Hey everyone, um... thanks for the reviews and all, (I LUV getting reviews, it's so fun reading what other people think of my story, :)) Oh, and I don't know if I mentioned it before or if you already know but T.C. means telecommunication...anyway...
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim, at least not yet.
Anyway, on with the fic!
Zim rubbed his temples and watched as the tiny Irken kept glancing nervously at him and pacing back and forth near the throne, his boots making a click sound each time his heel hit the floor. Click-click-click, to the right and then click-click-click back to the left.
"GET OUT OF HERE!!!" Zim shouted, a growl escaping his throat. The Irken jumped and scuttled out quick as a bat out of hell. The large door made a resounding 'boom' as it was slammed shut. Zim pulled out an electronic notebook and began pressing a couple buttons when the alarm went off again. Sighing, Zim turned on his T.C. and spoke into it.
"What now?!" he snapped in an agitated voice.
"Um...sir, My Tallest of the Shortest Zim. One of the younger technicians, well he..."
"SPIT IT OUT!!!" Zim growled.
"He started up TSS." The nerve-wracked voice replied quickly.
"WHAT?!"
"Yessir, we have all units trying to correct the problem as quick as possible, but until then no one's going anywhere." The voice said.
"I want to know the name of the fool who started it up, the one responsible will be placed in the slave unit the second the ship is repaired." Zim barked, "Cut transmission." Sighing agitatedly, he leaned back once more.
"TSS?" Gas asked, eyebrows raised.
"Total System Shutdown." Zim said, "A system that locks every doorway, escape pod, and Voot Runner on the ship. Nothing can get off or on the ship until it's fixed."
"Couldn't you've come up with a better name? TSS is lame." Gaz stated.
"HEY! I named it!" Zim shouted angrily.
"Figures." Gaz said scornfully.
"I can't believe I'm going to be stuck with you until those morons fix my ship." Zim sighed dejectedly.
"How long?" Gaz growled.
"With those incompetent fools fixing it?" Zim barked out a laugh, "A day at the least, but I wouldn't put it past'm to take a four or five days."
"Oh great." Gaz said, sarcastically.
"What's that supposed to mean." Zim snapped.
"That I hate you, you're one of the most idiotic, self-centered "things" I've ever known, and that I despise every fiber of your goddamned being." Gaz sneered.
"The feeling is mutual." Zim replied, annoyance apparent in his voice. They were both silent for a moment.
"Let me out." Gaz said, suddenly.
"And why, pray tell, would I do that?" Zim asked, amused.
"What? Afraid I'll kick your pathetic ass and escape?" Gaz smirked.
"No."
"Then why?"
"I...uh...ENOUGH OF YOUR FOOLISHNESS!!!" Zim snapped, after a moments pause he added, somewhat meekly, "Cage open." Gaz stepped and stretched, pointing her hands to the high ceiling. She yawned and began walking toward the doors, checking each of them to make sure they were really locked. When all of them were found locked she growled.
"Of course they wont open, its TSS not some infantile earth system." Zim said, watching her, nonexistent eyebrow raised. Before Gaz could respond he brought his T.C. out, pressed a few buttons and then spoke into it.
"I want everyone who isn't helping override TSS to start cleaning every corner of the ship to prepare for the Almighty Tallest visit."
"Um...yessir." a hesitant voice responded, "Hey! WAIT! What're you doing!!! DON'T TOUCH THAT!!!" they heard him say I the background. A second later an explosion was heard accompanied by a scream, the lights flickered and the ship underneath them shook.
"Sorry sir, gotta go!" the harried voice said.
"And you said humans were idiotic." Gaz commented sarcastically.
"And they are!" Zim replied vehemently, pulling out his electronic notebook. Gaz began walking around the room in circles, from one end of the room to the other.
She had to get out of there, for Dib's sake if not for hers. She still couldn't believe that he'd actually come back surrendered for her. Sure, he was her brother but to put it simply she treated him like shit. She would have completely understood if he'd left her, laughing his head.
"Would you stop that?!" Zim yelled, holding the digital notebook tightly, Gaz jerked her head up, coming out of her reverie.
"No." Gaz replied shortly, as she continued pacing. Suddenly the ship shook and the lights flickered once, twice, and then went out and stayed out. A terrified squeak escaped her lips before she could stop it; she slapped her hand over her mouth but Zim heard anyway.
"Afraid of the dark, are we?" Zim asked wickedly, Gaz could practically her the smirk in his voice. She felt her heart quicken and started taking deep breaths to calm herself.
Hehe...thought I'd be evil and stop right here, a tiny cliffhanger, just to keep you going. But look at the bright side, at least it didn't take me longer then 3 weeks to finish it, right? Well, R&R thanks :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim, at least not yet.
Anyway, on with the fic!
Zim rubbed his temples and watched as the tiny Irken kept glancing nervously at him and pacing back and forth near the throne, his boots making a click sound each time his heel hit the floor. Click-click-click, to the right and then click-click-click back to the left.
"GET OUT OF HERE!!!" Zim shouted, a growl escaping his throat. The Irken jumped and scuttled out quick as a bat out of hell. The large door made a resounding 'boom' as it was slammed shut. Zim pulled out an electronic notebook and began pressing a couple buttons when the alarm went off again. Sighing, Zim turned on his T.C. and spoke into it.
"What now?!" he snapped in an agitated voice.
"Um...sir, My Tallest of the Shortest Zim. One of the younger technicians, well he..."
"SPIT IT OUT!!!" Zim growled.
"He started up TSS." The nerve-wracked voice replied quickly.
"WHAT?!"
"Yessir, we have all units trying to correct the problem as quick as possible, but until then no one's going anywhere." The voice said.
"I want to know the name of the fool who started it up, the one responsible will be placed in the slave unit the second the ship is repaired." Zim barked, "Cut transmission." Sighing agitatedly, he leaned back once more.
"TSS?" Gas asked, eyebrows raised.
"Total System Shutdown." Zim said, "A system that locks every doorway, escape pod, and Voot Runner on the ship. Nothing can get off or on the ship until it's fixed."
"Couldn't you've come up with a better name? TSS is lame." Gaz stated.
"HEY! I named it!" Zim shouted angrily.
"Figures." Gaz said scornfully.
"I can't believe I'm going to be stuck with you until those morons fix my ship." Zim sighed dejectedly.
"How long?" Gaz growled.
"With those incompetent fools fixing it?" Zim barked out a laugh, "A day at the least, but I wouldn't put it past'm to take a four or five days."
"Oh great." Gaz said, sarcastically.
"What's that supposed to mean." Zim snapped.
"That I hate you, you're one of the most idiotic, self-centered "things" I've ever known, and that I despise every fiber of your goddamned being." Gaz sneered.
"The feeling is mutual." Zim replied, annoyance apparent in his voice. They were both silent for a moment.
"Let me out." Gaz said, suddenly.
"And why, pray tell, would I do that?" Zim asked, amused.
"What? Afraid I'll kick your pathetic ass and escape?" Gaz smirked.
"No."
"Then why?"
"I...uh...ENOUGH OF YOUR FOOLISHNESS!!!" Zim snapped, after a moments pause he added, somewhat meekly, "Cage open." Gaz stepped and stretched, pointing her hands to the high ceiling. She yawned and began walking toward the doors, checking each of them to make sure they were really locked. When all of them were found locked she growled.
"Of course they wont open, its TSS not some infantile earth system." Zim said, watching her, nonexistent eyebrow raised. Before Gaz could respond he brought his T.C. out, pressed a few buttons and then spoke into it.
"I want everyone who isn't helping override TSS to start cleaning every corner of the ship to prepare for the Almighty Tallest visit."
"Um...yessir." a hesitant voice responded, "Hey! WAIT! What're you doing!!! DON'T TOUCH THAT!!!" they heard him say I the background. A second later an explosion was heard accompanied by a scream, the lights flickered and the ship underneath them shook.
"Sorry sir, gotta go!" the harried voice said.
"And you said humans were idiotic." Gaz commented sarcastically.
"And they are!" Zim replied vehemently, pulling out his electronic notebook. Gaz began walking around the room in circles, from one end of the room to the other.
She had to get out of there, for Dib's sake if not for hers. She still couldn't believe that he'd actually come back surrendered for her. Sure, he was her brother but to put it simply she treated him like shit. She would have completely understood if he'd left her, laughing his head.
"Would you stop that?!" Zim yelled, holding the digital notebook tightly, Gaz jerked her head up, coming out of her reverie.
"No." Gaz replied shortly, as she continued pacing. Suddenly the ship shook and the lights flickered once, twice, and then went out and stayed out. A terrified squeak escaped her lips before she could stop it; she slapped her hand over her mouth but Zim heard anyway.
"Afraid of the dark, are we?" Zim asked wickedly, Gaz could practically her the smirk in his voice. She felt her heart quicken and started taking deep breaths to calm herself.
Hehe...thought I'd be evil and stop right here, a tiny cliffhanger, just to keep you going. But look at the bright side, at least it didn't take me longer then 3 weeks to finish it, right? Well, R&R thanks :)