Gaz

Gaz is Dib’s younger sister, who is known to have a foul temper and perpetually malcontent personality. She does not like to be bothered while she is playing video games or eating pizza, and is easily annoyed by her brother’s constant ranting; in fact, the only person she seems to respect and care for is her father, whom she rarely gets to see. Gaz is also the only other person who knows that Zim is an alien, but does not consider him to be much of a threat. Moreover, she often views virtually all major catastrophic affairs as insignificant— particularly in comparison to her gaming progress.

HUNT FOR THE CHAOS EMERALDS
One night, Gaz is minding her own business, playing her portable videogame while walking through the streets of the city. Abruptly, she is approached by an investigator named "Bill," whom she recognizes from one of her brother's paranormal TV shows; he informs her that her brother is missing, and presumably she does not react much to this news—in fact, she is likely pleased to know that Dib will not be annoying her for a while. However, Bill then asks for her help to finding both him and the one(s) responsible for certain strange events that have been occurring in the area. The urgency in his tone, as well as her admittedly having not much else to do that night, causes Gaz to eventually comply.

While driving toward their destination, Bill levels with Gaz on what he's learned: Dib is involved in a hunt for "chaos emeralds," and apparently so is Zim, along with a "big fat guy" named Doctor Eggman, who is from another dimension; actually, there are five different dimensions involved in these matters, and Dib has traveled to one of them to find a specific emerald before Zim does. Gaz nonchalantly accompanies Bill to the sky in said dimension, but upon arrival, they find that the Doctor has already captured the group of heroes (Dib included) aboard three of his vessels, all of which are heading back to their base of operations. After a while, Gaz and Bill manage to track the Doctor to one of the next dimensions he's traveled—that of the Mushroom Kingdom, where the two of them encounter a squad of dinosaur soldiers; they are informed of several attacks on the nearby castle, as well as in an area called "Dinosaur Land," where they travel next. Upon further investigation, they at last find both Dib and Doctor Eggman on Yoshi's Island.

As the Doctor is apprehended and tranquilized by the dinosaur soldiers, Gaz is reunited with Dib, but insists that she agreed to look for her brother simply out of boredom. She assists the soldiers in loading their unconscious prisoner onto the submarine (in between her gaming progress), and then joins Bill once more as they and the soldiers take the Doctor back to the city for imprisonment.

CITY INVASION
Five years later, Gaz and her father witness a takeover; a fleet of Xevian ships arrives, and they begin destroying large portions of the city and local neighborhoods. Eventually, they are both evacuated along with other surviving civilians, but Dib is not among them. While her father is obviously worried about his son during this time, Gaz's thoughts about her brother and whether or not he is alright are unclear. For quite some time, the evacuees are kept away from the ruined city, so as not to fall victim to the Xevians and their destructive invasion; during this period, both Gaz and her father remain uninformed of Dib's whereabouts.

Finally, the threat ends and the Xevians have apparently been vanquished; the survivors of the city invasion are returned to their homes, Gaz and Professor Membrane among them. Shortly afterward, however, the two of them are visited by Bill, who brings horrific news—Dib is dead. Evidently he had been with the group of inter-dimensional allies, fighting the Xevians and striving to defeat them; it was the Irken named Tak who ultimately saw to his demise. Gaz is stunned by this revelation. As they and the group mourn the loss of Dib, she finds herself shedding a tear. This surprises her, seeing as she had always been so cruel and mean-spirited toward him; realizing that Dib was all that she had when their father was not home, Gaz undergoes a sense of dread, and inwardly grieves for her brother.

THE "END REALITY" SCHEME
Over time, Gaz finds herself still in secret misery over the loss of Dib— sitting in his room and taking in the emptiness. She is noticed by her father at one point, but when questioned, she responds in a bitter tone, casting aside his concern; he then continues to his lab, leaving Gaz in perpetual sadness. Later that night, however, she is called down to the lab by her father, where she sees firsthand what is concerning him so: an apparent disruption in the stability of the five alternate dimensions that she and Bill had once discovered. As Membrane prepares to leave and find the instigator of this plot, Gaz offers to accompany him, but is forbidden from doing so; as she attempts to protest, her father explains to her that he is already mournful over his son's death, and would prefer not to lose his daughter the same way. Gaz is forced to stay behind as he departs— but after a while, she decides that she cannot sit and wait to hear the news that her father has been killed also; she then ventures to the garage, where Dib had been hiding Tak's ship, and activates it so that she can find somebody in one of the alternate dimensions who can help her.

GIANT ROBOT RESTORATION
Remembering Dib's companionship with Sonic the Hedgehog, Gaz travels to his dimension and asks for assistance in locating her father—suspecting that he and his friends may know about this stability problem, as well as its perpetrator. As the group collaborates on this, there is suddenly a disturbance that causes the area to tremble; Gaz and the rest look out toward the water and see the remains of a colossal robot rising from the depths, piecing themselves together to form a fully-functional automaton once more. Everyone panics as the robot approaches and unleashes an attack which sends them running. Gaz accompanies Sonic and Knuckles, who begin coordinating an attack strategy similar to how they had evidently defeated this foe before; she soon spots the robot speeding straight toward them, and alerts her allies, so that they can successfully dive out of the way in time.

After avoiding continuous laser blasts for a short while, the three of them find a safe area to retreat to as the rest of Sonic's friends divert the robot's attention. Gaz then returns to where she left Tak's ship and flies it back to Sonic, offering its usage for a more effective counterattack; the hedgehog agrees, and the two of them begin fighting off the robot using the vessel's superior Irken weaponry. Gaz's gaming skills come in handy, as she expertly maneuvers past the robot's laser blasts and penetrates its energy shields—soon allowing Sonic to leap forward and begin covertly damaging the robot up-close. Tak's ship combines forces with the Tornado, piloted by Tails, and continually fights off the enormous machine long enough for Sonic to ram through its exterior over and over again, until finally the robot explodes, successfully defeated.

Following this sudden attack, Gaz begins to question why it even happened in the first place. Sonic's friends suggest that the instigator of the dimension problem was behind it somehow, and soon Sonic appears to piece the evidence together. He asks Gaz if he can borrow Tak's ship, and, trusting that Sonic now knows who to find and figuring that this is likely the same individual her father had suspected, she agrees to let him use it.

Quite some time passes before Sonic's return. Gaz and the rest hurry forward, anxious to know where Sonic went and what he knows—but he simply walks past everyone, ignoring them. Concerned, they all later approach a defeated-looking Sonic and question him; he reveals that he found the instigator, but received a crippling beating and barely escaped with his life. The name "Eggman Nega" is divulged, and Gaz finds out that this is apparently an extra-dimensional counterpart of the Doctor that she and Bill had tracked down and arrested. She asks about her father, but learns that Sonic did not even encounter him at Nega's base of operations. Dismayed by Sonic's inability to help her, Gaz promptly returns to her vessel and opts to search for her father herself; the rest of the group object, suggesting that perhaps the professor had simply not found Nega yet— but she casts this theory aside, doubtful that these people could be sure of that. Using Tak's ship once more, Gaz takes off in search of the only family she has left.

====DOGFIGHT AGAINST THE MASSIVE ==== <span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Gaz continues to pilot her vessel through the night, as rain begins to fall. As she examines the ship's scanners, while considering what she heard back in Leaf Forest, she does not notice that she is about to collide with something; <span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> as a result, she is surprised when what appears to be a small animal begins falling from the sky. Upon landing, Gaz exits the vessel and runs toward said animal on the ground<span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">—revealed to be Minimoose, who had been at Dib's mourning along with Zim's other robot sidekick. She asks what Minimoose is doing, and discovers that he had come out here to find Sonic, having urgent news for the hedgehog. In spite of being preoccupied with her own mission, Gaz nevertheless decides to bring the exhausted Minimoose aboard Tak's ship and deliver him to Sonic.
 * <span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">"Excuse me— I have an idiot to destroy."  <span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">-Gaz, pursuing the vessel that almost hit her and Minimoose

<span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">However, while traveling back to Leaf Forest the next morning, another space vessel unexpectedly flies in from above and nearly rams into Tak's ship; Gaz refuses to let this pilot go free, and promptly makes a turnaround so that she can destroy this hindrance. Using her superior skill once more, she dodges the opposing counterattacks and constantly fires the ship's <span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> laser weaponry to send the other vessel spiraling out of control. However, the enemy ship abruptly fires a much larger blast of energy at Gaz, but just in time, Minimoose grabs her and flies them both out of the exploding vessel. In midair, Gaz holds onto Minimoose, appreciative that he saved her life. Further ahead, the opposing ship soon starts to fall from the sky, having apparently lost its ability to stay in the air; Gaz and Minimoose notice a rocket that has also been pursuing said vessel, and come to a landing atop its exterior as it pursues the descending enemy.

The rocket eventually lands next to the crashed Irken ship, but it becomes clear that the pilot is no longer present. Gaz and Minimoose make themselves known to the rocket's passengers<span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">— who turn out to be Bill and three sentient frogs<span lang="EN" sab="717" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">— learning from them that the pilot's name is "Swampy," a crocodile who is apparently in league with Eggman Nega. As Gaz explains to Bill the predicament that her father is now in, and Bill states his business in tracking down Nega and getting to the bottom of his scheme, the two of them realize that they have a common goal, and so decide to work together once more. After bringing the frogs up to date on how they both collaborated in the past, she and Bill are then greeted by Sonic and company, all of whom had come to investigate the crash that occurred earlier; Gaz assures a concerned Sonic that she is alright, and then informs him of Minimoose's need to convey urgent news. She then observes as Minimoose communicates to everyone that Zim has apparently been attacking his own leaders, and all who have come to their defense; Sonic fills the others in on his knowledge of the alien's motives, and soon everyone begins planning a strategy to counter this threat. Gaz reminds them all that Swampy is still at large (which is news to Sonic), but Bill reassures her that they will use the crashed vessel to find the crocodile's whereabouts once they arrive at their next destination. She agrees to this, and then joins Bill, Minimoose, and the frogs as they board the rocket and take off.

STORMING OF THE INFERNAL MACHINE


 * "I'll ask you again... and THIS time you'll answer, if you don't want your arms and legs ripped off! WHERE'S my dad?" -Gaz, threatening Swampy

Upon arriving at the Nazca Lines, Gaz and her companions observe what is apparently supposed to be the location of a weapon, which now appears deactivated. She remains uncertain as to what this weapon was meant to do, as well as what importance there is in the discovered items found shortly afterward by Treeby and Tank—but her attention is soon diverted when her watch begins indicating that her father is contacting her at last. Immediately answering, she attempts to find out what condition he is in, but Membrane simply states that he is alright, before going on to reveal that he has learned Nega's identity, along with the name of the instrument at his disposal: the "Infernal Machine" (which gets Frogger's attention in particular).



Gaz, however, is more concerned with where her father is and what he is being forced to do by Nega; when Membrane tries to cast aside her questions, she becomes angry and demands answers, stressing that she did not make all of her recent travels just to be shunned—only to receive a rebuke from her father, who tells her that the impending obliteration of reality is the more important crisis. Uncomfortable silence follows, as Gaz remains resentful. Then suddenly, Membrane's tone changes, as he begins to express remorse for the neglect he imposed upon his children in the past; he apologizes to her for not being there as often as he should have been, and encourages her to stay strong throughout this undertaking, with the promise that all will be well again when this crisis is stopped.

The transmission ends, and Gaz stands silent for a moment or two. Her father had just told her what she had wanted to hear most from him for quite some time. This allows her to regain her composure and tell Bill that they must put an end to Nega's scheme. As they make their way back to the rocket, however, something on the ground nearby grabs Gaz's attention; emotions come flooding back as she looks down and finds the body of her deceased brother, Dib. Everyone else comes forward and observes also, while Gaz is simply in shock from what she is seeing. Eventually, she declares that they will be taking Dib with them, refusing to leave him in the war-torn Nazca Lines.

Remaining in the passenger compartment as the rocket makes its way to the Infernal Machine, Gaz stares at her brother's corpse for the entire trip, many thoughts running through her head. However, they soon arrive at their destination, and Gaz joins the rest of their group as they enter the underground and bear witness to the enormity of the Infernal Machine. Not long afterward, they hear cackling laughter from above, and look up to see Swampy the crocodile and a full squadron of hedgehog-androids standing atop the generator. Clearly they are ready for a fight, though Gaz is told by Bill to accompany Treeby and Tank instead, as they scale the machine to try and shut it down. She is briefly disappointed, but figures some of the androids will attempt to stop them, also—and this prediction proves true, as a few of the descending robots soon block their path. Both of her frog allies quickly hop into action, and Gaz finds herself in the midst of it all; she expertly holds her own against these enemies, by smacking one's head clear off of its body, neutralizing another by snatching its sword & stabbing its owner, and finally enaging a third in close dueling combat, resulting in the android's disarming and impalement also.



Gaz and Tank (Treeby having disappeared) continue to follow the narrow platforms up the machine, when Frogger suddenly flies in and collides with the exterior, surprising them both. She checks to see if Frogger is unharmed, and then the three of them resume their plight. Eventually they reach the top, coming face-to-face with Swampy at last; as more androids attack the trio, Gaz sets her sights solely on the crocodile, running forward and maneuvering past the androids to reach a very surprised Swampy—grabbing him and slamming him against the barrier of the high platform. She demands to know where her father is being held, but they are interrupted by an approaching missile, which forces the two to dive out of the way. As the crocodile attempts to evade Gaz by jumping atop one of the spinning rotors above, Gaz beats him there, leaving him with nowhere to run. Restating her question, she makes threats of dismemberment if he does not answer her.

Suddenly, an android head flies in from below and lands atop the rotor also. Gaz notices that it appears to be indicating something—but by looking away, allows Swampy a split-second to escape her wrath. However, she is only half-concerned at this point; the head of the android has given her the answer she had been looking for. As the rest of her allies finish destroying their remaining enemies, and Swampy is sent plummeting through the dark core of the earth by Frogger, Gaz brings the head with her and she joins Bill and the others atop one of the platforms. She shows them the intended clue left behind by her father: Eggman Nega's current location, and the origin-point of the androids themselves—which, as it is now clear, were created by Membrane (hence their deliberate lack of durability).

The group returns to the rocket parked below, so that they may contact the rest of their alliance. As Sonic and his friends bring Bill and the frogs up to speed on the Zim situation, Gaz eventually receives contact from her father, letting her know that Nega has fled, under the assumption that the Infernal Machine has already been shut down. She brings this up with Bill, deducing that Nega clearly has a contingency plan in mind, and that they will need to find out what it is while they have the advantage. In addition, they decide not to deactivate the Infernal Machine just yet, seeing as the rest of the alliance apparently need its "wormhole"-generating ability to embark on a rescue mission.

<h4 style="line-height:16.5pt;text-align:center;">............................. Something else provided for Gaz by her father is the exact location of Nega's hidden refuge, made possible by a one-way radio transmitter he apparently managed to place upon Nega's getaway vessel; this also allows her and Bill to overhear a conversation between Nega and an accomplice of his, after they have landed—in which they reveal that they are holding captives at their secondary base. Gaz cannot help but marvel at her dad's quick thinking, for now she, Bill, and the frogs know exactly where to go, and what to look for when they get there.

Having already gotten themselves out of the underground, they board their rocket once more and promptly take off, leaving the Infernal Machine behind and hoping that the alliance's rescue mission goes well in the meantime. After a long while, the team finally spots an abandoned submarine washed ashore, far away from the mainland; according to the provided coordinates, this is supposedly Nega's hidden refuge. As Bill brings the rocket down to a landing position, it suddenly dawns on Gaz what horrific beating Sonic said he received when he tried to fight Nega last time. Upon exiting the rocket along with the others, she relates this to Bill, who seems to take this into consideration; nevertheless, the group proceeds to enter the base, determined to find out who exactly has been captured.

Suddenly, an alarm sounds, and several robots drop down from the ceiling—some of them holding weapons—declaring their given orders to destroy the intruders. In turn, Gaz simply tells them to shut up, before ripping off one of the robots' heads and kicking the rest of it toward the other robots, all of which explode into many pieces. Almost instantly afterward, however, more of them drop down from above, their group now including those with wings and jet boosters. Gaz, Bill, and the frogs start running through the halls, avoiding laser fire and attempting to hold their own against this security force; at one point, Gaz is halted by a single robot pointing a weapon at her, but she simply snaps her fingers and wills the robot's destruction, before pressing on. <p style="text-align: center;">(editing shall recommence soon)

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