Zim.
Earth.
Night One.
Zim hunched over his workbench welding together a small device, his concentration so deep he didn't even hear his insane robot's whooping and hollering. Only when the dysfunctional SIR unit ran straight into him, knocking him off his chair did he take notice.
"GIR." He barked in an annoyed voice. "What are you doing?"
GIR stood frozen in front of Zim, evidence of his recent Brain Freeze staining his mouth. He was still dressed in his doggy disguise and was looking at Zim as if he suddenly realized he was there. He stuck his tongue out of the side of his mouth, and then with a squeal of delight he responded, "I'm chasing leprechauns."
Before Zim could respond further, the tiny robot let out another squeal and ran off into another room.
Zim rolled his eyes at his crazy SIR unit, seriously baffled by the ways of the Tallest. They must have really put a lot of work into creating such an advanced SIR unit. If Zim hadn't known any better, he would have really thought GIR was the idiot he appeared to be. But he did know better. The Tallest themselves had told him as much, and as every Irken knows, the Almighty Tallest would never lie, especially to as mighty an Invader as Zim. With a sigh, Zim got up and went back to work. He wanted to finish this latest creation as soon as possible. He needed it to insure the security of his mission.
GIR. Earth, Sort of. Night One.
"I SEE YOU!" The little robot yelled, bouncing up and down, an insane grin plastered on his face.
"Shhshs!" The leprechaun held an invisible finger to its lips. "You must be quiet."
"Dance with me, leprechaun!" GIR demanded.
The leprechaun sighed in frustration. "Look, Gir is it?"
GIR nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes. Well. Look Gir, I need you to be very quiet. It's sort of like a game. Do you understand?" The leprechaun closed its eyes. "Please say yes. Please, please say yes."
"I understand." GIR responded. Then started to dance insanely.
With a sigh the leprechaun went back to its business. This surveillance detail wasn't going to be as easy as they promised.
Zim. Earth. Night One.
Zim leaned back. A look of satisfaction crossed his face as he admired his work. He picked up the small device that looked frighteningly similar to a futuristic hairdryer.
"I did it GIR. I have much improved on this genetic sequencer. Now I will find out who defiled the base of Zim!" He sneered. "No one can hide from me."
"Well GIR, let us go test this out."
He was greeted by silence.
"GIR." He yelled loudly. "GIR, COME HERE!"
There was a moment of silence before a weird high pitched whining could be heard. As it grew steadily louder, Zim looked around nervously, trying to find where it was coming from. It never occurred to him to look up. Moments later GIR fell from the ceiling with surprising force, mere inches away from a very startled Zim.
"GIR!" He roared angrily. "DON"T DO THAT!"
"OOOOH! A genetic sequencer thingy!" GIR cooed in response, his wide cyan eyes growing even wider. "Whats it do?"
"How do you know what this is?" Zim questioned confusedly. "Almost no one knows what this is. This is rare Klezden technology. I found it during my mission on Foodcourtia. I have improved it with Superior Irken Technology!"
"OOOOH!" GIR cooed again. "Whats it do?
"It analyzes the DNA of an organ." Zim started.
"Whats it do?" GIR interrupted.
"It analyzes the DNA of an organism and maps."
"WHATS IT DOOO?" GIR interrupted again, this time yelling into Zim's ear.
Zim flinched then growled. "It Analyzes The DNA Of An Organism, Then Maps It, Creating A Holographic Projection Of What The DNA's Owner Should Look Like."
'Oh!.Can I Try?" GIR asked. Before Zim could reply he had taken the device from Zim's hand and pointed it at Zim.
"GIR, NO!" He screamed as GIR pulled the trigger.
The genetic sequencer hummed and Flooded Zim with a royal blue light. Zim scrunched his eyes closed in terror, not knowing exactly what to expect. He had never tried it on himself. In fact, he had never used it before. It was broken when he had found it behind the garbage disposal units in the back of the food area he was assigned at. He picked it up to study it, storing it in his pod for later inspection, then forgot he even had it until a few days ago. After a moment of feeling nothing change, he slowly opened one eye, then opened them both wide as he found himself staring at. himself. It was an exact replica of himself down to the slightest bend in his antennae and the color of his eyes. He knew what it was designed to do. He even knew its schematics. After all, he had taken it apart, found what was wrong and repaired it. He just didn't know how well it worked. How well it could read his DNA.
"Amazing!" he said, stunned by the amazing ness of it all.
GIR giggled from behind the holographic Zim. "It looks just like you!"
He paused then squealed, "I can make it GROW!!!"
With that, the Zim holograph started getting bigger. Zim backed away from the advancing figure, bumping into the wall. He nervously looked from side to side for some chance of escape, then back at the imposing figure of himself rapidly growing beyond the confines of the limited space of his lab. For a moment he thought he'd be squished, then he found himself inside the hologram. After all, it may have looked solid, but it was just a hologram. With a sigh of relief Zim closed his eyes, silently chastising himself for foolishly forgetting such a well-known fact.
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Zim hunched over his workbench welding together a small device, his concentration so deep he didn't even hear his insane robot's whooping and hollering. Only when the dysfunctional SIR unit ran straight into him, knocking him off his chair did he take notice.
"GIR." He barked in an annoyed voice. "What are you doing?"
GIR stood frozen in front of Zim, evidence of his recent Brain Freeze staining his mouth. He was still dressed in his doggy disguise and was looking at Zim as if he suddenly realized he was there. He stuck his tongue out of the side of his mouth, and then with a squeal of delight he responded, "I'm chasing leprechauns."
Before Zim could respond further, the tiny robot let out another squeal and ran off into another room.
Zim rolled his eyes at his crazy SIR unit, seriously baffled by the ways of the Tallest. They must have really put a lot of work into creating such an advanced SIR unit. If Zim hadn't known any better, he would have really thought GIR was the idiot he appeared to be. But he did know better. The Tallest themselves had told him as much, and as every Irken knows, the Almighty Tallest would never lie, especially to as mighty an Invader as Zim. With a sigh, Zim got up and went back to work. He wanted to finish this latest creation as soon as possible. He needed it to insure the security of his mission.
GIR. Earth, Sort of. Night One.
"I SEE YOU!" The little robot yelled, bouncing up and down, an insane grin plastered on his face.
"Shhshs!" The leprechaun held an invisible finger to its lips. "You must be quiet."
"Dance with me, leprechaun!" GIR demanded.
The leprechaun sighed in frustration. "Look, Gir is it?"
GIR nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes. Well. Look Gir, I need you to be very quiet. It's sort of like a game. Do you understand?" The leprechaun closed its eyes. "Please say yes. Please, please say yes."
"I understand." GIR responded. Then started to dance insanely.
With a sigh the leprechaun went back to its business. This surveillance detail wasn't going to be as easy as they promised.
Zim. Earth. Night One.
Zim leaned back. A look of satisfaction crossed his face as he admired his work. He picked up the small device that looked frighteningly similar to a futuristic hairdryer.
"I did it GIR. I have much improved on this genetic sequencer. Now I will find out who defiled the base of Zim!" He sneered. "No one can hide from me."
"Well GIR, let us go test this out."
He was greeted by silence.
"GIR." He yelled loudly. "GIR, COME HERE!"
There was a moment of silence before a weird high pitched whining could be heard. As it grew steadily louder, Zim looked around nervously, trying to find where it was coming from. It never occurred to him to look up. Moments later GIR fell from the ceiling with surprising force, mere inches away from a very startled Zim.
"GIR!" He roared angrily. "DON"T DO THAT!"
"OOOOH! A genetic sequencer thingy!" GIR cooed in response, his wide cyan eyes growing even wider. "Whats it do?"
"How do you know what this is?" Zim questioned confusedly. "Almost no one knows what this is. This is rare Klezden technology. I found it during my mission on Foodcourtia. I have improved it with Superior Irken Technology!"
"OOOOH!" GIR cooed again. "Whats it do?
"It analyzes the DNA of an organ." Zim started.
"Whats it do?" GIR interrupted.
"It analyzes the DNA of an organism and maps."
"WHATS IT DOOO?" GIR interrupted again, this time yelling into Zim's ear.
Zim flinched then growled. "It Analyzes The DNA Of An Organism, Then Maps It, Creating A Holographic Projection Of What The DNA's Owner Should Look Like."
'Oh!.Can I Try?" GIR asked. Before Zim could reply he had taken the device from Zim's hand and pointed it at Zim.
"GIR, NO!" He screamed as GIR pulled the trigger.
The genetic sequencer hummed and Flooded Zim with a royal blue light. Zim scrunched his eyes closed in terror, not knowing exactly what to expect. He had never tried it on himself. In fact, he had never used it before. It was broken when he had found it behind the garbage disposal units in the back of the food area he was assigned at. He picked it up to study it, storing it in his pod for later inspection, then forgot he even had it until a few days ago. After a moment of feeling nothing change, he slowly opened one eye, then opened them both wide as he found himself staring at. himself. It was an exact replica of himself down to the slightest bend in his antennae and the color of his eyes. He knew what it was designed to do. He even knew its schematics. After all, he had taken it apart, found what was wrong and repaired it. He just didn't know how well it worked. How well it could read his DNA.
"Amazing!" he said, stunned by the amazing ness of it all.
GIR giggled from behind the holographic Zim. "It looks just like you!"
He paused then squealed, "I can make it GROW!!!"
With that, the Zim holograph started getting bigger. Zim backed away from the advancing figure, bumping into the wall. He nervously looked from side to side for some chance of escape, then back at the imposing figure of himself rapidly growing beyond the confines of the limited space of his lab. For a moment he thought he'd be squished, then he found himself inside the hologram. After all, it may have looked solid, but it was just a hologram. With a sigh of relief Zim closed his eyes, silently chastising himself for foolishly forgetting such a well-known fact.
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