The Final Challenges

Tommy and Gaz bolted through several of the objects. Zim dove through what looked like a giant head. He was already in the lead.

Tommy and Gaz hurried to catch up, but Zim's spider-legs gave him the advantage.

They came to what looked like a weird mockery of a car wash. Then ran through and came out.

By now Zim had gone through what looked like feet and made it to the end before Gaz and Tommy made it half way.

"ALRIGHT! It looks like Zim is the winner. It's time for sudden death!" Meldar cheered!

Suddenly they all flashed away and appeared in an arena of some sort.

Tommy and Gaz landed near each other while Zim was on the other side.

"Now the rules are simple. Knock out your opponent. The last one to standing, either by knocking out the others or causing them to give up, will be the winner!" He called.

Zim smirked as his spider-legs came out and he charged.

Tommy jumps to dodged Zim's attack, but Zim manages to grab him and slams him to the ground. Zim plans on slamming Tommy a few times, but Gaz jumps and kicks Zim hard in the chest, knocking him off Tommy. Tommy got up in relief.

"Hey, thanks, G..." Suddenly Tommy was interrupted when Gaz kicks him hard. "Hey!"

"Sorry, but I was just playing the game here. Do forgive me." Gaz said as he throws a punch which Tommy dodges.

"Yeah, well, forgive me too." Tommy sighs as he lunges at her.

"Don't forgive me!" Zim pounced in kicking both fighters now. He raises his spider leg in hopes of impaling both of them with them.

Back at the church on Earth...

"Watch out Tommy!" yelled Dil as he watches his bro and the mysterious figure, unknown to him to be Gaz, dodging Zim's attack.

"Man, I don't know if I wanna root for the mysterious figure or not since she's so good. But I hope Tommy wins or he'd kissed Gaz goodbye!" said Lil desperately.

"Actually if Gaz or Zim wins, he may have to." Phil points out.

"Will you two quiet it down?! I'm enjoying this!" Angelica snapped, trying to keep her attention on the action.

"Angelica, how could you be enjoying this when there's a possibility Tommy may never see Gaz again!" Kimi said in disbelief.

"Hey, gimme a break, Finster." snapped Angelica.

"Uh, who? Her or me???" asked Chuckie puzzled.

"Why do I even bother?" sighs Angelica in annoyance.
Timmy watches on. He wishes he could do something.

'Funny, why the wishing part sounds so familiar?' thought Timmy, a bit puzzled. He looks at the mysterious figure fighting Tommy. 'Still, there's something familiar about that figure and the way she fights...

Tommy, regretfully, head butts Gaz who grabs and throws him. She then concentrates on Zim who's trying to get her with his spider-legs. But Gaz dodges them and seems to be swinging on them like Tarzan. She kicks Zim down once more and knocks him to the ground, forcing his spider-legs to return to its PAK. Gaz stood on Zim's stomach and punched him in the face until he was knocked out. Smirking at this mysteriously, she turned to Tommy who looks nervously.

"Now Gaz. I know you're playing the game, but this isn't a game no more! Can you at least give up and let me get you back???" asked Tommy nervously.

"Nope, sorry." Gaz said, a sad smile on her face.

"Thought I asked." groaned Tommy as the battle resumes.

Gaz does a flying kick on Tommy who recovers from it and punches Gaz a few times. But Gaz, being the better fighter than Tommy, does some mean combos on him, knocking him to the ground. As Tommy struggles to get back up, he sees Gaz getting on his stomach and looking like she's about to do a finishing move. She is. Tommy looks at her wide-eye.

"Gaz, don't! I loved you." mumbled Tommy, fearing he may be done in by the girl he fallen in love with years ago, the same girl who, not on purpose, caused him to break up with Kimi as well.

What Tommy has said brought Gaz to her senses. She got off Tommy and sighs.

"I can't do it. I surrender." Gaz said.

"What?" Tommy said, getting back up.

"You heard me. I surrender to you Tommy." Gaz said.

Meldar appears, with a frown.

"Hey, no fair! You made it this far and you'd given up?! There's got to be a good reason for that!!!" protested Meldar.

Annoyed, Gaz removes her hood/mask to reveal her true identify.

"How would you liked it if you were forced to killed the one you loved?!" snapped Gaz in annoyance.

Back on Earth...

"Gaz?!" yelled out Prof. Membrane in surprise.

"Ah ha! I knew there's a good reason why she was so familiar!" shouted Timmy in triumph.

"How did she...?" asked Chas in puzzled.

"Doesn't matter. As long as she's given up and Zim is knocked out of the game, Tommy won and therefore got Gaz back." said Kimi with a smile.

"And in an amazingly anti-climatic turn of events, Tommy is the winner!" Meldar said disappointedly. By this time Zim had regained consciousness. "So, by the rules of this challenge, Zim is to leave Gaz and Earth alone!"

"What! NO!" Zim yelled. Then he saw Gaz and noticed she was in the same outfit as the mysterious figure. He put two and two together. "Gaz!" He yelled as he ran up to her. "Why did you do this Gaz? Why betray me."

Gaz sighed. "Look Zim, I like you. I've always liked you, heck I even loved you at one moment in time. But, you never really even noticed I existed. So I gave up on you and moved away where I met Tommy. Listen Zim, I love Tommy now and there's nothing you do can change that."

Zim growled. "Oh isn't there?" Then he grabbed Gaz.

"Hey! You're violating the rules pal!" Meldar yelled.

"Violate this!" Zim growled as he kicked Meldar down hard. Then he took out his control. Tommy dove at Zim and grabbed on as Zim hit the button the three teleported away.