Zim Fic 103a/b Lord of the Worm-Babies
A/N: One more chapter after this peeps!
Scene 9
Fade in
The Dib-Group, and Margaret and Janella, flee through the dark and the rain, stumbling over all the roots and vines on their way. Jazz's screams ring in their ears
At some point, Margaret and Janella part ways with the Dib-Group, to go back and see what Zim was up to
Dib: I hope they're okay alone together.
Mia: Zim probably won't even remember.
They were silent the rest of the way
The Dib-Group reaches the cave on the far side of the island, but it looks oddly quiet and empty. The fire is out, and no one is outside it. (Of course, it's still dark, they wouldn't be able to see anyway)
The Group falls in behind Dib, and in a grim procession, files into the cave. They sit down in a vague circle, shivering in the cold
Dib: After a lengthy silence Well, that certainly didn't go well.
Mia: I feel pretty Doomed. What happens now? Zim still has the conch, and now he's angry.
Gyok: We should have KEPT the conch! What were you all thinking?
Galadriel: Such power is corrupting!
Jessie: It would be wrong to control them against their will!
Gyok: What do YOU know? You're all fools! FOOLS!
Mia: HEY! I was on YOUR side!
Dib: Startled at the argument What's WRONG you guys? Why are you FIGHTING?
Gyok: You stay OUTTA this!
Dib and Mia: Hey!
Jessie: Don't talk to him like that! He's our leader!
Gyok: Since WHEN? He was responsible for this mess!
Galadriel: He may be weaker than me, but he's worth following.
Jessie: I'm with Galadriel.
Mia: I'm with Dib!
Gyok: Standing up FINE then! You ... hypocrites! ... conservatives! You see everything in black and white! Dib ... good. Mind control ... bad. What if DIB was mind-controlling YOU!
Dib: I'm not!
Mia: LISTEN to yourself! You're not making any sense!
Gyok: Oh, I'm making plenty of sense to ME! Draws sword I'll make all of you understand!
Galadriel: Stands also, drawing sword I suggest you calm down.
Jessie: Movement mimics Galadriel Maybe you should LEAVE.
Dib and Mia: Jessie!
Gyok: Leave? LEAVE! A FANTASTIC idea! I'll go help Zim! Then I'll get a chance to study the conch! The best idea YOU all have had.
Dib and Mia: Stand up Gyok!
Mia: You can't go!
Dib: Are you INSANE? Work for ZIM?
Gyok: Oh NO! Not insane! Just ... MAD!
Gyok: Makes threatening gesture with his sword You can't do anything to stop me!
Galadriel: We can do plenty. Lunges forward and hits him across the head
Jessie: Galadriel!
Dib and Mia: Gyok!
Gyok: Slumps to the ground Didn't see that one coming ... Passes out
Mia: Runs to Gyok's side Gyok! Checks him over - looks at Dib He's unconscious.
Dib: Gyok...
Galadriel: He was being irrational. When he wakes up, we can try and reason with him.
Jessie: Sheaths sword and sits down Show HIM not to mess with us...
Dib is suddenly looking around wildly
Dib: Where are Lucy and Katrina? And Nabeshin? And Frazier? Where are all the others?!
Mia: Huh?
Galadriel: You don't think Zim...
Jessie: We DID go the long way here...
Dib: ZIM?!
Mia: Wait! Think about it logically first! What if they went out to look for us?
Jessie: But Nabeshin was in no condition to go anywhere under his own power!
Galadriel: But he could be carried off by the conch-slaves.
Jessie: Was Gyok RIGHT?
Galadriel: No, slavery is wrong ... and the power of the conch is evil.
Dib: So, what do we do?
Mia: We should wait until morning; give them a chance to come back! They probably just went out to look for us!
Galadriel: But if Zim's slaves carried them off, then they could be in DANGER!
Jessie: We have to go back IMMEDIATELY!
Dib: Begrudgingly drawing his sword You're right. We have no idea. We have to make sure they're okay. Galadriel, Jessie and I will go out and look for them. Mia, stay with Gyok and make keep an eye out in case they come back.
Dib, Galadriel, and Jessie move towards the cave entrance
Mia: Dib! Runs up to him and gives him a quick hug. Quietly: Come back.
Dib: We ALL will.
Dib, Galadriel, and Jessie walk off into the night once again, now early morning, but you can't tell anyway. The rain has let up some, but continues to fall steadily
Mia watches them until they disappear, and then runs back to Gyok's side
The three walk through the cold, blinding rain like three bedraggled warriors, which, in a sense, they are
They make good speed through the jungles. Using giant leaves as umbrellas, their features become smeared with green from the water and sticky leaves. They resemble a trio of short, green people, carrying swords and looking determined
After what seems to be no time (they've made the same trip three times in the last two days) they are again, back at Zim's camp
After a brief look-around, they're certain that all the children are in Zim's incomplete fortress
The trio finds a familiar place, clinging to the outside, to peer inside at the congregation inside
Littl'un #1: There's a MONSTER out there!
Littl'un #2: It ate Tommy!
Littl'un #1: Turning to Littl'un #2 And Chucky!
Littl'un #1: Looking at Littl'un #1. They cling to each other helplessly AND ANGELICA!
Dib: Turning to Galadriel and Jessie I don't see any of them in there...
Galadriel and Jessie scan the interior
Jessie: Well, Janella and Margaret are in there, in the front, near Zim. Either they're acting real well, or they aren't any different from when they were defending Zim before.
Thunder rumbled loudly overhead. There was a threaten of lightning
Galadriel: Pointing There they are. Behind Zim, tied to the wall.
Dib: Looking I can see Lucy and Katrina there. And there's Nabeshin. But it doesn't look like Frazier's there.
From inside, Zim's voice is heard
Zim: There is NOTHING to fear small children. Well, except me. FEAR me. OBEY me. There is no beast.
A rumble of thunder protested
Little'un #1: There! I can hear it!
Zim: That is just your world's atmosphere. You have nothing...
Littl'un #2: We SAW it! It ate our friends.
Zim: Well, I'm sure they deserved it, wandering out in the storm, disobeying my orders. LET IT BE A LESSON to you filthy worm-children. OBEY Zim, or suffer ... pain.
Another crash of thunder was heard. Lightning flashed dangerously close
At that point, Zim himself was becoming worried. Suddenly, a howling was heard, VERY close. The children, who were huddled around small fires, shook with fright, and a number of the dying fires went out, throwing large parts of the hut into darkness
It was then that the straw Dib was leaning against gave way under his weight, and, just like Jazz, fell in, in a most inappropriate place ... at Zim's feet
Zim: AHHHH! Monster!! Save me!
Lots of children started screaming, some younger ones started crying. The entire place was a madhouse of kids pushing, trying to get out
Dib, taking the advantage, pushed Zim over as he leapt to his feet, and ran to Lucy and Katrina
Dib: Undoing the knots binding them to the hut You two need to help Nabeshin...
Janella: Zim! It's not the monster! It's the Dib!
Margaret: Dib!
Zim: Eh?
By them, Galadriel and Jessie tore open the straw, and helped Lucy and Katrina get the half-conscious Nabeshin through
Dib: Standing in the way C'mon Zim, wanna dance?
Zim: I want to do no such thing with DIB!
Dib: I mean, you wanna fight?
Zim: ... no. MINIONS! Blowing on the conch Attack them! Destroy them ALL!
But, instead, all the conch-slaves froze, and the ululating of a great beast filled the great hut
Zim dropped the conch and gaped as a great, ravenously-looking monster crashed through the wall of his fortress. The beast looked around wildly, frothing at the mouth, sending huge gobs of saliva everywhere
Dib: Huh? There WAS a monster after all. Turning back to the others, and climbing out the hole
Again, they found themselves running, stumbling out into the jungle, with screams echoing behind them. There was some spooky deja-vu in it, but they were much too tired to revel in it
The rain continued to fall heavily on them, and the thunder and lightning didn't give up
Fade out
End of Scene 9
A/N: One more scene to go!
A/N: One more chapter after this peeps!
Scene 9
Fade in
The Dib-Group, and Margaret and Janella, flee through the dark and the rain, stumbling over all the roots and vines on their way. Jazz's screams ring in their ears
At some point, Margaret and Janella part ways with the Dib-Group, to go back and see what Zim was up to
Dib: I hope they're okay alone together.
Mia: Zim probably won't even remember.
They were silent the rest of the way
The Dib-Group reaches the cave on the far side of the island, but it looks oddly quiet and empty. The fire is out, and no one is outside it. (Of course, it's still dark, they wouldn't be able to see anyway)
The Group falls in behind Dib, and in a grim procession, files into the cave. They sit down in a vague circle, shivering in the cold
Dib: After a lengthy silence Well, that certainly didn't go well.
Mia: I feel pretty Doomed. What happens now? Zim still has the conch, and now he's angry.
Gyok: We should have KEPT the conch! What were you all thinking?
Galadriel: Such power is corrupting!
Jessie: It would be wrong to control them against their will!
Gyok: What do YOU know? You're all fools! FOOLS!
Mia: HEY! I was on YOUR side!
Dib: Startled at the argument What's WRONG you guys? Why are you FIGHTING?
Gyok: You stay OUTTA this!
Dib and Mia: Hey!
Jessie: Don't talk to him like that! He's our leader!
Gyok: Since WHEN? He was responsible for this mess!
Galadriel: He may be weaker than me, but he's worth following.
Jessie: I'm with Galadriel.
Mia: I'm with Dib!
Gyok: Standing up FINE then! You ... hypocrites! ... conservatives! You see everything in black and white! Dib ... good. Mind control ... bad. What if DIB was mind-controlling YOU!
Dib: I'm not!
Mia: LISTEN to yourself! You're not making any sense!
Gyok: Oh, I'm making plenty of sense to ME! Draws sword I'll make all of you understand!
Galadriel: Stands also, drawing sword I suggest you calm down.
Jessie: Movement mimics Galadriel Maybe you should LEAVE.
Dib and Mia: Jessie!
Gyok: Leave? LEAVE! A FANTASTIC idea! I'll go help Zim! Then I'll get a chance to study the conch! The best idea YOU all have had.
Dib and Mia: Stand up Gyok!
Mia: You can't go!
Dib: Are you INSANE? Work for ZIM?
Gyok: Oh NO! Not insane! Just ... MAD!
Gyok: Makes threatening gesture with his sword You can't do anything to stop me!
Galadriel: We can do plenty. Lunges forward and hits him across the head
Jessie: Galadriel!
Dib and Mia: Gyok!
Gyok: Slumps to the ground Didn't see that one coming ... Passes out
Mia: Runs to Gyok's side Gyok! Checks him over - looks at Dib He's unconscious.
Dib: Gyok...
Galadriel: He was being irrational. When he wakes up, we can try and reason with him.
Jessie: Sheaths sword and sits down Show HIM not to mess with us...
Dib is suddenly looking around wildly
Dib: Where are Lucy and Katrina? And Nabeshin? And Frazier? Where are all the others?!
Mia: Huh?
Galadriel: You don't think Zim...
Jessie: We DID go the long way here...
Dib: ZIM?!
Mia: Wait! Think about it logically first! What if they went out to look for us?
Jessie: But Nabeshin was in no condition to go anywhere under his own power!
Galadriel: But he could be carried off by the conch-slaves.
Jessie: Was Gyok RIGHT?
Galadriel: No, slavery is wrong ... and the power of the conch is evil.
Dib: So, what do we do?
Mia: We should wait until morning; give them a chance to come back! They probably just went out to look for us!
Galadriel: But if Zim's slaves carried them off, then they could be in DANGER!
Jessie: We have to go back IMMEDIATELY!
Dib: Begrudgingly drawing his sword You're right. We have no idea. We have to make sure they're okay. Galadriel, Jessie and I will go out and look for them. Mia, stay with Gyok and make keep an eye out in case they come back.
Dib, Galadriel, and Jessie move towards the cave entrance
Mia: Dib! Runs up to him and gives him a quick hug. Quietly: Come back.
Dib: We ALL will.
Dib, Galadriel, and Jessie walk off into the night once again, now early morning, but you can't tell anyway. The rain has let up some, but continues to fall steadily
Mia watches them until they disappear, and then runs back to Gyok's side
The three walk through the cold, blinding rain like three bedraggled warriors, which, in a sense, they are
They make good speed through the jungles. Using giant leaves as umbrellas, their features become smeared with green from the water and sticky leaves. They resemble a trio of short, green people, carrying swords and looking determined
After what seems to be no time (they've made the same trip three times in the last two days) they are again, back at Zim's camp
After a brief look-around, they're certain that all the children are in Zim's incomplete fortress
The trio finds a familiar place, clinging to the outside, to peer inside at the congregation inside
Littl'un #1: There's a MONSTER out there!
Littl'un #2: It ate Tommy!
Littl'un #1: Turning to Littl'un #2 And Chucky!
Littl'un #1: Looking at Littl'un #1. They cling to each other helplessly AND ANGELICA!
Dib: Turning to Galadriel and Jessie I don't see any of them in there...
Galadriel and Jessie scan the interior
Jessie: Well, Janella and Margaret are in there, in the front, near Zim. Either they're acting real well, or they aren't any different from when they were defending Zim before.
Thunder rumbled loudly overhead. There was a threaten of lightning
Galadriel: Pointing There they are. Behind Zim, tied to the wall.
Dib: Looking I can see Lucy and Katrina there. And there's Nabeshin. But it doesn't look like Frazier's there.
From inside, Zim's voice is heard
Zim: There is NOTHING to fear small children. Well, except me. FEAR me. OBEY me. There is no beast.
A rumble of thunder protested
Little'un #1: There! I can hear it!
Zim: That is just your world's atmosphere. You have nothing...
Littl'un #2: We SAW it! It ate our friends.
Zim: Well, I'm sure they deserved it, wandering out in the storm, disobeying my orders. LET IT BE A LESSON to you filthy worm-children. OBEY Zim, or suffer ... pain.
Another crash of thunder was heard. Lightning flashed dangerously close
At that point, Zim himself was becoming worried. Suddenly, a howling was heard, VERY close. The children, who were huddled around small fires, shook with fright, and a number of the dying fires went out, throwing large parts of the hut into darkness
It was then that the straw Dib was leaning against gave way under his weight, and, just like Jazz, fell in, in a most inappropriate place ... at Zim's feet
Zim: AHHHH! Monster!! Save me!
Lots of children started screaming, some younger ones started crying. The entire place was a madhouse of kids pushing, trying to get out
Dib, taking the advantage, pushed Zim over as he leapt to his feet, and ran to Lucy and Katrina
Dib: Undoing the knots binding them to the hut You two need to help Nabeshin...
Janella: Zim! It's not the monster! It's the Dib!
Margaret: Dib!
Zim: Eh?
By them, Galadriel and Jessie tore open the straw, and helped Lucy and Katrina get the half-conscious Nabeshin through
Dib: Standing in the way C'mon Zim, wanna dance?
Zim: I want to do no such thing with DIB!
Dib: I mean, you wanna fight?
Zim: ... no. MINIONS! Blowing on the conch Attack them! Destroy them ALL!
But, instead, all the conch-slaves froze, and the ululating of a great beast filled the great hut
Zim dropped the conch and gaped as a great, ravenously-looking monster crashed through the wall of his fortress. The beast looked around wildly, frothing at the mouth, sending huge gobs of saliva everywhere
Dib: Huh? There WAS a monster after all. Turning back to the others, and climbing out the hole
Again, they found themselves running, stumbling out into the jungle, with screams echoing behind them. There was some spooky deja-vu in it, but they were much too tired to revel in it
The rain continued to fall heavily on them, and the thunder and lightning didn't give up
Fade out
End of Scene 9
A/N: One more scene to go!