Chapter 2
Author's Note: Okay, here it is, the stupid second chapter of the story. This is the continuation of the flashback, and then some, so read on. Stop paying attention to my note. It has no relevance anymore...Go away. No, wait! Stay! Read my story! And review! Please!...I'll shut up now.
Disclaimer: Read the first chapter for it. I'm too lazy to write it down again.
Jumba led the duo up the old stepladder that accessed the attic, the aging boards creaking loudly (and rather frighteningly to the two) beneath his large feet. When their heads finally peeked over the edge of the attic floor, Lilo and Stitch searched the enclosed space with their eyes. The room seemed to have changed little since the last time that they had found themselves within it, which was last Christmas as they searched for the presents that Nani had hid. It was still rather crowded, several boxes of sentimental junk that Nani had decided to place up there added to the clutter. Boxes lined the walls of the small space, piled right up until it nearly reached the edge of the rooftop.
"Do you see anything, Stitch?" Lilo whispered, following Jumba into the crowded mess. Stitch shook his head, signifying his no, and walked beside her, both of them searching all the while. Jumba glanced over his shoulder for a second and smiled at the two of them, genuinely proud of his latest invention enough to hide it to build a somewhat overwhelming amount of suspense. And, if I must say so, it worked rather well.
"Here it is!" Jumba exclaimed suddenly, stopping at the wall at the far side of the room. He threw up his arms in an odd little wave, stopping them outstretched, as if he were a magician's assistant presenting an amazing feat. But there was nothing amazing that Lilo and Stitch could see. Actually, there was nothing there at all, taking the wall into exception. The two shared a glance, which Jumba caught, arousing a sudden bout of raucous laughter from the scientist.
"You are being confused, yes?" Jumba chuckled. Lilo and Stitch nodded, quite flustered by the man's odd behavior, unable to figure just what he was talking about. Jumba put a large hand into a pocket of his pants, revealing a small single-button remote control. He aimed the large antenna that protruded from the top of the gadget at a corner of the wall, and pressed the red button with his thumb. This action was followed by an odd crackling noise, then a sudden whoosh, and the wall in front of them disappeared.
Beyond the wall, there was a part of the attic that had been divided from the main area, where all the boxes were crowded. It was a simple laboratory, consisting little more than the basics to experiment with and a large unusual looking cubicle that stood in the center. Jumba smiled contentedly at his hidden lab, proud of his ingenious idea that had allowed him to work unnoticed for such a long time.
Lilo stared, shocked by the sudden appearance of the hidden workroom, then lifted a corner of her mouth in wide-eyed realization. "I thought this place looked smaller than the last time I saw it," she said, smiling at her own ignorance. Stitch smiled and "ooh-ed" at the lab, genuinely impressed.
"So this is where you've been going all the time," Lilo guessed, stepping conscientiously over the small metal devices lining the area where the fake wall had been that generated the convincing illusion. She ambled over to the large box that sat in the middle of the workstation, touching it gently with her hands. "Is this the dimension hopper thingy you were talking about?"
Jumba nodded, entering the area, followed closely by Stitch.
"This way, you can travel anywhere in the universe!" He exclaimed proudly. Then he put his hands to his sides, thinking quietly to himself for several seconds. "That is if it is out of our solar system and/or takes place in another time and place. What I mean is, if you want to go somewhere that is during our time, it has to be in another solar system. If you want it to be in another time, then that is okay to be on Earth, yada yada yada, but it won't do well in other universes. I don't know why. Evil Genius cannot think up everything all at once."
"Wow," Lilo said, smiling. She turned round quickly, excitement clear upon her face. "Can I try it? Please!"
"Yeah," Stitch agreed. "Me, too!"
"Yes, yes," Jumba said, "why are you thinking I have brought you here?"
Lilo and Stitch exclaimed in excited celebration, raising happy fists into the air. They rushed to the cubicle, thrilled by what seemed to be their latest adventure, only to be cut off at the door by the bulking figure that was Jumba. Lilo and Stitch looked up at him as if he weren't supposed to be there, confusion set across their faces.
"Hey," Lilo said. "What's the big idea?"
"Yeah?" Stitch said, inquiring the same in his native tongue. Jumba shook his head.
"Do you think that you can go gallivanting off into the universe unprepared?" He asked with a surprised tone. "As much as I'd like to see what would happen, we will have to get you, what is the term, suited up? No, no, that's not it...No suits, but...AH! Well, I'll figure it out later. But for now, let's get you equipped."
Several moments later, Jumba had led the duo to a table at the wall at the far end of the attic (the real one this time), where a table was set up holding several items upon it's tabular surface. Jumba had them start at the starting end of the table (you may imagine to yourselves whatever end that may be), and presented to them a tiny device that resembled one of the ear phones that are used for CD players, which Jumba explained to be a translator. It slipped onto one of the ears and translated every word heard as soon as it was spoken. So, if Lilo or Stitch was standing in the center of an alien city, if this was worn then the sounds surrounding them would sound English. Useful for interdimensional travel.
The second item looked like the crown of a tooth, and Lilo found out that it was something like that. It was almost like the translator, except it interpreted the words that she herself spoke into the language of the natives. It slipped onto your tooth and caught your words before they escaped your mouth. The two devices were to be used together. Stitch had complained for a while about it being unfair that there wasn't a translator the shape of his teeth, but Jumba pointed out that Stitch was smart enough to pick up the language by himself. Stitch grumbled in response.
The last article on the table looked very much like a watch. It slipped around your wrist and it had a screen that showed the exact time that it was at the moment.
"I already have a watch," Lilo pointed out.
"It isn't a watch, it is a transmitter," he explained. The transmitter is used to show the place and time of the area that they were in. It and the dimension hopper were both used for interdimensional travel, one used to get to the place, the other to get back. His explanation was very scientific and overall confusing to the two who stood before him. Something about a wormhole and the transmitter keeping it open...blah, blah, blah... just a bunch of mundane exegesis that the scientist found rather fascinating. Lilo and Stitch did not agree as ardently.
As soon as the explanation had come to an end and the two comrades were fully equipped, Jumba finally allowed the door of the Dimension Hopper to be opened. Lilo and Stitch readied themselves for the travel, getting a bag and filling it with snacks and such, Lilo deciding to take along Scrump and her camera. After the several minutes of preparation that this took, they all met again in the attic, where Jumba stood waiting for them.
"Are you ready?" he asked. The dyad nodded excitedly and the scientist allowed Lilo to step into the cubicle. Stitch stared quietly at the chamber, his expression perplexed. Lilo realized quickly what was bothering the little alien.
"Jumba," she said looking around her, "there isn't any room for Stitch."
"Yes," Jumba said, "well, about that..." He smiled sheepishly. "The electricity bill was getting too high and so I had to make the chamber a little bit smaller...heh."
"Oh," Lilo said. "So, me and Stitch'll have to go one by one?"
Jumba nodded and Stitch released yet another one of his patented anger grumbles (Meega Nala Queesta, anyone?). Lilo apologized to her friend, promising to wait for him until he came, and saluted to the two. Jumba brought her transmitter and was just about to put it onto her wrist when a sudden burst of sound exploded from below. Apparently, Pleakley had found another reason to panic that morning, for his distraught squeaks could be heard from the attic.
"What is going on?" he wondered aloud, handing the bracelet to Lilo without putting it around her wrist and hurrying down the wooden steps. Lilo and Stitch watched him leave, speculating as well what the reason might be, and listening closely. As she theorized, she attempted to place her transmitter where it belonged, having absolutely no luck. It had a funny clasp on it, and she was pulling as hard as she was able to, trying to pull the two ends apart. She couldn't slip it through her hand; it was just big enough to fit around her wrist! Well, Jumba would help her when he came back.
The next moment, Jumba was lumbering up the stairwell, breathing as if he had been running, He rushed over to Lilo and grabbed her wrist pulling her along, looking back and forth from one wall to the other, as if he were unsure of just exactly where he was going.
"Jumba, what's wrong?" Lilo asked. Jumba stared down at her anxiously, and her question was answered a second later. But not by Jumba.
"Lilo!"
A voice sounded, not too far from the stepladder that led to the storage space. It's voice? Nani. Lilo paled at the sudden sound of her sister's voice and took an approach similar to Jumba's. There was nowhere to hide! Nani must have decided to check if Lilo was at home, coming over without any warning to Pleakley or Jumba. It was just like Nani, who was one to make sure all rules that she set down were to be followed, well, at least most of the time. Why didn't she just trust Lilo? Then maybe there wouldn't be so many arguments between the two!
Suddenly, Lilo heard Stitch's triumphant voice. When they turned to face the experiment, they noticed him pointing rather proudly at the dimension hopper. Jumba and Lilo exchanged a flustered glance and rushed forward to the device, pushing the young girl through the minute door. Lilo was about to close the entryway when she suddenly remembered the transmitter, which still rested, unopened, in the now sweaty palms of her tiny hands.
"Jumba!" Lilo said, half whispering, half yelling, pointing anxiously at the metal band. "Jumba, I can't get it on!"
"Ach!" Jumba exclaimed suddenly, rushing to her aid with an irked expression appearing across his face. "You humans, unable to do things so simple!"
The scientist took the transmitter into his shaking purple hands, grabbing the two ends of the clasp and twisting the two apart. Lilo nearly slapped herself from her stupidity. Twist it! It was that simple! But she didn't get the time to punish herself, for Jumba had just pushed the watch into her palm, instructing her to put it on as fast as possible, then shutting the door behind him. Lilo rushed to put the band around her wrist, not having very much luck twisting the clasp back into place with one hand. Finally, after several failed attempts, she gave up and decided that it would probably work if she just made sure the two ends touched. If she held onto it as tightly as she could, then she would make it through the journey. She truly believed her logic was correct, though she got absolutely no verification and had decided not to ask the creator of the device. That is the reasoning of children.
Jumba looked through the single window that was set in the small door, gesturing a question to Lilo. It was easy for her to understand it. It meant something along the lines of: Are you ready?
"Yup," Lilo responded, nodding her head and giving the man a thumbs up. Jumba signaled something else to her, to the effect of: Where do you want to go?
Lilo just shrugged, as if granting him permission to choose wherever she went. It didn't matter to her just yet, as long as she was able to get out of the house before Nani thought to check the attic. She gestured for him to just put her wherever he thought fit. Jumba received it as: "Surprise me."
He jabbed the keys, smiling in spite of himself. He would.
Lilo felt the sudden pulsating of energy appearing around her, sending mild, yet uncomfortable shocks through her body. She grasped onto the metal band as tightly as she possibly could, the sweat formed by both excitement and fright making it all the more difficult for her to do so. She desperately hoped that the machine would work soon. She could feel the two ends of the clasp slipping slowly from her pinching fingers.
Through the small window, she saw Jumba as he finally ended pressing the buttons and flipping the switches in the control panel beside the device, then saw him turn to her and lift three fingers into the air...then two...one... Finally, as Lilo felt the rhythmical currents of energy flowing through her finally reach their apex, the world around her seemed to writhe in odd, dizzying directions, creating and effect that Lilo described to herself like "flushing the world down the toilet". Then, there was a sudden tugging sensation, as if she were being pulled into the center of the swirl by her belly, and she disappeared into the center of the whirl, ultimately beginning her journey to the unknown realm of Jumba's choosing. But, a millisecond after she had been pulled into the abyss, her grip on the transmitter slipped out of her grasp, and she was sent into the swirling hell that she would endure for what seemed an endless amount of time. The Screaming. Painful. Hell.
Back to the present...
The memories that we have reviewed passed much more quickly in Lilo's mind than it did for us, only nullifying a certain amount of the pain for the shortest of time. The tears that flowed from Lilo's brown eyes seemed to flow much less freely, as if the pain had squeezed her dry. It wouldn't stop. She couldn't feel any blood, but still...Her eyes finally seemed to ease allowing them to close halfway. Why this happened, Lilo didn't know, but it sedated the pain from the light enough to end the flow of tears. The lights began to dim, the pain began to subside, and Lilo felt her eyes closing, introducing her to an opulence that she had thought she would never experienced. The pain still existed, though in a more dulled way, and it was only the most violent of the convulsions that had found their way into Lilo's calmed subconscious. When it finally came to the time when Lilo's eyes were yet again forced open and the pain had once more found her more sensitive areas, she had found strength enough to continue the journey without being immediately brought to tears. The lights flashed faster and brighter, blinding Lilo much longer than it had the first moments. But, before her sight was engulfed in the clouded white that she was soon becoming accustomed to, she saw in the distance, its size barely larger than that of a pinprick, a darker area. Perhaps it was a darker, more foreboding place, holding more danger and anguish than what Lilo was feeling at the moment. Or, maybe, it brought what Lilo had expected, had hoped, just before it disappeared from her fading perception. Maybe it was the end of the tunnel.
A/N: Okay, that's the end of the crap. I'm sorry, I just didn't like the chapter(s) very much, but as we all know, we've gotta start at the beginning; it wouldn't make sense any other way now would it? Alrighty then, now's the time I beg on my knees and ask for reviews. Remember: if it helps improve my work, it's a perk. If it says that it's good, I'm in a good mood. Any flames that don't help, GO TO HELL YOU WHELP...Sorry about the bad poetry. It's three in the morning; I've been awake for like, what, forever? Plus this painful thing in my side...Oh well. This is the time that you review. So go to that little bar...thingy...at the bottom of the page and go to the review...thing...and write up what you think! Oh, and thank you to those who reviewed already. You really helped!
Author's Note: Okay, here it is, the stupid second chapter of the story. This is the continuation of the flashback, and then some, so read on. Stop paying attention to my note. It has no relevance anymore...Go away. No, wait! Stay! Read my story! And review! Please!...I'll shut up now.
Disclaimer: Read the first chapter for it. I'm too lazy to write it down again.
Jumba led the duo up the old stepladder that accessed the attic, the aging boards creaking loudly (and rather frighteningly to the two) beneath his large feet. When their heads finally peeked over the edge of the attic floor, Lilo and Stitch searched the enclosed space with their eyes. The room seemed to have changed little since the last time that they had found themselves within it, which was last Christmas as they searched for the presents that Nani had hid. It was still rather crowded, several boxes of sentimental junk that Nani had decided to place up there added to the clutter. Boxes lined the walls of the small space, piled right up until it nearly reached the edge of the rooftop.
"Do you see anything, Stitch?" Lilo whispered, following Jumba into the crowded mess. Stitch shook his head, signifying his no, and walked beside her, both of them searching all the while. Jumba glanced over his shoulder for a second and smiled at the two of them, genuinely proud of his latest invention enough to hide it to build a somewhat overwhelming amount of suspense. And, if I must say so, it worked rather well.
"Here it is!" Jumba exclaimed suddenly, stopping at the wall at the far side of the room. He threw up his arms in an odd little wave, stopping them outstretched, as if he were a magician's assistant presenting an amazing feat. But there was nothing amazing that Lilo and Stitch could see. Actually, there was nothing there at all, taking the wall into exception. The two shared a glance, which Jumba caught, arousing a sudden bout of raucous laughter from the scientist.
"You are being confused, yes?" Jumba chuckled. Lilo and Stitch nodded, quite flustered by the man's odd behavior, unable to figure just what he was talking about. Jumba put a large hand into a pocket of his pants, revealing a small single-button remote control. He aimed the large antenna that protruded from the top of the gadget at a corner of the wall, and pressed the red button with his thumb. This action was followed by an odd crackling noise, then a sudden whoosh, and the wall in front of them disappeared.
Beyond the wall, there was a part of the attic that had been divided from the main area, where all the boxes were crowded. It was a simple laboratory, consisting little more than the basics to experiment with and a large unusual looking cubicle that stood in the center. Jumba smiled contentedly at his hidden lab, proud of his ingenious idea that had allowed him to work unnoticed for such a long time.
Lilo stared, shocked by the sudden appearance of the hidden workroom, then lifted a corner of her mouth in wide-eyed realization. "I thought this place looked smaller than the last time I saw it," she said, smiling at her own ignorance. Stitch smiled and "ooh-ed" at the lab, genuinely impressed.
"So this is where you've been going all the time," Lilo guessed, stepping conscientiously over the small metal devices lining the area where the fake wall had been that generated the convincing illusion. She ambled over to the large box that sat in the middle of the workstation, touching it gently with her hands. "Is this the dimension hopper thingy you were talking about?"
Jumba nodded, entering the area, followed closely by Stitch.
"This way, you can travel anywhere in the universe!" He exclaimed proudly. Then he put his hands to his sides, thinking quietly to himself for several seconds. "That is if it is out of our solar system and/or takes place in another time and place. What I mean is, if you want to go somewhere that is during our time, it has to be in another solar system. If you want it to be in another time, then that is okay to be on Earth, yada yada yada, but it won't do well in other universes. I don't know why. Evil Genius cannot think up everything all at once."
"Wow," Lilo said, smiling. She turned round quickly, excitement clear upon her face. "Can I try it? Please!"
"Yeah," Stitch agreed. "Me, too!"
"Yes, yes," Jumba said, "why are you thinking I have brought you here?"
Lilo and Stitch exclaimed in excited celebration, raising happy fists into the air. They rushed to the cubicle, thrilled by what seemed to be their latest adventure, only to be cut off at the door by the bulking figure that was Jumba. Lilo and Stitch looked up at him as if he weren't supposed to be there, confusion set across their faces.
"Hey," Lilo said. "What's the big idea?"
"Yeah?" Stitch said, inquiring the same in his native tongue. Jumba shook his head.
"Do you think that you can go gallivanting off into the universe unprepared?" He asked with a surprised tone. "As much as I'd like to see what would happen, we will have to get you, what is the term, suited up? No, no, that's not it...No suits, but...AH! Well, I'll figure it out later. But for now, let's get you equipped."
Several moments later, Jumba had led the duo to a table at the wall at the far end of the attic (the real one this time), where a table was set up holding several items upon it's tabular surface. Jumba had them start at the starting end of the table (you may imagine to yourselves whatever end that may be), and presented to them a tiny device that resembled one of the ear phones that are used for CD players, which Jumba explained to be a translator. It slipped onto one of the ears and translated every word heard as soon as it was spoken. So, if Lilo or Stitch was standing in the center of an alien city, if this was worn then the sounds surrounding them would sound English. Useful for interdimensional travel.
The second item looked like the crown of a tooth, and Lilo found out that it was something like that. It was almost like the translator, except it interpreted the words that she herself spoke into the language of the natives. It slipped onto your tooth and caught your words before they escaped your mouth. The two devices were to be used together. Stitch had complained for a while about it being unfair that there wasn't a translator the shape of his teeth, but Jumba pointed out that Stitch was smart enough to pick up the language by himself. Stitch grumbled in response.
The last article on the table looked very much like a watch. It slipped around your wrist and it had a screen that showed the exact time that it was at the moment.
"I already have a watch," Lilo pointed out.
"It isn't a watch, it is a transmitter," he explained. The transmitter is used to show the place and time of the area that they were in. It and the dimension hopper were both used for interdimensional travel, one used to get to the place, the other to get back. His explanation was very scientific and overall confusing to the two who stood before him. Something about a wormhole and the transmitter keeping it open...blah, blah, blah... just a bunch of mundane exegesis that the scientist found rather fascinating. Lilo and Stitch did not agree as ardently.
As soon as the explanation had come to an end and the two comrades were fully equipped, Jumba finally allowed the door of the Dimension Hopper to be opened. Lilo and Stitch readied themselves for the travel, getting a bag and filling it with snacks and such, Lilo deciding to take along Scrump and her camera. After the several minutes of preparation that this took, they all met again in the attic, where Jumba stood waiting for them.
"Are you ready?" he asked. The dyad nodded excitedly and the scientist allowed Lilo to step into the cubicle. Stitch stared quietly at the chamber, his expression perplexed. Lilo realized quickly what was bothering the little alien.
"Jumba," she said looking around her, "there isn't any room for Stitch."
"Yes," Jumba said, "well, about that..." He smiled sheepishly. "The electricity bill was getting too high and so I had to make the chamber a little bit smaller...heh."
"Oh," Lilo said. "So, me and Stitch'll have to go one by one?"
Jumba nodded and Stitch released yet another one of his patented anger grumbles (Meega Nala Queesta, anyone?). Lilo apologized to her friend, promising to wait for him until he came, and saluted to the two. Jumba brought her transmitter and was just about to put it onto her wrist when a sudden burst of sound exploded from below. Apparently, Pleakley had found another reason to panic that morning, for his distraught squeaks could be heard from the attic.
"What is going on?" he wondered aloud, handing the bracelet to Lilo without putting it around her wrist and hurrying down the wooden steps. Lilo and Stitch watched him leave, speculating as well what the reason might be, and listening closely. As she theorized, she attempted to place her transmitter where it belonged, having absolutely no luck. It had a funny clasp on it, and she was pulling as hard as she was able to, trying to pull the two ends apart. She couldn't slip it through her hand; it was just big enough to fit around her wrist! Well, Jumba would help her when he came back.
The next moment, Jumba was lumbering up the stairwell, breathing as if he had been running, He rushed over to Lilo and grabbed her wrist pulling her along, looking back and forth from one wall to the other, as if he were unsure of just exactly where he was going.
"Jumba, what's wrong?" Lilo asked. Jumba stared down at her anxiously, and her question was answered a second later. But not by Jumba.
"Lilo!"
A voice sounded, not too far from the stepladder that led to the storage space. It's voice? Nani. Lilo paled at the sudden sound of her sister's voice and took an approach similar to Jumba's. There was nowhere to hide! Nani must have decided to check if Lilo was at home, coming over without any warning to Pleakley or Jumba. It was just like Nani, who was one to make sure all rules that she set down were to be followed, well, at least most of the time. Why didn't she just trust Lilo? Then maybe there wouldn't be so many arguments between the two!
Suddenly, Lilo heard Stitch's triumphant voice. When they turned to face the experiment, they noticed him pointing rather proudly at the dimension hopper. Jumba and Lilo exchanged a flustered glance and rushed forward to the device, pushing the young girl through the minute door. Lilo was about to close the entryway when she suddenly remembered the transmitter, which still rested, unopened, in the now sweaty palms of her tiny hands.
"Jumba!" Lilo said, half whispering, half yelling, pointing anxiously at the metal band. "Jumba, I can't get it on!"
"Ach!" Jumba exclaimed suddenly, rushing to her aid with an irked expression appearing across his face. "You humans, unable to do things so simple!"
The scientist took the transmitter into his shaking purple hands, grabbing the two ends of the clasp and twisting the two apart. Lilo nearly slapped herself from her stupidity. Twist it! It was that simple! But she didn't get the time to punish herself, for Jumba had just pushed the watch into her palm, instructing her to put it on as fast as possible, then shutting the door behind him. Lilo rushed to put the band around her wrist, not having very much luck twisting the clasp back into place with one hand. Finally, after several failed attempts, she gave up and decided that it would probably work if she just made sure the two ends touched. If she held onto it as tightly as she could, then she would make it through the journey. She truly believed her logic was correct, though she got absolutely no verification and had decided not to ask the creator of the device. That is the reasoning of children.
Jumba looked through the single window that was set in the small door, gesturing a question to Lilo. It was easy for her to understand it. It meant something along the lines of: Are you ready?
"Yup," Lilo responded, nodding her head and giving the man a thumbs up. Jumba signaled something else to her, to the effect of: Where do you want to go?
Lilo just shrugged, as if granting him permission to choose wherever she went. It didn't matter to her just yet, as long as she was able to get out of the house before Nani thought to check the attic. She gestured for him to just put her wherever he thought fit. Jumba received it as: "Surprise me."
He jabbed the keys, smiling in spite of himself. He would.
Lilo felt the sudden pulsating of energy appearing around her, sending mild, yet uncomfortable shocks through her body. She grasped onto the metal band as tightly as she possibly could, the sweat formed by both excitement and fright making it all the more difficult for her to do so. She desperately hoped that the machine would work soon. She could feel the two ends of the clasp slipping slowly from her pinching fingers.
Through the small window, she saw Jumba as he finally ended pressing the buttons and flipping the switches in the control panel beside the device, then saw him turn to her and lift three fingers into the air...then two...one... Finally, as Lilo felt the rhythmical currents of energy flowing through her finally reach their apex, the world around her seemed to writhe in odd, dizzying directions, creating and effect that Lilo described to herself like "flushing the world down the toilet". Then, there was a sudden tugging sensation, as if she were being pulled into the center of the swirl by her belly, and she disappeared into the center of the whirl, ultimately beginning her journey to the unknown realm of Jumba's choosing. But, a millisecond after she had been pulled into the abyss, her grip on the transmitter slipped out of her grasp, and she was sent into the swirling hell that she would endure for what seemed an endless amount of time. The Screaming. Painful. Hell.
Back to the present...
The memories that we have reviewed passed much more quickly in Lilo's mind than it did for us, only nullifying a certain amount of the pain for the shortest of time. The tears that flowed from Lilo's brown eyes seemed to flow much less freely, as if the pain had squeezed her dry. It wouldn't stop. She couldn't feel any blood, but still...Her eyes finally seemed to ease allowing them to close halfway. Why this happened, Lilo didn't know, but it sedated the pain from the light enough to end the flow of tears. The lights began to dim, the pain began to subside, and Lilo felt her eyes closing, introducing her to an opulence that she had thought she would never experienced. The pain still existed, though in a more dulled way, and it was only the most violent of the convulsions that had found their way into Lilo's calmed subconscious. When it finally came to the time when Lilo's eyes were yet again forced open and the pain had once more found her more sensitive areas, she had found strength enough to continue the journey without being immediately brought to tears. The lights flashed faster and brighter, blinding Lilo much longer than it had the first moments. But, before her sight was engulfed in the clouded white that she was soon becoming accustomed to, she saw in the distance, its size barely larger than that of a pinprick, a darker area. Perhaps it was a darker, more foreboding place, holding more danger and anguish than what Lilo was feeling at the moment. Or, maybe, it brought what Lilo had expected, had hoped, just before it disappeared from her fading perception. Maybe it was the end of the tunnel.
A/N: Okay, that's the end of the crap. I'm sorry, I just didn't like the chapter(s) very much, but as we all know, we've gotta start at the beginning; it wouldn't make sense any other way now would it? Alrighty then, now's the time I beg on my knees and ask for reviews. Remember: if it helps improve my work, it's a perk. If it says that it's good, I'm in a good mood. Any flames that don't help, GO TO HELL YOU WHELP...Sorry about the bad poetry. It's three in the morning; I've been awake for like, what, forever? Plus this painful thing in my side...Oh well. This is the time that you review. So go to that little bar...thingy...at the bottom of the page and go to the review...thing...and write up what you think! Oh, and thank you to those who reviewed already. You really helped!