Invader Zim:The Tallest Betrayal
By thesuperdot
(I don't own Invader Zim or any part of it.)
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"Wake up you lazy slobs. You two are the biggest disgrace to the Irken Empire."
The Almighty Tallest Red a Purple slowly woke from their slumber aboard the control deck of their ship, The Massive. As they woke, they gazed upon the on who insulted them. "Wha…? Wh-who you callin' lazy? And just who are you?"
The insulter looked exactly like Red and Purple; he had the same uniform and everything, only he was green and an inch taller. "Oh, forgive me. I am the new Almighty Tallest, Green. You may call me Green."
Purple spoke next. "Wait, what do you mean, the new Almighty Tallest?"
Green rolled his eyes in irritation. "Isn't it obvious? You two have been replaced. You two are no longer the Tallest."
"HA! As if! We would have been told about this and we would never permit it!" Red smiled. He had this "Green" beat.
"Well then," Green said in a smug voice, "you'd best call security." Then he offered his hands for handcuffing.
Purple jumped at the chance. "OKAY! Computer! Arrest this imposter!" But nothing happened. "COMPUTER! I SAID ARREST THIS IMPOSTER! Reeeed, what's going on?"
Red was at a lost. "I-I don't know… Computer, we are the Tallest! You obey US! Now, arrest this imposter!"
Green smiled. "Allow me. Computer, locate and identify the ranking of the Irkens Red and Purple." Red and Purple were completely mystified, how can this be?
Almost immediately, the computer responded. "The Irkens Red and Purple have been located aboard the control deck of The Massive. Their current rank of Almighty Tallest has been revoked. They are currently awaiting reassignment by new Almighty Tallest, Green." At the conclusion of this the green of both Red and Purple went right. Green was smiling with a very wide smile.
"Well? Does that convince you?"
"Bu-bu-bu-bu-bu…"
"What my colleague means to say is… WHADDYA MEAN REASSIGNMENT?"
Green sighed. "Well, I can see that this is not going to be easy with you."
"But, we aren't dead yet! You can't select a new Tallest unless we're dead!" Purple claimed.
"Ah, that may be true, but, you should read the rules closely!" He cleared his throat. "Ahem, a new Almighty Tallest(s) shall be chosen if the existing Tallest(s) has ceased to be; OR if the current Tallest(s) are incapable of performing their duties. Now then, computer, can tell them why they were terminated as the Tallest?"
"The cause of termination is from incompetence."
"WHAT? Incompetence? How? We, we're succeeding in Operation Impending Doom II!"
Again, Green rolled his eyes. "Let's go into detail, shall we? The termination occurs when a majority of the collective minds of the Irken race feel that someone else as Tallest could do better that the one currently present. This opinion does not need to be spoken as it is read from the subconscious minds of the Irken race. Only 51 is needed to do this and they need not vote on it, it is done at a random point in time. This has really never happened. You did set a record. An astounding 73 considered you incapable to perform your duties. We also know the main reason why this happened. I, personally, cannot say I didn't expect it."
"73? That high? But what was the determining factor?" Purple said.
"Why, the issue of Invader Zim, of course."
At the mere mention of Zim, both faces went blank. "Zim……" Red said.
"Yes, Zim."
"But, we've exiled him to the farthest reaches of the galaxy! He's no longer a problem!" Purple said.
Green laughed hard. "Really? Let us review. Today is Probing Day for the Tallest! It is true that you have banished Zim to the far reaches of the galaxy, but he has found a populated planet. It is by this factor alone that you are obligated, nay, REQUIRED to go and conquer the planet eventually. When that happens, you will have to consider Zim a hero. That is unacceptable given his past history."
"But we won't do that for a long time. There is no need to worry! Once we do, however, we simply send him back to Foodcortia."
"Really? So he can escape again? Haven't you heard from Sizz-lor, he's gotten away again? What then? Send him to Hobo 13? He'll just win again. We haven't even found the drill sergeant yet! Give him a frigate ship to pilot on a collision course to a sun? We don't even know how he got out of that! Send an assassin after him? Tak couldn't even kill him! Face it, you are incapable of getting rid of Zim!"
An uneasy silence settled on the control deck, broken only by Green.
"Well, then, what to do with you? Security, restrain these Irkens."
"Well? What do you plan to do? Kill us?" Red exclaimed.
"Oh, no, my dear Red, that would be FAR too easy. Ah, I have the perfect plan. You two shall be forced into a lifetime of servitude." He turned to the engineers on the control deck.
"Servitude? To whom?"
"Captain."
"Yes, My Tallest?" The captain said.
"Set course to… Earth."
"Rodger." The captain said. Green turned back to the captives.
"What do you want there? What do you need with Zim? Are you going to kill him?"
Green laughed at Purple. "No, not exactly."
Red's eyes went wide. "Wait… No, no, you can't… You wouldn't!"
Purple also got the message. "NO! NO, please! Can't we work something out? C'mon, buddy…"
Green looked at his captives with evil eyes. "Former Tallest Red and Purple, as punishment for your incompetence, you shall be forced into a life of servitude. Your master shall be the one whom you despise the most…"
He paused for dramatic effect.
"Your master shall be none other than the one known as Invader Zim!"
Purple and Red lost it. Purple began to sob uncontrollably with little phrases such as "Zim!" and "Why does he torment us so?"
Red went with unrelenting rage. "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO US! WE ARE THE TALLEST! WE ARE! YOU CAN MAKE US SERVE ZIM! WE SHALL NEVER SERVE ZIM!"
"Now then, security, prepare our package and prepare to send out a broadcast to ALL Irkens once we get to earth. This shall go public."
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Down on earth, Invader Zim was once again at skool unaware that his luck has changed.
What future does the future hold for Zim as he gets to boss the Tallest around?
Will you ever find out? Probably not.
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Author's Note:Just something I whipped up in my spare time. Dunno if I'll continue, college is coming up for me (English 101). This is better than what I have done in the past. Well, enjoy.
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