Introverted
A/N: I have decided to find a way to play with the Tallest's minds. *evil grin* So Zim is going to be completely different here than he is in canon. Just felt that I should warn you in advance that there is intentional OOCness in this fic, because I know how that can annoy some people.
Disclaimer: It all belongs to Jhonen Vasquez (who, no offence intended, has a funny name that my computer hates). I'm just playing with his characters for the sake of my own imagination.
What would you do if you thought that you knew a person, only to find out that everything you know, everything you have been told, and every conclusion that you have ever drawn about said person is a lie? A misconception? The Irkens had to find the answer to this question the hard way, when they condemned an innocent soul to torment and torture without meaning to, only discovering the truth after nearly killing him.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning, the birth of the first introverted Irken. Via was a sweet girl, and extremely smart and creative. However, Via's parents quickly discovered that Via couldn't stand large amounts of people for extended periods of time. They took the little girl to the then-Tallest Una, who said that the girl was different from most. She was born and hardwired to create rather than destroy like all of the other young Irkens. Because of this, Via was more valuable than most children and needed to be protected more than the others. From that point on, introverted Irkens were protected very carefully, put in a special section on Irk set aside just for them and their families, and when family units were made obsolete with the introduction of cloning technology and the disease that stopped most Irkens from being able to have children, just the introverts.
It was usually easy to identify an introvert amongst the Irkens. They were always few in numbers and could never stay in a large crowd for too long without their pack overloading from the strain that it found itself under, causing the poor unfortunate Irken to pass out. However, the signs could occasionally be missed. This story is about an Irken introvert that was missed and mistakenly sent off-planet, something that should never happen with an Irken introvert. Especially this specific one, as this Irken was the single most introverted Irken to ever exist. It really goes to show just how stupid these people are that they missed him, huh?
This story will follow a couple of his pre-off-world escapades, a few off-world escapades, and finally, how they finally learned of the poor soul's introvert status.
What's that? I did forget to tell you his name, didn't I? Well, not to worry, I'll fix that right now. The young Irken introvert that we are going to be following is someone that you may have heard of, and the last person that you'd ever suspect of being severely introverted. The Irken's name… is Zim.