A/n: Hi everybody. I am back with a fairly big update.

It's been a busy few months for me, but I have been working on and off on this. Thanks for the recent reviews Sorceress of Stories and Green Lightning Flash Arrow.

To answer your question about 621, his inclusion is relevant, although it's actually far more minor than it seems. Not necessarily foreshadowing.

This is one story I am aiming to finish and actually finish. I have a bad habit of leaving my stories unfinished and want to break that habit as I have goals to publish a novel one day.

But regardless, please enjoy and of course, any art pertaining to the story can be found over on my deviantArt. :) Link is in bio.

Enjoy! (I'm also always open for beta readers! Please inform me of any grammatical errors I may miss)

Upon re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere, the tension between my family grew. I watched them quietly.

Nani looked extremely worried. I knew we had home insurance, but there were things in our home that she had not been able to pack that were irreplaceable. She dreaded losing the home the most because most of the financial burden would be on her. She was not only responsible for Lilo, but for us now as well. David was similar. He did have a small part time job at the local surf store and his own home to worry about. But since he lived with us now, most of his stuff was with us on the ship. He seemed a little less worried, but that was just David. He was pretty much laid back and cool about everything. He didn't let things get to him and just took life for what it was.

He was gripping Nani's hand.

Lilo was gripping my paw in one hand and had her other hand pressed against the glass as we flew down through the clouds. I could feel her grip getting significantly tighter the further down we progressed. Pleakley looked anxious, holding his hands together. He refused to look out of the window. Jumba held no expression, as per usual. He was stoic. He was focusing on bringing us back home safely.

Finally we saw land. The view was amazing from this height and angle, but they weren't worried about that right now. As we approached Kauai, the storm damage became evident. A few homes had tiles blown from the roof. There was debris and fallen trees and a few overturned cars. Some areas were flooded. I heard Nani gasp at this.

Lilo let out a soft sigh as we flew over the Kaiaulu School where she had her hula lessons. The building was fine. I saw her smile and smiled too, knowing that we'd be able to still perform.

Downed powerlines saturated the streets. I knew those areas would be unsafe for anybody to venture near. We finally flew over to our home.

Nani screamed, startling Lilo. But then Lilo looked and screamed too.

Our home was in one piece. A few tiles had blown off and there was plenty of debris about the place, but it seemed okay. They'd been screaming in relief I realised.

Nani cheered and held Lilo close. Both of them were overjoyed. I smiled happily. We were okay.

Jumba landed the ship and my family rushed out of there. Jumba scooped me up and Pleakley ran behind us as we headed down the stairs. Us three aliens stood back and watched as the three other members of our family went inside and inspected. Everything was fine and still in place.

Jumba assessed the roof from where we stood.

"Hmm. Will get up there and repair those tiles today. I have a new roofing system idea in mind to prevent same thing happening in future under strong winds and rain."

Nani gave a sigh. She looked at Jumba and took his hand into hers. "Thank you Jumba. For everything."

After she said this, Jumba smiled. Nani turned and headed back up to the ship with David by her side to bring back in the belongings.

As Jumba placed me down and scruffed my head, I realised something as he walked away.

That was the first time I'd seen my father truly smile in a long time.

An hour or so later, everything was back inside the house. Jumba was hammering away up on the roof, installing the new roofing system he'd thought up. David had gone back to his own home to check everything was okay there. Pleakley was fussing over some delivery he was expecting considering the storm delayed it and Nani was locked in the bathroom. I could hear her throwing up but trying to be as quiet about it as she could. I knew this was morning sickness.

Lilo had noticed her feeling ill, but she'd figured it had just been because of being on the ship and she was suffering from motion sickness.

"Poor Nani," she said. I stared at her. "I don't feel sick."

I just nodded. Lilo kicked her legs on the couch and stared at me. "Wanna go out and look around?"

"Okeytaka," I told her.

Lilo called to Nani through the bathroom door what we were doing and she instantly opened it.

"Lilo! I don't think that's such a good idea. There is debris everywhere out there."

"Aw! But I'll be careful and besides, Stitch will be with me!" she grinned.

Nani looked pale. I knew from her body reactions she was going to get sick again. "Fine! But BE careful Lilo! I mean it!"

She quickly shut the door, leaving a very surprised Lilo. Normally Nani was much stricter, but she was busy dealing with her morning sickness.

"Well. That was easy. Come on Stitch!"

"Ih, okeytaka!"

Lilo chucked me my raincoat and dressed me for outside before she pulled on her own gear as we headed out of the door. Jumba called down to us.

"626! Little girl! Where are you going?"

"To look at the damage!" Lilo called back. "We'll be careful Jumba!"

Jumba looked at me from where he was. "Better be! Especially you 626, no more falling down holes and giving me heart attack!"

I nodded. Lilo gripped my paw and we headed down the drive way.

The town was a mess. Fallen trees and branches were everywhere and people were starting to clean up. Some areas had been flooded by the heavy rain and we could see shop owners shifting about sandbags and using brooms to sweep out water. Lilo looked about this sadly. Mr Kuakini addressed her as we passed his store.

"Aloha Lilo. How did your home go?"

"It's fine," she responded, looking past him through the door. "Is your store okay?"

"Aye, not really. The entire floor will need to be replaced. It was old wood and with the water damage mold will grow."

"Hmm. Nani said something similar about where she works."

"Yes!" the older human responded. "A lot of these buildings are old."

Lilo nodded. I stared up at the man. I could tell he was a little stressed. "Oh... your pet is here again today?" he addressed me finally paying attention to the fact I was there.

"Yeah. Me and Stitch are looking around the town," she told him.

He nodded, but I could see him eyeing my raincoat. Lilo had also dressed me in pants and some of her old sneakers, as well as put a beanie on my head and scarf around my neck to keep me warm.

"Your dog likes to dress up?" he asked curiously. He gave me a strange look. I just narrowed my eyes slightly and avoided eye contact. People never left me alone when Lilo dressed me up. My ears perked slightly when I thought I heard a small buzz at that moment. I looked up but couldn't see anything.

"Yeah, he's cold too! I gotta look out for him."

Mr Kuakini just nodded. I knew he thought it was weird, but Lilo just started to pull me away from there after saying goodbye to him. She paused suddenly though and I crashed into her.

"Oh! Nani wanted me to ask you about the groceries we lost when Stitch fell down the hole and if we can have them replaced for free."

The man looked a little irritated. I knew why. He had to deal with his insurance company (assuming he had one) and deal with replacing the floor and that would take him time. Some of his stock was destroyed as well. He was stressed and not in the mood. I nudged Lilo.

"Naga fudo beechutack," I told her quietly. She looked confused.

He gave an obnoxious sigh. "Lilo, I will deal with that when the time comes for it. Can you not see the damage to this place?" he snapped, gesturing around us.

I expected a rude response from him, but Lilo hadn't. Her face fell.

"Oh... I'm sorry. I didn't-" she started, but he cut her off.

"How old are you Lilo?" he asked sarcastically as he continued sweeping the water out of the doorway.

Now he'd crossed the line. Lilo had apologised.

I began to snarl noticing Lilo's expression fall into one of sadness and she turned away slightly. I could tell she was starting to tear up. The man stopped what he was doing and backed off slightly upon hearing my snarl.

I stepped towards him, giving him a good view of my teeth. He was scared of me. Good. Nobody treated my best friend this way.

She was only a child. She didn't fully understand the stresses of adulthood. Using her age against her in this situation was irrelevant and absolutely stupid and illogical. She was almost nine. Of course she wasn't going to understand.

I growled louder but then noticed a few other people had caught onto what was happening and started to approach us.

I didn't particularly care at this point what he thought of me or even if he banned me from entering the store. I just gave him a furious glare before I gently pushed Lilo forward, putting my arm around her and walking away. He watched us in disbelief.

I sat Lilo down in the park around the corner. People were too busy in the streets to worry about what we were doing.

"Baka choota dak queesta!" I spat angrily. "Mucho malas... Leelo okay?"

She didn't look at me. I put my paws on her knees and looked up into her face. She looked at me sadly before looking away.

"Everybody just seems to hate me," she said softly. "Don't they."

My eyes widened in horror. "NAGA!" I cried, holding her tightly. "Stitch naga hate you. I love you!"

"People treat me different."

"They treat me different too, Lilo."

She looked at me solemnly at that.

"Stupid old human!" I spat. "Totally uncalled for. Meega tell Nani about this."

"No Stitch..." she responded. "It's okay."

I stared at her at that. This was just like with Mertle and Aleka. She always tried to pass things off as if they didn't matter and never tried to fend for herself. I knew she hated getting involved in conflicts and arguments, but it was to the point now that she literally let people walk all over her. I hated it. I wanted her to be strong and stand up for herself.

So I took up her hand. This made her look at me curiously.

"Naga Lilo. We are going back. You are going to tell him isa wrong. Naga right. Okeytaka?"

She looked scared.

"You are doing it, Lilo. I am tired of seeing you hurt. All of time. I stick up for you, ih? Now I teach you! Be strong. Like Stitch. Not afraid."

"But... I don't want to get involved because it will risk your identity if you do too much to make it obvious you're smart!"

"I don't care about that right now!" I couldn't help but snap. She looked a little scared and reeled back. "I only care about you! Do you not get that?"

She looked a little shocked from hearing me speak to her so clearly. Normally I spoke in broken sentences. But my English was a lot better than what it used to be and some sentences were easier for me than others. This was one such case.

She was quiet for a moment or so. "Come on!"

"Okay Stitch."

"Ih, kutamitay. Goobaja."

I marched Lilo back to the store. Mr Kuakini was talking to some of the people that had noticed us before. Upon seeing me he flinched and stood back. The others just looked at us.

I looked at Lilo and pushed her gently.

She looked scared, but then she looked angry and drew in a breath. "I don't appreciate how you spoke to me before, Mr Kuakini!" she said. "I think you should apologise!"

The man stared at her. He sighed. "Yes, you are correct. I am sorry Lilo. Please understand, this is a very stressful situation for me. You and your family are loyal customers. I would not want a misunderstanding between us to stop you from visiting my store."

I held my head up. Much better. I was proud of Lilo.

The man looked at me. "Though, I do not think I will be allowing your pet into the store now, I am sorry."

I glared at him. Fine by me, I didn't care. Lilo was my priority.

Lilo cared though.

"If you won't allow Stitch, then I won't go there either."

"He's dangerous. You heard him before! He will frighten the customers!"

I was mad hearing that but I remained calm. I wanted to see how Lilo would handle this herself.

"He's not dangerous!" she retorted. "You were mean to me! He's very protective!"

Lilo and the human stared at each other, neither giving an inch. Finally he sighed. "Fine, Lilo. But if he scares the customers like that when I reopen he is out."

I loved how he instantly assumed that I would scare future customers. I would have rolled my eyes if I could have, but instead I just shook my head. He noticed.

Lilo nodded. She looked at him before turning and leaving. Once out of sight I ran at her and pushed her down to the ground in a big hug.

"Hegata juu neeba! Hasihk, hasihk!" I laughed happily. "Kali ashol eech Lilo!"

She smiled. "I suppose I did well, huh?"

I licked her on the cheek. "Eww!" she protested, but laughed. "Are you proud of me?"

"Ih, preecha!" I told her. "Very good!"

She smiled.

Now I just hoped she'd use this new-found confidence towards Mertle and the other girls too. I would never tell her that she should, but I would just let her work at her own pace when standing up for herself. I wanted her to be a strong girl, because I knew deep down she was.

I couldn't care less if it took me being banned from places and the like. I knew it would upset Lilo but if that's what it took for her to start defending herself against those sorts of people then I would continue to push for it. Of course, I would always be there to defend her but there were going to be times when I wasn't by her side. She relied on me heavily and I'd become a little bit of a crutch to her. She couldn't do anything without me.

Of course, I needed her too. But I just wanted her to be strong above all.

We decided to walk through the park. Lilo paused a little to look at something on the ground before we exited out onto the street while I continued ahead.

"Let's go this way Stitch," she called, pointing to another area. There was a fence at the back. I think she wanted to explore. It was a high density area.

"Barumba," I warned her, following her closely. I went ahead of her, just in case.

It was a good thing I did.

She was distracted by some debris on the ground. I walked ahead of her to look, not noticing a downed power-line in front of me as it was covered by the bushes and ended up stepping on it. There was a loud crack as the transformer above caught fire and I felt what had to be at least 11,000 volts of electricity surge through my body. I barely heard Lilo's scream over the noise. I could see her watching in horror as I was electrocuted, but she didn't realise that such a thing didn't really hurt me. It just stung a bit. Thankfully Lilo was a fair distance back from me at that point.

But most of all I was glad it wasn't her that stepped on it because my life would have been destroyed in an instant.

I reeled back. "AMA CHOOTA FUUGA NALA QUEESTA!" I swore. I felt my fur all standing up.

Lilo was frozen in complete shock. She looked mortified. My clothes had been fried so I had tatters of material hanging from me.

Damn it!

The shock didn't hurt me. I was completely indestructible. Well, almost.

I noticed Lilo begin to move towards me and I screamed at her.

"NO MOVE!" she jumped and her eyes were wide. "Extremely dangerous, Lilo may be electrocuted! Stay there Lilo! No move at all!"

"S-Stitch?!" she stuttered. "I'm so scared!" she gasped. She began to cry.

"Please just no move..." I said calmly. She looked at me intently. She was shaking hard.

"Feeto lackchas. Do not move them without keeping them together," I instructed her. "Stay right there. In safe distance! Remember what Stitch said? Be strong! Be strong for Stitch! I will get help. Come back, I promise! Love you!"

People had noticed and heard what had happened. I couldn't tell if they'd heard me talking or not. One of the humans was forcing them back and to not move, clearly understanding more about downed power-lines than anybody else there. I raced up the street but noticed Jumba running down with a device. I recognised it almost instantly - it was a neutraliser. He had special boots on.

"I saw commotion from roof! Had B.U.G following entire time!" he panted.

That explained the buzz I'd heard. I looked at him and frantically tugged on his lab coat. "Papa! Pleechi-ba! Help Lilo!"

"I know 626 I will!" he said. He forced the humans out of the way, running into the area near Lilo before he slammed the neutraliser into the concrete as hard as he could.

Lilo was watching intently from where she was. She was frozen stiff. A few seconds later I saw the power-lines above glow green and then there was a loud bang and spark as the power was completely cut. The static left my fur as the current was cleared.

Jumba monitored the reading on the neutraliser. "No current. Area is completely clear of any danger."

He stood up. "COMPLETE IDIOTS!" he roared at the crowd shaking his fist "NOT ENSURING ALL ELECTRICITY OFF AFTER STORM! HOW WAS THIS NOT NOTICED! CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!"

The humans were terrified.

I ran for Lilo instantly and pulled her into my arms, only worried about her. She was in shock. Jumba took her into his arms a few moments later and removed the neutraliser. People were watching in disbelief.

"What was that thing?" one of them asked, but we ignored them.

"How... how did that dog not die? How did..."

"Was that thing talking?"

"Never mind that," Jumba snapped, holding Lilo close to him. We pushed through the humans. The police were arriving as well as more emergency services. I noticed Mr Kuakini there, looking almost heartbroken when he realised that it was Lilo in Jumba's arms.

"GET BACK!" I heard the police roar to the crowd.

Jumba pushed me forward. "Come 626. We need to leave. Now."

"Is she okay?" I heard Mr Kuakini cry out behind us. I paused and turned to face him, glaring slightly. He stared at me.

I nodded at him and his eyes widened slightly before I ran off to follow Jumba. I knew he would be suspicious of me now. I didn't care.

As I followed my father I suddenly felt a strange sensation take hold and make me dizzy. It also made my vision blur for a moment or so, making me pause and hold my head and I felt a tiny pop in the back of my neck. Jumba turned back to make sure I was following him. "Stitch!"

I quickly ran after him.

"Little girl is fine larger girl. Just in state of shock," Jumba consoled a frantic Nani back up in the ship. "She was unharmed. 626 took full electrocution."

Nani stared at me in disbelief. "But... how on earth is he okay? That would have killed a person instantly!"

I just grinned at her. Jumba smiled. "Well, I created him, remember?"

Nani just shook her head in amazement. "Thank goodness Lilo is okay."

"We had another close call today," Jumba agreed. "626 I am not letting you out of my sight again, boy oh boy."

He rubbed at his head.

"First stupid hole, now this. 626 you are walking magnet for disaster lately."

I sighed. "Soka."

"Hardly your fault, my little one. Just try to avoid this."

Jumba looked back to Lilo. She was sleeping. "Come..." he said quietly and gestured us out of the sleeping quarters. Lilo was in the bed I'd been in shortly before.

Nani sat down with her head in her hands. "What was that thing you used?"

"Neutraliser," Jumba said to her. "Very basic technology. Is designed to both reduce and remove up to 800,000 volts of electricity. I was provided at least ten of them back working for GDI. We used them while working with heavy and complex machinery."

Nani looked at him as though he'd grown another head. "That's basic?"

"Yes. Why?"

She shook her head at that. "What you call basic is what we call 'advanced beyond our time'."

Jumba laughed. "As it would be."

"You saved Lilo's life today. Both you and Stitch," she smiled. "I honestly don't know where I'd be without you guys."

I jumped up onto her lap and hugged her and Jumba just smiled. "Is nothing, really. No problem at all. Happy to assist."

Nani let out a sigh and stroked my back. I had been about to close my eyes when I heard that same creepy sounding laugh I'd heard back in the engine room. My ears flipped up and I pulled back.

"Something wrong 626?" Jumba asked me. Nani also looked at me questioningly.

"Keep hearing weird laugh," I said. "In ship. Heard it before too."

"What?" he asked, frowning. He quickly turned to his computer and typed into it. The screen showed up as green.

"Are you sure? Computer indicates nothing in ship other than us?"

"Ih, meega sure."

He shrugged. "Maybe just tired, ey?"

In response to that I yawned.

Maybe I was just tired. First I'd thought Jumba was moving in the cockpit, then I'd heard that laugh in the engine room and now the same laugh here again in the lab.

Or maybe I was just loosing it and that electrocution had made things worse.

"Ah well..." Jumba said. "Larger girl can head back to house once I scan 626. I'll remain and keep eye on Lilo."

Nani gave a nod.

Jumba picked me up and brought me into another area of his lab, placing me in the scanner. It started to spin. He turned to his laptop and started typing onto it. Shortly after data printed out and he read it.

The scan took about two minutes.

"Alright 626. You are being in the clear. Chip working fine and no internal damage to organic circuits, so cannot explain this 'laugh' you are being hearing, though data indicates mild fatigue so I am concluding is most likely that. Most of the surge was conducted cleanly through metallic concentrations in your bones while the rest of the electricity was absorbed into snootonium deposits," he looked proud of himself. "Aren't you glad I made you so amazing?"

I just shook my head at his gloating but I smiled. He released me from the scanner and hugged me before setting me back down and I went out to Nani. Jumba informed her I was in the clear from the other room and she smiled.

"That's great!" she said. "Come on Stitch. You can help me with the dinner."

"Ih!"

I followed Nani out of the ship and back up to the house. Jumba had the generator running from the ship into the home so we had electricity, which was good.

As Nani and I walked down the stairwell to the back garden, I looked up at her. "How baby?"

She gazed down at me. "Not sure. I just feel very tired and sick lately. David..." she smiled. "David proposed to me today."

"Gaba?!" I asked in disbelief. I laughed happily. "Zoochas Asaiklos!"

She smiled and reached down and hugged me. "Thanks Stitch. It was a shock to me too."

"So... Nani wedding?" I asked her.

"Not sure yet. Maybe soon, at least when things get back to somewhat normal. Lilo's dance recital is soon too."

"Okeytaka!" I responded. "Stitch very happy for Naanee!"

"I'm happy too Stitch," she responded. "I plan to tell the others later. But for now... it's just between us, okay?"

"Okeytaka!" I chirped as we headed inside.

Nani and David had known each other for a long time. I wondered if the proposal was because she'd fallen pregnant. But regardless, I was happy for her. It would be exciting. I'd never been to a wedding before. I'd seen them around the island and on TV, but actually being at one would be a new experience.

As Nani and I were making the dinner, there was a knock on the door. My ears perked and I looked up. Nani put down her dishcloth and went to answer the door. I followed slightly and peeked around the corner. I had an apron on.

It was that human – Mr Kuakini.

"I saw Lilo down there!" he said. "A large man carried her away, with your dog. I figured you might know something about this? Is she okay?"

"She is fine Mr Kuakini," Nani said to him. "She is asleep in the sh- I mean. She is asleep in her bedroom."

"May I see her?" he asked. Nani hesitated. "Uh... now isn't a good time. Maybe later. Why is that?" she asked.

He sighed. At that I made my presence known. He stared at me.

"Lilo came by my store earlier today. She asked me about getting some free groceries as you lost the other ones and wanted to know when I could give them to you. I... got a little angry and snapped at her. She was upset about it."

"What?" Nani asked, looking alarmed. "Why?!"

"Because I am stressed. My store was flooded. The entire floor needs replacing and I have had to close the store down. Some of my stock has perished in the flooding. I have no business for a while."

I watched him closely as he said this.

"Your dog there was angry with me when I did this. She came back shortly after and told me that I was mean. I know what I did was wrong. But your dog is unusual. He seems quite intelligent."

Nani paled. "Uh... he's a special breed."

"I can see that," he gestured to me. "However I came here to see Lilo. I have felt terrible. Even worse knowing that she was in so much danger today. If she had of been harmed or even killed, it would have destroyed me. She's a sweet little girl. I really enjoy seeing her in my store."

Nani nodded. "Well, I will tell her to see you when she wakes up, okay?"

He nodded. "Please do." He looked at me.

I stared back at him. "I know there is something different about you," he said. "I do not know how you survived that shock. It's a miracle. But even after what happened today, when you reassured me she was okay..." he trailed off slightly. "I thank you for that. I do not know what you are, or what that other large man did to cut the power, but I do not choose to question it. I am just relieved Lilo is okay."

I was surprised to hear that. I sniffed slightly. I could always tell when a human was lying, but he wasn't.

Mr Kuakini turned and left and Nani closed the door behind him. "Well, that was interesting. How did he know that about you? What did you do?"

I sighed. "When mean to Lilo, it made me mad. I growled. Scare him," I explained. "Stitch tell Lilo to go back. Defend herself. Stitch wanted her to be strong. Be t... ta-"

I paused and tried to remember the word. "Tu...?"

"Uh... tough?" Nani asked me.

"Ih! Tough. We go back and Lilo tell him. He was suspicious of me. But when doocat ziz-ziz aka ceeis, he saw Lilo and ask me if okay. Stitch ontacha."

Nani nodded slowly. I could tell she didn't really understand what I was telling her but she seemed to catch on.

"Oh. Okay. Well... I don't think he is the sort of person that would tell anybody else. I used to work for him and he was lovely. If he was stressed, he probably didn't mean to snap at Lilo like that. Sometimes Lilo gets pushy, or speaks up without thinking."

"Naga," I shook my head. "She just young. Not understand implications."

"Well, yes. That too," Nani responded, chopping the vegetables again once we headed back into the kitchen.

She stared at me and I looked at her. "Ih?"

"How old are you Stitch?"

"Two."

She dropped her knife. "What?!"

I smiled and nodded. "Meega two."

"I see..." she said slowly, picking back up the knife. "I wouldn't have thought so. Aliens age?"

"Ih."

"Even from as far away as you come from? In space?"

I tilted my head slightly at that, but gave her a smile. "Not... that far."

"How are you so intelligent?" she asked me. "I know you're smart, but instances like just then. You mentioned about Lilo not understanding the implications."

I tapped my head. "Stitch mind mature. Super-computer."

She nodded. "That makes sense. You really don't act two," she sighed. "I hope Lilo is okay."

"She fine," I responded. "Stitch fine too..."

At least, I hoped I was. I thought back to that weird sensation I'd felt before and it worried me a little.

I just continued to help cook the dinner. I didn't want to think about it or my past. It made me feel anxious. Instead I thought of my best friend and our plan to scare Mertle. It made me smile.

I hoped Lilo would wake up soon.