(A/N: Hey, hey, all you people! Thanks for reading this far. Most of this has been exposition, so now the story will start going more quickly. Enjoy...)
"I thought I'd find you here," muttered Dib. Tak looked at him, still silent. Dib sat upon the fence next to her."Tak...what on Earth are you doing on Earth?!" he blurted out.
Tak stared over at him, surprised by his outburst. Dib looked VERY serious. She sighed in a somewhat sad way.
"Look, Dib," she began."I'm not here for the reason you think."
"So, you're NOT trying to conquer the planet, or...fill it with snacks and stuff?" Dib was surprised.
"No..." Tak half-lied. Yes, she was taking Earth from Zim, but that was practically saving it. Plus, she hadn't even come up with a plan yet. Dib looked relieved, but then thought of something.
"Then why ARE you here?" Dib asked her cautiously. Then Tak put her hand over his, causing him to blush a bit. He looked up at her and she was eyeing him intensely.
"I'm here for my ship," she told the boy."Then I can...leave Earth...start fresh...you know?"
That was a total lie. The only reason Tak needed her ship was to HELP with her evil plans. She wasn't an official invader and she couldn't be one without a ship. It was essential to her.
Dib's heart sank at this.
If you actually watched Invader ZiM, you would know that Dib has Tak's ship in his garage. Not only that, but he erased Tak's personality from the ship and (Gaz did most of the work...) it was repaired. He gulped. Tak was finally here, she wasn't after the planet, and all she wanted was to leave.
And Dib had the key to her escape. He looked her in the eye.
"I...wonder where it could be..." he said quietly.
"I know it's somewhere in this nameless town..." Tak sighed. She then made a small smile and turned to Dib."Until I find it, how about we be friends? You know, like old times?" She offered her hand to him.
Dib hesitated a bit, but he took Tak's hand and they shook. When they finished, Tak gave Dib's hand a tiny squeeze, making him blush again. They hopped off of the fence together.
"Tak...I just-OAAAAGH!" Zim had come out of nowhere and scissor-kicked Dib in the crotch. Dib doubled over and eventually just curled up on the ground.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!" Zim laughed at Dib in that special way that only Richard Horvitz can.
"...Zim, what are you doing?" Tak asked, trying not to get worked up. Her eyes widened as Zim grabbed her arm.
Zim pulled her into the building. Finally, Tak pulled her arm from him.
"You must remain near me at all times!" he scolded her."I don't trust you... off DOING THINGS...you could get killed or something! And then Zim would get killed or something!"
Tak groaned, annoyed with his third person speech.
"I was just talking to Dib! Look, I'm not your pet, I am your guest! Quit being such a moron! I won't tell Dib about our little 'arrangement'," she quoted."So just stay out of my way!"
She shoved Zim aside and proceeded back to class. Zim just stared after her, thinking about how stubbornly she was behaving. He let out a sigh, a bit stressed out.
"YAHHHHHH!" Dib let out a war cry as he sprinted over to Zim.
The Irken turned around and was instantly met with a kick between the legs. He let out a small grunt and Dib smirked. Unfortunately for Dib, he didn't know that Irkens didn't have balls.
Zim slowly lifted his head, smiling evilly. Dib's smirk faded. Suddenly, Zim's old organ-harvesting device shot out of his PAK, and Dib cringed at the sight of it. Horrific images and the sound of cooing flooded his brain.
"Dib...you are going to lose your skin IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF HERE!"
Dib ran for his life.
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"I'm getting really tired of this, Zim!"
"Come on, come on!"
Zim gripped Tak's arm and pulled her towards the entrance to Hurt Park. As he slowed down, Tak yanked her arm back.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked the tired alien. He panted a bit before answering.
"We'll need to pass through here," he spread his arms, gesturing to the entire park."to avoid the Dib-human. If he sees us walking together, he may get...SUSPICIOUS..." he finished, up in Tak's face again.
"Ugh!" she exclaimed, pushing his head away.
As they walked through the park, Zim stopped several times, just to comment on how filthy or inferior something was. It really took up time.
"Can you stop that? The whole 'stopping' thing? It's really getting annoying!" complained Tak.
Zim looked away from the fountain to face her. He seemed to have forgotten what they were doing.
"Oh, yeah," he said, rushing to catch up to her."I usually walk GIR through here on weekends. I guess the filthy, inferior scenery reminded me."
Tak chuckled at bit at the notion that Zim actually treated his robot like a dog at times.
Zim had stopped again, yelling at a tree. Tak was about to leave him there, but she suddenly stopped.
"U...U-uh..." she stammered, shaking. Zim looked over at her.
"What?! Cease those noises!" Zim commanded Tak. She suddenly pointed. Zim followed her finger and gasped at the sight. The most disgusting creature alive was headed towards him.
That creepy chihuahua with the freaky lobotomy scar.
"GYAHHHHHHH!" shrieked Zim. He ran over to Tak and latched onto her head and neck.
"Ah!" squeaked Tak, unintentionally holding him "bride style" as he leapt into her arms.
She stood there, the two of them shaking as the dog stared at them. Finally, it lost interest and trotted out of sight.
The two Irkens breathed in and out heavily several times, relieved. Then there was a long, awkward silence as their eyes met. Tak squealed, realizing how she was holding Zim, and instantly dropped him onto the pavement.
"OW!" cried Zim. He quickly sat up and rubbed his lower back.
"Come on, let's just go..." Tak spoke up, facing away from Zim."We have homework to do..." Zim heard her mutter.
He stood and trailed behind her. They were silent the rest of the way back to the base.
Zim couldn't help but notice how suddenly docile Tak had become, but that was a good thing, so he rolled with it.
As they turned, exiting the park, Zim could have sworn he saw some light pink fade from her cheek...
(A/N: Thanks for reading! Boy, this chapter turned out longer than I expected! Well, see you next time, I suppose. Don't forget to leave a review!)