"Where is my mind?"
Darkness Within
(Day 1 till Dib's Arrival)
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Stressed"Come back…"
Crimson eyes slowly slid open as the world blurred. He quickly shut his eyes to hide from the reality. A soft touch upon his skin caused him to roll away. His claws gripped the material and then he quickly sat up. Crimson eyes frantically stared down at the sheets and soft bed that held him.
'Why am I in a bed?' Red angrily thought.
His features shifted into a scowl and he growled. He spun around and checked his surroundings. The room was empty and he wasn't in a cell. Red pushed off the bed and marched over to the door. He was going to get out of here if it killed him. His march came to a halt when he passed a mirror. Red turned and his mouth dropped open. He reached out and ran his thin fingers around the surface of the mirror. A hiss left his throat as he pulled back from his reflection.
"This isn't my shell!" Red growled as ran his three fingers over his body.
Red glared down at his body and realized he was missing everything but a strange pair of pants. He had seen these on the human males. Red pulled at the elastic waistband and grimaced when it snapped at his green skin. An antenna rose in question and he glanced around the room. He pulled open the boxers and his eyes widened.
"HOLY SHIT!"
The door quickly opened and he quickly turned around and stumbled. It had been years since he really walked. His features darkened when he noticed the human that had entered.
"Gaz," Red growled.
"I knew you'd be pissed at me," Gaz grumbled with a sour look.
"Damn right!" Red shouted.
"Don't make this harder," Gaz groaned.
"Why aren't you afraid?" Red questioned.
"We've gotten into fights before…there's no need to be afraid," Gaz assured as she walked pass him and to the bed.
'She doesn't know I'm Red,' Red thought as his smirk quickly replaced his frown.
"I just don't…I didn't mean to hurt you," Gaz quickly said as she looked away and scowled.
'I don't know if this is good or bad,' Red pondered with a sly grin.
"You know that you were wrong," Red randomly said. His voice came out as Zim's even though the PAK was Red.
"I'm…sorry Zim," Gaz sighed as she bit her lower lip.
'She must really care for him…doesn't seem like the type to apologize,' Red thought as he watched her softly blush.
"Don't apologize…it makes you weak," Red snapped with a cold grin.
Gaz's amber gaze narrowed as she glared at him.
"If you want to be an ass…then go ahead! I never apologize and when I try to admit that I'm wrong you go and act like a jerk!" Gaz growled as she stood up and poked him in the chest.
"Don't touch me!" Red growled at her as he pushed her away.
"We're back to that again?" Gaz darkly questioned.
"You disgust me," Red snapped at her.
"Bite me!" Gaz snapped.
"Gladly…pick a spot," Red mocked.
"You get the floor," Gaz growled.
"How dare you?" Red growled as he approached her. "You don't treat a superior like that."
"Superior?" Gaz snorted. "You're good but not that good."
Red's anger died in a wave of confusion. He had no clue what she was insulting. Red had a feeling that it was something big though. His antennae flattened in rage and reached out for her. His hand wrapped around her forearm and he pulled her closer. He used his height to loom over her. Gaz remained calmly angry as she continued to glare at him.
"I want you to scream," Red darkly whispered. He figured he would just kill her now and let her die believing it was Zim.
"Pfff…try it," Gaz challenged.
Red blinked at her half lidded gaze. He grimaced as he felt his body heat. A tingle traveled through him and he wondered what was wrong. He was angry and excited, but it was different. Red glared down at Gaz and he winced. Something was defiantly wrong with this body. His antennae stood straight up as Gaz reached up and brushed her hand along his face. His skin quivered and he pushed her away in a panic.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to let my hate drive you away…I just want…I want you to know that I love you," Gaz finished.
Red stilled as he stared down at her. He wondered why Zim's body was reacting this way. Red ran into the nearest room and locked the door. He was inside the closet huddled in a dark corner with his arms wrapped around his legs.
"Zim?" Gaz questioned.
Red looked to the doorknob in fear as it jerked.
"I really mean it…I'm sorry."
Red bit his lip as he felt his blood burn. His heart sped up and he slammed his eyes shut.
"I don't expect you to forgive…but I would like you too," Gaz rambled.
Red slightly opened one eye and gazed at the door in fear.
"I know you're tired from earlier today…so I'll just let you rest," Gaz sighed in defeat.
Red listened to her footsteps fade. He breathed out a sigh of relief and chuckled. Red stood up and figured that he shouldn't hide in a closet, which was weak. Red flexed his hand and wondered if he should cut off the extra finger. He grimaced and decided the pain wouldn't be worth it.
'I can defiantly use this to my advantage,' Red thought as he opened the closet door.
Zim quickly snapped his eyes opened and blinked. He raised his hand to wipe his eyes and his scream echoed throughout the room. He flexed his hand and realized that he only had two fingers. Zim floated up and began to panic as he looked over his body.
"Where is my mind?" Zim questioned as he looked up.
"You're awake," Purple sighed.
"Why am I in this shell?" Zim questioned.
"About that…I purposely switched your PAK with Red's," Purple replied with a smirk.
"Then where's Red?" Zim questioned.
"He's with Gaz," Purple replied.
"MADNESS! IT'S MADNESS!" Zim shouted as Red's voice came out.
"Just shut up!" Purple snapped. "I'm trying to talk!"
"What'd ya' say?" Zim questioned as Purple growled.
"The earth is dead and Red will be willing to blow it up. I'm sure you're human doesn't like that," Purple began as Zim nodded.
"She's with that psycho," Zim growled.
"You know that the Irkens are dying…our DNA is too old and used. This is why Red is adding more sequences to the combos, he wishes to save our species and perfect them," Purple quickly explained.
"Why am I in his shell?" Zim questioned again.
Your friends on Zeta have a way to free the Irkens without destroying the race…they don't trust me with the weapon," Purple simply explained.
"Tallest Purple is begging Zim for help?" Zim mocked with a laugh.
"I'm not begging," Purple sardonically said.
"Grovel before the Almighty ZIM!" Zim declared as he laughed.
"Anyways, they'll trust you or Gaz with the weapon…and this way you can get close enough to the control brains," Purple finished.
"You thought of this yourself?" Zim questioned with a confused stare.
"I'm not stupid," Purple argued.
"You said it," Zim quickly said.
"Until you destroy the control brains, just avoid as many things as possible…you can't ruin this," Purple growled.
"Fine, fine, but I want to talk to the Dib-beast and Tak," Zim declared as Purple nodded.
Gaz walked down the halls and stared at the black bags covering random spots. Beneath those bags lay bodies. She didn't want to look because she knew she wouldn't recognize them. Gaz had already counted at least hundred black bags. A soft sigh left her lips and she felt her mood turn plain. Talking about doom and watching it happen were two different things. Gaz heard her name called and looked up from the floor. She looked back down and saw Skoodge waving.
"Damage?" Gaz questioned as his smile fell.
"There's at least two hundred," Skoodge assured with a sigh.
"Damn," Gaz mumbled.
"How's Zim?" Skoodge questioned.
"Still a freak," Gaz replied as she looked up and away from Skoodge.
"You're not worried?" Skoodge questioned.
"What are you…the Irken guru of romance?" Gaz snipped as she scowled.
"I've researched enough about to humans to know some things," Skoodge proudly stated.
"Walk with me," Gaz sighed as she began to walk. Skoodge jumped over random black bags as they began their walk.
"How long have you been together?" Skoodge questioned.
"A year," Gaz answered.
"I may not be the best person for advice…"
'Never would have thought otherwise,' Gaz thought as she listened to Skoodge.
"But I've researched enough to know that your relationship isn't…normal," Skoodge finished.
"Of course it isn't normal…I married an alien," Gaz teased as her face remained stoic.
"You know what I mean," Skoodge replied as he felt his own anger flare.
"No…I don't," Gaz calmly replied.
"You never want to be seen with him in front of the others…"
'They see us fight,' Gaz thought.
"You constantly do almost everything to avoid him…"
'I see him at night,' Gaz reasoned.
"Gaz, you never even act like you want to be with him," Skoodge listed as he ran out of fingers.
Gaz stopped in front of the door to the medical lab and sighed. Her amber eyes moved to Skoodge and she scowled.
"I'm with him now," Gaz calmly said.
"Physically…but not emotionally or whatever you humans call it," Skoodge argued.
"I don't have time for emotions," Gaz snapped as her cheeks tinged pink.
"I think you have to ask yourself…do you love him," Skoodge brought up.
"I wouldn't be with someone I didn't care for," Gaz growled as glared at Skoodge.
"Are you sure?" Skoodge questioned as he watched her eyebrow twitch.
"Positive," Gaz grumbled.
"You're the closest thing to a friend that I have…"
"You don't have to say more," Gaz silenced as she kneeled to his level.
"You both worry me…worry everyone," Skoodge continued.
"Skoodge…I can say I love him because some part of me does, but at the same time I feel as if I'm lying because I don't act like it," Gaz softly rambled.
Skoodge nodded and walked off. Gaz watched him disappear behind a corner and sighed. Her attention turned to the medical bay and she figured it was going to be a long day.
Red walked through the halls of the human base. He snickered at all the bodies under the black bags. It seemed like this humans wouldn't be able to defeat him. His antennae twitched and he turned around to find a strange human female staring at him. Red noticed that a black veil that left only her eyes in view covered her face. He racked his mind for any memory of her and found nothing.
"What are you so happy about?" Sara questioned with an oblivious glare in her eyes.
"Who are you?" Red questioned.
"You're acting strange green bean," Sara mumbled.
"There's nothing strange here…I am normal," Red assured.
"Normal?" Sara mocked.
"Sara!" A voice called out.
Red watched as Skoodge ran around the corner. His left antenna raised and he grinned. Skoodge looked up at him and Red raised another antenna in challenge. Sara watched the exchange before she stepped in front of Skoodge and glared at Zim's body.
"What's your problem?" Sara questioned.
"Nothing…other then the fact that I have a stupid human close to me," Red bit out as she tensed.
"I asked Gaz about you," Skoodge calmly spoke as he watched the exchange.
Red stopped his glaring and turned his scowl to Skoodge. A thin grin spread across his face as he stepped pass Sara and to Skoodge.
"And what did Gazzy say?" Red drawled as his grin grew.
"Nothing much," Skoodge warily replied.
"I think she should just get rid of you," Sara firmly said as Red scowled.
"Sara," Skoodge softly scolded.
'She'll be the first to go,' Red thought as he watched her argue with Skoodge.
"Gaz was meeting Mark," Skoodge said to Zim.
"Who?" Red replied.
"The guy that stalks her all the time," Skoodge dryly answered as Sara snickered.
"Stalker…that's creepy," Red mused.
"Not as creepy as you," Sara grumbled as he scowled at her.
"Better go watch her or else Mark might steal her," Skoodge stated with a grin.
Red scowled at this and quickly walked off. He hated not being able to float anywhere.
Author's Note:
Spazzsim gets a Gir shaped cookie for guessing completly right! The rest of you get Red shaped cookies
I like Klavier too...but anyways...
Red is in Zim's body, and Zim is in Red's body...Zim's body is still functioning on the hormones and everything so Red is going to a bit...weird(if that's possible) Zim is in Red's body, but his Pak contains all his emotions and everything so there won't be any change for him
I am planning to do something major with this little mix up...it should come out good if I type it right...I like the next chapter the best even though it's a bit violent.
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