Brain Waves

The next morning was a Wednesday, and Kody was completely out of it. He had awakened next to a dumpster, covered in old newspapers and a large rat that had settled to rest on his head.

"Where the hell am I," was his immediate reaction. He sat up, startled, and cringed as the mouse, also startled, bit his ear and scurried away.

He looked around him, taking in the alley. He looked up and the morning sun dazzled his eyes.

"Well, what do we have here, two rats cozying up to each other? How nice," sung a voice. A shadow stepped up to Kody, blocking the sun from hitting his eyes.

"Zim? What're you doing here?" He tried to stand but found his head was throwing fits.

"I was just about to ask you the very same question," replied Zim, offering Kody a hand.

"No, really. Why are you here?" He swatted the hand away and used the wall as support to get up.

"Oh, no reason. Just out for a walk…" Zim smirked at him through menacing eyes.

"Shouldn't you be in school?"

"Shouldn't you?"

"School is for losers and freaks who haven't gotten laid yet," leered Kody.

"Then why do you go?"

"Some ladies like a guy who pays attention to education. But I give them first rate education, if you catch my—" His perverted speech was cut off abruptly by a fist hitting his face. He recoiled and attempted to bring his knuckles to Zim's face, but was met with a sharp shock to his chest. Kody immediately collapsed in pain.

"Shock and awe, Kody, shock and awe," sneered Zim, cuffing Kody's wrists and ankles together.

"Zim, you son of a—" Before he could say that last 'special' word, Zim shoved a gag into his mouth.

"No, no, Kody! You should save that for someone it applies to. I'm not the son of anything."

Before he knew what was happening, Kody was stuffed into the back of the Voot cruiser. He was wondering why in the world Zim was doing this to him, but moreover, he was astonished at the strength that the skinny green kid possessed.

Zim turned back once more to grin with evil pride at Kody, and then he revved the cruiser and they were off.

After a few moments, Gir turned around in his seat to look at Kody.

"Hi there, snakey boy! I'm gonna eat your memory!" He waved insanely and hopped behind Kody's crouched form and proceeded to jump up and down on top of him. Kody groaned with impatience.



"Gir! Get up here! There's no point in torturing the human," he paused, then smirked under his breath, "Yet…"

When they were within a block of Zim's house, Gir was ordered to blindfold Kody so he couldn't see where they were headed.

"We gots a surprise for you, Kody! Woo-hoo!" Gir screamed in his ear. Kody tried to head butt him but the little robot was too fast.

He hated feeling so powerless. He was mute, paralyzed, and now blind.

"How could I have been strong-armed so easily? I'm quarterback, after all!" Kody mulled angrily.

His mind began racing once he felt the cruiser land.

"What is this that I'm riding in? What're they going to do to me? Am I going to die? I don't want the loser I banged the other night to be the last one ever! This isn't how it's supposed to end!" He broke out into a cold sweat and used the upholstery to wipe the perspiration from his brow.

"Don't worry, snake. We'll take good care of you…"

After what Kody thought was five minutes, the cruiser slowed to almost a stop, then dropped downwards until it finally came to rest.

He started screaming through the gag as loud as he could, hoping someone would hear him cry out.

"Your cries are futile, human! No one can hear you down here," laughed Zim, removing the gag from Kody's mouth. He wanted to be able to hear his reaction when he found out what would happen to him.

"Zim! You low piece of dirt! You freaking loser asshole! Let me go!!" Kody spat in what he thought was Zim's face, but was actually Gir.

"He's like a fishy!"

Kody felt his body being hauled up in the air by something that felt like a giant claw. He was swung over to the right and his body touched something solid. His bare arms realized that he was laying on a cold metal table. He shivered and tried in vain to wiggle free from his bonds.

As soon as Zim saw him struggle, he pushed a button on a remote he held and metal restraints snapped up from underneath the table, completely paralyzing the captive.

"What do you want from me?! Just let me go!!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Kody-snake," Zim stepped to Kody's side and removed his blindfold, "You will be of much use to me and my plans…"

There stood Zim, in his full alien form; with crimson eyes, black antennae, and pale green skin that almost glowed in the dim light.

Kody shrieked and then there was only silence.