A/N: I had a tough time coming up with this; because we don't know about the Meekrob leaders. So, I made one up. Hope you like Part II. Chap IX: Saving Tenn Part II: The Overmind
"Now! To save Tenn!" Skoodge pointed into the abyss of the caves.
Inside an Meekrob temple, Tenn was being held in a cage in the lower dungeons. She sighed as she waited for something to happen. Just then, a Meekrob came floating in, with a pile of what looked like slime on a plate. The Meekrob put the plate in Tenn's cage. "Enjoy your last dinner now, Irken!" it said. Tenn titled her head. "Why?"
"Because, it will be last. If this war keeps going on, you will be executed and the Tallest will receive you back with you decapitated body!" it laughed. The Meekrob then flew back out. Tenn closed her eyes and held herself close.
Zim, Spleen, and Gir followed Skoodge as they walked through the dark abyss of the caves, known to Meekrob as Meekrob's Shadow. Gir's eyes proved to be a good source of light and vision.
Skoodge seemed determined to save Tenn, no mater what. Zim noticed this. He turned to Spleen. "What is with Skoodge and Tenn?"
Spleen rubbed his chin. "It was when they met on Devastis. When you blew the power, they were stuck inside a food court by themselves. I heard that they connected very well; and they even experienced the Tangled Antennae Event on that day."
"So in a way, I brought them together?" Zim asked. Spleen shrugged. They then heard Skoodge shout out, "There!" Zim and Spleen looked in Skoodge's direction. LIGHT! Skoodge quickly ran towards the light, and so did Zim, Spleen, and Gir.
They found themselves at the bottom of the Meekrob Temple that Tenn was being held in. No one was present here, which was a relief for the group. "OK, where do we go now?" Spleen asked.
"WE GO GETS TACOS!" Gir shouted. Zim shut the S.I.R Unit mouth. "GIR! Be quiet! We can't make a sound!"
Skoodge looked around. He saw several entrances. "How 'bout we each take an entrance and hope for the best." he said. It seemed like a good idea. After all, it was Skoodge, he conquered Blorch, home of the Slaughtering Rat People. Zim and Gir took one entrance, Spleen another, and Skoodge the main entrance.
Zim and Gir went down the incredibly long hallway. Statues of strange giant brains were carved on the walls. They resembled Control Brains. "What are these things?" Zim asked himself. The Brains didn't have any features to them; they were just brains on the wall.
Gir didn't pay any attention. He was kicking on pebble as he walked.
Zim would find out soon that these brains were the leaders of the Meekrob planet.
Spleen walked down the hall, which then opened up into a sort of storage place for all Meekrob weapons. It fascinated Spleen, but not too much. Spleen was staring at Meekrob tanks, when the Irken spotted a pair of red eyes. Spleen looked closer. But out jumped a S.I.R Unit. Spleen fell back when the unit jumped out of the darkness.
Spleen turned around and stared at the unit. "Whew, its only a S.I.R." he said. Spleen got up and walked over to the unit. The S.I.R Unit quickly pulled out a arsenal of weapons from its head. Spleen's eyes widened and he backed off slowly. "What's going on?"
From other corners of the room came other Units. All of them had weapons with them. Spleen looked around and didn't know what to think. Then, a Meekrob came in the same way Spleen did. It said, "These defective S.I.R Units your Tallest gave that invader has proved useful in our tastes."
Spleen turned around to face the Meekrob. But, the Meekrob punched Spleen and he fell to the floor, unconscious.
Zim and Gir still traveled the halls. They then came up to a massive chamber. It resembled a throne room. Zim looked around. While looking at a statue of yet another brain looking figure, Zim heard, "What is this Irken scum doing in MY throne room!?"
Zim turned around slowly to see a glowing brain; it rested up on the massive throne. Zim shouted, "Who are you!?"
"I am the Overmind! Ruler of Meekrob!" said the brain. Zim looked confused, "Over…Mind?" he asked. "I was expecting like Over ruler or something."
"Enough!" shouted the Overmind. Meekrobs came flying out of several doors on the wall and restrained Zim and Gir. "Take them to the lower dungeons! And place them with the other invader!" commanded the Overmind. The Meekrob bowed in respect, and took Zim and Gir away.
Skoodge, determined to save Tenn, managed to sneak pass Meekrob guards and soldiers. Skoodge made his way to the lower dungeons and searched all the doors for a sign of Tenn. He came upon a door and looked through the window. On the other side, he could see Tenn, laying on the cage's cold ground.
Skoodge was about to open the door, until he saw other Meekrobs bring in Zim, Gir, and Spleen and put them in the same cage as Tenn.
Once Zim, Gir, and Spleen was inside the cage, Tenn laid her eyes on Zim. She gritted her teeth. "You!" she pointed. "You are the one who got the Megadoomer! And I received the defective S.I.R Units!"
"Hey!" Zim shouted. "That wasn't my fault!"
Skoodge busted in. "It's no ones fault." he said. Tenn turned around and found peace again when she saw Skoodge. "Skoodge!" Tenn ran over to the cage bars. "You came all this way to free me?"
"Yes." Skoodge opened the cage door with the keys he found. He helped Tenn out, and they gave each other a hug. Spleen groaned, "I think I'm gonna be sick."
Skoodge said, "We need to get off this planet!" "How?" Zim asked. "My Voot Cruiser is destroyed and we can't go to the Irken army!"
Spleen thought. He saw a decent ship in the storage room. Spleen told them, and the group quickly ran for the storage room.
A Meekrob flew into the Overmind's throne room with dread. It bowed and said before the Overmind, "My master, the invaders have escaped."
The Overmind glowed red. "What!?"
"Yes, they took a Meekrob Star Flyer and left the planet." said the Meekrob.
The Overmind shouted, "I want them found! Now! Dead or alive!"
Zim and the others took the Star Flyer and managed to fly off of Meekrob. Inside, Zim told Tenn, "I think we deserve praise!"
Tenn nodded, "Thank…you…Zim."
"We came by to rescue you, in return of your services." Spleen said. Tenn raised her brow. "For what?" "There's a new Irken, and he's taken over my job! And sent these two into banishment." Zim said. "We want your help to defeat him."
Tenn thought. "Well, since you guys did save me, I'll help you."
With that, Zim piloted the Star Flyer towards the nearest Travel Arch.
A/N: Sorry if it was too vague. I'll try better next time. Next up, Tak and the others will meet the Almighty Tallest before Almighty Tallest Miyuki.