Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, or Lilo and Stitch characters. They belong to their respective owners.
"Lilo! You are in a whole world's worth of trouble!" Nani yelled in her sister's face.
"Sorry, Nani…," Lilo said with a hung head.
"Sorry? That's all you can say after you lied to all of us and went into harm's way after we tried so hard to keep you safe?"
Lilo nodded in response. "Yep."
Nani could only groan. She and Pleakley had returned the Gummi Ship after they realized Lilo wasn't there. After they had went back for Jumba, the group returned back to Lilo's home.
"We're sorry, Nani," Matt said. "We had no idea." Pikachu hung his head in shame as well.
"I don't blame you guys. I'm just glad that everyone's ok." She paused. "Is it really over? We don't have to worry about that guy anymore?"
"Nope," Lilo said while shaking her head. "Hamsterviel is gone for good. And it's all thanks to Stitch."
"Hey! We helped a little bit too," Pikachu said. Matt shrugged his shoulders high and let out a deep sigh.
"It's a shame really," Jumba said sadly. "Jumba wanted to do more study on these Heartless creatures. They are so fascinating…" After their battle with Hamsterviel, the others had gone and found that Jumba had been ok all along. Unfortunately, his ship hadn't been so lucky
Stitch frantically shook his head no. "Naga, Jumba!"
"Trust me," Matt said. "You don't want to mess with those things. They're causing enough trouble as it is."
"But that's the point! Teenage boy should have realized by now that Jumba enjoys a little chaos!" Jumba laughed.
Matt looked at Stitch. "Oh, I had an idea." They shared a chuckle with each other.
Suddenly, Matt's Keyblade appeared in his hand. "Time to go to work…," he said. He led everyone outside the house. A large Keyhole had revealed itself in the sky.
Matt pointed his Keyblade towards the keyhole. A beam of light emitted from his blade. A large flash of light along with a locking sound confirmed that the world had been sealed.
"Whoa…that's cool," Lilo said.
Matt and Pikachu then looked at each other with sad eyes, then turned their attention towards Stitch. Their friend realized just like they did what this meant.
"So…what now?" Lilo asked.
Stitch walked slowly towards his friend with sadness in his eyes. "Lilo…I…I…" The little alien couldn't find the words.
Matt sighed and kneeled down to Lilo's eye level. "What Stitch is trying to say…is that we have to go."
"Oh…," Lilo hung her head.
"Wait…," Nani said. "Stitch doesn't have to leave again, does he?"
"Huh?" Angel moaned.
"You're not going to leave Lilo here all alone again are you?" Pleakley asked.
Matt took a deep breath. "Well…that's the thing." He turned to his little blue friend. "You don't have go with if you don't want to, Stitch. You and Lilo deserve to stick together."
"Yeah," Pikachu added. "We understand if you want to stay with your family."
"Oh…," Stitch moaned. His eyes darted between his ohana and his new friends. For once, he didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, Stitch felt Lilo put a hand on his shoulder. "It's ok, Stitch."
"Huh?" he asked with a look of shock.
"I know we'll always need each other, and we'll always have each other. But now, Matt and Pikachu need you more. If anybody out there could get hurt, I'd feel bad knowing you could've helped them."
"What about Lilo?"
"I'll be ok. Someone's got to keep all your cousins and everyone company while you're away. You don't need to worry about me."
"We'll help take care of her too," Nani exclaimed. "Right?" Jumba and Pleakley nodded in response.
Stitch smiled and nodded. "Stitch be back soon."
"I know you will," Lilo replied. "Just promise me you'll be careful out there."
Stitch nodded. "Promise."
Matt extended his hand, with Pikachu following suit. "We promise to take care of Stitch for you, Lilo," he said. "I swear I won't let anything happen to him."
"The same goes for me. You can count on it," Pikachu added.
"Thanks, you guys," Lilo replied. She shook both their hands. "I'm glad to know that you both are with Stitch."
"We're happy he's with us too," Matt said back. He winked at the little alien, who winked back.
After Stitch said his final goodbyes to everyone else, Matt and Pikachu started in the direction towards the Gummi Ship.
Unfortunately, the pink alien Angel wasn't letting Stitch go that easily. "Bujibu!" she bellowed. "Don't leave again!"
While the couple talked it out in their language, Matt and Pikachu just shook their heads.
"This might take a while…," Matt said to himself. As he watched on, he started thinking of someone else on his mind.
He turned towards the setting Hawaiian sun, squinting as it shined down on his face. Laura had once told him about a trip she had taken to Hawaii before. Matt had been jealous at the time, but he was still a little bummed that he hadn't taken in the whole experience while he'd been here.
Matt knew that she was still out there somewhere, and he knew they were getting closer. Like Sora's journey before him, he would find the one he was looking for eventually. He just had too.
One thing that Matt had wondered was how she would take all of this. Would she believe that two 'cartoons' were helping him?
Whether or not she truly believed it, one thing was for sure. Those two cartoons were also his friends. Ones he was glad to have with him…no matter where they ended up next.
Well, that's the end of the Lilo/Stitch saga! I'm not 100% sure where my guys are going next, but I'm leaning towards a certain world. Stay tuned!
Peace out!
Biz
