Invader Skoodge

Invader Skoodge is the shortest in the Irken race, loathed by the Almighty Tallest simply for this reason (also deemed "ugly" by Tallest Purple). Skoodge turned out to be the first successful invader in his mission for Operation Impending Doom 2—conquering the planet Blorch—but was promptly fired out of a cannon and into the planet surface by the Tallest, who did not want someone so short to be the poster boy for galactic conquest. However, Skoodge somehow survived this, and later appeared on Hobo 13, alive and well; here he also suffered much pain from a ferocious beast, but again lived to tell the tale. Overall, despite typically undergoing extreme physical brutality, Invader Skoodge simply does not seem to die.



 THE "END REALITY" SCHEME 

 SCATTERING OF THE IRKEN ARMADA  

 Skoodge first receives contact from his leaders' flagship, the Massive, to make an investigation on the planet Blorch (his original assigned planet for Operation Impending Doom 2); according to the Tallest, the wreckage he is tasked to investigate is none other than the Death Egg—which Skoodge recalls as the space station that the Irken Armada battled above Earth, an occasion he may or may not have been part of. Before he can begin his task, however, Skoodge receives another transmission from the armada that they have fallen under attack by Zim, who is attempting to annihilate the Tallest. All Irkens are then urged to rendezvous elsewhere and distance themselves from their leaders. Skoodge grows concerned, and decides to keep track of the Tallest's whereabouts, discovering that they have gone into hyperspace; at the same time, he sets out to investigate the Death Egg, as he was instructed.

 Soon afterward, Skoodge watches the Tallest's signal suddenly vanish as it reaches the planet Earth; he becomes confused, seeing as there is no indication left behind as to where they have gone, or whether they survived—only an invisible barrier encasing the planet, which appears to be the source of their disappearance. Nevertheless, he later arrives at the crash site on Blorch, the wreckage visually confirmed by Skoodge to be the Death Egg itself. Skoodge discovers that there are survivors: several robots, two humans, a crocodile, and a hedgehog; he listens as they discuss returning to Earth with some form of device they possess, and after recalling the Tallest's disappearance, Skoodge prevents them from transporting away by making his presence known.



   He attempts to explain himself, but gets hit twice by a flamethrower blast from E-123 Omega; after the robot is commanded to stand down, Skoodge finally manages to communicate to the survivors that a barrier surrounding Earth seems to be preventing anyone from reaching the surface. He also tells the hedgehog about Zim's attacks on the Tallest and the armada—news which the hedgehog appears to take interest in. Omega learns that chances of penetrating the barrier alive are slim, and so reveals that if the Tallest survived, they were lucky; upon hearing this, Skoodge is prompted by the hedgehog to make contact with his leaders and find out for certain whether they are still alive. Skoodge expresses enthusiasm over the opportunity to help, but then receives a third blast from Omega's flamethrower which sends him flying once more.  THE BATTLE ON BLORCH 


 * "I WAS JUST DOING WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO!!! HEEEEEEELP!!!!!!"  -Skoodge, while being attacked and chased by a Shadow Android, which he believes to be the real Shadow

Eventually, Skoodge manages to contact the Tallest on Earth, and finds them alive and well. He explains to them his knowledge of what has been happening between the Irkens and Zim, and also informs them of his findings on Blorch—that the Death Egg still contained survivors, much to the Tallest's surprise. Skoodge mentions the hedgehog, and Purple jumps to the conclusion that his name is "Sonic." Red elaborates on who Sonic is, and Skoodge begins to suspect that they are talking about someone else entirely—but while in deep thought, Skoodge turns and sees what appears to be the earlier hedgehog approaching, though slightly different in appearance. He grows shocked when the hedgehog suddenly flies forward and attacks him, ending his transmission with the Tallest.

Frightened and confused beyond belief, Skoodge runs as fast as he can from the hedgehog, which fires countless missiles at him, and returns to the crash site of the Death Egg. However, he stops and sees that the real hedgehog—the real Shadow—has arrived, having kicked the fake hedgehog away. After the first fake is destroyed, a second one appears, only to receive a punch from one of the humans, Wario; now eager to help, Skoodge uses one of his PAK legs to spear the fake hedgehog (revealed to be an android by the electricity sparks) and smash it into the ground, destroying it. Skoodge expresses a sense of joy and accomplishment, until he gets kicked and sent flying by a third android.

Skoodge then summons his Irken vessel, the Spittle Runner, to return to the scene. Once there, he sees that countless more androids have appeared, battling Shadow, Wario, and Waluigi; three of the androids soon approach the crocodile, and Skoodge uses his PAK legs to shoot laser blasts at two and spear the third, throwing it into the distance. He marvels at his success, and spends most of the battle guarding Swampy—both of them watching as the group of E-Series robots later arrive to assist the trio in fighting the fake hedgehogs. Skoodge observes their prowess in annihilation and commends them for it, even comparing them to the SIR units. However, while he is distracted, Skoodge is suddenly shoved to the ground by Swampy, who steals the key to the Spittle Runner; Skoodge attempts to prevent Swampy from stealing his vessel, even going so far as to use his PAK leg to latch onto it, but this proves to be of no use. The ship simply takes off with Skoodge still attached to it by his own PAK leg, and he is therefore unwillingly dragged along as the ship leaves Blorch, enters hyperspace, and speeds toward Swampy's destination—Skoodge screaming maniacally in the process.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">The cold vaccuum of space eventually freezes Skoodge, who does not thaw until the Spittle Runner has slowed to a stop; upon awakening, Skoodge finds himself on the rim of a space station, apparently belonging to Swampy. He hears voices from inside and decides to eavesdrop, hearing indications of a confrontation, the name "Nega" being used once or twice. After stealing a glance at two of the figures inside, just before the windows and doors are sealed shut, Skoodge decides to contact Shadow and report what he has just witnessed. The hedgehog appears interested in what Swampy is doing, and Waluigi is able to identify the two figures as "Bill" and "Frogger," by matching physical descriptions; the truly intriguing bit of information revealed to the group on Blorch is apparently the name "Nega," which Shadow seems to recognize. The transmission is abruptly cut, as the hedgehog seems to have all the information he needs, leaving a slightly confused Skoodge to continue listening in on the conversation inside.

<h4 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">DOGFIGHT AGAINST THE MASSIVE  <span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">After a while, Skoodge receives a shock when he is suddenly tossed off the rim of the space station, by a misfired laser blast that could only belong to the Massive. He is sent hurtling through space, witnessing an apparent war between the Massive, undoubtedly being controlled by Zim, and a fleet of jet planes—piloted by strange mushroom-beings of some sort—taking place above the planet Earth. Eventually, Skoodge collides with a yellow airplane and finds himself in the company of a human and his pet dinosaur, evidently. Though utterly bemused by this sudden turn of events, Skoodge manages to put two and two together, nevertheless; Zim has clearly located the Tallest on Earth, and a form of resistance has been placed in his path to protect the planet.



<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Skoodge then decides that he must protect his Irken leaders also, and convinces the dinosaur to use his PAK's weaponry to make a more effective impact on the Massive; he provides one of his PAK legs as an energy source, and uses it to generate a large laser blast from the airplane, which strikes and leaves a moderately-sized dent on the Massive's hull. However, having clearly invoked Zim's wrath, the three of them see the Massive firing again (this time directly at them), prompting Skoodge to use his PAK's jets to escape the exploding aircraft with his two new companions in tow. For a while they manage to successfully evade the Massive's weaponry, and later on, Skoodge is able to drop off Luigi and Yoshi onto two of the nearby jet planes, before taking off on his own to play his part in the resistance against Zim.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">SIR units soon enter the fray, and Skoodge finds himself fighting many of them on his own. Upon noticing his earlier companions in danger, he flies in at one point, firing plasma blasts from his PAK legs at the oncoming SIR units—essentially providing an escape opportunity for Yoshi and Luigi. Later on, however, GIR appears and spots Skoodge near the Massive; unsure of just whose side GIR is currently on, Skoodge hesitates to act—which leads to the robot using a single heat ray to sabotage Skoodge's PAK legs, causing his flight capabilities to fail and the Irken to descend rapidly away the Massive. Though a jet plane does fly in and catch Skoodge, who once again recognizes his earlier companions, he cannot help but be frustrated with his frequent misfortune.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">After allowing his PAK time to repair its flight systems, Skoodge looks up and sees that hardly any of their efforts have made a difference in stopping the colossal warship, which continues to approach the planet. However, just as hopelessness dawns on everyone, another jet plane enters the scene, flying from Earth straight toward the Massive—completely baffling Skoodge, who is uncertain as to what is going on; apparently, though, its pilot and companions seem to be in league with the resistance, judging by Luigi and Yoshi's reactions to their arrival. In addition to this surprise entrance, Skoodge is also astonished that one of the new arrivals happens to be a blue hedgehog, like the Tallest mentioned. "Sonic," as he was named, lands atop their jet plane and Skoodge points out that he knows him, though the hedgehog makes it clear that he does not exactly recognize Skoodge. <span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Nevertheless, as battle resumes, they both later team up to liberate the pilot of the red jet plane, Skoodge utilizing his fixed PAK legs for spearing two of the attacking SIR units and destroying them (though the hedgehog gets all of the credit for the rescue).

However, the Massive itself eventually begins to fly straight toward the planet, much faster this time; terrified beyond measure, Skoodge tries his best to keep up with the Irken warship and the jet planes attempting to stop its descent. Upon reaching Earth's atmosphere, he comes to a halt in the sky and becomes horrorstruck when he sees the Massive effortlessly wiping out all forms of resistance, using its main cannon to disintegrate both jet planes containing allies—Sonic and his companions, along with Luigi and Yoshi—though they all just barely manage to escape the blast. Now thoroughly sickened by Zim's conduct, Skoodge decides to use his PAK's jets to reach the Massive himself, intent on bringing this threat to an end.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Then, Skoodge witnesses one confusing event after another; namely, some sort of wormhole appears in the sky out of nowhere, pulling the Massive forward, and apparently Zim tries using the ship's tractor beam to bring someone on board from the ground below. A woman is seen being summoned against her will, and Skoodge attempts to save this person by using one of his PAK legs to break in and get her out—but he only manages to grab GIR instead. The two of them fall out of the sky, struggling in midair as the jets lose power and the robot is knocked unconscious by Skoodge's fighting back. Above them, the wormhole and the Massive vanish, making it far too late for Skoodge to save whoever it was that was taken. Eventually, the two stragglers plummet toward the earth and brutally crash upon the ground, where everyone else seems to have gathered.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Aftermath
Skoodge is helped to his feet by Luigi and Yoshi, but he assures them that he is alright (having survived much worse in his life). They all venture back to their castle, dragging the unconscious GIR along with them, and they all try to decide what to do about the robot, Zim, and the woman who was taken—as well as the man called "Nega," whose name comes up again. It is speculated that the wormhole may have been his doing, and from this, Skoodge realizes that this person poses quite the threat, his reach extending incredibly far, and he sees now just how important this ordeal must have been to Shadow and his allies back on Blorch. And clearly, these events are having a profound impact on certain people in this group, as Skoodge bears witness to a temper tantrum thrown by a young boy shouting at everyone.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">All of a sudden, GIR reactivates on his own and instantly attacks everyone, starting with the blue hedgehog. As everyone rushes forward to help, Skoodge figures that he should probably do something also, and he tries using his PAK to restrain the robot; however, this does not prevent GIR from activating his artillery and firing a missile directly at Skoodge, who is sent hurtling throughout the land, forced to let go of his target. For a time, Skoodge remains helpless as the missile speeds in and out of various areas, until finally managing to free himself, sending the missile hurtling away and causing it to detonate elsewhere. Upon reaching the battle scene once more, Skoodge arrives in time to see Tallest Red successfully put GIR out of commission, using his own PAK weaponry. Then, one of their allies stops the fight and tries to get GIR to see reason; in Skoodge's mind, this is suicide, seeing as SIR units hardly listen to their captives when they're about to slaughter them—but then again, GIR is not exactly an ordinary SIR unit. And soon enough, though it at first appears otherwise, GIR reboots in the end, and reverts back to his original behavior, his imposed hostility diminished.



<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Shortly afterward, the human that Skoodge had seen earlier, named "Bill," makes contact with the group; evidently he and his squadron of allies are now in a position to reactivate the same wormhole from before and send volunteers in to rescue the princess who had been abducted—though that mission may also end up having to bring Zim and the Massive back out, as well. Nevertheless, this does not stop certain members of the alliance from stepping forward. Between those entering the wormhole and the other half of the team going with the Tallest into space to seek out the remainder of the Irken armada, Skoodge is ultimately chosen to accompany the group going into the wormhole. Understanding now what is truly at stake, Skoodge agrees to this rescue mission, and chooses to help these people with their cause in any way that he can. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"> <h4 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">THE POCKET DIMENSION CRUSADE 

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">After entering the re-summoned wormhole themselves, Skoodge and his team find that all which seems to await them inside is an empty void, pitch black and with no land or life in sight. However, it does not take long for a mass transformation to occur, engulfing the area in brightness and forming an entire landscape before their eyes; Skoodge is perplexed, as he now sees a large, maze-like forest before him, stretching on for miles. Curious as to exactly where they are, despite Sonic's recognition of the landscape itself, Skoodge checks his Irken scanner and finds that it is unable to indicate anything<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—except for the fact that they were all apparently sent into a "pocket dimension" of sorts, existing outside time and space. And clearly, this pocket dimension has an aptitude for creating and altering its environment, based on who resides within, as Hobbes accurately speculates.
 * <span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">"My scanner still can't seem to lock on to the ship's power core... This pocket dimension's putting out a lot of interference, it looks like. ...Guess we'll just have to keep moving forward."  <span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">-Skoodge, having trouble locating the Massive within the never-ending pocket dimension  

Given that Skoodge's scanner does not seem to be working, the group turns to Mario (who seems to be able to close his eyes and see people and places elsewhere) for finding Zim and the princess. However, after a moment or two, Skoodge sees Mario yelling and drawing back from what he has seen, and upon inquiry, the group learns that Zim is ruthlessly & angrily torturing his prisoner. While not exactly surprising to Skoodge, given his familiarity with Zim's unstable & out-of-control nature, he nevertheless recognizes that this princess means a great deal to these people, and agrees that they should hurry in finding her and liberating her from the danger she is in.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Whilst traversing this replica of Sonic's past adventure site, at one point the group comes across a projection of an enemy of his<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">— going by the name of "Eggman," alias "Doctor Robotnik"<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—piloting a hovercraft bearing a large wrecking ball. Skoodge and the others promptly leap forward and attack, one after another, with Skoodge landing a double-kick upon this foe as his turn arrives. It does not take long for the hovercraft to be destroyed, and the Doctor quickly takes off running afterward; though as the group takes in their small victory, they look around and see the pocket dimension changing form once more. Moments later, the landscape has become that of the same kingdom Skoodge had been standing in some time ago, before entering this pocket dimension; though in this case, the environment appears drastically different, even older.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">As before, the group makes its way through this landscape, remarking how this void appears to have no limits on what it can do and how far it can stretch on; this means, however, that the Massive could be anywhere at all, and seeing as Skoodge's scanner refuses to work properly, finding it could be a very difficult task for them. After using his PAK weaponry to destroy a flagpole blocking everyone's path (opting out of simply sliding down, as everyone else is doing), Skoodge takes this time to check his scanner again, and confirms that the pocket dimension is putting out too much interference for his tech to locate the Massive's power core. The group stops for a moment to catch their breath, and to try and figure out which path they ought to take; after a few minutes, however, GIR suddenly looks out to the distance and loudly greets his master, whom Skoodge sees as well, apparently trying to figure out where he is. As everyone reacts in shock, Mario is the one who immediately dashes forward and sprints toward Zim in anger<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—and rightfully so, in Skoodge's mind, seeing as it was Mario who had to watch his princess be tortured.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Everyone watches as Mario furiously attacks Zim, tackling him to the ground, before Zim uses his PAK's jets to launch backward and take off, flying low to the ground and away from the group. They all attempt to run after them, but suddenly, several grotesque aliens and monsters appear, blocking their path; Skoodge is terrified at the sight of these beings, as they cut off the group's retreat and leave them with nowhere to run. Evidently these creatures are looking for a "Spaceman Spiff," and are clearly ready to engage in combat for his capture. Sonic, however, holds out several emeralds of some kind, and tosses one to each person in the group, Skoodge included. Figuring that this object is supposed to help somehow, Skoodge holds onto said emerald and hopes for the best, as the alien horde begins their attack.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Skoodge finds himself face-to-face with a hideous blob-like creature, which sloshes forward and attempts to devour Skoodge, who hastily leaps over this creature and propels himself into the air using his PAK's jets, just as the blob instantly slides back toward where Skoodge had been standing. He uses his PAK to fire two electricty beams at the creature, which leaps out of the way & even shifts its form to dodge the PAK's plasma blasts as well; the blob swiftly doubles in size and launches itself at Skoodge, who attempts to fly overhead but gets one of his PAK legs caught by the slime, which leads to him being thrown through the air (sailing past another fight occurring between Sonic and the leading slug-esque alien) and crash-landing farther away. As Skoodge gets to his feet, he sees that the blob has already returned, causing Skoodge to inwardly marvel at its quick reactions and speed.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">As Skoodge readies himself for another attack, however, he is suddenly rammed into from behind and thrust into the slime's vicinity, quickly stopping himself and jumping backward, out of its range. He regains his stance, seeing that it was Moe who had been shoved into him by his own opponent<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—a multi-limbed, taller species of alien—and the two of them stand back-to-back, facing their enemies and deciding to using this situation to their advantage. With naught but a quick nod, they immediately leap into action, Skoodge goading the slime into attacking while Moe sends his foe flying toward them both from behind; the blob opens its pre-concealed mouth and rushes forward, as Skoodge activates his PAK's jets once more and launches himself upward, causing the multi-limbed alien to be devoured instead. Skoodge watches from midair, nauseated, as the slime clearly digests its meal in seconds, letting out a large belch afterward.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">Suddenly, Skoodge looks over and sees that Moe is about to be trampled by a gigantic, ground-trembling alien chasing Calvin and Hobbes, and so he flies through the air and snatches Moe up off the ground, pulling him out of the way just in time. Upon landing, the two of them look back and see that the chase resulted in the giant collapsing and setting the area on fire (the new landscape generated by the pocket dimension now bearing small patches of grass), and now Calvin and Hobbes are trapped, with the alien getting back on its feet and preparing to step on them. Moe tells Skoodge that they ought to help, and Skoodge agrees; they both run forward and attempt to reach the scene, but soon find their path blocked by yet another alien<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">— this one relatively tall, green, and bearing a hideous jaw. This one attacks the two of them immediately, Skoodge dodging a punch thrown by the alien after it kicks Moe to the ground, and firing two plasma blasts from his PAK, sending the creature flying. As Moe gets back up, they hear something behind them, and they see the blob once more, this time shifting its form drastically & taking the shape of several snow creatures, monstrous-looking and growling menacingly.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">The snow goons attack, and Skoodge faces one of them, pulling out his Irken handgun and firing at the monster four times; this creates four holes in the creature's chest, the heat from each shot causing it to slowly melt in a puddle of water. More of the snow goons approach Skoodge then, and both he and Moe find themselves fending them off for quite some time<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—Skoodge in particular utilizing his weaponry and the emerald thrown to him by Sonic to assist him in his efforts. However, Skoodge is taken by surprise when GIR soon comes spiraling in and plows through the remaining snow creatures, causing them to explode in white powder upon impact. One of them tranforms back into the blob, which grabs Moe, dragging him off somewhere to be devoured; Skoodge dashes forward, extends a single PAK leg out to Moe, who grabs it, and then attempts to pull the boy out of the slime's grip. After a brief struggle, the effort succeeds, and just after Moe is liberated, the blob is instantly vaporized by GIR.

<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">All around them, the fighting seems to have died down, and Skoodge, Moe, & GIR regroup with the others just after the last of the alien horde retreats. It becomes clear to Skoodge that these enemies were not like the projection of Doctor Robotnik, who seemed to be acclimated with the first landscape they had traveled; these aliens and monsters seemed to come from outside the pocket dimension, as the group did. Nevertheless, victory is still claimed, though Calvin points out that Mario is not among them; Skoodge suddenly remembers as well<span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">—Mario had gone after Zim. Realizing that the two of them are surely very far away by now, the group decides that they must try to catch up in any way that they can, in order to help Mario in his efforts to rescue the princess.

<p style="text-align:center;"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1"><span lang="EN" style="color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: background1">(editing shall recommence soon)