Pillaloha Means Friendship

A/N Here's more for my fave reviewers especially Kitten630 who's really loving it. Yes I love Jumba's softer side maybe a little more than the evil side so in my fics I love showing it but in this chapter I'm kind of showing Gantu's softer side. He is a favourite of mine too and I love the bond he and Rueben have.

I hope people like.

Gantu sighed as he was sitting on the front porch as Kia and Aoi were running around and sighed thinking.

Right now he felt like he couldn't smile or feel anything but sadness and regret for what was happening to his best and only friend.

"Uncle Gantu what wrong?

You look sad." Kia said as she stopped playing and hugged her uncle.

Jumba saw how sad Gantu was as he saw the young experiment go after her brother as he saw Gantu sitting there looking at the grey clouds gathering matching both their moods.

"How..... is he?" the captain asked miserably.

Jumba gave him a sad but understanding look.

"He's responding to Earth medicine slowly but still very worse. I've never seen you like this before.

You and 625 have strong bond, yes?" the Quanta Quaglian said sadly as rain fell but Gantu was silent for a while before answering.

"You've no idea Jukiba.

Just leave me alone." Gantu answered sounding upset as the Quanta Quaglian backed away because he knew what Gantu was capable of when angry.

"Okay evil genius...... will leave you alone.

But you should trust others with your feelings.

You're not as alone as you think." he said going back into the house.

Kayden wondered why her father was in a bad mood apart from what was happening with Rueben but saw him drinking a cup of black coffee as he sat at the table.

Lilo was making lunch for the family as some of the young experiments were asleep.

"It's no big deal, just Gantu in one of his moods.

I was only talking to him and he got angry." Jumba said but Lilo gave him a look.

"I think he's hurting inside from what's happening to Rueben because to him, he's his only friend and he doesn't know how to open up and finds it hard to make friends like me when I was little.

You should talk to him or I could if you want." Lilo said as Kayden and Roxy agreed with that.

"Ih it'd be better if you did it Lilo." Jumba said as lunch was ready but Jumba saw Gantu sitting outside in the pouring rain.

It made the former evil genius feel a little guilty and bad for Gantu.

He knew he was worried for Reuben just as much as he and the entire ohana were.

He then went out with Lilo to where Gantu was sitting on the porch.

He looked stunned to see them there as he wiped rain and tears from his eyes.

"What're you doing out here?

Just leave me here.

It's what I deserve for what I've done to Rueben abandoning him when he needed me.

I was the only one he could count on." he said sadly looking away from them.

Lilo saw sadness in Jumba's eyes at this as he put a hand on Gantu's shoulder.

"You can't stay out here, not unless you wish to be ill too.

You are ohana after all along with Rueben.

Annoying but ohana." Jumba said as Gantu looked stunned by that.

"I-I'm not sure I should." Gantu said but saw Stitch join them.

"Rueben asleep." he said as Gantu and Jumba were nervous about this running to the Big Red Battleship.......

Jumba was relieved seeing his creation was still alive but in a deep sleep but Gantu looked more worried seeing his friend like this but Lilo put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry Gantu, he's just in a deep sleep but you might be able to help him wake up through love." she said as Stitch nodded

"Ih she's right.

625 is in own subconsicous right now but needs help waking up.

Queesta and Earth virus rough for my creation to go through." Jumba told him leaving him but Gantu was at a loss

He watched as Jumba and the others left but stayed behind. He was feeling very sad right now and wanted nothing more but for his friend to wake up. He felt sorry for leaving him and Roxy by going back to the Galatic Armada as he kissed Reuben on the forehead.

"I'm sorry I left you.

I never meant to leave you behind or forget about you." he thought going to join the others in the house.....

Rueben was walking through the forest but was sad as darkness clouded the area like an never ending fog but he could feel somebody was missing him outside but wondered who it was as he gasped hearing who it was.

"I never should've left you to join the Galatic Armada.

You've been my only friend.

I'll always care about you no matter what." a voice said.

"G-Gantu?

I'm coming buddy!" the golden brown experiment said as he tried to make it through but saw a green glow as somebody else was here. The golden brown experiment was shocked to see it was Jumba but he was't himself.

He had a very bad feeling that something was going to happen.

"You're a failed experiment, who would care about a lazy coward like you?" he said as he lunged at him but Rueben dodged it, running but was cornered by his creator.

But before Jumba could get to him, he was surrounded by bright light as Jumba faded but he found himself in the middle of the endless night sky as he heard a voice.

"Who's there?

What's going on?" the golden brown experiment asked nervously as a star shone in answer.

"I am Rueben.

I know you have been hurting but you're not alone.

You have family in somebody unexpected." the voice said as he saw Gantu in the Big Red Battleship upset by his side but Reuben was worried but curious.

"Gantu?

But he hated me, blasted, pummeled me but....... he never left me when others like a certain creator did, Gantu and I were different but I feel like I have a home with him but I can't forgive him.

But I should, right?" he said hearing Gantu's mental words.

He remembered how he hated being in Jumba's lab and being his punching bag for precious 626 but with Gantu, it was different because he had reasons but he'd rather trust Gantu with his life than Jumba.

"He needs you just the same as you do.

Go to him." the voice told him.

"But how?" Rueben said as he felt a hand touch him as somebody appeared.

"Let's go home Rueben." Gantu said holding out a hand to him as the golden brown experiment took it as he felt good, beter than he had in a while as the night vanished along with the voice.......

Jumba was woken by Roxy at four in the morning and wondered what was wrong as he followed her downstairs and outside to the Big Red Battleship. He then heard soft but stable breathing as he entered and saw Rueben's eyes open as Gantu hugged him gently.

"Hey..... G....... I-I...... was..... worried...... about..... you." the golden brown experiment said weakly but still sick and coughing slightly.

"I'm glad to see you too 625.

How did you wake from deep sleep?" Jumba said to him but Rueben looked at him coldly.

"I think Dad helped him through the power of their strong bond." Roxy answered as Rueben nodded.

"He should rest.

Still very sick.

Medication should be here soon." Jumba told him but Reuben saw worry in Gantu's eyes at that.

"Don't....... worry G.

I'll..... be...... okay." he answered weakly as they left but Gantu snuck out later and entered the ship and climbed into the fold down bed seeing Rueben asleep in another bed but he was just relieved his friend was okay as his eyes closed in sleep.......