Chapter 22: Richter

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Sorry about the wait but thanks to some recent research on Kauai I was about to get a spark of inspiration for this story. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

It was a hot day as two teens were relaxing against a palm tree with a cooler by them.

"Man it's so hot. The ice is already melting." One said pulling a can out.

"I'll still take a soda." The other said.

Little did they know an experiment pod with the number 513 was in the tree above.

As the wind blew the leaves the pod fell out and landed right in the cooler full of melted ice causing a purple experiment with a large tail to appear.

Slamming its tail down the ground around it began to shake causing a huge earthquake.

"Earthquake!" All the people said running away in fear.


At Gantu's ship, 625 was making sandwiches as he was listening to the news.

"625 turn that thing off! I'm trying to get the communication relay back online and you're not helping!" Gantu yells.

"Aw what's the matter? Can't handle plugging in wires all by yourself?" 625 mocks walking over. "At least I'll be ready in case of a sandwich shortage."

"What shortage?" Gantu asks obliviously.

"Newsflash Space Whale there was a quake today. I'm not taking any chances. I'm stocking up." 625 said.

Pushing some wires together, Hamsterviel appeared on the screen.

"Gantu! You landlocked Cetacean! Why have you not reported?!" Hamsterviel snaps.

"I hate my life." Gantu mutters. "Dr. Hamsterviel the communication relay was down."

"I pay you for results. If you do not bring me an experiment soon, I will abuse you physically as well as verbally." Hamsterviel threatens.

"Understood sir." Gantu said when Jumba's old experiment container went off.

"Experiment 613 activated. Primary function: Geological disruption." It said.

"Ah a Quake-making experiment." Gantu said intrigued.

"Excellent. Bring it to me at once." Hamsterviel orders.


At Leo's house, we see Pleakley holding a house meeting with Ruby, Red, Jumba and Stitch.

"I've called you all together for an Emergency Earthquake Readiness Meeting. Now Planetary shaking is measured on what is called a Richter Scale." Pleakley explains.

"Today's quake measured at a 5.0. Standard reading for a normal earthquake." Red declares.

"But a good reminder for us all to be prepared and don't panic! I repeat be prepared and don't panic!" Pleakley panics.

"I am thinking you are panicking." Jumba said.

"Me of course not! This planet is composed of geological plates and faults that are all in constant flux which can lead to mass destruction!" Pleakley said as Red's screen showed the planet exploding making him scream. "Duck and cover! The sky is falling!"

Walking in, Adella noticed Pleakley running around.

"Uh what am I looking at?" Adella asks.

"Why aren't we panicking?! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Pleakley screams as Stitch threw water at him.

"Pleakley's scared by the earthquake and was trying to tell us not to panic." Ruby said.

"Well I might not be a public speaker but I'm pretty sure you shouldn't panic when you try to tell people not to panic." Adella said.

"Well lucky for us Red has helped plan the essential earthquake survival kits for everyone here. Wait where are the others?" Pleakley asks looking.

"They're with Leo and his mother down at the Marine Center." Adella said.


At the Marine Center, Leo was sweeping up while Ariel, Attina, Arista, Aquata, Andrina and Alana helped all the fish calm down.

"I thought my tank was gonna break." A fish said rocking back and forth. "I thought I would never make it back to the ocean."

"Okay deep breaths. Deep breaths." Alana said as Attina and Ariel walked in.

"Man that octopus would not let go." Attina said.

"What was that?" Ariel asks.

"An Earthquake. You ever get those down in Atlantica?" Leo asks sweeping up as Andrina, Aquata and Arista were wiping up some spilled water.

"A few tremors but this was nuts." Ariel said.

"Guess being all those leagues underwater tends to lessen these things." Andrina said.

"Yeah the surface has a few problems." Leo chuckles.

"Well on the plus side nothing was damaged greatly and the best part is that the new milkshake machine I ordered for the Marine Center Mess Hall is still intact." Naia said.

"Yeah that's about the only area in this whole center that makes us any money." Leo said when Ruby, Adella and Stitch walked in.

"Looks like a wave hit this place." Ruby said.

"Ruby can you and Stitch clean up over there?" Naia points.

Walking over the corner, Stitch picked up a loose oxygen tank but when he messes with the handle oxygen shot out startling him.

Growling Stitch instinctively bit down on it causing the tank to shoot out into the air.

"Incoming!" Arista said as they all ducked making the oxygen tank fly into the mess hall and smash into the milkshake.

"Uh oh." Ruby gulps.

"Oooh you're in trouble." Attina cringed.

"Oh not the milkshake machine!" Naia said running over to see the orange ball atop it fall off.

"Ooh ball." Stitch said taking it.

"I'm sorry mommy it was an accident." Ruby said.

"As if I don't have enough things to worry about. We were finally gonna be able to pay this month's fee with no problems! Ugh what am I gonna do now?" Naia groans.

"Mom take a deep breath. We'll figure out how to fix this." Leo said.

"Leonard just get your sister and take her and Stitch home please. I don't need anything else broken today." Naia groans.

"Yes mom." Leo sighs as Naia walks to her office.

"She reminds me of daddy when we got into trouble." Aquata cringed.

"Guess all parents are like that." Andrina said.

"Uh oh." Ruby said seeing she was in trouble.

"Will you girls keep an eye on mom for me and help out around here? I got a sister and a dog to look over." Leo asks.

"Sure thing." Attina nods.

"Good luck." Ariel said giving him a peck on the cheek before walking out.

"I'm gonna need it." Leo mutters before turning to Ruby and Stitch who had innocent looks on their faces.

Grabbing them, Leo led them outside.

Looking at his orange ball, Stitch was about to bite down on it.

"No Stitch!" Leo said pulling the ball away. "Listen you're not evil anymore. You have to stop destroying everything."

"You like something you need to take care of it. Otherwise, you won't have it anymore." Ruby said.

"That goes double for you Ruby. You need to stop and think before you do something. How many times have we had this talk?" Leo asks.

"I'm sorry Leo." Ruby said making him groan.

"Aren't you being a little tough on them? It was an accident." Adella asks.

"If I don't tell them they could get in real trouble." Leo said.

"Earthworms. Did you notice any strange creatures after today's quake?" A familiar voice asks.

Eyes widening they ran behind some palm trees to see Gantu talking to an elderly couple.

"Just you." The woman said.

"Why are you so big?" The man asks.

"I'm from the 8th Planet in the Kreplot system where—I mean. I'm from Samoa." Gantu corrects.

"Oh alright." They both said accepting that.

"Oh no not him again." Adella groans.

"He must be looking for another experiment." Ruby said.

"And I'm guessing it's behind that earthquake we had earlier." Leo assumed.

Back at the house, the 4 of them went to Jumba and explained everything.

"Ah yes sounds like Experiment 513. An Earthquake maker." Jumba declares.

"So it just shakes things?" Ruby asks making Jumba chuckle.

"Hardly. Today's quake was a little tickle to 513. Is programmed to locate the weakest spot on the island to make one big ginormous quake. Most likely 513 is off to big fault at base of the volcano. It is imperative that 513 not get underground. Unless you want evil quake." Jumba smirks.

"Absolutely not." Leo said.

"How do we stop it?" Ruby asks.

"These canisters are filled with very sticky substance to hold 513." Jumba said showing a whole bag full.

Grabbing one Stitch loaded it into the blaster.

"Come on let's go find it." Adella said.

"Hold it! Hold everything!" Pleakley said coming in.

"No one is allowed to leave the house without doing an Earthquake preparedness drill and taking a kit." Red said carrying kits.

"No more of your drilling." Jumba said frustrated.

"Now remember duck, cover and scream! Aaah!" Pleakley repeats over and over.

"You don't have to do that." Leo said.

"I'm not gonna." Adella said.

"Sometimes I get really embarrassed for him." Ruby said.

"Welcome to my world." Leo and Adella said.

Pausing the two look at each other.

"You think one sibling is embarrassing? Try 6 including Ariel." Adella counters.

"Touché." Leo admits.


Soon the 4 of them were tracking 513 and spotted it heading for the volcano.

"There it is." Adella said.

"Okay we blast it, trap it and get it out before it causes any more trouble." Leo said as Stitch readied himself.

"Let's get him sticky!" Ruby said.

Running out Stitch aimed the blaster right at 513.

"Hold it right there Shaky Guy!" Ruby said.

"Shaky Guy?" Adella raised an eyebrow.

"Still working on the name." Ruby said.

Slamming his tail to the ground 513 made a small quake making the 4 of them lose their footing.

"Out of the way!" Running in, Gantu knocks Stitch into a coconut tree. "This abomination is mine! Ha!" Reaching to pull out his blaster Gantu pulls out a sandwich instead.

Using this opening 513 ran past him towards the volcano.

"Quick grab it!" Leo yells.

As he and Adella lunged at it 513 went into a small crevice just before they grabbed it.

"Oh no." Leo groans.

"Jumba said not to let that thing underground, didn't he?" Ruby gulps.

"Unfortunately." Adella gulps.

"Malaqueesta." Stitch groans.

Suddenly a loud shake went off causing rocks from above to fall down nearby.

"We have to go down there and get him!" Ruby said about to climb up.

"Ichaba!" Stitch said pointing Gantu approaching Leo and Adella.

Gulping in fear, Adella clung to Leo for dear life.

"Not so tough without your little trog are you?" Gantu mocks when Stitch jumps in front of them.

"Good thing about Stitch is he's never too far from me." Leo smirks.

"Catch!" Ruby throws Stitch the blaster and he fires covering Gantu in the sticky goo.

"Hey! It's Sticky!" Gantu said struggling to get free when Adella sticks her foot out tripping the big dummy and making him fall off the hill. "I hate sticky!"

"Quick thinking back there." Leo said impressed.

"Ariel isn't the only fun one in this family." Adella giggles.

"Come on. We need to catch that experiment and fast." Ruby said as the four of them made their way into the cave.

"Man it's so dark in here." Adella said.

"Could it be any darker?" Ruby asks and immediately rocks fell down blocking part of the entrance.

"You had to jinx it." Leo glares.

"Sorry." Ruby said.

"Just hold my hand." Leo said as Ruby grabbed it and to his surprise Adella grabbed the other. "Adella?"

"Sorry it's just uh I'm not that big on dark, small spaces so I'm gonna stick close to you." She gulps.

Seeing this Ruby couldn't help but giggle at their interaction.

Using his night vision Stitch looked around for any sign of 513 and spotted said experiment climbing the walls.

Slamming his tail down 513 made the entire cave shake.

Taking out his flashlight, Leo turned it on spotting the experiment.

"There it is!" Leo points.

Taking out the blaster Stitch fired multiple shots forcing the experiment to flee.

"And there it goes." Ruby said.

Chasing after it, Stitch attacked 513 trying to subdue it but the experiment was not letting up.

Swinging his tail, 513 sends Stitch flying out of the cave.

Turning around Leo and Adella saw 513 growl at them.

"Ruby fire!" Leo yells as Ruby picks up the blaster.

Aiming it at 513, she was about to fire when it slams its tail down making her wobble.

"Whoa!" Ruby yells clicking the trigger and firing hitting Leo and Adella.

"Ruby!" Leo yells as both were sent flying out of the cave.

Gasping Stitch ran to catch them.

"Nice catch Stitch." Leo groans.

"Ugh what happened?" Adella groans when she looks down and noticed Ruby had blasted Leo's left and her right arm making the two of them stuck together. "Leo how do we get this off?" Adella asks trying to pull it off.

"This is too sticky. I can't get us free." Leo growls struggling to pull but he ended up pulling so hard Adella fell on top of him.

"Uh…" Both paused inches from each other's faces.

However, their thoughts were interrupted by Ruby being thrown out.

Putting them down Stitch ran and caught Ruby.

"Well that could have gone better." Ruby said before noticing both teens glaring at her. "Uh oopsie."

"I'll get you for this." Adella glares.

"Get in line." Leo glares.

Inside the cave 513 slams his tail down causing a giant cave in and the rocks to collapse.

"Oh we're gonna need a new way down." Ruby cringed.

"Ooh." Reaching into Leo's bag Stitch pulled out his orange ball.

"Well at least you're keeping that safe." Leo sighs.

"So what do we do now?" Adella asks.

"Let's go back. Maybe Jumba can make us something to help us. Or at the very least get us unstuck." Leo said.


Fortunately, he could. Back at the house, Jumba was making modifications to the buggy and installing a giant drill.

"There. Finished with latest genius buggy modification." Jumba said as Ruby and Stitch were in the front and Adella and Leo were in the back. "Is one giant drilling machine and additional lumbar support."

"One of these days I need to get my license." Leo grumbles as Stitch got behind the wheel.

"So what about getting us unstuck?" Adella asks.

"Evil Genius Jumba focused on the trapping. Not on the unsticking. It will take Jumba time to figure out how to remove solution without harming the two of you. Quick question do you two mind getting new arms?" Jumba asks.

"NO!" Both yelled almost immediately.

"Okay, okay. Then just give it a little time, the solution weakens after long periods." Jumba said.

"Alright Stitch what you want to do is—Stitch!" Leo snaps seeing Stitch hanging his orange ball from the rear-view window.

"626, why are you wasting time with citrus orb?" Jumba asks grabbing it.

"Hugata! Blech!" Stitch said taking it back.

"He doesn't like people touching his orange ball." Ruby said.

"Yeah I'm trying to teach him to take care of things." Leo said.

"Hmph you should have seen Ariel when she tried to take care of a baby whale." Adella said.

"Wait what?" Leo said interested.

"Oh yeah she thought she, Sebastian and Flounder hid it from everyone but I caught on." Adella giggles when the ground shook again.

"Earthquake! We need another drill! Duck, cover, waah!" Pleakley yells running out.

"Floor it!" Leo yells as Stitch started the buggy up and drove out before Pleakley could catch them.


Back at the volcano, Gantu finally freed himself from the sticky solution.

"At last." Reaching for his pod, Gantu sees 625 had filled it with sandwiches. Dumping it out he noticed one more in his suit. "625 I'm gonna—" Pausing Gantu sniffs it. "Toasted bacon and raisin? Just like Mumu used to make."

Eating the sandwich Gantu took a step and ended up stepping the in goo again. "Not again!"

As he tried to break free the solution flung him in the opposite direction.

Driving past him the buggy pulled up to the cave in.

"Okay Stitch drill into that volcano like a dentist." Ruby points as they drilled an entrance.

"This is almost too easy." Gantu grins following after.

"He's got to be around here somewhere." Ruby said as she, Adella and Leo turned on flashlights.

"Icha." Stitch said.

"Follow the cracks and the sounds of shaking. That's a good start." Adella suggests.

As rocks came falling down Leo noticed something hanging from the ceiling.

"Up there!" Leo said shining his light on 513.

Slamming his tail against the wall rocks came falling down.

Driving down the path, Stitch narrowly avoided being hit with 513 right on their tail as it climbed the rocky walls with ease.

Leaping off the walls, 513 lands on the roof of the buggy appearing in the window.

Snarling at them Adella screams and clings to Leo for dear life.

However, when it saw Stitch's orange ball 513 grabbed it and immediately left.

"Ichiba!" Stitch snaps getting up and chasing after it.

Slamming his tail down 513 made the ground under the buggie break much to the horror of everyone inside.

Gasping Stitch realized he had to choose between them or 513.

Scrambling back to the buggy, Stitch grabbed it just before it fell down below and pulled them back up to safety before getting inside.

"Nice catch." Ruby said.

"Yeah…wish you could have grabbed us a little faster though." Adella said still holding onto Leo.

"Uh Adella? You mind letting go of me?" Leo asks.

Blushing she quickly climbed off.

"Sorry." She apologized.

Turning on the drill, they raced after 513.

It tried to block their path but the drill pushed through allowing them to corner it.

"You need a time out mister." Ruby said.

"Nowhere to run now you little troublemaker." Leo said as Stitch leaped out.

"Mine!" Stitch said trying to pull the ball away.

"No mine!" Coming in Gantu scoops up 513 and shoving Stitch off the edge.

"You again?!" Leo glares.

"Put him down right now!" Adella orders.

"You earthlings are so troublesome." Gantu said shoving them out of his way. "To ensure you can't follow me."

Taking out his blaster, he shoots the buggy frying the controls.

Down below Stitch climbs back up to see Gantu making his escape, but the cave roof above them began to crumble.

"Not again!" Adella panics.

"Duck, cover, aaah!" Ruby screams doing Pleakley's idea and running into the buggy for cover.

"Adella! Run in that direction!" Leo points.

"Are you crazy?!" Adella gasps.

"Just do it!" Leo said as they both ran in opposite directions and the sticky solution ended up taking the entire rock slide and flings it away breaking the hold on them as well.

"Wow Pleakley was right it does work." Ruby said getting up.

"Pleakley didn't do anything this was all us." Leo said walking over.

"His dumb drills didn't save you. We did. And I can't believe I just did that." Adella said still shaken up.

"I know, but I'm glad you did." Leo said.

"Well we're safe for now but how are we gonna get out?" Ruby asks.

"Stitch?" Leo asks looking to his alien.

Nodding Stitch climbs into the front and hotwires it restarting the buggy up again.


Up above on the surface, a man was at a gas station when the buggy drilled a hole up nearby.

"H-Hi." Stitch waves.

"Oof the tourists get uglier every year." He said before driving off.

Nearby Jumba was looking at a paper while Red and Pleakley came out with tons of supplies.

"After analyzing everyone's caloric intake these nutrients should last everyone an entire week." Red analyzed.

Looking up Jumba noticed everyone climbing out.

"Leonard, 626, Mermaid girl, little girl." Jumba acknowledged.

"What are you guys doing here?" Ruby asks.

"Getting more quake supplies. Aren't they fascinating? Look a personal wind power generator." Pleakley said taking out a pinwheel.

"Ugh I'm too tired to correct you on that." Leo groans.

"Where is Experiment 513?" Jumba asks.

"Gantu got him." Adella said as Stitch started sobbing.

"And what is wrong with 626?" Red asks.

"He's sad because 513 took his orange ball." Ruby explains.

"Is just citrus orb. Why with the salt watery eyes?" Jumba asks.

"Because Jumba I've been trying to teach Stitch how to care for things and the ball was supposed to be how." Leo explains.

"Aw he's just being grumpy. Don't be so down. Turn that frown upside down." Pleakley said holding out the pinwheel which Stitch rips apart with one bite. "Hey that was a high tech piece of equipment."

"Didn't look like it." Adella raised an eyebrow.

Suddenly the ground began to shake again.

"Quake! Duck, cover—"

"Not again!" Leo interrupts.

"I thought you said 513 was captured." Jumba said.

"It was." Ruby said.

"Error. My sensors are indicating large seismic activity in this location." Red said as his cloaking temporality went down and showed a screen in his chest area.

"Oh no 513 is setting off chain of quakes. If we don't hurry planet will be split in two." Jumba panics.

"What do we?!" Ruby asks.

"Pack bags for leaving and don't forget slippers." Jumba insists.

"Not happening! Find a way to save the planet." Leo orders.

"Hmm if another crack is formed at an exact 90-degree angle we might be able to cancel out the original cracks." Jumba said.

"But how do we do that?" Adella asks.

"513. If it can make another quake." Ruby realized.

"It just might work." Jumba said.

"You want to make another quake?! Are you all mad?" Pleakley gasps.

"We need to find Gantu's ship." Leo said as they ran off.


At Gantu's ship, Gantu was trying to get 513 through the transport but 513 was putting up a fight.

"You are going to get in that transporter and you will like it!" Gantu yells dropping 513 in. "Have an unpleasant trip."

Pounding against the glass, 513 caused the whole ship to shake.

"You have activated the ship's auto-clean function. Thank you." The computer said spraying Gantu.

"Chiba!" Opening the door, Stitch, Leo, Ruby and Adella ran in.

"Stitch get rid of him!" Leo points.

Growing his extra arms, Stitch attacks Gantu knocking him to the ground and making multiple sandwiches drop down.

Running to the computer they looked around.

"Which one opens this thing?" Adella asks.

"Just hit buttons." Ruby said pressing some.

"Activating molecular transport." The computer said.

"Oops." Ruby said.

"You and I need to have a serious talk about your touch first ask questions later." Leo glares.

"10 seconds to transport."

"Scold me later! We need to save him!" Ruby begs.

"We need something that can surprise that big dummy." Adella panics.

As Gantu throws Stitch off, Leo looks around for an idea.

"Well Ariel always saud I should take more risks." Leo said "Hey big dummy!" Reaching to his hip, Leo pulls out his mirror.

As a bright light engulfs him, Leo changes into his water form.

"What in the galactic alliance?!" Before Gantu could figure out what happened Leo punched him in the face sending him falling backwards and smashing into the transport freeing 513.

"Ha got you!" Leo smirks before slipping on his own webbed feet.

"Hmm maybe that form is better suited for water." Ruby said as Leo struggled to get up.

"That was amazing. You rock big bro." Ruby smiles as Stitch drops a lid on Gantu making him transport away instead.

"Ha ha!" Stitch mocks when the ground shook. "Cousin?"

"We got this." Leo said tying up 513 with Pleakley's kit.

"Guess this dumb kit was useful after all." Adella said tossing Leo the mirror allowing him to change back.

Needless to say when Hamsterviel ended up getting Gantu instead of his experiment the little furball was not happy one bit.

Bringing 513 to the cracks things were getting worse.

"Are you sure we can't just leave this planet while we can?" Jumba asks.

"Yeah I'm getting hoarse from all the screaming and dropping." Pleakley agrees.

"No one is leaving." Leo said.

"He's just to fix it. If he doesn't there will be nothing left to care about. Not even for him." Ruby said.

"Shibito." 513 said.

"Igota!" Stitch snaps as the ground rumbled. "Oh…if you do that. Bebu." Stitch offers.

"What's he saying?" Adella asks.

"626 has offered a deal. If 513 can fix cracks in planet then 626 will give precious citrus orb." Jumba translates.

"Stitch's language is very efficient." Pleakley said.

"Affirmative." Red agrees as the ground shook worse.

"Rowr." 513 nods.

"I think that's a yes." Leo said.

"Be careful 513 is very sneaky." Jumba said.

"His name is Richter. You got to have a little faith Jumba." Ruby said.

"Richter huh? Seems appropriate." Leo admits.

Opening the case, Richter leaped out and went down into the crack.

Following after Richter made another earthquake canceling out the original one.

"For once evil genius Jumba is happy to be wrong." Jumba said.

"Thank goodness that's over." Adella said breathing a sigh of relief.

"But what about Richter?" Ruby asks.

Listening around, Stitch heard a noise coming from some rocks.

Growing his extra arms Stitch cleared the rocks away allowing Richter to crawl out.

"There he is." Adella smiles as they praised the little guy.

"You rock Richter." Ruby smiles hugging him.

Frowning Stitch looks at his ball. He didn't want to do this but a deal is a deal.

"Da Boochibu." Stitch said giving Richter the ball.

"Da Boochibu." Richter smiles taking it.

"You did the right thing Stitch." Leo said petting him.

"So what are we gonna do with this thing now that it's good? I mean what kind place needs a creature that shakes things?" Adella asks.

"I have an idea." Leo said.


Back at the Marine Lab Mess Hall, Leo had decided to use Richter as a replacement for the milkshake machine that was broken.

"Leonard you are a genius." Naia smiles seeing the big line for people wanting to buy one.

"I have my moments mom." Leo said proudly.

"Thanks Leo, I thought I was going to be in serious trouble." Ruby said scooping ice cream for the shakes.

"You're not off the hook yet. I'm still mad at you for trapping me and Adella together." Leo said taking the cup and handing it to Richter.

Shaking violently, Richter made two milkshakes.

Taking them Leo handed one to Adella.

"A reward for a job well done." Leo smiles.

"Don't mind if I do." She smiles taking it.

"You really helped us out today Adella. Thanks a lot." Leo said.

As she took a big sip some ice cream got on her nose.

Chuckling Leo wipes it off making her blush slightly.

Walking away, Leo took the other milkshake and went to enjoy it.

"No he's Ariel's boyfriend. I can't." Adella mutters unaware that Ruby saw this.

"Ooh I wonder how many other mermaids like my brother?" Ruby giggles liking where this was going.