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Chapter 5: Everything is Flawed
"Ugh, my head. What the . . . hey!" Mike had just woken up. Although he wished that he hadn't. He recognized where he was: that Irken girl's base. But he was strapped to a table tilted at about 85 degrees. His ankles and wrists were shackled to chainless cuffs, which floated in mid-air as if magnetized. Also Mike didn't see a sign of that Irken, or her little robot. Mike tried to move but it was futile. Then Mike heard a familiar voice.
"Well Mike, it's about time you woke up" He looked to his left to find Dib in the same situation as he was. "Dib, what are you doing here? Wait . . . that was a dumb question. What happened?" "Tak captured me. What's it look like?" "Let me guess. You went through the door in the back did you? . . . Who's Tak?" "This is her base. I can't believe you would just waltz right in without a second thought!" "You did the same thing, didn't you?" Dib looked down to the floor "So?" "Sigh. This is great. She's going to dissect us or something isn't she?!" Dib thought for a second. "I don't think Tak is really into dissecting humans. She has better things to do than that." Mike struggled in his cuffs just to occupy himself. "So . . . where is she. Shouldn't she be like torturing us or something?" "I only saw Tak when she locked me up after Mimi pinned me, then she left. I think she might be on one of the upper levels." "I assume that Mimi is that freaky little robot?" "Yupp." Mike fidgeted once again. "This sucks." "You got that right." A few moments past, the only sound was machines whirring . "So. . . I assume Tak's been to Earth before?" "Yeah. She was planning to remove the Earth's magma and replace it with snacks for her leaders so she could be an invader." Mike chuckled to himself at what Dib said. "That would've never worked." "Huh?" "Oh yeah! Dib do you have any idea what Earth's magma does? Without that magma the Earth would be a lifeless rock with a surface temperature of over two-thousand degrees." "What are you talking about?" "Dib I can't believe you don't know this. The Earth's magma swirls around the solid inner core, creating an electromagnetic field. This field creates our atmosphere and keeps out most of the sun's solar heat." Dib was amazed at how Mike knew that and just stared at him. "I saw it in 'The Core'. Good movie." A few moments passed silently once again. Then Mike broke the silence. "HEY TAK!!" "What the hell are you doing?!" said Dib panicking. "C'mon, seriously Dib. I wanna get out of here so I can destroy it!"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind Mike and Dib. "And how do you suppose on doing that?" Both of the boys screamed at the bodiless voice. Tak walked between their gurneys and faced them. She crossed her arms and looked menacingly at Mike not even noticing Dib. "Heh heh. How much of that did you hear?" Mike said, starting to sweat. "Everything." "Well then. I don't have to repeat myself do I?" Tak responed to this by punching him in the gut. "Ow! Was that necessary?!" Mike said, wincing in pain. "So you think my plan would've never worked eh?" Tak said, getting ready to hit Mike again. Then Dib butted in. "But it didn't, Tak! Zim distracted you while I turned off the pump. All it took was one press of a button." Tak looked at Dib and stopped her fist. "It came standard with the pump. I realize now it was a dumb plan. But my new one is flawless". "Which is. . ." Mike said trying to get Tak to blurt it out like how Zim would. "HA! Nice try human, but I'm not that stupid. Too bad you two won't remember any of this." Dib knew what was coming. The metal tube on Tak's head flashed in front of Dib with no effect. "Oh, right. I forgot you're too smart Dib." Then Tak looked at Mike, and the flash went off. At first she thought it didn't work but then came results. Mike stared blankly into space then blinked a few times. "Where am I . . . wow! What a cool weenie stand!" Mike's cuffs were undone and a now disguised Tak led him to the exit. "Hmm . . . I guess he wasn't as smart as I thought he was. She undid her disguise and walked over to a console which controlled a new IMAX-sized monitor, and pushed a few buttons. "What are you doing?" said Dib. "I'm calling my Tallest. They always love to decide the fates of prisoners." "You can't do this!" "Ah, Dib, but I am." Red and Purple showed up on the monitor. "What is it Tak?" Red said. Tak bowed her head in respect. "My Tallest. I have captured this human. What would you-" "Hey look! It's that big-headed kid." Purple blurted before Tak could even finish. "Umm . . yes. Yes he is. I was wondering if My Tallest would like to give the verdict of this human's fate." Tak said with an evil grin. ""Oh! That's always fun!" said Red. "Hey I got it. Let's make him our slave. He can bring us snacks and we can make him do humiliating things." Purple thought "Hey that sounds great! We'll go with that." Red added. "Excellent decision my tallest. I shall prepare the transporter." With a few buttons the transporter was up and running. Dib started to panic and tried to free himself, but knew it was futile. "Any last words Dib before I send you to a lifetime of servitude?" "I DO!" said a voice high up in Tak's base. It was none other than Mike. He dropped down to the lower level and posed like a super hero. "What! I erased your memory!" "You thought you did Tak. But I acted as if my mind was wiped. Pretty smart eh?" Mike said proudly. "Hey it's that kid that shot at us before." said Red. "We'll take him instead." "Excellent My Tallest." Tak pressed another button and a robot hand grabbed Mike and threw him in a tube. Mike banged on the glass but it wouldn't budge. Tak pressed another button and in a flash of light, Mike had disappeared from the tube. On the screen in back of Red and Purple, Mike could be seen reappearing in another flash sitting on the floor dazed. In seconds he was tackled by bulky Irken guards. "Thank you Tak for this wonderful slave. We are looking forward to your sugar cane plan." said Red, andthen the transmission cut.
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