Chap 10
~~Attentions to Her Past~~
Authoress's Rant Corner..
I've been lazy yet again. Surprise, surprise. Gomen. I truly don't wish to be. Now onto the point. I was just wondering what I could do to this to make it better. Somebody just throw ideas to me. *ducks as several huge books are thrown* Not now! At the end of the chap! Anyway. I hope the last one was good and I hope that this one will be better. I love reviews so don't hesitate to send me some! Oh ..have I done the disclaimer? *shrugs* anyway... I don't own any IZ characters. Ravwrin is mine and so is the other Irken race thingy, I think...Rouk also. Rouk is mine so back off! I swear I'll bite if you come and try to steal her. *growls and cuddles Rouk plushie* Anyway, enjoy the chap.
Terms: *~*--*~* = scene changes (a/n-duh..) -~-=-~- = Flashbacks 'blah' = thoughts (a/n- another duh.) "blah" = spoken (a/n- and yet another duh.) (a/n) = authoress's note. Amazing, no?
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Ravwrin did not blink just once at the sword, she blinked several times. The sword glittered with its own light and pulsed and hummed with familiarity. A clouded look came over her eyes as she stood there. Zim looked at her perplexed and his mind urged him to flee. Curiosity being the stronger will though won and he watched her.
-~-=-~-
Slowly two grey, blue eyes blinked into life. The world they saw was blurry and out of focus. Panic started to rise in her slowly, but a sudden calm washed over her. Her eyes slowly closed again as the thought that it wasn't time came and again she slept.
This creature was a tri-brid formed of an Irken, a human, and a feline of Earth. This was Tallest's finest experiment that had survived so far. There her perfect warrior was, floating in a container about the size of large freezer (a/n-one of those chest freezers. The really huge ones like that but on end) curled up. This would become perfect too. This one would survive and be under her will and whim.
As if her thoughts were heard by the creature in the container it moved. The tubes and wires connecting her to life support wavered just a bit as her hair floated around her. She seemed motionless except for her eyes. They took on a frightened look and darted around. She uncurled from the fetal position she had been in quickly and came to full attention. In a silenced snarl of fear she launched herself at her prison.
The Tallest laughed at her experiment. 'As soon as it is trained, it will be a mighty force to be reconded with.' She thought to herself.
The creature in the tube launched herself off the side of the tank as turned to leave. Again she hit the tank and the thump echoed throughout the room. The Tallest laughed at her futile tries as she walked away. What she didn't know was that the creature was closer to escaping than she thought.
In the tank the eyes of the creature gleamed a very dark blue. Tail flicking in anger it watched the blurry world before it. One thought was on its mind. Freedom. And it would achieve this anyway it could.
Hours later when there was only one scientist in the room for night watch she took action. With a war cry that could not be heard because of the liquid and the glass it hit. Literally bouncing off the walls it hit in one spot several times at different angles. From the outside it looked like she had gone berserk. A faint glint in the glass though showed that she was stronger than it.
Spider web like cracks appeared in the glass and traveled outward. With one more war cry she launched herself at the glass. An explosion of glass and a flood of water alerted the scientist and an alarm was set off. Spilling out onto the floor the creature coughed up the liquid that had filled her lungs for so long. Carefully while getting up she pulled various items out of her skin. Coming to one knee she raised her defiant glare to the scientist. Hair dripping of liquid fell into her face as she placed her hands on the floor to steady herself. Her tail flicked lazily on the floor and her ears were laid back.
"This one survived!" a shout rose and several forms of congratulations spread. "Now all we have to do is repeat the process and come up with another."
'So, I'm a thing am I?' it asked itself. 'Something to pawn over and pet? Or something to use to someone else's will and wishes?' Rage started to grow again and her glare narrowed. "Never!" she croaked out.
"Huh? Wha? It can talk? I thought we took that out? It was only made to follow orders." Several voices chorused.
"So I was made to be used?" she asked hoarsely.
"She was not supposed to be too intelligent." A whisper said. "No she wasn't." "Will she still work?" "She should. She could be a new assassin." "That could work." "Do you think Tallest Dey Teeral would be angry?" "I don't think she will." "But she asked for a creature she could control." "Does it matter?" "I guess not.." "Someone call Tallest Dey Teeral now!" "Where would she be?" "Just open a link and try to get anyone to contact her quickly!" "Alright!"
A flurry of activity soon started around her. Soon what they said had sunk in and she growled at the oncoming creatures. They had just confirmed that she was created to be used. She would not let her life be in their hands.
Suddenly one scientist came toward her with a needle. "NO!!!!!!!!!!" she shouted and launched herself at him. Suddenly there was a fury of activity as she defended herself. Punches and kicks were thrown and several scientists lay dead and several were injured. The ones that were left standing retreated back to look at what they had created.
Guards swarmed around the panting creature as she stood there. She shook herself once and stood taller, straighter than before. By this point in time her hair had dried out. Everyone there had a chance to look at this female with out the distortion of the water.
Her hair was down to her feet and shown almost bronze gold. Halfway down her back the ends turned blue and purple naturally. Her feet were those of a cat's and a tail seemed to be attached at the base of her spine. These were striped with the same colors that were in her hair. Very faint markings like stripes ran across her skin. These were tinted the same color as her hair, paws, and tail. Her still dark blue eyes glinted as the pupils dilated and contracted suddenly. Her ears rose revealing the same striped pattern as on her other body. Two very long elegant, curled antenna drifted into her face. They were attached to her ears and were the only part of her that showed she was Irken.
A single clap rang throughout the room and it was followed by another. The Tallest Dey Teeral appeared from the crowd. Her wings were draped behind her elegantly as she approached. "Very well done my child." She said softly.
The creature snorted. "Your child? I think not." She hissed.
"Now daughter, you know better than to talk back to your betters." The Tallest said.
"My betters? The ones who created me only for me to be kept as a pet or worse?" she snorted again. "I truly think not."
"Now, now. A temper never did anyone any good." Dey Teeral replied calmly.
"I want out. I do not want to be a lap pet or anything. I refuse to listen to anyone." She spat.
"And where would you go? You have no name child, no history, and no family. How would you survive out there?"
The girl narrowed her eyes, "You should know that, you were the one that created me to be a survivor."
The chat between the two was suddenly stopped by huge roar. The alarms blared as a voice came over the com, "EXPERIMENT LOOSE! EXPERIMENT LOOSE! BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A CREATURE THAT CAN CHANGE FORM. IT HAS ESCAPED FROM LAB 1290. BE WARNED. THIS CREATURE IS EXTREAMELY DANGEROUS!"
The Tallest turned to the scientists. "CAN YOU IDIOTS BE ANY STUPIDOR? IT WILL COME FOR HER!"
A shadow bounded into the room and took out half a dozen guards. It leaped toward the girl in the center. And crouched to look at her. Their eyes met.
A shot was fired and the trance that held them was broke as the beast that had entered the room cried out in pain. Out of nowhere a flash of metal was seen in the air and a brilliant flash. The girl grabbed the item that was revealed as a sword. With a determined flare in her eyes she leapt to the back of the larger creature and they fled. She didn't lead without a prize though. She took out several guards and scientists on the way.
-~-=-~-
"No!" Ravwrin screamed clutching her head as she fell to her knees.
Zim took this as a cue to leave but was stopped by the sword. He gulped as he fell backwards and the point licked his neck.
"You're here to take me back, aren't you Irken?" Ravwrin hissed eyes narrowed. "Choose your next words carefully because they may be your last."
"I-I-I-I'm not here for that. I-I-I came here to see what you were and to see if you were a challenge to my mission." he stuttered out.
Ravwrin forced the blade a little closer to his flesh and a drop of green blood rolled down his skin. "Wrong answer. Try again bastard." She hissed.
"Fine!" he yelped. "I was here to turn you into that Dey Teeral! I would get what ever I wanted for your return!" he shut his eyes waiting for his death.
A bark of laughter surprised him. The pressure on his throat was lifted. He cracked open an eye.
"You think that she would give a damn Irken. You shouldn't even trust her. She uses your species as test puppies for her experiments. I was part of one. Trying to make a better soldier out of your breed of Irken, a feline from Earth, and a human. Something close to the best of all species." Ravwrin spat. "She'll most likely send a bounty hunter of hers to take me and then kill you. Or maybe take you back there for testing. I wouldn't put it past her to do both actually."
Zim narrowed his eyes, "So, you aren't from this world. There are no other species of Irkens either. Our kind is the only ones."
Another bark of laughter from Ravwrin. "You are so naïve aren't you? I'm guessing you were sent here on a secret mission. I'm also guessing that they give you special equipment too."
"Yes they do!" Zim defended. "My Tallests would never turn their backs on their Invaders!"
"That is a load of shit and you know it!" Ravwrin snarled. "You are pathetic for an Irken. You know that they just wanted to get rid of you but you just won't, admit it!"
Zim opened his mouth to retort but closed it quickly. He looked away from Ravwrin's intense gaze. He knew she was right. He had known it all along but would never admit himself.
"I knew it!" she hissed. "You were shunned. Trust me, different is better. Only those willing to admit it will go farther than they should." Ravwrin turned her back on Zim. She pointed toward the door. "Leave. Leave now before I really do kill you. Think about what I have said and maybe we can work together later on in life." She whispered.
Zim looked toward the door and didn't think twice. He jumped up and fled the room quickly. As soon as he was gone Ravwrin dropped to her knees again. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. She knew her happiness would end soon. Sooner that she had wanted. She then broke down and cried.
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Zim walked home in a daze. He had never ever been able to admit what he just did back there. What did she mean though about 'different is better'? He shook his to clear his thoughts. Did it mean that being different is the best path to take. He was just too confused to understand anything until he bumped into someone. Carefully he stood up without looking up and muttered something close to a sorry.
"Zim. Are you sick? You never, and I mean never, say sorry." Someone said.
Zim looked up and saw it was Dib. He blinked a few times and cast his head down. "Dib, just leave me alone. I don't need anything right now."
Dib just stood there confused as he watched Zim enter his house. 'Why in the world was he acting like that?' Dib thought confused. 'Life is just going completely off track nowadays. Something bad is probably gonna happen soon. Probably too soon for my likings.' Dib's eyes widened and he rushed home.
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Authoress's Other Rant Corner
So? How did you guys like it? Review! *bounces like a three year old* Review! Reviewreviewreviewreview! Thanks guys and don't expect the next chap for a bit. ^^; you guys should know how lazy I am, so expect that to be the reason. Bye, byez!
Authoress's Rant Corner..
I've been lazy yet again. Surprise, surprise. Gomen. I truly don't wish to be. Now onto the point. I was just wondering what I could do to this to make it better. Somebody just throw ideas to me. *ducks as several huge books are thrown* Not now! At the end of the chap! Anyway. I hope the last one was good and I hope that this one will be better. I love reviews so don't hesitate to send me some! Oh ..have I done the disclaimer? *shrugs* anyway... I don't own any IZ characters. Ravwrin is mine and so is the other Irken race thingy, I think...Rouk also. Rouk is mine so back off! I swear I'll bite if you come and try to steal her. *growls and cuddles Rouk plushie* Anyway, enjoy the chap.
Terms: *~*--*~* = scene changes (a/n-duh..) -~-=-~- = Flashbacks 'blah' = thoughts (a/n- another duh.) "blah" = spoken (a/n- and yet another duh.) (a/n) = authoress's note. Amazing, no?
*~*--*~*
Ravwrin did not blink just once at the sword, she blinked several times. The sword glittered with its own light and pulsed and hummed with familiarity. A clouded look came over her eyes as she stood there. Zim looked at her perplexed and his mind urged him to flee. Curiosity being the stronger will though won and he watched her.
-~-=-~-
Slowly two grey, blue eyes blinked into life. The world they saw was blurry and out of focus. Panic started to rise in her slowly, but a sudden calm washed over her. Her eyes slowly closed again as the thought that it wasn't time came and again she slept.
This creature was a tri-brid formed of an Irken, a human, and a feline of Earth. This was Tallest's finest experiment that had survived so far. There her perfect warrior was, floating in a container about the size of large freezer (a/n-one of those chest freezers. The really huge ones like that but on end) curled up. This would become perfect too. This one would survive and be under her will and whim.
As if her thoughts were heard by the creature in the container it moved. The tubes and wires connecting her to life support wavered just a bit as her hair floated around her. She seemed motionless except for her eyes. They took on a frightened look and darted around. She uncurled from the fetal position she had been in quickly and came to full attention. In a silenced snarl of fear she launched herself at her prison.
The Tallest laughed at her experiment. 'As soon as it is trained, it will be a mighty force to be reconded with.' She thought to herself.
The creature in the tube launched herself off the side of the tank as turned to leave. Again she hit the tank and the thump echoed throughout the room. The Tallest laughed at her futile tries as she walked away. What she didn't know was that the creature was closer to escaping than she thought.
In the tank the eyes of the creature gleamed a very dark blue. Tail flicking in anger it watched the blurry world before it. One thought was on its mind. Freedom. And it would achieve this anyway it could.
Hours later when there was only one scientist in the room for night watch she took action. With a war cry that could not be heard because of the liquid and the glass it hit. Literally bouncing off the walls it hit in one spot several times at different angles. From the outside it looked like she had gone berserk. A faint glint in the glass though showed that she was stronger than it.
Spider web like cracks appeared in the glass and traveled outward. With one more war cry she launched herself at the glass. An explosion of glass and a flood of water alerted the scientist and an alarm was set off. Spilling out onto the floor the creature coughed up the liquid that had filled her lungs for so long. Carefully while getting up she pulled various items out of her skin. Coming to one knee she raised her defiant glare to the scientist. Hair dripping of liquid fell into her face as she placed her hands on the floor to steady herself. Her tail flicked lazily on the floor and her ears were laid back.
"This one survived!" a shout rose and several forms of congratulations spread. "Now all we have to do is repeat the process and come up with another."
'So, I'm a thing am I?' it asked itself. 'Something to pawn over and pet? Or something to use to someone else's will and wishes?' Rage started to grow again and her glare narrowed. "Never!" she croaked out.
"Huh? Wha? It can talk? I thought we took that out? It was only made to follow orders." Several voices chorused.
"So I was made to be used?" she asked hoarsely.
"She was not supposed to be too intelligent." A whisper said. "No she wasn't." "Will she still work?" "She should. She could be a new assassin." "That could work." "Do you think Tallest Dey Teeral would be angry?" "I don't think she will." "But she asked for a creature she could control." "Does it matter?" "I guess not.." "Someone call Tallest Dey Teeral now!" "Where would she be?" "Just open a link and try to get anyone to contact her quickly!" "Alright!"
A flurry of activity soon started around her. Soon what they said had sunk in and she growled at the oncoming creatures. They had just confirmed that she was created to be used. She would not let her life be in their hands.
Suddenly one scientist came toward her with a needle. "NO!!!!!!!!!!" she shouted and launched herself at him. Suddenly there was a fury of activity as she defended herself. Punches and kicks were thrown and several scientists lay dead and several were injured. The ones that were left standing retreated back to look at what they had created.
Guards swarmed around the panting creature as she stood there. She shook herself once and stood taller, straighter than before. By this point in time her hair had dried out. Everyone there had a chance to look at this female with out the distortion of the water.
Her hair was down to her feet and shown almost bronze gold. Halfway down her back the ends turned blue and purple naturally. Her feet were those of a cat's and a tail seemed to be attached at the base of her spine. These were striped with the same colors that were in her hair. Very faint markings like stripes ran across her skin. These were tinted the same color as her hair, paws, and tail. Her still dark blue eyes glinted as the pupils dilated and contracted suddenly. Her ears rose revealing the same striped pattern as on her other body. Two very long elegant, curled antenna drifted into her face. They were attached to her ears and were the only part of her that showed she was Irken.
A single clap rang throughout the room and it was followed by another. The Tallest Dey Teeral appeared from the crowd. Her wings were draped behind her elegantly as she approached. "Very well done my child." She said softly.
The creature snorted. "Your child? I think not." She hissed.
"Now daughter, you know better than to talk back to your betters." The Tallest said.
"My betters? The ones who created me only for me to be kept as a pet or worse?" she snorted again. "I truly think not."
"Now, now. A temper never did anyone any good." Dey Teeral replied calmly.
"I want out. I do not want to be a lap pet or anything. I refuse to listen to anyone." She spat.
"And where would you go? You have no name child, no history, and no family. How would you survive out there?"
The girl narrowed her eyes, "You should know that, you were the one that created me to be a survivor."
The chat between the two was suddenly stopped by huge roar. The alarms blared as a voice came over the com, "EXPERIMENT LOOSE! EXPERIMENT LOOSE! BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A CREATURE THAT CAN CHANGE FORM. IT HAS ESCAPED FROM LAB 1290. BE WARNED. THIS CREATURE IS EXTREAMELY DANGEROUS!"
The Tallest turned to the scientists. "CAN YOU IDIOTS BE ANY STUPIDOR? IT WILL COME FOR HER!"
A shadow bounded into the room and took out half a dozen guards. It leaped toward the girl in the center. And crouched to look at her. Their eyes met.
A shot was fired and the trance that held them was broke as the beast that had entered the room cried out in pain. Out of nowhere a flash of metal was seen in the air and a brilliant flash. The girl grabbed the item that was revealed as a sword. With a determined flare in her eyes she leapt to the back of the larger creature and they fled. She didn't lead without a prize though. She took out several guards and scientists on the way.
-~-=-~-
"No!" Ravwrin screamed clutching her head as she fell to her knees.
Zim took this as a cue to leave but was stopped by the sword. He gulped as he fell backwards and the point licked his neck.
"You're here to take me back, aren't you Irken?" Ravwrin hissed eyes narrowed. "Choose your next words carefully because they may be your last."
"I-I-I-I'm not here for that. I-I-I came here to see what you were and to see if you were a challenge to my mission." he stuttered out.
Ravwrin forced the blade a little closer to his flesh and a drop of green blood rolled down his skin. "Wrong answer. Try again bastard." She hissed.
"Fine!" he yelped. "I was here to turn you into that Dey Teeral! I would get what ever I wanted for your return!" he shut his eyes waiting for his death.
A bark of laughter surprised him. The pressure on his throat was lifted. He cracked open an eye.
"You think that she would give a damn Irken. You shouldn't even trust her. She uses your species as test puppies for her experiments. I was part of one. Trying to make a better soldier out of your breed of Irken, a feline from Earth, and a human. Something close to the best of all species." Ravwrin spat. "She'll most likely send a bounty hunter of hers to take me and then kill you. Or maybe take you back there for testing. I wouldn't put it past her to do both actually."
Zim narrowed his eyes, "So, you aren't from this world. There are no other species of Irkens either. Our kind is the only ones."
Another bark of laughter from Ravwrin. "You are so naïve aren't you? I'm guessing you were sent here on a secret mission. I'm also guessing that they give you special equipment too."
"Yes they do!" Zim defended. "My Tallests would never turn their backs on their Invaders!"
"That is a load of shit and you know it!" Ravwrin snarled. "You are pathetic for an Irken. You know that they just wanted to get rid of you but you just won't, admit it!"
Zim opened his mouth to retort but closed it quickly. He looked away from Ravwrin's intense gaze. He knew she was right. He had known it all along but would never admit himself.
"I knew it!" she hissed. "You were shunned. Trust me, different is better. Only those willing to admit it will go farther than they should." Ravwrin turned her back on Zim. She pointed toward the door. "Leave. Leave now before I really do kill you. Think about what I have said and maybe we can work together later on in life." She whispered.
Zim looked toward the door and didn't think twice. He jumped up and fled the room quickly. As soon as he was gone Ravwrin dropped to her knees again. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. She knew her happiness would end soon. Sooner that she had wanted. She then broke down and cried.
*~*--*~*
Zim walked home in a daze. He had never ever been able to admit what he just did back there. What did she mean though about 'different is better'? He shook his to clear his thoughts. Did it mean that being different is the best path to take. He was just too confused to understand anything until he bumped into someone. Carefully he stood up without looking up and muttered something close to a sorry.
"Zim. Are you sick? You never, and I mean never, say sorry." Someone said.
Zim looked up and saw it was Dib. He blinked a few times and cast his head down. "Dib, just leave me alone. I don't need anything right now."
Dib just stood there confused as he watched Zim enter his house. 'Why in the world was he acting like that?' Dib thought confused. 'Life is just going completely off track nowadays. Something bad is probably gonna happen soon. Probably too soon for my likings.' Dib's eyes widened and he rushed home.
*~*--*~*
Authoress's Other Rant Corner
So? How did you guys like it? Review! *bounces like a three year old* Review! Reviewreviewreviewreview! Thanks guys and don't expect the next chap for a bit. ^^; you guys should know how lazy I am, so expect that to be the reason. Bye, byez!