Dib ran into an apartment complex, eager to get far away from the ghosts.
"I'm safe here, this place is pretty well-lighted-"
*fzzt*
"Well, it WAS..." A few explosions sounded, clearly the Irkens bombarding the building to scare off all the residents. One particularly big explosion threw Dib on his feet. When he got up again, he found that a collapsed wall blocked the exit. Dib grabbed a flashlight out of his coat and ran towards an empty apartment. When he walked in, he found a few ex- pilots already waiting for him. "Dib! Your fleet gunned us down! DIE!" they yelled, aiming their guns at Dib.
Suddenly, another Irken, armed with a laser cannon, emerged from the wall and shot one of the pilots in the head. "Wha...?" the victim gasped before disappearing.
"You helped the Tallests execute me!"
"Well, yeah, you-"
"EAT PHOTONS!" he yelled, aiming the gun. Dib quickly closed the door and ran, not wanting to deal with whoever the survivor was. He ran into another apartment, when...
"Are you that 'Dib' human? Do you realize all the advancements that could've been made if you didn't obliterate me and the rest of the 'Magellan's' crew? Do you know what you DID?!" an extremely angry-looking Gyok ghost said. Unlike the others, this one appeared to be holding a scythe, and looked fairly solid. "Attacking a semi-defenseless research ship?! I'LL SHOW YOU DEFENSELESS!" he screamed, raising the scythe and swinging at Dib. He didn't hit, but a large piece of the ceiling broke off and fell a few inches from him. He took a few more swings. Numerous other deadly chunks of ceiling fell, threatening to crush Dib.
"Now, waitaminute, we can settle this peacefully-"
"DID YOU THINK OF THAT WHEN YOU WERE THE ONE IN POWER?!" He took another swing. This one went right through Dib, not harming him directly, but the floor collapsed underneath him. He would have dropped directly into a fire if Dib hadn't grabbed onto a loose floorboard, the only thing that saved his life. "Prepare to die an especially slow and horrible death," he said, dusting off his scythe. Dib pulled the pistol out of his coat. "Don't make me laugh. I cannot be harmed. I AM INVINCIBLE!!" he yelled, raising his scythe once more. Dib responded by shooting Gyok's scythe out of his hand, taking a finger or two with it. "Wow... it DOES hurt... I was WRONG..." he spat out. He started to glow a bright red. Dib, remembering how the other Gyok had mentioned self-destructing ghosts, dropped down from the loose floorboard and dove for cover on the floor below him. A few seconds later, a huge explosion blew out the walls adjacent to the room Gyok was in, and caused the floor above him to crumble. Dib ran out the door, barely missing the debris and hearing an ominous THUD as he stood up. He started charging his gun and ran down into the basement, not noticing that he ran directly through another ghost.
"My Tallest? Target found. Transmitting location. Over and out."
---
Running toward the steps, Dib noticed a sign reading "You are now leaving Happy Apartment Co. property and entering Eco-Death Chemical Plant Corp. property. Have a nice day!" Dib had no real choice but going down, as he remembered that reserve power supplies in buildings are usually in the basement. As he went into the staircase, the doors shut behind him. Dib thought nothing of it and ran down the steps to the nearest door. He opened it up.
"Oh, wait. Nothing in here but a laser pointer on the floor- wait, LASER pointer?" he said, walking over to the pen-shaped ghost blinder.
"Oh, come now. Do you think we're THAT stupid?"
An Irken shut the door. Like Gyok's ghost, he was holding a scythe and appeared more solid than the others. He also had more than a few badges on his uniform. Meanwhile, Dib looked up and found himself looking down the barrels of about twenty different laser cannons. "Oh, I'm SUCH an idiot..." Dib said to himself.
"That you are," the Irken commander said. "This was too easy! All right men, fire away." A clicking sound was heard from all the guns. "Errgh... TURN THE SAFTEY OFF!" he yelled. The Irkens pressed some buttons on their guns, and were about to pull the trigger, when a laser hit one of them in the head.
"YOU WERE ON THE FIRING SQUAD, YOU BASTARDS!" Dib heard the Irken from earlier yell as he flew down from the ceiling and shot a few more Irkens. "TAKE THIS! AND THIS!" Using the distraction, Dib grabbed the pointer and shined it at some of the grunts, harming but not really killing them.
"He's here too? I must inform the Tallest," the commander said, fading through the wall, leaving his men to fend for themselves. Naturally, they were dead within a minute, and by the end of it, Dib was hiding behind a support pillar, waiting for them all to just leave...
"And YOU!" the Irken yelled, blowing apart the last of the Irkens. "Human, you can come out. I'm against the Empire too, they executed me. Why are they after you?" he said. Relieved, Dib got out from behind the pillar. "HOLY SHIT! Well, I guess that explains it... See you later," he said, going through the floor. Dib walked out the door, then continued down the steps, coming to another door. The instant he opened it, enough laser bolts came out to incinerate a small army, but luckily, the door acted as a shield as he immediately shut it. He turned the power dial on his pistol from "Kill" to "It's just a flesh wound!" and fired it at the door. A bright purple beam shot out, completely obliterating the door and everything behind it. He walked in the smoldering passageway.
"Nope, no generator here." He was a tad disappointed that those Irkens were the only defense in the room, until-
"YOU again?" Dib heard the commander yell. He spun around just in time to see him diving down from the doorframe, a scythe in hand and a psychotic look in his eye.
--- Short, yes, but moves the story along... Next chapter coming soon!
*fzzt*
"Well, it WAS..." A few explosions sounded, clearly the Irkens bombarding the building to scare off all the residents. One particularly big explosion threw Dib on his feet. When he got up again, he found that a collapsed wall blocked the exit. Dib grabbed a flashlight out of his coat and ran towards an empty apartment. When he walked in, he found a few ex- pilots already waiting for him. "Dib! Your fleet gunned us down! DIE!" they yelled, aiming their guns at Dib.
Suddenly, another Irken, armed with a laser cannon, emerged from the wall and shot one of the pilots in the head. "Wha...?" the victim gasped before disappearing.
"You helped the Tallests execute me!"
"Well, yeah, you-"
"EAT PHOTONS!" he yelled, aiming the gun. Dib quickly closed the door and ran, not wanting to deal with whoever the survivor was. He ran into another apartment, when...
"Are you that 'Dib' human? Do you realize all the advancements that could've been made if you didn't obliterate me and the rest of the 'Magellan's' crew? Do you know what you DID?!" an extremely angry-looking Gyok ghost said. Unlike the others, this one appeared to be holding a scythe, and looked fairly solid. "Attacking a semi-defenseless research ship?! I'LL SHOW YOU DEFENSELESS!" he screamed, raising the scythe and swinging at Dib. He didn't hit, but a large piece of the ceiling broke off and fell a few inches from him. He took a few more swings. Numerous other deadly chunks of ceiling fell, threatening to crush Dib.
"Now, waitaminute, we can settle this peacefully-"
"DID YOU THINK OF THAT WHEN YOU WERE THE ONE IN POWER?!" He took another swing. This one went right through Dib, not harming him directly, but the floor collapsed underneath him. He would have dropped directly into a fire if Dib hadn't grabbed onto a loose floorboard, the only thing that saved his life. "Prepare to die an especially slow and horrible death," he said, dusting off his scythe. Dib pulled the pistol out of his coat. "Don't make me laugh. I cannot be harmed. I AM INVINCIBLE!!" he yelled, raising his scythe once more. Dib responded by shooting Gyok's scythe out of his hand, taking a finger or two with it. "Wow... it DOES hurt... I was WRONG..." he spat out. He started to glow a bright red. Dib, remembering how the other Gyok had mentioned self-destructing ghosts, dropped down from the loose floorboard and dove for cover on the floor below him. A few seconds later, a huge explosion blew out the walls adjacent to the room Gyok was in, and caused the floor above him to crumble. Dib ran out the door, barely missing the debris and hearing an ominous THUD as he stood up. He started charging his gun and ran down into the basement, not noticing that he ran directly through another ghost.
"My Tallest? Target found. Transmitting location. Over and out."
---
Running toward the steps, Dib noticed a sign reading "You are now leaving Happy Apartment Co. property and entering Eco-Death Chemical Plant Corp. property. Have a nice day!" Dib had no real choice but going down, as he remembered that reserve power supplies in buildings are usually in the basement. As he went into the staircase, the doors shut behind him. Dib thought nothing of it and ran down the steps to the nearest door. He opened it up.
"Oh, wait. Nothing in here but a laser pointer on the floor- wait, LASER pointer?" he said, walking over to the pen-shaped ghost blinder.
"Oh, come now. Do you think we're THAT stupid?"
An Irken shut the door. Like Gyok's ghost, he was holding a scythe and appeared more solid than the others. He also had more than a few badges on his uniform. Meanwhile, Dib looked up and found himself looking down the barrels of about twenty different laser cannons. "Oh, I'm SUCH an idiot..." Dib said to himself.
"That you are," the Irken commander said. "This was too easy! All right men, fire away." A clicking sound was heard from all the guns. "Errgh... TURN THE SAFTEY OFF!" he yelled. The Irkens pressed some buttons on their guns, and were about to pull the trigger, when a laser hit one of them in the head.
"YOU WERE ON THE FIRING SQUAD, YOU BASTARDS!" Dib heard the Irken from earlier yell as he flew down from the ceiling and shot a few more Irkens. "TAKE THIS! AND THIS!" Using the distraction, Dib grabbed the pointer and shined it at some of the grunts, harming but not really killing them.
"He's here too? I must inform the Tallest," the commander said, fading through the wall, leaving his men to fend for themselves. Naturally, they were dead within a minute, and by the end of it, Dib was hiding behind a support pillar, waiting for them all to just leave...
"And YOU!" the Irken yelled, blowing apart the last of the Irkens. "Human, you can come out. I'm against the Empire too, they executed me. Why are they after you?" he said. Relieved, Dib got out from behind the pillar. "HOLY SHIT! Well, I guess that explains it... See you later," he said, going through the floor. Dib walked out the door, then continued down the steps, coming to another door. The instant he opened it, enough laser bolts came out to incinerate a small army, but luckily, the door acted as a shield as he immediately shut it. He turned the power dial on his pistol from "Kill" to "It's just a flesh wound!" and fired it at the door. A bright purple beam shot out, completely obliterating the door and everything behind it. He walked in the smoldering passageway.
"Nope, no generator here." He was a tad disappointed that those Irkens were the only defense in the room, until-
"YOU again?" Dib heard the commander yell. He spun around just in time to see him diving down from the doorframe, a scythe in hand and a psychotic look in his eye.
--- Short, yes, but moves the story along... Next chapter coming soon!