The building was rattling now. Tenn kept looking over at Jack and Novem to see how they were holding up. Of course they were as cool as cucumbers. They didn't complain. They just looked at the ceiling. Tenn kept trying the door and it wouldn't budge no matter what tool she used to get out. Pissed. She even tried to window to find out it was also locked up tight. The added bonus is that it didn't want to break.
They needed to get out of here. Tenn was desperate as she took her gun out of her pak to fire again at the door. Seeing the ray hit the door, and bounce back towards her, Tenn growled. This can't be happening.
"Get away from door." Jack warned softly.
It might of been strange for others to listen to a smeet, but Jack wasn't ordinary. So to heed his warning, Tenn stepped back. She had no need to ask him if the person was dangerous. So covering the smeets, Tenn readied herself for whomever's entrance.
"Mom?" Novem's voice sounded shaky making Tenn's eye twitch.
"Don't worry honey. I'll protect you." Years of having to protect herself from anything that was thrown her way, and this is the one time she was truly nervous. She had to protect them. She was willing to die, just to protect them.
Tenn watched at how the door flew open to reveal, Elias and a couple of his soldiers. The look in his eyes were both amused and filled with malice. Elias took a few steps to the side as he gave the order to take the babies sending, Tenn into a rage. Never ever get in between a female and their young. Doesn't anyone remember that rule or know of it?
Tenn went on the defensive as she kicked and fought with them. She was hit very hard in the side of her face, angering her more, so digging her pak legs into the ground to keep her firmly planted in front of the smeets, she used that as her advantage for added strength.
"My father is dying as we speak, but it doesn't mean a true defeat. Oh you little Irken. Give up." Elias cooed smoothly.
He examined how, Jack was keeping his own focus on him. The little Irken mostly had Irken features, but he spotted, Dib there. Perhaps, he'll keep his fathers plan on keeping the Membranes along with, Novem. See if he could brainwash, Dib especially.
He also examined how the female was fairing in her battle. She was a good fighter, but still with no powers, she'll be easily defeated. She already had blood starting to flow from her open wounds. Her son in particular was beginning to act up, but Elias paid him no mind.
"Mom!" Novem's voice showed his fear.
Jack put his hands over, Novem's eyes, whispering out. Elias was finding the little one very fascinating.
"You more like your mother or father?" Elias asked of Jack.
Jack was still whispering to Novem. No one heard what he was saying. Jack's eyes flashed in a way like his dad's while he slowly stood up to stare down, Elias. "They're here."
"Well of course they're here, you little brat. They're here and I'm here." Elias blew a lose strand away from his face. "I hate children." He mumbled out.
Tenn didn't have it in her right now to make a face at his stupid remark. Jack, did though, as he studied, Elias in a way his father use to do when he was younger, and Zim said something incredibly stupid.
"He's dumb." Novem remarked. His eyes were still closed as he kept trying to concentrate like, Jack wanted him to.
Growling, Elias decided to end this stupid fight by hitting, Tenn on the side of her body with a strong gush making her body slump. Jack's eyes went into panic mode as he went to wrap his arms around, Novem to try to protect him. Elias laughed with the strongest mirth. Perhaps he'll just kill those two brats instead.
Hearing, Jack say, 'Dad' just made him chuckle, as Elias grabbed him by the back of his neck to lift him up. Novem started screaming out. He went to the side of the crib to attempt to climb it. He tried to do more with himself while watching, Jack struggle.
"Brat." His smile became fuller as he twisted him around to watch how defiant this brat of, Dib's was.
"No one calls my son a brat, Brat." Dib spoke with venom as he emerged into the room. "Let go of my son now."
Elias studied how truly enraged, Dib was. His eyes were a blazing red now. Watched at how red flames were emerging from his body as electrical static was clearly heard. Even his scythe on his head was forming into some sort of claw. Weighing his options with, Jack, Elias considered his next step even as the wall in the room evaporated away causing the two guards in front of Tenn to turn to face a pissed off, Pressner.
Eyeing the situation, Pressner, he judged the guards with minimal powers compared to the rest of the natural borns. He was angry at, Elias for several reasons as his attention diverted from, Tenn's prone form, his worried son, and Jack held in the worst way. Feeling the full charge coming from, Dib as he simply stood there, Pressner was very impressed at the powers this young male possessed.
Bringing, Jack closer to him, Elias turned him towards his own body as if to cuddle with the young smeet. Jack was glancing calmly up at him in the most harmless of ways till he latched his claws into his neck. Elias yelped out, tossing him away from him just to be caught by, Dib inside a bubble.
"I'm taking back what belongs to my mate and I." Floating him off behind him to keep, Jack safe, Dib had to think of the best advantage quick so as not to harm, Tenn and Novem.
Elias seethed. "Once I destroy you, I will destroy your baby." He promised.
"Wrong choice of words." Dib repositioned himself for the attack as he barely paid attention to what, Pressner was doing. Well he knew he was doing an excellent job of beating the guards, if the sounds were indicative to his progress.
Pressner used his expertise in order to quickly subdue his opponents. Normally he would savor his kills, but the anger that was raging through him made him cut through them far too easily. Taking a brief glance over to, Dib, he can see that he was waiting for the all clear. Lifting, Tenn up, he tapped her pak to have her legs retract in, before grabbing his son, and bringing Jack over.
"65% Dib." Pressner informed him of the sweep that was still in progress. "Beat the annoying bastard."
"With pleasure." Grinning widely, Dib approached, Elias performing his first strike against his torso the very second, Pressner disappeared. Watching blood slowly trickle out of the wound, Dib couldn't help but admire this. "I really have spent far too much time with my sister." Shrugs. "Oh well."
Screaming out his frustration, Elias decided to begin his attack as he did a running attack towards, Dib. Smirking with pleasure he was an inch close in hitting, Dib when he successfully ducked, lunged, and kicked him in, Elias's back. Producing a saber, Dib sliced into his leg enjoying the sound of displeasure from the annoying brat.
Feeling the burning pain that the primitive weapon produced, Elias tried to treat himself on the spot when, Dib cut through the air almost hitting his neck before he jerked back. Staring up at him, Elias felt momentary shock as he watched his opponents deliberate steps.
"If you spare me, I promise that you can rule with me by my side." His hand raised to prevent another strike, Elias moved back.
Dib heard the desperation. Heard a ploy as well. He fought with, Zim long enough to always know better. Never to let your guard down. What did he think he was? A fool? Dib provided him a lopsided smile. Dib stalked him towards the other room as he savored every moment of his pleading. Never had he done this before. It was always him acting out during the invasion. He plotted and planned, but never did he stalk. Gaz enjoyed stalking her prey till the very end. Dib just handled his duties. He thought of what transpired towards, Tak in this very room. What could of happened to, Jack, or that very matter, Tenn and Novem. He wasn't his own father. He aimed never to be.
"You can bring your child with you." Elias continued feeling himself being backed into a corner. Watching how, Dib paused, he saw how in this dim part of the room, he looked far more menacing with how he blazed still. Dib always appeared so mild mannered, but he obviously wasn't. Desperation made him make his move as he produced an electrified whip to attack him.
Dib watched it approach. Watched the trajectory as it came forward closer and closer. He remembered this even if, Zim didn't have one such as this. He might have to think him after all this is done even as he heard, Gaz in his head right now that it was time to leave the planet. Bringing his saber up again, he whipped it around causing it to wrap around the blade, but never break the whip itself.
Elias watched the wicked look grow on, Dib's face as he continued to wrap it around his blade to bring him closer. He thought he was stronger than this young pup. More powerful. Watching him get closer to his enemies body, Elias brought up his other hand to touch, Dib's face in order to evaporate his brain.
Cocking his head, Dib brought up his hand in a underhanded trick to bring it up to his chest. His fingers produced into something sharp and talon-like to dig in deep inside to send nothing but flame, and every sort of hell, Dib could imagine.
Elias screamed out feeling his insides burning up. Felt how portions of himself melted away as he looked upon, Dib in horror. He was calculating. Cruel even. Much crueler than anything he had ever dished out. It was sad in his last moments how truly mesmerizing this all was while he admired his enemy.
"Plegerin is no more." Dib finally hissed out while watching him be reduced to a pile of goo on the ground. Stepping back, he knew he had to make it back to, Gaz and Zim while saying good bye to his mother.
Gaz stood there watching her brother rush back to them while the largest building on this planet was being decimated behind, Dib. Watching how the sweep was going through the remaining members of this planet, Zim came up beside her.
"Time to depart. Jack is with, Tak right now." Zim informed him as soon Dib joined them. Turning to face, Miyuki she looked pleasantly serene.
"Is all forgiven now?" Miyuki inquired with a touch of a sense of humor.
"Yes it is. You can tell my parental figure that it won't be the last time he sees me in person." Zim warned lightly. "Thank you, Miyuki."
Nodding her head to him, Miyuki turned to her children. "I'm proud of both of you." Approaching, Dib, she did something she hadn't done in a long time, she hugged him. "You've grown up to be a fine young man, my son. You have a wonderful family of your own."
"Thanks mom. Please keep your promise." Dib hoped as he studied her in what he almost felt like the last time.
"I will." Touching his face one more time, Miyuki turned to her naturally stoic daughter. "And you..." She surprised, Gaz by placing a hand on her abdomen. "You'll make a most interesting and amazing mother, my dear."
Gaz smirked up at her while being amused by, Zim's stunned expression in her peripheral. "I'll try. I'll see you soon then."
Leaning down, Miyuki kissed her forehead. "You all should go. I'll expect the shift of the weapon soon, Zim."
"Uh yeah." Still stunned by what was said to, Gaz, Zim stood in the middle of her and, Dib. "Good luck."
Only receiving another smile from, Miyuki, Zim brought them up back to the ship studying, Tak momentarily with Jack in her arms. Glancing over to, Skoodge, he directed him to destroy the planet.
Giving the order out, Skoodge redirected the energy before aiming at the surface with the other ships soon following behind. Keeping watch of the levels and how the power was being heavily concentrated, he almost felt like roasting marshmallows as he watched how the plain blue planet below was beginning to burn up like the sun.
"90% finished, my Tallest." He informed Zim with an emotionless voice.
Zim remained quiet as he watched the surface boiling up. Watched at how something else started to encircle the planet when it was 1% almost finished. Taking, Gaz's hand, he whispered, "Are you with smeet?"
"Yes and I wasn't about to say anything till it was done since I knew you would of demanded me to stay behind." Gaz replied raising an eyebrow in his direction. "You know you would of."
Slapping his hand on, Zim's shoulder, Dib whispered out. "Congratulations to the both of you. We'll have more homicidal maniacs on the way."
Gaz began to snicker away at that statement while she watched the planet blow up beneath them. There was no scattering of rocks and debris from a typical explosion, Miyuki handled it in her own way. It was just a way of containing of what could come about with destroying a planet such as this. Hopefully, they got every single one of that species out of the way.
"Another victory for the Irken Empire." Zim boasted proudly. "Anybody had any doubts about this?" Hearing no objections, Zim bent down to kiss, Gaz.
And one more chapter left.