Chapter 6

Friends, Foes, And A Migraine

Lilo opened the door,'' Aloha Marie. Aloha Sandwich Boy''.

'' Hi Jilo'', 625 frowned.

'' It's Lilo!''

'' Whatever'', 625 sighed, he was getting a headache. He sat on the sofa and laid down, closing his eyes.

'' You are gonna have to excuse him,'' Marie told Lilo,'' He's been sick for a few days, and he hasn't been sleeping well lately. He's been having nightmares recently.''

'' Okay, maybe we could tell Jumba since he made 625. He would know what's wrong with him, and make him feel better'', Lilo suggested. She shouted,'' Jumba, can you come down here?''

'' What is it little girl?'', Jumba called out, from his bedroom.

'' We need you come down here.''

Jumba sighed as he came to the living room.

'' We need you to find out what's wrong with 625. He's been having headaches and nightmares'', Marie said.

'' Okay my sarcastic experiment, why are you having nightmares?'', Jumba asked, slyly.

'' I had a dream about your face, which isn't so pleasant'', 625 remarked.

'' Why you little...'', Jumba shouted, while grabbing 625 at the scruff of his neck.

625 flinched,'' Calm down, Doc. Don't hurt me! I have a terrible headache, which is enough pain for me.''

Marie stared at Jumba in anger and terror,'' Put him down!''

Jumba realized that he was making Marie angry, for hurting her friend, so he put 625 down on the floor, he suddenly remembered the glitch that was injected on 625.

'' My head'', 625 moaned.

'' Want us to make you a chicken soup sandwich to make you feel better?'', Marie asked.

'' Maybe we could make this into a game. We could play with 625 for this by making him feel better and having fun at the same time'', Lilo suggested.

'' No thanks. I'm not so hungry'', 625 said, softly.

'' Something is definitely wrong with you. 625, you always have an appetite'', Marie asked.

'' Not today'', 625 replied.

Lilo handed 625 a blanket and a pillow,'' Here, you can rest while we make you feel better.''

625 only sighed.

Stitch came into the room,'' Achi-babba?''

'' Hi 626, I have a headache''.

'' Ogata''.

'' I know. Ooh!''

'' Here's a glass of water for you'', Lilo said.

Stitch took the glass out of Lilo's hands and drank it,'' Takka.''

'' Stitch! That was for 625!''

'' Soka.''

'' I'll get another glass.''

Stitch sighed,'' No feeling good?''

'' No. You read me like a book, cuz. I went to the vet, but Mrs. Fruitybooty couldn't find out what's wrong with me'', 625 sighed.

Stitch laughed at the name of his vet.

'' Get used to it. I have to put up with that stupid name of hers, everytime I go to the vet.''

He groaned while holding his head again,'' Why does my head hurt?''

Jumba smiled maliciously, as he left the front door and entered his laboratory,'' Dr. Hamsterveil, the glitch is coming to affect.''

'' What are you talking about?'', Hamsterveil asked.

'' 625 is beginning to have headache's.''

'' And that's a good thing?''

'' Yes, that means glitch will take over to his programming and make him evil. Heh heh, won't be long now.''

'' So 625 will be evil soon? Excellent! You'll have an enraged experiment filled with evil and a grudge, wanting to release all that anger out of him. What did you do to him anyway a long time ago?''

'' I remember it just like old times''.

'' Oh great, flashback.''

(Flashback...)

Jumba was in the lab after making his newest creation 625, who was just sitting on the table. 625 was curious of his surroundings since he was just born.

'' You see Dr. Hamsterveil, I had just created 625... when I thought he was my greatest creation'', Jumba narrated.

625 looked at Jumba, waiting for a greeting or something. Jumba looked at 625,'' Well, let's start training.''

'' I could see that 625 was rather a soft gentle creature, but with some fighting spirit in him'', Jumba narrated.

625 was lifting some heavy weights easily and using his four arms, doing what Jumba was commanding him to do.

Jumba was impressed, but he decided that 625 wasn't good enough for him, he had a kind heart, which was something Jumba didn't want.

'' 625 was a little too gentle, before he became rude. I trained him to prepare lunch for me while I was busy creating 626, secretly behind his back. He decided to come check on me to know if I was hungry''.

625 was putting a sandwich on a tray and bringing it to Jumba. He could see Jumba with a different experiment, blue in color, and ferocious looking.

Jumba turned his back to see 625 slightly angry at him,'' Doc, who is this little monster?''

'' He's experiment 626'', Jumba answered, uneasily.

'' So you only used me as a guinea pig, so you could use my features for this... this... creature?''

'' Technically yes and no. 626 has more features than you, notice the blue fur and larger ears. I've seen you around the lab sometimes lazing around, eating some sandwiches, you're too... soft.''

'' Why Jumba?''

'' I think you're a failure.''

625's whole world came tumbling down. His spirit was now broken. He placed the tray with the sandwich on the table.

'' Thanks for the sandwich, 625.''

'' I could see that the sarcasm was coming to him'', Jumba narrated.

625 turned his back on Jumba, frowning,'' Well have fun with that little blue weakling.''

'' The only thing that 625 was good for now was making sandwiches. I noticed that he's become lazy and rude to me, and at anyone else at that matter.''

625 wasn't proud of himself anymore. He felt used and neglected.

'' When I started training with 625 and 626 side by side, 626 was the one under spotlight. I could see 625 was rather scared of 626. He was often beaten by 626 at times. I could see that he had no courage and self-esteem. It even seems like he hated himself. I even hear him cry himself to sleep in the middle of the night.''

625 was really angry at Jumba. He laid down on the couch and cried.

'' I think 625 makes the sandwiches because it was the only thing he was praised for. He even said to me once, that he never wanted to be evil in the first place. I strapped him down, to a metal table and let the experiments teach him a lesson.

It never worked. 625 was just scared of the other experiments afterwards. So I just gave up on him, like he gave up on me.''

(Flashback ends...)

'' 625's angry at me, hiding his feelings through sarcasm just because of what I have done to him a long time ago. Sarcasm is what he does when he wants to relieve himself from all the anger that's inside of him, because of what I've done.''

He looked at Hamsterveil who just woke up,'' Nice story, Shakespeare. Why don't you write a book?''

'' I'm telling you no more stories'', Jumba sighed.

(Meanwhile...)

Lilo gave 625 another pillow. 625 looked rather cozy in the pile of pillows and blankets. His headache was almost gone,'' Thanks you girls. I'm feeling better already. I bet next you're going to do the hula for me.''

'' Hula? I almost forgot. Marie, here take this'', Lilo said, handing Marie a flyer.

'' What's this?'', Marie asked.

'' Moses handed them out when you left with your mom and 625''.

'' A hula dance show? This weekend!''

She turned to 625,'' Thanks, 625. You're the best. Reminding Lilo about the dance this weekend, genius 625!''

625 smiled and then blushed.

'' I've got to practice then.''

'' We could practice together'', Lilo suggested.

Stitch came up to them,'' Meega too?''

'' Stitch too, what about you 625?''

625 responded by lifting up his head before resting his chin on the blankets, indicating no.

'' Come on 625! I've seen you hula dance before when you think I'm not around'', Marie whined.

625's eyes popped open,'' You've seen me dance before?''

'' Yes. You're pretty good.''

'' Sorry but this little sandwich making experiment does not dance!''

'' Yes you do.''

'' Experiment 625 does not dance.''

'' Yes you do. I've seen you wearing my hula skirt.''

625 blushed,'' You must have seen your teddy bear in the skirt... dancing''.

'' Teddy bears don't move. They can't just get up and dance whenever they want to.''

'' I've got photographic evidence.''

'' Okay let's see.''

625 took out a picture from the couch and showed Marie.

'' This is the picture of when Stitch ate a whole coconut cake.''

625 didn't say anything.

'' I know you're lying.''

No response from 625.

'' Fine. Be that way.''

I'll close the door next time I hula dance in the attic, 625 thought.

Stitch watched 625 exit the front door and sit on the front porch.

'' Achi-baba?''

'' Yes 626?''

'' So you're vet's name is Mrs. Friutybooty?''

'' Yes. First vet I had was Mr. Grand. He had an obsession with rubber bands. Talk about crazy. I told him to work for a rubber band company. So Marie had to look for another vet, that's when I met Mr. Taffy. He had a very crazy obsession with taffy. I told him to work for the Wonka candy company to make taffy, and get a life. Then I had to get stuck with Mrs. Friutybooty, who doesn't do anything crazy. Thank goodness! Except she likes to pet me a little too hard on the head, and talk in that baby talk tone of hers.''

'' Ha ha!''

'' I know it's funny. I can't stop laughing at that stupid name of hers!''

As soon as those words left 625's mouth, he found himself laughing along with Stitch at his vet's name.

Marie and Lilo could see 625 and Stitch laughing.

'' Aww, nice to see that those two are actually getting along with each other'', Marie said.

'' How's 625 getting along with Gantu?'', Lilo asked.

'' He's getting along great with everyone. I even see 625 playing checkers with uncle Gantu.''

'' I guess he really likes living with you.''

'' Yeah. Oh, it's my mom's car. I've got to get going. Bye Lilo, bye Stitch!''

625 followed Marie into the car,'' Bye 626. See you next time.''

'' Aloha Marie and 625'', Lilo called out.

625 and marie waved goodbye. Peg drove the car as it drove though the streets.

625 was exhausted, and his headache returning. He held his head, as soon as we get home, I'm going to bed.

He closed his eyes as a new strange emotion hit him. It was one he has never experienced before.

TBC...

Thanks for the reviews Michelle and cuz (Writer's Block 234.) I'm glad you found chapter 5 humorous. I do not own the Wonka candy company, wish I did though. I'd eat candy all day! Next chapter, 625 gets strange dark feelings.