Okay. It's been quite a while since I've done a fanfic, so I'm really sorry, just please don't hurt me.

Anyway, this is my first ever Invader Zim fan fiction, and I hope you enjoy!

I got this idea from one of the Zim episodes, 'The Wettening' and I always wondered what would happen to our tiny little thing, when it came to that horrible time of year. Yeah that's right, Swimming lessons. No glue around to save him this time. ;;

Ms Bitters swooped around the classroom, collecting the 7 page quiz she had dropped onto her students desks to occupy them, while she figured out what to do with them next.

Zim laughed at the groans and cries the pitiful children let out when they hadn't been allowed the time to complete their quizzes in the ten minutes they had been given.

The amazing Zim, of course, had.

He scanned the room, wondering what Gir would be doing at home. Watching monkeys, most likely.

Zim's capped eyes fell on that large headed stink monster, Dib, and grimaced.

It made him all the more excited to work on his next evil plan to destroy the humans. The horrid child seemed to know Zim was watching him and turned to smile slyly.

Zim wondered what that was about. He glared angrily at Dib, wondering why he was so happy today.

He certainly didn't have much to be happy about, what with the destruction of the planet coming and all that.

Din raised his hand and called for Ms Bitters.

"What now, Dib!" She hissed impatiently.

"Well, I forgot to give you my permission form for our swimming lessons that start today." He emphasized the last two words and everyone stared at him like he was an idiot.

"Yes, give it here then," Ms Bitters said quite coldly, and waited at her desk, "That reminds me, where is your form Zim?"

Zim shuddered, he was hoping to avoid this, he couldn't possibly waste his precious time swimming, and besides, he didn't think glue would work in an entire pool of water, "Well, you see, I accidentally left..."

Dib cut him off, "Yeah, his parents came to my house this morning and gave me his permission slip, because he'd left it there," he turned to Zim and grinned at his horror, "So, here it is."

Dib walked casually over to Ms Bitters' desk and handed her the forms.

"Zim, don't forget again," Ms Bitters said. There was that harsh tone again.

Zim was paralyzed. He was completely unprepared for this. Then the bell rang.

Zim walked slowly toward the cafeteria, trying to devise a plan, when someone called out.

He whirled around, black boots clicking, to face Dib, whose gargantuan head was blocking his view of anything else.

"Very funny Dib," Zim spat, "Oh, very funny. You thought your little trick could get me in that pool, didn't you? Because that teacher has never seen my parents' signature you thought you could get away with it!"

He turned away for a moment, eyes narrowed in thought, then shamed by his own contradiction. No, it was okay, he'd figure something out, after all, he was Zim! The almighty Tallest themselves had selected ZIM for this secret mission.

"Oh, you're good Dib, you're very good. But not good enough for Zim!"

Dib laughed carelessly, "Haha! Zim, there's nothing to save you now!"

"You've underestimated me, Dib," Zim said confidently , "You and your hideous gigantic head can wait and see what's in store for messing with ZIM."

End my awful chapter one ;;

Sorry guys, I haven't written any stories for months, so forgive me!

I'll try to make the next chapter longer to make up for this disgrace.

Anyways, next chapter, we find out how Zim will save himself and how Dib will try to stop him!

-The almighty Led-Zombie