"Remember youth as you pass by,
As you was once, so once was I,
As I am now, you soon will be,
Prepare to die and follow me."
(Epitaph on a warlock grave)
Nightmares Begin with 'G' I
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Stressed"Taco lady!" Gir cheered as he ran over to Gaz.
"Zim," Gaz mumbled and lowered her head and rested it against the cold metal.
"Master?" Gir questioned as he looked ahead.
Gaz didn't look up as she felt her body being lifted. Gir hung onto her as they were raised into the air. Two royal guards held her leaving her toes touching the ground. Gaz kept her head hung as she felt her eyes water. She wanted to cry, she hadn't cried since the lab. Gaz could hear the hover belts approaching and she bit back her tears. Her teeth gritted.
"What should be done with her?" A royal guard questioned.
"Throw her in a holding chamber," Red casually said.
"He looks dead," Purple mused as he stared down at Zim.
"Master!" Gir shouted as he launched at Zim.
Gaz looked up and watched as Gir clung to Zim. Red raised an antenna in disgust and Purple looked conflicted. The royal guards floated pass Zim's body and Gaz took this chance to let loose a dry sob.
"Deactivate the piece of junk," Red ordered as he pointed to Gir.
Gaz's eyes shot open and she struggled against the guards. They growled as they kept their grip on her.
"NO! Let me keep him!" Gaz shouted, pleaded.
Red smirked as he looked to the robot. Gir was sobbing his eyes out on the ground. Purple raced forward grabbed Gir and threw him at Gaz. He held onto her once more as he sobbed.
"Sure, go ahead…we don't need him!" Purple quickly called out as Red scowled at him.
"Why did you do that?" Red growled as he glared at Purple.
"Why not? They can't do any harm," Purple explained with his own glare.
"Speaking of harm…how did she break free of the Pak?" Red questioned.
"That's a mystery," Purple nervously said as he grinned.
"Indeed," Red grumbled.
They floated behind the guards as they dragged Gaz away. Her amber eyes shut and tears escaped. Her form shook as she let loose the tears. Gaz opened her eyes and noticed a Pak on the ground.
'Zim!' Gaz thought.
Gaz struggled and wiped her tears on her hand. She then twisted with some pain and wiped it on the Irken's face. He yelped as his skin began to burn. Gaz pulled lose of the guard to her left and fell to the ground with a grunt. She crawled forward and reached out. The Pak was gripped in her hand and she stuck it inside her suit. The guards kicked her and she coughed. They picked her back up and began to carry her away. They reached the familiar doors and instead of going inside a trap door opened. Gaz recognized it as an elevator. The guards turned around and Gaz faced the Tallest.
"You would have been a good Invader," Red commented. Gaz remained silent as he continued. "Too bad you were influenced by that defective."
"Remember youth as you pass by," Gaz calmly spoke. "As you once was, so was I."
"What is she mumbling?" Red questioned.
"As I am now, you soon will be…prepare to die and follow me," Gaz hissed as she glared at him.
Red laughed and Purple rubbed his arm nervously. Neither noticed that shadows that shifted below their feet. A permanent silver ring was around Gaz's eye as she glared at them. Gaz turned her gaze to Purple and he fidgeted.
"When I toss your souls into darkness…you will be spared," Gaz darkly said to Purple.
"You need help," Red said as the elevator descended.
Gaz watched them as she slowly vanished beneath the surface. Red and Gaz never broke eye contact as she slowly vanished beneath the surface. Gaz darkly grinned and the shadows covered her before she could see Red's reaction. Gaz kept her eyes opened and watched where they took her. They came to a metal door and it slid open. They tossed her inside and another barrier popped into place much to her distaste. Gaz pulled Gir off her shirt and sat him on the ground. She moved her legs and noticed that she had regain movement in them. Gaz stood up and walked over to the barrier. She tapped it and it zapped her. Gaz stared at her slightly burnt finger with a frown.
"Gir," Gaz calmly said.
"Yeah," Gir responded.
Gaz turned her gaze to Gir and found that the little robot was still upset. She scowled and reached into her suit. Gaz sat down and leaned against the metal of her cell. She stared at the Pak before she held it to her chest with a soft hug. Gir walked over to her and leaned against her side. Gaz sighed, he sighed, and then they both sighed together.
Gaz furrowed her eyebrows as she gripped the Pak to her body. She didn't want to sit here and mourn. Gaz growled and wondered if they really thought she would accept defeat. She shook her head no and looked to Gir. It seemed as if she had some help if she could find motivation for Gir. Gaz looked to her left forearm and found that nothing had been altered on her suit. She then checked her pockets and found that her GS2 had been taken.
"First they abduct me, then they take Zim, and now they take my GS2…they will pay!" Gaz growled.
Gaz walked around the room and let her fingers trace the walls. There had to be a vent around her. When she found nothing she kicked the wall in anger. A cracking sound was heard and she let her confused gaze turn to the ceiling. A metal leg stuck through and part of the ceiling collapsed. Gaz covered her eyes from the dust and Gir began to laugh.
"Yay! We're going to be buried alive!" Gir cheered.
"Invader Skoodge waiting to assist you," Skoodge said as he saluted her.
Gaz waved the dust away and looked down. She gazed at the small Irken staring at her and sighed. Gir ran over and poked him. Skoodge waved his hand away and Gir poked him in the head.
"You're chubby like Mini-Moose!" Gir squealed as Skoodge frowned.
"Why'd you come back?" Gaz questioned.
"You helped me escape and it's wrong to leave a good soldier behind," Skoodge admitted as his foot traced patterns in the dirt.
"You showed up just in time," Gaz said as she held Zim's Pak to her chest.
"Is that a Pak?" Skoodge questioned as he rose on his toes to look.
Gaz nodded and kneeled down. Skoodge took the Pak and turned it different ways. He 'hmmed' and pressed something on the Pak. A little round tub ejected from the first light and Skoodge smirked.
"Who's Pak is this?" Skoodge questioned.
"This is Zim's Pak," Gaz answered.
"Zim! He came back to Irk?" Skoodge questioned in disbelief.
Yeah…he came to save me," Gaz mumbled.
"Zim's changed, he normally wouldn't help anyone," Skoodge spoke as he stuck the tube back in the Pak.
"We all change," Gaz assured.
"How long has his Pak been off him?" Skoodge questioned.
"Probably an hour now," Gaz guessed.
"Then his body's blank, but he's still in here," Skoodge assured.
"All I have to do it get his body…right?" Gaz asked.
"Yeah…but his power cell is empty," Skoodge sullenly informed.
"Do you know where there's more?" Gaz seriously questioned.
"The power cell chamber is in Irk's core, but there are spares in the Tallest's chambers," Skoodge replied.
"Can't we just recharge him?" Gir questioned as they both stared at him.
"No, the battery is dead," Skoodge squashed the idea.
"Then I guess I have to go to Red's chamber," Gaz sighed with a dark smirk.
"Why Red? Purple usually easy to scare," Skoodge commented.
"I have a score to settle with Red," Gaz answered as her fist met her palm.
"Do you want to get Zim's body?" Skoodge asked.
"What do they do with bodies?" Gaz questioned.
"The bodies are usually set on fire and left to burn at the place of death," Skoodge answered.
"Shit," Gaz cursed.
"She said a bad word!" Gir laughed.
"Let's hurry up!" Gaz growl as she tossed Skoodge back into his tunnel.
Gir laughed as Gaz flung him after Skoodge. Gaz then jumped into the tunnel and followed them out.
"Hurry up! I want to see fire!" Red rushed the smaller Irken.
Purple floated there with bored eyes. He wondered if anything else would happen. The small Irken dropped the metal torch and Red cheered as flames erupted.
"Now that the test run is over…set Zim on fire!" Red ordered.
"You're moving things fast…why the hurry?" Purple questioned.
"I just worry that Zim will find some way to come back," Red confided.
"He always does find a way to survive," Purple agreed.
"That and I want to deal with that creepy girl quickly," Red explained.
"Afraid of a girl?" Purple questioned with a laugh.
"Of course not!" Red quickly assured. "But she might try to eat us."
"What?" Purple questioned as one eye squinted. "That's stupid. Not even I would think of something that stupid!"
"You saw how she tried to eat Zim's face…what if she did the same to us?" Red challenged.
"I believe that was some type of affection," Purple replied.
"I thought it involved meat," Red mused.
"Zim said that the human's like to cause pain with affection," Purple quoted.
"He look liked he enjoyed it," Red replied.
"Oh well, maybe you can ask that creepy girl," Purple offered with a grin.
The small Irken brought the metal torch to Zim's body and it suddenly blew out. Red and Purple raised their antennae in confusion. A scream was heard and the looked to see that the smaller Irken was gone.
"The only thing I'm going to teach you is affliction," Gaz's voice assured as it echoed around them.
"Yay! It's time for pain!" Gir cheered.
"How did you get out?" Red growled. "Again!"
"You can't cage darkness," Gaz's voice mocked.
"She is creepy," Purple agreed.
"I haven't come for you yet…but I will get you soon," Gaz assured as her body melted from the shadows.
"She's displaying traits from the Omega's race." Red noticed.
"Hey! Where's Invader Kook?" Purple questioned.
"I ate her!" Gir screamed as he clung to Red's head.
"They're cannibals!" Red screamed as he pried Gir off.
"Your nightmare begins today," Gaz whispered as she walked over to Zim's body.
Gaz picked up his body and thanked whatever force out there for him not weighing a ton. Gir ran over and jumped on her head. Gaz took a step back and they vanished into the shadows. Red looked around and noticed that there was no other around beside him and Purple. Purple reached into his pants and pulled out a soda. He opened it and stuck a straw into it. Purple then calmly began to drink it with a look of boredom.
"How can you be so calm?" Red growled and Purple shrugged. "She's going to get us!"
"Correction. You, she's going to get you," Purple corrected with a grin.
"You'd leave me to face her alone?" Red questioned with hurt.
"You gladly offered me to her," Purple coldly reminded.
"It was a joke," Red assured with a weak laugh.
"Not funny," Purple calmly said with a look of anger.
"But you don't hold grudges!" Red shouted.
"I don't," Purple mused.
"Then you won't let me face her alone?" Red questioned with a bit of hope.
"You'll face her. I'll just be in the other room munching," Purple answered.
"But…"
Purple shrugged and floated away before any more words could be said. He hoped that Red was learning something from this. Purple also hoped that the creepy girl wouldn't kill Red. Purple scowled and gripped the back of his neck. He hated those emotions that Zim had once reported about. He hated that he cared for Red and at the same time disliked him. Purple thought that those feelings faded when Red offered him to Gaz. They had, but now they came back in concern. Purple shook his head and decided that it was time that they do things separate for once.
Author's Note:
Invader Stunk: That last fight scene could have been longer but...
Leader Rig: There's going to be a lot of fighting in the next part...not in this story though
Invader Stunk: So much blood and guts...I love it!
Leader Rig: About Purple...he's just getting ready to make a move
Invader Stunk: He'll make his move in the next story...for now he just acts weird
Leader Rig: Please leave a review and the story will be updated once more
Invader Stunk: This chapter was beta'd by Invader Iza