The Tejina Chronicles: Allies
By: Kioko the pirate
Chapter 2: A new experiment
It was yet another beautiful Hawaiian morning as Lilo, Stitch and Nani all sat around the table eating breakfast. Stitch was shoveling eggs, bacon and toast into his mouth like it was his last meal. Nani was just sipping a cup of coffee and Lilo was just sitting there with a glass of orange juice. The previous day had gone quickly after the incident with Mertle's car.
But ever since then the incident had never left Lilo's mind. Victoria's words kept repeating through her mind like a broken record. The thought of her friend doing something like this shocked her, Victoria had destroyed something. If she had gotten caught she would have been arrested.
'I've never heard Victoria talk like that before' thought Lilo as she looked down at the necklace that Victoria had given her. 'It was like she was a whole other person. But what still gets me is how she managed to blow up a car? Did she learn something on that vacation? Like how to make a bomb? No… that can't be it, neither of us knew that Mertle would drive up. Then how… how could she make a bomb that quick.'
Lilo looked up from the necklace and over at Stitch, who was shoving another paw full of bacon into his mouth. Suddenly a thought hit her. 'Could she have a… no… that can't be it. The experiments only landed on the Hawaiian islands… didn't they?'
Lilo quickly wiped the thought from her mind and took another sip of her juice. After about a minute Nani got up from the table and went off to prepare for work; leaving Lilo and Stitch alone in the kitchen. Stitch suddenly noticed Lilo's thoughtful expression; he licked the grease from his fingers and took a sip of milk from the glass in front of him.
"So… what happened yesterday? Your meeting with Victoria was rather short." Asked Stitch as he licked away his milk mustache.
Lilo slowly looked up at her partner and set the necklace down on the table. "Lets just say that you were wrong." Said Lilo in a quiet voice.
"What do you mean 'I am wrong'?" asked Stitch as he raised his eyebrow.
"You were wrong about her not changing. She has changed, I don't know how it happened… but it did."
"How did she change?" asked Stitch with a little concern starting to enter his voice.
Lilo was silent for a moment. "She blew up a car." Blurted Lilo as she looked down at the necklace.
Stitch's ears shot up and his jaw dropped at this news. "She blew up a car!"
Lilo nodded and then got to her feet. She took her glass over to the sink and poured out the rest of its contents. "I don't know exactly how she did it, but I'm going over to her house now. She said she'd tell me how she did it, maybe she'll tell me why she has changed the way she did."
"Do you think something happened to her while she was on vacation?" asked Stitch.
"I don't know Stitch, but I hope that what ever made her change can be reversed." Said Lilo as she walked towards the front door.
"I hope everything turns out ok." Said Stitch as he watched her open the door.
"I hope so too Stitch."
Lilo walked out the door without another word. She slowly made her way down the long drive way and towards Victoria's house. The air was still, filling the teenage girl with a feeling like something was about to happen. The thoughts of what Victoria did the day before buzzed around in her head like a swarm of bees. She was anxious to find out what happened to her long time friend, what had made the once passive girl do something so drastic. Her thoughts were eating away at her mind, for a moment she felt as though she might go crazy.
The only thing that kept her mind from cracking was the feeling of the cool, beaded friendship necklace against her chest. Lilo glanced down at the necklace as she neared Victoria's street.
'Victoria knows that she's changed, that's why she gave this to me. She gave this to me so that I would not notice that she changed' thought Lilo as Victoria's house came into view. Lilo looked up from her necklace and stared at the house as she neared its driveway.
It was a single floor house, with many windows around it. The biggest one being in the living room, which extended in front of the house. The outside of the house was a tan color. The roof was a golden brown, making the house look like something out of a bakery. A single tree stood in the front yard; close to the end of the paved drive way. The backyard of the house was fenced in by a stained wooden fence. A large in ground pool took up most of the backyard.
Before Lilo knew it she was walking up the driveway and making her way towards the front door. It seemed to take forever as she stepped up to the door; the thought of what she might find out about her friend was growing. Lilo took a deep breathe as she raised her hand and rang the doorbell. She could hear it's almost haunting chime come from behind the door. Lilo took yet another deep breathe as she waited for someone to answer.
'Ok, calm down Lilo. Just remember that no matter how Victoria has changed… she is still my friend' thought Lilo as she began to hear footsteps coming towards the door.
A moment later the door opens, revealing Victoria's mom. She was a beautiful woman, with reddish brown hair and almond colored eyes. She also had a few freckles on her face, making her look like an older more adult version of Victoria.
"Hello Lilo, good to see you again." Said Victoria's mom with a cheery tone.
"It's nice to see you again Mrs. Thomas." (I made up the last name)
"Come on in, Victoria's waiting for you in her room."
"Thank you." Said Lilo as she stepped inside the house.
"So, how's your sister doing?" asked Victoria's mom as she shut the door.
Lilo just smiled as she looked back at the woman. "She's doing fine, thank you."
"That's good, well just go on back. Like I said, Victoria's waiting for you in her room."
Lilo nodded and turned down a nearby hallway. A few pictures lined the white walls; they were pictures that made Lilo feel even more worried. They were pictures of her and Victoria as little children, on the beach, at hula class and at Victoria's 11th birthday party. Lilo sighed as she looked at the pictures, the thought that such a peaceful, kind girl could go and do something so violent still made her feel sick.
Lilo finally reached the end of the hall where Victoria's room was. Lilo came to a stop in front of the plain white door and took a deep breathe.
"Victoria, are you in there?" called Lilo as she lightly tapped on the door.
"Hey Lilo, hold on I'll be right there." Came Victoria's voice from the other side of the door.
A moment later the door opened up, Victoria had an overjoyed smile on her face. "Hey Victoria." Greeted Lilo
"Hey Lilo, come on in. I was just cleaning up." Said Victoria as she motioned for Lilo to enter.
"So, I came over like you told me too. Now, if you wouldn't mind explaining to me why you went and blew up Mertle's car yesterday and how you did it?" said Lilo in a forceful tone after entering the girl's room.
Victoria gave a small laugh as she closed the door behind her. "What is there to explain… I merely got revenge for all of the things that carrot headed brat did to us."
"But that's just the thing, you've never been one to even consider revenge. So what made you all of a sudden go and torch her car?" asked Lilo as she folded her arms over her chest.
"Lilo, while I was on vacation… I realized that I don't have to let people just push me around. I found that I don't just have to take it and act like a peace maker all the time. I learned that I can push back."
Lilo gave a frustrated growl and glared at her friend. "But it's not like you to push back. You were always the one telling me not to get angry and lash out at Mertle and her stupid friends!"
"Lilo, things change or more specifically people change. I'm just one of those people." Said Victoria as she walked over to her dresser.
"I'll say you've changed! Victoria, you blew up Mertle's car, you committed a crime. I believe it would be destruction of private property and probably arson!" yelled Lilo as she was getting irritated by her friend's stubbornness.
"So?" blurted Victoria as she opened the top drawer of her dresser.
"So? It's not good! Besides… I want to know how you managed to reduce her car to burning metal in only a few minutes?"
Lilo heard a small laugh escape Victoria's lips as she dug something out of her drawer. "You want to know how I did it huh? Well… I'll show you." Victoria turned around slowly with something in her arms. She did not notice Lilo's eye's bulge slightly as she faced her friend. "I did it using this."
Lilo's jaw dropped slightly when she saw what her friend was holding. In Victoria's hands was a bluish green spell book. Lilo's expression changed to a nervous smile as she pretended not to know what it was. Victoria just continued to smile as she waited for Lilo to say something, but Lilo could not get a single word out.
'That's definitely a spell book' thought Lilo as she eyed the book. 'I can't believe this; I thought for sure that the experiments only landed in Hawaii. What if me and her end up fighting each other, what would I do then?'
Victoria finally grew tired of her friend's quietness and finally spoke up. "Well? Don't you want to know what this is?"
Lilo nodded her head nervously. "Uh… yeah, sure I'd love to know how you blew up a car with a book." Said Lilo as se tried to play dumb.
A little smirk forms on Victoria's face as she walks over to the open window. "This Lilo… is believe it or not… a spell book."
Lilo raised her eyebrow to make herself look interested. "A spell book huh?"
"Yes, a spell book. But this isn't the only thing I used to blow up Mertle's car." Said Victoria with a sly smile.
"Re… really… uh, what else did you use?" said Lilo as she sat down on Victoria's bed. 'Ok, I can't help that she has an experiment. But I just hope that who ever her partner is… that it's not an evil experiment.' Thought Lilo.
"I should say that I had a little help from my partner here." Said Victoria as she pointed towards the window seal.
A moment later a creature that resembled a large bat landed on the window seal. It was covered with purple fur, with lighter purple on its stomach. Its two large bat like wings had two tiny fingers on them; on its head were two bat ears as well. Lilo was slightly relieved; the experiment didn't look all that threatening. Of course neither did Angel and she turned out to be very powerful.
"Lilo, I'd like to introduce you to my new friend and partner, Snooty!" cheered Victoria in a cheerful voice.
"Is… is that a giant bat?" Asked Lilo, not completely faking her surprise.
"Well… he's not really a bat. He's actually… and you won't believe this but… he's actually an alien experiment."
"Really… you… you don't say?"
"Yeah, he's the one who actually blew up Mertle's car. You see I use this book to cast spells which launch his attacks. Which as you saw first hand, are very powerful." Said Victoria as she wrapped her arm around the experiment. Who smiled warmly when she did.
"So it would appear that you were right about the little creatures causing all of that damage." Said Lilo.
"Hey, yeah your right! I did say that didn't I?"
Lilo just nodded. "Yeah, you did. So, tell me… why were these creatures causing all of this destruction?"
"Well, turns out that they are here to conduct a massive tournament. You see, the goal is to burn other experiments books. And the last experiment standing, wins. There's a lot more to it, but I don't want to bore you."
"Wow, that's interesting. So how did you two come together?" asked Lilo.
Victoria and snooty both smiled and looked at each other. "Well… Snooty here saved me from danger while I was on vacation. And things just went from there."
FLASH BACK
It had been a week since Victoria and her parents had left Hawaii on vacation to Mexico. So far they had been having a good time, touring Mexico City and visiting some Aztec ruins and visiting some small local villages. But what they were about to experience would change their lives.
The hot Mexican sun shone down on the hotel pool as Victoria lay on a beach chair tanning herself. She was dressed in a pink bikini with a pair of red sunglasses on her face. She had a smile on her face as she closed her eyes and listened to the sound of children splashing in the water. A small band was playing music near the outdoor bar, filling the air with rhythmic sounds.
She was also enjoying this time to herself; her parents were in the lobby at a sales pitch. It had been the first time so far that she wasn't hanging around with her parents and he was going to enjoy it. She had been laying there for an hour and a half, sipping her drink and tanning to a golden brown. When suddenly the peaceful sound of the pool was interrupted by terrified screams and a moment later… gun fire.
The sounds cause Victoria to leap to her feet in an in instant as the peaceful setting turned to chaos. Parents and children scattered in all direction, knocking over tables and chairs as they fled from the yet unseen danger. But the danger soon revealed itself as three masked gunmen entered the pool area. Each of them had a semi automatic weapon in their hands.
Victoria ducked low as she ran towards the nearest set of rooms. Her heart pounded in her chest as she ducked behind a wall. She was breathing heavily as the fear flowed through her. She could hear the men yelling to each other, their voices dulled by the sound of her pounding heart. Minutes passed by before she knew it, random blasts of gun fire broke up the lengthening period of time.
After a short time Victoria finally managed to get her mind straight. She was just beginning to think clearly when suddenly she realized something. Her parents were in the lobby, where all of the gun men were. Her eyes widened as she peered around the corner and looked up towards the lobby windows were. She could clearly see her parents and a few others's lined up with their backs to the glass, with a man walking up and down the row holding a gun in their direction.
"Some one's got to do something. If only I could get to a phone. I just hope that mom and dad don't get hurt." Said Victoria quietly.
Victoria began to run ideas through her mind; she just had to do something. But suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by a voice coming from behind her. "If you don't want them getting hurt, you should do something about it." Came a young sounding voice.
Victoria quickly wiped around expecting to find a child. She gave a frightened gasp when she found not a child, but a large purple bat. It was sitting on a fence just a few feet away from her, its large bat wings were folded against its furry body and its beady eyes stared at her with an unblinking gaze. But there was certain warmth to this strange creature's expression that dulled her fear.
"Who… who are you?" asked Victoria in a nervous voice.
The creature smiled as he answered. "My name is Snooty, what's yours?"
"My names Victoria. What do you want?"
Snooty gave a small laugh, sounding like a 7 year old child. "I'm here because I want to help you."
"How… how can you help me?" asked Victoria as she ignored the fact that this creature sounded like a human child.
"Well, before I can help you… I suggest you read this."
The creature reached behind his back with its arm like wing and pulled out a greenish blue book. The creature tossed it to Victoria's feet. "How can a book help?" asked Victoria as she bent down and picked up the book.
Snooty gave a small laugh and lifted into the air with a single flap of its wings. It flew over and landed on Victoria's shoulder. "It can help more then you think. All you have to do is face those guys and read the book. Then you'll see what it can do." Said Snooty in a very confident tone.
Victoria looked down at the book and ran her hand over the cover. "Are you sure it will work?"
"I'm sure of it. With this book, you don't have to take anything from anyone."
A sudden wave of confidence spread through Victoria's body. She turned around the corner and looked up at the few men that were near the entrance to the lobby. They almost instantly saw her and pointed their guns. Victoria opened the book as Snooty lifted off of her shoulder; Victoria looked down at the open page.
"Now, just focus your emotions into the book and read the spell out loud." Instructed Snooty.
Victoria nodded and closed her eyes, a moment later the book began to glow with a greenish light. Victoria opened her eyes and looked down at the page. 'I will save them, and no one is going to stand in my way!' thought Victoria.
"Yes that it's, now cast the spell!" Yelled Snooty as he glared at the armed men.
Victoria's grip on the book tightened. "Gikair!" yelled Victoria as the book glowed brightly.
Snooty opened his mouth as he hovered in mid air. A moment later a swirling mass of greenish colored air formed in front of Snooty's gaping mouth. The green air formed into a large swirling ball, just slightly smaller then Snooty himself. The green orb blasts towards the armed men causing them to turn and run. But it was to late, the orb slams into the ground behind them causing a massive explosion that sends the men flying through the air.
The books glow fades as Victoria stares at the cloud of smoke left from the attack. "Wow… that was cool. How did you do that?" asked Victoria as she looked up at Snooty.
Snooty smiled warmly and looked down at her. "It's a long story, but I will tell you that the book you're holding is the key to my power. But before I go into all the details, let's go save the rest of those people."
A big smile formed on Victoria's face as she looked at the creature. Something felt right about this creature, like the two of them had been friends forever. She also noticed that he was kind of cute as well. "Right, let's go!" cheered Victoria.
END FLASHBACK
"So you see Lilo, besides just saving me. Snooty also taught me a good lesson. He taught me to stand up for myself and other's who cannot." Said Victoria as she stroked Snooty's left ear, which received a small purr of delight from the experiment.
"He sure did. Those terrorists never stood a chance." Said Lilo still with a small amount of nervousness in her voice.
Victoria nodded. "Yep, we really kicked butt that day. But to tell you the truth… we're not done kicking butt yet. Can I tell you our little plan?"
"Yeah, sure what is it?" replied Lilo as she leaned closer to her friend.
Victoria looked around and then glanced over at snooty. After receiving an approving nod from her partner Victoria explained her plan. "You know how tomorrow is Mertle's big party? Well, tomorrow me and Snooty here are going to go cause some chaos." Said Victoria with a sly smile.
"Yeah, blowing up her car was just the first part of our revenge. This party will be the final phase of our plan." Added Snooty.
"Well, what do you think?" asked Victoria.
Lilo was speechless; there was no way that Victoria would get away with this one. But something inside told her that there was no way to talk Victoria out of it. Victoria had changed and now she had to find away to change her back. Even if it meant fighting her best friend.
Well, that's the end of the second chapter. Sorry if the Flashback wasn't that good, I was beginning to run out of room. Anyway, I'll have the final chapter up soon and please review. Also, please visit my updated profile. I've got the status of my two series up there as well as a few minor changes. Later.