Invader ZIM © Jhonen Vasquez/Nickelodeon
In a shed near the Membrane house, Dib was once again working on the Irken ship that once belonged to Tak.
This time, he was experimenting of a way to control the ship remotely.
..by using one of Gaz's spare videogame controllers.
"okay, that should do it..Now, let's try this again."
Dib pressed a button..which activated the weapons of the modified Spittle Runner.
Dib then pressed another button..which fired said weapons, blowing a hole in the shed.
"IT WORKS!, It actually WORKS!" exclaimed Dib, overjoyed.
"Now I can control Tak's ship remotely!, Zim's days of scheming will soon be-"
(("DIB!")) shouted a shrill voice.
Dib looked, and saw his sister standing at the wide open doors of the shed.
and, she looked even more angry than usual.
"Gaz!, I'm so glad you're here!" exclaimed Dib, overly excited.
"Check this out!, I can now control Tak's ship by remote contro-"
"You snatched one of my game controllers for your stupid experiment!" snapped Gaz,
not caring what Dib had to say in the LEAST.
"Yeah, I thought I'd use that hardware for something more useful than videogames." said Dib.
"You would not believe how advanced the tech is on those thing-"
*KRUNCH!*
In one swift move, Gaz ripped her game controller out of the device
that Dib had the cable plugged into..which tore whatever it was into scrap.
"NO!, MY WIRELESS INTERFACE!" exclaimed Dib, horrified.
"Never..touch..MY STUFF." said Gaz, who then used her game controller
like a Medieval flail and struck Dib in the head. "..EVER."
Gaz marched off, leaving Dib to sulk in yet another plan ruined by misfortune*
(*BUT, in retrospect..He really should've seen this coming.)
Gaz soon returned to the living room where Sid was playing "Bottlehead" on his own.
"I got the second controller." said Gaz, showing Sid said game controller.
"Great, plug it in. I think I've got the hang of this." said Sid.
Gaz walked over to the 'GameDepot 4', and plugged in the second controller.
She then walked to the couch, sat beside Sid, and exchanged controllers with him.
"Try to keep up with me." said Gaz.
"I'll do my best." said Sid.
Gaz started a NEW GAME, and both her and Sid began playing as their characters.
[If You've Played, or even WATCHED Cuphead, then you'll KNOW how long this will take.
So, let's all leave the Membrane Household for a moment, and check on what Zim is doing..]
In the living room of the glowy green house that serves as Zim's "ingenious" earth base,
Zim's robot, GIR, was sitting on the couch watching some mindless television.
(("TUNE IN For the LATEST episode of "THIS WEEKEND TONIGHT with OLIVER JOHNSON!"
As the 'bird man' himself discusses yet again how the government is screwing you over!"))
"I love this show.." spoke GIR.
"GIR!" exclaimed Zim, as he burst into the room.
"Turn off that ridiculous broadcasting system, and report to the lab IMMEDIATELY!"
Zim then clasped his claw-like hands together. "It is time we discusses my latest, GENIUS plane
to undermine the filthy earth worms, and finally conquer this planet in the name of the Irken Empire!"
"OKAY, MASTER!" Gir did some gymnastics as he ran into the kitchen, and down a false trashcan.
"That isn't the way into the LAB, GIR!" called Zim. "THAT IS THE-"
*FROOM!*
"the incinerator.."
(("YAAAY, I'M ON FIRE!")) exclaimed Gir, happily.
[a Bit Later..]
Zim was in the laboratory portion of his underground base, while Gir just stand there watching the Irken's every move.
"Okay, PAY ATTENTION, Gir..This is important."
"OKEY-DOKEY!" exclaimed Gir.
"Now, I have been studying these FILTHY humans..and, found they are very dependent
on these of metal wire wrapped in paper that they use to tie up their bags of sliced bread.
So, MY INGENIOUS PLAN..is to steal ALL of their "Twisty-Ties" from their super markets!
Without them, all their bread will go stale. They won't be able to make sandwiches.
THEN, they will grow WEAK from hunger, and be vulnerable to attack!. HA! HA! HA! HAAAAHH!, GENIUS!"
Gir just stood frozen in place..as if thinking.
"uhh..won't they just tie their plastic bags in knots?" asked Gir.
"SILENCE!" shouted Zim. "My plan is GENIUS!, You are just..TOO STUPID to see how genius it is."
"I guess so.." said Gir.
"NOW, QUICK, GIR!, To the SUPERMARKET!"
Unbeknownst to Zim and Gir..This whole scene was being watched by an unknown figure in a dark room.
The figure blinked her violet colored, compound eyes as she watched intently
at the many screens that played footage of Zim's rantings from different angles.
"what a total idiot.." spoke the figure in a female voice.
"Stealing TWIST TIES?!, I almost cannot believe my auditory receptors."
The figure turned her attention to another monitor. "This 'ZIM' almost isn't worth my attention.
*sigh* never-the-less, NOTHING must be overlooked. I 'DO' have a mission to complete."
a monitor fizzled, then showed an image of the Irken Armada..and, it's flagship, 'The Massive.'
"I don't have very much time left..I'd better give my progress report to High Command."
[MUCH Later, Back at the Membrane House.]
Gaz and Sid were frantically mashing buttons as after hours of gameplay,
they were finally at the final boss, and at the very final phase of the fight.
"Die, Die, Die!" exclaimed Gaz. "GO DIE IN A FIRE!"
"Let's US try not to die in a fire..we ARE in HELL." said Sid.
After the longest ten minutes of their lives..the final boss finally went down.
"OH, YEAH!, SUCK IT, SATAN!" shouted Gaz.
"WE WON, WE WON!" exclaimed Sid, also happy.
As the ending cutscene played out, Gaz looked at Sid. "you play a good game, Sid.
I never thought you'd stay with me to the very end."
Sid smiled sheepishly. "so..does this mean we're friends?"
"a deal's a deal..so, yeah. We're Friends." said Gaz, who actually gave Sid a RARE smile.
Without thinking, Sid embraced Gaz and hugged her.
Gaz gritted her teeth, completely unprepared for this breach of her personal space.
Her hand instinctively balled into a fist, ready to punish Sid..
..BUT, she restrained that very same arm with her free hand.
Struggling to stop herself from hitting Sid..who didn't deserve any violence.
"please let go of me." said Gaz, bluntly.
"Oh!, uhh..sorry. I forgot, you don't like to be touched."
"It's..okay. Just warn me next time. I don't want to have to hurt you." said Gaz.
Sid smiled, but then looked out the window. "oh, no..it's LATE. I've gotta get back home."
As Sid began to rush for the front door, Gaz followed just a few feet away.
"th-Thank you for having me over, Gaz. But, I really need to get back home."
As Sid shut the door, and left..Gaz then remembered something from earlier.
(("Get my homework delivered to me TONIGHT...Or, it's YOUR ass."))
Gaz actually widened her amber eyes, and gasped. "oh, fu-"
Sid ran as fast as he could down the street,
mentally cursing himself for failing to notice the passing hours.
It was now night, and he didn't have any homework ready for Torque.
..he was SO DEAD.
Sid decided to try and take a shortcut home, and quickly turned a corner into a alley.
BUT, halfway in, he suddenly tripped and fell into the damp ground.
As he tried to rise up..he was met with a pair of boots.
Looking up..he saw Torque (with three of his friends in tow.)
"well, well, well..look what we have here." began Torque. "a little WHITE RABBIT..LATE for a VERY important DATE."
Sid got up, and faced Torque and his friends. "n-now, Torque..let's be reasonable, her-"
"Where's my homework, SID?!" demanded Torque.
Sid swallowed hard, knowing full well that this wouldn't end well. "I don't have it on me, but-" *WHAM!*
Sid was suddenly knocked down by a swift strike from Torque.
"I warned you ONCE, Cortex..NOW, it's time for you to start hurtin"
Sid looked up at Torque like a deer would look up at a bear. "I'll get it to you..I SWEAR!"
"Oh, I know you will..But, you also need reminded what happens when you WASTE OUR TIME!"
With that, Torque KICKED Sid across the face, causing his lip to bleed.
Sid winced, feeling a flash of anger..but, willed himself to keep calm. "please..s-stop."
"YEAH!" exclaimed one of Torque's friends.
"KICK HIS ASS, MAN!"
Torque then stomped hard onto Sid's back, pinning him to the ground.
Sid groaned, feeling a severe pain in his spine..and, in his head.
As he felt yet another flash of anger, Sid frantically reached for something in his pocket.
It was an orange bottle of pills.
"Now, what have we here.." spoke Torque, as he gripped Sid's wrist tightly.
"Are these..PILLS?!" said Torque, as he snatched the bottle away.
"Good lord..SIDNEY CORTEX IS A DRUG ADDICT!"
"They're NOT drugs!" exclaimed Sid. "they're my medication..for STRESS!"
Torque then opened the bottle..and, poured the pills down a drain. "NOW, they're GARBAGE."
"NO!" exclaimed Sid, horrified. "I NEEDED THOSE!"
Torque then grasp Sid by his hair, and pulled his head up.
Sid gasped in pain, then cried out as Torque bought his head down hard on the pavement.
"STOP!" shouted a voice.
Torque and his friends looked, and saw someone approach.
It was a girl in a black dress, with purple hair shaped like a beast's jaws.
"Screw off, Membrane!, This is personal business. It DOESN'T concern you."
Gaz scowled. "You're beating up my friend..So, it IS my concern."
Torque snickered. "How like Sid to hide behind some skirt."
Gaz growled at this..She then grabbed a trash can lid, and flung it like a Frisbee.
The metal disc struck Torque in the head, knocking him back a little.
"GUYS!..GET HER!" shouted Torque.
Torque's friends looked worried, but did as they were told.
Gaz curved her arms, and made a claw-like gesture with her hands..ready to fight.
..But, then Sid slowly began to raise up.
"Ah, perfect..back to business." said Torque, as he returned to Sid.
Torque tried to grasp Sid again..Only for Sid to grip his wrist like a vice. "gah-AAHH!, WHAT ARE YOU-!?"
Torque looked down as Sid looked up at him..But, no more did Sid bear an expression of fear.
Instead, Sid's once sky blue eyes were now RED..and, glared at him like a predator ready to kill.
"s-sid?"
In one swift move, Sid flung Torque over and slammed his body against the ground hard.
Gaz and Torque's friends then watched in shock as Sid planted his shoe against Torque's back.
Sid then pulled at Torque's arm..and, in one swift move-
*CRAAAAAACK!*
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Torque wailed out in pain as his arm was twisted in a way that seemed impossible.
As he lay there, wringing in agony.."Sid" turned his attention to the group before him.
Gaz actually stepped back, stunned at what she just saw Sid do.
Although she would never admit it..she genuinely felt scared.
This was NOT the Sid that she played video games with earlier. he was..something else.
"Sid" then suddenly lunged at Torque's friends, snarling like some rabid animal.
[End of Part 3]
[Author Notes]
I grew concerned that there wasn't enough ZIM in this Invader ZIM fanfiction,
so I broke from the main narrative briefly to write a short "Zim Plan" scene.
And, let me tell you..It is HARD to write for Zim, given that when it comes to "villain" characters,
I do a better job thinking up genuinely smart schemes, than idiotic ones.
(But, I figured Zim would so think that stealing Twist Ties off of bread bags would be ingenious.)
But, I did enjoy writing Gir, though. He's somehow easier than Zim.
But, The main highlight here was the cliffhanger of Sid's bipolar disorder finally taking effect,
and his shift into his alternate personality being unleashed for the first time.
(and, anyone with THAT much optimism has to have some mighty explosive aggression buried deep inside.)
