A/N: Here is part 2 guys! A great battle ahead is coming to fruition between the employees of a Charghan restaurant and Irken forces on Foodcourtia. Perhaps other onlookers would decide to join the battle?

Will Zim escape Sizz-Lorr's clutches? All odds currently point to him either being caught, killed or escaping with new injuries and scars.

Ch5: War of Foodcourtia, Act 1

The restaurant came to life as tables were overturned and massive firepower was powered all over. Piles of bodies lay in broken and dismembered heaps as the large amount of civilians who didn't move out of the way were either cut down by cold and indifferent Irkens who didn't care who or what was in the way of their sights or by frantic Charghans who did not carefully aim their weapons and let their heavier weapons sling around firepower almost blindly in a general direction.

The Charghans made use of their restaurant and made improvised cover to shoot over. However, one Charghan was not fast enough and his body was lit up with blinking lasers and fast-flying plasma. His personal shields fell and a particular heavy round from a shoulder-slung plasma cannon turned his face into exploding mush. Through all the confusion, Zim and his group were ducking below the table they were at to avoid getting hit. When Zim tried to look up to see if there was an opening, a stray laser shot clipped one of his antennae and burned it badly.

He yelled in agony and ducked back down. He massaged it to find that it was feeling ash-like and was loose. Meanwhile, heavy footsteps were heard and a large hand moved the table out of the way. They looked up to find Sizz-Lorr looking down at them with an evil smile. They found that a large amount of firepower was impacting his body but either pinged off aimlessly or the white energy just flowed over his body like a ghastly vapor. Under his apron was a form fitting armor that looked... advanced...

He grunted as he reached for Zim and pried him out of his cover. Zim struggled against Sizz-Lorr's hand, biting it with extreme force. "You grew taller. A lot taller than before. However, you still have a long way to go before you can stand next to me." He chuckled evilly and brought his fist to Zim's stomach; making him stop his struggle. Zim choked up and grunted. He decided to improvise and swung in the frycook's hand. When he brought himself back he knew that Sizz-Lorr would immediately bring his own hand back into position and used that opportunity to stick his two feet out.

Sizz-Lorr yelled in pain as he made Zim's feet clash into his own ribcage. He heard a crack and pain flared greatly in that region. He dropped Zim to hold there; glaring at him all the while. When he was about to charge at Zim again, he met the force of a metal fist colliding against his face. He flew into the wall and crashed through the restaurant. The assailant was Computer who was hovering via jump-pack. "There's are exit! Let's go!" She hollered and went through the hole she created with Sizz-Lorr's body.

They followed her as well as the Charghans in the restaurant. The Charghans were herding civilians, protecting them with their bodies. Hakhajka immediately ran up to Zim's pace and didn't go any faster. "You know him. Tell me, who was-" She was paused as plasma bolts flew ahead from behind her, the heat reaching their bodies as they passed. She looked back at the large army of Irken soldiers, drones and ships chasing their group. Their numbers were steadily growing as more and more Irken military joined along to annihilate them. Realizing that this wasn't the time she pointed ahead. "We have a Charghan cruiser burrowed underground. We'll fly off-world to escape. They cannot keep up with our FTL-method." She looked back at the civilians who were growing tired.

"Any of you who wishes to, you may follow us to our realm of space! Those who wish to stay then you may run off now!" She roared over the group to be heard properly. A large group of the civilians ran off away from their group. However, a lot of them were not spared as a coordinated fire from Voot Cruisers, infantry and Spittle Runners mowed most of them down. Their screams washed away by the loud sounds of explosions. The survivors ran back to their group to stay safer. They would include civilians into this rubbish? How dishonorable.

They managed to rush into a building, startling many pedestrians as they barred the doors closed. Hakhajka looked at Zim and strode over to him. She towered over him as she glared down at him. "As I was saying, who was that large Irken. It seemed that you knew him." She growled. Her face was twisted into a wild and angry expression and her presence was very intimidating.

"That was Sizz-Lorr. He is a fry-cook of Shloogorgh's Flavor Monster. I used to be one of his employees but... he didn't take my quitting from his job quite well..." Zim scratched the back of his head. Hakhajka looked at him for a moment before nodding with suspicion. She did not seem to believe him but took his answer as enough. "Hakhaj, thanks for taking us along with you. I know you didn't have much choice to do so but... thank you..."

Hakhajka's was surprised but only showed a smile. She patted his back. "No problem, just doing as my mother and father taught me and the rest of my siblings." She gestured over at the Charghans assembled. Though her eyes grew frantic as she realized that one of her siblings were missing. "Klaruss? Klaruss!" She looked around, she towered over all of the other Charghans in height by one inches to 3 feet. She looked at each of them. One of the charghans, a female walked over. She took off her helmet slowly to reveal crying eyes; her tears glowing a luminescent white. She shook her head. Hakhajka's expression saddened and she shedded tears. She looked down at the the other female and hugged her then she hugged everyone of them.

"I have failed in protecting all of you. As the eldest, it is my duty to protect my Iklat. Since I have failed, then I must give up my life to make sure the rest of you live." She looked at Gharuth. "Gharuth, you are now the eldest. Because of what I am about to do." Gharuth's eyes widened as she opened the barred doors and walked out with all of her siblings trying to pull her back in. Her fists were shrouded with a white vapor and she pushed all of them with her hands. They flew back a few feet but that was enough time for her to slam the large doors shut and weld them together with her vapor-covered hands. As she stuck her hand between the hinges of the doors, they welded together.

She looked down at her hands. "You have not failed me before Char: The essence of all Charghans..." She looked at the approaching army. "As I take up this suicidal venture, make sure you allow me to kill many foes in the coming battle." She started to jog towards the army and the Char in her hands grew brighter as well as her eyes. "Let me rip many of them to shreds, kill many of their brothers as they have to mine." The Char in her hands grew more erratic and her eyes were bleeding the vapor. She started to run at the army. "Carry me through this battle as I avenge one my brothers!" She sprinted headlong into the enemy lines as the Char in her body changed to a bright red, the carapace on her head was bleeding the bright vapor making her look like a demon A/N: Imagine Godzilla... Her eyes were wild as she charged into them, roaring like monster all the while.

Zim looked at the other Charghans and his companions. The Charghans were talking and roaring amongst themselves; worried for their sister. Computer was meanwhile almost done prying the door open with the help of several other Charghans. The sounds coming outside were quite loud. A lot of explosions and screams. Zim sighed and walked to the door. "Here, let me help." He tried to help but Computer pushed him backwards to a wall.

"No, we're perfectly capable of-" A loud explosion was heard as a large bursted through the wall and grabbed Zim by his body. The wall fully broke from another hand and Sizz-Lorr appeared holding Zim.

"You are mine now." Sizz-lorr chuckled and flew off. Leaving a dazed Computer and angry Charghans who were firing upon him. Computer slumped to her knees as the weight of organic-like emotions weighed her down. She felt overwhelming guilt and sadness as her face was stained with tears. She breathed out softly and stood up. She activated the jump-pack implanted to her back and flew off after Zim. Determined to bring him back to her...

Soon enough later, she saw the frycook and Zim in sight. Her Zim. Zim was struggling as best as he could, he surprisingly put up a good fight and defense against the larger Irken. It was practically an air brawl. They glanced against a sky car causing it to veer away and crash into a building. She saw Zim grab Sizz-Lorr's large spatula weapon and ram it into his jetpack, causing it to lose all of its power and smoke and pink fire to sprout out of it. They yelled as they fell, the whiplash doing a number on their bodies. All pedestrians on the streets ran away from where they were going to crash.

They crashed into a large field. Sizz-Lorr's jetpack was on fire and was spewing smoke and fire where the spatula was jammed. He took it off frantically and was trying to pry his spatula out of his jetpack. Computer landed next to Zim and she pulled him up and examined him for any injuries. Finding none, she looked up and her face was teary and she hugged him, muttering an apology. Zim was confused by this and just softly and uncertainly hugged her back. They looked at Sizz-Lorr trying his hardest to bring his large spatula to bear on them. Pillars of light was sprouting from the jetpack. Zim and Computer were backing away from the malfunctioning machine; Sizz-Lorr was none the wisest, he was busy letting loose a large slur of curses and threats at him like a rabid dog.

"WHEN I GET MY SPATULA ON YOU! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE HARD-SMOKED GLAZED VORT HAM! THE GLAZING BEING YOUR BLOOD AND THE SMOKE BEING THE SMELL COMING FROM ALL THE TOILETS YOU WILL CLEAN!" He grunted with large effort as his spatula would't pry free from the rampant machine. Finally, he got the spatula out of the machine with a final growl. Even more pillars of light came from the machine. Sizz-Lorr looked down at the machine dumbly as the outer chassis of the machine fell apart completely and all there was, was a bright pink glowing orb. "..."

The machine exploded violently, Zim and Computer were well away from the blast radius. However, the shockwave knocked them to their backs. A large pillar of smoke speared upwards and pink fire was left as well as a sizable crater. They got up and were walking away. A loud roar was heard as Zim looked behind him only to be tackled to the ground by the rampant frycook. Sizz-Lorr suffered from third-degree burns and his armor was mostly burnt away except for parts fused to his flesh by the extreme heat and force of the explosion.

Sizz-Lorr slammed his fist into Zim's face causing him to bleed from his mouth. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Computer body checked Sizz-Lorr off of Zim with the help of her jump-pack. Sizz-Lorr rolled far away crashing into a building. Foodcourtia was plump with the loud sounds of war as Irken soldiers hunted down establishments that didn't obey the new law set forth. The war was especially loud in the direction that the Charghans were held at. Computer picked up Zim wordlessly and slipped him over her back. Loud whirs were heard as a squad of Charghans flew down to them. They weren't using any type of notable propulsion system but if any looked closely they would see that the air was being distorted around them. They landed in front of the two of them.

"Are you both alright?" The shortest Charghan said, standing at 8 feet. He looked over at Zim and a the armor plates on his chest armor moved about and ejected a small amount of flying bugs that flew about. They moved over to Zim and were crawling all over giving Zim a ticklish feeling yet restoring lost tissue. However, some of the damage done to Zim left scar tissue. They flew back to the Charghan and went inside of his chest armor; the plates shifting back to normal. Zim looked over at the little bugs and the Charghan curiously. "The benefits of Charghan bio-engineering." was all the Charghan said. However, a loud growl was heard as Sizz-Lorr stumbled towards them.

The four Charghans charged at him and pinned the Irken down. One of them was punched in the face but it barely felt it as its head was only moved by a tiny amount. They restrained the large Irken. Despite being taller than Hakhajka, the shorter one of them had him restrained to his back. Easily being able to lift him. Many onlookers were observing the strange aliens as they saved the Irken and robot. A Vortian came up to them. "Wow. Thank you for saving those two. That guy was being really unruly."

The Charghans nodded. Sizz-Lorr just grunted at the Vortian and looked away; clearly not liking his position. "What are you guys anyway?" Another spectator walked forward. The female had on a purple hood and had blue eyes but her features were hidden. The Charghans looked around at the increasing crowd that was surrounding them. "Wow, I've never seen that type of technology before. It looks quite advanced." The same hooded alien walked forward, examining their armor.

The Charghans backed up a bit more. "We're called Charghans. And we've had the time to enhance our technology." They got ready to leave with Zim hopping on Computer's back. "We have a war to fight to save our sister."

Before they could leave however a loud voice rang out. "WAIT!" A meekrob floated forward. "My race is currently at war with the Irkens. We're holding out, however, we need support."

"My race was enslaved by the Irkens to be used as cargo workers... our planet was turned into a delivery planet..." A screwhead walked forward. "We all need help..." His voice was sad.

The Charghans were looking around frantically, helpless to the cries and worries of the increasing crowd. "We have to leave. Our sister needs help... We will make sure the Charghan Egalitarian responds..." The four Charghans flew away along with Computer and Zim. When the building that they were holed up in was in sight they saw many bright lights, beams and bullets fly about. Also the occasional fast flying spark of light from an unknown form of railgun striking and downing a Spittle Runner or Voot Cruiser. A mortar striking a large enemy column and missiles flying about.

The Charghans had set up an AA nest on top of the building and various others. The sky was lit up as fast flying lights trailed upwards to meet ships with great force. Megadoomers patrolled about, crushing anything in their way. "Where did you guys get the ordinance to hide all of this?" Zim yelled over the loud chaos.

"Remember when Hakhaj said about the cruiser hidden underground? Well it has other Charghans on it. Our family is large and this is barely a fraction of our numbers. We have many things on it to wage a large planetary war." The Charghan put on his helmet. "Reminds me of the Nebulae Wars I fought in fourty centuries ago against the Hiragoss... damn you Blackhole technology..." His voice was being distorted by his helmet and he reminisced a moment on a memory long past. Zim heard large sounds coming from the East and he looked at a large column of tanks rolling across. They were big and had large cannons as well as many turrets. They moved to engage the enemy, each firing high caliber rounds that turned anything into burnt scrap metal.

Zim looked around for his other companions and found Dib, Gaz and Gir. Minimoose was asleep with Gir. Dib was seated down looking around frantically to avoid any stray firepower. Gaz was busy holding a weapon that she most likely confiscated from a scared Vortian and she was firing at the Irken army along with the Charghans and other races. Zim and Computer jogged up to them. "Hey! Are you guys alright?" Zim called over to Gaz. She looked at him with an annoyed expression and resumed firing at the Irkens.

Dib looked at Zim. "We should be asking you that. That crazy Irken just came out of nowhere and swiped you." Dib responded. He got up and patted Zim's back. "But yeah, we're fine. The Charghans made sure that we were safe."

"I don't know why but they have support from every being on the planet that isn't Irken or loyal. There are riots and firefights all over from what I hear." A loud stomping was heard as a raging Megadoomer appeared and smashed a Charghan to pizza and pushed the others away with the shockwave of its attack. It brought its arsenal to bear as it shredded some others. It took a direct hit from a missile fired at a higher vantage point. It brought it's weaponry to bear as one of the secondary operators fired plasma after plasma up at the aggressor. A yell was heard as a body fell down from high up and hit the ground with a thud. The missile launcher fell along as well and exploded when it hit the ground, damaging one of the megadoomer's legs.

Some of the tanks pointed their cannons at the megadoomer and blew it apart; noticing how high a threat it could be. However, a Spittle Runner flew across and bombed two of the tanks. Taking them out as well as the crew. Soon enough, the Spittle Runner was being intercepted by a strange craft that moved as if they were flying dragons that seemed to sway and dance in the air. It strafed around the Spittle Runner, lighting it up with its armament. Soon, the sky was filled with these strange aircraft as they either bombed positions or intercepted hostile aircraft.

The Charghans cheered as their main force had approached their location to support them. Pretty soon, a large rumble was heard throughout the air as a large ship suddenly appeared. It was flying out of the ground as bits of metal and dirt fell to the ground as it continued its ascent. This thing was as big as an Irken battleship! It stayed into position as all movement on the ground stopped. All eyes on the large war machine. It looked utilitarian and had white swirling lines all across its body. The center of the ship had a giant hole as well as metal poles that had the white swirling lines striking them. It was approximately ten kilometers long give or take.

It flew closer and closer. Suddenly, loud mechanical whirs were heard as various panels on the ship opened up and thousands of gun placements sprouted upwards, pointing at the whole Irken line. As one, the ship lit up as the guns shot forth millions of flying white vapors. Each of the little bits were quite explosive and dotted the landscape and buildings with craters.

Hakhajka was being helped to the building they were at by another Charghan. She was rested down, exhausted from her rampage. She grimaced at the various bodies of her kin then she fell asleep. Zim looked back at his companions. "I'm gonna go get are ship! We need to leave quickly!" He looked over at Computer. "Computer, lets go." She nodded and carried Zim. But before that, Hakhajka woke up and threw a device at Zim. Zim caught it and looked down at it. "Here, take it. It's an IFF tag so that we know not to shoot at you." She promptly fell asleep again. Zim and Computer flew off.

They arrived at their landing pad; finding the ship untouched. The chaos was still quite alive as what Dib had said rang true. The Irkens found themselves pressured with the panic all over and the giant metal behemoth seen quite clearly even at this distance...

By now, the other Irken ships moved to intercept the giant behemoth. Zim watched as an Irken ship fired a bright pink beam at the side of the ship only for a white vapor-like field to appear around the whole thing. The ship retaliated by turning towards that ship and immediately plowing through it, causing the Irken ship to explode violently. The debris flew across the whole planet at high speeds. Zim saw burnt bodies and body parts rain down as well. That ship had unbelievable maneuverability.

The ship turned to another and the center hole glowed a bright white as the metal poles started glowing white. Ten minutes later, the ship ejected a large slug enshrouded with the white vapor and it flew across in a blink of an eye; completely spearing the whole ship and causing it to explode violently as well. Various aircraft were swarming the behemoth yet it remained undeterred in the destruction it caused.

They landed down and nearly avoided a shot from a trigger happy Irken soldier. Computer retaliated by shooting an eyebeam at the unfortunate Irken. Zim and Computer got into the ship and flew off. However, they encountered a lot of firepower coming their way from everywhere. Zim expertly dodged a missile that nearly blew his ship apart. "This is crazy... we have to get off-world quickly..." Computer muttered.

"We have to use the Charghans as cover... if we just leave now then It'd be suicide... they have the whole planet on lock down. And any ships coming in or out will be shot at." Zim replied. Computer nodded understandingly. They reached their area and Dib and the rest of them boarded the ship.

However, they were intercepted by two Charghan aircraft. 'Irken "Zim", Hakhaj wanted us to escort you to our cruiser. You will be safer if you are with us. Currently, we're getting requests from all over from civilians for us take them with us. So our airforce is a little preoccupied with evacuations and combat. This will only take a moment.' A deep monstrous voice of a male Charghan explained. They were escorted to the ship and a slot on the side of the ship suddenly opened up. They flew in and were inside the hangar of the ship.

The ship was bustling with activity as large amounts of Charghans went about and tended to wounded civilians or repaired machinery...

The Irken Empire have woken up a raging beast...

A/N: Ah... I was hoping that I would be able to reach to 5,000 words this chappy... oh well. Maybe next time. Oh and remember guys... please review, follow and fave! This is my lifeblood and encouragement to keep the story going!