Forgiveness Is Hard To Ask For

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Jumba sighed as he sat on the bed in his and Pleakley's room listening to Pleakley lecturing him about how dangerous it was to have Leroy here but the Quanta Quaglian wasn't listening as usual. He hated how his room mate and best friend viewed his creations but to him they were his children.

"Leroy hasn't even destroyed anything since he's been here Pleakley.

Too sick to even try.

Jumba know that.

Ill with Quanta virus." he told him.

Pleakley then saw his room mate leave but there was a sad look of hurt in Jumba's eyes as he saw him leave but sighed. He hadn't meant to hurt Jumba's feelings like that but sometimes Jumba had to be kept in check.

"Maybe I should check on him later to make sure he;s okay." the Plorgian thought but saw Nabu in the living room playing by himself.

Sukai and most of the experiment kids went to kindergarten but Nabu wasn't allowed because he was like his father but the Plorgian felt a little twinge of sadness for the young experiment.

He knew how it felt to be alone.....

Leroy wondered what was bothering Jumba as he entered the Big Red Battleship as he gave him more of his medicine. He had been curious since he'd heard the Quanta Quaglian mutter as he'd entered the ship.

"It's nothing Leroy.

I want to try something." the former evil genius told him opening the fusion chamber as he climbed out weakly and walked on all fours since he wasn't at full strength to walk normally.

He saw the police cruiser there and wondered what was going on.

"Try and lift it up." he heard Jumba say but did as he was told.

But he couldn't do it as he crawled out from under the cruiser and lay on his side in the fusion chamber.

"W-Why couldn't I do it?

I've been able to do it before." Leroy said nervous as Jumba sighed.

"I knew this would've happened because of the vurus." he thought as Leroy sensed his creator and father's worry.

"It's the virus doing this, right?" he said as Jumba nodded sadly.

"Ih Leroy.

The virus is weakening and eliminating most of your powers except for disguising and being indestructible and your extra body parts.

Sorry about this.

That's why I didn't want to tell you but seeing you struggle with that cruiser confirmed it." he answered as Leroy looked sad.

But he felt tired and decided to sleep....

Kaimi felt sorry for his brother as he and Rueben were picking up the young experiments from school but was deciding to hide how he was feeling from his friend because right now Leroy needed him and he couldn't be emotionally weak or a wreck. But Rueben could tell something was wrong eating a graham cracker sandwich with peanut butter and jelly.

Sometimes Kaimi vented his feelings and he'd heard those emotional fits and tried to help but right now he could feel Kaimi was worried about Leroy.

"Nothing's wrong Rueben.

I can handle it on my own.

I know you care about me because we're friends.

Leroy needs me the way Marina and Brianna need you." he answered looking away as tears welled in his eyes but Rueben could see this.

"Okay but if you need me, I'll be there for you." he said as Kaimi wiped the tears away before anybody could see how he was feeling......

Leroy had been crying in his sleep and coughing a little as he remembered what Jumba had told him but woke up hearing the door open but smiled a little seeing Moopy. She detected the sadness from him and wondered what was bugging him. She saw him look at his hands as she sat on the fold down bed as he got out of the fusion chamber but nearly fell as she caught him and brought him over to the bed.

"Thank you.

I'm...... just sad." he said to her.

"I know.

I felt it as I entered the ship.

What's wrong?

You can tell me.

We're friends now." she said.

That word friend ignited good feelings every time he heard it but wasn't sure. He'd found it hard to trust anybody since he'd been activated besides Hamsterviel but then he was only using him for his destructive power but he wasn't sure. Looking at Stitch and the cousins being friends made him a little depressed inside and wanted a friend to share his feelings but it was a little harder for him.

"You can trust her.

She's one of us and she wants to help you.

What've you got to lose?" a voice in his head told him.

"The virus within me is making me lose my powers except for my disguise power and being indestructible.

I feel like a loser and that's how the others will treat me if they find out.

My powers are a part of me.

My identity." Leroy told her as there was an understanding look in Moopey's eyes.

"You're not a loser Leroy.

I know how you feel.

I don't have any powers and dob't know what mine are.

Jumba never told me." she said hugging him as he cried a little as Jumba had heard that.

He felt guilty for what Moopey had gone through because of him.....

But in the house Lilo was planning a beach party with Stitch and the family's help but they noticed Jumba was a little distracted and wondered what was wrong but he didn't want to say about Moopey in case Pleakley found out and got more angry at him than he already was but he knew she was shy but for some reason wasn't shy around Leroy but knew Kaimi had been quiet and withdrawn around the family but understood as Kaimi was worried about Leroy.

"Speaking of Leroy, I need to give him more medicine or the virus could get worse again.

That I can't allow." he thought but Lilo saw him go off and was curious......