Trogs and Wristbands

Chapter 1: New Hero in Town

It was a particularly bright Wednesday afternoon and hula class has just ended. As Lilo and Stitch were leaving they heard someone say, "Hey Weirdlo!" They turned around grudgingly to see Myrtle and her posse. "I want to tell you something about your dog and his cousins." "You want to apologize for all the mean things you said about them?" asked Lilo hopefully. "No," said Myrtle. "I just want to tell you to keep them away from us. We don't want to mutate into whatever they are." "Yeah," said her posse. "And if you find any more of those 'cousins,' keep them away from us too. Where are they coming from anyway?" "Um, they're being imported across the globe to help increase our islands' natural beauty." "More like ruin it," said Myrtle, "I don't think there's anything natural about them." "Yeah," said her posse and they left. Lilo sighed and said, "Sometimes I wish that we weren't the only alien fighters around." "Victoria," reminded Stitch. "Yeah, but Snooty's not as strong and tough as you are. And Draco, Chip, and Morph are busy sometimes with Alien Dragon things. Some of your cousins are hard to get and we need help."

Just then, a greenish-yellow blur flew right past them. "What was that?" asked Lilo. "Cousin." "Another experiment? Where'd it go?" Stitch looked around with his supervision and pointed. Lilo saw a greenish-yellow dragonfly zooming around. Nothing really unusual, except that it was two-and-a-half feet long with a three-foot wing span and had a tuning fork-shaped antenna. "I saw that on Jumba's computer," said Lilo. "Experiment 273, primary function: destruction of fragile materials. I wonder what that means." 273 landed on a street lamp and started buzzing its wings at a very high speed. The windows around it shattered instantly. "Oh, that," said Lilo, "I think Shatter would be a good name for her, don't you Stitch?" "Ih," agreed Stitch and they started after her.

Meanwhile, an RV was driving into town. Behind the wheel was an elderly-looking man in a red Hawaiian shirt. Although he looked like he was in his sixty's, there was a look of strength in those old bones. "I still can't believe that the RV is capable of water travel, Grandpa Max," said a 10-year old girl with red hair and a blue shirt. "Gwen, we had all sorts of transportation vehicles back when I was a Plumber. Compared to those, this RV is a horse-drawn wagon. I hadn't intended to take you and Ben here, but since you know about my Plumber days, I think this will be a thrilling experience for you." Just then, a giant greenish-yellow dragonfly zoomed past the windshield of the RV. Grandpa Max put on the brakes just before it could hit them. "What was that?" asked a 10-year old boy with brown hair and a black and white shirt. "Looks like another alien," said Grandpa Max. "By the looks of it, I guess this one is a pretty fast flyer. I think Stinkfly would be appropriate, wouldn't you?" Ben was already setting the Omnitrix to Stinkfly's silhouette. "You've read my mind," said Ben and pushed down the panel. A flash of green light, and Ben was replaced by a black and white insectoid alien with four eyestalks. "Wow, I'm really getting good at this thing," said Stinkfly as he opened the side door and flew out.

Stinkfly flew after the alien. It was as swift as Stinkfly and appeared to have the ability to break glass with high-pitched soundwaves. "Good thing I'm not Wildmutt or Diamondhead," said Stinkfly. He tried firing goo at the alien but it kept dodging. Stinkfly thought for a couple of seconds and then shot goo exactly where the alien was going to fly. The goo hit the alien and glued its wings together. The alien dropped down to the ground but Stinkfly grabbed it before it fell. "What kind of alien are you?" asked Stinkfly looking at the alien closely.

Then he heard someone behind him yell, "Hey! Let go of Shatter, you meany!" Stinkfly looked behind him and saw a little Hawaiian girl in a red dress and a blue koala. "Why should I?" said Stinkfly. "I'll sic my dog on you if you don't," said the little girl. "I'm not afraid of any blue koala," said Stinkfly putting 'Shatter' down. The koala growled and grew a second pair of arms, two antennas, and three spikes on his back. "Get him, Stitch!" said the little girl. Stitch leaped at Stinkfly and tackled him. Stinkfly threw off Stitch and took to the air. Stitch picked up a bench and threw it at Stinkfly. Stinkfly narrowly avoided the missile and said, "This little guy is strong." Stinkfly spat some slime to stick Stitch to the ground but Stitch ripped free and jumped onto Stinkfly. Just then the RV pulled up and Gwen and Grandpa Max got out. "Ben, I mean, Stinkfly, what are you doing?" Stinkfly and Stitch froze in their positions with Stitch having all four of Stinkfly's eyestalks in his paws and with Stinkfly holding Stitch with his hands. "You know this bounty hunter?" asked Lilo. "Bounty hunter?" said Grandpa Max. "Yeah, he was sent by Hamsterviel to catch that experiment." "Wait a minute, he's no bounty hunter. He was trying to stop that rouge alien," said Gwen. "Oh, that changes things," said Lilo.

Suddenly the Omnitrix logo on Stinkfly's forehead turned red and started beeping. Five seconds later, there was a flash of red light and Stitch lost hold of Stinkfly. He found himself in the arms of a 10-year old boy. "Sorry about that," said Ben, "I was just trying to help." "Okay," said Stitch, "Could you put me down?" Ben yelped and dropped Stitch. "You can talk?" asked Stitch. "Well, he has the brainpower of a supercomputer," said Lilo, "by the way, I'm Lilo." Ben shooked Lilo's hand and said, "Ben Tennyson. And over there is my cousin Gwen and my Grandpa Max." "How did you turn into the buggy thing?" asked Lilo. "His name was Stinkfly and I used this," said Ben showing the Omnitrix. "So where are you guys heading?" asked Lilo. "We were looking for a hotel to stay in," said Grandpa Max. "We've heard of one called the Birds of Paradise." "That's where my big sister works," said Lilo. "But I know an even cooler one. It's my aunt and uncle's Bed and Not Breakfast." "Bed and Not Breakfast?" questioned Gwen. "You have to get your own breakfast," explained Lilo. "I'll show you how to get there." "You don't mind if we take our RV do you?" asked Grandpa Max. "Not as long as we can ride with you," said Lilo picking up Shatter. The six of them climbed into the RV and followed Lilo's directions to her house.