DISCLAIMER: I do not own Lilo & Stitch in any way. I only own Experiment 000. VOID99 owns Experiment 555. You can use Experiment 000 in your stories but you must ask me for permission first.

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CHAPTER TWENTY: TIME IS UP! 552 RETURNS

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I was so relieved to be outside, outside of that lab. All of the experiments I have walked past have stared at me in fear. Who can blame them?

It was night; I wandered around the island for some time, thinking on how I'll make things better and stop 621, or whoever is behind this nightmare.

By the time I snapped out of my deep thought, I found myself in an alley in town. Night's darkness was down on me, but the full moon's light shined my path.

I looked in front of me and was surprised to see 555, sitting on a trashcan, holding a paper. Then he looked at the paper that was on his hand.

I managed to see what's on the paper with my binocular vision. The paper had a picture of an experiment; a chill went down my spine as I laid my eyes on the experiment's picture.

I took my eyes off of the paper. After for like 6 seconds, I saw 555 sigh and released the paper, letting the night's wind take it.

He seemed in deep thought after that, he wouldn't budge. I kept my distance, with these restraints Jumba placed on me, I can barely defend myself.

I noticed on 555's hand a symbol, the same symbol burnt on my chest.

I can still hear him, the demon responsible for all of this, he's laughing, mocking me, he's enjoying this too much.

I quickly shifted my view to 555 to see him walk off; I feel I'm somewhat responsible for what's happening.

I walked out of the alley's shadows, I'm gonna need to rest to be in full strength tomorrow to find a way to stop what's happening.

"You always come back for more, do you?"

My ears prickled up, I turned around and looked at the roof of a house. The full moon's light shined on 555, standing on the roof.

"I knew you could sense me, even when I'm hiding."

555 chuckled, then I saw him flick his tongue. First time I see him do that.

"You of all people should know, 552!"

Again that number, just who is that experiment?

"555, I'm sorry if I…"

"SHUT UP!!!"

555 jumped down of the roof, I jumped out of the way before he could lay a hand on me.

"Whoa! What do you think you're doing?"

555 didn't answer me, he charged at me again with a loud hiss. I saw venom drooling out of his mouth, he's really fired up. 555 flexed his claws and jumped at me; I jumped and slid under 555.

While I was under 555, I tried to injure him, to try to stop him from attacking me, but the restraints detected my attempt. A huge painful electric shock started from my neck to my feet, I screamed in pain as the shock kept me from doing anything.

Next thing I felt was a punch to my face, which sent me flying through a wall. Next thing I felt was liquid falling on my head.

I slightly raised my head and found myself on a broken beverage machine; an orange beverage was sliding down my head. I turned my head to the left and turned the machine off; my head was still soaked by the beverage. The drink reached my mouth…What the heck; I decided to lick it off my mouth.

"Yum, orange."

I made a huge mistake to forget about 555 at that moment. By the time I remembered him, 555 came rushing out of the dust made from when I flew through the wall.

I stood up, only to accept a punch to my stomach. Then he lifted me up in the sky, threw me against a wall. As soon as I opened my eyes, 555 descended on me and his knee landed on my stomach.

…My body was burning in pain…I can still hear what 555 is shouting at me…

"Get up!"

I felt 555's hand grab my neck, and then he lifted me up.

"Get up or I'll break your neck!"

His grip on my neck tighten, I was having trouble breathing. I can't do anything because of this stupid restraint; I can't defend myself without receiving a powerful electric shock.

I opened my eyes and stared at 555 right in the eye, he did the same to me.

"Don't hide 552; I can see you just by staring at 000's eyes."

Waitaminit…

"I had enough of trying to save this idiot."

I saw him spreading back his left arm and flexed his claws. He readied them for the final blow.

"I'm a heartless experiment; you shall die along with 000!"

My eyes kept focused on his right arm. 555 has gone insane, what's killing me going to accomplish?

"Sayonara!"

555 sent his claws down on me; he's aiming for my face. But before he could come in contact, a hand came out of the shadows and grabbed 555's arm.

It was 621; he somehow got out of his cage and found us. 555 released me, and kept his eyes focused on 621.

"Now now 555, our game is just beginning and you're ready to end it?"

I have heard 621's voice before, but that wasn't his voice at all. I heard this voice before.

555 got out of 621's grip and glared at 621. Suddenly, a glow started coming out of my chest, it was that weird mark, and it's glowing. The mark on 555's hand is glowing too, but what does it mean?

"Stay out of this 621, this is between me and him!"

"My child, every business you have with 000 is mine also. You have been attacking a pawn of your own team. No matter, our game shall not end like that."

I moved my eyes to 555; he's glaring at 621 like if he's ready to explode with anger.

"I'll say this once, leave me to finish my business with 000 or I'll break every bone in your body!"

I kept looking at them, they're not getting anywhere.

"Forget it 555, 621 is as stubborn as you, he won't leave just like that.

55 turned his head to me, very pissed off.

"You idiot! Do you know how much danger you're in?!"

"555, I don't know who's this 552, but I know the danger I'm in. I'm not going to step back just because of the danger involved, not as long as I live and breathe."

"Yes 000…"

555 turned his head back at 621; I moved my eyes to 621.

"Be as arrogant as you can be, it'll make your death more pleasing."

I raised an eyebrow at him.

I'm not arrogant!

…Am I?

"You see!" 555 shouted at me as he turned his head back at me. "You just make things worse for yourself!"

"I'm not THAT worried."

555 hissed at me and punched me on my face; my body was again surrounded by pain when I flew through another wall. This time, I got deposit into a theatre room, up to the room where the camera to show the movies are kept.

I barely missed the camera, but I was close enough to turn it on. I looked at the screen, it was a monster movie.

I saw 555 popping out of the hole I left behind on the wall where the movie was projected. Where 555 was standing, it made him look like he was in the movie. I couldn't help but laugh.

"You know, you look like you're actually in the movie."

I chuckled again, trying to stop laughing.

"That monster on the movie really looks like you, is it your closest cousin?"

555 hissed again.

"You imbecile, this is not a joke!"

I stopped laughing in time to hear what he's saying.

"This is not the time for games, you should take things more seriously and stop being so arrogant!"

"Oh, c'mon."

I jumped down to the first floor.

"Can't you just take a joke?"

555 continued glaring at me.

"This is no time for jokes!"

I looked over 555's shoulders to see 621 walking into the theatre through the hole in the wall.

"Gentlemen, this is no time to argue, for you have other things to worry."

621 reached to his back, and took out Jumba's most precious experiment, The Duplication Formula.

"See this? I hold in my hand the key for the darkness! The key to release the demon from hell!"

555 and I gasped.

"Jumba was clever to hide the formula in the infirmary, but it was in vain."

621 just chuckled demonically as he raised the formula in the air, getting ready to drink it.

"Oh no you don't!"

I ran to grab the formula, but 621 got surrounded by the purple aurora and hooks came out of nowhere. I screamed in pain as the hooks imbedded on my arms and legs and pinned me to the wall.

"555, stop him!"

But 555 didn't listen, he just stood there.

"Too late."

621 drank it, in one gulp.

"Oh no!"

621 groaned and fell on his knees, he started screaming. Now, 621 is surrounded by a light, all I can see is 621's body form. I gasped and watched in awe as someone was struggling to separate from 621's body.  

It was an experiment, I could tell by its body form and claws…But the claws were hooks. It's been like this for two minute, but the experiment popped out of 621's body, 621 groaned a few times but got up on his feet, he didn't even had trouble standing up.

I looked at the experiment as it flew ever so gracefully and landed on his feet on the screening screen. The camera was still rolling, so the light shined on the experiment, revealing its look. I gasped when I saw the experiment I was looking at.

"You have done well 621…But be warned of the price you shall pay."

555 just glared at the creature, I kept staring at the creature in horror.

"And now my dear 555, my dear 000, are you ready to play?"

This creature's face was horribly decimated, those eyeless sockets, a teeth-less grin, hooks for claws.

He just kept chuckling demonically as he looked at me and 555.

Now I know who this experiment I was staring is. I know now, without a doubt…His number is…552.

"Indeed my child, I am 552, and the game is only beginning."

TO BE CONTINUE…

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