Chapter 3
The jeep tumbled down the road. Lilo cradled the 'Experiment pod' close to her chest, while Stitch was restless. Lilo had asked him to drive slower and Stitch did not like being slow. He liked to be the fastest.
Slowly he sped up, so Lilo wouldn't notice. He looked over at her, ever since they had collected every experiment they had become a bit restless. Checking the experiments was her job but she saw it as a chore now. Stitch found she was skipping 'check days' to go out and boast her adventures to her 'friends'. Stitch didn't understand why mean girls came ahead of cousins; but he didn't complain. He wanted to but he was bored of checking and the mean girls. He was built for destruction and adventure, and he wasn't getting either. His creator, Dr Jumba Jookiba said that '626 made for war, not peace, if 626 doesn't destroy things, he get restless, then next time he is angry- boom- destructive instincts take over'. Lilo had asked that Stitch's destructive instincts be taken out, Jumba just laughed and said' silly little girl, evil genius experiment cannot have evil taken out, then is just genius experiment'. Besides Stitch liked destroying things.
Lilo looked at the pod cradle delicately in her hands, could it be another cousin? If it was what then? she would turn it good and find it another home. But then they would be back where they started no experiments to catch. Plus she would have another experiment to check on. She used to love checking the experiments but it was the same every day. s When she checked they were always happy they were always too busy to talk, doing there important jobs. She was just a distraction to them. So she had started spending more time with her 'friends'. Weirdly they were a lot more friendly when she didn't have some form of mutant dog by her side.
As the jeep sped haphazardly down the cliff coast road. A strong wind blew up the hill. The trees swayed blanketing the ground with leaves and branches. The bushes rustled with exuberance. Suddenly a large deer leapt form the trees into the path of the jeep. immediately he growled spinning the wheel violently the car jerked, tyres screeching, the fragile drive shaft took the force with a tolerance only a specially modified jeep could withstand. The animal instinctively jumped away in fear, eyes small as the tiny brain tried to comprehend the danger. The sudden jump from the deer surprised another. A bat-like creature tumbled out of the trees colliding with the deer. The force knocked the deer, with its extra weight, unto its back. Shock imbued its confused face. Stitch had just enough time to regret speeding up before he jerked the car into the bushes at the side of the road. The force sent Lilo to the very edge of the seat belts range. Her arms flung forward and she left her seat completely for a second. The hands opened releasing the white pod. Glinting with radiance before bouncing, and as a ball, followed the direction of the incline straight toward the edge of the cliff. The jeep ground to a halt. Its progressed stalled by a tree and several bushes. Four shocked and confused faces tentatively raised.
Once Stitch had backed the jeep carefully from its bed in the bush, they confronted the pair on the street. The deer, in shock from the experience stood and meandered into the trees suspended in disbelief. The other they recognised as Snooty, experiment 277, he sat up looking longingly back at the deer. Once he recognised his family, however he forgot his programming. He jumped up looking grateful and relieved. Picking him up and placing him on the back seat of the car. Lilo asked what he was doing so far out of Kauai. Snooty told her about how he saw a congested deer at the edge of the woods- then another- then another then he was lost. He had been gone for about a week. This made Lilo think: It might not have happened had she been there to check on them.' Must check on the rest of the experiments once I get back' she thought. But first the pod that had fallen out of her hand. The cliff levelled further down the hill, so they went there. The white experiment pod stood out clearly against the brown rocks. Several rocks jutted out of the see lancing up to the sky, the waves dashed against the rocks trying to knock them down in vain. The pod sat perched atop the tallest rock. Lilo thought aloud:
"Stitch you can't get to the pod but Snooty can,"
Snooty had already flown to the pod, picking it up in his mouth, carefully started flying back. However as he was flying a sudden burst of light blinded him. Without sight, he meandered crashing into the cliff side his wings tangled he began to fall toward the ocean, still clutching the pod in his mouth. Stitch leapt to a spear of rock - spray from the ocean smothering him, despite the slippery rocks and water he leapt again to the cliff side clutching at smooth, slippery rock his claws refused to attach to the rock. Snooty was falling un able to recover, he was going to land on Stitch's head. Clutching a small bunch of barnacles his arms ready to catch the falling cousin. But at that moment the pod fell out of his mouth. Giving up an arm he caught the pod. But now he only had two arms left to catch his cousin- not enough. But then- an idea! The adrenaline pumped wiping out his boredom. Throwing the pod as high as he could he let his cousin fall into three arms:
"Open mouth," He said,
Snooty opened his mouth wide, and like an open bag it caught the pod in Snooty's mouth. Then the clump of barnacles detached from the rock plunging the two into the rocky see. Recovered Snooty grabbed Stitch by his ears barely able to lift him, wings struggling in the strong winds, buffeted by spray he struggled to lift him back to the smooth ground where Lilo was waiting open- mouthed, and with baited breath. Snoopy dropped Stitch deposited the pod in Lilo's hand and crashed into the back seat of the jeep panting heavily.
"Nice job Snooty- you too Stitch!"
Stitch sat down the adrenaline draining form his body and mind. That was the excitement he needed, and now he might have another cousin to meet. Stitch felt his old enthusiasm return in bulk.
"That was fun!" he shouted mid-pant,
Jumping into the back of the jeep he hugged Snooty,
"Thank you Snooty," He said,
Returning the hug Snooty curled into a ball,
"Now let's go Stitch but slow this time⦠please, and don't think I won't pretend not to notice this time,"
"ahhh" Stitch said disappointed,
The again the jeep started with a splutter of smoke and Stitch drove relatively slowly down the road for the town of Kauai and their house, pod in hand. Lilo looked toward the lighthouse, the spotlight was spinning but the light kept growing brighter then dimming then even brighter then dimming. Have to tell Sparky to stop playing with the light she thought.
