THANK YOU!
Okay guys I wanted to submit an extra chapter just to thank all the individuals who made this series possible.
This series is now six years in the making and it would be no where without all of those who submitted ideas and original characters. It also would nothing without the support and guidance of all my readers in the commits who were dedicated in helping me make the story as realistic as possible. I didn't want this story to be a world were Irk takes over and everything is in ruin. That has been done too many times. Instead I wanted to focus on world that would be more true to the Irken fandom.
Throughout the show we get snippets of other worlds ruled by Irk and they seem functional. Sure one whole planet is a junk food smorgasbord, one is an entire parking gauge and the other seems to be a planet size Amazon delivery system. Still they are all worlds were the native residence have a role to play. Its slaver, and that sucks, but they're not wiped out completely. They get a choice to live in this new world. I also wanted to explore how some people may like the new Earth. Sure they are all enslaved, but they still got a chance to get good jobs, and have a decent living, and everyone received rations for food and necessities.
In a lot of ways Earth was better, no one was starving and I feel like if a smarter and more advance race ever took over the world that's how they would do it.
Again I would like to thank everyone individually so if I forget you please leave a commit in a review and I will add another chapter to anyone I missed.
Original Characters and Ideas:
The Renegades- While the characters of renegades and their names where mostly based off of my friends in my ROTC class the name of the group originally came from the song: Renegades by: X Ambassadors!
Kornelius Newton- Kebarton
Goalit- Kebarton
Elma- Kebarton again, the whole science camp arc was made possible due to their characters and visionary ideas. And even though not all their ideas made it in the series I am so grateful for all the long talks we had. Just having you listen to me shoot out ideas was a big help. Thank you so much!
The Blind Bandit- This character was based off of my awesome beta reader 3DPhantom! Thanks for all your help making this story possible even though I haven't heard from you in a while.
Irken Worshipers- All Characters where created by my Sister Mary who thought of the whole plot surrounding them and how some people might like the new Earth and want to reach a higher status in the new world. And will pretty much do anything to have it.
Westville High Staff and Students - All staff and students, members Irken and human alike are based off of people in my actual high school: Walton High. Where I was attending when I first started planning this story. A few of my teachers and classmates even helped me come up with their Irken names! It was really fun! Thank you guys for helping me with my creative writing and encouraging me to try some original works of writing as well. I plan to start writing original works soon on Fanfiction Press! So go check me out over their under the same Pin name!
The Amons and Shews- Okay so the Amons becoming werewolf like shapeshifters honestly started off as a joke. I wanted to do a scary Halloween episode that October and I remembered the Halloween shows on Invader Zim were always like really out there. Like a whole scary world living in Dib's head, out there! My sisters and I were also really into teen wolf at the time. And the whole episode where Scott and his friends are trapped in the school with a monster resonated with us. Then my other sister Kathy is like. "Dude what if a monster of an Irken chased them through the school and tried to "End" Them?"
And I said. "You mean like a werewolf Irken?" I was of course laughing at this, but my other sister Mary loved the idea and started actually drawing the "Amons". Three days later I am neck deep in trying to explain why some Irkens can now supposedly turn into were-Irkens! And why so are small and others are not! And why not all Amons can turn into monsters. SO Thanks guys!
The Top Twelve- My friend Sidney Slay actually came up with most of the members or the Top Twelve including Koi, Kazar, Reed, Ash and Diaz! So pretty much all the ones who lived in the end! Thanks again Sid for helping me bring these characters to life.
The Ancients- Ah me! I did this one! I am actual really proud of how this idea panned out. It all started when I started thinking about how Irk was before they were conquers. And could their possibly be redemption for them. Knowing some of my readers would be younger I didn't want the gruesome ending where one side tried to wipe out the other. Miz however was created by my friend DireWolfEmily Who ended up using the name again in her most recent Invader Zim story here on fanfiction: Help my Boyfriend is an Alien! Go check it out under her pin name, because spoilers: IT IS AWESOME!
Special Episode Shout Outs!
SEASON 1
1. The Real Nightmare Begins- This episode was dedicated to Invader Zim's first Original Episode: The Nightmare Begins! Thank you Jhonen Vasquez and Nickelodeon for bringing us what was easily one of my top five favorite shows growing up.
7. Not What She Seems – this Episode was dedicated to my Beta Reader: 3D Phantom. Who was given an OC character made in her Honor; Crystal the Blind Bandit! Thanks again!
16. Gir Goes Psycho – This Episode was based off of Gir goes Crazy and stuff. My fiend Diana came up with this Arc! We needed tension between Zim and the humans so we could show just how hard things were for our favorite invader. Similarly A lot of the episodes and their plots are spin offs of the original show. I was even going to do a spinoff of where the robot doubles go crazy like Zim's parent bots did back in the OG invader Zim, but it didn't make it into the final draft.
17. Science Camp – - Kebarton! Again this whole Arc was made possible thanks to their tireless efforts.
SEASON 2
3. Switched- This episode was inspired by the many body switching scenarios that seem to find themselves in a lot of our favorite shows. And the idea was co-created by my friend DireWolfEmily who originally thought it would be funny if Dib and Zim actually switched minds back when Dib was first investigating Zim's weird behavior in season one. However, with all the madness that was already going on, and with the season being preplanned years in advanced I couldn't fit there. So I tweaked it a bit and the episode you all know came to be!
6. Dangerous Ties – Awe Episode 6, I thought of this episode surprisingly while watching an episode of Star Gate Atlantis. Back then this story was just an idea in my head and I thought it would really be intense if something like this were to happen. This episode brings forth a scenario that we see a lot in alien invasion movies/shows and I want to incorporate it in this story.
9. Defective – This Arc was heavily inspired by the unaired trial episode of the OG invader Zim. And the divergent movies!
14. The Great Escape – This episode was named by the song Great Escape by: Boys like Girls. It was never original my idea to kill off any of my characters but down the roar I realized a war where all the good guys survive and are pure of heart and never make mistakes, was unrealistic. Jacob and Crystal were honestly one of my favorite couples of this story. His struggle to make world where the ones he love no longer have to suffer is the driving force of the whole Irken worshiper Arc. All of them Cho, Megan, Freddy and the rest simply wanted a better life. Jacob made a lot of bad decisions trying to make the perfect world for April and Crystal. But in the end he made the ultimate sacrifice.
Special Reader Shout out!
Finally I would love to give a shout out to a reader who has never failed to review on every chapter of this series. Including the original fanfic it was based off of back in 2015!
Invader Johnny! Thank you for your endless support on this series, honestly there were times when I wanted to give up. I mean 6 years is a long time to keep an idea flowing, before fanfiction I never use to finish stories. And now I have completed my longest going series since I first picked up a pencil and learned I had a knack for it.
That means a lot to me, so thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Again if I missed anyone please let me know! I want to take the time to show you how much I appreciate your help.
If not thanks again for reading everyone! I hope to hear from you in one of my other stories!
Yours Truly, RoxieDivine :)