Happy New Year, everyone! All the best wishes for you, no matter who you are or where you live! And welcome to the sixth chapter of AGI!

Before we start today chap, I just want to say thank you to all those who have read, reviewed, followed and favourite this story so far. Thank you! You all make me a really happy author indeed ^-^

And now, the disclaimer…You know what, scratch that. I don't want to do the disclaimer on the beginning of the year. It might jinx it. No, I will ignore the disclaimer today, and maybe, just maybe, if I don't do the disclaimer, then I can finally get my hand on the copyright of Inazuma Eleven this year! 8D

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Chapter 6: New Coach, And An Explanation Everyone Has Been Waiting For

"EHHHHH?!"

That was the only thing members of Raimon could utter out the moment they heard what Hibiki just said.

"Hibiki-kantoku, what do you mean you are not going?" Endou asked, surprised. Sure, he and everyone was ready to become the strongest team on Earth and fight back against Aliea Gakuen (along with fishing out an explanation from Reize about why he had to go and do what he was doing. He still cared, didn't he? So why?), but to do it without the guide of their coach? How could they do that?! How did Hibiki-kantoku and the chairman expect them to do that?!

"I've asked Hibiki-kantoku to do something else," the chairman calmly explained. "This matter is also necessary for fighting Aliea Gakuen, so he can't go with you guys."

"No way!" Endou exclaimed. "Then we won't have a coach?!"

Just like that, everyone started to express their opinion about this matter, and soon, the room was filled with murmurs from the members of Raimon.

"You expect us to go without our coach?!"

"Chairman, you can't do that!"

"I don't want coach to go!"

"Me too! I don't want him to go either!"

The chairman chuckled. These children…

"Don't worry about that," he told them, just right before the sound of elevator could he heard reaching their place, causing Raimon members to simultaneously turn around to see who the newcomer was. As the elevator doors slowly slid open, the chairman continued. "Let me introduce you to your new coach, Kira Hitomiko."

There was a soft gasp from Raimon members, and everyone turned to see who just made that sound. And there Kazemaru stood, his mouth slightly agape, but instead of paying attention to the fact everyone was looking at him, his eyes were practically glued to the figure that just stepped out from the elevator.

"H-Hitomiko-san?" the blunette stuttered, subconsciously taking a step forward. "Hitomiko-san, is that…really you?"

The woman named Hitomiko also looked at the blue-haired defender with a mild surprised look on her face. But then, she let out a small sigh, and flipped her hair over her shoulder.

"I should have expected to see you here, Kazemaru-kun," she said, voice soft, and a smile was present on her lips. "And I see you still remember me."

"You expected me to forget you that easily?" Kazemaru asked in disbelief. "Are you for real, Hitomiko-san?! He invited me over for dinner five times!"

"Ah yes," Hitomiko nodded. "He did, didn't he? And you always accepted the invitation…"

"Eh?" Endou blinked in confusion, looking back and forth between his defender and their new coach. "Kazemaru, you…know her?"

"Of course I know her," Kazemaru replied bitterly. "After all, Reize and his teammates called her 'Nee-sama' during our time as neighbours."

Instinctively, Raimon members went alarmed, and all of them took no time to put up their guard. If Kazemaru said Reize had called her 'Nee-sama', then that must mean she had some kind of connection with Gemini Storm, and therefore, Aliea Gakuen! Not to mention, who knows if she was also an alien or not?!

"My, why so tense suddenly?" Hitomiko raised her eyebrow, crossing her arms over her chest. "And here I am, offering my help to you people…"

"Is it true that you know Gemini Storm?" Endou questioned. Not that he doubted Kazemaru or anything, he just needed to hear it from her, to hear her confirmation.

"Know them?" Hitomiko chuckled lightly. "Not only do I know them, I also took part in raising them back when they were just little kids. Not to mention, I was also in charge of training them personally."

"T-Then, are you alien too?" Aki whispered, eyes widened in shock. She couldn't believe it. Their new coach…was part of Aliea?

The corner of Hitomiko's lips curled up in a small smirk. "…and what if I am?"

Just like that, members of Raimon took a step back, like to keep a distance with this alien woman. A sigh from behind caught their attention though, and the children turned around, looking at the chairman, who was shaking his head.

"Don't worry," he told them, much to their confusion. What did he mean by 'don't worry'? Why wasn't he worried when knowing the person he had hired to be Raimon coach in this fight against Aliea was also a part of that planet in the first place?! Like he could read their mind, the chairman continued, motioning for Hitomiko to make her way over and stand next to him and Hibiki. "We know about this already."

"EHHHHH?" Again, Raimon members gaped. Was he serious?

"As the chairman already told you, I'm Kira Hitomiko," said woman spoke up, pulling Raimon members out of their shock state, and gaining their attention to her once again. "But, I believe you all know by now that it's not my real name…"

"Just like Midorikawa Ryuuji is not his real name," Kazemaru muttered, looking down to the floor.

"Yes," Hitomiko nodded. "We originally planned to come to Earth to observe the life on this planet and its inhabitants only, because Reize had always wanted to go here since the very first time he heard about your planet. All the researches, all the theories about Earth from the scientists in Aliea he could get his hands into, he took no time to read them, to remember them from word to word. His fascination with your planet slowly, but surely spread all over Aliea Gakuen, and eventually, everyone wanted to know more about this place, as much as possible. Seeing this, our father decided to talk to the Government, wanting to see if he could get their permission to let us approach Earth to learn more about the place, It took quite a while, but eventually, we had their permission, and Gemini Storm was sent out."

"Why them?" Haruna asked.

"Gemini Storm is our Information Unit, specifically trained to gather information of all kind," Hitomiko answered.

"I see," Kidou nodded, his arms crossed. "Because they are specifically trained for this purpose, it's only naturally that they are the ones who go…"

"You are Kidou Yuuto, I take it?" Hitomiko looked at the goggle-wearing teen. When he gave her a wary nod, the woman sent a smile back at him. "Reize spoke highly of you, just so you know. Saying your intelligence is very admirable…"

A surprised look crossed over Kidou's feature. "He did?"

"Uh huh," Hitomiko nodded, before continued her story. "So, we arrived on Earth. And because I believed our real names are not at all common here, so we decided to use fake names…"

"That explains it," Gouenji mused.

"But wait a minute," Someoka spoke up. "You said, you were original here to observe us only, right?! So what the hell was the deal with Reize and his friends? Why did they suddenly go around and be so destructive?!"

A sad look crept to Hitomiko's face, as she reached up to clasp her hand around her bicep. "You see, the reason why our Government agreed to let us go is because they had made a deal with our father. Gemini Storm is allowed to go to Earth in return for the information they report back to Aliea Gakuen every day. We…didn't think it would be a problem at first, so we agreed with their term. And so, during our time here, blending in with you humans, Reize sent his reports home every evening, and my siblings back home would be in charge of deliver the said information about Earth in Reize's reports to the Government. And that was when problem arose…"

"Let me guess," Kidou calmly said. "Your Government wants to invade our planet after reading the reports?"

Endou's eyes went wide. "And they want Reize and his team to do this because they are already here?"

"Yes, and no," Hitomiko replied, much to the confusion of Raimon members.

"What do you know by yes and no?!" Kazemaru frowned. If the Government didn't want Gemini Storm to carry on invading Earth, then what caused Reize and his teammates to do what they were doing?

"Yes, because those old fools indeed want to launch an invasion here," the alien woman explained. "And no, because they originally didn't plan to use Gemini Storm to do it."

"Huh?" What an explanation. Only success in confusing the poor children even more.

Seeing the expression on the face of Raimon members, Hitomiko couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. Flipping her hair again, she continued.

"After knowing of their plan, our father had tried his best to change their mind, but all his attempts became futile, especially when they threatened to destroy our institute, along with eliminate all of our members if Otou-sama did not send out our Stealth Force…"

"They…threatened you?" Natsumi whispered softly.

"Yeah," Hitomiko laughed bitterly. "Aliea Gakuen and the Government do not have the nicest relationship, you could say that. When Otou-sama first formed Aliea Gakuen, they wanted nothing more than kill all of the children we have in our care, saying our children were dangerous, that our children were threats to Aliea. It took quite some time to convince them otherwise, but we know that, they are still waiting for the perfect opportunity to deem us as treasons, and therefore…"

"…have a perfect reason to eliminate you all," Kidou murmured. "I take it your father had no other choice but to send out the Stealth Force, in order to keep his children safe?"

Hitomiko nodded. "Yes. So, the Stealth Force was sent out, with a mission to come to Earth and display our powers in your planet, to show you that it would be useless to fight against Aliea, so that when the army gets send here, they could take over the place without too much problem and bloodshed. But," a short pause. "On their way here, our Stealth Force ship got broken down. I can tell you Reize was so happy when he heard the news. After all, he cares for you a lot," here, she stopped and gave them a soft smile. Her sentence brought a wash of relief over Kazemaru. So he was right. Reize did care.

"Then why?" Endou questioned quietly. He knew Reize cared for them, but he couldn't understand why he decided to attack them so suddenly?

"Gemini Storm…is forced to be the replacement for our Stealth Force until they arrive on Earth," Hitomiko's hands balled into fists, and her eyes hardened. "The Government sent their people here. How did they do that, and when, we still had no idea. After all, we had sabotaged all of their spaceships, so that they couldn't launch their invasion, which basically the reason why the Government demanded Otou-sama to send out our Stealth Force in the first place. But, they still managed to send their people here, and those men started threatening Reize and Gemini Storm. Either the kids follow their orders to a T, or they will report back to the Government, and the Government will order Aliea Gakuen to be destroyed, along with its members…"

"And Reize has no other choice but to follow orders," Endou whispered, unconsciously balling his hands. So that was why…so that was the reason…He couldn't believe it. How dared they? How dared they do something like that to Reize and his team?!

"It hurt him a lot, you know," Hitomiko casted her gaze to the ground. "Having to choose between his family and the people he has come to cherish. In the end, he decided he couldn't let his family die. And that was when they told him to start the power display by destroying schools all over Japan."

Another pause, before Hitomiko whispered. "As their sister and mentor, it was supposed to be my job to be by their sides, and support them through this. But I know, but we all know, it's not enough. And that's why, here I am, asking for your help."

Raimon members looked at her in surprise. What did she mean by that? She wanted them to help? But how?

"I had come up with a plan," like she could read their mind, Hitomiko started to explain further. "A deal with the Government, you could call it like that. If one of the teams on Earth could defeat Gemini Storm, then the Government has to remove them from the frontline, and leaves them alone…"

"And you choose us?!" Endou asked. "Why?!"

"Reize considers you as his friends, so of course you are my first choice. Not to mention, he thinks highly of you brats," Hitomiko shrugged. But, she soon looked at them with worried in her eyes. "Of course, unless you don't want to…"

"What are you talking about?" Endou shouted, sounding all energetic like usual. "Of course we will help! Right, minna?!"

Kazemaru nodded, a smile on his face. He knew it! He was right! There was a reason why Reize did this! Now that he finally knew what the reason was, and there was a chance for them to help the greenette, he wasn't about to say no!

Kidou and Gouenji also nodded. Someone who would do everything for the sake of his family, so similar to what they themselves had done in the past, so how could they not offer their help?!

"Che, the kid is not so bad himself," Someoka clicked his tongue, a smirk on his lips. "Besides, now we know he and his team are forced into this, we can't just stand aside and watch…"

"I will help too!"

"Me too!"

"Count me in!"

Looking around, seeing all the faces filled with determination, Hitomiko felt tears blurring her vision, as a smile appeared on her lips. These children…

"Thank you," she whispered. "Thank you, all of you."

Watching the scene, Hibiki and the chairman couldn't help but smile too. When Hitomio showed up a couple of days ago, begging them to help her and Gemini Storm, they knew they could count on Endou and his team to carry on this matter. But, it didn't mean they weren't happy when they witnessed with their own eyes how Raimon members opened their arms to welcome Hitomiko as their new coach.

"Ah, that's right," Endou hit his palm with his fist. "Hitomiko-kantoku, you said Kira Hitomiko is not your real name, right? Can you tell us what your real name is?"

Hitomiko blinked, before letting out a small chuckle. "You don't need to know about that. It's alright to just call me Hitomiko, okay?"

"Hai!" the whole team chorused.

"All right," Hitomiko clapped her hands together, "Now that you understand why I'm here, along with accepting me as your new coach, time for practice. Of course, let me warn you first, my soccer is a lot different from yours, so you better be prepared!"

Raimon members looked at each other, nodding to themselves, before looking back at Hitomiko. If it would make them stronger, then whatever she was about to throw at them, they would face it head on.

After all, they were ready to fight and win.

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Finished! Aren't you happy the reason for Gemini Storm action is finally revealed? 8D

Of course, just because I was generous enough to let your know the answer for the Gemini Storm conflict doesn't mean all the problems have been solved. In fact, I just added one here for you all to wonder: how the Government could send their men here when their spaceships had been sabotaged?

Yeah, I'm evil like that, I know. XD

Anyway, thank you for reading this chapter, and please leave a review on your way out. Also, remember to stay tuned for more chapters of AGI.

See you the next time, everyone! And again, Happy New Year!