Invader Zim 》Not Just a Defect 《

Ch.43

With Lard Nar 

The Vortian woke up groggily, his vision blurry. 

Where was he? 

His vision cleared a little as he shook his head. 

He was surrounded by darkness. 

Was he dead? 

The last thing he remembered was….

Lard Nar gasped, standing up and looking around. 

His eyes adjusted to the darkness, allowing him to see where he was. 

He was inside what appeared to be a tunnel. 

Looking around some ore, he concluded that he was in the giant space worm’s gizzard. 

He looked at where the mouth was, and saw that there was a large crop before the entrance to the esophagus closed off, leaving him trapped inside the giant space worm. 

Lard Nar felt like he wanted to throw up, but he managed to swallow it back, gulping as he turned back around and looked in the only other direction he could go in. 

Into the intestine. 

He slowly started walking forward, taking slow and careful steps as to not slip and fall, despite the fact he was already covered with the things disgusting saliva. 

The Vortian stopped about halfway down the intestine, squinting his eyes as he saw a faint red glow up ahead. 

Puzzled and intrigued, Lard Nar ran forward, wanting to see what it was. 

Maybe it was its main heart? 

Lard Nar learned about giant space worms, but they were ordinary giant space worms, not Infinite Energy Eating space worms! 

But, if the anatomy was the same, then there shouldn’t BE a main heart. Space worms have multiple hearts sticking to the outside of their bodies protected with a thick layer of glowing skin tissue. These things grow huge and are very hard to get near, but long range attacks such as shooting at them with lasers makes up for the fact that you can’t get too close without getting killed. 

Lard Nar did some quick calculations, the image of a Zims creation right now and what an adult space worm appearing side by side. 

The Vortian shuddered in fright. 

This thing was only ⅓ the size of what an adult giant space worm is supposed to be. 

Maybe it grows by eating energy sources?

That could be the only other explanation as to why is was still the same size it had been after it ate the Infinite Energy thingy back on Vort all those years ago. 

And if the thing had been released, it had free reign over the galaxy. Maybe even the universe. There were tons of planets that use power cores to help sustain their planet, most of them are Irken territory from when they used to kill and destroy. 

So, if that thing managed to eat two more power cores, it would grow and be the same size as an adult space worm, but if it continued to eat, it would grow bigger and bigger, eventually growing as big as a galaxy! 

Lard Nar concluded that this thing needed to be stopped. 

He halted in his tracks when he saw that he had made it to the clitellum, or where it would have been anyway, since he didn’t see one when he was outside and fighting the thing. 

He stepped forward, gasping in shock when he saw what was inside the giant worm. 

There was a large web-like mucus net covering the exit to the clitellum, keeping anyone who was swallowed by the giant space worm from going forward.