(A/N: I must say...I've been watching a lot of movies on the LMN channel, and...they SOMEWHAT influenced the following chapters. There. I said it. Somewhat. So, um, I hope you like the chapter, and continue to read!

Also, my server was having problems opening this, so it's a bit late, sorry!)

Dib tried to get his mind off of Tak, so he went off of to...do something else.

See what Zim was up to, of course!

He dashed off to his enemy's base.

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"How do I look, buddy?"

"Heh?"

Zim looked up at Skoodge, who was wearing his new holographic disguise.

He had yellow orange hair (it sort of looked like Zim's, except the cowlick was puffier) and pale skin. His face was speckled with freckles. His eyes were sky blue. Skoodge's sleeves, collar and pants were lemon yellow. The main part of his shirt was lime green, and his PAK was now a backpack. His boots were now white, and his gloves had been replaced by human hands. Although he only had six fingers total, he had a nose and ears; it was quite convincing.

GIR whistled in admiration.

"Heyyy!" whined Zim."Why does his disguise look better than mine?!"

MiMi shrugged.

Zim narrowed his eyes."ANYWAY. Let's get down to business."

He, GIR, Skoodge and MiMi got onto the elevator and rode up to the house level.

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The quartet exited the base as Zim gave them some instructions.

"Okay. We go. We get Tak. WE GET MY SHIP. We trade it in to the Tallest for a new one. That's aaall we're doing. Got it? I don't want to waste a whole chapter on this," Zim informed them.

GIR raised his hand.

"GIR! It is very straightforward!" Zim told his servant, annoyed."What question could you possibly have to ask?"

"Um...I do not know whether or not this is the best plan," grunted GIR.

"..."

"What if we get followed?" GIR asked his master.

Zim was surprised by GIR's sudden clear thinking."Stupid little GIR. We are off to get Tak, of all people, from some sort of smelly trailer in the middle of nowhere. Who would want to follow us?"

"I would!"

"AHH!"

Zim jumped in shock, as Dib had come out of nowhere.

"Dib! How long have you been there?! What did you hear?!"

"Well, I haven't been here THAT long. I was hiding in your shadow."

"Hm?"

"But I heard that you were planning to find Tak, and I'm going to follow you."

"HAhahahahahahahahahahaaa! Ohhh, you kill me," Zim wiped tears from his eyes. Then he turned to his nemesis and smiled villainously."You really do."

The last thing Dib saw was Zim's hand reaching for his face before everything went black.

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"Ohh...what the...?!"

When Dib regained conciousness, he was being carried, and facing the sky. He tried moving his limbs and he discovered that his arms were tied tightly about his torso with rope. At least his legs were free. He was able to lean forward, where he saw GIR, who smiled at him.

Dib leaned backwards, and now upside-down, he saw Zim trailing behind MiMi.

"ZIM!"

Zim turned around. Smirking at Dib, he began marching backwards."Oh, Dib, you're awake. You came to sooner than I expected."

"What is this?! What are you going to do?!"

"Let's just say that by the time the Earth's sun sets, I shall be rid of you once and for all. Skoodge! Bring me the human! I will tell him of our plans..."

Skoodge walked closer to Zim and held Dib next to him.

"Uh-"

"Oh, that's just Skoodge. He just kind of lives in my basement," Zim introduced.

"Hi," Skoodge waved at Dib with his free hand.

"So, Dib-stink," continued Zim."Allow Zim to inform you of what is going to happen.

"MiMi is currently leading us to the member of your vile race that has Tak with them. Once we get there, we- or more specifically, you," Zim poked Dib in the nose."-are going to do whatever you have to in order to get her out. And after that...well...I'll take care of you myself."

Dib kicked in Skoodge's grasp."I don't understand! Why would you care what happens to Tak?"

"Ah. Ah. Oh, yeah! Tak stole my ship!" Zim recalled."And if we don't get it back, this city will soon be nothing but rubble!"

"And corpses!" GIR added.

"Yeah, and blood, don't forget the blood," said Skoodge, nodding.

"Yes, all of that," agreed Zim."So, you see, I'm not trying to be cruel, or...heartless, but- -"

"Yes, you are!" Dib interrupted."You want us all dead!"

"Is that really so wrong?" Zim shrugged."Zim is only doing his job. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to knock you out again."

"Right...how exactly did you do that last ti- -GH!"

Zim stuffed the sleep candies into Dib's mouth, and the boy was once again unconscious.

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Tak had finally gotten control of her senses back, and she was astonished by her surroundings.

She lay upon a fancy couch in the living space of an exquisite manor. There was a fireplace to her left, crackling away. To Tak's right, there was a large window with lacey drapery, through which she could see the setting sun. She peered over the couch and saw a full mahogany bookshelf. Around the couch sat some smaller chairs and a nice little coffee table. Needless to say, it was quite the room to randomly find yourself in.

Tak pushed the maroon gossamer blanket off of her and sat up, rubbing her head. She made a note to herself to fix her hypnotism device. She couldn't afford to let something like that happen again.

Creaking erupted from the door in the corner. When it opened, ferrets and dogs flooded out of it.

"Oh, gross!" Tak exclaimed as they piled up on her. She struggled to shove them off.

"Feeling better?" asked Ned, carefully stepping in over the animals.

Tak just nodded her head.

Ned grinned and set a tray on the coffee table. It had a cup of strawberry tea and a plate of butter cookies on it.

Tak looked up at him. He stood up straight.

"Well, I'll leave you to get settled. Later, I can show you around the house," He headed for the door and started closing it.

"See you soon, cupcake."

He left.

"...'cupcake'?" Tak asked no one in particular.

One of the ferrets licked her cheek.

"...that's it. I'm getting out of here."

(A/N: ...what am I doing?! I mean, I know where this is going, but...ah. It's too late. Prepare for the next chapter. It's gonna be insane, okay? Don't say I didn't warn you.

Also, sorry if Skoodge's disguise seemed generic, I guess I just always pictured him that way. And...'sleep candies'? Really? What, is Zim drugging him? That was the cheapest thing ever. Okay, now I'm being way too critical.

Well, chapter quinze is done. Please review, fave and follow, and I'll see you next time.)