"Why would Zim form an alliance with two half human half animal creatures so suddenly? They ARE part human, after all, and he hates humans," Dib asked himself out loud as he paced his living room. Sitting on the couch, playing a Game Slave was his little sister Gaz. She was far scarier and tougher than Dib, but for some reason he continues to annoy her as the severity of the situation with Zim got worse. "Would you quit talking? Your voice is making me sick, and I'm trying to beat this last level." "You don't understand! The fate of all man kind rests in my hands, and now I'm out-numbered! Kay and Shane are working with Zim!""Kay's friends with Zim now? When did she stoop so low?" Gaz asked. "Wait, you know her?" Dib asked back, wide eyed. "Well, yea, from Skool. We were cool for a while, but I didn't think she would hang out with a loser like Zim," Gaz replied, not looking up from her game. "See? Doesn't that make you wonder what they're up to?" Dib asked, trying to persuade his sister into helping him investigate. "Not really..." she replied. Dib slapped his forehead and groaned in frustration. "Come on, Gaz. I'll convince dad to take us to Bloaty's and buy you the Game Slave 2 when it comes out," Dib begged. Gaz's eyes widened at the deal, and accepted.
The next day at Skool, Zim entered his class, snickering about a comment Shane had made. What it was, no one knew, but it must have been about Dib, considering Zim laughed a bit more once he looked in his direction. Dib walked over to Zim's desk and said, "I don't know what you're up to Zim, I'll stop you! You, Kay, and Shane! Then I'll reveal the three of you to the world!", and walked back to his seat.
After listening to Ms. Bitters mutter the word 'doom' for a few hours, the bell rang for lunch. Zim met Kay and Shane in the hall, and were walking towards the cafeteria, until they saw Gaz standing against the wall. "Hey, Kay," she said, and motioned for her to come. "I'll catch up with you guys later," she told the two males, and went over to Gaz. "What's up with Zim? I didn't think you'd wanna hang out with a weirdo like him," Gaz stated while they walked toward the lunch line. "I don't know, Gaz. I just figured since Dib believes so strongly that he's an alien, I would find out for myself," Kay said, trying to convince Gaz that there was nothing unusual going on without completely lying. Kay happened to be a pretty bad liar, plus, she liked Gaz. She was one of the first people that became a friend when Kay and Shane started going to skool with her.
"Well, alright. Do you wanna come over to play Game Slave later?" Gaz asked. "I don't see why I couldn't. Unless Shane needs me for something today." She replied, a little bit surprised. Gaz has only invited Kay over to play Game Slave once or twice, and they've been acquaintances/friends for about half the school year. "But if your brother gets too pushy, I'm smacking him upside the head," Kay warned. "Do you think I care?" Gaz asked blankly. "I didn't think so," Kay replied before taking a bite of whatever part of her lunch that was edible.
Finally, after the second half of the day, the bell rang to dismiss students. The newly found partners were walking back to Zim's base, with Dib and Gaz following. Where she would normally tun left to go to Zim's place, Kay turned right to follow Gaz and Dib. "Where are you goin', Kay? It's this way," Shane said. "I'll be there in a bit. Gaz invited me over." she said. "Be careful, Kay," Shane said, and gave Dib a death glare. He cowered behind his sister as Kay replied,"I'll be fine. The worst thing that could happen is me getting dominated at Game Slave," Kay assured, and followed Gaz to her and Dib's home.
"Why did you invite her to our house? She's the enemy!" Dib whispered to his sister. "Maybe I didn't feel like putting up with you by myself today," Gaz responded. "Wait, this could be an opportunity to expose them! Do you know any weaknesses?" Dib asked. Gaz growled, and replied,"No, I don't." Dib backed off a bit, and turned his attention to Kay. "So, enjoying being partners with a fellow paranormal monster?" "I'd watch it if I were you. You're only a few words short of me blacking your eye," She replied while baring her teeth. He backed off of her, too, now seeing a reason why she and his sister became friends.
Meanwhile, on Shane and Zim's walk back, Shane became worried about his slightly younger sibling. "What if he runs tests, or electrocutes her, or... Do you think this is funny?" he asked, turning to Zim, who was smirking through Shane's worrying thoughts. "You have no need to worry. She can contact us whenever she may need us," "How?" Shane asked as they walked through the front door. "Well, we were discussing the issue of the Dib-stink last night, and came up with a plan," Zim said. Shane's panicked expression didn't change. Zim continued," Last night, we developed communication devices, disguised as human wristwatches. Kay is wearing her's while infiltrating the Dib-worm's base," Zim said, and gave Shane his. "Why wasn't I told about this?" he said, and quickly put it on. Zim shrugged, and replied "Forgot."
Back at Dib's, Gaz sat on one side of the couch and Kay on the other, each with a controller hooked up to a system that was plugged into the TV. Both were mashing buttons and moving joysticks, while Dib observed from a chair. Gaz had destroyed Kay in the game, then went into the kitchen for cold pizza while Kay remained on the couch. "What are you doing, Dib?" Kay asked without making eye contact, "Taking notes on how normal beings socialize? If I were you, I would be," Dib groaned, and went into the kitchen as well. "Perfect," Kay said to herself, jumped off the couch, quietly stepped into Dib's room, and truned on her wrist communicator.
"Zim? Can you hear me?" In a second, she could see Zim's face on the screen and he replied, "Yes, I hear you, Kay." She could see and hear Shane freaking out in the background, wanting to be sure she was still in one piece. "Tell Shane I'm fine. Now, then, what do you want me to do?" she asked Zim. "Destroy any evidence the Dib-creature may have," Zim responded. "And investigate," Shane added, "The more we know about the enemy, the easier it will be to take him out," "Got it. Going to stand-by mode," Kay said, and turned the watch's screen off without completely shutting it down. She began going through cameras and computer files, not finding any credible evidence but instead finding more personal photos. She looked through, some made her laugh or go "Aww,", but she remembered she had a job to do, and continued doing so.
"You scared Kay away with your enormous head. Thanks a lot, Dib," Gaz commented as she returned to the living room. "She... left? Just like that? But how if we didn't hear the door..." he trailed off and ran into his room. He swung the door open, and found her holding some type of device. "Computer, intruder!" He shouted. Their was giant metallic grippers extended from the ceiling, trying to grab her, but she was hard to capture. Unfortunately, the computer also blocked off the window and door with a solid steel barrier, so she was basically trapped. Dib tried to at least slow her down so the claws could grasp her, but he had no luck.
She pushed a button on her watch, reactivating the screen, and said,"Zim! Shane! I gotta abort, I've been caught! I need help!" Then, one gripper caught her by her wrist, and the other by her other, so further communication was cut off. 'I hope they got that..' She thought to herself as she was dragged along Dib's carpet against the wall, where the grippers held her as if she was being crucified. "Well, I guess your plan was a total bust, huh? Thought you could sneak into my base and steal my technology and information? Well you can't." he mocked. "I managed to get in here at least. I say not bad for a first try," Kay replied, enjoying the banter. Dib growled, and searched her pockets for anything she could have grabbed from his room.
"I'm clean, can I go home now?" She asked, getting annoyed. "Not just yet," Dib replied and gave a wicked grin. Kay, who never saw Dib as a potential threat, was now becoming nervous. He picked up a strange looking collar. "Uhhh.. What's that?" Kay asked, though wasn't sure if she wanted the answer. "This collar should force you to come out of your human form and into your real, half-fox half-human form," he explained and strapped it on her neck. It was a challenge for Dib, considering her biting and kicking. But, with some bite marks and bruises, he succeeded. "Now, then, time for a test run," he stated, and he pulled a remote from his pocket and turned a dial. The collar lit up, and Kay groaned, holding back the machine's attempt to forcefully make her swap forms.
"I admire your strength, Kay, but you better just give up. I don't want to have to hurt you," Dib taunted. She struggled, trying to break free of the grasp that the metallic claws had on her. "I'm.. not.. showing you.. anything.." She replied through bared teeth. However, her teeth had grown into the fangs she had while in her fox/human form. "Ha! The machine is already working, and it's on low power!" he said, and turned the dial to high. "Arrrghhh!" She howled as the pain increased. Dib, although he wouldn't admit it there, was beginning to feel bad for inflicting so much pain on her. In reality, beast or not, Kay and Shane never really did anything to try to destroy the human race, like Zim. They were trying to fit in. The worst they've ever done was agree to helping Zim, and they never really said they were going to destroy humans-just teach them a lesson about the treatment of other beings. Suddenly, Dib's wall was busted open as Zim piloted his ship into the outside of Dib's room. Zim and Shane jumped in, the room. Zim tackled Dib, and turned the dial so the machine turned off. The computer's grippers let go of Kay, letting her fall to her knees, and then on the floor, having fully reverted to her half animal self. Shane picked her up bridal style, and took her back to the ship. Zim got in, and took off quickly in order to get back so Kay could recover.
Neither Kay nor Shane came to skool the next day. She was still in recovery, and Shane, who was a protective brother, stayed to care for her. Dib was a bit worried. He didn't know why, but he was hoping Kay had at least survived. He wanted to be a paranormal investigator, not a murderer. So once he saw Zim at lunch, he walked over, and asked, "How is she?" "Why do you want to know, Dib-filth? You're the one who caused her the pain," "I know, but I didn't mean to hurt her so bad she couldn't come to skool," He replied. Zim hesitated, but said, "She should be back by next week. Be thankful Shane is not here, you wouldn't survive."
He sighed with relief, and said "Thanks, Zim,"
When Zim returned to his base, he found Kay lying on his couch, where she had been since the incident. Shane was sitting on the couch beside her, only leaving her alone to use the bathroom or get her something, which he mainly had Gir do anyway. "How are you, Kay?" Zim asked. "Much better, Zim," she replied. "You just wait until the next time I see Dib. His head won't be so big when I'm through with him," Shane said, getting more upset. Kay sat up, placed her hand on his, and shook her head 'no'. "You don't need to fight my battles, Shane. Plus, teaming up with Zim, we should have expected more from him. He's a smart kid, and we were careless," Shane and Zim looked at each other, then back to her. "It's not like he was out to kill me," "How do you know that?" Zim asked. She smiled, "I just know. I could tell by looking last night. I bet he regretted it, and mentioned it to you at skool, huh Zim?" "Yes, he did. He was actually concerned with your condition," he stated. "Exactly my point. If he was out to kill us, he wouldn't have been worried. He wants to expose us, though. Both are bad, but there's a difference," she stated. The two nodded in agreement. "Now, I'm gonna get some sleep," she said, and laid back down on the couch. Zim took Gir down to the base, where he wouldn't disturb her as the over-protective brother remained, and also fell asleep on the floor.