Aboard Zim's Voot, en route to Kauai...

"Are we there yet?"

"Gir, be quiet! I told you, we get there when we get there!"

Zim's Voot cruiser zoomed over the Pacific Ocean on its way to Hawaii. Inside the cramped cockpit Zim slumped in his seat, trying not to fall asleep, while Gir asked annoying questions and sang stupid songs to pass the time.

"Hey, doodie-doodie, be my sweet patootie..."

"GIR, BE QUIET!" screamed the irritable Irken. He was about to pummel the SIR unit when the computer announced, "Proximity warning: island ahead!" Zim checked the map on his cruiser's control panel. Kokaua Town, Kauai, Hawaii.This was the place!

"Gir, we're here!" he exclaimed. "This is the place. Dib will never find us here. At last, Zim can finish his mission in peace. Now let's find somewhere to rebuild our base."

"Yay, we're gonna go swimmin'!" Gir squealed joyfully.

Zim just pretended to ignore him.

Kokaua Town, mid-afternoon...

Mertle Edmonds and her friends Yuki, Theresa, and Elena were on their way to the movie theater to see a movie when they noticed a strange-looking spaceship flying over Kokaua Town.

"Look at that!" exclaimed Yuki, pointing at the ship. The other three girls turned their heads to see.

"Oh no, here comes another one," Mertle grumbled. "As if Weirdlo and all her disconfigured pets weren't bad enough. One more freakazoid from another planet, that's just what we need."

"Someone should put up a really big sign that says 'No Aliens Allowed'," said Theresa.

"Yeah, or maybe 'E.T. Go Home'," added Elena. Then all four girls burst out laughing and continued on their way to the theater.

Zim scanned the entire island, looking for a good place to rebuild his base. Finally he found the spot he was looking for. He flew his cruiser over to the area and landed there.

"Okay, now we rebuild," he mumbled to himself. He pulled out one of those doodle-pad capsule things and sketched the blueprints for his new base. This one would be similar to the old one, except that it would have three palm trees on either side of the yard and a doormat shaped like a pineapple.

"Can I be a mongoose this time?" Gir asked.

"No, Gir," Zim replied. He then planted the capsule in the ground, and everything proceeded as it did the first time. However, this time it was in a smaller neighborhood, so there wasn't as much earthling attention drawn. As soon as the new house was finished, Zim and Gir went inside to check it out. Everything was laid out the same as in the old house, so they had no trouble finding their way around.

"Yay, we're home!" squealed Gir as he ran up to the couch and jumped on it. He grabbed the remote, snuggled up to a pillow, and turned on the Scary Monkey Show.

Grinning evilly, Zim marched down to his new lab. World conquest would be so much easier now, he thought, without Dib to bother him. Yes, it seemed like everything was going his way, for once...

"Wow! Look at that!" exclaimed Pleakley excitedly as he peered through Jumba's telescope. Everyone else in the house stopped what they were doing and raced upstairs to join him.

"Look at what, Pleakley?" Nani asked.

"That!" Pleakley pointed out the window to a strange-looking house way in the distance. "I just saw that house build itself! I didn't know Earth had Instant-Building technology. How fascinating!"

"What are you talking about, Pleakley?" asked David. "Buildings can't build themselves here on Earth."

Jumba peered through the telescope and scratched his chin thoughtfully. "Is very strange house, all right," he remarked. "It must have been built by alien technology unfamiliar to the Galactic Federation."

"Unfamiliar technology!" Pleakley screamed. "You mean there's someone from the Outer Regions here?"

"Outer Regions?" Nani and David asked simultaneously.

"Yeah, it's how we Federationites refer to the worlds beyond Federation territory," Pleakley explained. "Our knowledge of Outer Region planets comes mainly from the Centauri, since they have had more experience with them than any other Federation planet." He snapped his fingers as if he just realized something. "Hey, why don't we ask Maya about it? Maybe she'll be able to name the technology used to build that house."

"You know, I haven't seen Maya all day," David remarked. "Or Lilo or Stitch, either."

Jumba and Nani went to Maya's room and knocked on the door. "Maya, are you in there?" asked Nani. "We would like to talk to you about something."

No reply.

"Princess Amaya, open this door at once!" Jumba commanded.

Still no reply.

"Maya, please answer us, or we're coming in!"

Nani waited five more minutes for a response. When none came, she grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. The room was empty.

"Where is Maya?" Nani asked nervously.

"Maybe she went exploring with little girl and 626," Jumba suggested.

"Well, they'd better be home soon," said Pleakley as he and David entered the room to see what was wrong. "It's almost time for dinner."

"Wait, what's this?" David walked over to Maya's dresser and picked up a folded piece of paper. As he unfolded the note Nani, Pleakley, and Jumba gathered around to read it:

Dear Jumba, Pleakley, Nani, and David,
Stitch and I went with Maya into space to help her kick the Irkens' butts.
Don't worry about us, we will do exactly what Maya tells us to do, and we
will remember not to eat dog food.
Lilo

A long period of stunned silence passed. Suddenly Nani dashed downstairs into the kitchen, picked up the phone, and began dialing a number.

"Jumba, you call the Grand Councilwoman while I call Cobra Bubbles!" she commanded.

"This...is...not...good!" Pleakley stammered.