Why Can't You Two Just Work Together
By Archangel Amy
A/N: Here's chapter 3
Disclaimer: Neither I, nor the voices in my head, nor my insane made-up family who helps me a lot own Invader Zim, though we wish it.
Last Time on Why Can't You Two Just Work Together
"Do you think Gir will leave us alone?" Zim asked.
Tak shook her head and said, "No, We should sneak out back once skool is out." And Zim agreed.
"When will the pill start to take effect?" Zim asked.
"After he sleeps," Tak answered. The two just spent the rest of the day together, even when they were chased home, they stayed together. They managed to calm down Gir and Mimi enough so they would stop chasing them. Then they spent the rest of the night on planning on who does what.
Now on Why Can't You Two Just Work Together
The bell rang, signifying skool started. As Tak promised, Dib didn't know who she was. She first introduced herself, before Dib could go crazy and yell about how he doesn't know her.
"Hi, my name's Tak," Tak said, holding out her hand.
"Hello, I'm Dib," Dib said, shaking her hand.
"Did you know that Zim's an alien?" Dib asked.
"No he's not, I take paranormal classes, and he's just ugly." Tak said that last part pretty loudly, so Zim could hear it. Zim just ground his teeth and growled, but ignored her. 'For the sake of the mission,' thought Zim.
Miss Bitters yelled at the class to take their seats once she came in. Tak, who was the only one standing up, ran behind Zim while whispering something along the lines of "told you so".
"Whatever Tak, what happens when he finds out that you are an alien," Zim asked.
"That's when it's too late anyway," Tak answered. Apparently it was enough for Zim, because he just turned around, and started dreaming of world conquest. Then, something popped into his head.
"Do you really think I'm ugly?" he asked while turning around. This question caught Tak off guard.
"Well, if you're in that dumb disguise then yes. Even if you still have your Irken skin, you still look better without those dumb contacts, and that dumb wig," Tak answered.
"Hey, I thought of this disguise myself," Zim said, acting like she hurt his pride.
"No wonder it's so dumb," Tak said, holding back a laugh. The same with Zim. Then Zim turned around, so he didn't look too suspicious.
The bell rang again, it's time for recess. All the kid's sped outside. Well, all but Zim, Tak, and Dib.
"Hey Tak," yelled Dib as Zim and Tak were about to walk out together. Both Tak and Zim turned around. Zim didn't really trust Dib around Tak. That's why he insisted that he got to do the whole give meat thing. Just so he could spy on her and Dib.
"Yes Dib," Tak answered with fake kindness, but Dib didn't notice.
"What skool of paranormal studies did you go to," asked Dib.
"I'm not aloud to say," Tak said, Zim standing there with a look on his face that read, "paranormal studies? You!" Tak ignored it.
"And what do you want alien?" Dib demanded.
"Hmm, me? Oh, nothing. I'm just standing here. Being all normal. I'M NORMAL," Zim yelled as he walked away. He managed to plant a shocking devise on Dib, every time he got too close for comfort towards Tak. For Zim, he was already too close now, but Tak told Zim that she's press a button that would light up the control devise if she wanted Dib shocked. Zim just sighed and continued to walk towards the playground.
Tak was a little sad to see him go, but she was taken out of her trance when Dib said, "dumb alien."
Tak didn't like what he said, seeing how she's Irken too, but she just brushed it off. Tak then started to walk down the same path Zim did, Dib yelling at her to wait for him. She didn't, she just kept on walking.
Once she reached the doors, Dib caught up to her. She just ignored his pointless babbling about Zim and how no one else ever liked paranormal studies at his skool.
This continued on for about five minutes, until Tak saw Zim. He was sitting on circular monkey bars, playing in the dirt, looking very bored, sad, and lonely.
'Just like before we started to work together,' Tak thought sadly. In all truth, she'd rather be with Zim than Dib, but for the sake of the mission.
Tak sighed sadly and was about to walk away until she heard Dib say, "come and watch this." She did.
"Hey alien, why looking so down, is it because you know that your going to lose the fight against earth?" Dib question, emphasizing on alien.
'No. It's cause Tak is hanging around with you know and not me,' Zim thought bitterly. He just ignored Dib, and didn't give him an answer.
Tak felt sorry for Zim. She wanted to sit by him. Wait, that gave her an idea.
"So you're an alien," Tak asked skeptically. A smile plastered her face, one that Zim knew only too well.
"And if I am," Zim said, that same smile on his face. They both ignored Dib's yelling of Zim confesing he's an alien.
"Then what would you do if I told you that I was an alien?" Tak asked. This was pushing it, and they both know that, but talking to each other was something they enjoyed.
"I might just come and find out what kind of alien you are, or I would destroy you here and now," Zim answered. Dib stopped his yelling and watched on in confusion. There was his new friend Tak, having one of the strangest conversations he ever heard, with an evil alien, and acting like it was normal.
"And if I wasn't an alien after you destroyed me?" Tak was having fun again.
"Then one less earth monkey to conquer, IF I was an alien." Zim was having fun too.
Tak chuckled a bit and said, "And if you found out what kind of alien I am?"
"Then if you're the same race as me, then I would let you live, but if you were an enimy, then I'd destroy right then and there."
"Tak, what's going on?" Dib finally asked, almost scared that his friend was an alien.
"Oh, nothing Dib. I was just talking to this hideous boy," Tak answered.
Zim shot up and yelled, "I AM NOT HIDEOUS! I AM NORMAL!"
Tak rolled her eyes and started to walk away, but not without giving Zim a smile and a wave. Dib just followed, asking questions a mile a minute. Tak answered some, but ignored others.
The bell rang again. Time for lunch. Zim acted like he was going to race today, but in reality, he was just going to slow down and stop once he figured Dib wouldn't suspect anything. He did just that, and waited for Tak.
"So, how was your first recess alone in two days," asked Tak.
"Could of been better. It's so boring by yourself! I HATED IT!" Zim yelled the last part.
"Yeah well, get used to it. I've got to gain Dib's trust.
"Well, I'm going to sit next to you at lunch. I don't care if Dib will find it suspicous, but I don't want to sit by myself again," Zim said, and Tak agreed. She hated being stuck with Dib as much as Zim hated being alone. They walked to lunch together. 'Just like old times,' thought Tak.
"Tak, hey! I saved you a seat!" Dib yelled from across the room. Tak was obiously embareced, but Zim just kicked her gently, and she punched him gently. It would of been an all out war eventually, but Dib yelled again so Tak and Zim went over there once they got their food.
"What's the alien doing here?" Dib asked very rudely.
"I can sit wherever I want Dib-monkey," Zim answered.
"But why next to Tak," Gaz asked, finally joining in on this conversation. Gaz was hinting something to the two, but they ignored her.
"How was the pizza last night?" Tak asked Gaz while Zim and Dib had a staring contest. Zim was at a disadvantage by having itchy lenses in, but he managed to come out victorious. Of course he had to yell victory for Zim, but then they went right back to staring again.
"It was ok I guess," Gaz answered, not wanting to actually thank someone.
"As long as you keep the other half of your promise, then I'll keep my part," Gaz said, and Tak nodded. This piece of information caused Zim to look at Tak and blink in confusion.
"Ha! Victory for earth!" Dib yelled and to shut Dib up, Zim threw his muffin in Dib's mouth, causing Dib to fall onto the floor, gagging.
"What other half of the deal Tak," Zim asked.
"Oh that, eh, all I did was promise that Gaz wouldn't be a slave if she does what we ask," Tak said, acting like it wasn't a big deal. Zim, on the other hand, went balistic, at least until Dib stopped chocking on his dumb muffin.
"Hey, my dad's mansion is getting sprayed for cockroaches. Can I stay at someone's house," Tak asked.
Zim, who knew exactly where this conversation was going, and what it was for, immediately yelled, "come to my house!"
"Fine," Tak said. They managed to get the conversation out without Dib saying something first.
"Wait, why go to your house? She should come to mine," Dib argued.
"Because he called it. And don't talk about me like I'm not here," Tak added. Dib just grumbled something, but left it alone.
"Victory for-," Zim said until he was interupted by Tak's hand colliding with his mouth. She gave him a death look if he does that again. Oh how she hated it when he did that.
Again, the bell rang. Back to class.
Zim and Tak didn't walk together. Instead, Dib walked with Tak to Miss Bitters class. Zim followed though. He had the device ready to shock Dib if needed. Then, Dib started walking next to Tak, a little too close for comfort. The device lit up. Zim immediately pressed the button, and Dib fell to the floor, blue electricity lights crawling all over him.
"Oh, sorry. My dad just has this thing about burglers and how they could be anyone. Unless someone has DNA in this code thing, then you'll get shocked if your too close," Tak made a quick excuse.
"Yeah, that's fine," Dib said, limping to class. Zim rather enjoyed that.
Zim was the last one in his seat, and Dib stared at him for a few seconds, and then went to staring at Tak.
"Ok class, we will continue our horrible lesson about horrible religion. Open your horrible text books to page 2,564," Miss Bitters said. The class did as they were told, but then went off into a dream world again.
When class was finally over, Zim and Tak walked out of the skool, and to their home. (A/N: Yeah you heard me THEIR home.)
"YES! Today is finally done!" yelled Tak. She was sick of having to hang around Dib. It sucked.
"Good, now lets go home," Zim said.
The walked in silence for a few minutes until Tak said, "You looked so lonely there, I mean, you had your head down, drawing pictures in the dirt, and mumbling stuff to yourself. And you were frowning too. I don't think I've ever sene you frown like that."
Zim was caught off guard by this, but then said, "Well, when you've been around someone for two dyas nonstop, then it tends to get pretty lonely without someone to talk to." Tak just nodded her head, and they walked the rest of the way in silence.
"MASTER AND SCARY LADY ARE HOME! YAY!" Gir yelled when they came in through the door. Tak and Zim looked grateful that all those two did today was watch TV. 'Mimi sure has changed. She seems to be happier and having more fun. I hope it's for the better,' Tak thought.
Zim was about to say something until Gir jumped up onto Zim and hugged his head. Despite the many protests from Zim and the tugs from Tak, Gir just wouldn't get off of Zim's face. Pretty soon, Mimi joined in on this, and hugged Tak's head.
"MIMI! MIMI GET OFF NOW!" Tak was mad.
Then, Mimi had an idea. She and Gir didn't really stay home and watch TV. They followed their masters and watched over them. Mimi remembered how sad Zim looked without Tak, and how happy they both looked when they were together again. Then, since Gir and her had the connection, they decided to push their masters towards each other. They couldn't see because of the robots in their view, so Tak and Zim ended up against each other, putting their hands out in front of them to see what they bumped. Gir and Mimi quickly got off of their heads, and took a quick picture of them seemingly hugging. Gir had the biggest smile one would ever see. He was so happy.
When Zim and Tak saw that they were seemingly hugging, they quickly let go of each other. Tak tried to get the camera, but the two robots ran out the door, and went to get it developed. It's a good thing they already had their disguises on. Zim stood there, still confused as to what just happened.
"Grr, I'm going to kill Mimi," Tak said and stormed off leaving behind a very confused Irken.
A/N: K, here's chapter 3. I bet you can't guess the other relationship thing in here. There is one obvious one, and there is one that not many might figure out. Free ciber cookie to whoever gets it right. And a Zim plushie.
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