Kyt wandered the halls in silence, feeling like she was in a dream. It was a tad too nostalgic. She stopped and stared at her reflection in the smooth crystalline wall, much like the one of her cage on the Massive. Which was now empty in a far, far away place. She felt like she had traveled through time and space to get to this place. Which was otherworldly, yet it felt fitting to her. And little did she know, that in the eyes of the others, she looked as if this was something made just for her. She also didn't know that while she was thinking of Zim and Dib crashing into walls and of how they came to save her, she was being watched.

She stared into her reflection for a while, her green eyes glowing like embers. And Zim stared into them as they stared at herself. Examining her pale skin and pale hair and looking closer at her features. She was trying to see the differences between herself and humans... Besides the obvious, she was rather human to him.

     Zim recalled wondering why he couldn't look more human to attract her attention in the disgustingly endearing way humans do. From behind him he heard the shuffling of foot steps, and he quickly turned on his heel to face them. He let out a relieved sigh, seeing it was only Gaz and not Dib. She was staring at him.. with that annoying look as if she knew. Because she always knows. "This is your chance, idiot."

With that, she wandered back off into the shade of the palace. Zim looked back over to Kyt, and realized she was right. Gir was busy being... well, Gir. Dib was immersed in the technology which the Kyt's brother was teaching him about. That left he and Kyt. With the exception of Gaz, who wandered about like them. He took in a deep breath, and stepped out from his hiding. He walked formally and tall, his head high. Like he had been taught to do as an Irken Invader. Like he had hoped, Kyt noticed him and turned her head to gaze at him quietly. Always silent... Always watching. He thought to himself.

"Hello, Kytïel." Zim said in an authoritive tone. He had no other way of speaking when he felt this way. His throat constricting and nearly choking him. She gave a small smile, responding in her softest of voices, "Hey, Zim. It's just Kyt, you know."

He shifted awkwardly, and moved slowly to the balcony overlooking the desert like area around them. The buildings, which were once beautiful and full of life, were knocked over, crumbling, and half covered in snow white sand. He stared at all of it for the longest time, that he was sure Kyt would have just walked away by now. "There is something Zim must tell you... And it's of utmost importance."

"Oh?" Kyt said softly, coming up beside him. She stared out into the desert like area, feeling like she had never left and had watched it all fall into ruin. The sight of her original home this way covered in dust and death made her heart break. Zim taking a deep breath pulled her out of her own mind, and made her look at him.

She studied his profile. If it weren't for his green skin, and being earless and noseless, he would be an absolutely handsome human male. In this way, he was actually adorable. His eyes, glowing pink in this world's sun, lowered a bit to look at his interlocked hands. "I'm sorry. For how I was with Tak... There is no excuse for Zim to use. I just wanted to know what she was going to do... I wanted to stop her."

He paused, then slowly shook his head, a look of disgust coming over his face. "I didn't... I shouldn't have waited so long. To have put you through so much misery when I was trying to keep you from it."

"Your song, though. You apologized..." She said even quieter now. Zim looked at her, and her eyes although they were always glowing bright green, nearly neon, were more forest like in this angle. It gave her a strange, powerful look. He shook his head again, his antannaes swaying as he did so.

"That's not only it." He bit his lip, showing his razor sharp teeth. "At the dance..."

The alien boy paused, mulling over it a bit. "Ever since you came to that school, I felt something strange. Something Zim could never explain. Yet, I saw it in the Dib-worm. And Gaz saw it in both of us. It increased our hatred for the other... Or whatever it is we have..."

He clenched his jaw, like he was trying to pull things together. Words, thoughts, feelings... He turned to look up at the window to his right. "I didn't understand any of it... But at that dance, Kyt, I..."

They stared at eachother for the longest time. Kyt remembered the dance all of a sudden, how she had shoved all of those feelings and thoughts deep, deep into the back of her mind. Like a kid when they get a terrifying doll on Christmas so they hide it in their closet under piles of clothes and shoes and trash that adds up over the years. It flooded back the deep pain inside of her when he had just followed Tak... How he had turned on her. She blinked a few times, trying to think... She knew he truly hadn't meant to. She turned her head to the side again. Shaking her head slowly, the image of Dib flashing in the recesses of her psyche. Zim went on, "At the dance Kyt, I figured out that feeling that made Zim'a squeedly-spooch flip in joy... I think I love you."

Kyt scrunched up her face, knowing deep down that she had already known this would come out. She had felt it at the dance as well, the way everything seemed to fit perfectly together, like a puzzle. But she had Dib, who had never left her side... Who was probably an even greater friend than Zim... She shook her head, then stared out over the abandoned city, helpless. She had to lock it all away... There was no way she could do this, not to Dib. She took a long breath, "I have Dib. I'm sorry..."

She pushed herself off of the balcony rails, her wings fluttering to keep balance as she turned on her heel. She didn't want to look at Zim. Luckily, she found herself looking at her brother. Surprised, Kyt immediately tried sounding cheery, "Ari!"

He stared down at her quietly, standing as if he were stone. Slowly, he raised a thick brow, "Pardon, but am I interrupting."

"No, you were not, " Zim said bluntly from behind her. She dared herself to look back, he looked like all the other mindless Invaders back on his planet. Like some sort of soldier. Like he had authority. He seemed fine. Ari nodded his head slowly, and waved for them to follow him, "Kyt, we have to talk about what we're going to do."

She didn't say a word, but raised her head to him in question. Forgetting to act cheery, she still remembered her partial anger towards him. He looked down at her from the corner of his dark eyes, "About Tak, about this plan of hers. What are we going to do?"

"I want to train." She responded with no hesitation, "To save mom."

Abruptly, he stopped and looked at her incredously. As if she were insane. "You're not ready for that."

"What else am I to do? It's not like you can suddenly go free an army on your own!" She snarled, on the edge of actually snapping. He only stared at her, his eyes wide. Tightening his jaw, he stared her deep into her eyes, "You cannot let anything stand in your way, do you understand? You have to go through trials of pain. Are you sure?"

She squared herself, and strangely enough, smiled at him; her eyes becoming incandescent with challenge.