I apologize for the long wait for this. Had computer problems, but that's in the past. Anyway, read and review. Sorry for any and all errors.
"Lilo! LILO!" A voice calls out loudly, "WHERE ARE YOU!"
"LILO!" it repeated with ear piercing screams.
The shrieking voice of Pleakley could be heard from another planet, that's how loud he was.
"Yes Pleakley!" he heard a reply and quickly turns his neck to see Lilo there with Angel.
"Lilo!" He chirps happily as he runs over to them and hugs them.
He pulls back and adds, "The reason I'm here is because Nani is looking for you."
"We were going back before we heard you're screaming. We thought you were in trouble," Lilo said with a small smile.
Pleakley grabs Lilo's hand and Angel's paw as he runs back to the house.
Few minutes later…
Everyone was around the machine Jumba made; apparently the whole thing was a false alarm. It was just some of the experiments playing around and they set off an alarm Jumba had in his ship. After that, Jumba wanted everyone to meet him outside where he had his machine ready in its glory.
It was as wide as Jumba, and taller than him as well; the panel was jutting out from the side. The machine had different wires sticking and connecting the screen to the platform and to the control panel. Everyone gawked in amazement by the machine. It was something they've never seen before.
Naruto couldn't help the smile forming on his face as he mutters; "Now isa time for meega go home."
(Now it's time for me to go home.)
Jumba walks over and inserts a blood sample he extracted from Naruto when he was in the med-bay.
Nani asks, "Is this thing going to work?"
Jumba states as he calibrates the machine, "Jumba thinking it's ready. It should in deeding work very well."
Lilo turns her head to Jumba and questions, "Should? Should work? What do you mean by that?"
Jumba stops what he is doing and sighs as he drags a hand down from his face.
"Well, there are no guaranteeing with inter-dimensional travel, Little Girl. It's complicating to locating one world from the vast of space and time. Also…Mutated ninja boy's genes altered greatly. Even with everything, he could still end up someplace else; like another version of our world," Jumba explains with a serious face.
Naruto looks down as he balls his fist after what Jumba said.
"Sorry. There's always chancing that something might going wrong," he finishes with a sad look on his face.
Angel quickly comments as she walks up to Naruto, "Isa all right. We naga want take any chances."
(It's all right. We don't want to take any chances.)
Naruto looks up to Jumba with a determine expression, "Naga Angel. We might have to. Meega just gotta nota gaba isa happening back at home."
(No Angel. We might have to. I just gotta know what's happening back at home.)
"Naga Naruto. Meega naga want youga going through the portal without back-up plan," Angel counters as she walks in front of Naruto.
(No Naruto. I don't want you going through the portal without a back-up plan)
"Angel. We naga do this. Meega miss being home. Itchibawa understand why meega isa like this," Naruto said calmly.
(Angel. We can't do this. I miss being home. Please understand why I'm like this.)
"Naga. Meega isa naga help sending youga through one-way portal unless meega nota where youga isa going," Angel retorts.
(No. I'm not help sending you through a one-way portal unless I know where you are going.)
Lilo stands next to Angel, "This is a risk too big to take Naruto. We don't want to lose you because of something we did. You're a part of our family and if we sent you to the wrong place with no way back, it's going to hurt us all."
Naruto sighs as he shakes his head in agreement, "Meega nota gaba youga talking about. Isa just…We isa so close. We can naga aggaba because of uncertainty."
(I know what you're talking about. It's just...We're so close. We can't stop because of uncertainty.)
"That's the thing Naruto. You can never be certain, unless, of course," Lilo said looking at both Stitch and Angel, "you went too with him."
Both were shocked with the statement.
"Gaba?" both said questioningly and confused.
"Yeah, why not the two of you go together; that way of Naruto is in trouble. He has you guys for back-up," Nani states with a smile on her face.
Angel looks to Naruto as she thinks back to what she and Lilo said.
Flashback…
Angel was sitting on a fallen tree as she looks up, deep in thought about the events that had transpire. She was trying to clear her head and figuring out why she had kissed Naruto back in the med-bay. Ever since she met Stitch, she knew he loved her and that she loved him back just as much. However, she hasn't been overly enthusiastic about it recently. Thinking back to the times she had spent with Naruto, she admits that she found the Naruto quite attractive, but that was normal, right? But, how would one explain her constant longing to be around Naruto, then? That was also normal as well, right? I mean, best friends always want to hang out with each other right? Her thoughts then drifted back to the words she had said before she kissed Naruto: "Youga right. Meega naga want be achi-b ab as anymore. Meega naga want be coach either. Meega want something more..."
She didn't know why she said those words, but as she listened to Naruto and her speech, she couldn't help but also wonder how she found Naruto's smiles, infectious. She didn't even notice that she was smiling until she felt her lips tuck after someone calling her; pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Angel! Angel where are you!" Angel perks her ear up as she hears Lilo calling out to her.
Angel turns her head to see Lilo running towards her.
"Angel! Angel! We need your help! Gerbilviel's cronies are back!" Lilo shouts while dramatically waving her hands for effect.
"How youga nota?" Angel asks jumping off her seat.
"Jumba said it. I remember he was working on an alarm system if any of Gerbilviel's lackeys come or if he comes," Lilo stated as she did remember Jumba talking about it.
"Isa system finished?" Angel asks now calming down a little.
"Yes?" Lilo said a little unsure why Angel asked that.
"Okie-taka. Lilo…Jumba told meega that system isa little buggy," Angel flatly pointed out.
"What?" was the one thing Lilo could say.
"Ih. It went off some nights ago, but when meega and Jumba search…naga thing was there. Isa still glitch-y," Angel stated clearly.
"Oh…" Lilo said after understanding what Angel had said.
"Now…what was that about before?" she asks Angel.
"Hmm?" Angel said.
"Why did you run out on me like that?" Lilo asks with a concern look on her face.
"Soka…meega naga mean to run off like that. Isa just…Meega naga nota anymore," Angel said as she turns her back to Lilo and walks back to the fallen tree with Lilo following her.
(Sorry...I didn't mean to run off like that. It's just... I don't know anymore.)
"Isa wrong of meega to do that to youga and snap at youga and done that," she adds.
(Is it wrong of me to do that to you and snap at you and done that)
"Can you at least tell me why you ran away?" Lilo questions.
Angel nods as she inhales slowly and then exhales just as slowly.
"Meega ran away because meega isa scared. Naga…naga so much scared, terrified. Meega naga been this scared ever," Angel tries to explain.
(I ran away because I'm scared. No...not so much scared, terrified. I never been this scared ever.)
"Okay. Angel, what are you scared? Tell me. Scared of what?"
"Okie-taka, but youga must promise naga mention it to anyone before meega speaks. Promise?" Angel said as she looks to Lilo with her pinky out and Lilo hooks it with her pinky.
"I promise to not tell anyone," Lilo said seriously.
That seems to what Angel wanted to hear because she releases Lilo's paw and sighs.
"Meega isa scared at how much meega cared for…Naruto," she said with a little blush.
"What? Why?" Lilo asks shocked.
"Meega naga understand it. But meega isa scared that meega wanted us be more than just achi-babas; scared that meega hurt both Naruto and Stitch. Scared that meega lose achi-babas and ohana," Angel pauses as she looks at Lilo, "Isa weird. How Naruto makes meega feel and meega naga nota if meega should feel this way when meega isa with him. Naruto and meega gotten closer and meega naga nota gaba meega do without him."
(I don't understand it. But I'm scared that I wanted us to be more than just friends; scared that I hurt both Naruto and Stitch. Scared that I'll lose friends and ohana. It's weird. How naruto makes me feel and I never know if I should feel this way when I'm with him. Naruto and I have gotten closer and I don't know what I do without him.)
Angel stops as she collects herself, "But…he isa set on going home. He probably naga notice how hurt meega get every time he said it; isa like he naga wait to leave everything and everyone behind."
(But he is set on going home. He probably doesn't notice how hurt I get every time he said it; like he can't wait to leave everything and everyone behind.)
Angel was trying hard not to cry, Lilo was astonished at how Angel felt.
"Angel… I never knew you felt that way about Naruto. You know… I didn't mean it that way. I didn't mean to hurt you when I said that. I can't assure you that everything will turn out alright. But I know one thing is for sure, you'll always have me.
Whether be as your best friend or, just family. Okay?"
Angel nods as she wipes away the tears.
"Ih… but meega isa still gonna miss him," Angel said sadly.
Lilo nods and comments, "Yeah…it does suck. I mean, I know he's going back home and all. It's like…we're just getting to know him you know?"
"Meega nota," Angel said with a smile.
"Isa gonna be hard after he leaves," Angel adds.
"I know Angel, just hang in there," Lilo said with a kind smile.
Back to the present…
Angel looks back as Naruto and Stitch stand awkwardly, barely looking at each other. She rolls her eyes, knowing she has to help them become friends again.
She walks over to him, "Hi."
Both turn to her and wave, when she approaches them; they didn't do much. When she arrives next to them, they were still quiet.
"So…" Naruto said.
"Yep…" Stitch comments.
Angel looks back between Naruto and Stitch, clearly annoyed that they haven't done much to repair their friendship.
"Meega like apologize to youga Stitch," Angel whispers to Naruto and then she turns to Stitch, "And meega isa also soka for before."
(I like to apologize to you Stitch and I'm also sorry for before.)
Apparently, neither Stitch nor Naruto heard her as the two awkwardly stood there.
"Youga nota youga need to talk to make youga feel better, right?" Angel suggests, hoping they would do something.
Naruto looks to Stitch and a smirk crosses his face, as does Stitch.
"Stitch…youga still cool. Naga matter gaba happens," Naruto said with a big smile.
"Takka Naruto. Youga isa awesome as well," Stitch comments.
Both begin to laugh as they turn to Angel. Both hug her and she hugs them as the three of them laugh.
Once they break the hug, Naruto turns around and looks around the island one more time.
"Gaba isa on youga mind Naruto?" Angel asks curiously.
(What's on your mind Naruto?)
"Meega isa wonder how different everything will be, how differently meega isa now from before and gaba meega might see," Naruto said as he turns back to the machine.
(I'm wonder how different everything will be, how differently I'm now from before and what I might see.)
Angel takes a step towards him, "Meega just want youga go home safely. Meega sure ohana wants the same thing. If youga feel like anything seems different, meega and Stitch be there. We can help youga."
"Youga worry too much, youga nota? Meega be fine," Naruto said with a smile.
Stitch walks up and places a hand on Naruto's shoulder, "We isa youga ohana. We naga help it, isa part of job."
(We're your ohana. We can't help it, it's part of the job.)
Naruto couldn't help but smile at that, Stitch was right about that. They become part of his family, and vice-versa.
Nani speaks to Jumba worriedly, "You sure nothing bad is going to happen to them right?"
"Yeah…Well, we will seeing soon anyway. Listen, Jumba want to trying a test run before we start sending him away,"
Jumba explains.
"Ok, I'll just tell them not to come near your machine when you're finish testing it," Nani said as she left.
"Guys…Jumba is going to do a test run, so try your best to stay far away from the machine," Nani warns them as she and Pleakley go the furthest away.
Jumba input the codes and coordinates to where Naruto's home "should be." He pulls the lever and the screen turns on as he tries to isolate Naruto's home.
Behind him were Angel and Naruto while Stitch and Lilo were a little farther back.
"Jumba, how youga nota this work?" Naruto asks over the sounds of the machine.
"Jumba done many simulations and all saying it works," Jumba comments as he doesn't move his eyes off the panel.
That answer made Naruto feel a little better about using the machine.
After cutting the numerous possibilities, Jumba felt a smile grow on his face as he sees the numbers decrease until they reached one.
Jumba states happily, "Jumba believing to have found Mutated Ninja Boy's home."
Naruto and Angel were the first ones to approach the screen as they watch the scenes; Naruto couldn't help but stare at the images of his home with his eyes watering. Everyone gathers in front of the M.D.G. as they stand in awe.
Naruto asks Jumba as he still focuses on the screen, "So can we try it or naga?"
"Yes," Jumba states and it was the thing Naruto wanted to hear.
Naruto turns to them and smiles, "Takka everyone. Youga the best."
"Aw. You know what comes next right? Here comes the huggin' part," Pleakley states as he looks at Naruto with a smile.
Nani bends down and hugs Naruto, "I'm going to actually miss you. I hope everything goes well."
"Takka," Naruto said after they break the hug.
Lilo hugs Naruto, "Naruto…be safe."
"Youga nota meega will," Naruto hugs back as they laugh.
They break the laugh and Naruto hugs Jumba, "Soka about wanting to hurt youga before. Meega now nota youga isa cool person."
Jumba returns the hug, "Aw well…Yes, that is true. Try to cause some mischief over there, okay?"
Jumba winks to Naruto who laughs, "Yeah."
They break the hug and Pleakley hugs Naruto, "I was wrong about you. You aren't a monster, just a person who done great things and will do more to come. Just try not to forget us."
Naruto nods his head in the hug, "Meega naga think that isa possible."
(I don't think that it's possible.)
They break the hug and all laugh at that.
"Stitch," Naruto looks over to Stitch and hugs him, "Takka for everything. Maybe we see each other again."
"Maybe," Stitch said happily.
Stitch breaks the hug with Naruto as he faces Angel.
"Angel, meega hope we see each other again. Meega like to hear youga sing," Naruto said with a small smile.
Angel shook her head, "Naruto…Youga be missed by us all."
Angel's smile slowly faded as she said, "Meega isa really going miss youga misa much."
Naruto couldn't help but frown as well as he comments, "Meega miss youga too, Angel."
Naruto pulls Angel into a tight hug, as he could see she was about to cry. He tries to calm her down a little, "Sh. Angel naga cry. Jumba said the machine works, meaning we can see each other again."
(Sh. Angel don't cry. Jumba said the machine works, meaning we can see each other again.)
Angel did a small sniffle as she looks into Naruto's eyes and kisses his cheek.
"First up, Naruto and Angel. Then Stitch," Jumba ordered the names.
Naturo and Angel look to each other and then shrug as they step onto the platform with Stitch waiting by Lilo and others.
Jumba's P.O.V.
I was tuning the control panel, making sure the gears and everything were working fine. I look at the machine hoping it wouldn't overload because the machine was already at maximum capacity. I quickly set the calculations at the exact parameter.
Nani asks me, worry-ness hinted in her voice, "You sure everything is going to work?"
I answer still focus on the panel, "Yep."
I look to her, Pleakley and Lilo; clearly the anxiety showed on their faces.
"Don't worrying, Jumba swearing nothing going wrong. Almost 100 percent," I said as I look over to Naruto and Angel.
"Ready?" I ask them and they nod, with huge grins on their faces.
"Ih," both exclaim happily.
I pull the lever and then I see a huge white light over them from the tube, I couldn't stop the grin on my face growing.
Bweee... Bweee... Bweee...
"All seems to be going well", I turn to everyone and smile at them and then I knew everything was right.
In space...
A certain hamster-like alien was watching everything on his giant screen, elated about something; evident by the grin etched onto his face.
eeeoooeeeooo Bzzzzt! Bzzzzt! Bzzzzt!
Hamsterviel hears the machine warnings loud and clear.
"Jumba! What's wrong," Nani exclaims seeing the machine going crazy.
Jumba states as he looks around the M.D.G, "Oh no! Machine is going crazy, but the process isn't ready yet."
Hӓmsterviel chuckles as he rubs his hands, "Indeed, everything is going well."
He turns to Drain and Null, "Activate the matter transporter immediately!"
He orders Drain, "Triangulate the location! Now! Do it now!"
Hӓmsterviel commands Null, "You, prep the machine!"
"As for me. I'll check the video feed, and wait for my signal to teleport him here; just need for him to be alone,"
Hӓmsterviel states as he sits back down on the chair in front of the monitor.
'I wish I had more minions than some of my old buffoon screw-ups! I would be in complete control of the world by now.'
Hӓmsterviel thought as he intently watches the screen.
Hӓmsterviel sees Angel getting off the platform and went off to help Jumba with the machine.
He smirks, "He's alone."
Hӓmsterviel turns to Null, "Is the machine ready?"
Null turns around and places his hand over his head like a solider would do for a general, "Yes sir! It is ready, sir!"
Hӓmsterviel turns to Drain and speaks, "Good. Good. What about the location?"
Drain states copying Null, "Have it and already set in the machine, sir."
"Good. Now, start the machine!" He orders them loudly.
Null presses the button as the machine came to life. Hӓmsterviel went back to his seat and watched the scene, in anticipation of what is to come.
Back to Lilo and gang...
Jumba states as he runs around the machine, trying to fix it. "Everyone running! This is going to exploding soon!"
With that, Nani and Pleakley quickly grab Lilo's hands and run while Stitch was helping Jumba run. Naruto and Angel were at the far end. Both turn around and see the machine shaking.
Naruto turns his head back around, "Get down!"
He pulls Angel down as everyone else goes down.
Boom!
A powerful wave separates everyone and then a blinding white light engulfs as screams could be heard. Lilo was the first to come to as she sees the machine, standing and looking normal. She turns her head and sees Nani across from her, out cold on the ground. Pleakley was stuck in a palm tree, also out of it. But there were no signs of Jumba, Stitch,Angel, or Naruto. She wanted to look for them, but the urge to make sure Nani was okay was stronger. She runs over to Nani, slowly because she was still in a daze.
"Nani. Nani, you okay?" Lilo said as she shakes Nani.
"Emmm. Huh...What happen?" Nani asks as she slowly sits up and looks around.
"Lilo?" Nani said as she grabs her head, her eyes shot open as she turns to Lilo and pulls her into a tight hug. "Lilo! Oh my god. Are you hurt!? Do you need to go to the hospital?!" she asks as she examines Lilo's body.
"Nani, I'm good. Just a little unbalance, that's all. How about you?" Lilo said after calming Nani down and getting out of the tight embrace.
Nani replies as she grabs her head, "A little headache. But other than that, I'm fine."
"Well at least the two of you are fine! I'm up here stuck in this tree!" A voice exclaims as both turn to see Pleakley coming to.
"Pleakley, be careful!" Lilo calls out.
"Careful! Careful about wh- AH!"
Thud!
Lilo and Nani both turn away and wince after that.
"Ow..." Both turn back to see Pleakley landing face first to the ground.
They stand up and slowly went over to him, "Pleakley? Are you with us?"
"Pleakley?"
"Yeah. I'm good, I'm good. I'm great. I mean, after all I fell from the top of a high palm tree and landed right on my face. Why wouldn't I be good!" Pleakley stated with sarcasm in his voice.
Lilo and Nani turn to each other and say simultaneously, "Yeah. He's good."
Nani helps Pleakley up as the group look for the other.
"Lilo?! Lilo!?" A voice calls out.
"Stitch? Stitch, that you!?" Lilo shouts loudly.
"Ih! Meega with Jumba," Stitch replies.
"Do you see Naruto or Angel?" Nani shouts.
"Naga!" Stitch said loudly.
Lilo and Nani looked to each other, then to Pleakley who had the same worry expression on his face.
They turn to see Jumba and Stitch stumble from the undergrowth.
"What happen?" Lilo asks Jumba.
"Evil genius really not knowing. All tests never showing this, Jumba thinking someone tampering with the machine." As they get closer, they see Angel and Naruto out cold on the floor.
"Naruto! Angel!" the group yells loudly as they go over to them.
Back in space...
Everyone had their mouth hung open wide at what happened.
Drain asks first to recover from the shock, "Is that supposed to happen?"
Null whispers lowly, "I don't think so."
Drain responds softly, "I'm going to see if the machine work."
He goes to the machine and opens it, expecting to see Naruto there, but when he does. There is no one in there.
Hӓmsterviel recovers quickly and turns to Drain and Null. Angry was an understatement, Null and Drain could see he was downright furious.
"Okay...Who messed up with the mission?!" Hӓmsterviel said through clenched teeth.
"We were in a rush; the alarm system was a lot more than we expected it to be. Our apologies," Null said bowing.
Drain rushes over to him and bows as well, "Please forgive us Dr. Hӓmsterviel."
"I don't understand how the two of you could mess this up! You were supposed to enter Jumba's ship and the house; you were supposed to implant those small transmitters so he could know what they were going to do. Next, you were to collect the information and then make sure the wiring inside the M.D.G would teleport Naruto here to me! What part of that seems so hard!" Hӓmsterviel stated annoyed.
"We did enter both the lab and house sir, just like you said. We put the transmitters behind every corner of each place. We then tested the machine like you order to make sure it was in good condition. We slip back to the lab and tested those machines and then we pulled back as we made sure we could connect to them all through the wireless adapter you made. After we checked the devices, which were working well, we went to the M.D.G, but the alarm system activated and we had to hurry up or get caught. SO then we scurried off and went back to the ship," Null and Drain explained the story as they took turns recounting the events.
Hӓmsterviel shouts at them, "Then switch the frequencies! Use a net! Do something instead of standing there like a couple of idiots! Do it fast and do it NOW!"
Drain and Null dash to the control panel and try to do something.
Back to the gang...
Angel and Naruto were still out as Jumba goes to check his invention. Nani and Pleakley were talking as Stitch and Lilo watched over the two experiments on the ground out cold. Then, they all went to Jumba as they needed answers why this happened.
"Jumba...what exactly happened?" Nani asks.
"Seeming someone messing with the wires, good thing the machine is still great. If the wires being any worse, we could of all gone someplace else. So now evil genius just needing to cross these wires and...good," Jumba explains with a smile, "Evil genius just formatted the machine back to how it was."
"So...it should work now?" Lilo questions.
"Yes," Jumba answers quickly.
Zzz... Zzz... Zzz...
All heard that and looked for the source of the trouble; they all turn their heads around to see Naruto on the beach. But, his body was glowing and then fading as it released the weird sound.
"Jumba...what is going on here?" Lilo asks as they gradually approaching Naruto's body.
Before Jumba could say something, Naruto's body just started to break down to bits and bits as they were ascending to the air.
"No. No. No!" Jumba repeated as he looks back to the machine.
"What! What's happening now! What's going on?" Lilo asks confused why Jumba had that scared look on his face.
Pleakley answers, "He is being teleported or something like it, through a matter transporter which first breaks down the object and then reassembles it to the location which the person designated."
All turn to him, shocked he was able to say something like that; he was a little appalled that they thought so little of him. "Oh what? Just because I'm not an evil genius mad scientist person, whenever I say something smart; you all look at me in disbelief. I can be smart too you know!"
"We'll talk about that another time," Lilo said as she rushes over to Jumba.
"Jumba, hurry! He only has his upper half left," Lilo screams seeing Naruto breakdown into small lights and then those lights disappearing.
He jerks his head up and everyone jumps back as he looking around the place.
"Gaba happening?" Naruto asks as he rubs his eyes.
He places it down and looks down to see he is missing legs and that made him panic, "Meega legs! They isa gone! Gaba isa happening?!"
(My legs! They're gone! What is happening!?)
He looks at his paws and sees that they were getting fuzzy; he crawls back as he couldn't believe what was happening. He couldn't believe any of this.
"Youga isa being teleported somewhere!" Stitch exclaims as he slowly walks over to Naruto to calm him down.
"Gaba! Where isa meega going!" Naruto said as he sees himself breaking down.
Stitch grabs his body and helps him back to where Jumba was. He puts Naruto down and went to Lilo as he whispers, "He isa getting lighter. Isa Jumba close helping Naruto yet?"
Lilo shakes her head, "No. He still is trying to fix it."
Naruto closes his eyes as he feels drowsy.
"Naruto!" Nani said as she goes over to him.
"Naruto! Naruto! Wake up!" Nani said with tears in her eyes.
"It's part of the process. It drains you to help make the process go faster," Pleakley said as he looks at Jumba's work.
"There! That should stopping it!" Jumba said happily as he closes the panel and looks to see Naruto still breaking down.
"Not possible. Jumba did everything, matter teleportation should stop and we should having his body here!" Jumba states as he sees Naruto's condition worsening.
Nani closes her eyes as she places Naruto near Angel, she didn't want to see this. She didn't want to see him disappear into nothingness. She looks up and sees she wasn't the only one not looking at Naruto's fading body. Nani quickly closes her eyes as she holds back a sob; she slowly looks down to Naruto in front of her and opens her eyes. Naruto now only had half his chest and his elbows as well as his head.
Naruto slowly opened his eyes as he whispers one word, "Boojiboo." Then he shuts his eyes and disappears.
Everyone was silent at that moment; they didn't know where Naruto was and didn't know how to help.