(A/N: Okee doke...nothing graphic, but still...)
Future Shock
They waited patiently as the Irken figure approached. Purple eyes showed a nervous distrust while nearly identical red eyes showed their owners aggressive temper.
The figure they watched was shrouded in the black cloak of a new tall Irken. Young Irkens who had reached a certain height were shrouded in this until they were given their official title as a Taller. This Irken was older than most in his position but still was being given the same rite.
Red blinked slowly. "To who do your loyalties lie?"
The figure stopped walking as soon as his leader had spoken. "To the hive." He said letting his thin hands hang by his side. "And to the Tallest."
Purple folded his hands together. Since there were two tallest the ritual was split between the two of them. "By your height, you are seen to be strong." He said.
"As is our way." The cloaked figure said.
"Would you be Tallest?" Purple asked.
"No." The figure said.
The two taller Irkens didn't look entirely sure but it was the correct answer.
The figure took down the hood. Showing red eyes and a face the two Tallest Irkens had thought dead for so long.
Red scowled but continued. "Welcome to your new rank as a Taller, Zim."
Zim made a gracious bow. "Thank you, my Tallest."
* * *
The newest Irken over seer touched down on earth. He cast his eyes around the strong hold he had been assigned to.
"Taller Zim." A shorter Irken approached him. "It's good to see you made it here in good health."
"I want to see the Humans." Zim said. He silently begged to go to his quarters and out of his itchy new uniform. A few cleanings and it would be soft enough to wear properly.
"As you wish." The other Irken said. He led them to the open pen where a large number of Humans were being kept. "They're dirty I know. But this is a group to be shipped out in a week or so. We have newer ones over here if you wish to see them."
"Of course."
There was a smaller pen to the side. 'Wild' Humans were placed there before their brief conditioning to be slaves.
Zims eyes snapped to a purple haired figure among them. He left the other Irken and descended into the small pen. He heard his 'tour guide' call after him and run timidly into the sparsely populated pen.
"Taller one, this is not wise!"
Zim ignored him. He reached out for the girl when a hand knocked his away. The boy had a wild spike of black hair and a tarnished metal ring around a silver eye.
"Don't touch her." The Human said.
Zim saw the other Irken start to pull a discipline tool and stopped him. "I'll not have these Humans harmed and pull down my slave quota." He said harshly. "The male is only protecting her. I'd have to guess she is his in some way, a mate or by blood." Zim said. "There are other ways of dealing with them."
He turned slowly on the boy who had thwarted him. "I won't hurt her Human. In fact I can employ the both of you. You seem to be a strong creature, and she has her own qualities." He leered at the girl.
The other Irken found that a bit disturbing. But Zim was his superior so he didn't speak against it.
The purple haired girls' eye twitched and she jumped at Zim nearly knocking him to the ground. He grabbed her arms and used his extra legs to lift them both up rendering most of her fighting abilities useless. "Ah! A fighter!" He crowed. "I like that." He dropped her so that she landed on the Human boy. "Have them delivered to my quarters. If I don't find them there it will be your head." He said to the other Irken.
"Yes of course Taller." The Irken said.
* * *
Zim narrowed his eyes into the distance. "How far away are they?"
"Far enough." Dib said. They made it over another hill.
The three had left the compound late last night. Zim had left behind his intent to find the Human rebel base with the two Humans and that he was to not be followed under any circumstances.
"Droid, three o'clock." Gaz said pointing.
Indeed a droid was moving slowly not far from them. It looked heavily damaged but still went about its duty of cleaning out the area.
"We should take it out." She said eyeing the limping droid with disdain.
Zim exchanged a glance with Dib. "Sure."
They approached the droid from its blind side. Most of its sensory mechanisms seemed to have been melted over. Probably hit with some acid or other from a resistance group.
"It must really be damaged." Dib hissed. "I doubt it even knows it's still walking."
"They weren't that smart to begin with." Zim said. "Destroy and move on. That's all they're really programmed for."
"And we all know you know what their programming is." Gaz said pinching Zim hard. But rather than the Irken giving a squeal of pain he shivered violently.
"Gaz, I know it's been a while but this is hardly the place." He said.
Dib chose to ignore the comment. "I think I can get him from here." He said unslinging the Irken laser rifle from his shoulder.
"No way, we're going closer." Gaz said, she was more than ready to take down the droid, but the more damage done up close the better. She got up and bolted for the story tall droid from behind. Its headless frame meandered farther unaware of her presence.
"Come on! Its dead to anything!" She called out. She didn't see the droid run across a car pile up. Didn't see it trip and fall
"Gaz!" The Irken voice was lost in the explosion.
Both rushed forward Dib slightly faster than Zim who, in his panic, had forgotten to use his extra legs.
Dib stopped dead in his track and turned around catching Zim before he could see. "No don't." He pushed Zim back.
"Let me see! Gaz!" He tried to go over Dib but the Human was indeed very strong and Zim scared witless.
"It's no use Zim." His voice cracked.
~"Promise you'll come back to me." Amber eyes opened under purple hair.~
Zim struggled a little against Dib only to catch sight of a shoe. Torn open and empty. "No."
~"Only if you'll be here to come back to."~
"Not her."
~"Gaz, I want you to have this." He put a green metal band in her hand as they sat in the dark. It had a brilliant red Irken symbol blazing on it. "It used to represent the most important thing to me."~
"Please not her." Zim fell to his knees with Dib.
Dib made a strained whimper. "Not like this."
~"Zim, I."~
~"It's worth nothing now. Because what is most important to me is something else."~
~She took the band putting it around her wrist.~
A metal green circlet clinked to the ground with other bits of falling debris. It was fire scarred and the red Irken symbol more of a maroon.
~She took the skull pendent off of her neck and put it on Zim quietly. "For luck."~
Light flashed off the skull around Zims neck as a pained Irken roar echoed accompanied by the suffering crying of a Human.
~He smiled and kissed her. "For luck."~
Future Shock
They waited patiently as the Irken figure approached. Purple eyes showed a nervous distrust while nearly identical red eyes showed their owners aggressive temper.
The figure they watched was shrouded in the black cloak of a new tall Irken. Young Irkens who had reached a certain height were shrouded in this until they were given their official title as a Taller. This Irken was older than most in his position but still was being given the same rite.
Red blinked slowly. "To who do your loyalties lie?"
The figure stopped walking as soon as his leader had spoken. "To the hive." He said letting his thin hands hang by his side. "And to the Tallest."
Purple folded his hands together. Since there were two tallest the ritual was split between the two of them. "By your height, you are seen to be strong." He said.
"As is our way." The cloaked figure said.
"Would you be Tallest?" Purple asked.
"No." The figure said.
The two taller Irkens didn't look entirely sure but it was the correct answer.
The figure took down the hood. Showing red eyes and a face the two Tallest Irkens had thought dead for so long.
Red scowled but continued. "Welcome to your new rank as a Taller, Zim."
Zim made a gracious bow. "Thank you, my Tallest."
* * *
The newest Irken over seer touched down on earth. He cast his eyes around the strong hold he had been assigned to.
"Taller Zim." A shorter Irken approached him. "It's good to see you made it here in good health."
"I want to see the Humans." Zim said. He silently begged to go to his quarters and out of his itchy new uniform. A few cleanings and it would be soft enough to wear properly.
"As you wish." The other Irken said. He led them to the open pen where a large number of Humans were being kept. "They're dirty I know. But this is a group to be shipped out in a week or so. We have newer ones over here if you wish to see them."
"Of course."
There was a smaller pen to the side. 'Wild' Humans were placed there before their brief conditioning to be slaves.
Zims eyes snapped to a purple haired figure among them. He left the other Irken and descended into the small pen. He heard his 'tour guide' call after him and run timidly into the sparsely populated pen.
"Taller one, this is not wise!"
Zim ignored him. He reached out for the girl when a hand knocked his away. The boy had a wild spike of black hair and a tarnished metal ring around a silver eye.
"Don't touch her." The Human said.
Zim saw the other Irken start to pull a discipline tool and stopped him. "I'll not have these Humans harmed and pull down my slave quota." He said harshly. "The male is only protecting her. I'd have to guess she is his in some way, a mate or by blood." Zim said. "There are other ways of dealing with them."
He turned slowly on the boy who had thwarted him. "I won't hurt her Human. In fact I can employ the both of you. You seem to be a strong creature, and she has her own qualities." He leered at the girl.
The other Irken found that a bit disturbing. But Zim was his superior so he didn't speak against it.
The purple haired girls' eye twitched and she jumped at Zim nearly knocking him to the ground. He grabbed her arms and used his extra legs to lift them both up rendering most of her fighting abilities useless. "Ah! A fighter!" He crowed. "I like that." He dropped her so that she landed on the Human boy. "Have them delivered to my quarters. If I don't find them there it will be your head." He said to the other Irken.
"Yes of course Taller." The Irken said.
* * *
Zim narrowed his eyes into the distance. "How far away are they?"
"Far enough." Dib said. They made it over another hill.
The three had left the compound late last night. Zim had left behind his intent to find the Human rebel base with the two Humans and that he was to not be followed under any circumstances.
"Droid, three o'clock." Gaz said pointing.
Indeed a droid was moving slowly not far from them. It looked heavily damaged but still went about its duty of cleaning out the area.
"We should take it out." She said eyeing the limping droid with disdain.
Zim exchanged a glance with Dib. "Sure."
They approached the droid from its blind side. Most of its sensory mechanisms seemed to have been melted over. Probably hit with some acid or other from a resistance group.
"It must really be damaged." Dib hissed. "I doubt it even knows it's still walking."
"They weren't that smart to begin with." Zim said. "Destroy and move on. That's all they're really programmed for."
"And we all know you know what their programming is." Gaz said pinching Zim hard. But rather than the Irken giving a squeal of pain he shivered violently.
"Gaz, I know it's been a while but this is hardly the place." He said.
Dib chose to ignore the comment. "I think I can get him from here." He said unslinging the Irken laser rifle from his shoulder.
"No way, we're going closer." Gaz said, she was more than ready to take down the droid, but the more damage done up close the better. She got up and bolted for the story tall droid from behind. Its headless frame meandered farther unaware of her presence.
"Come on! Its dead to anything!" She called out. She didn't see the droid run across a car pile up. Didn't see it trip and fall
"Gaz!" The Irken voice was lost in the explosion.
Both rushed forward Dib slightly faster than Zim who, in his panic, had forgotten to use his extra legs.
Dib stopped dead in his track and turned around catching Zim before he could see. "No don't." He pushed Zim back.
"Let me see! Gaz!" He tried to go over Dib but the Human was indeed very strong and Zim scared witless.
"It's no use Zim." His voice cracked.
~"Promise you'll come back to me." Amber eyes opened under purple hair.~
Zim struggled a little against Dib only to catch sight of a shoe. Torn open and empty. "No."
~"Only if you'll be here to come back to."~
"Not her."
~"Gaz, I want you to have this." He put a green metal band in her hand as they sat in the dark. It had a brilliant red Irken symbol blazing on it. "It used to represent the most important thing to me."~
"Please not her." Zim fell to his knees with Dib.
Dib made a strained whimper. "Not like this."
~"Zim, I."~
~"It's worth nothing now. Because what is most important to me is something else."~
~She took the band putting it around her wrist.~
A metal green circlet clinked to the ground with other bits of falling debris. It was fire scarred and the red Irken symbol more of a maroon.
~She took the skull pendent off of her neck and put it on Zim quietly. "For luck."~
Light flashed off the skull around Zims neck as a pained Irken roar echoed accompanied by the suffering crying of a Human.
~He smiled and kissed her. "For luck."~
