"Talking"
'Thinking'
StressedUsername: Tallest Z
Password: IM8ncient
Processing…Logging Tallest Z, leader of the Irken Empire into the system…
Select Destination…resume previous activity…
Destination…The Massive…activity…Final sweep of Planet Dementia
Planet Dementia
Her soft laugh echoed across the Massive. She stood on the dais gazing at the image on the panoramic glass screen. The planet was a deep crimson with a black satellite hovering around it. She found this planet to be beautiful. Her two-fingered hands gripped the bar in front of her as she leaned forward. Her large amber eyes blinked and she smirked. The Armada was gathering around the planet as she sat there watching.
"My Tallest Z," a technician spoke.
Z blinked and turned to face the technician. He was taller than your average Irken. His green eyes stared at her with no question, as he wanted for her to acknowledge him. Her amber armor gleamed in the lights as she fully faced the one technician of many. She nodded her head signaling that he could continue speaking. The Irken saluted her.
"The final sweep cannon is ready for operation," technician one spoke.
"Where is the Invader that conquered this planet?" Tallest Z questioned.
"Invader Zim will board the Massive shortly," Technician one answered.
Tallest Z nodded and turned her gaze back to the planet. Two Royal guards approached the dais and she knew it was time to go to the meeting room. She turned and floated in between them and off the dais. Z didn't bother to acknowledge the drones or soldiers that saluted her as she floated by them. They traveled down a twisting hall and she smirked. Everything was in place, this was her world and she hated it. They came to a large dark magenta door and stopped. Tallest Z floated forward and the door groaned as it opened. It was steadily rolled up into the ceiling and she floated onward. The guards walked beside her and watched as a small dais floated down the ground. She stepped upon the dais with the guards and quickly was taken to an upper platform.
Her amber eyes scanned the room thankful that it was empty. The guards left her side to take their places in certain areas. She floated over to the cannon and gazed at it. Her eyes followed it to the large glass screen. The armada was quickly gathering along the surface of Dementia. Her eyes slightly saddened at the sight of the planet. She shook her head clear of any thoughts and turned around. The room was beginning to fill with Military Elite, Irkens, and advisors. They were all here to witness the first launch of the Final Sweep Cannon.
Tallest Z sunk into the shadows to avoid their prying eyes. She didn't wish to be seen so soon. Her amber eyes took in each Irken and tried to recognize the many that were there. She watched as the drones began passing out snacks and drinks to the crowd. The room filled and the door shut them all inside the room. Tallest Z sighed and walked forward toward the crowd where she would stand above them. She listened as a technician announced her presence. The crowd cheered and they wiggled their antennae. She raised her hand and gave a small wave of acknowledgement. She watched as they cheered even louder.
"Welcome, brave Irken soldiers!" Tallest Z loudly said as the crowd went silent. "We are gathered here today to witness the first achievement in Impending Doom!"
They cheered even more and she found herself scowling a bit. She knew that if this were real, they wouldn't be cheering. Tallest Z smiled and held up her hand to silence them again.
"Planet Dementia, once home of the Entias is now the first successful invasion in Impending Doom!" Tallest Z spoke. "We will mark Irk's success by allowing the Invader that conquered the planet to launch the cannon!"
Tallest Z listened as they cheered even louder. Her eyes turned to the door that was connected to the platform she was upon. The door split open and her antennae fell as she watched him step forward. He was just as she remembered him from those years ago. Nothing had changed and nothing ever would change. Her amber eyes watched as he proudly marched up to her and saluted. His antennae wiggled and she didn't bother to smile. He only came up to her hip, standing about four feet while she stood at five foot eight inches.
"Invader Zim reporting for duty my almighty Tallest Z," Zim proudly declared.
"Yes," Tallest Z softly said. "You serve your Empire well."
Zim looked up to her and saluted once more as he said, "I serve only my Tallest."
Tallest Z felt herself flush a bit before she coughed. She quickly floated over to the cannon and waved a hand for Zim to follow. She watched as his crimson eyes lit up with joy and his antennae perked. Zim ran forward and she noted that his tongue poked from the corner of his mouth as he squealed in excitement. Tallest Z reached out and opened the cannon door for him. He picked up the ammo and pushed it into the cannon. Zim than closed and locked the door. Z's eyes remained on his PAK as he performed these actions.
"Permission to launch," Zim firmly said.
Tallest Z looked to him and sadly gazed at him. She couldn't find the words to give him a simple order. Z nodded her head and Zim pulled the cord. They all turned to the panoramic glass screen and watched as the surface of Dementia exploded. The Irkens cheered and chanted 'Zim' as she watched this. The armada than began to sweep the surface for any remaining filth. Z turned back to the crowd and smiled as she raised her skinny arms.
"Planet Dementia will now be Research Planet 13," Tallest Z announced.
They crowd cheered and Zim waved to him. She knew he was happy to have his glory. She floated in front of him.
"Now go gorge yourselves on snacks in the main hall!" Tallest Z ordered.
The room quickly cleared in under a few seconds. She floated over to the screen and continued to watch the planet.
"My Tallest," Zim began.
She closed her amber eyes and let his voice run through her head. It had been a while since she had heard his voice. She knew this was a fake world, but she opened her eyes and saw him there, standing only up to her hip and gazing at her. Tallest Z reached out and touched his shoulder. Her hand prodded his shoulder as if expecting him to vanish. She knew it was unlikely since she had touched thousands within in this world. Zim stared up at her in confusion and she blinked. Pulling her hand away from him, she floated toward the door he had entered.
"Come with me Zim," Tallest Z softly ordered.
Zim blinked and ran after her. It sounded as if she had requested his presence, not ordered it. He walked next to her not even thinking of traditions and she chuckled. Zim blinked and watched her smile.
"How was Dementia?" Tallest Z questioned as they traveled through the halls.
"It was very interesting my Tallest," Zim replied with a bit of excitement.
"How did you like blending in with the Entias?" Z questioned as she glanced at him.
"It took hours to reconfigure myself, but it worth it," Zim admitted as he scratched his head.
Tallest Z nodded in understanding. The Entias were beings of mist; they rarely took on a solid form. When they did take on a form, the mist that made them would turn into a thick fog.
"I am confused about something," Zim continued.
Tallest Z raised an antenna in questioned as she floated in place. Zim had stopped walking and appeared to be gazing at the floor. She watched him as he looked up to her; confusion was within his crimson eyes.
"What is it?" Tallest Z cautiously questioned.
"The gases that Dementia produced caused me to…hallucinate," Zim carefully said as he stared at her. "I saw insane things."
"Insane?" Tallest Z questioned.
"They were horrible visions…and I feel like they're real," Zim admitted.
Tallest Z listened the way his voice changed as he talked. She wanted to smile at his hand movements, but resisted the urge.
"What were these visions of?" Tallest Z questioned.
"I saw humans," Zim began. "I believed they were from a previous mission."
"Humans?" Tallest Z questioned.
"There was this one human that kept appearing in my visions. She had short violet hair, amber eyes, and pale skin," Zim described as Tallest Z froze.
"They were nothing more than visions," Tallest Z firmly said as she began to float ahead.
Zim stared at her in confusion before he ran to catch up with her. Tallest Z could hear his footsteps, but he she ignored him.
"My Tallest!" Zim shouted.
She ignored him and continued floating.
"My Tallest!" Zim shouted again as he jumped up and down beside her.
"Planet Dementia produces fumes that cause you to hallucinate," Tallest Z growled before she floated into a room and slammed the door.
Zim stood on the other side staring at the door in confusion. His equipment had read that Dementia produced fumes to keep memories fresh. The Entias were big on remembering. Zim scowled and continued to gaze at the closed door.
She leaned against the door as she felt her heart pound. Raising a hand to her metal plate she tried to grip the area where her heart would be. Her claws scratched the metal and she banged her head against the door. Tallest Z flattened her antennae and slammed her eyes shut. She began to mumble to herself as she remained against the door.
"Not real," she whispered to herself.
Her eyes slowly slid open as she repeated this to herself. She soon was gazing at the window ahead of her. Space appeared empty and she knew that was how her world was. Everything was empty. Tallest Z stood away from the door knowing that he was just on the other side, probably stalking her again. Her eyes searched her the small conference chamber for that one object. There were two ways two exit Impending Doom; the first way was to sign out using the ports. Ports were located on every planet and ship. Tallest Z smirked as she approached the port; the second way to exit was to die.
"My Tallest!" Zim shouted as he banged on the door.
She stopped in front of the small keypad. Z raised her hand and placed the palm against the gel screen. She began to grin as her PAK opened and a wire slithered out. It shot into the pad above her hands and she sighed.
"Gaz!" Zim shouted.
Her eyes widened in shock and she looked toward the door. Streams of running data replaced the door. It blurred together and she cursed.
Processing…Logged off…
Her heart was pounding and she pulled the visor from her face. Gaz threw the visor to her side and it smacked against the rounded black wall. Her amber eyes gazed at the darkness around her and she began to panic. Her hand groped for the release button. She began to hyperventilate when she couldn't find the button. Her fingers smacked a bump and she pressed it. A grinding was heard and cool air rushed inside the small pod. Light filtered in and she raised her hands to the ceiling and pushed it up as it opened. Gaz rolled off the soft chair and out of the pod. Wires snapped off the tight black bodysuit she wore as she hit the floor.
Her fingers gripped the carpeting and she breathed a sigh of relief. Gaz rubbed her face against the carpeting and her eyes opened fully. Pale flesh, five long slender fingers, and short strands of violet. Gaz pushed herself up to a sitting position and ran her hands through her violet hair. She crawled over to a beige half wall and gripped a silver bar. Gaz pulled herself to her feet and looked over the bar. She was on the third floor; black human sized pods surround her. The third level was for players of advanced skill, those that had earned a place.
'Reality,' Gaz thought.
She pulled herself to her feet and gazed down at the levels. Her elbows rested upon the bar as she let her eyes search the levels below her. The carpeting was royal purple, she thought about replacing that to black. Gaz dropped her head into the palms of her hands and sighed. She couldn't ignore the glitch in the system.
A rule had been broken; her name had been spoken within the game. When someone entered Impending Doom they left behind who they were and became their character. Gaz scoffed and looked out the window ahead of her before she pushed away from the balcony.
'That glitch should have never occurred,' Gaz firmly thought as she walked toward the elevator.
She reached out and pushed the button to activate the elevator. Her mind thought over the event and she growled.
'No human plays his character, it is impossible for him to call me by my name,' Gaz thought as the elevator doors opened. She stepped inside and pushed the fourth button.
'Maybe his program is…defected,' Gaz sourly thought.
The elevator began to move and she leaned against the wall. Her programs were perfect; there was no way one could screw up. She had perfected each program herself and worked out every glitch, every glitch but Zim. The elevator came to a stop and she watched the doors open. Gaz stepped into her room with a frown. She quickly walked over to the kitchen and threw open the fridge door. Reaching inside she pulled out a soda. Her fingers slightly shook as she pulled the tab up and listened to the hiss or carbonation. She set the can onto the counter and quickly walked out of the kitchen. She traveled down a short hall and turned into a room to her left.
Her amber eyes narrowed and she pushed the top lid down. The same grinding was heard as the pod opened. She reached into the pod and pulled the visor out. The visor was a circlet with a black screen in front of the eyes that wrapped around her head. Gaz sat down within the pod and began to hook the wires to her joints. She then hooked placed the visor over her eyes and laid back down. The top of the pod began to lower and it clicked when it shut. She could hear it charging. A small shock was sent through the wires and to each joint. The visor began to power up and her hand searched the darkness for the small keypad to her left.
Username: Tallest Z
Password: IM8ncient
Processing…Logging Tallest Z, leader of the Irken Empire into the system…
Select Destination…search for Invader Zim…
Planet Earth
Her amber eyes widened as she stepped outside of a phone booth. She was surprised to be back on Earth, but as an Irken. Her eyes searched out the area and she knew she was close to Zim's house. Gaz raised her gauntlet to her face and it snapped open. She typed in a code and a hologram covered her form. Gaz looked into a parked window and saw she looked like her normal human self. She smirked and went to walk down the street. Her eyes noticed families outside playing in their yards with smiles and she snorted.
The humans that choose to be a Virtual Human on Virtual Earth were those that hated their lives. She referred to virtual humans as Virman. They sometimes met other Virman and started lives. She knew this was no life, but it was a way of life to them. She would have never been a human, if she hated being human in reality, why would she make herself it in a virtual world…it made no sense to her. Tallest Z assumed it was a second chance, no matter how pathetic. Her eyes landed on the same deformed green house. The gnomes were in place; the puffer fish, flamingo, and 'I Love Earth' flag were there as well.
She walked closer to the house not knowing why virtual Zim had chosen this place to live. Her eyes narrowed wondering if his programming was defective. The gnomes followed her movement and she knocked upon the door. No one answered. She grumbled and knocked harder. There was no reply and this time she rung the doorbell and shouted.
"Irken Invader Zim, answer the door for your Tallest!"
Tallest Z watched as the door flew open. Her eyes traveled down and she saw Zim standing there with a look of shock. His faux violet eyes were wide with surprise and his wig was slightly misplaced. She pushed passed him and shut the door. Her hologram turned off and she gazed down at him.
"My Tallest," Zim said as he saluted.
"Invader Zim, why is your disguise so bad?" Tallest Z questioned. She could feel it coming back again. The need to treat him like the Zim she had known returned.
"The humans are too stupid to recognize me. My Tallest," Zim answered as he led her to the couch.
She could feel her smile fading at the edges. The Zim she had known would have not responded like that. Her eyes stared at this Zim and she knew this was everything he had wished to be. Successful, wanted, and accepted. She took a seat upon his couch.
"Tell me Zim," Tallest Z firmly began. "What name did you call while upon the Massive?"
Zim's antennae twitched underneath the wig and she reached out and removed it. His eyes blinked and she moved to remove the contacts. Her amber eyes met his crimson gaze and she noticed fear. She placed her hands in her lap and raised an antenna to signal impatience.
"I apologize my Tallest," Zim replied.
"What for?" Tallest Z questioned.
Zim shifted in unease and replied, "I…I mistook you for someone you are not."
Tallest Z watched him now. Her attention had been on him, but now it was only focused on him. She wondered if maybe his programming wasn't defected.
"Explain," Z ordered.
"I mistook you for a hallucination the Entias placed upon me," Zim replied.
"Hallucination?" Z questioned with doubt. "What hallucination?"
"The Entias brought upon me memories of a human girl while I was upon Earth…but she doesn't exist," Zim carefully explained.
Gaz tensed at his words. She stood up and looked toward the door. Her eyes than shifted back to Zim and she frowned a bit.
"I must be going," Z quickly replied as she floated to the door.
Zim looked at her with confusion and she sighed. She placed her hand upon the knob and twisted it.
"My Tallest," Zim replied.
"Invader Zim," Tallest Z sighed. "I want you to remain upon Earth until further notice."
"But my Tallest!" Zim protested.
"Do not question me Zim," Tallest Z darkly warned. "I have been more…lenient with you than most Invaders. Do not disappoint me now."
Invader Zim froze, he looked like he would protest but replied, "Of course…my Tallest."
Tallest Z shut the door behind her and sighed. She wondered if she should have placed Gir within the program. Shrugging she turned on her disguise and walked down the streets. Z made it back to the phone and leaned against it. Maybe she hadn't made the right choice about certain things. She sighed and grumbled something before stepping into the phone booth.
'Why did he say my name?' Gaz wondered. 'Why is he having memories?'
Gaz quickly logged off within the booth. Her form vanished as if she had never existed. She had not noticed Zim following her. He waited outside the booth for any sign of her. When it seemed like she would never emerge he walked over to the booth and looked inside.
'Empty,' Zim thought in confusion.
Author's Note:
Zim has made his appearance in the VR, but as of Earth...more will be explained when Tak is reactivated. I will update, but I am currently writing the last chapters of Xenophobia.
I could never write Naruto for I have never watched the Anime. I didwrite Inuyasha, Fruits Basket, Hellsing, DBZ, and Trigun Fanfiction, but I switched pennames and moved to IZ because I finished that. I was thinking of writing continuing the IY/Trigun crossover I had written on this account, but I don't know. My mind is dead at the moment.
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