Chapter 1: Anger and Friendship
"Greetings my Tallest!" Zim chirped as the Massive's deck came into focus on the screen, but instead of two Tallest greeting him, Zim was met with a very worried and annoyed looking Purple.
"What do you want Zim," Purple asked with a heavy sigh as he brought his slender fingers to his temples. He could feel a massive headache coming on, and he was certain that Nachos weren't going to help.
"Where's Tallest Red?" Zim questioned completely ignoring Purple as he bounced around on the screen obviously attempting to catch a glimpse of the missing Tallest.
"He's...indisposed at the moment," Purple answered casting a worried glance to his co-ruler who was currently staring out the window into nothing. Purple felt a twinge in his stomach as worry worked its way into his gut. Red had been acting so strange lately, he was extremely depressed, he spent most of his time beating the shit out of a punching bag, and he rarely if ever ate anymore. Turning his attention back to Zim, Purple folded his arms and tried to put on his best 'you're really fucking annoying me right now,' look. Zim, as usual, was completely oblivious to this, and he almost seemed worried about something himself.
"Well, I'm concerned about Lir's health. She's been acting very strangely lately, she's seems to be experiencing a malfunction in her emotion monitors," Zim stated, his twitching antenna displaying his feelings to be genuine. At this Purple unfolded his arms and stared slack jawed at Zim, Lir was having problems too, it had to be a coincidence...right?
"What symptoms does she seem to be showing?" Purple asked casting another look at Red before returning his attention to Zim.
"Well, she seems to be suffering from deep depression, she rarely ever eats, and...I believe that she may be performing what these Earth-Monkeys call Cutting," Zim answered, he was expecting Purple to show some concern, but he was completely unprepared for what actually did happen.
"WHAT?" came the explosive reply from somewhere off screen. Zim watched as Purple was literally shoved off screen and was replaced by a very angry looking Red.
"Greetings my Tallest I was just...." Zim nearly jumped out of his uniform as Red sharply cut him off.
"Shut the fuck up Zim! Now, unless you want your PAK to fucking explode I suggest you tell me exactly what you just told Purple," Red hissed, his voice filled with the venom of a Viper. Zim swallowed hard and silently cursed himself as his antenna flattened themselves against his head in complete fear, something was wrong, he'd never seen Red this angry before and on top of that, Zim noticed that Red wasn't wearing his standard armor and robes. Instead he wore a loose fitting black t-shirt with a red Irken logo, black and red combats, and a pair of black chunky boots. Shoving this aside Zim returned his gaze to Red's flaming one, and swallowed hard again.
"I was...telling Tallest Purple that Lir has been behaving very oddly lately and..." once again Zim was cut short by Red.
"I head all of that you fucking defective, what did you say after that," Red hissed as his hand strayed to the laser at his belt. He watched in slight amusement as Zim shuddered hard before regaining composure and returning a faltering gaze back to his.
"She's...she's been cutting herself my Tallest. It's the practice of..." Zim began to go into one of him infamous rants when he was quickly silenced by the look that filled Red's eyes.
"I know what it is Zim," Red hissed through clenched teeth as he unconsciously brought a hand to rest on his own arm.
"I'm...worried about her," Zim replied quietly as he shrank back from the screen.
"How long has this been going on?" Red questioned he hand once again returning to his laser.
"A...week, maybe longer," Zim stuttered as fear finally took over his small form.
"A WEEK, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHOLE FUCKING WEEK, AND YOU'RE JUST NOW CALLING US?" Red bellowed as he brought his laser up and pointed it directly at Zim's head. At this, all the Technicians, who had been cowering under their workstations, fled for their lives, none of them had ever seen their Tallest this mad before, but they knew it wasn't going to end pretty. Purple had stayed, but he was currently putting a good deal of distance between himself and Red.
"Please...for...forgive me...my Tallest," Zim chocked out as his eyes threatened to bug out of his head. Red took a ragged breath, and slowly lowered his laser, turning away from Zim he returned his gaze to the window.
"If she's dead, it'll be your head Zim," with that Red slammed his fist down on the control panel and watched as the screen went black. For a minute no body moved, the only sounds that could be heard where the occasional beep of the controls and Red's ragged breathing. Suddenly Red collapsed onto the cool metal floor of the control room, instantly Purple was at his side, he knew it was dangerous but fuck, Red was his best friend, and something was deadly wrong.
"Red?" Purple called tentatively as he placed a shaking had on his friend's shoulder. Red instantly jerked back like he'd been burned before turning a wild gaze to Purple.
"Red...it's okay it's me, Red?" Purple sobbed as he reached out for his friend again.
"Pur? Oh God..." Red gasped before he threw himself into Purple's arms and began to sob.
"Red...what's wrong," Purple pleaded completely shaken by his friend's actions, sure Red had always had a temper, but Purple had never seen him this bad, and he couldn't remember a time having ever seen Red cry.
"I...I have to leave, I have to go to her," Red choked out around broken sobs. "It's all my fault...I never should have sent her their damn it...she wanted to stay here with me...and...I sent her away...it's all...my fault."
"What are you...oh my God...you love her don't you," Purple asked as realization finally dawned on him.
"More than anything," Red stated as he drew a shaky breath. "I'm threw, fuck being a Tallest...I'm going to Earth...they can get someone else to do this fucking job," Red stated as he pushed himself up and ran over to the control panel to begin sending out the orders to ready his private ship.
"I'm going with you," Purple stated as he came to stand by Red.
"What? You can't...this...this is all you've ever wanted Purple! Ever since we were little all you could talk about was someday being Tallest, and...I won't let you give that up," Red answered as he turned his attention back to the control panel he had barely started ordering the provisions when Purple grabbed him roughly by the shoulder and spun him around to face him.
"First of all...who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and can't give up, and second of all, you think you're the only one who's tired of this shit hauling job? I'm going with you whether you like it or not, besides I can't leave you out in space by yourself, who knows what the fuck you'll blow up," Purple finished with a small laugh, and watched to his delight as Red smiled the first true smile he'd seen in month's.
"I don't deserve you Pur," Red stated as he turned back around to finish with the ordering.
"That's right, you don't. Now I'm going to go put some comfier clothes on and I'll pack for both of us," Purple called as he exited the bridge, but just before the doors closed he could of swore he heard Red laugh. Smiling to himself Purple took off a run for their rooms, yes, it was about damn time he took a permanent vacation and the council be damned, it wouldn't take them that long to find someone to replace them anyway. Smiling again, Purple threw his head back into a near hysterical laugh, causing any drone within five feet to scamper into a corner in fear. 'Huh let them," Purple thought as he reached his room, 'besides...it's not like they'll have to put up with Red and I much longer.'
Smiling again, Purple shoved his way into his room and hastily began throwing his things into a compression duffle bag. 'Still I am going to miss bossing those little bitches around.' Purple chuckled to himself and continued with his packing.
Author's Note:
Okay I know that everyone is extremely OCC and you know what FUCK YOU! This is my story and that's how it's going to go, next chapter I'll explain more about Red and Lir's connection, and all that yummy stuff...so I don't really expect anyone to review this story, it's going to burn in Hell with all the flames, but it would be nice to get some reviews and all. Anyway, not everyone is going to be OCC okay, Zim, Gir, Dib, and Gaz will all be their normal egotistical, insane, crazy, morbid little selves. I think Red and Purple are the only ones that will be extreme OCC and I'm not even sure that can be justified since you're not really given a view into their true personalities in the show. I don't know, like I said this is my story, and if you don't like it, then don't read it, it's that simple people.