The Dance

Chapter 6: Reunions and Confessions

Note: Sorry about the delay in updating here, but a story of mine got reported, deleted, and I was banned from uploading for a week. I already know who did this, and for those of you who might get mad about me getting reported: Don't bother. Yeah, I know you wanted it sooner, but I screwed up, violated 's Terms of Service, and paid the price.

Those who reported me (you know whoyou are): I must say, you've done good work. Yes, people get mad when their favorite author/story gets banned, but that's what happens. This will sound strange, from one who you nailed, and expect to get mad at you, but, keep up the good work...

Now, on to Chapter 6...

As I slid down the hill, into the cave, I wasn't sure of what to expect. I had certainly not been expecting to see my seven cousins again, especially being held in glass containers. When I saw 625, I finally realized that something evil was going on.

"Ooooh cousin," he greeted me. "Bad move coming here."

I turned around, and saw the reason I was here standing right next to the hole I had just entered.

"Angel?!" I cried, moving towards her.

She whipped one of her antenna up, and it hit a switch, which sealed up the door.

'What in the hell?' I thought, bewildered.

I made another move towards her, but this time Gantu came up, and pointed a blaster at me.

"You weren't invited to this party, 626!" he grumbled. As a monitor came down, he continued, "But now that you're here, I'm sure your host will… take care of you."

The monitor flipped on, and that lousy gerbil Hämsterviel came on, and explained everything… including the truth that I had been blind to from the moment I met Angel.

"Hello you formerly goody do-gooder experiments you. I say formerly, because thanks to the work of Experiment 624, which Gantu miraculously captured last Tuesday, you are all now evil! And will soon help me wreak havoc on the stinky Galactic Empire!

He started laughing, as did all my now-evil cousins. Strangely enough, Angel did not. This gave me a very faint hope that I clung to…

'Maybe she's acting again! Maybe she's really good!'

I smiled to myself, but put on a disappointed look, as I asked, "But… but why wasn't I affected by her?"

I already knew why, but 625 explained it anyways.

"It's simple. Since you and I were created after her, we were given immunity to her song's spell. Mmmmm, sad story, isn't it cuz? Her spell doesn't work on us, but we fell for her just the same."

"Ih," I agreed dejectedly.

And I did feel bad for him. He had fallen in love with her as well, but she had probably not given him as much love and attention as she had given to me. Even though he was with Gantu, I hoped that he would find someone for himself as well.

"I guess she's just incapable of tender feelings for the likes of us."

"Yeah…" I lied.

'She and I have had some tender feelings for each other…'

Angel still looked like she was evil, but it looked like it was starting to fade when an alarm came on, and the computer announced, "Launching in one minute… 59, 58, 57…"

The look on her face was that of a worried experiment. Suddenly, she wasn't holding all the cards, but there was a glint in her eye. She must have still held a trump card, and was waiting for the right moment to use it.

The ship started to turn around, and once it was set, I looked out the window… and saw the last thing I wanted to see.

"Lilo!" I cried out, seeing her.

Not a good time for her to show up, not at all. If she tried anything, then she could probably blow whatever plan Angel had to bits, not to mention that both of them could possibly be hurt.

"Stitch!" she called back. "I was right! She's evil!

She still believed Angel was evil. No doubt that she had found out what Angel's power was by now, and this would only reinforce her false belief about my booji bu.

Meanwhile, on the ship, the navigation system came online.

"Navigation system activated. Launch in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…"

"Stitch!" Lilo cried out again.

I knew the quickest way to end this trip would be to kill the navigation system. But as I leaped for it, a heavy glass barrier sealed over the top of it, then an electrical field activated on top of that, protecting the system. So, for the second time in a few hours, I got an unpleasant surge of electricity through my body. I was thrown back towards 625, in front of Angel.

"Ha! Nice try, trog!" Gantu laughed.

'Why don't you get shocked twice in a span of a few hours, then see if you're still laughing?!' I thought, still a bit disoriented.

Then 625 gave me a suggestion, although he probably didn't mean it as one.

"You know, you should really get a professional electrician to do that."

The big dummy had another idea, probably his best idea yet… Well, best for me, as it would turn out.

Pulling out a remote, he said, "I've always wanted to see this… 626 disciplined by his very own cousins!" Pressing a button, the containers opened up, releasing my cousins, and he ordered, "Pummel him evil trogs!"

Finally shaking myself off, I saw the faces of my seven cousins, who were evilly grinning.

"Eh-heh…" I chuckled, smiling weakly.

I tried to run away, but I got tangled up in Yin's tentacles. Then some of the others grabbed me, and held me by my hands and feet, making me an easy target for Kixx, who had just stepped up, to hit. He grinned, obviously remembering our encounter earlier, ready to pay me back.

'It's now or never…' I thought, as I spoke to Angel, standing right in front of me, in my most pitiful voice and saddest face, "Bye-bye, booji bu."

I was right, because she did drop her act, as her face was filled with fear. As Kixx wound up, I closed my eyes, expecting the worst.

"NAGA!" she cried out, stopping Kixx.

Then she began to sing again, but not the same as she had before. It was as if the song was in reverse. As I was released, I saw the hatred and anger leaving my cousins' eyes.

"Wha… no… NO! You'll turn them back to good!" Gantu cried out, not fully realizing that Angel wasn't helping him.

I leaped up, and cried out, "Hakata Gantu!"

625 realized what was going out, as he muttered, "Uh-oh, plot twist!"

Gantu backed up into a corner, as they advanced upon them. They were ready to thrash him.

"Okay… easy!" he begged. "Nice trogs!"

I finally ran over to my Angel, who was relieved that everything worked out. I took her hands in mine, smiling. But we still needed to cancel this flight.

"Electrician…" I murmured, remembering 625's words. Then I gasped, and called, "Sparky!"

He flew over, knowing what I needed, and landed on top of the barrier. He overloaded the barrier, causing it to stop working. Then he flew back over to Gantu, anxious to give him a jolt.

"Richter!" I called out next.

He took a look back at us, then brought his tail down, sending a crack along the floor, cracking open the heavy glass. I hopped over, and separated the two glass pieces. Then, with some effort, I ripped the navigational system apart. Angel clasped her hands together in celebration.

We both looked up, smiling, as the computer announced, "Navigation system disabled."

Slushy called over to me, "Hey Stitch! You gonna help us out over here?

"Nah, you all can have fun." Before I turned away, I remembered my promise to myself, and called, "Oh, and Kixx, I'm sorry about beating you up on the beach earlier!"

He gave me a thumbs up, signifying that everything was all right. Then, my cousins started beating up on Gantu, and I chuckled for a moment.

Then I turned to Angel, who was now trying not to look at me. Now that we were together, and had a bit of time before the ship would crash, and real life would take hold again, I was ready to learn her side of the story…

But she spoke first, asking, "After you heard Hämsterviel say that I was evil, what made you sure that I was indeed good?"

"Simple. Back at the lighthouse, right after Sparky lit me up is when I knew. If you had done what you had been doing before, and not talked to me, then I would have figured that you were indeed evil."

Gantu's cries of pain, and 625's laughter were getting really annoying by now, so I led her to a quieter area of the ship. Even though this would be temporary, I didn't want any distractions.

I continued, "But you stayed behind, and apologized. You cried, fearful for my safety. No evil experiment would ever have apologized, or worried about me."

She nodded, still avoiding my gaze.

"I see… but with what I have done to you, your cousins, and had your cousins do to you, how can you forgive me so easily?"

"First, they're our cousins. My cousins are your cousins too. Second, to answer your question, I don't think I could ever be truly mad at you, or with your actions. Yes, what you did is about the worst thing you could do to someone who loves you as much as I do. But you tried, and managed, to atone for your mistakes by fixing everything in the end."

Her eyes finally met mine, with a teary gaze, but a smile on her face.

"Thank you… I never would have felt right if you hadn't forgiven me…"

"One question," I interrupted her.

"Go ahead. It's the least I can do."

I looked out the window, as I held her close to me with my upper arms, and held myself against the wall with my lower arms, and, seeing that we were getting close to the ground, asked the one question that mattered to me, the one question that would shape how I would live for the rest of my days:

"Do you truly love me… or has the whole thing been one big act?"

She didn't answer me at first, but I wasn't in too much of a rush. I wanted her to be honest, and say it how she felt she could.

"At first, my orders were to give you false affection, so I could get close to Jumba, make him evil, and get information on the other experiments, which I successfully did. But," she whispered, leaning closer to me as she talked, "things changed. You tried your hardest to get to know me, and did what you could to be with me. You remember that kiss we shared when we got off the hammock?"

I nodded, spellbound by her words.

"That was when I started to fully love you, not for getting to Jumba, but for getting to you… When I was 'sleepy' yesterday, was probably the last time that I was acting, and that was so I could sing my song to you… I suppose this would be the best way to answer," she trailed off, as her lips pressed against mine in a kiss, as I held her tight.

Sure enough, just as we kissed, the ship made contact with the ground. The sudden hit, and subsequent shaking was annoying, but didn't ruin our kiss. In fact, it felt pretty good. I never wanted to let her go, I wanted to hold her in my arms forever. But my grip on my lower hands weakened, and we went flying.

When we finally stopped, everyone was all right. Gantu and 625 were nowhere to be seen, my cousins were all shaken but fine, Angel the worst of them though. She wasn't harmed, just a bit dizzier than the others.

"Stitch!" Lilo cried out.

'Good. She's fine… that's a relief.'

I looked for a weakened area of the ship to break open...