Disclaimer: I don't own Invader Zim. I do own Xai and Naizrra.
Chapter 4: Not so Warm Welcomes
As Xai awakened the next morning, she heard a beep from the transmission screen beside her bed. She clicked the button and a one-eyed announcement droid flickered onto the monitor.
Announcer: Attention newborn smeets. Please report to the academy in five minutes for your first day of training.
Xai: Cool!
Deactivating her computer, the young irken hopped out of bed. She dashed through the massive toward the teleporter almost slamming into her mother.
Naizrra: Xai, wait.
Xai: Mom, I'm gonna be late for the first day of training.
Naizrra: It's just, the other smeets have never seen a hybrid before. They might make fun of you.
Xai: Oh, don't worry. I'll be fine.
Naizrra: Well, if you're sure. Just promise you'll respect your tallers.
Xai rolled her eyes (although it was barely noticeable since irkens don't have pupils).
Xai: Yeah, yeah okay. I gotta go, bye
She clicked a few buttons on the teleporter keypad and disappeared with a whoosh. When she arrived at the training academy, she noticed that the hall was empty.
Xai: (thinking, starting to panic) Where are all the other smeets? Could this be the wrong place? The announcement said to come here, didn't it?
Xai glanced at a huge digital clock built into the blue-grey wall.
Xai: (Thinking) Only a minute left!
Hearing the crackle of the loud speaker, Xai perked up her ears.
Announcer: Attention, newborn smeets, please report to the auditorium. I repeat, please report to the auditorium.
Checking a map on the wall, Xai headed toward the auditorium. She released her spider legs. Since she hadn't used them before, Xai scuttled awkwardly down the hallway. Just as the meeting was starting, the young smeet stumbled into the auditorium doorway. Quickly folding up her spider legs, Xai took a seat in the back.
Some of the smeets next to her stared.
Xai: What?
Before they could answer, a professor stepped onto the stage.
Professor: Attention, newborn smeets.
The chatter from the crowd silenced.
Professor: You are here today to choose your future careers. Choose carefully because this is what you'll dedicate your entire lives to.
The professor described various irken jobs. When he was finished, Xai knew instantly what she wanted to be.
Xai: (thinking) Wow, exploring distant planets and battling evil aliens. I wanna be an invader!
Xai and the other future invaders headed to their training classroom. Xai noticed two of the smeets who had stared at her in the auditorium. Glancing at Xai, they whispered to each other and snickered.
Xai: Why do you keep staring at me? (sarcastically) Did you blow an ocular implant or are you just being jerks?
Noza, the taller of the two, turned to face Xai. She was a thin female smeet about an inch taller than Xai. She would've been pretty cute if her amber eyes weren't narrowed in disgust.
Noza: (sneering) This is an academy for members of the proud irken race. Inferior little mutant puppies don't belong here. Right, Tox?
Noza turned to her friend, a lavender-eyed male who was slightly shorter than Xai.
Tox: Yeah, mutant. Why don't you go to the experimentation lab where you belong?
Xai: I'm not a mutant puppy! I'm just as irken as anyone else! Besides, you're shorter than me. Doesn't that mean you're supposed to be nice to me or something?
Tox: I only respect tall IRKENS. You're just an animal.
Xai snarled involuntarily. It took all her will power to keep from dropping on all fours and lunging at Tox.
Noza: Aw, what's wrong? Does the little puppy need a walkie?
If Xai stayed much longer, she would lose control like she had with the sub-tallests. She turned and dashed toward the invaders' classroom.
Tox: That's right, run like the scared little puppy you are!
Noza: Look at the pathetic mutant. She can't even run normally!
The entire class started laughing. Realizing that she had been running on all fours, Xai stood up and faced them.
Xai: Stop laughing! You can't laugh at me! I'm Tallest Naizrra's daughter!
A red eyed smeet: Don't lie about the tallest!
Tox: Yeah, the almighty Naizrra could never have a filthy mutant like you for a daughter.
Xai: Fine! Believe what you want!
Careful to remain on her hind legs, Xai stormed off to class. It was just as well that they didn't believe her; Xai could solve her own problems without using her mother's reputation.
The violet door to the level 1 invader training room whooshed open. Xai flopped into a computer desk in the second row and hid her head behind the attached monitor screen.
Xai: (thinking) Those meanies! What in the universe is wrong with them!? I never did anything to bother them!
Xai glanced at the side wall which was plastered with posters of famous invaders.
Xai: (thinking) I'll show them! I'm gonna be a great invader just like Invader Zig and Invader Tor!
Sorry for the delay but chapter 4 is finally done. Please review if you liked it.