"Zim," Dib spoke as he sat on the floor against the wall of the small ship. "Earlier, you said Kyt is more than I know. What did you mean by that?"

Dib stared at the alien's antennas move around as he thought how to answer the question. He pushed a few buttons on the dashboard of the ship and turned his chair to face the human worm baby. "Zim meant a lot of things."

"What is Kyt, ZIM." Dib got ready to stand as the alien glared at him. He didn't want to be anywhere near the idiot.

"You know those creatures you hyu-man's call Seraphim?" Zim pinched between his eyes, since he had no nose. Dib nodded, raising a brow. "That's what she is. But that is the name you humans gave her race. Their real name is the Halön."

Zim turned back around and began checking meters and gauges. "They are a very superior race. Very... natural."

"Wait, you're saying she is an alien?" Dib stood, taking the co-pilot seat next to Zim. This whole entire time... He had been in love with a creature he had been trying to prove existed? She was a perfect paranormal creature to prove to the world, and she had been right there under his nose.

Dib slapped himself. No, that was wrong. Human or not, he knew very well he still liked her.

"...You disgust the great Zim." Zim shook his head. "Yes, she is. Tak... Tak found her planet after we had launched her into space. Halön was in ruin and her people trapped. She saved the youngest one she found and its sibling and the mother. Kytïel was the one she intended to brainwash since she was the only one who was unlike the rest. She was only in a coma and had resisted whatever had happened to the others..."

Zim paused, staring out into a black hole in the distance. He opened his mouth to say something then shook his head. "Anyway... She decided if she could get Kyt under her control, all of them would follow. And she was right. As long as she has control over Kyt, no one will disobey her. And now, she is giving her to our leaders as a gift. Not to please them, but to overthrow them. And then take over the rest of the universe."

Dib peered out into the great unknown as they passed through colorful dust left behind by stars that had died long ago. He stared out the ships window for what seemed forever. He felt too many things at once. "Then all that time Tak picked on Kyt?"

"She was tampering with her power. Even in her weakest state, she showed she was capable of doing more than most." Zim said calmly, navigating skillfully past space junk.

"... And if Tak is out to overthrow the earth... Why aren't you onboard with the plan?" Dib asked, slowly standing up. This was a question he didn't need to ask. He already knew why, remembering back to the day they had been at the hospital for Kyt. He simply wanted to hear it. Dib wanted to have something to be mad about. He had plenty to be, but he knew this would trigger it. This pathetic little alien..Dib spoke to himself.

At the question, Zim felt his throat tighten. Why did the human have to ask such a thing? He spoke in a low tone, through clenched teeth, "Because Zim will be the ONLY over lord of the universe; this isn't about just the Earth. Anyone else who dares defy Zim's superiority will fail and meet their doom!"

Dib stared at the back of the monster's head. He began taking slow steps towards him. "Then why... Why didn't you stop this sooner? Why did you just stand by Tak's side all the damn time!"

Zim's eyes widened, and he spun his chair back to look at Dib. "I didn't know what Tak was truly planning!"

"You're a fucking liar!" Dib bellowed, throwing himself towards Zim, his glasses falling to the ground. "You like Kyt, too! You thought you could play hero, didn't you?! And only brought me to watch!"

Zim let out a scream, throwing himself over the side of the chair just as Dib dug his nails into the back. He turned his head to loom at the alien, his brown eyes nearly a pitch black. He squinted, trying to focus his vision on the green fuzzy trying to scramble out of reach as he pounced on him. Dib pinned him down, raising his fist and without thought bringing it down on the alien's face. He didn't even care where hid punches landed, he just liked the feeling of that green bastard's skin against his fists.

Zim caught the human's hands as it came down for another strike. Six long metallic legs came out from Zim's Pak, raising him off the ground. He threw the human to the far side of the small ship, breathing heavily. What the hell was this puny humans issue? Was he not helping him save his ... Girlfriend?

Dib felt the air leave his lungs as he hit the wall and slid down. He brought himself back up. He was not done with Zim. He began to run towards him, only to feel the ship shake and come to a halt causing both of them to fall to the ground.

Dib rubbed his head, a sharp pain pounding into his skull. Zim look up and chirped cheerily, "We're here!"

"Of course, we are..." Dib sneered as he stumbled over to the alien. He felt his stomach turn and roll inside of him. Flying in a spaceship with his most hated enemy was never a thing he hated expected to happen. Why me?

"Put these on." Zim held up a pair of futuristic hand cuffs to his face. Dib narrowed his eyes.

"Why should I trust you?" He asked in a hiss of breath, narrowing his eyes over the top of his very broken glasses. The alien matched the glare, hissing back at him. "Kyt."

Dib took the cuffs, clasping them on. A magnetic line of green appeared between them. But he found he could still use his arms. Dib jumped a little as the ships door opened. He took what he assumed was his place beside Zim. The slimy little thing put his hand on his arm. He resisted the urge to pull away.

As he looked before him there was a huge ship. The Massive, Dib remembered the name faintly. He felt the tug on his arm and walked forward without much thought. The gears in his mind working. He was finally on the very planet he always wished to prove existed. He remembered how not too long ago, he had heard the very signal from this place. Too late now, He thought bitterly.

"I've got the hyu-man. He was trying to steal a ship to save his precious Kyt. The filth is to be the servant of our leaders." Zim said, with a authority to two Irken males standing at the ships entrance. They were much, much shorter than the both of them. Without hesitation, they moved aside.

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Kyt stared blankly at her bedroom wall. Her wall right now, was made to mimic an ocean. The wall had a hologram generator built into it. And for some reason, she wanted to stare at an ocean. She always found it appalling, though. Like if she went into it, it could consume her and kill her. Cut her off from air. "Kyt?"

Her brother's voice traveled through the thick door. She looked down at her soft plush covers, picking at nonexistent lint. If they even had lint on this planet. She proceeded to pick at her wings. "Come in."

At her voice, the door opened with a hiss. Ari's shadow engulfed her. She raises her eyes to him, through the veil of her hair. She couldn't really tell what he was thinking. If he was sorry. She got up, asking primly, "Is it time to go?"

Only a nod from the man. She sighed, feeling as if she glided everywhere she went. She felt hollow like a ghost. The two stepped into the hallway. She shivered as her bare feet hit the cold, unfeeling floor.

Kyt kept her eyes to the floor. Until she felt Ari stop beside her. For some strange reason her heart fluttered at the presence before her. It blocked out the sounds of crashing and yells and "pew pew's" from the guns.

Her eyes fluttered up and his black jacket flying into the wall caught her attention. Not the loud crash of his body being smashed into metal. Or the low groan of pain. "Dib!"

She yelled, in joy at the sight of him and somewhat fear at what she saw. Her legs moved to him on their own, crouching beside him. Her wings curling our him. He seemed to try focusing on her. "Kyt?"

"Kyt!" Ari shouted from beside her and flames of red kissed her skin, but didn't do so much as tickle her. On the other side of her feathery shield, there were screams of pain. Then Tak's voice. Then Gaz's voice.

"What's happening?" Dib asked weakly. She shushed him, peeking out. There was Zim, the six legs coming out of his PAK making him loom far above them. His feet dangled in front of her face. Dib coughed, "I heard Gaz. Where is Gaz?"

"Right here, big head," the purple haired girl, pushing aside Kyt's wing, snarled. "Gir! Grab him, he's too weak! Hurry before MiMi reboots!"

"Okie dokie!" Gir's voice screeched in happiness. Then Dib was out of Kyt's reach and Gaz's hand was on her wrist. It felt strangely cold. "Hurry. Not much time!"

Gaz's speech sounded broken to Kyt's ears. There was too much chaos for her to handle. She felt her wings drag limply behind her. Ahead of her, Erë ran with Zim. Gir had Dib, limp and seemingly lifeless, in his arms. "Gaz. Why did you come?"

"To save you, idiot!" Kyt smiled, even in the middle of what could be their eternal enslavement or death, she managed to be sour. "We're going to your real home."

"Real home?" Kyt asked as they stopped in front of a ship, much smaller than the Massive, that had crashed through the wall. She felt Zim's gloved hands pull her up into it. She stared down at Gaz, who nodded.

"We're going to Halön."