Zim waited for Gaz to come out of the bathroom and as she did he noted she was dressed in pants at least instead of the customary outfits she wore as a Queen. Today she was her old self, except without the short skirt. Gaz stopped short to adjust the hem of her shirt as she studied him with an expressionless face. A face he had been very accustomed to over the years.

"It is odd that I didn't feel any of that when I touched you. I felt your powers but not what you were fully." Gaz was so calm as she spoke.

"So it isn't a turn off to know who I'm related to?" Zim wondered as he sat down on the ground.

A smile introduced itself to her face. "The only time you turned me off was when you were in my brother's body."

"Ugh, let us never have a repeat of that again."

"Yes, let's not." She said with some humor as she approached. "And the Control Brains... Very interesting development. Can they help us since they are..."

They couldn't fully say everything out in the open. Zim knew she could sense when Psyllic was around, but there were times she couldn't lately making it difficult to chat fully. Gaz and him talked telepathically last night, but that was so draining on her that she fell off into a deep sleep making him understand that she can't use that fully compared to the rest of her powers.

"Your brother and Tak will find this interesting when they arrive." Zim stated as he reached up to take her hand to lead her down.

"True, but it is time we join our powers. Miyuki will be fully there in power when the time comes."

Zim slyly grinned at her. "You really enjoy switching from mom to Miyuki."

Gaz glanced up for a second. "I'm still not use to it. Calling her mom."

"I will never call him..." Zim let it drift away.

"No need to if you don't feel it within." Hearing the chime, Gaz knew it was Dib saying it was ok for them to enter. "This will be an interesting meeting." She noted as she saw Tak, Dib, and Jack come in.

"You are troubled."

Tenn was watching over Novem as he did some tiny exercises with a block, her expression between love for her child and regret. "You read me well, Pressner."

"What has happened?" He came around to look at her delicate face.

"Never leave me so full of lust again." She warned lightly as regret welled inside of her. "Skoodge came some time after you left and..."

Glancing at his son he wasn't about to raise his voice to her especially when he has done so much wrong in his life. "Did you mate with him?"

She bowed her face down saddened. "He kissed me. I did kiss him back. He went..." She indicated where. "But I stopped it from going further even though it was so hard to do. I kept wishing you didn't leave when you did."

"Do you love him?" He hated to ask, but needed to.

Tenn's eyes fixed on his own. "No we are just friends. I respect him as that, I shouldn't of done what I've done but those waves of erotic feelings were still rolling through me from you."

Reaching his hand out to her to touch her cheek, Pressner leaned in to kiss her. "For this one indiscretion I shall forgive you because it is far less than anything I have ever done." He smiled at her shocked expression. "If you had to kill me I would still forgive you."

Tenn was confused. "Why?" She felt truth from him but needed clarity.

His reply came easily from his lips and from his heart. "Because I love you, Tenn."

They all sat in a circle with Jack in the middle. He wasn't a conductor by any means, but seeing that he was the youngest and well sought out by Psyllic it also helped to know he'll be protected by the adults in the room. Gaz looked across from her to Zim nodding her head as all four linked their hands together. She had already once done this with Dib so now of them needed to do this as well.

"Clear your minds and concentrate on me." Gaz calmly spoke as if she was about to fall asleep. "Now close your eyes."

Doing as she instructed they seemed to find themselves on a plain almost similar to the boring landscape of Plegerin.

"Where exactly are we?" Dib questioned trying to scan around.

Zim looked towards Tak. "We've been lied to since our smeet-hoods, Tak."

One of her antenna's quirked up quickly. "Meaning?"

"I've been on the plain that Miyuki is staying on. Where the Control Brain's mostly inhabit. They aren't artificial intelligence like we have been led to believe all these decades. They are actual living, breathing beings." Zim responded levelly.

"I repeat my previous question, Zim." Tak asked while the siblings remained quiet.

Gaz studied and encouraged Zim knowing that this whole thing was confusing. Zim had to love her even more for being this way. "They are Plegerins. Exiled. But they are Plegerins. They were forced out shortly after the creation of Irk. Turns out that the once ruler of Plegerin, Matronly just decided to remove them and shortly after doing so they decided to create this 'Ruse' of having us ruled and governed by them, but call them Control Brains instead."

Dib made a face. "That's a bit stupid seeing they could of just been themselves all along and not be what I saw when I stood in that chamber with you. Also if they are Plegerin they could of just stopped this shit themselves."

Zim actually smirked at him. "I almost pulled my antennas out speaking to them. Gir makes sense. The mystery of what happens to the food Gir eats is easily less confusing then them and I haven't yet told you the kicker."

"What? That they try to make their beds as if they are T-Rex's?" Dib deadpanned.

Gaz stifled some laughter behind her hand before trying to maintain herself. "No jokes while I'm trying to keep this connection because I will grow weak." She warned.

Zim had an easier time blurting it out to Gaz. He knew he had to blurt it out so they could proceed to the next step making him take the deepest breath of his life before releasing it. "Central Brain is my father and you will never guess who my stupid half brother is." He droned out lifelessly.

Tak's face contorted as she went to study her son while Jack examined Zim wondering if her son will say something. Gaz was calm so it was obvious she had more time to process all of this. Dib on the other hand was someone she could count on to blurt out something. Anything.

"You mean that insane asshole is your half brother?! The same guy that has been lusting over my sister? That smurf?!" Dib's arms looked like they were about to take off. "Does this asshole know?"

"Obviously not since he was surprised with my power." Zim replied. "Power that I truly don't know all so much about. I feel it, but I'm still deciphering it all. Didn't you feel it when you were in my body?"

"I did and I couldn't either. Though I am having fun trying to figure out all of mines." Dib replied as he gazed over to Tak. "I always thought hers was more scientific."

"My mind control device is, but the other thing, not so much." Tak answered. "I really used it twice at most. Once in front of Zim and once in front of that female soldier who came to attack me."

"I'd use that more if I was you. Just imagine what you could do." Gaz sounded so evil as a smile played on her lips that even made Dib uncomfortable. He knew what accompanied that smile.

"Miyuki is almost at full strength. The Control Brains are doing all they can." Zim sighed. "I am half Irken. My mother passed early on. Yes I am far more younger than Psyllic is and the explanations get further jumbled up."

"Explains why I hated you so much then. Your brother is an asshole so therefore you're an..." Tak let it linger as she shot Zim a cheeky look.

Zim glared at her while Gaz almost wanted to laugh. "I'd rather be in bed with Zim any second of the day instead of his half-brother." Dib groaned at Gaz's remark.

"Right now let us have an agreement to not talk about this out in the open. This is the only way we can communicate. Agreed?" Zim questioned firmly.

"Agreed." They all agreed.

"Guys we have to hurry this up." Gaz was drooping.

All three had concern written all over their faces as Zim commanded them to join their energies into one. This at least allowed Gaz's energy to raise up a bit as her eyes focused on Zim.

"We still need to discuss this issue." Zim reminded them all even as they continued what they were doing.

Skoodge was on the bridge attending to his duties when Pressner surprised him smiling that big red tooth grin of his as he said. "Hi."

Grabbing onto Skoodge's tunic, Pressner whisked him away quickly depositing him as easily as possible before stepping away from him. Skoodge examined his surroundings wondering if this was Plegerin because it certainly wasn't Earth or Irk or any other planet he has been on. Pressner himself just stood there not even angry as he folded his arms in front of his chest.

"Where did you take me?" Skoodge inquired.

"My home. This is the Void. It isn't a planet, it is simply a plain. I am the only one that exists here." Pressner explained.

Skoodge examined the male in front of him seeing how much taller he was compared to him and almost visibly cringed. "This is about Tenn."

"It is and yes I do know what happened since she told me." He responded so easily. So casually. "Tenn felt guilty, but I told her she shouldn't."

"Because you don't love her?" Skoodge could only hope.

Pressner knew he hoped that. "On the contrary; I'm in love with her." He enjoyed the frustrated look in the other beings face. "The reason for my forgiveness is because of me doing far worse things, especially with Tak. What Tenn did was actually incredibly minor and to tell the truth she was innocent."

Putting his hand up to his chest, Skoodge had to ask, "You blaming me for this?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I unfortunately was forced to leave Tenn too early from our love making to attend to Psyllic's little meeting." Pressner made a disgusted look on his face at the mention of Psyllic's name. "Hate that guy." Shaking his head he resumed calmly. "If you remember anything of your history about lust and how a female can remain like that for hours after. I did a bit a research myself before hand."

Skoodge had to interrupt him. "Yes because it was still thick in the air."

"I'm certain you still smelled me in there too."

There was something about Pressner's voice right now that was putting Skoodge on edge. "I did."

"You hate me for what I am. For what I've done to Tak. To Tenn even though I didn't take advantage of her then nor now." Stepping closer he made sure the Irken could see his eyes far more clearly. "Did you realize you did the same thing to Tenn while she was still in the middle of that stage? I know she did try to stop you."

Skoodge took a stepped back slapping himself. "I love Tenn and yes I want her and I don't think you deserve her at all!"

"So you thought to keep doing what you were doing to sway her?" Pressner gently urged.

"I-I just wanted t-to know wh-what she tasted like."

Pressner raised an eyebrow up at hearing that. Also he felt surprisingly bad for the guy. "It is still her decision on who she wants to be with. I know that you love her, but don't do that again until there is that absolute decision. Tenn felt bad she did that to me."

Skoodge's shoulders slumped. "Sounds like she chose you."

"Not necessarily she didn't." Oh he remembered the days he played with his victims before their ultimate demise, now here he was being a good guy. It was incredibly strange. "Can you not understand why she is on your planet? I'm certain your Tallest explained this to you. I know Tenn isn't using me. I just know she is conflicted at the moment if she wants to keep me or not."

Skoodge sometimes hated it when he went weak as he considered his words along with any words that Zim has told him. "This feeling is new to me." He admitted as if it could explain so much.

"It is to me as well. I thought I loved Tak, but it was simple lust. With Tenn it is far different. I knew I was hooked half way through our date. I love her. Want her. Want to be with her and Novem, but I know I'll have to respect her if she doesn't want a relationship with me for the future." Pressner was saddened with those thoughts. Didn't wish to think of it.

He noticed the changed look as it crossed his face. "Us Invaders aren't any better than you, I guess. We are supposed to take over a planet by any means though we are taught not to use one method. A method that you elicited towards Tak." Skoodge spotted the pained looked in his eyes when he said that. "I do admit that I hope she chooses me instead of you, but if she does pick you then I'll have to respect her decision."

Considering the small pudgy Irken in front of him, Pressner cocked his head to the side as a small smile played on his face. "It is hard to hate you." He said with a small bit of admiration.

Zim watched how Gaz collapsed after they finished joining their powers up. Rushing to her, Zim picked her up carefully to bring her to the bedroom. Kissing her on the temple he got up to walk over towards Tak and Dib. "She'll be fine. It was just the communication she had to do that wore on her."

Dib looked over to his sister's prone form on the bed. "So we are closer to Irk now and almost ready for battle." He decided to state rather than question.

"Yes and I have the assurance that Miyuki will be ready to join. The others are more knowledge base now." Zim glanced at Tak knowing she was forming some type of thought process in her mind.

"I'm more extensive in science and not in my other ability. I still don't see how I contributed to this little group meeting." Tak was unsure as she bounced Jack in her arms.

Zim looked towards Jack. "You are his mother. His protector. His powers will be flowing through you so neither would be weakened. While he could do that with Dib, Dib will be busy with some side tasks. You are with Jack."

Tak still appeared to be worried. "As much as I don't want anything to happen to Irk, I don't want anything to happen to Jack."

Dib wrapped his arms around her and Jack. "We'll protect him." Kisses both Tak's forehead and Jack's. "We'll protect him."