Grand Testing Tale -- page 43457

Chapter V

The meeting was to be held in a cave near the dormant volcano. All of the Experiments that had been discovered were present, and all who had come were dressed in bright-orange jumpsuits.

Lilo, Victoria, and Pwing were the only non-Experiments present. Pwing had been pre-assigned as the Leader. She had the responisbility of opening each meeting and keeping the Experiments in line.

Pwing lept up on top of a rock in the center of the cave. The others took their seats around the rock, leaving a wide circle around it.

Lilo adjusted the earphone-and-microphone headset on her head as she sat down between Stitch and Victoria. Both she and Victoria had the bright-blue headsets. Those headsets would not only translate Ohanan into English for them, but would also translate anything Lilo or Victoria said into Ohanan.

At that moment, Pwing spoke. Although all the words were spoken in Ohanan, I shall translate them for you, for I don't think you understand Ohanan.

"It is time for the Law," Pwing announced, "The Law shall be used when the Meetings take place, and must be followed at all times during a Meeting."

"The Law is this," she continued, "During a Meeting, there shall be no fighting between Experiments. Even though some of us--" (here she looked to 625, then quickly turned away) "--have questionable accomplices, we must put aside all differences and accept each other as a whole. Regardless of what they have done in the past."

There was a dead pause. Lilo knew that Pwing was probably speaking of herself, when she had tried to wipe out the Experiments, starting with the 600 series. Then again, she could be speaking of Angel, who had betrayed several Experiments--including Stitch--and nearly had them captured and forced into slavery. Lilo and Stitch had forgiven them, but what about the other Experiments?

"That is the Law," Pwing finally said, "It is but one rule, but it is an important one. Now, on ot more important matters: Donor Two--better known as Kaian--has landed in an unknown location, and is probably going to try to wipe out all Experiments."

"How is he going to do that?" demanded Yang, a lava Experiment.

"I do not know," admitted Pwing, "But he will do it any way he can. And we must be prepared to stop him, no matter what his plans are."

"Which of us has the most in common with him?" Richter, the earthquake-maker, asked.

Pwing was silent for awhile, then replied, "Kaian is an Electricity elemental. There is only one of us who is also electric."

Everyone turned to Sparky, who sat across from Lilo. He fidgeted nervously for a second, then growled at everyone. "We may be the same element, but that is all."

"I don't know, Sparks," sighed Pwing, "You have a bit of his shyness, as well."

Sparky blushed. He always did when Pwing called him Sparks. Strangely enough, though, if anyone else called him that, he would electrocute them.

Pwing continued with the meeting. "We should all go home and rest. But do not sleep hard. Keep one eye and one ear open at all times. Because Kaian is out there, and if he catches you asleep, he will make sure you never awaken."

With that, the first Meeting ended.