Chapter 18
Zim's Comeback
Zim bolted from the core, the door had shut behind him, the key had slide back into the floor leaving second entrance for anyone else impossible. Zim ran out to the open area where cargo trains shot back and forth carrying cargo to unknown places, Zim stopped and gripped the hand railing nervously, the things zooming through his brain seemed to be an addiction, he knew he didn't want to view it…but at the same time he had a natural feeling to watch it. He saw everything, the moment he and Tak were training together, the moment he and Raymond were in the blue room, the part he blew up the tower Raymond was in, and he remembered killing Green. He knew these weren't even his memories, he realized it was Red who had recorded it. It was Red who trained with Tak, it was Red who was in the blue room with Raymond, it was Red who blew up the tower with Raymond…and it was Red who killed Green. Zim HAD to know more and he knew the exact place to get that information…it wasn't even that far from there.
"Tak?" Dib asked ad he shook Tak out of the trance. Tak's eyes snapped a bit before looking at Dib, "Dib," she began, "you told me about your powers in all about using energy to lift objects and stuff like that," while Tak spoke Dib nodded.
"…can you read my mind?"
Dib was silent for a moment then said, "Gee…I don't know if I can read an Irken's mind…" Tak smiled a bit saying, "Technically we don't have minds out PAKs contain the energy which I think you can sort out and view." Dib once again looked concerned, "Alright I'll give it a shot but I can't guarantee anything." Dib then closed his eyes as Tak sat down in front of him, as the lightning shot from one hand to the other he then placed them on the PAK. Tak exhaled just as Dib did, his mind constantly focused itself as he was searching through the "brain" of Tak.
As Dib opened his eyes he could see snow fall all around him, there was a chill in the air and there were many bodies on the ground. As Dib looked around he turned to see Raymond's body. Dib ran over and turned him over to see his face had no scar, not even the cobra tattoo that occupies the space on it. He thought of this for a minute before hearing the shuffling of boots to cold snow, Dib turned just in time to see the axe blade dig its way into Dib's chest.
Dib was forced back as he woke from the nightmare. Tak shot right around to see Dib on the floor clutching his head as he was suffering a bit. "Dib…are you alright?" Dib opened his eyes to see Tak, everything else was so bright, he could still feel the piercing pain in his chest as if the axe was still there. "Dib…are you OK?," Dib then replied, "Yes…I am…I saw Zim, with an axe blade, with a coat somewhere where there is snow. He was grinning madly…and he attacked me in the chest." Tak nodded and replied, "Good…that's what I keep seeing."
A clash as Zim kicked the door to the old storage warehouse on Locker 26. There sitting in the dark was the Trial Brain. "Oh…Zim…was your mission to decode the files successful?" Zim closed the door locking it behind him, "I don't exactly know, Purple took the files and I bet his curiosity for Red's intentions got the better of him and finally he decided to do a process of it." The Trail brain inquired , "Red? Aren't we talking about what you done?" Zim looked up at the Trial Brain, "No…it's all Red's fault…say do you have a copy of those files by any chance?" the Trial Brain replied, "Why yes, just in case you were unsuccessful." A monitor on the other side of the wall flashed with blue passcode bars floating around the entrance to the files, Zim could barely see it. But he laid back and knew if he was Red, he could decode the files. He sat back up and started to enter the words in word by word into one bar until one got it correct and eliminated it completely, but there were several more to go.
Now it was late at night, the Reptoids were running free of the force field now spreading to other areas which national guard was already defending. Dib walked into his bedroom to remove his coat and shirt but when he turned to the bed he saw Tak in her human form in the bed, it appeared to be she was wearing nothing underneath. "Hello Dib…I gotta say this is thanks for everything you did for me, saving me from the SEN, helping me track Zim, and even staying by my side." Dib blinked a bit then said, "Tak…I will not have sex with you." Tak blinked back, her smile was gone, "Why?" Dib took off his pants not in his boxers again, "You see its just that I do like you but I may not love you, you see Tak…I helped you escape because I became attached to you. I can love you…but for humans it takes time…like Gaz and Zim for instance. They took at least a few weeks for their love to grow…so why can't we? I don't want to have sex…but we can sleep together." Tak blinked a bit and nodded. "Also Tak…no disguises…I want the real you." Tak blinked in suprise but none the less transformed into her Irken form. As Dib slid into the bed he and Tak kissed, Dib was now thinking of Zim and his sister…how h was like her now. Before it could continue an alarm sounded. Dib at up and so did Tak. "DIB! TAK! GET UP HERE NOW!" Tak and Dib quickly got their clothes on and now were running to the control center of the building. "What's going on?" Dib asked. Darkbootie replied, "I have recently received word from outside national guard, the force field had been disabled! The Reptoids have been clashing with the National Guard." Dib gritted his teeth before banging his fist against the wall. "We failed…"
Then a monitor flashed and some words appeared on it. "What is that?" Dib asked. Darkbootie went over to it to read what was on it. "Its a document! From…coordinates 35678-26." Raymond stood up, "I know those coordinates…that's Locker 26…it's Zim!." Darkbootie added, "It reads 'Hi guys! Um my ship has run out of fuel might need a pickup soon.'" Raymond nodded "Respond. Tell him we'll come over in about 5 hours."
Zim sent a copy of the documents that Red made about the cloning to the SEN knowing fully well they would understand. "Zim," Zim turned to the Trial brain, "there is a laboratory on this planet which is mentioned in the documents….it might be of interest." Zim looked at the documents an saw the location, it was actually right on Locker 26. "While you wait…you might want to attack it." Zim look at the Trial Brain, he looked like the Control Brain only battled by rust and Time, "Know any weapons here?"
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