Nani sat staring blankly at one of the kitchen walls.Not knowing what kind of emotion to feel exactly.She was not only disobeying Nani by leaving for outer space after she had made it clear she didn't want Lilo fooling around out there.But,she had been gone for days and Nani was worried sick and she was tired and troubled at the same time.

"Want to watch a movie I rented?"David tried cheering up,warmly walking over to rub her shoulders to relief some of her tension.He had been helping her scour every part of town almost to make sure Lilo hadn't crashed and landed.

"No,but thank you David.Look,I know how hard you've been helping me out and how hard I've been on you for a while now......"Nani mustered in a small,slightly relaxed voice.

"You don't need to say it."He told her knowingly,softly putting his lips to her hand,"I know how much you love her.I love her too,but I also love you and I wanna make sure you're okaytoo.That's what I've been trying to prove to you."

"David,you don't need to prove anything to me.I've always had feelings for you deep down...."Nani smiled half-heartedly and starting leaning closer to him every second,as he was.

Suddenly,the sound of a fist hammering rapidly on the front door made the two semi-young lover jump in surprise.Nani had to take a moment to collect herself,as David headed over to see who it was.But he was a little taken back at first.

"Uh....Bubbles,right?Snake Bubbles?"He asked with a crooked grin,trying to sound polite and non-offending.

"Yes.Is Nani home?"He skipped right though whatever David was excepting and tilted his head pass David's to look in.

"Yeah,sure.Hey Nani,uh,Snake Bubbles is here to see ya!"

"That's Cobra Bubbles,genius."Nani hissed at him under her breath as she passed him to approach the visitor.

"Nani,if Lilo isn't back in the next 4 days.The authourites could be involved."Cobra wasted no time in getting down to the niddy-griddy,althought he was sympathic about it.

"Oh,good lord!"Nani cried out in distress,"It's bad enough she took off when I told her not to!But now the police have to get involved??I just don't understand..."

"Well,see.She's been absent from school and no ones seen her around for a while now.I'm sorry to say this to you because I know you must have enough to deal with already,but Lilo needs to return within the next 4 days or else."He concluded with a nod to David,"I've tried contacting the Galatic Federation to see if they knew anything...."

"And?"She asked hopefully.

"No such luck."He sighed with worry in his voice.

Back at Cometoid...

"So...we have 600 CC experiments that isn't near enough to combat Dr. Hyde and no transportation left?"Lilo said more then asked to no on in particular,"They all took Jumba's ship to go to that one planet to train.What now?"

"Hmm...Our ship!"Stitch said triumphantly.

"Good point.Where is it?"Lilo asked him curiously.

"Parts probabley,"Came Larondo's voice from behind them,"I overheard a month ago that Dr Hyde was trying to get him to finish the deal about the DNA exchange.Reluctanly,He agreed.They were to infect 626 with both DNA of their labs and use thier experiments to take over the universe.You're little friend Pleakley over-heard on screne and was sworn to secrecy.I would have told you sooner,but would have been sent to Towvaca to spend the remainder of my life sholving...ermm,you get it."

"You mean.....Jumba and Pleakley lied to us?!"Lilo exclaimed in a straight-forward gasp of horror.

"Well,reluctantly.They almost didn't except.Bur Dr. Hyde told Jumba that he would spare his home planet and that Pleakley would live if they went on and finished the deal.Jumba told him he had very well forgotten it many years ago and at first wasn't all to interested,but...."

"THEY LIED?!!!"She screamed and stomped away to set at the edge of the planet by herself.

"I'm really very sorry."Larondo said to Stitch sadly.

Stitch nodded sympathicly,"Naga you're fault."

Eventually,Stitch made his way over to the side of the planet to sit by Lilo and ocassionally glance her way a few times.Lilo didn't,instead,all she did was stare out at the star-fillled sky.

"Howcouldtho this to us Stitch?How?"Lilo suddenly started to say mournfully,struggling to hold back tears threating to spill down her cheeks,"They were more then just our friends.They were apart of our Ohana.Which means,family,which means...ohh....you know!?But apparently they did!"

"Lilo,"Stitch said to her with an air of cool,"There were times I didn't want to be Ohana.There were times I wanted to destroy and conquer even when I had one.But I didn't and I'm glad I didn't!I could never do it now!That goes for Jumba and Pleakley too,no matter how hard it seems to believe they're innocent,somehow they are they just are."

"Stitch...."Lilo gasped in an awed surprise,this was the first time he had ever managed to say something without not talking in complete sentences or useing tidbits of his own launage.Now when he talked,he talked clearly and precise.

"You're Stitch's best friend Lilo,"He told her fondly,but slipping back into his own way talking,"And eta becheta tobahko!Nothing or nobody could ever change that."

"Stitch!"Lilo cried joyfully,"You're my best friend too."

On Jumba's ship.....

"Rotten little trog and human girl!Good thing you replaced my second programming with the go-back-on-word function."628 was carrying on in his know-it-all manner.

"Sure,"Jumba agreed vaguely,resting his hand on his palm.

"Whatever,"Pleakley chimed with a false sense of cheerfulness,"It's all good and not back-stabbing fun!"

"Ah,sure."Jumba repiled,but with even more vagueness.

"Something wrong,creator?"628 asked him with a voice of concern.That was what 628 had been calling him.

"No.Get back to stirring,628."Jumba ordered himmock sternly,but with a dull sense of sterness in his voice.

"I got the map all drawn and etc."Pleakley groaned inwardly,he had been assigned to draw up the location they were to meet and how they were to attack the universe.

"Ah,looks good to me."Jumba told him flatly,only taking a second's glance at the map.

"Didn't even look at it."He mumbled moodily and padded miserbly to the back to make some sandwichs.

"Hold on,Pleakley.I am coming with you needing to have a word with you."Jumba said quickly,leaping out of his seat to plow Pleakley in the back room and out of 628's earshot.

"What?!"Pleakley snapped at him in a mock growl,"First you act like true Ohana,then you want to go AWOL on everything everyone's ever done for you in the last few years,NOW you're probably wanting to go back and beg for forgiveness!"

"Well,let's just say this is getting out of...."Jumba started.

"Oh,no!This is where I draw the line."Pleakley told him coldly and started walking over to the return-to-earth escape pod,"You made you're bed now sleep in it!You just can't make up you're mind what you want outta life,can ya?Can ya?Well,guess what!I'm not going to be a part of it!Were not apart of each other's Ohana,were not partners as evil genius or whatever and were certainly NOT FRIENDS!!!!"

Pleakley stormed out of the room,leaving his former co-worker (sort of) standing frozen in his words and tracks.He was about to push the button to go home,but Jumba slapped a hand over it.Glaring,Pleakley whirled around with his arms crossed over his chest and refused to look at him.

"When I was young,all I wanted to do was be evil.No one else thought it was very becoming,but what did I care.I left home and ran off when I was 13.Came back on holidays 10 years later.But still...you're right.I never knew what I wanted out of life.I'd act like I knew everything when I didn't and no one likes that supposively."

"Ya think!?"Pleakley spat at him bitterly,still not convinced.

"I'm sorry."Came two words Pleakley had never heard before,not even in the 6 years they had been forced to live with each other.

"You're....what?"Pleakley turned around,completely astounished his former-uh-whatever was saything this.

"I never really did treat you like a friend.But you did and that's why I'm sorry.I should never had forced you to do all those things in the past.It was wrong and I apologize...as a friend."

"You called me you're friend!"Pleakley said passionately.

"Ah,don't read too much into it.I still think you're a one-eyed,nosey,neat-freak of a weenie."Jumba told him,mock teasingly,giving him a small good-natured noggie.

"And I think you're still a derangged,evil,lunatic bent on doing no-good but bringing evil genius experiments to life."Pleakley grinned at him,punching playfully at his arm.

"Eck!Too much emotional contributes."Jumba laughed.

"So you want to go back to being good?"

"Hehe.I was all along,it just took me up until now to make it fully offical that Ohana does acutally mean what it means."

"Yeah....you have a plan then?"

"Heh,heh,nope."

Well,that was a road blocker.I know I cramped about ten-times more emotion then ever into this chapter.But I wanted to make sure everything was good and taken care of.More action soon and the final battle will bed decided shortly.Stay loyal and true,read and review!Hey!that ryhmes!

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