Chapter 19

NINA

I ran as fast as I could.

I have to save Zia she needs my help, as does Zim.

Wait what?

Has my sentaint mode had activated?

Zia and Zim are in danger, so comes to reason that it would activate.

So this is what it's like to think for myself.

Huh? This is pretty cool.

I could get use to this. I shook my head and focus on the task at hand.

Saving Zia and Tagien from whomever took them, and resuce Zim and Tak from The Tallest.

I ran into the smoke filled streets, running by Irkens as they screamed. Zia and Tagien must be near by, small Irkens couldn't get very far with two beings larger than themselves.

I turned on my heat seeking vision. I looked around noticing that Irkens have lower body temperture humans, so Zia and Tagien should stick out like a sore thumb.

I ran down the street looking down into houses and building as I past by, until I came across two large heat signatures.

It was detected in a large abandoned building, with rusted metal runnig down the side.

I climed to the top of the building and looked thorugh the skylight.

Down below I saw Zia and Tagien, being held by two droids.

An Irken stepped from the shadows.

I turned on my audio sensors on, and peared down at them.

The Irken smiled and said, "Hello kiddies. Do you know who I am?"

Zia stare for a momnet and said, "Your name is Nari. Right?"

She stared in shock and said, "Strange, no one knows about me until someone wants someone dead. So my question is how the hell did you know who I am?"

Zia wiggled her hand and said, "Take off my glove and you will know everything that about me." Nari walked up cautiously, and ripped off Zia's glove.

A small light resonated from her palm.

Tagien looked and said, "Zia? What the hell is your hand doing?"

Nari stared and said, "It's the mark. The mark of light, hidden in the dark."

Zia turned her head toward Nari and said, "I heard that before, in my dreams..."

She looked to Zia in complete shock, and said, "Irk that's why he wanted you dead. You're the one... You're the Harken. The true leader of the Irken Empire."

Zia smiled and said, "Yeah, I guess so. Nari you have an importiant job in the empire and I understand. but we need to find my father and his mother."

She looked up to her and said, "I hear you loud and clear, but..."

She pulled up a laser blade and turned to them.

She smiled and said, "I still have to gut you nothing personal, Lady Harken."

She lifted up her blade and laughed.

I couldn't sit by there anymore.

I busted the glass of the skylight and came landing on the ground.

"Put the blade down. Now!" I said. Zia and Tagien yelled, "Nina!"

Nari turned an said, "A SIR unit? God, they really need to explain these contracts more. And no, how about I rip you apart first."

She charged at me and tried to stick me with the blade.

I jumped into the air and pulled out my rockets.

She stared in horror.

I smiled and said, "Boom."

I launched my rockets at her and blew her up into the wall.

I walked over to the droids and deactivated them, releasing Zia and Tagien.

Zia hugged me and said, "Nina thank you! I thought we were dead."

I smiled and said, "Your welcome, but we need to get moving."

Tagien looked at me and said, "Why? What's going on? Were's Mom and Uncle Zim?"

I looked at them both and said, "The Tallest have them in custody and are taking them to Judgeminta, to be put on trail for being malfunctions."

Zia looked up in horror and said, "No...I seen it happen a millon times. I will not let it happen one more time."

She ran out the door summoning her voot and we all got in.

She didn't even touch the controls and the ship began to fly.

She looked at me and said, "No matter what happens make sure my Dad, Aunt Tak, and Tagien get out of here alive."

I looked up to her and said, "What about you Miss Zia?"

She looked at me and said, "I will do what I have to, to save my family."