Sorry I haven't been updating as often. I blame Foamy…and Spring Break. -_-

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Invader Zim or any of the songs. I am not claiming that I do!

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Chapter 11: Brother vs. Sister.

The room was silent; the only thing that was heard was Ember's heavy breathing. Ember stared at Ash as he began to pull himself up. She wanted to look back at Zim, but decided against it.

Ash stood and stared into Ember's eyes. His arms were wrapped around his stomach, where he was hit the hardest.

Zim took a few steps back; unsure of what had just happened. He kept his attention on Ember; he could see the red glow around her…disappear. The symbols that could be seen on her bare arms began to retract into one. That one symbol, now in its original place on her wrist.

Ember could feel the symbols move and retreat. She could also feel that ring of power that Ash had around her mind, completely disappear. His control had been broken…and Ash knew it.

"You got lucky." Ash said as he stood up straight.

"Yes, I did. But…beating you, won't take luck." Ember said as she took a few steps back. She could hear movement behind her, but kept her eyes on Ash.

Gir walked to Zim's side. He hid behind him, and was soon joined by a limping, Dragon.

Ash held out his hands and released a wave of energy. Fortunately, it wasn't very powerful. Ash's power was nearly depleted; he only had a few good moves left in him.

Ember was also low on energy. She just barely dodged that attack. Ember had leapt to the side and the wave had crashed into another machine.

The radio was still on…a song began to play as Ash charged at Ember.

Brother, my brother
Tell me, what are we fighting for?
We've got to end this war
We should love one another
Oh, can't we just pretend this war never began?
We can try, brother, my brother.

Ember held out her hand and stopped Ash in his tracks. She pulled her arm back a bit and Ash went flying backwards.

Ash landed on his feet and skidded across the floor. He stopped just before hitting the wall. He held out his hands and a small ball of fire appeared in front of him.

Ember took a step back. She felt weak from her last move…and, felt reluctant to fight her own brother. She knew he was evil…and hated her, but he was still family.

We face each other
From different sides
The anger burns
Can't remember why
It's kind of crazy
To cause such pain
Our foolish pride
Makes us hate this way
We watch our world fall apart
Tell me, what good is winning
When you lose your heart?

Zim stood there. He knew he should have been helping Ember, but a voice stopped him. It told him not to help…that this was Ember's fight, not his; it said not to interfere. Zim listened. He stood his ground and would only help if Ember truly needed it…but, for now, she was perfectly capable of protecting herself.

Dragon and Gir looked at each other; they then, looked up at Zim and saw his calm expression. They, also stood their ground.

Brother, my brother
Tell me, what are we fighting for?
Isn't life worth so much more?
We should love one
Another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began?
Tell me why,
Brother, my brother.
Yes,
We can try,
Brother, my brother.
Yes

That ball of fire moved into Ash's open hand. He stared at it, and then glared at Ember with a smile on his face. He pulled his hand back and the ball of fire was shot at Ember, at full speed.

Ember was hit hard in the stomach and fell to the ground. She could feel her entire body burning as the black flames disappeared. She tried to sit up, but was forced back down, due to the painful burning sensation.

Zim stood there and forced himself not to run to her side. Instead, he listened as Ash began to talk.

Let's take a moment
And look deep inside
And say we're willing
To give love a try
We're not as different
As we seem to be
There's so much more to me than what you see
You don't have to be this way
Think about the consequences
Turn around and walk away

"I see you inherited the gene…from mom, no doubt. After all, she was the one with physic abilities and her father, had fire abilities." Ash stopped himself as he created another ball of fire in his open hand. He walked up to Ember as he studied the small flame.

"What?" Ember whispered as she stared up at her brother.

"What, do I have to explain it to you? Your telekinesis comes from our mother…don't tell me you didn't know that!" Ash stopped observing the fire and glared down at Ember.

Ember shook her head. "I didn't know it was transferred from parent to child…"

"Well it is! Strange how mom thought that we'd both have the fire ability…that's why she named us after fire. Weird, huh? Apparently, the physic ability is really rare." Ash seemed to calm down as he began to study the black flame again.

Brother, my brother
Tell me, what are we fighting for?
Isn't life worth so much more?
We should love one
Another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began?
Tell me why,
Brother, my brother
Tell me why,
Brother my brother
What are we fighting for?
Isn't life worth so much more?

"How do you know all this?" Ember asked.

"Mom told me…well, she did. But someone else filled me on the details."

"Who?"

"That's none of your concern!" Ash yelled as he glared down at Ember, again. The black glow of the fire ball gave Ash's eyes an eerie look as he glared down at Ember.

"Did father know about this?"

"Yes. But he didn't like being told that there was a slight possibility that his children would have 'powers'." Ash sighed. The flame in his hand was slowly burning out. Ash replaced it with a new ball of fire.


Brother, my brother
We should love one
Another,
Tell me why
Brother, my brother

"Why are you explaining all this to me?" Ember asked as she began to sit up.

"For my own amusement. To watch you…trying to take all this information in. Trying to understand it all…before you die." Ash said in a sly voice; he had a sick smile on his face.

Ember glared at him. "How do you know that I'll be the one to die?" She whispered.

Ash laughed, mockingly. He stopped, leaned down at eye level, and got really close to Ember; he stared her in the eye. "Because, I'm bigger, smarter, and older. Most importantly, I'm better and stronger than you."

Ember stared at Ash, not showing the fear he was bringing her. Instead, she punched Ash hard in the cheek. She got to her feet as he fell to the ground. She took a few steps back and watched as Ash stood, obviously angry.

"That was a mistake!" Ash yelled as he wiped some blood from his mouth. He used both hands to create a huge sphere of black fire. He stood there, glaring at Ember, but his eyes soon traveled to Zim; who was standing to the side.

Ember stood in a fighting position; ready to take a hit. She wasn't expecting Ash to do what he did…

Ash pulled the huge ball of fire over his head, preparing to throw it. He released it; completely missing Ember.

Ember turned and watched as the sphere headed towards Zim, Gir, and Dragon. They didn't move, out of fear. "No!" Ember yelled as she ran towards Zim.

It seemed as if everything was moving in slow motion for Zim. The sphere of flame, Gir's scream, and Ember. He saw her run towards him, and was shocked when she managed to get between him and the powerful attack.

The sphere was powerful, but it was also slow. Well, not really slow…it just wasn't as fast as the last ball of flame Ash had thrown. Mostly due to Ash's weakness.

Ember wasted no time once she got in front of Zim. She held her arms out and expected a simple wave of energy to be released…but what she got, was even more powerful.

Suddenly, Ember felt her whole body start to glow purple; orbs of energy began to form in her hands.

Zim saw this; he took a step to the side and saw that Ember's eyes were completely purple. No pupils could be seen…just a light purple color.

A powerful attack was released as the sphere almost made contact. A powerful, large beam was released from Ember's hands. The beam cut Ash's attack in two and headed for Ash.

Ash could only stare in fear as the beam came towards him. It hit him, engulfing his entire body with physic energy. He fell to the ground.

Ember's eyes and body went back to normal. She put her arms down and put a hand on the side of her head from the weakness she was feeling. That move had taken a lot out of her…

Ash forced himself to sit up. He stared at Ember, with Anger and confusion written all over his face. "That…That's impossible! You're not supposed to even learn that move! You're too weak to learn it!" He yelled at his sister.

"And…there's more where that comes from! Now, get out of here, before I get mad!" Ember shouted, trying to stand up straight. She suddenly felt a strong arm around her shoulders and glanced at Zim.

Ash growled. "I will be back, Ember! I will be back!" And with that, he teleported away…gone in a black puff of smoke.

"Right…that's what they all say!" Ember shouted after him, a second too late. She looked into Zim's eyes and looked back down with a look of shame. Tears formed in her eyes.

"It's okay…It wasn't your fault." Zim whispered in a gentle voice. He pulled Ember into a comforting embrace, and felt Ember hug back.

Ember pulled back and stared at Zim; a slight smile on her face as Zim tenderly wiped the tears away from her cheeks. He pulled her into another hug.

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Wow…I feel like I'm writing a chapter out of Harry Potter XD I mean…I love Harry Potter…I just feel like I'm copying it for some reason.

Anyway…this is the second to last chapter. Yes! Only one chapter left, but that means another sequel! YAY!! Unfortunately, it will be the last sequel…

Song: Brother, My Brother. Found on: Pokémon: the first movie soundtrack.