Invader Zim - Lost Chronicles of Doom! - Continuous Novel

Chapter Fourteen - Enemies and Traitors

New chapter! Sorry, I'm probably not going to be able to publish every day now, but I'll try. I'm getting busy, you know?

"After what you did, or tried to do before my amazing brain meats sropped you, the last time you were here, why do you think Zim would trust you?" Zim questioned suspiciously. "Because!" Tak spat back, blushing again. He had a good point, though she would never say that to his face. His beautiful, green face with red eyes and nice, flat antennae. She blushed even more and she tried to remove a dirty, but desirable thought from her head. "Because isn't an answer!" he snapped angrily, crushing the thought.

   "Well..." Her mind was blank, her head spinning. She loved him, but she hated him. She didn't know what to do. "Don't hate me for this," she said quickly. "For wh--" he tried to say but she didn't let him finish as she pulled him in for a kiss. His eyes opened wide, surprised and disgusted and delighted all at once. What was he to think? He could love Tak, but regret it soon after she stole his mission, or he could hate Tak, but be traumatized for the rest of his life, trying to forget that ever happened. She stopped, looked at his expression, and then pulled him in again, more persistent this time.

   He pushed her away quickly as her sharp tongue started coming out. "Get away from Zim! No, get out of my house! Leave this planet or I'll--." "Or you'll what?" a voice sounded from the door. They both came out of each other's locked eyes and looked at the owner of the voice: Dib. His eyes showed pain, but nothing else. "I won't let you lay a hand on her, Zim." If he couldn't have his love because of Zim, then Zim couldn't have his love because of Dib. Tak started blushing uncontrollably, her face turning a spring-like color, a mix of pink and green, as Zim narrowed his eyes, blushing as well. "How long were you here, Earth filth?" he asked. Dib sighed and said, "The whole time, actually. Didn't know Irkens could kiss." He was acting different for some reason, like he was distraught.

   "What's wrong, idiot boy?" Tak asked, sensing it as well. "I'd show you, but you wouldn't help. It's not like you care about us humans. Right, Zim?" Dib answered. Zim crossed his arms. "You're going to drag us along anyways, aren't you?" he asked. Dib nodded and took Tak's hand, dragging her gently outside. Zim reluctantly followed, only because he didn't want two of his enemies scheming together. Maybe that's why Tak was there.

   "So, you know how Gir turned evil or something and attacked us?" Dib began simply. "No, we have no idea what you mean," Tak replied sarcastically, pointing to Zim's wound on his head, arm, and both legs. Zim frowned at the very thought of Dib knowing he was injured, it might provoke an attack...an attack he would lose. His expression turned even more sour. "Oh, sorry, I guess. Well, he kind of attacked my sister and..." his voice trailed off. "And she died, the end, wonderful sob story, now why exactly did you bring Zim here?" he asked impatiently. Dib shook his head as he said, "Not exactly. She's..." A car smashed into thr building right beside him, sending diry and concrete all over the two Irkens and the human.

   "DIIIIB!" a female voice yelled loudly from around the corner. "That's what's wrong..." he said timidly. Tak got out a utility belt and grabbed a smoke bomb from it. "Hold this," she instructed Dib, handing him the bomb. She got out an Irken gun as well and handed it to Zim. He smirked, saying, "Are you sure you want to trust Zim with this?" The purple-eyed Irken nodded crisply, taking out a net. "Here's the plan, Dib, you throw the smoke bomb at your sister while I unleash the net. After that, Zim will tie her up and--." Another car landed just inches away from Zim's face. "Uuugh!" he mumbled in surprise, stepping back. "New plan: die!" Gaz yelled, suddenly in front of them. "Run!!" Dib screamed, stumbling as he began to sprint down the road. "Oh, you're gonna pay, Dib!" she yelled again, throwing a car in the air.

   "She has the strength of a Glorch-beast!" Zim noted, surprised. He looked at Tak and Dib who were running away at top speed. "Hey! Wait for Zim!" He ran after them as well. Something cold and metal wrapped around Zim's leg and he fell forward hard, his forehead kissing the ground. The chain pulled back, dragging him back. "NYAAAH!!" he squeaked, digging his glove-covered fingers into the sidewalk. It pulled harder, causing him to lose grip and he was thrown backwards. A hand caught onto his bright pink collar and pulled him back. It still wasn't enough and Zim as well as the figure were slowly being dragged. It yanked sharply, making the figure fall to its hands and knees. "Great, can you be a little more of help?!" Zim snapped. His leg was getting sore and the metal was digging into his wound he had from Gir.

   "Hey, this wasn't my idea to help you!" Dib said. Zim's eyes opened wide as he realized the figure wasn't Tak, it was Dib! "Let go of me, Earth-dirt!" he ordered angrily. "And let you die? Tak wouldn't be okay with that." Zim's face turned even more green as he remembered their little moment. It made him sick to know that he could even have a chance with her. "Hee-ya!" Tak grunted as she kicked the chain, breaking it, and sending it flying down to where the source was. Zim pried off the chain and began to run again, pushing Dib to the side. The big headed boy frowned at Zim. He just saved his life and that's how he repays him? Next time remind yourself why you're enemies with him. He's an alien, not human, it's okay if he dies, he thought. But why did he feel like he shouldn't let him pass away?

   More cars crashed around them, and bit by bit their energy deteriorated, mostly Dib was the one panting, and they slowed down. "Now can we do the plan?" Tak asked, gnawing on her last little bit of patience. "No, you can't," Gaz said, beside them once again. It was scary how fast she could move, how flawless she was. It was like she was controlling herself from a video game device. "Give it here, Dib, or I swear you will regret it for the rest of your miserable, doomed life!"

   "Dib! What did you do?!" Zim yelled accusingly. "Nothing! I, um..." he said, drifting off when he saw the two Irkens giving the same angry look at him. "Well I might have accidentally took her Game Slave and destroyed it, thinking it was a hard drive that needed to go," Dib confessed nervously. "You fool!" Zim insulted furiously. He almost died because of the Dib?! Oh, he was going to pay...if they survived this. "Idiot!" Tak mumbled. Dib didn't feel guilty but only because he was concentrating on how Zim and Tak were...well...perfect for each other. They both have the same attitudes that could cause a lion to shiver in fear, they were both Irken, and they were both banished. Well, Zim may know less than me about his past, but it doesn't matter, he thought.

   "Well, how do we stop her?" the male Irken asked hurriedly. He was getting angrier and angrier by the second. "We'll have to get her a better game than she has and the Game Slave II only comes out in a week." "A solid week of running from that thing?" Tak asked. Dib nodded slowly. "I'm not a thing," Gaz said. She was so eerily silent everyone forgot she was here, even Zim, who was almost destroyed by her, forgot. "And...you destroyed my game?!" "What? Oh, um... RUN!!" he yelled, sprinting again. Gaz twitched and Dib kissed the ground, his lip bursting open. "Gah!" Dib grunted as he lifted himself halfway up. He brought a hand to his lip and it came back down red and wet. "Aw, man!"

   Tak's eyes secretly widened as she realized what the human just did. She kicked him right in the ankle, right where his foot connects, in less that half a second! Remind me to make use of that... Tak thought. Gaz moved again, walking slowly towards Dib. "Gaz, wait! You wouldn't really do that would you?!" Dib pleaded, looking at her foot that was risen in the air, ready to kick. "To your own flesh and blood? Your own brother?" She stared back with the normal ticked off look on her face. Her expression lightened as she put down her foot. "You're right," she agreed. "This way is a lot easier!" She took her heel and smashed it into Dib's nose. He fell unconscious and plunged into nothingness.