1Chapter 3
When the others woke up they were shocked to see Lance the way he was.
"And he's been up all night?" Ava asked Clay.
"Apparently, he's really broken up about Hamletta.
"Merlok, are we almost to the nearest village yet?" Lance asked the digital wizard.
"We're almost there, Lance." Merlok 2.0 told him.
"Once we get there, I'm gonna need you all to put up these up." Lance instructed, giving them each some posters.
"Uh, Lance, did you brush your teeth?" asked Macy, wrinkling her nose.
"Who has time for that? My sweetheart's out there." Lance replied.
"Whoa, I've never seen him like this." whispered Aaron to Axl.
"Me neither." Axl whispered back.
Meanwhile, Hamletta was still on the pig farm. She was having an okay time rolling in the mud, and interacting with the other pigs. But she missed Lance, how he petted her, cuddled her, and called her his "sweetheart".
So she just lied in the mud, instead of splashing around like the other pigs.
In the next village, Lance hurried off the Fortrex, and began hanging up posters. The others helped, but still couldn't believe how Lance was acting.
"Lance, don't worry we'll find Hamletta." Robin comforted.
"I hope so, for all I know she's out there lost, cold, confused, and perhaps she's about to be someone's dinner." Lance ranted.
"We better find that pig fast." whispered Ava to the others.
"Um excuse me?" asked a woman coming up to Lance.
"What?" asked Lance loudly.
"Uh, you're looking for this pig?" she asked, holding up the poster.
"Yes, have you seen her?"
"No...but a friend of mine owns a pig farm in the in another village maybe he has your pig."
"Where is it?"
"It's a few miles south."
"Come on, guys. We don't have anytime to lose." Lance informed his friends.
He hurried back to the Fortrex, with the others following him.
As they drove off, Lance paced back and forth.
"Merlok, Lance has never acted like this before." Clay whispered to the wizard.
"While Lance may be vain and selfish, he does love his pet pig. And her going missing is the worst thing." Merlok told him.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. Daddy's coming." Lance said.
On the pig farm, Hamletta was still wallowing in the mud.
"All right, pigs time for your cleaning." called the farmer.
All the pigs got up, and trotted to the barn, but Hamletta stayed put.
"Come on, pig." he called to Hamletta.
Slowly she got up, and followed the other pigs. "Hmm, don't remember that one.
Upon finally arriving at the pig farm, Lance hurried out of the Fortrex.
"Lance, wait up." called Aaron, as the others hurried behind him.
"No time for waiting." Lance told them.
"Hello, is anyone here?" called Clay.
When the farmer heard them, he stopped washing the pigs, and walked out of the barn.
"Well if it isn't the Nexo Knights, can I help you?" he asked.
"I'm looking for my sweetheart, Hamletta. She's a beautiful pig, do you have her?" asked Lance, frantically.
"Uh...I have lots of pigs here. They're in the barn, maybe..."
But before the farmer could finish, Lance rushed into the barn.
"Hamletta, sweetheart are you in here?" he called.
Hamletta recognized her owner's voice. She squealed, and hurried to him. Lance saw her coming, and ran to her.
"Sweetheart, there you are!" he cried.
He threw her arms around her, not caring she was covered in mud. The others and the farmer smiled at the reunion.
After thanking the farmer for keeping an eye on Hamletta, and paying him, they all left.
"Oh, Hamletta it's so good to have you back." Lance told her.
"I say we celebrate this with some dinner." suggested Axl.
"Great idea." agreed Lance.
"Uh, Lance don't you want to get...freshened up first?" asked Macy.
"What?"
"Yeah, you're dirty, dude." mentioned Aaron.
"It can't be that bad. I mean it's only been 24 hours since I looked in a mirror." Lance told them, as he headed for the bathroom.
"5,4,3,2,1." Ava counted down.
The next thing they heard was Lance screaming. He couldn't believe how much he'd let himself go. His hair was messy and dirty, he had bags under his eyes, and it looked like he was getting a zit.
"No dinner for me, I have some major work to do." Lance told them.
Lance spent the rest of the evening, Lance primped and preened himself. And by the time he was finished, he went to his room with Hamletta and had Dennis bring him a snack. He lied in bed, and Hamletta stood by his side.
"Get up here, sweetheart." he told her.
Hamletta jumped onto the bed, and snuggled up beside him.
"This is the perfect spot for you." said Lance petting her.
Hamletta squealed, and closed her eyes as she nuzzled against him. Lance smiled as he returned it.
The End
