Part 9: A Proposal Worth Dying For
Now that Sparky was changed experiment along with NiGHTS, it was time that things changed as well. The next day, Jumba was in his lab with NiGHTS, Lilo, Sparky, and all the experiments to explain the new functions for the new Sparky.
"Sparky, you are now experiment 297. That means you still have the same functions you've had before, but you will have new ones added as well. The first is the one we notice by the muscle tone of your body. You have special super strength that's just as strong as 626, but 90 stronger. That means that instead of lifting objects 3,000 times your size, you are lifting almost 50,000 times your size. Incredible, is it not"
Sparky nodded. "Oh, yeah. It's really incredible."
"I knew you'd agree. Anyway, another additional function is that you still have your lightning, but instead of just shooting from antennae, you are shooting from tail and hands as well. One more additional function, you have the ability to shoot atomic lasers from eyes and mouth and that seems to be about all. So, what do you think"
Everybody was quiet for a few minutes until NiGHTS broke the silence.
"Does this mean than he's about as powerful as me" She asked. Jumba rubbed under his own chin.
"Well, judging by your outstanding magic powers, you and 297 might have same powerful strength. Also, you two make very excellent bushi bu material."
"Don't we, though" She looked at Sparky with love in her eyes. He settled the cutest smile on his face in response. "He could make a great nightmaren, but due to the fact that he's a dragon, I guess it wouldn't matter." She embraced him gently before she planted a soft kiss on his mouth.
"Stitch, your cousin, Sample, is the next experiment that NiGHTS will spend a day with, but since 297 and NiGHTS love each other, they will spend another day together while you, 502, 228, 601, and 624 spend a day together, but don't follow NiGHTS and 297. Got it"
"Ih." Stitch, Yang, Melty, Kixx, and Angel replied. They left afterwards.
"As for you and 297, NiGHTS, you two will spend a day alone together. Do not make eye contact with 626 and other experiments. Understand"
"Yes." They replied in unison. Jumba gave them both a tap on the shoulder.
"I know you two will do fine, so do not be nervous. Just stay calm and have good time." He escorted them to the door and they continued on their way out, waving in the process.
"Good luck and have fun" Jumba yelled to them as they disappeared into the forrest.
Later, in town...
Stitch, Yang, Melty, Kixx, and Angel were near a public pool. They jumped in the kiddie pool and relaxed while they just talked.
"Hey, Stitch" Melty started. "What kind of cousin is NiGHTS"
"NiGHTS nightmaren." Stitch replied, placing an arm around Angel.
"Where do nightmaren come from" Kixx asked.
"Meega have naga idea. Maybe if we could ask NiGHTS, then we'll find out."
"Why would you wanna know" Angel asked the boys. They turned to her. "I'm curious myself, but shouldn't we just forget about it for now"
"Meega agree." Melty replied. "Meega rather relax." Then, they noticed that the water was getting steamed. They looked at Yang, who was just leaning his head back and enjoying himself. He was the one that's warming the water.
"Yang sure is enjoying himself." Kixx commented.
Meanwhile, in the forrest...
Sparky and NiGHTS went to a nearby pond to settle their picnic down. It seemed peaceful to them. The sun's rays were beaming through the trees while the birds and squirrels were just flying or running around everywhere. They were going to have a romantic time together. NiGHTS walked over to the lake to wet her hair a little while Sparky settled the blanket on the grass. He looked up to see NiGHTS and he froze. She slowly and seductively stood up, looking over her shoulder. She smiled seductively, batting her eyelids flirtatiously. Sparky's eyes were wide as he stared at his sexy bushi bu. When she finally stood straight, she turned towards him and walked up to him sexually.
"Maybe tonight, we can... you know... 'make out' under the stars. How about that, baby boy" She asked. He gulped hard.
"Yeah... sure." He nervously replied. He hasn't been this nervous before and since it was gonna be his first night 'makin' out', he's gonna have to take it easy. He finally settled the food. They had fried chicken, mashed potatoes, yams, and for dessert... a strawberry cheesecake. They sat down and started to eat their chicken.
"So, NiGHTS" Sparky started. "You really wanna stay here, right"
She nodded.
"Can you tell me why"
"There's really no explaination necessary, Sparky. I just wanna be here... with you."
"Where did you come from"
"A marvelous place called Nightopia. It's an enchanted place where all nightmaren can just relax and have a good time. I didn't."
"How come"
"Well, the patrol found out that I stole a precious stone. They're probably still after me, even though I managed to escape here."
"So, there is a reason why you wanna stay... you wanna stay away from that patrol."
"Exactly. Otherwise, I would've been dead."
"I can imagine. Anyway, I've never thought I say this, but..." He took NiGHTS soft hands and held them close in his as he continued. "... I have a question to ask you."
"What is it" She looked puzzled as she saw him release one of her hands and kneeled down on one knee. He pulled out a small black box and managed to open it with his one free hand. He looked up at her with love in his eyes and asked her:
"NiGHTS, will you marry me"
She gasped hard, for she was as surprised as anyone else. Sparky placed an expensive pure Tanzanite gemstone diamond ring on her finger. At this moment, NiGHTS was in tears... happy tears that is. She covered her mouth with her free hand as she looked down at her husband-to-be.
"Oh, my God! Are you serious" She asked surprisingly, but still kept her deep tone. Sparky nodded and bowed like a respectful gentleman. "I'd love to be your wife" She allowed him to stand up before she embraced him tightly, still sending happier-than-happy tears down her smiling face.
"Oh, Sparky! I'll never forget this moment." She said to her bushi bu. He smiled.
"Me, neither." He agreed. They looked into each other's eyes and then, they kissed under the midday sky. NiGHTS powered up this time. She released fireworks from her watch as they kissed the day away.
Back at Gantu's ship...
625 was waiting patiently for Gantu to come back with his bread. He was watching a documentary video on the planets.
"When is Gantu coming back? He should've been here by now." He said to himself. He decided to be naughty and sneak into Gantu's experiment statsh.
"Container ready. Select experiment." The computer said. 625 rubbed his hands together.
"This'll be good. Heh, heh, heh." He chuckled as he placed a finger on the selection screen.
"Experiment 287. Primary function: professional nightmaren hunter."
"A nightmaren hunter, huh" 625 asked himself. The container showed a picture of what it looked like. It was a short, but muscular jackal with the attire of a real rainforest hunter. He had a belt of bullets across his chest. He was wearing nothing else, but some army design pants and a gold chain around his neck. He was armed with almost every weapon: machine guns, grenades, shotguns, pistols, laserguns, plasma guns, chainguns, and even a knife, just in case he needed to do a close battle. 625 geered.
"Armored fella, ain't it" He asked himself as the green pod came out of the container. He picked it up and walked over to a chamber with a glass of water inside. He kissed it before he spoke.
"Well, let's hope you're worth it." He said before he dropped the pod in the glass and watched carefully.
Meanwhile, at Lilo's...
Jumba was sitting at the kitchen table. He was thinking deeply about NiGHTS and Sparky.
'I did notice 221's behavior when he first met the nightmaren. He was as lovestruck as anybody else. He was the one that was in love with her first, not 626. I've made big mistake. Better tell NiGHTS when she gets back.' He thought to himself as he continued to sit there.
Later, at a playground...
Stitch, Yang, Kixx, Angel, and Melty were playing at the neighborhood playground while they were still talking.
"Did one of you say something about where NiGHTS came from" Yang asked, preparing to slide down. Angel and Stitch were on the tire swing while Kixx and Melty were playing in the sand.
"Melty asked that question. Why" Stitch replied.
"Well, if I may guess... I'd say NiGHTS came from outer space, just like us."
"Honestly, Yang"
"What's that supposed to mean, cousin" He finally sild down the slide as he spoke.
"It means that you're naga really that smart."
Angel was taken aback by this.
"Bushi bu, don't you think you're taking this too personal" She asked. Stitch shook his head.
"Naga. I always knew Yang wasn't too smart."
"It was just a guess" Yang yelled as he walked up to the giant tire swing. "Sure, you may be smarter than a supercomputer, but that's doesn't give cousin right to insult meega."
"So, what are you saying" Stitch jumped off the swing, leaving Angel still swinging. She looked very concerned.
"I'm saying 'look who's talking' my way." Yang replied cooly. Stitch growled.
"Meega na la kweesta." He cursed. Yang turned around fast and got angry.
"WHAT? That's it" He started shooting his lava balls at Stitch, who successfully jumped out of the way. Angel started to look scared. She jumped off the swing and ran to Melty and Kixx. She had to dodge a few lava balls on the way, but she managed to survive.
"Kixx, you've gotta do something! Bushi bu and Yang are fighting" She exclaimed. Kixx looked up at her in a hurry.
"What? Why" He asked. She shrugged her shoulders.
"Meega not sure." Kixx reacted to this as he ran to the two fighting experiments. Yang was about to shoot Stitch dead in the face, but Kixx came just in time and grabbed him while Melty came from behind Stitch and grabbed him.
"You have to tell Jumba" Kixx exclaimed to Angel. "Hurry"
Angel replied with a nod and ran off, back to Lilo's to tell Jumba about Stitch and Yang while Kixx and Melty stayed with the two fighting experiments alone on the playground.
Back at Gantu's ship...
Experiment 287 was activated. He was the same strong jackal 625 saw on the computer and he chuckled.
"This is great" He exclaimed. "Just wait 'til Gantu sees ya."
Then, right on cue, Gantu came back with 5 bags of bread. He dropped them when he saw 287.
"625! What is that" He asked furiously. 625 stayed cool as he walked up to him to take his bread.
"It's experiment 287, Gantu. Look..." He pointed to the experiment chamber. Gantu turned to it.
"Experiment 287 activated. Primary function: professional nightmaren hunter." The computer spoke. Gantu smiled as he looked down at 287 and 625.
"Well, well, well. Looks like I get a better partner after all." He said to himself as he took a good look at 287. "You look have a very muscular figure for a creature your size, but you'll do. I see you have a load of weapons on you."
"Doesn't he though" 625 agreed. "Oh, hey Gantu! Since the little girl couldn't accept this guy, how about you name him"
"Me? Finally! I chance to name my newest assistant since 627. I'll name him... Razziki. That's perfect. Do you agree" He replied. Razziki nodded.
"Excellent. He seems to be a little quiet, but it's the skill that count. Now, to find that NiGHTS and give you a test drive." He walked out, having Razziki following him. 625 watched and scoffed.
"That's also good because then, I don't have to do all the work from now on." He said to himself.
Meanwhile, in the forrest...
Sparky and NiGHTS continued their picnic as they faced each other. They were happy to finally be prepared to become husband and wife.
"Sparky, is it true that you really fell in love with me when I first got here" NiGHTS asked. Sparky nodded.
"Well, I was a little shy at first, but then when I saw your extraordinary powers, I fell in love in a millisecond." He replied.
"I was actually in love with Stitch at first, but then something came up and you were just staring at me. I was guessing that means that you were in love. Were you surprised when I called you 'Sparkster' that day"
"Yeah, I was just too timid to admit it. Hey! That rhymes"
They chuckled after that. They continued to talk through that whole afternoon, telling each other how they felt and what they thought about each other.
Later, at Lilo's...
Angel barged into the house with a fearful look on her face. She saw Jumba in the kitchen and ran up to him.
"Jumba" She called. Jumba looked down at her.
"What is it, 624" He asked.
"Bushi bu and Yang are fighting at the playground! You have to stop them" She yelled. Jumba jumped to his feet and carried Angel back to the playground.
Meanwhile, at the playground...
Kixx was still holding Yang while Melty was still holding Stitch. They were about to loose their grips, but they held on tighter.
"Meega can't hold much longer" Melty complained as he pulled back on Stitch, who was resisting foreward. Kixx was holding Yang's tail while he was running furiously.
"Keep holding, Melty." He commanded. "Angel and Jumba should be here any minute."
After that remark, Jumba arrived with Angel in his arms. He settled her down before he ran up to the other four experiments. He picked up Stitch and Yang, who was still furious.
"What is this chaos about" He asked the two. Stitch didn't reply. He just turned his head away. Yang growled as he spoke.
"Cousin don't think meega smart" He whined. Jumba turned to Stitch.
"626, explain yourself." He demanded. Stitch purred with anger.
"Yang thinks that NiGHTS came from space, but meega disagree." He complained. Jumba shook the both of them.
"STOP IT! I will not tolerate such behavior! 626, be nice to 502! I never want to hear something about you two fighting again! Is that understood" He yelled at the top of his lungs. This made Stitch and Yang scared.
"Ih." They replied in unison. Jumba dropped them on the sand hard as he dusted his hands off.
"If I do, you both will be back to dehydrated pod state" He demanded as he stomped back to Lilo's. Melty, Kixx, and Angel stared at them speechlessly. Melty stood on all fours and walked off. Kixx just showed a concerned look on his face before he walked off, back to his dojo. As for Angel, she walked up to Stitch and slapped him across the face, leaving a pink scratch on his cheek. He looked shocked as she walked off. Yang just got nervous and quickly ran off. Stitch rubbed his scratch as he walked home.
"Meega guess that bushi bu doesn't love me." He said with sadness.
Meanwhile...
Gantu and Razziki was just a few trees away from NiGHTS and Sparky. He watched as they were still talking.
"When I give the signal, you attack that woman. She's a trasformed nightmaren by the name of NiGHTS. Can you handle it" Gantu whispered. Razziki nodded as he pulled out a chaingun and cocked it into position, preparing to attack.
Sparky was slicing a piece of the cheesecake as NiGHTS sat beside him, watching him slice. She looked up at Sparky and sighed.
"I can hardly wait until after our dessert." She said seductively. "I'm so anxoius to do this to you."
"Are you that anxious" Sparky asked. She nodded as she scooted a little closer to him. He gulped.
"Now, that we're engaged, shouldn't we start now"
"I thought you said 'after dessert'."
"I did. I'm just reminding you... just in case."
"I never forget. I managed to sneak up a condom on the way here."
"Really"
"Yeah."
"Oh. Well, I guess I didn't have to tell you." She paused as she looked into a dark area in the trees. Sparky froze on his slicing as he felt this motion.
"NiGHTS, what's wrong" He asked. She didn't reply. She just stood up and kept her eyes on that group of trees. Then, her inner-senses triggred her nerves as she felt her spine shiver. Her pupils got small as she gasped.
"Oh, damn." She swore softly. Sparky just sat there, looking as puzzled as he was. She took a step back while she slowly began to hover above the ground. She stood her ground as she floated.
"Sparky... you better move." She told him. He slowly stood up and stood his ground. Then, when Sparky was completely standing upright, a bullet shot through his right arm and he screamed as he held it tight, kneeling down. NiGHTS gasped at the sight of this and quickly flew off. Razziki flew out of the trees after her and NiGHTS was in another chase. Sparky was still kneeling there, holding his arm tight as Gantu came from the shadows. He looked down at the suffering experiment and chuckled.
"I always knew you were a weak trog." He said to him. "Now, that you've changed, I supposed that Hamsterviel would love to have you." He punched Sparky across the face, knocking him out cold. Then, he picked him up and walked back to his ship with ease.
"This was a lot easier than doing this with 625. Should've thought of this in the first place." He said to himself.
Meanwhile, at Lilo's...
Yang and Stitch were chained up in seperate places in the house. Yang was chained up in the living room while Stitch was chained up in Jumba's lab. They were completely seperated... for safety reasons. Jumba was typing on his computer while Stitch struggled to get free, but the chain holder was over 3,000 times his own weight, so he couldn't pull hard enough. He just gave up and went limb for the rest of the night. As for Yang, he decided to try again. So, he roared for Jumba.
"What does 502 want now" He asked himself as he stood up and walked downstairs. Lilo was puzzled by this, so was Pleakley. They followed Jumba into the living room where Yang was chained. When Lilo and Pleakley saw that he was chained, they both gasped in unison.
"Jumba! What did the little monster do" Pleakley asked. Jumba pulled out a key and freed Yang.
"502 and 626 were fighting at playground. I had them chained and seperated for safety purposes. Now, 502 wants to give and try again. Therefore, I am giving 502 another chance. I'm still keeping 626 chained up, though." Jumba replied. Yang nuzzled on him before he ran back to meet Yin at the mountains.
"Fighting" Lilo asked. "For what"
"Don't know. Even his bushi bu, 624, isn't liking situation at all. She hated it so much, she literally slapped 626 across face, causing 626 to bleed."
"How terrible! We gotta do something" Pleakley exclaimed. Jumba stood up and turned around to face Lilo and Pleakley.
"My thoughts exactly, Pleakley. We must do something... and that something is to find out why 626 and 502 were fighting. In meantime, little girl must stay out of evil genius path. We, meaning me, 626, 624, and Pleakley, must be alone to discuss situation. You must stay with bigger girl until we can settle this." Jumba demanded as he took Pleakley's hand and walked upstairs. Then, he stopped for a second.
"Oh, and while you are with her, call 297. I want to be sure that everything's okay." He commanded to Lilo as he walked inside and closed the door.
Later...
NiGHTS and Razziki were in their nighttime chase. She was dodging through the wilderness and through town. Still, Razziki was on her trail. She decided to stop the chase and land on a mountain near the ocean. Razziki was still floating.
"What do you need me for, jackal boy" NiGHTS asked with determination in her deep tone. Razziki finally spoke, but his voice was so deep, it almost sounded like a whisper. That's why he's so quiet.
"I know why you landed on this planet." He said deeply. She froze. She didn't expect this experiment to talk like that, due to his size.
"What's with the voice" She asked. Razziki pulled out a machine gun and aimed it at NiGHTS' chest.
"That doesn't matter, nightmaren. What does matter is that you're gonna die like hell." He replied. NiGHTS didn't grow nervous at all.
"Yeah, right. Listen, Sparky just proposed to me and now, we're gonna be married soon. So, you better be mad because this nightmaren is not going anywhere."
"What does that prove"
"Take a look at this ring." She showed out her hand where Sparky placed his special diamond ring on. He lowered his gun so he could see. He whistled.
"Damn, girl! He must've paid big moolah for that"
"Well, he wanted to show me how much he..." She was interrupted by the sound of a gun cocking, ready to fire.
"Now, you're gonna die for his love." He demanded cooly as he aimed back at her chest again.
"You can't be serious. You think that shooting me is gonna make a difference" She asked calmly. "If you shoot me now, there's no going back... unless you wanna be cousins with Stitch."
"Cousins? You must be tellin' me bullshit. I'm gonna shoot you whether Stitch, or should I say Sparky, likes it or not."
"But, your making this foolish mistake to yourself. Not only are you doing this, but you're doing this for Gantu, a person who doesn't need you for anything! I'm telling you, don't shoot me. It's for your own good."
"Put a goddamn sock in it, nightmaren! I've had it with you"
"PLEASE! I begging you! If you shoot me now, you'll never regret this"
Yin and Yang were below them and they were both overhearing the conversation above them. Yang looked a bit scared as to what the outcome might be. Yin was just curious.
"If you don't shut the hell up..." Razziki started, but was interrupted.
"Don't! We're about to be married soon! Which part of that did you not understand" She started to cry. NiGHTS was becoming frightened for the first time. Razziki growled as he kept his aim on her. Yin and Yang were looking up at them and watched the action. Yang's eyes got a little smaller as he sensed Razziki's finger barely pulling the trigger and then... BANG! Yang couldn't believe what just happened and grew shocked as Yin felt the same.
To be continued...
