CHAPTER FIVE: IDEAS FOR EXPERIMENT 28

"Okay, Lilo. We'll need a friendly face… a lean body… a sharp-clawed hand and a tiny hand… two big ears… a feather duster tail… and an apron."

Shamus, Stitch, and Lilo were trying to think of how they would make Experiment 28, which could save Finder's life. Lilo was on the experiment computer looking up Jumba's experiment pictures.

"Got it!" said Lilo. "We can use Felix's body and one hand and tail."

"0-1-0… Good idea," said Shamus. "We'll use Experiment 1-4-9's head."

Lilo looked up Experiment 149. "Bonnie?"
Shamus chuckled. "I've always been very fond of her head. My Experiment 17 was really just a cross between her head and 2-5-4's body. She's great, Baby Bonnie is. Gets into all sorts of mischief."

"But 2-5-4, that's Mr. Stenchy! You couldn't have used him!" said Lilo.

"Well, I did," said Shamus, "so live with it."

"You couldn't have!" repeated Lilo. "He's on planet Plorginar! How…?"

"I flew on a spaceship there, stupid!" Shamus laughed. "What did you think, I was lying to you?"

Lilo was in awe. "Wow! You have a spaceship too?"

"Stitch have spaceship," Stitch pointed out.

"Yes, but Shamus is, well… human," said Lilo. "Most humans don't."

"Back to work," Shamus said, and they did.

"Apron easy," said Stitch. He jumped into the elevator platform in the middle of the dome, and ran downstairs into Jumba and Pleakley's room.

Seconds later, Stitch appeared next to them again, holding an apron. "See?"

"Nice work, 6-2… I mean, Stitch," said Shamus.

Pleakley came running into the room shouting at Stitch. "Give me back my cooking apron, you little monster! That cost money!"

Stitch laughed.

"Sorry, Pleakley," said Lilo. "But we need your apron to clone it so we can make an experiment twenty-eight, and save Finder's life. Shamus is helping."

"More important than money," said Stitch.

"No!" Pleakley grabbed his apron. "Give me that, you little monster!"

"No!" Lilo shouted. "Give that back!"

"No!" Pleakley shouted.

"Naga," Stitch said.

"Pleakley," said Shamus, "when twenty-eight is finished and famous and saving lives, don't you want to be able to say, 'My apron helped make experiment twenty-eight and saved many lives!' and be famous?"

"Well, yes," Pleakley admitted, "but I need that apron back by dinner."

"Okataka," said Stitch, as Pleakley went down the elevator. "Takka!"

"Mucho mahalo!" said Lilo.

"You are very welcome!" called Pleakley. "Just think… me… famous! Da da da da!" He started singing "Here Comes the Bride" for some unknown reason.

"Now…," said Lilo, turning back to the computer, "we need a small hand and huge ears."

"Hmm," said Shamus.

"I found it!" said Lilo. "Melty's hands are so tiny!"

"Perfect," said Shamus.

"Felix, Bonnie, Pleakley, Melty, who?" recited Stitch.

"Look," said Shamus, "that experiment. His ears are perfect! Which one is he?"

"6-2-7," whispered Lilo.

"6-2-7?" asked Shamus

"6-2-7!" growled Stitch.

"6-2-7," said Jumba, walking into the dome, "yes. Most evil of all. Made after 6-2-6, in secret." He grinned.

"Where could we find these experiments?" asked Shamus. "I know that Bonnie's in prison, but where are the others?"

"Felix is with Big Stinky-head," said Lilo. "I think Melty's at…"

"Not to be worrying," said Jumba. He placed 627's pod on the ground, next to containers holding Bonnie and Melty. "We need still need to be getting 0-1-0 from Gantu."

"Grrr!" said Stitch.

"Than off we go!" said Shamus. "Let's!"