Disclaimer: For now and for all times, the disclaimer is located on my web page. I would like to inform that Skitt and Zoe are my characters and they are products of my own imagination. A blend of 'I wanna make an Irken character, too!' with the guys inside the robot during Impending Doom One, and the fact that a female character would be cool.
Skitt was a female Irken girl with deep purple eyes and thick antennae with scythe-like sharp things on the ends. She was 3"5' in height, and wore a skin-tight, long-sleeved pink shirt with a red belt. Navy blue pants disappeared into black boots. Her backpack-like device was black with lavender spots where mechanisms could emerge. Skitt's backpack was equipped with four spider legs among other things.
This female Irken had had nothing to do since Operation: Impending Doom One had fallen apart. She had been the lead technician of the robot that was used. Besides nearly being annihilated herself, Skitt had watched her hard work fall apart when the 'bot was put in the incapable and power-mad hands of ZIM. She had loathed the tiny Irken since that day…
Staring around her quarters, Skitt realized that this doing nothing was slowly driving her mad. Just as she was contemplating going to lie down and sleep somewhere, a screen on the wall directly in front of her lit up. On it were the Tallests, though the grinning symbol in the lower right corner indicated this was a broadcast being sent to all Irkens who weren't out invading.
What the Tallests said was basically that Operation: Impending Doom Two was underway. Then a list of Invaders who had crucial roles in the new operation followed. Skitt leapt up and her deep purple eyes widened.
"That's it!" Skitt hissed through clenched teeth. "I will speak to the Tallests and ask them for a new assignment! They did, after all, commend my work on the robot… I might even be able to get an Invader job!" Gathering her thoughts and what she would say exactly, Skitt set off to her VootRunner.
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Skitt's VootRunner was basic issue model, larger than ZIM's. It was, of course, magenta. She downloaded information on the armada's current location and took off from the launch pad on top her quarter's roof. The Tallests weren't on Irk today; they were in space.
It wasn't long before Skitt's VootRunner landed in a docking bay of the armada flagship. Skitt didn't stop to look at anything, she just walked down the magenta halls and took elevators until she reached the room in which she had been informed that the Tallests Red and Purple currently were.
"Uhmm…. excuse me, My Tallests," Skitt said, her resolve suddenly cracking as she became nervous.
Red and Purple turned from staring at plans for Operation: Impending Doom Two. At the sight of Skitt, recognition clicked in their eyes.
"Yes, Skitt?" Purple asked.
The Irken looked down and gathered her thoughts. Standing here before the Almighty Tallests was something she hadn't done for a long time. Finally, after a few moments of silence, Skitt had regained the ability to speak.
"As you know, My Tallests, I have had absolutely nothing to do since the disastrous Operation: Impending Doom One." Skitt paused, allowing herself a bitter expression to match her thoughts of ZIM. "And, well, I was wondering if perhaps I could have a role in Operation: Impending Doom Two."
Red and Purple looked at each other for a moment, and then Red spoke. "You know, Skitt, one of the Invaders just fell in the line of duty and you can take his place," he said.
Skitt practically jumped for joy. She saluted the Tallests. "Yes sirs! Where he failed, I shall succeed! May I ask which planet I am to be invading?" she asked eagerly, hoping for Vort, the planet with the universe's most comfortable couch.
Purple nodded. "Of course. Invader Scooge was murdered on not too long ago, so you will be taking his place on Blorch, home of the slaughtering rat people." Skitt's enthusiasm faded completely.
"B-but, My Tallests…" she began.
"You are tiny, Skitt. Very, very small. So we have no other position for you but this. Now, report the equipping station on level X-34 for your SIR," Red said, and gestured for her to leave.
Skitt turned and left, her eyes wide and worried. 'There must be some way out of this,' she thought. 'There has to be!' The female continued the rest of the way to level X-34 in deep thought.
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Kolo dug through a pile of machines, looking for a SIR. Finding one, he set it on his desk, admiring its navy blue color. Kolo was the armada flagship's equipment officer, and he had just received word that a replacement for Scooge on Blorch was coming down for her SIR. He didn't want to be that girl, no way.
I think we have time for a description of Kolo. He was 2"8', and therefore not worthy for a position as an Invader. He didn't like excitement much, so he was very content with his job as equipment officer on the Tallests' ship. He had sky blue eyes, green skin, and spiral-shaped antennae. He wore a technician's clothing, which was deep blue. He leaned against the pink desk as a distracted Irken female walked in.
"You must be Skitt. Here is your SIR." Kolo whacked the curled up SIR and it unfolded and bounced in front of Skitt. It saluted crisply.
"SIR, reporting for duty, Master!" The height of GIR, the SIR had a navy blue form and aquamarine colored eyes. It had a female-sounding voice. Dropping the saluting hand, the SIR cocked it head at Skitt.
"Master, what is our mission?" it asked.
Skit was a little surprised at hearing the SIR ask a question, but she answered, sighing. "We are to infiltrate Blorch and collect information. You are my SIR…"
"Yes, yes, I know what I am! But do we have to go to Blorch? Would you like to know what the odds of survival there are?" The little SIR protested, waving its hands crazily. Skitt shot a look at Kolo, and he shrugged.
"I just pulled it out of the pile over there," Kolo murmured to Skitt. "I can try to find another, if you want."
Skitt stared at the SIR, which was looking actually worried about going to Blorch. "No, she's kinda cute. I like her." Skitt smiled at the SIR, which smiled back uneasily.
Kolo glanced at the SIR. "'She?' 'Her?'" he asked. Skitt nodded and bent over to look closer at the SIR.
"What would you like me to call you?" Skitt asked kindly. The SIR thought.
"Not 'SIR,'" it said.
Smiling, Skitt reached out and touched the little SIR thoughtfully. "You sound female to me, so how about the name 'Zoe?'"
Zoe jumped up and down. "Yay! I'm 'Zoe'!!" it…no…she cried happily. Then, after this moment of jubilation, Zoe regained the worried look.
"You're worried about Blorch? Me too, little friend." Skitt rubbed the little robot's head for a moment. "You know, we should go ask the Tallests for another assignment. It can't hurt to try, right?"
Zoe nodded vigorously. "Right, Master!" she cried.
Skitt turned to leave and Zoe jumped on top of her head for a ride. Laughing, Skitt and Zoe both left Kolo alone in his equipment room. He sighed at the door. As useful as that SIR seemed it wasn't far from insanity. It lacked the seriousness and it might be trouble in future. But it wasn't Kolo's problem.
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Both Skitt and Zoe slowed their pace as the door to the Tallests' room came into view. Zoe had never met the Tallests, of course, and Skitt was nervous. Without knocking, Skitt entered, Zoe still sitting on her head.
Red and Purple were sitting in chairs, their backs to Skitt. Technicians worked at console in front of them. As the transmissions screen began to flash, Red picked up a drink and sipped it thought a straw.
"Incoming transmissions from…Earrth," one of the technicians announced, the name of the planet flashing onto the screen.
Purple moved his antennae quizzically. "What is 'Earth??'" he said aloud while Red kept drinking. Just as he said this, ZIM appeared on the transmissions screen. The tiny robot GIR could be seen goofing off around the edges of the screen. Skitt narrowed her eyes at ZIM, but he didn't her, for the female was obscured by Red's chair.
Skitt and Zoe silently stood where they were, not moving. Word was that ZIM had been sent on a fake mission with a useless robot and was dead, for he hadn't been seen for six months. But there he was… The Tallest were surprised at seeing ZIM, too.
"Don't be surprised if I take care of the humans before the armada even gets here," she heard ZIM say. 'Humans?' Of course! Those must be 'Earth' creatures!
"ZIM must be having delusions of grandeur to think the armada will actually come to a worthless planet such as this…. 'Earrthhh,'" Skitt commented to Zoe, keeping her voice low.
Zoe did a handstand on top of Skitt's head. "Yeah," she murmured. "But it's better than Blorch, I bet." The robot flipped into Skitt's arms as the Irken's eyes widened.
"Master? …Master? What is it?" Zoe asked, looking confused.
Skitt laughed as quietly as she could, and tossed Zoe lightly into the air before catching her again. "Zoe, you're a little genius! We'll go to Earth instead!"
"Yay!" Zoe squealed, just a little too loudly. The Tallests both looked behind their chairs to see Skitt holding Zoe, who was bouncing up and down. A startled expression came onto Skitt's face once she saw the Tallests looking at her.
Red looked at her, confused. "Skitt? What are you doing here?" he asked. Skitt stammered for a few milliseconds, mind racing. Zoe kept jumping around, unaware of the watching Tallests.
"I, uhm, just wanted to thank you, sirs, for your faith in me. Blorch will fall under my…uhm…Iron Fist of Doom! You shan't be disappointed my Tallests! Uhm…bye!" At that point, Skitt grabbed Zoe and raced out of the room.
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As Skitt rushed down the corridor, Zoe freed herself from Skitt's grip and jumped onto her head. Skitt stepped onto a platform and they were whisked down a shaft to the docking bay.
"Master, where's Earth?" Zoe asked as they boarded Skitt's VootRunner and took off into space.
Skitt pressed some buttons on the control panel. "Honestly, Zoe, I don't know," she admitted. "But my time as a computer specialist has taught me that all transmissions are recorded and their broadcasting coordinates stored in the main computer database. I can find the location of Earth by accessing the main computer database using a code I memorized during Operation: Impending Doom One."
The SIR robot looked skeptical. "But, Master, wouldn't they have changed the codes by now?"
"No. The code I used during the Operation hadn't been changed for a long time, so I'm willing to bet it still works…there! I'm in…accessing Earth's coordinates now…" Skitt read the Irken language speedily, and then set the numbers into the autopilot.
Skitt scoffed. "It must've taken ZIM six months to get to Earth. His VootRunner is trash though. Relax, Zoe, we'll arrive on Earth in about seven days." Skitt leaned back and closed her eyes, ready for sleep.
"Can I hum the Invader ZIM song?" Zoe asked.
The female Irken opened her eyes and stared at Zoe, confused. "The what?" she demanded.
Zoe stared out the window at the stars and planets they were passing. "Never mind," she said.
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Just wanted you to know, if you want to see a picture of Skitt that I drew myself, so you can, you know, get an idea of what I think she looks like, here's the address:
http://www.homestead.com/greatinvaderzim/files/Skiit_color_.jpg