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Chapter 3: Confinement
"So, what do you think, dad?" asked Holi.
Red stood against the wall, trying to take this in. "Human…what is a human?"
"Oh, humans are wonderful, dad! They come from this planet called Earth, and most of them are so tall!"
"No…no…I don't believe this."
"But Dad, just think about this for a second! I could conquer Earth for the Irkens! It's just perfect!"
"No! It's just horrible!"
"Dad, it's not horrible."
"Are you going to be stuck like this for good? Please say no."
"Of course not, Dad. I can shift between Irken and human form. I've been able to do it since I could talk. See?" In seconds, Holi's skin was as green as Red's, and her antenna replaced her hair. Red let out a sigh of relief. She can hide it…good. No one has to know.
"Holi, I want you to promise me something. You too Purple." Purple moved out of the corner, still staring at Holi in fright.
"What we have seen today will not leave this room, you hear me?"
"Fine by me," said Purple, who hastily exited from the room.
"But Dad, I-"
"No buts, Holi. These humans – whatever they are – are revolting, and I will not have my daughter impersonating one. You will not tell Zim or Skoodge about this, understand?"
"But Dad-"
"Enough, Holi! This stays here. And I want you to put those ideas of conquering this Earth out of your head. There is no Earth! Earth does not exist!"
"Yes it does, Dad! I've spoken to the earth people-"
"YOU WHAT?"
"I need to understand what I am, Dad. And I found someone who's like me on Earth! I need friends! I can't stay shut up in my room for the rest of my life."
"I DON'T CARE. You will put these ideas out of your mind, and stop speaking to these humans! Understand? Earth does not exist! Conversation over!" Red stormed out of the room, leaving Holi close to tears."
Holi…I love you so…I just want to protect you…
"There is no Earth," said Red, as he hacked the archives and deleted Earth from the records. "There is no Earth."
Years passed. Holi remained confined to her room for most of this time, as Red spent less time eating snacks and researching as much as he could about how to fix his daughter.
Holi was only permitted to see Zim and Skoodge every so often, which ended when Skoodge and Zim went off to work in Operation Impending Doom and Zim was banished to Foodcourtia. However, she still had a friend…one other friend...
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