Lullaby-Chapter 5

...As soon as the communications officer informed the Tallest that there was an incoming transmission from Zim, they flinched. “Didn’t he just call us last week??” Purple almost yelled, raising his arms in the air. Red narrowed his eyes and folded his arms. Through gritted teeth, he muttered, “Yes.” Purple signaled the officer to put Zim on. “Greetings, my Tallest! I am calling you because I have a request!” Zim said. Red pulled his hand down his face in annoyance. “Let me guess, you want more battle tanks already,” he replied. “Er…no my Tallest, although I could use another one about now,” Zim hinted hopefully. He then said, “However, the disgusting rain has been quite a burden, as I have told you not too long ago. I need some of those new Advanced Rubber Suits to protect myself from the rain.” The Tallest merely looked at each other and blinked. Red imagined Zim trying to make his own rubber suit and having it blow in his face. Purple was thinking about turning Zim into a giant donut since he was hungry at the moment. Since they both didn’t want Zim to obtain protective gear of any kind, Red fabricated a lie. “Sorry Zim, but those suits were redesigned to shield Invaders from…radishes,” he said. Zim quirked an eye in confusion. “Radishes?” Zim asked. Red answered, “Yeah, we don’t know what those are either but they sure are deadly, right Purple?” “Oh yes!” Purple burst out excitedly. “You’ll have to make one of your own suits Zim,” Red said nodding. Sighing, Zim saluted and said, “Well, thanks for the radish warning I guess. Invader Zim sighing off!” When the screen turned to black again, the Tallest couldn’t hold in their laughter any longer. “This calls for a snack party!” They yelled.

...Meanwhile Dib found a few old pairs of nylon socks and went back to the list. Aloud he thought, “The next ingredient is cheesecake!?”