Surgere - Aestu Es
Zim's Point of View
As I got the kit, I couldn't help but to look over at Dib as he held his sister. A slight roaring coming into my belly. It felt odd. I didn't like seeing Dib holding someone else, even if it was only his sister. I liked him. I wasn't ever going to deny that, and I knew I wasn't going to be happy to see him being nice to another either.
When I came back over with what he needed, Dib's eyes gazed up at me from where he sat. "Thanks. I appreciation everything you've done for us. You're a great friend." It was like he had forgotten that we had confessed to one another. Like he had forgotten that I had turned him away. However, the smile he gave me burned through my body like I had been lit on fire.
I took the box back, and threw it on the floor. "That crap won't do you any good." His eyes quickly narrowed as he tried to grab it back. I pulled her arm up and licked over her wrist where one of the thin cuts was. As I pulled back it began to heal, as well as everything around it. My gaze turned back to him, "I have cells in the roof of my mouth that open when I want them to. One of them basically lets me heal things. Although, I can only make so much at once of each different hold." My fingertips ran up her arms as I closed my eyes. "She seems to be in so much pain right now. Probably lost a lot of blood from the cuts." It was obvious that was what had happened, but I said it anyways.
Dib seemed upset that I had just told him about my ability. However he just breathed out heavily and closed his eyes before asking, "Is there any way for her to lay down on the seats comfortably?" I gestured to the seats beside the him, popping it open to reveal a pillow and sheet. I cocked my head to the side and held it up to him. "This'll work?" I came closer and wrapped the blanket around her, handing him the pillow. He slid it under her head and slipped out from under her, letting her slowly slide down into the seats.
A smile came across my face. She looked very peaceful when she was asleep. I had never seen Dib's sister like this. My gaze went back to him as we stood side by side now. A feeling of guilt came into my squiggly spoosh and I looked away as my antennae lowered. "I'm not sure how things will turn out, but I think we'll be able to get through this if we get you both to safety. I'm not sure if I could live with myself if I started a mission and couldn't fulfill it." I began to rub my palms together as my antennae twitched. My orbs shot wide when I saw his arms reach out to pull my back into his chest. It was awkward because I was just standing there, but I wasn't completely sure what to do. One of my claws slid up and wrapped around his arm. My words were slow, "this is... pleasant." I pressed the side of my head into his chest, my gaze returning to Gaz as she slept quietly. I wished we could stay in this moment, but he slid his hand over my back and spun me around to look down on me.
Dib caressed one of my cheeks and I pressed my face into his palm. This shouldn't be happening, it was wrong to be doing these things now, but I continued to let it. I continued to enjoy it. "I want you to teach me how to fight." I flinched as my orbs darted up at him and a grin crept across my face, he would need to know. It would be very helpful when we fought if he knew what he was doing.
I cleared my throat, "I'll teach you. But, I won't just teach you how to fight. I'll teach you everything I know about the Irken history and technology." My eyes ran over his arm and my claws slowly grazed across the back of his hand. His scent was almost too intoxicating for me to pull away from. "The planet we were heading to on my ship was one I was in contact with on earth. They're close, but we're headed to a planet known as Aestu Es for now. We should be able to transport to Surgere from there. They'll be our allies in this fight. Aestu Es isn't a long way away." My antennae sprang up in surprise as he pushed me away.
"You have allies on other planets? I thought every race worked with the Irkens." His eyes narrowed and an old look he gave me as a child came across his face. He shoved me back more and turned his back to me. "You were going to betray me after all? I thought you were at least my friend. This is why you rejected me!?" When he turned back to me I saw that his eyes were glassy and I flinched. I had to explain to him, give him my side of the story where he'd stop coming up with this nonsense. I really didn't want him to leak when I couldn't touch the stuff that came from his body called water.
Without thinking, my claws reached out and I pushed him back against one of the escape pod walls. "Dib-human, you have it completely wrong!" My body was pressed to his as I grabbed at his collar, almost ripping through the fabric. "I would never betray the Dib-worm because..." Our eyes locked and my mouth became dry. "The Surgere people hate Irkens, they only spoke with me after I told them that I was going to turn against them. That I was going to help the human race get better. They didn't believe at first, thought me to be a spy, but I convinced them by giving them plans and weapons. I am not against you, Dib. That's why I'm trying to take you and your sister to the safest place I know! A place where every creature is welcome." I leaned my head down as my antennae pressed close to the top of my head. When his arms came around me I was surprised at first. I wasn't sure if he was going to believe me. Slowly my grip around his collar was released. We were going to be fine.
We both flinched when we heard movement. Gaz was waking up. She held her head as she leaned up, coughing. "Can you girls keep it down? I have a headache." Dib almost seemed to teleport to her side as she awoke. That's when I knew that he'd never look at me the same as he does her. Not with the care. Even if he said he liked me. Our relationship, our bond would never be as strong as theirs' is. My fist clenched and my mouth became dry as my gaze went to the front of the pod. A grin came across my face as I noticed the planet Aestu Es was finally in site, even if it was still pretty far away.
I ran over to the radio and tried to send a message. My signal was a bit fuzzy, but I heard the alien language coming through. I spoke back in their native tongue, telling them I was the Irken that Surgere had been in contact with and I had humans with me. The other creature spoke back, wanting to know why we were headed here. I cleared my throat and told them our ship had been attacked and we escaped. That we were actually headed to Surgere. It took a minute for them to respond, and the channel had become even more difficult to understand. It sounded like they were telling me to land, but I wasn't completely sure.
Dib came over beside me and listened in, but a confused expression crossed his face. I snickered seeing him so irritated at not being able to understand the different language. I knew he knew a bit of Irken, and that's why he was becoming pissed off when he didn't understand. One of my hands ran up over the arm closest to me, "it isn't Irken. If you want I can try and teach you a few others." I smiled at him and he stared down at me. We began to get closer to one another, but jumped apart when footsteps thudded against the floor. I gulped and looked down, "we'll be there in no time now that Aestu Es is in view."
"The planet looks so... scorched. It has a sad feeling radiating from around it." I looked at Dib and back at the planet, agreeing with him. It had actually been completely lit on fire at one point. He had a good eye.
A sigh left me, "that's because it was attacked by the armada at one point. Once they saw that it was useless, they left, but the people built it up. They're all very proud, and they actually got help from Surgere after the Irkens left." My head lowered as well as my antennae. I was slightly ashamed that I called myself an Irken. We're terrible creatures that attacked who we liked and killed as we pleased. I shuttered, "I'm sorry I wanted to kill you for so long."
We both jumped again when music began to play. Bringin' da noise, bring down the house... Gaz pulled out a device and stared at it for a moment. "It's my cell, it says its dad." We stared at each other for a moment before she answered it. "Hello?" She gasped and looked at Dib, mouthing 'it's him'. "The resistance? No, we're with Zim in outer space... We escaped earth before it got that bad... No, we're fine. We got captured at one point, but we escaped... Just some torture, but it was nothing we couldn't handle." She was keeping him calm so he didn't worry. She truly was a very smart human. "We're headed to a planet called Aetu...Asstu..? Here talk to Zim, he can tell you everything you need to know." She handed the phone to me and I cleared my throat, but my eyes went wide as the other end became fuzzy and I heard gun shots in the background. "Mr. Membrane?" My eyes narrowed when I noticed the worried looks I received. "Oh, sir, we're headed to Aestu Es right now, but then we'll continue on to Surgere." I'd act as through everything was okay. They couldn't know that he probably just died. "Yes, I'll take great care of them and make sure nothing happens. Good-bye sir, I'll be seeing you." I pretended to hang up, and handed the device back to her.
She slid it into her pocket and pulled out a different device, one that I recognized more. The game she played all the time. I smirked, she could act like her old self now that she thought her father was safe. Dib's gaze was on me and I looked to the floor before turning away. My guilt of my action already eating at me. My eyes went to the planet ahead of us. It looked the same as it had the day the attack went down and we left. I saw no form of the living on it. My antennae went up as I leaned forward, but that's when my eyes went wide. As we grew closer I saw a small hole in the side of it. That must have been why the signal is so bad. They built their city inside of the planet. "Brilliant~." This was something new that I had never seen before. It amazed me to see such a strange thing.
After what seemed like forever we reached the small hole, which was actually much bigger up close. I messaged them that we were entering the port. They responded that they had cleared a landing pad for us, and to processed on in. As I took us through I saw so many different ships, and I couldn't help but grin. So many different creatures had escaped the Irken raids, and now it was my turn with Dib and Gaz alongside me. They had both come to each side of me to look out at the planet we were entering, literally. As we got to the landing pad, I slowed the pod and slowly took us down. I breathed out heavily, I was sure every creature here was going to hate me.
I pulled my hood up and followed behind Dib, sliding my hand in his. I was nervous and just wanted to feel his touch. It helped me to stay calm. The Aestu Es leader was outside the pod, waiting to meet us, and I gripped his hand tighter as we left the pod's safety. The creature looked half burnt and very old, it had the makings of a earth-monkey. One eye was completely white and the other was a dull green. This creature looked like it had been in the attack that had happened here. His gaze landed on me and a scowl was on his face, "I am Kar and this is the planet Aestu Es. An irken hasn't been here since the battle, now Irken-Zim, tell me why you are." It was a command, not a request.
My grip on Dib's hand got even tighter as my antennae lower, "we seek passage to Surgere. We're fleeing from the Irkens. They're trying to kill these humans and myself because I'm not completely Irken. I am an abomination that was created by accident." My orbs were wide as I stared at them, hoping they would believe what I had to say. His eyes were studying us, but then he nodded and we began to walk. I breathed out heavily, realizing I had been holding my breath in the anticipation.
It seemed like we were going to the headquarters closest to the landing pad. We stopped abruptly midway there, "you wish for a ship to get to Surgere? What ship were you using in the beginning?" I scratched at my antennae, "Well, it was one of my own design. The armada still have it." I glanced back in the direction we had escaped from. If only I could still had my ship with me, and then we would be to Surgere by now. They totally took us off path. My eyes narrowed, perhaps they knew where we were headed, and they feared what was to come. I snort at the thought, never in all the galaxies could the Irken race be that smart. It was their beauty and willingness to do what needed to be done that got them places. That probably got me where I was, but no longer was I just one of them. The Aestu Es leader held his hand out in the direction of a ship and grinned. It was gorgeous. Without a doubt in mind I knew this ship would keep us safe on our journey.
The old monkey snickered at my reaction to the ship. I thought there were no more, but obviously I was wrong. It was an Adamas ship. "You may have it so that you can reach Surgere. They are a great planet that will help you. Although, it will be difficult to convince the new woman in charge. She is a tough child, looks a lot like you, but hard to get to know." My free hand flung out to shake his hand (a respectful thing to do on the human's earth), but he just stared at me.
My face became heated and I nodded, "my apologizes. It was a sign of respect on the last planet I was on." He chuckled, seeming to completely understand what I meant. "You can sleep in the rooms on the ship tonight, but tomorrow before you leave you can join me for a feast. Take it as a thank you for finally helping to take a stand against the Irken race." We nodded to him before heading on board.
The inside was just as amazing as the out. I wanted to touch everything, but that seemed too childish of a desire. I released Dib's hand as I walked forward to look at the control station before running down to the engine room, and then looking in each bedroom. This ship was incredible. I loved it, and I was very excited to use the old thing. As I came back to the main platform my gaze fell on Dib and I began to step closer to him, "I'm sorry about everything that's happening. You need to know I'm only trying to protect you and Gaz. I do not know why they were coming to earth..." My antennae lowered and I sighed heavily, "Another reason we shouldn't be together is because I'm being hunted." His hands slid up over my arms, but I pushed them away. Before they fell to his sides I grabbed them though. "No matter how much I wish to protect you though I cannot let you go. I guess to help protect you I should teach you more about fighting." Our eyes met and I froze as he stared down at me.
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