What Lies Beneath

by MiriahoftheWind

When Vio, another Irken, crashes to Earth and finds Zim, Zim discovers a dark plot for the universe where for others there maybe no future. Now Mali and Cam, the Right Hand girls of the Tallest must find the crystals of the sun before it's too late.......

13. Mali's Route

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What Lies Beneath

by

~Miriah~of~the~Wind~

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Chapter 13: Mali's Route

(A/N: Chapter 13, 14, and 15 are going to be one of those three chapters happening at the same time thing.)

Mali went through the sitting room. She found a pocket knife, camera, rope ladder, ink, paper, a key, a canteen with a liquid of some sort, some pills, and a sack of fine, white, dust. What seemed to interest the most was the pills, caned liquid, and the sack of fine, white, dust. Mali looked around to see if anyone was there. The room was completely empty. She took out her blush and called Zim.

"Invader Zim, reporting for duty!" he said.

"Zim, there are some substances I found that might be worth finding out."

"Turn the blush upside down and open that part. You'll see that you can send samples that way and we'll call you back. Is that all?"

"Yes. Right Hand Mali out." Mali said. She close the compact and then did as Zim said. The blush on the outside was like a girlish pink but on the inside it was black with the Irken symbol on it. There were small slots for the use of transportation of clues. Mali put one pill in, one drop of liquid in, and a little bit of the white powder on it. She closed the slots and pushed a small blue button that said 'send' in modern Irken. She closed her communicator and went up stairs toward the attic. She yanked at the handle but it was lock. The door looked pretty worn out so she tried pulling harder. Finally she lost her temper and started pounding on the door. Abruptly her communicator rang. Mali took it out of her pocket and opened it.

"Right Hand Mali, reporting for duty!" Mali said.

"Mali, according to the scientists back on Irk the pill you sent us is a called 'Ritalin'. It's purpose is to lower ones ability to be hyperactive." Zim reported.

"That explains the old lady." Mali muttered.

"As for the powder it's copper-oxide."

(A/N: Copper-oxide is used as a dust that brings out fingerprints.)

"And the liquid?"

"It's a type of Earthling drink called 'Bourbon'. You should be able to drink it if you wish. Invader Zim out." And with that Zim vanished. Mali sighed and closed her eyes. She picked up the paper, ink, copper oxide powder, the pills and the locket key, and held them in her hands. She changed from an Earthling form to an Irken form. The six items disappeared. Cam had telekinesis and could realize when her friends wanted to give her something important and could receive it. Mali changed back into a human, sat down, and sighed. It might take a while before Cam or Tak came back she thought.

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