By animeninjaNIPPON

Dib, Gaz, and Agent Darkbootie followed Zim into the main room. "All right Zim, you've had your fun," Dib shouted. "You've taken away my dignity and you've ruined my vacation. Now let me and Gaz go already!"

"Never," Zim whispered seductively.

"What?" Dib asked.

"NEVER!" Zim repeated at a much higher volume.

"I don't have to take this!" Gaz yelled, turning on her heel and heading for the door. Zim stopped her just in time.

"You're not going out looking like THAT, are you?" he purred sarcastically, pointing at her shredded slip.

"You PIG!" she spat. "This is all YOUR fault!"

"Oh, WISE UP, GAZ!"

"Excuse me?"

"Wise up, Gaz."

"EXCUSE ME?"

"I said, WISE UP! It was YOU who decided to take the plunge INTO this life we lead, WAS IT NOT?"

She swung a fist at his face, but he caught it in his own gloved hand. His crimson eyes narrowed, and she tore away from him, running up a flight of stairs. Zim pursued her.

"Hey, leave my sister alone!" Dib commanded, running up the stairs after them.

When they got to the second floor, Tak approached Zim carefully. Before she could say anything, he snatched her by the wrist and dragged her over to where the humans stood.

"Let go of me, you JERK!" she snapped. He released her and walked over to a large gray circut box on the wall.

"You leave me no choice," he said, taking off the cover of the circut box to reveal a large switch. On top of the switch was the word "MEDUSAFY," and on the bottom "DE-MEDUSAFY." The switch was set in the down position.

Tak turned pale. "Please, I'm sorry about before! Don't do that - "

"SHUT UP, TAK!" Zim was furious. "Time to SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES!"

He put one gloved hand on the switch, but stopped short. Out of nowhere, Gir appeared, poised to defend the three beings behind him.

End of part fourteen