Surgere
A/N: Hello! I hope everyone is happy and excited for the holiday! I'm thrilled to be posting this next chapter. Thank you for all of the support I've gotten with this. Ihope this chapter gets just as much love. :) Sorry it took so long to post some more.
Dib's Point of View
My head flew up when he hit my shoulder, laughing. "I see. I'm glad you like me. We have become good friends throughout our time together. I look forward to spending more time with you." He didn't understand what type of like I was using, but I guess that was for the best right now. I looked away, and then I felt him press his face into my chest again. It was pleasant. So pleasant that I began to run my fingers over the back of his head mindlessly and get a little sleepy from the warmth he sent through my body.
Before I knew it I was asleep with him in my arms. It was something unexpected and pleasant, I enjoyed it greatly. When I woke up he was gone and I was alone in the dark. I pulled my blankets around me tightly, the distances between us seemed to have been filled in with something else. My feet hit the floor as well as the blanket that slid off behind me. The door to the room slid open and my eyes went to Gir hooked in to a wall. I assumed he was recharging. Gaz was asleep in a different room with the door standing open. A smile slid across my lips as I saw my sleeping sister's face. I was glad Zim knew to save her as well.
As I made my way up, the ship began to rock back and forth. My eyes shot open and I was fully awake as I got to the control room to see one of the Irken ships flash by us. It was small, therefore, it didn't do much damage, and we could see all of it in front of us.
Zim and I glanced at each other and he tossed me a weapon as my blanket hit the floor completely. We both knew what was about to happen. We were going to take the enemy ship. Zim pressed a button that locked down the lower level of the ship to make sure they couldn't get down there if they got aboard. His bubble helmet came around his head and he handed me a collar. As we opened the door he locked down the ship, reaching over and leaking me to it and then himself. We pushed off the ship and floated over to the other that had begun to float away from us. The lights were out, it was like everything had went dark and nobody was home now. The Irkens had powered down the ship when they found us.
We didn't know how they had found us, but they weren't going anywhere with our location. Zim found a port and tapped me, opening the hole we climb up inside. He pulled out his gun and loaded it for battle, and then changed weapons with me. Sliding what looked to be the smaller gun that I had been holding somewhere else. As he removed his hand from his coat again he revealed a small orb in his palm and it darted out a sharp laser. No way. A laser sword! It even looked alien because it wasn't just one lone straight blade. It was curved into three points to look like a large version of his claws.
He swung it around as he pulled out yet another gun, which looked completely different from the one I was holding and the one he had hidden away. He flicked a switch on it and an electric sphere appeared around the tip. We began to swat/jog down the hall, glancing around as we came to a corner. His gun peeped out along with his head, he shot once before there was a thudding sound. I poked my head around and stepped forward as Zim looked at me. "This will be dangerous. Be careful and don't think twice about pulling the trigger." I nodded and we split up going down separate halls.
Zim's Point of View
As Dib went in the opposite direction I got a strong feeling he shouldn't have come with me. I was worried about him, and I couldn't help but to look back at him as he walked off alone. My antennae shot in the air as I swept back around and shot two guys. Blood oozed out of their foreheads I huffed softly, watching them fall to the floor. There were guards all along the halls, but the lights were out. It made me even more concerned for Dib's safety. My face felt hot at the thought. I knew what he meant by telling me he liked me, but I had played it off. I didn't want him to know yet. Besides, how could an Irken and human relationship work out? I didn't think it ever could. Especially with the war beginning.
When the halls began to thin and lead to the main deck, my antennae flung up higher. I wanted to listen before going in guns blazing like an idiot. They were speaking... about me!? My eyes narrowed as they spoke/yelled throughout the room. "I can't believe the Tallest came to get the fallen one themselves." "Yeah, I heard that Zim even got away." "Sounds like that's the only thing he's good at doing." "What? What do you mean?" "Running away!" "Oh! Hahaha... I get it now." "Yeah. He's a waste of time, but they keep coming back for him." "They should just kill him. He's killed so many of us." "He keeps getting away!" "I heard even the Tallest are afraid of him because he isn't completely Irken." "Really? That's weird. Although, no Irken is a complete idiot like him."
A shiver ran through my body. I felt bad for back then, at the same time I didn't. It was just so much fun being in that robot and shooting off missiles. The thought of doing it again actually excited me. The feeling of killing someone was overwhelming yet thrilling. I was actually glad that Dib would never know that feeling. I wanted to keep him the way he was, to protect him from all of the morbid things besides what I had done to him. If I were with him as more than friends it would become harder to do what needed to be done.
My eyes became wide when they said I might not be full Irken. What else could I possibly be? Was I not born the same as the rest of them? I couldn't help but roll my eyes at their next comment. No, I was pretty sure all Irkens were dumb asses just like humans. A snicker escaped me at the thought, but I kept quiet. I flinched slightly when I heard footsteps coming from the hall opposite this one. My antennae shot up in shock to see two Irkens enter holding on to Dib by his thin arms. They had my Dib. One of the ones holding him shouted to the commander, "We found this human sneaking around on board! Did you want us to throw him to the Qee?"
The commander shook his head and a devilish smirk appeared on his face. "No, we can use him. I got word that Zim had a human with him. This one is most likely it. If he was important enough to Zim to take with him, then maybe we can trade his freedom for Zim." The Irken snickered, but then he froze. "Crap, but how important to him could this be if he sent it to our ship alone. This one was the only one you found, correct?" The lowers' nodded their heads. "Alright, just feed it to the Qee then."
It was time to take action! "Stop right there!" When I appeared they froze seeming terrified. "Let go of my Diblet!" His head shot up and cocked to the side in question of my word choice I'm sure. As I came closer, they backed away. They were all smaller then Dib and I, it made me question more if I were supposed to be a Tallest or not. One of my hands slid behind my back and removed the gun from my belt. The urge to kill them all was growing stronger within me. They had released Dib from their grasp, but I still pulled out the sonic canon I had in my claws.
The commander slowly knelt down in front of me, "we're sorry for being misled. You're obviously someone that should have control." My antennae rose with shock and curiosity as I watched the rest of the crew kneel down before me. I glanced at Dib, who shrugged and glanced around himself. "You're supposed to be one of the Tallest, correct? That's why they came after you, but you ran? Is it because you don't feel as though you're fit to be a leader?"
I stepped back and just shook my head, "I just want your ship to add it to my own. Tell all of your crew members to get on the escape pods. If you don't, I kill everyone here." My seriousness seemed to terrify them as they got up and began to rush around. The commander told the rest of the crew the situation and they seemed to obey me with haste. When they had gone I leaned down and disconnected the location tracker quickly. Dib appeared beside me and I glided the ship over to my own, typing a code into the system to make it connect with mine. As it latched on to the back there was a slight clicking sound and a loud thud. The sides of the ship slid out and began to lock around the other. It was quite incredible to see the two ships merger together.
As we returned to my original control room I could feel Dib's gaze on me. He wanted to know why I had referred to him as mine, I was sure of it. Either that or why my own kind was so terrified of me. I was hoping it was the first option. I turned to him and smiled the best I could, "I'm glad you are safe, Dib-friend. I'm beginning to realize that all of the Irkens are idiots. I cannot believe I wanted to become part of that race so much." His head cocked to the side when I mentioned my race. I gulped and looked down at my claws. I had always wondered why the rest of the Irkens only had two claws where as I had three. It took time but I had also grown just as tall as the Tallest. I was surprised that I had stayed beneath such morons for so long. "I might not be complete Irken. I heard some of the other Irkens joking about it." My antennae lowered and I placed my claws to my chest. "I no longer have a race. I am nothing, but a creature of the Tallests' own creation. A lone race that has nothing to do with another. No family, or anything to care for or about it."
When I felt Dib touch the hand on my chest my orbs darted up and locked on him. "You will never be alone." My eyes narrowed and I sighed. This human was so weird. Why has he always been so driven to be close to me? Slowly, my claws wrapped around his fingers. The thought to throw them away came into mind, but then I just held it close to my chest. Dib was important to me and I wanted so much to be closer to him, but I didn't want to lead him on farther. Even if I loved him, we couldn't be together. Especially when I didn't even know what I was. I would never admit it, but Dib was too good for me.
Without realizing it we had become closer to one another. There was no denying the strong bond and chemistry we had. It was as if we were drawn to each other. Slowly I pulled his hand to my face and pressed my face into it, closing my eyes tightly. "I like you as well," the words slipped from my lips as my mind left me. I felt his hand flinch in mine as I began to rub my face in him palm. "I've liked you for a while, but there are so many reasons why I'm afraid of being with you. I don't even know what I am. All of the Irken race is after me. I tried to kill you so many times. You're too kind to me Dib-human when I'm such a terrible creature." I felt my bottom lip quiver in weakness as my claws ran down over his arm. This was all I could think to reject him, but I couldn't stop touching him.
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