Hello! I think I'll stick to this story, as I can skip around to whenever I feel like. You'd think it would be hard to write a fractured narrative, but it really isn't. I am not skipping as randomly though, chappies are longer and I'm staying in one place more. I figure I'd keep with the arc last time for a while with Dib and Tak, also I'll make a sequel when I'm done with this fic.

So, without further ado, more madness!

Chapter 4- Psychological Warfare

"All warfare is based on deception," Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"

Dib's pov- the next period(shocking huh?).

I sit through algebra in gruff silence, Zim is not in this class, neither is Gaz, so we can't discuss a plan and I'm still baffled and angry about Tak's arrival.

She's sitting behind me, staring at me. She must've found my schedule and arranged for hers to be the same. Why though? And I know she's trying to catch my eye with a pleading look.

Does she find me that gullible? An hour or so later we head to government,

we being me and Tak following me no matter how hard I try to lose her.

After hearing crap about the Judicial system( who cares anyway?) for 15 minutes it's lunch time.

Now to ditch Miss Stalk-Dib, and decide how to get rid of her- permanently.

I find Gaz and sit down in the cafeteria.

"Gaz sh-" I begin.

" I know, now get out of my light," she responds without looking up.

"How?" I ask perplexed.

She merely points behind me.

I turn and see Tak, right in my face. Needless to say, I was freaked.

" I'm not that easy to lose," she said smugly.

God, are all Irkens pompous, arrogant zealots? Speaking of which...

"Where's Zim?" I demand.

She shrugs, " Why would I know?" Tak says sitting on my other side, then she looks at Gaz apparently thinking hard.

"Hello Gaz," she says as if she was meeting an old family friend.

Gaz grunted back a hello.

" Ok enough bull-"

I'm cut off by a lunch lady's glare . She shakes her head angrily, the basic gist: rephrase that without the bunch of harsh language I was about to lobby at 'the new girl'.

"I've gotta go to the bathroom,"I lie, unable to think of anything else.

I run out of the cafeteria and to the bathroom, walk to the mirror and stare at it.

I splash some water on my face and exit, figuring she might waltz into the mens room, and I don't feel like explaining why she was in there to the principal.

I hear a groan from a trash can, look in and see Zim, beaten to a pulp.

Whoa, she needs anger management. Zim and I hate each other but we've never beaten each other half to death.

I pull him out and help him to the lunchroom.

Tak's pov- just after 1st period

I exit the class and follow Dib, who keeps trying to lose me eventually going into a massive throng to disappear. Then my object of hatred shows up. I creep behind Zim, grab him by the back of his shirt and ram him face first into the wall.

I use my powers to make the surrounding humans not notice and commence with giving him a pummeling he'll never forget.

I punch him in the right eye, sweep him to the ground with one of my spider legs and kick and generally beat him until he loses consciousness.

Panting, I throw him into a refuse bin and curse myself for losing control.

It wouldn't be satisfying just to see him dead, I want his spirit broken, his mission stolen , his life ruined.

Regaining my composure I ask a teacher-drone for directions to the next class and slip in unnoticed behind him, well unnoticed for a minute, until he turns around and glares for a couple seconds.

Hmm, I seem to have touched quite a few nerves with him by looking through his mind,

Namely the death of a woman, apparently his "mother" deeply wounded his psyche as well as his family's distancing them from each other.

I do not pretend to understand human families, but from what I gather, a mother raises her children, protects them and aids them with all off their being, a comfort I suppose to have someone who would never stop caring about you.

I can tell Dib misses her, and decided to bury himself in his paranormal studies.

Also the repeated failures in getting people to believe him(or in him for that matter) has made him bitter and angry.

THEN there is what he feels about me.

He once had a great fondness for when we first met, maybe even what humans call love, but as soon as he discovered who I was he hated me more than he had ever hated Zim.

It was no accident I found him, I had Mimi research Zim's enemies and decided to work with him, so I designed the disguise to be appealing to him.

I did regret him finding out, it was supposed to be impersonal and it caused him to defeat me.

I try to catch his eye but get nothing in return except a cold glare.

After this pointless lesson I followed him to a Government class.

We sit in boredom listening to some old human blather on.

Now I understand why so many humans drop out of school.

Halfway through, the lunch bell rings and Dib half runs out.

I silently walk out after him, heh, he thinks he lost me.

He is talking to his sister when I sneak up on him in the cafeteria he whips around when his sister points right at me.

He pales.

"I'm not that hard to lose," I say proudly, sitting next to him.

I look at his sister and remember her name.

"Hello Gaz."

"Lo," She grunts back indifferently.

"Ok enough bull-" He starts but is cut off by reproachful looks from various staff.

He sits there and finally exclaims he has to go to the bathroom and runs out.

"You know, he never forgave you." Gaz says

"What?" I reply, surprised that she spoke to me.

"For lying to and leaving him" She replied.

Well, that's nothing new..

I hear two agitated sets of footsteps approach and turn to see a bruised ,bloody and murderous Zim and a furious Dib.

I try to get up , but they block me.

" Hello, Tak!" Zim spits.

"Didn't know huh?"Dib growls.

I hear the lunch bell and dart to class.

I sit through the rest of school in silence then quickly ran to my cloaked ship unseen.

Dib's pov- after school , prepping for mission.

We formulated a plan for Zim to lure her out and me to destroy her base..

We still haven't agreed what to do with Tak herself, though.

Personally I want to use her to prove aliens exist, which in turn would get rid of Zim.

Zim just wants her dead.

I'm going to put my plan into action- tonight.

I slip on my stealth outfit, grab my gear and charges( I don't have anything I can use as a weapon though.) and make my way across town to the junkyard on foot, cursing her for taking my ship the entire way.

I arrive a good hour later, only not at ajunkyard! Where there was a junkyard there is now a three story mansion, no doubt full of all kinds of techno-crap. Matches her ego.

I send Zim a signal on the wrist communicator to come do his part and wait.

Ten minutes later Zim shows up and begins to attack her base, prompting defense turrents and her ship to go flying into the air to engage him.

Amazed at the battle I pull out my camcorder, set up a tripod to record the battle. I slowly sneak around the turrents and to the back of the base, trying to find a door. I find what looks to be a backdoor, but if I go in unarmed, that robot'llrip me a new one.

Hmm... I look around a pile of trash nearby and find a steel pipe.

Satisfied, I turn around - AH CRAP! Tak's robot is standing right in front of me, and it's little dart launcher is opened.

I swing the pipe, only to have it seized, taken and used to sweep me off my feet.

It glares, then darts me.

"Not again," I mutter as I doze off.

(A/N) So what'cha think, did I go a bit overboard with the dartings? Next chap i'm gonna show why Nny's on trial. I dedicate this to Alice the Raven, the easy to bribe BlahsBlah2001,

Invader Johnny, aw crap if I know ya it's dedicated to you!

PEACE!

TylerTFL