DISCLAIMER: I do not own Invader Zim or any of the songs. I am not claiming that I do…
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Chapter 5: Fear Filled Truth.
Zim was trying to concentrate on the monitor in front of him. But it was getting harder and harder for him to. The lab seemed to be missing something.
Zim kept on turning around to the corner behind him, expecting Ember to be there drawing something. He kept on expecting to see her look up at him with a smile on her face, then get up and walk to his side to see what he was doing.
But, every time he was met with the same scene. All he saw was an empty space…not Ember.
He sighed and moved his hands off the keyboard in front of him.
He was about to go to the elevator when he heard strange buzzing sounds coming from behind him.
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Ember fell on her knees in front of a floating chair. She looked up and saw the same being that had caused all this and had brought her to this horrible place.
Lard Nar stared down at her; he waited for her to get up.
Ember got up; she looked down, not wanting to make eye contact. She was still trying hard not to show emotion.
"Well…How do you like my dungeon?" Lard Nar asked. He held coldness and a feeling of uncaring in his English accent.
Ember stayed quiet. She knew it was a trick question…her father would always give her these type of questions.
"Not talking huh? Look! You have a choice; you can either make your stay here moderately painless by answering all our questions with honest answers. Or pain filled by being uncooperative! What's it gonna be?"
Lard Nar reached down and grabbed Ember by the front of her shirt and pulled her up to eye level.
"What do you want to know?" Ember finally asked, disgusted.
"Finally!" Lard Nar dropped Ember; watching as she landed on the floor quite hard. "I want you to tell me all you know about those idiotic Irkens!"
"Well how idiotic could they possibly be? If they have you guys asking the questions…to a little human girl!" Ember looked back up to Lard Nar; watching as the anger rose in his eyes.
"Just answer!" Lard Nar screamed.
Ember sighed. "I don't know anything about the Irkens…Zim wouldn't tell me." She knew lying would just get her in more trouble, but she would rather give her own life than watch these…things destroy her only friend and his race.
"You're lying! I can see it all over your filthy face!" Lard Nar kept his eyes on Ember, watching her closely.
"Yeah? Well…It'll take a lot more than just throwing me in a cage to get answers out of me! And besides…once Zim comes to rescue me, you guys will be sorry for ever putting one finger on me!" Ember knew she was making a big mistake, but she spoke what she thought.
Lard Nar and all the others that stood behind and around her started to laugh mockingly.
"What makes you think that any Irken would risk their life to rescue you?" Lard Nar said. His laughter still lingered, but he held it in and once again regained that look of uncaring.
"Because…Zim's my friend…and I know he'd never give up on me!"
The army once again broke into laughter, but Lard Nar just seemed to get angrier.
"Oh please! Do you really think that that Irken or any Irken would possibly want to rescue you?! Irkens care for no one and nothing; all they care about is their precious Impending Doom 2! Give-it-up!"
Ember said nothing. She just looked at the ground; she looked up and said "Well…Zim's different! And…I know the Tallests are too!"
Lard Nar sighed and with a swish of his hand, a guard grabbed Ember and dragged her away by the wrist.
As she was dragged away, Lard Nar called out "Believe what you want to believe, kid!"
Ember was thrown back into the same cage. She sat down in the same spot, trying to convince herself that Lard Nar was just trying to scare her.
Something told her that…Lard Nar was right. Zim wasn't coming…
Ember tried to tell herself that Zim was her friend…and he would never abandon her.
'He's right…Zim doesn't care.' She thought. She remembered what that other Irken had said…about her just being "some alien".
Ember put her knees to her chest and hugged them. She reached into the corner next to her and pulled the Zune and headphones out of the shadows.
She put the headphones on and picked a song.
Ohh, ohh
So much for my happy ending
Ohh, ohh
So much for my happy ending
ohh, ohh, ohhhh
Ember closed her eyes and listened to the song. She stayed strong and kept from crying, even though she wanted to.
Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something you said?
Don't leave me hangin'
In a city so dead.
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
Of course, this didn't mean that Ember would tell Lard Nar everything she truly knew about Zim. Even though she felt betrayed and hurt; she still felt loyalty to Zim.
You were everything, everything
That I wanted,(that I wanted)
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it (we lost it)
All of the memories so close to me
Just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
ohh, ohh,
So much for my happy ending
Ohh ohh
'Maybe this really is for the best.' Ember thought.
It was a good thing that Zim had given her a special pill before they arrived on the Massive. He said it would be like a PAK and keep her from having to use the bathroom or needing food and water.
He also explained to her that if he was to even try to put a PAK on her back, it would have been extremely dangerous. Not only would it most likely end up not being compatible to her body and most likely kill her. It would also have to be drilled right through her spinal cord, and her being permanently paralyzed or killed from infection was at a high chance of happening.
So the pill was easier…but, how long would it last? How long would it be before she starved to death or died from dehydration?
You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say (they say)
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they (But so are they)
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?(even know you?)
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do (all the shit that you do)
Ember's mind once again went to Zim.
She didn't want to think that he truly abandoned her.
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
You were everything, everything
That I wanted (that I wanted)
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it (we lost it)
All of the memories so close to me
Just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
'I guess…Zim really isn't coming.' She thought; regaining her original thought. She felt tears build up in her eyes, but she blinked them away.
She continued to pay attention to the song.
"So much for my happy ending…" She said to herself in a dry whisper.
It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you care
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done
He was everything, everything
That I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it
All of the memories so close to me
Just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
She hugged her knees tighter and kept the tears in.
You were everything, everything
That I wanted (that I wanted)
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it
All of the memories so close to me
Just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
As the song started to come to an ending, a single tear went down Ember's cheek. But it was quickly wiped away and there were no more tears to follow.
ohh ohh ohh ohh
So much for my happy ending
ohh ohh ohh ohh
So much for my happy ending
ohh, ohh, ohh, ohhhhh
Ember sighed sadly as she took off the headphones and turned off the Zune. She returned them to the corner where they would be hidden by the dark shadows.
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Zim watched as his leaders emerged from two separate transporter beams.
They both floated over to Zim and Red said "Well…Let's go save Ember."
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Wow…it didn't take me long to complete this chapter…I guess it was because I had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen and be said (usually I make it up as I go along).
Well…Monster Quest is about to start, so I don't have time to start chapter 6. But I should be able to have it up on Monday; if I'm lucky (Report Cards come out on Monday…).