Sorry I havnt updated in a bazillion years. i was pretty busy with school and stuff. Yep, cant wait until I get outta there! Anyway, I know there are some people who have been waiting for this chapter, so I'm very glad you were patient. Please R+R!

Chapter 9 - The Ceremony

Viz! You're so tall! How on Irk are you?" said Liz jumping up and down.

"I'm awesome! How has it been on the Massive?" I asked.

"Things are going well," she said "I heard that Nur is here. Have you been giving him a hard time yet?"

I smirked. "Well . . . let's just say I've put all of the past aside."

"What? So you're saying that-"

Before she could finish, Fiz and Dib came running into the docks.

"Liz!" screamed Fiz. "I missed you!"

We all had a short reunion there. We updated Liz with all of the recent things that have happened. We told her about Yali and my father, how Dib came, then how Zim came, how Dib and Fiz hooked up, Nix coming back, then Nur, then my two dates with Zim and Nur.

I didn't tell anyone how my date with Nur went; I kept changing the subject when anyone asked. I just told them how I found a box with the note inside.

"Who could it be from?" asked Liz.

"Yeah," said Fiz, "who would want you to drop your position? There's no way you could give it up anyway. They only allow the tallest irkens to rule."

"I don't know, but the note said I have no chance of keeping my position, so there's someone out there out to get me." I said.

"Well whatever happens, Viz, we'll always be here!" said Dib. "I'm your brother, remember?"

"Dib! You're not my brother!" I said, laughing.

We all walked back inside to have lunch.

The next day…

As soon as I awoke in the morning, Fiz grabbed me. "Good morning Viz! Time to get ready!"

"What a lovely wakeup call . . ." I muttered.

Fiz dragged me out of bed and took me to get dressed. There were like 20 people waiting for me so they could take my measurements. About an hour later, they had fit me into my new tallest uniform- complete with a hover thingy! I was so excited that I didn't have to walk anymore. The tallest uniform looked just like my dad's, except it was blue with a few purple bands around it. Also, it was a woman's uniform, so it was different in the, err, upper chest area.

"I'm jealous Viz!" said Liz after she saw me. "You used to be no bigger than a little smeet!"

"I'll take that as a compliment." I said grinning.

I was so nervous for the ceremony later. I couldn't stop worrying about whether something would go wrong. I kept thinking about the note I got and if someone would actually try to sabotage everything. I pushed those thoughts out of my mind and remembered what my dad said the previous day. I would be behind an invisible bubble shield and the door only opened by DNA activation. Also, there would be a zillion guards and people watching. After thinking these things though, I convinced myself that I was safe.

The time finally came for the ceremony. My dad and uncle gave an introduction speech to announce me. Then when he called my name, I came onto the stage, looking much more confident than I really was.

I stepped up to the podium and began to recite my speech I had practiced so many times. Everyone in the crowd kept cheering me on. In my speech, I had written down all the things that would change with me in power.

About 10 minutes into my speech, I heard a loud BOOM behind me. I turned around. There was so much smoke I couldn't see what had happened. I coughed and waited for the smoke to clear. Nur came running to me since he was in the bubble at the time. I threw my arms around him.

"What's happening?" I cried.

Before he could answer, We looked up to see two dark figures emerging from the smoke.

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