avatar: Hello all. This is my first solo fanfic, so non-flame reviews would be greatly appreciated. ZIM! GET IN HERE!

Zim: grumble grumble This human worm does not own Invader Zim, or any of its canon characters. He does, however, co-own Kloof. I AM ZIM!

avatar: good spaace boy. Here's an ego cookie.

Yes, I co-own Kloof, originating in Yellowfur's The Betrayal. This is a sequel to it, so you may want to read that first.

Chapter 1

Zim: Beta Tester

"Tell me," Purple said, irritated, "WHY DID WE JUST GIVE ZIM OUR NEWEST TECHNOLOGY?"

"Simple," Red replied for the third time. "The Pak 2.0 upgrade is untested and may kill whoever uses it. Zim is our most disposable invader, and that makes him the perfect test subject. If the Pak upgrade works, our invaders, and later the whole Irken Empire, will get a major boost in physical ability, among other things. If it doesn't work, Zim will probably die."

"Oh, right. It's a win-win situation! Good idea!"

"Thanks," Red replied happily. "You know what else is a good idea?"

"Getting some brownies?"

"That's just what I was thinking."

"GIR!" Zim yelled. "Go upstairs and watch TV! If you screw up this download, you might vaporize me."

"TV rots your toh-may-toes!" Gir replied as he obligingly stepped into the elevator, chewing on something that was once chocolate. Minimoose followed, squeaking.

"This is the greatest honor the Tallest have bestowed on me since I came to this stinking dirtball!" several cables extended from Zim's computer and hooked up to his Pak. The upgrade was just a software download, but it was a major one; the human equivalent would be switching from Windows 95 straight to XP. Zim screamed in pain for a few seconds as his Pak rebooted, then grinned as it began to glow eerily. "Computer!"

"What is it?" Zim's exasperated computer replied.

"How does the upgrade work?"

After being upgraded, the new powers Pak 2.0 grants should randomly appear one by one. You'll know when a new power activates, but keep in mind that if something goes wrong, your Pak will shut down, and that's bad."

"Yessss, that is bad," Zim agreed. Just then, a thought popped into his mind, in a computerized voice: Power #12, activated. Pak is stable. "Computer! What does power #12 of Pak 2.0 do?

"Displaying file on Pak 2.0 powers."

Zim read the files, a grin spreading wider and wider on his face.

The small merchant ship fled through space, chased by three Irken patrol ships. The Shuvver craft had no problem keeping up with the unarmed ship, and the Irken military police inside were almost out of patience. A green-eyed Irken leading the patrol established video contact with the ship's 4-armed pilot. "We know you have refugees from the Irken prison planet, Parolia! Pull over now or face immediate execution!" Just then, a purple, RV-sized gunship appeared from behind a nearby moon and began approaching the chase. Despite the fact that the ship was Irken, something struck the patrol captain as odd. Wait, he thought, Squidge gunships are only used when fighting other armada, what is this one doing out-

He never finished his thought, as the gunship's Big Laser Thingy lanced through his small, armored ship, cutting it in half and blowing up the pieces. The other two Shuvver craft took off: they didn't want to be sliced by the BLT themselves. The pilot of the gunship contacted his boss, Lard Nar.

"The refugees are safe, sir," he said coolly.

"Excellent, Kloof, just excellent," Lard Nar replied proudly. "Those refugees were ace pilots, and now they are indebted to… The Resisty! By the way, that customized Spittle Runner you ordered is ready for use."

"Good," Kloof said, preparing his ship to fly back to the hidden Resisty H.Q. He broke off contact with Lard Nar. Dib will be happy when he gets his new ship, and it's just like Tak's old one, only faster and with better weapons.

A signal beeped on his ship. "Classified data intercepted," the computer said. Kloof punched in some commands with his armored hand, and a side monitor displayed the files.

"These are from The Tallest to Zim," Kloof said aloud. "They NEVER send Zim anything." He read the files. "This could be very bad. I can't let this Pak 2.0 test be successful. If it doesn't kill Zim, we'll HAVE to help it out. Isn't that right, buddy?" As Kloof looked over his shoulder into the shadows in the living quarters behind him, a pair of eyes, entirely lime-green, opened up in the darkness.

END OF CHAPTER

Who is Kloof's new 'buddy'? What are Zim's new powers? Why am I speaking in questions? How could I not answer myself next chapter?