(a/n: here you go. hope you enjoy it. review. warning, things get a little violent in this)
Act 3: the Gravemaker
Zim cautiously walked down the dirt road into the candy village.
He had sat in the bushes for a few minutes coming to terms with the village's existence.
He then began planning his next move, weather he should return to the base or continue on into the village. Zim finally decided to investigate the village for information purposes.
Zim passed a few candy people who just greeted him and continued on their way.
Zim studied every detail of the village as he made his way to the center of the town, all the houses were well built, the streets were paved with cobblestones and there were lampposts lining the streets.
In the center of town there was a large water ornate fountain.
Zim glanced around seeing streets spreading out into a few other directions leading to other parts of the village.
Zim sat down on the edge of the fountain looking at the various candy people passing by and he noticed that they seemed very human.
They didn't question his skin color or lack of ears. They just carried on with their happy lives.
Everything just seemed perfect and right for Zim to continue his conquest but something felt wrong.
He felt that there was something missing or something that could get in the way but he just shrugged and continued investigating the village.
Zim weaved through the streets and between houses and buildings, looking through windows of stores and even entered a few.
Everything seemed like a normal town, except the inhabitants were walking talking snack-foods not human beings. Zim was walking through a back ally when suddenly his foot connected with something and he tripped, falling flat on his face.
Zim heard a soft voice say "Oh my, sorry I wasn't watching where I was going"
Zim lifted his head and saw a small elephant "What the…Who are you?" said Zim.
The small elephant spoke saying "I'm Tree Trunks, who are you?"
"I am Zim" said Zim, Tree Trunks studied Zim closely "I don't believe I've seen you around the Candy Kingdom before" Zim's heart began to thump hard "That's because I uh, I'm new around here"
Zim nodded saying quickly "Uh yep, I'm new here, absolutely normal I'm not here to destroy the world" he laughed a little "I'm absolutely normal".
Tree Trunks smiled "oh that's probably it" she stuck her trunk out to Zim "It's nice to meet you" they shook hands, or trunk and then Tree Trunks asked "I've been meaning to ask, what are you?"
"Uh, I'm human, a normal human boy" said Zim "Hm I've never seen a human with green skin" said Tree Trunks "It's a skin condition" said Zim dismissively.
Zim glanced around then asked, "Who is in charge around here?"
"What do you mean?" said Tree Trunks
"Who rules over these people" asked Zim
Tree Trunks said casually "Oh that would be Princess Bubblegum, she rules the entire Candy Kingdom".
Zim frowned then said "Thank you, but I think I uh left something in the oven" he turned and ran as fast as he could down the street, back on the main road and out of the village.
Zim ran as quickly as he could back to base, he burst through the door and slammed it shut behind him.
Zim plopped down on the floor and sat back against the door, thoughts swirling around in his head.
What had happened to the Earth? What happened to the Humans? Did they get eaten by these candy people and talking animals? Or was it something else.
Zim had only learned a few things. The earth was now populated with candy people, talking animals and who knows what else.
Second, the only information on the current leadership was this Princess Bubblegum.
Zim didn't know what do, but a single thought came to his mind. Call the Tallest's and report in.
Zim walked past GIR, who was still sitting on the couch watching his movie and he entered the elevator, which descended into the lower levels of the base.
Just as Zim descended to the lower levels someone had knocked on the door softly.
GIR paused his movie and he got off the couch, he walked over to the door and opened it saying happily "Hi there!" he stepped aside and the figures swarmed inside like a tidal wave.
Zim got out of the elevator and he walked over to the main view screen in one of the labs, he pushed a few buttons and the screen came to life.
After a few minutes the screen came into focus and the live image of a room filled with Irkens came into view.
All the Irkens looked up at Zim and began to murmur to each other. The room was spacious with wide windows showing the Irken capital city's crowded skyline.
A single figure approached the screen.
Standing there was a tall slender female Irken dressed in light blue robes, had blue eyes and curled antennas.
The Tallest scowled and said in a soft but gruff voice, "Who is this?"
"Who am I? Who are you?" asked Zim
"I am Almighty Tallest Xale and I demand to know who is calling"
"Invader Zim reporting in sir, er ma'am" Zim saluted.
The Tallest's eyes widened "Zim?" every Irken in the room muttered in awe, some pointed and one even fainted "What?" asked Zim "What did I say?".
The Tallest blinked "Zim you're supposed to be dead"
"Huh?" said Zim
"A thousand years ago, the armada arrived at Earth and saw that its people were wiped out" explained the Tallest "they listed you among the dead soldiers in Operation Impending Doom 2".
Zim explained how he buried his base and he went into stasis "And here I am" said Zim
the Tallest nodded "That is quite an intriguing story" she smiled a little "Its good to have you back"
"Yes it is" said Zim, he scratched his chin then said "So when will the armada arrive?"
"What?" said the Tallest looking a little confused.
Zim asked again "When will the armada arrive to conquer earth?" the Tallest frowned "Zim, the war is over, Operation Impending Doom 2 was a huge success" Zim blinked "What?"
"We won, the war is over, we are in the middle of one of the longest era's of peace in years" said Tallest Xale " just before you called we were in the middle of celebrating the thousandth anniversary of Operation Impending Doom 2 and we were honoring those who gave their lives in the war" she nodded to Zim "you included".
Zim sat back in his chair and absorbed the information.
They had won the war. The Irken empire now reign's supreme in the galaxy, but what will he do now?
Zim looked up at the Tallest and asked "What about my mission? What about Earth?"
Tallest Xale shrugged "you can continue you're conquest of Earth if you like, if not well you are always welcome to return home"
Zim smiled and saluted "Thank you my Tallest, I will continue my conquest of earth and I will not fail you"
"good luck" said Tallest Xale, the crowd of Irkens standing behind the Tallest cheered and clapped "Invader Zim signing off!" he saluted and the screen went dead. Zim got out of his seat and he skipped off to the elevator humming a happy tune.
On planet Irk, Tallest Xale stood out on the balcony of her tower that overlooked the city.
The streets were packed with Irkens going to and from various parties all around the city. In the center of the city was a monument of an Irken soldier raising the flag of the empire atop a mound of bodies.
The Tallest frowned thinking about Zim and how he was alive.
She could hardly believe it. Even though he could be a great asset he could be just as much trouble. The Irken Empire had finally attained galactic domination after years of bloodshed and careful planning but if Zim is anything like what her predecessors had warned her about, then all that could be lost in a matter of minutes.
Tallest Xale felt like she should do something, but she just shrugged and went back inside to rejoin the party muttering "I'll deal with him in the morning".
Zim got off the elevator saying happily "GIR, get ready for-" but he stopped in the doorway, shocked at what he saw.
In the living room, GIR was tied up with rope and there were hundreds of small green men scurrying around dismantling the television and were building some sort of device from the cannibalized parts.
The men were about GIR's height, they had light green skin, long grey beards and pointed red hats. "Hey what's going on here!" yelled Zim the men stopped and looked up at Zim "We are Gnomes from the Beneathaverse in need of a new home" said one of the gnomes "We lost our home and have been searching for a new home"
"Your home is perfect for us" said another "The technology is what we need to rebuild our machine and with it we can have our revenge on Finn and Jake, so we must have this house".
Zim scowled "No, this is my house and my technology, go find your own"
"We weren't asking" said the first gnome, he snapped his fingers and the front door opened letting two, large gnomes into the house.
They were about Zim's height and they were muscular, the lead gnome pointed at Zim and yelled, "Get him!" Zim's eyes widened as they lumbered in, he yelled at GIR "GIR, defensive mode!" GIR straightened up and his eyes glowed red.
But one of the gnomes tossed a muffin into GIR's mouth and GIR's eyes returned to their normal blue as he devoured the muffin contently.
Zim growled then called out "Security, get rid of the intruders!" there was a soft beep and the computer said in monotone "Defense grid still under repair" Zim groaned in annoyance. He glanced up and saw even more Gnomes crawling out of the tangle of coils that covered the ceiling. the Gnome leader began to cackle "We will have this house!"
"You'll never get this house!" yellled Zim as the Gnomes began to swarm his way.
He needed something to get rid of them and quickly but suddenly an idea came to his mind, he smiled he turned and darted back to the kitchen, he opened the fridge revealing a secret express elevator.
He slammed on any of the buttons on the walls and the door slammed shut just before the gnomes entered the kitchen.
The elevator dropped fast till it stopped abruptly and the doors slid open revealing one of his labs, he saw the single object that inhabited the room.
It was the stasis pod, containing Specimen 6467.
Zim rushed over to the control screen and brought up the download status.
There was a loud groan of metal and some shouts; he quickly glanced over the information till he found what he wanted.
It read "download status: one hundred percent complete"
Zim hissed "Excellent!" he jabbed in a code and the lid of the stasis pod began to un-fog.
There was a hiss and some white vapor began to pour out of the sides of pod and the lid began to rise slowly. The elevator doors were pried open with a loud groan and the two large Gnomes lumbered into the lab, ready to beat Zim to a pulp.
Zim closed his eyes, waiting for the pain but nothing happened. He opened his eyes and saw that they stopped dead in their tracks.
Zim turned to see what they were looking at and he smiled triumphantly.
Specimen 6467 rose from pod like a vampire from his coffin, most of his features were shrouded by the vapor and by black cloth that was wrapped around his most of his face.
He climbed out of the pod, his feet touching the metal floor with a loud thud, the three of them watched Specimen 6467 rise to his full height. He towered over Zim and the Gnomes; he was a tall dark slender shadow in the vapor.
He stepped out of the vapor revealing himself, which caused the Gnomes gasped.
One of them said breathlessly "W-who, uh what are you?"
Specimen 6467's eyes landed on the two intruders, his hand glided to a holster at his side and he drew a revolver then took aim at the two growling in a low, electronically distorted voice "Death" he then squeezed the trigger.
Back on the surface, the Gnome ruler was growing impatient for his two subordinates to return he began to bark orders to a group of ten gnomes to check on their progress but the refrigerator's door opened and the two Gnomes were tossed out of it and they landed on the ground, unmoving and silent.
Zim then jumped out, followed by a new comer.
He was tall and wore a long, ragged looking black coat that reached to his ankles.
He wore jet-black boots and a wide brimmed hat.
The Gnome ruler looked closely at his face and his eyes widened.
The new comer's face was mostly covered except for the bridge of his nose and his eyes. He saw that he was young, his left eye was replaced by a red, glowing cybernetic replacement.
Small metal implants were fused to his flesh in various parts but the right eye and the right part of his face were untouched.
His flesh was grey color and small patches of black hair poked out from under his hat.
The Gnome ruler was astonished, not by the new comer's fashion or his implants but by the fact that he was very…human.
"What is he!" cried one of the gnomes, pointing at the young man in black, Zim just smirked "oh just a human I modified for combat"
"a human!" exclaimed the ruler "yes I know, terrifying isn't he" said Zim, he stepped out of the path of the human in black, the human in black began to inch his way towards the gnomes and they receded, backing away from him.
"He is Specimen 6467" said Zim with a hint of pride "But I have given him a different name. I call him the Gravemaker" instinctively the human drew a pair of silver-purple, Irken modified revolvers from inside his coat.
The Gravemaker took aim and he unleashed hell on the army of Gnomes.
Within a matter of minutes, all, but one, of the gnomes were struck down by the Gravemaker's plasma pistols.
The Gnome leader was up against a wall with one of the Gravemaker's pistol's aimed for his head.
Zim stood in the middle of the living room, looking upon the carnage with a mixture of awe and pride.
The Gravemaker killed them all in a show of great skill and ferocity. Zim snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the leader of the gnomes beg for mercy.
Zim strode over to the cornered gnome and he looked down on him asking "Dose anybody else know that you are here?" the gnome shook his head "n-no" "Good" said Zim.
Zim snapped his fingers and the Gravemaker squeezed the trigger, the Gnome's head jerked back and his body crumpled to the floor.
Zim let out a cold laugh "Nobody gets the best of Zim!" he turned to the Gravemaker saying "Nice going, now clean this up" the young man in black nodded and began to gather the bodies.
GIR came running in to the living room cheering "Yay! He's awake, he's awake, big brother's awake!"
"where were you?" asked Zim
"Bathroom" said GIR innocently.
Zim frowned but he continued on "Anyway, with Dib and the rest of those pitiful humans gone, and with the Gravemaker fully awakened, I will dominate this planet and I will return home to Irk with glory!"
Zim threw his head back and let out a long and loud triumphant laugh.
GIR joined in the laughter and began to dance around the living room, while the Gravemaker just cleaned the room of corpses silently.
Meanwhile, watching from the outside through an open window, a living cinnamon bun named Cinnamon Bun gasped in horror.
He had seen and heard everything that happened inside the house.
Somewhere deep down, he had a cold feeling spread through him that the alien named Zim could be big trouble.
He had to warn everyone.
"Oh my glob!" he breathed.
Cinnamon Bun turned and ran away as fast as he could.
End of chapter
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