The End of the Beginning
The
End of the Beginning.
Chapter
1: All so Familiar
By Ked.
2000 years in the future, a lot has changed.
" Today, Zer, you will be given a very special mission." A private
meeting was taking place. " You are being sent to earth." " But, but…
I'm not worthy enough for that mission! Surely, you should send someone taller
than I!" Zer was a little nervous about the planet Earth. He knew the story of
the first Irken soldier sent to the planet." " Now listen. You may not be
the tallest. In fact, you're far from that. That's why we need you. The
inhabitance of that planet are all very short, therefore, you will blend in
best." The assigning confused Zer. Earth was a dreadful place, far from what
it was 2000 years ago, and Zer was convinced he was not strong enough. " Zer.
You need not fear. We have learned enough about the humans to know what you need
to be protected. Your Sir will be equipped with anything you may need." Zer
looked about, un-sure of what to do. He did not want to go, nor did he want to
question the almighty tallest's decision. He unwillingly told the tallest how
honored he was, and then went to the equipment hall.
Over the 2000 years it had been since the disappearance of Zim, a lot had changed. Dib was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize for saving earth, and Zim was long gone. Dib was assassinated by an
unknown someone, and was buried in his own cemetery. Everyone took aliens
seriously now. After the Irkens had seen what the earthlings were capable of,
they made many attempts to enslave the planet, but all failed. Zer was certain
he would do the same. None of the Irkens Impending Doom missions had succeeded.
They gave up trying to conquer entire galaxies, and now went after 1 planet at a
time. Nobody was really brave enough to go to earth. They all knew the story of
what happened to Zim, and though he was thought of as a failure, they still
assumed he was twice as smart as any human. The last transmission made to the
tallest red and purple was a frantic one by the robot, Gir. How he learned to
transmit to them, nobody knows. It just shows how determined he really was. The
tallest assumed it was just another annoying call from Zim, but they were
shocked to see it wasn't.
" Gir? What are you doing!
This transmission provider is not meant for the likes of you!" Said red.
Purple added " or for Zim, but he uses it." Gir was very worried, and, like
normal, could not talk well enough for anyone to really understand him.
" Leaders! Master's gone! The peoples came, and they did stuff, and
they through stuff around! Then…then the funny hair kid yelled stuff, and
there was blood!" The tallest were quite confused. " Gir. We don't have
time for this. Either put Zim on, or leave us alone." " I CANT! HE'S GONE!
They took him, and there was yelling, and screaming, and pain, and master
screamed like a little girl!" "That's no surprise." Said red. " Now,
Gir. What are you trying to say?" " HELP! They took Master! He's GONE!"
Gir screamed, and then gave a little dog-like whimper and dropped his head down.
" What do you mean He's gone? Was he captured?" Purple was slightly
worried. They wanted to get rid of Zim, not get him killed. " Captured. No
more master." Gir started to cry. " Yes!" Said Red, under his breath.
Purple hushed him. " Now, Gir. Are you sure he's gone, or did he just get
stuck in a tree or something like the last time he transmitted us." "
Peoples took him away." Gir was very depressed now, and kept shaking. The
tallest looked at each other, and then to Gir. They didn't know what to do.
Telling the Irkens a soldier was presumed dead would cause a large raucous. Even
If it was Zim. " Gir. You need to go find him. Don't come back until you
find out where he is, then we'll tell you what to do." Gir quietly left,
still shaking. He never reported back.
The Irken Empire hadn't changed too much. They were still ruled by 2
tallest. There was a different Tallest Purple, and Tallest Green. They were the
first set of tallest to recognize what Zim would have been worth if he had came
back. It was realized that the shortest Irkens often Grow up to be the tallest,
which was the case with tallest purple, and, more then likely, would have been
the case with Zim. Nobody knew why. It was just the way it was. This kind of
messed up the system, because now the shortest and the tallest were honored.
Zer set off to the dreaded planet known as earth. He had a new sir, and a
special Vootrunner. It would only take him a few weeks to reach the planet. He
thought about quitting right then and there, but realized how important this
mission was. He continued on what seemed like a death mission. 4 long, weeks
later, he got site of the awful planet earth. He looked for a vacant lot, but
saw none. After a while, he caught site of a small lot just big enough for a
fortress. Since The Irkens have known about the earthlings for a long amount of
time, they had pre-designed Zer's home to blend in. His costume, too, was
pre-made. Though most people would have noticed the green skin on Zer's face a
thousand years ago, it was now quite common in the human race. It was a skin
condition caused by their own filthy, disgusting ways, and the polluted water.
Zer didn't have to worry about water, because a tube was built around every
walkway to keep the humans safe from the constant acid rain. This planet had
already destroyed itself without the help of an alien take-over. He put on his
pre-made costume. And, with his sir, left to explore. The house would take
longer to build, but it would be much quieter then it would have been 2000 years
ago.
His costume consisted of a shaggy wig, unlike Zim's, 2 contacts, and a jacket.
" Humans were familiar with standard Irken uniform." The house would build
itself, and he not need waste time waiting. His sir needed no costume. It was
invisible to the human eye. Only electronics could detect his presence, so they
were careful of cameras. They left to find out about the surroundings. It looked
eerily familiar. After an hour or so of wandering the block, they reporter to
the house. It was a normal looking building, and most humans wouldn't give it
a second glance. Most of them. He and his sir stepped inside the lemony fresh
house. He looked around, and gave a sigh of relief. Zer stepped toward a closet
and called upon the elevator. A second later, he stepped into the closet and
descended. His lab was underground. He sat down in a near desk, and began to
ponder. "Hmmm. How should I begin? Computer! What is the first task to do?"
"You must find an appropriate way to learn more of the humans." The computer
responded. " Of coarse. What is the nearest educational facility?" A once
again familiar picture appeared before him. A Simple skool, not once improved
over the 2000 some years it had been standing. Zer began to type an unidentified
document. He typed for an hour or so, talking out loud as he did so. " Day
one. Scenery. Open area with many …" He heard a gentle tapping on a near by
wall. He ignored it and continued. " There were many…" It got slightly
louder. He decided that it was too late too be typing, and went upstairs to
check on his sir. It was watching TV. " Sir? What are you doing? You should be
doing something a little more productive, don't you think?" The Sir looked
over and replied, "the television is an excellent source of information of
what major events are happening around the perimeter!" Zer looked over at him.
He stepped over to the Sir, pushed him off the couch, and fell to it. He lied on
the couch until he fell asleep. Sir's eye's never left the screen.
He
awoke the next morning to find the Sir still staring into the screen. He ignored
him, and left for a much-feared first day of skool. The building had many kids
outside it. Occasionally one with a green completion. He scanned about them
until his eyes locked on one particular boy. He, like so many other things,
looked very familiar. He had a long sithe in his hair, and wore a black trench
coat. He stared at him until He was called by what appeared to be his sibling.
"C'mon, Dib! Let's go!" When he heard the name, he shuttered in fear.
Zim's rival, 2000 years ago. The pink haired girl dragged him away, as Zer
turned around to head home. This 'skool' was a bad Idea. A minute or two later,
he stepped in the door. " Sir! Locate another educational facility! Sir stared
blankly at the screen of the TV. The news was long over, and the TV's nonsense
had completely brainwashed him. " Must… Buy… Kleenex. " He chanted. "
Hello? Sir? Are you there? Come in. Sir!" Sir stood up and yelled, in a
squeaky voice " I'm here! The Phantom of the Opera!" Then fell to the
grasp of the TV again. " Computer! Shut off electronics on the main floor!"
The TV turned off, and Sir screamed. " NOOOOOOOOOOO! YOU KILLED KENNY! YOU
B…" Zer yelled. " You need to get in touch with reality, Sir! It's just
a TV!" Sir looked down. " Sorry." " Now, Sir. Go find me a teaching
facility!" Sir left too the lab. After an hour of waiting, Zer got frustrated
and went down to find Sir. He was watching TV. " Sir!" Zer yelled at the
site. Sir stood up and signaled for him to follow. He then walked to a small
whole in the wall, and pulled out what appeared to be a DVD. " Sir. Weared you
get that?" Sir handed it to him. Zer popped it into a VCR thingy out of pure
curiosity. In the few moments of silence, He heard the tapping on the wall
again, and then the tape started. It was an old Security tape of what appeared
to be Zer's lab! Zer assumed it was somehow from earlier that day, until he
heard something on the tape. Once again, everything was familiar. " Gir!"
The voice yelled. " Get me some tweezers!" Zer looked about, confused, as he
then heard a faint cry. He ignored it. Gir? That tape was not from today. That
tape was ancient! He didn't believe it, until Zim walked by on the tape. He
could recognize that face any ware. That's when he realized why it all looked
familiar. This was the site were Zim's mission had taken place.