Transformation
By: Kioko the pirate
Chapter 4: The Fight
The night before the fight was restless to say the least. Kioko and Stitch had gotten back at 625 for the prank he pulled, by throwing him in one of the gelatin filled trays. But after they had gotten 625 they reset their sights on each other. Everything became a contest between them. Who could eat the fastest, who could run more laps around the house in a minute and so on. They were for the most part equally matched, each winning half of the events. But soon Angel had put an end to their competitions and they both retired to their respective beds.
Morning came far too quickly for the rest of the family, as both Kioko and Stitch were up bright and early. They had both been shouting at the rest of the family to wake up. When they finally got every one up, the house turned into a military school. The two fighters rushed every one through breakfast and rushed them to get dressed and ready to go. It was going on 11:00am when they finally got the family moving out the door. Nani had left for work a few hours before so there weren't as many arguments as there would have been. She also didn't know about the fight.
Finally the front door swung open and both Kioko and Stitch raced out and down the front steps. Half way down Kioko side stepped into Stitch, causing the blue experiment to trip and tumble down the steps, landing in a small cloud of dust at the bottom of the steps, rubbing his now slightly sore head. Kioko merely laughed as he ran past the experiment. The rest of the family filed out of the house in quick procession. By the time they got to the bottom of the steps both Kioko and stitch were half way down the drive way.
Angel and Lilo rush out ahead of the rest of the family, running to catch up with Kioko and Stitch. By the time they caught up to them they were at the end of the drive way. Lilo ran up behind Stitch while Angel ran ahead to Kioko.
"You don't have to do this, Stitch. You know that right?" asked Lilo as she walked along side her old friend.
"You're wrong, Lilo. I do have to do this. Ever since he's been around I've always been second best. Well, not anymore. I'm going to show him that I'm the best fighter around."
Lilo gave a sigh, recognizing the same tone in Stitch's voice that he had when 627 was activated. "But Stitch this is just stupid, he's family!" shouted Lilo.
"Not right now he isn't!" barked Stitch as he looked over at Lilo. "Right now, he's my rival. Just look at him up there…" growled Stitch as he looked ahead at Kioko. "He looks so confident of himself; he thinks he's so tough. Well I'll show him who's tough."
Lilo gave a frustrated sigh and continued to try and talk Stitch out of the fight. Meanwhile, Angel was trying to do the same with Kioko. "Come on Kioko, this is ridiculous, you don't need to fight."
"This isn't ridiculous, Angel. Stitch challenged me, he thinks he can defeat me, well I'm going to prove him wrong." Growled Kioko with a twisted smirk on his face.
Angel sighed and dropped her head. "Listen, Kioko… I love Stitch very much, but… I know he can't win against you." Said Angel in a solemn voice.
"What?" asked Kioko in a confused tone as he looked over at Angel.
"I know he could never match your strength, and deep down I think stitch knows that too. He's just doing this to prove himself to Lilo, me and the rest of the family. Not to mention himself, so I have small request."
"And what is that?" Kioko's voice was now filled with slight concern.
Angel paused for a moment and then looked up at Kioko with pleading eyes. "Could you just lose the fight?"
A look of shock appeared on the pirate experiments face. "You want me to what?"
"Just throw the fight, it will really help Stitch's self esteem. It will make him feel like he hasn't been replaced, please Kioko?"
A small smile appeared on Kioko's face as he looked at the pink experiment. "Angel, I cannot just throw the fight."
"But why not? Every one knows you're tough and powerful, what will losing one fight matter?"
Kioko did not answer; he gave her one last glance and then continued to walk ahead. Angel gave a defeated sigh and continued down the street as well. Lilo and Angel fell behind as both Kioko and Stitch walked ahead of them. A few minutes later, the family arrives at the beach. More specifically the part of the beach that held the weight lifting equipment and the wrestling ring.
Both Kioko and Stitch were the first to reach the mat. But as they got closer Kioko noticed a familiar four armed experiment in the center of the ring, he appeared to be stretching. While Stitch stopped to wait for the rest of the family, Kioko leapt up into the ring. Kioko knew that Kixx knew he was there; he hadn't tried to make a stealthy landing.
"Get out of here now Kixx." Commanded Kioko as he walked towards the experiment.
"Quite a big mouth for such a small experiment." Replied Kixx in a confident and mocking tone. Kixx finished stretching and then turned to face the experiment. "Well, you look just like Stitch, except for your fur."
"I said get out of here." Kioko commanded once again.
Kixx gave an amused laugh. "Listen here, I don't know which of Jumba's experiments you are… but obviously you've never heard of me. But, that can easily be fixed, allow me to introduce you to my fist!"
Kixx raised one large purple fist and threw it towards the black experiment. But right as his fist was about to make contact, the black experiment side stepped Kixx's attack with ease. The experiment suddenly grabs Kixx's arm and steps towards him. In a flash the experiment flung Kixx over his shoulder and through the air. But as Kixx was lifted over the experiments shoulder his eyes caught the black experiments.
"Kioko?" blurted Kixx in disbelief. "Uh oh."
In the next instant Kixx was flying through the air, sailing over the edge of the ring and landing heavily in the sand a few yards away. With out a word Kioko turned around to face the family and Stitch, who was still hanging around them.
"Stitch, are we going to fight or what?" barked Kioko.
Stitch gave a small growl and then turned to face the pirate. "Of course we are, I wouldn't miss this for anything."
With out another word Stitch began walking towards the ring. Lilo, Angel and the rest of the family sat down on a bench near by, the kids sat down on the sand next to the bench. Meanwhile Jumba slide a large trunk in front of him and pressed a red button on the top of it. The trunks sides suddenly folded down, revealing an array of sensors and other equipment.
"What in the world is all that?" asked Pleakly as he sat down next to Jumba.
"Is just some equipment to allow me to see inner workings of battle." Jumba said with an evil chuckle.
"What do you mean 'inner workings'?" asked Pleakly.
"Let us just be saying that this will not be just a regular fist fight. Battle between evil genius experiment and pirate should be producing interesting data. Perhaps some that I could be using for next evil genius experiment."
"Hey, you promised Lilo that you wouldn't make any more experiments!" shouted Pleakly.
Jumba quickly reached up and covered the walking noodles mouth, his large hand nearly wrapping around Pleakly's head. "Please to being quiet. Younger girl does not need to be knowing." Grinned Jumba.
Meanwhile on the other end of the bench Lilo, Angel and 625 were sitting down. 625 had his own trunk, a cooler that he slid in front of them. "So, would either of you lovely ladies like a sandwich?" asked 625 as he squeezed himself between Lilo and Angel.
The two girls looked down into the cooler, a few sandwiches had entire fish in them while others looked rather appealing, but hunger wasn't on their minds right now.
"No thank you, 625." Said Lilo and Angel in unison.
625 just shrugged and then reached into the cooler, pulling out two sandwiches. "Hey, is that bologna?" asked a voice from behind the three experiments.
Lilo, Angel and 625 all turn around to see a huge crowd of experiments standing around. "What are all of you doing here?" asked Lilo with a rather surprised tone.
"We came to see Kioko and Stitch fight, what else?" answered Slushy.
The three of them stared at the group of experiments for only a few moments before turning around to face the ring. "I hope they'll be all right." Moaned Angel.
"I'm sure they will... both of them are tough. I'm just wondering how this will end, neither of them will give up. That's for certain, how they'll decide a winner is beyond me." Lilo said with a reassuring voice.
"Personally I'm betting on pirate boy there." Blurted 625 as he bite into a sandwich.
"And why is that?" asked Angel.
625 swallowed the bite of sandwich he had in his mouth and then looked over at Angel. "Just because, I've been on the losing side long enough to know who's the winner and who's not. And don't get me wrong, I know Stitch is strong and he could definitely take any other experiment with ease. But Kioko isn't an experiment, he may look like an experiment, but he doesn't think like we do."
"What do you mean 'think like we do?'" Angel asked rather loudly.
"Oh come on, angel ca… I mean Angel, you know as well as I do that our judgments are governed by the programming that Jumba gave us. I mean it's not like we can't make our own decisions on things but… deep down we do follow the basic programming that we were given. Stitch is the same, but Kioko, he's not a true experiment so… he's not controlled by rules as we are. He's treacherous."
"So you don't think Stitch has a chance." Blurted Lilo.
625 shrugged. "Maybe, but hey, how about we make this interesting for us?"
"Are you implying a bet on the fight?" asked Angel disapprovingly.
625 shrugged and smiled, Angel and Lilo both looked at each other and then back at 625. "What kind of bet?" asked Lilo.
"Well, if Stitch wins, I'll make you two sandwiches for the next month. If Kioko wins you two have to give me a kiss, and I don't mean a little peck on the cheek."
Lilo and Angel looked at each other again, a look of worry on their faces. After a moment they looked back at 625. "You're on."
Meanwhile, stitch was finally climbing up into the ring, standing on the opposite side of the ring from Kioko. Stitch was snarling, while Kioko looked calm. "Ok, let's do this." Growled Stitch as he extended his extra limbs and spikes. "But listen, Kioko… I want this to be a real fight. I don't want to fight a family member here, I want to fight Kioko the space pirate. Do you understand?"
Kioko gave a small laugh,. "Fine with me, just remember those words, you'll be regretting you ever said them after all."
Stitch gave one last growl before charging towards Kioko. Stitch was almost a blur as he raced across the ring, raising one fist into the air as he drew closer. In a flash he reached his target and threw the punch. But right as his fist was about to make contact, Kioko side steps the attack, just like he had done with Kixx. Stitch gave a startled gasp as the momentum of his attack threw him forward.
As Stitch began falling forward Kioko brought his leg up in a rather light kick. But to Stitch it wasn't a light kick at all; Kioko's kick slams into Stitch's gut, knocking the air out of him and sending him flying through the air. Stitch slams onto the mat on the other side of the ring, sliding to a stop with a painful groan.
"Let me give you a little lesson about pirates, Stitch. Never attack a pirate head on." Said Kioko with a sinister tone in his voice.
Stitch gave another groan as he slowly got back on his feet. Once he was on his feet he once again faced Kioko, growling and clenching his fists. In a flash Stitch once again charged towards Kioko, Kioko gave a sigh as he watched the blue experiment come towards him.
"Didn't you hear what I just said… never charge pirates head on."
Stitch reached him a moment later, throwing one powerful punch. Kioko didn't even flinch as he slapped Stitch's fist away. Stitch threw another punch with the same result. Stitch gave a frustrated growl as he flung his lower fist towards the pirates gut. But in an instant Kioko raised his leg and blocked the punch with his knee.
"I told you never to charge a pirate head on." Smiled Kioko.
In an instant Kioko leaped into the air and slammed his foot into Stitch's chest. Stitch is knocked across the mat once again, but this time he slides under the ropes and slams into the sand. Stitch slides through the sand, digging a shallow trench as he went, before slamming into a near by picnic table. The table shatters into a thousand pieces as a massive cloud of sand erupts from beneath it. Both Lilo and Angel gasp as they watch the cloud of sand start to settle.
"Had enough yet, Stitch?" asked Kioko in a mocking tone.
There was no reply, the sand only continued to settle. But as it cleared it revealed a small figure slowly standing up, holding pieces of wood in its paws. The sand cleared revealing Stitch; he was holding several wooden spears in his paws. Beneath him was a pile of wood shavings, Stitch had quickly gathered pieces of wood from the table and shaped them into sharp spears using his claws.
An evil grin came over the experiments face as he hurled the spears towards Kioko. They were like bullets as they sped through the air. But as the deadly points neared the pirate, Kioko gave a huff and raised his paw towards the spears.
"You've got to be kidding." Moaned Kioko as his paw began to glow yellow.
A moment later there was a bright flash as a large beam shot from Kioko's paw. The beam engulfed the spears, incinerating them in an instant. The beam soon cleared and Kioko lowered his paw, he looked back towards where Stitch had been. But as he looked down he saw Stitch speeding towards him. Kioko could only give a startled gasp as Stitch reached him and threw one powerful punch into the pirates gut. The force of the punch lifts Kioko into the air, as Stitch threw another punch and then another. Each hit lifting Kioko farther up into the air.
After the third punch Stitch allowed Kioko to fall down towards the ground for a moment, but as the pirate was about to hit the ground, Stitch delivered a devastating kick to Kioko's chin. Kioko is sent back flipping through the air and out of the ring. Kioko finally lands, crashing into a rack filled with weights and dumbbells. The heavy weights are sent flying into the air as an explosion of sand and cement erupts from the ground. The dust and debris quickly clears as Kioko begins to push himself back up to his feet.
"How did I let him get through like that?" growled Kioko. "I really am falling behind in my abilities."
At that moment Kioko heard Stitch's growl and quickly looked upwards to see Stitch diving down towards him. Kioko does a back flip to avoid Stitch's attack, but the moment Stitch lands he springs forward towards Kioko. Catching the pirate off guard once again, Stitch threw a series of punches, Kioko blocks them with ease. But in a flash Stitch grabs Kioko's arm and flings him across the beach. The pirate slams into the sand, digging a trench as he went.
Kioko finally slid to a stop, growling as he slowly sat up. "That's it, no more mister nice pirate." Growled Kioko as he cracked his knuckles.
At that moment Stitch grabs some of the dumbbells that were near by and hurls them towards Kioko. Kioko growls before rolling to the side, avoiding the weights as they slammed into the sand one right after the other. As the last weight slammed into the ground, Kioko rolls onto his feet and blasts towards Stitch with unstoppable speed. Stitch quickly grabbed the last dumbbell and held it like a baseball bat. Stitch tightened his grip on the dumbbell as the black blur that was Kioko raced towards him, a cloud of sand kicking up behind him.
In an instant Kioko was within striking range of Stitch's weapon. Stitch swung the dumbbell with incredible force, kicking up its own small cloud of dust. But as Stitch's swing reached its limit, Stitch's eyes shot open as he realized that Kioko was not there. Stitch lowered the dumbbell and quickly looked around. First to the left and then to the right, back to the left again. Stitch gave a nervous groan as he desperately tried to locate his opponent. But as he looked to the right once more, a furry black fist slammed into his cheek.
The force of the impact caused Stitch to drop the dumbbell and sent him flying through the air. Every one watching winced as they saw Stitch slam into an exercise machine. "Now that's a hit." Exclaimed Slushy.
"Oh, Stitch." Moaned Angel.
"He's alright, trust me." Reassured Lilo.
"Are you sure?" Angel asked.
"Of course, he's Stitch after all. There isn't anything he can't handle."
"Heh, I wouldn't be so sure." Blurted 625.
Lilo and Angel gave 625 a dirty look before turning back to the fight. Stitch was still digging himself out of the tangled metal that once was the exercise machine, as Kioko slowly walked towards him. Kioko comes to a stop in front of Stitch as he continued to try and dig himself out of the metal.
"Look at you…" started Kioko. "Don't tell me you're already getting tired, stitch." Mocked Kioko as he noticed Stitch heavy breathing.
Stitch gave a low growl as he slowly pushed himself up to his feet; his back was turned towards Kioko. Stitch didn't move at all for at least a minute and neither did Kioko. But after the short pause Stitch wiped around towards Kioko, slashing at the pirate with his claws. Kioko easily avoided the attack before leaping backward up onto a nearby set of monkey bars. With out any hesitation Stitch followed, leaping up onto the top of the monkey bars. He continued to slash at Kioko, leaping from one bar to the other as Kioko did the same.
When the two fighters were in the center of the monkey bars, Stitch gave one big leaping slash towards Kioko. But the attack was a failure as Kioko dropped down between the bars. As his head passed through the bars, Kioko grabbed onto the bar and swung upwards. He gracefully slid between the bars, landing directly behind Stitch with his back facing the blue experiment. Stitch gave a startled gasp as he realized what had happened. But that was all that he could do before Kioko's elbow suddenly slams into his back.
The impact sends Stitch flying through the air, landing with a heavy thump on his face. Stitch had only just hit the ground when Kioko leapt up into the air over Stitch's body. The pirate back flipped once before dropping like a stone towards Stitch's motionless body. A second later Kioko slammed into Stitch's back with bone shattering force. Stitch raised his head and gave a painful scream as a small cloud of dust formed around him. A moment later Kioko once again jumped up into the air, back flipping and then landing gracefully on his feet a few feet away from Stitch.
Stitch gave a painful groan as he tried to push himself up, but the pain was too great and he flopped back onto the ground. After a minute Stitch could only work up enough strength to lift his head up towards Kioko. The black experiment was just standing there, his arms folded over his chest and an evil little smirk on his face.
"Th… that wasn't fair." Groaned Stitch.
Kioko gave a small chuckle. "Have you already forgotten who you're fighting? I'm a pirate… and pirates don't play fair."
There was a moment of silence as Kioko continued to watch Stitch try and push himself up. Despite Stitch's best efforts he never managed to get himself up to even his knees. Another minute passed and Stitch still hadn't made it up. Kioko finally got tired of watching the tiny experiments suffering.
"What are you doing, Stitch?" Kioko asked with a sigh.
"What does it look like? I'm going to get up and continue this fight."
Kioko gave a small laugh as he continued to look down at Stitch. "You really don't know when to quit do you? Look at you, you can hardly move and yet you still want to fight."
"I was never one to give up easily, and I'm not going to become one." Growled Stitch as he pushed himself up half way and then fell back to the sand.
"There's no shame in admitting defeat when your opponent is obviously more skilled then you. Why don't you just give up now, you really need to rest."
Stitch managed to squeeze out a laugh. "You're not more skilled then me, I'm still going to beat you."
Kioko gave his own little laugh as he shook his head in disbelief. "You're such a fool, you know that? That last hit could have done a lot more then just hurt. If I had landed just a few centimeters higher you would have become permanently paralyzed from the waist down."
"What's your point?" growled Stitch as he managed to get one knee underneath himself.
"My point is that you should know when you're beaten. There's no need to push your self farther, you've already proven yourself to your family. On more then one occasion none the less."
"And this is going to be another one… just watch."
Stitch gave another groan as he tried to get his other leg under himself. But after a moment he failed and fell back to the ground. Kioko gave a sigh, dropped his head and slowly walked towards his struggling opponent. The pirate stopped just a few inches from Stitch and kneeled down in front of him. Stitch slowly looked up at Kioko; a strange look was on the pirates face. A look as if Kioko were trying to decide something, the pirate's black eyes scanned Stitch's beaten body, as if he were looking for something.
Kioko's eyes finally focused back onto Stitch's face. Stitch gave a low growl as he bard his teeth, but Kioko didn't even flinch. Kioko didn't say a word as he slowly stood; a second later he bent down and grabbed Stitch by the shoulders. In one swift motion Kioko lifted Stitch to his feet. Stitch looked around in confusion as he watched Kioko take a few steps back.
"Wh… what are you doing?" Stitch asked suspiciously.
"I'm giving you one last chance. If you truly feel the need to continue this fight… then do so now. If it will make you feel better, attack me." Kioko's voice was calm. "But I won't guarantee that it will make any difference in the outcome of this fight."
Stitch gave a small, confident laugh. "You'll regret this."
"We'll just see about that." Replied Kioko, his voice still calm.
Stitch slowly lowered himself, and then in a flash he burst towards Kioko. Kioko gave a sigh as he watched the experiment speed towards him. Kioko raised his fist as Stitch neared him. Kioko casually threw his fist towards Stitch, but right before Kioko's attack made contact, Stitch slide to the side. Kioko hit nothing but air as Stitch dodged his attack and once again charged him. Stitch raised his fist into the air and flung it towards Kioko's cheek.
But Kioko's sharp senses caught the experiments movements and he managed to cock his head to the side, avoiding Stitch's punch. The momentum of the attack caused Stitch to spiral through the air in front of Kioko. But as Stitch came around he extended one of his fists, in an instant the back of stitch's fist slams into Kioko's cheek. The impact caused Kioko to stumble as Stitch flipped forward and landed on his feet, facing Kioko.
The black experiment hadn't even hit the ground yet before Stitch charged towards him again. Kioko gave a small growl as his eyes caught the blue fur ball speeding towards him. Stitch once again raised his fist, ready to deliver one final punch, but as he threw the powerful attack towards Kioko, Kioko raised his paw in front of Stitch's fist. A crushing sound filled the air as Stitch's fist slammed into Kioko's open palm. Kioko instantly closed his paw around Stitch's fist, without warning Kioko pulled Stitch towards him and spun around in midair.
Kioko flips Stitch over and slams him into the sand, all while maintaining a firm grip on Stitch's fist. Kioko lands on all fours as he pins Stitch's arm to the ground. In an instant Stitch throws his other fist towards Kioko's head, but before his fist was 5 inches off the ground Kioko through his body across Stitch and pinned his other arm with his foot. Kioko was now stretched horizontally across Stitch's chest, balancing on one paw and one foot; both of Stitch's main arms were pinned to the ground. Before Stitch could even react with his other pair of arms Kioko had his one free paw wrapped around Stitch's neck.
The tips of Kioko's sharp claws were at Stitch's throat as the tiny blue experiment looked up at Kioko with amazement. Kioko's face was straight as he looked down at Stitch, after a moment a tiny smirk appeared on Kioko's face.
"I believe this fight is over." Smirked Kioko.
Stitch continued to look up at Kioko with disbelief for a few more moments; Finally Stitch gave a sigh and retracted his alien appendages. Kioko slowly stood up, releasing his grip on Stitch's arms. Stitch gave a painful groan as he was helped to his feet by Kioko. Once on their feet the two of them turned and faced each other. There was a moment of silence between the two of them, each of them looking each other straight in the eye. After a long silence, Kioko slowly raised his paw towards Stitch. Stitch looked at the pirates paw suspiciously, and then looked back up at Kioko, who had a rather satisfied smile on his face.
"Well done, Stitch." Smiled Kioko.
Stitch gave a slight sigh as he dropped his ears down to his shoulders. "Yeah… well done." Stitch had a disappointed tone in his voice as he took a hold of Kioko's paw in a firm hand… paw shake.
"Don't let this fight discourage you, Stitch." Smiled Kioko, causing a small smirk to appear on Stitch's face. "Even if I did beat you in this fight… I beat you as a pirate… not as an experiment. You still stand as the greatest experiment ever created."
Stitch's smirk grew to a large smile. "Thank you, Kioko."
"No problem." The two of them released each others paws. "Come on, let's get out of here."
Stitch gave a nod and the two of them turned and began walking back towards the family, who were still seated on the bench. Back with the family, Angel gave a sigh of relief. "Finally, I think it's over." Sighed Angel, though she didn't like the site of Stitch limping back towards them… she was glad it was done.
"Let's just hope that got ride of their little rivalry." Blurted Lilo with a small smile.
The two girls looked at each other and then gave a nod; suddenly the two of them were grabbed by a certain chubby, tan experiment. The two of them gave a startled yell as 625 wrapped his arms around each of them, a large grin on his face.
"So, it looks like Kioko was the winner. And we had a bet… so… you know what that means. You two need to give me a kiss." Grinned 625 mischievously.
Both Lilo and Angel had dumbfounded looks on their faces as they looked at 625's grin. "So, which one of you lovely ladies wants to go first?" asked 625 eagerly.
Lilo gave a small laugh and patted 625 on the head. "I think I'll pass."
Without another word Lilo got up and walked over to meet Kioko and Stitch. "Hey wait a minute, Lilo! We had a deal!" shouted 625. When Lilo didn't reply 625 gave a quick sigh before looking over at Angel with a larger grin. "You won't break our deal will you?"
Angel gave a nervous moan, she quickly began looking around for a way out of this. Her eyes caught one of the fish that was in one of 625's sandwiches, an evil smirk appears on Angel's face. "Oh don't worry, I won't break our deal." Said Angel as she gave 625 a sensual smile.
625 began to blush a deep red. "Are… are you serious?" asked 625 shakily.
Angel gave another smile. "Of course I am, now close your eyes and pucker up."
625's grin couldn't get any larger, he quickly did as he was told, closing his eyes and puckering up. Angel gave a smile and slowly grabbed a fish out of the cooler. "Ok, get ready… here it comes." Said Angel in a sexy tone.
Angel lifted the fish up to 625 and slowly pressed the fish's lips up against 625's. Angel could hardly contain her laughter as she moved the fish around and made kissing sounds. After a minute she slowly pulled the fish away and tossed it back into the cooler. 625 remained in his kissing pose for a moment longer before finally opening his eyes and looking at Angel, who was straining to hold in her laughter.
"Th… that was amazing." Said 625 as he gave a blissful sigh. "But… your lips are a little clammy."
Angel gave a smile as she reached up and pinched 625's cheek. "Oh you."
Angel let go of 625's cheek and hopped off of the bench. 625 was left with an extremely confused look on his face as Angel walked over to Kioko, Lilo and Stitch.
Well, that's the end of chapter 4. I'm a little dissatisfied with how this chapter came out. Especially the fight. But… oh well. Please review or comment.