Here's chapter two. Don't read unless you've already read chapter one. I don't own any IZ characters, aside from Cas and OIR.
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I exited the room where the teaching platforms were kept and walked through the familiar halls of the laboratory. I walked past a lot of other Irkens, most of which I didn't know, still proud that I was now a true Invader. Clutched in my hand was my test, which the Teacher-Bot had marked with a barcode that would show the Almighty Tallest that I could join the operation.

It seemed to take almost no time to reach the exit of the laboratory.

I shielded my eyes from the Lyra, the star that shone light on our planet. Soon Lyra's shine would be on the other side of Irk, plunging our side into the dark season. Lyra was a red star, but it was very far from our planet, so there was little heat from it.

As my eyes adjusted to the change of light, I started heading towards my home-base. I could get to my base from anywhere on Irk; though I had never been further away from it than the main laboratory, which was roughly three miles away.

There was one thing that was needed to travel on the Irken streets: arachnelegs. This nifty invention was built into the Standard Irken Equipment Pack. That pack was attached to every Irken as a child and contained a number of things needed in the daily lives of Irkens.

I stuck my toe in the road before I activated my arachnelegs. I didn't know why, but Irken roads were made of an odd substance that was liquid when left alone, but solid when touched. The road looked to be liquid when I stuck my foot in, but it turned solid around it. I pulled my foot out and shook off the substance.

I then activated my arachnelegs with just a simple command in my mind. The Pack was connected to my nerves, so a simple thought could activate anything in it. The four metal legs lifted me into the sky and carried me swiftly through the road. I was able to control the arachnelegs as easily as my own and I often liked to use them anyway because they were faster.

I reached my base and entered my personal laboratory. It was mainly just a small metal building that was mostly underground and composed of a jumble of wires. I had gotten the wires to fit together into a computer. It couldn't talk, but it could take spoken orders.

"Computer! Take me to the transmission room!" I ordered as I stood on my small traveling platform. I was immediately whisked away to the transmission chamber. I wanted to contact the Almighty Tallest right away.

When my platform stopped moving, I found myself right in front of my transmission screen. "Computer! Open a line with the Almighty Tallest! They are on Conventia right now."

The computer obeyed and the screen was suddenly filled with the upper portions of the two Almighty Tallest; Red and Purple.

"What do you want?" Red asked wearily.

"I have just been promoted to the rank of Invader." I informed them.

Both of them laughed.

"Good for you, but there is one problem." Red said, stiffling a laugh.

"Do you have proof of your new rank?" Purple asked.

I looked around for my test paper which would hold the proof. I must have done something with it without realizing.

"I have it here somewhere." I said. "Just give me a second."

They both exchanged looks of annoyance. I reached into the small pocket that was on the side of the usual Garnet of common Irkens. Nothing. I then reached into the case that was next to me and found, to my relief, that I had slipped it inside sometime on the way to my land.

"Here, this is my proof. Examine the code bar on this and tell me what you think." I held up the test-paper for the two tallest Irkens to read.

"Uh, I can't see the code bar." Red said, squinting at the screen.

"Could you send us a copy?" Purple urged.

"Send you a copy? That could take hours. I might as well deliver it personally." I said, confused.

"No, there's a small slot underneath the transmission screen. Just stick the paper in there" Red explained.

"It's not that hard." Purple added.

"At least, not for superior Irkens." Red corrected.

I was fuming as I slipped the paper into the slot. My paper was immediately shot back out and an exact copy of it was delivered to the hands of Purple.

I watched as Red took the copy from Purple's hand and use a small hand-held code bar reader to interpret it.

"What do you know?" Red said in surprise once he got the results. "She is an Invader now."

"So what do we do with her? We only had four left-over planets in our planned form of attack." Purple said to Red in a voice he didn't think I could hear.

"We could send her to assist another Invader." Red suggested. "But, which one?"

"She does remind me of someone I've seen before.... She has a very short stature."

"You know, she looks kind of like...."

Purple snapped his fingers. "Of course!" He exclaimed.

"Invader Cas," Red started. I was filled with pride when he called me an Invader. "We have found a position for you."

"Where?" I demanded. "I want to know my new post!"

"Come to Conventia and we'll talk to you in the meeting chamber."

"Can I have my own SIR?" I asked excitedly.

"Uh, we ran out of those." Purple trailed off.

"But, I need a robot!" I replied in disgust. "You expect me to take over a planet without a robot slave?"

"We didn't think we would receive more than four new Invaders." Red said.

"We can make you one." Purple suggested.

I sighed in disappointment. "Sure, just so long as it is obedient and my slave." I consented.

They both laughed nervously and disappeared from the screen. Red came back for a minute to give me a short message.

"Like we said, take your Voot Runner to Conventia. We'll give you your robot and your assignment once you meet us in the Meeting Chamber." He said.

"Okay, I'll be right there!" I said excitedly.

The transmission closed and I stepped back onto my platform.

"Computer, take me to my sleeping quarters!" I ordered.

I was immediately carried off to my personal area where all of my belongings were kept. I didn't want to leave anything behind that could be useful on my mission.

"Let's see, I might need my mini-computer." I said, removing a small computer from a shelf next to my bed.

As I activated a small carrying case to store my items, I found that I could hardly contain my excitement. It had always been my dream to be an Invader. Operation Impending Doom One took place a couple seasons before I was born, so I hadn't known what it was like when Zim messed up on it. But, I had always hoped I would be included in the planning of Operation Impending Doom Two.

I grabbed some of my other possessions and shoved them into the case. I was sure to include my home creator, and plans for my lab.

"Computer, take me to the ship deck!" I ordered. I carried my case in my hand as the platform carried me to where my Voot Runner was kept. I was a seasoned flyer, but I had never flown my ship to another planet before.

I hopped into my ship and slipped my case under my seat. I too the controls and made one last command to my computer. "Computer, open the roof."

It took my command and the roof above me opened to show the green Irk atmosphere. I started my ship and navigated it through the roof and away from planet Irk.
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Chapters three, four and five are done. They'll be up as soon as I upload them.