Invader Zim Fan Fiction ❯ Invader to Queen ❯ The Ultimate Sacrifice ( Chapter 18 )

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A/N: Hey you guys I started this chappie after I posted the next one I figured we could use some more detail of this irken before we kick off for the final few chappies and we def get back to the smeets too I just dunno if it will be this chappie. I mean heck maybe she will introduce Ryak to the rest of them and maybe he will have a detrimental CHOICE… who knows.

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Invader Zim

The Ultimate Sacrifice

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Ryak could feel his eyes swollen with goo as he accepted her friendship the day prior. He just couldn’t believe she had been upset with him for not knowing nor did he expect her to find out the way she did. They had read together before she had to leave and now she was back he wanted to hang on to whatever they had for as long as he had to hang on to it. He never imagined his life would go this route that he would have someone he wanted to live for. But here she was, he smiled feeling almost happy. He would live until the very end and hold back his thoughts of the inevitable.

“Can we just talk today?” Gaz suddenly asked. He nodded but he wasn’t sure exactly what they could talk about. He hadn’t really paid much attention to the ship itself or the daily routines of other Irkens so he knew very little except for the guard shifts. “Cool, I was thinking that maybe my brother could look into your issue for me. He’s a scientist and maybe he could figure out what causes it at least, I mean it may only prologue your time but it might be worth it.” He gaped at her, he had no idea what she might mean by brother, he wondered what one of those were.

“Brother? What are those?” Ryak asked.

“Oh it means he and I are related,” Gaz replied. “Family, I guess considering every Irken comes from the Queen you all are brothers and sisters. It explains a lot about Tak and the other Irkens, I suppose.”

“Family...” Ryak whispered. He liked that word a lot but he didn’t know why. “So y-your brother is here?”

“Yeah he’s mated to Queen Zim,” Gaz replied.

“So he’s your b-brother..” Ryak said. He smiled and began to draw something on another page of his diary, this one he didn’t even try to make perfect. “He’s no swan.” Gaz laughed.

“You got that right, he’s also really annoying and an idiot,” Gaz replied. “But he is smart in that science stuff he does just an idiot about little sisters and women in general.”

Gaz watched Ryak draw in the empty page she hadn’t truly noticed Ryak before but now that she was looking at him he wasn’t half bad. He eyes were deep pools of blue and yet still alien like Zim’s, his skin was a lighter color of green but was softer like a blue she couldn’t describe it, as she’d have liked to, but he was bad looking. He was also pretty tall for an Irken, though not nearly as tall as a Tallest. She could almost imagine him disguised like Zim had been. She imagined a dark short-haired wig and blue eyes would look good on him. As she watched, one of his antennae twitched bringing her back from her imagination. It was like most Irken antennae, short because he was a male.

“So your antennae, what exactly happens when someone touches them?” Gaz asked. She never asked Zim because she wasn’t truly interested. She saw some color rise on his face.

“It depends, I suppose?” Ryak answered. “I mean I had it pinched once by a teacher and it hurt but when I touched them they… t-they’re really sensitive.” The color grew more prominent than before, Gaz was surprised. She had no idea that it could be like that, he squirmed a bit before going back to his drawing.

“I see, sorry I guess I crossed the line a bit,” Gaz said.

“N-no n-n-not at all, you can ask me anything,” Ryak replied suddenly. The color was was still there but it lessened a bit. She wondered if he was a bit shy, she heard guards boots in the hall.

“Dangit I was hoping for more time, meet me in the cloistral chamber later ok?” Gaz replied, getting up. Ryak smiled and nodded. “And if anyone asks...”

“I’m the only one in here,” he finished. She grinned before rushing to the secret passage, as it closed she heard the door to the library open, but she didn’t stick around long enough for them to even come close to finding her.

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Ryak hid his diary under the piles of unmarked books as he picked up one he had been reading earlier. He sighed as he pretended to read, the doors to the library flew open and a contingent of guards entered the room a pair of lighter footsteps preceded them which made him glance up. His antennae flattened when he saw her, she stood regal before him and he waved his antennae. The Tallest had no sway over him like most of the zooters he was immune to her bond. He could only bond with his mate which would never happen.

“Ryak, I need you, your people need you,” she started off. He frowned at her, but didn’t say anything. “I know you have been seeing one of the pesky hyumans...”

“Hyuman? What is that?” he asked trying to look confused by her use of the word. Of course he knew what a hyuman was, almost every Irken did.

“Don’t play dumb,” Tallest Sera scolded him. “I know that female has been snooping around in here. And I know that you have been looking for a way to live longer.” Ryak felt his antennae droop, how long had she known?

“I h-haven’t seen...” he began.

“Don’t lie,” Tallest Sera replied. “Listen you don’t need to tell me, I only want to ask you for something for me and in return I can save you. I can keep you from dying...” Ryak’s eyes got bigger at that, he could live? But could he live with Gaz? “Just convince the male to come see you in the library alone.” His antennae twitched, he thought back to how Gaz had spoken of the male.. her brother. Could he really do that? Would he really want to? He thought back to her expression it had been hard but yet softer when she spoke of him. Sure she said harsh words but it was clear to him she cared about that male. He set his jaw and made his final decision, for the sake of all that were important he would do what he must. He nodded and left the library.

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Dib sighed it was a little boring in the cloistral chamber the children were all fast asleep and he was getting a little tired himself, he was half dozing when he heard the main chamber door open. He stood and walked out thinking it would be purple again come for another chat, a clutter of handmaidens followed him closely. He paused when he saw the little Irken from before the one who gifted his sister with such a fine gift.

“Do you want me to get Gaz?” Dib asked. The Irken peered past him but Dib knew that Gaz had went to her room just moments before.

“No,” The Irken replied. “I don’t want her to know I was here.” Dib glared suspicious of the Irken’s intent. “Listen I came here to tell you something. To warn you, Tallest Sera tasked me with coming here to tell you to meet me at the library in secret, she plans to capture you. And I want you to keep Gaz away from the library too, I can’t protect her, so you should. Because your her brother.” He watched as the Irken’s eyes swelled up, he recognized it as the Irken’s way of crying, the Irken walked away then and as the door closed he felt a coldness enter his chest. The young Irken was most likely about to do something incredibly stupid…

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Ryak could feel the goo swelling his eyes, this was the only way to protect her, there was no other way that he could. And there was no time to waste wallowing in what could have been. If only he had more time, he could have thought about something better with her something more permanent? No that would be impossible, they could never have a life together but he could protect her, he could sacrifice everything so she could live on. He wasn’t about to let Tallest Sera win this. He was going to tell her where she could stick her.. ultimatums. He rushed down the hall prepared to go to the library passing by the Queen as she was on her way to the cloistral chamber once more. He wouldn’t regret this later, Gaz was too important to him to hurt her.

He threw open the library doors and strode right up to Tallest Sera ready to give her a piece of his mind.

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*intercept* ok this did NOT go as planned… I planned another chappie for this but I ran outta stuff for this and wanted to get back to Dib and Gaz and it just slapped me in the face WTH I am so sorry guys but time is running out and I cannot stop the clock I am so sorry. Aaaaaand it’s short sorry bout that..

Btw he is in some BIG trouble guys so if you haven’t voted now is your chance xD