Darkness was her only friend. She had grown accustomed to the blackness that enveloped her and in all honesty she no longer despised the fact she couldn't see. Tak had been trapped here for months now in a prison. The Tallest soon found and arrested her for promising them snacks they never received. Her hands curled into fists as she thought about the irken who did this to her and for the next 7 months only one word rang through her mind.
Zim.
As Zim walked home from school that day he payed particular attention to the neighbors outside. They were all taking great pride in the outside appearance of their homes and slaved away trying to make it neat and tidy. "Such foolish humans." Zim said to himself. "Imagine taking such an interest with something as trivial as grass." He shook his head with disgust as he finally reached his own yard. The grass he used was fake and did not need to be trimmed, not that Zim would trim it anyway. He had much more important things to do.
"Hello there young man." said a much too happy voice.
Zim turned to his left to see the women next door who had put down her hedge clippers to wave at him. "Oh..er hello fellow Earth-human." Zim replied making sure to sound as human as possible. "Nice weather today."
The women smiled and nodded as she continued to prune the bushes aligning her side of the fence.
Zim turned and marched up the sidewalk to his house. He glanced around to make sure the Dib-stink wasn't behind him. Satisfied, Zim opened the door and shut it behind himself. "GIR?" He called out.
A small blue and gray robot appeared out of nowhere and gave a big wave. "Hiiiiii!"
Zim slowly closed his eyes and reopened them. He had decided that this was a good coping mechanism for GIR's constant annoyances. "GIR, I'm going down to the lab. Be sure to stay up here and make sure I'm not disturbed."
GIR's eyes turned red and he gave a salute before taking a seat on the couch to watch the Scary Monkey Show. He clapped his hands excitedly and giggled. Zim slowly shook his head and made his way towards the trashcan in the kitchen.
"Hiya buddy!"
Zim widened his eyes. That voice...no it couldn't be. He slowly turned around and there to confirm his suspicions was none other than Keef. "K-Keef?" Zim stuttered, "But..but how?!" Zim recalled how he had replaced Keef's eyes to make him believe a squirrel was Zim. Why on Irk was he here?!
Keef merely shrugged before running up to wrap his arms around Zim's waist. "I missed you so much buddy! We're gonna have so much fun together!"
"Gaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
"What's wrong Zim? You sound upset."
Zim clenched his fists. "Yes, I am UPSET! I want you to leave. Now!" Zim pushed Keef away and towards the door. "Out. Out! OUT!"
Keef was oblivious to Zim's anger, even when he threw him onto the sidewalk and slammed the door shut. "Okay, see ya tomorrow buddy!"
Inside, Zim shuddered and continued on to his lab.
"Dad I'm telling you! He's a REAL, LIVE ALIEN!"
Professor Membrane gave a smile, "Of course he is son. He is from a different country."
Dib opened his mouth to protest but figured it was no use. His dad would never believe that Zim was an alien from outer space. Neither would the rest of the world. Defeated, Dib trudged upstairs to his bedroom and shut the door. He sat and opened his computer to find that he had an email.
Dib,
I do not think introductions are necessary for you've met me before. I am writing to inform you that your services are required. I need a man on this inside who I can count on to take him down. Zim. He's done me wrong for the last time and I find you'll agree that he needs to pay. I've broken out of prison but I cannot return to Earth just yet. I have some unfinished business to attend to. Look for my emails in the near future. And not a word of this to anyone or I'll kill you.
Tak
P.S. Don't ask me how I got your email address. It's better you don't know.
Dib blinked his eyes in shock. Tak wanted him? Why? Well he knew why but why him? "I need a man on the inside who I can count on." Dib repeated to himself. "I can't believe it!" He shouted. "I finally get to take down Zim (with the help of Tak) but still! YES!"
"Be quiet."
Dib covered his hand over his mouth. "Sorry, Gaz." He whispered. His sister could be really scary sometimes.
Meanwhile Tak smiled slightly to herself. She knew the human couldn't resist helping her and he was just what she needed to make sure her plan worked perfectly.
