"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,"
breath, "OOOOOOOOOOOOOhwell."
Zim had sank to his knees,
hands extended into the air dramatically, screaming out to the heavens, before
he abruptly shrugged, stood up, and brushed himself off. Tak and Dib stared
blankly, and Gaz raised an eyebrow. It would appear Zim was only minimally phased that his arch rivals had broke into his base, used
his own equipment against him, foiled his latest plot, weren't any worse for
the wear due to the experience, and were still in his living room. He was
either thick, oblivious, or some what of a happy-go-lucky character. Probably a bit of all three.
There
was an awkward silence, and Tak and Dib exchanged a glance. Neither were
entirely sure who should take over the 'ha-HA!-I-beat-you-again-and-your-reign-of-terror-is-delayed-therefor-I-am-superior'
speech. They both made a silent decision, and began spurting out words at the
same time, talking fast and almost incoherently.
"HA,
Zim! Defeated again by—"
"--such a poor excuse for
an Irken,
honestly, wait till I—"
"—get you on a autopsy table! They—"
"—lied! Lies, Zim! You—"
"—will never get Earth,
not as long as I—"
"—devote every waking moment to—"
"—stopping you!
Exposing you to the—"
"—HAVOC I shall wreak upon your worthless, mirage of an—"
"—existance!
They'll believe me then, once I have proof that—"
"—you are painfully stupid. You won't succeed, Zim, not so long as—"
"I'm here," they both
finished, tone and wording synchronized so perfectly it caused the two of them
to jump and cast a sideways glance at each other. Zim, however, was
unimpressed. Lowering an eyebrow, he flicked a hand impatiently.
"Yes, yes, your speech is horrible;
I am filled with remorse and other such things, blah blah.
But now, insolent creatures of insolence, prepare to meet your doom." He
paused, mouth twitching into somewhat of a smile, before calling out 'computer!'.
"Whaaa?" The computer's voice rang out through the
house, sounding as if Zim had woken it from some sort of electronic sleep.
"Dispose of the
intruders!"
Large, metallic arms
sprouted magically from the sides of the house, grabbing hold of Gaz, Tak and
Dib. Tak blinked and shook her head, struggling against the restraints.
"No! Computer! Get rid of
Zim! He's…eh…" she paused, trying to think of a reason, "..disloyal
to the Tallest!" Yeah, that would be the
day. Poor idiotic fool would die for them.
Zim was appalled to find
another metallic arm spring from the wall and grab him, too.
"INSOLENT
COMPUTER! SHE LIES! RELEASE ME, DISPOSE OF THEM!"
"NO! HE IS BRAINWASHING
YOUR NONEXISTANT BRAIN! GET RID OF HIM!"
"THE
GIRL LIES! RELEASE ME!"
"NO,"
Tak screeched, voice both determined and desperate, "RELEASE ME!"
The computer was, like
any person would be in it's situation, now thoroughly
confused. It didn't know who to believe – the new Irken,
or Zim? Zim was a meanie-head, but the computer had
been tailored to reply to him. With a whimper of confusion, it simply released
all of those in its grasp.
"No, Computer, you weren't
supposed to release Zim! Restrain him again before he
–"
Right about then, Zim
snapped. His eye twitched and he strode forward, glaring at Tak fiercely. She
invades his base, threatens to steal his mission, and now is messing with his
security system? Tallest, no!
"SIIIIILENCE,
JEALOUS-OF-ZIM INVADER WANNABE!"
Tak stopped in
mid-sentence, mouth gaping open, and blinked. Zim grabbed his last remaining
bottle of Get Thin Now and, without thinking, poured out the contents at Tak.
Her conveniently ajar jaw allowed much of the potion to slip into her mouth,
and her natural reaction to take over, causing her to swallow it. She blinked
rapidly in surprise and took a step back.
A/N: Yay! I updated! I am proud. I could've continued this, but I decided to save it for another chapter. Yeah, I know they're pretty short. So sue me. =D R/R, please? Lirl, I have ONE reviewer. *cackles* YAY for Cheryl. Eehehhe, you don't mind if I call you that do you? O_0 Sorry if you do. o_o