"Why can't you transport me to the upper levels of the base" -Zim narrowed his eyes- "and why does your voice sound all weird?"
"Because Zim, I have taken control of your computer." What came out of the speakers was not his computers usual monotone, but instead an unfamiliar and very distorted voice masked by a layer of shifting pitches and static.
"How dare you disobey you master?" He demanded with a scowl, but to his further irritation, there was no response from the voice. "Can I at least have my over-ride chip for your systems?"
"You can't over-ride my control of the base, and I am certainly not giving you the over-ride chip. How stupid do you think I am?"
Zim was starting to get seriously fed up with the nonsense. Had his computer gone mad? Normally the AI was indifferent, and though it could be rather incompetent at times, for it to directly defy his orders and refuse to let him leave was bizarre to say the least.
"This is ridiculous, computer. I demand you cease this nonsense at once."
"For the last time, I'm not the computer. I am controlling the computer."
The words were spoken slowly, as if directed at a rather dull smeet. He opened his mouth, preparing a retort, but was interrupted by shrill screams coming from somewhere above his head. He looked up just in time to see both of the Tallest slip out of a pipe. Their fall was far from graceful, their arms continued to flail even after they had landed in an undignified heap on the floor.
Zim just stared, his brain and PAK unable to process what had just happened.
"Ow." Purple complained, untangling his limbs and rising. His co-leader followed his lead, swaying dizzily on his feet. "Did you get the number of the space-craft that hit us?"
"I don't think that we got hit by a spacecraft," Red realised, his horror growing, "I think that the teleporter beam took us to the wrong location."
"You mean we aren't on the Planet Ritsflorpaldoop? We're going to miss the party."
"I hijacked your teleporter and brought you here. Don't worry, it is all for the best."
The Tallest startled at the unexpected noise, before realising that it was just coming from the speakers. "So we've been kidnapped by some weird person with a shifty voice, could be worse; Zim could be here."
Hearing their voices was just enough to snap Zim out of his trance, and it finally clicked what had just happened. He gasped and rushed forwards, "My Tallest, I am shocked and amazed at your mighty tell presences. Have you come to help me destroy all the filthy humans?"
Upon seeing the tiny menace, Red let out a strangled squeak and Purple fainted.
"Zzzi.. Zim?" Red stuttered, rubbing his eyes in disbelief. "What are you doing here? I can understand why someone would want to kidnap me -I'm amazing and not to mention tall- but why on Irk would they want you? Nobody wants you."
"Yes, yes, it is wonderful to see me I'm sure," Zim waved a hand dismissively, not really listening. "Now back to destroying all humans."
"That is not why they are here Zim, so keep quiet before Tallest Red passes out too. They are here to see-"
"Hey, kidnapper? You provide snacks, right?" Red piped up, paling at the prospect of going without snacks for an extended period of time.
"Of course I will, I'm not that cruel. Now as I was saying-"
The voice never got to finish its sentence, because it was cut short by a loud crash. The speakers lay in pieces on the floor, and sitting in the remains looking quite satisfied with himself was GIR.
"Oww, my poor antenna." Purple complained, sitting up and massaging his head. "What on Irk just happened? Why is Zim's junky robot here?"
"My deepest appologies, My Tallest. GIR j"ust does that sometimes. GIR, how" -Zim turned to the robot, his antenna perked up in curiosity- "did you get in here? Weren't you upstairs?"
'Well I was wanderin along when I-" GIR's sing-song voice was cut off when a pipe snaked down from the ceiling and sucked him up. There was a cry of "PIGGIES" which got quieter and quieter and then was gone.
"Wait GIR, you didn't tell me how you got here," Zim shouted, but it was too late. GIR was gone.
"Your crazy robot wrecked the speakers, now we will never know why we're here," Red lamented, "This is terrible."
"It's not that bad." Zim gave what was meant to be a reassuring smile, but instead sent shivers down spines. "You get to hang out with me, the great Zim!"
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Meanwhile
"Gaz, do you hear the screams emanating from Zim's house?"
"Leave me alone Dib. Can't you see I'm too busy to deal with you today?"
Dib ignored her grumpy words, jumping off of the stairs and into the living room where she slouched on the couch playing her Game Slave. "Do you know what this means?"
"I don't care."
"He must be torturing some poor innocent soul. I have to rescue them, and together we can take down the alien menace."
Gaz was growing seriously ticked off. She was almost to the boss, and her brother was totally getting her out of the zone. "If you don't leave me alone right this second, I'll make you wish I was never born."
"Ok Gaz, but if I'm not back in an hour call the Swollen Eyeball Society and arrange a rescue mission."
"Go away."
The door slammed shut and she was finally left alone in sweet, sweet silence.
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Back at Zim's base
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH-" The giant screen at the front of the room flickered to life.
"The computer screen is haunted," Zim shrieked and threw his arms up in fear.
"Quiet Zim, you interrupted my screams of terror," Purple whined. "Do you know how rude it is to interrupt a scream of terror?"
"Quiet, both of you." Red snapped. "You're giving me a headache."
"But, but, it's haunted."
"It's not haunted Zim." Red explained with very little patience. "It's being controlled remotely."
"Oh." Zim said shamefully. "I knew that."
Another teleportation beam appeared in the room. After five seconds it dissipated, revealing something that resembled a television remote. A single button was flashing on the remote.
"Why is it flashing like that?" Zim questioned.
"I think we're supposed to push it." Red replied.
"Push a random blinking button?" Purple spoke his thoughts aloud. "The last time I did it that didn't end well."
"That was the self-destruct button," Red told him. "And I warned you not to push it."
"But I thought it was the button for more snacks."
"It literally had a sign above it that said in big bold letters "SELF DESTRUCT"."
"I thought they were trying to hog the snacks."
"Well that was stupid."
"Hey, I resent that!"
"Well, we still have the problem of whether we should push it or not." Red pointed out. "It could be dangerous."
"My Tallest?" Zim interjected. "About destroying the Earth and making me lord of all humans-"
"That's great Zim." Purple told him. "In fact we have a button that will instantly make you lord of all humans."
"Really?" Zim asked with ecstasy. "Those exist?"
"Of course they do," Red said, catching onto the plan. "You can press it right now."
"Will it give me a crown?"
"Of course."
"Will it give me a giant sandwich?"
"It's a magical button, it will do whatever you want." Purple informed him.
"Then I shall press this button!" Zim grabbed the remote.
"That's great," Red said. "Just wait until we are in this nuclear shelter we found in the corner of the room."
"I didn't even know I had one of those."
"Well, you do." Red said impatiently from inside it. "Now push the button!"
"I shall do it, I shall-"
"Just push it already!" Both of the Irken leaders shouted at once. Zim smashed his finger down on the button. The Tallest waited with bated breath inside the shelter. Zim stood up on the chair with his hands in the air. He looked as if he was waiting to receive a gift from the gods. When nothing happened for twenty seconds, the Tallest started to whisper. As the shelter had no windows they were unsure what had happened.
"Do you think he is dead?"
"I didn't hear anything, but maybe it was just really, really quiet."
"Poke your head out and see if he has been destroyed."
"No, you do it!"
"Why?"
"Zim scares me!"
"Yes, I am scary amazing, aren't I?" Zim said. Both of the Tallest let out shrill screams. Purple jumped into Red's arms.
"Zim, how did you get into the shelter?" Red asked him.
"Oh that?" Zim told them. "You left the door open."
Red dropped Purple on the ground, ignoring his protests about unfair treatment. Meanwhile, Zim went on.
"So where is my sandwich? Is it hidden?" He asked. "Do I have to find it like-"
Zim was cut off as he was suddenly shocked by the remote in his hands. He fell to the ground, unconscious from the shock.
"I'm glad I didn't press it." Purple muttered.
As they exited the shelter the wall opened up and faster than the eye could blink it was gone. The wall sealed again and it was as if it was never there. After a few seconds of complete lack of noise, cheers erupted.
"Zim was in that shelter!"
"That means Zim is gone!"
"Let's throw a party!"
"I'll get the snacks!"
The celebration was interrupted when Zim fell down through another pipe on the ceiling. He was awake now and looked rather beat up but had no major injuries; to their disappointment.
"What just happened?"
"You forgot something." The Tallest informed him. "You have to press the button two times."
"I do?"
"Yeah, the first time you get shocked but the second time all of your dreams come true!" Purple said between giggles.
"Well, if you say so." Zim concluded. "I mean it's not like you would ever wish me harm, right?"
Red looked up from where he was about to chop a Zim voodoo doll in half with an axe. He hid both of the incriminating items behind his back.
"Of course, Zim!"
"Ok then!" Zim said eagerly, pushing the button again before throwing the remote as hard as he could to the other side of the room. Both of the Tallest fled to the corner while Zim stood there cowering. This time however, the video on the screen started playing.
"Well would you look at that!" Red exclaimed. "It just played some sort of video!"
"Aww, I was hoping it would zap Zim more violently this time." Purple lamented.
"What was that last part?" Zim asked.
"He said that we are so glad that it didn't shock you." Red improvised.
"Yeah, but what about my sandwich?"
"Quiet you two, I'm trying to watch the video!" Purple shouted. Everybody looked up at the screen.
"What is it doing?"
"Nothing much yet, just some text in a language I couldn't read and somebody driving a Shuvver."
Many Irken ships are headed toward Conventia, a purple planet with a metal ring around it. Monitors floating freely around in space broadcast the image of the Conventia Announcer.
"Welcome, brave Irken soldiers. Welcome to Conventia, the convention hall planet. Please, proceed to the docking ring and take the complimentary teleporters to the planet's surface!" The Announcer's voice booms out.
"Why are we watching this again? Red asked. The screen immediately froze.
"You broke it!" Purple accused. "I was watching that!"
"But why are we watching this again?" Red repeated himself.
"I have nothing better to do."
"And nothing is more important to me then serving My Tallest!"
"Zim, go do something productive."
"Yes, My Tallest!" There was a silence for a second and then the video resumed.
"Hey, it's back!" The moment Purple spoke the video turned off again.
"You broke it again you idiot!"
"No I didn't, all I did was talk!"
"It turns off when you do that so be quiet!"
"I thought you didn't want to watch this?"
"Well I do now!"
"Why?"
"Because I'm bored, ok?" Red muttered. "So be quiet."
Red's request was heeded. Zim was still doing something just out of the Tallest's sightline. Suddenly another teleportation beam appeared and when it dissipated it left a couch with room for two people. Both of the Tallest plopped down on it and the video played again.
A Shuvver approaches the docking ring and two mechanical tubes stretch out and attach to ports on it. Pink energy is sucked through the tubes and into the metal ring, and then is projected onto the planet by a satellite.
The scene switches to the surface of the planet. Monitors drift around in the air. On one of these monitors the Announcer was speaking.
"Be sure to visit the gift shop for all kinds of cheap, useless stuff!"
"Hey, I remember this." Purple spoke up. "This is from when we assigned the invaders their missions!"
"Yeah, I remember too." Red said flatly. "You kept hitting me with lasers and that announcer was really annoying."
"Hey, lasers are awesome!"
Suddenly a loud crashing noise interrupted the argument. Zim had randomly bashed himself against the wall.
"Hey Zim, what are you doing?" Purple asked.
"My Tallest," Zim spoke between wheezing breaths. "I am helping you escape by bashing this wall open with my amazing strength."
"By hitting yourself against the wall?" Red wondered. "Does that do anything besides hurt you?"
"Of course it does, Red!" Purple chirped then turned to Zim. "Only hit the wall harder next time."
Zim saluted then backed up and prepared to hit the wall again. The Tallest turned their attention back to the screen which had resumed the video.
The pink energy beam hits a hovering receptor, causing an Irken to materialize in its beam. The Announcer's voice sounded again.
"If you're here for The Great Assigning, please remember where you parked and proceed to the main convention hall."
"I wish I had gotten that warning, I forgot where I parked The Massive!" Purple said.
"How can you even forget something like that, The Massive is huge!"
"Shush, trying to watch here." Purple hissed.
A crowd of Irkens flows toward the convention hall. Irken Security pods flew overhead, monitoring the crowd. Atop the main convention hall sits a giant red cartoon-y robot. The robot repeats the phrase "Galactic conquest is here!" on a loop. Every time it says "here" it raises its stubby arms. As the Irkens walk inside they pass an x-ray monitored by security.
A huge crowd fills the convention hall. On the stage at the front of the convention hall is a huge disk-shaped metal pod. Electric currents charge between the it and the ceiling. The future Invaders stand on a platform curved around the back of the metal pod. A hover screen displaying the Conventia Announcer hovers over to the sides of the pod. The announcer addresses the crowd.
"Now, wiggle your antennae in salute, because here they are! Your all-knowing, all-powerful leaders, the Almighty Tallest!"
A beam of red light shines down from the ceiling and onto the pod. Hatches of the pod unlock and it opens up, emitting smoke. All of the Irkens wiggle their antennae. The top half of the pod begins to rise to the ceiling. Small mechanical spheres emerge from the bottom half of the pod and rise above the audience. They then begin to emit lasers in all directions. Two posts lower detach from the ceiling pod, which creates a holographic screen between them. A hover disk detaches from the bottom of the ceiling pod. It lowers downwards, revealing Red and Purple standing on it. The Tallest wave and the disk emits lasers from the rim. The audience cheers loudly.
Hey, look! It's us." Purple pointed out with glee. "It was about time they made a movie featuring us!"
"What I can't figure out is how they got this footage." Red mused. "All of the recordings of this event are confidential so that the enemy can't know our actions."
"Does that matter? We're movie stars!" Purple exclaimed.
"I guess it is pretty awesome."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Purple called out in response to the cheers.
"See, told you they'd love the lasers." Red told him smugly.
"Everything is lasers with you! I'm telling you, smoke machines are what the people really-"
Purple is interrupted when a laser beam hits him in the eye and he falls over, screaming in pain. This makes the audience cheer even louder.
"See?" Red said as Purple got back up, rubbing his eye.
"Ha, ha!" Red chortles. "That was even better on video!"
"Speak for yourself, that hurt." Purple pointed out in a pouty tone." And no, I couldn't see. The laser had blasted my eye!"
"I wish I could watch that a million times!"
Evidentially whoever was controlling the screen heard him because the scene replayed. Purple was shown being hit in the eye once again. And again, and again.
"That is enough." Purple said crossly. The loop stopped. Red was curled up on the floor in a fit of laughter. Once he got his laughter under control he sat back on the couch.
"Maybe this kidnapper isn't so bad after all." He said, wiping tears of laughter from his eyes. Purple just sulked.
"Welcome mighty Irken soldiers! You are the finest examples of military training the Irken army has to offer! Good for you." Red addressed the excited crowd. "Standing behind us, however, are the soldiers we've chosen for roles in one of the most crucial parts of operation Impending Doom 2!"
The hologram behind them lit up with a map of the whole galaxy. Red spoke again.
"You in the audience just get to sit and watch."
"You should have tried harder!" Purple interjected.
"These superior ones-"
"Not quite as superior as us of course!" Purple said, interrupting once again.
"Pffff... Duh!" Red replied, scoffing at the obviousness of the statement. Nobody was superior to the Tallest, they were practically gods. At least that was how they viewed themselves. "These less superior than us but still quite superior soldiers will each be assigned to an enemy planet!"
"There, you will blend in with the hideous native inhabitants." Purple told the future invaders.
"All while gathering crucial information, assessing the planet's weaknesses, making it vul-ner-able to our big... space ship... gang!" Red said, stumbling for words.
"The Armada." Purple corrected him.
"Seriously, why big spaceship gang? That's just stupid!"
"Oh yeah?" Red retorted. "What about the time you called it the big flying ship-y thingee?"
"Hey, that was-"
Zim lugged a giant machine past The Tallest, the screeching of the metal against the floor interrupting Purple. They looked up at the giant machine in exasperation.
"Zim, I thought you were busy hitting yourself against the wall?" Red said.
"Yeah, what happened to that?" Purple said. "It was great!"
"Well, it was going well. I think I had almost made a dent when the continuous hitting of my head knocked an idea into my head." Zim explained. "And that idea was to use my wall destroying laser that was sitting in the corner!"
"Seriously?" Red asked in exasperation. "You had a wall destroying laser and you didn't think to use it before now?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Because-"Seeing the blank look on Zim's face he shook his head. "Just forget it."
Zim pushed the machine over to the wall.
"Prepare for the mightiest, most Zim-y freedom ever!" Zim yelled.
Purple was tempted to ask what Zim-y meant but wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer. So they watched quietly as Zim pushed a giant purple button on the machine.
KAAAABLLLAMMM!
The machine exploded, leaving Zim covered in a thin layer of ash. Purple pointed at Zim and started laughing. Soon Red followed suit.
"Well," Zim coughed out. "Guess I should have labeled the self-destruct button."
Luckily, the explosion had blown the wall open. Unluckily they were in the underground so all there was outside the wall was dirt. Dirt that toppled through the gap and buried Zim.
"I'm ok!" His muffled voice came out from under the pile, which only made them laugh harder. "Just give my organs a moment to mend."
"Come on Purple," Red chortled. "I want to see what happens to the hero of the show."
"Yes, I want to see what happens to me too!"
"I meant me!"
"Oh. I was going to share the giant cupcake I have in my room, but not anymore!"
"Maybe we can both be the hero." Red proposed before muttering under his breath. "But I'm the better one."
"Sure, but I'm the favorite!" Purple announced.
"Now, let the assigning begin!" Purple yells.
The crowd is not very enthusiastic except for one member in the back of the crowd. The Tallest continue anyways.
"Step forward, Invader Larb." Red commands.
Invader Larb runs forward and hops onto the pod. A ramp extends from the Tallest's platform to Larb, who ascends it.
"Ah!" Red speaks. "You seem to have grown since last you stood before us, soldier!"
"You've been assigned to the planet Blorch," As he speaks the holograph behind them shows a picture of a terrified Invader Larb being attacked by giant rats. "home of the slaughtering rat people!"
"Why would you draw that?!" Larb asks, his eyes starting to tear up.
"I drew it myself." Purple commented. "Voella says I have a gift."
"However -because of your increased height- we have decided to give you the planet Vort," As he speaks the picture changes to one of Invader Larb relaxing contently on a large couch. "home of the universe's most comfortable couch."
" Yeeeeeees!" Larb exclaims. He takes his assignment sheet from Purple then joyfully slides down the ramp and runs away.
"Next," Purple calls out. "Invader Spleen!" Invader Spleen walks up.
"Ooooooh."
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Meanwhile, Zim's Voot Cruiser flies towards the docking ring.
" Move it, move it! Invader coming!" Zim shrilly shrieks from inside the vehicle. "Move it! Argh, move it! Get out of the way!"
Zim sandwiches his Voot Cruiser in between two docked Viral Tanks.
"Oh no." Purple said, his voice filled with dread. "I'd recognize that horrible voice anywhere."
"Zim." Both Tallests said in unison.
" And last, INVADER SKOODGE!" After Purple's announcement Scoodge walks up.
"Oh, now that's just sad."
"COULD YOU GET ANY SHORTER?!" Purple exclaimed, receiving a sad look from Scoodge in response.
" You will be assigned to Blorch, home of the slaughtering rat people. Thank you." Red decides dismissively. A picture of Invader Skoodge being attacked by the rat people appears on the holoscreen.
"How did you have time to draw that one as well?" Red asked Purple.
"Drawing short Irkens in danger is one of my hobbies." Purple explained. "I have a whole section on Zim. One where he is being crushed by a boulder, one where he flies into the sun, one of his head exploding, so on. Want to see them later?"
"You bet I do!"
Tears swell up in Skoodge's eyes. While this is happening Zim pushes his way to the front of the main convention hall through the crowds of Irkens.
"Get out of the way! Move it, move it!" Zim shrieks. "Get out of my way! Move! You're in my way!"
"Thus concludes the great assigning!" Red tells the crowd.
"Move! You're in my way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Move it! Move it"
"Help yourselves to some nachos, and we'll see you at the equipping station." Red says.
"Yes, gorge yourselves, you MOOCHES!"
"No, no, no! Wait!" Zim shrieks as he waves an arm from the front of the crowd.
"That voice!" Red exclaims as Zim hauls himself onto the pod. "No!"
"It can't be!" Purple denies, clearly in distress. Zim rears his head up, revealing his face.
"ZIM!" The Tallest say in shocked unison.
"Did you need me my Tallest?" Zim says, popping up suddenly.
"AHHHHH!" They both scream.
"Don't pop up like that when we are watching something scary on television!" Purple admonishes.
"But it's just a picture of me." Zim says, looking at the paused screen.
"Exactly!"
"I thought you were trapped under that pile of dirt!" Purple asks. "How did you get out?"
"You don't want to know." Zim said with a shudder.
Zim approaches The Tallest.
"Sorry I'm late, my Tallest. I couldn't find my invitation." Zim says. "You're lucky I made it at all."
"You weren't invited at all."
"Weren't you banished to Foodcourtia?" Purple points out. "Shouldn't you be, frying something?"
"Oh, I quit when I found out about this." Zim explains.
"You quit being banished?"
"The Assigning is over, Zim!" Red says bluntly.
"But you can't have an invasion without me! I was in operation Impending Doom 1!" Zim points out. "Don't you remember?"
"Oh, yes." Purple says sarcastically. "We remember."
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Flashback
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It is chaos on Planet Irk. Sirens are going off, and several explosions occur. Two Irkens run towards a parked Spittle Runner, but abruptly turn around and run away from the ship right before a large robotic foot of Frontline Battle Mech #4 crushes it. In the cockpit of the battle mech, Zim pulls levers while laughing maniacally.
"But sir, we're still on our own planet!" An operator pleads.
"Silence! Twist those knobs! Twist those knobs!" He commands. "You! Pull some levers! Pull some levers!" The Irken operators reluctantly obey. The Almighty Tallest watch speechlessly from a building as the robot rampages through the wrecked city with Zim's laughter ringing in the air. Further damage occurs as the large cannon on the mech's back pivots around, firing indiscriminately with its sweeping laser.
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End of Flashback
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"WOW! That looked even better on screen then it did in person!"
Zim was sitting between his leaders and was smiling and kicking his legs as he watched the screen and munched on buttered popcorn. Red gasped and grabbed Zim, hurling him onto the ground.
"Ew!" Red exclaimed. "Now I have Zim germs!"
"GERMS!" Zim shrieked in an un-naturally high pitched voice. "Where?!"
"You are one messed up little person, Zim."
"Sorry, My Tallest. " Zim apologized nervously. "I thought I was over that."
"Well –no matter how much I hate to say it- Zim is right." Purple pointed out. "Those explosions were pretty awesome to watch."
"What?" Purple says in defense as Red shoots him a glare. "They were!"
"I put the fires out." Zim says as he attempts to smile innocently.
"You made them worse!" Red says accusingly.
"Worse... or better?"
"Guh." Purple sighs. "Besides, no Invader has ever been so- very small. You're very small, Zim. You're a tiny, thing."
"BUT, Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant RADIOACTIVE ROBO-PANTS! The pants command me!" Zim protests. "DO NOT IGNORE MY VEINS!"
"As a show of… gratitude for your service in the past... eh..." Red says awkwardly as he pulls a sandwich out of his belt and hands it to Zim. "Here's a sandwich."
"But-"
"Thanks for coming, everybody!" Purple yells, trying to finish up and make Zim go away.
"Hello?!" Zim yells.
"Goodnight!"
"Hello! Hello! WAIT!" Zim shrieks, speaking over The Tallest.
"What? You got your sandwich!"
"My Tallest, an opportunity to prove I truly can be an Invader is all that I ask!" Zim pleads. "Gimme!"
"Hold on, I've got a plan." Red tells Purple.
"What was the plan?" Zim asks through a mouthful of popcorn.
The Tallest -put on the spot- fumbled for a decent lexcuse.
"Ummm… I"
"You see… Zim… It was…"
"To give you the best of ALL THE PLANETS!" Purple sputtered out.
"Yeah, so you could prove your MIGHTY IRKEN MIGHT!"
"And not to send you out hoping you would be lost forever!"
"That makes sense."
"Yes, yes it does."
"We see now that you are truly deserving." Red tells Zim.
"Yes." Zim says smugly. "Yes, I am."
"You will be sent to a planet so mysterious, no one has even heard of it!"
"Right! And those who have heard of it... dare not speak its name!" Purple adds, seeing where this was going.
"What's its name?" Zim asks.
"Oh, I dare not speak it!" Purple says dramatically.
"Where is it?" Zim says in a tone that those who didn't know him could mistake for skepticism.
"Um." Red says as he starts hovering around, searching the holograph of the universe for a planet before he points to a slip of paper taped to the holograph pole that shows the outline of a planet and a question mark in it. Below the crude drawing word planet with a question mark after it was written. "Uh... Uh... Um... Right there!"
"Oooooooooh!" Zim says in a reverent tone. "A secret mission!"
"Happy now?" Red asks.
"Yes."
"Invaders; Report to the equipment hall!" Red announced, before adding one last thing. "And remember! Lasers." A laser hits Purple in the eye right after he says this. Purple shrieks in pain."
Suddenly a rumbling is heard above them. The sounds of thumping and shouting came from the pipe above them. And it got louder and louder until something, or rather someone fell out of the pipe just as the Tallest had.