Black and White, chapter 1

Black and White chapter 1: Hidden Agenda


Black Eden, Earth Netherealm

"DOOM!"

"Oh, shut up..." muttered Zim, polishing the neuroproton amplifier. He grumbled to himself. He was stuck in this godforsaken place amongst demon-like creatures, insect-like monsters, and the stupid little suit-wearing robot known as Gir. Just his luck...

"Why does it have to be shiny?" Gir asked, absent-mindedly.

"Cos X said it had to be..." Zim growled. he was dressed up in a maid's outfit, which was tight around his waist. Why, oh why did the Tallest send him here? How was he supposed to conquer Earth by polishing massive contraptions that even he didn't know what purpose they served. "X... he has NO idea what I can do for him. He has no idea how easily I can rid the world of its many superheroes and he certainly has NO clue how to get this piece of crap working." X... Zim thought... the mysterious man pulling the strings. He wasn't a man, per se, but more of a demonic facsimile of a person, with many eyes, a sinister demeanor and the Irkens and Cluster at his disposal. "Not the most charming of characters, eh Gir?" Zim muttered, his polishing rag wiping across the amplifier's surface.

Gir cocked his head, "Why is his head on fire?"

Zim sighed.

The amplifier served a purpose Zim couldn't discern. By name, it amplified neuroprotons, but neuroprotons weren't existing things, so its true job was beyond his knowledge. Or his care factor. He just did what he was told, hoping that one day X would give him the job he had always dreamed of. Namely, "Go out and rule everything." Unfortunately, he was a mere servant at the moment, more attention being given to the Darkstar Council and X's little girl.

Bell...

Bell was one of the newer distractions Zim had to face. She was cute. Very cute. Downright gorgeous. But she had become friends with Gir, and he needed Gir no matter how much of an annoyance he was. Bell appeared to enjoy Gir's company, and seemed to have no trouble enjoying the Scarey Monkey show. They appeared to be good friends. Shame it didn't work out the same for him. Ah well, Zim thought, it could get worse.

"Girly!" came a young, soft voice. Zim turned to see the white haired gynoid kneeling beside Gir, who was staring back at her. She appeared to have to sense of embarassment at the fact that her dress was FAR too short and that she was currently in a position where it practically made no difference whether she was wearing a dress or not. The innocence of childhood... Zim thought. That, or the fact that Bell was a highly intelligent machine and had no real need to feel embarassed. She wasn't real, after all.

Zim growled, "What do you want?"

Bell fixed him with her blank white stare. It made Zim's skin crawl, "I need to borrow Gir. You can work on your own, can't you?"

Zim's two large red eyes narrowed, "Well... yeah, I guess... but..."

Bell picked up Gir in her arms, "Thanks."

"Bell!" Came X's voice from nearby.

"Yeah?" Bell placed Gir back down and headed toward the direction of her father. Zim watched her go, with such swiftness and obedience that he wished Gir was more like her. But he had been sent on this secret mission by the Tallest, and he would overcome all obstacles, even Gir. He tapped his foot impatiently, as Gir sat there silently in wait.

Suddenly, Bell shot back to where he stood, her power of flight carrying her across the black forest in almost an instant. She scooped Gir up, kissed him lightly and turned to leave.

"What did he say?" asked Zim.

Bell smiled, but didn't turn to face the Irken as she replied, "He says... get back to work."



"That Irken fool's robot has become well acquainted with the girl, hasn't he?" asked Kuwagus lazily.

Silkoid chuckled, "So what? Ya jealous?"

Samantha scoffed, "I can't believe you're even letting her fraternise with that thing! It's a mindless machine!"

Commander Destruction folded his massive arms, "In a way... so is the girl."

"Where's Nool?" asked Kuwagus.

Destruction shrugged, "He's been... busy... Montray's with him now. I think they're working on something for our war effort."

"Again?" cried Samantha.

Destruction chuckled, "Do not worry, young Samantha. You are aware of Nool's skills with bio-mechanics, are you not?"

"Bio-Mechan-" Samantha stuttered but didn't finished. What in the world would Nool want with bio-mechanics? He was a freakin' great green mantis with cutter blades and buzz-saws and all kinds of coolness. Why would he need bio-mechanics?

"He has been busy the past few months, you have been aware of this, yes?" Destruction asked, "Perhaps you haven't noticed our motives yet, young Princess." the massive purple kaijin growled, as he watched X from afar. He was hooking Gir up to a computer terminal, no doubt to download information. Bell watched from beside him, and Samantha noticed the massive size difference between the two. "You have been a member not long, Samantha, and perhaps you have not learnt the true way of the Cluster, yet."

"Sorry, Commander."

Destruction brushed it aside, "You are young and do not learn straight away. That is understandable. I cannot tell you much, but I can say that our scourings of this realm have allowed us to located a long-forgotten weapon which we can use against the humans."

"And X?" Sam asked.

Destruction hissed, "X... X will not stand in my way..."