Chapter Four: Little Speech of Doom

"My fellow Meatbags!" Zim began his little speech of doom.I didn't like the sound of this, not one bit. None of the less, Zim continued.

"I hope everyone had a nice summer, yes?" There was a loud cheer from the audience. People stamped their feet loudly and a few people put their fingers in their mouth's to whistle loudly, an uncommon talent some people have.

"Well from the sounds of it, it appears that you have. But this year the skool will be lead by someone new, me."

The stamping and cheering grew louder. My heart sunk to my stomach and I looked at the faculty on the stage, they were looking dumbfounded and glanced at Zim, as if they wanted him to continue, just to hear an explanation. I guess I too wanted an explanation, but I wanted to stop him more than anything.

"You see dirt-stinks," he continued. His voice sounded cool and smooth, as if he was preparing this all summer, and knowing Zim, he probably was. "We've been following STUPID rules for so long.that ZIM can't take it anymore!" He recited some of these rules in a mocking tone " 'no running' 'no screaming' 'no questions!' 'but now, all of that is about to change. So I elect myself to run for your skool's president and leader!"

I narrowed my eyes, now I see where this is going. If Zim can't rule the world, I guess he thought he might as well rule the skool. I can't let him do this! I roll my eyes at another roar of cheering.

"ZIM!" I yelled out without thinking and quickly stood up, pointing a finger at him accusingly as I did. "The elections are not even for a few month's yet, and besides - you can't nominate yourself!"

Zim looked at me furious. "See, he believes in rules! Smacky, hold him!"

I groaned knowing very well who Smacky was. Torque Smacky to be exact, one of the first to fall under Zim's spell. He was your typical jock, big strong, and always wore his jersey. And like all the other jocks, he adored Zim. Torque nodded and I quickly felt myself being tackled to the ground. I cringed in pain since by now Torque was incredibly strong because he worked out 24/7. Knowing it was helpless, I didn't even bother to struggle, though that didn't mean I was going to give up. Torque quickly stood up, bringing me with him. Zim's evil laughter could be heard throughout the auditorium and I just groaned again.

"Stupid HUMON! Think you could stop the all-mighty Zim? HA! Fool, you, like your peers, WILL bow down to me!"

I narrowed my eyes. "NEVER! I'll never bow to you ZIM!"

This just made him laugh even more, choking every now and then. My eyes widened in fear as Zim pulled out a small laser like weapon, only it had a green and red disk attached to the end of it and he aimed it at the audience. But for some odd reason, the teachers were the only ones who were nervous, I guess the class trusted Zim enough to assume 'he wouldn't hurt them'. I started to struggle and gagged as Torque squeezed me harder with every struggle I made.

"WHAT are you doing?" I asked Zim as if he was crazy.

"You'll see soon enough Dib-stink!"

But no, I didn't want to see. I quickly closed my eyes, but even though they were closed I could see a flash of brilliant red light, no screams, no cries, no nothing. I cried out softly as I felt myself tumble and being pushed around. And then.blackness. I cringed to think what happened, and I was surprised that I was in no pain at all! I reluctantly opened my eyes, curiosity getting the best to me. I raised an eyebrow and quickly realized I was no longer in the skool's auditorium, or in the skool for that matter.

I looked about, I was in a house, which looked familiar but it was not my own, nor Zim's. And finally I saw her, she was standing right by me.

"Tak? Tak what's going on.what happened?"

Tak sighed as Mimi in her cat disguise brushed up against my leg then hopped on a black couch. We were in the living room, it was much like Zim's only better. It had the same patterned wallpaper, only a dark royal purple color and a larger TV than Zim had. The rug was a royal red, it figures her room would match the colors of the Tallest, Irk's leaders. With another sigh she began to explain.

"I suspected this for quite some time, ever since he tried so hard to become friends with the pitiful humans. It's an old Invasion technique we learned at the Academy as Smeets. You see Dib, the technique is 'if at first you can't destroy your enemy, befriend them'. Well, actually spy on them first. See how their society works so you can blend in naturally, then strike when they trust you the most, when they trust you so much - they won't question anything. That's why Zim endured the tortures of skool for so long, not for the education but to see how he could sneak into popularity, and well, for your people it was easy. I stayed so long to stop him, I'm not going to let him have this mission!"

I nodded in understanding, I thought it was weird why he was befriending humans. I still looked at her puzzled.

"But how did I get here? I just remembered Torque."

"Ah yes, as soon as I saw that gun ray I knew exactly what that was, it's a mind control ray, Dib. I quickly teleported beside Torque and forced him to let go of you, then brought you here."

I nodded again "Well.erm.thanks."

She laughed slightly. "But don't think I did it because I like you, we just have to stop Zim."

I smile slightly and nod. "Yea, I know. So, everyone is under Zim's control?"

Tak nods. "Yep, at least the freshmen and the main staff - including the principal. I think he'll do the same to the other kids eventually, probably sometime later today. But there was someone there who didn't get fired at with the mind-control beam."

I looked up at her hopeful "Really? Who?"

Tak shook her head. "I don't know, but she was the last person to go before Zim, I saw her. She paused right before Zim gave his speech to see what it was about, and ducked behind the door when he pulled out the ray-gun, I think she knows he's an alien too."

I couldn't help but smile. Finally someone else who knows!!

"Well we have to get back to the skool quickly then and stop Zim!"

She nodded "Of course DIB!"

And with that she teleported herself, Mimi, and I to the skool. ----------------------- --------------- ----------- a/n: I debated with myself for a LONG TIME whether or not to put my fan- char in because I usually don't like stories with fan-chars, but I figured, hey, what the heck? SO I'm going to put her in for the next chapter ok? Thanks all to those who R/Red! Oh and I now have a beta, my bestest friend Niiki! ::hugs Niiki:: THANK YOU!!!