Chapter 10: Stand Together Or Fall Apart -or- Great Minds Equal Great Plans

"...I'll bring them right to you," Lilo surrendered with an innocent smile.

Jaws dropped hearing her say that, even Dr. Hamsterviel's eyes widened before a smile grew. He'd expected at least a little bit resistance, oh well. At least he would get his money's worth returned to him, next stop the universe.

"Yes, I've done it!" Dr. Hamsterviel cheered for himself. "I did it! Excellant choice little girl, you've been more helpful than you're little friend here. Pity about her experiment, at least now I won't have to double-cross her for it."

Even though he'd basically won, Dr. Hamsterviel couldn't help but want to cause a bit more of a stir. Lani was too focused on Seam to listen to his taunts, paying him little mind. The small scientist shrugged it off as Lilo walked up to him with the other experiments, Stitch still stood petrified as he walked with them. He had no idea what was happening, didn't they just talk about not giving away the cousins? She even said she wouldn't to Dr. Hamsterviel, so why was this happening. Snapping out of his shock, he felt a new one as Lani smiled to Dr. Hamsterviel.

"You were going to double cross me?" Lani laughed at the thought. "Can't say I'm surprised, you need all the help you can get. But it looks like we lost, and you won. Tricking me was still such a good plan, I almost can't believe I fell for it. I guess great minds think alike, huh Lilo?"

"Be free cousins!" Lilo lifted Sparky's container. "Let Chopsuey go, 628!"

"Oh, I see what you you two did there," 628 released Chopsuey from her invisible hold.

Out of their traps, the two experiments escaped into the forest. Angel knew Dr. Hamsterviel was after her too, only she wasn't afraid to go against him. With a command from Lilo and with Stitch's help, she grabbed the imprisoned geniuses' capsules and ran from the blasts Gantu was ordered to send out. Dr. Hamsterviel screamed in anger as his experiments retreated, he wanted his property back immediately. Since her friends needed a bit more help, Lani chose then to break herself and Jumba out of the glass.

Now it was time for Lani and Gantu's round two, though it went more smoother with help. Angel was the first one to distract the walking whale, using her anttenae to flip him into the air. Stitch jumped up to grab him, flinging him even higher before 628 held him in place. She forgot Gantu's suit repelled her power, so he landed and sweep kicked them away. Lani wasn't worried, she could still beat him with something he hadn't prepared for. She flipped her helmet on and charged at him full force.

Gantu thought he was ready for her attack, only to be blinded by a flash of light blue that originated from Lani's palm. It was just light, a light that stated to glow as she uncloaked her armor. Still blinded, Gantu was only able to feel a powerful punch force him back a few steps. Disoriented and blinded by Lani's own light, he wasn't ready to handle the rapid fists and kicks she sent at him. Each hit only got worse as she continued the assalt, shifting gravity on only herself to aid her.

It was clear that Lani was more than Dr. Hamsterviel expected, so he was very impressed. She was a clever human -tricking him into thinking she was reletively useless to him-, now it was clear that she was indeed as powerful as Gantu had told him. Maybe more so, since even the suit he designed for his bodyguard could barely hold up against her. The sheer animosity she shown must have been brought on by something, he realized it had to be the loss of her experiment. She was too busy clobering her emotions into Gantu, she forgot the people watching.

The reactions varied amongst the o'hana, most out of fear. Jumba and Stitch seemed to be the only ones getting a kick out of this, the rest were either worried about Lani's stability or figuring out what to do. It was Lilo who was the only one brave enough to try anything, stepping between Lani and Gantu. Lani's fist stopped right in front of the smaller girl's face, though Lilo did nothing more than close her eyes. She could see Lani breath heavily from her suit, a calming breath to get herself under control. Lani's helmet flipped back down, revealing a glare ment for Gantu.

"You're lucky she saved you, never forget that," Lani threatened as a shimmer of green passed through her eyes. "But I am sorry for losing it."

As the two walked away from him, Gantu still wouldn't back down. Lani's words did little more than make him waver, his plasma blaster being aimed right at the larger of the two. Nani called for them to look out, both of them turning to see Gantu get hit with a red fireball. Lani was quick to turn and see Seam all but dead, if what she saw could be called Seam. The fur on Seam's rat-like head stood on end, two antennae -which Lani was sure she didn't program in- jutting from her head. The eye color was what worried Lani, 628 and Jumba the most, an acidic green.

The full moon was just hanging above, ready to illuminate as the sun began to set. Seam's back spines and new antennae glowed with a red energy, ready to take down everyone. If it wasn't for 627 pinning her down, she would have hurt someone.

"You are more clever than I thought, you tall Earth child," Dr. Hamsterviel congradulated her on the raging experiment. "But I still will! I have the experiments, and my fishy minnon, and soon I will..."

As he continued his rant of his evilness and genius, everyone facing him saw the Grand Councilwoman's UGF ship slowly rise from the ocean. How Dr. Hamsterviel couldn't at the very least hear it rise was anyones guess.

"You called in some help?" Lani whispered to Agent Bubbles, as the hamster-akin alien continued to ramble.

"This is their business," Agent Bubbles replied in seriousness.

"Right, not that you needed help or anything," Lani shrugged of his response. "But I'm glad she's here, unless of course this is the part where she aims for Dr. Hamsterwheel and the pod container."

"...And there's nothing you pea-brained..." Dr. Hamsterviel looked up as he heard a clicking of the ship's plasma gun. "AH!"

"I hate it when I'm right," Lani sighed to herself.

A/N: That was quite a little freak out Lani and Seam had, almost like something's wrong with them. Look closer and you'll be able to figure it out, but things are about to get worse.

Next Time: As they make their way to safety, the word "cousins" is though of by Sparky and Chopsuey.