My beloved children! XD Last chapter was very cute indeed. As for Tak, well... Dun,dun,dun,dun! This chapter will tell you all! I own nothing, but the Ozbournes and Ryuu are mine!
Ryuu slowly stirred awake, unable to tell the time of day or where he currently was. 'I'm back in hell, it seems. I guess my master won't give me the proper punishment yet...', he was about to fall back asleep...
Until Gir licked him.
"AAAAHHHH! WHAT THE HELL? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?" he screamed, pointing a finger at the green dog.
Gir made his casual happy face. "Hey! I think the scary death guy is awake! Do I get the piggy now?", he wailed, wagging his tail.
"I see you're wide awake, Ryuu." His emerald eyes grew wide as he saw Zelda right in front of him, along with Gaz and Dib, who was now also wide awake.
"Huh? Zelda? And you! What are you bloody humans doing here? I thought you died in the explosion-" His voice trailed off, recalling the events of the night's battle. Zora used a shield to protect them before she almost blew them to bits.
"Dammit. I failed my mission...", he groaned in a low voice, slightly shaking.
Dib raised his brow, catching what he said. "What mission, exactly? Care to tell us?"
Ryuu slammed his fist on the bed. "What is it to you, human? I'm going to get punished anyway... Might as well face my master sometime or another.."
Zelda raised her brow, now growing curious. "And just who is your master, Ryuu?"
His eyes snapped over to Zelda, sweat dripping down his forehead like crazy.
"W-wait. That poison-!" He threw the blanket off him, jumped out of the medical bed and pulled down his pants, searching where the needle hit him.
"Dude! Not in front of us! Put your pants back on please! I've had enough today as it is with that damn dog!", cried Dib, averting his eyes. Gaz just continued staring, oddly enough, enjoying the view.
A light blush came across her face. Dib looked over and scowled at her. "Gaz! He's not eye candy! Cover your eyes!"
Zelda giggled as Gaz threw her pillow, hitting Dib in the face. Her attention went back to a frantic Ryuu.
"I injected an antitoxin into your arm, just as I was placing you in your bed. The poison is no longer in your bloodstream."
He stopped all at once, raising his gaze over at Zelda. He pulled his pants back up ("Thank God!", sighed Dib), his expression still written with worry.
"I'm going to be killed for this. I still failed the mission." Ryuu's eyes remained fixated on Zelda.
Zelda sighed and got up, walking over to the boy. She placed a hand on his shoulder, "Care to tell me who your master is, at least?"
He looked down to the floor, flushing with shame. "It's- my master is him." He chocked a sob.
Zelda dropped her hand, her eyes boiling with anger. After what seems five minutes, she turned and headed towards the door.
"Gaz, I'm leaving for a short while. In the meantime, I need you to make sure Ryuu stays in bed."
Ryuu raised his head quickly. "What! But, Zelda-!"
She turned to face him, her eyes burning with rage. "Do NOT 'but' me, young man. I may not punish you fiercely, but I can still send you to a bottomless pit of doom and never-ending torture of my own. Now hush up and listen to what Gaz tells you!"
With that, she opened the door of the infirmary and left. Everyone sat there in shock, not moving a muscle.
"Well, now I definitely know where you got that from, Gaz." Dib spoke finally, looking at his sister in amazement.
Gaz looked over at Dib, shrugging.
She got up and walked over to Ryuu, who looked back at her with some dislike.
"Unfortunately for you, you gonna have to listen to me. Now be a good boy, and lay down."
She pushed him down on the bed, grabbing the closest lamp she could find. Dib got up right behind her, with Gir as well, giggling like the crazy robot he is.
"Now," Gaz whispered dangerously, "start talking, pretty boy."
As Gaz was about to start interrogating her male counterpart, on the other end of the infirmary hallway, Zim was beginning to stir.
He slowly started opening his eyes, his view blurry. "Ugh... How long was I out for?" As he was about to get up, he felt some weight on top of him. Vision now back to normal, he looked down groggily. His eyes shot wide open as he saw Zora sleeping on him.
She was completely out herself, being as it was that she stayed up all night watching over him. He carefully shifted his position, laying her down closer to him. He breathed in her scent, enjoying the fragrance.
'Mm... She smells nice.', he thought to himself, smiling down at his angel. He touched her hair, surprised at how soft it really was, like silk. He rested his head next to hers, taking in every detail and aspect of her. He held her close, not wanting to let go of such a wondrous creature.
He whispered in her ear, careful not as to wake her sleeping form, "I will always protect you."
He smiled as he heard her moan a sweet, gentle moan, making him hold her even closer.
Meanwhile, back in the room where the other bunch lay dormant.. or used to, Gaz continued her interrogation of her 'hostage', with Dib assisting her.
"So why did you try to attack Zora? Speak, you filth!" She glared down at him, making Ryuu shift in his bed slightly.
'Damn, she can be scary..', he thought to himself, not wanting to admit it aloud.
"I wasn't trying to hurt her. I was trying to kill Zim. The green one.", he stated in a matter-of-fact tone.
Gaz slapped him across the face. "Don't act so cocky, chump! Now, why did you want to kill Zim?"
"I was ordered to do so, by my master, of course."
Gaz squinted her eyes in a deadly way. "Who the hell is your master? Talk, you blithering piece of garbage!"
Ryuu scoffed, smirking. "Like I'll ever tell you. I was told to watch over Zora and get rid of Zim. There."
Gaz pushed him back down as he tried to get back up. She gritted her teeth. "No, not done. Why were you ordered to watch over her?"
Ryuu rubbed the sore spot on his cheek, now feeling the sting. "She was meddling into business that she shouldn't. You were helping her, so I had to do something to throw you off!"
Gaz paused at what he said, only to start fuming like crazy, flushing furiously in rage.
"THE EYES IN THE PORTRAIT WAS YOU? YOU FILTHY FOTHER MUCKER! I'LL RIP YOU LIMB FROM LIMB, YOU SON OF A-"
Dib shot up, trying to restrain her from ripping Ryuu's face into pieces. "Gaz! Calm down! We need him alive for now to get info out of him! Relax!"
Gaz regained what little composure she had left, still glaring down at the now-scared-shitless boy.
'Scratch that... She's a MADWOMAN!', Ryuu thought to himself, his heart racing from the fear of having his face ripped to shreds.
"I only did a jinx on that damn picture! You both were getting extremely nosy, and my master couldn't afford having her finding that book!"
Ryuu slapped his hands over his mouth, now knowing he said too much. Gaz and Dib looked down at him. Finally they're getting somewhere!
"A book..? What book?", Gaz asked firmly. She remembered the entry in Zora's diary that explained about the day they heard voices coming from upstairs, and that Zora told her mother later that night, and that her mother entered the bedroom with a giant book in her hands.
"That book?", she breathed out, which scared Ryuu even more.
'Is she psychic!', he thought in panic, now really wanting to get away from her.
Dib looked at his sister in concern and curiosity. "Gaz, you know this 'book' he's talking about?"
Gaz looked at her brother and nodded. "Me and Zora didn't want to say anything to you or Zim, cause I thought you would meddle, but we were both talking about a 'room' that we heard about since we were kids. I'm starting to think that 'room' and this 'book' that Ryuu's referring to have a connection."
While everyone in the house was in the basement, each in their own situation, another person was about to enter the fray.
"Huh? So this is where Zim is? Quite a shabby house. Well, best greet him in a good manner, I suppose. Don't think he'll be too happy that I'm here though, especially on top secret mission from the Tallest." Tak removed her cloak that she wore, entering the house in search for her mission goal: finding the ultimate force of 'Ethereal Darkness'.