First of all, the usual disclaimers. Lilo and Stitch is the property of Disney. Akira, Rick, X-777, my mirror version of Hamsterviel and Matt are the property of Me. Lilo's Experiment form is the property of Delta operator, my Co-author. Emperor Hamsterviel's Droid army is based on the C.I.S army from Star Wars Battlefront 2. Right, on with the chapter.

Chapter 4: Betrayal & Memories

Pelekai Household

Kauai Island

Matt slowly came too only to nearly be blinded by a splitting migraine.

'I can't believe that I walked right into a stunner charge.' He thought, looking around for Stitch. "Everyone, o.k.?" Matt said as he got to his feet and staggered into the living room to find everyone there.

Nani was sobbing on the sofa with Jumba attempting to comfort her and Rick, Stitch and Akira were looking downcast. Matt noticed that X-777 wasn't in the room though.

"Hey. Where's X-777?" he asked.

Nani got up and yelled "They took her when they took Lilo. Lilo's gone and it's your fault."

Matt was shocked by the news that Lilo had been kidnapped and that Nani was blaming him for it.

"Now just hold on…" Matt began but Nani interrupted him, saying. "This all began after you crashed here. They were after you. You're as bad as they are!"

This comment had a strange effect on Matt. In one movement, he pinned Nani to the wall and pressed his gun to her throat to everyone's horror. When Matt spoke next, it was in a level but quite menacing voice.

"Never compare me to those splitters." He said, spitting the word 'splitters' like it was a bad taste in his mouth "I am nothing like them and I don't want to be. They destroyed everything I hold dear and ruined my life."

Matt released Nani and she fell to the floor wheezing. "You don't want my help? Fine, I'm out of here." Matt pocketed his gun, walked out of the front door and into the jungle towards the timeship.

"626, you must be persuading him to come back." Said Jumba, pointing in the direction that Matt had gone in "He may be only chance of finding little girl." Stitch, with Akira and Rick in tow, ran into the jungle after Matt.

Splitter base

Location: Classified

"I assure you that your Virus clones and…the test subject will arrive soon, Emperor Hamsterviel." Said Darleas, addressing an image of a white hamster-like alien that was wearing a black cape on the comms screen.

"You are too slow, Darleas." Hamsterviel said "I need those clones, now."

Darleas clenched his fists in silent anger, thinking 'Why are we helping this little gerbil?' "My medical staff tells me that the girl that was captured has been injected with some kind of anti-toxin drug that is affecting the virus." Darleas said "We have no way of knowing what side-effects portal travel will have."

A splitter technician came into the command centre and handed Darleas a data pad. What Darleas read made him smile. "Change of plan." He said to Emperor Hamsterviel. "We have new orders, we aren't working for you anymore. Our orders are to send the girl and the cure experiment back to Kauai Island and to dispose of the virus clone. We may be unable to cure this virus but a little injection will cancel out the genetic mind-wipe." Hamsterviel looked like he was about to explode, much to Darleas's glee.

"Fine...you have outlived your usefulness, Darleas." He said and cut the connection.

Darleas was just wondering what he'd meant when the alarms began to wail. "What the hell's going on?" he screamed to the crew in the command center.

"The portals activating. I…I can't shut it down." Answered one of the technicians.

An image of carnage appeared as Darleas called up the portal rooms security cameras. A huge number of skeleton-like droids were pouring out of the open warp portal and were shooting anyone that they saw. The splitters were fighting back but their weapon fire just bounced off the droids armour. More images appeared that showed the droids advancing down the bases corridors, overwhelming all opposition as they went.

"Activate the distress beacon." Said Darleas, flopping into a empty chair.

"Then what, sir?" asked a guard. A clang at the command center doors sounded and it bent in.

"Then we die." Said Darleas in a matter-of-fact voice.

Kauai Jungle

On route to crash site

Matt stomped through the jungle with his blood boiling from his anger. How dare she accuse him of what happened. She had no idea of what had happened to him, to his… Matt's thoughts were interrupted by Stitch, Akira and Rick rushing up from behind him.

"Where are you going, Matt?" asked Akira.

"You've got to help me find Lilo." Stated Stitch.

"Forget it." Spat Matt "After what Nani said to me, you expect me to help you just like that?"

"Yes" replied Stitch.

Matt looked at Stitch for a moment then pushed him out of his way, saying "Then you're gravely mistaken."

He was about to continue towards the timeship when Akira said "Hey, Matt. Look at this."

Matt sighed then walked over to where Akira and Rick were. Akira had knocked a covering of grass off the top of a time pod. Matt paid no attention; instead he continued to walk away. Akira tore the top off the pod with her claws and found an experiment pod with the number 624 on it, sitting inside.

"Hey, Stitch." Called Akira and held out the pod to show Stitch. "Is this your bushi-boo? Woops!"

The pod slipped out of Akiras paws and into a puddle at her feet. The pod became a glowing orb of energy that exploded with a flash. Matt noticed the flash and turned round to see Stitch and Angel hugging and talking in their language. (The nanites only work when Matt is the one being spoken too) Seeing how happy Stitch looked stirred dark memories in Matt…

Flashback

Location: Dimension G42, 2145AD

Matt was hunched over a workbench, fiddling with a circuit board when the door to his quarters opened and a black haired 17 year old came in, carrying a container full of time crystals. Matt turned around and grinned, recognizing his little sister, Chloe.

"Sup Clo, I see you found the crystals we need." Said Matt, pointing to the container.

Chloe sighed and answered "Stop calling me 'Clo'. You know it annoys me." She said, dumping the containers contents on the workbench "Anyway, you need to be finishing that guidance board for our portal home."

Chloe walked into the sleeping quarters for a nap and Matt turned back to his work. His and Chloe's plan to make their own portal machine so they could go home had taken over a year but now it was almost finished. Matt swore under his breath as his hand slipped and he soldered a wire in half.

"Oh smeg!" he said, chucking the now useless circuit board in the bin and yelled. "Hey, Chloe. I need to go into the Market to get another circuit board. O.k.?"

He walked out of the door and into the street. Several hover cars passed and no one paid Matt any attention, even though he had a gun in his holster. Almost everyone carried a gun in this dimension. He arrived at the Market just in time to buy the last circuit board from a vendor then he left to go back only to arrive and find a group of cops poised outside his quarters.

"What the hell are you doing?" he yelled.

One of the policemen motioned for him to be quiet, saying "We received a tip off that there are some arms smugglers at this address. We're about to bust them."

Matt stared for a minute then burst out laughing.

"You've been sent a prank call." He said chortling and walking towards his door.

"Me and my sister are the only tenants in this block. Now bug out before I call your searg…" BAAAAABOOOOOOOOOM.

Matt's flat and the surrounding flats exploded in an enormous fireball, sending Matt and the cops flying. Matt had to be held down and sedated to stop him running into the inferno that the flats block had become.

He came to in a hospital ward with a doctor checking his monitor.

"Where am I?" Matt said to the doctor in a panic "Where's Chloe?"

The Doctor looked sad and answered "I'm sorry, the flat that you and your sister were renting was completely destroyed. We didn't even find a body in the rubble, just this. It was addressed to you."

The doctor handed Matt a charred envelope. Matt opened it and read the message inside, his blood burning with anger as he read it. It was written in a splitter dialect and said three words,"Revenge is ours!"

End flashback

Matt pulled out the picture of him and his sister and stared at it. He looked at Stitch and Angel and how happy they were to be together again and came to a decision.

"Come on then." He said to them quietly.

"What?" said Stitch looking at Matt in surprise.

"Well, do you want to rescue Lilo or not? Come on, The ship's this way." Matt stated gesturing in the ships direction.

Matt and co arrived at the crash site. The ship had sealed itself again so Matt tried climbing up to the hole in the bridge, only to find that it wasn't there anymore.

"Are you sure that this will work?" said Matt nervously looking at the scanner orb that had extended out of the side of the ship.

"It worked for Lilo." Said Stitch.

"That doesn't mean that it'll work for me. It might try to vaporize me. What the?" Matt stated surprised as Angel had walked up to the scanner and opened the door. The readout on the scanner read 'New crew member recognized.'

"See? Nothing to worry about." She said to the surprised Matt. Akira and Rick sniggered.

"What's in that?" asked Stitch, pointing at Virus 627's pod.

"The virus clone of an experiment called 627." Answered Matt. "It's meant to be twice as powerful as the original without any of the weaknesses."

Stitch shuddered as he remembered 627. "I hope he stays in there." He stated.

They arrived on the bridge to find it undamaged. The answer was on a computer screen.

It said "Nanite repair system activated. Please replenish Repair nanites supply."

Matt sat at a console saying to himself "So that's where the hole went."

He noticed that there was a transmission coming in on a splitter frequency. He pressed a button that put it on the speakers. What he heard made everyone go pale.

"This is Command base Terra to anyone on this frequency." Laser fire and screams could be heard in the background. The voice continued "An unknown force has gained entry to the base via our warp portal. They're slaughtering everyone." An explosion was heard. "They're after the virus experiments and the infected girl we captured."

Stitch's ears drooped at this "Lilo!" he whispered.

"If anyone can hear me, lock onto the beacon on frequency P23 Alpha and…Argh!" The speaker was replaced by the voice of a girl that was distorted "He was recording. Shut it off!" the new voice barked. The comm became static for a second then started again, it was on a loop.

Matt called up the tracker and typed in the frequency. "Let's see where you are…Gotcha!" said Matt as a blip appeared in the middle of the Pacific.

"O.k. Stitch." Said Matt, sitting in the pilot's seat and powering up the engines "Let's go get Lilo. The splitters ruined my life, I won't let them do the same to someone else."

The Timeship tore itself out of the ground with little effort and with barely a sound, skimmed out into the blue sky towards the beacon and whatever awaited it.

End of Chapter 4

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