"Dib, wake up, Dib." Gaz kept calling out. "Come on wake up." She gritted out. Unsure where he was again, she decided to reach out to Dib's mind at least. Maybe there was a possibility of waking him up this way. Closing her eyes she concentrated herself to him.
"Dib? Please if you can hear me say something to me." Believing she heard him mumble something, she kept trying. "Dib, Pressner caught you and you are in a cage across from me. I need to know if he hurt you badly." Moaning now. "Dib, of all the times to not be silent this is the time. I need your voice, big brother."
"Gaz?" Dib spoke weakly. "What... What is going on?"
"Bret/Pressner caught you and now we are both hanging in flamed cages across from one another." She explained simply.
"Tak was with me."
"He only brought you here. Not her. Maybe he just took her out of this place we are in."
"He felt us here then. What about you?" Dib wondered.
Gaz fell silent. It didn't make her feel comfortable to be able to have similar things in common with someone that disgusted her so badly. "I had a strong inkling." She said very sadly.
Hearing his sister's unhappiness it felt like he wanted to reach out a comforting hand to her, but was unable to. "Gaz? What's wrong?"
Whimpering, she didn't want to be a whiner, but this sickened her. "He and I are too alike in our powers, Dib. What if I truly am evil?"
"What? Gaz, no you are not. A long time ago I'm sure I would of coldly said this, but no look at you, your anger has subsided. You have calmed down so much. I mean you can be intense still, but you have matured." Dib spoke sincerely. "I'm glad that over the years we seemed to have gotten even closer. Your writings are amazing. Gaz, I become so proud of you."
Hearing his words she wanted to break down and cry but sniffled instead. "Thanks Dib."
"Anytime." He said. "Could you tell me about these flamed bars more?"
"With your bars, if you try to escape you will naturally burn up. Unfortunately rather quickly. Sorry, but I wouldn't been able to tell this without testing it out first."
"How did you test it?"
"Uh take over your body to touch the bars. I'm sorry for the burn on your right index finger."
Suddenly feeling the pain, he spoke matter of factly. "That explains that pain."
"Mines is a lot more horrible. I mean really, I'd rather burn up. Anything I do he has put his energy into these bars that makes it like he and I are... In bed together. Very forcibly." Wearing a face of disgust, she settled into herself just waiting on Dib's response.
His response was pretty angry as he cursed and swore to get out and kill him. She appreciated her brother's words, but she had to shut him up.
"He's back. I'm not sure if he can do what I can do right now, so please keep this between us. Okay, Dib?"
"Okay, but I still want to kill him."
"Same here."
Opening her eyes she saw a very happy Pressner standing between them both. Dib started to open his eyes and immediately started cursing at him. She had a hand it to him, he always never failed her with his usual personality. Pressner stared up at him just to simply observe.
"Can't believe you are both related." He pointed out.
"Can't believe how stupid you are." Dib spat out. In hind sight he could of said something a lot more better, but he was really pissed.
"Did coming here sap your intelligence level? I mean, you used to be so much smarter then this, now you are just a bore."
Gaz listened to the exchange in her head. She also heard Zim's conversations with her since she had been here. She didn't want to be here any longer. She didn't want her brother to suffer just in case Pressner decides on a whim to just kill him. She honestly wanted to kill this son of a bitch slowly. Oh how she pictured it in her head.
"I love you very much Zim, but I can't let him cause any harm to my brother." She said to Zim.
Almost pressing the button to send him there, he stopped, frozen in his spot. It was more sudden then her past communications. "Gaz? What are you going to do?" He asked worried.
"Break out of here now. I know what it will do to me, but he is my brother." Standing up in her cage. "I love you Zim."
Suddenly cutting them off, she raised her arms to unleash purple flames that engulfed the entire inside of the cage.
"Gaz! No!" Dib cried out. Reaching out he burnt his hand making him cry in pain.
"Zim what's happening?" Tak worriedly questioned.
"That thing I told you about what he did to Gaz's confines and what it does. Well she is going to break out of it just to save her own brother." Feeling Tak latch her hand around his wrist, he screamed at her. "I need you here just in case, Tak." Seeing her shake her head vehemently, he growled. "Fuck! I don't have time for this, but Tak you have to follow through with the plan now and that is an order from your Tallest." Another shake of the head, he knew she was going to curse him later, but he pressed another button making a tentacle come and snatch her and hold her back. "Tak I'm sorry, but this is all important. I promise you he will be back." Pushing the button, he vanished, but as he was leaving he heard her yelling his name.
Feeling the strong energy from her prison, she was trying to control her breathing. She was repeating to herself to calm down and that she was better then him. The energy sifted inside every part of her nerve. Latching inside her head. Making her weak with uncontrollable ecstasy. She made herself think of Zim even if that energy was trying to pound it out of her. She thought all the energy she used in her house that day was the strongest she has ever done, but this was powerful. But who was more powerful?
Watching his sister was both awe inspiring and also frightening. He knew from what she told him what this sicko did to those bars, so for her to do this pray that she was alright. "Gaz?" He whispered.
Pressner was overjoyed in seeing her unleash her power. He actually clapped in pure joy as he watched her break out and eventually float down near him. Landing she on the ground she passed out from over exertion with him catching her before she hit the ground.
"Get your hands off my sister!"
Lovingly walking her to the chaise lounge, he gently placed her down, and went about straightening her hair and dress up. "You need a new writer, Dib." He spoke smiling. "The same tired dialogue." Laying a gentle kiss on her forehead, he added. "There is no way I will get rid of her." Standing up he wanted to admire her in another angle. "I find your sister perfect."
*CLANK* Pressner was knocked hard to his left by a sharp metallic feeling thing. Hitting the far wall with some sharp objects jutted out above him, he landed with a hard "Oof" Shaking his head, he looked to see what hit me, but couldn't find the source of the problem, and Dib was giving him a very snarky happy look on his face right now. Trying to sense any of the vibrations in the room, he noticed it was coming from so many areas. Scanning the area with the naked eye, he couldn't see a single thing to inform him what hit him. Gaz didn't obviously move.
Moving away from the wall to get up, he was once again hit from the side tossing him hard against the other wall, this time with a blade stuck into his arm. Cursing, he dislodged it and wanted to use it on the thing doing this to him, but the blade conveniently disappeared. This wasn't one of his kind, he would of had that strong reading, and although Gaz wasn't one of his kind neither, she did have the similar readings. Glancing at Dib in the corner of his eye made him wish to make that cage smaller just to wipe that smug look off his face. But Gaz may not be pleased.
Breathing a lot more clarified, he made his way near her, but was met with a nice stabbing motion from above blocking him from her. Jumping back, he witnessed as Zim revealed himself as he lowered himself to block him from her. A cool calculated look was on both of their faces as they regarded one another with clearly marked disdain.
"That was a little bit more clever then the female Irken." He wasn't one to praise his enemies, especially him, but he had to admit, it made him a little nervous.
Zim didn't bother to reply. He just was calculating variables into his head. Dib was still not safe and he had no idea what was going inside Gaz's head right now. He wanted this all to end now.
"She is still mines. That cage I had her in had something very special within it. Something that is inside of her right now." Pressner went on.
Oh yes I know, you sick freak, and for that I will rip your insides out. Zim thought as he stepped forward only leaving one of his extended legs behind to make sure he doesn't trick him.
"I will rule this day, Zim." He promised. "I will also start to..."
"Don't you ever just shut up your big red ugly red toothed of ugliness and toss it in the sewer for good times sake?" Zim growled out.
Pressner was confused by that question. Dib thought he went personally crazy. "Don't think I don't appreciate you rescuing us, Zim, and don't misunderstand me when I say this. Have I known you this long to finally get what the hell you finally are talking about?"
"Yes, Dib, I believe it does. We can think upon this later when this is all done now." Zim replied calmly to him, then spoke to Pressner again. "Now..." Was all he said when he back handed him across the face.
Not quite knocking him down, he wiped the blood from his face where he cut him. "That was rude."
Launching a flame attack at Zim who ducked it while covering Gaz at the same time, Zim focused a deathly look on him still as they both locked on to one another cutting and lashing into each another. Both feeling pain and not wanting to admit to it due to anger and adrenaline pumping through them they continued on fighting. Pressner using his powers sometimes and then just pure brutal strength against Zim. Zim had injuries on him, but nothing was slowing him down. Bruised and battered he fought on. Determined.
Dib watched in an actual trance as he watched them almost do a dance. It actually looked like an angry tangle. Only once they came close to his cage knocking it making him hug the ground in hopes of not meeting the edges, although he did smell a bit of burnt hair. Raising his head up he saw Gaz stirring from where she was. Whimpering a little as she held her head to rise up her head. Looking at the fight then back at his sister he saw her sit up fully.
"Gaz?" He whispered her name over and over again, but she didn't seem to hear him. Gaz although did stand up and turn to regard the fighting behind her as she turned to face it with an odd look on her face. Hesitant now, his whisper reflected it when he said her name again. "Uh Gaz?"
Stabbing Pressner hard into his leg, he watched with hidden joy as he saw him fall down in pain and yelling. Although Zim wasn't totally convinced that this wound would down him for long, he made sure to stab him hard in the side as well, causing blood to stream out. "Don't know much about your anatomy, but I say that seems bad, Pressner." Zim breathed harshly, as he wrapped his hand around his neck to apply pressure.
Pain was written all over his face and as soon as it was there, it quickly was replaced by something else, then followed by strained laughter. "Not as bad as it is for you, Zim."
"You're delusional plus stupid." Zim sneered. As soon he was about to apply more pressure he was carried off across the other side of the room in a blinding ball of something. Landing hard, he raised his head up coughing to witness Gaz up with her hand extended out towards him with sparkling flames disappearing into her hand while she closed the distance between her and Pressner. Watching her stand over him and help him up, he went to object, but found his voice caught.
Wrapping his arm around her, bleeding, he closed his mouth around hers in a sloppy possessive kiss. As he did so, he stared at Zim with a smirk in his eyes. Separating, he held her hand and explained. "The second she broke through her bonds that cage was designed to possess her completely." Looks at his capture. "Make her mines forever. She will do many things for me now."
"Gaz is much stronger then you, she will fight this. You will die." Zim promised as he stood up shakily.
"Zim is correct when it comes to my sister." Dib chimed in.
"Really? Gaz you know what I would love right now, correct?" He asked.
Nodding her head, she walked up to him and kissed him fully again allowing him to rake his hands all over her. Dib wanted to both hurl and kill him. Zim simply wanted to rip him apart. Standing away from him, she walked towards Zim as she began to hit him with balls of flame.
"Now my darling. Kill him, then kill Dib." He ordered as he busied heating his body to stem the blood flow.
Zim allowed her to come, he allowed her to hit him with flames, when he was on all fours, his spider legs hanging limply on the ground looking useless he looked up at her sadly. Pleading. "Gaz I'm not going to fight you. Gaz I know you are in there somewhere. The independent one who never allows anyone to control her. The one who is so strong that she can fight anything." Standing over him now, he chanced putting a gentle hand on her foot. "I've loved you for such a long time. I loved how different you are compared to others. Loved you from afar even when you scared Zim so. Zim loves his Gaz. Even when you insulted Zim, I still loved you. I love your spirit. Zim wants to be with you forever. Zim wants his Gaz back because I know Gaz wouldn't be happy to live in this manner being controlled by a lower life form."
Pressner stepped forward. "My dear... Destroy them."
Taking one step immediately back, thunder and flames erupted from her. Hair flying all over, it was actually both a scary and beautiful sight, Zim continued staring at her refusing to stray from her regardless if this is truly the end. He loved her. He meant all he has ever said to her. Raising himself on his knees, he just waited. Gaz's eyes were no longer their amber color, they showed black now. A color he never witnessed before. Her mouth slightly open, she showed her upper teeth a bit before turning so quickly that it was hard for anyone to notice until they witnessed all her concentrated power on Pressner himself as he started to order her to stop what she was doing.
Levitating up, lightening joined in along with extremely bright light, making both Dib and Zim cover their eyes up. Zim opened his right eye a slit to look at what she was doing and it was possibly the most frightening thing he has ever seen in all his existence. From all his boasting on what he could do, this was something that would probably make those mass murderers blush. This was obviously Gaz's anger amplified.
"I, Am. Not. Yours. To. Be. Controlled." She murmured as she secretly enjoyed hearing him screaming and dying in a now puddle of blood and bone in front of her. When that was done, she instantly removed Dib's cage before passing out.
Rushing up to her, Zim wrapped her up in his arms as Dib ran to their side. Holding her closely next to him as if he would lose her again, he didn't even care when Dib included his arms around both him and her. Zim felt like weeping. Zim knew this part was over. Zim pressed the button to bring them back to base where he made Dib get checked out and placed Gaz next to him to also get checked out. Placing a chair between the berths, he honestly couldn't be separated from her right now, as he laid his head next to her leg.
