Okay, this is still Caline's flashback. It's not long from here, so bear with me. Anyways, here it is.

Chapter 16: The pricked finger.

Caline's eyes awoken, sitting up, she hit her head on the top of a cage.

"Huh?!"

She lunged forward and into metal bars. Frantically flinging her arms around, knocking against the bars to break them, she stopped and fell back against the bars purposely. The sound of high pitched crackling cursed itself under the large metal doors in front of her. There was a crack in them, peering through, with that small burst of light she winced. A tall figure stood, well, short ish tall ish... Anyway, the figure stood, throwing it's arms in the air and laughing, "The Tallest would be so proud of my finding a new planet to concur, none the less would they be happy that it has the perfect slave." the figure spoke to the small robot.

Caline held her breath, not daring to make a sound so she could hear the rest. It all seemed so interesting to her. But there was one thing Caline already knew, the figure was a women. It was no doubt by the tone of her voice that Caline's captive was a SHE.

"Maybe... Just MAYBE they'd let me become an invader. That would erase EVERYTHING that stupid little worm did to RUIN MY LIFE!" she screamed. Caline fell back against the bars, but her head hit them as well. The collision of her skull against the metal caused it to ring. The figure stopped, whirling around, her deep purple eyes were glowing bright, it walked back to the storage room of her ship. Caline whimpered as the doors flung open, the figure was now in color. "Ah, you're awake." the creature spoke softly. Caline winced and backed up as far as she could in her small prison.

"Now, now. No reason to be afraid..." she said again. Caline didn't trust her.

Soon the computers started beeping rapidly. "Ah, we're coming close." she said, then turned to the computers. Her eyes widened, "No! The police! They'll ruin everything!!!" she moaned and steered the ship violently. The ships were dodging and returning blasts and bullets. Caline held her head so she wouldn't damage it. The creature pulled on the controls and frantically pushed buttons. A huge bump shook the ship and the creature screamed, "We're going DOWN!" she yelled and tried pulling the controls. Caline fell to the bottom of the cage, for she was rattled up so badly inside it. Her eyes closed shut as her vision was repelled in darkness after it all just all of a sudden stopped. A few seconds later, her eyes slowly opened as she regained consciousness within five minutes. Her gaze shifted around the room, tubes of dark read frowning faces were lined on the walls. Caline looked behind her, the cage was broken open. She heard whispers and clicks on the other side of the ship, sneaking out and peering around the corner, Caline's eyes widened with interest... and fear. Cameras, guard drones, police robots, reporters, and a whole crowd of green people crowded around her captive. Caline was relieved, for the captive was arrested. Then turning around and looking at the ship, it was too wrecked to even start, so that idea was out of the question. Caline walked past the ship and down a few corridors, but soon came upon a room that looked no different than the one she awoke in. Taking three steps in she heard something move. It was a mechanical arm, but Caline didn't know that. As she turned around, the arm ducked out of sight. Then, she proceeded, but then it hit her. The arm jammed a pack in to her back, Caline let out a painful cry as the whole scene just turned bright white to her.

That was all 40 years ago. The rest just seemed to zoom by. The memories... the fights... her arguments with Zim... all just came to her. Caline tumbled back after trying to stand, as soon as her body hit moonlight, her Irken form took over her body, her black eyes blinked a few times, adjusting to the sudden change in vision. The purple shine, gleaming and reflecting the light.

In the doorway, Zim watched it all. But to him it only seemed like a minute when Caline's life had flashed before her own eyes. To Zim it was just a couple of seconds. But when she stepped in the moonlight... no charging sound or anything, when it hit, it hit, she was Irken, no questioning it. Her antennas pushed back in a sad, confused state, expressing how she felt at the moment. Looking up at the doorway, she cocked her head, the sound of breathing growing louder as her hearing gained control. "Zim..." she murmured under her own breath. Zim closed his eyes tightly and gulped as he stepped into the room. Caline looked away, her right arm stretching across her body to grip her left arm, rubbing it in a shy way. "You've been in my base before..." Zim spoke softly. "I- I need to speak with the tallest..." Caline said, her eyes drifting back from the wall, skinning over the surroundings until they met Zim's. Zim sighed, "I don't know. They don't seem to be free any time I wish to speak with them." he said. Caline had to get it over with. There was no use standing around and watching Zim's face smile at her own, just counting the seconds until she died. "Zim... I'm sorry..." she said, as the whole room made a fuzzing sound and shut off, it was a hologram dome. "What is this?!" Zim yelled, all of a sudden alert and tried running out and ended up hitting a wall.

"It's a platform..." said a voice, entering the room. Zim turned around and looked at the figure walking in, "No..." he whispered as SHE walked in. "At least you've made any progress at all, Caline. This will just have to do for now..." Renlia said as she looked at Zim. "What's going on here..." Zim asked Caline, his eyes narrowed and his voice low, full of anger.

Caline dared not look into his eyes, instead she looked at the ground as Renlia placed a hand on her shoulder, "Caline's a product, to destroy the tallest." she said. Zim growled, "So everything you told me... they were all lies?!"

"No!" Caline spoke up, "They weren't! I never lied! I just couldn't tell you what was actually going on..." she murmured.

Zim shook his head. "I can't believe you Caline..." he muttered, looking back up at her. Caline still didn't take a glance at him.

"Monique!" Renlia shouted as a human girl walked in. Zim stared at her, a disgusting look upon his face. Monique smiled evilly at Zim as she grabbed Caline's arms and twisted them painfully behind her back.

"GAH!" Caline cried.

"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Zim snarled at Monique. But Monique didn't take her hands off her.

"It seems that no matter what, an Irken would have feelings for a mistake after he realizes what he's about to lose..." Renlia cooed.

Zim said nothing. Sure Caline lied to him, but there wasn't a way in the world he'd still have her hurt. He's been through to much to see someone die. Let alone someone he knew. Caline's chest heaved up and down as she struggled not to scream anymore, "I thought... Renlia didn't... want you hitting me..." she said between breaths.

"I'm afraid I can't stop Monique now..." Renlia said as she walked backwards out of the room "It seems that you two have great anger against one another right now... Come on Monique, you'll have you're fun later. After the mission is complete you may even kill her if you wish..." Renlia said, not turning back as she exited the room. Monique pushed Caline to the ground and followed Renlia. Caline lie there for a moment and gained her strength to stand up.

"You lied about every word..." Zim uttered.

"I only protected you..."

"FROM WHAT?! A chance to run?!"

"You would have never believed me anyway."

"You still should have made an attempt!" Zim shouted, throwing every sound of her voice out of his mind and just screaming madly at her.

In a room not too far from that one, Renlia and Monique sat. "So why are you leaving them alone in there?" asked Monique. "It seems that our little Irken friends are mad at one another, for that they will fight endlessly. I was thinking, that if they were provided with weapons..." her voice trailed off as she turned to Monique. Monique 'Ahh'd' at the idea, realizing what the point of it was. It would hurt Caline emotionally, same with Zim. Then they'd be under complete control as long as they were parted. Renlia sank back in her chair and tapped her fingers impatiently, waiting for the moment to begin... The moment where Zim and Caline argue and fight, maybe... just maybe... to the death.

I know, corny huh? All I had. The whole next chapter will be a fight. Sorry my chapters are so short at the moment, I just need help on ideas.