Forgiveness Is Hard To Ask For

A/N Here's the next chapter.

I hope my fave reviewers like.

Jumba sighed as he woke up from a rough night of bad dreams as the early morning sun shone through the window. He needed to get to the Big Red Battleship and see how Leroy was doing.

But Pleakley was worried for his room mate and best friend recently because of this. He knew Jumba was too attached to his little creations but right now he was very volatile with his emotions but hoped that Leroy would be okay but hoped Jumba would be okay too.

He then went into the kitchen to make breakfast but Lilo wondered what was wrong but the Plorgian wouldn't tell her.

"You're worried about Jumba, aren't you?" she said softly as he nodded.

"Yeah ever since that virus infected Leroy, Jumba hasn't been the same.

I hope he'll be okay." Pleakley said as Jumba entered the kitchen looking like a zombie from lack of sleep.

"Morning Uncle.

How did you sleep?" she asked him.

"Not very good Lilo.

Rough night." he answered her as he drank coffee which was the only thing helping him stay awake.

"Oh that's bad.

Maybe you should take an nap." Lilo suggested.

"Can't be doing that Lilo until Leroy is okay and Moopey back with him." he answered her.

Pleakley sighed as he saw Jumba leave the kitchen and go out the front door.

"You need the ohana's help just as much as Leroy." Lilo thought as she helped Pleakley make pancakes.

She hoped he would be okay.....

Moopey watched as Yuri awoke the next morning but saw sadness in her eyes as they heard a car stop outside the house but saw the girl shiver as she realised it was a social worker who would take her to the shelter where other kids like her where living until they were adopted but the female experiment understood and hugged her.

"Don't worry Yuri, I'll come find you, okay?

I promise." she said as Yuri nodded grabbing her back pack and leaving the house.

She hoped that Moopey would find her once she was at the shelter.

She hoped that Rueben and the others would come back to help her.

She sighed as the car drove off....

Jumba saw Leroy tossing and turning but also crying in his sleep as he entered the Big Red Battleship.

"Leroy wake up!" he said softly as the red furred experiment slowly woke up and wiped away his tears seeing Jumba there.

"What were you dreaming about?" he asked him.

"M-Moopey.

Sometimes I dream that she's back with me but it hurts me when I wake up.

I miss her with all my heart.

Is that a bad thing?" he said weakly.

"No Leroy it's not.

I have a feeling she brings out the goodness in you that you hide from everybody until now.

You love her, don't you?" Jumba replied as he gave him some more medicine for the Quanta virus.

"No!

I-I don't know Jumba." Leroy answered coughing but Jumba knew he was lying.

"I know you do Leroy.

Why else would you be like this after what happened in Hamsterviel's lair?

You know being in love isn't a bad thing.

Is good thing.

You should rest." he told him as Leroy nodded.

He had many thoughts on his mind as he lay there as he curled up in the warm blankets.

"Moopey I wonder where you are?

You mean a lot to me but I miss you.

I hope Jumba finds where you are so you can come home.

I know it'll happen." he thought yawning as he fell asleep.

He then lost himself in sweet dreaming and happy thoughts.

He then began sleep talking.

Jumba smiled hearing his creation but heard the computer beep as he gasped.

The computer showed him Moopey's current location but smiled.

"I'll wait until Leroy wakes up before telling him." he thought as he went to work on evil genius projects.

Rueben was nervous overhearing Pleakley and Lilo talking to Gantu in the kitchen about what was happening to Jumba but also Leroy. He knew why Leroy had changed because of the Quanta virus and also because of Moopey but he was more worried about Jumba. He knew his creator and father cared about him and all his cousins but knew that Leroy being sick and Moopey being missing had made him worried and unlike himself because he never really went to bed unless Pleakley nagged him to, prefering to hang out in the Big Red Battleship with Leroy and barely talked to the rest of the family.

He hoped Jumba would be okay.

"Yes his recent behaviour is strange but once Leroy can cope with the Quanta virus and Moopey comes back, he'll be back to normal, right?" Lilo said as Gantu nodded.

"Yes he will.

But right now we have to be patient and hope he'll return to normal.

He's just worried about Leroy right now." Gantu answered her.

Reuben nodded as he ate some pancakes.

Pleakley smiled seeing him do that.

He hoped Jumba would be okay.

But they stopped talking seeing the Quanta Quaglian enter the room.

But there was a small smile on Jumba's face as he sat down at the table.

"I've found out where Moopey is.

Who's up for a trip to Okinawa?" he told them as Lilo gasped.

"Moopey's with Yuna?

That's great!" Lilo said to him but he looked a little sad.

He knew what had happened to Yuna and Obaa but hadn't told the others.

"Good we'll leave soon." Jumba said as they were still talking.....

Moopey sighed as she was in Yuna's house. Right now she was feeling lonely and missed Leroy and the others along with Yuri and wished they were coming but she decided to explore with nobody in the house but came into Yuri's room later. Drawings filled the walls, along with a desk, books and on the bedside table there were a few books and a photo of Yuri and the cousins along with Yuna, Jumba, Pleakley and Obaa and smiled sadly.

They seemed so happy, so carefree but she wished she had a family like that but wished one day to have her own family.

"I wonder how Yuri's doing?

Maybe she'll be okay but I should go check on her just the same.

I promised." she thought leaving the room and the house.

She hoped Leroy was okay.

She could feel Yuri and where she was through her heart as she raced through the streets of Okinawa towards the Okinawa Children's Home.

She then retracted her extra arms and climbed up the wall and climbed in through Yuri's window.

The young girl was feeling sad but surprised to see the female experiment there.

"Moopey you came back!" she said hugging her.

"Of course I did Yuri.

I did promise I'd come back." she told her.

"I'm glad you're here.

I feel so alone because some of the kids don't like me but at least you're here." she told her.

Moopey felt sorry for the girl as they sat on the bed but saw her look at that framed photo.

"That's us before.....

Obaa and my mother were helping other villagers out of the storm but after it died down, the police couldn't find them.

I felt alone after they along with Stitch and the others left." Yuri explained sadly.

"Maybe they'll come back.

I know it since they're looking for a lost experiment." Moopey told her as a smile crossed Yuri's face.

"Arigato Moopey." she said as night fell.

She hoped that Jumba and the others would come soon.

"Y-You found out where Moopey is?

Tell me please!" Leroy said softly as Jumba along with Kaimi laughed.

"She's in Okinawa, Japan but we're going to get her.

I bet she'll be happy to see you again." Jumba said as Leroy smiled hearing that.

Kaimi was going too along with Rueben.

He saw his brother's eyes gleam with excitement as he was thinking about being with Moopey again.

"We'll be leaving soon." Jumba said starting up the engines.

Lilo along with Pleakley, Marina and the others ran out but saw the Big Red Battleship take off and vanish.

"What're they doing?" Lilo asked.

"Getting Moopey back." Stitch answered.

Lilo understood what her husband meant.

But Pleakley was nervous but hoped when they came back, Jumba would be back to normal.

Gantu hoped so too but was worried for Rueben but hoped he was okay.