Note: This is a tragic story where Lilo DOES die, so if you're sensitive to that, do not read this story. The characters in this chapter, besides the grand council woman, are going to speak in Turian. I will have translations on the bottom, so when you read a sentence that is mostly Stitch talk, highlight your place, scroll to the bottom, and read the translations from below and go back to the highlighted place and continue reading. Or, you could just read the chapter and then look at the translations at the end. Either way. I do not know Turian, so of course the language is going to be made up.

The obnoxious sound of bombs sounded the entire area. Aliens with red suits held guns, pulling the triggers at their aimed target. On the other side, were a different specie type of aliens who also carried guns and hid behind large boulders, shooting at their aimed targets as well. Spaceships flew from above, releasing bombs on their side's enemies. Many shouted a battle cry just before releasing the bullet in their guns at their targets. Others moaned in pain on the dirty ground, clutching their wound and feeling as though they would die. They all were fighting for one thing; planet Turo.

Experiment 626, who goes by the name of Stitch Pelekai had been created on this planet. It was where his whole life began. He would never let anything happen to it. He hid behind a boulder, reloading his gun. He heard a bullet smack into the front of the boulder, causing him to hasten his procedure. Once he finished, he peered out the boulder. His eyes caught the sight of one of the blue soldiers raising his gun to shoot at one of his red soldiers. Immediately, he aimed his gun at the alien threatening his friend's life. He couldn't bare to watch anymore bloodshed from his side of the army, there has been too many that died. He pulled the trigger and beamed when the soldier fell on the ground.

"Pelekai!" One of the aliens hollered over the boisterous noises of gun shots and bombs. "Youga ataka eastside!" He yelled and returned back to shooting his weapon.

Stitch darted from behind the boulder, dodging the shots the blue fired at him. He pulled out his gun, firing at the red who tried to kill him. The blue clutched his stomach as magenta blood spilled from his being. His friends beside him were devastated as he fell to the ground, dying instantly. Enraged, one of those blue fired constantly at Stitch.

Stitch avoided the shots with ease, smirking as they all flew past him. He turned to them, seeing their eyes light up with fury. "Tata youga ogta?"

They snarled viscously as they once again tried to shoot them. Again, Stitch escaped from harm. He taunted them, riling them up to blind them with fury. One of them panted, growling out to him. "Youga naga ogta sa!"

Stitch sneered at them before raising his gun swiftly. Before they could react, he squeezed the trigger. He watched as the two fell, moaning in pain as the bullet ebbed away their lives. Stitch may have killed them, he may have hatred for them wanting to abolish his planet, but he wasn't an insensitive being. He still felt ashamed for ending their lives. His heart thudded with slight guilt, but he knew he was only killing many soldiers just so he could protect his planet and his friends.

He trudged on, ignoring as best as he could the groans of the dying soldiers. He leapt at the mountain, climbing to the top. There, he saw his friend aiming his gun determinedly at the blue soldiers below. Stitch joined his friend, shooting from above. He injured seven of them and killed off a few just before turning to his friend who was quickly reloading his gun.

He smiled at him as he sank behind a boulder to avoid any surprise attacks. "Gucha Galary."

His friend looked up from loading his last bullet. "Gucha Pelekai." He then sighed as he placed his gun next to him. "Tisa queesa sasi kincha eries."

Stitch nodded unhappily. "Meega nota. Meega gu isa endride."

Galary nodded in affirmative. "Meega kinchu. Meega wanna mockcheeka buchee-bu."

Stitch nodded, the word buchee-bu replaying in his mind .He missed the one he loved the most, his Lilo as well. It has been two years since he last saw her face and he yearned to see her again. He dreamed of winning the war and flying back to her awaiting arms. He dreamed of kissing her lips, wrap her in a lover's embrace with his claws caressing her creamy tan skin. Though he had those dreams, he knew it could never happen. Lilo was married to someone else and the last time he saw her, she was glowing with happiness.

Galary turned to Stitch, but noticed his friend's far away gaze. Galary may not be Stitch's best friend, but one that he could depend on like a kind neighbor. Stitch had informed Galary on his past with Lilo and the romance he had with her. Galary had listened to him with open ears, soaking up the story. Therefore, he knew that when Stitch looked at him with that look, he knew he was thinking of Lilo. Galary laid a hand on his friend's shoulder, smiling sadly. Stitch returned the smile weakly until a roaring from above annihilated their friendly moment.

Stitch stared into the dark spacious skies, his heart sinking deeper. I miss you Lilo. I wish I can see you again… and that you would be happy to see me.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Lilo inhaled the morning air as she flipped to her side. A loud buzzing from her alarm clock went against her need for sleep, causing her to groan sleepily and slap the alarm clock off her table. She yawned deeply before sitting up on her warm bed, raising her limbs overhead, feeling her body stretch. She slid from under the silky covers and reached for her pills she left on the table adjacent to her bed from last night.

She popped the pills in her mouth and downed them with a full glass of water. When the glass was empty, she set the glass on the table and reached for the robe hanging on one of her bedposts. She slipped the robe on her small frame, tightening the ribbon around her waist. She collected the empty water glass from her desk before exiting her room. She stopped in the large kitchen where a man with silky blond hair and icy blue eyes sat at the breakfast table. When hearing movement, he lifted his eyes to hers.

"Why weren't you home last night Calan?" Lilo asked, going over to the sink to wash her glass.

"I had to work late." Was his abrupt answer.

Lilo sighed in disappointment. Lately, she's been hearing rumors about her husband cheating on her with some chic blond. They say she's more gorgeous than Lilo with her long blond curls, smooth lean legs, and an angelic face. Lilo didn't believe the rumors. Her husband sworn to love her, so how could he be cheating on her? Lilo turned her head to him, then spun on her heels to hurry to her daughter's room.

He grumbled something about not giving him a good morning kiss, but Lilo ignored him and carried on with her mission. She thumped up the stairs, walked past a couple doors, and stopped at one door decorated with well painted pink flowers. She opened the door, smiling as she observed the young girl asleep under her sheets. Lilo walked over to the girl, sitting beside her on the bed. She grinned as she shook her daughter awake, whispering in the girl's ear for her to wake up. The girl moaned before her eyes began to flutter. She stared at her mom with a praising smile.

"Morning mom." The girl replied as she yawned.

"Morning Dakota. Come on Honey, forty minutes left until it's time for school!" Lilo commanded, sliding off the bed.

Dakota groaned to voice her displeasure at the thought of going to school, but her mother had already left before she could decline. Lilo and Dakota changed into more suitable clothes inside their closets simultaneously. Lilo dressed herself in her fine business suit and was just applying her makeup when her daughter strolled in. Lilo twisted her head to look at Dakota who wore a cherry pink shirt and a matching skirt. Her raven hair fell down her back, past her pale arms, and to her bum. Her icy blue eyes sparkled at her mom.

"Don't you look pretty?" Lilo replied with a smile. Dakota did a childish twirl and laughed. "Go into the bathroom so I can do your hair. I'll be in there in just a sec."

After painting her face with her cosmetics, she took one look at herself in the full length mirror. Satisfied with her reflection, she turned to go into the bathroom, but not before spotting a picture of Stitch on the wall. She smiled sadly at her best friend's image. She hadn't made any contact nor heard from him for two years, the day after she married Calan. All she gathered from Nani was that he left to join the war for planet Turo. She missed him so much. She remembered when they had such a brisk relationship. She remembered how his loving eyes melted her on the spot with one look, how his love for her seemed to intensify each day, how his muscular arms made her feel safe and protected from harm. She couldn't believe it had been only two mere years since she last saw of him, it felt more like a century.

"Mom!" Dakota's impatient voice yelled in the bathroom.

Lilo turned to the bathroom. When she reached the entrance, she turned to give Stitch's picture one last glimpse before going in to do her daughter's hair. It took only a few minutes for Lilo to pull back her daughter's raven hair into a half pony tail, just the way she loved it. Lilo grasped Dakota's hand to lead her downstairs, where she met her Dad in the kitchen. Lilo allowed her to hug and kiss the man goodbye before going off to school with her mom.

Along the way to the car, Lilo asked if Dakota had her breakfast and lunch money to which Dakota replied a yes to. She opened the door for Dakota and went around the other side to enter the driver's seat. Lilo turned the key in the ignition, fastened the seatbelt over her chest, and drove off. She stopped in front of Dakota's school. Dakota kissed her mom's cheek and bid goodbye before exiting the car, slamming the door shut behind her.

Lilo watched her little girl enter safely inside the school building before driving to her work. She parked her blue van in the driveway and disappeared inside the tall building. She passed the workers with a beautiful smile and greeted the ones that had welcomed her. She wrapped around the corner and walked into her office. Her partner looked up at her with a smile.

" Lilo Haywood, looking as beautiful as ever." The man gushed with a bright smile.

Lilo blushed. "Thank you Mr. Collins. You are looking quite… presentable as well."

"Lilo, we're partners remember? Start calling me by my given name, Jeff." The man reminded her.

Lilo shook her head with a smile. "Okay, Jeff. What are we dealing with now?"

The man at the desk picked up a single paper from a huge mess of papers on the desk and began reading aloud. Lilo listened to every word that was being said from him before he set down the paper and looked at her. Lilo walked over to him, taking a seat beside him. They went over all the papers together. As Lilo's eyes took in the sight of little tiny words squeezed together in the text, she felt her head beginning to pound. She moaned at the pain and rubbed her hand along the spot.

Jeff looked up at her. "Lilo, are you okay?"

Lilo nodded, even though she was not. "Yeah, I just have this horrible headache. Could you possibly get me an aspirin and a glass of water. Please?"

Jeff nodded. "Of course." He got up from his seat and left the office.

Lilo groaned as her headache grew even worse. She tried massaging her temples, but that failed to work for her. She waited for a few more minutes until Jeff came in with an aspirin in his palm and holding a glass of water in his right hand. Lilo smiled with relief. "Thanks Jeff."

She stood from her seat, but as she did so, she staggered backwards. The room seem to spin before her eyes, even Jeff seemed blurred to her. "Lilo? Lilo are you okay?" Lilo didn't respond except for a low moan. "Lilo?" She collided into him, causing him to drop the glass of water and aspirin just so he could catch her. They both ignored the sound of shattering glass and the moistening carpet. Jeff caught Lilo with his hands on each side of her hips. "Lilo? Lilo are you okay? Lilo?"

Lilo raised her chocolate brown eyes to his, her vision blurring further. "Jeff? What's happening to me?"

Jeff held her as dark blotches obscured her sight of him. Lilo moaned once more before resting her head on his chest and passing out. Jeff let go of her hips to wrap around her entire waistline, pulling her body up to his. "Lilo? Lilo!" He turned his head at the noise of a door creaking open. A woman in her mid fifties had overheard all the commotion and came in to see the source of the tumult. "Call her family, I fear Mrs. Haywood is very sick."

Meanwhile, Stitch was back in battle. He manned a bazooka, firing it at the large swarm of blue soldiers planning an attack. Suddenly, three ships flew in from overhead, releasing bombs along the way. The blue soldiers fired repeatedly at Stitch's men, causing many of them to die and others injured.

"Kinchu toga. Metrate!" Yelled the same alien that had told Stitch to attack the blue from the east side.

Stitch sighed as he turned to enter his small shuttle with a few others joining him. He knew they were going to retreat. It always happened every time the blue soldiers had the courage to bomb them and fire at them constantly. He hurriedly flipped the switches to get the shuttle running. The engine roared and Stitch took off into the night skies.

He landed the shuttle in front of many tents pinned to the ground. The red soldiers huddled into a circle, talking about what went on and what will happen. Stitch went to join the circle, chatting with a few friends of his before they all turned to their respective tents. Stitch retired to his tent. He changed out of his army uniform and into some comfy night clothes.

Just as he was about to crawl into his makeshift bed, his communicator buzzed. He groaned in dismay that his sleep was disturbed. He grumbled to himself agitatedly as he searched his tent for the little red device. Finally, he pulled it out from underneath the pile of clothing and pressed the little blue button. He smiled as he saw his creator's face. It's been so long since he last saw any member of his family.

"Jumba?" He yawned sleepily. "Gaba ika tasoopa? Meega tired."

"Jumba is sorry I ruined your sleep, but there is being very big news you should be hearing about." Jumba said in his serious tone of voice.

"Gaba?" Stitch asked, sitting upright in his small tent.

"We are being informed that Little Girl is being at hospital." Jumba responded.

"Gaba?" Stitch asked in disbelief. "Lilo okay?"

"Little Girl is being unconscious. There is being more sad news though." Jumba said. Stitch felt fear grip his heart, causing him to swallow uneasily. "Ohana learned from healing men that Little Girl is having virus in her heart. Such deadly disease is being caused by stress. Her body can be only taking so much." Jumba noticed Stitch's apprehensive face, as though he were dreading more terrible news. "Little Girl is going to die 626. The virus is being too powerful for doctors to stop. They are say- 626, are you being alright?"

Stitch did not hear Jumba's question. After he heard Lilo was going to die, it was as though his body just froze. He leaned back slightly, the shock settling inside his gut. In his condition, he couldn't even raise a limb. He didn't even know a tear had slowly slid down his eye. Worriedly, Jumba asked him if he was alright, but Stitch didn't respond. He was too struck with grief to answer him.

Without another word to his creator, he flipped the lid shut and began packing away his things. He changed into more suitable clothes before exiting the tent. He was going back to Lilo and there was no one that can stop him. He went up to the telegraphing booth to write to the grand council woman a brief letter as to why he couldn't continue serving his duty in the war. He had to return back home. He knew she would understand since the grand council woman had always loved the girl and he knew she would allow him to go back to her without a second thought.

After he finished the brief letter, he strolled through the night until he could see his ship shadowed in the darkness. He loaded his things in the aircraft's securest area. He shut the lid and walked over to the cockpit. He seated himself in the pilot's seat, setting coordinates for Earth. Much to his dismay and aggravation, the computer processed slowly, causing Stitch to smash his fist on the desk in frustration. He allowed himself to relax in his seat, waiting anxiously for the computer to find the planet he wanted.

After a long pause, the computer beeped, saying they knew where he wanted to go. Stitch flipped the switch to set it on auto pilot, trusting the shuttle to find its way to Lilo.

"Lilo." He murmured sadly. "Stitch coming."

He stood from his seat to retire to the back of the room. He sat on his comfy bed, picking up a picture of Lilo. He smiled sadly as he stared at the picture, remembering how everything had started.

Note: This was like a prologue basically. The next part of the story will be told in flashbacks. I'll let you know when the flashbacks are over. One more note, on my previous story, Life After Death, there were some confused readers about what happened to Bud. Sorry, I goofed. I was going to put in the story about Stitch asking Lilo what happened to Bud while he was dying and she asnwers they dehydrated him, but I got caught up in the grief in the chapter and forgot to put it. Instead, there were some that wanted Bud gone and others that wanted Bud to stay, so I'll leave him to your imaginations. Sorry I forgot that detail.

Translations:

Youga ataka eastside!: You attack the east side!

Tata youga ogta?: That all you got?

Youga naga ogta sa!: You didn't get us!

Gucha Galary: Hello Galary (a last name I made up for the friend)

Tisa queesa sasi kincha eries: This war has been going on for two years.

Meega nota. Meega gu isa endride: I know. I wish it would end already.

Meega kinchu: Me too.

Kinchu toga. Metreat!: They're too strong. Retreat!

Meega wanna mockcheeka buchee-bu: I want my girlfriend/wife/love