David and Emily helped the others to shore as promised and this whole mess was cleared up.
"So, you're from outer space, huh?" David asked Stitch. "I heard the surfing's choice"
However, before anything else could be said or done, there were alien guards who resembled dinosaurs who were taking Stitch and the Grand Councilwoman was also there.
"Let him go!" Darla glared.
"Hold on." Cobra told her, making a mysterious/surprise appearance with Patrick.
"Dad?" Atticus and Darla whispered.
"Grand Councilwoman, let me explain," Gantu came up to the alien woman who was in charge of everything.
"SILENCE!" the councilwoman hissed. "I am retiring you, Captain Gantu."
"As in you're firing him?" Darla asked.
"Yes." the Grand Councilwoman replied.
"Actually..." Pleakley spoke up. "Credit for the capture goes to-"
"Goes to me..." the Grand Councilwoman cut him off sharply. "You'll be lucky if you end up on a Fluff Trog farm after we sort this thing out."
Jumba and Pleakley backed up together nervously and quietly.
"I think I should..." Jumba said while trying to get away.
"You!" the Grand Councilwoman called to him. "You're the cause of all this! If it wasn't for your Experiment 626, none of this-"
"Stitch." the alien creation corrected.
The alien woman turned to him. "What?"
"My name Stitch." Stitch explained, liking that name better than 'Experiment 626'.
"Stitch, then," the Grand Councilwoman then returned to her motivation. "If it wasn't for Stitch..." She stopped herself, surprised that the experiment now named as Stitch had talked.
"Does Stitch have to go in the ship?" Stitch asked.
"Yes..." the Grand Councilwoman replied with slight patience.
"Can Stitch say goodbye?" Stitch then asked.
The Grand Councilwoman glanced at him. "Yes..."
"Thank you." Stitch replied, walking over to the Pelekai sisters.
Lilo and Nani hugged the blue alien once he came over to them.
"Who are you...?" the Grand Councilwoman stared at the two.
Stitch looked over to the woman, deciding to explain. "This is my family... I found it all on my own... It's little and broken... But still good..."
Nani gently put her arm around Lilo.
"Yeah..." Stitch nodded. "Still good..." he then smiled one last time to his family and went to get on the ship to be taken away forever.
"Does Stitch really have to go?" Darla frowned.
"Our laws are absolute," the Grand Councilwoman replied. "I cannot change what the council has decided."
"Lilo," Patrick looked down to his adoptive daughter's newest friend. "Didn't you buy your... Erm... 'Pet' at the shelter?"
That made Lilo think of something and she rushed right over to the alien woman. "Hey!"
This caught the Councilwoman's attention as she looked down at the Hawaiian girl.
"Three days ago, I bought Stitch at the shelter," Lilo said as she took out a pink paper that was in her dress pocket. "I paid two dollars for him. See this stamp? I own him... If you take him, you're stealing."
The Grand Councilwoman took the paper and seemed to smile once she was done.
"Aliens are all about rules." Patrick and Cobra said together.
"You both look familiar." The Grand Councilwoman said.
"CIA, Roswell, 1973." Cobra gave his input.
"Ah, yes, you had hair then..." the Grand Councilwoman said to him, then looked to Patrick.
'Can't wait for Dad's response.' Atticus thought to himself.
"I've been around the block a few times..." Patrick replied. "I've known Mr. Bubbles since Roswell from my time in the Men in Black."
"Ah, yes, you were a new recruit back then." The Grand Councilwoman said.
"I'm a little wise beyond my years..." Patrick said with a small modest smile.
"Take note of this," the Grand Councilwoman ordered as she came to Stitch and removed his cuffs, placing him between Lilo and Nani. "This creature has been sentenced to life an exile. A sentence that shall be henceforth served out here on Earth. And as caretaker of the alien life-form, Stitch, this family is now under the official protection of the United Galactic Federation."
This caused for Lilo and Nani to hug Stitch, happy to have him back.
"We'll be checking in now and then," the Grand Councilwoman told them.
"I was afraid you were going to say that," Cobra replied. "This won't be easy to explain back at headquarters."
"I know what you mean..." the Grand Councilwoman nodded, then was on her way back as Jumba and Pleakley weakly waved and smiled to her. She waved back to them, but whispered to the guard next to her. "Don't let those two get on my ship."
It was then time for the aliens, minus Stitch, to take their leave.
The moment they left, Nani looked to the social worker, confused. "CIA?"
"Former," Cobra replied. "Saved the planet once. Convinced the alien race that mosquitoes were an endangered species."
"My sister would be impressed..." Cherry shrugged to that.
Atticus sighed sadly. "Patch... Stitch... Where did you put him?"
Stitch began to lead them all to where he put his Earth canine friend. Atticus covered his eyes, but Urchin took his hand to help him there.
Stitch then gestured for them to come where he had hidden Patch. "Here."
Atticus slowly uncovered his eyes as he looked to see his best dog friend and what had become of him. And where he saw Patch on the ground, singed and dead. Darla, Urchin, Patrick, and Emily bowed their heads. Patrick and Emily gently put their hands on Atticus's shoulders as this was a hard time for him.
"It'll be okay, Atticus..." Cherry slowly walked over.
"What would you know!?" Atticus glared at her firmly with tears in his eyes. "You never understand what I'm going through with him and now he's gone!"
"Atticus..." Cherry whispered, feeling slightly hurt.
This was the first time that Atticus had ever had tears in his eyes and where Cherry had to tell him that she knew along with Drell.
"Uhh... Atticus..." Cherry spoke up with a nervous chuckle. "I have something to tell you..."
"Don't you dare!" Drell glared down at Cherry.
"I'm sorry, but he has to know!" Cherry looked back. "Do whatever you want with me, but he has to know!"
"Cherry, I swear by all that is holy..." Drell gritted through his teeth, shaking his fists.
"Atticus, I knew this was going to happen..." Cherry admitted. "Drell told me."
This caused for dark crystals to form, looking rather dangerous.
"I should go..." Cherry grinned nervously with a sheepish chuckle. "You're going through a tough time..."
"You knew all along and you NEVER EVEN TOLD ME!?" Atticus growled at her.
"Blame Drell, he wouldn't let me!" Cherry actually looked scared of her best friend.
"YOU DIDN'T LET HER TELL ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN?!" Atticus glared at the strong warlock, causing more dark crystals to form.
"Atticus, honey, please settle down..." Emily tried to relax her son.
Atticus began to try to do just that as more and more dark crystals appeared.
"What do we do?" Cherry asked Drell, then looked around for him. "Drell?!"
Drell screamed and ran away, grabbing his broomstick. "I'm outta here!"
Cherry ran after him. "I knew he wasn't gonna like this!"
Atticus continued to try and calm down and where he did calm down as his father hugged him tightly in a warm embrace.
"Shh... Shh... Shh..." Patrick whispered as he hugged his son. "It's okay..."
As Atticus hugged his father back and his rage began to disappear and all of the dark crystals started to disappear.
"Atticus, I'm so sorry..." Patrick said.
"We all are..." Emily said softly.
Drell slowly walked over and put his hands behind his back.
"Why didn't you let Cherry tell me?" Atticus asked.
"I didn't wanna break your heart..." Drell said softly. "I know how it feels to lose someone precious, even if it was an animal... You two were best friends... You did a lot of stuff together that you never did with anyone else and now you feel cold and dark without him."
"Actually, yeah, how'd you know I'd feel like this?" Atticus asked.
Drell sighed softly. "I used to have a hamster..." he explained. "We were like you and Patch... Then one day, he came into my mother's posy garden and he ate one... It put him to sleep and he never woke up..."
"I'm so sorry to hear about that." Atticus frowned.
Drell sighed, then took off his glasses. "I'm really sorry, Atticus... And you know the rules of magic... We can't kill anyone... We can't make others fall in love... We can't bring back the dead... I'll do anything you want me to, but I'm afraid there's nothing I can really do... Just know that he's in a much better place and know that he's in Heaven, all dogs go to heaven, because unlike people, dogs are naturally good-natured and loyal."
"Yes, they are." Atticus nodded.
"I'm sorry that there's nothing I can do..." Drell said.
"Thank you for telling me..." Atticus bowed his head. "I'm sorry for yelling at you and Cherry."
"It's all right, I understand." Drell promised.
To everyone's surprise, Patch's body disappeared.
"Did that just happen?" Cherry asked.
"Why, I believe it did..." Drell said. "His time has come..."
"How can you be so normal about this!?" Darla freaked out at him.
"He's become a Guardian Angel." Drell said.
"There's no such thing!" Cherry said.
Drell glanced at her and put his glasses back on, leaning over her. "I'm an all powerful warlock, you've been in a world with singing and talking ponies, your best friend is part merman and wiccan, you can talk to all sorts of different animals, and you've met Fairy Godmothers, including a Fairy Godfather, and you don't believe in angels?!"
Cherry grinned nervously. "Um, yes?"
Drell face-palmed her.
"So, this is a good thing..." Urchin walked over. "Right...?"
"Of course," Drell said. "The Whippet Angel depicted in dog culture existing into a higher plain has said to reward very noble and special dogs for their good deeds in life by making them Guardian Angels and giving them chances to visit Earth to help those in need, for canine kind."
"Well, this was a good vacation, but we should head home and-" Cherry started to walk off.
"That's why you guys are going to San Francisco now." Drell pulled her back. "I'll explain when the time is right."
"Can our parents come?" Darla asked.
"Who said YOU were going?" Drell glanced down at Darla.
"Please, Drell," Patrick begged. "You know I'm Wiccan... Besides... Atticus needs his family now."
"Well... Okay, since I like you guys like family anyway..." Drell gave in.
"Thanks, Drell." Atticus smiled.
"Sure." Drell smiled back.
"Nobody ever asks about my opinion..." Cherry glanced back.
"You don't have to come..." Drell told her. "Just know that your best friend is in pain after the loss of his one and only pet."
"Patch isn't his one and only pet!" Cherry glared. "He's had other pets... I think..."
"No, I have never had any other pets." Atticus told his best friend.
"Oh..." Cherry said. "Well, what about-"
Atticus shook his head. "Jaq and Gus don't count."
"I-I-I'm sorry..." Cherry's voice broke. "I had no idea how special Patch was to you..."
"It's okay, I guess I really should have told you that I've never had a before I adopted Patch." Atticus said.
"Atticus, I'm sorry..." Cherry said. 'I really wanted to tell you... Remember when we let Anne-Marie get adopted? He's in a better place with Charlie now..."
Atticus turned his head. "Could I be alone a moment?"
"Of course, dear." Emily understood better than the others, especially when it came to losing someone she was very close to, it might not had been a pet, but she related a lot better to her son's grief.
Everyone left Atticus alone so he could mourn the loss of his one and only pet.