Okay, this is my vesion of the one that I edited that the other guy did first. READ IT ALL, YOU SNAP-HAPPY FILTH BOILS! Thank you. innocent look
INVADER ZIM
#62a/b.P1
"Battle Of Meekrob, The Misery Planet"
by CAN
FADE THROUGH SPACE.
Fading... through... SPACE! We push in on the left side of the Armada, the west side of the Massive. We fade... through... the EXTERIOR!... and into... THE INTERIOR! HOW EXCITING!
INT. THE MASSIVE - CONTINUOUS
The TALLEST are cackling to themselves, trying to hide thier joy as they watch a transmission from INVADER GROOT. He is covered in small aliens that bite him repeatedly.
GROOT
You never said anything about TEETH!
RED (IN AN UNCARING MANNER)
... Thier constant, agonizing bites mean that they except you as thier friend, GROOT.
PURPLE (IN AN INSINCERE MANNER)
... Now, if you'll excuse us, we have another call.
GROOT (DESPERATE)
But, my Tallest, pleease-
The transmission is cut.
PURPLE (AN IDEA OCCURING)
Do you think he knows about their poisen sacks?
RED (SOUNDING WORRIED)
Hey... I don't know.
(UNCARING)
He'll know soon enough.
Suddenly, an alarm on the roof blares. The Tallest look startled.
PURPLE (YELLING OVER NOISE)
HUH?! LAST TIME WE HEARD THAT SIREN, THE MASSIVE WAS BEING DROVE INTO EARTH BY ZIM! THAT CAN'T HAPPEN TWICE, CAN IT?!
RED (YELLING OVER NOISE TOO)
OFFICERS, WHAT's GOING ON?!
CONTROL OFFICER (ALSO YELLING)
THAT's... THAT's AN IRKEN PAK DISTRESS CALL! WE'VE NEVER HAD ONE OF THOSE BEFORE!
PURPLE
PAK DISTRESS CALL? WHO's SENDING IT OUT!?
CONTROL OFFICER
LET's SEE... INVADER... TENN... ON PLANET MEEKROB, SIRS!
RED AND PURPLE (NOT HEARING WELL)
ELEVEN?!?
They look dramatically shocked.
CONTROL OFFICER
NO! TENN!
RED AND PURPLE
TENN?!
They look dramatically shocked again.
EXT. PLANET MEEKROB - ORBIT ZONE
Planet Meekrob, a red, blue and orange planet about the size of Saturn, glows brightly, as though electricity pulses the very core of the planet itself.
INT. OUTSIDE TENN's BASE - CONTINUOUS
INVADER TENN's BASE... it's a cave of rocks on the empty red plains... along the base, one can see that in the distance are a few crumbled remains of old temples by a large forest of spooky, alien-like, squiggle trees.
After a second of panning the site, a few malfunctioning SIR units zoom out of the cave, one on fire. One more SIR unit runs out, closely followed by INVADER TENN.
INVADER TENN
GIVE ME MY PAK, YOU LITTLE BEAST! I need it NOW!
It turns out that she is not wearing her PAK, and that the SIR she is chasing clutches it, giggling.
INVADER TENN
I mean it, NOW! My life clock has started and it's already on eight minutes, PLEEEASE!
The SIR laughes insanely and activates it's jets. Still crazy, it tries to make a break for it, but insted bombards into TENN and then the cave, making it shudder and spill dust everywhere. TENN falls to the ground, beginning to lose body energy as the SIR cackles and runs some more.
TENN
You filthy little blighter! COME BAAACK!
She gets up and runs after it. We zoom in close to the SIR's PAK-clutching-hands and see that a red light on one of the spots of the PAK blink.
INT. A MEEKROB TEMPLE
Inside a MEEKROB TEMPLE, a group of Meekrob are gathered around. A rather large Meekrob float ahead of the rest, as though they are in the middle of a town meeting.
MEEKROB LEADER
MY FELLOW MEEKROB! It PLEASES me to say that the advancely intelligant and rather stunning race of pure energy has once again, been peacefully dodging wars and other bad happenings!
EVERYONE ELSE
HEAR, HEAR!
MEEKROB LEADER
Heh, heh, heh, yees. Anyhow, I am once again pleased to also announce to you all that no Irkens or other universal menences have even TRIED to thwart OUR OWN secret attempts at universal leadership.
MEEKROB IN CROWD
THAT's what we're doing, is it?
MEEKROB LEADER
Mm-hmm, indeeed. We are one of the most indestructable races of the time, our biggest advantage being that we can use the universe's most popular system of energy to fuel our own bodies. This way we can SENSE other beings using this force coming near, and in conclusion, giving us the perfect, foolproof stratagy.
EVERYONE ELSE (CONFUSED)
Uhh... eh... yeahh... umm... HEAR, HEAR!
MEEKROB IN CROWD
HOLD ON A MINUTE! Does anyone else SENSE THAT?!
Everyone is quiet. Suddenly, thier white-glowy selves turn into red-glowy selves.
MEEKROB2
Hmmm... it appears we have spoken too soon. An Irken PAK signal has just been detected near our very own temple/fortress!
Everyone gasps.
EVERYONE ELSE
SENSE, SENSE!
MEEKROB LEADER
Do not panick, my friends! Using our own unique ways of comprehending and unworldly intelligance, I think we can salvage this attempt. By hacking into the PAK signal we sense, we can move in on the energy's homing device and connect the IRKEN LEADERS!
EVERYONE ELSE
Ooohh.
MEEKROB1 (GIDDY)
CAN WE PLAY A JOKE ON THEM??
MEEKROB LEADER
But of course.
EVERYONE ELSE
HEAR, HEAR!
A very large screen behind them bursts to life, an odd logo we have not seen before flashing... the MEEKROB INSIGNIA!
INT. THE MASSIVE - CONTINUOUS
The TALLEST still stand, covering thier ears, as the siren blares.
PURPLE (YELLING OVER THE SIREN)
CAN'T WE SHUT IT OFF?!
CONTROL OFFICER
SORRY, SIR! NOT INTIL THE PAK IS RESET, OR DEACTIVATED!
RED
THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO!
Another siren begins to ring with the first. The officer spins in his chair, looking from one control panel to the next, confused.
CONTROL OFFICER
UHH... TRANSMISSION COMING IN FROM PLANET MEEKROB, SIRS!
PURPLE
HUH??
The screen in front of THEM burst to life, showing the Meekrob Meeting on the other end.
MEEKROB LEADER
Greetings, Irken Tallest.
PURPLE (NOT HAVING HEARD)
WHAT?!
RED (YELLING OVER RINGING)
WHO ARE YOU?!
MEEKROB LEADER
My, my, is the Irken tradition of answering calls to bellow in one's ear? If so...
(BELLOWING)
... WE'VE CAPTURED YOUR IRKEN SPY!
PURPLE
WHO??
INT. A MEEKROB TEMPLE
The Meekrobs watch the Tallest. Offscreen of the Tallest's sight is another Meekrob, who is connected to a control panel that glows red with it. The Meekrob who had suggested this prank makes giggly noises in front of the crowd.
MEEKROB LEADER
Why, the Irken Spy that you sent here to our peaceful domain... we have it!
RED
YOU'VE CAPTURED TENN?!
MEEKROB LEADER (LOSING SMART MANNER)
TENN? What the rud is TENN? Is this, possibly, what you call your Irken Spy Units?
MEEKROB2 (CONNECTED TO MACHINE)
Sir, Invader TENN is the Irken we speak of.
MEEKROB LEADER (PICKING UP SMART MANNER AGAIN)
Ohh, yes! YES, TALLEST, WE'VE CAPTURED IRKEN SPY UNIT TENN!
PURPLE
WE IRKENS DON'T USE LAME NAMES LIKE, 'SPY UNITs'! WE PREFER THE TERM, 'INVADERs'!
MEEKROB LEADER
Very well. We've captured Invader Spy TENN, and won't give it back intil we recieve some valuable equipment from you and your sponsers.
PURPLE
YEAH? YOU HAVE TENN? PROVE IT!
The Meekrobs exchange 'looks'.
MEEKROB LEADER
Uhhm... one minute.
(it 'leaps' offscreen, leaving the Tallest looking irritated, covering thier ears)
Oh, brillant work! Now what do we do?! We've just played a pointless prank on two of the most powerful leaders in the galaxy!
MEEKROB3 (IN CROWD)
WE MUST CRY!
MEEKROB4
WE MUST FLEE!
MEEKROB5
WE MUST BUILD A KINGDOM OF GEESE!
BEAT.
MEEKROB LEADER
Now, why would we do that?!
MEEKROB5
I dunno. It'd be pretty neat though.
MEEKROB LEADER
Now, now... we're too intelligant for this... We'll do it my way.
MEEKROB2
How's that?
MEEKROB LEADER
Stall intil the Ancient Meekrob Lords come and save us.
MEEKROBS (AGREEFUL)
Okay, sounds good to me... yeah, alright...
EXT. THE MEEKROB MEETING TEMPLE
TENN chases the SIR unit. She is now a sick color of yellow, her eyes are hanging and she barely can keep up. She finally stops and leans againest a tree stump. The giggling SIR notices she's no longer chasing it and stops, waiting for her.
TENN (BREATHLESS)
... two more... minutes and I'm... destroyed. You've gotta... give me that... PAK, you!
The SIR thinks it over for a second, then approaches her kindly and hands the PAK out at arms length, giving it to her.
TENN
Wow... I didn't know that SIR units... could be so... nice! THANKS!
She grabs for it, but the SIR activates it's jets again and bursts out from under her. She trips and falls, face-first, into a puddle that was next to her. The SIR lands close by and watches her, squeling in joy. TENN gets a burst of stamina and lurches at the SIR, who, startled, blasts through the wall of the temple, creating a huge hole in the bricks and leaving a pile of bricks and dust.
INT. A MEEKROB TEMPLE
The Meekrobs are still wondering how exactly they are going to solve thier Tallest dilema when the wall breaks at thier side, sending the SIR hurtling inside, dropping the PAK.
EXT. A MEEKROB TEMPLE
TENN gets up, estatic, and enters the wall.
INT. A MEEKROB TEMPLE
The Tallest watch in awe with the Meekrobs as she runs through the hole and at the PAK on the ground, not noticing anyone around her.
TENN
HA! GOT IT, YOU STINKING SIR!
She kicks the broken SIR with her foot, reinstalling the PAK to her back. She floats for a moment, ALIVE WITH THE REFESHING INTELLGANCE! Then she lands, normal.
TENN
The poor Tallest! You activated the Distress Call! They're probably so worried-
As the ringing from the Massive transmission silences, she notices everyone around her. Her antennaes droop.
TENN
Umm... hi?
MEEKROB LEADER (AWKWARD)
Er... CAPTURE IT!
Everyone swarms TENN, who screams. So it begins.
FADE TO:
INT. ZIM'S HOUSE - MORNING
ZIM hurtles inside, followed by SKOODGE. Many heavy things are heard thudding againest the door that ZIM slams shut behind SKOODGE, who is raving and drooling in insanity. They both look beat, panting. SKOODGE's babbling slows down and eventually stops.
ZIM (COND'T)
Good work, SKOODGE! You have just finished your final test... of ZIMNESS! You've proven yourself a worthy canidate to aide me in my ANNIALATION of the humans!
SKOODGE gives a thumbs up.
SKOODGE (WEAKLY)
...oohh, GOODY!
He passes out, drooling.
ZIM (SEEMING TO HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS)
But now that YOU'VE broken your own SIR unit in the process of this, I'll have to go ORDER some equipment from Planet Vort! I can't believe I have to be the one to extremize the robot form of CHIPZ! But I CAN'T NOW! For NOW I must go to SKOOL so that I can pump my brain meats with the whole filthy human knowledge. Off I go.
He leaps dramatically over SKOODGE's mangled body and out the door.
INT. THE MASSIVE
The TALLEST are watching the Meekrob up to the point of TENN's live capture. As soon as TENN is overwelmed by the creatures, the transmission disconnects. The Tallest stare for quite some time. They soon force calmness when they finally speak.
RED
I... don't think that was too good...
PURPLE
No, I don't think it was either...
They then both panic and begin raving like lunitics.
PURPLE (PANICKING)
Okay, whaddawedo, whaddawedo??!
RED (THINKING)
We... uh... I... um...
PURPLE (QUICKLY)
Has this ever happened before!?
RED (BRAINSTORMING)
Uh... YES! To INVADER HARN in his attempt to conquer PLANET TORTILINI!
PURPLE
And?! What happened?! What was done then?!
RED
The Noodle People started A WAR that ended with the DOWNFALL of the TALLEST GLORK.
PURPLE
Okay, good- NO WAIT! DOWNFALL OF TALLEST GLORK?? GUHH!
Red looks frantic and points to a control officer, being frantically frantic.
RED (RATHER FRANTIC)
You! Form a communication line with ALL of the Invaders! QUICKLY! Call everyone! Stink, Skutch, even SKOODGE! We need thier skills NOW or WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
INT. ZIM's HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM
We press in on SKOODGE's face, who is still unconsious and drooling. The house alarm blares.
COMPUTER
WARNING! TRANSMISSION COMING IN! TRAAANSMISSION! Hey, wait a minute... WAKE UP!
An eletrical arm extends from the ceiling with a mallet. It beats on SKOODGE's head. SKOODGE grunts and wiggles, but doesn't regain consiousness. The computer's arm retracts. It comes back a second later with a bucket of water. The arm dumps the water on SKOODGE. SKOODGE sizzles and becomes consious.
SKOODGE
Huh? What happened? What the- WHAT THE- OWW! OWWW! OOHHH! THE PAIN OF THE WATER, OH NOO! ITT HURTS! YOOWCHHH!
COMPUTER
Message waiting! Want to hear it?
SKOODGE (IN IMMENSE PAIN)
OHHHHHH, GREAT SINICAL LICORICE, IT HUUUURTS!
COMPUTER
Alright then.
The picture of the Robot Death Monkey slides away, revealing the screen with the Irken logo.
EXT. THE MASSIVE.
The Massive drifts through space. We hear the Tallest's voices.
RED (O.S.)
Invaders! Your Empire needs you now more then EVER before!
INT. INSIDE THE MASSIVE CONTROL DECK.
The Tallest have random foods around them. Purple is sitting on a chair, covered in sweets, looking faintful. RED stands and faces a large screen of Invaders. Purple takes with a lisp, his mouth full of food.
PURPLE
Moments ago we recieved a message from Planet MEEKROB. You know, those glowy fellows who won the bake sale of 678? Yeah, them. Anyhow, our fellow Invader TENN has been taken hostage. And let me tell you, we are not going to put up with this! Uh-uh! Nope! No way, no-how.
MONTAGE:
Invaders are getting this message from where they are, interrupting whatever they are doing at the time. Invader Poot is eating an Irken labeled sandwich. Invader Skutch is dancing with his SIR. Invader Skoot is covered in spiders for no reason we will ever know.
RED
That's where you guys come in! As Invaders, you have the skills necessary to complete the tasks ahead. That we are giving you... right now! Your objective: Rescue Invader TENN right under the noses of those Meekrobs!
PURPLE
If they even have noses, they seem more like floaty organs to me.
Invader Kim is sitting on a large snarling creature that trys to eat her feet off. Invader Flobee is just eating some doughnuts in a comfy looking chair. Invader Spleen is... well... Invader Spleen.
RED
We will all converge on Planet Conventia and we'll continue our briefing from there. Now, this is a potientially sticky subject, which means that if word gets out, it could possibly lead the galaxy into an uproar, so your top-priority is STEALTH!
We cut to the Massive again. Purple now stands.
PURPLE
That's right! No one must ever hear of this! EXPECIALLY INVADER ZIM!
RED
Yeah... not ZIM at ALL! Oh, and they'll be free sandwiches!
PURPLE (EXCITED AT THIS REMINDER)
YEAH, FREE SANDWICHES ROCK!
The transmissions ends. Red sips a slurpy now.
PURPLE
Well, that was effective! All the Invaders should now be on thier way to help us save our jobs- I mean- save our planet. Yeah. Save our planet.
INT. ZIM's HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM
SKOODGE had apparently been watching this from the monkey picture screen. He looks full of joy at the news.
SKOODGE (EYES GLOWING)
... a neew mission... THIS WILL BE GREAT!
(THOUGHTFULLY)
It's too bad ZIM can't come. BUT WAIT! The Almighty Tallest don't know I've been living with ZIM all this time! When I screwed up on Hobo 13, they banished me to the dark corners of the universe without a second thought about it! I shouldn't even be here with ZIM! I only hope they don't find out!
Suddenly, ZIM pops out behind SKOODGE, having been hiding.
ZIM
How very nice of the Tallest, trying to keep me uninformed so that they wouldn't disturb my mission. But I'm afraid I can't stand back and watch as such an important event goes by! And besides, they need my incredible skills as an Invader or TENN's rescue will surely fail! EARTH MUST WAIT!
He poses dramatically. When the dramatic background of the words "ZIM ROCKS!" disolve, and we are back in reality, SKOODGE watches ZIM.
SKOODGE
ZIM? I thought you went to SKOOL!
ZIM
Eh... yes, well... um... I thought YOU were unconsious when I said that?
SKOODGE looks dumbstruck. ZIM looks pleased.
SKOODGE
Well I thought YOU-
ZIM
ENOUGH! The IMPORTANT thing is that, WE'RE GOING TO MEEKROB!
SKOODGE
Oh boy, ZIM! All the Invaders together, it'll be just like in the ACADEMY! Hey, you didn't happen to hear any of those things about the Tallest I just said, did you?
ZIM (NOT LISTENING)
Yes... that stinking academy!
SKOODGE
Okay, good.
GIR then pops up behind ZIM...also having been hiding.
GIR (GIDDY)
We gonna play with the lightbulb people?
ZIM
No, GIR. You have to stay here and guard the base.
GIR (SADLY)
But... but, master... pleeeasse??
ZIM
I said no, GIR!
GIR breaks down crying, making loud noises.
GIR
PLEEEEEEEASE, PLEASE, PLEEEEEEEASE!!
ZIM
NO!
GIR grabs ZIM's eyes and squeezes them.
GIR (COND'T)
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!?
ZIM looks irritated, trying to ignore the progressing squeezes of his octical organs.
INT. SKOOL - AFTERNOON
Dib sits in a chair, his hands folded neatly on his desk, determained to act sane. The bell rings. He hops out of his chair with a graceful spin and lands at the door. He leaves out the door. GAZ is in the corner of the hallway, reading a magazine that says, NEAT GAMES!. She looks up as DIB comes to her, acting oddly happy and cheerful.
DIB (CONTENTLY SANE)
ZIM wasn't at Skool again today, GAZ... the end is near...
GAZ looks up from her magazine at his cheerful face and smacks him across the head with her rolled up magizine. He rubs the spot she hit and loses his looks of happy.
DIB (NORMALLY INSANE)
Thanks, Gaz... but seriously! ZIM wasn't at Skool today! I must go to his house and see what kind of hideous, mutated blob or horrible, rampaging, brain-sucking, molting thing he is up to NOW!
He makes a happy little noise as he runs down the hall. Gaz shakes her head and opens her magazine again.
INT. ZIM's HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM
GIR still has ZIM's eyes and is screaming. ZIM loses it... or rather, loses whatever 'it' he has left in him.
ZIM
OKAY, OKAY! Just BE QUIET NOW! And let go of me!
GIR (NOT SAD)
Oh boy! I'm gonna go pack my pig!
GIR runs off, giggling. ZIM rolls his eyes and removes his wig.
ZIM (COND'T)
Before we leave, though, I'll need to call someone from Vort. I think I should order CHIPZ's parts before going to save my race, don't you think, SKOODGE?
But ZIM had already marched off and away before SKOODGE had comprehended a word. CUT TO:
COMMUNICATION ROOM - CONTNUOUS
ZIM types into the panel by habit. almost immediatly, Prisoner 777 comes onscreen. Insinctively, 777 waves, sitting on a bed in his cell.
777 (BORED)
Hey, ZIM. What you need now?
ZIM
Enough talk, my secret teqnical supportary! I must hurry, for I must get to IRK! There's a little war starting, and they need my incredible ZIMNESS so much that I can't afford to be late one second!
777 (EXCITED)
An Irken war? Againest who?!
ZIM (CARELESSLY)
Oh, just some floaty organ guys, but by the time I've come into zone with them, they will plead other pitiful races of the galaxy for reinforments and MERCY! But I won't let them, see? Anyhow, my filthy helper: SKOODGE, has broken his SIR unit, and I, being so generous, have agreed in helping him salvage it. Wanna give me-
777 (DISTRACTED NOW)
Yeah, sure. Anything ya want, just hurry up... I need to call up my old friend, Ol' Lardy...
ZIM just looks clueless. He begins to read off of a list on his panel. 777 looks excited rather then bored now.
INT. THE STREET SOMEWHERE
We see DIB running as fast as he can go with blurry backgrounds.
DIB
I'M COMING ZIM!! I'M COMING TO GET YOOOU!
As he runs off, down and over the street, we slow up and see Poonchy and John.
POONCHY
WOAH, MAN! I didn't know that kids with heads THAT LARGE could run THAT FAST!
John grunts in agreement.
INT. ZIM'S HANGER - DAY
ZIM, GIR and SKOODGE stand between the two ships, ZIM's Voot, and SKOODGE's recently updated Splittle Runner. The roof opens, letting light flood into the pitch-black hanger.
ZIM (TO GIR)
Now, GIR, this mission is very important! I need you to stay in duty mode as LONG AS POSSIBLE!
GIR (IN DUTY MODE)
Yes, my master!
(he groans as he attemps to stay in duty mode. His head starts spinning and he groans louder and louder. Soon, he just lets go and enters normal mode)
YEEEEEEHAAAA!
SKOODGE climbs into his ship. ZIM stands on GIR, who floats up to thier own ship that ZIM climbs in. GIR enters with him.
ZIM
Well... off to space!
SKOODGE (OVER INTERCOM)
I programed our ships to lock on Conventia. The targets are locked and ready.
ZIM
Nice try, SKOODGE, but I already did that!
SKOODGE (CONFUSED)
That's what I did, ZIM. I did... just now.
ZIM
No, no, that was meeee. You just didn't see me do it.
(to GIR, quietly)
SKOODGE has his heart in the right place and he's rather gullable at helpful points in time, but he can get crazy quite alot, you know, GIR?
GIR nods seriously.
GIR (COND'T)
Mmm-hmm.
The ships blast off into the sky, ZIM before SKOODGE. PAN to the front of the VOOT. ZIM shakes his fist, dramatically.
ZIM
MEEKROB! PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR YOUR SUDDEN PAINFUL SCREAMING DOOOM!
And he laughed like a lunitic. They blast out of EARTH's atmosphere with a single burst of speed. We PAN down to the front of ZIM's house where... DIB HAS ARRIVED! Dib immediatly begins to smash the door in with his knocks of his doomful fists, AKA, he knocked on the door.
DIB
I KNOW YOUR IN THERE, ZIM! COME ON OUT, NOW!
Dib runs backwards offscreen. Suddenly, he comes hurtling through the air with his foot outstretched, preparing to do a flying kick. But the door opens. Minimoose peeps at the door as Dib shoots into the house and across ZIM's living room. He blasts through a wall and lands in the toilet, hurting, and covered in wall bits.
DIB
Uggghh...
(he sees Minimoose, who squeks)
HEY! You! Little spooky, alien-like, moosey, freak thing! Where's ZIM!?
Minimoose makes some random sounds. Dib crawls out of the toilet and grabs the moose, shaking him in the air.
DIB
Huh? What are you saying? Whuh? I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU! HOW DOES ZIM TALK TO YOU!?
DIB gets angry and throws the moose at the wall. Dib then looks around the room for some items of help.
DIB
ZIM's not home, is he? And I'm in his base, alone, with a moose who can't speak English... GREAT! THERE's GOTTA BE SOME WAY INTO THE LAB!
Dib stomps his foot dramatically, stepping on a certain tile platform by chance. The tile begins to lower into the ground, making Dib lose balance on one foot and fall in.
INT. ZIM's HOUSE - THE LAB
Dib lands in the middle of the communication room with a thud. The moose follows down the hole and stops, watching Dib. Dib rubs his head and steadies himself. He stares around at the lab, realizing what had happened.
DIB (SURPRISED)
Hey. Hey, would you look at that.
Minimoose peeps.
END OF ACT ONE.
ACT TWO:
INT. PLANET CONVENTIA - DAY
The Massive is parked near the planet, around it is the Armada and around them are various ships, speeding in and out.
INT. PLANET CONVENTIA'S SURFACE
A bunch of Irken ships and vehicals have converged above the ring of Conventia. Many Invaders are teleported down to the surface as we see ZIM and SKOODGE's ships arrive. Inside a large Irken drop ship, a Irken, purple-eyed pilot named VICTORI watches the final ships arrive. He holds a electronic notepad with a list of Invaders. He crosses some out.
VICTORI
Okaaay...
A transmission of VICTORI appears in all the ship's dashes, which is explained in a short montage-like thing in all the ships, stopping in ZIM's.
VICTORI (COND'T)
Hiiiii, I'm glad you could all make it. This is Victori, your pilot speaking... please board my ships and we can proceed.
ZIM prepares to leave the cockpit.
ZIM
We part here, GIR! Stay here until I need you. For now, you're in charge of the ship!
GIR (HOLDING A PIG)
I'm a space piggy now.
ZIM (ANNOYED)
Okay… 'bye, 'space piggy.'
GIR waves. ZIM exits the ship through the...umm...thing he leaves through.
GIR
Don't be scared of space, pig! I'm here to protect yooou. I said DON'T BE SCARED! SHUT UP, PIG!
GIR throws the pig against the side of the Voot.
INT. DROP SHIP
The Invaders on VICTORI's drop ship sit on benches in the main part of the ship. ZIM watches the Voot from a window on the ship. He sees GIR's antics and grunts in confusion. The invaders chatter amongst themselves until holograms of the Tallest appear.
VICTORI
SILENCE! I present you… the ALMIGHTY TALLEST!
PURPLE (IN A HURRY)
Okay, thank you everyone for being here on such short notice, yadda yadda yadda, you know the drill… Now, let's get this get this thing over with!
RED
Each ban of Invaders is going to secure a different area on planet Meekrob. All 4 targets is a suspected holding area for Invader Tenn. The Meekrob have created an energy field that is blocking out her signal by now, too, so we can't pinpoint her.
PURPLE
Remember, you must go unnoticed! The fate of the galaxy is in your hands! FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! So no pressure. Good luck.
The holograms disappear.
ZIM (TO SKOODGE)
The Tallest made the right choice to send out us Invaders, expecially ME, to do this job. I'll have Tenn before you can blink, and then I'll laugh and say 'Boy, do I have Invader Tenn!' and they'll all be jealous of the ZIM-like skills found in me, ZIM!
SKOODGE
Yeah, same here!
VICTORI
Uhhh… okay, folks. We're heading into Meekrob airspace. I'm gonna perform a little headcount now, yeah… Flobee, you, you, that guy, uhh... I don't know your name either... is that Groot? Must be... uhh… Okay, now that we know everyone's here-
FLOBEE
Hey! Hey! That invader over there! Yeah! Yeah! He ain't Groot! No, he aint! That's ZIM! Come to think of it, he's not even supposed to be here, though!
ZIM
It's true, I AM ZIM! And I am here, and that's all that matters! You shall all see my might as I do ZIM things this day!
LARB (ANNOYED)
Can we launch him into space now?
VICTORI
We're already in Meekrob's atmosphere, that'd bring too much attention to us. A rocket of flaming ZIM, hurtling out and into space... you know, how would that be for YOU to look out your window and see? So we've got ZIM, but where's Invader Groot?
INT. GROOT's BASE
Groot lies on the ground, swollen to a humongous size. The small aliens still cling to him. Groot groans miserably.
EXT. MEEKROB SURFACE
VICTORI's ship lands.
INT. MEEKROB MEETING TEMPLE
Everyone is still in the hall. Two new Meekrobs are in center stage, watching the big screen again. This time, the screen shows a radar of the Irken ships coming near Meekrob. Three lights blink, coming closer and closer. They observe.
MEEKROB3
Tut, tut, tut. Did they really think that they could get past us with their cloaking devices and technology? I mean, we are beings of light and nature! We sense these kinda things!
MEEKROB4
Yeah! And they think that we think that they aren't coming!
MEEKROB3
Uhh... yeah, I guess… But WILL THEY be in for a surprise!
MEEKROB LEADER
Yes! EXPECIALLY when our special secret reinforments show up! Thank goodness for old Prisoner 777 for telling us all we needed to know to plan ahead for the Irkens' 'surprise' attack! Not much, but JUST ENOUGH!
INT. VICTORI'S SHIP
The Invaders begin to exit the ship. ZIM looks ready for some damage control... or just control... or just damage.
ZIM
Alright! Time to show these aliens the power of the Irken race!
VICTORI
Not you, ZIM! I'm taking you back into Irken airspace!
ZIM
But… the MISSION! The Empire NEEDS me! Who are YOU to stand between ZIM and his HORRIBLY WONDERFUL FIST!?
VICTORI
Ohhh, and I suppose the Tallest meant something other than 'keep ZIM out of the mission' when they just said that.
ZIM
EXACTLY! They ALWAYS mean the opposite of what they say! Expecially when concerning amazing ME!
VICTORI (SCHEMING)
Weeeell, why don't we just take this to the Tallest, huh, ZIM? Let's see what they have to say! They might just even ... GIVE YOU A SECRET MISSION TO BLOW UP MEEKROB ONCE AND FOR ALL!
ZIM
Now your thinking! ZIM explodes good!
VICTORI suddenly points at SKOODGE.
VICTORI
And who are you?!
SKOODGE (STARTLED)
Invader SKOODGE, my commander person!
VICTORI
SKOODGE, eh? Oh yeah! Invader SKOODGE, poster boy for Irken control! I recognize the name, but the poster had another Invader's face on it! You're an imposter! And believe me, I would've been able to remember a face THAT repulsive if it was on a poster! I guess I'll just have to drag you to the Tallest with ZIM!
SKOODGE's repulsive face falls.
SKOODGE
Do we have to?
VICTORI
Yes!
SKOODGE
Ohhh...
The drop ship rises back up into SPAAAACE. The Invaders watch.
FLOBEE
Phew. They're gone. That could've ended badly.
TIM
Let's get going. Sklud- what are the coordinates?
SKLUD (EXAMINING ELETRICAL MAP)
10 shmillion microclicks thata way!
POOT
We need not worry much about armed sentries and the like; the Meekrob are a peaceful race with a primitive culture.
LARB
This'll be cake! A couple of floaty glowy things are nothing after crossing the electric death barriers of Vort!
FLOBEE
Aaahh maan, I LOVE THEM DEATH BARRIERS!
Everyone cheers and march in the direction Sklud pointed.
INT. ZIM's HOUSE - THE LAB
The lab is torn apart. Everything is in heaps and the boy responsible for this stands amounst it, shaking his head.
DIB
I can't find ANY CLUE on where ZIM could've gone! If only that little moose could tell me.
That little moose's eyes glow momentarily. Minimoose floats towards the communication panel and bobs againest the buttons, pushing them. Dib watches, confused. Suddenly, Prisoner 777 comes onscreen, looking rather pleased.
777
Ahh, ZIM!
(he notices it's indeed NOT ZIM. He sounds suspious)
Hey! YOUR NOT ZIM! You're a huge headed species I've never seen before!
(he sounds not suspious)
What's up?
DIB
Umm... hi, I guess, uhh... who are you?
777
Prisoner 777. You?
DIB
Uhh... I'm Dib.
777
'Dib' is a weird name.
DIB
So is, '777'.
777
Good point.
DIB
Okay, then. Prisoner 777, this... this little moose just called you up. I was wondering where ZIM had gone! I'm, you know, stalking him and stuffing myself into his personal business to try and save my planet from his destructive hands...
777
Hey, that's simalar to my story, without the ZIM parts. An Irken Invader named LARB came not too long ago and overwelmed my home planet of VORT and turned it into a prison, where they force us to build thier Irken equipment. Luckily, I was able to get ahold of the Resistence Captain, who escaped from this prison not too long ago. He's planning an attack on Irk and a rescue mission for us Vortian prisoners right now!
DIB
WOW, THAT's HEROIC! How can I help?!
777
Well, though I just met you and you could possibly be an untrustworthy spy from IRK, I'm going to assume it will be safe to tell you that ZIM's gone to planet Meekrob, where Irk will be too busy fighting to save INVADER TENN, I guess her name is, to notice the Resistence freeing the Vort prisoners. After that, we're all moving out to destroy Irk on Meekrob!
Dib's eyes glow.
DIB
Hey, I CAN HELP WITH THAT! Can you give me the ship cordences to Meekrob? I'll meet you there!
777
Sure.
777 fiddles on the screen. Dib talks to himself, looking evilly ingenious.
DIB (TRYING TO TALK ALL DRAMATICALLY)
Next stop: That place with the aliens I thought were shoes… and then I thought ZIM made them up… And now they're real and… Oh… whatever… I'm goin' there!
777
SURE ARE!
INT. THE MASSIVE
They stand, doing nothing in apparent sight.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
My Tallest, a pilot named VICTORI says he has brought something for you.
PURPLE
Oooh! I hope it tastes good!
VICTORI walks in with ZIM and SKOODGE. The Tallest groan.
PURPLE
Hey! ZIM doesn't taste good! At least that's what I've heard! Dunno about SKOODGE, though...
RED
What is this, pilot!? Why have you brought a defective and an ugly, unlikable invader onto The Massive?
VICTORI walks up to the Tallest. ZIM stands there obviously basking in the glory of the Tallest as VICTORI talks to them in whispers. SKOODGE stands in the shadows, as though trying not to be seen.
VICTORI
He tried to weasel his way into the rescue mission. I figured you'd want him to get rid of him once and for all.
RED
Well, why'd you bring him here? I mean, we don't really want him here in OUR ship!
ZIM (IN BACKGROUND)
Hey! Hey! My Tallest! I'm over here! I'm ready for my new assignment to blow up the planet! (extended dialog)
VICTORI
It's the only way he'd come willingly.
PURPLE
Hold on, I know what to do!
Purple hovers over to ZIM, who is silent again. Nothing happens for a while, and then Purple begins punching ZIM. ZIM's feet don't budge but his body is knocked back and then springs forward with every punch. ZIM shows no reaction except the smile he's had on the whole time he's been in the Massive. After a while, Purple stops and shrugs to Red.
RED (IRRITATED)
Oh, just get an extermination squad up here!
PURPLE
Can we really do that?
RED
We can now. And what about you, SKOODGE!? I thought we banished you to the shadows of the universe!
SKOODGE
Yeeaahhhh, but... I came back.
ZIM
SKOODGE! Only II can come back from being banished! Your Skoodgeyness does not permit the usage of-
VICTORI
Wait a minute, ZIM knows SKOODGE??
SKOODGE
Ehhhhh-
ZIM
Of course he does! He lives in my basement, the cow. But only because the Tallest told him he should come and learn a few of MY advanced techniques before going off to spread some more of his Skoodgeness! At least, that's what he told me.
The Tallest look scandalized. ZIM looks proud.
RED
We didn't say that! We don't want you down there with ZIM, ENCOURAGING him-!
SKOODGE
Welll, uhhh, I may have changed a few words around-
PURPLE
We said, 'SKOODGE, your banished.' Not, 'SKOODGE, go live with ZIM'!
SKOODGE looks flustered and mocks cleaning his ears out.
SKOODGE
Oh, really, that's what you said? Oh, then that's my mistake, let me just-
CONTROL OFFICER (SOUNDING GRAVE)
Sirs, sorry to interrupt, but I've got some grave news.
RED
What is it?
CONTROL OFFICER
While we were busy sending the Invaders equipment and such, our backs were turned from the Vortian prison...
PURPLE (KNOWING WHAT's COMING NOW)
Yeahh...
CONTROL OFFICER
... sirs, the Resisty have caused a major impairity to the prison's security systems and have dislocated the Irken guards by distracting them with food!
RED
Huh?
CONTROL OFFICER
The Resistys has freed all of the prisoners and left to Meekrob with all of our new equipment! We've got nothing but what's on the Massive RIGHT NOW!
PURPLE (REGRETFUL)
Ooohh, I KNEW keeping all those buffetts open to the public on Vort would get back at us!
ZIM
I told 'em the mission would fail without me.
RED (CALMING DOWN)
Send the fleet to Meekrob! The entire fleet!
(turning to ZIM)
ZIM, this is very important! You need to go back down to Meekrob and destroy everything you possibly can! Officers, fill ZIM's ship with every weapon you can fit in it!
ZIM
Well, my Tallest! I'm glad you've finally come to your senses and can truly appreciate my superior skills as-
RED
Just go!
ZIM
Sure.
ZIM marches out proudly.
VICTORI
But sirs! We can't just let this… this miscreant run amok again! Are you-
PURPLE
What? You're still here?
RED
Tell ya what! You can also fight the alien menace on Meekrob!
VICTORI
But… but I'm a pilot!
RED (SPEAKING EXTREMELY FAST)
Fill-up-this-guy's-ship-with-weapons-too-and-send-him-on-his-way!
A guard grabs VICTORI and drags him away.
VICTORI
What? NOOOOO!!!!
SKOODGE
What about me?!!
RED (FLUSTERED)
I dunno, do whatever, go with the other Invader leagues and do something-
SKOODGE (FULL OF THANKS)
That's great! Thank you my Tallest! I shall be the most grateful being you've ever had the acknowledgement to come across, I shall-
PURPLE
Will someone get him out of here?!
A large vacuum-like tube lowers from the ceiling and sucks a screaming SKOODGE up. He gets stuck, and a control officer nearby has to adjust the suck strength in order for SKOODGE to be properly taken.
EXT. THE MASSIVE
The Massive, which is hiden from Meekrob behind another smaller planet nearby, blasts SKOODGE out and across space, screaming, in an almost exact re-inactment of when SKOODGE was shot into BLORCH. On fire, he hurtles towards Meekrob.
INT. VOOT CRUISER
ZIM approaches.
GIR
Where HAVE you beeen?
ZIM
I've been busy putting things in order, GIR. But now it's time to do things… THE ZIM WAY!
GIR
Yaaaaaaay! That's my FAVORITE way!
ZIM
It's mine too! Now things'll get interesting again!
The Voot Cruiser flies towards Meekrob.
EXT. SPACE
Tak's ship flies through deep space at super sonic speeds. Dib screams.
TAK'S COMPUTER
Planet Meekrob on the horizon.
DIB
Yes! Finally! This thing I've been waiting for as long as I can remember! Someplace new…
EXT. MEEKROB'S SURFACE
Tak's ship flies towards the planet's surface without slowing down. Dib starts panicking. He presses some buttons. Just when collision seems imminent, the ship comes to a complete stop just a few feet off the ground. Dib steps out and tries to remain balanced.
DIB (NAUSEOUS)
Uggghhhh….. What the-?
(he notices he is in the middle of the Resisty army)
Woah man! Woah! The IRKEN ARMY!?!
A few mech cockpits open revealing the alien pilots.
RESISTY ALIEN 1
An intruder!
RESISTY ALIEN 2 (WITH AN ENORMOUS HEAD)
Look at his disgustingly disproportionated head!
RESISTY ALIEN 3
Get him!
DIB
Hey, wait a minute! AHH!
The mechs swarm Dib.
EXT. MEEKROB FOREST
The Voot Cruiser is parked in the forest. The edge of the forest drops down into a sudden vertical cliff. ZIM stands at the edge of the cliff with a ridiculous amount of weaponry surrounding him. ZIM wears full body armor and is strapped into some kind of super death ray cannon.
ZIM (SCREAMING OUT INTO THE CANYON)
MEEKROB! Prepare yourself for the waves of terror emanating from your IRKEN DESTRUCTORS and the deathblow to finish you off from me, ZIM!
ZIM laughs evilly and GIR cheers.
END.