Zim saw it all. Saw the message that was left for him regarding Membrane being taken. Looking at the cameras he saw how it was Strange that showed his ugly self up and took their father away then Gaz coming to be faced with Sane. The look on her face to whatever she said to him before he took her away. Zim felt shame that his own behavior caused her to run away from him. He knew she would run to her fathers aid, just like Dib would even if he didn't hurt her so much, but he felt the shame just the same. Hearing some groaning outside in the hall. Groaning that sounded more like a zombie movie coming to life.

Zim walked through the hallway helping some stand up before moving along to the outside world. The meteorites stopped. People were in various states around him. Some were sitting on the side of the street nursing their wounds or just staring in shock. Others were searching to find others missing. Some laid dead. Zim held no expression on his face because if anything, he was holding many different emotions inside of him at the same time, none of which were the positive ones. Walking along slowly, he came across a tiny little girl crying. He didn't see an adult around her and she appeared not to be injured so he crouched down next to her.

"Where are your parents?"

The girl sniffed and pointed inside the wreckage before them. He remembered there was at least one house remaining on this street while others were mostly businesses. The top of the house appeared to be showing still, while the rest looked completely gone. Taking out a scope from his pak he did a reading to find at least two heart beats in the house. Having the girl step away, he popped into that area where the life signs were showing, which thankfully was near the portion of the house that seemed decent so Zim popping in gave him enough room to move. Seeing two humans in various states of disrepair and a large beam over their legs, he took the beam off of them, and popped them out of there to the delight of the little girl.

As he saw them reunited he made his way from them when he felt a tug on his hand, turning it was the little girl again who indicated he should come down to her. Agreeing, she jumped up as best as she could to hug him before running back to her parents. Zim stood back up and blinked out of there as fast as possible. He had to deliver some unhappy news to the family.

Slender long feet dragged from behind down the steps. Blue blood dripping a couple of steps on the way down as a guard brought down the latest prisoner as they hooked them around the beings waist as its long hair also dragged along the ground. Clothes in tatters. Low moans issued as the guard opened up the cell next to Membranes and placed an obvious female against the wall shackling her up heavily before making a retreat. Ever curious, the Professor examined the woman to see she was in bad shape as blood was coming down fresh from her elongated nose and the corner of her full mouth. He didn't know the race she belonged to.

"It is best if you don't get that curious."

Glancing over at Fritag, Membrane inquired. "What would they do to me exactly?"

Looking between him and the female, he replied. "They are iffy at best. I've been tortured when I got curious once. It makes you understand that it isn't best to anger ones who can harm you supernaturally."

"My whole life is built on scientific curiosity. I ask questions. I research. I find ways." Membrane had to keep himself in tact in regard to this situation. He won't lose himself. "Do you know where she hails from?"

"Honestly no and it is possible she may have powers considering how they have her bound up. They don't do that unless you have something." Taking another glance at the female, he made a comment. "She looks pretty too in a way. If she is involved as an important person on her planet then she is a bargaining chip like myself or if she has a daughter like yourself..."

"Or it could be she refused them what they wanted and hope she will bend to them." Membrane thought aloud.

Making a sound, Fritag moved out of the barely there light. "In either case, you better hope we all win against them because what if there are more then that will be joining us?"

Sitting back against the wall, Membrane shut his eyes if only to think. The female beside him was able to hear all that was said, but was too weak to say a single thing. Her race could recover from anything deadly, but even she can feel it will be slow since what they placed around her, and what they shot her with made her reproduction extremely slow.

His nerves got the better of him as he tried to enter the room only to pause to reprimand himself for being a coward. He had to do this. Gaz and Membrane were counting on them now and he was wasting precious seconds in acting like a scared chicken. Even as he entered the room he could hear the hushed voices of Dib and Dai talking about the invention as they tweaked it. In the back of his mind he heard a chicken clucking while he went into their line of vision. Dib glanced at him before concentrating back on the machine, while Dai stopped what she was doing. Her eyes seemed to read what he was going to say.

"The Plegerins have Alex, Dai." Zim announced making Dib halt what he was doing to slowly look at him, eyes wide. "There was a meteorite attack on Earth. In the mass destruction the one called Strange took him."

"Zim?" Dai was hesitant to ask this question. "Where's Gaz?"

Looking down in shame, Zim replied. "We got into it while you were down here about Sane's essence being in her and how she is able to sense his specific energy signature." Shuffling his feet, he scratched the back of his head. "I hurt her with my stupid jealousy. She got mad at me and stormed away from me. Refused to talk to me and blinked to Earth." He paused to take a breath. "They also have her again."

There was dead silence until he felt a fist connect to his cheek causing him to fall on his back to the ground. Looking up, Dib was above him with his mother holding him at bay with her hands around his arm. Burning hate from his eyes, a look Zim hadn't seen for a long time, Dib pointed at him. "So you question my sisters loyalty to you and make her leave knowing that they are after her? Zim... What the hell is your problem?!" Dib yelled. "My sister has been loyal to you since she was young and you question her now?"

"I know." Zim said weakly not even wanting to rub his own cheek.

"Dib, could you please go upstairs and cool down. I will talk to you very soon. I need to talk to Zim alone." Dai spoke calmly trying to get her son to look at her.

"But mom." Dib started to argue, but his mom stepped between him and Zim.

"I need you calm before we all can speak. I do understand why you are angry. I'm not happy either, but I need the son with his head on his shoulders still. Please do this for me. For Gaz and your dad." Dai pleaded.

Taking a few seconds as he stared into his moms eyes, Dib nodded hesitantly before walking to the exit. He will abide by what she wanted but he will remain near the lift until it is okay for him to go back down.

Helping Zim up, Dai studied him before saying. "If you honestly think she will leave you for someone like that, you are incredibly naive."

"She kissed him and touched him before she left. She..."

"Zim, she did what she had to do in order to get her way. She wasn't happy about it at all. Don't you believe her?"

Glancing at the invention then her, he nodded. "Did you have any lingering emotions for Purple?"

Dai smiled warmly at him. "I did and still do. There were some decent moments between us. Lust you can say, but how I feel for Alex is so much stronger. It is love, respect, lust, and really so many great emotions Zim that what I had with Purple is secondary. Do you believe she feels that for this guy?"

"Hard to answer that without feeling more of a jerk then I already am, Dai."

"Zim I have a feeling you attacked her instead of talking to her in a calm fashion. Do you believe she will leave you for this guy?"

"No." Zim replied quickly.

"Then you know you can trust her if you can answer me that question that quickly. You know how much you love her and how much she loves you." Dai said.

"I do trust her, but now I'm afraid in how I acted towards her that she will end up falling for him now."

Touching his arm, she softly told him. "That is your own insecurity there, Zim. You know she can't fall for someone who forces her to do things. You know that yourself."

Smiling sideways, he replied. "She'll flame their asses before they do that stuff to her or at least doom them."

"Exactly. Are you alright now in that department?" Seeing him nod, he added. "We need Dib back down here again so we can come up with something."

"We are gathering them as we speak. Soon our cells will be filled with them although it will prove useless in the end." Strange informed Matronly as she stood in front of him and Sane. "As for what was stolen from us I am still unable to locate them."

Shooting a look to Sane, Matronly asked. "Have you questioned the girl where they are at?"

Her trust in him was severely broken in spite of him getting Gaz back so he had to make sure to respond to her in a quick manner no matter what the question. "She is still knocked out from what I did and I will question her as soon as she wakens."

"See that you do, Sane. As for your new place, is it to your liking?"

"It is quite generous and appreciative. I do love how you made the house into a personal binding towards her." In truth he wasn't fond of it because it just simply meant other things.

Smiling at his answer, she decided to venture forth. "It looks like her father has not a single clue where they would be, but he would still be useful to keep her at bay. He has no powers, but a man with no powers who mates with someone with that very little in power to achieve a child like that... Do you suppose it would be possible to have him mate with one of our own to achieve another offspring like that?"

"No."

"What do you mean, no, Sane?"

"Well while her powers are extraordinary it doesn't necessarily reflect from the father. Her mother comes from a long line of Elders. Most of them had different varying skills with Gaz only being the only who has more then all of them combined. I was able to do that research while on that planet."

Stepping forward, Matronly brushed her hand along his abdomen in appreciation of his answer. "There's my Sane back." Taking in the glance from Strange before she stepped back away, she crossed her arms in thought. "How does anyone feel about an alternate realtity?"

"We haven't done that in centuries. Why do you want to do this now?"

"Simple, my dear Strange, I want to throw off the balance some again." Glances over to Sane. "This will insure that you and that girl will be happily betrothed."

So no matter what, he is forcing her. "I look forward to when that plan comes to fruition." Sane spoke happily as he bowed to her.

"You may introduce yourself to your family down below before going back to your fiance."

Bowing again, he made his exit from her while Strange stepped close to her. "How are you feeling, my love?"

Studying him she gave him a kiss not at all telling her thoughts that she knew that Sane fell for that girl. Something she wasn't pleased with. Something she would of ended someone's life with, but she needed the girl still. As for Sane, she loved him very much still just as much as she loved Strange.

Reaching the cell that held Professor Membrane, he noted that at least his condition was much better then the other prisoners they held currently. Looking over to the female Carlex who was still bleeding, Sane peered back over to her father who was now studying him. "My name is Sane. Have they fed you at least?"

"A tiny bit. Are you going to keep that one from suffering over there?" Membrane asked pointing to the girl.

Sane frowned. "Unfortunately I cannot do anything for her. Matronly won't allow it." Glancing back to the woman, he added. "That race is stronger then you realize it takes more then a simple beating to kill them. I'm not fond of this method, but it is her will. I cannot change it."

Studying him, he didn't know what to think of this one while the others were obviously crazy. "Where is my daughter?"

"She is currently staying with me in a different place on this planet. She is safe. She is betrothed to me."

"I forbid that union and won't recognize it."

Another fighter in the family. Sane liked that. "It has been decided though. Sorry you don't approve, but it can't be reversed." Stepping back Sane disappeared instead of using the stairs. He had to leave there right away.

Fritag said something out of the blue. "He isn't as violent as the others, but it doesn't mean he isn't deadly."

Membrane nodded at that as he relaxed back into the wall. He now wished he had some sort of power to get out of here or at least communicate to his family.