(A/N: Hi. It's me. That...lazy chick. I am lazy. I'm sorry I that I am lazy. Obviously, I have more time on weekends to do this, but...I try. I even worked on this at school!
But, here. It's the insane chapter I promised. Again. I warned you.)
"Are we almost there?" asked an impatient Zim.
MiMi looked back, nodded, and continued walking.
Zim was growing tired of following MiMi, and Skoodge was getting tired of holding Dib. And GIR was just kind of there.
Zim let out a sigh.
Tak was...frustrating. She wanted things her way or the highway. She was a thief. A kiss-up. And her LAUGH, ugh.
But for whatever reason, Zim didn't feel the same without her around now. There were only a few moments when he had admitted to enjoying her company, but now he had no choice. If this weren't only to get his ship back, Zim knew that he wouldn't have gone to rescue Tak. But he knew that he also wouldn't have forgiven himself for letting her get away.
"Hurry, hurry, HURRY!" yelled Zim."I don't have all day!"
XXXXXXXBACKWITHTAKXXXXXXX
For the last half hour, Tak had been trying to find a way out of the house.
She tried the vents, they seemed unbreakable.
She tried the walls, they were indestructable.
She tried the windows, and they were locked. And they didn't even have locks on them!
Of course, you're wondering why she didn't just try the doors. Well, whenever she went near one, either Ned would find her, or his weird pets would and start making a lot of noise.
So, Tak was currently trapped.
She sat upon a chair in the lavish kitchen as Ned prepared some supper. A bunch of ferrets circled about the chair legs below.
"Come on, MiMi, where are you?" she muttered to herself.
"So, what kind of food would you like?" Ned asked her.
"Oh, I have a sensitive stomach. Also, I'm not hungry."
"Come on, you have to eat something," He opened a cabinet.
From where she sat, Tak spotted a box of sandwich cookies in there.
"Hey. You can get me those cookies."
Ned faced her sternly and shook his head."Oh, no, no, no. You have eat a REAL dinner first."
"Wha...I don't want any! Look, if you're going to be that way, I'll get them myself."
Tak stood and kicked her way through the ferrets. She climbed up on the kitchen counter, as she didn't want to use her PAK legs in front of Ned, and reached for the box.
But, before she could grab it, Ned shut the cabinet door.
"Oh, no, you won't! No dinner, no cookies!"
"UGH!"
Tak leapt off the counter and began stomping away.
"Quit stomping!" she heard Ned shout after her.
"You don't tell me what to do!" Tak exclaimed. Who did this guy think he was?!
"That is IT, young lady!" Ned pointed upward."Go to your room, and don't you dare come out until I say so!"
Tak couldn't believe what she was hearing. This guy seemed so kind before. Now he was treating her like she was his unruly teenage daughter!
She looked down.
"...can I use the bathroom first?"
"Go ahead..."
XXXXXXXUPSTAIRSXXXXXXX
Tak hurried into the bathroom and shut the door; there was no lock. Of course, Irkens don't...use bathrooms. Luckily, there was a little window in there.
And it was open.
Tak looked about warily, then lifted herself up to the window with her PAK legs. She grabbed onto the frame.
"Ta-ta, Ned," she chuckled to herself.
Suddenly, loud barking sounded from behind her.
She hit her head on the window frame, then spun around.
A little dog had been hiding behind the toilet, and it had seen her trying to escape.
Before Tak could stop it from barking its head off, she heard Ned coming upstairs, and he was screaming her name.
In a flash, the man slammed the door open and saw her on the window sill, ready to jump.
"Uh..."
"TAK!"
He grabbed her by the shoulders and yanked her towards him.
"AH!" She kicked and scratched at him."Let go!"
"You're not going anywhere."
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"So, this is the place?"
MiMi gestured toward Zim's ship, just past the fence.
"Alright, then," Zim did his evil grin.
"Wha...What the...?" muttered Dib.
"Dib. You've awoken at just the right time..." Zim stepped toward him.
"What? You're going to 'destroy' me now?" Dib did air quotes as best he could.
"No, filth boy, that comes after. Before we get the cruiser, we must infiltrate the shelter unit...GIR!"
GIR walked up and saluted, squeaking with glee. He took Dib from Skoodge and held him over his head.
"Hey, whoa, wait!" Dib looked down at the robot carrying him."What are you doing?!"
"HUMAN IN THE HOLE!"
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Tak had been in a lot of tight situations.
She was trapped on Devastis during the blackout.
She was trapped on Planet Dirt for years.
She was trapped with Zim because of his stupid bombs.
But now, Tak was in a mansion, in a little room containing only a heater, a toilet, a mattress and a couple of boarded windows. There was minimal light coming in, and the door was locked.
Oh, and the worst part.
A chain around her ankle that was attached to the heater.
She tugged at it, shot a laser at it, even chewed it.
Nothing.
She sat on the mattress across from the door, beginning to doubt that she would be able to escape.
Through it all, she thought of Zim. This was all his fault. She remembered the times she had spent with him, all his crazy shenanigans. And looking back, it wasn't that bad. Skool was probably the worst part. Zim was a megalomanical, insane, moronic and obnoxious jerk...but he wasn't ALL that bad.
He was...something about him made Tak want to be with him again. Well, not for eternity, but just to see him. Maybe have one last good time with him.
And, of course, she missed MiMi.
She curled up into a ball and tried to clear her head.
So, you can only imagine her surprise when the room flooded with light and Dib came crashing through the window.
"OUCH!" he cried, covered in splinters.
"Dib?"
"Tak?!"
"Oh, I'm so glad you're here!" Without thinking, Tak gave Dib a hug.
His face turned red, but he managed to ask,"Wh-What happened?"
"Ah! No time to explain!" Tak pulled out of the hug and gestured toward the chain."Can you pick this lock?"
"Maybe I could if Zim hadn't...tied me up!" he tried, in vain, to use his arms.
Tak was relieved to hear that Zim had come, but she didn't show it.
Dib stopped wriggling and bent forward."Here! Maybe you can use my hair!"
"Um...good enough!" Tak took hold of Dib's hair scythe and tried picking the lock as painlessly as possible.
"Ow. Ow," she heard him mutter.
Soon, the chain was unlocked and Tak removed it from her ankle. Fortunately, she was also able to use Dib's hair to unlock the door.
"Jolly good!" she whispered as the door creaked open."Come on, we have to get out of here!"
"But what about- -"
"Whatever it is, it can wait!"
With that the two scurried off down the hallway and down the stairs.
"The front door should be just this way!" Tak called back to Dib.
They rounded a corner, and there was the exit, a couple of yards away. Dib and Tak made a mad dash for it, but before they could get there...
"Not so fast, honey."
Ned popped out from the right corridor holding up a gun, and he blocked the door.
Dib and Tak stopped in their tracks and tensed up.
"WHOA!" Dib eyed the man's weapon, astonished."Who IS this guy?!"
"Ned...calm down," Tak tried to soothe him."I've got to go."
"No, you DON'T!" Ned started to tear up."You don't know what I've been through! Get back into your room, missy!"
"Ned, I'm not your daughter..."
"Yes, you ARE! You are now! So, listen to me!" He cocked the gun.
"No..."
Ned lowered the gun a bit."My daughter...she didn't get to live like you. My wife took her own life. I'm not missing out on having a daughter again! I'M NOT- -"
Tak grabbed Dib's collar and hopped forward, smacking the gun out of Ned's hand. He stared, agape, as it flew into a nearby room.
Tak glared up at him.
"Now...to END you."
XXXXXXXOUTSIDEXXXXXXX
"Do you see them?" asked Skoodge.
"Yes...YES! Zim sees them!" Zim announced from atop Skoodge's head. He saw Dib and Tak heading for the fence.
GIR cheered, and MiMi looked pleased.
"HEY!" Zim called out to the pair."Get my ship out of there!"
Dib glanced over at it."How are we supposed to move THIS?"
"I have an idea," Tak said, out of breath.
Seconds later, she was using Dib's blade of hair as a lever.
"Geez! Your hair is REALLY strong!" she told him.
Eventually, she launched the cruiser into the air, but it landed on the fence and teetered there.
"...what now?!" Dib, his hair a mess, asked Zim.
"Hmm..." Zim thought."Let's huck rocks at it until it falls off!"
"Okay!"
So, Zim, Skoodge, GIR and Tak threw some rocks at it, laughing. It soon fell off of the fence and onto the sidewalk next to MiMi.
"Great!" said Zim."Skoodge, open the gate!"
"And then I refill the tank, right?" Skoodge held up a jug of the cruiser's fuel.
"What? No! We're going to get rid of it before it kills us all!"
"Aw..." GIR looked sad."I don't wanna get a new cruise ship...I like one we have..."
Zim got really pissed with GIR's whole "manipulative cuteness" thing."Fine! Alright! Fill the tank, Skoodge! Perhaps it's better this way so that the Tallest notice my...sentiment. I AM ZIM!"
"Hey!" Dib stopped Zim from talking to himself."What about us?"
MiMi opened the gate for them, and Tak gave her a pat on the head.
"It's great to see you again, MiMi," Tak smiled."Thank you."
MiMi nodded and her tail moved side to side. She was very glad to be reunited with her mistress.
As Skoodge and GIR refeuled the Voot Cruiser, Tak moved over to Zim. She felt as though she should thank him for coming all this way, and rescuing her (sort of). And although she didn't know it, Zim felt the same way.
"Ah..." She offered him her hand.
"What is this?!" Zim recoiled from it.
"Ugh, never mind, let's get the heck out of here!" Tak rolled her eyes.
The Voot Cruiser was ready to go, so Zim, Skoodge and GIR climbed inside. Tak was about to step in, but Zim shoved her out.
"Nah! You're not riding in here!" he told her."What, do you want Dib to get suspicious? You are never using this again! Now, be home soon. We have much to do."
Tak groaned and moved closer to MiMi.
"Well, bye, Dib!" Zim smirked down at him as the ship rose into the air."I suppose you helped me retrieve my ship, so you can live another day. SEE YA!"
The Voot Cruiser rocketed off as the sun finally set.
"Yep!" Tak waved at Dib."Bye!"
With another flourish of her hand, she and MiMi disappeared.
Dib was left standing there.
"Hey! Wait! I don't know how to get home from here! And couldn't you have untied me first?! HEEEY!"
(A/N: Finally. Finished. Some quick things.
This is SO not over.
Some other big stuff is going to happen soon.
Don't worry, Dib will get home eventually.
Sorry for any mistakes.
Let's just say that Tak "took care of" Ned.
This was heavily based off of the movie "Maternal Obsession".
I think I should raise the rating.
Zim and Tak are starting to have feelings for each other. Hey, they had to get over the hatred first!
Whew...please review, fave and follow, I love you all!)