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Zim gave a glare that could caused evne the Tallest to shrink form him. "A Defet knows but does not care what it is. 'Real' Irkens consider a title like that the ultimate insult or now days being cosndiered somehtig like. Take that for what yo want." Defects were usually foudn early and disposed of he was a differnt situaiton.
"As for shooting you down what did you expect wit your sutpid queshton? You think I would treat you any different form others? Harldy your my enimy yes but right now eveything is my enimy so I treat you all with the same level of distain."
Relaly he had thaught Dib was smarter than that.

Month later

Living with an Irken perosnalityt int heir ship had made the wholecrew more than a bit antsy for awhile. Sabine glared at the thign whenversthing annoyed her and hra felt like she was cosnntalty fightnign for control.
Though in relaity the personality had done nothing. In truth it occasionlly spoke to Dib becuase the human dsired clarficationa nd though it depsites it's cirucmstnaces it sught to bette them, if only to make departing less liekly to end in it killing all of them.
Strnage but needd at the time.
Aso the perosnality claimed to be medially triand and offered as a sighn of 'Good Faith' to be their onlboard medicle overseerer despite it bieng in the ship. That offer went as well as expected.
"Why exaclty do you seek to speka with mehuman?" It asked Dib, havgthe abiity to limit itself to one anrea at any givne time poved useful. "Understnadblly the rest of your crew aoid me and for good reaosn. why do you seek me as it were? I will confess ot some curiosity of your species as well but do you think it is wise?" It asked the huamn inhis room. te boy semed to wasnt to give hima body the others wanted him purged, again dnerstandablly.

"Which surprises you less that there is a lack of resources or htat no one, understandalby, wants to help you?" It was more of a retorical qushtion than anything but it foun Dib resonablly intersting.
"An Irken that does not act int e interests of the Armad anad Empris is deamed a risk and must be disposed of. That is what is defered to as Defects. Those that lack the drive to better oru race. Those who perform actiosn deamed ... unsuitable." Bitterness oh yes he remebered and it still burned in him. Tell me Dib hwo do your preciee the Empire? Are they are enposign as you bleived of an all powerful speices? Or do they lack? i wish to know your perspective being as opend as you are."
The human was opened minded yes and the potential was there."Dib int his month I have been with you I have noticed many things. Both inprotnat and .. less inprotnat. But what I find inportnat is that I knwo you do not think like thy do. You think like me but ou do not relaize it. Tell me the inormation in your head hurt you? Our race is unique in it's phyciaoloyg yes and I am curiosu as ot how a pur organic handels our minds and thughts."

"Your a pereptive little Creture arne't you?" The voice said with clear amausment in it's tone. "The Irken's who Pak connected to yu, Zim, do you believe he would have the teh to grant me a body? Or do you believe himt o be pullign your leg as he seemed to have done int he past?" The human wa perceptive, inquisitive and most of all could think of his feet.
Good qualtiies but forutantly for the huamn he had no desire for his body.
"Your lucky I don't want your body it woudl be quite a catch. But jest." He cackled seeing Dib's for a split second expression of alam. "I have been able to carful montior tnasmission foIren's ships, carefully mind and Ive figured ot tat a about two months ago tey dispatched a very rare tool of theirs. An assassin Unit incredably rare and incredablly deadly. They sent it after a Dfect ... thaughts." He could see the puzzle peices connecitng n the humans head.

"Your the first I've ever seen that has had an Irken personality n them and surivved this long. Many do not surivve the intial invasion of minds but you .. ery interesting." He would love to give the boy a more thorough exmaination when he had hands but he'd have to wait and be patient. "As for the unit those are excpetionally rare as I said. The Tallest will only send them out when they dema somehting that must remvoed with so much force than a normal Invader will nto saffie and that is ahard levle to come by."
The few fies he coudl find on this Zim indicated the Irken was more dangeoru sot his own race than most animeis however ... he could see ptential in him as well.
"Perhpes I could help you understnad what your seeing. And that will in turn help you neotiate with Zim which will ge tme my new body. It's really a win win if i may so so." years so lon spent in hybernation had no dulled hs wits he was happy to find out. Yes this ould be done adn he ould make right a greviosu wrong.
"Sound good?" He asked the human not botherng to hd ehte smirk in his tone

"yes and no." It said simply. "Our race is as complex as any technology but throw in the organic compenent and we are a rare oddity that can surivie int he most harshest conditions, likeiwse becuase fo that we are evne harsher to ourselves." Thinking carefully about how much torevela and how much totease with. "It is hard to comphrend your memories as in mos cases those that are seperate have diferent mnners of thaought. A Rela irken thug process though near inpossible for any other to ocmherend is rather straight forward enough but do not think that maks them easy o predict. Defects are. ... different. Their midns are mre closed off and twist in ways that others cnanot understnad. More dangerous and destructive in fact that was a theory once aobut them. that defects are in fact Irkens beore we infusd wiht technoloy. Think on that."
Thinking fo rone self or finding the other half of yrusefl were all damnable in the eyes of the Cntrol Brians, he knew that all to well.
The brians though as dib described yes.. he had an inkling and htat was enoug for now.
"If I was able to be in your head pehrpes I could understna dmore ...."

It thaught carefully for a time before answering. "My name is best left unknown to you. it will cause you more problems and right now I want porlbmes limited to what I cna contorl. Evnetually but not today."

Week LAter

Zim was considerign why he bohtered ot this. Yes he extracted eveyr last little peice of data the Assassin unit had on it but as much as he desird tinkeirng with it. It was a loose cannon. The risk of it reanimated was beocming more previalent, the last attmept nealry destoryed his ship ocmpelty and he manaed to disable it in time.
Therefor showing it onto Dib's ship felt a better notion as it had nohng left ofr him.
The arrangment was ismple enough though. They agreed to meet on a statlit station, once again on the outter border of Dark Space to the schange. Di and his crew were easy to spot coming into th bar and he knew that Dib would find him easly hlemet or not.Dib ormised a siable exchange and he ha dknown the human to be well enough to nto chea thim.
The other human though ...
he'd been to easy to stela form. As for th others he had cosndered tkaigna nd running but figured that givne the untis ranimaton tencadyes and the icnreased number of them of late this was sfer for him.
"Oh you showed up. Suprise." Zim said when Dib sat down in fornt of him. The rest of the crew sat aorund him and he got ht hint, no funny buisness. Whch was cute to be honest. "A sizable exchange you siad Dib Beast. Detials would be nic."