Zim shivered in the shadow of this visitor, his eyes widening with an overwhelming dread. That voice, those eyes, it couldn't be.
"What's wrong Zim?" the figure said "Don't you remember me?"
"No." Zim lied, hoping this terror would think it had make a mistake and leave.
"Now Zim, I know you're lying," it leaned in closer "I can hear it in your voice."
Zim swallowed hard trying to keep composure, trying to tell himself that this really wasn't happening. But it was happening and there was nothing he could do but deny it. He put on his best façade and faced forward.
"Listen, I'm just a kid trying to get back to class." The little green one said slowly backing his way to the door. Even being in his mind- numbing classroom surrounded by vile humans was a more appealing then this situation.
"Zim, you little ruse isn't working on me. I recognize you even in that ridiculous disguise. Now, do I have to read you your rights?" The figure took a small object from the pocket of the long brown coat it used to conceal itself from curios earthling eyes. It was a small red square with a translucent center. The clear surface lit up with a picture, a photograph, and an identification statement.
The picture was of a logo that made Zim very uneasy; two spatulas crossed over a hamburger.
The statement quoted; "Foodcourtia security, Senior officer Ogges. Rank: Captain."
The photo was of a dark maroon-skinned creature, face all wrinkled and serious. Small horns lined its head and its eyes were a bright angry yellow.
"I have been searching all over the uncharted territories for you." Ogges said showing off his badge. "Your escape had made the officials on Foodcourtia very angry."
Zim finally caved in. There was no tricking this officer no matter how hard he tried.
"I've told you already, I quit." Zim folded his arms looking Ogges straight into the eyes sternly.
Ogges looked back with an unchanging glare.
"Don't be a fool Zim," he said, "you can't 'quit' being banished. You escaped and I've been after you ever since to get you back."
"Well you may as well turn around and go back because I'm on a new assignment now." Zim smiled, with his new mission there was no way Ogges could take him back to that wasteland of deep fryers and burger flipping.
Ogges' expression remained unchanged, his face still stone and unwavering under the wide brimmed hat he was wearing.
"You expect me to believe that? Honestly Zim, the Tallest would never give you a new mission after what you did on Irk." He narrowed his eyes sending a feeling of cold anxiety through Zim's body. "And even if they did, I would have gotten notice of it."
Zim narrowed his own eyes; he was not about to give himself up so easily. He knew for a fact the tallest had given him this mission on Earth.
"It's a secret mission," Zim explained "Maybe your superiors got the news."
"I *AM* the superior officer Zim." Ogges growled "And any notice pardoning you from banishment was not received by me."
Zim sweated, he was starting to become scared that his mission was so secret the Tallest had neglected to tell Foodcourtia he was on it.
"Listen, maybe you just didn't get it yet. You know the mail to Foodcourtia is pretty slow, being a place of banishment and all." Zim smiled with a smug look on his face but a growing panic in his soul. He grabbed the door handle and readied himself to bolt inside, perhaps to loose Ogges in the school halls. He was not fast enough though, the second he opened the door Zim felt a large hand come down upon his back and rip him away from the door handle lifting him up by his shirt color.
"FOOL!" Zim shouted, a mixture of anger and fear in his voice. "You're interrupting a very important invasion!" The little alien struggled in the grasp of a large thick purple hand. "You're interfering with imperial irken business!"
"No more excuses Zim," Ogges scowled "You're coming with me."
"NO!" Zim shouted, his panic now in full swing "You can't take me back! Not now! I'm in the middle of a mission! Please let me go! This may be my last chance to prove to the Tallest that I'm a worthy invader!"
"Even if you are telling me the truth, it is still my duty to return you to banishment until I see some proof that what you say is true." Ogges held Zim up at eye level, the irken struggling and pleading with this intergalactic officer of the law.
"Couldn't you make an exception just this once? This mission is REALLY important."
Ogges held Zim's shirt firmly. It didn't look like he cared about this invader's affairs no matter how important they were to the invader. This made Zim even more frantic. He wiggled and pulled trying to get free, but nothing seemed to be working.
A schoolteacher arriving late from his lunch break was passing through the playground when he overheard the faint sounds of struggle.
"Excuse me sir?" He asked pulling Ogges' attention away from his capture. "What are you doing with that boy?"
"Help me!" Zim shouted, pushing back the realization he was asking a human for aid "he's trying to..."
A strong hand clasped over Zim's mouth silencing his cries.
"Oh, I am... uh... ummm..." The officer quickly came up with a lie to cover his tracks. "I'm this boy's uncle. I'm taking him out of school early in order to take him to a ... a family reunion."
Zim protested muffled under his captor's thick mitt, eyes wide with fear. He pleaded to himself hoping that this human would detect his distress.
"I see," the teacher said slowly "Did you sign him out at the main office?"
"Uhh... yes?"
"Oh ok, have fun!"
With a smile and a wave Zim's last hope disappeared into the dark school building.
Idiot human. That was the last time Zim secretly begged for a homosapian's help. He kicked his legs and gripped his hands around Ogges' massive fingers trying to pry them off his mouth. As the coast became clear the cop removed his hand letting his prisoner breathe easier.
"I suggest you conserve your strength," he told his gasping captive, "we have a long trip ahead of us."
"You don't know what kind of mistake you're making!" Zim hissed "I am a TOP invader, and I will fight you to the death if necessary to protect my mission!"
Ogges sighed,
"Zim, look at yourself, now look at me... you haven't got a chance."
Zim looked the officer over. It was true; Ogges was immense and could easily crush his puny irken skull like an egg. He looked up into those yellow eyes, those unfeeling eyes that had no mercy for this troubled invader. Zim knew he would receive no mercy, he would need to get out of this himself. He stared into those eyes and was suddenly struck with an idea.
"I may be smaller the you," he smirked "but I'm smarter."
Suddenly two spider legs popped out of his back pod and poked Ogges' eyes. The officer roared in pain dropping Zim to cover his face from further prodding. Zim landed on his feet and quickly ran off towards his house. There he could come up with a plan to protect himself and his mission.
Ogges finished rubbing eye sore eyes and cursing himself for dropping his target. He looked up in the direction Zim was fleeing in and sighed knowing this chase may take a while.
"Zim, you were always a difficult one. So very troublesome."
"What's wrong Zim?" the figure said "Don't you remember me?"
"No." Zim lied, hoping this terror would think it had make a mistake and leave.
"Now Zim, I know you're lying," it leaned in closer "I can hear it in your voice."
Zim swallowed hard trying to keep composure, trying to tell himself that this really wasn't happening. But it was happening and there was nothing he could do but deny it. He put on his best façade and faced forward.
"Listen, I'm just a kid trying to get back to class." The little green one said slowly backing his way to the door. Even being in his mind- numbing classroom surrounded by vile humans was a more appealing then this situation.
"Zim, you little ruse isn't working on me. I recognize you even in that ridiculous disguise. Now, do I have to read you your rights?" The figure took a small object from the pocket of the long brown coat it used to conceal itself from curios earthling eyes. It was a small red square with a translucent center. The clear surface lit up with a picture, a photograph, and an identification statement.
The picture was of a logo that made Zim very uneasy; two spatulas crossed over a hamburger.
The statement quoted; "Foodcourtia security, Senior officer Ogges. Rank: Captain."
The photo was of a dark maroon-skinned creature, face all wrinkled and serious. Small horns lined its head and its eyes were a bright angry yellow.
"I have been searching all over the uncharted territories for you." Ogges said showing off his badge. "Your escape had made the officials on Foodcourtia very angry."
Zim finally caved in. There was no tricking this officer no matter how hard he tried.
"I've told you already, I quit." Zim folded his arms looking Ogges straight into the eyes sternly.
Ogges looked back with an unchanging glare.
"Don't be a fool Zim," he said, "you can't 'quit' being banished. You escaped and I've been after you ever since to get you back."
"Well you may as well turn around and go back because I'm on a new assignment now." Zim smiled, with his new mission there was no way Ogges could take him back to that wasteland of deep fryers and burger flipping.
Ogges' expression remained unchanged, his face still stone and unwavering under the wide brimmed hat he was wearing.
"You expect me to believe that? Honestly Zim, the Tallest would never give you a new mission after what you did on Irk." He narrowed his eyes sending a feeling of cold anxiety through Zim's body. "And even if they did, I would have gotten notice of it."
Zim narrowed his own eyes; he was not about to give himself up so easily. He knew for a fact the tallest had given him this mission on Earth.
"It's a secret mission," Zim explained "Maybe your superiors got the news."
"I *AM* the superior officer Zim." Ogges growled "And any notice pardoning you from banishment was not received by me."
Zim sweated, he was starting to become scared that his mission was so secret the Tallest had neglected to tell Foodcourtia he was on it.
"Listen, maybe you just didn't get it yet. You know the mail to Foodcourtia is pretty slow, being a place of banishment and all." Zim smiled with a smug look on his face but a growing panic in his soul. He grabbed the door handle and readied himself to bolt inside, perhaps to loose Ogges in the school halls. He was not fast enough though, the second he opened the door Zim felt a large hand come down upon his back and rip him away from the door handle lifting him up by his shirt color.
"FOOL!" Zim shouted, a mixture of anger and fear in his voice. "You're interrupting a very important invasion!" The little alien struggled in the grasp of a large thick purple hand. "You're interfering with imperial irken business!"
"No more excuses Zim," Ogges scowled "You're coming with me."
"NO!" Zim shouted, his panic now in full swing "You can't take me back! Not now! I'm in the middle of a mission! Please let me go! This may be my last chance to prove to the Tallest that I'm a worthy invader!"
"Even if you are telling me the truth, it is still my duty to return you to banishment until I see some proof that what you say is true." Ogges held Zim up at eye level, the irken struggling and pleading with this intergalactic officer of the law.
"Couldn't you make an exception just this once? This mission is REALLY important."
Ogges held Zim's shirt firmly. It didn't look like he cared about this invader's affairs no matter how important they were to the invader. This made Zim even more frantic. He wiggled and pulled trying to get free, but nothing seemed to be working.
A schoolteacher arriving late from his lunch break was passing through the playground when he overheard the faint sounds of struggle.
"Excuse me sir?" He asked pulling Ogges' attention away from his capture. "What are you doing with that boy?"
"Help me!" Zim shouted, pushing back the realization he was asking a human for aid "he's trying to..."
A strong hand clasped over Zim's mouth silencing his cries.
"Oh, I am... uh... ummm..." The officer quickly came up with a lie to cover his tracks. "I'm this boy's uncle. I'm taking him out of school early in order to take him to a ... a family reunion."
Zim protested muffled under his captor's thick mitt, eyes wide with fear. He pleaded to himself hoping that this human would detect his distress.
"I see," the teacher said slowly "Did you sign him out at the main office?"
"Uhh... yes?"
"Oh ok, have fun!"
With a smile and a wave Zim's last hope disappeared into the dark school building.
Idiot human. That was the last time Zim secretly begged for a homosapian's help. He kicked his legs and gripped his hands around Ogges' massive fingers trying to pry them off his mouth. As the coast became clear the cop removed his hand letting his prisoner breathe easier.
"I suggest you conserve your strength," he told his gasping captive, "we have a long trip ahead of us."
"You don't know what kind of mistake you're making!" Zim hissed "I am a TOP invader, and I will fight you to the death if necessary to protect my mission!"
Ogges sighed,
"Zim, look at yourself, now look at me... you haven't got a chance."
Zim looked the officer over. It was true; Ogges was immense and could easily crush his puny irken skull like an egg. He looked up into those yellow eyes, those unfeeling eyes that had no mercy for this troubled invader. Zim knew he would receive no mercy, he would need to get out of this himself. He stared into those eyes and was suddenly struck with an idea.
"I may be smaller the you," he smirked "but I'm smarter."
Suddenly two spider legs popped out of his back pod and poked Ogges' eyes. The officer roared in pain dropping Zim to cover his face from further prodding. Zim landed on his feet and quickly ran off towards his house. There he could come up with a plan to protect himself and his mission.
Ogges finished rubbing eye sore eyes and cursing himself for dropping his target. He looked up in the direction Zim was fleeing in and sighed knowing this chase may take a while.
"Zim, you were always a difficult one. So very troublesome."