The Lost

Introduction

(Fan Fiction SGT Frog Story)

By Alicia Larson

A shadow dashed through the brushes of Jakarta, Indonesia in the mid-evening. The shops were closing for the day which meant she would not have to hide. She waited silently, under a large bush near a bookstore, until the street was deserted. As the remaining people went home, she looked to the bookstore. The owner had just locked up and gone home.

"Ahh.." a sigh of deep relief as she crawled out from the shrubs. "I can finally stop hiding." She turned to look through the window of the bookstore to view the latest comics and novels. With living in Indonesia for so long, she had no choice but to learn the language. Her eyes twinkled with delight when she saw a new romance novel from her favorite author. Looking into her pouch, tied to her waist, she counted her money she collected from people dropping change and bills on the ground. It looked like she would have enough to purchase the book. Continuing to window shop, a new comic caught her eye. What she saw stunned her, a sci-fi manga with little alien-like frogs. She shook her head in disbelief.

"It can't be," gazing at the book. She was a smart girl, and what she did next would count as a brake in. She had no choice; she needed to have a closer look. If a Pekoponian wrote about her people, then she had to find this author and ask where they were. She ran to the ally between the bookstore and a coffee shop. Using the walls of both stores, she leapt up to the roof of the bookstore. She walked to the locked access panel and with a press of her index finger to the palm, a black blade shot out from in between her first and middle knuckle.

"Sorry about this," she apologized in advance, and with one swift swipe, the lock was broken. After lifting the access door, she slid down the ladder and landed in back room. The small intruder made her way to the front of the store and picked up the first volume of the mange. The little reader flipped through the book and was convinced her people might be back on Pekopon. She flipped to the back cover the found an address.

"Japan uh?" she hung her head and gave a deep sigh of disbelief. She has been waiting for five years to be rescued and to see a Japanese manga with the images of her people on the cover, cut her deep. Did they even try to find her? And what type of leader allowed himself to get caught? Looking at the address again, she smiled a little. She did want to visit Japan's Mt. Fuji.

"Well, it looks like I am going to Japan," she spoke to herself. She walked over to the cash register and laid the correct amount of money on the count with note apologizing and thanking the store owner. Then she dashed to the back, climbed up the ladder and exited through the roof's hatch. She closed it. Then she took off leaping from building to building scanning the city for a billboard map. When she found one, she landed in front of it and located the airport. After she memorized the map, she leapt up on a nearby roof again. She looked for cars heading towards the airport. When she spotted one, she sprang off the building and, landed on the cars roof.

The night air rushing past her face felt good. The sense of adventure filled her being. She was getting excited and could not wait to explore new places. Soon the car stopped at a light, and the silent passenger hopped off the roof and sprinted to a nearby bush. Turning down another street, the soon to be traveler ran the remaining distance to the airport. Just be for she entered the vicinity, she touched a symbol on her cap and vanished. She was now cloaked and stowing away on plane, to Japan, would be much easier. The stealthy cloaked traveler reached the main entrance of the airport and enter the through the doors. Being cloaked, all she needed to be concerned with was watching where everyone else was walking; however, the large building was pretty deserted considering the time. She soon came up on a monitor displaying the flights and times.

"Let's see..." Looking at the manga, she looked at the address. "The closest major city is Tokyo I think." Then she looked at the screen and spotted the flight to Tokyo, Japan. "Two hour wait! I hate waiting."

She had no choice but to wait. As she walked to her flight, she saw a few stores still open and even fewer passengers. Waiting for her flight, she was thinking on what type of platoon was on this planet. Knowing by the manga, it must not be a very smart platoon for them to get caught, or at least the leader. While waiting to board, she read some of the manga. She was captured by the ninja and weapons expert character. If the characters are anything like in the book, she might just enjoy this platoon. She missed sparring and honing her skills.

"Know boarding, Tokyo, Japan." She heard an announcer.

"Well... time to go," she said

Still under cloak, she boarding the plane and headed to the rear. She hopped up on to a seat, and then leapt in to an overhead luggage compartment. 'A seven and a half hour flight.' She though as she closed the compartment's lid and turned off her cloak. She needed to save the power for getting off the plane. It was dark inside and the best thing for her was sleep. She curled up, closed her eyes and let the hum of the engines lull her to sleep.

"Uhng," the plane touched down roughly, and she bumped her head on the top of the compartment. "Must be here…" She rubbed her head then pressed her badge. Once again, she was cloaked. She opened the lid and jumped to the floor. She waited for the plane to dock, and when the plane's door opened, she swiftly walked off the plane. The Tokyo airport was packed. She had to be very careful exiting the building. She stuck close to the wall and followed the signs above her. Soon, she found herself outside. Watching the new world around her, she saw Pekoponians going underground. She followed, and when then stood in awe. An underground train. She shook her head to focus on the task at hand. Just ahead, was a billboard with a map. She looked at the back cover of the manga; the city was not too far away.

"I should be there by ten o'clock." Looking at the trains' schedule, she found her destination and boarded. For safety, she hid under a seat. Then the train left the station.

Meanwhile at the Hinata's, the platoon was in its normal routine. Keroro was planning some idiotic invasion plan, Kururu was playing with one of his experiments, Tamama was beaming at Keroro and agreeing with the plan, Giroro walked out from the meeting and headed to his tent to polish his guns, and Dororo was on top of the house keeping watch over the neighborhood.

Just then, the ninja felt a new presence. 'But I thought we were the only Keronians here.' he though. He leapt down from the roof and landed next to Giroro.

"Gah!," startling the Corporal, "You really need to announce when you are coming down. Anyway what's up?"

"I sense another Keronian," replied the Lance Corporal.

"Wha...? Are you sure?" Giroro's eyes widen at the news.

"Yes." Dororo said.

"But I thought we were the only ones here."

Dororo looked to the sky then back to Giroro, "I agree, but you know how acute my senses are."

His red team member nodded, "True. Shall we tell Keroro, or go on our own?"

"We can tell the Sargent when we get back," Dororo said. The red and light-blue Keronians climbed on to a hover craft, activated the cloak, and headed in the direction Dororo indicated.

While Dororo and Giroro headed toward the unknown Keronian, she was making her way to the publishers. She was leaping from building to building, under cloak, when she noticed an odd flashing object in the sky. She stopped and focused on the object, and then jumped for joy. Being that Keronians can only see other cloaked Keronians, she waved her arms and yelled to the craft in the sky. Dororo heard her and indicated Giroro to land. A few feet from the roof top Dororo jumped off and landed next to the unknown Keronian. Then Giroro landed the hover craft and walked over to the others.

"Greetings, I am Lance Corporal Dororo of the A.R.M.P.I.T. Platoon." Dororo greeted the new member.

"And I am Corporal Giroro."

"I am so happy I found you," the Female Keronian began, "I am Lance Corporal Rajiji and have been stuck on Pekopn for five years. Rajiji was an unusual colored Keronian. She was orange with three brown stripes on her cheeks and three smaller brown stripes on her forehead. She also had a black triangular shaped spot, which gave the appearance of a nose. Her eyes looked like cat eyes: angled and greenish-yellow in color. She wore a hat like Dororo, and her mark was three black slashes on her belly and hat. Both Giroro and Dororo thought she was quite beautiful, and they blushed a little.

"Five years?" the two males repeated at the same time.

"Yes. I was in Indonesia patrolling the forest. I was on a fairly steep cliff when a rock gave way, and I fell about hundred feet. What appears to have occurred was that my platoon tried to locate me before time ran out and had to leave me. Next thing I knew, I was laying next to a female tiger and her two cubs. The only thing I could gather was, I looked like a cub and she took me in. Since then, I have been waiting all this time," She paused. "Yesterday evening, I went to a book store, and discovered this manga and found my way here by plane and train," Rajiji held up the book she had brought with her.

Dumbfounded Giroro and Dororo just looked at each other and sighed. Then Dororo spoke up. "Let's get you back to base."

"Ok," Rajiji beamed.

Giroro hopped onto his hover craft and held out a hand, "Come on I will take you."

Rajiji shook her head, "I do appreciate the offer, but I need to stretch my legs. Being cooped up in a luggage compartment for seven and a half hours was not my idea of fun."

Giroro smile, "Eh... no problem."

"Ok, then follow me. I will lead you to the base." Dororo smile under his mask.

As Giroro took off on his hover craft, Dororo lead Rajiji to the base. As the two leapt from building to building, the new Lance Corporal was taken by the beauty of the land. She suddenly stopped at a temple which had a little garden and fish pond. The sweet smell of sakura blossoms filled the air. Dororo was a little further ahead before he realized Rajiji was not following him anymore. He back tracked to the temple and found his new platoon member engrossed in the tranquility of the garden. He studied her for a little while before he approached her. She was sitting on a rock, cross-legged and eyes closed. All he could really do at that moment was smile; her aura was that of a ray of sunshine, warm and inviting.

Dororo, really not wanting to disturb her, cleared his throat, "We... uhm... better get going."

Rajiji opened her eyes, "Oh! I am sorry. I... I couldn't help it. I... um..."

"It is alright," Dororo nodded. "This country is full of wondrous places. But we do need to get going."

Rajiji blush and nodded which in turned made Dororo blush. The two Lance Corporals continued to the base. About ten minutes passed before they reached a house and stopped. In the back yard was a little tent with slanted eyes. Giroro was waiting next to it. Dororo and Rajiji landed next to the Corporal, and Rajiji looked around. The house was a two story building, and all three were in the back yard.

"So... Your base is this house?" She asked.

"Well, underneath it." Giroro relied.

"So you live with a Pekoponian family?" the new Keronian asked with a confused look on her face.

"Long story, don't asked," the Corporal said shaking his head. "Come on, time to meet the Sargent."

(All characters, besides Rajiji, belong to Japanese Anime Sgt Frog.)