All right, here it is: the first chapter of the sequel to Experiment 628: Shifter. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do, so you don't miss out on anything that might not be explained. Well, here it goes!
Rescues
Sequel to: Experiment 628: Shifter
Chapter 1: The Report
With the sun blaring in the window, Lilo finally woke up and glanced at the clock. It read 9:30 AM. She noticed that Stitch was gone, probably having slipped out earlier and let her sleep. She glanced at the calendar, and realized what day it was: November 15. She groaned as the knowledge of the day's importance came back: it was now six months since Hamsterviel had taken Skipper.
About six and a half months ago, Lilo's life had taken a huge change. Cobra's nephew Skipper, friendless and lonely, moved to the island. Lilo and Stitch had instantly befriended him. On first glance a genius and having a life to be envied, Lilo soon found out that Skipper had lost much during his early life. It was shortly after that he lost his humanity, as did she, when they were attacked by experiment 628, now known as Shifter. It had caused them to change into experiments. However, this helped them, as the sought Dr. Hamsterviel, to take him down before he could do any harm. However, the mission turned disastrous, as Lilo and Skipper found their evil side, and nearly destroyed themselves and the ones they loved. With great injury, Skipper had saved them by climbing onto Hamsterviel's bomb, and destroying it in midair. Though gravely injured, he returned and was treated by Jumba. Soon after, he confessed his love for Angel, and Stitch and Lilo confessed their love for each other. David had proposed to Nani, and life seemed perfect, even though Hamsterviel had escaped, and captured Reuben in the process. They soon found where he was hiding, and sought after him again, leaving behind Skipper, still injured, under the watchful eye of Lilo's friend Victoria. Upon reaching Hamsterviel's hideaway, they found that he had cloned Reuben, and perfected him into a fighting machine. After a great confrontation, the new experiment, Tiberius, ran away, and the other made it out just before the place exploded. Upon returning to Lilo's house, they had found it been attacked by Hamsterviel. Skipper had been captured, and Victoria had been hit by 628's power. However, she had coped rather well with the change. She was now wearing a holo emitter like Lilo, but looked quite lovely, in Lilo's opinion, as an experiment. Her fur was aqua completely aqua colored, with no changes in the color anywhere on her body. Her antennae were exactly like Angel's, and here eyes, instead of the normal black, were a soft pink. Jumba theorized that it was due to the mixture of the DNA strands. She had no extra arms, but did have wings instead that could be pulled out. Jumba, however, had no explanation for this, as there was nothing close to wings on Angel, Reuben, or Stitch. When asked about it, he merely said, "628 must be playing with DNA strands. Is quite a genius experiment, no?" They had looked into Victoria's powers, and there wasn't much: she had increased strength, sight, hearing, and smell, and could see in many different visions, but that was it. However, Victoria didn't really care: she was really enjoying being an experiment. However, Angel had not been herself since the capture.
Ever since Skipper had disappeared, Angel had not said a word. She barely ate, slept, or did anything other then sit by the window and stare out of it. The entire ohana had tried many different things to cheer her up, but nothing worked. Stitch was afraid that Angel was going into a depression, and might harm herself. However, Lilo believed that she wouldn't hurt herself until she was that she was never going to see her love, Skipper, again. The day after it had happened, Lilo had called Cobra and the Galactic Council, asking for assistance: both agreed to help her. A week later, David and Nani had been married by Pleakly, with Jumba playing the role of the bride's father, Stitch as best man, and Lilo as the ring bearer. It had been the first, and only day, since the Hamsterviel attack that Lilo had not once thought of Skipper. The day after, Jumba had tried using his new invention to get rid of Athena, Lilo's evil side, but the machine had failed, and nearly fried Lilo in the process. Jumba had had to hide in the ship for a few days to avoid the wrath of Stitch. But time wore on, six months had come and gone, and there was still no sign of Skipper, Hamsterviel, or anything closely related to them. The first few weeks, Lilo had sat and listened to the daily reports given by the council, but after listening to "We are still unable to locate them." many times, she had grown bored and sad, and decided to leave it to Jumba. The more time that passed, the more Lilo felt like she would never see Skipper again, and in turn, never see Angel smile again. Some times, Lilo would hear Angel singing something, but she would immediately stop if she thought someone was listening. Lilo wanted to know what it was, but Angel never said a word. Lilo knew today was going to be a hard day for many people. Sighing sadly, she took the lift down for breakfast.
When she walked in the kitchen, she saw that Stitch, Pleakly, and Angel were there, and everyone was quite unhappy. Stitch was actually eating his cereal nicely, Pleakly sat with a blank look on his face, and Angel merely stirred the cereal round and round the bowl, not really paying attention. When she saw Lilo come in, she got up from her spot and took the lift back up. Lilo decided to eat the cereal Angel had left, knowing that she wouldn't care. When she had finished, she was about to go upstairs, when she heard Angel singing softly. She strained her ears, but couldn't quite make out the words. Running back through the kitchen, she ran outside and climbed up the wall, sitting under the dome so Angel couldn't see her, even if she looked. From here, Lilo could hear Angel clearly. She had never heard the song before, but it was entrancing.
"Wonk ouy niotceffa erom deen I
In you and I
There's a new land
Angels in flight
Wonk ouy noitsceffa erom deen I
A sanctuary, my sanctuary yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music inside
Wonk ouy noitsceffa erom deen I
What's left of me
What's left of me now
I watch you fast asleep
All I fear means nothing
In you and I
There's a new land
Angels in flight
Wonk ouy noitceffa erom deen I
A Sanctuary, my sanctuary yeah
Where fears and Lies melt away
Music inside
Wonk ouy niotceffa erom deen I
What's left of me
What's left of me
Nwod dna spu ynam os
My heart's a battleground
Snoitome eurt
Wonk ouy noitceffa erom deen I
Snoitome eurt deen I
You showed me, how I see
That nothing is whole and nothing is broken.
In you and I
There's a new land
Angels in flight
Wonk ouy noitceffa erom deen I
A sanctuary, my sanctuary yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music inside
Wonk ouy noitceffa erom deen I
What's left of me
What's left of me now
All our fears, all our lies
Melt away
Wonk ouy noitceffa erom deen I"
As the song finished, Lilo heard Angel start crying. She decided she needed to go calm her down, so she climbed in through the window and put her arm around Angel. Lilo noticed she was holding a photo of Skipper when he had been recovering in the med bed on the ship. Angel felt Lilo put her arm around her, and turned and cried on her shoulder.
"We'll find him Angel, don't worry. I know we will." Lilo said quietly. Angel knew that Lilo had heard her song, but for once didn't care: she was too preoccupied with thoughts of Skipper.
"What if he doesn't?" Angel asked, speaking her first words to Lilo in six months. "What if I never see him again?"
"Stitch asked me something similar to that once. Way back when you two first met, and Gantu took you after you turned good. You want to know what I told him?" Angel nodded. "I told him that he'd find you, because you gotta believe in love." Lilo turned to look Angel in the face. "Just listen to your heart Angel; you'll find him there. All you have to do is follow your heart."
Angel turned back to the window. "You really think that we're going to find him?" Angel asked, a slight amount of hope in her voice.
Lilo smiled. "What does your heart tell you?"
Angel closed her eyes for a minute, breathing slowly and deeply. "I think… I think it says that… that we'll hear of him soon." She opened her eyes and turned back to Lilo. "Do you think it's right?"
Lilo thought for a moment. "Truthfully, I think that you are because Hamsterviel should have a plan by now, and he shows himself when his plan starts."
Angel nodded, her eyes showing she was close to crying again. "That's what I'm afraid of. What did he do to Skipper?"
Lilo gave her a hug. "Don't worry. Whatever Hamsterwheel did, we can put it right."
Hamsterviel's Ship
Dream
He was standing in a small office. The only thing the room contained was a door, a desk, and two chairs. However, there was no need for the chairs. No one was planning on sitting in them.
"You are still injured, Skip. I want you gone before she gets here." Said a tall man in the corner.
"I can still fight. Besides, she's my problem. I should have faced her years ago, but never had the guts." Skip said. A knock on the door broke up the argument, and Skipper immediately hid behind the door. The man opened it, careful not to alert the 'guest' to his presence.
"Kristy, I wondered when I would see you again."
Kristy walked in and Cobra shut the door behind her. Thanks to the poor light, Skipper was invisible against the wall.
"Cobra, I'm here to finish what I started." She said, brining a gun to point at Cobra.
"You never started." Cobra responded. "You started Michael, who got away from you."
"Luck." Kristy spat. "Besides, I need you to tell me where he is. I know you gave him a new ID, and I need to know what it is."
"Or what? You going to kill me? Unlikely." Cobra said.
"No, but I can hurt several people close to you. Does that name Lilo ring a bell? Maybe I could hurt her first, by getting rid of her precious dogs, like… Stitch I think. Or maybe I'll just kill that pathetic pink one… Angel, is it?"
"Try it." Skip said. Kristy whirled around, but Skipper was still in the dark, so she couldn't see him.
"Who's there?" She asked. Skipper decided to play with her head, and crawled up on the wall, and only stuck his head out covered with a cloak head.
"I am."
"And who are you?" She asked, although it sounded almost like an order.
Skipper laughed. "You don't recognize me? I'm not surprised. You left me little more then a bloody pulp last time we met."
Kristy fumbled her gun, but quickly regained her composure. "So Mike, this is going to be easier then I thought. I figured I was going to have to chase you for a few months before I killed you. But I guess you see how futile it is to run." She raised her gun and shot Skipper between the eyes. However, much to her fear, he merely laughed.
"A lot has happened between then and now. Then, I was weak, and now I am bullet proof." He said. Out of fear, Kristy emptied the rest of her gun into Skipper's head, which did nothing. When her gun clicked, telling her she was out, Cobra tackled her and knocked her out cold.
"So, what happens now?" Skip asked.
"She disappears. You should go back to the house." Cobra said. "You have a plan to work on." Skip nodded, and headed out the door.
The alarm went off, and Skipper reached and turned it off. He glanced up at the ceiling of his room, his mind wandering. Another weird dream. He thought. Shrugging, he donned his red cape, the clasp in the shape of an H. He walked down the hall and onto the bridge.
"Ah, did you sleep well?" A voice from the chair asked.
"Just another unusual dream, doctor." Skipper replied. The chair swiveled around.
"So, are you up to being a very bad boy today?" Hamsterviel asked.
Skipper nodded. "Anything to please you. Just no more decapitations; messes aren't really my thing."
Hamsterviel laughed. "Do not worry; this is a simple break and enter. Then we are ready to go back and destroy those pesky earthlings. Go get ready." Skipper walked out of the room, and Hamsterviel turned the chair back.
"I see he is starting to remember his life. I must need to make serious improvements on the Amnesio Ray. If he remembers at the wrong time, it could dangerously effect my plans." Hamsterviel said to himself, pulling out what appeared to be a red bazooka. "Just a tweak here and there, up the output and erasing, and it's ready." He summoned Skipper back in, and he appeared within moments.
"One last thing, Skipper. This should protect you from any harmful poisons they use on you. Not only that, but it will prevent you from accidentally carrying them back with you." Skipper nodded. Hamsterviel aimed, and shot the gun at Skipper. It was a curious sensation for Skip; it felt like he was drifting, and his mind went in and out of his reach. The feeling passed, and Hamsterviel smiled. "You should be ready now. Have fun!" Skipper nodded, and again left the room, the dream gone from his mind.
Hamsterviel reflected on the past few weeks, ever since he had gotten the ray from one of his 'contacts'. He had made great progress using Skip, both political and in revenge. Right now, Skip was going to get a weapon said to be able to kill the pesky experiments. However, the downside was it was an ancient weapon, on Earth called a sword, and no one was sure how to use it. But Hamsterviel figured he could always add to Skipper's programming; he already had made one addition. He had gotten rid of… six people now, if his count was correct; all had been killed within the past two or three weeks. Of course, he had to worry about Tiberius. Ever since Skipper had 'joined' with them, Tiberius had been getting more and more rebellious, and trying to find a reason to kick out or kill Skip. One of them would have to go, and Skipper was far more valuable. Besides, Tiberius had flat out refused to wear the splendid red cape, which Skipper did without question. In fact, Skipper followed every command without question, while Tiberius tried to calculate every minor detail and questioned his every move.
"He will have to be taken care of." Hamsterviel said to himself. "Once I have that sword, and Skipper can wield it, since it is to large for me, he can take out that pesky clone of mine. But, I will keep 625 around. He may yet prove useful. I can't wait to see the pathetic looks on the earth girl's face as she is killed by her own friend. Oh, it makes me so happy to think of such things. I think this deserves an evil laugh!" He laughed insanely for a minute, and would have continued had it not been for the com system alerting him to an incoming message.
"Who is bothering me with call?" He yelled.
"Sorry sir. This is Skipper, and I'm ready to depart on your order."
Hamsterviel smiled. "Good, good. When you get back, come straight to me: I have a little job for you to do."
"Yes sir. I'll be back within the hour." The line disconnected, and Hamsterviel started laughing again.
The Next Day (Lilo's house, 7:00 AM)
Angel sat by the window after another night without sleep. It was nothing new: she only got a small handful of hours in a week. She was going to stay in the room, as she always did, and think about Skip; but something told her to go listen to the report. Lilo's words last night floated back to her.
"Just listen to your heart Angel; you'll find him there. All you have to do is follow your heart." Angel pondered them for a minute, and decided to run out to the ship to catch the report. She made just as the Council Woman came on. Neither she nor Jumba noticed her arrival, so she hung back so she could hear but not be seen.
"Any news Ms. Council Woman?" Jumba asked.
"For once, yes." She replied. Angel's heart jumped, and Jumba got excited.
"Is good news I hope."
The Council Woman shook her head. "We have a video tape that may tell us where Dr. Hamsterviel was, at least a few hours ago. There is no audio, and the visual is poor, but I think you'll be able to tell why I think so." Over the Council Woman came a video clip. Judging by the numbers in the bottom, it was a security camera. It was quite dark, and only shapes could be made out. As they watched, they saw a tall figure in the room, standing by the desk. In the window came another figure, this one quite small, and attacked the man. Judging by the reaction, it was likely that the man was yelling, but without audio they couldn't be sure. The taller man dropped quickly. They could see no movement in the room, until the small figure, this time carrying something on his back, went back out the window. The tape paused and grew into a smaller screen in the corner, the rest of it again covered by the Council Woman.
"As you can see, we have no clear footage. We know that the man is dead, and we know what was stolen. What we don't know is who the figure is." The clip in the corner rewound and enhanced on the face of the attacker. Angel peered hard at it, but couldn't make anything clear out.
"It could be Tiberius." She said, walking forward, startling Jumba and the Council Woman. "But with the shadows, I don't think even Stitch can be sure."
Jumba retained his surprise for later, and turned back to the Council Woman. "You said you is knowing object that was stolen. What is it?" He asked.
The Council Woman sighed. "I don't wish to broadcast it on an unsecured channel, but I will say this: you gave it to me to hide three and a years ago, just in case the 'incident' happened again. You said you would keep the copy to be safe." Jumba's face turned to fear.
"Are you being sure?" He said.
"I'm afraid so. I'll contact you soon with more information." The line disconnected. Jumba still looked horrified.
"Jumba, what's wrong?" Angel asked.
"Please to be getting Lilo and 626. I will be getting Cobra and Gantu. Is very important we talk.
Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! In accordance with the last book, I will try and update this every Wednesday, every other at the worst unless something is seriously wrong. Please review and tell me what you think.