Next afternoon, they blinked into the Membrane Lab unannounced and to see Tak and Dib kissing. Zim let his gaze wander around the surrounding area to notice their dad not seeming to notice what was transpiring nearby him. Shrugging, he glanced down at Gaz who didn't seem to say much with her expression at the moment, but he did notice the slightest twitch of a smile happening to the left side of her mouth.

"So... When is the wedding happening?" Gaz questioned.

Dib was taken by surprised and stumbled to the ground. Tak, to her credit, was the picture of cool. She fixed Gaz with a smile that almost looked a bit devilish.

"Just had to see what the fuss was about so I thought your brother would make a perfect test subject." Tak explained in her Irken pride.

Dib standing up was obviously insulted by that. "What?! Unbelievable." Throwing his hands up in the air, he greeted Zim with a brief nod to his head, before pouting.

Gaz and Tak shared a mutual look of mischievousness as they both seemed to revel in Dib's mock anger.

"Tak, where is Mimi?" Gaz wondered quickly.

"Oh that marvelous little robot is helping run tests for us, making sure that we are not in trouble." Membrane chimed in happily.

"That's good, but will Mimi be all right?"

"Mimi will do wonderfully fine." Tak replied in confidence. "She is keeping us appraised of everything."

"So is the progress any further, since you have come aboard, or what?" Zim inquired as he read, Dib's computer findings. "It seems not everything is winners so far."

Tak obviously taken offense to that bristled at him. "If you have anything to say to me, Zim, then say it!"

Looking at her in genuine surprise and a bit of reproach, he raised himself up fully. "I am not saying anything negative. I know at least with two intelligent humans and yourself, who is an Irken, will find something pretty quickly." Gesturing to the computer, he added. "What I meant with not everything being winners so far, it simply means you found something being a winner for this situation."

Unbristling, she regained her pride again. "Thank you."

Taking a few steps closer to her, he towered over her. "Tak, you need to learn to not be so... Tak like, in your behavior, when speaking to me now. Our species needs one another more now then ever." Taking the warning edge off his voice, but still remaining a bit stern. "You are savvy in your brilliance, Tak. I didn't keep calling on you to make you a slave or to humiliate you. I needed someone strong."

"Oh."

"Dib, is there some place I can talk to, Tak alone? There is a matter of great importance that has been recently brought up." Zim requested.

"Uh yeah, you can use empty lab across the hall." Dib replied. Watching Zim and Tak take their leave, he waited till he heard the door shut, before turning to his sister. "What is that about?"

Sitting on one of the nearby desk chairs, she wasn't allowed to say too much right now. "We heard some distressing news, that has quickly changed some things for, Zim." Looking between her father and her brother, she winced. "This news might put everything in fast forward."

"Including this?" Pointing to their research.

"More then likely."

"He will pay for this!" Tak cried out.

Is this how I sounded to Gaz and Dib so many times? Zim thought. He explained about the recording to her. Scoodge, he had a feeling might be in disbelieve to this since now he seemed more buddy buddy with him. Tenn, he had no clue about, but Tak, he knew she was passionate just like him in restoring the Irken pride.

"Tak, you need to calm down, before your mate runs in here thinking I'm trying to kill you." Tak laughed with her head back, and quickly calmed down. "Well, he isn't so bad."

"No he isn't."

"Neither is she." Tak admitted. Anger swelled back into her then back out of her in rolls. "He befriended us for so long after them threatening to over take us and every planet. I guess that was a solid ploy."

"Yes, I fell for it, but we can't let anyone else know that we know about Lard Nar. This needs to work."

"He was the one responsible for killing the last Elder, and I can't believe it was their mom." Sadness marked her face and eyes as she shook her head.

"Gaz, knows about it, but not Dib. Please concentrate on getting these little weapons out of the way, I need you by my side for that next phase. I need someone just as ruthless as me as we fight. Gaz will tell Dib and her dad when the time is right, but it will be only her." Zim ordered.

"I will do as you ask. I won't betray us." Tak assured him.

"Excellent. I best be getting back." Turning the door knob, he stopped to look back at her. "Thank you, Tak."

"You're welcome. It is still hard to call you, My Tallest." She admitted with a smile.

Winking at her, he said. "Took me a while to get use to it. Let us kick some bootie."

Back at his base, Gaz turned to him. "I have a good feeling we can trust her."

Zim agreed to that with a nod of his head. "Did your brother ask a lot of questions while we were gone?"

"He did, but it wasn't as much as you think. I know he trusts that I will tell him in due time." Pulling him down to her level, she smiled at him. "I know you have to leave again, but I need to tell you something."

"What is it?" Gently, she placed her lips on his, and gave him a sweet long kiss. Moving him away from her a little, she whispered. "We'll talk more when you get back, Zim." Walking slowly to her bedroom door, she literally felt his eyes boring into her backside, and through the door after she closed it.

Enjoying that promising kiss, and that show she just put on before closing her door, Zim stumbled with his remote before pressing the correct button blinking out of there.