After a little while, Darla was in her new swimsuit, Urchin took his shirt off and ditched his sandals, wearing only his shorts, and eventually, Nani and Lilo came back in their own swimsuits so the surfing could begin. They saw Atticus had his swim trunks on ready to surf.
"Don't be scared..." Lilo told Darla and Stitch. "It's going to be okay."
"I swim a lot during the summer, but... Heh... Not like this..." Darla smiled nervously, since she had been brought into Atticus's family and was now a mermaid like them, she was a little nervous about exposing it to her new friend.
"Don't worry, Darla, nothing bad will happen." Urchin said.
Darla glanced at him. "Thanks, Urchin."
Urchin smiled to her and ruffled up her hair. "Goldilocks..."
"Brown Eyes..." Darla stuck her tongue out.
"You two so like each other if you know what I mean." Lilo winked.
Darla and Urchin gaped to Lilo, turning bright red suddenly. Lilo giggled to them.
"So you all ready to do some surfing?" Atticus asked.
"Yeah!" the others cheered.
Stitch came over too, wanting to surf as well, even if he didn't know exactly what that was.
"Let's do it then!" Lilo beamed.
With that, they were all going on surfboards.
"Where's Cherry?" Darla asked her brother.
"Under an umbrella, reading." Atticus told her.
Darla looked over. "Hi, Cherry!"
Cherry waved her hand as she read one of her novels in the shade.
"Alright, let's get started." David said.
"Right." Urchin nodded as he was going to join in, this would surely be an experience for him more than the others.
Everybody got on their respective surfboards and made it out into the water to experience the waves in a different light.
"This is so exciting." Atticus smiled.
Darla and Urchin sat closer together at the end as they gently balanced on the board among the ocean blue waves.
"So what do we do first?" Atticus asked.
"Just follow my lead," David told Atticus, being a professional and all. "When you stand, try to keep good balance and don't think about falling."
"Okay, that sounds easy enough." Atticus said.
"With enough practice, you could do tricks like me." David smiled.
"Cool, anyways, let's get started." Atticus smiled.
"You have to move with the waves..." David advised.
"Right." Atticus nodded.
Stitch poked his hand in the water, but winced for some reason like it had hurt him.
"Stitch doesn't seem to like water." Patch whispered as he went along with them.
"I wonder why..." Urchin mumbled softly.
Patch simply shrugged, not sure himself. Despite Stitch's apparent and strange fear, the surfing seemed to go well so far. Atticus was nervous at first, but he kept steady and remembered David's lessons and tips on surfing so he wouldn't have a bad wipe-out. Patch seemed to be able to balance the weight on the surfboard.
"This isn't so hard..." he told himself with a smile.
Nani gently tossed Lilo over to David. David chuckled in response, then tickled Lilo as he decided to take her for a wave while Nani was with Stitch. And where to Lilo it was like a ride. So far, Atticus, Darla, and Urchin stayed in their human forms as they waded in the water with the boards. Stitch saw Patch surfing with ease, he then clapped and got excited, wanting to try it, but Nani stared at the odd sight of Patch surfing and Stitch's excitement which weirded her out. Stitch then took that as a sign to be like a dog again and sat quietly next to her.
"Nani, I think Stitch is excited because he saw Patch surfing and wants to try himself." Darla said.
"Oookay..." Nani replied, not sure how to properly respond to that.
"Animals can feel excited and can be good at surfing." Darla smiled.
"We'll see..." Nani said.
After a little while, the others decided to take a break from surfing as it was getting close to sunset. David and Nani played around with Lilo and even buried her in the sand to make a castle. Stitch watched this and tried to make one of his own, but it ended up being just a huge lump of sand. David then put a flag on the castle and Stitch tried to put a leaf on top of his, but he felt it wasn't any good. Patch frowned, seeing that Stitch could use some help, so he used the magic from his Equestrian medallion/Pound Puppy tag and lifted Stitch's head and caused for a sandcastle to be built, but not big enough to crush him. Stitch oohed at the castle and smiled to it.
"Great castle, Stitch!" Lilo beamed from her spot.
Nani and David looked to the sandcastle and were very shocked and amazed by it. Stitch was surprised and unsure what to say, but when he saw Patch shush him quietly with a wink this told him that his friend did this for him. Patch and Stitch smiled to each other.
Urchin was looking at the shells on shore, looking for a specific one.
"Whatcha doin'?" Atticus asked.
"Uhh... Nuthin'..." Urchin said, though it was obviously a lie since his cheeks were red.
"Are you trying to find something special to give to Darla?" Atticus asked.
Urchin bit his lip. "Is it that obvious?"
Atticus smirked and folded his arms.
"Okay, fine, I like the brat..." Urchin said, not meaning 'brat' in a bad way when he called Darla that. "Are you sure she isn't a mermaid by blood?"
"Positive," Atticus said. "Why do you ask?"
Urchin smiled softly then. "She sings like an angel."
"She used to be a star in Hollywood." Atticus said.
"How could she be a star?" Urchin asked. "She's a living being."
"No, no, I mean she used to be famous," Atticus explained. "People loved her and adored her."
"Oh..." Urchin rubbed his arm. "Either way, I love her singing... It's like nothing I've ever heard before... I think she even sings better than Ariel."
"No way." Atticus said.
"Well, I think she does..." Urchin admitted.
"So... Do you like her like her?" Atticus asked.
"Yeah..." Urchin stared at the sand with a sheepish smile. "I wanna give her a pretty shell up here... I hear humans like to collect pretty shells on land."
"Some do." Atticus said.
"I want her to have it..." Urchin dapped his knuckles together nervously.
"Come on, I'll help you." Atticus offered.
"Thank you..." Urchin smiled.
"No problem." Atticus smiled back.
Urchin then walked with Atticus to find a pretty shell to give to Darla.
"I am not moving from this spot..." Cherry said as she kept reading. "Nothing can hurt me from here..."
"Uh, Cherry?" Darla came up to the older girl.
Cherry rolled her eyes with a low groan. "This better be good, Dimples..."
"Uh... How do I get a boy to like me?" Darla asked.
"Why?" Cherry asked. "Is there a boy you like?"
"Yeah..." Darla bit her lip. "He's a little bit older."
"Eight... Nine...?" Cherry guesstimated.
"Something like that..." Darla shrugged.
"I don't know much about boys and dating..." Cherry glanced down at the girl.
"Oh, um, okay, then maybe I should ask Nani for some advise." Darla said.
"You do that..." Cherry siad as she read her book.
"What're you reading?" Darla asked.
"How To Get Rid of a Warlock Who Can Kill You With the Snap of His Fingers." Cherry said.
Darla gawked, then smirked a little. "That's a joke, right, Cherry?"
"Uhh... Sure..." Cherry chuckled uneasily.
Darla simply shrugged and went over to Nani.
"Don't fail me now..." Cherry whispered as she read the book.
"Uhh... Nani..." Darla came to her new friend's older sister.
Nani looked down. "Something wrong?"
"Uhh... No... I just..." Darla shrugged. "Um... I think I like a boy, and I'm not sure what to do."
"And let me guess, you need some advice on how to let him know you like him, right?" Nani smiled.
"Uh... Yeah..." Darla shuffled her foot in the sand slightly with her fingers twiddled together unsurely.
"Well, I guess I could give you some advice." Nani giggled.
Darla smiled, feeling hopeful. "I never felt this way about anybody before."
"That's what love is..." Nani said.
"I've never felt love like this before." Darla smiled.
"Perhaps you should make plans to get alone with him..." Nani suggested. "Go somewhere it could just be the two of you... Like our hammock in the backyard."
"That sounds great." Darla smiled.
"Does Urchin know how to surf?" Nani asked.
"Oh, uhh... I'm not sure..." Darla replied.
"Hmm..." Nani then tried to think of ways Darla and Urchin could be alone together.
Stitch began to drag a surfboard over to Lilo as his way of telling her he wanted to surf too.
Lilo looked back to her pet and smiled once she knew exactly what he was thinking. She then went to her big sister. "Stitch wants to surf with me... Could we go?"
"Huh, oh, sure, Lilo." Nani said.
"Mind if me and Atticus and Patch join you?" Darla asked.
"Not at all, get your board." Nani said.
Atticus did so, joining them with Patch and Darla.
"I feel weird..." Darla said.
"You gonna ride?" Atticus asked David.
"I'll sit this one out," David said with a smile. "You guys have fun."
"Okay." Atticus smiled.
"No worries." David smiled back.
Atticus then went with Nani, Stitch, Patch, and Darla to try out the ocean waves.
Urchin found a smooth and shiny pink shell with a white streak and saw the shell was shiny enough to see one's reflection like a mirror. He then took out a string and tied the shell around it to wear like a necklace, he then smiled at the results. "This is perfect for Darla." he smiled.
"Whatcha got there?" David asked him.
Urchin flipped out a moment, then kept his cool once he saw it was just David. "Oh... It's a gift for a friend of mine..."
"Would this friend happen to be a girl?" David smirked.
Urchin turned bright red. "Sorta..."
"I knew it." David smirked.
Urchin stared at the sand then.
David ruffled up his blonde hair. "Does she know?"
"I kinda wanna show her..." Urchin said. "That's why I found this shell..."
"Ah, young love." David smiled.
"It's a strange feeling... But I kinda like it..." Urchin said.
Atticus surfed with Patch and Darla while Nani surfed with Lilo and Stitch.
"There they go..." Urchin whispered.
"I hope Stitch has a good time surfing." Patch smiled.
"Okay, guys, let me show you what I got." Atticus smirked proudly as he started to stand.
Stitch was having fun so far, but when the boards were going down through the water, it scared him a little and he clung onto Nani's leg for protection at first. Nani glanced down at him, then smiled a little as she surfed with ease. Atticus surfed the same way. It was a lot of fun for the six of them as they had tons of fun so far.
Stitch started to stand on the board, liking it a whole lot better now. "Yeah!"
Patch simply howled out of joy, but then saw something or someone about to grab Stitch. It was a great surf until someone emerged from the ocean wave behind them and came between the boards. Everybody yelled out as they then suddenly fell off their boards and ended up splashing into the water. David looked out, deeply concerned for what he just saw. Patch, the one who saw what had emerged from the wave, dove right underwater to find the four-eyed alien.
Nani popped her head out as she waded in the water. "Lilo!" she called out worriedly.
Lilo luckily came up next to her sister. "What happened?"
"Oh... Some lolo must've stuffed us in a barrel..." Nani muttered metaphorically.
Lilo looked around. "Where's Stitch and the others?"
"Over here!" Atticus and Darla told them from their right said.
"But I can't find Stitch or Patch." Darla said.
Suddenly, Stitch emerged from the water in hysteria, then tried to grab onto Lilo.
"Get off of her!" Nani glared.
Stitch then grabbed onto Lilo and both were dragged underwater. Patch came up to the surface to his owner.
"Quick, Atticus, kiss me on the forehead, quickly!" Patch told him.
"Okay." Atticus said before kissing his Dalmatian puppy on the forehead.
Patch then changed into a merpup.
"Well... That just happened..." Darla said.
Patch's tail fin was red and where he could now swim underwater as he dived underwater to help Stitch and Lilo.
"You okay there, Cherry?" Atticus looked over.
"I got wet..." Cherry frowned.
Stitch didn't mean to drag Lilo down, he was only holding her for protection.
"What happened?" David came over.
"Stitch dragged her down!" Nani replied.
David took a deep breath and went underwater to save Lilo. Patch continued to swim underwater until he found the culprit of why Stitch dragged Lilo down. David and Nani came down and saved Lilo, accidentally kicking Stitch down. Patch glared at Jumba and his companion as he freed Stitch, whacking the cuffs out of the way before they could catch him inside of them.
Stitch then bit down on the oxygen tank, accidentally breathing in a lot of water which was not good for an air-breathing creature, even from outer space. Jumba and his companion began to fly off and away skipping away on the water. Patch saw that Stitch needed to get air fast, so he began to swim him up to the surface.
Nani panted as she got out of the water with Lilo in her arms. "Lilo? Lilo, look at me... Look at me, baby, are you hurt?"
"No..." Lilo replied softly.
Patch began to bring Stitch up to the sand, slowly returning back into a Dalmatian puppy.
"He's unconscious..." David noticed.
Patch came over to a safe spot and set Stitch down gently on the sand and put his paws over the creature's chest. Stitch coughed, sputtered, and then sat up after he got water out. He then snarled rather viciously which made Nani grab Lilo and pull her back, worried that he might hurt them.
"Stitch, calm down, you're safe now." Patch calmed down his alien friend before noticing the social worker and which was not a good sign.
Stitch did calm down, luckily not hurting anyone, whether by accident or on purpose.
Nani noticed the social worker, then handed her little sister to her friend. "David, take Lilo..." she then walked over to the social worker, rather nervously and sadly, feeling this was going to end badly. "We were... I-It's just that..."
"I know you're trying, Nani," the social worker stopped her right there. "But you need to think about what's best for Lilo..."
Patch didn't mean to eavesdrop, but he put his ear up to listen closer to their conversation.
"Even if it removes you from the picture," the social worker continued. "I'll be back tomorrow for Lilo. I'm sorry."
This caused for Patch to become shocked, did this mean he was going to take Lilo away from her only family? Nani looked very crushed and heartbroken.
David came over with Lilo and the little girl was brought into Nani's arms to go back home without another word. Stitch looked very curious and worried, he could tell it was not good due to how doomed everybody else looked.
"You know, I really believed they had a chance..." David said. "Then you came along."
Stitch felt hurt from that statement.
"Stitch, that man was a social worker, tomorrow, he's going to come over to Lilo's house and take her away." Patch told him.
"N-No..." Stitch's ears drooped.
"I'm afraid so..." Patch said softly.
Stitch batted his eyes and tears came to them. "M-M-My fault..."
"Stitch, I don't think I've ever seen you cry before." Patch said.
Stitch looked very emotional and unhappy. Patch frowned, he then decided to give his new friend a hug. Stitch hugged back as he could only blame himself for Lilo being forced to leave the only home she's ever known.
After a while, they both went back to Lilo's house. Atticus decided to go back with Cherry, Darla, and Urchin back to the hotel room.
"Is it okay if I go over to say goodbye to Lilo?" Darla asked.
"Of course..." Atticus replied. "You can stay as long as she can."
"Thank you..." Darla said in relief, very sad, she made a new friend and now she was going to be gone just like that.