"Welcome to my nightmare. I think you're going to likeit.
There'll be some more when you come down."
Alice Cooper

Nightmares Begin with 'G' II

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed

Gaz reluctantly handed Zim's Pak to Skoodge. Gir sat on top of Zim and gazed up at Gaz. Skoodge was quickly running a test on her blood to find out the reason why her eyes had changed. He slightly scowled and he pressed a few buttons. Gaz tapped her foot and waited. She had time, because she was going to get Red. It could wait for a few moments.

"I found it!" Skoodge proudly said.

"What is it?" Gaz questioned.

"The Omega DNA should have vanished from your system, but it seems to have permanently bonded to your junk DNA," Skoodge answered.

"What does this mean?" Gaz questioned.

"You may pick up minor Omega traits, but it's hard to say. I've never seen two species mix like this," Skoodge replied.

"I won't die or anything?" Gaz questioned.

"No, the process would have killed you long before," Skoodge replied.

"Can you tell how much DNA is in my system?" Gaz asked as Skoodge began to analyze.

"The Omega DNA bonded with about…thirty percent of your human DNA," Skoodge answered with a raised antenna.

"Do you know anything about Omega's?" Gaz questioned.

"I know that they're a type of shadow…they usually just exist," Skoodge warily answered.

"What are their features?" Gaz questioned as a flash of the two that came to her in the night came to the surface.

"They emit no light, they are just a mass of black liquid that can move within shadows. They were one of the oldest races in the galaxy. They have silver eyes," Skoodge helplessly explained.

"That's why the shadows reacted to me," Gaz mused remembering how she walked through them.

"Tallest Miyuki once mentioned that the Omega's worked purely on intense emotions," Skoodge mused.

"Great," Gaz uttered.

Skoodge looked up at her and she scowled at the shadows. Not only was she a clone, but now, she was some freak. Gaz sighed and rolled her eyes. Life seemed as if it would be more interesting. Gaz suddenly grinned, it seemed like now she could really cast a soul into a pit of darkness.

"I'm going to get the power cell…and torture Red," Gaz suddenly said.

"Be careful," Skoodge warned.

"I don't need to be," Gaz replied as she walked off.

"Gaz's gone crazy!" Gir laughed.

"Quiet! Someone might hear!" Skoodge scolded.

"Can I make master into a piñata?" Gir questioned with an innocent look.

"What's that?" Skoodge questioned in confusion.

Gir's face lit up and the little robot began to squeal in excitement.

Red and Purple floated through the hallway. Purple suddenly stopped and punched in a code on the mini control panel. His door opened and he turned to Red with a raised eyebrow. Red's eyes were searching every shadow.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Purple dryly questioned. He believed Red needed to learn a lesson, but he didn't want him to die of fear.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about upping security," Red responded without making eye contact.

"Nervous?" Purple questioned with a sly smile.

"Pfff… no," Red growled as he trained his eyes on Purple.

"Then I guess…I'll leave you alone…all alone in this long…dark hallway," Purple sighed as he purposely stressed certain words. Red tensed and then glared at Purple.

"I'll be fine!" Red snarled as Purple smirk widened.

"Okay," Purple happily said and floated into his room. The door quickly shut in Red's face.

"Thanks for the concern," Red mumbled as he glared at the door.

Red glared at the door one more time for good measure. He floated back from the door. Red calmly took a steady breath gazed down the hallway. He began to hate the fact that his room was at the end in the darkest section. Red slowly floated along the dimly lit hallway. He let his eyes stray to each shadow, and anything that might attack. The lights went out and he yelped. He floated to a wall and pressed his back to it. His breathing sped up a bit and his heart began to pump faster. He blinked and quickly searched the hall for anything strange. A scream tore through the darkness and he froze.

"Purple?" Red softly questioned as he quickly went silent. Another scream answered his silence.

'It has to be nothing,' Red thought.

"I wish this was nothing!" Purple's voice echoed through the hall.

'It can't be that bad,' Red roughly thought as he closed his eyes.

"It's horrible!" Purple wailed.

'As long as nothing's killing him,' Red assured himself, he didn't want to go check on Purple.

"It's killing me!" Purple's voice shouted.

Red bit his lip contemplating if he should check on Purple. He heard another scream and he gritted his teeth. Red quickly floated back to Purple's room. He punched in a code and the door slid open with a swish. Red froze and his eyes widened in fear. His heart stopped and he didn't dare move. Purple was face down on the ground with a liquid puddle around his face.

"Purple!" Red shouted once his shock wore out.

"What?" Purple shouted as he lifted his face. Red's mouth dropped and he began to mumble.

"I thought…the scream…"

"The scream?" Purple questioned and then answered. "Oh that! I dropped my soda!"

"Then what was so horrible?" Red asked in calm confusion.

"It was my last soda," Purple promptly answered with a sheepish smile.

"Then what was killing you?" Red now growled.

"Thatstrangeshadowthing," Purple quickly rushed out.

"What was that?" Red asked.

"I said trying to suck that soda up through this thing," Purple answered as he held up a straw and widely grinned.

"You twit," Red snapped as he left the room.

"But it was cherry," Purple sadly muttered.

Red's anger was now to a point to where he could float through the darkness without twitching. He made it to his room and punched in his own code. The swished open and Red floated into the darkness without a care. Red pushed another button and the lights remained off. The shut and sparks erupted from it. Red floated back as the sparks jumped at his skin. When they died down, he hovered back to the control panel and tapped it. The light in it died and he realized that he was sealed shut. His eyes widened as he remembered the reason why he was so afraid. A flash of light entered his room from a nearby guard. It flashed across his form and he noticed a figure in the corner.

"I know you're there," Red snapped deciding that anger would be best.

An amused chuckle drifted to him and jumped.

Something brushed against his antennae. Red floated towards a wall and pressed against it.

"I told you I'd come," the shadows whispered to him.

"Hiding? Too afraid to fight me?" Red mocked hoping to cause Gaz to mess up.

Gaz cackled and he heard footsteps. They ran passed him and he couldn't see anything.

"I'm right behind you," Gaz whispered.

Red tensed as hands reached out beside him and wrapped around his face. They were like two dark shadows. Red yelped and pulled away. He ran into a chair and was suddenly pushed to his bed.

"Your fear…it pleases me," Gaz purred as the shadows on the ceiling shifted.

"You only have an advantage because of that Omega DNA," Red knowingly said.

Another wave of light flashed over him and he temporarily closed his eyes. When he opened them, Gaz was kneeling on his chest glaring into his eyes. His arms flailed and he screamed. Gaz rolled to the side and stood at his bed. She continued to glare down at him through slightly open eyes.

"I need nothing to torment you," Gaz darkly assured.

"Got you!" Red shouted as he sat up.

Four spider legs shot out of his Pak. Gaz tilted her head as she watched them charge with green energy. The lasers shot and knocked her into the wall. Red evilly grinned as she remained against the wall. Gaz didn't move and he felt the success of victory. Red pushed up and noticed that hover belt wasn't functioning. His antennae stood straight as he heard laughter. It started out soft and it began to echo around the room as it increased in volume. Gaz stood up and she was no longer laughing.

"You should be dead," Red growled.

"This suit…it protected me," Gaz explained as she glared at Red. "Do you know who made it?"

"I'm going to enjoy hurting you," Red growled.

"Zim made this suit…the Irken that you deem unworthy of life," Gaz continued.

"So he did something right, I don't care," Red snapped.

"Guess what…I'm going to make you wish you weren't active," Gaz spoke as she took one step closer to him.

Gaz took another step and light flashed into the room. When it cleared, she was gone. Red blinked in confusion as he slowly turned around. A purple glow flashed in the room and he spun around. Gaz stood on the other side of his bed. Her right had glowed with purple energy; the suit had covered her hand again. In her left hand, she held a demented looking bear.

"Put it down!" Red shouted.

"Welcome to my nightmare," Gaz calmly said as she melted the bear.

"Shmee!" Red shouted as he lunged at her.

Gaz stepped aside and allowed Red to slam into the wall. She grinned at the satisfying thud she heard. Gaz began to walk around his room taking everything in.

"What do you care for?" Gaz calmly questioned.

"I'm really going to hurt you," Red spoke through gritted teeth.

"Do you care for anything?" Gaz questioned as she pushed files off a table.

"Nothing," Red mumbled as he stood up.

"Everyone cares for something…it's in human nature to care…I find Irkens to be the same," Gaz mused.

"You're wrong because I care for nothing!" Red growled as he allowed the spider legs to merge.

"You lie…I can feel your lie," Gaz softly said as she gazed down at the documents.

"You're just some creepy girl that needs help," Red stated as Gaz turned around.

"You care for something or someone…but I don't wish to harm innocents…today," Gaz assured as she noticed something flash through his eyes.

"Then you're weak," Red declared as she glowered at him. "You must be willing to do anything if you want power."

"I'm not after power, I just want you to suffer," Gaz reminded.

"I remember why we destroyed the Omegas," Red mused hoping to distract her.

Gaz slowly walked closer to him not caring about what he had to say.

"They were to emotional…everything had to do with emotions…it was pathetic," Red spat.

"You care for your position in power…you care for Purple…but I'm going to take the most important thing in your life," Gaz explained.

"What's that?" Red dryly asked.

"I'm going to take you. I'll make you fear every shadow…I'll make sure you have nightmares…most importantly…I'm taking your life," Gaz whispered as she vanished again.

Red's eyes shot open and he searched the room for her. Something pulled an antenna and he waved his arms around. Gaz quickly pressed an area on the Pak and reached in. She smirked when she grabbed the thing she needed.

"No," Red growled as he instantly fell to the floor.

"Whiner," Gaz mumbled as she kicked his body.

'Be lucky that I had some pity,' Gaz thought as she kicked the door. It instantly opened.

Author's Note:
Invader Stunk: Yeah…that sucks
Leader Rig: He was a jerk
Invader Stunk: At least he's still alive
Leader Rig: Lucky him…but the poor bear
Author: 'Ello...I just want to say the bear wasn't really harmed...I wouldn't do that to adorable Shmee
Invader Stunk: How did you get here?(shifty eyes)
Author: Because this story has reached over two hundred reviews you're getting a room(smiles)
Leader Rig: What about me...(pouts)
Author(rolls eyes): You get your loofa back and a bath!
Invader Stunk does happy dance and Rig hugs loofa
Leader Rig: But I want to see my son...
Author: You can't you're dead!
Rig and Stunk look stunned and creeped out by this. Author sheepishly smiles.
Author: Please leave review after the beep!
Leader Rig: What beep?
Author: BEEP!
Leader Rig: Okay...
Beta'd by Invader Iza