Vultus est index animi
(More Latin!)
Of The Fifth Kind
"Talking"
'Thinking'
StressedDib bit his lower lip as he watched his sister on the table. Zim had taken a sample of her blood and was already searching for anything wrong. Gaz groaned and Zim turned his red eyes to her for a moment. He went back to taking apart her DNA once he turned back to the computer. He had compared her DNA to other samples and had found nothing wrong. He scratched his head and his antennae flattened to his skull in anger. Zim didn't know if he should be angry about her being sick or him not finding anything wrong.
"Find anything?" Dib questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Anomaly found," the computer interrupted.
Zim's antennae perked up as he looked to the screen. A DNA strand was displayed and he glared at it. Dib gazed at the screen and walked closer to get a better look.
"That's not normal," Zim mumbled as he pointed to a sequence.
"No it isn't," Dib agreed.
"It looks like a ladder!" Gir shouted.
"Yes, a ladder Gir," Zim agreed.
"Can I climb it?" Gir questioned.
"Shut up!" Gaz mumbled as she sat up.
"Gaz…lay down," Dib carefully said.
"We can't Dib…you see...we have a mission," Gaz calmly said as she pulled wires from her body.
Zim's eyes narrowed as he turned back to the screen.
"I recognize that code!" Zim growled.
"You're a little slow," Gaz chuckled as she stood up.
"She's talking all funny!" Gir chuckled.
"Gir! Restrain her!" Zim ordered as he pointed to Gaz.
"Yes Master!" Gir replied.
Gaz opened her eyes in amusement. The robot turned red and lunged for her. Gir flew past her head and ran out the door. Zim sighed and Dib shook his head. Gaz chuckled and raised an eyebrow in oblivious challenge. Her silver eyes gleamed as they traveled to the screen.
"What's wrong with her?" Dib growled.
"She's been abducted," Zim growled.
"Sounds funny coming from alien doesn't it?" Gaz questioned.
"Why weren't you watching her?" Dib growled.
"I am Xi of the Omega," Gaz introduced.
"Omega…more aliens!" Dib accused.
"What are you doing in my human?" Zim questioned.
"Your human?" Dib questioned as Gaz smirked in amusement. Zim growled and Dib swore he saw the alien turn a darker shade of green.
"Anything that an Irken takes interest in becomes Irken property," Zim clarified with a quick wave of his hand.
"Just like a typical Irken…your race is nothing but a disease," Gaz spat.
"Gaz is not property!" Dib seriously shouted.
"Like your race is any better!" Zim shouted back desperate to avoid the topic of 'property.'
"The Omega's just exist…we lived in peace until your disgusting race destroyed our home and enslaved our people!" Gaz accused as she glowed with anger.
"Do you always refer to yourself as two people?" Dib questioned.
"I am two beings. My loved one and I share the same body. We Omega's are pure darkness. When we find the one we care for we join ourselves in a fusion to create one being, though we can still take two forms," Xi informed.
"Interesting," Dib mumbled.
"It's very interesting…it is part of the reason the Irkens destroyed our race," Gaz growled.
"I don't remember that," Zim said.
"Of course not…but that damn control brain remembers!" Gaz growled.
"Get out of her and I won't destroy you," Zim calmly threatened.
"That's all you Irkens are capable of. You experience nothing but death and destruction. There is more to existence then that," Gaz growled as her eyes flashed silver.
"If you want to hurt Zim, go ahead…but get out of my sister," Dib advised.
"We're sorry you large headed creature, but we can't do that," Gaz sympathetically sighed.
"Why not?" Dib questioned the added. "My head isn't big!"
"We need this form in order to destroy the Irken," Gaz informed as the shadows on the walls circled around her feet.
"What's wrong with your form?" Dib questioned.
"Nothing, but this is way is much more…enjoyable," Gaz hissed as the shadows wrapped around her legs.
The shadows fully devoured her body leaving two slanted slits of silver for eyes. Her features were no longer visible, but Zim could feel the smirk. Dib and Zim both took a step back as Gaz stretched. The shadows seemed to surround her like a black flame. She took a step forward and they weaved around her body.
"Irken scum! Prepare to die!" Gaz growled as the shadows flared to life.
"Uh-oh," Zim sighed as he watched with wide eyes.
"Come silently and you may live till we reach the Tallest," Gaz purred.
"This is your fault Zim!" Dib growled.
"Run!" Zim screamed as he made a dash for the elevator.
"Coward!" Gaz hissed as she threw her hand forward.
Shadows rolled off her form and wrapped around the two. Zim growled as he struggled against the grip. Gaz glared at Dib, but roughly released him. He dropped to the floor.
"Why did you let him go?" Zim questioned.
"Because he is unimportant," Gaz informed.
"You think I will be taken so easily." Zim dangerously spoke. "Zim never surrenders!"
Two of the mechanical spider legs shot out of his Pak and turned toward Gaz. The silver eyes widened as the tips charged with green energy. The shadows tightened around Zim in an attempt to crush him. He released the lasers and Gaz screamed as she slammed into the wall. Zim watched as blood splattered against the wall. The shadows around her seemed to blow off the place of injury like a flame being extinguished.
"Gaz," Zim mumbled as his eyes narrowed in confusion.
"You hurt her!" Dib growled as Zim ignored him.
"Guess Irkens really are emotionless," Gaz mused as she stood up. The blood on the walls slid down and into her form. "You are nothing but monsters!"
"What have you done to her?" Dib demanded as he watched a dark orb form in her palm.
"We joined with this human. Using the dormant DNA in her blood we have manipulated her body to suit us," Gaz spoke as her voice echoed through the room.
"Is she alive?" Dib worriedly questioned.
"She is very alive…we do not feel pain from injuries…but she does," Gaz spoke as she grinned at their expressions.
She closed her hand and opened it to reveal a small orb. Gaz raised the small black orb to her mouth and softly blew upon it. The orb shot off toward Zim. He ducked and rolled away from the small object. It exploded and he cursed as he watched his screen get blown to pieces. Dib covered his face as he attempted to protect himself from flying bits of glass.
"Computer!" Zim shouted. "Set up a barrier around the Omega!"
Dib watched as Zim grinned at creature controlling Gaz. Four red transparent walls encaged it. Zim walked closer and narrowed his eyes as he carefully watched it.
"You are no match for ZIM!" He declared as he laughed.
"Irken scum," Gaz softly hissed, as she appeared to melt.
"Huh?" Zim mumbled as he looked into the prison.
Gaz completely vanished and Dib ran closer. They both saw nothing in the cage. She completely disappeared.
"Nothing can escape that," Zim mumbled. "Drop the barrier!"
Dib's eyes widened as he took a step back.
"NO! She's still in there!" Dib shouted.
Laughter filled the room as a wave of darkness shot toward Zim. His legs extended and set up a blue barrier around himself. The shadows bounced off and vanished upon impact to the floor.
"Zim! You can't hurt her!" Dib warned.
"Do not tell me what to do," Zim growled.
"Just like an Irken," Gaz's voice echoed through the room. "They care for nothing."
"Come out and fight!" Zim demanded as his fists clenched.
"They destroy all they touch…a filthy disease."
"I'll enjoy ripping apart your molecules," Zim hissed with a whisper.
"You'll kill her," Gaz assured.
Zim turned around as he soon a he caught movement. A black streak bounced off the walls and vanished into a crack.
"So," Zim mumbled.
"I told my other half that this form would not matter to you," Gaz whispered.
"You can't hurt her! She's my only family!" Dib shouted as Gaz took form.
The shadows leaked from the walls and formed her body. Gaz stood still as she glared at Zim. Her silver eyes glowed as she watched him. Zim noted that her violet hair moved against her like slithering shadows.
"There is no hope for your race," Gaz hissed.
"You forget one thing," Zim reminded.
"What is that?" Gaz questioned, she wanted to humor him.
"I am Zim!" Zim shouted as he dropped the barrier.
Dib watched as Gaz threw her hand forward. A black orb shot forward this time it appeared to be more of a liquid. Zim ran to his left and the orb followed him. His hand gripped a flashlight and he grunted as the orb slammed into his left arm. Blood fell to the floor as he kept running.
"This human is strong, she amplifies our power," Gaz spoke as she began to walk forward.
"What are you planning to do with her?" Zim questioned through gritted teeth.
"Once we take you to the Tallestwe will use her to rebuild our race. We do need new DNA," Gaz explained as she smoothly rushed forward and smacked Zim. The flashlight went flying and landed in Dib's hands.
"She'll be some experiment," Zim angrily growled as he struggled to get up.
"She will be the mother of our race…it is an honor," Gaz replied as stepped on his hand.
Bones crunched under her foot and she grinned. Zim closed his mouth as he struggled not to scream. Zim glared up at her as his red eyes deepened with anger. Gaz smirked and fully pressed her weight to his hand. She wanted to make sure that his bones were nothing but fragments.
"I won't let you do that to her," Zim softly said.
"Don't want your property damaged?" Gaz mocked as she kicked him in the face.
Zim hit the control panel and gasped in pain. Electricity shocked him and he fell to the floor. Dib gripped the flashlight tighter wondering what should be done. He didn't care if Zim got hurt, but Gaz. He didn't want her to end up as some experiment, but then he didn't want to hurt her.
"It's not right," Zim gurgled as he spat up blood.
"What did you say?" Gaz growled as her eyes thinned.
"I won't let you do that to her," Zim growled as the spider legs extended from his back and lifted him up.
"Why do you care?" Gaz laughed.
Zim darkly smiled as he stood up. One metallic leg extended and knocked the flashlight from Dib's hands. Zim quickly grabbed it out of the air and remained smiling.
"Zim needs no reason," Zim softly said as he flicked the switch on the flashlight.
"Gaz!" Dib called out in fear.
A burst of white exploded from the flash white. Zim quickly shut his eyes as the light filled the entire room. Dib squinted in an attempt to watch his sister. The light eventually forced his eyes closed. Three different voices screamed echoed from Gaz's throat as she held her hands in front of her. A black shadow covered her as she continued to scream. Zim bit his lip as he listened to the screams and wondered why he felt pain. Zim turned the flashlight off and the computer restored normal lighting. His eyes slowly opened and he gazed sadly at the shape on the form.
"Bastard!" Dib growled as he flew forward and punched Zim.
Zim's head snapped to the side and he fell to the floor. He spat more blood on the floor. Dib glared at Zim one last time before he ran over to his sister. He fell to his knees and let his hands hover above her. Dib didn't know what to do. He hesitantly reached down and felt where her face would be. Gaz's entire body was covered in what felt like a black clay. Dib pulled his fingers away when the clay began to sizzle his skin.
"Don't touch her," Zim advised through a swollen jaw.
"You killed her," Dib whispered as he felt his rage rising. "You killed HER!"
"She's alive you stupid earth-filth," Zim spat.
"She looks like burnt toast…that is not alive!" Dib shouted.
"If you just add water then that stuff will melt away," Zim casually said.
"Really?" Dib questioned.
"Instant Gaz," Zim spoke as he glared at him.
Dib immediately tried to pick her up and found that the clay weighed her down. Zim opened one eye wider then the other in question.
"Computer!" Zim shouted. "Take them to the bathing facility!"
"Why can't you call it a bathroom?" Dib questioned as a tub dropped down from the ceiling and sucked them up.
Zim scowled and then looked around at his base. All his hard work was destroyed once more. He shrugged; at least this first encounter with a bounty hunter went well. His antennae slightly rose as he remembered the Omega that had existed.
'Why do you care?'
'Why do I care?' Zim wondered as he picked up his flashlight of doom.
Gir ran into the room sipping on a slushy.
"Where have you been?" Zim growled.
"I don't know," Gir responded as he began to drool. Zim glared at the robot before he turned his gaze to his crushed hand.
"That repair will hurt," Zim mumbled.
"You've got a noodle arm!" Gir screamed as he pointed at Zim's crushed arm.
Author's Note:
I hope this chapter wasn't confusing, it went along with the first part of the last chapter.
Invader Stunk: Foamy rules Invader Iza
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Leader Rig: Anyways the Author wishes to say thank you for all the reviews!
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