Disclaimers: I do not own Invader Zim

Author's Note's: Again this chapter is pretty short, but it needs to be done. Thanks for reading guys and please review!

(Back with Tak…)

[Three hours later…]

They had made it to Earth with little to no incident…

And Tak had to admit she was surprised, not because she expected trouble from her fellow Irkens, no she was way off their radar.

What surprised her was that Skoodge had survived the voyage.

Why?

Several reasons came to mind, for starters the Voot Cruiser that Tak had stolen from Vort was an advanced model with warp speed. This allowed them to get out of harm's way in time. However those who were not use to warp speed tended to have a bad first experience with it. This of course was why Skoodge was bent over his seat throwing up in a bucket. Which led to the second reason why she was surprised the guy was still alive. He was still sick even after several minutes after the jump ended. And finally his sickly noises had made her think about killing him herself at least seven times already.

Okay make that eight.

"Seriously Skoodge it was not that bad." She snapped.

"Easy-for you…to say." Skoodge managed to gasp out before returning to filling the bucket.

Tak rolled her eyes, honestly she did not see why she was forced to waste her time with this sorry excuse for a soldier, but orders were orders. She shook her head.

"What is it?" Skoodge asked, the sickness seemed to finally leave him, and to her relief he even managed to sit up.

"Nothing." Tak said. "I was just thinking how strange it is that I'm following orders from Zim."

Skoodge nodded seeing her point. "Why are you following his orders?" He asked. "I mean whatever he promised you, he probably lied."

Tak snickered. "I don't doubt it." She agreed. "But I have my reasons."

"And those are?" Skoodge pressed on.

Tak sighed. "The Tallest put me on Damage control." She said. "Do you know how insulting that is?" She asked. "For an Irken of my caliber cleaning up someone else's mess?" she scoffed. "It was planet Dirt all over again."

Skoodge nodded, he knew the feeling. He too had been duped by the Tallest on more than one occasion. Even when he succeeded he was still punished by his leaders, because he didn't look like someone who should succeed. He was not the poster boy of planetary conquest, too fat, too short, and too ugly! He clinched his fist in anger.

"So I see we both have the same reason." She said.

"Zim is my friend." Skoodge said. "I'm doing this for him, not myself."

"Says the guy who betrayed him." Tak snapped.

"I was angry." Skoodge said. "Angry that he chose that human over me."

"That human?" Tak asked. "You mean Dib?"

"Yes the Dib, their bonded now." Skoodge told her.

"You mean as in eternally bonded?" She asked. "As in mates."

"You didn't know?" Skoodge asked.

Tak shook her head. "No, but it does explain the sudden change of loyalty." She said.

"Does it change the way you feel?" Skoodge asked.

"No." Tak said. "In fact I know the feeling." She said with a small smile."

"Really?" Skoodge asked.

Tak nodded. "Yes, but that is a story for another time." She said as they approached Earth's Moon.

"Is it really that long?" Skoodge asked.

"Well let's just say that after my ship crashed back on Earth I ran into a human girl that…" She paused as if looking for the right words to say.

That what?" Skoodge asked.

"Is that who I think it is?" Tak asked pointing at the Moon's surface.

Skoodge looked to where she was pointing and couldn't believe his eyes. Tallest Red and Purple were tussling in the dirt, fighting over some rock. I think it is." He said.

"How much you want to bet Zim had something to do with this?" Tak said with a smirk.

"Oh I'd bet all the moneys in the universe." Skoodge said with a chuckle.

And just like that the flood gates were opened, the two EX-invaders burst into laughter as they continued on their journey to Earth.

(Back with Gaz...)

The first thing she noticed when she woke up was an unbearable pounding sensation in her head.

Gaz groaned, and forced herself to sit up, and look around.

It was dark, so much so that she could barely see her hands as she waved them in front of her face. "Hello?" She said.

No answer.

'What happened?' She asked herself. 'How did I get here?'

'Where is here?'

The last question seemed to clear her mind, allowing the pounding in her head to become a soft thud. She used this new found freedom from pain to focus on what happened, but all she could remember was an office. Yes, she was in an office when a large shadow with several arms appeared in front of her.

"Tak?" She asked, almost hopeful.

No, not Tak, the Irken female had left on that ship that belonged to those stupid aliens that thought she was some Earth Gerbil or something.

'So if not Tak then who?'

A screen of a nearby TV flips on beside her, and Gaz watches as an Irken Male appears on the screen. "Hello Gaz."

"You must be Maz I presume." Gaz said.

"My you are a sharp one." Maz snickered.

"What do you want with me?" Gaz ordered.

"Nothing." Maz said simply. "Your job is rather simple."

"Job?" Gaz dared to ask.

"You're a bargaining tool." Maz answered, looking rather amused. "Thanks to you our brothers have surrendered. I'm off to finish them now."

"And me?" Gaz asked.

"You will sit there, and eventually it will become your tomb." Maz answered simply.

Gaz couldn't help but smile as her hand grabbed for her skull necklace, she wouldn't be her long. "You're going to die." She told him, her voice low and sinister.

"Is that so?" Maz snickered.

"My only regret is I won't be there to see it." She finished with a growl.

"Oh foolish human." Maz replied simply. "The only ones who are going to die is your pitiful family, and my sorry excuses for a brother."

"You're the one who is sorry." Gaz told him. "A sorry coward who needs to hide behind a little girl to get things done." She laughed. "Some king you'll turn out to be."

"Silence worm!" Maz snapped. "I will be king, and I will be victorious."

"We shall see." Gaz said.

"Yes we shall." Maz hissed, before the screen turns to static.

Gaz shakes her head. "Idiot!"

Chapter End Notes:

Again I know it's short, but it was necessary for the plot of the final book, and yes there is some very obvious TAGR hints in this chapter. This will be explained in book 3!

Anyway Thanks for reading and please leave a comment. (If you want!)

The Next update will be soon.

So until then this is Emily Signing off…