I seriously feel lazy for not updating for a while, but I've had Trial Exams at school...

And trust me, they are not fun!

A/N: Mild violence in this chappy...

Chapter 21: Fight To The Death.

Cosmo

The door flew open with a loud bang, and I tumbled out onto the hard ground, rolling over a few times before coming to a stop on my back.

My gracefulness is amazing.

I sat up as I heard the others run out into the clearing. "No one saw dat, right?"

Gravy skidded to a stop beside me. "Saw what?" his voice sounded as if he was holding his nose, but then I realised that he was holding back gravy.

I furrowed an eyebrow. "How can ya shoot dat stuff?"

The light brown experiment shrugged. "It's just like sneezing." He explained.

"Right..."

"Ookata! Leroy!"

My ears pricked up as Stitch pointed towards the ship. Leroy stood at the top of the ramp, arms extended and his teeth bared.

Anger re-surfacing, I narrowed my eyes and bared my teeth back at him. Wow. Two blunt teeth. That must have been scary!

My attention turned to Jumba as he ran past me. "Stop fooling around, 631, and get in Earth vehicle!"

My eyes followed Jumba's form until they landed on the red Buggy that he sometimes drove down to the beach with when Lilo and Nani had picnics, and I ran towards it. "I call Shotgun!!" I shouted, climbing into it. I held my hand out to Rhanee and pulled her up. As I did so, our noses almost touched, and I stared at her for a few seconds, a shy grin on my face.

I was jerked out of my thoughts as Gravy shot a stream of gravy from his nose, and I realised that Leroy was trying to climb onto the back of the buggy.

Frowning, I strapped myself into the front seat. "Where's Angel when ya need her? She knows how to fight!" I'd never given her credit for anything before, but that was the nicest thing I'd ever said about her. Frowning, I turned the keys in the ignition and shifted the gearstick into drive. The back wheels spun as I slammed my foot onto the accelerator, sending Leroy tumbling to the ground, and we sped off into the bushes.

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"Do you even know how to drive this thing?!" Gravy asked as he bounced around in the back seat.

I looked over my shoulder at him. "Gravy, ya don't want me to answer dat question."

He exchanged worried looks with Pleakley, before turing back to me, "What?!"

I sighed. "Fine. No, I don't know how to drive dis ting. I've never driven a car before, only a Go-Kart. But..." the car bounced roughly over a ditch, and Jumba gripped the side of his seat. "Its da same basic principle, ain't it? One pedal makes it to, da over (other) makes it stop."

Both Pleakley and Gravy went white, and Gravy latched onto Rhanee. "We're gonna die!" he squeaked, screwing his eyes up.

"I'm glad ya have so much confidence in me." My voice dripped with sarcasm, and I turned to Jumba. He was gripping his seat so hard that his knuckles had gone white.

I rolled my eyes. "Nice..."

BANG!

Leroy suddenly dropped onto the bonnet of the Buggy, and I swerved violently, a number of swear words flying from my mouth before I could stop them.

The red Experiment snarled and scrapped his claws across the front window, leaving scratches on the glass.

Worry flooded me as he climbed round to Jumba's door, and I undid my seatbelt and lunged across the buggy, landing on Jumba's lap. "Take da wheel!" I yelled, smashing my fist into Leroy's face.

Jumba reached over and took the wheel in his large hands, and I bared my teeth at Leroy. I knew I couldn't keep him out of the car, but I wasn't about to let him hurt my Ohana!

I glanced at Jumba over my shoulder. "Jumba! I'm gonna do sometin' incredibly stupid, but I want ya to do sometin' for me!"

Jumba turned his head to look at me.

"I want ya--" Leroy sunk his teeth into my hand, and I head butted him hard in the face, "I want ya to look after Rhanee!"
"What?!"

"It's me he wants! And I'm puttin' ya guys in danger! But, just promise me sometin', Jumba." I could feel tears welling up behind my eyes, but I held them back. For someone of my fitness, what I was about to do would probably be classified as suicide. "Promise me dat ya'll lok after Rhanee..."

Sadness spread over Jumba's face, but he nodded. "Am promising."

I smiled slightly, and turned back to Leroy, before leaping forward and tackling him to the ground.

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"Leroy gonna get you!"

I quickened my running as I glanced over my shoulder. I was starting to think that this 'plan' of mine wasn't a very good one.

Heh. It actually wasn't. It didn't even cross my mind that Leroy might be faster then me. After all, he doesn't have a chubby tummy that slows him down.

If by some wonderful miracle that I survive this, I'm gonna try and lose a bit of weight.

I turned sharply and pushed my way through the undergrowth. I'll admit now that I had absolutely no idea where I was going of what I was gonna do. As long as the others were safe. That was all that really mattered.

"Cosmo, nala qweesta!"

I frowned, glancing back over my shoulder. "How many more insults are ya gonna frow (throw) at me?!" I scrambled over a log and turned to the left, following an overgrown path that lead upwards.

I swallowed, panting. WHY did there have to be a hill?

Ignoring the pain in my legs, I quickened my running. My nose twitched, and I thought I could smell the faint aroma of ash. At least...I think it was ash. It smelt like whenever Jumba's weird Serums exploded and his stupid lab filled with black smoke.

I sneezed. The smell was seriously itching my nose. Where the hell was it coming from?

It didn't take me long to find out.

As I burst through the bushes, I skidded to a stop.

I had come face to face with the mouth of the volcano!

My mouth hanging open, I suddenly remembered what Lilo had said when I was first activated and was showing me around the island. 'And that path there leads up to the volcano. Nani says we can't go up there. I don't know why she's so worried. We wouldn't go anywhere near the mouth... '

Ah, yes. The advice from Nani is never taken in...

"JAKATA QWEESTA!!"

I spun around as Leroy burst into the small clearing, his lip pulled back in a snarl. "Nowhere to run now."

I swallowed. "Uhh...Yes. Tanks for pointing dat out." My ears drooped. I couldn't go forwards, or backwards. Forwards would result in a severe butt kicking that I probably wouldn't survive...and backwards would mean certain death.

Joy. Isn't it wonderful to have so many choices?

I frowned at Leroy. "Look...I don't wanna fight ya. Da only reason ya wanna fight is 'cause it's what ya programmed to." I slowly edged towards the path, hoping my little 'speech' would buy me some time. "Lilo an Stitch can turn ya good. Dey (they) did it to all da over (other) Experiments. Dey'll find da one place dat ya belong. Dey'll find ya a family..." That was officially the lamest and most corny thing I'd ever said.

Leroy stared at me, his head tilted to one side. For a moment, I thought he was thinking about what I said. That thought went down the drain as he snarled at me again, and pushed his arms out.

My shoulders slumped. "Oh great. Yeah, just keep following the 'Bad Side' cause it's easier. Maybe your just scared to change. Ya know wat ya are?"

The red experiment just stared at me.

"Ya just a coward who picks on people who are weaker dan ya!" I pushed my spines out. I don't know why I said that. It just came out. But I meant every word of it!

Leroy's eyes narrowed and he stalked towards me. I crouched down, copying his position.

Just as he was about to lunge at me, the red Buggy burst into the clearing with Jumba blaring the horn,

I stared at him, unable to believe my eyes when Lilo, Gravey, Stitch, Pleakley and Rhanee's heads popped into view. Shaking the surprise away, I frowned. "What da hell, Jumba! Me givin ya da wheel meant 'Keep drivin'home'! What are ya doin' here?!---"

I was cut off as Leroy smashed into me, knocking me of my feet. Spinning round in his grip, I rammed my elbow into his arm.

He snarled, and pulled m arm behind my back before digging his knee into the middle of my back. I cried out in pain, jerking my head back and connecting with his face. He tumbled off me, holding his nose.

Panting, I climbed to my feet and ran towards him. I leapt into the air, bringing my fist down squarely on the top of his head.

Not very smart. It hurt me more than it did him, and I held my hand to my chest, tears filling my eyes.

Snorting with laughter, Leroy kicked his foot out, knocking me to the ground. The wind was knocked out of my as he landed on my stomach. I struck out with my good fist, but he dodged it, and closed his teeth around my left ear.

Frowning, I brought my knee up into his side, making him jerk his head back. Pain shot through my ear, and I felt a sharp pull.

I kicked him off me and brought my hands up to my ear. It stung as my hands touched it, and when I pulled them back, they were covered in my blood.

I realised that he had shredded the side of my ear.

Tears flowing from my eyes, I looked up to see Leroy heading towards the Buggy.

A low growl formed in my throat, and I lunged forward. "How do ya like it when SOMEONE MUTILATES YOUR EAR!!??" I tackled him to the ground, clamping my blunt teeth around his ear, and pulled hard!

I knew that my teeth were useless, but I hoped I was hurting him!

Growling, I punched him repeatedly in the side of the head. "STAY. AWAY. FROM. MY. OHANA!!" I bellowed, rage bubbling inside me. I bit down on his ear again he dug his claws into my side, and scratched me across the face and chest, and I cried out in pain again.

"Leroy touch whatever he like!" he hissed, picking me up and throwing me across the clearing.

I flew through the air before colliding with a rock next the mouth of the volcano.

My body shook with pain as I tried to climb to my feet, and I tasted blood. As I looked up, all I saw was a flash of red, and he next thing I knew, I was lying on my back right next to the mouth of the volcano.

Fear flooded me. "Leroy! Leroy, stop!" I tried blocking his punches, and he sunk his teeth into my arm. "Leroy! We're on da edge of da volcano! LEROY! WE'RE GONNA DIE!!"

I slapped him in the side of the face, trying to get him to listen to me.

He didn't.

Instead, he snarled at me and pushed me hard in the shoulders, sending us both tumbling into the volcano...

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My face at picturing Cosmo and Leroy falling ----- 0.0'

Oh God...