Here we are once again with the copyright stuff oh well better just lay back and except it I guess I don't own Invader Zim and I never will all I own is the concept of the story ITSS MINEEEEE!
(A/N) here comes the fluff it's not much but it'll be enough for you fluff hunters out there it'll get juicer in later chapters. On with chapter 4.
Zim couldn't believe his eyes, but there she was after 3 years looking as menacing as she ever did. A little shaken by the blow Zim rose to his feet to meet her, she was exactly as he'd remembered her except for her being a little taller and the large ray gun in her hands which was currently pointed right at his head.
"Hello Zim It's so nice to see you again, you remember Mimi don't you?" The little black cat now turned into her SIR form and pointed an equally big gun at Zim. Immediately pulling out a long tazer staff from his PAK and got into a fighting stance. He may have been distraught a moment ago but all that had to take a backseat for now.
"Unfortunately I don't feel the same way Tak, how dare you presume to invade my base again thinking I would just let you take control I am the all mighty Zim so leave now before you invoke my wrath any more puny Tak thing" Tak only laughed .
"Oh Zim your so naïve that's only part of my plan but the main reason im here is to destroy you" smiling at the thought.
"Well then my dear Tak you will be slightly disappointed, cause I won't let you take my life so easily" raising himself on his Pak legs, gripping his weapon tightly.
"That's the Zim I came to kill the egomaniacal little worm that can't help but revel in his own self importance, I'll show you who the superior one is"
The fight began with Tak taking a shot at Zim, missing, and then rolling out of the way of one of the PAK legs. 'He's gotten better' she thought dodging another attack and retaliating with another blast. GIR meanwhile was watching from the couch clapping his hands at the excitement until a stray laser blew off his right arm to which he responded "Yay" and retrieved a samich from his head and began eating it.
Tak achieved a direct hit on one of the legs causing Zim to lose his balance and fall to the floor right on a rubber piggy. Zim charged Tak dodging laser shots eventually knocking the weapon to the floor. His little victory was short lived as Tak slashed Zim's arm with her claws, causing him to back away, blood running down his hand. Tak laughed.
"You're going to have to keep your guard up if you ever hope to beat me Zim"
"Zim was now on one knee from the pain and the deep wound. Seeing an opening she lunged at him with all her might to deliver a killing blow. Zim looked up and quickly kicked his foot up, grabbed both her wrists and flipped her, him now on top of her his weapon to her throat.
"No Tak you should keep your guard up" still holding her wrists with one hand and his knees on her shoulders pinning her in place. Struggling to escape she screamed.
"Let me up you, you, ghastly little worm!"
Zim watched as she squirmed under him it was satisfying in a way. Raising the electrode from his weapon about to deliver the finish the job she yelled "The Tallest will avenge me I'm the real invader not you!"
Then she saw something she never thought was possible, his eyes welled up with tears, his face in a state of sadness. He took the weapon from her throat and released his grip on her wrists, and then he got up and turned his back to her still holding his arm.
"Your right Tak I have no right to denie your request, so go ahead and kill me im less then nothing now" he said solemnly. Tak took this opportunity to retrieve her pistol and once again pointed it at Zim's head. She decided to goad him a little "What the all mighty Zim doesn't want to play anymore c'mon Zim at least die with a little dignity fight me!"
He looked at her sadly "I have no dignity left to give so if you would please hurray and finish me off I'd"
"What is this some sort of trick, you don't think ill do it, I came looking for a fight and im going to get one so turn and face me" he turned and gave a half hearted smile a single tear falling from his eye before collapsing on the floor.
No this wasn't how it was supposed to be, he was supposed to fight to the bloody end making her victory all the more enjoyable. He wasn't supposed to show mercy or ….. cry ….. like that. This wasn't going the way she wanted to, and that look he had given her it was so sad and pathetic like a dog with its tail between its legs. Her train of thought was interrupted by the sight of the green blood pooling around Zim's body. Then she did something she never though she'd EVER do, she ran over to Zim, lifted him in her arms, and rushed him to the medical wing of the base.
In the elevator Zim wrapped his arms around her neck and buried his head in her chest saying only "I love you giant nourishment giving robot arm" before slipping back into unconsciousness. She blushed a deep purple muttering "you did that on purpose you little twit".
Down in the medical lab she placed Zim on a big metal table, grabbed a clamp and what appeared to be a soldering tool she went to work closing up the wound on his arm. He had lost a lot of blood, so she attached a bag of synthetic blood to an IV and injected it into him, causing a slight stir from him. Then she just sat there watching him, not taking her eyes off him for a second, out of distrust mind you.
All the while she stared in fascination as he slept, his slow breathing, his long tongue sticking out, he even looked slightly ……… cute …….. but in a defenseless pathetic way.
"No, no, no, I can't have these thought cloud my brain, he's the enemy the seed from which my hate grows, and im here to annihilate him not ogle him".
"Then why did you save him, you could've let him bleed to death you know"
"Well I just wanted a better fight that's all, I came all this way and I expect to get what I want"
"He could've killed you back there but he didn't why do you think that is hmmm"
"I don't know maybe he got weird from blood loss" she realized that she was having a load discussion with her brain and stopped. Walking back to the table she noticed his glove was burned and picked up his hand to examine the damage. Looking at the burn closely she saw it was a brand mark with a single Irkin word. Banished, going across his forearm. She guessed the Tallest had had their fun and told him the truth about his mission like she had in their first encounter.
Then she remembered his face when she had said he wasn't a real invader. It was like all the fire inside him had been extinguished in an instant. The news must've broken him. All the hate she had harbored for him seemed to melt away from her body, even she wasn't this cruel to him, and she couldn't imagine what it must be like for him now, no home to go to, spit upon by his own people, then being built up by the Tallest then having them bring his whole world come crashing down in an instant. A tear escaped her eye as she leaned down and kissed the burn mark tenderly before laying her head down on the table and falling asleep, Zim's hand interlaced with hers.
That's chapter 4 I really am proud of this chapter but I was nervous about how to approach the ZATR matter so this is how it starts. Just a little subtle for now. Next chapter will probably be Dib heavy so be prepared. By the way haven't decided on whether to give Dib a love interest. A lot of these usually have Dib fighting over Tak so if you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks for reading smell you poop dogs later next chapter comin soon