A/N: This is not my first rodeo! After a semi-long hiatus of self-hatred and schoolwork, I am back for an actual real fic! WOO! This one, I hope, will actually take off! Thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed my previous works. I hope you like this as much as you've liked the last.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own SGT. Frog or any of the characters. I only take credits for the names I came up with.


Chapter 1:

"I can't believe it." Fuyuki said as he stepped into the once brightly lit room of Sergeant Keroro. It was now replaced with storage boxes and it's old murky scent, just like it had been before Keroro had arrived. The door to the base was nowhere to be seen.

"Giroro's tent is gone too...they're really gone." Natsumi replied, placing her hand on Fuyuki's arm. She tucked her chin into her chest, silently reminiscing all of the moments that she had been through with those dumb frogs. Fuyuki rested his head on her shoulder, eyes downcast.

"Why didn't they tell us? Why didn't they leave any notes? Are they in trouble?" he asked, slowing walking towards the ladder, Natsumi following behind him.

"They must have been called back to Keron, Fuyuki, don't think about it too hard." she said, following him up the ladder. They sat down on the couch, not speaking or looking at each other. Natsumi hugged herself tightly, staring down at her lap. It had been at least half a day without them and she already had become bored. There was a heavy feeling of solemnity in the room.

"Dororo is gone too.." Natsumi suddenly said as she checked her phone, "How about Tamama? Have you talked to Momoka about it?" she asked, looking up at Fuyuki, who sat on the opposite couch. He nodded sadly,

"Tamama's gone too, he left nothing behind." he said. He sniffled and wiped his eyes, "I can't believe Sarge is gone...he said that we'd always be friends. How could he leave like this?" he asked. Natsumi's bottom lip quivered as she watched her brother lament over the loss of his best friend. She got up and sat next to him, "I'm sure they'll come back Fuyuki, they always come back, don't they? Haven't they done this before?" she asked, trying to smile. Fuyuki sighed and shrugged. The two of them shared a look and smiled at each other.

"Alright. Let's go out to eat! There's a nice little restaurant that just opened up in the town." she said, "I have a little extra money from work."

Fuyuki smiled and nodded.

As they were walking in town after dinner, they stopped in front of a store. Natsumi looked at it and hummed softly, "New store, huh? Looks cute." she said. Fuyuki ran up to the window and grinned, "It looks like a novelty store!" he said. Natsumi read the sign on the window, "It's grand-opening is tomorrow. I wonder who owns it?" she said, standing beside him.

"Hey, you might want to back up from the glass! You might smudge it." A cheerful voice said behind them, making both of them jump and pivot around.

"Sorry!" Fuyuki said, bowing his head. Standing in front of them, was an American-looking boy, with odd, curly, forest green hair and dark eyes. He was about a head taller than Fuyuki, and was pale with just the slightest hint of freckles. He laughed,

"It's no problem! I'm just teasin' ya'." he said, smiling at them. He was carrying a box in his arms, eyes bright and friendly. "Oh! My name is Keagan Green! Kinda funny, isn't it? Same color as mah' hair!"

Natsumi and Fuyuki laughed at him. He was a bit goofy and was fluent in Japanese without a hint of an accent.

"I'm Natsumi Hinata, and this is my kid brother, Fuyuki." she said, elbowing Fuyuki in the side. Keagan laughed softly, "It's nice to meet you two. A group of friends and I decided to open up shop over here." he said, shrugging his shoulders.

"I bet you'll like it here." Fuyuki said, before turning to Natsumi, "We should go." she said, "It was really nice to meet you, Keagan."

"You two, Miss Natsumi and Mister Fuyuki." Keagan said with a wink, before walking into the store.

"He seems nice, I wonder what his friends are like." Fuyuki said as he and Natsumi walked past the store. She nodded, and looked forward. Walking towards them, was a tall young man with a large stack of boxes. Despite his height, he had to peek around them to see. As Natsumi and Fuyuki passed, he glanced at them, started stammering and tripped. Before any boxes could fall to the ground, Natsumi backtracked and caught a few of the boxes. She grunted, before setting them down.

"Hey, you should be more careful." she said to the guy, who was sputtering like an idiot. He blinked twice at her, his tanned cheeks as red as his hair.

"Y-Yeah, sorry." he said. Without boxes covering his face, he was handsome, way too handsome to act like a clumsy doofus. He had deep, gray-blue eyes. One side of his face had a scar that went from the top of his forehead and down to his jaw, curving towards his ear. She let out a little breath, it reminded her of Giroro's. She allowed Fuyuki to go on ahead so she could help this handsome stranger. As she helped him move boxes, she spoke with him.
"The name's Gabe Flannagan. And you are..?" he asked, raising an eyebrows. "Natsumi Hinata, it's nice to meet you." she said, with a little bit of a smile.

"Are you and Keagan friends?" Natsumi asked, looking up at him. He nodded a bit, "Yeah, him and some old friends are kind of opening up a store over here. You should come by tomorrow for the grand-opening. You and your..brother?" he asked. Natsumi nodded,

"Yeah." she said, "Fuyuki."

"Anyway, Natsumi, come check the shop out or something." Gabe said, setting the boxes down and allowing Natsumi to do the same. They nodded to each other. She awkwardly waved goodbye and walked over. Why was she so flustered? It was a short interaction with some random guy, she shouldn't be this mushy about it. She let out a soft huff as she walked the rest of the way home by herself, arms tucked into her sleeves and head downcast.

As she walked, a few fat droplets of rain landed on her head. She looked up and let out a loud groan, immediately starting to run, just so she wouldn't end up soaked.

But to no avail, when she arrived home she was drenched in rain; all she wanted now was a hot bath and some sleep.

The next morning, Natsumi noticed moving trucks near the house next door as she went out for her morning jog. After her third lap around the block, she stopped to look for her apparent new neighbors. There were five guys, including the two she met the day before: Gabe and Keagan, the rest strangers. She went to go get Fuyuki.

Fuyuki called out to Keagan and ran up to him,

"Need help?" he asked, and after that, the two were immediately chatting up a storm as Natsumi went to go help bring in boxes. A petite young man ran up beside her, holding a stack of boxes.

"Oh, so you're our new neighbors? You don't seem as strange as the other neighbors made you seem." he said, laughing softly. Natsumi choked a bit. That was...rather bold of him to say. She shook her head and smiled,

"Yeah, my family's a bit stranger than the average." she said, "My name's Natsumi Hinata, by the way."

"Mine's Thomas Delaney!" he replied, "Very nice to meet you!"

With shocking strength for a small boy, he held the boxes in one hand and pointed to two others.

"That's Kyle, and that's Daniel." he said, pointing to a lemon-blonde haired man, who was lanky and pale, who wore glasses that were uncanningly similar to Kululu's. Then, he pointed to a blue haired man, who despite the warm weather, wore a scarf around his neck and mouth.

"I'm sure all of us will get along, right?" Thomas asked, smiling at her. Natsumi nodded and grinned, "Sure we will."

Natsumi and Fuyuki had helped the five bring boxes inside. Natsumi had left prematurely to get ready for the day, while Fuyuki stayed behind and hung out with them until they had to leave and prepare the store for it's grand-opening.

When the time arrived and the store was opened, they were greeted by the friendly faces of the five...well, besides Kyle, who just looked a tad bit creepy and unwelcoming.

Fuyuki was raving about the amount of O-parts and occult stuff in the store, while Natsumi stood at the front of the store, hands in her pockets, eyes a bit sad. Gabe walked up to her,

"You okay?" he asked, looking down at her. She glanced up with him and let out a bitter laugh,

"Yeah, just a bit nostalgic." she said, shrugging her shoulders with a little smile.

"I get like that too sometimes, just gotta brave through it, soldier." Gabe said, patting her shoulder. She looked up at him with a sad smile,

"Sounds like something an old friend used to say." she said. Gabe immediately froze and looked away, "Yeah, it's a common phrase, surprised you'd remember something like that, Natsumi." he stammered. She looked up at him,

"No, I wouldn't usually, but that old friend was really special..so.."

Gabe patted her shoulder again and walked away stiffly, hands balled into fists. Natsumi watched, eyebrows knitted together in thought.

She walked towards on of the aisles, but suddenly stopped short.

Just before her feet there was a skull keychain that resembled the insignia on Giroro's hat. She squinted and crouched in front of it. She picked it up and examined it.

"Weird." she said, and pocketed it.


A/N: Gonna let you guys in on a little secret! If you haven't guessed already, here is a list of our beloved frogs and their American names!

Keroro: Keagan Green

Giroro: Gabe Flannagan

Tamama: Thomas Delaney

Kululu: Kyle Blaine

Dororo: Daniel Sini