"She's hate them with a passion…I think she hates me."
Start Xenocide
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Stressed
One Year Later
'Everything is shrouded in darkness…it's the way I like it…but I hate it also.'
Long violet hair was tied back in a braid. She couldn't afford to let the hair get caught onstray debris,that would leave her open. It was either braid it or cut it. She chose to braid it; he liked it too much for it to be cut. Gaz narrowed her amber eyes and wondered why she cared if he liked her hair. She crouched behind a falling building and pulled the goggles over her eyes. She pressed a button on the right side and the lenses flashed to green. Gaz softly growled as she saw through the building.
'Damn Irkens,' Gaz thought with disgust.
She had grown sick with disgust and rage over the year. They had destroyed her house, but her father had survived. He had led a group of people into a haven. The haven was above ground, but it was shielded by a barrier he had created it. It was based on the barriers of the Massive. He had used the data that Dib had left behind on his computer to design the basics of it. Gaz softly chuckled; he finally believed that his son was right. He was proud that his son did believe in a now credible science. Gaz's smile turned to a scowl. He had been captured and killed.
'Damn Irkens,' Gaz growled again as she searched the building.
She was planning on breaking into the testing faculty. The Irkens had been testing on humans in an attempt to build a higher immune system. They sought to be invincible to everything. Zim had explained to her that they were immune to almost everything save for a few things in the universe. Gaz normally didn't care for humans or anybody, but if anyone were going to destroy her planet, it would be her. She grinned when she saw the generator that produced the barrier that kept her out. Gaz reached into the belt that she carried and pulled out two small items that looked like a tick. She pressed a small button on them and threw them in the air.
The ticks opened their wings and floated over to the barrier. They landed in the ground and she watched as they burrowed beneath the barrier. The barrier wavered and a hole opened up. She rolled into the opening and ran toward a wall. Gaz pressed against thecold metal and slipped into the darkness. Her eyes narrowed when she saw an Irken guard fly pass her. She reached to her hip and pulled her weapon free. Irkens, even though they were another form, they were still flesh and blood. It didn't take a special weapon to hurt them. If you cut them, they cried, and if you shot a hole through them, they died. Gaz smirked and mused that it was a beautiful process. The guard passed the area she was in againand she frowned.
She wouldn't kill him yet, if she did it would cause too much trouble. Gaz tapped a few things into her suit and watched as her right hand glowed with violet energy. She drew a circle on the metal and it melted away. Gaz switched off the goggles and turned them onto night mode. She had found that the Irkens imprisoned the humans in a cell no bigger then a small closet. There was enough room to sit with your legs curled under you. They kept the cells dark with no windows. All you could hear was the echo of your breath or the screams of those being tested on.
Gaz slipped into the building and scowled, they had already taken her. The cell barrier was down. She looked around the corner and saw them dragging the person she wanted away. Gaz held her weapon to the side of face and then took aim. An Irken suit didn't really protect them from much. Gaz figured that she needed to get them before they took the girl into the testing room. She took off running and jumped onto one of the guards. His head smashed into the ground as she rubbed the metal tip of her boot into his face.
The other guard turned around and quickly took aim at her. Gaz quickly ducked under his weapon and kicked him. He stumbled backwards and she cursed as he pulled the trigger. She quickly raised the defense in her suit and sighed as the weapon was deflected from her body. The Irkens had been able to gather a new solar weapon. They would combine any solar energy into a weapon with genetically altered plasma. It would create something that looked like transparent orange bullets. The bullets would enter through the skin and release the energy within your body. It would burn you from the inside out.
Gaz undid the safety on her gun and pulled the trigger. The Irken went flying and smashed into the wall. She smirked as blood splattered everywhere. Her gun echoed and she knew more would come. She went to turn to the prisoner, but the first Irken guard attacked her. Gaz growled as his claws bit into her face. She raised her weapon and fired again. He dodged and swiped at her viciously. Blood dripped down her face blinding her vision. Her anger swelled and she felt the hatred break loose. The darkness around them began to slither like snakes. They covered the Irken and she blurrily watched as he was consumed by the darkness. A sickening crack was heard and she blinked. The darkness vanished and a mangled body was left in place.
Gaz grimaced; the Omega DNA would only come into play when her emotions went haywire. She turned to the human that was backed up against the wall. Her hair was hidden by a piece of black cloth. She kept her mouth covered by the same material. Her yellow eyes were pale and Gaz raised an eyebrow as the girl stood. She wore a simple, black long-sleeved dress. Gaz wondered if the girl ever changed clothes.
"Sara?" Gaz questioned.
"Who are you?" Sara questioned as her eyes narrowed.
"You're the human that produced the Lice chips right?" Gaz questioned.
"How do you know?" Sara asked as her eyes widened in shock.
"I'm here to rescue you, now let's go," Gaz ordered as she grabbed the girl by the wrist and proceeded to drag her away from the dead Irkens.
"Wait!" Sara argued.
"What?" Gaz growled as she kept walking.
"What about the others?" Sara firmly asked.
"What about them?" Gaz questioned back as Sara began to struggle.
"We have to help them!" Sara protested.
"No," Gaz coldly stated.
"You cold hearted bitch," Sara spat asGaz tthrew herout of the building.
"Nice to know you're grateful," Gaz mumbled as she tapped another code into her suit.
The suit absorbed her weapon into the liquid and Sara glared at her. Alarms were set off and Gaz cursed. They didn't have any time left. She pulled Sara along as she protested about the others. Gaz pulled her into the shadows and cursed when she saw that the barrier was up again.
"Damn it," Gaz growled as she searched for more of the ticks.
"I'll help if you go back for the others," Sara offered.
"How about this." Gaz menacingly began. "If you're caught with me then we'll personally be taken to the Tallest where they will take you apart themselves and do worse then test on you. And if you survive that, then you'll have to face my jerk of mate for getting me captured."
Sara froze and quickly reached into her shawl that covered most of her face. She held out her hand and revealed three white little orbs. Sara quickly threw them at the barrier and watched as the barrier was completely disabled. Gaz grabbed Sara by the arm and dragged her pass the debris. They ran and Gaz could feel her lungs burning. She smirked when she saw the damaged Spittle Runner ahead. Gaz stopped at it and tapped on the windshield.
"This is junk," Sara pointed out.
Gaz gritted her teeth in an attempt to keepfrom strangling Sara. The windshield popped open and Gaz sighed in relief as her eyes closed.
"Thanks for waiting Skoodge," Gaz breathed.
"Wouldn't be nice if he was here?" a cold voice mused.
Gaz's eyes snapped open when the voice registered in her brain. She had it perfectly planned out. He shouldn't have been here waiting for her. The base still needed protection and he should have been modifying the barriers. Sara squeaked in fear and pointed the Irken in the cockpit.
"Irken!" Sara screamed.
"Zim!" Gaz growled as she pointed to him in anger.
His red eyes glared at her and his antennae were flattened to his skull in anger. She didn't need him to speak in order to know that he was angry. Gaz glared at him and she literally pushed Sara into the modified ship. Sara screamed and Gaz leaned over and poked Zim in between his eyes. She growled and threw her hands up in anger.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Gaz growled as Sara scooted into a corner.
"I'm getting you!" Zim shouted back.
"Where's Skoodge?" Gaz growled as Zim reached out for her.
"I sent him back to the base," Zim growled as he pulled her into the ship.
Gaz growled in frustration as she landed on his lap. The windshield slid down and Gaz growled; she was trapped on his lap. Sara was still whimpering in the background.
"Why did you come for me?" Gaz suspiciously demanded.
"I specifically ordered you not to go on recon," Zim scolded as Sara stopped her whimpering.
"I refuse to sit in the base," Gaz stated.
"I left you in charge of weapons! Weapons, and then you go and do Recon!" Zim shouted as she winced at his volume.
"I like recon," Gaz growled.
"You are not to do recon!" Zim declared as she glared at him.
"I'm going to do recon," Gaz firmly said.
"No you're not!" Zim growled.
"Yes I am," Gaz snarled as she pressed her nose to his face.
"You will stay in the base where it is safe…there's no room for argument," Zim darkly assured.
"I retrieved Sara…she can do weapon research for me," Gaz tried to reason before she killed him.
"I want you in the base and that is where you'll stay!" Zim shouted.
"I'm the best at Recon and assault and you know it," Gaz pointed out, she was furious. "Just because we're…you know…doesn't mean you have to control me!"
"Look in the mirror," Zim calmly advised.
Gaz raised an eyebrow in question as she turned to the mirror. Scratches lined her face and blood was smeared across her skin. The blood was beginning to crust and she knew that would scar.
"So," Gaz mumbled.
"You could have been seriously damaged," Zim growled.
"I refuse any special treatment," Gaz growled as she turned her face back to him.
"Too bad! I am Zim and I will lock you in our room if I have too!" Zim growled.
'Our room?' Sara thought in confusion. They were fighting as if they were married.
Gaz reached out and pulled on his antenna in anger. She wrapped it around her hand and pulled hard. Zim's eyes widened as he swore.
"OW! LET GO!" Zim shouted.
"If you lock me in the room then you better not enter…ever again!" Gaz seriously hissed.
The spittle runner tilted as Zim temporarily lost control and the ship scrapped against the wall. He cursed the loss of paint and the pain in his antenna. Zim gripped the control and cursed at her as he pressed a button to open the barrier to the base. A tiny hole appeared in the barrier and they flew through it. The ship roughly landed and they both jerked. Gaz lost her grip on his antenna and he grinned as the feeling returned to it. Gaz turned to glare at him and he brought his mouth down against hers.
Sara's eyes widened in shock and disgust. Gaz gripped his shoulders and roughly kissed him back. She bit at his lip and Sara almost puked. The windshield opened and so did Zim and Gaz's eyes. People were standing around them watching them in slight horror.
"Squeak." Mini-moose floated near them.
"You're still not doing recon," Zim smugly stated.
Gaz wiped her mouth and her eyes narrowed. She pulled away and before he could react, she slapped him. Zim literally flew out of the ship. Gasps were heard as Gaz stepped out of the ship and glared down at him. Zim quickly stood up and fisted his hands at his side. Sara poked her head out of the ship to watch the scene. Gaz raised her hand and poked him in the chest.
"I'll do whatever I want," Gaz growled.
"I'm not letting you out of here!" Zim shouted as the crowd watched.
"I will go…and if you stop me then I will toss you into a pit of despair," Gaz lowly whispered as her amber eyes glared at him.
Zim reached out and held her shoulders as she growled at him. He seriously stared down at her and both his antennae slightly rose off his head. Gaz took this as a sign of deep thought and confusion.
"You're not going…we'll discuss this later," Zim simply said and then walked off.
As Zim walked away, he picked up Skoodge and vanished into the crowd. Gaz crossed her arms and glared. Her eyes then found that people were still staring at her. She glared at them.
"Get back to work…the Armada doesn't rest and neither do we!" Gaz shouted as she stalked off into one of the labs.
The people quickly scrambled about. Zim and Gaz had been arguing a lot more lately. They assumed it was the stress of not being able to contact her brother, or the death of her father. They knew that the invasion stressed everyone and that her relationship with Zim didn't help. Most of the scientists had elected her leader since Professor Membrane was her father. They knew that she could lead them. Many loved her and many hated her for being with Zim. Whispers echoed off the walls, she and Zim had heard what they said. They thought that he was a monster, and she was aiding the enemy. Five months after the Professor had been killed, that was when their arguments got worse.
Skoodge sighed as he was dragged off with Zim. He would have preferred to go with Gaz. She would have been nicer company. Zim pulled out the small hand held computer and began reviewing data as he grumbled. Skoodge raised an antenna in bored confusion. Zim and her had been arguing and he didn't like it. Skoodge also didn't like the dirty looks the humans gave him, but Gaz would put a stop to it when she saw. Zim would yell at them and give them extra work.
"She's so…so…stupid!" Zim suddenly shouted as he slammed the computer to the table.
"Gaz?" Skoodge questioned.
"She's going to get killed if she keeps doing recon!" Zim growled.
"But she's the best," Skoodge mumbled.
"I know and she knows that I know that…but she's in danger every time!" Zim rambled.
"So you're worried?" Skoodge mused as Zim glared at him.
"I just don't want my human damaged," Zim snorted.
"Maybe if tell her you're worried…she won't be…as bitter," Skoodge carefully said.
"She hates me!" Zim suddenly said as he gripped his face.
"Gaz cares for you," Skoodge assured. Gaz and Skoodge often talked about emotions and Zim brought up a lot of issues with her.
"Granted she didn't care that much for her father…but they killed him," Zim said as he stared at the computer in confusion. Skoodge opened an eye in confusion. "She hates them for that."
"She doesn't hate you," Skoodge awkwardly assured.
"She hates them with a passion…I think she hates me," Zim admitted.
Author's note:
My brain has died...but I know what I'm going to do with Red and Purple. I love Red's character and can't wait to write more about him. It's a bit harder to portray Purple, I want Red and Purple to be a balance of each other that's clashing.
Zim and Gaz's relationship, I don't have any comments on it.
I do know who I am going to kill off(smiles and whistles)
Please leave a review and tell me what you thought or think
If there really was a war which species would you side with? I'd follow Red because he does such a good job at being a jerk...and he likes lasers!
