The Beginning of the End
By: Kioko the pirate
Chapter 7: Assault
Warning, this chapter contains graphic violence/images and some fowl language.
The night passed by peacefully and soon the sun began to rise over the land, the sands held a golden color under the rising sun. The warm sun beams fell upon Lilo's face, gently waking her from her slumber. She rolled over in her sleeping bag before slowly opening her tired eyes. The world around her slowly came into view; she slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes.
She gave a tired yawn and stretched as she looked around the camp site. She saw that Kioko was sitting up as well, an 'I hate mornings' look on his face. Lilo slowly got to her feet and stretched once again, she made her way over to the bag of rations and pulled out a canteen. She took a couple gulps of water and then looked over at Kioko, who was now to his feet and stretching.
"You want some water?" asked Lilo.
"Yeah, toss it here." Said Kioko tiredly.
Lilo tosses him the canteen and he takes a drink, he then walks over to the ship and hops in the cockpit. He dropped the canteen down to Lilo; she was about to put it away when she remembers Stitch.
"Stitch, you want some water." Called Lilo, but after a few seconds there was no reply. "Stitch?" Lilo turned towards where Stitch's sleeping bag was; he was not in it. "Kioko, Stitch is gone!" called Lilo.
Kioko hopped out of the cockpit and looked at Lilo. "Did you say that Stitch is gone?"
"Yes, he is not in his sleeping bag." Said Lilo with a worried tone entering her voice.
"Are you sure he's gone? Did you check around here, maybe he went off for some privacy?" asked Kioko with a frantic look on his face.
"I'm sure, he must have left already."
Kioko ran over and looked at the tower; he clenched his fists and growled. He turned and punched a near by boulder, reducing it to rubble. "That little son of a bitch is trying to save her on his own!" said Kioko angrily.
Kioko ran over to the edge of the cliff and looked down. "Do you think Stitch will be alright?" asked Lilo in a concerned voice.
Kioko looked over his shoulder at her. "It's not Stitch I'm worried about." Said Kioko coldly.
Without another word Kioko jumped off of the cliff, Lilo ran over and watched him descend to the ground below. He landed and quickly got to his feet, he stared at the tower with an icy glare. He clenched his fists so that his knuckles popped and he bared his teeth. In the next instant he sprinted full speed toward the tower, kicking up a cloud of dust as he went.
Lilo stood on top of the cliff looking on as the blur that was Kioko running full speed towards the tower. "Great, what am I supposed to do?" asked Lilo to herself.
Soon Kioko was nearing the front doors of the tower, but what he did not know was that some guards had seen him coming and were now aiming there guns at him from a balcony.
"Get ready, here he comes." Warned one of the guards.
More then a dozen men run over to the edge of the balcony, they raise their weapons and take aim at the fast moving pirate.
"Ready… aim… open fire!" calls one of the men.
All of the guards open fire, sending a storm of green laser bolts showering down around Kioko. Kioko growled as he zig zagged his way through the laser fire avoiding every shot with ease, he focuses his energy down his arm and forms it into a ball. As he runs through a cloud of kicked up dust he looks up at the balcony. An evil smirk forms on his face and in the next second he flings the orb of energy up towards the balcony.
The blast sped towards the balcony with so much speed that the orb looked more like a disc; it slammed into the balcony with a massive explosion. All of the guards were either shredded by the blast or were flung into the air. Screams filled the air as men and rubble fell to the ground, Kioko barley managed to reach the main door as the entrance was blocked by the debris.
Without slowing down Kioko blasted through the front doors as if they were not even there. He found himself running down a long marble corridor, as it continued on so did his anger. The anger was building inside of him and was slowly eating away at his mind, but what Kioko failed to realize was that his anger was mixed with another feeling. A feeling that he had not experienced in a long, long time.
As Kioko raced down the long corridor he looked up to see many different furs lining the walls. He clenched his teeth and growled. "That will not be Angel's fate, I won't let it. It's time to stop holding back; I must resort to my old ways if I am going to save her. But I must remain focused, I can't lose control… otherwise I might end up hurting Angel, along with everyone else." Said Kioko in a determined voice.
As he ran down the seemingly endless hallway he prepared himself, he gathered his anger and his frustration in his mind. Slowly placing himself in the proper mindset, he let it flow through himself little by little, trying his hardest to remain in control. Suddenly there was a turn in the corridor, Kioko slid to a stop and looked down the hall. He saw 20 armed guards pointing their weapons at him; one of them raised his arm.
"Open fire!" yelled the man as he threw his arm forward.
'No holding back!' thought Kioko.
The men opened fire, once again sending a storm of green lasers at Kioko. Kioko growled as he focused his energy down his fingers, turning them into large glowing yellow claws. In a flash he charges towards the group of men, his teeth bared and his eyes filled with anger. He dodges the laser fire with ease as he nears the group. He slams into the center of the group, cutting them down and sending their blood splattering to the floor and their screams echoing through the hall.
Only one man was left standing as Kioko withdrew his claws, the man shook with fear as Kioko slowly walked towards him. The man raised his gun but Kioko just reaches up and yanks the weapon out of his hands, he throws it against the wall, shattering it into hundreds of pieces. Kioko raises his hand and forms a small orb of energy; he launched it towards the man. The blast slams into the mans gut sending him flying against the wall, pinning him.
Kioko walked up to the man with a straight face. "Where are they?" asked Kioko in a cold tone.
"I don't know who you're talking about." Growled the man.
"Yes you do, and you will tell me or else I'll kill you. Now tell me!" said Kioko as he began to close his fist.
The orb slowly grew as Kioko slowly closed his fist, sending a wave of pain through the mans body. "Ok, I'll tell you." Said the man through clenched teeth.
"Then tell me!" yells Kioko.
"Their on the top floor, but you have to hurry, Pantucka plans to skin them at 11:00." Said the man as he barley opened his eyes.
Kioko growled. "That's only 15 minutes from now, I must hurry." Said Kioko as he began to run off.
"Wait, what about me? I told you what you wanted to know." Called the man as he was still pinned to the wall.
Kioko stops and looks back over his shoulder at the man. "Oh don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you." Said Kioko in a evil voice.
Kioko raises his hand so that the man could see; he slowly began to close his fist causing the orb to grow. The man screamed in pain but was silenced when Kioko closed his fist; the orb grew larger before exploding in a massive fireball. Kioko turned back and once again started to run through the corridors, a look of anger and determination on his face.
'I have to get to them, I have to save Angel.' Thought Kioko as he ran with blazing speed down the corridor. As Kioko sped through the tower Stitch was being moved out of his cell. Hashi had him strapped to a floating table as he moved Stitch to the skinning room. As Hashi pushed the table down the long corridors Stitch just laid there starring at the ceiling, he had to figure out a way to save himself and Angel. Hashi looked at him and quickly figured out what Stitch was thinking.
"Don't strain your mind, there's no way out of this. Face it your going to die, just except it and it won't be as scary." Said Hashi with an evil smirk.
Stitch just turned his head. "What makes you think that I'm scared of dying?" asked Stitch quietly.
Hashi laughed. "Your right, after all you've done nothing to say that you are scared of death. Which is good because there is no way that you are going to escape it."
Stitch growled. "I can't believe that I'm relying on Kioko, but I do know that he will come and stop you."
Hashi let out another laugh. "That's funny; you think that that washed up pirate can stop me? I will say that he is still a slight challenge but that does not matter, he will not get to you in time." Said Hashi as he looked down at Stitch with an evil smirk.
"What makes you think he won't get here in time?"
"The shield around the tower keeps him from just blowing his way into the main room, which means he has to go through the entire tower. That takes a lot of time, no matter how fast you are."
"So what?" growled Stitch.
"So he only has 15 minutes until you and your stubborn mate are skinned alive. He will never reach you in time." Said Hashi in a sadistic tone.
Stitch didn't say another word, finally they arrived at two large doors that were guarded by two large mech's. They actually looked a little like Jumba in their body shape, they each had large beam cannon on their shoulder and had long sword like claws. Hashi pushed open the large doors and then pushed Stitch in, they were in a massive room. The ceiling was not visible, it was so high up that it was covered in shadows. There were no windows in the room just bare stone, a few banners were hanging down but other then that there was no color in the room. Stitch lifted his head to see ahead of him, in the center of the room were two slanted tables, and on the one to the right was Angel. She was strapped down tightly by the same bonds that held Stitch.
"Angel!" cried Stitch.
Angel looked up. "Oh Stitch, I'm scared."
"Don't worry Angel, everything will be ok." Said Stitch as he was strapped to the other table.
As Hashi finished strapping Stitch down Pantucka came from behind the tables. He had an excited smile on his face. "Finally, I can obtain two new pelts for my collection." Said Pantucka happily.
"Don't get too excited, I'm afraid that me and Angel will be keeping our furs." Growled stitch.
Pantucka laughed. "Do you two ever shut up about that. Your furs will be mine, just except your fate." Said Pantucka as he walked over to a small table filled with many nightmarish looking devices.
"You'll see, Kioko will save us and then you'll be sorry!" yelled Angel as she bared her teeth.
"My poor girl by the time he gets here, you'll be nothing but bloody innards. Now, make your selves comfortable, we'll be starting momentarily." Said Pantucka with an evil grin.
Stitch growled. "Damn you, damn you to hell!" yells Stitch as he stares at Hashi and Pantucka.
"Oh will you please, I hear it's nice this time of year." Said Hashi with an evil smirk.
Pantucka and Hashi break out into hysterical laughter, leaving Stitch and Angel starring at them. Meanwhile Kioko was still sprinting down the halls, he was starting to get frustrated. All of the halls looked alike, giving him no way to know if he was close. He slowed to a stop in a darkened hallway, the only light was from a few orange lights hanging form the walls. He was breathing heavily as he leaned against the nearby wall, he starred down the long hallway angrily.
"I have to keep going… I have to get there in time." Said Kioko in between breathes.
'Why are you so eager to save them?' came a voice from inside Kioko's head. The voice sounded like his, but it had an almost psychotic tone to it.
Kioko knew what was happening, he was losing control over his mind. "I have to save them because they are my family." Said Kioko angrily.
'Family, what a disgusting word. You don't need a family, you don't need anybody.' Said the voice in a disgusted tone.
"What do you know?"
The voice gave a sinister laugh. 'I know that deep down inside of you, you don't care at all about them. Deep down you long for your old life of death and destruction.'
"Your wrong, I do not wish for that life. I have found a reason to never return to that life." Kioko was starting to regain his breath.
'Aw yes, I know what that reason is. It gives you confidence and makes you feel at peace and yet it makes you feel guilty, it makes you feel like your soiling it.'
Kioko growled. "I have no time for this."
He begins to walk down the corridor. 'This would be a lot easier on you if you just let me take control.'
"Why should I, give me one good reason."
'I'm more powerful then you are that's why. You would stand a better chance at saving them if you let me out.'
"There would also be a better chance that they would whined up dead. Just forget it, you've had your chance… its my turn now." Growled Kioko.
Just then four guards come running around the corner, they were armed with beam swords. "You there, stop where you are!" commanded the lead guard.
Kioko growled. 'Just let me show you how much fun we can have if you let me take control.' Said the voice. Kioko was about to say no, but right at that moment he lost control. Kioko's iris's turn blood red and then shrink so that his eyes were almost completely white. His canine teeth lengthen and his voice is replaced by the sinister voice that was in his head.
"Don't move, otherwise we will kill you." Said one of the guards as they all slowly approached Kioko.
Kioko slowly looked up at them, an evil smirk on his face. "Come and get me then." Said Kioko in the sinister voice.
The guards look at each other and then back at Kioko, with a yell all four guards rush towards Kioko. Kioko's smirk widens as he focuses his energy into his fingers, this time forming large glowing red claws. The first guard reached him and swung his sword, Kioko ducks under it and quickly cuts down the first and second guard. He raises his hand towards the third guard and launches the claws at him, they pierce through the man and he falls to the floor.
The last man runs up and swings at Kioko, but he ducks under it, spins around and brings his elbow smashing into the mans gut. He then reaches up and rams his fingers through the mans lower jaw, he wraps his fingers around the mans jaw like a handle. He throws the man through the wall, a cloud of dust fills the room as sunlight entered. Kioko looked around the now illuminated room with an evil smirk.
"There, see how much fun we can have if you just let me take control?"
At that moment, Kioko regained control and he returned to normal. His eyes, teeth and personality returned to normal. "You've had your chance, it's my turn now." Said Kioko in his normal voice.
'You'll find out soon enough that you need me.' Said the voice.
"What ever." Growled Kioko as he bolted down the hallway with renewed energy. He regained his focus and accelerated through the corridors. "I'm coming Angel, you'll be safe soon." Said Kioko as he raced around a corner.
Back up with Angel and Stitch, Pantucka was ready to begin. He walked over to a nearby control panel and typed in a few things, he then turned back to Stitch and Angel with an evil smile. Suddenly a mechanical sounding noise came from above Stitch and Angels head's. They looked up to see two mechanical arms descending from the shadows, at the ends of the arms were two large circular saw blades.
The blades stopped just inches from Stitch and Angel's foreheads. Pantucka walks over and stands in between the two tables, he looks between the two experiments. "Here's how this procedure will go, these two saw blades will cut your fore heads wide open. I will then go in with my smaller blades and finish the job, all while you two are still living."
"You're a sick man!" growled Stitch.
"Aw now how can you say that, after that little present I gave you last night. By the way, I hope you enjoyed it."
Angel got a confused look on her face. "What present? Stitch what is he talking about?"
Stitch sighed as Pantucka laughed. "I'll tell you what I'm talking about, last night I gave your mate here a little going away present. She's right over there." Said Pantucka as he pointed to Bonnie, who was standing next to Clyde.
Angel gasped and looked at Stitch, while Clyde also gasped and looked at Bonnie. Tears started to well up in Angel's eyes. "Stitch, how could you?"
Stitch looked over at his mate, tears welling up in his eyes as well. "Angel, it's not what you think. Nothing happened, believe me… nothing happened. I would never cheat on you." Cried Stitch.
Angel said nothing, she then turned and looked the other way. "How sad, but it's time to begin." Said Pantucka as he threw a switch.
The saw blades began to spin, two braces appear and force Stitch and Angel to stare at the blades. The spinning blades begin to lower towards the two helpless experiments. But right as they did Kioko burst into the corridor that the room was located in. He looked down the hall to see the two large mech's, he clenched his teeth and growled.
"You will not stand in my way!" yells Kioko as he charges towards the two mech's.
The mech's beam cannons began to glow green and a moment later they fired two large beams. Kioko leaped high into the air as the two beams slammed into the ground, causing a large explosion that shakes the ground. Kioko landed right in front of the two mech's, the nearest one swings at him with its large claws. Kioko ducked under its swing he then leaped into the air and punched the mech in the head, his fist smash's through the mech. It falls in a shower of sparks, Kioko turns towards the second mech right as it swiped at him. Right as the mech was about to make contact Kioko catches its arm and with one swift motion flings the mech against the wall.
It falls to the floor, leaving a large dent in the wall. Kioko then turns towards the large doors; he raised his hand towards it and formed an orb of energy. His eyes narrow and seem to darken as he prepares himself. Meanwhile on the other side of the doors the spinning saw blades were only centimeters away from Stitch and Angels heads.
"Yes, just a little further!" yelled Pantucka in excitement.
Hashi was on the other side of the room, watching in sick amusement as Angel tried to struggle free. "Good bye you worthless creature." Said Hashi quietly.
The blades were just about to make contact when suddenly the large doors exploded, causing Pantucka to stumble backwards and luckily hitting the stop button for the blades. Pieces of the doors go flying through the room, one lands right next to Stitch's paw. The blades slowed to a stop and Stitch and Angel, along with everyone else looks towards the cloud of smoke. A shadowy figure appears, the smoke clears revealing Kioko standing there.
Angel wanted to call out to him, but something was wrong; she could not speak. Instead she found herself paralyzed with fear, there was something different about him, his eyes were cold and dead and seemed to be clouded by a black haze. The air suddenly became frigid causing Stitch to shiver, but as stitch continued to stare at the pirate things started to flash in his mind. He saw things, terrible things, he saw suffering and decay, he saw buildings burning and people falling to the blood covered ground. But the one thing that stood out among the rest was his own death; it repeated over and over again his mind.
But he could not tell where he was or how he was dying; he only felt the sharp sting of death flow through his body. Stitch felt frightened like never before, in that moment he actually wanted to die.
"Let them go." Said Kioko in a cold and threatening voice.
Pantucka was shaking but he managed to get the words out. "I'm afraid that I cannot do that, I have plans for them and no one is going to stop me." Pantucka was slowly gaining confidence. "You will not stand in my way, Hashi get him!" yelled Pantucka.
Kioko looked over towards Hashi but right as he did, Hashi's fist slammed into Kioko's cheek. Kioko goes flying across the room and slams through the wall, he begins to fall but he stops in midair and looks up at the hole. Hashi burst's out of the cloud of dust and fly's towards Kioko with amazing speed. Hashi reaches Kioko and throws a punch, Kioko ducks under it and throws a kick back at Hashi. Hashi blocks it with ease and the two back away from each other, the two men stare at each other for a minute before flying at each other.
They begin to throw punches and kicks at each other with amazing speed, but neither of them was landing any direct hits. Meanwhile back in the main room, Stitch snapped out of the images in his mind and saw his opportunity. Pantucka was staring out the hole at the two combatants so Stitch grabbed the piece of the door that landed near him and quickly picked the locks on the restraints. He reached over and tore the other restraints off and slid off the table.
He turned and ran over to Angel; he quickly ripped her restraints off. She slid to the floor as Stitch hopped down. "Oh Angel I'm so glad you're safe!" cheered Stitch as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Get off of me." Growled Angel as she breaks free of his grasp.
Stitch lowered his ears. "Angel I…"
"How could you do this to me?" asked Angel angrily.
"Angel nothing happened, I swear to you me and Bonnie did nothing. Please you must believe me; I would never be unfaithful to you."
Angel looked over her shoulder at him. "How can I believe that?"
"Angel I…" Stitch was cut off as Clyde came from out of no where.
"How dare you do that with Bonnie!" Yelled Clyde as he punched Stitch in the cheek. Stitch slides across the floor for a few feet before getting back to his feet. Clyde charges him with his hand replaced by the drill, Clyde stabs at Stitch. Stitch side steps him and sticks his foot out, Clyde trips and slams into the floor.
Angel was watching with a disapproving look on her face, when suddenly Bonnie runs by her. "I'm coming Clyde!" yells Bonnie.
Bonnie was about to reach the two experiments when suddenly Angel appears in front of her. Bonnie skids to a halt as Angel stares at her with an icy glare. "How dare you take my Stitch away from me. I'll make you pay." Growls Angel as she extends her claws.
Angel charges towards Bonnie with her paw raised, she slashed repeatedly at Bonnie, but never landed a hit. Angel stabbed at her, but Bonnie catches her paws. The two of them begin to push each other back and fourth; the battle had begun.
Well, that's the end of this chapter. The next chapter will be the final battle, please review. Hope you didn't mind the gore. Later.
