The Sickness

Part Nineteen

The trio continued to run down the hallway, a new alarm sounding throughout the ship.
As they headed down another hallway, they could hear the sound of more guards coming for them.
He glanced down as he heard a faint moan from Zim.

"Dib..." Zim rasped, too tired to open his eyes.

"It's okay, Zim," Dib assured him, trying his best to stay calm. "Everything's going to be okay."

Dib glanced up as he continued to run. After what seemed like an eternity, they soon came to a large room with a pair of largely set doors, indicated as being the exit. As they got closer, they could see that they were almost to Tak's old ship that sat many feet away.
But just as they were about to make it through the doors, they swung closed and latched shut! The trio turned in shock to see the Tallests coming toward 's injured antenna still stained with blood though it had begun to stop bleeding.

"You won't be getting away that easily the tall Irken sneered as he came closer.

"Why can't you just let Zim come back to Earth so I can cure him?" Dib asked "If he's on Earth, he won't bother you anymore?"

Red chuckled darkly.

"I don't think that'll be possible." Red sneered. "Because you see, he's caused us nothing but trouble. And for what? To be something that he's not? Or ever will be for that matter?"

Dib didn't reply to that. But soon he spoke up.

"I don't care if he's not an invader!" He snapped. "He's still my friend and I'm taking him back to Earth!"

"Oh, so the little defect does mean something to you?" Red sneered.

"Stop calling him that!" Dib screamed.

Red scowled before swinging a clawed hand, and striking Dib across the face. The young boy yelped in pain as the Tallest's claws raked his cheek, leaving behind a pair of slightly deep cuts. Dib tried his best not to drop the young Irken he was holding as he shook in pain.

"Never speak that way toward a more superiour being!" Red sneered.

Dib scowled, the new cuts he had recieved bleeding lightly as he did so. Purple who had been slightly concious came up beside Red, grinning evilly as he did so.

"We'll be taking Zim back to his cell now." Purple sneered coming toward Dib.

"No you won't!" Yelled a new voice. Before Purple could react, something struck him in the head.

"What the..?" Red turned in time to see something metallic strike him in the face before he fell to the floor. Dib stared in awe as he saw Gaz standing there with the crowbar he had used to open the cell earlier.

"No one... Hurts Dib... But me!" She hissed angrily. "Thanks Gaz." Dib smiled.
Gaz grinned and nodded.

"So how's he doing?" She asked, feeling a bit awkward on asking this.

Dib sighed.

"Not that good." He replied. "He's got a really bad fever. "And it's getting worse."

Zim let out a harsh violent cough and moaned. Dib set Zim gently on the floor near the wall, removing his trench coat as he saw Zim beginning to shiver and placed it around him. It was then that Dib remembered something. He mentally kicked himself as he had forgotten that the cure was in his trench coat. Dib reached into the pocket of his jacket, taking out a small opaque bottle filled with a bright blue liquid, leting out a sigh of relief that the bottle wasn't cracked. He carefully removed the lid and lifted Zim into the sitting position.

"Don't worry, Zim." Dib whispered. "You'll be okay."

Just as Dib was about to pour some of the liquid into Zim's mouth, there was a sudden shot that filled the room.
Dib and Gaz turned in shock to see fifteen more guards coming for them. Dib froze as the guards came closer.
Gaz; who had been by the door, soon ran forward, knocking them away from her brother and the sick Irken.

"Get everything ready!" Gaz orded.

"I'll keep the jarheads busy!"

After saying this, Gaz began to fight the guards as Dib quickly closed the bottle and put it in his pocket. Dib felt Zim's forehead once more before lifting him up in his arms. He was thankful that he hadn't stood yet, but had to duck down as one of the stray blasts of energy shot out, and flew just above his head, slightly grazing the sythe part of his hair before striking the doors and creating a well-sized hole in them.

"There's the way out!" Gaz said after knocking out another guard. "C'mon!"

Gaz began to run for the door. Dib stood and began to for the door but soon stopped and turned around.

"What're you doing?" She asked, getting annoyed.

Dib didn't answer at first, but soon turned toward his sister.
He then handed Zim to her along eith his trench-coat.

"Take Zim and Gir back to the ship." Dib replied.

"Why are you-?"

"I'm making sure these horrible monsters never bother us again." Dib replied, cutting Gaz off. "Get to the ship."

Gaz took a moment, but soon nodded, before heading toward the ship with Gir following behind.

So, here's the next part :D I know I just updated ^^; Wow, third update in a row :O Even though it's kinda late in the day ^^; But oh well XD I hope you're enjoying my story and I'm still trying to get more up :) I'm just making sure that I get everything thought all the way through :D And don't worry, I'll get the next part up soon :) So, later days! :D:D R&R Please! :D Thank you! :D:D