"They say that light is stronger than darkness... pray they're right..."
MillenniuM
Zeta Reticulian
"Talking"
'Thinking'
StressedDib sighed and he pulled at his sickle style hair. It had been four days since Gaz had been missing. Four days since Zim had left to get her back. Dib had to explain to the teacher's that Gaz had contracted an illness since their father was never around for answers. Dib had explained that Gaz had received Mono. They began to ask about Zim and Dib had decided to cover for the alien. He felt he owed it to Zim since he was the one saving his sister. Dib had explained that Zim received Mono and had lovingly given it to Gaz. The rumors started to fly.
He glared up at the stars from his roof as he sighed. It was the fourth night since they had been gone. He missed his sister's threats, his, and Zim's arguments. Dib actually missed the pathetic threats and insults.
"This is horrible!" Dib shouted to the stars.
"There better not be any walking dead up there!" Prof. Membrane's voice called out.
"He'll never let me live that down," Dib grumbled to himself.
Dib stood up and stared up at the stars. He jumped on a wire and slid down to the garage. The doors opened and he stared in shock. His ship was watching a soap opera. The ship quickly turned the show off and sighed.
"I need to go to Irk," Dib firmly said.
"Why?" The ship casually asked.
"My sister is missing and Zim with her doesn't ease my mind," Dib answered.
"Oh, I don't like Irk," the ship replied.
"I don't care!" Dib shouted.
"You still need to fix the special engine," the ship reminded.
"I know," Dib growled in defeat.
"All you have to do is put the violet wire to the green wire," the ship mused as Dib suddenly smiled.
Dib ran around to the side and opened up a compartment. The ship hummed as Dib placed the wires together. He grinned and slammed the door down. The ship would have glared at him if it could. Dib ran and jumped in the cockpit and the windshield sealed him inside. Dib grinned as he pressed a few buttons. His life long dream of going into space for exploring was finally coming true. He didn't have to fight Zim, all he had to do was go into space and explore till he found Gaz.
"What's in that area Tak was in?" Dib questioned.
"You want to go and see? My data concludes that the beings weren't hostile," the ship answered.
"Is it far from Irk?" Dib questioned.
"Not that far, only a system away," the ship assured.
"Sure…let's go," Dib agreed.
"Hold on!" The ship shouted.
Dib gasped a seatbelt shot out and tightly strapped him in. The engines powered up and the busted out of the garage. Dib groaned as he watched the remainders turn to ask due to the engines flames. He sighed and figured what the hell, he'd only live once. His eyes took in everything as they approached space. He was excited, it was his dream to enter space and contact different beings. A sudden boom alerted him that they were traveling faster then the speed of light. Dib wondered if there was any light in space.
"Amazing," Dib gasped as he took in different plants.
"We're almost there," the ship sighed.
"Why do you sound bored?" Dib questioned.
"Because I'm missing my show," the ship snapped.
'My life really is strange,' Dib thought as he noticed a strange planet.
"What's that?" Dib asked as he pressed his face to the window.
The planet was green, with shades of blue and white surrounding it. Around it were two moons and one sun. The ship flew in closer and he was shocked to see that the planet barely had any surfaces of water. He could make out a few lakes and rivers, but no main bodies. Dib typed something in and the ship scanned the planet. The atmosphere was similar to earth. There were signs of life. Dib just wondered if the beings were friendly.
"What planet is this?" Dib questioned in awe.
"This is the third planet in this system. I believe it's called Zeta Reticulian or Zeta for short," the ship replied.
Dib nodded and glanced at the surface at they landed. He was surprised to find that the planet was completely healthy. Green grass was in abundance here and the clouds held no taint of pollution. The ship touched the ground and he gazed at the buildings. They were small metal structures with a basic layout of a human house. In the center of the all these houses was a giant dome. Dib thought it looked like a golf ball stuck in the ground. The ship opened and Dib began to panic.
"Calm down, it's safe," the ship assured.
The seat belt released him and Dib found that ship had launched him out of it. He hit the ground with a loud yell. Dib clenched the ground and found it soft. He pushed himself up and brushed the dirt off his clothes. His hands dropped to his sides and his mouth dropped.
"It's been awhile," the figure mused with a grin.
"What? How? I thought…"
"With that big head you still can't think," the female mocked with a smile.
"Tak," Dib finally managed to stutter.
"In the flesh…or more to say," Tak dryly said.
"Welcome to Zeta," another voice greeted.
Dib turned his gaze away from Tak and stared at the newcomer. The alien was his height, had green eyes, and a broad smile. Dib noticed that the new alien and Tak both wore a black body suit with boots. Dib turned his gaze to Tak and wondered how she had gotten so tall. The other alien squeaked and drew Dib's attention. His antennae slightly wiggled and Dib raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Uh…hi," Dib slowly said.
"And I thought there was intelligent life!" The other alien laughed as he wiped his green eyes of tears.
"No…he's just stunned," Tak assured.
"He's an Irken?" Dib questioned as he pointed to the alien.
"Correct," Tak confirmed with a smile.
"And I'm not a back Pak Irken," the green eyed alien laughed.
"I don't mean to be rude…but who are you?" Dib questioned.
"Me…I'm no one and someone…"
"Just tell me a name," Dib sighed as he rolled his eyes.
"I'm Klavier," he finally said.
"Okay…but how did you get here?" Dib questioned.
"That's a long story," Tak mused.
"No it isn't," Klavier stated as she glared at him.
"Big headed boy, welcome to Zeta, home of the Pakless Irkens," Klavier fully greeted.
"Tak, do you have a Pak?" Dib questioned.
"No, mine was removed four years ago," answered Tak as she turned to her side.
"How are you Pakless…I thought the control brain issued a Pak on everyone?" Dib questioned.
"Come with me and I can explain everything," Tak assured.
"You seem happier," Dib commented.
"You'd be happy too if you no longer had to serve two idiots and work on Planet Dirt," Tak grumbled.
"Bad memories?" Dib sheepishly asked.
"Just that…memories," Tak assured.
"Hey! Don't leave me out! I want to talk!" Klavier whined.
"Who's Klavier? How are you Pakless? And…I don't know," Dib exclaimed as his brain blew a fuse.
Tak just motioned Dib to follow. He followed figuring that nothing bad would happen. She seemed different and Klavier didn't seem hostile at all. Dib still couldn't believe the nature of this planet, it was like a better version of earth. He still hadn't seen any animals around. There were signs of technology, but nothing dangerous. Dib noticed a house up ahead. It was ground level and a dome shape. It was silver in color and actually appeared friendly. Tak walked over to it and tapped something in on a blue pad. The door parted in the middle and opened.
"Wow," Dib mumbled.
"This is my place of dwelling," Tak proudly said as they all walked in.
"Call it a house," Klavier complained.
"Why?" Tak challenged.
"Because it sounds better!" Klavier defended.
"Okay…so I'm up for some answers," Dib interrupted.
"The first time I was on planet Dirt I had heard rumors of another race of Irkens. I had managed to beat the information out of another Dirt prisoner before I left," Tak began.
"Haven't those rumors reached the Tallest?" Dib questioned.
"No, the Tallest never go to planet Dirt," Tak assured. "I decided to stop by this sector and see if the rumors were true."
"And we were real," Klavier spoke with a grin.
"Anyways, I didn't feel like reporting this planet to the Tallest-"
"Because she loved us so much," Klavier interrupted Tak.
"So, they gave me information on the Irken race. Almost all Irkens have no idea about their history. And we never take a chance to wonder because we're all obsessed with conquest," Tak continued. "I had saved the data in the disks to my ship and kept the originals in my Pak."
"How did you get here after trying to destroy earth?" Dib asked.
"As my escape pod floated through space I grew bored and began to read over the disks. Do you know what's on the disks?" Tak reassured as Dib nodded. "It was a shock when I studied the information. My pod was luckily hit by a stray meteor and sent crashing to this planet."
"She crashed into my house," Klavier proudly said as if to assure she really crashed.
"That's…nice," Dib unsurely said.
"I see you fixed up the ship," Tak mused.
"Yeah…well, Gaz fixed most of it," Dib sheepishly said.
"Why are you here?" Tak asked.
"Zim finally realized his mission was fake, and deactivated himself," Dib explained as Tak grinned. "But Gaz reactivated him and he decided he wanted revenge on the Tallest."
"That's amusing," Tak snorted.
"Gaz figured Zim couldn't do it right, so she offered to help him. They took control of the Massive and badly damaged it. The Tallest then put them on a hit list and sent other aliens after them," Dib finished.
"I take it they took her," Tak mused.
"Yeah, some Irken named Kook took her to the Tallest. Zim went after them and it's been four days of waiting," Dib finished.
"Kook's a cookie. She has a few chips, but she's not defective. Kook is just…special," Tak searched for a word.
"So I was on my way to Irk and decided to stop by and see what's here," Dib admitted.
"Oh, I think we picked up the Massive heading back to Irk," Klavier recalled.
"Really?" Tak questioned.
"Didn't we also pick up that weird signature?" Klavier questioned.
"So that was Zim's Voot cruiser," Tak realized.
"He really did go to save her," Dib thought with a smile.
"That's strange, Zim's usually to self-centered to think about anyone but him," Tak stated as Dib nodded.
"That brings up another question," Dib suddenly said.
"Pick me! I want to answer!" Klavier shouted as he waved at Dib.
"Zim's Pak is defective…but recently he's been acting a bit more…weirder," Dib stated.
"How bad is the Pak?" Klavier seriously asked.
"Bad," Tak and Dib both replied.
"Then it's possible that he's sort of evolving," Klavier explained. "Irkens with the Paks have very little or no hormones. The Pak suppresses these, so it's possible that the hormones have been released."
"He's also been around Gaz more often then usual. I mean he actually acts like he cares, but still denies it," Dib quickly said.
"Have you noticed any strange smells around him?" Klavier cautiously questioned with a growing grin.
"His base smelt like flowers," Dib mentioned.
"Pheromones," Klavier mumbled with a grin.
"What?"
"He's chosen Gaz for a partner," Tak clarified with a somewhat amused grin.
"But he said he can't…" Dib stuttered.
"Once the hormones kick in, everything in his body will begin to change. Resistances and weaknesses will shift, he'll enter a growth spurt, and…yeah," Klavier finished with a chuckle.
"Oh…that's…"
"It's a lot of information, but don't fret," Tak assured. "I'm happy to know that I won't have Zim related to me."
"Thanks a lot," Dib growled.
"Maybe we can catch any ships leaving Irk with the tractor beam," Klavier happily said.
"He might kill her if they enter into the phases!" Dib shouted.
"That will be the last stage," Klavier mused.
"Hey…can we even mix?" Dib suddenly questioned.
"Never seen it, but we'll find out," Klavier mused.
"I got to get to Irk," Dib hurriedly said as he ran for the door.
"Relax, if you did get to Irk the bioscan would kill you," Tak reminded as Dib tensed.
"But…she's my little sister," Dib softly said.
"I completely understand," Klavier reassured as he put a hand on Dib's shoulder. "I have about four siblings."
"Yeah…but she's with Zim…with Zim!" Dib shouted as he grimaced.
"If they do escape Irk, then they'll have to come by here. When they do we'll grab them with the tractor beam," Tak awkwardly assured.
"I'll relax, but how did you get your Pak off?" Dib questioned.
"That's easy," Klavier spoke up. "She damaged it in the crash and it began to malfunction. We sped the process along."
"I thought the Pak controls their organs," Dib sighed as he pinched his nose.
"It does, but the organs begin to work on their own once everything kicks in," Klavier assured.
"My memories and intelligence was imprinted on my brain, once the Pak began to malfunction," Tak spoke before Dib could ask.
"What about the Irkens here? Why don't they have Paks?" Dib questioned.
"My mother founded this planet close to three hundred years ago…or would it be more? Another Irken, my mother, reactivated the leader of Irk; Rig. She had led a group of Pakless Irkens into space. She had taken Rig out of revenge at first, but she grew to care for him. With him, they had been able to study the Pak and ways to remove it. Eventually Rig and my mother entered the phases and I was the product, along with four more smeets a little later," Klavier proudly said.
"That explains why there's no Paks here," Dib mumbled.
"My mother, Googia, would sometimes rescue defectives before the trials would begin. She was caught and destroyed like many others," Klavier sullenly said. "After her death, my father had taken over her work. When he approached Irk, the bioscan blew him up because he was not recognized as Irken."
"That's another mystery," Tak mumbled.
"This is amazing, there's so much here that proves that not all aliens are psycho," Dib spoke.
"She's still psycho," Klavier said as he pointed to a glaring Tak.
"Hey! Let's go get some popcorn while we wait to use the tractor beam," Klavier offered.
"Okay, but I want cheese," Tak firmly said.
"Random, but whatever," Dib shrugged as he followed them out of Tak's house.
Author's Note
Leader Rig: It's not far that Dib gets a chapter!
Invader Stunk: At least you were mentioned(pouts)
Author: I like both the Tallest
Leader Rig: When did you get here?
Author:(ignores Rig) Red and Purple will get more spotlight in the second part to this story
Invader Stunk: Will I get to talk in the second one like I do now?
Author: No...
Leader Rig: What about me?
Author: Silence!
Rig and Stunk blink in confusion
Author: Please leave a review and you'll find out Red's fate in the next chapter(dramatic music palys in background)
Invader Stunk: You already hinted that he's alive
Leader Rig: You suck
Author pouts and kicks dust up from the gound with a depressed look
This chapter was checked by Invader Iza