Tak

Tak is a highly competent member of the Irken race. Had Zim not sabotaged her examination (however inadvertently), she would surely have become an invader; instead, she was deemed defective and placed on janitorial duty for 70 years. Tak is vicious, bitter, and cunning, having sought retribution ever since. For example, she had once attempted to steal Zim's mission to conquer Earth, and would have succeeded if not for Zim, Dib, Gaz, and GIR's interventions— resulting in her being sent hurtling through deep space, in the detached cockpit of her own ship.

PRELIMINARY XEVIAN ATTACKS
After spending what feels like an eternity floating through deep space, Tak eventually finds the remaining portion of her vessel being captured by a large, looming mothership; she comes face-to-face with a group of cybernetic beings on board, known as "Xevians," who are apparently driven by the prospect of invasion. This intrigues her, especially when she learns that Earth is their primary target.

Having a strong desire for revenge—against both Zim and the Almighty Tallest, for ultimately leading her to this state of desolation—Tak offers her services as commander of the Xevians, to help them achieve their goal. They avidly accept, and subsequently lead her to a location where she is brought before their prime leader: the supercomputer GAMP. In order to ensure that her loyalty is undisputed, Tak undergoes a process in which she is fused with a complete Xevian mindset, through which she will serve as the eyes, ears, and voice of GAMP during the invasion of Earth.

Now with a powerful fleet on her side, Tak prepares to lead a true conquest, of the very planet Zim had taken from her. Having learned long ago (from two rebellious ex-prisoners of the Xevians) about the existence of a secret weapon on Earth, GAMP gives Tak her first target of invasion; as a result, she and her forces succeed in swiftly conquering and establishing a widespread stronghold in the Nazca Lines, stationed around the secret weapon specifically. The race becomes triumphant and thrives in its many victories to come, under Tak's command.

CITY INVASION
Knowledge of the existence of five different dimensions comprising Earth soon reaches the Xevians, following which they make it their goal to conquer each—with Tak forging herself a personal goal to find Zim's location in these dimensions and make him suffer; at the same time, she makes it clear to GAMP (via one of several telepathic conversations to come) that this is merely a bonus for her, and not a deviation from their ultimate objective. Before long, Tak manages to locate the city that she had once infiltrated, as a would-be Irken invader.
 * "Surprised to see me, Zim? It has been a while." -Tak, confronting a captured Zim aboard the Andor Genesis

She promptly takes her fleet into the city, as she herself commands the primary mothership (the "Andor Genesis") and uses it to find Zim and teleport him aboard. Tak reveals herself to her enemy, and divulges the nature of her new ambitions, taking inward pleasure in his state of bewilderment and helplessness; at the same time, she initiates the attack on the metropolis itself, allowing the Xevians to begin devastating everything in their path and make way for the establishment of various structures and citadels of their own, as they did in the Nazca Lines. Tak takes the time to mock Zim and his futile efforts to conquer this world, and emphasizes how she is now successfully doing so in a matter of minutes.

However, an attempt at resistance makes itself known, as a ground militia of some sort uses rocket launchers to fire at the Andor Genesis constantly; Tak responds in anger, as it was this kind of opposition that ultimately foiled her plans the last time she was on Earth, and she refuses to let it happen again. So, as Zim also tries to rebel and escape, she sends her SIR unit "MIMI" to hunt him and his two robot sidekicks down throughout the ship, while she takes her time in combating the ground assault. Soon afterward, she finds Zim at the end of a corridor, lying on the floor in defeat; as MIMI attempts to pursue the escaping GIR and Minimoose as well, Tak decides to let them go, for in her eyes they are not important—whereas Zim is due for incarceration, and a long term of wallowing in self-pity and defeat.

ATTACK AT THE SWOLLEN EYEBALL NETWORK
Having successfully laid waste to the entire city in Zim's dimension, Tak reports their victory to GAMP, and begins preparing for the initialization of a complete Xevian overhaul of the area. However, what later catches her attention is the hacking of their communications system; upon investigation, she finds that an agency known as the "Swollen Eyeball Network" is alive and active somewhere in the ruined city, apparently doing all that it can to learn about these invaders and their ultimate goals. Sensing a potential threat, Tak finds and penetrates their headquarters, bringing with her an entire squadron of Xevian forces, along with MIMI, to put an end to this meddling.

Upon arrival, Tak encounters Sonic the Hedgehog, whom she correctly identifies after hearing what Zim had to say about him, along with several other inter-dimensional allies, apparently. As Sonic makes it clear to her how much they now know about what the Xevians have done and what they plan to do, Tak subtly draws on the influence of GAMP to counter the hedgehog's remarks with a few of her own—namely, that the Xevians are far beyond any threat that he or any of his friends have ever encountered, and that, despite the rebellious nature of their former subjects, this race cannot and will not be defeated by petty resistance movements such as this.

Tak then orders the Xevians to begin their assault on the network and its inhabitants. As they carry out this command, she herself uses her PAK legs to strike and electrify an attacking pink hedgehog, making a point of quickly casting aside these insignificant nuisances. However, one individual in the room catches her eye: the human named Dib, with whom she had feigned friendship once at the Skool (while in disguise) during her last Earthside mission. The two of them meet again, and Tak takes satisfaction in finally giving this human the beating he deserves. She and Dib take their fight elsewhere, as she occasionally throws taunts his way, regarding the boy's complete failure to defeat Zim over time—and thus the clear hopeless odds of him ever defeating an actually competent Irken.

After a while of swiftly evading Dib's predictable attacks and fighting back with her own unmatched dexterity, Tak prepares to finish him off using her Irken handgun—when suddenly, the boy activates a fire alarm, which causes the overhead sprinkler system to begin showering her with polluted water; this causes her to burn and recoil, before being sent flying out of the building by a powerful kick from Dib. Tak quickly recovers, and calls upon the rest of her Xevian forces to blockade the area and prevent the group's escape. As both sides face each other in the shrouded rubble ouside, SOL towers soon begin emerging from under the ground, and Tak recognizes this as the beginning of the Xevians' occupation of the area. With orders to destroy the inter-dimensional beings, the Xevians resume battle while Tak retreats to the Andor Genesis. Not long afterward, however, there is a flash of bright light, and the heroes abruptly vanish. Mildly irritated, but satisfied nevertheless with their successful conquest of the city, Tak regroups the Xevians and prepares to take their invasion to one of the other alternate dimensions.

DINOSAUR LAND'S DOWNFALL

 * "Was that a joke back there? Am I leading a bunch of amateurs? You were supposed to put an end to those meddling fools! ...No matter... The important thing is Dinosaur Land is now under our control, as the rest of the dimensions will soon be." -Tak chastising her Xevian forces after the heroes' second getaway

Once more, Tak telepathically converses with her superior, GAMP, regarding her progress. The subject of the Nazca Lines' secret weapon is brought up, on which she reports that it seems to be indestructable, and that risk of triggering it accidentally is very high. At this point, she learns from GAMP that what truly activates the secret weapon is a combination of the four natural elements: fire, earth, water, and wind; when this is done, the weapon becomes capable of wiping out all Xevian forces in the area. Tak vows never to let this happen, and promptly takes the Andor Genesis and its accompanying fleet into the next alternate dimension on the agenda for conquest. Shortly afterward, however, she is alerted to the escape of one of her prisoners— Zim is on the loose.

Realizing that he has left the ship, Tak attempts to track him down, and eventually finds him making his way to a nearby group of islands in the open sea; further examination also indicates that the hedgehog and his allies have made their way here, as well. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tak and the Xevians move in on Dinosaur Land and begin occupying it with their own vessels—and even a transported cluster of SOL towers, which make their way to land also, and soon begin rising from under the ground, quickly catching the attention of the alliance. Tak uses the mothership's intercom to taunt both Zim and Sonic, both of whom she knows cannot stand water, and so shall not escape so easily. She then observes as her forces promptly swarm in on the alliance of heroes and attack them fiercely, unleashing bombs on the surface and cutting off their escape routes.

Finally, as Zim makes himself known by landing atop the exterior of the Andor Genesis, Tak meets him there, intent on crushing her adversary at last; she activates her PAK legs (as does Zim) and they both engage in combat as the mothership continues to hover in the sky. While dodging Zim's attacks, she puts every ounce of vindictiveness into her assault and savors each strike she delivers upon her enemy. Whacking Zim backward several times and using her upgraded Irken technology to combat his, Tak finds herself enjoying the fight, and most prominently, seeing her foe overpowered by her own hand. After a while, she comments on how much more of a struggle Dib had provided, though that was a battle in which she had simply been going easy—whereas she plans on truly making Zim suffer this time.

However, when she fires her Irken handgun at him, he manages to deflect the laser fire with one of his PAK legs; they both become distracted when the blast apparently strikes someone in the face, aboard a large vessel farther away. While observing the situation, Tak suddenly realizes too late that she's given Zim a chance to attack again, which he does (just as she turns back around) by punching her over the edge of the ship. She uses one of her PAK legs to latch onto the underside of the Andor Genesis, preventing her fall, but then is forced to watch as another bright light subsequently appears and engulfs the entire alliance of heroes, Zim included, and sends them away once more.

Furious, Tak later reprimands her forces for letting their enemies escape a second time—but soon allows herself to calm down, taking into account that they have still conquered this area regardless. She vows to continue their invasion and make these inter-dimensional beings pay for their interference, should they show themselves again.

SEARCH FOR THE SACRED ELEMENTS As the fleet prepares to disperse and seek out other lands to secure in this dimension, Tak's attention is drawn back to the Swollen Eyeball Network—whose few remaining members now seem to be researching items called the "sacred elements" (as indicated by the ship's computer, still connected to their network). This, in Tak's mind, is reason enough to deviate from her original course of action, seeing as the Swollen Eyeball agents have apparently started to figure out what could potentially be the key to the Xevians' ultimate demise. Cursing herself silently for not making sure all of these agents were properly disposed of before, she sends MIMI to venture back to their underground headquarters one final time, in order to finish what they started.

Tak observes MIMI's progress via transmission, and soon comes across an "Agent Nessie," who had clearly been relaying information to the inter-dimensional alliance, regarding one of these "sacred elements." As MIMI grabs the helpless agent and slams him against a wall, Tak demands that he call their leader, Darkbootie, back to the Network—so that she can witness the complete eradication of this group. With any luck, all of these agents will be dead before Dib and his new allies can learn about the Nazca Lines' secret weapon. However, even after the captive Nessie makes his transmission to their leader, Darkbootie does not arrive. Tak realizes that some kind of coded message was exchanged between the two, and she becomes enraged—her only regret being that she cannot dispose of this mutinous wretch herself. So, she settles for watching MIMI obliterate the agent, and is shown (via transmission) all of the other dead agents in the facility as well.

Tak then comes to the conclusion that Darkbootie was farther along in his discovery of the secret weapon than anyone else, and has probably determined where it lies. She recognizes that Darkbootie is now the single remaining member of the Swollen Eyeball Network, and thus takes the Andor Genesis back to the Nazca Lines so that she can confront him personally. Sure enough, she finds the old man standing right by the engraved hummingbird in the ground, where the weapon is buried.



Tak acknowledges Darkbootie's resourcefulness, but makes it perfectly clear that his efforts to seek an end to the Xevians' takeover are pointless—given the sheer improbability that this fabled weapon could possibly destroy them all. She tells Darkbootie all about GAMP's programmed commitment within every single one of his forces, and taunts the agent's cluelessness, in regards to her superior's full capabilities. Though Darkbootie blatantly calls into question the supposed devotion of the Xevians, Tak (knowing that he is referring to a certain pair of insubordinates in their own ranks, from long ago) casts this aside and tells him that Earth cannot possibly hope to resist their invasion now. However, the old man then reminds Tak that the alliance of inter-dimensional beings have been doing a fair job fighting back so far, and states that before long, they will know all about this secret weapon. In response, Tak extracts her Irken handgun and pulls the trigger—promptly ending Agent Darkbootie's life. She then walks forward and stands over his fallen corpse, taking in her success at stonewalling the Swollen Eyeball's operations.

Though she realizes that Darkbootie's reference to an "Agent Mothman" just before his death means that there is still one remaining member of the Network, Tak decides that it is best not to worry about him at the moment—for she knows that this is probably Dib, who is still completely unaware of the secret weapon anyway. And now, as inwardly relished by Tak, there is no way that any of his fellow agents can inform him. After bringing the Andor Genesis back into the alternate dimension she had been conquering earlier (now hovering above a helpless kingdom subjugated by the Xevians), Tak makes contact once again with GAMP, informing him that the Swollen Eyeball Network in general is no longer a threat. As she receives commendation from her superior, she declares that soon no force will be able, or will even dare, to combat their regime. When GAMP mentions Zim and his previous escape from her clutches, Tak states that Zim is utterly insignificant at this point, but nonetheless makes a vow that any further meddling from him or his little alliance will be dealt with accordingly. She is then told to continue overseeing the takeover as planned, and that her assistance will not go overlooked—which is more praise than she ever got from her former leaders.

ASSAULT IN BOULDER ALLEY Time passes, and before long, each of the five alternate dimensions has been occupied by the Xevians in one way or another. Tak makes sure that the hometowns of those within the inter-dimensional alliance are among the conquered lands, as she is now curious about what their endgame is with these "sacred elements," if they are supposedly unaware of what is hidden in the Nazca Lines. Even though another antagonist has evidently been keeping them on the run, this side-quest of theirs causes her to wonder if word of the secret weapon did in fact make its way to their ears after all, considering they have been so focused on hunting down each of these objects rather than trying to stop the Xevians in their conquest. She then decides not to take any chances, and that she must find a way to gain leverage over these irritants, in case they are planning something with these sacred elements.

(editing shall recommence soon)