Red and Purple spent a lot of time in the main part of the base, practicing their powers. They discovered some intriguing things about them that they had never known before.
It surprised them, how powerful they were.
The monotonous cycle of training would never have stopped, if it weren't for Zim's interference.
"The two of you have short circuited the training room one too many times." He said, standing in their way. "If you must practice again, practice outside."
Red and Purple tried to protest, but Zim didn't leave time for it. He promptly pushed the pair out the front door and slammed it behind them.
"Well that was rude." Purple huffed.
"I'll say." Said someone in front of them.
"Hi Chasidy." Red said waving.
"Hi. How have you been?" The girl asked.
"Good," Purple answered, turning his disguise on. "Yourself?"
"Overwhelmed by this little project of ours."
"Overwhelmed? How so?" Red asked, also activating his disguise.
"Well, I did come over to show you what me and Ro had been up to for the last while, so come on. Ro's waiting at my house."
Chasidy led Red and Purple through the street of the small suburb to a tall white and blue house near the park.
Inside, Ro was tinkering with a strange looking device at the kitchen table.
The girl looked up from her task and smiled. "Hey guys."
"Hi Ro." Purple replied.
"What's all this?" Red asked, gesturing to the masses of technology and other things on the table.
"The project." Chasidy said, taking a seat next to Ro.
"You didn't have to go to all this trouble." Purple said, also sitting down.
"It's no trouble. We needed something to do over the holiday-free period." Ro said, returning to her work.
"So what exactly have you done here?" Red asked.
Chasidy grabbed Ro's sketchbook. "Remember this?" She asked, showing off Ro's drawing of them again.
"Yes."
"Well, we're turning you, into this."
"It sounds simple but it ain't." Ro added, closing the side panel on the oval-shaped device she was working on. "There. That's the last one done."
"What do those do?" Purple asked, intrigued.
"They are the keys to the elemental effect." Chasidy said, running a finger over the lightning and fire in the drawing.
"I don't follow."
"Here…" Chasidy grabbed one of the devices and slipped it on Purple's forearm. It fit nicely.
"Hey, do you know what these look like Red?" He said, looking at his friend.
Red grinned. "Yep. I'll agree with you there. They do look like part of Tallest armour."
"Okay Pur, you get the lightning emitters. You can activate them with your powers, so it's seamless. You can channel twenty thousand volts with both of them on." Chasidy said, taking the other oval from the table and handing it to Purple.
"Neat."
"Red, you get the flame thrower model." Chasidy said, handing Red his two.
"Cool."
"You two need to practice using those things before you take on Sleet. Don't want to be caught not knowing what you're doing." Ro said, leaning on the tabletop.
Red and Purple nodded.
"We're not done yet though. We made you special outfits too."
Chasidy handed each of them a bag.
Red looked inside his, and pulled out clothes almost identical to what he was wearing.
"Uh… okay…"
"They're specially made. Fireproof, and lightning proof. So you won't burn or zap yourselves." Ro explained.
"We made a few design alterations, but they're pretty much the same as what you have on." Chasidy added.
"Uh huh."
"We still have a few things to go over, so I'll come get you when the last thing is finalised."
"Okay." Red said, standing up.
The girls watched as Red and Purple said goodbye and left. Chasidy turned to her friend.
"Roselyn Anne Green, you outdo yourself every day." She said grinning.
"Well, in that case, I better get started if I want to outdo yesterday's effort."
It only took Red and Purple a few days to learn how to use their special equipment properly. It was almost like the things enhanced their powers.
When Chasidy came around again, she found Red, Purple and Zim playing a card game on the living room floor.
Red and Purple were dressed in their new outfits and had their equipment on.
"Boys?" She said stepping through the door. "I think you're officially ready to take on Sleet."
Red and Purple grinned.
"I think you're overlooking something." Zim said, standing up.
"And what's that?" Chasidy asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"How do we get to the Massive? My voot cruiser isn't really big enough to hold more than three and the ship that these two used to get here was destroyed weeks ago. We'd need a big, long distance ship to even come close. And we don't know where the Massive even is!"
Chasidy bit her lower lip. She had forgotten about that.
Zim's computer broke the apprehensive silence. "Incoming transmission from the Massive." It said.
"Crap!" Red hissed.
"Come on!" Purple said, grabbing Chasidy by the arm and dragging her into the kitchen, while Red dove behind the sofa and Zim turned towards the screen.
The screen flicked on, and an image of Sleet appeared.
"Hello Zim." He said in a cool voice.
"Hello."
"How are things on Earth?" Sleet asked, almost leering over Zim through the screen.
"Just fine, thankyou." Zim replied.
Sleet's eyes narrowed. "Alright Zim, I have had enough. If you continue to hide Red and Purple, I will be forced to destroy your little planet."
"Destroy it?"
"Yes Zim, destroy it. And I will enjoy it. Now show me your little friends."
Zim didn't move. Red and Purple had told him very specifically that Sleet was not to know that they were with him.
"You refuse? Very well. I will be at your little mud ball planet tomorrow. Do be ready to meet your doom. Goodbye Zim."
The screen turned off.
"Well," Zim said, turning around, "I think we know how we're going to get to the Massive."
The next day, Zim, GIR, Red, Purple and Chasidy all (Somehow) squeezed into Zim's voot cruiser and shot off into space.
"You were right Zim. This thing isn't big enough." Chasidy said.
"Well, you could have stayed on Earth." Zim snapped, irritated that he had to pilot the cruiser squished up against the window.
Luckily for everyone, the Massive was only two minutes away.
Sleet sat in the centre of the bridge, and looked out at the small blue and green planet below him. He smiled. Soon, both Red and Purple would be gone forever, and there would be no competition.
Suddenly, the lights went out.
"What happened?" Sleet growled.
"There's been a power surge, and we've lost all power." A technician said.
"Well fix it!"
Sleet stared angrily at the blank screen in front of him.
A low hiss, like acid burning metal away started coming from the closed door. Sleet spun around to see the door explode in an eruption of white-hot flames. Two tall, silhouetted figures entered in the wake of the explosion, followed by three shorter ones, and stood before Sleet who smiled evilly.
"Well. I knew you wouldn't just take what I had done lying down." He said glaring at the two below him. "But this is above even my imagination. I hardly expected you to attack the Massive. Luckily, I prepared for everything." Sleet pulled out a remote control, and pushed a button.
A large cannon descended from the ceiling, and pointed at Red and Purple.
"What is that Sleet?" Red asked, his eyes glowing deep crimson.
"A special cannon from Alcotech. Industries. Created for the special purpose, of killing you."
"That's Anocian's company!" Red hissed.
"Why would Anocian build a cannon to kill us with?" Purple whispered.
Sleet's smile turned into a vile sneer as he looked over the three shorter figures that had entered with Red and Purple.
"Zim." He said, acknowledging the shorter Irken.
Zim's eyes narrowed and he said nothing.
"Do you feel honoured Purple? You will have an audience for you timely demise." Sleet hissed, turning back to Red and Purple. "How privileged you are."
Purple growled.
"Now, my old friend, it is time to say farewell." Sleet pressed a button on the cannon's remote, and a thick beam of light blue light shot out, heading straight for Purple.
Zim ran forward and pushed Purple sideways…