Chapter 4 - thing could be worse
Submitted June 5, 2005 Updated June 5, 2005 Status Incomplete | three years in the future and Dib notices a change in Zim. He goes to investigate and finds out the truth or rather the lie behind his mission.Now Zims just trying to get by but it seems fate has delt him a losing hand when his base gets destroyed.Zi
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Chapter 4 - thing could be worse
Chapter 4 - thing could be worse
chapter 4
Dib was somewhat surprized later to find out Zim was in his 2nd period science class and by the look on Zims face so was he.He didn't sit beside Dib but that was for the best considering he wasn't sure where they stood now.
Zim took a desk a few seats away and shot dib a slight smile.The class was pretty boring and like the rest of the students Zim half listened to the teachers lecture when his pak began to beep and flash.Zim stood up
"excuse me..teacher" he said panicked "i have to go" with that he dashed out the room.
Dib sat there for moment confused
"i need to go to" he said as he ran out after him.
The teacher just sighed and looked back to the class "as i was saying...blah blah blah."
Once Dib exited the room he could see Zim on down the hall talking into a screen he assumed came out of his pak."don't do anything till i get there Gir"he said
"what's wrong" Dib asked coming up to Zim from behind. Zim turned around swiftly and aggressively pushed him against the lockers
"what did you Dib" Zim demanded
Dib pushed him away "i don't know what you're talking about"
"Don't lie to me dib monster" he said angerly "Gir said you were in my base yetserday...so tell me what you did"
"yes, i was" Dib said "But i didn't touch anything"
"i don't have time for this" Zim said "i have to get home". with that he took off down the hall and out the doors.
Something was going on and despite the voice in Dibs head that told him to just let Zim handle it there was an even louder voice saying 'you'd beter go help him pinhead' actually it sounded alot like Gaz.
Dib ran all the way to Zims house where in his rush Zim had forgotten to close the door not that it matter as the sercurity was still down outside.Inside all the alarms were going off and Dib quickly made his way down below.Once there he saw Zim franticly prushing butons on his computer
"this place will self destruct in one minute"the computer said
"Gir where are you" Zim screamed "i can't stop it".Dib gasped and grabbed Zims arm
"lets get out of here" Dib yelled jerking Zim away from the computer
"what are you doing here"Zim asked
"30 seconds til total destruction" the computer said
"never mind that" Dib said "lets run"
they both screamed and started running up into the house and out the door.they stopped, breathing heavily once they reached the street
"wait, where's Gir" Zim said glancing around "he isn't still.."before he could finish the house exploded and the force of the blow pushed he and Dib farther out into the street.
Zim stood up and looked at the giant hole where his house once stood.Dib could see the look of sadness fill his face.
Dib picked himself off the ground "i didn't do it,Zim" he said slowly
"i know" Zim said suddenly making a fist and letting his sadness turn to anger "it was the tallest...it wasn't enough for them to take away my pride they had to try to destroy me too"
Zim's voice softened "but Gir" he said lowering his fist "he..he's..."Zim fell to his knees and covered his face.Dib was sure Zim was about to cry when a voice from behind said
"awe...don't be sad master"
Zim looked quickly behind him and there stood Gir in his dog costume
"Gir" Zim said surprized.relieved, and happy "you're ok...but what happened back there i thought you were in the house "
"oh, i was busy talking to that squirel over there"Gir said
"never mind that Gir" Zim said hearing sirens approaching "we'll be leaving soon"
"okie dokie" Gir said
"wait,where will you go" Dib asked
"you need not worry about Zim" he said faking confidence "we are survivors,right Gir"
"oh no master" Gir said "our house is gone.....but my moose was in there" he squealed crying "why my moose....whhhyyyy"
Zim shook his head at Gir "for now i will go back to school and i guess Gir will have to stay in the park"
"yah" Gir said "i like the park"
"good" Zim said "we'll probably be there for awhile"
Dib wasn't sure what to do and so they stood for awhile in silence by now the police and firemen had arrived but Zim and Dib where far enough away to look as merely specktaters.shortly after the authorities left finding no evidence that anyone lived there especially an alien Zim and Dib quietly walked back to school leaving Gir at the park.
It was lunch time by then and they walked into the cafeteria together which caused several people to glance up at them.Dib walked over to where his sister was sitting but Zim went and sat at an empty table.
"whats going on"she imediately asked when he sat down
"nothing" he said trying to avoid eye contact
"dont play dumb dib" Gaz said "even if you are really good at it i know somethings up"
"what do you mean" Dib asked still not looking up at her
"oh come on, how dumb do you think i am" Gaz said irritated "Zim wasn't in computer class and both of you are late for lunch"
Dib sighed "fine" he said "i'll tell you". and he did from the point Zim left class up to that very moment which was kinda of annoying but Gaz over looked it.
"he can't just stay in the park" Gaz finally said
"well he is" Dib stated
"maybe he could stay with us" Gaz suggested
"what are you crazy" Dib said "inviting him over once in awhile is bad enough but he can't live with us besides what would dad say and..."
"yeah yeah i know" she said "it was just a thought". Gaz quickly took her tray and left , Dib picked his up and followed her reluctantly over to Zim's table.when she sat down her tray Zim looked up at her and then to Dib.He was confused but figured dib had told her what happened.Gaz and Dib sat there for awhile in silence and Zim watched them pick at thier food
"do you want to come over tonight and play video games again" Gaz asked zim " if we play real late maybe you could just spend the night".Gaz was trying not to sound like she was doing him a favor she knew how angry it made her to be treated like charity "maybe you could bring Gir" she added "you'd really be doing me a favor by improving my skills"
Zim smiled slightly
"i guess i could do you a favor" he said "Zim will come"
"oh yeah" Gaz said "i'm having rehersals this evening so i might be awhile"
"thats ok" Zim said "i have basketball practice" He smiled more at hearing himself say this cause it made him feel important
"yeah" Dib said "i guess i'll just go home and watch tv".He wasn't exactly thrilled at the invitation Gaz had given Zim but what could he do about it.Zim didn't want to destroy the world anymore and without a base even if he wanted to he couldn't.A touch of sympathy rose in dib but how could he forget the years of torture and fighting he and zim had gone through. 'things could be worse' dib thought 'things could be worse'
Dib was somewhat surprized later to find out Zim was in his 2nd period science class and by the look on Zims face so was he.He didn't sit beside Dib but that was for the best considering he wasn't sure where they stood now.
Zim took a desk a few seats away and shot dib a slight smile.The class was pretty boring and like the rest of the students Zim half listened to the teachers lecture when his pak began to beep and flash.Zim stood up
"excuse me..teacher" he said panicked "i have to go" with that he dashed out the room.
Dib sat there for moment confused
"i need to go to" he said as he ran out after him.
The teacher just sighed and looked back to the class "as i was saying...blah blah blah."
Once Dib exited the room he could see Zim on down the hall talking into a screen he assumed came out of his pak."don't do anything till i get there Gir"he said
"what's wrong" Dib asked coming up to Zim from behind. Zim turned around swiftly and aggressively pushed him against the lockers
"what did you Dib" Zim demanded
Dib pushed him away "i don't know what you're talking about"
"Don't lie to me dib monster" he said angerly "Gir said you were in my base yetserday...so tell me what you did"
"yes, i was" Dib said "But i didn't touch anything"
"i don't have time for this" Zim said "i have to get home". with that he took off down the hall and out the doors.
Something was going on and despite the voice in Dibs head that told him to just let Zim handle it there was an even louder voice saying 'you'd beter go help him pinhead' actually it sounded alot like Gaz.
Dib ran all the way to Zims house where in his rush Zim had forgotten to close the door not that it matter as the sercurity was still down outside.Inside all the alarms were going off and Dib quickly made his way down below.Once there he saw Zim franticly prushing butons on his computer
"this place will self destruct in one minute"the computer said
"Gir where are you" Zim screamed "i can't stop it".Dib gasped and grabbed Zims arm
"lets get out of here" Dib yelled jerking Zim away from the computer
"what are you doing here"Zim asked
"30 seconds til total destruction" the computer said
"never mind that" Dib said "lets run"
they both screamed and started running up into the house and out the door.they stopped, breathing heavily once they reached the street
"wait, where's Gir" Zim said glancing around "he isn't still.."before he could finish the house exploded and the force of the blow pushed he and Dib farther out into the street.
Zim stood up and looked at the giant hole where his house once stood.Dib could see the look of sadness fill his face.
Dib picked himself off the ground "i didn't do it,Zim" he said slowly
"i know" Zim said suddenly making a fist and letting his sadness turn to anger "it was the tallest...it wasn't enough for them to take away my pride they had to try to destroy me too"
Zim's voice softened "but Gir" he said lowering his fist "he..he's..."Zim fell to his knees and covered his face.Dib was sure Zim was about to cry when a voice from behind said
"awe...don't be sad master"
Zim looked quickly behind him and there stood Gir in his dog costume
"Gir" Zim said surprized.relieved, and happy "you're ok...but what happened back there i thought you were in the house "
"oh, i was busy talking to that squirel over there"Gir said
"never mind that Gir" Zim said hearing sirens approaching "we'll be leaving soon"
"okie dokie" Gir said
"wait,where will you go" Dib asked
"you need not worry about Zim" he said faking confidence "we are survivors,right Gir"
"oh no master" Gir said "our house is gone.....but my moose was in there" he squealed crying "why my moose....whhhyyyy"
Zim shook his head at Gir "for now i will go back to school and i guess Gir will have to stay in the park"
"yah" Gir said "i like the park"
"good" Zim said "we'll probably be there for awhile"
Dib wasn't sure what to do and so they stood for awhile in silence by now the police and firemen had arrived but Zim and Dib where far enough away to look as merely specktaters.shortly after the authorities left finding no evidence that anyone lived there especially an alien Zim and Dib quietly walked back to school leaving Gir at the park.
It was lunch time by then and they walked into the cafeteria together which caused several people to glance up at them.Dib walked over to where his sister was sitting but Zim went and sat at an empty table.
"whats going on"she imediately asked when he sat down
"nothing" he said trying to avoid eye contact
"dont play dumb dib" Gaz said "even if you are really good at it i know somethings up"
"what do you mean" Dib asked still not looking up at her
"oh come on, how dumb do you think i am" Gaz said irritated "Zim wasn't in computer class and both of you are late for lunch"
Dib sighed "fine" he said "i'll tell you". and he did from the point Zim left class up to that very moment which was kinda of annoying but Gaz over looked it.
"he can't just stay in the park" Gaz finally said
"well he is" Dib stated
"maybe he could stay with us" Gaz suggested
"what are you crazy" Dib said "inviting him over once in awhile is bad enough but he can't live with us besides what would dad say and..."
"yeah yeah i know" she said "it was just a thought". Gaz quickly took her tray and left , Dib picked his up and followed her reluctantly over to Zim's table.when she sat down her tray Zim looked up at her and then to Dib.He was confused but figured dib had told her what happened.Gaz and Dib sat there for awhile in silence and Zim watched them pick at thier food
"do you want to come over tonight and play video games again" Gaz asked zim " if we play real late maybe you could just spend the night".Gaz was trying not to sound like she was doing him a favor she knew how angry it made her to be treated like charity "maybe you could bring Gir" she added "you'd really be doing me a favor by improving my skills"
Zim smiled slightly
"i guess i could do you a favor" he said "Zim will come"
"oh yeah" Gaz said "i'm having rehersals this evening so i might be awhile"
"thats ok" Zim said "i have basketball practice" He smiled more at hearing himself say this cause it made him feel important
"yeah" Dib said "i guess i'll just go home and watch tv".He wasn't exactly thrilled at the invitation Gaz had given Zim but what could he do about it.Zim didn't want to destroy the world anymore and without a base even if he wanted to he couldn't.A touch of sympathy rose in dib but how could he forget the years of torture and fighting he and zim had gone through. 'things could be worse' dib thought 'things could be worse'
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