text file.” Andre said, and soon after the file opened. It reveled the mission’s data.
	"So, this is our mission?" Beast-ham asked.
	"Yes... can you handle it?" Andre replied.
	"I donno, lets read..."
	On the computer, Beast-ham read his mission. It stated he and two others that he picked would have to go to the targets home and arest him. To arest the target, subject BEAST-HAM would need to wait until nightfall to attack the hamster, so that he has control over his power. After defeating him, arest and bring back here. If he kills him, no tear would be shed, but we will not have info on any of his other affiliations.
	"Hmm... so kill, or dont kill... that is the question?"
	"Yea, but we prefer alive."
	"Alrighty... I guess I only have one desision..."
	"Whats that?"
	"Andre... you and I are going to take down this 'War-ham'!"

.:|Chapter 7 – END|:.