"What now Stitch?" I asked.
Stitch tapped a claw on his nose and paced as he tried to think. He stopped and looked at Rubin. "Lilo pata tooki," he said.
"Well I agree cuz, but she's not going to," said Rubin.
"What? Are you telling him to take me back to Earth?" I asked Stitch. "He's right. I'm not going anywhere Stitch."
"Lilo…"
"No, I'm staying and I'm helping. No matter what you say," I said.
Stitch's ears drooped but he nodded.
"Great, now I just need a plasma gun," I said. "Actually I think we all do."
"Here," said a voice.
We all looked up and Gantu crouched down and handed us plasma guns.
"Gantu…but…what about…" I started.
Gantu raised his hand. "I was a fool. Retirement is what I need now. I can finally relax and enjoy the rest of my life. But should you ever need me. Don't hesitate to call," he said and looked at Rubin.
Rubin smiled and patted Gantu's leg. "You bet blubber butt."
Stitch and I giggled and Gantu chuckled.
Jumba had taught me how to shoot a plasma gun when I was sixteen. Nani didn't like it, but Jumba convinced her by saying that I'd need to use one if I was ever abducted or attacked by aliens…well, he was right.
I pulled my hair back in a high ponytail and made sure the safety on the gun was off. I looked at Stitch and he looked at me.
"I've got your back if you've got mine?" I asked him.
Stitch nodded, "Eh."
I nodded back to him and we looked around the corner. It was absolute chaos out there. There was smoke, water, rubble, and black burns everywhere and people and experiments and aliens running around trying to kill each other.
"Okay, let's end this," I said.
Stitch, Rubin, Gantu, and I all rushed forward and I held my gun up and shot it at whoever tried to get near me.
I decided to look for the source of everything…Doctor.
I scanned the people looking for him. But all I saw were experiments, red aliens, and humans that weren't Doctor.
I spotted Deceiver and I rushed over to him with Stitch following close behind shooting as many aliens and other scientists as possible. Deceiver just shot lightning out of his eyes and hit two aliens.
"Lilo!" exclaimed Deceiver when he saw me.
"Deceiver, have you seen Doctor?" I asked.
Deceiver shook his head. "I'll help look."
Stitch, Deceiver, and I all scanned the crowd and then I was tackled from behind and I grunted and fell to the ground. It hissed and screamed in my ear and I yelled out. I grabbed my plasma gun and looked over my shoulder. Then I shot it. The alien's screams stopped and he rolled off of me dead.
Stitch helped me up and growled at the downed alien.
"Doctor, I smell him," said Deceiver.
"Lead us to him," I said and Stitch and I chased Deceiver out of the brawl.
We shot whatever enemy got in our way. Then we reached a set of doors and quickly pushed through them. The hallway was deserted.
We all had our guns at the ready and we walked down the eerily quiet hallway.
"Okay," I said and took a deep breath. "Deceiver lead the way."
Deceiver walked and we all followed.
Suddenly I felt it becoming harder to breathe. It was slow. I figured I was just short of breath. Then I started to cough and soon I was wheezing. I sank to the ground and tried to gasp for air.
"Lilo!" exclaimed Stitch and he rushed over to me.
"There is no oxygen in here!" exclaimed Gantu.
The aliens could breathe because they were well…aliens. But I couldn't and my lungs burned.
Gantu picked me up gently and held me in his giant hand. Then he ran down the hallway towards the door while my breathing became ragged and I felt like I was going to pass out.
Gantu shot the door's lock and it opened. Then we were in the ship's control room.
"Ah, you've found me," said Doctor. I heard the door shut so we were now in a room full of oxygen.
I could feel my breathing becoming normal again so I sat up in Gantu's hand and looked down at him.
"Give up Doctor, this is over. You lose," I said breathlessly. Gantu set me down and I stumbled a little.
"Not quite yet," said Doctor and he snapped his fingers.
Kahoni walked out from behind the shadows. His eyes were glowing with white light and his tattoo was lit up as well.
"Kahoni!" I exclaimed.
"Too late," said Stitch sadly.
"Kahoni will listen to every word I say. He can even kill. Since my precious experiments are a failure, I may as well just have my revenge on you. A small child and her…pet have managed to ruin my entire life's work. Farewell Kind-Hearted. Kahoni…destroy them all," commanded Doctor.
Kahoni's glowing eyes bore into mine and I shrank back in fear. Even though there were a lot of us, Kahoni had special alien powers that could destroy us all in a second.
"Kahoni, it's me, Lilo. Please, wake up," I said reached my hands out to him.
"Target locked," he said in a monotone voice.
"Lilo!" yelled Stitch and he grabbed me just in time because a beam of light flew out of Kahoni's hand and completely destroyed whatever was behind me.
Kahoni spun around to Stitch and I and narrowed his eyes. He also looked at the others and held a hand up to them as well as us. He was attacking us all.
Rubin, Deceiver, and Gantu all held up their weapons and shot at Kahoni. But it seemed like electricity and guns wouldn't stop him. He fired at all of us at once and Stitch lifted me above him and jumped out of the way. Everyone else scattered as well.
He was blowing up parts of the ship and a sharp piece of metal almost flew right into me before I ducked.
Stitch placed me behind one of the control tables.
"Lilo stay. Safe here," said Stitch.
I nodded.
Stitch rushed out from behind the table to help the others try and stop Kahoni. I peeked out from behind the table and watched. I also grabbed the sharp piece of metal. It could be used as a weapon if I needed it.
"Gantu try and set coordinates for Earth! The Galactic Alliance will be able to intercept us!" yelled Rubin.
Gantu rushed over to the control panel and started to work on it.
Stitch and Rubin attacked Kahoni and tried to hold him still while Deceiver shot lighting at him. But nothing was working.
"Damn it," I muttered and closed my eyes and tried to think. If they got to Doctor, maybe they would be able to control Kahoni.
"Escape pod launched," said a robotic voice.
I gasped and looked out the window of the control room. Doctor was in the escape pod. I had to come up with a new plan.
I suddenly heard the three experiments yelling out in pain. I gasped and looked over. Kahoni had hit all three of them.
Gantu spun around but before he could react, Kahoni shot him as well and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Gantu!" I yelled.
Stitch and Rubin were weak but they were alive. Deceiver, did not look good. I started to rush toward them when Stitch raised his hand.
"No! Get out!" he yelled at me.
My eyes blurred with tears but I narrowed them and my eyebrows. "No. I'm done running," I said. Kahoni looked over at me and I gripped my makeshift metal weapon.
"Foolish girl," he said in monotone. He rushed over to me with inhuman speed and knocked me into the wall and held me by my neck against the wall.
"Kahoni," I gasped out. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry for what I'm about to do."
Kahoni looked at me questioningly. I raised the sharp weapon and sliced it down Kahoni's arm, right where his tattoo was.
Kahoni yelled out in pain and released my neck and gripped his now tattoo-less arm. His blood gushed everywhere. First it was a dark black color, then it started to turn red and his eyes were no longer glowing. He sank down and had his head bent.
I slumped down and breathed heavily. My eyes were wide and they were not leaving the now blood-soaked weapon. Stitch and Rubin rushed over to me and Stitch took the weapon from me and tossed it to the side.
Tears spilled out of my eyes and I looked at Kahoni. He was shaking. Then he looked up and I could have laughed with relief. He was looking at me with his kind big brown eyes.
"Thank you…Lilo," he said breathlessly.
I took off my white…or used to be white sweater and quickly tied it around Kahoni's arm. I had sliced his tattoo right off.
"Are we all okay?" I asked.
"I don't think Deceiver's okay," said Rubin.
I looked over and rushed over to the small experiment.
"Deceiver," I said and crouched down next to him and stroked his yellow and purple fur.
"Too weak," he said softly.
"No, you'll be okay. We just need to get you to Jumba, he can fix you up," I said and my tears spilled onto his fur.
"Deceiver…sorry," he said. "Cannot…protect Ohana…anymore.
I sobbed into his fur and I felt his breathing stop and he grew limp in my arms. I set him down and Stitch hugged me. I buried my face in his fur and let my tears flow.