A rumble woke Skoodge.
"Those two are at it again." he said, slowly pulling himself out of his 'bed', through the grate and into Zim's basement.
He stepped into the elevator in his typical early-morning mood. He lethargically checked his watch.
6:39.
He groaned, and checked his other watch.
2:34, Blorch time. The scale his body was still used to.
He groaned again. Another rumble, much closer, shook the elevator. Skoodge hit his head, and a massive headache spread from the impact.
He stepped of the elevator feeling thoroughly depressed, and wondering why he had come up. It took him about a minute of watching what was happening in the living room to remind him.
He sucked in a deep breath of air, and, with more than a little sense of déjà vu, bellowed at the top of his lungs "SHUT UP!"
Everyone in the living room froze at seeing the normally upbeat Skoodge panting with fury. Tak had been yanking on Zim's antenna, Zim had been tearing off Dib's hair-scythe, Dib had been reaching into Tak's pocket, and Gaz had been pulling on Dib's legs. GIR was sitting on Zim's head, and had been trying to pull Minimoose out of a sombrero. Burn marks decorated the room, and a hole in the roof let in pre-morning light.
"Do you know what time it is?" Skoodge demanded, pure malice in his voice.
Everyone shook their heads sheepishly. Even Gaz was staring wide-eyed at Skoodge.
"2:36!!!" he roared, causing everyone to jump.
"But the sun's coming up…" Dib protested.
"WELL IT'S 2:36 ON BLORCH! STAY STILL UNTIL I'VE HAD MY COFFEE!" he screamed, stamping his foot to make himself clear.
Everyone complied for the seven minutes it took for Skoodge to make his coffee, drink it, and calm down enough to talk to them.
"Now," he said, still fuming, "Tell me what happened."
Gaz spoke up first, "I'm trying to bring Dib home for our biannual family breakfast."
Dib continued, "I'm trying to get the keys to my ship back."
"It's my ship, and I'm trying to kill Zim for key-scratching 'TAK SUKS!' into my ship's hull." Tak stated, glaring at Dib, then Zim, then Dib again.
"All these people broke into my house." Zim said.
"Okay. And the blast marks?" Skoodge inquired.
"I'm putting on a magical puppet show!" Screeched you-know-who.
Skoodge thought about this and then calmly walked back to the elevator, and rode down.
Everyone stayed frozen in their spots.
"I think these are atypical." Commented a voice from nowhere.
"Who said that?" Tak demanded, letting go of Zim's antenna and letting him fall to the floor.
"You idiot!" Came another voice, "I said private channel! Private channel!"
"Computer! There are intruders in the base!" Screamed Zim, PAK legs extending.
"Ya, I know. They've been here for the last half hour."
"I mean the invisible ones!"
"Well they've noticed us so we have to take them." The first voice came again.
A bright red flash of light filled the room, and it's inhabitants screamed.
A few seconds later Skoodge stuck his head out of the elevator to tell them to shut up, but they were gone.
He looked around for a few seconds, then grinned.
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