KOMODO DRAGON'S
POISON
Zim breathed heavily, watching the dragon flick her tail back and forth, tongue flicking in and out. He sat down on the wood and glanced around for means of escape. The only way out was the door, but the female dragon was there. He could feel his tail throb where she had bitten him. He felt a sudden tickling feeling in his nose and sneezed. The reptilian head turned and rose to face him. The Komodo dragon roared and lashed her tail out.
The tip hit the Irken in the side, knocking him to the floor. The dragon lunged, pinning him under her giant forepaws. Zim howled as her claws dug into his side, causing him to bleed a little from the sharp tips. The dragon hissed, eyes burning with hunger. No way was she going to let her babies die from hunger. Zim extracted his claws and dug them into her muzzle as she lowered her head. She howled and let go, rubbing her face furiously. The alien fled towards an open window, leaped out, and landed on some telephone wires. He carefully clambered across them onto another roof and to the ground. Zim glanced around, searching for the giant lizard chasing him. The dragon was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly jaws slammed shut around him, enclosing him in the mouth of the mother Komodo dragon.
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Dib paced his room, waiting for a new signal from the Irken. A beeping rang out and a small video appeared on his laptop. He raced over and grinned. A green cat had bolted up the stairs of a house, a Komodo dragon following, the cat getting stuck in a closet as the dragon smashed through, Zim racing across some telephone wires, leaping to the ground, and getting caught in the female dragon's jaws. Dib calmly walked over to his desk and pulled out a tranquilizer. He stepped over to his bed and pulled out a portable portal. He stepped in, sending him to Komodo. Dib raised the gun, cocked it, and followed the Irken's signal to end this once and for all.
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Zim jammed his claws into the sides of the dragon's throat, barely preventing himself from getting swallowed. He could hear the dragon roaring in pain and frustration as she struggled to swallow him. Suddenly he felt something sharp press in front of him, nearly hitting him. The dragon roared and he could feel the vibrations as the dragon fell to the ground. He felt fresh air flow into the dragon's mouth as it was opened and sighed in relief. He felt his small, sticky body being pulled out and panted hard, due to lack of oxygen. He opened his eyes and yowled. Dib quickly clamped his hand around the alien's neck, choking off his screams. Dib shoved him into a small carrier, barely big enough for the Irken to move in. He carried the cat over to a small river and held him over it.
Dib narrowed his eyes, watching the alien's feeble attempts to escape. He snickered and slightly loosened his grip on the cage, causing the alien to panic even more. Zim huddled with fear, eventually coming to s stop in the back. Dib leaned over the edge, holding the carrier out. Zim closed his eyes, trying not to look down. Dib slowly opened the cage door, carefully tilting the opening down. Zim opened an eye as he felt his body slide slightly. He screamed as Dib tipped the carrier the whole way and he slid out. His front claws caught the edge, barely hanging on. Dib growled and pulled out a gun. He held it to the alien's head. "Let go, or I'll end your life right now."
Zim glanced down; the water was about 200 feet below. Zim gulped and turned back to Dib. He saw the Komodo dragon stir behind the human. She rose to her feet and slowly walked up behind the human. Zim mewed, afraid, and thrashed to pull himself back up. Dib pulled the trigger and the shot went wild as the dragon tackled him. Zim was thrown to the ground as Dib struggled to pry the dragon off. He groaned and stood up; watching as the reptile snapped her head forward repeatedly, trying to catch Dib's head in her powerful jaws. Dib screamed in terror as the reptile clawed his chest, struggling to make the usually-fatal-bite.
The Irken leapt back as a small vial filled with a blue liquid rolled towards him. He rolled it over in his paws and growled. This was the antidote! Dib had it all along! He looked back up at the human/ reptile battle. The dragon snapped her head forward again, clamping her jaws on his arm. Dib screamed in pain and pounded on the dragon's neck. She hissed through her mouth, biting down harder. Suddenly, she let go and fled. Dib lay gasping on the ground, arm mangled from the dragon's jaws. He glanced at the Irken a few feet away and closed his eyes. He opened them again and watched as the cat got closer.
"You. You had the antidote all along!" Zim narrowed his eyes, back arching. Dib slowly stood up and grabbed it away. "So what? The transformation's complete now. You're a cat forever." Zim hissed and swiped his claws across Dib's face. Dib screamed and slammed the back of his hand into Zim's chest. The Irken slid a few feet away and got up. "Give. It. To. Me. NOW." Dib pulled out another vial and poured it over the bite; it healed instantly. Zim lunged at him, yowling. The human stepped to the side and yelped as Zim sank his teeth into the back of his leg.
Zim pounced at his fist, knocking the vial away. He bolted towards it, Dib in tow. Zim grabbed it in his teeth as he ran by and raced down a dock. He glanced behind him; Dib was at least five minutes away. He pulled the stopper out and lapped it up. He felt a slight tingle in his stomach and felt his body growing. The tail, ears, and paws disappeared as antennae appeared. Zim whipped around, hearing Dib's feet pounding down the dock. He growled, half-crouched from emerging from a cat body. Dib screeched to a halt and slipped backwards; he had leaned too far back. Zim glared at him, fists clenched, teeth bared. Dib quickly stood up, backing away slightly. Zim slowly rose into the air as his spider legs lifted him up, towering over the human.
Dib let out a squeak and bolted back up the dock, Zim close behind. He glanced behind him and slowed down. Zim was.gone. He turned back around-and fell onto the wood from a hard punch to the lower jaw. The Irken towered over him, eyes glaring into his. Dib was paralyzed with fear as the alien glared down at him, non-blinking. He glanced around and curled into a ball, holding his breath. Zim yelped as a wave washed over them, knocking both underwater. Zim thrashed, managing to get upside-down. Dib glanced at him and swam to shore. He looked back in time to see the Irken pulling himself onto the waterlogged dock.
Zim breathed heavily, watching the dragon flick her tail back and forth, tongue flicking in and out. He sat down on the wood and glanced around for means of escape. The only way out was the door, but the female dragon was there. He could feel his tail throb where she had bitten him. He felt a sudden tickling feeling in his nose and sneezed. The reptilian head turned and rose to face him. The Komodo dragon roared and lashed her tail out.
The tip hit the Irken in the side, knocking him to the floor. The dragon lunged, pinning him under her giant forepaws. Zim howled as her claws dug into his side, causing him to bleed a little from the sharp tips. The dragon hissed, eyes burning with hunger. No way was she going to let her babies die from hunger. Zim extracted his claws and dug them into her muzzle as she lowered her head. She howled and let go, rubbing her face furiously. The alien fled towards an open window, leaped out, and landed on some telephone wires. He carefully clambered across them onto another roof and to the ground. Zim glanced around, searching for the giant lizard chasing him. The dragon was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly jaws slammed shut around him, enclosing him in the mouth of the mother Komodo dragon.
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Dib paced his room, waiting for a new signal from the Irken. A beeping rang out and a small video appeared on his laptop. He raced over and grinned. A green cat had bolted up the stairs of a house, a Komodo dragon following, the cat getting stuck in a closet as the dragon smashed through, Zim racing across some telephone wires, leaping to the ground, and getting caught in the female dragon's jaws. Dib calmly walked over to his desk and pulled out a tranquilizer. He stepped over to his bed and pulled out a portable portal. He stepped in, sending him to Komodo. Dib raised the gun, cocked it, and followed the Irken's signal to end this once and for all.
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Zim jammed his claws into the sides of the dragon's throat, barely preventing himself from getting swallowed. He could hear the dragon roaring in pain and frustration as she struggled to swallow him. Suddenly he felt something sharp press in front of him, nearly hitting him. The dragon roared and he could feel the vibrations as the dragon fell to the ground. He felt fresh air flow into the dragon's mouth as it was opened and sighed in relief. He felt his small, sticky body being pulled out and panted hard, due to lack of oxygen. He opened his eyes and yowled. Dib quickly clamped his hand around the alien's neck, choking off his screams. Dib shoved him into a small carrier, barely big enough for the Irken to move in. He carried the cat over to a small river and held him over it.
Dib narrowed his eyes, watching the alien's feeble attempts to escape. He snickered and slightly loosened his grip on the cage, causing the alien to panic even more. Zim huddled with fear, eventually coming to s stop in the back. Dib leaned over the edge, holding the carrier out. Zim closed his eyes, trying not to look down. Dib slowly opened the cage door, carefully tilting the opening down. Zim opened an eye as he felt his body slide slightly. He screamed as Dib tipped the carrier the whole way and he slid out. His front claws caught the edge, barely hanging on. Dib growled and pulled out a gun. He held it to the alien's head. "Let go, or I'll end your life right now."
Zim glanced down; the water was about 200 feet below. Zim gulped and turned back to Dib. He saw the Komodo dragon stir behind the human. She rose to her feet and slowly walked up behind the human. Zim mewed, afraid, and thrashed to pull himself back up. Dib pulled the trigger and the shot went wild as the dragon tackled him. Zim was thrown to the ground as Dib struggled to pry the dragon off. He groaned and stood up; watching as the reptile snapped her head forward repeatedly, trying to catch Dib's head in her powerful jaws. Dib screamed in terror as the reptile clawed his chest, struggling to make the usually-fatal-bite.
The Irken leapt back as a small vial filled with a blue liquid rolled towards him. He rolled it over in his paws and growled. This was the antidote! Dib had it all along! He looked back up at the human/ reptile battle. The dragon snapped her head forward again, clamping her jaws on his arm. Dib screamed in pain and pounded on the dragon's neck. She hissed through her mouth, biting down harder. Suddenly, she let go and fled. Dib lay gasping on the ground, arm mangled from the dragon's jaws. He glanced at the Irken a few feet away and closed his eyes. He opened them again and watched as the cat got closer.
"You. You had the antidote all along!" Zim narrowed his eyes, back arching. Dib slowly stood up and grabbed it away. "So what? The transformation's complete now. You're a cat forever." Zim hissed and swiped his claws across Dib's face. Dib screamed and slammed the back of his hand into Zim's chest. The Irken slid a few feet away and got up. "Give. It. To. Me. NOW." Dib pulled out another vial and poured it over the bite; it healed instantly. Zim lunged at him, yowling. The human stepped to the side and yelped as Zim sank his teeth into the back of his leg.
Zim pounced at his fist, knocking the vial away. He bolted towards it, Dib in tow. Zim grabbed it in his teeth as he ran by and raced down a dock. He glanced behind him; Dib was at least five minutes away. He pulled the stopper out and lapped it up. He felt a slight tingle in his stomach and felt his body growing. The tail, ears, and paws disappeared as antennae appeared. Zim whipped around, hearing Dib's feet pounding down the dock. He growled, half-crouched from emerging from a cat body. Dib screeched to a halt and slipped backwards; he had leaned too far back. Zim glared at him, fists clenched, teeth bared. Dib quickly stood up, backing away slightly. Zim slowly rose into the air as his spider legs lifted him up, towering over the human.
Dib let out a squeak and bolted back up the dock, Zim close behind. He glanced behind him and slowed down. Zim was.gone. He turned back around-and fell onto the wood from a hard punch to the lower jaw. The Irken towered over him, eyes glaring into his. Dib was paralyzed with fear as the alien glared down at him, non-blinking. He glanced around and curled into a ball, holding his breath. Zim yelped as a wave washed over them, knocking both underwater. Zim thrashed, managing to get upside-down. Dib glanced at him and swam to shore. He looked back in time to see the Irken pulling himself onto the waterlogged dock.