Unveiling Ch1

It was an early Friday morning; the sun had just risen over the horizon. The platoon was making plans for the weekend. All but one member was in the meeting room deciding what grand adventure to pursue.  The group was discussing the next invasion plan. It consisted of going to South America and locating the thirteen skulls of the ancient civilization of the Mayans. After the leader finished, he waited for a response from his team.  Two of his subordinates agreed, but he was waiting for the third.

With eyes closed, his head nodding, the one that did not respond cleared his throat.  "Ehm… Mmm…For one of your caliper, I find this plan unique. It takes a strong, determined, unwavering leader to execute this plan," he paused, and his onyx eyes glared at his leader.  Letting his superior beam, the subordinate grinned and added, "However you do not have the fangs to pull off such tedious plan."

The Sargent was taken back at the corporal's tirade, and tried to maintain his composure, "But with this we may be able to finally take over Pekopon."

"Tch…a wild goose chase!!" bearing his fangs, the red alien frog fumed at the annoying pitched voice.

Gulping at the sight of the corporals sharp teeth, the panicked green leader felt his own barely braking the edge of his own tooth line.

Rubbing his eyes, the red frog thought 'all of my training, being in the top five percent of my class, and I have to get stuck with this simpleton!  Why couldn't I have been assigned to my brother's platoon?' Clenching his right hand, he thought of punching in the green head.  Knowing his leader would tire from this ludicrous plan, and how the suck-up private second class would react if he did punch his leader, the corporal restrained himself. He needed to cool down, but how? With him still rubbing his eyes, the red, hot headed team member gave his leader a piercing look of loathing. "Do whatever you damn well please, but leave me out of it," And with those words, he stood up from his chair and stormed out of the room.

Meanwhile, in a nearby forest sits a light blue little ninja under a water fall meditating on events from the past week. His heart was dwelling on something else which was really concerning him. He was hiding the truth from his team members on why he wore a mask. Normally it would not bother him, but with the longing to rekindle an old friendship, he was torn between telling his secret or not. The red corporal, Giroro, was Dororo's closest friend since the time they were tadpoles. However, with the plans to invade Pekopon (earth) and his new desire to keep the planet save, drove the friends apart.

As Giroro walked, and Dororo meditated, the rest of the platoon discussed the trip to South America to locate the Mayans thirteen crystal skulls. Sargent major explained that, if the legend was true, having all thirteen skulls would increase the platoon's weapons tenfold. Of course, the team would have to locate all thirteen skulls, a great task for a green frog with a short attention span. Nonetheless, Sargent Keroro accepted the challenge anyway. As always the midnight blue private second class, Tamama, followed the Sargent, and as did the sinister yellow Sargent major, Kururu.
 
"Fuyuki will want to join us of course, so we will have to inform him it is to help with his Paranormal Club…Gero, gero" Keroro chuckled.
"Kukukuu… and of the red-headed pekoponian and her mother?" Kururu asked.

"Gero?... They won't be a bother. What they don't know won't hurt them, right?

"Oh Sarg… you're so smart!" Tamama beamed, and wagging his polliwog tail.

The Sargent bound up the stairs to invite his pekoponian best friend, Hinata Fuyuki, to come along. Fuyuki loved strange objects like the thirteen skulls and would have been upset if Keroro did not invite him.

It was about a half an hour after Giroro started is walk.   Giroro continued down a path in the neighboring forest and come upon a little house.  He knocked on the door but no answer.  Maybe Dororo was at the waterfall.  Giroro walked down a path leading to a small waterfall and spotted his childhood friend. Sitting cross legged, on a rock, under the waterfall, Dororo was meditating.  Giroro smirked, and sat up against a tree waiting for his friend to finish.  

Slowly opening up his eyes, Dororo saw a snoozing red figure in the distance.  Giroro! The blue ninja jumped up from meditation and sprang over to the sleeping corporal.  Not want to really wake him up, Dororo just watch until Giroro's hand slipped off his knee jolting him away.  Dororo snicker at the reaction.

"Uhn?" Giroro jerked. Looking up he saw his friend smiling at him.

"Ohiyoo Giroro-kun."

"Uh... Oh… hey," Giroro stood up and stretched.  "How is it going?"

"I am well.  This is a surprise though.  I was not expecting to see you here," Dororo beamed.

"Yeah well… Keroro was planning a wild goose chase that I am sure he will tire of, and I didn't want any part of it.  Besides, it has been a while since we just talked."

"Yes, it has been a while.  I am happy you came to see me.  Since we were tadpoles you were the only one that was truly my friend, and I thank you for that."

"Ehh…" Giroro blushed, "don't mention it."

The two walked back to the little house, and Dororo made some tea. Giroro explained the plan to collect the Mayan Crystal skulls and use them to invade the planet.

Dororo shook his head, "Well with any luck Keroro will tire and come back empty handed.  But searching for these artifacts does sound like a grand adventure."

"But who really knows where they all are.  It would take years to search for them unless the crazy loon of a scientist made some form of tracking device," Giroro paused remembering what he said to the Sargent, "Besides he does not have the fangs to pull this mission off."

Dororo winced at the mention of fangs and sighed, "Well what do you wish to do then?"
"Mmm… I guess I can tag along to make sure nothing happens to the stupid leader of ours."

"I wish you luck then."

"You are coming too, right?"

"You know how I feel about this planet."

Giroro sighed. "Ya I do, but what a way to have an adventure? Having my adventure buddy with me"

The power blue eyes of the ninja glistened as he began to tear up. "Giroro… "

"Oh come on now, no need to get all teary eyed. After all we did have some great times together" Grinned Giroro as he patted Dororo on the back.

The two laughed, and reminisced on their childhood.