"Talking'
'Thinking'
StressedIt was a beautiful sight. The planet was forcefully fed the blood of those who fought. A quick slash and Irken blood returned to the planet. A quick stab and human blood gushed forth to the ground. When the blood mixed upon the ground, there was no difference. It was just another liquid split and another life lost. Battle cries echoed as the soldiers efficiently tore through the crowds. Humans ran back into their houses feeling the need to riot vanish. Irkens vanished from sight knowing this cause wasn't worth the price.
Brown eyes narrowed as his shield flared to life. He quickly threw a punch and knocked a random human away. His knuckles were cracked and bruised, but it didn't matter. He jumped away and his eyes searched the remaining Humans and Irkens. Dib could see Tak among the soldiers displaying the training she had received on Devastis. Dib smiled and turned to hit a random Irken. He jumped back and heard the laughter again. His brown eyes narrowed as he looked over his shoulder.
'He's snapped,' Dib thought.
Red was currently ripping through humans with no qualms. He went to them one by one ignoring any metal that cut his skin. The pain didn't affect him as they dug their fingers into his eyes or pulled his antennae. He ignored it all as he ran his claws down their faces. Red laughed as he flicked the blood to the ground. He moved through, leisurely destroying all. The Irken soldiers that tried to restrain him were currently part of his path of destruction. Purple was avoiding the battle, opting to knock out those that approached. Dib found it amusing that Purple had his own phobia of blood.
'He won't stop,' Dib thought as he heard another human torn apart.
Goop's corpse had plenty of company. Her hair was matted to the ground as the blood spread over her. Dib wondered if this was some tribute to her. He turned around and jumped away from an attack. The humans had realized that he was fighting against him. He turned his gaze back to Tak and saw her holding her side. His eyes narrowed at the sight of blood and he ran to her. A human charged him and he jumped onto the human's shoulders and over him. Dib quickly pulled Tak out of the way of another attack. Dib palmed the human in the nose and listened to the crunch. He quickly punched in the throat and watched him go down.
"Tak?" Dib questioned as the battle raged on around them.
"Saving, how pathetic," Tak laughed.
Dib reached to her side and she held her hand firmly over the wound. She shook her head and he knew that it wasn't serious. Tak grinned at him and suddenly pushed him away. Dib stumbled backwards and watched as a blade implanted itself in the ground. Dib went to lunge at the human, but stopped. Metal tips sliced through him and pulled apart. Tak grimaced as the blood coated her and her violet eyes turned Red. He stood there, heavily breathing as his legs retracted.
"I don't think he plans to stop," Tak mused.
"He's cracked," Dib supported.
His crimson eyes darkened at the sight of Dib, but he turned around and went back to his slaughtering. Dib raised an eyebrow at this and looked over to Tak.
"He should have killed you," Tak suddenly said.
"Hey!" Dib protested.
"Not like that!" Tak growled. "I mean he's aware of everything!"
"Makes sense," Dib reasoned.
Dib grasped her shoulder and pointed to the sky. Her violet eyes quickly moved to the night sky and widened. It looked like a comet was coming toward them. She reversed the grip and began to quickly pull Dib away. Her optical implants could see where the ship was going to land. The air began to hiss and everyone turned eyes to the sky. The dark sky around them began to flare to life and everyone froze, weapons lowered to the ground. She continued to pull him away from her estimated crash site. They ran past Goop's body, past a confused Purple, and finally they passed Red.
Red gazed at the ship in confusion before his eyes turned back to Goop's body. His eyes widened and he took off running. Purple noticed this and softly growled. Red kneeled next to Goop's body and scooped her up. Purple grasped Red by the arm and pulled him. Red looked to Purple with no emotion before he began to follow. Red gritted his teeth when he felt his hold on Goop loosening. He was beginning to tire from his slaughter. Goop slipped and Red stopped moving, Purple was pulled with them.
"Leave her!" Purple shouted.
"But-"
"She's dead Red, dead like all those humans you killed!" Purpled shouted as he looked to Red.
Red raised his eyes to meet Purple's. His gaze showed that there was a conflict going on. Purple watched as Red laid Goop on the ground. He looked away from Purple and back to where the battle had been. He could easily picked out the humans he had killed versus those of the soldiers. Red's eyes narrowed and he turned back to Goop's dead form. She was dead, but not like them. She had died trying to protect him, not being murdered. Red turned his gaze back up to Purple and he blinked. He could see Purple slowly backing away. Red looked over his shoulder and his antennae fell, the ship was coming closer.
The ship burned through the atmosphere, setting the sky on fire. It was a tank and it crashed into the ground. Dirt spewed up and it grinded against the ground as it pushed forward. Red watched as the grass and dirt was peeled away by the dirt. He couldn't find his legs to run away from it. The metal groaned as it continued forward. It began to slow and Red watched as it stopped inches from his face. His antennae relaxed and he let out a breathe of relief.
'Irken,' Red thought.
Red stood up and ran around the ship looking for the door. He didn't need to look behind him to know that the Humans and Irkens were gathering. Red grinned when he found the door. It slid open and he watched a small path slide from the inside to the ground. Red stood there waiting for Irkens to step out. Insane laughter echoed from the inside of the ship and he raised an antenna in question.
"It was me!" Gir shouted as he ran out of the ship. Something small and wrapped in a blanket was held over his head. "I landed the ship!"
He jumped toward Red and began to run circles around the Irken. Red waited to take a step back, but didn't know if the robot would trip him. His crimson eyes than watched as a small purple moose floated out of the ship. He heard a soft coo and giggle. Red's eyes lowered to where Gir now stood and noticed the thing in the blanket move. Red leaned in closer and Gir pulled the bundle away.
"I like babies!" Gir declared as he ran off.
"Hey!" Purple shouted. "It still functions."
Red only nodded not knowing what else to do. He turned around and watched as Gir and the moose floated over to Dib. The moose squeaked at Dib and the human raised an eyebrow in question. Tak reached forward and took the baby from Gir. The SIR unit began to sob and Mini-Moose offered a comforting squeak. Dib reached out and pulled the blanket from the baby. His eyes widened in shock and his mouth dropped. Dib reached out and ran his fingers along the soft pale skin. He rolled the soft violet hair between his fingertips and watched as two small curled antennae perked up. Dib watched as she raised her small hands and grasped his finger. Her tiny claws brushed against his finger.
"Gaz," Dib whispered.
"It's master's and the taco girl's lovechild!" Gir suddenly shouted.
"Where are they?" Dib shouted as he picked up Gir and shook him.
Gir laughed and replied, "I don't know."
Dib sighed in defeat knowing that the robot wouldn't say anything. Transmissions had been blocked from Irk. Dib had known something had been wrong. His eyes turned to the baby and he figured something was really wrong.
"Squeak!"
"It say they're dead," Purple suddenly said.
Red looked confused as he stared at Purple, as did everyone else. All they heard was a squeak.
"Squeak."
"Mini-Moose says there's a recording in the blanket," Purple translated.
Dib didn't question Purple. He quickly searched for the recording and grinned when he found it. Tak placed a hand over his and shook her head.
"They could be dead," Tak whispered.
Dib nodded and replied, "I have to know."
Red looked over curious of the smeet. His crimson eyes widened at the human baby with antennae. Red took a step closer and heard the recorder play. They all listened to the words. Red was a bit disgusted that Zim had actually become a Tallest. He was also shocked to find that his previous obsession was dead. Red looked to the baby and repeated its name in his mind. Dib dropped the recorder to the ground and stood there stunned. They were all stunned in their own ways. Purple stood up and walked over to the smeet. He reached out and poked its nose, it giggled.
Dib looked around and noticed that everyone was watching them. He wondered if this child would cause more outbursts. His look darkened, as he hoped not. Dib sent out another order and the soldiers began to round up the remaining Irkens and Humans. They would each be sent home until further notice. Red looked down and noticed that Gir was staring at him. Red frowned and Gir laughed and ran off.
'I wonder who that Diestel was,' Red mused.
Dib reached to Tak and quickly scooped the child into his own arms. He gave it a hug and sighed. This was the last link to any family he had left.
"Where's Zig?" Red suddenly questioned.
"What are you talking about?" Dib questioned.
"The recording mentioned twins," Red clarified as he scowled at Dib.
"Squeak."
Red looked to Mini-Moose and then to Purple. Purple grinned.
"Mini-Moose says that a psycho doctor killed Diestel and took Zig," Purple translated.
Dib remained silent and raised his gaze back to space. Red quickly reached out and snatched the smeet. He could hear it laugh and he smirked as he carefully held it. Dib growled and Red raised an antenna in a challenge. He remained still as he watched red. Red tilted his head to each side slowly as he studied the baby. He wondered something and began to chuckle. The way that lives entwined intrigued him. He cradled the baby and raised a claw to its face. Red could hear Dib getting ready to pounce and Red softly tapped its nose. The baby's hand shot up and grasped Red's finger. Red chuckled and passed the child back to Dib. Dib took the child and gave it to Tak.
"What was that about?" Dib demanded.
Red's antennae lifted in amusement and he replied, "Irken instinct."
Red turned and made his way to ship. He vanished within it; a soft chuckle was heard. Dib looked to Tak and she shrugged. Dib turned his gaze to Purple and the Irken shrugged. Dib lowered his gaze back to the child and sighed.
Red took a seat at the control chair. He trailed his claws along the panels and his crimson eyes narrowed. He pressed a button and watched as the power died. It appeared there would be no escape upon this ship. He lowered his head into his palm and frowned. Red furrowed his brow ridge in thought. There was no place he could go. If what Mini-Moose had squeaked was true, than Irk would be in even more disaster. Red felt his claws digging into his other hand. He was upset and annoyed.
'I could always rally random Irkens together and conquer this planet to pass the time,' Red thought before he chuckled.
He didn't want this planet. Red leaned back in the chair and looked out the glass shield and at the stars. There was no need to conquer planets; most of them were useless. He softly chuckled as he picked at the crusted blood under his claws. There was no challenge in killing those here either. He pressed his head into the seat and realized that he was bored.
'No challenges,' Red thought.
He dropped his hand to the handle and tapped his claws against the metal. His gut told him that Dib was going to want to put him on trial for everything. Now that he remembered, he could be held accountable. Red chuckled at the irony of it all. He shook his head and closed his eyes. The moment he had cared for something, the moment he realized he didn't want death and destruction, it would be the moment he would be killed.
'I wonder what Goop would say?' Red questioned.
He heard boots click against the floor and he smiled. His time was up and he knew it. Red wondered if Purple would miss him.
'Probably not,' Red sourly thought.
"Can't escape?" Dib questioned or mocked.
"Never will," Red dryly replied.
He heard a coo and swiveled the chair around. His crimson eyes widened in surprise. Red expected Dib to wield a weapon, not a smeet. His eyes instantly narrowed in confusion and distrust.
"Going xenocidal anytime soon?" Dib dryly questioned.
"I'm taking a vacation," Red growled.
Dib nodded and rocked the baby a bit. Its crimson eyes slowly began to close and it yawned. Red watched as Dib smiled at this.
"Plan to search Irk for the other?" Red suddenly questioned.
"No," Dib coldly replied.
Red raised an antenna at this. He was surprised that the human sounded so cold and unemotional. Dib raised his brown eyes to Red and narrowed.
"It's not like that," Dib gritted out. Red began to smirk. "We don't have ships…we don't know the planet."
"Purple does," Red pointed out.
"Purple has no reason to go back," Dib replied. "He doesn't wish to go back."
"Is this where you ask me to go back?" Red questioned with a straight face.
Dib chuckled and shook his head. He rocked the baby and smiled as it yawned again. Dib looked up at Red with a smirk.
"No, this is where I tell you that you're going to be deactivated for past crimes," Dib replied.
"Is this supposed to bother me." Red chuckled. "If I'm deactivated than I really don't care, because it's just an escape to me…no real punishment."
Dib frowned at this and smirked again. He took a seat on a side bench and gazed at Red.
"True, but I can't have you deactivated," Dib replied.
"Really, I'm touched that I'm wanted," Red mocked.
Dib ignored and went on to say, "I know you know things about Irken and Human DNA being mixed."
"What gives you that idea?" Red innocently asked with a growing smirk.
"You did do atrocious things to my species…I guess you were no kinder to your own," Dib gritted out.
"Do you think I had time to do such…research," Red questioned.
"Yes," Dib calmly said.
"So you're big head isn't as empty as I thought," Red ridiculed.
"Would you like a deal?" Dib questioned.
Red raised an antenna and leaned forward at this. The ship he was in was the only way off of Zeta. He had nothing better to do than gamble.
"I'm guessing that you'll know something about what Zag will go through," Dib softly said.
"My experiments were unstable…forced," Red replied as he scratched his head.
"Results…you had a brief glimpse," Dib reasoned.
"Brief…maybe improbable," Red responded.
"Stay with this hybrid and monitor its health and I'll get you off of this planet," Dib finally said.
"Why don't I just fix the ship myself?" Red questioned with a smug look.
"Because." Dib darkly said, "I'll kill you before you leave."
Red grinned at this and cracked his joints before he reached out and swiped the baby away again. He knew that Dib really didn't want to loose the knowledge he held. Red also knew that he didn't really want to die, he felt he still had more time. Red held the baby and knew he had the upper hand. He looked to Dib and smirked.
"How do you know I won't corrupt the child?" Red questioned.
Dib stood up and smiled at Red as he said, "We have a deal."
Red frowned at this and watched as he walked away leaving the child with him. Red growled and stormed after Dib.
"I'll make it evil!" Red shouted.
"Sure," Dib sighed. Red fumed, he knew wasn't being taken seriously.
"I'll do it!" Red threatened.
"Sure…I honestly believe you," Dib teased as he waved Red off.
He took Tak's hand and noticed her strange glare. Dib leaned over and kissed her cheek. She looked back and her eyes bulged when she saw Zag within Red's arms. Her gaze turned to Dib thinking he had finally snapped.
"She'll be the next dictatress!" Red threatened as he felt himself beginning to pout.
Red noticed Purple staring at him with a dazed look. Purple began to grin and Red scowled even more.
"I mean it Purple!" Red growled.
"Sure…you're really evil," Purple seriously said with a humorous grin.
"Pur…I'm serious," Red grumbled.
Red's eyes widened as the baby shifted in his arms. It crimson eyes opened and felt him going soft inside. Zag's cheeks widened and she suddenly threw up on his shirt. Purple began to laugh at this and Red's feature's twisted in disgust. Gir jumped onto Red's head and tugged on his antennae.
"I like babies…"
"Are you mad!"
Dib knew that woman could shriek, but it had been proven that Irken woman could shriek as well. Tak had shrieked those same words after they had left Red's hearing range. He had a feeling that he was about to get the same speech from Zootch as well. His brown eyes traveled to Klavier and he found him grinning.
"How could you leave such a rare thing in a psycho's possession?" Zootch demanded; her eyes held rage.
Dib went to reply but Zootch went on to say, "Your own niece in the self-acclaimed xenocidal maniacs arms!"
"He isn't that bad," Dib suddenly spoke.
Tak this time shouted, "He tore humans apart just minutes ago!'
"He was insane with grief," Dib supplied.
"You got half of that right," Zootch grumbled. "He is insane."
"I think I made a right choice," Dib firmly said.
"You had no right to decide that," Zootch snapped.
"That's my niece, not yours," Dib warned as his eyes narrowed.
"You offered clemency to a killer!" Zootch reworded.
"You were the one that preached peace!" Dib argued.
"He shouldn't have been forgiven!" Zootch shouted.
"Why not?" Dib questioned. "He was driven mad and found forgiveness with a child."
"If I may," Klavier interrupted. "I agree with Dib."
"What?" Zootch hissed.
Klavier stood up and walked around them till he came to stand next to Dib. He hoped that Zootch wouldn't skin him later for this.
"Red appears to have been…rehabilitated and I believe that he deserves another chance," Klavier calmly replied.
"You saw what he did," Zootch reminded.
"What he did," Klavier stressed. "It is possible to change."
Zootch frowned at this and glared severely at Klavier. She turned her gaze to Dib and shook her head.
"Fine, he may be free for now," Zootch seriously said. "But if he does one thing wrong he will be deactivated."
Dib smirked at this and Tak frowned. She didn't know if she side with Dib or Zootch. The matter was very serious. Red had lived as a maniac, lost his memories to gain a good side, than gained his memories back. He had thus far remained good, but could something like him really change?
"I want some curly fries," Klavier suddenly said.
Dib grinned, Zootch scowled, and Tak felt a migraine coming on.
Author's Note:
Very open...much open. It leaves it open to the imganation. It points to what might happen. I don't think I'll write another one. Zig will remain with the evil Dok until red goes to reclaim his Empire. It is possible that Gaz could be alive, but Zim is dead and Diestel could probably live as well. Zag will be raised with Red and those upon Zeta(pity the smeet). Goop will also be buried.
Yeah, but I'm happy there's an ending and thank those who stuck through this.
Thanks to those who have been here since Xenophilia!
