Scene 3: [Dib is just getting home. Gaz is seated on the front step in the
shade, playing her Game Slave 2, dressed in her usual outfit, except no
sleeves and no leggings.]
Gaz: [not looking up] What took you so long?
Dib: [shrugs] Nothin'. I was just enjoying my first moments of freedom, I guess.
Gaz: You're so weird. I guess you're gonna waste your summer trying to stop Zim from conquering the planet, right?
Dib: Of course. And it's not wasting! Someday you'll thank me for this, Gaz!
Gaz: Yeah. I doubt it. [Dib ignores her and goes inside.]
[Camera cuts back to the 2654th solar system. The Zhengian Armada is closing in on the planet Irk. Cut to the Capitol Building on Planet Irk. Cut to interior throne room. Red and Purple are seated (naturally) on their thrones, but neither of them is looking their usual cocky selves. They both are watching a giant monitor nervously. The image on screen is of the Zhengian Armada looming closer to Irk.]
Purple: [turns to Red] This is bad, right?
Red: Duh!
Communications Irken: Sirs? We have an incoming transmission from the Zhengians. Shall I put it through?
Red: [gulps] Very well. Go ahead. [The C.I. twists a dial and Captain Khain appears on the monitor]
Khain: Well, well, well. The Almighty Tallest. It certainly has been a long time, hasn't it?
Red: [hiding his nervousness with an annoyed attitude] What do you want, Khain?
Khain: You of all people should know that, Red. I'm sure you're aware that our peace agreement has expired.
Purple: It did? I thought we arranged to renegotiate…didn't we?
Khain: Yes…we did…but as it turns out, you two bumbling idiots failed to attend the meeting!! [Leans forward, gripping the arms of his chair angrily]
Red: [laughs uneasily] Did we now…? [Glances at Purple]
Purple: [nods] Yeah…we had another appointment… [He gazes upward. Screen blurs into a flashback of Red and Purple getting massages from a pair of blue-skinned alien girls.]
Flashback Purple: Didn't we have that peace-agreement thing with the Zhengians today?
Flashback Red: Yeah, but would you really rather be there then here?
Flashback Purple: Nah. [They both sigh. Screen blurs and comes back into focus on Purple. He's blushing slightly.]
Khain: [Seems to get the hint and rolls his eyes] I see…and I'm sure it was very important…
Red: Yes it was. Now…maybe we can reschedule?
Khain: [laughs] Oh it's too late for that, boys. According to the 5th clause of the last agreement, the treaty had to be reinstated within 48 hours of the expiration date, or the planet that failed to attend the renegotiations was susceptible to a full-scale invasion by the second planet. And of course…you both know what that means, right? [Red and Purple look at each other and gulp. Khain's laughter is heard. Fade to black.]
Gaz: [not looking up] What took you so long?
Dib: [shrugs] Nothin'. I was just enjoying my first moments of freedom, I guess.
Gaz: You're so weird. I guess you're gonna waste your summer trying to stop Zim from conquering the planet, right?
Dib: Of course. And it's not wasting! Someday you'll thank me for this, Gaz!
Gaz: Yeah. I doubt it. [Dib ignores her and goes inside.]
[Camera cuts back to the 2654th solar system. The Zhengian Armada is closing in on the planet Irk. Cut to the Capitol Building on Planet Irk. Cut to interior throne room. Red and Purple are seated (naturally) on their thrones, but neither of them is looking their usual cocky selves. They both are watching a giant monitor nervously. The image on screen is of the Zhengian Armada looming closer to Irk.]
Purple: [turns to Red] This is bad, right?
Red: Duh!
Communications Irken: Sirs? We have an incoming transmission from the Zhengians. Shall I put it through?
Red: [gulps] Very well. Go ahead. [The C.I. twists a dial and Captain Khain appears on the monitor]
Khain: Well, well, well. The Almighty Tallest. It certainly has been a long time, hasn't it?
Red: [hiding his nervousness with an annoyed attitude] What do you want, Khain?
Khain: You of all people should know that, Red. I'm sure you're aware that our peace agreement has expired.
Purple: It did? I thought we arranged to renegotiate…didn't we?
Khain: Yes…we did…but as it turns out, you two bumbling idiots failed to attend the meeting!! [Leans forward, gripping the arms of his chair angrily]
Red: [laughs uneasily] Did we now…? [Glances at Purple]
Purple: [nods] Yeah…we had another appointment… [He gazes upward. Screen blurs into a flashback of Red and Purple getting massages from a pair of blue-skinned alien girls.]
Flashback Purple: Didn't we have that peace-agreement thing with the Zhengians today?
Flashback Red: Yeah, but would you really rather be there then here?
Flashback Purple: Nah. [They both sigh. Screen blurs and comes back into focus on Purple. He's blushing slightly.]
Khain: [Seems to get the hint and rolls his eyes] I see…and I'm sure it was very important…
Red: Yes it was. Now…maybe we can reschedule?
Khain: [laughs] Oh it's too late for that, boys. According to the 5th clause of the last agreement, the treaty had to be reinstated within 48 hours of the expiration date, or the planet that failed to attend the renegotiations was susceptible to a full-scale invasion by the second planet. And of course…you both know what that means, right? [Red and Purple look at each other and gulp. Khain's laughter is heard. Fade to black.]