(One Week Later)
"Alright!" I put my hands on my hips. "In this past week we've been readying ourselves for this. And today is the day we carry it out!" Our team was made up of five people; Zim, Dak, Pic, Sky and myself. However, each of us had the skill to defeat many soldiers easily. "Now, Zim! Are the stealth and cloaking on the ship done with no bugs?"
"Flawless!"
"Rations?"
"More than enough!"
I nodded. "What about medical equipment for emergencies?"
"All accounted for!"
"Perfect!" I thought for a second. "What about the bombs?"
"Ready to go!" Dak confirmed.
"Alright, I think that's it! We're ready to go!"
"Wait!" Sky began to pat herself down. "Where are my hacking codes?"
Pic pulled an electronic notepad out of her Pak. "Here they are!" She handed them to Sky.
"Oh thank you!" She took it and put it in her Pak.
"Okay, now let's go." I marched over to where our ship sat in the middle of the hanger. It was something Zim and I built in the past week. It was half the size of a shuvver, mainly because it only had two rooms; the control room and the engine room. The ship was clad in purple, red, green and blue paint along with a few tinges of black. The door that was open on the bottom led up to the deck. Zim and I took positions at the front as the pilots and the others took up positions at the three other consoles in the room.
Zim pressed a sequence of buttons and the door closed as the engines began to fire up. "How're our stats?"
"All clear." I replied, pressing some buttons myself. "We're good for takeoff."
He nodded. "Preparing for depart." The ship began to hover. "Computer, open the roof!"
It beeped in response, followed by a hum as the roof opened up.
Zim neatly pulled out of the hanger and entered space.
It had been a couple hours already. Sky, Dak and Pic were chatting quietly in the back. I sighed and looked out into space.
"What's wrong?" Zim asked, setting the ship to auto-pilot.
"What happens if it all fails?" I looked at him sadly.
"It won't..."
"How can you be so sure?"
He sighed and put his arm around my shoulders. "Zim has faith. That and... We're in this together, Mela. Meaning nothing can stop us...okay?"
I nodded, leaning into him.
"So don't cry..." He whipped the wetness away from my eyes with his thumb.
We were quiet for a few moments until I asked, "Zim?"
"Yes?"
"I love you..."
"Me too..." He pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arms around me.
I nuzzled his cheek and kissed it.
Zim brushed his lips against mine, closing his eyes contently before he connected the kiss.
I sighed happily.
"Uhh... I'd hate to ruin the moment, but we're here..." Dak called from the back.
We both looked at each other and huffed, disconnecting the kiss.
I shifted off of Zim and whipped my mouth. Sitting down in my chair, I looked out the front window and saw the Massive in all its glory.
Zim turned off the auto-pilot and steered the ship so it was under the Massive.
I swiveled in my chair so I was facing everybody else. "Sky, begin hacking procedures! Dak, Pic, prep the space equipment and bombs!" Turning back around, I checked the cloaking and stealth levels. Both were in the green. "Stealth and cloaking level are at 100%!"
"Perfect!" Zim typed in a command to the consol and a small robotic arm connected to the underside of the Massive. "Now, let Phase 2 begin..." He stood out of his chair and marched over to the back of the ship. Opening a drawer, he pulled five headsets out and handed one to each of us.
"Everything's ready to go here." Dak reported, as I got out of my chair.
"Sky, how's the hacking going?" I asked as I reached the back.
"Nearly there." She responded.
I nodded and took my gear from Dak. Pulling the magenta under-layer over my clothes, I connected the chest protector and pulled on the metal boots and the black gloves. I looked over to Zim who was also ready and to Dak who was helping Pic with her protector.
"I'm in!" was Sky's sudden exclamation.
I strode over to stand beside her, different camera shots came up on the many screens that lined the wall. On another screen, 5 digit numbers showed up and either said open or closed beside it in Irken. "Alright, we need you to open door 99199 when we give you the signal, so stay vigilant."
Sky nodded. "Be safe." She got up and gave me a quick hug.
"I will." I flashed her a toothy grin.
"Zim," She turned towards him, "you better protect her, you got that?"
Zim grinned. "With my life."
She nodded. "That goes for you too Dak!"
Dak smiled and saluted. "Will do!"
I paced back over to the others. "Let's go!"
"Good luck to you all!" Sky called after us.
Our team of four stepped out into the engine room, firmly closing the door behind us. I activated my helmet and stepped over to the door out. "Everybody ready?"
They nodded.
I turned the big lock on the door and pushed it open. The suction of space pulled me and the others out. I quickly grabbed onto the door and turned onto my jets, pushing it closed and turning the lock. Pushing of the ship, I became unbalanced, falling forward.
Zim chuckled and grabbed me around the waist, pulling me upright. "Having a little trouble are we?"
"I haven't done this in awhile, I'm out of practice!" I felt my cheeks heat up in embarrassment.
"Sure, sure..." He continued to hold onto me as we flew up to the door.
I peeked in the small window and saw nobody inside. Pressing the button on my headset, I said, "Okay, open the door Sky."
"Sure thing!" Came Sky's reply.
The door slide open and we glided inside. Dak closed the door behind us.
I turned off my helmet and looked around. The room looked like a normal storage room for cleaning supplies. "Okay, everybody, stay in contact and be safe, alright?"
The other three nodded.
"Within the next hour the Empire will be under our rule. Dak, Pic, you two be careful out there."
"Don't worry about us, worry about yourselves, we'll be fine." Dak assured me, and Pic nodded in agreement.
I smiled. "Just don't take any unnecessary risks."
The two saluted.
I paced towards the door and looked out into the hall. "All clear, good luck to you two!"
"And to you as well." Dak and Pic turned invisible as I opened the door.