The Irken And The Earthling's War And Love
Chapter 11
~Akrious, The World Underneath~
[ZaDr]
"There we go, all done." The tall-but-still-shorter-than-the-Almighty-Tallest Killroy said as he pulled his hands away from GIR's mended arm.
"YAAAAAY!!!! I can hold my piggy again!" GIR cheered.
"Your master Zim...I wonder where he went." Clamps said aloud.
"Yeah, did he get on the mothership to fetch some alien or something?" Killroy asked.
GIR laughed a little. "I don't know....now, I want my taquitos!!" He exclaimed, rasing a bit of a chuckle from the two Irkens.
~The Massive, Bridge~
"So..what happened to Zim?" Purple asked Red.
"I don't know...." Red said, slowly and thoughtfully. He then turned to one of the four Irkens near him, his hand showing out towards this male. "Did the Irkens in the mothership get out?" He asked sternly.
"Yes, they got out, but one of them suffered PAK damage and is currently being treated in the Sick Bay." The addressed Irken explained.
"Did Zim escape it?" Red asked.
The Irken lowered his head a bit. "I'm sorry sir....the ship crashed on Akrious, and as far as we know, he, along with the large headed alien, were inside of the ship as it fell." The Irken said, his purple eyes glimmering softly in the glowing lights of the control panels and walls of the room.
"Now wait...did the ship actually crash, and break apart?" Purple asked.
"...Yes, it broke apart in huge pieces. The debris scattered in a lot of seperate areas." This Irken said.
"Did it crash in the water?" Tallest Red asked quickly.
"Yes, it crashed sorta deep in the ocean, beside a body of land named a beach. All of the land in Akrious is covered in sand, and there isn't much land there, anyways. But even if they somehow escaped the ship, the weather conditions are so harsh they probably won't live through it. The only chance they have is to escape the ship, get on land, and get down into one of the aquadic city paths. If they manage to get down into there, we could send some of our Irkens into the aquatic city and take them. We'll need to send some down there to inspect the areas anyways, and to take control of the population. They may be able to help us with defenses against water, and other such things, and they are quite strong creatures, so they would be a great asset to the Irken Empire." The Irken explained.
"Shik, thank you." Red said, then took a small breath, letting it out in a huff as his arms folded behind his back. He then turned towards the large screen, facing away from the four Irkens as Purple stared at him with confused eyes. "Shik."
"Yes Sir!" The Irken who previously spoke straightened up as he stared up at Red. This Irken was skinny but would tower over Zim by about three inches.
"Shinx." Red's stern voice called out.
"Yes, my Tallest Red." Another male Irken said, already standing strongly before the two towering leaders. This one was even taller than other, and his red coat that matched the hues of his eyes was a sign that he was a higher up, and one that worked on the Massive.
"Lexi." Red piped.
"Yes Sir!" A much shorter female Irken spoke up, her voice high pitched and awkward as she spoke. She had big bright purple eyes and was so short she reached half way up Zim's upper arm.
"Cola." Red called the last name.
A fat Irken just slightly taller than Zim by nor more than 1/3 of an inch took one step forth. "I am listening!" He said excitedly as he fisted his hand in mid air, then slowly drew it down. His voice was very bizzare with a sharp edge, and it was higher in pitch than Zim's. His eyes were a deep shade of forest green, an Irken eyecolor that wasn't seen very often at all.
"I am sending the four of you to Akrious. Round up a large group of Irkens and SIR Units, then go down to Akrious. Deal with the Akrians, and start making them work for us. If you find Zim and Dib, bring them aboard our ships. If you find them both dead, then report to me immediatly. Also, don't stay on land, and instead I want you all to go into the world underneath Akrious. The land Akrians can stay there, they'll all die off anyways. The one beneath are smarter and stronger than the ones on land, because they aren't on the brink of death. Map out the area before you land, so you do not fall to the horrid weather." Red ordered.
"Yes my Tallest!" The four Irkens said in unison as they straightened up proudly with a repectful salute.
~Irk~
"You there! What are you doing?!" A tall Irken wearing a long red coat that contradicted his purple eyes called out.
A shorter Irken that would appear taller than Zim froze in their perfected walk. This Irken was wearing a black cloak, the hood of the cloak covering the Irken's head. "It is none of your business." The Irken responded in a hushed voice, so low that the only thing that could even slightly identify this Irken was the odd bit of strange accent that was slurred into this one's voice.
The red coated Irken ran in front of the cloaked one, towering over this one and standing in front of the archway, blocking the cloaked Irken's pathway. "I cannot allow you to enter this area. You as well as any Irken should know that it is restricted." He said sternly.
"....That's what you think. You weren't the one called here, though." The cloaked Irken's hushed voice explained.
"What do you mean?" The taller Irken asked.
The cloaked Irken slipped a black gloved claw into their pocket, then pulled out a letter. The Irken stepped forward once, letter stretched out towards the other. The Irken wearing red let his purple eyes widen as he gripped the letter lightly. "Th-the Tallest sent you..?" He asked.
"Yes, and for important reasons..." The hushed response was gifted as the taller Irken turned around immediatly, and started to lead the cloaked one into the archway. This archway lead to the Center Sector of Irk's World Control Center, and only authorized personel was allowed inside Irk's World Control Center in the first place, the Center Sector was TIGHT with its security, and for good reasons.
~The Massive, Bridge~
As Shinx and Cola recruited Irkens to accompany their tiny group to the planet below the Armada, Lexi was busy getting ships together for their growing group to run down to the planet. This left Shik with the Tallest, who both faced the huge screen in stronger stances.
"So....their mothership crashed with Zim and Dib aboard it, correct?" Red asked aloud, after a few seconds of silence.
"Yes Sir." Shik said.
"When did they crash?" Red asked.
"....Approximately 2 Minutes ago, my Tallest." Shik's voice rang out.
~Akrious~
Dib broke the suface of water which was quickly filling the mothership. He looked around frantically, swiftly turning around to face Zim's direction. They had mear minutes before the water would fill the entire hallway and drown them...or at least that was Dib's case. He looked down to see Zim struggling, unable to even swim as his entire body formed swelling bumps at a rapid pace. Dib was just glad the ship wasn't falling anymore, because that was making it fill up faster after they hit a rock before they reach the bottom.
Dib swam down to Zim, who tried to move backwards in the water. 'He'll hold me down here untill I die from the water! I just know it! He wants me to die, because I wanted him to die!!!' Zim's mind screamed as he was concerned about nothing but his own life at this point in time.
Dib ignored Zim's movements away from him as he grabbed Zim's sleeve. He pulled Zim over to him, then tugged Zim's arm around his own shoulders. He wrapped an arm around Zim's waist, so he had a better hold on him, and secretly Dib was thankful for Zim's light weight.
Dib swam up to the upper half of the hallway they were currently in. He broke the surface along with Zim, and their heads and shoulders were now out of the water.
"Di-Dib...why are you-" Zim started weakly, but Dib cut him off.
"This is...for the Halloweenies, and leaving you behind that time." Dib said quietly, his head lowering. Zim shuddered with burning pain, though he resisted the urge to cry out in pain.
Zim was..quite shocked with that one. 'I remember when he left me to those Halloweenies....Irk, I hate Halloween....but I remember how angry I was with him. Yet...he's actually willing to help me. But why? I was going to leave him for dead this time...so why would he-'
Zim thoughts were interupted by Dib's voice. "My guess is that this ship crashed near shore. It didn't fall for long, and not vey fast, either. We might make it to the surface above." Dib's head rose as he spoke.
Dib then started to swim to the side a bit, down the hallway. He held Zim close, who burned with pain as Dib swam forth. Dib then stopped as he realised something about the ship. The ship was upside-down. The ceiling of this hallway was below them. Zim, who burned in pain, glared at Dib who just kept the two afloat in their current spot.
"Grrr, DIB!! What are you doing?!!" Zim yelled.
"The ship is upside down..." Dib whispered.
"What, are you serious?!" Zim cried out. "DAMMIT DIB!!! I'M BUNING TO DEATH!!! IT HURTS!!!" Zim screamed at the boy.
Dib gritted his teeth, his hold on Zim tightened, and he started to swim down the hall. Zim pressed his head against Dib's chest. "You'd better get us out of here." He growled as he wrapped his arm around Dib's waist.
"I'll get us out of here, Zim. Believe me." Dib stated as he continued to swim. "I just need to see if there's a hole in here somewhere." He muttered aloud.
"A hole..?" Zim asked weakly. His burning was getting bad. Zim then Unleashed a single Spider Leg from his PAK. "Dib...I need you to use it.." im said. "I have to conserve my strength..."
Dib stared down at Zim, who was looking down with eyes which formed slits. He then grasped the Spider Leg which Zim had brought near Dim's freed left hand. He quickly grabbed it, and the tip suddenly burst aflame.
Dib turned the blue flames towards the wall. Since they were in one of the tubes, they would be facing water no matter what side they decided to escape the ship from.
As Dib tediously, yet as quickly as the flame would permit, burned the metal, water started to pour into the ship though the melted metal.
Dib kept his head up as he worked...but what went through his mind contradicted whis body language. "Zim...I'm sorry about everything I've done to you." He said quietly.
This made Zim's eyes widen. He jerked his head up to look at Dib's face, who kept his head up, which allowed Zim to see only Dib's cheek and jaw. "You-You're what?" Zim asked quietly.
"I've been...a serious jerk to you. My life...hasn't been easy, but it's no excuse." Water was now pouring down Dib's shirt and onto his head as he spoke. "Alright, let's just concentrate on surviving." Dib said.
Zim watched as the flames neared the hole's begining burns. "Dib....your-"
"Forget it." Dib said.
Then, the flame connected just barely with the remainder of the metal, when the water blasted inside through this hole. The metal from the rigid hole Dib created flew forward, the flat side of it hitting him in the stomach, causing him to gasp as he doubled over in pain. Hurling over made the very hot, rigid metal press against his upper stomach and lower chest, causing him to scream loudly. Zim gripped Dib tightly as Dib was more focused on his pain, but his focus on his pain made him start to sink down into the water more.
'Stupid human!!' Zim thought, ignoring the want to ponder about Dib being Irken. He quickly grabbed the metal and pulled it away from Dib, then tossed it aside, ignoring the heat through his fire resistant gloves. He then felt Dib's graps on him lighten, and between having to grab the metal and actually throw it, and the burning pain overtaking his Irken body, Zim wasn't able to hold out for much longer. He slooped, and suddenly started to sink below.
Zim kept sinking below, no Dib to help him. With the new hole, the water was gushing into the ship, so the air was running out, and fast. Dib was at the surface. 'Oh man! Zim just helped me, and in doing so, he's practically allowing himself to die! I can't leave him! He's helped me out so many times! More than I took the time to realise before! We may have been enemies before, but even so...maybe we can work out an agreement. Besides...something about Zim...makes me feel...complete..?'
Dib quickly took one last breath, knowing this was the last one he could take. 'If I can just save Zim...that will be enough. I need him to live.' Dib thought as he started to swim down as fast as his arms and legs would permit.
Zim reached the floor of the ship, sprawling out as his body connected with it. Apparently, though Irkens are light in weight, they sink like rocks. Zim's red Irken eyes were open in very small slits. '....I've failed my Tallest as an Invader. I will never feel the luxury of retirement. I will die here....alone. Why...does this have to hurt som much? I've known it....ever since I was a Smeet. I would never amount to anything great....but I wanted to try. I wanted....a place to belong. Somewhere....with some purpose. I feel like....one half of me....is missing. Why....what is it........Dib..?' His eyes completely closed. 'That weird human....I guess he's really got his wish, hasn't he? I guess...I don't blame him for leaving me here. I was trying to kill him and take his planet, after all. So why....does this feel so........lonely..?'
Zim then felt a hand grasp his shoulder, pulling him up off of the floor. He felt a right arm wrap around his shoulders, and then he was suddenly rising up. He opened his eyes slowly, and looked up weakly, to see Dib swimming with Zim tightly and firmly in his hold.
"..Dib..?" Zim called weakly. Though Zim needed to breathe, he could breath in any location that has some type of air or substance. His PAK had the ability to transform any air or substance into his own kind of air. It also had the ability to store air for him in case he needed it in locations where he could not breath, such as space. That is also why the helmet forms around his head in space, because he requires air as well, but his PAK is able to supply it for him through storage from collection. In this water, the PAK is allowing him air, but Dib was a different story, though Zim didn't really understand this completely.
Dib swam up to the hole, and as he did, Zim wrapped his arm around Dib's waist tightly. Dib then swam through the hole, and started to swim up. 'I have to break the surface! Not just for me, but for Zim!' His mind screamed as he kept moving swiftly through the water.
'Dib....why?' Zim wondered weakly.
Dib kept on swimming, though his face was turning blue. 'Air! Zim! Life!!!' He kept swimming, and the more he swam, the lighter the water seemed to become. 'Almost there...'
Then, the water at the surface of the ocean exploded as the two emerged. The water that shot up from their fast movements came showering down, and with the high winds the water swirled magnificently in the air around the two.
Dib immediatly gasped as a wave which towered over his short height by at least two times suddenly swept over them, and pulled the two below the surface. The pressure caused Dib's glasses to fall off his face, his strong grip on Zim to slip, as Zim's already weak grip to mearly let go at the touch of the wave.
'NO!!' Dib's mind called as he immediatly caught Zim by his wrist. He reached with his other hands for his glasses, and slid them on his face quickly. He then snapped his head down at Zim. For only a few seconds, Dib saw how messed up Zim was. His body was steaming, bumps covered his skin all over, and he was extremely fatigued. Dib gave the alien...a sympathetic look with his burnt-orange eyes.
He then pulled Zim towards him, Zim so out of it that he could do nothing about allow anything. Dib swam up, breaking the surface with Zim. He then looked around, and when he turned to his right...he saw the beach was nearby. He started to swim towards that direction, the wind whipping his face harshly, though he fought this. With his eyes tightly sqeezed, he carried the wiped out Irken with him. He didn't stop, his legs and free arm striking at the rough sea. It was hard on him, and he figured it was harder on Zim. All the half human, half Irken could do, was keep moving, keeping his own head as well as Zim's above the water as they drew closer to the beach.
Then, a wave formed behind the two, and pushed them forward, causing Dib and Zim to collapse on the sandy shore. The water shifted around Dib's body, seeping just a little bit into his heavilly drenched shirt and jeans, and flowing between his fingers. He pushed himself up onto his hands and knees as he looked over at Zim. Zim just laid there, his back facing Dib as his limp body remained very still.
Dib gripped his head with his hand as a ringing filled his ears. He stared at Zim, feeling his stomach drop as he felt the world moving beneath him awkwardly. 'What...does this remind me of..?' He wondered vaguely. 'Is he..?'
An image of his mother's grave flashed in his mind, causing Dib to sink low to the ground. He shook his head very violently, then got up quickly, though off-balance. He staggered over to Zim as quckly as his worn out feet would allow. The wind was not helping, as sand was being whipped around his frame, forcing him to guard his face with his arm, and struggle to walk with his own weakness.
Zim suddenly flinched, then shifted uncomfortably, as a moan of pain arose from his weakened form. Dib continued to walk forward, and when he was only a mear few steps from Zim, he finally fell down to his left knee and right foot. "Zi...Zim..?" Dib called, his voice low, a tad bit horse, and quite quiet.
Zim, very slowly, got up off the ground, and rose to his feet, his back facing the Dib. He then slowly turned around, his eyes hold a deep, burning ruby color to them. "Dib...I should be asking you that." Zim said.
Zim walked over to Dib at a normal pace, then dropped down on one knee before the human. Dib shifted to having both knees on the sandy ground. "...Zim...." His tired voice called. 'I want to tell him that he should just...leave me to die here...I don't deserve this life...I don-'
Zim's claw gripped Dib's shoulder tightly as he pulled the human up onto his shakey feet. "Dib, because of you...I'm alive. I have to get you to safety...because....you're the only one who has ever done anything like that for me. Nobody has....ever....done something like this for me, before..." Zim admitted nervously, his voice quiet compared tro the rushing wind, but Dib heard every word of it, even in his state.
"........Zim.........." He let the world slide from his mouth quietly.
Then, Zim's Spider Legs unleashed, his grip on Dib's shoulder remaining steady as the two were pulled up high into the sky. He turned Dib carefully, making Dib face him, and his free Irken hand extended to his other shoulder. With this firm grip, he held Dib at a good distance from himself, but by doing this, he used Dib as a wind shield, as well as keeping Dib's face clear of the sand that moved around.
Zim's Spider Legs started to walk quickly, taking the Irken and human towards the land. "We need to find some type of shelter." Zim said to Dib over the loud, howling wind.
They moved onward, Zim looking around, to the left to right around Dib, searching for someplace to go to. He then gasped as he spotted something he wasn't expecting. He saw a parked Voot Cruiser.
"They're here! They're HERE!!" Zim exclaimed.
"Who's..?" Dib asked slowly in his quiet, tired voice.
"Heeeeyyyy!!!!!" A voice called, drawing Zim's eyes to the right of the Voot Cruiser. "Over heeerree!!!!!!" The voice shouted.
Zim's Spider Legs moved so fast that Dib, out of surprise, grabbed Zim's right sleeve with his right hand. As they moved towards the Voot Cruiser, Zim spotted a blue, metal circle impaled into the sandy ground.
He arrived in front of this strangely placed circle. Dib watched Zim's anntenas twitch a little, and with the big round eyes of Zim, he found this reminded him of a child. He then shook his head just slightly. 'What am I thinking?' His mind asked. 'Zim is around my age, is he not?! He's not a little kid!'
Then, the circle split open, from the center. It slowly opened up, until the two metalic parts were completely off of...what was now revealed to be a hole. Inside the hole, was a blue, metalic, cylinder-shaped, small area, with blue bars that crawled up the cylinder's side to the sandy surface that Zim's Spider Legs stood upon. But what also stood below in the hole, was an Irken who smiled up at the two boys, and she waved them down.
"Com'on! It's safe down here!!" The high-pitched feminine voiced out.
With a nod, Zim quickly used his Spider Legs to climb down the long ladder built of blue bars. The metal was slippery against his Spider Legs metal, so he would not be able to scale the curled wall, and instead he used the ladder. It was still slippery against the slightly hooked feet of the four Spider Legs, but Zim was quite skilled with the metal appendages.
As he reached the blue flooring, the metal circle's halved locked together, forming a lid on the area. The wind and swirling sand was now away from them as Zim lowered Dib onto the floor. He placed his shakey feet down, but he did stumble, though just slightly.
Dib stepped away from Zim as he planted his own feet on the metal. He then retracted the Spider Legs into his PAK, and shook his sandy head a little. The two boys felt disgusting, both still quite wet with sea water and sweat, and really dirty with sand and blood covering their bodies and clothes. Zim was still steaming even, as the purple-eyed Irken looked on in distress.
"Come with me, we need to get the both of you cleaned off." She said. She then trotted over to the only doors in the area. Beside these metal doors that matched the interior's colors was a big, darker blue button. She pressed it quickly, then trotted inside the are, Zim and Dib following her without a second thought.
They walked down a narrow hallway, built of the same material as the cylinder was. This hall was very narrow, void of windows, doors, just a hallways with the limination of circular, dark blue metal lining the ceiling of the hall. These circles emitted a dim light.
"So..." Zim started to say as they walked. "What is the Empire planing with this place?" Zim asked the Irken."
She smiled as she walked to Dib's side. She had been walking ahead of the two, but now, she was on Dib's left, and Dib was on Zim's left. "Well...they were thinking of using the Akrians for research, but they can't." She said.
"Why?" Dib asked, though directly after, he felt out of place saying it.
The female Irken's smile shrunk a bit as she spoke up. "We learned from two aliens that...we must destroy them all. Killing the leader isn't enough." She explained.
Both Zim and Dib halted in their tracks. "What does it take, then?!" Dib's tired voice yelled as loudly as he could.
"They said there's...some type of core that must be annahilated. Once it's destroyed, all of the Akrians will die. This core...is like a lifeline to the Akrians, he said." The Irken explained as she stopped walking. She then turned around to look at the two boys.
Dib looked down at his hands, watching mindlessly as they shook hard. '....The Heart....is the core? Is that it, Gaz? My blood...restored strength into their leader....what would it do to that...core? Heart? What-'
Dib suddenly jumped at the feel of Zim's claw gripping his shoulder. He jerked his head up to Zim, who shook his head slowly at him. "We'll talk this over later, Dib. Let's follow, uhh..."
Zim was cut off by the Irken. "My name is Lexi." She perked.
"...Lexi, then when we're in better conditions than this, we'll discuss our next move, alright?" Zim suggested.
Dib felt himself go mute, then he slowly nodded his head twice. They started to move ahead again, and they walked down this narrow hall, they suddenly reached a door, and stepped through it. They were in an area that left all three of them amazed. They walked forth, into an area made of special glass that would not break with ease at all. This area was enormous, so large, that it was over the size of an Irken city, which would be about two times the size on an Earth city, at least. This area was amazingly large, and around them, on the outside of the glass, were many, many, many, various kinds of sea life, most of which the Irkens and the Earthling could not identify. Dib did recognize that there were a large amount of what reminded him of sharks swimming around them, though.
"Holy..." Dib breathed as he looked around himself in astonishment.
"I have never in my life....seen something....so...." Lexi started to say, looking this way and that.
"...So...much...water..." Zim let out nervously, rubbing his twitchy claws together as he shifted uncomfortably. This received a weird look from Dib.
Dib inhaled, about to say something to Zim, when he was cut off abruptly. "COLA!!!!" Lexi screamed, and barreled off towards a building where a small group of Irkens were gathered.
Zim tilted his head to the side, then shrugged, and followed after her. 'I guess I should go see what they are planning to do with this area. I want to return to the Massive quickly.' He thought.
Dib dropped his gaze to the metalic floor below his feet as he frowned. '...I don't know why...but I don't feel welcomed here at all....what does this mean? I have Irken blood coursing through my body. It's...' He rose his gaze to the chatting Irkens as Zim and Lexi arrived. They all stood talking, laughing, one of them was drinking Irken poop cola. '...It's not bringing me closer to...anyone.'
"...So we'll just keep the Akrians here occupied for now. The Tallest told me to command you, and the human, to report to the Massive after you rest up in the Akrian hotel that is under our control. After a good rest, we'll send you to the Massive, and from there, the Tallest will direct the two of you." Shinx, the taller Irken with the long, red coat, explained to Zim.
"Alright, thank you, Shinx." Zim said, receiving a nod from the taller Irken. He then turned towards Dib, who was looking up at him with uncertain eyes. Zim's anntenas perked up slightly as he stared at Dib, who started to slowly walk towards the group.
"Zim." Shik, the purple-eyed, informative Irken called, grasping his attention. Zim turned his head towards the other male. "The hotel is right over there." He said, his pointed finger extending towards a building at his right. It was about 30 feet from where the Irkens stood, and Zim nodded, confirming he had locked onto its location.
"Thank you, Shik." Zim said with a nod, and the grouped together Irkens started to disperse. As only a couple of Irkens were still standing around, chatting with each other a little, one walking away, Dib reached Zim's side.
Zim looked up into the human's eyes as he stared intensly at Zim's. 'Am I...really part Irken?' Dib wondered. 'I just...I don't know if I feel Irken...'
"Come, Dib." Zim commanded simply, in a casual voice. He then started to walk towards the hotel, slipping his gloved claws into his soaked shirt's pockets. Zim quickly walked behind Zim, both of their minds racing through the thoughts on what to discuss when they were in...hopefully better attire.
'I hope they have some Irken clothes and preperations in there, since we'll be needing them, especially me.' Zim thought.
'...I hope I get something to eat and a shower...' Dib thoughts.
The two reached the wooden, double door side by side, and as Dib reached for the left door's handle, it suddenly swung open. Dib shifted back just in time for the wood to zip past him, and it banged into the buildings's metalic wall. A smiling, young Irken stood there. "Co..Come inside!" She yelped, then she bounded off to the right inside the building.
Zim strode inside, Dib following cautiously, slowly. The two were inside what looked like partially a cafe/bar, and an inn. There were stairs leading up on Dib's left as he softly used his foot to close the door behind himself. On the right was a small dining area with a bar.
Dib counted vaguely in his mind, finding that there were nine Irkens inside. The Irken behind the bar's counter pointed up, signaling to Zim that there was access to the Irken Life Suplies up there. Zim just shook his head, and bounded up the stairs. "Com'on, Dib!" Zim shouted as he reached the top, then walked down the hall on the second floor.
Dib cocked an eyebrow as he looked over at the bartender. "What was that about?" He asked.
"Oh, that's right, your not Irken, so you would not know..." The bartender, with his really low voice matching his fattened body, started. "Well, since the war with the Akrians arose and the invention of the PAK, Irkens have needed to soak their bodies in certain liquids each day. Skipping a single day makes us weaker, and it also makes us feel disgusting. It's like a human's shower or bath, except that it's for health problems, plus cleanliness." He explained as he sipped from an Irken-marked glass.
Dib went silent for a couple of minutes straight, thinking about how the Irkens seemed to have a much bigger role in the universe than he first thought. Also, he thought about how hard things seemed to be fo them. "....That war really messed up the Irken Empire, huh..?" Dib quietly asked, his voice so soft, he almost couldn't even recognize it himself.
The Irken looked thoughtful for a second, then let his face relax as he shrugged. "I guess. Irkens adjust well though, and we bounce back quickly. Irkens are raised to take shit well."
Dib felt himself twich at the cuss, then nodded quietly and starting up the stairs. He wasn't used to really strong cursing, and it made him feel awkward when he was around people cussing. The reason was because barely anyone cursed at Skool from fear of Mrs. Bitters rabidly attacking them for it, and he never grew up around much of it.
Dib arrived into the second floor hallway, and he walked down it slowly, listening to a few small conversations coming from chatting Irkens. One spoke of Irken defenses, another talked about a Slorbeast exploding the other day and it being all over the Internet. 'What...the...hell? What is a Slorbeast? Eck...I don't want to know...' Dib thought, shaking his head.
As he passed by one of the countless rooms he had already been walking by, he heard a voice call to him. "Dib! Over here! Stop! Come back!!" Zim's partially muffled voice arose from behind the barely cracked open door to Dib's right.
Dib stopped walking, and turned towards the door. He opened it, and saw Zim standing with two Irkens. One stood on his right, the other on his left. Both Irkens held tubes which were attached to hoses. The hosses were connected to these pink boxes that stood beside their feet. Their clawed fingers pressed and held down buttons on the tubes, and light green liquid shot from the hoses, showering Zim.
'So, that's what the bartender was talking about?' Dib thought as he brainlessly gawked at Zim as though he were an alien. 'Alien....me...' Dib lightly rembered as he tilted his head, his eyes shifting to the floor. He saw the green liquid flowing onto the metal like a miniature ocean, as he suddenly saw the liquid switch to blue. This made him do a double take up at Zim.
Zim just gave him one of his weird looks, confused at what the human was doing. 'Why is Dib so fidgity all the time? It's annoying!' Zim's mind scoffed as he crossed his arms.
Then, one of the Irkens, the Irken on Zim's left, quickly wore a playful grin as he looked up at Dib. He then turned the tube towards him, showering his disgusting body with the amazing Irken soapy liquid.
"Ahh!!" Dib cried from surprise as the liquid came down upon him. He thrusted his hands upo defensively at first as his eyes shut tightly, expecting some sort of searing pain...but he straightened up, dropping his hands and opening his eyes as he looked up at the Irken. The Irken chuckled at him, the other and Zim joining in as Dib stood there blinking in confusion. "It doesn't hurt at all....it's actua-"
"It's cleaning you, right?" Zim asked, cutting the human off mid-speech.
Dib nodded slowly. "Yes, it is." He said.
Zim smirked. "Well...apparently you really aren't complete human filth, then." He said.
"What do you mean?" Dib asked, confused at what Zim ment.
With a sigh, Zim straightened up as the liquid changed to a dark purple hue which surprised Dib. The hose showering Dib swapped to Zim, and changed to the same color as it reached his skin and clothing. "Although no actual research has been done with Irken medicine and other species, there was an incident a few years ago which promoted the study of our liquids, and their reactions to other creatures. There was a Vort who died from having scubooshi spilt onto his skin. Since you claim to be partially Irken though, Dib, it seems you have the affects of a normal Irken when you come in contact with scubooshi." Zim explained.
Dib looked down, seeing that all of the grime on both himself and Zim was floating in the mixing colors of green, blue, and purple. He let his mouth stretch out into a scowel as he walked backwards, out of the murky floor. He tapped his shoes a bit, trying to get off what he could.
The purple liquid died down until both tubes had been turned off. The two Irkens then took the tops off of their tubes, and they let the tubes slowly reach down to the floor. They then turned to the pink boxes, and they clicked buttons on the tops of the boxes. There buttons made the tubes start to suck up the murky water on the floor.
Dib found this to be very...intruiging. 'Irkens are really clean, high-tech creatures, aren't they? On Earth, a lot of the people aren't too smart, and though our technology is up to good standards, the planet is certainly not all that clean. Irkens on the other hand...they have everything under control.' Dib thought as one of the Irkens used the tubes to clean off his mucky shoes.
When the Irkens finished cleaning the two boys', their own, and the floor, they picked up the boxes and walked out of the room. Zim walked up to Dib's side, hands shoved in his pocket. They they were wet from the liquids, they were clean, and Dib felt as though he was drying faster than usual. "Let's go eat, I'm starved." Zim said to Dib, then started to walk towards the door.
Dib turned towards the door, and with a nod, he followed Zim out into the hall, and down the stairs. Dib stopped in his tracks as he watched Zim sit down on a stool at the bar. Dib then walked over to the stool on Zim's left, and he sat down a bit slowly, then folded his hands on the cold metal, resisting the urge to pull his hand away from its freezing, hard texture.
"Did you bring the Irken food supplies?" Zim asked the Irken that stood behind the counter.
"Yes, there's plenty right here." The Irken said as he placed his cup on the counter. He knelt down, and Dib, unable to see behind the counter, heard something open up. The Irken then stood upright, and in his left hand was a tall, skinny container of a bright orange liquid, and in his other hand was a brown package. He placed both on the table, then grabbed a couple of glasses for Zim and Dib.
"Is....is that Zasskalla?" Zim asked, pointing to the box.
"Yeah, it was prepared very well, might I add." The Irken mentioned.
Zim leaned over and gripped the box. He pulled it in front of himself, and pried the box's lid open. Dib peeked over to see that inside of the box was a large assortment of dark brown meat. The meat looked crispy, and it was chopped apart in bite-sized strips. Dib's eyebrow inched up in confusuion as he turned his head up to the ravenous Zim.
"...What in this galaxy is THAT?!!" Dib yelped, tossing his arms out in front of the box, and parting them like he was starting a magic show.
"It's Irken meat...it's FAR better than your Earth filth!" Zim snapped back as he reached inside the box. He pulled out a strip if meat, and stuffed it in his mouth. He chewed it slowly, then swallowed it easilly down. "So much better." He added.
Dib raised an eyebrow at Zim, who gawked at Dib oddly. "Zim....your so...weird. Your a weird person." He said slowly.
Dib glanced around, to see that the Irken that was behind the counter had left the room. There were two flirting Irkens, male and female, sitting together behind the two at a table, and aside from them, there was nobody else around.
Zim then shoved a piece of meat up in Dib's face, just in front of his eyes. "Try it." He commanded in his authorative, straight up voice.
Dib felt he was incredibly hungry at this point, as well as thirsty for sure. 'I guess I could try it...I'm so hungry.' He then took it, and popped it into his mouth. He chewed it, tasting it as he did so, and he found it to be...delicious. That was the word. It was cripy, yet juicy, such a contradicting mix that tasted like heaven. The other thing was, this meat tasted very fresh, and it was spicy, and Dib liked spicy foods, as well as sweet.
"This is....DELICIOUS! Absolutely delicious!" Dib exclaimed after he swallowed it down.
Zim smiled triumphantly as he crossed his arms, and straightened his posture. "Ha ha, yes Earth worm baby, of course the superior food of the Irkens is delicious. This just proves, yet again, that Irkens are better than any other race out there! Yes we are!!" Zim gloated.
Dib smiled a little before that smile slumped a bit as he looked back down at the box. 'Irken...how do I approach him as an "Irken" now? This is all just too weird..." Dib thought. He reached into the box, and popped another strip of meat in his mouth. The tastey food was now comfort food as he thought over what he was going to say to Zim.
The two stopped communicating, the only sounds heard were their munching and the conversing Irken couple behind them. They both just listened to them as the male talked to the giggling female about a fight that broke out on the Massive a couple days ago over a bag of chocolates.
Zim suddenly jumped up onto his feet, making Dib look over at him. Dib watched as Zim made his wasy to the other side of the counter. He crouched, and pulled up two glasses. He placed one by Dib's right hand, and Zim placed the other to the right of Dib's glass. He then made his way back to his seat, grabbed the container, and filled both glasses a little over half way.
"What's this?" Dib asked.
"It's an Irken juice called Chalacie, and it's incredibly sweet." Zim explained, then took a big sip of it from his cup.
Dib nodded, gripped his glass lightly, and brought it to his own lips. He drank some of it down, finding it to be indeed, delicious. He placed the cup down, and grabbed another strip of meat. The two continued to eat and drink, in a nice, quiet peace. When they finished up, Zim stretched with a small yawn.
"Alright human, follow me." Zim said. He hopped up out of his seat, and started to head towards the stairs. "We will sleep here. Be prepared, for when we awake, we will have a hectic day. With the way things have been, I'm sure of it." Zim said, then started to climb the stairs at a quick pace.
Dib hopped up off his seat, and ran up the stairs after Zim. The two made their way down the hallway, Zim once in a while running over to a door, opening it, looking around inside, then running back to Dib. They kept looking, until Zim opened a door where he saw two beds, side by side. "Over here." Zim called, then walked inside.
Dib entered the room, then shut the door behind himself. He walked over to the bed on the left, as Zim sat on top of the bed on the right. Zim took his boots off, one after the other, as Dib mimiced his actions. "Dib..." Zim spoke to the human softy as he slipped the second boot off his foot.
"Yes?" Dib asked, knowing full-well what they were going to talk about.
Zim moved over on his bed, so his back connected with the mattress, his head rested on the pillow, his legs were straight out, and his claws folded over his stomach. "....Your Irken..." He whispered.
With a sigh, Dib laid down on his left side, so he was looking over at Zim clearly, he lifted his head for a second, long enough to take his glasses off his face. He placed them on the nightstand beside the table, and pulled the covers over himself as his blurred vision remained on Zim. "...Yes, I am Irken." Dib answered, voice low and quiet.
"But how?" Zim asked, head tilting towards Dib slightly.
"....I was abducted...by the Irkens. This happened to me twice...what they did, I have no idea...." Dib explained, closing his eyes.
"Do you know anything about the abduction?" Zim asked.
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"It was an Irken leader named Blue who abducted you."
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The words entered Dib's mind, and he nodded at Zim. "....Someone..named Blue." He said.
"Blue?!" Zim asked. "Why would she do anything to an alien?!!" Zim asked.
"You know her?" Dib asked, eyes cracking open.
"No, but she was a Tallest at one point. She's...dead now, but when she lived, she was very loved!" Zim said.
Dib went mute as Zim stared at him with his improved Irken vision. Though he could not see him clearly in the dark, he saw him well. The short distance between the beds helped a lot, as well.
"...I'm sorry." Dib said. "I just..."
"I know Dib." Zim said, causing the human's eyes to widen a bit. "Everything is really screwed right now. Tommorrow, we will talk to The Almighty Tallest. We'll see what will happen from there." Zim explained, then pulled the covers at the end of the bed over himself, like Dib did previously. "Let's just sleep for now."
"Alright....thank you, Zim." Dib said.
'I was fine...thinking of what to say earlier, but now...I haven't the slightest clue. I can't....I can't think of what to say, what to ask. This is so awkward...the Tallest must have some answers. I'd like to talk to Tallest Red, but...I think he'll leave when I approach them of this matter, since it brings up the past. Tallest Purple...I hope you'll have some answers...' Zim thought as he tightly closed his eyes.
They both drifted off for a good seven hours, the hours drawing out to feel longer than usual as the peaceful slumber of the two continued on.
~Seven Hours Later~
Zim's eyes were the first to flick open, as he sat up, then took a quick look around before his vision reach Dib's sleeping form. "Dib! Wake up!" Zim called to the human, then turned away from Dib to pull his boots on.
Dib opened his eyes, allowing his vision to adjust to the lighting before he sat up. He stared over at the blurred Zim, then shook his head, and reached over to nightstand. He gripped his glasses, and slid them on his face, then proceeded with pulling his own boots on.
Zim on the other hand already finished putting his own footwear on, so he hopped up out of bed, and walked over to Dib so he stood diagonal of him. "Dib, right now, we must check in with Shik. We'll be riding aboard their Voot Cruiser, I'd imagine, so we must check to see if they are all prepared. They may be busy, when the Armada arrives at a planet things tend to get crazy, but we shouldn't exceed an hour and a half before we're on the Massive from now. Come, Dib." Zim said as Dib's final boot slid into position against the human's fraile skin.
"Alright." Dib responded simply. He stood from his seat on the bed, and the two quickly made their way out of the room, down the hall, and down the staircase. They arrived downstairs, and by the door stood Shik, who leaned against the door frame and gawked outside, bored out of his mind.
"Shik, when are we leaving?" Zim asked, grasping the Irken's attention.
Shik turned his head towards Zim, his expression slightly grim. "Probably about an hour from now. The ship was hit by a fallen tree, so it's being repaired as we speak." He explained.
"Damn..." Zim cursed under his breath, wanting to go to the Massive immediatly. He wasn't fond of any place other than an Irken invaded one. Though...his race was currently conquering this place, as could be told by the sounds of screaming, fighting, and resistance outside, he wasn't fond of being in places that weren't like his home. He didn't mind his base on Earth all that much, since it had plenty of Irken technolgy to surround him. 'Of course...nothing could ever compare to Irk itself. Nothing. Irk is perfect.' He thought.
"Hey, I could accompany you on a walk. I'd like to see more of this place. It's intriguing." Shik offered as he moved away from the door frame. He then gripped his right shoulder, and rolled his neck back and forth. "I'm so friggin bored just standing around..."
"That sounds good!" Dib responded. "I'm always interested in learning about space." He added as he started to walk of the door.
Suddenly, Dib's wrist was gripped in a tight, strong hold by Shik's claw. Dib looked up at the Irken on his right with confused eyes. Shik gaped as he stared into Dib's eyes, which shimmered in the dim glow from the walls around them. "You...your eyes scream Irken....why?" He asked.
"Wh...what?" Dib asked.
Zim's claw then gripped Dib's right shoulder, pulling him towards himself slightly. Shik took this as a sign to leave the human be, so he released Dib's wrist. "Sorry." He said, then walked out.
Zim breathed a bit harshly, then shook his head slightly as he released Dib's shoulder. He pushed the human's back lightly, causing Dib to start walking forward. Zim looked back over at the counter, then he started to walk outside the door.
The three were outisde, sea creatures all around the glass city in the ocean as they looked around, once again, they were astounded. Shik then started to guide them mindlessly, and they walked together, into the depths of the city they were in.
Dib and Zim found their focus was being tugged towards the Akrians that the Irkens were trying to calm down. There were various Akrians here and there in this metalic town that were fighting with Irkens, some which were arguing with one another, and all around no Akrian was happy.
Then, Dib's attention was drawn by something that made him halt in his tracks. His arm lifted as his pointed finger aimed at what he was looking at. "I-I-I-It's Ace!!!" He exclaimed.
Zim stopped, followed by Shik. Zim's eyes narrowed into a vicious glare, his red huges only enhancing it. He rushed past Dib, knocking into him and almost causing the human to fall over as he watched alongside Shik.
"YOU!!!" Zim screamed as he came to a sliding stop in front of the Akrian.
This is when Zim saw it. Ace's hands were in shackles. His confusuion grew as two Irkens arrived at his side. Both towered him by about a foot. "Zim, right? Don't worry, we have captured him, and we will be putting him to death." The taller Irken of the two explained.
"Uhh..okay, I'm fine with that, but why?" Zim asked.
The shorter Irken of the two gripped Zim by his shoulder, then pulled the short Irken aside, Zim moving with his force until he stood away from Ace, who just glared Zim down wordlessly.
"Ace will be put to death for a large amount of reasons. Murder, robbery, vandalism, and the worst was actually the most sacred law of the Akrians." The taller explained.
"Which was..?" Zim asked.
"Violation of their leader, a female, the worst possible act an Akrian could commit." He said.
"Huh?" Zim asked, not understanding what he ment.
The taller Irken sighed, knowing well how hard it was to explain a good amount of things to Zim, since he's dealt with Zim a few times in the past. "What I mean is, Akrians are low in their numbers, but there are so few female Akrians that it is hard to find even one. Violating one without being born as a breeder is forbidden, yet he's violated that law, and the pentalty is death."
"Oh, yes. Now I understand." Zim said, nodding his head softly with closed eyes for a split second. He then smiled widely up at Ace, who just sharpened his glare.
"Sir, would you like to say anything before he is decapitated?" The taller asked, clamly.
"Yes. Yes I would." Zim said, grin and eyes matching to form a devious face. Zim walked right in front of Ace, and staring up at him, he cleared his throat. "I am so glad you are disappearing. This leaves only three more objectives for us, then we'll be done with you Akrians for good. Well, have fun dying. Bye." Zim said heatlessly, then walked back over to Dib and Shik.
Ace was pulled away as Zim followed the two in his group. They walked around the town, seeing that it was clean, but feeling cold. The town was cold, and the metalic features of the area didn't help this feeling fade one bit. As they walked, Zim walking in front of Dib, Dib eyed his PAK, out of curiosity.
'I want to...know more. I want to learn more about the Irkens, their Empire, their home planet...everything. I need answers as to how I became Irken. Oh! I wish I could just reach those dissolved memories! I need to jog them, but for now, I guess we can just hop aboard the Massive, and speak with The Tallest. Will they accept me? My offer to hand over Earth, in exchange for not enslaving the humans? This is so...nerve-wracking.' Dib thought.
He continued to stare at Zim's PAK. 'I want to know...that PAK is all about. It seems really important...I want to know more about it, but I don't think he'd tell me much, himself. Huh...'
Zim felt the burnt orange eyes of Dib on his PAK, and it bothered him, causing his bizzare, light blue, slick sweat to flow down his face. He whirled around, Shik stopping to watch. "Why do you stare at my PAK? Do you have some type of problem with it?" He asked, his voice sharp, venemous.
"Uhh...no." Dib's voice squeaked out. He felt the Irken's rage practically crawling in his skin. Seriously, he felt the anger under his skin, in waves. 'This is...weird. I can tell how angry he is over this....I can FEEL it. Why?!' His mind yelled as he gawked at Zim's eyes.
Dib's nervous body language and staring only increased Zim's anger. He stepped two steps closer to Dib, bringing the Irken right into Dib's face. "If you had any consideration for a fellow Irken, you would not stare at his PAK. That is rude, and a disgrace. Do NOT stare at my PAK! Do you hear me, worm baby?!" Zim yelled, voice raising in pitch.
Dib nodded, wanting to calm Zim down before he did something rash. Dib knew he was going to do something stupid, he could tell.
Zim lifted his right hand, and wrapped the skinny fingers around Dib's throat. He applied slight pressure. "Every Irken requires a PAK to live. You, Dib, need to understand that. You need to know how hard it is, to become insecure when your PAK is gawked at by the filthy eyes of aliens. You need to understand how it feels when your PAK is missing, when your body is shutting down, when you are dying PAINFULLY. I know so many damn pains, ones that hurt like a bitch, and ones that threaten your every existance. I have lived through much more than you as an Irken Invader, and you have no clue how hard my entire LIFE has been! If I wanted to, I could torture you, make you feel so much pain, you'd never be the same. You would never smile again. But I won't. Do you know why?" Zim asked, his voice dangerous, vicious, and scaring the living hell out of Dib.
"Wh-wh-why?" Dib asked, the pressure on his throat not being enough to stop breathing or speech.
"It's because I actually give a damn about you, Dib. You are useful, and you are not as filthy or annoying as the others of your kind. I have never been so merciful with anyone outside the Irken Empire, so you'd better respect me, and never stare at my PAK again. Do it again, and I will shove Blood Sappers in your skin, and you can painfully rot for 70 hours before you die." Zim's cold words cause Dib's entire body to start shaking as his teeth chattered.
Dib violently nodded his head. "I'm sorry! I won't do it again!! Let go of me!!" Dib screamed, the feelings he felt in his skin, and the fear from Zim's vicious words, were making him go berserk as he tried to jerk away from Dib's strong hold.
Zim released the pressure, enough for Dib to slip away. His force caused him to fall over, onto his ass on the ground. Dib stared up at the two Irkens who loomed over him, his body still shaking.
"Sir, I think he's scared enough. I think he get's it." Shik said to Zim.
Zim sighed, then took in a deep breath. "Yes, I suppose you are correct." He said, then grabbed Dib's left upper arm. He pulled the human to his feet, then took his hand away from Dib quickly. "Let us go, Earth Monkey. The Voot Cruiser should be finished by now, I'd imagine." With that, Zim lead the way back to the entrance to the large, underwater city. Shik and Zim talked, as Dib silently followed.
~The Voot Cruiser~
Zim, Dib, Shik, Shinx, Lexi, and Cola were all strapped in, Shinx flying the ship. The good thing about Voot Cruisers, was the large space inside, and extra chairs stored below the floor boards. It could hold up to 20 sitting Irkens, and if squished together, about 54 have been recorded cramping together in the same Voot Cruiser, although the ship was slow and nobody could sleep.
Dib stared out the same window as Zim. The two sat beside each other on the black bench in back of the four Irkens up front, at the controls. The bench had black pading, as did the chairs. They were up against the side wall, behind them was a large window, and on the other side of the ship where they stared, was a large window matching the one behind them.
They were about two inches away from each other, not speaking as the other four spoke and laughed about some crazy situations on the Massive. Dib stared out the window, watching as the ship started to fly up, away from Akrious. 'I bet...I bet we'll be back here. Something....say we will.' He thought vaguely.
Dib was over the fear and shock, but now he just felt...awkward. 'I guess Zim's mad at me. I don't know what to say to him now.' The major problem was that Dib had been having hectic days, and the only person he could talk to was angry with him, so it left him with a cold, empty feeling inside. Or that was the reason he had come up with as to why that feeling was there, just for getting yelled at.
Dib's eyes flicked up at Zim, to see Zim's large, red eyes were staring at him. This made Dib jump, and avert his gaze. That action confused Zim. "What is your problem, Dib?" The Irken asked as his arms crossed. "Humans are so weird..."
"Uhh..." Dib wanted Zim to not be angry, but he could not think of anything to say to fix things. "Well, I was just thinking." Dib said, trying to just get off the subject. Instead of fixing things, he figured avoiding them was best.
'The human....is so weird. He's weird even with his own kind. He...kinda reminds me of myself.' Zim thought. He then looked up at the window, and saw the Ship turn towards the Massive. "Oh, we're already here!" Zim pointed out.
Dib looked up, and nodded quietly. Their ship entered the cargo hold of Voot Cruisers, and landed nicely inside. The ship opened up, and the Irkens started to hop out, one by one. Dib was the last out, and Shik shut the Voot Cruiser.
Zim looked over to his right from his position of facing the Voot Cruiser. He saw his Voot Cruiser was being fixed, and that made him happy. "Come, let's go to the Bridge." Cola said, receiving nods from everyone. The group then headed for the elevator that lead to the bridge.
~The Bridge~
Tallest Red and Tallest Purple were sitting in two chairs, side by side. They both sipped on drinks filled with Irken soda as they watched GIR dance on the walkway leading to the chairs. Irken techno played, vibrating the entire bridge, as he danced. GIR suddenly froze mid-spin on his hands (upside down), and the music cut as Zim entered the room, the first to enter of the Irkens in the group.
"GIR! Your arm is attached to you again!" Zim called.
"Uhuh!" GIR used his arms to force him off the floor. He rolled ten times in the air, and landed strongly on his feet in front of Zim. "I can play again!" He yelled, arms flailing.
Even when Zim was such an angry beast half the time, he still gave GIR a small smile, before walking around him, and over to his Tallest. "My Tallest...I have some very important matters to discuss wityh you. I, along with the human." He said, respectfully bowing as he spoke.
"Yeah, we figured that." Purple said. "Go on."
As the other four split up and reached their positions on the bridge, Dib reached Zim's side. Wanting to be respectful as well, Dib bowed. "I have discovered that I am Irken." Dib said. "I am part Irken and part human."
"What?!" Red and Purple asked in synch.
"I am, it's true. I was abducted twice, once when I was little, and once when I was young. I heard that the Irken who abducted me..." Zim tensed as the Tallest leaned forward a bit. "...Was an Irken named Blue." He finished.
"So...your the one she....she used." Red said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Zim asked.
With a sigh, Tallest Red leaned back in his chair. His right elbow proped up on the chair's arm as his two skinny claws clenched in the air. "Blue told me, some time before her death, that she had been doing experiments on an alien, to see how this alien would react to becoming part Irken. That is all I knew, but I never knew...that you..were..."
"....What will happen to me now?" Dib asked.
Red's expression softened as he spoke. "She told me that if you ever had interaction with the Irkens, to have you join our invasion." Red said.
"So..?" Dib asked slowly.
"I want you to stick with Zim. Journey with him, take any world we command. Do it any way necessary. Sometimes worlds are conquered with violence, sometimes they are conquered in other ways." Red eplained.
Dib turned towards Zim, eyes wide. Zim gave Dib a nod, his eyes stern. "We do what the Tallest want." He added.
Dib then turned towards Purple. "For a while we've been starting partnerships between Irken invaders, anyways. Go on, it's fine with us, just as long as you conquer worlds, give us information so we can send in the Armada to conquer worlds if need be. That's the way we work, Zim can explain it all to you." Purple said.
"Alright." Dib said with a nod. "Oh! I almost forgot! I have a purposal, about my world, Earth." He mentioned.
"What is it?" Purple asked.
"If I give you my planet, will you please not enslave the people there?" Dib asked.
"Sure." Purple said, shrugging.
"Re-really?" Dib asked.
"Yeah. If we can have access to the media, snacks, and something permenant to show we really own your world, then why not?" Purple said.
"Something permenant..." Dib's mind clicked, and he knew exactly what he could use. "Alright! Let us go back to my planet for three days to prepare. When we return to the Massive, we'll be ready to take on the next world you want us to take." Dib said.
"That's fine, we'll have a job lined up for you guys by then. We'll make the job quick though, in case anything happens with the remaining Akrians, or their heart. You two are a bit too interlocked with this case to leave out at this point. We will need your help, especially...since I have a huge hunch that both of you are going to have to be there to kill the heart.
"Alright." Both Zim and Dib said in unison.
"Let's go Dib, GIR. Lets head to Earth once again." Zim said, receiving enthusiastic nods from both Zim and GIR.
The three headed for the elevator. "Can I have my piggy at home?" GIR asked.
"He he, of course." Zim said.
"Okay!" GIR exclaimed.
~Irk, World Control Sector, Center Sector~
The cloaked Irken, guided by the red coated Irken, stopped in front of the Control Brain. "I have awaited your arrival." The Control Brain's deep, male voice said.
"Yes, I know." The voice with the bizzare accent said, loudly and clearly. This obviously female Irken tossed back her cloak's hood, revealing herself to be Tak. The cloak suddenly shifted from her in a speedy motion, and appeared in the form of her SIR Unit, MiMi. "Now, what is it that you want?" Tak asked the Control Brain.
"I need you to pay Earth a visit. I know you don't like what Zim did to you in the past, but now you need to work with him." The Control Brain explained.
"After receiving this great position, I'll be fine with working with Zim. I have a FAR better position than he does, and that's thanks to him ruining me in the first place." She said. "What do I need to do?"
"I want you to visit Gaz. You'll see why when you get there. After that, I need you to bring Dib here, before they reach the next planet. I know I can trust you to do this." The Contol Brain said.
"I'll do this, My Control Brain. Thank you so much for allowing me this position." Tak said with a salute, then started to run back, followed by MiMi.
Now things are getting good! I greatly appreciate your patience, everyone! Thank you all for your support! ^_^