Dib carefully walked into the warehouse, looking around for Mattie. The warehouse was dark and damp, with a few spider webs in the corners. He kept walking until he saw a dark figure up ahead.

"Mattie!" Dib called out. "I've got Zim! See!?"

Mattie didn't answer.

"Mattie! Look! I. . ." Dib started. But he cut off as something hard made contact with the back of his head. The last thing he'd seen was Mattie's evil grinning face. He fell to the ground, just as everything went black.

When Dib came to, he was strapped up against a wall, Zim on the wall in front of him. Dib struggled at the restraints. He failed, but soon tried again.

"It's no use." A voice said.

Dib looked around to see Mattie walking towards him. She wasn't smiling anymore, but she looked more serious.

"Mattie! What's wrong with you!? Why did you restrain me too?" Dib yelled at Mattie. She looked up at him suddenly, her eyes meeting his. There was a flash in Mattie's eyes, and she let out a little laugh.

"You're still not effected, are you? You're sister must be the same way." Mattie said.

Dib looked at her in horror. No, he couldn't believe it. Not Mattie, she had been too nice.

"T-Tak?" Dib stuttered.

Mattie closed her eyes, laughing.

"Yes, Dib. I am Tak. I am not Mattie. You fell for my trap perfectly," Tak (Mattie) said with a sneer. "Sorry to use you like that to get Zim for me, but I couldn't risk going into his base. You see, I needed you to get him for me, while you were walking into my trap along with Zim. This is my chance . . . no . . . my only chance for revenge on all of you. You don't know how much this means to me."

Dib stared, taking this all in.

"Now, I will awaken Zim, and the fun will begin!" Tak said.

She walked over to Zim, slapping him.

"GET AWAY FROM ZIM!!" Zim yelled out of instinct. He looked around. "Eh? Mattie? What are you doing here? Where am I? Tell me! TELL THE ALMIGHTY ZIM!!"

"I am not Mattie," Tak said.

"Who are you, then?"

"I'm --"

"Who?"

"I said I'm --"

"WHO!?"

Tak stared. Finally, when Zim decided to be quiet, she continued. "I'm Tak, not Mattie. You stupid idiot. I don't feel like explaining, since that one," Tak pointed to Dib, "is so stupid he couldn't get it. So I'll skip right to the fun part."

Tak walked over to a giant box like thing, about 40 feet tall as well as wide, that Dib hadn't noticed before. Tak pulled the sheet like thing that was covering it off, and revealed the evil mutant butterfly. She looked over at Zim, grinning, only to see that he was staring into space with his tongue slightly sticking out. Tak grunted to get his attention, but he still kept staring. She coughed loudly, but he just started staring at the ceiling.

"ZIM!!" Tak finally yelled.

Zim suddenly looked over at her, then screamed in horror at the sight of the butterfly. He struggled at the restraints, just as Dib did.

Tak was about to release the butterfly, which seemed to be very eager to get out of the cage. Just as she grasped hold of the button to open it up, a dark figure came down from the ceiling, kicking her in the face. She screamed, flew backwards, and hit a wall. The dark figure suddenly stood in the light, and it turned out to be Gaz.

"How dare you use Dib to get what you want!" Gaz said as she kicked Tak in the stomach. "Sure, I do it to get pizza, but I don't use him to kill people! You're sick!" Gaz kicked Tak again. Suddenly, there was an explosion, signaling that the butterfly had gotten loose. Tak and Gaz flew back, and Tak hit the wall, but Gaz was smart enough to grab a pipe up above her. Tak got many cuts and bruises, and watched as Gaz fell back down in front of her.

"You've ruined everything!" Tak yelled as she lunged at Gaz. Tak grabbed Gaz around the waist, pulling her down. Gaz, who had beaten up everybody that came near her, used her special move. She kicked Tak in the chin, then spun around, kicking her in the stomach and knocking her in the opposite direction. Tak hit the butterflies feet, which were very sharp for some reason, and caused it to barely miss her heart. She slumped to the ground, breathing fast.

Gaz ran to unlock her brother and Zim, and blushed as she undid the locks on Zim. They soon crowded around Tak as she spoke.

"I-I guess. . . I'm not cut out . . . to be . . . an Invader. . . ." Tak said. "I know this isn't like me, to except death, but, it seems I cannot go on any longer. Dib," Tak looked at Dib as she spoke his name, "I'm sorry for using you. It just shows you how pathetic I am . . . ." Tak looked at Gaz. "Gaz," she said, "You're a very skilled warrior. You seem to believe in this emotion called 'love' when it comes to Zim." Gaz blushed as Zim stared at her. "Use that, Gaz. Use that."

She coughed some green blood up, and looked at Zim. "Zim, I have nothing to say to you, except, I'll get you. I may be dying, but my spirit will get you. You won't escape me!" She said, and her head rolled to the side as she died, Dib sobbing through the whole thing. As Tak died, her true Irken form showed.

The three, Zim, Dib, and Gaz, stared at Tak's lifeless body for a full minute, until Gaz decided to go home. She walked out the door, and soon Zim followed. They walked out the door together, until Zim turned to Gaz.

(A/N: Oh, no! Here comes the shortest song like thing I've ever written! Look out!)

[ZIM]

My dearest friend, if you don't mind,

I'd like you to join me by my side.

Where I can show you around the stars.

[ZIM AND GAZ]

And we can sit together, now and forever.

For it is plain as anyone can see,

We're simply meant to be.

Zim and Gaz kissed, which must feel really weird to both of them.

Back in the warehouse, at the same time, Dib was picking up Tak's body. He carried it over to the butterfly's lifeless body, which had died in it's own explosion. He laid her down on one of the wings, and wrapped it around her. He kissed her head, and whispered "I love you." With a tear running down his face he walked out of the warehouse, and made his way home.

Dib never forgot that night, nor did any of the others. He still dreamt about it at night, but nothing more. He missed Tak so much, and even though she had used him, he loved her. It was weird for Dib, but he couldn't help it, even if she was a different species. He often watched the tape that he got of her when she first came to Earth, while she was in the hot dog place. (watch the Tak episode, you'll know what I'm talking about. Or read the script to it.)

But, no matter how much Dib hurt, he knew that it was for the best of things, and that Tak's spirit was still out there, somewhere, looking over all of them.

The End

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Wow. That was . . . short. Well, hope you liked it, because that's the end of it. Bet none of you were expecting Tak do die, were you? To tell the truth, I didn't think of it until the last minute, while I was working on this chapter. Well, R&R people.