Dear Stitch,
I know how scary it must have been receiving that letter. Even if I was able to tell you I was okay, you must have had many questions. At the very least, I can only imagine how much you wanted to run back to Earth and try to help me. I'm glad you didn't. Earth isn't safe for you. I'm actually even still in shock over everything. I can't believe what had happened.
When I answered the door, I was surprised to see Myrtle and the others there. They seemed worried about something, and wanted me to grab Lei and come with them. I thought it was really strange, and my first instinct was to turn them away. You had said you don't trust them, and with the way they were acting, it felt like maybe they really were different. Maybe they were changed.
Before I had a chance to return to the letter, I heard another knock at the door. This time it was Victoria. I was actually relieved, that I could talk to her again. It had been a while since I last saw her. Even though it was past her bedtime, Lei heard Victoria come in and rushed to greet her. I told them I'd meet them in the kitchen… and that's when things went wrong.
I noticed Victoria was no longer limping. At first I was happy, I told her how great it was that she was fully recovered, but she had no idea what I was talking about. It wasn't her. I tried my best to act normal, but clearly it wasn't good enough. I grabbed Lei as quickly as I could and got out of there fast. I tore my letter out of the book as I left the kitchen. And I barely dodged getting hit by the couch as I ran through the door. It sounded like a tornado was going through the building.
She… it didn't chase me. I'm sure they stayed back looking for letters from you or something. But it didn't matter. Others were after me. They didn't run, yet it seemed like I never lost them. Always just on my heels. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my arm and my heart stopped as I was pulled into the bushes. A hand covering my mouth stopped me from screaming, but I have no idea why Lei didn't.
Myrtle, Teresa, Yuki, and Elena were the ones to save me. They weren't different like the rest. They had always been themselves. It turns out, there was a resistance her on Earth too. People had noticed the changes in citizens, and a small group had been working to get them back. It was their job to watch me, make sure I was okay. That's why they always stopped in for visits.
Turns out, Lei didn't like them because of how we always talked about and treated them… I guess we have some apologizing to do. Though, it wasn't all misplaced…
I'm safe now. I'm with the resistance. Nani and David are actually here too. They didn't tell me because they didn't want me to worry. It seems the situation on Earth is even worse than I had thought. A lot of oppression was falling upon those not taken…
We still don't know what the change is, nor how it's done. Or what happens to the people when they have been… my heart goes out to Victoria…
But the good news is. We found them. At least. We've found the ones that were taken from Earth. They're on the moon. A secret RODENTs base was discovered. We need you Stitch. We need your help to rescue them.
Please, do what you can. Love,
Lilo