Shin: What is up everyone, it's Shin with another chapter of ZtK. All I'm here to say is we'll try to make the fights longer from here on out.
Gan: And that goes for Demonized too!
Chapter 13: Alleyway Trouble & Gaming Convention Intervention
Zim got up and stretched. He changed his outfit and put on his disguise as he went downstairs. He saw Kinla sleeping on one end of the couch with Viv, and Grin sleeping on the other end. Everyone had left yesterday feeling full and happy thanks to Kayla's alien food.
Zim went to the kitchen and got to work on making waffles. After he made them, he ate them in silence. It was so quiet around the house… even Gir wasn't making any noise.
Is Computer asleep too? Zim wondered as he looked up at the ceiling. He stared and it wasn't returned by anything. I'll take that as a yes.
Zim got up from the table and put his plate in the trash before heading to skool.
Zim made it to skool on time and narrowed his eyes as he heard the annoyingly loud chattering of the skool halls.
He made it to his first class and sat in his seat, not even noticing Dib.
As the class started, Zim ignored Ms. Bitters's annoying talk about some countries downfall by daydreaming, I swear that's all Ms. Bitters talks about is someone or something's downfall or how they're doomed. She never talks about anything else, jeez… get a new hobby or somethin'... Oh wait we're getting off track.
The class ended and Zim made his way to his next class which was with Seina.
As he arrived, he sat in his seat and put his head down. Seina noticed, but decided it'd be best if she didn't bother him.
I feel like I should be remembering something… but I can't remember what… Zim thought as he shifted his position a bit.
Class was over and Zim was the first to walk out, followed by Seina.
"Hey Zim, you alright?" Seina wondered.
"Hm? Yes, I'm fine, thanks for asking." Zim responded with a smile.
"That's good to know, I was slightly worried since you didn't say hi to me." Seina said with a chuckle.
"Oh really? Ah, I'm sorry, I was trying to remember something and I couldn't for the life of me." Zim apologized.
"Ah no worries ya big doofus, I'll see you at Lunch." Seina said as she went into her classroom. Zim nodded as he went into his Calculus class and sat next to Gaz.
"Heya Zim." Gaz greeted.
"Hello Gaz." Zim greeted back. Gaz had a smirk as she was watching something. Zim followed her gaze, but didn't understand what she was looking at. "Uh… Gaz, what are you looking at?"
"Just wait and watch." Gaz told him. Soon, some students came in talking to each other and some of them went into the corner that Gaz was watching. As they sat down, both the desks and the chairs broke. The people who sat at the desks fell on their asses and Gaz laughed quietly.
"W-what the hell?!" One kid exclaimed.
Mr. Drogue was at his desk and saw it. He sighed longingly. "You've got to be kidding me."
"How did our desks and chairs break?!" The kid grilled.
"It's what you get for bein' a fatass!" Gaz insulted from across the room. Zim realized what she meant and snickered. Gaz really got revenge for Zim from all those days ago… she really can hold a grudge.
The boy clenched his teeth as he glared at Gaz through the students. They began to laugh after hearing Gaz's joke, making him and the other kids look away.
"Wow Gaz, thanks for that… I completely forget he said that." Zim thanked as he calmed down his snickering.
"Well, he deserved it, and so do the others." Gaz said with a smirk. Zim has a confused expression on his face.
"Others?" Zim asked. Soon, he heard multiple creaks and he looked behind him to find the rest of the class's desks and seats broke, making all of the kids fall except for Zim and Gaz.
Zim's eyes widened in shock. He looked from the kids in the floor to Gaz in amazement.
"Wow… I don't even know what to say other than you're really good at getting revenge." Zim complimented.
"Ah… it ain't much." Gaz waves off.
"Are you… oh my god…" Mr. Drogue whispered as he rubbed his temples. "Guess I'll have to call in new desks…"
The class ended with everyone glaring at both Zim and Gaz as their desks and chairs were perfectly fine. Zim and Gaz walked out after everyone else.
"That was awesome." Gaz spoke with a giggle.
"The feeling of them being angry was fueling." Zim added with a chuckle.
"Ah… oh wait, don't forget, the gaming convention is today."
"Oh! Right! That's what I was trying to remember!" Zim said as he finally remembered.
"Thank god you have me or else you would've completely forgot…" Gaz stated.
"Heheh… but, what time should we leave?" Zim asked.
"After skool, we have to get there early, I heard it's always packed." Gaz replied.
"Right."
XXX
The skool day ended smoothly with no problems and the kids ran out excitedly. Zim was at the front of the skool, waiting for Gaz.
"Waiting for me?" Gaz asked as she appeared from behind the stairs. Zim whipped his head to look at her with a confused expression.
"How the hell did you get there?" Zim wondered.
"Teleportation." Gaz answered as they were next to each other.
"You have teleportation powers?" Zim asked.
"No dumbass, I found a secret way out, now come on! We gotta go!" Gaz said as she pulled Zim towards the way of the gaming convention.
Zim and Gaz walked to the gaming convention that opened a few hours ago. Gaz was mostly excited and Zim noticed. He smiled at her as she was smiling widely.
"Are you excited, Little Gaz?" Zim asked.
"Hell yeah I am! This is like… the first time I've been to one!" Gaz exclaimed as she looked up at Zim.
Zim chuckled. "Well, let's make your first time a good one."
The two shortly made it to the City Gaming Convention and saw the massive line that formed outside.
Gaz audibly groaned. "FUCK!"
"Alright… I guess we'll have to wait…" Zim said as he sighed.
"Fine… but let's hurry up." Gaz said a she began walking towards the end of the line with Zim next to her. They reached the end of the line and got in. It was a hot and sunny day too, which didn't help at all.
This is gonna take awhile. Zim thought with a defeated sigh.
XXX
Grin woke up and blinked. He looked down and saw Kinla sleeping peacefully with Viv. He got out from underneath the covers and stretched.
Mornin' Manna. Grin thought.
"Good morning, Grin." Manna replied. "What's on today's agenda?"
Well, we're gonna go out and explore the city! Grin answered with a grin.
"Alright! Let's go then!" Manna said.
Wait a minute Manna, I have to eat first. Grin thought as he made his way to the kitchen. Once he got there, he began to search the cabinets for anything to eat. He found some cereal and grabbed it as well as a bowl.
After Grin was done eating, he left the house and began walking towards the city.
Once Grin got there, he looked around at the many tall buildings, the people that were walking around talking to each other, and the cars that passed by.
Man… this place reminds me of Yupolaria… Grin pointed out as he took in the sights.
"Except it's closer together." Manna commented.
Grin began to wander around, not having a plan as to where he wanted to go. He didn't have any Earth money, so he couldn't buy anything, and frankly he didn't know where any good places were to buy things from.
Grin somehow came across an alleyway and it was surprisingly dark only it being around 3:00PM.
"Grin… something's not right about this alley…" Manna pointed out. Grin sniffed and his eyes narrowed.
There's definitely some strong power coming from here. He thought. Welp, let's take care of it. Grin began walking into the alleyway with his hands behind his head. As he walked further in, the darkness got even darker. He took a glance back and couldn't see the light from the street.
Eh? Grin asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Well that's great… our only exit disappeared." Manna said as she sighed.
Wait… is this one of those spatial zones? Grin guessed as he looked around.
"You mean the zones that allow you to do whatever you want in them?"
Yeah… you're able to make a zone based on the power you possess and you can do all sorts of things… but only really strong beasts and people can do that…
"Well, be on your toes Grin…" Manna told the boy.
On it. Grin nodded as he put his hands to his sides. Manna, can you by any chance track this thing's location?
"Sorry, but I can't. This darkness is distorting my ability to pinpoint it." Manna answered. Grin sniffed and grunted.
Damn… even I can't smell it's trace… Grin said. Where could it-
"WATCH OUT!" Manna yelled. Grin widened his eyes as he ducked, avoiding a long and black arrow that was coming for his head. The arrow stuck into the ground before vanishing. Grin looked behind him and saw a purplish spike pointed from the wall. He moved out of the way as the spike tried to stab him, but instead got stuck in the ground.
Shit… Grin cursed as he began to sweat.
"Grin… calm down… remember, you have other powers, do not forget that." Manna told Grin. He nodded as he looked around. He jumped back as a spike ejected from the ground where he stood. More spikes came out from the ground and walls and were pointed at Grin. They shot towards Grin and he began to maneuver out of the way, barely dodging some of the spikes that came his way.
Grin flew away and looked behind him to see a spike coming. He gritted his teeth as he opened his palms.
"Burst!" Grin yelled as a miniature explosion happened right below him, causing him to jerk upwards, dodging the spike completely. Grin watched as the spikes clashed with each other.
"Pulsating Beam!" He shouted as he pointed his hands towards the group of stuck spikes. A blue ball formed in front of him before a beam was launched from it. The beam consumed the spikes and they vanished as the beam went away. Grin fell down from the air and landed cleanly.
A horrible, inhumane, sounding cry emerged from somewhere in the darkness. Grin cringed as he heard it, covering his ears.
"GAH! SHUT UP!" He shouted, the cry hurting his head. "NOISELESS BUBBLE!"
A white bubble formed around Grin. He couldn't hear the scream anymore and uncovered his ears as he fell on his knees, trying to regain his breath.
W-what kind of beast are we facing here…? He asked.
"I have no idea but you better hurry… if you can't hear what that thing is doing it might kill you." Manna warned. Grin nodded and stood up. The bubble popped and the cry stopped. It was eerily quiet as Grin looked around, focused on trying to get a read on the thing.
His eyes darted to one location on the wall as he noticed slight movement. A thin line shot from the wall and Grin spun out of the way. He put his arm out and aimed for the spot.
"Pulsating Beam!" He yelled and shot a beam. The beam hit the wall, but nothing indicated that Grin hit his target. Another line came from a different direction and Grin avoided it. He shot another beam at the spot where the line came from. Another line came from a different direction and Grin dodged that one as well.
This is getting me nowhere! At this rate, I'll just tire myself out! Grin noticed as he dodged another line. Grin did a backhand spring as another line darted at him.
"Reformed Kung Fu, Dòushì Jīngshén." Grin whispered as a purple aura surrounded him. A black line zoomed from behind Grin. He noticed it and ducked right under it. As it traveled past him, Grin grabbed it forcefully.
"Tracer." Grin said. His pupil was outlined orange as his vision now had an orange border surrounding it. The black line was also outlined orange and Grin followed the path until it came to a black figure outlined in orange crouching on the wall. Grin watched as the figure jumped from the wall and stuck to the ceiling. It scurried across the ceiling and skidded to a stop before launching another line.
"You and your annoying lines…" Grin whispered as he effortlessly dodged. He swiftly grabbed the line and grinned. "Black Lightning."
Black electricity shot from Grin's hand and travels up the line. It was moving too fast for the beast to run away from it and got electrified. It let out a horrid scream, causing Grin to cringe. It fell from the ceiling and crashed into the ground. It shook its head and glared at Grin with giant yellow eyes.
Yikes… I can barely see its body… Grin said as he squinted his eyes.
"That could be a problem… you sure you don't have a power that can shine light?" Manna wondered.
Grin put a hand to his chin. Hm… I think I do!
The beast screeched before darting towards Grin.
"Oh shit." Grin said as he narrowly avoided the beast's rush attack. Grin opened his palms and shot both his arms up in the air.
"Sunrah's Shining Light!" Grin shouted. A ball full of light formed above his hands and rose up near the ceiling. It began to expand, bringing some light to the room. Grin smiled as he could finally see. He looked at the beast and he lost his smile as he saw it.
The beast was all black and had a sharp beak. It also had jagged feathers erupting from its head and its body. The beast was on four legs and its claws were very sharp and ugly. The beast also had a small tail that stood still.
It opened its mouth to reveal many sharp teeth. The beast looked at the ball of light and shot its black tongue out. As soon as the tongue touched the ball, it wrapped around it. The beast pulled the ball of light towards it and once the ball was near the beast's mouth, it over extended its beak so that it was bigger than the ball.
It easily consumed the ball of light, making the room dark again, and as it swallowed the ball, it let out a ferocious burp that shook the entire place. Grin watched the whole thing, entirely disgusted.
Manna… what did I just witness…?
"S-So… that's a Regagis…" Manna told.
What's a Regagis? Grin asked.
"W-Well… Regagises are beasts found on the planet of Lurt. They are one of the most powerful beasts on that planet, ranging second from the Gurgets." Manna explained. Grin's eyes widened.
And you're telling me one of those things are here? Grin asked.
"Y-Yeah… that one is just a regular Regagis… there is another type of Regagis called an Elite Regigas, and that one is more creepy and scary than this one." Manna answered.
Well… at least we're not fighting that one… Grin said as he let out a sigh. Still can't believe that thing ate my ball of light, thankfully I have a back up plan.
Grin curled two fingers on each hand and put them together. "Reformed Kung Fu, Guāng De Fángjiān!"
A burst of light exploded from Grin as it filled the entire room. The Regagis screeched and covered its eyes as most of the room was now light instead of dark, save for a couple of dark spots here and there.
Grin smirked. "Now, let's see how you fight in the light!" Grin took off and appeared above the Regagis's head. It was still blinded, so it didn't have any idea Grin was above it.
Grin did a butterfly kick on its head, sending it straight through the ground. Grin jumped away as the Regagis flexed its feathers. Grin felt the ground rumble as the beast's feathers shot out from its body and into the ceiling. The feathers wiggled out of the ceiling and came flying towards Grin, looking like a storm of arrows.
"Oh sweet Huzon…" Grin whispered as he crouched. "Reformed Kung Fu… Spirit Release."
As the feathers came closer, Grin's purple aura swirled inside of him and just as the feathers were about to make contact, the purple aura now inside of Grin exploded, sending the feathers away from Grin. He quickly moved out of the way as more feathers came at him.
Grin began to run away as even more feathers were following him.
How many feathers does this beast have?! Grin asked.
"No one knows." Manna responded, "Grin, use Dark Umbrella!"
Grin grinned as he skidded and turned around. "Dark Umbrella!" A black as giant umbrella formed in front of Grin. The feathers bounced off of the umbrella and crashed into each other.
The beast finally got its head out from the ground and let out a horrid screech. As it did so, a giant ball full of darkness formed and it shot a large beam towards Grin.
"Grin, move." Manna told him. Grin's eyes widened as he sensed a large amount of power head his way. He dashed out from behind the umbrella and could see the large beam of darkness consume the umbrella. Grin watched as the beam continued further and soon died down, leaving no trace of the umbrella anywhere.
Damnit! How am I supposed to beat this beast?! He's stronger than I thought.
"You need to leech his power, dumbass." Manna answered.
Oh… wait you're right! Why didn't I think of that before?! I had a chance to do so too! Grin thought as he facepalmed.
"Don't dwell on it… you need to find a way to get close to him. If you could outmaneuver him you'll have a chance to get close." Manna said.
Yeah, but the problem is it's offense is really good. It's long range attacks can keep me at bay and in trouble if I'm not careful. Grin speculated.
"Maybe it's only good at long range attacks, but not close combat. Think about it, he only used attacks from a distance and only once did he charge at you." Manna brought up.
Hm… you're right… but with this much distance… how am I supposed to get close to him at all? Grin wondered.
"Speed. You have to outspeed him so that way he can't keep up." Manna answered.
Yeah, that sounds like the option. Grin agreed. "Reformed Kung Fu, Dòushì Jīngshén." Grin whispered as his purple aura returned. "Now… Leech Form." Grin's purple aura turned black as black swirls went around his arms before slapping down. Black streaks came down from his eyes and he got into an offensive position.
"Come at me you damn freak." Grin said. Somehow, the Regagis heard him as it screamed in response. "Wait… it heard me?"
The Regigas swiped and three slashes materialized in front of it before rushing towards Grin.
"Time to move!" Grin shouted as he dodged the attack and bursted forward. He ran at an amazing speed towards the Regigas.
The Regigas opened its mouth, but Grin appeared before it and clamped its mouth shut. He used his other claw and dug it deep in the Regigas, making it scream. After Grin pulled his claw out, he retreated back some and saw as the Regigas was having trouble trying to use any attack.
"Hm… let's see here… ah, here we go!" Grin voiced as he put a claw out. "Beam of the Dark." A giant, black orb formed in front of Grin and shot out a beam. It consumed the Regigas and as it died down, nothing was left of the beast.
"Heh… jeez that was tiring…" Grin commented as the light walls started to disappear and reveal the walls of buildings.
"Good job, Grin." Manna praised.
"Thanks, but if it wasn't for your…" Grin trailed off as he fell down.
"Grin…? GRIN!" Manna yelled, but Grin didn't respond to him. "Damnit! He must've overdone himself…"
Manna appeared next to Grin. "How am I supposed to do this…?"
Manna sat and thought about how to transport Grin back to Zim's place safely.
"Could I…" Manna presses her forehead with two fingers and pressed Grin's forehead with two fingers. Both of them glowed a bright light blue light and it died down. Grin began to fade away and after he completely disappeared, Manna hopped up and stretched. "Position Switch… glad it works."
Manna looked behind her and saw a bit of light. "That must be the way out of here." She commented as she began to walk towards it.
XXX
Zim and Gaz finally made it inside the gaming convention building.
"Jeez… that took an unnecessary amount of time…" Gaz stated as she dragged her feet.
"Yeah, but hey, at least we're in." Zim said. He looked around and saw the many amounts of people, people in costumes, vendors, and a giant stage near the back of the building.
"Woah, this place looks amazing." Gaz commented as she looked around as well.
"Hey, look, it's your favorite game." Zim said as he pointed to a vendor labeled, "Vampire Piggy Hunter."
"Ooh! Can we go to that one?" Gaz asked as she tugged on Zim's arm.
Zim smiled as he looked at Gaz. "Sure thing."
Zim and Gaz made their way over to the Vampire Piggy Hunter vendor and saw a couple people dressed up as the main protagonist. The vendor was decorated black and red with vampire piggies and the main protagonist.
"Zim, you could've dressed up as him y'know." Gaz pointed out.
Zim thought about it. "Hm… yes, he does actually look like an Irken, oh well, maybe next time." He shrugged as they got closer.
After two people left, Zim and Gaz walked up to the people who made the game.
There were two people sitting there, the one on the left had long, dirty blonde hair, green eyes, and a beard. The other one had short, black hair with brown eyes, glasses, and no facial hair.
"Hey!" The one on the left greeted.
"H-Hello." Gaz stuttered.
Zim glanced at her. She must be so nervous right now… to meet the people that made her favorite game. Zim thought with a smile.
"My name's Daniel Treubon, nice to meet you." The one on the left introduced as he put his hand out.
"Gaz Membrane." Gaz introduced as she shook his hand.
"Wait, aren't you Professor Membrane's daughter?" The other one asked.
"Oh, y-yeah… I am." Gaz confirmed.
"Wow! It's a pleasure to meet you, never thought I'd see one of Membrane's kids here. I'm Louis Vanver, happy to meet you." Louis introduced as he put his hand out.
"Nice to meet you two." Gaz said as she accepted the hand.
"Your friend hasn't spoken, what's his name?" Daniel asked, shifting his eyes to look at Zim.
"It's Zim." Zim answered.
"Nice to meet you." Daniel said. Zim shook hands with both of them.
"Alright, so, you got anything we can sign, or maybe you wanna buy something?" Louis asked.
"Uh, yeah, here." Gaz answered as she brought out her Game Slave. She gave it to them and they both signed it.
"That's a pretty cool Game Slave. Is it modded by any chance?" Louis asked, surprising Zim.
"Modded? It broke and Zim fixed it for me." Gaz answered.
"That Game Slave looks like it for much more than the Game Slave 3." Daniel pointed out. "How'd you do it?"
"Uh… well, I just liked messing with things, so fixing and adding things to her Game Slave wasn't that big of a deal." Zim responded.
"Well, awesome job, dude!" Louis complimented.
"Thanks." Zim said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Well, we should get going, we don't wanna hold up the line." Gaz said as she peered around Zim to notice that more people were waiting.
"Right, right. Before you go, have this." Daniel pulled out a copy of Vampire Piggy Hunter, but it wasn't the original.
"Vampire Piggy Hunter… Piggies Demise?" Gaz read the title. She raised an eyebrow at it, but she realized that it was the unreleased copy. "W-Wait a minute you're giving this to me for free?!"
"Shh! Just think of it as a thank you to your dad." Daniel said with a smile.
"Wow… thanks, really." Gaz thanked as she stared at the game.
"Alright, well it was nice meeting you two! Have fun!" Louis said as they walked off. Zim and Gaz both waved back before they turned around and walked somewhere else.
"Wow… I still can't believe that they gave me this…" Gaz whispered as she grinned.
"Heh, treasure it while you can." Zim spoke. They walked by a stand where people were playing a game and Zim saw three people in cloaks that looked oddly suspicious. They were huddled in a group and talking amongst themselves. Zim didn't directly look at them and kept on walking with Gaz, he could feel their eyes on him and knew they were trouble. He looked in their general vicinity and used his Fiery-Eyes Golden-Gaze. All three of them were highlighted red.
Great… we didn't even get to explore the building and there's beasts here… Zim thought as he turned to look at Gaz.
"Gaz." He whispered to her.
"What's up?" She asked as she looked up at him.
"We have beasts here." Zim told her.
"... Are you serious?" She asked, sounding a bit pissed.
"Sadly, yes…" Zim answered with a sigh.
"Great, the first gaming convention I go to is going to be ruined by beasts!" Gaz angrily whispered.
"Let's get rid of them quickly… we don't want them to possibly harm anyone." Zim said.
"Yeah okay, but how?" Gaz wondered.
"You see that fire alarm near that pillar?" Zim asked as he pointed to a pillar. Gaz nodded. "I want you to run over there and pull it, during the confusion, I'll transform and try to fight them."
"You better kill them." Gaz said as she turned and ran for the alarm.
Zim cracked his neck as he readied himself. "Of course."
Gaz made it to the fire alarm and yanked it down. As the fire alarm sounded, everyone in the building looked confused.
"EVERYONE GET THE FUCK OUT! THERE'S A FIRE!" Gaz yelled, making everyone scream and try to run to the exit. Some even trampled each other just to get out safely. "Jeez… what a bunch of animals…"
As people were running past Zim, he was able to transform without any trouble. He kept the three suspicious beasts in his eyesight as more people cut in between them.
A few minutes passed before the wave of people ended and it was just Zim, Gaz, and the three cloaked beasts.
They all turned around with glowing, green eyes and threw off their cloaks to reveal figures made out of wood.
"Interesting…" Zim commented as he spun Ruyi around. "So, what are you guys?"
"We are the creations of Boetan." The beast in the middle answered.
"Boetan? Who's that?" Zim asked.
"Boetan is our master who sided with Khisa." The one on the left answered. "Show some respect!"
"Respect my ass. If Boetan is siding with Khisa, that means he's a beast that I have to kill." Zim stated. "Now… enough talk, let's go."
"Have it your way!" The one on the right yelled as he rushed forward. He jumped and swiped at Zim, who spun to avoid the attack. Zim brought Ruyi around and smacked the back of the wooden beast's head. He slammed into the ground and bounced back up, Zim did a crescent kick and slammed him again into the ground.
"Trenj!" The wooden beast on the left screamed. He gritted his teeth as he was about to charge, only to be stopped by the one in the middle.
"Lefki, calm down, we have to work together on this." The one in the middle told.
Lefki calmed down a bit. "You're right, Barzid… How should we go about this?"
"Go for the girl. If you do, it'll buy me enough time to land a hit on him." Barzid answered. Lefki nodded before he crouched.
"Get ready, cause I'm comin' for ya!" Lefki exclaimed as he took off. Zim was about to hit Lefki, but he suddenly changed directions and went for Gaz.
No! Zim thought as he turned to look at Lefki.
"Pay attention, boy." Barzid said as he was now directly in front of Zim. Zim turned to see Barzid, but couldn't do anything as Barzid slashes at his chest.
"GYAH!" Zim yelled as he was launched into the wall.
How did he cut through my armor…? Zim wondered as he was now bleeding badly. He held where Barzid cut him and used the wall to support himself up.
"If you're wondering how I cut through that armor, I used a move called Precision Claw. It allows me to bypass any armor and strike my target directly." Barzid explained as he flexed a wooden claw. Zim glanced over and saw the wooden beast he slammed into the ground slowly get up. He looked at Lefki and saw that he was in front of Gaz, cornering her.
"Heheh… man don't you look like an easy target." Lefki commented with a menacing grin.
Gaz's eye twitched. "Easy target…? That's what you think of me?" She asked as she felt something behind her and grabbed it. It felt like a figurine.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I think." Lefki confirmed. "Now, just let me-"
"Well, guess what? I won't let myself be an easy target!" Gaz exclaimed as she hit the side of Lefki's face with the figurine. It was the Vampire Piggy Hunter protagonist… although it should've been at the stand instead of where Gaz was.
"OW! YOU BITCH!" Lefki yelled as he held his cheek. Gaz stood up and forcefully kicked his crotch area. "OOO FUCK!" Gaz then kneed his face and kicked it. He fell backwards, covering his face and crotch area while rolling around in pain.
"Take that, freak!" Gaz yelled at him. He slowly got up and glared at Gaz with a pissed expression. Her eyes widened as he fully stood up. "Well shit…"
As Barzid and the other beast looked at their fight, Zim used his blood to form another Ruyi.
Fuck… I can't use my blood anymore, it hurts too much… Zim thought as he spun Ruyi. He let it go and forcefully kicked the secondary rod.
"Railgun." He whispered as the rod went flying towards Lefki.
Lefki didn't notice until the pole went through his midsection. The rod cut him in half and he lost his angry expression to a shocked one. As Lefki's two-piece body was falling down, it got electrocuted.
"LEFKI!" Barzid yelled. He whipped his head at Zim in anger, as well as the other beast. "You'll pay for that!"
Damnit… how am I supposed to use my cloning ability when I can't use my blood…? Zim wondered as he huffed. He looked around before catching sight of his tail. That's right! My tail is made of hair!
"Are you ready, Trenj?" Barzid asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Trenj responded with a death glare.
"Alright then, let's do this!" Barzid exclaimed as they put their hands together.
"Boetan's Energy Ball!" They exclaimed as their arms glew a bright green. Their hands pulled away as a green ball formed in between them, growing exponentially in size. Zim brought his tail up as he stopped covering the wound and picked a hair off his tail. He looked from the small hair to the ball of green light.
"TRY TO DODGE THIS!" Barzid and Trenj both yelled as they put their arms back and brought them forward with force. The ball flew towards Zim at an incredible speed.
"King's Shield." Zim whispered as the hair transformed into a regular sized shield played with all sorts of gems and lined with gold. The ball hit the shield and Zim resisted as it pushed him back. He stood his ground and they were at a standstill.
"HYAH!" Zim yelled as he shoved the ball away. It went flying into the ceiling and exploded, causing some debris to fall.
"What?! He was able to block that?!" Barzid asked in bafflement.
Zim chuckled slightly as he picked another hair off. "Clone."
A second Zim appeared next to him and looked at the original Zim.
"Don't worry about me… you got two enemies in front of you… kindly take care of them, please?" Zim requested as he sat down.
"On it." The clone accepted with a head nod. He put his hand out towards where Lefki was and the secondary Ruyi flew to him. He grabbed it and spun it before slamming it onto the ground, causing an earthquake.
Gaz rushed towards Zim and kneeled to his level. "Holy shit, are you okay?!"
"Y-Yeah… I just… need to stay awake and watch this… or else he'll disappear." Zim answered as he took off his chest plate, revealing the wound. Gaz nearly threw up as she saw this.
"Zim, you are not fine! You'll bleed out at this point!" Gaz exclaimed worriedly.
"Heh… I've… been through worse…" Zim said.
Gaz clenched her teeth as she was struggling on how to fix Zim's wound.
"What?! He can even summon a duplicate of himself?!" Barzid shouted. The clone looked back at Zim and Gaz, his eyes narrowed. He touched Ruyi with another hand and closed his eyes.
"Monkey Song, Zhú Yáolánqǔ." The clone whispered. The secondary Ruyi started to glow a bright green and transformed into bamboo. He threw the bamboo and it went straight through Zim's chest. This got a surprise reaction from everyone.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Gaz yelled at the clone. "I'LL KILL YOU F-"
"Gaz." Zim spoke. Gaz looked at Zim and saw that he was smiling. "I'm… alright… my wound feels like it's healing."
"W-what…?" Gaz whispered as her eyes widened.
"Yeah… I'm feeling better by the second." Zim told her. The bamboo was getting smaller and pieces were disappearing.
"What the hell was that? You trying to kill your master?" Trenj asked.
"If I killed my master then I would disappear. I want to live a little bit." The clone spoke. Zim's eyes widened.
My clone wants to live…? He asked. The clone got into an offensive position and so did Barzid and Trenj.
"Let's waste no time the-" Barzid didn't finish his sentence as Zim's clone appeared in front of him with a flaming fist.
"Yeah, let's waste no time. Fire Punch!" The clone yelled as he slammed his fist into Barzid's face. He flew back and crashed into many vendors.
"Barzid!" Trenj shouted. He turned around pissed, but soon was shocked when Zim's clone did a vertical slash with his hand.
"Wind Cutter." He spoke. A large cut was made around Trenj's shoulder and the slash continued and went through anything in its past. Zim's eyes widened as the slash looked similar.
"ARGH!" Twiglug cried out as he gripped his shoulder. "Damn you!"
"And damn you too." The clone said back as both of his hands were on fire. "Damned to Hell." He said as he appeared in front of the downed Twiglug and clapped his hands against Trenj's head.
"W-Wait, what is thi-" Trenj was cut off as he began screaming in pain. His head was caught on fire and soon the rest of his body was as well. Soon, Trenj turned to ash and the clone flexed his fingers.
Barzid rolled off of a vendor and slowly stood up. He looked back and saw Zim's clone standing there, menacingly.
Shit! I have to-
"Where do you think you're going?" The clone asked as it was now in front of Barzid.
"W-Wait… how did you get there…?" Barzid wondered as he shook in place.
"Good question." The clone said as he touched Barzid's forehead. "Electrocution."
Barzid began yelling as his whole body was electrified. The clone backed away as Barzid's body twitched with smoke coming off of him.
"Well that was surely brutal…" Zim commented. The bamboo fully disappeared and his wounds were closed up. The clone walked up to the two and kneeled in front of Zim.
"Master, I did the task you bestowed upon me." The clone reported.
"Uh… a job well done, but don't be as brutal next time." Zim commended.
Zim's clone shot his eyes open as he looked at Zim. "Next time?"
"Yeah, I might summon you again when I need you." Zim explained.
"Wow… thank you, but… how will you know it's me?" The clone wondered.
"I'll give you a name and you'll report it to me when I ask." Zim responded.
"What shall my name be?"
"Hm… how about Zig?" Zim suggested.
"Zig… I like that… thank you, Master." Zim thanked as he put his head down.
"Yeah, no problem… uh, how do I-"
"Say disappear." Zig told his master.
"Oh okay. Disappear." Zim said. The clone and the shield soon turned into swirling particles and dispersed into the air.
"You really named your clone?" Gaz asked as she raised her brow at Zim.
"Gaz… that clone wanted to live…" Zim told her.
"Since when did clones have self-awareness?"
"I… have no idea… but we should get home before the cops come." Zim suggested as he stood up. He offered his hand to Gaz and she accepted it.
"Yeah, you're right…" Gaz agreed.
"Nice job fending that beast off." Zim complimented. "You looked badass."
Gaz slightly blushed as she looked away. "D-Dont mention it…"
"Haha! Let's go now." Zim said. He took a step forward and something fell on top of his head. "W-what the he-" he spun around before he fell face first.
"Zim?! Oh god damnit!" Gaz cursed as she tried to shake him awake. She looked at his face and knew what to do. "Sorry Zim… but I hope this works."
She reeled her arm back and sent it flying towards Zim's cheek. Her open palm made contact and a loud slap echoed throughout the building.
"Ouch!" Zim shouted as he jolted awake and rubbed his cheek.
"Ah! Sorry Zim…" Gaz apologized.
"It's okay… what hit me?" Zim asked as he looked around. He saw a brown bottle on the ground and picked it up. "What is this…?"
"Hm… I feel like I've seen it before." Gaz said as she inspected it.
"Was it in one of your games?" Zim guessed.
"Possibly… oh wait a minute, that's a Gourd Bottle!" Gaz remembered.
"A Gourd Bottle?"
"Yeah, it has the ability to suck in anything! It has its own space inside the bottle where you can't get out unless the person holding it wants you free." Gaz explained.
"Who had this?"
"Sun Wukong I believe." Gaz answered.
"Hah, then we really have to go." Zim said as he got up. Gaz got up as well and they made their way out of the building.
Shin: So, me and Gan have a pretty cool story idea, but don't worry it won't be made anytime soon. At least not until ZtK is finished. Until then hopefully you liked the chapter! We'll see you in the next one!
