Chapter 13
Both Red and Purple stood before Great Throbbing Thought once again as they bowed before their master as it began to communicate telepathically.
"I have summoned you two here for a reason that is most imperative on behalf on my prophecy." This started the Tallest on the mention of the prophecy but faded away for all they knew Zim was dead.
"Excuse me my lord but Zim is now dead so there should not be a problem." Red said stepping forward.
"Zim life is not extinguished as a matter of fact he is accompanied by a medium sized force of a few thousand. It will grow to about ten thousand with Vortigan ships and weapons." Anger and terror filled their hearts at the mention of this news.
"BUT INVADER TAK TOLD US THAT HE WAS DEAD AND WHERE IS HE GETTING THIS ENTIRE TECH FROM!" Purple said shaking in anger.
"Tak for some reason is beyond my senses I cannot sense her presence or her motives but she is not behind this for what I can tell. On behalf of humans with him they only have a standard planetary revolution until Tak's bomb detonates destroying their planet. Now as to how he is acquiring more soldiers view these images." Great Throbbing Thought then began to show them everything that has happened to Zim up until now.
Currently Zim and the rest of the group were standing over the dead body of Invader Skuch. The image was a bit distorted but the message was clear they killed Skuch and now took over Planet Vort. Now they have all they need to build fighter ships.
"We need to act right this instant I'm going to contact Tak right now and order her to destroy Vort right now…" Before Red could finish G.T.T stopped him in mid-sentence.
"Hold your tongue Red, the destruction of Vort is unnecessary consider this option; you can destroy Vort now and we will lose a pivotal juncture for our war technology the elimination of the Vortigan race will be unfavorable to Impending Doom 2, or allow them to build up a sizable force and let Zim and the rest of the Resisti attack us then capture Zim and offer him a prime position in Impending Doom 2 and he will give us the Resisti and all our enemies at once. Considering that you have done the second option once it was over, destroy Zim then we can get back on track." Hearing this made Red and Purple grin.
"Yes master that is a better plan we can kill 2 gasuibersmooches with one blast." Purple said as they were dismissed from G.T.T's chamber.
Minutes ago the Dirge was entering the atmosphere of Vort, the command center was buzzing with activity. Lard-Nar and his fellow Vortigan were piloting the ship down to the surface while the other members of Todd's crew were monitoring their own stations as Todd sat in the main chair on the whole they were calm. Zim on the other hand was restless waiting for the incoming message of air traffic control and the eventual missile bombardment. Before the ship entered the atmosphere Zim warned the group about the air traffic control and the possibility of missile lock but it fell to deaf ears.
Closing in on the surface something suddenly struck inside Zim. Why are they not being hailed by the ground?
"Something is amiss they should have hailed us by now what is going on?" Zim said getting closer to the radar screen that Belax was attending.
"Perhaps they don't hail prison transports Irkin, maybe it is understood between the wardens of each station." Belax said joining Zim looking into the radar and saw that they were clearly in hailing range.
As the landing platform was in sight even Todd grew curious, rising up from his chair he moved to the radar station and moved Belax and Zim out of the way. Gazing into the screen growing more and more confused Todd called upon Dib.
"Dib see if you can find out if there is anything wrong with our communications." Moving toward the communication device Dib gave Todd a very defiant salute which only made Todd laugh.
Just as the ship landed Dib completed his task.
"There is nothing wrong with it perhaps they are on break or something?" Todd activated a ship wide loud speaker.
"ATTENTION ALL INMATES WE HAVE JUST LANDED ON VORT THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY GUARDS OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER. NOW I AM GOING TO OPEN THE MAIN DOCK DOORS I WANT YOU ALL TO GUARD THIS AREA AND USE THE WEAPONS PROVIDED BY THE DEAD GUARDS ABOARD. MY MEN AND I ARE GOING TO GO AND SEE THE WARDEN AND KILL HIM THEN I WILL CONTACT YOU ALL." Todd then released the cargo doors and let out the horde of prisoners.
Time passed and Dib and the rest of the Resisti crew armed themselves and walked out into the landing platform. Looking around the planet had a very cold feel to it the air tasted metallic and barren. The sky was filled with fumes from the giant warehouses that filled the horizon. Sight being near impossible to see above the fumes made the prison planet more barren and hopeless. All the while the noise of working machinery made it hard to hear much of anything.
Looking back on the group Zita had a grim look on her face but the company of the rest of the group made her feel a bit better. Holding Dib's hand very tightly also calmed her. Marching through the main doors of the wardens building Todd went to the doors as they passed and closed them.
Becoming even more nervous than before the interior of the building made everyone else nervous as well. Death filled the room every guard in sight was dead and mutilated.
The interior of the building was very office like in its state there was a front desk with held a now dead receptionist and restrooms.
"Dead, they are all dead… Johnny what they fuck is going on here?" Devi said walking over to a dead guard kicking it with her foot.
Johnny shrugged and began to grin. Feeling the madness fill him again at the scent of death Johnny had to repress it.
"A massacre done by a single individual whoever this person is he or she is very dangerous." Johnny said while Belax started to laugh at his statement.
"One warrior against twenty Irkin soldiers that's impossible." Belax said examining a few burned guards.
"Well whatever killed them they are dead now less work for us. Let's get to the wardens office it's through this door here." Zim said walking down to the warden's office.
Gir who just kept staring at the bodies began to finally speak.
"Master master these guards are leaking grape jam out of their ears…WEEE nah I know that they are dead…I's gonna eat me a taco." Gir said sitting down on the reception desk and popped a rotted taco out of his head and began to chomp on it.
"Wonderful good Gir, keep this place guarded. Enlighten us if anything passes through here." Zim said, rising up Gir saluted him and sat down eating the horrible taco.
Seemingly there was no one in the entire building it looked like a tomb it still had the faint smell of burning flesh and plasma. Heading down the main hallway to the Warden's office each member of the Resisti drew their guns as the door drew closer.
Out of the corner of her eye Devi saw Gaz walking very calmly along with Zim
Coming up to the office door Todd held up his fist to stop the group and kicked the door open to head inside first (the lone hero act) once inside Todd called for rest of the group and everyone milled inside the room.
Warden Skuch's office was very large and dark in the center of the room was an enormous computer showing every cell, warehouse angles and most every place on the planet. On the floor lay a naked Irkin bleeding to death but still alive. Running toward the body Lard-Nar held out his laser blaster to fire but Todd stopped him.
"Hold your fire he may know what the hell happened here." Looking up to him, Skuch smiled his mouth filled with blood, looking about the room at the intruders Skuch saw Zim and spoke with a blood curtailed.
"So the prophecy is going though in fruition our dominance in the universe is at an end." Coughing up blood on the floor Skuch began to laugh.
"Prophecy what prophecy is this why Tak was ordered to kill Zim and destroy Earth?" Dib said kneeling down before Skuch.
"Yes, but at the look at you your planet obviously did not explode and you only have a small amount of time to save your planet…But it won't matter nothing matters anymore…." Zim began to get impatient by the humans method of interrogation finally he spoke.
"Skuch what are you talking about speak while you still have breath to speak." Zim said grabbing him with his tentacles.
Coughing up more blood Skuch began to chuckle at Zim.
"Heh heh oh Zim you have no idea what is going on I shall do you the honor and tell you everything that has happened and what is going to happen." Skuch then began to tell Zim and everyone else all that has conspired with the Tallest, Tak, and the Great Throbbing Thought.
Needless to say everyone especially Zim was shocked to know the truth behind his race and Zim's destiny. Knowing that Zim is the key to the destruction of the entire Irkin Empire really fascinated Todd.
"Why did Tak do this to you what does she want?" Devi said still confused by the whole situation but relieved never the less that no fighting was necessary.
"To question her motives is just as useless as trying to beg for your life, I know firsthand. Perhaps she knows that Zim was on his way here and for me to be alive to tell you what she plans to do. I gave her a piece of the remnants of the Big Bang she already has one piece that object on her head is dark matter. Dark matter can be harnessed to give the user immunity to any and all aliments therefore she no longer needs a P.A.K but keeps it for weapon use it will also make her invisible to G.T.T's vision. We had a plan to use the rest of the pieces and rule the galaxy together but she changed the plan and wants to destroy everything and remake the universe in her image." This is something that gave Zim genuine fear he knew that there were remnants of the Big Bang but to harness such power was suicide.
"MADNESS!" Zim screamed.
"THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT SHE CAN HARNESS THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE." Zim said throwing his arms in the air.
"With dark matter she can absorb the power of each piece into her body and become a god. The piece I gave her was the heart of a collapsed star with that she can see things before they happen making her almost impossible to defeat. After that she will acquire near limitless powers we are doomed there is no need for anything anymore." Johnny stopped him right there.
"Very fascinating Skuch how do we find her we are in a bit of a rush to kill her." Skuch began to laugh and pointed to the computer screen.
Blinking to life the computer screen turned on. On the screen was a layout of what was presumably the Milky Way. Little dots littered the screen with names above them.
"Names of every single Irkin Invader in the galaxy you can find Tak there. Use it to end her and save our race and the galaxy. What have I done…?" Skuch said as his head fell back and fell dead.
Just then Gir busted into the room his face covered in smelly taco meat.
"Master I need another taco I ran out taco goodness I need more."
"Gir, not now do you not see that we are in the middle of something here ARE YOU INSANE!" Zim said screaming at the little robot.
"YES hee hee haa haa." Gir preceded to bang his head and rolled around on the floor.
Lard-Nar peered over Todd's shoulder and spit on Skuch's lifeless body. The other Vortigan named Var-Nar who was Lard-Nar's brother went over to the computer screen and began to type on the console. Belax patted Zim on the back and smiled on the news.
"Well, well Zim it looks like I owe you an apology you seem to be a herald of the end of the universe. I knew the Almighty Tallest weren't the true rulers they are too self-concerned to command mass troops." Zim was just now getting the true realization of his apparent destiny kind of stood there.
"Zim the harbinger of doom it does have a nice ring to it. Perception of the future can be only the work of the Great Throbbing Thought and it seems with Tak now invisible to his vision makes her all the more dangerous." Walking to his side Gaz patted Zim on the back.
"Got to hand it you Zim your hand in the end of the Irkin Empire then will begin the end of all things by Tak, I have to say it's pretty sexy in a way." Kissing Zim on the cheek it made Dib queasy for a second.
"Ok Gaz too much information what we need to do is have a game plan."
"Already on it Dib, this will be the plan you and the rest of your crew go and find Tak and kill her while the rest of my crew and the newly escaped prisoners will go and free the rest and begin to build battle ships. Contact me when she is dead." Todd said walking toward the computer.
Keystroking on the computer Todd then ejected a small device from the console.
"Take this Dib it will locate Tak for you. Once you find her kill her there will be no prisoners here like you said Zim her life is linked to that bomb on your planet and you have exactly a year left to kill her. Now depending on where she is in the galaxy that may not be enough to find her pray it is. " Handing the device to Dib Todd went back to typing on the computer.
This whole time they spent with Todd everyone besides Johnny thought of him as a bit of an asshole. Now they are breaking away from him and the rest of his merry band of assholes a phrase pinned by Zita and Devi. Seeing her chance finally Devi found the perfect position to say what she had to say. Most of the time while they were there Johnny tried time and time again to confront Todd about what happened to him and Todd just heavily insulted him.
Furious as she was she decided to just tell her what she wanted to.
"Hey Casil you prick I have something to say." She said walking up to him he just chucked.
"Another pleasurable conversation woman or is it a plea to throw yourself at me hoping I will sexually please you?" He began to laugh at her.
Johnny however was not amused by this it only made him angrier and angrier by the second. Keeping his composure he found it really hard to keep his fury in check.
"Very funny dick, you made my husband here a complete mess this whole time we were here. Don't you have a single bit of remorse for him yes he made your childhood a living hell but he told me he was a fraction of your child hood. Your parents hated you so don't take it out on him (getting closer and closer to him) to be honest with you I feel bad for you. But you will never know the love that we share for each other (now she was a breath away from Todd's face) no woman will ever love you…" Crossing the line right there Todd slapped Devi across the face hard knocking her to the ground.
Her hitting the ground made Todd's men laugh besides Lard-Nar and Var-Nar who just shook their head. Of course this made Johnny jump into action grabbing Todd and pinned him down and placed a knife to his neck. Belax raised his gun and trusted it onto Johnny's temple.
"No Belax hold your fire he won't kill me."
'Really you are so sure about that Squee, death's sweet release will accept you."
Knowing what Johnny was capable of Todd decided to act against all principles that he had. Deciding to tell everyone in the room what happened is just what he had to do.
"I loved a girl once Johnny she was taken from me from an Irkin Invader and raped and killed in front of me. Do you see my hate for them now and my need for quick decisions? That is the real reason behind my attitude to you. Forgive me Johnny and his friends it can be difficult with me sometimes." Johnny let him up and went over to help up his wife.
Not being in the forgiving mood Devi slapped Todd across the face.
Sighing Todd just stood there his cheek on fire from the slap while the mark on his face began to appear.
"We will take our leave now I guess before anything else happens." Zita said grabbing Dib and heading out to the ship.
On the way back to the ship Dib looked back to the Resisti and saw Todd standing there and what appeared to have tears in his eyes.
"Tears can you believe that there were tears in his eyes." Zita said beginning to laugh.
"So the prick isn't completely devoid of emotions." Devi said nursing her cheek.
Getting back on the Crimson Lament Dib looked at the device in his hand on the device it showed a planet that had many, many lights covering the planet. Honestly it looked a lot like a Coruscant from Star Wars it made Dib feel like a fan boy at the sight of it. Closer inspection of the PDA looking device there was a name in a box outside of the planet and an arrow pointing to a specific area on the planet. Presumably Tak's location it made Dib feel a hell of a lot better now that he knows where this bitch was.
"Hey guys it looks like we are going to a giant city planet or something, hey Zim what planet is this?" Looking at the device Zim scoffed in his throat.
"Planet Marcros it was the very first planet we conquered it is basically a city planet like you said but along with other aliens inhabiting it has a vast number of Irkins on it obviously it makes a perfect hiding spot for Tak. On the matter of what she is doing there is completely unknown to me." Zim said studying the device.
"What is the distance from there in relation to here Zim?" Gaz said.
"I mean I don't even care if we make it or not me kind of like living in space. But I suppose if we have time we can save the stupid Earth." Gaz said walking back to her quarters.
"Looking at our maximum speed and the distance to the planet combined with frequent resupplies…I'm calculating we will have 72 earth hours left to find and kill her."
Zita got a bit annoyed at this for she has gotten a bit sick and tired of being in the same rooms and seeing the same walls over and over.
"Come on what the hell is this shit is there anything we can do to go faster?"
"No the ship can go any faster than 3 times the speed of light but we can use the hibernation pods between stops." Dib said.
"Cool…" Zita said.