A/N: Aloha readers, and this time I mean the greeting. I bet your all here to continue the adventures of Alexandra Isabelle Stark, or as you've come to know her as Lani Alaula -her cover name for while she's in Kauai. She's about to get into a whole mess of trouble, most of which she brought upon herself. But what else is new for the time traveler, that's just how I created her. Today, let's introduce the new antagonist here and continue the theme in the other part of the chapter. I present, A New O'hana.
Chapter 1: The Next Chapter -or- Gaba Meega Want
SPACE
In the inhabitable reaches of space, it was believed by humans that no life could exist outside planet Earth. Though there were many speculations of other worldly beings, the government insisted they were just stories. Over the course of three days, humans were proven wrong. However right most were about visitors being real, only one family was allowed to fully know about it. The evidence of aliens not only existed on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, it also currently stretched a hyperspace jump away from Earth.
Fueled by a boiling rage from the recent event, a faulty cruiser was piloted by the ex-captain of the United Galactic Federation's Armada. A larger, lighter colored ship was stationed in it's path. The retired official docked onto the side of the larger rocket, exiting his ship to reach the lobby. In the room sat a lone chair, a light hanging just above with a monitor in front. On the screen was a male hamster-like creature with red eyes, white fur and he donned a red cape with a yellow letter "H" holding the ends together.
"Come closer," the furry being beckoned the giant at the door. "Have a seat, Captain."
"Please don't call me that," the shark-like creature sat. "After my last mission for the Galactic Armada I was...Retired."
"And what makes you so qualified for this assignment after you let 626 escape?" the employer questioned him.
"It wasn't my fault!" the creature in the room stood in outrage. "The little trog..."
"Calm down, Gantu," the monitor told him. "This job has absolutely nothing to do with 626."
"I know what the job is about, Dr. Hamsterveil," Gantu smiled sinisterly. "And I believe I know where to find the item you seek."
"Where?!" the scientist was excited to hear that bit of news. "Tell me!"
"A tiny planet in the Gamma Quadrant, Sector Fifty-One," Gantu informed him. "They call it 'Earth'."
KAUAI, HAWAII
The planet in question was only targeted for one special reason, on it held something that would help the evil doctor with his goal at taking over the galaxy. It was unbeknown to anyone on Kauai that the means to an end were closer than they could have imagined, not that they had imagined it. The day after the seventy-two hour struggle, the family who fought together decided to call it a break from dangerous activities. So what better way to spend a break than at the beach, nothing bad could possibly happen right?
"Hey look, a parking space!" Pleakley called for Jumba to stop speeding.
Parking space or not, the larger of the four aliens in the car still crashed them. He backed up, enough for Nani and David to see the shaken faces of Pleakley, Angel and 628. The only one who seemed to be enjoying it was 627, who looked happy enough to do it again. 627 took his time getting out, as he looked around the beach for something to keep him busy. The female experiments however got out of the dune buggy as fast as they could, worried about returning to their seats.
"Who is it that taught you to drive, creator?" 628 shook her head to clear the dizziness.
"Naga bootifa, Jumba," Angel fought the urge to hurl up breakfast. "Meega stomach farbras."
"Ridiculous Earth vehicle," Jumba shifted the blame to the machine. "Needs evil genius tune-up."
For the short time he's lived on Earth without having to capture his own creation, Jumba felt everything needed to be fixed his way. TVs, radios, microwaves, all of it he couldn't quite figure out how to work. If it hadn't been for Nani telling him not to, he would have done his "repairs". The only reason he listened to the older sister was she knew how to frighten him, so he made sure to stay on her good graces before he would regret it. Nani could be scary when she wanted to be, the plasma blasters she knew how to use helped a great deal in that.
Pleakley was too occupied with enjoying his favorite planet to pay attention to anything else. Kauai gave him a greater opportunity to study Earth culture, though he didn't seem to make progress on social interaction. Not even Angel could match his enthusiasm, it either matched or fell just under his. She wanted to spend her time helping people, a concept she learned by helping her own friends. The idea of good was understandable to 627 now, he just preferred naughtiness a lot more.
It was a pretty dysfunctional family, one Nani was quickly getting used to. Another thing she became familiar with was her sister disappearing all the time, usually it was the reverse. She knew Lilo was with Stitch, so that meant trouble was bound to appear sooner or later.
"Have any of you seen Lilo?" Nani asked them.
"Naga/No/Evil," Angel, Pleakley and 627 shook their heads.
"We thought little girl was with you," Jumba told her.
"Last I saw of the child, she ran off with 626," 628 tried to remember. "Is it possible to get kicked out of a public beach?"
"As much as I want to say 'no', it can happen," Nani sighed.
Lilo indeed ran off with Stitch, as another one of her attempts to show him what being good had to offer. Stitch was making great progress with the concept, though he still managed to cause a few mishaps in the process. Today's lesson for him was about family, since Stitch renounced his 626 ways it was easier to teach him.
"Now remember, on Hawaii we call each other 'cousins'," Lilo told her friend. "Not because we're all related, but because we're all one big o'hana."
"Matyr," Stitch nodded. "Cousin."
"Just remember to smile and say 'Aloha cousin'," Lilo instructed.
Despite Lilo's advice, saying that didn't seem to weaken the blow of his actions. The first instance was just a practice run, a kid building a sandcastle was sure to be a success. All Stitch succeeded in doing was driving the boy away, so he set course for the volleyball game that was happening across the beach. When the ball came his way, Stitch accidentally punctured it with his claws. So before anyone had a chance to catch him, he threw the deflated ball and ran to the trees for safety.
By this point, the Pelekai o'hana noticed him run to Lilo, all of them getting a bad feeling when she pointed to a gathering happening close by. By the looks of it, it was a birthday party and they were just about ready to cut the cake. Stitch decided to handle it himself, pulling a chainsaw he brought along from the sand -something he had to sneak there when Lilo objected to it. While the o'hana had a similar reaction to looking away, 627 sat by them and cheered Stitch on.
"Evil, evil," 627 clapped and laughed at the destruction.
"I know I'm new to your planet's customs, but I don't think that's how you humans cut your food," 628 said to Nani.
"It's not," Nani sighed.
"Stitch, aggaba!" Angel shouted to him.
Flicking the right switch, Stitch shut off the chainsaw. Given the damage he already caused, it didn't really matter as the table collapsed. Shaking of the small drop, Stitch was left to face the situation. The angry glares he received reminded him of being 626, at least then he wouldn't have cared what anyone thought. Since he was good now, he started having doubts on where he would fit into this community o'hana. So he walked home alone to sort things out, while Lilo went to find solace with her family.
"Lilo," Nani hugged her sister. "What happened?"
"I was just trying to teach Stitch how to be a cousin," Lilo looked back at the wreck. "I didn't think this would happen. I should go talk to him."
Lilo felt guilty for what happened, it was her idea after all. Stitch did ninety persent of the mess of course, though she was the mastermind behind the accident. Before she left, a thought came to her.
"Hey, where's Lani?" Lilo looked around for the older girl. "She's usually around when Stitch wrecks stuff."
"I wish I knew," 628 shook her head at Lilo's attempt to look. "I haven't seen her since we pulled my creator's ship out of the ocean. You wouldn't happen to know where she is, would you?"
"I think she was going to Jumba's ship," Lilo recalled.
"Thank you," 628 nodded gratefully. "624, come with me. I may need your assistance."
"Isa Angel, Jerudai," Angel growled at her own experiment number. "But oketaka. Meega worried about her too."
A/N: Just to clear up any confusion you readers may have, it's been only one day since the ending of What Could Have Been. And some of the memory alters Lani mentioned was nobody but them remembering the robots and aliens, and Lani always being around as a bonus to keep her cover. Call it a cheat if you want, but it still makes a lot more sense than having everyone cower in fear every time they walk down the street.
Disclaimer: I'm running out of stuff to say for this, so I'm gonna say this only twice for this story. Lilo & Stitch belong to Disney and Chris Sanders. If there's any time when you spot the diff, it's probably one of my ideas.
Next Time: While going to check on Lani, 628 and Angel are introduced to someone special to the girl in question.