Finding A Place They Belongch5

Rueben woke with a jolt from a dream he'd had about Hamsterviel using the Spiritual Stone's mystical energy to take over but began to calm down as his golden brown fur was in a cold sweat and bristled nervously.

Yuna saw the fear in his deep black eyes and had a feeling he'd had a bad dream.

"You okay?

You look like you had a bad sleep.

What...... were you dreaming about?" she asked him softly as he sat at the table.

He sighed before answering.

"It was about Hamsterviel using the energy of the Spiritual Stone to take over the universe and those I care about were in danger and I couldn't do a thing to help them because I was afraid.

I am a coward after all with no self esteem and zero confidence.

I only feel safe around Gantu and the ohana because I know that nothing can beat us when we're together." he answered softly.

But Yuna understood how he felt because she remembered that Hamsterviel had tried it before only Stitch had stopped him with help.

"It's okay Rueben.

Last time that was scary what Hamsterviel nearly did but he's locked away in prison, remember?" she reassured him.

"Y-Yeah I guess.

But I have a bad feeling he's not in prison." he answered eating riceballs with chop sticks.....


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Lilo and Jumba, along with Marina, Gantu, Stitch and Pleakley were excited but nervous as the Big Red Battleship took off headed for Okinawa in Japan but Lilo noticed Stitch seemed distant and far off as she was talking to him. She wondered what was wrong but had a feeling it was to do with going to Okinawa but Pleakley noticed the same thing happening with Jumba but had a feeling he knew why his room mate and best friend was sad about going back to Okinawa because of what had nearly happened.

"...... Jumba....... it wasn't your fault what happened that night.

You were only trying to protect ohana along with our friends." Pleakley told him as Jumba put the auto pilot on so he could walk freely without driving.

"Ih Pleakly but I nearly hurt family because of Hamsterviel and that collar he put on me." Jumba told him.

Lilo was curious about what Jumba was talking about but Stitch stopped her from finding out.

He knew very well what Jumba was talking about.

"I don't want to think about what would've happened if that collar had stayed on Jumba returning his evil urges.

I don't blame Jumba for not wanting to talk about it." he thought but he was thinking about Yuna.

He wondered how old she was now and what she was doing as he remembered that day he, Jumba and Pleakley were returning to Hawali.....

It was a beauitful day in Okinawa but Yuna was quiet watching Jumba and Pleakley packing things into their space ship which had been hidden in the forest.

She knew this day would've came eventually but hated it.

"Yuna?" Stitch said as she turned around seeing the blue fluffy alien there but sadness was in his eyes.

"I-I guess you're leaving huh?" she said softly as he could see the hurt in her eyes.

"Ih.

Yuna sad because she miss us, right?

But not alone.

Ohana means family.

Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.

I will never forget you Yuna but my ohana back home needs me.

I'll visit whenever I can." he told her.

"You promise?" Yuna asked.

"Ih Stitch promise." he said hugging her before going into the space ship as it took off.......

Stitch found himself shaken from his memory by Lilo who was worried for him. She knew something wasn't right but had found out from Jumba why but understood as she saw him cry but hugged him. She remembered he'd only landed in Japan because she'd left him behind by accident but Pleakley sighed seeing that as he went into Jumba's room and found him sitting on the bed.

"Jumba it's okay.

Hamsterviel's locked up.

You don't have that evil inducing collar on anymore.

Please don't be like this.

I hate seeing you so sad!" Pleakley told him as Jumba sighed sadly.

"I'm sorry my little one eyed one but I keep thinking about if it was still on.

Jumba nearly hurt those close to him especially you." he said beginning to cry as he felt Pleakley hug him which was something nobody had dared to do except for Lilo.


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Kaikoo was in awe at the Spiritual Stone as Yuri smiled. She loved the legend about the stone but it made her mother sad for some reason whenever they were in the forest together but Yuna never told her daughter why she felt sad looking at the Spiritual Stone.

"This can grant wishes right?

Then let's use it now!" Kaikoo said excitedly but heard evil laughter as somebody appeared.

It was Hamsterviel.

"I don't think so!

I'm using this stone's power to take over the universe." he said capturing both Yuri and Kaikoo.

He knew that things were going according to plan....


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Yuna was at the dojo when she heard the engines of a ship and gasped realising it was the Big Red Battleship as she ran out of there like a bullet train but smiled arriving at her house but saw Obaa smile.

"Yuna?" Jumba said seeing the young woman run to him and hug him.

"Jumba, Pleakley you're back along with Stitch!

I must tell Yuri my daughter and Kaikoo that you're here.

Who're your friends?" she said as Jumba introduced Lilo and the others to Yuna and Obaa but Yuna noticed that Stitch was very quiet and not himself.

"You're the one who helped him when he landed here, right?" Lilo said as Yuna nodded.

"Yes I did.

He brought light into my world when there was great darkness clouding it.

You must be his human bucheebu." Yuna said as Lilo smiled at that.

"Yes we are." Lilo answered hearing siren like singing from inside.

Yuna gasped at that hearing Rueben yell as she ran inside finding Angel trying to get him to help her.

Stitch growled at this.

He knew Rueben sometimes flirted with her but this wasn't normal.

"Stitch help Rueben calm Angel down." he said seeing Rueben smile as he picked up a saxophone and started playing.

The others watched as Angel began to calm down as Jumba put her in a container.

But Stitch saw anger in his cousin's eyes as his extra arms retracted under his skin again.

"Something's wrong, very wrong." Rueben said.


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Jumba knew that Angel being like that was work of Hamsterviel and was nervous but decided to hide fear but smiled seeing Rueben with Gantu again.

He would tell them later.......