Dib crouched down close to the hill, peering over its peek. The forest's edge was two hundred yards away. From deep within the shadowy trees, a figure was emerging. Dib leaned forward. The figure paused.
For one sinking moment, Dib thought he might have been spotted. But no. The figure drifted to the edge of the shadows, almost within the light. A second figure appeared behind it.
"Baaaeh!" A goat bleated in Dibs ear.
"Oh geez!" Dib fell over backwards, out of sight of the woods.
The primary dark figure became alert, looking around itself. The only things in sight were miles of rolling green hills and a scattered trip of goats. The shadow visibly relaxed, and turned to converse with the second figure.
Dib peeked back over the hill. "They're coming," he whispered. A nearby goat responded by nibbling at the long black stripe of hair that swept back across his head. "Ow. Hey," he protested quietly. "Quit it, Agent Darkbooty," Dib commanded. The goat bleated dumbly.
The figure was moving again. In his uncontainable excitement, Dib dug his hands into the grass and clung to the side of the hill, as if he was somehow in danger of falling off its subtle slope.
There- the creature was in the open. It was smaller than a grown man, but was still quite ominous. It had sickly green skin and bulging red eyes. Two horrid antennae rose from its scalp, and visibly separate from its sinister clothing was a silver hemisphere that clung to its back like some great parasitic beetle.
The second figure stepped into the light as well. It was a spirit of sorts, a strange ghost. Or perhaps some form of demon? Its skin glinted like fine polished armor and its eyes glowed like freshly cut diamonds. It cloaked itself in the skin of a green dog, and laughed and yowled like an ancient banshee.
The two beings began to make there way towards he town.
Dib sat back. He must go and warn the others. If those two monsters caught the town unaware, there would surely be havoc and destruction. Rising slightly, he backed away from the scene. When he felt he was far enough from the beasts, he turned and ran.
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"I SAW THEM I SAW THEM!" Dib was running down the cobblestone road, waving his arms wildly.
"You saw what, goat boy?" asked Sara the Healer, glancing down from the high window of her cottage.
"THE CREATURES! The horrible creatures I've been talking about!" Dib turned in circles, trying to get the attention of the common passerby.
"You're crazy!" accused Zita, who shortly retuned her attention to gossiping with Brian.
"No! No! You must listen to me! All of you! The horrible creatures are heading this way right now!"
The people around him groaned and moved away.
"No! Listen!" Dib fell to his knees, begging people to pay attention.
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Message to the public:
A week from this day the kingdom is invited to the great castle in celebration of Princess Niki's* sixteenth birthday. Join us in feasting and entertainment.
Message courtesy of the royal messenger by order of the King
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Notes:
~The first chapter is a bit short. I know. For organization's sake, bear with me!
~The ages of characters such as Dib and his class range between late 15 and mid 17.
~Zim, although not as tall as Dib and the other humans, has grown taller thanks to a higher concentration of certain gasses in the air than what he is used to.
*Niki is the name I dubbed the blonde haired popular girl who refers to Zim as inhuman in the episode 'Bestest Friend'. If you know what her real name is, please tell me so that I can replace it immediately. As far as I can tell, she is nameless.