Wow. Haven't updated in a while, huh?

I've sort of been busy slacking off...

-Coughs-

Anyhow, you all should be happy to know that I'm almost done with the ending for this plot and the begginning of the next one. I'm not going to give any specific time dates as to when they'll be uploaded, but it should be a shorter wait than it was for this one

Hi Link! Glad you found this story, oh, before I forget, my DA account is Tallest-kai

There's not much there, but in Jan, I'll have access to my scanner again and be able to upload the comics that Link and I have been working on over winter break. They are about Kai, Ren, Mah and their adventures on Earth. (For there were quite a few that I never bothered to make into a fic. But now they are comics! Art by Link of course, I just help with storyboarding and such )

-sound of mad crackling in the background-

...Oookay. Kai is happy with gaining the loyalty of a new Invader : P

Glad that the story is still good to some people

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of IZ. Just Kai.

"Geeze that looked rather painful...glad I was unconscious for it" Purple heard Kai say. He felt sluggish and answered with a groggy "Huh?" and opened his eyes.

Kai came into focus and Purple shot up, or at least tried to.

"Yeah...Getting out of those things is a tad bit difficult. But -" The loud sound of something breaking made Kai paused. Both she and Purple, though he had to tilt back his head, looked and saw Red, fairly ticked, getting out of the drawer. In his haste to hide Red, Purple had forgotten that the drawers locked automatically. 'Uh-oh...' He thought when Red noticed Purple short and still trapped in his uniform and his faced changed from anger to an evil sort of smirk.

"Ahhh!" Purple exclaimed when Red started to advance in his direction. He, somehow, managed to pull his head through the collar and take refuge in the chest armor.

Kai suppressed a snicker at the sight but said, "We don't have time for this. Come on, it's not like Red is going to do anything dras--" she tapered off to silence as she looked at Red. "Red?" She asked slowly.

"Yeeess?" Red replied innocently.

"What is that?"

"Oh, this?" Red asked, as if he had just noticed the 10 pound rubber mallet (1) he had been holding in his hands.

"Yes...That..."

"It's nothing really...just sort of picked it up..."

'From where?' Kai wondered. "Oh...In that case, can you just sort of put it back down? We can't exactly work together to try and reverse the situation if you and Purple get into a fight." She replied, though added silently, 'Or if you pummel Purple senseless...'

Red reluctantly dropped the mallet, and after reassuring Purple that Red wasn't going to get back at him, yet anyway, they soon were all sitting on the floor, debating their next course of action.

"Wait. You guys suspected the cookies and you didn't tell me?"

"If we did, would you have eaten them?" Kai asked.

Purple snorted, "No, of course not."

"Exactly. We needed a way to be sure the cookies were the source." Red added.

Purple muttered something under his breathe, but asked out loud "So, now what?"

"First, we find the being responsible. Force them to tell us where they got this shrinking chemical and who made it, and then make them to reverse the effects." Red replied.

"And I say we start with Zene." Kai added.

"I admit that he is suspicious, but we can't exactly run around the Massive trying to find him. That would take far too long." Red replied.

"So what are you suggesting we do?" Purple asked.

"Simple, go to where our snacks are made and check there. Zene saw that you weren't short. So if he is somehow involved in this, he or whoever he is working with, will probably be trying to taint some other food."

"Oh, and I suppose you know how to get to that particular kitchen from here?" Purple asked. Red sort of looked around, avoiding him, but Kai answered, "I do!"

"Really?"

"Yes. Follow me!" Kai jumped up and started marching to the door.

"She's going to have a hard time going anywhere from there." Red muttered to Purple as Kai got to the door and opened it.

"Well? Come on!"

"Kai...you do realize that's a closet?" Purple asked.

"No...really? With all the times I have been in this room, I've never noticed that." Kai replied looking pointedly at the other two. They looked at each other, shrugged and followed Kai in the closet.

"Yes...I can definitely see how being in this closet is helping." Red commented.

"Hey! I found my paddle ball!" Purple exclaimed, scooping up the toy thing from under one of the shelves.

Kai ignored them, looking around for something. 'I should have found it already...Wait a minute...' She thought to herself. Out loud she asked, "Hey, which way is the main door?"

Red stared at her for a few seconds before replying, "That way." Indicating the direction with a finger.

"Whoops..." Kai said, looking sheepish, "It's the other closet..."

Both Red and Purple stared at her incredulously.

-In the other closet-

"See? I know what I am doing." Kai said, pressing some hidden button. One of the walls slid open.

"Why is there an elevator here?" Purple wondered out loud.

"Oh. Remember the time when Zim took control of the Massive?"

"Yes."

"I was stuck in here for a day and a half before the technicians managed to clear out the debris blocking the door. Recall the time that the emergency lock-down button was activated?"

"Yes..." (2)

"Well, in that incident I was locked in here for another day. Anyhow, there were about two other events like that were I was trapped in here for hours on end. So I had Mah build this."

"And it leads to the royal kitchen?" Red asked. (3)

"I suppose so."

"You suppose?"

"Well, I don't really know which kitchen that is, but this goes to all of them."

"All of them...all 12 of them?"

"Yes"

"Wait. We only have 12 kitchens? I thought it was 18?" Purple asked.

"Don't know what you are counting as kitchens, but we only have 12 of them." Red replied.

"Have either of you two even been in a kitchen on the Massive?" Kai asked.

"Erm...No..." Red admitted, and Purple shook his head.

"Neither have I. Isn't that weird? We've had this ship for like a century and a half and none of us have ever been to one of the kitchens. That's kind of funny when you think about it." Kai commented.

"Why would we go into a kitchen?" Purple started, but Red interrupted. "Wait. You've never used this?"

Kai shook her head.

"Then how do you know that it even goes to a kitchen?" Red asked.

"Oh. I told Mah to build it that way."

"Uh-huh...why?" Red asked slowly.

"Well, it was sort of a mix-up with words. I meant to say 'Cafeteria' but kitchen came out instead."

"Well...It's definitely convenient..." Purple said after a moment of silence. Kai shrugged and walked into the elevator, and the other two leaders followed. Using her spider legs to observe the button panel she said, "Well. I suppose we'll go in order." and pressed the first one.

The elevator shuddered and went up a little, before jerking to the left for a few seconds then shooting down, stopping, and then shooting left again for couple of seconds before halting completely.

"I think Mah might need to fix this thing..." Red commented, from where he laid on the floor. Purple had stumbled into him on the first left sending them both to the ground. As she was still on her robotic legs, Kai was the only one that didn't lose her balance.

"Hey. Does this look like the royal kitchen?" She asked looking through the door.

"Uhh..." Red started, getting to his feet and staring through the door himself. "I don't know...don't see a sign or anything..."

"No. It's not." Purple replied confidently.

Both Red and Kai looked at him. "How do you know that?" Kai asked.

"Because, yaelins take about two hours to make."

He received strange looks from both Kai and Red.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Red asked.

"I placed an order for them on my way back to the lounge. It's only been an hour and a half."

"Oh..." Kai said, understanding the implications, "Is that why it took you so long to get back with the results?"

"Erm...yes..." Purple replied.

"Great! This should make finding the right kitchen easier. Next button, Kai." Red said.

Kai nodded and pressed the second button. The elevator shuddered and then shot backwards, causing all three of them to lurch forward...

(1) I have a weird fascination for rubber mallets. I've been waiting to find some way to insert one into the story...

(2) Of course he remembered. Purple was the one who accidentally pressed the lockdown button. He had mistook it for the button that brought up drinks. (Don't ask why those two were next to each other...)

(3) 'Royal Kitchen' I particularly don't like the name. But I couldn't think up of anything else, but if any of you do, please tell

shortish chapter, I know. Hope you enjoyed all the same

Reviews/comments/stuff is appreciated