Left To Rot

Freedom At A Cost

Disclaimer:I don't own Invader Zim in any capacity.

Disclaimer Two:Just when you think you have freedom you'll soon realize it comes at a steep cost.

Surpassing The Slaughter.

Chapter five begins with our heroes and Parqa running down the cathedral-like hallway. They make it to what could be best described as a germaphobe's worst nightmare.

It was a large circular pit surrounded by a huge cage. The middle of the pit would make you throw up through your screen. The center of the pit had sand that was stained with quite a lot.

Bones that were still stained with blood and rotten decayed flesh. Corpses that were still lying around and were torn into pieces. The chest of one of the corpses was ripped open.

A few of them were missing their faces and their throats. Given how this is a fanfiction story I can't show you a visual representation of this without getting in trouble.

Best I can do is tell you to picture the aftermath of someone getting killed by hyenas. On second thought DON'T PICTURE THAT!

Qoiat's eyes opened wider than it had ever been before. He then turned his head to the side and threw up. "What is this place? "Are those bodies?

Dib didn't want to believe what he was seeing but he couldn't deny it. "It's The Pit Of Slaughter. "Jakov's execution chamber. "Well seeing as you're the one in charge do you have any ideas?

"I'll pretend that your sarcasm is just a way to irritate me. "Not like it takes much to irritate you. "Why else would you choose to put a muzzle on me?

"Because you have proven you need a leash to keep you in control. "Otherwise you would do something that would get us all killed.

"Are you sure it's not because I made you look like a fool? "Embarrassing you in front of your peers must've made you look pretty dumb.

Parqa chose to press the trigger that shocked Gaz like it did on Frostka. Dib saw red in his eyes and tried to fight Parqa. He was  going to regret whatever he did but he was going to stop Parqa from abusing Gaz.

From the looks of it I can tell that Parqa is insecure about what Gaz did to him. I know I'd be also. A highly trained soldier with ice powers lost to a child.

That sticks with you for life. Dib like previously mentioned saw red after that. Which is understandable cause that's his sister.

However Qoiat held him back before he did anything stupid. "Fascinating. "Daughter you seem to be glowing and sparking. "Never thought I'd be dreaming about my children glowing.

"You have no idea what's going on do you? Rolga looked weirded out at Professor Membrane's ignorance of the situation at hand.

"Of course I do. "I know so much about what's going on that my brain is going crazy. "I should start writing this down. "This dream needs to be seen by others.

"Dream? "This is real life. "It feels like real life. "So real that I am almost convinced my daughter is being shocked. "You are one strange man.

Qoiat continues to try and hold Dib back as Parqa stops shocking Gaz. "Dib remember the consequences of fighting him. "Your vest will detonate.