Ch 10: Magic Marker (or: lists!)

Disclaimer- I'm a broke fool with nothing but a computer and a dream- to write really cool fan-fictions!

Raven gazed at the scenery around her. Buttons on every control pad whirred like a whistling firecracker. Lights flashed as systems were checked and diabolical plans were executed. At one half of the room was a large window overlooking the now shrinking Earth.(they were getting further and further away from the planet) The skilled cook gripped the handle of her scooter nervously. In the middle of the room stood a platform, and on that platform was-

"Greetings, human. I am Tallest Red, and my co-ruler here is-"

"Tallest Purple."

"-yes. Anyways, we are the rulers of the Irken Empire." Raven gave an unconcerned look. "That's very nice. What am I doing here? Return me back to Earth!" (wow, I just sounded bipolar there, didn't I?)

"That brings us to the point. We have heard from a reliable source that you are skilled in making doughnuts and other baked goods."

"Yes! You're here to be our pastry chef!" Tallest Purple blurted out. Raven crossed her arms. "Was it Zim who sold me out? Huh? Huh? Huh huh? Huh?-"

"Yeah, pretty much." the captive human whipped out of her pocket a small book. Inside it said this:

Revenge list:

Jonathan

Anastasia

Bobby

Mary-Sue

The Keebler Elves

The list goes on, so I'm not going to mention everyone who ruined my life(or at least tried to).Anyway, Raven crossed out 'Jonathan' and wrote in it's place 'Zim'(A/N: You need to do something really cool to get off my revenge list. An example will be in further chapters) (2nd A/N: Jonathan's not off the list! He only earned the place of being the second victim) "Umm... am I getting paid for this?" A slight pause before Tallest Red speaks. "No"

"Damn it."

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"Pay attention everyone. I'm only going to say this once." Gaz the Spooky girl spoke as passing bystanders stared at the animated crew nervously (unless you're in Reno, you don't see animated characters in our world very often) "This challenge is going to be a scavenger hunt." everyone groaned with disappointment. "What? A scavenger hunt?" the Monarch questioned. "C'mon! Scavenger hunts are for kids."

"You're a kid Edward." Whispered Haruko in her I'm-a-smart-ass tone of voice. "And you're just a stupid adult who doesn't know how to grow up."

"And you're short." That was what set him off. Edward attacked Haruko in an ungentlemanly fashion while Haruko counterattacked with her super-cool guitar. "HEY! I'M NOT FINISHED."

Gaz yelled to the quarreling duo, who stopped they're bickering as if on cue. "Anyway, here's a list of what both teams will be looking for. You have three hours to locate these items. See ya later, If you need me (like I'll ever help you) I'll be in the arcade in Round Table." (A/N: to explain the Round Table thing, the Round Table at my home town has an arcade. There used to be a place where the building's only function was arcade games, but they closed it down for reasons that escape me even today) Everyone looked down to the list before them:

a purple, mutated chicken

a doomsday device (of DOOM!)

a basket of organic fruit

something that says 'I like dogs to! Let's swap recipes!'

Pandora's Box

a giant demon squid

huckleberry ice cream

something that's smarter then your average bear

a golden backscratcher

Elijah Wood in his Hobbit costume

"What is this?" shouted the eccentric alien who was called since the day he was born 'Zim'. Dib relieved Zim's sole duty of holding the list. "None of the things on this list can be found here, especially a basket of organic fruit..." meanwhile Haruko and Anna paid special attention to one item on the list, which you will find out about in the next paragraph... "And where are we going to get huckleberry ice cream? We're in the middle of the (bleep)ing desert! No (bleep)ing huckleberries grow in the (bleep)ing desert!" The editing team at MTV went over ever 'F' bomb the Monarch dropped.

Haruko and Anna grinned at each other. "You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Haruko whispered to her roommate/ temporary adversary. "Yep." And with that, both girls whipped out a magic marker. Shouting the best war cry they could, Haruko grabbed Zim while Anna grabbed Dib. Each girl wrote something on their captive's forehead. When they emerged, both enemies had on their foreheads in bold letters:

I LIKE DOGS TWO; LET'S EXCHANGE RECIPES!

"One down, nine to go!" Haruko proceeded with the peace sign (or, as anime fans like me know, 'V' for victory) "Dib rubbed his aching head. "The world has gone mad." he muttered.

(A/N: end of chapter 10! In case you're wondering about the golden backscratcher thing, watch 'The Thief & The Cobbler'. You'll get the joke after that. Your probably wondering about the 'smarter than your average bear' thing to; it's an expression that my sister uses all the time. Anyway, sorry for the late updating- I got grounded for chasing the neighbor's chickens.)