Okay sorry for the delay for the ppl that read my story.

So without further ado here the new chapter of Waking the Demon

I do NOT own anything except the story and Tok and Carter.

Sigh of Relief

(Zim's base)

"Is he going to be okay?" Tak asked me for the millionth time. "Tak I'm worried about Tok too, but will you please SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!" I exclaimed at her. "Don't tempt me Halley!" Tak screamed back. When we suddenly heard a knock at the door, Tak ran up to the door and answered it pistol ready in case it was Dib. But instead of Dib she saw it was Zim bleeding and limping. "Zim." Tak said. Zim looked at her with eyes full of shame and worry, then Tak did the last thing Zim or any of us thought she'd ever do. She hugged him. (Scary! to me.)" Thank god your back." Tak said in relief. "How is he?" Zim asked worried. "He's going to make it but his injuries are serious, I'm terrified Zim." Tak said as she slumped down against the wall. Zim kneeled down to where Tak was, "He'll be okay he's strong he'll make it through this." Zim said. " You look like someone's punching bag Zim." I said as I stood up from the couch. "Gee thanks Halley." Zim said sarcastically. "I'm joking Zim, but you still look pretty banged up let me talk to the Doc. To see if she can patch you up." I said as I walked into the other room. Zim turned to Tak and helped her up of the floor. "Ow that hurts." Zim said as he sat down on the couch. Zim and Tak sat there in silence till I came back in with some news from the doc. "Hey guys um I just got done talking to the doctor and I got some...news." I said a bit nervous. "What's the news?" Zim asked. "Is Tok alright?" Tak asked scared. "Um well...he'll live but he needs to be kept in a breathing incubator type thing for a week, and he's got a really really bad case of some sort of alien pneumonia but that's all I got." I said a little sad. Zim looked at Tak she looked like she was about to cry. "Can we see him?" Tak asked as tears started to form in her eyes. I nodded, Tak and Zim walked into Toks room. (AN Tok's room was moved down to the lower floor, Zim's base could do that.) When they walked into the room, Tok was inside of an incubator with wires and an oxygen mask on him. That alone made Tak want to break down crying, but Zim tried to help her by holding her hand. They walked over to Tok's bedside; Tak placed her hand on the glass of the box. Tak felt her heart hit the pit of her stomach, she hated this and she hated herself that this had happened to her son. "Why him Why God? What did he do to deserve this he's only 5, how could I've let this happen to him?" Tak kept asking herself begging for answers. Zim and Tak stayed by Tok's side till the doctor left, then Zim left the room to move him and Tak's bedroom down stairs next to Tok's room.

(Zim and Tak's bedroom an hour later)

Zim and Tak were in their bedroom getting ready for bed, but neither of them could sleep they stayed silent for a while. "Okay Tak let the yelling and blaming start." Zim said as he sat on the bed covering his face with a pillow. "Zim I'm not blaming you for this." Tak said as she took the pillow off Zim's face. Zim stood up and looked at Tak. "I saw Dib there so I know he did it when ever he's near you there's always trouble, I just want to know what happened." Tak said feeling so weak and sick. "All that happened was me, Tok, and Gir stopped at the Water Plant, the way I was going to do the mission with Tok was just simple recon. But Dib-stink ruined it and he attacked me." Zim said. Tak looked at Zim with anger giving him a You-Put-My-Baby-In-Danger look. "No no Tok was safe at that moment he was in the cock pit with Gir, as I fought with Dib I was winning at first but Dib had some tricks up his sleeve. He tossed some sort of powder in my face he nearly burned my eyeballs off, the last thing I remember seeing or hearing was Tok screaming for me. But when I ran to the edge of the ravine he wasn't there, so I jumped in after him." Zim said feeling guilty, that he didn't stop Dib from throwing Tok into the water. "After I hit the water I looked for Tok, but when I found him he wouldn't move. When I finally got us to land again, he was sick and losing a lot of blood. I hate myself Tak I couldn't stop one person from hurting my only son." Zim said in anguish as he covered his face with his hands. Tak knew that Zim was crying, he had a right too Tok was hanging on by a thread. That thread was breaking and nothing could fix it, there prayers were the only things that could possibly help. Tak put a hand on Zim's shoulder, Zim looked at her with eyes full of regret, and anguish. "But that still doesn't explain how you got all that human blood on you?" Tak said trying to change the subject for their sake. (AN Fun Irken fact: Irken blood is a very dark mercky looking green color. If a human had ingested or there blood was mixed with Irkens you would die a slow painful death. Yay *Me clapping*.) "After you and Gir left with Tok, I stayed behind and beat Dibs stupid piñata sized head in." Zim said with hatred spewing out of his words. Tak nodded and sat next to Zim, Tak rested her back against Zim's. They both felt sick they both felt guilty their son was nearly dead because of them. Zim let out a sigh and turned to Tak a bit then turned back, he thought back to Tok in the morning before all this. " Tok's only a child he's not even old enough to shoot a laser from his PAK, he was fine and happy only a few hours before but now he's bed ridden and probably dying." Zim thought. Zim and Tak just stayed there back to back, from one another the whole night. Neither of them even dared to sleep, and if they did one of them would wake the other up. They stayed like this through most of the night.

(My POV 3 days later morning)

"Lets see I got to go pick up Nicki, go get coffee and get some breakfast for Zim and Tak, and lastly go see Zim and Tak about Tok. I hope that little fellas feeling a bit better." I thought as I walked down the street to the airport. I was picking up my friend Nicole from England; she had meet Tok when he was a baby one day when we were chatting online. Ever since then she's been begging me to let her se him, so she saved up some money and returned to the states for 2 weeks. I just don't know how I'm going to tell her about Tok's condition. I'll think off some thing later.

(No POV Airport)

I walked through the crowded Airport looking for my friend, till I bumped into an old friend. Kayla Sievers her and me were friends through High Skool, now she's a mom and wife to Zim's worst enemy a.k.a Dibs wife. "Kayla?" I asked. She turned and saw me. "Halley Hey." She said with a wave, her other hand was hang on to Carters hand. "Hey." I said as I waved back. I walked over to them, "I hope they don't know about what happened to last night, I shouldn't tell her." I thought as I gave her a hug. "What you doing here?" She asked. "I'm picking up my friend from the UK, what about you?" I asked trying to keep things simple. "We're here to pick up Carter grandfather you know him Professor Membrane, apparently his insane son got in trouble with "aliens" as he says now he's in the hospital." Kayla said annoyed. "Oh really?" I asked "surprised". "If you want my opinion I think he was mugged last night, he's just to embarrassed to say anything." She said. I felt someone tugging on my sleeve I looked down at Carter who had something in his hand. I kneeled down to him, "Can Tok come to play tomorrow?" He asked in a whisper. I tensed up a bit then shook my head; "No Tok can't come and play he's very sick right now." I told Carter. "Oh ok he must of had to much candy." Carter said. "That's too bad Carter been talking about playing with Tok all week." Kayla said as I stood up. "Maybe next time buddy." I said as I rubbed Carters head. "Halley!" I heard some one from behind me say. I turned and saw my friend Nicole; she had some bags with her. She ran up and hugged me, "Hey Nicole, I can't breath." I said as she squeezed the breath out of me. She final let go of me, "Sorry so what this I heard about Tok getting hurt?" Nicole asked. I turned back to Kayla waved bye to her and Carter, grabbed Nicole by the arm and left.

(Outside in the city)
I stopped dragging Nicole till we were far away from the airport, I let go and she bumped into my back and fell down. (Don't worry your luggage is being sent to my house.) "Ow Halley what was that for?" Nicole asked as she got up. "I didn't tell them that…" I began. "Huh?" She asked confused. "I didn't tell them that Tok was hurt I told them he was sick." I said. "Oh I'm sorry." Nicole said feeling bad she nearly blowed the secret. "Hey no worries." I said as I slapped her shoulder playfully. "Come on I was going to bring them breakfast, to help them keep their strength." I said as I walked up ahead with Nikkie following me from behind.

(Zim's Base)

Tak woke up around 7 she woke up in Tok's room; she looked at him inside the little box. She hated this, she hated seeing him like this, she hated not being able to touch him, she hated that she wasn't there to protect him, but she mostly hated her self. Zim looked at Tak neither of them had gotten any sleep since the accident, they were both to upset and guilt stricken to do anything. Zim even had to ask the Tallest, if Tak could take some personal time off to stay by Tok's side. At first they didn't believe him and denied his request, till Tak walked in pissed and ordered them to give her time off. They were so scared of her they allowed it, Zim's been worried about how this affected well everyone. Other then Tak being depressed, MIMI did anything Tak needed like food and stuff. But after she did her work she would rest over next to the side of the box, that's not the one Zim was worried about he was worried about Gir. After the accident Gir stopped going crazy all the time, he stopped going crazy over everything. He didn't even go insane over tacos when he would get them from the deliveryman. Everything has made a changed for the worse, Zim kept thinking off how he could possibly help everyone. Till there was a knock at the door, "I got it." Zim said as he got up before Tak did. When he answered the door Nicole and me were at the door, "Hey guys me and Nicole came to see what we can do to help, we brought you guys some food if you'd like some breakfast." I said as me and Nicole walked into the kitchen to get plates. "Poor guys I hope Tok gets better." Nicole said as she handed me some plates. I bought some omelets and muffins from a diner in town that Zim and Tak liked a little, Nicole bought coffee but she made sure it was decafe just in case. I walked back in the living room with the food and gave Zim his, Tak didn't want any but she took the coffee. Nikkie sat on the couch, while I walked over to Tak and put a hand on her shoulder. Tak turned to me she looked so drained and tired I was able to sense her emotions, she felt like a spirit that was trapped in it corpse unable to escape. I shook my head at that feeling she didn't do anything wrong, she was a good mother and tough as nails but no parent should go through what she's going through. Tak stood up and walked into the hallway, Zim watched Tak walk away he felt bad to. But nothing could fix it; only God could help them through this. "I hope God answers my prayer and helps them." I thought as I sat on the couch. (I do believe in God but I turn to him, only when me, my family or others I know need him most.) Zim stood up and walked over to Tok's bed and looked at his son, he let out a sigh and started to turn away till he heard a small voice say "Dad..." Zim turned back and saw Tok starting to wake up; Zim pulled the incubators door open and hugged Tok. Nicole and me were shocked, Nicole had tears falling, I ran as fast as I could to find Tak. I ran to Tak and Zim's bedroom, and stopped at the doorway at a loss for words. Tak was laying on her bed looking at a picture of her, Zim, and Tok together, Tak turned to me I gave her a small smile and a tear fell from my eyes. Tak instantly stood up and ran out the door, as if I actually told her what had happened. She ran all the way back to the living room, and stopped and saw Zim holding Tok. She was afraid that Zim was crying cause Tok's heart had stopped, but hers stopped beating when she saw Tok's eyes open a little and look at her. Tok gave her a little smile he was still sick and injured, Tak walked to Zim and Tok and collapsed to the ground and hugged her son crying. I couldn't help but cry too my nephew was saved, and Zim and Tak still have their child.

But Zim and Tak still hate each other, now you know Tok didn't die.

Sadly there are dark forces after the poor boy but who and why?

Find out in the next chapter. Chapter 4 The Gift.

Till then.

May Darkness gave you wings... Just don't let it swallow you...