|PART FIVE|
[Daft made her way around the equipment, the others following reluctantly while Leboa waited, completely concealed in the shadows. As they approached the set, Dib and Zim became more and more uneasy and began to look about nervously. Azka seems not to notice this and looks as if she's ready for anything. Daft stops suddenly and the others end up running into her. She shushes them over her shoulder before Zim can complain. Dib raises his eyebrows as Daft stares intensely at the Dementia Hall. There's a slight movement from the shadows to the right and suddenly, out of nowhere, stands Corey. He towers over them, his shadowy cape seeming to be alive with its own amazing shadowy power. Daft frowned and stepped forward out of the shadows and into the dim light of the set. She looked upwards to Corey with a look of defiance. When he spoke, his voice sounded deep, evil, and raspy, like all the creepy evil things sound in movies and such.]
"50. j00 |)1|)|\|7 |2|_||\| 4VV4j..."
"I'd never run away from you."
"|_135!!!!"
"TRUTH!"
"j00 |_13. j00 |24|\| 7|-|47 0|\|3 71|\/|3....|23|\/|3|\/||33|2?"
"THAT DOESN'T COUNT!"
"j35 17 |)035."
"No it doesn't."
"j35...17 |)035!"
"No! It DOESN'T!"
"j35...17...|)035!"
"Ok Ok! Enough of this nonsense! I might have ran that last time, but that was because you were trying to eat my brain...This time though, I'm protecting something I care about! SO I WON'T RUN!"
[As the conversation was going on Azka, Zim and Dib were staring at each other, puzzled. They understood what Daft was saying, but had no idea what Corey was talking about. The really only got the idea because of what Daft responded to. MiniMoose seemed to understand so Azka leaned over and whispered to MiniMoose.]
"Psst. What is he saying?"
"Squeak."
"Oh...that's helpful."
"Squeak?"
[Azka blinked and Dib shook his head. Corey and Daft continued their little conversation, Daft keeping a determined face and not letting any fear show through.]
"I've come to take you out Corey."
"VV3|_|_....j00 (4|\|7."
"Why Not?"
"1|\/| 1|\|\/1|\|91|3|_3!"
"What! No you aren't!"
"j35 1 4|\/|"
"No! No you're not!"
"j35...j35 1 4|\/|"
"No! You're not!"
"j35..."
"No!"
"j35"
"No!"
[Daft and Corey argued and Azka blinked, confused by what was going on. Zim was beginning to fall asleep, MiniMoose now resting on his head. Dib stood there, eye twitching a bit when he suddenly burst out and screamed at the top of his lungs, causing everyone to stop and look at him.]
"JUST WHAT THE HECK IS HE SAYING ANYWAY?! WE NEED A TRANSLATOR! AND NO! MINIMOOSE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE ALL HE DOES IS SQUEAK AND IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE REALLY HAS ANY CLUE WHAT HE'S SAYING ANYWAY! EITHER WE GET A TRANSLATOR OR YOU'RE GOING TO LOOSE US IN YOUR CONVERSATION!"
[Azka blinked a few times as they all stared at Dib who stood panting and looking extremely ticked off. Suddenly a loud voice rang out from the ceiling.]
"FINE FINE! YOU'LL GET A TRANSLATOR! NOW...SILENCE AND CONTINUE!"
[Daft nodded and went back to arguing with Corey and the others waited patiently for a translation.]
"We're here to defeat you and you WILL be defeated! So there."
"VV|-|47 |\/|4|35 j00 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3?"
-What makes you think you can defeat me?-
"Well, for one...I've got my friends backing me up and they're all ready to kick you butt. That, and we have weapons!"
"|*|_||\|j VV34|*0|\|5..."
-Puny weapons...-
"They're not puny! You just have that evil cape so they seem puny! We can take you!"
"|\|0 j00 (4|\|7"
-No you can't-
"Yes. I can."
"|\|0 j00 (4|\|7"
-No you can't-
"Yes...I CAN and I WILL!"
"|\|0...j00 (4|\|7 4|\||) j00 VV0|\|7!"
-No...you can't and you won't!-
"OK OK! LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT AGAIN!"
"|=1|\|3...
-Fine...-
"Now...back to business. I would have just asked you to leave in the first place, but then you went and ate my camera crew...so now you're going to pay for it!"
"|-|4|-|. |)0 j00 |*0551|3|_j 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3 VV17|-| j00|2....|)373|2|\/|1|\|34710|\|?"
-Hah. Do you possibly think you can defeat me with your....Determination?-
"Yes."
"|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4!"
-Laughter-
"What's so funny?"
"|)373|2|\/|1|\|34710|\| 4|_0|\|3 (4|\|7 |)3|=347 |\/|3."
-Determination alone can't defeat me.-
[Zim leaned over to Dib and Azka, finally away now that their little conversation was coming to an end. He whispered to them as the two spoke.]
"She's got him distracted. Let's go for it now. Dib, you move in to the left, Azka to the right. I'm assuming that the left side is his dominant side, so Azka, you strike first."
"His LEFT side? It'd be safer to assume that his RIGHT side is the dominant one. Not many people are left handed Zim."
"Quiet Dib. This has nothing to do with him being right-handed or left- handed. Now. Azka. Attack him first and catch him off guard, then Dib can attack and then I'll come in and attack from behind."
"Um...I can't take the first hit Zim."
"Why not Azka?"
"Well...I have found that Kris and Joe are extremely sensitive to homicidal Corey monsters. It would be melancholy to have them go first."
[Zim sighs and rolls his eyes.]
"Kris and Joe are BROKEN BROOMSTICKS!"
"So? They're my friends! You don't endanger your friends by making them attack first. I'd go if it was something else. But not Kris and Joe. That'd be bad luck, like kissing a frog while standing on the statue of liberty. Bad things tend to happen afterwards."
[Dib and Zim stared at her before looking at each other and then turning their eyes to MiniMoose who squeaked and blinked as well. By this time, Daft was close to attempting to finish the little argument and start fighting so she could get it over with. Corey stood there, seemingly not worried about what they could do to him.]
"Why not?"
"(4|_|53 17 15|\|7 1|\| |\/|473|214|_ |=0|2|\/| 4|\||) (4|\|6 |)0 7|- |15..."
-Cause it isn't in material form and can't do this...-
[Then, before anyone could move, Corey's arm swished downward towards Daft, the shadowy powers of the Cloak of Evil making his arm extend so it could reach her. Daft squeaked and ducked as the arm swished across the open space she had once stood in. Popping back up, Daft raised her pole, Filler Bunny tied to the end of it, and swung it at him. Corey took a step back, dodging the swinging pole easily. He laughed evilly and stepped to the side as Daft swung the pole at him again, taking another step forward as she did so, closing the gap between her pole and Corey's body. Corey was dodging the blows easily, the shadowy power of the cloak enhancing the evil already stored within him. He stopped as Daft set the tip of the pole to the floor and glared at him.]
"VV0VV. 50|\/|3 5|1|_|_z, |)4|=7...j00 4|_|\/|057 |-|17 |\/|3!"
-Wow. Some skills, Daft...You almost hit me!-
[Instead of snapping back with a comment, Daft leapt forward and thwaped him with the pole finally, hitting him across the shoulder. Corey cried out in pain, becoming angry now. Daft leapt back, grinning.]
"Look Corey...I think I got you!"
[Zim whispered loudly in Dib and Azka's ears, urging them on to begin the attack.]
"GO! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! NO EXCUSES!"
[Azka, now that the first blow had been dealt, literally leapt at the chance to take a swing at Corey. Raising Kris as she leapt towards him, she tossed Joe at his head. Joe flew through the air and bounced off his head just as he began to lunge forward towards Daft. He turned to face Azka as Joe clattered to the floor, rolling away into the shadows. He growls at Azka and she hesitates, not really wanting to risk loosing Kris, but knowing that if she doesn't act now, Corey will most defiantly hurt her. She leaps at him, raising Kris in the air once again. Corey meets her halfway in the air to tackle her to the ground. Azka stabs Kris into the nearest body part, which just so happens to be his arm. Corey winces a bit and pulls back his arm as Azka goes into a half-mad poking frenzy, jabbing Kris into whatever body part she can get at. Corey backs up a bit as she continues to stab at him.]
"DIE FOUL BEING!"
[Poke]
"0VV(|-|!"
-Ouch-
"Die die die!"
[Poke. Poke. Poke]
"0VV(|-|! 0VV(|-|! 0VV(|-|!"
-Ouch. Ouch. Ouch-
"EEEEEEEEEEEE!"
[Poke. Jab. Poke.]
"0VV(|-|! 570|* 17!"
-Ouch! Stop it!-
"For the love of all that is Zimmy and good, DIE!"
[POKE]
"4|_|219|-|7! 7|-|475 3|\|0|_|9|-|!"
-Alright! That's enough!-
[Corey grabs Kris and yanks it out of Azka's hands and she blinks at him, realizing that she probably needs to run now or get seriously injured. Corey snaps Kris in two and tosses him into the shadows, coming after Azka. She screams and turns around to run away, but Corey grabs her and picks her up. Dib springs into action and chucks a large metal chunk at Corey which bounces off his back. Corey turns around to dodge Daft's pole once again. He tosses Azka to the side like a rag doll and comes after Dib and Daft. Zim leaps in from behind and sends a kick to his back, knocking him over. Zim stands there and laughs as Corey falls to the floor. Daft looks over at Zim and yells to him as Corey blends in with the shadows to slide over to Zim, who is busy laughing.]
"ZIM! LOOK OUT!"
"Mwahahahahahahaha-huh? Wha...AAAAAAHHHHH!"
[Corey pops up from the floor and sends his own kick straight into Zim's stomach, sending him flying backwards into the shadows. Azka is pulling herself up from where she was tossed, weaker now and missing Kris and Joe severely. She frowned as she saw Zim go flying backward and stood up, reading herself for another attack. Daft leapt at Corey and brought the pole down on his back, causing him to turn around to fight Dib and her. Dib chucked another piece of metal at him, this time, he dodged it though. Azka ran at him from behind, running up to him and kicking him hard in the shins before turning tails to run away from him and into the shadows. Corey turned to take out Azka and Daft thwacked him once again, following Azka's lead, and disappeared into the shadows. Dib came up and hit him again with the metal piece he tied to a string and also disappeared into the shadows. Corey was completely alone in the light now. He looked around when suddenly, out of nowhere, came Azka. She ran up and kicked at him, missing, but ran back into the shadows before he could get her. Dib came out of nowhere and hit him with the metal on the string before disappearing back into the shadows. This went on, each one popping out of a different place in the shadows and attacking him at different times. In the shadows themselves, Daft found Zim monkeying with his 'laser gun'.]
"Zim! What are you doing? Why didn't you just hit him with the laser in the first place? What was with the theatrical kick-and-laugh routine?"
"Silence Meat-bag! It was only a warm up. My laser works now. Just you wait and see. I'm going to go next and catch him off guard and then show him just what he's messing with!"
"Fine...just...don't miss him!"
"No worries...A mighty Irken like Zim never misses!"
[Suddenly, Zim stood up, aiming his weapon and rushed out of the shadows. Corey turned towards him as he stopped, aiming his weapon at him and grinning wildly. Corey stepped back a moment, almost as if he was unsure of what was going to happen next.]
"This is the beginning of the end, Corey-Monster-Thing! Now I, ZIM, shall show you just what you're up against!"
[Zim let out a howl of laughter as he squeezed the trigger. There was a slight whirring sound that came from the gun as a green light started to glow within the heap of metal, crudely shaped like a gun. Zim continued to laugh as Corey stepped back once more, staring at the 'gun', still unsure of what to expect and to the others, a little hesitant. Zim squeezed the trigger again and there was a loud POP! sound. Daft, Azka and Dib turned away and shielded their eyes as a bright light flashed from the gun. Zim closed his eyes, laughing even harder. Corey turned, shielding his own eyes from the bright light. The room was light up with a hot white flash, all the shadows disappearing, revealing everything hidden in the shadows. Leboa blinked, becoming momentarily blinded by the bright flash. Lucky for them, Corey was busy shielding his eyes so he didn't see that she was there in the shadows.
The bright light faded and Zim opened his eyes slowly as the others turned back to see if he had gotten him. Daft blinked as she saw Corey standing there, still in one piece virtually unscathed. Corey blinked from below the cloak's hood and turned back towards Zim to stare at him for a moment. A puzzled and angry look came over Zim's face as the lighted died off in the gun. He pulled the trigger again. Nothing happened. Corey began to laugh and move towards Zim slowly.]
"|=00|_15|-| Z1|\/|. |_19|-|7 |0035|\|7 3|=|=3(7 |\/|3!"
-Foolish Zim. Light Doesn't effect me!-
"Foolish?! I'm NOT foolish!...I must have hit the wrong trigger. THIS! is the right trigger. Now...PREPARE TO BE BLASTED TO SMITHEREENS!"
[Zim pulled the trigger once more and a clicking sound came to their ears. Corey shook his head and advanced on Zim. Zim looked down at his gun wide- eyed and back up at Corey who pounced on him. Zim screamed and ran off to the side into the shadows once more.]
"ZIM! YOU CRAZY SHRIMP YOU! I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR GUN WORKED!"
[Daft screamed at Zim as he fled the scene. She leapt out of the shadows and thwacked Corey over the head with the pole once more, causing him to turn around in her direction, allowing Azka to move in for another hit from behind. Just as she came running out of the shadows to kick him once more, he turned away from Daft and sent a handful of rabid dust moths out of his sleeve towards her. She screamed as they gathered around her and attacked her, sending her running around like a chicken with its head cut off, screaming and batting at the moths. Daft's eyes grew wide and she stopped momentarily to stare at the moths. Corey laughed and turned back to Daft.]
"|-|4\/3 j00 |\/|37 |\/|j |\|3VV |=|213|\||)5?"
-Have you met my new friends?-
"Dust M-m-mo-moths?"
"j35"
-Yes.-
"M-m-mo-moths?"
"j35. |\/|07|-|5."
-Yes. Moths.-
"Mothie, mothie, mothies?"
"J35! |\/|07|-|13 |\/|07|-|13 |\/|07|-|135!"
-YES! MOTHIE MOTHIE MOTHIES!-
"But...Mothies are....CREEPY AND MOTHIE-MOTH-LIKE! AND...YUCK!"
[Corey sighed as Daft's eyes went wide and she wiggled her fingers and looked around all paranoid-like at the thought of moths. Behind them, Azka and Dib were running around batting away moths from their heads, screaming, while Zim ran from them both, not wanting to be caught up in the mothie- ness of it all.]
"7|-|3|\| 1 9|_|355 j00 VV0|_||_|)|\|7 |\/|1|\||) |\/|3371|\|9 7|-|3|\/| |_||* (|_053..."
-Then I guess you wouldn't mind meeting them up close...-
[Daft's eyes went wide as Corey laughed, releasing more Dust Moths at her. She screamed and ran about, swinging the pole at them and running in circles. She hated Dust Moths. They were all creepy and dusty and...moth- like! Corey laughed and laughed while watching the four run about swatting moths away. It looked like he had found a weakness.]
"50. 1 9|_|355 7|-|15 15 7|-|3 |3391|\||\|1|\|9 0|= 7|-|3 3|\||)...|219|-|7 |)4|=7?"
-So. I guess this is the beginning of the end...Right Daft?-
[Daft ran about screaming and Corey took it as a yes and grinned from beneath his hood. He then took one great leap and tackled Dib who was busy screaming about a moth in his eye. He took him down with one hit, tossing him off to the side so he rolled into the shadows, knocking over some electrical equipment. Next, he reached across with one swing and knocked Azka back into the wall. She fell to the ground, rubbing her arm and her stomach where he hit her and wincing in pain. He turned around and grabbed Daft, picking her up and tossing her at Zim. Daft flew through the air to smash right into Zim and send them both back into the electrical equipment. Daft lay dizzy upon Zim as he struggled to get up and get back to fighting.]
"C'MON DAFT! GET OFF ME! GET OF ME! I, ZIM, COMMAND YOU TO GET OFF ME! WE MUST GET BACK TO FIGHTING HIM OR HE'LL WIN"
[Zim squirmed beneath her and finally pushed her off so she could lay dazed upon the floor, the pole with Filler Bunny strapped on it clenched tightly in her hand still. Zim stood up and ran towards Corey, using his laser gun as a club as he swung it down. Azka started to get up to get back into the game as Corey threw Zim off of him. Zim flew through the air and hit Azka once more, knocking them both down and into the wall again. Azka lay there, not moving, as Zim stood up weakly and looked at her. He turned and angrily shouted in her ear.]
"Azka! GET UP! C'MON! WE'VE GOTTA GIVE THIS ALL WE'VE GOT! NO SLEEPING! AZKA! Azka?"
[He frowned and looked closer. Azka had either passed out from the injuries or knocked out when he landed on her. Zim reached down and shook her arm and called out her name once again. No response. Corey was sliding up behind them, menacingly as he tried to wake her up. Azka lay still and unmoving, her breathing rather shallow. Zim became slightly worried, but only because the death of another Irken was slightly saddening, even to his little heart. Corey reached down, hands outstretched towards Zim as he attempted to bring Azka back to consciousness. Suddenly, he swooped down, grabbing Zim by the neck. Zim barely had time to turn around to see Corey coming when two hands were clamped about his neck. Zim cried out, but was cut off by the pressure being applied. Instinctively, his hands went up to claw at those around his neck. After a few seconds of this, Zim started to see black spots and became slightly dizzy. Corey laughed.]
"|_|_|(j j00. j00 937 70 83 7|-|3 |=1||257 70 533 7|-|3 3|\||)..."
-Lucky you. You get to be the first to see the end...-
[Zim's eyes slowly closed, rolling slightly up into his head as a loud THWAP sound was heard. Suddenly, the pressure was gone and Zim was on the floor, staring at the ceiling wondering if he was alive still. Corey had turned around to see Daft standing there, propping herself up with her pole, something in her hand. Corey looked closer to realize that it was a....TYPO! He narrowed his eyes at her.]
"50...j00 VV4|\||\|4 |=19|-|7 VV17|-| 7j|*05? 8|21|\|9 17 0|\|."
-So...You wanna fight with typos? Bring it on.-
[She narrowed her eyes and grinned, gripping the typo.]
"Fine. Prepare to hurt..."
[Just as she raised her arm to throw it, Corey reached into his cloak and pulled out a GIANT FIRE GUN OF FIERY, EXPLODY, DOOM! Daft's eyes went wide as she realized just WHAT she was now up against. Looking at her measly little typo, she squeaked a bit as Daft fired at her. A large blast of yellowish-orange fire came her way. She screamed and leapt to the side, barely missing being burned to a crisp. Corey laughed as he looked around him. They were all laying helpless on the ground now. He was going to win. Dementia would be no more! Just as these thoughts came across his mind, Daft stood up weakly, yet again, and called out to the others.]
"No! We can't give up! C'MON GUYS! WE CAN DO IT! I KNOW WE CAN! We've been through this whole nightmare together and are we gonna let this the evil nightmare creature win? No! Remember all the fun we've had together with Dementia? Remember all the people out there we made laugh, or at least made wonder what we were smoking when we did this? Remember all the wonderful guests? Remember how much fun we had when we recorded the stories? We can't let all that go now! We can't let Corey take that from us. We have so much more to do with this show! If we give up now and let Corey win, we'll be letting all those memories go and damaging the future. If we just hang on, we'll make it and defeat him. I really believe we can. So guys, please...GET UP! GET UP NOW! C'MON!"
[Daft's words came to their ears, motivating them a bit. Dib rolled over to look at them as Zim sat up, hands massaging his throat. Zim turned about to poke Azka to wake her up when he saw her already pulling herself up. Blinking, Zim wondered just how she had magically woken up. Were Daft's words really that powerful? Zim shook his head. No. Couldn't be. She just came to because she actually had will power and was actually using it for once. Daft continued to pull herself up as she spoke to them, taking time to talk to each one and encourage them.]
"Zim! Remember how much fun you had making 'Ransom' with Gaz? Remember how you always were razzing Dib on his acting skills and on just about everything else until he tried to kill you? What about the time when you told us all you were quitting the show because you thought we were 'Stupid, morons with the I.Q of a gnat and the attention span of one too' and then left, only to come running back as a HUGE ANGRY MOB of Zimmy fans tried to maul you? Or like the time when you did that little part on Heart Shaped Box and then later we got you to admit that crying was kinda nice and..."
"SHUT UP DAFT!"
"Sorry. But Zim! Those were special times and if you give up now you'll be letting them go. Besides, what would the Tallest think if you were wiped out by some stupid HUMAN in a cloak while on a mission? You'd be letting down your Tallest, your race, your planet, and yourself. So don't give up Zim! Get up and LET'S KICK HIS BUTT!"
[Zim nodded and pulled himself up as Daft went on to speak to Dib.]
"Dib! Don't give up now! You have to remember all the special times we've had on the show! How much fun it was to work with the rest of the cast, even if they were constantly picking on you. Remember, Dib, how much fun it was to be named Co-host for the first time in your life! You got to be named as Co-host before anyone else AND when we weren't even supposed to have a Co-host! You have so much potential Dib, don't let Corey ruin that for you by killing you off! Remember the fun times, like when that chocolate blob of doom ate your brain! Or when we accidentally used your brain as a prop because Zim switched it before the show! Dib, don't forget how fun it was to work with Cosmo and Wanda and don't forget how they said you could go and visit them anytime you want....right before Gir dumped coffee on you that is...BUT STILL! You're an important part of this show Dib, and if you die, the show dies a bit as well. If Corey kills you though, he'll kill us and the show as well and if you give up, you'll be letting that happen sooner...so GET UP! C'mon Dib! You can do it! I BELIEVE IN YOU!"
[Dib narrows his eyes at Corey and pulls himself to his feet, realizing that he IS needed and that if he gives up, he'll be letting everyone down. Corey looks over at Dib and then at Zim before looking back to Daft. He growls. Daft then turns her attention towards Azka to give her motivation.]
"AZKA! There's really nothing to bring up about you and Dementia, considering you've only been a guest on the show for this nightmare. But still! You have a wonderful writing career ahead of you and if you give up now, Corey will destroy you and then you won't be able to write anything...unless you come back alive from the grave, but that'd just be spooky and not right. Besides...if he wins, Dementia goes and then there'll be no chance that you could ever come back again! I really enjoyed having you on the show and maybe if we make it out of here alive, you can come back and do another clip! So get up and let's go! YOU CAN DO IT!"
[Azka, already standing, nods and puts on a determined face before glaring at Corey. Corey frantically looks about as the others pull themselves up to their feet and begin walking slowly and menacingly towards him, brandishing their weapons once more. Determination burns brightly in their eyes as they approach him. Corey turned about, watching each one carefully, not wanting to give anyone an open shot.]
"50...j00 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3 |\|0VV?"
-So...you think you can defeat me not?-
"We will or we'll die trying..."
[Daft takes her chance and leaps at him, swinging her pole downwards, forcing him to move to the left and right into Zim's range. Zim thwaps him with his laser gun he's now using as a club. Corey slashes at him, but Zim moves backwards and attacks again. Corey moves to the side, right into Azka's range and she runs over and kicks him in his shins, causing him to fall over, enabling Dib to have easy access to strike him in the chest. Corey forces himself to move to the side, barely missing Dib's strike. He leaps up and extends his hand, which now is equip with very sharp spikes. Daft ducks and strikes him on his shoulder. They continue to force Corey to move around to avoid their blows, only to move him into the range of another's weapon. Keeping him on his toes, they attack fiercely, not willing to give up just yet. Before long, though, it's apparent that Corey had begun to anticipate their attacks and was now dodging them easily. From the shadows, Leboa watches with MiniMoose who is sitting on her head. She whispers to him, shaking with excitement.]
"Is it time yet? Can I go hug Corey now?"
"Squeak."
"Awwww...ok...Fine."
[Leboa crosses her arms and slumps down to wait some more for the signal. By that time, it was apparent they needed to restratagize. Corey knocked Dib back into the shadows and Daft motioned for the rest to retreat into them as well. They followed her instructions, slipping off to go crouch down beside Dib. Daft spoke in hurried whispers.]
"Guys...We need a new strategy. He's figured it out and now he's just playing' with us."
"Well no duh!"
[Azka looked about as Corey stood there, arms crossed, amused at their feeble tactics.]
"(0|\/|3, (0|\/|3 |)4|=7...|_375 |\|07 VV4573 71|\/|3. |_375 |\|07 |33|* |=473 VV4171|\|9!"
-Come, come Daft...Let's not waste time. Let's not keep fate waiting!-
[Corey looked around, the place was silent and almost dead. He shook his head. The cowards, hiding in the shadows and not facing him. What did they hope to accomplish by hiding? They should just come on out and get it over with.]
"|\|0 |_|53 |-|1|)1|\|9. (0|\/|3 0|_|7, (0|\/|3 0|_|7. VV|-|3|23 3\/3|2 j00 4|23..."
-No use hiding. Come out, come out. Where ever you are...-
[Suddenly, out of the shadows, MiniMoose came flying at Corey. He bounced off his head with a squeak and fell to the floor, rolling away into the shadows. Corey jerked back from the surprise of having something thrown at him from no where. Angry now, he growled and turned towards their place in the shadows. Knowing exactly where they were, he leapt at them, though playing with them now. Their eyes went wide as they saw him leap towards them. Zim screamed at Azka as Daft pushed them aside.]
"WHY DID YOU THROW THAT AT HIM?!"
"Sorry...I was just...caught up in the moment!"
"MOVE!"
[Daft pushed Azka and Zim over to the right and drug Dib off to the left with her as he scrambled to get up. Corey landed right were Dib had been laying only a few seconds before. The ground crunched a bit from the force of the landing. Corey pulled out another Fire gun, identical to the first and aimed it towards Azka and Zim with this left hand, his right hand crossing underneath the left to aim the other gun at Daft and Dib. He fired at them and their eyes went wide. Azka screamed and grabbed onto Zim, pulling him down instinctively. Zim cried out as he was tugged down to the floor by his antennas. Daft pushed Dib off to the side and rolled the other way herself, crashing into a camera, knocking it down upon herself. Corey laughed and continued to fire at random, laughing insanely as he did, just for effects. Azka leapt up and ran away from the blasts of fire, dragging Zim along with her. The blasts of fire struck the set, causing it to become a bit destroyed. Bits of debris flew across the room, showering on everyone.
Daft squirms out from under the camera, checking her arm which is a bit cut open, before searching for her pole. It literally comes walking up to her, Filler Bunny hopping up to her, pole still strapped to his as it drags across the ground. Daft grabs the pole, hopping up, and charges Corey once again. Filler Bunny screams as he flies through the air to smash down upon Corey's back. He turns about, aiming both guns at her, and fires, grinning. Daft jumps to the side to avoid the first blast, and ducks to avoid the second blast. From where she crouches on the ground, she swings the pole towards his shins in attempts to knock him off his feet. He leaps up into the air, firing downwards at her. Daft tucks into a backwards roll to escape a certain fiery death. The blasts hit the floor, creating a hole in it as they continue to charge downwards, destroying the floors below the main one. Corey lands two feet from the hole and fires again at Daft. She rolls to the side just as Azka comes running up behind Corey and kicks him in the back of his knee. Corey cries out and falls over a bit, turning around as his knee hits the floor to fire at Azka. She screams and ducks, missing being hit by a few inches. Zim leaps on Corey's back, grabbing him around his throat and whacking him about the head with his laser gun-club- thing.
Corey throws Zim off and turns around to fire at him when Dib comes out of no where and tackles him. Corey rolls off to the side, throwing Dib on top of Azka who was running towards him for another kick-and-run. Daft comes out of no where and thwaps him with the pole. He grabs it and reverses the attack, throwing Daft across the room and back into the dormant equipment. He stands, going into an insane fit of firing the gun at anything and everything, laughing like a maniac as he does this once again. The four find themselves running around like headless chickens to avoid being hit by the fire or by the debris. Azka is so tired she can hardly run, the only thing keeping her going now is her wish to stay alive. Dib stops, panting and trying to catch his breath. Daft is pulling herself up from a pile of knocked over equipment, examining the gash on her arm. Zim, though, is attacking non-stop with the fiery invader's spirit, but he's the only one that has any zest left. It's clear now that the others are just too tired or wounded to go on any longer. Things look absolutely hopeless now. Azka sighs, giving up hope. She leans against the nearest crumbling set wall, glaring at Corey once more before shutting her eyes and mumbling to herself.]
"Yep, I should have seen this coming when I agreed to that interview."
[Dib's so weak now that he's fallen over to stare hopelessly at Corey and Zim. Daft is dragging herself back into battle with a slightly new fire in her eyes. She raises her pole once more to attack him alongside Zim. Corey easily throws them off and laughs at them, pitying their existence. Zim hits the wall and falls over, laying there and staring at the ceiling. Daft pulls herself up and glares at Corey.]
"91\/3 17 |_||*. 7|-|3 94|\/|35 0\/3|2, |)4|=7. j00|23 4|_|_ 0|_|774 0|*710|\|5. j00 |_0053."
-Give it up. The game's over, Daft. You're all outta options. You Loose.-
"Not. Just. Yet."
[Daft raised her pole into the air and waved it about, signaling Leboa. Corey watched her silently, wondering just what a stupid move like that was supposed to do. For a few moments, things were silent and nothing happened. Corey looked about and started to laugh.]
"15 7|-|47 7|-|3 8357 j00\/3 907? j00 4|23 |847|-|371(."
-Is that the best you've got? You are pathetic.-
[Corey began laughing when suddenly a high-pitched squeak is heard. Corey's eyes widen from beneath his hood as he realizes just what that squeak belongs to. Suddenly, out of the shadows, flies none other than Leboa. She latches onto Corey, arms wrapped tightly about his neck while she squeals in joy, hugging him to death. Corey screams, dropping both weapons and trying to pull her off of him as he runs around. Corey's now acting like a headless chicken as Azka opens her eyes to see Leboa bringing him down. Finally, after fighting almost to the death, Corey is brought down by Leboa. He falls over, twitching and writhing about like a fish out of water. Leboa is hugging him tightly as Daft walks over, grinning. Azka smiles weakly and manages to pull herself up from the wall and run over to where Daft stands. Zim and Dib eventually join them. Corey lay on the ground twitching as Leboa hung onto him tightly. Daft leaned down, suddenly extremely happy about this and grinned like the Cheshire Cat at Corey.]
"Hah! I Win! YOU Lose..."
"3\/1|_..."
-Evil...-
"Yes, Yes. But so are you and this is what you deserve for attempting to destroy Dementia. Now...let's get this cloak off of you so you'll be easier for the police to handle..."
"|\|0! VV417!"
-NO! WAIT!-
"What now?"
"1|\/| |\|07 VV34|21|\|9 4|\|j7|-|1|\|9 |_||\||)3|2 7|-|15!"
-I'm not wearing anything under this!-
[Daft rolled her eyes as Azka expressed her disgust in a slight eye twitch. Dib and Zim grimaced at the thought and looked to Daft, pleading not to find out if it was true or not.]
"Nice try Corey."
[Before anyone could protest, Daft pulled off the hood, revealing his face. They gasped as they realized that he really WAS human. Next, Daft opened up a small box that she pulled from her pocket, and opened it. Instantly, the hood was sucked into it, along with the robe revealing that Corey was fibbing. The three behind Daft sighed with relief as Daft shut the box and put it back into her pocket. Corey lay there glaring at her, unable to move because of Leboa who was clamped on him. Daft raised her eyebrow to question Corey.]
"Why'd you do it Corey?"
[He glared at her, not talking.]
"C'mon. I'd like to know why you'd do something like that."
[Still nothing. Daft sighed and crouched down to stare directly in his face.]
"I'm asking you nicely. I'd like to know from you instead of from the police that will surely poke and prod to try and get it out of you as well."
[Corey surprised them all by speaking in an understandable language. Without the magical cloak of evil, his l337 skills weren't as apparent.]
"I did it because I was bored."
"Hey! How come I can understand him now?!"
"Well, Azka, without the mighty power of the Cloak of Evilness, his l337 skills aren't so apparent. Sure, he's still that powerful, but there's no way for him to bring that out without the cloak. In other words, the Cloak of Evilness enhanced his powers and brought them to the surface where he could use them. But not even the Cloak of Evilness could withstand the power of Leboa, right Corey?"
[Corey growled as a voice sounded from down the hall. The voice was followed by the sound of boots crunching on the debris that had made its way down the hallway.]
"EVERYBODY STAY CALM! THIS IS THE POLICE! WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU! EVERYONE FREEZE. IF YOU'RE EVIL, LIE DOWN WITH YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD AND DON'T MOVE!"
[Right before their eyes, the police chief came in, followed by Jhonen, backed by what seemed like hundreds of men in S.W.A.T uniforms. Azka cheered silently as Dib sighed with relief. Daft motioned to Corey as she spoke to the Police Chief.]
"It's ok. We've got him contained right now. Leboa's keeping him down. He won't go anywhere with Leboa on him like that."
"Oh. Good to see that you're ok Daft. Jhonen here told us you guys were under attack from a crazy person in a cloak and at first we figured it was just another crazy day at Dementia, but then he mentioned something about Corey and you guys being in danger and we knew then and there that we probably should get over here and help you out."
"Thank you Jhonen!"
[Daft skipped over to Jhonen and gave him a big hug. Jhonen, who at the time was eating a bagel, twitched as she squeezed him, looking down and hesitantly patting her on her head.]
"Um...Yeah. You're welcome. I really only went out for a bagel...but I figured that these guys could help some. Did you know that the Bagel Heaven makes the best bagels around? They're really good. So delicious and...bagel- y..."
[Daft nodded and regained her posture, walking back over to Corey who was being lifted up by three S.W.A.T members, Leboa still attached to him. Daft touched Leboa on her shoulder and motioned for her to let go. She sighed and let go, dropping to the ground to sulk beside Daft. Daft hugged Leboa and congratulated her.]
"Great job sis. You'll come in handy in the future. Why don't you stay around and help out?"
"But...I wanted to go hug Corey!"
"I know, I know. But let's let him have some recovery time and let the police talk to him. We can go visit him after we're done rebuilding and fixing things up, Ok?"
"Really?!"
"Sure."
"Ok!"
[Leboa grins and starts to hum happily to herself as Azka, Dib, and Zim gather over by her. They all look very relieved to be out of this nightmare. Daft smiles at them as Dib starts laughing a bit. Azka's so relieved, she gets a great urge to hug someone. Turning to Zim and Dib, Azka grabs hold of Dib and squeezes him tight. He blinks, a bit weak to reject and finally gives in, hugging her back. Azka then lets go of him and comes after Zim. She grabs hold of him and Zim cries out, a bit shocked that she'd try to hug him. He pulls away and steps back.]
"No! There's NO hugging the Zim!"
"Awwww...C'mon! Dib let me hug him!"
"That's because he's a stupid sentimental human dirt bag! I am an Irken Invader! We do not hug..."
[Azka leapt at him, grabbing him and hugging him tight. Zim squirms, trying to get out of her grasp, but she just holds on tighter and longer. Zim sighs, giving in and hugs her back. Daft smiles at them and Leboa runs up and hugs Dib as well. She then comes over and latches onto Azka and Zim who are just finishing hugging. She squeezes them both tight and hangs on, smiling. Azka and Zim start to cough, having the air squeezed out of their lungs. Finally, Daft pries Leboa off of them long enough for them to catch their breath. Daft hugs each one and thanks them. Azka stands back, dusting herself off and addresses them all.]
"Daft, I'd just like to thank you for having me on the show. It was fun....in a disturbing sort of way, that is. We really must do it again sometime..."
[Azka let out a nervous chuckle and looked about. Daft nodded, catching her drift.]
"Thanks Leboa for....something...I dunno what that is exactly, but thanks anyway. Thank you as well, MiniMoose and Jhonen. I'm really sorry you lost your camera crew..."
"I'm sorry you lost Kris and Joe."
"Then let's have a moment of silence for them."
"That'd be a splendid idea."
[Daft shushed everyone in the room.]
"Ok everyone. We'd like to have a moment of silence for those that have fallen in this nightmare of an event."
[Everyone bowed their heads and the room grew silent. The only sound was that of some more debris falling in the background. Daft prayed that wherever the remaining camera crew was that they were safe and not dead. Azka thanked Kris and Joe in her mind and vowed to never forget them. With the moment of silence now over, the crew went back to stomping out fires and hauling Corey off. Jhonen walked out, eating his bagel as Azka said good bye. Daft waved good bye as well, promising her that if she ever did come back, things wouldn't be as hectic. Azka lef the set with a weak smile on her face and not-so-paranoid anymore. Once outside though, she was stopped by three guys in white coats and hauled into the Ambulance against her will. They apparently didn't care if she claimed to be well or not. She had a bunch of nasty scratches on her and they were going to treat them. As the ambulence sped away, Daft, Zim, and Dib stepped outside.
Feeling the cool night air against their faces, they smiled, relieved to be out of that nightmare. Inside, Dementia's Hallway set was destroyed. The whole building had some damage to it throughout it, wether it was just a mess from broken equiptment or total damage from the Firegun Corey weilded. Firemen and a reconstruction crew had arrived and were sifting through the damage. Daft stood off to the side, Leboa having gone off with the Police to visit Corey when they were done questioning him, standing with Dib and Zim. She pulled them close and hugged them once more. Zim pulled away promptly to yell at her and Dib kinda blushed and squirmed out of her grip.]
"That's enough hugging Daft! We're ok! We're alive! STOP HUGGING ZIM!"
"Oh Zim...what's so wrong with me hugging you? Is it against your whole 'IRKEN INVADER CODES'? Because if it is, drop it. This is Earth."
"Not only is it against the codes...you're creepy and annoying!"
[Daft laughed and grinned at him. Dib watched the two and rolled his eyes.]
"You bet I am. Now gimmie a hug Zimmy-wimmy!"
"Noooooo! Never!"
[Daft grabbed him and hugged him as Zim screeched and squirmed in her grasp. Dib shook his head and watched as they started to bring out the stretchers. Daft turned to Dib and grabbed him as well.]
"Hey! Wait! Don't hug me either! Enough with the hugging!"
"I wuv you guys! My precious Zimmy and Dibby. Hugglies for everyone!"
[Dib and Zim screamed, pulling away from her and running off screaming into the night. Daft pretended to run after them, calling after them to come back.]
"WAIT! WAIT! DON'T LEAVE ME! I LOVED-ED YOU! COME BAAAAAACK! I STILL HAVE MORE HUGGLIES!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
[Daft laughed into the night, turning back around to stare as they began to haul out the fallen. Daft sighed and turned her back on the scene to stare out into the night. Just like the good host she was, she began talking to herself in attempts to explain it to whoever was watching from across the street, as well as her own brain which was still spinning a bit.]
"Well, Demented Ones...This is it. Corey attempted to take us down and we defeated him before he could succeed. There for a while it seemed as if Dementia was through, but we came out victorious in the end. Many fell in the name of Dementia, and those who did fall won't be forgotten. We'll always keep them in our hearts and minds. The future of Dementia, you ask? We're not done yet, folks. We plan to replace the camera crew and anyone else that was killed or ran off scared that they were going to die, and we're going to fix up Dementia and come back with all new episodes. We won't let this small catastrophe keep us down! We'll come back, not to worry. But for now...I guess we'd better get to work on replacing the crew and rebuilding. Thank you for staying with us, even in our darkest hour. We hope to be back on air soon. Hope you don't mind the wait. Thank you for tuning in to Dementia, though I'm sure this isn't even being filmed...Thank you anyway, those of you who stood and watched from across the street. Tune in next time for an all new, twisted, DEMENTIA! Until then, Demented ones...this is Daft, signing off for the night."
[With that, Daft turns and walks back into the Dementia building to go help the others. The magical camera that WAS following this tilts upwards slowly towards the night sky, focusing on the black velvet, the tiny white twinkles showing though, sparkling and making patterns across the darkness. The camera slowly fades to black and you're left standing there, taking it all in, wondering just what will come next. This, my friends, is the end for now. Turn off the TV and go back to whatever you were doing before. Dementia will return, just you wait. Until then, enjoy your sanity...]
[Daft made her way around the equipment, the others following reluctantly while Leboa waited, completely concealed in the shadows. As they approached the set, Dib and Zim became more and more uneasy and began to look about nervously. Azka seems not to notice this and looks as if she's ready for anything. Daft stops suddenly and the others end up running into her. She shushes them over her shoulder before Zim can complain. Dib raises his eyebrows as Daft stares intensely at the Dementia Hall. There's a slight movement from the shadows to the right and suddenly, out of nowhere, stands Corey. He towers over them, his shadowy cape seeming to be alive with its own amazing shadowy power. Daft frowned and stepped forward out of the shadows and into the dim light of the set. She looked upwards to Corey with a look of defiance. When he spoke, his voice sounded deep, evil, and raspy, like all the creepy evil things sound in movies and such.]
"50. j00 |)1|)|\|7 |2|_||\| 4VV4j..."
"I'd never run away from you."
"|_135!!!!"
"TRUTH!"
"j00 |_13. j00 |24|\| 7|-|47 0|\|3 71|\/|3....|23|\/|3|\/||33|2?"
"THAT DOESN'T COUNT!"
"j35 17 |)035."
"No it doesn't."
"j35...17 |)035!"
"No! It DOESN'T!"
"j35...17...|)035!"
"Ok Ok! Enough of this nonsense! I might have ran that last time, but that was because you were trying to eat my brain...This time though, I'm protecting something I care about! SO I WON'T RUN!"
[As the conversation was going on Azka, Zim and Dib were staring at each other, puzzled. They understood what Daft was saying, but had no idea what Corey was talking about. The really only got the idea because of what Daft responded to. MiniMoose seemed to understand so Azka leaned over and whispered to MiniMoose.]
"Psst. What is he saying?"
"Squeak."
"Oh...that's helpful."
"Squeak?"
[Azka blinked and Dib shook his head. Corey and Daft continued their little conversation, Daft keeping a determined face and not letting any fear show through.]
"I've come to take you out Corey."
"VV3|_|_....j00 (4|\|7."
"Why Not?"
"1|\/| 1|\|\/1|\|91|3|_3!"
"What! No you aren't!"
"j35 1 4|\/|"
"No! No you're not!"
"j35...j35 1 4|\/|"
"No! You're not!"
"j35..."
"No!"
"j35"
"No!"
[Daft and Corey argued and Azka blinked, confused by what was going on. Zim was beginning to fall asleep, MiniMoose now resting on his head. Dib stood there, eye twitching a bit when he suddenly burst out and screamed at the top of his lungs, causing everyone to stop and look at him.]
"JUST WHAT THE HECK IS HE SAYING ANYWAY?! WE NEED A TRANSLATOR! AND NO! MINIMOOSE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE ALL HE DOES IS SQUEAK AND IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE REALLY HAS ANY CLUE WHAT HE'S SAYING ANYWAY! EITHER WE GET A TRANSLATOR OR YOU'RE GOING TO LOOSE US IN YOUR CONVERSATION!"
[Azka blinked a few times as they all stared at Dib who stood panting and looking extremely ticked off. Suddenly a loud voice rang out from the ceiling.]
"FINE FINE! YOU'LL GET A TRANSLATOR! NOW...SILENCE AND CONTINUE!"
[Daft nodded and went back to arguing with Corey and the others waited patiently for a translation.]
"We're here to defeat you and you WILL be defeated! So there."
"VV|-|47 |\/|4|35 j00 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3?"
-What makes you think you can defeat me?-
"Well, for one...I've got my friends backing me up and they're all ready to kick you butt. That, and we have weapons!"
"|*|_||\|j VV34|*0|\|5..."
-Puny weapons...-
"They're not puny! You just have that evil cape so they seem puny! We can take you!"
"|\|0 j00 (4|\|7"
-No you can't-
"Yes. I can."
"|\|0 j00 (4|\|7"
-No you can't-
"Yes...I CAN and I WILL!"
"|\|0...j00 (4|\|7 4|\||) j00 VV0|\|7!"
-No...you can't and you won't!-
"OK OK! LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT AGAIN!"
"|=1|\|3...
-Fine...-
"Now...back to business. I would have just asked you to leave in the first place, but then you went and ate my camera crew...so now you're going to pay for it!"
"|-|4|-|. |)0 j00 |*0551|3|_j 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3 VV17|-| j00|2....|)373|2|\/|1|\|34710|\|?"
-Hah. Do you possibly think you can defeat me with your....Determination?-
"Yes."
"|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4|-|4!"
-Laughter-
"What's so funny?"
"|)373|2|\/|1|\|34710|\| 4|_0|\|3 (4|\|7 |)3|=347 |\/|3."
-Determination alone can't defeat me.-
[Zim leaned over to Dib and Azka, finally away now that their little conversation was coming to an end. He whispered to them as the two spoke.]
"She's got him distracted. Let's go for it now. Dib, you move in to the left, Azka to the right. I'm assuming that the left side is his dominant side, so Azka, you strike first."
"His LEFT side? It'd be safer to assume that his RIGHT side is the dominant one. Not many people are left handed Zim."
"Quiet Dib. This has nothing to do with him being right-handed or left- handed. Now. Azka. Attack him first and catch him off guard, then Dib can attack and then I'll come in and attack from behind."
"Um...I can't take the first hit Zim."
"Why not Azka?"
"Well...I have found that Kris and Joe are extremely sensitive to homicidal Corey monsters. It would be melancholy to have them go first."
[Zim sighs and rolls his eyes.]
"Kris and Joe are BROKEN BROOMSTICKS!"
"So? They're my friends! You don't endanger your friends by making them attack first. I'd go if it was something else. But not Kris and Joe. That'd be bad luck, like kissing a frog while standing on the statue of liberty. Bad things tend to happen afterwards."
[Dib and Zim stared at her before looking at each other and then turning their eyes to MiniMoose who squeaked and blinked as well. By this time, Daft was close to attempting to finish the little argument and start fighting so she could get it over with. Corey stood there, seemingly not worried about what they could do to him.]
"Why not?"
"(4|_|53 17 15|\|7 1|\| |\/|473|214|_ |=0|2|\/| 4|\||) (4|\|6 |)0 7|- |15..."
-Cause it isn't in material form and can't do this...-
[Then, before anyone could move, Corey's arm swished downward towards Daft, the shadowy powers of the Cloak of Evil making his arm extend so it could reach her. Daft squeaked and ducked as the arm swished across the open space she had once stood in. Popping back up, Daft raised her pole, Filler Bunny tied to the end of it, and swung it at him. Corey took a step back, dodging the swinging pole easily. He laughed evilly and stepped to the side as Daft swung the pole at him again, taking another step forward as she did so, closing the gap between her pole and Corey's body. Corey was dodging the blows easily, the shadowy power of the cloak enhancing the evil already stored within him. He stopped as Daft set the tip of the pole to the floor and glared at him.]
"VV0VV. 50|\/|3 5|1|_|_z, |)4|=7...j00 4|_|\/|057 |-|17 |\/|3!"
-Wow. Some skills, Daft...You almost hit me!-
[Instead of snapping back with a comment, Daft leapt forward and thwaped him with the pole finally, hitting him across the shoulder. Corey cried out in pain, becoming angry now. Daft leapt back, grinning.]
"Look Corey...I think I got you!"
[Zim whispered loudly in Dib and Azka's ears, urging them on to begin the attack.]
"GO! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! NO EXCUSES!"
[Azka, now that the first blow had been dealt, literally leapt at the chance to take a swing at Corey. Raising Kris as she leapt towards him, she tossed Joe at his head. Joe flew through the air and bounced off his head just as he began to lunge forward towards Daft. He turned to face Azka as Joe clattered to the floor, rolling away into the shadows. He growls at Azka and she hesitates, not really wanting to risk loosing Kris, but knowing that if she doesn't act now, Corey will most defiantly hurt her. She leaps at him, raising Kris in the air once again. Corey meets her halfway in the air to tackle her to the ground. Azka stabs Kris into the nearest body part, which just so happens to be his arm. Corey winces a bit and pulls back his arm as Azka goes into a half-mad poking frenzy, jabbing Kris into whatever body part she can get at. Corey backs up a bit as she continues to stab at him.]
"DIE FOUL BEING!"
[Poke]
"0VV(|-|!"
-Ouch-
"Die die die!"
[Poke. Poke. Poke]
"0VV(|-|! 0VV(|-|! 0VV(|-|!"
-Ouch. Ouch. Ouch-
"EEEEEEEEEEEE!"
[Poke. Jab. Poke.]
"0VV(|-|! 570|* 17!"
-Ouch! Stop it!-
"For the love of all that is Zimmy and good, DIE!"
[POKE]
"4|_|219|-|7! 7|-|475 3|\|0|_|9|-|!"
-Alright! That's enough!-
[Corey grabs Kris and yanks it out of Azka's hands and she blinks at him, realizing that she probably needs to run now or get seriously injured. Corey snaps Kris in two and tosses him into the shadows, coming after Azka. She screams and turns around to run away, but Corey grabs her and picks her up. Dib springs into action and chucks a large metal chunk at Corey which bounces off his back. Corey turns around to dodge Daft's pole once again. He tosses Azka to the side like a rag doll and comes after Dib and Daft. Zim leaps in from behind and sends a kick to his back, knocking him over. Zim stands there and laughs as Corey falls to the floor. Daft looks over at Zim and yells to him as Corey blends in with the shadows to slide over to Zim, who is busy laughing.]
"ZIM! LOOK OUT!"
"Mwahahahahahahaha-huh? Wha...AAAAAAHHHHH!"
[Corey pops up from the floor and sends his own kick straight into Zim's stomach, sending him flying backwards into the shadows. Azka is pulling herself up from where she was tossed, weaker now and missing Kris and Joe severely. She frowned as she saw Zim go flying backward and stood up, reading herself for another attack. Daft leapt at Corey and brought the pole down on his back, causing him to turn around to fight Dib and her. Dib chucked another piece of metal at him, this time, he dodged it though. Azka ran at him from behind, running up to him and kicking him hard in the shins before turning tails to run away from him and into the shadows. Corey turned to take out Azka and Daft thwacked him once again, following Azka's lead, and disappeared into the shadows. Dib came up and hit him again with the metal piece he tied to a string and also disappeared into the shadows. Corey was completely alone in the light now. He looked around when suddenly, out of nowhere, came Azka. She ran up and kicked at him, missing, but ran back into the shadows before he could get her. Dib came out of nowhere and hit him with the metal on the string before disappearing back into the shadows. This went on, each one popping out of a different place in the shadows and attacking him at different times. In the shadows themselves, Daft found Zim monkeying with his 'laser gun'.]
"Zim! What are you doing? Why didn't you just hit him with the laser in the first place? What was with the theatrical kick-and-laugh routine?"
"Silence Meat-bag! It was only a warm up. My laser works now. Just you wait and see. I'm going to go next and catch him off guard and then show him just what he's messing with!"
"Fine...just...don't miss him!"
"No worries...A mighty Irken like Zim never misses!"
[Suddenly, Zim stood up, aiming his weapon and rushed out of the shadows. Corey turned towards him as he stopped, aiming his weapon at him and grinning wildly. Corey stepped back a moment, almost as if he was unsure of what was going to happen next.]
"This is the beginning of the end, Corey-Monster-Thing! Now I, ZIM, shall show you just what you're up against!"
[Zim let out a howl of laughter as he squeezed the trigger. There was a slight whirring sound that came from the gun as a green light started to glow within the heap of metal, crudely shaped like a gun. Zim continued to laugh as Corey stepped back once more, staring at the 'gun', still unsure of what to expect and to the others, a little hesitant. Zim squeezed the trigger again and there was a loud POP! sound. Daft, Azka and Dib turned away and shielded their eyes as a bright light flashed from the gun. Zim closed his eyes, laughing even harder. Corey turned, shielding his own eyes from the bright light. The room was light up with a hot white flash, all the shadows disappearing, revealing everything hidden in the shadows. Leboa blinked, becoming momentarily blinded by the bright flash. Lucky for them, Corey was busy shielding his eyes so he didn't see that she was there in the shadows.
The bright light faded and Zim opened his eyes slowly as the others turned back to see if he had gotten him. Daft blinked as she saw Corey standing there, still in one piece virtually unscathed. Corey blinked from below the cloak's hood and turned back towards Zim to stare at him for a moment. A puzzled and angry look came over Zim's face as the lighted died off in the gun. He pulled the trigger again. Nothing happened. Corey began to laugh and move towards Zim slowly.]
"|=00|_15|-| Z1|\/|. |_19|-|7 |0035|\|7 3|=|=3(7 |\/|3!"
-Foolish Zim. Light Doesn't effect me!-
"Foolish?! I'm NOT foolish!...I must have hit the wrong trigger. THIS! is the right trigger. Now...PREPARE TO BE BLASTED TO SMITHEREENS!"
[Zim pulled the trigger once more and a clicking sound came to their ears. Corey shook his head and advanced on Zim. Zim looked down at his gun wide- eyed and back up at Corey who pounced on him. Zim screamed and ran off to the side into the shadows once more.]
"ZIM! YOU CRAZY SHRIMP YOU! I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR GUN WORKED!"
[Daft screamed at Zim as he fled the scene. She leapt out of the shadows and thwacked Corey over the head with the pole once more, causing him to turn around in her direction, allowing Azka to move in for another hit from behind. Just as she came running out of the shadows to kick him once more, he turned away from Daft and sent a handful of rabid dust moths out of his sleeve towards her. She screamed as they gathered around her and attacked her, sending her running around like a chicken with its head cut off, screaming and batting at the moths. Daft's eyes grew wide and she stopped momentarily to stare at the moths. Corey laughed and turned back to Daft.]
"|-|4\/3 j00 |\/|37 |\/|j |\|3VV |=|213|\||)5?"
-Have you met my new friends?-
"Dust M-m-mo-moths?"
"j35"
-Yes.-
"M-m-mo-moths?"
"j35. |\/|07|-|5."
-Yes. Moths.-
"Mothie, mothie, mothies?"
"J35! |\/|07|-|13 |\/|07|-|13 |\/|07|-|135!"
-YES! MOTHIE MOTHIE MOTHIES!-
"But...Mothies are....CREEPY AND MOTHIE-MOTH-LIKE! AND...YUCK!"
[Corey sighed as Daft's eyes went wide and she wiggled her fingers and looked around all paranoid-like at the thought of moths. Behind them, Azka and Dib were running around batting away moths from their heads, screaming, while Zim ran from them both, not wanting to be caught up in the mothie- ness of it all.]
"7|-|3|\| 1 9|_|355 j00 VV0|_||_|)|\|7 |\/|1|\||) |\/|3371|\|9 7|-|3|\/| |_||* (|_053..."
-Then I guess you wouldn't mind meeting them up close...-
[Daft's eyes went wide as Corey laughed, releasing more Dust Moths at her. She screamed and ran about, swinging the pole at them and running in circles. She hated Dust Moths. They were all creepy and dusty and...moth- like! Corey laughed and laughed while watching the four run about swatting moths away. It looked like he had found a weakness.]
"50. 1 9|_|355 7|-|15 15 7|-|3 |3391|\||\|1|\|9 0|= 7|-|3 3|\||)...|219|-|7 |)4|=7?"
-So. I guess this is the beginning of the end...Right Daft?-
[Daft ran about screaming and Corey took it as a yes and grinned from beneath his hood. He then took one great leap and tackled Dib who was busy screaming about a moth in his eye. He took him down with one hit, tossing him off to the side so he rolled into the shadows, knocking over some electrical equipment. Next, he reached across with one swing and knocked Azka back into the wall. She fell to the ground, rubbing her arm and her stomach where he hit her and wincing in pain. He turned around and grabbed Daft, picking her up and tossing her at Zim. Daft flew through the air to smash right into Zim and send them both back into the electrical equipment. Daft lay dizzy upon Zim as he struggled to get up and get back to fighting.]
"C'MON DAFT! GET OFF ME! GET OF ME! I, ZIM, COMMAND YOU TO GET OFF ME! WE MUST GET BACK TO FIGHTING HIM OR HE'LL WIN"
[Zim squirmed beneath her and finally pushed her off so she could lay dazed upon the floor, the pole with Filler Bunny strapped on it clenched tightly in her hand still. Zim stood up and ran towards Corey, using his laser gun as a club as he swung it down. Azka started to get up to get back into the game as Corey threw Zim off of him. Zim flew through the air and hit Azka once more, knocking them both down and into the wall again. Azka lay there, not moving, as Zim stood up weakly and looked at her. He turned and angrily shouted in her ear.]
"Azka! GET UP! C'MON! WE'VE GOTTA GIVE THIS ALL WE'VE GOT! NO SLEEPING! AZKA! Azka?"
[He frowned and looked closer. Azka had either passed out from the injuries or knocked out when he landed on her. Zim reached down and shook her arm and called out her name once again. No response. Corey was sliding up behind them, menacingly as he tried to wake her up. Azka lay still and unmoving, her breathing rather shallow. Zim became slightly worried, but only because the death of another Irken was slightly saddening, even to his little heart. Corey reached down, hands outstretched towards Zim as he attempted to bring Azka back to consciousness. Suddenly, he swooped down, grabbing Zim by the neck. Zim barely had time to turn around to see Corey coming when two hands were clamped about his neck. Zim cried out, but was cut off by the pressure being applied. Instinctively, his hands went up to claw at those around his neck. After a few seconds of this, Zim started to see black spots and became slightly dizzy. Corey laughed.]
"|_|_|(j j00. j00 937 70 83 7|-|3 |=1||257 70 533 7|-|3 3|\||)..."
-Lucky you. You get to be the first to see the end...-
[Zim's eyes slowly closed, rolling slightly up into his head as a loud THWAP sound was heard. Suddenly, the pressure was gone and Zim was on the floor, staring at the ceiling wondering if he was alive still. Corey had turned around to see Daft standing there, propping herself up with her pole, something in her hand. Corey looked closer to realize that it was a....TYPO! He narrowed his eyes at her.]
"50...j00 VV4|\||\|4 |=19|-|7 VV17|-| 7j|*05? 8|21|\|9 17 0|\|."
-So...You wanna fight with typos? Bring it on.-
[She narrowed her eyes and grinned, gripping the typo.]
"Fine. Prepare to hurt..."
[Just as she raised her arm to throw it, Corey reached into his cloak and pulled out a GIANT FIRE GUN OF FIERY, EXPLODY, DOOM! Daft's eyes went wide as she realized just WHAT she was now up against. Looking at her measly little typo, she squeaked a bit as Daft fired at her. A large blast of yellowish-orange fire came her way. She screamed and leapt to the side, barely missing being burned to a crisp. Corey laughed as he looked around him. They were all laying helpless on the ground now. He was going to win. Dementia would be no more! Just as these thoughts came across his mind, Daft stood up weakly, yet again, and called out to the others.]
"No! We can't give up! C'MON GUYS! WE CAN DO IT! I KNOW WE CAN! We've been through this whole nightmare together and are we gonna let this the evil nightmare creature win? No! Remember all the fun we've had together with Dementia? Remember all the people out there we made laugh, or at least made wonder what we were smoking when we did this? Remember all the wonderful guests? Remember how much fun we had when we recorded the stories? We can't let all that go now! We can't let Corey take that from us. We have so much more to do with this show! If we give up now and let Corey win, we'll be letting all those memories go and damaging the future. If we just hang on, we'll make it and defeat him. I really believe we can. So guys, please...GET UP! GET UP NOW! C'MON!"
[Daft's words came to their ears, motivating them a bit. Dib rolled over to look at them as Zim sat up, hands massaging his throat. Zim turned about to poke Azka to wake her up when he saw her already pulling herself up. Blinking, Zim wondered just how she had magically woken up. Were Daft's words really that powerful? Zim shook his head. No. Couldn't be. She just came to because she actually had will power and was actually using it for once. Daft continued to pull herself up as she spoke to them, taking time to talk to each one and encourage them.]
"Zim! Remember how much fun you had making 'Ransom' with Gaz? Remember how you always were razzing Dib on his acting skills and on just about everything else until he tried to kill you? What about the time when you told us all you were quitting the show because you thought we were 'Stupid, morons with the I.Q of a gnat and the attention span of one too' and then left, only to come running back as a HUGE ANGRY MOB of Zimmy fans tried to maul you? Or like the time when you did that little part on Heart Shaped Box and then later we got you to admit that crying was kinda nice and..."
"SHUT UP DAFT!"
"Sorry. But Zim! Those were special times and if you give up now you'll be letting them go. Besides, what would the Tallest think if you were wiped out by some stupid HUMAN in a cloak while on a mission? You'd be letting down your Tallest, your race, your planet, and yourself. So don't give up Zim! Get up and LET'S KICK HIS BUTT!"
[Zim nodded and pulled himself up as Daft went on to speak to Dib.]
"Dib! Don't give up now! You have to remember all the special times we've had on the show! How much fun it was to work with the rest of the cast, even if they were constantly picking on you. Remember, Dib, how much fun it was to be named Co-host for the first time in your life! You got to be named as Co-host before anyone else AND when we weren't even supposed to have a Co-host! You have so much potential Dib, don't let Corey ruin that for you by killing you off! Remember the fun times, like when that chocolate blob of doom ate your brain! Or when we accidentally used your brain as a prop because Zim switched it before the show! Dib, don't forget how fun it was to work with Cosmo and Wanda and don't forget how they said you could go and visit them anytime you want....right before Gir dumped coffee on you that is...BUT STILL! You're an important part of this show Dib, and if you die, the show dies a bit as well. If Corey kills you though, he'll kill us and the show as well and if you give up, you'll be letting that happen sooner...so GET UP! C'mon Dib! You can do it! I BELIEVE IN YOU!"
[Dib narrows his eyes at Corey and pulls himself to his feet, realizing that he IS needed and that if he gives up, he'll be letting everyone down. Corey looks over at Dib and then at Zim before looking back to Daft. He growls. Daft then turns her attention towards Azka to give her motivation.]
"AZKA! There's really nothing to bring up about you and Dementia, considering you've only been a guest on the show for this nightmare. But still! You have a wonderful writing career ahead of you and if you give up now, Corey will destroy you and then you won't be able to write anything...unless you come back alive from the grave, but that'd just be spooky and not right. Besides...if he wins, Dementia goes and then there'll be no chance that you could ever come back again! I really enjoyed having you on the show and maybe if we make it out of here alive, you can come back and do another clip! So get up and let's go! YOU CAN DO IT!"
[Azka, already standing, nods and puts on a determined face before glaring at Corey. Corey frantically looks about as the others pull themselves up to their feet and begin walking slowly and menacingly towards him, brandishing their weapons once more. Determination burns brightly in their eyes as they approach him. Corey turned about, watching each one carefully, not wanting to give anyone an open shot.]
"50...j00 7|-|1|\|| j00 (4|\| |)3|=347 |\/|3 |\|0VV?"
-So...you think you can defeat me not?-
"We will or we'll die trying..."
[Daft takes her chance and leaps at him, swinging her pole downwards, forcing him to move to the left and right into Zim's range. Zim thwaps him with his laser gun he's now using as a club. Corey slashes at him, but Zim moves backwards and attacks again. Corey moves to the side, right into Azka's range and she runs over and kicks him in his shins, causing him to fall over, enabling Dib to have easy access to strike him in the chest. Corey forces himself to move to the side, barely missing Dib's strike. He leaps up and extends his hand, which now is equip with very sharp spikes. Daft ducks and strikes him on his shoulder. They continue to force Corey to move around to avoid their blows, only to move him into the range of another's weapon. Keeping him on his toes, they attack fiercely, not willing to give up just yet. Before long, though, it's apparent that Corey had begun to anticipate their attacks and was now dodging them easily. From the shadows, Leboa watches with MiniMoose who is sitting on her head. She whispers to him, shaking with excitement.]
"Is it time yet? Can I go hug Corey now?"
"Squeak."
"Awwww...ok...Fine."
[Leboa crosses her arms and slumps down to wait some more for the signal. By that time, it was apparent they needed to restratagize. Corey knocked Dib back into the shadows and Daft motioned for the rest to retreat into them as well. They followed her instructions, slipping off to go crouch down beside Dib. Daft spoke in hurried whispers.]
"Guys...We need a new strategy. He's figured it out and now he's just playing' with us."
"Well no duh!"
[Azka looked about as Corey stood there, arms crossed, amused at their feeble tactics.]
"(0|\/|3, (0|\/|3 |)4|=7...|_375 |\|07 VV4573 71|\/|3. |_375 |\|07 |33|* |=473 VV4171|\|9!"
-Come, come Daft...Let's not waste time. Let's not keep fate waiting!-
[Corey looked around, the place was silent and almost dead. He shook his head. The cowards, hiding in the shadows and not facing him. What did they hope to accomplish by hiding? They should just come on out and get it over with.]
"|\|0 |_|53 |-|1|)1|\|9. (0|\/|3 0|_|7, (0|\/|3 0|_|7. VV|-|3|23 3\/3|2 j00 4|23..."
-No use hiding. Come out, come out. Where ever you are...-
[Suddenly, out of the shadows, MiniMoose came flying at Corey. He bounced off his head with a squeak and fell to the floor, rolling away into the shadows. Corey jerked back from the surprise of having something thrown at him from no where. Angry now, he growled and turned towards their place in the shadows. Knowing exactly where they were, he leapt at them, though playing with them now. Their eyes went wide as they saw him leap towards them. Zim screamed at Azka as Daft pushed them aside.]
"WHY DID YOU THROW THAT AT HIM?!"
"Sorry...I was just...caught up in the moment!"
"MOVE!"
[Daft pushed Azka and Zim over to the right and drug Dib off to the left with her as he scrambled to get up. Corey landed right were Dib had been laying only a few seconds before. The ground crunched a bit from the force of the landing. Corey pulled out another Fire gun, identical to the first and aimed it towards Azka and Zim with this left hand, his right hand crossing underneath the left to aim the other gun at Daft and Dib. He fired at them and their eyes went wide. Azka screamed and grabbed onto Zim, pulling him down instinctively. Zim cried out as he was tugged down to the floor by his antennas. Daft pushed Dib off to the side and rolled the other way herself, crashing into a camera, knocking it down upon herself. Corey laughed and continued to fire at random, laughing insanely as he did, just for effects. Azka leapt up and ran away from the blasts of fire, dragging Zim along with her. The blasts of fire struck the set, causing it to become a bit destroyed. Bits of debris flew across the room, showering on everyone.
Daft squirms out from under the camera, checking her arm which is a bit cut open, before searching for her pole. It literally comes walking up to her, Filler Bunny hopping up to her, pole still strapped to his as it drags across the ground. Daft grabs the pole, hopping up, and charges Corey once again. Filler Bunny screams as he flies through the air to smash down upon Corey's back. He turns about, aiming both guns at her, and fires, grinning. Daft jumps to the side to avoid the first blast, and ducks to avoid the second blast. From where she crouches on the ground, she swings the pole towards his shins in attempts to knock him off his feet. He leaps up into the air, firing downwards at her. Daft tucks into a backwards roll to escape a certain fiery death. The blasts hit the floor, creating a hole in it as they continue to charge downwards, destroying the floors below the main one. Corey lands two feet from the hole and fires again at Daft. She rolls to the side just as Azka comes running up behind Corey and kicks him in the back of his knee. Corey cries out and falls over a bit, turning around as his knee hits the floor to fire at Azka. She screams and ducks, missing being hit by a few inches. Zim leaps on Corey's back, grabbing him around his throat and whacking him about the head with his laser gun-club- thing.
Corey throws Zim off and turns around to fire at him when Dib comes out of no where and tackles him. Corey rolls off to the side, throwing Dib on top of Azka who was running towards him for another kick-and-run. Daft comes out of no where and thwaps him with the pole. He grabs it and reverses the attack, throwing Daft across the room and back into the dormant equipment. He stands, going into an insane fit of firing the gun at anything and everything, laughing like a maniac as he does this once again. The four find themselves running around like headless chickens to avoid being hit by the fire or by the debris. Azka is so tired she can hardly run, the only thing keeping her going now is her wish to stay alive. Dib stops, panting and trying to catch his breath. Daft is pulling herself up from a pile of knocked over equipment, examining the gash on her arm. Zim, though, is attacking non-stop with the fiery invader's spirit, but he's the only one that has any zest left. It's clear now that the others are just too tired or wounded to go on any longer. Things look absolutely hopeless now. Azka sighs, giving up hope. She leans against the nearest crumbling set wall, glaring at Corey once more before shutting her eyes and mumbling to herself.]
"Yep, I should have seen this coming when I agreed to that interview."
[Dib's so weak now that he's fallen over to stare hopelessly at Corey and Zim. Daft is dragging herself back into battle with a slightly new fire in her eyes. She raises her pole once more to attack him alongside Zim. Corey easily throws them off and laughs at them, pitying their existence. Zim hits the wall and falls over, laying there and staring at the ceiling. Daft pulls herself up and glares at Corey.]
"91\/3 17 |_||*. 7|-|3 94|\/|35 0\/3|2, |)4|=7. j00|23 4|_|_ 0|_|774 0|*710|\|5. j00 |_0053."
-Give it up. The game's over, Daft. You're all outta options. You Loose.-
"Not. Just. Yet."
[Daft raised her pole into the air and waved it about, signaling Leboa. Corey watched her silently, wondering just what a stupid move like that was supposed to do. For a few moments, things were silent and nothing happened. Corey looked about and started to laugh.]
"15 7|-|47 7|-|3 8357 j00\/3 907? j00 4|23 |847|-|371(."
-Is that the best you've got? You are pathetic.-
[Corey began laughing when suddenly a high-pitched squeak is heard. Corey's eyes widen from beneath his hood as he realizes just what that squeak belongs to. Suddenly, out of the shadows, flies none other than Leboa. She latches onto Corey, arms wrapped tightly about his neck while she squeals in joy, hugging him to death. Corey screams, dropping both weapons and trying to pull her off of him as he runs around. Corey's now acting like a headless chicken as Azka opens her eyes to see Leboa bringing him down. Finally, after fighting almost to the death, Corey is brought down by Leboa. He falls over, twitching and writhing about like a fish out of water. Leboa is hugging him tightly as Daft walks over, grinning. Azka smiles weakly and manages to pull herself up from the wall and run over to where Daft stands. Zim and Dib eventually join them. Corey lay on the ground twitching as Leboa hung onto him tightly. Daft leaned down, suddenly extremely happy about this and grinned like the Cheshire Cat at Corey.]
"Hah! I Win! YOU Lose..."
"3\/1|_..."
-Evil...-
"Yes, Yes. But so are you and this is what you deserve for attempting to destroy Dementia. Now...let's get this cloak off of you so you'll be easier for the police to handle..."
"|\|0! VV417!"
-NO! WAIT!-
"What now?"
"1|\/| |\|07 VV34|21|\|9 4|\|j7|-|1|\|9 |_||\||)3|2 7|-|15!"
-I'm not wearing anything under this!-
[Daft rolled her eyes as Azka expressed her disgust in a slight eye twitch. Dib and Zim grimaced at the thought and looked to Daft, pleading not to find out if it was true or not.]
"Nice try Corey."
[Before anyone could protest, Daft pulled off the hood, revealing his face. They gasped as they realized that he really WAS human. Next, Daft opened up a small box that she pulled from her pocket, and opened it. Instantly, the hood was sucked into it, along with the robe revealing that Corey was fibbing. The three behind Daft sighed with relief as Daft shut the box and put it back into her pocket. Corey lay there glaring at her, unable to move because of Leboa who was clamped on him. Daft raised her eyebrow to question Corey.]
"Why'd you do it Corey?"
[He glared at her, not talking.]
"C'mon. I'd like to know why you'd do something like that."
[Still nothing. Daft sighed and crouched down to stare directly in his face.]
"I'm asking you nicely. I'd like to know from you instead of from the police that will surely poke and prod to try and get it out of you as well."
[Corey surprised them all by speaking in an understandable language. Without the magical cloak of evil, his l337 skills weren't as apparent.]
"I did it because I was bored."
"Hey! How come I can understand him now?!"
"Well, Azka, without the mighty power of the Cloak of Evilness, his l337 skills aren't so apparent. Sure, he's still that powerful, but there's no way for him to bring that out without the cloak. In other words, the Cloak of Evilness enhanced his powers and brought them to the surface where he could use them. But not even the Cloak of Evilness could withstand the power of Leboa, right Corey?"
[Corey growled as a voice sounded from down the hall. The voice was followed by the sound of boots crunching on the debris that had made its way down the hallway.]
"EVERYBODY STAY CALM! THIS IS THE POLICE! WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU! EVERYONE FREEZE. IF YOU'RE EVIL, LIE DOWN WITH YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD AND DON'T MOVE!"
[Right before their eyes, the police chief came in, followed by Jhonen, backed by what seemed like hundreds of men in S.W.A.T uniforms. Azka cheered silently as Dib sighed with relief. Daft motioned to Corey as she spoke to the Police Chief.]
"It's ok. We've got him contained right now. Leboa's keeping him down. He won't go anywhere with Leboa on him like that."
"Oh. Good to see that you're ok Daft. Jhonen here told us you guys were under attack from a crazy person in a cloak and at first we figured it was just another crazy day at Dementia, but then he mentioned something about Corey and you guys being in danger and we knew then and there that we probably should get over here and help you out."
"Thank you Jhonen!"
[Daft skipped over to Jhonen and gave him a big hug. Jhonen, who at the time was eating a bagel, twitched as she squeezed him, looking down and hesitantly patting her on her head.]
"Um...Yeah. You're welcome. I really only went out for a bagel...but I figured that these guys could help some. Did you know that the Bagel Heaven makes the best bagels around? They're really good. So delicious and...bagel- y..."
[Daft nodded and regained her posture, walking back over to Corey who was being lifted up by three S.W.A.T members, Leboa still attached to him. Daft touched Leboa on her shoulder and motioned for her to let go. She sighed and let go, dropping to the ground to sulk beside Daft. Daft hugged Leboa and congratulated her.]
"Great job sis. You'll come in handy in the future. Why don't you stay around and help out?"
"But...I wanted to go hug Corey!"
"I know, I know. But let's let him have some recovery time and let the police talk to him. We can go visit him after we're done rebuilding and fixing things up, Ok?"
"Really?!"
"Sure."
"Ok!"
[Leboa grins and starts to hum happily to herself as Azka, Dib, and Zim gather over by her. They all look very relieved to be out of this nightmare. Daft smiles at them as Dib starts laughing a bit. Azka's so relieved, she gets a great urge to hug someone. Turning to Zim and Dib, Azka grabs hold of Dib and squeezes him tight. He blinks, a bit weak to reject and finally gives in, hugging her back. Azka then lets go of him and comes after Zim. She grabs hold of him and Zim cries out, a bit shocked that she'd try to hug him. He pulls away and steps back.]
"No! There's NO hugging the Zim!"
"Awwww...C'mon! Dib let me hug him!"
"That's because he's a stupid sentimental human dirt bag! I am an Irken Invader! We do not hug..."
[Azka leapt at him, grabbing him and hugging him tight. Zim squirms, trying to get out of her grasp, but she just holds on tighter and longer. Zim sighs, giving in and hugs her back. Daft smiles at them and Leboa runs up and hugs Dib as well. She then comes over and latches onto Azka and Zim who are just finishing hugging. She squeezes them both tight and hangs on, smiling. Azka and Zim start to cough, having the air squeezed out of their lungs. Finally, Daft pries Leboa off of them long enough for them to catch their breath. Daft hugs each one and thanks them. Azka stands back, dusting herself off and addresses them all.]
"Daft, I'd just like to thank you for having me on the show. It was fun....in a disturbing sort of way, that is. We really must do it again sometime..."
[Azka let out a nervous chuckle and looked about. Daft nodded, catching her drift.]
"Thanks Leboa for....something...I dunno what that is exactly, but thanks anyway. Thank you as well, MiniMoose and Jhonen. I'm really sorry you lost your camera crew..."
"I'm sorry you lost Kris and Joe."
"Then let's have a moment of silence for them."
"That'd be a splendid idea."
[Daft shushed everyone in the room.]
"Ok everyone. We'd like to have a moment of silence for those that have fallen in this nightmare of an event."
[Everyone bowed their heads and the room grew silent. The only sound was that of some more debris falling in the background. Daft prayed that wherever the remaining camera crew was that they were safe and not dead. Azka thanked Kris and Joe in her mind and vowed to never forget them. With the moment of silence now over, the crew went back to stomping out fires and hauling Corey off. Jhonen walked out, eating his bagel as Azka said good bye. Daft waved good bye as well, promising her that if she ever did come back, things wouldn't be as hectic. Azka lef the set with a weak smile on her face and not-so-paranoid anymore. Once outside though, she was stopped by three guys in white coats and hauled into the Ambulance against her will. They apparently didn't care if she claimed to be well or not. She had a bunch of nasty scratches on her and they were going to treat them. As the ambulence sped away, Daft, Zim, and Dib stepped outside.
Feeling the cool night air against their faces, they smiled, relieved to be out of that nightmare. Inside, Dementia's Hallway set was destroyed. The whole building had some damage to it throughout it, wether it was just a mess from broken equiptment or total damage from the Firegun Corey weilded. Firemen and a reconstruction crew had arrived and were sifting through the damage. Daft stood off to the side, Leboa having gone off with the Police to visit Corey when they were done questioning him, standing with Dib and Zim. She pulled them close and hugged them once more. Zim pulled away promptly to yell at her and Dib kinda blushed and squirmed out of her grip.]
"That's enough hugging Daft! We're ok! We're alive! STOP HUGGING ZIM!"
"Oh Zim...what's so wrong with me hugging you? Is it against your whole 'IRKEN INVADER CODES'? Because if it is, drop it. This is Earth."
"Not only is it against the codes...you're creepy and annoying!"
[Daft laughed and grinned at him. Dib watched the two and rolled his eyes.]
"You bet I am. Now gimmie a hug Zimmy-wimmy!"
"Noooooo! Never!"
[Daft grabbed him and hugged him as Zim screeched and squirmed in her grasp. Dib shook his head and watched as they started to bring out the stretchers. Daft turned to Dib and grabbed him as well.]
"Hey! Wait! Don't hug me either! Enough with the hugging!"
"I wuv you guys! My precious Zimmy and Dibby. Hugglies for everyone!"
[Dib and Zim screamed, pulling away from her and running off screaming into the night. Daft pretended to run after them, calling after them to come back.]
"WAIT! WAIT! DON'T LEAVE ME! I LOVED-ED YOU! COME BAAAAAACK! I STILL HAVE MORE HUGGLIES!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
[Daft laughed into the night, turning back around to stare as they began to haul out the fallen. Daft sighed and turned her back on the scene to stare out into the night. Just like the good host she was, she began talking to herself in attempts to explain it to whoever was watching from across the street, as well as her own brain which was still spinning a bit.]
"Well, Demented Ones...This is it. Corey attempted to take us down and we defeated him before he could succeed. There for a while it seemed as if Dementia was through, but we came out victorious in the end. Many fell in the name of Dementia, and those who did fall won't be forgotten. We'll always keep them in our hearts and minds. The future of Dementia, you ask? We're not done yet, folks. We plan to replace the camera crew and anyone else that was killed or ran off scared that they were going to die, and we're going to fix up Dementia and come back with all new episodes. We won't let this small catastrophe keep us down! We'll come back, not to worry. But for now...I guess we'd better get to work on replacing the crew and rebuilding. Thank you for staying with us, even in our darkest hour. We hope to be back on air soon. Hope you don't mind the wait. Thank you for tuning in to Dementia, though I'm sure this isn't even being filmed...Thank you anyway, those of you who stood and watched from across the street. Tune in next time for an all new, twisted, DEMENTIA! Until then, Demented ones...this is Daft, signing off for the night."
[With that, Daft turns and walks back into the Dementia building to go help the others. The magical camera that WAS following this tilts upwards slowly towards the night sky, focusing on the black velvet, the tiny white twinkles showing though, sparkling and making patterns across the darkness. The camera slowly fades to black and you're left standing there, taking it all in, wondering just what will come next. This, my friends, is the end for now. Turn off the TV and go back to whatever you were doing before. Dementia will return, just you wait. Until then, enjoy your sanity...]
