Fin

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

On Earth

Zim and Gaz were sitting in the kitchen, just talking. Enjoying each other's company after another school year done. Zim a senior, Gaz a journir. Zim was trying to improve his speck by pretending to be like her or Dib and Gaz was about ready to murder him. That was till Zim heard his name called from the other room. He jumped, gustering for Gaz to stay put. He walked into the other room and saw the Tallest on the TV screen.

"There you are," Purple said as he stood infront of the TV.

"My Tallest, always a pleasure when you contact me. What can I do for you?"

Red spoke up. "Actually, it's more like what you can do for us. Does this face look familiar to you?" They stepped back and showed Fin.

Zim clenched his fist trying not to show that he cared. "What do you want?" he said through his teeth.

"All we want is no resistance when we tell you something that will change your life."

Zim looked at Fin. She was begging him not to do anything stupid. She kept mouthing "no".

"Just promise me one thing," Zim said. "Don't let anything happen to Fin. She may be evaluated and studied, but not harmed."

Fin dropped her head when he was done speaking. My father is an idiot, she thought.

"That all depends on her," Purple said as he turned to look at her.

Fin kept quiet and swallowed hard.

Red continued. "You see, Zim, we thought that we should tell you something."

Purple spoke up. "We have desided that since you have too many failures on your record that it's about time that you should be listed as a defect."

Everyone that gave half a care, was dumbfounded.

That's when Zim lost all control of his temper and starting to yell at the top of his lungs, his voice even cracked. "What's the meaning of this?! Zim, a defect! Lies!"

"Actually, Zim, this whole mission of yours was never an actually mission. It was just a ploy to get rid of you. I hope you understand that after this call, there is no way to contact us or anyone from the Irkin armada."

"So, I believe that this is good-"

"No!" Fin interuppted. She did her best to push the guards off her. She did have a little luck. "Zim!"

"Get her!" Purple yelled.

A shot was made and Fin dropped as the screen shut off.

"FIN!" Zim's voice shreked. "NO!" He kept yelling trying to get the channel open again, but to no use. Zim just started yelling and cursing in his native language as he was trying to open one of the channels to lab. He jumped once it was open, he jumped.

Gaz got up and followed. After getting the couch to move for her, she also jumped. Zim had already disapeared into the lab. She watched from a distance as he was trying to get the all the Irkin tec in his basement to work. He was throwing stuff around, replacing wires, and rebooting the system. The computer would turn on, but after he started to work on something, he would shut it off and start the process over again. This went on for an hour before he just staied on his hands and knees, muttering to himself. He got up and went to the bedroom, head hanging low.

Gaz followed after a moment. She opened the door, but he wasn't in there. "Zim."

"Go away, Gaz," he said from the bathroom. She could clearly hear the depressing emotion in his voice; something that didn't belong with this alien's personallity.

She walked up to it and turned the knob. Locked. "Zim, open the door."

"I said 'go away'." He pounded the door to make her step back.

"You're going to cut yourself, arn't you? Zim, you're a cluts. You're going to kill yourself."

"And what if I do." He sighed. "I'm no use to anyone anyway. I've caused nothing but trouble to my kind."

"Zim, what about your daughter. She needs you."

"Gaz, don't you understand? Nothing works. Everything that I can use to get in contact is gone. Even the securty system for this bace doesn't work. And they killed her. They shot her and she dropped." A pause. "She's gone."

"Then what about me? Don't you give a damn about me or was this a ploy too."

"No.....I....." Silence.

"Zim?" Gaz started to twist the knob harder. "Zim." She then kicked the door. After just two times due to poor workmanship, the door caved and Zim was on the floor. Gaz rushed and pick him up. Then she saw blood. She rushed to make a tourniquet and wrapped them around Zim's wrists. She covered his wrist, wanting to stop the blood. She waited for his responce. He soon opened his eyes.

"Why did y-"

Gaz punched him in that face. Then she hugged him. "Don't you dare. Don't you fucking dare!"

Zim staied silent.

"Don't you kill yourself. You may have lost Fin, but I'm not losing you. Zim, I love you. Don't you dare leave me.....You're all I got."

Zim got Gaz to pull back so that he could push her hair out of her face.