Chapter 4 Vort
"OK so the sniper wasn't in that room, but more in the vent?" Dib asked back on board the Resisty's ship. "Yes Dib, he tried to trick us by cleaning the area that we thought had been used." Zim explained in the mess hall with just Gaz, Dib, Raymond, Mimi, GIR, and Tak. Dib then stated "So you found the disc and he told you to look for clues in clues?" Raymond nodded "Yes, but it may be a trick, we can't trust this knowledge." Zim rubbed his chin "No, we need a lead. Someone is about to do something serious and we need to stop it." GIR then asked with more intelligence and seriousness "What clue?" Raymond said "Well…the disc could e a clue, or even the sniper." Tak snapped her fingers "That's it! Let me see the sniper!" Raymond reached over the table and handed her the sniper. She turned it over and over, studying each and every scratch. She then removed the mag and looked inside the slot it fits in. "There!" She turned it over so everyone else could see inside the slot. Inside was a bar code. Raymond took the sniper and scanned the bar code, on the monitor it read "MADE ON PLANET VORT BY SPECIAL PRISONER 777" Dib's eyes met Zim's "Prisoner 777? Who's that?" Raymond told Dib "Vortians are a very intelligent species but also peaceful. Their whole entire planet was once a huge network computer, bigger than the Control Brains themselves. Now the Irkens took over and they build their weapons, computers, and battle ships. In the core of the planet is a top secret lab not even most Tallest know about." Gaz asked "What about Prisoner 777?" Zim turned to Gaz "Prisoner 777 is the Vortian that designed the Massive and all the Armada ships. He also made my Irken shotgun with radiation shells. He and I are close friends. I can contact him but it would be too risky." Dib asked "Wait, prisoner? Why?" Tak stated "You see all Vortian's that build very high quality technology can also build he most dangerous weapons, that is why they do there work in a prison." Dib rubbed his eyes "A prison? You mean with guards?" Raymond shook his head "No, its monitored by security drones. It's stupid since the drones were made by the prisoners and they have complete control so we can get in, take him, and get out." Dib rolled his eyes "Surrrre. In my book there is always a catch."
Zim stood up "Catch or no catch we need to do this, everybody get ready."
Tak's Spittle landed gently in the planets hangar. Zim step out and the first thing he notices is the air pollution. He could see it in the air, he had to put on a facial mask to filter the air. Raymond stepped out with his on two. "The technology that the Vortians used to make didn't give off any pollution. Then the Irkens came and now we need these." Tak came out "It is such a pity, it used to have plants and computers, it used to be the perfect balance between nature and technology. Dib came out and looked around he saw a few primitive houses with some technology hanging from them. As Dib and Gaz walked past them the peeked through the cracks of their huts, when Zim, Tak, and Raymond walked they seemed to move further into the shadows. As Mimi and GIR walked along they came out more and ran up to the SIRS. They started to touch parts of them. Then Zim yelled as one tore off GIR's arm by accident. "What are you doing? Stop!" then Vortian children ran away except for the one holding GIR's arm. "Oh no, I took so much time into that arm!" Zim said to himself as he rubbed his eyes. Then as he looked again GIR had his arm back on and in place. He gasped and looked at the Vortian child who stood smiling a sly smile before running off to his mother. "Vortian's are smarter then we take them for." Zim said giving the boy an equal cocky grin. "Come on Zim, we don't have time to waste." Tak stated as they continued on. Soon they reached a large pink building that said :VORTIAN PRISON ALPHA: MAXIMUM SECURITY. The gate to the building was wide open. As Tak stepped in they saw sentry drones with gatlin lasers. As Zim and Tak cocked their weapons Raymond held his arms in front of them. "Guys!," he said ",it's me." The sentry drone backed down and went into a hole in the wall. "Like I said they built everything here." Raymond went into the cafeteria to see they were all up and about eating food and making things. One Vortian came to them "Ray!" He ran over and gave Raymond a hug "Welcome back friend, Skald has missed you." Raymond smiled "Where are Skald and prisoner 777?" The Vortian looked up and bit his lip. "Skald and Prisoner 777 have been transferred to a real maximum security prison." Raymond's eyes widened "What?" The Vortian said "A whole Irken escort came here." Zim walked up to him "And you didn't fight back? You had control over every robot in this prison and you didn't fight?" One Vortian repelled "We are afraid, we only control this prison. If the Armada found out, they would be on us all and kill us." Zim was about to say more when Did interrupted him "It doesn't matter, where did they go?" Another Vortian said "They were taken to the secret lab that surrounds the core of the planet." Zim looked closer as a flash in his new Brain just hearing the word core. "What's there?" The Vortian in front of them shook his head "We don't know, it was a secret lab that Tallest Green established, he gave no comments about it and access is strictly forbidden. Only 777 has entered because he has made the lab." Raymond narrowed his eyes "Know a way in?" The Vortian shuddered "You are actually thinking about penetrating Vort's surface to claim more Vortians?." Tak took out her Irken combat knife "Exactly, now please tell us and I promise won't to mention names." He nodded nervously "Well, there is a tunnel into the new jail cell, it used to be a tunnel to an underground Vortian food supply station but it was closed down due to construction of the new labs. The elevator should lead directly into the labs." Raymond looked at the others "That should do." As he walked to another Vortian prisoner he pressed a button on the wall that concealed weapons. By the looks of it very GOOD weapons. As he took an Irken rifle with Vortian attachments on is, it had a name carved on it's side: THE VULTURE. Zim grabbed his shotgun. "Yes! 777 didn't fail to make this! An auto targeting shotgun with radiation shells!" Dib looked at Zim "Wait, you mean it has a higher accuracy than a regular?" Zim nodded. Gaz took the blue watch "What is it?" One female Vortian said "I designed it, it has all of the Irken fighting styles and also includes how to be super stealthy." Gaz smiled as Tak picked up a sniper rifle "It seems to have visions like infra-red, plasma, invisible gasses and liquid trails. I like this." As a Vortian handed Dib a pistol he shook his head. "I already am, prepared." He opened his jacket to reveal two desert eagles with the water bullets. Raymond said "Alright people, lets get ready."