Well here it is, the big one. This story is the sequel to The Return of Miz. I do not own Invader Zim. I only own Zemma, Zai, Maz, Miz, the Dark Legion(not the one from Sonic, this is different), and anyone else that is not from the show. Rated T for violence.
Chapter 1 – Revival
Somewhere at night in a large mountainous area containing a tar pit, a flash of bright purple light appeared out of nowhere and a tall dark figure emerged. It had a pair of wings and horns on its head. The figure hovers above the tar pit and creates a spell which creates a whirlpool within the pit. The whirlpool exposes a patch of ground and in the center reveals a dead naked Irken male. The dark figure dives straight down into the center of the whirlpool and picks up the body.
"It appears we have found our champion," the dark figure said.
He rose from the whirlpool, stops the spell, and disappears in the same bright flash of purple light.
The Irken male suddenly regains conscious and finds himself on board a big ship filled with strange beings, including the figure, who was now in plain view.
"What the? I'm...alive, but how?" said the Irken.
"I revived you, Miz," said the figure.
"Who...who are you? And how do you know my name?" said Miz.
"I am Volnarius," said the figure. "I am a dreadlord. We are the remnants of a universal race known as the Dark Legion."
"Okay, but I never heard of it, and why did you bring me back to life?" questioned Miz.
Volnarius begins the story.
"You see, twenty-thousand years ago, there used to be a large number of us. The Dark Legion was lead by dreadlords, I was one of them, served by the dark lord. We were an advanced race, more powerful than any others. That's when we became interested in universal conquest. We slayed dozens of races in our way without resistance."
"So let me get this straight; you guys were looking towards the goal of becoming rulers of the universe?" questioned Miz.
"That is correct," Volnarius said as he continued his story. "All was going well until a race known as the Irkens came in our way. They had developed technology similar to ours and soon they became our competitors. Me and the other dreadlords realized they are similar to us in terms of power. So the Legion killed many Irkens, while others who surrendered were brought under our control. They became known as Fel Irkens, just like you. They are former Irkens fallen under the influence of the Dark Legion and were more powerful than ordinary Irkens."
"What? So you turned me into a Fel Irken when you revived me?" said Miz.
"Kraig. Give him a mirror," Volnarius said.
Kraig, the red lizard-like creature, grabs a nearby mirror and gives it to Miz. When he looked at the mirror, he was surprised to see that he was almost no longer Irken. His skin is gray like a Vortian, his eyes were green with black outlines around them, his standard invader uniform was replaced with a black and grey uniform with a cape and a red insignia on the chest, and that same insignia, but black, is on his forehead though his trademark scar is still there.
"I've become something else," said Miz. "Anyway, continue your story."
Volnarius continued on.
"So, we were able to reduce the Irken population, but the Irkens refused to give up. So they seek the help from the Meekrobs. They used to be allies to the Irkens before they started hating each other. Since the Meekrobs are energy-based life forms, they were masters in magic and supernatural activities. Our last battle was fought on Planet Meekrob. However, both the Meekrobs and the Irkens summoned a spell that imprisoned almost all of our people in a different dimension so that we can never succeed our goal. What you see in front of you are what is left of the Dark Legion. We have remained hidden for years. One day however, the spirit of the dark lord revealed to us a legend. He said that a champion would one day come to us to free the rest of our people so that we could continue what we failed to accomplish twenty-thousand years. And that is the story of the Dark Legion."
"So you're saying that I'm your champion?" questioned Miz.
"Yes," said Volnarius. "I've been watching you all the time, ever since you first set foot in this alternate universe."
Miz was confused.
"I've seen all the things you've done to try to defeat your evil twin, Zim."
"Well that I been trying to do, but he is so stubborn about his ego," said Miz. "Can you believe that when I first met him, he was trying to get rid of me so that I don't take over his mission to destroy the Earth? Now, he forgot all about his mission because he got himself a mate and raised two smeets and transformed from an invader into a family Irken."
"I've been anticipating that moment" said Volnarius.
"You mean, you knew that Zim would raise a family?" said Miz. "But I don't understand! Irkens can't mate, they can't reproduce smeets of their own!"
"To answer the question about smeets; many years ago, Irkens were able to reproduce naturally like humans. That is, until the Irken control brains took over and realized that cloning was far more efficient than reproducing since the smeets would be more intelligent than those who were natural. As a result, the Irkens abandoned the culture of reproducing naturally and now, smeets were produced through cloning." explained Volnarius.
"I see," said Miz.
"However, though smeets are reproduced artificially, there are some rare circumstances that Irkens mate, which is illegal by the Irken law, and give birth to smeets of their own," Volnarius stated.
"So that's why," said Miz.
"The reason why Zim and Zemma's daughters were the last key to our champion was because they did not realize about your scheme to turn them to your side and transform them into giant monsters," said Volnarius.
"Now if tube-born smeets are more intelligent than natural-born smeets, how is it that one of Zim's daughters had the guts to injure me when I was a giant monster?" asked Miz.
"Though the Irken female, Zemma, produced an egg that contained the smeets, Zim placed it in an incubator tube so that it can provide the smeets with nutrients to be better produced. That includes some intelligence and alterations such as immunity to some hazards that Irkens are weak against, including earth water."
"I knew it!" exclaimed Miz. "Zim modified his daughters so that they can be completely stable and stronger. That's why it gave me an advantage to bring them to my side as they are little tougher than ordinary smeets. Now Volnarius, what does all this have to do with me being your champion?"
"You see Miz, you've taken control of Irkens to turn against other Irkens, Zim in particular," said Volnarius.
"So the first Irken I took control of was Zim's fat friend, then it was his two daughters," said Miz.
"Yes, your insanity was the last thing we needed for you to be our champion," said Volnarius.
Everything was beginning to become clear for Miz. His actions for the past year has made him become a member of the Dark Legion and realizes that his old past must be let go.
"Well, I've always been dreaming of conquering the universe instead of just one planet. All right, I'll join you," said Miz.
"Excellent!" said Volnarius. "Now you must prove to us your worth by completing your first mission."
"Well give it to me," said Miz.
"You must assassinate, the Almighty Tallests."
Miz became silent when Volnarius said that.
The next chapter will be up soon!