Chapter 24
Hinata Keroro (Part 1)

At a local fancy place, Steven Cooke was busy buying scented candles, for The Gang's meditation time (for Steven & Mizuki only). As he left with $120 worth of scented lilac, ambrosia, and orange-tangerine, he spotted three people, in a form of a family, walking together. Now, you may think that they are the Hinata family, but…

"Kerororororororo…"

"Tamamamamama…"

"Girororororororo…"

Steven watched on, as the family walked by him.

"Hmm… This could be mysterious," he thought, "Of course, Steven Cooke loved that anime. I don't mind the voice of Japanese Dub, but that guy who did Italy is such amazing, unlike me."

He left, in all-smiles, as the family looked on.

A boy said, "All goes according to plan, fellow platoon members."

The mother replied, "Hey, Sarge, how are we going to fool the masses?"

"This is better than the cloaking technology we have," the girl in pigtails remarked.

The boy then sneered, "Relax, my fellow operatives. Once we have everything in control of this alternate world screw loose, we shall return to our own time and work on our true mission: Total conquest on the Pekoponians!"

The boy laughed evilly, as the Mother smiled, "Sarge is so awesome, when he plans ahead!"

The girl nodded, "True, but I don't mind wearing this machinery."

The family you just saw is actually robots; or in this case, Gundam-like, life size mobile suits. But who's controlling them? We'll check with them later.

At Miyazawa & May's home, May was looking in her Swinub bank (A Pokémon piggy bank). All she has is 200 Yen, 30 cents Canadian, two Francs, one Euro, and a button.

May said, in a fast manner, "Hello, May here. I am pretty in disdain. Money is getting scarce. We have food, shelter, hot water, heat, a cozy bed to sleep in, and a TV to watch the hot shows. But we don't have any money to continue; even Pero Pero is hungry for some unique nyork. Why I said it is because we are running out of food supplies. And we also need more money for gas, heat, cable, and high-speed Wi-Fi internet. But now I am resorting to panhandling, which is bad, and I am also suggesting selling my body for science, which is also illegal and downright awful. So, I have no choice but to resort to anything or anyone to eat… but I cannot go to cannibalism, because you have to have the right body and energy to do so; and my body is starting to grow weaker and weaker, every time I think about it."

"And what the heck is a nyork?" Miyazawa asked.

"I don't know!" May cried, "But if I don't get any food, I'm gonna eat something!"

She stared at Pero Pero and snarled, "Doggie… Hungry for food."

Pero Pero gasped, as May went closer, all slobbering.

"Yes. We have no choice, Yuki," she hissed, "I'm so hungry for some food… and I think we need some… dog soup… So hungry, I have no choice… WE have no choice!"

BONK!

"For the last time, we are NOT eating my dog!" Yukino shouted, "I don't give a flying flutter what you do; just keep your mitts and your grubby salmonella to yourself!"

May rubbed her head and whined, "AW! But Yuki…"

"But Yuki, nothing! I know I am hungry, too, but we cannot resort to cannibalism, and that includes dog meat!"

"You're right. I'm just starving and we have no money."

"Well, maybe one of us will have to get a part-time job. You won't, since you are still young."

May griped, "Aw, no fair! I'm still young, I'm still short, and I'm still the answer to adult midgets!"

"No, you're not."

"Fine! I'm the answer to Coordinator Beauties, everywhere!"

"May, with that small body and B-cup move, you're better off as a centerfold for kids' magazine."

"So, what do we do now?"

"Let's go find some place for money. I figured that we'd go ahead and earn our keep, since we're stuck in this world; and we need money for lunch, bills, and clothes. Staying in this world isn't for free."

"Yuki, okay. But I demand a job! My job résumé demands me the fun I deserve."

"You don't have a job résumé, May."

"Then, I'll start one, now."

They left their apartment and went to find a job. Meanwhile, Steven returned with a shocking report to his band mates.

"What? A family started to speak gibberish?" Heather cried, who returned from America.

"Dude! They spoke like that?" Peter laughed.

Steven snapped, "It's no joke! The mother, who is a hot woman in black and big chest, started going Tamama…, while the boy and girl started saying Giroro… and Keroro… together. It's like a hypnotic trance."

"Bullshit!" Farra shouted, "Some people are mimicking the lines of anime."

"But it's true!" Steven said.

"Then show us!" Farra demanded.

"Fine… I will," he said, "But you guys won't believe me, anyways."

Peter then said, "Hey, I forgot. We have a jam session tonight. We could do Steven's job first, then the session."

"I suppose so," Farra said, "Maybe we'll report this back to Darling."

Mizuki insisted, "You guys go on ahead. I need to see next door for something."

The Gang, sans Mizuki, left to downtown.

"Okay, see ya," Steven said.

Mizuki then pondered, "Giroro, Tamama, & Keroro… You don't think… it's the…"

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Meanwhile, the LSAAWS had a call from Miyuki Takara about the same family that The Gang saw. The six watched on and viewed the profiles of each family.

"Konata has dispatched the names of the trio," Jen exclaimed, "Profiles confirmed that they are the Hinata family from Tokyo. News is that they have harbored five frogs from the Planet Keron."

She turned to Nikki and asked, "Nikki, would you explain the bios on each Hinata?"

Nikki got up and showed a picture of each member of the Hinatas:

"Subjects have confirmed that they are the Hinata family, in a group of three, one woman and two kids:
Subject: Fuyuki Hinata; Occupation: Student and Member of the Paranormal Club; Age: 12
Subject: Natsumi Hinata; Occupation: Student; Age: 13; she is Fuyuki's older sister
Subject: Aki Hinata; Occupation: Comic Book Director; Age: Unknown; Aki is the oldest of the group and is the mother to Fuyuki and Natsumi."

Jonesy said, "I don't know… Should we like tail them or attack them?"

"Shame!" Caitlin snapped, "You know better than to hurt a family."

Jen then explained, "This is a hard one to muster, but we suspect that they could be working for the Secret Society."

Nikki raised her hand and asked, "Senior Jennifer, may I show something to you? I think we may learn more about the humans."

"If you must, since we cannot be so sure," Jen said.

Nikki then showed a video footage of the Hinatas pondering, speaking in tongue.

"That's the same language that we overheard before," Jen gasped.

Jonesy retorted, "What is with this family? This is like a cult or something?"

"That's what we thought at first, Senior Jonesy," Nikki explained, "But we have yet to confirm what made them say it. Subject Fuyuki is always panicky and obsessed over UFOs and space, Subject Natsumi is violent and ill-tempered, and Subject Aki is simply, in boys' term, one fine piece of-."

"ANYWAY!" Jen shouted, "We must find them and learn more. Luckily, I have a plan."

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The Gang was out by the park, as they undergo the plan to find the Hinatas.

Peter whispered, "So… Percival made us think about what we should do. I wonder if this family is like aliens."

Farra snuffed, "It's not UFOs, idiot."

Peter said, "They must be intelligent."

Steven scoffed, "Unlike you."

Heather asked, "Peter, do families usually pray in tongue?"

"I don't know. When was the last time you saw a family speak in clicks and whistles?"

"Maybe when they are holding snakes."

"I don't think they are religious. Besides… it's too ridiculous to tame snakes, while murdering the King's English."

Farra shouted, "Can we just do this and follow them?"

Heather replied, "She's right. I think we need to learn more about this family."

The Gang then walked to downtown, as the Hinata family was on their way to where Miyazawa & May are headed.

Speaking of which, May was outside, waiting for Miyazawa, inside a small bakery.

"I wonder if it's okay," she thought, "This is like my first job, part-time, in ever."

Miyazawa returned and said, "Hey. May, guess what? I got you a job here, working for 500 Yen an hour."

"Really?" She gasped.

"Yes. Come on inside. The boss in the bakery wanted to see you."

They went inside, as the Hinatas arrived at the bakery.

"Wow! This almost looks like Momoka's bakery!" Aki announced.

Natsumi sighed, "May we get out of these?"

Fuyuki said, "We'll need to hide in the alley, first. But first, I'd like to obtain the Pekoponians' style of bakery concoctions."

Natsumi said, "This is perfect. We'll head inside and work on our plan for domination."

Aki cheered, "I want sweet roll! I want it!"

She then started to shake and spark. The kids took Aki behind the alley.

"Not again!" They cried.

They hid behind the alleyway and stood Aki in place.

"The Mobile Suit is going critical," Natsumi said in a gruff voice.

Aki clicked her eyes closed and her chest panel opened, revealing a small blue alien, that looks like a cute tadpole.

Fuyuki said, as he changed his voice into an adult voice, "Private Tamama, any problems."

Tamama responded, "Yeah. Luckily, this mobile suit was getting hot."

Natsumi then said, as her voice was a deep male voice, "Blame it on Kululu. He created these pathetic Pekoponian doubles."

Both of their panels opened to reveal two frog aliens, one green and one red with a scar on his face.

"I thought I'd never get out of here," Giroro groaned, "This is the worst thing I ever experienced, even though I am controlling this girl."

Keroro smiled, "Oh, be patient, Giroro. We'll get use to it."

He turned to Tamama and asked, "Private Second Class Tamama, status report!"

He said, "Sir! This world is still corrupt! Posing as the Pekoponians we know will throw us off guard."

Giroro added, "Plus, there are more and more Pekoponians, in any shape or form, doing its normal life. It's like this planet wanted to be conquer."

Keroro said, "RIGHT! Thanks to the technology of our Hinata Mobile Suits, or HMS, we'll observe each Pekoponian, good or bad, and then we'll be able to conquer the world!"

Giroro shouted, "HOW CAN WE? Have you forgotten that there are many others like us that wanted the same thing? We're better off going back to our own world and take it over!"

Keroro scolded, "Au contraire, Corporal. We cannot be so greedy taking all of them. We'll just bide our time and wait. In the meantime-."

"MEANTIME? You're our leader! DO SOMETHING!"

"Oh, right. I figure that we find the source of the problem and obtain it. Luckily, we have observed that there are Civil servants posing as Sentai Soldiers."

"You idiot! Next thing you'll tell me that they ride giant robots!"

Tamama asked, "Sarge, Giroro, I'm still hungry! Can we continue on?"

Giroro sighed, "Fine! But you watch yourself. Also, the button on the ejector area inside Natsumi's chest area is stuck."

Keroro stated, "Mine, too, but you don't see me crying about."

Tamama exclaimed, "Mine's okay. This mobile suit is like comfort and compact."

"Remind me to kill Kululu, after we succeed in this mission," Giroro growled.

Tamama said, "Hey, if Dororo isn't finished, let me borrow his Momoka Unit."

Keroro said, "He's probably busy learning how to use the controls."

Giroro then blushed, as he went inside the Natsumi suit, in little chair controls like in those Gundams.

"Well, if this baby survives, I can always act as she would care for me, despite the fact the she's a Pekoponian."

Keroro and Tamama jumped inside and began to control their suits.

"Fuyuki! Natsumi! Aki! Let's go!" Keroro cried out from inside.

They reawaken and said, "Let's go!"

They walked normally, back to the bakery, and went inside, as Miyazawa stepped out. Meanwhile, Jen watched on, but didn't catch everything in the alley.

"Damn!" She thought, "How could they disappear at a time like this?"

Forgot to mention… The frogs there use a cloaking device. They are pretty smart… Well… except for Sgt. Keroro.

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At the bakery, May began to serve cake to the "Hinatas". She gave the family a bagful of assorted bagels, cupcakes, and pastries.

"Thank you," May bowed, dressed in a pink maid outfit, "That'll be 3,200 Yen."

'Aki' gave her the money and said, "Keep the change."

They left with their parcel, as May looked at the Yen bill, which is 5,000 Yen.

"WHOA! What a haul!" She cheered.

She placed the bill in the register. She then thought, as she looked at the food.

"Aw, man," she whimpered, "The boss told me if I take a sample, I'm gonna lose it. My job, I mean."

She then thought, "But lunch isn't until one hour. How can I focus if my stomach is growling hugely?"

As for the Hinatas, they walked home, while they had their cupcakes.

"This is too good!" 'Fuyuki' cheered, as he had a chocolate cupcake.

'Natsumi' then said, "Not bad. Pekoponians like her have good taste. Though, I do not like her looks. She's a creepy one."

'Aki' smiled, "Hey, Sarge, shall we retire at the base? I wanted to see more of this body."

'Natsumi' cried out, "STUPID! I don't know if they take off their clothes! This is simply cloth, welded on with science."

'Aki' pouted and said, "Sorry. The Aki Pekoponian is cute looking."

'Fuyuki' then said, "Well, I must say that this world is good, but if we must achieve world conquest, we find the source and take it."

They laughed as Jen watched on, thinking of what they said.

"Sarge? Pekoponian? Creepy? Welded on? World conquest?" She gasped, "Something is not right. I'm reporting this to the others."

However, on the other side, Peter listened in and was confused.

"Dude…" he thought, "They are not human. I was right. Aliens! Or… robots controlled by aliens."

He then called on his iPhone and said to Heather, "Hey, bra, get this! I was right! Get Percival on the phone!"

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At lunch, Miyazawa and May were at a local diner. May had a burger, while Miyazawa had a salad.

"Man, I really almost lost it; my job, I mean," May said, as she munched.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, after I served a huge bag of pastries to a nice family, I almost lost my will to control. If I eat, at least, one pastry, I could be fired!"

"True. If they tell you that you can eat all the fries you can eat, it doesn't always have to be you."

I know. You really didn't have to give me a job at the bakery."

"Well, you're lucky that you are not a traffic monitor."

Miyazawa, of course, was wearing a blue uniform.

"I just finished," she said, "And when your shift is over, I'll pick you up."

May giggled, "Thanks. I only have three hours left."

They continued eating, as May said to her, "Yuki, listen… I know you're upset over the people all around this world, but, hey, I'm not liking this, as much as you do."

Miyazawa then thought, "Right. I forgot. She was born in Plastic World, which is now desolate and destroyed. I wonder if she felt that way, too."

May then slurped on her soda and said, "But at least it is so fun."

Miyazawa groaned, "Then again…"

She looked at her watch and said, "Hey, listen. Your break is over in ten minutes. If you want, I can walk you there."

"No, I'm used to walking there and back home."

"NO! I cannot let you go home unsupervised! If you get lost, I'd be worried."

May then got up and said, "Okay. You do care for me, right?"

Miyazawa then said, "Well… Uh… Yes. In fact… You're like my children. That's all."

May went back to the bakery, as Yukino thought, "May…"

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At the playground, Konata and Miyuki met with each other, by the swings.

"So, any luck on the whereabouts of Tsukasa and Kagami?" Miyuki asked.

Konata replied, "Well, none yet. We've dispatched the Ropponmatsu Units to search for them. Last known whereabouts: somewhere in Super Jail."

"Cheese Louise! They'll be killed!" Miyuki cried.

"Trust me," Konata smiled, "Anything I learn from animated shows is that the main character doesn't get killed."

Miyuki nodded and started to swing, "Well… I hope they'll be okay. Besides, we have bigger fish to fry."

"What do you mean?"

"We have a report from Percival Gaynes that there are aliens, in robot people, that want to find the source of the alternate universe mess-up, which has yet to be discovered."

"What? You mean the whole World Domination duty?"

"Yes. I suppose that you hired them to help out."

"But… But I didn't summon them. I don't even know who they are, unless it's those Hinatas that Jen and Nikki gave me."

Miyuki dropped her glasses and gasped, "Then… Who did?"

Konata then thought, "It couldn't be… No… They came…"

She then said, "Well, I'll have it ready by Noon. I shall assemble our troops, to help out."

Miyuki then stated, "We'll need more. Call Mister Gaynes."

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Meanwhile, at Butter's home, April snuck by the door and listened on to what the family is saying.

"Butters," Linda Stotch cried, "You know damn well than to come home at 4PM. Don't you know that you're grounded for causing the townspeople to panic over this world?"

"Well, yeah, Mom," Butters exclaimed, "But I had to come home pretty early. I don't want to get in trouble again. It's an old saying: Come home right away, or you get grounded."

Stephen Stotch remarked, "And that's your excuse? Butters! Having to go through the people that you don't know and cause them to freak out is not an excuse! You came home at three and you suddenly end up becoming a messenger!"

April scowled, "What?"

She then summoned some doubles of her and halted them. She overheard what Stephen added.

"Butters. You know that you cannot go to such places, like Langley Falls, and spout out nonsense!"

"But it wasn't me! Honest! This kid in glasses started to complain and I just said it in a shocked, question-like manner. I didn't know! All I did was scream in fear! I ran home to you and wanted to tell you, but you grounded me!"

April nodded and said to the doubles, "Langley Falls. Remember that. You three take care of it, whilst I handle the family, myself."

An April clone snapped, "Hey, what about me? There's like 10 of us!"

April remarked, "Fine. Aprils 1, 4, & 7 will go to Langley Falls. The rest will be with me."

She then sneered, "By today, we'll stop this guy from grounding children and knowing too much. In any case, see what that kid said recently. If we are to attack, we need to know the reason. If it's Yolei's doing, which is doubtful, or any, we must know."

She then ordered the clones to move out, into the shadows, as April listened on.

Elsewhere, in South Park, Miz-K was listening on, hearing the whole thing.

"Damn! April is on the good side?" He thought, "Something about this doesn't make any sense."

He then clutched his fist and said, "Aya… I promise I'll return to you once our mission is complete. Man, there are too many corrupt problems! Let's just hope he doesn't get involved."

Well, NOW we get to see what the Hinatas are planning, in the next chapter…

Of course, to spoil it…

Keroro, in Fuyuki, then stated, "Soldiers, we must continue to observe. All we have to do is proclaim a small parcel from one Momoka, a.k.a Lance Corporal Dororo. Once we do, we'll be one step closer to total conquest!"

Giroro, in Natsumi, agreed, "Well played, Sarge. We'll have the Pekoponians crawling to our knees. All we need is the next area and we'll be ready."

Keroro then said, "Also, I have decided, provided if we fail to return to our home, we'll have to take over everything and everyone around here, barring any possible outcome that may jeopardize that mission."

Tamama, in Aki, cheered, "YAY! Sarge, you're the best."

Giroro then growled, "Why did I choose to accept this mission?"

What ARE they planning?

To be continued…