Ok people, I'm still alive. I just haven't had a chance to write. This week
has been hectic. I'm practically failing science. Funny how I make straight
A's except for one class. Its always been that way. Well anyways since I
haven't written in a while, this will most likely suck royally. Please do
not throw rotten legumes at me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zim
Raven sat gazing out of the window of the voot cruiser. It was beautiful in space, the stars shown like tiny Christmas lights all around them, and the surrounding planets were brilliant shades of all colors. Raven didn't really know why she had agreed to go along with these idiots. She really didn't give it much thought because she had been lonely at the time. Sure there was Nny, but he just pain scared her. The other inhabitants of the camp shunned her because the Irken empire was the reason they were refugees in the first place. She hadn't been lonely all her life. She had been best friends with Tak as long as she could remember, and still was. She had lost contact with her after she escaped from Earth. It was very cramped in the little cruiser, considering Dib, Zim, Zix and Raven all fit in it. Raven was squeezed up next to Zim where she could look out the window. Funny she was sitting in this cruiser with her former victim. Her brother, Zix, had been a target of hers. It was if it all happened yesterday.. the memories.
( On Irk approximately 20 years ago)
Raven stood at the bus stop with Tak. The bus was always late on their route. Their street was lined with Irken housing units similar to Zim's house.only good. Tak and Raven were sitting on a bench in front of a sign that said bus stop in Irken and then in English on the bottom (don't ask why). Raven was wearing the same thing as she was in the future, with a pair of headphones where her ears would be. Faint sounds of music came from them. Tak sat reading a magazine filled with different types of invader equipment. Ah yes, it was her life long dream to become an invader. (we all know how that goes now don't we?) As for Raven, she wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do with her life. Being an invader seemed kind of boring to her, which made her different form the others. She just thought that taking over planet after planet and killing of entire species was kind of barbaric. She sighed and closed her eyes, still tired from the night before. She had stayed up all night wondering about the test the next day. It was to see what job she would excel at. Maybe she would be an invader, brave and strong, or a guard, or it could be something horrible, like a food drone. She just didn't know. She suddenly felt an elbow in her side. She opened her eyes and made an annoyed face, turning off her cd player and facing Tak. " Yes?"
" Nervous about the test?" Tak asked. Raven just groaned. " You just have to keep bringing that up don't you? No, I'm not nervous. Just excited. This test will decide what we will be doing the rest of our lives." Tak grinned ear to ear " I know what I'll be! An invader! Its my fate, I just know it! I was meant to conquer!" She clenched her fists in a Zimmish manner. Raven just stared " Um, yeah." Tak stared " What do you think you'll get?" Raven sighed " I dunno. Whatever I get is what I get. Here comes the bus." A bus almost exactly like the one seen on room with a moose pulled up beside the curb. Raven and Tak rose, then heard some yelling off in the distance. A younger version of Zix was running, followed by two younger Irken boys and an angry looking food vendor. The vendor yelled " Hey! Come back here you wretches! That food isn't free!" Zix was running straight for the bus, carrying an armful of apple looking fruit. He yelled, " Move it, Sis!" And he and the two other irkens dove into the open bus door. Tak looked at Raven oddly. " Is he always like this?" Raven laughed, " Oh, this isn't near normal. He's usually being pursued by some flesh eating demon." Tak cringed, and they boarded the bus to the academy.
The ride there was as usual. Tak sat next to Raven, Zix sat next to one of his buddies, a girl named Ari sat by Tenn, and Zim sat alone or with Skoodge. Not many of them lived on this route. Raven was still listening to her c.d. player, when Zix's head came into view. "BOO!" He shouted. Raven gave him an annoyed look and turned of her music. " What the hell do you want?" She asked irritably. Zix replied " Whoa there, I just wanted to tell you I'll be a little late getting home today. Leave me a lick a stick ok?" Raven gave him a questionable look " And just where are you going?" Zix looked around him, then leaned down and pretended to whisper into Ravens ear (or where it would be if she had one) but actually shouted " NONE YO DAMN BUISNESS!" He burst into laughter, along with the restof the bus, except Tak, Raven's loyal friend. Raven just rubbed the side of her head and turned her music back on as Zix walked back to sit down. Tak looked like she wanted to talk, but Raven did not. And so the rest of the way there was quiet.
Raven was thinking about the people in that bus. Mostly Zim. She didn't really know him, but most people picked on him for his being so short. Raven herself was medium height, about the same as Tak. Zix was the tallest one in the academy. He was just a few inches shy of being tallest material. Tenn was just a ditz, and Ari really bugged Raven. She had never done anything to her personally, but sometimes Tak would hang out with her instead of Raven, and she was one of the prettiest in the academy. Her blue eyes were absolutely stunning. Raven's eyes weren't dull either; they were a beautiful blood red. But secretly she would give anything to have Ari's eyes. Finally, the bus pulled up to the academy and everyone departed. The first class of the day was always the worst for Raven, not because it was flying class, but because of the teacher, Mr. Van Helsing. He was like an irken Mrs. Bitters. He was very tall, with one patched eye, and the other one a dark green. He always targeted Raven because of her height and her being related to Zix . Since Zix was a grade ahead of her, he'd already passed this class, so she was the tallest this year. And tall irkens were expected to do exceedingly well. The thing was, flying was not for Raven. Mr. Van Helsing criticized every little thing she did wrong, comparing her skills to those of great irken invaders. This made it extremely hard for her to maintain a good grade in this class, but she did. But today she wasn't thinking about the class. She couldn't help but wonder where it was Zix was going after school. She figured just to be annoying, and get rid of this nagging curiosity, she would follow him and find out.
Raven and Tak reached the class at the same time, and grabbed seats in the very back row. The rest of the class filed in, Zim last, who sat next to Raven looking very anxious. Raven began to notice everyone looked that way, and then she remembered why. Today was the day they were taking the flying quiz, similar to the real flying test, to see where they stand on their skills. Raven really didn't need to worry, she was very good at flying, but she couldn't help but get butterflies. A very tall, vicious looking Irken stepped into the room. Mr. Van Helsing announced, " all right, quiet all you maggots. As you know, today is the day you get to take the wonderful flying quiz. I hope you all studied. Because if you fail this quiz, chances are you will fail the real test, and I'll have to be haunted by your presence next year." The class groaned. " Now, if I hear any talking, whispering, noise making, coughing or loud breathing, you will immediately fail. Yes, Skoodge?" HE glanced over a a rather short, chubby irken with his hand raised. " Um, sir, what about sneezing? You see I have this cold and.." Mr. Van Helsing gave him a death glare and growled. " No sneezing, either. And you get 5 points taken off for asking a stupid question." Skoodge sighed. The test began.
It was easier than Raven had ever expected it to be. She had completed it in five minutes, and was confident she aced it. The rest of the classes afterwards had flown by, and now it was lunch. Raven sat with her head rested in her hands, poking her lunch with a spork. It was a strange concoction with a blue tinge to it. Raven wasn't the least bit interested in food, however. All she could think about was where Zix was going. Any other sibling would have just nodded and said " Yeah, whatever." But Zix was not the kind of brother who would go someplace without good reason. He never hung out or partied with friends, because most of the time he was practicing his alchemy skills and for some strange reason lately, had been getting into Raven's dagger collection. True, Raven had an unusual interest in old age weapons. Lasers and bullets bored her, but the cold steel blade of a dagger or sword captured her mind. She also loved to read, and had shelves and shelves of disks of books.(yeah you can put books on disk. These are irkens remember?). Books were a way of escaping the hectic life she led. Ever since she'd been a smeet, she loved books. She always forced Zix to read to her with bribes of candy.
Most smeets were born with the ambition to become invaders, but Raven longed for something more exciting. Not exactly as exciting as the tallest, that was just too much responsibility (hahhahaha..ha.) But maybe something where her talents wouldn't be unused. Some of said talents were her speed. Raven could outrun any Irken, no matter how fast. She was also very smart, like her brother. The downside of it all was her temper. It could only be compared to the wrath of Senor Diablo. Another bad habit she had picked up from her brother. As she was daydreaming, Raven saw Zix out of the corner of her eye. He was completely alone, very unusual for him, and he was heading for the exit of the cafeteria. All students knew that going of campus was forbidden, and would result in severe punishment. That was all it took for Raven to follow her brother wherever he was going. She dumped her tray and snuck off toward the exit.
Hahhahahahaha. Uh yeah, I'm going to end this chapter here because its getting long and I haven't updated in a while. I promise I'll finish, I'm working on chapter seven now. Don't pummel me too much. Please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Zim
Raven sat gazing out of the window of the voot cruiser. It was beautiful in space, the stars shown like tiny Christmas lights all around them, and the surrounding planets were brilliant shades of all colors. Raven didn't really know why she had agreed to go along with these idiots. She really didn't give it much thought because she had been lonely at the time. Sure there was Nny, but he just pain scared her. The other inhabitants of the camp shunned her because the Irken empire was the reason they were refugees in the first place. She hadn't been lonely all her life. She had been best friends with Tak as long as she could remember, and still was. She had lost contact with her after she escaped from Earth. It was very cramped in the little cruiser, considering Dib, Zim, Zix and Raven all fit in it. Raven was squeezed up next to Zim where she could look out the window. Funny she was sitting in this cruiser with her former victim. Her brother, Zix, had been a target of hers. It was if it all happened yesterday.. the memories.
( On Irk approximately 20 years ago)
Raven stood at the bus stop with Tak. The bus was always late on their route. Their street was lined with Irken housing units similar to Zim's house.only good. Tak and Raven were sitting on a bench in front of a sign that said bus stop in Irken and then in English on the bottom (don't ask why). Raven was wearing the same thing as she was in the future, with a pair of headphones where her ears would be. Faint sounds of music came from them. Tak sat reading a magazine filled with different types of invader equipment. Ah yes, it was her life long dream to become an invader. (we all know how that goes now don't we?) As for Raven, she wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do with her life. Being an invader seemed kind of boring to her, which made her different form the others. She just thought that taking over planet after planet and killing of entire species was kind of barbaric. She sighed and closed her eyes, still tired from the night before. She had stayed up all night wondering about the test the next day. It was to see what job she would excel at. Maybe she would be an invader, brave and strong, or a guard, or it could be something horrible, like a food drone. She just didn't know. She suddenly felt an elbow in her side. She opened her eyes and made an annoyed face, turning off her cd player and facing Tak. " Yes?"
" Nervous about the test?" Tak asked. Raven just groaned. " You just have to keep bringing that up don't you? No, I'm not nervous. Just excited. This test will decide what we will be doing the rest of our lives." Tak grinned ear to ear " I know what I'll be! An invader! Its my fate, I just know it! I was meant to conquer!" She clenched her fists in a Zimmish manner. Raven just stared " Um, yeah." Tak stared " What do you think you'll get?" Raven sighed " I dunno. Whatever I get is what I get. Here comes the bus." A bus almost exactly like the one seen on room with a moose pulled up beside the curb. Raven and Tak rose, then heard some yelling off in the distance. A younger version of Zix was running, followed by two younger Irken boys and an angry looking food vendor. The vendor yelled " Hey! Come back here you wretches! That food isn't free!" Zix was running straight for the bus, carrying an armful of apple looking fruit. He yelled, " Move it, Sis!" And he and the two other irkens dove into the open bus door. Tak looked at Raven oddly. " Is he always like this?" Raven laughed, " Oh, this isn't near normal. He's usually being pursued by some flesh eating demon." Tak cringed, and they boarded the bus to the academy.
The ride there was as usual. Tak sat next to Raven, Zix sat next to one of his buddies, a girl named Ari sat by Tenn, and Zim sat alone or with Skoodge. Not many of them lived on this route. Raven was still listening to her c.d. player, when Zix's head came into view. "BOO!" He shouted. Raven gave him an annoyed look and turned of her music. " What the hell do you want?" She asked irritably. Zix replied " Whoa there, I just wanted to tell you I'll be a little late getting home today. Leave me a lick a stick ok?" Raven gave him a questionable look " And just where are you going?" Zix looked around him, then leaned down and pretended to whisper into Ravens ear (or where it would be if she had one) but actually shouted " NONE YO DAMN BUISNESS!" He burst into laughter, along with the restof the bus, except Tak, Raven's loyal friend. Raven just rubbed the side of her head and turned her music back on as Zix walked back to sit down. Tak looked like she wanted to talk, but Raven did not. And so the rest of the way there was quiet.
Raven was thinking about the people in that bus. Mostly Zim. She didn't really know him, but most people picked on him for his being so short. Raven herself was medium height, about the same as Tak. Zix was the tallest one in the academy. He was just a few inches shy of being tallest material. Tenn was just a ditz, and Ari really bugged Raven. She had never done anything to her personally, but sometimes Tak would hang out with her instead of Raven, and she was one of the prettiest in the academy. Her blue eyes were absolutely stunning. Raven's eyes weren't dull either; they were a beautiful blood red. But secretly she would give anything to have Ari's eyes. Finally, the bus pulled up to the academy and everyone departed. The first class of the day was always the worst for Raven, not because it was flying class, but because of the teacher, Mr. Van Helsing. He was like an irken Mrs. Bitters. He was very tall, with one patched eye, and the other one a dark green. He always targeted Raven because of her height and her being related to Zix . Since Zix was a grade ahead of her, he'd already passed this class, so she was the tallest this year. And tall irkens were expected to do exceedingly well. The thing was, flying was not for Raven. Mr. Van Helsing criticized every little thing she did wrong, comparing her skills to those of great irken invaders. This made it extremely hard for her to maintain a good grade in this class, but she did. But today she wasn't thinking about the class. She couldn't help but wonder where it was Zix was going after school. She figured just to be annoying, and get rid of this nagging curiosity, she would follow him and find out.
Raven and Tak reached the class at the same time, and grabbed seats in the very back row. The rest of the class filed in, Zim last, who sat next to Raven looking very anxious. Raven began to notice everyone looked that way, and then she remembered why. Today was the day they were taking the flying quiz, similar to the real flying test, to see where they stand on their skills. Raven really didn't need to worry, she was very good at flying, but she couldn't help but get butterflies. A very tall, vicious looking Irken stepped into the room. Mr. Van Helsing announced, " all right, quiet all you maggots. As you know, today is the day you get to take the wonderful flying quiz. I hope you all studied. Because if you fail this quiz, chances are you will fail the real test, and I'll have to be haunted by your presence next year." The class groaned. " Now, if I hear any talking, whispering, noise making, coughing or loud breathing, you will immediately fail. Yes, Skoodge?" HE glanced over a a rather short, chubby irken with his hand raised. " Um, sir, what about sneezing? You see I have this cold and.." Mr. Van Helsing gave him a death glare and growled. " No sneezing, either. And you get 5 points taken off for asking a stupid question." Skoodge sighed. The test began.
It was easier than Raven had ever expected it to be. She had completed it in five minutes, and was confident she aced it. The rest of the classes afterwards had flown by, and now it was lunch. Raven sat with her head rested in her hands, poking her lunch with a spork. It was a strange concoction with a blue tinge to it. Raven wasn't the least bit interested in food, however. All she could think about was where Zix was going. Any other sibling would have just nodded and said " Yeah, whatever." But Zix was not the kind of brother who would go someplace without good reason. He never hung out or partied with friends, because most of the time he was practicing his alchemy skills and for some strange reason lately, had been getting into Raven's dagger collection. True, Raven had an unusual interest in old age weapons. Lasers and bullets bored her, but the cold steel blade of a dagger or sword captured her mind. She also loved to read, and had shelves and shelves of disks of books.(yeah you can put books on disk. These are irkens remember?). Books were a way of escaping the hectic life she led. Ever since she'd been a smeet, she loved books. She always forced Zix to read to her with bribes of candy.
Most smeets were born with the ambition to become invaders, but Raven longed for something more exciting. Not exactly as exciting as the tallest, that was just too much responsibility (hahhahaha..ha.) But maybe something where her talents wouldn't be unused. Some of said talents were her speed. Raven could outrun any Irken, no matter how fast. She was also very smart, like her brother. The downside of it all was her temper. It could only be compared to the wrath of Senor Diablo. Another bad habit she had picked up from her brother. As she was daydreaming, Raven saw Zix out of the corner of her eye. He was completely alone, very unusual for him, and he was heading for the exit of the cafeteria. All students knew that going of campus was forbidden, and would result in severe punishment. That was all it took for Raven to follow her brother wherever he was going. She dumped her tray and snuck off toward the exit.
Hahhahahahaha. Uh yeah, I'm going to end this chapter here because its getting long and I haven't updated in a while. I promise I'll finish, I'm working on chapter seven now. Don't pummel me too much. Please review!