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Ch. 4 – Tak's Terrible Secret

Another 3 months pass by, and the stolen ship the Zim and Tak nabbed from the allied nation floated helplessly in the gravity belt, out of gas.

Zim grumbled angrily, "What kind of stupid idiot would ready a ship with only this much fuel!?"

Tak, whose stomach was bulging by now, motioned for Zim to calm down.

"I'm sure there's some fuel onboard, just check every compartment. AND DON'T YELL AT ME!"

Zim backed away, "I didn't say anything! You're hearing things!" he huffed, ever since Tak was nearing the birthing stage she's been giving Zim a hard time every second.

"I've searched every inch of this ship but there's no extra fuel cells on board." He sat down and sighed. "We're never going to get that cure now!"

Tak stared at Zim, she couldn't help but see the same worrying expression on his face that Red always had for her when she was younger. She motioned for him to sit next to her and he complied.

"Zim, thank you for trying." She smiled at him, "I'll just have to live with this problem, it'll be ok though I'm sure."

"No Tak, it's not ok. What the Tallests did to you…that's not ok…" He placed his hand on her forehead. "They should not have raped you and put that drug in your system."

Tak's smile faded, "It wasn't both of them. Just…one of them."

He tilted his head, "Purple."

She looked at him in surprise, "How did you…"

"You keep calling out in your sleep, for Red. You call for him to save you from Purple." Zim grimaced, "I had no idea you were…into older guys." He tried to laugh, but it was such a tense situation.

Tak blushed slightly, "I'm sorry Zim. Now that I think about it, I really should have been a little more open with you back then."

"Hey…HEY DIB!"

Dib opened his eyes to see Gaz shaking him, "Whuh….WHA WHA!?"

Gaz pointed out toward the front, "I see their ship! It's stopped!"

Dib squinted his eyes, indeed it was the ship reported stolen. His heart skipped a beat at the thought of Tak being so close. He got up and grabbed the wheel.

"Okay guys, let's pay a visit."

Zim took Tak's hand in his and smiled, "Hey the past is past. We're Irkens, we really aren't good with trusting one another. "

"You and I are different though." She grinned, "I think we're more human than Irken now."

"As long as my skin doesn't turn pinkish brownish…I'll be fine!" He laughed, and was happy to see Tak enjoying herself too. She lifted herself up so her face was inches away from his.

"It's been a long time…your eyes…"

He blinked. Oh no..the drug…he thought to himself. Tak moved a little closer as he tried back away.

"Zim…" she closed her eyes and leaned in.

The doors swung open as Gaz and Dib entered their ship, catching Tak and Zim in an awkward position.

Gaz stalked over and punched Zim right in the face, sending him flying into the ship's walls.

"YOU TWO TIMING BASTARD!" she rushed at him.

"GAZ! WAIT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!"

She hoisted him up by his collar and growled at him, "I saw you two kiss! Are you ready for pain and suffering unlike the world has ever seen!??!!"

"SHE'S DRUGGED THAT'S ALL!" he screamed out.

Gaz shook him, "YOU DRUGGED HER! YOU SICK-"

"NO! NO! NOT ME I DIDN'T DO IT!"

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

"DAMMIT WOMAN I COMMAND YOU TO PUT ME DOWN!" he pointed his finger at her, "PUT ZIM DOWN NOW!"

She growled at him again, "OH I'LL PUT YOU DOWN ALRIGHT!!"

Dib was at Tak's side, holding her hand, "Tak! What's wrong!"

Tak choked out, "Gaz! Please put Zim down he didn't do anything, I kissed him!"

Gaz looked over at Tak, "Why!? Why'd you kiss him!?"

Tak sighed, "He reminds me of someone I care about."

Gaz stared at Tak, surprised at her dreamy gaze. She gently put Zim down and he sighed in relief. They walked over to Dib and Tak and sat around her.

Tak smiled at Gaz, "How are, your kids?"

Zim looked at Gaz with big eyes, "Are they here?"

Gaz nodded, "I told them to wait in the voot. I wasn't sure if you guys were on this ship and in trouble or anything."

Dib ran his hands on Tak's large belly. "Can I get you anything Tak?"

She shook her head. "No, I want to tell you about…this problem I have."

"Zim mentioned a drug?" Gaz looked at Zim, "When did she get drugged?"

"It was a long time ago, we were both still at the academy on Irk. It was before I went to Earth, I…we…" he motioned between him and Tak, "…we were dating back then."

Dib and Gaz gasped in unison. Gaz poked Zim in the chest roughly, "You could have told me that you had previous loves before me you know!"

"Sorry, it was something I was trying to forget. But then she showed up on Earth and…well..you know the rest."

Tak smiled, holding onto Dib's hand, "It was a long time ago, there's nothing like that between us now."

"Then please explain the drug, and the kiss!" Gaz was still fuming about it.

Tak cleared her throat, "A long time ago on Irk, there was this virus going around, causing the females to become infertile. Usually how it works is the separation of eggs from the female and the insemination of the male's sperm…in a tube. No sex involved, it was restricted to Tallests only."

Dib was surprised, "No sex…WHAT A HORRIBLE PLANET!" Gaz smacked him upside the head.

"Yes well…" she continued, "The virus, while not lethal, was causing our population to drop. All eggs were rendered useless and soon the Tallests had to do something about it. They searched for the last few females on the planet that were still able to reproduce. I was one of those females…I remember that day quite well…"

"Alright so we've got 50 females able to reproduce. Not much but we've gotta work with what we've got!" Purple waved his hand at the 50 female Irkens standing before him and Red. Tak stood in the center, in the prime of her life.

Red took the paper, "We're going to divide you up in lines and- wait what?" he looked at the paper and then back at Purple, "WE'RE DOING WHAT!?"

Purple looked at him, "We're inseminating them..the natural way of course."

Red pointed his finger at Purple, "We can't do that!"

"Why not? It's hell of a lot more fun than sticking our junk in a tube and have it sucked out by a machine. Besides…" he whispered so only Red could hear, "Tak is in the lineup."

Red's eyes grew wide, "Oh no, no no…you take her out of this line up right now! I will not have you doing any of that to Tak!"

"Relax buddy, I'll be nice…"

"THE ANSWER IS NO!" He motioned at Tak to come out of the lineup and she happily ran toward him.

Purple frowned, "Oh come on it's for the good of the empire!"

Red simply glared at him, "You can inseminate all 49 of the females, I'm going to my quarters…Tak…march straight on back to your room, give my regards to Zim."

Tak nodded and watched as Red walked off. She ran in the opposite direction, and Purple looked furious.

"I'll deal with the rest of you later!" He screamed out at the females. He looked in Tak's direction and followed.

She barely got halfway to her quarters when she felt a strong pair of hands grab her from behind, a menacing voice whispered against her neck.

"I've been too nice, but tonight we're going to do things my way, and you'll love every moment of it…that's going to break his heart." And he shoved a needle into arm, injecting it.

There was silence in the ship, Zim hung his head, "She was gone a long time. I figured she was busy on a misson, Tak was always trying to please the Tallests."

Tak nodded, "I wanted to …impress them, and Red was impressed, but Purple wanted a different type of impression."

Dib's hands were balled into fists, his knuckles going white with rage. "I can't believe he'd take advantage of you like that. I'm glad I put him in my dissecting table all those years ago!"

Gaz stroked Tak's face, a look of concern visible on her persona, "I'm sorry Tak…"

Tak only nodded again, "That's really not the end of it. That drug he used on me was something quite permanent. It enhances my desire for sex and pain with anyone…deep down I really don't want it but…" she blushed, "…I need to get rid of this, I need a normal life."

Dib looked shocked, "So…wait. Did you have sex with me because of the drug?"

She looked at him, unsure of what to say, she looked down, "Honestly Dib…I'm not sure."

He felt like his heart dropped into his ass and was shitted out onto the floor. He turned away from her.

"What…what happened then?" he questioned, a hint of pain in his voice.

Tak closed her eyes and remembered…

"PLEASE JUST LET ME GO!"

There was a loud crack in the air as Purple swung a right hook into Tak's face. There was blood everywhere, on the sheets, the floor, the walls…and the toys. Even Purple was covered in blood, some of it his own from Tak fighting back, but the majority of it was hers, and she was the one covered in blood the most. He ran his hands up her waist and gripped it tightly, digging his fingers into her flesh.

"You enjoy this don't you?" He sneered

Tak wasn't sure what to say, her mind and heart was hurting, but her body was reacting to everything he inflicted on it.

"The best part about it ..Tak…" Purple whispered, "…Red will never know. After I'm through with you I'm banishing you to planet Dirt. Serves you right for flirting with me all these years."

She sobbed, and struggled, but was not strong enough to fight him off. He had his way with her, had his way for 15 straight hours.

Afterwards she got back to her quarters, Zim was there waiting for her along with Zeke.

"TAK! Your face it's bruised! What kind of mission-" Zim reached to touch her but she slapped his hand away

"DROP IT." She grabbed her bag, "I'm leaving."

Zim stared at her, "What…? Wait what about us? And the missions and…everything?"

"I don't care, go do them by yourself…" she closed the door behind her. Remembering that if she told anyone what happened to her, Purple would kill those people, and her.

She started walking away but heard the door open and Zim called out to her, "HEY! WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL!?"

"SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS ZIM!" She yelled without turning to face him, she didn't want him to see the tears.

He was angry, "WELL FINE! I BET YOU FAILED THAT MISSION! I BET I COULD'VE DONE IT BETTER WITHOUT GETTING HURT! YOU SUCK!!! ZIM IS BETTER!!!"

She bit her lip and ran.

"OW!" Zim winced, Gaz grabbed his antennae

"How could you say such a thing!"

"I HAD NO IDEA!!!"

"It wasn't his fault. That's just how it happened." Tak sighed, "I need to get rid of this drug…it's driving me crazy."

Dib stood up and walked toward the doorway. Gaz stared at him, she knew he was hurting inside about the story and knew he wasn't sure if Tak loved him or the drug did it.

He turned around with a pained grin on his face, "Well, let's go..cure that problem Tak! I'll go get some back up fuel and all of us will head to the planet you're aiming for."

The others stared at him in surprise as he walked out.

Feeeh, I think that's enough for one day. I'll upload tomorrow..maybe. IF I FEEL LIKE IT.