Experiment 541: Auron (chapter 2)
Based on The Great Red Dragon1's story "Love and Burden", but completely rewritten to agree with the second move and the TV series
Welcome back. What do you think.
Auron: It's interesting. Who is that stupid head Gantu, anyway? Is he a bounty hunter sent by Jumba?
I believe the fans of the TV show should know that. but, you can find out later.
Auron: WHAT!?
Auron, Riley, Lara, and Rebecca all belong to The Great Red Dragon1, who is beta-reading this. The Dragon guy has me in his "friends" list in his profile! [grin] For those of you who don't know, Ih means "Yes", Naga means "No" and Takka means "Thank you". Now, more of Evil Genius Author's creation, now!
Auron: You're starting to sound like Jumba.
As Auron wandered the island, he had no idea that he wasn't the only experiment there...
High up on hill on that same island, on top of a large, blue and red house, stood a large dome-shaped observatory. This happened to, also, be the bedroom of the two friends, Lilo and Stitch. Stitch lay sprawled out on his bed which was hinged to the wall high up, and held in place by two 45 degree angled chains. One minute, he's snoring fast asleep. The next, he's being shaken awake. He snorts, opens his eyes a bit and sees Lilo, who begins singing...
"Happy birthday to you.
You live in a zoo.
You're a monster to people
Who live in Turoo."
"That's Turo," Stitch corrected sleepily.
"Whatever," chuckled Lilo. "I was just trying to make it rhyme, anyway. So how's the birthday boy?"
"Sleepy," he grumbled, flopping down. He wasn't always a morning... uh, experiment.
"Come on," she chided. "Come down and see what we did for your on your birthday!"
"Naga," he murmured, burying his head under his pillow.
"Okay," she said sneakily, "but you'll miss all the presents," Stitch was unmoved, "and the games," again, nothing. Lilo grinned slyly, as she finished with "and the coconut cake."
Stitch bolted out of bed. "COCONUT CAKE!"
She laughed, crying, "Stitch, I'm beginning to think you've become a coconut pastry addict, or something!"
In a few moments, once Stitch had settled down, they descended down the small elevator to the main part of the house.
"It was just two years since Jumba made you," said Lilo. "You're only a little baby."
"Smart and strong baby," added a smug Stitch.
"Ah, there's our little birthday monster!"
Both Lilo and Stitch turned to the sound of the familiar sound of Pleakley's high-pitched voice. He carried a homemade card, saying, "I made this for you."
Stitch took the card. On the front was a crude drawling of him underneath the words 'To our little monster'. He opened it up and saw, inside, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!'. "Aww... Takka."
"You're the birthday... uh, whatever you are," Pleakley responded.
"It's 626's birthday?" cried Jumba, from inside his and Pleakley's room. "It was today?" He came out with a groan. "And Evil Genius Creator being without present."
"It's okay," reassured Stitch.
"Really," Jumba asked.
"Ih," he said. "Jumba has plenty of time to get Stitch present."
"Oh." He thought Stitch would say that he didn't need to get a present. He shrugged and said, "Oh well. I guess I should be getting on with the present hunting. Good day, Pleakley, Little Girl, and 626."
"Bye," they said together, as Jumba left.
"Where's Nani?" Lilo asked.
"She had to leave early to get to the Rental Shack," Pleakley told her. "And she left me in charge of making breakfast for you."
The three entered the kitchen where a breakfast of eggs, bacon, and a little- potato -square mix was already laid out for three. Nani and Jumba had already eaten their own breakfasts.
"I made Stitch's plate special," Pleakley said, holding out the plate so Lilo and Stitch could see. It had the potato mix for hair, one large egg-eye, and a slab of bacon for the smiley mouth. Stitch took the plate and dumped the entire contents into his large mouth.
Pleakley wagged his finger disapprovingly, but smiled, saying, "Now, now, take in little bites and chew like decent beings."
Stitch shrugged and asked, "Gaba ika tasoopa?"
"'What's the big deal?' "? Pleakley repeated. "You could choke, for one thing! And, it's not a pleasurable sight!"
Worried about a fight starting, Lilo pulled Stitch away, saying, "Uh, how about we take a walk around town. Maybe we'll meet up with another experiment."
"Meeting cousin good birthday present," said Stitch, who had forgotten Pleakley's nagging on how to eat.
"Not until you finish your breakfast, Lilo!" said Pleakley.
Stitch groaned, but Lilo said, "It's okay, Stitch. You can go outside and I'll be out in a minute."
Stitch scurried onto the porch. As he went down the stairs, his supersonic hearing picked up something. It sounded like someone talking to himself in native Turian. And, it wasn't Jumba. Could it be an experiment?
Auron was walking along steadily, and stopped to view stores or attractions, here or there, momentarily. He had to admit, Kauai was quite a decent island. Much like back at Riley's home island, except the stormy weather. Of course, things were clearing up, and it would be nice enough for people to come out.
A warning light immediately flashed in Auron's head. He had to hide! He looked to his left to see a dirt road leading up a hill. He went up the road, hoping not to encounter anymore residents.
However, when he reached the top, he did find a house. It was a single one, but large. The front was decorated with many windows, and consisted of two stories. A squared flight of stairs went up to the front door. And, sticking above the roof, and what Auron found most extraordinary, was a large circular dome which Auron assumed was a small, yet genuine, observatory. He would have never had guessed that it was, also, the bedroom that this chapter started in, on his own.
He could tell you one thing: this was a very original looking house.
From where Stitch was hiding, he managed to sneak back into the house. He really wanted to tell Lilo what he had seen.