Well, well, well… It seems I have to explain a few things, mmm?
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Chapter 29
Sarkon and Kish: Bounty Hunters
"Impressive flying Zim." Tina noted as Zim came onboard the Seeker. "I honestly doubted that you would be of any use."
Zim snorted dryly, but didn't respond further. He had decided that keeping his mouth shut was the best way to avoid being kicked in the groin again.
Tina smirked. "Good. You've learned when to keep your mouth shut."
Zim gritted his teeth but said nothing. Tina was aggravating at the least, but was freaking strong. It was unnatural. Then again, female Irkens were oftentimes more aggressive than males, so it made sense at least.
He could feel her smirk even as she walked behind him. Bluntly, Zim was scared of her a little. He couldn't help but respect her as well.
If he hadn't been so irritated, he might have noticed through one of the screens giving a view into space, a long narrow ship, slipping past the Seeker.
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Kish maneuvered her small violet ship to stay close to the Seeker, but out of sight. Her pale violet eyes narrowed in concentration as she crept closer to the Resisty's ship. A grin split across her face as she lowered her Spittle Runner carefully onto the Seeker. Swiftly manipulating the controls, she had the ship cut a small hole into the side of the Seeker, and attached her ship to it, so that she could easily slip into the Seeker.
She dropped down swiftly, landing without a sound. Cautiously, with her long black coat-like apparel flowing behind her, Kish crept along the corridor. She would get into a good position, and then let herself be known. She darted to the center of the ship.
When she reached the power core, she attached a tendril from her PAK. Now she had to wait a few moments.
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Sarkon hummed cheerfully as he caught up to the Seeker. His cheery grin seemed to stretch as he saw the Spittle Runner parked on the surface.
"Competition?" He chuckled. "More fun! This'll be a nice change from obeying every freaking order that comes my way."
Swiftly he landed next to the Runner and cut a hole the same way Kish had. He dropped below and calmly walked towards the bridge.
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On the bridge Nny had a question for Night.
"You said my parents died in accidents, correct?"
Night gulped. "I…never called them accidents as such…" He said nervously.
Nny glared and opened his mouth to speak when the screens on the ship all went to static.
"What the-" Lard Nar began, but was cut off by the appearance of Kish.
She appeared on every monitor, appearance made more ominous by the shadows cast by the power core.
Her manic grin across her face did nothing to lessen the creepiness factor.
"It seems I have found you all." She cackled. "All of you will be hunted down one by one!"
Tina blinked. "Kish?"
Kish leered. "Yesss… It seems as though you recognize me Tina. You are going to burn. Burn to cinders for what you did to me!"
Tina raised a nonexistent eyebrow. "I teased you once."
"AND YOU KILLED MY FRIEND!"
"Only out of self defense. And I thought you hated Sklim?"
"SHUT UP!" Kish screeched. "Your death will be the sweetest victory I've ever had!"
"Not including the time you made Sable?"
Kish cackled. "Nothing could match that SIR unit!"
"Except for your exceptional insanity, which still seems to be growing."
Kish snarled. "I'm coming for you. I'm watching you. I'm hiding in this ship. And I have Sable with me. You are going to scream until your throat tears."
Somehow, this made Johnny chuckle softly.
Kish glanced at him. "What?" She snapped.
Johnny tilted his head back and recited. His one clear memory of the day he died.
"Sometimes… You can cry, until there's nothing wet in you. You can scream and curse to the point where your throat rebels and ruptures. You can pray all you want to whatever god you think will listen, and still it makes NO difference. It goes on without showing any sign as to when it might release you. And you know that if it ever did relent…
It would NOT be because it cared."
This was greeted by an eerie silence.
Kish shivered slightly. Everything seemed to grow colder when Nny had spoken.
"That," Nny said calmly. "Was written on my wall. In my own blood… I… think I died that day. I don't know for sure. But…"
Kish shuddered slightly, but regained her composure.
"Well, in a way it applies to me. If I relent, it will not be because I care."
Nny merely grinned as wide as his face would allow. He calmly drew out a butterfly knife and a sickle.
"I'm sure you don't. I'm sure you don't."
Kish snarled and cut the transmission.
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Sarkon was at the entrance to the bridge when Kish came on the screens.
"Well, well…" he muttered.
"It seems as though Kish is here. That little bitch."
He didn't notice a looming shadow over him until it was too late.
Shast had him by the ankles, lifting him into the air.
"What have we here?" Shast laughed his nails-in-a-blender chuckle.
"Umm… I don't suppose I could avoid being hurt?" Sarkon asked nervously.
"That dependsss on how you ressspond to any quessstionsss we may have." Shast hissed.
Skoodge looked up at the Irken.
"Waiiit… Sarkon?"
Sarkon grinned.
"Hey Skoodge. Long time no see."
Skoodge blinked. "I haven't seen you since the academy! Why the hell are you here now?"
"Well, I was kinda tired of bein' a soldier, and I decided to be a bounty hunter." He explained. "But now I know Kish is here, I'm a little against being your enemy."
Dib raised an eyebrow.
"Who is this Kish anyway?"
"Kish is a famous Irken soldier." X explained. "She is ruthless, devious and insane. Need I say more?"
"No." Dib muttered. "I get it."
A shadow crossed into the room.
"Insane. They all say that." Kish hissed, pressing buttons on her wristbands. A long cord spread from each bracelet. Grinning, Kish snapped her arm out. The cord snapped across the bridge and struck Tina from halfway across the room.
The blow was so powerful it swept Tina's legs into the air. She staggered upright, only to be walloped upside the head by the whip-like cord. She was sent spinning and slammed into one of the walls.
Kish grinned madly and snapped the whip again. As she pulled her arm back, the whip did not return. She blinked in surprise. Zim had caught it and was using his PAK legs to keep himself upright. Snarling, Kish yanked her arm back, dragging Zim towards her. Swiftly Zim smashed his foot into her face. Kish staggered and lashed out, smashing Zim into the air.
Phantom advanced, claws extended. He whipped his lanky arms out, sliding his claws at Kish's face. He nearly made it. But those whips were like lightning, powerful and fast. Phantom went flying.
X gritted his teeth and revealed his six PAK legs. He skittered up a wall and leapt at Kish. She cracked a whip, but X suddenly switched to a pair of glider wings, swiftly rolling out of the way and diving down on her. He bit down with his needle teeth, drawing out dark green blood. Kish let out a bloodcurdling scream and lashed wildly out, catching X across the ribs. There was a loud crack! It seemed as though one of X's ribs had been broken. A major injury for most species, but Irkens healed fast enough to not have to care.
Lard Nar whipped out a small laser pistol, firing several shots out at Kish. She responded by sliding out a small octagonal object at her side. It created a small personal shield that easily reflected the blasts.
Shast dove out of the way of a beam, cursing softly.
"Oh, bloody hell…" He muttered; his first profanity.
Silently, Shast flattened his body to the ground, slithering along like a winged serpent. He was forced back by a lash of the whip, but he continued forth, sliding ever closer. However it was clear that Kish could easily drive him back.
Shast reared up angrily, unleashing an earsplitting howl that was reminiscent of one dragging their nails down a chalkboard, an action Ms. Bitters back on earth had been bizarrely fond of. Except this nails-on-a-chalkboard sound, was as loud as an elephant, trumpeting full blast into a microphone, with indestructible speakers, and a thousand bombs going off at once.
Kish clamped her claws over her antennae, screeching in pain.
"NOO! STOP IT! STOP IT!" She wailed, shuddering in fear. "It-it's there! It's gonna eat me!" She gibbered.
"AAAGGGHH!" Her cries and sobs echoed out as she whimpered in pain and fear.
Shast lifted her bodily, and hurled her into a wall, knocking her out.
"There!" He puffed. "Now sssomeone tie her up or sssomething pleassse. I'm exhausted from screaming like that."
Bizarrely enough, I chose to end the chapter here. Long one for me, eh?
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