Title: Antennae
An Invader Zim Fanfiction Composed by: Cassie J. Bryant
Main Genre: Humor.
Minor Genre(s): Romance.
Ratings/Warnings: T (contains content not suitable for children) - Fantasy violence, ZATR (Zim and Tak) pairing!
Disclaimer: Invader Zim is copyright to Nickelodeon and Jhonen Vasquez.
Begin Author Note: Another fun shortfic in the making! I recently came up with this idea, and although I am not too fond of the pairing, I decided it would be a nice addition to fanfiction! I won't be using my best writing skills on this fanfiction since it is so light-hearted, and the pacing will be a bit faster than how I usually do, but I can still guarantee it is an overall fun fanfiction. I had a few laughs writing it myself. I will do my best to post the next chapter A.S.A.P., but this isn't my main focus at the moment. We'll see how reviews go. I'm also not entirely sure how long this "shortfic" will be. All I know is that it will be short ha-ha. Please enjoy and review! Thank you!
Chapter One
The panting Irkens sat there, fatigued and tortured by their strenuous attempts to break free. It was no use. They were stuck this way. How long? They didn't know exactly, but they prayed to their Tallests it would be soon.
Tak glared at Zim, "This is all your fault."
But my sincerest apologies, I am getting way too ahead of myself. Let us go back to the origins of this mess, shall we?
It had been a rather normal morning: a trademark Zim and Dib quarrel, a trademark lecture involving doom performed by Ms. Bitters, and a trademark meat-battle during lunchtime. Yes, all was going according to plan, whatever that plan was, exactly. The humiliated Irken admitted he hadn't come up with any new ideas lately. He had been slacking. He swore the moment he set foot inside his domicile he would scurry to the lab to ignite his evil creativity.
Inside his base all had been normal as well. GIR screamed at the top of his lungs, Minimoose squeaked, and the computer ignored his pathetic existance. Yes, all was as normal as normal could get for Zim.
And THAT was when the doorbell rang.
"GIR! Answer that for me!" Zim ordered. He was too occupied in his lab to answer it himself.
"…KAY!" The cyan-eyed robot obeyed. He answered the door, "HELLO! IS YOU THE CANDYMAN?"
BOOM!
The thunderous explosion vibrated into Zim's antennae as he jumped from his seat. "EH? What was that?"
Rushing to the dismantled living room, he came face-to-face with someone. A someone he thought he had completely eliminated from his life. A someone who had more animosity than ever before. His ruby eyes widened. He stole the first words.
"TAK?"
She deviously grinned, "Did you really thi-"
"TAK?"
"Did you really thi-"
"TAK?"
"Did… you… really… thi-"
"TAK?"
"SAY IT AGAIN, ZIM! SAY IT AGAIN!" She yelled as frustration overwhelmed her.
Silence.
"As I was SAYING," Tak constructed her stance, "Did you really think you could get away from me that easily?"
"Well, uh, yeah, actually. That's kind of why Zim did the whole 'surprise thing'." He answered honestly. Tak blinked. She wasn't anticipating that kind of answer.
"Oh. Well," She paused, "You were wrong! You are just as pathetic as before! Not like I expected anything different from you. Now, Zim, it IS about revenge. When I came here I should have destroyed you first and then took your pathetic excuse for a planet. I will not make that mistake this time!"
"You think wrong, Tak! Oh so wrong! I am Zim, Irken Invader, and no one takes my planet but ME!" He glanced at the floor, slyly kicked something, and smirked, "Speaking of which, Zim has already made an ingenious plan that will foil your stupid inferior plan!"
"Oh yeah? And what exactly is that?"
"Step inside and I will show you…" His beam intensified.
Grunting but curious, Tak gradually entered his base. With that, she was waylaid upon an object below her. Stumbling, she collapsed on top of the shorter Irken, and they rolled about the floor, throwing insults as if they were throwing knives at one another. Once their brief predicament was diminished, Zim laid atop his second-worst enemy. Dib being the first, but of course. Can't forget good old Dibby.
Tak spoke, "THAT was your 'evil' plan? Tripping me?"
"It worked, didn't it? I AM GENIUS!" Zim boasted.
"Get off of me!" She ordered once noticing the Irken remained above her.
Without hesitance, Zim agreed. As he cocked his head upward, there was a tug and a sense of pain that infiltrated his body. He struggled to stand up but after several stinging events, he retreated.
"Well…?" Tak was growing impatient. She was unaware of the circumstances.
"I can't." Zim responded blankly.
"What do you mean you can't? Ugh, males. I'll do it then." She forced him to the side and attempted to erect up. What happened to Zim happened to her, "OW! What in the- …what was that?"
Zim's eyes directed to their craniums. He gulped as he observed their problem, "Uh… Tak?"
"What is it now?" She was growing impatient.
"We're stuck."
"Stuck? What do you mean 'stuck'?"
"Exactly what Zim means! Look up..."
Focusing above them, her deep-violet eyes grew wide in fear. Their antennae were tangled together, and it appeared to be tied in a decently constricted knot.
"NOOOOOOO-!" Her voice echoed dramatically.
Meanwhile, on Neptune…
"OOOOO!"
"Did you hear that?" Asked a Neptunian.
"Hear what?" Questioned another.
Back on Earth…
"How could this have happened?" Senses kicking in, Tak glared to her nemesis, "YOU! You did this! Untangle us this instant!"
"Zim is right ahead of you, Tak-beast!" Zim hissed in retort. He vicariously grabbed both his and her antennae. This touch brought shivers up their spines. The antennae were very sensitive appendages, so contact was usually prohibited to prevent distractions. It was common sense that this scenario was highly pain-inducing for the two Irkens as well.
"H-hurry, Zim," A mix of embarrassment and irritation omitted from the female.
"Silence!" Zim ordered, "Zim is doing the best he can!"
Tak growled, shutting her eyes to cancel out the sensation. Several minutes later, Zim halted.
"It's not doing anything!" He stated.
"You just aren't trying hard enough!" She snapped.
"Nonsense! Zim was trying with his amazing brain!" He vied.
"That's it! I'm not giving up until we are free!"
And so, the attempting began.
Attempt Number One
"Okay, Zim, you jump off."
"ZIM isn't jumping off! You jump off!"
"No you!"
"No yo-" Tak kicked him off his own roof. She held her ground while Zim dangled from their intertwined antennae.
"WHY YOU LITTLE-!" Zim began ranting while he swayed back and forth.
Tak's grip on the roof began to progressively release itself. His weight seemed to be increasing to the female, "You're… a lot… heavier… than… I… thought…"
She let go.
"AHHHHHHH!" They both screamed as they fell to the Earth's crust.
Attempt Number Two
"PULL!"
Both Zim and Tak, who were now gauzed up in bandages, pulled.
"PULL!"
Zim and Tak pulled again.
"PULL!"
One more try. Suddenly, a popping sound was released as they both completely pulled away.
Zim squeed, "WE'RE FREE! WE'RE FREE! WE'RE-"
Tak viewed the ground, growing pale and nauseous. She caught his attention, "Zim…"
"...FREE! ... Eh? What?"
She pointed to the floor.
Their connected antennae were lying on the ground peacefully. Both Irkens reached to their craniums at the same time. Their appendages were removed from their place.
They screamed in horror and pain.
Attempt Number Three
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Tak was unsure. Now, the duo was covered in bandages and their antennae were "glued" back together. The knot still remained, however.
"Of course it is, Tak-beast!" He ignited the blowtorch and slowly made his way to the knot.
They screamed in pain… again.
The panting Irkens sat there, fatigued and tortured by their strenuous attempts to break free. It was no use. They were stuck this way. How long? They didn't know exactly, but they prayed to their Tallests it would be soon.
Tak glared at Zim, "This is all your fault."
And so the madness began.
To Be Continued...
