A Fight for the Mind

Hi, guys! ; Sorry about the last chapter, it was a bit rushed. Especially the ending; I had to go to bed. So… Sorry about that one! Hehehe… oo; But, I'm glad people are

actually liking this…(This is my first time writing something solo. I'm used to writing a story with a partner, so this is really awesome!) I just typed the Prologue at random, then built on that, and felt like writing a DATR, so… Here it is! I promise I'll do my best to carry this out until the end, everyone! Tallest Yellow

P.S. Thank you to JoeMerl for encouraging me to continue! And being the first reviewer!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INVADER ZIM! INVADER ZIM BELONGS TO THE ALMIGHTY TALLEST JHONEN VASQUEZ!

After several days of drifting into and out of unconsciousness, Tak finally found herself able to walk. She spent a lot of her time alone. Most of her memories were fogged. Why had they wanted to execute them…? Irk, those two were idiots! Her hands clenched into fists beside her head.

There was a scar near the base of her neck- Although most of the wound had already healed, special thanks to her PAK. Finally, she leaned back and rested her head against the wall. Most of the details from what had happened weren't there, which ticked her off even more, and gave her a headache.

One thing that distracted her was Dib. She would wonder why he was even bothering… Didn't he hate the Irkens anyway? She groaned as her head began to hurt more. She kept telling herself she was just using the Dib-human until she was strong enough to figure out what was going on!

Tak stood up, walking up to the mirror. The right shoulder of her uniform was stained with green Irken blood. She knew it was her own, and it made her shudder. Just a little bit. Okay, it completely freaked her out.

One of her antennae twitched, and she winced as she rolled her shoulder. There was still… A little pain. There was something the Dib-human had called stitches in it. She had a vague idea of what those were.

Tak gingerly rolled down the shoulder of her uniform. It was a huge white star, going from her collarbone to her shoulder. It looked like the idiots had also missed her several times, for two blasts were visible. The second was on the side of her head, near her nonexistent ear, then stretching out to the hollow between her neck and collarbone.

She sighed and pulled the shoulder back up, covering up where it looked like the first blast had been fired. Pft… They still hadn't had decent enough aim to kill her. Then it struck her. What had happened to all the other Invaders?

A cold, dead feeling went down Tak's spine. They were dead. It took her several moments to grasp it; The thought that the Irken Armada's finest soldiers were… She didn't even want to finish that thought. She shivered, though not from cold. She staggered backward again, although kept her dark purple eyes trained on the figure in front of her.

She suddenly saw it. She was helpless, alone, and depending on a… a… a HUMAN! She suddenly found herself sneering at herself in the mirror. Dark green shades of anger were brought to her cheeks. Why was he helping her, anyway?

Tak's knees suddenly began to wobble under her. She had overexerted herself. She swore in Irken, which had apparently become a habit of hers. She stumbled backwards, and was suddenly glad the bed she had just been sitting on was there. All she needed was to rest. Right…?

Yes. It would come to her eventually! Definitely! She sighed, shoving every thought out of her mind. She yanked those… Earth blankets over herself, and buried her face into the pillow, suddenly exhausted. Although she didn't sleep. She cried.

She wasn't sure how long she cried. She wasn't sure why she cried. Oh… Maybe because the people she had tried only to serve her entire life had betrayed her? Ever since she was hatched as a smeet, the only thing she had tried to do was serve her Almighty Tallest.

What if it was me?

No, don't be ridiculous!

I'm not…

She continued to sob as she argued with herself in her own mind.

Oh, Irk… This was my fault! I should have captured Zim!

Zim… Tak's mind traveled back, back much, much further.

Flashback…

She was down on her hands and knees, in front of the Control Brain.

"Please! Please let me take the test!" Her hands were clasped in front of her, and tears were near streaming down her face. No answer. There never was an answer, no matter how hard she begged the Control Brain.

Tak always lost. Every time. It was sheer bad luck, or, that was what she had managed to convince herself it was. Sheer, utter, pure, bad luck. No, she knew better. It was Zim's fault.

Tak's eyes snapped open. She didn't know how long she had been asleep. Light was shining through the black curtains. For once, she was thankful Dib had a spare room that he let her use, rather than staying in the lab.

The purple-eyed Irken stood up, and opened the curtains. The Earth's sun was shining brightly, it blinded her, and she was forced to turn away. Hissing like a terrified cat. Her mind needed a moment to wrap itself around this new flash of her own memory.

There was a soft knock on the door. Dib rarely bothered her, except to check her heart rate, which her PAK automatically kept track of, so it wasn't a big deal. "Tak? Can I come in?"

Tak was silent for several moments, before calling, "Okay." Dib slowly entered, running a hand over his head. "Tak, I took some tests… And I… I…" He began to stammer, staring at her in the sunlight. Her eyes looked beautiful in the sun of Earth. Several different shades of lavender, lilac, and violet. From dark, to nearly off-white.

"I… I uh…" He blinked his chocolate eyes through his glasses. "I ran some… Uh… Tests… On your mind… And… I… I think… Uh…"

"Spit it out, human!" Tak hissed, suddenly irritated. She had no idea why.

"I think you have half of your memory!"

Meh. XD Well, doing my best on this. Hope it looks okay. More tomorrow, I have to go to bed now. Goodnight, everyone!