Chapter 1

Keroro stood outside the toy store in his human suit, looking at the display of Gundam models and fingering the wad of cash in his hand. "Kero kero kero kero" he quietly laughed. "Soon you'll all be mine!" he thought "Just think of how much time I can spend building all of these and adding them to my growing family of Gundams! I'm coming Gundam!" He took a step forward and opened the door, just as a little boy barged straight at him from the other side as he was leaving with his mom. Keroro stumbled backwards. The little boy stared at Keroro's head and pointed up at the green space frog. "Mommy!" the little boy cried as he tugged at his mother's wrist. "Take a look! That man looks like he's been taken over by an alien!"

Keroro broke out into cold sweat. "Oh no, he's onto me!" Keroro thought. Panicked, he held his breath and looked away as if he didn't hear the boy. The mother looked Keroro up and down, and then shrugged. "You know it's rude to point, I'm pretty sure the man works here and he's just wearing a mask. Now, let's get going." She said. The two turned and walked away. Keroro exhaled, relieved, but still a little scared. "Whew, that was a close one," he thought. "I just think that's a little too close. I gotta find a way to avoid that or something worse happening again. Stupid invisibility function, why do your batteries always have to run out all the time so that you make me have to walk out of the house wearing an outfit that makes me look so conspicuous? " He looked at the Gundams he was planning to buy. "Maybe after I've bought something my head can clear up and I can think about how to avoid what just happened. Yes, I think I shall do that." Keroro opened the door and walked in. He walked past a TV screen that showed a cartoon where the main character shapshifted into a cat at will. Keroro stopped and stared. "That's it!" he cried. "I shall find a way to make me shape shift from Keronian form to Pekoponian form and back again at will! No more having to rely on short-lived invisibility or conspicuous-looking suits! Kerokerokerokero!"

(Hello it's me, Mr. Narrator here, and I just took a nap. I only caught on to the last bit of the Sarge's idea, and did he just say something about no more suits? Because those things always creeped me out.)

Half an hour later, with his arms full of Gundam, Keroro arrived back at the Hinata household. He jumped out of the Business suit, loaded his arms full of Gundam, and raced down the hall to his room. He burst in through the door dramatically. Tamama and Angol Moa looked up. "Mister Sergeant Sir," Tamama said. "What is it?" Keroro shook his head. "I have just come up with THE best plan to help us with the invasion!" Moa's and Tamama's faces both lit up. "Really?" asked Moa. "What is it?"

"No time to tell you now. I gotta get this idea to Kururu while I still have it in my mind." Keroro dropped his stash of Gundams on the floor and ran for the refrigerator. Moa and Tamama both gave each other puzzled looks. "If he's willing to drop his precious Gundam Models on the floor for an idea, it's gotta be big." They both thought. They followed him down the hatch.

Kururu sat in his lab, laughing sadistically as he watched the footage of Aki's shower from the previous night. He couldn't explain it, but he had some sort of fixation on Aki. It wasn't love like Giroro had, but it was more that he just enjoyed watching her in the shower. His little daydream was cut short when Keroro entered the room, all crazy and loud with excitement. "Kururu!" Keroro shouted. "Well Sergeant," Kururu said smugly, spinning around in his chair. "What brings you here? Kukuku"

"I have just come out with THE best plan that will help us with our invasion and whatever other plans it brings." Keroro shouted. "Well, just spit it out then." Kururu said indifferently, turning back around to watch Aki shower. "You know those humanoid suits that we have to wear almost all the time we go out because our invisibility power is always short-lived?" Keroro said. "Sure. " Kururu said in a bored tone "What about them?"

"Do you ever wonder if they make you look too conspicuously like the aliens we are? I almost got found out today, and then I realized something, we need to be able to blend in, completely blend in with the rest of the Pekoponians so we can do our conquering right under everyone's figurative noses so when they finally realize they've been conquered, it'll be too late to stop because they didn't notice earlier." Keroro babbled.

Kururu thought over what Keroro said. He swung back around. "And just how do you plan to do that?" he said.

(Yeah, How? I've been taking a nap right up until you first said 'No more suits.')

Keroro looked at Moa and Tamama, who had followed Keroro to Kururu's lab. "Lady Moa, Tamama, drumroll please?" he said. Tamama and Moa drummed on the desk with their hands. Keroro took a deep breath and said "We'll make a gun that will give us the ability to shape shift from Keronian form to Pekoponian and back to Keronian form at will."

"Hmmm, sounds interesting. I'll see what I can do, I'll let you know when I'm done. Kukuku" Kururu said, turning back to the computer screen. "Yayy! Kururu you're the best!" Keroro said dancing out, Moa and Tamama following in his wake. "Tell me something I don't know. Kukukukuku" Kururu muttered, exiting out of the screen for the Showercam. Aki could wait. The invasion and its small but helpful advancement could not.

(Meanwhile, at Kissho school)

Koyuki stood outside the gates of Kissho school with Natsumi as they entered the grounds. "Today's the day." Koyuki thought happily. "Today's the day I'm gonna tell her how I feel."

"Natsumi?" Koyuki asked. "Yes Koyuki?" Natsumi replied, smiling. "I, I have something really important to tell you." Koyuki said. "Oh… Okay" Natsumi said. "What is it?"

"I…I, I Really like you Natsumi! And I don't mean that as a friend. I mean more than that!" Koyuki said, breathless and lightheaded now that she finally said it.

Natsumi was shocked. "Koyuki. I… I didn't know you felt that way about me." she said. "So…. Is it possible you feel the same way about me?" Koyuki excitedly asked. Natsumi sighed. She really didn't want to break her best friend's heart, yet, she felt she had to tell the truth. "Koyuki," Natsumi said, reluctantly "I, I like you a lot. You're my best friend, almost like a sister to me. But I have my heart for someone else." Koyuki's face fell, and her eyes started to water. "Oh no, don't do that! Please. I still want you to be my best friend. It's just that, I have a huge crush on Saburo. And please, there are other fish in the sea."

(It's not like Koyuki was actually gonna go fishing.)

Koyuki sniffed. "Saburo seems like a nice guy. I can see why you like him." Natsumi felt guilty for what she said, but then she remembered something. "You know, I heard Dororo likes you."

"Really?" Koyuki said, her face brightening up. "He does?"

"Yeah, totally, I've seen it loads of times." Natsumi said. It was true though. She definitely saw something like that at the swimsuit competition.

"Well, in that case, I feel a bit better." Koyuki said, hugging Natsumi. "That's good." Natsumi said as the two walked to class.

(Meanwhile, back at the ranch, er, house)

Kururu sat at a lab table looking into a microscope as he worded painstakingly on the shapeshift gun. "Kukukuku, Natsumi still doesn't know after 3 weeks that I cut a lock of her hair off while she was sleeping, kukukuku. I thought I might need her DNA for something in the future. Kukukuku. And Giroro doesn't realize I took a swipe of his cheek cells while he was sleeping, he really should close his mouth. It's just disgusting how much he drools. Kukukuku." He said, carefully combining some protein molecules together. He poured a batch of protein goop into the loading canister of the gun. He put a panel on top of it and clicked it shut. At last, he was ready he got down from his chair to look for Keroro. Right at that moment, Keroro busted in. "Kururu! Are you done with the gun yet?" he asked.

"Ah, Keroro. Think of the devil and you appear. Kukukuku. I was just about to show you my gun." Kururu said. Brandishing it from behind his back and holding it out to Keroro. Keroro hungrily snatched it from the yellow frog's hands and pointing it at himself. "Finally, Finally…" he said, his finger on the trigger. "No!" Kururu shouted. Keroro stopped. "Why?" he asked. "Becaue I haven't tested it out yet. So I don't know what side effects could happen. And the thing only works on Pekoponians and Keronians. If there are damaging side effects, you won't even know until it's too late, and once you shoot that gun, the effects are irreversible."

"Oh." Keroro said as he put the gun down. "Well, now what?" he asked. Kururu spoke. " I'm looking to find someone or something to test this on." He said. "This one could have potentially dangerous side effects, considering I combined Pekoponian and Keronian DNA and the gun works by radiating beams of the DNA particles and fusing the DNA into the genetic structure of the subject. It's quite ingenious isn't it? kukukuku."

"If it's test subjects you're looking for, then I know two of the perfect test subjects!" Keroro said, dancing around with glee. "Perfect." Kururu said. "I'll go get them and bring them back, and we'll test this on them at the same time."

"Perfect. Kukukuku." Kururu said.

Keroro danced out the door.

(A little while later…)

Natsumi walked off the campus of Kissho school after another long day. She was so tired, and she was ready to go home. Suddenly she heard someone call her name. "Natsumi!
Natsumi!" she heard. She turned around. Saburo came walking down the street towards her. Natsumi felt the blood rush to her cheeks as she started to blush and she felt her heart pounding like a taiko drum. "Hey, Saburo," Natsumi said, trying not to freak out and look like a fool like she often did in front of Saburo. "What's up."

"Nothing much. Well, uh. Okay, a whole lot." Saburo said, putting his hand behind his neck and blushing a little. Natsumi noticed this in Saburo. "That's odd," Natsumi thought. "Saburo normally doesn't act embarrassed."

"Okay," Natsumi said. "Care to tell me?"

"Ummm. Yeah. I was thinking, would you like to go out with me sometime." Saburo said. Natsumi's heart stopped, then started pounding even louder. "Is Saburo asking me out…. On a date?" she wondered. She stood there misty-eyed.

(Well, Natsumi, now's your chance jump on it before it's too late.)

"I… I… Yes!" Natsumi said. Jumping up and hugging Saburo. Saburo stumbled back, but smiled. "Sooo, when?" Natsumi said, pulling apart from him. "I was kinda thinking Saturday." Saburo said. "Cool." Natsumi said. "I'll see you then. Bye!" Natsumi said as she skipped on home.

(Now, Natsumi, it wasn't that hard was it? And you didn't even have to ask anything!)

Natsumi arrived in front of her house, ecstatic with joy. She opened the door, stepped in… and fell through a hole that suddenly appeared in the ground. "AAAAHHHHHHH!" Natsumi screamed as she fell, down, and down, and down, until she landed in a chair in the Keroro Platoon's Secret underground basement. The chair sprouted straps that wrapped tightly to Natsumi. She screamed some more, struggling against the bonds holding her to the chair before giving up, then she started growing hoarse. She looked over, and she saw Giroro tied up in the chair next to her. "How did you get here?" Natsumi asked. "I Don't know." Giroro said, hanging his head.

"Kerokerokerokerokero" Keroro said emerging from the shadows. "Kukukukukuku" Kururu laughed, coming down from a platform. "Now will the biggest step for our invasion!" Keroro laughed as he pulled out the gun. "What… what is th-that?" Natsumi asked, scared. "Oh, it's only our newest invention. It can give Keronians and Pekoponians the ability to shapeshift at will!" Keroro cackled. "I should warn you, when you first shoot the ray, you will turn into the opposite form first, which means if you're a Pekoponian, you're going to turn into a Keronian first! Kukukuku." Kururu chuckled. "Well, time ot test this out." Keroro said, aiming the gun at them. "Noooo!" Natsumi screamed as Keroro clicked the trigger and a blast of energy and particles hit Natsumi and Giroro. "Natsumi!" Giroro cried as he stuggled harder to break free of his bonds.

When the haze and radiation particles cleared, a bright orange Keronian with a hat that looked similar to Natsumi's hair when tied up and a bright sun insignia on the hat and the belly sat in Natsumi's place. In Giroro's place sat a handsome teenage boy with long blonde hair with bright red streaks, a red t-shirt with a skull symbol on it, a silver belt identical to the one Giroro always wore, dark black jeans, black sneakers, and over his left (our right) eye, a small, silverish scar. Keronian Natsumi and Human Giroro stared at each other. "Na-Natsumi." Giroro sputtered. "Giroro?" Natsumi asked, staring at the boy. "Yes, I must say, you two look pretty good." Keroro said. "Now that I know that there are no side effects, I will use it now, and I will be even better looking than the both of you!" Keroro cried in glee. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO US!" Natsumi shrieked looking at her reflection in the computer screen in front of her. "I only just gave you two the powers to be able to shapeshift from Keron to Pekoponian at will. I really don't see why you are so upset over this. You really should be thanking me. And now with Natsumi one of us now, She's bound to join our team" Keroro said, laughing sadistically. Giroro struggled a little bit more at his bonds, and he finally broke free. He stormed up to Keroro and held him up by the scruff of his neck. "Turn us back!" he growled. Keroro gulped. "Geez, I wish I could help you buddy, but once you're hit with the ray gun, then it is irreversible. You're gonna have to find out how to change yourself back on your own." He said nervously, as he saw how furious Giroro looked.

Giroro growled and hurled Keroro at the wall. Keroro crashed deep into the wall. Giroro ran over to Natsumi's side. He took a knife from his pocket and sawed away at her bonds until she was free. "Are you okay?" he asked her. She stood up. "I'm fine. Just, I feel so… different." She looked over furiously at Keroro, who was trying hard to dislodge himself from the wall. "I want to kill that stupid frog soo bad." Natsumi growled, punching one clenched Keronian Fist into her flat Keronian palm. Giroro looked at her, straight into her eyes, wich were the same color as her Human eyes, Amber. "How about we beat him up together?" Giroro suggested. "Yeah," Natsumi Said, nodding and grinning evilly. "I think we should." They approached towards Keroro. Giroro plucked Keroro from out of the wall. "Oh, Thank you. Thank you. I thought I was gonna be in there forev-" Keroro stopped when he saw the looks on their faces. "Oh no. no no. please, no more!" Keroro pleaded. "Natsumi," Giroro said, handing Keroro down to . "Do you want to do the honors?"

"With pleasure." Natsumi said.

(Uh-oh, Spaghetti-os)

Natsumi kicked and punched at Keroro, using him like a Punching back until he was beat up and full of bruises. Giroro then slammed Keroro back into the wall. The Orange Keronian and the Blonde human walked out of the Lab.

(Once Back in the Hinata's Kitchen)

Giroro sat down in a chair and looked at his hands. Natsumi crawled up onto a chair. She sat down and started crying. Giroro, startled, put his hand on top of hers. "Natsumi, What's bothering you? I mean, other than how we are?"

"It's just that, I can never go out in public anymore. I'm going to be stuck in this form forever! I d-don't even know how to get out of this and shapeshift back. School, sports, friends, I can never have any of that anymore!" She sobbed. "And Saburo just asked me out on a date. How can I show up to it like this." She wailed. Giroro's heart fell and he sighed silently to himself. "Natsumi's always had eyes for him. I guess I should be sad that she's not mine, but I'm sad because she can't be with him now, and I know happy she would be if she would be with him. I just want to see my beloved happy." He thought. Natsumi kept crying and talking about things from her human life, when suddenly, her body glowed with energy and her form stretched taller and taller, until the glow subsided and sitting in the chair, sat human Natsumi.

Giroro looked at her, stunned. Natsumi looked at herself. "What did you do?" Giroro asked, bewildered. "I was just thinking about my life as a human, and I just, transformed." She said, equally as shocked. "Let me try that." Giroro said, closing his eyes and letting his memories come to him. Suddenly, his body glowed and shrank until it was Keronian Giroro who sat in the chair. "So, I guess thinking about our Memories as whatever form we want to be in changes us. Wait, let me try something I have an idea." Natsumi said, concentrating on her thoughts, and recalling the recent memory of being a Keronian. Suddenly, Natsumi's body shrank until she was a Keronian again. She concentrated and thought again, and she changed back into a human. "I know how to use my shapeshift powers!" Natsumi cried, as she hugged Giroro, who felt like he was going to have a heart attack. "thank you." Natsumi said. "It's nothing." Giroro said as Natsumi let go. "I guess we really do have Keroro to thank." Giroro said, "He was the one who gave us special powers. And for me, these will help me with the, uh-" Giroro said. He was really thinking about how he could use this form and possibly take Natsumi for his own, in time though. In the meantime though, he had trouble finding the right word. "For the invasion?" Natsumi suggested. "Right. Goodnight" Giroro said gruffly, turning around and walking to his tent.

(and so it begins, the new adventures of two of our favorite space frog and human).