Getting on the bridge, Zim ordered the the ships to move on to the coordinates he issued. Zim went to look directly back towards Pressner who stood there calmly as he felt the ship shift before he focused his attention to Zim's gaze sharing a bit of a silent moment before Zim decided to speak.
"Any plans of your own?"
Pressner just jerked his head once. "The power you and Dib have put in this ship helped protect it from one onslaught and I'm very knowing what you are planning on doing to Plegerins surface." Stepping forth he placed a hand on Zim's arm. "You already know that he already moved the planet again."
"Yes."
He smirked. "You are becoming far more attuned to your abilities now. Psyllic will have a fight on his hands."
"The sweep that you spoke of, Zim, will it be able to irradiate the planets surface entirely?" Dib inquired with some doubt in his voice.
"Not as such on its very own, but that is why I'll need Pressner's help this time to help power these ships up." Zim answered calmly as his eyes kept his focus on Pressner.
"I'll help you there and even on that surface, but there is something that would need to be done before you initiate your sweep." Pressner's eyes went to Tak and Gaz to not really think, but to see what they were thinking right now. "My race isn't entirely dead since there was no way I would ever harm a child. I simply removed their identities so they can look like the places where I placed them in order for them to live a normal life."
"You gave them a second chance in life." Dib stepped close. "I felt and saw the fear in you when you brought them back. You truly are frightened that they would revert."
His head went down. "Yes so I'm not entirely heartless even if most things I have done may show you that. Things that I know that are wrong now."
Tak almost said something but couldn't as she examined everyone else. Gaz was the only one who decided to do so.
"There are young children on that planet with mothers. You'll be doing the same for them." Gaz didn't bother to ask when she'd rather state the obvious.
Pressner offered Gaz a ghost of a smile. "Affirmative. Those mothers aren't even Plegerins. They are from other planets. They were forced to join with Psyllic or Strange to build up their race. The natives on that planet haven't birthed children together in an extremely long time. I'll just do the same for those mothers and children that I've done with my race."
"We'll allow for that to happen, but right now we need to increase our power to do an effective sweep. Come with me." Zim clasped his hand down on him to transfer them to where they needed to go. Alone Zim was still feeling this being out in front of him. "This is all for Tenn and Novem isn't it?"
The question was valid so there wasn't any reason for him to feel stressed by it. "Mostly. Partially I started to feel a bit of myself eat away with what I've done to Tak. With Tenn..." A loving smile was placed on his face. "Tenn gave me something far more already in my empty life than before besides a son. Sure she may choose to tell me good bye after this, but I'm doing this for them. Also myself." Giving Zim a pointed look, Pressner wanted to ask. "What would happen if you were in my shoes?"
"Well for one thing the Organic Sweep hasn't been used since I've became a Tallest. I didn't dare use it on Earth. I couldn't do it. I also couldn't call off that invasion until I got what I wanted. I don't regret putting lives in danger. They lost some and I lost some soldiers. That is war."
"You sound like you hold no regret and yet I've been considered the monster this whole time until recently." Pressner tilted his head to regard him curiously.
Placing his hand on his stomach, Zim chortled. "Dib fondly calls me a jerk and I admit that I am."
"Well I'm so glad you are good with that then." This Irken was crazy really in almost a sane way. How is that possible? Pressner thought.
Zim laughed at his sarcasm. "You were a monster from trying to aid in destroying my race and I can't simply stand there to allow that. Was it wrong with what you did with Tak? Yes and I expect Dib to still punish you for it. That is something I would love to see him do." Smiling widely at the assassin, continued to speak. "Gaz will obviously do something with Psyllic because she looks so beautiful when she acts evil, but I know I will deal with him mostly. You will do what you do best and maybe Tenn will choose you in the end. I can't guess what Tak will do since she can be so unpredictable."
"It was easier to read Tak when I was controlling her."
"Don't underestimate her and certainly don't do the same with, my Gaz and also Dib. As for me..." Zim let that linger in the air as he quickly turned to power up the unit they used for their sweeps. "I suggest you join me because the sooner this is done, the sooner we can cause our own destruction."
Joining him in powering up the unit, Pressner watched at how Zim looked almost maniacal right now with how the light was hitting him. Though in truth, he was obviously like that.
Tenn gathered Novem and Jack in her arms wondering where she can hide them when Jack spoke of a unwelcome visitor arriving. Pressner was correct in how his protective spell didn't last when she was looking directly at Psyllic.
Psyllic studied her. He was amused right now. "You are still coming with me."
"No." Tenn remained firm.
Chuckling softly, Psyllic snagged them quickly away back to his home. "You cannot fight me." Hearing Novem starting to wail he admired the red sharp teeth in his mouth. "Feed him or change him. Right now I must be gone and I wish to let you know that there is no way you can escape here this time."
Tenn felt like digging a knife in him. "How does it feel to know that soon you will perish. My race will prevail. You may hate us, but we are stronger than yourself."
Snapping his fingers to remove the babies to place in the crib, Psyllic descended upon her. "My you are a naive little thing to believe such rubbish."
"My... You are such a stupid guy to believe otherwise." Tenn snapped back.
Slapping her hard he grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and threw her to the ground making sure to detach her pak. "Not only this is payback for your horrible race, this is payback for Pressner betraying me. I hope he enjoys what I'll do to you in the end after you served your usefulness to these babies."
Standing up, Tenn stood up straight with her chin in the air. "You have no idea what you've brought upon yourself." It wasn't often a tone she often used but when she did it held such a deadly undertone to it before cackling wildly."
Psyllic had no clue what to think of that laugh as he decided to shake his head almost dismissing her. "You'll find that after I even retrieve what else I desire, and I still destroy your race, I hope you enjoy the fact that you'll be the last full Irken to exist till the moment I decide to destroy you myself." He promised before he headed to his viewing room.
Laughter dying down, Tenn stared coldly through that door with narrowed eyes. "Tell me how you would like to die." She hissed.
Zim watched as anger filtered through Pressner. Saw at his expression instantly changed before issuing a low growl as his fists clenched.
"They broke the barrier." Still growling, Pressner wasn't looking at anyone in particular as he spoke. "Psyllic has my child and Dib's." Baring his teeth. "He has Tenn."
"That means we have to make our move now."
"Can you feel that he's moving the planet further away now?"
Zim nodded his head. "We have to stop the movement now."
Pressner focused his attention back to Zim. "And contain the explosion from occurring. You do realize that with power like that they could do severe damage. You felt that surface so just imagine it what it could do when we destroy that rock."
Putting his hand on the assassin's arm, Zim brought them back on the bridge. "Oh I do realize it and I'm understanding my powers far more greatly now."
Gaz inched her brow up as she studied Zim after saying that. "Yeah you are seriously taking me to bed after this is done." She communicated through to his mind.
Zim smirked towards her. "Trust me in that, little Gaz."
Dib face palmed himself. "Will you both stop mind humping so we can get this nightmare over with." He told Zim and Gaz privately.
Pressner turned his attention to Dib and Tak. "He broke the barrier to reach the void. Psyllic has our smeets and Tenn."
"What?!"
Pressner ignored Skoodge's outburst as he focused on the couple in front of him. "We'll retrieve them first. Then I'll aid you with the rest of the plan."
"I want down there, Zim." Tak raged.
"No!"
Approaching him, Tak almost grabbed Zim roughly. "In this you cannot order me, Zim. I want our smeet back and I don't mind kicking his blue butt all over in order to get Jack back."
Narrowing his eyes down at her, Zim bared his teeth. "I'm still your Tallest, Tak, and what you'll be doing is staying here while we retrieve them so that after they are safe, you are staying up here with the smeets and Tenn. I need your help up here where you'll be helping in aiding myself and the Empire to our goal."
"You are making me help command up here in your absence?" Tak was a bit confused.
Zim felt they were wasting too much time speaking. "Skoodge is normally left in charge of the bridge but since you've been on that planet yourself and since with your knowledge of that and some other things, yes to that. If you decide to act like a Tallest though and try to ruin me, I will come back and..."
"HEY!" Dib had a clue what he would say as he stepped forward. "No threatening her or I'll fight you like the old days but with some added incentives that I didn't know before."
Relaxing his features, Zim grinned. "Keep that in mind just in case I get bored and desire to fight you like that."
"God I hope you don't plan on making me stay behind because if you do well you can kiss that celebratory thing you and I had planned, good bye."
Zim noted Gaz's calm exterior knowing where she got that from when he looked to Miyuki who hadn't said a word the whole time. He'll still need her on Plegerin. "Don't worry my demoness. I know how much fun you have causing mayhem."
Gaz quirked up half her mouth in a smile as Miyuki turned away from the readings. "I'll help in containing the explosion when it happens since this is another reason why I'm here."
"Mom?" Dib touched her arm.
Miyuki placed a gentle hand on the side of his face. "I said I was neither dead or alive. In truth I am dead, just alive for the moment. I have a gift that will help in containing the explosion."
"So this will be the last we see of you?"
She smiled as she examined her son's eyes before looking towards Gaz who was actually biting her lip while looking down in a distraught way. "The Control Brains have given me favor. I will visit from time to time but in the way I originally saw you both again. Please do not be upset with me."
"This sucks." Gaz murmured pushing away from where she was standing to head to her husband's side.
"It does, Gaz, but trust me in this: I'll be visiting my grandchildren from time to time. That includes your soon-to-be smeets, daughter." Miyuki promised.
"I guess Zim and I better get busy after this insanity is done with." Glancing up to him, Gaz smirked. "You know what I'm ready for."
"Mayhem, blood, with a side of screaming." Zim grinned fully. "Time for us to head out."
Thanks again for reminding me about the sweeps, Ngrey. Appreciate it.
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