A/N Short chapter to get the arc started.
Gaz was sitting at the computer, her left hand dancing across the keyboard while her right hand rapidly shifted and clicked the mouse.
"Come on...come ooooon!" she growled before the sound of an explosion went off on the screen.
YOU WIN!
"Yes!" Gaz silently cheered after killing the last player, leaving her the victor. "I am on a roll!"
"Aren't you always?" Zim asked as he approached her.
"Well yeah, but it never hurts to do some intense practice before a big tournament." she said.
"True, but it will hurt if you skip out on eating." he pointed out as he handed her a bag with pictures of burgers on it, then placed two gigantic cups with straws in them on a table he had Tal make appear. "We just left that burger place. Got what you asked for."
"Triple bacon cheeseburger with everything on it?" Gaz asked with a smile.
"And your jumbo fries with extra salt, with plenty of ketchup in the bag. And your milkshake and drink, light on the ice." Zim listed off, making Gaz smile.
"Thanks Zim." she said before giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"You're welcome." he said as she took out the burger, unwrapped it, and took a huge bite. "It's amazing you don't get fat from eating all that fast food."
"Probably just goes straight to her tits and ass." Tal joked.
"If so, then maybe we should order it more often?" Zim asked while poking her right boob before pulling back with a grin when she swat his hand away.
"Keep it up and you won't be touching them for a while, Zim." she playfully warned before going back to her food. "And in case you forget, I do a morning workout each morning here." Zim chuckled and nodded as he left, allowing Gaz to eat her food in silence. "But I am wondering why my boobs have been swelling up a little."
"Side effects?" Tal guessed, earning a shrug from Gaz as she ate while observing other players play. She chuckled a few times watching a bunch of them struggle against each other. Some of the player names she'd seen before, all of which she crushed a few times herself.
"Tch. barfbag547 hasn't done anything to his strategy. Homegurl07 is really trying to win with just a pistol weapon? Come on. I know it's their preference, but that pistol's the worst of them all. Ugh, fighting these guys would probably dull my skills." Gaz groaned as she observed them. Her eyes widened when she saw a name she seen a few times decimate the other players. "Now here's someone with skill. Cuteltlfink, huh? This should be interesting."
Gaz had watched Cuteltlfink play before, and each time they seemed to get better. They would squash noobs without any challenge, pull of combos that didn't give the enemy a chance, and got many head shots on multiple games. And as she watched them clear the battlefield on their own, she couldn't help but respect them as a fellow gamer.
"They're good." Gaz said with a nod as she finished the last of her food before wiping their hands and got ready to play again. "Alright. Time to join in the fun."
Chat Request Received from Cuteltlfink
Accept? Y/N
Gaz's eyes widened for a moment as she read the text on the computer screen.
"Hmm. Don't usually have others wanting to chat with me. Unless they scream at me and say I cheated." Gaz ended with a laugh.
"You don't need to cheat. You're just that good." Tal said.
"You got that right." Gaz agreed before hitting Y on the keyboard. "Let's see what they have to say.
Cuteltlfink: Heyo! Nice 2 meet u! Is this PiggySlayr22?
"No insults so far." Gaz hummed as she started typing.
PiggySlayr22: That's right. And ur Cuteltlfink?
Cuteltlfink: Yep! Saw ur name in viewers box. I heard ur a top gamer urself. Wanna see who's better?
PiggySlayr22: Sure. Haven't met any1 who can play as well as u in Idk how long.
"Let's see how this goes." Gaz chuckled as she received an invite to a game. She accepted and joined the next game alongside Cuteltlfink and many other players. It was an online FPS free-for-all, with one life to all players. Gaz took a deep breath as the game loaded before steeling herself.
GAME START!
Time passed and almost everyone was asleep inside Tal as it drove on towards the destination of the game tournament. The only two still awake was Zim, who didn't need much sleep since he was an irken, and Gaz, who was still playing games.
"Gaz?" Zim called out as he approached her.
"Quiet Zim! I'm in the zone." she informed him as she kept her eyes on the screen.
"I know, but it's a been a while since you said that." he said.
"It's only been about...a half an hour." she guessed.
"It's been nine and a half hours Gaz." Zim corrected.
"Technically, it's been 9 hours, 43 minutes, and 27 seconds." Tal said.
"Whatever! Just leave me be! I need to beat Cuteltlfink to even us up!" Gaz snapped as she focused on the game. "A little more...no...no-yes...yes..."
YOU WIN!
"Yes!" Gaz grunted in triumph. "Now one more game and I'll be ahead!"
"If you keep going, you're going to be too tired to win the first round of the tournament." Zim informed.
"...shit. You're right." Gaz sighed in annoyance.
Cuteltlfink: Fuck! I thought I had you that game!
PiggySlayr22: U almost did. If I wasn't crouching, you'd gotten a headshot. C'mon. Let's go for a tie breakr.
"Gaz. The tournament. You need to get to sleep already!" Zim stated, getting irritated at this point.
"Be patient! Just one final game!" Gaz huffed as she turned to the screen before her eyes widened.
Cuteltlfink: Srry. Can't. Need sleep 4 game tournament soon.
"Aww man." Gaz groaned before speaking as she typed. "How about tomorrow?"
Cuteltlfink: Sure. Need to break this tie, then dominate that tournament. L8r.
Cuteltlfink has left the chat.
Gaz sighed before she sat up and stretched, the effects of sitting for hours catching up to her.
"Man, I'm hungry." she said after her stomach growled.
"We tried to call you for dinner, but you kept saying you were in the zone and refused to leave the computer." Zim informed her.
"Sorry. It's not everyday I play against someone who's actually got skill." Gaz apologized before her mind picked up on a certain detail. She went back to computer and looked at the last few messages from Cuteltlfink. "Tournament? Are they talking about the tournament I'm going to?"
"I don't know." Zim shrugged before walking away. "Well, I'm off. Marie wants some quality time tonight."
"Have her sisters thought about joining in?" Gaz asked.
"I don't know about Lee, but May looks like she's been wanting to ask me something for a while." Zim answered before he went to find Marie. Gaz merely yawned before having Tal bring her a slice of pizza while the area shifted around to produce a bed for her to sleep in. She ate the slice before falling onto the bed and into dreamland.
-Day of the Tournament-
The limo, thanks to Zim calling ahead and making parking reservations, was now parked in a special area for larger than normal vehicles. The group had arrived the day before so that Zim could help get things ready at the stadium that the tournament was being held, leaving the others to either chill out in the limo, wander around the town, or, thanks to Zim paying for it, enjoy backstage access at the stadium. The only one who hadn't done so was Gaz, who was sleeping before the tournament after, once again, fighting against Cuteltlfink in online gaming.
As strange as it sounded, the thought of winning the tournament wasn't on her mind for a past few days. All she could focus on was fighting against this online player that's shown more than anyone she's ever played with, or against.
The moment the two knew they were both online, they'd find a game and play against each other for hours on end across different games. Gaz would win many. Gaz would lose many. But at the end of the day, both she and this player would always be the last players before one got the other.
Their gaming drew the attention of other players as the chat rooms would bring them up and talk nonstop about them, commenting on how each played or showing their support for one or the other.
Gaz didn't care about any of that though. She only cared about her matches against Cuteltlfink and coming out on top.
After a good rest, she finally stirred awake and opened her eyes before stretching her naked body out on the bed.
"Hey there sexy." Zim said with a smile as he watched her stretch.
"Hey Zim." she answered. "When's the tournament?"
"In about...five minutes." he answered.
"WHAT?!" Gaz shrieked before jumping off the bed. "TAL! QUICK SHOWER AND DRESS! NOW!"
"On it." Tal responded before a metal cylinder covered Gaz. Tiny nozzles sprayed her with warm water and soap for a minute while she scrubbed with her hands before it shifted to just warm for another. After she was rinsed off, she was blasted with warm air, throwing her hair everywhere before she was completely dry. Finally, tiny robotic arms came out with her outfit and quickly placed them on her body. When the cylinder disappeared, she was dressed and ready to go.
"This is bad! I haven't registered yet!" she said in a panic as she raced out of the limo-
"WAH!"
SLAM!
-and wound up falling over on somebody on the way out.
"You okay Gaz?" Zim asked as he looked down at Gaz lying on top of somebody else.
"I'm fine." Gaz groaned while rubbing her head.
"Not if you don't get off me!"
Both of them looked to see a woman was lying under Gaz with an annoyed expression on her face.
"Oh...sorry." Gaz muttered before getting off her and helping her onto her feet.
"What...is that?" Zim asked as he took in the woman's features.
She was a little shorter than Gaz with a nice figure. She had long messy mint green hair that was tied into a ponytail, earings in her right ear, a gray top, blue shorts, fingerless magenta gloves, and blue sneakers. She also had a notable sharp snaggletooth on the right side of her mouth, and her sclera were light red.
All of this was normal. What wasn't normal were a few things.
Her body was covered in lime green fur. Her ears were poking out of the top of her head. And behind her was a long and very thin black tail. She also had a cute black little nose.
All in all, she looked like a humanoid rat.
"What's what?" the woman asked.
"You! What are you?!" Zim yelled while pointing at her.
"Ask later! We have to get in! I hope it's not too late to register!" Gaz said before she started running.
"No need to rush! Registration is still open for two more hours!" the rat woman called, making Gaz stop and look back at her in confusion.
"Wait. It is?" she said, wondering if she heard right.
"Yeah. And the tournament's not for another 3 hours." she added.
Gaz looked at the woman before her head slowly turned towards Zim, her eyes narrowed at his sweating form.
"Excuse me for a moment. I have to kill my boyfriend." she said before she walked towards the limo, which broke into a sprint when he ran inside screaming. "GET BACK HERE!" she yelled as she hopped into the limo and began to chase him.
"Hehehe." the woman snickered as she listened to Zim beg for mercy and Gaz threatening him with lonely nights. Five minutes of screaming passed before Gaz dragged Zim out of the limo before dropping him on his butt.
"The only reason I'm not ripping you to pieces is because you need to be there at the stadium as well." she reasoned before cracking her knuckles. "But after this tournament's over? You're mine!"
"Yes ma'am!" Zim squeaked out in terror before both their gazes turned to the laughing rat woman.
"You two are funny!" she chuckled while wiping a tear from her eye.
"Back to before. Who are you?" Gaz asked.
"Name's Fink. I'm one of the competitors for the tournament." introduced the woman.
"Why do you look like some kind of human rat?" Zim asked.
"Maybe because I am a human rat?" she answered, confusing the little alien.
"But I thought-" Zim began before Gaz stopped him and got close to whisper.
"There's lots of different people on earth. And before you try to counter that, let me ask you. Aside from my hometown, how much do you truly know about earth?" she said. Zim raised a finger at her and opened his mouth before shutting up and putting his finger down.
"Now that you know me, who are you two?" Fink asked.
"Gaz Membrane. And this is Zim Ovirk, my boyfriend." Gaz introduced while Zim gave a small wave.
"Zim Ovirk? You mean the guy who owns Ovirk Games?" Fink asked in surprise.
"That's me." Zim nodded.
"Sweet! Your VR tech is the shit!" Fink complimented before looking at the limo. "So is this huge thing your company's car or something?"
"Nah. This is my limousine." Gaz answered, making Fink go wide eyed at her.
"A limousine?! This thing?!" she gaped, earning another nod from Gaz. "Holy shit!"
"Yeah. That's the general reaction." Gaz chuckled as the limo closed. "Well, I gotta go register for the tournament, and he has to meet the other guys hosting this whole thing. See ya."
Fink watched as both Zim and Gaz walked off towards the stadium before rubbing her head.
"The others are never gonna believe this." she chuckled.
The stadium was filled with both competitors and viewers alike, all of which were waiting for the tournament to start. Susie and the others were walking around while they waited for it to start to cheer Gaz on while Zim was with the event staff, leaving Gaz to herself in a sea of people.
"Man, this place is packed." she said as she looked at all the players and other people around her. She noticed some of them were looking at her, but didn't care since that was a usual occurrence wherever she went.
"Boo!"
Gaz turned to see Fink before her, a big smile on her face.
"Found you!" she said with a grin. "So, you all registered?"
"Yeah. Just need to wait for them to finally start." Gaz answered.
"I know. The waiting takes foreeeever." Fink groaned before whispering to Gaz. "Hey, you know what the prize is gonna be? I know there's cash, but there's a mystery prize that they haven't told anyone about yet."
"Maybe I do. Maybe I don't. Maybe you'll see after I win it." Gaz said a with a grin.
"Sorry, but the one winning this thing is gonna be me!" Fink declared with her own grin and a fire in her eyes.
"HA! The thought of either of you winning this thing is laughable!"
Gaz groaned as both woman turned towards the source of the voice.
Standing next to them was an extremely overweight man with green hair and bulging eyeballs. He wore a dark red shirt with a game logo on it, which was too small, blue jeans, also too small, and black shoes. His face looked greasy with a few pimples, and he was sporting a bit of peach fuzz on his upper lip.
"After all, I'm gonna win this whole thing because I'm the best gamer in the whole universe!" the fat man boasted.
"Ugh. Hello, Iggins." Gaz said while glaring at the man.
"Hello Gaz. Nice to see you again." Iggin said with a grin.
"You know this guy?" Fink asked while looking at Iggins.
"Unfortunately." Gaz said before turning to face Iggins. "Iggins, you try what you did when the Game Slave 2 came out, and I'm going to destroy you."
"Pfft! We both know that the GS2 was mine! You just didn't want to wait a couple of months for a new system and stole mine!" Iggins scoffed, making Gaz clench her fists. "But that was then and this is now! And now, I don't have to worry about you stealing what's mine because I'm going to win it with my skill alone! I mean, look at me! What do you see?" he asked while slapping his gut, making him jiggle.
"A man who's in desperate need of a salad?" Fink asked with smirk, making Gaz snicker.
"No! This!" he yelled before slapping his gut, making him jiggle a bit. "Is nothing but 400 pounds of accumulated gaming experience that I've gained over the years!"
"Really? I thought it was blubber." Gaz said, making Fink covered her mouth to stifle her laughter.
"Rrrr! You're not getting it!" Iggins shouted before huffing in annoyance. "I got this by dedicating myself to nothing but games! And I'm going to show you the fruits of my labor by trouncing every else here without breaking a sweat!"
"Oh please. You've been leaking sweat since you started talking to us. What? Moving your mouth too much exercise for you?" Fink asked with a grin, earning a scowl from Iggins.
"Just you wait! I'll show you who's the best gamer ever!" he roared before hobbling off, leaving the two alone.
"That guy is as annoying as ever." Gaz grumbled.
"What was he talking about with the Game Slave 2?" Fink asked.
"When the GS2 came out, the line to get to it was unimaginably long. I was at the end since my dumb brother forced me to wait until his show was over to take me to the mall, and guess who got in line behind?" Gaz explained.
"Let me guess. Iggins?" Fink asked.
"Bingo." Gaz nodded. "He started talking and wouldn't shut up as the line moved, boasting and bragging about all his gaming accomplishments. The only reason I didn't slap the shit out of him then was because I would've gotten thrown out of the mall and missed my chance to get the console. Which I nearly did because they were all sold out when I finally got there."
"Bummer." Fink said before blinking in thought. "Wait. If Iggins was behind you, and they were sold out, then why was he saying you stole his GS2?"
"The shelves were bare when I got there, and the clerk said that they'd get a new shipment in a few months. I asked if there was any left, and he said one was called for in advanced, but the guy never showed. Said that if a Clarence Wong didn't show up soon, I could buy it. Iggins then proclaimed that he was Clarence before pushing me out of the way and buying it."
"That's low." Fink growled.
"Yeah. I called him out on it since he kept bragging about having to be Iggins, but he refused to give it to me." Gaz explained before a smile came to her face.
"That smile says you did something. What'd you do?" Fink asked in anticipation.
"I hounded that fatass and scared him at every turn. I followed him to his house and demanded the game. He hid inside a closet and waited until I left. Good thing he muttered about low battery or I wouldn't have thought to swipe all the spares he had. I told him to give me the game while holding them over the toilet. If he didn't, I'd plunge him into a nightmare world from which there is no awakening."
"Nightmare world, huh? Wonder what that looks like." Fink said while imagining something horrible.
"According to my brother, he sent himself there once. Said it a horribly twisted world full of monsters and deformed versions of regular people." Gaz said with a shrug.
"Nice. So what did Iggins do?" Fink asked.
"He said he was a better gamer and refused, so I dropped them in. He started to lose it when electricity began to shoot out of the toilet before running all the way back to the mall to get new batteries." Gaz answered.
"Did he make it?" Fink asked.
"He got there and tried to take the elevator up to the batteries on the 50th floor. I followed and scaled the building and met him on the roof and-"
"Wait wait wait. You met him on the roof? And it was 50 floors or higher?" Fink asked.
"Yeah." Gaz answered like it wasn't anything big.
"Okay?" Fink said before shaking her head. "Anyway, what happened next?"
"He tried to leave but I stopped the elevator and walked in, demanding the game. He still refused, so I punched the numbers and sent us plummeting towards the ground. He finally gave in and gave it to me." Gaz finished, earning a laugh from Fink.
"Guess he learned his lesson, huh?" Fink guessed.
"Only about taking what's rightfully mine. Other than that, he's still annoying as fuck." Gaz sighed before they heard an announcement over the speakers.
"Attention everyone! The tournament will begin in 15 minutes! All participants, please report to the designated gaming area! Repeat! All participants, please report to the designated gaming area!"
"Well, that's our cue to get going." Fink said as the two started walking towards the gaming area, with other participants heading in the same direction. "Hey Gaz."
"Yeah?" Gaz responded. Fink smiled and held a hand out towards her.
"Good luck." she said.
"Same to you." Gaz nodded while shaking her hand. Though the smiles they showed were friendly, the fierce grip they had on each other's hand and steely determination in their eyes spoke volumes about one thing.
This was a contest, and only one was going to get to the top!
A/N: I truly hope you all enjoyed. Don't forget to leave reviews to either vote for future members to the harem, or leave a comment. Or both.
Also, some have asked about why Raven from Teen Titans is not on the list. Let me remind you all of what I said before. No demons! And that includes half-demons!
Now, the list so far.
Mandy from GaoBaM: 7
Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee: 8
Vicky from FOP: 7
Lord Dominator: 8
Tallest Miyuki: 6
Tak: 6
Leela: 1
Amy Wong: 1
Lum from Kaiba: 1
Lily Enstomache: 1
Boa Sandersonia: 2
Lydia Deetz: 2
Spinel: 2
Erotica Jones: 1
Mandie from FOP: 2
Commander Dish: 2
Enid: 5
Wilhamena: 3
Fink from OK KO: 2
Mavis Dracula: 4
Adult Grimwood Girls: 5
Jinx: 3
Blackfire: 2
Tenn: 4
Kirika Misono: 2
Jenny Wakeman: 5
Misty from MLAATR: 3
Chifusa Manyuu: 3
Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Lee Lee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Mee Mee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Wednesday Addams: 6
Deb Turnbull: 1
Melisa and the entire Island of Beautiful Women from Johnny Bravo: 2
Judy Funnie: 1
She Venom from Marvel: 3
Blue Diamond: 3
Yellow Diamond: 1
White Diamond: 1
Blue Pearl: 3
Yellow Pearl: 3
Pink Pearl: 3
Peridot: 2
Lapis Lazuli: 2
Rei Miyamoto from HSOTD: 1
Saeko Busujima from HSOTD: 2
Saya Takagi from HSOTD: 2
Shizuka Marikawa from HSOTD: 1
Minami Rika from HSOTD: 1
Jessica Rabbit: 1
Jessica Albert from DQ8: 2
Chun Li: 1
Cammy from Street Fighter: 1
Eris from GaoBaM: 1
Natsumi/Mii from Jungle De Ikou: 1
Madame Sharley from One Piece: 1
Amande from One Piece: 1
Lori Loud: 1
Leni Loud: 1
Luna Loud: 1
Luan Loud: 1
Lana Loud: 1
Lola Loud: 1
Lisa Loud: 1
Monet from One Piece: 1
Perona from One Piece: 1
Nami from One Piece: 1
Robin from One Piece: 1
Vivi from One Piece: 1
Keiko Shinanome: 1
Zangya from DBZ: 1
Bulma from DBZ: 1
Launch from DBZ: 1
Android 18 from DBZ: 1