Invader Zim: The Final Truth: Chapter One

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Prologue

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Chapter One: Earth Idiot

Bug woke up in her small containment chamber; the only place she had to herself. Today she would convert her first planet! Bug jumped around as she grabbed her one-time-use teleporter and transported herself to the main chamber where the team was supposed to meet. She walked into the room, other Irkens arriving and gathering as well. The large group fell silent as the Tallest entered on their high platform. Bug, as well as the others, wiggled her antennae in greeting. It was hard to do since her’s were curled.

“Welcome, Planetary Conversion Team,” The red Tallest said, waving to the gathered crowd. “Welcome to Blorch, the latest addition to the Irken empire and most importantly, the first planet to fall victim to our latest effort at universal conquest, Operation Impending Doom 2!”

The crowd cheered and Bug ed in.

“Now,” Red Tallest continued. “we erase the remaining organics on Blorch, paving the way for, I dunno, maybe a parking structure planet.”

“Yeah!” the Purple Tallest chimed in. “Parking structure planet!”

The team continued to holler. We needed a parking planet!

“But first,” Red said. “we’d like to acknowledge the contribution of one very special soldier, without whom this victory and those surely to come wouldn’t be possible.”

“Invader Zim!” Purple shouted. The crowd was still cheering, but Bug stopped. Why Zim? He’s not even here!

“You see if Zim hadn’t been exiled to the far reaches of the galaxy,” Red explained. “he would be here, with us… ruining everything.”

“And we all how he messed up Operation Impending Doom 1, am I right?” Purple mentioned.

“I don’t!” A voice shouted over the silence of the team. Bug looked around to try and see who it was.

“Seize that guy and, uh…” Purple commanded. “Throw him out the airlock!”

Two ship officers in jetpacks grabbed the Irken from a few feet away from Bug. She thought she heard the voice from somewhere else, however. The officers pressed a button on the wall and a shaft opened up. They quickly threw him through the hole and closed it, his screams echoing through the room. That guy’s gonna die out there without a spacesuit.

“That was the wrong guy,” Purple stated. “But… that’s okay. I think everyone gets the point, hmm?”

“So let’s give a big cheer for Invader Zim for being so far away!” Red declared. The team’s silence quickly disappeared as the room was filled with cheers of all sorts. Bug stayed silent. Suddenly, an alarm went off, lights flashing.

“Quiet everybody, quiet,” Red said. “Hahaha. We have a little surprise for you. It looks like we’re getting a report from Zim right now.” He pointed to the Irkens at the control s. “Transfer it to the main viewscreen!”

Bug flinched. She hadn’t seen the little Invader’s face in so long. She couldn’t help but giggle when she saw that Zim was in a bear suit. The team cheered for him.

“Well,” Zim spoke. “Thank you. How very well deserved of me.” He turned to look at The Tallest. “Invader Zim reporting in, sirs.”

“Yes, greetings, Zim,” Red said. “Keeping busy, it looks like. Doing us proud.”

“Thank you, thank you,” Zim said. “Yes, yes I am. I’m in a bear suit.” The group cheered some more. “Please! Enough!” Zim shouted at them. He looked back at the Irken leaders. “Following invader protocol, I’ve sent probes out to the surrounding planets to check them for potential use.”

“Uh-huh,” Red replied, bored.

“Scans from a planet named… Mars are intriguing,” Zim continued. “You can expect a full report when I have more information.”

“Thank you, Invader Zim,” Purple said. Red was snickering beside him. “Without your efforts out there-” he held back laughter. “the entire Operation would surely crumble.”

“Yes. Yes, it would,” Zim replied with a straight face.

“Let’s hear it for Zim!” Red shouted. The entire group cheered even louder than before. Bug just stood there. Zim saluted to them as he signed off.

“Idiot,” Bug could barely hear Purple say over the hollers. She sighed as the group’s noise died down. The Red Tallest continued the meeting.

“The invader behind this important first victory is… uh…” An Irken in purple clothing whispered to him and pointed to the extremely short Invader Skoodge standing in a nearby doorway. He brushed himself and stood proud in front of his leaders. “Invader… Skoodge?” Red questioned. The crowd gasped and murmured. Skoodge was shorter than Bug, and she was surprised they even let him become an invader in the first place. Camera bots flew over to him.

“That cannot be right,” Red whispered to Purple. Bug was standing close to the front of the crowd, so she was able to hear them a little. “That cannot be the poster boy for Irken Galactic Conquest. He’s so short.”

“And ugly,” Purple chimed in. “I mean, look at him.”

Skoodge walked forward to stand in front of The Tallest, the cameras following behind him. “Greetings, my Tallest,” he said, saluting. “As the invader responsible for this planet’s downfall, I get to launch the traditional final cannon sweep, right?”

“Um… yeah. Uh…” Red scratched his head.

“So that no Irken boot has to come into with any unsavory alien filth. Hoo-ah!” Skoodge stated.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Red said. “Um, well… There’s a new tradition now.”

“Man, you’re ugly!” Purple interrupted.

“And short,” Skoodge added.

“The new tradition,” Red continued. “is that you get to be launched as part of the cannon sweep.”

Bug jumped as a large device protruded out of the wall behind Skoodge and rested on the platform. Purple opened a hatch on the front of the device. “That’s right, in you go.” He urgently said. Skoodge hopped inside and Purple shut the hatch. Skoodge looked out the small window on what Bug realized was the cannon.

“Commence Organic Sweep!” Red ordered. Bugg looked out the big window and watched as a blue cannonball of light flew towards Blorch, and Bug thought she could see Skoodge’s tiny silhouette within it.

“Uh… you!” Purple pointed to an Irken standing next to Bug. “Your name is now Skoodge, conqueror of Blorch.” Bug and a few others moved aside to let the cameras surround the new Skoodge. The Tallest turned towards Blorch, and everyone watched the groups of vootcruisers sending out beams to destroy the life on the planet. Bug stared up at her leaders. They were laughing.

“… the time Zim called us and he was…” Purple said. “He was covered from head to foot in meat?”

“Yeah!” Red chuckled. “The meat ended up fusing to his flesh and he almost went blind when it invaded his eye sockets!”

“Hahaha! Meat!”

The team ed in with the laughter. Bug frowned at them all. That’s kinda mean. Zim looks up to the Tallest! Imagine if he knew they were making fun of him! A beeping sound rang through the room and everyone fell silent.

“Oh, it’s him, it’s him,” Red noticed. “Shh-shh. Straight face.” Purple struggled to contain his laughter. They both broke out in uncontrollable laughter. C’mon, they haven’t even answered him yet! Red pressed something after they calmed down and Zim’s face appeared on the big screen.

“Greetings, Tallest,” he said. “I bring more evidence of my unbelievable skills.”

Purple giggled. “More evidence?”

“Yes. I’ve made an exciting discovery. The planet Mars is actually a giant space ship built by floating heads. I’m going to fly it to Earth where I will roll it around on the surface, squishing all the Earth life and leaving it free for us to conquer without resistance!”

Bug tried to see The Tallest’s faces, but they had their backs to her.

“Prepare the fleet,” Zim announced. “For I will be firing the first volley in Earth’s organic sweep tomorrow! Invader Zim g off.” His face disappeared from the monitor.

Everyone started laughing like crazy. Bug’s antennae drooped as the noise made her head hurt. Poor Zim. If only he knew the truth about his “mission”. I thought that My Tallest were Irkens to look up to! Earth could totally be a planet to conquer! Zim has so much potential if he’s just trained more properly! She decided she had enough of this.

“STOP!” she shouted. The whole room grew quiet and everyone turned to look at her.

“Who dares to disturb our laughter?” Purple Tallest asked. Everyone pointed to Bug.

“Thanks a lot,” she muttered. Red stood up and pressed a button on a near him. A mechanical tube grew out of the wall and attached itself to Bug’s Pak, the thing on an Irken’s back that keeps them alive. She was lifted into the air and right in front of her leaders. Her code appeared on the screen.

“Bug?” Purple Tallest said. “You aren’t really feeling pity for that idiot, are you? That’s not very loyal of you.”

“But Zim is just trying his hardest to impress you!” Bug objected. It felt good to have someone to hear her opinion. “Can’t you see that? He just wants to help us with our grand mission!”

“Don’t you what he did to Operation Impending Doom 1?” Red Tallest asked. “He is an immediate threat to the mission!”

“Yeah! And if you care about what he thinks so much, why don’t you go on and help him conquer Earth? How’s that, Invader Bug?” Purple Tallest pulled a lever, and Bug was thrown into one of the spittle runners lined up along a ledge above. The glass windshield closed and the cruiser took off, leaving a trail of smoke behind. Bug slowly stood up, her head spinning. She looked outside, watching Blorch and the Armada grow smaller and smaller the farther away she was. She climbed into the pilot’s chair and grabbed the handles, ready to steer the ship back. The handles wouldn’t move. Did they lock the controls? she thought. Oh no! They set coordinates too! She looked at the in front of her, the words “Destination: Earth” continuously blinking.

“Oh no,” she whispered, suddenly unable to catch her breath. “I’m going to… Earth.”