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Author's Note's: okay guys this is a short chapter, and it's not about Zim. So you'll have to wait and see his fate tomorrow.

BTW: Yes I am doing this on purpose

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(Back with Tak…)

She didn't know how she allowed that idiot to talk her into this…

Then again she did.

The news of Zim being the Prince of Irk had swept through the empire like a hurricane. At first she didn't want to believe it, but after some thought Tak had to admit it did explain a lot about him. Like why he was so self-entitled and held himself so high back then, despite his height. However, now that he had grown taller it was plain to see that he was a member of royal blood. And naturally it was in her best interest to do as her future king said, especially when it just might land her a position at the top of the food chain.

Tak shook her head as she forced herself to focus, Skoodge had been sent to Judgmental just as Zim had predicted, and Tak had taken a short trip there from Vort just hours before his arrival. And now here she was standing in as one of the guards assigned to escort Skoodge to the control brains for judgement.

Only he wouldn't be going.

However, Skoodge was unaware of this, and was currently shaking in his boots as the guards, who circled around him, led him to his fate. How could he have been so stupid? He should have known selling out Zim would have consequences, besides what kind of friend sells you out? It didn't matter that Zim was bossy, and unappreciated of his friendship, what mattered was that they were friends, and that was supposed to mean something.

He could still remember the look on Zim's face when he forced him to choose between him and Dib. He was dumbfounded, as if Skoodge hadn't even considered the possibility that he could chose both. And it was true, Skoodge had not considered that, never did he suspect that Zim would rise up against his father and fight for his right to claim the throne. Never did he suspect that Zim would stop running from his destiny, and lead them.

No, that was the last thing Zim ever wanted, and perhaps that was why he would be a good leader. The fact that he didn't want the power would mean he was less likely to abuse it, unlike his brother who was so power hungry that it rivaled even the Tallest's thirst for power. Still, there wasn't much that he could do now. Skoodge had betted on the wrong horse, and now Zim wanted nothing to do with him.

So he allowed the guards to lead him down the long empty hallway to his awaiting doom!

Suddenly, the female behind him grabbed him, and slung him behind her before going after the other five guards.

Tak did her best to take them out swiftly, and quietly, but that idea goes out the window as one of the guards lets out a warning shot, a loud bang fills the hall, sounding the alarm. She growls low in her throat as the alarm rings around them, a high pitch shrill that made her almost immobile.

Most Irkens would be left paralyzed for several minutes after behind exposed to such high frequencies of sound. That was the whole point of them, prisoners caught escaping would be stopped dead in their tracks.

However, Tak had been blessed, while on janitorial duty on Planet Dirt She had been exposed to this alarm several times due to other janitorial drones trying to escape the planet. This was a blessing because she learned that the more she was exposed to the alarm, the less effect it had on her, she soon became immune and was able to escape the planet.

In all her years of living she never thought she'd thank Zim for causing the power failure that ended her chances as an Invader, but now as the guards fell hopeless around her she was. For whatever reason, other Irkens did not seem to be immune to the alarm, not even the guards.

Skoodge doubled over, and began to feel numb as the alarm made quick work of his body, depleting the strength right out of him. He looks to the female who grabbed him, and it is now that he recognizes her. "Tak?" he rasped, his voice barely working.

Tak grimaced at the sight of him, she knew she'd have to carry him and that could be a problem. For she knew more Guards would come, and these ones would be equipped with protection; making the alarm harmless to them. Luckily she had brought Skoodge some as well, but it would take him a moment to shake off the effects of the alarm.

She pulls out a tub of liquid, it was a numbing agent, since Irkens had no ears; they heard things when sound vibrated down their antennas. The numbing agent would numb the antenna temporarily making it impossible for Skoodge to feel the vibrations of the alarm. Therefore, no sound would be heard. She wastes no time applying the agent, before scooping Skoodge up over her shoulder.

She did her best to try and ignore the fact that the guy weighed like a ton as she ran back down the hallway towards the holding cells. She can hear shouting now, as the alarm slowly dissipates. However, it sounds far away rather than close by. So she ignores it for the time being as she continues on her way.

Skoodge is completely confused now. What was Tak doing here? Why was she saving him? It was crazy, but the first thought that came to him mind was Zim, which was nuts because Zim never did anything for him. No, Zim always took advantage of their friendship, and nine times out of ten it never ended well for Skoodge. And yet, he was the only person who came to mind.

He felt tears form in his eyes all this time he thought Zim had abandon him for that boy, only for him to come and recue his sorry ass. He wasn't worthy of a rescue, he wasn't worthy enough to live.

"Oh stop your blubbering!" Tak yelled as she felt his shoulders shake. She knows he can't hear her due to the numbing agent, but irk she hated crybabies. She took her communicator out, pulling up the preplanned exist route. They needed to stay down this hallway, until they reached the double doors at the end where they would go through and turn left down another corridor.

The corridor would lead outside to her awaiting ship, and Mimi who was waiting to take off. Well it wasn't really her ship, the ship she had now was a small Voot cruiser she had "borrowed" from the docking bay back on Vort. Her own personal ship had crashed back on Earth somewhere causing her to be picked up by some stupid pair of Aliens that thought she was an Earth hamster or something. She trapped the idiots in one of their collection tubes, and used their ship to return to Irk. Where she was assigned to Vort for damage control. Apparently the Resisty had become a bigger problem in the past three years. And it was up to her to make sure Vort did not fall into their control.

The ship she had now was a small Voot cruiser she had "borrowed" from the docking bay back on Vort.

"Hey!" yelled someone suddenly from behind. It was Another Irken guard who had arrived on the scene. He stood there as they turned around, his weapon at the ready. "Stop!"

Tak could see sever other guards behind him, but she didn't waste any time confronting them. Instead she turns back around, and continues running. The soldiers fire at her, but she dodges easily enough.

Skoodge suddenly sits up on her shoulder as the effects of the alarm wear off.

"Good you can move." Tak said, dropping him then.

Skoodge wasn't prepared to be dropped, and he was still unable to hear. Though he needed no explanation for what was going on. He got to his feet and ran in the direction they had been going as Tak turned around and shot several rounds from her blaster. She knew Skoodge was probably stripped of his weapons upon arrival, and was useless to this fight. She could only hope he would run in the right direction.

Skoodge ran down the hall as feast as he could, which was surprisingly fast for a fat Irken. He knew Tak had to be heading to the double doors at the end of the hall, he also knew that he should probably hang a left since it was the fastest way out of the complex. He could only hope Tak had meant to take the easy route.

He could also only hope the guards would not expect this move. In all reality they shouldn't, going left may lead to outside, but there was only a patch of land there that served as a courtyard with no way out to the ship docking bay innless by air.

And that's what Tak had been planning on, she landed her ship in the court yard so that even if the guards followed them they would have no ships. This would force them to turn around and run to the docking bay, which by then Tak and Skoodge would be long gone. She fires two more shots and takes off after Skoodge.

Skoodge reaches the double doors, and hangs a left down the corridor until he's greeted with the evening sun. He has reached the court yard, and sees Tak's ship waiting along with her SIR unit Mimi. He jumps in and Mimi starts it up just as Tak comes into view.

There are several guards behind her, and Skoodge can tell she's not going to make it. He looks around the ship franticly for a way to help her. He notices a charge blaster in the seat by him and wastes no time picking it up and aiming it at the enemy.

Tak takes advantage of his cover fire and manages to get aboard the ship with only seconds to spare. "Let's go Mimi!" She ordered.

Mimi salutes and then they are off, blasting into the sky and towards their destination.

The guards below stomp their feet in defeat, the prisoner had gotten away, and not only that he had help.

"The Emperor is not going to like this." A soldier said.

And it was true Emperor Nax was not going to like this one bit.

Skoodge breathe a shy of relief as they entered space, and headed back to Earth. "That was intense." He said, and gasped as he realized he could hear again.

"You're lucky you know." Tak hissed. "If it were me I would have let you die."

Skoodge frowned. "Why did you save me?" he asked, "I mean I know Zim asked you, but why?"

"I'm tired of getting the short end of the stick." Tak answered. "First the brains won't give me a second chance at being an Invader. Then I get stuck on Dirt, and now I'm stuck on Vort! Zim owes me and he better deliver!"

Skoodge laughed, despite it all. "So what now?"

"No you shut up before I lose my patience!" Tak snapped.

Skoodge smile faded as he remembered why he hated Irken females. This was going to be a long and painful trip.

Tak couldn't agree more, Skoodge was always filthy, and smelled horrible. She was already debating on whether she should just throw him out of the ship and leave him stranded in space. 'It will all be worth it soon.' She reminded herself. 'Or at least it better be.' She added threateningly as they continued on their way.

'Otherwise there will be hell to pay!'

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