Keroro Gunsou: The Azumanga Daioh Adventure! Chapter 24

submitted two new chapters today; Part 23 was in the last submission; this one here; Part 24 of the series; Part 4 of the "How Kamiya Met Terere" installment!! :P

Also; just to reiterate; I have done the last 2 installments by myself. The person I was working this with didn't want to finish it with me (and I understand her reasoning); but this is my series and I felt it would not only be unfair to all of you to not finish it; but also that it wouldn't be right to not finish it either.

And thank you everyone for your patience on these last two chapters!

I really hope you enjoyed these; and just so everyone knows; the series will be continuing with the Season Finale and the "Movie 3" installments; coming up sometime (I may be gone for a few months coming up here...I'm not really sure yet though...but I will keep you all posted)!! Thanks again for reading; and please feel free to leave any and all feedback; good or bad! ^_^

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Keroro Gunsou: The Azumanga Daioh Adventure!



Part 24: "Kizuzu: What is truly right? De arimasu!"



"Almost half a day has passed since Kamiya Yumenna and Terere; as the early morning sun begins to rise above the horizon…" The narrator explains as the two new friends sit inside Kamiya's room.

"I'm sorry…but I have to get going. School is very important; and I have to go today." Kamiya explains with a tone of regret as Terere sits on the bed; looking up at her with confusion.

"But…why I can't I come with you?" Terere asks with a whine in her voice.

"People don't know about aliens here; and if they saw you; I'd be in big trouble!" Kamiya explains to her. "But I have my anti-barrier! They won't be able to see me at all!" Terere counters.

"You mean that switch on your head that you broke yesterday?" Kamiya asks her; and Terere's eyes shrink to tiny dots as she sweatdrops.

"Uh…" Terere begins; then sighs. "Alright…I'll just stay here then. When will you be back?" Terere asks her.

"I don't have any plans for after school; and unless I get some homework; I should be home in about 8 hours or so." Kamiya replies.

"O.K.! I'll be waiting for you, Kamiya-dono! Tetete!!" Terere giggles happily. Kamiya laughs a little happily. "Alright Terere-chan; I'll be back as soon as I can." Kamiya replies.

Terere watches as Kamiya leaves for school in her school uniform; still carrying her book bag in front of her chest as she makes her way to the stairs.

"Um…" Terere begins; looking around Kamiya's room with a question above her head, "…What do I do now?"

"Elsewhere…" The narrator states.

"I don't see this Nishizawa Tower anywhere…" Senshishi mutters as he stands next to Kizuzu, Tobibi and Torara.

"It has to be around here…somewhere…" Kizuzu states; looking around for any sign of the elusive tower.

The platoon continues walking around; and eventually walks up to a small food stand where a young girl stands behind the counter.

"Would you like to buy some bran?" She shouts; her tiny voice barely carrying any distance at all. "Sorry, but no…I was actually trying to find-" Kizuzu begins when suddenly something jumps in front of him.

"AHAHAHAHAHA!!" A taller man with a leather jacket and an overly excited face shouts; doing random fist pumps in the air.

The whole platoon instantly sweatdrops.

"LOOK AT THIS DELICIOUS BRAN! DON'T YOU WANT TO BUY SOME?! AHAHAHAHAHA!!" He shouts; shoving a bag of bran within inches of Kizuzu's face.

"I'm so sorry, please forgive my brother, he can't control himself, I'm so sorry!" The young girl behind the counter shouts; bowing repeatedly as fast as she can.

"It's…alright…" Kizuzu states, "…I was just wondering if you knew where Nishizawa Tower was?" Kizuzu asks.

"AHAHAHA! Lavie-dono; isn't that the tower over there?!" Kogoro shouts; pointing to the large tower not too far in the distance.

"Yes, Onii-chan; that's Nishizawa Tower." Lavie replies with a smile.

"Wow…something so big; and we completely missed it…" Torara mutters in shame. "Well; I saw that thing before; but I didn't know that's what it was called…" Senshishi replies with a shrug.

"Alright…we've wasted enough time. We have to find her quickly…who knows what trouble she's caused already!!" Kizuzu states boldly; activating his wing pack and flying towards Nishizawa Tower. The others take off after him; leaving Lavie and Kogoro to stand and watch them leave.

"At least that young girl was nice enough to buy a packet of bran from us, Onii-chan!" Lavie replies happily. Kogoro merely laughs in his usual manner; with his hands on his hips.

"Meanwhile…" The narrator states.

"Kamiya? Kamiya? Are you still here?" Chiwa yells towards upstairs from the kitchen entrance. Terere hears her; and presses her head against the door; pushing up her hat in the process.

"Oh, that's right…she has school today. I'll have to leave her a note then so she knows I went out for a while." Chiwa mutters to herself as she walks back into the kitchen.

"Does that mean…I get this place all to myself?" Terere asks herself. Her expression rapidly changes from wonder and confusion to a sly grin with squinted eyes.

"NO! I can't do anything bad!" Terere quickly rationalizes; stopping herself in mid movement, "Kamiya trusted me here alone while she's away; and I must respect that trust!"

Terere walks over to Kamiya's desk and hops up into the chair. "I'm sure she won't mind me looking through her stuff though…" Terere comments to herself as she pulls open one of the drawers on Kamiya's desk.

"Hmm….junk, junk, junk…" Terere mutters; tossing pencils, pens and other trinkets from the drawer onto the ground. Suddenly; she stops in mid toss and picks up a stack of papers.

"Wow…Kamiya-dono stinks at art…tetete…" Terere snickers as she looks at some shabby doodles of what appears to be kittens, puppies, and bunnies on the various sheets of paper.

Setting them aside; she continues searching through the drawer; eventually running into a small stack of magazines. "Tetete! Kamiya-dono reads these kinds of magazines too?" Terere giggles; flipping at the various teen girl magazines.

"Oooh; what's this?" Terere asks herself as she pulls a hairbrush out of the drawer. "Hmm…" Terere mutters, examining it closely, "…I think this is one of those things Pekoponjin use on their heads for hair…but I can't use this; unless I get an afro from Danso No Maso or something…" Terere comments; tossing the brush aside.

"While Terere goes through Kamiya's stuff; unknown to her…" The narrator states.

"Alright, she must be around here…somewhere…" Kizuzu states as he stands next to Tobibi, Torara, and Senshishi on top of Nishizawa Tower.

"Where do we start looking?" Torara asks. Kizuzu rubs his chin for a moment; thinking.

"We start by checkin' around; seein' if anyone else has seen her," Kizuzu begins, "…And we wait for her to try to recharge her anti-barrier again. Then, we she does; we'll know exactly where she is!"

"A few minutes later…" The narrator states

"Have you seen a Keronian girl, purple skin, a wide-brimmed hat with a 6-pedaled flower on her stomach and the hat?" Kizuzu asks a taller blue alien with two antennae on its head. "No…sorry; I have seen no such thing." The alien replies in a slightly broken accent. "Sorry to have troubled you, thank ya kindly though." Kizuzu replies; walking away slowly.

"A few minutes later…" The narrator states.

"Say, you seen some Keronian girl lately? She's got some kind of purple hat with a flower on it." Senshishi asks a tall alien who looks a lot like a Pekoponjin female. She shakes her head lightly. "I haven't…" She replies. "Ah well…thanks anyway…" Senshishi states half-heartedly; walking away as he speaks.

"A few minutes after that…" The narrator explains.

"You did see her?" Torara asks with a bit of amazement. "Yeah, I saw some Keronians today. It was at the market…but now that I think about it; it wasn't the one you are looking for." A short pudgy alien with a gruff voice states. "But…you just said you saw her…" Torara counters, confused. "Nah, I said I saw a Keronian. You've got to listen, boy…" The alien replies; placing a slimy tentacle on Torara's head lightly and rubbing his hat around. "Uh…thanks…" Torara replies; now covered in slime, as he walks away slowly.

"Even later after that…" The narrator states.

"Eh?" An older looking alien asks as she puts her hand up to her ear. "I said have you seen a purple Keronian girl today?" Tobibi asks; shouting towards the woman's ear. "Eh? What's that you say?" She asks again; moving closer to Tobibi. "Forget it…" Tobibi sighs; walking away with her head hung.

"And so, a few fruitless hours pass by like that for the Kizuzu Platoon…" The narrator, "…While all this time; Kamiya Yumenna goes through a most unusual day of school…"

"Good afternoon, Kurosawa-sensei…" Kamiya states as she walks by her in the hallway. Kamiya looks down at the ground; trying not to make eye contact with her; but Ms. Kurosawa takes notice of this.

"Is something the matter, Kamiya?" Ms. Kurosawa asks as she turns around to face her. Kamiya stops; and slowly turns around, squeezing her book bag a little tighter. "No…not really…" she replies sheepishly.

Ms. Kurosawa looks at her for a moment with a skeptical look on her face. "Are you sure? If there's something you need to talk about; I'm here to listen." Ms. Kurosawa asks reassuringly.

Kamiya stands there for a moment; silent; but eventually sighs. "Yes…there is something the matter…" Kamiya begins.

"Did you want to talk about it?" Ms. Kurosawa asks her politely. "Yes, but I'm a little embarrassed by it…can I talk to you in private?" Kamiya asks.

Ms. Kurosawa nods happily. "Sure; let's talk in the teacher's office. It should be empty right now." She replies as she lightly directs Kamiya to follow her with one hand.

"Inside the office…" The narrator states.

"Now, what's the matter, Kamiya?" Ms. Kurosawa asks her. "Well…I don't know how to explain this…" Kamiya begins.

"Don't worry; you can talk to me. I'm a girl too; I understand how these kinds of things go." Ms. Kurosawa says softly.

Kamiya looks at with a look of confusion; causing Ms. Kurosawa to sweatdrop moments later. "Oh, it's not one of those kinds of problems…sorry." Ms. Kurosawa quickly responds.

"Oh, no, I'm sorry for misleading you, Kurosawa-sensei…" Kamiya replies; bowing a little bit, "…You might not be able to relate to my problem so much though…"

"Well; tell me about it and I'll see if I can help you." Ms. Kurosawa replies with a reassuring smile.

Kamiya takes a deep breath and releases it as she sets down her book bag on the desk between them. "Well; you see; there's something that happened last night; and I don't have anyone I can talk to about it." Kamiya explains.

"Oh? What happened?" Ms. Kurosawa asks. "Well…" Kamiya begins with hesitation.

Ms. Kurosawa places her hands on the desk gently and looks Kamiya in the face. "Go on…its O.K. Tell me what happened." Ms. Kurosawa says politely.

"Well…" Kamiya begins when the door suddenly opens; causing both of them to jump a little bit.

"Yo Nyamo! How about we go out for Mongolian tonight; your treat?" Ms. Yukari shouts; twirling a little bit as she walks.

"Yukari! Will you please leave? I'm trying to have a serious conversation here!" Ms. Kurosawa shouts back; grinding her teeth a little.

"Oh no; it's quite alright. I'm sorry to have troubled you." Kamiya quickly states as she rises to her feet. She quickly bows and races out the door; leaving both Ms. Yukari and Ms. Kurosawa equally stunned.

"What was that about?" Ms. Yukari asks; still a little bewildered. Ms. Kurosawa sighs as she puts her hand over her face. "She's your student…why don't you ever talk to your students when they need help?" Ms. Kurosawa asks her.

"Oh come on, Nyamo…things like that solve themselves. Besides; it's none of my business what my students do; I have enough problems of my own; like what I'm having for dinner tonight!" Ms. Yukari begins as Ms. Kurosawa sighs.

"Man, I just can't decide between the fried noodles and the beef stew!!" Ms. Yukari shouts; practically drooling. "Fine, fine…we'll have Mongolian tonight…" Ms. Kurosawa replies with a sigh as Ms. Yukari throws her arms up in the air in celebration.

"Meanwhile…" The narrator states.

"I shouldn't have bothered her with something so trivial…" Kamiya mutters to herself as she stands near the school's exit, "…I can't be bothering people with my own problems. I have to just deal with it on my own….besides; no one will understand. I'm sure no one here's seen an alien before."

"You saw an alien?!" A voice shouts; causing Kamiya to jump and drop her book bag.

"Wow, that's so amazing!" Tomo continues as she stands in front of Kamiya with Chiyo, Osaka, Yomi and Sakaki. "Did you really see an alien?" Chiyo asks her with wonder.

"Um…well; I think I did; but I'm not really sure…" Kamiya replies; her eyes now only appearing as circles as she tries not to say too much.

"Ya know…I saw an alien once…" Osaka begins; looking up at the ceiling as she speaks. "Oh really? What was it like?" Chiyo asks her. "Oooh; I bet it was all slimy and green and has 6 eyes and stuff!" Tomo shouts; imitating it with her face and hands.

"Actually; it was all yellow with a fork in one hand and a camera in the other. He told me his name was Mike." Osaka explains.

"It told you its name?" Chiyo asks; sweatdropping. "It spoke Japanese?" Yomi asks, sweatdropping as well. "It was American?" Tomo asks with an expressionless face.

"Yeah…" Osaka continues; still looking at the ceiling, "…It was somethin' else…"

"Um…that's…really odd…" Kamiya comments; sweatdropping as well. "Was that what the alien you met was like?" Osaka asks her; now looking at her.

"Well…I didn't actually meet the alien…" Kamiya says nervously; rubbing the back of her head.

"Oh…I'm sorry to hear that…" Osaka replies as she starts to walk away, "…Maybe one day you'll get to meet Mike too. He was nice."

"Um…yeah…" Yomi begins as she follows Osaka and waves, "I think we'll be going now. See ya around."

"See ya…" Kamiya begins as she reaches out towards them as they walk away, "…I hope we can become friends some day."

"Elsewhere…" The narrator states.

"Hmm…" Terere mutters, looking at herself in the mirror on Kamiya's desk. Piles of stuff from Kamiya's desk litters the floor as Terere fiddles with the anti-barrier switch on her hat.

"Something's broken on this…but what?" Terere asks herself; trying to move the 6-pedaled flower symbol on her hat around. Suddenly; it clicks and a translucent aura surrounds her.

"Yay! I fixed it!! Tetete!!" She shouts happily; spinning around in Kamiya's chair.

"At that precise moment…" The narrator explains.

"Teichou-dono! I've got something!" Senshishi shouts; holding one ear of a pair of headphones to his head.

"What is it?" Kizuzu asks him. The others look over at him as he tries to concentrate.

"It's…Terere-san's anti-barrier signal! It's coming from that way!" Senshishi shouts; pointing in a general direction.

"Good! Then we still might have ah chance to get her back to Keron without incident!" Kizuzu proclaims, "Senshishi-kun, lead the way!"

"Meanwhile, elsewhere…" The narrator says.

"Wow, such a beautiful day!" Kamiya mutters as she walks home from school through a park. She looks up and sees the afternoon sun setting behind some clouds against the skyline of some suburban apartment towers.

"Wow…it's so pretty…" Kamiya comments to herself as she walks over to a park bench and leans on it, "…the colors of nature blending in so seamlessly with what we created…it's just so…breathtaking…"

"Kamiya gazes blissfully into the scenery; losing herself in the moment as people casually stroll by her; going about their mundane lives; unaware of the things that go on elsewhere in the city…" The narrator comments as Kizuzu, Torara, Tobibi and Senshishi make their way towards Kamiya's house.

"It should be just around the corner…" Senshishi states as they fly on their wing packs down the sidewalk. Suddenly; Senshishi slows himself and stops; causing the others to follow suit.

'This is it…" Senshishi explains, pointing to Kamiya's house, "…She's in there."

"Hmm…a Pekoponjin home…" Kizuzu thinks out-loud to himself, "…We have to be careful. She might be just hidin' in there; and we have to make sure not to draw attention to ourselves 'n' avoid contact with the Pekoponjin that might be inside."

"So…what do you want us to do then?" Torara asks him. Kizuzu taps his metal foot lightly for a few moments, then stops suddenly. "Ah have a plan." He announces with a tone of authority.

"A few minutes later…" The narrator states.

"Are you sure that Pekoponjin homes aren't booby-trapped?" Torara asks Tobibi as they try to pick the lock on the house's front door.

"I'm fairly sure…" Tobibi comments; sweatdropping a little. Suddenly; the door lock clicks open; and they fall through the door. Outside Kizuzu covers his face momentarily in shame; but quickly resumes his hands-on-his-hips pose.

"Alright…you follow the signal and find Terere; then fly her out of here," Torara explains, "Meanwhile; I'll go around and make sure no one else is here and keep watch."

"I know the plan! I heard it too when Kizuzu-dono explained it to us!" Tobibi counters; causing Torara to cower a little in shame.

"Sorry…" Torara replies quietly; blushing a little bit.

Tobibi places her back against the wall of the living room and slowly inches her way along it; creeping closer and closer to the stairs leading up to the upstairs bedrooms. Meanwhile; Torara does the same; except he inches himself in the other direction towards the kitchen entrance.

Tobibi walks up the stairs slowly; placing one foot at a time on each step. Suddenly; one of the steps creaks; causing her to stop instantly in her tracks. She stands there for a few moments; waiting for any noise to come from upstairs.

"Whew…" Tobibi mutters quietly to herself; wiping her brow a little. She proceeds up the stairs; being extra careful now.

Finally; she makes it up all the stairs; and walks across the stairway to the other side and grabs the railing; which overlooks the living room on a small balcony. Inching her way carefully; she slowly makes her way down the hall to where the signal is still coming from; inside of Kamiya's room.

"Tobibi-san; everything going according to plan?" Torara asks loudly over the intercom; causing Tobibi to jerk a little and grab her radio quickly. "Yes, all's well! Why?!" Tobibi growls; turning down the volume on the radio as she speaks.

"I've searched the house; and I don't see anyone else here. I think Terere-san's here alone." Torara replies.

"Hmm…an abandoned house, perhaps?" Tobibi asks herself, then opens the channel on the radio again, "Alright. Come on up here then. We'll get her and get out of here."

"Roger that!" Torara replies, still as loud as before; but now slightly toned down by the volume of the radio.

Carefully; Tobibi walks towards the door; and carefully turns the door handle; using her wing pack to float up to the height of the doorknob.

She carefully creaks open the door and peeks inside; not seeing anyone at all inside. Tobibi opens the door the rest of the way; and lands softly on the ground.

"Wow…this place must be abandoned…look at all this junk on the floor." Tobibi mutters quietly to herself; looking at all the stuff from Kamiya's desk that's now on the floor.

"You know; I came here because I wanted to see my love, Kururu-sempai, again…" Terere's voice says; coming from somewhere in the room. Instantly; Tobibi assumes a fighting stance; looking around for where the voice came from.

"Your love?" Tobibi asks; trying to draw Terere out with idle conversation. "Yes…I missed Kururu-sempai so much…I loved him; I always have…" Terere begins; slowly stepping out from behind Kamiya's bed, "…I just want you to know that's why I came here. It wasn't to bother you guys at all; or to blow the cover of us aliens on this planet…that wasn't it at all. I just wanted to see the only man I truly loved again!"

Suddenly; Terere starts crying as Tobibi watches in silence. "I'm so sorry I caused you guys so much trouble; but I know you can't just leave me here…" Terere begins as she extends her arms out in submission, "…Go ahead; take me in then!"

Tobibi slowly lowers her arms; looking at Terere with sadness in her eyes. "You…just wanted to see him again?" Tobibi asks, walking slowly towards Terere.

"Yes! The dates we went on; the way he'd always play hard to get with me…I miss him so much!" Terere explains; still crying.

The word, 'Touched' appears behind Tobibi's head as tears start to well up in her eyes. "That's…so romantic! I'm…so…" Tobibi begins; unable to finish her statement.

She rushes over and gives Terere a big hug; as they both cry and weep in each other's arms.

"Um…what's going on here?" Torara asks; sweatdropping; as he stands in the doorway.

"We can't take her in!" Tobibi shouts; releasing Terere and looking at Torara. "Why…why not?" Torara asks; feeling a little uneasy with Tobibi's crying.

"She's in love! We have no right to take that away from her!" Tobibi shouts at him. The words eat away at Torara's conviction; slowly but surely.

"But…but…Teichou-dono said to…" Torara says, trying to maintain his drive, but looking at Tobibi as she gazes at him with sad, sympathetic eyes makes his drive completely crumble.

"A few moments later…" The narrator explains.

"T-Teichou-dono…" A low voice comes over Kizuzu's intercom as he stands outside next to Senshishi. "Yes, Torara-kun, what's the situation?" Kizuzu asks him.

"I…I couldn't do it, Kizuzu-Teichou..." Torara replies with a tone of shame to his voice.

Kizuzu sighs and shakes his head a little bit. "Hoped he'd keep his feelin's out o' this..." Kizuzu mutters under his breath.

"Well; seems those two idiots struck out," Senshishi replies, yawning a little, "What should we do now?"

"Looks like Ah have to take matters into mah own hands." Kizuzu replies; squinting a little as he speaks.

"A few minutes later…" The narrator states.

"…And so; the waiter said, 'That's alright; I'll just put it on your tab for you two love-birds!'" Terere explains; now giggling happily. Tobibi laughs happily, putting her hand on Terere's shoulder. "Wow; you two sound so perfect for each other! I had no idea!" Tobibi shouts; still laughing a little as she speaks.

"What the hell are you doing; you dumb broad?!" An angry voice shouts; and Terere and Tobibi both turn to see Senshishi glaring angrily at them; with Kizuzu standing a foot or two behind him at the entrance to the room.

"Just who do you think you are you calling a dumb broad?" Tobibi shouts angrily; racing over towards him.

As Senshishi and Tobibi get into a heated argument; Kizuzu looks over and sees Torara sitting the corner; stuck in a blank-faced pose of despair.

"I…have to help Tobibi-san…but I have to obey Kizuzu-Teichou…but no…I have to help Tobi…no I have to obey…" Torara mutters to himself; reaching out into the air as if to grab something; but never actually doing anything.

"Ah am too old for this…" Kizuzu sighs to himself as he shakes his head in disbelief.

"Shut up, you dumb bimbo! You're the one who couldn't simply do as Teichou-dono asked you to!" Senshishi yells; grinding his face against Tobibi's as they argue.

"Senshishi-kun; be quiet for a minute…" Kizuzu mutters; not really caring about Senshishi's feeling at the moment as he shoves him aside.

As Senshishi falls over; he grabs Tobibi and holds her gently by the shoulders. "Tobibi-san…" Kizuzu begins; looking her right in the face, "…Why did y'all disobey mah?"

"Kizuzu-Teichou; you don't understand! Terere-chan's in love!" Tobibi explains to him; pointing to her as she speaks; "The power of love can't be denied! I know you're not that cold-hearted to deny Terere-chan the chance to rekindle her love with her beloved Kururu-sempai! I just know you would never do that!"

"Well; Ah…uh…" Kizuzu begins, hesitating a little bit. "You're not going to let this half-assed story get to you; are you; Kizuzu-Teichou?" Senshishi shouts angrily; butting between them.

Kizuzu stands there for a moment; looking back and forth between Tobibi and Senshishi. "Ah'm sorry Tobibi-san…" Kizuzu begins, "…But we have to take her back. We can't allow her to blow the cover of us aliens; it's too much of a risk."

"No way…" Tobibi mutters in disbelief. "Ah'm sorry…" Kizuzu mutters; avoiding eye contact with Tobibi while Senshishi sticks out his tongue at her in triumph.

"Y-you're going to take me away then; aren't you?" Terere asks Kizuzu as he walks towards her. "Yes…Ah'm sorry; but it has to be done…" Kizuzu states with a slight tone of regret.

"TERERE-CHAN?!" A voice shouts; and everyone jumps in shock simultaneously. "KAMIYA-DONO?!" Terere shouts as she sees Kamiya standing at the doorway; staring at them all in disbelief.

"A Pekoponjin!" Kizuzu shouts in shock; staring up at Kamiya. "Who are all these guys? Are they friends of yours?" Kamiya asks; still a little bewildered by everything.

"She can see us?!" Tobibi shouts; gasping in horror. "Impossible! We have our anti-barriers on!" Senshishi remarks; adjusting his just to be sure.

"She knows Terere-san; her eyes have probably adjusted to the anti-barrier wavelength already!" Kizuzu quickly comments; deducing the situation.

"Actually; I didn't have my anti-barrier on until just a little while ago; while Kamiya-dono was gone…" Terere explains; with a look of confusion.

"Ya mean…?" Kizuzu begins; looking up at Kamiya. Suddenly; his jaw drops and he produces a small gun from sub-space and points it right at Kamiya's head.

"What are you doing?!" Terere shouts as soon as Kizuzu produces the gun. She races towards Kizuzu, but Tobibi and Senshishi quickly grab her before she reaches him.

"This Pekoponjin knows of us; 'n' what's worse; she can see us even with our anti-barriers on! She must be eliminated before our cover is completely blown; if it hasn't already!" Kizuzu shouts; still aiming his gun at Kamiya's head.

"No! Don't kill her! She's my best friend!" Terere shouts; causing Kizuzu to turn slightly towards her. "This Pekoponjin…is your best friend?" He asks her; with a slight tone of confusion.

"Yes! It's true!" Kamiya shouts; causing Kizuzu to turn back around and face her again; with the gun still raised.

"How can this be? Pekoponjin and Keronians don't make friends…we are invaders!" Kizuzu remarks. "Well; you did become friends with that one Pekoponjin girl a long time ago…" Tobibi begins, "…I remember you telling us that story a while-"

"That's got nothin' to do with anythin'!" Kizuzu replies; now sweatdropping. "But it does!" Terere shouts; taking advantage of the situation, "I became friends with Kamiya-dono; just as you became friends with that girl you knew!"

"But this Pekoponjin can see us without our anti-barriers; 'n' she might tell others of our existence!" Kizuzu shouts; still aiming the gun at Kamiya's head.

"No; I won't!" Kamiya quickly replies. "Ah'm no fool! Y'all say that now; so Ah won't kill ya…" Kizuzu retorts; playing it cool.

"No! You see; I was at school today; and I had the opportunity to tell people about Terere-chan…but I…didn't. I realized that it was better not to tell because she was my best friend; my only friend; and I didn't have any right to betray her friendship and do that!" Kamiya explains to him.

Kizuzu stares up at her; not moving an inch as she continues. "Besides that; I know that no one would ever believe me; and it would be pointless to try and tell them about aliens!" Kamiya finishes.

"How do we know she isn't lying, Teichou-dono?" Senshishi asks. "She isn't…" Tobibi suddenly says, causing both Senshishi and Kizuzu to look at her. "…Look at her…she's crying…" Tobibi says; pointing up at Kamiya; who's now on her hands and knees; crying in front of Kizuzu.

Kizuzu quickly re-aims his gun; now lower to be at Kamiya's head again. "Please; I'm begging you; sir!" Kamiya begins; holding her hands together as she pleads, "Don't kill me; and don't take away Terere-chan! She's my best friend; my only friend…I promise I'll never tell anyone about the Keronians; I swear! Don't kill me! PLEASE!"

Kizuzu stares at her with a stern expression; barely breathing at all. He starts to compress the trigger a little; causing everyone; even Senshishi; to gasp.

"Ah'm…" He begins; then slowly releases the trigger, "…getting' way too old for this."

Kamiya stares in disbelief as he lowers the gun to his side; and drops it limply to the ground. "Ah can't do it…Ah know what it's like to have to say g'bye to your friends; and Ah wouldn't be able to live with myself if Ah took your friend's life." He says.

He turns to Terere; who's still being held by Tobibi and Senshishi. "Let her go…y'all have a wonderful friendship…'n' Ah trust y'all will do the right thin'." He states solemnly as Tobibi and Senshishi slowly let Terere go.

As soon as Terere's free; she races across the room and jumps into Kamiya's arms. Kamiya catches her; and they hug each other tightly; each shedding tears of joy now.

"Senshishi…get Torara out of his trance 'n' let's go…" Kizuzu mutters limply as he slowly walks past Kamiya and Terere towards the door.

"Wait!" Kamiya shouts; grabbing Kizuzu by the shoulder as he tries to walk away. She picks him up and holds him in front of her while everyone else stares in wonder at her.

"I just want you to know that I appreciate what you've done; letting her stay here and sparing my life; and I'll never forget it. I am in your debt; sir!" Kamiya states.

"Ah'm just gettin' soft in my old age; that's all-" Kizuzu begins when suddenly Kamiya gives him a big hug. His platoon moves slightly to stop her; but then starts laughing once they realize what she's doing.

"Pekoponjin…" He mutters under his breath as she finishes hugging him. "Hehe; you're just not used to being nice; from what I can tell." Kamiya replies with a light laugh.

"Ah reckon so…" Kizuzu replies; smiling a little as she puts him down.

"Did you want to stay for some food? I'm a pretty decent cook…I think…" Kamiya asks as she stands up fully.

"Nah, Ah'm sorry; but we really should be goin'," Kizuzu replies as the rest of his platoon follows him to the door, "Ah hope everything works out for y'all. We'll be seeing y'all around!"

Kamiya and Terere nod and wave to them as they all walk out of the room. "Are you sure you're doing the right thing, Kizuzu-Teichou?" Senshishi asks him as he carries Torara down the stairs.

"Ah wasn't at first…" Kizuzu begins as he makes his way to the door, "…But Ah am now."

"A short time later…" The narrator states.

"So, where have you guys been all this time?" Haruru asks as they get back onto their ship. "Out. How's your X-Box working for you?" Tobibi asks him; trying to change the subject.

"Oh, it's great! Thanks again for getting it for me!" Haruru replies with a smile as he continues to play a game on a small monitor in front of him.

"Good. Look's like everythin's as it should be…" Kizuzu replies happily as he walks down the hall away from everyone and back to the cockpit, "…Let's go home."

"And so; that's the story of how Kamiya-dono and I met!" Terere finishes; still sitting in the room with Alisa and Kamiya in Kamiya's room in the present.

"Wow…I had forgotten so many of the details…" Kamiya begins with a bit of a sweatdrop, "…I feel really bad now; since I told Mois-dono about how we met a while ago; and so much of it was wrong!"

"Believe me; I had forgotten a lot of it too," Terere adds, "But luckily; that's what we have the narrator for! He saw everything; even the parts I didn't know about!"

"Awww…it was nothing…really…" The narrator states with a tone of embarrassment.

"But, you said before that Kizuzu came to Pekopon originally to find a book," Alisa states, "Did he ever get that book?"

"Oh yeah…" Kamiya begins, "…About that…let me explain…"

"Cue next flashback!" The narrator states with enthusiasm, "…the day after the first one ended…"

"Oh, Terere-chan; I was thinking about something…" Kamiya states as she fixes up her hair in the mirror.

"What's that, Kamiya-dono?" Terere asks her as she sits on her bed.

"You know that nice Keronian who was here yesterday with his platoon?" Kamiya begins.

"Yeah, Kizuzu-kun," Terere replies, "What about him?"

"Well; why did he come here in the first place?" Kamiya asks her. "To get me; of course." Terere replies; a little confused by Kamiya's question.

"No, I mean why did he come to Pekopon in the first place?" Kamiya asks her; still straightening out her hair.

"Uh…" Terere mutters; thinking out-loud to herself. Suddenly; she looks up and sweatdrops. "Actually; he came here for that book I accidentally destroyed of his!" She replies; rubbing the back of her head in shame.

"You…destroyed it?" Kamiya asks her; turning around in her chair and looking at her. "Yeah…but it was an accident; I swear! I didn't mean to do it!" Terere shouts; waving her arms in defense of herself.

"Don't worry," Kamiya smiles happily, "Do you remember the title of the book?" "No…but I'd know the cover if I saw it again! I remember that vividly!" Terere replies happily.

"O.K. then. Let's go to the bookstore and see if we can find that book for him. And I'll also send this to him," Kamiya states; holding up the gun that Kizuzu had dropped from the day before, "As a matter of fact; I'll send it priority-class; so it gets there as fast as possible!"

"Actually; I can help you with that," Terere replies, "It is the Space Postal Service; after all; not the one you're used to! Tetete!"

They both share a laugh for a few moments, then Kamiya sets the gun down on the dresser as she turns around and starts adjusting her hair again. "I'll be ready in just a minute; Terere-chan. We'll make sure that he gets that book and his gun back; it's the least I can do to repay him for his kindness." Kamiya states as she finishes up her hair.

"A day later, on Keron…" The narrator states.

"Did ya hear the doorbell, honey?" Kizuzu asks as he walks down the stairs of his house towards the kitchen. "Yeah; that was the doorbell, can you get it?" His wife asks him as she stands in the kitchen; cleaning some dishes. "Sure thin'." Kizuzu replies as he walks to the front door.

"Greetings sir. A package has arrived for you from Pekopon." A small floating robot with a small postal cap and white gloves states; handing him a small package as he stands in the open doorway. "Thank ya kindly." Kizuzu replies as the robot floats away.

"Ah got a package…" Kizuzu trails off as he closes the door behind him and walks over to a chair, "…But there's no return address or anythin'."

He carefully opens the package; tearing away the paper covering and slowly pulling up the top of the package.

Inside; gently resting on top of packing material; is his gun, a book, and a small card.

He picks up the card and starts to read it slowly. "Thank y'all for all your kindness. We're sorry about ya not getting your book while ya were here on Pekopon; Ah hope this is the title y'all were looking for. With lots of love, Kamiya Yumenna and Terere." He says, reading with his accent, as he finishes reading the card.

"That was a thoughtful young lady," Kizuzu states, setting the card down and picking up the book, "This was exactly the title…Ah wonder how she knew…"

"Well; either way; thank you, Kamiya Yumenna. Ah know y'all said ya owed mah; but Ah didn't think anythin' of it…but; we are even now." He says with a smile as he starts to read his book with a smile on his face.

"You see; he got his book!" Kamiya explains to Alisa in the present, "He gave me a call that same day to tell me he got it and to thank me properly. He's a really nice man; quite a gentleman."

"It sounds like everything worked out for you then," Alisa states, looking at the ground a little, "That is good."

"Yeah; I'm quite surprised with how it all turned out too! And I've changed so much since then…" Kamiya states, "I was so shy and afraid of everything back then; but now; I have so many friends and things are really looking up for me!"

"And what's more important; you've got me!" Terere adds happily.

"Yeah," Kamiya replies with a smile as she looks down at Terere, "That's the best part of all!" Alisa looks at them with a slight look of confusion; but says nothing.

Kamiya causally looks up at the clock; and flinches a little. "Wow; it's that late already?" She says; staring at the clock. "Time flies…" Terere laughs a little as she shrugs her shoulders.

"We'd better get to bed!" Kamiya says, turning to Alisa. Alisa nods, and walks over to the other side of the bed.

"Are you two going to sleep in the same bed?" Terere asks her. "It's alright," Kamiya begins, "Besides, we don't have a spare bed; and I can't have Alisa sleep on the floor or couch or something."

"Thank you." Alisa replies as she slides under the covers on the far side of the bed. "You don't have to be so close to the edge, Alisa-chan, you'll fall off." Kamiya says, gesturing for Alisa to move a little closer.

"But you said earlier that girls should not…" Alisa begins but trails off. "Oh," Kamiya replies with a sweatdrop, "That's not what I meant at all. It's alright if you sleep comfortably on the bed; we're both clothed and it's not wrong of anything."

"Besides; Terere-chan sleeps in the bed all the time with me!" Kamiya laughs; and Terere nods in agreement. "I see…" Alisa replies, moving just a little closer to Kamiya; but still keeping a distance between them.

"Can you get the light, Terere-chan?" Kamiya asks as she crawls under the sheets. "O.K.!" Terere replies; using a chair to stand up and reach the light.

"Goodnight, Alisa-chan." Kamiya mutters; snuggling into the sheets. "Um…good night, Kamiya…" Alisa replies; a little uneasy with saying something she's not used to saying.

Terere crawls up and onto the bed; and between Alisa and Kamiya under the sheets. "Night, Terere-chan." Kamiya says with a smile as she puts her arm around her. "Night, Kamiya-dono." Terere replies happily; holding Kamiya's arm around her.

"And in the morning…" The narrator states.

Kamiya sits up in the bed and yawns, stretching her arms at the same time. "Ohhh…good morning, Alisa-chan…" Kamiya yawns out lazily.

Silence fills the room as Kamiya waits for a reply; but hears nothing.

"Alisa-chan?" Kamiya asks; still not quite awake. She looks over; and sees nothing; only the pair of pajamas that Alisa was wearing last night.

"Is she…showering or something?" Kamiya asks; confused by the clothes on the floor, with a question mark above her head.

"Actually, she's gone…" Terere replies, standing on the floor now, "Her regular clothes are gone; and I found the window open when I got up a few minutes ago."

"Oh…" Kamiya replies with a slight tone of sadness, "…I guess she's not really ready to be that close of friends yet…I shouldn't have pushed her into staying…"

"Don't worry about it, Kamiya-dono. I'm sure in time, she'll come around and be able to be your friend; like I am now." Terere smiles happily.

Kamiya looks down at her and smiles happily. "Yeah, I suppose you're right," Kamiya begins, "It's always good to have friends. She'll come around some day; but at least I've still got my best friend here; you."

"Tetete!" Terere laughs happily as Kamiya laughs happily too; as the early morning sun gently filters through the curtains into the room; ushering a brand new day.

"And so; the adventure of how Kamiya and Terere met comes to an end," The narrator explains happily, "And their adventures continue…who knows what lies around the corner; just in the future…but be sure to watch and find out; everyone!"