Hawaii seems nice. Have any of you been there? I haven't really been anywhere. I've only taken one vacation in my whole life-and that was to Japan. After that, I feel like I should see more of my own country before I go anywhere else…
Lilo grabbed her board and put it in the back of her miniature hovercar. Stitch was in the passenger seat, holding a picnic basket. Before they could speed away, Jumba came out of the house. "Little girl! 626!"
Lilo looked up. "What's wrong, Jumba?"
"Strange reading coming from mountain range. Dart probe has hit and tagged something." Jumba replied, rubbing the back of his head. "Might be new alien in area. Be very careful."
'New Alien?' Lilo thought. She knew Jumba had a dart probe up above the island to detect offworld lifeforms, in case Dr. Hämsterviel or Gantu entered the area. The earth was still under the Galactic Federation's protection, but the only officer designated to watch over the area was Pleakley. "Okay." She was sure whatever it was, she and Stitch could handle it.
Hiccup walked up the long towering steps that lead to the weather god's shrine. He looked down at the wooden box in his hands, wrapped in magical seals. He took a deep breath and continued to ascend. Looked behind him he could see the lush tropical lands and beach below. When he reached the top, he found a tiny priestess—Lilo.
"Present your offering to the almighty Pudge!" She commanded.
Hiccup held up the box, feeling ridiculous. 'Oh great, it's in my dreams now.'
Other mystical being stood at the weather god's altar. It was Jokul Frosti (once again played by Jack) who looked like he was melting in the summer heat and a golden haired princess(Rapunzel, dressed in eighteenth century garb, most likely inspired by her prom dress). They both gave him appraising looks as he placed the wooden box at the altar.
Stitch, dressed in ritual garb, rang a gong.
The sky blackened.
Lilo ran to the altar—a large stone slab set in front of a ginormous empty fishbowl. Stitch broke the wooden sealed box, revealing a tunafish sandwich.
She glared at Hiccup. "What is this? You can't serve the weather god tuna!"
"Fool!" Jack snapped.
Rapunzel gasped, pointing at him. "What have you done!?"
Jack raised his staff, enveloping them in cold. "You'll pay for disrespecting the almighty Pudge!"
Hiccup woke up, shivering. The air conditioner had been adjusted. The suite was quiet, so he assumed its other occupants were still resting. Jack was still asleep, laying on the other bed but facing him. He was twisted up in the sheets, arms crossed and frowning. Hiccup reached for the tiny remote control located on the nightstand between their beds and turned the air conditioner off.
Falling back onto his bed, he looked up at the ceiling. He sighed and wrapped a sheet around himself. A little more sleep would be good…
The next thing he knew, Jack was shaking him. "Come on, rise and shine!"
Hiccup rolled over twice, away from Jack's offending hands. "Cut that out, Frosti."
"Frost—Did you turn the air conditioner off earlier, I was roasting last night!"
Hiccup sat up. "You need help. The weather is perfect." He yawned. "Try living on an island surrounded by ice…There's all the cold you need."
Jack crossed his arms. "Maybe I will. Berk was great if you ask me." He looked at the window. "We're supposed to meet Lilo in a little while." He grinned. "Unless you'd rather stay in..."
"No chance." Hiccup turned, putting his legs over the side of the bed. He preferred to sleep without his prosthetic. In the summer heat, it sometimes touched him, causing him to jump. As this model was mostly metal, it heated up quickly. He looked down at the floor. Therapy with Guy had been a great, and working out with Merida and Jim was a good confidence booster. He had surprised himself earlier that year by participating in the color run with Merida and Rapunzel. Compared to a few months ago, his balance was much better. What would balancing on a surfboard be like?
"Are you okay?" Jack asked.
Hiccup looked up, eyes narrowing. "I'm fine." There was a little more edge to his voice than he intended. "I'm just thinking about something." Despite his progress, Jack still treated him like he was about to break and it irked him. 'When is he going to realize I'm not made of porcelain?'
Jack knew that look. 'Can you blame me for being worried? Really?' "Alright then. I'm going to go wash up." He grabbed a t-shirt and swimming trunks from his suitcase. Once he left the room, Hiccup groaned and fell back against the bed.
'Is it always going to be like this?'
They walked down to the beach in silence, with Jack glancing at Hiccup repeatedly.
Hiccup looked up at him, stopping in his tracks. Jack stopped as well. Hiccup raised both hands up, placing them in Jack's hair. He ruffled it mercilessly. Jack swatted his hands away. "What the- Cut it out!"
Hiccup crossed his arms, triumphant. "That's better. Now you look like a doofus again."
Jack, without the aid of a mirror, tried to fix his hair. "What's the big idea?"
Hiccup shook his head. "If you look too good, someone will try to steal you from me. I can't have that."
Jack broke out into a grin and wrapped his arms around Hiccup. "Doesn't matter how hard they try. There's only one Viking Squirrel for me."
Hiccup reached up and messed Jack's hair up again. "Call me that one more time Frost, and I'll give you the cold shoulder."
Jack broke his hold on Hiccup to fix his hair again. "Aw, don't be like that …"
"Hijack!"
David, Nani, Lilo, and Stich were at the shore with several surfboards.
"There they are." Hiccup said, walking towards them.
"Someone's gotta do something about that couple name." Jack said. "Jaccup sounds way better."
There were only three surfboards, meaning they would have to take turns. David gave them both a lesson on sitting, followed by a lesson in paddling. Balancing on the board was difficult for both of them. Hiccup admitted he wasn't comfortable enough to try surfing without a little more practice. David, Lilo, Nani, and Jack went out first, leaving Hiccup and Stitch on the beach. Not to be discouraged Hiccup and Stitch worked on creating a small city out of sand.
Jack was working on catching his first wave, giving the sport the same level of concentration as he did lacrosse. At first it had only been fun and games, but he soon realized he wanted to master the sport, and only had a week to do so. Seeing Nani and Lilo out in the ocean showed a new side to the sisters.
Jack felt weird thinking it, but he was glad they were back in Hawaii. They seemed a lot happier out on the waves than they did in the suburbs of Burgess. He watched them several times before crashing under the waves. It was frustrating but fun. He pulled back up to the surface just in time to see a gigantic purple object floating above the beach.
Hämsterviel's voice echoed across the tiny cove. "I've got you now, 626!"
Hiccup looked up at the alien spaceship. It cast a shadow across the sand. Stitch growled at the large floating ship and Hiccup began to wonder if he was dreaming. He looked back. Jack was not Jokul Frosti. Lilo was not a tiny priestess. A projectile launched from the ship, aiming at Stitch. Hiccup lunged towards with the intentions of protecting Lilo's 'dog'. The projectile turned out to be a net that quickly retracted into the ship, taking Hiccup and Stitch inside.
"STITCH!" Lilo shouted. "HICCUP!"
Jack was broken from his daze, as another wave pushed him back towards shore. Lilo swam to the beach and headed to her tiny hovercar. Nani went after her, leaving the board at the shore. "Lilo! Wait!"
"I have to get to Jumba's ship and save them!" Lilo said, starting the car.
Jack's feet carried him to the tiny car. Part of him was still in shock, but another part of him knew there was no time for that. He hopped into the undersized passenger seat, pulling his knees to his chest. Space ships. Surfing. Kidnapping. No time to think. "After them!"
Lilo pulled off, leaving David and Nani on the beach.
Nani fell back onto the sand as David watched the hovercar speed off.
Jack pinched himself. Twice. "What's the plan?"
Lilo dialed Jumba up on her 'cellphone'. "Jumba! Hämsterviel has Stitch!"
"My probe is still on ship." Jumba replied, not sounding too surprised. "Be at Hotel in five minutes."
"Got it." Lilo replied.
Jack pinched himself again, his not so pale skin turning an angry red. Spaceship. Aliens. Lilo's stories weren't made up at all. He tried to concentrate. Hiccup had been taken. Hiccup was in danger. And here he had been worried about surfboards…
Jumba's ship was parked outside the hotel. Lilo rode the hovercar straight inside, the ships' entryway. She hopped out of the tiny car and Jack followed. Jumba and Pleakley sat at a set of controls, while Lilo and Jack sat in seats on opposite sides of the room. The ship's control room had seating for six in a U-shaped formation. As soon as Lilo was had drove into the ship, Jumba turned on the cloaking device. This affected not only the ship's exterior, but a portion of the interior as well. Jack watched as the ceiling and floor seemed to disappear. The ship ascending and Hawaii was left below them.
Pleakley handed Jack a paper bag, and he realized he was hyperventilating. "Take deeeeep breaths. Breathe in, breathe out."
Jack took the bag and did as instructed, trying to ignore the fact that Pleakley had three fingers. How had he not noticed that before? Or the fact that Jumba was purple and had so many eyes. Was this a dream? Did he have bad poi last night?
Hämsterviel's ship came into view as if sped up and away, leaving the earth's atmosphere.
It's been a while since Hiccup had a weird dream sequence thing. It's also been awhile since Jack's fear was legitimate. It's been awhile since the boys were thrown into peril. Don't mind me. I've got a lot of nervous energy built up for some reason.
I updated relly quickly this time—two posts in one week. Were you surprised? I was…
Someone asked me about the Pumpkin Prince (a different KH oriented series I write) That one is holiday based, so it might be a while before I write that again.
