Li POV

I listened to the others explain everything that was going on closely. The whole thing really had me thinking. So, Racaca was evil, she was taking over planets and was coming after ours, and now we had to find a way to stop her before it was too late. Yeah, that just about covered it, I guess. Now the question was how?

I bit a cookie as I sat at the open sliding door. The others were talking in the living room, but I needed some air. I never did like being indoors. I watched the moon in the sky. Like Koyuki and Dororo, I was able to become one with the world around me.

I closed my eyes and listened. The world was quiet, calm, and cool. Though, I noticed the slightest chill too. The one who wanted to bring our world harm was on her way. The planet told me that. Even I knew the planet itself was alive, even without going through the adventures Fuyuki and the others had been through.

Then someone sat beside me and I opened my eyes. There sat Koyuki with a cookie too. She smiled at me, "Are you ok, Li?"

I smiled, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just listening."

She watched me with those cat-like eyes, "To what? What did you hear?"

I smiled, "I was listening to the world. Give it a try. Tell me what you hear."

She smiled and closed her eyes and listened. She was that way a while, but then her smile faded a little, "I feel it. I can feel that she's on her way."

Dororo walked over, "Racaca. She's definitely headed here."

Koyuki opened her eyes, "Yeah."

Keroro spoke up, "Well, we won't be able to stop her if we just sit around like this! We need a battle plan!"

I looked back at them, "When do you ever have a plan?"

Keroro laughed, "Kero kero kero! Of course I have a plan! It's simple! We'll build a robot so big and scary that Racaca will get scared and run away! See, so simple!" Everyone was silent.

It was Keruru who spoke up, "What about her evil plan? Even if that was to work, she'd just go after another planet and then go after Keron." Keruru bit his cookie, "And besides, it's a terrible idea. Like anyone would be afraid of a little robot. I wasn't even afraid when you challenged me in that gundum robot before."

Well that crushed Keroro. He stood up, "Fine! New plan! When she gets here, we'll give her a warm welcome. That will trick her into coming out to accept the welcome! Then we'll sneak on her ship and take control! Kero! It's the perfect plan!" Silence once again.

Keruru bit his cookie again, "She doesn't have to come out of her ship to conquer. She never once left her ship when she conquered Pokepon. No one did. She simply sent out a huge swarm of Myrosen to do all the work."

Giroro gasped, "Did you say Myrosen!? She has those?! Only the highest classes of the Keron army can even see those things, and she has a whole swarm?!"

Keruru finished his cookie, "Yes. I fear she has plans just as terrible for Pekopon when she arrives." I wasn't the only one with a feel of worry.

Keroro didn't feel it though, which is one of the things I liked about him. He was always confident, even when it was hopeless. He stood on the table, "Ok, even better plan! We will create a complete copy of her ship and her! That way, when she gets here, we can tell her we're her from the future and that she has to give up her evil ways! She'll fall for it and give up! Success!"

Keruru sighed, "And how will we get a copy of her?" I liked Keruru. He was awfully well thought out, only proving everything Fuyuki had told me about him before. Keruru continued, "And how will we convince her that its from the future? And how will..."

Keroro was getting tired of Keruru ruining his plans, "Enough! I get it! These plans suck! If you've got any better ideas, I'd love to hear them! No one else seems to wanna come up with the plans here!"

Keruru thought about it, "I agree we should try to take control of her ship, but it'd have to be foolproof. Something we know will work without question."

Shivava spoke up, "But first we need a way to stall her! Once she arrives, she'll start her invasion. There would be no time for us to stop her!"

Doruru nodded, "He's right. What we need is a way to delay her above all else."

Kululu spoke up, "You said she was using a Keron Battle Ship?"

Doruru turned to him, "Uh, yes. A Keron Starlight Battle Ship."

Kululu laugh, "Kukuku! Then I'll take care of stalling her. I can hack their systems, that way they'll have to delay the invasion, but it'll only hold them off for about a day. The ship is big, so trying to find the hack point will be difficult, even for the best of minds."

I smiled, "Sounds good, but what then?"

Keroro took his turn, "When Kululu starts his hacking, we'll sneak on the ship while she's distracted with stopping him! Once on the ship, we can go after her without her knowing we're there! The perfect ambush! And it's all of us against one of her!"

Giroro spoke up, "I highly doubt that." We all turned to him. He continued, "To have gotten this far, she'd need a decent team to help her. No one is that perfect. She maybe powerful but she'd need brains, skill, and everything else necessary for invasion!" Giroro sighed, "I'm sure of it. She's probably got a little team all her own in there."

I thought about it, "I have to agree with Giroro. Even the best of conquerors need backup. If she's from the military like you guys, she'd have to be smart enough to know she'd need some kind of backup, right?"

Keroro sighed, "Yeah, you're probably right."

Shivava spoke up, "But who would be sick enough to join someone so insane?"

Giroro glanced at Doruru, "I can think of a few pretty awful people."

Doruru noticed, "Well, I'm not working for her!"

Giroro turned to him, "And by who's word are we going to believe that?"

Keruru hopped down right in front of Giroro and faced him, "By mine. So stand down and leave my team alone." Giroro, like the rest of us, was surprised by Keruru's forcefulness. Keruru turned from Giroro, "Shivava and Doruru are my team. If you have something against them, you have something against me. They came here to warn you, and this is how you repay them? By holding grudges?" Giroro looked a little ashamed.

Keroro smiled, "Keruru's right! We don't have time to be fighting each other! Our enemy is Racaca!"

Dororo smiled, "The leader is correct. We must work together to stop this new threat and..."

Keroro cut Dororo off, "So, now that that's settled, how are we going to get on the ship without being suspected?"

Dororo had that big eyed look when Keroro cut him off. I smiled at him, "Don't feel bad, Dororo. Keroro's just rush-y."

Dororo sighed, "You are right. We must continue with making the plans." Koyuki smiled at me. She liked it when I would make Dororo feel better like that.

Kululu spoke up, "When I start the hacking, you'll have about ten minutes to get on the ship. During that time all shields, barriers, and camera feed will be uncontrolable, so you will have exactly ten minutes to get on the ship once I start."

Shivava smiled, "And if we use hover crafts, we could get on quickly and without bringing attention to ourselves. That is, as long as you're all fast." Tamama looked pretty angry and ready to use Tamama Impact on Shivava, but held it in. Shivava noticed and simply grinned.

Keruru sighed, "Doruru will help make sure the crafts are as fast as they can be. Shivava will also help out."

Doruru gave a salute, "Yes, sir!"

Shivava groaned, "Fine."

Keroro turned to Kululu, "Major Kululu, make sure you're ready! I want everyone of those ten minutes when the time comes, so make sure you're one hundred percent ready!"

Kululu laughed, "Kukuku! No problem, boss."

Then Keroro turned to Giroro, "Corpral Giroro, I want you to make sure we're set for an ambush!"

He gave a salute, "Right away!"

Then he turned to Tamama, "Private Tamama, I want you to get extra transport from the Nishizawas for anyone without a hovercraft here! Keruru and Doruru don't have any, so that already makes two!"

Fuyuki stood up, "And one for me too!"

Keroro shook his head, "No, Fuyuki."

Fuyuki looked at him, "But I'm coming too! I wanna help, Sarg!"

Keroro looked at him, "Of course! That's why you'll be going with me on mine! We don't want too many hovercrafts flying around. It'll attract too much attention."

Fuyuki smiled, "Sargent."

Keruru sighed, "I agree with Keroro. The less hovercrafts, the better."

Shivava grinned, "You can go up with me, Keruru!"

Tamama smiled, "And Momoka's gonna wanna come too!"

Natsumi grinned confidently, "It's been a while since I've gotten to use my Battle Suit. I could use the exercise!"

I grinned and stood up, "And there's no way you guys are going without me!"

Koyuki was on her feet fast, "Me too!"

Keroro smiled, "Alright, everyone, it's official! We're going to ambush Racaca and save Pekopon!"

Everyone cheered, "Yeah!"

Keruru POV

It was the next day that I joined Keroro in the central computer room of his underground base. I had never seen it before, so I was very fascinated by it. Kululu was working on the computers, preparing for when he would hack Racaca's ship. Keroro had a pair of goggles on his head and a backpack. He looked serious and ready to go through with the plan. I found myself enjoying the funny fact that he put so much effort in protecting Pekopon, but never this much in conquering it.

While Keroro and Kululu were talking, Doruru came in. I turned to him, "How are the crafts coming along?" He didn't answer me as he walked up to me. He handed me a battle belt covered in pockets full of little weapons and a couple other weapons in sheaths. I took it and looked at it, "What's this for?"

He looked away, "Just in case. Wouldn't want you to get hurt or anything." I looked at him. He was worried about me and this was his way of protecting me.

I smiled, "Thank you, Doruru."

He blushed a little, "It was Shivava's idea." With that, he turned to leave, "I'd better get back to those hovercrafts." And then he left.

I smiled and put on the belt over one shoulder and crossing my stomach. It was the perfect size. I turned back to Keroro and Kululu. Keroro noticed my belt, "Oh, cool belt."

I smiled, "Thank you. So, is there any sign of Racaca's ship?"

Kululu answered, "There they are." Then we heard it. The sound of very loud engines above us.

Kululu pulled it up on the big screen and I felt fear, "That's it." There it was. Racaca's ship. It shadowed the entire city just as mine once did. We hurried out as Kululu sank into his special hacking room below the floor.

Keroro and I reached outside and saw everyone was already there. The ship was lowering slowly, high above the city. Shivava and Doruru were outside to. They quickly came to my side.

Doruru spoke, "First they'll set into hover."

Shivava looked ready with his staff in hand, "That's what caused that powerful gust of wind before."

I spoke to Kululu through my hat, "Kululu, after they set into hover, she'll start her invasion greeting. After that, she'll strike. Anywhere between the hover and the end of the greeting will be your chance to hack her ship!"

I could hear Kululu, "Ku ku ku! I'll see what I can do. Just listen for my signal to go."

Keroro spoke, "Got it! Ok, guys, listen for the signal!" Everyone nodded. Li had a hover bike beside Koyuki who was going up on Dororo's hovercraft. Natsumi and Giroro were using their own jetpacks. Tamama and Momoka were riding a hover bike together and Fuyuki was with Keroro. Shivava and I were ready on his hover disk and Doruru was using one of Giroro's jetpacks. Mois had her staff in hand. We were all set.

Shivava and I stayed on the ground, remembering how powerful the gust of wind would be. Then we saw the gust coming our way. I spoke up, "Everyone brace yourselves!"

Suddenly the gust blew past, nearly sending us flying. Shivava stuck his staff in the ground and we both held it tightly. Fuyuki held Keroro while Momoka had Tamama. Natsumi had to grab Giroro before the gust blew him away since he was in the air. Li held Koyuki, Mois, and Dororo in a huddle. Then the gust stopped and most of us collapsed. Shivava and I held the staff, worn out from withstanding the wind.

Doruru sighed, "That one was even worst than the first time." I had to agree it seemed much stronger.

Then the screen appeared just beneath the ship with Racaca's face, "Greetings people of Pekopon!"

Then I heard Kululu, "Now!"

Keroro spoke, "Everyone, that's it! Let's go!" We all immediately got on our crafts and flew off for the ship. Shivava flew fastest, so I had to hold on to him tight. Giroro and Natsumi were right with us while Doruru, Li, Mois, and Keroro flew right behind us and Dororo was at the back with Tamama.

We flew towards the ship just as the screen started to flicker really badly and turn red. The hacking had begun. We had ten minutes to get on the ship. I just hoped it would be enough.

Natsumi POV

I saw the screen start messing up like bad TV reception and knew it was that crazy frog's doing. We flew pretty fast, knowing we only had ten minutes and a lot of ground to cover. Giroro flew at my side as determined and ready for battle as ever.

I noticed Keruru ahead of us. His red scarf was being blown by the wind. It was cute scarf. Keruru had told me the night before that he had gotten it from the Natsumi of his world, Natsuki. She sounded really nice and really close to Keruru. It was obvious by how much he missed them. If there was any other reason for fighting these guys besides protecting my planet, it would be to return him to his family. I felt a strong determination at the thought, which made me go faster.

That's when the stupid frog spoke from behind me, "We're almost there and with only seven minutes to spare!"

Then I could hear Kululu from my collar, "Ku ku. There's an opening directly in the top that you all could take. Just hurry, because I'm starting to lose control of the weapons." As if the idiot had jinxed it, the weapons on the ship started going crazy and shooting everywhere.

Shivava gasped, "Hold on tight! This is gonna get bumpy!"

We all had to spread out to start ducking and dodging lasers and missiles. Giroro, Doruru, and I did our best to keep the shots off the others' backs since we were more agile with our jetpacks. We were soon close enough to the ship to start heading straight up.

I heard Kululu again, "You have four minutes!" We boosted our speeds some more. I shot up the side of the ship at Giroro's side. Shivava was still just ahead of us. We soon reached above the ship and headed for where Kululu pointed out the opening. Kululu spoke again, "One minute!" I flew as fast as I could. We were almost there.

Suddenly, I noticed a shot coming right at Giroro. I flew into him, knocking him out of the way, "Look out!" Then the laser hit my jetpack and I started to fall.

Giroro was about to fly after me, but Kululu spoke up, "Stop! There is only thirty seconds left and the barriers just came back up!" Giroro stopped just in time as a blue field appeared over me but under them. I fell, watching the others shrink. I even heard Giroro call my name, but I kept falling. I turned to see where I would land and saw the roof of the ship beneath me.

I heard Kululu again, "Ten seconds! Get out of there! You're out of time!"

Then I heard the stupid frog on my collar too, "But the entrance is right over there! We can still make it if we're fast!"

Kululu argued against it, "No, you won't make it! The second the hack ends, she'll see you and we'll never get a chance to stop her."

Then it was Giroro, "But what about Natsumi?!"

Kululu again, "Five seconds!"

The frog spoke up, "We can't do anything for her now! We have to escape, now!" Then I saw them fly away as fast as they came. I counted the seconds. At five, an alarm went off. I even heard the inside of the ship saying "Lockdown".

I looked down and gasped. I was close to a very painful landing, but then I noticed a closing window I could make it through. I fell straight, aiming for the window. I hoped I would fit.

I fell through, but suddenly stopped as my waist got stuck. I heard a gasp and turned to see there was someone there. It was a black and white frog. Luckily, it was the one closing the window with a button, so when I suddenly fell in, he let go of the button, making it stop. I struggled to get through, but my belt wasn't going to make it through.

I looked at the frog. He had a black hat, big blue eyes and the symbol of a die on its corner on his front and hat. He also wore a belt across his waist and over his shoulder. He looked worried, "What are you doing?!"

I struggled in the window again, "Could you open the window? I'm stuck."

He gave me a look, "I could always push you out."

I felt worried. If he did that, I'd fall to my death. He stood by the button, "Or just close it with you still in it." I felt fear climb up my spine as he pushed the button.

Suddenly I fell in and landed on my head. He quickly closed the window and walked over to me. I pulled myself up, rubbing my head, "Ow. Thanks."

He smirked, "You may look like a warrior, but you really are just another Pekoponian girl." I looked at him. I knew better than to tell him off. It was thanks to him I wasn't dead. He sighed, "You ok?"

I stood up, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Then he hopped up and pushed my collar, shutting off my battle suit. The little device sat in my hand. The frog walked over to his chair before a large computer, "Don't want that thing to attract attention. Just sit still and out of the way like a good girl, alright? Maybe we can get through this without anyone having to be found out."

I walked over to him, "Why are you helping me? Aren't you working for Racaca?"

He shivered at her name, "Yeah, I work for her. I helped you because you asked me to, and I'm no killer. Besides, I hate that woman. A chance to help kick her butt is more than welcome by me."

I smiled, "Well, thanks."

He smirked, "Sure, no prob, I suppose."

I found myself curious about this frog, "What's your name?"

He continued typing into his computer, "Name's Zokiki. You?"

I smiled, "Natsumi Hinata."

Zokiki smirked, "Natsumi Hinata? So you are the female warrior I'd heard about. I figured you were when I saw your battle suit."

I sighed, "Yeah well, apparently I've become quite a celebrity."

Zokiki laughed a lot like Kululu, "Kikiki! No kidding. Kikiki!"

I spoke, "You laugh like Kululu."

He looked at me and grinned, "So he is here. I thought so. Only he could pull off hacking a ship this advanced so well. I remember him telling me he was going to Pekopon."

I sat on a stool beside him, "So you know him?"

Zokiki smiled, "Yeah, the guy and I were cadets together. We were both bullied dorks back then, so we easily made friends. Well, Kululu would never admit it. He said we were just comrades." I sighed; that certainly sounded like Kululu. Zokiki sighed, "He still a big, ugly jerk?"

I scoffed, "I don't think he knows how to be anything but."

He laughed again, "Kikiki! That's curry-butt alright! Kikiki!"

I laughed, "Curry-butt?"

He grinned, "Yeah, that's what I used to call him sometimes. The guy always had something with curry in his lunchbox. He was a total curry-addict! His sibs said that was why he's yellow. Too much curry!" We both laughed. I liked hanging with Zokiki. I just hoped the others weren't worried about me.