The Sleeping Angel
Konban wa! (For those of you who don't speak Japanese, that would be "Good evening!) O genki desu ka? ("How are you?") Ah… Gome ne. ("Sorry.") I've begun to take this course in Japanese. Rocket Japanese, It isn't bad. If you have an obsession with anime like I do, you should take it. Anyway, it's 9:23 as I type this, and I'm sorry. TT; Usually I start to write around 8:00... Headdesk Well, I've got a little bit of a cough, so maybe that'll keep me up. Hehe. XD I'll try to update every day. Except for Fridays, I usually spend the night at my friend's. Mondays, it'll probably be late, because I have Girl Scouts right after school. Meh… T.T I'm hiding in the bathroom to write this, you guys better be happy! I have an Academic Team Meeting in the morning at 8... -.- And have to wake up at 6... Oh well. Sigh All in the name of literature.
DISCLAIMER: INVADER ZIM IS THE PROPERTY OF JHONEN VASQUEZ AND VIACOM! If I did own it, I'd kill to get it back on the air!
The stars looked quite beautiful that night… Or day. Or whatever it was when Tak gazed out the window at the magnificent sight. "… Wow." She jumped as she heard Dib's voice behind her. "It's so… Wonderful." Tak briefly glanced over her shoulder. He would be a pain. That was for sure. Glancing at the front panel, she typed in the coordinates for Irk with one of her three-fingered hands. Dib glanced at her. "Are you sure of what your doing?" He asked slowly.
"You shouldn't have come if you didn't trust me. Tak answered hotly.
"Well sorry…" Dib grumbled under his breath. The next several minutes were followed by silence as they looked away from each other.
"Err… So…" Dib began awkwardly. When he glanced over at Tak, she was asleep. Both of her deep purple eyes were shut, and she was breathing with a deep silence. He fell silent, deciding not to wake her. She'd claw his face off if she knew he said this, but… She looked cute when she was asleep.
She wasn't at all that menacing alien coming to destroy the earth… She was something different. Something more… Human.
It was strange, but it was true. Tak now seemed somewhat human. With a very small smile, Dib removed his trench coat and put it over the Irken. She shuffled, her hand feeling for it in sleep, and pulled it further up over her.
Dib glanced at her, then looked around the ship. It was pretty small, and he was surprised to find there wasn't a lot of equipment in it. For a split second, he wondered why he didn't need any oxygen helmet, or something like that, then sighed and decided not to question an advanced alien race's technology. Not exactly his call there.
He decided to look out the window again.
Several hours passed, and Tak remained asleep. She would shift occasionally. Although, after a while, it became clear she was having a nightmare. She'd cry out things like, "NO!" And, "Please let me be an Invader!" On one occasion, she'd actually begin to cry.
When that happened, Dib would calmly walk over and whisper softly to her. Things like, "It's okay, Tak." In truth, he had no idea why he bothered with her. She had tried to enslave humanity. And yet, there was still that sense of admiration Dib felt for her.
Tak was younger than Zim. But she could still do a lot of things better than him. She could invade an entire planet better than him, for starters. She could capture someone's heart easier than anyone. That was for sure.
Dib shot a glance toward the very back of the ship. There was a transmission. He hesitated, then stood up and decided to look at it. Right before the transmission played, there was some junk about it being pre-recorded. Then it began.
"Hello… Tak." Tallest Red said. He had one of those, I'm-so-much-better-than everyone-else looks." Dib could vaguely recognize these two as the Irken leaders. "How's your mission going?" Purple inquired, raising one of his two fingers. Apparently this had been a transmission Tak had saved. He didn't have any idea why, though. He had a slight sense of guilt for doing this, but it went away as things got interesting.
They went on and on about things they probably shouldn't have said. Things about the Resisty, the plan for the Irken armada. All of that. When it was over, he realized he had been sitting there for four Earth hours. He stood up and stretched. Then he realized that their destination was up ahead.
He stared ahead. The planet was beautiful, and oddly resembled a marble. It was a bright, lime green, with delicate aqua swirls. He glanced at Tak.
She was even more beautiful than Irk.
Okay, well, Irk was never seen in Invader Zim. I know it sounds weird, but it's true. Irk was never seen. So I made something up. And I do know Irkens don't need to sleep, but who says they can't be a little bit human? Shrug I have to go to bed now, guys. Oh! it's 11:09! Two minutes 'till I make a wish that'll come true! I bid you all a good night.
SAYONARA!
