Chapter 2

"I can't believe this GIR!" Zim practically shouted. "I am still shocked as to how similar they were." Zim laughed as he remembered that night. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a black cat dashed out in front of the two, where it stood, blocking their path. As Zim glared at the cat, he realized who this cat was by its glowing red eyes. "MIMI…" Zim gasped.

"Hello, Zim." A familiar voice called out from behind them. Both Zim and GIR turned to see a raven haired girl leaning against a wall behind them.

"Tak," Zim whispered. Tak smiled at the mention of her name.

"So tell me," she said, "what were you saying about how similar they are?" Zim just stood there, silently glaring at her. "Oh, come on Zim," she chuckled, "why don't you share what you know with me?"

"That depends," Zim replied, "you still working for the Tallest?"

"Zim, Zim, Zim," she shook her head, before her face went serious, "I may have vowed to destroy you, but I have been forsaken by the Tallest after you and Dib foiled my plan to replace the planet's core with snack food." Zim laughed.

"Good times," he smiled.

"Anyway," Tak continued, "if anything, it opened my eyes to the truth about our 'beloved Tallest!'" Zim could sense the venom in her voice.

"So," Zim smirked, "this decision has nothing to do with the fact that you had feelings for the human known as Dib." At the mention of his name, Zim saw Tak's holographic complexion turn red.

"There is nothing going on between us." Tak defended herself, which made Zim laugh. "What's so funny?"

"Dib said the exact same thing," Zim laughed. "It's obvious that there's something going on." Zim could tell by the look on her face that his remark hit home.

"It's not like you have nothing going on with his sister." Tak retorted. Zim just shrugged at her comment.

"True," Zim replied simply, "but I am not ashamed of this."

"Alright," Tak said furiously, "I get it. Just tell me what you know." Turning away from her, Zim continued on his way to school. "Hey," Tak shouted as she ran after him, "I'm talking to you!"

"Tell you what," Zim said with a smile, "you prove to me that you no longer work for those freaks, I'll let you in on my secret." Tak tried to understand what Zim meant as they made their way to school. Once they reached their home room, Tak took her usual place behind Dib.

"Hey, Dib." She said as she sat down.

"Oh," Dib smiled, "hey, Tak. How've you been?"

"Not bad," she replied with a similar smile, "a little confused at the moment." Suddenly remembering that Dib keeps taps on Zim, she leaned over his shoulder and whispered into his ear. "Hey, I think Zim's keeping a secret, you have any idea what that'd be?" She first thing she saw when she whispered into his ear was him shiver, but when she saw his face turn red, she knew he knew something. "Spill it, Dib. What does he know?"

"That depends," Dib said in a shaky voice, "what did he say?" Tak sat back in her seat with a hmph.

"He said he wouldn't tell me until I could prove that I wasn't working for the Tallest." She laughed. "Since when did he care if I was working for the Tallest or not?"

"Apparently since last year." Dib replied as their teacher, Miss Bitters, the daughter of their fifth grade teacher, walked into the room.

"Good morning, students." She said in a chipper voice. "And welcome to another exciting year of high school."

"I still can't believe that she's the daughter of the same Miss Bitters." Tak smirked.

"Now before we begin," she continued, "we have two new guest that will be joining our class this year. Please let me introduce Mr. Rok O'Conner and his personal body guard, Mr. O'Malley." As she said their name, the two most intimidating people entered the room. The first was a young man about the same age as the rest of the class, he wore a black overcoat with its collar up so that it covered the lower half of his face. The man behind him wore a black business suit with a white undershirt, which made his dark complexion darker. He had a black tie wrapped around his neck to make him appear more official. Though it wasn't the suit that made him intimidating, it was the fact that he was larger than any man they have ever seen. Both the boy and the man wore sunglasses that covered their eyes. "Now, I bet you all have some questions about our newest students. So, raise your hand if you have one." Most of the class did, except for Zim and Tak who were frozen in fear. "Go ahead, Keef." Ms. Bitters pointed to a boy near the back of the room.

"Uh, yeah," Keef asked, "how come he gets to wear sunglasses in class?" As if to answer him, Mr. O'Malley handed a note to the teacher.

"It appears," Ms. Bitters explained as she read the note, "they are prescription sunglasses. Any more questions?" After answering Keef's question, everyone put their hands down. "Oh well, since there's no more questions," she turns to Rok and O'Malley, "why don't you take the empty seat in the back." As they made their way towards the back, Dib watched them until he noticed Tak's face.

"Tak?" He said with a worried voice. "You okay?"

"I can't believe it," she said with a quiet voice full of terror, "he's here. Rok the Conqueror is on Earth."