The Beginning of the End
By: Kioko the pirate
Chapter 3: The chase begins
Angel could see nothing but darkness as she struggled inside the net; she extended her claws and ran them along the net trying to find a weak point. She could not find one, but suddenly the net was opened and she was thrown into a cell by Clyde. She hit the floor with a thud; she sat up and looked towards the clear glass door as she rubbed her head. Bonnie and Clyde were standing there looking at her, with evil little smirks on their faces.
"Why are you two doing this?" asked Angel angrily.
Bonnie just chuckled. "Listen doll face, if it were up's to us you wouldn't be here. But it was either we's help kidnap you or me and Clyde get skinned."
Angel gasped and stood up. "Skinned?"
"Yeah, apparently the head honcho here is a fur collector and the deal was dat if we helped capture you, me and Clyde wouldn't get turned into's clothing." Explained Bonnie as she twiddled her thumbs.
Angel leaned against the cold bare metal wall and sighed. "So you guy's were threatened into doing this, how awful."
"Yeah well, what's are you going to do? Have a nice stay, doll face." Said Bonnie as her and Clyde walked away.
Angel clenched her fist and gave a small growl. "Great now I have another stupid nickname." Angel sighed and walked over to the clear glass door. "Oh well, at least it isn't as bad as Angelcakes."
Angel began to look out the door she was in a long hallway; it was a long corridor with many other cells lining the walls. They were all different sizes as well, some were smaller then her cell and others were large enough to hold an elephant. There was no one else in the corridor except for a tall man wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt and camo pants. He was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, just like Kioko often does.
Angel looked him up and down and raised her eyebrow. "Let me guess, you're here to make sure that I don't escape?"
The mans expression did not change as he responded. "That is correct."
Angel took a step back and looked around her cell. "You don't think that this pathetic cell can hold me do you?" asked Angel as she walked back up to the door.
A smirk formed on the mans face. "You are very confident, too confident. You have no chance of escaping."
"Why, would you stop me?"
The man gave a small chuckle and then looked at Angel. "I would do more then just stop you… I would destroy you."
Angel started to laugh which surprised him. "You're bluffing; you wouldn't destroy the thing that your boss wanted. Not after all that he went through to get me." Said Angel in a confident tone.
The man began to laugh almost hysterically, he walks over and kneels down in front of her cell. He had an evil smile on his face. "You think that he wanted you, my poor dear it is not you he wanted. It's your mate, Stitch that he wants." said Hashi in a cold tone.
"You mean that I'm just bait?" asked Angel as she sat down.
"You are very perceptive, yes you are just bait. That's why if you try and escape I will not hesitate to blow that pretty little head off. I can just picture Pantucka yelling 'Hashi, destroy that little fur ball'."
Hashi stood up and walked back towards his spot on the wall, the whole time he was laughing evilly. Angel just scooted back into a corner of her cell; she brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. Tears began to form in her eyes.
'I can't believe it, I'm being used again, and because of me Stitch is going to end up in danger. Why does this keep happening to me?' thought Angel as she quietly started to cry.
On the bridge of the ship Pantucka was watching over his crew with Bonnie and Clyde standing near by. "Hey Pantucka, why did we blast their car? I thought that you wanted his fur?" asked Bonnie as she watched Pantucka.
"Because, we don't want him catching us yet, not until we get back to my home base." Explained Pantucka.
"I see, sos how longs will it take to get to this base of yours?" asked Bonnie as she leaned against a nearby control panel.
"We are not going there right away, I have one little stop to make first. But we should be back at my base by tomorrow." Said Pantucka.
Bonnie nodded and walked back over next to Clyde. Meanwhile back on earth Lilo, Kioko and Stitch pulled up into the driveway, Kioko hopped out and grabbed the unconscious Stitch off of Lilo's lap. He then helped her up the steps, they burst through the door and were greeted immediately by Jumba and Nani.
"Where you to be saving 6-2-4?" asked Jumba.
Kioko growled and lowered his head. " Tell me Jumba, can you see her here, because I sure can't!" yelled Kioko as he got in Jumba's face.
He then walks over and places Stitch on the couch. "So, they got away with her." Said Jumba quietly.
Kioko stood up and tightened his fists. "Yeah, they managed to get a small lead ahead of us, but we'll catch them. Go get your ship ready." Growled Kioko as he glared at Stitch. After a minute Jumba had not moved, Kioko whipped around and gave Jumba a death glare. "Now!" yells Kioko.
Jumba nods and runs off, Nani walks up to her sister and sees the bruises on her arms. "Lilo, you're hurt, I told you that you shouldn't go." Said Nani in a scolding tone.
Lilo gives her sister a dirty look as she turns to face her. "Nani, I'm going to help Stitch get Angel back, he's done so much for me, I figure that I can help him just this once." Said Lilo as she folded her arms across her chest.
"And how are you planning on doing that?" asked Nani as she too folded her arms across her chest.
"Don't tell me that you think I'm helpless?"
"I just think that you will end up getting hurt, those are dangerous people that took Angel, I don't want to lose you to them."
Lilo sighed and placed her hands on her sister's shoulders. "You're not going to lose me, I'll have Kioko and Stitch there to keep me safe."
"You really want to help don't you?" asked Nani as she sighed.
A smile came across Lilo's face. "Yes, I want to prove that I can help Stitch whenever he need's it."
Nani sighed and was about to continue when suddenly a small noise caught everyone's attention. The kids were standing at the bottom of the stairs; they had a look of fear and confusion on their faces.
Oki walks forward and stops near Kioko. "What happened to Daddy?" asked Oki as he looked at his unconscious father.
"And where's Mommy?" asked Kina as he walked up next to his brother.
Lilo was surprised when she saw the look of anger and hate on Kioko's face just melt away into a look of sympathy. Kioko kneels down in front of the two boy's and then motions for Ashley to come over. After she was next to her brothers, Kioko proceeded to explain.
"Listen, your mom was taken by some really bad people. But don't worry we are going to get her back, so don't worry."
"But, what about Daddy?" asked Ashley as she looked over at her father.
"He'll be alright; he just got a bad bump on the head." Said Kioko caringly.
Tears began to well up in their eyes and sobs began to escape their lips but Kioko just leaned forward and wrapped his arms around all of them. He held them close with the most loving tenderness, he never ceased to amaze Lilo. One minute he could be ready to kill someone and the next he's like a saint. Kioko released them and then stood up, he looked over at Nani.
"Nani, could you take them back up to bed please?" asked Kioko in a quiet voice.
Nani just nodded and took the kids back up to their bedroom, Leaving Kioko, Lilo and Stitch in the living room. Kioko walks over and leans forward on the wall hiding his face. Lilo sigh's and sits down next to Stitch, she looks over at him and begins to gently stroke his fur.
"We have to get her back… for the kid's sake." Said Lilo solemnly.
"We will get her back and the one's who took her will be punished for what they have done." Said Kioko, the angry tone returning to his voice.
"Are you sure you'll be able to punish them? You're hurt pretty badly."
Kioko growls and turns towards her. "Would you people stop worrying about this injury! I've gone into a fight with a hole blown through me, this is no where near bad enough to keep me from fighting."
"Well, sorry if I care about your safety." Said Lilo as she was getting a little frustrated.
Suddenly they both hear a moan, they look over at Stitch to see him slowly opening his eyes. "Uh, what happened?" asked Stitch as he slowly sat up, a sharp pain went through his head causing him to quickly lie back down.
"You were knocked against a tree, you've been unconscious." Said Lilo as she placed her hand on his head.
"What about Angel, what happened to her!" yelled Stitch as he sat up, ignoring the pain this time.
"Unfortunately they got away, but Jumba's outside right now preparing his ship." Said Kioko.
Stitch dropped his head and his eyes began to well up with tears. Lilo puts her arm around him and holds him close. "Don't worry Stitch; we'll get her back… no matter what."
"I don't want to lose her again Lilo, I don't know what I would do." Moaned Stitch as he began to cry, he buried his head in Lilo's arms and continued to cry.
"You won't lose her Stitch…" said Kioko as he looked out the front window. "We'll make sure that she is brought back safely and that her captures are destroyed."
After a minute Stitch finally got himself under control, but right as he pulled his face out from Lilo's arms the house was shaken by an explosion. Another minute passed by when suddenly Jumba came bursting into the room. His clothes were charred and he had ash all over his face.
"Spaceship has been sabotaged, I am not thinking that it will be going places anytime soon." Said Jumba as he wiped his face off. He looks over and sees Stitch sitting up and looking at him with tear filled eyes. "I see that you are finally being awake 6-2-6, are you feeling Ok?"
"What do you think, my mate's been kidnapped and I got slammed against a tree. How do you think I feel?" growled Stitch.
Lilo let out a sigh. "Now what are we going to do, we don't have a spaceship to chase after them?" asked Lilo to no one in particular.
"Well I say that we just move on with our lives." Said Pleakly as he walked into the room. "I was upstairs and Nani told me what happened, I think that we should just let her go."
Both Kioko and Stitch glare at him. "What?" asked the two of them in unison.
"Yeah, I'm sure that Stitch could raise the kid's on his own. I mean for awhile we'd miss her but we'd eventually accept it." Said Pleakly in a confident tone.
Kioko walks up to Pleakly and grabs him by the collar. "How dare you say that, we could not just get over it. Angel is a part of this family and we are going to get her back." Growled Kioko as he lifted Pleakly a couple inches off the ground.
Kioko drops Pleakly to his feet and then turns back towards the window. "But what are we going to do? We don't have a spaceship to go after them with." Said Lilo as she looked at Kioko.
Kioko folds his arms over his chest and gives a sigh. After a moment he finally looks over at Lilo. "Jumba's ship may be busted, but my ship is still intact." Said Kioko with a small smile.
"You have a ship?" asked Lilo excitedly.
"Of course, how do you think I got to this planet?" said Kioko.
"Excellent, I will be grabbing a few supplies." Said Jumba as he turns and heads for his room.
"Sorry Jumba, but the ship isn't big enough for all of us to fit in. Only me , Stitch and Lilo can go." Said Kioko.
"Then what am I for to be doing?" asked Jumba.
"You and Pleakly will stay here with the kids." Said Lilo as she walks towards the door.
"Yes, keep them comforted. I don't know how long it could take us." Said Stitch as he too walked towards the door.
Jumba nodded. "I will be making sure that offspring is nice and happy." Said Jumba.
"Good, now lets go." Said Kioko as he walks over to the door and opens it.
The three of them run down the stairs to the buggy and hop in, Kioko quickly starts it up and speeds away. They turned sharply onto the street and zoomed down the road. Lilo thought that Stitch drove crazy, Kioko was driving like they were being chased by the devil. If it were day time he would have gotten a couple hundred speeding tickets. He also would have been charged with reckless driving, before long they pulled up in front of Kioko's house. He quickly hopped out and ran inside, after a minute he came back out and hoped back in the buggy.
"What did you get?" asked Lilo as they proceeded down the road. Kioko holds up the pocket watch like tracking device. "Hey that's what you used to find Angel last time."
"That's correct, and it will help us now." Said Kioko as he placed the device in his pocket.
After another few minutes of driving they finally pull up in front of an abandoned warehouse. It was really falling apart, the main door was rusted and looked like it might fall down at any moment. There were some broken windows along the side of the warehouse as well. They all hop out of the buggy and walk over to the front of the warehouse. Kioko walks over and kicks down a rusted door next to the main entrance.
It goes clattering across the floor, Kioko walks in with Lilo and Stitch close behind. The warehouse was filled almost to the ceiling with old crates and boxes, the three of them made their way through the labyrinth of boxes. Finally they reached an open area; right above this area was a large skylight.
Lilo looks around trying to find the ship. "So, where is your ship?"
"Yeah, I don't see anything." Added Stitch as he climbed to the top of some boxes.
"Of course you don't see anything…" Kioko pulled out a small remote and pointed it towards the center of the open area. "because it's cloaked." Kioko presses a big red button on the remote.
There was a low hum as a distortion in the air appeared; it had the same appearance as heat rising off of blacktop. In only a few seconds a ship was visible; it had an overall flat shape with a spoon shaped front. It had two large engines and two long, narrow wings that angled downwards. The ship had no apparent landing gear; it just floated in the air. Both Lilo's and Stitch's jaw's drop, Kioko walks over and leaps on top of the ship.
"Kioko, that's so cool!" said Lilo excitedly.
"Yeah, well this baby has gotten me through some tough times." Kioko reaches down and presses a button, the canopy slowly opens up with a swishing sound. "Now come on you two, we have to catch up to that ship."
Lilo and Stitch nod and run towards the ship, Stitch leaps up and lands on the ship, he helps Lilo up and they all crawl into the cockpit. There was only one seat, the rest of the cockpit was open space. Kioko hopped into the pilots' seat, it was reclined slightly and had some descent padding on it. Kioko reaches forward and grabs the yolk and pulls it towards him. He touches a section of the screen that was in the center of the yolk.
The control panels surrounding the seat light up with multicolored shapes. Kioko tapped a few of the shapes, a second later the ship began to shake. It slowly rose up into the air and finally broke through the skylight. Kioko raised the nose of the ship towards the night sky.
He placed his hand on a lever next to his seat and then looked back at Lilo and Stitch. "I would hold on if I were you." Warned Kioko.
Lilo and Stitch sat up against the back of the cockpit and braced themselves. Kioko threw the lever forward and the ship blasted off towards space, the force of the take off distorted Lilo and Stitch's faces. In just a few seconds they were passing through the atmosphere, flames shot across the canopy creating beautiful shades of red and orange.
A few more seconds passed and they were flying through space, Kioko pulls out the tracking device and places it in a slot on the console. He typed a few things in and waited for the data. A few seconds later a holographic screen appears in front of him; on it was a small red dot that was slowly moving towards a larger brown dot.
"Did you locate them?" asked Stitch as he crawls up next Kioko.
"I sure did, and you won't believe where their going." Said Kioko as he shook his head.
"Where are they heading?" asked Lilo.
Kioko gave a small laugh. "Their heading for my home planet… their heading for Korigan." Said Kioko as he looked at the two of them.
"Wow, so we get to see where you're from huh?" asked Lilo as she went back and sat down.
"We're not going to sight see, we're going to get Angel and nothing else." Said Kioko sternly.
"Then let's get going." Said Stitch.
"Right, it will take me just a few second's to enter in the coordinates." Said Kioko as he began to type away.
Stitch walks back and sits down next to Lilo. "I hope we get to her in time." Said Stitch with a sigh.
Lilo placed her hand on his shoulder. "You won't do yourself any good if you keep being so negative. We will get her back, don't worry." Said Lilo caringly.
Stitch just sighed and slid down the wall. "Ok, I'm all ready. Let's hit it." Said Kioko as he touched a button on the control panel.
The ship shook slightly as a red orb launched from the front of the ship. It flew several hundred yards ahead of the ship before exploding into a massive swirling red vortex. Kioko told Lilo and Stitch once again to hold on, Kioko threw the lever forward and the ship accelerated into the vortex. The ship shook violently as it passed through the swirling mass of energy, once the ship stopped shaking Lilo and Stitch looked out the canopy.
They were flying through a long tunnel, hundreds of different shades of red swirled around the tunnel. "What is this?" asked Lilo as she gazed at it in amazement.
"This is called vortex space, it's basically another dimension that passes through ours." Explained Kioko as he set the ship on auto pilot.
"How long will it take us to get there?" asked Stitch.
"Just a half an hour, so we will be there shortly." Said Kioko as he took his hands off the controls.
"Good, the faster we get there the better." Growled Stitch.
Well, that's the end of this chapter. Please review. Well, see you later.
