The Doctor looked up when she heard noises from upstairs. \u201cOh no!\u201d realized the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, you don\u2019t think-?!\u201d gulped Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Zim! He\u2019s out of his coma!\u201d confirmed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe can\u2019t even move!\u201d gasped Lurra Rus. \u201cIs the base-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll discuss possibilities later! Right now, we need to convince Tak-!\u201d Just then, a transmission came through. It was Tak!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTime Lord, what is the meaning of this?!\u201d she demanded. \u201cThe Control Brain assigned to Zim indicated that he was fully cognizant!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because he is!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cTak, I tried to warn you! His zealotry has gone overboard! He\u2019s going to think that HE was handed the role of Tallest by fate! You know the cellular reconstruction will-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will suffer no threats to my rule!\u201d snarled Tak. \u201cAnd Earth will pay for this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO! NO! PLEASE, JUST HEAR ME-!\u201d Tak wasn\u2019t listening! She ended the call just as the Doctor heard a mound of flesh hit the floor. \u201cNo, it\u2019s happening too fast!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI must thank you, Doctor!\u201d cackled Zim. \u201cIf you hadn\u2019t come, I\u2019d still be stuck in a coma!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cZim, please! You must listen!\u201d begged the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve listened long enough! I am destined to be the new Tallest! I SHALL MAKE THE IRKEN EMPIRE ETERNAL!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Irk is still rebuilding! The Control Brains-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHave proved worthless! I shall be better than the Control Brains!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCellular reconstruction will now begin,\u201d droned the computer. Zim was then forcibly shoved into a glass tube that barely managed to avoid cracking from his bulk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBlast! I\u2019m going to have to try something!\u201d muttered the Doctor. She tried keying in commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what are you doing?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to delay his cellular reconstruction by about five years!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cHopefully, Tak will be in a listening mood by then!\u201d By then, Dib came back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what\u2019s going on?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s trying to extend Zim\u2019s cellular reconstruction by five years,\u201d replied Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully, by then, the Doctor can actually have a conversation with Tak before the Irkens arrive,\u201d finished Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t HAVE five years!\u201d protested Dib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow do you figure, Dib?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had already intercepted an Irken transmission detailing Zim\u2019s mission six months before he arrived!\u201d explained Dib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?! But it says in his inventory that he has a Voot Cruiser! That\u2019s wildly out of date these days! The FTL drive must have been junk!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, if it took Zim six months to get here-!\u201d gulped Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt will take the Irken Armada less time!\u201d confirmed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the Doctor was right. The new Irken Armada was en route already! \u201cMaintain course,\u201d ordered Tak. \u201cI want to be there as soon as possible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, my Tallest!\u201d replied the helmsman. \u201cEstimated time of arrival: two hours!\u201d Tak grumbled, but she couldn\u2019t blame the helmsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiven our current state of affairs, I\u2019m not surprised,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Tallest, surely we\u2019re ready for conquest now!\u201d urged a soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIrk still needs to recover from the diminishment of the Control Brains,\u201d answered Tak with a dismissive wave of her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we\u2019ve been denying the instinct to conquer for too long!\u201d pleaded the soldier. \u201cWe must-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you questioning your Tallest?\u201d hissed Tak. \u201cThat would be most\u2026unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026N-No, my Tallest. My apologies, my Tallest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh for-! My Tallest, the Doctor\u2019s calling us again.\u201d The comms officer sounded annoyed. Tak groaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIgnore it,\u201d she ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHappily, my Tallest,\u201d replied the Comms officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBlast, she\u2019s not answering!\u201d complained the Doctor. The computer then beeped. The Doctor checked and goggled. \u201c\u2026Infernal cheek!\u201d she snarled. \u201cThe computer won\u2019t let me delay the process!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou mean Zim\u2019s still got two hours?\u201d asked Dib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnfortunately,\u201d sighed the Doctor. \u201cAnd UNIT\u2019s bound to get trigger-happy once the Irken Armada arrives!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan\u2019t you play diplomat?\u201d asked Amy. The Doctor then paused as an idea formed in her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I don\u2019t think I can,\u201d she said., \u201cbut maybe one of Irk\u2019s few allies could help. Let\u2019s see here.\u201d The Doctor began her research and found a list. \u201cAHA! There we are! Let\u2019s see, Smegranians\u2026no. They\u2019re in their collective trance right now. \u2026Tufanians\u2026no. They\u2019re not interested in things outside of hedonism. \u2026Sontarans?! God no! \u2026Wait\u2026oh! OH HO HO HO! YES! PERFECT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor?!\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome along, everyone! We\u2019re going topside!\u201d The Doctor led everyone up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They returned to the UNIT base and the Doctor found Kate. \u201cKate, are you still in contact with the Osgoods?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course. Why?\u201d asked Kate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause I have need of Petronella\u2019s double and her people! They\u2019re the key to making sure events take place as they should!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Lieutenant, get me Greyhound Two,\u201d Kate ordered a soldier. The man saluted and gave Kate a radio. Kate fiddled with the frequencies. \u201cGreyhound One to Greyhound Two. Come in, Greyhound Two. Over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGreyhound Two, receiving! Over!\u201d replied a woman\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGreyhound Two, the Doctor needs your assistance. I\u2019m putting her on. Over.\u201d Kate handed the Doctor the radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOsgood, we have an Irken problem and your double\u2019s people have a treaty with them,\u201d explained the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is the precise problem?\u201d asked Osgood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, Exile Zim is currently undergoing cellular reconstruction that will make him an Almighty Tallest like Tak. Tak caught wind of it and now she\u2019s bringing the Irken Armada here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow long do we have?\u201d asked Osgood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAbout two hours, give or take,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA time crunch as usual. We\u2019ll see what we can do. Osgood out.\u201d The call ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, we have some breathing space,\u201d said the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what\u2019s going on?!\u201d asked Amy. \u201cWho are you guys talking about?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you know how many aliens live their lives in secret on Earth?\u201d asked the Doctor. \u201cBecause there\u2019s a plethora of them. There\u2019s one race in particular that lives on Earth. I first met them at Loch Ness in Scotland. They were a more conquest minded sect that came up after the loss of their homeworld. The Irkens have a treaty with them that no planetary invasion conducted by the Irkens can include their colony worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you think the Irkens will honor the treaty?\u201d asked Kate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll have to,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cRepresentatives of the Shadow Proclamation were witnesses to the treaty signing. Even someone as zealous to the Irken Empire\u2019s ideals as Zim wouldn\u2019t dare break the treaty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the subject of Zim, two hours had passed. \u201cAlert! Alert!\u201d warned the computer. \u201cCellular reconstruction has been altered! Original height could not be achieved! Growth spurt has occurred! Height now equals that of the Tallest. Apologies, my Tallest!\u201d The chamber opened and a green fog flooded the base. Out stepped a fully clothed Irken standing at 2.3 meters, 7\u20195\u201d! Zim was now as tall as Tak!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy apologize, computer?\u201d he asked. \u201cYou\u2019ve served your Tallest well! Now, upgrade GIR to the current top of the line SIR model!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnable to comply, Master!\u201d replied the computer. \u201cUnit GIR and Unit Minimoose have abandoned the base!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?! FOR WHAT REASON?!\u201d demanded Zim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve realized that the upgrade would change Unit GIR into a proper SIR unit. GIR has fled the base with Minimoose and-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBAH! My Empire needs no deserters! Prepare to inform my people that-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is more. Tak is coming with the Irken Armada to kill us all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is her rule like?\u201d asked Zim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s been focused on rebuilding Irk after the Great Control Brain Malfunction,\u201d replied the computer. \u201cNo planets have been conquered or reconquered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?! She dares deny the Irkens our desire to conquer?! To bring planets under our heel?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHalf the Empire is grumbling about it, but they\u2019re just waiting for the day to start what they dub as Operation Impending Doom III, regardless of how it\u2019s planned. They WILL abandon Tak if that operation were to start under your rule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe patience of those Irkens will be well rewarded if they join me!\u201d Zim allowed himself an evil laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hate to cut your laughter short, Master,\u201d interjected the computer, \u201cbut there IS a wrinkle to both your plan and Tak\u2019s. A monster has been identified in a lake the local humans call Loch Ness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026How does that relate to-?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApologies for interrupting,\u201d said the computer, \u201cbut the monster matches the description of a Skarasen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d yelped Zim. \u201cThe Zygons wouldn\u2019t dare! Surely they wouldn\u2019t dare claim THIS planet as a colony world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Doctor has been detected speaking to them. I think she knows about the Treaty of Zimtok V.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no! I know her plan! She intends to delay my rise to power! Not this time! I\u2019ll destroy her, destroy this planet, destroy Tak, AND RETURN THE IRKEN EMPIRE TO ITS FORMER GLORY! NO! A NEW GLORY! AN ETERNAL AGE OF GLORY!\u201d Zim laughed as he stepped onto the elevator!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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