Author's Note: Sorry about all the late updating, I'm really trying now that school's out, but I have to work more now, and it really eats up my time. Anyway, I'll try to get the rest of the story up A.S.A.P., now, on with the next chapter!
Hell's Legions.
Lilo sat in her chair, fidgeting with the rope that bound her hands. Chaos had not visited her in quite some time, and her cheek had a dull pain from when he had struck her. Lilo kept a close eye on the door as she slid the rope around on her wrist, trying to loosen the ropes hold on her wrists. She winced as the rope cut into her skin, but she continued on, her wrists already raw and pained from hours of such activity.
The sound of footsteps came from outside, growing closer and closer, louder and louder. Lilo began to panic, and frantically began to twist her hands around, trying to break from the rope. The footsteps stopped, right outside of Lilo's cell, and Lilo glanced up to see red eyes watching her. A voice chuckled, and Chaos spoke, "Trying to fly free little bird? Well, if you don't like my hospitality, how about a show?"
The door opened, making a painfully grating noise as it opened. Chaos walked in, his long coat ruffling as he strode into the room. Lilo glared at him, but said nothing, she had nothing more to say to this monster. Chaos smiled, and reaching behind her, snapped the ropes that bound her. Lilo didn't have time to make the escape though, for Chaos wrapped the darkness around her, and carried her from the room. Lilo grew afraid, she did not know where he was taking her.
"Where are you taking me!"
Chaos chuckled, and continued to walk down the dark hallway, "Why, to watch the final show of course..."
Lilo struggled against the tentacle's grip, and asked, "What of Stitch and Serenity? Have they succeeded?"
Chaos shook his head, "No, they have but one more challenge to face, yet, I think they will do fine. Now hush, your family is waiting for you in my quarters, where the final judgement shall begin..."
Lilo grew silent, as Chaos whisked her away, to the final grounds...
Stitch and Serenity trudged along, once again caught in a slightly sloping hallway. They continued upwards, both silent, yet their thoughts were racing around in their minds. Stitch thought of the wedding, the fear he had felt, and the anguish that he had lost her. Serenity thought of Mertle, and the incident that had conspired so long ago...
Many thoughts ran through Serenity's head, 'He'll kill them, he'll kill them all...just like Mertle. Mertle...I couldn't save you...I couldn't stop Chaos...'
Serenity looked at Stitch, walking on in the hallways. She remembered the fight with Hades, 'He could barely hold his own with Hades, and he was no where near as strong as Chaos...if Stitch fights Chaos...he'll...'
"We're here," Stitch said, stopping after turning another corner. Serenity walked up beside him, and saw another of the large steel doors. It was similar to the others, a large steel door, with a red button directly on the center.
Stitch took a deep breath, and glanced at Serenity, and said, "Well, shall I do the honors?"
Serenity looked at the door, she felt dread, dread that whatever was behind that door was just as horrid as the visions she had witnessed. She stared at the door, her heart beat wildly, she was afraid...yet she knew, she knew that Komalla was beyond whatever awaited them on the other side. Komalla, her best friend, she wouldn't let the same thing happen to him, the same thing that happened to Mertle...
"Serenity? Are you okay?" Stitch asked, worry tinted his voice.
Serenity nodded, "Yeah, yeah I'm fine, let's get this over with..."
Stitch nodded, and started for the door, Serenity was right behind him. As Stitch progressed towards the door, his own worries filled him. He was afraid, afraid of losing Lilo. He had lost her once before, he didn't want to go through that feeling again. He wanted to end this, to destroy whatever threatened them, his Ohana, and live at peace. The one thing Stitch needed the most, was to live at peace, with Lilo at his side...
Stitch pulled his dual plasma SMGs from their holsters, and Serenity brought her power within easy access, ready to unleash it at the slightest sight of danger. Using the barrel of his gun, Stitch reached forward, and pressed the red button. The door slip open easily, revealing a completely darkened room...
Stitch and Serenity walked slowly into the room, and stopped as soon as they were in the door. They looked around, perking their ears, straining to tell if there was something in the room besides them. Yet nothing moved, no sound, and they couldn't see anything. Behind them, the door swished shut, and the sound of a locking mechanism setting itself was heard. The two experiments glanced at the door, both realizing they were trapped in this darkened room...
A sound, a heavy stomping could be heard. Stitch and Serenity turned, their weapons pointed forward, and watched as it appeared...
It was a robot. It was normal size, in fact it was shorter than Stitch. It walked forward, it's metal feet hitting the ground, the ground resonating under its massive weight. It was humanoid in appearance, its arms and legs thick with metal sinew, and its head was like a perfect circle. It was very plain, its outer appearance completely grey, no other color showed except for one large red orb in its head, serving for the eye.
Stitch raised his guns, and spoke to Serenity, "It seems to be very slow moving, so perhaps–."
Stitch was cut off, the robot's eye flared red, and the robot disappeared in a cloud of dust, and reappeared directly in front of Stitch, and rocketed Stitch's face with a punch. Stitch flew back, and collided with a wall, and the robot was right in front of him once again, and it began to pummel him with blow after agonizing blow. Serenity leapt to Stitch's rescue, and leaping on top of the robot, tore its head off. A shower of sparks appeared, and the robot's body fell limp on the ground.
Stitch saw the beast fall, and rose. He wiped blood from his lips, and chuckled, "Well, so much for it being a slow mover...he moved so fast, I couldn't follow him..."
Serenity nodded, not sharing in the chuckling, "At least it's the only one..."
A noise caught their ears, and they turned to see the lights bursting to life from the other side of the room. One by one, the lights began to flicker and come to life, slowing drawing the darkness from the room. Stitch and Serenity watched, and they realized just how big the room was. They strained their eyes to see the far side of the room, for it was massive, over a football field's size they believed, and covering most of the area, were robots. All of the robots looked the same as the one that had attacked Stitch, and they were all equally as deadly. A legion of robots stood before them, and as the final light came alive, all the robots eyes began to shine bright red. At once, all the robots began stomping forward...
Stitch glanced at them, looked at his guns, and sighed, and drew the Omega Sword, "I really don't know why I bothered to bring guns..."
Serenity filled her hands with power, and two blinding white orbs appeared in them. Stitch pulled back the pommel on the Omega Sword, he read the count, after this blast, he would only have three shots left...
Serenity pulled back her arms, and let fly her attacks! Stitch brought back the Omega Sword, and swung with all his might! The white auras and green wave smashed into the army of robots, destroying the front lines. Yet there were many robots, and they continued to push forward. Stitch checked the counter on the sword, he would have to save the remaining three blasts for Chaos. Serenity brought two more blasts to her palms, and Stitch prepared himself for the battle.
The robots' eyes began to flare, Stitch noticed this, and leapt into the midst of the robotic army. Many of the robots took him no heed, but some turned to face Stitch. Stitch wasted no time, he began whirling the blade around, slicing off robotic arms, legs, heads, anything that got close enough to be cut. Stitch reached behind him, and pulled out his plasma shotgun. With the sword in one hand and the shotgun in the other, Stitch began to decimate the troops.
Serenity saw Stitch fighting in the midst of the robots, she also noticed the robots begin to turn to face him. Serenity acted quickly, and unleashed her energy blasts, and again many of the robots fell, their circuits sizzling from the blast. Serenity extended her blades, and ran to the lines, and began to cut them to pieces, occasionally taking the time to load another blast and wipe out another squadron.
Stitch continued to battle with sword and shotgun, yet one of the robots launched a vicious attack with incredible speed, and Stitch was cut off guard. The robot punched him hard in the side of the mouth, and Stitch went flying. He collided with several of the robots, and they were immediately on top of him, sending a flurry of punches towards him, hammering him with blow. Stitch knew he had to get out of this position, he focused his strength, and shoved the robots from him. The robots went flying, and Stitch rose, and began blasting them with the shotgun, blowing them to bits in air. The gun clicked, and Stitch paled when he realized he was out of ammo. He reached for an ammo pack in his belt, and failed to see the robot appear directly in front of him. The robot picked Stitch up, and began to crush Stitch's neck. Stitch dropped the gun, and extending his lower arms, ripped the robot's arm off. The robot backed away, and Stitch slammed the robot's own arm into its head, smashing it to bits. Stitch turned to see another squadron of bots, and he brought up the Omega Sword, and rushed to greet them.
Serenity attacked furiously. Robot's fell all around her, the smell of burning circuits filled the air. Sparks flew as she seemed to dance in the midst of them, her blades flashing dangerously, and where they flashed, a robot fell. Serenity noticed robots coming to their comrades aid, and their eyes began to glow red. Serenity anticipated what would happen, and she leapt high in the air. The robots charged to find the spot empty, and from above, Serenity sent another pair of twin blasts rocketing towards the robots milling below. The blast wiped many of them out, and Serenity landed to find only two of the bots remained. Serenity extended her blades, but one of the robots leapt with amazing speed, and pounded her to the ground with a brutal punch. Serenity saw the robot approaching, and it stood above her, its foot raised, preparing to crush her skull. Serenity reached up, and grabbed the robot's foot, and ripped it off with ease. The robot tumbled and fell, and Serenity leapt on top of it, and ripped off its head. She then saw the other robot preparing to attack, and she launched the decapitated head at it. The head hit the other robot's head, and they both disintegrated into wire and scrap.
Serenity wasted no time, and she leapt high in the air, and formed another two orbs. She saw another large group of the robots, and launched the attack towards them. The robots attempted to avoid the blast, but they were not fast enough in charging their speed, and they were wiped out. Serenity examined the room, and considering the size of the army before, only a few remained. Serenity saw where Stitch was battling in the midst of the remaining robots, and she ran to join him, her boots crunching on debris of robot as she charged...
Stitch whirled his blade around, swung it with an expert's skill, and all around him, robots fell. Yet they persisted, and their eyes began to glow red. Stitch wasn't about to let them use their speed ability, and he charged, and swinging in a wide arc, cut the robots down. Yet from behind him, a robot charged his speed, and attacked Stitch, punching him in the back of the head. Stitch fell, and turned to see the robot raising its arms, preparing to finish Stitch. Yet before the blows fell, a beam of white light smashed into the robot, destroying its upper half. The useless legs fell with a clunk, and Stitch saw Serenity to the right of him, and he smiled and waved. Serenity nodded, and pointed behind Stitch.
Stitch followed her gaze, and saw one final robot, its speed drive charging. Serenity couldn't charge her energy fast enough. Stitch thought quickly, and picked up the Omega Sword, and threw it at the robot. The blade turned in the air, and smashed into the robot, piercing its head. The robot faltered for a second, then fell, and the legion of Hell, was defeated...
Stitch watched for a second, disbelief filled him that it was actually over. He walked to the last robot's corpse, and retrieved the sword. He wiped the oil on his pant legs, and turned to wave to Serenity. Stitch shouted, "You okay?"
Serenity ran to join him, and she said, "Yes...yes I'm fine..."
Stitch nodded, and turned to see the door. It was different than the others, this one had a large pentagram inscribed in it, as if it had been burned into the steel. Stitch began to move towards it, and he said to Serenity, "This is it! This has to be the way to Chaos!"
Once again Serenity's thoughts of Chaos's power returned, and once again she thought of Mertle. She remembered the sadness, the pain, the frightening thought of losing another. She remembered that she had hid herself from the world, afraid that Chaos would once again come to destroy her life. She remembered, she didn't want to hurt anyone, she didn't want anyone to be hurt...
Serenity ran forward, ran to Stitch. She reached him, and jumped in the air. Stitch turned, but was caught off guard as Serenity sent a painful blow to his temple. Stitch fell, he was unconscious.
Serenity looked at him, tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry Stitch, but I need to do this...you must understand...you can't beat him...and I can't lose another friend..."
Serenity saw the Omega Sword, and drew it from Stitch's scabbard. It was huge for her, yet she could use it. Serenity looked at the door, and ran forward. She reached the door, and pressed the button. The door opened, revealing a darkened corridor. Serenity turned to Stitch once more, and charged to meet Chaos...