Prison for the Insane
Chapter 6: ... And Trust

A/N: Been a while, I know... But, I've been preoccupied... School's starting tomorrow (Wednesday, August 28th) and I won't have as much time to work on my "babies". I love everyone of you who reviewed ^^ *glomps* Please keep it up, without you guys I would have let this die long ago.

One note, thoughts will represented by [ these thingys ] Now, onto the story

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"You're an Irken?" Dib stuttered.

"Yes..." Suri could hear the hurt in his voice. She knew very well she'd betrayed him..., and had played the part of a human very well...

Well, how exactly do you tell someone you love your deepest, darkest secret? ...You don't, normally...

"Dib..." She reached out her gloved hand to stroke his face. With a fearful shudder, Dib shied from her hand. His eyes stared at Suri coldly. They clearly said, "You lied."

"Don't touch me," Dib uttered, voice frozen over with growing hate... [Damnit, how could I have been so stupid? There were so many clues -- the exceptional hearing, reflexes... strength even!]

"Please listen to me." She took another step forward. "I'm still the same Suri..."

As far as Dib was concerned, Suri was his enemy.

"Tell me something."

"Anything, Dibby..."

"Is Lia really our daughter?"

Suri pulled back a little bit. She lowered her eyes, "N-No... The tallest sent her to me to help with my mission... She's like Zim's child, Zi."

"I can't believe you..."

"What's not to believe?"

He turned, storming down the hallway. Mumbling acidly to himself, he mocked her earlier words: "Can't you trust me?" He searched through a nearby closet.

Suri waited until Dib came back. He twirled handcuffs on his finger.

When she met his eyes, Suri immediately knew what he held: the handcuffs he'd tried to use on Zim the first time they met...

And she sank to her knees, holding her arms out.

Dib didn't understand. "What are you doing?"

"Giving up..." she answered softly, "If you don't trust me... then we'll never get Lia back, so I'm giving up.

"Knock me out, take me to the scientists to dissect me... To Mysterious Mysteries... I don't care. I have no where else to go; I betrayed the Irken army... by falling in love with you, Dib."" She choked down a sob.

And the handcuffs fell from Dib's hands. He knelt in front of Suri, wrapping his arms around her.

The sudden change in heart surprised Suri, but none-the-less she melted into his arms. "So, you trust me now?"

"I want my daughter back... and then we talk about what you've been hiding." He smiled sadly, holding her at arm's length now. "How do we get her back?"

There was only one way Suri could think of... And it was obvious Dib wouldn't like it one bit...

"We have to go to Zim."

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He eyed Suri, hiding in the baggy clothing she'd borrowed from Dib. She stared straight ahead, walking like a warrior. It was very obvious she was more comfortable in her Irken form. Her antennae poked out behind her head from under a hat, tucking under the collar of the jacket.

Shadows cast over her face, giving her a more familiar look. But he couldn't place it...

"I still can't believe you're making me go to Zim."

"The Tallest kidnapped our daughter. We need a spaceship -- Zim has the only working one."

Dib grunted and paused at Zim's doorstep while Suri stepped directly to the door.

She rang the doorbell.

It took a few moments for the door to be answered. Zim stood in the doorway, grinning.

"So, you've returned."

Suri rushed him, grabbing him by the neck. She slammed him against the far wall, lifting him up as high as she could. "We need your spaceship -- and you will give it to us."

Zim tried to pry her hands off, but they were firm.

"Wh-why?"

"We are saving our daughter. Where's your cruiser?"

Dib walked into the house, eyeing the monkey picture over the couch. Across the room, the TV was on, tuned to the "Scary Monkey Show".

An Irken around the size of Lia, the one Suri had called Zi, waited in the shadows of the hallway.

"The cruiser is in the lab, Suri..." Zi answered. "Follow me."

The little boy turned and marched into the kitchen. He climbed into the garbage can and slid down into it.

Dib curiously watched, then started into the garbage can. It coiled down into a slide that he sped down, trying not to scream.

He landed on his feet in a large cavity of a lab, walled with machines. An immense computer waited in front of them. In the center of the room, rested a small spaceship.

"Here we go... As soon as Suri gets down here, you can leave..." Zi added. He walked over to the cruiser, hopped in, and turned to face Dib, "All I ask is that I come with you guys..."

Suri landed behind Dib, just barely hearing the request. She looked at Zi, then at Dib. Their eyes connected, and Suri answered, "No problem."

She jumped onto the cruiser with expertise, then turned to help Dib. Just as she helped him onto the cruiser, Zim came down the slide.

"Wait!" he managed, rubbing a bruised neck.

Suri ignored him and sat down at the control panel. Dib sneered at him, "We're going to take on the Tallest, and there's nothing you can do to stop us!"

"No -- I want to come too!"

And that made everyone pause.

Zim elaborated, "They have Gir... And I miss the little robot! I hate the "Scary Monkey Show", but I had it on because I miss him so much! I need him back!"

Suri stood, "Are you going to rat us out to the Tallest?"

Zim shook his head, "No, of course not... They took Gir!"

She sighed, then looked at Zi, "It's up to you, Kid."

Zi looked out the window at Zim. He saw the look of hope on his face, and nodded. "Yeah, let him come."

Zim smiled and jumped into the cruiser. Suri punched a button, the transparent shield forming around the cruiser. She tossed off her hat; it landed on top of Zi's head. Zi smiled and rearranged the hat on his head so the brim rested behind his head.

"Get ready for take off!" Suri shouted, starting the engines with a jolt. [Tallest, here we come.]

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A/N: The action starts next chapter!

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