Chapter 10
After Dib had left I sat on the floor trying to fight the panic that was invading my system. Irkens don't panic, they find the source of fear and eliminate it, and right now the source of my fear was my own doubt in myself.
He was most likely lying, just making up FOOLISH stories to try and throw me off! Yes that's when he would STRIKE! Oh no not while I'm around, he isn't getting the better of this Irken, for I am ZIM!
There's no possible way that the Tallest could hate me, after all, I am one of the best invaders known to Irk! I blew up more than any other Invader in Impending Doom One, not to mention I'm the only invader who was chosen again for Impending Doom Two! See that is just proof that the tallest appreciate me and all the wonderful things I have done for the empire!
Haha and to think I actually believed the Dib-stink. You cannot fool the AMAZING ZIM! In fact I shall call the tallest themselves and tell them all about Dib, oh how they will laugh!
I ordered my computer to call My Tallest for me and waited. I cannot wait to speak to them and hear them laugh at that smelly HYUMAN! And after I speak with them I shall go make another plan to destroy this FILTHY PLANET starting with that annoying PIG-Baby, Dib.
The tallest hadn't called me in a few months now. They must be so busy over in the Massive, my poor tallest they are probably all worn out and missing, ZIM their favorite invader! Oh how happy they will be when they see me!
"Um, sir it appears that the camera that shows you to the massive are malfunctioning, so the Tallest will not be able to see you, only hear. Would you still like to speak with them?" my computer asked and I glared up at the ceiling.
"Of course I do, hurry it up you lazy MACHINE!" with that I heard some grumbles and a tube from the ceiling came down and hit me in the head. Oh that marooko machine, how I despise it!
An image on the screen appeared of My Tallest and I jumped for joy.
"MY TALLE-," I stopped noticing that they were deep in conversation about another invader. My Tallest Red was grumbling at something while My Tallest Purple seemed to be laughing.
"He's probably the worst invader known on Irk, or at least what's left of it after Impending Doom One. And he thinks he's some great Irken Invader, HA. Yeah right, he's not even mildly good. Defect would be a better word for it," My Tallest Red grumbled and my antennae perked up to listen in on the conversation. They hadn't noticed me yet most likely because I was not seen on their screen.
"He was so stupid haha! And then when we gave him the broken sir unit…ADVANCED HAHAHA! It's a shame that pathetic planet he's been attempting to conquer had to exist. I thought he was going to be floating out in space for the rest of his life!" My Tallest Purple laughed and my squeedly spooch turned. This sounded too much like Dib's story…
"Man I know right! If only Zim would just get the message that we hate him and disappear from our lives forever!" Red sighed, and I stared at the screen.
Suddenly the screen flickered a bit and the tallest snapped their heads towards where I stood.
"Oh…Zim, yes we were just thinking about you," Red told me with a smirk and I stared at him nodding slightly.
"I know…" I said quietly and he raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean? Did you hear our conversation just now?" I nodded ever so slowly, shock taking over every pore in my body and making me unable to move. I never would have guessed that…the tallest didn't like me. I thought they loved me, I thought I was the greatest invader ever, I thought I was an Irken not a defect.
Dib had been right all along. I'm a failure' I always have been. I shouldn't even be living right now.
"Yes I…I heard what you said m-my Tallest," my voice was shaking and my legs felt about ready to collapse right under me.
"Oh…well that's awkward…You weren't exactly supposed to find out that way. I was actually kind of hoping to see your face when we said it. But no use dwelling on the past haha. As we were saying, yes Zim it is true. You are no Irken, and certainly no invader. You shouldn't even be alive to tell you the truth. However, can you really blame us? I mean you are a crazy, defective, and destructive Irken that thinks way too highly of himself and you nearly killed us all. You expect us to reward that?"
"B-but, but my Tallest!"
"No Zim, it's about time you found out the truth. We don't want you around here Zim. You should just stop calling and attempt to live the rest of your life on that planet, just whatever you do don't come back here. You're a danger to the Irken Empire and we cannot have that. Why don't you just make everyone's lives a bit easier and disappear?" and with that the screen went dark.
"NO! My Tallest please! PLEASE COME BACK I CAN CHANGE I SWEAR! I WONT DESTROY ANYTHING I WONT BE DEFECTIVE! PLEASE JUST COME BACK I CAN DO BETTER PLEASE! Please…" I shouted at the screen trying my hardest to get the picture back. After the thirtieth try, I gave up and sank to my knees in defeat…who would have thought? The great and almighty Zim, defeated, alone, and with absolutely nothing to live for…
Alright Dib…You got what you wanted, I give up. I surrender you can have this filthy ball of acid and dirt…I have nothing left, not even my empire that I thought so highly of. Do you know what it feels like to devote your life to someone…only to have them abandon you? Of course you do. You must feel like that every day. Enduring the constant harassment and beatings from the rest of your race only to be called crazy and out casted like some disease. It appears you and I have something in common for once. I'm sorry for what I said to you…if we weren't enemies I'm sure you and I might have been friends, after all you are the most intelligent being here…ha here I am now…talking to myself just as you do.
I don't know what I will do now…perhaps I will just destroy my base and, self destruct my pak. After all you did say it would be better for everyone if I was dead. But no I must uphold my reputation somehow…maybe when I self destruct I can destroy this world as well…Ha yes I can accomplish all that I attempted to do for six years. And self destructing will work nicely because after I destroy this planet…Zim will have nowhere else to go…I shall start planning now yes. Sorry that it came to all of this, I do respect you, you have always been a fine enemy.
And with that, in a zombie-like state Zim started planning the explosion that would end not only his life but the lives of every human on the planet.
Dib was in his house, inside his father's lab. After he had left Zim's lab he found Gin's computer chip. GIR had it, not the greatest hiding place he thought to himself. Now that he had the chip he was studying it with some of the equipment his father had allowed him to have hoping it would lead him to study more "real science." And after making a few alterations to the machines and combining it with bits and pieces from Tak's ship he now had tools that could help him decode the Irken writing on the chip and learn how to fix it. Or at least duplicate it. Dib felt he had been given the chip for a reason, and that Gin would come back, so he kept his vow and attempted to find a way to save her for when she did return.
And as for Gin…she sat in a metal chamber deep inside the earth's crust legs crossed and staring into the darkness. No, she hadn't left. Far from it in fact, she was sitting right underneath where her base had originally been located. The chamber was originally built as a hiding spot in case of emergency. But when she learned that she was changing she had her computer seal herself in the chamber and not let her out until a certain human arrived, if he ever did. She knew that it would be a difficult battle keeping herself together. Not giving into the evil that was attempting to consume her for the process had already begun. She already had a plan, she just hopped it would all work out as expected. She knew that the only things that could save her at this point were the power of emotions. The things that made her a defect, would save her from turning into anything else. As she sat down in that dark cold chamber she took deep heavy breaths and if you were to look into her eyes you would find her almost detached from her body. But another stunning thing you would notice…is that her eyes seemed to be changing, from green to red with the length of the red, growing each time. She was losing herself, with no idea…how long it would be until she was completely gone.
A.N.: Sorry for the DRAMA BOMB. However there will be more to come, thanks to southparkaddict15XD. Also I haven't thanked my readers yet so thank you haha. I never expected this story to become so important to me and popular. Comments are greatly appreciated. I love you all J