Dib was jotting down notes of all the stuff he heard from his mother. There was so much nonsense. So much that just didn't make sense to him. So much that made him wonder as she kept reciting more and more to him. He was in that void. He had that strong distinction that they operated from there. Hell, if that other creature Pressner operated from some type of void and not a planet, then why not them? This was revenge against what the Irkens did to them. He guessed karma really was a bitch.

Tak was studying his face. She knew when something popped up into that skull of his. Inching closer she read his notes from over his shoulder before placing a gentle hand on his shoulder so he can look at her. She didn't want to interrupt his mom, so with one simple look from her, he understood what she was saying.

"Mom, I hate to interrupt you, but I think I have an idea." Dib said tentatively.

"Oh? What is it?"

"Irkens have taken over many planets over the years. I know even before you were born. This is revenge from one race to yours. A race that doesn't seem to have a planet anymore. A race that can operate on these crazy powers that really border on the demonic. Demonic." Dib trailed off on that last thought before resuming. "That last guy we dealt with, Pressner from the race that constantly changed their names to suit their snobbish needs, he operated from a void. He had powers similar to, Gaz."

Dai and Membrane were both nodding their heads listening to him. Dai said. "This race may be the same or pretty similar to that one to do that then. Thing is when Zim and I thought all through the catalog of species that match all these specifics, there is still no close match. Just kinda almost there ones."

"Then what if they adapted themselves or, or maybe another race has been introduced in this grand scheme to take over? A scheme that would greatly benefit both races." Dib questioned almost triumphantly.

Tak and Dai looked upon him smiling at those thoughts. Membrane was the only one who verbalized it. "My brilliant son might know what he is talking about."

"Funny how you actually wrote all that down instead of placing that on a computer." Tak mentioned as she looked over his notes. "You know... Sometimes you have the mad bombers handwriting."

"Huh? Gaz once said it resembled a serial killers handwriting." Dib said ignoring his mom's concerned look there. "Mom, you know I'm not either one of those."

"Right now I know that something has happened to her. There has been no visions since I've seen her in trouble." Feeling weakened by the thought of losing her own child, she wrapped herself in Alex's arms. "I see Zim though. I see a angry guy."

"Our Gazlene is a very strong lady she will be all right. You have to keep faith." Membrane spoke soothingly into his wife's ear.

Dib and Tak exchanged glances before Dib announced. "It is time, Tak and I head back to Irk." Seeing his mother get up in a panic, he raised his hand up in the air. "Mom I can do this. You know I can. As an Elder you need to be kept safe. You know Zim would order you to be safe, especially when the other Elder is indisposed. You obviously now can talk to Sizz-Lor, you can try Zim's computer as well. You can keep tabs from here." Approaching her, he wrapped his arms around her. "Mom, I've been preparing for this stuff all my life. I can do this. Believe in me."

"I do believe in you. I just want you to be careful." Holding him away an arms length away, she smiled at him. "I love you." Looks to Tak. "Please watch over my son."

Tak nodded her head. "I will, my Elder."

"Son." Membrane placed a gentle hand on his shoulder before gathering him in for a hug. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks dad." Smiling Dib separated from the both of them to gently take Tak's hand. With one final look, he blinked out of there.

Gazing down at his wife, he saw a small smile form on her lips. "What are you thinking, my love?"

Raising her head slowly to look at him, she replied. "That race will reach its ultimate doom." It was such a quick premonition. A much clearer one that wasn't sporadic, that for once she felt at ease.

Zim continued along his journey towards the destination he felt her to be in. He didn't rest. He didn't really care to nourish himself. His pak sent signals to him. Warnings for him not to evade his own personal health, but still he ignored them. He was sure that, Gaz would think of him as foolish for forsaking himself in such a way. Even as it rained a little, he didn't care that it sizzled it skin. He was sure the rain part was just there to make him stop. Make him suffer, but he will show them that nothing will stop him of his quest of getting her back, then getting his planet back to working order.

Reaching an area he felt her to be at he went into it to find evidence of arm and leg bindings on the ground. Blood. Human blood, he assumed. Taking out his gage, he tested it to find it to be the truth, and with further testing he went down on his hands and knees.

"Our plan is working." Stated the strange voice.

"You assume it to be working. He is merely on his hands and knees looking at his mates tortured spot." Observed another voice. A voice that was more clearly less odd sounding.

Peering at Zim, the strange one smiled wickedly as they examined him in private. "Once we bring him down, Irk will be ours."

"Is he... Is he crying?"

"Irkens don't cry."

"Then explain the moisture running from his eyes to the ground then."

The saner one said, as he watched Zim visibly sobbing. "I didn't think that was possible."

"Well I did hear he was a defect. I can see that." The strange one said casually.

Zim needed his demoness back. He didn't believe her to be dead. He believed she was moved elsewhere. He also felt very much stared at right now. Honing into the area where he was being watched after, he quickly turned around firing a shot causing a very alarmed shout. "Nice try. Give me her and I won't destroy your precious place." He said venomously.

Both of them remain silent until another shot was fired. "She is no longer yours." The strange one stated.

Standing up, he focused on the area in which the voice came from. "No. She was never yours. She did in fact give herself to me." Zim reminded them. "I'm also pretty certain she has even mentioned that to you. She does get very adamant about details."

Sensing that his companion wished to expose himself to him, the saner one halted him by placing a hand over his mouth indicating it was time for him to move along to the next step. Waiting for him to disappear, he addressed Zim himself. "She is a strong stubborn one. Very willful."

Stepping forward a bit, Zim noticed how the voice was different. A little more mature. "How many are there of you?"

"Lost count. Got a bit depressing after a while when the numbers dwindled. We had to look up new avenues to re-populate."

Zim made a face knowing the whole point of that. He remembered this whole thing from the last freak. "You can't force her to do that, you know. Last jerk who did that got fried."

"I know we can't, but my partner just can't help himself. All we need is her viable eggs." It said.

"And what of Irk?"

"Oh that? You will all be destroyed. No stopping us there." It said with a wave of its ethereal hand, something of course Zim couldn't see.

Taking a brief glance behind him before looking forward, Zim took out yet another weapon from his pak. "Gaz and Irk are not yours to have. I will be taking back what is rightfully mines." Activating his jets, he raised himself into the air as he launched his bomb down causing a large explosion that brought down the floor and some of the walls. He laughed at the state of shock inside the beings voice. "You don't like it when things are taken away from you, don't you?"

"You took what was rightfully ours a long time ago!" It screeched.

"I have no clue who you are to formally and maybe apologize. There were some races that did disguise themselves as us to take over planets. Pretty stupid in my opinion but I guess in the long run if that race wanted revenge we would be perfect targets. Also there are planet jackers. So I have nothing else to say but I want my Gaz back." Zim said.

There was a long expanse of silence that seemed to stretch out forever. Zim could start to hear the purple billowing clouds below him here as they made a sort of tumbling sound. Once again he felt a strange other presence lurking around.

"She's dead." It finally muttered out causing Zim to almost deactivate his jet pack so he can tumble into the abyss.

Regaining his senses, he had a feeling that was a ploy as he narrowed his eyes to a deadly stare. "You're dead." He spoke the promise with most deadliest of hisses that he owned. "All of you are dead."

Dun dun dun...